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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-17

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attached gooG neighborhood; trade es-
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arranged for two families: upper floor
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FOR RENT.
Brick store and rooms attached large
halls; ideal place to rent rooms to car
men cheap.
See my list before you rent.
e. e DEAN,
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
MARKER UNVEILED TO THE
HISTORIC NATCHEZ TRACE
Distinguished Visitors Attend Exercises Courthouse at Tus
cumbia Thursday MARKER Placed Mississippi Alabama
State Lne-Three States Represented in Exercises
By MARY 1NeE HosNlNs

the footpaths to our present civilization,
and in conclusion stated:
TO perpetuate the memory of our debt
to them, We have placed white stone
on the silent. trace. shailowed by the feet
of those whose patriotic lives merged in
others are ploughing on and on the snowy
field and sunny uplands of many distant
states, blessing and being blessed.
After this address Mrs. Alan, state
regent from Birmingham was Introduced
to the audience and spoke briefly, thank
ing all. who had assisted in making the
occasion a success. especially the presi-
dent, Mrs. John Delony, and the chairman
of tile Natehez Trace committee, Mrs l..
T. Price, whose home is only few
miles from Tuscumbia. and to Mrs. Eg
bert Jones of Holly Springs, Miss. who
first inaugurated the plan of marking the
old Natchetz Trace. She concluded her
remarks by stating that a tribute of
thanks was rendered to the "Old Volun-
teer State" OF Tennessee who had volun-
teered to come to the assistance of the
other states In marking these old trails.
that was the unseen pathway to pres
ent civilization. Mrs. Allan is a native
Tennesseean.
Virgil Bouldin gave a full description of
the $50 miles embraced by the Natchez
Trace from Nashville, Tenn, to Natchez,
Miss. and dealt with its conditions under
three peflOdS-i. e., G'0m the beginning
to 1901, when General Willerson nego-
tiated the Indian treaty, authorizing the
government to open up this roadway as
permanent roadway. Second, the period
from 1901 to the war of 1872. Third, from
the war of 1872 to the final abandonment
of the Natchez Trace. He followed this
line of thought in an exhaustive manner.
In speaking of The Natchez Trace he
said: Unlimited romance can be woven
with the beginning OF this bride path,
of which more than 500 miles was in the
territory of the Choetak and Chickasaw
Indians, with stretches of more than $50
miles in the lonely forest, without the
sight of human habitaton. The perils
of the path were three fold; the wild
beast, the Indian and the outlaw. 1t was
a brave hearted carrier who bearing the
messages Of friends, or of information in
those days braved the peris Armed to
the teeth, with provision for himself and
his beast, his camp outfit and his mail
bag, we can see him winding his way
with no voice to greet save the howl of
the wolf and the war whoop of the In
dian. or the whistle of the bandit, camp
ing at night at some bright spring, his
camp fire was a signal to disclose his
presence to the marauder, yet he dared
not let it die, lest he become the victim
of the wild BEAST
After these exercises the Daughters IF
the American Revolution served a lunch
con at the Helen Keller library, where
an opportunity was given for a social
hour where the distinguished guests were
introduced to the ladies of the Tri-Cities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

Tuseumbia, october 3-(Special. mo
event in the history Of Tuscumbia has
aroused more enthusiasm than that of the
unveiling the boulder memorializing the
old Natchez Trace hereN Yesterday The
courthouse was beautifully decorated
with the national colors the music was
under the direction of Miss Knight, and
her Glee club from the state normal coll
lege. America was sung by the schools
of the rri-Cities. and upon the platform
was seated Mrs. Robert A. Mcclellan,
honorary life regent of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution of Alabama.
Mrs. Joseph Allen, the state regent of
Alabama, and Mrs. Frank Wall of Mis-
sissippi; Virgil Bouldih from Scottsboro,
and the president of the local chapter.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mrs. John e. Delony. A. II. Carmichael
was master of ceremonies and made the
introductory remarks.
Mrs. Robert M. Mullan responded
I'VE accept the rose of fair speech from
your hand of welcome, and to the purple
skieh of comradeship we add the golden
strands of approving courtesy to make
the Gordon of honor with which we dec
crate all those whose presence graees this
occasion.
Tennessee, Mississippi. Alabamal !
Beautiful trinity of states from our proud
domain: The rythmic choral of their
names was sung BY their streams before
they were known as commonwealths of
a nation then memorials to the tongues of
a fast vanishing race of Americans
I'm the event of today, the Daughters
of the American Revolution of Alabama
and Mississippi ask YOU to Join in cast
ing "A stone on a cairn to the memory OF
those of our own lineage, that in un-
broken line trayersed what is known as
the Natchez Trace-from the forts on the
Cumberland river across the Tennessee to
the Mighty Mississippi.
Alabama, the very eve in the perfec
tion of virgin charms, was taken from
her God given -MississipPi--wh
shared with her this Eden of the new
world, in which no beguiier had entered
to despoil their happiness: Ano flaming
sword guards the gateway between them
and a beneicent creator. ~ - =
1.-THE brawny pioneers whose cabins shell
tered the man of God, the school master,
epoch makers. The Indians followed the
trail of the buffalo, elk, deer and the an
telope and they became the war path
of the red man. The white hunters took
the trail, and soon the pioneer wagon
followed them and later they became our
primitive post roads.
Then followed a description of the Oldest
trail known as the Sante Fe trail, then
the oregon trail, and stated that Ala
bama was doing her share to preserve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
OVER S3OO,0OO IN
THE MISS. TREASURY
Cotton Money to be Received
Later Will Swell Total
Much Higher

jackson, Miss. October 3.-(Special)
Treasurer Stovall states that at the close
of business the night of October 1, his
cash balance was ssll .Os6.55. all of which
was in the hands of the several deposit
not sou in the vaults of the big safe
at the capitol.
There will be easy sailing until No
vember 10, at which time the warrants
for Confederate pensions will be sent out
to the several counties. This means $780,
GOO is to be spaid to the veterans, and
that in the event the treasury does not
get more funds before that time the old
soldiers will have to run along on credit,
or shave their pay checks at their local
banks. However, the penitentiary truss
tees are expected to come to the relief
of the state before November l. Cotton
is being sold every few days, or as rapid
ly as ginned and made ready for mar
ket About $4,000 worth of old cotton
was sold in New Orleans last week, and
yesterday something like $4,000 worth
! was sold at Parchman.
This cotton money has not as yet
reached the treasury, but will be there
in a few days. The trustees took the
S35,000 check to the bank for collection
the first of the week, and they did not
take 1t there in three-cornered basket
as Colonel Montgomery suggested some
time ago would have to be done il the
rulings of the court that convicted him
of misfeasances in office are to be fol-
lowed literally.
In January the treasurer will be called
on to pay out more than sl,OO0,000 on ac-
count of the public schools, but 1t is call
culated that by that time taxes will be
rolling in in sufficient quantities. About
the same time it will be necessary for
the treasurer to repay the 100000 that
was borrowed from New York few
months since when the June distribu-
tion of the school fund fell due
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

catsIxill watershed Samuel j. Tilden.
when governor of New York, was dis
posed to recommend the construction of
an aqueduct system whose reservoirs were
to be in the Adirondacks. Governor Til
den estimated that a supply of water
could be carried $50 miles from the Adir-
ondack reservoirs to New York city suffi-
cient in amount also to furnish water to
all the cities and considerable towns
along the Hudson.
David b. Hill was in his first term as
governor disposed to recommend this
plan, not as governor, but informally 70
his friends in New York. An aqueduct
system of that kind would have been
above ground. The later achievements of
engineering science and the demonstra-
tion of the capacity Of the Catskill water
shed to yield an unfailing supply of water
for at least so years, even estimating the
growth of New York city to be as great
In the next 90 years as it has been in the
past, and the certainty of the engineers
that the water could be carried through
tunnels blasted through the solid rock
many feet below the surface persuaded
the legislature to adopt statutes by which
New York city was permitted to UNDER
take this work.
There is another feature of this under
taking which deserves to be considered IN
a special article. And that tells of the
manner in which this gerat work has been
financed. e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
BRIBERY CHARGES
AGAINST bRUMMETT
Chairman of Warehouse
Committee Arrested in
Chattanooga

Chattanooga, October 3.-(speeial The
probe of the purchase of new work.
house site by the Brummett committee OF
the county court for $4,000 came to
sensational climax this afternoon when
Squire Hayes Brummetts member from
the First district, chairman of the work
house site committed was arrested
charged with attempting to procure Il
bribe. The arrest was made upon capias
issued by Judge McReynolds He was
released to make bond in the sum of 5000.
Public dlsapproval existed fo1 several
days before any action was taken by the
authorities. No official cognizance being
taken of the deal unog it was learned
that the tract had been offered previously
and listed with u local real estate firm
at $4,000. The arrest has caused great
sensation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
EXTEND MERIDIAN
CAR SYSTEM

Meridian. Miss, October 3.--(Special)
The Meridian Light and Railway system
is continually showing its faith in Me-
ridian by extending lines, and double
tracking old lines and making other per-
manent improvements. Yesterday tie eS-
tension of the Eighth street car line for
distance of 16 blocks was completed
and cars now run every II minutes to
Oakland Heights, distance of over two
miles from the center of the city, but a
growing and pretty part of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
COTTON COMPRESS
FOR HUNTSVILLE
Business Men Considering
the Proposition
BONDS ARE BURNED
Addison White Succeeds f. c. Belts
as Special White Slave Officer.
Madison Exhibit Sent to
Birmingham Fair
BONDS ARE BURNED

Huntsville, October ESPECIAL EFF
forts ase being made here to interest the
business men in proposition to establish
fit worth $4,000 now located in another
city is being offered for about a fourth
of that sum. Business men here have
been trying from time to time to get
compress believing that it would add
greatly to the annual receipts of cotton.
George I. Motz has gone to Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

L. H. Barnes, one of the justices of the
peace in Dallas precinct. has resigned the
office. Explaining his action Mr.. Barns
says he believes the inferior court of
Huntsvily1e should handle all of the Dali
las business because such was the inten-
tion of the lawmakers who created the
-ourt There has been n great deal of
criticism of the operation OF the Dallas
courts which collect fees. in the same
jurisdiction as the inferior court which
collects no fees, and a motion is pending
before the county commissioners for the
abolition of the precinct
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
Orphans Home,
Talladega, Ala.
ORPHAN WORK DAY
OCTOBER A, 1918

All interested in the grand
est work for humanity will re-
member October i is set apart
as Work Day for Orphanages.
AT Talladega 20 orphan chill
dren of all denominations are
being cared for. Help us save
these boys and girls. Send
whatever you make on October
4 to Orphans Home, Talladega.
GEO. DDNGL1NsoN, supt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
BANKS At EUF FAULA
MAKE COLLECTIONS
Money Loaned for Crops Is
Flowing Back Into Their
Treasures

Eufaula, October 3.-(Special) 1.-The
banks, of Eufaula and Barbour county
are now busy making their fall collections
and hundreds of thousands of dollars
loaned early in the year for crop opera
tions will flow back into their treas
uries. 1t is thought that the three local
banks will collect in the neighborhood
of half million dollars. Practically all
this money fell due October 1, but it will
be November 1 before it is cleaned up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

Edward c. Belts, who has served the
department of justice at Washington as
special white slave officer for this Sec
tion during the last year, has resigned
the office. An agent of the department
was here yesterday and announced the
appointment of addison White. late of
Montgomery, a. Mir. Belts successor.
Two or three white slavery cases are
pending in the federal court here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

Capt r. f. Kolb, who is one of the
two Barbour countans in the race for
governor of Alabama, will speak here
on Monday, November "a. at which time
the, Barbour county circuit court will
convene and large crowd will be in
the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

with car load of farm products which
will be placed in the Madison county ex-
hibit at the State Fair. Mr. Motz be-
lieves he has good chance to pull down
the first county prize.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

City bonds amounting to- $1,000 which
have been redeemed during the last few
days, were destroyed by the city COM
missioners yesterday. About $4,000 Of
municipal bonds have been disposed Of
in this way during the last few months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
Price in Colon

Colon. Panama. October 3.--William J.
Price of Danville, KY. minister to Pam
ANA, arrived here today on the steamer
Colon. He left at once for Panama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

On Monday the voters of the city will
decide at a special election whether or
not they wish the present school build
ing to be used for public hospital pur-
poses under the auspices of hospital
association to be, formed here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

The Eufaula public schools will begin
sessions next Monday in the old Alabama
Brenau buildings on College hill, which
have been remodeled The change will
be a most satisfactory one from every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04
A Curious Coincidence

The construction of this aqueduct will
directly and indirectly cost, according to
present estimates. about two-thirds as
much as the construction of the Panama
canal. But whereas the people of the
United States pay for the Panama canal
the citizens of New York city must pay
for the Catskill aqueduct The two works
We're begun approximately about the same
time. and it is curious coincidence that
the gerat dam of the Ashokan Reserves
was closed SO that the water might begin
to accumulate within a few days of the
time when the final blasts let the waters
of the Pacific into the Panama canal.
The Astokan reservoir. vast as 1t is. cap
able when filled with water of floating
the entire navies Of the would, accumu-
lated eight feet of water within few
days. thus showing the magnitude Of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-04

George I. Motz has gone to Birmingham
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14
STORY LESSON ON ELEPHANT
Animal intelligence and FaIthfuiness
Are Recounted for Study by
Man.

The elephant is said to be- the most
intelligent of all animals; certainly
few four-footed creatures have served
man SO ably and faithfully How
courageous and loyal they can be Is
striltingly shown by an Incident re-
lated by H. Perry Robinson in his
book "Of Distinguished Animals" says
the Youths Companion.
"A native Mahratta prince was en-
gagged in fierce battle with his enc
mics, and the struggle ragged furiously
about the standard-bearing elephant.
At the moment when 1t was ordered
to halt. its mahout was killed. The
Mahratta forces were borne back. but
still the elephant stood firm. and the
standard continued to fly.
Accordingly the soldiers of the
prince, unwilling to be outdone In
courage by an elephant, rallied. and in
turn drove the enemy back till the
tide of battle swept past the rooted
elephant and left 1t, towering colossal
among the slain.
THE fight was won, and then they
would have had the elephant move
from the battlefield. but 1t waited for
the dead mans voice. For three days
and nights 1t remained where it had
been told to remain. and neither bribe
nor treat would move it. Finally they
sent to the home village on the Ner-
budda, hundred miles away. and
fetched the mahout's little son. a
round-eyed, lisping child. Then. at
last. the hero OF that victorious day.
remembering that its master had
sometimes, in brief absence. dele
gated his authority to the child, con-
fessed its allegiance and. with shat
tered battle harness changing at each
stately stride, swung slowly elong the
road behind the boy"
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14

Blossburg, named for secretary of la
Dor. He WAS born in Blantyre, Scot
land. In 1862, and came to this country
in 1870. The next year he began
working in the Pennsylvania coal
mines. and from early manhood he has
been actively interested in trade union
affairs. For eight years he was in
ternational secretary-treasurer of the
United Mine Workers of America. He
is now engaged in farming. Mr. Will
son has been a member of the last
three congresses. representing the FIJI
teenth district of his state. He is
married and has nine children.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14

congressman from me Tenth district
of Texas and was reelected to the
Sixty-third congress- He was born In
San Marcos. Tex. in 1861. was edu-
Gated at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College Of Texas, Baylor uni
versity and the University of Texas.
and was admitted to the bar in 1884.
He was assistant city attorney Of Aus
tin for several years before going to
congress. Mrs. Burleson was Miss
Adele Steiner of Austin.
Josephus Daniels.
Joseohus Daniels. secretary Of the
navy. is the one newspaper man given
place In the cabinet He has also
been active in politics and is the mem
ber of the Democratic national COM
mittee for North Carolina. Mr.. Dan
iels was born in 1862 at Washington.
N. c.. and began his newspaper ca
reer at the age OF eighteen rs editor
OF the Wilson IN. c. Advance. In
1885 he became editor of the Raleigh
State Chronicle. which nine years later
he consolidated with the North Caro-
linian and the News and Observer.
Franklin X. Lane.
Franklin Knight Lane has been a
member Of the interstate commerce
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14

clergyman. He is a brother of Justice
Charles G. Garrison Of the New Jersey
supreme court. He was appointed to
the chancery court in June. 1904, and
reappointed by Chancellor Mahlon Pit
ney, now a Justice of the United
States Supreme court. In 1911 for a
term of seven years.
James C. McReynolds.
In picking James Clark McReynolds
for the position of attorney general.
Mr.. Wilson selected man who has
had a lot of experience as trust
buster" He is native of Elkton. KY.
where he was born In 1862. and grad
uate of Vanderbilt university and the
law school of the University of Wiz
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14

and the same year he married Sarah
Houston Fleming of Chattanooga. He
entered the practice of law in New
York in 1892. and since 1901 has been
interested chiefly in tunnel construc-
ton there. He is president of the
Hudson & Manhattan Railroad com
pany.
LindIey NJ. BarrIson.
The selection OF Lindley NJ. Garri-
son, vice-chancelior of New Jersey, to
be secretary of war is in line with
President Wilson's idea that the hold
er of that position should be a man
Of unusual executive ability. He is a
close friend of Mr.. Wilson. Mr.. GarrL
son was born in Camden. n. j.. No
vember %, 1864. He is son of Rev.
Joseph F. Garrison. an Episcopal
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14
WILLIAM G. M'ADOO,
Secretary of the Treasury.

years that sketch of his career
seems almost superfiuous. Born In
Salem, ILL.,. in 1860, he was graduated
with highest honors from Illinois col
1ege at Jacksonville in 1881 and re-
ceived his masters degree in 1884.
In 1888 he was given the degree OF
LII. B. by Union College of Law. Chi
cago. After practicing law In Jack
sonville and Lincoln. Neb.. he served
as a member of the 52nd and 53rd
congresses. Having written tie "sil-
yer plank" for the Democratic ma
tional convention OF 1896 and made
sensational speech. he was nomi-
mated for president, but was defeated
by William Mckinley. Nominated
again in 1900. he was again beaten by
Mckinley. and then established the
Commoner and made tour OF the
world. Nominated third >time In
1908. he was defeated by w. Fl. Taft
Mr.. Bryan married Mary Elizabeth
Baird in 1884. He has done much lee
turing and written several books.
McAdoo the Tunnel Builder.
William Gibbs McAdoo. though a
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14
Congress Asked to Probe RIot.

Denver. - Characterizing as dis
graceful the action OF the crowds on
the streets of Washington during the
suffragists' parade. VIII h was
mobbed and "the members of which
were insulted, jeered at and spat upon,
and many of whom received serious
bodily injury" joint memorial intro
duced In the House by Represents
tives Lee and Riddle urges Congress
to conduct an investigation and pun
ish those responsible. Amid much
laughter Speaker Skinner referred the
memorial to the committee on Indian
and military affairs. to be acted upon
and referred back to the House for
action.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14
COLORADO
LEGISLATIVE
D o Z n G 3

Western Newspaper U.iion News Service.
The Senate.
Passed amended tuberculosis bill.
FL to IL. and sent 1t to the governor.
Passed on third reading Senator
Carvers bill regulating sanitarium To-
cations in unincorporated territory.
Passed on third reading Senator To-
bins bill authorizing quarantine Of
diseased potatoes and seeds.
Passed on third reading Senator
Burris bill for grand jury investiga-
tions at least once each year in coun-
ties OF the first. second and third
classes.
Passed amended bill by Senator
West for refunding of irrigation bonds
and sent 1t to the governor.
Passed on second reading highway
commission bill with savings and
emergency clauses.
Adopted amendments to House bill
regulating commission merchants.
Postponed sparring contest bill.
The Elbert County tribune., 1913-03-14
The House.

Passed on third reading Representa-
tive Dailey's bill for at least two
grand jury investigations In Denver
each year.
Passed on third reading Ardourel-
Smedley bill for payment OF high
school tuition for pupils attending In
adjoining counties.
Passed on third reading Representa-
tive Fincher's bill amending railroad
commission law.
Passed on third reading Representa-
tive McDonald's bill regulating loans
of money and rates of interest.
Passed on second reading Senator
Tobin's bill for revision of civil pro-
cedure by the Supreme Court.
Recommitted to the committee OF
the whole Representative Andrews
bill prohibiting the sale of cocaine,
morphine and opium.
Corporations committee unanimous
ly recommends enactment of Burris-
Van Tilborg public utilities bill with
out amendment.
Passed on third reading the Lee age
of consent bill.