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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

a special attorney. who will be prepared
to fight the case when called in the
higher court.
THE trouble heretofore has been that
an appeal would generally mean the
wearing out of the case in court or a
dismissal for want of prosecution.
II, feel sure that If these cases were
taken in hand by a special attorney who
would gather all the facts at the first
trial and then present them at the hear
ing before the higher courts there would
be more convictions for this offense and
a corresponding decrease in the number of
speed violators. If the city is not finan-
cially able to hire an attorney for this
purpose l believe there are numbers of
lawyers who would volunteer their serv-
ices for this purpose.
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SUGGESTS FORFEITURE
OF BOND If GUILTY

Harry IIillhouse of Ensley: IF evers
owner of an automobile were put under
bond to obey the law and if found guilty
of violating the law the bond forfeited
there would be less speeding, in my opil-
lon
1T seems to be a general proposition
that every one owning a high speed cal
will at some time or other try it out and
test its speed. In addition to the bond
being forfeited, the license could be taken
away and the owner refused another one
for period of say from two to five
years.
"The speeders have taken full posses
sion of the highways and by-ways and
one sees violations of the law every day
which are very dangerous to the travel
ing public. The above is merely a sug-
gestion, but it seems to me that it might
be worked out into feasible and practi-
cal plan" =.
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der to study to the best advantage her
own history and institutions. That good
work in this kind has in fact been done
by professors in southern colleges, and
by others whose homes have been in the
south, is creditable rather to the men
themselves than the communities in
which they have lived. OF course / do
not ignore the help it is in studying
southern life. merely to have lived it; but
| have in mind only students who, like
myself, begin with that advantage. Many
of these will, l feel sure, agree with me
that for the best use of printed and writ
ten material, and for the best atmosphere
to work in, 1t is necessary to go to one
of three or four centers of intellectual life
outside of the south's proper boundaries.
Do Not Buy Books
so long as this is so. how idle 1t is to
complain--as we so often do, justly or
unjustly-that southern children are
forced to learn history in books written
with northern bias, or at least, from a
northern point of view! Nor is this the
entire weakness of our position in this
matter. 1t is necessary to take account
of another fact once gruffly brought to
my attention by well known editor and
publisher-himself, by the way, south
erner--when he broke out, apropos of my
suggestion that certain book might be
popular in the south: "Ohi They don't
Duy BOOKS GOWN tneTe.f ftecenlly at 61cn-
mond, before an immense assemblage a
costly monument to Jefferson Davis was
unveiled. Not that only, but for years,
the late president of the confederacy has
been regarded by great numbers of the
southern people as in peculiar sense the
south's hero and martyr. Yet I have it
on good authority that MS own history and
defense of the confederacy, which was
naturally expected to sell we'll at the
south, sold SO i'll there, in fact, that the
publishers lost money by the book.
But l am breaking my promise to be
personal and brief. | could not, I fear,
be brief, but could l think continue to
be personal-so intense has always been
my concern about distinctly southern
questions-if l should go on and try to
show the. bearing of this movement for
libraries on the greatest and most per-
picking of all the problems with which
we have to DEAL Let me at least, hove
ever, make the broad suggestion that in
transmitting that problem to the next
generation, we should do what we can to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Decrease of Tourist Trade in Turkey

Constantinople, August 23.-(Special} !
The various tourist agencies at Constanti-
rople report that the tourist travel during
the year 1912 was only about one-half of
the usual number, owing to the war and
quarantine. The present year has been
even worse, the number of travellers not
amounting to 10 per cent of the normal
annual traffic.
AS result local curio and souvenir
merchants and guides are in a very bad
way financially. In Palestine and Syria
the falling off in this important traffic
was not quite so great. as those regions
were less exposed to the Italian and Bal
kan wars.
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HOPES COMMON SENSE
WILL YET PREVAIL

1.-The nights are turned into day out our
way by joy parties" said John l.. Parker,
who has summer home on Mount Pin
son road 81 am somewhat removed from
the speedway, but I have long felt that
the sheriff should establish a protector
ate over that speedway. The ACCIDENTS
that have happened are slight compared
to those which will take place unless
something is done. l am living in the
hopes that good sense will .revail and
machine owners will take care of them
selves"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Crash on Pinson Road

In the early hours of Friday morning,
Samuel DeBardeleben was with a party
of friends on Mt. Pinson road. In going
around a slight curve the car left the
road and rolled over twice. crashing
through barbed wire fence. The auto
mobile was completely wrecked, DeBarde-
leben was badly injured and his four COM
panions suffered slight injuries.
Later in the same morning VIII Hamil-
ton and Defoe Davis, a negro, crashed
into each with their motorcycles at Ave-
nue. f and Nineteenth street. Both were
removed to the Hillman hospital where
it is said they will recover.
And again an hour or so later the auto
mobile driven by Dr. A. It. Toole of Alta
mont road collided with the automobile
of Mrs. S. d. Weakley at Whitaker street
and Highland avenue. Miss Margaret
Storey and Barclay Storey of Admission,
who were riding in Dr. Toole's automo-
bile, were thrown violently to the ground
by the collision and Miss Storey is still
in st. Vincent's hospital in a precarious
condition, due to internal injury in her
head.
In the afternoon another horse accident
was reported, the second during the week.
Mrs. Leona Freeman of 1404 Eleventh ave-
nue., north, was very severely injured
when the horse she was driving became
frightened at a street car, and boiling,
threw Mrs. Freeman to the road, where
she was picked up unconscious. The crew
of the street car which frightened the
horse did not stop, and the unconscious
Mrs. Freeman was picked up by a negro
in buggy and taken to Warner &
Smiley's, where she was placed in an am
bulance and taken home.
Yesterday afternoon at about o clock
to make certain that Saturday would not
pass off without someone being injured
w. H. Freeman, a negro, ran his motor.
cycle over O. V. Whitehead of 7420 F1rst
avenue, at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth
street. The accident injured both the
negro and Whitehead, but neither wa,
taken to the hospital
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SEES DISCRIMINATION
IN LAWS ENFORCEMENT

]. Fl. Holcombe, who is connected with
the e. E. Forbes Piano company and an
owner of an automobile, said that he
has often seen taxicabs hurrying across
street intersections at a high rate of
speed while other machines are driven
past the traffic officers at low speed.
EITHER there is some discrimination or
the law is not equitable Mr.. Holcombe
said 1.-THE law should be enforced to
the letter and every automobile owner
should be made to comply with it. Ac-
cidents undoubtedly are deu to careless
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cidents undoubtedly are due to careless
l enjoy driving my own car, | think too
much of my own life and those of others
to drive at high speed"
Mr.. Holcombe also declared that he
thought the open mufflers are nuisance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
FAST DRIVING TAKES
PLEASURE FROM OUTING

Automobile owners more than any
one else are deeply interested in discour-
aging fast driving" says Walter B..
Fowlkes. 1.-THE property and lives of the
occupants of automobiles are both details
that should be taken into consideration,
7 find the greatest enjoyment and COM
fort in driving my car about 20 miles or
little more per hour. Faster than this
is likely to rob a motor trip Of it's greatest
attractions"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Conditions Have Been an
Outrage and Two Extra
Men Have Been Put
on Duty
SAYS MOTORCYCLE
is ONLY MEANS OF
MAKING ARRESTS
Downtown Speeding Never Serious.
But Thr0ttles Are Opened Up in
Outskirts Where Officers Are
Few and Far Between

i think that the city is securing
strangle hold on the automobile speeders
and that it will be but a few more weeks
until accidents and collisions will become
very scarce" said City Commissioner A.
o. Lane, in charge of the police depart
ment, yesterday, when asked his opinion
about the automobile speeders and the
many accidents which have been occur
ring in the city within the last few
weeks.
we have added two extra motorcycle
officers to the speeders squad just this
week, making six officers on the squad
now. If you will investigate the records
at the police department you will find that
the number of accidents has been steadily
decreasing. especially so since the new
traffic laws went into effect. If we see
that 1t Is necessary, we will add still
more motorcycle policemen to the speed
ers squad, but I believe that the pres
ent force will soon practically stamp OUT
the evil.
Condition Has Been Outrageous
There is no doubt that the condition
of affairs in the past been an outrage
Conditions have been awfully bad and
| know IL just as well and probably bet
ter than anybody else in town. unless it
should be Chief Bodeker. For the life
of me I can't see why man wants 10
run SO fast ! should think he would be
afraid for himself, If not for anybody
else But the fact remains that they have
been doing it and 1t has been causing the
police department more trouble than any
other one thing.
1T is so troublesome because it's hard
to make an arrest. There isn't any
speeding here in the downtown district
A man waits until he gets out in the
suburbs or the residence district, and
then he opens up. Now, we can't keep a
policeman on every block in the city
Besides, an ordinary policeman might as
well have his hands bound as attempt TO-
arrest an automobile driver going past
him at the rate of 40 or so miles an hou.
They even go so fast many times that
the officer can't read their numbers.
Motorcycle Policemen the Solution
"The only practical solution we have
Mound is the motorcycle policeman. He
can take after the speeder and either
overhaul him and stop him or at least get
close enough to get his number and we
arrest him later With these six men at
tending to this offense alone, there will
be many arrests or less speeding from
now on And we have given instructions
to the recorders court to use no lenency
in assessing fines. not that we mean to
dictate justice, but we want speeders to
understand that when they get into court
they are going to be fined enough to
make them feel it"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Nothing Doing

From the Chicago Daily News.
why are you rushing around so to.
day?'
TN trying to get something for my
wife"
HAD any offers?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Freshies
From Judge.

"Ahp' says the visitors In the college
town, noticing the long file of young men
parading about the campus. Some raw
recruits?'
Yes and no." explained ,the resident.
They're what you might call rah-rah re-
cruts."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Matter of Lively Interest


''The present state and the immediate
future of southern civilization, now that
prosperity has come at last, must be a
matter of lively interest to every intelli-
gent American. Interest is too faint q
word for the concern we feel who through
the long winter of discomfort have
watched So eagerly, sometimes so well
night hopelessly, for better days. We did
not altogether fail, / trust, to find the
sweeter uses of that adversely. Let us not
fail to find likewise some noble uses Of
this fresh prosperity. 1--WE" and "us"-I
Insist upon that phrasing--and as person.
ally as began. For not one, 1 am sure,
of the small band of exiles whose cause
I have just ventured to plead will consent
that exile shall mean, in the slightest
degree, 'alien." Least, Of all would such a
one consent to that Interpretation of his
life, IT, after years of absence. after years
of resolutely candid criticism-even per-
haps now and then of positively hectoring
criticism-of his own people, he should
find himself thrown back, broken and i'll.
to seek among tkem, in his own land, rest
and strength and healing; for, whether or
not he shall find these, he will surely find
there that which will renew his loyalty
to a civilization which for simple human
kindliness has hardly its fellow in the
world.
with gratitude for the service which
your committee, in that quiet patriotism
which In the long run proves itself SO
much the wisest is trying to render to
that civilization, am, my dear sir. yours
very truly.
.'WILLIAM GARRoTT BROWN.
Mr., Alexander T. London. Birmingham.
Ala"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
HIRE SPECIAL ATTORNEY
TO WATCH THE CASES

]. Kirk Moore: My idea to stop the
speeding nuisance is to increase the fines
and penalties imposed. and in the event
of an appeal have these cases referred to
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and Mrs. S. f. Nash struck telephone
pole near Bessemer The automobile was
badly smashed up. and both DR.. and Mrs.
Nash were seriously bruised in the acci-
dent
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make sure that we are leaving It in the
hands of cultivated men and women; that
every step to be taken In the coming
years shall be sanctioned " a reasonable
thing is not that steps shall be taken"
or laws passed, or any other formal and
high sounding thing done. one way rath-
er than another. The supremely desirable
thing is that In all the countless, constant,
silent changes through which southern
civilization is passing, and must pass In
future, there shall prevail. more and
moro, the gentle spirit and the steadfast
purpose which are the sure and noble
fruits of the tree We plant whenever we
build q library
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
SHE LIKED TO BORROW.
Give Her a Fair Chance, Too, and She
Was Willing to Pay Back.

Day by day as Mrs. Worths house
hold and kitchen furniture and grocer
les slowly disappeared she saw that
the moment approached when a fnal
stand must be made. One morning
when Jimmy, son of the borrower, ap-
peared at the back door with the state
ment. MA wants the wash boiler,
Mrs Worth determined to act
"You tell your ma that when she
brings back what she has already bor-
rowed | will lend her the boiler"
In a little while Jimmy reappeared
ma wants to know what she has
borrowed"
"There are a quart OF tlour," began
Mrs. Worth. "a peck Of potatoes, a cup.
ful of sugar. can OF coffee. a half
pound of lard. some onions and butter
and spices. the screwdriver, the hatch.
et, a pair of scissors" she paused, rec
olecting-"three spools of. thread, a
piper of needles and
But Jimmy was gone. Presently be
raped on the back door again.
Ma says for YOU to write 'em down.
! forgot some oI EN-"
Mrs Worth sat down with pencil and
patiently made an alphabetical list OF
al the articles she could remember.
Jimmy took the list and disappeared
A half hour later he once more ap-
peared at the back door and announced:
MA says If you'll lend her the wash
boiler to carry them in she'll bring 'en
home Youths Companion.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
FINS, FURS AND FEATHERS
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Proof is at hand that "the wise old
OWL is In reality rather gentleman,
a good fellow, friend and even ben
efaetor-and this in spite of the fact
that he has been known upon occasion
to disregard local ethics to the extent
of purloining tender young chicken
or two. Caught and anatomically con
sdered in the Department of Zoology
in the State University, under the di-
rection of Prof. j. +. Bovard, the con
tents Of his stomach, as analysed, has
been proof positive of his many bene-
factions For instance: in three hours
Young owl has been known to catch
and consume as many as thirteen mice.
Add to an appetite like this that of a
whole nest full of owlets, and it is
plain that in localities where owls are
plentiful the eXterimnation OF rodents
is inevitable.
While the owl may be guilty Of con
suming a young chicken or two in the
spring when food is scarce, eleven
twelfths of the time he unduestionahly
proves himself distinct benefit to the
| farmer. He has evidently fed extern
sively on many farmers pests, notably
squirrels and field mice, thus doing an
incalculalle amount Of good.
At the request of the State Fish and
Game Commission. the Zoology Depart
ment is also concerning itself with
testing the repute of various other
birds Prof. Bovard will next consider
the flicker, or woodpecker. Research
in other states proves upon eXamina-
ton of the woodpecker's stomach that
il avefges only 20 per cent vegetable
matter, while in some cases there has
been found as much as 80 per cent OF
animal matter. This shows that while
fruit trees and church steeples may be
harmed this harm is comparatively
small in relation to the benefit done.
The crow, even, seems to have a
good deal in his favor; that is to say he
eats as much animal matter as he does
grain. Whether he is to be eXtermin-
ated or not rests with the farmer.
Regulations of other well-knowu
birds will be weighed and passed upon
their habits will be observed for a con
siderable portion of time, so as to know
in the end beyond the question of a
doubt whether our bird nelghbors are
| fit associates.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
A HOUSE OF DETENTION

Several times during the past year
have Hood River county health officers
faced situations that have demon
strated the fact that the county should
have some house for the detention OF
patients suffering from contagious
diseases. Every county in the state
should have such house. The sruc-
ture, while il should be isolated from
residences and other habitstions of
man, should be accessible. 1t should
be possible for physicians to reach II
easily and for provisions TO be trans
ported to patients and caretakers with
ease.
During the apple picking season and
at the time of the harvest of the berry
crop many transient laborers come into
the valley. At any moment during
these periods case of some contagi-
GUS disease may develop. The county
needs an adequate place to care for
such patients. The old time pest house
has nearly always been placed in some
isolated, out of the way jungle. In
deed, in many cases the task of trans
porting a patient to the pest house is
made difficult, no road leading to the
building. If the house he near any f ..
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
Cec-raphies to Blame.

Ask an! t. ndred English men, wo-
men or chtGgcu what is the name OF
the capital of russia and every one Of
them will reply. "St Petersburg" 1t
may be a small matter, but In point Of
fact the prorer name is Petersburg.
The Englisa a:e the only folk who in
sist upon the Saint" The city was
founded by Peter the Great and is
named after him. 1t is quite true that
Peter was one of the most extraordi-
nary men that ever filed a throne, but
no one would have been more astound.
ed than himself at being dubbed a
saint. He neither lived nor died In the
odor of sanctity, and II is hard to find
out how it became the English fashion
TO miscall the splendid town he found
ed.-London Mail.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09

and without friction it mnst have oil.
Nothing in the diet of the typical
American, German or English contains
any quantity of oil. The fat of meats
and rich gravies is not oil, while the
grease of pastries and all sweets is like
the gritty unrefined petroleum which
clogs the machinery Of our machines
and motors.
Intestinal trouble is almost unknown
to people who use olive oil generously.
Its use gives a clear complexion, a
clean unfurred tongue and a bright eye.
Olive oil should not only be used with
every meal, but should also be rubbed
on the body generously. The Courier.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
THE CHAUTAUQUA

II may seem rather peculiar at the
present tine with the snow covering
the earth to talk Of the Chsutauqua'
the climax Of summertime social fes-
tiyities. Yet now is the time to begin
to make preparations for the second
Annual Hood River Chautauqua. il
was voted. almost by the unanimous
voice Of the valley residents, last Aug
ust to make the event an annual afair.
II will take more work and longer
preparation to make the ehautauqua Of
this year a success than was necessary
last year. The committee Of citizens
will not exert themselves with such a
s10ntaneity as was the case last year
for the rovelty will have worn out to
certain extent. But this is no reason
why the affair should not be in every
way as successful. But the plans
should be in the making and the gen
real scope Of the event should be TAX
ing form.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
A GOOD BEGINNING

With a surplus in the general fund
and in the road fund the city Of Hood
River has begun the New Year well.
The records of the treasurer show that
the city will have enough money on
hand to tide it over and pay for all
necessary expenses until the tax of the
year is received.
This is the first year that Hood River
has begun the year with a balance on
the plus side of the sheet. But few
cities in Oregon are in as good financial
condition. Indeed Hood Rivers treas
ury has a gratifying lot Of funds on
h and now. The water bond money is
there because of the good bids received
on the work it will be possible to make
the new system adequate in every re-
spect
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1913-01-09
SMALLPOX PATIENT
IS ISOLATED

Having been brought to this city
with four other patients apparently
suffering from the grip, laborer from
the Stone & Webster camp on the
White Salmon river who developed
small pox at the local hospital, has
been removed to building erected by
the construction company on a large
vacant field west of the Heights.
Through their physicians here, Drs. j.
M. Waugh and Malcolm Bronson, the
construction company as soon as it was
determined that the man had small
pox, asked the couny court to approve
of some location where a detention
house might be eected and the man
cared for at the company's expense.
The site westo the city was select
ed by DR.. j. Edgiugton, county health
officer. with the authority of the coun-
/ ty court.
An erroneous idea has prevailed that
the construction company has estab-
lished pest house here aud that all of
its patients suffering with contagious
diseases will be.cared for at the place.
The local physicians who have charge
of the compauy's patients declare thai
such action was unthouhRt of. Indeed.
it is illegal to knowingly bring patients
suffering from a contagious disease
from another state into Oregon. As
soon as the laborer now confined at the
temporary structure has recovered il
will be destroyed No patients show
ing the least symptoms of contagious
disease are allowed to be brought to
the local hospital, nor are any patients
not having been vacinated allowed to
be brought here for treatment.
Two local men who have been work.
ing on the White Salmon dam and who
developed small pox after their return
here are in close quarantine and nc
fear is felt Of spread of the diseae.