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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
MRS. SMITH HEADS
DRAMA LEAGUE
Splendid Programme Rem
dered by ''Playgoers.
Play Entitled sob
stinacy" Given

The final meeting of the Birmingham
Drama league was held yesterday after
noon in the ballroom of the Tutwiler, a
clever farce in one act being the attrac-
tive feature of the afternoon. Members
of the Playgoers. an organization com
posed of talented young women of the
city, for the promotion of acting for
amateur players. made up the cast OF
characters.
"Obstinacy," was first produced at
Saddlers Wells, England. in 1853. The
parts of Henry Hartford, the bridegroom
Mr. Harwood, the brides father, and
James, the butler, were all taken by
young women from the Playgoers, whose
makeup and acting were so truly mascu-
line that their closest friends in the
audience could not detect them.
Miss Alvice Myatt, the offended wife,
displayed much talent, the part requiring
the display of much emotion. Mrs. Ray
mond Jones, as the young wfe's mother,
was especially good in her makeup as
well as her acting. Lucy, the maid. was
we'll represented by Mrs Frank Spain, as
the instigator of 'Obstinacy."
The play hinges upon the familiar quo
ia ton: Thank goodness, the table is
spread"
This play was intended for the Play
goers only, but at the request of Mrs.
w d. Smith was presented before the
Drama league members. who were enthu,
siastic in their praise.
Preceding the play two numbers were
given by Mrs. Earl McLins pupils How
Little Girls Study" by Mary Frances
McLin and Willie Mae Bumstead, and
1.-THE Printing Press by Neal Collins.
The first number included dance that
was delightfully."- given and the latter was
received with applause. Both showed
careful training.
At the business meeting of the Drama
league the election OF officers for the
ensuing year was as follows: President,
Mrs. w. d. Smith; first vice president.
Mrs l.. j. Haley; second vice president.
Miss Willie Allen; third vice president,
DR. c. A. Brown; secretary, Miss Au-
gusta Clark; treasurer, j. M. Cartwright.
The board of directors for one year are;
Mrs Alex Loudon. Mrs. Leslie Fulenwi-
der. Mrs. J. d. McSeel. Mrs John Hem
ley. Mrs. B. +. Wilkerson, Mrs. Walter
Wamsey, Mrs. Will Hood. Miss Berry
man, Mrs. Robert Thach and James w.
Donnelly.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
FOURTEEN YEAR-OLD
YOUTH KILLED BY
4UNLOADED" PISTOL
Roy Watkins Snaps Pistol
at Young Girl and Turns
Gun on Self With
Fatal Result

A bullet from an "unloaded piston
almost instantly killed Roy Watkins,
14-year-oId orphan, living with his
uncle, G. w. Wyatt, in Rosedale, yes
to-day morning about 1895 o'clock,
after he had snapped the gun at his
little cousin. Edna Wyatt. and her
little visitor. Katherine Hodges. The
accident occurred in the dining room
OF Mr.. Wyatt's home, where the chill
dren were playing.
DR.. C. c. Rittenbery was called I'M
m ediately after the shooting, but the
boy was dead before he arrived. The
bullet entered his abdomen and
crashed on through his body. accord
ing to DR. Rittenbery, killing him in
stantly.
From accounts CT the accident. the
children had been playing in the din
ing room for short time previous 10
the shooting and watkins had pro-
cured his uncle's pistol, .3S-callcre
Smith & Wesson. and was flourishlns
it before the girls. Pointing II lirst
at Katherine Hodges, he snapped II
without result, as there were only two
in the cylinder and nei-
ther Of them were under the firing
pin. He next turned the gun upon
his little cousin, Edna Wyatt, with
whose father he lived and again pulled
the trigger. but still neither OF the
shells had reached a place under the
hammer.
Evidently watkins thought the gun
to be entirely unloaded. for ne heAe
turned 1t upon himself, placing the
barrel close to his body and pulled the
trigger With a flash and crashing
report one of the cartridges, whicA
had now reached line with the par
rel. sent bullet boring through ms
body and the boy fell TO the fioor'
bleeding and dying
Screaming and frightened almost
beyond power to act, the little girls
spread the alarm and DR.. Rittenpery
was called, but Watkins was peyonu
help upon his arrival.
Assistant Coroner John r. T. Hlves
was called to hold an inquest over the
body. He stated last night that IN ms
opinion it was purely case OF ac'
cidental shooting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
AUTOMOBILES IN
TRIPLE COLLISION
Cars Crashed Into Each
Other on 10th St.-Injured
Persons Resting Well
OF BIRMINGHAM. ALA.
STATEMENT MARCH 4. 1918

Mrs. Annie Lub lanch, who was pain
fully injured in the triple collision at
Avenue and Twentieth street yester-
day. was reported to be resting well
at the Hillman hospital last night. II.
L. Gage, the other injured person,
was discharged yesterday morning. The
accident occurred as the Packard car,
which was carrying Miss Margaret Nell
son, of 1929 Iroquois avenue, Miss Bev-
erly Leake, twenty eighth street and
Pine avenue, and three other occupants
to their homes after dance at the
Tutwiler.
I. The Ford car, in which both of the
injured parties were riding, is stated
to have darted out of Avenue F just as
the Packard was approaching this
crossing The Ford car hit the Pack
the tenders and greatly Earring the
passengers, although none sustained
bodily injuries. Closely following the
: Packard came e dillac, in which was
seated Frank 10y. H. M. Henninger,
and Tommie Poe. After the crash of
the two cars it appears that the Cad
lilac was unable to be stopped before
striking the back end of the Packard,
resulting in a slight damage to the
Cadillac. u
The Ford car was badly wrecked ~
the collision and the occupants we're
Immediately taken to the Hillman nos
pital for medical attention. Ngne of
the injuries are thought to &pe Sc
rious The other cars proceeded after
the drivers had been placed under bond
by Officers Shell and Jones, Paul Car
ter, the negro chauffeau of the Pack
ard car received slight injury of his
wrist
The force of the collision caused the
large Packard to depart from its course
out South Twentieth street and crash
into the curb about midway the block
All three drivers, Frank 10y, H. l.
Gage and Paul Carter, negro, are I'M
der bond on charge of reckless driv-
ing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
POSTOFFICES AND
MAIL CARRIERS ARE
AWARDED PRIZES
Awards Made for Record Sales of
Thrift Stamps and Baby Bonds.
Prizes Donated by Patri-
otto Citizen

At headquarters of the state war saw
irgs campaign committee awards of prizes
to postoffices and carriers for the month
of March were announced as follows
Third-class postoffice. Carbon EEn
sales. $59S0.sS
Fourth-class postoffice. Sprott; sales,
1883. 49,
Letter carrier, first-class postoffice,
Howard f. Jones, Birmingham; sales,
$9c1517.
Letter carrier. second-class postoffice,
George E. Conner. Tuscaloosa; sales.
$328S.29.
Rural route carrier. w. L. Slaughter
working out of Opelika; sales. 1856. 49,
These prizes, in the form of Baby
Bonds, are donated by patriotic citizen,
and the competition, which is open to all
third and fourth class postoffices and let
ter carriers and first and second-class
postoffices, and on rural routes. began in
February and will continue through
June. This is the second time that Car
bon Fill postosfice and Letter Carrier
Conner of Tuscaloosa have been named
in the awards.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01

is one of the reasons why committee
chairmen are so urgent in their APP
peals to those who have already sub
scribed to help reduce the press at the
banks on the last day
Fred M. Jackson, chairman of the
Birmingham zone of the counties, has
sent out a letter to all county chair
men urging them to send in their re-
ports to him in time for him to wire
his summary to the federal reserve
board in Atlanta Saturday evening.
ON HONOR ROLL
Bert Meadow. assistant chairman of
Jefferson county, has asked his com
mitteemen to turn in their reports
Thursday.
1--WE are over the top everywhere. I"
he said. In proof of his statement he
submitted this table Localities marked
have gone over their quota: those
marked have doubled; those marked
8 have tripled, and those with the fig
ure opposite their names have qua.
drupled their allotments:
Bessemer. !; Jonesboro, l. Readers.
l; Palos, 2; Bessie Mines, 2 Flat Ton,
2; Porter, /; Grasselli. /; Powderly. 1;
Brookside. 81 Cardiff. 8; Bottling Works
District, 3; Pinckney City, 1; Blossburg.
q; Republic, 2; Mineral Springs. /;
Crocher, D, AuamSV1lle, L, John, /; Vir-
GINA Mines, 2; Leeds, i Woodward 3:
Red Ore. 3; Dolomite. 3; Null
ga, /; Lipscomb. 1; Brighton, o;
Short Creek, 2; Trussville. 2;
Argo. |. Huffman. 4; Irondale l..
Hammond, /; McElwain. / :; Lovick. 9 !.
Kimberly, 8: Morris, 2; Trafford, L.
shannon. /; Oxmoor, /; Banner, l.;
Robbins Cross Roads. 1 Sayre and
West Sayre. 2; Mt. Pinson. l. Brad
ford Mines. l Lewisburg, 2; Newcastle.
2; Ketona. 1; Sayreton, 1; New Geor-
gia. /; Majestic. !.
The Boy Scouts are still selling
bonds right and left. Scout Executive
Wester says they will do their STUNT"
of 100000 in subscriptions.
Mrs. Pattie Ruffner Jacobs, chair
man of the Alabama woman's Liberty
Loan committee, said yesterday after
noon that the women throughout the
state We're working with the enthu-
siasm which they manifested at the be-
ginning of the campaign and she Be-
lieved that her expectations of S.
100000 would be realized.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01

Nothing did me good until COM
menced to use Cuticura, and after using
about one cake Of Cuticura Soap and one
box Of Ointment was healed in three
weeks" (Signedl Mrs. Ola Green.
Fort Payne, Ala. July rs, 1917.
II you have poor complexion inn
prove it by using Cusicurs Soap daily
and Cuticura Ointment occasionally.
Sample Each Free By Mail. Address post
evefywhere. Soap 2Sc. Ointment 8 and SOC.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
Birmingham Interested
in Orchestra of the
Paris Conservatory
October % Is Reserved for Birming-
ham by Booking Agent of the
French Organization

Musical Birmingham is greatly in
terested in the possibility of hav-
ing the orchestra of the Paris Con-
tober-October 90 is the date the
booking manager has reserved. The
French high commission, which repre-
sents the orchestra for its American
tours. has submitted a proposition to
the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce which in turn will be submitted
by the chamber to the Music Study
club at it's meeting tomorrow
The orchestra is regarded by many
musicians as the greatest in Europe
1t will come with it's full organization
to the United States-S6 players 1t
will open at the Metropolitan opera
house early in October and after ap-
pearances in Boston. Philadelphia, Bal
timore and Washington will take up
its southern itinerary. 1t will give
about SO concerts in all. 10 of them
being set aside for the Pacific coast
The basis of booking contracts Il
$4,000 to $4,000 for the larger class
of cities and $4,000 to $4,000 for the
smaller cities. Assuming that Bir-
mingham could secure the orchestra
by guaranteeing the organization
$4,000. the receipts would have to be
fully $4,000 in order to include local
Expenses.
Prominent music lovers say that il
would be reflection on Birmingham
name as a musical center if so ia
nous an institution as the Conserva-
tory orchestra were allowed to pass
us by. 1t is thought that no matter
Ehow high the price of tickets might
be hundreds of out-of-town people
would come to Birmingham to enjoy
the music and attest their admira-
ton of the French people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
COMMISSIONERS PASS
HEALTH ORDINANCE
Routine Business Quickly Disposed
Of at Regular Meeting
Yesterday

The city commission handled a mass OF
routine matters yesterday at the morn
ing and afternoon session, though moth
ing of any importance transpired.
There was an ordinance introduced at
the instigation of the city sanitary de.
partment which is calculated to benefit
the public health by closing all wells or
springs in the city where the water by
analysis is shown to De polluted. Upon
recommendation OF City Attorney Uliman
the commission adopted the ordinance
This is the first of series of ordinances
that will be adopted at the request of
the city health department.
Obstruction of sidewalks on Second
avenue was aimed at Vi an ordinance
that went over for further discussion
and investigation The terms of the or
dirance called for further investigation
according to some of the members of the
commission. and action was deferred for
one week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
WIVES OF VISITORS
TO BE ENTERTAINED
Mrs. w. d. Nesbitt, Chairman of
Ladies' Committee, Making Ar
rangements for Guests

Extensive arrangements are being made
for the entertainment of the wives of the
members of the Elecrochemical society,
which will be in Birmingham Friday
and the Chamber of Commerce has APP
pointed the following committee of won-
en- to receive the visitors: Mrs. w. ID.
Nesbitt, chairman; Mrs. Culpepper Exum,
Mrs John H. Kaul. Mrs. Arthur Crowder
Mrs. Emmett O'Neal. Mrs. Key Miner,
Mrs. Wallace Caldwell, Mrs. Oscar c.
Thurlow, Mrs w. n. Walmsley, Mrs.
George Gordon Crawford, Mrs Martin ].
Lide, Mrs Frank p. Glass.
Following the trip over the district.
with luncheon and barbecue at Bayvew.
the visitors will be given a rice through
the residential section of the city and
a tea at the Country club to the ladies
at o'clock, to which the men are also
invited. Dinner will be served the guests
a. the Tutwiler hotel in the evening.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
BUSY DAY TODAY IN
CAMP A|GN FOR BOND
AND TAX ISSUES
Meetings Will Be Held at
Woodlawn, Pratt City,
Minor, Gate City and
Lakeview Schools
Speakers Today

Wednesday-W school o.
M. speaker. DR.. Charles A. Brown.
Wednesday-Pratt City school. $50
p. M; speaker, Commissioner Henry.
Page Burruss.
d 0e6 'Iooqos IouIW-EBpseupe.M
M; speaker, Commissioner Hornady
Wednesday-Gate City school, 2:So p.
M; speaker. S. j. Bowie.
Wednesday, Lakeview school, p.
m; speaker. DR.. j. H. Phillips.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
|. ITCHING ECZEMA
FOR 8 YEARS
In PimpIes. Could Not Sleep.
One Cake Cuticura Soap and
Box Ointment Heal.
II had eczema for three years. TIL,
trouble began on my face in the form

Of pimples, and the skin
was red and would crack
open and bleed. 1t itched
so that ! could not sleep,
and l irritated the breaking
out by scratching. ! could
not put my hands in water.
and I could moi do nv WORK
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-05-01
PERSONAL

Rev. John L. Ferguson. Jr., member
of the North Alabama conference. who
has been in the army Y. Nj. c. A. work
forsthe past six months at amp Greene.
N. c.. leaves Birmingham today FOR
Key West. Fla, where he has been
transferred. He has been in this city
for the past two days on 2 visit to his
father In Norwood
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
START MUSCATINE
TRAIN OPERATING
FOR ARSENAL MEN

Huscatine becomes a suburb OF
the trl-c.ties tomorrow morning
AT $50 the first Communication
train Will leave Muscatine loaded
with workers employed at Rock Is
land arsenal 1t viii stop at Buff
faI0. Iowa. and make all Of the 10
cal stops near Davenport on the
Rock Island
Those employed on necessary
government work are 10 be allowed
the privilege of using the train,
which Will run daily with the ex-
cepuoH of Sundays. The Black
Hawk extension train. which has
been in operation daily on the Iowa
side OF the river. Will be discon-
tinued- Patrons of this train vii!
hereafter have to use the Musca-
tine special Tickets for the use of
those living in MuscatIne who are
TO use tile special viii be placed on
sale in Muscatine and on the train
tomorrow Communication tickets
viii be on sale in Davenport, at
Rock Island arsenal and in Mus
CatIuc after the first OF the month
The charge for a months supply OF
round trip rides between Musca-
tine and the arsenal is to be $40:
between Buffalo and the arsenal, s..
Rock Island and other tri-city
residents VINO are anticipating NOV
ing their places OF residence TO
Nuscatine are requested to notify
Lieutenant j. Reed Lane at the ar
seual of the address vacated here.
This is asked so as to allow other
arsenal workers first chance at va
cant homes, now much in need.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22
CANDIDATE WERTS
PAYS CITY A VISIT

F. l. Werts. candidate for state
representative on the Democratic
ticket Tor the Thirty-Jhird district.
is spending a couple OF days cam
paiguiuE in this county. Mr..
Wertz is chairman of the local OK
emptou board Of Mercer county
and the duties Of that position have
prevented him thus far from doing
any campaign work His VISIT here
v. as made possible by the relative
decrease in draft board activities
resulting from the deferment Of
draft calls.
Beeco Waffle Syrup. B@ardsiey's.
Automobile Polishes. Bcardsley's.
Spark Plugs. Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22

Spark Plugs, Beardsley's.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22

Automobile Polishes. Bcardsley's
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-22

Besco Waffle Syrup. B=ardsiey's.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-11-12
BUSINESS MEN
 TO CELEBRATE

The business mems excursion has nc off and the train out this morning carried forty-three loyal Americans and allies who went over t. Whitehorse to celebrate the great victory. eal E.
 The news of the signing of tfa armistice had hardly been given out in Skagway and Whitehorse when plans for the excursion were sarteG. ,.II
 The citizens of Whitehorse held a meeting and appointed a committe which sent the following invitation to me citizens of Skagway through the committee who had the matter in charge.
 The telegram sent over is here W f. aDpended:- ;r isl ,Ess.
 Whitehorse, Nov. II H Ashley, G. II. Miller, Skagway.
 At a meeting of Whitehorse cit izens held this afternoon, they a. dopteG q unanimous resolution in viting Skagway citizens to White horse tomorrow to celebrate Fochs and allies victory over and complete surrender of Germany. Hotel and meals tree. Dance free. Parade fire Entertainment free. Come and help Us burn the kaiser in effigy. Please make this invitation public tonight.
 Victory Celebration Cont.
 In response to this generous invi- tation, as said before, about fifty of 5kagways citizens boarded the train at nine o'clock this morning and are now well on their way to Whitehorse. BS''
 Stops will be made at Bennett for lunch ard at the first oasis, Car cross, for tea, and then on to White h rse where MT. Hahn wittily re- malked last night, there was milk for the thirsty Camels."
The daily Alaskan., 1918-11-12
BRIHSH CATCH
 HUN WIRELESS

London, Nov. 12-The admiralty i. tercepted a wireless dispatch ad- dressed from the "The Command and Soldiers Council on Cruiser Strassburg" 10 "All ships, torpedo boat destroyers and submarines in North sea" last night. The mes sag refers to the terms of the ar mistice and declares "this would en- tall tra destruction of us all Ger mans corageously defend our county against this unheard of presumption Strong English forces are reported ir the Skaw and all submarines in the Paltic will assemble immediately in Sassnitz harbor. Hindenberg has placed himself and his army at the dispossl of the new Berlin goyern- ment iD order to avoid chaos. He says there is talk of an attempt to extradite the former emperor frts Holland on three indictments re- turne1 from London charging him with nurder."
The daily Alaskan., 1918-11-12
Germany'S SCoDapSe Admitted

bank of the Rhine and those coun- tries on the left bank of the Rhine shall be administere6 by local au- thorities under control of allied and United States armies of occupation These territories shall be determin- ed ny allied and United states gar risons holding crossings On the Rhine at Mayence, Coblenz and col ogne. together with bridgeheads at these points in thirty kilome- Ter" radius On the right bank of tn. Rhine and by garrisons similar ly strategic points in this region.
 A neutral zone shall be reserved cn the right bank of the Rhine and the evacuation by the enemy or Rhine lands shall be so ordered and to be complete in all territories e. vacuated within a period of eleven days.
 In nineteen days after the sigma tdre of the armistice, all territories evacuated by the enemy shall be completd and there shall be no e. vacuation of inhabitants.
 The allies and the United States snail have the right to sweep up all m no fields and obstructions laid py Germany outside of territorial wate and the positions of these shall be indicated by the Germans"
The daily Alaskan., 1918-11-12

Washington. Nov. 1.-The Pres ident'l concluding words to the join
 session of congress today were, "The war thus comes to an end. For having accomplished these terms of armissice, it will be impossible for tl'o German command to renew hos
 tilitise under the terms agreed up- on. The terms provide for the cessd tion of operations by land and sea six hours after the signature of the armistice, the evacuation of Bel gium and Alsace-borraine and Lux emburg to be completed within four
 teen days from the signing of the armistice and any troops remaining af+er that date are to become pris-
 oners of war. the repatriation and beginning at once and ii be con- uleted in fourteen days of all inhao- itants of the countries above men, toned including all hostages and persons under trial Or convicted, C. Eacuation of countries on the left
The daily Alaskan., 1918-11-12

Washington, Nov. 11--The more specific terms of the armistice as given out today provide that Ger many shall surrender in good Condi- tiam five thousand heavy and field guns, thirty thousand machine guns three thousand each Minenwerfef trench mortars and liquid fire guns, two thonsand airplanes, five thous- api locomotives, fifty thousand wa gons and ten thousand lorrieS.
 The delivery of railroads and all means of communication by tele graph end telephone.
 The German command shall reyea arl mines or delay acting fuses dqs Ncsed "n the territory evacuated by the German troops and shall assist in their discovery and destruction.
 The German command shall also reveal all destructive measures that nay have been taken, such as pois- oning or poluting wells, springs, etc under penalty of reprisals. The right of requisition shall be exer- cised hy the allies and the United States armies in all occupied terri tory and the immediate repartriatio without reciprocity, according to detailed conditions which shall be fixed, of all allied and United States prisoners of war, the allied powers anI the United States shall be able dis ose of these prisoners as they wish.
 The surrender to the allies and United States one hundred and sixty submarines including all submarine cruisers and mine laying submarines including their complete armament and equipment in ports that will be specified by the allies and United States. All other submarines to be ordered paid off and completely disarmed and placed under the supe vision Of the allied powers and United States af America.