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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

has summoned 143 men for each day
while division No. has called up 1873 men
each day. These two divisions represent
old Birmingham proper.
The Boy Scouts have been the salvation
of the clerks and doctors throughout the
past week They are on the job every
minute and they are not only faithful and
prompt, but they are capable They
served throughout the week and will con-
tinue to do so until the examinations
have been concluded.
The Life Insurers, the Civic association,
the Chamber of Commerce, aided during
the past week in furnishing clerks for
the doctors and board members, and this
week the clerks will be furnished by the
Kiwanis, Community club and Rotary
club memberships
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
POLICE NOTES

Fl. D. Slater charged with passing
worthless checks, was arrested yester-
day by Detectives Moser and Garner. 1t
is claimed that Slater passed a check
which was worthless for 81.
Claude Day, who escaped from the city
Jail Friday, was arrested yesterday by
Officer Walton. He was carried back
to the Jail.
F. II. Ensley, who was arrested sew
eral days ago on a charge of violating
the traffic ordinance by Officer Virgil
Sandifer, was fined 50 and Officer Sandi-
fer, whom Ensley had arrested for reck-
less driving and splashing mud on his car
was fined 81 in the recorders court yes
terday. Later the two men appeared be-
fore Commissioner Barber, who RENTED
the fine.
w, c. Morris, 2710 Avenue G, reported
to police headquarters last night that his
five-p passenger Ford was stolen between
80 and 10 o'clock last night from Fourth
avenue between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets. The. car had not been
found by the police department at a late
hour last night.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
Colored Fairgrounds

For the benefit of the children of
the colored Fairgrounds, all the offl-
GERS of the Colored Fairgrounds asso
citation will meet with the board OF
commissioners Tuesday, August 49, to
discuss and make new plans for erect
ing shelter to protect the grown-ups
as we'll as the children from the rains.
In connection with other business
matters, a date will be set for CIV
ing all the children Of Greater Biz
mingham a free picnic.
Special cars run Sunday for all Wis
itors to the colored Fairgrounds for
both white and colored.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
COURTHOUSE ITEMS

Joe Domax was arrested yesterday
and lodged in the county Jail on a
charge of forgery. Domax is a soldier
and is accused of forging an order for
$50 on his father.
Ethel Davis, the Administrative of
Allie Davis, filed suit yesterday for
$4,000 damages against the Alabama
company The plaintiff alleges that the
deceased was working in mine owned
and operated by the defendant and that
dynamite or some other explosive was
caused to explode near him and that as
a proximate consequence he was killed
Papers of incorporation were filed
yesterday by the Hoskins Mining COM
pany with $4,000 capital stock, $4,000 Of
which is paid in. The incorporators are
Thomas Hoskins, George Horsley and
Hattie May Hoskins.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12
BROTHERHOOD CLASS
PLAN ENTERTAINMENT
Judge A. Latady to Make Address
at Novel Entertainment at
Arlington Place

The Walker Memorial Methodist Broth
erhood class will entertain on Friday,
August II, on the church lawn at Ar
lington Place, the feature of the evening
being an address by Judge A. Latady.
There will be various forms of amuse-
nent, principal among which will be
"spasms" from the recently enacted Ugly
Brothers minstrels. Henry Vance is pres
ident of the class, and he is going to
introduce some novelty acts that will
please everyone. There will be several
vocal numbers, Messrs. Forney Gay and
Luke Trice rendering solos. Beaureguard
Winston, Captain Hollums, Captain Shu-
mate and company, will star in special
stunts Everyone is invited to attend this
affair.
classes in the city and 1t has been built
up from practically a handful to hun
dreds of members.
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DELEGATION PLANS
TOLAND CONVENTION
Birmingham in Nomination for Next
Meeting of the Commissary
Association

Heading delegation of so strong,
Fred B. Shireman, manager of the
Tutwiler hotel. and Blanks Everett
general manager of the Chamber OF
Commerce. leave today at noon over
the Seminole Limited for St. Louis,
where they go to bring back to Bir
mingham the 1918 session Of the Ma
tional Commissary association.
Mr. Everett has in his possession
about 400 cards signed up by members
of the association wherein they have
stated their preference for Birming
ham as the next meeting place and he
is confident that he will succeed in
getting the convention to meet in Bir-
mingham in 1918.
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Books for Soldiers at
the AvOndale Library

Miss Fannie Tabor, the librarian Of
Avondale. has Used call for all resi-
dents OF Avondale to bring to her
books for the soldiers Any magazines
that are no more than six months old
are also wanteda The branch libraries
all over the city are going to cooper
ate with the central library in getting
together a collection of books for the
soldiers and residents of the suburbs
can leave any books or magazines they
have at these libraries. Fiction is pre-
ferred but any books that the donor
thinks would be appreciated by the
soldiers will be welcomed.
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Bradley Saunders, Jr,.
Receives Commission

Bradley J. Saunders received tele-
gram from his son, Bradley ]. Saunders,
Jr., yesterday, stating that he had been
commissioned as a lieutenant in the reg
ular army.
The news will be of interest to the
many friends, not only of Mr.. and Mrs.
Saunders, but of the new army officer,
who is one of Birmingham's best known
young men. He took his officers training
course at Fortress Monroe. Virginia, and
Is commissioned in the coast artillery
Lieutenant Saunders is an Auburn man
and was in the first group of 100 sent
from Fort Mcpherson to Fortress Mon
roe to try for the coast artillery.
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Marine Corps Closed

The recruiting station of the marine
corps closed yesterday and will not re-
open until the 22d. This corps is prac-
tically full and every man is being
given 10 days furlough The office
will reopen at noon of the 22d and men
again received. Although the corps is
very nearly full, men will continue to
be taken in as long as the war lasts, as
there are always vacancies caused by
or furlough.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-08-12

Out of 1884 men called before the local
board last week. there were 200 who have
failed for sundry reasons, to appear; 9lI
were accepted for military service while
only 232 were rejected for physical dlsa-
bilities There were 10 transferred here
from other cities while 10 appearing for
examination had since registering joined
the colors, and 646 claimed exemptions
There were 271 on the honor roll, claiming
no exemptions, out of the 1884 That Is
the recapitulation of the weeks work
done by the local boards last week.
This week. starting tomorrow, divisions
. and 3 will appear, the first class being
at o'clock, white men, the second IN
the afternoon, negroes. Division NO.
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PLACES OF REGISTRATION

Registration boots of the city will be
located in the following places:
l. Wahouma drug store, 6515 First
avenue, north.
2. Barrett school, Sloss avenue and
|Seventy-sixth street, south.
8. Robinson school, Hillman avenue
and Eighty-fourth street. south
4. Gate City school, Gate City.
5. Kennedy school, Sixty-third street
land Second avenue, north.
g. Woodlawn school, Fifty-fifth street
and Third avenue, north
7. ellison school, Fiftieth street and
Second avenue, north.
s. Avondale school, Third avenue and
Forty-second street, south.
8. Wesley House, near Avondale cot
ton mill.
10. Avondale public library, Avondale
park.
H. Cunningham school, Eighth ave-
nue. and Forty-fourth street.
70 North Birmingham school kinder
garten, Thirty sixth avenue and Twenty
sixth street, north.
10 Twenty-first Avenue Drug store.
1900 Twenty first avenue, north.
a. Norwood Drug Store, Twenty sev-
enth street and Twelfth avenue, north.
Is. Barker school, Twenty third street
and Thirteenth avenue, north.
16. Central High school. Twenty-fourth
street and Seventh avenue, north
| H.. Miner Drug company, 1900 hunts
| Vile avenue.
\ 49, Martin school, Fountain Heights.
| 49, Louie Compton seminary, li2z
| Fifth avenue north.
| 20. South Highland school, twenty
| first street and Tenth avenue, south,
| q. Magnolia Point. Magnolia avenue
and Twenty-third street.
| %. Iakeview school, Pine avenue anc
| Poplar street, south.
! 20. Trinity church Sunday school room
Thirty-frst street and Highland avenue
| a. Paul Hayne school, Avenue E an6
| Twentieth street.
| %. Neighborhood House, Avenue Il ane
| Nineteenth street.
26. School of Our Lady of Sorrow
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Cox Struck hY Car

J. NJ Cox, Jefferson hotel, was struck
by a Gate City car at Third avenue and
Twenty second street at S:45 o'clock yes
terday morning. He was removed to the
Hillman hospital where it was said that
his injuries were only sight. The ac-
cident was investigated by Captain New
man. No arrests were made.
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PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Bozeman are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Emily Dan
iel, on Fifth avenue. south.
Mrs. C. ]. Simmons, Miss Katherine
Fitzgerald, Cecil Hornady and George
Nealons left Thursday for Stanton, where
they are the guests Of Mrs. P. b. Sim
mons, who is giving house party at her
mothers camp, pebble Brook" They
will be Joined next week by Misses Mil
dred Hill and Mary Smith.
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WHOLE TONE GOOD"
the Editor, of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
1 bought one OF your papers on
train. This card Is just to tell you
am glad did. Any editor who heads
his editorials with prayer to GOD
is going to succeed. The whole tone Of
paper is good. congratulate you. and
wish you all success. A. M. COLE.
Atlanta, August 10, 1917.
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Marriage Licenses

Marriage licenses were issued to the
following yesterday In the probate court:
Ira jackson Of Adamsville to Miss
Pearl Guthrie.
F. E. b. Douglas Of Birmingham to
Miss Augusta Hawkins.
Charles Gilbert of Maxine to MISS
Dovie Vines.
A. L. Bates Of Watson to Miss Thelma
Vann
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Will Represent New York Bank

The National Bank of Commerce of
New York will be represented in Alabama
by John T. Walker, Jr, who, for the past
two and half years, has been state
was formerly with the Alabama Bank and
Trust company OF Montgomery and is
widely known throughout the southern
states.
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REV. BOB Jones AT
METHODIST Church
BILLY Sunday of the South"
at the First Church
Today

Bob Jones, not the youthful golf play
err but the evangelist now recognized
as one of the most influential in the
Methodist church. and in northern states
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WOMEN PATRIOTIC


The principal idea of the reeistra-
ton is to ascertain the exact human
power of the nation" said Mrs. r. F.
Johnston, chairman for registration in
Jefferson county. Next Wednesday
every woman in the county must lay
aside everything else and go register
I know the women are patriotic and
will respond. Not only this but they
are going to do the work after thew
register"
Mrs. Mary Boshwitz is in charge of
the organization of the Bessemer dis
trict A house-to- house canvass will be
in behalf of registration and head
quarters will be opened in the Patton
Head drug store.
At Powderly Mrs. Hudnell has charge
of the registration and Mrs Hubbard
is the committee chairman at War
rior. Chairmen have been appoint in
every community in the county by Mrs.
Johnston.
For the convenience of foreign born
women who are to register, interpre-
tiers have been procured who will serve
at the following places:
Greek: Miss Helen Lambridges. at
Ullman school; Syrian, Miss Sarah
Schaker, at Neighborhood House;
Syrian, Mrs. Schabeay at the Paul
Hayne school; Italian, Mrs. Frank
Troncale, at the Ensley Community
house; French and German. Mrs. Dol
phine Schwabacher, at the registration
HEADQUARTERS TutWiler hotel
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MAY REGISTER ANYWHERE

Unlike the registration for men, the
women may register at the most conve-
nient place and do not have to register
in the district in which they live. Any
woman from any part of the county or
state may register at any booth in Biz
mingham
Registration will be conducted from 8
O'Clock in the morning to in the aft
ernoon, and all women are expected to
register during that time. However, in
case it should be impossible for this to
be done in any instance the woman NAV
phone Miss Amelia Worthington at the
headquarters, the number of which
phone is Main 6000 and arrange to reg
lister at some other time.
Every schoolhouse in the county will
be open for registration and will be reg
istration headquarters in many of the
smaller communities in the county.
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Meeting Called at the Tut
wiler to Give Final Instruc-
tons and Assignments
EVERY SCHOOLHOUSE
IN COUNTY TO BE OPEN
Purpose of Registration Explained by
Mrs. Johnston - Interpreters
Provided for Foreign
Born Women

Instruction, explanations and assign
ments will be given all men and women
who volunteer their services as regis
trars Wednesday, when Birmingham s
women will be registered for what serv-
Ice they can and win do for Uncle Sam
during the time Of war at the meeting
to be held tomorrow morning at Il
O'Clock in the ballroom of the Tutwiler
hotel.
The meeting is to be held, SO that
every detail about the work and the
cards to be filled out by the women
may be explained in full to those who
d not already know and so as to pre-
pare the registrars to answer all ques-
lions asked by those registering.
Already 255 women of the district have
volunteered to serve as registrars, and
all of these, as we'll as others who ex-
pect to help in the work, are desired to
attend the meeting in the ballroom of
the Tutwlier tomorrow morning. 1t has
been announced that this will be the
only time that places will be assigned.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
SOLDIER INSURANCE BILL
NOW GOES TO THE SENATE
Passed by House, After Being
Amended to Provide Equal
Compensation.

Containing provision for equal COM
pensation to dependents of enlisted
men and officers, the administration S
soldiers and sailors insurance bill went
to the Senate today following It's pas
sage by the unanimous vote of the
House last night Senate consideration
of the bill probably will begin imm edi-
ately after the war credits bill is dis
posed of.
The fight to obtain equal allowances
for dependents of enlisted men as well
as officers, led by Representative Black
of Texas. furnished the real feature of
the closing debate on the bill in the
House. committee proposal would
have made the rate OF compensation
for dependents of officers higher than
for dependents of enlisted men. After
Representative Black had attacked the
proposal as undemocratic the House
struck it out and unanimously adopted
his substitute extending equal benefits
to all classes.
Before the final vote an amendment
was adopted raising from 5000 to
1000 the maximum amount of option
al insurance policies that the govern
ment would issue TO all men in the
service. This action was at the re-
quest of President Wilson.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
P. R. R. TOBACCO FUND.
Railroaders to Send Smokes t
Fellows in Army and Navy.

Pennsylvania railroad tobacco fund
has been established by employees of
the railroad.
Every Pennsylvania railroad man
who goes to France with the Army,
who Joins the Marine Corps or enlists
in the Navy will, from time to time
probably as often as once Il month
receive from another Pennsylvaia rail-
road man. at home. package of to-
bacco and cigarettes. Each package
will contain a self-addressed postcard
from the employe whose contribution
provided the gift.
1t is hoped that sufficient contribu-
tions Will be received to make it possi-
BILE to send at least one package a
month to each man in the military or
naval service. While the employees of
the railroad Will maintain this fund,
persons not employed by the railroad
have already sent in contributions. 1t
is expected the first shipment will be
made this month.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Big Supply in August.

In a subsequent report of operations
for the month of August, 1917, Col
Fisk says that the average quantity of
water pumped to the filters per day in
that month was 62,370.000 gallons,
being 3.190.s gallons more than for
the preceding month and $4,000 gall
Ions more than during August, 1916
The per capita daily consumption for
August. 1917. is stated at 173 gallons.
1he safe daily capacity of the system
is considered to be 65.000.O00 gallons.
The maximum capacity of the conduit
is estimated at IS. .000, 900 gallons and of
the filtration plant at 9O.000.000 gallons
The publication of the water during
the past year is reported as very satis-
factory. The average turbidity was re-
duced from 2i7 to and the bacterial
content from 4,760 to IL per cubic cent?
meter.
Col. Fisk points out the impossibility
OF determining in advance the water
needs of the District without records
as to the consumption in federal build
ings, and also the difficulty of fixing the
responsibility for the waste of water
where large consumers have a wholly
unmeaSured supply
Evening star., 1917-09-14
COL. FISK REPORTS
ON WATER SUPPLY
Gives Figures Showing Rate of
Consumption and Pro-
poses Economies.
MAIN MAY CROSS RIVER

According to Col. W. L. Fisk, Corps
of Engineers, retired, in charge of the
District water supply systm, including
the aqueduct and the filtration plant,
in his report of operations for the fiscal
year ended June 80 last, the average
consumption of water during that
period was 53.S1O,000 gallons a day. and
the average per capita consumption
was 149 gallons day. In the previous
year the average consumption was ST.
100000 gallons day and the average
per capita consumption was 145 gallons
day.
The greatest daily consumption dur
ing the past year was 6S,S20.000 gal
Ions. in February, and the next highest
was 6S.260.000 gallons, in June. The
lowest daily consumption was in
March, when but 39,060,000 gallons
We're used in tWenty-fOur hours
Evening star., 1917-09-14
TWO ASK ABSOLUTE DIVORCES.
John W. McKitrick and Mrs. Ruth
Mattingly. Resrectiyely File SHIFTS

John w. MckitricIi has fled suit in
the District Supreme Court for an ahso-
iute divorce from Katherine T. McEit
TICK. Ihey were married June Is. 1904.
ana nave one child. A correspondent is
named. Attorneys Hawken &, uaveu an
pear for the husband
Ruth Mattingly also has sued for an
absolute divorce from Lee Alattinglv. To
Whoih she Was married in Alexandria
ne was married December %, 1916. in
Alexandra, Va, to another woman. At
torney A W. Scott appears for the wife
Evening star., 1917-09-14
$36.25 FOR RED CROSS.
Benefit Lawn Party Is Held at Home
of John H. Lane

For the benefit of the Red Cross s3s q
was raised at lawn party held at the
home of John H. Lane, 1925 Sd stree,
northeast, last week This affair wa
conducted by the following young won
einia Frye. Emma Hurlbirt. pojIx
Heritage. Amelia Marshall. Francis
Mixseli, Nesta Pollock. Jean Stormount
and Kathleen Sweeney.
The entertainment included characte,
sketches. and songs by Messrs. Erase
ana Kinds. Two soldiers from Waite,
Reed Hospital did a stunt and recita
tens were given by Miss Corinne Nor.
gan.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
WHAT ONE WOMAN DID
in FOOD CONSERVATION
TO BASKET OF PEACHES

A woman out in Bethesda af-
fords an example of the possibili-
ties of food conservation.
She bought a basket of peaches
for IS cents and canned the
peaches. Then she took the peel
ing. added sugar and boiled 1t.
and produced a quantity of sirup
which is as edible as maple
sirup over pancakes. To the
residue from which this sirup
was drained she added water and
obtained a gallon of vinegar.
Then she planted the pits of the
peaches and expects to set out
the resulting seedlings as peach
orchard.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Cost of Complete Metering.

The estimated cost of completely
meterlng all government services is
$4,000 and the District officer earnestly
recommends the appropriation of that
amount to be Immediately ayaiIa BILE
Attention is invited to the large con-
sumption of water at the government
printing office. where the quantity used
for the past fiscal year averaged 2.925.-
| 400 gallons per day. That large con-
sumption is attributed to the fact that
the engines at the office use filtered
water for condensing purposes. Va
rlous plans are suggested for remedy
ing the situation. One is to furnish
the government printing office with
power from the central power rlant.
which will use river water for con-
densing Another plan is the instaIia-
ton of suitable system of cooling
towers in the building
Either of these measures it is said
would apparently reduce the consump-
tion to a maximum of about $50. 900
gallons day. The cost of the water
saved at s2.45 per 1000 gallons. would
pc $3.50 day, or s21,261 per year, and.
IN addition. Col Fisk says. the District
OF Columbia would be saved its present
heaTy expense for pumping condensing
water through the sewers
Plans are submitted for installing a
ten-lnch water main across the Kew
bridge at Georgetown for the purpose
OF supplying city water to Fort Myer
Arlington cemetery, the naval radio
! station and the agricultural exneri
mental station.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
Takes Poison in Mistake.

Suffering from poison taken in mis-
take for medicine, Mrs Dora AcAbee of
6oi G street southeast was taken to
Casualty Hospital last night 1t was
stated at the Institution her condition
is not regarded as critical 1t was
stated Mrs. McAbee has been ill re-
Gently and last night while alone in the
house took what she believed to be
medicine. Sire Immediately realized he r
mistake and ran out of the house. A
neighbor saw her and had her taken to
the hospital
Evening star., 1917-09-14
SPI2ITUALISTS

THE FIRST SPIRITJAI.IST CHURCH.
THE INVISIBLE PRESENCE
Lecture by the pastor. Alfred ii. Terry, Sum
day at pm. followed by spirit messages at
Pythian Temple. 1912 9th st. NV. Second floor.
Saanca Thursday night. 13I c ST.
Evening star., 1917-09-14
BELGIAN LAWYER PAYS
!. TRIBUTE TO MISS CAYELL
CASTOR de Leval, Who Defended
! Executed Nurse, Speaks at Ro-
tary Club Luncheon.

NEW YORK. September IA tribute
to Edith Cavell. lone of the most cour-
ageous of women, who died like he
roine" when executed by the German
military authorities as a spy for aiding
wounded soldiers, was paid here yes
terday by CASTOR de Leval. the Belgian
lawyer who defended her, at luncheon
by the Rotary Club. at which he was the
guest of honor.
Some of the reports of her execution
stated that she had tainted before the
firing of the fatal volley," said NJ. Gle
Leval. but this was untrue. A few
minutes before leaving the death cell
she made notation on a page of he1
Bible that she was to be executed at
once. In admitting she had assisted the
wounded British soldiers to defy the Ger
man authorities she had done what any
other good woman would do
The Future of Bergium" was the
subject of NJ de Leval's address. and
he said the people of that ravaged coun-
try are now looking forward hopefully
to 1.-THE end of the war next year and
the restoration of their nation.