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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
BIRMINGHAM DUCK
MAKES LONG TRIP
TO SOUTH AMERICA
Busy Pines Over Parting
With Indian Runner Duck
Which Laid 319 Eggs
in a Single Year

Capt. W. W. Busy was depressed yes
.terday over the departure of cole Regu-
larity."
"Cle Regularity is duck, and was
shipped with other fowls to South Amer
lea. The well known insurance agent
and baseball fan was entirely out of sorts
His references to the missing bird brought
out an unusual story.
For be 1t known that "Ole Regularity
was the most prolific layer of eggs that
birmingham has ever claimed A careful
record carefully kept throughout last year
proves the fact that in the 365 days, the
luck laid 3l9 eggs From his flock of IS
iucks, Captain Busy sold in six months
S23 eggs. and during that time, had the
luck fruit for breakfast. dinner and sup
Der, and employed many other dozens for
setting purposes.
The Indian runners acquired a great
,eputation, and the phenomenal energy OF
"Ole Regularity aroused the covetous
instinct of the captains friend in South
America. AS a result of this friend s
nsistence, the captain was brought to
the extremity of parting with his marvel
Gus bird.
Therefore. it is not only Birmingham
oal and iron which goes into other coun-
tries as proof that life is we'll worth the
lying. and as a result of the capabilities
Of 'Ole Regularity it is possible that
Birmingham will become renowned for its
fowls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
HENDERSON DECLARES a
Conner IGNORANTO OF THE
10 COMMODITY SCALE

thoroughly. ignorant of the scale oil
rates in question. AS a matter OF fact'
instead of so per cent of these rates
being the same on all lines OF rail-
roads within the state of Alabama
there are just 80 per cent which are
the same on all railroads"
Then Mr.. Henderson told what COM
modities were carried on five -eighths
of Alabama railroads at the same scale
of rates. He accused the former gov
ernor of entering into an agreement
whereby the Alabama Great southern
railroad was permitted to charge, as
a third class railroad, 20 per cent
higher on 20 of the commodities than
the Legislature had stipulated and
facetiously stated that II doubt very
seriously whether people located on
the Alabama Great Southern railroad
are very thankful to Mr.. Conner for
having advanced, by agreement, their
rates % per cent on the articles that
! have mentioned, while they were per-
mitted to still retain the legislative
rates on soap-stock and granite.
In ending the interview, Mr. Hen
derson said: ut is passing strange that
Mr.. Conner should rush into print with
any such misinformation as his inter-
view shows. 7 would not have replied
to this Interview except that he plainly
attempts to reflect upon this commits
sion relative to the attention that It
is giving to its official duties | dare
say that the people of the state of
Alabama will call to mind the fact
that this commission has done and is
doing quite as much for the people OF
the state as was ever done by Mr.
ComerV as president of the railroad CON-
mission"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Cullman Roads Show Improv

In contrast TO Blount county, the roads
of Cullman showed up in marked con-
trast. A complete line Of donarza tion
was noticeable n the character of the
roads as soon a., the scouting machine
crossed in Cullman county at Mulberry
Forks. The distance from the line to Gar
den City, which is $40 of a mile from
Mulberry FORKS. vas run In about five
minutes although il had taken the car at
least half an nous to cover the same dis
tance before reaching the line in Blou,t
county. From Garden City the scoutini,
party came on to IIanceville and to Gull
minutes was taken. lrH afffiH
AT Cullman the party was met by vari-
Gus prominent citizens who had been ex :
pecting Mr.. Keller. These who met the
highway scouting party were DIR. Luther
Hays F. H.. Kinney. DR. James Culpep-
per- o. w. Kinney and others.
Good roads was the topic of conversa
ton during the stopover in Culman. the
party who, met Mr.. Keller all declaring
that the county was in favor of every
project looking to the construction of bet
ter highways and urging the state en-
gineer to recommend the route through
the city of Cullman as c.a of. the state
thoroughfares.
Thrift in Cullman
Cullman county has the reputation of
being the second richest county In the
United States in proportion to its farm
ing population. Not only we're the Gull
man roads in good condition. but there
was evidence of prosperity on all sides
in the character of the crops and farm
houses. Practically every home passed on
the route through the county showed evi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
HIGHWAY SCOUTS
ENCOUNTER ROUGH
ROADS IN BLOUNT
Continued from Page Oue)


Mr.. Drennen owns the hotel here and
has several stores. Mr.. Drennen's man.
aeer at Blount Springs is Thomas F.
Sinclair to whose kindness and courtesy
the writer is indebted for the loan of
the typewriter upon which this short
sketch WAS written.
Decatur WAS Ieached by the state high
way scouting party shortly after sunset
this afternoon gfter the most eventfu trip
since leaving Mobile When the scouting
car pulled up at the Lyons hotel here the
speedometer On the machine registered
an even 100 miles. although Il hours were
Birmingham.
the scouting ra.ty found by far the
roughest roads in Blount county. While
scarcely more than 15 miles We're covered
in Blount, 1t took two hours and ~ min
utes to cover :hat dista see On the other
hand, the scouting party passed through
254 miles of C,lllnlan county in one hour
and 80 minutes.
After leaving ilount Springs. where the
highway scouts stopped for lunch the car
ran over about eight miles of the rough
est road in the state. Frequently. Engi-
neer Keller and Driver o. l. Barr had u
get out of the machine TO repair places in
the road in order to allow the machine u
pass. =tt5iflIa 8
Although Mr. Barr has driven automo-
biles from the ti,Ii2 TO the Dominion of
Canada. and frofa the Atlantic to tins
Rocky - nntin-, he declared that the
Blount county roads were the toughest he
had ax-at ri tad
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

aeitators n in the movement and the city
health officials it was thought at times
that an attack was being made on the
health department. 1t is now admitted
however, that tile health department
officials have been acting in good
faith and within the requirements of
the law The sole purpose of the evi-
dence offered has been to show that
the law Is wrong and should be
changed
Doctors Testify 5
DR.. F. NJ. Jackson, DR.. Hardee john
ston DR.. James E. Dedman, DR.. A. IL.
French. veterinarian, and others tes-
tilted Yesterday that there was danger
II using the meat of COW that had
been condemned for tuberculosis. They
as to the amount of danger,
but all agreed that there was too much
danger to permit the practice. TT can
not be denied but that a COW is a
menace to health through her milk and
that she can be likewise a menace to
health through her flesh used as food
must be equally true" said Jackson.
IF her milk is dangerous" said DIR.
Dedman, there is bound to be a gland
ular involvement that is a menace to
health in spite of all precautions as
to cooking"
Several states have already taken
stands against the use of diseased meat
for food said DR.. French. Oregon
recently passed such a law over the
veto of the governor Florida has taken
such action and so have western
states. | don't believe a COW affected
in her milk is good for food and 1
don't care what the government says
about 1t. Governments and states can
make mistakes as well as individuals =
Fred Phillips of the Birmingham
Packing company at North Birming-
ham. where the most of the condemned
cows of the city are slaughtered, stated
that the reason full market price was
not paid for these condemned cows
was not because they were condemned
but because Alabama milk cows never
bring market price as they are in
ferior as meat cows
w. #. Cox, a dairyman, told of hav-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
WITNESS TELLS OF
TRAIN ATTACK ON
CABINS OF MINERS
CONTINUED from Page One)


| insisted they would show that the train
was fired from the town before the
machine guns in the armored car were
turned loose.
The advent of the death Special ''s as
| the miners termed it, or the bull moose"
train, as it was called by the opera tors
was the principal subject of the inquiry
this evening. following general con-
demnation by witnesses of the mime
guards, who We're brought into the dis
trict by the operators and who former
Governor Glasscock said he considered
the principal cause of the trouble when
he declared martial law.
detailed description of the armored
train was obtained from Harry Arthur
who was employed by the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad as brakeman on the
train. He described the steel sheeting
which encased the baggage car of the
train and the two machine guns which
were mounted so as to give the greatest
possible range through the protected doors
of the car.
Mrs. Annie Hall. WHO ,.limped into the
committee room. told the committee how
she shielded her three little children from
the bullets by hiding them in the chim-
ney corner of her little home at Holly
Grove when the armored train made its
appearance She said she had been shot
through the feet by bullet which passed
through the Bible and hymnal on her
parlor table. .
w. B. Buzzard told the committee that
a man with whom he was talking on a
Cabin creek train was shot from a closet
on the car after an argument with a mine
guard. No criminal action had ever re-
suited from the shooting, so far as he
knew
Sidney Byers. a miner. said that. the
to - &~.I- TT. 90 a.
rorized' by the behavior of the mine
guards, who paraded through the district
fully armed. Ralph Mcneil of E,skdale
declared he had been mistreated by the
guards and Harvey S. Campbell. a for
mer special agent of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad, said that he had ridden
on the 'bull moose train and had been
ordered to shoot if stones were thrown
at the train.
If you shoot. shoot to kill. was our
orders he said. Romeo, Bennett, an
other former special railroad agent, gave
similar testimony 4.
At tonight's session, Lee Calvin re-
sumed the stand and Attorney Byrne, rep
resenting former Sherif Hill, took up his
cross examination. Attorney Belcher for
the miners took occasion to declare that
his side did not desire to blame Sheriff
Hill for what happened at Holly Grove"
Did the sheriff give any orders to
shoot" asked Mr.. Byrne.
NO, I did not hear him. said Calvin.
Senator MARITIME asked the witness
whether the sheriff saw the men loading
their rifles. aet 4-s rf
Yes, he saw thom," said the witness,
but he didn't give orders either way
Attorney Byrne endeavored to find out
II it was not Calvin himself who said:
Lets go back and give them another
round,' after the train had shot its way
through Holly Grove. The witness denied
this fatty. Mr.. Byrne concluded his cross
examination without altering the original
story told by Calvin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
JUDGE CROW SET
JUDGMENT ASIDE
Supreme Court Cites Judge
to Explain Action in
DOak Case

Montgomery, June 14.-(Special.)-
Citation to show why his judgment in
the case of John Doak VS.. the city Of
Birmingham was set. aside has been
issued to E. c. Grow, Judge of the JEFF
ferson county circuit court, by the SUI
preme court. Doak was given judg-
ment for $500 by default in his suit
for damages for personal injuries al
legged to have been. sustained when he
fell into an excavation in the street.
Later attorneys for the city requested
that the judgment be set aside and
Judge Crow issued an order to that eff
feet. Doak's attorneys asked the su-
preme court to cite Judge Grow TO
explain why he set the judgment aside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

ing TOUR cows condemned of ubio,
ne soid -FOUR to r. A Vaughn as beef
oa'iie, '' A. van Zandt, the dairyman
,a u Mhom mere has been much talk
lately In this connection and Who vas
absent at the first hearing. stated that
ne mad % cows condemend at once
tnat he sold them to the Birmingham
racklng company and that they all
hung together in one cold stora e-e room,
lor week before anything was done
to them.
How Herd Was Infected
flnally, he said, II was allowed to
sell eight of them for beef and don't
know what became Of the rest Tbev
SAID they We're tanked" C. G. Cain Joa
Hines and Mr.. Duran were other dairv
men who testified to selling condemned
cows for beef. Mr. Van Zandt told
OF the incident by which he claims to
nave unwittingly infested his herd and
,iad ~ condemned He stated he
bought a COW at the Southern stock
yards for $50 and that he afterward
round out this COW had been declared
suspicious by Tom Tanner after a visit
from the city Inspector and Mr. Tanner
mad sold her for SIS. Mr.. Tanner tes-
tined TO the truth of this. This COW
Mr. Van Zandt stated, he took home
NOT knowlnk there was anything wrong
with her. and that she gave tubercu-
iosis to the rest of his herd. When
they We're all killed, lie said, DR. Strick-
iahd, the inspector stated she was
rotten
AT the conclusion of the evidence
Judge Zell CASTOR who has been con-
Quoting the examination of the wit
nesses, made plea TO Judge Lane to
change the laws. Judge CASTOR stated
mat he had no criticism to make of
the oficials of the health department.
They are doing what the laws state"
he said. but from the evidence here
we have shown that the law Is wrong.
we nave proven that there is danger
from this meat and rather than risk
that danger isn't ii better to kill ey-
cry condemned COW and destroy her al
together? The world is advancing in
everything. We know more now than
we used to. We are changing our laws
all the time Doctors treat diseases
now differently from what they used
to. Other states are changing this
law. Why shall not we? Isn't one life
worth more than this entire county
piled miles high with cows?'
Judge Lane would not indicate yes
terday what his report to tho commits
sion on the matter will contain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
PURSE SNATCHER
COMES TO GRIEF

While attempting to snatch purse at
Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue this
morning at 1870 o'clock. Arthur McCutch-
ms negro. was shot in the hip and
slightly wounded. The negro whose purse
McCutchns is alleged to have attempted
to snatch shot McCutchins and brought
him to police headquarters. McCutchins
vas taken to the Hiilman hospital where
his wound was dressed and later was
taken back to jail, where a charge of
highway, robbery was placed against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
TUbERCULAR MEAT;
ANOTHER HEARING
BEFORE JUDGE LANE
No Attack Being Made on
Health Department
Officials
LAWS SHOULD BE
CHANGED-GASTON
Van Zandt Tells How His Herd Was
Infected-Had % killed-Doctors
Agree That Tubercular Meat
Is Not Good Food

At the second session of the tu-
bercular meat hearing before City Com
missioner A. O. Lane yesterday morn
ing it developed that the ultimate OBJ
ject of the movement was to secure a
change in the laws regulating meat in
spection. This phase of the matter is
now under consideration by Judge
Lane and he will make report to his
associate commissioners at the regular
meeting next Tuesday.
From the antagonism that sprang
up a. the first hearing between the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15

get rid of that corn, wart, calluss, or
bunion In a hurry, "GETS-IT' is as sure
that's all. No bendages to stick and fuss
over. no salves to make corns sore and
turn flesh raw and red, no piasters. no
blood poison, no more digging at corns.
Just the easiest thing in the world to
use Your corn days are over. GETS
IT" Is. guaranteed. 1t is safe. never
hurts healthy flesh.
Your druggist sells "GETS-IT," 25
from Z. Lawrence 4 Co.. Chicago.
Sold In Birmingham by eugene
Jacobs Drug Store. Gale Drug Co. ~
storesl s07 First Avenue ana Pratt
STATION. q ~ II !.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21

sumo his work in the Commercial col
lege. He has been away a number
Of weeks because OF severe illness
His cousin, Albert Peters, also OF
Rushmore, returned with him.
A. A. Townsend, who has been a
student at the Mankato Commercial
college, went to Minneapolis this
morning where he will be married
After visiting in Minneapolis and other
nearby places for short time, he
and his bride will go to Montana
where he has a position.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Swenson, II. X
Wishart, Mrs A. Swenson, Oscar
and Misses Clara and Lorinda Sven
son went to Lake Crystal today tC
attend the wedding of Miss Emma
Swenson and James Jensen of thai
village. Miss Swenson is daugh
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Swenson
The young couple will make theil
home on a farm near Lake Crystal
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Minnesota Association to Gather
Here During June
From Tuesdays Daily.

Mankato has landed another good
convention for this year. The Min
nesota Swine Breeders association
will meet in this city some time in
June, on a date to be fixed later.
This meeting will last two days. and
IS likely TO bring two hundred breed
ers from all parts of the state to
Mankato.
John G. Geriich was the one VINO
goi this meeting Tor Mankato lie
attended the meeting of the associa-
ton at ST. Paul last week. and after
hard work landed the next one for
Mankato Six or seven other cities
were after the meeting, but the as
sociation finally decided on this city.
Heretofore this association, like the
Minnesota Field Crop Breeders as
Sociation, has always met in the twin
cities. but it has been decided that
it will be better for the association
to meet hereafter in different parts
of the state, where the farmers can
attend At the meeting last week,
$50 members were present, but Mr..
Gerlich thinks it doubtful whether
as many will attend in the summer.
Treatment of Hog Cholera.
The program for the next meeting
will include the treatment OF hog
cholera, the proper feeding of hogs,
etc.
Probably some assistance in fl.
nancia! way will be needed from
Mankato, in order to get speakers.
The meeting will probably be held
at the fair grounds, where there will
be an exhibit by local breeders. In
case the state makes an appropriation
for the association. as is hoped, no
local assistance will be needed In
case assistance is needed. the Com
mercial club will be asked to lend
hclpng hand. which it is thought
il will be glad to do.
The meeting of this association
in Mankato will be a good thing for
the farmers of this vicinity, and they
will no doubt attend in large num-
bers. They will get the ideas of
practical hog raisers, as well as OF
agricultural college men.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Eagle Lake

CumminS & Co. are selling large
number Of cream separators this win
ter.
Miss Selma Pickle now presides as
operator in the Northwestern tele-
phone office.
The Botsford Lumber company is
receiving large shipment of lum.
ber. coal and tile.
John Compton is taking quite a
good number of orders for fruit trees
for the Farbault nursery.
Dr.. Goodwin preached in the
Methodist church last Thursday and
Friday evenings to large audiences.
Elder Davidson, assisted by Rev.
Moede of st. Clair. is conducting
meetings in the Methodist church
this week. u.
Burgess and Macbeth are shipping
hogs and cattle in carload lots from
Eagle Lake, st. Clair and Mankato
and are doing quite business.
The new firm. Braden & Harris, is
making the old store and the stock
which they purchased, look very
fresh and fine, and is enjoying a
good trade.
Miss Stella Harrein, who has been
the telephone operator for Cummins
& Co., has resigned and has accept
ed a position with A. H. Pressnall at
the postoffice.
The Debating society held it's bi.
monthly meeting in the hall Satur.
day evening and the hall was too
small to accommodate the large num-
Der who were in attendance.
/ The Sunday school superintendent
pleased the little children by fur.
nishing chairs for them to use dur
ing the Sunday school hour. and one
day found that there were about six
short
| Gus Harrein, George Morse, A. NJ
! Reynolds, F. A. Day, Carl Pickle
Noble Grand A. r. Cook, Ira d
Reynolds, Joseph Miller, Lewis Comp
ton, Will Compton aud Lester Ewing
visited the l.. o. o. f. No. Is in
Mankato last night and report a
lvery sociable time.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
Indian Lake

E. w. Gleason and family of
Spring Valley Farm visited with Mr..
Gleason's brother in Nicollet over
Sunday.
Frank Pearson has recently re-
turned from his third visit to DR..
Till. He appears to be much bene-
fitted by the treatment.
Miss Myra Dodge was home from
her teaching near Sherburne for the
valentine party and remained over
Sunday. She was accompanied by
her cousin, Miss Dollie Ridgway. of
Sherburne. They returned Monday.
Miss Nellie Macarthur of North
Yakima. Wash, who is niece of
Mrs. W. B. Kidder. is visiting her
aunt's family. She brings good news
of the Kidder boys. who have been
boarding with her family. She says
the boys are all well aud are pros
perinS
The Indian Lake Literary society
will hold meeting at the school
house on Saturday evening of this
week. There will be Washing
tons birthday program. There will
be good music and debate by siX
| boys on the relative greatness OF
Washington and Lincoln.
The death of DR.. A. o. Bjelland
cast a gloom over this entire local
ity The doctor was so well known
here and was the family physician
for so many that there seems to be
a public mourning. The sympathy
of this entire community is extend
ed to his bereaved family.
The Sunshine club met last week
with Mrs. Crandall. There was 9
good attendance and very pleasant
and profitable meeting. Mrs. Gran
dali read very interesting letter
| from friend i'm the south and 8
letter to the ladies from Mrs. Nc
/ Neal, one Of the old Sunshiners. was
read and answered by several of the
! ladies'.
! The valentine entertainment at The
| school house on Saturday evenins
was great success. The schoo
house was packed to its full capa
! city. The Oberlc sisters and Miss Ce
! celia Neubauer are accomplished pi
anists and Miss Clara Oberle. wht
plays the violin WELL treated the an
dience to some delightful music
Then there was play. Cupid!
Joke" Ed. Duffy as Mr.. Dan Cupid
with, his beautiful white wings apt
his Xray camera. treated the hearts
of five ladies after Cupid's accIstom
ed manner. The ladies who took par
in the play were Misses Stella Duffy
! Clara Oberle, Margaret Oberle, Ce
celia Neubauer and Mrs. A. L. Vel
| gel. Miss Ella Ballard was tn,
pianist for the last act. The youn:
men who benefited from the minis
tratons Of DR.. Cupid were Otto vi
man, Alfred Anderson, Rudolph
| Obcrle. Joe Geiglcr and George Pan
ter. The parts were well taken ant
everyone did his part well. Then th
| school girls had beautiful fla;
! drill, with a patriotic song wovel
through. There were nine young girl
led by Miss Minnie Watts, who's
perfect time in leading contribute
much to the success of this number
Financially, of course, the entertain
ment was also success. for til
large crowd which attended the Ell
itertainment, also went to fhe base
ment where they did full justice t
ice cream, cake. candy and pop corr
and to the fishpond which was
source of great amusement. AS a re
suit of the successful evening ther
will be a beautiful desk in the schoo
room.
The Mankato free press., 1913-02-21
CHURCH PEOPLE CENSUS

New York, February 1S.-Dr. Fl.
X. Carroll, who superintended the
national government census of 1890,
when Christians were for the first
time officially counted, has just made
public his figures for Protestant and
Catholic growth within the United
States in 1912 While unofficial.
these figures are regarded fairly ac-
curate. He follows the government
practice of deducting Is per cent
from Catholic population estimates,
to make Catholic communicant fig
ures correspond more nearly to Pro
testant methods of counting. Dr.
Carroll finds Christians of all names
to number 36,675,537, and the in
crease in 1912 to have been 579,S52.
Here is standing of the principal
L