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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
About ILLEGAL Voting

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
l have read with interest and ap-
proval your editorial criticism in this
mornings issue of our election law,
| wish to commend you. as | think al
good citizens will. for having the cour-
age to speak out on the subject. Some
thing really should be done about ii.
Some of us will not soon forget that
a few years since. out of an electorate
of possibly 80. 900 qualified voters, about
$4,000 votes We're polled in this state.
Ii there resulted one prosecution or
one conviction. the fact has escaped my
notice.
Whether our election law is so gem
orally regarded as is sometimes
claimed may be doubted certainly no
patriotic citizen would wish to think
so, But that it is open to such wide
spread and serious suspicion, that it is
seldom spoken of except in terms of
contempt, seems to ME to be anything
but a happy condition. 1t is trite
saying that whatever strikes at the
purity of our ballot tends to undermine
all respect for law and government
Such a condition is cause for genuine
alarm. To exact certain requirements
which will be met by the conscientious
voter. and then allow the man who
chooses to dsregar the law equal
voice with him. in the direction of the
affairs of state. is a grave injustice
to state the case in the mildest way. 1t
is more than that. 1t Is a wrong done
to the man. by fostering in him spirit
of contempt for the law. tending to III
innate contempt for all law. 1t is
hurt TO the state, delivering the deci-
siVe voice in Its affairs to men who
either do not respect its laws or who
are too careless to conform to them.
As suggested in your editorial, many
men doubtless vote illegally who are
not conscious of their disqualification.
| can think of no more effective way
of relieving this condition than by a
rigid and impartial enforcement of the
law That these men are not aware OF
their disqualification can mean nothing
else than that they have not been
sternly reminded of 1t by finding them
selves debarred from voting. On this
point it seems sufficient to raise just
one question: If the present law were
| firmly enforced, would we now have
such large body of good citizens who
have lost the legal right of franchise?
With many other men who have
subject ] trust that this utterance is
but the opening note of campaign in
which The Age Herald may lead the
press of the entire state in demanding
a better enforcement of the present law
and. if 1T seems needed. ultimately
better law on the subject
HENRY NJ. STEVENSON
Birmingham, october 80, 1913.
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Bessen1er News

Bessemer, November Especial. 1.-The
Bessemer city court will reconvene Mon
day morning when another long jury civil
docket will be taken up with Judge ].
C. b. Gwin on the bench.
The board of the Elizabeth Duncan
Memorial hospital held a meeting at
which time the staff for the ensuing year
was appointed as follows: DR.. T. f. Rob-
inson, chief of the staff; DIR. S. e. Grout,
consulting surgeon DR.. William Waldrop,
oculist.
Lecturers: DR.. R. w. Waldrop, surgery
DR.. T. c. Donald, childrens disea SEES;
DR.. c, A. Harris, gynecology; DR.. t. F.
Robinson. obstetrics; DIR. r. T. Conwell.
physiology; DR.. Johnson, anatomy; DIR.
E. P. Lacey, bacteriology; DIR. William
Waldrop, ear, eye and throat; DIR. ]. S.
Winters, infectious diseases; DR.. G. D.
Waller, charity and district nursing; DIR.
p. w. Tucker, therapeutics; Miss M. A.
Kean, practical nursing, light physiology,
light anatomy; Miss G. Glazener, materia
medica and dietetics
The different physicians who have been
given periods of service at the hospital
are as follows: October and November,
Drs. T. 1. Conwell and Roy Johnson; De-
cember and January, Drs. e. p. Lacey
and L. A Spencer; February and MaFch,
Drs. R. w. Waldrop and ]. S. Winters;
April and May, Drs. c.. A. Harris and
g. W. Tucker; June and July, Drs. T. G..
Donald and G. ID. Waller; August and
September Drs. j. C. Berry and Clay
Ragsdale.
The emergency staff for the coming
year was appointed as follows: DIR. r. w
Waldrop, DR.. C. A. Harris DIR. T. {.
Donald, DR.. j. C. Berry and DIR. E. P.
Lacey.
Thursday evening at o'clock, Mr.. o.
b. Terrell and Miss Gladys Ingram were
married at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Ingram, on
Avenue I, Reeders.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
WEEKLY NAVAL
STORES REVIEW

Savannah, Ga, November 2.-Turpen-
tine was firm during the past week,
closing yesterday at 42c to 42Ac, as
against 42c last Saturday and 3SA c
for the corresponding day a year ago.
Sales for the week were 3457. Receipts
for the week We're 4102 as against 1887
a year ago. Shipments for the week
were 1854 Stocks are 1858 as against
31,409 year ago. Stocks increased
2S48 during the week.
Resins were firm during the week.
Increases OF Toe to 25c We're shown on
all grades except WV, which remained
stationary. Sales for the week were
1876. Receipts for the week were 10,
637 as against 1925 year ago. Ship
ments for the week were 1884. Stocks
are 155,350 as against 115,503 a year
ago. Stocks increased S33 during the
week. .Jf1.l
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SUFFERS ENEMIES
CONTINUE ACTIVE
Allow No Lull in Campaign
to Defeat Impeached
Official

New York, November 2.-Political enc
mics of William Sulzer, deposed gov
ernor, now a candidate on the progress
sive ticket for the state assembly, al
lowed no luII to exist today in the CAM
paign in this city, of which Sulzer
effort to be returned to public office is
an interesting feature. The mayoralty
nominee is Edward e. Mccall for Tam
many and John Purroy Mitchell for the
fusion ticket, marked time except for one
address by Mitchell to German-American
citizens But Sulzer was attacked as an
alleged suborner of perjury and his in
dictment threatened in connection witr
certain testimony before the high court
of impeachment that convicted him.
State Senator James d. McClelland said
evidence would be placed before the dis
trict attorney of Albany county this week
relating to the testimony of Duncan w.
Peck, state superintendent of public
works, before the impeachment body.
Peck said under oath that Sulzer asked
him to forget" a certain campaign con-
tribution and told him to deny it, to In
vestigators. p
Sulzer, when informed of the threat
ened proceedings upstate said: Il wish
they would take such action 1t would
then afford me an opportunity to go on
the stand and testify to some matters
that were not brought out in the impeaeh-
ment proceedings
Hearing, he said, that he was to be
attacked on election day in the district
where he is running for assemblyman.
Suzer tonight called upon Mayor Kline.
Police Commissioner Waldo and the dis
trict attorney for protection. Gunner,
gangsters repeaters and ballot box stuff
fers intend to invade his district, accord
ing to reliable information, Sulzer said
he received "for the purpose 70 corrupting
the elective franchise, terrorizing the
voters and stuffing the ballot boxes to
accomplish my defeat"
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Auditorium ON the Sopths:de
the Editor of The Age-Herald.

10 the Editor of The Age-Herald.
In the outset we dismiss the idea OF
locating the auditorium in one of the
downtown parks as entirely too reac-
tionary in modern city development. This
at once opens the question of the South
side as against the Northside for a site
approximately 200 feet by $40 feet
This question may be presented in at
least two phases, one from the stand
point of the city, and one from the stand
point of the Southside itself.
From the standpoint of the city even
ness of development at once suggests it
self. The Northsde already has all the
important public buildings except few
fire stations. schools and hospitals. The
fairness of continuing this policy may be
seriously questioned. If the city itself
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
MARION COUNTY TO
HAVE GOOD ROADS

Guin. November 2-(Special.)-The cleo
ton held in Marion county yesterday to
decide whether or not the county was in
favor of issuing bonds for 100000 to build
good roads resulted in favor of the issue
by a majority of lis votes. The pike
road from GUN to Hamilton, which has
just been completed at a cost of about
$4,000, is a fair sample of the roads which
will traverse the hills and valleys of fer
tile Marion county within the next few
years Good roads and better schools is
the slogan.
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ment favorable to the highest develop
ment and success of the Alabama far
mer
For too long a time the farm was ne
elected and it's people were not given
the consideration that their position III
the business economy of the state en-
Titled them to- and in consequence the
steady flow of the young men from the
farm and into other lines of business
has kept the standard down, and al
lowed the fearful economic conditions
that have existed to go without any eff
fort to correct, that was at all com
mensurate with the Importance of the
situation
Indeed there has been wonderful
progress in Alabama during the last
three or four years in various branches
OF farm industry, as you so encourage
ingly state. and especially is the fact
of the increase in the corn crop graft
Tying. When we remc mber that Ala
Dama has been importing approximate
~ 50,000,000 bushels of corn for the
past several years, which corn has been
costing the ultimate consumer in the
neighborhood of 81 per bushel, and
that the corn could have been pro
duced upon the farms of Alabama at a
cost of production not exceeding 40
cents per bushel thereby losing the
difference between the cost to produce
and the price paid, it is no wonder that
our people are no better fixed financial
", and that we have done no more
toward improving and developing our
farming interests. This 10000, 900 loss
attributable to our economic error of
ouying corn alone is simply enormous,
and when we consider that the same is
true of oats, hay, and other feed stuffs
Tor our animals. and of meat, lard and
canned meats and canned vegetables
and fruits of food for ourselves, to
thoughtful men the Importance of such
moves as the Alabama Land congress
and the efforts that are being put forth
by the department of agriculture of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Mississipni Mans View

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
see that there is to be a senatorial
race in your state between Messrs. I'm
derwood and Hobson. Now. this is the
way three-fourths of the citizens of our
state (MississippD view that race: If the
people of Alabama wish to have a lot of
battleships blown up send Hobson. If
they wish to be represented in the United
States Senate by one of the brightest
gems of the nation, send Underwood
Respectfully yours
DIR. EDWIN WADE.
Jackson Miss, October 81, 1913.
337 Rankin street
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BODIES OF MAN
AND WIFE FOUND

Atlantic City, N. J.. November 2.-The
bodies of James BLY, and his wife, for
merly of Pittsburg, were found today at
Smiths landing, near this city. A bullet
wound in the mans right temple and one
in his wife's left temple with re-
volver containing two empty shells
clutched in Bly's right hand, the police
say. tell a story of a murder and suicide.
The coroner who held an autopsy, was
of the opinion that the couple had been
dead about two months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03

ing address delivered by our Honored
President. Woodrow Wilson, to the
Southern Commercial congress. on
October q, we hereby resolve to voice
the international principles he then ad-
Fanced and we earnestly urge all Cit
zens of our beloved land to support
to the uttermost all official endeavor to
have the United States of America es-
tablish its foreign policy on basis o.
morals, rather than on a basis of ex-
pediency, thus declaring to our sister
nations throughput the world the only
secure foundation for all international
relations
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
WILEY GOFORTH|S
I FOUND NOT GUILTY
Acquitted at Gadsden of the
Charge of Numbering
German Miner

Gadsden. November Especial. )
Wiley Goforth at 3:15 o'clock yesterday
afternoon was acquitted of the charge
of numbering Nicholas Schentzen, a
German miner at Altoona, in 1911. AT
the first trial, Goforth was convicted
of murder in the second degree. Sauls-
berry, whose partner in the crime Go
forth was charged with being, was
given a life sentence, but escaped from
the mines several months ago. He was
witness in the first trial
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03

does not discriminate against the South
developing the Southside, naturally tax
values will rise in that neighborhood.
1t may be asked pertinently how much
increase of taxes would accrue to the
city from placing another public building
ON the Northside. Again, the whole city
is vitality concerned in the matter of
eliminating the grade crossings that now
divide the city into two distinct parts by
a mosts artificial barrier We submit that
the more the Southsde is recognized by
the city itself, the stronger will be it's
claim for the elimination of the grade
crossings By this same token greater
street car facilities may be looked for,
when the Southside is more fully come
into its own. Can there be any doubt
that the location of the auditorium on
the Southside will encourage added street
car development? And this opens up at
once the accessibility of the Southside
under present conditions.
By actual measurement it may be shown
that any lot on the Southside between
Eighteenth and Twenty second streets
and not farther back than the northside
of Avenue d is nearer the middle point of
First avenue and Twentieth street than is
the center of Capitol park, East park or
West park. This means that the audi
torium can be placed on the Southside
and necessitate less walking for those
from the the suburbs who get off at First
avenue and Twentieth street, and do
not wait for a transfer than if they got
off at the same point and walked to the
center of the above mentioned parks.
If any transfer to the Southside any lot
above will be in two blocks or less of
the car line even with the present facii-
ties. Again. on the Northsde any lot
outside of the parks themselves would
prove very expensive.
From the standpoint of common JUS
tice to the Southside. we would cite the
fact that for years this section has been
paying taxes and must continue to do so,
city's patronage? The main public build
ings are now on the Northside. The city
now has a chance TO do something for
the Southside viii it use it, will the
Northside still get the lions share?
To sum up. The Southslde rests it's
plea this time on the following points
| Economy.
| Evenness of city development.
The bearing on the yaduct question.
| NearneSs
! Preservation of our parks.
owns valuable corners at Eighteenth an6
| Avenue ID and at Nineteenth and Avenue
| ID on the Southsde, one a negro school
| the other a fire station Either corner
might be used for the auditorium.
| A. S. KLYCE.
| Birmingham October 81, 1913.
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Man Takes Own Life

Dunkirk, N. Y, November 2.-John
Olenjoniak, SO years old father of q chill
dren, committed suicide by hanging him.
self in a police station cell today. He
had been arrested on a charge of being
drunk and abusing his children.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03
Esteemed Colored Cook Dead

Spencer Williams (colored), one of the
best known cooks in the state. died Sat-
urday night, after an illness of one
week He stood high in the estimation
of the citizens of Birmingham and the
travelling public as well.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-11-03

That manys cases are worn out in
court" by being continued from time to
time cannot be questioned by any one
at all familiar with the courts of JEFF
ferson county. There is not much trou-
bic getting a case set but getting it
tried is another proposition. 1t not I'M
frequently happens that a case will
stay in court so long that one or other
of the litigants die before the case is
tried and 'abated by deaths goes on
the record
Generally the fact that party to
case, whether criminal or civil. is
dead is revealed when the docket for
the day is sounded by the judge, or
soon after and the case goes off the
books and is ended
One day last week a case was called
in the circuit court presided over by
Judge c. B. Smith with L. j. Haley and
j. FL. McNeal as opposing counsel. The
case had come no on appeal from a
lower court and although the plaintiff
was absent both sides announced ready.
After the usual preliminary skirmishes
were over witnesses We're placed on the
stand and the merits of the case gone
into.
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Fifty Thousand Fire in Mississippi

Newton Mass, November 2.-Fire ear
ly this morning destroyed the two-story
brick building occupied by J. Eagle as
a general store. The loss is $4,000.
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Thursday evening at o'clock, Mr.. o.
b. Terrell and Miss Gladys Ingram were
married at the home of the brides par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Ingram, on
Avenue /, Reeders.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-07-08

souri,, and for Speaker Champ Clark
when he sought an arrangement with
the Morgans under which he would
agree to stop the steel trust investi-
cation.
Lauterbach gave both Speaker Clark
and Senator Stone complete vindica-
ton, IL any were needed. of their al
legged connection with him and Lamar.
He declared that not only had he never
met either. but that on his visit to
Washington. referred to in Mr.. Lodi
yards testimony, after which he de-
clared to Mr.. Steel that he had looked
over the situation and was confident
he could stop tho investigation, he did
not consult with single leader,
though he declared that the Democratic
leaders were opposed to the steel in
quiry.
BY way OF explanation. he assorted
he did not expect to control Congress
and prevent the investigation, but
merely TO avert the necessity for one.
He admitted frankly that he had
called on Mr.. Morgan with copy Of
the resolution in his hand and tried
TO bargain for stopping the inquiry.
Senator Reed created n sensation by
fatty charging that Lamar and Lau-
terbach had deliberately planned to
shake down, ]. p. Morgan through
their professed ability to stop the in
vestigation.
That is an Insult and an outrage"
cried Lauterbach. white with anger
Lauterbach put the blame for all the
scandal that has been exposed squarely
upon the shoulders of Lamar. who ac-
copied 1t with his customary inscru-
table smile.
Nothing in his testimony, however.
indicated any disapproval OF Lamar's
cause. Indeed, Mr.. Lauterbach lauded
Lamar as man whom he had never
known to do a dishonest act
The days testimony developed a
curious situation In the respect that
II showed Lamar striving through his
fraudulent telephone communications
to reinstate Lauterbach In the good
graces OF J. P Morgan & Co.. and at
the same time showed Lauterbach ac-
cording to his testimony. striving to
reinstate Lamar In the Morgan good
graces by representing that Lamar, ut
the request of Morgan. would have
| the steel investigation stopped, and yet
Lauterbach also. 8 having told Mr.
Steel that after looking over the stu
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Btjou-"Thc Miracle" In motion mic
lures, matinee and night.
COlonial-NnudcvilIe.
Orphcum-VnudevilIc.
Little Thentrc-Picturcs
Three 1,iresomc R.cI.

Three TIresomc Reels.
Max Reinhardts mystery, Tho
Miracle" as unfolded in three tiresome
reels of motion pictures forms the Of
fcring at the Bitou Theatre this week.
Ordinary black and white pictures re-
lieve In no set order the miles of col
ored films of the kind, in which red
skirts run Into blue waists and both
combine occasionally to produce n pur-
pie face.
Tho Choir Of trained singers and
complete orchestra" consist OF five wo-
men singers and one man, none of
whom knows Humperdinck's music,
and piano and organ.
One, single feature OF tho perform
ance is noteworthy: in charge of the
who wrote the exquisite music for
The Climax Against this must be set
the fact that Mr.. Briel has not yet
taught his Choir" to sing even
passably. Still. the summer is young
yet.
And. again, the performance only
lasts an hour and half. and the scale
OF prices is only about that of the
Bitou's regular season. w D G.
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ROYAL GUESTS IN
GAMBLING HOUSE
Place Is Raided, but Police
Leave Without Making
Arrests.

Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
London. July IA house in which
gambling was In progress was raided
In Mayfair early Sunday morning while
the hereditary Grand Duke of Neck
llenburg- Strelitz and member of tho
royal household were In It. One of
the proprietors OF the house. who is
the wife OF an ex-officer Of tho guards.
Informed the police of the presence of
the distinguished visitors, but the
raiders refused to believe her and in
sisted upon forcing an entrance. Mrs.
Dupel. tho woman in question. then
telephoned the detectives at Bucking-
ham Palace. who confirmed her state
ment that the grand duke was In tho
house Upon receiving this conflrma-
tory information, the police left with
out making any arrests. but the house
has since been closed. and will not re-
open for play.
1t was only during Ascot week that
the grand duke and Earl Granard de-
fled Queen Mary by gambling at Wind
sor Castle until tho early hours OF
the morning.
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the committee should feel free to offer
such amendments as he thought would
strengthen and Improve the bill.
There was free interchange OF
views during the meeting. Mr. Glass
said he had several amendments he
proposed TO lay before the committee
Representative Eagle, OF Texas. said
he had canvassed many members OF
the House, and that he believed the
bill could not get through the House
with caucus action. and reserved the
right to make statement of his vicws
upon the floor OF the House IL the eau
Gus approved the bill in Its present
shape.