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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
PROMINENT VISITOR
 DIES IN BIRMINGHAM
Former Attorney General of Alaska and War Veteran
 Succumbs to Pneumonia

Col. Melvin Grigsby, former attor- ney general of the province of Alaska and veteran of the civil and Spanish American wars. died at local in-
 firmary at 2 o'clock last night after lingering illness. Colonel Grigsby is
 resident of Sioux Falls. s. D., and was
 travelling for his health. He had been
 in Birmingham for about a week.
 Pneumonia was the cause of Colonel
 Grigsby's death. He was 71 years of
 age and has resided in the western
 states for his entire life.
 Colonel Grigsby served four years
 in the federal army during the civil
 war. At the close of the strife he agaln
 went to the west to live but when the
 war between Spain and the United States broke out he formed regiment
 and offered it's services to the govern
 ment. It became known as "Grigsby's
 Cowboys" He was colonel of the regi- ment. The organization remained in
 camp at Chickamauga park, near Chat tanooga. for a long time and saw no service in actual fighting.
 When Theodore Roosevelt, also veteran of the Spanish American war, was elected President Colonel Grigsby was appointed fo the office of att torney general for the province uf
 Alaska. He held the office for four years. At the present time his son. George B. Grigsby. of Juneau, Alaska, is attorney general of the province, receiving an appointment from Presi- dent Wilson at the beginning of his term in 1913.
 Colonel NGrigsbys father, who is 97 years of age, is still living. He resides
 at Sioux Falls and is still very active. For the past several months Colonel Grigsby has been touring the country. He came to Birmingham from Tampa, Fla, last Sunday. He contracted a se we're cold, which developed into pneu- I monia, causing his death early last night
 He Is we'll known throughout the United States and was one of the best preserved men for his age in the coun- try. He was extremely active and had suffered but little illness during his entire life, although he had endured numerous hardshsp.
 The remains will be shipped to Sioux Falls, S. D., in a few days by the Johns Undertaking company, where in- terment will be made. Colonel Grigs- by Is survived by his widow; three sons, John ", who was with his fath- CT when he died. Francis of Sioux Falls, and George B. Grigsby, present attorney general of Alaska; his fath- CT and several sisters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Robert Edeson-Jefferson

There is 8 heap of intense human in- terest in Robert Edeson's new starring vehicle. His Brothers Keeper" from his own pen and in which he will be seen at the Jefferson on Saturday. matt ness and night. i'm many of the critics of the larger cities visited by the organiza- ton are to be believed.
 The play is in four acts. with a pow erful theme for it's foundation, and is said to be most skilfully handled by both the author and the presenting company It's characters are drawn true to life, and the lesson it teaches while driven home as though by barbed darts, is told in an interesting manner, so that one feels that he has been amused instead of ser- monized.
 In brief the plot deals with doctor, who rather than stray from the path which his high ideals of honor and ethics have led him in. to save the family name, marries his adopted sister. whom his younger brother has made love to, be- trayed and deserted to marry his em- ployer's daughter. Later the big brother. who has never experienced any romance in his life. he being as he thinks past that stage. falls in love with another woman, but is still too much of gentle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
LOCAL COMMITTEE PLANS FOR NAVAL
 BOARD VISIT HERE
Officials Will Remain in City Nearly Three Days. Will Be TakenOver the
 Entire District

The naval board. which will have ir charge the investigation of proposed sites for the location of the government armor plate plant, will arrive in Birmingham Friday, February 2S, at 10 p. in., and will stay until o'clock Monday morning, ac- cording to the Itinerary of the board just received by Morris W. Bush, chair man of the local committed
 During the two and half days that they will spend in Birmingham the board Will be entertained by the Chamber of Commerce. One of the features being planned by the special committee in charge of arrangements is an automobile ride over the entire industrial district of Birmingham.
 Announcement of other features of en- tertainment for the board will be made by the chairman of the committee, l. C. Beatty at an early date.
 The itinerary of the board, which leaves Washington Sunday morning. February IS. follows;
 Arrive Bristol, Monday, 10:o5 a. m., Feb ruary 19 (Receive Big Stone Gap repre- sentatives at Bristol)
 Leave Bristol, Monday, 4:25 p. nl., Feo- ruary 19
 Arrive Johnson City, Monday, 525 p. m., February l9.
 Leave Johnson City Tuesday, about 1 p. m., February 20.
 Arrive Kingsport Tuesday, p. m,, Feb ruary 20.
 Leave Kingsport Tuesday, 5:25 p. m, February 20,
 Arrive Knoxville Tuesday night, Feb ruary %. (Receive Middlesboro Ky, rep resentatives at Knoxville Wednesday,. Leave Knoxville, Wednesday afternoon February 21.
 Arrive Chattanooga, Wednesday. 10 p. 1n., February 2f
 In Chattanooga Thursday (hofiday), February p.
 Leave Chattanooga Friday, p. m. February 2S.
 Arrive Birmingham Friday 10 p. m., February 23. CReceive Anniston represen- tatives at Birningham).
 Leave Birmingham Monday, 6 a. nl., February 26.
 Arrive Tuscaloosa Monday, 8 a. m., February 26.
 Leave Tuscaloosa Tuesday, 4 a. m, Feb ruary 27.
 Arrive Gadsden, Tuesday, S:30 a m, February 27
 Leave Gadsden Tuesday, February 27. Arrive Rome Tuesday, February 2. Leave Rome Wednesday, February 2S.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
DR. WILEY LEGAL
 COUNTY CORONER
Supreme Court Renders De- cision Holding AppOintee
 Entitled to Office

That pr. c. c. Wiley is the legally appointed coroner of Jefferson county and that the board of revenue must pay his salary, is the decision of the supreme court rendered in brief opinion written by Chief Justice An derson and confirmed by the court. Tn this matter the following special mes sage was received from Montgomery last night:
 "C. c. Wiley of Birmingham was legally appointed coroner of Jefferson county by Governor Henderson last month as the successor of J. R. T, Rives, resigned, and the board of rev. enue of Jefferson county must issue a warrant for his salary under a de- eision of the supreme court Thurs day affirming the judgment of the Jefferson circuit court.
 'In terse opinion the supreme court held that the local law for Jefferson county requiring the coroner to be a practicing physician was constitution al and that points of attack brought up by the board of revenue were not well taken. The opinion was written in a few words by Chief Justice John c. Anderson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

J. H. Townshend, secretary-manager of the Southern Hardwood Traffic asso- ciation, stated tonight that hardwood operators now are unable to ship their product to any destination east of Buff falo and Pittsburg, or to any appreciable extent to manufacturing plants in Ohio Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, where ap- proximately 70 per cent of the hardwood output is consumed The only territory that is not enbargoed or restricted in any way is that west of the Mississippi river and the southeast he said, and the movement to this territory is normally very small.
 Atlanta, February 15.-Notice of en- bargoes against eastern ports reached practically all railroads in the southeast today, but reports agreed that it's effect had not yet been felt to great extent. The ban caused by delayed departures of vessels from eastern ports has not been placed against south Atlantic ports, and does not affect southbound freight. As result~of this it was thought by some railroad men here that lower prices of products usually shipped from here to the east would result.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

At first it was war munitions which blocked other traffic but gradually as yards became congested, other produ- ucts accumulated until now there are 30,000.000 bushels of grain in Chicago elevators and 7.000,900 bushels in rail road cars which cannot be moved. And north, south and west of this gateway instructions are out holding back ship ments of everything except perishabIe goods, live stock and fuel. Unusually cold weather and heavy snowstorms did their part in increasing the evils of the situation.
 From New York to Chicago railroad yards are damned with cars, thou sands of them loaded, and these inn prisoning many empties.
 Among shippers the opinion was ex- pressed that the railroads are doing the best they can.
 Raw material cannot reach the fac tories, nor are they able to send out the finished product and production is falling off. The delay of a carload of furniture ordered by a church which started for Chicago three months ago is an example. It has not arrived yet,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

Washington, February 15.-The whole subject of increased second-class mail rates and 1-cent drop letter postage in cities and towns and on rural routes was reopened today in the Senate. Amend ments containing these provisions had been ruled out of the postoffice appro- priation bill in committee of the whole several days ago on point of order.
 Final action on these amendments and on section added today to bar publica- tions with liquor advertising from prohi- bition territory and to prohibit importation of liquor into such territory, will pave the way for passage of the appropriation bill which has been under debate about a week.
 When the bill passed from the commit tee of the whole to the Senate late to- day. with many senators absent from the chamber, Senator Smoot reoffered the amendment to reduce postage on drop letters to 1 cent an ounce As this would greatly decrease the postal revenues, Sem ator Bryan, acting for the postoffice committee. asked the Utah senator to couple with it the amendment to advance the rate of newspapers and magazines to 11a cents pound for the next year and 2 cents pound the following year. This was done, and Senator Robinson, the pre- siding officer, submitted the amend ment, which was agreed to without a roll call, escaping attention of many sem ators who had opposed the propositions.
 Charges of snap action and unfair tac- tics were made until Senator Shoot agreed to move for reconsideration of the vote. Then followed a plea by Sem ator Bryan to vote the reconsideration motion down unless agreement could be reached that no point of order against the amendnents be made, so that the proposals might be considered on their merits. Several attempts to get unani- nous consent for such a course failed, and the motion to reconsider finally pre- vailed.
 When reconsideration had been ordered Senator Shoot renewed h's amendment for 1-cent drop letter postage. Senator Bryan declared that the committee could not favor this unless assurance could be given that the second-class rates would be increa sed in order to prevent a postal revenue deficit. Senator HoBe Smith pro- posed that the second-class rates be fixed at cent per 100 pounds for first 100 miles, 11a cents for the next 200 miles, and one half cent additional for each 100-mile haul thereafter.
 In the midst of discussion the Senate recessed until tomorrow morning, when all the disputed propositions probably will be submitted in some form on their merits. Senator Smith of South Carolina reserved the right to submit an amend ment to subject only magazines to in- creased rates, excepting daily newspa- pers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
PLANS FOR SCHOOLS
 BEING CONSIDERED
Board of Education and City Com
 mission Would Unify System

Inasmuch as Birmingham will spend S2.000,O00 on new school buildings and re- pairs within the next three years, a joint meeting of the board of education, the architects of the city and the city com mission was held at the city hall yester- day morning.
 The architects voiced their request that they be allowed to participate in the construction of the schools It developed that while the board of education had not signed contract, it had reached an agreement whereby William B. Ittner, an authority on the architecture of school buildings, would be called into consultation He will come to the city during the next few days.
 The idea of the board of education was to consult with him to see if it, might be possible to arrange a general plan to unify the school buildings that will be constructed
 The board of education announced that it would make a serious study of the situation in the interests of eff ciency and economy before arriving at a decision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
The First Party of Children
 Arrives From North France

Roozendall, Holland, February 15-(Via London.)-The first party of children from the occupied portion of France, numbering 250. arrived here today. They came chiefly from Lille and Lens. not far from the fighting lines. The children were warmly welcomed by the Franco Dutch committee Their ages ranged from to 14 years. They bore evident signs of having suffered want and hard ships and all told of scarcity of food and lack of milk, bread and meat. The chill dren will be distributed to seven Dutch towns, where they will remain until the end of the war.
 The arrival of 25oO more children is ex- pected shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Embargoes Are Placed By
 Many Roads of the South

Memphis, February 15.-The lumber in- dustry of the south, especially in the hardwood timber belt, faces the possi- bility of general suspension of opera tions unless restrictions placed against the shipment of the raw product to man. ufacturing centers in the east are quickly removed, according to statements made here today by men prominently identified with the industry. In the event the plants are forced to close, thousands of workmen would be thrown out of em- ployment.
 Means of averting wholesale shutting down of sawmills in the hardwood forests of the central south will be discussed at a special meeting here tomorrow of the board of the governors of the Southern Hardwood Traffic association. An appeal to the federal government for the enact- ment of legislation to relieve the situation will be proposed, it was stated tonight The advisability of calling meeting of lumber shippers of all the southern states also will be considered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
CIVILIZATION" WILL
 BE HERE ON SUNDAY
Wonderful Photoplay to Be Presented
 at the Strand

When civilization is shown to the public for the first time at the Strand theatre on Sunday, the audiences will have treat. to use familiar phrase, for which none of the things that have been printed about the spectacle, can have completely prepared them. Tn most cases where the writer is dealing with any form of entertainment, be it opera, play or motion picture, photoplay concert, etc., it is an easy thing to give another person an idea ill comparative ly few words. as to the nature of the theme Of most of these things your es- sential story can be expressed in few paragraphs at most.
 Not so this million-dollar cinema spectacle "Civilization,' upon which, since it's original presentation in New York in June last, scores of critics, press agents and other writers have turned their hands, without having printed anything which is complete and explicit enough to tell the reader what it is all about
 The fact is, it is such a big theme, handled in such big way, that to do lit justice you would have to write d very big book indeed. Supposng that you were asked to condense the history and teachings of the Bible into a pulpit discourse, which would take two hours in the delivery. This would be hard task, of course-you might say an inn possible one. Yet marvellous, though 1t may seem to be told, MT. Ince, the pro ducer of this picture, gives you the inn pression when you have seen 1t, that he is taking you over the whole of history since the time of Adam, so vast, so pene- trating. so comprehensive is his vision. It is a world story; a world theme. In way, you are looking at the fall of man as told by Milton and his redemp- ton as also treated by the same great poet.
 All these great episodes are given background of the present time, with the great European war in progress.
 The picture has many pastoral scenes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Builders Indorse Wilson

Atlanta, February 15.--Resolutions indorsing President Wilson's stand in the international situation which has arisen over submarine warfare were adopted at the closing session of the sixth annual convention of the Ma tional Association of Builders Ex- changes here today. The builders also pledged to the President cooperation of all their exchanges. Pittsburg was selected as the 1918 convention city and E. M. Tate of that city was ap- pointed national secretary of the as- sociation. When officers were elected yesterday R. K. Cochrane of Pittsburg, newly elected president, was em- powered to select the secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

and incidents of surpassing loveliness and 2 strong love interest.
 civilization has the advantages of being interpreted by 4o,000 actors and ac- tresses, headed by a cast of principals which includes Herschel Mayall, Enid Markey, Howard Hickman, George Fish CT. With wonderful insight into the son- bre beauties Of the story and apprecia- tion of it's momentous lessons, Victor L. Schertzinger has provided some ear haunting music.
 Seat sale for this production opened yesterday morning at 10 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Food Inyestigation

Washington. February 15.--Congress was asked by the federal trade commission today for an Appropriation of s4Oo,0Oo for the food supply and price investigation about to be undertaken by the commis- sion at President Wilson's direction. The appropriation has been approved by the President and preliminary work by the commission already is undey way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Carload of Furniture Was
 Started Three Months Ago
 and Is SHU NOt DeliUered
This is Just One Example of the Great Car Short age Congestion in the Shippers in This Territory Do Not Look For Much Relief
 Until There is More Equipment

Chicago which leading railroad  
  information suffering o
 
  supplies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Opium Ring Uncovered

dence of an opium smuggling ring with its base in Mexico City and con nections in Shanghai, Honolulu. Chi cago and New York and other Amer ican cities was uncovered here today, according to United States government agents. who said the state department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

would be asked to help break 1t up Within a year more than 30,ooo cases of opium have been shipped to Mex ico, most of which went to a refining plant in Mexico City. Justus Wardell. collector of the port of San Francisco, said. Jose Del Sordo, a Mexican, and N. G. Hee, a Chinese, were arrested today. Two trunks of opium seized in Honolulu two weeks ago were con signed there from San Francisco, War dell said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Postmasters Praised

Washington, February 15.-Much appre- ciation for the work postmasters are doing as recruiting agents for the army was expressed today in war department statement. Indiana postmasters lead those of other states, with "A recruits to- day against 64 of Georgia, and 31 for Ar kansas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

On the House side the national prohioi- tion constitutional amendment was fa- yorably reported from the judiciary com mittee with prediction by Chairman Webb that it wolud be passed within week. Champions of prohibition greeted this announcement with enthusiasm, Tn spite of their realization that passage In the House will end action on the amend ment so far as this session of Congress is concerned. There is no thought of &C., tion by the Senate before March 4, when the Sixty-fourth Congress dies.
 The amendment to the postoffice bill to make it a crime to snip liquor into pro hibition states was added by Senator Reed of Missouri to the Jones amendment barring newspapers or other publications or letters and postal cards containing advertisements from the mail in states which have laws against such advertis- ing. It was adopted after brief debate by a vote of 45 to Il by the Senate sitting as committee of the whole.
 REED AMENDMENT
 The Reed amendment, which awaits a final vote in the Senate, is as follows:
 Whoever shall order, purchase or cause intoxicating liquors to be trans ported in interstate commerce except for scientific, sacramental, medicinal or me- chanical purposes into any state or terri tory the laws of which state or territory prohibit the manufacture or sale therein of intoxicating liquors for beverage pur- poses, shall be punished by a fine of not more than 5000 or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and for any subsequent offense, shall be imprisoned not more than one year"
 The effect of this provision if finally accepted by the Senate and agreed to by the House will be to make all prohibition states "bone dry.'' It will operate against provisions in various states pro- viding for limited receipts of liquor for personal use.
 The measure explicitly states that If the publisher of any newspaper or other publication, or the agent of such publi- cation. or if any dealer in such liquors or his agent shall knowingly cause liquor advertisements mailed in the region of the proposed law, he will be guilty of violating the law.
 Representative Randall of California announced the passage of the Jones amendment in the House late today and gave notice that he would ask the House to concur in the amendment when the bill Is returned from the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
Another Step ForWQrd Is
 Made By the Dry Forces
Bills Reported Favorably Making Criminal I'm pOrtatiOn of Liquor Into Dry States and the Exclusion From Mails of Newspapers Carrying Advertisements of AlcO-
 hOlic Beverages

Washington February of In the drastic appropriation bill make of
  would exclude iouo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16

man to leave the girl or apply to the divorce courts, 8 promise she exacted from him before allowing him to make the sacrifice In unravelling the story many intense and sympathetic moments are experienced, at the same time there are several of it's characters whose humor lends much to tighten the more tragic periods.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-16
At the Lyric

A bill of unusual merit is the offering at the Lyric for the second half of the week and the capacity audience last night gave the show an enthusiastic reception. The headliner, ''The Four Husbands billed as vaudeville's biggest act, proved an attraction extraordinary. It is musical comedy, well acted well staged, full of snappy lines and tuneful music. Ray Fern and Marion Davis are two of the clev- crest entertainers that have appeared on the local stage in many seasons. Both sing and dance we'll, their vehicle. "A Vaudeville Diversion giving them ample opportunity to display their versatility Miss Davis is a real star. The team made a big hit. The KanaZawa Japs, "equlibrists with a smile." are truly wonderful.
 Ray Raymond and Florence Bain, Tn the stellar roles of '"The Four Husbands, 7 are well known to local theatregoers and added much to their laures last night by their very clever work. Their offer ing is the most pretentious act ever pre-
 sented on the Lyric stage and made a
 big hit with the audience. The large
 chorus of unusually pretty girls. the gor- geous costumes and the artistic staging
 added much to the attraction The song
 numbers were particularly effective.
 The bill is easily one of the best of the
 season. Pathe's weekly, showing current
 news features, opened the bill.