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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
WASHINGTON TRIP
POSTPONED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE
Thought Better for Delega-
ton to Go When Entire
Commerce Commission
Is Present

Following the receipt of a message from
Democratic Leader Underwood the. spe-
cial Chamber of Commerce delegation
which intended to leave today for Wash
ington in behalf of the headquarters of
the railroad appraisers of the federal gov
ernment being established in Birmingham
has postponed the trip until some time in
October. President W. P. G. Harding OF
the chamber will make the trip, but will
not be accompanied by the delegation OF
volunteers which up until yesterday in
tended to go with him.
The message from Mr. Underwood was
to the effect that he believed it would
be unwise for the delegation to appear
in Washington now as the Interstate com
merce commission is not in session and
the only audience the delegation could
secure would be with the chairman OF
the commission. This would not only
be very disadvantageous, but IL might
even offend the other six members OF
the commission in that the delegation die
not lay their arguments before them
Therefore, Mr.. Underwood advised the
delegation to wait until next month when
the commission convened and when the
delegation could be heard by the entire
membership.
A brief stating the facts in the case as
to why the southern headquarters of the
interstate commerce commission should be
located in Birmingham during the pro-
posed appraisement of the physical rail-
road property of the country is now be-
ing prepared and this briefs will be pre-
sented to the chairman of the commission
by Mr.. Harding. Mr.. Harding stated
yesterday that he would merely call and
pay his respects and present the brief to
the chairman of the commission, the
brief then to be reviewed by the different
members of the commission at their
leisure.
Then next month when the commission
convenes, the delegation will appear be-
fore 1t personally and urge the selection
of this city for the headquarters of the
southern district. 1t is expected the de-
cision of the commission will be made
before the delegation returns to Birming-
ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
TOM POUND VIGOROUS IN
DENYING CONFER CHARGE
OF DICTATION BY L. g N.
Well Known Engineer Says That in Twenty six Years He Has
Worked for Z. & N. the Management Has Never Asked
His Views Politically-Aganst Conner Simply
Because He is Dangerous to State

Denying in every detail the statement
or former Gov. Il. b. Conner that the
Louisville and Nashville railroad made
him work against Conner in his race for
president of the railroad commission, Col.
Thomas Pound issued a statement in that
controversy yesterday Col. Pound IS
one of the best known engineers on the
Louisville and Nashville and one of the
best known men in this county He has
been away and was uniformed about the
statement of the former governor until a
few days ago and was unable to make a
statement until yesterday.
The statement of Governor Conner was
that a telegram to B. NJ. Starks local
superintendent and now general manager
OF the Louisville and Nashville, from
General Manager Evans of the Louisville
and Nashville was to the effect that Cols
onel Pound was out working against
Conner. Colonel Pound said yesterday
that he did work against Conner and in
tended to do so again, but that the Louis
Vile and Nashville railroad had made
no move to make him do that, nor even
asked him to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
HEARTY RESPONSES
IN BABY CONTEST
Panama Exposition Is to
Distribute $4,000 in
Prizes Among Babies

Baby Commissioner" Lloyd at tho
city hall is having tremendous success
with his Panama exposition prize baby
contest, having already received well
over 100 names OF beautiful children In
all parts of the state. The larger part
OF them, however, are from Birming-
ham,
Mr.. Lloyd stated yesterday that Bir-
min CHAM was the Alabama headquar-
ters OF the contest and that all Ala
bama babies who entered the contest
would have to send their names TO the
Birmingham city commission.
As explained some time ago, $50, 900
in money has been set aside by the Of
fcials of the Panama worlds exposi-
ton at San Francisco In 1915 to be
awarded to the prettiest babies in Ala
bama There is no expense attached to
the entrance of a contestant. All that
is necessary is to send the childs name
to the Birmingham city commissioners,
where 1t will be filed for future refer
ence. All names must be in by the
last of November.
After the names are all listed and
filed, an official photographer will be
sent to Birmingham by the exposition
officials and photographs taken of
each of the contesting babies. These
photographs will be sent TO the exposi-
ton at San Francisco in 1915 and dis
played in the magnificent children's
building which Will be shown there.
There will be pictures in this building
of babies from every state in the union
From these photographs the judges
during the exposition Will award the
prizes. the largest Alabama prize being
$1,000. The remainder of tho s50,00O
allotted to this state will be graduated
into a couple hundred smaller prizes.
so that many of the entrees will win
money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
INTERESTING REPORT
ON CORN SITUATION
Chicago Concern Expects Prices Dur
ing Coming Winter Are to Be
Advanced Materially

Birmingham grain dealers are in receipt
of letter from Adolph Kemper & Co.
of Chicago. telling OF the corn situation
as that firm sees it.
According to this circular the 10 original
states raised Al 600 600 bushels of corn less
this year than they did In 1912. Wisconsin
has 100000 bushels more this year than
last and North Dakota farmers have
raised 100000 bushels more. South Da-
kota. however. has crop that is 100000
bushels less than last years crop. Min
nesota is listed at 100000 bushels more
this year than last.
The report of Adolph Kemper Is to the
effect that prices the coming winter are
to be advanced materially. 1t says that
It is very doubtful If Iowa. Minnesota or
South Dakota will ship car load of corn
east OF the Mississippi after November L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
POSTPONEMENT OF
TELEPHONE HEARING
Barber Unwilling to Proceed Until
Quorum of City Commission Is
Present to Hear Arguments

The hearing by the city commission of
the complaints against the service in this
city of the Bell Telephone and Telegraph
company was postponed yesterday morn
ing until October 2 at 10 o'clock Arlie
Barber, who is the chief complainant,
asked the postponement on the grounds
that quorum of the commission was
not present, Commissioner James Wealth
srly being the only member of the trium-
virate in the city.
President w. r. Gentry of the Southern
Bell, of Atlanta; Manager d. #. Turnbull
OF Birmingham. ]. T., stokely, local att
torney for the company and others, were
present in the interest of the company
Mr.. Stokely argued that as Mr.. Gentry
had come from Atlanta especially for this
case, 1t ought to be heard now. but MIR.
Weatherly stated that since objection had
been raised he could not help ordering a
postponement on account of no quorum
October was agreed upon by both par
ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
WENT LIKE STREAK
BUT TRAFFIC LAW
WAS NOT VIOLATED
Frenchman Could Not Con-
troll Cars Speed and Got
Special Permit to Run
1t to City Limits

everybody stopped along Fifth ave-
nue. yesterday afternoon and many ran
out into the middle of the street to
that kept in the vortex of the cloud CT
dust as it whirled westward.
Cad Zooks" blubbered a fat man.
that guys movin'."
He's probably KILN two kids to
the block an yo' couldn't find poa-
liceman with ferretr whined little.
worn-out woman. with a baby in her
arms.
"S-s-say, Jimmie, w-wasnt h-he-h he
s-s-s- speedin' f-f-f-fer fair" suffered
a little S-year- old.
But Alphonse wasn't speeding and he
wasn't killing children and he wasn't
violating the traffic ordinance. The fat
man had 1t right, thought when he
said he was movln'."
Alphonse was travelling 40 miles an
hour a very healthy rate of speed for
the average express train, and he had
a permit in his pocket from City Com
missioner James Weatherly, lord high
mayor pro tempore of the city of Bir-
minghani, which stated just as plainly
as the English language could put ii
that AIphonse had perfect right to
thus make haste
Alphonse de Frontenot is well re-
membered as the Frenchman whose
daring automobile driving won many
laurels for him at the recent automo-
bile races in Indianapolis. Well, it
was Alphonse who yesterday caused
less dust to be on Fifth avenue after
he had passed along than any time
since the Battle of Waterloo; for Al
phonse blew it all Off. And Alphonse
did it because he couldn't help it,
Alphonse was in Birmingham with
his racer and the engines of this fam
GUS speed demon won't even t;lrn over
at less than 40 miles an hour. The
great racer was brought as far as Bir-
mingham en- route to Tampa by rail-
road train, but here the daring driver
determined to unload and drive the car
through the country the rest of the
way to Tampa, where he is going to
race. As he couldn't run the car at
all at less than 40 miles an nour and
as the fame of the Birmingham traffic
laws had long before reached his ears.
the tanned and accident SCARED little
Frenchman went to the city hall and
secured a permit to run his car through
town.
The permit provided that the car
might be unloaded a the Terminal sta
tion and run on straight line through
town in the direction which dc From
tenot desired to go and that once out
side the city limits 1t could not be
brought back without another permit.
Thus armed with protection. TIE great
car was unloaded, the Frenchman
packed his ''duds'' in her, crani<ed her
up and traffic officers are still trying
to decipher in their minds the glimpse
they caught of the "speeders" license
tag as he tore through town like me-
teOr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
SMOKER ON FRIDAY
BY BOARD OF TRADE
Pizitz Committee Met Yesterday to
Draw Up Plans for the Get
Together" Affair

I The Get Together" SMOKER of the
Board of Trade will be held next Friday
might in the auditorium of the Chamber
sof Commerce, according to plans made
yesterday at meeting of the boards en-
tertainment committee, L. Pizitz, chair
man.
President J. =. Shelby will make a talk
on the purposes and the achievements of
the Board of Trade, members of the city
commission will be asked to make
speeches and Commissioner Reject George
Ward will be asked to make an address.
This will probably be Mr.. Wards first
appearance before the business men of
the central city since his election to the
presidency OF the city commission last
Monday.
/ The purpose of the meeting is to arouse
gnew life and enthusiasm IN the ranks
of the Board of Trade Not only mem
bers are invited to attend. but each mem
Der is given the privilege of bringing one
or two of his friends with him. 1t is
probable an active membership campaign
for the board will be planned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
THROWS HIMSELF
ON COURTS MERCY
l.. A. Satterfield Pleads
Guilty to Embezzle-
ment Charge

After the last witness for the state had
testified, L. A. satterneld, on trial in tbs
criminal court for emhezzlement. with
drew his plea Of not guilty, substituted q
plea of guilty and asked the mercy OF
the court. The case had been ON trial In
the first division of the criminal court
since Thursday before Judge William IL.
Fort
satterfield Is Young man of pleasing
address and was indicted on "A charge OF
converting moneNss of the Birmingham
Southern Railroad company to his own
use, The state claimed he had embezzled
slS0o, extending over period of several
months, and in comparatively small
amounts Much Of the time of the court
was taken up by the state showing and
attempting to prove the different Items
The laa witness FOR the state was Tom
boWron' assistant cashier at the First
National bank, who testified to certain
deposits made by the defendant and his
subsequent Withdrawals by personal
check.
Al the conclusion of Mr.. Bowron's tes-
tlmony, Claude d. Ritter, defendants at
'orhey, asked permission of the court los
lew minutes to consult his client. At
me conclusion OF the consultation MIR.
Ritter announced that they could NOT
overcome the testimony that had been
oifered and asked to withdraw the Plea
OF not guilty and enter a plea of guilty.
lie also asked the leniency of the court i'm
assessing the term of punishment. The
Hrst plea was allowed to be withdrawn
ana the case having been heard by the
jury IL was presented to them for a YER
dict. They returned a verdict of srniltv n
charged In the indictment and fixed tho
amount OF money embezzled at Stl60
which had been shown by the evidence
produced by the state. Judge Fort Will
sentence Satterfield this morning, also q
B. conway white convicted of embez-
zilhs so'b.s7 from the w. d. Wood LaIm-
Der company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20

THE Louisville and Nashville man
agement, never since I have been ON the
road for IS years. asked me my views
politically said Colonel Pound. In the
Conner race against Smith l was for
Smith and worked for him against
Conner for the reason that
thought and still think that Conner is n
dangerous man to this state and the
progress that we are striving to make.
| have never been asked TO support the
policies OF the Louisville and Nashville,
and If the management tried to force ME
to work for their alleged candidates or
told me what ] had to do politically
would tell the management that they
could go to the devil. | would do that
as quickly as / would to any individual
trying to dictate to me in that way.
Conner | have always believed is n
dangerous individual He is not against
the Louisville and Nashville but is after
Milton II. Smith If Colonel Smith were
to say to Conner: Here, lord take my
railroad. give 1t to the people or tear it
up. then Conner would stop all his raw
ings He is not for the people any more
than he is working for me personally
He is simply a dangerous, unrestrained
man, and | am against him now as ever
"He is like the Biblical Balaams ass
he is forever braying and gets nowhere"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
SIBLEY-MINGE co.
PROGRESSING WELL
Plant Is to Be Operated as Going
Concern and Will Soon Be Free
Of Financial Embarrassment

That the affairs of the Sibey- Menge
Brick and Coal company are progress
ing satisfactorily and that the bankruptcy
proceedings will be wound up without
substantial loss either to the bondhold-
ers or creditors was brought out yester-
day at the first meeting of the creditors
held before Judge Alex C. Birch, referee
in bankruptcy.
Edwa-d Miller was elected trustee and
placed under a $4,000 bond The orders
of the court were that the trustee operate
the plant as going concern. The re-
port of the receiver showed the company
to be in healthy condition and progress
ing satisfactorily. 1t is said the concern
will soon be on its feet again and will
recover speedily from It's temporary finan-
eiRl embarrassment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
LABOR CONGRESS
HERE NEXT YEAR
Nashville Delegates Success,
full in Bringing Body to
Birmingham in 1914

President w. P. G. Harding of the
Chamber of Commerce received a tele-
gram yesterday from c. K. Plank, a Br-
rNingham delegate to the Southern Labor
congress- now being held in Nashville,
stating that the local delegates had been
successful in securing the congress for
Birmingham in 1914
The congress will bring to the city hun
dreds of delegates from cities in all OF
the southern states. The Southern Labor
congress is the southern division of the
American Federation of Labor and en-
braces the u southern states.
The congress will probably be one of
the first conventions to be held In the
new auditorium which now seems assured
at the coming bond election.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
FEDERAL GRAND
JURY ENDS WORK
Every Case on Docket Disposed OF, a
Total of 73 Being Investigated
by the Jurymen

The federal grand jury for the Septem-
ber term has concluded its labors and
after making it's final report to Judge
w. l. Grubb was discharged with the
thanks OF the court.
John II. Frye was foreman of the grand
jury, which was in session about two
weeks with a short adjournment. They
investigated 73 cases and examined over
200 witnesses, and as a result returned As
true bills and 27 no bills. Every case on
the docket was disposed Of there being
no continuances
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
MEETING TODAY
First Session of Fall Period
Will Consider Several
Interesting Subjects

The first regular meeting or the Bir-
since the adjournment for the summer
will be held this afternoon at Cable hall
on Second avenue. The meeting Will be
called to order at o'clock. Several mat
ters of interest will be presented and the
officers desire a full attendance OF the
members and those interested in the
cause.
Yesterday morning a meeting of the ex-
ecutive board was held at the headquar-
ters of the Cable-Shelby- Burton building.
Mrs Sidney Ullman made an extensive
report on the work that had been done In
connection with the equal suffrage booth
at the approaching State Fair. Mrs. Sol
on Jacobs, president Of the Equal Suf-
frage association of Alabama, spoke on
the approaching visit of Miss Belle kear-
ney, one of the most noted workers for
equal suffrage in the country. who Is 10
spend the month of November in Ala
bama in the interest OF the equal SUI
frage movement.
President Mrs. Oscar Hundley outlined
the plans for the Birmingham Equal SUI
frage association player-piano contest
that has been inaugurated. Eighteen
leading merchants have agreed to give
coupons with every purchase. which will
enable the purchaser to participate in the
piano contest The piano will be given
to the church, lodge club, school or char
table or other institution which receives
the most votes, The contest to close Oc-
tober IS.
A number of charitable institutions have
already become interested and efforts will
be made to have others join in the con-
test. There is no entrance fee and the
contest is open to all Among the insti-
tutions mentioned as contestants are the
Mercy Home, Girls Industrial school,
East Lake Orphanage, Holy Innocents
hospital, Young Womans Christian asso-
citation, and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Acree to Do Publicity Work

Angus A. Acree, well known newspa-
per man. has taken charge of the pub
licity work of the 1913 State Fair to be
held this fall in Birmingham following
the resignation of David Holt, which took
effect yesterday. Mr. Holt intends to
leave within day or two for Mobile,
where he will assume his new duties as
editor OF the Mobile Post. a new news
paper starting up in the Gulf City. AIr
Acree formally took charge as press
agent Of the fair association yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
G. A. r. VETERAN HERE
N. P. Knisley Shown Over City by
Radcliffe and DIR. Phillips

N. P. Knisiey of Franklin, Pa, a Fed
eral veteran of the civil war and an uncle
of Secretary w. c. Radcliffe of the local
Chamber of Commerce. was In the city
yesterday seeing the sights and visiting
Mr.. Radcliffe Mr.. Knisley has been at
tending the Grand Army of the Republic
reunion at Chattanooga.
Although well mp lin years, Mr.. Knis-
ley is still strong and vigorous and is su-
perintendent of schools of Franklin. He
called on DR.. j. III, Phillips local super
intendent, yesterday morning, was shown
over the High school and as Dr. Phillips
guest was shown over parts of the city
in the latter's automobile Yesterday
afternoon Secretary Radcliffe and Mr..
Knisley again took a trip through the
city, Mr.. Knislsy was a prisoner. in
Andersonville prison during the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
RETURN FROM EASTERN TRIP
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Caheen Place Son in
School at Exeter, N. H.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Caheen have re-
turned to the city after an extended
trip through the east, including At
lantic City and other resort points
While away Mr. Caheen combined busi-
ness with pleasure and did some extern
sive purchasing in the New York mar
kets.
They were accompanied on the trip
by their sons. Julian and Maurice. and
before returning placed Julian in school
at Exeter. N. III.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
S250,000 WORTH OF
BONDS PURCHASED

Steiner Brothers announce that they
have just purchased 100000 of Rlounr
county per cent road bonds. running 20
years, and $4,000 OF New Decatur paw
ing bonds. bearing 6 per cent. running
from one to ten years.
Leo X. Steiner said yesterday that the
bond market in this part of the country
was very good, and that such bonds as
those referred to are in demand by local
investors
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Camp Hardee win Meet To-day

Regular semi monthly meeting OF
Camp sHardee Confederate Veterans,
will be held this afternon at o'clock
at the auditorium of the Chamber OF
Commerce. Commander Hamilton IS
desirous OF having a good attendance
as matters of Importance VIII como
before the camp The public is also
cordially invited to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
PERSONAL

Or. 4. d. Parks has returned TO tho
city after a trip to the east.
DR.. w. S. Rountree leaves today to
attend the annual meeting Of the
American Mine Safety association, to
be held In Pittsburg September 22-24
DR. Rountree will represent the frst aid
department of the Tennessee Coal and
Iron company and is also a,member OF
the executive board of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-20
Son and Uncle Also Have
Narrow Escape From
Death
BODY is RECOVERED
AFTER LONG SEARCH
Many Eye Witnesses on Bank When
Accident Occurred and Rescue
Boats Reached Two of Vic
Tins in Nick of Time

Jim Mangham chauffeur, was
drowned in East Lake last night aho.t
$40 O'clock when rowboat overllr..e
IN the middle of the lake. viii Mang-
ham of Camp Hill, an uncle of the de-
ceased, and Lindsey Mangham, the D.
r-old son of the drowned man, were
also in the boat at the time of the acci-
dent. They were rescued by attendants
of the East Lake boathouse. The body
of Mangham was recovered about two
hotrs after the drowning by Earle Spang-
Ter and John Pierce of Shaw & Sons.
According to accounts of the eye wit
nesses of the drowning. Jim Mangham
and his uncle, VIII Mangham, and the
small boy, Lindsey Mangham, were out
in the middle of the lake when for ap-
parently no reason whatever Jim Mang-
ham picked up his son in his arms and
stood up in the boat. The next thing eye
witnesses observed was that the two men
and the child were struggling for their
lives in the water and calling for help.
Witnesses to Accident
II, II. Black the president of the Best
Park .and Amusement company, was
standing ON tho bank of the lake, as
Wen as OfIlcer Lyons, sam BfOWn keeper
of the East Lake boathouse. and Dock
Cordell, an employee of the boathouse,
and observed the predicament of the
Manghams. All Immediately rushed to do
what was possible to aid the drowning
men and several boats put out with res
cuers. They arrived just in time to res
cue the boy, Lindsey Mangham. who was
going down for the third time, and the
uncle, VIII Mangham. Jim Mangham
had sunk when the boat first overturned
and never again reappeared on the sur
face until found by the graphing hooks
of the search party later in the night
Will Mangham Greatly Affected
AT the home of the Manghams at 23031s
Fifth avenue, Will Mangham was unable
to give an account of what happened to
make the boat overturn. as the shock from
his nephews drowning and his own mar
row escape had affected him so strongly
that he could not speak coherently. 1t
was ascertained that Will Mangham is
a farmer at Camp Hill and was visiting
his nephew and that both with the boy
Lindsey had gone out for a pleasure trip
yesterday afternoon at East Lake.
Jim Mangham was Is years of age and
a widower. He is survived by three small
children. Lindsey Mangham being the
Oldest, years old. Aline. 3 years old, and
Jessie, 2 years old, are the two younger
children. The remains were brought to
Shaw e Sons late last night, following
permission to move the body by Deputy
Coroner Jim Smiley. and later the re-
mains were taken to Lige Lows. Funeral
arrangements will be announced later.