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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

but a woman is as cheap motor car which always hath fresh surprise!'
 The remark was overheard by man who owns number of the finest auto- mobiles round this burgh and he prompt ly said:
 Don't you believe anybody who starts to telling you about cheap motor CATS, there aint no sich animal; cheap is an adjective that has no place in an auto mobile glossary.
 '"The nice young man" smiled as I left while I gently made this mental note:
 After all the trouble about making up one's mind isn't so much in deciding which machine one wants; it's in dif- ferentiating between the good looking representatives, I passed by one of the most attractive in the bunch and finished my mental note thusly:
 Tive no doubt that one over wonder could make a person even buy that hor- TOT he's standing beside. and pats so affectionately; I'm glad I'm only looking at and not investing in motor cars, to- day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
GENERAL GOMEZ IS REPORTED TAKEN
 BY MENOCAL' MEN
Leader of Cuban Revolt With His Entire Staff Said to Be Prisoner of
 Government

Havana, March 7.-Announcement was
 made at the Presidents palace today that message had been received there stat Ing that Jose Miguel Gomez, former Pres ident of Cuba, had been captured with his entire staff, by Colonel Collazo, comman- der of the government troops.
 The news of the capture of General Gomez come in dispatch from the Sec retary of Interior Aureiio Hevia. com- manding the campaign in the province of Santa Clara. The dispatch said Colonel Collazo had reported the capture of Gen eral Gomez and his staff. The announce ment was received with cheering and the waving of hats by President Menocal and the army officers gathered at the palace. All officers, soldiers and promi- nent civilians who later came to the pal ace also cheered the news The senate passed the bill at which previously had passed the house authorizing the Presi- dent to suspend constitutional guarantees. The bill now only needs the Presidents s signature to become a law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

in receiving were: Mrs. E. w. Barrett
 Mrs. Frank Willis Barnett, Mrs. c. M. Stanley, Mrs. w. H. Jeffries, Mrs. Orline A. Shipman, Mrs. B. B. Conner, Mrs. | B. L. Wyman, Mrs. John B. Reid, Mrs. | w. l. Murdoch, Mrs. A. J. Bowron, Mrs. Scion Jacobs, Mrs. Oscar Hundley, Mrs. c. J. Sharpe, Mrs. J. L. Drennen, Mrs. l. F. Young, Mrs. Henry Badham, Mrs. John Tomlinson, Mrs. A. l.. F'ulenwider,
 Mrs. Walter Walmsley, Mrs. Key Milner,
 Mrs. Ross Smith, Mrs. Dupont Thomp- son, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs. c. P. Orr,
 Mrs. Henry Edmonds, Mrs. M. H. Will lis, Mrs. John Sidney White, Mrs. w. E..
 Fort, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Mrs. R. H. Pearson, Mrs Miles Bradford, Mrs. c. T. Randall, Mrs. Nisbett Hambaugh, Mrs E. J. Rowe, Mrs L. Albritton, Mrs. W. B. Turpfpseed, Mrs. Schuyler Harris, Mrs
 w. A. Patillo, Mrs. Lyman Perry, Mrs. J. E. Penny, Mrs. J. c. Henley, Mrs. John London, Mrs. Frank Eanes. Mrs H. Scudder Ryall, Mrs. Robert Ashworth, Mrs. R. G. McCarty Mrs. G. M. Bowers, Mrs. Leo Oberdorfer. Mrs. Louis Saks, Mrs. Houston Davis, Mrs. J. F. Graham, Mrs. John P. Tillman, Mrs. N. A. Barrett, Mrs. H. H. Hibbs, Mrs. Charles A.
 Brown and others.
 The Alabama committee on prison will give a luncheon at the Tutwiler hotel at 12:30 o'clock, at which time the com- mon sense methods of advancing Alabama
 backward prison situation will be dis cussed by men possessed of practical first-hand knowledge of conditions. Among them will be MT. R. L. Johnston, warden of state penitentiary Wetumpka; Prof. A. A. Strock, principal of prison
 schools, Belle Ellen; Dr. William H. Oates, pr. E. Stagg Whitin, professor of penology, Columbia. university of New York; MT. J. P. Rogers, president of the convict board of Montgomery; MT.
 Isadore Shapiro, president of Alabama committee on prisons. will preside +S
 Mrs. Merrill Northington was hostess at a beautiful luncheon yesterday at the Southern club in compliment to the executive board of the Colonial Danes
 that held it's meeting at the club at Il a'clock The table was beautifully adorned and the colors of the Colonial Danes were used effectively. Yellow tu- lips in gilded basket had pale blue rib bon tied on the handle. Among the guests were: Mrs. J. Morgan Smith. president; Mrs. Henry Lee Badham, first vice pres ident; Mrs. A. D. Pitts of Selma, second vice president; Mrs. Rhett Goode of Mo bile, third vice president; Miss Anne
 WuAduiS ol uuoHlsoiiiciJ' louieh s-No president; Mrs Norman Vim of De- mopolis, Mrs. Ellen Peter Brice of Tus- caloosa, Mrs. James Bishop of Selma. Mrs. John Lewis Cobb of Montgomery, Mrs Hugh Morrow, Mrs. w. G. Mont gomery.
 The annaul election of officers of the Colonial Danes was held at the home of Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, where they were delightfully."- entertained All of the officers were unanimously reelected for another year, and five new members of the executive board were chosen. They are: Mrs. A. P. Mcclellan of Athens. Mrs. Norman Vim of Demopolis, Mrs. Winston Garth of Huntsville, Mrs. Harry Toulmin of Mobile and Mrs. Thomas St. John of Mobile. The next meeting will be held in this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
$ O C \ E T Y
I1TIHE Alabama Sociological congress-
 will meet at the Tutwtler hotel saa

t1TdHE Alabama Sociological .onEress
 will meet at the Tutwiler hotel sa
 Monday afternoon st sISe T-slOck in the ballroom. The topic will be Prison Welfare" and MT. Isadore Shapiro, president of the Alabama com mittee on prisons, will preside. The ex- ecutive committee is composed of Isadore Shapiro, Birmingham; Hon. Frank Lull, Wetumpka; Judge William E. Fort, Bir- mingham; Mrs. c. B. Spencer, Birming- ham; MT. J. T. Graham, Tuscaloosa; Hon. George Huddleston, Birmingham; Mrs. J. F. Earhart, Birmingham; Hon. J. w. Green. Selma; Rev. George Eaves, Bir- mingham; Mrs A. Leo Oberdofer, Bir- mingham; Rabbi I. Isaacson, Selma; Rev. s. T. Slaton. Cullman; M. J. B. Wood, Birmingham; Mr. William c. McGrath, Birmingham, and officers.
 Committee on arrangements: Mir. Ralph Barrow, Rev. D. s. Bayley, Rev. Thomas P. Byrnes, Rev. H. M. Edmonds, MT. Carl H. Milan, Mrs w. l.. Murdoch and the executive committee.
 Registration committee: Miss Amelia Worthington, Miss Annie Laurie Sparks and the secretary.
 The following is the programme:
 Illiteracy and Crime James B. Ellis, Selma; Capital Punishment J. A. Carnley, Elba, member Alabama 1egisla- ture. Coffee county C0 minutes); Prisons and the Almighty Dollar" Dr. w. H. Gates state prison inspector, Montgom- cry (20 minutes); Some Causes and Cures of Crime" Judge H. B. Abernethy, criminal division municipal court of Bir- mingham (20 minutes); The Indetermi- nate Sentence" Judge William E. Fort criminal division court of Jefferson coun- ty, Birmingham GO minutes).
 800 p. m., Hotel Tutwiler ballroom: The Convict Lease and Contract Sys- tern" Senator Frank S. White, Birming- ham (20 minutes) Parole and Proba- ton" Dr. F. stagg Whitin, Columbia university, New York city, chairman ex- ecutive committee, national comittee on prisons.
 One of the largest and most represent tative gatherings ever seen in Birming- ham was the reception rendered Mrs. Mathis yesterday afternoon at the Tut wiler by The Age-Herald when the women of the city were given the op portunity to meet Mrs. Mathis The ballroom was filled to overflowing and many were eager to hear Mrs. Mathis, who is one of the best speakers of the country. Among those who assisted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

gested the interesting possibilities in se- lecting g machine; for instance, grass widow might get green car and have it upholstered in emerald; and Lillian Russell should undoubtedly get a black and white car, to match the wonderful black and white costumes that she eff fects lately.
 So here 1t was, pay your money and take your choice of automobiles; big ones little ones, medium sized ones; green, yellow. gray, black, navy blue. white- every imaginable color and style; it was worse than having wallpaper samples spread out before you; lenon-colored cars stood their own by the side of intensely purple cars, while maroon-colored cars glowered at russet browns, that in turn frowned upon ''tour-ers" in tan.
 Some of the machines were strong up hridal-wise with ribbons and flowers as decorations, and all the representatives at the auto show of the various makes of machines, were as polite as ushers at weddings, and politer.
 Now know observed frivolously to the nice young man, what becomes of all the well-mannered young fellows who used to go into the ministry, and who build up the church with their polite ness; and those who studied medicine and made a moderate success of 1t be- cause of their affableness so that people sent for them for the sheer joy of hav- ing them come to the house. I've been hearing an older generation regret their mysterious disappearance, but those young men haven't disappeared, they ve just"
 "Whatr' snapped the nice young man.
 They've gone into the automobile business" said firmly. "Once there was time when charming young man on the threshold of life used to hesitate where to place his social gifts; the min istry was one opening; the wine business another; but behold; now he has struck the happy medium; he is making his ever lasting fortune selling automobiles"
 Its what Beau Brummel would have done" I suggested If he were alive to- day, and Lord Chesterfield would prob ably be advising his son what an emil nently gentlemanly profession 1t is"
 The nice young man smiled prettily. as he expressed his surprise
 'Who was it that said.' he asked, "that a man is like mule which goeth by contraries and may be worked backward;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
NO ONE SHOULD
 HAVE GRAY HAIR
Don't Use Dyes Re- store Natural Color With Healthful Reme- dy-M oney Back Guarantee.

Nobody likes to use dangerous. dirty,
 sticky dyes, but no one wants to have
 gray hair nowadays. No one needs to. If your hair is gray. all over, or just getting gray or streaked with gray-or
 if it is faded out and lifelessLsimply get bottle of Q-Ban Hair Color Re-
 ready. to use. It is guaranteed to the limit by the makers to give satisfaction or your money back.
 In very simple, healthful way it brings back the natural color to gray or faded hair, evenly and gradyally Csc no Color Restorer like shampoo and have beautiful, soft. lustrous hair in abundance and with never again 8 streak of gray. You will be simply de- lighted with your look of youth and vigor. Remember, Q-Ban is not g pat
 ent medicine. not a dye. It's work is cer- tain, safe and permanent. Only bOc at Jacobs Drug Store. and all good drug stores. or write Hessig- Ellis Drug Co: Memphis Tenn, mentioning druggists name. illustrated, interesting book on Hair Culture" sent free. Try Q-Ban Hair tonic Q-Ban Liquid sampoo, e. Ban Toilet Soap. also Q-Ban Depila-
 tory (odorless) for removing super
 1uous hair.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
By EMMA REID RYALa

MT. Samuel Earle Greene has recovered from his protracted illness of typhoid fever and is spending sometime at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. Robert Greene, at Earle Place.
 Mrs. Samuel E. Greene, who was the guest last week of relatives here, en route from Florida, has returned to her home in Greensboro.
 Miss Helen Jackson is Ill at the home of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. T. D. Jack son, with measles.
 Friends of Dr. and Mrs. G. A. OCon- nell will regret to learn that their children are suffering from an attack of measles.
 Mrs. T. o. Harrison and daughter are spending several months on the Gulf coast.
 Miss Madge Pollock will leave today to visit her aunt, Mrs. Sterling Elder, in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
Dothan to Have Chautauqua

Dothan, March 7.-(Special.) al.)-Dothan will have a free chautauqua. Citizens have contributed enough money to meet all expenses of the business and g. con- tract has been closed with a well known chautauqua bureau for three days pro- gramme March 20, 1 and P. The sessions of the chautauqua will be held in the city auditorium. Seats have been reserved for those who contributed to the chautau- qua fund, each getting seats in the ratio of four to every $5 contributed. The re- mainder of the seats in the auditorium will be absolutely free to the public. An excellent programme has been arranged for, which will include threes sessions daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
HUNTSVILLE CHARITY WORK IS ORGANIZED
Citizens Form Federated Body to Aid Poor of City Without Duplica-
 tiOn of Efforts

Huntsville, March 7.-(Special.) )-Al of the organized charity work to be done in Huntsville in the future will be car ried on by the organization which has been formed for that purpose. The Fed erated Charities has been organized, with Henry c. Pollard as president; 'E. T. Terry, vice president; Mrs. Oscar Gold smith, second vice president; R. B. Pet tus. third vice president and Mrs. Arthur Owen Wilson, secretary. The executive committee of the organization is com posed of many prominent citizens. A regular office will be opened and a man. ager will be appointed to have charge of the work of charity. Heretofore this work has been done by the United Char ities, the Elks and other organizations and in many instances their efforts over Tapped each other.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
Damage Verdict Awarded
 Charles Ham for Falling
 Wall Is Upheld by Court

New Orleans, March 7.-(Special.) )-The verdict rendered last October in the United States district court at Birming- ham awarding Charles Ham $16,61s in suit against Mrs. Lucy P. Hudgins for damage to his stock of shoes caused by the falling of brick walls left standing after fire, was affirmed today by the United States court of appeals in an opinion by Judge Walker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
"Dear - You must use
 Pompeian HAIR Massage"

~Desr, your hair is straggly, thin looking and lifclesA Your coat collar is always covered with ugly Dandruf
 You must use Pompeian HAIR Mas. sage Your hair will soon fluff up and look healthy and attractive. You know what 1t did for me, ," said his wife.
 Dandruff, Itching Scalp. Falling Hair are all conditions that with little cars can Dc corrected
 Pompeian HAIR Massage will stop Dan. druif, will restore to the scalp its natural healthy condition and give the hair luster and life
 Pompeian HAIR Manage h clear. amber liquid. (no( aeTeaml lis pleasant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

to use. having fragrant light odor. whieh soon disappears. Not oily. Not sticky.
 Each bottle, except 25c size, has shake. top, SO that you can sprinkle the liquid over tho hair or only on the scalp Hence 1t is convenient and economical
 Every days delay makes tho conditiao of tho hair and scalp worsA Get 3Sfs 50f or $l bottle today from your dzuggist MEN have your barber every now and' then apply . careful Pompeian HAIR Massage Soon your hair will have tho final touch of . prosperous money-makine appearance Start today
 Also tho reliable makezs q hmops Pompeiap MASSAGE Cream Adv. NP.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
Toy Makers Back Wilson

New York, March 1.-The Toy Manu- turers' association in convention here an nounced today that resolutions had been sent to President Wilson approving This action in upholding and maintaining the rights of American citizens at home and abroad" The memorial pledged the or ganization "to support the President in every act to uphold the honor of the re- public.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
Suit Is Filed to Decide Title to Circuit Clerks
 Office of St. Clair

Pell City. March 7.-(Special.)-Quo war;
 ranto proceedings under style of state
 ex rel Howard l.. Smith, have been filed
 against James M. Garrett seeking to oust
 Garrett from the office of circuit clerk
 and alleging that the recent election
 wherein Garrett was successful over
 Smith, was not held in Accordance with
 law, and was therefore void The case
 has been made returnable before Circuit Judge O. A. Steele and will como up for hearing within a short time. Much in- terest is manifested in the case owing to the fact Garrett was the only candidate elected on the republican-bull moose ticket.
 An unknown white man about 35 years of age has been found dead about six
 miles west of this place on the right-of- way of the St. Clair Telephone company.
 The coroners jury returned verdict that he came to his death by unknown cause, and he was buried near the place where found No Identification could be found on his person, and he had been dead for about two weeks
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
Cullman Officers Pour
 Much Booze" in Creek

Cullman, March 7.-(SpeciaL )-Sherifi Rollo and his deputies. Harris and Ira wis, emptied 250 gallons of wine, beer and ance with the orders of the court. The liquor had been seized during the month of January from Fred Stewart and Vending Besch, both of whom were ar rested on charges of violating the prohi- bition law.
 Miss S. c. Batalle and her assistant of Meridian, Miss, will arrive here Monday to give her arrangement of the 'Destrick Skule" for the benefit of the public h- brary.
 The committee of ladies of the First Methodist church, who were in charge of the ''Womanless Wedding which re- gently gave two perrormances in the courthouse, announced Wednesday that they had made s95.
 Mrs. Mary McCutcheon received the news on Wednesday of the death of her father, William Stager in Washing ton, D. c.
 MT. StaEer was porn ana rcAreu III Cui- cinnati He lived here for a time, but has been making his home in Washing ton for the past few years. He is sur vived by two daughters, Mrs. McCutch- con and Miss Minnie Stager. both of whom live here. A sister, Mrs. Voight. wife of Senator Voight of Cincinnati, also survives him.
 The funeral and burial will take place in Chattanooga, Tenn, on Sunday. Mrs. 'McCutcheon and her sister left Wednes- day night for Chattanooga.
 Much interest is being taken by the farmers of this county in planting crop of peanuts this season. Machinery will be installed by the oil mill for the mak- ing of peanut products.
 A social meeting of the Womans Mis- sionary union will be held on Friday aft ernoon, when Mrs. G. Scott Leeth and Mrs. Al Richter will be joint hostesses at the Richter home.
 A series of mission sermons are being delivered at the Sacred Heart church here this week by two Passionist priests. Tn addition to the members of the church a large number of Protestants are attending these services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
Americans Arrive From Germany

Washington, March Minister Egan, at Copenhagen, cabled the state. depart ment today that the following ;Ameri- cans had arrived in Denmark from Ger many on the dates specified: March i, Joseph H. Stoney, wife and three children March B. William A. Owen and family, Mary E. Bauman. F. w. Rinkenberger, Henry E. McGarvey, Joseph E. Johnstone King; March 4, Nora E. Jomelig, Lillie Kroeger and John R. Knifing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

From Bulletin issued by United States
 Bureau of Education.
 In most cities there are hundreds of acres of land in the form of back yards and vacant lots that might profitably be used for the production of vegetables, fruits and flowers. In these same cities there are thousands of boys and girls who, with proper guidance, would be will ling to utilize this nonproductive land Furthermore, these same cities are inn porting yearly thousands of dollars worth of vegetables, fruits and flowers that might be raised within their borders, and much of the money that is sent to dis tant parts in payment for these products might be kept at home
 INDUSTRIAL POSSIBILITIES
 The earnings from these garden activi- ties represent clear gain for neither the land nor the labor would otherwise be utilized. For, instance, the thirteenth census report shows that there are some- what over 5O,000 school children the ages of and 20 years in the city of Washing ton (with a total population of nearly $50, COO. Assuming that one-tenth of this number or 5000 should carry on garden work and that they should make an aver age profit of $10 the result would be a total profit of s50,000 This is a very con- servative average; with proper direction a large number of pupils in each school should be made to earn at least $10o
 A GARDEN SURVEY
 In order that the various municipalities may determine for themselves the local possibilities the bureau of educations prepared suggestive outline for making surveys. A survey of one or two school districts of a city may reveal amazing possibilities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08
To Encourage Guard Organization

Washington, March 7.-To encourage
 small towns and villages to maintain
 National Guard units the war depart
 ment in circular issued today has au- thorized the establishment of detached platoons. Two or moro of these platoons. coming from nearby towns. or settle ments. would form a company in a regi- ment organized in that part of the state. The minimum strength for detached platoons is fixed at S4 men-one officer (hrst or second lie.tenant), one sergeant, four corporals, nine orivates. flrst-class, and 19 privates. The plan would supply q four-sQuad formation which could be drilled in company maneuvers so aa te
 take it's place with the other platoons oi
 the company on mobilizatio..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

Mrs. John Smith, wife of John Smith, Esq, of Meridianville, died Tuesday night, aged 65 years. Her husband and four children survive her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

Flanders J, Kelly, a we'll known citizen or Ryland, veteran of the Confederate States army, died Tuesday after long illness. He was 73 years old
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

The Huntsville Equal Suffrage asso- citation has received letter from pr. Anna Howard Shaw, the noted suffragist leader, accepting an invitation to de- liver a lecture in Huntsville April IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

A series of mission sermons are being delivered at the Sacred Heart church
 here this week by two Passionist priests In addition to the members of the
 church a large number of Protestants are attending these services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

R. E. Spragins, Dr. Francis Tappey and Mrs. Felix p. Baldridge have been appointed by Governor Henderson as Madison county delegates to the Alabama Sociological congress in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

Virginia Clay Clopton chapter, United Daughters of the Cohfederacy, has pledged itself to supply half of the Con- federate veterans who attend the reunion at Washington from this county with new uniforms, that meaning those who need them. The chapter has taken up the historical work of the national U. D. c. with enthusiasm. and there will be numerous entries in the various contests.
 Field Secretary Weaver of the George Washington national highway. which IS projected from Seattle to Savannah, will arrive tomorrow, and will present his project at a Chamber of Commerce ban quet. The projected route includes Mem phis. Huntsville and Chattanooga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

A social meeting of the Woman's Mis- sionary union will be held on Friday aft ernoon, when Mrs. G. Scott Leeth and Mrs. Al Richter will be joint hostesses at the Richter home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

Miss S. c. Batalle and her assistant of Meridian, Miss, will arrive here Monday to give her arrangement of the 'Destrick Ssule" for the benefit of the public h- hrary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-08

Much interest is being taken by the
 farmers of this county in planting crop of peanuts this season. Machinery will
 be installed by the oil mill for the mak- ing of peanut products.