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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27

C. Edmondson, Troy: c. w. Hightower,
Brundidge; w. M. Wallace. Columbiana
Ralph Conner, Calera: James l.. Her
ring, Ashvil1e; Watt Brown, Ragland
w. M. Maddox, Easonville Miss Julia
Tutwiler, Livingston; w. B. Oliver, Tus-
caloosa; w. w. Brandon, d. ID. Foster,
Tuscaloosa; Thomas l.. Long, Jasper
r. H. Lambert, Darlington w. " May
hail. Haleyville; G. M. Little, Haley
Vile; Hon. George A. Searcy. Tusca-
loosa; Judge J. w. Sheppard. Jasper;
Judge w. e. Fort, Birmingham; George
Byrum, Ensley: j. w. Altman, e. e.
Miller, 7. j. Kennedy, Birmingham
Frank 3. Blackshear. Tensau; Abner J.
Smith. Bay Minette; w. Percy Hall,
Locksley; L. Glendinning. Robertsdale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
BOYS CONFERENCE
TO Be HELD TODAY
DIR. L. C.. BranscOmb Speaks
This Afternoon and
H0bs0n Tonight

The Older Boys conference will be
held this afternoon at the First Bap-
tist church. The meeting will begin
at 1880 and 1t is expected that more
than 200 boys, gathered from the Sun
day schools of Birmingham, will be
present. The theme of the conference
will be Training for Service and the
motto, "Dig in" The object of the
meeting is to devise better plan for
reaching the older boys of this city
and enrolling them in some one of the
various Sunday schools.
The conference will end tonight with
a banquet in the gymnasium of the
Young Mems Christian association. 1t Is
said that fully 275 tickets have been
sold for the banquet. Persons holding
tickets will be required to have them
validated at the afternoons conference.
The banqueters will be addressed by
Congressman r. p Hobson.
DIR. L. c. Branscomb will deliver an
address to the adult members of the
conference at the afternoon meeting.
Mrs w. M. Crawford and a COM
mittee of ladies have charge of the
preparations for the banquet and arc
bending every effort to assure the sue
cess of it.
Following is the programme for the
day:
1870 p. M-Registration. present
banquet tickets at the door)
200 p. M.-Prayer. Ben P. Beard,
chairman of the teen age committee,
Birmingham Sunday School association.
Song service, led by A. Posner
Quartet, Boys Brotherhood. First
Presbyterian church.
2:20 p. M.-Election of conference of :
ficers.
2:so p M.-conference cheers, led by
Douglas Wingo
2:35 p. M.AAddress, Rev. L. C.
Branscomb, presiding elder of the, Bir-
mingham district.
2;55 p. M.-"The Organized Bible
Class" by Burr Blackburn, superin-
tendent of the Boys club.
1920 p. NJ Election of council
$40 Z. M.-Recreation, Fairgrounds
committee in charge of special pro
gramme in East park.
The recreation programme will COM
mence at o'clock. Following is list
of the events:
100 points for winner; 80 points for
loser in each event
Tug of-war
Volleyball.
Playground ball.
Dodgeball.
All playing at same time.
Relay race; 10 on each side.
Soccer football game; everybody play
ing.
Water boiling contest. four on each
side.
The banquet programme is as fol-
lows:
Orchestra woodlawn Methodist sun
day school.
Toastmaster, Harvey Branscomb.
Welcome to Y. NJ. c. A., w. NJ. Co.'S
by. member board of directors.
Response. w. Nc. Franklin, presiden.
Birmingham Sunday School association
Presentation of executive committees
Presentation of adult leaders.
Minutes of afternoon conference.
Greetings from Girls Council, Miss
Zoe Black.
Toast, ''rhe Girls" James Downey.
Toast. 1.-The Church. William Bar
row.
Address. Congressman Richmond
Pearson Hobson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Eugenic Legislation

Enthusiasts in this country VINO are
''plrnging" heavily for eugenic legislation.
regarding marriage and other things. will
Go we'll to listen to the warnings of Pro-
fessor Bateson in the International Medi-
cal congress against too much interfer-
euce by organized society with the ord-
nary course of personal and private life,
says the Philadelphia Record or course.
persons with hereditary taints of disease
ought not to marry, and the propagation
Of the seriously and permanently defective
ought to De averted. But enthusiastic
and ambitious medical men, and sociolo-
gists with plethora OF feeling and pauci-
" cf knowledge ought to bg curhed; they
are likely to do more harfI than good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Revenge
From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Jones'" said his employer. 'I'll give
that vacancy on the staff to your twin
brother. Run and fetch him.
Twin brother. sir!'' echoed Jones' who
is a "britherless bairn," and was there
fore, naturally astonished.
Eyes, your twin BROTHER replied his
employer, with grim humor. II saw him
at the ball game yesterday afternoon
while you We're attending your grand
mothers funeral A sad young dog he
must be. IN afraid to go to ball game
while his brother was attending his grand
mothers funeral, Ell? Nevertheless. he
shall have the vacancy. Run home and
fetch him. and mind you don't return
without him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Have a Motive in Everything

Jack London, who says we should all
do our work with a motive, and that
whether that work be laying bricks or
swabbing a deck or writing short stories
we will succeed only by following that
principle His motive is to arrange for
the reproduction of some of his stories
on the moving picture screen. says the
Los Angeles Tribune.
London pleaded guilty to having es-
capped from the hospital six DAYS after
entering. but ianghingly intinated that
his press agents story that he had been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
He Couldn't Find II

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
In seaport town there is wealthy
but illiterate man. who owns many yes
sells. and follows their course over the
seas by the aid of a large atlas and a
10 horse power magnifying glass.
'1've just had letter. he said to a
neighbor, from one OF my captains. and
he tells Inc he's been in a fearful storm
I'll read you from his retter waht puzzles
me. He says:
were driven before the wind. to tho dan
ger OF our lives. and put into great jeod-
ardy.
what | want to know said the ship.
owner, lis where is Great Jeopardy? It's
somewhere in the Mediterranean. but
can't find 1t on this map anywhere
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Simple Services for Roddenbery

Tnomasv11Ie, Ca, Sepfember 26.--simple
services will mark the funeral Of Rep
resentativein n Congfess s. A. Roddonbery
of the Second Georgia district, who died
at his home here YESTERDAY Services
Will be held az the residence at 1920
o'clock sunday morning. Burial will foi-
low in Laurel HiIi cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Mint Reported Looted

San Francisco, September 26.-An un-
confirmed rumor that the United States
mint in this city has been looted of a
sack of coin, said TO contain 100000. leaked
out tonight. Superintendent of the Mint
I. w. II. Shanahan refuses to confirm
or deny the report.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Mo1lcE 10 CONTRACTORS

sealed proposals will be received BY the undersIsncd
,mil 3 O'clock D. M, Friday. October 3. 1913. for
paving Avenue ''C'' from goth street TO 2and street
Kids will be received vitrfied Brick Bitulithic
and Asphalt paving Bids will also be received for
TIE construction Of certain grading macadamizing %
No 76i-C Specifications may be obtained and plans
examined at this office The right Is reserved te<re
tsisnedi WALTER G. KIRKPATRICK,
City Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
ACE Herald. september 27. p and 30. lel
NOTICE Io CONTRACTORS

Sealed PROPOSALS. VIII be feceye by Inc undefsiKned
unti1 8 o'cnck r. nl.. Tuesday September &c. 19l3
for the construction Of certain ssphac concrete pave
sewer under Ord No. 15a-c: also for certain grading
combined curb and gutter end Sidewalk pavns under
plans examined at this office. The right Is reserved
70 reject any and al proposals. .. -.
4Ss.xasl4 ssps,nbsr .. ss and r. i;i;
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Amateur Theatricals

From the Womans Home Companion.
Cynthia-Dorothy and Gladys are going
to sing solo now.
Mrs. Cay-Why, how can they sing a
solo,
Cynthia CHI, GLADYS has no voice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
COTTON BRINGS GOOD
PRICES in ELMORE

Wetumpka. September 26.-(Special)
Farmers throughout. Gilmore county are
feeling good over the marketing Of
their cotton. The crops in this section
are turning out very we'll scientific
farming having gained many friends.
r. NJ. Dennis celebrated his eighty
second birthday on September 2S with
a gathering of something like 200
friends and neighbors.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Martin have an
nounced the engagement of their
daughter, Corrie. TO Mr.. Alto Hutch-
inson. the wedding to take place IN
West Wetumpka November ss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-27
Our
So Hats

The Famous Dixies
Soft Hats or Derbies,
are the talk Of the town.
Every color and shape
is here at this price.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27
AUDUBON SOCIETY
Organized in Punfa Gorda Junior
Branches in the School

Last Monday afternoon, Miss
Kathrine Stuart of Virginia, an
organizer for the National Audu-
bon Society, formed a permanent
branch in this city with Senator
Cooper, president; Mrs. Don AL
len, Vice-president; Prof. U. S.
Whiteaker, treasurer; and Mrs.
Marian Meadow, secretary. In
each room of the public school
Junior branches were formed and
the children who belong may he
known by the little white button
bearing the picture of a bluebird,
which each child that joins is pre-
sented with. The object of this
Society is to foster a love for
birds, protect them from enemies,
provide homes for martins, keep
food placed about the home with
dishes Of water for drinking and
bathing purposes to induce more
birdsto tarry with us, and tosee that
the bird and game laws of our
state are enforced.
ANY infringements of the laws
that are brought to the notice of
any of the above officers. will be in
vestigated and brought before the
proper courts for prosecution. -
M. A. Meadow, Secretary.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27
IMPORTANT DUTIES
Of the Legislature Redisfricfing the
State and County Division

| Besides the important duty of re-
districtiny the state into congress
slonal districts, the legislature
should consider that the state is
not evenly and Justly districted in
regard to the representatives and
members Of the state senate.
+ The Arcadia News gives as its
argument against the creation OF Il
new county outof II part OF DeSoto
that it would increase the numbers
of the representatives and would
give II legislator to u county
having less than 5000 population,
which would give that man a pow
er three to ten times as great as
as that enjoyed by other members
of the legislature.
This is notn logical argument.
If conditions are such that the
creation of II new county is de-
manded, the work of progress and
development should not be re-
tarded simply because the state is
not properly districted.
Every proposition that comes
before the Florida legislature
should stand or fall IN its own
merits. If the state is unfairly
districted, it should be redistricted.
Pensacola Journal.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27
County Indebtedness

| frame-up which has dominated
our public affairs, wasted our pub
lie monies and doubled our taxes,
and now undertakes to say to
the people north and south that
they have thus relieved us of our
rights.
They say to us: "We have
pulled you in debt and we must
hold you and continue the robbery
as long as we see fit" They tell
us that we have no right of our
own to say that we are going to
organize and govern ourselves,
but that the remnant of the old
dynasty will seek to live and live
at our expense, as it has done in
the past.
Suppose we say that they have
succeeded in deceiving a majority
of the people some of the time,
but that they cannot fool all the
people nor a majority of them all
the time. We do not ask for their
help or advice, nor did we create
the big debt, nor did we double
the rate of taxation, nor have we
wasted the public funds. But they
failed in their effort when they en-.
tered the southern district of the
county and by Misrepresentation
undertook to name . county COM
missioner for US, and they failed
in their effort to frame-np along
with the other members of the
board, our commissioner which 1--WE
had appointed. They failed ode
ceive a majority of the people of
our county to vote for one of their
gang for state senator. And they
decided that the first man they
brought to the front as q candi-
didate for representative would
not stand firm with the frame-yp,
so they decided to kick him ont of
the way and put in better look
ing one and one sure to stand firm
with the gang. In this latter they
met defeat and the first man was
elected.
And now we may put them on
notice that the present county
administration will not give them
any public funds TO use at Talla'
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27

To the old slogan "Never give
up the Ship" Charlotte Harbol
progressives have added ''Ne,
ergiye up working for a chan,
mel for the ship" To work,
to persist, to be determined, to &C.
complish and do things, is the
spirit manifested by Our energetic
neighbors across the bay, and their
efforts are beginning to be noticed
and felt in more ways than one
and by more people than one.
The latest matter to be awaken
ed and revived by the Charlotte
Harborites is, that of deep water
through the harbor from Boca
Grande pass, which somehow, had
almost been permitted to slide In
to innocuous desuetude. The
Board of Government Engineers
at Washington required more data
and statistics and had given until
the Oath of March for the same to
be submitted, and then it was that
hustling and hurrying began to pre-
vail around the town of Charlotte
Harbor. Congressman Sparkman
and L'Engle were communicated
with, and both assured the officers
of the Board of Trade that they
would aid all in their power for
the cause, and promised to go be-
fore the Board of Engineers on the
day set for the hearing. Mr..
Sparkman wrote that he expected
to have ahearing before the Board
of Engineers some time in April,
at which time he would ask some
of the citizens of Charlotte Har.
Dor and Punta Gorda to be pres
ent.
Mr.. L'Engle wrote that he
would esteem it a privilege to
serve in procuring the deepening
of the channel, and asked TO have
the data forwarded at once, say
ing that he would Immediately 90
before the Engineers at their Of
fees IN the Southern building and
present the case. Luckily copy
Of the data and statistics gathered
by the Pnnta Gorda Board of
Trade was at hand, and this was
dispatched to Mr.. L'Engle.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27

hassee to defeat county division
nor have they funds sufficient to
buy a muzzle large enough to
muzzle the whole or a majority of
the legislature against division.
Yours for a free and honest
government, TAXPAYER, Fort
Ogden, Fla, March "a, 1913.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27
A CONVENTION OF
CITRUS GROWERS
CALLED TO MEET IN TAMPA
To Form Protective Association
Annual Exchange Meeting

On Thursday, April II, there
has been called to meet at the
Tampa Bay Casino, at Tampa,
Florida, at nine o'clock in the
morning, general convention OF
citrus growers of the State OF
Florida, whether affiliated with
the Florida Citrus Exchange OF
not, to discuss the desirability
and feasibility of organizing a
Florida equivalent Of the Caljfor.
MIA Citrus Protective League; and
it is Hoped that as many growers
as can do SO will be present at this
convention, which will be presid-
edover by Prof. H. Harold Hume,
the president of the Florida State
horticultural Society.
On the following day, Friday,
April Is, will be held the an.
nual convention of the members OF
the Florida Citrus Exchange, the
management of which sincerely
trust that every member of the
Exchange can see his way clear to
be present at this convention, and
make it the biggest and most
rousing convention that the Ex-
change has ever had.
1t is contemplated to have pres
ent at this meeting several of the
district managers who have never
attended the conventions of the
past-menthat all will be interested
in seeing and becoming acquainted
with and hearing talk. The finan-
cial condition of the Florida Git
rus Exchange will also be discuss
ed very thoroughly and fully, and
ID j..
as the Exchange convention is
held on the day following the gen.
eral convention for the purpose of
establishing a statewide protec-
tective association, any Exchange
members who contemplate attend
ing either of these conventions can
attend both.
Special rates have been granted
by all railroads in Florida from
all the passenger points in the
State for these two conventions,
and the Tampa hotels have given
special rates.
The Florida Citrus Exchange is
sparing no amount of work to
make this the biggest convention
ever held, and will lay plans for
the future on this occasion, as
well us discuss the failures and
successes of the past. 1t is desired
that every member show his ap-
probation of past efforts and his
interest in future plans to an ex-
tent that will insure his presence
ut this meeting. |
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27
HarbOr Improvement

sNt$tNs%NtsNVeeVseeN q
Some intimation as to how we'll
Mr.. L'Engle succeeded in his eff
forts before the Engineers is con-
tanned in the following telegram:
John Hagan, Sec. Board Of
Trade, Charlotte Harbor, Fla.
Submitted data furnished by your
Board and made favorable argu.
ment before the Board of Engi-
neers this morning. Engineers
will visit Punta Gorda next month.
Requisites them to advise you
date. Look out for em.-Claude
L'Engle."
This means re-hearing of the
whole. matter some time in April,
and it goes without saying that
nothing will be left undone in the
presentation of information to the
visiting engineers which would be
calculated to influence favorable
decision. As the deepening OF the,
channel in Charlotte Harbor af-
fects, benefcially, the vast terri
tory on either side of the harbora
and throughout the magnificent
L
valley Of the Peace river. every
body in the growing towns along
the river, on the coast of the bay,
and in all places tributary to the
harbor, is greatly interested, es-
pecial!y the manufacturers, lum-
bermen, naval stores companies,
citrus fruit growers, and all those
who need cheaper transportation,
rates.
A much better showing can be
made to the Engineers now than
was possible at the time the hear
ing was had last fall, although, at
that time, the vast resources of
the territory contiguous to the
channel were surprise to the En-
gineers and other visitors present.
The amount of commerce, how
ever, was deemed insufficient by
the war department, and addition
al evidence was asked for. There is
much reason to believe that, at the
forthcoming hearing, satisfactory
statistics will be submitted.
The fact of the building of the
railroad from Venice to Charlotte.
Harbor, and thence across the bay
to Punta Gorda and on through
the southern part of DeSoto coun-
ty to the lake, will, it is believed.
have great weight with the Engt-
neers who are to hold the hearing
here. In addition to that, certain
financial interests in and around
Punta Gorda are negotiating for
a large passenger and freight boat
10 ply regularly between Punta
Gorda and other ports, and this
point will then become port of
considerable Importance, with suf-
ficlent commerce to insure the
deepening of the channel by the
The fix the people were in was,
that they could not get the deep
ening of the channel without com
merce and they could not get the
commerce without deep water.
But it is fair to presume that we
will get out of this fix at the re-
hearing. Congressman Sparkman
has promised to get the money if
The Borrd of Engineers recon-
will be made.
Manatee R0cOrd:-After alb
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27

Times Union Short Talks:-In
DeSoto county lively fight for
county division is now in progress
and every day adds to the warmth
of the contest. The divisionists
want new county formed out of
the south end of DeSoto and
would call it Charlotte county.
The new county, as proposed,
would have population of nearly
fire thousand. ~
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27

Manatee Record: After alb
there is no question but that the
Florida orange growers will have
to ship their oranges by refrigera
ton. This year proved the fact
that this is the only safe way to
ship them. 1t costs a little more,
hat in the long run the grower
gets more moEey out Of his crop.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1913-03-27

While il would be a waste of time
to discuss or argue the question OF
County Divisionwiththe two papers
published in Arcadia who in their
desperation remind us of a drown
ing man in mid. stream grasplng
at floating straw; but rs only a
word will explain some OF their
bold. as we'll as deceitful state
ments. or statements which they
wish to use as deceit with refer
ence to the division question and
the present Indebtedness of the
county, why not give the dear
people the whole truth and not
quote a part of the constitution
and leave the case so incomplete
as to deceive the unthinking clti-
zen as to how this question of in
debtedness will be disposed off,
The proper explanation is this:
No law can be enacted which
would work forfeiture. That is
to say, we cannot have law pass
ed, that would operate to pay our
debt. We stand bound to the
creditor jointly with the old coun-
ty. We conclude that we have
received our portion of benefit and
must of course pay for what we
have received. But as to that
portion of the indebtness, the ben
eft of which we do not receive, -
after the bill has been passed and
the new counties have been organ
lied, the bills will provide that
the old county shal! refund to the
new counties any funds paid ont
by the new counties on sach in
debtedness. This is the part of the
proposition which the old county
wants TO take care of-the big
court house graft. We may all
stand for the big steal that was,
carried on, but we will ask to he
relieved by a re. endorsement from
the old county for all monies paid
in ON that game, after we have
formed our new counties.
But this sounds funny. Think
of that gang who in the past fvc
years have brought about an adj
vance in our state and county tax
es from 20 mills to the present
standard of 43 mills and at the
close of last years business deliv-
cred up the empty treasury box
and a debt of over $3.50, 900. Then
let us look around and see what
we have received for these large
sums of tax-money collected as
we'll ~ the many thousands of
dollars in outstanding script. The
only answer is that we have not
been benefited to the extent of
ten per cent, of the amount paid
in. Not only the north and south |,
portions have been robbed of their
public money and their taxes
doubled, hut the central portion
has to some extent suffered. But
the frame-up WAS solid. The
board of county commissioners
by Il majority, was bound ia chains
and the game was played. Our
petitions were ignored. Time over
and again we were even told that
we should not build mp and i'm
prove our own community with
the approval of the bound and
gagged board of commissioners,
even though we agreed to pay all
costs and expense.
| note one of the public organs
of the frame-up this week says
and admits that the people of the
north and south ends of the eoun-
ty are against Arcadia--a case of
prejudice. Yes, and how was the
prejudice brought about! BY the