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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
CITY ENTERS UPON ONE OF
GREATEST WEEKS IN HISTORY Y

ing into the city on every train from
every point of the compass. the rail-
roads offering excursion round trin
tickets for fare one way plus % cents.
The big carnival at East End park
which began last night attarcted great
crowds and will continue every day and
night throughout the week. Men and
women of national and world wide rep
utation will attend the sociological
congress and make addresses, many of
them having already arrived in the
city. Delegates from practically every
state in the union Will be present at the
good roads congress, with several gov
ernors and members of Congress.
Thursday and Friday there is a meet
Ing of the Alabama county fair secre-
taries in Birmingham to discuss and
sign up concessions and amusement
features for the county fairs this fall.
Reservations have been coming into
all the hotels for the last two weeks
and several hotel operators stated yes
terday that they were about filled up
Today and tomorrow, 1t is expected,
the larger part of the visitors Will ar
rive. Crowds such as never before have
been seen in the city are being pre-
dicted From this morning until the
carnival ends Saturday night things
are going to hum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
COL. JOHN TO LEAVE
EDUCATION BOARD
Commission Will Probably
Confirm His Successor
in Next Few Days

That a successor of the board of educa-
ton to Col. Samuel Will John, a former
resident of this city, will be selected dur
ing the next few days is expected at the
city hall. The commissioners have geen
approached on that subject. The board
of education has the selection of the
successor to Colonel John which is con-
firmed by the commission. That the board
of education is to take up the matter of
a successor to Colonel John is also un-
derstood. The vacancy in the board of
education has not been officially an
nounced However. Colonel John is now
a resident of south Alabama, where he
has a plantation He has sold his resi-
dence in Birmingham, as announced yes
terday, to r. d. Burnett, and will here
after make his home elsewhere. That
his formal resignation will be forwarded
to the board of education Is expected.
Several well known men are said to be
under consideration for place on the
board.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
FRIGHTENED HORSE
INVADES BARROOM

Considerable excitement was occa-
stoned last night in Wylam when a
horse uncermoniously invaded a bar
room, put the occupants to flight and
eft the buggy securely wedged in the
doorway, all of which happened so
quickly that 1T was done before any
one had time to know what really had
occurred
1t seems that the horse which was
hitched to buggy, was standing In
the street near the saloon and becom-
ing frightened ran entirely around the
square and dashed onto the pavement
and into the saloon, leaving the buggy
in badly damaged condition in tho
doorway. Nothing was broken in the
saloon. The buggy is said to belong
to Lee Brooks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
WILSON SELECTS
EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Cornish, N. H.. April 21-The federal
building at Windsor, VT, will be used
for executive offices during the time
that President Wilson spends at the
summer White House, 1t was announced
today.
Court rooms on the second floor OF
the building, which are ordinarily used
but few days each year. will be util-
lied by Washington officials and tele-
graph companies are making plans for
the establishment of branch offices In
the building. There are five or six
rooms available.
Surveyors today began work on the
Improvement of Wilson Road" which
leads from the village to Harlakaden
house, the estate which Is to be occu-
pied by the President.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
All roads lead to -
:. rrt.a.

All roads lead to -"
Birmingham.
With a flare of trumpets the pot
latch street carnival under the au-
spices of the Shriners and the Ad club
opened at East End park last night
and this morning Birmingham, with
open arms. is entering upon the first
half of one of the gayest and liveliest
weeks the city has ever experienced.
This morning the annual spring re-
union of the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Masons for the southern
district of the United States. valley of
birmingham, orient of Alabama. will
begin at the Masonic temple.
This evening at O'Clock the first
official session of the Alabama soeio-
logical session begins a convention to
last three days.
Thursday both the potlatch festival
and the annual convention of the Ma
tional Good Roads federation begins
to last two days.
Already thousands of strangers are
In the city and hotel reservations are
almost exhausted. They are stream
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
CARNIVAL OPENS
VERY AUSP|C|OUSLY
Gratifying Attendance for
First Day of Shriners'
Benefit

With favorable weather and a graf
flying attendance for the first day,
the shriners' carnival was opened aus
piciously yesterday at East End park.
The Nat Reiss shows are featured as
the principal attractions of the car
nival These amusement enterprises
are we'll known to the people of Bir-
mipg CHAM, as they were to be seen at
the Alabama State Fair.
The larger shows offer a great va
riety of entertainment ranging from
numerous freak exhibitions to con-
densed musical comedy and vaudeville
The sea divers, Mezelle. the museum
of wonders, Katz castle. Dixie LAND,
the Orient. the Octopus. Irene. Ross
Lee, the side show, voltiana, Ellie
and other attractions cater to the
pleasure seekers
Last night East End park presented
busy scene and the Indications are
that the attendance will grow larger
with each day that passes The
Shriners are themselves on hand In
numbers, taking an active part in tho
festivities and helping to create local
interest in the carnival. The automobile
to be given to the holder of lucky
number attracts much attention. 1t Ia
a fine car, completely equipped and
the person who wins 1t may we'll CON-
graduate himself on his good for
tune.
In addition to the larger attractions
under the management of Nat Reiss,
the carnival is enlivened by fortune
tellers., street fair men, booths where
all kinds of carnival goods are on dis
play, beWlldering array of games"
where the lucky and the skillful COM
pete. lunch stands, refreshment tents
and all the Kaleidoscope movements
of an p-to-date carnival
East End park is humming as never
before and all Indications point to q
very successful week, both for the
Shriners and the Nat Reiss shows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
RED MEN URGED TO BE
IN POTLATCH PARADE
Order Explaining All Details Fully
Issued by Committee Repre-
senting Lodge

In order that there may be no mis-
understanding among the Red Men
who are to take part in the parade
Thursday an order has been issued ex-
planning all details fully. The parade
Thursday night will be participated in
only by Red Men and these Will ride
in the floats, The order issued fol-
lows:
RED Men will hereby take notice
and appear at the Red Mems han on
Thursday, April "a, no later than $3.50
D. m In order to prepare to partici-
pate in the potlatch parade - that
night. The Red Men in this parade will
have the distinction of being the only
fraternal order to appear in the night
parade 1t is the desire of the manage
ment to make this parade distinctly
Indian in all of its features, and the
apnearance of real live Indians will
add very materially to the success and
conspicuousness of the festivities and
in order for the Red Men to avail
themselves of this rare opportunity
they are hereby urged to make every
sacrifice and appear as designated here
in and thus to show to the public the
greatness of our noble order and have
the honor of being material support
to the success of the potlatch festfv-
tiles and thus a great help to the COM
munity.
"Chiefs of all degrees will please get
ON their war paint and best hunting
clothes, as the time for the great feast
approaches near and they will direct
all of their followers and subordinate
to assemble in the Red Mems hall
Thursday, April "a, no later than
$50 p. m.
"DR. II. A. ELKOURIE,
IL. X SHERRY,
FRANK S. ANDREWS,
SIDNEY WATCHELL.
COMMITTEE"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22

medical supplies. but from this we must
not nor can we infer that they do not
work. Neither can II be stated that
Senator Works or the practitioners were
Inactive because they did not herald
themselves In the newspapers as speed
Ing to the scene of disaster on a. special
train with full right of way as the writ
er OF this article seems to have ex-
pected them to do. These are not eur
ways or methods of working, But the
healing ministrations of prayer were sup
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
PRESENT BURLESON
WITH LOVING CUP

Washington, April al.--A massive silver
loving cup, handsomely chased, was pro.
aeated TO Postmaster General Burieson
today BY the Texas delegation rs token
Of their esteem and in recognition Of hls
II Years' service AZ representative IN
GhnEress,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22

and concrete form by large donations
Tho Mother church, tho First Church OF
Christ, Scientists of Boston sent s25oo and
named another Sunday at which time the
collection would be used for tho sans
purpose. The Christian Science church
OF this city sent 500 TO the fund and
the CHURCHES all over the country are
aise forwarding their funds for the allie,
Walton of conditions,
PidttLi9 IT, SMITH,
Assistant Publication Gammttsa for Aia=
baHa-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Congressional Directory Is
sued Yesterday
ARE 29O DEMOCRATS
One Preacher in House and Thirty
Three Editors-Abercromb
Now First on Roll
Call List

Washington, April 21.-What the men,
bers of the Sixty-third Congress think of
themselves, became public today when
the new congressional directory was is
sued
The directory contains biographies of
representatives and senators prepared by
themselves.
Lawyers as usual form the bulk of the
legislators. Sixty-nine are in the Sem
ate and 80 in the House. In the Senate
there are eight editors, six farmers, five
business men, five bankers, two doctors
and one soldier.
The House contains 70 business men,
50 editors. 10 teachers. Is farmers. nine
mechanics and workmen, six bankers,
six doctors, one author. one soldier, one
preacher and one lecturer.
Fifty-One Democrats in Senate
The directory lists in the Senate 81
democrats, A republicans and one progress
sive In the House there are 200 demo-
Gratis, 127 republicans, seven progressive
republicans, nine ultra progressives, one
independent. and a vacant seat caused
by the death of Representative Lagare of
which for several Congresses has been
led by Representative Adair of Indiana
will be led in this Congress by a new
Representatives John w. Abercrombie of
Alabama. The new senator from Kansas,
William Howard Thompson, In discussing
his future, says:
lit is acknowledged by all who know
him that as senator he will not only
bring credit and honor to himself, but
10 the state and the nation as WE'LL
Generally the biographies in the new
directory are remarkable for their brevity
as compared to former publications. Many
of the members confine themselves to
simple statements of their political rec
ords. The shortest biography is that Of
Representative Lindberg of Minnesota,
who describes himself simply as:
Republican of Little Falls
People Wide Awake
Mr.. Kindel of Colorado discusses his
activities against "discriminative railroad
rates." and says that the vote of his dis
trict that elected him proves conclu-
sively that the people of Colorado are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
John O'Brien Back in Capital

Montgomery, April 21.-tSpecial y
John OBrien, clerk of the state tax
has just returned from
north Alabama. where he has been at
work for the past five weeks looking
after the interests of the commission
in that section of the state. Mr.. O'Brien
visited the counties of Lauderdaie,
and Franklin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Nominations Sent In

washington, April 21.-President
Wilson today sent these nominations
to the. Senate: Governor of Alaska, ].
F.. A. Strong of Jureau; surveyor gem
eral of Alaska. Charles E.Davidson of
Alaska auditor for the war depart
ment, J. L. Baity of Missouri.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
FIRE PARTIALLY DESTROYS
BIG LUMBER CORPORATION

flames were gotten under control The
fire started In mill no 2, and famed by
heavy wind spread rapidly. The Du-
pont wood alcohol plant was saved after
long struggle with the flames. The
eleven hundred employees of the lumber
corporation. who assisted in fighting the
flames, will be retained ON part time, it
was announced, while the mills are be-
ms rebuilt. No loss of life was re-
ported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
vide awake to the needs of fair and equit-

able transportation
Representative LEngle of Florida, says
HE studied in the public schools of
the state and Is still trying to get an
education" while Representative Hine-
baugh of Illinois, was educated in the
School of Hard Knocks .
Mr.. Bremner of New Jersey declares
that Tile never ran for office until against
his will he was practically unanimously
nominated for the Sixty-third Congress >
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Workers Are Jailed

Denver, Col, April 21.-One hundred
Industrial Workers of the World who
were placed in Jail as vagrants here
last week were released today. The
prisoners agreed to leave the city at
once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22

Georgetown, s. c.. April 21.--Tire OF un-
known origin today partially destroyed
the plant of the Atlantic Coast Lumber
corporation here and for time threat
ened the wood alcohol plant of the Du-
pont Powder company.
The damage is estimated at half a
million dollars, covred by insurance.
Eleven million feet OF lumber, two of
the corporations four mills, and the cleo
tric plant were consumed before the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-22
Peonle Wide Awake

Mr. Kindel of Colorado discusses his
activities against "discriminative railroad
rates." and says that the vote of his dis
trict that elected him proves conclu-
sively that the people of Colorado are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
q We begin the Celebration
- Of our Thirtieth Anniversary
1913

and who customer of in the
we'll customers that
cordially invited to the store tomorrow
eight the
merchandise displays which been especially arranged cele
this You will be interested perhaps the following
"reminiscences and Contrasts:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
CAN SELL The STOCK.
Utilities Commission Pass on That
Hutchinson Road Plan.

Permission for the building of the
Hutchinson and Northern railway and
the sale of a half million dollars worth
of stock, was granted today by the
public utilities commission. Charter for
the road, which will pass through seven
Kansas counties. was granted several
months ago by the state charter board.
Application for certificate to permit
the building of the new road from
Hutchinson to Fairbury, -Neb., a dis
lance of $50 miles, was filed with the
utilities commission several weeks ago
The project has been thoroughly in
vestigated Dy the commission and the
requests of the incorporators of the
new company was granted in an order
issued today by the commission. The
new road will pass through Reno
Harvey, Mcpherson, Marion. Dickinson
Clay and Washington counties, with
northern terminal at Fairbury, Neb
With the certificate permitting the
company to build the new road, the
commission today granted permission
for the sale of s250,000 worth of the
900 is in common and an equal amount
in preferred stock with guaranteed six
per cent dividends, payable semi
annually. None of the stock, the COM
mission ruled, can be sold for less than
eighty cents on the dollar. All sales
must be for cash and the money re-
ceived from the sale of this vollatera1
must be used in the building of the new
line and purchase of right of way
through the seven Kansas counties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
WHEAT ESTIMATE
Reports to Rock Island Offices
Cover Entire State.
Predicted That Yield Will Be
sO,OOO,OOO Bushels.

From information gathered at the
general offices of the Rock Island
Lines in Topeka it is estimated that
the wheat yield in Kansas this year
will amount to between $4,000, 900
and S0,000,000 bushels. Furthermore,
the Rock Island has gathered sec
t1onal statistics from over the state
which point to the best yield in his
tory in certain localities and only a
half crop in other parts of the state.
Among the reports is found the
conditions in the localities near To-
peka. From Mcfarland to this city,
a distance of 80 miles, it is found
that the wheat has been damaged
considerably by drought and bugs.
Only half or three-fourths of a crop
is promised.
On the other hand, H. NJ. Cottrell,
agricultural commissioner of the road
states after recent trip that between
Smith Center and Mcfarland, a dis
lance of 10 miles, he found the
wheat practically perfect with the
best outlook in years.
This country includes the territory
between and around Smith Center,
Mankato, Be1leville, Cuba, Clyde,
Clifton, Clay Center, Riley and Man
haitian, down as far as Mcfarland
Here the rain seems to have swerved
and the belt from Mcfarland to To-
peka is without sufficient moisture.
From Norton to Smith Center re-
ports to the Rock Island general Of
f1ceS predict three-fourthS crop,
provided the weather is favorable to
harvest. This includes the Norton,
Almena, Prairie View, Phillipsburg.
Gretna, Agra, Kensington and Athol
country
AS a whole, the prediction of 49,
900, 900 to S0,00O,O00 bushels is made.
AS a general way the Rock Island
officials have been led to believe that
in the western part of Kansas the
wheat crop will be smaller than usual
t., 10 o-fa IoI Of q
the grain will yield more than the
average years harvest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
WILL BRING SUIT
City Commissioners Order At
torney to Act.
Seek to Secure Street Railway
Co. Forfeit Bond.

Next week the matter of the street
| railway extensions will pass out of the
| jurisdiction of the city commission
and be placed in the hands of dis
trict judge. First official steps toward
that end were taken by the commits
sion this morning. City Attorney w.
G. Ralston was formally directed to
bring suit against the Topeka Street
Railway company and the Guaranty
and Surety company of Scranton,
Pa, for recovery of the $4,000 bond.
The resolution will be presented for
second reading on Monday morning;
the city attorney will take legal steps
at once.
Mayor R. L. Cofran admits that no
matter has caused him more anxiety
during his administration than the
street railway controversy. 1t is a
question that directly affects most of
the people in town. None of the COM
mission is satisfied with the result of
the week of executive sessions. The
commissioners have done the best they
could, but not what they wished to do.
Commissioner Porter's resolution in
troduced for first reading this morn
ing did not please the board. The
meat of the resolution follows:
Resolved, That the city attorney be
instructed to prepare an ordinance in
accordance with the state law, grant
ing the City Railway company the
right to construct a line to Gage park
so far as this board has authority
either on West Eighth street or West
Tenth street, provided, said company
agrees to begin work at once and con-
tinue its present bond of $4,000 or
give a new bond for the same amount,
pledging completion of said line with
in the period of six months from July
1, 1913.
provided, also, That said City Rail-
way company agrees to accept trans
fers from all lines in the city to the
Gage park line, charging a fare not to
exceed five cents from any point in
the city to the end of the Gage park
line"
The city attorney objected to
paragraph in the introduction of the
resolution. IT'S not true" he said.
Its got to be struck out. You say
held that only a portion, if any, of
the $4,000 bond can be held for
feited. I never said that
Commissioner Porter moved that
the section be struck out and the
resolution was filed for second read
ing on Monday. -
The communication from the civil
service board commanding the mayor
to reinstate the five discharged po-
licemen at o'clock this morning was
not read until $50. Commissioner
Tandy called attention to the fact.
The mayor smiled. Move the COM
munication be placed on file," he said
"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
DEATHS and FUNERALS.

Mrs. D. A. Gilpin died Thursday af-
ternoon at the home of her daughter,
Mrs E. A. Thrill, at 921 Fillmore street.
The funeral will be held at the resi-
dence at O'Clock Saturday afternoon.
Interment in the Topeka cemetery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
A YOUTHFUL FORCER.
Kiene Goes to Wichita After George
Winton, Wanted Here.

Sheriff L. L. Kiene left last night for
Wichita to bring back George W1nton a
17-year-old boy charged with forging
checks in Shawnee county Winton Is
charged with passing a check on the
Shawnee State bank for $50 and also to
have passed a bad check at Silver Lake
Winton was raised at the st. Louis Or
phans' home and was taken out five years
ago by r. D. Robinson of Harris, Mo-
Robinson kept Winton for four years and
then Winton left home. He is said to
have passed the checks, using Robinson )
name. F. r. Uhl of Topeka states that
the bow forged his endorsement on the
check on the Shawnee State bank.
Sheriff Kiene will bring him to the county
iail this afternoon. Winton is also wanted
in Marion, Mo, on the same charge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
WALLACE MAY LIVE.
Negro With Two Bullets in Body Has
-...rs q Chance.

Andy Wallace, who was shot twice
through the body Thursday morning
by W. NJ. Morris, is still alive. DR..
s. T. Mil.ard, who carried the boy to
Stormont hospital, declares he may
live. -:
wallace has a chance to get WELL
said DIR. Willard this afternoon. He S
much better than he was yesterday
He's fairly comfortable, and able to
talk. We're not saying much to him
about the attempted murder"
Wallace was shot in front of Trap S
print shop, 113 East Eighth avenue,
by Morris, who believed the boy to be
the slayer of his only daughter found
drowned in the Kaw last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
PELLACRA IN KANSAS.
Woman Dies of Rare Disease-Tn-
vestigate Sand Fly.

Liberal, Kan, June 13--Mrs. Sarah
Crothers. As years old, died at a Wich-
ita, Kan, hospital last night of pei
lagra, disease very rare in Kansas.
There is a theory that her illness was
caused by the bite of a sand fly, which
the Kansas board of health is try
ing to exterminate. She was ill five
weeks. Her skin hardened and scaled
from her body, causing intense suffer-
ing and Inconsistencies in the final
stages of the disease. -.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
MINNEAPOLIS Grain Market.

Minneapolis June 13.-WHEAT-CIose
July 90szc. September 92Szc. Cash No
1 hard 9SAc; No. northern, s1AQ92Ac.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13

WANTED-2 boys over 16 o. Mccormick
522 Van Buren,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-13
Monthly Report on Park Funds.

The monthly report of the commits
sioner of parks and public property
was filed this morning and approved
by the city commission. w. L. Porter's
largest disbursement occurred in the
park fund where 81, 339. Oh was ex-
pended. Mr.. Porter is exerting every
energy to run the crematory on a pay
ing basis The expenditures at the
crematory for May. 1912. sS97.3s, were
800 less than in May, 1913. Following
is a summary of the May report:
Balance on hand, May 1.
1913 $41. 422 10
Disbursements ........... 1902 70
Balance on hand June 1, 1913 1873 40