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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
HOBO CONVENTION
IN MERRY RIOT
How Is Ousted as the Hobo
Leader-Open Air
Meeting

New Orleans, February 1.--James
Eads How of st. Louis, the self-styled
millionaire hobo leader" who first
organized the migratory workers of
the world" and called the first nation
al hobo convention, was repudiated as
leader by the hoboes in convention
here today. How tried to inject social
ism into the proceedings and the "boes''
finally tired of his propaganda and
today the former leader was
"squelched' and cold to get out.
Tired of How and the monotonous
fight between him and President JEFF
ferson Davis over the question of So
cialism, the hoboes broke up the con-
vention of the international Brother
hood Welfare association" threw How
and his principles out and organized
q "hobo mass meeting
How declared he was not socialist
but merely a philosophical anarchist
and tried to tell the delegates that
Jeff Davis was himself a dyed-in- the
wool socialist. The hoboes. however
howled How down and stood by Da-
Wis.
Down with How and his postage
stamp philanthropy; he has never given
us any of his mythical millions" shout
ed Davis, and the hoboes yelled.
After appointing 81 for the purchase
of tobacco for the hoboes confined In
the parish prison ard in the house OF
detention, the convention adjourned Ia
meet in the open air on the river front
sunday afternoon. Jeff Davis said that
the convention probably would con-
tinue for three days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, February 1.-tI p. milan
area of high barometric pressure is CEN
tered north of Alabama, causing gem
orally cold weather throughout the CEN
trail regions of the country, zero weather
prevailing I'm the upper lakes and the
freezing line extending southwark to Ten
nessee Arkansas and the northern edge
of Texas 1T is slightly warmer in rear
of the high, but as temperatures are
down near zero, the slight warming up
was hardly appreciable. Moderate tenn
peratures prevail in the gulf and south
Atlantic states, with a prospect of some-
what lower readings by Sunday morning.
Low pressure conditions still prevail in
the northeastern states, accompanied by
rain or snow, and general high winds
at the lower lake and north Atlantic sta
tions. 1t has cleared throughout most
of the valley and southern sections, but
snow fell at Denver. Dodge City and Ok
lahona during the past Il hours. Cloudi-
ness is increasing in Texas and sprink,es
of rain occurred along the west gulf coast
from Corpus Christi to New Orleans, but
generally fair weather will probably pre-
vail in Alabama Sunday. No decided
temperature change is indicated for this
section, but rising tendency is noted.
Summary of observations made at Jni-
ted States weather bureau stations, Feb
ruary /:
Tempers trre
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Hardware Men Express OPP
position to Measure; Too
Drastic, They Say
DIR. COPELAND SAYS
SMOKE is GERM FREE
Does Not Think Ordinance Is Worth
COntinentaf-S Prevents
Tetanus-Mo0re Prefers In
dustries and Smoke

Judge A. o. Lane, city commissioner
does not favor the Weatherly smoke or.
dinance, as reported, on account of tbs
manner in which smoke abatement has
been handled in Pittsburg. Neither does
he oppose 1t for the same reason. II il
generally admitted that Commissioners
Lane holds the deciding vote on the smoke
question.
My mind is entirely open ON the smoke
matter" stated Mr.. Lane last night.
am studying ihe question from every
angle and viewpoint. I have not made Ut
my mind one way or the other and have
given no indication of such. | have writ
ten to Pittsburg for data as to the status
of smoke abatement in that city. un-
derstand, however, that substitution oi
natural gas for coal has been the means
by which Pittsburg has made some prog
ress toward smoke abatement We al
know Birmingham has no natural gas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
TRUST MANUFACTURERS
TO DO RIGHT THING

The very fact that there is so mucl
opposition TO the Weatherly smoke ordi-
nance" said j. ID. Moore, president OF
the Moore-H Handley Hardware company
lis sure sign that it is too drastic
that there is something wrong with it
This agitation for the abatement OF the
smoke nuisance tends to destroy that very
harmony which has been SO stressed OF
late as what We need here in Birming-
ham.
"If such an ordinance is necessary now
the manufacturers themselves should be
the most practical men TO say what that
ordinance should be, what conditions its
terms should set forth. They should be
consulted not only as to the actual terms
of the ordinance. but as to the enforce
ment of it. As it seems to be a matter
of so much expense they should be given
ample time. two or three more years II
necessary.
The manufacturers of Birmingham are
as much interested in the City BeautffuP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
SAYS THE PARTY CAN
PRIMARY FOR
C|TYCOMM|SS|0NERS
Hornady Says There Is No
Provision in the New
Law Prohibiting
Such Action

John r. Hornady, who is considered
the local authority On municipal gov
ernmeut by commission, gave his views
Yesterday in reference to the agitation
fos ana against a municipal primary
His most telling utterance was to
the effect that nowhere is the south
have party lines been eliminated since
the adoption of commission form OF
government.
He said in this regard:
"A controversy over the right of the
state democratic coninittee to call a
primary election for the nomination OF
a democratic candidate for governor
would be just as logical as is the pres
ent discussion of the right of the city
democratic executive committee to call
a primary election for the nomination
OF q candidate for commissioner of
Birmingham. An effort was made when
the present commission plan of govern
mcnt was adopted to eliminate tho
party primary but it failed completely
and the city committee of Birmingham
has as much right today to call pri-
mary as 1t ever had in it's history.
Ia other words. there has been alb
solutely no change in its status so
lar as ii relates 10 the office of COM
missioner of Birmingham
"rhe law does provide that the heads
of departments shall not be nominated
by primary or caucus, but the proyi-
sion making ii unlawful TO nominate
commissioners in his manner was spe-
cfically eliminated by the legislature,
the only inference TO be drawn from
its action being that the state law
making body intended that the way
should be left open for just such ac-
tion as is contemplated by the demo-
cratic city committee of Birmingham.
Therefore, there can be no doubt us
TO the rights of the city committee in
the premises and discussion OF this
topic is idle.
THE statement is also made that a
primary election such as is proposed
would be contrary 10 the spirit of the
commission idea. This is purely a
matter of individual opinion. In tho
south, where the commission plan has
been most widely adopted and where it
has been in operation the longest, the
nonpartisan feature has not been
adopted. The cities of the south have,
as a rule, refused to abolish party ma
.chinery on the ether hand, some
cities of the north and west have
ftal<en this action. II is simply a mat
TER of community preference and up to
This time the people of the south have
preferred TO leave the democratic or
ganization intact"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
NOT INJURIOUS TO HEALTH,
SAYS DIR. COPELAND

Smoke Is not injurious to health and
the smoke ordinance from what | am
able to learn of 1t Is not worth conti-
nontal,' stated DR.. B. G. Copeland. a
widely known physician of the city. The
smoke is not one-thc cusandth part as IN
furious as the dust of the streets. The
enly feature that | can see about the
smoke from the manufacturing plants
that might be called bad is that it makes
some dirt But Id rather see the factory
s.nokestacks of Birmingham pouring
forth black smoke than a lot of dudes
standing about on the street corners with
spotless white linen collars cuffs and
seirt bosoms. Where will the town be
II we have no manufacturers smoke?
'The smoke is a good thing for the
town. 1t is the best advertisement we
can get Any stranger passing through
the city who sees the smoke from the In
dustries and manufacturing plants and
the hurry and hustle of people on the
streets is Immediately impressed that
something is going on here and he will
never forget it. The real thinking man
who is stranger and comes into Bir-
mingham does not think OF the smoke
he encounters here as nuisance. He
thinks Of IT in the terms of industry and
it impresses on his mind that something
is going on here. Where there's smoke
there's fire and when he mentions his
recollection of Birmingham to anyone his
first statement will be that we are alive
and doing something because he has seen
the smoke of our industries.
Smoke can't carry germs. Smoke Is
actually one OF the purest things In ex-
istence on account of its having come
from heated furnace. The carbon that
makes smoke is one of the most purify
ing agents known to chemists. As is well
known. Birmingham is a bad place for
tuberculosis; but that Is the only disease
that, generally speaking, is dangerous
here. But smoke does not carry tuber-
oular germs any more than any other
gas or the pure air So it cannot be
called nuisance on that score. which
is the only line it could be opposed on
as a menace to health On the other
hand. it is an absolute fact that in the
many accidents in the factories and manu-
featuring plants of Birmingham and on
the railroads near Birmingham where
men are always WORKING in and about
coal smoke, there has never been case
of tetanus to my knowledge and ] have
never heard of an instance uf It in these
conditions II is because of the purifying
conditions of the carbon IN SCOT and
smoke and when we get patient under
these conditions who has had hand
or foot smashed or some similar injury
we never even administer anti-toxin be-
cause we know that there is no danger
of tetanus For many reasons. the more
smoke We have the better off is Birming-
ham,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

as any of the rest of us, l think. They
wal 70 see the city clean as 1t Is possible
to make it. They do not want to 1nJure
the health of any of Birmingham's cit
izens or give the town bad name. They
are interested in the welfare of the city
with the rest of us and l think they can
be trusted to do the right thing under
the circumstances If they are given the
opportunity.
1--WE want all the first class manu-
facturers we can get and we want to
treat them fairly after we have them
The way to bring more manufacturers
here rs to treat those we have right
and make conditions as near ideal as
we can From the numerous complaints
we have from our manufacturers rela-
tive to the smoke ordinance l would
saw that 1t Is too drastic. II 1t is neces-
sary to endure the smoke such as we
have in order to have the manufac-
turers then let us have the manufac-
turers and more of them. Most people
would prefer to have city free from
smoke if there was M question greater
than a choice as to smoke or no smoke
But if 1t becomes question OF unduly
ANNOYING or driving away the man
rfacturers in order to rid our city of
smoke / say let's have the manufac-
turers and the smoke. l feel that be-
cause we have conditions which have
created smoke that these same con-
ditions have been our stronghold in the
battle of industrial progress
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
SMOKE PREFERABLE
TO NO INDUSTRIES

Charley Il. Thomas, president of the
Wimberly & Thomas Hardware company,
yesterday stated his position on the smoke
ordinance. II would rather have smoke
than no industries" he stated. This city
can't be a success without manufacturing
plants l don't know as to the practica-
bility of mechanical device called a
smoke consumer, but the views of Engi-
neer Keiser as expressed in this morn
ing's Age-Herald sounded very reasonable
to me. The smoke from our manufactur-
ing plants, l do not believe, is a nuisance.
1t may be the cause of some dirt, but
there is many g clean city which would
be glad to have some of Birmingham s
dirt which is being made by the smol1e
from manufacturing plants. 1t does not
seem to me that the smoke from the
manufacturing plants is injurious. and 1
notice that several prominent physicians
have been quoted to this effect recently.
From what l am able to judge from the
ordinance by observation and CONVERSE
tion with others. | think it is operating
against the welfare of the city. We can't
afford to harass the manufacturing plants
that are here or scare away others which
may be thinking of coming here.
Although | am registering no com
plant against the dust of the streets
and avenues when | say so, think that
the dust is by far a greater nuisance
than the smoke, the only evil of which
that can see is that it makes some dirt.
This town has been and is growing very
fast, and in doing so large debts have
been incurred by the city. This affords
iauch embarrassment to the city commits
sioners, and | am not complaining about
the Dust nor the smoke. We are young
as a city and things must be taken to a
certain extent as they come. However,
the things of most Importance before the
city government TO my way of thinking
is first properly equipped and efficient
pclice department for protection; second,
fire department of the same status for
the same purpose, and then after these
things are disposed of it is time to think
about such things as the dusty streets and
the dirty smoke"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
MUCH INTEREST IN
PRESS CLUB Dinner
Will Be Most Pretentious
Affair Ever Given
in City

There Is considerable interest among the
members of the Birmingham Press CLUB
in reference to the inauguration dinner
which will be served shortly before or
after the inauguration of the new Presi-
dent.
And II anything there is still more in
terest among the prospective guests
The dinner will be the most pretentious
affair ever given In the history of Bir-
u3inph ham. and prominent men from all
sections of the state will be in attendance
The members OF the club will meet IN
the directors room of the Chamber OF
Commerce Mon1ay afternoon at O'Clock.
after which plans will be announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
DATA ON THE WEA THEIR FOR 1912

E. c. Horton, local forecaster of the
weather bureau. has issued the annual
meteorological summary for 1912 for Bir-
rningham and the district which contains
scme very interesting figures and data
both for weather prohpets and those who
are not weather prophets.
Mr.. Horizons figures show that the hot
test day of the year was July %, when
the mercury went to s5. The coolest was
January 16 at degrees above zero. The
annual mean temperature was GA de-
grees.
The total rainfall for the year was COLL
iiches, which is an excess of 10.49 inches
There were 25l1.7 hours of sunshine during
The year, or Sc per cent of all possible.
There were 1872 clear days in the year and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Weather for January

Monthly meteorological summary of the
United States department of agriculture
weather bureau for the station at Bir-
mingham for the month of January, 1915:
Atmospheric Pressure (Reduced to Sea
Level: Inches and Hundredths-Mean
9o.1S; highest, 9o.6o; date. 18th; lowest.
date Sth; least daily range, 3, date, oath.
emperature-Highest "a, date 7th; low
est, 26 date 9th; greatest daily range, Ss,
date 2t4h.
Mean for this month in 1894, 50 1895. AZ;
1896, As 1897, 4s; 1893, 81; 1899. 4s; 1soO 45;
1901, 40; 1902. Al 1893. 46; 1904, AZ; 1906 3s;
1906 AZ; 1907, 81; 1903. "A; 1909, 40; 1910 4s;
1911. SO; 1912, 40 1918. 81.
Normal for this month, 45.3; absolute
maximum for this month for 20 years, II;
absolute minimum for this month for x
years, Z; average daily excess of this
month as compared with the normal, 81;
accumulated excess since January ], 207
average daily excess since January |, 67
Precipitation-Total this month, s. ,5
snowfall, trace greatest precipitation in
"a hours, 2.39, date 26th and 9th.
Total precipitation this month in 1894
$40; 1895. 6.6s: 1896. $40; 1897. 435 1895
SIS; 1892 5.2s; 1900, $50; 1901. 500; 1902
3.79; 1908. 2.9o. 1904, 3Si; 1905, 1885, 1906
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

o..o: lyO6 3 s6; 1905, 4.lo; lsUs, z5o' i5lV'
s.75; 1911. 5.26; 1912. SOB; 1918, SIS.
Normal for this month 5.32; excess of
this month as compared with the nor
NAL 2.ss accumulated excess since jan
uary l. 2.s3.
Wind-Prevailing direction, southeast;
total movement, 1887 miles; average hour
ly velocity 9.7; maximum velocity uor
five minutes) 80 miles per hour from the
south, on the 4th.
Weather-Number of days. clear 10;
partly cloudy 6; cloudy, Is; on which .ol
inch or more of precipitation occurred, 10.
Miscellaneous Phenomena Oates off,
Solar salo, 18th and Soth; lunar, 10Th;
Thunderstorm 23d
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
SENATE PASSES BILL
FAVORING A SINGLE
PRESIDENTIAL TERN
CONTINUED trom page One)

Continued from page One)
lected and badly performed" because of
attention 10 efforts for nomination and
reelection
: Il think the Sherman antitrust law will
be more thoroughly administered: more
energetically applied to all persons alike
ii the President is made free from all the
influences which these may exert and be-
set him with" senator Cummins declared.
Senator Borah declared that with the
chance of recollection before President
this subtle and insiduous influence of cor
poration interests was counterbalanced by
the influence Of the public demand, that
the law be enforced.
Mormonism in the last campaign was
injected into the Senate debate by SEN
ator who declared the President had car
ried Utah only because the head of the
church had commanded all should vote
for Mr. Taft
rs that true?" Mr.. Smoot was asked
Mr.. Smoot responded in the negative.
He said Mr.. Taft's reelection was favored
by number. but he added the head of
the church issued no official communea-
tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
PYTHIANS PLAN BIG
MEETINGS FOR WEEK

Jefferson Valley lodge No. II, Knights
of Pythias, have invited all Pythians of
the lodges In this vicinity to meet with
them on Tuesday evening next at Fra .
ternal hall The lodge viii work in the
third rank. and large attendance Is
expected. There will be social features
as well as ritualistic work by selected
team to conduct the initiation Of several
candidates
on the night following Pythians of
Phoenix lodge No. % will hold open house.
the public being. invited, a programme
of music and literary selections being
the features. 1sadore Shapiro will de-
liver his address, pillars of Fire
The ladies have been specially invited
to attend the public meeting for Wednes-
day night at Fraternal hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
Temperature
IowaSf

12o cloudy. while ia were partly cloudy
March was the rainiest month with Il
precipitation of 9s4 inches. while Novem-
Der had the least rain with 1.1s. The
greatest amount in "a hours was on
March 2s. PSI. The number of days with
o. or more was 13l while the longest
period without measurable precipitation
was from November IA to 90. The long
est period with daily precipitation was
20 days from June "a to July 49, On CA
days there were thunderstorms and a
dense fog on six, while Birmingham es-
capped hailstorm.
The first killing frost was November 8,
four days before the average, and the
last March 10, six days before the aver
age date.
The prevailing direction of the wind for
the year was north. and the maximum
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
SOUR STOMACH, INDIGESTION, GAS
OR DYSPEPSIA -PAPE'S ,D|APEPS|N
This delightful stomach regulator brings relief in five
minutes-Puts an end to Stomach trouble forever

truly astonishing-almo marvellous
and the JOY is its harmlessness
large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you a hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction or your druggist
hands you Your money back.
It's worth its weight in gold to mer
and women who can't get their stom
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
horne--shonld always be kept handy in
case of sick, sour, upset stomach dur
ing the day or at night It's the quick
est, surest and most harmless stomach
doctor in the world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
GOING TO PICKENS

Montgomery, February Especially
State Highway Engineer w. S Keller
will spend three days next week In
Pickens county in company with H. {.
ellis, United States engineer who
will study road conditions in that
county. Engineers Keller and wells
will lecture at several places in the
county and will endeavor to create a
broader interest In highway construc-
ton work in that section of the state
than at present obtains.
From Pickens county Mr.. Keller will
go to Mobile. where he will spend the
remainder of the week, returning TO
Montgomery next Saturday night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

Really does" put bad stomachs in or
der---"really does" overcome indiges-
tion, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-1ust
fhat--makes Pape's Diapepsin the largest
selling stomach regulator in the world
If what you eat ferments into stubborn
humps. you belcil gas and eructate sour
lindigested food and acid; head is dizzy
and aches; breath foul; tongue coated;
your insides flled with bile and ind-
gestible waste remember the moment
Dfapepsin comes in contact with the
stomach all such distress vanishes. It's
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02
FORT SETSD DOCKET
/ FOR COMING MONTH

Yesterday Judge W. e. Fort set the
capital dockets for the weeks of March
,, 10 and u, setting 10 capital cases for
the three weeks. On Monday, February
5, he will take up the capital dockets set
In the first division of the criminal court.
On the following Monday Judge Fort will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

INSPECTION OF SOUTH
ALABAMA COMPANIES

Montgomery, February 1-(Speeial.) J.
Inspection of the military companies at
Fort Deposit, Greenville. Andalusia and
Geneva will be held next week. Adit
Gen. Joseph b. Scully, First Lieut.. Albert
Goodwin, L. 5. A., and Sergt. Ernest
Shepherd. being the inspecting officers
Following the inspection of these four
companies. other National Guard organ
zations will be visited, the inspection to
continue far into the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-02

CAR SHORTAGE IN
PICKENS RELIEVED

carrollton, February 1.--(Special)-
Since the beginning Of the new year
the car shortage which was keenly felt
in this section during the latter part
of the past year has eased up to some
extent and during the month of Jan
nary 12s cars of lumber were billed
out from Carrollton station. This place
is becoming noted as a lumber manu-
featuring center and the grade is con-
sidered among the best of the short
leaf pine quality.