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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
ROBBERS MAKE LARGE
HAUL OF GROCERIES
Dray Used to Carry Off Stolen Goods
No Clue to Robbers

The stores of Fl. Henchell, 1900 Ave-
nue. E, and j. w. Johnson. Parker's
Spf liasg were burglarized sometime
Thursday morning, according to re-
ports at the police headquarters. The
robbers secured a large quantity of
goods from each store and authorities,
up until late hour last night, had
been unable to secure any clue to the
robbers.
A half tub of lard, two cartons Of
cigarettes, six pairs of socks and g
number of other articles were taken
from Henchelrs store. The loss is es-
timated at 5000. The store was entered
by burglars several weeks ago, who
made much larger haul.
About 5000 worth of groceries were
stolen from Johnson's store The heay-
lest loss was f15 pounds OF lard and
200 pounds of sugar. A dray was used
by the robbers to carry away their
loot.
The two robberies are the largest
from grocery stores in the city in sew
eral months The police and detective
departments are working on the cases.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
The Four-Minute Men

The following statement was given
out by Or. Charles Edward Russell to
the four-minute men here. before his
departure on Tuesday night. following
his speech at the Tutwiler. and Is pub
lished at the request or the four-minuta
men, in order that the public might
more intelligently understand their
work:
THE four-minute men are the most
important means we now have of di-
rect communication between lie war
administration and the people Az
frequent intervals the four-minute
men are furnished with official bal
letins conveying to the citizens mat
ters of vital moment. The four
minute men are carefully selected
in every community. They are trust-
worthy Americans that have mes
sages their fellow Americans cannot
afford to miss. In most of the cities
of the United states the news and
information supplied by the four
minute men have become recog-
nized feature of local life. Through
1t the public is kept in touch with
the work and the needs OF the gov
eminent, and the true situation OF
the war.
THE organization has been every-
where of the greatest patriotic value
and has also been the means Of fos-
tering an accurate knowledge OF real
conditions, because all the statements
made by the four-minute men are
authentic. I have no doubt thai
their work VIII be no less valuable
in Birmingham than it has proved I'M
thousand other cities.
CHARLES EDWARD RUSSEI4E."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08

days. under the direction Of A S.
Stern Co., direct from solid years
run in New York. where it played to
the largest average audiences ever as
sembied in metropolitan playhouse. 1t
has also to its credit six months in Aus
tralia and has already reached its Sec
ond year in London.
Laughter is said to never leave Off in
Twin Beds it is a riot almost all the
time. tornado of harum- scarum fun.
Twin Beds" is Just one uproarious joke.
1t concerns itself with the narrowing
experience of three couples who live in
large and fashionable apartment house
and, through the first friendliness of one
of their number, suddenly find that, try
as they may, they cannot escape each
other.
In the scramble for peace and privacy,
both of which recede steadily as the plot
unfoids, the characters are intensely
amusing. An ideally balanced cast has
been provided for Twin Beds by
Messers. Stern & CO.. prominent
among whom are Josephone Saxton, An
toinette Rochte, Kathryn Mills, Marion
osgood. Hamilton Mott Luis Almerni.
Thomas H. Manning. Warren Hastings
and others.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
SERVICE FLAGS FOR
!. BAR ASSOCIATION
/. RECEIVED BY BOWIE
One Flag Has 80 Stars and
Another Has 54-Third
Luncheon at Civic Asso-
citation Yesterday

The lawyers Of this city met for their
third weekly luncheon yesterday at the
Civic association cafe with good at
tendance. The programme was in all
probability better than any yet rem
dered.
Judge William E. Fort addressed the
meeting on the advantages and disad-
vantages of the consolidated circuit
court from the viewpoint of a judge,
while b. NJ Allen spoke from the view
point of a lawyer. Judge Torts principal
criticism was that the criminal judges
work was so entirely different from that
of the civil law judge, that the latter
could not help efficiently in the criminal
divisions, Mr.. Allen praised the system
in most of his talk.
An inspiring feature of the luncheon
was the speech made by Sydney j. Bowie
il accepting the service flags which had
just been completed. One of the beautiful
silk flags is for the Bar association
library, while the others is for Judge
Pughs' courtroom.
The flag representing the bar ASSOC
citation men who are in the army and
navy has 90 stars, while the flag for
Judge Pughs courtroom represents all
Jefferson county in all branches OF the
service, ana mas OF Stars. MIS-. Bowie
stated that this represented 20 per cent
of the practicng lawyers in the county.
MEMBERS IN SERVICE
The list of the bar association members
who are represented by stars on the
service flag are: p. p. Waldrop Lamar
Aldridge, Charles s. Brice, Evans Dunn,
I. M. Ingel, j. j. Jackson, Samuel A..
Lokey, Fl. NJ Powell, w. I'll. Line, w. T.
Fritchard. w. NJ. Spencer Shuford B..
Smyer. Dallas S. Townsend, o. w I'm
derwood, Jr., Horace G. Wilkinson, j. III.
Willis, Albert Browdy, Jelks II. Cabaniss,
r. B. Daniel, J. e. Embey ]. M. Gil
lespie, Jr, j. B. CARRIER, Joseph F. Mudd,
Hugh w. Lester, w. Fl. Murphy, Robert
q. Thach, Walter Brewer, Ben F. Ray,
T. w. Palmer, ]. b. Gamson. Hugo l..
Black.
Other lawyers not members of the Biz
mingham Bar association in the service
are: Griffith Harsh, Louis Berkowitz,
Champion Harris, Ben Gross, Louis
Bales, Allen Smith. Edwin Robertson, NJ.
Metz, John Trimble, L. G. Bowers, J..
Paul Jones. M. Johnston. J. #. Sturdi-
want, Jr., Bessemer: s. Richardson, w. #.
Spencer. ]. e. Bowron, Francis Brown,
Manly Allen Collins. l.. B. Collins, R. B.
Kelly, Jr., B. K. McMorris and Sidney
Smith.
A request is made by the Birmingham
OF any lawyer in the service whose name
is not mentioned above, send the name
to the bar association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08

received from any accident insurance
policy.
It has long been the custom for cor
porations just starting in business to
give small amount of their common
stock with the purchase of preferred
shares as bonus-is the common stock
Is xable?
A. Not until sold, when it becomes
come tax laws.
Uncle Sam doesn't let very much get
away, does he?? How about investments
in building and loan associations?
A. Uncle Sam needs the money, and If
this war keeps up much longer the gov
eminent will use fine comb in gather
Ing the income tax. However, until such
time as shares in a building and loan as
ISOLATION mature, they are not consid-
cred as income, and then only on the
excess you receive over the payments you
made.
Henry Jones lost his wife December 21,
1917 does he report as a single or mar
ried man?
A. If he was a widower on December
81, 1917, he reports as a single person.
If, however, he had been single for 1864
Gays IN tne year ana married beceulDer
81, 1917, he would make returns as
married person.
Are dividends on paid-up life insur-
ance policies subject to an income tax?
A. Yes.
I would like little more information
on deductions.
A. Practically anything that goes to
may deduct amounts expended for labor
in caring for live stock, the cost of the
feed, the cost of stock purchased for re-
sale, repairs to farm outbuildngs, farm
machinery, tools, binding Irvine, medi-
cines for live stock, wages for male en-
ployes. and female if giving their time
directly to the production of income, but
no deduction can be claimed for services
given to the farmers household. A
farmer cannot make any deduction in the
cost of tire stock purchased for breeding
purposes 1t is also held that farmer,
or cattle man, may claim loss on ami
mails purchased If they die by unnatural
or accideptal causes, but not if he him.
self raised the animals.
And the merchant?
A. The merchant may deduct advertis-
Ing light, rent, wages. water. telephones,
drayage. freight bills, repairs to his au-
tomobiles, delivery wagons, truck. cost
of telephone and all legitimate expenses.
Ito Be Continued)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
FUEL BOARD TO TAKE
UP MONDAY CLOSING

The Jefferson county fuel board will
meet this morning at 10 o'clock at head
quarters and in the absence of Frank
Fowl1Ses. chairman of the board, who
Is In New York, Eugene Brown will pre-
side. All members are requested to be
present, as matters for the Monday
closing will be discussed and 1t is prob
ably that some modification will be
made in the orders formerly issued by
the board.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Record Sale of Dog Tags

Birmingham has established a record
in the sale of dog tags City License
Collector liner Hood announced yester-
day that over 1900 licenses had been is
sued and the number is increasing
daily.
Collector Hood attributes the increase
to the recent announcement that dog
catchers would be placed on the streets
Immediately. Licenses are 81 and on
March / will advance to $1.50
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Pickpocket Arrested

Nose Smith, negro, was arrested yes
terday morning by Officers r. v. Ryan
and w. H. Propst after an alleged at
tempt to pick the pockets of Mrs. Caro-
line Rudolph and Mrs. Emma j. Jordan
white in Pizitz's store.
1t is alleged that Smith had been un-
der suspicion for sometime and that
there We're eyewitnesses to the act. Ac-
cording to the statements OF the arrest
ing officers about S was secured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
DR.. Simons Speaks Here to
Preach for DIR. Byrnes

DR.. Minot Simons. who delivered a
splendid address at the open forum of
the First Unitarian church on Wednes-
day night on "a Closer Organization of
the World will return Saturday night
to Birmingham and preach for DIR.
Byrnes in the First Unitarian church on
Sunday night on 1.-THE Work Of the Lib
eral Church."
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Capital Stock Increased

The Consumers Mercantile company
recorded an increase in capital stock
ir. the probate clerks office by which
the capital stock Of the company is
raised from $4,000 to 10000 T. r. Bent
ley is president OF the company and
~ M. Oliver is secretary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Special Bargains
by Merchants in
Today's Age-Herald

Dewberry & Montgomery feature
supplies for school children.
Louis saks has a snappy new spring
hat at SO.
M. Well & Bro. advise men to buy
H. s. NJ clothes now and save so
per cent.
Loveman. Joseph & Loeb print full
page Of store news
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
At the Lyric


Diversified entertainment of a very
pleasing quality applies to the bill for
the last half of the week at the Lyric.
Each act received quite bit of APP
plause at the opening performance yes
terday and each one deserved the APP
prevail.
Walter Brewer, as a jolly jester, kept
the house in laughter from the very
beginning, He appeared without the
usual makeup and in nonchalant man
ner delivered a series of witty stories
which were enjoyed thoroughly.
The three o'Gorman girls in their mil
itary melange was another act of merit
and the audience was most liberal with
applause
THE Smart Shop" a musical comedy
act in which several catchy song num-
bers We're rendered by the leading mem
bers of the company. assisted by a
smartly dressed chorus.
Hanlon and Hanlon, the acrobatic act
on the bin, is of very high class char
acter, and these two athletes justly
earned the reception accorded them.
The little comedy slSit "a Corner In
Wireless by Dan Bruce and Marco
Duffet company, has been at the Lyric
before, but nevertheless the situation in
the act pleased as well as though this
was being shown for the first time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
Loew's Biiou

Loew's Bijou offers an entire change
OF bill for the last half of the week,
the new programme including many new
and unusual acts. The headline attrac-
ton is bohemian Life reproduction
of all of the dances of southern Europe,
and the company of six people, three men
and three women, presenting this act are
clever dancers, and they have good
voices
The picture. Broken Ties in which
Montagu Love- June Elvidge and Arthur
Ashley star, is a splendid picture. 1t
has an intensely interesting plot, and the
story is gripping, while the photography
is wonderful June Elvidge, Montagu
Love and Arthur Ashley are well known
to Loew partons, and when they appear
in a film 1t Is enough said
The entire vaudeville programme In
c1udes singing and dancing, and clever
monologues galore and as whole is a
most interesting and entertaining bill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08

The Quinine That Does Not Affect
Heart
Because OF It's tonic and laxative
effect, Laxative Brono Quinine can be
taken by anyone without causing
nervousness or ringing In the head
There Is only one sBromo Quinine'
e. w. GROVES signature is on box
20e
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
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Stop the "Snuffles'

II You want to make your distressed
babies easy and comfortable. give
Foley's Honey and Tar.
Il i Just what they ought 10 have for
1evezish colds. coushs. 'snufiles, and
,wheezy breathing. Il stops Group. too.
Foley's Honey and Tar tastes good
and the little ones like il. Il contains
no morphine, chloroform or other drug
TINT yOu wouldn like 20 eiveto young
children. Do not accept substitute.
Mn. B. II. Garrett, Scheduled. Va, writes:--
~ baby was stricken with sevcse cough and
cid = one Ronth old. Ieave hin ten TO kfs>en
&osn ~ + sarsIy ~ Aelp 1inS ~ kssst
Sold Everywhere
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-08
TAXES INCREASE

Taxes in 1917 showed a sudden in
crease in the last three months, whom
railroads were able to determine for
the first time approximately what
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24
POLISH CHURCH HIT
BY lightning BOLT
Causes Fire in Steeple Which
Does $1,000 Damage

The bolt of lightning that struck
the steeple at the northwest corner
of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish
Catholic church on Broad street dur
ing the electrical storm yesterday aft
crnoon did damage to the amount of
over $1,000. Fire was started in
the steeple and was stubborn and
difficult to combat. The fire was
confined TO the interior of the steeple
and little damage other than that was
caused. By holding the fire in the
steeple the almost certain destruc
ton OF one of the most attra ctive
churches in the city was prevented.
The church was struck by the
with the final thunder clap. Miss
Margaret Mclaughlin, a teacher in
the Sacred Heart of Jesus Polish par
ochial school, saw the bolt strike and
follow along the ridge pole over the
church auditorium. Miss Dougherty
another teacher. also saw the flash.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24
NEW MOTOR PUMPER
ARRIVES FOR TEST
Delivery Made in City Today and For
NAL Acceptance May Be Made
Next Week.

The Maxim Motor Co. pumping en-
gine for the fire department was de-
Iivered in the city this noon, coming
under it's own power from the factory
at Middleboro, Mass. The pump was
placed at No. 2 fire station on Elm
street This afternoon a short run
was made about the city and the new
piece Of apparatus was much ad-
mired. The acceptance tests for the
apparatus will not be made until next
week Monday or Tuesday. These tests
will be made by the National Board
of Fire Underwriters engineers, and
if the car meets the contract re-
quirements after test by the engineers
it will be accepted by the board of
fire commissioners.
Maxim fire apparatus is in use in
several New England places and is
giving good service, and the NUM-
cipalities are pleased with it. 1t Is
a rs horse power car, six cylinder and
worm gear drive. The apparatus in
service in this city is all chain driven.
1t is guaranteed to deliver $50 gall
Ions per minute when pumping. Pur-
cl ase was contracted for several
months ago and the price of it is
$1,000 with the war tax additional. At
the time bids were received from
other manufacturers Of fire apparatus
and the prices quoted were more than
$4,000 above the Maxim figure.
The board of fire commissioners ex-
pect to recommend a contract for
the purchase of a new aerial ladder
truck shortly. Careful invests cations
of the new type apparatus have been
made and are still in progress, as the
purchase involves an outlay Of over
$4,000. The city will probably not
buy a similar piece of apparatus in
years and the commissioners want
to be sure of purchasing the best OBJ
tainable.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24

The sisters and lay teachers in the
school rooms on the north and east
sides OF the building preserved ex-
cellent order despite the panicky in
cllnatlon of the pupils when they
saw the effect Of the lightning. F. c.
harmon, music instructor in the
school, quietly left a room in which
nc was giving IL lesson and went to
telephone and notified the fire de-
rartment of the fire. The hose and
ladder companies from the central
station were responding when an
alarm was turned in from Box 1874.
It was followed shortly after by a
second alarm: which called all the
available apparatus in the city, in
Guiding the old horse-drawn aerial
truck. Assistant Chief William ].
Noble was in charge. Chief Dame re-
ported for duty, although it was his
day Off
The water pressure in that section
o. the city is not the strongest and
streams would not reach the source
of the fire from the ground so No.
IS pump was used. The ladder
truck was placed in position for use
as a water. tower in case Of emer-
goncy. Two lines of hose. were
siamesed to the single line on the
ladder Chief Dame decided that it
was not needed
Lines Of hose had been carried up
into the steeple on the inside. 1t
was a difficult climb with the heavy
hose and to the crowd standing
around on the outside it seemed as if
the iremen would never set water
onto the flames. In what was short
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24
HELP HEALTH DEPT.
Public Asked to Cooperate in Fight
Against Dirty Back Yards and
Alleys and Unclean Food.

The health department has already
begun it's spring drive and in q
pamphlet which is being sent about
the city asks the cooperation of the
department in it's fight against dirty
backyards, alleys, etc; unclean food,
tagious diseases and flies, by the
following suggestions:
1.-The season for fly breeding is at
hand.
destroy all breeding places.
''Clean up and disinfect manure
piles.
Keep garbage cans clean and
Covered-your neighbours garbage
can is your business.
'One uncovered garbage can or one
manure pile can develop more flies
than neighborhood can destroy
eff you have a fly breeding place
near your home, you owe it to your
family to demand its removal
ALLOW no decaying matter to &C
cumulate about the yard.
See that the cesspools and vaults
are cleaned out as often as neces
sary-at least once a year.
Report any overfIowing cesspools
or unsanitary vaults in your neigh
borhood.
'"Telephone 1906, write or tele-
phone the Health Department, City
Hail.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24
CITY ITEMS

Burton C. Hall, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Hall, of Corbin avenue, is crit
icallv i'll at the Hartford hospital and
his recovery is not expected.
The Kavanaugh Shop, 40-46 Pratt
street, Hartford, has endless dainty
summer tub frocks to show you now;
all the familiar voiles and organizes
and ginghams in colorings and color
com binations entirely new.-Advt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24

the IRE was nclO IN CneCk. SJeeplo
construction is such that it makes fire
fighting difficult. The f1remen work.
ing in the narrowly confined space
endured great hardship. They were
continuously drcnched with the vol
ume of water that fell back on them
There were showers Of sparks, some
o. the cmbers of fire being several
inches in diameter. falling on the
hOsemC en-. The smoke was sitting
Undaunted by the handicaps the men
worked hard.
Chief Dame Wcdged in.
Letter Carrier Harry Phelan, a
former member of the fire depart
ment, voluntarily assisted the fire
men. BY reason of his slight stature
he was able to squeeze into the mar
roWest places and he worked at the
highest point. While working in the
steeple Chief Dame became wedged
i'll narrow place and fellow work.
ers had to aid in releasing him.
Engine Company No. 3 pumps
were operated for over an hour in
order to furnish the pressure neces-
ssory to reach the fire at the height
in the steeple. The steeple rises 1876
necessary to shut down the lines a
couple of times owing to- bursting
hose. Three lengths burst during the
FIRE. The lengths had been in service
in the department for II years.
Very little damage was done to the
church other than in the steeple and
below it where the water fell In
checking the fire as they did the fire.
IL en- prevented u spread to the main
auditorium. The construction of the
main auditorium on the inside is pine
sheathing and it would have made a
serious fire.
Large crowds gathered about the
scene. Factory employees, particu-
larly those who worshipped in the
church and who were in places where
they could see the smoke issuing
from the steeple, left their places of
employment.
The news Of the fire at the church
spread quickly and people flocked in
large numbers to the scene. The po-
lice laid out their fire ropes to keep
the crowd in check.
Teachers in the Bartlett school ad-
joining the church led their children
f, ON the building.
Apparatus in Collision.
In responding to the fire with the
horse drawn aerial, No. I junior
pump was sideswiped by the aerial
The aerial was driven too close to the
NO. ] car in order to avoid running
over lines of hose that had been laid
out.
Pastors and priests of other
churches in the city were at the fire
and assured Rev. Lucyan Bojnowski
pastor of the Sacred Heart church, Of
their Willingness to aid him in any
way possible. Rev. Stephen Groho1,
curate at the church, worked with the
firemen Juggling up the line of hose
and sweeping water from the vesti-
bule Of the church.
y Chief Dame and Building Inspec-
tor Arthur N. Rutherford inspected
the steepIe today to determine if 1T
will be necessary to replace the whole
Of the steeple construction. A de-
Cision was not reached.
Government FACTORY Hit.
A bolt of lightning struck a pole
near the government factory on
Chestnut street yesterday afternoon
and, glancing off, went through the
glass of the factory. Men standing
about were slightly stunned.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-05-24

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