The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], February 18, 1915, Page 2, Image 2

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One big lot Ladies' Shoes, Men's Satin Calf Shoes, in
worth $3 to $5. in tans, . , . .
' * j __ lace and con- ft S'
patents and QfT Cl Fx f*
other leathers, 9ress' Extra UO\s
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The Most Sensational Event of Economy of the Whole Season
THE GIGANTIC
Whirlwind Shoe Sale
Starts This Morning 8:30
More Than $30,000 Worth of Ladies’, Men’s and Children’s
Oxfords, Shoes and Slippers
Sacrificed for Factory Cost—and Less!
— Every pair of Shoes in this entire store must ———_
be cleared out at once. The most drastic meas
C* ures in price cutting have been resorted to In dj* ^ P* |
J order to make the sale a sensational one. This j 7 j
* is not a sale of odds and ends, but bright new tt
styles and in the world’s best known makes for
^ J men, women and children.
For your choice of I 250 Pairs Ladies’ Oxfords and I Unrestricted c h o i ce I
any Bostonian shoe I Shoes That Sell Regularly for I of any J. & T. Cous-1
in the store, worth $3.50 in the Whilwind Sale I ins Ladies’ Shoe in I
actually $5.00. All While I hey Last IQ stock, worth actually
Smartest styles in Shoes and '
styles—all leathers— oxfords in the popular leath- J $5.00. All sizes—all
ers. Footwear that sells reg- f ,
all sizes. uiariy for to $3.00 and $3.50. mm styles—all leathers.
Absolutely Nothing Held Back—the Entire Stock Thrown On
the Alter of Clearance and Sacrificed Without Reserve
The Tremendous Price Reductions in This Gigantic
Whirlwind Sale
Are Offered for Spot Cash Only
No Goods Sent on Approval. No Phone Orders Filled. Nothing Sent C. 0. D. and
Nothing Charged!
Men’sand Boys’ Ladies’ and Misses’ Shoes and
Oxfords and Oxfords Sacrificed
Shoes Sacrificed Real $4.50 values $3
Real $8.00 values. . . .$4.45 Reaj $4 $2 75
Real $6.00 values. .. $3.95
Real $5.00 values_$3.65 $3.50
$2 35
Real $4.50 values. . . $3.35
Real $3.50 values ^eaf $2.75
$2.90 $1.85
Real $2.50 values ^eaf $2.50
$1.85 $1.65
Real $2.00 values $1-50
$1.45 $1.15
.
Men's $0 and Sij shoes, in odd
sizes. Values actual- (J»-V /JfT
ly to $6.00 Whirl
wind price .
Did Special Work in the
American Hospital in
Paris
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Dr. Earh Drennen returned yegter- I
tfay from Paris, where ho lias for sev- 1
rral weeks been engaged in special
■work in the American hospital Mrs.
Drennen met him in Now York and re
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Thursday,
February
18
Matinee
Night
GEO. EVANS’
{fS?BV MINSTRELS
Dwiaao Mntlnee ......25e to 91.00
£ rltCo-•wight ..50c to 91.50
Sent* on Sulc Tuesday
HONDAY
TUKSD.V
THE DU
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In the LI
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turned with him yesterday. They will
be for the present with Mrs. William
Drennen on Olenn avenue.
Dr. Drennen said he was pretty well
tired out but had plenty of rest *om
Ingr over and is in excellent health.
“We came on the White Star linei
Megantic*," said Dr. Drennen, “leaving
Liverpool two weeks ago Wednesday.
The schedule was eight days, but it
took 10 to do ft. There was lots of
ice and one night the boat had to atop
all night because of the heavy fog.
Tiie vessel was convoyed through the
Irish sea fly two English torpedo boats.
“London ami Paris are very different,
in London you would scarcely know
war was going on as the theatres are
all open and all the cafes have music.
In Paris it is very different. Every
thing is very quiet. Doth cities, how
ever, are dark at night.
'‘It has been a siege of very hard
and trying work and I am glad, In
deed, to get back home."
JOHN M’CARTIN
OPERATED UPON
John Met’urtin, former street com
missioner and one of Birmingham's
In st known citizens, was operated upon
I : esterday at St. Vincent's hospital for
i .-ill stones. Tt was stated at the hos
j l'itiil last night lu* was doing nicely
The operation was performed by Dr.
Cunningham Wilson.
Mail Liner Damaged
Sun Francisco, Feb. 17.—Minor damage
was Buffered by the Pacific Mail liner
San Jose, which put into Acapulco yes
terday in tow of the United States cruiser
New Orleans, according to a message
received here today. The San .Jose broke
some of her machinery and after sending
S. O. S. calls, was picked up by the New
Orleans.
WILL INSIST ON
BILL TO ABOLISH
CONVICT LEASE PLAP<
Montgomery, February 17,—(Special
Mr. Davis of Walker has given notlc
that as soun as the legislature recot
venes in July he will insist on the paf
sage of his bill providing for the abol
tlon after January 1, 1917, of the stat
convict lease system.
The Age-Herald, as is known, lias stoo
for many years against the lease syi
tern both as concerns county and stal
convicts. Chiefly through the efforts <
The Age-Herald the lease system wi
abandoned In Jefferson, and the innovt
tion of working convicts on the roac
has proved highly successful. The get
cral prediction Is that the state will abo
ish tlie lease system—not now but o
some stated date in the future.
Mr. Davis believes that by 1917 All
bama will bo ready for tlie change. 1>
buses his urgument against the presei
system on the ground that it is inlu
mane and embodies, as well, a false 1U<
of economics.
Tin- lease system produces revenue ai
nually to the amount of Jl,500,000 In rout
numbers. The prospective tight over tl
Davis hill Is anticipated by Its opponen
and proponents alike with more than o
ditiary concern.
TO REPORT TODAY
ON WORK OF GAYL1
The board of arbitration of tlie Mast<
Plumbers’ composed of Charles Eel
erle, plumbing Inspector, Hamiltc
Hinds und Glenn Presser, will repo
today upon the work of R. W. Gayl
plumber, which was the cause of tl
shooting affair in West End Monda
There were no developments in tl
case yesterday.
Nurses to Sail
New York, February 17.—The R<
Cross announced tonight that 10 add
itonal enrolled American Red Croi
trained nurses would sail for Fram
February 20. Nine are detailed f<
work at \rvetot and one at Paris.
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living model* In "I,lying Ilrprudu
tlunn ot Famou* Works of Art"
"PROHIBITION LOBBY
SEEMS ABOUT TO
ENCOUNTER DEFEAT
Believed Bond Issue Amend
ment Will Be Favorably
Acted Upon by the
Senate
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By HUGH TV. ROBERTS
Montgomery, February 17.—(Special.)
The indications are that after such a
remarkable succession of triumphs, the
prohibition lobby is about to encounter
defeat. It begins to appear as if the
bond issue amendment, the sponsor of
which is Governor Henderson, will be
favorably acted upon tomorrow by the
sens te.
This proposed amendment, as is re- j
membered, was put through the house
several days ago, chiefly through the
brilliant efforts of Mr. Davis of Wal
U . ably assisted by local opilonists
an : certain prohibition leaders, among
the latter having been Speaker Car
michael and Mr. Merritt of Macon. The
so-called defection of these prohibi
tionists enraged the prohibition lobby
to such an extent that considerable
friction was engendered. The loeby, as
is remembered, was reported to have
threatened to put the bill to sleep in
the senate.
The first clash between the forces in
the senate resulted in victory for the
lobby. The complement to the bond Is
sue bill, the enabling bill, was not
considered by tiie finance committee
was deferred, as a matter of fact, to
the July period of the session. The
bill itself, however, was takeh by Sen
ator Ellis of Dallas, chairman of the
committee on constitutional amend
ments, from Senator Lusk of Marshall,
chairman of the Judiciary committee,
and then reported favorably.
The friends of the governor" now
contend that tomorrow the bill will
receive 23 votes, or more than three
fifths of all the senators elected, to
serve in the legislature. However, ba
ton the vote can be had it will bo
necessary for the friends of the bill
to overcome a filibuster which, it is
said, will be led by Mr. Lusk.
In the opinion of students of poli
tic -, the fight for and against this bill
providing for the submission to the
people of a bond issue of $1,500,000 has
been the most important, the most
epochal of all which have been waged
ouring the session. For it was gen
erally believed that on the result would
depend the future leadership of the
stale. Thr result would mean, it was
figured, either the first signal victory
cf the governor, or the first signal de
feat of life prohibition lobby.
Should tile administration will, it is
believed that the prohibition lobby will
have lost itn power to create and clilor
cform proposed legislation.
1 THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast
Washington, February 17.—Forecast
for Alabama: Fair Thursday; Friday
increasing cloudiness,
Tennessee: Fair and somewhat
warmer Thursday, becoming unsettled
at night or on Friday.
Georgia: Fair Thursday and probably
Friday.
Mississippi: Fair Thursday; Friday
unsettled.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
February 17:
Highest temperature . 62
Lowest temperuture. ^
Mean temperature . 46
Normal temperature. 49
Excess deficiency in temperature
since January 1. 67
Rainfall . 0
Total rainfall since January 1 .. 7.62
Excess deficiency in rainfall since
.January 1. 0.S4
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 78
Relative humidity, 7 p. m. 28
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations |
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., sev
enty-fifth meridian time, February 17:
temperature
► a rr1 ^cr.
Stations and 0
r Weather at 8 p. m. -a „ 5'
• c **** PV
3 p § ?
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Atlanta, clear. 52 58 32
Birmingham, clear ... 54 62 31
• Boston, clear . 32 40 34 ...
- Buffalo, cloudy. 26 28 26
- Galgary. pt. cloudy ... 22 42 30
e Charleston, cloudy ... 44 46 46 .01
Chicago, clear . 38 38 28
Denver, cloudy . 46 56 30 ...
3 Des Moines, cloudy . .. 16 50 32 ...
- Duluth, clear . 28 28 14
e l'ort Worth, cloudy ..58 66 .
[ Galveston, cloudy .... 52 54 54
g Hatteras, cloudy .... 42 42 42 .08
Jacksonville, clear ... 52 50 .02
Kansas City, cloudy .. 52 68 40 ...
1 Knoxville, clear . 48 52 30 ...
i- Louisville, clear . 42 48 26 ...
- Memphis, pt. cloudy . 50 64 30
ii Minneapolis, cloudy . . 38 42 .
Mobile, clear . 58 82 36 ...
l- Montgomery, clear ... 56 62 36 ...
e Nashville, clear . 50 64 30 ...
it New Orleans, clear .. 56 60 44
i- New York, eleur .... 30 38 32
a Oklahoma, pt. cloudy . 54 60 44 ...
Phoenix, clear . 68 88 50
i- Pittsburg, clear . 32 36 28 ...
d Raleigh, cloudy .“38 42 86
e San Antonio, cloudy .. 64 70 48 ...
s San Francisco, pt. ol'dy 58 60 54 .14
- Shreveport, cloudy ..54 58 30
Spokane, cloudy . 48 50 34 .04
St. Louis, cloudy .... 44 52 34 ...
Tampa, cloudy . 56 58 56 .02
Toledo, clear . 28 34 28 ...
2 Vicksburg, pt. cloudy .56 62 36
Washington, clear .... 36 42 30
,r Winnipeg, clear. 36 38- . ,
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
n WATT BROWN HERE
e, Former State Senator Says Ragland
e Is Getting Along Nieely
y. ^ -———
e Watt T. Brown of Ragland, former
state senator and one of the best known
men In this state, was In Birmingham
yesterday on private business. He said
d that while busineee was slightly dull at
I- this time there was Indications that It
is was getting better gradually and be be
ie lleved that the volume of business han
>r died this year would compare favorably
with that of other years.
_ "At Ragland we have been struggling
- along very well," said Mr. Brown. "Our
merchants naturally were a little hard
pressed during the first period Of the cot
ton situation but I am of the opinion that
things are rapidly adjusting themselves
with every business man In our town.
The farmers In our section are heartily
in favor of the crop diversification move
ment and they will co-operate fully with
the men behind the movement. I am an
P optimist and look for a speedy adjust
ment of our affairs."
GRAVES HAPPY OVER THE
SUCCESS OF PRIMARY LAWS :
1
By HUGH W- ROBERTS
Montgomery. February 17.—(Special.)
B!bb Graves, chairman of the state dem
ocratic executive committee, declared this
afternon that the committee was ex
ceedingly happy in that Its bills providing
for a complete revision of the primary
laws of Alabama had been passed through ;
both houses of the legislature and await- I
ed now only the signature of the gov
ernor.
The most important innovations to be
produced by the bills are that In the fu
ture when more than two candidates for
any office present themselves, a voter
may vote for a first ami second choice,
thus assuring an election by a majority
vote without the necessity of holding a {
double primary; candidates for the gover- |
ship and senate can spend in the future ‘
only $10,000; for other state office and {
Congress, only $2500; no one can register
In the future after the expiration of the
period for the payment of poll taxes,
that is, February 1 each year.
It is provided in the bill that the pres
ent polling lists of the state shall be
purged by officials in each county. This
work will be undertaken Just as soon as
the governor signs the bills, and will be
one of the political features of the “dull
summer season.”
NEWS DEALERS
_
Have Been Forced to Shelve
Practically All of Leading
Periodicals—To Test
the Law
By HIGH W. ROBERTS
Montgomery, February 17.—(Special.)
If the lawyers who have advised the
prohibition lobby that the bill restraining
lewspapers from publishing liquor adver
tisements is constitutional, are correct in
their contention, it is probable that news
lealera of Alabama will suffer the great
est burden.
News dealers In Montgomery are in
lignant, and it Is said will institute pro
ceedings for the purpose of securing the
right to sell as formerly metropolitan
newspapers and magazines. This morn
ing your correspondent asked a local
igent to name the. publications which he
had placed under his counter and which,
according to the law, he cannot sell.
The list he furnished follows: All j
newspapers of New York, Chicago, Wash
ington and St. Louis; some of the New
Drleans, Memphis and Atlanta news
papers, the Louisville Courier-Journal,
Cincinnati Enquirer, Puck. Life, Judge.
Vogue (fashion weekly), Town and Coun
try, Cosmopolitan, Smith, Popular, Green
Book, Red Book, Field and Stream, Pear
son’s, Smart Set and Ainslee’s.
Othe*’ news dealers doubtless can add
to the list.
In addition, according to a decree of
the local sheriff, no post c^rd of scenes
:an be displayed or sold If on any part
of the card appears in photograph the
name of any sqjgon, or beer, or whisky, or
malt, or wine, or other restricted bever
ige
The situation in Montgomery Is doubt
less to be paralleled by the situation In
Birmingham and Mobile. As to whether
or not the present condition will in
definitely obtain is unknown. But now if
fi citizen of this state wishes to buy a
New York newspaper or practically any
one of the several standard magazines
he wiP have to buy from a distance and
enlist the services of Uncle Sam in get
ting the paper or magazine to him. And
if the prohibitionists who plan to go to
Washington and request Congress to deny
the privileges of the mall to all such
papers and magazines are successful, It
will be impossible for Alabamans under
the Alabama law to read other than papers
and magazines published in this state.
For they alone are denied the right to
print advertisements of the liquor trade.
Woodward Goes to New Orleans
Stanley Woodward, manager of the Bar
rett Manufacturing company, left yes
terday afternoon for New Orleans to con
fer with prospective buyers In that city.
It was stated that the Italian buyers of
Barrett products are entering the mar
ket again, and that the local plant is try
ing to locate some ships for Italy and
other European points. Mr. Woodward
would not confirm the report, but It Is
stated that negotiations a*e on for an im
mense cargo of Barrett products to be
shipped during the next few weeks If boats
are available.
Mayor Unseated
Vancouver, B. C., February 17.—Mayor
1* D. Taylor of Vancouver was un
seated today on a decision of Justice
Clement In the supreme court, who de
clared that hie election January It was
void. It wag charged that Taylor during
the months previous to hts election had
not possessed of property qualification
as required by the law. The Judge
agreed with this view and ordered a
new election. Taylor is a newspaper
proprietor.
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UNITED STATES ;
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FOOD SHORTAGE
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Department of Agriculture
Gives Assurance Big Crop 1
Surplus Can Stand the
Export Demands
Washington, February 17.—Assurance
that the United States is in no danger
jf food shortt^e, despite enormous ex
ports to Europe, was given tonight by j
Lhe department of agriculture in a state- >
nent to the public. c
The surplus of wheat, above domestic t
needs, on band February 1, the state- s
nent said, would permit the exportation *
if nearly 1.000,000 bushels daily—about the f
recent average—until the new crop is j
available. Moreover, there were larger
supplies of corn and other grains, meat t
inlmals. dairy products, potatoes and t
fruit at the opening of 1915 than for (
many years. j.
Incidentally, it was pointed out thut 1
Lhe average price of meat animals was 7 t
per cent lower in January than a year L
igo; butter 2 per cent; potatoes. 35 per (
•ent; apples. 37 per cent, and the price <
if chickens slightly lower. :
"The 1914 wheat crop of the United 1
states was estimated to be 891,000,000, i
Dushels," said the statement. "The esti- j
mated surplus carried over from the c
1913 crop was about 76,000.000 bushels. -c
making a total available supply of 967,000.- ?
W0 bushels. As the normal annual per 1
capita consumption of wheat in the Uni- 1
ted States is about 6.3 bushels, 520,ooo.ono 1
bushels should meet our normal domes- 1
tic requirements for food; 90,000,000 bush- t
pis are required annually ^for seeding, e
therefore, 610,000,000 bushels should sup- 1
ply the normal domestic demand. This 1
would leave a surplus of 357.000,000
bushels. “
147,000,000 Bushels Left
“Of thin surplus about “10,000,000 bushels I
were exported by January "0. This left
147,000,000 bushels, or 40,000,000 bushels
more than our average annual export for
the past five years, for export between
February 1 and the appearance of the
new crop, or for carrying over Into the
next crop year. ■
“The American crop will begin to ap- |
- ■' ■ a.
>ear before July. The Argentine cr%
s now coming on the market. It fl
:stimated that from that source there
trill be available 100,000,000 bushels. A sur
dus of 75,000,000 bushels or more froiT
ndia will be available in May and June
fhe increase in the fall sown whea
icrcage of the United States in 191
vas 11.1 per cent or over 4.000,000 acres.”
The statement added that the acreage
f winter wheat sown in Denmark, Italy
Switzerland, United Kingdom, United
States, India and Canada shows an in
rease of from 3 to 33 per cent.
Big Crop Surplus
“But suppose a shortage in wheat shoulc
levelop in the next three months, why
rould be the situation?” the department
sked.
“There is a great surplus in other fooi
tops in the United States, a numbei
f which can be used as substitutes. The
nost important competing products arc
orn and potatoes. Normally only aboui
per cent of the corn crop is consumed
s food. The potatoe production in the
Jnitcd States averages 3.S bushels pel
apita. This year the available supply
? 4 ] bushels.
“It would seem that the United States
s not likely to be threatened with a
hortage of foodstuffs.”
UQUIDVITALlTAs!
fou Will Praise It—It Is
Free All This Week. <
Even a Sample
Will Help
Have you visited the Vitaliiad di«
lay now in progress in this city? Have
ou tested Vitalitas by having a driiri
f it in diluted form? If not, don’t Xd
his week close without doing it. Th/>u
ands are testing it and are bettcr/ofl
or even one drink of it. It is noire
reshment by any means; it is a med
•ine and a most wonderful one, ybt it
i not unpleasant to take.
Some of the famous health waiters
1 the world ifave, in mild form, a por
ior of the virtues of Vitalitas. Tnc
Jarlsbad waters of Kurope, the Hot
prings of America, for instance, have
ecu famous for ages for their cura
ive properties. Yet they have in only
small degree the potency and medical
fficiency of Vitalitas. One teaspoontu]
f Vitalitas in a half glass of watei
lakes a draught that is unequalled by
he mineral waters of any land. Vital-]
tas is pure, free of adulteration ani]
ust as nature produced it. It is to-i
ay the greatest known natural tonic
nd system cleanser. It assists ir
weeping away some of the most 1rou
lesome disorders to w*hich flesh is
eir, such as stomach disorders, rheu
matism. nervous debility, catarrh and
nany ailments of kidneys, liver, howeli
ml blood. Visit the demonstration am
ample Vitalitas at Avcryt's Drug Store
09-111 20th st., or write there for in
ormation.
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