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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Yiolin-Edison Concert

Loveman. Joseph & Loeb have . unique way of entertaining their musi- cal patrons in their Edison hall" on the first floor balcony every Thursday afternoon. The one yesterday after noon was in the form of tone-test. c. R. Klenk played An unison with the new Edison on the Aolin. and the cen cert, despite the Excitement weather drew good audience.
 The violin was tuned to 2 special tuning record made by the Edison com- pany, and rendered short put very good programme, including para phrase on 'Die Lorelei." "Orientale,'' "Charme D'Amour," "A Perfect Day. and Ave Maria"
 On next Thursday afternoon another concert on the new Edison with violin and celia playing in unison will be given. These are free to the public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19

A movement has been started to secure funds to buy athletic equipment for sol diers in camp.
 Ten companies of soldiers represent the Birmingham district at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga and $1400 is needed to pur~ chase sufficient material so that they may play baseball, football, basketball, soccer, and volley ball, and so that they may learn to box
 John Bredemus, appointed by the gov.
 ernment as athletic director for the Thirty-first division, at Camp Wheeler, has written The Age-Herald letter setting forth the athletic needs of the men. They have Wednesday and Satur- day afternoons and most of Sunday for recreation. If there is no encourage ment for outdoor sports, they will have no better means of spending their leisure time than frequenting the streets and more questionable places of Macon.
 Each company needs set of athletic
 equipment that costs sl4O A box, pur-
 chased at less than wholesale price, by
 government arrangement, contains the
 following material for each company: MATERIAL IN COMPANY BOX Six baseball bats, 12 baseballs, l chest protector, 1 catchers mask, catch CTS glove, 1 first basemans glove 6 association footballs (which car be used for soccer, volley bal and basketbalD, 2 extra bladders,
 extra iaces pump, needles for lacing 2 rugby footballs, sets of quoits (witf posts). playground balls 4 playground ball bats, 2 6-lb medicine balls, official: whistles, rubber patching outfit, 10 set' of boxing gloves, official rule books for , baseball, soccer, volley ball, basketball. l Athletic Director Bredemus has asked l The Age Herald to recive contributions l to this fund The Age-Herald gladly vii 1 do so and will make acknowledgment | of each donation:
 | Mir. Bredemus letter says:
 l IMPORTANT IN CAMP LIFE l Headquarters Thirty first Division, Cam 1 Wheeler, Macon, Ga, Oct. 16, 1917. Editor Age-Herald, Birmingham, Ala: {, Dear Sir: An effort is being made b. i the commission on training camp activi 1 ties, of which I am the athletic represen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19

to the methods of efficient Red Cross service as it's object.
 For the reason that rumor is gain ing headway in different parts of Ala bama that this convention will be used as an occasion for the further solicita-
 ton ef sa4ls ny U Red Cross. William
 J Leppest digef&vr the bureau of
 develapgasna VI s&sh b@y the supervis- { ssss.s ~ 4 Ss--s@ fs.1tcs3s of
 deial staten at en ds @. .sSvk
 Sew Orleans rsdav
 It Is very impo as ff4t | 6Ns BY understand that the ApNeus hns bama state convention o1 the Asas s $ s Red Cross, at Birmingham. n 2 sense planned for financial pafpcaas There will be no membership driv& 3x any kind attempted at the convention. there will be no contributions solicited. and no donations of any kind will be
 asked for.
 This is an educational convention. intended to explain all matters of or ganization detail, and present to the people every fact and explanation nec- l essary to make Alabama Red Cross organizations splendidly efficient. We hope to incite enthusiasm in the pro- ducing end of the Red Cross, but arc not considering the convention at all 1 from financial viewpoint"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
REALTORS CONTINUE
 BUILDING DISCUSSION

At the weekly meeting yesterday or the members of the Real Estate Ex- change for luncheon, now held regular ly at the Southern club, Chairman H. Key Milner. in continuance of the building discussions which have been brought before the meetings for the past two weeks now, introduced the phrases of architectural design, fix lures and furnishings.
 The trustees of the exchange entered into executive session immediately following the luncheon, the results of which will not be announced until the next meeting of the exchange.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Montgomery Grand Jury
 Establishes New Record

Montgomery october 1S-eSpeclal) Montgomery established new record during the session of the grand Jury which ended Thursday-not case charging a violation of the prohibi- tion laws was presented. The fact was so important the grand jury made special mention of it in it's report Only 5s cases were considered during the term and 3S indictments were found.
 No indictments were returned as result of the pitched battle at Lapine last month in which four persons were killed and another wounded. The grand jury said it decided, after thorough consideration, that it was to the pest interests of the entire community to return no indictments"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
SOIL IMPROVEMENT
 ADVOCATES HERE
Attending School of Instruction Being Conducted by Experts From
 Various Sections

About 200 members of the soil improve ment committee of the Southern Fertilizer associa ton are in Birmingham attending the school of instruction being conduct ed on soil improvement by experts rom all parts of the country. The first ses- sion was held yesterday morning at lo;5o in the ballroom of the Tutwiler With w. Dec. Kessler in the chair. The second session. held Thursday afternoon, was addressed by MT. Harry Tooles.
 Two sessions will be held today, the first at 1O:3O in the morning and the sec ond at s:30 in the afternoon, both ses- sions to be addressed by J. N. Harper !. c. Pridmore and c. A. Whittle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Williams Case Passed

In Judge H. P. Hefiin's division of the criminal court yesterday the case of R. L. Williams, charged with as sault with intent to murder, was passed over until November 12. The case of w, H. Fuqua. being tried under indict :. ment charging alleged bad milk sold at a local cafe during the year 1916, had not been disposed of at . late hour yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Services at Synagogue

Rabbi Jacob I. Mendelsohn has an nounced that in the future there will DC held at Knesseth Israel synagogue Fri day evening services at 8 o'clock for the benefit of those who are unable to at tend the regular sundown services. Rabbi Mendelsohn will officiate at all of these services and has announced that his topic for discussion this evening will be: ..Precept and Example. A large enroll ment marked the opening day of the Knesseth Israel synagogoue Sabbath school held last Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Work of Suffragisfs

The monthly social meeting of the Bir- mingham Equal Suffrage association was held yesterday at the Southern club at o'clock. The regular meeting of the association will be held Saturday after noon at the Cable hall, when the matter of food conservation, liberty bonds and other important matters will be discussed and large attendance is urged. Mrs. H. H. Shell will make a short talk.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
COLDER WEATHER
 FOLLOWING RAIN

Weather Observer E. c. Horton an- nounced about S:30 o'clock last night that yesterday up to that time had witnessed about 1.0S inches rainfall. This fall covers period of about l6 hours during which Birmingham had slow drizzling rain.
 However, lovers of cool weather may again cut off the electric fans and depend entirely upon Mother Nature to satisfy their thirst, it is also all, nounced. A fall of between 10 and lo degrees is expected during the night the rain will stop and today will pc clear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
MILLION ADDED TO LIBERTY
 BOND FUND BY TENNESSEE CO.'S
 CONTRLBU77ONAlA YESTERDAY Y
ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT FOR SOLDIERS NEEDED;
 FUNDS ARE SOLICITED
Games Material for Birmingham Districts Ten Companes at Macon Will Cost $1400, and the Camp Director Asks
 the People to Subscribe

tative at Camp Wheier, to raise funds by popular subscription, to supply the soldiers of the various training camps with athletic equipment.
 JAS you probably know, athletics and recreative sports are to play an impor- tant part in camp life. The schedule now permits the soldier to devote Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and most of Sunday to recreation To keep the men off the Strets of nearby towns 1t will be necessary to provide means ot amusement and recreation for them with in the camp limits.
 My plan is to appeal to the leading newspapers of the larger cities of each state. from which troops have been sent to Camp Wheeler, to raise the necessary funds to buy equipment and athletic ma- teriaf for the companies sent here from their neighborhood
 The commission on training camp ac- | tivities has put together box of ath 1 letic material selected so as to meet the demands of one company of soldiers. l This company box contains the articles l listed on enclosed sheet. The cost Of 1 this box. direct from the manufacturers 1 at a price under wholesale, is about $l40. 1 This low price is obtained by special ar | ra ngement between the commission and l the manufacturers.
 l TEN BIRMINGHAM COMPANIES 1 To facilitate my plan I have appor- | toned the states of Georgia and Alabama l into 27 districts. Your newspaper has l been called on to raise funds from the ] Birmingham district, which includes Bir- l mingham and vicinity, home of Com
 panies Nos. ? and g. 106th supply train
 Companies Nos. 121, 122, 123, 124, ambu lance tiain; Companies F, H, Company {, 121. 1O6th headquarters train; Battery r 117th Field artillery; Supply company llo Field artillery; Company A, 116th F'ielt artillery. As there are about 10 com l panies of soldiers in Camp Wheeler iron the Birmingham district, it would o necessary to raise $1400 to provide on' box of athletic material for each com pany. Just as soon as l receive Wort from you that you will be able to rais money enough to supply company ooxe | for each company in your district, or 10
 any portion of the companies in you district, I shall at once notify the com 1 mission on training camp activities an 1 the boxes will be sent to Camp Wheele with all the haste that is possible. Tn commission will send you the bill TO i boxes and you can send them the chec
 direct at your convenience. Very trul
 vours. JOHN BREDEMUS,
 Camp Athletic Director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
TRAVELLING MEN
 MEET TOMORROW

Tomorrow night Birmingham Council. U. c. T.. No. 172, will have an open ses- sion to which all travelling men. their wives and daughters are invited, at 1So9h Sixth avenue. An address will be deliv- cred by pr. George Stuart of the First Methodist church, and a special musical programme will be rendered. Refresh ments will be served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Young Bankers Begin Study

The study of the courses prescrfbed and arranged by the American Bankers association was begun last evening by the young bankers of Birmingham with an attendance of about 50, in the Civic association rooms. Much enthusiasm was manifested and the promoters are highly pleased. The present plans call for one geenral, or social meeting and two or three study meetings each month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
WOMAN's MEETING INSPIRING

One of the inspiring incidents of the general movement was the meeting oi the women's division at the Tutwiler in the afternoon. Three hundred wom- en were gathered together. They came surcharged with patriotism. If in one of them the spirit of Americanism was dormant that fact could not have been guessed. They silently expressed love of country unsurpassable.
 Every woman present signed the pledge card, a card guaranteeing en- deavor-determinatio not only tc work but to induce other women tc work. Mrs. Prenticss B. Reed, ir charge of the women's division. pre- sided and made the concluding speech Mrs. G. H. Mathis delivered a thrill. ing oration. w. H. Kettig. Birming- hams representative in the federal re. serve bank of this district. in detai described and explained to the wom en the bond. itself. what it is, what Il means. how 1t can be bought and re- deemed.
 pr. Middleton Barnwell inspired with patriotic fire. General Duvall ana Captain Sullivan. visiting officers were guests of honor and government spok esmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
BIC DELEGATION IS kccllD[n [nD D[n ht)oulSl.U I lJls l}k1 CRS GOAshJal' The Alabama Gathering of Mercy Forces Has Been
 Postponed Three Days

Postponement of the Alabama state convention of the American Red cross to be held in Birmingham, to November 10 and 20. instead of November 16 and IT. as at first planned. was announced Thursday evening in telegram from gulf division headquarters to Hugh M. Wilkinson, field secretary in charge of convention headquarters here.
 The dispatch did not indicate the reason for the sudden change in dates.
 It is believed, however, among local Red Cross workers, that the conflict be- tween the former dates and the con vention of the United Daughters or the |Confederacy at Chattanooga from No vember 13 to IT was a contributing cause.
 It is expected that the three-day postponement of the opening of the great gathering will cause little in convenience to the hundreds of per- sons throughout Alabama who are al- ready laying their plans to be pres- l ent. In the 12 days since its initial an- lnouncement the state convention has l aroused great enthusiasm in patriotic 1 circles everywhere in Alabama, and 8 generous delegation from every towr /! in the state is assured, according to the i corps of field secretaries who are GOV
 ering every county, exploiting the con
 vention and it's purposes.
 The change in dates serve to plac' | the session on a Monday and Tuesda, instead of on a Friday and Saturday | and there is considerable advantage Il such a change inasmuch as the con vention Is intended as a strictly busi I ness-like occasion. with practical worl lin the education of the general publi,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Opera Association Gives Ball

The ball given by the Birmingham Opera association at the Tutwiler ball. room Thursday evening was well at tended notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather and a good sum is to be realized, according to announcement. The ball was an informal one, beginning at S:30 and lasting till a late hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Incorporation

The Ellsworth Ore company yesterday filed papers of incorporation in the of flee of the probate clerk. The capital stock of the new corporation Is to De s3000. all of which is paid in. J. H. Hillman of Pittsburg Pa, Is president; |D. c. Scales of Nashville. Tenn. ,s vice president, and B. D. Smyer of Bir- mingham Is the treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Marriage Licenses

James B Telkem of Birmingham 10 Miss Phoebe Dolson McVay.
 James Ernest Gusham of Ensley to Miss Vie Phillips.
 Claud Smith of Middleton to Miss An nie Belle Nation.
 Karl Frederick Kesmold of Birmingham to Miss Lillian Brown Monroe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19

For Weakness and LOss of Appetite The Old Standard general strength ening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC. arouses the liver, drives out Malaria. and builds up the sys- tenn. A true tonic and sure Appetizer
 For adults and children. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Torpedo on Exhibition

As a feature of the libery loan cam paign genuine Whitehead subma- rine torpedo is on exhibition in the
 arcade of the Saks store.
 The torpedo was viewed by hun
 dreds of people yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Col. IT. S. Plowman Here

Col. T. s. Plowman of Talladega, pres- ident of the Bankhead Natiohal Highway
 association, was in Birmingham yester- day. Colonel Plowman says that the pathfinding committee for the Atlanta, Birmingham and Memphis branch of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
ORGANIZER ID SERVE. ANY TOWN WANTING
 RED CROSS CHAPTER
Field Secretary Wilkinson Would Like to Hear From Any Commun-
 ity Interested

Is there any town which wants Red Cross chapter?
 This is the quetson being asked by Hugh M Wilkinson, field secretary of the American Red Cross, who is now in Bir- mingham.
 He directs the inquiry to anywhere III general, because there's a Red Cross man ready to visit each and every town that might answer But MT. Wilkinson is par ticularly interested in what the Red Cross geographically designates as the Birmingham district, and which lncluoes Jefferson, walker, Winston, Blount, st' Clair, shelby, Chiffon and Bibb counties.
 There are Il districts in Alabama "lth field secretary travelling through eacn' MT. Wilkinson has been assigned to tnis territory. He wants to hear immediately from interested persons in the apoVe' named eight counties.
 ."There is no town in the United Staeef too small to have its own Red Cros' chapter with our country at war; oe l clares MT. Wilkinson. The Amerlcal l Red Cross is facing tremendous laSn 1 and needs thousands of chapters anu mi l lions of members to do the work prop | erly. 1t is a work for both men an' ] women
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
Cough May Lead
 To Consumption
Stop It at Once by Taking Cheney'n
 ExpectOrant

You may be in bed from coughing and can hardly sleep and even have old time consumption. have hemorrh- aces, and be thin and underweight you may have very weak lungs and breathing may be painful and coughing incessanf If so. get 25c bottle of Cheney's Expectorant and take as di- rectcd on bottle It will quickly soothe the lining of your throat and make you feel easy and stop that backing cough and cold and even cure the first symp- toms of consumption. Try Cheney's Ex- pectorant for asthma.--l lAdv.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19
~,;1I. Ny-n.rn, Meu Hnra

Jacksonville Newspaper Man Here w. A. Elliott. business manager of the Jacksonville (Fla.) Times Union. spent a few hours In Birmingham yesterday en route home from the east.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-19

,,as nrr willsinson. The American .ped Cross is facing a tremendous task, and needs thousands of chapters anu m m lions of members to do the work piop erly. 1t is work for both men anu women.
 TOWNS SHOULD ORGANIZE
 .1rhere will be a state convention III Birmingham on November l9 ana ~ U teach people exactly how all this W worn As carried on, and to show every peis ,Sa how he or she can efficiently serve lhe nation through the Red Cross. e.',a,,' now and the time of this great coiisen tion there should be a Red Cross cnap- far in every town in this district III order that every town can send aecleu hited delegates to the convention 10 iedii' these splendid things and return hoiie to teacn the other members.
 According to Field Secretary Wllklnson' n' thare are nolv three chapters in this dis trict-at Birmingham, Jasper and oneon-- : ia There are auxiliaries- at-iarge al Clanton. Montevallo, Piper and Verpena. which the national headquarters ol enc society at Washington has dlrected snai' | immediately be transformed into chap 1 ters But there are large nuniper oA | towns which have no organization Whal- i ever. 4; 1 Fifty members are sufficient 10 consti- 1 tuta a chapter under the new system ol 1 organization, and it is expected that MI l WiIkinson's tour will result in large number of other independent chapters 1 in the vicinity of Birmingham. He eA l nects to begin this tour in the next rev l days. and is open to invitations 10 Vlsi' 1 any town in the district. He should pc 1 addressed at Red Cross convention head l quarters. Room PIP, Tutwiler hotel, BIT i mingham.
 FOR OTHER SECTIONS ! Other secretaries assigned to simlial 5p.ias a other sections of Alabama thus Iohn e strees ia taa Tuscaloosa dis' i frfe5 vhiea Includes Lamar, Faye.te ! pieFeas 1l!seai oosa, tireene Hale alc
 Sumter counties y.,,,
 soBert " B4nigs h., in the 9pSAHs d4s.nset whlan siif teaea hanaeaI,'s. ss'''''t | hers. TalIapoeaa ana Lee eoWNhss, Charles O. White, ist ths Asaai82Fsslf 1 district which includes AptaEgs, Fillmore l ,svndes, Butler. Montgon rg, sreaaAa H
 Macon, Bullock, Pike ane Ha& eg4s
 ties. ,..
 lack Yuille, in the Dothan distr1ct
 which includes Barbour, Henry, Dale
 Houston. Geneva, Coffee and Cov1ngtol
 counties ,,u 1 R. E. McWillams, in the Selma ois
 trict, which includes Perry, Dalias' VII cox and Marengo counties.
 R. R. Richardson, in the Moplle ois ] trict, which includes Choctaw, Washing ion. Mobile, Clarke, Monroe, Conecur
 Escambia and Baldwin counties
 Secretaries are now on their way '
 take charge of other districts of tn state.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1917-08-30
INVESTED IN MENA PROPERTY.
w. J. Stratton Buys business Houses
and Residences.

One Of the best real estate deals
that has taken place in Mena in a
long time was consummated last
week thru the Kelly-Stratton Com
pany when they sold to w.
j. stratton all Of the Mena prop
erty belonging 10 the A. p. Hope es-
tate The property includes five
brick business buildings, three va
cant business lots, one located OPP
posite the new post0flice building
and the other two located in De-
Queen street, two residence lots on
Jansen avenue and another on
Hickory avenue, and lot and res
idence on Hickory avenue. The
business buildings on DeQueen
street will be overhauled and re-
paired and made ready for occupan-
ey The purchaser bought the
property not because it was spe-
cial bargain, but because in his iudg-
ment he saw in it a good investment,
basing his judgment ON the belief
that better things are coming TO
Mena, and that the steady upward
tendency in property values which
has been in progress for some time
viii continue as the country tribu-
tary to Mena is developed.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1917-08-30

J. I. Williams Of Cleveland, Ok,
who recently purchased a home in
heiia, aud IS returning 70 Cleveland
preparatory 10 moving here, called
on Secretary Easiin of the CONNER
cial Club for a supply Of literature
and samples Of Polk county pre-
duets, saying he had some friends in
Oklahoma whom he was anxious to
have locate here, and that he in
tended acting as special advertising
agent for the many good things he
had found in aud around Mena since
he himself became Interested here.
+ p, Hamilton Of Tyler, Tex, al
So asks for Commercial Club litera-
ture and enclosed subscription to
The Star. with the Information that
ne is looking for a home in POLK
county.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1917-08-30
REED CANON RELEASED.
Charge for Stealing Bicycle Reduced
and Fine Paid.

Reed Canon, who had been held
IN the county jail to await the ac-
ton Of the grand jury on the charge
of grand larceny for stealing bicy-
Gle belonging to Virgil Anderson,
was released Thursday He was al
lowed to enter plea Of guilty to
petit larceny and was fined S27,
sentenced one day in the county jail,
and adjudged to pay the costs. At
torney J +. London of Van Buren,,
recently in Mena in behalf Of the
young man, secured the modification
'of the judgment Canon left that
afternoon for Alma, Ark, where
some Of his brothers are living.
They had sent sufficient money TO
pay the fine and costs and his trans
portation to Alma 1t seems that
the young man is not very bright,
and i was established that this was
the first time that he had ever been
in trouhia