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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
SUITS FILED IN THE
 COURTS YESTERDAY

The following were among the suits filed in the circuit court yesterday; l.. B. Blitchington vs. Birmingham Wa terworks company. The plaintiff claims the sum of 5000 for an alleged unlawful cutting off the water supply at his resi- dence.
 Floyd Cobb. by next friend, J. H. KeI- ley, vs. Alabama Fuel and Iron com pany. The plaintiff claims the sum of s5o0o for alleged personal injuries re- ceived while employed at the company mines.
 C. IT. Corn vs. the Birmingham Rail- way Light and Power company, w. K McAdory and John P. DeJarnette The plaintiff is suing the parties for s1O,Oot damages alleging that he was falsely ar rested on a charge of "unlawfuly giving away or disposing of a transfer"
 Walter Cordell vs. Warrior Pratt Coal company. The plaintiff claims the sum of s20,O00 damages for alleged personal injuries received by fall of rock while working fin the mines of defendant com pany.
 C. B. Nuckolas vs St. Louis and San Francisco Railway company. The plain tiff claims the sum of 5000 damages, all legfng that he was carried beyond his destination.
 In the city court the following suits were filed:
 W. l.. Leonard vs. the Taxicab and Touring Car company. The plaintiff claims the sum of sl5OIO for alleged per. sonal injuries received by being struck by taxieab.
 Will Shememan vs. Louisville and Nash vile Railroad company. The plaintiff claims the sum of $500 for an alleged failure to deliver goods.
 Wesley Creasley vs. Galloway Coal com pany. The plaintiff claims the sum of 5000 damage for alleged personal in juries by an explosion of dynamite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
ROOSEVELT MEN ARE
 OFF FOR CHICAGO
J. o. Thompson and Others to Attend Conference in Interest of the
 Former President

For the purpose of attending meeting of leading western politicians bent on the nomination of Colonel Theodore Roose- welt, for the presidency, J. o. Thompson and other local republican leaders left yesterday for Chicago. The meeting will be for the purpose of getting information from western leaders and outlining a course of action to be followed.
 MT. Thompson. who has run the risk of official displeasure for advocating the former president, is keenly interested in the renominaton of the famous colonel and will do everything in his power to turn the tide away from President Will liam H. Taft.
 The Chicago meeting, in the opinion of political students, is of gerat importance as far as it relates to the republican party's future
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
ARREST BANKERSTO |. TEST REVENUE LAW City Believes Laws PrOvi- SiOns Will Not Hold TEST ON LICENSES Bank Officials Give Bond Immediately and Case Will Be Given
 First Hearing on
 February 24

l The first step was taken yesterday to , test the revenue section of the recently enacted banking regulation, when Al C. 1 Garber, cashier of the Merchants and Me chanics Trust and Savings bank: Eugene F. Enslen of the Jefferson County Say ings bank, and Leo K. Steiner of Steiner Bros, private bankers, were placed under bond by J. J. Boggan, license collector
 The arrests were by an agreement be- tween the bankers and the city to the effect, it is said. that the three arrests should be made and the constituionality | or the banking enactment tested All of he bank officials arrested gave bond im- mediately In the sum of SlO0 to appear before Recorder Hugo L. Black February l A, when the legal battle will open up. With the exception of the three banks named above, all of the banks of the city have paid the full license tax required by the city schedule.
 The recently enacted banking act places the licenses 10 be paid by such jnstitu- tons at very low figure, ranging from $25 to $50. However. the city in drafting tho license schedule placed the amount to be secured on a graduating scale rang
 ing from $io0 to s45o The refusal to pay the higher amounts was determined upon to make the test
 It is said by Collector Boggan that the city attorney is of the opinion that the bill is unconstitutional as it relates to the revenue clause. and that a test will | result in the revenue clause being, knocked into cooked hat"
 If was stated yesterday by Commis- sioner A. O Lane of the department of justice that only one of the three above mentioned bankers would be tried. He said the other cases would be followed only after one of the cases had been decided one way or the other Commissioner Lane went further and said he was of the opinion that the bill was not constitutional and that 8 test of its legality would result in the city winning out.
 In connection with the tests started on the banking laws, 1t was given out yesterday that immediately after the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company proposition is ended, which Will be next Tuesday, the tests against tho Birmingham Waterworks com pany will he started not only to col lect the license claimed to be due by the city, but to shave the rates now charged by the company for water.
 The commission held meeting yes terday for the purpose of passing upon pay rolls and transacting other routine matters. Two delegations of taxpayers were present at the meeting to ask for street arrangements in their neigh borhoods. The matters were referred to Commissioner Weatherly for action. Forney Johnston of the Tidewater com pany appeared before the commission and requested certain changes in the main line of the Tidewater company. which were granted The proposition of allowing the line to go through an edge of Avondale park was not off, ficially discussed yesterday. The next meeting will be Tuesday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday in the probate office showing the fol- lowing transfers of property, the consd- eration being s1000 or more:
 s2OOo-Charles W. Capps and wife to Mrs. Pearl M Hawkins. lot IS in block 24 according to the survey of the West End Land and Improvement company.
 80, o,000-Malvina H. Quin and R. A. Quin to James F.. Penney, the east half of lot 16 and the west half of lot 17, in block 9s, according to the survey of the city of Birmingham.
 s2250--C. B. Pyeatt and wife to J. F.. Burks, lot in block in E. T. Fields ad- dition to Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Advance in Rates Suspended

Washington, February 9,-Advances in freight rates proposed by transcontinental railroads were today suspended by the interstate commerce commission fir February & until August 2S. The proposed increases have been under investigation. but it was found impossible to conclude the inquiry within the period originally fixed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Building Permits

Building Inspector w. O. Mathews s- sued the following permits yesterday morning:
 S1OQ0-To Ada Grant for one story frame building in East Birmingham at Second avenue and Fifty-first street.
 s30O0-To Charles E. Mason for two story frame building at North Thirty second street and Fourteenth avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
THE IAx-FOs WAY

If you had medicine that would strengthen the liver, the stomach, the kidneys and the bowels, and at the same time make you strong with a sys- temic tonic don't you believe you would soon be well?
 That's The Lax-Fos way" We ask you to buy the first bottIe on the money back plan, and you will ask your druggist to sell you the see. ond.
 It keeps your whole insides right. There Is nothing else made like Lax Eos. s-tU
 Remember the name-LAX-FOS.
 
 \. .& F. CREAMERY BUTTER, 3scy FRESH EGGS, J5c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
W. [. B|EDERWOLF SPEAKS ON GODS DETECTIVE AGENCY Declares Sin Will Always Bring Punishment to
 the Sinner MOTHERS HELD MASS MEETING YESTERDAY Mass Meeting of Boys Tomorrow. Laflamme Speaks on Missions.
 Dr. Stelzle Offers Social and
 Civil Recommendations
Today's Programme for the Men and Religion Forward Movement

a,S0 o'clock p. m.-Grand Final Union institute at the First Meth
 ) odist church. The visiting experts
 ) will all be present and submit re-
 concentrations for the betterment
 } of the city.
 o'clock-Platform meetings in , the different districts. At the First ) Methodist church in the central dis
 } triet the Rev W. E. Biederwolf
 } will talk on Evangelism; at the , Highland Presbyterian church in , the southside district Dr. Waite } will speak on Boy Work" at the } First Presbyterian church In Ems . ley A M. Brunner will address the , meeting on "Commnnity EXten-
 , sion;" at the West End Baptist , church H. F. Laflamme will talk D on Missions" and at the Fifty ? sixth Street Baptist church in ? woodlawn F. S. Goodman will talk } on Bible Study"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
STEAMED OR STOLEN

FROM 2217 FIFTH AVENUE, ONE HORSE ABOUT 18 HANDS HIGH, DLAZE FACE, BACK FEET WHITE !, COLUMBUS SURREY AND LAP ROBE. SUITABLE REWARD AID NO QUESTIONS ASKED FOR RETURN TO 1881 ELEVENTH AVE, SOUTH.
 F. M. EDWARDS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Educational Work

The second feature of the missionary task Is educational. and lies out in tha { section of the world where one-half the entire human race cannot tell one letter from another. Apart from those lands in which the Bible exists in the language of the common people 1. e.. Great Britain, Germany and Protestant North American, and in which Christ is worshipped cul- ture Is at premium. Christ and general cuture are as inseparable as cause and effect The education of the world de- bends on the worlds evangeization.
 ''The third feature in the moral task. Take war for example. MT. Charles ". Fairbanks, former vice president of the United States. on returning from his world tour after inspecting carefully mis- sions in the great lands of the east af- hrmed that one American mission station is q more potent factor In preserving tho peace of the world than a fleet of Amer ican batteships. The worlds pacifica- ton and the worlds evangelization are nextrcably linked.
 "The fourth feature is the sustentation of the world. Protestant Christian lands are vastly wealthy. Others shafe off un- til abject poverty exits in it's most terrible forms in the heart of heathenism. The fabulous wealth of Christendom is due tn the corporation that Is made possible by cooperation and that by credit; credit de pends upon character and in the nnal analysis character proceeds from Christ. The sustentation of the world. Ifs ma terial progress. depends upon the evan gelization of the world. and finally tue social uplift of the world awaits the proclamation of the only faith that builds hospitals and makes possible the brother hood of man. sH
 The other aspect of the two-fold task exists in the home church. Here tho chief foes of missions are-ignorance, in- difference, disunlon. selflshness and pray
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
World Social Changes

Ut has been only six years since the inhabitants of Russia were given civic and religious liberty. 1t has been only two years since the Chinese were given repre- sentation in the national government. 1t has been only two years since the people of India participated in their own gov ernment. It has hardly been three years since the Ottoman empire was given con stitutional government These colossal changes in the political and social con ditions of the globe have been directly or indirectly the result Of missionary ef- fort. and the new conditions which they have developed now call for an entirely new scale of missionary service, if Chris tianity is to be made a vital factor to them
 '1he first feature of the task in the non-Chrstian world is the religious feat ure. The salvation of the world and the evangeliZation of the world are mex tricably linked. Apart from the gospel no religion satisfies the need Of the human heart in it's craving to know the one God as against the confusing pantheons of heathenism, to know God as spirit as against the gross materialism of idolatry to know God only in His character as against the monstrous immoralities of heathen deities, and to know God in His human revelation as the Saviour of sin ful man, a revelation utterly unique. The progress of the gospel Is evident from the fact that whereas the first ,000000 of converts from heathenism took 96 years to win. the second million came in the next l2 years, and the advance is now so rapid as to insure the third million within six NparS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10
Boys Meeting Sunday

Sunday afternoon Dr Waite will ad- dress the great mass meeting of boys at the First Presbyterian church "The Secret of Speed" will be the subject dis cussed by Mir. Waite, who. as a former football player and member of the Amer fear track team, entered in the Olympic games at Paris. Is well prepared to talk on the matter of speed. Every boy In the city over IA years of age is invited to attend this meeting.
 At the Woodlawn meeting last night Mir Waite stirred large crowd of boys and men in a discussion of "The Boy s Religion .
 One of the most interesting features of the platform meetings last night was IL r. Laflamme's address on missions at the First Methodist church in the central dis trict. These district platform meetings will close tonight. Since the beginning of the week each one of the experts has visited all of the districts and addressed large audiences on different phases of the Men and Religion Movement In his ad- dress on missions at the First Metho- dist church last night the Rev. Laflamme said in part:
 "A world wide change in mission meth ods Is demanded if the problem of the evangelizatlon of the world is to he solved" declared MT. Lanamme. "The old scale of missionary service Is utterly in adequate for new world. In two decades over ,000000,0o0 people. who were slaves to a despotic government q generation ago, have received civic freedom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

hurried automobile trip to a number of the schools of the city, accompanied by Joseph McDavid and Physical Director West of the Young Mems Christian asso- ciation. At 9 o'clock MT Waite spoke to the boys of the Junior High school at the Paul Hayne school: at 9:30 o'clock he spoke at the University High school. at 10.o at the Birmingham High school pr. Stockdale visited the Ensley High school and the Birmingham college and Dr. Laflamme spoke at the Birmingham Medical college and Howard college yes- terdaY morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-10

CONTINUED ON PAGE
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

TrivIe Hanging by Alabama Mob.
MOBILE. Ala, Dec. "a message
from choctaw county says that three
Negroes were hanged by lynchins
mob early today. Six more Negroes are
en- route TO this city for safe-keeping
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Dec. g.
When the next session or congress
convenes In Washington, Congress.
man Vim. Kent OF Marin county will
make a vigorous effort 10 secure strin.
gent laws limiting immigration 20 this
country.
Kent's idea on immigration are the
outgrowth OF his sympathy for the
victims OF industrial oppression and
very different from those OF many op-
ponents or immigration who object 10
the foreigner on narrower grounds.
He believes that the presence OF
large bodies OF unassimilated foreign
workmen iniects race and national
prejudice into the relations between
employer and employee. already too
severely strained by other points OF
difference. and that this prejudice
dulls the conscience OF the employer
Until he is quite willing 10 exploit the
workers 10 the limit OF his power
I'VE haven't established Justice
amongst ourselves yet" saws Kent.
explaining whv he Is going 10 work
FOR laws limiting immigration 10 this
| country. The labor unions and -
Socialists are working in different
ways to establish better conditions
for the under god, but so long as we
| continue TO import people 10 do our
! dirty work that long will we not have
Justice or democracy.
IF We stor importing people 20 do
our dirty work we will find. first, that
there will be a lot less dirty work TO
10. and then we will come secondly
20 a realizing sense that any work
! that has TO be done isn't dirty work
THE only people who profit from
! he infux OF foreign workers are the
people who are possessed of privilege
that Is. the men who own the rail-
big industries that EMPLOY labor. the
people who are in a position To force
others TO work for them.
MY point is that on the basis OF
sociology and democracy We can't es-
tablish Justice while We continue to
compllcate our problem by importing
cheap labor.
Another question is how irreconcil-
able with American institutions the
foreigners we get are. wouldn't go
40 far az to cav we are 20 much bet
ter than anvhodv else but we don't
want q stratihed society. and III our
Immigrant. are not able TO mingle
with our native population We shsll
have qualification, with a different
ethical code and a d'rerent set or
preiudices for esch strata.
Newt we will have one race on top
and the other on the bottom. which
means an sristocracv.
DENSITY of population under unfair
conditions tends to more and more
misery When we talk about the
beneHfs OF Increased population we
are guilty Of a fallacv unless we have
a good average OF wellbeing. Density
more 10 be rated OF by the people
who enjoy privilege.
another evil result OF unrestricted
mmiCraticn IL that II creates density
of population where there IL no ex-
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
BOSS COX'S COMPANY Is
PROBED BY GRAND JURY

CINCINNATI. o, Dec. s,--A grand
jury. sworn specially TO probe the
Trust company OF which George Is.
Cox. deposed Republican leader OF Gin
cinEatI. was president began work to-
day.
4 typewrltten report covering 100
pages prepared by Howard Rank.
UGlttd States department OF justice eN-
uminer, and Examiner Vaughan. OF tho
s,ate departmt nj. was submitted. It
revealed the history OF the bank. and
the conduct OF It's officers, through
which stock FOLDERS have lost approX-
mately Sl.0OO.00o. according TO es-
timateA
II has been known for months that
CoX's nrGncial institution made loans
OF tiels,l00 10 the Ford johnson Chair
company, now In receivership, accept
ing as security stock that has proved
worthless
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
THREE MEN VICTIMS
OF SERIOUS ACCIDENTS

Daniel Mcmahon, AZ years old. OF
No. 70 West Jefferson-aye.. was run
down by a Michigan Central engine
while walking the tracks near The
Grand Riyer-ave. intersection, Sundsy
afternoon. and his left arm was
crushed on near the shoulder. lie
was taken TO Grace hospital, and Is
suffering SO badly from shock that
his recovery Is doubtful.
Joseph Spunk. 35 years old. OF no
665 Gartield-ave.. was badly injured
about the head when struck by a
Crosstown car At Forest-ave. and
Riopelle-st-, Sunday afternoon. He
was taken 10 Grace hospital
Duncan Kennary. 80 years old, e.
No. S42 Franklin-st.. was struck oy
an unidentified automobilist at Jeffer-
son-ave. and Walker-sL and his left
leg was fractured. lie was taken TO
ST. Mary's hospital
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

This has been a day of distraction
or me.
In the FIRST place It's nerve lacking
nough TO have to 60 about with q
rice on your head. az II were, wait
ng for some bold stranger to identify
GU as Mysterious Minnie" In the
econd place It's simply demoralizing
o know that the original Minnie,
whose Job you have taken, is onto
you and Is liable any moment the
vhim seizes her To betray YOU To a
confederate and demand the s2b re.
ward offered by the Prosecnium
heater Add TO this the fact tina,
he expects you to divide up your pa,
It'll her on pain OF Grabbing" tn,
Enterprise, and you have a mild ides
4 the uneasiness felt.
For one thing and another had KEEP
ne from meeting the ex-Mysteriou
tinnie and dividing with her. coul,
Expect her on my trail any moment.
hoped, however, would re
through the day safely, until on
prominent corner saw edging towar
ne with a determined look in her ey
he same old lady who came nea
capturing me before. made
Wild rush for escape.
My way led into an Office building
went quickly To the third floor, raj
nto a vacant ONCE. the door OF which
as open, and hid myself there Sool
heard the gay sounds OF the searcl
me In the hall, but had close,
he door and snapped the lock. The,
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
TWTXT CHURCH
And UNION GIRL
HAS TO DECIDE
Knotty Problem for Miss Bea-
trice Phillips, Factory
Worker
HER CHURCH HEARS
SHE is CHASING SCABS
In Letter From ConsistOry u
Told Her Work Is Not Prop
er for Christian

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Dec. s.-Lit'
tie beatrice Phillips, aged IS, has had
70 decide one OF the biggest questions
a mortal can decide. She las had 10
choose between the church in which
she was baptised. in which she grew
to young womanhood, and the labor
union that is fighting to give her and
her fellow girl workers a chance to
live honestly and healthily.
She chose the union!
Beatrice was one OF the girl work
ers in a Kalamazoo corset factory
whe organized a union about a year
ago, and demanding better working
conditions and living wages. we've
forced to strike. Their chief weapon
Al that strike was prayer.
When the strike was ended her EN-
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09

did not find me. For safety's sake
remained In there quietly for several
hours. II was very late In the even
Ing when | made up my mind to ven.
ture out. Then | couldn't. The doo'
had some sort OF a patent lock and
II wouldn't yield.
For an hour I puzzled over my pre-
dicament had to get out OF there,
| couldn't stay there all night. Final.
ly | went TO the telephone and APP.
pealed TO the IRE department, telling
them | was a stenographer locked In
by accident
l hadn't counted on them coming
In for me with a ladder But that.
what they did. the boobs! suppose
they desired TO stage a thrilling res
cue. And worst OF all a fireman came
and escorted me out through tho
front window and down the ladder.
Half way down the ladder he stop.
ped and sized me up. Then my blooc
curdled an he said:
You are Mysterious Minnie from
the Proscenium theater, the hand
soonest little playhouse In the Unite,
Statesl"
Ticket" snapped. Have you go
a ticket 10 the show--you know yo,
have to have one. or you can't CLAIM
the reward"
Sure" he chortled. i've got com
plimentary"
(Continued.)
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
ARRESTED FOR FAILING
TO SETTLE BOARD BILL

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tamsski, OF No
sos Junction have decided that a
board bn OF sls050, due them from
Tdmaskfs 26-year-oli brother John
ia naski. Is sufficiently large. and they
had him arrested when he refused TO
settle. Monday morning
And inst was not all. Mrs. Tamaski
explained. She said that John, In spite
OF the Zig board blu LETT the house and
went to Muskcgon where he promptly
was arrested for stealing lot OF
clothing from a roommate Brother
Joseph paid his nne and had him re-
leased, the woman says.
Then Joseph. taking the prodigal
back home suggested that II was time
that John started 20 llquidate his debts.
John refused. and the arrest followed.
Citizens are agitating 10 secure a
complete geological collection for
Cleveland.
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
BATTLESHIPS COST MORE
UNDER EIGHT-HOUR Law

WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-An increase
OF s3S per ton II construction OF bat
tlesh.ps has resulted from the adop-
tion OF the eight-hOur law In the Unit
cd states navy yards according TO the
annual report OF the bureau OF con-
structlon and repair, issued today. Un-
der the l0-hour day the average cost
rer ton was si77, while under the
eight-hour law u has reached s2l5.
Despite tho Increased size OF war ves-
sells the report states there has been
no change Ia the time required for
construction which ~ more rapid than
anywhere else In the world
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
IT'S Best
To Have

ready to use at first sign Of trouble
the best corrective for any disorder
of the organs of digestion. The
earlier you seek relief the easier
it will be to get it-and the more
certain it will be that the trouble
will not lead to something worse.
1t Is universally admitted that
The Detroit times., 1912-12-09
CENSUS BUREAU ISSUES
SPECIAL COTTON REPORT

WASHINGTON. Dec. "a specil,
census bureau cotton report today ca
timated that the number OF bales
gnned 10 Dec |, out OF the 1912 crop,
was l1.s44.432. compared with 1856.
S07 for 1911. Round bales included
were 1897. compared with 1896 for
1911 Sea Island Included was 51,275
bales. against 1886 for 1911.