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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17

\ Washington, July 16.-(Special.)-Fol- lowing is the letter addressed few days ago from Congressman Richardson to J. W. Warrington of Sheffield, reviewing the final recommendations on complete improvement of the Tennessee river:
 July 19, 1911. Col J. W. Worthngton, Sheffield, Ala: Dear Sir--In recent letters I have men, toned to you the result of general survey ordered by the rivers and harbors committee of the house some two years since of the Tennessee river from Knox ville Tenn, to the mouth of the river at Paduch, Ky. I shall not in this com munication undertake to give you any thing more than a leading outline Of this survey which was filed in the office of the chief engineer on May 22, 1911, and subsequently submitted to the board of engineers of the rivers and harbors com mittee for review and revision and by this board returned to the chief engineer of the war department.
 The report made by Major Harts has been endorsed by the board of review and also by the cEief engineer of the army.
 
 finding out whether 1t was practicable and to the interest of the public to es- tablish a six-foot channel or less, from Knoxville to Chattanooga and nine foot channel or less from Chattanooga to Paducah.
 The report recommends a three-foot channel from Chattanooga to Knoxville ,I,a ,hat ia to Paducah. Major Harts in the conclu- sion O. his report uses this language: T give it as my opinion that the Ten nessee river is worthy of improvement at the present time, to the extent of 2rovic- ing six-foot channel from Chattanooga to Pa6ucah, at an estimated cost of about $10, 900, GOO, and a three-foot channel from Chattanooga to Knoxville, assisted by two locks and dams, at cost of about $e, 125,O0O
 The aggregate amount of the recom- mended appropriation made in the report of Major Harts was reduced by the board of review, and the reduction ap- proved by the chief engineer to the amount of $S, ,s06, ,04S, distributed as follows: Between Chattanooga and Riverton, ST., N0173: above Chattanooga, SLIPS. .2S9; from Riverton to Paducar the sum of s610,5S6. making total recommendation, as I said above, of ss,SO6,04s.
 The board of review, in its report, uses this language:
 Much consideration has been given to plans for combined power and naviga- ton development at Muscle Shoals in CO., operation with private parties, and if such a plan should be adopted it would correspo spondingly modify the projects out lined above. There is no immediate pros poets of such work being undertaken, however and in case it would only effect a short section of the river amount ing to S7 miles or less. The matter is to be covered by separate special re- port, and need not be discussed further at this time."
 You are very familiar with the policy we have adopted about the prosecution of the Muscle Shoals project. It was con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17
GREAT HIGHWAYS IN CONTEMPLATION Trunk Lines to Benefit
 Every State A MAP IS PREPARED List of Movements Being Fostered By Organization Indicate That the
 Country Will Soon Have
 Fine System
A MAP IS PREPARED

Washington. July Special )--An idea as to the extent the good roads movement has taken hold of every part of the United States may be obtained from chart just prepared by the office of public roads, which shows nearly 15,000 miles of trans s-continental, inter- state, and trunk line roads are contem- plated in various sections of the coun- try The improved roads, some mere ly planned, others actually under con l struction. literally make a network GOV ering the whole country; and, if all the plans contemplated are carried out by the men and communities back of them, it will be possible to drive auto mobiles and wagons from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, from Vancouver, B. C.. to Tia Juana, Mexico. and from Mon treal, Canada, to Miami, Fla. The map prepared by the office of public roads, merely for the purpose of guaging the extent of the good roads movement as fostered by individuals, associations and committees, shows the following great highways in contempla- tion or actually under construction:
 From Yellowstone park to Glacier Ma tional park, through Fort Yellowstone, the Big Hole battlefield, and other in teresting points in the Rocky noun tains.
 The Pacific highway from Vancouver B. C., to Tia Juana Mexico.
 The Memphis to Bristol highway, connecting Knoxville, Nashville and Jackson.
 The Lincoln Memorial road from Washington to Gettysburg.
 sherman, Tex. to Galveston, Tex, highway.
 The Central highway from Morehead City, N. C., on the Atlantic ocean, to Paint Rock, on the French Broad river Tennessee, through Goldsboro Raleigh Greensboro. Salisbury, Charlotte and Ashevi1le, N. c.
 The Dupont highway from the upper end to the lower end of Delaware.
 Des MoinesKansas City-St. Jose.
 Ocean ocean highway, extending from Cumberland, Md, to Tacoma Wash, passing over the old Cumber- land road, over Boone's Lick trail, to old Franklin Mo-, through Nebraska, Wyoming. Idaho, Oregon and Washing ton.
 Montreal to Miami highway, passing through Albany. N. Y., Trenton, Phila- delphia, Baltimore. Washington. Rich mond. Raleigh, Columbia, Savannah and Jacksonville.
 The Lincoln highway, from Louisville to Nashville
 The capital to capital highway from Washington to Jacksonville through the capitals of the seaboard states
 ClayJefferson Memorial, Niagara Falls to New Orleans via Zanesville. 0: : Maysville, Ky; Nashville, Tenn. and Meridian, Miss.
 Red to Rio highway from Denison. Tex. to Dallas. Waco, Austin and San Antonio, connecting Houston and Gal weston,
 Nearly every state in the union is benefited to some extent by the pro- posed new highways and the manner in which all sections are working to the same end simultaneously seems that 1t will not be long before the United States will be possessed of a complete system of good roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17
MRS. DOZIER DIES
 IN UNION SPRINGS

Union Springs, July 16.-CSpecial) )-Mrs. Sarah A. Dozier, aged 80 years. died this afternoon at ? o'clock at her residence on North Prairie street. Heart trouble was the cause of her death. She is sur vived by one son, Will D. Dozier of this city. The funeral will occur tomor- row afternoon at o'clock Mrs. Dozier was a Canadian by birth, but came to Alabama in the early fifties, and has re- sided at the same place in this city for over 50 years.
 News was received in the city this morning of the death of Mrs. Lee Alex ander of Union Springs, which occurred at Gadsden last night.
 The deceased had been in bad health for some time past and had just left an nfrmary in Atlanta and gone to Gads- den in quest of health. She Is survived by her husband, two sons. R. H. Alex der of Alabama City and C. Y. Alexander and one daughter Mrs. H. J. Rosenstihl of this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17
WANTS HIS ASHES
 THROWN IN BAY

San Francisco, July 16.-(Special.) To have his body cremated and his ashes thrown in the bay half way be- tween A1catraz island and Sausalito, while the tide was flowing out, was the dying wishes of John D. Wtngate, c prominent business men who died ia this city yesterday.
 q do not owe a dollar to anybody was the concluding sentence of his will
 The will bequeaths the estate of $15,- 900 equally between Bertha and Mary Niles, close relatives of Wingate and daughters of the former Episcopal bish- op of New Hampshire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17
HOW TEDDY FORCED PEACE
 AT PORTSMOUTH MEETING

ous, almost fatal consequence for Rus- sia of its continuance. To this he replied
 that his position was unchangeable. This
 was the critical juncture of the proceed ings. Witte, however, received notice
 that Japan would waive unconditional
 rights, and thus the peace negotiations ended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17

Gov. Emmet O'Neal and members Of the state high school commission will be in this city this week on three occasions for the purpose of locating a state high school in Calhoun county, going from here to Oxford, Piedmont and Alexan dria, the three county towns which are competing for the institution which was authorized by the Ia st legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17
BAPTISTS TO MEET
 AT SOCIETY HILL

Opelka, July 16-( (Special) pro- gramme announced today of the fifth Sum- day meeting of the Tuskegee Baptist as sociation July. 2S, % and 3O at Society Hill. is as follows: Friday mornng-Devo- tional service, the Rev. M. W. Whitman; introductory sermon. the Rev. J. l.. Slough. Friday afternoon-"The Church's Relation to the Pastor,' w. w. Campbell, the Rev. A w. Langley; "rhe Pastor 8 Relation to the Church, the Rev. A. T. Hart. C. R. McCrary. Saturday morn- ing-Devotional service, J. s. Bryant. Sunday school Q Pastors Relation to the Sunday School,' the Rev. c. A. Strickland; @ Superintendent" Prof. R. D. Webb; (3) Organized Class" Mrs. George S. Robinson; (D Teacher Train ing." the Rev NJ. P. Edwards. Missions: CD "Some Results of Missionary Activi- ties in Foreign Fields" w. w. Campbell; l.; (2) .'Some Results of Missionary Activi- ties in Home Fields" the Rev. J. H. Wal lace; (3) 'The Church's Duty to Mis- sions," Judge Lum Duke. Saturday after noon-Womans Missionary union; Bible Plan of Giving Prof. R. D. Webb, w. NJ. Hopson. Sunday morning-Sunday school mass meeting; "Layman's Move- ment," J. L. Howard, Prof. J. F. Duggar; Religious Literature" the Rev. J.. Il. Wallace E.. l.. Mayberry; missionary ser mon, the Rev. J. l.. Curry. The Tuske- gee Baptist association is composed of churches in Lee and Macon counties.
 MT. and Mrs. J. N. Cadenhead announce the engagement of their daughter, Bertha Lee, to MT Henry Clay Capps, the we'd ding to take place August at Notasulga.
 w. J. Howard has been appointed game and fish warden of Lee county, vice Rus sell Cole
 years old, was killed by the Central of Georgia passenger train, westbounde at 5:15 D. m. yesterday while he was walk ing on the tracks near Gentry Hill. The body was horribly mangled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-17
MAsON,s FRUIT JARS

Quarts, per dozen .............. .8Oc One-huIf gallons, per dozen ~ roc
 ECONOMY FRUIT JARS Pints, per dozen S1 ,Of) Quarts, per dozen .......... 20 One-half gallons, per dozen .S1.5O Frost King frecxers, screen wire, screen doors and windows, OdurIess re- frigeratOrs. rubber hose, etc. We still have some H. & M. paint at Sl.5O per gallon.
 wOODLAWN SUPPLY co.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

It is more important to educate
the heads OF college boys than to edu-
cate their heels, though the public
unwisely gives greater honor to the
man who wins a football game than
to the man who wins in a debate. In
the debate on Friday night between
picked speakers from the University
of Pennsylvania and the University
Of North Carolina, the victory was
with North Carolina. That is a very,
good salve after the loss of the
Thanksgiving game by the Carolina
boys.
A university is established and
maintained for the education ofyoung
men. Athletics were introduced for
exercise n diversion, and yet it
often happens in these latter days
that athletic and social clubs con-
sumo SO much Of the time and
thought of the students that they bring
only the flag end of their time and
initiative to their studies. The pub
lie and the press is partially response
bic for this state OF affairs, for they
Aoo = - "a 4 II >
and take little interest in the victories
of men who win in debate and attain
proficiency in the laboratory or in
essay writing. Once, referring to the
dominance of clubs and societies and
athletics In college life Woodrow Will
osn said to some Princeton trustees:
Il will not be president of a country
club
The victory Of the Chapel Hill boys
owe Pennsylvania In debate will
cheer more thoughtful and settled
North Carolinians than would a vic
tory on the gridiron. IT shows that
they are making scholars and think
ers who can speak at the University,
and that's what the University is set
to do. Every college graduate should
be able to clearly and ENTERTAINMENT
| express his views in public, and the
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
ALL FOR S1.7O

There has never been offered in
North Carolina so much good reading
for so little money as we are offering
under the following propositions: For
$40 we will send the following for
one year:
The Weekly News and Observer, an
cight-page weekly newspaper.
The COEnmoner. an able weekly
journal, published by William Jen-
nings Bryan.
The Farmer and Mechanic, sixteen
page North Carolina home and farm
weekly journal.
Thus for One Dollar and Seventy
Cents you a get all hes papers
one year.
V. C. MOORE. Manager.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
TECHNICAL TOMFOOLERI.

Every day there is a fresh PROOF
Of the statement made by President
Charles w. Tillett hat there is need
Of reform in judicial procedure IN
| North Carolina. We cling TOO much
to old technicalities which often de-
feat justice. They ought TO be
brushed away and laws and procedure
m~oderniZed. The latest or
technical tomfoolery happened in
Moore county last week when the
case Of John Goines for the killing
Of w. II. Lowery was called in the
Superior Court. Here is what hap
pened, as told by the Moore County
News:
when Comes was brought in and
the jury was about to be selected II.
+. Seaweil, Of %unse for the defense,
arose and pleaded in abatement that
the bill of indictment be quashed for
that c. G. H~unsucker, a of
the grand jury which returned the
bill at the August, 1911, term of
Moore Superior Court, a at the time
a civil action then n therein pend
ing at issue and triable. After hear
ing a statement Of the facts and h
remarks of the attorneys for the de-
hNa dAi0 tIiS q ihC AAoAAoA !,
Judge G. NJ. Cooke, ordered the entry
made: Motion to quash bill of in
dictment. Motion allowed his of
course, ended the case for the time
being.
This does not mean the case is
disposed of. 1t simply means hat
the bill Of indictment, for h reason
given, is void under the law. When
the next term of criminal court con.
vencs in February, 1912, another bill
will be drawn and the case proceeded
with as it this motion had never been
made. 1t is only a pOstponement and
does not in any way affect the
strength of the prosecution, and in
no way weakens the hand of the de-
Tense. The delay will be patiently
borne by the public"
We are not criticizing the presiding
judge, for he must follow the law and
the opinions of the Supreme Court.
We are not criticizing the attorney
who naturally, in the interest Of his
client, was trying to secure all the
time he could get. We think the
News is wrong in saying 1.-THE delay
will be patiently borne by the public
The public is getting very tired Of
such delays. The fact that Mr.. Hun
having no earthly relation with the
Comes trial was one Of eighteen mem
bers of the grand jury tina found a
true bill, ought not to quash a bill
of indictment and delay justice.
There is need of oyerhauling our
criminal law and criminal practice
and abOlishing such absurd rulings
as the one invoked in Moore county.
The barons at Runnymede would
never have c~ountenanced such a pre-
text to delay justice"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
TAFT AND WICk'S DILEMMA.

The occasional reader Of Puck re-
CARDS it simply as a bright and Well
illustrated journal to cause men 10
smile at its happy jests n orlglnai
pictures. 1t is that all right, put IL
is more. Puck is an able weekly ana
upon public topics generally rings
clear. 1t has done much 10 expose
the dishonesty of protection IN us
sentient editorials, as we'll as IN IT'S
Illuminating cartoons and its HAPPY
dialogues which hit the bulPS-eye. IN
the last issue is the following dialogue
that faithfully delineates the attitude
of Taft and Wickersham to the trusts,
in full.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
WALT MASON.
The Poet PHILOSOPHER

We have heard much about the
high cost Of living, but now comes
the Woman's Home Companion telling
US OF t h high cost Of dying" It
wants a crusade against prices charg-
ed by u~ndertakers. liverymen and all
others who put UP prices. If the cost
or dying continues to go UP folks will
have to quit it O. the score of econ
omy.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
UNCLE WALT

He always did his Christmas shop
ping before the final rush began. and
clerks, from w~eariness
THE EARLY near dropping, would
SHOPPER pause to bless that
sanity man. n ot
beautiful nor largely gifted, he moved
his humble sphere along, and inspira-
ton never lifted him to the shining
peaks of song. A common man, be-
w~hiskered, burly. foredoomed, it SEEM
ed, to be obscure. he did his Christ
mas shopping early. and SO his fame
will age endure. And there were
thinkers, statesmen, fighters. the
leaders of some noble cause, bards,
orators and able writer's who failed to
gain The worlds applause: they found
Dame Fortune grim and surly, no
heights of fame could they attain;
they did not do their shopping early,
so all their efforts were in vain. And
useless is your boastful yawping, for
folks will say you are a skate unless
you do your Christmas shopping be-
fore it is too ALFRED late!
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
\ BILLY DIALOGUE.

n BILLY DIALOGUE.
Tart.-Good-morrow, Wickersham!
Have you found a solution?
Wick.-Nothing definite. But
there's one thing sure: We can't go
back to competition.
Taft.-We must.
Wick.-But we can't. Morgan is
right. We can't u~nscraInble eggs.
Taft.-Well, something must be
done.
Wick.-Yes, something must be
done. The mob is clamoring for
Taft4-S-sh!
Wick.-Beg pardon-the people.
The people are clanloring for relief.
Taft know it, and the election
approaches apace.
Billy.
Taft.-Do you think it would do
any good if | mace some more
speeches?
Wick.-Without intending any dis
respect, good chief, l hardly think it
would.
Taft.-It is a pretty mess. What
are the possible courses?
Wick.-To make a great stirring
around and beating of the bushes as
if we were going to crush the Trusts
with one mighty blow Of the stuffed
club.
Taft.-That would satisfy the
Trusts. but not the people. We have
already been at hat too long. The
people have become too sophisticated
for much more Of that! What else?
Wick.-We could ignore the Trust
question, and talk about Conserva-
ton or Interstate Commerce OF some
other side-issue.
Taft.-No, that won't do. We must
Go something bou the Trusts. What
else do you think Of?
Wick-We might acquire them by
purchase or condemnation.
Taft.-Horrors: That is Social
ism.
Wick.-I know it, but you must re-
member that Socialism is becoming
very strong.
Taft-Yes, I know. That's what
worries me but we can make no con-
cessions. AS I see it, the only way
is to enforce the Sherman Law.
Wick.-To the letter?
Taft-No. According to the inter
probation of the Supreme Court. That
helps some. We surely must enforce
the laws. That's what we were elect
ed for, and we need not apologize
for it. Even the Trusts cannot
blame us for that.
Wick.-Can't they, though? They
can't, but they will.
Taft.-Perhaps you're right. Yes,
perhaps you're right. It's a knotty
problem.
Wick.-How about repeating the
Sherman Law?
Taft.-I've thought about that, but
[ don't see what we would gain by
it. 1t wouldn't solve the Trust ques-
ton. On the contrary, we might be
in g worse position than we are now.
1 admit the Sherman Law is nc good.
but If we repealed it We might have
to pass a good one.
Wick.-Yes, that's true. And the
Trusts simply wouldn't agree to a
good one.
Taft-No. They won't agree to
anything but dividends. Dear, dear,
sometimes I think we have an i'm
possible task before US!
Wick.-What do you mean by
that?
Taft mean that it is next to
impossible to find a solution Of the
Trust question which will please both
the Trusts and the people at one
and the same time.
Wick.-Tm half inclined to agree
with o. But come, chief, be Of
good cheeri Never give up the ship!
II you only can secure a reelection.
the Who'll matter can be played with
for four years more, leaving the hard
work for your ~uccessor
Taft-No. I don't believe we can
procrastinate that much longer.
Something must be done, and quickly.
Wick.|I guess you're right, Some
thing must be done
Taft-Wha hat shall it be-?
Wick.-That's the question. What
shall 1t be?
ELLIS Q. JONES.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19
Tuesday..........Dec 10, 1911
Weekly Tonic
George Elliott

George Elliott
There is no sort of wrong deeds
which d man can bear the punishment
alone. You can not isolate yourself
and say hat the evil that is in you
shall not spread. Mems lives are as
thoroughly blended with each other
as the air they breathe. Evil spreads
as naceSSarilY as disease
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

North Carolina could get rich on
apples It its people would plant more
orchards The Lenoir News states
that MI. J. F. Coffey, of Watauga
County, has taken to market this fall
ALSO bushels OF apples and has 500
more to haul The apples bring 81
per bushel,
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

college or university that does this is
doing 2 service for its students that
al the athletics never can 90, I'M
portant as physical training is known
to be.
1t is better to educate the head
than the heels.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

The Ant-Saloon League struck the
worst snag yet when it undertook to
prize h Secretary of Agriculture out
Of his Job. He seems to think life
tenure Of Office has returned without
any recall.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

Mr.. Wickersham wrongs the South
by saying officially hat onag is
quite extensively carried on In some
OF the Southern States" There are
more women held In slavery In Mr..
Wickersham's own city than in all the
South. No public officer has a right
to SANDER a whole section In an off,
cial report
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

The cotton picker must come along
II the South is to increase its cotton
crop. It is now raising more cotton
tnan It can pick. The Snithfeld
Herald says Mr.. John c. Ennis is offer
ing to give one half Of the seed cotton
to pickeEs. and cannot get help.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-19

1t Is pretty near hog-killing time
and then all North Carolina, will be
rs happy as Chatham in rabbit season.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1911-04-14
BIG FIRE At DALTON
CAUSES S25O,OOO Loss
The Hotel Dalton, Showalter
Printing Plant, Several
Stores Burned.

Fire which started in the Hotel Dali
ton, at Dalton Saturday night, did
damage amounting to $3.50, 900.
The Hotel Dalton was destroyed with
loss $85, 900 and insurance $4,000.
The big Showalter printing plant
was burned with loss of SIS, 900 to
100000 and insurance of $42,745.
The other losses were;
McWilliams Brother, loss 1925, 900;
insurance Sill. 600.
w. A. Robertson, clothier, loss $lO,-
600; insurance 81 900.
Fincher & Nichols, druggists, loss
$4,000; insurance SIS, 40.
Opera house, loss SlS, 900; insurance
$6,400
J.S Thomas, dry goods, loss SO, 900;
insurance $1,000.
Dalton Cafe, loss 81 900; insurance
81 900.
Various secret orders in lodge room
in top story OF Showalter building, loss
about So 500; insurance $500.
Dalton Buggy Company, loss OF
building owned by Julian B. Oglesby.
OF Atlanta, estimated at So, 900; insur-
ance 81 200.
Dalton Telephone Company, loss
from breaking OF wires and poles.
about So, 500.