The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], June 21, 1914, Page 9, Image 9

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Large Attendance at Barbe
cue at Central Park
i JULY 4 EXERCISES
Celebration Being Planned for
3nsley Park—Negro Woman Killed
and Another Seriously Wounded.
Personal and General
The breaking of ground for the new
school building yesterday afternoon by
the Central Park Civic league was ob
served with , a big barbecue. Between
3000 and 1200 people witnessed the exer
cises. The principal speakers were: Dr.
J. M. Phillips, superintendent of the pub
lic schools of Birmingham, who congratu
lated the citizens of Central park on their
success In getting a school. He also re
{* ceived on behalf of the city the dona
tion of five acres of land from the citi
zens for the school. He stated that the
Civic league had done great work in
securing the school, and that he thought
that it was one of the best tilings that
could be done for a community.
City Commissioner James Weatherly
was the next speaker and praised the
citizens for their work anti stated that
^ the city would do all in its power to help
them carry their plans. P. M. McNeill,
county superintendent, and A. A. Persons
of Bessemer made short addresses.
F. B. Hamilton, president of the Civic
league, was master of ceremonies. The
ground was broken by little Miss Louise
Graham, daughter of J. W. Graham,
county surveyor of public lands. The new
‘ school building will he of pressed brick.
There will be six rooms, each seating 50
pupils, and will cost $15,ow*.
The Civic league of Central park is said
to be one of the livest organizations of
its kind in t^e Birmingham district. It
is stated that citizens from all parts of
the city have been asking for school build
ings and school improvements for. many
years, but the Central park citizens said
nothing until they had secured a big
site for their proposed school. They have
also propose to raise $15,000 for the school
building.
A feature of the occasion was the base
ball game between the Wylam Presby
terian church baseball team and the Ann
Street Presbyterian church, which was
won by the former by a score of 5 to 2.
“Put Gold in the Bank Before
Time Puts Silver in Your Hair"
MONEY
SPENT
YESTERDAY
Is gone—it is in some
other man’s pocket now.
How much of it was spent
unnecessarily? Don’t re
peat today the mistakes of
, yesterday, but place your
money to your own credit
—not someone else’s.
MONEY
EARNED
TODAY
May start you on the road
to independence. It rests
with you. Will you make
the start? Open a savings
account with us. We’ll
help you to become inde
pendent.
4 Per Cent Interest, Compound
ed Quarterly, Paid On Savings
W. J. ADAMS, Pres.
! W. T. LATH EM, Vice-Pres.
J. W. HUGHES, Jr., Cashier
$2 Savings Account Free to
Babies Born to Our Patrons.
ENSLEY DEPARTMENT
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w CREDIT
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We are always ready to respond to the bus- Jr^V
iness requirements of our customers on lines
of credit consistent with good banking.
Deposits made on or before July 5 will
. ^ draw interest from July 1.
4 per cent quarterly on savings.
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The game was fast and exciting and i
both teams played good ball.
The committees appointed by the Ens
ley club and the Ensley Playground as
sociation held an important meeting; yes
terday afternoon and began making ar
rangements for a big celebration at tne
Ensley park on July 4. Several subcom
mittees wrere appointed, including a re
freshment committee, composed of J. A.
Dupuy, D. F. Suggs. W. It. Stewart and
M. M. Johnston, and a programme com- j
niittce. composed of Henry Keller and
J. J. Walker. A committee composed of
Mrs. W. I. Phillips, M. p. Matlock and
Roy E. Dlmmitt was appointed to ar
range for the prizes, which will be award
I ed to the winners in the various athletic
e\ents to be held.
It was deckled to have a baseball game
and an athletic meet, including races,
broad, flat and high jumps, basketball
and several other contests, including a
fat man’s race. There will be dancing
| in the pavilion and a concert band will
I furnish the music. Rerrestunents of all
| kinds will be served.
Miss Francis Youngbloorr. supervisor of
the playgrounds, requests all children
who wish to take part in the events on
July 4 to meet at the park at 10 o’clock
tomorrow morning, where she and Miss
Virginia Henry of the Birmingham Play-'
ground association will arrange a pro
gramme for the day. Events will be held
for the little children as w’ell as the
grow’n-ups. The celebration will begin at
1 o’clock in the afternoon and will con
tinue until 11 o’clock in the evening. Ar
rangements are being made to have spe
cial cars and automobiles run from the
business part of Ensley to the park
throughout the day.
There w’ill be another meeting of the
committees next Wednesday afternoon at
4 o’clock in the office of J. J. Walker
on Nineteenth street and the reports
from the various subcommittees will be
heard. All those interested 'n this move
ment are invited to attend this meeting.
A joint unveiling of the mounments of
C. E. At hey and Dan Sullivan will be
held by the Steel City lodge No. 156 and
the Pratt City lodge, Woodmen of the
World, this afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at
Oakland cemetery. All members of the
uniform rank of the Birmingham district
with the Boys of Woodcraft band of Pratt
City will turn out and march in a body to
the cemetery. The unveiling of the monu
ments will be In charge of Colonel Com
mander W. T. Nall and A. E. Wells of
this city will deliver an address. All
members of the tw'o lodges are requested
to meet In the Knights of Pythias’ hall
on Avenue E at 3 o’clock this afternoon
to attend the unveiling.
Yesterday morning about 11:30 o’clock
Ethel Greenleaf, a negro woman, was
shot and almost instantly killed by Ned
Eolis, a negro man, and Willie Eolis, his
wife, was shot through the neck. The
shooting occurred in the Martin quarters,
and is said to have started over a family
quarrel when the negro man pulled out
an automatic pistol and began firing at
the two negro women. Ethel Greenleaf
was shot twice, one bullet going through
the heart and the other through her right
breast. Willie Eolis was shot one time
just under the chin and it is stated that
she has a chance to recover. Eolis made
his escape after doing the shooting and
up to a late hour last night had not been
captured. Coroner C. E. Spain investi
gated the killing yesterday afternoon.
Steel City lodge No. 199. Knights of
Pythias, will officially receive Grand
Chancellor E. G. Waldrop at its meeting
Tuesday night. An interesting programme
has been arranged and a large "Pages’
Night” class will be initated into the
order. Mr. Waldrop was formerly a mem
ber of the Steel City lodge and is highly
esteemed by its members. They have in
vited the neighboring lodges in the Bir
mingham district to participate in the oc
casion. All members of the lodge are re
quested to be present.
A special musical programme is being
arranged by the members of the Epw'orth
League of the First Methodist church of
this city for this evening. The league will
have charge of the evening services and
an address will be delivered by the Rev.
George E. Jenkins. Tomorrow' evening
another musical programme will be car
ried out and Miss Myrtle Shaddiok will
lead. Mr. Roe. fourth vice president of
the distent league, will deliver an address.
The public as well as the members are
invited to he present.
A Junior Epworth league will he or
ganized this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by
Miss Beulah Flummer at the church. All
children between the ages of seven and
fifteen w’ho wish to join the organiza
tion are invited to be present.
A rally day service will be held at the
Tuxedo Baptist church at Sunday school
this mornng at 9:45 o’clock. Nine teach
ers W'lio passed the teachers’ training
course will receive diplomas and the Sun
day school will be regarded as an A
Grade Sunday school, ^n interesting pro
gramme has been arranged, including a
number of addresses.
The Women’s Missionary society of the
Ensley Methodist church will hold an im
portant meeting tomorrow' afternoon at
the home of Mrs. N. W. Howell. Miss
Ruth Brittain, in training at the Kansas
City Missionary school, will deliver an
address on “Woman’s Work in the Mis
sionary Fields.” All members are in
vited to be present.
St. Margaret’s Guild of St. John's Epis
copal church of this city will conduct a
cake and pie sale next Saturday, the place
to be announced later.
Truman Morrison is visiting friends in
New York.
Miss Roberta Russell lias returned from
a visit to friends in Atlanta.
Chris Marugg is ill at his home on Ave
nue H.
Author Spencer and E. H. Russell have
returned from several points in the east.
J. R. White is visiting relatives in lAt
talla.
Miss Grace Stagg Is seriously ill at her
home on Avenue II.
Allen Buys Beasley Home
It is announced that Vassar E. Allen
has purchased the Beasely home on Cliff
road for $16,QpO. The home is within a
very short distance of Highland avenue
and is considered one of the most attrac
tive places on Cliff Road. The house Is
a two-story brick residence with every
modern convenience. It is located on
a splendid site and has a commanding
view. The general impression is that Mr.
Allen will remove to the place within a
short time.
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS
No More Meetings Will Be
Held Until First of
October
An adjournment of the regular meetings
of the Birmingham Equal Suffrage asso
ciation until the first Saturday in October,
was declared at the regular meeting, held
yesterday at the Cable hall. Mrs. H. H.
Snell, president, in announcing the ad
journment, urged members to hold open
air or parlor meetings from time to time
during the summer months and that if
the occasion demands that she would call
a special meeting.
Much business was transacted at the
meeting yesterday, at which the several
standing committees made report. Mrs.
Charles Sharp, chairman of the mem
bership committee, reported 21 additions
since the last meeting, making the total
membership up to date 85V.
The feature of the meeting was the ad
dress of Mrs. Oscar Hundley, chairman
of the state legislative committee, who
reviewed in detail a tour of certain sec
tions of the state in the interest of the
equal suffrage movement and of the or
ganization of suffrage associations. She
stated that everywhere she was well
received and greeted by large audiences
and after presenting the suffrage cause
had met with much success and encour
agement in the organization of branch
associations.
Mrs. W. Ij. Murdoch, chairman of the
consumers’ league committee of the equal
suffrage association, presented the fol
lowing report in regard to the Thurs
day afternoon half-holiday movement:
“Your committee wishes to report that
since the last meeting they have been
actively at work on the movement for
a half-holiday for the business young
women of the city and tlie results are
the best ever obtained. We asked Mr.
Ewing to call a meeting of the Board
of Trade, which he did, and your com
mittee appeared before these gentlemen.
We made our plea for a Saturday night
early closing and told the men that this
was what all their employes wanted. This
was discussed at length and so many
felt it was impossible, on account of the
industrial companies which pay off late
Saturday, and because of the large
amount of colored trade on Saturday
night, so the Board of Trade appointed
a committee to discuss this with the
business men of the city and to co
operate with our committee. This com
mittee met on Wednesday afternoon. We
were invited to meet with them and
we found that a vevy large number w’ere
willing to close on Thursday afternoon
during July and August, making Thurs
day almost a general holiday.
“We explained that while we were more
than gratified, we still hoped the time
would come when they would see their
way to giving the Saturday early clos
ing and that our committee would con
tinue to co-operate with the ladies of
the Methodist Episcopal church, which
had this movement in charge.
“We promised these gentlemen that
our association, which numbers nearly
1000, would certainly stand by them and
try to get all to agree to do no buying
of any kind after 12 o’clock on Thurs
day—and we wish right now to appeal to
you nil to not only pledge yourselves
to do this, but try to get all your friends
and acquaintances to do the same. We
must show clearly to these men who close
their stores that we approve and we can
only do that by doing no buying on
Thursday after the early morning hours.
“After all. it is to have the goods there
for us, the shopping public, that the stores
are open and If we loyally stand by those
merchants who close and do not buy at
all on that afternoon we will force the
others to close, too, for lack of busi
ness.
“\Ve carefully explained that we wanted
to do that which was best for the busi
ness men of the city and as they have
decided that Thursday Is best, let us make
it possible for it. to become absolutely
unlversay by taking a little thought and
doing our ordering early.
“This is a very satisfactory piece of
work for the Birmingham Equal Suf
frage association to be able to report, as
its own work, and let us feel enough
Interest In Its ultimate success to Influ
ence everyone whom we can to refrain
from all buying on Thursday afternoon,
In this way alone can we prove that
we are In earnest in trying to make the
burden of Industry fall a little bit more
lightly on the shoulders of young men
and young women of our city.
“Your committee feels that Its part
of this particular piece of work Is fin
ished, as far as It is concerned, and it
is for the whole association to make It
a success and a permanent thing. Re
spectfully submitted,
“MRS. W. L. MTTRDOCH, Chm.”
Mrs. Murdoch also stated that the as
sociation could materially help the busi
ness men and women by pledging them
selves not to shon between the hours of
12 and 2. This she stated would enable
the employes of the various stores to
have sufficient time for lunch and he of
benefit to those whose employment kept
them busy during the other hours of the
day.
After the meeting punch was served In
the suffrage headquarters.
TABLE D’HOTE AT
NEWSPAPER CLUB
Specially Tempting Menu for Summer
Weather Is Announced by Secre
tary Dameron for Tonight
At the Newspaper club roof garden cafe
the regular Sunday evening table de'hote
dinner will be served tonight. The menu
and musical programme announced by
Secretary Damaron are:
White Plume Celery Queen Olives
Salted Peanuts.
Cold Consomme Cream of Tomato
Broiled SpanlRh Mackerel, Vert Pre
Parlesenne Potatoes
Sweetbreads Delmonlco
Roast Chicken. Apple Dressing
Special Baked Potatoes
Asparagus Tips Hollandalse
Roman Salad
Floating Island Souffle
Lemon Ice ' Wafers
Cream Cheese Toasted Crackers
Demi Tasse
Music programme by Newspaper club
orchestra, Miss Jennie Mann, director:
“They're On Their Way to Mexico”
(Berlin); serenada (Pterne); "When I’m
With You" (SIvernash)—Miss Kelly.
"Martha" (Flotow); "Amaranthus" (Gli
der); “The Rose of the Mountain Trail”
(Brennan)—Miss Kelly.
Evening Star" from “Tannhauser"
Wagner); "Maori" (Tyers): "When a
Maid Comes Knocking at Your Heart"
(Frlml)-Mlss Kelly.
"A Bird of Paradise" (Matthews); Hun
garian Rag (Lensherg); (a) "On the Good
reh^s-MyirKn;;,y(COnn0r): (W P°PU'ar
BELIEVE TURKEY
WANTS PEACE
Athens, Greece, June 20.—It Is believed
In official circles here today that the re
ply of the Turkish government to the
Greek note regarding the expulsion of
Greek subjects from Asia Minor shows
a controlling desire for a friendly ad
justment.
Greece will continue to Insist on the
reparation of the Greek refugees and
the restoration of their property.
Bessemer News
. Bessemer, June 20.—(Special.)—The
case of P. J. Smith vs. the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company for
$100,000 for the death of his son, Howell
Smith, who was killed on June 7. 1013,
when the wagon in which he was driv
ing was struck by the Bessemer Spe
cial on the North Bessemer car line at
Eighth avenue, and which has been on
trial In the Bessemer city court for the
past two days, was dismissed by the
plaintiff this morning and a suit was
ft led by P. J. Smith and Frank
O’Rourke as administrators, vs. the
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company and a consent judgment was
reached for $3500.
An automobile driven by Pr. B. S.
Clay and a motorcycle driven by Steve
Barrett collided this morning about
11:20 o’clock on Third avenue and .Nine
teenth street, Mr. Barrett being
knocked unconscious. An effort was
made by both men to stop when they
saw the collision was Imminent but
the distance was too short. The wheel
of the auto closed with the motorcycle
throwing Mr. Barrett violently to the
ground. He was removed to his home
where it was found dhat no bones were
broken. Although badly bruised, Mr.
Barrett is reported to i»e resting well.
The Bessemer Culture club will hold
its regular meeting Thursday after
noon. June 25, at 4 o’clock at the pub
lic library, at which time all members
art* urged to be present as the club
"ill adjourn for the summer after this
meeting and important business will be
transacted.
The following programme will be
rendered: Response to roll call, orig
inal thoughts; paper. “Mark Twain and
Howell.” Mrs. W. B. Rue; discussion;
original poem, Mrs. Lee Moody; read
ing, ‘Mark Twain,” Mrs. Cecil Cowan;
sketch, “Howell,” Mrs. Carl Maeder.
The Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron
company is making many extensive im
provements at its ore mines at this
'ity. Work has already begun on a
iteel and iron boiler house which will
3e one of the most complete and up
:o-date In the district. A macadamized
oad is being constructed by the com
pany from Twenty-seventh street to
:he commissary, which will make it
rery easy to reach the mines. The
company has also made Its camp a very
ittractive one, with the houses all
minted and improved.
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Dolomite lodge No. 452. Ancient Free
ind Accepted Masons, elected officers
Tor the ensuing year at their meeting
ast night as follows: E. It. Boyd, re
flected worshipful master: ,T. R. Wil
son. re-elected senior warden; Dr. 1*. E.
Iwin, re-elected Junior warden; J. B.
Thomas. Sr., treasurer: J. B. Owens,
secretary; W. R. Wilson, senior dea
con; L. A. Reeves, junior deacon; W.
^r. Rush, tiler; P. E. Hurst, senior stew
ard; N. H. Nass, Junior steward; D. D.
'happen, chaplain. There will be a
public installation of these officers at
the lodge hall June 25. The public is
invited. Refreshments will be served.
There will be a concert at West
Lrftke Sunday afternoon from 4 to 6
D’clock by the Grand theatre orchestra.
These concerts will be given every Sun
Say afternoon during the season. The
following programme will be rendered:
"National Emblem March." (Bagloy);
"Barber of Seville,” march (Rossini);
"Mimi Danse Des Grisette,” (Norman
Irfdgh); "Sextette from Lucia." (Doniz
etti): song, selected. Hode Eastham;
lutermission; "The Guardsman." march,
(Thomas S. Allen): "The Broken
Hearted Sparrow." a love episode in
birdland (Theo. Bendix): "O Sola Mol.”
(E. Di Capua.; "Light Cavalry,” over
ture, (Suppe); "Miss Dudlesack, selec
tion, (Rudolph Nelson).
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CharRod With ForRery
Arthur Crump was arrested yesterday
by Detectives Williams and Brown and
placed in the city jail on the charge of
forgery, passing bad checks and forfei
ture of bond.
Mason Resting Easily
,T. M. Mason of 1 !('23Vj Avenue B, was
reported as resting easily from the in
juries he received Friday night. The po
lice are looking for E. H. McElrath. bis
brother-in*law, with a warrant charging
assault with Intent to murder.
GEORGE T. MAYRE
IS SELECTED FOR
DIPLOMATIC POST
Washington, June 20.—George T. Mayre
of San Francisco. Cal., has been selected
by the President to be ambassador to
Russia And will be nominated In the near
future, according to authoritative ad
vices in official circles here today. He
was originally considered for ambassador
to France, which was recently given to
Representative Sharp of Ohio.
Representative Sharp had been consid
ered for the Russian post, hut it was un
derstood he was not acceptable to the St.
Petersburg government because of his ac
tive connection with the passport stop
question, and the denunciation of the Rus
sian treaty.
TURKEY WILLING FOR
GREEKS TO RETURN
Constantinople, June 20.—It was stated
on good authority here today that the
Turkish government has instructed its
minister at Athens to Inform the Greek
government that Turkey Is willing to
permit the return of Greek subjects, who
were compelled recently to leave Turkish
territory. The Ottoman government, It
is declared, is ready to grant indemnity
for the losses of those who were forced
to take flight from their homes during
the recent anti-Greek disturbances.
GREENVILLE TO HAVE
CHAUTAUQUA IN 1915
Greenville, June 20.—(Special.)—Prof
Charles M. Newcomb of the University
of Chattanooga, who was platform
manager of the Greenville Chautauqua,
announced last night that Greenville
would have a Chautauqua in 1915.
The comic opera, “Mikado” as given
by the Oxford Grand Opera company
on the closing night was some of the
very best music ever hoard in Green
ville. Tlie characters were portrayed
splendidly and the voices were good.
ELKS READY FOR
ANNUAL OUTING
Members of Birmingham Lodge Will
Go to Cook Springs Thursday.
Large Crowd Indicated
Arrangements have neen completed for
the annual outing of Birmingham lodge*
No, 70. Benevolent Protective Order of
Klks. to be given Thursday, June 25, at
Cook Springs. The outing Is for member*
of the order, their families and friends
and a very pleasant time is promised
those who attend. Guy B. White, chair
man of the entertainment committee, an
nounces that many applications have been
made for tickets for the outing and that
Indications point to a very large crowd
being present. In order for the members
of the order to .secure reservations the
committee suggest that application he
made at once for tickets.
A special train will be provided and
ample provision will be made to carry
the crowd. The train will leave the Term
inal station at l o'clock on the above
date and will leave the springs for Bir
mingham at 11 o’clock p. m. on the same
day. Amusement of various kinds has
been provided which will include boat
ing, fishing, swimming and dancing. A
fine orchestra will be provided for this
purpose. At 6 o'clock a chicken and
spagetti dinner will be served, which will
he prepared under the direction of Pete
Scrio, whose reputation as a caterer of
this toothsome dish has extended through
out the state.
Members of the order from Ensley, Bes
semer and other points of the state will
join the local organization In making
the. affair a hugh success.
WILL ABANDON
HOSPITAL SHIP
Glasgow, Scotland. .Tune M.—The British
admiralty today decided to abandon the
hospital ship Maine presented to tho
British nation by American women during
the South Africa war and which went
ashore on .Buie 17 on the west coast of
Scotland. Officials believe the cost of
salvage and repairs of the Maine would
he more Utah the value of tile vessel.
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It is a square and honest sale right in the heart of the season and embraces every PAIR OF
LOW SHOES IN THE HOUSE. Yo\i know the quality, reputation and good style of the
Walk-Over footwear -suffice it to repeat this is a WALK-OVER sale of WALK-OVER foot
wear—and you get the good Walk-Over store and fitting service just as if you payed full
prices. It’s YOUR opportunity to purchase footwear unlike the ordinary at material savings.
Below We Picture 8 Beautiful Walk-Over Models You Know—Cut to the Quick
Patent and Pull Kid Colonial, Patent and Dull Colonial with Four Bar Strap Slipper, beaded Patent Ostende Pump. Spanish hoel,
Spanish - Cuban heel, $3.50 values bright steel buckles, $4 values. front. $<J.50 values side ornament, $4.00 values
$2.45 $2.95 $3.45 $2.95
The “Louise” The “Doris” ™iy Do11 Pump Patent and Du" The “Camille
Sterling Patent Gaby Colonial, Dull French Eld, Colonial tongue, Patent Colonials with a gray bro
French cord Bound, Enamel Buckle, cut steel buckles, Louis Heel and ended cloth quarter. New York
new recede toe, Louis Cuban Heel turn sole. Very dressy Cuban Ileel, short vamp, pointed toe
$3.45 $1.95 Same style In white canvas t'i. in $2.95
□ broken lines of Women’s |
ilk-Over Footwear at one I
ce, regardless of former |
pricc- _| SSSiSTT-. $2.45
Attention Men! Every Walk-Over Low Shoe In the Store Sharply Reduced
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$3.45 5hvXdee $4.95 $1.95 “ $3.45 $2.95
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(go IP Good Looking and Serviceable (gQ A K
$4.50 and $5.00 values «pO.**U
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Walk-Over Shoe Stores
--4. GHAS. E. MASON, Manager -wll