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When Service
and Strength
Are among the
chief characteris
tics of a bank, its
success as a popu
lar institution is
assured. More
than twenty thou
sand people bank
with us.
First National Bank
of Birmingham
Capital and Surplua Thraa Million
Dollars
Four Per Cent Interest, Oompound
ad Quarterly, on Savings Deposits
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DR. DINSMORE SAYS
MU BODY WILL
STAND BY OFFICERS
Makes Reply to Assertions
of Dr. Garbrough of Lee
County in Sunday’s
Age-Herald
Dr. W. W. Dinsmore. who iB connected
Nrith the administrative section of the
prate health department, made a state
ment here yesterday In reply to that of
IDr. C. T. Yarbrough, published in Sun
day's Age-Herald
Dr. Yarbrough is representative from
TI.ee county in the legislature and chair
man of the committee on public health,
and In his statement Sunday said that if
the State Medical association did not
ptralghten out its own affairs at the com
ing meeting the subject would be brought
before the legislature. Here Is Dr. Dius
more’s statement:
"Dr. Yarbrough of Dee county, who has
suddenly come Into prominence as a rep
resentative in the legislature and as chair
man of the house committee on public
Iienlth, has recently proclaimed through
the newspapers that the so-called 'anti
Sanders tight* will be carried into the
forthcoming meeting of the State Medical
association to be. held next week in Bir
mingham.
"Dr. Yarborough and his followers will
discover that this fight will be cheerfully
met on the floor of the association by
an overwhelming majority of the rank
and file of physicians of this state who
believe that organized medicine in Ala
bama exists primarily for the benefit on
},er people in maintaining rhe state’s pub
lic health system and not for the purpose
of m<*re 'office holding’ by a few doctors
T.-lio have vainly Imagined that the State
Medical association has grievously neg
lected them and overlooked their virtues
fur so long.
"In his newspaper interview Dr. Yar
borough carefully refrains from giving
the public one very significant piece of
Information, viz., that although he has
been a physician In Alabama for some
17 years, the records of the State Medi
cal association reveal the astonishing fact
t hat he has attended only one of its meet
ings during his entire career and careful
reared fails to show' w'herein he has ever
taken any material interest in public
1 calth questions. Notwithstanding this
brilliant record, he now announces that,
be will lead a fight on the present state
health officer, a man who has honored
both the state and the profession by
faithful, loyal service covering « period
0f nearly 19 years.
"It may be confidently predicted that
avhen the personal animus and selfish In
terests which are behind this fight on
the public health system of the state are
fully exposed and given publicity during
the meeting of the association, the peo
3>le of the state will heartily approve the
’ verdict which will certainly be rendered
by that body."
Real Estate Transfers
SIOOO— Birmingham Realty company to
Milner Dand company, a strip of land 25
feet wide by 100 feet in th^ northeast
Quarter of northeast quarter of section
C. township 18. south range 2 west.
$9000-Georgia Industrial Realty company
to Southern Realty company, a tract of
land In lot 85 of Walker Dand company.
$2000—John W. Strelt and wife to Henry
i Fitts, part of lot 8, in block 653, survey of
CBirmlngham.
$6900—Kgthleen W. Thompson to A. Neil,
lot 3, block 4, Mark's place.
Our “JITNEY* Offer—Title and 5c
DON’T MISS THIS. Cut out this slitf,
enclose w ith 5c to Foley •& Co., Chi
cago, 111., writing your name and ad
dress clearly. You will receive In re
turn a trial package containing Foley's
Jloney and Tar Compound, for coughs,
colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills,
for pain in sides and back, rheuma
tism, backache, kidney and bladder ail
ments; and Foley Cathartic Tablets, a
wholesome and thoroughly cleansing
cathartic, especially comforting to
etout persons. Sold everywhere.
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Capital sad Surplus $1,150,000.00
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
Capital $500,000.00 Surplus (Earned) $650,000.00
A BANK’S SURPLUS
jj Is accumulated in two ways—by assessing its stock
. holders in a lump sum or by the setting aside of earn
ings from year to year. An earned surplus, represent
ing years of successful business, ought to mean much
to a bank’s depositor.
The surplus shown above is all earned and stands
for more tiiau 25 years of careful, successful business.
l aw. SMITH, fTMUwt BMNMON CAIN. iNt’CuUr
' TOM O. SMITH, Y-FTaal4aat C. Dl OOWTH. AMS. Cuklar
W. H. MANLY. Cuklar ' ' MW. FINCH, Aat Cuklar
4 Per Cent Paid On Saving* Deposit*
BONDS VOTED BY TWO TO ONE MAJORITY;
FAILED TO CARRY AT ONLY THREE BOXES
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BY STOCKHOLDERS
—
Meeting of Jefferson County
Bank Held Yesterday.
Committee Successful
in Placing Stock
The reorganization committee of the
Jefferson County Savings bank met yes
terday and later issued a statement in
which it was said that there had been
some indifference on the part of the
savings depositors ns to acceptance of
the plan of reorganization.
It was stated that the committee was
working tc place the additonal $250,000
with desirable parties and had met with
very fine success in that respect.
The committee’s statement was as fol
lows:
"A meeting of stockholders of the bank
was held on April 12. at which authority'
was formally given to proceed with the;
plan of reorganization approved by the
superintendent of banks. This action was
informally authorized at the meeting of j
stockholders held in March, but flnaJ
action could not be taken with reference j
to placing the new stock until ratified
by the meeting held April 12. The board
of directors and the committee on re
organization are now proceeding system
atically to place with desirable parties
that proportion o fthe $250,000 of new
stock which has not been allotted.
"By the terms of the resolution of
stockholders adopted April 12, the old
stockholders will have the privilege of
subscribing for their allotment of the
new stock ($125,000> until April 22, After
which date the committee will be under
no obligation to hold the right of sub
scription open to present stockholders.
*n a par basis. Their immediate action
is requested. The present stockholders
end those desiring to subscribe for the
new stock are requested to communicate
without delay with the committee on re
organization.
"It must also be understood that all
applicants for the now stock are subject
to the approval of the committee and to
the right to allot any less amount than
that subscribed for, in the event of over
subscription.
"The superintendent of banks will not
authorize the opening of the bank in any
evert before Monday, May 10, the limit
within which all creditors and claimants
of the bank, other than depositors, are
required to file their claims. Whether
the bank is allowed to open on that date
or not will depend, first, upon the ques
tion whether the savings and interest
bearing depositors have accepted the pro
visions of the plan to the extent required
by the superintendent of banks. About
S per cent in number, representing about j
1r> per cent in amount, of these depositors;
hav* failed to signify their acceptance]
o the plan. The superintendent of banks
has indicated that he will not declare
the plan operative—and this committee
will certainly not so recommend—unless1
these depositors, for whose protection i
substantial sacrifices have been made by j
ethers interested in the institution, shall]
meet the requirement of the superintend-]
ent of banks. It is probable that some
of these have not been reaclfbd on ac
count of defective addresses: and, by
reason of the necessity for expedition, the
■committee requests that those who have
received notice of the plan will signify
their acceptance, in order that it may
not be necessary to endeavor to locate
them by publication.”
JURORS SCARCE IN
THE CRIMINAL COURT
Some difficulty was experienced yester
day morning in the criminal court in or
ganizing the juries for the week. Of the
90 jurors summoned only 4# were avail
able many having failed to answer the
summons and others were exempted by
law. Judge W. E. Port, who organized j
the juries, stated that attachments would j
be issued for all defaulting Jurors. An j
additional panel was drawn and quickly i
summoned, and the business of the court |
taken up. Judge John H. Miller disposed j
of a large docket of misdemeanor cases. I
Judge Fort and Judge Heflin disposed ;
of a few cases set in the first division.
Carr Is Released
On the report of several physicians who
declared he was mentally deficient. Hes
ter Carr, a young white man of Jackson- ;
ville. Fla., charged with violating the i
Mann white slave law, was released by!
Judge R. B. Watts, United States com- j
miss loner. Judge Watts held a prelimi
nary hearing of the case last week and;
reserved his decision pending the ex
amination by the doctors. Carr’s father j
came tG Biriningliam last week and stated
the young man was Insane, and the ex-1
animation followed. He stated that he
would plrice his son in a sanitarium on
his arrival home.
Mirriige Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
yesterday recorded in the office of the
probate judge:
Mike Miranda, Ensley, to Miss Mary
Vitriano.
Claude A. Beaty, Birmingham, to Miss
Voice Ina Black.
Wylam. Pratt City and East Thomas Return Small
Majorities Against Issue—Vote One-Half Nor
mal. But Heavy for Bond Issue—Opposition
Leaders Fail to Carry Home Boxes.
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VOTE BY PRECINCTS _j
The vote on the bond issue as reported b> the election officers last
night was as follows:
$750,000 Bonds. $500,000 Bonds.
PRECINCT NO. 9— For Ag'st For Ag'st
Box 1, City Hall, West End . 172 73 161 76
Box 2, Ooudelock’s Store. 275 178 260 187
PRECINCT NO. 10—
City Hall. East Lake. 225 167 204 180
PRECINCT NO. 21
Box 1. County Courthouse... 604 210 566 283
Box 2, 2111 Sixth Ave., S. *,94 98 486 102
PRECINCT NO. 29
Box 1, New City Hall. Pratt City. 130 186 1 27 138
Box 2. McLaughlin's Coalyard, E. Thomas . 17 22 18 22
PRECINCT NO. 34
City Hall. Woodlawn. 329 3 78 310 194
PRECINCT NO. 36—
Larimore’s Store..*. 9 31 9 34
PRECINCT NO. 37
Box l. City Hall. 6*2 215 686 225
Box 2. Southside Fire. Dept. 502 115 540 76
PRECINCT NO 42
Citv Hall, North Birmingham. 208 1 16 207 112
PRECINCT NO. 45
Box 1, City Hall, Ensley. S41 299 325 312
PRECINCT NO. 46
Box 1, City Hall. Avondale. 14* 63 1 46 6*;
Box 2. Fire Station. East B'ham. S3 56 82 59 i
PRECINCT NO. 52—
Fire Station, Wylam..... 4 1 106 43 109
Totals . 4263 2066 4170 2125
Majority for. 2357 .... 2045 ....
LIFE IS CHEAPEST
DECLARES LEWIS
Birmingham Man Tells of
Escape From Sonora Min
ing; Field — Magdelena
Dwindles From 10.000 to
100 in Year
'‘Mexico is a blot on civilization;
there is no law. practically all means
of travel except by horse and auto
mobile have been suspended, and law
less bands of desperadoes are pillag
ing the country,” said T. B Dew is.
formerly interested in gold mining in
the state of Sonora, who has just re
turned to Birmingham, after having
* thrilling adventure in escaping from
the revolution-torn country of Mexico.
“We abandoned our mine some
months ago on account of the bands of
. ut throat’s, who made war upon any
one who had anything, and F then com
menced to figure l\ow 1 could get back
home with a whole skin,” he continued,
laughingly. “1 can ufford to laugh now,
but when 1 look back over that jour
ney cold ahivera run up and down my
spine.
“We started out in a machine early
one morning and rode all day. Toward
dusk wfe noticed a band of men on
horseback approaching. As they came
up the leader informed me that Mex
ico was for Mexicans and not for
gringos,f while he coolly appropriated
all our provisions ami rode off with
his bloodthirsty crew. We turned back
and succeeded in getting some corn,
which had been mashed up with the aid
of a stone, and a little canned food, for
which we paid a fabulous price. Once
more we started for civilization, this
time keeping on the roads w hich were
less traveled than the others. We made
fair progress and finally got to the
town of Magdelena.
“1 could hardly believe my eyes. Bess
than a year before 1 had visited this
city and it then had a population of
not less than 10,000 souls; now it had
less than a hundred inhabitants, near
ly everything having been abandoned.
1 saw the body of one young boy who
had died from starvation the day pre
vious to my arrival. The people wen
gaunt, their cheeks were sunken and
anyone could tell they would soon
succumb to starvation. No one in this
country can possibly realize the fright
ful conditions now existing in Mexico.
“At length L arrived at the border
and crossed to the town of Nogales.
Fart of this town is in Mexico and part
In Arizona. The people told me that
just a few days before a wealthy tour
ist named Ford from New York had
been assassinated by the soldiers hs
he crossed to the other aide of the
town, which, as 1 said, was in Mex
Ican territory, lie had started out in a
machine to se* the sights and was
driving it himself. One of the soldiers
hi the barracks shot him and as h«
released his hold upon the steering
wheel the machine plunged into the
wall, carrying tils dead body with It.
The soldiers did not. bother writh even
removing the wreckage, much less the
body, and it remained against the wall
In the machine for several days until
Rome Mexican child told an American
child of it and the child in turn told
Its parents. Of course the citizens at
tempted to Investigate but it did no
good; the Mexican soldiers merely said
they knew nothing of it and nothing
waR ever done.
“F tell you, a life Is a cheap thing
in Mexico, and if it is an American
it is worth nothing. These bands who
are terrorizing the communities li
Mexico swear no allegiance to any par
ticular chief; they are Just robbers
Did murderers banded together for the
purpose of doing as they please. Noth
ing but Intervention on the part of
the United States will ever stop this
reign of terror. Unless we take a hand
In it they will be fighting for the next
10 years. In the meantime we men who
»wn something and have helped de
velop the country must stand b> Idly
?ind see our pioperty confiscated and
fellowr countrymen shot down like
Jogs. This is what F want to know:
How- long ate we going to stand
for it?”
NEWS OF ENSLEY
At the meeting of Steel City lodge.
Knights of Pythias, to be held tonight,
i drill and rehearsal will be heid by the
Jrarnatic team of the lodge in conjunc
tion with the team from Knock lodge.
Pratt City, for the entertainment to be
given Friday, April 16. at the Ensiey
[>pcra house, featuring the “Besson of
friendship” from the play ‘Damon a ltd
Pythias.'' At the entertainment the fa
mous “Roman guards. ' consisting of t'ne
red. blue and yellow teams, will give an
■exhibition drill, accompanied by the T. <\
I. orchestra. Previous to the play a
musical programme will be rendered as
follows:
Overture, T. C. 7. orchestri
Quartet. W. E. G. Coates, H. Davies, B.
It. Whittle, B. Wade.
Reading, Miss Gladys Byle.
Solo, selected. Miss Erlna Chapmen.
Solo, Mrs. Robert Furman.
Quartet, Messrs. W. E. G. Coates, IF.
Davies. B. B. Whittle, B. Wade.
Solo, Dave Moxeley, accompanied by Al
vin Keller.
Selection, orchestra.
“Besson in Friendship."
Damon, Ross Yarbrough.
Pythias, Thomaa R. Walker.
Dionysius, Robert B. Daniel.
Procles, G. H. Younger.
Headsman, John M. Dlggins.
Senators, guardsman, plebeians, etc.
The bond issue election passed off quiet
ly and a very light vote was cast. The
prediction that the Ensiey box would be
dose was borne out by the count. The
official result was for the $750,000 bond
ssue 341, against 209. majority 42. For
the $fi00,000 bond Issue, for 326, against 312,
majority 13.
Cunningham chapter. Order of the Kant
irn Star, will meet tonight in regular
session at the Masonic temple at 7:50
/clock.
There will be a meeting of the Altar
loclety of St. Anthony’s church this aft
ernoon at 2:30 with Mrs. Nelson Thomas.
Dr. Charles M. Nice will address the
Minor School Improvement association
his afternoon on “Children’s Diseases.’
Stonewall chapter. Daughters of the
Confederacy, will hold their regular meet
ng this afternoon and will be entertained
by Mrs. W. T. Cochran.
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Commissioners Named
Columbus. O.. April 12.—Governdr Willis
appointed Harry B. Gordon and George
Harris of Cincinnati commissioners for
the Dixie highway project. They will
serve without pay and co-operate with
commissioners from other states in ar
ranging a route and other matters con
cerning the proposed highway.
By a little more than a two to one
majority the $1,250,000 municipal bond is
sue to fund the city’s debt was author
ised by the voters of Birmingham yes
terday.
Every box in the city except three gave
majorities for both bond issues.
East Lake, the hotbed of the opposition
and the voting place of Dr. W. D. Hank
ins, who was active against it, gave the
bond Issue a majority of 68 votes. This
Is where Felix Blackburn, Tom McDon
ald and other opponents of the bond issue
made their most spectacular tight and
where James Weatherly delivered his
ringing address on the bond issue last
Thursday night.
Box 2 in Precinct 9, the voting place
of Felix Blackburn, whose spectacular at
tacks upon the city government and tjio
bond issue, were a feature of the cam
paign. voted 275 for the bond issue and
17a against it.
Avondale, the home beat of Dr. H. L.
Martin, who was chairman of the anti
bond Issue campaign committee, voted
148 for the bond issue and tft against, it.
Only three boxes in the entire city
voted against the issue and they wer©
by small majorities. They were Pratt
City, East Thomas and Wylam.
The majdrity in favor of the $750,000
bond issue was 2267 and in favor of th©
$500,000 bond issue was 3045, the former
having a majority of 112 votes larger
than the latter.
'>ne or the greatest surprises of the re
turns was tiie iarge vote cast, there hav
ing been 0329 ballets cast—said to be the
largest vote in the history or the city
on a lone bond issue. The normal vote
of the city is about 12 000.
The election was very orderly. The
opponents of the bond issue by noon
conceded they had lost.
The bond issue called forth one of the
most active campaigns ever conducted
in the city for a similar issue. Under
the leadei ship of Sydney J. Bowie, cam
paign speeches were made in all parts
of the city and literature setting forth
the true facts in the case was circulated.
The committee proceeded along the line
that all that was needed was a cam
paign of education or information to
give to the voters the real facts concern
ing the different phases of the bond issue
VETERANS’ WIDOWS
TO BE RECLASSIFIED
Will Be Put on Same Foot
ing on Pensions as
Men
Blank reclassifies 1 ion certificates of
the age of widows of Confederate sol - -
t’iers and sailor* hate been received ^
by Judge J. P. Stiles and ate teadj
for distribution. Under the act of
March 8. 1915, a change was made as
to the pension of widows. Heretofore
all widow's regardless of age or in
firmity were placed in the. third class,
but under the new act they are put
cn the same footing as the Confeder
ate soldiers.
Those over 80 years of age or blind
are entitled to first class pensions,
which is 825 a quarter; all over 70
years of age receive second class pen
sions of 820; all others entitled to pen
sions are placed In the third class and
receive 816. Widows now drawing
third class pensions who are qualified
for the flrat or second class can se
cure the Increase by making the prop
er application and signing an affidavit.
Sections one, two and three of the
new act ara explanatory of the above,
and read:
“Section 1. That all widows of Con
federate soldiers or sailors, now on
the pension rolls, or who hereafter
may be placed on the pension rolls
under the laws of this state, shall be
divided Into three classes, as follows:
Widows over the age of 80 years, or
totally blind, shall be class numbered
cne; those over 70 years of age shall
be class numbered two; all others who
are entitled to pensions shall be class
numbered three.
"Sec. 2. That the state auditor is
hereby required to reclassify all
widows of Confederate soldiers or sail
ors, now' on tiie pension rolls, ac
cording lo age. as provided In the first
section of this act.
■Sec. ii. That Immediately afier tiie
passage of this act. the auditor shall
prepare a blank affidavit. Bhall fot
ward same lo the judge of probate o'
Hie county In which the widows who
arc now on the roll reside, whose duty
it shall be to forward same to widows
In which blank they shall be required
to set forth their aRes, the names of
their husbands through whose serv
ices they claim the right to penalons
together with their permanent post
office addresses and on the blank shall
be a statement by the auditor setting
forth the object and purpoaa thereof."
Judge Sttlea states that he has not
the residence addresses of many of
Hie widows entitled to pensions and
suggests that they apply in person oi
send to his office for the blank cer
tificates.
and then leave it to them to decide on
the merits.
The landslide yesterday was the result.
STATEMENTS FROM
LEADERS IN FIGHT
Statements from Mr. Bowie and the com
missioners on the result of the election
were as follows:
George Ward: “The result is fortunate
in two ways.
“First, the good name and credit of
the city has been made secure. \
“Second, the people have read and
learned a great deal about their mu
nicipal operations.
“They realise now. better than ever be
fore, that this great city is something:
to be proud of.
"To accomplish this result was worth
ill the trouble and turmoil the campaign
lias cost."
Judge A. O. Lane: "I am very much
gratified at the results. The majority for
the bond Issue is just what I expected.”
James Weatherly: “This lias been a
campaign of education.
"The people now know all about the
affHtrs of their city. Nothing has been
concealed; nothing has been disclosed.
“In the most trying period of Birming
ham's history and at its greatest crisis,
the people have resolved all doubts in
L'avor of their government, have decided
to pay their honest debts, and to give
their city a clean bill of health.
“It is now up to the people to give their
individual support to the city commis
sion in an effort to restrict the city s
expenditures to its income and to use
their united influence on the present state
legislature to give this great community
lhe permanent relief that Ts so badly
needed.
"Finally. I should sa\ that everv con
test of this sort brings the people of
Birmingham so much nearer to the city's
predestined goal of a united city wherein
there shall be no north, no south, no east,
no west, but an individual unit—Birming
ham!”
Sydney J. Bowie: '1 believe this Is
the greatest victory so far as its impor
tance to the city in concerned that has
been gained in many years In Birming
ham. It will result not only in great
benefit now, but in the future.
“There is cause for great congratula
tions on account of the fact that the
suburbs as well as the city proper gave
to the bond issue large majorities. It is
an actual realization of our dream of a
united city working for the common good
of the citizens of its every community.
“I want to express my appreciation as
the campaign manager of the bond issue
of the wonderful assistance rendered by
the press and my assistants at the cam
paign headquarters."
GOES TO MEMPHIS
Head of United Gas Says
Jitneys Should Be
Regulated
George Bullock, chairman of the Uni
ted Gas and Electric company's directors,
left yesterday for Memphis to cany on
the trip of inspection stalled at Bir
mingham. He said that there had been
no development since his arrival, which
would change Ida former statement, tha*
his visit here was more or leas routine.
He did discuss the jitney situation yes
terday by asserting that he hoped there
would be legislation against the unre
itricled operation of the jitney cats.
“Wo hope for a fair deal,” said Mr.
Bullock. “The street railway companies
pay large taxes, have large Investments
and are otherwise responsible for tneir
iterations. Th* Jitneys have no taxes to
pay. are irresponsible and they will not
last long. I am reasonably sure that there
will be legislation which will regulate
this very unjust competition. The jitneys
lake the cream of our transportation for
which they pay nothing, and It la a great
lots to our company. I have not seen tha
figures, but I know we are losing heav
ily. The company came here when prof
its were small and has an enormous in
vestment here. We have tried to keep
pace with every development, and I am
3ure that the Jitney services will finally
be held unfair and decidedly unjust. In
many cities remedial legislation has been
passed, and I am certain that Birming
ham will do likewise." '
HOW YOU MAY CHANGE
YOUR FACE COMPLETELY
Any woman not satisfied with her
-omplexion can easily remove it and
nave a new one. The thin veil of sti
fling half-dead cuticle is an encum
brance and should be removed to give
he fresh, vigorous, young skin under
neath a chunee to show itself arid to
breaths. There's a simple, old-fash
oned remedy which will always do the
work. Get an ounce of pure mercoltzed
wax from your druggist ami apply It
U night like cold cream, washing it off
n the morning. The wax will gently
ibsorb all the lifeless skin and leave a
nealthy and beautiful complexion, as
fresh as a child's. Naturally it takes
with it all such facial blemishes as
freckles, tan, moth patches, snllowness.
liver spots, pimples. It is pleasant to
use, and economical. The face so treat
ed soon looks years younger.
To keep the skin free from wrinkles
there's nothing quite so good as the old
reliable saxolite lotion. It is only nec
essary to dissolve an ounce of pnw
iered saxolite in a half pint of witch
tazel and bathe the face in thin as re
*ulred.
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The Safety Side of
Business
li
Every legitimate business has something in it
that helps make it financially safe.
j!
In every business with which it deals, the Amer
ican Trust Bank considers the strength of the “safety
side" and lends assistance in proportion to it.
It thus makes for the safety of the business and ,
the safety of its depositors. Are you on the “safety
side”?
AMERICANTRUSMAVINGSBANR
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MLLE. PAVLOWA PRAISES
JUDGE HUNDLEY’S DANCING
Greatest Dancer in the World Tells in Her Broken English of
‘‘Zee Grace and Zee Rhythm” of Local Man’s Dancing
At the beautiful dinner that wn« given
In compliment to the gnat Russian
dancer. Mademoiselle Anna Pavlowa, on
Saturday evening at the Press club,
when hundreds of people were present,
a little incident occurred which was nut,
on the programme, but which proved
to he one of the most interesting fea
tures of the evening.
As the floor filled w ith the gay devotees
of Terpsichore and the dinner guests took
their places about the table of the hon
oree. which was handsomely decorated
with gorgeous red roses and Russian
flags gracefully arranged, Mademoiselle
Pavlowa began to (‘enter her attention
upon those who were “tripping the light
fantastic." and presently she singled out
someone who attracted her attention
especially.
Everybody was wondering at first just
w ho it was that the Premier Danseuse had
become so much interested In. and pres
ently their curiosity was satisfied.
Turning to someone nearby. Mademol
scll< Pavlowa asked a certain gentleman’s
name, and she was told that it was Judge
Oscar It. Hundley—one of Rirmlnghani's
most popular gentlemen, and one of tin*
city’s best dancers.
Mademoiselle Pavlowa noted the judge's
dancing and commented favorably upon
it. and seemed very much pleased.
Later Judge Hundley was presented to
Mademoiselle Pavlowa, who said to 1dm
most graciously, hi her prettiest broken
j English:
“T have been asking who you are among
all zee dancers. I want to say zat you
have zee artistic instinct and znt your
dancing in very bootlful! I was greatly
aitraded to zee grace and zee rhythm
znt characterizes your dancing and I
wanted to meet you so 1 could tell you
so.”
Mademoiselle said that she would like
\ery much to dance with Judge Hundley
except that she was “voe-ry, vcc-ry tired”
JUDGE OSCAR R. HUNDLEY
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—and ail those who had seen her wonder
ful dancing during tin* performance at
the Jefferson that evening knew that she
was-because her work is very hard and
very trying. I
.fudge Hundley completely won Made
moiselle Pavlowa’a heart and later she’
introduced him to Mademoiselle Plasko- . *
vletsk, the pretty Polish dancer who did
"Pox Trot” and the ‘Hesitation” with
Judge Hundley they being the only
dancers on the floor—everybody else giv
ing way to them.
Judge Hundley's friends heartily con*
gratulated him afterward upon the bean- ' 1
tlful compliment paid him by the greatest B
i dancer in the world today.
LAST YEAR’S RECORD WILL •
BE SHATTERED TOMORROW
Indications are that a much larger
crowd than last yeai will greet th *
stars on the diamond at Kirkwood
Field tomorrow when the opening game
of the baseball season here Is played —
Birmingham vs. Mobile.
There will be special street cars
which will leave the Chamber of Com
merce beginning at 1:45 to take th*
rooters of the different civic bodies to
the game. A committee of men will go
to Calera to meet the Kmiisville and
Nashville special train which will
bring the crowd from Mobile and will
sell them the tickets to the park. Till,,
party of about 500 Mobile fans will
be transferred from the Kouisvilh and
Nashville depot to street curs at tli*
Chamber of Commerce building, only a
half block away, and then routed t<>
the ball park.
A .brass band will parade the streets
several hours before the game opens
A committee was working on tin- re
tail merchants .\esterday and it w.i^j
reported that a great many of tiieio
will 'close. Their names will be pub
lished tomorrow morning.
Will Invite American Cot
ton Manufacturers to
Meet Here in 1916
Secretary W. C. Badcliffe of the Cham-,
her of Commerce will leave today for j
Memphis to attend the convention of the i
American Cotton Manufactures' associa- j
tion and endeavor to secure the 1916 meet- j
ing of the association in Birmingham.
He will be joined tomorrow by President
Crawford Johnson of the chamber, Com
missioner James Weatherly and >1. M.
, Burt of the Birmingham Hotel Men s as- \
soda tion.
This convention will witness the i gin
ning of work by the Chamber of Com
merce convention bureau, which has been
contemplated for sometime, but which bus
just been organized and from now on will
pursue active campaigns to bring conven
tions of all kinds to Birmingham.
President C. 11. Nabb of the Hotel
Men's associution has requested that Com
missioner Weatherly us a representative
of the city government go to Memphis
and assist in getting the convention. It
will bring somewhere between 700,and 8»h*
very influential citizens of the country to
this city us delegates, if the convention
is secured.
DENIES HARPALYCE
A RELIEF SHIP
Washington, April 12. -Penial that tin*
British steamer Harpalyce. sunk In the
North sea recently by mine or torpedo,
was In th© service of the Belgian ret*ef
commission at th© time, was Issued her©
today by the German embassy in the fol
lowing statement
"According to advices received from the
com mission for relief in Belgium, the
j Rr'.tish steamer Harpalyce when sunk
I was not in the commission's charter, hay
fin g already completed the contract with
the commlsaiov "
The Chamber of commerce teams
with the Newspaper club teams are ff
.selling bleacher tickets very fast, al- ,
teady over 8000 having been put out.
Some of the drum agreeing yesterday
to close, in addition to the many which
have already been published, are as
follows.
Roberts Son, Oliver Electric com
pany, Gpodall-Brown Dry Goods com
puny, Yielding Brothers, Crane corn- ^
pan.v, Birmingham Adding Ma-hii e I
company, Birmingham Trunk factor.',
General Electric company, R. \V. 1
Knight & Co,. Fruitticher Electric com
pany and Matthews Electric Supply
company.
Mayor Hew Is. In response to h re- .
MUchi of the Bessemer Board of Trade,
l*as declared a holiday in Bessemer
tomorrow and several hundred fans
from that city are expected at the r
game. <\ (\ Burke and other Ensley
citizens state that several hundred
from that section of the city will be
at the game.
Birmingham will pla> New Orleans
toda \ and reports as to the attendance
at the New Orleans game* will bo re
ceived tonight. It is generally be
lieved that. Birmingham will have to
heat New Orleans to wtn the attend
ance trophy this yes...
IVI NESS IT; I
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Principal Speaker al B. Y.
P. U. Training School in
Session at Baptist Church
Tiie principal speaker on the pro- *.
gramme for tonight of the Baptist t
Young people s union training school
is Dr. I. J. Van Ness, editorial secre
tary- of the Baptist Sunday school
hoard at Nashville. Dr. Van Ness is ^
well known in Birmingham but never
before has been scheduled to address
a meeting of the Baptist Young Peo
ple's union.
H. L. Anderson will conduct the de
votional titis evening at the First Bap
tist church. Tin* meeting begins at
6:10 o'clock and closes with Dr. Van
Ness’ address. There will be fo‘ ' t
study classes during the evening. The .
Hunter Street, Pratt Pity, Tuxedo and
Ensley divisions of th<* union will
serve lunch. The toast o' the evening
will lie to Ensley.
CIVIL COURTS TO BE
RECESSED TWO WEEKS
Owing to tin* Jefferson county call in the
supreme court, the several divisions of the vj
civil courts will be in recess for two weeks 1
commencing yesterday morning- The su- i|
prenie court will take up the Jefferson
county cases nexi week, but the lax1 re
quires the civil courts to adjourn for the
previous week In order to give attorneys
hav ing appealed cases pending before that
body an opportunity to prepare their rises
for argument. The criminal court will A
also be In recess during the week begin
ning April 19.
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