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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
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Bethlehem Preparatory SoI,

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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
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Day school opens September 10.
Evening school. October ].
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Railroads Are to Make Strong Attack on the
 Valuation of Lines

Washington, January 29.-The railroads first attack in what promises to be long legal battle over methods purscued by the interstate commerce commission in determing.rg the physical valuation of railroad properties throughout the United States, was made today in a nearing on the commissicn's findings in the case Of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic and the Texas Midland railways
 Counsel devoted virtually the entire day 10 the first two of Al points of Conten- ton raised. SWts ping charges were made that the commission did not obey the in structions of the law in making valua. tiolls and failed to include a great many items which it should have included, Whether trackage rights of a railroad over connecting lines should be included, and if so, at what figure. was one of the points debated counsel for the Texas Midland declaring that IA miles of the roads main line had been omitted be : cause the road did not own the property outright, but merely had leased track age rights over this stretch.
 Counsel for the four railroad brother hoods announced that he wished to pre- advised by Chairman Meyer that dis cussion would be limited to the detailed, technical points under consideration. The attorney said he probably would have something to say when the ques- ton of railroad owned lands was reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
GRAND OPERA SEAT
 SALE 5000 AN HOUR

The opening of the local seat sale for the two performances of the Bos- ton Grand Opera was attended by a great rush to secure tickets yesterday morning. At the box office at the Cable e-Shelby-Burton company the sales amounted to $3000 during the first three hours, or just 5000 per hour. During the entire day, as long as the box office was open. record business was done.
 The committee in charge of ar engagements for the Boston Grand Opera was highly gratified at the won derful sales made to local people. Dur the past week the mail order sales had far exceeded expectations and now that the Birmingham patronage bids fair to greatly surpass that on any previous occasion the success of grand opera is believed to be assured.
 Especially anxious were local music lovers and other patrons of grand opera to have the seat sale large for the performances of Faust" and Aida" Saturday matinee and night, SC that there would be no trouble in hav- ing this city regularly booked for a grand opera season each year in the future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Prosecution Closes Case
 in Trial of Harry Spanell

San Angelo, Tex, January 29.-The prosecution closed its case tonight in the trial of Harry J. Spanell of Alpine. charged with killing his wife last July. Testimony of Mrs. B. F. Jenkins of Fl Paso and Mrs. J. W. Downum oc Alpine, the last witnesses called, was introduced in an effort to impeach Spanells story of occurrences in the Holland hotel shortly before the kill ing of his wife and Lieut.. Col M C.. Butler, United States army.
 Spanell said his wife had been in- suited by Butler in Buffers room dur ing Mrs. Buffers temporary absence. Spanell also testified his wife was killed by Butler in an encounter be- tween the two men following the all legged insult.
 Mrs. Jenkins said on the night of the shooting she saw Spanell upstairs in the hotel and overheard a conver- sation in Buffers room, but did not see Butler. The witness said she heard Spanell say:
 Crystal (Mrs. SpanelD, haven't l told you not to come up these stairs alone?'
 Why, Mrs. Butler is here" the wit ness swore Mrs. Spanell replied.
 Mrs. Jenkins said she then heard Mrs. Butler say, Yes, MT. Spanell I am here"
 Mrs. Downum, recalled by the state, denied she had discussed with either Butler or Spanell incidents prior to the shooting.
 It is believed the case will reach the jury by tomorrow night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
To Relieve Catarrhal D e a f ess and
 H e a d N oise S

Persons suffering from catarrhal deaf ness and head noises will be glad to know that this distressing affliction can usually be successfully treated at home by an internal medicine that in many instances has affected complete relief after other treatments have failed. Suf- ferers who could scarcely hear have had their hearing restored to such an extent that the tick of watch was plainly audible seven or eight inches away from either ear. Therefore, if you know of someone who is troubled with head noises or catarrhal deafness, cut out this formula and hand it to them and you may have been the means of saving some poor sufferer perhaps from total deafness. The prescription can be pre- pared at home and is made as follows:
 Secure from your druggist oz. Par mint Double Strength), about 75 cents worth. Take this home and add to it + pint of hot water and oz. of granu- lated sugar; stir until dissolved. Take one tablespoonful four times a day.
 Parmint is used in this way not only to reduce by tonic action the inflamma- tion and swelling in the Eustachian Tubes, and thus to equalize the air pres sure on the drum, but to correct any excess of secretions in the middle ear, and the results it gives are nearly al- ways quick and effective.
 Every person who has catarrh in any form should give this recipe trial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
We'll Known Alabama
 Woman Dies at Troy


 Troy, January 29.-Special) )-Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Wilkerson, one of the pineer women of Troy whose life is inseparably connected with the early history of Troy. died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. S. A. Williams, Sunday afternoon about ? o'clock. Mrs. Wiker- son had been in declining health for a number of months and had weakened She was born near Lafayette on January 26, 1886, and was thus 81 years old. She moved to Troy in early life and was the wife of Col. E. B. Wilkerson, who pre- ceded her to the grave many years.
 She was the mother of Il children, five of whom died in youth, and one, Julius Wilkerson, in Beaumont, Tex, some months ago. Mrs. Wilkerson is survived by the following children: Mrs. Fox Hen- derson, Mrs. Lela Murphree, John Fl. Wilkerson and Mrs. Sam Williams uf Troy, and Mrs. Frank Godsey of Texas Mrs. Wilkerson was the last local char ter member of the Methodist church. She joined the church at it's organiza tion here, in the old frame Masonic hall, when the Rev. Kelly was pastor, and she had always been prominently connected with the church in all its activities. The funeral was held Monday afternoon at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. S. A. Will Hams on Elm street and was conducted by the Rev. H. c. Threadgill, assisted by Dr. c. L. McCartha. Interment was made in Oakwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
DECISION ON RIGHTS.
 OF HARRINGTON HELD.
 UP BY JUDGE SHARPE.
Question of Whether County Health Officer Must Be a Qualified Voter of State
 Argued Yesterday

After hearing the arguments in the quo warranto proceedings directed against Dr. F. F. Harrington seeking to oust him from the office of health officer of Jefferson county, Judge H. A. Sharpe reserved his decision and will make it known in the next few days. The case was submitted to Judge Sharpe yesterday morning, Attorney Francis Latady appearing for the state ex rel. Van Hayes. Jr., and Judge Sam uel D. Weakley representing the de- fendant pr. Harrington.
 The question as to whether Dr. liar rington was qualified to hold office under the state code was the principal point argued by opposing counsel. In the petition seeking to oust Dr. liar rington the relator contended that the defendant was not qualified electot of the state of Alabama and that he was further disqualified by holding a position of trust under the United States government.
 Mr. Latady in his argument stated that the position of county health of fcer is a public office and that under the laws of the state a person holding such office must be a qualified elector He discussed at length the duties or the board of health and the board Of revenue in the matter of selecting an time health officer and contended that the duties of the office were such as to constitute public office under the laws of the state. He cited a mum Der of authorities in support of his contentious.
 Judge WealSley in his answer to the petition of the relator admitted that the defendant was not an .elector but denied that he held position of trust under the United States government. He argued that the health officer is merely the servant of the board of health and as such does not come un- der the restriction of public officer. He pointed out the fact that all the reports of the health officer are made to the board of health or the commit tee of health and stated that the su- preme court had decided in the Saund~ CTS case that the state health officer was not public office and that the same relations obtained in the health affairs of the county.
 In making his announcement Judge Sharpe stated that while he made no definite promise, he would probably render his decision sometime this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
BIRMINGHAM HOME
 AND SCHOOL GARDEN DEPARTMENT NEWS
GET RELIABLE INFORMATION

JtELIAbLE INF llOAN There are abundant local opportuni- | ties for gaining information relating to gardening. Seed catalogs usually give specific directions for the culture of most crops. Some seed houses have these directions printed on the seed packages.
 The United States department of ag- riculture has many bulletins relating | to gardening that may be obtained free upon application. The various state colleges and experiment stations also issue bulletins for free distribu- | ton and are prepared to answer in- quiries by correspondence.
 1 CLEAN UP THE BACK YARD | In order that all available space may
 be utilized for the growing of vege- tables. the back yard should be com pletely rid of all rubbish If there is only a small amount of ground, it will l be very helpful if any high board fence can be replaced with one made | of chicken wire. This will allow a max l imum amount of light and free cir culation of air, both of which are de- plants and the prevention of such dis ] eases as mildew. i BOARD FENCES OBJECTIONABLE l Board fences are sometimes objec- | Itionable in that they often prevent free surface drainage. The yard should be so graded that no water will stand on the surface of the ground. Some- times an open ditch leading into the alleyway or on to some lower ground | will be necessary.
 PROCURE GOOD SEED
 | The first step in this direction is to
 send to some reliable seed firm. The l individual orders from the pupils may | be combined into one order and spe- cial prices obtained. Put in orders ear ly, for there should be no delay when
 the planting season arrives, and the supply of seed of the most popular varieties soon become exhausted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
EXPLOITS IN AIR
 TOLD IN REPORTS
German Forces Fighting Above Ground Praised
 for Their Daring

Berlin, January 2s-via Tuckerton.) Several exploits by German airmen on the western front on January 27, are re- counted by the military critic of the Overseas News agency today. He writes:
 "On January 27, the weather was clear and German airmen were active along the entire western front plainly hold ing back hostile machines. The rail- way station at Frouard was, with the as- sistance given by airmen shelled by guns of the heaviest calibre, while hostile bat teries and barracks west of Peronne and camps near Cappy and Bray were suc- cessfully bombarded during two consecu- tive nights. One of our battle squad rons dropped with excellent success 1900 kilograms of explosives on Nueve Maisson south of Nancy, and $50 kilograms on Dombasle.
 French camps at Fort Dehays, near Toul, were attacked from a short dis tance with machine gun fire. Airmen carried out an exceptionally bold exploit, dropping from a height of 90 metres 40 cases of explosives on the railroad bridge across the Authie, 29 kilometres south of Etaples. The airman had complete success, the explosion destroying all the railway tracks. This same machine inn meditely afterward attacked with ma chine gun fire train north of the bridge, stopped the train and set ablaze by its fire, car in the middle of the train.
 Tn air engagements and by anti-aircraft fire five hostile arplanes were brought down. On the eastern front an Aus trian machine fell precipitately wrapped in flames
 Petrograd, January 29.-(Via London.) Sergius Sazonoff, ex-foreign minister, who has just been appointed Russian am- bassador to London, commenting on Pres ident Wilson's Senate speech in an in- terview printed today voiced the view already taken by most prominent Rus sians that President Wilson's efforts to prevent a repetition of the world war had his full sympathy, but said he failed to see the practical value of the speech at this time
 M. Sazonoff mentioned as the terms without which the entente allies could not consider peace these:
 ''The restoration of Belgium and Servia and the return to France of AL sace and Lorraine.
 'The ceding of territory to Italy.
 ''The freedom of Poland and Rumania
 'Russa's domination of the Dardanelles and free access to the sea-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
REPUBLICANS ARE
 DEMANDING FULL
 TALK ON PEACE
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roe Doctrine, nor involve an alteration armed forces of the United States into foreign territory for any purpose ex- cept to preserve the peace of this country or protect American rights.
 Senators Hitchcock and Williams, democratic members of the foreign re- lations committee, will look after the interests of the administration tomor- row in the absence of Senator Stone. Senator Cummins proposes to address the Senate at some length before urg- ing adoption of his resolution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Montgomery Official Quits
 Because His Salary Is Cut

Montgomery, January 29-(Special.) Because the Montgomery salary amend ment made in the state constitution by the voters in November reduced his salary from $500 to 5000 a year, w. R. McDade, chief recording clerk in the of flee of the Montgomery county probate judge for p years, retired from the posi- tion Saturday afternoon with the an- no,lncement that he could not live and support his family on the salary
 The legislature fixed the salary in the amendment and the probate judge is pro- hibited from paying him more. Jeffer- son county's recording clerk, who holds the same position in that county that MT. McDade held in Montgomery. is paid $1SOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
Dr. MacCracken Declares Women as Capable of Hold
 ing Positions as Men
STRONG FOR SUFFRAGE
 BUT AGAINST FEMINIST
College Women Growing Away From Idea That Social Successes Are Paramount-College Presi-
 dent Likes Birmingham
Bv WINNIE FREEMAN

.-The supreme idea of the modern woman is service. If the graduates or vassar college were left free to fol- low their own inclinations upon leav- ing college 75 per cent of them would go into actual seryice-service TOT their country and for humanity"
 "That's just an opening wedge into what pr. Henry Noble MacCracken' president of the well known woman s ccl1ege. thinks of the woman of today. But that's just preliminary.
 For instance, he thinks that;
 '-Woman is as capable of filling any position as man.
 "The time is fast approaching when every college in the country will open its doors to woman and be glad to do so.
 From an educational viewpoint there is no difference In the mind of man and woman.
 "The college woman is rapidly grow sng away from the idea of social sue cesses as the paramount attainment
 IS STRONG SUFFRAGIST
 In other words. Dr. MacCracken is a suffragist in every sense of the word.
 Although do you know it almost embarrasses me to have to admit this" he said. Mot that I am not thoroughly convinced of my convic- tions, but simply that it seems ab- surd to think that the question of equal rights for man and woman should have to be made an issue. I hate the word feminist and would advise all suffragists to abandon its use. It antagonizes by its significance A person who really believes in the broad equality of man and woman doesn't like words which suggest so plainly the dividing line of sex advo- cated by the uneducated persons who do not believe with him in his views"
 Dr. MacCracken, who was in Bir- 1ningham yesterday. where he appeared before the College Women's associa- tion, was enthusiastic over the south ern woman and her possibilities.
 "The southern women who come to Vassar are among the most brilliant that we have" he said. following his speech before the college women sAnd do you know, although there are hardly third as many Vassar alumni in Birmingham as there have been in other cities in which I have spoken on my trip, I feel that I have gotten more from the dozen here than I have from the three or four dozen in ether cities. I am making this trip for my own education and the wom- ei here have been very helpful in the suggestions they have made to me" Speaking of his work, pr. MacCrack- en said:
 GREAT ERA FOR WOMEN
 T do not feel that I am the head of woman's college. I simply feel that l am the head of an educational insti-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
CONTINUOUS SEASON
 FOR SOUTH ATLANTIC

Savannah, Ga, January 29.-A con- tinuous season of 100 games, begin- ming April 19 and ending August II! was decided upon, at an all-day meet ing here today of directors of the South Atlantic league For several years past the league, Class c orr ganization, has divided the season into halves, the pennant being decided by a post-season series. Augusta, Charles ton, Columbia, Columbus. Jacksonville and Macon compose the circuit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
WORTH ATTENTION OF WOMEN

WUHTH O
 When you feel too tired to work, when dark puffs appear under your eyes, when you wake up weary, with back ache or pains in sides and Joins, when muscles and bones ache, when you suffer rheumatic twinges, when lum. bago puts you down, then you know the kidneys are weakened or disord- cred. Mrs. T. J. Bucknel1. Route T., Hary, Neb.. writes: q am recovering from an attack of lumbago. by the aid of Foley Kidney Pills. They surely have helped me-" Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-30
TN THE PICTURES SANDO OUT
By H. s. RYALL
Features for today:

Features for today:
 Trianon: Anita Stewart in "The Glory of Yolanda'
 Triangle: Douglas Fairbanks in The Americana"
 Strand; Marguerite Clarke in Snow White"
 Colonial. Mary Pickford and Harold Lockwood in Such Little Queen"
 THE GLORY OF YoLANDA."
 The Glory of Yolanda," with winsome Anita Stewart, remains at the Trianon. While the magnetic personality of Anita stewart is sufficient to make any picture in which she appears "go over" The Glory of Yolanda" gives her an unusual opportunity to display her artistry.
 Miss Stewart plays the part of a Rus sian dancing girl She is discovered by the duke one day as she is dancing alone in the forest. He takes her to Peuograd to have her prepared for the royal ballet, intending to make her his morganatic wife. But Yolanda falls in love with an artist who has painted her picture. Discovering her love for the artist on the night of her grand debut, the duke exiles the artist to Siberia. The picture ends with Yolanda accompanying her sweetheart in his exile.
 The play is one of intense interest and suspense. The scenes are well laid and the photography splendid. It is photo play which one will remember long after leaving the theatre.
 DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS AT TRIANGLE
 The Americana' with Douglas Fair banks, showing at the Triangle, packed this little picture theatre to the side walks Sunday and yesterday.
 As is the custom with Fairbanks pie ture plays there is plenty of action through the whole story. In fact, in The Americana Fairbanks attempts just little more than in any of his previous efforts. Hei has to do more things than Douglas Fairbanks has ever done before in five reels of picture.
 PICTURE PLAYS REMAINING.
 Marguerite Clarke remains at the Strand in Snow White and good audiences con- tinue to see this picture. Snow White" will complete it's enga cement today.
 Mary Pickford and Harold Lockwood are at the Colonial again today in Such