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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
DAYS WELL FILLED
IN BIBLE TRAINING
Especially Interesting Features AR
ranged for Opening Next Mon
day and Tuesday

The first two days of the great Bible
training school to be held October 27-3i
will be teeming with interest for every
department of the Sunday school. Mrs.
II. M. Hamill and Miss Myra Batchelder
both of international fame will lecture
on primary and junior work. Mrs. Ham
i'll has chosen for her first two subject
1.-THE Modern Department; Its Organiza-
ton and Equipment and what Is
Worth While in Primary Session" Both
of these will be illustrated with helpful
material. Miss Batchelder will talk on
the subject. "Musc That Appeals to
Juniors on Monday and for Tuesday
she has chosen Departmental Equip
ment.'
Miss Minnie Il. Kennedy has charge of
the girls work and her subjects are
especially comprehensive. On Monday
she will discuss 1.-The Teen Age Girl
F. Fl. Brigham will lecture on similar
questions concerning the teen age boy
Each day the home department will
receive a portion of the time under the
capable teachers as will every depart
ment of the Sunday school Dr. H. NJ.
Hamill will give his lectures on the in
ternational lessons for 1914, illustrated
with stereopticon views and conferences
will be held for the discussion of de-
partmental problems.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
He Also Thinks Railroads
Are Now playing Game
of Delay" With City
BOTH REALIZE 1T
MEANS HARD FIGHT
Commissioner Greatly Improved After
Trip Taken Only After His
Physicians Had Emphasized
Need of Rest

City Commissioner A. O. Lane, who has
returned to the city after several weeks
vacation, stated yesterday that he was
cenly expressed by Commissioner James
Weatherly in attempting to force the rail-
roads opei ating through Birmingham to
build viaducts. at appears that the rail-
roads are playing the game to delay,
said Judge Lane. 1--WE have tried to CO.
operate with them. to meet them half
way and work the viaduct plans out amic-
ably and If they are not willing to come
out In the open and treat us the same
way l agree that We should force them
to do it. L believe we can; although If
the matter comes to that point it no
doubt will be necessary to carry 1t TO
the highest courts in the land. for l be-
lieve there is no doubt but what the rail-
roads will fight and fight hard
'It of course would he better if we
could settle the viaduct problem amicablg
but from what has already occurred and
from what 1 am informed has occurred
curing my absence, it appears there re-
mains little chance of doing this, l viii
MI. NtdlitfiN iiiONt W NphiP%i
the railroads to act. | cannot say, how
ever, that 1 indorse any certain grade
crossing elimination plan for I am not
familiar enough with the one recently
proposed by the city engineer.
Following the failure of the railroads
to agree to the viaduct plan of the city
on offer any substitute at the recent meet
ing between the city officials and repre-
sentatives of the roads, Commissioner
Weatherly put on the war paint and de-
clared it was now up to the city to make
the railroads build viaducts, as they
seemed to be following a campaign OF
delay in order to keep the viaduct matr
ter from coming to head" Judge
Lanes statement that he agrees with
Mr.. Weatherly in that the city should
now attempt to force the railroads to act
in some definite manner. is taken to indi-
cate that the resolution referred to some
time ago, and by which Mr.. Weatherly
intends to have the commission officially
undertake the enforcement plan, will be
passed.
Judge Lane stated that whilo he had
been benefited by his vacation and felt
very Ducn petter, at tne sdiHe tiihe hs
had not particularly enjoyed it. The rea-
son he gave for not enjoying the rest
was because he said it was a semi-forced
one and that he would have rather been
here In Birmingham attending to his Of
ficial duties. City hall officials and many
of the judges friends who saw him yes
terday commented upon his appearance,
as he looked very much rested and i'm
proved from his condition when he left
three or four weeks ago. AS is remem-
bered. the Judge was strongly advised to
leave by his physician and friends on ac-
count of threatened breakdown from
over-work and too close attention to Of
fetal matters during the hot summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
MURRAY BROWN PRESIDENT
OF THE YOUNG MEMS CLUB

Murray Brown was yesterday unani-
mously nominated as president of the
Young Mems Underwood club at a meet
ing of the committee on nominations and
Ed Crawford was elected treasurer. The
meeting was held yesterday afternoon
in the rooms OF the Press club. John f.
Hornaday presiding. with all the MEM
bers of the committee present. The name
of Mr.. Brown was placed before the
committee by e. r. Norman, who briefly
set forth the qualifications for the re-
sponsibe place. Every member of the
committee expressed his confidence in
the nominee and his election was unani-
nous. Ed Crawford was the unanimous
choice for treasurer.
The names of quite a number of lead
ing and active young men were selected
for the vice presidents, of which there
will be about dozen representing every
section of the city. The election of the
vice presidents was deferred until the
next meeting of the committee which
viii be held Wednesday afternoon. As
soon as the list of officers and working
committees have been completed a meet
Ing of the Young Mems Underwood club
will be called and the officers formally
elected
Mr.. Brown, the nominee for president
OF the club, is one of the best known
young business men of the city and has
taken an active part in its civic affairs.
lie is chairman of the wholesale trade
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
"hich was responsible for the splendid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
BIG LITIGATION
OVER LONE HOG

Amos Smith, white, Is on trial in the
first division of the criminal court on a
charge of stealing hog. The halls and
corridors adjacent to the court room are
crowded with men, women and children,
white and black. who have been sum-
moned as witnesses In the case. The al
legged theft occurred at Irondale and al
most the entire population OF that conn
munity are in attendance, the majority
of them being witnesses for the state.
The defendant entered plea of not guilty
and denies all knowledge of the hog in
question, which is said TO have belonged
to a negro. The case will probably take
up the entire session of the court for
Monday and Tuesday. Judge Samuel 4.
Greene Is presiding.
In the second division Judge W. F.. Fort
is engaged in trial of Jail cases set in that
division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
TO CO OVER PLANS
FOR BIC CAMPAIGN
TO GET D|SPENSARY
Efforts to Raise the Fund of
$125,OOO Will Be Con-
Quoted in Most Bust
ness-like Way

At the Country club Thursday night
Chairman Culpepper Exum and the exec
utive campaign committee in charge OF
the coming campaign to raise fund of
$125,000 for the establishment of a new
University of Alabama free dispensary in
Birmingham, will meet and discuss de-
tails of the campaign plans. The cam
paign will be outlined and discussed by
the committeeman. The date has not
been permanently fixed yet, bur it VIII
probably start November Il and last eight
days.
The banquet room of the Hotel Hillman
has been secured for the headquarters of
the campaign and here also will be served
the daily luncheons free to the campaign
workers. Headquarters with an office
force will be established here early next
week. The campaign will be launched, it
is stated, at a dinner at 6 o'clock on the
evening of November IL and the first re-
ports will be made by the teams at
the luncheon at noon the next day.
Permission was also secured yesterday
from the city commission to place stream
ers and slogans across the streets in
the downtown district. Many of these
slogans will be hung across the streets
in the business district. bearing such In
scriptions as Watch the Fever" "a
Case in Time Saves Nine.' "Birming-
hams Civic Spirit on Trial. and SO
forth. In front OF the hotel will be hung
mammoth thermometer across the
street and the rise of the temperature OF
this thermometer win indicate the prog
ress of the campaign. The campaign
workers will consist OF 800 men and wom-
en-, divided into teams of eight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
LANE SILENT ON
POLICE SITUATION
Budget Adopted Was Only
Temporary Until Ward
Takes His Seat

Judge A. Q. Lane, city commissioner in
charge of the police department. stated
yesterday that he would prefer not to be
quoted in any way In regard to the cut
in the. police department yesterday, in
which 2S men We're dropped from the
force. Judge Lane stated that he was
rot familiar with recent devel opments,
was not posted on the different divisions
of the city budget, and therefore would
say nothing now as to whether the re-
trenchment in the police force would be
permanent or temporary.
The budget, as previously started, has
not been permanently adopted. Such ac-
tion will not be taken until Judge Lane
and President George Ward, who will
take office November 3, can vote on 1t
The budget was adopted temporarily a
few days ago by retiring President E:lum
and Commissioner Weatherly in order to
give the city working basis until the
new president took Office, and Judge Lane
returned from his vacation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
AUDITORIUM BOND ISSUE
WILL BE RATIFIED AT THE
BALLOT BOX NEXT MONDAY

Next Monday, October .. the people or
Birmingham will vote on "a municipal
bond issue for se00o00 for a ...-a.aie's audi
torinm. Indications are that the issNS
will easily carry tut the Chamber "
Commerce, which organization stared
the original audit orium movement acre.
will start can paign today or tomor-
row in which the voters win be gfged TO
go TO the polls.
Pasehal Shook. chairman II the cham
ber auditorium committee. stated last
night the only thing 10 be desired now
was to get the voters out to the polls.
As Is remembered. at the recent city COM
mission election. an auditorium ballot was
voted upon by which the voters registered
their opinions as to whether or not they
desired an auditorium bond election. This
proposition carried by a majority of over
3 to l in Greater Birmingham. SO that
auditorium boosters now believe that the
actual bond election Monday Will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
DALLAS DELEGATES
TO MOBILE CONGRESS

Selma, October 20.-(Special)-Se and
Dallas county will be well represented
during the sessions of the Southern Com
mercial congress which will soon meet in
Mobile. Monday Mayor ]. l.. Clay and
the Selma Chamber of Commerce ioinr,.,
appointed a number of delegates who
will represent the city and county during
the meetings of that body and the major
ity of the delegates appointed will attend
the different meetings.
The delegates named Monday include
w. l.. Quinn, NJ. L. Calhoun, B. Ellis.
E. b. Martin. J. b. Erwin, II. C. Nc
Ilwaine, H. NJ Smith, V. b. Atkins, r.
N. Quicker, Morgan Richards, 8. S. Smith
Henry Franelich. r. E. l.. Nell Chester
E. johnson, j. w. Peters, Otto C. Poul-
son, j. B. Michales, w. w. Quarles, Louis
Benish. Albert Meyer. Eugene Robbins,
Jr., Percy Dawson. O. NJ. Cawthon, Her.
man Eliasberg, w. A. Anderton, Ernest
Lamar. w. c. Agee, Ergar p. Russell.
Eugene DriskelI. l.. NJ. Hooper, ]. s..
Hutto. j. 8. 0'Gwynn. Q. G. Kelley, James
Brown, Albert Thalheimer, Isdore Key
ser, Alex d. Pitts, G. G. Vaughan. Leo
Leya. Ports G. Welch, e. e. Secor, r..
II. Mangum, M. NJ Lehman, j. Percy
Day, DR.. w. w. Harper, H. C. Arm
strong, r. c. Melvin. G. NJ Howard. S.
A. Fowfkes. Chambliss Keith, l.. Erlen-
bach. Walter l. Bloch, II. A. Vaughan,
r. Fl. Pitts. w. B. Craig, Hugh Mallory.
c. G. Northrup, DIR. +. G.. DuBose d. NJ
Scott. Thomas Barker, Charles G. Tissier.
Frank Cater and DR.. James Kenan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
DOCTORS TO MEET
AT NEW ORLEANS
Mississippi Valley Associa .
ton Will Hear Interest
ing Discussions
MURRAY BROWN

DR.. Courtney W. Shropshire of this city,
a member of the publicity committee of
the Mississippi Valley Medical assoeia-
ton. gave out a programme yesterday
of the work of the association, which will
meet in New Orleans October %. The
programme discloses the fact that several
topics of unusual interest will be dis
cussed and in addition there will be a
programme of entertainment of wide in
terest. including a trip to Panama, which
will be taken by majority of the doc
tors attending. DIR. Shropshire of this
city will attend the meeting as will quite
number of local physicians.
The programme and formal announce
ment are as follows:
1.-THE thirty-ninth annual meeting of
the Mississippi Valley Medical associa-
ton will be held at the Hotel Grunewald,
New Orleans, October %, "a. 25, under
the presidency of DIR. Albert e. Sterne OF
Indianapolis
Among the scientific discussions which
will be held by the association will be
an important one on Social Hygiene, In
which symposium the following papers
will be read:
''Windell, J. T., Louisville. KY, Anent
the so-called White Slave" Law
"Norbury Frank p, Springfield, ILL., So
cial Factors in the Prevention of Insanity.
''Trawick. John D, Louisville, Ky.
, Heredity and Eugencis.
cabot. Hugh. Boston, Mass. Medical
Ethics and Social Hygiene
'Yarros, r. S., Chicago, Ill. Various
Aspects of the Social Hygiene Movement
Discussion opened by DR.. Henry s..
Favill, Chicago, and w. S. Leathers, Uni
versity, Miss.
along this same line is the address in
medicine. which will be delivered by Dr.
Henry b. Favill, of Chicago, entitled,
Child Culture the Prime Function of Or
ganized Medicine.
The association Is divided into two Sec
tionS for its scientific work, medical and
| surgical. and for border line topics, which
are of equal interest to the medical men
and surgeons, there will be held two joint
symposa, one for the discussion of med
ical surgical diseases of the kidney; the
other for discussion of anaphylaxis and
research work.
In the medical section there will be
discussed a number of subjects of interest
to practitioners oh diseases of children
| and on the circulation and blood pressure
''The activities of the Mississippi Valley
McuiS<ii honoCldllOD are 1OL UNITED TO the
Mississippi valley. as can be seen by the
programme, as there will be essayists
from New York to California.
Elaborate preparations are being made
by the medical profession in New Orleans
for the entertainment of visiting members
and friends, and an excellent meeting is
expected.
AT the conclusion of the meeting a trip
to Panama will be taken by a number
of the members"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
JOE STRICKLAND
HELD ON CHARGE
Officers Claim He Was Implicated in
Recent Attack Made On Police
man Richardson

Joe Strickland was placed under ar
rest yesterday morning by Officer Cham
bers and locked up in the city jail,
charged with assault with intent to muir
der. The arrest of Strickland grows out
of the murderous assault made on Po-
liceman A. # Richardson several nights
ago in Second alley near Twenty first
street.
1t will he remembered that as Officer
Richardson was passing through the al
Icy examining the back doors two men
jumped on him and severely beat him
up finally hitting him on the back of
the head with sandbag. Officer Rich
ardson was found unconscious in the al
ley about a half hour later and taken
to the st. Vinccnts hospital. where his
injuries were attended. He Is at the
present time recuperating from the se-
we're blow he received.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
BROWNS REMAINS
ARRIVE TONIGHT
Well Known Writer Will Be
+. Inferred at Marion, His
Old Home, Tomorrow

The remains of William CARROT Brown,
the widely known writer and historian.
will arrive in Birmingham tonight at 1910
o'clock. The arrangements do not con-
template any stop here, but continuous
journey to Marion, Ala, where the inter-
ment will take place tomorrow at II
o'clock. The remains are being accom-
ranied by Wilson r. Brown, brother
of the deceased, and the Rev. r. w.
I1ogue of Baltimore, who will officiate at
the funeral service.
The body of the late Mr. Brown will be
accompanied from this city by his broth
Charles G. Brown.
The announcement yesterday morning of
the death of Mr.. Brown was received here
with the deepest regret He was widely
known by reason Of his editorial work
and his relatives In birmingham.
Mr.. Brown as writer for Harper
Weekly won considerable renown. lie
was extremely modest and there is one
incident that will serve TO indicate hy
retiring disposition and at the same time
his worth as a editorial writer. During
the Taft campaign he was engaged IN
editorial work for Harpers and upon the
election of Taft wrote an editorial en-
titled Good Morning. Mr.. President, .
which attracted wide and favorable at
tention. When Taft left the White House
Mr.. Brown wrote an equally widely read
editorial entitled Good Night, Mr.. Presi-
dent" which was of unusual force. When
President Wilson was inaugurated Mr.
Erown wrote an editorial in Harper's en-
titled. Good Morning. Mr.. President .
which was so good that President Wilsoi,
requested the editors of Harper's to per-
init him to have several Thousand copies
fiistributeL In Washington. This Mr.
Crown declined to permit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
HAGENbECK AND
WALLACE COMING
Combined Shows Will Be
Seen Here, Monday
November 3

The Carl Hagenbeck and Great Wal
lace shows combined will visit Blrming-
ham on Monday. November 8.
For more than quarter of a century
the Great Wallace circus was the best
In all the land Several years ago the
big circus was consolidated with Carl
Hagenbeck's trained wild animal exhibi-
tion. Carl Hagenbeck before his death
was the animal king" and the combin-
alton of the two shows for single price
of admission. makes it something un-
heard of in the amusement world. With
few exceptions great arenic acts origin
ate in Europe. They are invariably in
troduced into America by the Hagen
beck-Wallace shows, who maintain agen-
cies in Europe and Asia for the purpose
of keeping in touch with the latest
achievements.
The Hagenbeck- k-Wallace shows have
either originated all great attractions in
the past few years or have searched
them out from distant lands. 1t has Of
fees in London, Liverpool, Paris, Ber-
lin, Hamburg. Vienna, Constantinople,
Calcutta, Hong Kong and Buenos Ayres.
It's agents are always looking for novel
the "circus king as he is the largest
individual circus owner In the entire
world. His name has been lisped by
the mouths of two generations OF chill
dren.
Today the circus has reached size
that is giving the railroads much con-
Germ. If the three trains were any long
er they could not handle them. 1t en-
rolls over 1900 people. 1000 of whom trav-
ell along with the show. 1t has coo horses,
three herds of elephants and 600 other
animals. All of the equipment through
out this season Is new. 1t cost the
owner, Mr.. Wallace 100000. The pa
rade alone represents Il cash outlay of
S2,000,00o. The menagerie is worth half
as much. The best circus artists In the
world have been engaged for this sea-
son; there are 500 of them.
Doors to the big show will be opened
at l and p. m. Performances will be-
gin an hour later. The parade leaves
the grounds at 10 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
MARX BACK FROM
HIS TRIP ABROAD
Thinks Conditions Fine in Birming-
ham and Says Situation in East
Is Clearing Up

Otto Marx. of Otto Marx & Co., re-
turned to his offices yesterday from a
four months trip abroad. He has been
In England and the continent during the
heated term and was very greatly bene-
fited by the trip. Mr.. Marx said yester-
day that he was away on a vacation and
did not bother with business the whole
time. However, when in New York he
was In touch with the situation.
Birmingham appears to be unusually
prosperous said Mr. Marx yesterday.
Il am very glad to be home and feel
that no place is as great as Birmingham
That is true in every way. I have been
out of touch with business conditions in
a measure. but am not so III informed as
not to see that business generally looks
rather good In this city. In the east the
situation is clearing up and | look for
a very fine fall trade"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21
WOMAN'S EXHIBITS
MUST BE REMOVED
Mrs. Reid Says All Should Be Taken
From the Building by Noon
Today

Mrs. J. B. Reid. superintendent of the
~omens department of the State Fair,
stated last night that she wished all
women who had exhibits at the fair to
be informed that if they did not call for
their exhibit goods before IL o'clock today
they might have serious trouble in ever
getting them.
II will be at the fair grounds from 0
until Il o'clock tomorrow said Mrs.
Reid last night. ''Some of the exhibitors
of the fair called for their goods yester-
day, but there are some whose exhibits
are still in the building. The cod
weather has made 1t almost impossible
for me to stay in the exhibit building
very long and wait for these women to
come before Il o'clock tomorrow l fell
and hurt myself very badly out there
yesterday and being there all day, | suf-
fered terribly from the sudden cold
weather Therefore today is the last
will be there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-21

easily carried unless it should 81 bS de-
fault by reason Of 'he voters staying
away froP. ies l,sils.
Tn rsople Of Birminsaam in tnis fIrst
election omphaticallv roels.ered their de-
sire for peoples auditorlb.a and the
election Monday viii he Il proviav affi-
eially Tor bond issue To finance tn.
erection Of such u structure. The bond
issue for an auditorium viii he the only
question before the voters Monday. Sec
rotary Radcliffe Of the Chamber OF Com
meree is having some slides made for
the moving picture shows. the wording
o. the slides being an adironlslon to the
voters to 20 10 the polls. IL is not felt
that the voters desire any further argu-
meEts for or against an auditorium. They
had made up their minds on that matter
Waen they voted fbf the election which
is to be held Monday. The campaign
through the press The next few days viii
he solely to bring the election to the at
tention of the ballot casters.