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MONEY CO 5 EASY
Radcliffe and Baughman to
Go to Montgomery and
Gadsden
The finance committee of the Alabama
crop diversification campaign met with
great success yesterday among the busi
ness men of Birmingham.
Headed by Hill Ferguson, chairman, the
members of the committee—G. B. McCor
mack, W. D. Nesbitt, W. P. Redd, P. G.
Shook and Oscar C. Turner—visited bank
ers, retailers, wholesalers, manufactur
ers and professional men.
"I don’t believe we have ever bad a
quicker or more generous response In a
public movement than In our work to
day," said Chairman Ferguson last night.
“All of our citizens realize that the di
versification campaign is going to be of
great benefit to all the people and our
business men responded Instantly to the
call for raising money to meet the head
quarters expenses in this city. There will
be no difficulty whatever In raising tills
comparatively small sum if the business
men continue to encourage the work as
I they did today. We will start out again
’ Friday morning and when we have com
pleted the work we expect to make pub
lic our "roll of honor"—the public spir
ited business men of this city who know
the worth of diversification, me stock
■ rnd better markets and whose efforts
will have made the campaign possible.”
Two business men did not wait to be
: called on but telephoned to headquar
ters the amount of their contributions.
Today the committee will not only visit
a number of the business men who havo
I not been seen yet but will also send let
ters telling about the campaign and ask
ink for a donation to pay the stationery
and postage expenses at headquarters
and the board and lodging of the cam
paign men while they are here.
‘‘The supply merchants and the farm
ers surely must appreciate the help the
business men are giving In the cam
paign," said W. P. Redd, chairman of
the general committee. "We are going
to do everything we can to make the
campaign worth as much as possible to
every county In the schedule.”
Requests for the campaign work are
ccmlng in from various parts of the
state. W. C. Radcliffe, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, and W. R.
Baughman of the International Harves
ter company farming forces, go to Mont
gomery tomorrow upon invitation of the
Chamber of Commerce there. Montgomer
ie keen for the work and wantB to be
headquarters for the campaign in the
southern part of the state. Messrs. Rad
cliffe and Baughman will go to Gads
den Tuesday night to meet the business
men there upon invitation of Earl Hay.
secretary of the Gadsden Chamber of
1 Commerce.
The advance men will go out the first
' of the week to help the people of the
^ various counties organize for the work.
;PUT SIGN POSTS
ON COUNTY ROADS
! Board of Revenue Find* Them Neces
’ sary Because of Constantly Increas
ing Travel on Public Highways
ISign posts giving directions as to dis
tance to. Birmingham and other given
points are to be erected by the board
Of revenue at the Intersections of all the
main public roads of the county and
I Where a branch road occurs.
The action on the part of the board of
revenue Is at the request of numbers
of the traveling public and It is stated
Iwlll prove of great convenience to those
'who travel the public roads of the coun
ty. Many of the main trunk lines join
the roads of adjoining counties and the
travel to Birmingham from these points
Is increasing rapidly.
The sign posts will be of iron and the
board has several designs under consid
eration. As soon as the design Is deter
’(mlned upon the board will let the con
i tract and the posts will be erected at
the earliest opportunity.
| i Capital and Surplus $1,150,000.00
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
Capital $500,000.00 Surplus (Earned) $650,000.00 |
A Checking Account
With a checking account your payments are systematized; loss of
money by theft or carelessness is prevented; you always have the
right change; each check shows date, amount and payee; paid check
is the best receipt; bank gratuitously assists you to keep your books;
merchants prefer that you pay by check; checks are clean, conven
ient and safe; it adds to your business prestige.
A W. SMITH. President BftNBON CAIN, Asst. Caehler
TOM O. SMITH, V.-President 0. D. GOTTEN. Aset Cashier
W. H. MANLY, Ceehler Hi W. PINCH. Aaet Cashier
4 Per Cent Paid On Saying* Deposits
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B.R.L&P.DIRECTORS
President Pevear and Old
Directors Re-Elected
BULLOCK IS ABSENT
Pevear Denies Any Knowledge of Ru
mor That He Will Replace Bul
lock—Some of Party In
spect Property
A luncheon, a board meeting lasting 12
minutes and an Inspection of the proper
ties of the Birmingham Railway. Bight
and Power company, was the extent ot
the visit here yesterday of the American
Cities company directors.
Tire directors of the Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company at the
very brief meeting held yesterday ufter
noon elected S. J. Dill of New York a
director to succeed the late D. M. Dren
nen, and immediately adjourned. Ac
cording to an official announcement,
nothing else was done. The local direc
tors met and lunched with the visiting
directors. A few friends of the officials
that are not directors of either company
also were in the luncheon party at the
Tutwiler.
The board meeting followed shortly
thereafter, and a few of the directors re
turned east yesterday afternoon. The
others of the party were taken over the
properties here. It was stated that the
meeting of the New Orleans directors has
already been held. George Bullock was
not with the party.
The visiting officials were unwilling tc
talk about the reported changes in the
operations of the company. The absence
of Mr. Bullock was commented upon with
the statement that Mr. Bullock was ex
ceedingly busy, and after looking over
the New Orleans and Knoxville proper
ties, as well as the street railways in
Memphis, he was compelled against his
wishes to return to New' York.
President J. S. Pevear, in charge of the
party, said that he would remove his of
fices from New Orleans to New York, but
that he had no information that he was
to succeed Mr. Bullock as president ol
the United Gas and Electric company
However, it is reported that change is
more than eminent and will take place ai
the annual meeting of the United Gas
which is scheduled for sometime ir
March. It was explained that Mr. Peveai
would continue his relations here as pres
ident of the Birmingham Railway, Bigh
and Power company. It was added tha
inasmuch as D. D. Curran, who was t
member of the party yesterday, was tc
take over the presidency of the New Or
leans company this month, that Mr. Pe
vear would not be compelled to spend a:
much of his time as in the past in the
south. Hence his removal to New Yorl
city.
The members of the party visting hen
yesterday included C. E. Allgeyer, Le<
Benaist, Marshall Dodge, Frank li
Haynes, the famous cotton king; G. G
Westerfeldt, T. B. Williams, D. D. Cur
ran, 8. J. Dill, Hugh McClosky. and B
McClosky. The local directors lunchint
with the American Cities directors in
eluded Henry L. Budham, M. V. Joseph
Robert Jemison, Sr., Bee C. Bradley. Sic
W. Bee, B. F. Moore, W. H. Ivettig, Harrj
W. Coffin, Lee Moody. In addition, W
W. Crawford, a director of the Alabama
Great Southern, was also a guest at the
luncheon.
DREW IRE OF
CROWN PRINCE
D. D. Curran of New Orleans and
James Mitchell of London met in the
lobby of the Tutwiler hotel yesterday foi
the first time since in London they almost
•came in for the ire of the German crowr
prince. It appears from wiiat Mr. Cur
ran said that he and Mr. Mitchell were
lunching in a cafe in Bondon. The Ger
man crown prince sat at the next table.
“He” (meaning tlje crown prince), sale
Mr. Mitchell, “was rather annoyed tha’
we talked during our meal. I did no'
take especial notice of the German prince
and cared less about him than our goll
game. An aid nearby scowled openlj
when we started talking.
“And when we went out,” broke In Mr
Curran, “he almost exploded that we
Americans doned our golf caps in the roy
al gentleman’s presence. He almost fel
over.”
“Yes, he certainly scowled,” continued
Mr. Mitchell. “If looks and eyes had
been German daggers we would have
teen instantly killed.”
Mr. Curran is president of the New
Orleans Street Railways, of which Mr
Mitchell is a director.
Will Celebrate Lee’s Birthday
Camp Wilcox has made arrangement)
to celebrate the birthday of Gen. Roberi
E. Lee on next Tuesday, January 19, 1915
at Clarke & Jones hall, Third avenue
at 3 p. m. The camp extends an lnvltatlor
to all Confederate veterans, the Daugh
ters of the Confederacy and Sons o:
Veterans to attend this celebration. A
very attractive programme has been ar
ranged, and an Interesting address or
the life of General Lee will be delivered,
with music.
BURGER MADE PRESIDENT
BUSINESS MEN’S LEAGUE
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WELL KNOWN MERCHANT WILL
SUCCEED BROWN AS HEAD
OF LEAGUE AND FAIR ASSO
CIATION
Jacob Burger wai elected president
of the Business Men’s league, succeed
ing R. A. Brown at the annual meet
ing and luncheon held yesterday by
the board of directors. M. V. Joseph
was re-elected first vice president and
George MeCleery elected second vice
president. Sam H. Fowlkes and W. J.
Adams were re-elected secretary and
treasurer* respectively. Tne entire board
cf directors was re-elected, the va
cancy caused by the death of the ate
John L. Parker to be filled at a later
date.
Mr. Burgor will appoint committees
at the meeting to be held next Mon
day night when the annual report of
the secretary will be submitted. It Is
stated that a report will show great
progress under the administration of
Hr. Brown, a number of conventions
having been scheduled, among ihem
the Southern Cattlemens associtlon,
one of the largest organizations in the
south.
Following the election a number of
short talks were made and a vote of
thanks extended to the retiring presi
dent, Mr. Brown, for his services
Liuncheon was served at the heauquar
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JACOB BURGER
ters. The board of directors are: V\ J.
Adame, Robert H. Baugh, Colman
Eiach, George A. Blinn, R. A. Brown,
Jacob Burger, R. P. Burnett, B. B. Bur
ton, Sol Caheen, W. T. Cox. J. 11. p.
DeWindt, R. W. Kwing, Bertram Jacobs.
A. M . B. Johnson, M. V. Joseph, George
McCleery. John W. O'Neill, Phillip Os
ter, E. Ptzitz, .7. D. Rosenberger, J.
Frank Rushton, Herman Saks, H. G.
Seibels, Oscar C. Turner,
Re-Elect Officers and Pro
ceed With Plans for Big
Business
Determining not to make any curtail
ment of forces or operations and electing
all of its old officers and directors, the
annual meeting of the Continental Gin
company was held yesterday. The direc
tors from as far west as Dallas and as
far east as Bridgewater, Mass., were in
every case optimistic. They sell Immense
quantities of goods to agricultural sec
tions of Europe. Thane sales have been
cut down, but the directors decided not
to curtail the forces or cut salaries or
abandon any plans made prior to the
meeting of yesterday. The company is
erecting a large addition to its plants in
Dallas.
The officers elected" were S. I. Munger
of Dallas, president; A. W. Smith, treas
urer, and the following directors: S. I.
Munger, R. S. Munger, George Win6hip,
and his brother. Charles R. Wlnship of
Atlanta; F. C. Gammon of Bridgewater,
Mass.; Daniel Pratt of Prattvile, A. W.
Smith, D. T. Smith and R. C. Munger of
Birmingham, Joseph Bell of Prattville,
li. R. Munger of Birmingham and Mer
rill Northington of Birmingham. Mr.
Northington succeeded his father, the
late W. T. Northington, while L. R. Mun
ger of this city fills the place of the late
Samuel P. Gates of Bridgewater, Mass.
The officers and directors were enter
tained by Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Munger at
their home on Montevallo road, as is a
custom at the annual meetings. The di
rectors looked over the local properties
and some of them will return home to
day.
LEROY HOLTTOTEACH
MIDDAY CLASSES
The extension course of junior methods
being presented by DeRoy Holt, general
superintendent of junior work for the
Birmingham Sunday School association on
Wednesday mornings at the First Metho
dist church, are of such value that It
has been determined to arrange for a
class in the»same course, to meet at such
an hour that business men and women
and ‘‘day school” teachers can attend.
Tho work of this class will begin Sat
urday at 1:16 o'clock in the study of the
First Presbyterian church. All who want
to do so can come a little earlier and
'(Ibring their lunch. The period will last
but 30 minutes, closing at 1:45 sharp.
This will permit those who wish to use
their lunch hour in this way to get back
to their place of business promptly. On
Saturday many business concerns close
at 1 o’clock for the day. This time lends
itself especially to school teachers.
The Wednesday morning group numbers
about 40, and It is believed that this group
will be as large.
MILLPORT FARMER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Columbus, Miss., January 14.—(Special.)
Francis Varnon, a farmer living at Mill
port, about 20 miles east of Columbus, on
1 the Southern railway, committed suicide
this morning by shooting himself through
the heart. He retired to a room at his
home and placing the muzzle of a re
vo.ver close to his heart, pulled the
trigger, death having followed instantly.
Financial trouble is given as the cause
of the suicide.
Varnor was about 37 years cld, and is
survived by a widow and several chil
dren. He formerly operated u livery
stable at Mll'port, but sold out several
months ago, and had since devuted hie
attention to farming.
This is the second suicide that has oc
; curred in the same neighborhood in less
than 10 days, Morton Smith, who re
sided at Steens, only a short distance
from Millport, having killed himself on
January 6. Both suicides resulted from
financial troubles.
OFFICERS FOR DISPLAY MEN
Election Held Yesterday and Installs
. tion Will Bo January 26
Election of offloera of the local
branch of the International Association
, of Display Men was held yesterday at
the Chamber of Commerce with the fol
lowing result;
, Samuel Friedman of J. Blach Sc Sons,
president; Charles E. Derrick of the
Ideal Millinery store, vice president; J.
E. Wendel of Drennen Co., secretary. S.
Stuart Riddle was re-elected treasurer
j Following hia election President
Friedman made a highly Interesting and
Instructive talk and expressed hie ap
i predation of the honor that had been
' conferred. He also complimented the re
tiring president for the splendid prog
ress made by the association In the past
year and outlined a bright progress for
the future. At the next meeting Janu
ary 241, the installation of offloera will
take place.
LONDON PARTY TO
VISIT BIRMINGHAM
Mitchell Says Some of
Former Visitors Now
at the War
.James Mitchell of London will leave to
day for New York, where he will meet a
party of London directors and stock
holders of his company and bring them to
Birmingham on an inspection trip. 'I hey
will be here within a few weeks. Mr.
Mitchell in speaking of the coming visit |
of the directors, said that among the
party will be missed some of the men
who came here last time, including Sir
George Prescott and Lord Cheston, both
of whom are remembered very cordially
in Birmingham. Sir George Prescott, Mr.
Mitchell said yesterday, hod succeeded
to the command of the Second Life
Guards, of which he was a lieutenant at
the beginning of the war. all of his su
perior officers having been killed. He
said that others of the former party are
| at the front.
Mr. Mitchell said yesterday the party
coming here Included Mr. Edgar, head
ot Sperling & Co., the international bank
ers. Mr. Mitchell was in London when
wrar was declared. He is a. native of
Boston and although he has lived abroad
some years, he is an American citizen.
FORMER CITIZEN IS
OUT OF PATIENCE
(i. B. Wetmore of Chicago Thinks Ala
bama’s Motto. “Here We Rest,”
Is Colossal Joke
To the Editor ot The Age-Herald:
In order to appropriately accentuate
and at the same time celebrate the quad
rennial "brain storm" in this old and
historic and near-great state of Alabama,
now being pulled off In the ancient seat
of "government" at Montgomery, 1, as
a former Alabumlan, respectfully propose
that a bill be Immediately Introduced to
change the cognomen of the grand old
commonwealth from "the great state of
Alabama," to "the great state of con
fusion.'
This designation would seem eminent
ly proper at most any old time, but it
is particularly fit at this festive season
when the "solons" are assembling to
gambol on the green and once more ad
vertise themselves as the greatest bunch
of idiots on earth! Just as our decrepit
commonwealth was beginning to breathe
the breath of tranquility the "hayseeds’
meet in Montgomery and undertake to de
stroy all chance or possibility for a con
tinuance of normal conditions.
The beautiful, euphonious and imagin
ative Indian name of "Alabama" means
"here wo rest." As a matter of fact, that
U a conspicuous misnomer for this par
ticular piece of dirt wo inhabit, because
there never was a time when we were
really "at rest:' on the contrary, we have
always seemingly been at "unrest," es
pecially when It comes down to cheap
politics. We seem to be hopping about
like a covey of popcorn on a red-hot
stove, and what does It all acompllsh
except to hurt the state tn the matter
of desirable Immigration and otherwise?
Now, ain't that right. Mister Editor? One
thing It does, anyway; it makes us "na
tives" (one of whom I have been which)
feel exceedingly proud to admit to the
outside world that It is a great stunt
to "come from Alabama," with a large
accent on the "from.” The present be
nighted conglomerate nooblebatch at
Montgomery received their votes with
the understanding that they would try
to work out some means of restoring
the credit of the state, out, as usual,
they at once constitute themselves as
guardians for the boose fighters, a com
mission they were not requested to per
form. How would you, Mister Editor,
relish having a collection of "zoo-ltes"
prepare prescriptions for you to live
by? It would seem also that after wo
have successfully emerged from our re
cent "state of coma” that we would
all be more than willing to avoid a re
lapse Into another condition of uncon
sciousness, particularly as to trade con
ditions; but we seem In some manner
peculiar to ourselves to have the “habit”
of enjoying these little lethargies. Some
“bright eye" wrote you a letter the oth
er day to the effect that blind tigers are
much to be preefrred to the open, well
regulated saloons which pay their big
licenses promptly. For myself I could
not wiggle out of the male of his en
tangled argument to understand Just
what he meant by his “lucid” remarks
and he did not see fit to publish a libret
to for the enlightenment of the Ignorant
people. I am still suspended In oblivion.
If that little “bright eye” Is yet on earth
he might give us some additional dope
as to his reasoning. It would be a pity
If he croaked after delivering himself of
his first “mind explosion.”
G. B. WETMORE.
Chicago, 111., January U, ISIS.
CASTOR IA
For Infants ami Children
III Um ForOvtt* SOYmts
E.
OUS ITEM
Nearly $4,500,000 Per Year
Involved in Change Which
Is Proposed by the
Legislature
If prohibition goes into effect in this
state June 30, the immediate financial loss
to this county will be great. Figures
Compiled yesterday Indicate that there Is
$1,6&5,365 Invested in the liquor business
here under the operations of the excise
commission. while insurance carried
amounts to $708,050, and premiums thereon
amount to $20,460 per year. In salaries
the saloons pay out In this county nearly
$1,000,000, or, to bo exact, $998,568 per year.
The rent paid by saloons In this county
amounts to $330,046.
The figures above and those which fol
low have been compiled after an investi
gation extending over tw’o weeks and are
claimed to be exact In every instance.
Licenses, including taxes, per
year .$ 284,307.38
Amount invested .J.565,365.00
Rent, per year .. 330,046.00
Salaries, per year . 998.586.00
Ice, per >ear . 62.296.00
Merchandise, per year, other
than liquor . 426,563.04
Heat and light, per year. 70,887.00
Insurance carried . 70S.050.00
Premiums on insurance. . 2)0,i>49.00
Number of employes .1937
Number dependent upon employes_3008
The money involved in the above fig
ures. including insurance carried, amounts
to $4,466,749.42 per year.
TO REPLACE OLD
_
Wm. A. Russell of L. & N.
States No More Trains
Will Re Taken Off
The people of this city may feel as
sured that no further reductions will be
made in the Louisville and Nashville
service and that just as soon as possible
the trains taken off a short time ago
will be replaced. This was given out
yesterday by William A. Russell* passen
ger traffic manager, who is here on a
rour of the lines with William F. Her
man, general passenger agent for the
Cleveland and Buffalo Transit company,
with offices in Cleveland.
Mr. Russell said yesterday that pas
senger traffic went down to such a low
ebb that it was absolutely imperative
that, retrenchment be made in the pas
senger operations. “However, we are nat
urally of an optimistic mind," said Mr.
Russell. "We believe In the greatness of
our territory and its progress. We have,
no hesitancy in saying that at the very
moment business gets better our service
will be resumed on the old basis and
maybe other trains will be added. We
had big plans until the war scare came
along and business went to the low' tide.
I assure the patrons of our line here
that the Montgomery accommodation and
other trains will be resumed at the very
first moment that such a change is con
sistent with the proper management of
our properties. I feel that this will not
bo for long. I cannot imagine this coun
try going backward and it cannot stand
still."
Mr. Russell and Mr. Herman were
shown over the district yesterday by T.
E. Brooks, superintendent of this divi
sion, and other local officials. They will
leave for New Orleuns this morning.
BAUGHMANTALKS
TO REAL ESTATE MEN
W. R. Baughman, director of the Ala
bama crop diversification campaign, whs
the main speaker at the weekly meeting
of the Birmingham Real Estate exchange
yesterday and enthusiastic Indorsement
was given to the proposed campaign by
the exchange members.
A feature of the meeting was a short
talk by Mark O. Prentiss of the United
States Chamber of Commerce, in which
he recommended that a board of censor
ship be established by the exchange ti»
handle all publicity of Its members. Mr.
Prentiss stated that this would Include
both advertising and news articles regard
ing real estate transactions. Assuming,
he said, that the real estate men of Bir
mingham were like the real estate men
of all cities, sometimes prone to exag
geration In publicity statements, he advo
cated the board of censors to pass upon
all publicity and give to It an even tone
and degree of utmost stability.
GARDEN ASSOCIATION
HOLDS FIRST MEETING
The first general meeting of the Bir
mingham Home and School Garden as
sociation was held yesterday afternoon In
the council chamber at the city hall. Ad
dresses were made by George Weathers
bee, superintendent of school gardening,
Mauary Nicholson, assistant city engi
neer, and Mrs. Truitt Bishop. There was
a large attendance.
Prof. E. E. Smith, chairman of the ex
ectuive committee of the association, will
represent the aBsoriatlon at a meeting to
be held in Cinclnntl Febraury 26 of simi
lar organizations from all over the coun
try. The local association has already
become affiliated with the School Garden
association of America. The next gen
eral meeting will be March 4.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses, were
recorded yesterday In the office of the
probate Judge:
Thomas Joab McCollum, Birmingham, to
Miss Melvlna J. Howells.
M. A. Ditto, Fine Bluff, Ark., to Miss
Lena Haraldson.
I. B. House, Birmingham, to Miss Mary
Etta Earley.
Penitentiary Cotton Inaured
Jackson, Miss., January 14.—(Special.)
The trustees of the penitentlaly have Just
placed $100,000 Insurance on 400 bales of
cotton—$40 per bale. It has always been
against the policy of Mississippi to Insure
Its properey except cotton, apd it has
suffered several heavy losses In course
of time. Numerous barns, scores of horses
and mules, great quantities of corn and
other produce, as well as costly build
ings, have gone up in smoke.
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Ads Are Brief and Are Used j
Daily—Prefers Age
Herald
An example of advertising: exclusively
lo men was si veil yesterday by F. J.
Barrett advertising* manager of the
Porter Clothing Co. Over half of the
Porter advertising1 is done in The Age
Herald, Mr. Barrett stated, because that
paper was considered the best medium
through which to reach the men of Bir
mingham.
"White space is always a very con
spicuous part of our advertising," stated
Mr. Barrett. "We believe that white
apace is much better than a black
heavy border for an advertisement.
"Our ads are just us brief us It is
possible to make them and get in all
of the facts. We do tills on the belief
that the public don't care particularly
about the many little details of a busi
ness of this kind which some people put
into their advertising*. We believe that
a man wants to know what we’ve got
for him in the clothing line and he
wants to know it in just as few words
as possible, so that’s the way we give
it to him.
"To catch the eye of the reader we
use the white space and the high class
cut service. Our cuts are very valuable
advertising pictures as much for the
reason of what is left out of them as
for what is put into them. They contain
no landscapes and pictures of every
thing in general. They show nothing
but a figure in a suit of clothes, with
sometimes some object dimly outlined
in the distant background. That kind
of a cut advertises clothing and that's
what we want it to do. The instant
the vision grasps it the mind is struck
with tho idea that here is a clothing
advertisement and of course if that
particular man is interested right then
in getting a new suit, we make a pros
pective customer.
"Our advertising is scheduled and we
maintain that, schedule except when
something special develops. Every day
we have an ad in The Age-Herald. Wc
do not believe that our ads get us a
customer except when road by a man
who needs a suit of clothes. All men
do not need a suit at the same time and
somebody needs one all the time bo we
have an advertisement in tlie paper
every day in order that it shall be there
whenever any given man gets Into the
mood to buy some new clothes.
"This is the difference in writing an
ad for women and one for men. Women
will hunt through a newspaper for ad
vertised bargains. As a general rule a
man will not, except when he is hunting
some specific thing. Therefore we plan
to have an ad there watlng for him
when he wants to buy clothes.
“We quote comparative values and be
lieve it pays. When we are selling a
$30 suit for $20 I don’t see why we
shouldn’t say so, and I bellevo that tlio
saying so brings us many customers.’’
NEW SEED COMPANY
ORGANIZED HERE
McVay Seed and Floral Company Will
Succeed the McVay Seed Company
on First Avenue
The McVay Seed and Floral company
succeed* the McVay Seed company, lo
cated at 2018 First avenue.
The new organization was perfected
yesterday with the following officer*: IJr.
H. V. Mobley, president; J. Howard Per
due, vice president; R. V. Harris, secre
tary and treasurer. The business is one
of the best established In the city and Is
well known throughout the state. The
new management has restocked the store
and will make other Improvements, and
from the known business and financial
standing of the officers success Is re
garded as assured.
AMUSEMENTS
“Today”
Well known artists of New York con
cede that Helen MoKeller, who plays Lily
Wagner In “Today." which plays a re
turn engagement at the Jefferson today,
matinee and night, has the most artistic
hands on the stage. These hands realize
every arttztlo demand as to size, line,
grace and beauty. Hands as dramatic as
those of the great Bernhardt, they exer
cise a sort of psychic Influence upon their
owner. Among artlstB Miss McKeller hus
come to be known as the "woman with
the wonderful hands.”
At The Lyric
Children will find a double bill for their
entertainment at the Lyrio theatre Satur
day afternoon, for Jacobs' dogs are pri
marily for children, and there Isn’t, a
child In Birmingham who wouldn't enjoy
Arthur Prince’s ventrlloqutstic act with
the clever dummy figure. Such acts In
particular appeal to children.
At The Majestic
No parent should allow their children
to miss seeing “The Life of Our Savior”
at the Majestic this week If they are
Interested In teaching the children the
true story of the Bible und Christ's life
on earth. The wonderful story Is vividly
told. It is Illustrated so that no child
can forget It. There Is a continuous per
formance from 12 noon to 10 p. m.
Real Batata Transfer*
The following real estate tranefers were
recorded yesterday In the office of the
probate judge:
$2900— Russell C. Booth to William Locke
Chew, lot 8 In block 4, Princeton.
I1000—Elizabeth E. Hudson and husband,
D. H. Hudson, to A. F. Hurley, lot 7 la
block 28, survey of Phillip Rising.
JAN. 21 DATE SET
FOR COLLECTION OF
DONATIONS MADE
Relief Committee Headquar
ters Presented Busy Scene
Yesterday in Chamber
of Commerce Building
Date for collection of donations to the
Birmingham relief committee was set for
Thursday, January 31, at a meeting of
the executive committee held yesterday
at the headquarters in the Chamber of
Commerce building.
That there is much distress in the city
Is evidenced by the fact that many ap
plications for assistance have been al
ready made to the committee. They de
sire to say that at the present time they
have nothing to- give but are straining
every effort to secure the donations and
the distribution will be made as speedily
as possible
The presidents and chairmen of all so
cieties interested in the movement are re
quested to give the names of such per
sons needing assistance as may come to
their knowledge in order to facilitate the
work of distribution.
As the committee has decided to use
white streamers to designate the houses
where donations are to be called for
Mrs. ,T. B. Held, president of the com
mittee, requests that donations of sheets
and other cotton goods he sent at once
to the headquarters from which the
streamers will be made.
Two *corps of young girls have been
organized to aid the committee in the
work, one of 25 girls to work the tele- \
phones and 15 to address letters and
other correspondence work.
A number of special meetings have
been called for Saturday morning to meet
at the Chamber of Commerce, which have
already been announced. The headqunr
ters are located on the fifth floor
the Chamber of Commerce building, tel
ephone No. 4rt2, and they presented a
busy scene yesterday with the ladies
planning the details of the movement
and a dozen or more young girls assist
ing in the work.
A committee from the Chamber of
Commerce and one from the Furnitura
Dealers’ association has volunteered to
co-operate with the committee In the
movement.
WARE7S REMAINS
GO TO HUNTSVILLE
Young Man Dies of Pneumonia While
Under Sentence on Serious
Charge
The remains of Thornton Ware, aged 27
years, who died in tho county jail yes
terday morning from pneumonia while
serving a 15-year term for highway rob
bery, wore sent, to Huntsville for inter
ment yesterday afternoon by Warner &
Smiley.
%Ware was committed to the county jail
on February 12, 1914, on a charge of hav
ing held up and robbed on engineer. At
the trial Ware was sentenced to 15 years
and his companion to 17 years. On an ap- '
peal to the supremo court the sentence
against Ware was affirmed.
About nine days ago Ware was taken
111 and despite all the efforts of Dr. John
Douglass, the county physician, the young
man became steadily worse and died yes
terday morning. He had bee na model
prisoner while at the county Jail..
Incorporation
The following certificate of incorporation
was recorded yesterday In the office of
the probate judge:
$5200—Batson Mercantile company; T.
Claude Batson, president; Thomas J. Bat
son, vice president; Mack Batson, secre
tary and treasurer.
HANDS WOULD CRACK
OPEN AND BLEED
With Tetter, Ached Severely at
Night. Hurt to Put in Water.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
Healed in One Month.
I
Naeb, Vs.—"I had tetter on my hands.
At first the skin would begin to crack open
and bleed and ache severely et night. My
hands would get dry and It
hurt to put them In watar.
When I worked they hurt
and blad. The akin pnnlad
off and my hands becama red.
I used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment one month and qy
hands were healed." (Signed)
M. D. Fltsgerald, Oct. 15,
1914.
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