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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
LEWIS BRANSCOMB
 DIES SUDDENLY Series of MisfOrtunes As
 sails Family MOTHER IN HOSPITAL Son Breaks Arm and Daughter Is III. Lewis Attended League Sunday
 Night - The Funeral
 Arrangements
MOTHER IN HOSPITAL

The fourth of a series of misfortuneA to befall the family of Dr. L. c. Brans- comb, pastor of the First Methodist church, came yesterday morning when 1 his 1S-year-old son, Lewis suddenly died at the family home, SIS North Eighteenth street.
 1 So far as the family knew, young Branscomb had not been suffering from any disease and other than a headache Sunday night he was thought to have been in good health. He attended llp- worth League services Sunday evening at o'clock and directly thereafter went home and went to bed. complain | inS of a headache.
 Yesterday morning when pr. Brans- comb went into his room to awaken his son he found the young man breath- ing heavily He summoned physicians. 1 but their ministrations were of no avail The young man died at 10:10 o'clock yesterday morning.
 Recently Dr. Branscomb's daughter, Elizabeth, underwent two operations for appendicitis at d local hospital ana has not yet entirely recovered. Mrs Branscomb Is now in an infrmary for the same trouble. A younger son. Har- old, broke his arm about two weeks ago while playing basketball at the Brmin ngham Athletic club.
 Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Sunday school room of the First Methodist church Rev. J. D. Simpson. president of the Birmingham college, will offl- ciate, assisted by Bishop James H. Nc 1 Coy. The remains will be sent to Jones' boro, Ala, by Johns Undertaking com pany for interment The pallbearers will be Fred Ramsay, Luclen Hood, Lawrence Gregory, Edwin Weaver, Ar thur Major and Earl Stapleton, mem bers of the same class of MT Brans- comb.
 Members of the R. E. Lee Literary society will attend the funeral in a body. Lewis Branscomb was prom inent member of this organization.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

The people of Birmingham, in the first referendum election held in the history or the state. repudiated the 10 year lighting contract yesterday
 The total vote, 57Si, was divided as fol- lows: For the contract, 1891; against the contract, 3S9S The majority was POOP. The opposition to the contract was sue cessful in IA of the Is wards of the city. The Seventh ward gave a majority of i5 in favor of the contract. The Eighth ward favored the contract by the slight majority of six.
 The overwhelming majority against the contract came in the nature of sur prise. The Third, Fourth and Fifth wards, in the heart of the city, smashed the contract. The majority of the First and the majority of the Second wards was conclusive. The balloting in the Sixth was close and exciting throughout the day. When the vote was counted, by majority of only two the ward had joined the majority of others in repudiat- ing the contract
 The Ninth ward went strongly against the contract. Out of total vote of PIG the people of the Tenth ward gave the contract but 22. The Eleventh ward went against the contract by a majority of 3O The Twelfth ward cast 222 In favor of the contract, and 53S against. The Thirteenth and Fourteenth were strong l in their opposition to the contract, and in the Fifteenth, against the measure. the vote stood 137 to 3S2
 But it was left to the Sixteenth ward, that composed of Ensley and Vivian, to administer the most heartless rebuke. The vote of this ward was 1S6 for and 71i against the contract.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
CONTRACT SIGNED BY
 COMMISSION MAJORITY

The 10 year lighting contract was en- tered into by the city of Birmingham and the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company some weeks ago. The commissioners were divided, President C. Exum and Associate Commissioner James Weatherly being in favor of the contract and Associate Commissioner Lane being strongly opposed. When the majority vote made the contract living document, a clamor arose throughout the city, the result of which was the signing of a pe- titions for referendum election by the requisite number of voters. When the petition was filed the commissioners called the election, and named managers, clerks and returning officers.
 The campaign lasted one month. It was not bitter campaign. but one in which considerable interest was aroused. It was a campaign, too, in which personal equa- ton figured Those opposed to the con- tract appointed campaign committee. at the head of which was George Huddles- ton, a former alderman. This committee was rendered active assistance by Judge Lane Those in favor of the contract ap- pointed no committee, and attempted to conduct a campaign of education.
 The fight for the contract was led by officials of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, the efforts of which corporation were assisted by the majority faction of the city commission, that composed of President Exum and Mir. Weatherly.
 The day of the election was not pro bilious. and there Is no surprise expressed in that the vote was small, about half the tctal vote CT Greater Birmingham having teen cast. That the contract would oa defeated was the general prediction, sl- though 10 enc believed that the opposl- ton to the contract would be so emphati- cally expressed Throughout the day workers were employed at the polls by both factions. although It is generally admitted that the vote which was moi rolled would have only served to increase the majority of the victorious contln-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Interpretations

the probate judge as follows yesterday:
 The Union Security company. The incor- poraters and officers of the new company are c. E. Tandy, president: l.. P. Little, secretary, and J. o. Partain. treasurer The authorized capital stock is s200o and the company starts business with 5000 Of the stock paid in.
 The Western Grain company. The new company will have it's principal office in the city of Birmingham. The authorized capital stock is 5000. and the firm starts business with all of the stock paid in. The incorporaters are E. Wilkinson, who is also president and treasurer; Howard Douglas, who is elected vice president B. C. Morgan, who is secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Kept Pledges

q think the pledged word among say ages was as strictly kept as the pledged word nowadays, but they did not ac- knowledge the outsider as having tie right of troth. and so on throughout the.r idea of mol alty. This double code of morality has gone through the entire history of the human race and until thls dGalfty of morality is blended into one. the dove Of peace will not hover on the tGome of the International arbitration court The only difference between the double cods of the savage and that O. the modern man is that the former had two procedures that he employed all the time and the latter has q code for every Cay and one that he uses on special oc- casons There are times when we put aside our every day Christianity to kill. make war and steal among the men of other natlOnalities.
 '''rhe international war reacts upon the internal domestic conditions with most disastrous effects and it is this influence that causcs many countries to have been known for their murderous records among their people It Is impossible to remove the dual morality from national affairs without creating a proportionate degree Of high stendards among the domeste communities.
 "The presence of two codes of morality is not possible for the lower will drive out the higher, and ultimately result in the downfall of the nation at home and abroad. Tribes habtually engaged in war came 10 regard killing as an art and steal ing as irreproa achable, SO steeped with it did they become, and what more natural than to practice their skill among their own knspeople? The reaction of the ethics of war upon the ethics of peace is re- markably illustrated by the archives and fate of every empire and republic of the world The Esquimaux. for instance. are not war making people, and murder or horrible crime is practically unknown among them.
 'The downfall and degeneration of the Roman empire Is clearly due to the num- Der of wars made by those people and also their slave system. The gladiatorial games were but reproductions of the spectacle of war. and the day that these arena games
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Collier Going to Pana ma

New York. January 29.-Robert J, Col Ter. president of the Aero Club of Amer ica. will sail from New Orleans for Pan- anna this week and expects before his re- turn to fy across the isthmus in his aero plane. Oa his way through the air he plans to take a series of photographs of the canal He will use the same machine he loaned the United States army for scouting purposes on the Rio Grande dur ing the mobilization of troops in Texas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is- sued at the probate office yesterday: C. L. Hendrix of Birmingham to Miss Lexa Scale.
 James Romine of Birmingham to Mrs. Roseanna Throttle.
 Tom Aired of Pnkney City to Miss Rosa Mccoy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

Commissioner Weatherly dictated the following:
 The voters have expressed themselves by so decisive a majority against the lighting contract that there can be no dis rmte as to their wishes.
 They do not want 10 year contract and they lnanifestly think they should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
MIR. EXUM'S VIEW
 OF THE RESULT

When asked for a statement concern ing the result of the election, C. Exum, president of the city commission, author ized the following: "The fact of my sign ing the 10 year lighting contract of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company is sufficient evidence on my part that I thought it good contract.
 'I still think so.
 However, the form of government un- der which We are now operating provides for the right of referendum. The people have expressed themselvs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
MASONIC NOTICE

KING SOLOMON LODGE NO. 46O PRESENTS THE LECTURE ON THE GREAT PYRAMID OF EGYPT" WITH sTEREOPTICON VIEWS, BY W. F. ArDRICH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, s P. M. ALI K. A.. FIG. AND MASTER MAsONS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
WORTH KNOWING
st Prescription 0btainable for Rack
 ache and Kidneys

Mix half ounce fluid extract Buehu; If ounce Murax compound. six ounces Pd pure gin: shake bottle well each be and take in dcses of one to two Pspoonfuls after meals and at bed be-" Any druggist will mix or sup these ingredients. This mixture quickly relieve backache, rheu- |tic pains. frequent and highly col fd urination. These symptoms of lpey trouble must have prompt att
 1pn to avoid Bright's disease CT dia-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday tn the probate office showing the follow Ing transfers of property, the consider ation being 5000 or more:
 $ls5O-Mary C. Johnson to Thomas NJ. Thomason, the southwest 80 feet of lot b. in block 125. according to the plan and survey of the North Birmingham Land company
 s200o-The Birmingham Realty company to II. N. Kennedy parts of lots 1 and :. in block G76, according to the survey of the city of Birmingham by the Elyton Land company.
 s25O0-J. T. Chamblee to Mrs. May Grim and John l.. Crim lot 6, in bloci' %, ac- cordlng to the plan and survey of the West End Land and Improvement com pany.
 s1S75-The Belvedere Land company to Mary Foshee Peirce. lot 2. in block ?. according to the survey of the Belyedere Land company.
 
 were protested against marked the birth of a new conscience which had been blunted by these horrible bloodsheds. We are spending a large portion of our na-  war and are leaving the flower of our young manhood on the battle field with each war "The coming of the Christian religion was the first declaration of single standard of morality for the universe, and 1t has come down through the ages to us with d love for war"
 pr. Myers sketched briefly the gradual absorption of the war like attitude by the Christian church as evidenced by the crusades and pointed out that the flaw orable issue of the battles fought under the emblem of the cross was the decisive turn for the trend of mind that the mod ern people have today. He stated that when the Christian soldier of the crusades knelt at sunset in worship of the cross he bowed down before the handle of his sword
 In conclusion he stated "I make fore cast that the war system will be abolished within very short time. as history reck- ons time, that fighting among nations will come to be regarded as an unspeakabe crime, and such countries will be stamped as criminal nations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
Dr. Myers Speaks

pr. Myers was received with applause and began his brief address with wit tcism concerning his historical work that is studied in the schools.
 "I want to tell you how it happens that a double heritage of war and peace has come down to our western civilization from the barbarous tribes and the Chris tian religion" said Dr. Myers, and so we start from the beginning. In the first place the accounts given by travellers among the ancient races are contradic- tory in character and this is due, l think, to their failure to look on both sides of the shield of the people whom they en- countered This matter of fusing the al- legiance to Mars with the worship of the Prince of Peace is one of the most important issues of the worlds history and to you and your generation is vital turning point.
 "Savagas had two codes of morality, one that they followed for their kinsmen and one that applied to other tribesmen or outsiders They recognized truth and re- gard for fife among their own tribes but considered it commendable to treat falsely and kill tue members of the white races or their enemies. They did not have one standard or morality and therein lies the difference between the martial and peace ful spirit The fact that Cain killed Abel receives it's worst feature from the rela- tionship of brothers involved. according tc the ancient writers, for they did not look upon killing foreigners then any more than we hesitate to slaughter aul- rnals now. The day may come when 1e will not do this even
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30

have rates more favorable than those ex- pressed in the contract.
 q bow to the will of the majority of my constituents, and feel no personal re. sentiment or disappointment at the re- suit"
 A. H. Ford, president of the Birming ham Railway, Light and Power com rany, will not return from New York until Thursday. His assistant, however, Matt s. Sloan, when asked for state ment. replied: We have nothing to say.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
JUDGE LANE PLATED
 OVER THE RESULT

Judge Lane, who ehampioned the cause sustained so positively by the people of Birmingham, was elated when seen last night. q am heartily delighted" said he, that the people were victorious, and that their victory was so overwhelming. felt positive that we would win, but the sats- faction of victory known Is sweet, in- deed"
 When asked what action the commission will take following the defeat of the contract, Judge Lane stateds By the provisions of the bill which created the commission form of government and pro- vided for referendum elections, it is now the duty of the commission to rescind It's formal action-that is, 1t is the duty of the commission to rescind the con tract"
 He intimated that at the regular meet 1 ing of the commission this morning res olution to that end will be introduced.
 We will then proceed" continued the Judge, ''to formulate another contract along lines which we hope will be con sidered by the people more equitable than those pursued in the first instance. have no desire to act unfairly toward the company, and feel sure that as a result of our future action everybody will be satis- fed"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
DR. MYERS SPEAKS . WORLD WIDE PEACE Heard at High School and Howard College  HE TELLS OF SAVAGES
 
Noted Historical Authority Illustrates How Greed for War With For eigners Has Been Handed
 Down Through Ages

Dr. Philip Van Ness Myers of Cin- einnatl, one of the most distinguished scholars of the United States, historian and author, delegated by Dr. ClaXton, federal commissioner of education, to tour the larger colleges and universities of the south in behalf of the peace and arbitration movement, was welcomed in this city yesterday by an audience of over 1000 students and their friends at the Birmingham High school
 The eminent visitor was detoured to this city to address the High school pu- pills many of whom have spent hours Of companionship with the Myers history, now in current use. The subject an nounced for his speech was Peace and Arbitration"
 pr. Myers addressed the University of Alabama last Saturday evening and will speak at Auburn college tonight Inn mediately at the conclusion of his High school address he was motored to How ard college at East Lake, where he de- ivered the same address.
 pr Morris Newfeld, rabbi of the Tenn pie Emanu-El of this city, and a pupil at the University of Cincinnati during the time that pr. Myers filled the chair or history, presented the speaker to the student body with a few remarks of ap- preciation and expression of regard Tor his erstwhle instructor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-30
STATEMENT IS MADE
 BY MIR. WEATHERLY

IT accept their verdict. :,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-17

MOES the growth of liberty in our age mean the limitation
~ of government power? Governor Wilson says it does.
Theodore Roosevelt takes sharp issue with him and says
a vital one. President Taft has said that government should be
hy "a small representative class which does not directly touch
the question, although it comes nearest to the Wilson definition,
for in a government that has no restraints of law and regula
tons by government the small representative class controlling
the moneyed and industrial and transportation interests is bound
10 rule. The cry of the age is for laws in restraint of trusts
and monopolies, for laws to promote the health and wel-being
of the people, such as pure food, sanitary, employers liability
and other similar laws; for laws to protect women and childhood
from industrial greed. The only way we can get these benefits
is by legislation, In other ages and in Europe under klngshps
The statute laws bore heavily upon the people. These laws were
enacted by Il small representative class and the masses had no
say. The demand then was for repeal or reform of the laws,
FOR less of this arbitrary and oppressive government. Society
was primitive then compared with that of today. The enormous
units of power had not arisen to throttle a nation and challenge
government itself. Formerly it was the king who abused his
power and that power should be curtailed to give the people
liberty. Now it is the trust and the railroad and other cOmbi
nations that abuse their power, and it is for the new sovereign,
are to have a more limited governmental power where shall
we begin? Shall we wipe out the Interstate Commerce Com
mission, repeal the pure food laws, abandon the forestry laws
and, above all, repeal the antitrust act? The question seems
10 be the kernel of the great controversy that is going on in
our country today. And it should be added that every trust and
every predatory interest takes the view that the powers of the
government should be curtailed to give TO the strong greater
liberty to Cypress the weak.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-17
TAFT TO DISCUSS
NEW YORK TICKET
Believe President Will Urge
Leaders TO Choose Slim
son for Governor.

BEVERLY. Mass, Sept. 17.-Presi-
dent Taft and the Republican lead
ersr of New York State will meet in
New York city September "a to dis
cuss the State ticket which the Re-
publican convention will choose.
Although the President has a we'll
established policy of not meddling
with State politics, ii is believed that
he will urge the nomination of Sec
rotary of Wal Henry l.. Stimson for
governor. 1t is said on good authority
that the President in his private
opinion Is strongly in favor of Mr..
Stimson being chosen, although he
has thus far refrained from making
any public declaration of his ideas
on h question.
With the President at the New York
conference will probably be National
Chairman Hilles. George r. Sheldon,
treasurer of the Republican National
Committee; William Barnes, ir., and
other men high in the councils of the
Republican party in New York State
The Presidents visit to New York
will be made while he is on his way
to Altoona, Pa, where he is to adj
dress the Civil War Governors AS
ISOLATION a week from Wednesday.
He will be back in Beverly the fol-
lowing day.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-17

cTe HE only thing that could have given any Importance to the
latest attack upon the good name of our city, inspired
as it was by a fanatic dislike of the German-American
population, was the communication by the Governor, sent broad
east for publication. giving official countenance to the libel
The communication implied belief in irresponsible statements
that reflect so injuriously not only on the city and county
authorities, but on thousands of respectable people. Newark
has had in the past periodical experiences of this character.
Adventures brought to our city by a few prohibition zealots
have earned their wage by depicting Newark as given up to
the worst vices. The Newark community has learned how to
regard these hired slanderers. And no attention was paid TO
the lfbelous communication TO the Governor until it was received
from him with what amounts TO an Endorsement. 1t can truth
fuHy be said of Newark that in its public morals it stands among
the best cities in the country. 1t is needless in this community
TO speak in defense of the great Kruger Auditorium, the gift of
Il public spirited citizen, which as Il civic centre has contributed
30 much to the promotion of the civic spirit in a large and
populous section of Newark and is now Newark's largest and
most favored public hall.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-17
How the Campaign Progresses
Progressive Democratic Republican
IS TARGET
IN SPEECH BY I. R.
Charged With Lacking Knowl-
edge of Functions of Amer
lean Government.

Los ANGELES. Sept. 1I-Colonel
Roosevelt is today well on his way on
the speaking tour he will make
through Arizona and New Mexico.
In this city last night he delivered
a speech marked by severe criticism
of Governor Wilson. although the
colonel prefaced it by remarking that
he wanted to be courteous to Gov
ernor Wilson, my antagonist"
Roosevelt principally taxed the
Democratic candidate with possessing
"a sad lack of knowledge of the func
tions of the American government.
This, he declared, Governor Wilson
showed when he gave in New York
last week his theory of governmental
control of corporations. Wilson, the
speaker declared, had evidently been
getting his knowledge of government
out of dry books 1.-The Governor
finds from his books that the gov
ernmental power is lessened when the
people take the power into their
hands, said the colonel.
Wilson'S remedy for the evils OF our
industrial system, the colonel SAD.
was a national straitjacket,'
which would squeeze the power Of
the government until the corpora
lions would nave no restraint placed
upon them.
THAT he said, lis exactly wnat
the Rockefellers, the Harrimans ana
the other heads of the immense I
porations want"
The colonel also paid some compll-
ments to President Taft.