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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
GORMAN SUBMITS
REPORT ON BOOKS
OF TAX COMMISSION
For Every Dollar Paid for
Support Commission Has
Reimbursed the State
Ten Dollars

Montgomery, November 20.-(Special.) }
For every dollar paid by the state for
the support of the tax commission, $40
has been returned to the state trea sury,
according to a report of J. I. German,
examiner of public accounts, filed with
the governor of Alabama today. Mr.. Cor
man has just completed an examination
of books and accounts of the depart
ment
During the years 1911, 1872 and 1913 the
commission has collected $46S, ,131 .2S in
taxes and $256,345 30 in licenses, making 4
total of 1924, 476. SO placed in the treas
ury through efforts sof the commission.
while there has been much criticism of
the commission law and some antagonism
to its enforcement it has accomplished
much good and without some agency or
instrumentality it would be very difficult
to obtain a fair and just adjustment and
equalization of taxes in Alabama said
Examiner German.
Total Assessments
Total assessments of taxable property
in Alabama during 1918 was $3.50, 5sS, ,S13, an
increase of $13, ISL ,235 over 1912. On the
assessments the state will receive s3,773,-
S27.23 in taxes, divided as follows: Cen
eral, s1.451 472 0S; soldier, $5S0,5 ST. school,
81, 741, ,766 80. Credit for the increase dur
ing the year was given to the tax COM
mission by Examiner German and the
state will receive $S9.57s so more for taxes
in 1918 than during 1872
In addition to the raises already made
in the assessment of 1873 said the ex-
aminer. "a number of raises, aggregat-
ing several millions of dollars, are pend
ing before the commission for adjustment
and when these raises are settled the
assessment for 1918 will be increased sew
eral millions of dollars more. For the
work of the commission i'm 1918 the state
will receive at least 100000 additional
taxes. The commission has also been in
strumental in collecting s4s, IL delin-
quent licenses for the state in 1918 and
SO 997 73 for the respective countless
Assessments Increased
Since the commission was created tax
assessments have been increased s72,020,-
1877 and the state has received Si6S. l31 2S
more than 1t did during the three years
previous During 1911, 1912 and 1918 the
commission collected $256, ,345. 30 additional
licenses for the state. Practically all the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

Officers were elected at the meeting
of the Bessemer Sunday school teach
ers, who met at the library for the
purpose of organizing a Sunday School
Teachers Graded union. The officers
are as follows: Mrs. Alice Johnson of
the First Methodist church, president
Mrs Gwy1ym Herbert of the Baptist
church, vice president Mrs. Homer
Hurd, secretary
The next meeting will be held Tues
day morning at $3.50 o'clock. A special
committee composed of Miss Matte
Briggs, Mrs. Alice Johnson and Mrs.
Gwylym Herbert was named to see
the teachers of the different Sunday
schools with a view to creating a
greater interest in the work and to
secure larger membership. An effort
VIII be made to enroll the teachers of
Jonesboro, Brighton, Lipscomb, Reed
ers and other places adjacent to Bes-
semer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY Y

good men with sales
manship ability. Apply between $50
and $50 to room 10, Avalon hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

ernoon about , o'clock on a charge of
stealing a large amount of clothing
in Birmingham and bringing 1t to Bes-
Semer.
The negro was arrested in the camp
cars on the Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railroad here. He was placed
in the city Jail and will be tried to-
morrow morning before Judge Rut-
ledge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

The Baptist choir practice has been
recalled for Friday night on account
OF the play, Brother JOSIAH at the
high school auditorium for the benefit
of the Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21
SOUTHERN CLUB
HOLDS MEETING

Pursuant to call. general meeting
of the Southern club was held last
night. President T. O. Smith presided.
The attendance was large, but as lit
tie business came before the meeting,
the session did not last long
A resolution was introduced provid-
ing that section "a of the bylaws fix
ing the Initiation fee for resident mem
bership at 800 be suspended for 80
days and that during such period the
fee would be $25. The resolution went
over to the annual meeting. which viii
be held on December 10. The mem
bership of the club is limited TO 500
and 1t is now about 425.
money has been received from corpora
tions.
Expenses of the commission for the ffs-
cal year which ended September 30 We're
So. 1861. a decrease of ss02S2 from the
previous year. OF the amount $4,000 was
for salaries of the chairman, two asso-
ciate members and secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

L. w. Allen, Eugene Honeycutt ana
Lucien Huey returned last night from
few days hunt in Sumter county.
They report hunting not very success
Iul as the weather was so dry. They
saw many fires in the woods in that
county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

Deputy Sheriffs John H Smithson
and M. f. Parker left yesterday for
the Warrior river, where they will re-
main the rest of the week hunting
and fishing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

Everything is in readiness for the
play, Brother Josiah" which VII be
presented at the high school audi
torium Friday evening for the benefit
OF the First Presbyterian church. A
number OF we'll known young people
of this city will appear In the cast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

Officers E. Houston and c.. Ross ar
rested Lee Benson, a negro, this af.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-21

The saloons of w. f. McWilliams
end c. C. Dickens have been closed for
two days by the order of w. c. Agee
of the jefferson county excise commits
sion. The closing went into effect at
II o'clock last night. Just what the
violation of the rules was was not
stated.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
Daddy sBedtime
O. The Starhsh
OlOI v Doesn't Mind
Losino a Limb

- ,CK and beach
Il daddy
he ouly skeleton He probably
shed high ant
i'm de bed
the However when
burrv Of the n re- help him along
must tell u MIR Shsh once
had much he
and really had get Sarhshcs bit
and the urchns and the crabs
ncighloIhO
whore the foolwas let them know
the place
dinner Now and then he
womb find little he that
The starfSh passed where Old
crab lived
DO YOU know he asked the crab
edofoy rock the
pleased smile that the
his shell
the rock where II" saw what
,o,l,
So he grabbed catching him his oil
with him
carry his first fright Mr.
tied into couldn't find him II he came back
NO break off the That's way
weeks the nie st'hsn grew
another ray quite as he had lost
of How Nr
shells? lie took hold of the oyster with his
strength to
opened Tiny hit the sthriSh wo"d suck
| the oyst q - shell
and lazy in its new home!
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
MEDICAL STUDENTS

The number of medical students in
the United states for the year ending
June 30, 1918, was l7,Ol5. a decrease
Of iii below 1911, Il decrease of T.
5l1 below 1910, and a decrease of H.,
i27 below 1904. when the highest num-
Der of students was enrolled In fact
il is the lowest number since 1900. OF
the total number of students. 1j.909
were in attendance at the so-callCd
regular colleges. $50 at the homeo-
pathic, and 256 at the eclectic colleges.
The attendance at the regular colleges
shows = decrease of .36S below that
of last year and 1903 below 1911. In
the homeopathic colleges there was
an increase of % above the attendance
of 1872, but a decrease of 40 below
the total for 1911. The eclectic col
| leges show a decrease of % below 1872
and 4 decrease of III below 1911.
| These figures are taken from the am
nual educational number of the Jour
nal of the American Medical associa
! ton There were 50 students from
| pine Islands, ana 1862 students from
| foreign countries. Among the "A col
| lcgcs Of the highest rank giving 9
| four years course is the Inuiana uni
versity school Of medicine of India
! napolis and Bloomington.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

The reply of the mine managers to
the federal department of labors pro-
posals for arbitration of the strike was
as expected Their attitude towards
the Western Federation of Miners has
not changed. The good offices of the
department of labor might we'll be
directed, as suggested in the answer
of the operators, to induce the Off
cials. leaders and organizers of the
federation to leave the district. With
the elimination of the federation any
grievances the men ON strike may
nave could bc easily settled without
arbitration or mediation,
As il stands now the interference of
agitators from other states is the
only obstacle i'm the way of a satisfac-
tory adjustment. The many men at
work are not i'm sympathy with thy
federation and were the companies tc
grant recognition they would unjustl!
force il upon these employees and placI
the men under the domination of the
federation. The strikers must ulti-
matcly come to a realization of tn,
rututy of holding out Tor recognition
of the federation.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

most submissive AMI charming wife
over since"
IIousscyu went straight home and
pri ON his Uniform and went into the
harcm The domestic pct came to
greet him lie seized il with the hand
that was accustomed Co car"ss II. drew
his sword ana Vith II single blow de
capitntcd H. 81 the sam" moment lac
received blow in the face delivered
10y his shrrwi,d wife and before h"
recovered from Ills establishment II sec
ond and third II can see 20 whom
you have been talking" the lady
Kissed. hut YOU are too lHtc. 1t was
ON III" first day that YOU ough, to have
done this"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

In the foreground. They are very
pretty young girls but one of them
has three hands one lett hand rests
on the shoulder OF her companion. An
other left hand is around her com
panion's waist. Doubtless the ARTIST
Trumbun, painted both hands to see
which pose hc preferred aud then Tor
got To paint out the superfluous hand.
Diagonally across the rotunda is the
painting of the baptism OF Pocahontas'
sitting in the foreground Is opccan-
canough. the uncle of Pucahontas. lie
is barefootcd and the artist has given
him six toes on his lcft foot
I'm the painting of the lmdinS o,
Columbus. which used to he repro
duced ON the 81 bank notes, the arts
has painted three ilags They are
very well drawn, but one Is blowing
east, N, west, and one south, which
indicates n very variable condition of
the wind ON that famous day.
In the pictures of the surrender of
CORVALLIS. Gen. Washington Is con-
spicuous. seated upsn white horse,
Put Cen Washington WAS not present
at the surrender. CORVALLIS did not
surrender his ?rmv in person but sent
n subordinate officer to do so. Ac-
cordmgly Washington detailed an Of
| ficer of corresponding rank to receive
the surrender. II would have been =
breach of military etiquette FOR Wash
iuuton tO he nrCSent
The fifth pictures. Signing of IA,
| Declaration ~ Independence at Phil
| adelphia on July I, 1910" is wrong
only in the title. The declaration wa,
| adopted July but it WAS not signed
| ny the merlbors of the congress unit
| August .. l77G.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
They Mouldn,, Salute.

Black Jack porcival. who was u ma
Val captuiu in the old days. once
brought cargo OF Spanish Jacks home
I'm ~ man OF war lie WAS in Spanish
waters whom tho igcks were given to
the United States 10y Spain aud was
ordered 10 bring them to this country
in his ship IL made him angry but
he got the beasts aboard and sailed for
New York When he came through
the Narrows the guns had been rolled
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

centive than ever before for men 10
get their living from the soil The
employment OF Prof. Leo NJ. Geismar
by the Houghton County Farm bureau
was a master stroke. He is imparting
his practical knowledge much OF
which was gained i'm the upper PEN
msua, to al who seek it, and improved
methods are being adopted as the re-
suit of his efforts. The Upper PENN
sula Development association also is a
valuable aid in the progress of the dis
trict agriculturally as it is doing a
splendid work in advertising the ad-
yantages of this and other parts of
Cleveland.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
HOW COCKTAILS MEETS
LABOR PROBLEMS IN
PANAMA CANAL ZONE

la the October American Magazine
RAY STANDARD Baker writes a most in
teresting article about Colonel Goe-
thals ana the work he is doing on the
Panama Canal. one ct the problem
lie had to meet was ,hc labor situa-
ton. Colonel Cocktails took the posi-
lion that the canal is not a private
enterprise based ON profit but gov
ornment enterprise based ON service.
His position is further defined in the
article as follows
we are not mere to fight one an
other, put 10 fight the jungle and the
Culcbrn slides and the Chagres riNer.
No one is making any profit out ot it,
there are no spells. We are all work
ing here together tor common cause
and Wc are all alike WascWorkCrs.
Mems pay should not hc settled on a
lasis OF conflict upon their ability
work Lut upon the basis If service, or
their ability 10 push the work II is
as unjust for labor union To farce
more than it's share @; wages as
against tho unorgauiZCd men rs it is
for a contractor to- snatch undue prof
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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
POETRY.

mo me the worlds an open book
l. or sweet and pleasant poetry
/ read it In the running brook
That sings it's way toward the sea
1t whispers in the leaves of trees,
The swelling grain, the waving grass
And i'm the cool. fresh evening breeze
That crisps the wavelets as they pass.
TIME flowers below. the stars above
l. In all their bloom and brightness CIV
en-.
Arc. like tho attributes OF love.
The poetry OF earth and heaven
Thus Natures volume. read Alright
Attunes the soul to minstrelsy.
Tinging life's clouds with rosy light
And all the world with poetry
George y Morris.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
HE MADE ONE NiSTAKE.
Quaint Persian Tale OF tive Tanning OF
the Shrew


the Shrew.
In Persia wealthy man will often
have a friend of whose society h" *
fond living in the house with him. Alb
dullah was such n friend Ia Aly klAn,
Il very wealthy aud influential mcr
chant Of lspahan. who WAS delighted
with his charm and clevcrncss and 50
pleased with his services that ne
thought he would make Il very good
sOn-in-law and suggested him rs such
to his beautiful daughter. she was
very overbcnring ana bad tempered;
but. thinking that Ahdullah was rather
good looking. she agreed tn II. They
were married. Soon his friends came
10 congratulate him. among them
Housseyn. who was known TO have a
very overbcaring and bad tempered
wife He said. Il congratulate YOU on
your marriage" aud then he asked the
bridegroom. Are YOU really happy
with a woman who is known to have
such bad temper" II assure you
that she is perfectly charHinc and
that | am perfectly happy" May ]
| ask how you manage it,
certainly" answered Ahdullah. ION
| the night of the marriage | went into
her apartments i'm fun uniform with
my sword ON. She did not take any
notice of me, but put on u supercslions
air and made parade Of stroking her
cat. I quietly picked up her eat and
cut off his head with my sword, took
the head in one hand. the body in the
other ana threw them out Of the win
dow My wife was amazed, but did
not show it. After few seconds she
broke into Il smile and has been Z
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
A inuxnr,s Thrust.

1t was timber law case, in which
Tim Ucaly was counsel for the de
reusc. In the course of the case a
youthful witness WAS put UP M an eN-
pert on the plaintiffs side. Tim got mp
TO cross examine.
What age are you
"Twcnty-one years.
How long have YOU been In the tim
Der tradef"
1.-TWO years"
Tim sat down, saying. "A regular
babe in the wood. my lord which dis
counted the evidence of the youthful
expert London Tatler.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22


IHr copper Country l'air tins year
vH 70, better and greater than ever
U..u-, there is a deeper interest ia
a-r.ulture i'm this district than at
aus time i'm the history Of the copper
yuuutr and the fair viii be better
each .ucceeding year because 1t VIII
keep pace with the growing interest
ana expansion in farming, dairying'
stock raising and fruit culture.
Good land is rapidly being taken up
The several organizations at work IN
the furtherance Of agriculture and al
lied pursuits are big factor III nm. ,nl'
development and There Is greater IN
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

u prDEr SALUTE BECAUSE COULDN'T
back, aud out of every port there SUCK
a Jacks head Thus deckcd out aho
without a salute. he came to his au-
choragc. The admiral commanding III
rage, sent posthaste to demand why
Captain Percival had not saluted'
didn't salute" was the doughty cap.
tain's answer. because I couldn't.
had two men twisting every jacks tail
hut not a blanketed one OF them "ou''
bray"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

Unfavorablc reports were sent by
the chief of engineers to Congress yes
terday on the preliminary eXainlna :
ton of the mouth of the Siskiwit river
in Wisconsin. forty eight miles from
Duluth. and on Brulc harbor. Wiscoh-
sin. at the mouth of the Brule river
twenty five miles from Duluth. I'M
provcments desired are considered in
advisable i'm both cases, because tn,
sections in question are not worth de-
veloping.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

The Sulzcr Impeachment is pro-
cccdng with much noise on both sides
and disposition ON the point OF
some people to hope Sulzer will win
SO that Murphy may lose. OF cours,
this is au attitude which represents
emotion rather than logic. The proper
thing to hope for, of course, is that
sulzcr win be acquitted if he is inno-
cent but exposed and hung out if he
is guilty, the indication that he is
guilty it must Dec conceded loomins
very omiuously at the outset of the
trial The New York Tribune peril
uently remarks
II !Su,zcr IL thief and per-
jurcr he is what Tammany made
him. II ne pocketed campaign
funds hc cNemplifed the Tam
many spirit, for Tammany is a
vast system for the misappropria-
ton of public moneys for private
purposes but those who would
keep Sulzer in office even if he
is guilty take "a cowardly view of
their duty toward the state.
Murphy can bee defeated without
such cost to public morals as that.
The FIRST consideration
must bc 90 keep the governorship
clean. New York does not need to
enter into an alliance with a thief
and periurer if Governor Sulzcr
Us one. Ia order 10 bc able To at
tend 10 the ease of Murphy.
one reason why many popular move
ments m this country aiming at inn
provemcu, Of political conditions har
gone hopelessly wrong has been tina
their leaders lacked character. An in
, dspensablc requisite Of good gov
eminent is good men in office, Rogue
g in Office will betay the peoples inter
J ,s,s. no matter what exalted politics
e. ideals they pretend to represent
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

washington Gardner who has been
chosen to The post of commander OF
the national gucampmenL G. a. r.
was born IN Morrow County ohio. i'm
February, 1915. When sixteen he en-
listed no Company j.. SiXty-dfth ohio
Volunteer Infantry lie SERVED con-
uucously from 1861 under Buell. iu
uc Army of the ohio. under Rosen-
Grams la The hrmy nr The Cumberland.
aud under Thomas and sherman ia
,hr campaign against Atlanta mti
wounded in MAY 1864 He served FOR
me years as secretary II state for
Michigan aud r1r twelve years repre-
-ymrd .1g third confessional distre,
Of chat state m the national lcsisIa-
tIru
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
ERRORS IN PAINTINGS
IN FEDERAL CAPITOL
:. :. :. :. :. !. : !. :. :. :. !. :. :. :.

I'm the dome of the capitol at WASH
iugton there are eight great paint
mgs-carefully designed and executed
bv the artists for the adornment OF
the nations greatest building. Yet i've
,r Them are either defective in tech
nidue or in error as TO natural or ms
torical facts.
one of the best known pictures is
that in which Washington is shown
lcsigning his commission to the con-
iinental congress. There are two
vounp girls almost life size. standing
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

An italian inventor has devised an
apparatus hy which he can send out
Hcrt2iau waves and explode the mag
a7lno of battleship at six miles.
Pretty soon batueships VIII bc safe
only an land.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
Your Cutics.

Don't oblcc; that your duties are 50
insignificant. They are TO be reckon
ed Of infinite signin aucc. Whatever
thy hand Gndcth Ia do. do il with al
ilry might AMI all thy worth and con
staucy. Carlyle,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

The island of Juan Fernandez WIN
he turned into a mid-ocean wireless
station.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

4 Rupert. Idaho, has q fnrge ss,iyo.
house heJtcd Cfrrre1y ~ electricity'
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

The elementary torpedo practice OF
the second division of submarines is
now i'm progress at Gardeners BAY
Long Island. and destroycrs Of the At
lantic fleet will begin their practice
with torpedoes i'm the same locality
next week The first. third and fourth
divisions OF the Atlantic fleet have
completed their elementary day and
night practice ON the southern drill
grounds The cruisers Pittsburgh and
Maryland of the Pacific fleet will be-
gin their elementary practice with
guns Monday.
Some idea of the amount OF mail
handled 10y the postofficc department
and the energy required 10 prepare II
properly for delivery is conveyed NJ
n call issued by Postmaster General
Burleson for bids for 100000 pounds
of Irvine with which to tie up letters
That even this vast amount may mo-
J be sufficient is indicated by the added
appeal that inventors of substitute ty-
| ing divices enter the competition ioi
! the material las it may be required
| by the postal service during the re-
lmainder of the year ending June so
! 1911"
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22
SEEN AND HEARD
IN WASHINGTON
!. :. :. : :. :. !. :. :. :. :. :. = !. :.

Examinations for entrance to the
diplomatic service have been post
poned from october 20 10 November
II i'm order that candidates may have
a longer time for preparation. The
succeeding consular service eNamina-
ton will be held beginning January l.
1914.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-09-22

Washington is soon to have new
ana -scctarian home and club fo'
wording girls.