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The Detroit times., 1913-05-16

wheat and ost straw. ts0sse ton.
Hides-No / cured hides is PC, No.
green hides. lie; Nc. caraf bulls;
llkc; No green bulls -. sso cured
veal hip. II &C. No. green veal kip.
lie; No. cured murrlsh; lie; No /!
fsc; No. 1 green calf i6c: No. 1 horse
hides. <4. No. rs hois aides. 81; sheep.
skins. as TO amount OF wool 5000
$3.50: No. . hides 10 OK: Xiv and calf.
lac on.
Lsaons-Messinas. ss.6oV7 per boz
Ismes-Si q Isl dos
MushPeoms-tof soc 10.
ORions-Ysllow. car lots, o6W6oe per
100 lbs. store lots. 40 u soc per ou'
Texas Bermudas. sil5 a135 bu.
Oranges California navel H9e'oo
F1oridas. NQ6.
Poultry Broiiers. soT3.c; springs
1salshc: hens, is9isisc; stays. $50
l5c, roostsrs 131l+c: ducks. l942oc
turkeys. leP20c 10.
TallOW--No I. AZ. No. Z &c Id
Pineapples-S2b00 Ger crate.
In car lots: New Bermudas. S2b0 pei
bu. 81 per bbl; Florida potatoes *2ze
per bu: 35.75QG per Dbl
straw berrtrs-2i-qt. case, s2ouVs
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22
Haze No Regard for Law

Every little while mouthpece of the liquor
business, either human or paper, comes out with
suggestion of making the liquor business
spectacle and of cleaning out the 1awbreakers The
whole purpose of such plans and suggestions is to
draw attention from the campaign against the saloon
business to make people believe that after ALL there
is some good in the old thing, if properly regulated
Now everybody who knows the history of the
liquor business knows that it obeyed any law of
God or man that it was thought could be violated
safely and make more money thereby. There never
has been "wel regulated" saloon, and in the nature
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22
THE AMERICAN ISSUE

OF the thing, there never can be- Nor is this in
dictment against the occasional gentleman in the
liquor business. It is the business whole that is
condemned as having total disregard for law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22
A World Problem


Beginning with September e. there will meet at
Milan, Italy, upwards of two thousand delegates to
the Fourteenth International Ant-Alcohol Congress-
The gathering will be held upon the invitation of
the Italian government, and practically every civilized
nation earth will send accredited delegates.
The backbone of these Congresses to grappe
with the alcohol problem have always been France
Italy and Germany the three countries where ignorant
people say temperance problem exists because the
people drink wine and beer in liberal abundance.
And in connection with this Ant-A1coho Con
gress called by the Italian government there will also
at Milan dozen other gatherings of interna-
tional societies. all of which formed to combat
the liquor traffic, most of which have their chief ex-
istence in France Germany and Italy, where mo tenn
perance problem exists"
The committee is sending out broadcast in French
and German, circulars advertising these allied gather
ings The list according to the French circular, is:
Association Internationae des Catalogues Abstinens
Association Internationae pour Reorme lauberge.
Bureau International PAlcoolisme
Bureau International de la eunesse Etudiante Abstinence
Comte International des Pretres Abstinents.
Federation Prohbitonste Internatonale.
Ordre International des Bons Templiers
Ordre Independent des Bons Templers (neutre).
Socete Unversele des Femmes Abstinentes.
Socee Antalcoolque Internationale des Employees de
Chemin de fer.
Socete Internationale des Medecins Abstinents
L he governments OF france and Germany, which
have been taking steps to combat the drink traffic,
would be surprised to read the utterances of some
American writers who rode through these nations on
a sleeping car and lived to and declare that no
temperance question exists there because the denzens
drink wine and beer.
And the French and German reformers who have
organized such tremendous movement to fight off
the drink evil will be astonished to find, from some
American writer's, that such evil is in existence.
The drink question, like that of and piracy,
is world problem and the world is graphing with it
in fashion that promises relief from this Noahs
flood Of suffering inflicted upon the people in order
that comparative few may get rich from the traffic.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22
Loyalty and DiSloydlfy

AT the opening of the Good Templar Festival near
Stockholm, in 1870 the Crown Prince of Sweden said
That nation which is first free itself from
the injurious effects of alcohol will thereby attain
marked advantage other nations in the
amicabe yet intensive struggle for existence.
That is pretty strong language for the spokesman
Of people advertised to be addicted to pure alcohol
beverage
And in February, 1911 the German Emperor had
this to say the same subject:
The nations which take the smallest quantity
of alcohol will win the battles of the future
That is rather stiff speech for a German of the
Germans to make
Are these rulers of drinking nations talking
through their hats?
We ken not. 1t has never been conclusively
shown that the beverage of alcohol in any degree
helped any nation to greatness.
All the evidence points to the fact that the drink
deteriorates always did and always will.
General Mcclellan said that the elimination of
drink from the federal army would be equivalent to
the addition of $4,000 soldiers to the ranks
When the sub ect was called to the atten-
ton of Lincoln, he took lugubrious comfort in the
fact that drink peddlers were undermining the work
of the Confederate troops we'll those of the North
The drink seller was disoyal to the North as we'll
as to the South.
The liquor traffic is dis1oyal to the Germans the
Swedish, we'll to every other flag.
The drink traffic, everywhere and in all lands is
disloya scuttling the Marines rottng and poisoning
the army, baking diplomacy, befoung the cities,
undermining good government, devastating happy
homes, checkmating the work of the church and
school, everywhere dsloya everywhere the enemy
of all that is good.
One who takes sidewinder to his bosom is do
ing the fool trick as the nation that takes the
saloon under its protecting
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1913-08-22

Booze and gasoline make dangerous combina-
ton. Either is dangerous when used alone but when
they combined disaster is pretty sure result In
of the states there laws which punish the
automobile driver who goes out while intoxicated, and
there is general demand everywhere that all persons
concerned in moving vehicles of any sort shall be
sober. both when on and off duty
It might not be SO bad after all, if the chauffeur
drank the benzne and used the booze as power for the
engine. But the two won't mix. Railway men long
ago found that fired up alcohol is not the
proper sort of person to be in charge of locomotive
fired up with coal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
APPROPRIATION FOR
RIVER IMPROVEMENT
MAY Be CHANGED
Richardson and Bankhead
Trying to Get Chatta-
nOoga Appropriation
for Alabama

Washington August s0.- tSpeciaI.)
House the Chattanooga district. does
not block the plan. Congress is ex-
pected to pass within the next few
weeks a joint resolution offered in the
Senate by Mr.. Bankhead and IN the
House by Representative Richardson To
temporarily transfer s15O.OOO from the
Chattanooga section appropriation 10
the Florence -Riverton stretch OF the
Tennessee river.
In the latter stretch the money will
not hold out for the fiscal year owing
TO the rapid progress of the work and
the war department engineers sanction
the proposition TO use the sum indi-
Gated and have ii replaced when the
next river and harbor bill is passed.
The money voted for the portion OF
the Tennessee river between Hales bar
and Browns island cannot be cxpend-
ed at present because the land fer the
proposed Grow creek lock and dam mas
not been purchased, The titles ale yet
to be passed upon @by the department
of Justice The prospects are tnat no
work can be done on that lock and dam
before the summer of 1914. The noney
appropriated is lying idle in the treas.
ury until the land question is decided.
When Judge Richardson gets back from
Atlantic City and can confer with
Judge Moon probably they can reach AZ
satisfactory agreement as to what shall
be done in the way or necessary Jegis-
alton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Leave for United States

Chihuahua Mexico, August 30-As a re-
suit of President Wilson'S message order
ing Americans out of Mexico, about 100
of the Americans in Chihuahua will leave
there on special train for the United
States this week. The order of the Pres
ident has just filtered into the interior
parts of the state and many of those
who We're prepared to stay in Mexico last
week and face existing conditions when
the special train of American refugees
from MADEIRA, Chihuahua passed through
the city, now are preparing for flight.
kilograms received here today from
Chihuahua stated that negotiations were
being carried on with General Mercado
for permission to run refugee trains to
the border. Americans from the camps
and outlying districts of the state are
hGrrying into Chihuahua 10 join the exodus
They are leaving their properties and
possessions in the custody of Marion
Letcher, American consul at chihuahua
There are not more than 200 Americans
left in the city of Chihuahua. Before the
rebellion broke out. the Americans in
Chihuahua numbered at least 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
No Change in Situation

Cornish, n H., August 30.-Though in
close touch with departments in Wash
ington and with Mexico City, Presi-
dent Wilson announced no change in
the Mexican situation tonight. He spent
the afternoon and evening at home. On
his arrival he received two long cipher
messages, relating to Mexico, but their
nature was not revealed. The President,
however, dispatched none In reply
In the quiet seclusion of the summer
capitol, he enjoyed the first reunion of
his family in two months. The Presi-
dents eldest daughter, Miss Marguerite
Wilson. has been visiting in the west
since June, and Mr.. Wilson himself had
not seen her since early in July.
He was pleased to observe that his
second daughter. Miss Jessie, who is
to be married in November, had entire
ly recovered from the injuries she re-
ceived when she fell from her horse
recently.
Miss Eleanor Wilson, the youngest
daughter and Mrs. Wilson, accompanied
the President on the trip from Wash
ington
The President plans to stay until
Tuesday, but may prolong his visit II
developments in the Mexican situation
permit, as his physician things a week
of mountain air and exercise would
greatly benefit him after the strain of
the last few weeks in Washington
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Mrs. A. v. Simms

On Tuesday evening, Angus. 26, at
the Cumberland sanitarium, Tracy City
Tenn, Mrs. A. V. Simms. the mother OF
Mrs John p. Tillman of this city, and
of Frank r. Smms of Columbus, Miss
died at the advanced age of 81 years
F For many years Mrs Simms has been
a resident of this city, making her home
with her daughter. Mrs. Tillman. She
was the daughter of Judge Coffin s
Tarpley and the widow of MIR. J. r.
,Simms, both of whom We're prominent
citizens of Mississippi, She was also
the niece of Bishop Robert Paine %
the Methodist Episcoal church. south
At the time of her death she was a
member of the South Highland MetE-
odist church.
For many years Mrs. Sims had oeer
in poor health and a few weeks ago she
was carried to Monteagle. Tenn. where
for years she had been in the habit of
spending the summer and where many
Of her old Mississippi friends gathered
Her family hoped that the bracing at
mosphere of the mountains would pro-
long her life.
Her remains were taken to ncr faith
er's home city for interment. where she
was buried on Thursday last.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Scarcely Anything New in
Way of Political Gossip
Past Week
ALL CANDIDATES FOR
GOVERNOR ACTIVE
KOlb Opens Campaign in Birmingham
MOnday-C0mer's Friends COnfi-
dent of Success, as Is
Wallace
by L. $. BETTY

Montgomery, August 90.-tSpecialJ
Save for the momentary furry caused
in official circles by the circulation of
the bogus" extra session storv which
originated in the mind of a facetious
official as an excellent joke to vspring"
on Conner man. the week in politics
around the capital has been exceed
ingly dull. The Joke, however, served Il
very good purpose, for it had the ef-
feet of arousing officials temporarily
out of the state of lethargy TO which
the hot, dry weather and the ..bsenee
of the baseball team had consigned
them. But the joke is now regarded
as an unfortunate occurrence.
There has been scarcely anything new
In the way of political gossip during
the past week. The gubernatorial race.
of course. occupies the center of the
stage and will most likely continue to
hold that vantage point unless the sem
atorial situation should again demand
attention until the day of the primary.
All the candidates for governor are ac-
tive, though owing to official duties Nj.
for campaign purposes apparently than
the other aspirants for that high office
Henderson's Official Itinerary
Mr. Henderson win shortly begin a
visit to the various county seats in
the interest of the state railroad COM
mission. Under the law the members
of the commission are required to visit
the county seats once every year for
the purpose of inquiring into eondi-
tions with respect to railway facilities
depot matters and all character of
freight and passenger service
Already Mr.. Hendel son has visited j,
number of the county seats. as have
the two associate members of the COM
mission, but the itinerary of the pres
1dent of the commission is not nearly
complete and during the next two
months he will be engaged in the dis
charge of his official duties Mr. Hen-
derson declares he has no idea of neg
lecting his duties as president of the
railroad commission for the sake of his
campaign, maintaining that were he to
do so he could not hope to appear
worthy in the estimation of the voters
of the state of the higher office 20
which he aspires. Hrs campaign, how
ever, Is being vigorously conducted by
Sam T. Kennedy, his manager who de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
CAPT. W.P. SCREWS
TAKES Up DUTIES
Officer Transferred From
Ft. Leavenworth Arrives
in Montgomery

Montgomery. August soA(SpeeaL)
Capt. William P. Scr~Ss of the United
States army. assigned to duty in this
state with the National Guard. arrived in
Montgomery this afternoon to take ur
his new duties Captain Screws was
transferred to Alabama from Fort Leav-
enworth. Kan. His duties with the state
militia will be in the capacity II in
structor.
Captain Srews is a nephew of the late
Maj. w W. Screws, editor of the Mont
gomery Advertiser
eral Robes. who has been in command
of operations in the south against the
Iapata forces, has been transferred to
Acapulco, on the west coast
Gen. Joaquin Mas will move from
Puebla to Vera Cruz. Gen Jose Mief
viii go from Guadalajara to Manzani1lo.
Gen. Eugenio Rascon will be sent "a
Progresso on the coast of YucataU. Cen
eral Mercado will be transferred from
Chihuahua to Juarez.
II is announced that to each general
have been sent instructions Of i'm
portance, but their character is not re-
vealed. The war department in explain
alton of these changes gay that the
revolutionary conditions no longer de-
mand the presence of these men in the
interior and that their new positions
will enable them better to guard agains,
smuSglers.
To Drill Men
Recently orders were issued TO ev-
cry governor and jefe po1itico to or
ganize and drill all able bodied men
under their respective jurisdictions for
the ostensible purpose of taking parl
in parades September 16. national in
dependence day. The minister of in
terror, DR. Urrutia. has notified every
planter in the republic to arm ond equir
for service 10 men, This is for the pur
pose of defending Individual propsrti's
against bandits, it being pointed out
that the revolutionary conditions hao
so far abated that the only monaco e
these properties was bandits
The streets of the capital are daily
traversed by marching students. armed
with rifles under officers of the regular
army Not infrequently whole com
panies of boys from IL to II years ole
are seen and occasionally there passe:
a company of poorly dressed youngsters
typical of the bootblack and newsboa
element.
Wave of Enthusiasm
These have been caught by .he wave
of enthusiasm but the parading stu
have been left little choice since the
government order that students in al
government schools shall be subjected
to military training.
The minister of foreign affairs, Senor
Gamboa, is still awaiting a reply from
the American envoy. Mr.. Lind, to his last
note, but if there have been any further
exchanges the fact has not been admit
ted by either the foreign office or the
embassy. Many kilograms and letters
congratulating General Huerta on the
patriotic and virile stand he has taken
before the COLOSSUS of the north. con-
tinue to be published.
Refugees from enter points are begin
ming to arrive here. The trains tonight
proceed to Vera Cruz with a heavier
American passenger list than on any
night since the warning, from Washing
ton for Americans TO leave Mexico. Con-
sui General Shankln's office was visited
by an unbroken steam of Americans
seeking information regarding the warn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
COLUMBIA, TENN,
SWEPT BY FIRE

Nashville August 3O.--Columbia. an inn
portant town so miles south of here, was
visited by a devastating fire at $3.50
o'clock today. The damage is estimated
at $20O,0O0
The blaze was in the business section.
The origin is unknown.
The heaviest losers We're: Maury Dry
Goods company, Bogatsky < Bauman,
notions: Porter & Moore. Dobbins q Ew
ing, and Columbia Motor and implement
company. Twenty automobiles We're de-
stroyed The loss is partly covered by
insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
COMMITTEES WILL
MEET AT 2:3O TODAY
Will Hear Reports on Prep
eratiOns for Boys
Conference

! A meeting of the promotion commit
tees of the central division of the
Older Boys conference will be held at
the Young Mems Christian association
at 2:3O o'clock this afternoon The
central division is composed of the fol-
lowing sections: East Northside. west
Northside, east Southside and west
Southside, The meeting is for the pur-
pose of hearing reports from the vari-
Gus members of the committee and 20
decide on methods which will stimulate
in trest in the coming conference.
Thursday evening a meeting of the
executive committee composed of Burr
Blackburn chairman; J. A. vann. Mrs.
S. p Moore, J.. d. Moore, H. d. Collins.
DR. Elyn Ballard, Llyod Bowden and
A H. Wilcher. will be held at the
Young Mems Christian association. At
this meeting the committee will put
the work of organizing and planning
the Older Boys conference into the
hands of the boys promotion COM
mittee.
The delegates from the local schools
are being rapidly appointed and it is
expected that all of the names of dele
gates from every Sunday school in Bir-
mingham will be in the hands of the
West End Methodist-Forrest KIM
lowing is list of those who have been
elected:
North Birmingham Presbyterian-
Andrew Dillon. Hugh Brown, John
Reese, Hugh Leonard.
East Lake Baptist-Tom Truss, Wal
ter Schimmel, Ed Harden. James Doug
las. Charlton King, Wesley Harris.
First Christian Church-Thornas At
kins, Henry Lesler. Robert j. Newson,
Alvin Basset, Gilbert Knowlton, Yancey
H. Goodall.
Church of the Advent-William r.
Blair, Edmund McDavid, Willmur Nc
King, Felix Harris, Eugene Pierce
Fulton Seelbnder.
First Baptist-Hardin Newman, Dan
Orr, james childers. Forsythe Gordy
ormond Thomas, Bryant Smoth, Porter
Wallace.
First Presbyterian-He Beatty
Roy Schultz, Herring Calmery, Nelson
Odum,l Concy Caldwell Otto Schultz
William Barrow
committee by Thursday night. The fol-
ball, Foy Watson, Frank cambridge Ed
farrot Sidney Smiley, Lawrence Hen
ley
Woodlawn Presbyterian-Kyl Nc
Phail, Charles Henry, Ed Tritt, Sidney
Taylor Ed Hudleson, Glide Mize, Hin
ton Miller.
Each Sunday school is entitled to six
delegates
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Stripped of Fighting Men

Eel Paso, August 30.-Juarez tonight is
being stripped OF every available fight
ing man, its artillery and all arms and
ammunition, in preparation for trip
to Chihuahua City tomorrow morning on
a special train to reinforce the federal
garrison, which IS threatened by General
Carranza's combined rebel forces of 5000
men. Carranza has swept away the fed
eral outposts in his advapce on the city
and his victorious rebels are rusing in to
make the main attack on chihuahua.
Military Governor Salvador Mercado tel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
BRYAN SPEAKS ON
SIGNS OF THE TIMES

Balair Md, August sO.-Secretery of
State William J. Bryan lectured at the
Belair chautauqua this evening on The
Signs of the Times" He came here from
oxford. Pa. where he spoke to ii similar
assembly this afternoon.
Mr. Bryan left oil his return to Wash
ington Immediately after closing his adj
dress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
TopoIobampo CAPTURED

Douglas, Ariz., August 30.-At the close
of A-hour engagement in which the
casualties are reported to have been heavy
on both sides, the Snaloa state troops
captured the city of Topolobampo. ac-
cording to advices to the Mexican junta
here today. The constitutionalists are
here today. The constitutionalists We're
erals disembarxed from the south. Fight
ing began almost Immediately.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Cnnstitutionalist Victory

Nogales, Ariz.. August S0.-Another con-
stitutionalist victory was reported here
today. Official advices stated that the
federals were repulsed by state forces
at San Bias with heavy loss.
One hundred federals were wounded or
killed In the engagement ana Al were
taken prisoners. Casualties on the con
stitutionalist side were Insignificant it
was reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
NEW DISPOSITION
OF TROOPS ORDERED

Mexico City, August 30.-Witn nego-
tiations between the United States and
Mexico looking eto a continuation of
peace at standstill, Mexico has issued
orders for a new disposition of the
troops and for the authorization of ali
able bodied men in that portion of the
Republic under control of the central
government
There also will be a general shifting
of headquarters to cities along both
coasts and the northern frontier Cen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

BROTHER AND SISTER
MEET AWFUL DEATH
Children, Aged Two and Five, Plunged
Down Elevator Shaft to
Death

New York, August 3J.-Edth Killorain
years old. toddled to the elevator cage
in the apartment house where she lived
and opened the screen today Her 5-year-i
old brother saw her peril and ran to
rescue her He was too late but clutched
at her frock. Both children plunged
down the shaft to death.