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WALKER COUNTY
DEPUTY KILLED
Alleged Negro Murderer Es
capes Fully Armed
ONE ARREST IS MADE
Negro Said to Have Been In Birming
ham During Day—Man Arrested
By Kennybrook May Be
Murderer
But Carter, a deputy sheriff, was shot
and Instantly killed at 1 o’clock yester
day morning at Jasper, Walker county,
by a negro alleged to be Tom Owens, alias
Tom Stewart, who escaped.
Yesterday morning following the shoot
ing Sheriff John Gray of Walker county
notified all the authorities In nearby cities
to watch out for the negro.
Notification of the murder and escape
rfnched Birmingham at 5:30 o’clock yes
terday afternoon. Detectives were im
mediately detailed to search a negro house
on the Southside, and there the officers
were informed that the negro Owens had
If ft the shack at 4 o’clock after having
slept all day. The officers were told
that the negro was armed with a six-inch
barrel pistol and threatened that he would
never be taken alive.
At 8 o’clock last night a long-distance
telephone message from Flat Top from
Deputy Sheriff Dave Kennebrook, stated
that he had caught a negro fitting tne
description of Tom Owens. Deputy Kinne
brook stated that the negro denied hav
ing killed Pat Carter, but admitted having
killed a negro at Dora about two years
ago. Deputy Kinnebrook will arrive at the
county jail with the suspect this morning.
According to the information regarding
the shooting given out by Sheriff John
Gray of Walker county it appears that
the negroes, attending an entertainr.ient,
had grown hilarious, when they were
arrested by Deputy Carter. At the time
of tho arrest the deputy took away a
shctgun and ordered them to enter a
cabin Jn order to thoroughly search them
for weapons.
One of the negroes entered and the other
negro jumped on Deputy Carter. In the
struggle that followed the negro Owens is
alleged to have secured the pistol of
Deputy Carter, killing the officer instant
ly. Following the killing of the deputy
the negro removed the cartridge belt of
the dead man and also picking up his
shotgun started off for parts unknown.
Deputy Carter had been a regular officer
under Sheriff Gray only for a few months.
He was well known at Jasper, coming
originally from Arkansas.
MAJESTIC TO OPEN
WITH CABIRIA FILM
After being closed for many months the
Majestic theatre will be opened this week.
The theatre has been completely revo
vated and placed In first-class shape for
tho showing of the famous picture “Ca'
blrla." The house was always popular,
being In the center of tho shopping; dls
troct of the city, and convenient to every
street car line In town. The large seat
ing capacity will enable the owners to
present such great features as •'Cablrla"
for popular prices. Such a film Is beyond
the confines of the regular motion picture
theatres, as there are 12 reels, and the
time consumed runs from two hours and
a half to two and three-quarters.
M. L. Semon will be the manager of the
Majestic as he Is of the Lyric. He has
not as yet made any announcement rela
tive to the theatre further than this week.
The house will have a matinee every aft
ernoon and a performance every night.
'Tf*!— ■“* I'0"» «* Appetite
The Old Standard general strengthen
ing tonic, GROVE'S TASTELES chill
TONIC, drives out malaria and builds
up the system. A true tonic and sure
Appetizer. For adults and children, 50c.
MANY DELEGATES
ARRIVE TO ATTEND
FRAT CONVENTION
Official Work of Phi Delta
Theta Meetings Will Begin
This Morning
PRESIDENT BENTON
LIKES BIRMINGHAM
States Meeting This Week Is of the
Greatest Importance and Urges
Good Attendance—More Del
egates to Arrive Today
Birmingham 1$ In the hands of the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity.
With the arrival yesterday and last
night of more than 200 members it may be
said that the biennial convention has
opened, although the official work will
not start until tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
On the Seminole limited yesterday after
noon there came more than 50 members
of the fraternity from Chicago, 8er ttle,
Tacoma, San Francisco, Butte and other
places of the far weBt. In fact, one dele
gate said that he had been traveling so
long to this convention in Birmingham
that lie had lost sight of distances. There
also arrived on the Birmingham special
yesterday afternoon quite a few members
from eastern points.
Immediately upon their arrival the
members were shown to their rooms and
subsequently Robert G. Thach, general
chairman of the arrangements committee,
furnished the visitors with badges and
other officials information. This was done
informally for the regular registration
will not start until this morning when
offices will be opened on the second floor
of the Tutwiler hotel.
President Benton Arrives
Last night Dr. Guy Potter Benton, pres
ident of the Plii Delta Theta fraternity,
and president of the University of Var
ment, arrived. He headed a delegation
of over 100 members that came on a
special train over the Alabama Great
Southern from Cincinnati. Dr. Benton
was due here yesterday morning early but
when he reached Chattanooga he found
the Cincinnati contingent there and he
left his train and spent the day with
the party.
Dr. Benton went immediately to ths Tut
wiler with Mrs. Benton and their daugh
ters, where the state suit had been en
gaged for the general officers. He said
that he did not have any statement to
make except that the meeting was des
tined to be one of the best ever held by
the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and that
some work of a most important nature
would be transacted.
"When I waB here at the meeting of
the general council held the latter part
of September I fell very much in love
with this city," said Dr. Benton. "The re
sult was that J asked Mrs. Benton and
our daughters to come along to this con
vention. I was impressed with the en
thusiasm that characterized the members
of the various committees having in hand
the work of welcoming us and entertain
ing us, and X was duly Impressed with
the cordiality of the people of Birming
ham. I hope that this convention will be
the very best that we have ever held, and
I am sure that will be the case. We
hmave met here because the couth is
growing in popularity and esteem all over
the country, and I am very much inclined
to believe that we have eome very impor
tant work to do in this section, and for
this section. There can be no doubt of the
fact that this meeting in Birmingham
will be of great importance, and X want
every delegate to attend the meetings as
they are scheduled. This fraternity is
engaged in a serious work, and I am
sure that the delegates will not be prone
to neglect what Is to be transacted at this
meeting."
Other Officers Coming
In addition to Dr. Benton, other mem
bers of the general council to arrive yes
terday included Frederick Cox. secretary
of the fraternity; Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Henderson with the two Henderson chil
dren. This morning Alexander Pope of
Dallas, Tex., treasurer of the general
council, will arrive. Mr. Henderson also
is historian for the fraternity. He said
that the trip to Birmingham was exceed
ingly pleasant and he looked for a most
successful and profitable meeting.
Everything is In readiness for tho
convention. The Tutwiler hotel lobby
and mezzanine was decorated yesterday
afternoon with huge pennants of the
various colleges of the country. Alex
ander Dearborn, Jr., with Steel An
drews. Lonnie Munger, Alf Smith and
other local members of this fraternity
were busy all the afternoon hanging
banners.
The various committeemen have
made all arrangements about the ball
and other forms of entertainment. They
already made engagements with the
ladles to attend the tsa-dansant
Wednesday to facilitate the visitors
getting acquainted. At the tea-dansant
it is expected that each chapter rep
resentative if he has not already done
so will make himself known to the
sponsor for his chapter. The commit
tee In charge of the ball, which will
be the only formal affair, has deter
mined not to invite any local hoys.
rj^t EVERY well organ
| 1 hC x 1311 OI ized business has a
Business carefully prepared
-——— Plan of Action. The
man or men whq formulate these
plans must follow the trade move
ments of the country as a whole, and
these men can secure material assist
ance through the regular reading of
our Reports on business conditions,
which will be sent monthly on request.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
112-116 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Ala.
ADVERTISING MAN TELLS
HOW HIS ADS ARE WRITTEN
Age-Herald Publishes First of Series of Interviews With Ad
Writers of Birmingham On Their Methods of Work.
Jerome K. Sterne Says Clever Advertising Is Not
Necessarily Profitable Advertising
_ i
Naturally the readers of The Age-Herald are just as much in
terested in its advertising columns as"they are in its news col
umns, and there is a real element of news in the methods by
which the ad writers of Birmingham prepare their advertise
ments. The Age-Herald proposes to publish a series of inter
views with the ad writers of Birmingham about their work.
The first is with Jerome K. Sterne.
"Clever advertising is not necessari
ly profitable advertising; profitable
advertising is a truthful statement of
matters concerning a business when
the statement is news.”
Briefly stated, thus Jerome K.
Sterne, advertising manager of Love
man, Joseph * Loeb, and one of the
best known advertising men in this
section, gives his belief as to what
constitutes good advertising.
Don’t Write For Critics
"A man who writes an advertisement,”
said Mr. Sterne yesterday, "and at the
time wonders what other advertising men
arc- going to think of It, does not writ# a
profitable advertisement. The successful
ad writer must forget his literary train
ing and his rhetorical ability; he must
write to sell goods, for advertising is noth
ing else than a form of salesmanship.
“Loveman, Joseph & Loeb's advertising
Is not written. It is dictated. When any
one writes an advertisement with a penoil
or pqp or typewriter, he Is bound to un
consciously tangle up with it a lot of lit
erary nights of fancy and so forth; but
when that man dictates an advertisement
he talks it, and there never was a man
who did not Confess a great difference
in the way he wrote and the way he
talked. Loveman, Joseph A Loeb's ad
vertising must be 'ad talk’ and not a
piece of literature. When the copy la
dylcLated it Is put together just the same
as If the man writing It was a salesman
talking to a customer.
Addressed to One Person
"One thing that makes Loveman. Joseph
A Loeb's advertising successful is that
It is written to one person. The effect
therefore is the same as when a salesman
is talking to one person. Many people
write advertisements like a man standing
on a stump addressing a mass meeting
of 5000 people. They mako their state
ments In extravagant language and In
great screaming, bold type like the man
on the stump shouts extravagant state
ments at the top of Ills voice. The same
man, probably, If you engaged him in
private conversation, would not make
either such extravagant statements or
shout them. He would be talking to one
man Instead of 5000. That's what I mean
when I say our advertising is written
to on© person.
! "I think the most profitable policy in
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb’s advertising is
the complete elimination of comparative
values, except when an actual reduction is
made in our own price on an article—that
is, if we should decide to lower the price
at which an article formerly had been
sold. That policy pays because it com*
pletely eliminates deception and misrepre
sentation. Women—and it is women who
read advertisements more than men—are
more or less credulous. Theforo this pol
icy payfc because no woman ever reads a
Loveman. sJoseph & Loeb advertisement
and then is disappointed when she sees
the article that was advertised. No
merchant can experience a worse injury
to his business than for a customer to se
cure an impression of an article from the
advertisement of it which is not borne
out wrhen the customer actually sees the
article itself.
Must Tell Something New
"Ads should be looked on as news of the
business; they must be news of something
new on the market, some attractive price,
or anything that is news, and news is
anything that people are interested In.
When any kind of advertising ceases to
be news it ceases to be good advertising.
This store tries to advertise what people
want when they want it.
"You ask me for an example. Here is
one. One of the best advertisements
Loveman. Joseph & Loeb s store ever had.
I think, was in The Age-Herald In No
vember, 3913. It was an advertisement of
a diamond sale. It sold $4000 worth of
diamonds In one day. Why? Because It
was an advertisement of what people
wanted when they wanted it and at a
price which they knew enabled them to
save money.
"Another example is a little one-column
thiee-lnch ad wfe ran in The Age-Herald
a few days ago simply announcing that
wo had pecans for sale. Never before
bad this store handled pecans. No one in
town knew we had any from past ex
perience. Yet that little ad sold 1000
pounds of pecans the sume day it ap
peared. It was an advertisement of what
people wanted when they wanted it, and
by a firm that people knew did not mis
represent through its advertisements.
"Many merchants in Birmingham I
have heard to remark to the effect that
advertising here does not seem to pay
hh well as In other towns. There are
many reasons to be assigned for this. But
one of the most important, In my estima
tion, is this. More than in most towrns,
some of the merchants of Birmingham are
Inclined to misrepresent things—not by
absolute falsehood, not by trickery—but
by h wrong conniption of wrhat is good
advertising. The people have recognized
that fact and consequently they don’t re
I spond to the ads like they w’ould If con
i dltions were otherwise."
Bulding Up—The Salesman
By CARL H. MILAM
Director Public Library
Bo you want a better job, a better
salary?
Lota of men make resolutions about
this time of the year to be the hard
working, loyal, get-down-early-and
sweep-out type of salesman. And per
haps It is a good resolution.
But here's a better one—to learn
more about the buslnese of all depart
ments, and about the principles that
underlie all business success.
This Is a broad field that will branch
out for an ambitious student into all
sorts of bypaths such as Industrial his
tory, economics, sociology, psychology,
public finance, transportation, scien
tific management, etc., but It may well
start with his present Job; namely,
salesmanship.
Scott. "Increasing Human Efficiency
In Business." This really is not a book
on salesmanship, but it is such a stimu
lating, practical book that every man
ought to read It, no matter what his
buHlnesn.
Butler, “Saleswomen In Mercantile
Stores"; Casson. "Ads and Sales";
Dukesmlth & Mltehell, "Salesmanship
Analyzed”; Fowler, "Practical Sales
manship"; Hollingsworth, "Advertising
and Selling, Principles of Appeul and
Response"; Hoyt, "Scientific Sales Man
agement"; International Correspon
dence school. "The Profession of Sales
manship"; "The Salesman’s Handbook";
and "Selling to Dealers”; Knox, "Sales
manship"; Moody. "Men Who Bell
Things"; Sheldon, "The Art of Selling”;
Taylor, “What a Salesman Should
Know '; Woodworth, "Success In Sales
manship."
The library Is free. It is open from
9 a. m. to 9 p. m. every week day in
the year, and from 3 to 6 on Sundays.
Three books may be taken at one time.
This was done for the reason that any
other arrangements would have caused
a too large crowd.
New Chapters
The statement was made yesterday
that at this meeting applications for
chapters would be made by at least 15
colleges. Many of them have sent com
mittees to Birmingham In the interest
of their claims, and a warm fight is
expected to he waged In the conven
tion for many chapters. The commit
tees that are here are proceeding along
very dignified lines and it is believed
that when the convention is over quite
a few additional chapters will have
been granted.
Members of the local committee in
charge of the entertainment of the vis
itors Impressed this upon those arriv
ing yesterday:
The Newspaper club, the Southern
club, the Country club and the Roebuck
Golf club are all open to the visitors
with official badges. No cards are
necessary to any of the clubs. At. the
offices of Robert G. Thach, general
chairman of the arrangements com
mittee, one may register and recelvs
full Information as to the convention
and the points of Interest about Bir
mingham. The members of the com
mittee are especially anxious to meet
the delegatee for the reason that some
special Information Is awaiting Iham.
This committee is to be found Ik the
offices of Mr. Thach on the second floor
of the Tutwller. The delegates may
also Inquire of Lonnie Munger, Alex
Dearborn, Joseph P. Mudd, Steele An
drews and other local men as to what
Is arranged for the viators during the
convention.
Those registering yesterday Included >
John F. Byrne, R. J* Crosier, F. R.
Cowles, M. E. Cloud, John A. Collins.
W. E. Crosier, George L. Chain, C. C.
Evans and one, J. H. Ellis, Jr., H. Spen
aer Edmunds, Elam Fisher, L. L. Huber,
A. E. Hardgrove, F. E. Holman and wife,
C. S. Johnson, J. W. Jenkins, Robert
Wi Lindsay, Charles B. Maloney, Max
Murdock and wife, W. R. Manier, Jr.,
C. Don McVoy, C. R. Nesbitt, P. B.
Paul, E. Stanley Powell, Frank E. Rip
ley, S. K. Rulck, J. B. Reynolds, W. A.
speer and wife, Crawford Wheeler,
John P. Toemans, Paul P. Aller,
F. A. Bade, S. G. Blacklnton, W. U.
Burruss, Charles E. Buell, N. B. Buch
annun, Dyer Butterfield, A. R. Cox, J.
H. Crampton and one, Mr. and Mrs.
Chappler, E. B. Cartwright, Ira M.
Dempsey.
H. C. Davis and wife, Benjamin H.
Davis, R. B. Dunn, Thomas Donack,
William H. Evans. E. C. Ferguson. Les
lie Frasier, A. E. Gotthall John E.
Green and wife, H. L. Ulebels. W. E.
Hightower, R. B. Holstein, Richard
Hard}-, M. B. Hall. Fred C. Jordan, .1. J.
Johnson. C. A. Jardue, Wayne Lee. Mal
eomb M. Metcalf, Russell Miller, H.
Willy Meyer, John E. Melsenheldcr and
wife, Mark McWilliams, Brown McGill,
Earle McFadden, Robert McGoodwln,
W. Malcolmb McCrary, F. W. Norris,
Subcommittees of Commit
tee of 100 Will Hold First
Meetings Today
"
Work by the committee of 100 citizen*
for the financial relief of Birmingham In
reality will begin today, when two of the
thiee subcommittees of the committee
of 100 will hold their first sessions.
The committee to consider and report
on permanent plans for financial relief of
the city, Frank Nelson. Jr., chairman, has
been called to meet at 3 o’clock this after
noon In the directors' room of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
The committee to report on plans for the
immediate relief of the city, John H.
Frye, chairman, has been called to hold
Its first sessions at 3 o'clock this after
noon In the directors’ room of the Trad
ers National hank. This committee, It Is
understood, will consider only the argu
ments for and against the advisability of
a 11,000,000 bond Issue for the Immediate
relief of the city, Mr. Nelson's commit
tee will consider several suggested plans
for the permanent relief of the city, re
ports being to the effect that the separate
taxing district plan meets with consider
able favor among the committeemen.
The commmlttee appointed to probe the
administration of the city government,
as suggested by George Ward, president
of the city commission, will probably bo
called to meet tomorrow or Wednesday by
Its chairman, II. IJ. aims.
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W. C. Overturf, Mr. and Mrs. B. Pher
rell, F. D. Prlony, I* E. Richardson. W.
R. Reynolds, Jr., George M. Habln. W. J.
Smith, N. C. Bchlemnier, I,. C. Stevens,
T. W. Tift, S. E. Thomas, Mark W. Wil
liams, G. E. Well, George P. Winter,
Harry L. Wood.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children
In Uu For Ovor 30 Yonrs
NOW IN BELGIUM ARE
ON THE RELIEF CORPS
Q. C. Carmichael of Good
water Writes from Rotter
dam About Scope of Work
RHODES SCHOLARS
AIDING STRICKEN
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B. H. Branscomb of Birmingham la
Also in Party—How Belgium Is
Divided Into Various
Relief Districts
Two Alabama boys are now In Bel
gium assisting in relief work. They
are B. H. Branscomb of Birmingham
and O. C. Carmichael of Goodwater
Both are Rhodes scholars.
The Age-Herald yesterday received
an interesting letter from Mr. Car
michael about the work for which he
asks as wide publicity as possible. He
thinks the whole state should know the
importance of the task now confront
ing the Belgian relief workers.
Mr. Carmichael wrttes as follows:
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
As a member of a party of Americans
who are going into “Belgium to assist
in the distribution of food thert, 1 am
sending you a brief account of the work
so far as we have been Initiated into it.
At 8 o’clock on December 7 a party
of seven (all Rhodes scholars but one>,
left the Victoria station, London, for
Rotterdam via Folkestone and Flush
ing. Owing to the danger from mines
wre did not leave Folkestone until the
r.ext morning at S o’clock. After eight
hours of sailing we reached Flushing,
having successfully avoided all mines.
We were delayed sometime at the cus
toms In Flushing and did not leave
till 6:15 p. m. We arrived in Rotter
day at 8:30.
This morning we were taken over to
the office of the Belgium commission
and Introduced to the plan of the work.
It must be remembered that the first
of the work was begun only six weeks
ago and naturally there are many de
tails yet to he worked out. However.
It is easily seen, from the plan which
I shall outline briefly, that th-* work
Is already wrell under way.
Three Committees
There are three committees with
which we have to deal. In the first
place, there Is a committee in London
whose function It Is to get up funds
ami procure helpers for the actual work
in Belgium. The members of this com
mittee constitute the central commit
tee for the entire work . The commit
tee in Rotterdam has charge of the
transportation since the food from all
parts of the world Is sent here first
and from Rotterdam as a base is dis
tributed by train and canal boats into
Belgium. The first cargoes sent In
were held up by the Germans and taxed
heavily but this was due merely to the
fact that they didn't understand the na
ture of the work that was being be
gun. Now, the food is admitted free
of freight charges and the tariff money
exacted of the first cargo has boen re
funded
There is a central committeo sta
tioned at Brussels whose function !t is
to keep In touch with and direct the
actual distribution of the food. Decides
this central committee there are others
of a subordinate character being es
tablished in different parts of the
country for the same purpose.
There are then three main commit
tees for the general organization and
support of the work for the transpor
tation of the foodstuffs, and for the Im
mediate work of distribution and these
are in London. Rotterdam aiul Brus
sels, respectively. In addition to these,
there is a separate committee for each
of the nine different provinces into
which the country has been divided
for the purpose of this relief work,
and working under them is a commit
tee for each commune. The provincial
and communal committees are com
posed of Belgians, and the Americans
being sent In now are to work in con
nection with these committees as rep
resentatives of the American govern
ment.
^he plan Is to have from two to ihree
Americans in each of the nine provinces
and it will be our duty to see that the
food which is sent in gets into the
proper Belgian committees and not into
German hands. It will fall to us also
to see to it, as far as possible, that
there is an impartial distribution of
the food.
Twelve In Party
Thus far there have been 10 men sent
Into Belgium for the work of supervis
ion. There are seven in our party and flv»
more have arrived tonlaht. All 12 of us
expect to le^ve Rotterdam on Friday
mornlna. the 11th, for Brussels, where
we get our Anal Instructions before an*
Ing Into our respective prrvlncea to
begin the work. In most cases the men
are going out In palrB, which is much
better than going alone. The work Is
not expected to be easy and certainly
one will not have the pleasure of Jovial
company among the people who have
been so deprived of a fatherland any
In many rases of house and home.
The task of feeding so many people,
especially under the present conditions
of transportation, is by no means easy.
We were told this morning that there
are several thousands just now on the
point of starvation and that to feed
them all properly a ship load of food
would have to arrive In Rotterdam for
distribution every other day. The total
expenditure of the entire organization
for the relief of the Belgians is esti
mated at $5,000,000 per month. In addi
tion to the actual pecuniary expense
there are more than a hundred workers
who are giving their services free.
From tills the enormtfV of the task of
giving relief to the strlckon Belgians
Is obvious. The part which America Is
taking In this work will be, and Is,
immensely appreclted by the Belgians
and It will no doubt stand out in history
as a faot worthy of our pride. It is
therefore a work In which we all should
assist to the extent of our opportunity
and capacity.
Eighteen Rhode* Scholars
It would perhaps be of Interest to
know who have already gone out Into
the work of supervision and are now oil
the way. Eighteen are Rhodes soholain.
They are specially tilled for the work,
first, because they are nearby, and. sec
ondly. because most of them here
learned more or less perfectly either
German or French or both, through
their travels on the coullnent. A knowl
edge of German and French ia of
course very helpful lr, the work In Be!
glum, where one haa to deal with Ger
Extra Money Above
A.l “Bank Accounts”
Plenty of people who have bank
accounts use the American Savings
Club for extra savings.
It’s mighty good to come out of
the small end of the year with an
extra check, and it needn’t be a
little one. Your other bank ac
count won’t know where it came
from but you’ll have it.
First Payment Due
This Week
memcanT_mmngsrank
host and twentieth — bipmingham I
FIRST WATER GOES OVER
BIG DAM 17 ON WARRIOR
Means That Lake Approximately 60 Miles Long Has Now Been
Filled and Vessels Soon Can Come From Mobile—Friel
Discusses Importance of Event—Says Plans Al
ready Drawn to Utilize Power From the
Dam to Make Electricity
0
Saturday afternoon at 5:20 o’clock the
first drop of water flowed over the tor
of Dam 17 on the Warrior river, signify
ing: that the lake had filled.
This lock has a lift of 02 feet and is
the last and largest in the Warrior sys
tem.
Now that the lake is tilled the slack
water reaches within 10 miles of Bes
semer. At its longest point the lake
stretches back from the dam for 00
miles, or far above Cordova. The water
docs not quite reach Toudvlne on Val
ley creek.
Coal from Sypsey and Short Creek
As soon as the lock gates are in
stalled vessels from Mobile can load
coal from Slpsey and Short Creek mines.
When the dam was completed wooden
autos were put In front of the lock
chamber so that the lake could dll and
the permanent gates will soon he put
Into place.
It is stated the dam Itself did not
leak a drop of water during the pro
cess of filling.
Frlel Talks of Completion
T. H. Frlel, who has been Interested
ir. the water power possibilities of this
dam, was greatly pleased last nlcht
over the news that the lake had filled.
"It Is a great event for Alabama,”
■aid Mr. Friel, "and of course much of
the credit for this culmination is due
to Senator Bankhead. He watched over
it all the time and only recently if ha
had not secured that emergency ap
propriation the completion of the work
would have been delayed at least six
months.
"Another man who deserves all kinds
of plsise Is George K. Little, the gov
ernment. engineer in charge of the Tus
caloosa office. He was reared in Tusca
loosa and taken particular pride id
watching over the completion of th«
Warrior system. lie has devoted all
his energy to the task, and future year*
will demonstrate the Importance of what
he has done.
Will Utilise Power
• Naturally the completion of the lock
menus much to us who are interested
in power development. We have all our
surveys and plans In hand ready to
utilise this power as soon as Congress
passes the pending law, which should
be not later than February. The bill
simply gives the Secretary of War au
thority to grant the necessary permit
for our work to begin.”
...
ALLEGED FORGER
Detectives Claim F. W. En
stron Is Wanted In Win
nipeg, Canada
A well-dressed Individual was mingling
with the crowds In the lobby of the Tut
wiler about 4 o’clock yesterday after
noon.
Without ostentation two quietly dressed
men entered the lobby and walked to the
clerk's desk. A few' questions w’ere asked
and the clerk pointed out the gentlemanly
stroller. Then the two strangers walked
Indifferently about the lobby until It
seemed that by chance both met at the
side of the \yell-dressed man in a quiet,
secluded corner
“We would like to see you at head
quarters,” said Detectives llarry Gold
stein and Detective Ben Brown on the
other side nodded his head In an affirma
tive way, “but lirst we will take you up
to your room and search you-.“
“Me—w'hy me?” nervously asked the.
well-dressed man, who had registered
as V. W. Enstron of New Orleans. “Why
should you want me?”
“Buddy, we Just want to look you over,"
laughed Detective Goldstein, leading the
W'ay to the elevator. In the room of En
stron on the ninth floor a suitcase was dis
covered which contained nearly a g^ss
of parks of playing cards. There were
also materials to change the spots on the
cards and the outfit was dubbed by the
police as the tools of a professional gam
bler.
At police headquarters Enstron was
cross-examined by Detective UoldHteln
for several hours, and he finally admit
ted that he had left Winnipeg, Canada,
last September. It was then that De
tective Goldstein pulled out a circular
from the Winnipeg police department of
fering flOO reward for the arrest of John
P. Simons on a charge of forgery. En
stron fitted the description and it wan
claimed was the exact prototype of the
photographic reproduction on the Winni
peg notice of arrest.
However, Enstron would not admit that
he was Simons. The Winnipeg police were
notified of the arrest by telegraph. Detec
tive Goldstein stated that the name Am
man officials and a French speaking
populace.
American* At Work
The following Is a list of ths men al
ready In Belgium at the work of super
vising the food supply:
C. G. Bowden of Tennessee, T, B. Klr
tredge of California, C. F. Spaulding of
Arizona, W. C. Lowdormllk of Arlzom .
I, . C. Wellington of New York, E. F.
Hollmati of California, 8. H. Paradis i
of Connecticut, R. H, Simpson of Indl
ana, D. T. Nelson of North Dakota, W.
W. Stratton of Utah.
There are 12 others leaving on Friday,
the 11th: Robinson Smith of Connecti
cut, B. K. Brunacomb of Alabama, O. C.
Carmichael of Alabama, C. H. Hawkins
of Massachusetts, R. H. Warren of Month
Dakota, W. W. Flint of New Hamp
shire, T. H. Jones of Kentucky, C. It.
Cluson of Malno. W. H. Meckling of
Pennsylvania, F. 8. Bryant of Nebraska,
P. C. Oolptn of Connecticut, W. \Y
Sullivan of Rhode Island, J. I,. Glenn
of South Carolina.
There are live others now en route
from America, who are expected here
In a few days: Charles Jenklnson. Dr.
Wilson. Alex Mackensle, C. B. Gibson,
Frank Flenlng.
Hoping that you may Hnd space for
this brief account of the work of the
commission for relief in Belgium, 1 ai.i
yours slncercely,
O. C. CARMICIIA'EL.
Alabama Rhodes Scholar, 1912-16.
Harlngollet 98, Rotterdam, care Cap).
J. F. Lucey.
Rotterdam, December 9. 191t.
stron »iis an alius and that his name »»»
John 1* Simons. Another alias allnifod
to have been used by Simons or Rnstron
is F. }l Smith.
Kver; detective uaency and Important
police office tn the country has been no
tltt-jd of the arrest. At the city Jail where
T'.i stron Is docketed for fofgery and ob
taining hoard under false pretenses, the
prisoner would have nuthlnir to say to a
reporter.
AMUSEMETS
"Little Boy Blue"
“Little Boy Blue,” the moat famous of
the Viennese musical comedies, one of
that cycle of productions which has done
so much to Improve the lighter American
stage, will he the attraction at the Jef
ferson theatre New Yeara Lay matinee
and night and the following day. It was
found so pleasing by New York theatre
goers that It remained the leading at
traction of Broadway for an entire sea
son. The scuts will he on sale Wednes
day.
At The Lyric
Eddie Leonard, mlnatrel, assisted by
jMnble Russell, In the headliner at th#
Lyric theatre this week, and offers one
of the best acts of the year. He is one
of the great minstrel singers, singing his
own songs in an original manner, and
accompaning the songs with soft shoe
dancing. “On the School Playgrounds.’*
with 10 clever juvenile*. 1* another big
feature, as Is Mary Elisabeth, charming
comedienne, and the Transatlantic Trio,
singers and musicians.
Majestic—“Cabiria”
“Cabirla,” claimed to be the greatest of
the world's motion picture dramas, will
be the attraction this week at the Majestic
theatre, being a doubly strong featur#
for the opening of the theatre as well rs
Now Years week. There will be mati
nees every ufternooon at 2:30 o’clock un<J
a performance nightly at 8:30 o’clock. The
picture cost $260,0000, and the cast include*
B000 actors.
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