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STATISTICS SHOW
COST OF THE WAR IF
CONTINUED A YEAR
America Getting Ready to
Absorb Her Securities in
Case They Are Offered
NORTHWEST IS NOW
IN FINE CONDITION
Men of Capital Are Still Waiting to
Bee Just What Developments of
the Next Few Months
Will Be
■t HOLLAND
New York. March 12.—(Special.)—From
the northwest, and especially that part
of tt of which Minnesota is the financial
and commercial center, there comes in
formation to this city of fairly good,
even excellent, business conditions. If
throughout the United States like condi
tions prevailed, we should have evidence
gj of that prosperity which has so long been
predicted. While the business and finan
cial condition in the northwest is grati
fying, nevertheless the belief is strong
that so far as investment of capital in
large amounts tn American industries or
In the utilization of American resources
| la concerned we must wait until the close
of the war before it is made. This is
the reason why business revival upon a
I great scale has been dclayedi although
■ there may be increase of domestic busi
l ness this spring. Men of capital are not
only waiting so that they may learn
what the developments of the next year
may be, but they are also accumulating
all the evidence possible upon which they
can base some kind of forecast.
There would be some astonishment It
it were known how many are now occu
pied in gathering and assimilating sta
tistics for the purpose of getting infor
mation which may be of value to Ameri
can business interests. About two years
ago a man of capital who was in inti
mate relations with the financial district,
and especially the cotton exchange, de
termined to retire from business. He was
apprehensive that the contemplated fed
eral statute which, if adopted, would
have put an end to dealing in cotton
futures, would destroy the cotton indus
try of the United States, at least so far
as foreign markets are concerned. He
therefore wound up his partnership as
sociations, sold his seat in the exchange
and decided to devote Jilmself to a sta
tistical study of our material resources
and the tendency of capital to develop
them. This purpose was diverted after
the European war began so that he has
been occupied for four or five months in
gathering statistics which would furnish
tellable information respecting some of
the financial aspects of the struggle.
This information he is now able to give
to his business friends. It is of the same
kind as the statistics which those who
have had large part in the financing in
this country of some of the needs of
belligerent and neutral nations have also
collected. It is Information which justi
fies these leaders In still advising men
of capital to be cautious and in still
maintaining the view that not until the
war is ended can It be expected that In
vestment upon a large scale in American
industries and resources will be made.
Reaching Into Billions
Chief among the statistics collected by
this expert is one item which shows the
aggregate of the national indebtedness of
the allies and also of Germany and Aus
tria. It reaches nearly $30,000,000,000. By
making comparison of expenditures which
have already been made with estimates
of what the continued expenditures will
he, he assumes that if war prevails
1/ throughout the rest of this calendar year
'V the aggregate indebtedness of all the na
il lions now engaged in the war will he
approximately $50,000,000,000. This will be
in part represented by loans and these
are to ho a mortgage upon the future.
He cannot see any other way of meeting
these loans, outside the resources of tax
ation, than hy selling securities. Presi
dent Vanderlip, who is a high authority
upon International financing, recently
said that the maximum American secu
rities held abroad is certainly not in ex
cess of $6,000,000,000. Estimates range all
the way from $4,000,000,(100 to $6,000,000,000.
‘ll The experts assume that it will be
BOTH FEET BE
BITTEN BY FROST
Memphis People Tell Some
of the Things That
Vitalitas Is Doing
for Them
From ail over Memphis reports may
be constantly heard of the wonderful
curative effects of natural Vitalitas
The following are samples:
*• '-For a number of years I have been
suffering witli frost bitten feet a ^
have tried many remedies without suc
cess. Have used Vitalitas applications
for about a week and the relief I ha\ t
is the greatest ever. Vitalitas sure does
the work." Leonard Ackerman, clera,
237 N. Decatur Btreet.
»■ “j have been troubled with rheuma
tism for several years: have used
many remedies without relief. Vitalitas
* has helped me more than anything
» else. I ca nheartily recommend it for
rheumatism." Mrs. B. Spicer. 1036 S.
Third street.
For ills generally of stomach, liver,
kidneys, bowels and blood Vitalitas
■will be found wonderfully beneficial.
It iB produced wholly by Nature, :s
pleasant to take, has no harmful in
gredient and should be in every nomr
as a spring tonic.
See the unique display and sample
Vitalitas today at Averyt's Drug Store,
109-111 20th st., or write there for in
formation. Also for sale at Pegram &
Patton Drug Co., Bessemer, Ala.
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| Excelsior—-The
MR. NEEDITNOW TODAY WANTS TO
_SWAP HIS COON DOG FOR SOMETHING
Mr. Needitnow has a coon dog he
wants to swap this morning. What does
he want for It? What does he most need
since he got a passenger for his Jitney?
The first correct suggestion reaching the
swap editor gets the dollar.
Yesterday Mr. Needitnow wanted a pas
senger for his jitney. A good many cor
rect suggestions were made, but the first
came from Mrs. Lester Jackson, 204 Comp
ton street, and she accordingly gets the
dollar for yesterday’s need.
The Age-Herald prints this morning
some more of the replies just to show
how widely the Swappers’ Column is read
and how much interest Mr. Needitnow is
arousing:
Nora Phillips. 304 Thompson street, more
passengers; Mamie Boxley, 2122 Avenue 1,
Ensley, passenger; Nellie Blackburn, 2122
Avehue I, Ensley, gasoline; Austin
Holmes, 122 North Thirty-first street, pas
1 senger; May Bell Cooley, 210 Eubanks
street, larger bus; Lena Harris, 1023 South
Eighteenth street, larger car; R. C. Park
er, 120 Thompson street, larger car; C. J.
Frederick, Fairview street, double-seated
nuto; J. A. Pearson, 1209 North Twenty
fifth street, passengers; Griffith Irwin,
I M07 Eleventh avenue, south, air; T. P.
| Kidd 1209 North Twenty-fifth street,
! larger car; Henry Stollenwerk, 1231 North
j Twenty-fifth street, larger Jitney; Mrs.
[ H. W. Garrett, 813 Twenty-second street,
a pump; Calvin Stolenwerk, 1231 North
Twenty-fifth street, new car; Jack Hor
ton, 1909 Eleventh avenue, south, top for
car; Jessie Murphy, 4023 Avenue C, new
tire; T. P. West, 147 Fifthy-first street,
north, another seat; Josephine Turner, 725
Ethel avenue, pump; C. F. Ellis, 1406 Six
teenth avenue, north, passenger; Jack
McCloine, 4921 First avenue, passenger;
Lula Crump, 1144 North Twelfth avenue,
pump; Mattie Rutledge, 2446 First avenue,
top; Arpha Cash, 0023 First avenue, pas
sengers; Kate Rutledge, 2445 First avenue,
another seat; Marlin Harris, 3023 South
Eighteenth street, another car; Graham
Willoughby, 609 North Twenty-fifth street,
passenger; E. R. Rutledge, trailer; Allen
Wood. 2909 Highland avenue, passenger;
Virginia Holmes, 1719 Fourteenth avenue,
south, larger car; Sarah Woods, 2809 High
j land avenue, tires; W. H. Holcomb,
| Thomas station, more room; Helen
; Thomas, 604 Grant avenue, top; J. L. .
[ Hubbard, Thomas station, top; M B.
| Purdy, 1812 Eighth avenue, larger car;
Treswell Dunn, 417 Patten street, top; C.
F. McCool, 4237 Avenue E, larger car;
Bessie McClarm, 2210 Avenue G. passen
gers; John Young, Fairview station, a '
business; Miss Mothersned, 116 Green
street, headlight; Jennie Luquire, 404 Sa
rah avenue, larger car; Mrs. Jeffrie Moth -
ershed, 116 Green street, driver’s license;
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North Twefth street, something to eat:
Josephine Brown, 2516 Seventh avenue,
north, passengers; K. G. Alexander, 449
Hood building, new tire; Gladys Spring
field, 2316 Twentieth avenue, north, pas
sengers; W. C. Kilgore, 1114 South Six
teenth street, box seat; J. R. Morgan. 2239
Sycamore street, another seat; Ben
Thompson, 1431 Carolina avenue, gasoline;
Mrs A. E. Jones, 4223 Cliff road, passen
gers; Mrs. Nunnaliy, 926 South Nineteenth
street, gasoline; Miss Susie Pearson, 1315
Brown-Marx. lights; Johnnie Robertson.
1315 Brown-Marx, seven-passenger car;
I Bertha Crews, Main 6944, passengers; C.
| B. McVIcar, 1315 Brown-Marx, pay-as
you-enter cash box. Mrs. M. Watson, 1315
Brown-Marx, new’ tire; Mrs. A. J. Eakers.
616 South Twenty-ninth street, larger car;
Charles Webb, Parker drug store, pas
| sengers; Margaret Foster, 1214 South Fif
teenth street, another route; Artie Bed
ford. 1501 Arlington avenue, air; John Bed
ford. 1601 Arlington avenue, suit; Annie
Webb, 300 South Fifty-first street, more
room in car; Mrs. Johnson, 713 North
Twenty-first street, passengers; Mr?.
Smith. 713 North Twenty-first street, ex
perience; David Rippy, 4909 Twentieth
avenue, north, gasoline; Kenneth
Ptihaliigan, 2764 Hanover Circle,
passengers; Mrs. C. R. Morgan.
2239 Sycamore street, license;
Eloise White. Whitfield apartments, new
tie; H. B. McCary. 1815 Twenty-second
avenue, goggles: T. R. McCSary, 1807
Twenty-second avenue, gasoline: John
Frew, 1500 American Trust, gasoline; E.
C. Day, 2110 American Trust, solid tires;
Miss Annie Wright. 234 Iroquois street,
passengers; Dan Bodeker, 1304 North
Thirty-first street, another seat; Dr. 8.
D. Bradford, 1727 North Lamb street, an
other seat; Jim Fades, 115 North Twenty
first street, another seat: Miss I. B.
Dickey, 31 First National bank, lights:
Edward Henley, 5914 First avenue, pas
sengers; Frank Knowlton, 1318 Hunts
ville avenue, air; Dr. J. W. Garber, 815
First National bank, gasoline; Marvin
McCarthy, 1011 Eula street, passengers:
Elizabeth Woodall, 1011 Eula street, larger
car; Mrs. W. D. Caldwell, 7409 Third ave
nue, north, passengers; Willie McGahey,
1032 South Eighteenth street, another
seat; W. J. Zebinter. eare Parker's drug
store, license; W. E. Baoey, 503 Seventh
avenue, passengers; Margaret Gilmore.
315 First National bank, another passen
ger; Mrs. E. A. Wadsworth, 1104 North
Twelfth street, passenger; Richard
Browne. Jr.. 108 Graymont street, larger
car; W. T. Smith, Bessemer, passengers;
j. H. Smith, 1618 Avenue D. passengers;
Miss Myrtle Ryden, 1617 Eighth avenue,
north, “for a larger auto;" Dr. A. M.
Brown, 519 Fifth avenue, passengers; Miss
Mabelle Thompson, 1214 First avenue,
water; Arnold Wheeler, R. F. D. No. 1.
Entsiey. passenger.
F. O. Harrall, Southern Bell Telephone
company, auto pump; Mike Giaffo. 1200
Twenty-fourth street, tire; A. G. Dona
hoo, 1200 North Twenty-fifth street, tire;
Johnny Cole. 812 North Twentieth street,
larger car; Miss Cleo Figs, 1314 Sylvan
avenue, jitney bus; B. A. Graffo, 1200
North Twenty-fourth street. Inner tube;
Debert Alexander, 1709 Oxford avenue,
larger car; Miss M. Elizabeth Southgate,
L702 Sixteenth avenue, south, passengers;
R. S. Mulley, R. F. D. No. 1, Box 119,
another seat; Fritz Schottlein, 1804 Fear
son avenue, tire; Carl Schottlein. 1804
Pearson avenue, a larger car; Florence
Scott, 5928 Second avenue, larger auto;
F. E. Ralph. Beaumont Advertising
Agency, some seats; Mrs. Annie Macey,
r07 Nineteenth street, north, passengers;
Alllne Frigedhern, 1624 12th ave.. S.; tire;
Mrs. Lester Jackson, 2(^4 Compston sta
tion, passengers; Fred Nahle, 1704 Eighth
avenue, more seats; Preston Cooper, 1500
found necessary to sell these American
securities in order to provide the nations
across the sea now at war with a part
of the funds needed to sustain their enor
mous debts.
The inference, therefore, is that the
United States will be called upon speed
ily to absorb these securities, especially
in view of the fact that American se
curities now possess the highest credit of
any held by the belligerent nations. If
we absorb this great mass of securities
the reasoning seems to be inevitable that
the effect will be felt upon quotations
at home for securities of ail kinds. It is
also assumed that the United States, both
from self-interest and from friendly dis
position, will go as far as possible in
assisting the belligerent nations. For
that reason it is felt that general, wide
spread and very great business activity of
the kind which is rellected by the crea
tion of new wealth will not be possible. Of
course, the farmers of the United States
create every year new wealth in enor
mous amounts. Some of the experts are
inclined to the opinion that the money
value of the new wealtn in the crops
which are to be harvested next summer
and fali will be considerably in excess of
$10,000,000,000, or about one-flfth of the
estimated indebtedness of the belligerent
nations at the close of this year, if the
war continues that long.
Will They Sell?
This expert and some others are regard
ed as having left out of their considera
tions one important fact. In France and
in Holland, which is now a neutral na
tion, American securities in vast amounts
are held. But the greater part of these
securities is so held that it will be im
possible to sell them until the life of the
securities is ended. Most of them have
many years to run. In France and also
in Holland it has been the custom for the
hunks or sy ndicates wdiich have taken
over American securities in large amounts
to issue u'pon these securities certificates
in very small amount, sometimes as small
as $5. leckonlng in our money. These cer
tificates are eagerly bought by the people
who have small savings to invest. They
rely upon the credit of the syndicate or
ol the institution which issues these cer
tificates. Word has recently come from
France that many of the peasants who
have invested their small savings in these
certificates dc not collect tne interest.
They are content to permit the Interest to
accumulate. When they have got together
as much as $5 or $10 they buy another cer
tificate This process of absorbing these
American loans by the peasantry and
middle classes is practiced in Holland.
Therefore, probably the greater part of
American securities held in Fiance or in
Holland will not be available fer sale.
One estimate here is that probably nearly
ope-half ot American securities rnv held
abroad is represented by these small cer
tificates. That method does not prevail
in cl real 1’iitahi, but there is yet to be
discerned a strong tendenev in Urea^
Britain to part with America l securities.
There i.^, oi course, more or le^s selling
by foreign holders of these securities,
but these transactions for the most part
represent individual investments.
A’i of the statistical information which
lias thus far been obtained appears fully
to justify the belief that the United States
alone among the great nations will be
foot free during the continuation of the
war, although we shall be greatly oc
cupied in aiding the belligerents and neu
tral nations. Onr own prestigo and
strength ate not to be impaired, but are
likely to be increased, although in all
probabi'ities we shall be compelled tc
wait for a year or two before American
< aP’f.al is disposed to make Investment in
very great undertakings suen as the en
largement of railroad systems or of in
dustrial organizations or in the develop
ment of cur natural resources.
I NEWS OF ENSLEY
The second quaterly meeting of the
district convention of the Birmingham
Sunday schools will be held Sunday aft
ernoon at the First Presbyterian church
of this city at 3 o’clock. S. S. Held®,
district president, has requested all the
superintendents of the various Sunday
schools to have as large an attendance
as possible. The following programme
will be rendered: Devotional, Rev. W. M.
Wise; selection, male quartet; roll call
and marking of chart by Miss M. C.
Kennedy; address, “Sunday School Evan
gelism Through the Adult Bible Class,”
by Mrs. J. E. Ramsey; song, “Birming
ham for Christ,” congregation: address,
“Older Boys’ Part in the Sunday School,”
by Gordon Palmer; solo, selected, by Mr.
Cheesbrough; address, “Older Girls’ Part
in the SoUnday School,” by Miss Ida
Jennings; solo, selected, by Miss Gladys
Propst; business session and adjourn
ment. Representatives from all the Sun
day schools in this district are expected
to be present, together with their super
intendents.
Troop No. 21 of the Boy Scouts of
this city will leave this morning for a
hike to Shades creek. They will meet
at the home of Scout Master E. F. Cleve
land and go to Edgewater on the car,
hiking from that point to the creek, a
distance of seven miles. They will carry
provisions for two meals, dinner and
supper. A number of “tenderfoot”
scouts are planning to take the exam
ination to become second class scouts
while on this hike. To pass this exam
ination the applicant is required to have
elementary knowledge of first aid work
and of ‘wigwagging’’ or signaling the
Morse code; the ability to trot a half
mile in 12 minutes; to go one mile in 25
minutes at the scout’s pace and to know
how to use a knfe and hatchet properly.
The boy scout movement Is becoming
very popular in this city and the local
troop is receiving a large number of ap
plications for membership. Each week
they take a hike throughout the coun
try.
MISS BILUE BURKE
TO BE ENTERTAINED
Actress Will Be Guest of
Honor at a Dinner at
Newspaper Club
Miss Billie * Burke, the celebrated ac
tress, who will be the guest of honor
at a dinner to he given tonight at the
Newspaper club, will arrive in Birming
ham this morning from Chattanooga. She
will occupy the private car "Jerry" at
tached to the Queen and Crescent train
arriving at 10:20 o’clock.
Miss Burke, who accepted an invitation
to be a guest at the Newspaper club
tonight in Atlanta Tuesday, will be met
at the station by representatives of the
club. She will have an apartment at the
Tutwiler. Miss Burke will play to two
crowded houses at the Jefferson this aft
ernoon and tonight. The sales for the
performances have exceeded the most
sanguine expectations of the attaches of
the Jefferson, it being said that practical
ly all of the houses were sold within two
hours after the opening of the box of
fices. The dinner to Miss Burke following
the performance tonight will be the press
club climax of a week of notable hospi
talities there. During the w'eek the young
ladies impersonating Miss Fashion have
been guests every day and night, while
at the club Miss Burke’s dinner will be In
addition to the presence of the Misses
Fashion.
In the party with Miss Burke will be:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Crockard. Henry
B. Gray, Mrs. Oline Arnold Shipman,
Mrs. Viola Redin, B. M. Allen. Stanley
Woodward, Miss Annie Laurie, Oscar VV.
Underwood, Jr., Miss Harris, Mr. Barber,
Miss Arrington Butt of England, Judge
J. T. Stokely and Mrs. Stokely. Clyde En
nis, Mrs. Ball, Judge Gaston Gunter of
Montgomery and others.
Secretary Dameron said yesterday that
the table for Miss Burke's party would
he elaborately decorated with roses with
the initials of "Billy Burke" fashioned
in pink roses on the center of the table.
The initials will be surrounded with the
letter "J" done in roses, symbolizing
“Jerry," the play she presents here. Tile
dinner will b*‘ served at 11:15, which is
only a short time from the close of the
play.
Because lie turned in a false alarm to
the Ensley fire department about 11
o'clock Thursday night, G. E. Walton, a
white man, was fined $15 by Judge J. T.
Lowry in the Ensley police court yester
day morning. He turned in the alarm
from Avenue E and Nineteenth street.
The police department arrested a negro
by the name of Joe Rogers early yes
terday morning on suspicion. When ar
rested he had five chickens in a bag,
which had Just been killed. The police
department has been unable to locate
the owner so far.
In a fast and exciting basketball game
yesterday afternoon the European Girls
Literary society defeated the Thalian
Girls Literary society by a score of 7 to
6. The game was fast and hard fought
throughout. The lineup was as follows:
European, Ollie Montgomery and Rebekah
Gay, forwards; Mabel Richie, center;
Luclie Long and Gertrude Gravhee,
guards. Thalian, Margaret Godwin and
Margaret Suppler, forwards; vergie Dick
ens, center; Bennie Spink und Louise
Matheau, guards.
Yesterday afternoon about b:15 o’clock
the Ensley fire department was called to
the residence of P. L. Day, on Avenue
F and Twenty-first street. A flue was
burning out and no damage occurred.
The ladles of the St. Anthony Altar
society will conduct a sale at the Ensley
Real Estate and Investment company
office all day Saturday. Pastry of all
kinds will be for sale.
Mrs. C. B. Campbell, of olO Thirty
ninth street. Fairfield, was bitten on the
ankle by a vicious dog yesterday morn
ing about 8 o’clock. She was walking
down the street when the dog suddenly
jumped at her and bit her on the ankle.
It Is stated that the dog is not mad. but
is a very vicious animal.
Guild Made Secretary
New York, March 12.—Rev. Dr. Roy
B. Guild, pastor of the Congregational
church of Topeka, Kan., was elected to
day associate secretly of the Federal
Council of the Church of Christ in
America. If he accepts, It was announced
his chief work will be the organization
of local federations of churches
throughout the eoutnry.
TEN YEARS’ MISERY ENDED
J. T. Chambers, merchant, Jonesboro,
Ark., writes; "Foley Kidney Pills cured
me of a 10-year standing case of rheu
matism. I suffered miserably. A friend
told me of being cured; so I used them,
and they cured i»e, too.” Most middle
aged men and wbmen are glad to learn
that Foley Kidney Pills afford a way
to escape sleep disturbing bladder
weakness, backache, rheumatism, puffi
ness under eyes, stiff and swollen joints,
and other Ills attributed to kidney trou
bles. Sold by all druggists.
GADSDEN |
Gadsden, March 12.—(Special.)—That
a fourth open hearth furnace Boon
will be put into operation at the Oulf
States Steel company was the subject
of a rumor on the streets today. When
in reply to an Inquiry made at the
plant an official Baid: "It has not been
decided yet." The flow of orders is
steady and gaining, it iu understood.
The vice presidency of the First Na
tional bank, made vacant by the res
ignation of Snowden McGaughy, who
becomes head of the Jefferson Coun
ty Savings bank, undoubtedly will be
offered to T. S. Kyle, according to the
latter’s friends. Mr. Kyle is now in
Florida, where he has large interests*
but doubtleBs will return home in a
few days.
An address, the first since his cam
paign to be given in this city, will
be delivered by Capt. R. P. Hobson at
the courthouse at 10 o’clock, Saturday
morning, March 20. it will be under
the auspices of the Anti-Suloon league.
The county commlslsoners’ court yes
terday decided that In future printing
from the various county offices must
be awarded after bids are asked. In
the past county officials have ordered
printing wherever they desired.
ANOTHER KILLING
EAST OF MOULTON
Moulton, March 13.—(Special.)—Joe Mad
ison. who killed Sam Pruitt last week
and escaped the offices, voluntarily sur
rendered to the authorities this week.
He is now in the county Jail.
Another killing occurred Thursday Just
east of Moulton. IJge Alexander, a ne
gro, was shot by one of his negro neigh
bors. Rach Snyder. It Is claimed that
Snyder concealed himself behind a tree
and shot Alexander as he was driving
along the road. At last reports the sluyer
was still at large. The shooting, it Is
stated, resulted from a quarrel over
Alexander’s cattle.
AUSTRIA WILL MAKE
CONCESSION, REPORT
London. March 12.—Authoritative re
ports reaching The Hague from Berlin
seem to indicate that Germany, with a
view to securing Italy’s neutrality, hat
induced Austria, despite vigorous opposi
tion by Emperor Francis Joseph, tc
agree to make territorial concessions tc
Italy in the event that Germany and Aus
tria are victorious in the war.
It Is understood, hiwever, that al
though Italy has taken this tentative
offer under consideration, no definite
agreement has yet been reached. Italy’s
decision is awaited with anxious concerr
In all circles here.
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en they come off they often ntay off,
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e notice. ™
Bachelor’s Mother
Comfortable, New
Oxfords—at Porter’s
“Comfortable and new” is rather an
odd combination, isn't it? But this
is a different from the average sort
of shoe store. The difference is in
your favor. N H ‘ > f
Our expert fitting service enables us to posi- IxOllOSICry QUllC
tively promise foot comfort—and style. like “Esco”
The illustration shows a new spring
blucher which is to be had in black There’s an absence of super
ortan. It’s a “Porter Special” at fluous weight mA m
Other models in all leathers at $4 to $7. abundance of superfluous
Everything Men and Boys Wear wear in these £°od Hose
Lisles or silks in the cared
for colors, at
25c & 50c
1922-1924 First Ave. In the Heart of Birmingham \A.
ANNISTON
Anniston. March 13. — (Special.)
Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson will
speak In the circuit courtroom at the
Calhoun county courthouse on Satur
day, March 20, at 2 o'clock. Captain
Hobson will bo introduced here by At
torney W. P. Acker, who will preside
at the meeting.
This will be the second speech Cap
tain Hobson has made in Alabama since
the senatorial primary campaign when
he stumped the state making six and
eight speeches per day. That the re
doubtable captain has not lost any of
his former vim is shown by his speak
ing engagements for March 20. Ho will
speak at Gadsden on that day at 10
o'clock in the morning, come \.o An
niston for the 2 o’clock meeting and
will speak at the Orpheum theatre in
Birmingham the same night at 8
o’clock. On Sunday he will speak in
fhe Baptist church at Jasper.
The First Pythian District associa
tion will hold its convention in this
city Friday, March 19. Preparations arc
being made for the entertainment o?
about 150 delegates and a successful
meeting has been assured by the com
mittees preparing for the convention.
Among the 'distinguished visitors
expected to attend the meeting are
I ast Grand Chancellor and Supreme
Representative Herman C. Beck of Bir
mingham, Grand Chancellor L*. G. Wal
drop of this city, Grand Vice Chancel
lor Graham B. Perdue and Grand Keep
er of Records and Seal J. M. Donnelly.
BELGIAN BUSINESS
IS BEING RESTORED
Brussels, March 12.—(Via Berlin to Lon
don. 8:35 p. tn.)—According to Privy Coun
cillor Bornlmrclt of the economic com
mission appointed by the German govern
ment to promote Belgian business In
terests. progress Is being made toward
normal industrial and transportation ac
tivity. It Is stated that 107,000 coal miners
are working half time as against 146,000
who operate the mines normally.
The Iron Industry has been more back
ward In resuming work, because 85 per
cent of the product previously was ex
ported and now export, business Is almost
at a standstill. Nevertheless, some Dutch.
.Spanish and Italian orders have been
received recently.
Zinc smelters are working up the ex
isting stocks of ore, hot a further Im
port of ores will bo difficult. The glass
industry Is idle.
Herr Bornhardt says the main lines
of the railways are being operated by the
German military, but that other lines
have resumed traffic under Belgian man
agement. Freight ami passenger traffic
Is Increasing, the canals arc again oper
ating and general business confidence is
returning, according to Herr Bornhardt.
BANK CLERK HELD
FOR EMBEZZLEMENT
W. E. Thornhill Takes $820 and
Bonding Company Orders
His Arrest
W. E. Thornhill, fonnrr exchange clerK
at the American Trust ami Savings hank,
was arrested yesterday by City Detectives
Harry Goldstein, W. H. Propst and IT. B.
Brown on a charge of embezzlement.
It Is stated he had recently been dis
charged from the employment of the hank
and later a shortage of 1820 was dis
covered. The amount had been taken all
at one time. The 1'lilted States Fidelity
and Guaranty company of Baltimore, Md„
is on his bond; the local agent was noti
fied of the defalcation, and his arrest fol
lowed. It 1b understood that when con
fronted with the shortage Thornhill con
f< seed to the bank officials that he had
taken the money.
The bond company has reimbursed the
bank in full for the shortage, and wlP
prosecute the charge of embezzlement
against Thornhill, who Is at present con
fined in the city jail. This morning t;
warrant charging him with embezzlement
will be sworn out before Judge H. B.
Abernethy, and he will bo transferred to
the county jail and the amount of his
bond fixed.
SAYS HE VOTED FIVE
TIMES AND WAS PAID
DOLLAR EACH TIME
Indianapolis, March 12.—More testimony
of alleged illegal registration and alleged
vote buying was heard here today In the
trial of Mayor Don M. Roberts and other
defendants, of Terre Haute, charged with
conspiracy to corrupt the election of last
November.
Ben Tucker testified that he voted
five times and each time was given a
dollar by Dennis Shea, sheriff, who is a
defendant.
Henry Rochelle and Thomas Ross, ne
groes, who pleaded guilty, told how each
had registered about 65 negroes from two
saloons under assumed names.
Cortlandt Rector said he had been
asked by Roberts to do some work at
democratic headquarters and that, after
he had been there about ten days Rob
erts showed him a slip of paper on
which were written about 10 names and
addresses. There also were a nhmber of
blank applications for registration, and
Rector asserted Roberts told him to fill
them out from the list. He testified fur
ther that Roberts told him to “put in
just any age.”
Hester Hull, who has pleaded guilty,
testified that on election day he and Josh
Hawkins, who was indicted but never ar
rested, voted In almost every precinct
in the city of Terre Haute.
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JACKSONVILLE
Jacksonville, March #12.—(Special.)
The Civic league has petitioned tho ll
mayor of the city to set apart Monday,
March 29, as clean-up day. A prize
will he offered the boy or girl who
collects the largest nuniher of tin cans »
and bottles.
The senior class of the normal school
spent Friday at Weaver's and Four
Mile, giving lectures on the work of
the school for the betterment of the
rural schools, which was recently In
itiated as a part of normal work.
About 10 students of the State Nor
mal school will attend the Alabama
Kducation.il association in Montgomery
April 1.
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Suffragists and Child Labor
To tho Editor of Thp Age-Herald:
Not one congressman from an equal suf
frage stnto voted against the national
child labor bill. Yours for "votes for
women." VIOLA KAUFMAN.
Atlanta, March 11. 1915.
Ship Crews Arrive
New VfTrk. March 12.—Four captains
nnd 134 members of the crews of thres
French vessels and one Ilussian craft **
sunk by the Prlna Eltel Freldrlch ar
rived here today front Norfolk. Ac
commodations were obtained for them
by the French consul here, ft Is planned
to send them to France on tho steam- f
ship Niagara Sunday.
Buys Indigo Crop
London. March 20.—(9:5 p. m.)_Eng
land has purchased tho greater part of
the crop of natural Indigo now coming
forward for dye users In the United
Kingdom. The step wns taken to mitt- ,
gates tho effects of a shortage of In- f
digo for dyeing purposes and to pre
vent any speculative holding of natural *
Indigo. |
^ """TargeTc^ean""" I
Egg Coal
(Worth $3.75)
$2.75 a Ton
Levy Coal Co.
_ Phone 868 Main
* s
You Can Walk in With Less and
Out With More at Drennen’s
Than Any Other Store in Town Today
A Special Fashion Week C
Selling of Men's $15.00 to $20.00 ^
Spring Suits Today.
One lot of 200 Men’s Suits in new nntl fashionable spring
models. Materials are fancy and tropical worsteds, in
stylish shades and mixtures, French and tropical all wool
blue serges and other desirable fabrics. The finish and tai
loring are exceptionally good. There are 20 different mod
els, so a choice will be easy. Usual $15, $17.50, QC
$18 and $20 values, for today only.
Special Today Val
ues from the Boys'
Shoe Store
(First Balcony)
Boys’ Play Shoes—The
kind of Boys’ Shoes that
will stand the hardest
knocks. Genuine Calf
Lace Oxfords or patent.
Spring heels, extension
I soles. Prices according
i to sizes.
Sizes 9 to 13Yi, at . . $1.75
Sizes 1 to 2, at.$2.00
2Ys to 6, big boys, at $2.50
V
—
Green Stamps
make Drennen’s
good values better
Boys Blue aerge auits
$5.00
Good practical models iu
boys’ all wool, double wear
Blue Serge Suits, made in
the popular Norfolk models,
with trousers fully lined.
Coats with box pleats back
and front, stitched belt,
hand tailored and warranted
to wear and not to fade.
asr.4,°.17-... $5.00
$1.00 Shirts
69c
m
Shirts that are just a lit- ‘;
tie better in fit and fabric
than the ordinary $1.00
Shirt. These new spring
patterns are most pleasing ;
and in colors that are ‘
guaranteed fast. They are
hilly worth $1, but are
specially priced CQn
for today at.
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