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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
RECITAL AT CULLMAN
Birmingham Girls Appear in Musicale
for Benefit of Church

Cullman, March 20.-(SpeciaL) miss
Francis Ross Burton. violinist and Miss
Lowela Hanlin, pianist, of Birmingham
gave recital in the Methodist church last
might before an appreciative audience.
1t was plainly evident throughout the
programme that both performers have
grown in musical strength and individ-
uality of Interpretation. Miss Hanlin's
performance of LISTS Rhapsodie No. /;
showed better than anything else she
played to what great extent she has mas
tered her art.
Miss Burton made lasting impression
in the third number. Arthur Foote'S "Ro-
nance" and the .Orientaleh of Cui held
the audience spellbound. Her cantabile
passages as we'll as the more brilliant and
technically difficult phrases gave over
whelming evidence of her artistic nature
The interesting double piccicato notes in
the "Orientale'' and her delicate 1ageolet
tones showed mastery which can only
be attained by persistent study.
Carl Goldn,adk's Suite for Piano and
VIOLIN" Opus H.. was a revelation for
those who never heard this composition
I. The second movement andante sostenuto
is gem of superb beauty, and both Miss
Hanlin and Miss Burton rendered it in an
almost ideal manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Several Thousand Delegates
Attending Convention of
Educational Association
GOVERNOR O'NEAL
WELCOMES VISITORS
Initial Session of Association Held
Yesterday Afternoon-Feature Of
Last Nights Session Speeches
by Denny and Willingham

Montgomery, March 20-(Specia1.)-
Teachers from all parts of the state
have assembled in Montgomery for the
thirty second annual session of the
Alabama Educational association. which
convened at the Grand theatre here
at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon.
Teachers in the Alabama schools be-
gan arriving in the city as early as
Wednesday morning and by evening
the hotels were thronged with dele
gates to the annual association meet
ling. Among the early arrivals were DR..
C. C. Thach president of the Alabama
Polytechnic institute at Auburn; DR..
Thomas w. Palmer, president of the
Girls school at Montevallo; Prof. L..
N Duncan of Auburn, and a number
of, county and city superintendent of
education.
The initial session of the association
was held at the Grand theatre this
afternoon. invocation being offered by
the Rev. DR.. Henry M. Edmonds. pas
tor of the First Presbyterian church
of Montgomery.
Addresses of welcome were delivered
by Governor ONeal, on behalf of the
state, and by Commissioner William
A. Gunter, Jr., on behalf of the city
of Montgomery. The response was de-
livered by Prof Edgar Wright of the
Troy Normal school.
Following the addresses of welcome
and the response, President j. B. Hob
dy of the Alabama Educational asso-
citation of Auburn delivered his annual
address, following which various COM
mittees were appointed.
The features of the nights pro-
gramme were addresses by State Su-
perintendent Fl. j. Willingham and DR..
George II. Denny, president of the
University of Alabama.
Fridays Programme
The programme for Friday will in
clude addresses by DR.. John w. Alb
ercrombie, congressman from the state
at large; DIR. Oscar Bowling of Shreve-
port, La. DR.. A. E. Winship of Bos-
ton. Frank p. Glass of Birmingham, DR..
p. P. Claxton of Washington and 9TH
er prominent speakers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Three Changes
o the Editor of The Age-Herald;

TO the Editor of Tile Age-Herald:
There are three changes in existing
laws that should be made:
First. the burden of taxation is not
eauitably distributed. Many men who own
personal property, such as watches, guns,
household furniture, etc, do not pay any
taxes at all. But the man who owns
real estate has to pay not only on his
realty but on his personal property, be-
cause when he gives in his realty the
tax assessor swears him as to his person
atty. There seems to be no way at pres
ent to get at th man who owns per-
sonal property and no real estate. Would
it not be a good idea to change the
law so that when a man pays his poll
tax the collector can swear him as to his
personal property? If this should be
done the city would derive an additional
revenue which would so far toward re-
lieving the financial burden under which
1t labors
Second, the law in regard to common
law marriages should be changed. As
it now is, when a man is killed by a cor
poration ther, are several women who
come up and claim damages as common
law wives. If a man is killed by the
Louisville and Nashville, then five women
show up; il by the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company, four;
bf by mining company, three; and so on.
The ratio is governed by the prejudice
existing against the corporation in the
minds of jurors and its ability to pay.
Third the laws governing damage suits
should be amended SO as to prevent the
bringing of suits for trivial causes. The
suing of a street car company for being
carried a block beyond the passengers
destination is ridiculous. Women who
have been squeezed by the street car
gates will bring suit, although it is adj
mitted that TIL, pressure of the gates is
very slight compared to the pressure a
woman endures in the turkey trot and
bunny hug dances. The law could be
amended so that the party bringing suit
on a trivial matter should be put under
heavy bond Some lawyers will bring
suit when they know they have no stand
ing in law, but hope to win by virtue oil
the socialistic ideas of jurors, who are
inclined to more equitable distribution
of property by taking from a rich cor
poration and giving to a poor man.
d. B. GRACE.
Birmingham, March 90 1918.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
ASK JUDGMENT
Be WITHHELD ON
TARIFF MEASURE
Mr.. Underwood Would Not
Have People Misled by
False Reports on
Revision Plan

Washington, March 20.-Democratic
Leader Underwood tonight asked that the
country withhold Judgment on the tariff
revision bill until it is presented to the
House and made public by the authority
of its trainers. All along he had insisted.
as chairman of the ways and means COM
mittee, upon absolute secrecy regarding
the measure He said tonight:
"Since the ways and means commit
tee commenced it's work of revision OF
the present tariff laws, I have refrained
from giving interviews to the press, but
recently 1 have read in the papers SO
many misleading statements about the
work of the ways and means commit
tee and so many assertions of fact which
are not fact. as to what theNcommittee
has done concerning the various para
graphs and schedules of the bill, that
feel that it is fair to the public to
say that practically every statement that
have read in reference to the rates OF
duty that would be imposed on the arti-
cles enumerated in the proposed new tar
if bill is absolutely misleading and most
of them entirely wrong. hope that the
country will not prejudge the bill until
it is introduced in Congress and author-
itatively made public
Mr.. Underwood was weary when hA
stopped work tonight after many hours
study Of the coming Underwood bill. sta
tistical experts had been closeted with
him figuring on the revenue probabilities
and a maze of figures had passed In
review before them. In the meantime
the individual members of the democratic
majority were busted with tariff details.
and a subcommittee was at work con-
sidering administrative and income tax
provisions of the coming Underwood bill.
The majority will not meet again until
next Tuesday, but the Individual cons
sideration of tariff plans will continue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
G. w. Bains Formally Arrested

George w. Bains, president of the
Collier Drug company, was arrested
yesterday on federal warrant charg-
ing misuse of the mails. The indict-
ment against Mr.. Bains was returned
by the United States grand jury. OF
which he was member The violation
IT is claimed. is a technical one, in
volving the sending through the mials
of certain rubber goods, concerning
which somewhat of a sensation was
sprung several months ago when si-
simultaneously all over the country the
government placed under arrest drug
gists in many cities on the same
charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
MAYOR WAS WARNED
AGAINST CHARACTER
OF CHARLES BECKER
Investigation Committee
Produces Letter to Former
Mayor Denouncing the
Police Lieutenant

New York, March 20-Letters read
Investigating police graft showed that
Mayor Gaynor and Police Commissioner
Waldo were warned against the charac-
ter of Police Lieutenant Charles Becker.
bitterly denoucing the former police Of
ficer in letter to the mayor. The let
ter was referred to Commissioner Wal
do, who told the mayor that this seems
to be family row." and Becker is do
ing excellent work.
"One of my sisters is unfortunately
his wife. She works for him, teaches
school," Lynch wrote of Becker, "and
he, hero-like, takes her money. She
being away, he asks another of my sis
ters to come to his house yesterday to
cook, but Immediately attempted to as
sault her.
"She successfully resisted him, threat
ening to cut him with a carving knife,
whereupon he got his revolver and
shouted that he would shoot her.
Threatened With Arrest
by yelling murder she was able to
get out He threatened her with arrest
and said he would get one of his squad
(the strong arm squad) to catch her
on the street some night and lock her
up for soliciting. She came home cry
ing and with her waist torn.'
In a postscript to his letter to the
mayor, Lynch said:
AS further evidence of his character
would say that he has frequently ex-
pressed the sentiment regarding your
misfortune OF year ago that Gallagher
should be electrocuted for not having
killed you.'
Wife Stood by Him
The Gallagher referred to was the
man who shot Mayor Gaynor aboard a
steamer at Hoboken. Beckers wife
stood by Becker staunchly during his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
A Reasonable Plea
For the Stomach
II Your Stomach Is Lacking In d.
gestive over, Why Not Help
the Stomach Do It's Works

Not with drugs, but with reinforce
ment of digestive agents, such as are nat
urally at work in the stomach. Scientific
analysis shows that digestion requires
pepsn, nitrogenous ferments and the Sc
creton of hydrochloric acid. When your
food fails to digest, it is proof positive
that some of these agents are lacking In
your digestive apparatus.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain moth
ing but these natural elements necessary
to digestion and when placed at work In
the weak stomach and small intestines,
supply what these organs need. They
stimulate the gastric glands and gradu-
ally bring the digestive organs back to
their normal condition.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets have been
subjected to critical chemical tests at
home and abroad and are found to con-
tain nothing but natural digestives.
Chemical Laboratory. Telegraphic ad-
dress "Diffindo." London. Telephone No.
1102s Central. 20 Cullum st.. Fenchurch
ST.. Z. c.
London, 9th Aug, 1905.
I have analyzed most carefully a box
of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets (Which l
bought myself at city chemists shop
for the purpose), manufactured by the
F.. A. Stuart Co., So Clerkenwell Road.
London, e. c., and have to report that
l cannot ma any trace OF vegetable OF
mineral poisons. Knowing the ingredients
of the tablets, I am of opinion that they
are admirably adaptable for the purpose
for which they are intended. (Signed)
John r. Brooke, +. I. c., Fac. S.
There is no secret in the preparation Of
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. Their COM
position is commonly known among ply
sicians They are the most popular of all
remedies for indigestion. dyspepsia, water
brash. insomnia, loss of appetite, melan-
cholia, constipation, dysentery and kim
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cause they are thoroughly reliable and
harmless to man or child
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are at once
a safe and powerful remedy. Stuart s
Dyspepsia Tablets will digest your food
tor you when your stomach can't.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent box.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
ALL GOVERNORS
INVITED TO CITY
Asked to Name Delegates
to the Good Roads
Meeting

Invitations bearing the signatures Of
five different organizations were yesterday
mailed out from Birmingham to every
governor in the United States, asking
them to be present personally and to
name five delegates to be present at the
convention of the National Good Roads
Federation. which meets in Birmingham
during the potlatch festival. April "a
and 25.
The Chamber of Commerce, the Business
Mems league. the Board OF Trade. the
National Good Roads federation and the
Jefferson County Good Roads association
were the five organizations rendering the
invitations. 1t is expected. that many OF
the governors will accept and be present
during the convention. a railroad fare
from all states in the union has been
given delegates to the convention and
those who wish to attend the potlatch
celebration at very reduced rates,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21

exposure and trial and Is now aiding
in his appeal to the higher court.
Another letter, written to the mayor
last March by one Henry Williams.
asked that Becker be investigated. HE
is getting more money than former
chief of police" the writer said, naming
the chief This missive was sent by
Mayor Gaynor to police headquarters;
there 1t was turned over to Becker
himself, the record showed, for in
|vestigatioH and report" Becker's re-
port was that he had assigned a detec-
tive to find the writer and that the
detective had failed to do so, after In
|terviewing nine men named Henry Will
liams. Becker added that he feared the
writer could not be found and suggested
that some other member Of the force be
lassigned to the task.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
BARON yum CHI HO
SENTENCED TOS|X
YEARS IN PRISON
Prominent Corean Guilty of
Conspiracy = Ninety
Nine Defendants
Ef9a Acquitted
s-f-E-7yzs----

| Toxic, Japan, March 20-Ninety- nine
of the Coreans charged with conspirine
against Governor General Count Ter
auchi of Corea in 1910 We're found moi
guilty today. according to a dispatch
from Seoul. The judges sentenced
Baron Yum Chi Ho, former Corean cab
| met minister; Yam Ki TAX, a Corean
minister. and three others to six years
| Imprisonment each. At the first trial
the baron and several of the more
pr ointment prisoners were sentenced to
10 years Imprisonment and the others
to terms of five to seven years.
Baron Yum Chi Ho, who was today
sentenced to six years Imprisonment
at Zeulis, is one OF the best known
| nglish speaking Coreans. He was at
one time minister of foreign affairs in
the Corean cabinet.
He is a member of one of the most
ancient families of Corea and has held
at various times the post of king
privy councillor, governor and legis-
lator. He was formerly very wealthy
and devoted his time to farming his
large estates which have since been
confiscated.
Methodist by Religion
He is a Methodist by religion and
is held in high esteem by the members
of his sect. He is a graduate of Van
derbilt university of Nashville, Tenn.
He was at one time at the head of
the Corean Young Mems Christian as
sociation. He attended the missionary
conference at Edinburgh, Scotland. as
a delegate from Corea.
Baron Yum Chi Ho is now in Ill
health. He is said to be suffering from
incipient tuberculosis and in the opin-
ion of many of his friends If he is in
carcerated he will not live to serve the
full term of his long sentence.
Yam Xxi TAX at one time was editor of
the vernacular edition of the Korean
Daily News, formerly owned by Ernest T..
Bethel, British subject, which paper
was suppressed in June, 1908, after having
approvingly copied from a San Francisco
Corean paper an article praising the as
sassns of Durham White Stevens, the
Japanese agent, who was murdered by
Coreans in San Francisco in March, 1913
Bethel was arrested and sentenced by
his Brittanic majesty's court, sitting in
Seul to three weeks imprisonment and
six an da half months surveillance by the
police for publishing seditious matter cir
culated to excite the Coreans against
their government.
Escaped Police
Yam I'll TAX, editor of the vernacular
edition, escaped from the police in Au-
gust, 1908, and took refuge in Bethel s
home. Bethel raised the British ensign
above his gate and refused to surrender
| the editor to the police, claiming extra
territorial protection from the British
consul.
A week later. however. the British con-
| sui surrendered Yam Ki TAX to the po-
1 lice and the editor was placed on trial
on the charge of completely in the mis-
appropriation of a portion of the Corean
national loan redemption fund. Yam Ki
TAX was acquitted of the charge in Sep
| tember, 1908, being cleared partly through
the evidence of Bethel whose testimony
was considered satisfactory by the prose-
cutor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
B|DSON
POSTOFFDCE, SITES
Aldrich Returns From Visit
to Washington
Point in Case

A communication from Assistant Sec
retary of the United states Treasury
Sherman Allen has been received by Post
master 7. II. Aldrich, authorizing the
latter to receive propositions from local
persons who might have sites to offer for
the additions to the site for the pro-
posed new 100000 postoffice for Bir-
mingham recently authorized by Con-
gress.
Mr. Aldrich was instructed to get bids
and specifications from these parties and
forward them, together with any rec
concentrations he saw fit to make, to
the department in Washington.
Mr.. Aldrich mentioned something yes
terday which is not generally known
among the people of Birmingham. 1t was
that the bill recently passed concerning
the Birmingham postoffice was merely
an authorization to the treasury depart
nient to erect the building. The real
appropriation of the money for the build
ing will be attended to in another bill
to come up during the special session of
Congress, probably some time this win
ter. AitnouSH IL "ouio po Po9sioio iol
the stipulated sum to be spent on the
building to be changed when the appro-
priation bill is passed, Mr.. Aldrich states
this is seldom done and there is small
possibility of it in Birminghams' case.
Mr.. Aldrich returned yesterday from a
weeks visit to Washington, where he
was called to the bedside of his invalid
wife.
While in Washington Mr.. Aldrich met
Assistant Postmaster General Daniel C.
Roper and many others of the new ad.
ministration officials. Mr.. Aldrich states
he doesn't want to make himself too
prominent, but at the same time be-
lieves he will be allowed to serve out
his term, as President Wilson stated some
time ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
PESSOU ARRESTED
ON FORGERY CHARGE

New orleans, March 30.-A. G. Pes
sou. representative here until recently
for life insurance company OF Gin
cinnati, was arrested today on charges
of forgery. Mr.. Pessou had been the
manager of the company in New Or
leans for 20 years.
While the affidavit filed against
Pessou involve a comparatively small
amount, District Attorney Gutenberg
declared today that the alleged forgery
will aggregate 100000 or more. Pessou
was placed under 100000 bond which
he has not been able to furnish
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21

grees, attended by rain, sleet or snow
according to latitude. Freezing weather
prevailed at p. m. north of Oklahoma.
but east of the Mississippi, moderate tenn
peratures extended north of the Ohio
valley As whole, rain or snow has
been general in all sections of the coun-
try during the past "a hours, due largely
10 the general low barometric conditions.
High winds have occurred over the great
lakes.
In the southern states, rain and thun-
derstorm conditions have been general.
Temperatures have risen from to 16
degrees, due to the continued falling pres
sures and southerly winds, and are now
slightly in excess of normal in most
sections. Conditions seem favorable for
continued unsettled and rainy weather
in this section Friday with rather brisk
southerly winds Temperatures should
begin to fall sby night or Saturday, the
winds changing into northerly quarter.
Saturday will probably be generally fair.
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations.
March 20
Tau1pft t,1ra
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Visit Demonstration Farm

Secretary w. C. Radcliffe and the
farm movement committee of the
Chamber of Commerce visited the
demonstration farm of the chamber
Wednesday for an inspection. They
report that the planting on the farm
is we'll under way and satisfactory
progress is being made in every par
ticular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
DEACON" WHITE
DIES PENNILESS

New York. March 20.--Stephen Van
Cullen White, known as Deacon" White
who won and lost several fortunes in
stock market speculation. died penni-
less. This was stated by relatives to-
day who declared that no application
for the appointment of an administra-
tor will be made for the reason thai
there is nothing to administer.
Deacon" Whites most noted plunge
in the market was a purchase of 10,-
100000 bushels of corn in 1891. The
bottom fell out of the market before
he had chance to dispose Of his hold
ings and his third fortune was swept
away. He died in January at the age OF
81 years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
VETERAN ENTERTAINED
Major Lamar FOntaine Speaks to
Yancey Chapter, u. ID. C.

Yancey chapter, U. d. c., entertained
yesterday afternoon General Fontalne
who has been spending some time in
the city, and Col. John l.. Motion, COM
mander of the Sons of Mobile. General
Fontaine and Colonel Motion both de-
livered some remarks. Colonel Motion
appealed to the sons of the state to
take more interest in the organization
and General Fontaine told of some wal
experiences. The entertainment was
held in the Clark & Jones hail. Fruit
punch was served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, March 20.-(7 p. m.)-There
has been comparatively little movement
to the barometric centres during the past
"a hours. the horseshoe shaped depres-
sion still occupying the great central
basin, the southwest and the Pacific
slope, while the "high'' overlies the north
ern portion of the country west of the
plains states. The principal change in
pressure and weather conditions lies in
the western half of the Mississippi valley
where the rising pressures have caused
a fall in temperatures of from 10 to Is de-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Weather Forecast

Washington, March 2o.-Foreeast Ioi
Alabama: Rain Friday with cold wave
by night; Saturday generally fair.
Georgia: Rain and colder Friday; sat
urday fair and colder.
Tennessee: Rain Friday, followed by
fair with a cold wave, Saturday gen.
orally fair.
Mississippi: Generally fair Friday and
Saturday, cold wave Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Wilson ia Return

washington. March 2o.-Ambassador
Henry Lane Wilson, who has been at
Vera Cruz for. several days, probably
will return to Mexico City tomorrow.
State department officials eaid today
that the ambassador made the trip to Vera
Cruz for rest, and that 1t was entirely
without political sigptficAness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Stole Parcel Post Packages

Admission, March 2o.-(Special.)-The
theft of a parcel post package and the
firing at the thief as he ran was one OF
the features Of considerable excitement
at the union passenger station In Annis-
ton Wednesday night. The thief droppfd d
the pacel at the freight depot. but he
escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
General Sung Wounded

Shanghai March 20-General Sung, ex-
minister of education was shot and dan
gercusly wounded here today. His as
eailant escaped General Sung was on
his way to attend the opening of parlia-
fnent at Picking. The attack occurred at
the railway station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
Cold Wave Warning

The Birmingham Weather Bureau re-
ceived the following cold weather warn
ing from Washington last night;
Gold Wave-Temperature will fall 20
degrees or more by Friday night"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
EVENTS OF TODAY
Regular meeting of city commission at
q o,clocI.
AT the Theatres

Bijou-"The Fortune Hunter $50
o'clock, pr ma
Majestic-"A Winning Miss" 2:3o. 7so
and o'clock, p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-21
8. p. BigeIow Dead

Boston, March 2o-Samuel E. Bigelows
former president of the National Hard
ware association, died here today on
heart disease. aged 73 years.