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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
! CAR TRACKS Will Be
|: LAID AT TUSCALOOSA
Tidewater to Complete Paw
ing Between Tracks
NEW LINE PROGRESSES
G., F. & A. Lets Contract for Fifty
Miles of Track in South Alabama.
Plan Celebration When the
First Barge Arrives

Tuscaloosa. October cial.)-George
4. Brown, general manager of the Biz
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Railway and Utili-
ties company, arrived in Tuscaloosa yes
terday and appeared before the city
commissioners making a statement con-
eerning the future plans of the company
here Mr.. Brown announced that the lay
ing of the tracks for the line would be
completed here without further delay and
that the company would complete the
paving of the streets where the tracks
were left unpaved by the city. Mr.. Brown
stated that he was not prepared at the
present time to announce definitely when
the line would be electrified, but assured
the commission that the trouble wh1ch
had been caused by leaving the tracks
In an unfinished condition and the failure
of the company to pave its part of the
streets would be remedied at once.
Negargel & Co., bankers of New YORK,
who are financing the construction of the
Gulf Florida and Alabama railroad which
fs being built from Pensacola to Tusca-
loosa announce that they have let the
contract for another section of 90 miles
of this line. The road is being built In
sections and 60 miles have already been
completed and in operation for the past
eight months. The line is now running
trains as far north as Pensacola to Local,
Ala and it is stated that 20 additional
miles, extending to Broughton, Ala, VIII
be put in operation within the next two
weeks. The cost of the construction OF
the so miles for which the contract has
Just been let and the steel and concrete
bridge which will span the Alabama river
on that division is 100000.
According to the terms of the contract,
the line win be completed as far north
as Pine Hill, Ala, by September next year
and a connection will be secured with the
Southern railway at that point. 1t is an
nounced that the line will be completed
into Tuscaloosa during 1915. The line is
supposed to be financed and built by in
dependent people.
meeting of the Board of Trade COM
mittee which will have in charge the cele-
bration to be held here on October % or
~ when the first barge is operated from
the gulf ports to Tuscaloosa, held meet
ing this afternoon and outlined plans
for the occasion. The details have not
yet been perfected but it is stated that
the occasion will be one of moment and
the greatest celebration ever held here
will be arranged. 1t is planned to have
special trains run into Tuscaloosa to bring
the crowds and as an added feature. the
West Alabama fair, which will be in prog
ress at that time has secured a number
of added attractions for the week in
anticipation of the big increase in attend
ance due to the barge line celebration
and the attendant festivities of the week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10

view the complaint coming from Opelika
of unjust discrimination against that
market by the railroad carriers of flour
meat. etc. from western centers of trade.
President Bragg and Associate Com
missioner James Crook united in appeal
by these recommendations to the legis-
lature
Associate Commissioner Ball declined to
join in the recommendations and entered
his reasons in each case.
Commissioner Ball ccntended that the
railroad commission of Alabama could
not be invested by the legislature of
the state with authority to interfere
with interstate commerce. Certain sec
lions Of the bill offered as "recommen-
cations by the majority of the COM
mission seemed TO contemplate such in
reference. If not with that pur-
pose. those sections could carry no
meaning.
The associate commissioner dissent
ing. evidently adjudged that the orig
, inal act of 1891 creating the con-
mission and the amendments Of 1926
We're sufficient in 1SS4-5. He thought
the intent of the law had been success
fully executed in the regulation of rail-
roads in this state by a commission.
He was very emphatic in the expression
of his dissent from the view of the ma
tority, that Alabama might legisiate to
interfere with Interstate commerce
Governor ONea1 submitted this re-
rort accompanied by Balls objections,
to the legislature He said TIE *
pertence of the commission entities its
views to great weight hut he bad not
had time to examine sufficiently the re-
port 1t had made.
The house of representatives took up
the matter On Thursday. January 70,
| 1885, the bill ITO define and punish unjust
discrimination by railroads. ETC., came
to final vote and met decisive defeat
Mr.. Speaker Jones and "a others voted
yea on the passage. DR.. r. S. Green
and Prof. |. w. McAdoo. the two MEM
bers from jefferson, were among tine IS
nays
The report of President H. r. Shorter
for 1886 said: THE other lines being
operated in Alabama are in the main
in regular and steady Improvement" The
exceptions We're two, the Florence branch
of the Memphis and Charleston road and
the Pineapple division of the Louisville
and Nashville
The Shorter report showed that the peo-
PIE had saved sG4l ,435 in the u months
! from June. 1885, to June, 1886, on local
travel only, by reason of the order of
| the commission reducing passenger rates.
Add this to saving on freight charges
from the same sources and the total ''ex-
ceeds the total amount of revenue an
.nually collected by the state from all
sources for its purposes.
The situation was the state was re-
solved to protect the public from rail-
road extortion and TO govern the roads
The state would govern the roads by the
commission but would not accept Presi-
dent Braggs extreme recommendations.
JOHN WITHERSPOoN DUBOSE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
SEPTEMBER REPORT
OF CHIEF BODEKER
Total of Piss Arrests Made-Bodeker
Has No Comment to Make
on Reports

The report of the police department for
the past month is about an average re-
port. 1t shows an increase in the total
number of arrests. OF the total of 2156
arrests in September, 119 were delivered
to the sheriff and 1885 were disposed off
in the recorders court, accruing to the
city Golfers $6264.6O in fines The report
shows that only per cent of the arrests
made were for serious offenses.
When asked yesterday afternoon if he
had any comments to make on his re-
ports, Chief Bodeker stated that he had
nothing to say. other than that the re-
ports showed what the police department
was doing.
The report for the month of September
follows:
Hon. A. o. Lane, Commissioner of Public
Justice, City.
Dear Sir:-I submit herewith report of
work done by the police department dur
ing the month ending September 80. 1913:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10

The Birmingham boom, year was
the state general election year. 1886.
In the last number we found enumer-
were built up, under the contagion of
that outbreak of energy, near the city.
The Influence of so remarkable enter
prise was indeed state wide 1t was
acutely felt in Gadsden Huntsville,
Selma and Mobile partook of the spirit
of it,
As we have made record already, the
campaign for governor was conducted
with great energy by one of the most
distinguished of the soldiers of Ala
bama, Gen. H. d. Clayton, then a cir
cult judge; by Col. n. Fl. r. Dawson of
Selma, then speaker of the houses of
representatives, and a young lawyer of
Greensboro, then president of the
senate.
1t is of historic Importance. indica :
tive of the tone of our public men of
the generation of Clayton and Dawson,
that both resigned, the elective office
in possession when they respectively
began solicitation for another by cleo
ton. The sacrifice to Judge Clayton
was peculiarly pronounced. Colonel
Dawson's term of the office of speaker
of the house, after the adjournment of
the Legislature, was of problematical
activity. Only in event of a called ses-
sion of the Legislature could that Of
flee carry influence into the campaign.
On Monday November g. the two
houses met in the capitol No speaker
being present the representatives were
called to order by Mr.. Hogue of Perry,
who nominated Col Sam Will John OF
Dallas for temporary speaker. DR.. Nc
Iver of Marion was made temporary
clerk. The counties were called and
enrolment made of members. Only one
contest, that from Lowndes. appeared.
Gibson presented the certificate of the
secretary of state, but Rogers offered
the certificate of the county board of
supervisors of elections. The tempo
rary speaker awarded the seat to Rog-
ers. Gibson brought his case before
the house and lost.
On the second day A. T. Goodwin of
Gilmore nominated Col. Thomas G. Jones
of Montgomery for speaker. No other
name was proposed. This nominee
having received all the votes cast, was
escorted to the chair. Gilmore Garrett
VI lDiiholt WIS uudIllilOuSly elected
clerk. A. H.. Carmichael of Dale en-
crossing clerk, and w. c. King of But
Ter, enrolling clerk.
On the floor sat the brilliant young
Clement c. Shorter from Barbour, r. f.
Steiner from Butler, j. M. Caldwell from
Calhoun. two young colleagues from Dali
las, Francis w. Pettus and Sam Will John
from Gilmore, A. 7. Goodwin, just enter
ing upon a career, Governor Hewitt and
l. w. McAdory from Jefferson. B. w
Walker from Macon, Oscar r. Hundley
from Madison, Thomas G. Jones from
Montgomery, Newton d. Whitfield and
Newton l.. Clements from Tuscaloosa. Il.
d. Willett, Jr., from Pickens, j. c. Long
from Walker
1t is here parenthetically corrected. sc
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
For Dead Thief. One Dollar

!. John Textor farmer living near In
dian Springs ON the Reidy road, three
miles west of Kansas City, Kas, laid
awake several nights without discover
Ing who was responsible for the dis
appearance of his chickens. Thursday
morning under an apple tree he found
unmistakable signs. Friday night he
made his bed under the tree says the
Kansas City Star.
Early yesterday morning there was a
copmotion in the chicken yard Textof
picked up his shotgun and crawled to-
ward the place. There he saw the face
of Reddy Fox. with nice spring chick
en- in his jaws. The gun was raised
and fired, Textor took the fox hide to
The office OF Frank Holcomb yesterday
and received 81, the bounty paid by
Myandotte county for the killing Of a
fox
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10

met a charming American woman-Lucy
Alcott Perkins, VINO is the buyer for the
Metropolitan museum in New York. and
who was also buying for the new Cleve-
land museum. She has bought a great
many things for Pierpont Morgan's fam
Gus art collection, and is woman of I'M
usual taste and discrimination"
There's an old fashioned water clock, .
continued Mrs. Stevens. which complete
ly fascinated me at this inn. 1t dates
back to 1913. 1t is like an hour glass
or banjo. Wonderful brass etchings or
nament it, and the valve or tube which
depends from it is filled with water the
drops marking the seconds and minutes.
telling correctly the hours of the day and
night
Another place I visited and was per-
fectly charmed with was the old home of
kipling at Rottingdean.n Mrs. Stevens
told me. 1T was here that he wrote
| The Absent Minded Beggar.' and many
others of his famous poems. He has
since moved his residence near Hastings
but somehow ne is always associated
with the quaint little old village of Rot
tingdean There's a wonderful church
just opposite his house. in which Burne-
Jones and William Black among other
celebrities are buried. The church clock
was made in the year 1900 and the pen
dulum hangs through the ceiling swing
/ lllS over the neduS OF the Congregation
beating time. 1t is really worth going
to Rockingham, just to see that old
church and that wonderful old clock"
$50 there are places really that you
can go to and get away from the noise
of modern civilization-and not hear rag
time or see the turkey-trot?" l suggested
oh yes" was the answer but the
average tourist wants the glamour and
the excitement of the big cities | went
to Belgium and attended the exposition
at Ghent-"The City of Flowers as it is
called-and I've never seen anything as
marvellous as the vegetation there. The
city is well named. lmag CINE an avenue
miles long, with trolley posts so thick
you can count them along the street car
| line, each one holding a massive basket
| of flowers, trailing vines, with gorgeous
geraniums and Shasta daisies as big as
| saucers, and that wonderful pink ivy
that is so lovely. Talk about The City
| Beautifu-Ghent should be taken as the
model city from which copies should be
made It is really a magnificent sight to
| see the flowers there. I enjoyed thor
! oughly the little excursions we took into
| these out of the way paces-and it was
rest from the hubbub and glamour of
the others"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10

GIANTS FALL EASY
VICTIMS TO BUSH
CONTINUED from Page seven

scored. Wilson struck out as Murray tried
to steal. Schang whipped the ball down
TO second with lightning speed and got
Murray, completing double play. Collins
took the throw. Merkle was given a base
on balls and Wiltse went in to run for
him. Wiltse, however, was left on the
path. Grandall going out, Collins to Nc
In.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
Schang Hits Circuit Clout

Witse went to first base in Merkle's
place when the eighth opened. Neither
Strunk nor Barry could do anything vita
Crandalls pitching Both hit weakly to
the reserve pitcher, who threw them out
at first. Schang then stepped to the plate
and gave the ball a mighty wallop which
sent it into the right field stand for a
home run. 1t was as long as any of
Bakers home runs on the Polo grounds
and as the young catcher went to the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
The Lynx Eyed Sleuth

T IUllI D UUSt
whats them fellers joshing constable
Sam Slackputter about?"
Jaw, you know he prides himself on
being just as good a. detective as any of
them city cops. Well, he went to the cir
Gus yesterday and couldn't pick out the
clowr,'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
Baseball Talk in 1850

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
do you know that back in 1913 a
pitcher would sometimes pitch a whole
game?"
SO tradition says" asserted the other
manager. well, they worked their pitch
ers too hard in those days. Now | never
let pitcher go over three innings"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10

'"Ran for Merkle in eighth inning.
Score by innings:
Philadelphia ................... 800 900 2l0-S
New York ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 600 010 1862
Summary; Two base hit, Shafer Three
base hit, Collins. Home run. Schang.
Hits: off Tesrean, II in 6 1-3 innings: off
Crandall. in 2 2-3 innings. Stolen bases,
Collins Baker Oldring. Fletcher. Murray,
Cooper. Double plays, Collins to Barry
Bush Barry to McInnis; Doyle Cunas-
slsted) Schang to Collins. Bases on
balls. Bush T. Hit by pitcher. Bush
Fletcher) Struck out, Bush 8, Tesreau
g. Crandall l. Time, 2:11. Umpires. Rig
Ter at Plate, Connolly on ases. Klein in
left field, Egan in right field.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
Too Determinations
From .Iudg,


The Tall Blonde-Absence makes the
heart grow fonder.
The Short Brunette-But the Lima, o..
man who shot off fireworks when his wife
went away a vacation made a vulgar
display of his affection.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
CEREMONIAL SESSION OF
THE SHRINE OCTOBER 10


tentates who have promised to be with
us there will be other prominent mobiles
many of whom are dearly beloved by
those who know them, and | bespealS
for them all the joys and pleasures that
we can impart. Arrange your affairs
50 YOU can take a day off and assist
in this happy occasion.
That's what I want.
w p MADoRY, Potentate.
He ought to have it,
&C. j. GEOHEGAN, Recorder"
The ceremonial will be held at the
Majestic theatre and the display work
will be in charge of Matt Stradford
and his team. In addition to the inn
perial potentate of all Shriners it Is
announced that the following poten-
tates will surely be here: Charles S.
Shawhan of Abra temple; Preston Bel
vim, honorary member imperial coun-
ell from Richmond; d. c. o'Flaherty,
potentate of Acea temple, Richmond
d. W. Crosland, Alcazar temple, Mont
gomery; Albert e. Cameron, AL Chimia
Memphis; Ernest A. Cults, Alec temple
Savannah. Charles Barham, Al Menah
temple, Nashville; G. Glen Toole, Al
sinah temple. Macon; Walter c. Hodge
Hamasa temple, Meridian; Walter L.
Soule, Jerusalem temple, New Orleans
Thomas G.. Hutchinson, Morocco tenn
pie, Jacksonville, Fla; John S. Hord
Wahabi temple, jackson, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
Temporarily Handicapped

Mr.. Doughleigh: Il met that French
nobleman. Count de Brie, today 5
Dotty Doughleigh: Really, Is he a
brilliant conversationalist ?"
Mr.. Doughleigh: "Well no, not at pres
emit He has rheumatism in his should
prct
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
zAMORA TEMPLE WILL HAVE
CEREMONIAL OF POTENTATES,
FIRST EVER PRESENTED IN
THE SOUTH

A ceremonial of potentates, the first
ever held in the south, will be staged
here October 16 by the mobiles of Ia
mora temple in honor of Imperial Po-
tentate William w. Irwin. Announce
ment to this effect was made yester-
day to the mobiles by Potentate w p
McAdory in the following note:
Mobiles of Zamora.
Our beloved noble, William w. Irwin.
imperial potentate of North America
has heard much of Zamora, and it is
all to our credit II has also come to
my notice that several of the ordinary
everyday potentates and mobiles. have
had their ears to the ground until rum
blings from our oasis have reached
them On account of this, I am expect
ing large and jolly bunch of these
same mobiles on this occasion. Among
the other honors shown our visitors
this meeting shall be called and known
as The Ceremonial of Potentates.' 1t
is for us to make each and every one
glad he came and sorry to depart from
the Magic City. In addition TO the po-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10

Athletic bench Baker ran out and warmly
shook his hand. Bush ended the inning
by striking out
New York went out in order in the
eighth. Herzog sent a fly to Baker.
Doyle's grounder was scooped up by Nc
lnnis at first and Fletcher fouled out to
Schang.
Giants Harmless in Ninth
The crowd started to leave the grounds
as Murphy came to bat In the ninth with
the Athletics in the lead to 2. Murphy
flied to Murray. Oldrng went out on a
foul fly to Herzog and Collins ended the
Athletics half of the inning by raising a
fly to Shafer.
For the Giants in the ninth inning Burns
flied out to Murphy. Shafer waited for
four bad balls and was forced at second
when Murray grounded to Barry, who
tossed the ball to Collins for the out. Will
son ended the game by sending a high
foul to Baker. Official score:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-10
Is, sos ARRESTS ARE
MADE BY THE POLICE
DURING TEN MONTHS

CONTINUED from Page Five
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'*Ran for Merkle in eighth inning.
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all wide or narrow shapes, prices
from soc and up.
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Mattings and Oil Cloth

A full and complete line Of Japan
csc and China mattings of the very
prettiest design.
soc Japanese mating, 23c
25c China " I9c
23c loc
75c 2-yd wide oil cloth, 55c
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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-20
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS
VISIT TIMES OFFICE

Sixtee girls, members OF the class
in German ga OF Central High school.
paid visit to The Times. Wednesday
afternoon, under the direction OF their
teacher. Miss Matilda Nutshell. No
body. from the managing editor to the
office boy. nor any Of the equipment,
from the reporters typewriters to the
presses. failed to serve as an OBJECT
of interest TO them in their round OF
thorough investigation.
The young women declared enthusi.
astically that the experience was for
them novel and immensely entertain
ing.
you see." said Miss Mutschel. the
class Ia reading In German. De Jour
nalisten,' which means The newspaper
workers. and tn order to better un-
derstand 1t we thought 1t q good plan
for them to see the inside workings
of a newspaper plant"
The members of the party were
Misses Victoria Adams, Edna Moore.
Dorothy F. Bumps, Lila F. Henty, Hell
en- M. Benkelman, Frances M. Benkel-
man. Ethel Jacobson. Martha Schwan.
beck. Margaret Henning, Myra Inger-
soil. Lulu M. Kraus. Ruth Brown. Mad.
cline Cohen. Harriet MOSS. Dorothy
Dillaway, and Phoebe Hathaway.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-20
MIDLAND DEFIES
TAX COMMISSION
Supervisors Refuse to Spread
Tax on Basis of State Boards
Equalization

MIDLAND. Mich. Nov. 20.-(Spe.
cial)-The board Of supervisors yes
terday' defled the board of state tax
commia~npers by passing resolu
ton en- ling the belief that Act No.
201 OF - Public Acts OF 1913, pre-.
viding for an appeal from the equall
zation of the county board to the state
tax commission. IL unconstitutional.
The equalization made by the state
tax commissioners was laid ON the
table indefinitely and the supervisory
refused to spread the state and county
tax on the basis Of the equalization
made by the state board.
The supervisors have retained ex
Senator Floyd l.. Post to represent
them In any litigation which may arise
out Of their refusal to abide by TIN
ruling OF the state board.
GILBERT A. Currie. speaker of the
Michigan house OF representatives
representing those townships which
appealed from the equalization mace
by the county board, has gone to Ian
sing to petition the supreme court for
y mandamps to compel the super
visors to spread the tax on the basis
Of the report of the state tax com
mission.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-11-20
MRS. A. o. DUNK
TO BE ACTIVE AS
FOOD INSPECTOR
CONTINUES fro. Page o.s,.

the elimination Of unnecessary waste
was to be Set aside.
so many complaints were made
to the league that q committee was
appointed to draw up q statement
setting forth the fact that the
league had no connection with the
store. Just before this action was
taken. the board Of directors of the
store gave a. chattel mortgage for
$1,000. A trustee was appointed and
the business was closed, after about
eight weeks Of activity. 5000 in debt
The store has worked great harm
to our league In destroying our credit
and several enterprises which we
had hoped to launch had to be aban.
doned.
We have no intention of discontin.
uing our efforts. We regard the work
OF the past year as preliminary and
experimental. We are planning q
year OF work which will benefit every
housewife In the city
Commissioner Helme praised the
work OF the league, comparing 1t to
that OF the state grange He said that
the league Is q great help to HIS de
partment. and urged that It's mem
bers demand that their dealers keep
their places in good enough shape to
win white, blue or red card Of merit
from the department.