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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
ALABAMA VISITORS
 AT LOCAL HOTELS

Hillman: w. w. Pippin Eutaw; c. N F. Terrier, Cordova; NJ. M. Oders. Bloc ton; P. J. Wallace, Mobile; J. w. Ray, Woodstock; B. J. Leflin, Eutaw; J. J Hanley, Tuscaloosa.
 Florence: c. E. Haik, Tuscaloosa; c. F. Lattelle Selma; G. A. Osborne, Selma w. J. Root, Attalla; T. S. Lipsey, Jas per; Guy Redden, Sulligent; C.. Prater, Millport; Frank Dedman, Tuscaloosa Tom Stevens, Decatur; Clyde Bagwell Decatur.
 Morris: John McLadden, Greensboro; T w. Crow, Jasper; H. c. Blackwood Cleveland; T. B. Russell Oneonta; P C. Watts, Montgomery; w. R. Johnson Montgomery; J. E. Pinson. Montgomery
 Metropolitan: c. M. Blanton, Lafayette; A. P. Smith. Flat Top; E. H. Welch Tuscaloosa; T. w. Johnson, Pelham; J c. Adams, Montgomery; C.. T Lauder Tuscaloosa; H. l.. White, Montgomery Stone Crane, Hamilton; c. E. Miles. Syla- cauga; w. B. Blevins, Calera; J. E. Bay cite, Montgomery; Harry Gordon, ColuIn. biana.
 Tutwiler: L. l.. Phillips, Bear Creek A. J. Powers, Greensboro; w. w. Dins. more, Montgomery; James Nicol, Jr., Car bon Hill Gordon Jones, Anniston; P M Jones, Anniston; H. Johnston, Rag. land.
 Motion: J. E. Paynor Huntsville; P D. Beville, Mobile; J. P. Womack, Mont. gomery; H. E. Pill, Cordova w. A Houck, Montgomery; c. J. Beane Jr. Montgomery; G. E. Ellis, Marvel; Harry McGahey, Tuscaloosa; l.. P. Ricl<s, Tus. caloosa; R. H. Wright, Tuscaloosa; J. M Garfield, Lneville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
TRAINING SCHOOL
 GROWS IN INTEREST
Social Hours Are Much Enjoyed-Dr.
 c. Ross Baker Continues III

Increasing numbers are in attend ance at the Baptist Training school and each session grows in interest.
 Every member of the faculty and leaders of the conferences have been present and have given their best ef- forts to every phase of the Sunday school work. pr. Dickinsons ad- dresses on the gospel of St. John are at- tracting considerable attention be- cause of the new light that he is, shedding on this familiar and much loved book
 MT. Strickland5s address on the cor relation of the various church activ- ities won enthusiastic applause. Dr, Watts made a wonderful appeal to the whole church membership to recognize and share the responsibility for the religious training of the coming gen eration.
 At the social half hour there are animated discussions as to which of the 10 classes has the best teacher. so able is the faculty that has been gath cred together in this great school.
 The coffee served by the courtesy of the Donovan Coffee company under Miss Johnsons direction, adds greatly to the sociability of the occasion.
 The programme for today will fol- low the general plan though there will be new leaders of the various confer ences.
 Dr. Watts will speak at the 7:so period in place of Dr. c. Ross Baker. whose illness is deeply regretted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
DRY FORCES WILL 1 THROW SUPPORT ID i SINGLE CANDIDATE Lawrence Says, Anti-SalOon League Will Agree Upon
 Man to Elect WILL NOT URGE
 MAN TO ENTER RACE States PrOhibitionists Favor Big Meeting to Agree Upon One Pro-
 hibition Candidate When Primary Opens

Though the Anti-saloon league will unite upon one candidate for governor and will throw it's full weight to insure ms election, that man has not been chosen. Brooks Lawrence state superintendent Of the prohibition organizations stated that he had no knowledge of the announce ment of L. B. Musgrove and Fred M. Jackson, and that neither had been en- couraged by the Anti-Saloon league.
 The policy of the league, as previously expounded in The Age-Herald, is to in- sist that the prohibition element work and vote for only one man. Although this is the avowed intention of the Anti-Saloon league, the method to be employed in making this decision is not plain. The leaders are in favor of a great assembling of the prohibition democrats if more than one candidate representing the prohibition principle enter into the gubernatorial race. At that session the question will be dis cussed; the relative merits of the can didates weighed, and an attempt will be made to agree upon one man.
 By resorting to such an expedient, the Anti-Saloon league feels that it will not be setting a new precedent. While such a move has never been sponsored by the prohibition element before, it is de- clared by the dry forces that the liquor people of Alabama pioneered the way for such a movement by their action in Sep tember 1909
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
NAME
 MILLER PRESIDENT
Alabama Chapter of Ameri- can Institute Holds An
 nual Election Here

John A Miller of Birmingham was of the American Institute of Architecture at the annual meeting in Birmingham yes terday. Other officers elected were: John A. Wetzel, vice president; W. T. Warren. secretary Hugh Martin, treasurer, and the directors, Frederick Ansfield of Mont gomery and Frederick Biggin.
 In addition to the business session, which was held at the Tutwiler. the dele gates were entertained at luncheon at that place yesterday and at dinner at the Country club last night
 The chapter voted the necessary appro- priation for the entrance of the depart ment of architecture of the Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn into the annual intercollegiate competition in de- sign of the Southern Association of Arcni- tectural colleges The association Is com posed of Tulane university, Georgia School of Technology, Clemson college and the Alabama Polytechnic institute.
 Included in the presidents address were details of the visit of the President to the fiftieth convention of the Ameri- can Institute of Architects at Minneapo- lis last December.
 Admission of the Alabama chapter to membership in the American institute will enlarge the field of usefulness of the pro- fession in this state" according to MT. Miller, "and is expected to bring about closer sympathy between the public and the architectural department"
 Among those in attendance at the meet ing were H. B. Wheelock, w. T. War ren. Ben Price of Birmingham, Frederick Ansfield of Montgomery, Prof. Frederick Biggin, director of the architectural de- partment at Alabama Polytechnic insti- ute, George Rogers and John A. Wet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18

ham, 1t will be great thing, not only for thIs city, but for the entire district, said MT. Burger. T am heartily in fa- vor of the movement, and I want to in dorse the spirit of other merchants as attested in interviews.
 If there is one thing that Birmingham could put over with all the trimmings 1t Is an entertainment of this nature. am in favor of doing the thing. and doing 1t well. If put through on 100 per cent basis, 1t will be one Of the biggest things that has ever happened to this city.
 Birmingham is in herself 8 drawing card. We do not need any special fea- ture to get many people here but I be- lieve when the word is sent broadcast that a great pageant is to be staged here, it will be the means of bringing hundreds of thousands of people to this city
 However, if a show of this nature Is to be staged, suggest that it be the biggest thing Of the kind that has ever been staged We want to make the pageant we have recognized as the most success full that has ever been staged in the coun- try. And we can do it, too, believe"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
"IS OIL MINERAL?" MAY GO TO SUPREME COURT
Developments in Walker County May
 Hinge on This Question

Whether oil is a mineral must be de- cided by the Alabama courts before there is extensive development.
 This is the opinion of J. E. Head, who represents the Oklahoma interests that are drilling the Cordova well. This ques- tion has been decided in other states, but has never been brought to the atten- tion of the Alabama supreme court.
 Matters at Cordova have been con- plicated by this fact. It seems that w. G. Davis, once tax collector of Walker county, owned about $40 acres of coal land. At first he sold his mineral rights Later, he sold the surface rights, but reserved the benefits that might come from the discovery of oil on the acreage.
 The counsel of the Pratt Consolidated Coal company contend that Davis heirs have no claim upon the oil, believing that he assigned this away when the sale of the mineral rights was completed If the heirs of W. G. Davis press their claims, it is probable that this case will result in the rendering of a decision by the supreme court as to whether oil is considered a mineral or a vegetable product,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
SCHOOL GLEE CLUBS WILL GIVE CONCERT Free Musical Treat Planned for Citizens at the Jef-
 fersOn Theatre

A free musical treat has been arranged for the citizens of Birmingham J. R. Hornady, commissioner of health and education, announced yesterday that the combined glee clubs of the Central High school and Ensley High school augmented by the orchestra of 40 instru- ments, would appear in concert at the Jefferson theatre Friday night. There will be no admission charged. and the con- cert will be open to everyone
 The combined glee clubs and the large orchestra have given two concerts. To be frank, they made hit. Commission CT Hornady was so anxious that the peo- pie might have an opportunity to hear them, that he connived with Dr. J. H. Phillips and others. The concert at the Jefferson was the outgrowth of the de- sire.
 "The glee clubs gave two wonderful conoerts,' said Mir Hornady yesterday, and there are some rather remarkable artists among the number. The Jefferson theatre, with it's large seating capacity, will afford a good opportunity for anyone to hear them and so the concert was ar ranged"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
BUSINESS MEMS
 LEAGUE ENDORSES
 THE BALLET RUSSE
Members Pledge Their Co-Operation Toward Making Engagement of
 Metropolitan Ballet Success

Manager R. s. Douglas of the Jeff ferson theatre is in receipt of the fol- lowing letter from the Business Mems league:
 MT R. S. Douglas. Manager Jeffer-
 son Theatre. City:
 Dear Sir-We take pleasure in ad- vising you that at meeting of our board of directors held last night a resolution was passed indorsing the famous Diaghileffs Metropolitan Bal let Russo, which appears at the Jeff ferson on February 1. next, and all members present pledged their hearty cooperation toward making their en- gagement in this city a success.
 With best wishes, we are, yours very truly,
 THE BUSINESS MEMS LEAGUE.
 SAM H. FOWLKES. Sec'y."
 When Serge de Diaghileffs Ballet Russo arrives here for it's engage ment at the Jefferson February l it will turn out of the 12 cars with which it travels a complete and alto gether animated art exhibit. Aside from the artists themselves. who num- Der such famous names as Waslav Nijinsky, Adolf Bolm. Margareta Frohman, Olga Spesizewa. Fibre Rev alles. Lydia Lopokowa, Alexandre Cav rilow and Sophie Pflanz, the ballet car ries an array of complete artistic paraphernalia.
 Proceeding on from stagecraft and scenic art to the realm of music, the ballet carries with 1t an orchestra of 60 pieces which Is under the direction of Pierre MonteuX. the famous French soldier conductor. When it is remem- bered that the music which accom- panies many of the pallets was writ ten by the most ultra of modern com posers it can readily be understood that the orchestra has in its posses sion some of the most unique musical instruments which have ever been car ried by musical organization of any sort This array of curious sound pro- ducers runs all the way from the small hand organ, which is played in Pe- trouchka. to a racket machine for Till EulenSpiegel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
PAGEANT SUGGESTION
 GAINS QUICK RESPONSE
Idea Expressed in Editorial Meets With Hearty Alp proval of the Merchants and Citizens
 of Birmingham

Birmingham will have pageant all her own if wishes of prominent Birmingham citizens are carried out. This has been evidenced following an editorial sugges- tion in recent issue of The Age-Herald, made by Frank Willis Barnett MT. Bar nett's editorial was mere1y suggestion, but sentiment in favor of the pageant has grown during the past few days until it seems that the staging of the elaborate show will be a reality.
 Merchants want the pageant in the fall the coming fall. It Is believed that this will be the best time to stage the show, taking in consideration the climatic con- dltions at that season, and the fact that the natural trend of tourist travel to he south at that time will tend to swell the crowds which will be in Birmingham for the event.
 Jacob Burger, prominent merchant, is in favor of staging the pageant, and as soon aa possible.
 If We are to bring the people here, and show them what we have in Birming-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
Iron Market Reaches
 Stationary Stage

The iron market seems to have reached stationary stage.
 For nearly a month the pig iron quota tions have remained at the same figure based on SPA for No. 2 foundry for de- livery during 1917. There has been a slight Hull, occasioned by the holidays and the peace proposals, but there is a firm demand now.
 The movement of iron for the export trade has been curtailed by the placing of embargoes by eastern railroads. These embargoes have been put in force because there are few boats available to use in the exportation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
TRAFFIC INCREASE
 SHOWN BY REPORT Demurrage Bureau Gives Interesting Figures in
 Annual Report

i, The increase in traffic on Alabama railroads is forcibly shown by the an- rual report of the Alabama demurrage and storage bureau. Though the total number of cars handled by the com mon carriers during December was S4,706, nearly 6000 fewer than the fig ures for December. 1915, more than 200, 900 cars increased for 191e over 1915 was shown.
 The month of November. 1918, was the record breaker of the past year, when 112.161 cars were handled by railroads operating in Alabama. In March, April. May. August, September, October and November the number of cars handled exceeded the 100000 mark This was attained by only one month In 1915-November-wh 10o,- 694 cars were moved.
 ~ot iua fnllnws
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
SHRINERS TO HOLD
 BUSINESS SESSION

The first business session of Zamora temple, order of the Mystic Shrine, since the election and installation of the new officers, will be held tonight at the Masonic temple at o'clock. Potentate Jack Riddle requests every member to be present as many matters of importance are to be discussed Plans for a big ceremonial will be tentatively made and the various trips that are contemplated by the patrol and band will be considered and many other matters of business transacted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
MRS. MATHIS WORTH LARGE SUM ID STATE Article in American Maga- gene Accounts Work of
 Alabama Woman


 Merle Crowell. in the February num- Der of the American Magazine, de- clares that Mrs. G. H. Mathis has been worth $20,000,000 to the state of Ala bama. In the Interesting People sec ton, he devotes two pages to a rela- ton of the work that Mrs. Mathis has done in the state. He recounts how she was a sponsor of the movement to rid the cattle of the tick and tells of her efforts to get the farmers to grow a diversified crop and to form oanning clubs.
 After reviewing the efforts of this unusual woman. the writer. declares that she has been worth more than S20, 100000 to Alabama since she be- came interested in the agricultural and economic movements.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
Looking for Lon Wilson

Montgomery, January T-(Special) Montgomery police have been warned to look out for Lon Wilson, alleged safe blower, who sawed his way from the Mobile county jail Sunday night Sheriff w. H. Holcombe of Mobile county said Wilson may have come toward Mont gomery and that the assistance of all of ficers of central Alabama was needed in the search for him..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
Federal Authorities in
 Kansas City Awaiting
 Arrival Birmingham Mar

Kansas City January 17.-FederaI au- thorities here were awaiting today the
 arrival from Birmingham of Postal In
 spector Naylor and from Washington a
 copy of the indictment charging H.
 Grady Webb, medical student with com
 plicity in the robbery of s100,e00 of un- signed currency from a Baltimore and Ohio train in West Virginia in Oc- tober, 1915.
 It was said at the office of Postal Inspector Sutton that Webb virtually
 had confessed.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
Jury Commissioners Named

Montgomery, January 17.-(Special) Appointment of eight jury commissioners of Alabama counties was authorized by the executive department Wednesday as follows: Montgomery, D. c. Allen, suc- ceeding Smilee Smith; Clay W. B. Wes- ley of Ashland, succeeding himself; De- KaIb, John Estes of Fort Payne, suc- ceeding w T. Nation; F'ayette, Victor Reeves of F'ayette; Greene, J. s. Brodnax of Eutaw; Marshall, F. M. Machen of Albertville; Monroe, A. R. Boulware of Monroeville; Winston, Jeff D. Donaldson of Haleyville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
Montgomery Using River

Montgomery, January 17-(Special) After arriving early Wednesday with a large cargo for Montgomery merchants, the steamer Peerless left later in the morning for Mobile. carrying 2 cal al of syrup consigned to Tampa, Fla. sev- eral shipments for Noble anf
 amount of hardware and groceries for landings between this city and Mobile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Jefferson: Neil O'Briens minstrels. Mat inee at 2:SO; night performance at SIS. Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at o'clock. Night performance at 7:SO and g o'clock
 Bijou: Musical comedy success, Pretty Baby" Matinee at 2:30 o'clock. Night performance at, 8:30 o'clock.
 Majestic: Musical comedy and feature pictures.
 At the Photoplay Houses Triangle: Frank Keenan in The Bride of Hate'
 Strand: Clara Kimball Young in My Official Wife"
 Colonial: Irene Fenwick in "A Girl Like That
 Odeon One: Kathlyn Williams in "The Carpet from Bagdad'
 Rialto: Benjamin Christie in "Blind Jus tice.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
Rotary Club Meets

1 Business occupied the meeting of the Rotary club yesterday. There was no J outside speaker, although the members had the usual stunts after the luncheon at the Tutwileps
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18

The handling of more than a mill lion cars constitutes new high rec ord for Alabama. The car shortage that existed during several months of the past year Is shown to have been caused by an unprecedented volume of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
LEAGUES POLICY UNCHANGED

You may say for the Anti-Saloon league that our policy is unchanged. We Will not bring out any candidate. nor will we favor one prohibition candidate against another. We are going to insist. however, that when the actual primary opens, no matter how many announced candidates there may be, that the pro- hlbltion democrats of Alabama will in the vast majority work and vote for one man only.
 Reports over the state indicate that We will have the biggest gathering dur ing the past 50 years to settle this oues- ton in fair, open and aboveboard man. ner''
 Regardless of the action of the Anti saloon league Thomas E. Kilby of An niston has announced that he is in the race to the finish. The first candidate to announce for the office has repeatedly avowed that he is going to run, and that. While he is in favor of prohibition for Alabama, this question should not be ot paramount concern to the state. l.. $. Musgrove has not returned to Alabama, but it is understood that he will clear up his position as to his polit- ical intentions when he returns next Tues day. W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
DEFEAT LIQUOR CANDIDATE

AS to when and where this meeting will be held, and under what restrictions there is no information. But it will be staged when the actual primary opens. " It is the avowed belief of Brooks Law renee that should two or more candidates favoring prohibition be matched by sin gle candidate advocating local option, the liquor interests would triumph and the ends of the dry forces be defeated.
 The Antf-Saloon league will have noth- ing to do with getting candidates to of fer for the office of chief executive of Alabama. Furthermore, any member of the headquarters committee who an nounces for the governorship must resign from that important executive commit tee.
 While Breck Musgrove has not followed his tentative announcement with 8 for nal statement, and it is not believed that he will meet with the substantial favor of the Anti-Saloon league forces, should he enter into the fight. he would be asked to resign from the headquarters committee
 Anent the announcement made by Mir Musgrove and the broad hint of Fred M. Jackson, Brooks Lawrence gave out a formal statement yesterday morning
 T had no knowledge of any announce ment being made by either Mr. Musgrove or MT. Jackson prior to my departure and l know no more about it now, al- though I have been in MT. Musgrove S company the best part of 10 days.
 Mr. Musgrove will return in a few days and I presume at that time he will say something that will clarify the whole situation as regarding himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
The Workers O. the World with hand

the World with hand or brain, in doors or out doors. under all conditions and in all clirnes, will find in Shredded Wheat the food that supplies all the material for building healthy tissue and good brain-a food that nourishes every organ of the body and keeps the bow els healthy and active - the one universal cerealfood that appears on the breakfast table of thousands of Ameri- can homes every day in the year. Itis ready-cooked and ready-to-eat. For break fast with milk or cream. or fruits. Made at Niagara Falls. N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-18
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF BIRMINGHAM

OF Statement December 27. 1916
 RESOURCES Loans and discounts. .... s12, ,2I4, ,792.04 Oyerdrafts .,............ 499.2s U. s. Bonds (par) ......... 1,5OO, 100000 State of Alabama bonds. lO7,OOO!O0 Bonds loaned ............ 30,6G2.5O Stock in Federal Reserve bank ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9O,OOO.OO Other stocks and bonds.. 1,195, 1S3.OO Banking house. .... 385, ,5OO.OO Other real estate ....... 1O6,OI9.IG
 CASH In Vault. .$1, ,305, ,S1O.78 With banks 3,143,0G3.O5 With U. S.
 Treasurer. s4,50O.0O With Federal Reserve bank s11,74s.s7-- 5,345, .6s
 
 S2O,964, ,3SO.55
 LIABILITIES Capital stock ..........S 1,5OO,0OO.OO Surplus and profits. 1,622,OO64l Reserved for taxes. ...... 4O,S2IOO Circulation ......... 1,4OO,OOUOe
 DEPOSITS Individual S13,45s.314.s4 Bank ..... 2,s23,23S.sO U. S. ...... 125.OOO.OO-- 16,4O1 ,553.f4
 
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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-09-21
IN MEMoRIAM.

OF our Genial Associate and
Faithful Brother Robert c. Carlisle
who died on the Twenty-fourth day
of August, 1917.
"His memory is the shrine of plea
SAINT
Thoughts, soft as the scent of
flowers;
Calm as on the MINDLESS eve the
suns decline,
Sweet as the song of birds among
the flowers;
Rich as the rainbow with its hues
of light,
Pure as the moonbeam of an au-
tumn night
Weep not for him."
Brother Carlisle was one of the
most active members of Sandy Plains
Lodge; being Charter member, ne
was regular in his attendance upon
the meetings of the Lodge from it's
Organization until his death and zeal
Gus in the performance of every trust
placed upon him.
Those of us who were privileged to
associate with him within the Lodge
room best know his worth as citi-
zen, friend and brother, and his
passing from among us leaves va
cancy that will be hard to fill.
eve shall meet, but we shall miss
him,
There will be one vacant chair.
While we cannot lift the veil that
hides from public view the great grief
of the family, we would extend to
them our sincere Love and Sympathy
in this their hour of bereavement.
Therefore, be it resolved, That n
page of our minutes be set aside and
edicated to the memory of our be-
loved brother and that copy of this
Memoriam be attached thereto.
Be it further resolved; That copy
of this Memoriam be sent by special
to the family of our De-
ceased Brother and that the Lodge
Charter be draped for period of
thirty days.
Fraternal1y submitted,
G. C. BURTZ,
HORACE GROVER.
Adopted this 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1917,