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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Deal Pending Several Weeks

The deal by which the Turner Broth
ers secured all the stock in the South
ern- Wesco company has been pending
for several weeks and Oscar Turner
has been north and east on several
business trips in that connection. The
negotiations We're started with the
death of Roger V. Scudder, vice pres
ident of the old company, some few
weeks ago in st. Louis. Mr.. Scudder
represented the stock owned in the
Southern Wesco by the Wesco Supply
company and this is what the Turner
brothers took over
This makes this immense business
now strictly a Birmingham concern
While the company at present acts
only as jobbers and wholesalers in
electrical and automobile supplies and
accessories, Mr.. Turner stated yester-
day that in the course of time as the
business expands, it Is their intention
to erect in Birmingham large cleo
trical apparatus manufacturing plant
Mr.. Turner came here four years ago
from Ohio after touring the south for
a location for an electrical house. The
big Wesco firm then had branch
here, so the Turner's consolidated with
the Wesco people, whose main offices
are in st. Louis. This partnership last
er up until the death of Mr.. Scudder Of
the Wesco company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-01
Growth of Concern

Since Mr.. Turner came here four
years age, the business of the company
has grown by leaps and bounds At that
time three men were employed in the
office, while at this time there are 81
Travelling representatives of the COM
pany cover the states of North and
South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia
Florida, Mississippi and Alabama,
They do a wholesale business outside
of Birmingham and retail business In
the city.
At the recent meeting of the National
Electrical Supply Jobbers' association in
Chicago the new Turner company was
admitted 70 membership. This associa-
ton is composed of 1876 of the largest
electrical jobbers in the country. The di-
rectors of the new company as elected
at the meeting yesterday afternoon are
Oscar Turner William NJ Bowles r. Ul-
mer Nenon, L. A. Daniel and John d.
Turner.
The sun., 1913-12-07
Ouatrsins Of . DuC ksho ooter.

Prom tie ~ Louis PoI. .Dispsrch.
loee TO dwell on what sometimes befall.'
This morning. when the shy's soft bending
walls
Were nushed with dawn, heard the swish
of wings.
And the wild music when n mailard calls
- sweet Diana. what .ieh. was there
4 dozen OF them wheeling through the air.
The green heads flashing In the morning
light.
with what precision did slowly rise
And greet ,h-m lighting TO their great sur
prise
saw their face. white ana blanched with
fear.
And the buglike popping OF their frightened
picked a drake that with back pushing
feet
Assisted progress in Its Wild retreat.
Aud when | fired II fell with such thud
As when Two fat men In their passing meet.
And To- a strange thing happened in my
sight
The rook exploded. as II dynamite
Had blown q up. and each duck went his
As all the blown parts @, a cracker might
rol.ed my gun here. there and everywhere.
But SAW them yagdr!!. though the day was
fAIr.
nrsi q shot OF 80. rut nothing dropped
And watched them rork again "a hlsh mid
air.
know what happsn-d-.' il very good
hit the zap duCk. which one never should
Nor can ! dwen uron It save 90 laugh
Ana sometimes chucRl-. An, body would.
The sun., 1913-12-07
POEMS WORTH READING.


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Ths heckied Jewel mower swings
Us biossom where the orchid blushed,
Inc rapturous veery sings.
rhe sapinss crook their arms ~ me
And whisper with their leaves. Come. see
rhe wonder and the mystery
That haunt the hesrt OF thinss
Ana then saw spirit Wild
That danced upon the waterfall
Anu hke the oeauy OF chi'u
The sun., 1913-12-07
Winter Baseball.

r,om the Louis' ne ToHTi>r Jo.rrci
see the bsrnstorm baseball teams
Irving to Keep warm.
see oll winter greeting them
With a real storm.
Baseball IN November. hey'
That is pretty good.
So. them play. day by day.
Ankle deep In mud.
See them try 10 catch the ball
with their poor chapped hands.
See the sports, ont Of sorts
ShiNer In the stands,
Hear the chatter OF the teeth
IN the unpire's face
See them GO. through the snow.
DoNr to second base
SEE the spithall spheroid fieelc
TO tine pitchers paw.
H.. sebali in November. hey
rhst IL pretty raw.
The sun., 1913-12-07
Nil simpsons Gold Mine.

BIZ simpson owns an old haymow
THAT isn't worth two shucks.
But. say. the neighbor's hen. somehow.
Comes there and iifts her cMcks.
Bill simpson wouldn't rob child:
He's not = CRATER. no.
Blu, he keeps tabs upon that hen
While both are LAYING low.
Says Bill: "It she keeps up the game
And that hens doing fine
~ lift the mortgage on the place
With this gold field of mine
Saw. talk ahcu. the rich. rare dsN'
OF that old Western bunch
When they dug nuggets out the dirt -
It's not In with my hunch"
That hen kept coming right along
To simpsons old haymcw:
She left her priceless pearls there
says Bil: "Ili pinch them now 80
lie did No diamonds e'er shons
Like eggs that hen had laid
In his old hsvmow. Biils at ease
The mortgage has been paid.
HoRAcE STyMors KE,dts
The sun., 1913-12-07

Several friends have written in Correc-
tion OF the statement last week ~ to Min
ME Hank. conveying tho information Of
her death, This goes to show how much
more easy IL is to die and to he forgotten
than to remain beneath these elinrises of
the moon. Not quite year ago the tale
Of her death was published in several pa
pers, only the next day to he denied. II
appears that many saw the notice of dea'h
and that few corrected their impressions
by later and better news
The sun., 1913-12-07

In estimating the cost of production is
II permissible to use the expression,
Ware and tare on machinery" or should
1t he. "Ware and tear"' T.. q. O.
Unless there be some undiscovered
trick in the question the briefest CONSUL
tation of any dictionary should serve to
determine the impermissibility of ware
and tare," although those words exist in
perfect valid senses.
The sun., 1913-12-07
HOLIDAY sH0PLTTERs.
.. II y normal times, that is except At
the Christmas and Faster
seasons. my staff is composed

store. with the holiday seasons comes
an increase in the number of shop
lif,ers. making II necessary to enlarge
the detective force for the time being
Usually three or four extra detectives
are employed ana the shoplftor must
bc very clever to steal anything from
tic counters and get away with H.
These extra detectives are not hired
from outside agencies. but are drafted
from the ranks OF the regular en-
ploNecs.
"Shoplifters are div idcd into two
classes, amatear and professional. In
my experience ! have found that the
greatest increase during the holiday
season is among the amateurs. I at
tribute this to the ia that many per
sons desiring to maze presents. but
who haven't tn" necessary money with
which to purchase tn" goods. come in
and take - chance. They do not go in
for the heavy stnff Ike furs, dresses.
hats. coats muffs. Sc: they usually
devote their time to taking the small
articles. Ike gloves. handbags. jewelry.
handkorchicfs, ribbons and stockings.
"lt may asiunsh yOu when | state
,h,t If is often e,si.r 4, catch tho nrn
,,. ,.,,a .r,.
amateurs work quickly and sometimes
do not arouse your suspicions, They
do less fussing around and often they
dn their stealing ON the splr or IN.
.,,,,u,,,,, o.h.n ,,o,.. soo an ,r,ic,o ,b.,.
m. ,,...,. .,
W." w.
nave very "u''N eye '''o''' l" '"'"
Ia" hmat"ur
"Thc professional does not work
quickly. BAT takes hls time. lie will
o,,..o ,,,, 3, tho c.,,,ntor siz, mn tho sur
r.,,,,,,i,,,.s ord c..s, yI,rc.s in all diror-
tnrs Ia ..n II he * hc,ur watched
,,.,ious imn,,diatelv draw the At
,vx,nu Of ,-.o detective and nine times
,ut Of ten the professional IS caush,
with the goods before he gets out of the
store.
"Aost Of The stores are not very So
vorr on amateur shopliftcrs. when an
llnltcur is caught he H. immediately
escorted to the detectives Office and
Questioned. lf the culprit is pcniten'
and promises to be good and never
aean to do any simplifying he is per
United to go. blt not heforc the deter-
tivcs have a chance to ,cw him aud
~ make mental picture Of the thief
A. It rui" We have found that q good
| scare is sufficient 10 pnt au end to the
amateurs light fingered prociN tics fot
al time.
"'Th" amateur probable exceeds the
! professional in nerve. | attribute his n
The sun., 1913-12-07

Referring to the "Midnisht Ride OF Paul
Revere during the Revolutionary war,
kindly advise whether II was a man or "A
woman that signalled the lantern from the
tower OF the Old North Church
A. L. u.
There is dOuh, az TO VINO set the signal
lights. There can be none that 1t was
man. for We have ReVe.es own state
ment. preserved in I'll" Massachusetts
Historical Society collections. Il lef, Dr.
Warren, called upon n friend and desired
MIN to make tn" signals" The only evil
Aence az to who this friend was leads to
clash OF family traditions. on one
hand II is s,outly maintained that the
lanterns We're placed in position by Rober,
Newman, who was sexton of Christ
church and a friend of Revere The
descendants of John Pulling are equally
sure that it was their ancestor who hung
ont the lanterns and that he was Paul
Revere's warmest friend. Not even the
church is certain, but the Aldermen OF
Boston have settled upon Christ Church.
The sun., 1913-12-07

Some two or three generations ago. in
the fourth Franklin school reader. pub
lshed in Boston. was II poem that was
always "A great favorite with children. and
which I have been trying unsuccessfully
to hnd. ! wonder il YOU could help me
and IL found could reprint it In THE SrS-
DAT Sun. AZ ! remember II begins ::
who stole the nest away
From the cherry tree to-day
After various denials from birds and
animals. including the following
Not |. said the COW. moo-oo'
such Il thing Ia never do
gaN. hair the nest 70 line
Eut the nest was none Of nuI
Not l. SAD tn. COW. moo-oo
such thing ia never do "'
A little boy hung down his head
And went and hid behind the b-L
Twas he that stole the little nest
OF the pretty yellow breast:
And he felt so full Of shame
lie didn't like TO tell his name
The name OF the author ! can not re-
call. but shall be delighted ii some reader
can bring this old friend 20 light again
q l.. $.
The sun., 1913-12-07

bid Col, Roh Insersoll ever write any
hooks II 50. please give their titcs
D.. l..
Space Will not serve "a list tho published
lfSorks OF Col, lngersoll; they were many
and several OF them remain Of intsrset.
The sun., 1913-12-07

What Is the pronunciation Of tho word
Chatham in Chatham Squares the first
syllable Chat or Chath" A. e. II, w.
There really isn't any first or second
syllable It Is monosyllable and a gulp
or gobblc, for the only authorized pro-
nounciation Is Chst'p.
The sun., 1913-12-07

What sort Of n nut is the betel nut in
use In the Philippines when the little
brown brother wishes to enjoy the pleas
ureB OF vice? &. NJ
1t il not a Letel nut at all. although
the expression is 80 thoroughly estab-
lished in books OF exploration OF the re-
mote Orient that II would he idle to seek
to correct 1t. 1t is "A singularly compli-
Gated form of appetizer or stimulant TO
have been evolved by people 50 primitive.
The ingredients are a slice of the nut OF
the areca palm. nut about the size and
general appearance OF the nutmeg. the
slice being about ore-siXteenth Of an inch
in thickness and about IA large around
as "A quarter. Upon this is laid n paste
of the Chunnam OF unslaked coral lime
mixed with oil. and sometimes this is
fortified with n lump OF terra japonica
in order TO heighten the color. In the
Philippines a piece OF tobacco leaf is
added, but this addition is seldom prac-
ti.ed elsewhere The whole assortment is
wrapped in the green leaf Of the betel
pepper and chewed cont. mpla,ively. II
is II disgusting habit. for the mixture
stimulates the flow OF saliva, which tric-
l,le. In dark red flow from the cornere
OF the mouth. The effect IL much like that
OF chewing of coca leaf. II takes the
place OF 4 meal and enables its users TO
undergo long sustained toll: in fact. it
mus. he included in the rations OF all
Malay labor. The teeth are permanently
| blackened by this appetizer and ii IL not
infrequent TO find them NO overloaded
with tartar deposits that the lips cannot
be closed.
The sun., 1913-12-07
The Old line Fence.

P,Om ne Leirisfon lou "a'
zirzsgsins It went
ON the line of the farm
And the trouble II caused
Was often quite warm.
The Old Line Fence
II was changed every year
BY decree o! the court,
To which. when worn out
oar sires would resort
with the Old Line Fence.
In hoeing their corn.
when the sun, too, was hot
They surely would Jaw,
Punch or claTY, when they so'
In dividing the lands
II fulfilled no desires
But answered quite well
IN dividing our sires,
This Oid Line Fence.
Though sometimes IN this
on. would Oar. np end seal.
The Old Line Fence.
Then the conflict was sharp
And the fertile soil there
Would be mussed far around
I, was shifted 30 of
That no flowers there grew
And what words wers sho, through
The Old Line Fence!
our sires through the day
There would quarrel or nsht,
with n vigor or vim.
But twas diTerent at night
BY the Old Line Fence
The fairest maid there
You would have deserted
THAT ever leaned soft
ON tho opposite side
OF an Old Line Fen =.
Where our fathers built hate
There we builded our love,
Breathed our vows 20 he true
with our hands raised above
The old Line Fence.
fts place might he changed,
But there would meet.
with our heads through the rails
And with kisses most sweet
Al the Old Line Fence.
1t was love made the change
And the clasping of hands
Ending ages Of hate.
And between us now Rtands
Not "a sign of Line Fence.
No debatablc ground
Now enkindles alarms
I've the girl ] met there
And WELL both Of the farms
The sun., 1913-12-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

In recent answer you commented
upon the scanty nutritive properties Of
our Australian nardoo. You may he
Interested to communicate to your read
ers an episode in tho colonial discovery
history. When Burke and Willis, in the
early Cos had crossed the continent from
Melbourne to the Gulf Of Carpentaria,
and were returning in hardship. all their
supplies being exhausted, they made
their final camp on Cooper's Creek, or
Barcoo, in southwestern Queensland.
Here they awaited relief. When the
search party reached them all had per-
ished Of starvation in the midst of
abundance of nardoo, they had eaten all
they could. yet with oil their eating they
could not extract therefrom sufficient nour-
ishment to sustain life. Twenty years
later I was on the Barcoo at the same
season and found nardoO In great pro-
fusion. The part which IL eaten by our
aboriginais Is the spore case made into
n sort Of porridge. The plant IL an aqua
tic cryptogam. Marsilea drummondii.
which burst into activity OF growth after
the falling of the infrequent rain. This
prompt response TO the rains Ia character
istic OF all the vegetation OF the desert
back blocks OF Australia. IL seems almost
miraculous. CURRENCY LAD.
The sun., 1913-12-07

W @. C. asks whether one should say
Hearts are trumps' or Hearts IL the
trump"
The correct expression would be to re-
verse the last statement. and put Il. The
trump is hearts" as many object to say
Ing the trump Is "a" heart. In answer
to the question. What II trump We
answer, Hearts
The sun., 1913-12-07

The United States Cour; OF Appeals IN
the Second Circuit has dccided in the case
OF the American Mailing COMPANY "
keitel that courts Will, under certain
circumstances. issue. injunc,ions 70 restrain
the publication of false statements IT,
furious to business or property. in which
there il involved conspiracy. iutimida-
tion or coercion The court grants AN
injunction restraining the defendant from
advising the plaintiffs customers - tr.ai,
their rnntrArtS
The sun., 1913-12-07

q. r ~. saws: Has The Whist Club
made any laws governing the play at
nullos? What are they worth now?
Not as yet. II Will take at least a
year before they are In such general
use as to justify legislation. The count
IL now almost universal AZ 10 a trick,
that being the natural value OF no.
trumper. positive or negative. Some text
books that were published before nullos
were properly understood gave the value
at 8 but thev were never authoritative
The sun., 1913-12-07

Lar No',s makes this comN,af on %
recent court ruling as 10 the cN.i, e. n'
telephone conversation
THAT tn" law readily adsutS rs.'N 80
changed conditions is s'iik"v y I.u~ir .',I
10y recent decision pasaiu. urpn She .u-
missihilty Of evidence oorIo'rfA'jv' OF an
alleged telephone conversation Not So
long ago much study and %, srlr.h NDrD
given to the question whether pyrSlu
might be permitted 20 testify To- B. cou-
Nersation had with another oN'r th" tcl'-
phone. This question being decided .u
the affirmative. the question thDu drOs"
whether, after \ had testified tN q i'."-
phone conversation with y, e Wisht tcsifv
that hr heard \ speak into tho u'''uHoU"
the words he testified tu hUN.r- Ni'r.tI
This question has also been solved 10 tnv
affirmative
said the court ia = rc.'ut Cas-
"'Thc testimony ot an auditor who n'Ird
only the on" side OF tho conversation
could obviously not be considered cor
roboration upon the issue of whether the
planuG took part In tn" Vuuv, r~,ttiOn
Nut the Important issue in this ease Wa
not whether tine parties did have suWr
telephone conversation AT that time. hut
as to whether AT that conversation tlo
dcfendaut's employee said anything about
Cancelling the policy, ana upon this issue
, the testimony as to what tn" Srenui en-
pioyee overheard wouli hr "ntt.N u,,-
tcrial. and ! can see no logical reason for
| its exclusion
This doctrine IL supported Ny good
authority, and shows that Il Is not IN
every respect that the law is not pro
gressivc science
Lcm Notes gives tho following capt .ors
on cases 1t has found
Fighting Delth.-podcc ~ Colin Ia
Kan. ~
Much Ado About NothinG ponny VS.
GittlA 4 TT lo1
The sun., 1913-12-07

Poker. b. X. X. says. 4 and Il arc
in the call. one having drawn to three
scvens. the other to u pair OF aces. When
the hands are shown A still has his three
seNens and b has aces up on seven :.
What IL the rule?
Any imperfec,ion IN the pack must be
shown before the conclusion OF the draw
ur the dea, and all bets on IL stand. The
necessity for making this rule Will b.
Oh, ous to any person who considers how
Easy II would he for - loser to make a
pack imperfect by slipping iu an extra
card AZ the critical moment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22

The Senate committee is eXtieneIH CO.
ful not to make specific COMMUNICATIONS
I'm the report il adopted today. IL ned'H
With the general theory ana sdNocd'10
some further legislation. but does not so
into details. The conclusions OF the com
mittee are based on the investigation con-
Quoted more than year ago For con-
siderable time the committee appeaTed %
be reluctant TO put tie views into iorm'
bat Senator Cummins has finally t"heh
the matter up and has drafted rePo'
which. with some modification forms inc
report formally adopted to-day. ibis re-
port. as has been said. is largely diseur-
siyc. it's most important recommendation"
being the creation o. the commission ie-
farred TO. The committee was not unsni-
NOUS I'm It's views. and IL Is underS'o"h
that a minority report Will be suornitte'
10 the Senate along with that OF senator
Cummins. OF course. no consideraH''i
viii be given TO the subject Of antitrust
LEGISLATION at this session or prooabI! NJ
the coming session: hut whenever the SUD
iect il taken ~ this document VIII DOUBT
less play an important part In me us
clssion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
FINDS THE BLACK "RHlN0'
Rare Pachyderm Obtained by
DR.. Rainsford for Museum.

Or William 5. Rairsford. formerly
rector Of St Georges Church. who ief,
here for British East Africa last year at
the head Of q scientific expedition for the
american Museum Of Natural History,
has told in brief report 10 Professor
Henry Fairfield Osborn. president of the
museum OF the entire success OF the OK
peditiO
Dr.. Osborn when asked ABOUT the re-
port yesterday. said that II was bries
hut most satisfactory. The expedition
mad obtained specimens OF the BLACK
ihnoceros. African buffalo and MANI
dther mammals Or. Ralnsford, who re-
nolTsd the party In excellent health, said
10 was leaving Nairobi.
1t was in Nav. 1912, that DR.. Osborn
announced that DR.. Rains'ord would head
he expedition IN search OF the black
itinoceros lt was minated that one
person had betrayed the expenses Of the
Undertaking. but no announcement ever
vas made as TO who that person ives.
later in 1872 DR.. Rainsford proceeded 10
Africa. The material he has obtained will
ne used in the new African hall. colonel
Roosevelt presented one white rhiHoceros
and later two came from the Congo. but
the large black rhinoceros never has been
represented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-22
Fools Rush IN" Etc.

In the opinion OF the present admins
tration. the antitrust ian. as it has been
construed bv the courts. should not be
subjected TO much amendment That law.
according 10 the legal authorities OF the
administration. has now been 20 construed
as effectively TO deal with every form oil
attempt 10 secure monopoly, when II
does under the broad practice OF SEEKING
the motive back OF any given act ana CON
d..,prinr y il i; is found TO have involNed
q purpose 10 cnect monopoN. oi
course. admitted that such e. ''N i
d,r,cuit ,of enforcement But, on the
otbe, hand. i Is argued that any at
will be attended BY the danger OF !osIns
All the progress made and OF once more
orerins A premium 70 clever lawyers WI"
,an devise methods Of efTectinG that end
without transgrcssing the specinc pro-
hibitions Of the law This view mas Deeh
50 strongly hello ny the Attorney Geheral
ttat he has Al all times discouraged am
.ro,.r 70 secura more specific legislation.
although he has Welded 10 some extent 10
the views Of the President VINO peieN -
that the criminal statute could De amehu
al "a the extent OF prohibiting certain
.p4cjfc practices provided care We're
taken 70 leave IL evident that any others
which might be later deNihcd ana WIN"
have the same end IN view we're equalIy
nrohibited There is grave fear on th"
-art NJ those who have the antitrust law
close AT heart that in IN excess OF yea!
Congress may nu!lify the good which mas