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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
NEED FOR SYSTEM
IN CHARITY WORK
DR.. Alexander Johnson Was
Speaker Last Night
DUTIES OF BIRMINGHAM
Fort Wayne Says This City Must Lay
Proper Foundation for the Half
Million Population Which Is
Certainly in sight

The lecture of DR.. Alexander Johnson
of Fort Wayne, Ind, upon Thirty Years
of Organized Charity delivered last
night at the First Presbyterian church,
served to open the eyes and quicken the
resolution of the many who are now in
terested in the organization of Clarity
work in Birmingham.
DIR. Johnson illustrated plainly the
criminal carelessness of manufacturing
as the result of poverty, lazinness and
charity.
He said that organized charity simply
means business principles applied to the
giving to people in distress. Beginning
with the history of organized work in
Hamburg, Germany, in the early part of
the last century, the speaker brought it
down to the efforts originating in Buff
falo, n. Y, 90 years ago, and the de-
velopment of the relief society into a
work of correction and prevention.
He pointed out not only the waste in
money saved by careful discrimination in
charity. but the fearful waste saved in
manhood. womanhood and childhood from
reckless, foolish almsgiving from duplica-
ton and reduplication, manufacturing
paupers and generations of paupers
While this negative aspect he consid-
cred very important as a corrective, be-
cause when we make it easy for people
TO do wrong, we are helping them to do
wrong, the great thing, he considered,
to be the work upon the character of
the neglected people. I'VE must give hope,
sympathy. experience, knowledge and this
is the beautiful work of the friendly
visitor who gives, not aims, but himself.
As doctor diagnoses a case We must
become acquainted before we can help TO
meet the troubles and stand with an arm
around the unfortunates until they are
able to stand alone and help others.
I'VE used to divide them into the worthy
and the unworthy poor, but who among
us is worthy? The worst of them are the
children OF God and we must make 1t
easier for them to be good
DIR. Johnson explained the importance
of investigation. saying that nearly all
the trouble could be traced to social
causes, such as child labor, tuberculosis.
poor wages, alcoholism, disease. lack of
ambition. insisting that the real work of
and reconstruct, so that poverty, which
is absolutely unnecessary, will be re-
moved.
To Birmingham he pointed out the
necessity of watching the beginning of
evil. which must be choked in a great,
growing town. You are a young people
Ihig looks like a western audience In
your lifetime Birmingham will be a city
of half million people. You are laying
the foundations today and you must get
down to the bedrock to build right"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Well-Knovn Aldbdmidns
In BIRMINGHAM Yesterday
BY WALTER HARPER.

Almost a quarter of century ago John
Craft, then a merchant of Mobile, cried
aloud In the wilderness, preaching a new
and strange doctrine.
His words fell on unheeding ears. Those
who thought themselves practical
laughed at him.
But John Craft never ceased to cry
aloud in the wilderness for good roads.
Through all the years that have passed
since he first began to preach the doc
trine of Industrial salvation in the rural
sections of Alabama he has continued
to plead-plead and work. He has lived
to see a general movement reaching to
every corner of the state in sympathy
with his strange doctrine.
People began to listen in some sections
about 10 years ago.
Since about that time Mr.. Craft has
been a member of the executive com
fnittee aud state vice president OF the
National Good Roads association and in
that capacity has been able to bring into
the state many valuable ideas and sug-
sestions that have helped in the arous-
ing of general sentiment in Alabama.
a rev years ago Mr. Crdtt, VINO was
president of the South Alabama Good
Roads association, brought about a con-
solidation with the North Alabama Good
Roads association at a meeting held in
birmingham and the Alabama Good
Roads association was formed. Mr. Craft
was made president of the state associa-
ton.
About IL years ago Mr. Craft retired
from active business and since that time
has devoted practically all his attention
to the good roads work. His has been
a campaign OF education-a work of love.
He Ii in Jefferson county now helping
in the campaign for road bond issue.
He spoke to large and enthusiastic
meeting at Toadvine Saturday night.
In discussing the Toadvine meeting
last night Mr.. Craft said: II have never
attended a meeting where all the people
present seemed more interested in the
subject OF good roads than at Toadvine
last night.
Besides the large number of men
present the meeting was attended by
about 100 women, most of them wives
and mothers. Their interest In the sub
ject of improved roads is encouraging
and took the opportunity to stress the
good work that may be accomplished
by the women in this campaign over
the state.
'The women and children are affected
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
HELM SPEAKS AT
ENSLEY TOMORROW
Well Known Congressman VIM De-
liver Address Under Auspices Of
the Baraea Glass

The programme for the musicale and
lecture tomorrow night at the Ensley
Opera House is as follows:
Quartet: Dear Little Shamrock, Ar
thur Thomas, 8. Alisopp, John Thoma s
and r. J. Morgan.
Solo: Irish Love Song" Miss Evelyn
Going.
Duet: Love and War" Arthur Thomas
and John Thomas.
Solo: Hills of Kerry Miss Inez
Smith.
Quartet: "Old Black JOE" Arthur Thorn
as, y. Allsopp, John Thomas and r. j.
Morgan.
Lecture:s"The South When Knighthood
Was An Flower" J. Thomas Helm.
The entertainment is given by the Ba-
raca class OF the Methodist church, the
proceeds to be devoted to the new churcl,
building fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21

Athens, March 2o.-(special) ACTING
under orders Of the adjutant general of
Alabama Capt Roy c. Horton of the
Dick Adams Rifes OF Decatur was here
yesterday and mustered out Of the service
of the Alabama National Guard company
p of this place. The company was or
ganized nearly two years ago and was
for time in a very fourishlng condition
and had some splendid material In 1t for
good company. hut owing to Internal
dissension the company disintegrated and
the state authorities decided It ought to
be mustered out. The equipment was
packed and shipped to the adjutant gem
eral.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Politics at Athens

Athens. March 20-(special.)-- 1.-The an
are all in for county offices.
There is only one candidate for repre-
James K. Horton, young law
yer and planter of this place, who will
be unopposed for the office. He is a
very able young man and the fact that
he is acceptable to all factions in very
high compliment to his ability and
capability. This county Is strongly for
o'Neal, perhaps an estimate of three to
one for O'Neal as against Mallory would
not be an over estimate OF the strength
OF the two men. The county went very
strongly against the amendment and the
feeling has grown since the election. All
efforts to bury the feeling by the amend
fists have failed and the people are de-
termined that the question shall not be
driven even from local politics.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
ATHENS INTERESTED
IN CATTLE QUESTION

Athens, March 20.--(Special. THE peo-
pie of this section are deeply interested
in the cattle question and are very anx-
ious to get the quarantine offered by the
government. An effort was made to get
the court of county commissioners to es-
tablish or put into effect the recent laws
regarding the quarantine, but was re-
fused. An effort Is on foot now to get
the court of commissioners to allow the
question settled by an election at the time
the state and county primary is held In
May. If the people get chance to vote
on the question they will settle the mat
ter in favor OF law enforcing the eradi-
cation of the ticks The government has
experts in this section who are doing all
they can to educate the people UP to
the benefits to he derived fro the
eradication of the ticks and get from
under the rigid quarantine. Madison coun-
ty to the east and Giles county to the
north have accepted the benefits of the
results to be obtained In this matter and
Limestone is now hedged about on all
sides and no outside market for her cat
tie
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
PRESIDENT Is GREATLY
INTERESTED IN FIGHT

Albany, N. T., March 20.-President
Taft read with interest today the details
Of the fight in the House Of Representa-
tives yesterday when Speaker Cannon
was shorn of his power as member and
guiding influence OF the ail-powerful rules
committee. His only comment was:
II see that Mr.. Payne, the floor leader,
expresses the view that legislation un-
doubtedly will be. forwarded by the dis
position Of this fight. hope that this
may prove true"
President Taft was informed some time
axc by the sinsurgents" that they would
support the majority OF the measures he
had recommended to Congress In fulfill
ment of platform pledges
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
1917 ARRESTS WERE.
MADE IN FEBRUARY.
BoDEKER WILL SUBMIT REPORT TO
NEXT MEETING OF POLICE COM
MIsSION-TOTAL OF 1888 DRUNKs
DURING THE MONTH

George II. Bodeker's report for the
month of February as chief of police, will
be read before the next session OF the
police commission. There were 1917 ar
rests during the month and when the
cases came up for trial before Judge
Feasin IN police court there were $50
of them convicted There were 1888 drunks
during the month and 16l of them aid not
succeed in convincing Judge Feagin tina.
they were innocent of the charge. One
hunderd and eighty one were arrested for
disorderly conduct, 10 for gaming. two
for murder, eight for violation of the
health ordinance, five for forgery and
five for embezziement were in the list.
The complete report is SIS follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
CHAIRMAN ELLIS
MOST SANGU|NE
Says Mallory Will Garry 40
Counties in State
COTTON SENT TO CHINA
Flying Machine Men Arrive In Mont
gomery-HookwOrm Expert Goes
TO Gadsden-FavOrsbIes show
ing Made by Military

Montgomery, March @.-(Special')-
]. B. Ellis, manager for the Mallory
forces, states that Mallory is gaining
every day and II the election were
held April instead of May he would
carry the state. On the later date,
Mr.. Ellis claims, the Selma man MI
have a majority of large proportions.
Mr.. Ellis today made public the names
of the Mallory central committee, these
being: J. B. Ellis, chairman; NJ l.,
LeGrand, Ray Rushton, Montgomery,
C. e. Hamilton, Greenville, and o. Y.
Gaut, Birmingham. Mr.. Ellis now
claims 40 counties for Mallory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
FRANCE Is GIVEN
MINIMUM RATES
BY PROCLAMATION


the crown lands product only and in
view of this ruling the International
Paper company appealed from the De-
troit finding to the board of general ap-
praisers here, in an effort to have the
government refund the different between
the maximum and minimum rates on the
Detroit shipments. Should the general ap-
praisers decide against appeal the effect
would be to make operative the maximum
rate on all pulp wood from Canada.
Because of the negotiations between
the two governments now in progress the
parties at interest have decided not to
press the matter in a way which might
embarrass this government In its efforts
to procure concessions from Canada.
Therefore the case probably will not be
disposed OF finally for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
FURTHER CHANGES IN
CABINET EXPECTED

Lima. Peru. March 2o.-Although new
ca binet was sworn In only on March g.,
there are rumors of further changes in
itr personnel. 1t 10 also reported that
President Lesuia Is determined upon re-
signing from office
PRIOR to the formation Of the latest cab
iret, President Leguia sent his resigna-
ton to congress. but In tho expectation
that the situation would be cleared by the
appointment of new ministers, he with
drew 1t. Since then many dissensions
have arisen which threaten another re-
Arrangement.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Military shows Up Well

Gen. Bibb Graves. adjutant general or
the Alabama National Guard. is back
from a week of Inspections with Lieu
tenant Musgrave OF the United States
army and he Is greatly pleased with
the results. The companies at Eft. De-
post, Andalusia, Geneva, Evergreen
and Brewton all made good showinxs
as to class of men, number in at
tendance, equipment and property. a
sreWton there is new armory 40xso
feet and at Andalusia a new one 1C0x
GO feet. The people are in sympat thy
with the boys dnd support them well
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Speeding Motorcycles

Yesterday afternoon the people In the
residence portion Of the town were much
annoyed by number OF young men on
motorcycles who raced up and down the
streets and avenues at speed that far
exceeded the limit. The police authori-
ties were notified and Lieutenant Jordan
detailed special man TO arrest the Of
tenders. Before the officer got to the
scene they had disappeared.
Lieutenant Jordan is determined TO stop
this practice and the patrolrnen have been
instructed to stop this racing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Minor Alabama Mention

The Buck Creek Lumber company
OF Fremont. Autauga county, has been
In corporated with capital OF $4,000,
Frank n. Julian, secretary of state,
who has been quite i'll for some days,
Is out again.
Chief Justice J. r. DowdeN In bacl
from short trip to his home in La
iayette ana is down to work again.
He is very much pleased with thu ont.
look for election to the place he boIds
The Montgomery ElkS will give :,
minstrel March 20. to which members
of the order from all sections are in :
yited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21

Marion. Ark. March D.-Over 100 men
arc searching for Charley Jones, an es-
capped negro murderer, who was seen on
Dunigan's island. opposite Marion, yes
te day. f. c. Williams took two shots
al the fugitive but without effect. Dur
Ing last night and today citizens from
all PARTS OF Crittenden county have been
arriving, and an armed Gordon Is sur
rounding the entire island to prevent the
regros escape. Az the island covers $500
acres. large portion OF It canebrake and
swamp, the negro has an abundant hiding
place.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Bennett Reported Drowned

Paris, March 2o.-Rumors were current
in the boulevards this evening that
James Gordon Benefits yacht Lysistrata
had been wrecked in the Red Sea and
that Mr. Bennett had been drowned. AT
the office Of the Paris edition of the
New York Herald these rumors were ridi-
culed, and it was stated that CABLE
gram had been received from Mr.. Ben
nett at Colombo earlier in the evening
saying all was well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
News welcsmed In France

Paris, March O,--The French news
papers unanimously welcome the news
that a tariff war with the United States
kac been averted. In this they give much
credit to the skilful tactics Of the French
ar bassador at Washington, agreeing that
M, Jusserand accomplished everything
possible In difficult situation, on the the
DRY that "a bad compromise Is better than
a lawsuit
Some OF the papers point out with regret
that the agreement is indefinite as to
duration. and that it leaves the United
ststes in a position to apply the maxi
mum should any new French tariff reg
ulation be considered discriminatory"
The Matin says: "Franco-America COM
niercial relations now enter upon q
regime of armed peace"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Holy Week at St, Johns

The Rev. j. A. vanHoose. assisted by
Mr.. Roth of Woodlawn, OBLIGATED at st.
Johns Episcopal church Sunday morning.
At this church special services will be
held during Holy Week. wednesday aft
ernoon at o'clock at the church st.
Margaret's guild will meet. At O'clock
the same afternoon evening prayer and
ltany will be read. Wednesday night at
1880 o'clock the choir will practice Easter
hymns. On Good Friday services will
be held. the time to be announced later
There will be morning and evening serv-
ices on Easter day
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
MEMORIAL WINDOW
PLACED In CHURCH

Admission, March 20.-(Special )-Wor
day witnessed for the first time the beau
tifully designed memorial window which
was placed at a cost OF $3.50, it is said, by
Mrs. Alfred Lee Tyler in memory of
her husband, founder of the church and
one OF the founders OF the city of An
niston.
The window was executed in Tiffany
vision of Louis C. Tiffany in his studios
in New York city. Its general coloring is
a combination of rich blue and green, the
design being on the order of the famous
Chartres cathedral clerestory windows
Three eartouches, containing small
figures, occupy the upper lower and CEN
ter sections of the window, the figures
representing Faith, Hope and Charity ;,
The family crest Is also embellished In
the design, as Is the inscription I'm
memory of Alfred Lee Tyler, May 49,
1S34-June g. 1907" 1t is understood that
the dedication of the gift will take place
on Easter Sunday.
One of the dogs which was bitten by
the cat which recently made a vicious
attack on the little daughter of Judge
A. b. Sawyer, it is said. attacked Claud
Kiker, son of a well-known Admission
butcher, Saturday afternoon, and it is
feared that the boy will be affected with
hydrophobia, as the state bacteriologist
adjudged the cat which bit this dog to be
rabid. All precautionary measures known
to Admission physicians have been taken,
however, and it may not be necessary to
send the boy to the Pasteur institute.
The dog which lacerated the leg Of young
Kiker is being sought and II found he
will be killed and his head sent to Mont
gomery for examination.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Chase Of the Hookworm

DR., Fl. G. Perry, hookworm man OF
the state department of health, will
be in Gadsden next Monday to meg
the doctors of Etowah. Wednesday he
will meet those of st. Clair in Spring
vile and those of the other side of
st. Clair on Thursday at Pell Cry
DR.. Perry found very little of the
disease in Cullman and Madison coun.
ties; none, in fact. in the territory
about Huntsville.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21

by road conditions as much as are the
men. Better schools, larger church fa-
cilities and better social conditions in
evitably follow the building of good roads,
and these are the things in which women
are interested
The improvement of the rural high
ways has been almost a life-dream Of
mine. The difficulties of railway and
river transportation have been reduced to
a minimum while the rural highways
the main feeders of all commerce. have
been neglected. We can never have the
maximum of transportation advantages
until the dirt roads are put in the best
of conditions.
|, Bad roads cost the people of Alabama.
millions of dollars annually. 1t is the
heaviest tax We have to pay. The cost
of their improvement, when all the adj
vantages and saving is considered, is but
a bagatelle in comparison with the loss
that is sustained through bad roads
Mr.. Craft is a candidate for state rail-
road commissioner
The first straw hat of the season
passed down First avenue yesterday aft
|ernoon in the rain, turned into the Nor
ris hotel and disappeared through the
rear. 1t was neat little Panama and
groaned aloud in it's solitude.
l.. E. Thomas and z. E. Scott of Al
toona were in Birmingham yesterday
They were registered at the Hotel Hill
man.
p c. Watts of Montgomery spent yes
terday In Birmingham. He stopped at
the Morris hotel.
r. H. White of Gadsden was visitor
in Birmingham yesterday. He was regis
tered at the Morris hotel.
r. NJ Shepherd of Gordo was in Bir-
mingham yesterday He was registered
at the Metropolitan hotel.
Carl Sumner and Luther Gordon of Tus-
caloosa spent yesterday in Birmingham.
They were registered at the Metropolitan
hotel.
7. L. Long of Jasper was in Birmngz
ham last night, registered at the Morrt)
hotel
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Flying Machine Men

The flying machine which the Wrigh;
brothers will use In their experiments
here, is now being set UP by B. F..
Taylor, J. W. Davis and w. r. Brook
ms, who reached Montg Satur-
day for that purpose. The Wrights
will be along by the end OF the week
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21

The figures for the total amount OF
f,nes collected and for the estimated value
of the stolen property recovered by the
police department during TIE month have
not yet been completed. They VIII be
given out at a later date.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
smith Beg. Jail Sentence

John D. Smith, rural carrier Of
Bullock county, found guilty of en-
bezzlement of funds intrusted to his
care on Saturday in the United States
court, begged Judge Thomas G. Jones
to let him serve his time in jail at
Union Springs instead of the peni-
Tertiary at Atlanta. He was told thai
this could not be done. Il could do
no more for you IL you were my own
son." said the Judge. The fellow plead
that he had never been away from
lis family and was willing to serve
twice as long in Jail at home as the
penitentiary sentence. His case caused
many to shed tears. Only a small
amount was stolen by the prisoner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-21
Cotton to China

f. s. Fish. cotton broker, has shipped
5000 pounds of cotton seed to China
on an order from Mitsui & Co, of
Shanghai. While no intimation of what
will be done with the seed is given,
1t Is presumed that the Orientals want
they. are with the staple from other sec
tions.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-01-07

hospitablc residents of Ogden thrown
open for the guests during convention
week. corps of the local high school
cadets is on hand to assist In directing
visitors to their lodgings.
r. ]. Stone. president OF the oxford
Down Record association of Stonington,
ILL.,. is delegate to the convention and
an interested participant in all the pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Stone is known all over
the middle west as n woolgrower of
lifelong experience. He said this was
his first visit to Utah. II was we'll ac-
quainted with one OF the leading men
of your state. Mr.. George Q. Cannon"
said Mr.. Stone to News representa-
tive today. HE called on me at my
home i'm Illinois several years ago. AMI
l promised him that l should call on
him upon my first visit west This is
the first time / have got this far west.
and am sorry to know that Mr.. Can
non has passed away, I hope to get
TO Salt Lake before returning east. for
L am greatly interested in conditions
in Utah, and when sec here in Ogden
what the 'Mormons' have accomplished.
say the country would be better Off
If there were many more 'Mormons'
in it."