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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
TALLADEGA NOTES

Talladega, July B.-(Special) Much un-
easiness is felt in Talladega over the ill
ness of DR.. ]. II. johnson. president of
the Alabama d. and D. school. For some
time past he has been suffering from a
weak heart, and recently he went to Bal
timore for treatment. but after few
weeks spent in that city it was decided
better for him to return to Alabama.
The district Sunday school convention
meets July 10 at McFal composed of
representatives from the Baptist and
Methodist churches of the six churches OF
the McFall neighborhood. Those who
figure the programme are Rev. Nor
riss, Messrs. G. L. Schmidt, A. H. Craw-
ford, Jodie Hutto. DR.. J. IL. Hill. W. b.
Mrs. w. B. Castleberry.
Tie preliminary trial of irwin Collier,
who stabbed young Cox on the streets
of Talladega several days since, was set
for Saturday morning before Justice La
nier, but the wounded man was not able
to be present and as consequence the
trial was postponed.
VIII A. Moody, editor of, the Sylacauga
Advance. has announced himself as a
candidate for city commission of that
town.
A popular couple surprised their friends
by marrying yesterday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. j. W. Vandiver. Mr.. Thomas
V. Watson. one of the proprietors of the
Owl Drug store, welded Miss Ora Mai
Hawn. Rev. DR.. Thomas of the Baptist
church performing the ceremony.
Home raised cantaloupes appeared on
the streets Saturday, a load having been
brought in by Ben Greene from his farm
six miles northeast of the city. The dry
weather has made the melons unusually
sweet
r. L. Stringer has installed a trans
parent electric light which works night
and day with its electric statements. The
idea of the sign was that of a former
Taladegian, William Houston now living
in Gadsden, who has had the sign patent
ed and is manufacturing it.
There are persistent rumors of a shake
up to come in the police department of
the city in which several of the lead
ing members will walk the plank
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
MEDICAL CORPST
Be REORGANIZED
ScuIIy Issues Order Calling
on Officers to Assemble
at Capitol July "a

Montgomery. July 15.-tspecial }
edjt Cen Joseph b. scully has is
sued a general order calling upon the
officers of the present medical corps
of the Alabama National Guard to as
semble in Montgomery at the state cap
itol July 24 to participate in the re-
organization of that branch Of the
state militia.
The adjutant general has detailed
Mai II. T. Lay of Montgomery. IA
member OF the medical corps of The
Alabama National Guard, to take
charge of the details of the reorgani-
zation OF the medical corps, subject to
the approval of the governor.
It is the purpose of tho adjutant
general to put the medical corps of the
National Guard on a thoroughly inde-
pendent and systematic basis and ef-
forts viii he made to materially
strengthen this important arm of the
service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
TO MEET THURSDAY
Branches of Merchants Protective As
sociatiOn Will Be Consolidated

The Merchants Protective association
will hold meeting next Thusday for the
purpose of consolidating the several as
sociations located at Ensley, Bessemer.
North Birmingham, Woodlawn, Avon
dale and other places. in order to CEN
tralize the work of the association j.
ID. Brown, secretary, stated yesterday
that the organization was fiourishing and
that at the meeting Thursday officers
ed. The meeting will be held In the au-
ditorium of the Chamber of Commerce
building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
WILSON PROTESTS AGAINST
ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATION

calculated to result in violence to Ameri-
cans resident in Mexico. He indicated
the danger of allowing persons to use as
tools the students and others who ex-
pected to participate. He reminded the
minister government that in case any
American was injured he would use all
the power at the command of the en-
bassy to secure reparation.
Alarmed at the developments of hostile
feeling as displayed by the newspapers.
the number of Americans leaving for
Vera Cruz was greatly augmented to-
day. Ambassador Wilson is sending fire.
quent reports to Washington regarding
the situation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
ADAMS RELEASED
FROM PENITENTIARY

Montgomery. July 13.-iSpec!al =
jeans Adams. Montgomery county
negro, convicted with Mike Mimic,
white, of the offense of running a gam
ing table here and sentenced to serve
six months in the penitentiary, has
been released from prison, pending an
application for a rehearing by the court
of appeals. and is now employed in a
cafe in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
MACON POSTMASTER.
REFUSES TO RESIGN

Macon. Ga, july 1s.-Harry Stinwell
Edwards, postmaster of Macon, whose
resignation has been requested by Post
master General Burleson, today issued a
statement in which he said that he had
informed the Postmaster General that
he would not accede to his request.
The President will have to remove me
If a vacancy is desired in the local post
mastershp, Edwards said
Edwards was originally appointed post
master here during President Roosevelt s
administration He left the republican
party to join the progressive movement
during the last national campaign.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
INTRODUCES
SINGLE TERN BILL

Washington. july 10. Another con-
stitutional amendment to provide that
the President and vice president after
March 4, 1921. shall serve single six
year terms and any person wiio has
held the office by election or
has discharged the powers and duties.
or has acted as President. shall be in
eligible ito hold the office by cleo
tion" was introduced today BY Repre-
sentative Madden of Illinois.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
AMUSEMENT S
Tabloid at Ornheum

The Orpheum Is the only theatre i,
Birmingham running this week, and Il
is offering a new kind of tabloid musi-
cal comedy, Along Broadway" whiel
differs from the others in that every
member of the company is principal
and takes part in one or more of the
specialties offered, The programme will
be varied, with singing, dancing
comedy, monologues, vaudeville acts
instrumental specialtes and just
enough of a plot to hold it all to-
gether
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
WOULD PUT END TO
ALL MINE GUARDS

Washington, JULY Ex-senator Mar
tine. who took prominent part in the
West Virginia coal strike Investigation
today completed draft of a bill to be
introduced Monday to prohibit corpor-
ations engaged in interstate commerce
from employing armed men. The bill
aims to put an end to mine guards and
armed railroad detectives
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14

Asheville, y. C., July 1S.- Especial. -
With William Jennings Bryan, Secretary
of State of the United States; Senator
Luke Lea. senior representative in the
upper house of Congress, and Governor
Locke Craig of North Carolina as the
chief speakers, the Grove Park Inn said
to be the most unique and costly.tourist $
hotel in the United States, was formally
opened tonight. The event was in the
form of a banquet served in the main
dining hall 10 $50 guests. MIR. Bryan and
Senator Lea came here the special
guests of DR.. f.. w Grove. of St Louis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
Money for Sufferers

Washington, July 13.-Ambassaaor
Henry Lane Wilson has sent $1,000 from
Mexico City to George c. Carothers. the
American consular agent at Torreon, Du-
range, to buy food for Americans unable
to leave the country because of their des-
titution. Torreon is well in the interior
of Mexico with meagre transportation ia
cilities and the only way to leave the
country is by way of Mexico city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
Showers in Mississinni

Meridian, Miss. July 1S--fSpeciala--
The rains that have fallen during the
past two OF three days have almost Gov
cred the county and as a result the
farm ers are very much pleased. Corn.
Which will be the chief product of the
county this year, was very much in need
of rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
Grain Rate Drops

Duluth. Mimi. July 13.-The grain
rate from Duluth to Buffalo has dropped
from q to Y cents, the lowest of the
season. Three boats Were chartered to-
day at the low figures while big car
riers are know to have been in the
market at IA cents. Scarcity of ore is
given as the reason for the big ships
invading the grain trade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14

gan, some of it of eut-throat kind, The
Lake Shore stock was in no demand and
some of its holders would have been glad
TO sell 1t at any price they could get for it.
Then Mr.. Forbes invented what became
known as "the pool The Lake Shore
people gladly entered into the pooling ar
rangement with the Michigan Central, and
in this way ruinous competition was end
ed. That was the beginning of the after
ward much criticised railway pool At
that time no one could have dreamed that
so years later Lake Shore stock would be
quoted at 500 a share in the New YORK
stock exchange. Both lines magnificently
justified the forecast of their builders
and both lines ultimately passed into the
control of the Vanderbilt family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
NEW YORK STOCKS
LOWEST IN YEARS
New Low Record Made
When Sales Yesterday
Were $4,000 Shares

New York, July 1S.-The dullness and
sluggishness of the weeks stock trading
did not permit of any definite conclusion
as to the course of speculative sentiment
which appar rently remained quiescent ana
in formulative stage
Favorable differences were negatively de-
dueed from the small effect on prices pro-
dueed by apparently damaging develop
ments
A liquidatsd market was a metaphrase
often used. This had little influence, how
ever, in inducing any positive demand for
securities.
Even the expected reinvestment demand
over semi-annual disbursements was ab-
sent among other proceedings How small
an affair was the trade is shown by the
daily average of transactions when leil
considerably under 100000 shares, while
on Friday the total was only 64.400 shares,
the low record for II years until today !
1900 shares
Stock exchange members lament the
poor showing of business and a seat on
the exchange sold Tor S3S,000, likewise a
new record since 1900.
Lightened pressure of liquidation evi
IDENTIFY is due 10 curtaiment of new issues,
such as lately We're being forced upon tn.
list, necessitlting the sale of easoned is
sues to provide means for taking up the
new securities.
Jut as evidently and patiently there has
not been yet any effective accumulation
OF new capital to evivify the process OF
fresh enlistment or to offet any sustaining
support for values of old.
The weeks sale Of Northern Pacific one
year notes on an interest basis allowing
for bankers compensation, computed al
about 6l3 per cent. was disap appointing. Sc
was the fall in British consols to a price
lower than for 80 years.
The resumption ,)f gold exports to Paris
was equally significant, following upon
the heels Of relaxation of money markets
by passing of the July settlement
The decline for the first time to below
par of United States 2 per cents is COM
pllcated with the circulation privilege and
Its proposed treatment in the CURRENCY
bill. The acceptance of the Pittsburg bank
failure is merely I sforadic condition wa
accepted as evidence Of the underlyin,
confidence in the banking position as i
whole
II was recognz III also that the French
demand fof gold had e. do with thai
kourse commitments for financing tn,
Balkan combatants, and the disapnoirt
ment caused by the renewed outbreak o
bostilities. The form of settlement of tn,
eastern railroad trainmens demands i.
regarded hopefully. hut with reserve. Re.
ports on the New Havens affairs ,on.
iained nothing to cause surprise. althorsf
tie propositions advanced by the infer.
state commerce commission to prohibi;
railroads from acquiring outside property
supplemented the Union Pacific dissolli.
ton as a lesson tnat dissolution of com
tfrations AMI mergers is TO be the future
order. The important statistical exhibits
OF the week passed learly unnoticed
United States Steel decrease in unified
orders, the falling off in June output and
otherwise the continued faltering in new
steel orders confirmed the previous index
OF the stock market movements durina
the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14

Mexico CITY. July 1s-The American
ambassador Henry Lane Wilson. has pro-
tested to the minister of foreign affairs
against further anti-American demonstra-
tions, but to late today no answer had
been received at the embassy. and stu
dents who are planning to hold demon
stration tomorrow assert that they will
not be troubled by the authorities.
In his note to th> Mexican government,
the ambassador deplored that the youth
of the capital were TO be permitted to In
dulge in public manifestations which were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14

turer who built the Inn, and of Fred l..
Seeley, his son-in-law
The Inn, located at the foot of Sunset
mountain, has been built at cost Of
thousands of dollars Tonight Mr.. Bryan
and the other speakers congratulated not
only Asheville, but the entire south upon
securing the novel hotel Mr. BRYAN
leaves for Hendersonville tomorrow. where
he Is scheduled to deliver two addresses.
He then returns direct to Washington.
While in Asheville today the Commoner
would not discuss affairs of state. Fol
lowing the spread the i50 guests assem-
bled were carried through the entire
building, which is to be Immediately
thrown open to the public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
State Normal School
FLORENCE, ALA.
IatIstics without summer Tern

Students Teachers
For the first year 1884 81
For the year 1901 4l2 Il
For the year l91l-l2 490 Is
For the year 1sl2-l3 575 20
'rne old Normal" has entered upon
an unprecedented era oil prosperity, and
Is doing the best work Of its entire his
tory.
For many years this institution has
stood for thorough scholarship and has
enjoyed the fullest confidence of school
men every whore. Graduates of the
Florence Normal do not have to ex-
plain or apologize. To a teacher, such
a diploma gives assurance in any COM
pany.
Graduates and former students arc
in every section OF tho. state and are
doing their part in making cduca tional
history 1T means something 10 Join
hands with the men an6 women WHO
are vigorously and ably serving Ala
bama.
a fine new dormatory for women
ready for the opening of the fall term
The usual departments, manned by a
strong faculty. Especial provision for
teachers preparing for the rural
Write for a catalogue and come
Wednesday,. Sept. 10
JAS. *. POWERS, President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
Claims Seat OF Young

Washington, July 1S.-Wiliam J.
Macdonald progressive of Michigan. to-
day filed a brief with the House for
mally claiming the seat for the Twelfth
district of Michigan. II. Clay Young,
who held the seat, resigned. The House
is expected soon to act in MacDonald's
favor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-14
The Crucial Point

Brides mother-''Were you nervous
during the ceremony?'
Bride-'Well, | lost my self possess
ion when papa gave me away
Evening star., 1913-10-31
The Decay of Reading.
the Springfield Republican


The central Importance of reading was
the theme of much of the discussion at
the recent convention of the national
educational association at Salt Lake City
Mr. Rice. state library clerk of Wiscon-
sin. told how that state prepares lists of
suitable books for rural libraries, and
offers the books at ST. per cent discount
1t also requires teachers to pass an ex-
animation in library training, which
Mr. Rice considers more important than
algebra, though the comparison seems
odd Mr. Claxton. United States commits
sioner of education. who followed, de-
clared literature the most important of
all school subjects. and observed thai any
man who will read thoughtfully four good
books a year will be a weli-educated man
by the time he has re2d 100. That may
depend somewhat on the books, for not
all good books reward that kind of read
ing, though the greatest usually do.
It is at any rate. q kind of reading too
much out of fashion, nowadays. mainly
because there is SO much to read that
it is difficult to let the mass go and
concentrate on one author, one book one
page. one word. 4 fine old classical pro-
fessor used to grow indignant at pro-
posals to teach boys to read Greek like
he said. If We could teach boys to read
English like Greek. We can hardly ex-
pect them to forget their mother tongue
for the sake Of learning TO pay proper
attention to the details of a good book
yet there is something in this view; much
of the benefit of the classics comes from
being forced to pay attention to details.
Such careful study is quite possible in
English, but the temptation is =, skim
over the surface.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
TERRIBLE ItChiulgI
With RingWol'lnIll
On Children's Scalps, Hair Fell
Out IN Round Spots. Scratched
Till Blood Came. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured.

1915 Asquith st. BaEimore. Md.-.My children
were afflicted with what they called rngn orm of
the scalp, contracted from ii hous. cat they were
playing with The ringworm formed ON their
scaips about the size of silver dollar. and
their hair fell out leaving a round scale or
round spots. There was terrible itching and they
scratched till the blood came. They were very
fretful and could not sleep at night and they
were very cross.
improvement whatsoever. Instead OF improvfn.
they were getting and the ringMorni WAS
spreading and getting larger. 1 WAS told they
would never have any hair and would always be
bald. Then began using Cuticura Soap in con-
nection with Cuticura Ointment. and the first
week I could see the wonderful remedies we're
doing all they claimed to do and in six
weeks time they were entirely cured. They all
have a beautiful growth of hair tsigDed) Mrs.
Sadie Pollock. Jan. !, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment do 80 much for
pimples, blackheads, red. rough and oily skfus.
itching. scay scalps dry. thin and falling hair.
chapped hands and shapeless nails. that il is
almost criminal not to use them. They do even
more for skin tortured infants and children Al
though sold by dealers throughout the world q
liberal sample Of each win be mailed free, with
s2-p. skin Book. Address postcard ''Cuticura.
Dept T. Boston,
DMcn who shave and shampoo with Cuticura
Soap will and IL best for skin and scalp.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
few exceptions, to Jewish dealers. Agn-
a,,ltrral imnlementS We're Scanty and d.

fau hycaptiOnS. to jewish dealers. ASr1-
cultural implements Were scanty and d.
lapidated: the badly worked fields
brought in poor returns. The villagers
had lost confidence and hope. and had be-
come the serfs of dealers and usureIs.
Today Anhausen is clean and fr1endly
looking village, the buildings Well kept
the farm yards clean even on work DAYS
there are orderly manure heaps on every
farm. The inhabitants are well IL slmply
clothed and their manners are reputaOie.
They own the cattle in their stalls iney
are out of debt to usurers ana oeaiers.
Modern implements are used Dy nearly
every farmer, the value of the 1arms nas
risen, and the fields, carefully ana iuiy
cultivated. yield large crops. Ana TINS
change, which is something more tnan
statistics can express, IS tne WORN u
simple Raiffeisen bank.
Father Raiffeisen lived to ripe Ola
age-Iived to see his ideals OF pahKIns ~
behalf of the peasant farmer become the.
keystone of German agricultural condi-
tions and lived to see his theories sweep
ing over all western Europe and work
ing with equal facility in Italian, Aus
trian French, Belgian and Swiss agri-
cultural communities A monument to
his memory now stands in the village OF
his birth. and two wonderful bits OF
sculpture thereon tell the story or his
service to the German farmer. One Das-
relief shows a farmer and his fanny
amid the wreck and ruin OF faiiure. Inc
other shows another farmer with peace
plenty and prosperity in his own race
and i'm the sleek cattle and the mgn-
stepping horses around him.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
FOR EUGENIC MARRIAGES.
Gov, Baldwin Wants Clergymen
Granted Power to Discriminate.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, October 31.-A
plea for eugenic marriages by Gov
Simeon E. Baldwin of Connecticut and
an address by Rev. Newell Dwight Hills
of Brooklyn, n. Y, on the new social OBJ
legations for the church brought to an
end last night the fifteenth triennial
council of the Congregational churches
in the United States.
Gov. Baldwin urged the passage Of
laws by state legislatures that will en-
able ministers of religion to determine
whether or not parties to the marriage
contract are fit before the ministers per-
form the ceremony.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
HALLOWEEN JOKE ON MANN.
Representative Johnson Asks fo1
Roll Call on Adjournment.

A Halloween joke was played on Re-
publican Leader Mann in the House
today by Representative Johnson of
kentucky, acting democratic leader.
MIR. Mann has been playing a star
role In an almost daily comedy of fore
ing roll calls on the democratic mo-
tions for adjournment from day to day
to the discontinue of the majority.
most of whose membership is away.
Today he was moment slow. Mr..
johnson stepped into the breach and
asked for the ayes and noes on ad-
journment, knowing it was inevitable.
Mr.. Mann broke into o broad smile and
sat down.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
MAJ. ]. A. KERBEY DEAD.
Former American Consul and Bow
hood Friend of Andrew Carnegie.

Maj. j. \. Kerbey. retired. at one time
consul at Para, Brazil, died at the Sol
diers Home "Wednesday
Maj. kerbey was boyhood companion
Of. Andrew Carnegie, having been em-
ployed In a telegraph ONCE with him
He was the author Of several books. one
of which, An American Consul In the
Amazon" he had dedicated to Mr.. Car
negie. He was connected with<She Pam
American bureau. q
For the last four years Maj Kerbey
had lived at, 1902 G street northwest but
recently removed to the Soldiers. Home.
him.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
His Journey justified.

OF the collection shown by George H.
Worthington Of Missouri, Mr.. Melville
says:
Il came 5000 miles to see this exhibi-
ton, and the first few pages of Mr..
Worthington's collection of United States
stamps and the whole Of his Confederate
States postmasters' stamps have fully
justified my long journey and the time
devoted to making 1t. Mr.. Worthingtons s
Hawaiian stamps are OF great value and
interest, but these rarfties--the mission
ary' stamps especially. SO called because
nearly all the known copies have been
found on letters sent home to the United
States by missionaries in the islands-are
frequently seen at the great exhibitions
In London. Tney range I'm value from
$500 to 5000 apiece
Joseph Lozier, one of New Yorks noted
stamp collectors. cut short his visit to
Europe to reach home In time for the
exhibit.
Evening star., 1913-10-31
CHANGES AFFECT RAILWAYS.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Makes Public Report.

Numerous changes in the manner OF
presenting statistics of railways of the
country are made in the twenty-fourth
annual report on the statistics for 1911,
just made public by the interstate com.
lnerce commission. One Of the principal
reforms is the substitution of three dis
tricts for the ten territorial groups into
which the United States was divided for
statistical purposes in 1911. the three
new districts following much the same
bounds as the three great freight classi-
fcafion territories. The railway cdm-
Evening star., 1913-10-31
lust HUMAN
4 NATURE
g or PhIIa10Ar kbknSo0

joe struthers is one of those men who
pride themselves on being resourceful.
During a cold spell he broke UP six or
eight panels of rail fence and fed it into
the stove to save the trouble OF saving
Some people encourage their daughters
To learn. To play the piano Just enough TO
keep the Young men from hanging around
the house of evenings.
What makes you think Mr.. Slinlmins
hasn't a sense of humor:'' HE went In
debt for an automobile No man with a
real sense of humor would play a prac-
teal JOKE on himself
Thirteen may oe an uniucky number
but thirteen dollars isn't as unlucky as
thirteen cents.
For office l shall run. my dear ex-
claimed a husband fond and true. so
please don't notice what you hear about
ME for month or two"
You have some rich relations?" Yes.
Eut all ti.es, eve~ IN FOR ne is to mt