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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
FARMER VISITOR
GIVEN LONG RIDE

Attending the land congress at the city
hall armory is a farmer from st. Clair
county, who has a keen sense of humor.
He's the victim of a joke, or rather he
considers 1t such, and he told 1t to a
newspaper man yesterday on the condi-
top that his name not be used with the
story.
He is a. farmer, hes proud of it and
he dresses like one. He stated he knows
how TO wear these good loolSin' clothes,'
but he just naturally don't feel good in
them, and hence he doesn't do it, When
he arrived at the Terminal station Tues
morning he says he was late, and not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
ALEXANDER IN
THE COUNTY JAIL

George Alexander. who shot and killed
James w. Sullivan at Palos Tuesday
night about Is o'clock. was placed in
the county jail yesterday morning by
Chief Deputy Walter Metcalfe and a
charge of murder was docketed against
Alexander The killing occurred in Sulli-
vans drug store. A thorough investiga-
tion into the killing will be conducted by
Coroner Charles L. Spain to-day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Two Negroes Held

In hearing before United States Com
missioner Watts in the federal building
yesterday morning. Chicken" Carter and
Frank Walker. both negroes. We're held
for trial under $500 bond each on the
charge of interfering with Interstate rail-
road shipments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
ACREAGE PROPERTY
SOLD NEAR SAYRETON

DIR. e. A. Morris has announced the
sale to Peter Weir of 10 acres of land and
70 houses. the trade being closed We'd
nesday through j. M. Gibson, the price
being $51 900. The property is located ad-
joining the park and near Sayreton mines.
The residence of Mr. Weir at Seven
teenth street and Fifteenth avenue. south,
was transferred to Dr. Morris in the
trade its value being placed at $27,500.
Mr.. Weir is expected to build a number
of new houses on the new property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Petition for Towers

The board of revenue has allowed
the petition of the Alabama Power
company to erect transmission towers.
along the roads of the county with
certain qualifications. The agreement
was drawn by W. x. Terry, attorney
for the board of revenue, and ives
satisfactory to the company. which will
begin Immediately the preparations for
the installation of the towers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Whenever You Need \ Genernl Toni,
Take GrOYe,e

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as
General Tonic because 1t contains the
Hell known tonic properties OF QUI-
line and IRON. Drives out Malaria.
riches Blood. Builds up the Whole
lstem. SOC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Mr.. Underwood and DIR.
Denny Arouse Great
Enthusiasm by Their
Speeches on Subject
NEEDS OF THE CITY
ARE POINTED OUT
BY THE SPEAKERS
Underwood Makes Significant Remark
in Connection With the Possibili-
ty of War With Mexico--Ova-
tion Given Him When
He Rises to Speak

With the usual Birmingham entha-
siasm, the great mass meeting at the
Jefferson theatre last night hailed with
cheers and applause the proposition to
raise a fund of s125.OO0 in campaign
beginning November II to erect a Uni
versity Free Dispensary in this city.
From the sentiment of the crowd
of citizens that packed the three floors
of the big theatre to their full capac-
ity. in the words of Oscar Underwood,
THE victoryeis Won"
Mr. Underwood and DR.. George II.
Denny, president of the University of
Alabama were the main speakers of
the evening. Before it was over, how
ever, they divided honors with DR.. w.
q. Harrison and Culpepper Exum, the
latter chairman of the executive cam
paign committee which will conduct
the campaign next week. The leaders
of the campaign were overjoyed at the
success of the meeting. 1t had been
anticipated from the first that there
would be a big crowd, but the enor-
nous crowd that actually did appear
and the enthusiasm with which it re-
sponded to the appeals of Mr.. Under
wood, DR.. Denny and the others was
rafn af.tx a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
$4,000 PRICE PAID
FOR GEN. CLARK LOT
Steiner Will Erect Building
to Be Occupied by the
Gum Drug Co.

A lot, of unusual proportion, on the
northeast corner of Twentieth street and
Fourth avenue, owned by Gen. Louis V.
Clark, has been sold to Leo IL. Steiner,
the we'll known banker. for $4,000.
Announcement to this effect was formal
ly made, yesterday by A. A. Gambill,
the real estate operator, who closed the
deal after weeks of negotiations.
Upon that site, which Is now occupied
by a soda fountain and cigar store, there
will be erected a drug store three stories
high for the Gum Drug company. 1t
is stated that the drug company has
leased the place for 10 years,
The lot was purchased about 10 years
ago by General Clark for $1,000 and the
present sale price of $4,000 for such a
small lot has attracted wide attention
among real estate men. The lot Is con-
fined on the east and the north sides by
a four story brick building at this time,
although 1t has a frontage on Twentieth
street of 25 feet and runs back along
Fourth avenue for rs feet 1t is stated
that Mr.. Steiner will cause to be erected
a three-story building in the fall to be
used by the Gum Drug company. 1t is
one block from the Tutwiler hotel now
going up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Health More Than Wealth

of the nation as being of more import
ance than the wealth of the nation. He
told his hearers that we were behind
other countries innnearly everything
we had done looking TO making the
health of the country better He said
that our pure food laws were fashioned
after those in force in France.
He touched upon the prison condi
tions in this country and abroad aud
Illustrated his point by telling of a
visit to a workhouse in Amsterdam.
He said that the prisoners We're re-
quired to come to the work house and
work during the day, but were per-
mitted to go home at night. They were
not put In stripes. and no shackles were
placed upon them. The misdemeanor
Criminals" were not humiliated as
| they are in this country. He said.
| "What do we do with "A young boy
who, in a moment of care1essness
breaks a plate glass window? If h.
has not the money to pay his fine, he
! is thrown into Jail; shackles are placed
! upon his legs and stripes upon his
! body, and a soul IS destroyed
Mr.. Underwood said that IL the min,
and body of the child were kept clear
there should be no worry about thu
future of the nation. He said that il
order to keep the bodies free from dis
| ease, dispensaries were necessary, ant
he finished his address with magnifi
cent plea for the men OF Birmingham
to put their shoulders TO the whee
and push
"I know that Birmingham need
many things" said the speaker, "bu
she cannot get them all at once. A fre'
dispensary is a step in the right di
rection." lie told the audience that the,
! could do nothing without the get-to
| gether spirit being Kept ever to th
front. and advocated strongly harmon.
in all the work OF the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

some people preferred the establishing
of several dispensaries In different Sec
tions of the city. He admitted that would
be all right, but stressed the establish
ment of great central dispensary from
which all the branches could draw when
necessary.
He said that every time any move was
begun In which the people We're asked to
help some fellow always popped up and
wanted to know what its promoters were
going to get out of the proposition He
said that the motive of the surgeons who
did this work free was of the highest.
There is not u dollar in this movement
for n single man or woman ia the world
except for the poor man. woman or child
who has not got the dollar" he con-
tinued. What is in it for the doctors?
Nothing but sense of duty done. Is
there any finer motive? Or a more sacred
one? They will work just little harder
and serve out their days in little bet
ter and finer way. That's ALL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Is Good Investment

He said that there could be no better
investment for Birmingham than for its
citizens to put their money INTO the
building of this dispensary. Every dol
lar that is put into this dispensary will
be worth $1,000 TO the economic life oi
this community" he said.
He gave as a third reason why Bir-
mingham should build the dispensary
that 1t would protect the homes of the
city from disease and suffering.
DR.. Denny said that be had heard that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06
Underwood Receives Ovation

After Dr. Denny had concluded, Sterling
A. Wood stood to introduce Mr.. Under
wood and when that gentleman arose TO
begin his address he was greeted by a
wildly cheering audience, that stood upon
the seats in the theatre and shouted.
threw hats into the air and called his
name in stentorian tones. The cheering
subsidized and he began: "Mr. Chairman"
ripple of hand-clapping began that soon
swelled into a roar and again the thou
sands gathered to hear him we've upon
their feet. shouting like mad The cheer
ing lasted nearly five minutes. During
1t all the great democratic leader stood
upon the stage facing his audience with
half smile on his lips.
The cheers finally came to an end. Mr..
Underwood started his address. Shall
it be your dollars or your lives?" he said.
II intended to talk tonight about your
dollars, but Mr.. Thompson and the land
congress have kindly released me and by
your leave | will forget your dollars eX-
cept for the good they can do and talk
about your lives, sirt
1--WE have met here tonight to enlist for
a cause that should be near the hearts
of you all. Within Il week or two from
now. If perchance you should hear the
rattle of the drum and the blowing of the
fife accompanying the stars and stripes
of your country as they marched down
the streets of Birmingham and called for
volunteers to carry your flag to foreign
war you would give your best and your
souls TO sustain tile honor and the glory
of your country and your flag
Tonight we are here to ask you
to volunteer not to carry flag to a
foreign land. not to fight on the bloody
battlefields and gain glory a the cam
mons mouth: we are here to ask you
tonight to fight for your children, for
your own fireside and to protect it
against disease, and sickness. and
death. rs Birmingham ready to enlist
for this battle? | doubt ii not, and
am prepared to predict now that the
victory Is ahead of YOU"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-06

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Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
RHODE ISLANDS FLOATING
 ISLAND

One of the celebrated freaks of na- ture in Rhode Island is the floating island in ScOtts Pond near LonsdaIe.
 Many persons have come far to see it. reams of paper have been filled with theories of it's formation, and no Rhode Island society with Rhode Is land first for it's motto refrains from visiting the historic pond and, if pos sible, taking an imagined voyage on the island. It is true that hundreds of visitors have wondered if the mass of carthage moved, but they are the dull sort of men and women who would not believe that a houseboat could travel. As matter of fact. the floating island does float, as a little news item in Tuesdays Journal demonstrates. The Lonsdale company was obliged to have 1t navigated away from it's mill course the day before. When the item was casually regarded it seemed to say that the curiosity had been removed" .Ominous word. Too often remove means Eliminate. The Lonsdale Com pany simply moved it, using horses. oxen and chains to haul it to another position. The floating island, there- fore, still exists-a fortunate circum- stanCe.-Providence Journal.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
DIRECT RULE OF THE PEOPLE

The advocates of direct popular rule say that the people will decide only
 Fundamental questions" leaving to the legislature the complex or tech nical details concerning which they the people-know little or nothing. Waiving, however, the point which might be made. that the decision of Fundamental questions" often calls for more knowledge and ability than the settlement of details-the history of direct popular legislation shows the people are not at all disposed to cOnfine themselves to fundamentals. Of the siXty-fOur questions submit ted to the people of Oregon since the adoption of the direct popular gov ernment in that state, only twenty nine, or less than one-haIf, can pos sibly be cIassed as fundamental. The Oregon people, moreover, have shown an increasing disposition to take ques- tions of all kinds away from the
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09

legislature and settle them by direct
 popular action. Supporters of the initia tive. the referendum and the re- call say that these measures will take the government out of the hands of corrupt or selfish bosses and put it in the hands of the people. where it properly belongs But will this be the result. It seems to he more than doubtmuI. The bosses as well as the people can initiate bills and make recalls. and they are far more shrewd and resourceful than the people are in the art of political manipulation The nev, machinery, moreover. of fords as many opportunities for fraud as the old did. What we need in the United States is not new political machinery, but q nation of good citi- zenS. who will devote themselves faithfully and conscientiously to the duty of choosing good representatives If the newspaper and magazine writers who in the past five years, have devoted sc much time and space to the exposure of the evil deeds of
 the bosses and corporations, had giv- en an equal amount Of time and space to the shortcomings of the voters. we might, possibly. have better government than that which we now have. - George Kennan in North American Review.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
Bic SHIPS ON THE GREAT
 LAKES

A Duluth statistician shows in the NeWS-Tribune of that city that 30, o00.000 loaves of bread might be made from the record cargo of wheat brought down the lakes in the steam ship w. r. Snyder. Jr. That is one way to convey an adequate idea of tile meaning of q load of 4G4,0 bushels, but the figures become all the more impressive when the area of the wheat fields swept into the hold of this lake vessel is .nken into account.
 The new record cargo of wheat is equal to a fair average crop on 25, 900 acres. It is as much wheat as would be grown, under ordinary cir cumstances, on forty square miles of Ohio fields. The cargo of the Shy der is equivalent tosWeeping the crop of a vast field of wheat ten miles lcng and four miles wide into one boat
 Viewed from this point it becomes immensely impressive, taken in con nection with the activities of hun dredS of lake vessels in the transpor- tation of grain during the season of navigation It is plain to the most careless person who glances at the big facts of the times that water highways which are open less than eight months out of the twelve carry to market the products of an enor- nous extent of fertile country
 And the grain trade is only one of trc leading divisions of lake com merce and far from the most impor- tant. Ore outranks grain heavily in tonnage and the coal traffic is enor- nous. It is impossible to get at the facts of the lake trade, from any point of view, without becoming con scious that it is Of immense value to the people of the United States. In directly. but none the less surely. it affects every part of the country and benefits all sections. Cleveland I padar-
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
VICTORY |S \
 SWEET MORSEL
Fans Still Talking About Phoenix Ball'Team-Big Crowd Expected on Sun day-The Natives Have Great Team

1 Victory is a sweet mOrsel to roll under the tongue, not only of the vic 1 tor but of the fan. This applies to baseball as well as to the rest Cf sporting and business life That :s the reason it is so likeable to talk about the two recent victories of the Phoenix baseball club. They won two in q row brother Fan. Now Cheer. On Sunday the local team will go against the Tempe spellbinders. with the absolute intention of putting the Baummen down and out for the count Old Busted Mitt Bill will probably he the director of the firing line upon this momentuOus occasion and in or
 der to accommodate the crowds who
 will be on hand to see the "old mas
 ter perform. additions are to be made
 to the grand stand. Pep" Cook, the
 fighting catcher will handle the cross
 fire of the Busted Mill pilot while the
 new Whirlwind Tognerio will be on
 first base as per his appearance on
 Thursday last.
 While at rest at this station it is
 perfectly in order to announce, that Photographer Heath, the genuine
 thirty third degree fan who promised pictures to the first two players to make a double play on the home grounds, has had the arm ache for the past two days waiting for Outfielder Warren and First Baseman Tognerio to dress up in their best go to meei ing toggery prance up to the studio on the corner Of Adams and First ave nue and demand the joint fifteen dol lars worth of photos that were pre missed.
 As for Heath aside from the arm ha i- ,Na srI. .,1 ha a1 boys pulled the first one in the new park. The Phoenicians were run a close second by Butler and Scott Of the Natives who pulled their double in the next spasm. It was a splendid act in the form of a reception for TOgnerio to get mixed up in such an article of the pasume the first double play upon the occasion of his first appearance here. The fans ale expecting great things from the little hole plugger on first. He is a ground coverer and plays an elegant article of ball.
 Talking about prizes The Republican will be running another sheet of the same sort of prizes for the Sunday game agaIn and the players will doubtless put all kinds of pep into the argument in order to carry away the bacon in consequence.
 It was too bad the victory had - ! come at the expense of the Natives. l Such plucky speedy ball playing 3s they do deserves more than defeat. | but there gre some who are great in defeat. and the Natives have shown all sorts of sportsmenlike character istics by the way they have taken their medicine. Heres to them, may they live long and prosper.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
Givinu It Away

SACRAMENTO. Aug. 8-The San Francisco pitchers Baker and Fan ming presented Sacramento with a four to two victory today each issu- ing two walks in the eighth inning enabling the Wolves to come from behind after the Seals held a two to one lead from the second inning Young's single. a walk to Lewis and Moran's single. put over one run and tied the score in the eighth. When Baker pitched two wide ones to Van Buren. Tanning was sent to the mound. Tanning finished the walk ing process to Van Buren filling the hases and then issued two more walks and forced in that many runs san Francisco's two runs were SCOT ed in the first inning when with two men down Johnston went all the way to third. A high fly fell safely among the Sacramento infieIders. Tennant threw the ball wide to second Two hits and a stolen base followed which gave the visitors their only scores.
 Score R IT F.. Sacramento .. .........4 san Francisco .-......2 I
 Batteries-Wiliams and Bliss: Ba- ker Tanning and Clarke. Schmidt
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
GUNBOAT BEATS FLYNN
California Sailor Pug Puts ouietus to
 Pueblo Fireman in Fifth Round.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DrspArC41

ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATCHI NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-"Gunboat" Smith of California defeated Jim Flynn, the Pueblo fireman in the fifth round of a scheduled ten round bout at Madison Square Garden tonight Smith knocked Flynn down four times in the fifth round and the referee stopped the light to save Flynn from a knockout.
 At the start Flynn rushed Smith into the latters corner working to body with short arm blows. Smith broke away and began jabbing, finally catching Flynn q hard right upper cut to the face. HonOrs were even at the end of the first round In the next four Smith OutpOinted the fireman. At the end of the fourth both were bleeding from the face and Flynn was weak from hard hooks and jabs.
 In the fifth Flynn swung terrific right to the ribs, sending Smith to the ropes. The Californian came back With a hail or left and right jabs and hooks. Then with a right upper cut flush to the jaw. he knocked Flynn down for the count of eight. Flynn was knocked down three more times the last time flinging desperately at his opponents legs as he fell. Just after the referee stopped the fight the bell rang.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
DAILY AND M'CARTY
 MEET AUGUST 22
Will Meet on Friday Night for Ten
 Rounds at 145 Pounds.

Pete Daly and Tommy McCarty have both announced that the other is a perfect gentleman, and in consequence thereof, and because of a certain set of articles signed and delivered will at tempt to whale the eternal stuffing out of each other at the EIks Theater uoon the good day August P, the same be- ing Friday night, and but one day re- moved from the skiddo number of the month
 The weight best suited to the two pugilists has been chosen, 145, the dis tance to be ten spaces and the pro- noting influence in the bout in Phoe- nix Athletic club. Upon the date afore- mentioned the referee will announce that Pete Daly. champion of Phoenix will box with Tommy McCarty of San Francisco, no champion of anything but travelling gladiator of more than ordinary ability
 Both the gentlemen of the padded mitts claim to be Irish. and have good reason for the claim, vide their names McCarty has the stronger brogue. but it remains for Friday August 22 to demonstrate which has the stronger Diff
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09

Al present the membership of the local lodge Knights of Pythias Ls considerably in excess If 350 and at the rate new members are being ad- inittt7l il is safe to predict that il will not be long before the 900 mark will have been reached With al handsome castle such as it is pro posed to erect. the Phoenix lodge will rank among the foremost of that order in the United States.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09

how held It will continue to sub jet this property to various lodges, thereby providing a handsome income '. hich will be turned toward the pay ment of the new building With the four Pythian bodies housed in their new castle it will be possible To secure more lodges as tenants in the Ellingson building and thereby increase the present income from that source.
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09

four to three. The score was tied two and two up to the eighth inn ing. In the first half of the eighth Los Angeles scored one tally and in the last half Oakland got two hits one a two bagger by HetIing These yielded two runs which gave the Oaks the game. as Los Angeles was unable to score in the ninth
 Score R. IT. F. Oakland ...............4 Los Angeles ..-.............3
 tteries-MaIarky. Mitze: Crabbe and Arbogast
Arizona republican., 1913-08-09
PYTHIANS WILL ERECT
Continued from Page One)
structure

structure.
 The location of the proposed struc- ture will be only two blocks from Washington street and less than one block from Central avenue The lot upon which it will stand is loo feet by 137i2 feet, providing adequate space for d commodious structure The plans will be executed by a local architect and bids asked at an early date.
 Incidentally the local lodge will re- tain it's ten year lease upon the FL llngson block where the meetings are
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

Indianapolis 4; Minneapolis 1. Second game-IndianapoIis 1. Min neapOlis II.
 Columbus 1; Milwaukee 4. Louisville 4: Kansas City ?. Toledo 1; St. Paul 6. CTwelve innings