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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
RETURNS
FROM CANAL ZONE
Expects Water to Be Turned
Into Canal By Next
October

That water will be turned into the
Panama canal before October. or at least
during that month. is the reassuring It'd
irgs brought here from Panama by l.
Groom Beatty, general manager OF the
turned yesterday from the zone. lie was
accompanied by Mrs. Beatty and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben f. Roden, Jr.
Mr.. Beatty said yesterday that the con-
struction under the direction OF United
States army engineers is very much ahead
OF the schedule. He added that the Of
ticials on the zone believed water would
be turned in the canal by October al
the latest
THE Panama canal Is one OF the most
gigantic undertakings of any nation. "
said Mr.. Beatty. land 1t makes you feel
proud that you are an American to see
that tremendous American task The
failure of other governments and finally
the success OF the United States engineers
Is sufficient TO awaken a spark of pa
triotism even in the breast of4aIiens. If
is magnificent trip and one absoIuteI,
crammed with interesting surprises. The
trip Is one of considerable educational
value. and most appreciated just now
when the completion is almost visable
end when success is assured. | am GER
tainly pleased that l visited the zone be-
fe re the massive ditch was filed with
water"
In connection with the interest center
ine in Panama there have been several
birmingham citizens TO make the trip. A
large party left on different steamer
from the one used by Mr.. Beatty and his
companions. on the different trip from
Mr.. Beatty several engineering experts
are included, while George c. Crawford
and Mrs. Crawford left later than the
two parties from Birmingham Panama
IS attracting TO its shores a great caravan
Of visitors from every state in America
Ii Is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
in the office of the probate clerk showing
the following transfers of Ral estate
the consideration being s1o00 or more:
s4o00-R T. Kelly and wife to Mrs Ber-
nardina Nears. lot "a. in block Z. according
to the plans and surveys of the West End
Land company.
s70oo-Mattie Newman to James l.. Stag
gers, part of lots l and 2, in block 66l,
according to the plans and surveys Of the
Elyton Land company
si5oo-Ensley Highlands company to NJ
]. Donlan, lot 9. in block 50, according to
the plans and surveys of Ensley High
lands company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the pro.
bate clerk:
c. F. Bickers of Birmingham and Miss
Lottie Madison.
r. NJ. Rankin of Birmingham and Miss
Lola NJ. Gist.
John Valentine Of Ensley and Miss Lucy
May White.
Horace Hin Of Birmingham and Miss
Mabel Crawford.
James Bullock of Avondale and Miss
jamie. Beckard.
II. 7. Stewart of Ensley and Miss Ger
trude Mullins.
Williams c. Stephens of Montgomery
and Miss Sarah Lew Huckabie.
Timothy Sweeney of Birmingham and
Miss Francis Koch.
Giuseppe Globetti of Birmingham and
Miss Nela Roda.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
MOTHER AND SON AT
COLLEGE TOGETHER
Death of Collins Ends Strange
Relationship

Chicago. February 6.-An unusual COM
panionship between mother and son was
ended today when $. NJ. Collins. fresh
man at the University of Illinois. died
at his home here The mother was a
student In the same classes with her son.
They were registered in the school of ag-
riculture. When young Collins was pre-
pairing TO go to the University of Illinois
last fall, his mother said: "Ill go with
YOU At Champaign they lived at the
same house. they had adjoining seats in
the classroom. they studied together and
attended university functions and theatres
together. The companionship attracted
" ,despread attention al the university,
where the two became known to the stu
dents 'as the pals. and the boy specific-
.Iy ..as the model SON." Mrs. Collins will
not return to her studies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
STORM WINDOWS TO
HEAR TESTIMONY

Cincinnati February Windows OF the
Insolvency court were stormed this aft
ernoon by men and women IN an ef-
fort 10 enter the court room to hear the
testimony in the divorce suit of Mrs.
Thorne Baker. wife OF prominent attor-
ney and former state senator. A riot
call brought out squad of policemen to
aid the bailiffs clearing the room.
All of the witnesses who have testified
have been prominent socially. and the
court room has been crowded at each ses-
sion. This afternoon the doors were
locked, but when the baliffs entered the
court room they discovered many people.
Including numerous woren. who had en-
tered through the outer windows. The
baiiffs were unable to stop the crowds
that were forcing the windows and called
for the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07

That the commissioners are seriously
considering the establishment of a de-
partment of charity was strongly indi.
Gated yesterday by Commissioner James
Weatherly The constant pickering be-
tween the different organizations and the
criticisms that are heard of charitable
operations here has been SO incessans
worked up over the situation, 1t is said.
The adoption of a law requiring monthly
financial reports to be made TO the city
by those organizations that receive char
table donations is the beginning, 1t Is
understood Following that ordinance II
is expected that another will be adopted
creating the citys department of char
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
HAWTHORNE ENDS
OWN TESTIMONY

New York. February 6.-Albert Free
nan. co-defendant with Julian Haw
tliorne, Josiah Quincy and DR.. William j.
Morton In the government suit against the
promoters of the so-calied Hawthorne
mining claims for alleged fraudulent use
OF the malls. ended his own testimony
for the defense today after being on the
stand nearly fortnight
The trial will be resumed tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Frost a Free Agent

Cincinnati, February 6.-The National
Baseball commission today upheld the
contention of j. p. Frost. formerly OF
the Toledo club Of the American asso-
citation. that he is a free agent Frost
was released by Toledo to the New
Orleans club of the Southern league
but the club failed to insert his name
on the reserve list filed with Secretary
Farrell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Seryantes to Give Concert

Harry A. Servantes, Yiddish baritone
singer. well known in the east win give
concert at the Young Mems Hebrew
association rooms on Sixth avenue sunday
e.ening. He win sing a number Of the
latest yiddish songs and will put on a
slsit. The Lost Child. In the skt he
Will be assisted by y. Turner. A large
audience is expected Mr.. Servantes
comes we'll recommended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
COURT ITEMS

The jury in the case of John Bryant
Oh trial in the first division of the criml-
nal court for murder in the first de-
gree. returned verdict yesterday to
Judge w e. Fort and found the de-
denfant guilty as charged in the in
dictment and fixed his punishment at
life in the penitentiary. He was charged
with the murder of a woman at Bes-
semer.
J. r. Higgins filed suit for $4,000 dam
ages in the city court yesterday against
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company for alleged personal in
Juries. The plaintiff alleges in his COM
plant that through the negligence of the
defendant company he lost leg and
sustained other injuries.
The Alabama Penny Savings bank was
awarded verdict yesterday in the third
division of the city court before Judge
John Fl. Miller in case wherein W. Fl.
Lane had sued the bank for the pos
session of personal property.
Clyde Green and w. r. McGavock adj
ministrators of the estate of Ross Greene
Lave entered suit in the city courl
against the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad company in which they claim
$4,000 damages for the death of the
intestate.
A petition for a habeas corpus hearing
was filed yesterday in the city court
in the case of Nora Adams 14-year-old
girl, who is confined i'll the detention
home of the Juvenile court. The petit
A. Il r. f~xfx. ~
lawfully detained by the officers of the
court and that bail has been refused.
The case will be heard before Judge c. G.
Nesmith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
OPENING STATEMENTS
WAIVED IN CASE

Kansas City. February G-Opening state
u,ents were waived by both Prosecution
and defense ana the taking of testimony
started a second time in the third t,ial
Of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde for the murder OF
Col Thon.as +. s~cpe today.
Cnrecorded challenges eliminated four
of the venire of five completed yester-
day, leaving Hiram Haussler, clerk. to
take the place on the jury of Carl Hig-
gins, discharged last week because Of
illness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Didn't DO the Actual Work

"My name became identified very
closely with the work of this kind in
New York city anl in several other
parts of the countiy but it really
wasn't me who did the actual work
] was and always have been merely
the agltator. 1t has been the great and
practical men like Theodore Roosevelt
and Felix Adler whom have been
able TO interest in my plans who have
actually taken them up and made
something out of tncm.
"As | say, | merely blew my horn
and others have been doing the work.
have organized the playground as
socia tions and charity societies and
sium workers and then let them go
ahead while I picked out some new
phase Of the work and commenced 10
agitate it, Sometimes, on this account,
| have been accused of trying to get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07

itch SO badly / could not
keep from scratching IL
bloody. The eruption
spread all over my whole
foot and leg up to tho knee.
My leg was an red a. fire.
The itching would keep me
awake at night. and l
scratched so hard the blood
ran down over tho whole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
R||S SPEAKS To
SOCIAL WORKERS
OF HIS LIFE WORK
Don't Sit on the Escape
Valve of a Boy"
He Says
USE PREVENTION
INSTEAD OF CURE
"Instead of Devising and Operating
Systems of Correction for Grim
inal Boys Don't Make That
Kind of Boys

"Blow your own horn and keep on
way to make a name in the world.
Don't sit on the escape valve OF a
boy and instead OF spending time ana
energy in devising and operating sys-
TENS of correction for bad and criminal
boys, don't make that kind of hoys,
Jacob Riis states is the way to make
a better world.
Two things domirate the first social
contact with Jacob Augustus Riis. His
Americanized foreign accent and the
stamp OF a big man. His energy
bristles.
Mr. Riis, journalist, author and So
cial writer. arrived in Birmingham
yesterday to deliver an address at the
high school last night as one of the
Regular numbers in the lyceum course.
Yesterday afternoon he Informally
talked to gathering of Birmingham
sociul workers and public charity Of
ficials at the regular semi-monthly
meeting of the Birmingham Association
of Social Workers IN the reading room
OF the Chamber of Commerce. Seere-
tary McGrath of the Associated Char
tiles. presided. and Pasehal G. Shook,
Judge Clement Wood. Burr Blackburn
and others were present, including
many ladies.
Native of Denmark
Mr.. Ris. at the age of 10 years, came
to America in 1868 from Denmark, his
native country. Il gradually entered
4.
said Mr.. Riis yesterday afternoon be-
fore the meeting at the Chamber oil
Commerce., "by actual coming in con.
tact with the social conditions and tht
slum districts of New York city. AZ
police reporter for the New York Sun
and the New York Tribune | hecam,
intimately acquainted with much of tn,
misery and poverty and crime an,
ruined characters to such an exten
that only those who know anything
about the police headquarters of
large city can appreciate IL. saw TIL,
worst side of the situation and It mad
wonderful impression on me Til,
longer ! came in contact with thes,
conditions and the people who max,
these conditions the more imbued | be.
came with the idea that there must b,
some form OF relief.
Naturally thinking of the matter 8,
much, in the stories | wrote / begar
to express my views and opinions OF
the matter more and more My city
! editor didn't like it. He repeatedl,
warned me about 'c6itoriallzing.' Blu
never let up. Every chance ] got
showed up things just as they wer,
and 1t wasn't long until | gained som,
notoriety and reputation. About thi,
time / began writing for the maga,
zines and this still added to my repu
tation. Then the book on How tn,
Other Half Lives met with consider
able popularity and by writing NOR,
magazine and newspaper articles OF
this wave of publicity | soon becam,
widely known and identified with socia
welfare work and slum work in New
York city. | Just blew my horn ant
kept on blowing it, that's about al
there is to 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
Accidents Will
Happen

Burglars will continue their ac-
tivity; health is frequently bad
plate glass show windows and
cases will break; and this
strong Southern Company will
write you a policy providing
protection against these and
other mishaps at reasonable
rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-07
ERUPTION ALL
OVER FOOT AND LEG
Up to Knee. Burned Severely.
ltched So Badly Nearly Went
Crazy. Scarcely Able to Walk.
Used Cuticura Soap and 0int-
ment and Was Cured.

1921 Payne St. Louisville. Ky.-"A About
four years ago got some poison on my leg.
Ny foot broke out In pimpes and began to
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
SLIGHT DECLINE IN
PRICE OF STOCKS
Volume of Business Extremely
Light, Attributed Mainly to
Professionals.
BY CHARLES w. STORM.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-Virtually all
stocks We're lower at the opening of
the stock market to-day. Union Pacific
began at 1888. with a gain Of Is, but
within aFhalf hour was ruling under last
nights final quotation. Chesapeake and
Ohio and Chino Copper also made tri-
fling gains, which were soon lost.
Among the declines were Utah Cop
per =, United States Steel common 4
Southern Pacific 4, Pacific certificates
T. Reading Il. Northern Pacific Il, New
Haven Il, New York Central i, Mis-
souri, Pacific =, Lehigh Valley IS Erie
Is, Canadian Pacific IL. California Pc
troleum =, American Car and Foundry
= and Amalgamated Copper =.
There was no session of the London
Stock Exchange and there were num-
her of selling orders cabled here for the
international houses.
The curb market was steady.
The market closed firm.
Government bonds unchanged. other
bonds firm.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
lures opened STEADY.
nnanrragy
HAYWARD & cLARk's c

OSiE1 W ~ ! Wv - > ~
NEW ORLEANS. Sept 20.-POlitlcal
news in this mornings press was more
positive in regard to the conservation
of the American exchanges. This, To-
gether with anticipation of a bullish
Times Democrat Monday, caused a fur
Their stiff advance in Liverpool, where
futures closed about s points higher
with spots Is points higher; sales, 1,OOU
bales
There were rumors of a Texas spot
failure, which is thought to have con-
tributed to the strength in Liverpool
through the rebuying of hedges.
Weather conditions continue favor
able. The map shows generally fair in
the Western States and Alabama, with
very little rainfall. Partly cloudy IN the
rest of the belt, with some good rains
in Arkansas and the easfSrn part of the
Atlantics. Little rainfall elsewhere.
Indications are for generally fair wealth
err in the western and central belt, and
cooler; cloudy with showers east of the
Mississippi. followed by clearing and
cooler on Monday.
A moderate cold wave is passing east
ward through the grain States, and will
over the northern half Of the cotton belt,
but not to an injurious degree. This
high pressure is a safeguard against
cold waves in consequence and is favor
able to the initiation OF an Indian sum-
mer. warm spell OF some duration is
indicated to follow this cool wave. The
market opened about points higher
and advanced to 1S.45 for December,
feeling continues -hullish, buying was
based on the strong Liverpool and
strong craft warning for the Southwest
coast. There is no opposition whatever
TO bulling and the market acts promptly
on all news that can be interpreted as
bullish. Strong buying started even on
a small craft warning for the Gulf coast.
really of no danger at all to the crop,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
Fruit and Produce
High; Supply Short

Mccullough Bros. in a weekly fruit
and produce letter. say:
Owing to the large and increasing de-
mand for fruit and produce during the
last ten days, the receipts have not been
sufficient to meet all requirements. APP
Piles are notably scarce. and the quality
up to the present has been very poor
excessive prices resulting The few
California oranges that have been in the
market are now cleaned up, foreshadow-
ing an upsupplied demand for several
weeks, until the Florida crop begins to
move. Bananas are very active, with
all receipts being promptly consumed at
advanced prices. There IS no cnange in
the lemon market
A limited demand only prevails for
celery and cranberries, warm weather
conditions being unfavorable for hand
ling these products to advantage. The
watermelon season is over. The canta-
loupes coming from the West are of
good quality and selling readily at quo
tations Peaches from the West are
also meeting ready sale. BY reason of
unprecedented continued hot dry wealth
er throughout California. fruit from that
section has been severely damaged and
the yield cut short, resulting in a limit
ed supply at higher prices.
Vegetables, generally speaking are at
present being furnished by local truck
ers. Sweet potatoes are plentiful, also
cabbage. Irish potatoes are short Of
requirements. with indications OF a high
range off prices being maintained dur
ing the season. Onon receipts are nor
nal. also prices. The egg market il
easy at a net decline of cit per dozen
during the week. New YORK. State bas-
ket grapes. Concords. Delawares and
Niagaras,- are now moving with a lib
eral supply in transit for this market.
The demand for live poultry is limit
ed: receipts are correspondingly light.
The buyers and handlers of poultry will,
from now on, prefer dressed stock.
There is no change in the butter sitIa-
ton.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
General Forecast.

Forecast until p. m. Sunday,
Georgia Local rains tonight or sun
day. cooler Sunday in north portion.
Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina Local rains tonight or sun
day.
F1orida-ILocsI rains to-uigh, or sun.
day; cooler Sunday in northwest por-
ton.
Alabama--Rain tonight or Sunday
cooler tonight in north and west pOr-
lions, cooler sunday.
issippi-LCCal rains and coler to-
night In south. fair and cooler in north
portion: Sunday fair and cooler i'm south
west portion
Teunessee-Fsir IN west rain in easO
portion tonight or Sunday. cooler to-
night in west portion. cooler Sunday n
central and east portions.
Louisiana Sunday fair i'm north ana
west, showers in southeast tonight,
cooler in north
East Texas Fair Tonight. showers
on coast: cooler Suulay
West Taxes Fair to-uIgHl ana sun
1ay. cooler IN southern portion.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20

), 8. s AND 10 ACRE tracts miles Of
center of city; running water and tim
Der; on one Of the best tar binder roads
in Fulton County johnson & Young,
2l5 Peters Building Phone Main 2245.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
.SP MINERS BUYING
BOOSTS COT TO N
Lay-DOwn by a Texas Exporter
and Gulf Storm Warning
BuIIiSh Items.

NEW YORK, Sept. 21-At the open
ing of the cotton market to-day the list
was steady and first prices were at a
net advance of > to S points from the
closing quotations of Friday, but heavy
selling followed the upJurn and pre-
vented full response to strong cables.
offerings were attributed mostly TO
longs, who took weekend profits
After the call the list turned strong as
a result of heavy buying by spinners
and some of the most enthusiastic bulls
were talking lac early next week This
resulted in a general covering movement
and offerings became scarce and scat
tered, Prices climbed about 10 points
above the opening range and held steady
around the topnOtch for a few minutes,
and then eased sharply on a renewal
of the early profit taking, resulting in
the market closing very steady, with
prices at net advance Of 6 to 16 points
from the final quotations of Friday,
Estimated cotton receipts
Monday 1912.
New Orleans .... 1900 to 1,600 2,90S
Galveston ....... $4,000 to $4,000 32,5S2
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, Sept 20.-HoEs Receipts
II, 600 Market steady Mixed and butch
ers. $7.7509l0; good heavy, IS goa Is. 90;
rough heavy. $7.75dSlO. light, $3.50
915: pigs, S5.00us.00, bulk. $S10MS75.
p CatIie3e &C., 81 -VV. Market steady
SO 50US 40. stockeTs and feeders, So 606
IT'S; Texans, $6.50HS.0O; calves, 49, 5OG
l1.T5.
Sheep-Receipts 900 Market steady
Native and Western, $3.25a460; lambs
S525M740.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
THE wEATHER r.


WASHINGTON, sept 20.-TLe weaJh
er will be generally fair ard decidedly
cooler tonight and Sunday I'M the upper
Lake region. while in the Ohio Valley
and East Gulf States rain tonight viii
be followed by generally fair and cooler
weather Sunday. In the eastern lower
Lake region and the Atlantic States
unsettled, rainy weather will continue
tonight and Sunday without decided
temperature changes.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Great Lakes except Ontario.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
ALL GRAINS WEAK
At CLOSING HOUR
Wet Weather Encourages Good
Buying Early on Fear That the
Movement Will Be Cut.

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-Weakness was
shown in all the grain markets to-day
particularly during the last half hour.
of & 10 ] bnt in wheat: 4 to &C in
corn and i2c in oats. Cash sales were
$4,000 bushels of wheat; $1,000 bushels
corn and 100, 900 bushels oats
Primary receipts Of wheat for the
week were 11,779 900 bushels, 5000. OU
smaller than a year ago. Corn receipts
for the week were 81 .679 900 bushels,
100000 bushels larger than last year.
Oats receipts were 6,743, 900 bushels,
100000 smaller than a year ago
Provisions were fractionally lower for
the day.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
RANGE IN NEW YORK FUTURES.
Closed very steady.
IIvERpooL COTTON MARKET.

LIVERPOOL, Sept 20.-This market
was due IA to points higher, but
opened very steady. at a net advance
of Az to SO points. At the close the
market was steady, with prices III to 3
points higher than the closing quota
tons OF Friday.
Spot cotton Is points advance; mid
ding 672d; sales, 1000 bales, OF which
5000 were American bales
Futures opened steady
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
NEW YORK COFFEE MARKET.
GRAIN NOTES

The Chicago Inter Ocean says: Cos
sip on wheat last night inclined to the
bull side. Traders who watched the
market all day say there were orders TO
buy 1000 900 bushels December at 9Oc
and number Of the commission houses
having orders for 100000 each. but only
about 200, 900 was Traded in at that
price. Bull houses said that they were
unable TO see that conditions were
weakening but that the general dull
ness in the trade is diScOuraging new
buying.
Opinions regarding the movement OF
corn for the next few weeks are mixed.
Bulls say that the action of the mar
ket has grown stale and that advances
can be maintained only by constant
buying Sentiment in oats is mostly bear
ish. on the belief that there must be a
heavy reduction in stocks before there
will be any good on the bull side"
rain last night; Springfield. rained last
night. now cloudy, s.; Terre Haute.
raining, steady: Minneapolis. part
cloudy, AZ; Kansas City. cloudy, So;
Omaha, clear. 81; St. Louis, cloudy, SO.
rained last night
Bartlett, Frazier Company says:
"Wheat-Look for a steady market to-
day.
"Corn-The market seemed to respond
readily to even moderate buying
"Oats-An uninteresting speculative
condition exists az the moment, with
trade chiefly Of a local nature.
'ProvisiOns-Feel very friendly to the
long side Of deferred futures on all lit
tie setbacks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-20
MONEY AND EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, Sept 2O.-Posted rates:
Sterling exchange, $4S6a4s61a, with
actual business in bankers bills at
day bills.