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The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Secretary of War Garrison, according to Army and Navy Journal, will recommend that the Alaska cable and telegraph lines will be turned over to the nostoffice department, follow ing the recommendations of his predecessors, who contended ttat theb urden of maintaining end operating the telegraph lines in the territory should rot 'e imposed upon the appropr'- ation of the army. If this re- COmmandatiOn is adopted something over 200 officers and men will be relieved from duty in Alaska, sufficient to organize two more field con P anles in the signal corps, which dre needed very badly by the army But more than this, tlia expense of maintaining tele- graph system in Alaska should Ee charged up against the pos :. office department or the terri tory. Just at present there IS need of an expenditure of over Lalf million dollars in renew lno parts of the cable. Thee vas a time when the telegraph and cable line was militia " necessity, but this exists no longer. It's maintenance Is one of tie expenses of the civil es- !ablishment ,and it is an injus- tee to charge it against tile army.-EX.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27
w. c. r. U. LECTURE

The lecture at the Red Men s Hoil last Wednesday night, was most enlightening on the rev eI'le argument of the liquor 'ople. Last night the lecturer showed us, by the government records, that the more sali ons a place has, the more bootle s n;g there will be, and the dry. er a town the less bootlegglnS. Government records are hard thlngs to get around. Mrs. La Nance will talk on Prohih.!loll aud Personal Liberty tonight at lhc M. E. Church at s p. M.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27
MARIPosA ARRIVES

The big liner Mariposa of the Alaska Steamship company tr- r'ved up from the south about seven o'clock last night. She has a large crowd of toui1sts in all l53 first class passengers
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

4 complete line of Arrow Shirts at Field the SpeciG lst.
 Advertisement
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Whoop Skirts" at the Grand tonight. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Che piece dresses at Field"
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Mrs. Maurice at the Dream tonight. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Big show at the Grand to- night. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

"Whoop Skirts" at the Grand tonight. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Some show at the Dream to-. night. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

To get an estimate on that job of Plumbing won't cost you anything at Foord's. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

"The Colonels Escape" at the Dream tonight. adv
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

if and 16 foot skiffs for sal at SuIIy's Carpenter Shop.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

Where everybody goes-TEe adv The Daily Miner, S1 per mo.
The Ketchikan miner., 1913-06-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
H0O to Make
Better Cough Syrup than
You Can Buy
A Family supply, Saving - and
Fully Guaranteed.

A. full pint Of cough syrup--as much
ma YOU could buy for $2.J0-can easily
be made at home. You will find nothing
that takes hold of an obstinate cough
more quickly, usually ending it inside of
"a hours. Excellent, too. for Group,
whooping cough, sore lungs, asthma,
hoarseness and other throat troubles.
Mix one pint OF granulated sugar with
IL pint of warm water, and stir for 2
minutes. Put 21o ounces of Pincx (ifty
cents WORTH i'll pint bottle, then add
The Sugar Syrup. 1t keeps perfectly.
Take teaspoonful every one, two OF
three hours.
This is Just laxative enough to help
cure q cough. Also stimulates the appe-
tite, which is usually upset by a cough.
The taste is pleasant.
The effect of pine and sugar syrup on
the inhamed membranes is well known.
Pinex is the most valuable concentrated
compound of Norway white pine extract,
rich in g,laiacol and all the natural
healing pine clements. Other prepara-
tions will not work in this formula.
The Pinex and Sugar Syrup recipe is
now used by thousands of housewives
throughout the United States and Cam
ada. The plan has been initiated, but
the old successful formula has never
been e1ualed.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction. or
money promptly refunded goes with this
recipe Your druggist has Pinex, or will
get II for YOU. VI not. send to Tho
9inex Co., TT. Wayne, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
SCHEDULE OF OWL
CARS GIVEN OUT
Will Leave Center of the City Every
Hour Beginning at
O'Clock

Details OF the owl car schedule which
will be placed In operation in February
have been worked out by the operating
department of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company.
The cars will leave the center of the
city every hour beginning at l o'clock a.
M and operating until o'clock. At 5
o'clock, one hour later, the cars on the
regular lines start operations.
The cars will be operated on the North
and South Highland line. The one going
north will leave the city on the hour and
will go to Acipco, returning TO and pass
ing through the city about 20 minutes
after the hour. The cars on the Powder
~, North and South Ensley, the North
birmingham and the Powderly will ne
practically the same.
The cars, 1t was pointed out yesterday
by Mr.. Harris. who gave out the schedule.
will be operated the first so days as an
experiment only. If the cars earn tie
operating expense they are to remain. in
operation but ie they cost the company
money they will not be continued. That
is by agreement with Mr.. Exum and rep
resenta tives of the trades council, who
effected the compromise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
MARSHALL MOON IS,
HELD TO GRAND Jury
Bond Fixed at $4,000 by
Judge Watts-Charged
With Train Robbery

Judge X. r. Watts handed down his
decision in the preliminary trial OF Mar
shall Moon yesterday. binding Moon over
to a federal grand jury on a bond of 5000
Moon is charged with holding up and
robbng mail car on the Southern rail-
way two weeks ago near Lincoln
The preliminary trial Of Moon was
started last Saturday At that time a
number of witnesses were examined,
among them being the two negro mail
clerks who were on duty on the train
when 1t was robbed. They identified Moon
the man who had robbed the train, and
stated that they were acquainted with
Kim. The defense had but little evidence
at the time and asked for postpone
inent OF the trial. Judge Watts put of
his decision until yesterday noon when
court was held for a short time in his
office in the Title Guarantee building.
2. w Moon. father OF the defendant.
stated yesterday that the $1,000 bond would
be made for his son. Moon is In the
hands Of United States deputy marsiiais.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
SAYS SMOKE is NOT
INJURIOUS TO HEALTH

Smoke is not harmful nor injurious
to health" stated DIR. Cunningham Will
son, one of the most prominent physi-
clans and medical men in the state,
when asked for an opinion. No one
was ever harmed by breathing pure
carbon such as Is contained in coal dust
and coal smoke The miners in the coal
mines of the Birmingham district are
some of the longest lived people on
earth. It's because of the coal dust and
smoke they breathe.
Il lived in Birmingham when we had
no smoke" continued DR.. Wilson. Then
we did not have much of a Birmingham.
We need the manufacturer smoke AMI
his pay rolls. That's the difference be-
t.. cen that Birmingham and the Birming-
ham of today. | like pay rolls better
than air without smoke | think the city
ought 10 place a premium on smokestacks.
We can't afford to hinder the manufac-
turer and If that's what the Neatherly
smoke ordinance does IT should be re-
pealed. 1t is not for me TO pass Judg-
ment upon the ordinance. | am not
manufacturer and know nothing about II.
have had no experience in that line.
do know, however, that ! prefer pay rolls
to smokeless air, and that the smoke of
birmingham is not injurious to the health
of the citizens of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
SALE OF A., B. & A.
NOT CONTEMPLATED
Atkinson Denies RumOr
That l.. & n. or Frisco
Wanted Road

A positive denial of any traffic agree
ment or contemplated sale to the Louis
vile and Nashville or the Frisco railroad
of the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic
properties was given that rumor yester-
day by Harry NJ. Atkinson, president of
the latter line who was in Birmingham
for a few hours Mr.. Atkinson, when in
formed Of the persistent report said that
he had denied the rumor once and be-
lieved the report dead for good.
Mr.. Atkinson was here for the purpose
of attending a committee meeting of the
woodward Iron company, OF which he
is a director. There was only routine
business transacted at the meeting.
Mr.. Atkinson was accompanied by j.
l.. Edwards raffic manager OF the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, who was
formerly with the Southern railway here.
I'VE are continuing our improvements
on the Atlanta, Birmingham and Allan
tic said Mr.. Atkinson I'VE are ballast
ing the tracks, relaying some rails and
performing other necessary repairs that
are needed The physical condition Of
the line is getting In fine shape. Btisi-
ness is very good. although we could
handle some increases.
Mr.. Atkinson looked over some of the
Woodward properties and left yesterday
afternoon for Atlanta.
The rumor that he denied was to the
effect that the Louisville and Nashville
or the Frisco wanted the Atlanta, Bif-
mingham and Atlantic for an additional
coast outlet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
PLANT IN
ATLANTA WITH BIRMINGHAM

The Birmingham smoke ordinance can
net be complied with by the manufaetur-
crs using steam power produced by the
coal mined in this district" said d. I.
Smith, general superintendent of the Con-
tlnental Gin company, manufacturer of
cotton ginning machinery. THE time limit
is entirely too short.
I'VE have a plant In Atlanta and we
come nearer complying with their smoke
ordinance than we do with the one here
because the>Atlanta law allows 10 minutes
for each firing, that smoke may issue
from the stackss Our company has made
an effort to comply with the ordinance
at our Birmingham plant the same as we
did in Atlanta, and while we have made
Improvement we are still making more
smoke than the city ordinance allows. We
cannot live up to the ordinance, and If 1t
cannot be enforced what's the use OF
having It?
Manufacturers who have boiler plants
larger than their engine requirements will
make less smoke than those who have to
crowd their fires to furnish steam re-
quired. 1t is hoped our commissioners
VIII repeal this ordinance or materially
prnnoa IL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
CLAYTON TOO BUSY
TO DISCUSS POLITICS

Mr. Clayton was asked concerning his
reported senatorial ambition. He is 70
more determined to run and no more de-
termined not 10 run for the Senate than
he was during the time of the Baltimore
convention.
Il have been 50 busy sand he, that L
have given the matter of running for the
Senate very little thought-no thought at
all. as matter of fact. l have not even
written single friend in Alabama asking
advice, or for expression of opinion as to
what chance of success | would have
Mr.. Clayton as a matter of fact. is an
exceedingly busy man. AS chairman of
the Judiciary committee, he has his hands
full. He has reported out more bills than
any other chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee in given period of time, ard
more so-called progressive" bills.
Despite this fact. the Washington
Times, the publication of which, ineiden-
tally, is one of the serious drawbacks 20
life in Washinston-some days ago re-
ferred to Mr.. clayton as a reactionary,
.'standpatter." words to that effect
all of which tends to indicate That there
are naen at the helm of certain newspa-
pers who still believe that progressive"
and "reactionary' are more than phrases
with which 10 catch the attention Of tire
man with the vote
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
LYNN HAS NOTHING TO SAY
ABOUT WATERWORKS FIGHT

After an absence from the city, dating
from a few days preceding the referen-
dunn on the water contract, A. M. Lynn,
president of the water company, returned
to the city yesterday. While his home is
In Pittsburg. Mr.. Lynn Is frequent vis-
itor to this city. In view of the new
fight launched upon this company the
presence of Mr.. Lynn here is held to be
of more than passing interest.
He said yesterday that just now he did
not have any statement TO make relative
to the controversy between the city of
Birmingham and the water company. Mr.
Lynn pointed out that the fighting de-
partment was the legal department, and
that he was operating the company not
taking care of the legal affairs. Despite
the assurance of Mr.. Lynn that his ar
rival at this time is of no particular sig
nifleance. 1t is believed that something
In connection with the case will result
from his visit. He said yesterday that
perhaps he would decide to add his COM
ment to the general situation within
few days.
While compromise of The situation ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
BUT THREE DAYS
TO PAY POLL TAX
About 500 Paid Taxes Yes
terday-Receipts Far Be
hind Last Year

Only three more days TO pay poll tax.
About 800 poll tax receipts were issued
yesterday by Tax Collector Tarrant, but
the number of persons paying tax is
still far behind that OF last year. and un-
less there is a great Increase In the next
three days the ranks Of the voluntarily
disfranehised" will be recruited by sew
eral thousand. There are many impor-
tant measures TO be voted on this year.
possibly a referendum election or two.
certainly an election for city commits
sioner and not but voters possessing the
required qualifications will be allowed 10
vote.
The payment of poll tax is imperative
to the qualification OF voter and In
addition the money goes to the school
fund After Saturday the opportunity to
pay the poll tax will have passed and
the tax books closed until the next tax
year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
ANNOUNCES ITINERARY
OF ENGLISH FINANCIERS
s........................sss.sss.s


Sperling & Co, the firm which has
financed all the new power company's
projects In this state The remainder
of the party includes Sir George Prescott.
Bart. the Hon r. Sellowes of Ellis s.
Co, d. J. p. Basonquet of sperling &
Co. g. Chatman of Sperling & Co.,
James Mitchell of sperling & Co. pres-
dent of the holding company. j. Sar-
gent of Atkins & Co. A. Gibbs OF A.
Gibbs & Co., brokers, and w. Finans
Freeman The party will be Joined here
by NJ. W. Offutt Chief Engineer Yates.
Designing Engineer Thurlow and other
local officials
The party Will come from Atlanta first
to Montgomery. They will visit Lock
Il from that point and then will come
to Birmingham. From this city they will
visit Admission, Gadsden, Huntsville,
Sylacauga. Talladega and elsewhere
They go from here west to Utah and Will
make a trip to Cuba after returning from
the west.
A great deal of interest is attached to
the prospective visit of the Englishmen.
1t remains with the visitors whether this
state secures great many Industrial
operations bringing a giant amount of
capital TO this state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
TOUSE THE BELGIAN
BLOCKS IN ALLEYS
Fifteen Blocks Will Be
Paved by City
ARE BEING TRIMMED
Blocks Taken From Business Streets
Are Being Smoothed-To Use
Material in Alleys-Improve-
ment of Permanence


Fifteen blocks. all In alley territory,
will be paved with the Belgian blocks that
are being removed from the city business
lied that disposition of the Belgian blocks
The blocks now being removed to make
room for, the modern creosoted wood
blocks are being trimmed up and
smoothed over to lie replaced in the alleys
The Belgian b'oeks will serve a good
purpose by this replacement, for the con-
dition of many of the alleys in this city
have caused considerable complaint from
time to time. The Belgian blocks will
never be destroyed by traffic and by plac-
ing them in alleys the improvement is ore
of unusual permaHency 1t has been noted
that the Birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company by trimming the Belgian
blocks for the stree. intersections has been
able to replace the rocks forming a
smooth surface, ard apparently a very
fine proposition hrs been worked out. In
laying the Belgian blocks in the various
alleys to be paved the city hopes to
achieve results equally as good as tho
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power
company.
The commissioners have in mind paving
as many alleys as can be improved with
the material on hand but the territory
authorized so far is as follows:
Fourth alley, from Twenty-irst street
to Twenty-second street; Second alley
north from Twenty-second street to Twen-
ty-fifth street; Third alley north from
Fifteenth street to Seventeenth street.
Fourth alley from Sixteenth street TO
Eighteenth street; Alley A from Eight
eenth street to Twentieth street; Alley b
from Twentieth street to Twenty-first
street; Alley c, from Twentieth street to
Twenty-frst street; Alley ID from Twen-
ty-second street to Twenty-third street,
Alley E from Twentieth street TO Twenty
first street.
In addition to fhe alley blocks included
i'm this improvement the commissioners
contemplate re'aying other Belgian
blocks now in Birmingham in such alleys
as may need Improvement just as soon rs
better paving is arranged for. The Eel
gian block territory extends on South
Twentieth street further than the new
wood block Improvement. but it is he
lived that the territory now served with
Belgian blocks will be relieved of that
pavement soon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
GREENE RAPIDLY
CLEARING DOCKET
Nine Cases Disposed of Yesterday
Fort Hearing Appealed Police
Court Cases

Judge s. e. Greene, who is presiding
over the first division of the criminal
court, is rapidly clearing the docket set
for this week. The cases tried are nom
capital felonies and many of them jail
cases. He has disposed of about a dozen
cases each day and has materially les
sened the population of the county jail.
Yesterday the following cases were dis
posed of: Guilty, Fred Williams, bur-
gary; Charlie Howard burglary and
grand larceny; James Whaley, burglary
and grand larceny Ghree cases.; Carter
Blacxman, burglary; Charles Chatman,
grand larceny; John Allen, grand larceny.
Not guilty. Oscar Stokes assault and
battery; Lula Mcdonald. burglary and
grand larceny; Sylvia Echols, assault
with intent to murder.
In the second division, Judge w. r..
Fort is hearing the appealed cases from
the city police court. There has been
few convictions so far. He will take up
the same class of cases this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
WORK FOR HARMONY
IN CIVIC CHAMBER
Understood That SO-Called
Progressive Ticket Will
Not Be Nominated

That harmonizing influences were at
work and that there would not be
so-called progressive" ticket to oppose
the regular nominees in the Chamber of
Commerce was the general Impression
yesterday afternoon. II Is understood
that the movement has not met with the
response anticipated
The office of Alvin NJ. Douglas in the
American Trust building was the scene
yesterday morning OF the first official
conference of the so-called insurgents.
Following the meeting those present as
sumed a reticent attitude and would dl-
vuge nothing Of their contemplated plans
Mr.. Douglas asserted that as yet there
vas nothing doing.
In attendance at the meeting were; sid
nev Lazarus. John W. Sibley. president
of the Chamber of Commerce. g. T. stat
ford. f. b. Crawford, Alvin Douglas,
and others.
The "progressives" will meet again this
afternoon the leaders announced yester-
dav. and It was limited that something
would happen at this meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
DIMMICK GIVES REASONS
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE

Il am opposed to a smoke ordinance of
any kind for Birmingham at the present
time" stated ID. B. Dimmick vice pres
dent and general manager of the Amer
lean Casting company, FOR the following
reasons:
''ln the first place 1 am firmly convinced
that the coal riined in the Birmingham
district cannot be burnt in the furnaces
of our Misunderstanding plants without pro-
ducing smoke in sufficient quantity to
break the law as set forth in a smoke Or
dinance, without the expenditure of con
siderable money represented in the in
stallation of chain CRATES with automatic
stokers
Furthermore. with such an installa-
tion the smoke a only partially eradi-
Gated. Cheap forms of smoke consum ers
are injurious to u boiler and inefficient.
They whitewasn tie smoke, but do not
eradicate it.
There is a plant on South Twentieth
street, which, in the last 10 DAYS installed
a contrivance which cost them about s15.
II is claimed that this contrivanee did
away with their ssnoke nuisance. For the
last three mornings as | have come into
town have noticed this stack was break :
ing the smoke ordinance each morning.
MY second reason for opposing this or.
dinance is: This ordinance will'ten TO
and Is creating an antagonistic feeling
anu tucitby cdufBIB nluci cIllitisn anu
complaint This is being done just at a
time when birmingham needs all of rs
citizens to get together and pun for the
advancement of the city along the lines
most needed for lis real welfare.
This is aesthetic proposition-a
question Birmingham might well take ~
some years late-. but not while it is a
young, struggling city. At the present
time we need all the manufacturers, coal
mines, and other pay roll producers which
we can get: the more the better
Those who support such an ordinance
cite such cities as Chicago. Pittsburg, De-
troit and Cincinnati as examples of cities
which have successfully enforced q
smoke ordinance. All of these places are
old established communities: their man-
ufacturers have PASSED the struggling
stage and in most cases are dividend pro-
ducing plants. / think IL Is safe to say
that the manufacturers in Birmingham,
taken -as whole. have not reached that
stage at the present time. They want en-
eouragement AMI not prosecution.
Judge Lane SAYS: We all need to get
together and stop complaining I agree
with him, and us a first step In that IL
recton / am in favor OF killing the
Weatherly smolte ordnance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30
AT THE HOTELS

j. n. Reynolds of Montevallo, w. R.
Buchanon of Admission and ]. D. Kennedy
of Kennedy are registered at the Metro
politan.
F. NJ. Scott Of Selma. II. Butt of At
lanta and r. A. Bowdon of keystone are
among the arrivals at the Morris.
C. Folsom of Pinson, W. c. Wynn o:
Dadeville and ]. w. White of Huntsville
are stopping at the Florence.
H. E. Nolen of Jasper F. IL Cook of
Atlanta and S. A. Latham of Clanton
are registered at the Birmingham.
]. o. Banks of Eutaw, F. r. Scale of
Livingston and ]. Fl. Owen of Memphis
are among those stopping at the Hill
man.
F. Baldwin of Atlanta. d. D. Gaude of
Gadsden and A. t. Moss of New Orleans
are among the arrivals at the Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-30

istins between the city and the company
at this time is considered remote IL is
believed that something of that nature
will be the final solution of the case
The city and the company are both said
to be averse to fighting in the courts
and a compromise. it is understood, was
suggested. Mr.. Weatherly does not think
that any offer made by the company.
however satisfactory TO the commissions
ers, would satisfy the people in this case.
He thinks that the popular opinion is
that a final adjudication of the case
rests alone with the courts and that the
people will be restive until the case has
passed through the refinery of the
law Mr.. Weatherly believes that until
the courts have a final say in the case
that whatever was offered by the com
pany, although flattering would he re-
jected by the voters of this community.
In the meantime the quo warranto pro-
ceedings have been served upon the at
torneys for the waterworks company
and that organization with the assistance
of Attorneys Percy Benenrs and Burr Will
undertake to protect the affairs of the
company before Judge Crow when the
case Is called for hearing.