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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
BOARD OF TRADE TO
ELECT OFFICERS
Meridian Business Men Nominated for
Officers and DirectOrs-Elec-
tiOn Next Tuesday

Meridian. June 12.-At the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the board of
trade, held last night, the following gem
tlemen We're put in nomination for officers
and directors of the body, the election to
be held Tuesday night: George S. Will
liam, president; X. Threefoot, vice presi-
dent; Paul Brown. secretary; j. IL.
Wright. treasurer; Gus c. Kendall Joe
Meyer, A. D. Rosenbaum, A. S. Bozeman,
John r. Farrell Alex Loeb, Ike Ros-
enbaum, A. b. Paterson. w. f. Pigford
b. V. White Frank Kaye, Allan McCants,
c. W. Chamber, Q. l.. Mckay, Simon A.
Klein, Win Bostck, Gabe Jacobson. w. G.
Hodges, John Lyle, A. II. George and
Walker Braoch. From this number 10 di-
rectors will be chosen.
Walker Broach, the present president
was placed in nomination for reelection
but declined to allow the use of his name
on account of so much other business.
The board of trade building and cotton
exchange is being overhauled, remodeled
another story added, making it three
stories and a new front put in the total
cost for this work being $4,000 Since
the consolidation of the board of trade
and Progressive league under the name
o. the board of trade the latter organiza-
ton has become one of the most impor-
tant commercial organizations in the
state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
What Senator'S Think
of New Rate Decision
Believe Congress Will Be Slow to Fall In Line With Courts
Suggestion That National Government Take Up Matter
of Regulating Intrastate Rates
BY c. Il. STEWART

~ states as satisfactorily as the state
commissions can do. The present adjust
meht OF authority between the state and
FEDERAL governments over the control of
rates Is in line with Thomas Jcffersons $
view that the closer the government Is
brought to the people the getter govern
ment is"
Senator sBristow of Kansas:
u look for no additional legislation as
the result of the decision. a state has the
perfect right to regulate rates within its
borders and the effect of such local rates
on interstate commerce is only inciden-
tai"
Senator J. Ham Lewis of Illinois:
Il am in thorough accord with the de-
clsion except in one respect. 1t still
makes IL possible for the railroads to take
into the federal courts every case invov-
ing rate fixed by state commission and
ultimately bring the case here to decide
ii the rate is confseatory. / wish the
decision could have gone further and es-
tablfshed the right of the state courts to
pass upon the question of whether the
rate is confiscatory.
II do not think there will be any haste
in extending the power of the national
government over rates. The two authori-
ties should dovetail SO that there would
be no territory that is unregulated'
The hope. therefore. of Congress step
ping in and taking a hand by accepting
the invitation plainly held out by the SUI
preme court in the decision to do so. is
rather slim, judging from the statement
of those who have far expressed
themselves.
The attempt of the railroads to estab-
lish the cost of reproducing their prop
erty new as equivalent to the fair
value" on which they We're entitled to
earn rates is regarded as doomed. The
federal court in Minnesota adopted that
basis. 1t allowed the railroad to multiply
the normal market value of the land by
two in order to arrive at the cost of re-
producing new right of way outside of
the three big cities in that state.
Justice Hughes held that there was no
place for hypothetical multipliers in nx-
ing the fair value of railroad property
upon which the public must pay return
and that the railroads ought to be satis-
fed il a fair average market price" was
given to their land, free from any hypo-
thetical additions. That would allow rail-
roads to enjoy the benefit of the general
prosperity of the country by receiving a
return not only upon their original in
vestment, but upon the increase in the
value of their investment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13

Washington. June 12.-(Special.) Prob
ably no decision in recent years, handed
down by the supreme court, has created
such interest as the famous rate cases
which were decided few days ago fav-
orable to the states.
There is however, quite conflict of
opinion among lawyers as to the ulti-
mate effect on railroad rate making the
decision in the Minnesota case Will have.
The decision handed down after months
of deliberation, although lookedsupo as
a substantial victory for Minnesota and
other states seeking to regulate intrastate
commerce is regarded by many as OPEN
ing the way to far more comprehensive
handling of the subject by federal legis-
lation.
1t will. of course, go a long way toward
the solution of the famous Alabama cases
In which were involved many of the ques-
tions decided by the supreme court IN the
Minnesota case. Attorney General Nc
REYNOLDS and the members of the inter-
state commerce commission said that they
were fully satisfied. The railroads get
grain of comfort out of the decision in
the prospect of Congress taking charge OF
the state rates affecting interstate COM
merce Indirectly, and get encouragement
that they would escape from regulation by
IS state commissions.
The general opinion of senators, how
ever is to the effect that Congress will
go slow in dealing with the railroad ques-
ton and the rights of the states to regu-
late rates within their borders. In dis
cussng this side of the question, Senator
Bankhead said:
There is no danger of Congress enact
| ing any legislation taking more power
from the state railroad commission and
loading in the hands of the federal COM
mission. Each has its place to NIL The
decision of the supreme court means the
states may control rates within the state S
borders even if it affects interstate COM
nerce to a certain extent
Senator James of Kentucky said
1.-The decision is right. l am glad TO
see il follows the reasoning in the dissent
ing opinion of Commissioner McChord in
the Texas rate case before the interstate
commerce commission. national COM
mission could not regulate local rates In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
COCAINE SELLERS
SENT TO ASYLUM
Jackson Finds New Way to Deal
With Culprits Instead of Usual
Punishment

Jackson, Miss, June 12-(Special.)
Jackson has found new way to deal
with sellers of cocaine. sending them to
the lunatic asylum instead of the peni-
tentiary
TWO or three years ago Walter Phillips
was prosperous druggist. but he was
caught selling cocaine. fined heavily ana
after a long round in the courts landed
on the county farm. Later he was par
doned by Governor Noel On promise that
he would sin no more. A few DAYS since
he was caught again dead to rights and
was headed for the penitentiary but his
attorneys secured lunacy writ and had
him adjudged insane over the strenuous
protest of the city police force. He was
sent to the asylum with the understand
ing that if he is cured he is to stand trial
Ed Herbert. another former prosperous
druggist, was arrested the same day as
Phillips on the charge of selling cocaine,
had a preliminary hearing and was ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $1,000 Ten
years ago these We're two of the most
prominent and prosperous young business
men in Jackson now they are. paupers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
mrs. FLAGLER TO
| FOSTER HUSBANDS
| RAILROAD PROJECT
Financing of Further Flor
ida Extensions Expected
to Be Easy Matter
|GREATEST OF LINES
PRIVATELY OWNED
Flagler's Financing System Consisted
of Taking the Money From One
Pocket and Putting 1t
in Another
ny HOLLAND

New York, June 12.-(Speciai. Mrs.
Henry Nj. Flaeler, who was widowed a
few weeks ago. Is one OF the three with
whom Mr.. Henry Fiacler placed In trust
much OF the greater part of his estate, In
ciuding all of his railway properties In
Florida, 1t Is assumed In the financial
district that Mrs. Fiaslcr will bear a re-
latlon TO the Flagler railroad properties
similar 10 that which Mrs. e. II. Harri-
man does to the Hartman estate, and es-
|recially that part OF 1t which contains the
Union Pacific holdings, 1t Is also as
sumed In the financial district that Mrs
y iasier VIII continue the railroad con-
atruction In Florida, and particularly the
line which is to run along the backbone
|of the Florida peninsula to Lake Olseecho-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13

oe. When this road is completed Mrs.
Flagler will undoubtedly, in cooperation
with the other trustees, carry oue Mr.
flagler's purpose of double tracking the
entire Florida East Coast line as far
south as Miami
Ihe presumption is that not any impor-
tant financing will be necessary in order
to complete the Flagler systems. The
financing so far has been of the simplest
Mr.. Flagler put his hand in one pocket
and took out funds with which. to pay
for construction and in return received
stocks and bonds amounting. in all to 1885,
100000, which for the most represented his
advances The system is the greatest
single owned railroad, system in the
United States, probably in the world.
Up to 1907. Mr.. Flagler had no diff
Guilty In securing all the funds that he
needed. His collateral was of the best
Much of 1t consisted of Standard Oil Ger.
tifoatcs, but In the panic days OF 1907.
and perhaps for few months earlier he
found himself face TO face with embar-
lassments similar to- those which greatly
added to the burden OF his life Ions
friend and Standard oil associate, II. II
Rogers. was bearing SO that he might
with his own exclusive capital construct
the tide water railway stretching from
Norfolk 10 the coal fields In the Appa-
lachian range $50 miles In length.
Every man Of finance knew that Mr.
Rogers at one time was obliged to pay
7 per cent interest, to Indorse his own
notes and In addition to put up Il large
margin OF very high grade collateral IL
order to secure the discount OF his notes
That was some months before the panic
How Mr.. Flagler managed never came to
public knowledge. but he weathered the
financial storm of 1907.
Not Much Financing
The presumption is strong that the trus,
tees whom Mr., Fiagler named In his vii
will snot find 1t necessary to seek for any
large amounts of funds In order to com.
plete tho interior railroad line to Florda
and to double track the east coast sys
tenn, Mr.. Flagler had perfect confidence
| In ], r. Parrot. president of the system
both as a constructive railroad force ant
as man who completely understood anC
mastered the railroad possibilities III
| Florida as Mr. Flagler viewed these pos
sibiities. Upon him Mrs. Flagler will
rely for the consummation of the Flagle
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
IN NEW HOME
StricI<lnnd-tsrcen Furniture COmpauy
Has Formal Opening

One of the most successful and prob
ably the best attended openings ever had
in Birmingham was that OF Strickland
Green Furniture Co.. which occurred yes
terday.
The magnificent five story building at
the corner of Second avenue and Tween.
ty-second street. has been stocked I'D with
a beautiful line of furniture and home
furnishings and the entire effect is one
to inspire the interest and confidence of
all furniture buyers
An interesting feature of the openins-
was the awarding of prizes-tickets to
the drawing having been distributed to
all their patrons. Mr.. j. T. Brasher of
Acton, Ma. was presented with a hand.
some range while Mrs. ]. H. Brown,
West End. received the $40 gold piece.
Mr.. c. w. Green, the president was
called on for speech and made a very
enthusiastic talk to the multitudes who
thronged the store,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
Rich Couple, Having
Nothing to Live for,
Commit Suicide

Zurich, Switzerland. June 12-Eugehe
Maggi and his wife, believed to be the
wealthiest persons in Switzerland, COM
mitted suicide today. their act belhg aetu-
ated by sheer lack of interest in lie.
; En.,e,a Maeei was only Il years old and
his wife 30. The joint estates oil .ie man
and wife were estimated some time ago
at s1o,ooo,OOo, while quite recently Maggi
inherited the income from NUMBER OF
extensive factories
The couple had been married 1or d
n,,mber of wears. 8 childless union bring
ing disa monument TO both. Last night
they retired to their bedroom IN their
villa here. turned on the gas ana were
found in the morning asphyxiated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
ELKS IN MERIDIAN
IOHAVE NEW HOME.
Old Medical College Lot May
Be Purchased and $4,000
Building Erected ~

Meridian June 12.--CSpeciaLo-The build
lhs committee appointed by the local
Elks' lodge to ascertain about the ad-
visibility of buying the old mississippi
Medical college lot and erecting thereon
Il modern and handsome $50. 900 home for
the order, is understood to be hayorably
Inclined to the proposition.
The Elks through other parties have an
option on the lot at S23, 800, for which
amount 1t recently sold at auction. and IL
IS understood that if a sale of their pres
eht property can be made. the best fell
lows on earth will at once begin making.
plans for their new home and they AL
ready have several soo6L offers for their
present property, that it is believed
that the new home proposition Is a GO
II will be one of the finest Elk homes
IN the south, as the new building will have
sufticiem ground to be surrounded bv
small park, which Is also contemplated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
ROOSEVELT GOING TO
SOUTH AMERICA

Buenos Ayres, June Fit was an
pounced here today that Theodore Roose-
welt is coming to Argentine to lecture on
the "Progress of the United States"
New York June 12-Colonel Roose-
yelt's private secretary today confirmed
the report that the ex-President contem-
mates a trip TO Argentina, but added that
the details had not been settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
14-YEAR-OLD YOUTH
SENTENCED TO PEN

Aurora. Ill, June 12.-A boy in knicker-
bockers who looked like the average boy
of 70 or 1s years, stopped in Aurora to-
day on his way to the Joliet penitentiary,
where Just after 10 o'clock he began life
term for the recent murder of woman
and two babies
The boy was Herman Coppes, IL years
old, who last April shot ana killed Mrs.
Mamie s,aen at her farm home in last
plato near Elgn, and Drained Sleeps
two children. a boy of and a girl of 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
Long Heads Circulation Managers

Cincinnati, Jun 12.-Sidney B. Long Of
Wichita was elected president of the In
ternational Circulation Managers asso-
citation at the closing session of the con-
vention today. The next meeting Will
take place on boat during cruise on
Lake Michigan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
TAMPA STRUCK BY
PRESENT COLD WAVE

Tampa June 12.-The cold wave reached
Tampa today with temperature of GO de-
grees, being the codest June u in the
history of this place. In four former years
a temperature of 6I degrees has been reg
istered in June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
ALABAMA BOY WINS
H0N0RS IN CHICAGO.
J. A. Walker of Alexander
City Graduates From Uni
versity Law School

Chicago. June 2.-(Special An Ala
oama boy graduated with highest honors
from the law school of the University of
chicago Tuesday. Jacob Allen Walker
of Alexander City, who is a graduate of
luburn. and who also was instructor in
history at Auburn for two years. re-
eived the degree of doctor of law O.. d.
um laude. In addition to graduating
With honor, Mr.. Walker was elected to
membership in the National Honorary
Legal Order of the Golf, which is the
highest honor bestowed upon graduating
aw students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-13
Several Killed in Explosion

Lisbon, June 12.--Several persons were
killed and large number wounded today
by the explosion of a dynamite bomb
thrown from window at a procession
passing along the streets.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11

and goes back content to his slumber, secure in the knowledge that the hour of need of him is not yet come
 If this nation has such a champion, waiting and watching in the same spirit. VIC may be sure that he is Icstips nov. secure of the immediate future. In President Wilson's words on the field of Gettysburg there "
 proof that the. dead Lincoln's time did not die in vain-that Lincoln himself. when he gave the last full measure Of devotion. died not in vain. In the words of the leader who. march ing in T4ucoln's place, grasps the standard of the same freedom, thera sound the echoes of the heroisms which, from the beginning of recorded time, have been met with answering devotion and have made history.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11

copper on hard at the present time fig not normal and that if he were not satisfied with the market condi- tions he would not be spending s. oO0.0O0 in the erection of new smelter, and making various and ex- tensiye improvements about the United Verde property: that demand for copper is beyond question the in crease: that he looks for the last hali of the year to show a large increase in production over the first half and further that the consumption will be fully equal to the production; politl. clans may try to upset business condi tions, but the fact stares us fair and quare in the face that the country was probably never in peter condition than it is at present. and il is goine to continue that way; any attempt to disrupt business conditions will be un successful-M Mining World
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11
TO PREVENT INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.

workmen's compensation laws will do much to prevent litigation and dis. tribute the burden of industrial lnju. ries. But they do nothing toward re storing the G0O,OoO of killed and maimed men that factories, mines and railroads turn out in this country in a year. Realizing the burden of this tax the National Association of Man ufscturers is to send out a sixcar train this summer through the great industrial centers, with exhibits and motion pictures. to emphasize the dangers of industrial occupations and means for escaping them.
 Experts say half the accidents arc due to lack of safety devices. the ether half to the typical carelessness of the American workmen. One au-
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11

thority says the American mechanic takes six times as many chances as the Englishman.
 Workmen who sometimes try to rig up extemporized devices to protect whirling knives and gears say they are derided by their fellow employees. When a bunch of men get together. they seem to dislike to display either fear or caution.
 Any one who is familiar with rail road work knows how the employees will jump rides on ears and engines to save themselves five minutes walk.
 One investigator found that in a recent year 52e men were killed by in dustrial accidents in Allcghany coun. ty. Pennsylvania. Two thousand more came to hospitals for injuries. Of the latter number. one-fourth were perma- nently crippled.
 Every one o fthese cases was tax on the community. besides plunging some family into poverty. A crippled father means that the children must go to work before they are fit for the shop, and before they have acquired any business intelligence or ideas of citizenship.
 The manufacturers accident train is a fine project. and every employer handling dangerous equipment should give him men regular talks about avoiding these perils.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11

Sam Bradner. formerly Of Benson, has resumed his position as secretary of the state live stock sanitary board which he resigned to resume his seat in the legislature which constituted a plain violation of the Arizona Con stitution. The action of Bradner in keeping himself connected with an oficia! salary and petition in the face of a plain constitutional provis. ion prohibiting a member Of the leg. islature from holding any other office of emolument shows that the consti- tuition don't count where its provision separates an administration pet from an official salary.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11
WILSON AT
 GETTYS5URG

It is reported that President Wilson
 hesitated long before consenting to go to the battlefield of Gettysburg on July f. The reason is not far to seek
 He could not go to mingIe with those
 who. a half century ago. jeopardized their lives there in the high places of the field and remain silent And to speak would necessarily be to brins his words into comparison with those of a former President of the United
 States who. upon that same spot o1 the first anniversary of the battle, called on those then living highly to resolve that the honored dead sleep. ing there should not have died in vain, that the nation should have a new birth of freedom that government of the people. by the people. for the peo- pie should pot pegish from the earth But tie can. of duty prevailed; the rsesident after bis custom. needed t and went. He stood among tsttered battle flags and veterans wayworn and weary. and spoke, as Lincoln had done. to them and 10 the great in
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11
TARIFF REVISION IS COMING ALONG.

Tie agreement of all the democrats in the United States senate. save the two from Louisiana. to unhold tho Underwood tariff bill, as slightly amended by the senate fnance com mittee. amounts to the final success Of this measure and a full redemption of the democratic pledge given at Bal timore last year, so far ae tariff iegis- lation is concerned.
 The bill will be presented to the senate this week and then the ex. pected long debate will be started. While on the democratic side senators will present the reasons for this meas ure and data to show it's good results the republican senators may he ex- rected to make the most noise during the debate and attempt to arouse pub lie sentiment against the democratic measure ty painting an awful pit of destruction into which the industries of the countries will be plunged if the free list as made up by the democrats is allowed to stand and if reductions prcposed in certain schedules be ad- hered to.
 The main assault by the republicans may be expected to be along the line of alarming the laboring men by pre- dieting the closing of many manufac tories and a reduction of wages in oth- CTS as q means of covering the loss sustained in the removal of protection which they have heretofore enjoyed. These republicans will attempt to show that the success of democratic tariff revision bill will spell ruinatioE for the industries of the country and ruinatiou for those who depend on their daily wage for support of homes and families.
 But, all such scare-crow talk will be of the old-fashioned. threadbare kind and may not be expected to attract very much attention or change the sentiment of the country which so wig orously demanded the removal Of the protective tariff which has so long sheltered monopoly and favored class es in this country.
 The republicans will not succeed in convincing the people of this country that it is bad for them to have cheap sugar, cheap meat and cheap clothing.
 The tariff bill is now practically as. sured and the new currency measure with some changes, promises to grow in popularity the more if is studied and become a law. if not during the present congressional session. then certainly during the regular session of next year
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11
CLARk's OPINION ON COPPER.

There are few men in this country as well informed as to general busi
 ness conditions. particularly in regard to the copper industry, as Senator W. A. Clark He says that the supply Of
Bisbee daily review., 1913-07-11

Miss Katherine Reilly has returned to Bisbee from her summer vacation trip which took her to San Francisco and other coast points.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-02

peal Of the team owners who signed a
union contract asking that their EN-
ployes be permitted to return to work,
was voted down late yesterday at a
general meeting Of the teamster's and
chauffeurs' union which went on strike
Sunday at midnight
General Organizer Farrell for the
union said that none would take out
their teams until the employers Of the
bulk Of the striking teamsters signed
the agreement. Team owners employ
ing 250 men had agreed to the union de-.
mands, he added.
No garbage was collected in the city
yesterday While many department
stores and wholesale houses did not at
tempt to send wagons on the streets,
others operated few. Some were in.
terfered with but not seriously and they
continued operation throughout the day.