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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
NAME DELEGATES TO
CHILD LABOR MEET
Four Birmingham People
Among Those Appointed
by Governor O'Neal

Montgomery February 26.-(Special)
Delegates to the meeting of the ninth
annual national child labor committee,
at Jacksonville, Fla, March 3 to 49,
have been namebl by Governor O'Neal.
the list of delegates includes men and
women prominent in charitable or
ganizations throughout the state, as
well as those who have taken keen
interest in bettering child labor condi-
tions.
The appointees of the governor are as
follows: Mrs. w. l.. Murdock, Isador
Shapiro, Ralph Barren. and Miss May
Hall OF Birmingham. Lemuel Green of
Eufaula, II. 2. Cole, Miss Elizabeth
Fonde and Leon Schwartz of Mobile,
J. T. Kaplan of Selma, p. p Hudson,
John ID. Adams, DR.. w. II. Oates, state
prison inspector, and DR.. B. ]. Baldwin,
of Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, February &c P. NJ
The area of low barometer that was CEN
tral over the southwest ON last nights
map has been divided by the high" over
the Rockies. the western portion still re-
naming over the southwest, while the
eastern center has moved eastward and
now occupies the western gulf section.
1t has caused a general fall in pressures
over the eastern half of the country.
changing the general cloudiness of last
night to rain in the south and central
portions, and snow over the great lakes
and upper Mississippi. Snow has also
been general throughout the greater por-
tion of the Rockies and the intermoun-
tain plateau. In fact fair weather was
noted at but a very few stations within
the confines of the United States at
z p. IN.
Rather brisk winds have attended the
passage of the "low' over the southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
MRS. APPLEBAUM
COLLAPSES OVER
BODY OF HUSBAND

Atlanta, Ca, February 26-Mrs. j..
A. Applebaum collapsed late today over
the body the Chicago travelling
man in connection with those mys-
terious death the woman is under ar
rest. By an order of the superior court
she was permitted to leave the Jail
in the custody of a detective in order
to take final look at the body of the
man who was shot and killed here yes
terday in a local hotel
After viewing the body she was car
ried half fainting from the chapel in an
undertaking establishment. When she
was reviewed in an adjoining room she
returned again to the chapel and wept
over the body A few minutes later
she was taken back to Jail where she
denied herself to all comers.
1t is expected that the county grand
jury will take action on the mys-
terious shooting case Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
COMMISSION MAY NOT
HAVE SPECIAL COUNSEL
Must Appear Federal Court Friday Show Why Recent
Order Fixing 215 Cent Rate Louisville and Nashville
Should Not Be Permanently Enjoined

Montgomery, February 2e.-(Special)--
The Alabama railroad commission may
have no special counsel when it appears
Friday in the federal court to show why
it should not be punished for contempt of
court and why its order requiring the re-
establishment of the 21a cent passenger
rate on the Louisville and Nashville rail-
road should not be permanently enjoined.
1t was reported today that Attorney
General Brickell would answer for the
commission and Governor O'Neal said that
present indications pointed to the attorney
general as the one to defend the board.
No special attorneys were employed by
the state in the rate hearing before the
commission, Judge Samuel d. Weakley
of birmingham declining to accept because
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
BILL IS
PASSED BY SENATE
Measure Carries Increase Of
$3,000,000 Over House
Appropriations

Washington, February 26.-The post
office appropriation bill, carrying ap-
proximating s2S3,oOO,OOO. an increase
of nearly s3,000,O00 over the House
bill, was passed by the Senate today.
The largest single item in the bill is
for transportation of mails on mail
routed, $51, 100000 being authorized by
the Senate for this purpose. The SEN
ate appropriated $47,500,000 for the
rural delivery service. The measure car
ries an increase of more than $12,000,
600 over the appropriations made last
year, due to the establishment of the
parcel post system.
An amendment proposed by Senator
Penrose. of PENNSYLVANIA, providing for
the pensioning of postal employees af-
ter they had served rs years or more
in the service was eliminated from the
bill on a point of order by Senator
Hol1e Smith of Georgia. He contended
that it was general legislation and was
sustained by the chair
The provision in the bill as reported
to the Senate providing for the cleo
ton of fourth class postmasters was
also stricken out.
Charges that railroads are grossly
oyerpaid for carrying the mails were
made by Senator Ashurst during con-
sideration of the bill. He produced sta
tistics from the United states postal
commission to show that the govern
ment paid s71.99 for carrying ton of
mail from New York to Chicago. while
for carrying a ton of freight the rail-
roads received s13 and for ton of
express s25.
Senator Ashrust contended the gov
ernment could save much by using its
own postal cars instead of renting cars
from the railroads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ANNISTON. BANKER TALKS
ABOUT CONVICTS ON ROADS

Justify 1t, would favor doing It now.
The state should change it's policy on the
convict question for two reasons. First,
good roads are a powerful asset TO any
county; the conviets would form a perma-
nent labor body which could be moved
from point to point, whereas now we must
depend upon road duty laborers, who are
scarcely ever available when needed the
convicts would improve the roads and en-
hance the value of farm lands beside
helping the children who live distance
from school. Second, the removal OF the
convicts from the mines would be a hu-
name ae. 1t is not right to take men
accustomed 10 agricultural pursuits ana
conpel them, although guilty of crime, TO
work in the bowels of the earth. Also,
road work would relieve free labor OF tho
competition, from convict labor"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27

Admission, February 26.-(Speoial.)-'I do
not think it wise to attempt to work con-
victs ON the roads in Calhoun county at
this time" said Nj. B. Wellborn, presi-
dent of the First National bank and a
member of the county commissioners
court.
Mr.. Wellborn says the county has only
eight or 10 convicts. and that ne does not
think 1t would be economical to use this
limited number on road work when the
overhead expense of guards travelling
cage and maintenance is considered.
Mr.. Wellborn said: 81 am heartily in
favor of utilizing conyicts in road build
ing provided 1t can be done economically.
and il we had sufficient number to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27

the commission refused to allow him time
TO study the case.
Tie railroad commission will probably
answer to Judge W. 7. Grubb of the
Northern division of Alabama as he is
handling the cases in the Middle district
during the absence of Judge Thomas G.
Jones, who is in Florida recuperating
from pneumonia.
Frank n. Julian, associate commits
sioner. was served with a copy of the
Louisville and Nashville railroads COM
plant yesterday. Charles Henderson,
president, and Leon McCord, associate
commissioner, were served Tuesday soon
after the railroad had asked that the
commissioners be cited for contempt Of
court, The railroad contends that fed
eral injunction was violated, but the COM
mission said it had authority to order
the establishment of a lower passenger
rate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
GRATITUDE!

Montgomery February 26.-(Special.)-
Correct use of the English language Is
not necessary in order to express graft
tude and appreciation, as has been shown
bv a letter which Attorney General Rob-
ert c. Brickell has received from a con-
Wet who was paroled shortly before
Christmas. Apart from expressing the
gratitude of the author, the letter. writ
ten by a negro, by the way is also fair
sample of the fiexibility of the English
speech. Here is the letter:
Dear Sir
YOU supplied to me, listen ha, ha, hal took
the train Friday in the xmas in speigners
& when got off was in nashville Sat-
urday morning. riz in speigners & when
/ lit lit in Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
TO INVESTIGATE
SMELLING TRUST

Washington, February 26-The depart
ment of justice has resumed it's investiga-
ton of the American Smelling and Re-.
flning company to determine whether 1t
is smelling trust in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law
Responding to a House resolution year
ago, Attorney General Wickersham said
there was no evidence at that time In
possession of the government warrantlng
prosecution but added that It was in
compatible with the public interest to d.
vulge what further steps might be taken
to ascertain the facts. Other pressing
trust Investigations held the matter In
abeyance for a while The resumed In
quiry has been in progress for some ime,
it develops. but probably will not be cons
cluded during the present administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
BETTY AIDE De CAMP
ON O'NEAL.' s STAFF
Governor Appoints Mont
gomery Newspaper Man
to His Staff.

Montgomery, February 26.-lEpecial) }
Governor oNeal today appointed l.. s
Betty, a newspaper man of Montgom-
cry, an aide -de-camp on his staff, with
the rank of lieutenant colonel. Mr.
Betty will accompany Governor O'Neal
to Washington to attend the Inaugural
ton of President Woodrow wilson +,
The governor and his party win leave
Montgomery next Sunday mdrrr-ng on
the o'clock train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
PRINTER IMPEACHED
ON FORGERY CHARGE

Okla homa City, February 26-Giles w.
Farris, state printer, was impeached By
the Oklahoma senate late today on
charges of forgery and the approval of
illegal claims. The forgery charge was
in connection with the Endorsement OF
three warrants for total of $2500
Farris was declared guilty on three Of
the four counts returned by the house of
representatives. The charge that he had
made a false claim for stenographic work
was declared unwarranted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
STATE WILL APPEAL
RAILROAD CASE

Montgomery, February Especial. J.
An application for rehearing of the case
of the state VS.. the Birmingham South
ern railroad. will be made to the supreme
court by the state. Governor ONeal will
probably instruct the special counsel to
enter the application Immediately
When the supreme court upheld the de-
cision of the Birmingham city court in
the case it declared the section of the
state revenue law making assessments for
taxes at 60 per cent of the property VAL
uation to be legal The state eontended
that the section was invalid and that 1t
could make assessments on 100 per cent
of the valuation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
MISSION BOARD IN
SESSION IN WETUMPKA

Wetumplla, February 26.-(Special.)- AN
session of the state mission
board is being held in the Methodist
church at this place. The board met
Tuesday evening and its work will be
finished Thursday night.
One of the most interesting events of
the session is to be the talk by Bishop
Lambuth on his experiences in Africa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Abercrombie at Capitol

Montgomery, February 26.-(Special.)-
Among the we'll known Alabanlians at the
capital today was DR.. John w. Abercrom-
bic, congressman-elect from the state at
large. DR.. Amercrombia said he was
passing through Montgomery, and tnat
his visit TO the capitol was merely for the
purpose OF greeting his numerous friends
at the statehouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
GOVERNOR DEFERS
ACTION ON PARDON

Montgomery, February 26.--(Special) J
Probate Judge J. B. Lyons of Lee coun-
ty, accompanied by r. C. Smith, John
V. benson and w. C. Davis of Ope-
lika, called on Governor O'Neal today
with reference to a pardon matter. The
governor promised the delegation a
hearing at another time. the press OF
official business preventing him from
going into the case Immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Weather Forecast

Washington. February 26.-Foreeast Tor
Alabama, mississippi: Showers and
thunderstorms and cooler Thursday; Fri
day unsettled and colder.
Georgia: Rain Thursday and probably
Friday; cooler Friday.
Tennessee: Rain and colder Thursday;
Friday unsettled probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
WILL BE
TAKEN TO ASYLUM

Huntsville, February. 26.-(Special.) J
w. T. Hamlet. a farmer who lives a
short distance north of this city, was
placed under arrest here last night
and viii probably be sent to the Bryce
Insane asylum at Tuscaloosa. Mr.. Ham
let is said to have been suffering from
hallucinations that someone was after
him and he carried big pistol all the
time.
w. E. Laxon, formerly a we'll known
business man of Huntsville, later of
Hartman, Tenn, and Miss Cora Nc
Pherson of Chattanooga will be mar
ried in Chattanooga Thursday night
Eleven small negro boys faced Mayor
Smith in the recorders court this morn
ing on charges of breaking electric
lights. The evidence against them was
conclusive and all were sentenced to
be whipped by their parents or next
relative. The wholesale whipping was
done in the presence of Chief Kirby
and other members of the police force.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
ONE
CENT POSTAGE RATE

Washington, February 26.-Tnvestigatior
as to the possibility of universal ] cent
first class postal rate was proposed in, a
Joint resolution introduced in the House
tonight by Representative Mccoy of New
Jersey. The resolution would authorize
eppontment Of committee composed of
two senators and two members of the
House to conduct the investigation and
would provide $4,000 appropriation to
defray their expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
EVENTS OF TODAY

Chamber of Commerce directors meet at
$50 o'clock p. m.
Pot-latch general committee meets at
2:s0 o'clock p. m.
Exum financial" dinner at Country
club tonight.
At the Theatres
Jefferson-"Trail of the Lonesome Pine
$50 and $50 o'clock p. m.
Biiou-"The Thiefr-2:3o and $50
o'clock.
Majestic-"Running for congress"-2:6,
7.30 and o'clock p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Henry Fletcher Will Await
Action of Incoming
President
DEPARTURE FROM
RECOGNIZED CUSTOM
Determination VIII Probably Form
Basis for Permanency of Civil
Service as Applying to the
Diplomatic Service

washington, February 26.-Basing his
position on the fact that he took the
diplomatic civil service examination as
a career, Henry p. Fletcher, the Ameri-
can minister to Chile, will not tender his
resignation before the Inauguration of
President Wilson. This determination,
made known here today, probably will
form the basis for test of the perna-
nency of the civil service, as 1t applies to
the diplomatic branch of the government
service.
Fletcher entered the diplomatic service
as the result Of an examination and
worked up from a minor seoretaryship
to the post of charge d affaires in Peking,
China, where he came into prominence
in connection with the Hulxwang railway
loan.
Because of the ability he showed while
in Peking and his loyalty to the policy
of the government, Mr.. Fletcher was APP
pointed to the post of minister to Chile.
Although Fletcher always has been a re-
publican, he has made public his intention
not to follow the recognized customs of
Offering his resignation before the inausu-
ration of the new President
A number of American ministers, in
eluding 12 in Latin America alone, and
one ambassador, Mr.. Rocl1hill, at Con-
stantinople have risen to their places
from the lower grades of the service, in
accordance with the system of examina-
stion and promotion, created by executive
order.
Many officials of this status, who can
assert that civil service principles have
governed their appointment, may follow
Mr.. Fletcher's example.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Will Relieve Nervous Depression a
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The old Standard general strength
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Malaria and builds up the system.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
REVOLVER SHOOT

Springfield, Mass, February 26-Two
clubs are tied for the championship
of the United States Revolver associa-
tion as the result of the indoor league
matches which closed last week. Inas-
much as this title is emblematic of the
championship of the United States, the
outcome of the shoot-o off between the
Manhattan club of New York and the
Spokane club of Spokane, Wash, will
be watched with considerable interest.
Among unofficial results of the twenty
firth and final round was, Dallas, 1927;
Cincinnati, $50.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Anderson Resigns

Larse Anderson. from Japan. was the
first of the American ambassadors to ten
der his resignation, so far as the official
records of the state department disclose.
In the usual course the ambassadors and
most of the American ministers tender
their designations to the incoming presi-
dent, especially where there is change
i'm the dominant party.
This is done as a matter of courtesy,
in order to afford the new administra-
ton full opportunity to adjust itself and
learn of the state of business in each
of the embassies and legations before
making changes Tt is said at the state
department that probably this course will
be pursued in the present case and it
Is believed that a number of such resig-
nations already have been addressed to
President-elect Wilson, and that certainly
they will reach him before March T.,
though the department officials are not
informed of them.
Case Somewhat Different
Ambassador Anderson doubtless would
have pursued the same course had his
status not differed from that of other
ambassadors. He was promoted from the
ministry of Brussels to be ambassador at
Toxic before the present session of Con-
gress began and holds a recess appoint
ment. BY law this expires with the pres
ent session ana MI AnuelSon mas ue-
cided to resign from the service rather
than submit to the humiliation of be-
ing automatically dropped out on March 4.
Theodore Marburg, who succeeded Mr..
Anderson as minister to Belgium, also
holds a recess appointment, as does the
secretary of legation, j. Butler Wright.
Consequently, as both officials will be
excluded from the diplomatic service by
law If the Senate fails to act upon their
pending nominations before March 4,
America will be completely without dip
lomatic representation in Brussels there
after and until new appointments are
made.
So far mono of the consular officers
have resigned because of the pending
change in the administration
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-27
Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. M, Feb
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-10

time, trenches can be dug at right
angles to the tile and the course of
the water can be seen at a glance BY
running the water for different
lengths of time 1t can be determined
for each kind of soil how long it is
necessary to irriSate with this method
and obtain sufficient water for the
crop BY using several lengths of tile
and experimenting with different spac-
1ngS 1t can also be determined for each
type of soil what is the economical
distance TO place each tile. The sys-
TEN should be adopted with caution
and only after tests have been made
with the system in the field in which
it is proposed to irrigate in this man
her.
In using tile for subirrigation the
lines of tile should be placed on a uni
form grade so as to give a uniform
service to all parts of the field alike.
Only shallow rooted crops should be
grown such as are usually found IN
the average truck garden. The sys-
tenn has been successfully worked out
in Florida in the truck gardens, but
the conditions there are favorable and
the present day practice is the result
OF much experimenting.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-10
ONLY EARLY FRUIT
KILLED AT CUTTER

Cutter, \. NJ, April 1O.-The earliest
almonds, apricots and plums around
Cutter are killed. but the other fruits,
such as peaches, cherries, apples, pears
and prunes are in full bloom and so far
the fruit is not killed.
Mrs c. J. Graham says unless there
IS more cold they viii have a larger
yield of fruit than ever before from
their orchard near here.
Mrs. John Richardson is to put in a
five acre truck garden on the YOast
place She expects TO plant an acre
of self bleaching celery
L W. Parker has planted 500 ever
bearing strawberry plants. He is ex-
perimenting with them, as several
people failed 10 have any success
with them in this vicinity.
Robert Ward is furnishing the
people of Cutter with plenty Of lettuce,
radishes and green onions from his
hot bed at his ranch in the Caballo
mountains.
A good many of the fruit growers
are losing a number of trees from the
bOrers and to prevent this some are
washing the trees with lime, hoping
u save the trees till after this crop
of fruit is ripe.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-10
SLAVONIAN'S CROP TOO
LARGEs HE Is ARRESTED

Phoenix, AriZ-, april 10. - Heavy
by sam Mandarich. a SIavonian far
mer living near Tempe, led to his ar
rest Merchants were doubtful II
Mandarich could raise that much Of
a crop on his scanty acres. When his
place was searched more beans and
alfalfa seed, a. pillow, bales Of wire and
other commodities were discovered.
The house was filled with enough
provisions to last several families a
year, it is claimed. Further investiga-
ton led to the discovery that most Of
the provisions, officers say, were tax
en- from warehouses in Phoenix and
Tempe MandariCh is now in the coun-
ty jail.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-10
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