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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
TRY ID SET TRAP
 FOR UNDERWOOD

That the bill to investigate 'the money trust" introduced in Congress by Robert Henry of Texas, A strong advocate of William Jennings Bryan, was framed for the purpose of embarrassing oscar w. Underwood, is the opinion of E. K Camp bell, who returned yesterday from Wash ington
 ''Henry's bill will be discussed in demo- cratic caucus Wednesday night" stated MT. Campbell. Tt provides for the ap- pointment of a special committee to in- vestgate the money trust Mir Under wood has taken the position that this trust should be investigated by commit tees which have already been appointed. There is every indication that the Henry bill will be defeated in caucus.
 'If the intention of the bill is to rep resent Mir. Underwood as being opposed to the investigation of the money or any other trust, and that such is its intention. 1 believe, it Is probable that the plot ters will fall to reap success. Mir Un- derwoods position is too well understood for anybody ever to labor under mis- taken idea.
 MT. Underwood Is earnestly laboring to the end that the democrats might fan 10 do what General Grant said they would always do when in power. that Is. make fools of themselves'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
BIRMINGHAM GETS .a 1914 CONVENTION International Railway Spe-
 cial Agents Will Meet
 Here in That Year

That programme of convention cities for the International Association of Rail- way Special Agents had been agreed upon, and that. Birmingham woulds be given an opportunity to entertain that body of railroad men in 1914 was the statement of M. B. Earle. president O. the association, last night.
 MT. Earle. who is inspector of special service for the Southern Railway. was elected president of the special agents association in Los Angeles one year ago. He said last night that he would leave for Buffalo today where a meeting or the board of governors would be held to arrange the June meeting which is to be held in that city. Next year the as- soeiation will go to Kansas City, where the convention will be held in the Savoy hotel and where the first organization was effected The following year. 1914, will see the convention in Birmingham Tn 1915 it Is planned to meet in San Fran cisco.
 The association embraces the whole of North America and the membership goes to England, Germany and France It is an organization of railway special agent5, representing every line in the United States and Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06

Notwithstanding that it Is against the law and that both solicitor and solicited are subject to fine and other penalties, gramme, and subscription to buy cousin Benny a wooden leg that loom up 50 strong when an election Is In sight, have put in the appearance, and the various cand@tes are being opportuned to take chance at this, and to subscribe to that, and donate to the other.
 Only the unfortunate wight of moderate means who has listened to the siren call and offered himself for public of flee can appreciate what this species O.. petty graft amounts to- In the first place there is absolutely no benefit to be de- rived from this method of graft for while they who solicit will insinuate to the "solioited," that donation will help his candidacy, they go straight away to his opponent and tell him the same thing.
 There are several men in the race for county office who have made a sacrifice to enter the contest There are others with a large bank account. To the pour man it might be said that he ought to have known better, but realizing that nc has as much right as his richer brother, that he knows that he is just as well qualified, he quits his job or mortgages his home and boldly enters the conflict.
 When his candidacy has reached the stage that he cannot withdraw, then it ia that the full "terrors of the dona- tion grafter is brought before him. He Is approached by a person carrying a list, headed something like this: We. the un-
 dersigned, promise to give the amount SC
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
|V|RG|N|AN WRITES
 F0R INFORMATION

Montgomery. February 5.-(Special.) Jennings c. Wise of Rich mond, Va,
 member of the house of representatives of the Virginia legislature. now in ses- sion, has written to Commissioner John H. Wallace, Jr., of the Alabama game
 and fish department, asking for addi-
 tional pamphlets and literature bear
 ing on the laws for the protection of
 game and fish in this state According
 to MT. Wise there is strong move
 ment on foot in the Virginia legisla- : ture to secure the passage of laws somewhat identical with the Alabama ''game laws and it is announced that there is strong demand among inc members of the legislature of the Old Dominion state for literature and pamphlets furnishing information rela ] tive to the game and fish department of this state. The press of Richmond has been unanimous in advocating the passage of game laws in Virginia sim liar to the Alabama laws and 1t is be- lieved that the movement will be sue
 cessfully consummated during the pres
 ent session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
B. A. C. TEAM PLAYS
 I. S.U FRIDAY
Local Team in Good Shape In Spite of Its Recent
 Strenuous Trip

Friday. night the southern basketball champions, the Birmingham Athletic club team, will play the Louisiana State uni versity at the Birmingham Athletic club gymnasium This will be the first game in which the champions win be seen since winning the southern champion- ship, and a large crowd is expected to attend the game to welcome the cham pions.
 The quintet which will represent the Louisiana State university is the strong est that the university has had in years. The team is composed mostly of foot ball players, and is said to be a very fast five.
 The forwards of the Louisiana State university are C. B. Johnson and Hines, who is also manager, and these two have reputation of being very good players. Johnson was a star player on the foot ball team. Evans represents the team at center, and from reports is quite a large and athletic player l.. Dupont and J !. Dupont are the regular guards while NJ ]. Johnson and Coekerham are the sub stitutes. But seven men will be along with the team
 On this trip the Louisiana State uni- versty will play several other teams. Last night the visitors played the New Orleans Young Mems Gymnastic club for the state championship. The team will stack up against the Mississippi Agri- cultural and Mechanical college today and tomorrow. Then it comes to Birming- ham the day after and plays the Besse- mer team at Bessemer, while they will contest with the Athletic club on Fri day night and will. wind up the trip in Auburn. where the play the Alabama Polytechnic Institute squad.
 Little is known of the aggregation, for the team has played but two games this season. In these contests the Louis jana State University team was able to defeat the University of Mississippi on both occasions. It is hardly to be ex- pected that the Birmingham Athletic club team will have much trouble in defeating the visiting squad, but the fight will not be runaway one, if the dope pans out right.
 Although the Birmingham Athletic club team had hard fights in every town it visited on the last trip. the boys are in good condition and will be able to get into the fight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
CAMPBELL PLEASED
 WITH THE PROSPECT
Says It Now Appears Ten nessee Delegation Will Be
 for Underwood

On returning from Washington yester- day. E. K. Campbell. manager of the presidential campaign in Alabama for most confidence in the probable success of this states favorite son.
 MT. Campbell stated that the executive committee would begin as soon as pos sible to organize the entire south, in many states of which Underwood is all ready strong. It is probable that there will be a meeting of the executive com mittee in Birmingham in the very near future.
 MT. Campbell said:
 q think oscar Underwood will be the democratic nominee. am sure that he will go into the democratic convention strongly supported and on the second bal lot will gain materially. When nominat- ed, he will be elected.
 "The party is looking for winner It's faith has not been pinned to any one man to the exclusion of others. Each can didate. or prospective candidate, is being weighed His merits or demerits are be- ing considered. They find no blemish on Underwood. and the thought of the pee pie is turning rapidly to the man, who exemplfies the tariff issue, which must be the paramount issue, if we win.
 While in Washington we arranged for strong organization in Tennes- see. That states delegation, it now appears, will be for Underwood. We are organizing in other southern states.
 .'I heard innumerable expressions of MT. underwood's popularity in the north and east. They don't seem to ask or care even that he is from the south. They say it may be an advantage be- cause people there want the opportun- ity to show that they mean what they say when they declare that the ami mosities of the war are ended.
 "It is a pleasure to see and note the great respect in which MT. Underwood is held in Washington. Everybody speaks in the highest terms of him He is the busiest man in Congress, and the House follows his leadership
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
UNDERWOOD STRONG
 IN FINANCIAL CIRCLES
Steiner Returns From New York-NO Plans Have Been Made for
 Apartment House

That no definite plans had been ar ranged relating to his proposed apart ment house at the corner of Thirteenth avenue, south, and Twentieth street, and that Oscar w. Underwood was growing stronger every day and was leading the democratic ranks at this time, was the statement of Leo K. Steiner, the well known banker who returned yesterday from trip of 10 days to New York
 MT. Steiner said in reference to Mir. Underwood that while he did not care to say that MT. Underwood was at this time stronger than Wilson, yet he was growing stronger and gaining more than Wilson
 He is the first man in the minds of financial people," said MT. Steiner, ''He is considered perfectly safe and sane. He is the best liked man in commer- cial and banking circles because the men have studied him and believe that he is to be depended upon. l believe that MT. Underwood leads all of the candidates in the estimation of the financial people,
 In regard to an apartment house that street, Mir Steiner said that while he had been considering such proposi- ton nothing was decided yet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
ELECTION TIME CRAFT
By CHARLES II. MANDY

opposite our names, etc. etc" and is shown that the fellow with the bank ac- count has "coughed up" He dare not refuse and digs down in his seanty hoard and puts up a like amount. Tt nearly eripples him and yet he knows that there are others to follow" and he begs ans borrows until the race is over, and if defeated he is practically ruined finan- cially.
 Not all the people who start some thing" about election time do 1t with any, evil intent in fact, they are often actuated by the best of motives, single instance would not amount to much 10 any candidate, rich or poor; it is the aggregate that hurts. Then again 1t ean hardly be supposed that any church, so- cety, fraternal or trade organization would under such circumstances. vio- late the law, yet when they solicit can dldates for office, be the subscriptions great or small, during the period of the candidacy they violate the law as surely as if they had entered his house and helped themselves to his money.
 Many worthy citizen whom possibly the voters of the county would be pleased to honor when asked the question why ne is not in the race for such and such an office. has replied: q can't afford to make the race" But with the "grafters eliminated he could size up his pile and possibly take a shot and in the event of defeat 1t would not mean disaster.
 The court house of Jefferson county has already been invaded the candidates for office have already been approached, the laws are plain. Who, in the interest of the candidates that are to follow, will sacrifice himself and his opportunities for election, by making the first "holler?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
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found out of the question for them to proceed.
 It was stated by Superintendent I.a- Barre that the work would probably be resumed this morning if the weather mod erated to any extent. The other worSmen, including the carpenters, filters, vim dow men and terra cotta men, all worked yesterday, being in a measure protected from the wind and weather
 II Is stated that within a few days, per- haps by Thursday, the last of the steel will be placed and the derricks in use for the building will be removed. The steel workers have made a very good record with the American Trust build ing, despite weather conditions which have somewhat acted against them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
FEDERATION ID TAKE .ITSF|RST STEP TODAY t . Seven Meetings of Strikers
 to Be Held 5 EXODUS CONTINUES
CONTINUES
Haywood Addresses Executive Cons mittec of the Striking Mill Oper- 5 atives-0utliRes Plans to =.
 Collect Funds

Lawrence, Mass, February 5.-The American Federation of Labor will take its first step tomorrow to end the Law renee strike. which Is being conducted by a rival organization, the Industrial workers of the World officials of the central Labor Union, which is affiliated with the federation. announced tonight that seven meetings would be held to- morrow when grievances of the dlfer- ent classes of workmen will be as- sembled into one statement. This state ment will be presented to the mlli agents. Other meetings will take place during the week until all classes are heard
 The exodus of workers in progress Il. lnost since the day the strike was called continues. Today a local Italian banker estimated that upward of 1000 of his countrymen had left the city in the last seven days. Many of these have returned to the old country. Many workers of Canadian extraction also . have left for their former homes William D. Haywood the labor lead CT. today addressed the executive com mittee of the striking mill operatives. outlining his programme for collect ing strike funds
 At the suggestion of Haywood a com mittee of five was appointed to secure as many children of strikers as pos sible to be sent to New York city and exhibited at mass meeting in Madi- son Square Garden in order to create sympathy for the strikers.
 Haywood announced that everything is in readiness for strike in the i've Providence mills of the American Woolen company, and action may be taken at any time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
HEALTH OFFICER ID
 VISIT COUNTIES

Montgomery, February 5.-(Special. .)-Dr. ". H. Sanders, state health officer, will visit this week several counties in the northern part of the state in the interest of his department. He will deliver ad- dresses before the county medical so- cieties in those places which he will visit, and will make a thorough investigation of the health conditions in these respec- tive communities. During a part of the week pr. Sanders will be accompanied by Dr. F. B. Moss, in charge of the state bacteriologcal and pasteur department who will explain the work that his de- partment is doing in the interest of sci ence and the public welfare.
 s Dr. Sanders itinerary includes Lauder dale county, where he will deliver an ad- dress in Florence on Tuesday; Tuscum- bia, in Colbert county, where he is scheduled tc speak on Wednesday; Deca- tur, on Thursday; Culman on Friday. -anod Calera on Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
MONKS ASKED TO
 DISCUSS CONNECTS
Will Confer With Lane Over Alleged Employment of Boy
 Conyicts

Judge A. 0. Lane. member of the city commission, has requested Col. r. [. Monks to visit the city hall and discuss the alleged employment on the streets of Birmingham of convicts IS years of age.
 As is remembered some days ago Col. Monks complained of the alleged facs that young convict of 16 was being worked with shackles on his legs. The publication of an Interview with Col Monks to this effect aroused interest throughout the city.
 IL Is probable that Col. Monks will visit Judge Lane today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
Aged Jeweler Robbed

New York, February 5.-A lone robbe entered the store of Samuel Apple oi lower Eighth avenue today. rendered { ten dollar bill in payment for rInl And while the aged jeweler opened thu safe to get the change, placed the pisto at his temple with a warning that h' would shoot if the changer made an out cry. The robbef stripped the safe of itl contents. He seized rings valued at stoJO took sisS in cash and escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
Suffering With Hydrophobia

New Orleans, February 5.-Three weeks ago w. A. Frazer of Baton Rouge picked up a forlorn looking stray puppy and carried it home Later 1t bit Mrs Frazer's finger Last night she was near death at the Charity hos pital suffering from hydrophobia The -pkyaicians held forth no hope of her . recovery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
FAMOUS CORNWALL
 CASES SET FOR FEB. I9

Judge Samuel l.. Greene will exchange benches with Judge J. C. B. Gwin of the Bessemer city court during the week beginning February 19 The famous Corn wall cases are set In the Bessemer court that week. Judge Gwin is disqualified by being an interested party to the suit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
Pisgah Meeting Today

A Yoakum Pisgah meeting will be held at 2:30 o'clock today in Simpson Metho- dist Episcopal church, Twenty-sixth street and seventh avenue. Many per sons will testify. to healing. Dr. Oxnam will give special Bible reading. All are cordially invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
ICY WIND TOO MUCH
 FOR STEEL WORKERS
No Steel Work Done On the Big American Trust Building
 Yesterday

On account of the excessively cold
 weather yesterday the steel workers on the American Trust building were not at work. The fierce wind prevailing on the streets was icy but it was so much worse ~ap top of the building that when She steel men -eported for work 1t was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
FUNERAL NOTICE

The friends of the family of the late Col. l.. W. Johns are invited to attend the funeral from the residence. The Films. Wednesday at 1 p. m. Intermert at voodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
Non-Capital Docket

The non-capitsl felony docket has heen taken up in the first division of the crlm- nal court. The second division has the misdemeanor docket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
Insufficient Wage"

We find sickness and lack of em- ployment maintaining about the same relative position in the total number of appeals this year as last. A new d. vision has been made. placing insuffi- cient wage as a cause of distress. This occurred in 24 different cases. It is deemed wise to make this distinction where the cause of distress was pro- dueed by the wage earner of the family receiving such low rate of pay, that it was impossible to continue without destroying the family unit In these instances. timely assistance in the way of temporary relief, and interest to the extent of obtaining better employment for the applicant resulted in preserving the family circle by making it self supporting without causing pauperiza- ton.
 ''rhe number of unemployed in fami- lies is somewhat lower. while the num- Der of unemployed single remains prac- tically constant.
 ''Thc most notable increase this Jan uary as compared to last, Is in the as sistance given to families This is chief lv a witness to the climatic conditions that obtain this winter as compared with the preceding one and Is represented by provisions being supplied in 149 instances as against 59 last January: coal, 42 times. as against 12 and a total of 363 cases of assistance as compared to 179 in Jan uary, 1911.
 .Jt has been the effort of the as- sociation's workers to give prompt and definite attention to all applications. In each instance temporary assistance IS given. pending further efforts on the part of our workers to institute means whereby those in distress may become self supporting without feeling the sting of being made objects of char ity. We endeavor, at all times, to stand in the attitude of the almoner of the public. believing that the facilities at our command afford better opportunity for expeditions and intelligent hand ling of the various situations than can ever be the case where indiscriminate relief. no matter how well mentioned, is applied. Yours sincerely,
 IVY. NJ. M'GRATH.
 ..Genera1 SecrelarX. '.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06
SECRETARY M'CRATH' MAKES COMP ARSON |
Charity Work During Jan-
 uary of 1911 and 1912
THE WINTER IS SEVERE
Cold Weather Has Caused Many More Application for Relief This
 Year Than Last Year

" NJ McGrath, secretary of the As sociated Charities. has compiled con- parative report of the work done by this organization in January, 1911, and Jan uarv, 1912, for the statistical showing of the increase of this year over last. This has been submitted to the board of directors of the Associated Charities and reads as follows
 Board of Directors. Associated Char
 ities. Birmingham, Ala.
 "Gentlemen: | submit herewith com parison of the monthly reports for Jam uary, 1912, with January, 19l1 In the first two paragraphs the comparison is made between individual applications and fam flies and the total number. The individual column shows the different number of Individuals and families applying the to- tai column the number of instances these different individuals and families applied to the association for assistance. We find in January. 1911, 161 individuals ap- plying for relief. as against 2O6 individ- uals applying in January, 1912. The 16l made 227 calls for assistance: the 206 applied 2S2 times. In the first in-
  cent of the total number of appeals, and in the second, 1.56, showing dis tinet gain of percentage of January, 1912, over that of the corresponding month of the preceding year, indicating thereby, a better handling of the cases, this in spite of the large increase numerically, The application list received it's growth chiefly through the source of resident and nonresident single men and women, tha- being 66 in January, 1911, and 10S in January, 1912. while the families re- mained practically constant in number
 "rhe number of cases that came to the society that had not appeared on our roll prior to January, 1912, reached 13O, this year shows cases current February 1st, 1S3 as compared with S7 q year ago, due to a new rule being adopted in this office. whereby a case must be shown to be self-supporting for a defi- mite period of one month before being marked closed.
 Complications as reported other than fin person remain practically the same this year as last, the only marked in- crease being in those who came fin per- son. This Is accounted for on the ground that a years activities have caused the knowledge of the work to become more widely known. resulting in the appeals coming directly to the office, whereas heretofore the old custom of calling on neighbors and institutions had been In vogue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-06

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