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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
He Died

From the Popular Magazine.
Jake Tannonbanm. who owns a big the
atre in Mobile goes to New York two
or three times year and there meets
lot of his friends. One morning, before
he had left his hotel for a stroll oil
Br oadway. a press agent who had me-
him in Mobile rushed in and engineered
swift touch.
Mr. Tannenbaum," he said breathless-
ly. .Ive got to have $50, It's a matter
of life and death. Lend me that twenty
will you?"
That's all very WE'LL. replied Tannen-
baum, 'but when do l get it back?'
"Ill give it back to you at o'clock
this afternoon the press agent reassured
him.
''But will you?"
"Mr. Tannenbaum, I'll give it to you at
that time II I'm alive
The theatre owner handed out the
money.
At 2:30 that afternoon Jake walked
down Broadway displaying on his coat
sleeve a tremendous band of crepe. There
were tears in his eyes, and if Niobe had
been living he would have made her grief
look like fit of laughing Mysteries.
Its sad thing" he lamented. I'm all
broken up. A young friend of mine a
press agent whom knew well in Mobile
died some time before 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
HARRY COFFIN TO CONFER
WITH LEVERING TOMORROW

organization COMMITTEES; Attorney Edwin
c. Rich and c. Y. Earnest, secretary of
the committee, will be the Baltimore
financers who will be here tomorrow for
the conference with Mr. Coffin and fIr.
Bradley, and who may attend the hear
ing when it is resumed. which will prob
ably be tomorrow afternoon or Tuesday.
1t Is generally understood. although Judge
Grubb has issued no order to this ef-
feet. that the plan of sale will be re-
fused unless the committee agrees to
the modification mentioned.
Word from Baltimore states that the
reorganization committee expects to have
the reorganized company launched with
in the next 60 days. Whether or not this
means. that they will accept the modi-
fication Is unknown. Baltimore dis
patches state that Mr.. Coffin will prob
ably be asked to head the new cem-
pany temporarily and that Joshua H.
Gordon of Baltimore, Hennen Jennings
and II. C. Perkins of Washington, ID.
c., probably will be members of the
board of directors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

Trustee Harry Coffin of the bankrupt
Alabama Consolidated company; his at
torney, Lee c. Bradley, and members
of the reorganization committee Of the
company from Baltimore, will hold a
conference in Birmingham tomorrow.
After the conference Judge William l..
Grubb of the United States court will
be informed as to what is the position
of the reorganization committee on the
modification of the plan of sale sub
mitted by Mr.. Coffin on an offer made
by the committee and the hearing on the
confirmation or refusal of the sale will
probably be resumed. The hearing is
now in recess, pending a statement from
Judge Grubb that he would not confirm
the plan of sale unless certain modiflca-
tions were made by which preferred
stockholders who have not yet ente: ed
the reorganization scheme be given
reasonable time to do so.
Joshua Levering. chairman of the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

A storm and sanitary sewer to cost
S16S 600 has been authorized by the city
to be constructed in the immediate neigh
borhood of Avenue III and Thirteenth
street. That this sewer is the most inn
portant safeguard to the public health
that could at this time be authorized is
the general opinion at the city hall. The
underground pipe will be about one mile
long, while the connections Herewith will
be about three miles long. The sewer is
to connect with the turnk line that Is
located north Of Sixth avenue and will be
built under the railroad tracks near the
Standard Oil company.
The citizens of the Southside have been
wanting the protection against insanitary
conditions for some time and the an
nourcement of this work will be of great
interest to them as well as others. The
commissioners have realized the need
of the new work some time and its au-
thcrization brings decided relief to
them as we'll as to others.
The construction of the sewer will start
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
A Record in Train Handling

The Southern railway at the time OF
the Inauguration of President Wilson
made a new record in the matter OF
train handling. More than 25,0o0 persons
returning to various parts in the south
departed from the big union station in
Washington without a hitch or accident.
More than 30 Southern railway trains
were sent out without delay notwith-
standing the crush in and around the
station. Trains over the Southern moved
every few minutes during the night fol-
lowing the Inauguration and we'll into the
morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

tempt proceedings shall be brought in the
Standard Oil, and American Tobacco
cases; to determine If there are grounds
| for asking the courts for the dissolution
of the United Fruit company, and the
American Smelling and Refining COM
pany "copper", both of which are under
| Investigation at the Department of JUS
tice. In addition, 10 confer with the ju-
dietary committees of the House and
| Senate, looking to supporting laws to the
| Sherman antitrust act, and the possi-
| bility CT a new suit against the Beef
| trust. And last, but not least, to solve
/ the problem OF obtaining competent and
able men TO assist him as district attor-
neys, and other officers under his depart
ment. Mr.. McReynolds has a big field
in which to distinguish himself, and he
| presents the appearance of a man who
knows how to give the maximum service
| to the country that could be expected
frcm his office.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
David II. Houston, the new Secretary
of Agriculture, is from Missouri, and
was president of the Washington univer-
sity in st. Louis. The administrations
attaches a great deal of Importance to
the problems of improving the methods
of agriculture. Already much has been
done, and is still being done to increase
the productivity of the soil, the necessi-
ty for which becomes more and more
apparent every day by the constantly in
creasng prices of food stuffs, which
boosts the already burdensome cost of
living. President Wilson declared in HE
inaugural address that it was his desire
to carry science direct to the farm
Mr.. Houston in his efforts to work out
these policies, will Ind it necessary to
bring about lnuch-needed reorganiza-
II tiph
has been to big extent discredited in
recent years by various scandals There
has been vast expenditures of the gov
ernment's money, for which little return
has been given, and q considerable
amount Of charlatanry has been mixed
in with the really effective aid that has
been extended to agricultural industry.
Nevertheless the agricultural depart
nent has done some good work, and if
the farming interests of the country will
cooperate with the department during
the administration of Secretary Houston,
it may reasonably be expected that the
industry-which takes rank as the most
important to the welfare of the nation
will gain great impetus in the next four
years, and nothing else can add more to
the prosperity of the country.
Mr.. Houston has assumed his duties
with an earnestness of purpose that
promises great development in the aid
the department expects to give the Amer
| lean farmer.
Secretary of Commerce Redfield
| Secretary Redfield is the only member
| of the cabinet with whiskers. They are
peculiarly Redfield whiszers, and the
Secretary is as proud of them as he is
of his cabinet job. He halls from Brook
lyn. is little over so years of age, and
| is a successful manufacturer. Mr.. Red
| field is considered an authority of the
; tariff and though for long time man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
Few Can

From Puck.
Wilis-''Wonderful memory Bump
has
Gillis-"Indeed?'
Willis--''Yes. You could go to him
right now and he could tell you just
where he put his lawn mower, flannel
trousers and screen DOORS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30

aeer of an iron works in South Brook
lyn which he completely rebuilt. max
ing it one of the models of the country,
he nevertheless has always stood for a
reduction of the tariff on iron and steel
products, declaring that this country can
successfully compete with foreign coun-
tries without the protection of tariff
wall
His experience in the business world
has especially fitted Secretary Redfield
for his position. He Is charged with the
work of promoting the commerce of the
United States and its mining, manufac-
turing, shipping fishery, transportation
and kindred interests. The most delicate
question with which he will have to deal
comes with the supervision of the Alas
kan fur-seal. salmon and other fisheries.
The census bureau also comes under the
supervision of Secretary Redfeld, and
the publication of all statistics regard
ing the commerce of not only the United
states, but of foreign countries
Secretary of Labor Wilson
The new Secretary of the new depart
ment of labor William b. Wilson, was
born in Scotland. His department was
created by an act of Congress in the clos
ing hours of the Taft admipistration. and
in the hurry Congress made no appropria-
tions for office, so the new Secretary
is a Cabinet officer without a home"
until Congress makes the necessary pro-
visions for one. However, formerly the
department of labor was a part of the
duties of the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor the position being dual one, and
Secretary Wilson will find plenty to do
until opportunity is given him to broaden
and extend the services of his department
| Secretary Wilson is a miner by profess
sion, and is a member of the Miners
uncn, and his first election to Congress
seven years ago was largely brought
about by his strength with the mining
| vote. Like Secretary Lane, who was also
born on foreign soil, he is ineligible for
the presidency.
| One of his chief duties will be the ac-
q,iring and diffusing among the people
of the United States useful information
on subjects connected with labor, and
especially with labor's relations to cap1-
| tai. This is one of the many great prob
lens of the republic and upon the cor
| rect solution of which much depends, and
the new Secretary has ample opportunity
| of becoming great factor in the indus
trial life of the nation. The final division
| of the duties of the two departments have
not yet been determined. and when done
it may be also that the Secretary of La
Dor will have the duty of supervising the
immigration of aliens, and the enforce
ment of the immigration laws. which
more or. less bear upon the labor condi-
| tons of the country.
Secretary of the Interior Lane
| Franklin X Lane, the new Secretary
| of the Interior, did not know until the
Friday night preceding the Inauguration
that he was to be in the Wilson cabinet
He had been working for the appointment
of James d. Phelan of San Francisco for
| the position and was surprised when the
portfolio was offered to him instead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
His Disability

From the New York Star
Professional Beggar Gin Hardups Of
flce)-"I've been out of work for over
year, mister. and ain't got tn price
of a nights lodgin. Can yer do any
thing to help me out?'
Hardup (sardonically)-"rd like to, but
spraned my foot on a, collector yes
terday,'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
STORM AND SANITARY SEWER
TO BE BUILT ON SOUTHSIDE

at once and will be completed before the
summer stason starts in full.
Taken by and large the city officials
believe this work to be easily the most
important piece of construction that has
been planned by the city for many
months
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
ERAN ANf<LtN LANE OF
CALIFORNIA SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR


looking toward the ultimate freedom oi
| the people of those islands.
Mr.. Garrison left the bench in New
Jersey TO become the Secretary of War,
and is close friend and in the confidence
| of the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-30
Secretary of the Interior Lane

Franklin X. Lane, the new Secretary
of the Interior, did not know until the
Friday night preceding the Inauguration
that he was to be in the Wilson cabinet
He had been working for the appointment
of James d. Phelan of San Francisco for
the position, and was surprised when the
portfolio was offered to him instead.
Mr. Lane is an ex-newspaper man.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
TndEsREPUB1lCAN MARsHAILTowN IOWA: OCTOBER

he asked her IL she would give him
some change in he overdrew the check.
She asked him how much he wanted.
and hs replied $t1. She told him she
did not have that much in the till. % he
wrote tho check for $N on the State
Bank of this city. and went on VITA the
Jewelry. When Miss Breeding told her
father Of the transaction, he 'phoned
the cashier Of the bank. and learned
that no such man was doing business
with the bank. Then the sheriff was
notified. and started out to hun: he
man.
Sheriff Russell watched all the out
going trains and caught two men
boarding the blind baggage. Neither
one was his man, but strangely
enough. they had with them q fur robe
and fur coat stolen from q buggy here.
They confessed and are in Jail at pres
ent.
Yesterday morning the sheriff ar
rested another suspicious looking
character, and while he was not the de-
sired man, he believes he Is a horse
thief wanted by the Sheriff of Jsffer-
son. Fifty dollars reward had been Of
fered for his arrest. The sheriff is on
his way here to seek his Identification.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
PROTECT AGAINST ALCOHOL.
Suggested That Next Legislature 81
Asked to Restrict Sale Of "Poison."

Suggested That Next Legislature Be
Asked to Restrict Sale Of "Poison."
Special to Times-Republican.
Des Moines Oct. 3o.-The growing
list of terrible casualties resulting
from the use of so-called wood alco-
hol" or "methyl alcohol" is responsible
for suggestion that the next Iowa
legislature be asked to forbid the sale
of the stuff in this state unless labeled
poison" and that 1t be treated as one
OF the poisonous substances which can
only be sold when the name of the pur-
chaser is registered and his purpose is
disclosed Another suggestion is that
the use of the word alcohol" in con-
nection with the substance be forbid
den, and that it be given some proper
chemical name.
In New York. a committee on blind
ness made an exhaustive investigation
and found that a great many cases OF
blindness have been caused by the use
of the methyl alcohol. This blindness
Is sometimes caused by inhaling the
fumes and sometimes by having taken
the liquor internally. A number Of
men have been killed by inhaling fumes
of n1ethyl alcohol while engaged in
vanishing where the stuff is used as
dryer.
The state pharmacy board finds that
wood or methyl alcohol is being used
IN many ways dangerous to the health
and life. If its use continues there is
sure to be legislation to restrict 1t. At
present it can not be used in Iowa in
any way for internal or external meli-
cine.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
Southern Io1ua Items

, Mercy hospital. and the doctors hone
to save the foot
Abba.
Ed Walsh is laid UP with an injured
hand caused by pushing his fingers too
far into the bread moulder.at the kre.
sor bakery last Friday The machinery
is run by electricity and in feeding the
moulder the work Is done by one man.
AS soon as the fingers were caught
Frank Duggatt who was standing by.
shut off the electricity and backed up
the machine. The hand was badly
lacerated up to the first knuckles, but
no bones were broken. Ed will be laid
off for awhile but Will no doubt watch
his kneading to perfection in the flu
ture.
Newton.
Some time Sunday night or early
Monday morning the ". c. Bergman
residence on East Main street was en-
tered and plundered, several articles OF
jeWelry being taken and everything in
the house thrown about in confusion.
The Bergmans left town Saturday ev-
ening and were gone until Monday
evening. The burglar or burglars did
their work some time Sunday night.
cSSdhSC marry bergman was IN lne
house about O'clock Sunday afternoon
and found everything alright. Several
burned matches and a used candle
showed that the burglary had been
committed at night 1t is not known
how the entrance was made, as all OF
the doors and windows were locked
Davenport.
Harry Ashworth. a laborer aged Al
years was instantly killed at S:55
O'Clock Saturday evening. in the West
Davenport railroad yards. when he
| jumped off a Milwaukee freight train
coming from the southwest, stepping
directly in front Of a Rock Island
switch engine. Both legs were sever
ed Just below the trunk and literally
mashed to a pulp, his left arm was
also completely crushed and he was
bruised about the fact and chest. Dur
ing the summer Ashworth worked for
Daniel Rempp. farmer on Davenport
rural route No. 6, and that lately he
had been engaged in working by the
day for various people at Nahant. He
had resided in Nahant and vicinity for
about twenty years.
| Woodhine.
Two or three years ago John Topper
turned loose a pair Of pheasants. fur
nished by the state. They have been
given quite free range, taking to the
! timber and rearing their young, but
quite frequently they come up about
the house and feed yards. in fact they
| are quite tame. This fall there are
| probably about two hundred Of the
birds about the place. They are get
! ting thick enough that hunters might
be tempted to drop one occasionally
but this is risky business. The state
imposes fine Of 800 for every pleas
ant killed by sportsmen. Upper says
| he and the neighbors will put up mo
/! hunting signs" and VII! do all possi-
BILE to protect these birds, even to pros
| ecuting anyone guilty Of shooting
them. At the rate these pheasants
seem to be multiplying 1t will not take
long to have them all over Biglers
Grove.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
INTERURBAN IS ASSURED
Cedar Rapids eoostsrs Subscribe $780,.
600 In Stock Of Proposed Cedar VAL
10y llne-cedar Rapids to Get Long.
Sought Electric Line Connection
With Waterloo
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Tines-Republican.
Cedar Rapids, Oct. 30.-That this city
will. within twelve months. have an
other interurban system, was definite
~ determined yesterday when it was
announced that the 100000 stock sub
scriptions for the line between Water
loo and Cedar Rapids (the Cedar VAL
ley line) has been completed Presi-
dent Cass, Of the involved railway.
Immediately announced that grading
would begin at once between Center
Point and Cedar Rapids. and that he
expected to have cars running within
one year.
Cedar Rapids has been trying to get
the 1nterurban connection with Water
loo for three years. When Cass finally
decided to build to LaPorte, Brandon
and Crbana, the boosters Of Cedar
Rapids determined to make a final
effort to secure the road at once 1t
Was decided to ask the people to vote
tax Of s2C0,oe0 but that proposition
was overwhelmingly defeated. The
only recourse was 10 sell stock in the
road to the amount Of 100000. That
apount was sold after a two-months
campaign
The coming OF this new interurban
also means that Cedar Rapids is to
have an ilterurban terminal. It will
be built by the Dows- Smith interests,
which own many power plants thruout
central Iowa. The Dows- Smith after
ests were liberal buyers of Cedar VAL
lev interurban stock
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
NJ. D. A. INSURGENTS WANT Off.
GERS ousrED AND ACCOUNT.
ING ORDERED.
SECOND SUIT STARTED
IN LINN COUNTY COURT
Previous Convention Of Insurgents Re-.
suited In Filing Of Suit Which Was
Later NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. lnsuro.
ents Split and Many Rejoin Ranks Of
Regulars.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Rapids. Oct. Systematically
grilling the present management Of the
Modern Brotherhood of America, sew
enty-five insurgents who are opposed
to the present head officers, met here
yesterday and demanded an accounting
Of the books and the ousting Of all the
old officers.
vention. included members of the or
der from Iowa, Minnesota. the Da-
kotas, Missouri and other central west.
ern states.
Second Insursent Convention.
This insurgent convention is the
second which has been held in this
city within the last year. Following
the first convention which was called
to protest against raises in rates and
alleged extravaganza in the manage
ment OF the order, 1t was charged that
some Of the then leading insurgents
went over to the regulars. Suit had
been brought in district court at Clin-
ton to annul the higher rates. but a
settlement was effected. and the suit
withdrawn. Numerous insurgents were
not satisfied with the compromise. and
have started another suit in Linn
county.
Mako Sensational Charges.
Yesterdays meeting was featured by
sensational charges against "insur-
gent traitors" and with u demand
that the order be purified by the GUST
ing of alleged incompetent or dishon-
est officials.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30
ISAAC L. HART DEAD.
Founder Of Eldora Herald Passes
Away In Minnesota.

Special to Times Republican.
Iowa Falls, Oct. 30.-Isaac L. Hart.
whose death occurred at Pipestone,
Mimi. last week, was one Of Iowa's
earliest pioneers in newspaper work,
for away hack in 1870, he founded the
Eldora Herald in this county Mr.. Hart
was engaged in the newspaper and
printing business since his youth, en-
tertng one of the newspapers Offices in
Chicago in 1850, being at that time ten
years old. He was born in New York
City in 1s43. For two years he served
faithfully in the civil war and was with
Grant at Vickshurg. Nine years after
establishing the Eldora Herald which is
now published by H. F. Moffatt, Mr..
Hart went to Pipestone where he
founded the Star and was one Of the
few surviving pioneer newspapermen
of southwestern Minnesota. Mr.. Hart
wa,s prominent Mason and was at one
time grand high priest OF the Grand
chapter Of Minnesota
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-10-30

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