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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
NOTED ENGINEER
TO Be HEARD HERE
ON PREPAREDNESS
President American Society
of Mechanical Engineers
Delivers Address Here
Tomorrow Night

Perhaps no savant in America is more
navy and its problems than Ira Nelson
Hollis. president of the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers, who will deliver
an address before the Birmingham section
Of that society tomorrow night. He has
been intimately linked with the sea fight
ers both actively and in an advisory ca
pacity. for nearly 40 years.
His influence upon the design and type
of the American battleshps is reckoned
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
EFFICIENCY LECTURE
ON, TOMORROW NIGHT

The lecture that w. S. Parks, efficiency
expert of Memphis, was to have delv-
cred to the steel and iron employees in
the Birmingham district last night at the
city hall, was postponed until Monday
night How to Increase Personal Eff
cheney in Business is the subject of
the lecture that Mr.. Parks will make
]. C. Maben, Jr., vice president of the
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron company
will preside at the meeting
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
U. d. C. to Serve Dinner

Ladies of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy will serve dinner for the
benefit of the veterans members of the
United Confederate Veterans association
on Robert e. Lees birthday Friday, and
the day following.
The dinners will be served at 2o1s Sec
ond avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
ILEAKE RESIGNED
ALABAMA COMPANY

w. e. Leake is no longer with the
Alabama company
He rendered his resignation last fall
and it became effective January l. He
stated that his reasons for so doing were
that he might have more time to devote
to other interests. Mr.. Leake is con-
sidered to be the best informed man in
Alabama as regards mineral or coal lands
1t Is understood that he will become
identified with a large company that is in
the formative stage.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Doty have returned
from trip to New York. Philadelphia
and other eastern points.
The condition of James McFarlin remains
His many friends will regret
to learn of his serious illness
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Photoplay Houses

Strand: Mabel Trunelle in 1.-THE Mas
ter Passion"
Triangle: Douglas Fairbanks in
american Aristocracy.''
Colonial: Kleine- Edison production,
"A Message from Garcia"
Rialto: Ethel Barrymore in "The
Awakening of Helen Richie.
Trianon: Mabel Taliaferro in Sun
beam"
Majestic: Feature pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
ID, IRA NELSON HOLLIs


to have been as great as any figure as
ISOLATED with the growth and development
of the navy. From 1878 until 1893 he was
actively engaged in the life of the navy.
first as an engineer on various battle
ships, later member Of the advisory
board, and ultimately as lecturer on naval
engineering at the Naval War college.
Since 1898, when he accepted a chair of
engineering at Harvard university DIR.
Hollis has been associated with the stu
dents. He has always manifested a
healthy interest in the affairs of the
undergraduates, and, while he was a
member of the faculty at Harvard, de-
signed the stadium, seating 10000 specta
tors, was chairman of the committee that
raised the money for the Harvard union
and was otherwise prominent in collie
giate affairs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
5 Keep-WeH Rules

Keep out of crowds as much as pos
sible.
sleep in room with the windows
wide open
see that your office or shop is well
ventilated.
walk mile in the open air twice a
day.
'sCover up each cough and sneeze with
your pocket handkerchief for the pro-
lection of others
Don't spit on the sidewalk, and help
enforce the ordinance against it,
Don't overeat.'-Daily Papers.
If these precautions fail you, don't
wait until your bones begin to ache,
take "Seventy-seven' at the first chill
or shiyer to break up the Cold.
At Druggists. rs cents or mailed
Humphreyss Homeo. Medicine Co., l56
William street, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
THREE-M|LL TAX IS
ONLY WAY TO AVERT
SERIOUS CALAMITY
Benefits to Be Derived by
People in City and Coun-
try Are Set Forth
STRONG STATEMENT is
ISSUED BY COMMITTEE
Figures Presented to Show That the
School Patrons Will Get Better
Schools for Less Than
Now Paying

Nine months school in rural
communities.
Abolition of all fees and supple
ments.
Comfortable and adequate
schools.
New high schools for Birming-
ham.
Tightening of burden on small
taxpayers.
These are five of the many benefits tina
Birmingham and Jefferson county wi
derive from the passage of the mill spe
cial tax, according to the statement is
sued by the county campaign committe
yesterday.
In urging the voters of Jefferson count,
to vote on January 80 for this special ia,
that will be effective until 1927, the com
mittee has issued a pointed appeal
Unless relief is provided, it will meal
five months school for the county ant
seven months in the city-unthinkab l
conditions, is one striking sentence
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
WILL TIGHTEN BURDEN

SOhdiIlOiS, 10 OIlt SlIlhlIlS S6nIeuCe.
WILL TIGHTEN BURDEN
No citizen of Jefferson county should
hesitate to vote for this mill tax be-
cause, as a matter of. fact, it will mean a
lighter burden to the great majority of
them than they are bearing now At this
time incidental fees, supplemental fees,
ETC., cost the people of Jefferson county
more than $15O,0O0 a year; extra sums
they have to pay out of their pockets to
keep the schools running.
With the 3 mill tax in operation they
will be relieved Of this unjust burden,
and their portion of the school tax will be
less than 100000 year. The remainder
will be paid by nonresident property own
ers and corporations. In other words,
under mill school tax the people of
J efferson county will have three times
as much for school purposes as they now
are paying in special fees, while their por-
ton of the increased amount will be a
full third less than it is at present..
The fact that the money derived from
the tax can be used for all school pur-
oses is used as an argument to convince
the country voters that they should vote
for the measure. This tax will enable the
county to build, equip and provide teach
ers for the schools in the county.
AVERT CALAMITY
The statement declares that burden of
$4,000 which is paid annually in the form
of incidental fees by Birmingham citizens,
will be saved. 1t pictures the present
overcrowded condition of the schools and
asks pointedly: Consider, then, the hope
less state of affairs that will exist when
the compulsory law becomes operative,
with thousands more coming in and no.
where to put them? Only by putting in
force the mill tax can a real calamity
be averted.'
There is reason to believe that the s
mill tax will have the support of the cleo
torate. This followed the meeting of in
terested educators. public minded citizens
and officials at the High school yesterday
morning. Reports We're heard from prac-
tically every section of the county. While
some were more encoura ging than others,
the prospectus was considered very ia
vorable.
The principal speech was made by ]. r.
Hornady.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
ACCEPTS PRESIDENCY

His work at Harvard attracted wide
spread comment, but when the presidency
of the Worcester Polytechnic institute
was offered him during the summer of
1918, he accepted this position and since
then has been engaged in his work for
the advancement of engineering educa-
ton.
As naval designer and engineer DR..
Hollis has been associated with some
rather important matters. The white
squadron, which was one Of the most i'm
portant cycle of early battleships, was
built when he was member of the adj
visory board. He spent several years at
the Union Iron Works, where some of the
most famous sea fighters of the early
period were built. He specialized in the
designing of naval machinery and was
directly responsible for that of the bat
tleship Charleston.
Upon it's completion, he went to sea
with the boat He remained in this serv-
ice until January, 1892, when he went to
Newport on the staff of the apprentice
school on Coasters Island. This appoint
ment was followed by that of lecturer on
naval engineering at the Naval War col
lege While filling the requirements of
this position, he virtually created the first
texts upon this branch of engineering,
modern marine engineering.
SERVED AS DESIGNER
His success In this fort was remark
able and he was soon ordered to the bu-
reau of steam engineering, where he
served as assistant designer under Ad-
miral Frank III. Bailey, who was then
chief of this work. 1t was intended that
he succeed that able engineer, but he
resigned to accept chair at Harvard.
From that time on he has been known
as a great figure in the educational
world, although he has retained his in
terest in the navy. He has recently been
associated with the industrial prepared
ness movement and the commission on
national defense
1.-THE Place of the Engineer and Engi-
neering Societies in Modern Life" will be
the subject of his address before the Bir-
mingham engineers tomorrow night al
the auditorium DR.. Hollis will be accom-
panied to Birmingham by Mrs. Hollis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-01-14
THE
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
OF BIRMINGHAM

OF BlHMlNGHAM
Statement December q, 1916
RESOURCES
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
KENT ISLANDERS ARE
APPEALING TO PEOPLE
Aroused, They Point to Other Sites
For Army Proving Station
WANT TO SAVE THEIR LANDS
Tbey Point to Fact That Section is One
Of Richest in Agriculture in
The State

Residents Of Kent Island in particu-
lar and the Eastern Shore of MARY
and in general, have launched very
active campaign, with the view of pre-
venting il possible, the acquisition by
,bs United States government, of the
Island for use as an Army ordnance
nroving station. An appeal mas been
sent broadcast over the State for all
Marvlanders TO enter an appeal TO the
Senator'S and Congressmen, to urge
unon the officials of the War Depart
rnent to look elsewhere for a site for
this station, several Of which already
have been mentioned.
In the petition that has been circu-
lated, particular attention IS called to
the fact that the island is one of the
biq agricultural sections of the State,
and it is urged that the Government,
for that reason alone, should not de-
prive the residents of their property.
A number of other reason are set forth
in the appeal, as follows:
Kent Island annually grows 200, 900
bushels of wheat.
Kent Island produces $50 900
bushels of corn each year.
Kent Island shipped 800, 600 bushels
of oysters TO Baltimore markets dur
ing the last longing season.
Kent Island is now growing enough
tomatoes to feed tremendous army.
Kent Island has nine towns with
populations ranging from 100 to 900.
Kent Island has high school and
number of rural schools.
Kent Island has 29 stores and eight
churches.
Kent Island has bank and 168 fine
farms.
The people of Kent Island have
never given an option to the Govern
ment for a single foot of land, all re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding.
Kent Island has over and over again
asseite her absolute loyalty to the
nation and stands ready to prove It
should the occasion require 1t.
Kent Island il one of the richest
agricultural communities in Maryland.
The nation should see that such COM
munity is jeslously and zealously safe.
guarded.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
House Leaders Take Stand
To Let Prohibition Go Over.

The leaders in the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington reached a
tentative agreement to postpone con-
sideration of the Sheppard nation
wide prohibition resolution, which
passed the Senate yesterday, and not
to attempt to bring about a vote on 1t
in the lower chamber before the reg
ular session of Congress.
Chairman Webb of the Judiciary
Committee, one of the dry" leaders
announced early yesterday that the
vote would go over until the next
session. His position was Immediate
ly tackled by Representative Randall,
Of California. who was elected on the
Prohibition toicket. Mr. Randall
heads the more radical prohibition
lists who want to press the advantage
gained by the Senate action
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
OYSTER PRICES ARE
TO TAKE A JUMP
Whereat There win be Rejoicing
Along Chesapeake
ON THE DOWNWARD GRADE
For Years the Industry Has Not Yield
ed Returns Commensurate With
Labor Expended

Great will be the rejoicing up and
down the Chesapeake Bay. in It's
tributaries and estuaries in the
towns, villages and hamlets. which
spread that the price of oysters. fol-
lowing the trend OF other food prod
ucts will go upward during the com
ing season. The rejoicing will be
long and loud because for several
years oyster prices have been on the
descending rather than on the as
cending scale.
The increase in the price is to be
brought about by the oyter Grow
ers' Association of North America
which at a meeting in New York ON
Thursday, agreed to advance the
price at figures ranging from 25 10
80 per cent in bulk
w. H. Kiloln, of Baltimore. pres
ident of the association and mem
ber of the State Conservation Com
mission, took a stand in favor OF the
proposed increase, which was ac-
cepted by the 40 growers represent
ing majority of the association.
The growers declare that the ad
vance will be maintained.
That there has not been an in
crease in the price of oysters is sur
prising to those engaged in the in
dustry Except during brief periods
when they were so fortunate as 20
have supplies. on hand when the
market was curtailed by freezing
spells, there has been no marked in
They declare that the returns are
not commensurate iwth the capital
invested and labor expanded They
have looked to the conservation com
mission TO make some move by which
possible. They have argued that ef-
forts of the commission TO increase
the supply Of oysters fall short If the
prices are low Oytermen are adj
vocating campaign of education
for the main product of the Chesa
peake Bay in industrial centers by
which the demand will be increased,
thus increasing the price. They
point to the fact that there is more
nutriment in so cents worth Of
oysters than i'm IS cents worth Of
beef steak. a fact not known in the
est and elsewhere where the oyster
is regarded as a luxury and not as a
food product
Chesapeake Bay fishermen are
looking forward to higher prices for
their product because of the advanc-
ing prices for all food products
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
CITIZENS HELP FIREMEN
TO PAY FOR NEW TRUCK
Many Donations Are Recorded For
Water Witch Company on First Day

Members of the Water Witch Hook
and Ladder Fire Company Of the First
Ward have started subscription
campaign in order to raise funds to
help pay the balance on the chemical
fire truck recently purchased by the
Company, and the first days work
OF soliciting shows quite ready re-
sponse on the part of citizens and tax
payers. Subscriptions ranging from
20 cents to $40 are included in the
list given below
The new truck is a valuable addi-
tion TO the fire fighting apparatus of
the volunteer laddies, and there is no
doubt but that residents OF the city
generally will aid the firemen to
cover the cost of same, especially in
view of the fact that they abandoned
the plans for holding carnival, after
protest was made against permitting
the operation of certain games of
chance, and the City Council put the
ban on it. The list of subscribers
fhuc FOR follnxuo.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
SEA NETTLES ARRIVE
StiDgus Doing Business at Same Old
Stand

Mr.. Sea Nettle with Mrs. Sea Net
tie and all the little and big Sea Net
ties have arrived for the rest of the
summer, and are dwelling in the wa
ters of the creeks, river and bay.
They are here in all their glory and
have come to stay. Big and little,
great and small, stingers short and
stingers tall Bathers thought they
weren't coming But they have an
other guess. They are here to cause
distress. Here's to the nettle! On
land or sea. He's big enough for the
Chesapeake, but he's too big for me-
Crab grass is abundant in the wa
ters of creek river and bay. All the
waters are strewn with crab grass
which often gets entangled in the
feet of the bathers. The sea nettles
are later this year in making their
appearance than usual.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03

Mrs. Charlotte Baker, who has been
q patient at the Emergency Hospital,
where she was subject to an operation,
was sufficiently recovered to return to
her home on College Ave. yesterday.
Mrs. Baker has made good recoy-
ery and her many friends are pleased
that she is doing 50 nicely.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
Married In Baltimore

A wedding of local interest took
place in Baltimore on August the first.
when Miss Bessie E. Dorsey the eldest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Dorsey and Mr.. John A. Wells, the
youngest son of Mrs. James N. Wells
and the late Mr.. Wells, were married
by the Rev. Joel T. Rossiter, ID. D..
pastor of the First Reformed Church
Of Baltimore.
Upon their return they will reside at
their home S67 West street, this city.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
Mr. Graflon Boone ImproYlng.

Mr.. Grafton Boone, chief deputy
Sheriff of the county who has been
confined to his residence on Prince
George street by illness for the last
several weeks, is reported as some
what improved today. although few
days ago his condition was regarded
as extremely critical by his attending
physician. Mr.. Boone has been sur
fering of an infection of the throat
that caused him severe pain. He was
able to be about week ago. but it
Is said he suffered relapse, but
his friends are glad that his condi-
ton is improving.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
County Home Board
Holding Meeting Today

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board of Trustees for the Anne Arun-
del County Home is being held today
at the Home on South River.
This is the August meeting, and the
first meeting of the Board of the Sec
ond years work of its present mein-
bership. Three new inmates have
been added to the list since the last
meeting, one white women and two
colored men.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03

huilding unless that nation can prove
that the ships to be constructed from
American steel are TO be used to wage
war against Germany. There mas
been an effort to bring more OF the
Japanee tonnage into the Transatlan-
tic trade. and it has been reported
that this Government might at any
time make it known that the steel pro
duct of the ULited States must be di
verted to the caue Of supplying the
Allies. rather than to ships that were
to be used exclusively in the Pacific
Ocean.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
Respectfully submitted,
MARY X. GERACI, r. n.
Donations Received During Month OF
IuIV

A little girl on Market street. $229S;
Mr.. w. NJ Holiday. bed air cushion
No. 2, electric fan, $1,000; Globe Fur
niture Co, camp stools; Mr. Martin
Smith, baskets of plums; Mr. Webb,
l basket of peaches: Mr.. Steiner, 2
baskets of peaches; children's lawn
fete, $1,000 Home Nursing Glass No.
2, $1575; Mrs. Georgia nj. Balliere,
$4,000; Mr.. Jess Clark, Victrola Rec
ord; Prof. Garner, 20 books Off Ii
brary; Mrs. Rogers, cakes; Mrs. Pin
dell, bed pan and Group lamp; Mrs.
Shembac, half bushel potatoes; All
Hallow's Guild, South River. $1,000.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
HOSPITAL BOARD
HOLDS MONTHLY MEETING
Superintendent Submits Report Do
nations Received

Holding their regular monthly
meeting according to custom the first
Thursday of the month the Board OF
Managers of the Annapolis Emer-
gency Hospital had submitted the
superintendent report yesterday as
follows:
Superintendent Report.
Number of patients brought from
month ending June 80. 1917, II: mum
ber of new patients admitted to hos
pital during July. 1917. 65; number OF
patients discharged during July. SO;
number OF patients died, 4 number
of patients in hospital during July.
81; number OF hospital days, csc;
number of births. s.
The above is classified as follows:
New patients admitted during June.
1917-Pay patients, IL part pay pa
tients, II; free patients. 81; total, 65.
Patients discharged DUNG July,
1917-Pay patients, 10; part pay pa
tients. 10; free, so; total, $50
Patients died during July, 1917
Pay patients, 1 free, 3; total, a.
Hospital days for July, 19l7-Pay
patients. l69; part pay patients. 1853;
free 364; total. CSC.
Operations during July 1870.
New patients admitted to dispen-
sary, 40
Total number of visits to dispen
sary, ia
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
FOR R EN-

No. 80 franklin street A modern de-
tached DWELLING. completely furnish
ed-9 rooms and 2 baths, five are bed
rooms. Electric lights also gas. Hot
water-9 large closets, cellar under whole
house, coal and gas ranges. Available
Oct. 1st. For further particulars apply
to Mrs Asa Walker, 30 Soutbgate Ave.
a1-3t
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
ARMY navy COACHING SCHOOL
SUMMER COURSE:

SUMMER COURSE;
Prepare for College examinations
Prepare to make up deficient studies mt
either High School or College.
Regular course offered Students who de-
sire TO take extended work.
A. KNOX STARLINGS. B. -. NJ A.
l51 Prince George 81. Irin.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
THE CAPITAL

is like a letter from home.
See that it follows you where
ever you go. 30cts. a month
by mail. 4
.~ ---es--as
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03

Persons desiring to subscribe to
the fund may leave donations with
either Mrs E. e. Skipper or Martin
M. Jackson, at No. 16 East street.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-08-03
THE WEATHER.

For Maryland
Fair tonight and Saturday.
warmer Saturday
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-20
BRITISH LOSS
FROM SUBS IS
AT HIGH MARK
FOR CAMPAIGN
FIGURES SHOW
(By Associated Press.)

LONDON, June 20-The weekly list of
British losses in torpedoed ships which will
be issued today, will show the highest total
of many weeks, the number of ships sunk
being comparable 10 the worst week since
the ruthless u-boat campaign began.
Returns week by week for the last three
months show that the submarine activities
run in waves and it j. assumed this week
Is the crest of the period of super-activity
noticed the previous week.
The past week includes one day which is
regarded as the record for the number of
vessels lost The situation, however, i
not regarded as overly pessimistic by nav
al men who insist that the admiralty meth
DDS of fighting the submarines are con
stantly growing in efficiency. A proof of
this they point TO the number of boats that
constantly escape the submarines.