davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

small or large degree that these state
ments of conditions are true, will ask
what is the remedy.
Is it an auditorium?
What makes for closer relations, for bet
ter understanding, for better appreciation,
for better cooperation between two men :?
Is it association?
Two communities are made up of two
groups of men and their families. If as
sociation will benefit two men why won't
it benefit two communities? If it will
benefit two communities why won't it ben
eft several communities
Why won't it benefit the several COM
munities or suburbs or sections that to-
gether comprise Greater Birmingham? 1t
will.
Then if association is the remedy, how
are you going to get it? People can't meet
in drug store to discuss municipal and
civic problems; they can't meet in tne
railroad yards they can't meet on a street
corner.
They've got to have an auditorium!
Results of Pulling Together
II Avondale and East Lake and Wood
lawn and West End and Ensley and Wy
law and North Birmingham and South
Highlands and North Highlands and Nor
wood and all of the other communities
of Birmingham join together and stay to-
gether and pull together for one thing,
what's going to keep them from getting
1t? If the people of these communities
nave great peoples auditorium in which
to meet and discuss what they want, and
plan how to get 1t, what's going to keep
them from joining and pulling together?
From a local viewpoint an auditorium
Is the most needed thing in Birmingham.
1t should not be forgotten that the Cham
ber of Commerce started and is support
ipg the auditorium movement. The Cham
Der of Commerce is composed of men
who have made a success in Birmingham.
They are not dreamers, they are not
idealists, they are not crooks. They are
hard-headed, conservative business men
who have realized that Birmingham needs
an auditorium. Because they favor it is
no compulsory reason any other man
should favor it, but any other man who
has the interest of his city at heart
cannot fail to talse into account when he
votes tomorrow on the auditorium bond
issue election that the position of these
men means something and the fairer
minded the man the more he will realize
that the position of these men means a
great deal.
This is but the one side of the audi
WI qocstioh. MUCH has already Deen
said and need not be repeated of the
value of the auditorium in the city's rela-
tion with other cities and the outside
world. This value will revert directly to
the property owners and taxpayers Of
Birmingham; it will benefit the very citi-
zens of Avondale and Woodlawn and East
Lake and West End and Ensley and
North and South Highlands and the other
communities who themselves will be
SpryQ6 nv the a fr,.f al, oil
with one another.
The election Monday Is not for the real
municipal bond issue. It's for a bond is
sue election which Is to be held at a
later date IL the voters say tomorrow
they wish it, and at the latter election
is when the real issue will be at stake
But unless a favorable vote is cast to-
morrow there will be no later election.
1t rests with the man with the ballot.
Vote "yes''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

Should never cost to exceed 25 cents,
no matter what the entertainment
might be. This was done SO the labor
Ing men and those of small salaries.
could go and take their wives and
families at price they could afford
to pay.
They do not look upon this as a
gift, as the auditorium being owned
and controlled by the city and por-
tion paid by taxation they do not look
upon 1t as charity but as their rights.
These seats have always been 25 cents
and think the price for them will re-
main at that no matter what is
charged for the balance of the capacity
cannot touch upon all the benefits
we have received from this auditorium
but in short let me say that l do not
think there has ever been anything
done in the city that has been further
reaching or more satisfactory to the
whole public and / apprehend this
would be the case in any city that
was to build an auditorium where 1t
was controlled by the city and not run
as money maker. The rental has
been put just high enough to cover
the lighting and heating and running
expenses so all political parties and
entertainments of all kinds get the use
Of it at the lowest price that would
cover the real cost of running and
maintainance and the prices fixed here
by the trustees just about cover that.
Do Not Want to Make Money
1--WE do not expect to make money
and do not want to; it Is for the BEN
eft of the great mass of people. Cities
that build auditoriums that are con-
trolled so the people can get the full
benefit of 1t, in my Judgment will
never regret having such building.
| am well satified that in order to get
the full benefit that the laboring
classes. so called, must be interested
and feel that they have an interest and
right there. If an individual were to
take the auditorium and run 1t as a
money maker there Is no doubt but it
would be of small benefit to the city in
general, to what 1t would be II it
were controlled by the city for the
people.
In these days with so much trouble
with strikes, etc, you will find by get
ting the people together under one
roof where all classes can talk and be
heard and express their views on the
different subjects that 1t Will save the
city money and bring employer and
employees nearer together. l canot tell
you all the benefits but this Is some of
them and I hope that every city Will
build an auditorium and use 1t along
these lines SO as to bring the masses
together and let them see that there
Is not SO much difference between the
different classes when they come TO
mix and exchange views but that each
one is more or less dependent upon the
other and their interests are much the
same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

operatic, dramatic, educational polit-
izations. Some would desire merely an
auditorium requiring first class acous-
tic qualities while Others would desre
a place suited to exhibits of different
linds. All Of them would require Of
flee space, parlors, committee rooms
and other conveniences. There ought
to be a restaurant In such building
1t would also be advantageous If it
could have a stage or platform fully
equipped for productions of grand
opera and other dramatic features.
I'VE have learned also that the arena
type, OF building with circular center
surrounded with one or more banks of
seats while satisfactory for certain en-
gagements, is quite unsatisfactory for
other gatherings unless when the build
ing is constructed these banks of seats
are fitted out with temporary plat
forms that can be erected easily and
dismantled without extraordinary cost
II hope you will pardon me for writ
ing as l have done but Mr.. Bonner
urged me to send you letter in view
of our mutual interest in the matter
as explained in the early part of this
letter. A considerable number of lay
men connected with the different
churches of Birpingham have been de-
sirous of holding missionary expo
sition with the cooperation of the mis-
sions boards of the south and the mis-
sionary education movement. 1 believe
such project would have been under
way before this time had there been a
suitable building. A building suited to
such an exposition would require rea-
sonable amount of level free floor
space, well lighted and with facilities
for heating If necessary during the few
cold months. 1t should also have Of
fices, restaurant, hall in which mo-
tion pictures could be displayed and
dramatic exercises given. should
think that such a building ought to
have at least one and possibly two
auxiliary halls IN addition to the main
auditorium. We have found that IL the
main auditorium seats several thousand
people many conventions will need to
be held elsewhere eif there Is not an
auditorium seating from 400 to 500 to
1000. A room seQting 200 is also a
great convenience. Sincerely yours,
III W. HICKS,
3enera1 Gecyetnry."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
SAGINAW, MICH, FINDS
AUDITORIUM IS OF MOST
VALUE TO WORKING MAN
Brings Every Glass of Citizenship Into Closest Touch Gives
Even the Humbest Citizen Place Where He Can Ex-
press His Views and Hear the Views of
Neighbors On Public Questions

Abont five years ago Saginaw, Mich, built splendid audi
torum and the leader in the W. r. Burt of that
city, who of the successful largest
taxpayers in. the state of Mchiagn
Knowing Mr. Burt's interest in the object of his op
pory to Judge accurately of results secured the Sag
naw auditorium after five years Of close observation Chairman
Paschaf G. Shook wrote him asking for his opinion of the
vanages and benefits to be had from modern peoples audi
torum of large seating capacity and also for his opinion with
respect the financing of building of this kind by city bond
issue against private subscriptions and private ownership
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
ENSLEN TELLS WHY
HE FAVORS AUDITORIUM
OWNED by THE CITY

II am of the opinion one of the
greatest needs of the city of Bir-
mingham is an auditorium, and
that it should be municipality
owned. am in favor of the city
issuing a sufficient amount of
bonds to construct same at as
early date as practicable.
1T is a well known fact that
all of the other large cities enjoy
the use of an auditorium, which is
essential to successful growth. If
Birmingham had one of sufficient
size it would be convention city,
as it has all the other requisites
for such, including railroad trans
portation and hotel accommoda-
tions.
81 will do all I can personally
and use what influence / have to
make the election in favor of an
auditorium being built under the
ownership and control of the city
of Birmingham Eugene f. Ems
len. president Jefferson County
Savings bank.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
AUDITORIUM MUCH MORE
IMPORTANT TO SUBURBS
THAN TO CENTRAL CITY
What Mr. Rves Calls the Pain People Should Favor But
Should Demand Suitable Place, Owned BY the City,
Where They Can Hold Their Meetings and
Air Their Grievances
by RALPH n. SILVER

To the o Age -IIera
to me to OF the
simply
be
0
by a matter public well
hum
which the
pud
is frs
be
canb andp opno
make
/, r E S.
Biningh Ma
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
Negotiation

From the Chicago News
Prospective Tenant t'irteen?
1t might nod be lucky to live in house
vot vas number tirteen."
Agent-"You don't believe in such non
sense as that?''
Prospective Tenant-"vell, vot reduc-
ton viii you make in der rent if take der
chances?'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

Devotion
From an Exhange.
Wife-Don't you think my new gown 10
lovely?
Husban1-Yer, but what did it cost?
Wife-Ah never think Of cost so long
as I please you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

&conti.sea q Ps.e Nlsea
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
'ayors Municipal Ownershi

FavOrS MUNICIPAL ownership
His reply follows, and it will be noted
that he strongly fayors municipal
ownership;
I'm yours of the 9Th you ask my
opinion as to an auditorium. l would
say that about five years ago Saginaw,
a city of about $4,000 inhabitants.
found that they had no hali that would
accommodate more than 1900 people.
THEY conceived the idea of building
an auditorium that should be owned
by the city and controlled by an audi
torium committee. A portion of the
cost was donated by some of the citi-
zens and the city was bonded for the
balance
1.-THE auditorium has now been run
ming for nearly five years and If it
should now be destroyed the vote to
nous, 1t has been SO satisfactory. Moth
ing has ever been done In the city that
has caused such general satisfaction
or has been of such benefit to the city
as the auditorium. and the merchants
claim it has been ofsmore benefit to
them than any manufacturing estab-
lishment we have. This has come by
bringing in large number of conven-
tions etc, which has brought them a
large amount of trade.
so much for the beneficial part
However, the men who We're instru-
mental in bringing about the building
of the auditorium had another object
in view and that was to have a place
where a great number of the people
could meet and discuss the affairs of
the city and knowing 1t was a city
building, the laboring classes as well
as the others feel at liberty to go there
and take part in any discussions in
which they are interested.
All Is Now Different
with the small halls we had pre-
viously this was impossible. Large at
fractions and prominent men who came
here that everyone wanted to see and
were limited to an audience of about
1900 people, consequently the price was
high and the poorer and laboring
classes were unable to attend. 1t is
now different with the auditorium. Be-
fore we had this building the wealthier
classes We're separated from the mid
die and laboring classes. When the au-
ditorium was built and made large
enough so all who wanted to could at
tend, it had tendency to unite all the
people. Further, 500 seats in the gall
lery, which were good seats to see and
hear from, were set aside and an ordi-
nance was passed that these 500 seats
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14

<csstinue1 - Pese Nl.s,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-14
M 0 RPH HIN I:
Only Sanftarium in the World Giving
Unconditional Guarantee
Liquor and Tobacco Addictions Cured
Within Ten Days by Our New
Painless Method

Our guarantee means something, Not
one dollar need be paid until satisfac-
tory cure has been effected. We control
com pletely the usual withdrawal symp-
limbs, or loss Of sleep. Patients unabie @
to visit sanitarium can be treated
privately at home.
heIerene;es; ;s unlQh Ns9i 5ank n trust co.
citizen of Lebanon. Write for Free
Booklet No. 80. Address,
CUMBERLAND SANITAHIUM
=. J. Sanders ME-. Lehanbns Tenn
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24
Carriers Liability in
 Interstate Commission

mack amendment the Court, speaking through Justice Lurton, held that Con- gress had manifested it's intention to deal with the subject of carriers lia- bility for inter state shipments, and, that being the case the State laws must give way Consequently its de- cision at once annulled the Kentucky and Nebraska law holding such con tracts void.
 The Court not only annulled State laws which seek to regulate liability, but it held that the Federal law, as ex- pressed in the Carmack amendment, dealt with the subject of railroad ship ments and that it did not prohibit con tracts limiting liability in return on a low rate.
 Justice Lurton laid down the prin- ciple that so long as a railroad or eX- press company has published it's rates based on the valuation of the prop erty. the transportation company need not inquire as to the value. He de- clared that the shipper was bound by what the receipt for the goods showed and by the schedule of rates filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-The power of the States over railroads and ex- press companies suffered hard blow when the Supreme Court held that since the passage of the Carmack amendment to the Interstate Com merce law in 1906, the States had ceased to have power to annul con tracts between railroads and ship pers limiting the liability for the loss of interstate shipments.
 Another serious blow was delivered when the court held that the State since the passage of the Interstate Commerce acts, and particularly the Hepburn law in 1906, had no power to penalize railroads for failure to fur nish cars for interstate shipments. In this connection the court declared m- constitutional the Minnesota Recipro- cal Demurrage law, authorizing the re- covery by shippers of a dollar a day for every day during which the rail road failed to furnish car for the movement of freight.
 The changes thus effected reyolu- tionize the practice in many States. As a result of the passage of the Car
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24
BITTER CREEK HOTEL
 RUINED BY WIND

A tremendous snowslide coming from International mountain. opposite the Bitter creek townsite, tore across the Bear river ending it's trail of destruc- ton by running the Forks hotel, short ly after midnight last Tuesday, says the Portland Canal Miner.
 At the time MT. Gibson and Peter Rom were both in bed and were sud denly awakened by terrific roar as the wind caused by the mighty ava lanche swept through the premises, completely wrecking the two story frame building, tearing out heavy doors and all the windows. The kit chen, stables and other buildings were leveled to the ground, as also was the vacant store directly opposite the hotel. The main portion of the build ing was split in two.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24
News Notes of Interest
 From National Capital

I of the American Federation of La, bor said:
 "Even the Judge who tried the case fatuously declared: The evidence in this case will convince any impartial person that government by injunc. tion is infinitely to be preferred to government by dynamite
 "The worthy Judge has blindly chanced upon one of the causes, but had. failed to realize it's relationship.
 Throwing aside his prepared state ment. MT. Gompers asserted that 90 her cent of the detective agencies are engaged in fomenting industrial dis turbances, strikes and crime. He said they offered to furnish spies for cor porations and ascertain the secrets of the labor unions. He denounced all those connected with such work, call ing them "ghouls."
 At no time did Gompers actually de fend violence, but he said such acts grew out of oppression by capital and the great corporations. Employers were always seeking to crush those under them.
 Mir. Gompers appeared before a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee in advocacy of pending antiinjunction legislation. The mem- bers were Senators Nelson, Root and Sutherland
 At one point in his address MT. Gompers said;
 But what of the conspiracy of or ganized capital, the conspiracy of mur- dering the liberty of the toilers, to tear from them the means of protec- ton by which they have bettered their condition, to leave them bare and de- fenseless in the competitive strug- gle? Is not such a conspiracy suf- ficiently dastardly to incur some odium? Should the conspirators with their hands stained with life blood of mems ambition, happiness, liberty, be accorded nothing but honor, power, responsibility? Should they be al- lowed to continue to manipulate the powers of government, the administra- ton of justice until the oppressed
  find the burden intolerable?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24
BUSINESS OF
 CUSTOMS DISTRICT

A comparative statement of the con dition of the customs service Alas ka, and business transactions during the fiscal years 1908 and 1912, has re- gently been compiled. From it the following data is gathered:
 In 1908 there were IA ports of en- try; in 1912 there were only Il; the number of employees in 1908 was 2S, in 1912, 16; annual salaries paid in 1912, $3O,162, The entries of mer- chandise in 1908 were 1874, in 1912, 1,167. The number of vessels en- tered and cleared in 1908 was 5OS, in 1912, 655; in domestic trade, in 1908, 915, in 1912, 1,211. The number of documented vessels in Alaska in 1908 was 444, in 1912, 614 No motor boats were inspected in 1908, but in 1912 there were 1,154; 25 vessels were fined in 1908, and S2 in 1912. The number of vessels measured in 1908 was 32, in 1912, 70.
 The aggregate receipts in 1908 were 74,S74.57; in 1912, $66,44S.12. The expenses of collections in 1908 were $64, ,7S5.74; in 1912 they were $49,- 47S.32 The cost of collection per dollar in 1908 was S6 cents, in 1912 it was "A cents. The total receipts for four years at 1908 rate were $299,- 49S.2S and the total expenses were $259,14296. The totals, 19O9-1912, in- elusive, were $26563S.12, and expen- ses were $259,14296.
 Ketchikan has two officers total sal aries, $3,SOO; Wrangel one, $1,4OO; Ju- neau, four, $7,7OO; skagway, two, $S,- 46O; Eagle, two, $4,2OO; Fortymile, one, $2,2OO; St. Michael, one. $2,OOO; Nome, one, $2,OOO; Unalaska, one, $1 500, Cordova, one $1,SOO The sub' ports of Kodiak Seward, Valdez and Sitka were discontinued.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24

The only place in Juneau where you can buy Augustine & Kyer's famous candies is at Barr&gar's Postoffice Store A fresh shipment just received
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24
Personal Mention

Robert Scott, the well known com mercial travelling man, travelling out of Juneau, left for Seward On the Northwestern this morning.
 George Tronsdale took passage on the Northwestern for Seward.
 Receiver Frank Boyle of the local land office will take passage on the Curacao enroute to Chicago.
 Howard A. MaIone, returned this morning on the Northwestern, after a few pleasant days in Seattle. How ard says that his mother and sis ter left Seattle yesterday for San Diego.
 MT. and Mrs. Oak Olson came home on the Northwestern after a brief visit in the States.
 J. J. Tolstad, well known civil en' gineer of Valdez, is returning to that place on the Northwestern.
 Earle c. Jameson is returning pas senger on the Northwestern. lame son says he had a good time while in the Spirit City. The Frye hotel ap pears to be an outlying precinct oi Juneau.
 Mrs. Barnett and children arrived on the Northwestern last night.
 J. R. Fowle and Mrs. Fowle art aboard the Northwestern enroute tc Cordova. Mir. Fowle is superintend ent of the Orr Stage Company and ha' been Outside to get treatment for hi' eyes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24

Every thing that will please smok- CT may be found at BURFoRD's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24

A complete line of tobacco jars and pipe racks at BURFORDS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.- Gov. G. W. Donaghey. of Arkansas, following the example of Gov o. B, colquitt, of Texas. and that of Gov B. F. Car roll. of Iowa, in 1910, has appointed an editor to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His appoint tee is John Netherland Heiskell, ed itor of the Arkansas Gazette, pub lished in Little Rock. Mir Heiskell will serve the Legislature, which elects a successor to the late Jeff Da- wis. whose term expires March 8.
 Gov. Colquitt named R. M. John son. editor of the Houston Post, to serve as the successor of J. w, Bailey. Gov. Carroll sent Lafayette Young, editor of the Des Moines Capital to Washington when J. P. Deliver died, but an unkind Legislature displaced him for w. s. Kenyon, lawyer. How ever Messrs. Johnson and Heiskell won't lack for editorial companion ship in the Senate. There are already there Editor R. NJ. LaFollett of Wis consin. Editor Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of Nebraska; Editor R. l.. Owen, of Oklahoma, and Editor J. l.. Bristow, of Kansas, who contributed to the col umns of newspapers during notion al conventions last summer. Another editor, Congressman Samuel Walker Mccall was a candidate for election be- fore the Massachusetts Legislature,
 Mir. Heisker is forty years of age, a native of Tennessee, served in an editorial capacity in the Chicago and Louisville offices of the Associated Press and never before held politi- cal office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24

"Government by dynamite will fol- low government by injunction" re gently declared Samuel Gompers, pres ident of the American Federation of Labor recently The labor leader vir- tually defended the men convicted at Indianapolis of outrages against prop erty.
 Excoriating Judge Anderson, who imposed sentence upon the dynamit- CTS tried at Indianapolis, the head
The Alaska daily empire., 1913-01-24
TRIMMER & RITTER

See this firm for all kinds of dray' ing and hauling. We guarantee sat isfaction and reasonable prices. Coal delivered promptly. Femmer & Rit. ter's Express. Stand Burford's Cor rer. Phone S14. Residence phones 4O2 or 4O5 "