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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
FLORENCE CITIZENS
 ASK ELECTION ON
 ISSUE OF BONDS
This Was Made Necessary in Order to Complete SpIen- did School Building
 Under Construction

Florence January s.-(Special )--The citizens of this city at mass meeting held at the county courthouse on the call of R. T. Simpson, president of the Chamber of Commerce, asked the city commissioners to call a special election for the purpose of authorizing a bond
 issue of s4O,0cO. supplementary to the re- cent bond issue of $50,Ooo for building a city high school.
 There is at present under construction a handsome school building, said to be the most modern and complete in the state, $35OOO having already been ex- pended upon it and the estimated amount necessary to complete it. minus furni- ture and fixtures, is $33,170
 It was recently discovered by the com missioners and board that the building was less than half completed with bal ance in the treasury of about $500 A committee was appointed by the Cham Der of Commerce to make an investiga- tion of the matter and report In it's report the committee completely exoner- ated the city commission and school board from blame, stating that value had been received for every dollar expended.
 A resolution was adopted by the mass meeting providing for the completion of the building according to the original specifications and the addition of the special committee composed of w. NJ Richardson. w. L. Reeder and w. l.. Mo- Farland, to the building committee. Tht building will be rushed to completion which is badly needed.
 The nonjury term of criminal court the first ever held in Lauderdale county adjourned Saturday, last, when Judge Charles P. Almon passed sentence upon four prisoners.
 The wisdom of the legislature in pro- v&1ing for the trial of misdemeanor cases without juries, unless called for within 30 days by the offender, was more than vindicated by Judge Almon, who cleared the docket of 115 cases in three days. Out of the 115 cases only 20 es- capped punishment by acquittal or being mol pressed, while the other 95 either pleaded guilty or were convicted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
By EMMA REID RNALL
R A N ID O MI N O T E s

Mrs. Frederick Dimmick, who has been is spending few days with MT. and Mrs. Crawford Johnson.
 Mrs c. NJ Rudolph and two children have returned from visit to relatives in Tuscaloosa.
 Mrs. Ross Smith and Miss Rose Smith are spending a few days at Coden.
 Mrs Temple Tutwiler of Sheffield is the guest of Mai and Mrs. E. M. Tut wiler.
 Miss Margaret DuBose of Gadsden will be among the out-of-town guests at the Boykin Going wedding next week.
 Miss Gertrude Cary of Brookline, Mass, is the guest of Miss Evelyn Glass.
 Mrs. c. Boorse and Miss Jessica Boorse of Milwaukee will arrive tomorrow, and will be among the out -of-town guests at the wedding of Miss Glass and MT. Boorse.
 Miss Christine Glass, who is spending the winter In New York, will arrive on Sunday to be one of the attendants at the marriage of her sister, Miss Evelyn Glass and MT. Boorse.
 Mrs. George Blinn will leave this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
Highway Commission to
 Meet in Birmingham

Montgomery. January S.--(Special )-Be- cause of meeting of the executlVe com mittee of the Jackson Highway associa- tion at Birmingham Thursday, the meet ing of the state highway commission here Monday was postponed. and will be held at Birmingham Thursday in order that members of the commission might attend the meeting of the executive committee. Consideration will be given to the sug- gestion that the Alabama route De se- lected as one of the official routes of the Jackson highway from Nashville to NC" Orleans.
 Reports are that Mississippi will send delegates to Birmingham to oppose the suggestion that the Alabama route be selected. Mississippi desiring to be known as the official and only Jackson high way
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
MT. Lorado Taft, Noted Sculptor of Chicago,
 Talks About Progress of Art in America

i Ferguson the great are benefactor of Chicago, and also of his beautiful subject, "The Fountain of Time'' he said:
 I've done great many memorials dur ing the past few years; I love to take as my theme a fountain; there is so much color, so much life to be gotten from the subject. Indeed, before making The Fountain of Time, think I was largely swayed by a vagrant line of Austin Dob son's which made great impression on me Says the poet:
 Time goes, you say? An no;
 Alasl Time stays; we go.
 "The words brought before me a pie ture which speedily transformed fancy into a colossal work of sculpture.," Mr. Taft said. T saw the mighty crag-like figure of Time mantled like one of Sar- gents prophets, leaning upon his staff, his chin upon his hands, and watching with cynical inscrutable gaze the endless march of humanity ~ majestic relief of marble I saw it, swinging in wide circle around the form of the lone sentinel and made up of the shapes of hurrying men and women and children in endless procession, ever impelled by the winds of destiny in the memorable lock- step of the ages. Theirs the fate formed movement" which has not ceased since time began. But in that crowded con course how few detach themselves from the greyness of the dusky caravan; how few there are who even lift their heads. Here an overtaxed body falIs-and place is vacant for a moment, there a strong man turns to the silent shrouded reviewer and with lifted arm utters the cry of the old-time gladiators; Hail Caesar, we who go to our death, salute thee and presses forward"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09

and Mrs. Kennon Durham of Cincinnati who are their guests. The table was most attractively arranged and adorned with pink roses. Covers were laid for IA.
 Mrs. William Mudd will entertain at a luncheon on Saturday complimenting her sister, Miss Marguerite Nabers, whose marriage to MT. Jones will be an event of next week.
 Mrs James McLester entertained very informally yesterday afternoon at tea, complimenting Mrs. Dunham, who is the guest of Dr. and Mrs Cunningham Wilson. The invitations were limited to about two dozen friends.
 The groomsmen of the Jones' Nabers wedding party will entertain in honor of Miss Nabers and MT. Jones on Mon day evening.
 Mir. and A. L. Fulenwider entertained at an informal dinner party last even ing at their lovely home at Roebuck Springs.
 Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Barrett, MT. and Mrs. Bad ham, MT. and Mrs. Webb Crawford Mir and Mrs. George Corners, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Lathrop and Mrs Orline A. Ship man.
 Mrs. Robert Randolph Meyer will en- certain on Friday at her home on Alt mont road at buffet luncheon.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Badham will en- tertain at dinner on Friday evening in compliment to MT. and Mrs. Chrales Stillman of Illinois, who are the guests of MT. and Mrs. E. H. Cabaniss
 Mrs. Frank Fowlkes will entertain the Little Jokers Thursday at 1 o'clock at the Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09

artist; man can't live by bread alone, and Americans are too clever to go into things seriously it seem; we are willing to do big things, but not eternal things. Often in my travels I discover great tal- ent; one, never knows at the moment the result of ones work; for instance, out in Texas a year ago I was asked to talk on civic art I was delighted, for l had never seen such a vast improvement as l found throughout that section since my last visit there several years before"
 But have we Americans the colorful eye-the value of shades and nuances that we should have?" I asked, Hike, say, for instance, the Japanese?'
 There is no nation so artistic as the Japanese" they make the most accurate distinctions in color" MT. Taft said There is no paucity in art values among these little yellow people,"
 And the French, the Italians?' I asked 'Pd never think of asking if the Ger mans are artistic?"
 But that's where you are wrong" MT. Taft said. Tn recent years I have be- come a convert to German art Art is vacillating, so to speak; take conditions just after Michael Angelo Then Bernini, then what? Art shifted from Italy to Spain with Valesquez dominant; then to the Netherlands and Holland with Van
 
 and you find it holding sway somewhere else. When live in France, German art spelled nothing to my mind, when lol comes Fritz von Uhde clothing his mar vicious religious works in costume just as the Dutch painters clothed their Madon- mas in Dutch costume and Uhdes great masterpiece, Come, Dear Jesus, Sup With Us,' showing the Christ figure at table with the humble partakers of the feast. routed all 11nhelef in Garppop n rt and established a. precedent for his coun- try that the world didn't dream of"
 Will it ever vacillate toward America this art illumination-this love of the beautiful and the aesthetic?" I asked
 We can only hope so,'' said MT. Taft. Tt is born of antiquity, the feeling that the foreigner has for art and music Ws are satisfied with superficial things, al- though I am greatly encouraged by pres ent conditions
 Tn speaking of his wonderful group at the Art institute in Chicago, "The Great Lakes which Mr. Taft executed in 1913 as a memorial to MT eBnjamin Franklin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09


 Newton Hall, MT. Jesse Abney and MT. Ramsey.
 tained at a lovely dinner on Saturday evening at their home at Roebuck Springs. Among the guests were MT. and Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, MT. and Mrs. Walker Percy, MT. and Mrs. Walmsley, MT. and Mrs. Robert Baugh, Mrs. Jack Johnson and MT. H. G. Sci bles.
 Mrs. Walter Weaver entertained a few friends at a luncheon yesterday at the Country club. The morning was Mrs F. NJ Tutwiler, Mrs. Temple Tut wiler, Mrs. Henry Lee Badham, Mrs. Charles DeBardeleben, Mrs. Crawford Johnson, Mrs. Frederick Dimmick of Philadelphia, Mrs. Melville Drennen, Mrs. W. w. Crawford Mrs. Hubert Dren- nen, Mrs. Henry Howze, Mrs. Victor Hanson, Mrs. Frank Fowlkes and Mrs. Eugene Brown.
 MT. and Mrs Crawford Johnson will entertain at dinner party tomorrow evening at their home, in compliment to Mrs. Frederick Dimmick of Phila- delphia, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. l.. J. Haley.
 Mrs Hubert Drennen will give a Iunchen tomorrow at the Country club in honor of Mrs. Frederick Dimmicx of Philadelphia.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry Jones will en- certain on Thursday evening at the Southern club
 
 Dr. and Mrs. Cunningham Wilson en- tertained a delightful dinner party last evening at their home in honor of pr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09

for Atlanta, where she will be the guest of Mir and Mrs. Henry Wagstaff
 Mrs Robert Meyer and baby will leave soon for Jacksonville, Fla, where they will spend sometime and cruise in south ern waters on their yacht Wilrose II.
 Mrs. Dudley Lawrence and children of New York will arrive early in Febru- ary and will be the guests of Mrs. Law rence's mother, Mrs. Allie Birch. Mrs Birch will return to New York with the children and MT. and Mrs. Lawrence will spend sometime in Florida.
 Miss Jennie Trimble, who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Shores, and Dr. Shores in Washington, is now spending few days at Atlantic City and will return to Bir- mngham about February l.
 
 Miss Julia Mae Penny of Huntsville is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. E. Penny and MT. Penny, at their home at Glen Iris park.
 Mrs. Scott of Atlanta, who is the guest of Mrs. George Blinn, will spend several days with MT. and Mrs. J. F. Penny. Miss Mildred Kettig who spent the holidays with her parents, Mir and Mrs. w. H. Kettig, returned yesterday to Ogontz to resume her studies.
 Mrs. Frank Crockard has returned from a visit to West Virginia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Northside chapter of the Boys club will meet tomorrow morning at 10:3( o'clock at the home of Mrs. T. J. Shook All members are urged to at- tend, as the election of officers will be held.
 There will be meeting of the Kennedy School Improvement association. Thurs day afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the school An interesting programme has been arranged and all members are urged to attend
 There will be a meeting Of the Lake view School Improvement association this morning at 10 o'clock at the school.
 The Cunningham School Improvement association will meet this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the school. Dr. J. H. Phillips will deliver an address.
 The General Sumter chapter of Daugh- ters of the American Revolution will hold a called meeting this morning at 1O:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. R. H. Pear son.
 The Minerva Child Study club will meet this morning at 10:30 o'clock with Mrs. F. J. Rowe in Norwood.
 
 There will be meeting of the board of directors of the Y. W. c. A. this morning at 10 o'clock.
 The ladies of band No. 3 of the Hand- ley Memorial church will give an or ange tea and free will offering at the home of Mrs. LeGrande Wilson, 1928 Thir tieth street, north, tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The executive board of the W. M. U. meets Thursday morning at 10:30 in the new Baptist headquarers, 346 Brown Marx building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
Cuba Withdraws Suit

Washington January S.-Cuba's suit in the supreme court against North Caro- lima to collect sl.2S6,oOo of railroad bonds issued during reconstruction days and represented as fraudulent, was today withdrawn. The supreme court granted permission for abandonment of the suit by attorneys representing Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
l.. & N. Revenues Greatly
 Increased Over 1915

Louisville, January s.-Operating rev enues of the Louisville and Nashville railroad for the six months ending De cember sl, last, were $s3,767, BIO, which was $,5o2. .o6s larger than for the corre- spending period in 1915, according to a statement issued here today at the gen eral offices of the road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
Biz Fire in York. s. c.

York, s. C., January Sire starting in rubbish in the McNeel building here today destroyed that building and a bank, h- brary, postoffice and a theatre. Mercan- tile establishments also were damaged The estimate loss is from $100,000 to $125,- OoO Fire apparatus was sent from Rock Hill, S. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-09
Birmingham-Nashvill
 Pig Iron Rate Reduced

Washington, January S.-The freight rate of s2 ton on pig iron transported by the Louisville and Nashville railroad from Birmingham to Nashville today was found unreasonable by the interstate commerce commission, which prescribed a rate of $1.65.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
BIG Film WILL
Be SHOWN HERE
THE LAST DAYS or lrDNil'Ell'
WILL nE on rHE, SCREEN At
HOUSTON OPERA HOUSE NEXT
SATURDAY EVENING

Next Saturday there will be shown
ut HOutsOn's opera house one OF the
best feature pictures that has ever
come to- the city. II is given under
the auspices Of the Ladies' Of the Altar
Society OF the Sacred Heart church,
and IL IN the nature OF a celebration
for st. Patrick.
Speaking OF the picture. Mr.. HOus-
ten said. 1.-The Last Days OF Pompeii'
Is recognized as one OF the greatest
feature pictures on the screen. l have
been after It for nearly two years.
and feel delighted over being able to
secure II for 81. Patrick's Day, In
ans swer to the request To secure for
the ladies OF the Altar Society the
bcst picture before the public today"
For excitement and thrilling mo-
ments II Is on n par with THE Spoil
ers. though OF an entirely different
The entire picture was
produced right on the ground In Italy
and Is one that Is OF great educa-
ticnal value.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
Moving Pictures


Etlelmary Oakland. the child act
ress In THE World and the Woman" T"
the Pathe Gold Rooster play To be
seen at the Star tonight. has one Of
the most important parts ever given
to child OF seven years. Jeanne
Eagles. the star Of the play. begins az
q woman OF the streets. and. through
the influence OF the child. is spirit
ually reborn. This little girl was
born In Indianapolis. Ind. and began
playing on the stage soon after she
was able TO walk. She was ip stock
TOR two years. and for some time
played children's parts with the Bos-
ton Opera company. She rides. swims
and dances.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
FUNERAL Of AGED
PHYSICIAN HELD
DIR. RANSOM WAS FORMERLY
ARMY SURGEON At OLD FORT
KLAMATH. AND WAS 4 MAN
WITH WIDE EXPERIENCE

DR.. w. e. Ransom Of this city. who
died last week. and whose funeral
was held yesterday. was born at st.
Gainesville. Ohio. on December 6.
1898. He died March 3. 1917. at the
age Of ss years. three months and
three days.
He was student at the medical
college In indianapolis. and later a
traveller. student and physician. In
1853 he practiced In California. and
from 1861 to 1862 was acting sur.
geon at old Fort Klamath. In 1862
he became an army surgeon. and
served In the rebellion to the end of
the war.
He was prominent in the organiza-
tion of the Odd Fellows Lodge at
Jacksonville after the war. On Octo-
Der 16. 1865. he opened an once at
Hartford City. Indiana. where he re-
mained fifteen years. He later moved
to Michigan and after a few years
came back to Oregon.
After this he spent two and a half
years In Alaska and a few years In
Chilli. South America. where he had
charge as physician of the king and
queen. He practiced in Panama. in
the cannibaI islands of the South Pa
cinc Ocean. Washington and Portland,
coming here for his health six years
ago.
He Is survived by his wife. who re.
sided here with him. three daughters.
Mrs. Mamie Giles OF Myrtle Point;
Mrs. Marietta Haines. Elkton: Mrs.
Cordia RiekIeR. Myrtle Point; one
son. DR.. Ransom OF Blo0mingdale,
Mich.
A quiet funeral service was held at
his home In the Mills Addition. :.
Among other Moral offerings. q beau
tiful bouqnet was sent to the home by
the Klamath County Medical Associa-
ton.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
HILLS. P.PLAN
FOR RAILROAD
IS ANNOUNCED
Continued from Page I


provcmcnt Of this tine necessary Ia
make Il practicable. for handling
through freight between Portland and
San Franciyro h tn. elimination of
the grade over Willis hill Survey.
ors have been working nj this point
recently.
Ever since tho through rnii linc was
opened To Eureka II has been under
stood that the plan Of the Southern
Pacific was eventually TO complete tho
line along the ccast north. and thus
cut out the heavy haul over the Siski.
you on tho Shasta route, That this
viii be- done In connection with the
I'm joint trackaEc agreement is the
information that comes from South
crn Pacific sources. II II not expect.
ed that the laying Of rails en- those
new lines will begin while ths present
war price Of steel continues. but tho
evidence In convincing that tho big
lines have come To nm understanding
over the ions-standing problem OF 70.
adjustment II Of tho San Francisco Port.
land lines. and that everything II be.
Ing put In readiness to rush tho actual
work after the end OF the war. when
the enormous earnings of the rail-.
reads In the last two years will bc 40.
other incentive to development.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
SCHOOL LETTERS
ARE GIVEN OUT
KLAMATH COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
ATHLETES ARE TENDERED RE-.
WARDS FOR SEASONS PLAY AT
BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL

The football aud basketball letters
were awarded on. Thursday morning
by Coach G. c. Huggins at the high
school. Talks were given by will
Melhasc, Jake Steigcr. Erma Bamber
and John Houston. the main thought
Of which was to help keep the school
spirit alive. so that better teams may
be produced next year.
Fourteen fellows received their
football letters: win Melhase, Ora.
ham Kiehl. Cecil Adams, Wade Short,
Clarence Montgomery. Carl Adams.
Arnold Mctschenbacher. Paul Hilton.
Tom Delzell. Robert Elliott. Ernel
stearns. George Riggs and Howard
Orem.
The basketball letters were present.
ed to the following girls: Erma Bam-
ber. Karle Montgomery. Helen Du.
Fault, Florence DuFault. Dorothy
Ruth Humphrey and Ida
Brown. The boys were: Jake steiger.
Clarence Montgomery. Clarence Len
mex. Kenneth Perry and John Hous-
on.
Only four OF this years football
cam will be lost by graduation. and
'ne each OF the girls and boys has
tetball teams. 60 the prospects for
ood teams next year are much bright
" than they were at the beginning of
his year.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
EiIC~ Asj0ptlOn D's,,erv

Mr.. and Mrs. u. W. Ryan OF Fort
klamath have hied adoption papers
for Chlorene Kenyon. They rec0ntiy
returned from the East. and MIR. and
Mrs. Ryan have adopted tho child.
who will 1.-Two with them In the Wood
River Valley. l.. e. Siscmorc and
Ann SiscmOrc nrc named next friends.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
IsOBN

MUsTOE--To Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A.
Mustoe Of Algoma. Sunday. March
II. at the home OF Mrs. Ward. 221
South Third street. this city. a son.
named Ray Orval; DR.. r. NJ. White
attending.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

Leo. Hosford Of Alameda. Calf.
has located on the Worden farm In
the Miller Hill district. Mr.. Hcsford
received n shipment OF White Leghorn
aud Plymouth Rock Chickens today
by Wells Fargo for his farm. which
he had shipped up from Alameda.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

7. A. Hayes. assistant vice prc1A
dent OF the Union OIL company Of San
Francisco. and W. J. Condlon. sales
manager Of the Sacramento district Of
the company. arrived in the city last
night on business in connection with
the company's interests here.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

The ChiloQuin train jumped the
track on its last run Friday Of last
week tc Kirk. and c,j not arriYa he re
on the return until 1880 =. m. Satur-
day morning. Snow and Ice on the
track was the cause Of the trouble.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

Daughter 10 for Treatasent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Steeman, who
reside IN the valley ON the Merrill
road. brought their small daughter
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
Leaves for Cryssal Creek.

Mr.. and Ars. c. o. Brown have
left for their home on Crystal Greek
at the northern end Of Upper Klam-
ath Lake. Mrs. Brown spent the win
ter visiting outside points and Mr..
Brown has been on farm near Mer-
rill.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

County Superintendent Of School.
Wells Is sending out lists today of reg.
alsttcns for the writing Of essays BY
school children OF the county on hy.
Eiene subjects this spring.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

As usual, there will be no meeting
tonight In Gospel hall. Interesting
and important topics are outlined for
the remainder OF the week.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

ron SAi.k-ts tons hay. S,il III
SAME to stock on premises u lil
per ton. u. T.. Smith. Realty Co, ISL
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

DAlLY KLAAaArn WEATHER
Z. s. r. 8.

. Minimum. Saturday, IS deg. .
. Maximum. Sunday. 81 deg. =
. Minimum. Sunday. 4 deg. .
. Minimum. today, : deg. .
. Precipitation. Saturday. .ol inch. .
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The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

into town Saturday Tor medical treat
n'ent, Dr. r. n. white attending.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

A free lecture on Christian Science
will be given by Paul Stark Seeley.
c. g.. member OF the board Of the
Mother Church in Boston. Mass. at
the Houston opera house tonight at
$3.50. All are cordially invited to at.
tend.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

Surety bonds while you wait. see
Chilcote. -
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The regular melting OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of this
city will Be held Tuesday afternoon at
$3.50 p. m. 1t the home Of Mrs. C. R.
Miller. at 1919 East Main street.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1917-03-12

Bcience Lecturer 70 Speak.
Paul Stark Seeley Of Boston. Mass,
will speak at Huston's opera house to-
night at $3.50 O'Clock on Christian
Science.