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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
CENTENARY CHURCH ENDS
MOST SUCCESSFUL YEAR
Neil -. SIII. u Re-I:lectcd Chairmn n
of the Donrd of
Stewards.

\ Tn. board OF stewards OF Centenary
. Methodist Church held it's tnnua!
: meeting ana election last week. The
r,por,s were gratifying 10 the members
and showed that the church just closed
: the most successful year ir its his
: tor.
. the church, while the congregation lost
forty-scven BY removal and twelve by
death. making net gain Of forty-onc.
: bringing the total membership up to
1928.
: rev. It. A. smoo.. D. d. during his
three years as pastor. has done excel
lent work The members regret very
: much that he Is now entering on his
fourth and last year. and are deter
: miaed to Operate IN mating this the
hest year so far III HIS fruitful minis
r. try.
The report shows that all the so
,"cc!ics OF the church have been &C
tive. and that there is 4 line spirit
= of cooperation.
The new financial plan OF bu6Seting
.,all collections. which was adorted a
'-Hear ago. has proven a great success.
: Two and only two. extra collections
- were taken during the whole ycar-thc
- pne for the American Eibla Society.
'.which the conference requires. and the
'.pther n frec-will offering 1T Easter
r~for missions. The total amount col :.
exclusive of the Operating
20 expenses OF the Sunday school. was
:sS %. 5l5.4s. being An average Of SlSls
"spcr member. This was paid out as
~ follows: missions and bcnevolcnces. So
".ASo.y1: poor. S3l3.So: payments on the
:, parish house. s:.l49.Tl: building. re-
,spairs and Improvement. sl.40i.s5: dis
!, count and payments on notes. sI42SI4:
current expenses. sS.451.S4.
e Centenary Church gave more to mis-
Z. sionS and henevolences than the year
before. built new addition 10 the
sunday school room. had more current
EXPENSES to n:eet. reduced its indeb-
tedncss at the bank si.o03SS and
closed the year with every bill due
paid in full
= Centenary has a board OF stewards
s.of ,hirty-onc members made up Of some
" of the strongest business men in the
:, city. and all are much interested in
.tthe fine work that the church is doing
- At the election Monday night, Neil
e +. Sills was reelected chairman: 4. C.
= Digs reelected vice -cha irynar: DR..
q George +. kcescc. reelected secretary:
rs. J.. Pulliam. reelected assistant-.ec
-sretary: George n. Stephenson. rn-elcct
treasurer: j. o. Scott, reelected as
=. sistant treasurer, ana at the last quar-
iteriy conference y. l.. Adamson was
= elected superintendent of the SUNDAY
!, school -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
BLUE COMPANY STILL
NEEDS ABOUT Fifteen MEN
Recruiting OMces Report Mssy AppII-
cants. hut Results OF Physical EH-
au,lnations Have Not Been Made.

Recruiting officers In charge Of orr
gambling the Blue Company, Virginia
Coast Artillery. arc confident that they
will have secured the required number
of men necessary 70 make UP the full
quota by tomorrow night at $50
O'Clock. whcn Lieutenant-C Colonel 10
Lane Stern and Captain Ell f. Bennett.
who has been designated By the War
Department. will inspect the men and
muster them into the Federal Service.
Sixteen men enlisted yesterday az
ternoon at a recruiting demonstration
on the streets. From those who en-
listed yesterday and a number Of other
applicants who have npt yet passed
physical examinations. the company ex-
poets TO secure it's quota OF 100 men
by tomorrow night. None Of the men
who enlisted yesterday has been ex-
amlned by the doctors as yea.
The coinpany's recruiting station at
Murphy's Hotel will ne kept open all
day to-day and Tomorrow in iinal
effort TO secure tie required number OF
men. Although there are only little
over sixty men who. have passed tho
phSrical examinations. there arc num-
Der OF applicants who have been ex-
amned, but the result Of the eXami-
nations have not been made public.
Officers in charge of the recruiting be-
lieve that the total number of men
now i'm the company IS eighty-fve, .fif-
TWO additional recruiting stations
will be opened for to-day only, ono in
chelfs Drug Store, at Harrison and
Broad Streets. and the other at Walter
y. Moses. on Broad Street between First
and Second Streets.
The following mtn already have
passed the physical examination and
are ready TO be mustered into service.
John Armstrong. william b Burress'
,en nso -; So1gyi chnn DonneIi MI
;:m rGIs HeTsTIy g. Gs' a. GoSmas
l.. Iioraway. Franz r. Harris. Bernard $.
He ta, Alsxsnder u Merhoizs5 Branch is,a
finI. siSssI 5. lGhnson: iiafroiS jsnf,.
faIus LT 3is II , I;ateon Tho'ns; F.
L. Melton. William II. Milan. John T.. Mil
III ."1y l N.TA jos. " %"r POI FAM FAM
Ecd.ord. keene Posenteid. Louis Sacks.
re;sy $ Smith. Jp!ia? a: Spears John B.
Hei J. ThoInns Pren,i- G., Thompson. Hun.
McrI. i.e%.s 9 ,kias. o @a!sin 3. sr Vat
Frani: " Mtisins. ioVn i. 1ilisma.
La,nes i. Williams. Richard 7. Williams,
GnSTl!c J. WMson Gordon + Wood. william
Those who enlisted Yesterday. but
have not been examined. arc as fol-
lows:
James II. Bland. Richard A childrey.
rs's Eliot SoGni sos e r pS.a'on sus
Hawk Aubrey !.avrenee. Po:y G: Lester.
MunEer. noneT. NJ, Sherman. Stewart 4.
Word.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
EXPLOSIVE AGENT NAMED
Licenaes To Keep md Store Dynamite
Must BE Obtained From
r. L. MCCONNELL

Announcement has just been made
of the appointment Of f. L. Mcconnell
vice president OF the Broadway Ma
:ional Bank. and widely known bust
ness man, as Federal explosives agent
for Richmond and Henrico County.
Such agents have been named for every
city and county in the state. and II
Will be their. duty TO Issue licenses for
the keeping ot all explosives. This
plan was adopted b. the Federal au-
thor!ties to prevent enemy aliens and
disloyal persons from having explosives
In their possession. Licenses must now
be obtained from Mr.. Mcconnell!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
FRED S. VALENTINE is.
ELECTED AS CAPTAIN
Heads Newly Formed Twelfth COM
Pany of .VfrEtria Coast ARTILLERY.
Nuster In on Friday.

-nustef IN on Friday.
Fred S. Valentine has been elected
captain .ofithe. Twelfth Company Of
Virginia Coast Artillery. which Will be
recognized. by the Federal government
on next Friday night in the Richmond
Grays Armory at o'clock by Lieu
nant-OoDnel 10 Lane Stern and Cap
tain ELI 4. Bennett, OF the United
States Army.
Henry G. Franklin is first lieutenant.
and John Digs second lieutenant. The
noncomnissioned officers Will be APP
pointed when the organization of the
company Is completed. All of these
men have had military experience, and
are thoroughly familiar with the coast
artillery service. Captain Eject Nalen-
tine at one time served in the Virginia
coast artillery at.Fortress Monroe.
In addition to the three commits
stoned officers. tho company will con-
s!st OF. 100 enlisted men. At the pres
ent rate OF recruiting. the Jnen will
be ready 70 be recognized by the Fed
eral government Friday night. There
are at present over sixty applications
for enlistment in the company. while
twenty-five have passed the physical
examination
Recruiting will he done to-day at
the headquarters in the Grays' Armory
and Will continue until IL o'clock to-
night. 1t is the purpose of the officers
to keep the station open for those de-
string to enlist every night this week
until that hour in order that every
man may be given an opportunity
The following men have passed the
physical examinations: Ashby II. Mea-
dor. Louis N. Wrean. Garrett V. Swal-
low. Clarence Fl. Muire. Thomas r.
Dyke. Raymond W. Reeves. Maurice F..
Franck. Carl p. Morris. Wesley T.
CLANS, Raymond g. Chase. Louis w.
Campbell Edwin II. Pa!morn Frayser
Childrey. Edgar r. Myers. Harvic D.
Goddin.- Harold b. Hirschherg. Fred G..
Vaughan. George f. Spain. David y.
PARKER. Tom Fawcett. George Ben
tombstone. Howard T. Talbot. Tom
G. Collawn. Edward IT. Smith. Harry
Adler. -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
Cadets Give Eirst n,tI

I The John Marshall cadet battalion
held It's first military bah Of the wear
'last night in the Grays' Armory.
!. The battalion this year numbers
about 3I5 men, the largest number vet
assembled ut high school for military
The boys, under the guild
.ancc Of Captain Munce. are compIetin
the manual of arms and studying sig
mailing. While a few of the boys have
not yet received their suits. the ma :
iority of the battalion is uniformed, and
inc battalion drills held every We'd
nesday afternoon In front OF the school
are excellent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
MissinE From Iii. Home.

Missing from his home. on the Pc
tcrsbure Turnpike. since THURSDAY.
when he left TO so to mis- work at the
British American Tobacc" COMPANY.
factory on Lonbardy Street. RAYMOND
Hichenny. eighteen years old, is be
ing iooked roe by the police. :;amue!
Mckenny. father Of the bcy, could
assign no reason for the IeD,rtur, a.,
the LAD, but thought he may have left
To enlist in tho navy
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
New York ('uvh Narltef

q. NEW YORK. December S.--Dullness wa.
Ind stocks that hive been prominent were
!, Shares continued their downward movement
with some new levels reached Mining
ccstGcks wore Irregular. Closing bid and
=. = $500 Cosden OIL. Ga@e'.: 400 Federal OIL.
see,7 a %. 200 Int. Petroleum. IlI.G61iIs: ESD
sietropSiitIsn re Lev ~ <; 700 Mid.
|, Gia M6t.: 1900 Oklahoma OIL. common, IS1b;
sG;tto victoris, iGtE; l.a2o Atlanta, sGs; f0oS
and Jerome. .iH@i&: 800 iresn Mon see'
sI!:16@E: 800 Mother Lode. .go6S0: Loo
ri..2) Tonopah Extension. lis OH. : -
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
SEDITioUs REMARKS
George Crnmer IL Taken Into Custody
1. After Ills Conversation With
Two Soldier

Charged with having made sedi;:ous
remarks. George Cramer. age thirty
one years. OF. 405 North Ninth Street
was taken into custody By Officers
Hall and Wsynlack. of the Third Pre-
cinct Police station. about midnight
last night. Two soldiers and Cramer
were discussing the war, ard i; is said
that the latter stated that he would
not serve the United States.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
Mrs. Hattie L.. pcmber,on.

MrS. Hattie Z. Pemberton., who died
suddenly at her home on Mid!c THAN
Turnpike on Thursday night, will lie
buried this afternoon. Funeral SER
vices Will he conducted in the Meade
Memorial Episcopal Church at $3.50
o'clock this afternoon. She is survived
BY her husband. Dewitt l.. pembcrton.
her father. John Il. Payne: two sisters.
Annie and Della Payne, and one
brother, Clinton l.. Payne.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
Had 1Is Pint. OF Liauor.

Stating that he is from Nebraska.
and that il was TO hefriend a fellow
autoist. whose machine had broken
down near Bowling Green. that he inn
ported the liquor. Il. L. LiZer was taken
to Second Police Station last night to
answer the charge OF having In his
possession the l13 pints of liquor which
officers discovered in two automobil lies
in local garage. Fraysar and Allen
made the arrest.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

or interest to Richmond people was
the marriage on November %. in I.c"k-
Vile. Nd. OF MiSS Florence l.. TART
daughter of Mr. and Mr5 Henry H.
Hart, of this city. ard niece ot Ha., i*
+. Hart; recently elected Superint@nd-
cnt Of Public instruction. and T. T..
Hill, OF Washington.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09
News of Interest
In and Outof Town
Notes about Things and Poo
pie and What They Are
Talking About.

Mr.. and Mrs. X. b. Walton. of this
city. announce the maj -iagc of their
daughter i.ora Louise. to Sergeant Will
liam H. Shelley. L. s. a. of Galrcn.
Mich. on Saturday. December s. at s
o'clock. The ccrcmon: took place in
the home OF the brides parents. Rev.
w. l.. Robertson officiating
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

Miss Alice Odell. OF oO2S West Main
Street. who was operated on for APP
pendicitis a. the Memorial Hospital, is
slowly Improving
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

Mrs. Maude Fuller Hundlev. aged
forty years. wife OF Joseph w. Humid
ley. of this city. died Yesterday. after
Il lingering Illness. Mrs iundlev ,.-as
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

nine months. SIKH son of Patrick a.
and Winnie Foley otIara. died at tho
home of his parents in Newport News
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

the daughter OF tho .atc William Il.
Fuller. and "a sister of Il. Powell Fuller.
Tribblc NJ. Fuller. William 6. Fuller.
Jr.. and Emma Lena pullcr. She ls
survived by hcr husband: two sons,
Joseph Warren, Jr.. and William T..
and one daughter, Margaret Il. Humid
ley.
Funeral services will take place from
the homo this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
Louis O'Harn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

on Friday The father Of the little boy
Is Richmond mam and has 4 number
or relatives living in this city
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

Louis O'Hara.
Louis O'Hara. aged two years and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

the school parade all the merchants lent their windows to display ot school products.
 Manual training exhibits filled two big windows. Girls of domestic science classes had exhibits in other win dows; for Instance, a luncheon table, correctly set, and with an appetizing first course ready on it. The work of drawing classes held attention In an- other window. Geometry and algebra students displayed their work else where One big window was given over to the exhibits of the towns home nursing work, wieh figures showing before and after conditions In homes where public school pupils had wrought veritable miracles Every department of primary and high school education that lent itself to graphic illustration was given display space downtown.
 Here's what happened: Parents who came downtown to witness the parade-of course they came early to get good places along the curb-saw all these elaborate displays, and be- gan going from one window to anoth- er Mothers and fathers who never had been inside a classroom since they ended their own educations speedily got very adequate idea of what the Canton schools are doing"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

conscious of the sufferings of humanity or forgetful. They do not suffer nor want themselves, and they cannot un- derstand what they do not experience. Besides, they feel that what they have done, others may do, and that there is no royal road to either wealth or learn Ing.
 Many a man who is now rolling in wealth was like the rest of us once, and felt the heavy hand of the oppressed but when fortune came, he, too, forgot his friends and humanity.
 lis true that most of poor men suffer great injustice at the hands of the money power, but most of us poor are made of the same human clay and show toward our fellow-workmen the same in- difference and selfishness. Men as men are pretty much alike everywhere.
 One trouble is our system of doing things In combination-in combining cap ital against labor and labor against cap- ital.
 Capital and labor should be the best of friends, for each is absolutely depend ent upon ene other. Capital should real ize its position of dependence upon labor and the laboring classes should realize that there would be no employment for them were 1t not for capital.
 Arrayed against each other they both must inevitably fall, but united in jus tice they will remain mighty pair of giants that shall push the world along.
 There is a movement on foot in many directions called "get-together,' and this must inevitably be if we would dissemi- nate the war clouds gathering in the bosom of our people.
 This movement will require sacrifices and the recognition of rights on both sides the fence, but let us go to 1t and settle the matter definitely in human brotherhood LOUIS A. WEAVER.
 Birmingham, June IA, 1917 No. 110t
 Fountain avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Is It a Rich Mans War?

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
 It seems human in the hour of per- plexity for individuals as well as classes to array themselves in armor and go forth to battle with some other class because they feel that injustice has been practiced by some one and must be laid at somebody's door, not stopping to realize that there are two sides to every question and that justice itself requires that we weigh all the facts deliberately, calmly and in the light of reason.
 Is this rich mans war and a poor mans fight? Let us see. It is the cus- tom of all nations to trade and no one has thought ought but proper that our industries seek outlet beyond our own shores, and we likewise have bought heavily of other nations what we needed.
 'Tis evident that 1t must be so, and none but the moneyed class could hope to carry on the traffic of nation
 If rich men have been unjust and op- pressive. as no doubt many have, we might remember that most all men would be rich if opportunity permitted. The great trouble is that wealth provides the rich with luxuries that make them un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

section for the Red Cross ward fund. The first entertainment to be given is to be a banquet at Hotel Twicken- ham, when plates will be laid for 20O people representing Marshall, Lime stone and Madison county.
 The slogan, "No slaclxers wanted or accepted" has been adopted and the association expects to raise a very large sum at this banquet
 Another of the victims of the New Hope storm has succumbed to the last call, when on yesterday Mrs. Myers died and was laid to rest in the bury ing grounds at that place.
 One of the pathetic things concern ing the death of this mother is that her little daughter about IA years of age is still at the City hospital, hav- ing recovered from the awful wounds received, and as she said to visitor at the hospital. "I am going home to- morrow" at that time the funeral of the mother was taking place and the little girl little realized what another sorrow she had to face. Even yet dis tressing facts are learned from this section and the people are doing ev- erything to rebuild homes for the families left
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville, June 1e,-( Special )-The resignation of Rev. S. J. Baker has been accepted by the official board of the First Baptist church. the time to take effect as agreed upon by the preacher and the board.
 There has been quite a bit of trou- ble in the Baptist church for the past few months and the resignation of pr, Baker Is the outcome of that trouble.
 The management of the Monte Sano Improvement company Is ready to open that famous resort by July i or 15. The contractors are confident they can turn the hotel and grounds over for the reception of the public by that time.
 A great deal of enthusiasm is felt here over the opening of Monte Sano, as hundreds of tourists have passed through Huntsville since last fall and they are delighted to have learned of this beautifully nature endowed place. It is expected that many northern and western people will spend the summer on Monte Sano.
 The Red Cross association has all ready begun the work of raising the apportioned amount expected from this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Liven up your sluggish Hverl Feel fine and cheerful; make your work pleasure; be vigorous and full of ann bjtion But take no nasty, dangerous calomel, because it makes you sick and YOU may lose a days work.
 Calome1 is mercury or quicksilver which causes necrosis of the bones. Calomel crashes into sour bile like dynamite, breaking it up. That's when you feel that awful nausea and cramp- ing.
 Listen to me! If you want to enjoy the incest, gentlest liver and bowel cleansing that you ever experienced, just take a spoonful of harmless Dod- sons Liver Tone tonight Your drug gist or dealer sells you a 50 cent bottle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Auburn. June 16.-(Special)-One hum dred and forty-seven degrees were award ed at the concluding commencement ex- ercises of the Alabama Polytechnic insti- ute held in Langdon hall the first part of the week. The class of 1917 is one of the largest in the history of the institu- ton.
 GRADUATES
 Following Is the list of those receiving degrees:
 Bachelor Of Science: Saul Perry Adsl- son, Jefferson; Irwin Gravely Ammen. Jef- ferson; William King Askew, Marengo Thomson William Bailey, Jefferson; Ham mond Dudley Baker, Lee; Harrison Bates, South Carolina; Theodore Russell Ben
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
l am Sincere! Stop Ca|ome|!
 Guarantee Dodson's Liver Tone
Listen to me! Calomel sickens and you may lose a days work If biious constipated or
 headachy read my guarantee.

of Dodsons Liver Tone under my per- sonaf money back guarantee that each spoonful will clean your sluggish liver better than dose of nasty calomel and that it won't make you sick.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver medicine You'll know 1t next morning because you will wake up feeling fine. your liver will be working: headache and dizziness gone; stomach will be sweet and bowels regular.
 Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely veg etable, therefore harmless and cannot salivate. Give 1t to your children. Millions of people are using Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dangerous cal omel now. Your druggist will tell you that the sale of calomel is almost stopped entirely here.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

Owing to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare the Rotterdam Lloyd, one of the largest of Hollands steamship companies, will run its ships from Batavia and Java to Holland by way of the Panama canal instead of Suez. This announcement was made by officers of the steamer Kawi. which has arrived at Yokohama from the Dutch colonies and sails for San Fran cisco and Rotterdam. The company has a. fleet of 10 passenger liners and 25 cargo vessels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17
Best Window Display Ever Made

An editorial in the Woman's Home companion calls attention in the fol- lowing manner to what Is perhaps the best window display this country has ever seen.
 Canton, H., has produced new and interesting feature of the annual school parade which is given in so many towns and cities in the United States. There is in Canton a big pub lie square, a block long on its four sides, and all around this square and it's neighborhood are the leading busi- ness houses of the city, On the day of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

ming, Georgia; Roger McIver Bosticlk,
 Mississippi; George Randolph Bowling. Tallapoosa; Howard Milton Boyd, Lee; William Mcclellan Bruce Wilcox; Cyril Kenneth Bryan, Blount; F'rate Bull, Ma
 rion; Hugh Otis Burgess, Cleburne; Fran cis William Burns. Clay; Guy Olney Burns Lauderdale; Charles Cleveland Bush, Talladega; Hugh William Caffey, Jefferson; Colonel Richard Carnes, Ma iron; Abner Boone Chapman, Covington James Arthur Chappell, Jefferson; Mary Glenn Crenshaw, Lee; Lewis Battle Dean, Tallapoosa; Leo Donovan, Dallas; John Andrew Douglas, Mobile; Albert Hugh Dumas. Lee; Julius Eagle; Dallas; Anna lee Edwards, Lee; Harrison Barlow Elm erson, Etowah; Seth Jordan Floyd, Lee;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

sissippi; Robert Thomas Kernahan, Colbert; Otto Henry Schultz, Jr., Jeff ferson Laura Watt, Lee; William Her man Wilmington, Jefferson.
 Special Students-Carl Norman Brill, Jefferson; John Fletcher Tar brough, Houston; Charles George Var brough, Monroe.
 Highest Distinction-Frank Wilson Parker Kentucky
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-17

engineers Top T. Leve Taapooa county French county H. Hamion Birmingham o. H. Schultz, Sullivan Carona "A Eizondo, Mexico Second W. Ross Annon U " Weons Georgia; A. H. Cu Birmingham; Fuqua county Cluis Georga S. B. Hooper Marshall county w. M Stewart Birmingham First w McLemore Jefferson county; C. G. Wa Jefferson D. Beard Choaw county " K Askew Marengo w. A. Stckney Calhoun county C. M Shaw, Macon county.