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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
GAIN IN
BANK RESOURCES
Total Resources of 250 State
Banks on FEBRUARY 4
Over $71, 100000

Montgomery, February 19.-(Special.)-
An increase in resources of s2,74497o. u
from october 10, 1912, to February 4, is
the story in brief of the progress of the
We rious state banks, under the supervi-
sion of the state banking department, ac-
cording to a financial statement issued
TO-DAY by Superintendent of Banks Alex
e. Walker
superintendent Walkers statement
shows that the total resources of the 25o
state banks at the close Of business Feb
ruary last were s7i,476,O6l SO, as against
s6S, 73l, ,09l. Al at the close of business oc-
tober Is, 1912.
The condition of 250 banks is contained
in the statement of the banking depart
ment, including all the state banks except
one, whose report was lost in the mail.
The resources of this bank are approx
imately s125,0o0, which will run the in
crease in resources for the entire state
up TO about 100000.
The increase in resources on February
over March 20, 1912, was 81, 204, 1864. the
total resources at that time being $64, H.
Cos .19.
A condensed statement of the condi-
tion of the state banks of Alabama at
the close of business February shows
inc oreases over October 10, 1912. as follows:
Loans and discounts, about $4,000; cash
and sight exchange. about N,e00000; de-
posits, about s6,000,000; capital, s399 290;
surplus, s473.4i5.95.
The banks show that they have less
money borrowed to the extent of approx
imately $4325,0oo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
GENERAL Jones
AND ARMY REST
IN Wilmington
Speak for "The Cause" at
Vaudeville - DissensiOn
i'm Ranks Over Eng
lish Situation

Wilmington, Del, February H. -'Seh'
Rosalie q. Jones and her band OF sur
fragettes held full sway in Wilmington To-
day and tonight. The chief feature TINS
evening was the appearance of several Oh
the leaders at a local vaudeville thea'ie'
where they spoke between the acts. Linen
addresses, which did not exceed nVe iiiiA-
utes each, were on the general supJecl VI
wcmans suffrage, and were repetitioh
Of what had been said at street meet
ngs earlier in the day.
The band will leave Wilmington at
a. M tomorrow. The first stop Will DC
at Newport, Dell where Mrs. John a.
Cranston, president of the Delaware
Women's Suffrage association, will enter
tain the party at luncheon. The next
stop will be at Newark, Del, nine miles
further on, where the 200 students oil Del
aware college are expected to escort the
suffragettes through that town with tne
college brass band. The party VIII speho
tomorrow night at Elkton Md, six miles
below Newark and IS miles from Winning
ton.
A wide difference of opinion IN the
ranks of the ''army" manifested itset To-
dav when they hearu OF the pio"'ns "
of Lloyd Georges country home and that
English officials attributed 1t to sut-
fragists or their male sympathizers. Miss
Elizabeth Freeman, who has served an
apprenticeship for the cause in Eng
land, where she was twice arrested, de-
clared that nothing could have peeh
finer" Miss Morgan of New York also
expressed sympathy with the English
view, but Miss Elizabeth Aldrich, who is
r said 81 would rather
hear that women would never have a
right to vote than hear of the perpetra-
ton of a crime like that of this morn
ing !"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
D0THAN WILL MAKE:
F|GH! ON THE Fly

Dcthan, February 9.-(Special)-Dothan
is preparing to wage war on the fly. The
fight will not be on the order of one
day clean up. Plans for a thorough
scientific and continuous campaign. which
will begin at the close of the present
month and last entirely through fly sea.
son" are being made. The latest and most
nlpr owed methods of exterminating the
fly and educating the people to the I'M
portance of the work will be employed.
In addition to the local authorities, men
of state and national note will lend their
assistance to the campaign. Among the
prominent men who will come here TO de-
liver lectures and assist in the fight are
DR. Oscar Dowling of Shreveport, state
health officer of Louisiana. and Richard
r. Watrous of Washington, ID. c., secre-
tarv of the American Civic association. Ii
is also hoped to enlist the aid of the
state health authorities. These lectures
will be illustrated with stereopticon slides
and the famous 'Pesky Fly" moving pic
ture film has been secured and will be
used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
STEEL ACTIVITY
CONTINUES GREAT
Orders for Delivery Are
Undiminished
WEAKNESS IN COKE
Pig Iron Shipments Continue Heavy.
Pig Iron Shipments Continue Heavy.
Soft Spots in Market-Tennessee
Company Iron Is Very
Irregular

Cleveland. February 19.-(speeial)-
The Iron Trade Review tomorrow will
lsay:
Great activity in the steel industry
continues throughout the country in
spite OF a slight Improvement in de-
llveries of finished materials in the
east and some weakness in pig iron
scrap and coke which has continued
for several weeks without causing de-
preston in other lines
Railroads are extremely busy and
show no indication of changing their
policy of active buying for equipment
and Improvements. Large appropria-
tions for improvements are still being
made by subsidiaries of the United
States Steel corporation. The American
Sheet and Tin Plate company will eS-
pend about $500,000 in increasing its
capacity for high grade sheets and spe-
cialties at Farrell, Pa. The American
Steel and Wire company will enlarge
at the Cuyahoga plant, Cleveland, where
about S600,0 will be expended in in
stalling new mills.
The Carnegie Steel company has taken
the order for the steel material for 1900
cars to be built by the Norfolk and
Western and its own shops at Roanoke.
From 10000 10 10000 tons of steel
win be required. Heavy buying of street
ana interburban rails has appeared at
a somewhat earlier date than usual.
The standard rail bookings of the Steel
corporation during the week totaled
$4,000 tons, the largest order being
5000 tons for the Chicago and Eastern
Illinois. The Boston and Maine has re
vived an old inquiry and is expected
to close soon from $500 to 400 cars. The
American Coast Line has placed on or
der for 1000 hoppers and 800 fiat cars
with the Barney & Smith Car Mfg. Co.
Booth & Flynn, Pittsburg, have been
awarded the contract at Newark, N. j.,
for the Passaic valley sewer. which Will
require 1900 tons of plates for riyeted
steel construction.
The Carnegie Steel company has taken
an order for 1900 tons for the new bat
tleship Pennsylvania, which will be built
| by the Newport News Shlpbuilding COM
pany This tonnage of plates is exclusive
of armor plates.
Pig iron shipments continue heavy, and
there is no evidence of decrease OF belt,
but soft spots in the market continue to
develop the buying of resale iron at SIS
Birmingham for No. ., has had de-
pressing effect on the southern market.
ana quotations on Alabama and Tennes-
see irons are showing considerable ir-
regularity. Cleveland iron shipped to out
side of the city has recently been dis
posed of at very low prices.
Weakness in coke has continued, but
there is now some indications of improve
ment in demand. 1t is understood that
some furnace coke has been sold as low
as $225 during the past week. There is
at present a widespread difference be-
tween furnace and foundry grades, prices
of the latter being well maintained at $3.50
to 81
The old material market is showing in
creased activity In the Cleveland district
but in other sections of the country there
is no improvement, and in the Philadel-
phia district there have been further de-
clines in prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Try This Hone.Mnde
Cough Remedy
Costs Little, Hut Does the Work
Quickly, or Money Refunded.

Mix one pint of granulated sugar with
1a pint OF warm water, and stir for 2
minutes. Put 2 y ounces of Pinex fifty
cents WORTH in a pint bottle; then add
Ae Sugar Syrup. Take teaspoonful
every one, two or three hours.
You will find that this simple rem.
edy takes hold of cough more quickly
than anything else you ever used. Us,i-
ally ends deep seated cough inside
of "a hours. Splendid, too, for whoop-
ing cough, Group, chest pains, bronchi-
tis and other throat troubles. 1t stim-
ulates the appetite and is slightly lax
ative, which helps end a cough.
This recipe makes more and better
cough syrup than you could buy ready
made for $3.50. 1t keeps perfectly and
tastes pleasantly.
Pinex is the most valuable concen.
trated compound of Norway white pine
extract, and is rich in guaiacol and all
the natural pine elements which are SO
healing to the membranes. Other prep
arations will not work in this formula.
This plan of making cough syrup with
Pinex and sugar syrup Tor strained
honey has proven so popular through.
out. the United States and Canada that
it is often initiated. But the old. sue.
cessful formula has never been eoialed.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction,
or. npney promptly refunded, goes with
this recipe. Your druggist has Pinex or
will get it for You. If not. send to The
Pinex Co., TT. Wayne. Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
COOLER BLOWS OUT
At HATTIE FURNACE
One Piece Hurled With Ter
rifle Force Through
Building

Sheffield, February s-(SpeeiaL)-An
explosion that came near being quite
serious took plate at Hattie furnace. A
cylinder cooler was blown out, por-
tion striking negro named Will Wis
dom in the back of the head. killing him
instantly. One piece was hurled with ter
rife force, passing through the office
building, into an adjoining room. No one
was in the office at the time.
The Rev. L. E. Brubaker of the Pres
byterian church has rendered his resig-
nation to the church in Sheffield and
accepted a call to Ensley. Dr. Brubaker
has been pastor of this church for five
years 1t is with much regret that the
church accepted his resignation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
MORTON ON STAND
IN ORE CLAIM CASE

New York, February 19.--Dr VIII
liam J. Morton, an elderly physician of
this city, took the witness stand in his
own defense today in his trial with
Julian Hawthorne, Josiah quincy and
Albert Freeman for alleged fraudulent
use of the mails in promoting Canadian
ore claims Morton said he practised
medicine in Europe. Africa and in this
city for ~ years. His father was the
discoverer of ether, he testified, and
he once commissioned Hawthorne to
write his fathers biography. Haw-
thorne was a classmate at Harvard
university, witness said
A student in geology, he visited the
Temagami district, location of some of
the Hawthorne mines, in 1906. DIR. Nor
ton testified, and subsequently, made
other visits. His examination of the
properties disclosed possibilities that
almost staggered him, he said, and
believing he had come across great
mineral wealth. he purchased SIX
claims Then he returned to New York
and told Hawthorne of his discoveries.
though not informing him at the time
that he had financial interest in the
Temagami district. Some months later
the witness said samples taken from
his, his claims indicated a great yield OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
PAN-AMERICAN UNION
PRAISES WORK OF KNOX

Washington, February 19.-Resolutions
commendatory of the efforts of Secretary
of State Knox, as chairman of the gov
erning board of the Pan-American union
during the last four years, to further am
ity and friendship between the United
States and Latin America, were adopted
unanimously at today's meeting of the
governing board of the Pan-Amercan
union.
In his valedictory 70 the Latin Amer
lean diplomats in Washington, who COM
pose the board, Secretary Knox asserted
that he had tried to leave nothing undone
whereby the United States could testify
Its sincere wish that each and all of the
American commonwealths should go for
ward in the path of national progress and
established well being"
Sometimes l have heard apprehensive
charges he continued, that my coun-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, February 19.-G p. NJ
4 long horseshoe shaped barometric de-
preston overlies the greater portions of
the intermountain plateau and the great
central basin on tonights map, while
areas of high pressure overlie the Rocky
mountain division and the eastern and
western coasts. AS the result of this
pressure distribution, snow and colder
weather has been general over the north
ern plains and the upper Mississippi val
ley due to the passage of the low
over that section followed by the cold
winds from the high"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
EVIDENCE OBTAINED
SHOWING ENORM|TY
OF GRAFT PAYMENTS
District Attorney Whitman
Adds Additional Testi-
m0ny to New Nork
Police Investigation

New York. February 19.-Additional
figures to show the enormous propor-
tions of alleged graft payments to the
police were obtained by District Attor-
ney Whitman today. Twenty saloon
and hotel keepers were questioned and
one, negro, Leroy wilkins later ap-
peared before the grand jury to which
he repeated his statement that he was
assessed from 500 to 500 a month by
the police for protection.
The evidence that the district attor-
ney has been gathering from hotel and
Isaloon keepers in the districts COM
manded by Captain Walsh, whose cor
fession followed that of Policeman
Eugene Fox and led to indictment of
former Inspector, now Captain Sweeney
on graft charges will be laid before
the extraordinary grand jury begin
ming tomorrow. 1t will show, accord
ing to the district attorney, that more
than 500 saloons, hotels, many of which
violated no law, and disorderly resorts
paid regularly every month for freedom
from polce interference. me total rev.
enue from these places is estimated by
the district attorney at about $780,
coo a year from this one inspection dis
trict
Captain Sweeney, who was reduced
from inspector after his idictment Mon
day, was arraigned today and offered,
through his counsel, to plead not guilty
xUfth Ipax IN 1ra afarf1 lat
pleading the court refused to accept
and reset the hearing for Monday.
The Indictment of another police of
ficer who it is alleged acted as a col
ector for Sweeney, is expected to be
returned by the grand jury tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
GOLDSTEIN SAVES NEGRO

Real. live, sure enough melodrama was
enacted Yesterday morning at the Mon
arch livery stable, on First avenue, when
City Detectives Ray and Goldstein COR
nered VIII Brown, a negro, wanted for
grand larceny. The negro was not espe-
cially willing to be arrested and is said
to have attempted to jump from win
dow in the building. 30 feet above the
pavement. Fay was on the sidewalk
Goldstein having pursued Brown TO the
top of the building. Three times he fired
at him low, one of the bullets striking
the negro in the leg Just as he tried to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
HUNTSVILLE SEEKS
AUN|ON STATION
Commission Will Urge N, G.
& st. l.. to Run Trains
Into Southern Depot

Huntsville February 9-(Special) The
first step IN an effort to secure a union
depot for Huntsville was taken by the
city commissioners last night. when they
decided to take up with the Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis railroad the
matter of using the Southern passenger
station for all trains in and out of Hunts
vile. The Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis tracks cross the Southern about
800 yards from the Southern depot, which
has been remodeed and converted into
an up to date station, and as this sta
tion is very much nearer the business
center of the city than is the Nashville.
Chattanooga and ST. Louis station, 1T Is
suggested that both railroads use the
Southern depot for their passenger trains
The city commissioners have hopes that
they may be enabled to bring about this
arrangement without resort to the rail-
road commission.
Mrs. r. l.. Atkins, a Womans Chris
tian Temperance union orator of Nash
vile, came to Huntsville today to deliver
a series of lectures for the local organ
ization She spoke in the lecture room
of the First Methodist church this after
noon and tonight there was union
meeting in lieu Of the weekly prayer
meeting services in the Central Presby-
terian church.
Pear and plum trees have begun to
bud again in this section and the fruit
growers are again fearful that they will
lose their crops
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

Cloudy and unsettled weather prevails
at D. m. over almost the entire coun-
try between the Rockies and the Alle-
ghenies, and rain has already fallen IN
the central and eastern gulf states. In
western portions of the cotton belt the
weather is cloudy along the coast, but
fair and colder in the interior.
Pressures will probably continue to fall
in this section Thursday, causing gem
orally cloudy and unsettled weather for
the next "a hours. Temperatures will
fall slowly Thursday and probably Fri
day. Friday viii probably be fair.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
February 10, 1919:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

jump from the window. Quick as a cat
Goldstein grabbed the falling man and
held him suspended IN the air. far above
the pavement. However. Brown was a
very large negro and It taxed every ounce
Of the detectives strength TO keep MIN
from falling To an almost certain death
crowd soon congregated on the street
below and some one hurried to Gold
STEMS assistance. Brown was taken to
the city jail charged with grand lar
ceny. 1t is alleged that he stole a push
cart and case of eggs from Yeild-
ing Bros. store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
NORMAL TO OBSERVE
TEMPERANCE DAY
Special Programme Arranged for Fri
day at Florence-Speakers for
Debate Selected

Florence, February 19.-(Special lin ac-
cordance with the proclamation made by
the state superintendent of education
next Friday, the 21st inst, will be OBJ
served as temperance day throughc'rtssshe
state. The state normal coll will have
special programme and following the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
CATHOLIC PRIEST
KILLED BY MISTAKE

Muelheim- Am Rhur, Germany. Feb
ruery ia visiting Catholic clergy
man named Wengeler was shot and
killed by Polish workman today in
the confessional of St. Engelbert' S
church here. The murderer, who had
asked to confess to the priest, was
arrested He declared he had intended
to kill the regular priest of the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Weather Forecast

Washington, February 19.-Forecast for
Alabama: Local rains Thursday; Friday
unsettled and colder.
Georgia; Rain Thursday; Friday un-
settled.
Mississippi: Local rains and colder
Thursday; Friday unsettled.
Tennessee: Cloudy and colder Thursday;
probably rain Thursday night or Fri
day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
HASKELL SUCCEEDS
BARBOUR THOMPSON

Atlanta, February Isl. c. Haskell.
for the last 10 years manager of the
Southeastern Demurrage bureau here.
this afternoon was elected president of
the Atlanta Compress company. TO sue
ceed the late j. S. Barbour Thompson.
for many years prominently connected
with southern railways. The selection
took place at meeting of the board of
directors of the compress company here.
The Atlantic Compress company. owned
by several railroads, has offices in many
southern cities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Letter Brings Big Sum

London, February ia letter
written by George Washington at
Mount Vernon on February 4, 1889. and
referring to the election of the repre-
sentatives of the first United States
Congress was sold at auction here to-
day for S1250. 1t was purchased by an
English private collector.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
N OF Ensley

The Colonial reception to be given
tonight at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Billings, 22o1 Park avenue,
viii be one of the most elaborate en-
tertainments given by the Builders
Bend of the Baptist church. The fol-
lowing programme has been arranged
Piano solo. Hungarian Dance, Mss
Nina Randall.
Reading. THE Bill from the Mil
liner Mrs. Keith.
Vocal solo. THE Petals of the Plum
Tree, Mrs. G. d. Randle.'
Violin solo. "Cavatina' Miss Evelyn
Dasher; accompanist, Mrs. Boterweg.
Vocal solo, Loves Old Sweet Song"
f. ID. Fuller
PART H.
Vocal solo, There Let Me Rest Mrs.
j. AIoog; violin obligato Miss Dasher.
Reading, Her First Visit to the
Butchers" Mrs. Keith
Vocal solo, selected. Idris Thomas.
Piano solo, "rraumerie," DIR. E. G..
Noble.
The body of Ed Moore, a negro, was
found lodged against the dam in VIII
lage Creek, near No. mine, in Ems
ley, yesterday morning Moore was for
merly a laborer at the Semet- -Solvay
by-product plant. lie had been missing
from his home for about two weeks, 1t
is said. The body shows evidence OF
having been in the water for some
time. Coroner Spain viewed the body
and made an investigation. after which
he issued certificate of death by
drowning.
Dr. and Mrs. ii. A. REVERE of Wy
lam will entertain at coloqial tea
Friday evening at their residence,
Fortysecond street and Eighth aye
nue.. The tea will be given under the
auspices of the Young Peoples Auxil-
iary and the public is invited
The meeting of the Cosmos club to-
morrow afternoon will be held at the
residence of Mrs. j. NJ Martin at the
usual hour. 81
The programme committee of the
Cosmos club was entertained Tues
day afternoon by Mrs. Goldsmith at
her home on Ensley Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
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DISASTROUS FIRE IN
WINSTON-SALEM

Winston Salem, n. c., February IA
Fire which early. today DESTROYED a
warehouse of Brown. Rogers & Co., and
the store of Frank Brown & Sons
caused a loss estimated al 100000 with
$4,000 insurance. The cause of the
blaze is not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Snow in California

Los Angeles, February 19.-Snow fell in
Los Angeles today for the first time in
many years. only a trace was recorded
at the weather bureau. where the state
ment was made that the snow was the
result of purely local conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

try is asserting and abusing a claim OF
pr,macy in our western councils and ar
rogating to itself some underlined die
tatorial prerogative to the end of ulti-
mate absorption of its neighbors. 1t has
been the constant effort of the President
and his constitutional advisers to correct
any such malevolent impressions. Time
and again have we demonstrated that il
it has been given to us to exert influence
upon our congeners of Pan-America IT
has ever been our steadfast purpose to
use that influence rightfully and benigny
in the direction of the independence. the
stability and the prosperity of all of our
countries"
Ambassador Da Cana OF Brazil, rank
ing Latin American representative, re-
piled, declaring that his constant good Will
and courtesy made them sorry to lose
Secretary Knox as their chairman. lie
then offered a resolution, which was
unanimously adopted, expressing highest
personal regard and admiration" for MIR.
Knox.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

exercises DR.. Abercrombie will deliver
an address on the Life and Character
of Washington" as the anniversary of
Washington's birth is the day follow
ing.
A preliminary debate was held at the
college to determine the contestants who
will participate in the coming debate be-
tween the state normal and the Jack
sonville normal. The honors were hotly
contested and finally resulted in the Sc
lection of Lucien Jones from the La
Fayette society and l.. L. James from
the Dialectical society, with Wallace Por-
ter as alternate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
EVENTS Of TODAY

The Young Women's Christian as
soeiation workers will resume cam
paign They will gather at the lunch
con at the cid Berney bank building
All persons connected with the Met
lropolilan Life Insurance company in
Alabama will meet this afternoon
There will be a banquet at the Country
club beginning at o'clockA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20
Al the Theatres

Bijou--@The Rosary" $50 and $3.50
y. IN.
Majestic Max Bloom in THE sunny
Side of Broadway" 2.15, 1880 and 3
o'clock .. IN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-20

.FLORIDA SPECIAL.
LEAVES BIDS y. NJ. VIA
SOUTHERN RAILWAY