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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-19

Damaged Hides-Half price. Sheep Skins-50cqs1.5O. Horse Hides-S1d6. Angora Goats-50d75c. Ginseng Sjq5. Colt Skins-4516Oc. Sherlings-15q25c. Goat Skins-40d75c. Hogskins-10d15c. Tallow-10d12c. Beeswax-30635c.
 Washed Wool-50d65c. Clear Unwashed Wool-50455c. Bury Wood-30a40c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-19
PIG IRON
HUNTSVILLE

Huntsville. June 1s-( Special )-The marriage of Jesse F. Young, Jr., a young cotton dealer of this city, and Miss Margaret We1man. daughter of MT. and Mrs. w. I. Wellman, was sol- emnized Saturday at the home of the brides parents in the presence of a small company of friends. Rev. Fran cis Tappey performed the ceremony. after which the couple left for a honeymoon trip east
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-19

Miss Madge Colbert, daughter of United States Deputy Marshal H. NJ. Colbert, and Norris Payne of the Southern railway drove to New Mar ket yesterday and were quietly mar died by Rev R. T. Blackwell at his residence
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-19
HIDES AND TALLOW

Green Salt Hides-1S@19c. Half Cured-17@1Sc.
 Green Hides-15Q16c. Dry Flint Hides-37@38c. Dry Salt Hides-34035c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-19
Bonds

Mercantile Paper
 New York, June 1S.-Mercantile paper, per cent. Sterling 6O-day bills, s472; commercial 60-day bills on banks, s47lA
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
MORE NEGRO TROOPS
ORDERED TO HOUSTON
Eighth Illinois Infantry, All
Colored, Sent There by
General Bell
TEXAS CONGRESSMAN
WANTS ALL SENT AWAY
BY The tnited Press.

BY The United Press.
HOUSTON, Tex. Aug. 27.-More
Negro troops are to be sent TO Hous-
ton despite rioting Of Negro regulars
last week, Major General Bell, in
charge Of the situation declared to-
day.
The Eighth Illinois Infantry. all
Negroes, are being sent here Bell
stated.
81 can control them and will not
recommend that they be sent else
where" Bell stated. There Will be
no further trouble"
Houston citizens today had not re-
linquished hope for the return for
civil trial of Negro troops who killed
IA persons and wounded many others
in the rioting OF Thursday night.
Military and civil authorities con-
tinued 10 work independently today
gathering evidence for civil trial or
court martial of the rioters.
Houston was further incensed to-
day upOn receipt of word that as the
train bearing the 600 Twenty-fourtn
Infantrymen OF which the rioters
we're members, passed through Rich
mond Texas, one OF the troopers
dropped a note addressed 10 a Negro
girl. reading:
I'VE done our part In Houston and
are now on our way to Columbus,
n. NJ"
The note, which is said to be in pos
session Of Brigadier-General John A.
Hulen, was weighted down with a
cartridge.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
MORE ACTIVITY FOR
MOTOR CYCLE SQUAD
New Order Places LeFashion
In Charge as Acting
Sergeant.
SEVERAL CHANGES
AMONG DISTRICT MEN

In an effort 20 secure the greatest
amount OF efficiency In the police de-
partment and also TO utilize the motor
cycle squad, which has been moro or
less idle since Sergeant Joe Davis re-
Joined the Delaware Regiment, Chief
OF Police Black last night re-asslsned
a number OF patrolmen.
The new order, which goes into effect
tonight. places Ernest j. lie Fashion In
charge OF the motorcycle squad as act-
ing sergeant, and The members Of the
quad Will be patrolmon Norman W.
Brown, j. A. Reilly and skepskl.
Walter Sherwin, who has been patrol
chauffeur, VIII go on a street district
and C. b. Virden, who was In the
motorcycle squad, Will take his place.
owing TO the local force having sew
eral vacancies existing. It has been
found necessary 90 take pairolman pur-
cell from duty as ira1lc officer at Front
and French streets and assign him 90
district work. p. Dcvinncy, heretofore
stationed at Fourth and French streets,
was also ordered on "a district and
their places win be nllcd by men pick
cd each week from the districts.
Another change made by the order
was that OF sewoll Scott who has been
turnkey for several months being as-
signed 10 street work and Howard Pal
mer transferred from his district 60 be
turnkey
In order 10 make these changes, II
was necessary 90 ro-arrangc some OF
the officers on the various districts.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
MANY HOSPITAL CASES.

Among those treated at the Homeo-
pathlc Hospital today were:
J. J. Lemon, No. 1901 Coleman street,
acid burns about eye.
John Mifeski, No. 620 South Harrison
street, foreign substance in eyes.
Charles H. Hammand, foreign sub
stance in eyes.
Thomas Bennett, No. 1884 Shallcross
avenue, fractured arm.
Those treated at the Delaware Hos
pital today were:
n. Holtz, arm bruised.
Raymond Rolph, infected arm.
David Molash, infected finger.
George DamrOssley, cut hand.
Basil Lessick. foreign substance In
eye
Mrs. s. ]. Rutter, infected foot.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
four MORE RECRUITS
Accepted FOR Army

Although this Is the only day this
week when recruits for all arms OF
the United States Navy may he sent
to the receiving station at Philadel-
phia, the local recruiting station, IN
the Law Building. was held down to
Clarence J. Stewart. No zoos
French street. and THOMAS Hollings-
worth. No. SOC West Fourth street.
At the army recruiting station, No
sos Market street. four men have been
accepted since yesterday. They were
Isaac NJ. Alton, John Pickarski, Joseph
G.. Redmond and John Armstrong.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
AT nm MAIESTIc.

For the first half OF the week. be-
ginning today. the Majestic presents
a bill that is sure. 20 crowd this house
every one OF the three DAYS. Dustiu
Farnum. celebrated stage end screen
star. heads the dramatic part OF the
program In n virlc drama OF the
west, "Durand OF the Bad Lands.
while Fatty Arbuckle and his famous
company Of star fun makers will be
seen IN Arbucllie's latest riot OF Joy
and gladness. 'lIis Wedding Night"
From an outlaw with a price on his
head 10 a 100 per cent. citizen, Is the
character portrayed by Dustin Far
mum in "Durand OF the Bad Lands"
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
THREE AUTO ACCIDENTS
NO ONE SERIOUSLY HURT

Run down by an automobile at Sixth
and Market streets yesterday afternoon,
a white man. who refused 10 give hts
name sustained lacerated head. He
wos treated at the Delaware Hospital.
Tho machine that struck the man was
operated by Leonard Rash, Of No. 42O
80 Sixth street.
Several Negro men and women riding
IN an automobile on the road near
Farnhurst had narrow escape from
serious injury last night when their
car was run into by another machine
and overturned. The driver Of the lat
ter car was injured about the legs. No
Dames were learned by those who pass
ed the wrecked machines.
The Phoenix ambulance received a
call late last night to 90 to Eden Park
for man said to be unconscious In the
road. When the ambulance arrived at
the park no one was found who needed
medical attention, although 1t was
learned that machine had taken q
man away from there who had been IN
iured.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
MISS VERNON claims
PICKETINC IS LEGAL
Militant Suiiragist Will Tell
of Her Work at Meeting
Tomorrow Night.
HAS JUST RETURNED
FROM VACATION

Mnss Mabel Vernon, prominent suf-
rragist. has arrived IN this city, coming
from the Adirondacks. where she has
been spending her vacation. She will
remain in Wilmington until Wednesday
evening. and tomorrow night she Will
address meeting OF the members Of
the Delaware Branch of the National
Woman's party. which viii be held at
:. .45 o'clock at suffrage headquarters, No.
Il East Seventh street,
Miss Vernon, who has been one Of the
most active sullragists engaged In the
picketing. al the White House, and who
was one of the first pickets 20 be ar-
rested. will speak concerning her expert
ences in the picket line and will discuss
the station rcgarGng pickcting m
Washington and also In Congress.
When discussing the picketlng with
a representative OF THE EVENING
JOURNAL. this morning Miss Nern'
on was most emphatic In her state
ment that the picketlng was very
effective thing 10 do and added that
Il was altogether legal and oonsti.
tutional and entirely within the law
OH" nhlA IT WuN MNNNaaNAf " N'NN
suffrage before the people as other
wise the question would be ignored
Miss Vernon said she received a let
ter this morning from Miss Lucy
Burns. another prominent sunragist
from Washington, I'm which she said
she had been TO see the surragista
who we're recently sentenced 10 the
workhOuse and found them very ralC
and thin as they could not eat the
food there. Leaving here on Wednes
day night Miss Vernon will 80 C
Concord. n. H.. where she will speal
at a conference to be held there on
Saturday to organize a branch OF th'
National Woman's party. That Is thl
last State 20 organize such branch
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
another ALLEGED
HOLD-UP ON CAUSEWAY

Albert johnson. Negro, was held
under $1,000 bail IN the Municipal Court
This morning for trial on a charge OF
committing highway robbery on George
A. Walls.
The alleged crime occurred south OF
Market street bridge late saturday
night. according to Walls, who said
Johnson knocked him down. sat on him.
went through his pockets and stole his
wallet with 81 IN IT, lie testified that
johnson was alone. and that he never
had seen James White. another Negro,
who was arrested FOR participation In
the robbery. White was dismissed. Tho
pocketbook was said 10 have been
found in Johnson's rooms by an onlcer.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
RISKED U-BOATS TO
enlist BUT MAY lose
Ere erick S. Schaelfer
Crossed Ocean; Injured
Hand May Bar Him.
TELLS OF BATTLES
WITH SUBMARINES

The story Of one Wilmington boy
in connection with the selec i've draft
is that Of a perilous trip across the
submarone infested Atlantic, during
which his ship was in actual COM
bat with a U-boat. and final ar
rival in this city in answer 20 his
call from Local Board No. g. only to
find that Il may be difiicult for MIN
to pass the examination.
He Is Frederick S. Schaeffer. OF No.
231 North Monroe street, a former
oiler on a Wilson Line boat. When
he was called by his local board, he
was somewhere on the Atlantic,
aboard a ship working as a coal
passer. II was not until he returned
TO this country. on Friday. that ne
was made aware that he had been
called upOn TO service against the
Germans. On Sunday he came back
10 his home, and reported at Local
Board No. q bright and early this
morning. where he found that an
injury to one OF his hands may bar
his enlistment
Schaeffer was not at all unwilling
to talk about his journey TO France
and return.
I'VE sailed from Baltimore" he De
gan, "and after we had been out
short while they began the submarine
drills. At FIRST nobody cared very mucl
about these and attempted to shirl
them. But after we neared the coas
Of Franco and we caught sight Of ou
/ FIRST Dutchman 10 was a different prOpo
sition, and you should have seen tn
pep everyone put into the drills.
"The second encounter with FIT
was little more serious, and shortly
after we sighted him the guns W
mounted fore and art began 20 speak
/ For a while they banged away at
pretty good clip, and finally the Dutch
man made or when 10 began to get to-
: warm"
Asked II ne had seen anything OF IN
American troops, Schaeifer soid'
"I should say we did. They seem. I
be everywhere, and especially notice
able. as they are the cnly ones yo
can sec IN the cities that are not crlI
pied.
"But don't you ever think that tn
French are downhearted. They nav
suffered terribly in the war but the
are the gamest people ever saw. WI,
I heard over there that even In tn
darkest days they never thought 10
an instant they would be defeated, an
no matter how hard they were h
they always had a good kick TO sen
right back.
but the coming OF the American
has certainly put new life into then
The war Is as good as won 10 thel
no,y It's a great sight TO see u
American and French soldiers on q
i street together. Most often you WI
see an American soldier and a Fren'
soldier, one on each side OF a gu
walking down some street arm In arm
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
TO Investigate
HYDRANT SYSTEM
Fire Underwriters 10 Study
Conditions at Request
of Water Beard.
RESULT OF SHORTAGE
AT FAHEY RESIDENCE

Investigation by the National Board
Of Fire Underwriters into the water
hydrant conditions in the city is the
direct outcome OF the recent fire In
the home OF Patrick Fahey, shortly
before sold to J. b. Niles on South
Clayton street, when there was
water shortage.
This action was decided on at the
regular meeting OF the Board OF
Water Commissioners this morninE
following a general discussion or the
water scarcity at the Niles fire.
President Horace Wilson OF the
board was at the ire and saw the
troubles which the fremen had. Ho
officially called the boards attention
TO the matter and Il was decided TO
call In the fire underwriters TO make
n thorough investigation OF the ny
drants, the belief being that the
shortage was due to the condition OF
the hydrants.
The fire underwriters have indicat'
ed q willingness 70 make the inves'
tigation without expense TO the city
This board Is thoroughly ,unpre.
/ iudlced board whose work Is national
in its scope. The board bases its ire
insurance rates, which govern al
companies, upon its survey OF each
individual city, and one OF the big
factors in such a survey Is the water
system and It's efficiency under vari'
Gus tests. For this reason the Weter
Board was very anxious 10 get the
fire underwriters TO make a fair and
impartial investigation. not only or
why there was no water at the Niles
fire but also OF the entire hydrant
system Of the city so that no such
) situation as a water shortage can oc'
cur sgaln
lust when the fire underwriters can
make the investigation has not been de-
termlned but It will be soon.
REPORTS 90 the water board made at
ifs session today show a decrease OF
if.77s.9iO gallons I'm the amount OF
water pumped for the week ending
August %. as cmpared with the same
week last year. The figures show
s6,0S9Oi0 gallons for last week. COM
! pared with gis6l,9S gallons the same
week last year.
John Lafferiy. Of No 1908 W. Six
! teenth street, filed an application for O
E position as guard at the pumping sta
I tlon and Thomas Ryan, OF No. iiC
{ Conrad street, requested that his appli-
4 cation for a position as water ins9ec-
tor be Withdrawn.
S The current bank balance was re
J.. ported as si7.5i6O3, while the specia
n bank balance was reported at s5s,gOiO9
q The current weekly payroll amounte'
G TO 81 ,2960S and the special weekly pay
D roll was given as S23i.62.
b The current monthly payroll
!, si6ii.67 while the special monthly pay
)" roll was S1i6.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
CANNOT FIND OWNERS
FOR MORE Than $50 LOTS

Having failed TO locate the owners
OF $50 or more lots scattered about the
southern section Of the city ard against
which city and county taxes for six
years are outstanding, John l. Dolan,
collector Of taxes for the Southern
district, will shortly submit a list Of
them to City Solicitor Bayard. Under
the new law, they viii be sold in the
Common Pleas Court n the taxes are
not paid.
s. C. Rice, collector Of the Southern
district, says no lots without owners
exist in the north district Of the city,
as far as his tax books show.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
NNACA NEGRO runs
AUCK AND CUTS TWO
entenced TO Six Years in
Workhouse and Draws
Fine OF 5000
OTHER CUTTING CASES
FIGURE IN COURT

Wilmington seemed TO have 10 n af-
1lcted by am epidemic Of razo. and
knlfc-wielding on Saturday night. and
rs a result The police were kept busy.
and the doctors at the Delaware Hos
pltal did more sewing than a Red Cross
chapter.
Frank Manoney, a Negro. who claim
ed that he came from Kingston, Ja-
maica, on September q last, was
charged In Municipal Court this MORN
ing with assault and battery on George
Johnson and Carrie Dredden on Satur-
day night. MahOncy was sentenced 10
pay. $500 hne and costs for each or,
fense and TO serve three years In the
workhouse IN each case, making six
years.
According TO the evidence Of the
woman, MahOney came to her house
on Mller's road, near the Oberly brick
yards, and without proyocation cut her
down the face from the forehead 90 the
chin. She was cut on Saturday night
end it was not until Sunday morning
that her plight was discovered, and she
was sent 10 the Delaware Hospital
There Or. Higgins sewed up her fore
head, one eye, a slashed nose and split
an aged Negro, George Richards, whose
innrmities prevented him either from
assisting the woman or calling aid.
Johnson said the man gashed him
down the face IN a similar manner
at Thirteenth and Heald streets, the
same evening. Both Johnson and the
Dredden woman received almost
identlal injuries He, too, was SEN
70 the Delaware Hospital.
Mahoney was arrested by Detective
Riley. who found him in bed. He
claimed that he mad been drinking
and did not know anything Of cutting
anyone. The court, imposed the six
year sentence after oimpressing upor
Mahoney that drunkenness was n'
excuse for crime.
Edward Collins and John Fisher
Negroes added to the cutting his
tory OF Saturday, when the latter wa
found az Front and Jefferson streeu
gith his throat cut from car TO ear
and the former was found not IA
away suffering from many cuts AM
the loss Of much blood They wer
arrested on a charge OF fighting ol
the streets.
In the Municipal Court this morn
ing. because Fisher was still at tn
Delaware Hospital. he hearings wer
postponed for one week. Each wa
held under $500 bail.
Lewis Dale. anc her Negro, wa
charged with cutting Henderson Sa'
terfeld at Second and Jeferso
streets on Saturday night. HendeI
s6n testified hat Dale mad cut hiy
on the hand in an argument owe
two dollars but as his testimon
was not supported by any otner WI
nesses Dale was dismissed.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
CHILpRENs pAY AT sPRINGS

Thursday Will be Children's Day at
Brandywine Springs Park and on that
occasion all the children arriving at
the park on the trolley cars between
noon and p. m. will be presented
with tickets which will admit thom
free 70 all tho amusements IN the
park. Beginning today and continuing
for the week there will be another
excellent vaudeville bill in the Park
Theatre. The headuner is the Har-
mony Trio. which does some OF the
best singing and comedy work which
has ever been put together in one
act. There are four other acts whilh
ere equally good.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
AT THE QUEEN.

Brypnt Washburn makes his initial
appearance at the Queen Theatre to-
day and tomorrow and incidentally
he VIII be seen in what is said 10
he his greatest picture. "The Man
Who Was Afraid" a story with a
powerful patriotic appeal. written by
Mary Brecht Pulver, the noted au
thoress The story is based on Presi-
dent Wilson's call to arms and pOr-
trays the wretchedness OF a man who
is afraid to answer the call. The
picture IS replete with soul stirring
situations. which will thrill any spec
tator with a spark OF patriotism.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
TALLEST PRISONER FINED
FOR Carrying BLACK JACK

Oscar Embler, whose form lowered
head aud shoulders above the head
Of the tallest officer in the Municipal
COur. today, was fined $50 and costs
for carrying a blackjack concealed
on Saturday night. The officer who
arrested Embler, whose home IS az
Asheville n. c., hardly reached the
shoulder-blades of his prisoner.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
TouLsoN FINED FoR ASSAULT.

Charged with striking Kate Forrest,
a Negress. in the nose and knocking
her down near Seventh and West
streets on Saturday night. Charles
Toulson, a Negro, was fined $50 and
costs. with the alternative OF six
months in the workhouse, by Judge
Churchman in City Court this morn
ing. The woman testified that he as
saulted her with no cause, as far as
she knew.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
DISPOSED OF LIQUOR TO
BIC QUARTERLY VISITORS

Pleading guilty in the Municipal Court
this morning to selling intoxicants with
lout a license and maintaining a dis
orderly house at No. Sl4 French street,
Emma Braxton, a Negress, was hned
SlOO and costs on the first, and $50
and costs on the second charge. Five
other charges against her Of selling
liquor without a license were dropped
when these pleas 4ere entered. The
house was raided yesterday aftrnoOn
during "Big Quarterly
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
FINED ron FIGHTING.

Austin Longacre. a white man. and
James Carroll, a Negro, were arraigu-
ed IN the Municipal Court this morning
on a charge Of lighting on the streets.
The testimony showed that Corrolls
part In the fight consisted OF trying
TO get away from Longacre and no
was dismissed. Longacre was fined 50
and costs.
Clarence Ford was nned 50 and costs
on a charge of acting dis0rderly on a
Richardson Park car on Saturday night.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
BLOCK ATTEMPTS OF
PACIFlSTS TO MEET

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 27.-Paci-
fists here, members of the People's
Council Of America, today are still
looking for place in which TO held
a twice postponed meeting Police
forbade a gathering scheduled for a
theatre Friday night and last night
one set for a playhouse across the
river in Camden. had to be called
of because the theatre proprietor re
fused to open the doors.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
At THE SAVOY.

Gait Kane az Lame Dore, the beau-
tiful young French woman who has
sworn 20 avenge the murder OF her
husband mysteriously slain at the
door Of his palatlal home. and who
becomes a SPY in behalf OF Prince Won
Kondenarck on his assertion that he
VIII sreveol 20 rer the murderer OF
her child's father, IS wonderfully ef-
fective In her new Mutual-American
production. souls IN Pawn" at the
Savoy Theatre today, tomorrow and
Saturday.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
To Appear at The Queen Four Days
Beginning Wednesday.
AT THE VICTORIA.

Two big shows with two big stara
will mark the Victoria Theatre pro-
gram during this week, Today. Tues
day and Wednesday. Wilfred Lucaa
will be seen IN THE Food Gamblers"
play OF timely interest. Assisting
Mr. Lucas IS Miss Elda Miller. the
star Of Her Excelloncy. the Cover
nor" For the remainder Of the week
Bessie Barriscalo will be seen in
Borrowed Plumage," in which Miss
Barriscale has made the hit Of the
season at the Arcadia Theatre, Phila-
delpho. recently.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
PROBATE WILL or LATE
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Letters testamentary on the es
tate OF the late lieutenant governor
Colin Ferguson we're issued this af'
ternoon by Register OF Wills Isaac
r. Brown to Theodore and Bassett
Ferguson. sons OF the deceased. The
will was also probated. There are no
public bequests.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
VIEW PROPERTIES IN
BLACKBIRD HUNDRED.

Members OF the County Board OF
Assessment returned Saturday night
from making personal views OF prop
critics IN Blackbird hundred. They
were yesterday az the Court House
checking up their returns, and left
this morning to finish up The views
IN Blackbird hundred
Evening journal., 1917-08-27
PERMIT FOR new CHURCH
Will COST $4,000

Bnding Inspector Preston today IS
sued the following building permits;
To Alfred Downward. for the new
Church OF the New Jerusalem, at Penn
svlvania avenue and Broome street, TO
cost 100000.
William c. Phillips, for (tterarons at
No. oOO-O2 East Fourth street, TO cost
$1,000.
s. I. Sobonisld, for FIVE dwellings,
Nos. l2O3.O5 -O7-O0-u Beech street, to
cost 81, 100 each.
George W. Seeds, for alterations at
No. 23l4 Jessup street, TO cost S36, ana
repairs at No. 9O3 Coleman street, 20
,ost $3.50.
Evening journal., 1917-08-27

". G. Meredith, Of this city, spent
a few days last week at Frederick.
-
which Will admit them free 10 all the
amusements IN the park. This Is the
biggest treat which has been given
the children this season aud Il is eX-
pected that thousands OF them Will
take advantage OF It. Manager Henry
will give his personal attention TO the
entertainment OF the little people.
THIS week there will be another ex-
ceilent vaudeville bill in the Family
Theatre at the park. II Will be heoo-
ed by Kresko and Fox. the clever pair
presenting up in the Air" a trayesty
on aviation. There are four other eX-
cellent acts on the bi1 and taken all
together Il IS believed 10 be one OF
the best yet secured. On Saturday
the Independent order Of Odd Fellows
VIII hold their celobmtion at She'll
pot.