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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18
tho action which he may take tn my


the action which he may take in my
case"
Reads schifrs Statement.
After reading the Brandt affidavit,
Governor Suiner read long letter
from Mortimer l. Schifr in which he
explained in detail his reasons for
having opposed the granting of par
don to his former valet.
MIR. SchiI analysed the evidence
against Brandt to show that he had
been guilty OF burglary In. the f1rst
degree.
But" he continued, IF this appii
cation should Be based upon the ac-
acknowledgement Of the falsity OF the
former grounds and the basis Of the
appeal Is the length OF sentence, /
woul feel that the fact that l had been
the victim Of Brandt crimes and false.
hoods would give me no greater right
to oppose his pardon than any other
citizen would have.
I'm word my attitude Ia this,
II Brandt asks for the exercise Of
your prerogative, as an act Of Justice.
| should oppose IT, because justice
has been done.
IF IT is asked ms an act of mercy
I would he the last to object
Reasons of Governor.
Brandt looked panied during the
reading Of Schifrs attacks upon him.
when, however. the governor read the
concluding sentences the prisoner APP
peared nightly relieved After going
through the Schin message the gov
ernor read his reasons for granting
clemency. Here they are.
Those familiar with the Brandt
case are aware OF what has taken
place heretofore In connection with
the matter and the decision which
has been reached thereon. The record
IS not in the prisoners favor He is
not ii martyr. and rs an individual
is entitled to little consideration.
Z have no sympathy for Brandt,
bat / have great regard for the due
administration OF justice. After all
that Is the main thing in this mat
ter
Brandt pleaded guilty in the Court
If General Sessions. of the city of
New York, 10 the crime Of burglary
in the first degree and was sentenced
on Aprn q, 1907. 20 thirty years inn
prtsonment, There is no doubt Of his
guilt. He admits II.
Sentence Was Excessive.
Having carefully examined the en-
tire record In the case for the pur-
pose of doing what Is right and
to the end that substantial Justice be
done, I have reached the conclusion,
after mature elaboration. that
Brandt's sentence was excessive.
Brandt is a young man, and has
served approximately six years OF his
sentence, and If nothing is done for
him by the executive, he will have to
remain In prison until half OF his
maximum term has expired, which
would rot he until April 8. 1922, at
which time he could apply fer release
to the board OF parole
1t has been decided that the courts
arr powerless to render aid in this
ease. and the only help which Brandt
can now get IL through the exercise
of executive clemency.
Brandt has confessed his sins lie
has told me the truth. He appeals
70 me tor mercy. He gives positive
assurances that ne will not hereafter
offend again the laws and be
promises to lead an honest, respec-
table and industrious life. I want 20
give him chance 10 prove tho sim
certify of hts promises. and TO make
good and 10 redeem himself.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

City Auditor F, J. Warren. who fell
and broke his leg several nights ago.
was reportcd at the Virginia hospital
last night 10 he improving. Members
ef his fa milk called an him yesterday.
ard seemed To lie satisfied with the
progress he is making. Mr.. Warren
ia eightyfve years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

LONDON. Ian. 1.-THE Daily Teie-
graph prints the following dispatch
from Constant'nonle. sent by way Of
't'ohstanza, and dated January 18th.
"a reign n terror prevails in the
Stamboul quarter
a revolt against the porte was
ouelIed by the military yesterday.
The Union Progress party de-
mands the resumption of tho war"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

CContiuued from First Page,)

fore March 4th The house passed the
bill in July.
The Democrats will line up solldly
for the bills. and Borah's canvass
shows more than n majority for it,
including Republican Votes, The bill
provides for the separation Of the
present department of commerce and
labor. IT transfers from the pres
ent joint department the bureau of
the commissioner Of labor, the bureau
Of the commissioner Of immigration,
and the bureau of naturalization 1t
provides for a secretary of labor at a
salary Of $4,000 a year. with a place
in the cabinet. Assistant Secretary
and solicitor are also provided for.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

Judgment entered in the Hastings
court on January sth sentencing
Lilly Robinson to a year in the peni-
Tertiary on a charge of stealing s55
from William Lee, was set aside In
the Hastings court yesterday, and a
new trial was granted on the grounds
OF after discovered EVIDENCE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

Miss Fl. Michaels, Of 2os East Frank
lin street. complained to the police
Yesterday that three rooms in her
house had been entered, and that three
tenants had been robbed Miss Me-
CURE lost two car tickets; Miss Bugg
lost $50 and Miss Smithson was
robbed Of ST.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18
Greeks Mine Harbor.

LONDON, Jan IA despatch
from Athens to Lloyds states that the
Greeks have mined the entrance to
the harbor of Pira Eus and ordered
compulsory pilotage of all vessels en-
tering or leaving the harhor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

last night on a charge OF toting
razor concealed FROM the pubiie view.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18

Nothing was accomplished by the
bassadors conference today and
The peace delegates continued 70 mark
time
DIR. Daneff. the chief Bulgarian en-
Yoy, and M, Jonescu. the special Rou-
nanlan envoy who came here from
Bucharest TO. submit Houmania's ter
ritorial demands to the Bulgarian
delegation. announced today hat they
had reached an amicable agreement
and that there would be no armed
clash between Koumania and Bull
RaTia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-18
NOTE To TURKEY
SOsThlNS ALLIES

Continued from First Page>
peace on a basis which she all along
fa9 considered huynilating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
Spring Festivals

Birmingham has a music festival
every spring and while no plans have
been announced for 1913 festival 1T
is reasonable to assume that the fes-
tival association will meet at an
early date and consider ways and
means and determine upon definite
programme. Birmingham had sue
cessful music festivals many years
ago when it was small city. Now
that it is nearing the 100000 line
there is all the more reason why
Birmingham should be expected to
have high class festival concerts an
nually.
Many business men are in favor of
holding a trade carnival here IN
April. The "latch-string' committee
which has this matter under advise
ment will be ready with report at
an early date. Although several weeks
will intervene between now and
spring no time should be lost in ar
ranging for spring festivities. The
sooner details are agreed upon and
advertised throughout the state the
larger will be the results in the mat
ter of bringing visitors to town.
The state fair has been a grand
success as fall attraction and with
Birmingham's growth more draw
ing events during the year will be in
order. Everybody Graves little out
ing in the spring and it is hoped that
something of surprising interest will
be soon announced for April or May,
or both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
Retail Lumber Dealers in Court

As a rule combinations are formed
BY jobbers and wholesalers, but in the
lumber trade it appears that the trust
which the government is prosecuting
consists of retail dealers only. These
retailers are combating all middle
men and wholesalers who deal directly
with consumers, or even with mail
order houses. A federal court has
granted an injunction. The petition in
the suit alleged that the defendants
were engaged in conspiracy in re.
straint of interstate trade operated
through the instrumentality of black
lists, fines and expulsion from mem
bership, and that by trade agreements
they arbitrarily fixed prices. In the
petition the government asked that
the defendants be pcrpetually en-
Joined from making any contract OF
combination in furtherance of their
conspiracy.
The petition was granted, and the
retailers will no doubt be very care
full to respect the, decision of the court
and the action of the alert detectives
Of the government.
The marking up of lumber prices
has been going on long time, and
every retailer stood ready to boycott
any sawmill or wholesaler that dealt
with a consumer directly. 1t is but
another development of the power of
combination and the facility of Great
ing unduly high prices in this country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
The Alabama Land Congress

The State Land congress held In
Mobile last November was we'll at
tended by representative Alaoam-
ians-men from the cities and men
from the farms-and the discussions
heard on that occasion have, it is be-
lieved, borne good fruit. Certain 1t is
| that the success of last years meet
| ing has encouraged those who organ
lied and promoted the congress to ar
range for even larger meeting next
November.
AS an agricultural state Alabama
| is second to none. For several years
past many homeseekers have found
their way to Alabama, but this state
still needs more intelligent and sys-
tematic advertising in order to reap
the full benefit of its natural re-
sources. The land congress will do
much to this end. The executive and
advisory committees which met in
Montgomery this week considered
various details and outlined work
which would assure an attractive and
practical programme for the next
congress.
Good farm lands in Alabama have
sold recently for $12 and $15 an acre.
There is no reason why these lands
should not bring $50 to $40 an acre.
! Alabama lands are really worth $50
to S1O0 an acre if they are worth
anything, and with intelligent and
energetic exploitation the time should
not be far distant when we will see
Alabama farms valued at $100 an
| acre. The Mobile congress will cer-
tainly do much to stimulate values.
Mobile, by the way, has come to
be more of a convention city than
ever. 1t has excellent hotel accom-
modations and is altogether charm
| ing city. The Southern Commercial
congress meets there in September.
1t is estimated that thousands of
Latin Americans will attend that con-
gress. Latin America has been es-
pecially invited and arrangements
are already being made for the trans
portation and accommodations of
visitors from Central and South
America. The land congress in No
vember should attract and will at
tract another great crowd. Both con-
crosses mean much for the develop
ment of Alabama and both should be
kept we'll in mind by the public in
general.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
RADIUNI

From the st. Louis Times
According to a statement which ap-
peared recently in The Austrian press.
the government has bought the only
two radum mines at st. Joachimsthal,
that were owned by private individuals.
The purchase price is said to be 3,000,-
600 crowns (s609,oo0) for the two mines
"Sachische Edelleutestollen' and "Her-
gottszeche.'' During the last four years
many efforts have been made by vari-
Gus financial institutions of Germany
and France to purchase these deposits
of pitchblende. 1t is estimated that the
two mines will annually yield about 3
grams (gram-J 03527 avoirdupois ounce
of radium and 5000 lSilos (kilo-
e.2046 pounds) of uranium (salts), the
latter valued at 100000 Their purchase
by the Austrian government gives it
practically a monopoly on the radium
output of the world and it is claimed
that the annual production will be 5
grams valued at $400.00O) as soon as
the factory at Joachimsthal is in full
operation, using the ore from the mines
recently acquired in addition to that
taken from the old silver mine which
has been the source of supply. As a
further aid to the development of
Joachimsthal as a resort for the treat
ment of disease by radium, the govern
ment has planned, in connection with
Saxony, for the extension of the rail-
road through the Keilberg to Weipert
to connect with the Saxon lines. lie
project involved the construction of
about 40 lsilofnet..rs flxi1ou1ef err bo1 A.
mile) of railroad and tunnel kilo-
meters long under the Keilberg. the
highest mountain OF the Erzgebirge
The cost of the Improvement is esti-
mated at $6.OoO.ooo. At present Joach-
imsthal is the terminus of a spur of
the Buschtehrader railroad running
from Schlackenwerth, 10 miles from
Carlsbad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
The Iron Market

Matthew Addy & Co.'S market report for
the current week in part follows:
'Order books are we'll filled and, as a
matter of fact, most furnaces have diff
ficulty in filling orders on time. There is
an insistent demand on the part of melt
ers for faster shipment, showing conclu-
81, ely that consumption is keeping up at
record rate.
''The coke situation is still desperate,
and the recent rains have made a bad
matter much worse.
"Of course the great question in the
iron trade is what viii be the course of
the market during the coming year. 1t is
certain that in the north there will be no
cheaper iron made in 1918. The price of
cokc has doubled and the price of ore
has been largely increased. In addition
labor has been advanced In the south,
too. costs have gone up. SO the present
good prices which year ago would have
been highly remunerative, are not as at
tractive as might appear at first glance.
Yet it is a fact that the cost of making
iron and the price at which it sells bear
no relation to each other. The price is
fiNed by demand, and while demand is
now good, there is an uneasy feeling that
Congress may do something to disturb
business. And the iron trade hopes that
whatever Congress does will be done
quickly"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11

which was fostered by the republican
party and its traiff schedules. The
administration of Mr.. Taft is en-
titled to credit for its efforts to de-
stroy some of these combinations. 1t
has not been highly successful, but 1t
certainly has done more in four years
than Colonel Roosevelt did in nearly
eight years. The Sherman law was
dead letter until Mr.. Taft became
President, and it is said the President
elect will favor above all else the
criminal punishment of all offenders
under that law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
LITTLE SURPRISES
From the Chicago Tribune.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Next time, Jack want you to come
earlier and stay longer"
There's nothing the matter with you,
sir. No charge for consultation. Good
morning, sir
''Norah, you can have the afternoon
out If you want it: you don't have to
spend all your time in the Kitchen
Young man, there has been some
complaint that you are trying to do
two mems work. Take things easier,
and We'll raise your salary"
Mrs. Guernsey, here's the cup of cof-
fee we borrowed of you yesterday
morning"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
M Consolidation Possible

The proposal of Frank A. Munsey
and of some machine republicans in
New Jersey to bring the progressive
and republican parties together is
sharply and uncompromisingly op-
posed by Colonel Roosevelt, who is
expected to lead the opposition party
in 1916. He calls upon all true pro-
gressives to resist all efforts to en-
ter into a combination with the re-
publican machine That machine has
shown what it can do and is ready
to do through the courts in the state
of Idaho. "Until," says the Colonel,
"the managers of the republican
party learn that theft and fraud and
swindling the people and imposing
the will of the bosses when they de-
clare by 2 to 1 majority at the
primaries in the reverse way, is not
the method in which to achieve the
triumph of the permanence of repub-
lican institutions, it is idle to discuss
getting together with them"
This pretty much determines the
course of the progressives, They in
vite recruits, but they want no or
ganic union with the party Of "theft,
fraud and swindling."
The progressives are not standpat-
ters any way. They are radicals, and
to ask them to join the Root -Smoot
party is an empty dream. All stand
patters should be permitted to stand
pat to the last man. The party is
really dead, but the bosses do not
know it, and they continue to mas
querade as party, inviting here and
there the progressives to join them.
Colonel Roosevelt has put an end no
doubt to that branch of political busi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
Young Men and Morals

II came across a book the other day
which interested me very much--'A Young
Mars Questions by Robert Il. Speer,''
remarked a prominent citizen who is on
the shady side of 60.
MIR. Speer is a prominent Protestant
minister and his book seems to have been
of Young Mems Christian associations.
The author has pleasant style, and there
is note of sincerity in his advice to
youth. The book contains Is chapters, all
of them short. The opening chapter,
What Are a Young Mans Questions p
has the true ring.
LAS Mr.. Speer says in his brief preface,
the character of the book is clearly
enough indicated by it's title and table of
contents. Chapter two is Why a Young
Man Should Be Christian The other
church,, The Young Mans Duty to
Spread His Religion AS to Observing
Sunday Ills Companions Shall
Drink. Shall Smoker, AS to the The
atre,' The Young Man and Money is
1t Wrong to Bet?', His Amusements,
Men and Women, His Reading and "A
Young Mans Work in the World
zone of the most important chapters,
from my point of view, is that on the
drink question-'Shall | Drink 1t is a
sane and convincing plea for total abb
stinence. l am not a prohibitionist, but
| am total abstainer and / believe in
every movement seeking to make tee
totalers of the youth of our land. l would
be glad to see every boy take a life
pleoge to abstain from all Intoxicating
beverages. ] do not agree altogether with
Mr.. Speer in his notions about Sunday
Observance, but | accord to everyone his
right to think for himself on all disputed
questions.
"There are two chapters in the book
and only two, according His nent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
The world Almanac for 1918

1.-The New York World almanac is a
valuable reference book and L think il
is Afe to say that no one gets as much
| for his money as the purchaser of this
annual said a member of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
"The almanac for 1913 just issued, con-
value-political, social and scientific
Among other fresh features are the Pan
anna canal act of 1912 and the Hay
! Pauncefote treaty
I'm looking over the statistics of cities
which gave the estimated population,
area in square miles, assessed valuation
of taxable property, tax rate. etc. /
them, did not have get up enough to
submit revised information. A footnote
tells us that the figures for Birmingham,
are those reported December l. 1911 A
year ago Birmingham appeared in the al
manac with an estimated population OF
900, and in the 1918 almanac the same
figures are given.
ATLANTA, which had, | think, a padded
census in 1910. appears in the World
tiiltdhetC WIN an tSliiHditd Ol
225, 900. That is ridiculous, but the public
accepts the statement as approximately
correct. IN the federal census OF 1910
Birmingham was credited with 49,, SIS. If
there had been a full count believe our
population figures would have been about
IA. 900, but the school census, carefully
taken last summer indicated population
of not less than $4,000 Our population
then was probably 10000 or 10000, based
on the number of children of school age.
Our population today is certainly not
less than 10000, but I am inclined to
think that it is 10000 or 175000.
1T is hoped that the Chamber of Com
merce will look after this matter in
time to make a better showing in the
1914 almanac
MIR. Kelly. the we'll known map maker
of Birmingham, and the Birmingham dis
triet made a careful calculation of Bir-
minghams area and found 1t to be exactly
so square miles. When the Greater Bir-
mingham bill passed the legislature our
area was stated at 49, but those figures
were evidently given as an approxima-
tion. Kelly's figures should be accepted
and the area of Birmingham in the World
almanac should be corrected to conform
to the latest findings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
Ex-Convicts in This District

The dastardly attempt to assassi-
nate Mrs. E. T. Fields, wife of DIR. E.
7. Fields of Ensley, seems but another
illustration of the evils of employing
convicts in the mines. AS soon as a
convict is taught how to mine coal he
almost invariably returns to this dis
trict, which thus becomes congested
with criminals. In Georgia the con-
victs are employed in the various
counties in the construction of good
roads. They do not return to any city,
district or industry as they do in this
state. :
This district should demand as a
matter of security of life and property
the removal of the convicts from the
mines. They are needed in every one
of the 67 counties of the state for road
building purposes, and Georgia's ex-
ample should be followed here. The
Tennessee company now refuses to
employ convicts and this should be
followed by other refusals until all
convicts, state and county, are en-
ployed on the public roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
pALABRAs oARINosAs
poiIaxr A16rieh

BY Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Goodnight, l have to say goodnight
To such host of peerless things
Goodnight unto the slender hand
All queenly with its weight of rings
Goodnight to fond uplifted eyes,
Goodnight to chestnut braids of hair,
Goodnight unto the perfect mouth,
Ana all the sweetness nestled there
The snowy hand detains me, then
III have to say Goodnight again!
Put there will come time, my love,
When, ii / read our stars Alright,
l shall not linger by this porch
With my farewells. Till then, goodnight
You wish the time were now? And I.
You do not blush to wish it so?
You would have blushed yourself t.
death
To own SO much a year ago
What, both these showy hands! all. ther
I'll have to say Goodnight again!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-11
A CalI for Fair PIay

II have no personal interest in the
present tempest that seems to have been
raised over the police department. said
man of wide experience, but | would
like to say a word or two in behalf OF
justice and fair play
Il have been a long time of the cpin-
ion that the policemen of Birmingham
are not paid enough in the way of
salaries. l know that there is quite too
small a force for the proper patroiing
of 50 square miles.
Another thing that should be borne in
mind, is, that there are many men on
the Birmingham force who in chara cter.
courage and discretion, equal any like
number anywhere else on the police force
of a cosmopolitan city.
II have been reading some war stories
of the COS, and note that along with the
thousands of brave men, there were some
who were brutal, cowardly and thieves
yet who will dare to damn the army OF
heroes of which these poltroons were dis
honored members? With all of its tenpta-
tions; its combats with vice; its poor LAY;
the police department of Birmingham,
rank and file, have deserved fairer treat
ment in the public prints.
Il remember also that here in tits
city. the dumping ground of the convict
system of the state, so to speak (for the
many of them return here even IL first
taken back to the point from which SEN
tenced). the danger to policemen is four
fold, compared with either Atlanta or
Memphis, cities in Birmingham's class
as to population.
LAS to Chief Bodeker | will say that
more notorious criminals, crooks and
yeggmen have been captured during the
past decade by either himself or under
his eagle eye, than in any city in the
United States, all things considered.
And il we are to put our house in
order; If it has been necessary to punish
thoughtless insubordination, 1 say let the
spirit of fair play prevail, and let us re-
member that even old dog Tray though
in bad company sometimes, guarded us
and ours without even being cheered by
the hunters horn