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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
FULTON HOME IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE

Bessemer. July 1I-(special)-T
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorman Fulton
on Exter avenue and Twenty sixth
street was completely destroyed by fire
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning.
Mrs Fulton is visiting relatives at
Cooks Springs and Mr. Fulton left Sat
urday for Cooks Springs to spend the
week end. He did not return until late
last night, so decided to spend the night
at the Grand hotel.
No one has been in the house since
Saturday, so it is not known just how
the fire originated. The alarm was
turned in by the neighbors. who were
awakened by the reflection from the
flames, which were leaping high into
the sky.
The call was answered by No. fire
department, and by the excellent work
of the firemen the house next door.
which is slightly damaged, and which
was also owned by Mr.. Fulton, was
saved from the flames.
The house. with all its furnishings,
was destroyed, but was partially COW
cred by insurance. The damage is esti-
mated at $1,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
Committee to Washington

w. p. Gum, representing the Besse-
mer Board of Trade, with T. A. Weller.
Robert Jemison and w. p. G. Harding
of Birmingham, have gone to Washing
ton, to appear before the government
board of engineers for rivers and har-
bors. which will give the committee a
special hearing tomorrow morning at
II o'clock.
This meeting grew out of the unfa-
vorable report made by Major c. A. f,
Flagler a few months ago on the pro-
posed waterway from Five Mile creek to
Black Warrior river.
The committee will endeavor to inter-
est the department in the proposed Van
Hoose canal, which would reach Besse-
mer instead of only touching North Bir-
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
STATES RAILROAD
COMMISSION HERE
Will Resume Hearing Today
of Efforts to Secure Re-
weighting of Freight

Charles Henderson, Frank Julian and
Leon Mccord. president and associate
members respectively of the Alabama
railroad commission, will in the third
division of the city court this morning
at 1920 o'clock resume, the investiga-
tion into the complaint of certain con-
signees that conditions are such that
therc should be re-welghing of
freight when requests that such be
done are made.
Mr.. Henderson last night at the Hotel
Morris, said: THE investigation is be-
ing made by the commission on its
own initiative. Some time ago when
the interstate commerce commission
was making a similar investigation, l
requested Chairman Prouty to hold one
sitting of the commission in a central
point of this state. When the request
could not be complied with, we deter
mined to hold an independent investi-
cation of our owns.
I'VE have already examined a con-
siderable number of witnesses, and
have transferred the hearings to Blr-
mingham in order that other witnesses
with the least amount of Inconvenience
might testify. We have not issued sub
poenas for anyone. but Will do so If we
deem 1t wise. We understand that a
certain local coal and lumber dealer
will testify in the morning"
Mr. Henderson stated that the rail-
roads have not offered witnesses up to
this time. but were interested in the
case and were transcribing the festi-
mony. 1t is understood that the rail-
roads are not anita gonistic to the in
vestigation, and the hope is held out
that after the situation is developed q
plan of mutual agreement between the
shipper, the railroad and the eonsignea
might be agreed upon without a gen.
eral order from the commission.
The question under consideration is
considered vital one, in that it Is gen.
orally understood that all shortages in
weight are charged by the retailer to
the people. Dealers in coal and Ium-
ber are chiefly concerned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15

tain prices, and those ne has not paid or
kept his promises with them"
The same day Mulhall wrote to DIR. Cob
leigh, declaring he had done all that NOR
tai man could do to try to win this dis
trict," btu complaining about the lack of
cooperation on the part of Cobleigh
IT feel that it is almost an outrage tina /
under those conditions this district should
be lost to the republican party" he
wrote, "for there was a sure thing here
If the work had been taken up as 1t
should have been taken up three weeks
ago"
On March S, 1907 Dr. Crockett wrote to
Muhall about the friends the latter had
made in the Littlefield fight. Crockett
had spoke about book he was writing,
"a political novel showing up the old
parties and giving my remedy, the results
of years of political piracy"
''Talk about giving Gompers hell" said
the letter, this book opens up his true
character.
Bryan is coming to Maine April II and
49," he wrote, "and the man who is goin z
to control his itinerary is yours truly"
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whole north. 1t took the farmer 16
years to forget the last democratic
platform. Possibly this generation now
living will never forget"
Smoot's Substitute
Senator Smoot, republican member OF
the finance committee introduced today
substitute for the wool schedule of the
Underwood simmons bill proposing rates
based directly upon the report of the
tariff board and adopting in each grade
the lowest rate.
The schedule is lower than that intro
duced last year by Senator Penrose as
a substitute for the Underwood wool bill
and is the lowest of all wool schedules
ever introduced by a republican senator.
AS substitute for free raw wool the
Smoot schedule divides raw wool into
three grades and establishes rates rang
ing from to Is cents a pound. Clas
one woods made dutiable at 16 cents per
pound if secured and Is cents a pound
on cleaned content if imported in the
grease, including Merino woods imported
usually from Buenos Ayres. New Zealand,
Egypt, Australia, Cape of Good Hope,
Russia, Great Britain Morocco, down
combing woods and Canadian long wools.
Wools of class two made dutiable at IA
cents a pound If secured and 13 cents on
cleaned content in the grease include all
hair of the camel, goat alpaca and
Leicester, Cotswold, Lincolnshire and
similar long cpmbing wools of English
blood. Woods of class three, dutiable at
cents a pound If imported in their
natural state and IA cents if secured, in
include Donskoi, native South American,
Cordova. Valparaiso, native Smyrna,
Russian camels hair, Bagdad, China,
lamb, Castel Branco and all such woods
usually imported from Turkey, Greece,
and Syria.
A drawback of 80 per cent is pro-
vided for on woods of class three used
in the United States for the manufac-
ture of carpets, druggets, mats, floor
rugs, hassocks, art squares and other
materials which would make carpet
woods practically free of duty. The
duty on woods or hair on the skin would
be L cent less per pound In every case
than on the wool content. On manu-
factured goods and woods advanced be :
yond the natural state. the rates of the
Smoot bill are correspondingly lower
than present rates.
The schedule contains a provision
that the rates on raw wool should be
effective October /, 1918, and on wool
manufactures January /, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
suFFRAGIsTs TO MEET
First Night Meeting Tonight-Shapiro
to Speak

The first night meeting of the Bir-
mingham Equal Suffrage association
will be held tonight at the recital hall
of the cable Shelby Burton Piano COM
pany on Second avenue and Nineteenth
street. The regular business will be
dispensed with and the evening given
over to an address of Isadore Shapiro,
who will take for his subject is
,Woman's Suffrage Expedient2'
1t is understood Mr.. Shapiro will in
the course of his address answer the
recent criticisms of the equal suffrage
movement by Congressman Tom Hef-
lin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
Crockett Denies Mulhall Statement

Thomaston. Me-. July 14.-Dr. George
J.. Crockett denied tonight the state
ment of Colonel Mulhall that he was
paid $500 for making a speech against
Samuel Gompers.
The only money I ever received
either directly or Indirectly, from Null
hall. was $40 in payment for 10 of my
books that Mr. Frankel of Cleve-
land, O., ordered" he declared. sI
turned from Gompers after a personal
conference with newspaper publisher
of New York city on account of Com
pers' attitude in regard to the demo-
cratic party. l never received cent
for making that speech and I never
had any understanding of money in re-
gard to 1t. 1t was made at the news
paper mans request.
DR.. Crockett expressed a desire to ap-
pear before the Senate committee and
intmated that he could inform the
committee of an alleged plot to kill
Gompers in Vinal Haven in 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
TRAFFIC TIED UP IN
OHIO BY CLOUDBURST
Heavy Rainstorm Washes
Out Bridges and Causes
Other Damage

Columbus, o.. July 14-Railroad traf-
fic in central and southwestern Ohio had
resumed somewhat normal conditions
again tonight, following the cloudourst
of early today. which for more than L
hours paralyzed all transportation serv-
ice
Large gangs of workmen We're placed
on the principal railroad lines where
washouts occurred and temporary tres
ties, bridges and fills permitted slow
service by nightfal1, Unless there is con-
tinued heavy rainfall no further damage
is expected.
A heavy rainstorm that passed over a
large part of central Ohio early today
caused small streams to turn into tor
rents that washed out bridges, caused
landslides and did other damage.
The Muskingum river was said to have
risen nine feet during the night. Rail
road and interurban traffic out of Co
lumbus was almost suspended because
of damage to railroad property.
Marietta, O., July 14.-Thirty- pas
sengers on a Pennsylvania railroad train
were marooned at Stanleyville today by
washout caused by the heavy rain.
Four men who were on pontoon
bridge over the Muskingdm river which
was swept away by today's flood were
rescued just before the structure swept
over a dam.
GAINESVILLE. O., July 14.-Resldents of
GAINESVILLE feared a repetition of the
March floods today when heavy rains
which started Sunday night, developed
into a cloudburst with a precipitation of
6.45 inches, less than half an inch below
the rainfall which caused the March flood.
More than 20 bridges were washed away,
crops were ruined throughout this section
and the damage was estimated anywhere
from 100000 to s500,00O
TIE Muskingum river rose 14.5 inches
in eight hours, but this evening the waters
began to recede and the stage tonight
is about five feet lower than the high
water mark.
Thousands of acres in the lowlands in
the county were under water. while in
the city so houses were inundated to a
depth of several feet. In the flood dis
tricts people found the water approach
ing their homes rapidly and they moved
their furniture to upper floors.
Marietta, o., July 14.-Hundreds of hor-
rified spectators gathered on the banks
of the Muskngum river here late this
afternoon to witness high water sights.
resulting from the cloudburst early today
say William Kauf and Charles Raschen
were carried over the Muskingum dam in a
rowboat in which they attempted to cross
the swollen stream Raschen was drowned
when the boat overturned, but Kauf was
rescued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
Spain Investigates Deaths

Coroner c. L. Spain yesterday inves-
tigated the killing of VIII jackson,
negro, some days ago and for whose
death another negro, Henry Hinton,
Is held at the county jail The killing
of George Evans, negro, on Satur-
day night was also Investigated. The
coroner's decision will be announced
later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
Wallace to Speak in Marshall

Montgomery. July 14.-(Special)-
John H. Wallace. Jr., candidate for
governor has accepted an invitation
extended by number of prominent
citizens of Marshall county. to deliver
an address at Albertville. Monday, July
21, in the interest of his gubernatorfai
candidacy. Mr.. Conner, also candidate
for governor, made two speeches today
in Marshall county, and the advocates
of Mr.. Wallace's nomination desire to
have him discuss vital state issues from
his viewpoint before the people Of
Marshall county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
To Every Merchant

This is special invitation to you to be
with us at the great gathering of Southern
Merchants soon to be held in Atlanta
The livest and likeliest men in the busi-
ness will be here with ideas, suggestions
discussions. The brainiest speakers will
brighten the program.
There will be great opportunity for ev-
cry merchant who comes to learn more
about methods money and merchandising
All play, if you wish. Or all work, if that
pleases you better. Or a combination of the
two. Just as you say.
We are planning to give you a good
time every minute you're here.
Don't miss it. We want YOU
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
Neprn Woman Shot

Kate Jackson, negro woman, was SHOT
several times in the abdomen last night
at 11:45 o'eiocl1 by an unknown negro
woman who escaped at Alley e and
Twenty street. 4ne negro womal
was removed to the Hillman hospital
where it was stated at an. early hour
this morning that it was very likely
that She would die. The police are in
vestigating the shooting affray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
WHEELER EXPLAINS OBJECTS
OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
In San Francisco Address Declares Aids Every Admnstra
on BY Cordial Cooperation; Draws Business Men To
gether; Creates Force Comparable in Every Re
spect to Organized Forces of Labor and
of Agriculture, Etc.

of the candidates in the last Presi-
dental campaign repeatedly declared
that the business interests of the coun-
try were engaged in a chaotic strug-
gle to devour each other and that all
were combined in an effort to enslave
the workngman.
For 10 years this campaign of mis-
representation has been going on with
little or no contradiction on the part
of business. and the Chamber of Com
merce of the United States enters the
field to present a legitimate defense
against these unjust attacks.
Ninety per cent of American busi-
ness is honest. The American business
man stands in the forefront of those
who adhere to the highest principles
of honor and integrity, but single
handed he has been powerless to pre-
sent a proper defense"
Other objects touched upon by Mr..
Wheeler were the assistance of Con-
gress in enacting reasonable Legislation
for the regulation of industrial cor
porations; the development of a mer-
chant marine, the. enactment of none
tary legislation, making the banking
system more stable and allowing for
branches in foreign ports and the en-
couragement of reciprocity The or
ganization, he said, was being effected
not for purposes of warfare, but that
compromise and arbitration might take
the place of open antagonism
Plans to bring about the appoint
ment of permanent non partisan tar
if commission by the government were
discussed today at the business meet
ing of the directors of the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
They voted for an appointment of a
special committee to submit the views
of the chamber to President Wilson.
Secretary of Commerce Redneld and
Chairman Underwood of the House
ways and means committee
1t was announced that the attitude
of the organization toward the cur
rency bill would be declared only after
the questions involved had been sub
mitted to a referendum vote of the
commercial bodies making up the men,
bership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15

San Francisco July 14.-"To aid
every administration by cordial Coop
Grafton; to draw together in common
bond the business men of America in
defense of their good name. and in the
creation of an instrumentality through
which they may speak as a whole with
authority to the executive and to Con-
gress. relative to the things which
business needs; to create a force COM
parable in every respect to the organ
lied forces of labor, and of agrieul-
ture, these are the objects of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, now being formed, as outlined
by Harry A. Wheeler of Chicago, presi-
dent of the organization.
Mr. Wheeler expounding his theme
here tonight before the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce and other COM
mercial bodies, said frankly that, aside
from natural evolution, another reason
for the organization of a national body
at this time is the indiscriminate at
tacks made upon business generally;
upon the public platform and in the
daily and periodical press of the coun-
try
The popular prejudice which was
first reused against the railroad, has
extended its line of attack to include
the Industrial life of the nation and
the profession of banking" he said
Popular sentiment has it that all
who have been successful in the accu-
mutation of wealth, have become so by
predatory means and that rottenness
underlies the entire commercial fabric
of the nation. To be popular with the
general public upon the platform has
been to give voice to violent attacks
upon these interests. To popularize
the periodical press. statements having
little foundation often have been made
or an isolated example of evil doing
was made to bear upon an entire in
try.
"As an argument for the larger gov
ernmental regulation of business, one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
EXCURSIONS

the s.
OF m
Atlantic
ire the
in Knox
limited
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paign, you, did render us very material
assistance, aud l found you at times re-
liable. trustworthy and effective"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
EXUM TO WELCOME
HOTEL MEN TO CITY
Practically All Delegates
in Birmingham-Lunch
at Country Club
TUESDAYS PROGRAMME

9:5O-Business meeting. Hotel
Hillman.
100 p. m.-Luncheon. Country
club.
2:30 p. m.-Automobile ride
(for the ladies only).
300 p. m.-Business meeting,
Hotel Hillman.
s:0O-Theatre party, orpheum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-15
Mulhall Continues His
Remarkable Story Before
Senate Lobby Committee

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FORMAL OPENING
OF TARIFF FIGHT
BEGINS THURSDAY

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Candidates Column,

| hereby announce myself a candl-
date for the office of Mayor of the
town of Kingstree, subject to the
rules of the Democratic primary.
Respectfully,
w R SCOTT.
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SURPRISING Cure Of Stomach Trouble

When you have trouble with your
stomach or chronic constipation,
don't imagine that your case is be-
yond help just because your doctor
fails to give you relief. Mrs G Stem
gle, Plainfeld, n j, writes: For
over a month past | have been trou-
bled with my stomach. Everything
| ate upset it terribly. One of Cham
berlain's advertising booklets came
to me. After reading a few of the
letters from people who had been
cured by Chamberlain's Tablets, |
decided to try them. | have taken
nearly three-fourths of package of
them and can now eat almost every
thing that | want" For sale by all
dealers. adv
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COATED TONGUE
means LAZY LIVER.
A Lazy Liver Needs a Dose Of DOdSOn'S
Liver TOne-Guaranieed to Take
the Place of CdlOmeI.

When your doctor looks to see if
your tongue is coated, he is trying
to find out if your liver is working
properly. A few years ago doctors
had to prescribe calomel there was
nothing else to give.
Recently in many sections of the
country Dodson's Liver Tone has
practically taken the place of calo-
mel as a liver remedy. Dodson's Liv-
er tone is mild, pleasant tasting and
harmless - which makes it fine
medicine for use when your children
become bilious and constipated. But
the most remarkable feature of Dod-
sons Liver Tone is the fact that DR.
w V Brockington who sells it, guar
antees it absolutely. The druggist
will return your money without ar
gument if bottle fails to give en-
tire satisfaction.
Price so cents. We suggest that
you get bottle to-day and have it
ready for the next Llember of your
fumily whose liver goes wrong. adv
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Echoes from VenterS.

Venters, July 25:-Venters is Sit
uated on the Georgetown & Western
railroad, two miles from Johnsonville
and two miles from Hemingway.
The above named towns are de.
veloping very rapidly. Each has a
bank, several modern store buildings
and two up-to-date tobacco markets.
These markets have handled 800, 900
pounds of tobacco up to July Is. 1t
is very gratifying, indeed, to see the
people, not only from this section,
but from other communities, patron
izing these markets, where they re-
ceive the very best of prices. At
one time it was predicted that these
points could not maintain markets,
but now it is q fixed certainty that
they are doing flourishing business
and will continue to do 80 in the
years to come.
The building of Methodist churches
at these points is under considera-
ton and it is generally understood
that they will be under course of
erection in short time.
Both the church and the school
(Johnsonville High school are now
at Venters. This school has had
very successful year; all of the teach
ers have been reelected and it is un-
derstood that all are going to return.
A debt of 81, 200 has been recently
raised, which leaves the school in
good shape financially.
The prospect for full crops of to-
bacco, corn and cotton is very fine.
The rains have been ideal. Unless
some unforeseen calamity turns up,
we believe that this people will be in
better shape financially than ever
before. We feel, Mr. Editor, that
this part of the State possesses Won
derful possibilities and that with the
patronizing of home industries and
the support # home institutions on
the part of the people, this section
that has been so long shut out, will
become the garden spot of South
Carolina.
The writer, this week, is assisting
Rev C w Davis in a series OF meet
ings on the Tmmonsville charge.
Miss - Hutson of Remberts i
visiting Mrs. Henry Eaddy this week.
Miss Bella Carter, on her return
from the Sunday-school conference,
which was held at McClellanville,
spent the weekend with Rev P B
Ingraham and family. :.
Miss Alma Chapman has returned
from McClellanville, where she at
tended the Sunday-school conference.
Phi.
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ost from Mr. TG Mcdonald of An

post from Mr. T G Mcdonald of An.
drews bell pepper of unusual size;
in fact, one of the largest we ever
saw. 1t measured about % inches by
, inches and weighed about 5ounces.
Mr. l. H Mccullough, civil engin-
eer, has moved from Benson to Kings
tree, where he will, with his family,
reside in future. Mr. Mccullough
will open an office here shortly,
where he will be pleased to see his
old patrons and friends.
Messrs S j Parker,J C Huthmach-
er, M G Westendorf and Frank Sig
wald, Christian laymen of Charles
ton, who conducted a series of reviv-
al meetings at the Baptist church
here for two weeks or more in Aug
ust of last year, will open similar
services in the First Baptist church
of Florence next Sunday night. They
will be in Florence about three
weeks.
The tobacco men of Kingsfee
have organized a baseball team and
last Saturday played a good game
with the Kingstree High school team.
The tobacco mems team is made up
of the following: Stallings, c; Cos
tery,lb; Leath, ,2b; Morgan. 3b; Sig
nor,p; Wood SIS; Davis,c f; Reid, | +;
Guthrie, r f. The game resulted in a
score of 4 to l in favor of the to-
bacco men.
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For Cuts, Burns and Bruises.

In every home there should be
box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, ready
to apply in every case of burns, cuts,
wounds or scalds. j H Polanco, Del.
vale, Tex, R No 2,writes: "Bucklen's
Arnica Salve saved my little girls
cut foot. No one believed it could
be cured" The worlds best salve,
Only 25c. Recommended by Kings.
tree Drug Co and M L Allen. adv
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The Rest Hot Weather Tonic

cpovF,s TAsTELESs chill TONIC enriches the
Hood, builds up the whole system and Will won,
derfully strengthen and fortify you to withstana
the depressing effect of the hot GUNNER 'oe.