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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Cardinal Mercier Sends Thanks of Belgium
 to President Wilson

Washington, June 15.-Cardinal Mer- cier, the celebrated prelate of Belgium. has sent an autograph letter to Presi- dent Wilson. It was presented today b the Rev John B. Deville, a priest, who has just arrived in this country and fol- lows:
 'Mr. President: Often since the com- mencement of the war, have had the desire to express to the people of the United States, of whom you are the highest representative, my grateful sem timents. You have been prodigal to us of your sympathy, of your help, of your devotion. At the very moment when you see yourself compelled to break off the diplomatic relations of your country with Germany, you have had still an exquisite thought for our poor country. To the 50 delegates of the commission for the relief of Belgium you have given the advice not to abandon us as long as the power of occupation left them free to provide for our alimentations.
 May you be thanked for your mag nanimity, MT. President, and may you accept as well, I pray you, the thanks of the entire Belgian nation. Permit me to say that we shall pray to the good God and ask Him to bless your noble country. Please accept, MT. President, together with the renewed expressions of gratitude, the homage of my very high consideration"
 The letter was dated February g, at the Arehbishopric of Malines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
GERARD CASES

Application of rehearing in the case of John T. Oaks, former chief of police of Girard, which was filed by the state last week was denied by the court of appeals Friday afternoon. This means that Oaks will go free unless the supreme court directs the court of appeals to change the decision. The court of appeals held that Oaks could not be convicted of bribery because there is no statute whereby municipal officer may be pun ished for this offense.
 Oaks was convicted of accepting money from Girard liquor dealers under the agreement that they would be permitted to keep their shops open in the town without molestation from town authori- ties.
 The court of appeals also denied the application for rehearing in the case of c. c. Phelps, Grard liquor dealer, who was convicted and sentenced to hard labor for more than two years for en- gazing in the business The court re- gently affirmed the conviction but di- rected the lower court to send Phelps to the penitentiary instead of to hard labor for the county.
 Ffftytwo cases submitted to the court of appeals during the call of divisions which was completed this week, were transferred to the supreme court Friday afternoon under the agreement whereby the supreme court decides 60 per cent and the appellate court 40 per cent of all cases appealed from trial courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
SOLICITOR BLACK ARGUES HIS OWN
 CASE IN COURT
Forney Johnston Represents Treasurer Henry in lief fersOn Salary Fight.
 Girard Man Wins

Montgomery, June 15-(Special.)-Ar- were made before the su- rreme court Friday afternoon in the two cases involving the right of the treasurer of Jefferson county to pay the salaries of assistant solicitors appointed by Hugo L. Black, county solicitor. The submissions were made at this time in order that the court may decide the issue before the summer recess begins June 30.
 Solicitor Black represented himself and contended that his assistants were legally appointed and that the solicitors fund is sufficient to meet the salaries. Forney Johnston represented M. V. Henry, treas- urer, and contended that the treasurer acted within the law in declining to pay the salaries. Two cases were brought In one the Jefferson circuit court or dered the treasurer to pay $500 to w. S. Welch, assistant solicitor, while in the other 1t declined to require the treasurer to pay s200 to Ben F. Ray, assistant so- licitor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
LOngshOremen Elect
 Galveston Man President

Mobile. June 15.-J. H. Fricke of Gal weston was reelected president of the Gulf Coast District Longshoremens asso- ciauon at the closing session here today
 Albert Workman of New Orleans was named vice president and NJ. J. Gshagan reelected secretary treasurer. New Or
 leans was given the next annual conven-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
HOTELS AND SUMMER RESORTS Rocky Mountain National
 Estes Park Calls to You

Rocky Mountain National Estes Park is Natures trt bo-@ Here Long Peak towers eisip and gsss ening with perpetual snow sam Lalge lies placid in it's skyland Aasin
 Golf if you Fish amid surroundings unsurpassed. a Wnb love to fish can find the thrill yoG ve always dreamed would some da c0lne
 Here in Rock alouhtAflt National Estes Park, thousand new glories Of Nature await you here is a true and healthful para dise Tor ae children
 Enjoy the ! autN os staFr Colorado points withoat extra Jdbt-Colorado Springs. Pike's Peak heson, the Gar den of the God Naess afN among nn- merous free .5df TipS iHellded in the famous 3-in-1 NAtlpNAi Park Tour of- fered by the f0rlington king in the three Nationa lssiks 4Aehy Mountain National Este Gt6cier aAsi Yellowstone (Cody Road) all on cste ticket.
 Before conptattn% v1Ar vacation plans by all r2eaE gyt t1ci facts about this great vacatlAW kaF@t n4 l will glad ly send you grctive fe ITS. Burling- ton trains gr Alreft al three Ma tional Parks. N4ef'{ fovers--long return limits.
 Fl. R. Todd. ral crH lern Agent. 1l22-cc sisossR-afAFx Bldg. Bisan.u AaM 3A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
PUBLISHERS NET PROFITS TAXED IN
 WAR REVENUE BILL
Senate Finance Committee Writes in , Per Cent. To Raise $15,000,000
 Estimated

Washington, June 15.-A new tax of five per cent on the net profits of all news paper and magazine publishers was writ ten into the war tax bill today by the Senate finance committee in lieu of the two per cent advertising tax previously agreed upon, and of the second-class mail rate increases proposed in the House bill.
 The five per cent profit tax upon pub fishers, estimated to raise about s15,0Oo, 900. or about the same as the two per cent advertising tax previously proposed. is subject to reconsideration next Monday. It was adopted by bare majority of one vote with several members absent and was almost lost on tie.
 The committee also decided by ma jority of one vote to repeat the draw back" allowance to sugar refiners, rais- ing $19 O00,0 600 additional revenues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
RED CROSS COMBINATION

Experience in perfecting combina tfons and in systematic co-ordinations whereby powerful individual influences are brought into common action so that they become in effect a single unit, has made it pos sible for MT. Davison and his associates so to perfect the Red Cross plan for se- curing $100, ,000,000 within 2 few days, as to make it substantially certain that this amount will be obtained. Some have feared that so great a subscription as $100, ,0000 900 for single purpose of philan- thropic character, might tend to impair benefits which other philanthropies and charities have in the past been receiving for their work. But there is believed to be no ground for apprehension of this kind.
 Every penny received in aid of this Red Cross plan will be in due time accounted for There is no danger that any of it will be diverted so that undue profits may be gained by those who sell commodities needed in the Red Cross work. There will be no opportunity for grating. Probably when the money has been expended an accounting will be made public similar to that which the house of J. P. Morgan & Co.,, of which MT. Davison is one of the partners will make for every penny of the money expended by them in making purchases amounting in all to hundreds of millions, while acting as the commer- cial agent of Great Britain in the United States.
 If the British Parliament should au- thorize committee tomorrow to make investigation into the manner in which this money was spent, J. F. Morgan & Co., would be able to place, at a mo- ment's notice, before that committee, detailed account of every expenditure, coupled with the authorization by the British government for each expenditure. A similar account will be made to the American people by the Red Cross organi- zation of the expenditure of the $100, GOO GOO which is to be raised, if possible, within a week after the close of the liberty loan subscription
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
Title Men Hear Attack on
 Torrens Land System

Gadsden, June 15.-(Special,)-An attack on the Torrens system of land title reg istration by Charles F. George. editor of Lawyers and Bankers magazine, formed one of the features of the session of the State Title Mems association to- cay. He declared that other states which have tried the system are now throwing it out, and that Alabama title men should use their influence against its adoption in this state The association adjourned it's meeting today, and decided to elect officers in Birmingham on Thursday of state fair week. Delegates to the na- tional convention were chosen as fol- lows: Jack Thornton, Montgomery; c. C.. Lowder, Mobile; o. B. Clark, Tuscumbia; and J. K. Brockman, Birmingham.
 Organization of an association to fur nish a market for farm products in Etowah county is to be undertaken by Attalla citizens, if sufficient interest is displayed It is proposed to build a warehouse at Attalla and to pay cash for corn, oats, hay, wheat, peas of all kinds. peanuts and potatoes.
 President w. s. Vance of the Alabama Pharmaceutical association is sending out letters to all members urging the im- portance of attending the state conven- tion in Tuscaloosa next week.
 A local of the United Mine Workers of America was organized at Altoona last night with membership of 257.
 The court of county commissioners has made arrangements with w. T. Cox whereby the road through East Gadsden to Hokes Bluff will be strengthened above Cox's lake.
 William R. Gray, who enlisted in the army here on May g, now is being sought, it is claimed, not only as adeserter, but also on charge of having broken jail at Rome. where he is said to have been serving sentence for seriously beating a negro.
 Rev. Martin D. Reason, pastor of the East Florence Baptist church and Miss Hattie +Sutherin of Albertvile were mar ried late yesterday at the home of Dr. D. l. Pprser. Jr.. pr. Purser performing the ceremony. Rev Mir. Beason for merly resided at Whitney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
TELEPHONE HEARING

After J. C. kelcey, consulting engineer or Chicago, had been under cros-eXaml- nation throughout the day the public service commission recessed the Birming- ham telephone case at 1 o'clock Friday afternoon and will take it up again Monday morning. Kelcey gave detailed testimony about his investigation of the plant of the Southern Bell Telephone com pany. Much of it was technical and tion, etc.
 Indications are that the hearing will go far into next week. The telephone company has announced that it will of fer large number of witnesses in an effort to prove that the charges now levied for service in Birmingham are reasonable and not discriminatory. Only two witnesses have been examined since the hearing began Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
British Have Captured 100000 Prisoners Since
 Beginning of Great War

London, June 15.-More than 100000 prisoners have been taken by the Brit ish during the war, James Ian Mac Pherson, parliamentary secretary to the war office, announced in the House of Commons today Up to the end of last May, 76.067 prisoners were taken on the western front, to which must be added at least 5000 for the month of June. In Mesopotama, 10,9O0 prisoners have been taken since July 1, 1916 In Egypt the number of prisoners taken since July I, 1916, is approximately S739,
 The territory regained by the British on the western front since July l, 1916 amounts to 600 square miles,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric


 Saturday afternoon matineegoers will find a pleasing programme of entertain ment at the Lyric this afternoon and will in addition find cool comfort, as the theatre is cooled by electric fans and iced air from the theatres own cool ing plant,
 The programme includes many well known entertainers. Fashions a la Carte will have an especial appeal to the women, as some of the latest crea- tions and styles are shown in this num- Der.
 Toney and Norman are pair of en- tertainers who will drive the blues away
 The Solinines young man and wom- an. entertain in a high class musical of ferlng on the piano and violin.
 McMahon, Diamond and ChalIow please in song dances and comedy and the trio are very good entertainers. The Sig Franz troupe present some high class bicycle riding. rhe Pathe news pictures are very interesting. Summer bargain matinee prices are now effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
COMMITTEE SEES WOOD

Tn spite of denial of the committed it became known Friday that delega- tion of Birmingham citizens conferred with Maj. j.-Gen Leonard Wood here Thursday about the location of camp site at that point and the story went the rounds Friday among the citizens of Birmingham who are attending the ses- sions of thea public service commission that General Wood promised that Bir- mingham would be recommended
 The Birmingham committee was com posed of Gen Louis V. Clark, Capt C.. II. Ohme and I. c. Beatty. General Wood granted request for a conference in his quarters at the hotel. The commit tee claimed it came to Montgomery to discuss another matter and merely called on General Wood to pay it's respects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
THREE

ton. The executive board is: J. R. Mar unez, H. Rogers Mobile for Alabama; Thomas Harrison, s. Peete. New Orleans, for Louisana Jerry Jones, Gulfport. for Mississippi Fred sandberg, Texas City. and J. w. Pendleton, Orange, for Texas.
 International President T. r. O'Connor Of BuTalo N. r.. addressed joint meet ing of timbermen and baymen's associa- tions and touched on negro affiliaton with white members, but no action fin the mat ter was taken by the convention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
BARRENTINE RELEASED

Bonnie Barrentine of Walker country who served four and one-third years for murder before his case was reversed by the supreme court, was given credit for this time on his second sentence by Gov ernor Henderson Friday. Barrentine was convicted in 1903, but the supreme court reversed the case in 1907. He was convicted again and after fighting through the courts, again began his second sentence in 1911.
 Governor Henderson restored the time already served with the instruction that Barrentine be released June 16 1917, the day he would go free if he had been al- lowed credit by the courts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
TRAVELLERS MEET

Members of the Alabama Travellers as- sociation began their annual netting at the Gay-Teague hotel Friday night with banquet and garden party. The busi- ness sessions will continue through Sat urday. About 100 members exclusive of those who reside in Montgomery are in the city for the sessions. John Craft of Mobile is on the programme for an ad- dress on Good Roads,, while an address on Sanitation will be made by Dr. s. w. Welch, state health office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16

for a great steel fleet with some wooden vessels, although he will not build as many as was originally con templated by the shipping board be- fore the fleet corporation was formed with full powers to build ships
 The price of steel for the ships to be built has not been fixed definitely, but 1t is understood General Goethals is willing to pay $90 ton. Some members of the shipping board who are directors of the fleet corporation, favor, it is said, a price around $60. Since Chairman Den- man of the board, as president of the fleet corporation, has to sign all contracts it is considered likely that price lower than $90 will be agreed upon. The navy is paying between S60 and $70, but pri- vate shipbuilders who are selling their output at high prices are paying in some instances higher than s1OO
 TO CONTROL LABOR
 Control of the labor situation is an inn portant problem in connection with speeding up building and Chairman Dem man said today the fleet corporation, through it's power to control steel, would prevent shipbuilders from taking each others workmen. It was suggested that if the government found any builder of lending it could shut off his supply of steel under the power to comnandeer and release his workmen to another plant.
 Shipworkers in the east have declined to work under an open shop arrangement and this problem, too, confronts the government, as it is held that it will be- come necessary to employ open shop methodsN in some instances to increase the output of plants
 It was made clear today that the ship ping board will not operate ships itself merely chartering them for single or con- tinuous voyages This will relieve the beard of the detail of operating large fleets but under it's control or shipping it still can direct the use of any vesser it owns or those owned by private con eerns.
 The government. it was said today, IS determined that in communicating ships it will not pay fictitious values, but will force sellers to take actual valua- tions for their property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
RID OF A LINGERING COUGH

Cold weather persisted so late this year that many more persons have colds than ever before at this season. You can get relief from racking, hacking coughs, from wheezy, sneezy breathing from raw, sore throat and tight chest. W. G. Gla- zier, Bentonville Ark, writes: T can recommend Foley's Honey an Tar Com pound. I used it for a cough that had for years and was said to have con- sumption, but it cured me- Contains no opiates. Children like it. Sold ev- erywhere.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
MONEY FOR RED CROSS
By HOLLAND


 New York, June 15.-tspecial.) )-Follow- ing almost immediately upon the closing of the subscription books for the liberty loan of 5000 00O,OO0, will begin on Mon day intense campaigning for the purpose of securing s1OO,OOOOOO for the Red Cross work which is to be supervised by Henry r. Davison.
 Those who obtain liberty loan bonds will have the satisfaction of knowing that in them is placed their money upon which interest at the rate of 31a per cent is for the present to be paid Later the rate of interest may be in- creased But those who subscribe to the Red Cross fund of $100,00000 will receive their returns indirectly. For the Red Cross work will, as 1t has been mapped out upon a stupendous scale, materially aid the allies, not merely in their mlli- tary activities, but also in the restoration of ruined industries and impoverished towns. MT. Dawson realized that it Is to be vital factor in the continued pros- perity of the United States after the war, if devastated industries, worn-out rail roads and homeless villages are so re- stored that there can be a speedy re- sumption of agricultural and industrial life. Upon that resumption will depend in part the maintenance of orders placed in the United States for supplies of all kinds. For it is recognized that some years after the war the United States must contribute much the greater part of the necessary commodities for the up I,,,f1 I T .l 0k,,f..x
 A WONDERFUL WORK
 Yesterday Chauncey M. Depew, while speaking of some of the amazing mod ern developments occasIoned by the war and it's emergencies, said that not the least remarkable was the demonstration of the perfection to which men of finance have carried the utiliza ton of credit so that it serves as cash or even, better in carrying out business transactions, many of which are of unsurpassed magnitude. But, MT. Depew says, there IS another feature that is even more amazing be- cause it is without any precedent The United States is to sell hundreds of mil liens, in fact, billions, of commodities to foreign nations, and is at the same time to furnish these nations with the money with which to pay for these supplies In other words, the people and the banks that lent the money in turn will receive the money, which is paying for commodi- ties bought by the allies.
 This means a highly perfected system of eo-ordina tion and combination. This is system which some of those who have canvassed for the sale of liberty bonds say that the people, especially in the rural districts, do not fully under- stand. There has prevailed an impress sion in some parts of the country that the billions which the United States is to secure are to be sent i'll the form of cash or it's equivalent across the seas, and there has been much difficulty in bringing to some of the people good understanding of the fact that these bil- liens will remain here and be utilized in the purchase of commodities and espe-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
To Widen Key West Channel

Washington, June 15.-Widening of the channel in Key West, Fla, harbor. opposite the wharves to 800 feet and depth of 26 feet at mean low water at an estimated cost of $232,700, including an initial appropriation of $1500OO. was recommended to Congress today by the war department
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-16
At Loew's Bijou

That the theatregoers of Birmingham are quick to recognize merit is evidenced by the record breaking crowds that have been in attendance at Loews Bijou dur ing the past week. The summer policy inaugurated by the management, togeth- CT with the meritorious performances have taken immensely with the patrons of the popular playhouse and crowded houses have been the rule. The pro gramme for today is of the highest quail. ity. The topliner Marseila Johnson. concert soprano, assisted by George Har- ris. presents one of the classiest acts ever seen on the local stage. The three Rozallas in a high-class musical score big hit. Merkett and Bondhll in com edy, song and dances are of the best, and Raymond, the acrobatic clown, is a laugh producer. A splendid photo drama. "The Stolen Paradise" featur- ing Ethel Clayton completes the excel lent bill.