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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
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At the Lyric

An exceptionally entertaining bill of Keith attractions is at the Lyric for the first half of the week and highly pleased the crowded houses at the performances last night. The headline attraction, "The Naughty Princess'' a farcical operetta. is presented by a very capable company and the principal parts are well placed There are lots of pretty girls, tuneful and catchy music. gorgeous costumes and ar tistic stage setting, and all go to make up really big high-class attraction The principals include such well known favor- ties as Eleanor Sutter, James Mclean and Jack Fischer.
 One of the most unusual and novel at fractions ever seen at the local theatre is Nagify's Human Salamanders, who seem- ingly defy the power of flame or fire to do them injury and seemingly set at naught the effects of the electric 1uid
 Wallace Garvin performed some won- derful feats of dexterity with a pack of playing cards and his act proved very entertaining. Pathe News service pre- sents timely pictures of current events
 The Lyric is cooled by iced air and electric fans and is always pleasant. Man ager Semon announces a special mati- nee for the Fourth of July, which Will be, from every standpoint, appropriate to the occasion. Matinee this afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
At Loew's Riinu

Loew's Bijou offering for yesterday struck happy combination of tea lures to make up a we'll balanced show, the performers showing before large audiences which applauded gener- ously. Birminghams busiest theatre held in store for it's patrons yester- day an entirely worthy show, enter taining and full of life throughout
 Flo and Ollie Walters were capti- vating in their dancing and singing, especially so in the "bee song" they acted and sang. The song in Irish dia : lect was given in new way.
 Stanley and Burns were called the best harmonizing dancers seen at q local performance recently. Their dances were preceded by duet.
 Mable Paige and company's neact comedy playlet, "The Lesson" was highly entertaining and had the close attention of all present, and did not lack for life for an instant. Miss Paige many admirers.
 The trapeze stunts of Helene and Emilion were we'll performed and had several new features which won loud applause.
 The Bluebird photoplay, Fires of Rebellion,' closed the bill. It was i'll five parts and showed how the factory girl of exceptional beauty is tolled off to the big city from her unhappy home just on the eve of her wedding, her awakening there and her rescue at last by her comprehending lover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery, July 2.-(Special)-The following decisions were handed down by the supreme court.
 Mcclellan, J.-H. H. Hit Lumber com pany vs Culman Coal and Coke com pany, appeal from Cullman chancery court; affirmed.
 Mayfield, J.-Joe H. Kramer vs. state of Alabama, petition for certiorari to the court of appeals; writ awarded, judg- ment reversed and cause remanded.
 Sayre, J.-R E. Dominey vs. Bowling Martin Grocery company, appeal from Dale circuit court; affirmed.
 w. F. Carson ct al. vs. J. w. Sleigh, appeal from Calhoun circuit court; af- firmed.
 Somerville, J.--Board of revenue ct al. vs. Lee Johnson, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed.
 M V. Henry vs. state of Alabama ex rel, w. s. Welsh, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed topinion to follow,
 State ex rel Ben F. Ray vs M. ". Henry, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and rendered (opinion to follow).
 Gardner, J.-Ex parte Marrison Fuller, petition for certiorari to the court of ap- peals; writ denied.
 J. P. Clements vs A. F. Morton, ap- peal from Jefferson circuit court; re- versed and remanded Per Curiam-Ex parte Hulet Hairrell. petition for certiorari to the court of ap- peals; writ denied.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
BAKER AND LANE
 LUNCH TOGETHER
 AND TALKOF COAL

Washington, July 2.-Repudiation by Secretary Baker, it was announced to- day. at the offices of the defense councils s coal production committee, will not af- feet the agreement between producers and government officials for the reduction ot bituminous coal prices.
 The general price at the mines of s8 a ton to the public with a 50-cent further reduction on government purchases, will stand until final figure is set The coal committee, it was declared will hold oper- ators to their agreement by putting the weight of sentiment in the industry be- hind the arrangement.
 The threatened trouble in the cabinet over Secretary Bakers action apparently vanished today, though the question fl has brought sharply to the front. the pol Icy the government will pursue in dealing with business, is still matter to be set tied.
 Secretary Lane the leading spirit In the movement for the voluntary action on the part of the coal operators, and Secretary Baker lunched together today in a downtown hotel, and it is understood the incident was discussed and that there Is no i'll feeling over 1t. Earlier in the day Secretary Baker had issued statement denylng that there were any uileI IeHces of opinion between Secretary Lane and himself over the reduction in the price of coal. He said in his letter to Director Clifford, of the council of national de- fense, disapproving the agreement was written to prevent popular misconcep- tion of what was going on in the coal situation and to make clear that so far as the government was concerned, no price would be fixed until production costs were determined by the federal trade commis- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
SENATE COMMITTEE VOTES CONTROL OVER MANY OTHER ITEMS

Washington, July 2.-The Senate late today by vote of 42 to 16 adopted the committee amendments giving the government control over iron, copper. steel wool cotton leath- CT lumber and all necessaries in ad- dition to food feeds and fuel
 A final draft of the war tax bill, reduced from $1,S00,Oo0,O 900 to $1,67O,- OO0O00 and carrying no provision for additional bonds, was completed to- night by the Senate finance committee and will be reported to the Senate to- morrow
 Next years war expenses are placed In new estimates submitted today by the treasury department, at $2,326,- Oo0,000, but Secretary McAdoo advised the committee that additional bonds were not necessary at this time.
 The final committee vote on adopt ing the revised bill was 12 to 3, Sem ators LaFollette. Gore and Thomas uniting in support of Senator LaFoi- lette's substitute for raising all war taxes from incomes. excess profits liquor and tobacco. The minority prob ably will file a separate report and urge its adoption. Virtually all other committee members also reserved the right to offer amendments to the committee draft, completed after just Six weeks of deliberation
 The committee approved increased taxes on swollen excess profits to raise s1S,0oO.oo0 additional revenue They increased the maximum gradu- ated tax on such profits from 40 to 50 per cent, levying 40 per cent on ex- cess profits between 150 and 200 per cent; 45 per cent on those between N zoo and 250 per cent, and 50 per cent HAlpon those over 250 per cent These Amendments would levy, in all, s74S,- ooo,OO0 on excess profits, or s523, 000, ,- GOO than at the present rates.
 With sale of unissued bonds in the treasury, the committee estimated that as reduced to an aggregate of s1,- 67O.000,000, the revised bill will be short S22S,oo0.00o of meeting the probable expenses of the, war next year. It was agreed that this suri as well as additional appropriations for the war and navy departments not yet submitted, should be provided for at the regular December session of Congress.
 The formal report of Chairman Sim mons of the committees revision will! not be presented until late this week. or possibly next week. It is to receive the scrutiny of all committee mem bers in view of the bipartisan meth cd of revision the committee adopted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Great Demonstration On
 Sunday Passed Quietly

Petrograd. July 2.-The great dem onstration by workmens' and soldiers delegates and the revolutionary dem ocracy which had been discussed for some days past with considerable anx- iety owing to the declared intention of anarchists to make counter revo- lutionary outbreak and to carry arms, passed off without disorder. Unarmed processors of many thousands marched through Petrograd headed by bands and carrying banners.
 None of the latter bore martial or patriotic inscriptions, only declara- . tions of hostility against the wealthy and bourgeois class. Down with the Duma and the council of empires;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Controversy OUer
 Food Control Is
 h Acute Stage

Penrose, opposing any attempt at cioture, suggested the prohibitions friends had been delaying action. Senator Jones ot Washington vehemently denied the charge and asserted that the delay has been caused by prohibitions opponents.
 Senator Sheppard asked unanimous con- sent for a vote tomorrow on the liquor question but Senator Penrose objected. The dispute over prohibition was opened anew by the action of the agri- culture committee in approving s to ,, an amendment by Senator Gore propos- ing that manufacture of distilled spirits shall be prohibited and the given power to suspend the making of beer and wines. The committee rejected, to 4, the so- called administration compromise plan of Senator Chamberlain limiting prohi- bition to distilled beverages without any action regarding malt and vinous intoxi- cants.
 Leaders of both wet and dry" fac tions tonight were predicting in the prospective open, clean cut fight in the Senate over empowering the President to deal with light beverages.
 Although there was some change of sentiment in favor of the Gore substi- tute, the general belief was that sub- stitute drawn today by Senator Martin, democratic leader, similar to the Cham berlain mendment-prohibiting only bev- craze dist.llation-wou be adopted. The prohibitions fight is not scheduled to reach the Senate floor until late this week.
 Senator Chamberlain, with approval of the agriculture committee, had planned to hold the Senate in session Wednesday, Independence Day, but it now is believed a quorum could not be held and re- cess for the one day is in prospect.
 The cloture motion, if presented to- morrow, will under the rules, lie over until Thursday, and then be subject to vote without debate. The motion does not declare that the signers believe a filibuster is in progress, but merely pro- pose to close oebate after each senator who so desires has an hour to discuss the bill and all amendments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03

Washington, July 2-Controversy in the Senate over the food control bill and it's prohibition feature reached such an acute stage today that formal steps were taken by administration leaders to limit debate and force final vote this week by invoking, for the first time, the Sen ate's new cloture rule
 Within a half hour many more than the necessary 16 senators signatures to a cloture motion were secured. Senator Chamberlain, in charge of the bill an nounced to the Senate later that he would offerSthe motion tomorrow, and ask for a vote upon it Thursday. Its adoption would require a two-thirds vote and thereafter would limit each senator's time upon the bill and all amendments to one hour.
 Many senators say that unless the pro- hibition issue is settled the necessary two thirds for cloture cannot be secured on shutting off debate at least will show up'' on the record those not in favor of expedition the bill as desired by the Pres ident
 The movement for use of the cloture rule adopted after the filibuster last win ter on the armed neutrality bill, came after the Senate had adopted the section, by vote of 42 to 16, extending govern ment control, in addition to food and fuels, to iron and steel, copper. cotton, wool, hides and skins, lead platinum, fer tili3ers, farm implements hemp and other binding twine materials, and their products.
 A fast and furious skirmish on proh.- hition occurred for half hour just be- fore the Senate recessed tonight to meet an hour earlier than usual tomorrow. The
 ..wets,, and ..drYs, cla shed when Senate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Great Demonstration
 in Athens When Oath
 Is Given New Regime

Washington, July 2.-Greek legation dispatches today says there was a rousing demonstration in Athens when the garrison was administered the oath of allegiance to the new regime. The troops headed parade and afterward there was a patriotic meeting, me- morial service at the cathedral, and a popular manifestation in front of the residence of Premier Venizelos.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Mass Meetings to
 Select School Sites
 For Ensley and Vivian

A mass meeting of Ensley citizens will
 be held Thursday at o'clock at the
 Ensley Opera house, when the proposition to consider sites for new schools in Ems lev will be discussed. Members of the board of education will be present ana lit is their desre to have Tree eX- pression of opinion as to the method of selecting sites and their location.
 There Will also be a meeting at Wy lam on the same evening. to be held III the open air at the end of the car line Al this meeting a committee to select a suitable site for the proposed new Wylam
 school will be appointed. Dave kelse called the meeting for last night. but owing to other gatherings it was decided to postpone the meeting until Friday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Kirkland Improving

The condition Of Marshall Kirkland, who was seriously injured in an automobile accident at Ninth avenue and Nineteenth street about two weeks ago, Is improv- ing. according to authorities at the Hill man hospital, where Kirkland Is recover ing from his injuries. MT, Kirkland is still weak, of course, but he Is resting well and doing nicely. His general con dition is better" it was reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03

Niagara Falls, July 2.-The death list of the trolley wreck on the Gorge road on Sunday afternoon was unchanged to- day. There are 10 known dead, three persons are missing and probably dead,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03

down with the capitalist ministers. The peoples fight for peace were among conspicuous notices. body of infantry soldiers carried banner reading, Down with the imperiallstic war. We want an armistice on all fronts to discuss peace
 A few banner inscriptions denounced a separate peace and secret treaties of Russia with Great Britain and Franco
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
SELMA

Selma, July 2.-Led by the band from the Boys Industrial school in Birming- ham Selmas splendid Red Cross parade Monday afternoon broke all records for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
Death List of Gorge Railroad
 Tragedy Remains Unchanged

and there are from to 1s unknown miss ing. There is much disagreement over the number of passengers on the wrecked car Meanwhile. the cash register has not been produced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03

Frequent pilferage of merchandise from consignment to South Africa has resulted in a request to manufacturers that they crate goods in plain pack ages and in this way remove incentive to theft.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
"OLD NEWSBOYS"
Meeting This Afternoon to Discuss
 Big Sales Day

A meeting of the "Old Newsboys" will be held this afternoon at o'clock in the headquarters of the Civic associa- ton where further plans for the "Old Newsboys' Day." which has been post poned until July 1s will be discussed. Every one interested is urged to be pres ent this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03

the interest it aroused, and the large number of people in line. Not since the parade of the Confederate Veterans, held in 19l5 which was conceded to be the most moving spectacle ever witnessed in Selma streets. has the city been so taken out of itself as by the potent of the marching figures of 5o0 women, clothed in the Red Cross uniform.
 Speaking on the lawn of the Episcopal church Sunday evening, before an au- iience of 800 people, Hon. Robert Man gum gave an impetus to the campaign that will be felt, by his forceful and stirring appeal to Selmians to support this most important work. After MT. Mangunl, Nil. A. G. Kahn, chairman of the finance committee, put the matter up to the city squarely. Heads of the work are confident that Selma will sub scribe her share of the fund.
 Mrs Susan F. Coleman, aged 66 was buried Monday morning in Live Oak cemetery following q stroke of paralysis suffered Friday. Mrs. Coleman come from Tuscaloosa several weeks ago for a visit to Eel relatives and as re- suit, L. R. Coleman suffered a complete nervous collapse, from which, It is said, he will recover.
 Three more consumers of the new drink recently concocted in Selma, and supposed to be banned by prohibition laws were before Recorder Reese Mon- day, one being fined and the other two being held for evidence. The police depart ment intends to send sample of the mystifying fluid to Auburn for andy sis. Recorder Reese is strongly inclined to hold that the sale of the drink should be stopped. as it is doubtless covered by the Weakiey statute. A small quantity of the beverage is said to bring on the inehriated feeling, and it's popularity bids fair tc grow by leaps and bounds during the 'bone-dry" regime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
DEATHS

McClendon, Hoke L.-Age 22; died
 yesterday at the residence of his
 mother. Mrs. Lou McClendon, 715
 North Twenty-first street funeral
 services will be conducted Wednes-
 day afternoon at o'clock at the
 Presbyterian church; pr. Foster will
 have charge; the body is in charge of Johns Undertaking company. The
 following pallbearers have been
 named. J. R. Irwin, J. Miller, A. G..
 Rickerson, Floyd Downing. Robert
 Going and Leslie Lively.
 Cham mberlain. Mrs. GeOrgia-Died Fri
 day in Jacksonville, Fla; wife of J. B. Chamberlain, 7206 Third ave- nue. north; funeral services will he conducted from the residence and interment will follow ate old Wood- lawn cemetery by Johns Undertak ing company; the pallbearers will be: Active, A. A. Vines. J. B. Cole, R. L. Seals. F. H. McDuff. $. H. War rick. J. c. Miller. J. M Harrison, w. J. Heaton honorary. L. NJ White, E. I. Finney. J. H. Lester, G. w Wiggins. J T. McDuff. I4arkin Hen- son. Rev. F. M. Britton will off, ciate.
 Harrinston. Mrs. c. M.-Died last night suddenly at her home in Chat tanooga from heart failure. The de ceased has recently been a visitor to Birmingham. Bessemer and Annis- ton. Funeral arrangements an nounced later.
 Miller. Redowna-Aged 2h years, daughter of MT. and Mrs. M. E. Mill Ter of St. Charles street. Fairfield, died yesterday at the home of her grandmother at West Point, Ga. The remains were received by the Johns Undertaking ablishment last night The funeral will be held to- day at o'clock Interment at Oak. hill.
Macon beacon., 1917-08-03

feed our own industrial population and large part of the ppa
ton of Europe We readust industrial and social civic
life and institutions We must increase production
large war debts and carry the enterprises for the
welfare We be ready all the responsibilities and
perform thoroughly and well all the duties that the
new and more closely related world which will rise out of the ruins
of the old world which passing away the destruction of
To what extent and how well we may be able to do this will
upon you young and who this gdua
ting from our high schools and upon those who will follow the
next few years larger degree than other like number
of people
Therefore, appeal love your country and would
serve your country and mankind that you make full of every
opporuny offered by colleges and other institutions gain
all possible preparations for the mighty tasks that lie before YOU
possby and certainly in peace. To the call
clear and strong has seldom young and
anywhere the world time For country and for the
world for the immediate and farraachg future should
respond Yours sincerely,
?. P CLAYTON,
Commissioner Of Education
Macon beacon., 1917-08-03
Objects and History of Agricultural
High School.
Commissioner Of Education.

Probably movement in education has received much at
enon in the past few that which pertains to the pc
phases of farming and homemakng The importance of this
easily be when consideration given the de-
creasng fertility of agricultural lands in country in the last
twenty years. and the relative decrease of farming population
From investigation found that probably sxysx mil
lion people live in cities and thryfour million remain the farm
when only few years ago bulk of the population lived the
farm
Formerly, when free lard abundant and soil fertile little
difficulty experienced the growing of At that time
Also all the food Of the clothing used by the farmer and
his family produced home the homes themselves being
built from the neghborng Forests Now, these conditions
have changed materially Most of the industries have been moved
from the and found the factories throughout the United
States And while these changes show advancement and advance
be welcomed the time it has taken away from
the home kind of training that essential to the development Of
the individual for successful home building The realization of the
educational loss ccasoned by the transfer Of these domestic indus
factories cities and the growing need for something to
take their place the educational SYSTEM has brought about the
establishment of practical schools of agriculture and domestic
omy.
Macon beacon., 1917-08-03

We are using this year the columns of THE BEACON instead OF
issuing our regular annual bulletin We feel that by so doing we
will come in contact with greater proportion of the people OF the
County, and the desire of the School authorities to be drawn
nearer each home Education demands the attention and we trust
that our institution is worthy of your consideration
You will find these columns for the next few weeks reports
Of the work done different departments of the Scnoo IN the
mast and what we doing The institution is one OF
which YOU may Justly be proud It's success has been due TO TWO
causean efficient faculty and the hearty cooperation OF the peo
e The success of your school will continue if continue to
nport as you done the past and this we have every
reason to believe you will do
If YOU have been patron of the school, ask your TRENDS
about Ask any one who has spent session with or nvest
to for Yourself If you will investigate you will find that the ad
vantages offered are second to none.
To those boys and girls whose loyal support and studou app
cation have contributed much the OF the past session.
NO vnre our heartfelt thanks Nor refrain from express
ino r apprecaon to the local community for community
and apprecaon of the school, We hope continue to
~ their cooneration We also wish to thank the people of the
county for the financial support given the school through the Board
6 Snervso The funds used economically and udcousy to
Give the bows and girls of Noxubee county opportunity acquire
oh school education minimum COST and to return them to
Won with an ambition to DO something and BE something in life
With kndest feeling and most sincere gratitude for every ia
w that YOU have rendered urtherng the success OF the
no and earnestly requesting your loyal support and coper
ton for the ensuing year. am
Yours for greater Noxubes.
CHAs. ]. ST. JOHN. Principal