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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Moving to the City
, Lrditnr. nf The Age-Hernld .

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 ''Does this car go to the St. Vincents 8 lospital?" "Yes sir" The gentleman mak- ing the inquiry was a countryman. "Will you share this seat with me?' Thank you" Continuing, he said: "I have a brother who is railroad man that is badly hurt ,and I am hurrying to his bed side" Do you follow the same business!' "No, sir. l am a farmer, and live in Shelby county. Last spring my wife ana the children grew discontented and want ed me to sell our home and move to the city My wife said the children needed more and better advantages. But, wife, what can 1 do in town2' You can take a part of the money from the sale or the farm and so into business. Don [ you know that them sharp, quick business city fellers, educated from boyhood along commercial lines. would soon have me in the hands of the sheriff. and before we knew it the other little money would be gone. Then where would we be? Like a craft on the sea without pilot noatlns here and there.
 Some of our kin might hear of our mis- fortune and come to our aid, and carry us back to the old neighborhod, and may be We could rent our old home, and MT. Hunt might advance a years supplies and sell US an old worn out mule and take mortgage on the crop, and you and the children.
 Stop, husband, we won't sell our home, and fl you should at any time l will not sign the papers. 1 will explain 1t all to Lucy and Mary and Shelley
 Children, we have been talking about selling our home and moving to the city, where we can go to the nickel shows and see the big store windows full of pretty things, and how beautiful the girls dress, and how gay they look riding in their au- tonlcbiles over the smooth streets, looking as lovely as butterflies. Now, father and l have talked this matter over, and I want to tell you children that all that glitters is not gold
 All right, mother, we will stay at home. raise plenty of chickens and cows and hogs and vegetables, and father is a good farmer, and we will have plenty of corn and wheat; we will plant orchards and vineyards and can fruit for winter. You can help us to improve and beautify the home and father will give us good newspapers, magazines and other liter ature 10 make the time pass pleasantly.
 !" We can occasionally take trip to town with Brother Shelley and see the shows and others-sights. So we'll talk no more about moving to the city,"
 J. LAWLER DARBY.
 Birmingham, April 4, 1912.
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ship, armed with Knowledge and forti- fled by learning
 Young ladies and gentlemen, your mission Is one of the highest and noblest that ever engaged human ac- tivty The future destiny of the state
 s largely in your keeping. Your pro- fesson has its hardships, it's trials, it's nerye-racking labors, yet you have the consideration of knowing that you are performing a great public service and that the future rulers of state and na>1 ton, the leaders of thought and ac- ton, may be in your care and that you may have the power to shape their destines or to determine their careers. Teach them to cherish the high idealG and noble traditions of the old south s teach them that success in life Is nou 10 be measured alone by wealth or bus-i
 mess supremacy. but by the acquisition of character and the cultivation of alL those graces of heart Ind mind which Iconstitute true manhood, the posses-i sion of uoble ideals and the capacitS to do those things which will benefit the race. which will advance our civili- zation and which may justify their' names being enrolled among those who, have rendered lasting and efficienG service to state and nation" ..
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 pimples and he advised me to try Cuticura Soap and Cutcura Ointment which did. I would wash my face first with hot water and Cuticura Soap, and then put on some Cuticura Ointment. let it stay on five minutes and then wash my face again with the Cuticura Soap. II would draw the blackheads out as nice. and the pinples, oh say. it was one grand relet 10 20 among my friends and be jolly again. After using two cakes Of Cuticura Soap and two boxes of Cuticura Ointment, my face is as smooth as if there never had been piInple on it. cannot speak too highly of the Cuti- cura Soap and Ointment. and hope others will profit by them as much as have. I know they will after giving them inst ons trial" Signed Arthur L. Caswell May 6. 1911.
 Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold by druggists and dealers throughout ths world. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p book on skin and scalp treatment. Address, "Cuticura." Dept. I, Boston. Tender-faced men should shave with Cutcura Soap Shaving Stick
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
.T|DEWATER COMING UP FIFTH AEENUE Steam Flow Now Working at Fifteenth Street APPLY IN BESSEMER Company Seeks to Get Municipal Lighting of the City-Work
 Now Progressing Very
 Rapidly

A steam driven blow, which would bring joy unconfined to tired country lad' is upturning Fifth avenue in the neigh borhood of Fifteenth street for the rails of the Tidewater Street railway.
 aWork has progressed to that point on the paved street and it was stated yester- day that the upper portion of Fifth ave nue would be disturbed by the road huild- CTS within the next few days, The two construction forces of the Tidewater company. one working from the east and the other from the west. will meet about the Terminal station. 1t is believed. The street car line grading will be done with" in a short time now.
 In connection with the Tidewater com pany it was announced yesterday that an application had been filed with the city council of Bessemer by the Tidewater for the municipal lighting of that city Il was stated by local officials that the company proposed to actively seek cleo tric lighting from private consumers and the cities.
 strict departure from the usual pub lie utility corporation methods was em- ployed by the Tidewater company at Bessemer in that no list charges were filed for the service, it being stated that the company would gladly allow the city and the council the right over the scale of prices charged.
 The Tidewater company will not build a power plant at this time, because the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com pany has contracted to furnish power to the company from it's large surplus at Ensley The contract cannot be abrogated by either company until about one years notice has been given. In that length of time the Tidewater company would be enabled to build and equip power plant of it's own. The bonds for thai proposition have been underwritten, but il is considered undesirable to built and equip the power plant under the existing satisfactory circumstances unti the consumption of electricity has grown greater on the lines of the Tidewatei system.
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president; II. G. Sellers, NJ D., vice press, ident. H. A. McKinnon. NJ. D., vice presl- dent; M. C. Scholar, NJ. D., treasurersl R. c. MaGahey, secretary. The directors of the company are the foregoing offieersi with the addition of pr. Ira J. Sellers and Dr. Robert l., Browning.
 In announcing the plans for the new hospital, Dr. Gewin said yesterday.
 "The company which owns the props erty formerly owned by Mr Booth, sirs uated on one acre of ground on Tusca- loosa avenue, West End. plans to add 100 rooms to the place and they fig- ure that about $50.0sU will be spent in improvements. We propose to rem ovate the residence into one of the best equipped private inhrmaries in the south of the size. We will have every late feature which will go to improve the infirmary including X-ray rooms and other recent innovations in med- ical work
 "The building will have all the out-' of-doors features, such as sun parlorx and sleeping porches, as well as in- terior modern equipment. The entfrea-l-lSr vestment will be in the neighborhood of s75.0O6.
 We believe that the location fs as good one for the hospital and proposa to give the citizens or -sirming gham ths very best possible actions in in- firmary work" 4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
Reorganization Demanded

"Our entire educational system should be reorganized in the interest both of efficiency and economy. We need more effective system of county supervision and administration. I reafflrm the recom- mendatons l had the honor to make to the last legislature Of Alabama on this important subject. County superinten- dents are now only disburslng officers; and the legislature did mo the honor to embody my recommendation on that sub ject into statutes. but the entire system still demands radical revision. There IS no more reason why the county super intendent of education should be elected by popular vote than that the teacher in the common or high school should be selected by the sanye method. County sup erintendents should be selected solely on account of their qualifications and not for partisan service or from political consid erations. He should be the leader of educational thought in his county, thor oughy equipped for the proper discharge of his duties by experience, training and education. and should be required to give his entire time to the consideration and management of the elementary schools of the county. He should be selected. in my Judgment by the county board of educa- ton and should be paid an adequate salary He should be selected not on ac- count of his popularity but of his qualif- cations: not on account of his ability to electioneer successfully but on account of his capacity to advance the general school
 interests of his county. As l have here tofore stated, the superintendent should not only be selected by the county board of education. but that board should have the power to go outside of the county or outside of the state till they find the prop CT man.
 All of our educational institutions should so far as practicable, be brought together into one educational system. or ganized so as to prevent duplication of effort of plant and of energy. Expend- ing as we do millions of the peoples money, we should adopt every possible safeguard against waste, and by effective administration secure the highest possi- ble return for every dollar expended. We
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05

At a cost of s500OO 1t was announced yesterday that the Russell C. Booth resi- denee in West End would be converted into the Birmingham infirmary Dr. w. C. Gewin, president of the institution, gave out the announcement along With some detailed information as to the ere alton of a new lnhrmary in the city.
 The residence Is said to have cost S2o,0Oo 10 build and is one of the most attractive homes in the district. To this the new owners plan to add 100 rooms in order to meet infrmary needs. which will include sun parlors, rest rooms, reception rooms sleeping porehes and other out of doors apartments.
 The company was Incorporated few days ago to take up the construction or the infirmary, and pr. Gewin announced yesterday that no time would be lost in getting the work under way. It is planned to spend s50000 in improving the prop erty The Booth residence was purchased a few weeks ago by pr. Gewin from MT. Booth, and he decided short time after closing up the deal to convert the spacious building into an inhrmary- The building Is located at No. DS-1o-1' Tuscaloosa avenue and occupies com manding position on a knoll which over looks that part of the attractive suburb.
 The Birmingham Inhrmary recently in- eorporated has as officers the following well known men; W. c. Gewin, M. D..
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arms were completely coy- cred with them. The pimples would come out on my face and lester all up. They would scab over, and make my face sore, besides being so dishguring that I summed my friends, l tried facial cream balmS and benZoins with no effect.
 "One night I asked .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
North Carolina Statesman Had Gotten Well Into His
 Prepared Speech ENOR- 1OUS CROWD
 IN THE BIG THEATRE Large Attendance Is Also Expected Tonight When Some of South's
 Most Prominent Educators
 Will Be Heard
NO CHANGE WILL BE
 MADE IN PROGRAMME

Dr. J. H. Phillips stated last night: We will attempt to carry out the programme of the conven- ton as nearly as possible, greatly saddened by the death of Mir. Ay- cock. The regular meetings will be held today and we will try to keep the schedule until the last day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
Home Missionary Market

The ladies of board No l of the Wom- ans Home Missionary society of the. Eleventh Avenue Methodist church will hold a market Saturday at the parson> age, 1913 Eleventh avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
TecR Duncan Hedrd By
 Corners InquiSitors
Everything is Secret But it is Thought That Yesterdays De velopments in the Lewisburg Case Were the Most I'm
 portant So Far Brought to Light

Evidently Messrs. Brasher, Hefln, Burr, Thomas. Mcqueen, Yam, Cooper, Fried man and Mandy, who compose the body which is inquiring Into affairs at Lewis burg, had quite an interesting time all to themselves yesterday. if outside ap- pesrances are any criterion.
 little ripple was caused in the court house yesterday morning at o'clock which ran out to the streets, when Teck Duncan. the most famous prisoner re- gently confined in the county jail, and regarded as the star witness in the Lew isburg case was taken before the jury. Duncan remained closeted with the jury for three solid hours, and it is thought that something interesting dropped while he was in there. Nothing would be given out, the jury maintaining the secrecy which was inaugurated from the start.
 Among other important witnesses who were examined were Justice of the Peace Ira Dement, and Walter Jones. The latter is jointly charged with killing John Hol-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
The Fact that We are
 a Southern Company

Should not count for much ln itself, but
 When coupled with the facts that we have the financial strength to carry our risks and our policy is to make settle ments as promptly as possl- ble--
 It is logical reason why we should have the first call on your casualty business. Let us write it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
ECZEMA LIQUID

|te liquid for cleansing, khealing skin and scalp ttching instantly; cures ntly. A few days after De begins to disappear. fin Birmingham by Ja-
 and Patton-Pope Drug ? Co.
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burdens and opportunities, but the num- Der of pupils on the school census and those who are enrolled vary in each county. The unit Of cost in the school is the teacher and not the child, and the apportionment ought 10 be made with reference to attendance and to the mum Der of teachers. We could learn valua ble lessons from the experience of other states and it cannot be denied that our system falls to encourage or stimulate school at tendance, but on the contrary tends to put a premium on neglect. The smaller the number of school children who at tend, the smaller also the number or teachers required and the greater in pro- portion will be their compensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
P|MPLES SD
 D|SF|GUR|NG HE
 STUNNED FRIENDS
Face Completely Covered. Black- heads, Too, Lasted Four Years. Used Cuticura Soap and 0int-
 ment and Face Is Now Smooth.

k. F. D. 2. Portsmouth, x. H. -"f was bothered with pimplcs and blackheads in the worst way Tor over four years. My face and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
ApportiOnment of Funds

"Section 256 of the constitution pro- vides that the public scsool fund shall be apportioned to the several counties in proportion to the number of school children of school age therein Ex- perience has shown that this basis of apportionment is manifestly unjust and inadequate. If compulsory education prevailed in the state the school cen sus might be the proper basis of ap- portionment but under the conditions as they now exist that method leads to waste. favoritism and gross inequality. The number of children of school age is no indication of the number that may be enrolled in the schools. The necessary result is that according to the number of teachers employed some count ties receive three times as much as others.
 "As, for instance. Lowndes county, which in 1906 received three times as much as Tuscaloosa. The last report Of the state superintendent of education shows similar inequalities in a large. number of counties of the state. The purpose of the constitution was to equalize educational
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05

land, a negro. on Cat mountain last June. They were examined at length. Besides them. 90 or 40 other witnesses were haled before the body for their testimony.
 While nothing is being given out, there Is something in the air which tells one that most sensational conditions are being exposed to the nine men who are conduct ing the Investigation. Feeling is tense, and when the jury reports something big is expected.
 The jury was in session yesterday from o'clock. in the morning until 5:9o o'clock In the afternoon with one brief hour at neon for lunch. After the days session was concluded yesterday afternoon the jurors appeared to be utterly Tagged out. They will meet again this morning at 9 o'clock After today's session it is thought that the Jury will adjourn until Tuesday to give the counsel time to tab ulate their evidence so that 1t can be presented to the jury in a clear and con else form in order that they may lose no time in arriving at verdict.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
State Levy

But while I earnestly advocate both county and local district tax, do not wish to be understood as contendng that general state tax is not necessary The whole theory of a state tax Is based upon the principle that 1t is the duty of the state for the common good to secure equality of opportunity to every child in every county. There are some counties where, on account of sparseness of popu- lation and poverty. 1t is impossible to maintain an adequate system of public school by even county or district tax alone. Hence the constitution of Ala bama wisely provides that 30 cents out of every 65 of taxable values must be applied to the common schools. By this system the wealther counties and communities supplement the inadequate revenues of the poorer counties, leaving, as has been stated, the pooling of the efforts and abilities of all our citizens for the com monwealth.
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summed up the whole argument when he stated: The inhibition in Alabama against local district tax for schools stiles local interest-it discourages effort 1t makes it practically impossible for the community by it's own effort to raise it's school above the minimum require ment or average achieved of the state and county. The local tax privilege puts a premium on community effort 10 provide additional advantages. It embodies a principle fundamental in education, that the school to be effective must spring rom the life of the community which it serves. The constitutional amendment is not that a tax be imposed, but that the people of Alabama shall be given the privilege and option of determining by their ballots whether they desire coun- ty or local district school tax to supple ment the state appropriations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-05
High Schools

"The state has undertaken to pro- vide for secondary education by lo- eating one high school in each coun- ty. The support of these schools must come alone from the state treasury. In my recent visit over the state in locating high schools when l have noticed the fierce competition between different towns and villages, the i'm mense crowds that always greeted the visits of the high school board, have been deeply impressed with the con- viction that our present system need ed additional Legislation. In many coun- ties one high school is wholly made quate. If a system of local taxation existed many communities disappointed by failure to secure the location of the high school would at once levy a local tax and establish such an insti- tuition. In almost every county where these schools were located compelling towns and villages invariably raised the statutory amount of 5000 and con tributed the five acres of land Even in the poorer communities where great wealth did not exist the men of mod est means have been tae most munifi- cent in their contributions The eager intense and earnest desire of certain communities to secure the location of a high school conclusiyeiy demonstrates that there exists a widespread and ufpoA ''N'i 'St IT HftOuu- ary education and sincere conviction that one high school Is not sufficient m many of the counties of the state. With 2 proper system of local taxation there need be no limitation upon the num- Der of high schools in each county. In my judgment, with the passage of such constitutional amendment the amount contributed by the state treasury for the support of the high school could on1v he upon condition that the com tribution of similar or greater amount by the school district Tn which the high school is located. l earnestly advocate state aid as a stimulus to county and community effort and I do not believe that we can develop an effective sys-
 tenn of county high schools by state aid alone
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acy and rival the most prosperous states of the union in wealth and in her indus trial development.
 While the south has made commend able progress in her appropriations to education, fin 1906, the last figures I have examined, the per capita revenue raised for each child of school age in the entire south was only s 41, and in Alabama only g. g. Alabama was then the lowest in rank, and while we have made commend able progress since that time, much yet remains to be done.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-14
TO BAR 'LOAN SHARKS"
Action Taken by the Attorney
General of Kansas.
Investigation Shows 1900 Suits Begun
In Kansas Against Nonresi-
dent Railroad Men.

Topeka, Kan, March faction
has been taken by John S. Dawson,
attorney general of Kansas, designed
to stop loan sharks" from bringing
suits in that state to collect from rail
road men living in other states The
attorney general was asked to make
an investigation by attorneys for the
Chicago Great Western road, who had
brought suit for an employee at Coun-
Gil Bluffs, Ia, to enjoin a justice of the
peace from entertaining a suit against
him.
The result Of an investigation in
Wyandotte county Is said to have dis
closed 800 suits brought against non
resident railroad employees. In each
case lien was served on the railroad
so that the pay of the employee was
tied up.
The attorney general authorized the
filing of blanket" suit in the dis
trict court of Wyandotte county in be-
falf of the defendants in the various
suits.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-14
Accidents at Homo.

A man who despite the fact that he
hns several grandchildren, Is still fond
OF his club and the pleasures which
lie beyond the domestic circle said In
defense of his weakness that he went
out to prolong his life land to avoid
dangers" According to table re-
Gently published by I'M accident insur-
ance company" he said, more than
one-quarter of the accidents happen
at home.'" and In proof OF the state
ment he showed this statistical record
OF accidents: At home. 800 per cent:
pedestrians, 1872; automobiles, Ill:
recreation, 40: horses and vehicles,
90; on street cars To; OH railway
trains. 4.3; bicycles, IL; steamship
travel, 10: miscellaneous. l0.2.-New
York Tribune