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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
EGH MINERS ARE
 KNOWN ID BE DEAD !. N INNS EXPLOSION
Five Others Are Missing. State Police Are Called Out t0 Control the
 Crowds

CanonsburS pa 8 h 13.-Eight miners are aasn e nara been killed and five othe sfe sl siA. as result of two explo sns which early today wrecked the interior of Hendersonville mine No 1 of the Henderson Coal com pany, three miles north of here. Late today the bodies of four miners were taken from the mine and rescue parties have located the bodies of four others. The cause of the explosions have not been determined.
 When the four bodies were taken from the mine more than 150 friends and rela- lives attempted to tear the covering from the bodies in order to-identify the dead. Orders were then issued by company off cials to bring no more bodies to the sur- face. The crowd about the mine ertnace became so large tonight that a call was sent to Burgettstown for state police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
OHIO VALLEY RAINS SWELL ALL STREAMS; WARNINGS ISSUED

Cincinnati, March 13.-Flood stages of 50 feet will be reached early tomorrow from Dam 9 at Ashland. Ky. to Cin- cinnati and in other portions of this district late tomorrow or Thursday. ac- cording to statement issued by weath- ter Forecaster Devereaux here tonight. Mir. DevereauX says the crest stages in the Cincinnati district could not be de- termined until the rain, which is fall ing tonight has ceased The river here tonight was All feet and rising O.S feet an hour.
 Louisville, March 1S-A stage of 4s.5 feet was registered on the government gauge below the canal about the Ohio falls tonight at o'clock. The river was rising O.4 feet an hour. The flood stage here is reached at 50 feet.
 Washington March 13-A flood bulle- tin issued by the weather bureau tonight said rains over the Ohio valley had caused a rapid rise in the main streams and tributaries and that warnings had been issued.
 From present indications, the bulletin said, stage of nearly 40 feet is prob able at Parkersburg, w. Va, Thursday and AS feet is likely at Point Pleasant Thursday night. From Dam % to Gin cinnat the flood stage of 50 feet will be reached early Wednesday and in oth- CT portions of the Cincinnati district late Wednesday or Thursday. A fur ther rise is probable, the warning adds the extent of which cannot be deter mined until the rain Ceases More rain is indicated for Wednesday.
 Baltimore, March 13.-The Potomac river is. P feet above normal tonight at Williamsport in western Maryland and has overflowed it's banks.
 At Cumberland, Clarence Gearhart as- sistant trainmaster of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, and a crew are marooned. Their train was caught when bridge over which it passed gave way. heavy snowfall adds to their discomfort.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
THE UNBORN" "AAT
 THE VAUDETTE

The Unborn," probably the greatest of the so-caled sex plays, opens a three days showing at the Vaudette today.
 This daring feature film deals with the delicate but present much discussed question of birth control. It tells the story and points the moral in a manner that does not in the least offend
 The Unborn is a picture play solely fer man and women. No children wi { ne granted admission. The play is intecded 10 teach sex lesson, and therefore makes it's appeal to those of matured years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
SNOW, RAIN AND
 SLEET IN WEST
Wire and Rail Conditions Are Much Disturbed
 Throughout Section

Chicago, March 13-Snow, rain, sleet and nigh winds disturbed electric line ana steam road conditions throughout the central west and north today Many important cities in this section could not be reached by telegraph or telephone wires for hours and then only intermit- tently.
 The Western Union and Postal Tele- graph companies were without wires in many directions and reported the most serious conditions in that respect in Iowa. Minnesota and Indiana. The storm had been in progress for S6 hours at midnight tonight.
 Reports late tonight to the weather bu- reau said the shifting winds had begun to take a steady movement northward and that in most of the districts affect ed for the last 96 hours there would be improved conditions during Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
Charitable Johnny

From the Chicago Herald.
 Mammal ohnny, I left 10 cents on this shelf little while ago Did you take it?
 Johnny-Yes esm. There's a poor old hunchback man that has big family to support, and I gave it to him.
 Where did you see this poor man? f
 Johnny-He came to the door se1l'in candies-an' things
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
KEYSTONE COMEDIES AT THE COLONIAL

Today is Keystone comedy at the Colo
 nial Robbie Vernon and Gloria Swanson, assisted by Teddy, the remarkable dog
 actor, appear in The Nick O Time
 Baby" Mack Sennett says it is one of the funniest come dies he ever turned out from the keystone studios. The Colo nial will show Keystone comedies Wednesday and Thursday of each week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
LAST SHOWING OF
 "POOR LITTLE RICH GIRL"

] Today is the last showing of "A Poor
 Little Rich Girl,' with Mary Pckford, at the Alcazar.
 1 This wonderful picture play has broken all records !n Birmingham for a contin-
 uous showing, this being the eleventh consecutive day it has been featured at the Alcazai. And it has also broken all attendance records for motion pictures. "A Poor Little Rich Girl" is universally proclaimed as Mary Pickford's greatest success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
THE PEACEMA MAKERS"
 COMING TO TRIANGLE

Announcement is made that the mov- ing picture, The Peacemakers," will be shown at the Triangle theatre in Bir-
 mingham March 21, 9 and 23 Sergt
 Limuel F. Hill, United States marine corps. who is in charge of the recruiting station in Birmingham, states that men in uniform will be placed in front of the theatre and that every effort will be made to have as many people see the picture as possible because of its patri- otic appeal and the assistance the picture gives to recruiting in every city in which if is shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

London, March 13.-The Norwegian steamship Lars Fastenaes Glars Foste- nes) bound from America for Rotterdam with grain for the American relief com mission, has been sunk without warn ing outside the blockade zone, according to the Norwegian Mercantile Shipping Gazette.
 This announcement is contained in an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Cop enhagen:
 The Central News says that the steamer was sunk in the North sea-"
 No steamer under the name of Lars Fastenaes is listed in available shipping registers. The Lars F'ostenas is a new Norwegian steamer of 1259 tons net. She was last reported as sailing from New York December 19 for Rotterdam, ar riving at Louisburg, Cape Breton on the 26th She proceeded for Halifax for repairs to her propeller blades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
The Boy Knew

From the Chicago Herald.
 If I cut beefsteak in two" asked the teacher, and then cut the halves in two, what do I get?"
 quarters returned the boy
 Good And then again?"
 "Eighths."
 Correct. Again?" "Sixteenths.'' Exactly, And what then?''
 "Thirty-seconds."
 And once more?'' Hamburg" cried the boy impatiently."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
Features for today;

Vaudette: "The Unborn"
 Strand: Alice Brady in "The Dancers Peril"
 Alcazar: Mary Pickford in "A Poor Little Rich Girl"
 Colonial; Keystone comedy, The Nick O Time Baby"
 Trianon; Ella Hall in Polly Red Head"
 Triangle; Enid Bennett. in The Little Brother"
 Rialto: Earl Williams in "Arsene Lupin.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
An Old Friend

From the Chicago Herald
 Two youngsters, having cultivated the asauaintance of their neighbor across the aisle in the Pullman, because he was in uniform, asked him if he was a lieuten- ant in the navy like their papa.
 Chaplain the stranger answered.
 "Oh, hello Charlie." they cried de- lightedly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
Gurley Citizens Secure
 George Washington Road

Huntsville. March 13.-(Specialp The business men of Gurley have cinched the George Washington na- tional highway for their own. Secre- tary George S. Weaver visited Gurley Monday night in company with Presi- dent J. J. Bradley of the Huntsville Chamber of Commerce and a delegation of representative Huntsville citizens At a mass meeting there. Gurley's part of the subscription for incidental expenses was pledged. It was stated that the highway will extend east from Huntsville to Gurley, Paint Rock, Scottsboro, Bridgeport and Chattanooga. The government appro- next year will be put on this high way as the appropriation which will be available this year Will be suffi- cient to complete the Jackson high way, which has first call on the funds.
 Secretary Weaver of the George Washington is making Huntsville his headquarters for the present and is visiting all the nearby towns through which the highway is projected He will visit Chattanooga and Memphis soon.
 Mrs Annie Ridren, aged 21 years, died at her home here last night after long illness. She is survived by her parents and several brothers and sis ters.
 The equity docket of the circuit court is being disposed of this week by Judge Brickell who is hearing cases without juries. The criminal docket was pretty well cleaned up during the two weeks previous to this
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
Senate Sustains Rye

Nashville Tenn, March 13.-The senate today sustained the veto of Governor Rye of the cotton futures bill, which made the state law prohibiting bucketshops conform to the federal law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
SEVEN MEN DIE
 WHEN SHIP FOLIO
 SUNK BY U-BOAT
Continued from Page one)
ANOTHER SHIP LOST

lives. Captain Inch was decorated for bravery at the time of the disaster.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
In New York

From the Princeton Tiger.
 Hotel clerk-Do you want room with bath?
 Uncle Hiram-Waal. no. I don't cal culate I'll be here Saturday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

Local Shriners have completed plans for the visit tomorrow morning of Bfr- mingham members of Zamora Temple, who will arrive at 1030 o'clock. After an hour spent in Gadsden. the Shrin- CTS will continue their pilgrimage to Piedmont and Anniston
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

A special election on the question of issuing $11,000 in bonds for streets and schools has been ordered by the At talla council. It will be held about April 12.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

Will McBee, a negro, was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to 15 years in the peniten- tiary. His victim was Fred Whist nant, negro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
POLLY RED HEAD"
 AT THE TRIANON

Polly Red Head" with Ella Hall, is the attraction a the Trianon today. The play is founded on the "Polly-ooly'' stories and tells of the experiences of young girl who gets the position of housekeeper to young lawyer and changes identities with rich young girl who is her proto- type. Ella Hall plays the, double role of the young housekeeper and the rich young girl.
 That Polly Red Head is an extraor- dinarilX interesting picture play is evi- denced by the fact that the Rialto theatre entire week
 The Tr,anon announces that all red headed girls and women will be admitted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

Dr. E. H. Cross, Dr. c. B. Forman of Attalla and D. A. Morton. J. Van Hig- gins and Osceola Dodd of Boaz are among Etowah county progressives who will attend the progressive con- vention at St Louis April 12 13 and I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
IN THE PICTURESA
By H. S. RYALL

free this afternoon between the hours of 2 ard ,.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

At last nights meeting of the city council, plans for improving streets were discussed. No decision as to the purchase of an auto truck was reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14

At tonight's session of the Attalla Chamber of Commerce, steps will be inaugurated to have the corporate limits extended to include the stewart addition and the furnace addition, thus adding 400 or 500 to Attalla's popula- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-14
Tick Eradication Plans
 Are Defeated in EtOwah

Gadsden, March Especial. )-Eto- wah county has defeated the tick erad- ication proposition. Unofficial returns from all but one beat show 699 votes for tick eradication and SSf agalhst it. In several beats no elections were held Little campaigning was done Tn the county by advocates of the eradica- ton, and the county beats voted large ly against it, while the cities fav- ored it.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
MAUI BOYS AND GIRLS g.. 49,.
.a TO SWIM FOR TROPHIES

Two beautiful cups to be given as
trophies for the swimming meets be-
tween the Alexander House Gymnasium
and the Maui High School teams have
just been received here and placed on
exhibition in the window of the Wal
luku Hardware & Grocery Company,
says last Fridays Maui News of Wal.
luku. One of the cups is for the girls ,
teams and has been given by the H. F.
Wiehmun Company, and the other for
the boys, is the gift of Wall & Dough.
erty. .. b..
Under rules agreed upon the cups
must be contested for twice each year,
and must he held for three successive
contests in order to be won permanent.
ly, The first meet Of the series took
place last October, the High School win.
ming the boys contest and the Gymna.
stun taking the hOnOrs in the girls
races. The next meeting will be held
probably within the next month or six
weeks. All the contests are held in the
gymnasium tank. g."
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
LOCAL MERCHANT
BUYEROF PICTURE
Painting Of Yosemite Valley BY
Best To Hang In Store
# Here

Another large canvas has been sold
from the collection by II. C. Best now
on exhibition ut the University Club.
1t is the largest painting of Yosemite
Valley which Mr. Best has included in
his showing, and after "Ophelia s." and
Innocence" is perhaps the most ambi.
tiOus of the canvnses now on display.
The, sphiect Of the picture is com.
prfhsDsiye,. view of the famous Cali
totDia nnture.wonder from an artist =
point. Near at hand are the Vernhl
Falls, the Half.dome and other familiar
peaks are visible in the blue distance.
II hes been purchased by a local mer.
chant, who is planning TO hang it in
his store, which viii be remodeled with
view TO giving the painting the most
effective display. II will be perma.
nent feature Of attraction TO the store =
visitors. a.t
More than half of the pictures now
hanging on the walls Of the University
Club have been sold, and will remain
as the treasures of various private col
lections here at the close of the exhibi.
ton. Until that time they can be
viewed ut the club each day and eve.
ming. The exhibit will close Saturday
evening. .at01-..
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
BIG ISLAND EDITOR
TALKSABOUT TENNIS

: Young Eklund of Eva showed good
form in the big tennis tournament in
Honolulu last week, but the mainland.
ers had the drop on him from the start,
claims "val't Stevenson in last Fri
days Hawnii Herald of Hilo. The
young Oahu player has plenty Of time
to develop his game and to climb to the
heights Of tennis later on in life. The
lad plays fine game and he must have
learned a lot during the recent tourna.
.ment ~. ''
Johnston, the California player, is a
dandy and his reappearanee on the
courts in Honolulu took people back in
memory to the first time Johnston ever
visited Hawaii. That was the time that
he a'd Maurice Mclaughlin passed
through while on their way to contest
the Davis Cup in Australia. Johnston
became faVorite in Honolulu then,
and he and the genial "Mac" played
u number of sets against different Oahu
pairs. One match ut the Country Club
isFstill remembered by those who saw
II. The 60 was between Mclaughlin
and Johnstcn and A. L. Castle and Billy
Roth. il was some match to witness
and the four players showed many bril-.
liam. strokes. The whirlwiHd "Maen
was at his best when serving, and the
manner in which he slung the ball over
the net with terrific pace and with n
screw" on IL that made the sphere
twist every old way, was a treat to see.
The Californians defeated the Honolulu
pair by two straight sets, but, all the
same, there was fine struggle from
start TO finish. r. " .s.g
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
SECOND CITY KEEN
FOR ITS GYMNASIUM

As soon rs the new gymnasium hall is
opened down on Front street, at Waio.
lama, there should be big rush Of bust.
ness men TO join the affair, says last
Fridays Hawaii Herald of Hilo. The
thought of being able TO get some real
exercise in gym, to be able TO throw
the medicine ball around, take a go at
dumb bells, swing the clubs and do a
few other strenuous stunts, appeals to
many people, and the consequences
should be that the gymnasium should
be success from the start.
The basketball players and the in.
door baseball fans will be able TO enjoy
themselves to the limit, and many in.
teresting struggles are being looked for.
ward TO. + .. H.. S.. a.. '.Nt.&
. The only thing that can possibly
block the scheme now is the failure of
the government to come through with
lease of the land to the Hilo Basket
ball League The building is assured
and fine supply of apparatus will also
be soon in evidence after the hall is
erected. ..I @E
A swimming tank should be the next
move for the directors to make. A
concrete pool, with graduated depths
ranging from one foot to twelve feet or
so of water would be boon, and many
people who cannot get away every day
in order to have a swim at the outdoor
resorts would only be too pleased to be-
come members of the new league aud
take advantage of the swimming pool
every afternoon.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
MAY MAKE RADICAL
CHANGES IN BASEBALL

NEW YORK, January 30.--President
John X Tenor of the National League
said today that he will submit to the
Joint rules committee, which meets here
next month, recommendation 10 in.
crease the width Of the home plate from
seventeen to eighteen inches and send
u batsman to first base on three balls
instead of four. Such change in the
rules, he declared, would bring about
the desired increase in batting. He
says:
81 believe simply sending a batsman
TO the first base on three balls instead
of four would be too great a change,
and would throw the balance too much
in favor of the batsman. By widening
the plate an inch, however, the pitcher
would have Il better opportunity of get.
ting the ball over, but such chang
would be about two-thirds in favor of
the batsman. -
al believe increasing the width Of
the plate would have more of psyche
logical effect than an actual one. The
pitcher, knowing the plate had been
widened, would have more confidence in
his ability to get the ball over, while
the batsman, also conscious of the in.
creased width of tn" plate, would feel
he had to hit the ball instead of trying
to wait for base on ball." -, ~
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23

should Clarence X. Lane, the Kan
student and member of the Palama
Swimming Club, make a good show
ing in the fifty.ysrd sprint at the
coming meet, he will be sent to com.
pete in the fifty yard national cham.
pionship, which will be held in san
francisco on March ..
This was practically assured yes.
torday, said w. T. Rawlins and other
aquatic prophets Of the city. Lane
does not really have 10 win the hdlf.
century this week. What Il WAIVED
is that he make good showing. and
the money to send him to the Coast
city will be forthcoming.
This young swimmer really looks
like a star, and his work in the meet
this week Is going to be watched
with keen interest. He is being
tipped off as the sure winner IN the
ffty'yard and century distances.
The Kan boy has innumerable back.
ers, all Of whom are of the opinion
that Lane will be the future Ha.
waiian champion for the short dis.
tances, and they say he will settle
the question tomorrow as far as the
fifty is concerned.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
MAINLAND TENNIS ...
VISITORS BANQUETED

Officers and members of the Ha.
waiian Tennis Association gave the
visiting mainland tennis players a
farewell banquet at the Oahu Coun.
try Club, Nuuanu Valley, at six.
thirty last night, the guests of honor
being William II. Johnston, John
Strachan, Clarence j. ("Peekn)
Griffin, George Myers Church and
Harold Throckmorton. There were
speeches of felicitatiou and other
talks Of a jOvial nature, and the
marty had huge, happy and enjoy.
able time. The visitors return in
the Wilhelmina this morning TO the
mainland, Their presence and play.
ing here made the 1917 Hawaiian
Carnival Tennis Tournament the
greatest in the history of the
Islands. T. q
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
JAPANESE TENNIS CHAMP -
=. COMING TO AMERICA AGAIN

Ichiya Kumagae, the Japanese ten,
mis- champion, is expected to compete IN
the 1917 American championship tour,
nament, according to word received by
the National Lawn Tennis Association
in New York on February 3. Ku,
magae. proved the sensation of the sea.
son in this country last summer, gnd
was favored by some as the winner Of
the national singles title until put out
of the tournament at Forest Hills by
George NJ. Church, now playing Ia the
Orient.
The japanese racquet exnert, who Is
employed in Toxic bank, hopes to get
q leave of absence next summer. az
he did year ago, when his playing in
this country earned him the honor Of
being ranked No. in the list of Amer
lean stars
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
WORK ON PIERS
STILL HELD UP
Harbor Board Agrees To Pay
Part Of Claim Made BY
Contractor

At the regular meeting Of the board
of harbor commissioner held yesterday
afternoon L. G. Peters, attorney for the
Lord. Young Engineering Company,
when asked when the company would
resume work on the hnrbor piers, stated
that just ms soon as the harbor board
told IL to go ahead IL would do so,
Monday afternoon the commissioners
viii visit the piers and look into the
anchorage situation. Monday evening
a special meeting will be held, at which
time the anchorage question will be
taken up.
At yesterdays meeting the Standard
Oil Company made application for per.
mission to put three pipe lines in on the
wharf. The same application was
made September 3 of last year and was
turned down, the harbor board being in
favor Of owning its own pipe lines. The
communication was laid on the table
pntil the next special meeting, when
Chairman Forbes will present all avail
able information on the matter.
At the meeting the board settled a
matter that has been hanging fire since
last September. II was the unpaid bill
of the Lord. Young company for the
construction of the extra bulkhead wall
on Pier s. The bill amounted to
S2S,743.l3. According TO an estimate
of the actual cost Of the work by
Chairman Forbes, IL cost TO construct
the wall $27,646 Because of over
eleven hundred dollars difference, the
payment Of the bill has been held up
After much discussion and argument at
the meeting yesterday, the board came
to the conclusion that il would reject
the Lord Young bill on the grounds
that the harbor commissioners do not
recognize its correctness, but at the
same time they authorized the pay
ment of the amount estimated by
Forbes, without prejudice TO Lord
Young's claim for the difference. a.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-23
SPO II TT 8
Fanny Durack Wants
To Swim Here
In September Meet

~ 81
Fanny Durack, woman's champion
swimmer of the world, has written
to WHIT. Rawlins from Australia
that she wishes to compete in the
September swimming meet in Homo.
lulu. She is now in Australia,
where she keeps adding to her
aquatic laurels and, should arrange.
ments be made she will come here in
time for the September meet.
Unmack's annual for 1917 credits
Fanny Durack with eleven world
women's records, all Of which were
made in Australia. The distance
and time in each of these 81 as fol.
lows:
5Oyard, 20 seconds, May, 1918.
l00-yard, LOG, March 10, 1919.
1l0.yard, l:l6 Is, March 25, 1914.
150.yard, lisa Is, March 20, 1915.
20O.yard, $3.50 Is, February s,
1915. 4
22O.yard, 2:53, February IA, 1916,
300.yard, 4:l2, February G3, 1913.
440.yard, 6:03 3-5, March, 1915.
500-yard, 1889 3-5, March %, 1915.
SSO-yard, 1859, February "a, 1914
one-mile, 26;06, February "a, 1914.