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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
DWELLING HOUSE IS
/. DESTROYED BY FIRE

Pell city, January 9.-(Special)- y
The dwelling house of A. O. Campbell,
which is located on the pike between
here and Coal City, was destroyed COM
pletely by fire at noon today Prac-
tically nothing was saved from the
building
The flames had gained good head
way when discovered, there being no
one at the house other than Mrs
Campbell She gave the alarm and
soon afterward nearby neighbors
rushed to the scene, only to find no
assistance coufd be rendered. Mr. Camp
bell was notified and Immediately went
to the scene though reaching there
after the building had crumbled to
ashes.
The loss is estimated to reach ap-
proXimately $4,000. Mr.. Campbell car
ried insurance, but it is not known just
the amount.
c. ID. Alverson of this place pur-
chased the WomaclI hotel corner Fifth
avenue and Twenty fifth street in Blr-
mingham yesterday. Mr.. Alverson has
already assumed charges and will op~
crate first-class hotel after he has
finished the alterations under way.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
WILSON CONTINUES
CONFERENCE WITH
THEPARTY LEADERS
Meets Senators O'Gorman
and CulbersOn and Dis
cusses Coming Special
Session of Congress

Trenton, \. J.. January 9.-President-
elect Wilson today continued his con-
ferences with democratic leaders. He
talked with Senators OGorman of New
York and Culberson of Texas, follow
ing. as he expressed it, his usual course
OF inquiry as to the most advisable
subjects TO take up in the extra ses-
sion of Congress and obtaining the per-
sonal views of his callers as to GER
tain cabinet possibilities.
I'VE discussed the special session,
what should be done and how little
should be attempted explained the
governor.
Mr.. Wilson pointed out incidentally
that while he was seeking to consult
as many of his friends as possible the
fact that some of his intimate ad-
visers in the campaign had not yet ap-
peared at the state house should not
be construed as a disinclination on his
part to consult them.
"As a matter of fact" he declared,
some of my friends are catching up
only now with personal business neg
lected in the campaign and really are
too busy to come"
The governor today reviewed with
Chancellor walker and Judge Van
Syckle the corporation laws they have
drafted for introduction in the COM
ing session of the state legislature.
These bills. the governor said, will
have the effect of increasing the num-
Der of offenses designated as misde-
meanors and will prohibit as far as
possible the formation of holding COM
panies.
The President-elect announced that
he had chosen the Essex cavalry troop
of Newark, n. j., to act as his per-
sonal escort in the inaugural parade.
lie said he hoped a place would be
found in the procession for the Prince
ton students, who have expressed a
desire to participate but that these ar
Iangements were in the hands oa the
inaugural committee.
Mr.. Wilson will stay in Princeton to-
morrow until 5:47 p. M, when he will
leave for Chicago, arriving at p. IN.
Saturday, for the banquet that night
Of the Commercial club.
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! GOVERNMENT WINS
POINT AGAINST THE
LUMBER DEALERS
Continued From Page oney

testified that he was ordered to appear
before committee of secretaries of retail
lumber companies and explain sales which
he was charged with having made to mail
order houses. Mr.. Knox said he denied
having made any such sales, although the
contrary was the truth, because he was
afraid of the vengeance of the retail
dealers. Mr.. Knox said he was questioned
by the secretaries in a Chicago hotel N
March. 1909.
The names of The Mississippi Valley
Lumbermen and the Scout. trade papers
were drawn into the case today when Mr..
Knox said he had seen reports of his COM
panys sales 10 mail order houses puo-
lished in then The government con-
tends that these publications carried what
ARE in effect "black lists Of dealers, con-
trary to law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Wilson Congratulated

Princeton, n. j., January 9.--Presi-
dent-elect Wilson was congratulated
upon his election in resolution
adopted by the board of trustees of
Princeton university at their quarterly
meeting here today. The resolution,
which was introduced by DR.. John
Grier Hibben, president of the universi-
ty, reads:
The trustees of Princeton university
offer the Hon. Woodrow Wilson, one
of the distinguished sons of the uni
versity, some time president, and now
president of the board of trustees, their
congratulations on his election to the
presidency of the United States, and
their wishes for his health and happi-
ness and for the largest usefulness and
high distinction of the administration
OF the great office he is soon to oc-
cupy."
Mr.. Wilson is, by reason of his posi-
tion as governor of New Jersey, the
ex-officio president of the board OF
trustees of Princeton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
BIG SEAS POUND
PACIFIC COAST

Astoria, Ore... January 9.--As the two
survivors of the lost steamer Rosecrans
crossed The war today on which Tuesday
they saw 80 Of their shipmates smother
in the surf, they watched the steam
schooner Westerner overwhelmed by a
huge wave. When she Fighter her bull
warks had been swept away and her
deck load of lumber was floating in the
entrance to the Columbia river. No iIves
We're lost.
Tremendous seas were pounding the
north Pacific coast today, although the
furious gale of yesterday has abated,
and vessels were in trouble wherever they
tried to cross the breaking bars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
HUMAN ASHES BY
THE PARCEL POST

st. Louis, January 9.-Human ashes
will be sent by parcel post at the St
Louis office for Edwardsville, ILL.,, where
they will be buried in the grave dug
for Frederick Naumann, who died Sun
day. He died at Edwardsvlle. Prepara-
tions for the funeral had been made
and the grave dug when 1t was learned
that Naumann's will directed that the
body be cremated. The body was then
brought to ST. Louis for cremation pur-
poses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Direction of Competing Roads

In answer to further questions Mr..
Baker said he was director in the
Burlington and Northern Pacific rail-
roads which he said were competitors
between certain points; a director in
the New York Central. the Erie. Le-
high Valley and the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western railroads, COM
peting between New York and Chicago.
Mr. Baker said he could see no OBJ
lection to one man holding director
ship in two companies that might
compete. Mr.. Untermyer asked about
the conduct of coal roads in which he
was interested when the law forces
them to dispose of their control of the
coal mines in the antharcite region.
"They Just formed a salex company
sold the mines and the companies sold
the coal TO the railroads at the mines,
said Mr. Baker
"Just whipped the devil around the
stump commented Mr.. Untermyer.
Yes. that is it,"
Mr.. Baker will resume the stand to-
morrow.
Comptroller of the Currency Murray
1t was made known today, will decline
to furnish the committee, in response
to its request, a list OF loans of $1,-
100000 or more made by national banks
to any one person or any one In
terest. Mr.. Murray said he regarded
as confidential the information OF this
character which he Possessed and would
feel constrained to refuse to divulge
1t unless otherwise ordered by the
president. Only 13 hanks are permitted
to loan ds much Hs 81. 5000 to an,
individual and it was pointed out that
the committee might procure the IN
formation by subpoenaing the Officers
9f these banks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Gleason Loses Suit

New York, January 9.-John p. Gleason,
an attorney, lost his suit today against
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw to recover s53,-
900. counsel fees for defending her son
Harry X. Thaw, at his first trial fol
murder. The federal court ordered a de-
cision in Mrs. Thaw's favor with costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 9.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday,
local rains at night or Saturday.
Georgia: Fair, slightly warmer Friday
Saturday fair; moderate northeast winds.
Tennessee: Fair Friday and probably
Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
No Increase in japanese Army

Toxic, January 9-The new Japanese
cabinet has decided to abandon the pro-
Ject of increasing the army by two di-
VISIONS which brought about the recent
political crisis. 1t will also limit its
naval programme to the maintenance cf
the normal standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

regarding the probable injury to or
loss of naval vessels"
such reports" said Mr. winthrop,
always unnecessarily create great dis
tress in the minds Of wives and fami-
lies of officers and men on the vessel
concerned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Ownership of Telegraph

1t would be difficult to recall, 1t is
said, a Postmaster General who has
not favored government control and
operation of the telegraph systems of
the country. Last winter Postmaster
General Hitchcock issued a carefully
prepared statement to the press declar-
ing himself in favor of governments
ownership and opera tion of the tele-
graph. The statement was supposed to
commit the administration to the prop
osition. but after Mr.. Hitchcocks state
ment had been published there was a
statement issued from the White House
to the effect that the administration
was not ready. to take up the tele-
graph matter until after final dispo-
sition of the pending parcel post ques-
tion.
There have been several bills intro
duced in Congress looking to govern
ment ownership and operation of the
telegraph, but Congress has been timid
on public utility matters as evidenced
by long delay and the apparent re-
luctance on the part of many repre-
sentatives and senators in the parcel
post law, despite the fact that there
was an overwhelming clamor for it
from all parts of the country.
But the success of the postal saw
ings and apparently the parcel post
has done much to allay the fear, eX-
pressed by many Legislators, of com
plicating the government service by
attempting to operate these systems.
1t is believed, therefore, that the next
step will be the telegraph and the
telephone service, and that in all prob
liability government ownership and OPP
GRAFTON of public utilities will end, at
least for some years, with these.
1t is likely in the Judgment of authori-
ties of the postoffice department, to be
only a short time until books and other
printed matter now handled as third
class mail at cents a pound will be
made maiable as parcel post matter.
Steps. it became known today, already
have been taken to induce Congress to
amend the parcel post act as to permit
printed matter to be sent by parcel post
Tn line with this idea Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock decided today that send
ers of parcel post packages containing
merchandise might enclose printed mat
ter descriptive of the contents with
out affecting their classification. His
order is an amendment to existing parcel
post regulations which provide that the
inclusion in a package of any printed
matter subjects the entire package to
the third class rate of postage.
In rendering his decision the Postmas-
ter General held that the object of The
parcel post law was to encourage the
mailing of greater quantities of fourth
class matter. 1t was shown to him that
much of the merchandise sent by the
parcel post required descriptive tags or
labels and in his decision he held that
such printed matter came within The
term for purpose of description used
in the law
That the new order will be of advantage
not only to users of the parcel post. put
also to the government, is indicated by
I ha n .f G...-< 49, =
, increase its use of the mails from $500 900
annually to more than 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10

Will sell 20 shares Birming
ham Railway, Light & Power
Co. 6 per cent preferred. Ad-
dress J. ]. RAGAN, 708 Empire
Building, Atlanta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
GIVES
POSITION ON WORK
OF TARIFF REVISION
CONTINUED From Page One)

asked to have the tariff on asphalt re-
moved and described the operations of
the Barber Asphalt company, which he
represented Dennis A. Hayes of Phil
adelphia, representing the Glass Bot
tie Blowers association, wanted the tar
if on bottles maintained.
The committee will tomorrow hear
representatives of the iron and steel
Industries on the proposed revision of
the metal schedule.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
PARCEL POST MEANS
END OF THE PUBLIC
SERVICE MONOPOLY
(Continued From Page one)

people on post roads in rural districts
who heretofore did not enjoy 1t.
On the other hand many believe that
the express companies brought to a
realization of their danger will meet
the issue by greatly reducing their
rates and wherever possible extending
their service, and in this way attempt
to hold onto the major portion of their
business, especially in large packages
and fruit service, in which the parcel
post does not yet enter into competi-
tion. Be this as ii may, it is generally
conceded that the parcel post will ac-
complish all that was hoped for it and
VIII result in great savings for the
shipping public.
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Continued from Page One.D
never had been asked to take over
the one-fourth interest in the Equit-
able stock he agreed to take.
Mr.. Baker admitted that he and Mr..
Morgan and Mr.. Stillman consulted
frequently about large financial oper-
ations and that he and Mr. Morgan
were interested in many vast financial
enterprises, but that he could not say
lust how many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Protest Against Lower Leather

Chicago, January 9.-Resolutions
protesting against reduction of the
tariff on leather goods were adopted
at special meeting of the National
Saddlery association today.
The automobile has affected the bus
mess greatly" Andrew Ortmayer, sec
retary of the association. said. "and
now Congress proposes to take the tar
iff off, leather goods and put us out
of busineSs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Alabamian Testifies

John Surrell of the Gantts' Quarry
and Marble company of Alabama con-
tended the only result of reduction of
the tariff on marble in blocks, now
65 cents cubic foot, would be to
diminish the governments revenue. Mr..
Surreu said American producers We're
not putting penny's worth of marble
into New York because of the fmporta-
tions.
Frank Wilder of North Holston. Va.
representing a gypsum company, want
ed the present tariff on gypsum un-
disturbed as desired by stephen Ben
tom Elkins of West Virginia before
his death.
C. NJ Wells, representing the Optical
company, said his industry was not
ready to meet competition from abroad
on equal terms. Wells told of his COM
pany having dividends of 95 per cent
Mr.. Palmer suggested the dividends
were fair profit and Mr.. Rainey in
quired whether there were other COM
panies having such struggle. Witness
said there were other companies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
Local Data

For the "A hours ending at p. m, Jan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-10
BAKER TELLS OF THE
ENORMOUS PROFITS
OF A NEW YORK BANK

Continued from Page One,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-15
OW DO YOU CARE FOR YOUR GUESTS?

thing as you would like 1T to be7 The bed
may be respondent with handsome covers
the bureau decked out with lace and fluffy
coverings But is the bed wen made and
are there pins and hair pins and other
necessities on the dresser2 The towels
may be rich in embroidery, but are there
wash cloths in abundance provided and
is the soap dish immaculate. with fresh
soap? Is there a light convenient for the
mirror and for the head of your bed. and
are there a few books with which you can
while away an idle moment? Is there
an extra covering to throw over your
shoulders If you lie down for a nap, or to
draw up if the night turns cold? Are the
pillows for show or for slumber?
I grant there are certain articles 1T is ex-
pected you should carry with you in travel
ing. Even if there are full supplies of toilet
fittings, if you find an array of hair brush
and comb, nail file and shoehoCn, nail brush
and powder in waiting you are supposed
to use your own possessions in this line.
Nevertheless it is a delight to find all these
aids at hand in case your luggage should
have been delayed or you should have for
gotten to tuck in your clothes brush or
your tooth powder or your button hook.
In at least one home where I visit find
what I consider a perfectly appointed guest
room and If I lay stress upon this rather
tnan upon OtheT spare chambers L nave
occupied it is because the hostess of the
first is a woman in moderate circum-
stances. In her home I do not find maid
to unpack my trunk or to offer me her
services IN dressing; my friend Is more like
ly to come in at night to turn down my
bed for me than to send. her one maid to do
it. Yet no wealth could make me more
comfortable.
In the first place the room IS prettiIy.
although simply furnished. The bed is
excellent, and it is always we'll made, with
the lower sheet drawn tightly, the cover
ings tucked in well, an extra duvet laid
across the foot. a small pillow as well as a
pair of larga ones provided
The scarf ON the dresser is of plain linen
with no lace or silk, but on it are spread
shoehorn, clothes and hair brush, comb,
button hook, nail file. scissors, powder box
and pun. The pin cushion is generously
stocked the washstand holds all require
ments of tooth and face powder soap and
hand lotion, wash cloths and towels, fine
and coarse.
In the closet are hangers for my frocks,
and a wash kimono and pair of soft slip
pers in case of need.
At the head of my bed is not only an cleo
trio reading lamp but candle and matches
lest the electricity should fail. A small
pitcher of drinking water and a glass are
there, too, and there is space for one or more
of the books that fill rack another table.
Writing materials are in the table drawers
paper, envelopes, postcards, blotters.
stamps. inkstand, pens-aIl one might
need.
At one side of the room is a couch on
which to take an afternoon rest and it is
placed so that the light from the window
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-15

and one pint of warm water. l put in the
flour next, folding it in with a large spoon
and taking care not to get the dough
too stiff. 1 knead it for some minutes,
grease the dough well on the toy and bot
tom, then cover it and set 1t to rise. In
the morning find it beautiful and light,
ready to be made into loaves. I grease
the top of the loaves, so as to make the
crust tender
You will have to use care and not let
the bread get too light. Have the oven
a good heat and bake slowly. bake mine
hour OF course you have to be gov
erned by the. size of the loaves. This
amount makes six good sized Ioaves.
should like to hear from any of the sisters
who may use this recipe. If the directions
are carefully followed there will be no such
thing as failure. g. o.
This recipe ought to be helpful to e Mrs.
Won k although it is on rather too large
a scale for c. D. L. My own recipe, which
1 give below for her benefit. is as ex-
plicit 1 can make 1t, but 1t is impossible
to offer such close directions that
tain amount of judgment is not called for.
The nature of flour differs, some thicker
ing more than others. that the full al
1owance of one brand is too much of an
other
Atmospheric conditions affect the rapid
ity with which the bread rises, so that
one cannot say that fixed length of time
will always suffice to bring the dough to
the correct degree of lightness. So, too,
with the oven. Unless you have an oven
Thermometer you cannot be sure of hav-
ing the same temperature each time you
bake or all the time the bread is in the
oven. The only way is to use common sense
in following careful directions and learn
by mistakes as well as by successes.
The recipe 1 give has been used in my
own house with complete satisfaction for
years, and vet there are other rules which
would work quite as we'll and are preferred
by other housekespers.
Sift two quarts OF good -four into a bowl
with a half teaspoonful of salt and tea
spoonful of white sugar. Heat a pint of
milk almost to boiling with a heaping tea
spoonful OF butter, put with 1t a pint of
boiling water, and let the liquid become
lukewarm. When it reaches this stage put
into it half a cake of yeast dissolved in
half a cupfW of tepid water, rubbing the
yeast perfectly smooth. Turn all into q
hollow made in the middle of the -four, stir
it with. spoon to a dough, turn 1t on a
board and knead it for ten minutes. The
dough should be just firm enough to han
die. but not stiff. If 1t seems stiff add. lit
tie more lukewarm water. Should 1t seem
tie more flour. The general rule is that
as liquid and the above direction does not
quite come up to that stipulation
Flour the board before you put the dough
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-15
Decline of HOSPITALITY.

I have heard some persons say that when
space is an limited as this entertaining
should be out of the question. don't agree
with this statement. To me 1t Is a mel
ancholy thing to reflect upon the decline of
hospitality that seems to accompany and
flow from the high cost OF living or the
rapid rate OF existence, or the increase of
absorbing occupations outside, or the close
packing in our houses.
Whatever the cause, the result 10 to be
deprecated and we who make the homes of
the land should correct it as best we can.
We may not hope to restore the old large,
free fashion of entertaining our friends
and guests. but there Is no reason why we
should not introduce hospitality In a form
just cordial as wholesouled, and delight
full as the earlier way of welcoming those
we loved to our rooftrees.
The way to make our homes open houses
ia not by mourning over changed circum-
stances or even by endeavorlng to make a
poor imitation OF what used to be. but by
adapting ourselves to what we now have.
The invitation to an apartment need not
be less generous than to a large dwelling
and it should be recouected that the scale of
living in a fat is uniform-that one who is
entertained in a tiny living room and eats
meals in a minute dining room will hardly
expect to sleep in a spacious chamber.
We have not yet reached the stage where
the human form divine conforms to the
smaIlness OF the accommoda ms provided
for it, but we certainly fit ourselves invol-
unfairly to a manner Of living in which lit
tie is liberal except the rents and the
housekeeping bills.
So give your attention to your gusz n
or the quarters which serve for l.
your guests and SEE II comfort CAM. 9e
achieved without spreading space. Abli-
dance of towels. soap, and wash cloths,
powder and pins. on which have laid per-
haps needless stress as essentials to com
fort, are not dependent upon boundIsss
room. but may be contained in small com
pass and single bed is as luxurious a 5 a
double one when well made. Cut your coat
according to your cloth. so far as you may.
and take for a motto the sentence: De-
spise not the day Of small things"