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O'NEAL AGREED 10
PAY BURR J500
Letter to Governor Hender
son on Taxation Bill
Made Public
Dt HIGH W. ROBERTS
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)—Rep
resentative Thompson of Butler, in oppos
ing before the senate committee on finance
and taxation the bill carrying appropria
tions in the interest of Birmingham law
yers, made public this afternoon the let
ter written by ex-Governor O’Neal to Gov
ernor Henderson respecting the alleged
contract entered into by the state and the
aforesaid lawyers. Ex-Governor O’Neal
represented in effect that he agreed on
behalf of the state to pay Borden Burr
a nominal sum of |500, it being his under
standing that a Citizens’ league would pay
him the principal part of his fee.
Affidavits from Mr. Burr were also made
public, and in one of them Mr. Burr rep
resents that it was his impression that in
addition to the nominal fee of $500. the
ex-governor agreed to pay on the basis of
the work accomplished. The commit
tee agreed favorably to report the bill
some days ago. but withheld action pend
ing the statement of Representative
Thompson. Following the statement the
former decision of the committee was not
adversed, ifnd it is anticipated that the
bill will come out of committee Tuesday.
The house has already passed the bill.
Lawyers mentioned in the paper are Allen
A Bell, Frank S. White & .Sons and Mr.
Burr
Cholera Breaks Out in Germany
Berlin. August 28.—(Via London, 8:35
p. m.)—Owing to a few cases of cholera
along the rivers Oder and Spree, the
prefect of police has warned the popu
lace against using unboiled water from
these rivers.
Your j r
Eyesight Is |
; Your Dearest
Possession
THE man who discovered the
art of so grinding a bit of
glass that it would preserve and
strengthen the human sight was
one of humanity's greatest bene
factors.
_BUT YOUR glnasrs must he
ground to meet the requirements
of YOUR EYES; otherwise,
glasses are A DETRIMENT
—A skillful man grinds the lenses
and adjusts your glasses at this
store.
—Special attention is given re
pair work. Any broken lense will
be duplicated at once.
BF. W.
ROMBERG
Optlclal Department
-Oth Street and 3rd Art.
in Ordering Goods Pleaae Mention
THE AGE-HERALD
Drink While. You Wait for Your Car
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New Fall Apparel
for women
Already we liave quite a comprehensive showing of
the new modes in Suits, Dresses, Coals and Under
wear. AVe’d be glad to have you inspect them, even
though you are not ready to buy.
There remain many garments from the summer
stocks, such as Blouses, Dresses, Skirts, etc.,
that are being closed out at extremely low
prices.
SHOP
I90£ 8CC01U> AV&
Griffin’s Successors
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT BILL IS
ATTRACTING WIDE INTEREST
By L. 8. BETTY
Montgomery, August 2S.—(Special.)
Among the numerous bills proposed by
the recess committee on the judiciary,
it: is doubtful if any one has attracted
wider attention among the lawyers of the
state than the judicial circuit court meas
ure. This bill passed the senate several
days ago, and probably will be considered
in tiie house next week.
As is known, the measure provides 24
Judicial circuits. There are 1C circuits un
der the present law. But in increasing the
number of circuits the proposed new
law imposes additional duties and
jurisdiction upon the judges pre
siding over the circuits. The new law
pro\ ides machinery by which the circuit
courts shall exercise the duties hereto
fore performed by law and equity and
.chancery courts, these latter tribunals
having been abolished by bills which
passed the legislature sometime ago.
The circuit court bill, as passed by the
senate, contains a number of amend
ments proposed by the committee on the
Judiciary, hence the new' divisions are dif
ferent in many respects from the circuits
I as proposed by the recess committee.
Following are the proposed new cir
cuits contained in the senate bill:
First Circuit—Choctaw, Clarke, Marengo
and Washington.
Second Circuit—Baldwin, Butler, Con
ecuh, Crenshaw and Escambia.
Third Circuit—Barbour, Bullock, Dale
end Russell.
Fourth Circuit—Dallas.
Fifth Circuit—Chambers, Lee, Macon
and Elmore.
Sixth Circuit—Fayette, Lamar and Pick
ens.
Seventh Circuit—Shelby and Talladega.
Eighth Circuit—Madison and Jackson.
Ninth Circuit—Cherokee, DeKalb and
Marshall.
Tenth Circuit—Jefferson.
Eleventh Circuit—Colbert, Franklin,
Lauderdale and Marion.
Twelfth Circuit—Geneva, Henry and
Houston.
Thirteenth Circuit—Mobile.
Fourteenth Circuit—Cullman, Lawrence,
Walker and Winston.
Fifteenth Circuit—Montgomery.
Sixteenth Circuit—Etowah, Blount and
St. Clair.
Seventeenth Circuit—Autauga, Bibb,
j Chilton and Perry.
Eighteenth Circuit—Calhoun.
Nineteenth Circuit—Limestone and Mor
gan
Twentieth Circuit—Coffee, Covington and
Pike.
Twenty-first Circuit—Clay, Cleburne,
Coosa, Randolph and Tallapoosa.
Twenty-second Circuit—Lowndes, Wil
cox and Monroe.
Twenty-third Circuit—Tuscaloosa.
Twenty-fourth Circuit—Greene, Hale and
Sumter.
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FINAL ACTION ON
REVENUE, LICENSE
AND JUDICIAL BILLS
SOUGHT BY SOLONS
(Continued from Page One)
I of the cotton crop about to he produced.
Action is expected next week.
JUDGE WILL FIGHT
COMMISSION BILL
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
Senator Judge will not permit the pas
sage through the senate of the ‘building
commission” bill which would create for
Jefferson county a commission to nave
charge of all public buildlings, municipal
and county, and to have in band all con
struction in progress or contemplation.
The bill names the commission, as is re
membered, and provides taht it shall serve,
as did the sanitary sewer commission,
without pay.
The 16 gentlemen named in the bill are;
among the best known men of Jefferson
county.
BAD OUTLOOK FOR
CONDEMNATION BILL
Montgomery. August 28.—CSpeclai. >
The Birmingham “condemnation” bill,
a. measure which would give Birmingham j
the right to condemn for purchase rhe
property of the Birmingham Waterworks
company, is in precarious shape.
Efforts to have it reported by the house
committee municipal corporations have!
faied. One member of that committee said I
j yesterday:
“Despite the merits of the bill, It wlli
be brought forth only with great difficulty '
because of the courtesy due the Jefferson '
county members of tho committee, Mr. ;
Weakley and Mr. Scott, both of whom
oppose the passage of the bill.
SUPPORT AMENDMENT
TO LICENSE BILL
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.) |
All local option members of the lcgls-'
lature will support the amendmeht to the
license bill proposed by Senator Lewis
of Macon, that which requires the codec
tlon by express companies of a tax of 10
cents on all shipments of beer and
whisky.
Senator Lewis contends thut the expr'sq
companies handle so many shipments that
from this source of taxathib the state
would receive about $100,000 per annum.
“And none of the consignees." he added,
“would object to the payment of the small
toll.”
Senator Judge of Jefferson stated this
afternoon that he would support the
amendment, and it is the general con
clusion that practical’y every other local
option 1st w!Tl do so.
WANT ASSISTANT
FOR DR. OATES
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
A state-wide cry goes up for .the legisla
ture to pass a bin providing new assist
ants for Dr. Oates, state prison inspector,
in that he might he provided witli means
for carrying out his new duties respecting
the inforcement of the child labor laws.
Dr. Oates has stated quite frankly that
without new' assistants he cannot in
force the law as It should be inforced,
and that the legislature's failure to enact
the bill would nullify the law.
For that reason, all people interested in
child labor are petitioning the legislature
to act.
SENATE IS BUSY
WITH LICENSE BILL
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
The senate is still wrestling with
that provision of the license bill which
imposes a tax of ’4 of 1 cent on every
bottle of coca-cola bottled In Alabama.
Crawford Johnson of Birmingham
contends that this proposed tax is pro
hibitive, and that it will result In all
bottling companies removing their
plants from Alabama and shipping their
wares into the state.
The bottlers have offered a substitute
basing the taxation on bottling ma
chines of certain capacity, and claim
that this substitute would put into the
treasury as receipts from bottling
w’orks about $30,00 In excess of receipts
previously collected.
The action of the senate respecting
this matter cannot be forecast.
SALARY BILL
TO BE AMENDED
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
The indications are that the Jefferson
county salary bill, setting out the
amount of salary to be paid officials
by the county as soon as the system of
fees Is eliminated, will be amended by
Senator Judge so that the probaio
judges of the future shall draw $6500
per annum Instead of $5000 as the bill
In its present shape contemplates.
This amendment would make the pro
bate judge a bettei paid official than
tiie sheriff, for the bill provides that the
sheriff shall receive $6000. Many claim
that this amendment would be just, that
while any reputable citizen might aer\e
acceptably as sheriff, a probate Judge
would in addition to executive ability,
have a highly highly developed judicial
temperament.
GOVERNOR REVIEWS
NATIONAL GUARD
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
| Governor Henderson, attended by his
staff, this afternoon reviewed the troops
• L the First infantry, Alabama National
Guard, which has been in encampment
here since last Sunday.
Every company in the regiment passed
in review’ before the governor, and it
was declared the regiment had never
sliow’n up to better advantage. Follow
ing the parade, the governor and his
staff inspected the encampment grounds,
and later the officers of the regiment
entertained the official party at supper.
A large number of Montgomery people
witnessed the parade.
The encampment of the First regi
ment has been pronounced the most suc
-ctssful ever held in Montgomery, and
both officers and men are believed to
have benefited by the week’s practice.
The Second infantry will encamp here
next week and on the following week
the Fourth regiment wfill be in camp.
INJUSTICE DONE
REPRESENTATIVE DAVIS
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
Unintentional injustice was done Rep
resentative Davie of Bibb county by
The Age-Herald correspondent last
week in inadvertently omitting his
name in the list of those recorded as
\oting in support of the measure abol
ishing the convict lease system.
| Representative Davie voted for the
passage of the bill but through mistake
iis name did not appear in the list of
loose voting for the bill. The Bibb
county representative is an ardent ad
vocate and supporter of the plan to
take convicts out of the mines and he
has championed that cause during the
entire session.
OPPOSITION TO~
SOLICITORS’ BILL
Montgomery, August 28.—(Special.)
Opposition to the bill regulating solicitors
of the state was vigorously presented be
fore the house committee on the judiciary
today by Solicitors M. T. Ormond of
Tuscaloosa and D. C. Almon of De
catur.
The bill passed the senate this week.
U was proposed by the recess com
mittee on the judiciary and contains in
the opinion of solicitors of the state,
a number of drastic provisions. One
uf the regulations, and that to which
the greatest opposition is being made,
prohibits solicitors from accepting out
side employment of any kind. The bill
first contained the provision that so
licitors should not represent public
service corporations, but it was amend
ed in the senate so as to prohibit so
•icitors from accepting any kind of
outside employment. The measure pro
vides a salary of $3000 annually.
It is understood that the house com
mittee will make several material
amendments to the bill, one of which
will provide that solicitors shall re
ceive a salary of $2400 annually, the
salary authorized under the present
lau, and be. allowed to accept other
employment.
Commissioners Appointed
Washington, August 28.—Salvador has
appointed the following represents
tives on the International high com
mission created by the recent Pan
American financial conference, to con
alder uniformity of laws relating to
trade and commerce, and an internation
al commercial court:
Toms G. Paloma, minister of finance
Rafael Guirola, former minister o
finance; Francisco A. UUna, subs* cro
tary of public works « agrlcul urc
lielarmino Suarez Cast Vtos. a promi
nent lawyer of Salva' Carlos D Ail
bulsson, former u* kecretaiy of
finance; Manuel Lo^ V* treasurer
of Salvador, and Hne Sousa
Moncade. director of the postoffice.
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Weather Forecast
Washington, August 28.—Weather
forecast for Alabama and Mississippi!
Partly cloudy Sunday; Monday show
ers.
Tennessee: Partly cloudy Sunday; lo-,
cal thundershowers and cooler at night
or Monday.
Georgia: Partly cloudy Sunday and
Monday; probably showers Monday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
August 28, 1015:
Highest temperature . 79
Lowest temperature . #6
Mean temperature . 72
Normal temperature . 77
Deficiency in temperature since
•Ian. 1 . 341
Rainfall .00
Total rainfall since Jan. 1 .33.49
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1 1.90
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 94
2 p. .. 66
7 p. m. 77
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations dur
ing the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 75th me
ridian time, August 28, 1915:
Temperature
► ^ r
Stations and 3 £ !?
3 .£ " & off
Weather at 8 p. m. 1 “ 3 " ? 7"
3 ■' w :
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Atlanta,lltTcioudy77... 74 ' 7G 66 77:
Birmingham, pt. ckly.. 74 79 mi
Boston, cloudy . no 66 56
Buffalo, rain . 60 70 50 .16
Calgary, clear . 74 76 50
Charleston, cloudy _ SO 92 74 .02
Chicago, clear . 64 66 58
Denver, cloudy . 72 76 56
Des Moines, cloudy ... 64 66 54 .28
Duluth, rain . 60 70 52 .12
Fort Worth, cloudy .. 82 86 68
Galveston, cloudy . 80 80 so
llalteras. rain . 70 84 72 .78
Jacksonville, pt. cldy... 8F 94 76
Kansas City, rain .... 68 74 60 . 04
Kncxvlile, clear . 70 76 64 .01
Louisville, cloudy _ 74 78 68
Memphis, clear . 74 78 64
Minneapolis, rain . 6 4 68 .. .04
Mobile, cloudy . SO 84 74
Montgomery, clear _ 76 82 72
Nashville, cloudy _ 72 78 62 . 02
New Orleans, cloudy... 82 88 76
New York, cloudy ..64 72 58 . 01
Oklahoma, rain . 76 84 62 . 02
Phoenix, clear . 96 98 70 . 01
Pittsburg, cloudy _ 60 82 56 . 42
Raleigh, cloudy _.. 68 82 68
Ban Antonio, pt. cldy.. 80 84 70 1.88
Ban Francisco, clear ..66 86 64
Shreveport, clear _ 82 86 70
Spokane, clear . 58
St. Louis, cloudy . 70 76 58
Tampa, partly cloudy.. 84 92 76
Toledo, clear . 64 68 62
Vicksburg, clear . 78 84 68
Washington, rain _ 62 64 56 .66
Winnipeg, clear . 56 68 78
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
HUNTSVILLE
Beef Cattle Shipped*—Mrs. Manning
Dead—Enforce Traffic Ordinance
Huntsville, August 28.—(Special.)—Ten
cars, containing 400 beef cattle raised In
Madison county were shipped yesterday
afternoon from Huntsville to the market
in Louisville. This is the largest ship
ment of rattle ever made here and there
were some fine specimens of beeves in
the lot. They were collected In every
part of Madison county. More cattle are
being raised in this county than ever
before and tho industry of cattle growing
is becoming more important each year
since the eradication of the Texas fever
tick.
Mrs. Rebecca Manning, 60 years old,
died yesterday at the family home in East
Huntsville, after a long illness. She was
the widow of Alvin Manning and is sur
vived by the following sons and daugh
ters: John and William Manning, Misses
Eva, Belle and Sallie Manning, all of this
city.
A stricter enforcement of the traffic
ordinance has been enjoined upon the
police by Mayor Humphrey, who has in
structed them to arrest violators of any
of the sections.. Several accidents that
have occurred during the last few days
have resulted from a general disregard
of the ordinance, particularly tho sections
relating to speed and keeping the right
side of the street.
The Civic league met yesterday and re
ceived a report from the committee of
ladies headed by Mrs. John L. Hay who
have been engaged for several weeks in
the work of cleaning up Maple Hill ceme
tery. The report showed the W'ork about
half finished.
TROY
Troy, August 38.—(Special.)—The dates
for the Pike county fair this year will
be November 1 to 6, inclusive, the first
week in November. Hon. W. C. Black is
president, Josh Copeland and Martin Fol
mar are secretaries, Fox Henderson, Jr.,
treasurer; K. C. Bassett and T. S. San
ders, vice presidents. The same direc
tors will serve, with the addition of IJred
Henderson. All managers for the de
partments have been named. Plhe is to
have the greatest fair this year ever held
in this county, pnd the past few years
have been great successes.
Great numbers of boll weevils have
been brought to Troy from farms eight or
nine miles south of here. The bugs have
appeared In great hordes, and are doing
the crops much damage. Many farmers
did not suspicion the appearance of the
weevils until they began cotton picking,
and then found them by the score. Pike
farmers will begin approved methods In
fighting the weevils.
What has been a record-breaking in
stitute for teachers has Just been com
pleted here, having been held at the city
echoijJ, and having had an attendance of
murejhan 130 teachers. Miss Rosa Strick
land and Miss Tillman of Birmingham
conducted the institute. An address was
made by Dr. A. A. Persons of Bessemer,
and other educators of note. A promi
nent feature of the week was an nd
dress on Wednesday night by Mrs.
Thames, illiteracy commission field agent,
who spoke on ‘'Illiteracy In Alabama.”
U. S. Ambassador Entertains
Paris, August 28.—(6:35 p. m.)—William
G. Sharp, the American ambassador, and
Mrs. Sharp, gave a dinner tonight to
Baron Kikujiro Ishii, the new Japanese
foreign minister, and his wife, and ihe
staffs of the American and Japanese em
bassies.
At the time of his acceptance of a port
folio in the Okuma cabinet, Baron Ishii
was Japanese ambassador to France. He
will leave for Tokio tomorrow.
Joseph Stewart Resign*
Washington, August 21.—Joseph
Stewart, Second Assistant Postmaster
General for the laat seven years, hus
resigned. He will be succeeded by Olio
Fraeger, postmaster of Washington.
Mr. Stewart, who has been connected
with the department foi many years,
has been retained by the department of
Justice in litigation involving railway
mall pay. He was appointed from MIs
ymri. Mr. Praegar is from Taxaa.
About 250 Officers and Men
Going to Pensacola on
SpeciaJ Train
About 250 officers and men of the local
companies, Uniform Rank. Woodmen of
the World, will leave this morning on a
special train for Pensacola, Fla , where
they win attend the uniform rank en
campment, which begins tomorrow and
continues all week. They will assemble
at the Louisville and Nashville depot at
8:30 this morning, where they will em
bark on the "Woodmen” special. They
will arrive in Pensacola this afternoon
and will parade through Its principal
street to the big encampment at Palmet
to Reach.
Brig. Gen. W. T. Nall of Birmingham
will l>e in command of the encampment,
which will be composed of the several
regiments of the unlforrp rank from the
extreme southern states. Dr. H. A, El
kourle is chief of the medical corps, with
the rank of colonel, and George H.
Younger of Ensley is post adjutant with
the rank of captain.
The local companies that-wfll leave this
morning will he: Woodlawm (2), Magic
City, Avondale, Steel City, North Bir
mingham, Boyles, Bessemer, West End.
and Jonesboro. A number of ladles will
accompany the party. Including Mrs. W.
T. Na’l, Mrs. H. A. klkourie, Mrs. Frank
others.
THE GOVERNMENT IS
COMPLETING WORK
ON TENNESSEE RIVER
(Continued front Page One)
on these investigations and probably
$100,000 will be spent yet in ascertain
ing whether this, one of the greatest
dams ever proposed in the south, will
be an advantage or disadvantage to the
country.
Between Florence and Riverton
When the improvement between
Florence and Riverton, on the Tennes
see river, has been completed, not only
will there bo a six-foot channel as con
templated, but the river will be clear
cl obstructions which has for over a
century impeded navigation. The Col
bert shoals improvement being com
plete and the ben'efits fully appre
ciated, the six-foot channel work is to
continue with the $100,000 allotted by
the last Congress and additional ap
piopriations as required. Major Harts
estimated that the channel work here
would cost $690,000, though there has
already been spent on Colbert shoals
$2,321,358.50; between Chattanooga and
Riverton, over a million dollars, ex
clusive of Hale’s bar, for open chan
nel work and over three million dol
lars has been the outlay on the famous
Muscle Shoals. Of this $100,000 very
little has thus far been spent during
the past month, though the money Is
to be applied to improvements at Tus
cumbia, Bar Buck Island and Roger’s
Island in dredging and removing ob
structions.
This section of th*» Tennessee by re
cent improvements has become a very
Important factor during recent years.
Originally, the navigation was limited
to six months of the year, owing to the
obstcles at Tuscumbia, Buck Island
Shoals and Colbert and Big Tree shoals.
The completion of the Colbert shoals
canal in 1911 has been a boon to river
traffic and has given It an impetus.
At present the improvement at Tus
cumbia is about 96 per cent complete,
while Buck Island shoals has been com
pleted but for the filling of the exca
vated channel with sand and gravel,
which has suggested and caused to be
laid out a new line for the lower end
of the cut, making it straight through
out. Work on this channel is about 97
per cent complete, the Roger’s TBland
shoals have been channeled about 40
per cent done, while the project as a
whole was about 63 per cent complete
July 1, 1915.
The river improvement fleets have ,
during the past month been kept busy
on Roger’s Island shoals drilling and
blasting with the dredges Tennessee
and Tuscumbia. employed here. The
Tuscftmbia is casting about 1500 cubic
yards of rock outside’ the cut monthly
and rehandling 5600 cubic yards, while
the other crafts are being utilized to
an equal advantage.
River Business Improving
The Tennessee river, according to
the reports received of the number of
boats and barges passing through the
Colbert shoals channel and the Hale’s
bar lock and the tonnage of freight
snow beyond peradventure that there
is a steady improvement in the busi
ness done on the lower Tennessee. The
interstate commerce commission re
cently made rulings which enable the
steamboats to transfer freight directly
to the railroad lines without any dis
crimination and the transportation
companies are annually becoming more
formidable as competitors to the rail
roads, with consequent lowering of
freight rates generally.
LaFayette’s Birthday to Be Observed
New York, August 28.—A call for a
general American observance of La
Fayette’s birthday on September 6, was
issued here today by a volunteer com
mittee, of which Myron T. Herrick, for
mer ambassador to France, is honorary
chairman. The anniversary falls on
Labor Day. The committee asks that
honor be paid the memory of a man
through whose efforts "the sympthy of
France for the cause of freedom was
given effective expression," In the strug
gle for American independence. Besides
Mr. Herrick, the call is signed by
Charles W. Eliot, Moorefleld Storey.
Joseph H. Choate, Theodore Roosevelt,
George W. Wickersham, Henry Watter
son, Charles J. Bonaparte, W. R.
Hodges, Judson Harmon and others.
Prussian Casualty Lists Published
Amsterdam, August 28.—(Via Lon
don, 8:10 p. m.)—Tho Prussian casualty
lists, from No. 302 to No. 309, give the
names of 40,245 killed, wounded and
missing, according to the Nieuwe Rot
terdamsche Courant. Total Prussian
losses published up to August 2?
amounts to 1,740,836 killed, wounded
and missing, says the pape»
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THE AGE-HERALD *
“MOVIE” CAMPAIGN
VOTE PASSES THE
500,000 MARK
Elizabeth Tinder, District No. 2, Maintains Her
Leading Score At This Writing Having Polled * !
More Votes Than Any of Her Rivals. i
More New Leaders Today and
Many Changes in Lineup. *
More than 5CO.OOO votes have already
been polled in The Age-Herald and Es
sanay motion picture campaign to decide
who the popular and energetic young
ladies will be to go to the Essanay studio,
Chicago, and appear in an Essanay mo
tion picture.
This Is an exceptionally large number,
but it is no wonder, for the interest in
the big campaign has been thoroughly
aroused all over the state of Alabama.
Everybody in Alabama is interested In
the campaign of one or more of the many
popular young ladies who are entered,
and people In many other towns and
cities throughout the United States watch
eagerly for the daily list of standings.
In the city of Birmingham it is the chief
topic of conversation every day in the
week in more than 90 per cent of the
homes. It is surely the greatest mo
tion picture campaign ever held in Amer
ica when taken from the point of view ;
of the general interest that has been I
aroused.
Special vote offer to all candidates:
Those wishing to etner better get busy i
and take advantage of this opportunity. !
Here is a chance to get a bunch of
votes, just cut off the coupon at the
bottom of the letter I mailed you August
1915. and bring or send to the Motion
Picture Department, Age-Herald, Bir
mingham. Ala., with four (three months)
or two (six months) or one (twelve
months) subscription, together with the
money for same, and it will entitle you
to 2500 extra votes, if received by Wednes
day. September 1, 1915, or mailed by that
time.
This means your opportunity to get
started in the big campaign, provided you
have not already made the start. The
votes issued on the attached coupon are
in addition to the regular votes issued j
on subscription you turn In, and like'
other votes issued on subscriptions, the
extra votes do not have to be published
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If you are Interested in gaining an op- i
portunlty to show your talent for motion j
picture work with the Essanay company,
get busy at once and show your friends
how their subscription payments will
mean thousands of votes for you.
Are you supplied with a receipt book?
If you wish more than one so your
friends can help you, let us know. You
have an excellent opportunity to win in
your district and you want to make the
best of it.
Remember this contest takes In the
whole state of Alabama, and that you
do not have to confine your efforts with
in the district you are enrolled; you may
get the subscriptions from any place,
anywhere; no restrictions of territory.
If we cannot deliver them by carrier, ,
then we will by mail.
NOTE—Where a reader is having The.
Age-Herald delivered at their home or
place of business by Independent carrier,
the same carrier and delivery service
will continue just as It Is. The only dif
ference will be that such carrier will col
lect his commissions from The Age-Her*
aid instead of from his (the carrier’s) cus
tomer during the period of such prepaid
subscription contract. Therefore It Is no
loss to any carrier, but rather a sure
gain.
All candidates should read this, their
daily letter; there may be something to
their interest any day.
TO ALL THE CANDIDATES
AND THEIR FRIENDS
On account of a clerical error. Miss
Douisc Gilmore has been registered as
being in district No. 2. That was a mis
take; she lives east of Twenty-second
street, and has continuously from long
before this campaign opened. She is in
district No. 1. Please accept this correc
tion.
DO NOT FORGET THE
CHAPERON; ASK HER TO
HELP YOU, IT’S WORTH WHILE
Do not believe all the rumors and re
ports you hear, from time to time. The
wise one will Just keep plugging along
after legitimate votes, letting all else slide
by. Votes cannot be sold or given away
when once registered with me at the of
District No. 1 ^
fice of the Motion Picture Department
Age-Herald, Birmingham, Ala. [
Do not hold your subscriptions back,
but turn them or s^nd them in as soon
as secured, and credit will be given you
as the subscriptions are received. The
votes will then be issued and you can
hold them back for your reserve if you
wish.
LATE EVENTS FROM
THE ESSANAY STUDIO
Ruth Stonehouse has returned to Chi
cago from Chattanooga, Tenn., where she
joined the Essanay southern company to
take the lead in “The Dignified Family,*'
a three-act photoplay, g.She has again
resumed her work in lead parts at the
Chicago studios.
Richard C. Travers had a close squeeze
in taking a scene from the Essanay photo- *
Play. “Vain Justice.” He was standing
on a peak on Signal mountain signaling
to an army when his foot slipped and
he went backwards over a cliff. There
was a sheer drop of more than 100 feet
with an almost perpendicular incline for
more than 1000 feet to the valley. HI#
companions ran to the edg6 of the cliff
expecting to see Travers whirling through
space or rolling along the ground hun^
dreds of feet below. They were aston
ished to see him dangling from the limb
of a tree growing out of the side of th|
mountain but 25 feet beneath them. Hf
caught by his coat tails and the bending
of the limb broke the fall. He was un
hurt. except for a few scratches, T
was unhurt except for a f**w scratches, >
and was waving frantically for help, hav
ing a keen suspicion that something was
ripping. He was hauld up with a rope.
Do not delay entering your name fot
competing in this campaign. Send in youl
name by filling out the nomination blaulf
and bring or send it together with your
photograph to the Motion Picture Depart
ment of The Age-Herald. Do this now.
Those who enter their names early will
stand the best chance of success.
Write or call on the manager of the
Motion Picture Department, Age-Herald. f
He will be glad to give you any informa
tion desired relative to the campaign and
assist you in any way within his power.
LOS ANGELES TEAM
WINS RIFLE SHOOT
Washington, August 28.—The Log An
geles team, with a score of 2284 in a pos
sible 2600, won the inter-club military rifle
shoot In July, according to announcement
today by the National Rifle association.
G. I,. Wotkins of Los Angeles made the
highest individual score, 243.
Phoenix, Arlz., finished second among
the cluhs with 2289. St. Augustine, Fla.,
the only southern club entered, was nine
teenth, with 2016.
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STANDING OF CANDIDATES
The Age-Herald Motion Picture Campaign
4 P. M. SATURDAY
Names and votes for candidates in the great motion picture campaign must
be deposited in the ballot box at the Motion Picture department of The Age^
Herald not later than 4 p. m. of the day previous to publication. Those coming
In after this hour will appear In next announcement.
(One young lady will be elected from each district) V
DISTRICT NO. 1
Della Screven, 1222 Maplewood avenue . 4,222
Helen Edwards, 5607 Avenue E. south . 8,166
Virgtna Felters, 6631 First avenue.... 4.530
Laura Mogridge. 612 West Railway avenue ..». 5,124
Alice Tingle. 221 North Fifty-first street .. 5,081
Irene Walbrlnk, 217% N. Twenty-third street . 14.831
Ruth Zltt, 2413 Fifth avenue, north . 4,153_
Jimmie Graham, 624 North Twenty-eighth street . 3,051
Johanna Bodeker, 1304 North Thirty-first street . 3.42S
Miss De Zampbut, Scotts Station, Ala ..... 3,000
Miss Dobbins, Scotts Station, Ala. 2,887
Louise Gilmore, 2212 Sixth avenue, north . 4,000
DISTRICT NO 2
Elizabeth White, 1709 Tenth avenue, south .. 4,321
Kathryn Bliss, 618 North Nineteenth street . 5.025
Mary Wheeler. 618 North Nineteenth street . 4,839
Gertrude Nichols, 607 South Twelfth street .. 28,317
Rosalie Bromall, 1158 Fountain avenue . 5.607
Mildred Milner, 1921 Avenue H, south . 32,985
Lou I Be Kelly, 1619 Eighth avenue, north . 5,303
Lurline Haynes, 721 South Twentieth street . 5,07*
Grace Bant, 920 South Fourteenth street . 5,317
Evelnay Mabee, 1619 Eighth avenue, north . 4,191
Elizabeth Tinder, 1526 North Allen street .. 45,001,
Evelyn Howell, 800 South Twentieth street . 33,752 V
Gladys Gardlen, 940 South Nlisateenth street . 4,030
Grace Turner, 1 924 Eighth avenue, north ... 3,137
May Dudley, 710 South Twentieth street . 3,091
DISTRICT NO. 3
Alice Morelock, 2505 Avenue D . .. .. 6.197
Mary Polls, R. F. D. No. 1 . 4,517
Genoa Fancher, 612 St. Charles avenue .1... 5,460
Alma Wood Perkins, 3301 Avenue E... 21,437
Sue Taylor, 1415 Avenue .. 4,925
Nona Allyn, 110 North Pearl street. 20,239
Margaret Davis, 1912 Avenue G . 4,619
DISTRICT NO. 4
Grace Croddock, Anniston, Ala.. 5,149
Dela Bradford, Sprlngvllle. Ala.... 5,043
Marie Echols, Gadsden, Ala. 4,217.
Mary Lou Allison. Gadsden, Ala.x.. 9,234
Myrtle Chapman, Columbiana, Ala.) . 3,125
Augusta Bryant, Anniston, Ala.. 5,171
Alice D. Brown, R, F. D. No. .. 1,0(10
DISTRICT NO. 5
Willa Mny Perkins, Marlon, Ala. 4,249 I
Lena Barber, Marlon, Ala.. 3,999
Jean Lemert, Bessemer, Ala. .19.964
Louise Lochleer, Townley, Ala.. 9,157 '
Mary Lawson, Greensboro. Ala. 3.421
Mabel Jackson, Wardsworth. Ala... 3,091
Thelma Porter, Woodward, Ala.14,992
Nell Bond, Russellville, Ala. 16,695
Fleming Corke, Marion, Ala. . 2,159
Mattie Lee Stroud, Marlon, Ala... 2,200
Billie Montgomery, Tuscaloosa, Ala. 3.000
Trcssle Quarles, Farmersvllle, Ala. 2,lB»-:‘
Turner Alexander, Bloeton, Ala. 2,019 k
Evelyn Green, Bloeton. Ala... 3,185. f
Nell/ Clark, Montgomery, Ala. . 2.11T
Anna Lee Jonea, Selma, Ala. 3,2S5i
Remember, young ladfes, you only have to get the highest number of
votes In your own district to go to Chicago and, fge Essanay studio.