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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
GORMAN RETURNS
FROM FLAT TOP MINE
Accountant Examines Books
of Convict Department
at That Place

Montgomery, March 29.-tspeciaL)- --Ex-
aminer OF Public Accounts J. I. German
has just returned from Flat Top mine,
operated by the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and
Iron company, where he has made an ex-
animation of the convict department
books at that place.
Mr. German declared that he will have
his report ready to submit to the gov
ernor within the next few days. He did
not indicate whether he had discovered
any irregular transactions with reference
to the conduct OF the convict department
business at Flat Top.
The examiner will also file with the gov
ernor a report on his examination of the
books and accounts of the convict de-
partment at NVetumpka. This report will
be submitted to the governor by Friday,
according to reports.
Examiner of Public Accounts II. 7.
Brooke has about completed his examina-
tion of the books of the convict depart
ment at the capitol. MIR. Brooke has been
engaged on this work for several days,
and he announced Thursday that he
would have his report ready for the gov
ernor within the next day or two. The
report will contain a full and detailed
record of all discrepancies which have
occurred in that office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
SHARP EXCHANGES
BETWEEN COUNSEL

London. March 27.-The ministerial
transactions in wireless shares gave rise
to some sharp exchanges between coun'
sci and Sir Rufus Isaacs the attorney
general, at today's sitting of the par
liamentary committee of inquiry.
Lord Robert Cecil subjected the attor-
ney general to such searching question
ing that Sir Rufus hotly asked II he
were casting imputations on his personal
honor and integrity. He added;
"If so 1 demand that charge be plain
~ formulated l am entitled to that kind
of Justice which is meted out to the
commonest criminal"
Lord Robert agreed that IL 1t should
turn out that there was ground for sug-
costing corruption he ought to put the
charge plainly, but he continued:
"There is another charge requiring in
vestigation namely, whether your con-
duct has been such that those who did
not know you and your character might
form an adverse opinion and whether II
people did it who We're less scrupulous
than you are, it might not have been
done with a corrupt purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
Wasps Show Industry

= rom Ilt-BltS. sa5
Wasps appear to be well nigh as in.
dustrious as ants or bees. One author-
ity has declared that the cardinal doc
trine of the wasps is: "If any wasp
will not work. neither shall he eat"
Division of labor is clearly seen in
the wasp's nest. Some of the workers
seem to be specially employed as for
ayers and soldiers. others appear to
be told off as nurses and guardians,
while yet others are engaged as paper
makers and masons.
Wasps are at all times particularly
fond of honey. Toward the end of
summer, as all beekeepers know. they
will force their way into beehives and
carry off by force as much as they can
gorge of their winged neighbors' honey
The drones CT the wasp world, in
stead of being idle and luxurious, are
sober, Industrious. and well-behaved
members of the community. They clean
the streets of their town with exam
plary diligence. acting as public scav-
engers or sanitary officers. And they
have their reward, for. unlike the bee
drones, they live their allotted life in
peace and quietness until winter in
wolves both them and their maiden sis
tors in one common cataclysm of death.
and destruction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
HEAVY STORM SWEEPS
OVER Chiffon COUNTY
No Serious Damage Is Reported Thus
Far-Streams Are Out of
Banks

Mountain Creek March .-(Special.)--A
severe wind and rainstorm was witnessed
in Chiffon county last night, commencing
at G:30 and raging throughout the night.
This afternoon reports are that no Sc
rious damages have occurred. From all
points within telephone call about the
same gratifying intelligence is received
The Coosa river is very high and has
not commenced to recede, owing to the
fact that 1t is freely fed by tributaries
heading in the hills. All small streams.
including Chestnut and Mountain creeks,
were very much swollen by the downpour
of rain. These, however rural route mail
carriers say, are fast receding, and these
rural route men also report some wash
outs.
The county mails from this point went
out on time, and the mailmen returning
late this evening report that with few
exceptions the roads are easily travelled.
The wind and rain ceased this MORN
ing, and indications now are that the
storm fury is at an end In this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
SERIES OF RESCUES
LIMIT FATALITIES

Piqua, o., March 27.-Scores of sem
sational rescues from certain death in
the raging flood torrents have served
to limit the fatality list here which
tonight, 1t is practically certain, will
not exceed so.
W. w. Wood. in charge of the re-
lief work of the Citizens league. in a
summary of conditions formulated af-
ter a thorough search of the inundated
section of the city, declared that be-
tween 1900 and 1900 persons had been
taken out of perilous places to safety
and that SO bodies are all that could
be found.
Many of the rescues were made at
hazardous risks of the heroic life
savers, men, women and children being
taken from flood tossed roofs, crumb
ling houses, treetops and floating de-
bris.
The water supply and lighting plant
have been restored and three carloads
of provisions for the stricken inhabi-
tants have been received from Union
City and Winchester.
More provisions will be necessary
however, before conditions can be re-
stored so that Piqua can take care OF
its own.
Though the authorities are overjoyed
that their fears of a death list reach
ing into the hundreds have been al
layed, the property loss is u staBSer-
ing one for the community. Two hun
dred houses in Rossville. Shawnee and
that part of Piqua near the canal have
been swept to destruction.
''The city is under martial law" said
Mr.. Wood tonight. Patrol duty is being
conducted by Companies A and c of the
Third Ohio regiment Relief for the suf-
fering is being carried on with system
and dispatch. In addition to the local
damage, the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge across the Miami is down and
no mall has reached the city since Mon
day."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
RAILROAD WILL
SUFFER HEAVILY

Baltimore, March 27.-That the financial
loss to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
by the floods would run into the millions
was indicated by President Willard of that
company today.
When asked how much the damage
would amount to Mr.. Willard said Il
cannot tell l have not an idea. 1 wish
| could say that it would be $1,000 900,
but | cannot. | know that half a dozen
bridges on the Cincinnati Hamilton and
Dayton have been destroyed and bridges
on the Baltimore and Ohio have been
washed away. We have lost one of our
largest bridges on the main road to Chi
cago at GAINESVILLE, o., and it will prob
ably be six months before we will have
another completed bridge there, although
we will have some bridge there soon.
We hope TO have our main line to Chicago
open in "A hours and our main line to Gin
cinnati open in the same time. We cannot
tell when we will have our line to St.
Louis open"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
INCOME TAX MUST
MAKE UP DEFICIT
OF S70,000,OO0
{Contrnued from pnge one,


sugar is provided for in the bill, and
careful estimates show that there will be
less than S70.0d00 900 deficit with the loss oil
revenue from sugar in the calculation, the
prospects for the Senate retaining sugar
the free list becomes considerably
brighter One of the great arguments
against sugar being free has been that
1t is great revenue producer. If 1t is
shown that this loss can more than be Off
set by the income tax the argument falls
to the ground, and the Senate will have
to yield to the demands of the country.
Another large item which will contribute
toward the reduction of the deficit Is the
rapid increase in the internal revenue of
the country. From this source alone there
has been an increase of Sl5000, 900 over the
last fiscal year. W-rh his deducted from
the deficit of $700O0,oO0 there would be
remaining about $55,00O00O to be made
up by the income tax, which sum just
about represents the revenue at present
derived from sugar In other words, if
the tariff on sugar was retained at its
present rate there would be no deficit url-
der the new bill, and there would be no
need of an income TAX. II this be the
real situation, it can be seen that the
United States Senate is in for a bad ses-
sion If it tries to continue a protective
tariff on sugar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
BANK MAY INCREASE.
ITS CAPITAL STOCK
|Searcy, President Merchants
Bank at Tuscaloosa, Re-
quests Permission

Montgomery, March 2.-tspecial,o-
George a. Searcy, president of the Mer-
chants Bank and Trust company of Tus-
caloosa, and a member of the state bank
ing board, called on Superintendent of
Banks Alex e. Walker today with refer
ence to securing authority to increase
the capital stock of his bank from S175.-
coo to S25000o. The nanlS carries a sur
plus of $4,000
Mr.. Searcy declared that the increase
in capital stock of the Merchants Bank
and Trust company was but an evidence
of the growth and development of the
city of Tuscaloosa.
1T is altogether in keeping with the
spirit of progress which characterizes
Tuscaloosa said Mr.. Searcy. Our city
is growing rapidly. new industries are
springing up, new residences are being
erected, and growth Is being evidenced on
every hand
While at the capitol Mr.. Searcy called
on Governor ONeal and had an hours
visit with the executive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'S Letter

New York, March N.-(Special )-Euro-
pean advices We're as usual, better than
the trade expected and while .he foreign
market were open they were buyrs here
After this demand ceased. the local trade
ana the Wall street houses sold the mar
ket freely to the close on the belief that
nothing could advance in face of the
losses from floods in Ohio
That the loss of property would offset
any loss which might occur to the cotton
crop through overflows or destruction
or the early planted cotton in southwest
Texas some frost.
Ihe largest spot houses was large
puyer, but the feeling In the market Is
more pessimistic than ever. Last season
with large crop the market advanced
on floods. This season with disap-
pointing crop the market declines on the
prospects of higher water than year
ago
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
EXECUTION OF FLOYD
ALLEN POSTPONED
Action Follows Conference
Between EllysOn and
Friends of Allen

Richmond, va, March 8.-After an all
night conference between Lieutenant Gov
ernor Ellyson, Attorney General VIII
liams and friends of Allen, it was an
nolnced at O'Clock this morning that
Superintendent Wood had agreed to post
pone the execution of Floyd Allen and
Claude Swanson Allen until tomorrow
afternoon The attorney general has
agreed to furnish Lieutenant Governor
Ellyson with a written opinion as to his
right to commute the sentence by noon.
The sentence of the court provides that
the prisoners must be executed between
sunrise and sunset today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
Burial Blunder

FROM the London Chronicle.
After periodical pilgrimages extending
over 10 years to the cemetery at Beeston,
]. Daniels of Nottingham was informed
by the local urban council under whose
control it Is that during all this time
he has been visiting and placing flowers
on the wrong grave. The blunder they
said, was due to former sexton getting
the numbers of the graves mixed in enter
Ing them in his book
That someone had blundered was dis
covered when Mr.. Knight visited his son $
grave and found it had been recently
oIered. When he complained he was
told THAT Is not your grave You have
bean coming to the wrong one for Is
years But it was his grave, and what
really happened was that Just before
Christmas the Knight grave was opened
for the burial of Mr.. Caunt, we'll known
Beeston man, under the mistaken belief
that 1t was the Count family grave. After
the burial the mourners said they be-
lieved mistake had been made, but tho
sexton declared that the interment had
taken place in the Caunt grave
The Caunt family are now applying to
the Home Office for an exhumaton or
der.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
Gains New Complexion
BY Peeling Her Skin
(Julia Orff in The Oueen)

Keep still. sad heart, and cease re-
pining, behind the clouds is the sun
still shining" l was forcibly reminded
of these lines when, after months of
fretting over my ugly complexion,
found how easy it was to remove the
cloudy, muddy skin and bring forth a
bright, new complexion. | got an
ounce of ordinary mercolized wax at
my druggists and used this like cold
cream every night for two weeks. wash
ing it off mornings. Lo and behold. That
old skin had all peeled off! The healthy
young skin underneath gave me COM
pleXion as pure, white and soft as
any young girls | experienced no dis
comfort, the skin came off so gradually
and gently. Several friends having
been similarly benefited. I'm sure any
one whose skin is soiled withered.
blotchy, pimply or freckled can ac-
ouire the loveliest complexion ima-
ginable by using this remarkable treat
ment.
Another treatment that brought more
sunshine was one to remove wrinkles A
face bath made by dissolving / or pow
dered saxolite In l2 pit witch hazel
soon chased away every line. It's won
derfuL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
MILITARY AIDES
REACH CITY

Col. ii. G. Catrow arrived with his mill
tary aides from Columbus this afternoon
and immediat tely took charge of the mill
tiamen on duty. At least five more COM
panies will be in Dayton by tomorrow,
according to Colonel Catrow. Temporary
quarters have been established at the
Huffman avenue school house.
Governor Cox ordered that no more
sightseers be permitted in Dayton. When
Colonel Catrow attempted to have rail-
road coaches of an arriving train vacated
many of the passengers showed fight
and refused to leave. Orders We're given
the trainmen to cut off the two rear
coaches and they were left standing on
the track.
Parts of Main street are impossible be-
cause of debris. At several points 1t Is
comprised of outbuildings that had struck
more stable buildings and been dashed to
pieces
One of the remarkable features was
the cheerful spirit with which flood VIC
Tins viewed their plight. This was Day
tons first big flood in many years. Much
of the submerged area had been consid-
cred safe from high water. but as the
majority of residents of these sections
looked out on all sides upon great
sweep of muddy, swiftly moving water
they seemed undisturbed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
WRETCHED CONDITION
OF MAROONED

In some of the poorer sections the at
titude of the marooned was not so cheer
fLl AS motorboat passed beneath the
second floor of one partly submerged
house, man leaned out and threatened
to shoot unless they took off his wife
and baby that had Seen born yester-
day The woman, almost dying, was let
from the window by rope and taken to
a place of refuge.
Further on, members of a motorboat
party were startled by shots In the Sec
ond floor of a house about which five
feet of water swirled. The boat was
stopped and "A man peered from the win
dow of the house.
"Why are you shooting?" he was asked.
''Oh, just amusing myself. shooting at
rats that come upstairs; when are you 60
ing to take me out of here?" he replied.
Captain of Police II. E. Lackhart de-
clared that water in North Dayton. Miami
City and East Dayton reached the house
tops. His estimate of the number of
dead in that district was 300.
The bodies of a woman and baby
were seen floating down Jefferson street,
one of Daytons main thoroughfares.
1t was thought that his estimate of
the number of dead in that district wa S
800.
The bodies of woman and a baby
were seen floating down jefferson street
one of Daytons main thoroughfares.
1t was thought they came from tie
district north of the river. According
to city officials it is impossible to esti-
mate the number who perished in the
fire which last night swept the entire
district on the north side of Third street
between Jefferson street and the canal
distance of more than square and
half.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
Couldn't Stand the Kindness

From the New York Tribune.
Butler Glaenzer, the poet and essayist
described at the Players the difference
between the New York and London club
''The New York club he said, rs re-
markabe for its conversations, which are
often of great depth and brilliance The
London club is remarkable for its sill
ence its cold silences.
''The playwright Parrie tells a story
about the Athenaeum In Pail Mall Bar
RE frequentd the Athenaeum a long
time without exchanging a syllable with
a single fellow member, and then, one
afternoon. overcome with loneliness over
his tea in the library, he ventured to
address remark upon the weather to
an old fellow who sat before the fire
with the Times.
Bur the old fellow, instead OF answer
ing Barrie's remark, put down the Times,
drew forth his handkerchief and burst
into sobs.
why, said Barrie, puzzled and moved,
why, what's the matter?'
1.-THE old fellow looked at Barrie ten
deriy, and. his eyes swimming in tears,
he answered.:
:" oh, my dear sir, have been a men,
her of this club 81 years and your kind
words are the first that have ever been
addressed to me within these walls .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
SELMA WINS FROM
GREENSBORO TEAM

Greensboro, March 27.-(Special.)-Rigg
Cotton States league team from Selma
won from the Southern University here
this afternoon by a score of to 4.
Each team hit for eight safeties each.
The Southern University team showed
up well in comparison with the leaguers.
Batteries for Selma: Summers and San
ford and Jeffries. For Southern: Will
liams and McGehee and Chapman. Um-
pire, Wheeler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
$50 CAUGHT IN
ONE BUILDING

Riverdale, (Dayton,) o.. March 27.--A. j.
Bard, who was penned in the City Ma
tional bank building on Third street near
Main Tuesday was rescued today.
"One hundred and fifty of us were
caught In the building" said Mr. Bard.
I'VE remained there until the fire started
and then planned an escape.
I'VE cut the elevator cables, obtained
a ball of twine and some small wire from
one of the offices We attracted boat
man who risked his life to come to us.
We gave the boatman one end of the
twine and he rowed to the old court
house, where he pulled the wire over and
after that the heavy cable. One end OF
the cable was made fast in the bank
building and the other in the old court
house. Then. with only the light of the
burning structures, the 15O persons in the
bank building made their way, hand over
hand, along the cable over the swirlins
torrent to the courthouse.
II believe every one, men and women.
made the trip in safety During our inn
prisonment, | had two crackers and a
slice of Clipped beef to eat.
''The city hall did not burn, but the
Leonard building. just across the street,
collapsed. A part of the Beckel house
also crumbled.
THE fire swept both sides of Third
street between Jefferson and st. Clair
street. leaving only the Fourth National
bank building.
even members of their families in their
desperate efforts to obtain food, accord
ing to John Volbrecht of North Dayton.
who was taken from the one remaining
abutments of the Herman street bridge
today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
A Dainty Toilet Artic,.

Every lady who desires to keep up her at
tractlve appearance, while at theatre,
offending receptions, when shopping,
While travelling and on all occasions
should carry in her purse booklet Of
Gouraud's Oriental Beauty Leaves. This
is a dainty little booklet of exquisite
perfumed powdered leaves which are
easily removed and applied to the skin.
1t Is Invaluable when the face becomes
moist and flushed and is far superior to
powder puff as Il does not spill and
soil the clothes.
II removes the dirt, SCOT and grease
tom the face, imparting a cool delicate
bloom to the complexion. Put up in
white and pink and sent anywhere on
receipt OF 10 cents in stamp or coin. +.
4 Hopkins, 81 Great Jones street, New
York.-Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
Sufferers Relieved

Hamilton, o., March 27.-Hamilton
has relieved her suffering survivors
who have been shivering and starving.
and late today began recovering bodies
of her dead from the receding waters
of the flooded Miami.
TWenty-six bodies had been recov-
cred when darkness tonight stopped
the work of the struggling workmen.
| This toll marked but the beginning of
the grewsome task confronting the sur
viving citizens, and Mayor Karb de-
clared. that the fatality list is certain
to be large
IF the death record here does not
exceed 400" the mayor said after the
first search for the dead had been
concluded, I'VE will be grateful. AL
ready we have rescued many whom we
thought must surely have perished, but
hundreds are missing and the condi-
tion of the distressed city convinces ma
that revelations to come will be ap-
palling.'
Five hundred houses in the city have
been obliterated. Fine homes and busi-
ness blocks have been demolished and
scattered by the flood.
Hamilton, O., March 2T.-It still is im-
possible to form an estimate of the dead
here, indications being that the casualties
will reach nearly 200.
| The list of dead today was increased
by the following:
Detective B. Ruhle and wife.
Detective German Dulle.
Albert Miller.
Patroiman Isaac Finn; Elkins and
Bond, two other patrol;nen.
Edward Ebbetts wife and child.
Joseph Boganslki, wife and two children.
Minor Silliner, Third regiment, National
Guard.
The policemen and soldier perished
while doing relief work, the latter meet
ing his fate this morning when boat
capsized.
Many houses were seen floating down
the river yesterday. On each of them
several persons were seen clinging. Their
cries could be heard pleading for aid
which could not be extended them. One
large house had seven persons on the
roof The tricky current carried 1t TO
Rileys island. where it lodged among the
trees, the refugees clambering into the
tree tops. When day broke this morn
ing these people had disappeared.
Forty-two persons marooned in news
paper office since Tuesday were given
aid today when soldiers succeeded in TAX
ing them food and water in a boat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
ALL PATRONS IN
HOTEL, ARE SAFE

All patrons in the Beckel hotel on Main
street are safe. Extensive preparations
were made last night for their rescue
when the building was threatened nv
fire. Police and volunteers constructed
Il bridge over alleys and the tops of ad-
joining buildings to point of safety
The flood situation tonight appeared
brighter than this morning There was
food for the towns breakfast and Dime,
left after 8 o'clock tonight, but It was
believed the many trains of food ana
provisions on the way would reach here
tomorrow.
The water receded rapidly TODAY An
occasional snow furry and biting rusts
of wind added to the discomfort of ths
rescue crews, but they remained steadil,
at work.
The emergency committee today began
publication of an official newspaper fron,
the plant Of the National Cash Register
company. 1t was a .one sheet poster 10.
signsd Tor free circulation in all accss-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-28
ZUEBLIN TO SPEAK
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL

Charles Zueblin of the American League
for Civic Improvement will speak at the
High School tonight ON Education and
Industry under the auspices of the Ly-
ceum course of the High school. Mr..
Zubelin spoke here last year.
Mr. Zueblin is a native of Indiana, his
grandfather having been an immigrant
from Switzerland to Savannah In 1876.
He was educated in the public schools
of Philadelphia, at the University of
Pennsylvania, Yale and Leipsic, Ger
many. When the University of Chicago
VI as opened he was made professor of
sociology, which position he held until he
resigned in 1908.