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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
STATE COMMISSION
HOLDS HEARINGS TO
DETERMINE REMEDY
Retail Coal Men and Railroads Are
All Represented at Sessions Be-
ing Held at the Courthouse.
Hard to Place Blame
STRIKING POINTS BROUGHT
OUT BY RETAIL COAL MEN

Retail coal dealers testified:
There is a shortage in every
car of coal delivered.
The shortage is estimated at
10 per cent.
The shortage is due to care
1essness in weighing at the
mines, stealage from the cars
after their arrival in Birming-
ham and incorrect stencilling of
car weights.
The loss from evaporation and
sitting is nugatory.
In the final analysis the con-
sumer Is charged with the loss.
If the shortage is checked the
cost of coal Will be reduced.
The city permits a variation
betweeen scales of dealers and
scales of the city of 10 pounds.
There are some wildcat deal
ers preying on the public.
The city's tolerance between
scales of IS pounds is too great,
and a movement is now on foot
to have that tolerance reduced
to l per cent, or 20 pounds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
O'NEILL A DELEGATE
TO GOOD ROADS MEET

John w. O'Nell is in receipt of a let
ter from Gov EEmet O,Neal appointing
him a delegate to the convention of the
United States Gooa. Roads association.
which will be held in st. Louis November
1915 of this year Mr.. o'Neill wsites to
The Age-Herald MS follows u was elect
ed vice. president of the United States
Good Roads association when they or
ganized at the Jefferson theatre, April
24-25 1913"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the
probate clerk;
Will Archer of Birmingham and Miss
Elnora Sorerson.
w. ]. Harris of Birmingham and Mrs
Willie Lee Todd.
Rufus A. crumbley of Birmingham
and Mrs. Annie l.. Mcneil.
]. B. Greene of Fairfield and Miss ILL
lie E. Powell
E. c. Cummings of Ensley and Miss
Willie e. Morris.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
HERVEY IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF HOTEL
MEMS ASSOCIATION
Legislative Committee Ap-
pointed to Secure Better
Laws to Protect Hotels
PROBABLY MEET
NEXT IN MOBILE
Today Will Be Devoted to Pleasure.
Delegates Will Visit Steel Plant
This Morning and Have
Banquet Tonight
NEW OFFICERS ALABAMA
HOTEL MEMS ASSOCIATION

President, c. B. Hervey, Mo-
bile.
First vice president, C. H
Nabb. Birmingham
Second vice president, j. w
Williams. Opelika.
Third vice president, B. Woln,
Montgomery.
Secretary and treasurer. p. c.
Steele, Mobile.
Executive committee, ]. J..
Monaghan, Mobile James Dac-
ovitch, Mobile; r. \. Robertson,
Birmingham.
Next place of meeting. Mo-
bile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16

business success de-
pends not so much
upon a mans great abil-
ity as upon his informa-
ton regarding business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Business
Success

III SUIIUTdI. TIC HIdII
Who is thoroughly posted on under
lying conditions at all times is the
man who succeeds in business.
In keeping posted on the basic
situation you will find the letter on
trade, which is issued monthly by
this Bank, of considerable assistance.
These letters will be mailed to you
without charge if you request it.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Go.
Birmingham, Alabama
112-116 N. Goth st.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Easy to Evade, Says Leedy

w. B. Leedy stated 1t would be easy
to evade the law but 'it would be an
awful bother to go out and get in his car
every 20 minutes and run it around the
block Mr.. Lewis, who has charge of
the First National bank building; Robert
Jenlison as agent for the Empire and the
Chamber of Commerce buildings and
other of the office building agents stated
they had no objections to exempting the
doctors from the ordinance.
r. S. Munger stated he was greatly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
"COnsumer" Is Not Present

CONTINUED on Pnge Ten
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
First Sale Roses, Bulbs and
Shrubs Begins Tomorrow
Bulbs

5000 Tuberoses, bulbs. white fra
grant flowers, wax like, 15c dozen.
$50 Gamma, Louise, bright rich
pink, grows 5 feet high, Sc each.
$50 Gamma, Brandywine, wine red,
bronze foliage. grows 4 feet high. SC
each.
100 Gamma, Gladiator, yellow with
red spots, grows feet high. Sc
each
100 Gamma, Md. Berat, rosy pink,
extra fine, grows 4 feet high, 1oc
each.
rs Peonies, red. fine large roots,
1oc each
70 Peonies, pink, fine large roots.
1oc each.
so Peonies. white, fine large
roots, 1oe each.
100 Dahlias, Queen Victoria, fin
est yellow, 1oc each.
$50 Dahlias. Matchless, large
flowers, deep crimson, 1oe each.
$50 Dahlias, Storm King pure
snow white. 10c each.
$50 Dahlias, Souv. de Gustav
Doazon, extra large flowers, orange
red, 1oc each.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
This W0non's Garment
Store Now Ot It's Best!
NoUelty Suits-They're Inspiring

Styles that brook ndecision Smart exclusive that
woman though particular need hesitate And pay
few but hundreds and hundreds of garments for selection
rayed in that comprehensive way for which this store
ght celebrated The South Greatest Womens
Garment Store at its best Now two weeks before Easter
when everybody wants the the here for everybody
Spring kaleidoscope of coors Silk Crepe Meteor Dresses
Dorothy Blues Nell Rose and SCafe La Coffee
with coor And distinct from all the resta single coat
dress white draped skirt with fowered coat of Copenhagen
blue.
And from $500 to 5000 the Novelty Suits Incompatible
Tan and graysony the collars and cuffs bright with Bull
garan coors neatly embroidered and the skirts Of
draped With grande Stocks with service facilities best
selling altering this surely qualified to You
ready for Easter. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
One Year Roses
25c q package

400 packages No. colored Roses
in two assortments of 200 packages
each, as follows:
Assortment No. 1, 200 packages.
Rhea Reid, bright glowing red.
White Bougere, pure white.
VIM. r. Smith, creamy white and
soft rosy pink.
Marechal Mel, golden yellow.
Assortment No. 2, 200 packages
Helen Gould, bright satiny red.
Etoile de Lyon, deep rich yellow.
Maman Cochet, soft rich pink.
Dorothy Perkins, pink climber,
profuse bloomer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Two Year Roses
2 pkgs for 35c

500 Roses. years pot grown in
the following varieties and quanti-
ties.
100 Marechal Mel, golden yellow
75 American Beauty, the national
red beauty.
100 Etoile de France. deep rich
velvety crimson.
10 Pink Killarney, brilliant warm
pink.
so White Maman Cochet. finest
white, extra large bloom.
80 Madame Jules Grolez bright red
with exquisite fragrance.
so Helen Gould. soft, pink and
creamy white shades.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Shrubs

+ 25O Hydrangea Arbores..
Gems Hills of Snow. Mas
siye pure white flowers, a
vigorous grower and finest
ever produced. Perfectly
hardy. 10c each.
100 Clematis, white flow
ers in clusters and very frag
rant. Rapid grower. 15c
each.
100 Clematis Jackmani,
large Towering purple. 15c
each.
so Lilac, purple, fine
strong plants. 18c each.
Grape Vines
(SecOn6 R100r1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Twice as Many Hats
Here Tomorrow
As Were Here Opening DQy


Two wher herebe
to
ferent no wo
O will
be new one a lay, We are sure
a sand and donevar ties of fbecomin
of
of
yheadthe a
Fist. FooD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Loveman, Joseph g Loeb
Announcements!
Nine. Hustled Opens the Dressmoxing ParIors Monday

Joseph Loeb take pleasure announcing that the
have services of Nine New City conuc
their business Nine Hustled
M and will be pleased to with you beginning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Loveman, Joseph & Loeb
LoUeman, Joseph g Loeb
Two Weeks to Easter So Much to BE Done

New Hat New Dress. Waist New Shoe Everything to
1e bought new for Easter and everybody buying
really haven't time be running about IRON this place to that
and this doesn't intend should just this has
been provided against with
Styles that are thoroughly dependable; stocks that
are seemingly nexhaustible; service that is equal to
demands extraordinary.
In this storen all of Easter shopping
eedlenty economically enoyaby Your community blessed with
such a might well benefit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
A Nezv Idea!
SO Charming Unmade
Robes $40 to SIS
Packed One in a Box and
All Different

The materials are above criticism. Embroi.I
cred in designs too numerous to mention Ex
quiste floral sprays representing the ceveresI
robes in vogue this season. Remarkable colo,
combinations.
Crepe and voe Robes in the newest effects
The smartest novelties of Spring. Designed and
interpreted with more variety than ordinary
robes, in new bordered effects The patterns are
worked out in rich glowing colors showing the
Persian influence.
Many of the Robes are made of voile with rat
inc borders and the border band embroidered In
small floral sprays. Light grounds and colored
grounds. Oriental designs and floral designs in
Persian and Bulgarian colorngs.
(Wash Goods, Main Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Mrs. Cantwell's Accordian Pleating

ACCORDION pleathg fine Not everyone do
cessfuy Mrs. Cantwe by Of her experience and
splendid equipment without doubt best qualified to
your orders for this work Pleang delivered day
Goods Store 2nd floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
Hear Harry Lauder!
A Harry Lauder
Concert on the Vic.
trola Tomorrow

In advance of his appearance at
the Jefferson theatre on Tuesday
night, Harry Lauder will do his
Scotch Best in our music rooms to-
morrow.
You may come here and hear
Harry LADDERS successes without
charge You can take his successes
to your home You can enjoy Harry
Lauder forever-if you own Vie
trola Music Room, Sd Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

One model has hand embroidered collars and cuffs Oriental
designs Bulgarian coors Shoulder collars sailor effect in the
back and ia the front.
The other model is embroidered all the entire waist in
small floral sprays Has Dutch collar and short sleeves
Women's Voile Shirts $2.05
Made of fine quality vole. This model has regular shirt
bosom front baby Long sleeves with turnback cuffs
High black tie Button front Small pearl
buttons used for fastening the waist (Was I'd Floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

These Founcings especially designed lingerie
| dresses.
4 Novelty Flouncings 05c Yard <s
Charming Lingerie Novelty and sheer Swiss Founcngs,
inches wide In St GALL Baby effects Designed in
broad band and gaoon patterns with straight caoped edges
i Z Embroidery &c a Yard
Cambria and Nainsoo Edges and Insertions subsan
a wash patterns Especially for underwear. inches
wide All best hand loom work. Embroidery Main Foor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09

The Tailoring Department the 4th floor adjoining the
Dresmakng Parors snow under direct supervision Of Mr.
Marno You invited to consult Mr. Mano regarding the
tailoring of your Spring suit without obligation buy
Gcxr,fua.aIlc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09
The Eccentricities of
Style Emphasized in
the Nezu Bulgarian
Trimmings

Fashion is not a myth, but an in
tangible something that holds ev-
cry woman's imagination. Fashion
seeks expression now in colored
trimmings-influenced by the DOM
inant Balkan styles.
These are being used for trim
ming dresses Of every description
whether silk. linen or ratine.
Even new Waist Chiffons run
riot of color-but they are wanted
--and SO they are here.
(Trlmmlngs, Main Floor
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14
The Atlantic Ocean
By GEORGE FITCH.
Author Of AT Good Old SiWash-"

TINE Atlantic ocean is the second
largest collection of wetness on
Il the globe. 1t is 1000 miles long,
5000 miles wide, and so deep in spots
that the tallest man who ever lived
would have five miles to 90 before reach
ing bottom, after getting in over his
head.
The Atlantic ocean reaches from the
effete ruins OF antiquity on the east
to the electric lighted prospectuses of
tomorrow on the west. 1t Is cooled by
the mountainous icebergs of the polar
regions. and heated at the equator by
the everlasting sun, being thus plenti-
fully supplied with hot and cold water.
1t splashes restlessly upon the feveE
laden iungles of Africa, earesses England
with its fogs, and is perfumed by the
orchid iungles of Brazil The wild
African plunges into it off Liberia, the
EsquimO chases the polar bear through
its surf off Greenland and at Narragan-
sett the millionairess dives gleefully into
its rolling pillows in front of a thousand
cameras 1t brings the mackerel to Nor
way, the sardine to France and the sea-
serpent to Atlantic City. The snow
white yacht of the captain of industry
and the dugoUt of the cannibal are both
at home in its waters. 1t washes four
continents and a hundred nations, az
cording to our veTacious Biographies,
thus being by far the largest laundry
plant in the world.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14
The CIubwomen
| Story of the Moment
BY WALT MASON
The Famous Prose Poet

g" HE ladies of the Diligent
Dozen club are to meet here
this afternoon" announced
Mrs. Jamesworthy, and
And of course we ought to have a
new rug for the parlOr and about $500
worth of furniture for the occasion,
but we're not going to buy such
things" said JameswOrthy. IF the
Diligent Dozen don't like our house
furnishings they can go and hold their
meeting i'm the town hall You now
belong to three of these clubs, Mrs.
JGmesWOrthy, and I make no protest
whatever. I want you to have a good
time, and improve your mind, if You
have any mind TO improve, and if
Joining clubs Will do it any good. But
while you are going around from one
club to another, you should never
forget that the husband of your youth
IS straining the tendons of both legs
IN the changing mart, to keep the wolf
from the door. While you are read
ing uplifting and exhaustive paper on
the life and works of Michelangelo,
you should send look or thought
after me- You should endeaYOr to
visualize Elijah Jamesworthy in his
great act of trying to make two piaS-
tres grow where but one grew before,
the one being counterfeit
While l have nothing TO say against
the Women's clubs, 1 can't help con-
traSting the club woman of TODAY with
my sainted mother, who never read
a paper or Endorsed a series of reso-
lutions in her life She was so busy
all her days that a stranger might
have mistaken her for a cranberry
merchant, and if she had to spend an
hour away from home she considered
that hour lost. About once a month
she went to a meeting of the church
women and helped make a few night
caps and peekabOO waists for the
heather, but she did this from a sense
OF duty The idea OF going away for
an afternoon just to have a good time,
and to read an essay composed of de-
composed facts labOriOusly dug from
the encyclopaedia, would have shocked
her half to death.
'Oh, you may braudish a sardonic
smile in my face, Mrs. Jamesworthy,
but it would be a grand thing for So
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14
NEGROES ORGANIZE
NEW CIVIC SOCIETY
Lyceum and Improvement League,
Strictly Nonpolitical, Is Formed.

Lyceum and Improvement League,
Strictly NOnpOlitical, Is Formed.
A Lyceum and Civic Improvement So
cietv, which has as its object the pro-
motion and encouraging of enterprise
among the members of the negro race
of FL PasO, for their betterment, intel
lectually and morally, has been formed.
An employment bureau will be one
of the deDartments conducted by the
league, and it will be the aim of the
bureau to furnish at all times reliable
and competent negro help to any per
son desiring negro labor.
The organization was formed through
tie efforts of VIM. Coleman. nrincipg |
of the Douglass school. The officers of
the organization are: Jasper T. VII
liams, president; Frank d. Burdett. wee
president; Leroy White. secretary; J.
B. Baldwin, corresponding secretary;
VIM. Coleman. treasurer; N. H Car
michael. musical director; VIM. Sublett,
sergeant at arms.
The organization Is not / political
one and viii at no time attempt to in
fluence its members in any political
direction; but Will at all times urge
its members to keep well informed along
all lines pertaining to good citizenship.
The society will meet every Sunday
evening
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14
II Years Ago To day
From The Herald This Date 1899.

Switchman Anstuanner, of the G. H.
has returned to duty after a long
r. !. Anderson, accompanied by his
wife and children, is in the city from
Chihuahua.
The new Mexican Central depot in
Juarez will be modelled largely on the
design of the old station.
Grant Williams, connected with the
Y ranch in New Mexico, came down on
the Santa Fe this morning
Nat Green, general superintendent
for Bradstreet's in the state Of Texas,
arrived in the city yesterday
Division superintendent G. J. Hart
man, of the northern division of the
Mexican Central, who has been in FL
PasO for several days, left for the east
last night
trict court this morning for the pur
pose of enforcing the payment of back
taxes by Z. B. Clardy, 7. H ConklIn
and ". H Austin
The county commissioners were agin
in session today, and allowed a num-
Der of bills Considerable business
was transacted and the court ad-
jOurned until next Monday.
The three trains of Walter Mains's
circus will arrive on the S. P. to-
morrow morning from Tucson Dur
ing the day the cars are TO be in
spected and repaired in the G. H shops
Mrs JordOn has on exhibition at the
library a collection of illustrations Of
picturesque costumes of the Thanks
for the benefit of the building fund
Of the public library and the WOmans
club OF FL PasO.
The club composed OF resident Ten
nesseeans is preparing TO welcome the
Tennessee volunteers when they pass
through here on their way from Man
liza to Nashville Last night a meet
ing was held at the office of A P.
Coles and steps were taken to hold
tho celebration.
The Tourists Art and Culture club
held its second meeting for business
and organization at the residence of
Miss Thirza l. WestcOtt yesterday az
ternOOn- Mrs. GrOsvenOr was appointed
president, Miss WestcOtt, first vice
president: Mrs. J. A. Eddy. second vice
president: Miss Crosby. recording sec
rotary; Mrs. Z. T White, treasurer
An uptodate brewery will soon be q
reality in Fl PaSO. The company has
been organized with a COurchesne as
president; II. LindlOhe. Of Montana.
vice president and general manager,
and a Chicago capitalist as secretary
The capital stock of the concern is
$4,000, and il is to be known as the
Fl PasO Brewery and Ice company.
The FL PasO Ice and Refrigerator com
pany has been absorbed by the new
concern, and the brewery plant Will
soon be erected with a capacity Of
10000 barrels per annum-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14

ciety in general If the women of this
period were more like the women who
put up the ice in my mothers time.
My father, if living now, would be
considered a sl1inflint of the most pro-
EOunced variety, yet he was a spend
thrift as compared with my mother.
He didn't think anything of spending
five cents on the Fourth of July or any
other special occasion. Mother was the
watchdog of the family treasury and
before any member of that family
could spend a kOpeck her permission
was necessary.
AS a result OF this wise policy, my
father saved money right along. He
had a tin box that he put his momney
in, and he concealed the tin box be-
hind a loose brick in the cellar wall.
In those days banks were regarded
with suspicion, and with some reason.
for there was a constant procession of
eminent bankers and other financierS
headed for Canada and other countries
where eXtraditiOn treaties did not OBJ
tain. The fact that my father did his
own banking became bruited abroad,
and one night couple of immoral
burglars called at our house and in
was concealed Ny father tried to
argue the matter with them, but they
were impatient to the verge of rude
ness, and they held his bare feet
against the stove until he gave them
the desired information, and they car
ried away the savings of several years.
Ny father was so discouraged. as
he sat around nursing his charred
feet. that he talked OF suicide. but
mother was undaunted She said we'd
all have to save harder than ever to
make up the loss, so we did Until I
was a young man and had whiskers Of
my own raising, L had to go bare
foot, and never knew what under
clothing was. except when I read of it
in the advertisements
And how much better were you for
all that misery saving?" inquired
Mrs. JameswOrthy.
7 at least learned the value OF a
big iron dollar retOrted her husband,
and that's something you'd never
grasp if you lived million years
cribs IL one Of the regular features
of The Fl PasO HeraIdO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14
100 Years Ago Today

One hundred years ago today Gen.
Leonard Covington, distinguished off
Ger of the United States army, died at
French Hills, Canada. Gen. Covington
was a native of Maryland. At the age
of "a he obtained from Gen. Washing
ton a commission of lieutenant of
dragons, and soon after Joined the army
under Gen. Anthony Wayne. He was
promoted to the rank of captain for
distinguished services at Fort Recovery
and the battle of Miami. In 1894 he re
tired from the army and later served
in the Maryland legislature and in con-
gress. At the beginning of the second
war with Great Britain he was appoint
ed a brigadier general and ordered to
the northern frontier. At the battle of
Chrysler's fields he received a mortal
wound, and died two days later.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-14

The Atlantic is calm and handsome in
fair weather and can be navigated with
impunity by man. But 1t is not civilized
and never viii be. Twice 10000 ships
wear burrows through it wear by year.
and it has had advantages far beyond
the ordinary, carrying the beauty and
chivalry OF all nations on its back for
weeks at a time. But for all that the
Atlantic has no manners. Many a time
it has nOnchalantly tossed a king into
the corner of a staterOom and has caused
the queens of mighty nations to wish
they were dead. Men have struggled
with it for centuries and have built
ships so large that the English Ian
guage has had to be enlarged to describe
them. But none of them has been too
large for the Atlantic to swallow at one
gulp.
The Atlantic is not too wide to keep
the working poor of Europe from Amer
lea or the idle rich of America from
Europe. But it has thus far succeeded
in quarantining America effectually
against the nobility system, Monte Carlo,
the overgrOwn standing army, dog meat
sandwiches, the marriage de convenience
and the French duel. We should love it
deeply for these services. Copyrighted
by George Matthew Adams.
CThiS Is one of the regular features
OF The FL PasO HeraId.)