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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
THE SMOKE ORDINANCE, WOMEN'S S
SUFFRAGE AND OTHER THINGS

To the Editor of The Age Herald
From reading your paper it looks as
II many of the most prominent men OF
birmingham are right on the question
of smoke ordinance. Had it not been
for smoke from the stacks of manufac-
turing enterprises, | ask what would
birmingham ever have amounted TO?
1t had no attraction as a place of beau
ty, and 1t was not founded with a view
to making It pleasure resort.
Black smoke from stone coal has al
ways been offensive to me, aud one
warm September day ] came near faint
ing from inhaling black smoke while
entering st. Louis through tunnel.
would welcome the day when all
trains could be operated by electrical
power. No doubt if smoke condensers
could be installed at n reasonable ex-
pense which would be a success, all
men operating manufacturing estab-
llshments would gladly have them. How
ever, II enforcing the smoke ordinance
is going to hit manufacturing men be-
low the belt would say give us more
smoke and more pay rolls and with q
free use of soap and water we will get
along nicely. Anything that will hurt
manufacturing will send Birmingham
real estate downward. Many other
cities would gladly welcome our smoke
for the sake of the pay rolls it would
cause.
In August 1884, the smoke stacks. of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10

Admission. Ala, ceased to send forth
their black smoke until 1886, and the
number of empty houses there in the
latter part of 1884 and all of 1885 could
be counted by the hundred. ! remember
counting IA empty houses in one row
in the part known as coopertown. with
a green tag on each door For Rent"
Admission in those days of depression
realized what manufacturing enter
prises are worth. and in the early nine
ties they gave the Hercules foundry
of Pel City location and paid the
freight of their plant from Pell City
to Admission, and the foundry was
the only business Pell city had. The
year afterward the brick bank building
at Pell City was occupied only by Mr..
William Goat. 1t was said about Eden
that Pell City was the only place in
Alabama that had a brick goat house.
agree with Mrs. Orr that women can
piness of men. Without wom-
en- life would not be worth living for
men, and the man who loves them bet
ter than l do would eat them. l have
advocated woman suffrage, but when
our most prominent women will adj
vocate such a thing as the enforce
ment of the smoke ordinance in city
like Birmingham regardless of its detri-
ment to the main life giving business
of the city, then feel little different
on the woman suffrage question. Re-
spectfully, MIcHAEL O'BRIEN.
Birmingham, February 8, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
by C. W. GREER

tween the amateur and the professional
be promulgated.
At present the sporting public of the
south Is keenly interested in the case
of Lewis Hardage. perhaps the greatest
of southern athletes. who may be de-
barred from S. |. A. A. ranks as re-
suit Of his accompanying an all-star
football team into Texas some weeks
ago. According to strict interpreta-
ton of the S. T. A. a. rule. Hardage
has violated his amateur standing, and
is without doubt Ineligible to com
pete further upon a college team. But
while 'rulefully" he may be a profess
sional, rightfully he is just as much an
amateur today as he was before he
dived at the ankles of the doughty
Texans.
There are few people in the south
who, If familiar with the conditions
upon which the case against Hardage
has been built, would hesitate to say
that while he has violated regula-
ton. that the regulation is really at
fault. The rule which Hardage has vio-
lated is being violated every season
by 5. l. A. A. teams who take on pro-
fessional baseball clubs during the ear
ly season. And no action has ever been
taken against them. 1t is the incon-
sistency of the rule as well as its
strengency, that makes it totally in
adequate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
ICHANGEI IN ADJUDGING STANDARD
OF URSSWEEPINGC COUNTRY

In Oklahoma and Texas recently some
eight or ten colleges agreed through
their athletic authorities to allow the
college athlete to play upon minor
league club during the summer without
detriment TO their amateur standing.
Such a rule. IL is true. would under
the present. circumstances be too broad
Tor the S I. a. A. TO adopt. step so
liberal by an organization whose
strict rulings hitherto have so handi-
capped its athletes, would do more harm
than good, but It is high time that
some step in that direction be taken.
There will come time when such
action will be too late. The tyranny of
the strength of the s. l. A. A. to such
a point that a progressive step VIII be
of no avail But the step will have to
be taken sooner or later, and whether
1t is to be beneficial or hurtful to the
5. !. A. A. depends upon how soon the
officials see the error of their ways, and
make efforts to remedy them.
cramped standpatism has never been
able to resist for any length of time
the onward march of progressiveness
and justice. The southern colleges may
not be affected next season, or maybe
not for some seasons to come, but ii is
simply impossible for S. /. A. A. Of
ficials to edeavor to retain their pres
ent farcical attitude when the country
around them are taking urgent steps
to better conditions
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Despite the fact that the S l. A. A.
officials stubbornly persist in subject
Ing the athletes of southern colleges
to an absurdly stringent set of regu-
lations, change in estimating the
STANDARD of the amateur is sweeping
the country, and this change is going
to be one that even President Dudley
in all his power viii not be able to
ignore.
The recent debarment of James
Thorpe, the premier of all modern-day
athletes, from amateur circles, follow
ing his confession to professional base
ball playing, attracted keen interest
all over the country Few offered ex-
cuses for Thorpe. He had violated the
rule as it existed, and was therefore
liable to pay the penalty. AS far as is
known the Indian did not raise a kick
himself.
Nevertheless, his debarment lead to
an action that may result in vast i'm
portance in changing the present
methods of judging of amateurs This
action was taken at recent meeting
OF tho National Baseball commission
when 1t was strongly recommended to
the amateur authorities of the country
that a fairer method of adjuding be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10

suits from the fact that he was in
strumenta1 in having the free toll
plank put into the democratic national
platform and that he believes the
party has been definitely committed to
the policy. Many other democrats in
both houses favor an immediate re-
peal of the free toll provision against
which Great Britain has protested so
that the new President might start
with a clean slate" and without in
heriting the British dispute from the
Taft administration. 1t is expected
that Senator O'Gorman viii be put on
the finance committee when the Sem
ate reorganizes, leaving his present
place on the foreign relations commit
tee. In the new Congress this Will be
the leading Senate committee
A republican Legislative steering
committee has been appointed in the
Senate to relieve the pressure of the
next three weeks and republican and
democratic leaders in the House are
trying to shape matters SO that the
awaiting appropriation bills can be
pushed through as rapidly as possible.
Plans for the Inauguration of Presi-
dent Dilson already are obtruding on
the work of both houses, however.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
COLLEGES ADOPT A
LIBERAL SUMNER
BASEBALL RULE

Bristol. Tenn, February 9.-(speciaL)--
II was expected that Rome, Ca, would
take the Appalachian franchise surren-
dered recently by Morristown, Tenn. but
since the meeting which resulted in the
reorganization of the Southeastern league,
it is understood that that league is de-
pending ON Rome to have berth with 1t.
The Romans are said to look with great
favor on the Appalachian league, and II
is believed that they are wanted by all the
teams in this league. However, If 1t
should turn out that they will again be
with the southeastern, it is not improb-
.ble that Rig stone Gap. va, a hustling
mining town. not many miles from MID
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
REMOVE SUMMER
BASEBALL RULE

Oklahoma City, February 9.-Repre-
sentatives of 10 colleges composing the
Oklahoma intercollegiate association
met here today and decided to remove
from the rank of the professional any
amateur athlete under the control of
the association who may play summer
baseball in a minor league.
1t is understood this action Is also
offered as moral support to James
Thorpe. the Oklahoma Indiany who was
stripped of honors won at Stockholm
in the Olympic games last summer.
because he had previously contracted to
play baseball with a minor league club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
PITCHERS ATTRACT
ATTENTION TO-..AP-
PALACHIAN LEAGUE

ings scheduled is that of tie Ameri-
can league, set for tomorrow morning.
A number of these magnates are al
ready in town. The National league
meeting opens Tuesday.
An interesting group was that repre-
senting the Boston Americans. The
worlds champions. It included Smoky
Joe Wood. the clubs star pitcher, who
has not yet signed contract for the
coming season. He conferred with
president McAleer, trying to. make
terms, 1t was understood. incidentally
1t developed that the entire star out
Held, Speaker Hooper and Lewis, have
not yet affixed their signatures to Bos-
ton contracts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
Attack on Conservation

''It is a poor reward for faithful per-
formaiice of duty to be compelled tot sub
init to an attack so partisan and unfair
as contained in this report which bears
no signature. II looks like another adroit
attack on conservation. the kind It's
friends expect with every change Of al
ministration. The report Is a tumble OF
half truths ana whole misstatements.
The report recommends equity proceed
ings to cancel the government contract
with the Pacific Gas and Electric com
pany, by which this corporation is given
a monopoly of the power developed at the
Roosevelt dam and to institute criminal
proceedings according to its Judgment
Invasion of the water rights of the
Pima and Maricopa Indians in Arizona
and the despoiling of their farms; gather
ing in of big tracks by the Arizona Canal
company and other concerns; stock jug
CLING operations of canal promoters that
caused many farmers to pay several times
over for every canal delivering them
water: $4,000 expenditure by the recla-
rea against the protest of the Indians m
work disastrous to the Indians and val
uahle only 10 land grabbers.F and the
resigna tion Of W. n. Code, irrigation emit
neer of the Indian bureau. ss soon as II
became known the committee was to IN
VestiEatr matters. are among thinSs
charged in the report. Code formerly hal
been irrigation engineer for a. j. Shan-
dier who, tho committee SAYS. "accordinS
to testimony nefore us owned tract of
1Seta1 acros ana dcfranded 'he govern
ment OF II by lummy entries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
THOROUGH PROBE
OF RECLAMATION
SERVICE FAVORED
CONTINUED From Page one,


may be recovered by the government and
the estimate of the Secretary of the In
terror was S3,SJ0000, and the expenditures
to date have been sl0541. s96. the govern
ments loss on this project appears to be
$6.747396.
The statement that the government
will lose s6,000000 on the Salt river project
is absurd declared Director Newell To-
night 1t will collect every dollar it has
invested there II the present law is not
changed. As for the charges against
reclamation officials. any man mentioned
will welcome investigation by honest and
competent men. Not one charge has been
made In this report but can be absolutely
refuted. Probably no bureau has been
investigated oftener. Its structures are
among the great works of our time; its
efficiency and economy of administration
has received the praise of its investiga-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
PTCHER
a -
JOE WOOD HAS NOT
YET SIGNED CONTRACT

New York. February s.-Baseban
men-magnates, managers and play
ers-gathering for the scheduled meet
ings of the big leagues which open here
tomorrow, reached the city teday in
numbers. Among the early arrivals
was August Hermann, president of the
Cincinnati National league club and
of the National commission,
which also is to hold a session during
the week. Ban Johnson president of
the American league, and President
Lynch of the National league, are ex-
peeted by tomorrow. First of the meet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10

have served the longest continual period
Of any man on the force
Captain Johnston is still boy with
his men, and they declare there is no
one whom they WOULD rather go with on a
raid.
II is barrel of fun for Captain John
sion to raid crap game, and there are
very few gamblers in the city who have
rot heard his high pitched laugh and his
Whoa. whoopee boys, reckon We landed
yoI that time"
Captain Johnston is not all in yet-not
by any means, and the chances are that
he will be laughing at the gamblers and
leading the raids when smoke has been
banished from Birmingham and there are
no torn up streets or dark alley ways.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
Ashamed to Show Face

Ffom FIII. - - ,
\ man Of penurious habits decided
10 have his portrait painted, but was
determined to pay only certain sum
of money He interviewed the artist,
who accepted the paltry amount-pay
ment in advance The artist set to
work at once, but when the portrait was
finished nothing was visible but the
back of the sitters head.
What does this mean?' cried the
sitter Indignantly.
Well" replied the artist, Il thought
a man who paid SO little as YOU paid
wouldn't care to show his face.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
HAS SENT
UP MANY GOOD HURLERS

desboro. KY will jump into the empty
berth.
The Appalachian league has attracted
wide attention on account of the numer-
Gus good pitchers which II developed last
season. OF 36 pitchers appearing in the
team averages, 10 found berths in higher
leagues, including Cullop who went from
New Orleans 10 Cleveland at the fabu-
lous price of $4,000 and Finis Wilson Of
the Knoxville team, who also goes to
Cleveland Walker, a Nashville boy, but
last year with the Bristol team, also goes
to the Cleveland Americans, so that three
men who twirled in the Appalachian
league most of last season, will use their
cunning in an effort to win the American
league pennant this season for the Cleve-
landites.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
Ocean Motor Race

Philadelphia, February 9.-The an
nual ocean motorboat race from Phil
adelphia TO Mermuda will start from
this city on June 7, according to an
nouncement at the Yachtmen's club to-
day. The Ocean City Yacht club will
offer prize for return race from.
Bermuda to Ocean City, n. j.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
LEAVES
FOR NEW YORK

Chicago. February 9.-Frank Chance,
manager of the New York Americans,
passed through this city today on the
way to take up his new responsibili-
ties. The former leader of the Chicago
Nationals said he was not planning to
play this season, but that depended on
how he felt after spring training
starfed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
JAS. H. TINDER

Does expert eye glass work. This re-
uuires long training and natural artis-
tic skill. which has been developed to
= high degree of perfection. He fur
nishes comfortable glasses. 500 n.
Nineteenth street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
Couldn't Be Done

Spiffin and Miffin were friends. They
were strolling along one sunny Sun
day afternoon in the rear of their re-
spective wives, when Spiffin, who was
always something of a worrier, broke
the contended silence
Look here. old man" said he, II
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
AGREEMENT FOR A
DISSOLUTION OF
MERGER REACHED
, continued from Page onc.l


cIfic 10 the Central Pacific of equal run
ming rights with the Southern Pacific
over the Benieia line between Sacra-
,nento and Oakland and between Red
wood and San Francisco, thus affordlns
the Union Pacific, by way of the Cen
trail Pacific, n direct line for its trans
continental trains over the short line
between Omaha and San Francisco.
There are various provisions for the
Joint equal use by the two companies
of the terminals at junction points
and other details not necessary to be
mentioned here"
Combination Was Unlawful
Concerning the negotiations which
led up to the formulation of the plan
outlined Attorney General Wickersham
said:
The original decision rendered BY
the supreme court on December 2 di-
rectly adiudged that the acquisition
and continued holding by the Union
Pacific Railroad company and its sub
sidiary corporations of some 46 per cent
of the capital stock of the southern
Pacific accomplished an unlawful COM
bination in restraint of trade in vio-
lation OF the Sherman act and directed
the entry of decree enjoining the
continued voting control of such stock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10

know you say the most awfully nice
things about me to my face and re
no reason to believe you do anything
behind my back. But it bucks a chap up
to be criticised by his friends every now.
and then, you know"
You want me to criticise YOUR"
asked Miffin, mildly shifting the clear
and frosty air.
Il do" answered Spiffin, throwing
out his chest and striking ii impress
sively. 1T would dc me all the good
In the world
Miffin looked sideways at his friend
and then burst out.
Look here, Spiffin, you're feet .;
I'm feet 4. You can't seriously mean
you want my private opinion of you.
1t can't be done, old chap-can't be
done,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
Offer Stock Pro Rata

"Following the rendering of this de-
csion, negotiations were opened with
the Attorney General by the represen-
tatives of the Union Pacific Railroad
company, the latter proposing to offer
the Southern Pacific stock held by it
for separation pro rata among its own
stockholders. The Attorney General de-
clined to accede to this proposition
but finally expressed his willingness to
agree to plan which should offer the
stock for sale to the stockholders OF
both the Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific companies, pro rata. This be-
ing unsatisfactory TO the Union Paeihc
company, all parties agreed TO submit
to the supreme court petition asking
for further definition of its decree
by instructing the district court as to
whether or not the pro rata distribu-
tion of the Southern Pacific stock
among the stockholders of the Union
Pacific Railroad company would be re-
garded as a compliance with the decis-
ion of the supreme court. The supreme
court on January answered this in
quiry in the negative and its opinion
contained the following clauses
I'm rejecting the plan for the trans
fer of the Southern Pacific company's
stock held for the Union Pacific COM
pany either by distribution or sale to
the. stockholders of the Union Pacific
company, we do not mean to preclude
the district court from considering and
acting upon plans which may be sub
mitted to it under the former opinion
and decree of the court
.eThe significance of this second refer
ence by the supreme court to plan
which should separate the Central Pa
cifie railroad from the Southern, and
secure to the Union Pacific the direct
line to San Francisco contemplated pS
the acts of Congress. was accepted By
the Attorney General as an intimation
of the line which should be pursued IN
working out a plan for the dissolution
of the unlawful combination. He there
fore insisted that any plan presented by
the defendants must be designed TO Sc
cure such result. The negotiations have
proceeded on that basis and the agree
ments finally executed are in comrii-
ance with the requirements which the
Attorney General insisted upon as
essential TO a complete dissolution OF
the unlawful combination and the
restoration of effective competitive con-
ditions between the Union Pacific AMI
the Southern Pacific systems"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
MERRY CAP JOHNSTON
by Il. A. ROT MEL

II was just &c years ago Saturday that
John s Johnston donned the uniform of
the Birmingham police department and
had his name entered upon the books of
the city comptroller as a patrolman. Since
that time Patrolman Johnston has been
advanced to the rank of captain, and
Cap Johnston and his merry laugh have
been seen and heard in every nook and
Granny of Birmingham.
Captain Johnston was Ss years of age
when he entered the police service. He is
nearly 60 now, and there is not iollier
or more popular man in the department.
The day | started to worksI weighed
exactly 1873 1punds and was SO years old
said the captain last night. Il will be GO
years old in April and | weigh 2io pounds
now.
There is lots of talk about gambling in
Birmingham" said the jovial captain,
but in the early days there was sure
enough gambling around here. remem-
Der one game two other policemen and
myself caught. We hauled exactly 40
white men to the city Jail. and we caught
several others where there were 80 or 40
others
During my term of service have never
been accused of unduly using my police
club, and have never shot a man." con-
tinued Mr.. Johnston. 81 have had lots of
fights with so-called bad men, but have
always come out lucky
When started to work, Jack McDon-
aid, John Oldham and Uncle Bob Nc
collums were the only men working that
are on the force today. l have been on
the department steady for the past %
years, while the other three old heads
have dropped on and off, and I guess 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10

and the collection of dividend thereon
by the Union Pacific company. The
opinion, however, went further and
pointed out that the acts of Congress
relating to the Pacific railroad required
the Central Pacific and the Union Pa
cific roads to be operated and used for
all purposes of communication, travel
and transportation so far as the public
and the government are concerned, as
one connected, continuous line; and 1t
provided that at any time within three
months after the entry of the mandate
in the district court. plan for the
disposition of the Southern Pacific stock
adjusted to be unlawfully held by the
Union Pacific might be presented by the
government or the defendants, to the
district court and that nothing in the
opinion of the court should be consid-
cred as preventing any ssuch party
from presenting plan which, while
destroying the unlawful combination,
insofar as the Union Pacific had Sc
cured control of the competing line OF
road extending from New Orleans and
Galveston to San Francisco and Port
land would permit the Union Pacihe
to secure the Central Pacific connee-
tion from Ogden to San Francisco and
thereby to control that line to the coast,
thus effecting such a continuity of the
Union Pacific and Central Pacific from
the Missouri river to San Francisco
as was contemplated by the acts of
Congress under which they We're con-
structed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10

FOR RENT
OFFICES IN CLARK BrILDlNG, 4Ti
AVENUE AND 10TH STREET.
LOUIS v. CLARK CO.. ACTS.
PHONE COZ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-10
Marked Division

There also is a marked division
among democrats in both houses over
the Panama canal free toll question.
but the attitude Of President elect vii
son has not been brought oait in the
discussion. Senator 0Gorman his close
political associate. is orposing yigor-
ously any effort to repeal the free Toll
provision of the law passed last Aus