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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

lawmakers would convene for the pur
pose of enaeting the fee system amend
ment that was recently voted upon,' said
Mr.. Mcdonald. However, that is a local
question, and l seriously doubt whether
that alone would be of sufficient impor-
tance to persuade the governor to call
an extra session. If there are other ques-
tions, and am told there are many, then
the governor should be familiar with
them to such an extent that he would
know whether to call the lawmakers. 1
am perfectly willing to offer myself as
sacrifice and spend a few days in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
L0v6mdn d 5i;jiii an Joseph. .;SLiOiiicb
Certificates for Etowah students

Montgomery iftby so doing | will render
any service whatever to Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
M'DONALD LEAVES
IT UP TO GOVERNOR

II Governor Emmett O'Neal wants an
extra session then 7. O. Mcdonald Of the
Jefferson county delegation also wants it.
That is the answer MIR. Mcdonald gave
to a question yesterday as to his posi-
ton.
He said that the lawmakers that spent
so many days in Montgomery during
the regualr session was too busy to study
about what is needed all over the state.
hut that a governor was in Montgomery
whose wisdom the people relied upon. So
il was for the governor to say what was
needed and then call on the legislators
,,,estions as may be sent up.
4 would be very glad indeed, II the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
100000 WILL Be
SPENT BY SLOSS CO.
FORIMPROVEMENTS
Col. J. C. Maben Makes An
n0uncement on Return
from New York
COKE OVENS HERE
WILL BE ABANDONED
$500, 900 Will Be Spent Here for the
Opening Up of Second Avenue.
$500, 900 Will Be Spent on Inn
provements Elsewhere

Upon his return from New York,
Col. ]. c. Maben. president OF the
Sloss- Sheffield steel and Iron com
ipany., announced that 100000 on In
provements was to be spent this year.
although conditions were not reassur-
/ ing for improvements.
OF that giant appropriation for the
sIoss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company,
ever 100000 will be spent as re-
suit of the city's action in ordering
Second avenue opened through the
Stag pile which question. was recently
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
Q. & c. OFFICIAL HERE.
ON INSPECTION TRIP
w. S. Andrews, General Su-
perintendent of Transpor-
tation, Visits the City


W. S. Andrews. general superintendent
of transportation for the Queen and
Crescent route, was in Birmingham yes
terday engaged on a routine trip of in
spection. He looked over the plans for
the new freight house addition and con-
ferred with several officials in reference
to the work in this district. Mr.. An
drews paid a short visit to the recently
opened traffic club and was very much
pleased to find such an inviting place
maintained by local railroad and indus
trial men.
Business, he said 'is very good. The
remarkable strawberry crop at Cuba and
elsewhere IN that section of the state is
more than fine this year. We have han
died many cars direct to the northern
markets and the growers are reaping
their usual profitable harvest thereby.
The Queen and Crescent line makes it a
rule to place in service additional ex-
press service for the berry growers along
the line in order that large prices may
be secured by the Alabama growers from
northern markets.
General business Is good and the out
look for the summer Is very satisfactory.
The chances are that a fine fruit crop
will be reaped along the Queen and Cres-
cent lines, as we'll as other we'll known
southern states"
Mr.. Andrews returned to Cincinnati
last night his private car attached to
the New Orleans Limited
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

Montgomery, April Especially )-sup-
erintendent of Education Henry j. Will
lingham has been notified that 81 .certi-
.ficates of graduation from the elemen-
tary schools of Etowah county have been
conferred upon pupils who have COM
pleted the seventh grade. The certificates
of graduation from the seventh grade en-
titles the holders TO enter any high
school in the state, beginning with the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24
No Rubnnic Plague

Colon, April ,23.-There is no bubonic
plague at the Colombian seaport of Santa
Marta. as recently reported. DR.. Darling,
bacteriologist at Ancon. who was sent to
Santa Marta to investigate has returned
here and announces that the town is free
from the plague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

eighth grade. The examinations in Eto-
wah county were conducted by County
Superintendent j. E. Williams. The GER
tificates were conferred upon the sue
cessful applicants at the high school at
Gadsden. and the occasion proved one
of rare interest throughout the entire
county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

If you will but browse
among the books here you will
find:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-24

Really the most complete
book stock in the entire south.
(Main Floor)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
IMMIGRATION BILL VETOED.

President Taft's veto of the immi-
grafton bill makes a curiously close
parallel with the vetoing of similar
measure, sixteen years ago, by Grover
Cleveland. In each case the objection
which the executive head of the fed
eral government found fatal was the
literacy test.
Like Mr.. Cleveland in his day, the
President finds himself unable to ap-
prove or fail to stand stoutly against
q bill which would exclude the sound
est, most industrious and most up
admission to the United States if they
had so lacked early opportunities for
education that they were unable to
read or write. This, in Mr.. Taft's
opinion, is an unjust and unwise dis
elimination based upon a point OF
environment and circumstances
rather than on character or fitness
for a useful life in America
1t is admitted that the bill con-
tanned excellent features, and it was
strongly supported outside of Con
gress as well as in the Senate and the
House. Yet it was condemned be-
cause of its educational requirement
by many of the foremost papers of the
country. and in the great centers O.
population where there is ample OBJ
portunity to judge at first hand the
value of immigrants who may not
have had a chance to learn to reat
or write, public sentiment was gen
orally favorable to the position finall,
taken by the President
Incidentally, his action has prob
ably saved the country from EN-
barrassing complications with foreign
nations which objected strennously t.
the provisions of the proposed Law
for keeping official American inspec
tors on foreign ships, outside of tn
territorial jurisdiction of the Unite,
States. This feature of the bill wa
antagonized in Germany, Italy, Aus
tria-Hungary and the Netherlands
and it was sharply criticized Il
France and Great Britain. Yet tn
bill would undoubtedly have bee
signed if the President had been abb
to shut his eyes to the injustice G
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
A BILL FOR AN ACT.

Providing for the publication,
daily, of the bills introduced in
House and Senate of the General
Assembly of the State of Indiana
and the proceedings resulting from
the deliberations thereupon. Pro-
viding also for the free mailing
each day, of copies of the Legis-
lative Record to all of the news
papers of the state.
Be it enacted by the general as
sembiy of the state of Indiana that:
Each and every bill, resolution or
proposal that is submitted to the
house and senate by the members of
these bodies shall be printed in full
in daily publication to be known as
the Legislative Record of the GEN
eral Assembly of the State of Indiana
That this record also include the
proceedings of both houses of the
general assembly. a syllabus of the
debate on each measure up for con
sideration and complete record oil
the vote on all measures submitted
for the consideration of the members
of these bodies.
That contract for the publication
of the Legislative Record OF tn,
General Assembly of the State of In
diana" shall be awarded to the Lowest
and best bidder 60 days before eacl
session of the legislature by the audi
tor of state.
That it be required of the publishe
that the record of the proceedings o
one day shall be printed and placed
on the desks of the members of tn,
house and senate by nine o'clock 0
tn following morning.
That the publisher be required eacl
day to mail copies of the Legislative
Record of the General Assembly o
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

the State of Indiana to the editor of
every daily and weekly or semi-week-
~ newspaper in the state of Indiana
free of cost TO them.
This bill is a TINES suggestion TO
Lake County representatives.
The daily newspapers of the state
of Indiana have positively no first
hand information of the bills pending
in the legislature, the nature of their
contents, the status of them in their
progress towards enactment and the
vote of their representatives on these
measures.
What information comes to the
daily papers, outside of indianapolis.
is by word of mouth from either leg
islator or lobbyist Jokers creep into
bills that would be discovered were
they to be made public property fol-
lowing their Introduction in either
branch of the legislature
Were the editor OF the average
paper to have copy OF such meas
ures that are receiving the considera-
tion of the legislature placed on his
| desk every morning he could not only
editorialize intelligently on such leg
/ islation as is pending but would also
avoid errors resulting from a lack OF
familiarity with the measures under
consideration.
The cost of such record would he
l " 49,
Legislature closer 10 the people, would
prevent many pernicious pieces OF
| Legislation from being promulgated
and would give the general public an
idea of what is being done at Indi-
annapolis
Under the present system the north
end of the state knows nothing oil
what is going on in the legislature
Excepting what information is gained
from the more or less prejudiced In
Indianapolis papers or what is brought
to light by visitors in the legislative
halls.
measure of great Importance and be-
lieves that the above suggested bill
Tor one containing it's ESSENTIALS should
be passed by the Legislature so that
fthe next session would be a matter OF
record before the people.
The acts of the legislature are now
published but only after they are
passed and then the public at larg,
hoC of n1I F..
, post norton over the remains.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

time would not be very far distant
when the present service would be
entirely inadequate to meet the needs
of the city.
The Hammond business men were
right Today the service of the Ham,
mond, Whiting & East Chicago line is
inadequate The Hammond East Chi
cago line is attempting to serve
thousands of patrons in these two
cities on single track and with a
system of switches.
The cars are packed at the rush
hours and not only are many of the
patrons denied seats but thew are also
denied the right to ride on the cars
because they are too crowded to carry
more people.
Yesterday in binding snow storm
two street cars passed group of
women at the corner OF Holman
street and Conkey avenue without
stopping for the reason that there
was not even standing room on either
car. THE WOMEN HAD WAITED
| IN THE COLD FOR FIFTEEN MIN
| UTES AND THEN WE'RE COM
PEELED TO WALK DOWN TOWN.
The only way for the Hammond,
Whiting & East Chicago line to re-
deem itself in the estimation of the
people of Hammond is for its officials
to Immediately order the double
tracking of the Hammond-East Chi
cago line and install new, clean,
modern cars in the local service.
Mr.. Drum wanted to see the earn
ings; now let him spend the money
here that the business both present
and prospective warrants.
j Such shabby service incidents as i.
described above is all too common.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
Up and Down in
IN d. A N A
Uses cHLonoFoRM TO ron.

J. w. Makers grocery store at Con-
nersyille was robbed by strange
woman at o'clock this morning, after
she had chloroformed Mrs. Maher. who
was alone and in charge The woman
ordered small quantity of sugar.
Her head and face were wrapped and
she complained of a severe toothatche.
Mrs Maher was getting the sugar
when the stranger drew handkerchief
from her jacket and waved it about
Mrs. Maher
SUICIDE PLANNED WITH CARE.
Mrs Mamie yule of Indianapolis pre-
pared herfelf for death by her own
hand somd time Thursday night, when
she carefully arranged q pillow on the
floor in fr9nt of her gast range, covered
herself with a robe and, turning on the
gas in the stove, lay down to await
asphwxiatfon. Her body was found
early Friday morning by neighbors,
who smel1ed the escaping gas and
broke DOWN the doors Of her home at
1902 Brooks side avenue. Mrs. Yule was
30 wears old. She was divorced from
I her husbah nd. William Yule. 1908 Hill
side aven1e, last November. but they
were to de remarked. Coroner Dur
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
A CRACK AT NoN-ADvERr1sER

Our good friend Dr. Wheelock in
his paper dealing with advertising
quacks land all doctors who adver-
tise are quacks in the Doctors estima-
tom is eloquent, interesting. and
possibly a trife sensational. No
doubt there are advertising quacks,
but there are also quacks who do not
advertise, and the latter are by far
the more dangerous as they with
SNUG hypocrisy pretend to be in bust
ness for the good they can do rather
than the money they make. All ad-
vertising doctors may be bad. but IL
has been the observation of the News
that in this locality at least when the
grand Jury gets busy with the humble
disciples of Aesculapius, it usually
throws the hooks into some code
prating Pharisee who simply shud
ders every time he thinks of an ad
vertisement that is not gratuitous.-
| Fort Wayne News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
TRACTION SERVICE.

Some time ago through the instru
mentality of the Hammond Manu-
facturers Association and the Ham,
mond Chamber of Commerce an agi-
tation for improved service in Ham
mond was started.
So skillfulIy was the propaganda
carried on by W. B. Conkey of the
Manufacturer Association that the
street railway officials were forced to
take cognizance of the situation.
A. l.. Drum of the company met
with the members of the civic bodies
demanding the change and declared
that the earnings per car mile did not
warrant any great improvement OF
the service.
He did say, however, that he would
install fifteen minute service. Dur
ing the progress Of the negotiations
the Hammond business men claimed
that Mr.. Drum could not ignore the
prospects of the region and base his
estimates of the needs for additional
service on present performances
alone.
In a sort of a superior way he in
Dictated that the money that is forth
coming to build these extensions mus
be convinced not only that the lin,
WILL pay but also that it is paying
The Hammond manufacturers an.
business men still maintained tina
the prospects for business were sucl
as to warrant the expenditure o
enough money to give Hammond i'm
lproved service and stated that tn
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

enforcing an educational test for ad-
mission to the Nnited States against
men and women who had been de-
prived of opportunities for attending
schools and still might be of the
highest character and obviously USE
full to any country in which they
might live and labor.
An effort will be made to pass the
immigration bill over the Presidents
veto but it is unlikely to succeed. The
case against system which would
make early schooling rather than
health, industry, earning power and
good character the test of fitness for
entering the country is too strong for
its advocates to overcome the opposi-
tion of the President, as we'll as a de-
termined minority in both houses OF
Congress-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
ham began an investigation of the case

ham began an investigation of the case
yesterday.
NEW FACTORY Is ASSURED.
After a campaign of ten days SUBJ
scriptions have been received for the
entire $4,000 worth of stock in the new
furniture factory, which is being or
ganized at Crawfordsville- No SUBJ
scriptions were solicited outside of
Montgomery County. Steps will be
taken at once to incorporate the Craw-
louisville Furniture and Lumber Com
pany which is the name of the new
ganization The men to be named a
directors in the articles of incorpora-
ton are Edward A. Sterzik, DIR. Harry
r. Greene. p. o. Rudy, Howard Smith.
Lawrence e. Devore and r. c. Evans.
LIFE FORECAsT COMES TRUE
Ten years ago Mrs. Walter Ridenou,.
of Wabash, then Miss Emma Prickett.
had her fortune told in Benton Har-
Dor. Mich. 1t was prophesied that
within the next decade she would
marry, have one child, divorce her hus-
band, go insane and then remarry.
During the ten years which have elaps-
ed the woman has wed. has given birth
TO one child. was made the defendant
| in a divorce suit filed two weeks ago
and this afternoon was taken to Jail.
lher mind unsound. Relatives are won
dering If the rest of the prediction will
come true. Worry about the divorce
action is said to have unsettled her
mind.
GIVES ORDER AGAINST MONON.
Upon an order from Judge James p.
Wilson the Monon Railroad was today
restrained from building line of rail-
road across the Bloomington Southern
tracks near Clear Creek. The Bloom
lington Southern, which is spur from
the Illinois Central. is reaching new
and undeveioped stone district and 1T
was alleged in the injunction complaint
| that the Monon is endeavoring to reach
the same lands with g. switch by con-
structing a grade and making crossings
at the Bloomington Southern tracks
without procuring the right to do so.
The injunction hearing was set for
Feb. %.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

When were Clocks Invented for
Measuring Timc7-The earliest known
clock was invented by Henry de Vic,
or De Wyck. a German, in 1879. The
pendulum, as a regulating power in
clocks. was introduced by Huygens,
celebrated Dutch astronomer as late
as 1857.
What was the First Newspaper In
America?-The first newspaper in
America was called Public Occur.
rences," and issued at Boston, in
September, 1880. 1t was so radical
ly democratic and out-spoken that
the magistrates smothered it on the
day Of its birth. The first perma.
nent paper was the Boston News
Letter" issued in April, 1904. The
first daily was the pennsylvania
Packet" by John Dunlap. in 1884.
What IL the Origin Of Lynch Law?
Lynch law is said to derive its name
from John Lynch. farmer. who ex-
ercised it upon the fugitive slaves
in the Dismal Swamp, North Carroll
ma, when they committed outrages
upon persons and property which the
colonial law could not promptly re-
dress.
Who was the Author Of Mother
Goose Rhymes?--The alleged author
was Mrs. Goose, member CT wealthy
Boston family Her daughter mar
ried Thomas Fleet a printer. Mrs.
Goose made her home in the Fleet
household. and upon the arrival Of the
| hrst-born to the house OF Fleet, Mrs.
Goose spent her time singing songs
and ditties to the baby. Fleet pub
lished these in book form under the
title of Mother Goose's Melodies for
Children"
| Who was Mother Ann?-MotheT
Ann was the name given TO Ann Lee
the founder OF the religious sect
known as Shakers" in the United
States. She. with a few followers
settled near Troy, n. Y, in 1776. She
preached against the revolutionary
war, and was for awhile in prison In
the jail at Poughkeepsie, but was re
leased by Governor Clinton
What are Exotic Plants?-Plants
which have been introduced from
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

MIR. Corey admits that the prices
of steel were fixed at the celebrated
dinners given by Judge Gary Well,
what a mercy. Over a good meal
and those were good ones-men grow
mellow and generous. One shudders
to think what prices would have been
ordered by a lot OF directors suffering
the pangs of hunger.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
OH WOMAN WOMAN.

I'VE really had no idea said one
of the Washington mixers. that the
would pay SO much attention to us. =
And when a woman, even though a
suffragette, who has been sounding
the hewgag about this trip until her
lips are sore, looks you squarely in
the face and says this, can you beat
1t or them, do you think?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

MAN. says a French savant, has
six times more lung power than he
needs. But, on the other hand, wom-
an needs all she has to make him
hear when she asks for 80 cents for
a new pair of stockings.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
HOW COMES IT THUS9

A school teacher in the east was
denied years absence from her
work in order that she might raise
her child.
Well. we'll, it seems that there is
one fad that the trustees and school
heads won't stand for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17
p lJTHF,]
{ oEM .. :lp ! AZ
A CYCLE.

CYCLE.
Old men weave memories, sittinE In
OF world grown vain. whose one
time vaunted scars
The soft moss covers, and whose rare
That sold them truth-new, wayward
chafercrs shun.
For strange and impous markets. One
by one.
Dimmed by mn alien flame, the un-
winking stars
That checred their viEfis fade, till
death unbars
To their bruised eyes his kind pavilion.
O glory of tho Young days harbinEer.
Yet. lest our kiudIing pride too mad-
~ burn.
And iusty boast our sicklicr deeds
Mark we the portent. and forbade the
When dnxed and blind we likewise.
In turn
Old men. weave memories, sitting in
the sun.
Pail j. Fisher I'm the Spectator.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

with the rough-house that will ensue
in Gary next fall when the city cleo
ton campaign is on.
OLD PORFy DIAZ. Cipy Castro.
Manuel. Rex, Joe Bailey. and a few
other members of the d. and o. club
should wire sympathies to Brother
Madero
THE PIN EPOCH OF WOMAN.
High school pin
Sorority pin.
His pin
Pin money.
Safety pin.
Clothes pin
ANY one can cut ice in Lake county
these days providing he wants to hire
out to the ice dealers over at Wolf
lake.
THREE hours of picturesque
grandeur" along the Hudson river is
what the New York Central offers to
its passengers Man with pint of
could see the same thing along the
Little Calumet at one-twentieth the
cost.
ALL RIGHT PROVIDED THAT THE
OLD MAN DOESN'T BUT IN.
tFrOm Laury jean Lippes IN tHe LII
cago Tribune.)
! 1t is a sacred moment in which he
| says goodnight if his heart is drawn
| toward her In the least and she re-
| ciprocatss the sentiment. The CLASP
/ OF hands often brings an awakening
| to many a young man that he is in
love If his thoughts are not pushed
rudely into another channel a pro-
posal of marriage frequently occurs
| then and there The girl with Q
/ mafdenly modesty and of reserve
!, charms him. The girl who shows that
she would be too easily won checks
! a proposal. There are no tenderer
| words in the English language than
those of the low spoken Good
| night"
| SEEING what happened to a man in
| East Chicago when he ventured out
with a walk stick hate to think OF
what would result to the fastidious
diner who would demand a fnger-bovl
in an L. C. restaurant
"UNTER ZwEI wAPPEN-' will be
played at the Deutsehen volks the
| atre in Hammond next Monday. Unse,
| Theater Critiker Herr Hennery Cold
bottle wird bel dieser vorstellung
anwessend sein.
/ BET you that the parents of that
T, 100. 100000 baby down at Palm beach
don't feel any better about him than
the newly married couple with a year
ling, whose papa gets but SIS month
WE wish to consign to the cannery
the spaceseeker who tries to impose
upon us by insisting that he saw the
first robin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

THE weather man seems to be de-
cidedly uncertain as to just what he
a thunderstorm or sunstro',e most
any time.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-02-17

FLORIDA maniac insists that he is
W. ]. Bryan. For PHYS sake be caro-
full he doesn't get out Country would
have a fine time with two w. J..
Bryan's wouldn't it.