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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
AUTO|STS BUYING
NEW LICENSE TAGS
Money Will Go to Support
of Highways of the
State

Atlanta. December 27.-(Special. Auto
mobile owners are rapidly purchasing the
new 1914 numbers for their cars, as pro-
vided under the law, passed at the last
session of the legislature. Approximately
5000 of these numbers have already been
sold by Secretary of State Phillip Cook,
and the department is busy every day
supplying them to those who want to Sc
cure them In good season.
Those who have carefully considered the
new law do not appear to have very
high opinion of it. 1t provides for license
tax of So on each automobile, payable an
nually, and this will raise approximately
$4,000, which the law says must be APP
portioned among the counties of the state
In proportion to rural delivery road mile
age in each county and must be used
for road Improvement.
There are, according to State Geologist
S. W. McCallie, S3,9S6 miles of public
road in Georgia. Deducting the roads
not used by the rural free delivery serv-
ice, it is apparent that the automobile
fund will yield about ST. so per mile or
barely enough to fill up a small hole in
the middle of road.
The method of distribution has been
criticised, not only upon the ground that
1t will furnish each county SO small an
amount as to make it of comparatively
little value, but also because no consid-
Grafton has been given to the number of
automobiles in the county. Fulton coun-
ty for example. has 1000 automobiles, but
its road mileage is smaller than that of
some of the other counties of even LILO
the population, and the same considera-
ton holds true as to Savannah. Column
bus and other large cities of the state
Another objection to the law has been
raised by the motorcycle people. who in
sist that it is a hardship to make them
pay the. same amount as is charged the
owner of the automobile, and there has
been some talk among them of testing the
law as applied to this machine
The law seems to have been given little
consideration at the time of its enact
ment by the Legislature, and il is prob
able that some attempt will be made to
amend 1t materially, at the coming sum-
mer session.
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SCIENTISTS WILL
MEET IN ATLANTA (
ALL OF THIS WEEK
Eleven Scientific Organiza.
tons to Be Represented
at Gathering-Come
From All Parts

Atlanta, December 27.-(Speclal.)-O
of the most interesting conventions of the
year will assemble in Atlanta Monday
and be in session during the entire week.
This ia the convention of the American
Association for the Advancement OF
Science, and as its meetings are taken
up with extended discussions on various
scientific subjects, it takes it more than
the usual time to get through with its
work
II is said this convention win bring to
Atlanta somewhere in the reghborhood
of 200 eminent scientists from all parts
OF the United States and Canada. There
will also be a number of prominent Eu-
rcpean scientists, VINO are coming solely
In the interest of the work of this con-
vention. While there will be number
of general gatherings Of the convention,
there will be numerous meetings of its
various branches which have to deal with
WIDELY different subjects. These different
branches of the organizations will hold
their meetings at the state capitol at
Georgia Tech. Atlanta Medical college and
convention halls of the various hotels
and such other meeting places as are
available to them.
The American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science Is composed of IL
different scientific organizations so that
the gathering is really the simultaneous
meeting of as many different eonven-
tons. Several of their general meetings
will be open to the public, at which ad-
dresses of interest will be delivered by
some OF the most prominent speakers of
the United States.
A large number of the delegates viii
hiring their wives with them, and the
week will be a brilliant one socially.
Gov. John M. Slaton is chairman of the
honorary reception eomlalttee, whlch ~
clndes a number of the most prominent
men In the city, and Mrs. John X. Ottley
will head the ladies' reception commit
tee of 30 or 40 of Atlanta well known So
ciety leaders Besides the general recep-
tion. there will be a large number of pri-
vate entertainments given during the week
on account of the visiting delegates.
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of evidence brought forth can be limited
by little else than human imagination. :
Therefore, proof that there Is gambling
in Birmingham, gunner in Birmingham,
professional thieves and pickpockets in
Birmingham, or any other grade of Grim
inals, does not necessarily mean that they
are here through any fault of Bodeler.
Some Other Questions
Has Bodeker enough men, is the pub
lie sentiment willing, or do the courts
aid or hinder what the police may dof
And dozen other similar questions enter
into the proposition. Before the present
police probe started. no evidence was
necessary TO convince almost any citizen
of Birmingham that criminal conditions
are as bad or worse than in any southern
city of Birminghams size. But, given
Bodeker and some other things which
are plainly necessary before these self
evident conditions can be remedied, and
will not Bodeker clean up the town as
soon, If not sooner, as quick if not quick
er OF as thoroughly, if not more thor
oughly than any other man whom the
commission might place in his office?
If the bad conditions are Bodeker's
fault, then Bodeker should go.
The decision is up to the commission.
The result of the decision will mean
more than the fate of Bodeker 1t will
show to the people of Birmingham wha .
commission form of government did or
did not do to remedy the second of their
two ills.
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
Scrub Cattle

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
In your issue of December % I read the
following article from jackson, Miss:
Farmers can make money by raising
scrub cattle"
This may be true to a certain extent.
but is 1t not rather misleading? The
press Is a great educator and more artl-
Giles in southern papers on the cattle in
dustry would be very acceptable The
above mentioned article may cause PEG
pie to think they don't need the best
blood in cattle raising. This article
speaks of 2000-pound steers and fine beef
and of conditions that happened 30 or 40
years ago. We are living in a progress
slNe age now, and the up-to-date farmer
would want to know something about
cost" What did 1t cost per 100 pounds
to produce. this beef and at what age
We're they at this weight? A farmer can
make good beef from the offspring of
scrub stock provided he uses a pure bred
sire at the head of his herd Every ag-
rieultural and live stock agency is
preaching against the scrub" stock
Any kind of scrub beef stock makes beef
@NttS 'NtttN' VI NaOs 10 just dOS, nut a nun
ter would not think of taking a bulldog
to hunt birds. You can haul goods over
most any kind of roads provided you
have enough horses or mules to pull 1t.
but on good roads you can make better
time with half the power
II a farmer is going into the beef bus
mess he needs a beef type. He needs
stock that produces beef most economi-
eaily. In other words. he wants the stoe,S
that will produce the most beef on a given
amount of feed. The butcher paws a
higher price for beef that will dress out
heaviest. OF course a great deal depends
on the man behind the beef, but If he
makes money with scrub stock, how
much more could he make with good
stoek2 The south is fast becoming a
stock raising country, and a country
where beef and dairy products can be
produced economically. Our chief draw
back is the southern cattle tick and our
present day scrub stock. Give us all the
information you can on live stock, but
help us to encourage the farmers to i'm
prove our present stock by using only
pure bred beef or dairy sires.
Yours trly,
G. w. HUMPHREY.
Birmingham December 81, 1913
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The Underwood ENGAGEMENTS

deavoring to deceive. The expected re-
PLY of Mr.. Sessions mas not been forth
coming.
The Underwood Engagements
Mr.. Underwood's itinerary as far as
completed follows:
Gadsden, Etowah county. December %.
10 a. IN.
Centre, Cherokee county. December %,
2:3O p. m.
Cedar Bluff. Cherokee county. December
%, 6.45 D. m.
Collinsville DeKalb county, Decem-
Fort Payne, DeKalb county. December
50. p. IN.
seottsboro, Jackson county. December
81 10 a. m
Stevenson, jackson county, December
81, > p m.
Bridgeport. Jackson county December
Gurley Madison county. January l. 9
a. m.
Huntsville, Madison county, January /.
Il a. m.
Guntersville, Marshall county, January
l, p. m.
Aibertyille, Marshall county. January 2,
10 a. m.
Boaz, Marshall county. January 2, 2
p. m.
Helm, cleburne county. January 3, Il
a. m.
Pell City, st. Clair county, January ,,
p. m.
Ashland, Clay county. January 5. . a. m.
lineVille, Clay county, January >, Il
a. m.
opelika. Lee county, January 5. s p. m.
Alexander City, Tallapoosa county, Jan
uary 8, 10 a. m.
Goodwater, coosa county. January c,
L D. m.
Dadeville, Tallapoosa county, January
g. 30 p. m.
sylaeauga, Talladega county. January
Z. 1870 a. m.
clanton. Chiffon county. January 7, s.
p. m.
Wetumpka, Fillmore county. January S.
IS p. m.
Eclectic. Gilmore county, January s, 1880
a. m.
Tallassee, Gilmore county, January $
40 p. IN.
Montgomery Montgomery county, Jan
uary S. $50 p. M
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ADJUSTMENTS

Victor Morley returned to town yester-
day and again with the Quaker Girl"
They both stopped again at the same
place-the Jefferson-and should they re-
turn again in distant months there is no
doubt of a cordial reception. as the sec
ond visit of Mr.. Morley was an improve
ment on the first and going by that rule
he should be Knockout if he comes
back
The Quaker Girl is the work musicallv
of lionel Monckton and is a typical girl
and music show of the London musical
comedy stage. There is no plot to speak
of and everything is left to the star to
carry on his discourses on the proprie-
ties of ''kaznks and kazonks.'' The piece
is pretentious in scenery and in the last
act the exterior scene of the Pre- Cata-
LAM near Paris is wonderful creation
of humorous lines. a joke or two and the
music is light and graceful. The quaker
Girl though aged. is still appetizing
Mr.. Morley this season is surrounded
with few new faces among the princ
pals, the notable change being the infu-
sion of Connie Mack. the original Phoebe
in the New York presentation of the
piece. Miss Mack, who is of the dumping
type pleased greatly as her presence on
the boards meant laughs. Harry Short as
Jeremiah proved clever comedian in
quiet way and his work showed what can
be done in the way of arousing laughter
without the aid of slapstick. Miss Ber-
nice McCabe was the Quaker Girl. Miss
McCabe was the Quaker Girl in Madame
Sherry" that played at the Bijou last sea-
son. Miss McCabe dances gracefully and
Is good to look at. She also managed the
musical numbers allotted to her in an
acceptable manner OF the other princ-
pals. Carol Parson as Diane; Phil J.
Moore as Prince Carl: Dixie Girald as
Princess Mathilde; Murray Stephen as
Captain Charters, and Andree Corday
as Madame Blum all We're excellent. The
vocal work of Messrs. Moore and Stehen
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WEEKLY COTTON
GOODS MARKET

New York, December 27.-Cotton goods
markets have gained In steadiness in the
last few days of firmer cotton. Transac-
tions in gray goods have been better as
the low points on various construction
were reached, but it was not a period for
activity among either jobbers or CONVEX
tiers. Within the past two weeks there
has been improvement In the miscellan-
eous demand for exports from countries
that have been buying little or nothing
since the cotton rise of September. Among
retailers the Week following Christmas
is usually the dullest of the year in sales
and in the large metropolitan stores adj
vantage is taken of the popular quiet t.
show advance spring styles in fancy and
fine cottons for use at southern winter
resorts. This year the display is remark
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WHISKEY AND TOBACCO
Habits Cured without Pain or Re-
straint Mt Cedarcroft Sanitarl-
um, Lebanon, Tenn.

Endorsed by Governors. College Pro-
fessors, Physicians and Ministers.
licensed under special law which
gives it same standing as State institu-
ton.
No deposit or fee asked until cure is
a ffected to satisfaction of patient.
A successful method of Home Treat
been devised for those who cannot visit
the sanitarium. Patients treated at
about same cost as their accustomed
drug.
Address Dr. POWER GRIBBLE, Supt
Box S92, Lebanon, Tenn.
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announcement

ms InOT1-
ing at IL O'Clock the following musical
programme will be rendered:
Organ prelude, christmas Pastora les
eMerkeD; "Adesto Fideis' Congregation
rise and join in singing). The prayer of
invocation. Anthem, Sing Heaven,
cTours). Contralto recit "Beholdi V,r-
gin Shall Conceive and air, 20 Thou
mat Tellest, Good Tidings to Zion" from
THE Messiah OIandeD Sentence ."rhe
Lord is in His Holy TEMPLE" The PRAYER
of intercession. The response, Almighty
Father Hear Our Prayer" The offertorv
anthem, King All Glorious." (Barnsby-
Squires). Hymn, Mark, the Glad Sound, i"
NO So The sermon: Topic, Others
Also. lynn, Songs of Praise the
Angels Sang" No 140. The benedietion
The organ postlude, christmas March"
(MerkeD.
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International Bible Students

The association will hold services at
fraternal hall, 22o9 Third avenue. at Z
clock this evening. There will also be
lecture at O'Clock in the afternoon,
the subject of which is Heaven. What
Is It? Where Is It? Who Are There? Bill
hons Died Before Christ; Billions Have
Died Since in Heather Darkness in Tn
fancy, in Christianity-Are These Thereep
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able because of the great novelty and
high cost of many of the all-cotton goods
offered Staple cottons for domestic use
are barely steady and agents will not
make new prices much before the second
week of next year. Mills have contracts
in hand that will carry them on an aver
age of 10 weeks to come and less Diff
Guilty is being experienced in securing
operatives to attend machinery that has
been idle from lack of help. Cotton hian-
kets and other mapped cottons for fall,
1914. will be priced promptly after the turn
of the year, and stocks at the Year end
are the lightest ever known In the large
mills Prices current on cotton goods are
as follows:
Print cloths SS1a-inch, 6ix645s, Sa4 cents
nominal; 64x60's, 31s cents: 5S1s-inch, SIX
64's, So cents; brown sheetings, southern
standard, SC and SA cents; tickings, s.
ounce, 1879 cents deniins. s-ounce, 14ls
cents: staple ginghams, ga cents; stand
ard prints, 5A cents; dress ginghams,
9% cents.
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Methodist Churches
Eleventh Avenue-Corner Eleventh ave-
nue. and Twelfth street, south. At Il
o'clock this morning the pastor, the Rev
Henry NJ. Stevenson, will preach on the
subject, 1.-The Glory of Defeat He will
also occupy the pulpit at 7:30 tonight
Sunday school at $50.
East Lake-Corner Seventy-eighth street
and Hillman avenue-The Rev r. F.
Tyler, pastor, will occupy the pulpit this
morning at IL O'Clock and again this even
ing at $780, His morning topic Is THE
Best Christmas" and that of the even
ing Is to be THE Compensating Prn-
ciple of Life The orchestra and Mere
dith chorus will furnish music at both
services, and Sunday school will meet at
9:30 in the morning
F1rst-Corner Sixth avenue and Nine
tenth street-At II o'clock this morn
ing and again at 7:45 this evening, the
Rev. j. w. Johnson. pastor, will occupy
the pulpit. He takes as his subject in
the morning "A New Years Meditation
Sunday school begins at $3.50 O'Clock.
Highland-Five Points. DR.. e. c. Nc
Voy, pastor. will occupy the pulpit this
morning at IL o'clock and again at 7:45
this evening. His subject in the morning
will be: 1.-THE Dimming of the Gold,'' and
that of the evening, Now or Never"
Special music will be furnished by a good
quartet at both services. Sunday school
meets at $780,
Norwood-Thirteenth avenue and Thirty
fifth street. The pastor the Rev. S. T.
Slaton. will preach at IL o'clock this
morning and again at 7.30 this evening.
In the morning he will preach on the
subject. Taking Stock; Business for the
Kingdom" and that of the evening is
to be Searching for the Light" Sunday
school begins at $50.
Notwithstanding services at II
o'clock this morning and again at
o'clock this evening. The subject of the
mornings sermon Is to be The Gre
dentials of Christian" Sunday school
starts at $50.
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AIfrllriau Church

Christ English-Corner Seventh avenue
and Twenty-third street. The Rev. e. Fl.
Copenhaver, pastor, will preach this morn
ing at IL o'clock and again this evening
at O'Clock. The subject of his morn
ing sermon is, What Is Your LITER
Sunday school at $780,
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Presbyterian Churches

South Highlands-Corner Highland ave-
nue. and Twenty-first street. DIR. III. NJ.
Edmonds, pastor, will occupy the pulpit
at Il o'clock this morning. preaching or
the subject, 1.-THE Beginning of Months
lie will also be in charge of the services
tonight and will preach on Christ and
stateeraft."
First-Gorner Fourth avenue and TWEEN
ty-first street. DR.. John s. Foster pastor
will be in the pulpit at Il o'clock this
morning and again at 7:3O o'clock this
evening His subject for the morning
hour is to be 1.-The Course Which Never
Fails" Sunday school begins at $40
o'clock. Christian Endeavor at $3.50
o clock in the evening.
Eighty-third Street-Corner Walker ave-
nue. and Eighty-third street, East Lake.
The Rev. S. G.. McCluney. pastor, will
occupy the pulpit this morning at IL
O. c1ock, preaching on the subject. Good
ness in Action" He will also preach at
o'clock in the evening, choosing as his
topic, Passing of the Old Year Sun
day school starts at 9:45 o'clock this
morning.
ton avenue, West End-Services and
peaching at II o'clock this morning and
again at 7:30 o'clock this evening, con-
Quoted by the pastor, the Rev. William
B. Holmes. Sunday school starts at $50
o'clock in the morning and at $50 in the
evening the Christian Endeavors will
meet.
Birmingham Cumberand-Twen sew
enth street and Twelfth avenue, Nor
wood The Rev. William II. Butler, pas
toy will preach this morning at IL O. clock
on the subject, Are the Struggles of a
Christian Worth While?, He will also
preach In the evening, taking as his SUBJ
ject, "a Desirable Guest at Eventide.''
Sunday school begins at $3.50.
Fifth Avenue-Corner Fifth avenue and
Eighteenth street. The Rev. Dr. s. J.
Tyler, a visiting pastor, will occupy the
pulpit this morning at IL O'Clock He
will preach on the subject, Heaven: It's
Inhabitants and Their Employment or
What We Will Be and Do in the Flu
ture.' In the evening at 790 the Rev.
j. NJ Broadly, pastor, will be in the
pulpit Sunday school at $50.
Westminster-Corner Twenty-fifth street
and Thirteenth avenue. The Rev. j.
Frank Turner, pastor, will occupy the pull
pit at II o'clock this morning and again
this evening at 80. His morning SER
mon will be on the subject, Men Whose
Light Went Out" and that OF. the even
ing is to be "Paul's New Year Advice"
Sunday school begins at $50.
Third-Corner Twenty street and
Avenue G, South-The Rev. j. A. Bryan
will preach tonight at 1880 on CONNER
eial Travellers" This sermon is one got
up especially for this occasion, and is
sure to prove most interesting. Those
who have been fortunate enough to hear
the Rev Bryan know that any subject
he handles will be well handled and it
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edian and his effervescent personality
makes his work as Tony Chute really en-
joyable.
All the music of the Quaker Girl Is
familiar by this time. but this season s
Quaker Girl company is a triffe SUI
perior vocally to last. though as far as
comeiness of chorus and freshness o.
costume are concerned, the passing or
time has left its Imprint on the present ag-
gregation r. +. l..
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Christian Cburcl,

First-Corner Fifth avenue and Twenty
first street The Rev. Henry Pearce At
kins, pastor, will occupy the pulpit this
morning at IL O'Clock and again this aft
ernoon at o'clock. He takes as his SUBJ
1eet In the morning, christian Together
ness and in the evening his sermon
topic will be, What I Have Written [
Have Written"
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From the Chicago Eecord-Herald
Vernon Castle. the celebrated expo :
nent of the tango, says one has to have
2 good head as we'll as a pair of accom-
modating legs in order to become a dis
tinguished danger. Still, If one has a
good head, why waste it on the tango
We do not, OF course, mean to say that
Mr. Castle is wasting his talent He is
an extraordinary case. We are In
formed that he makes more money in n
week than the average preacher in a
year.
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Courthouse Meeting

AT 2:@ O'Clock this afternoon there will
be held an open air sacred meeting. All
nations are invited to attend and take
part in the service
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Altrurian Church

DR.. L. A. Fealy, pastor, will preach at
1870 O'Clock this morning ON the SUBJ
leet' The Parable of, the Rich Man and
Lazarus"
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vocal work of Messrs. Moore and stenhen
erous applause it received
OF Mr. Morley, he is still the same
happy go lucky Tony Chute and with the
geung ladies' who frequent matinees un-
uoupleuiy ne still retains his popularity
Without Mr.. Morley the "Oual,er Ci,i,,
would be dull. He is an agile dancer.
sings better than the average light com
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Baptist Churches

Ruhama-Underwood avenue, near Sew
eI1ty-seyenth street. East Lake. The Rev.
James r. Edwards, pastor. will preach at
II o'clock this morning and again at 7:30
O'Clock this evening. He takes for his
subject in the morning, THE Right Retro
spect" and in the evening will preach on
1.-The Treasurer of Trust" OF good music
there will be plenty. Sunday school be-
gins at $50.
observation-disclosures The Rev. DR..
w. NJ. Anderson pastor, will occupy the
pulpit this morning at II o'clock and
again this evening at 7:30 o'clock He will
preach in the morning on the subject,
what to Forget and in the evening his
sermon topic is 1.-THE Man Without &.
Home" Sunday school begins at $50.
Southside-Corner Eleventh avenue and
Nineteenth street south. Dr. Preston
Blake. pastor. will occupy the pulpit at
II O'Clock this morning, preaching on
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Park AvenueAThere will be a sermon
by the pastor the Rev. s. J. Parrish,
at II o'clock He will take as his sub
ject, Children of the Old Year." In the
evening. there will be blackboard ex-
ercises IN Sunday school and Baptist
Young Peoples union work under the
direction of Harry Strickland There
will also be special music
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SERVICES AT THE
CHURCHES OF BIRMINGHAM

the topic. Others Also" At o'clock
this evening the Sunday school will hold
its annual Christmas celebration, carry
ing out the idea of a white Christmas"
in keeping with their custom. The even
ing services will be dispensed with 10
make room for the Sunday school chill
dren. Sunday school begins at $3.50.