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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
O'NEAL SPEAKS AT
GOVERNORS MEET
Urges Reforms in Makeup
and Methods of the
Legislatures

Colorado Springs, Col, August S,-Mad-
ison, Wis. was selected as the next con-
venton city for the conference of COVER
nors of the United States at a late ses-
sion last night
The entire executive committee, con-
sisting of Governors McGovern of Wis
consin. o'Neal of Alabama and Ammons
of Colorado was reelected.
The office of seeretary-treasurer was
abolished. separate offices being created
NJ. c. Riley was reelected secretary and
J, f. Fort treasurer
In discussion on "Distrust of State
Legislature Cause and Remedy,
Governor Hodge of Kansas assailed the
two-house system of legislatures as be
ing unrepresentative and inefficient. Ht
said if the people were to gain control OF
the law making machinery of the states
they must abolish acutely unwieldy legis-
latures and elected In their stead IL legis-
lators who could devote their entire time
to state business.
Il have proposed to the Kansas leglsla-
ture the substitution for the present sys-
tenn a one-house legislature, consisting oil
not TO exceed 16 members said the ex-
ecutive. "A half of them may be elected
from districts and another elected al
large, with provisions for the recall In.
itiative and referendum.
"T believe these legislators should be
nominated and elected upon a non-partis-
an ballot If not that, then with proyi-
sions for minority representation"
Governor O'Neal suggested far reaching
reforms in the make up and methods OF
legislatures. including more frequent ses-
sions, smaller membership, better salaries
for members and a greater per cent OF
members at large.
Governor Hunt of Arizona advocated a
single house and said the double house
cannot be defended in state government
except 'in the interest of autocracy."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
JUDGE EVANS URGED
TO RUN FROM THIRD
Former Member of the Supreme
Court May Be Candidate
for Congress

Montgomery, August 2S.-(SpeciaD
Friends of Judge A. A. Evans, former
associate Justice of the supreme court
and present member of the state tax
commission. are urging him to run for
Congress from the Third district
During the past few days several
delegations of prominent citizens from
Judge Evans district have called on
him and urged him to announce for
Congress- and it is pretty generally be-
lieved that he will decide to enter the
race.
Judge Evans home is in Clayton,
Barbour county, and residents of that
place declare that should he decide to
run for Congress he win get solid
vote In that community Others regard
Judge Evans strong in all parts of the
Third district. and 1t is widely believed
that he would make a formidable race
against Henry B. Stegall OF Ozark
Byrd G. Farmer of Dothan, or any other
candidate from the Third district
Judge Evans was appointed asso-
ciate justice of the supreme court by
former Gov B. B. Conner, who elevated
him to that position from the circuit
judgeship of the Third judicial circuit.
Judge Evans Is the senior member of
the firm of Evane & Parrish of Mont
gomery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
BELIEVES ALL BANKS
SHOULD SHARE ALIKE:
Walker Says State Banks
Should Share Equally
With National Banks

MONTGOMERY, August 2S.-(Special.) )-Su-
perintendent of Banks Alex E. Walker
believes that the state banks should share
equally with the national banks in the
distribution of s1,5OOoOO of government
funds in the state to aid in the move
ment and marketing of crops
According to Mr.. Walker, the burden
of handling the cotton crop usually tails
upon the state banks, the financlal IN
stitutions of the small cities and towns Oh
the state and he is of the opinion that
the money allotted to Alabama by the
government will not serve its chief pur-
pose unless a large amount of these iuhus
are deposited in the smaller banks.
Not only does Mr.. Walker believe tha'
the state banks should share with tue
national banks in the apportionmeht Oh
the funds. but he thinks the smaller
banks should be charged the same rate Oh
interest as the larger banks.
'Tt looks to me as if there is move
ment on foot to discriminate against the
state banks" said superintendent Walker
TODAY. ''I do not think this Is fair Ihe
burden of handling the cotton crop OF
the state usually ldlis NPOAA
in the smallacities and towns OF the state,
and | doubt If the money apportioned
this state by the government Will serve
its chief purpose unless large amount
of the funds are placed in the state
banks.
1.-The farmers of the state usually rely
upon the small banks to aid them In the
movement and marketing of their crops
| and in this respect the state banks usual
| " extend greater aid to the farmers tnan
| the national banks. l wish to see 1alr
apportionment of the government iuhos
among the state banks, because believe
| that with these institutions the money
will serve it's original and chief pur-
|
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
MARION INSTITUTE is
READY FOR OPENING

Marion August 2s.-- Especial. )-The
Marion institute is preparing FOR a rec
ORD breaking attendance. The advance
enrolment is far in excess of ..nv yeal
In the history of the institute with
prospect of attendance from every state
in the south and from every county
In Alabama The buildings and grounds
nave been put in beautiful condition
and new house is being furnished to
accommodate the large increase in at :
tendance.
The fall quarter opens on Septem Der
10 and the institute will adopt the
pollcy or the University of Chicago OF
conducting courses of study practically
II months in the year, with reason
able vacations and with a division OF
the academic year into Iour quarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
1914 AUTO LICENSES
ARRIVE NEXT WEEK
Receipts of Motor Vehicle
Department Show In
crease Over 1912

montgomery, August 2S-(Special, }
Receipts of the state motor vehicle de-
partment from the sale of licenses for
the fiscal year ending September 80
1919 Will exceed the receipts of las,
year by approximately $4,000. accord.
ing TO Thomas w. Bradford clerk OF
the department
The receipts of the department. las.
year were S64, 4S6, and it is expected
that the collections this year Will rur
up as high as $4,000 or more. The de-
partment has not yet finished ITS busi-
ness for the last quarter of this year
The new automobile licenses for mex,
year viii be received early in Septem-
Der and the department will begin tn,
sale of these licenses Immediately in
order TO avoid the congestion in Octo.
Der. The department is now workinc
On firm basis and indications are thai
next year will prove record breaking
with respect to the sale of licenses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
WALKER ALIVE TO NEED
OF FIGHTING HOOKWORK
by 4. &. ULLIvAN

sidered low. 1t has been fully demon
strated by the campaign so far that where
there is lack of sanitary closets the rate
of infection is very high and this con-
dition exists largely in the rural com
munities.
1t is the keen desire of doctors and
others interested in the movement that
the people be awakend by this campaign
to the necessity Of sanitation The cam
paign is chiefly educational. but Drs
Grote and Frazsr of the state board
are rendering the people Of the county
great service by their free treatments
and the curing of great numbers of po-
pie suffering from hoollworm disease, and
large attendance is expected at lee
lures and new dispensares that are to
be established next week as follows Nau-
VOC, Monday, September J. and Tuesdays
following for three weeks; Oakman Tues
day September > and Wednesdays fol-
lowing: Dora, Wednesday, September 3
and Thursdays following Carbon HILL
September 4. and Fridays following.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
BROWN SWIMS FROM
BATTERY TO SANDY
HOOK FOR FIRST TIME

New York, August 2S.-After many
unsuccessful attempts by long distance
swimmers for years past to swim the
90 miles from the Battery to Sandy
Hook Capt. Alfred Brown of the
Flushing Bay life saving station corps
accomplished the feat today. Diving off
the battery wall at 5:15 o'clock this
morning he landed at the Sandy Hook
proving grounds at $3.50 p. m, having
been in the water 13 hours and 3S min
utes.
Captain Brown was accompanied by
four men in a launch and a rowboat.
He had to be assisted up the sloping
beach when he landed but after walk
ing about a short time he limered up
and declared he felt no bad effects from
him long immersion. During his swim
he ate three small sandwiches and
drank a small quantity of tea. Part of
the swim was against strong flood
tide and fresh southerly wind.
Many swimming authorities have de-
clared the feat never could be accom-
plished because of tidal conditions.
Numerous swimmers have reached a
point within a few hundred yards of
the beach and had to give up owing
to the power of the inrushing tide
which met them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29

cordova. August 2s.-(Special) )-This
week will witness the closing of the free
dispensaries in Corona. Townley, En-
pire. Cordoya Jasper and Patton that
have been conducting examinations for
and treatment of hookworm disease. the
dispensary having closed at this place
yesterday.
The result of DR.. Grotes work here
shows that Il per cent of all those ex-
amined here were infected. Many adults
were examined, and while the disease is
most prevalent among children, due to
their habit of going barefooted, several
cases were found among adults
Had the examinations been confined to
children the results would have shown
much higher rate of infection. but
the work done would indicate a general
infection of about 10 per cent of the peo-
pie of this community, which is con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
No CHANGE IN POLICE
FORCE At DECATUR
Chief White Also Decides
Not to Resign
BOOKS IN GOOD SHAPE
Col. N. f. Thompson, President of
Alabama Land Congress, Speaks
Tomorrow in Decatur-Postal
Savings Office at Decatur

Decatur, August 2S.=fSpecial. }
Chef of Police White will not resign
and the police force of Decatur will
not be reduced on September J. as was
the plan a few weeks ago This was
decided upon at meeting of the city
council just held.
owing to the numerous burglaries i'll
the two Decaturs during the past few
weeks it was deci1ied that the city
could not afford to reduce the force at
this time. A concerted effort will be
made by the police of the two De
caturs to break up these burglaries.
Col. N. +. Thompson. president of the
Alabama State Land congress, will
speak at the county courthouse In De-
catur next Saturday at 2:30 o'clock.
The address will be of great interest
to all the people and more especially &c
the farmers of this community. The
organization of which Colonel Thomp@
son is the head Is for the development
of the agricultural resources of the
state. II is meeting with popular ia
vor among the people generally and
with the farming class in particular.
The books of the city clerk and
treasurer of Decatur are in q most
excellent condition. according 10 a re-
port of Auditor Todd who is working
on the books.
Mr.. Todd will put into a ledger all
of the holdings of the city, including
the city hall. sewer lines and all other
holdings of the city, so that anyone
may see at a glance in detail every
item of holding of the city
On September 2 the New Decatur
postoffice will become a postal saving
office The business transacted by this
office has increased greatly during the
past few years
The Decatur postoffice has been a
postal savings office for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
ITEMS OF INTEREST
AROUND DADEVILLE

Dadeville, August 2s.-(Special IA
series OF revival services just closed at
the Methodist church, conducted by the
Rev w. r. Hurt of Trinity church, opeli-
ka. has been of deeply spiritual helpful
ness to the community. Rev. W. w.
Crymes of Camp Hill assisted in the sing
ing service.
Emile II. Vogley and Miss Matte Adams
were married yesterday afternoon at $50
at the Methodist church. the Rev L. f.
Whitten officiating. They left on the
evening train for bridal trip to points in
North Carolina.
Several bales of new cotton have been
marketed here this week. following rap
idly the receipt of the first bale sold by
w, A. Tillery to Hicks & Oliver for 12ssc.
Probably cotton has never deteriorated
faster from the effects of dry weather
than in this section within the past two
weeks. Two weeks ago the prospects foI
a bumper crop of cotton were good be,
cause of frequent showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
RAIN DELAYS PLAY

Niagara on the Lake, Ont. August
2S.-West courts stopped play this aft
ernoon in the international tennis tour
nament with but few matches played
off In the ladies' singless Miss Mary
Browne of Los Angeles, national WON
an champion, defeated Miss Edith
Roach of Boston 6-2 6-3. Mrs Robert
Williams of Philadelphia beat Mrs. C.
NJ Beard of New York 6-S $40. Mrs
williams and Miss Browne will meet
in the finals.
In the mems singles Griffin of New
York beat Rogan of Cleveland, 6-2. 6-3
Griffin plays Baird. the Canadian cham
pion tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
News of Ensley

A reproduction of the Mexican war in
miniature was pulled off at No. 10 mine
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company early Wednesday morning
Huerta had nothing to do with the af-
fair and President Wilson will probably
take no official notice of the matter.
Three Mexicans were involved in the af-
fray and each of the trio received vari-
Gus and sundry knife wounds, Lucas
Race being the most seriously wounded
Race has spent the intervening time in
Hillman hospital. and was yesterday
turned over to the officials at the county
Jail.
| Lucas Race and Jesus Zebodia engaged
in an argument, which ended in each re-
sorting to the favorite Mexican weapon
the knife. Manuel Ortez attempted the
| role of peacemaker, with the usual result
Race is said to have cut slice off the
ear of Ortez, who in turn began to artis-
tically carve the anatomy of Race After
cutting a cross on the mouth of Lucas
it is alleged, he inflicted serious wound
| in the neck.
Race was found unconscious by Special
Officer Silas Wooten, and was sent to
the Hillinan hospital. Ortez was placed
| under arrest and is also in the county
jail Jesus Zebodia was slightly wounded
| on the hand during the affray.
| Announcement has been made of the
approaching marriage of Mr.. Harvie Nc
| Gehee of Ensey to Miss Mabel Catherine
Cooper of Birmingham. The wedding
will take place Sunday afternoon.- Sep
tember Z at the residence of the brides
| parents at Tarrant City Birmin CHAM
Following the ceremony, the couple will
| leave for a wedding trip and will be at
| home in Ensley after September 25.
Three new store buildings are in course
of construction at Nineteenth street and
Avenue II, Ensley. The buildings are
| being erected by d. o. Whildin of Bir-
lnngham and when completed will com
plete a practically solid line of business
houses from Avenue e to Avenue I on
Nineteenth street where only few
months ago there We're not more than
two business houses in the four blocks.
VIII Collins. a negro was fined $50 in
the Ensley police court yesterday for the
larceny of a pair of shoes from a resi-
dence. Officers Virgins and Granger
made the arrest.
Mrs. Earl F, Daniel and Master f. p
Daniel were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
B i. Gurley at Pratt City yesterday
The Ret George e. Boyd and son.
George p. Boyd. Jr., returned yesterday
from a three weeks visit to Huntsville.
A. C. Davis, Jr. was brought to his
nome in Ensley yesterday from the Bir-
mingham inffrmary following an illness
of three weeks after undergoing an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis.
Miss Ruth Davis left yesterday for a
visit to friends in Goodwater
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
ALABAMA BOY is
KILLED IN TEXAS

Russellville, August 2S.-(Special)
News has been received in RusseIlville
of the accidental death in West Texas
county boy. and the son of the late T..
H. McNatt. He has two brothers. II. Lee
McNatt and Houston McNatt, who re-
side at this place. The message stated
that he was repairing a wagon with IA
water tank and for some cause he was
under the wagon repairing soms defect
i've part when the coupling pin became
loosed allowing the heavy tank to fall
upon him. killing him almost instantly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
WOLFFE ANXIOUS
TO MEET SULLIVAN

London, August 2S-Jabez Wolfe.
the English swimmer, has challenged
Henry f. Sullivan, the long distance
swimmer of Lowell, Mass, to a long
distance swimming contest for the
championship of the world. Both men
failed Tuesday in their attempts to
swim the English channel. but Sulli-
van expresses Willingness to make an
other test across the channel against
Wolfe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
SCHULTZ HONORED
BY HOME PEOPLE

Binghamton. N. Y, August 2S.--The Chi-
oago Cubs defeated Binghamton today In
an exhibition game by score of to g.
Rapp pitched well, but his support was
ragged. Frank Schultz was the magnet
that drew 5000 persons ito the grounds it
being his first visit. to his home town as
a major league player. He was presented
with a loving cup containing $500 in 50
bills Following is the score by innings:
Shieaso ..s...s.....s .s......''.-t. vi wv liV-o
biishanton .......s-.,-...-.. VVV wv ZlV-3
Batteries: Moore, Stack, Bresnahan and
Needham Rapp and McMurray.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
RACES PREVENTED
BY STATE TROOPS

Mineral Springs, Ind August 2S
With state troops stationed at The Min
eral Springs Jockey club here trday the
mana cement of the races announced
abandonment of the remainder of the
Is days scheduled cards.
owners are taking their horses away.
The militia commander told tne man.
agement he had been ordered to keep
all persons from the grounds except
owners and employees because it is be-
lieved open betting was done on the
races conducted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
ASK ORGANIZATIONS
TO JOIN FIGHT ON
THE WHITE PLAGUE

New York, August 2s,-Churches,
schools, labor unions. fraternal orders
and other organizations to the number
of 100000 at least, will be asked to join
the anti-tuberculosls workers of the coun-
try in the observance of the fourth ma
tional tuberculosis day. which has been
designated for December 7, according to
announcement made today by the Ma
tional Association for the Study and Pre-
yention of tuberculosis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
NEW YORK SENATE
ACCEPTS MESSAGE
SENT IN BY GLYNN
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duty of the district attorney to prose-
cute him.
"As to Mr.. Arnold, | will try to pro-
vide far him a little later. / am going
to apply to him the remedy that should
be applied to all men of his type. 1t
is not to bring him before magistrate,
but something else. Thank God. / am
able to apply that to him, and I will"
AS Senator Frawley resumed his seat
an audible whisper from somewhere in
the senatorial circle-"Bully for the
author of the Frawley boxing bill"--
produced a general litter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
$500. 900 Claim Revealed

New York, August 2S.-Claims of IS 800,
COO against the failed United Copper COM
pany and its subsidiary, the Montana Orc
Purchasing company, were revealed today
when Federal Judge Holt appointed Henry
d. Estabrook a special master to take tes-
tlmony on claims; set up against the cop
per company by the receiver of the Aetna
Indemnity company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Indian Amounted

Washington, August 2S.-Commissioner
of Indian Affairs Sells appointed Peru
Farverwa. a fullblood Choctaw superin-
tendent of the Armstrong Male Orphan
academy, a government school in Okla
homa. He has been for some time prin-
cipal teacher at the school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Steam Dredge Burned

Manu. Fla, August 2S-The steam
dredge Norman p. Davis, owned by the
Bowers Southern Dredging company of
Galveston. Tex. was burned here late to-
day. The damage is estimated at $50, 900.
covered by insurance. The dredge was
employed here by Baltimore concern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
"JAS. H. TINDER"

Means leadership in the optical world
Leadership gained by scientific lens
grinding and expert eye-glass frame
adjusting 306 N. Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
Establishes Reserve Banks


mittee to the caucus
Establishes Reserve Banks
"rhe bill establishes 10 regional re-
serve banks with a capital not less thai,
$4,000 each to which national banks
are required to contribute an amount
equal to 10 per cent of their own cap
ital stock and to become liable for al.
additional 10 per cent in case of call.
This, it is expected. will give the re-
gional reserve banks a combined paid
up capital of $105, 100000. These region
al reserve banks also are made GUS
todians of a large part of the reserve
money of member banks, estimated at
about S410,0 900 in the aggregate.
They also receive the government de-
posits. estimated at from S150,00O, 900
to $250,000,000.
"Over the whole system of regional
reserve banks is to be a federal re-
serve board. consisting of seven MEM
bers This board is given extensive
powers of supervision, examination and
control
The measure provides an advisory
council of bankers without actual
power composed of one member from
each of the ~ regional reserve dis
tricts.
Important Provision
One important provision is for the
years, of the United States per cent
bonds into per cent government
without the circulation privilege. This
will mean the eventual retirement of
national bank notes. The circulation
privilege will thus revert to the govern
ment itself. issuing through The re-
gional reserve banks on gold re-
serve of 33 per cent TO be provided by
the banks
The notable reserve features OF the
bill contemplate a reduction of the re-
serve requirements of reserve and cen
trail reserve cities from 25 to Is per
cent and of all country banks from
Is to 12 per cent. The federal reserve
board is required to establish n grad
uated tax on the amounts by whicn
banks may be permitted to fall below
reserve requirements. such tax to be
uniform in its application to all banks.
National banks are compelled to be-
come members of the system under
penalty of forfeiture of charters. while
state banks are permitted to become
members under regulations of the fed
eral reserve board.
Concerning the provisions relating
to re-discounts, over which there was
such a prolonged fight, and as a sub
stitute for which Representative henry
and other representatives offered
amendments comprising 12 printed
pages, the change made was to add
two and one quarter typewriter lines
declaring that nothing contained in the
bill should be construed to prohibit the
re-discounting of notes and bills of
exchange secured by agricultural pro
ducts and other goods, wares and mer-
chandise"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-29
CURRENCY BILL is
PASSED BY CAUCUS
BY VOTE OF 1913 TO 9
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many republicans having indicated their
purpose to support 1t.
The measure as it stands after adop-
tion by the caucus is summed up by
Chairman Glass. who piloted it through
the caucus. as follows:
There has not been written into the
bill from one end to the other single
sentence except by the initiative of the
banking and currency committee itself,
which has altered in the remotest
degree the essential provisions Of the
bill as originally reported by the COM
mittee to the caucus.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-08-01
COIL N EWS. /"

Quite number from here went
out to the oil we'll Sunday and re-
port that something like 700 peo-
pie were there, 80 vehicles being
counted on the ground. The base
ball game, Gettysburg VS. Penn
broke, resulted in favor of the lat
ter.
Reports from the dtillers are to
the effect that they have struck q
big deposit or reservoir Of finest
drinking water at . depth Of 1870 #
which will have the effect Of en-
hancing the value Of the surround
ing land, even without the striking
of oil or gas; and the dril!Ars have
sunk parallel we'll to the water,
to retain the benefit Of it to the
land. The new find is in gravel
and apparently iuexhaustible.