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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07

| ly as possible among the various eoun-
ties of the state in proportion to tax
able value of farm lands and to be
made for periods of from 10 to 90 years,
at an interest rate approximating as
nearly as possible per cent. the exact
amount to be determined from actuar-
les figures carefully checked: the in
terest to cover all charges and amorti-
zation.
'prhe loan committee to consist of
8 members, each congressional district
to have at least one representative.
Ten members of the loan committee
to be elected by tho stockholders of
the land credit bank and five to be
appointed by the governor.
mo loan to be approved except upon
a favorable report of appraisers, as
well as by affirmative vote in writing
of a majority both OF those members
of the loan committee elected by the
stockholders and of those appointed by
the governor.
"The maximum amount OF loans OUT
standing at any time to be limited 10
10 times the capital tpaid IND of the
land credit bank,
"rhe members of the loan committee
are to serve for one year, but may be
eligible for reelection or reappoint-
ment
"Ihe land credit bank to have power
to place it's real estate mortgages In
trust to secure issues of coupon notes
or bonds to bear interest at not ex-
ceeding per cent to per cent, ac-
cordng to money conditions, which In
terest is to be guaranteed by the state
and the principal to be free OF tax IN
Alabama. The state to have prior lien
upon all free assets and equities of
the land credit bank to protect It's
guarantee. As constitutional amend
ment will be necessary to put this
plan in operation, Steps should be taken
to have the necessary amendment sub
mitted to the voters Of tho state"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
Harding Advocates Estab-
lishment of Land Credit
Bank and Asks for Con-
stitutiOnal Reform
n. r. BAKER EXPLAINS
ILLITERACY FIGURES
OF THE SAGE REPORT
Sidney Story in Forceful Speech Em-
phasizes Need of Merchant Marine
and Charges England Is At
tempting TO Discredit L.
s. in Latin America

After h three days session, in which
many things that win result in benefit
to the state of Alabama have been done,
the second annual convention of the Ala
bama State Land congress came to a
close last night. President J. o. Thomp-
son expressed great pleasure over what
he termed the complete success OF the
congress, and said that he was sure he
voiced the sentiment of the other officers
of that body.
During the sessions there has been man
ifested a keen desire on the part of all
in attendance to do the right thing by
the state of Alabama. All delegates
seemed alive to the necessity of securing
the right kind of immigration to popu-
late the untitled lands of Alabama and
did not hesitate TO express themselves
when the occasion demanded it.
There has been a most brilliant ar
ray of speakers in attendance at the ses-
sions. Addresses have been delivered
that touched upon every phase of agri-
culture, industry and business in the
state of Alabama.
Harding Speaks on Rural Credit
Yesterday, the last day of the congress
was bankers and farmers day. b. M
Allen chairman of the committee on reso-
buttons, presented resolutions of live in
terest to every agricultural man in Ala
bama and they were adopted with one
or two amendments. W. p. G. Harding
delivered a strong address in the morn
ing upon Rural Credits and in the
afternoon submitted TO the congress q
resolution to the effect that the congress
present before the state Legislature ths
idea of a land credit bank, by whiei
it was proposed that the state would lend
money to farmers, taking mortgages az
security. and that every citizen of the
state should have an opportunity of oe.
coming q stockholder in this state back
This resolution was adopted.
The opening ofsthe congress yesterday
morning was a continuation of the pro-
gramme of the afternoon before and Is.
NJ. Allen was the first speaker. Father
Patrick Turner asked divine blessing upon
the convention and Mr.. Allen took the
floor.
He spoke in part as follows; Some dis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
Weather Forecast

Washington. November 6.--Weatber
forecast for Alabama and Mississippi:
Fair Friday and Saturday.
Georgia: Fair Friday and Saturday.
Tennessee: Fair Friday and Satur-
day; little change in, temperature.
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If you don't feel ''up to the
mark" if you lack vim and
vigor, try drinking a really fine
mineral water.
Standing alone in its class,
the high regard in which
WHITE ROCK WATER Is
held by the doctors of today is
attested by its enormous sale.
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Advocates Raising Beef Cattle

MIR. Allen advocated strongly the rails
ing of cattle in Alabama--beef cattle. He
said that the production of beef cattle
had decreased 80 per cent within the last
10 years and that the population of the
country had Increased 20 per cent. He
said that live stock farmers should use
dipping vats for the particular bane OF
the stock owners existence in Alabama
is ticks. The cattle that are infested with
ticks do not bring as good a price as do
those that are free from the pests, and,
therefore, thought Mr.. Allen, the farmers
should unite in a war against the ticks.
He referred in light way to the so-called
tick war In Barbour county.
Secretary William c. Radcliffe of the
local Chamber of Commerce invited all the
delegates to attend the Home Products
exposition on First avenue and w, +,
g. Harding, president of the First Ma
tional bank, took the stand and addressed
the body on Rural Credits" Mr.. Hard
ing said in part: I'VE have got to have
cheaper money in this state to help us to
properly develop its resources. Any
banker who stands in the way of cheaper
money for the farmers is shortsighted and
Is standing In his own light. In the
European countries the governments lend
money for special purposes at a low rate.
Mr.. Harding did not think that the Eu-
ropean system of rural credits would be
feasible in the United States, because of
the diverse conditions on the two eonti-
nents. lie said that he believed in sound
money and believed that undue expansion
or imitation OF credit was injurious. He
said that he believed the investor was
entitled TO the best security and added
that the lands of Alabama offered Sc
curity that was stable, permanent and
as good as any that could be found. Mr.
Harding advocated a land credit bank to
be financed by the state In referring TO
this he said:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
Pile. Cured In 0 to IA Day.

Druggists refund money If PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles, First
application gives relief. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07

cussion has been raised as to why the
tide of immigration has never been turned
southwark The west has become popu-
lated with farmers, all of whom are pros
porous, and who do not know of the good
soil of the SOUTH The west has heen
advertised in a scientific way and to the
detriment of the south. Maps have been
distributed in Europe, the northern part
from where we get our immigrants. upon
which the south Is painted black. That
is the reason why the tide of imnlgra-
tion has been turned to the northwest ard
| venture the assertion that nine tenths
of the people of the south did aos even
know that this literature was being dis
seminated. We have been asleep and un-
less We wake up and begin to do things
the immigration will continue to flow
NeStWar rd -
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Norton on Taxation Reform

Norton on Taxation Reform
Following him f. Q. Norton of Daphne
read remarkable paper On taxation re-
form. 1t was a carefully prepared paper
and went into the problem on a scientific
basis 1t was enthusiastically received.
Henry U. Sims, chairman of the Cham
ber of Commerce finance and taxation
committee, was scheduled for a speech,
but as 1t was late Mr.. Sims only
spoke briefly. indorsing Mr.. Daphne 8
paper and offering the following reso-
luton, which was adopted
Resolved, That this congress does in
dorse the movement begun by this con-
gress at its last session to reform the
tax system of the state of Alabama, and
to that end that the governor be request
ed to appoint at the earliest practicable
time, a non-poitical commission of the
citizens of Alabama to prepare and re-
port to him In time for acton by the
legislature of 1915, system of taxation
for Alabama in keeping with modern re-
quirements."
President j. O. Thompson during the
session declared the congress would meet
next year in Birminghams new audi
torium He also appointed the following
executive committee to be in general
charge of the congress affairs during the
year; F. p. Glass. A II. Ford, w. d.
Jelks, ID. III. Marbury and B. NJ. Allen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
At the Theatres

Jefferson-"Young wisdom;" $50 o'clock
p. m.
Biiou-'Truxton King" $50 o'clock
D. m
orpheum-v 2:9O, 1880 and o
o'clock p. M,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
EvFNTSOF TODAY

City commission meets at o'clock.
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette speaks at
Central High school at S;15 o'clock p, IN,
Miss Blanca Randall gives song recital
at Cable hall at S:15 o'clock p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07

cent each. while Alabama decreased hers
by II lilo per cent"
He stressed the point that school dis
tricts should have the right to tax them
selves for the support of schools, and
said that a graded road should be built
to every school door. He said that there
should be an eight months school year
in every district and high school should
be in reach of every child with well
equipped teacher in every room. He ad-
voeated n Oibrary in all schools and
stated that attendance should be compul-
sorry.
Following Mr. Bakers talk the con-
gress adjourned until O'clock When
sessions were resumed c. w. Roberts,
secretary of the Gadsden Chamber of
Commerce, was the first speaker and he
took for his subject, Commercial Organi-
cations and the Farmers He told of
the work being done by the civic organi-
cation in his city and stressed the get
together spirit as one to be kept at high
tension at all times.
Secretary Radcliffe of the local Cham
Der of Commerce followed Mr. Rob-
erts and talked extemporaneously along
the same lines as laid down by the
Gadsden secretary. Mr.. Radcliffe said
that many people seemed to think that
there was nothing in common between
the farmer and Chambers of Commerce..
This, he said, was not true. Their in
terests are vitality connected and run
along the same channels. 1T would be
an excellent idea" said Mr.. Radcliffe,
for the Chamber of Commerce to either
buy or secure an option on a good sized
tract OF land near Birmingham and dis
pose of ii to desirable farmers"
| The speaker said that the Chamber
of Commerce had been preparing to
hold a conference with the farmers of
| the eight or 10 counties enmediately
surrounding Jefferson and that it had
been deferred until after the land con-
gress, for fear the two bodies would
conflict with each other. He said, how
ever, that the convention was going &c
be held just as soon as the farmers were
ready for it, and that he would leave
| it to them as to the exact time.
Mr. Radcliffe was followed by Morgan
[ Richards, secretary of the Selma Cham
! Der of Commerce, who said that the
organization of which he was secretary
had been cooperating with the farmers
for some years He told of some of the
work that was being done by the Sell
ma organization and stated that they
were preparing for conference with
the farmers to take place in Decem-
ber.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
kayanaugh Speaks

j. ID. Kayanaugh, a walking delegate
of the National Good RoadS association.
was introduced to the congress by a
letter from the Nashville Chamber of
Commerce. He made a short talk and
was followed by Professor Hobby of
Auburn.
Professor Hobby took for his topic
Living Conditions in Rural Districts
and told In the course of his address
| that they were not of the best. EIe
pictured the drudgery of farm work for
the farm wife and said that labor saw
ing devices should be used more on
the farm. He pointed out that there
was no churches, no schools no libra
ries such as were to be found in the
city. even in the small town, and
said that that was one of the reasons
why living on the farm was so dis
taseful 10 many city dwellers. He said
that if circulating libraries were es-
, tablished, churches made more numer-
Gus and better schools provided there
would be more people leaving the city
for the farm than was ever heard of be-
fore. His address was punctuated with
statistics and the Auburn professor al
ways had figure to back up his state'
ments,
Mr.. VandeGraaff of the university law
school followed Professor Hobby and
made 15-minute talk. He referred espe-
cially to the negro farmer in his talk
and said That the colored farmer had
demonstrated time and time again that he
was unified for farm work. He said that
the time was coming when white people
only would be OH the farm and the negro
would be working In the mines and other
lines of industry in or near the cities.
And continued the speaker, when that
time comes the so-called race problem will
vanish. That is the solution of this prob
lem.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07

this country is to profit by the canal it
must build merchant ships and give Eng
land and Europe a commercial slap in
the face and tell her to mind her own
business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
Negro Makes Short Talk

Immediately following Mr.. VandeGraaff
was z. c, Park. a negro educator of
Madison county. He answered Mr.. Van
deGraaff when he said that the negro
was ignorant of how to farm because
he had not been taught. Park said that
ne had been conducting experiments and
demonstration work for the benefit of the
negroes in his county and that great good
had resulted from them, He said that
the negro was a terrible drag on the
white man and would continue to be so
until he had been educated sufficiently
for him to strike out for himself The
negro speaker was interrupted frequently
by applause.
President j. Q. Thompson, in the chair,
paid high tribute to Miss Annie Wheel
/ er, daughter of the late Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, and said that she had been one
of the most constant attendants at the
| land congress. He asked her to come
| ups to the platform and make few re-
| marks Miss Wheeler came forward and
| expressed her pleasure at being present
| and thought that she had been greatly
| benefited by attending the land congress.
| She said that she had learned much that
| was beneficial and was convinced that
| the congress would result in great good
| TO Alabama. She received an ovation
Joshua Franklin of Pyriton was the last
| speaker at the afternoon session and
| talked OF Wheat Growing in Alabama. -
Mr.. Franklin stressed the point that al
| though Alabama possessed the soil TO be-
1 come one of the greatest wheat growing
states In the union II was not So He
advocated the planting of more wheat.
| The congress then adjourned for the
| night session.
| The congress adjourned last night at
| 1915 o'clock after listening to some of
| the best speeches and papers of the three
days session. The address by Sidney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07
Decrease in Illiteracy

-Four states border Alabama. During
the decade mentioned one OF them de-
creased it's iliteracy per cent, another
per cent, and the two others 9is per
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-07

Story of New Orleans was the feature
the evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-04
GEN. HUERTA MAY RESIGN.
Said to Have Agreed on Lascurain as
Provisional President.

FL PASO. Texas, April4.-To salts.
fv all factions i'm Mexico, Gen. Huerta
has agreed to the naming of Pedro
LascHrain as provisional president.
Lascurain would serve out the uncom-
pleted term of the late President Ma
dero. As minister of exterior relations
in Madero S former cabinet. Lascurain
is entitled to serve as next i'm line
in view of the deaths of ATadero and
Vice President Suarez. The Huerta
cabinet woud he retained by the com
promise
This arrangement. ii is said has
been offered to the constitutionalistS
now fighting the Huerta government
in northern Mexico. It is declared that
GOV. Cauanza of Coahuila has agreed
and that Sonora nsurrectionists will
accept the compromise. The decision
of the present provisional president
is said to have been occasioned by the
recent uprising of Zapata in the south.
which places the Iuerta forces be
tween two fires.
Mexiean military men here esti-
mated that Huerta has not more than
ll,000 troops in all Mexico with which
to meet the situation. This is even less
than Porfirio Diaz possessed in com
1 batting the Medero revolution.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-04
MRS. ELLA WHEELER
DIED THIS MORNING
Underwent Caesarian Operation in
Hospital Sunday-Conditon Became
Noticeably Worse Yesterday.

Mrs. Ella Mary lSmith) Wheeler,
II, wife Of Ernest Wheeler. died this
morning at $50 clock at the Memo
rial hospital, where she was taken
Sunday to undergo a Caesarian opera
ton. Her child died about three hours
after its birth. Although Mrs Wheel
er 5 condition was considered serious
from the first, hopes for her recovery
were entertained until yesterday, when
she began to fail rapidly.
She was born in Townshcnd. Nov.
Z, 1881, and was the only daughter Of
Fred and Mary (Cudworth) Smith
She attended the Public schools of
Townshend and Dover and Leland and
Gray seminary and afterwards taught
i'm Winhall. She was married to Mr..
Wheeler of Townshend about -four
years ago and three years ago they
moved with her parents to their pres
ent home ON Meadow Brook road.
Mrs. Wheeler was member of Pro
teetive grange, the Eastern Star and
the Christian Endeavor society. Sh,
was woman of winning personality
and in her home she was devoted
daughter and wife. Besides her hus-
band and parents she leaves one hrot h.
er, Hurdis Smith, who recently moved
to this town from New York
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-04
GUILFoRD.

Catherine Long of Brattleboro Is Wis
iting Mrs. Joe Lowry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Coombs will keep
house in the parsonage.
Amos Prouty has been confined o his
bed with rheumatism the past week.
Miss Lizzie Marshall went Tues.a-
to Everett, Mass. to visit two weeks
Miss Fannie Holden returned to her
school duties in Cenrerville, Brattle-
boro. this week.
Mrs. Jesse Weathcrhead has had a
telephone installed in her house. Tho
number is 653-W.
Mrs. Grace Whittemore has returned
TO her brother 5, Bert Whittemore s.
from Springfield, Mass.
Rev. c. H. Merrill will preach IN the
Congregational church next Sunday af-
ternoon at go clock
Jedediah Franklin had his tpusils re-
moved bv DIR. Moves al the Brattleborc
Memorial hospital Saturday
Miss Clara Franklin has returned
home from Brattleboro, where she wa.
employed in the Brooks House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Jacobs : littl,
/ daughter, four years old, was oie ate,
upon Tor appendicitis at the Memoria
hospital Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Duane Farr Of Brattl,
boro have moved to this place and Mr.
Farr viii work for Mr. Farnum on til
Pratt farm. Mrs. Farr is a sister o.
Mrs. Farnum.
Kenneth Farnum. who lives On I'll,
j. Henry Pratt farm. found one OF hi
horses dead in the stable last Suuda,
morning. An examination shove. iaa
death WAS due to heart trouble, th
heart being much too small
Five schools in town will begin Mon
day, April Z, with these teachers. No
;, Miss Beruice Shedd; No. 3, Miss RI
sic Hazelton; No q, Miss Bertha Haz
elton; No. :, Mrs Martindale; No. II
Miss Maude Clark The other school
Will begin Monday, April ~, wit
these teachers: No. !, Miss Gold
thwaitc; No. 3, Miss Helen Adams
No. IL, Miss Annie johnson; No. i;
Miss Rose Davis.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-04
HOUSES ON AMES
HILL BROKEN OPEN
General Destruction Appeared to be
Aim of Intruder at Mrs. G. G.
Whitacre's Summer Home.

Discovery was made Tuesday by
Harlan Whitney of Marlboro that Mrs.
G. c. Whitacre 5 summer home on
Ames hill had been broken into and
that several pieces of the mahogany
furniture had been badly mutilated bv
the use of some sharp tool, probably
ehisel. while clothing, bedding, etc.
were strewn about the rooms pro
miseuously.
The young man S attention was at
tracted by one of the outside doors
being wide open. Upon investigation
it was found that entrance had been
gained through the pantry window bv
smashing in the lower sash. The win
dow is about five feet from the ground
and large can or bucket was used bv
the intruder TO stand on and was left
by him. 1t is apparent that the work
was done by one person rs the foot.
prints are uniform in size
The covers Were ripped off three
trunks and the contents left strewr
about, and every closet. cupboard and
chest was similarly treated. The draw
ers of the dressers We're pried open hy
q sharp-edged tool and general de-
struetion appeared to be the burglar :.
aim.
William Atkinson of West Brattle
boro, who was employed by Mrs Whit
acre last summer. was notified yester
day and went to the place and locker
mp the house again He visited tn,
place about Il month ago and every
thing was all right at that time. II,
has notified Mrs. Whitacre, who is a
her home in Upper Montclair, \. i.
and is awaiting her instructions TO
action in the matter. The place was
formerly owned by i. 0. Johnson.
About month ago the summe
| home of Mr.. and Mrs. William b
Houghton on Ames Hin was broken in
to in a similar manner.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-04
MORE OF KNAPP'S
MARTIAL TROUBLES
Probation Officer Wants Court to
Assume Maintenance Of Knapp's
Wife.

Elmer Knapp of Halifax, whose
martial troubles arc many and com
plex, was before Judge William r.
Daley in the municipal court this
morning upon the demand of Proba-
tion Officer C. Menzies Miller that the
court make an order by which the
probation officer might enforce the
terms of previous order.
Knapp who is living with a house
keeper who has children Of her own,
who also live at the Knapp home in
Halifax, was before the court March
Is charged with non-support of his
wife, Kate Knapp. The court at that
time sentenced the respondent to not
less han three nor more than four
months in Jail and assessed costs of
Sl4.14. He was placed on probation
for two years upon the payment Of the
costs in instruments Of - on April l
and May l and the balance Of @4.t4
on June / to the probation officer The
first instalment has been paid.
The trouble arose because Of the
fact that the order also called for the
respondent to provide maintenance for
his wife and this has not been done.
She had refused to return to him so
long at the housekeeper remained in
the household and he had made no
other provision for her support and
maintenance. The probation officer
sought further order of the court to
permit him to enforce the original or
der.
The court, after reading a letter
which Mrs. Knapp had written tc
Knapp. said that in the opinion of the
court a housekeeper with two or three
children was an expensive method OF
maintaining a home and continued the
case to April 21 with the suggestion
that Knapp try to make satisfactory
arrangements with his wife and that
the probation officer in the meantime
investigate conditions thoroughly.