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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
LOCAL BOY SCOUTS
 ENJOY DAYS OUTING

The Birmingham Boy Scouts, in keeping with their general custom of making a success of their undertak ings, made their first annual picnic at East Lake park yesterday a high ly successful day.
 About 400 scouts attended and were given the boys to the attractions ot the park by Manager Breinig, and 1t is needless to say that during the morning there were no vacant seats on the dips, the swing or the old mill scows and the lake looked as though a small army had suddenly taken to the water.
 In the afternoon the boys were di- vided into four divisions and the stunts commenced with Scouts Her ston Cooper, Joe Dunnerley, Ralph Webb and o. B. Newman, captains of the divisions Division No. 3 took the first event with Goldman Oakley win ner of the obstacle race. Phenie Crane won in the fancy diving. Sidney Kron- enberg easily won in the standing broad grin event with three and a half inch expansion. George Pollock proved himself to be a pugilist of rare ability by defeating his opponents from the other divisions by knockouts. Each boxer stood in a barrel while fighting. The tandem sack race went to Scouts Mccullough, Cooper Spencer, Temple, Pitts, McCutchen. Cross, Hem derson and Ammon. Division No. 8 took first place and was presented with a pennant inscribed, Excuse our dust"
 During the programme E. H. An drews, president of the local council; Colman Blach, the treasurer, and Messrs. Caheen and Agnus Taylor of the executive committee went out, got acquainted with the boys and were given an enthusiastic welcome. The success of the day was due largely to the work of c. F. Tillery of the Boys club and MT. Abel of the Y. M. c. A., who conducted the programme and also to Scoutmasters McCollister, Byrd. Wheeler, Williams and Spencer
 All decided that they had had magnificent time and decided to make this m annual affair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
SHOULD TELL GOOD AND BAD

"l think newspaper should tell the
 people of all the things that are done
 in the city hall, the state capitol or
 wherever there are official happenings, the bad things everyone of them, no matter whether it hits me or the other fellow. But just as sure should they be to tell the public of the good things that the public officials do. They should be in the attitude of helping every public official up, instead of pulling him down by means of ridicule, calcu- lated to destroy his usefulness. "I do not ask any newspaper to sup port me- but I do ask them to be fair with me-thats all I ask, for I want the people to get correct information, and whether I am right or wrong. there is where I stand or fall"
 MT. Barber is opposed for the presi- dency of the commission by George B. Ward incumbent. and Dr. N. A. Barrett of East Lake. This gives the voters of Birmingham a man from the city prop CT, one from the east end and one from the western end from which to choose their next president.
 "I do not think that a man should dominate the commission, just because he is president" concluded MT. Barber, but he should know as much about what is going on in each department as does the commissioner who is handling that department"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
MANY MASONS ID ATTEND CONFERENCE
AvondaIe Lodge Host to Delegates-Degrees to
 Be Exemplified

large gathering of Masons from every blue lodge in the county is expected at the twenty-second semi-annual Masonic conference of Jefferson county, which convenes this morning at Avondale, with the Avondale lodge as host The con vention will be in session three days and a splendid programme has been arranged for each day. The exemplification of the three degrees by some Of the best in- formed Masons of the district is included in the programme. A number of promi- nent Masons will make addresses during the conference and very successful con- vention is anticipated.
 The programme for today follows 10:0O a. m.-Conference opened.
 Invocation-The Rev. John w. Inzer. Welcome Address-George w. Hays. Response-C. R. West.
 Appointment of special instructors for the day.
 Exemplihcation of opening and closing the three lodges.
 Exemplificaton of calling off and call ing on.
 12:O0 M-Refreshment until D. m. POO D. m.-Conference at labor.
 2:1O p. m.-Exemplihcation of entered apprentice degree.
 800 D. m.-Entered apprentice lecture by E. F. Dean, Fairview lodge.
 3:30 D. mold fashion spelling bee. 5:3O D. m-Refreshment until 7:30 D. m
 NIGHT SESSION
 500 D. m.-Conference at labor S:1o D. m.-Masonic address by F. A Hewitt.
 $40 p. m.-Exemplifcaton of master Mason degree.
 9:9o p. m.--Master Mason lecture, Henry Key.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
DISTRICT BOARD
 ID HEAR APPEALS Men Whose Claim of Ex- emption Was Rejected
 File Appeal

Appeals from the decision of the ex- emption board for the Third county division began coming in yesterday when four men filed notice that they would appeal from the action of the board in disallowing their claims of ex- emption. The cases will be appealed to the district board for north Alabama, which Is sitting on the 21st floor of the Jefferson county Bank building, with Emmet ONeal chairman. The board passed on the claims because of depend- ents Saturday and of the 217 claims that were filed, 106 were allowed.
 The claims filed yesterday were all because of alleged physical defects, the men claiming that there was something wrong with them that the doctors had failed to detect. The district board has the authority to pass on all appeals, but as all men will be given another eX- animation at the camp before they are formally made soldiers, it is said to be doubtful if the board gives them am other examination. Two physicians have passed the men as physically fit.
 The government is going to appeal every claim that was allowed by the district board. Assistant Solicitor James the matter and had filed notice that he intends to have every case that was exempted by the board for the Third district appealed and reversed if pos sible He will not take any action un- til all the claims are passed on by the Third district board which will prob ably be in about two weeks. One-third of the quota for the district will be passed on by the district board finally before September 1, if one-third is not found that will go without appeal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

a badge and rushed by the glad hand bunch, headed by Frank Bridges un . til ? o'clock, when every one of them will entrain for East Lake park, which place will be the scene of much merry making and watermelon eating.
 There will be swimming, diving and a contest in aquatic sports by female aspirants for local championship. This fun will last until 6:30, when the mer- chants will be given party at the Bijou theatre. There will be a coupon in each book for this performance.
 MEET OLD ACQUAINTANCES
 Wednesday morning the merchants will get together for little business with old acquaintances, the morning being open for those things that please the visitors most.
 On Wednesday afternoon the visitors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Negro Conference

The Central Alabama conference of the Birmingham district of the Method ist Episcopal church. colored, will en- ter into the first day of its annual ses- sion tonight at the Enon Meth odist Episcopal church. The initial business session to commence tomorrow morn ing, when things will be generally or ganized. The Negro Exodus-What It Means; the Opportunities Open for Those Who Remain in the South" and other well-put subjects will receive general discussion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Asked by Age-Herald Rep resentative to Discuss His
 Views Frankly
WANTS COUNTY AND
 THE CITY UNITED
Thinks All the Newspapers Should Tell Everything That Happens at the City Hall Whether
 Good or Bad

''No. there will be no bitter feeling be- tween myself and any of my opponents when the race is over, whether l am elected or not, for l do not propose to say or do anything that will cause them to think unkindly of me" said Arlle
 Barber, commissioner of public safety, who is in the race for the presidency of the city commission.
 ''You might say that I stand for prac- tically what I am handing out to the voters on my cards: A unified and sim plified municipal county government abolishing either the city or the county
 government That is, abolish every mu-
 nicipality in the county, then govern
 the county and city with one commis- sion of 15 men. Let three commission
 CTS represent each department, health,
 cducation public safety, public improve
 ments and finance. Let these 15 men be
 the legislative board Of the county.
 'In case this plan was not practical
 let the city of Birmingham become a county, by extending the corporate linn
 it's of the city to the Warrior river, talk
 ing in Taylor's Ferry. In this manner,
 we would eventually cut the cost of
 government in half as duplication of each and every kind would be avoided. This saving would be so enormous that the city or county. whichever the case might be- would soon be independent. TAYLOR'S FERRY HIGHWAY Next, I would urge the people to stand pat for a highway to Taylor s
 Ferry of brick or concrete, or some per
 manent paving, and have established on the bank of the Warrior river at Max inc a municipal light plant to cost $500, 000, where the coal could be utilized right from the mouth of the mine and
 free water would be had.
 "Then there should be m electric line
 from Taylor's Ferry to Birmingham. At the same time Birmingham should never let up on the Valley Creek canal, though personally believe that we will be
 lucky if we get that ir the next 1C years"
 Other blanks in MT. Barber's platform follow: Municipal or county wharves warehouses and roadways to Warrior river; further advancement of the dis tribution of the tax burden; development
 of all public utilities; continuation ot fight for lower telephone rates: further reduction in electrical rates; a consum nation of the waterworks purchase lower gas rates at expiration of contrac in 1921; people before property equa rights to all.
 T will go on the musings now in
 about week or so, and I expect te ginger up the campaign a little at least and to have heaps of fun, to the very last day." continued MT. Barber "Ir fact I am having many good laughs every day at the pranks of politics, and the amusing things that transpire from daN, tn 6aNr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
DR. 7. D. DOWNING LS ELECTED AS HEALTH
 OFFICER OF COUNTY

Dr. J. D. Bowling was elected county healthy officer last night by the Jeffer- son County Medical society to succeed Dr. F. E. Harrington, who recently ten dered his resignation in order to re- enter the government service
 Dr. Harrington's resignation is eff fective September Is, at which time pr. Bowling will become health officer. In the meantime he will act as assistant county health officer under Dr. Harring- ton.
 There was an exceptionally large at tendance at the meeting of the medical society last night because of the mat ter of electing a health officer. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
BIRMINGHAM MEN TO TRAIN AT CAMP
 PIKE, LITTLE ROCK

A distribution sheet was published by the government yesterday showing the To- cation of the Is camps, and where the troops from each state will be sent. The men from Birmingham and Jefferson county will go to Camp Pike at Little Rock and the men from Alabama will be divided between this camp and Camp Gordon at Atlanta. The first contngents of men will be sent about September 1.
 The quota for all six of the boards of Birmingham is 11S3 and from the three boards of the county HOT. From all Ala bama S016 men will go to Camp Pike and 5596 to the Atlanta camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Banquet Planned
 for Scouting Party

The scouting party for the Bankhead highway that passed through Birming ham last Saturday on their way to Memphis will return tomorrow, and Q banquet will be given in their honor by the Civic association. Reservations can now be made from the association and each plate will cost 75 cents Those who compose the party are Col T. $. Plowman, President Riggs of Clemson college, Professor Houston and J. Asa Rountree It Is understood that the banquet will be of very informal na- ture, and all good roads enthusiasts are expected to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Every Man Will Be Given Badge and a Book of Tickets to Various
 Entertainments T. F. DAVIS WILL
 SPEAK TOMORROW Delegates Will Be Taken to East Lake for Entertain ment Features This
 Afternoon

Before night falls in Birmingham 5000 Alabama merchants are expected to have touched the pen at the regis tration booth in the Permanent Man ufacturers Exhibit hall on First ave nue, where they will be given coupon books that will admit them every where there is anything doing in Bir mingham for the three days that they are to be the guests of Birmingham manufacturers and jobbers.
 Following the registration and get ting acquainted the boys will be given
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

contest among the friends of the various men offered for the place was spirited. The other three names voted upon in addition to pr. Bowling, were pr. j.. M Lowrey, assistant city health officer; pr. H. N. Rosser and pr. M. w. Glas- gow.
 Dr. Bowling, the new health officer, is native of Ozark. He is grad uate of the Birmingham Medical col lege and has been practicing in Birming- ham for about 10 years For two years he was assistant city health officer un- der pr. R. M. Cunningham. He is 37 years old and his friends and those who knew him best predict that he will make an unusually successful health of ficial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Small Blaze

Three hundred dollars is the amount of damage estimated done yesterday by the small blaze at the boarding house at 2029 Avenue F. The roof was lightly burned and the interior of the store room of the house was burned, with some clothing stored in the room. J. J. Fly occupies the house and it is owned by J. Heineke. It is a two-story house. No one was injured and the fire Was extinguished by firemen of Station No. 2.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
SOME CONFUSION NOTED AT SMALLER
 MINES YESTERDAY Larger Operations, How ever, Were Moving Along
 About as Usual
FEELING IS STILL
 VERY OPTIMISTIC
DeBardeleben Gives Specific Figures on Production at Margaret Mines to Show Attitude of
 the Men

Reports from the various mining sec- tions of the Birmingham district yes- terday were to the effect that in some of the remote villages there was some con- fusion regarding the suspension of work because official word had not reached them that the proposed miners strike had been called off
 AS a general thing, however in the larger mines the men were at work as usual and there was not as much inter- ference with the output of coal as had been expected.
 The officials of the miners union are awaiting the coming of Secretary of La Dor Wilson Thursday, at which time he is to make an investigation of con- ditfons over the district and see whether such grievances as exist cannot be ad- iusted.
 TO CONFER WITH BOTH Secretary Wilson is expected to confer not only with the miners but with the operators as well. The operators have declined to go into any conferences in which the union officials participate, however. They have taken the position that they will never consent to recog- nize the unions as such, or to deal with their employees through outside union agencies
 A number of reports were in circula- tion yesterday regarding conditions at the various mines. Charles F. DeBardele- men, vice president and general man. ager of the Alabama Fuel and Iron com pany, last night corrected one of these reports regarding his mine. He issued formal signed statement which reads as follows
 The statement appearing in today's Ledger to the effect that miners at Margaret walked out of the mines Satur- day night and refused to return to work Monday is absolutely false.
 The facts are, Saturday night the min CTS at Margaret held mass meeting and by unanimous vote declared their loyalty to the company and their inten- ton to remain at work. There was normal crew at work yesterday and pro- duced a normal output of 1870 tons. which is evidence of the fact that our employees at Margaret are men of their word, and are patriotic citizens,
 "CHARLES F. DEBARDELEBEN, Vice President and General Manager, Alabama Fuel and Iron company"
 FEELING IS OPTIMISTIC
 Inspite of the assertion of the mine union officials that the strike proposed | for yesterday has simply been postponed pending the investigation by Secretary Wilson there is still feeling over the district that it has been permanently averted and the district is to be spared an affair which everyone was anxious i to avoid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Incorporation

Papers of incorporation were filed yesterday by the Pantaze Trading and Amusement company with $10,000 cap ital stock authorized and all paid In The incorporators are Charles D. Pan taze, c. F. Ensley and A. Latady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

will witness a bah game at Redwood Field between Pratt City and Ensley the two pennant winning teams in the T. c. I. league, the game to decide the championship of the league. The team that wins the championship will play the pennant winner in the South ern league for the championship. This will be one of the warmest games ever played at Redwood, and there will be great crowd there to witness it. Any merchant wearing badge and presenting his coupon book will be admitted to the game free.
 T. F. DAVIS TO SPEAK
 Birmingham business men will make this the biggest convention from a standpoint of entertainment and amusement that the merchants have ever had and they are of the 'opiniol that there will be the biggest crowd here that they have ever had, in view of the special educational feature, the address of T. F. Davis,s president ot the farm loan bank at New Orleans who will make clear the matter of farm loans to the merchantsr This lee" ture will be at the Jefferson theatre on Wednesday night.
 Winding up the week will be the fiddlers' contest-the old and the young-the most comical and enjoy able affair in Birmingham for the year This is the final attraction Thursday night.
 The glad hand committee will be working every day of the convention and will make it pleasant for thosa who are here as guests of the Bir- mingham manufacturers and jobbers Their business will be to see that ev- erybody is happy and to see that they meet each other and learn to know fellow merchants better.
 President w. L. Waters and several of the merchants from nearby towns arrived in Birmingham last night and were seen getting into action for the big day today, making their head quarters at the Chamber of Com merce.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Deeds Recorded

William Micajah Spenser to Stella Cherdorfer. lot ?, block ?. Mil ner Land company survey
 $550-Ellen F. Williams to J. F. Heckstadt, lot g, block 2. South Park division. and lot 62, block l, West Princeton survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
Representatives of Govern ment Here to Make Thor ough Investigation of
 Water Transportation
ENTERTAINMENTS PLANNED INCLUDE
 TUTWILER BANQUET
Local Committees Will Ac- company Party on Tour. Development of War
 rior May Be Result

Walter Parker, assistant secretary oi the interior; A. A. Poland, government engineer; Commodore E. J. Jancke of the United States navy. and H. s. Kealnofer traffic expert, will arrive in Birmingham this morning at $50 o'clock over the Louisville and Nashville railroad from Montgomery, to be the guests of the Blr- mingham Civic association for the day in Birmingham, thence to Cordova, rom which place they will be motored down the Warrior river to Tuscaloosa for an inspection of that stream as a commer- cial artey.
 The party will spend today seeing Bir- mingham, industrially, commercially and viewing the residences of the city. At noon luncheon will be served at the Civic association dining room on the twenty fifth floor of the Jefferson County Bank building In the afternoon the visit through industrial Birmingham will bt continued, banquet featuring the even ing programme, this being served at the Tutwiler. Dr. J. H. Finder will be the toastmaster. All who would attend this banquet will be able to secure tickets from Dr. Finder, who should be notified at once.
 ARRIVE THIS MORNING
 The party will be met at the Louisville and Nashville station this morning by the committee from the Civic association Senator Frank S. White, T. H. Milton Jeff Bailey, c. L. Harold and James Weatherly and the city commission headed by Mayor George B. Ward, Arlie Barber, J. D. Truss, J. R. Hornady and James Weatherly. The visitors will be welcomed to the city and taken in charge for their stay in Birmingham.
 The party will take a private launcf at Cordova Wednesday and be carried down the Warrior to Tuscaloosa. Those who will make the trip from Birmingham are MT. and Mrs James Weatherly, T H. Motion, Frank s. White and c. l. Harold. A party from Tuscaloosa will come up on the launch and make the return trip to Tuscaloosa, from where Gh' party will go by rail to Montgomery and then to Selma and Demopolis, wher' it will disband. Communications hay, been received from the civic organiza tions of all towns along the route, stat ing that they were. preparing entertain ment for the party, and that they would be shown all the wonders of Alabama and have her manifold advantages ably presented to them. group of Cordova citizens will attend the banquet tonigh and accompany the party back to Cor dova tomorrow. MT. Parker will go tc New Orleans from Demopolis and ther to Washington to report his findings tt Secretary Redfeld.
 The department of the interior is try ing to solve the problem of transportation and is Investigating the possibilities o the water route. MT. Parker has com' to Alabama to see what can be don' along this line here, and his visit ma! result in more improvements being mad on Alabama rivers.
 The establishment of an all water rout from Birmingham to the ocean is on of the chief aims of the Civic associa tion, and MT. Parker may offer valuabl suggestions as to how this can best b. done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

IAL LIIG IIIbdbIto Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee o'clock. Night performances 7:9o and 9 o'clock.
 Bijou: Superior vaudeville and fea- ture pictures. Continuous performance, to Il p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21

should be considered by every man
 before his own personal interest.
 "CLEON II. ROGERS.'
 The retirement Of MT. Rogers leaves in the field for the presidency of the commission President Ward, Dr. N. A Barrett and Commissioner Barber.
 There will naturally be much spec ulation as to which of the candidates will be most benefited by MT. Rogers withdrawal for some of the best known and most influential citizens in the city were heart and soul behind MT Rogers and their influence will nc doubt be a powerful factor in some other mans race.
 No information was available as tc the man who will get the bulk of this support. It was regarded as unusually significant, however. that the friends of pr. Barrett were particularly elated when they learned that MT. Rogers was not to run.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-08-21
POLICE NOTES

Dr. J. M. Howell, charged with pass ing worthless checks here and in Mem- phis. will be carried to Memphis for a hearing by an officer who is to arrive here from Memphis this morning. Dr. Howell was arrested here several days ago by Detective Lyons. It is alleged that he passed worthless checks here to the amount of $121.
 Eziekel Pike was arrested yesterday morning by Detective Lyons on a charge of burglary. It is claimed that Pike entered Pullman ears here and took furnishings worth more than $l00, including fire extinguishers. generators and other brass furnishings. They were mashed and practically ruined when they were recovered by the officer