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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Master of Beaver Lore

Had Enos A. Mills been christened ac-
cording to the descriptive ideas of the In
dian medicine man, no doubt he would be
known today as "The Little Brother to
the Beaver" for the Colorado naturalist
has made himself world authority on
the busiest and most interesting of fur
bearing animals, says the Technical
World Magazine.
Mr.. Mills talks beaver the way the
dyed-in-the- city fan talks base
ball He can talk bear deer, and all
other kinds of wild game, but beaver he
has studied at all angles and under all
sorts of climatic conditions for more than
20 years, and that is why the scientific
world takes notice when he delivers a
lecture. or writes an article or book. on
the subject that is his hobby.
According to Mr.. Mills the map of the
country would look very different today
if there never had been any beaver. irhe
free trappers and representatives of'the
great fur companies were lured west by
the opportunities in the beaver trade.
These wanderers in the wilderness re-
ported upon the richness and the limit
less possibilities of the country they had
traversed. and started the great move
ment that settled the west as we know
it today. So the beaver is the greatest
friend your Uncle Samuel has among the
the kindred of the wild, and the few that
are left deserve all the protection they
are getting.
Like the skilled fisherman. who can
find fish where there amt none" Mr..
Mills can detect beaver signs where
beaver have not been seen for years. This
was proved once when he was in Paris.
and found traces of this animal that
even the expert biologists had thought
extinct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
PAIRING FOR
GOOD ROADS DAYS
Over Is Meetings to Be Held
Tomorrow to System
atiZe Work

Reports continue to reach the office of
j. Asa Rountree, secretary of the Ala
bama Good Roads association, indicating
that good roads days, August IA, Is and 16,
will be widely observed throughout the
| state.
The women of Franklin county have
| agreed to cook dinners and to feed every
man who works on the roads those three
days. Secretary Rountree yesterday gave
out the following:
n Every member of the board of revenue
of Walker county has pledged himself to
work the roads and induce his neighbor
/ to do So
Seventyfive teams have been promised
A. c. Edmondson of Pike county for work
on the roads.
| The county commissioners of Jackson
county have given Instructions to the road
overseers to summons every man of legal
age to work the roads on the three days.
| An appeal lras been made to those who
arc not required by law to work the roads
to aid in the movement.
| In Lauderdale county all the work will
| be centered on sections of the national
and state aid highway. An attempt will
be made to complete 80 miles of roads in
| the three days.
| The officials of Elmore county have
divided the county into four districts and
| the machinery into four sections. Com
| mittees have been named in each of the
districts who will have charge of the
\ work
| Committees have been named in % beats
of Coffee county to attend to the work.
| All are active.
| over % meetings will be held tomorrow
| in various counties for systematzng the
work. Governor O'Neal will issue a
proclamation tomorrow calling upon the
merchants and business men in the towns
and cities to close their places of bust
ness and take part in observing good
roads DAYS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
BEGS CASTILLO TO
RELEASE AMERICAN

FL Paso August I'm behalf of Mrs. J.
NJ Duthie, mother of e. Duthie. the
American mechanic taken at Pearson,
Chihuahua and held for ransom by Max
imo Castillo's band of outlaws on August
l, Mrs. Braulio Hernandez, wife of the
ex-Secretary of State of Chihuahua, who
is now an adjutant in the. Castillo group.
has sent a written appeal by messenger
to her husband to intercede with Castillo
for the Americans release.
Nothing has been heard from Pearson
since August l, regarding Duthie or the
other Americans who are said to be con-
stantly menaced by Castillos band.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
.BODEKER OPPOSES
SALE OF REVOLVERS
Will Recommend That Un-
claimed Weapons at Head
quarters Be Destroyed

Il don't think we should sell pis-
tolls in our possession at the sale Sat
urday morning.. said Chief of Police
George II. Bodeler last night The
chief was referring to the annual aue-
tion sale of recovered stolen goods
in front of the city hall tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. At that sale
it is expected that a large number of
pistols will be offered for sale.
NO. I really believe that we should
take all the pistols and the knives and
go to the Sloss- Sheffield furnace and
throw them in was the emphatic
statement of Chief Bodeker. IL will
certainly recommend that such course
be taken as | don't believe for the sake
of few dollars the police department
should chcaply distribute pistols to a pop
ulace already heovily armed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Received by Wilson

Washington. August President
Wilson received the southern bankers
in the blue room of the White House.
His remarks in this wing were re-
corded by one of the official stenog
raphers but not made public. 1t was
announced that the President had ad-
vised the bankers confdentially.
One of the things the President is
known to have told the bankers was
that so far as the government was con-
cerned there would be no alliance be-
tween the government and the banks
of any section or locality and that it
was the plan to have the government s
relations with all banks on an equality
The President hoped to see the bank
ing power disbursed throughout the
country, as he expressed it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
TUMULTY THINKS 8
FULL SIZED FAMILY
Casey Brings Family to Call on the
Wilson Shakes Hands
With Each One

Washington, August President
Wilson interrupted his official business
for a few minutes today to greet what
Secretary Tumulty eagerly named "A
full sized family" Representative John
Casey of Pennsylvania, with Mrs. Casey,
brought to the executive offices their
eight children six boys and two girls,
ranging up to IL years old.
rs this your herd?' asked the Pres
ident as he espied them in the outer
office.
Yes, all of them, even the straw
berries" replied Casey as he proudly
exhibited in his arms 9-months- old
baby girl while the six boys in Boy
Scout uniforms lined up with their q
year old sister before the President,
who shook ands with each and wished
them good luck.
Secretary Tumulty who has six
children, was an interested spectator.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Deaths and Funerals
James HARRINGTON O'Brien

The remains of the late James Har-
rington O'Brien will arrive in Bir-
mingham at noon today over the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad from Sar
Antonio. Tex, where Mr.. OBrien re-
Gently died. The remains will be taker
to the residence of his aunt. Mrs. An
ME O'Connell, 1900 Eleventh avenue
north. The funeral will be held from
st. Pauls Catholic church tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock
Mr.. OBrien is survived by one sis
ter, Miss Maize O'Brien. He was fol
many years a well known and popular
salesman for j. D.. Collins and after
leaving Birmingham was employed in
Memphis and Shreveport.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
ENCAMPMENT
IS NEARING CONCLUSION

Pelham Heights, August 7.-(Speeial)
As the fourth annual convention Ala
oama Baptist convention is drawing near
the closing day. it is proper to state that
the interest manifested has not in the
least waned. 50 far as these who have
been IN attendance since the first day is
concerned
fhe crowd remains about the same each
DAY. some leaving by every train. but
new arrivals each day fill up the ranks. so
that the average is about the same as to
numbers present.
Among the recent arrivals are: Miss
hattie Bentley Enterprise; Dr. Arch C.
Green, Atlanta; C. E. Grassland, oxford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Marvin w. Meadows

Dadeville, August 7.-(Speclal. )-Tele-
grams were received here yesterday morn
ing announcing the death of Marvin w.
Meadows at Hot Springs, Ark. last night
at $50 o'clock of typhoid fever. Mr..
Meadows was recuperating from an attack
of rheumatism when he left for the
springs about three weeks ago where
the fever developed.
Mr.. Meadows was a very promising
young man, about 80 years old and Junior
partner in the firm of Linch & Meadows,
locating here about a year ago, givins;
up lucrative travelling position with a
wholesale firm of Columbus, Ga. The in
terrment will take place at Camp Hill,
the home of his parents, Friday morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

Eng; J. ". Minor and wife Ensley; DR..
Charles A. Stavely. Montgomery. L. o.
Dawson. Tuscaloosa; Richard Hall, Ever
green; Miss Estelle Moseley, Hartford.
5. Q. y. Ray Birmingham; DR.. J. r.
stodghill. Birmingham; Miss Irene Stodg-
hil Birmingham: Mrs Fl. B. Oliver.
The programme which was rendered,
was in every sense equal to the excel
lenee of programmes on former days, and
was as follows
S:45 to 9:20-Miss Leatherwood. primary
work; Miss Forbes, Junior work
$50 to 10:15-Mission, Purser; 3. Y. p.
l.. Flake
1915 to 11:15-Church History, McGloth-
lin.
1l:15 to 12:45-Home board; general work
discussion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Nav Hold Up Bill

Washington, August 7.--No deter
mined opposition to currency legisla-
tion will be used by the republicans
in the House according to Leader
Mann today. He declared the measure
would be so perfected that many re-
publicans would vote for it. Represen-
tative Mann thought that while the
House would pass the bill at this ses-
sion it would be held up in the Sem
ate and that an agreement probably
would postpone a final vote until the
December session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Simmons Arrested

Erwin Simons, a former agent of the
Metropolitan Life Insurance company,
was arrested yesterday by Detectives Cole
and Goldstein on the charge of embezzle-
ment of $400. He is alleged to have dis
appeared over a year ago and the last
grand just brought in an indictment for
embezzlement against him. He was ar
resetd at Twelfth avenue and Nineteenth
street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

certain stipulated banks and the holder of
the bonds cut off from their securities
slips of paper called coupons. which are
paid into these special banks, and the lat
ter pay the coupons out of the moneys
they have received. Very often the prin-
cipal and interest of certain bonds are
paid off at once by the operation of draw
ings. This is generally arranged for by
sinking fund calculated TO extinguish
both loan and interest in a certain number
of years. To meet these claims yearly
sum is paid to the banks, and certain
bonds are drawn by lot and paid off
yearly.
Some of the big government bonds can
be bought and sold all over the world by
this system of making them payable to
bearer. They have one great drawback.
If they are stolen or lost it is a very DIFF
ficult matter to trace them and to recover
the money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
A NEW DANGER
FOR AVIATORS
German Biplane Caught in Shower of
Meteor Sparks-Aviators Feel
the Heat

Berlin, August IA new danger for
aviators was chronicled today by Vic
tor Stoeffler, who reports that his BIZ
plane was caught in shower of me-
teor sparks last evening while he was
flying with Lieutenant Won Brederlow
of the Prussian army at an altitude of
one mile. Meteors passed so closely
that both aviators say they felt the
rushing air and its warmth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Miss Cleta Akers

Miss Cleta Akers, aged 20 years, died
yesterday afternoon at 4:3O o'clock at
a local infirrnary. The body will be
sent to Guin today for interment by
Lge 10y. Funeral services will be
conducted from the family residence at
Guin this afternoon at o'clock with
interment at Liberty cemetery. The de-
ceased is survived by her mother and
one brother
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
James M'Glathery

Falkylle. August 7.-(Speeial. .)-Jamss
McGlathery, one of the Oldest residents in
the county, perhaps. died at his home near
vanced age of 96 years. He was of the
old school of Methodist local preachers.
He will be buried today at Cook grave
yard beside the body. of his wife. who
preceded him several years ago. He leaves
three sons, Messrs d. P. McGlathery d.
w. McGilathery and DR. Scott McGlath-
cry, the latter of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Howard H. Gentle

Funeral services over the remains of
Howard II. Gentle. the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. A. Fl. Gentle. S04 North Forty
first street, who died Tuesday afternoon,
were conducted yesterday afternoon from
the family residence at o'clock. Inter
ment followed In Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
SMITH sUsPENDs
GILBERT PRICE

Nashville. ugust7.-Gilbert Prioe,
who went in to pitch for Atlanta
this afternoon in the tenth inning
and allowed Callahan to double,
scoring the winning run, was in
definitely suspended after the game
by Manager Billy Smith. Price will
be sent back to Atlanta Immediate
ly. He declared after the game
that Manager Smith took exception
TO his pitching a curve ball with
the count two and two on Gala
han. Smith denied this. Price re-
placed Dent with a runner on Sec
on as Callahan was a lefthanded
batter and supposedly weak against
southpaw pitching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

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II meant no disrespect to the President
of the United States Senator Clark with
emphasis said. This question is bigger
than the President"
The Clark resolution finally was forced
aside and can be taken up again only by
vote of the Senate.
hut as the tariff bill had the right of
way at a late hour the democrats forced
the resolution to the calendars foot. Sena-
tor Hoke Smith objected when Senator
Clark tried to keep it before the Senate
for another day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Nerrn Struck hv. Auto

"Did anything hit me?p said Wash
Nave, a negro. when he recovered con-
sciousness after being hit by an auto
mobile at the corner of Fifth avenue
and Sixteenth street. The negro was
removed to the Hillman hospital in a
serious condition. Nothing is known OF
the automobile that struck the negro.
Nave was found unconscious in the
street by Police Officer Cromp, who
summoned an ambulance and when the
negro regained consciousness his first
remark was as above.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Mrs. Anna M. Adams

Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Ann NJ. Adams. who died Tues
day in Asheville, N. c., were conduct
ed yesterday afternoon from the Sec
ond Presbyterian church at O'Clock
Interment was in Elmwood cemetery.
The deceased is survived by four chill
dren, Prof. Samuel Adams, D. b. Ad-
ans. William Adams and Miss Anna
r. Adams
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Mrs. Daniel Thomson

Cuba, August Especial. Mrs
Daniel Thompson died suddenly of
heart failure today following a short
illness. Deceased was the wife of Il
pioneer citizen and lumberman of this
place, where the most of her life had
been spent Interment will take place
at the Salem burying ground with the
Rev. J. l.. Adams of the Methodist
church officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Japs Found Killed

Salem, Ore, August with their heads
almost severed from their bodies, Koye
Kowa and Mrs, Tami Koda and her child
all Japanese were found murdered to-
night in an alley near restaurant owned
by the woman's husband. Y. Koda. Be-
side the bodies were found two bloody
knives and revolver.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
MODERN EYE GLASSES

BY the hands of an expert are fitted
to the wearer as If they grew on his
face and had become a part OF him.
Jas. H. Tinder is such an expert, and
will supply you with the most com,
Portable and dressy glasses made. 800
N. Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

Of the hearing had been set for tomorrow W
morning, but Judge Grubb this afternoon
changed the date until Saturday
Attorney General Robert c. Brickell will
go to Birmingham tomorrow afternoon to
represent the state at the hearing and he
viii be assisted by Judge Samuel ,.
Weakley of Birmingham, who has been
In Montgomery for the last few days rep
resenting the commission at the hearing
Of the rate case of the South and North
Alabama Railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
LOBBY ACTIVITIES
OF MANUF FACTURERS
PICTURED BY EWELL.
Officials of Organization
Are Bitterly Attacked by
the Witness-Reviews
Hughes Fight

Washington, August THE internal
working of the National Association of
Manufacturers were explained to the
House lobby committee today by James
L. Ewell, formerly manager of trade
publication issued in connection with
the organization.
The witness went at great length into
several internal dissentions that dis
turbed the organization and attacked
rather bitterly some of its officials,
particularly J. P Bird, who, he de-
clared, treated him unfairly in dis
charging him from the employ of the
association.
Little of Ewelrs testimony bore on
the legislative activities of the asso-
citation, although he did describe two
conversations between Mr.. Bird and
Colonel Martin NJ. Mulhall, at which
he was present
ION one OCCASION" he said, Il knew
there was a tremendous fight on in
the district of Representative Hughes
of New Jersey. l was talking to Mr..
Bird when Mr.. Mulhall came into the
room. In his Characteristic way he
shouted:
Could Have Done Better
"'Well, 1 could have done better If
I had more money. didn't have enough
money. There were plenty of democrats
over there and l didn't have enough
money to buy them. l think l did dam
well with the money 1 had, don't
your"
on another occasion EwelI said he
heard Mulhall demand s250O from Bird
for work in Washington Bird prom
ised him the money the witness de-
clared
Ewell told the committee of the cir
cumstances of the resignation of Mar
shall Cushing as secretary of the Ma
tlonal Association of Manufacturers He
said Cushing declined to tell the Of
ficers and directors the details of the
expenditures of money in campaign
TO re-elect Representative Littlefield of
Maine.
They wanted to know just what he
did with the money he had" said Ewell.
He said he thought it wouldn't do him
or the directors any good if he told
them. He told me he went the limit to
secure Littleheld's election. He wouldn't
tell the directors. so he resigned"
Didn't Like Tactics
Discussing the dismissal of f. A.
Cooley and the appointment of +. f.
Porter in charge of the associations
campaign for membership. Ewell quoted
Cooley as saying that Porter could get
the money but he didn't like his tao
tics"
The committee was anxious to locate
Cooley and probably win call him
later.
Robert McCarter, for the National
Association of Manufacturers, ques-
toned Ewell about an unsuccessful suit
which he prosecuted against the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers for
some $4,000 which he claimed was due
him when he was discharged Il lost
that suit through the false testimony
of Mr. Bird and his counsel, Mr. A.
Parker Nevin," he shouted. and the
committee cut off that line of exami-
nation.
The committee has no further wit
nesses available at this time and prob
ably will not meet again before Mon
day.
on the Senate side the committee
continued its examination of James A.
Emery, counsel for the National As
sociation of Manufacturers, and will re-
sumo questioning him tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Mrs. Lou RYDER

Decatur, August Especially Mrs. Lou
Ryder, aged 90 years, died yesterday at
the home of her sister Mrs. D. f. Green,
in New Decatur. She had been i'll for the
past Is months having been stricken with
paralysis. The remains were taken to
Troy for interment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Mitchell Struck by Street Car

]. L. Mitchell was struck by South
Highland street car at the corner OF
Twentieth street and First avenue yester-
day morning about 10 o. clock and painfully
injured, both legs being considerably
bruised MI. Mitchell was removed to
the st. vincent's hospital in Shaw's am
bulance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Mrs. Richard Britteklied

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Richard Britteklied, aged "A years,
who died yesterday at her late resi-
dence, ia Tenth street, south, will be
conducted this afternoon at 3 o'clock
from the family residence. Interment
will be in Forest Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Twenty-Five Perish

Swinenuend, Germany. August T..
Twenty-Five persons perished here to-
day when sailing boat capsized near
the shore. Five of the boats passen-
gers escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Y. ID. nj. Prince

Funeral services over the remains of
Y. D. NJ Prince. aged SIS years, who died
in Graysville, Tenn, Will be conduct
ed this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
the private chapel of Warner & Smiley.
Interment will be in Elmwood ceme-
terry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

and that We agree to the terms and con-
ditions outlined.
Resolved further, That we hereby ex-
press our sincere confidence in the pres
ent administration and believe that such
interest and cooperation as proposed with
the great agricultural sections of the
country is but an indication of its desire
to faithfully serve the needs of the
whole republic.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
THE -FlApPER' OF TENYeARs AGO

THE "Flapper," the shy, .long-legged
young woman of ten years ago, is no
more. In her place is new type. The
young woman of to-day is modern in
every sense of the word. She favors
modern ideas and agrees that young
girls should be taught everything about
human life. What great difference
ten years make.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
IN L. g N. CASE
BEGINS HERE TOMORROW

Montgomery, August Especial NO
tice has been served on the state railroad
commission that Federal Judge w l..
Grubb of Birmingham will hear argu-
ment on application of the Louisville and
Nashville Railroad company for super
sedeas to hold up the order of the com
mission for a 21a-cent passenger rate pend
ing an appeal to the United States su-
preme court Saturday morning The date
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Hold Second Conference

A second conference was held this aft
ernoon and tonight at the Pan-American
Union building. Just before its close
Secretary McAdoo made an address in
which he emphasized the determination
of the government to protect and main
tain its credit. and declared that all of
its obligations, direct and implied, would
be fully and faithfully carried out
Just before adjournment the following
resolution offered by President Walker
Hill. manager of the st, Louis Clearing
House association, and seconded by Rob-
elt f. Maddox of the Atlanta Clearing
House association, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That the southern bankers
today assembled do express to the Presi-
Cent and the treasury department our
sincere appreciation of the relief proposed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
SOUTHERN BANKERS
AND M'ADOO CONFER
AT NATIONAL CAPITAL
fcontinued from Page One,

safe keeping in some surety company
satisfactory to the department.
1T is proposed that one half of the
amount allotted to each bank will be
deposited with that bank in the month
Of August; the other 30 per cent in Sep
tember OF the funds deposited 20 per
cent shall be returned by December 10.
25 per cent by January 10, % per cent by
February 15 and the remaining 20 per
cent by March ]. Some of the bankers
present expressed a desire to return the
entire deposits on or before January l,
and all agreed that the whole amount
should be returned not later that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

SHAW, the Undertaken. Phone 9
LICE 10y, Undertaken. Phone 769
JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone 1902
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
MEXICAN SITUATION
is MOST DELICATE
SINCE ARMED REVOLT

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