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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Regarding Beauty Parlors

Mr.. Ned Brace, Age-Herald:
Dear Sir-Nearly all men and about
5 per cent of the women have not the
right idea to hair dressing parlor.
When intelligent men, gifted with
that double edged weapon, the tongue,
that organ that cuts both ways and
aided by the pen, the instrument that
l.has destroyed empires-when these
good people show their lack of knowl-
edge it is time for me to defend my
profession.
For instance. quoting from your ar
ticle in Sundays paper giving extracts
delivered by a Birmingham minister
he said: I'm that if the good women
of this town would get out and enjoy
the air and the exercise which it Of
fered out of doors they might not need
these beauty parlors."
Think of this. Who ever heard of
fresh air giving a first class hair dress
or a good shampoo? Does fresh air
remove a wart or a mole?
Does it remove disfiguring hair from
the face and does it shape the eye
brows giving them a beautiful curve !?
could go on enumerating what is
done by a first class hair dresser of
wide experience but time and space
and patience are limited
LORA DENNERLE.
Birmingham, November 16, 1913.
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walked through the streets of Calumet IN
company with Michigan public officials
and saw young soldiers on the streets
with belts on and revolvers in their belts
VINO were unfit to be soldiers of this oi
any country. l saw them insult womcJ
on the streets, and it was difficult for me
old as l am, to restrain myself from
Selling soldiers by the throat and throw
ing them into the streets"
President Gompers said the executive
council was doing it's utmost to aid thy
copper strikers.
The convention adopted resolutions urg-
ing the unions to work zealously for the
eight-hour day; condemning Sunday work
and declaring opposition to the movement
Tor sunday opening of postoffices and
sympathizlng with the postal clerks in
their struggle for shorter hours and abol-
ton of night work so far as possible.
invitations from New York and. st.
Louis for the 1914 convention were read.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
Garrison Forced Back

Brownsville, TEX, November 17.-The
federal garrison defe nding Victoria
capital of the state of Tamaulipas
against attacking constitutionalists
has been forced back with heavy losses
until they have now concentrated in
a Catholic sanctuary in the southern
part of the city for a last stand The
fall of Victoria is expected momen-
tarily.
This was the substance of the re-
port of Gen. Pablo Gonzales, com
manding the constitutionalists forces
which was received at the Matamoras
headquarters by telephone.
General Gonzales reported that 7
body of troops en- route from Mon
terey to Victoria to reinforce the fed
eral garrison We're intercepted outside
the city and forced to retreat. The
federal dead at Victoria is said to in
clude Lieutenant Colonel Ramiriz and
four captains. Considerable amounts oil
supplies. including horses, saddles and
ammunition are reported captured by
the constitutionalists.
The attack on Victoria began when
constitutionalists withdrew from the
siege of Monterey. Between 5000 and
1000 men are reported engaged.
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Demands Towns Surrender

Vera Cruz. November 17.-Rear Ad-
miral Boush on board the United States
battleship Louisiana, reports that the
constitutionalist general, Aguilar, has
given the town of Tuxpan until next
Thursday to surrender Capt Spencer
S. Wood, in command of the battle
ship Nebraska, reports that Aguilar
controls all the country south of the
Ponupo river. Aguilar, Captain Wood
says, processes to desire to protect
American property but is hostile to
the English.
The constitutionalist leader at Tan
guijo says that in compliance with or
ders from General Carranza he intends
to control all the oil fields and collect
the revenues that are now paid to the
federal government and prevent the
supplying of oil to the railroads He
has notified the Eagle Oil company
that it must pay 100000 down and
$25,000 monthly. The insurgents num-
Der several thousands and have gar
risons on al 1.-The oil properties.
The American women and chilcren
at Tamiahua are expected to report at
Tampico tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
Jesse A. Collins

Funeral services over the remains of
Jesse A. Collins, aged 73 years, who
died Sunday In local infirmary, were
conducted yesterday afternoon in Crop
well. The deceased was one of the well
known citizens of st. Clair county. He
was a veteran of the civil war, being
a member of Company II, Thirteenth
Alabama. He is survived by two broth
ers, d. X. Collins of Ellisville, Miss,
and j. C. Collins of Cropwell; three sis
ters, Mrs. A, j. Drake of Birmingham,
Mrs. M. r. Rowe of Austin, Tex, and
Miss Salie Collins of Ellisville, Miss,
and three sons, e. r. Collins of Tusca-
loosa, M. X. and J. A. Collins of Bir-
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
Strikers Arrested

Calumet Mich, November 17.-Six
striking copper miners were arrested to-
day as a result of shooting at the Quincy
mine, in which Deputy Sheriff Edward
Barker and one striker We're wounded.
Sheriff Cruise believes that two other
strikers were wounded but were taken
away by friends before their identity was
learned.
Both the Quincy and the Copper Range
Mining companies are preparing to mount
deputies to replace the cavalry relieved
from duty. Some of the members of the
Detroit and South Haven cavalry are eX-
pected to return here to take positions as
mounted deputies.
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Lord Cowdray Explains

London, November 17-Speaking for
himself and any company in which he Is
interested. Lord Cowdray writes to the
newspapers denying that Sir Lionel Car
den was appointed minister to Mexico by
his wish or suggestion, or that he himself
Is concerned directly or indirectly ia
financing the present de facto Mexican
government, except by having particl-
pated to the extent of less than per cent
in a loan negotiated two months ago to
the National Bank of Mexico.
Lord Cowdray further denies that the
Madero administration cancelled the con-
concessions granted to the Pearson COM
pany by the Diaz government, or that
the Pearsons sought oil concession or an
oil monopoly from the Huerta govern
ment, or that they participated directly
or indirectly in tile overthrow of the Ma
dero government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
ORDINANCE No. 1a2-C

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of
Commissioners of the City of Birmine-
Section /. That from and after the
first day of January. 1914, no further
rebates, reductions or cancellations of
principal or interest due to the city
ON account of any assessment on prop
erty for public improvements of any
nature shall be made or granted ex
cept by the unanimous vote of the
three commissioners in meeting duly
assembled, and then. only for good
ficient by the said commissioners to
show that such assessments are excess
sive, Illegal, unjust or for other like
cause, in whole or in part.
Sec. 2. That nothing herein con-
tained shall affect any cases for ad-
instment now pending before the
ments, or which may be properly
brought before said Board and pending
ordinance and the first day of January,
1914, but that no other cases shall be
referred to said Board after said date
pending before said Board shall be
speedily disposed Of and from and af-
ter the first day of March. 1914. the
services OF said Board shall be dis
pensed with, and the ordinance Great
ing the same shall be and the same is
hereby repealed, as of the date March
Sec 3. That the City Comptroller
and the City Attorney are hereby en-
powered and directed to forthwith pro-
ceed to the collection by all legal and
proper means known to the law of all
public Improvement assessments or
charges standing on the books of the
city, except in cases pending before
the Board of Adjustment of Special As
sessments. or except where extensions
Of time for payment have heretofore
been granted by the Board or any one
or more of the Commissioners, or ex-
cept where applications for reductions,
rebates or cancellations are actually
pending In good faith for adjustment
before said Board or any one of the
Commissioners
Approved November 5, 1913.
GEO. B. WARD, President
Board of Commissioners
A. o. LANE, Commi ssioner,
JAMES WEATHERLY,
Attest: Commissioner.
II. S. RYALL. City Clerk.
Age-IIerald, Nov. 1S, 1913.
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SPAIN WILL PROBE
DEATH OF WADE

The mysterious shooting Sunday MORN
ing at Littleton. a small mining camp
in the western part of the county, which
resulted in the death of Will Wade, a
hosting engineer and the serious wound
Ing of Mrs. Janet Wade, his wife, will
be thoroughly investigated by Coroner
c. L. Spain today or tomorrow
Mrs. Wade is now at the Hillman hos
pital recovering from her wound. She
refuses to talk of the tragedy. The
Wades had been married only eight
months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
KOLB SPEAKS IN
BAY MINETTE

Bay Minette, November 17.-(Spo-
cial )-Reuben F. Kolb, candidate for
governor, addressed goodly audience
at the courthouse of this place this
evening in his own behalf, John H.
Wallace, also candidate for the same
office, Is billed to speak here Tues
day night. The interest In the cam
paigns of the various candidates for
governor is not very high. The county
will probably go for Conner when the
votes have been counted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
National Guards in Readiness

Austin, Tex, November 17.-"In the
event Mexicans start any trouble we will
protect our citizens and not wait for
Washington to act" declared Gov. o. h.
Colquitt late today. after conference
with Adjutant General Hutehngs. While
nothing official was given out. 1t is known
that the Texas National Guard is in readi-
hess oanswer on short notice any call
that might be made.
The conference was the outcome of a
threat by Mexicans today to make Texas
answer to the whole Mexican people,
unless mercy was shown Mexican ammu-
milton smugglers charged with murder
Governor Colquitt did not apprise Wash
ington today of events. He said that dlir-
ing a recent outbreak along the Mexican
border. federal troops did not act until
the Texas rangers had been called out.
There has been no disorder SO far
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u. S. is CONTENT TO
AWAIT OUTCOME OF
STEADY PRESSURE
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tically half of the fleets battleships
off the east coast Of Mexico and it
was said at the navy department today
that If the Mexican situation should
assume a more critical phase by the
time Admiral Badger, with the first
and fourth divisions OF the fleet, came
within a few hundred miles of Hamp-
ton Roads, returning from the Medi-
terranean cruise, at least some of the
ships would be ordered by radio to
Mexico The vessels will leave the
Mediterranean December l.
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CITY ORDINANCES


strueted under said ordinance consists of certain
concrete alley paving aud grading
The streets. avenues. alleys other highways ~
portions thereof along which said improvements have
been constructed and the terminal points Of said
improvements follows. to-wlt; Highland alley
from the south property line Of sycamore Street TO
the south property line OF Arlington avenue and
sycamore alley from the east property line OF High
land alley TO the west property line Of Maiden Lane
The area drained by said improvements consists
Of said portions Of said highways improved afore
said and the lots parcels Of land abuttng thereon
and the intersectng highways for a half block in
each direction and the lots parcels OF land abut
ting thereon. II. S. RYALL, City Clerk,
Age Herald NoYember Is. 1al3
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CITY ORDINANCES.
NOTICE 70 PROPERTY OWNERS.

To Whom 1t May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that the assessment roll or
list. prepared In accordance with the law In such
cases. made and provided under an ordinance en-
titled improvement Ordinance No. 758-C to provide
for certain improvements Highland alley and
Sycamore alley in Block s4T Elyton Land Company
survey adopted July 15 1918 and confirmed on
August s, 1918. by the Board Of Commissioners OF
the City OF Birmingham. has been delivered TO me
and is open for inspection in the Office OF the City
Comptroller. the person authorized TO make collee-
tons Of assessments for improvements constructed
der said ordinance, aud that the Board Of Commits
sioners Of the City Of Birmingham will meet on the
9th day Of December. 1913. In the Council Chamber
Of the City Hall Of Birmingham at O'Clock, D.
to hear any objections defenses that
be filed to such proposed assessments or the amounts
thereof =
The general character Of the improvements COO
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Exorbitant Rates Alleged

Washington, November 17.-Investiga-
ton of alleged exorbitant rates on btu
minous coal from certain points in Vir-
gnia, West Virginia and Tennessee to
other points in Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia and Flor
ida was authorized today by the inter-
state commerce commission. Railroads
involved are the Southern, Louisville and
Nashville. Norfolk and Western, Chesa-
peake and Ohio, Virginian. Nashville,
Chattanooga and st. Louis, New Orleans
and Texas Pacific and the Carolina,
Clinchfeld and Ohio. Date and place of
hearings have not been fixed.
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Bergh Manager for Birmingham

The Fl. w. Johns-Manville company has
announced the appointment of e. Guyler
Bergh, manager of its Birmingham di-
vision. Mr.. Bergh was formerly con-
nected with the company at New Orleans.
at which point he is widely known. The
III. w. Johns-Manville company is ranked
as the largest manufacturers of asbestos
mechanical fireproof and insulating ma
terias in the world, having branches IN
every principal city in America and Eng,
land.
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ORDINANCE No. 19i-C

An ordinance to amend ordinance No.
1S5-C, approved October |, 1913.
BE 1t ordained by the board of COM
missioners of the city of Birmingham,
that the matters and things required
Kelley and associates, their successors
and assigns under Ordinance No 1s6-C.
approved October ], 1913, and the
ordinance thereby amended, be and the
same are hereby extended from Novem-
ber /, 1913, to and including November
Is, 1913, and the franchises heretofore
granted by said ordinances are accord
fngly hereby extended to and including
said 9Th day of November, 1913.
Approved November /, 1913.
c. EXUM, President
Board of Commissioners,
A. o. LANE, Commissioner,
JAMES WEATHERLY.
Commissioner.
Attest. II. S. RYALL, City Clerk.
Age-Herald, Nov. 4-11-1S. 1913.
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Harry Mansfield

Funeral services over the remains
of Harry Mansfield, aged SO years. who
died Sunday afternoon, will be con-
Quoted this morning from the late resi-
dence, 1880 Fifth avenue, south, at
10 o'clock. Interment will follow in Our
Lady of Sorrows cemetery. The de-
ceased is survived by his widow, two
sons and a daughter.
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], b. Billings
Eufauls

Eufaula, November 17.-(Special }
Funeral services and burial were held
here yesterday for ]. b. Billings, a for
mer prominent citizen of Eufaula. who
died at the home of his son at Colum
bus, Ga. Mr.. Billings was born at Mon
ticello. Ca, but only lived there few
years before coming to Eufaula, where
he resided until 1889, going from here
to make his home at Columbus. He was
80 years of age and survived by fod
children-B. f. Billings of Columbus
j. w. Billings of Birmingham, Mrs
]. B. Moore of Birmingham, and Miss
Alice Billings of Columbus.
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Robbed by Bandits

Douglas, Ariz., November IA. L.
King, a Chicago mining man, arrived
here today from mine near Temos-
achio, state of Chihuahua. He said
that a band of 20 bandits shot his
horse from under him and robbed him
or 5000. He walked the last six days
of his journey
King expressed a determination to
! obtain government action in his case
if possible. his first step being to make
a report to American Consul Frederick
Simpich at Nogales.
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E. B. Coates

Selma, November l.)-E.
b. Coates, aged "a, former well known
resident of Consul, Marengo county,
died at local infirmary Sunday morn
ing about o'clock, after an illness
OF about eight months For some years
past the deceased has been a resident
of Texas, where he was taken Ill near
ly year ago. The remains were car
ried to Consul Sunday afternoon and
where the increment was made Mon
day morning.
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Deaths and Funerals
Martha Louise Harhin

Martha Louise Harbin, the 19-
months old daughter of Nir. and Mrs.
c. B. Harbin of 1913 Avenue f, died
at the family residence last night at
1890 o'clock of burns received a week
ago in a fall into an open CRATE The
funeral services will be from the res
idence tomorrow morning. Interment
will follow in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
Kirby Attempts Suicide

In fit of despondency due to lack of
work, w. ]. Kirby. young electrician,
attempted suicide last night about
o'clock by drinking carbolic acid in his
room at 1924 Fifth avenue. Shaw's am
bulance was summoned ana Kirby was
removed to the Hillman hospital where
1t was stated that he would recover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
Mrs. Katherine Pohl

Mrs. Catherine Pohl, aged so years, died
last night at Z o'clock at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. C. w. Burton, 2212
Fourth avenue. Her remains will be sent
today to Nashville for interment by Lige
Loy's. The deceased is survived bs three
sons. Edward H., Ernest and Alvin Myer
Pohl of Nashville, and a daughter, Mrs
c. w. Burton. of birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-18
LAY GROUNDWORK
OF ANTHRACITE COAL
ROAD RATES PROBE

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accountants and other officers who will
be called to show the cost of the invest
ment of the roads devoted to the trans
portation of coal. These costs will be
checked up with the commissions own
figures.
Superintendents Testify
The witnesses who testified today were
division superintendents and yardmasters
and the Reading. They described in de-
tail the methods of handling coal and the
amount shipped at the various tidewater
terminals.
The commissions attorneys laid con-
| siderable stress on the facilities afforded
at the terminals of the Jersey Central
| for the delivery of coal to retail
dealers in New York, particu-
larly the firm of Burns Brothers This
concern. it was brought out. loaded land
from the road valued at from 5000 Ia
$4,000 an acre for it's trestles and coal
| pockets. 1t was intimated that the re-
| lations of the firm with the Jersey Gem
| tral and other roads would be a SUBJ
ject of further inquiry.
The facilities of the Pennsylvania the
Erie, Delaware, Lackawanna and West
ern will be taken up tomorrow. The
hearings will continue until Saturday,
when there will be a week S interim be-
fore the investigation is resumed.
Details of operation and management Of
coal traffic at various terminals We're
gone into the object being to determine
the value of the service rendered.
William Sweeney, assistant division SUI
perntendent of the Jersey Central, told
of the difficulties in distributing cars to
the various mines. 1T would drive you
insane to try to get empties enough to
satisfy everybody he said.
William H. Barron, General yardmaster
at Elizabethport, for the Central Railroad
of New Jersey said often 1t had been
necessary to shift trains six times to get
out orders. At both piers of the railroad
company at Elzabethport, he said, about
140 cars are handled daily.
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Mrs. w T. Andrews

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. w. T. Andrews. aged 20 years,
who died Sunday afternoon, will be con-
Quoted this morning at 10 o'clock from
the residence of Mrs. II. N. Little,
daughter OF the deceased, 4503 Fifth
avenue, south. Interment will follow
in Elmwood cemetery.
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Mrs. Laura ]. Little

Littleton, November 17.-(SpeciaD
Mrs. Laura J. Little of this place died
at $50 o'clock this evening. She will
be buried at Shady Grove church In
North Sumter, which is the old family
burying ground. Mrs. Little is survived
by one son, w. ]. Little of Livingston.
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Will Wade

The remains of Will Wade, aged 26
years, who died in a local infirmary
Sunday afternoon from gunshot wounds,
were sent to Littleton yesterday aft
ernoon for interment by Lige 10y.
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Smith Wins Bout

Boston, November 17.-Gunboat Smith
| of New York was given the decision over
Sam Langford of Boston at the end of
| a 12-round bout here tonight.
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r. L. Morris
Gadsd,

Gadsden, November 17.-(Special.)
r. L. Morris. 45 years old, died at his
home near Canterbury station In Ala
bama City this morning following a
long illness with tuberculosis
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embarrassing 1t may become unless ac-
ton Is taken. 1t almost appears now
that this government has put its hand to
the plow, and there is no escape-unless
Huerta yields, and simplifies matters by
stepping down and out.
Cost in Money and Lives
In case of Intervention by the United
States it is admitted that we have un-
dertaken a task the cost of whieh-in
both lives and money-cannot be esti-
mated. Mexico has no money, and can
offer but insignificant resistance to our
army so far as actual warfare is con-
oerned But that 1t will take years and
an enormous force to pacify the country
and rid it of the bands of bandits and
sporadic rebellions there can be no doubt.
The general staff of the United States
army, after a careful study of condi-
tlons in Mexico with the aid of the war
college. declares that it will take a force
of $4,000 men to furnish adequate ''po-
lice protection to foreign properties in
Mexico. Then until the country is un-
der absolute subsection and the people
have learned that they not only have the
right, but they with safety. take
part in an election of their own officials,
there can be no constitutional govern
aent' in Mexico by Mexicans, and the
general impression prevails in Washing
ton circles that 1t will take years to
bring about such condition.
The administration continues to hope
all these difficulties may be overcome
without the aid of the army. But it is
admitted that diplomacy has about ex-
hausted all it's resources
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NAVAJO INDIANS
RALLY TO SUPPORT
OF EIGHT RENEGADES
1900 Red Men Encamped on
Beautiful Mountain, Defy
ing United States
Marshal

Santa Fe. n. NJ, November 17.-Fifteen
hundred Navajo Indians have rallied in
defense of eight renogades, and are re-
ported in armed encampment on Bea Il
tiful mountain 35 miles southwest of the
Shiprock agency, defying United States
Marshal Hudspeth to take prisoner, the
outlaws who are wanted on federal var.
rants charging horse stealing, assault and
bigamy.
Two troops of cavalry have been asked
for by the marshal and the request has
been referred by the war department to
Major General Carter, in command of the
border patrol.
1t is feared that before the cavalry ar
rives the renegades will be Joined by
men and of the plural wife men who are
reported to be- stirring the Navajos to
rebellion.
The Indians are fortifying on % high
table mountain, the summit of which is
approachable by only one tortuous road
Agent w. T. Shelton is at the agency
awaiting the arrival of the troops No
word was received tonight that they had
started.
Three Captured
Marshal Hudspeth after surveying the
position of the Indians returned here to-
night with three of the original eleven
renegades. The eight others escaped and
rallied their tribesmen to their defense
before the marshal reached the agency.
The request for aid was made today
after conference at the reservation be-
tween Indian agents, Shelton, Parquet and
Major j. T. Mclaughlin, after the Nava-
jos had sent word that the outlaws would
not be given up. They also said that if
attacked they would burn the agency
and kill those in charge.
AT the suggestion of Major Mclaughlin
cavalry was asked for because of the
moral effect which the sheriffs posse
could not produce.