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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Glenn's Hope for Alabama

To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
In a recent issue of The Age-Herald you
print a special dispatch from Annlston,
headed, "Glenn Hopes to Swing Alabama
Back Into Dry Column" 1t is stated In
the article that in his address at the
FIRST church in Admission. Mr.. Glenn stated
very frankly that the object of his visit
to Alabama at present was to swing Ala
ba ma back into the dry column III 1olo
and TO elect men to the legislature who
would vote for this end He declared that
he believed there would be nation WIDE
dry law In 10 years.
should former Governor Glenn succeed
in bringing about statewide prohibition in
Alabama there is no reason TO believe that
conditions would be any better IN your
state than in his own where the sale OF
liouir goes on in defiance of law, thus
creating disrespect for all laws.
Regulation is the solution OF the liquor
problem. No dry law is permanent
Prohibition must fail whether it prohibits
or not If II does not prohibit it is a
failure. If it does prohibit it will be re-
nealed on account of the demand oil the
people for Intoxicating beverages.
The National Model License league.
made IN of leading distillers, brewers,
wholesale and retail liquor dealers, ana
others who have given the subject inucn
thought in advocating constructive ieeis-
/, That a retail liquor license once IS
sued should carry with it the riSlt OF
renewal so long as the holder obeys the
law. and SO long as,the community Is NOT
voted dry" This would prevent politi-
clans from influencing the granting OF the
refusing of Licenses.
2. The license fee should be reasonaple,
avcass,ve high licenses must inevitably
comneI the handling of inferior goods and
possibly the violation of law.
2. No new license should be issued until
the proportion becomes one for each 800 or
population. ,os CO..
The license should be suspended FOR
30 DAYS upon the holders hrst conVic-
ton of violation OF law ana canceIieu Pc p
monentlv upon second conviction Re
spectfully, L. M, 1iLmol,a., -
President Natlonal Nioue'
League.
Louisville, June 2, 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
BOOSTERS DAY" IN
JACKSON TUESDAY
Legal Holiday is Observed
Owing to Anniversary of
jefferson Davis

Jackson, Miss, June 3-(Special. )-This
has been lively DAY in Jackson for two
reasons. In the first pace, June 8 is the
anniversary of the birth of jefferson
Davis and a legal holiday in Mississippi
The offices at the capitol were closed, or
supposed to be, as were the banks and a
few other places of business, but there
is never any general observance of the
day.
The second cause for the lively times eX-
perienced was that it was Booster day."
and everybody was supposed to make as
much noise as possible and do pretty
much as they pleased.
During the afternoon cannon were fired
in the old capitol yard, every auto in the
community was in parade, loaded with as
many girls as they could carry, many of
them showing banners with suitable boos-
ter Inscriptions, and all making all the
noise possible. The city law as to speed
limits for autos was held up on proclama-
ton of the mayor, and the autos hit the
ground in high places only.
The survivors of Ratliff's battery also
held their annual meeting In Jackson, as
usual June 8. The attendance has
come to be very small, because of the
ravages of time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
BOYD RECOMMENDS
PRICES FOR
THE GAS USED HERE
Says Rate Is Too High as
Compared With Other
Cities-Electric Light
Rates Reasonable

City Attorney Boyd submitted a report
TO the city commission yesterday in which
ne recommended that lower gas rate be
charged by the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company. Upon motion
OF Commissioner Weatherly, the report
and data 1t contained was sent to the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power Of
ficials for their information.
Mr.. Boyd investigated gas rates in sew
eral other cities of the country and by
comparison he states Birminghams gas
rates are too high. The contract by which
the gas is furnished the citizens, it is
stated, calls for rate equal to the rate
charged in "other cities of similar size
and population" Assuming that this
means other cities of similar area and
population, Mr.. Boyd cites several cities
In all parts of the country all of which
have lower natural gas rate than Bir-
mingham, and in view of the fact that
coal out of which gas Is made is so close
to Birmingham, the report recommends
that some action be taken to reduce the
rate.
Nh. Boyd also conducted his investiga-
ton in regard to electric light rates and
states that Birmingham compares favor
ably with other cities of similar area and
population using steam made electricity.
The following table gives the substance
of Mr.. Boyd's report:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
NEW EVIDENCE IN
STEEL TRUSTPROBE
Letter From Former Com
missioner of Corporations
Garfield Is Introduced

New York, June 3.-Judge Ebert II.
Gary, chairman of the United States
Steel corporation, threw some light to-
day on the attitude of the Roosevelt
administration toward the corporation
when the President ordered tho bureau
of corporations to Investigate 1t In 1905,
an inquiry which has been going on
ever since As a witness for the de-
fense in the government suit to dis
solve the corporation, Judge Gary in
troduced into evidence a heretofore un-
published letter from Former Commis
sioner of Corporations Garfield which
contained a memorandum of meeting
between President Roosevelt, Secretary
Metcalfe of the department of com
merce and labor, Commissioner Garfield
and Judge Gary in November, 1905.
This memorandum quoted Commits
sioner Garfield as saying that the OBJ
ject of the proposed Investigation SIS
to afford the President full information
of all the facts relating to the organiza-
ton, conduct and mana cement of the
corporation upon which recommenda :
tion might be made"
The President spoke of the ques-
tion of over capitalization" the mem
orandum continued, mot as applying &
directly to the Steel corporation, but
generally and stated that 1t Is of course
usually impossible to undo that which
has already been DONE but that on this
as well as upon other matters, the work
OF the bureau is for the present and
the future In answer Judge Gary
stated that il from the facts obtained
Mr. Garfield was satisfied that the
United States Steel corporation was
over capitalized, it would be his duty
so to state and that the Steel corpora
tion could not be punished in any more
severe way than by such publicity"
Judge Gary introduced the letter in
connection with testimony that the cor
poration had never refused any infor-
nation asked. 1t was upon the infor-
nation thus furnished, 1t was brought
out, that the bureau of corporations
based it's several reports upon the cor
poration. Hundreds of thousands of
dollars" had been spent by the corpor-
alton, said the witness, in collecting
; this informa ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
FIRE ORDINANCE IS
REFERRED TO BOYD
Will Report on Measure at
Commission Meeting
Next Tuesday

The ordinance drafted Monday by Chief
A. V. Bennett of the fire department to
extend the fire limits of the city to take
in all territory within the city limits and
to prohibit the construction of anything
but fireproof roofs within those limits
was brought up at the city commission
meeting yesterday and referred to City
Attorney Boyd to report upon next
Tuesday.
II believe the ordinance is good
thing" said President Exum. but we all
know that it Is far from being popular.
AS to whether or not we should pass IL
in the face of the serious opposition is
a matter for serious and deep thought,
and 1 move We pass it over for one week
and in the meantime give the matter
some thorough investigation. There is
no doubt, l guess. but what the passage
of the ordinance would give us much
better standing with the fire insurance
companies"
THAT is a very important ordinance"
commented Associate Commissioner
Weatherly. IF. as Chief Bennett says,
over so per cent of the fires are caused
by shingle roofs, it is important that
something be done to remedy this. How
ever. | wish to call the attention of the
public to the fact that the ordinance
does not prohibit shingle roofs, but calls
for fireproof roofs.
There was some discussion by City At
torney Boyd and others as to the word
ing at certain places in the ordinance
Mr.. Boyd recommended changes. and
during the week this and other features
of the ordinance will be investigated by
the commissioners individually. 1t is ex-
pected that next Tuesday some definite
action will be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
TEACHERS GET
THEIR MONEY

jackson, Miss, June 3.-tSpecialo-At
the close of business May 81, State Treas
urer Stovall found that he had paid out
during the day about $4,000, and the bal
ances in the several state repositories
amounted to s2O1, ,s1S.75. June 1 WAS
on him and the teachers of the state
would be wanting their money, nearly half
a million, or more than twice as much
as he had on hand. There was not sim
gle cent in the vault. but the treasurer
knew that Governor Brewer had bor-
rowed $780, 900 from New York bankers to
tide him over school teacher pay day. and
he did not worry about the morrow.
Monday Governor Brewer received ex-
change from score of New York and
Boston banks who had united to make up
the 100000 loan. and the cash is here.
The notes on which the governor procured
this money are made payable on January
10 next in New York, and one of the very
first acts of the legislature of 1914 will be
to make an appropriation to cover this
sum with interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
HUNTSVILLE To HAVE
CHAUTAUQUA IN 1914
More Than 1000 Tickets
Taken to Guarantee
Attractions

Huntsville. June Especial )--The
Redpath Chautauqua made a greater
success In Huntsville than had ever
been anticipated by the most enthusiasts
tic booster and at the close last night
1t was announced that more than
thousand tickets had been taken in or
der to guarantee the coming of the
big show next year. The number re-
quired was $50. Ralph Bingham was
the big feature of the last night and
he was at his best. His audience was
responsive from the first and Mr.. Blng-
ham kept them roaring with laughter
more than an hour and half.
The Rev. r. S. Gavin has offered his
resignation as pastor of the First Bap-
tist church of Huntsville and when 1t
Is accepted by the board of deacons
during this week. Will accept d call
to the First church at Lakeland, Fla.
house in McCalley grove occupied
by Ben Quinn was struck by lightning
and almost demolished and OF the four
persons who We're in the house al the
/ time no one was injured in the least
except Mrs. Quinn. who was slightly
burned on the head and breast by
small portion of the electricity. The
house Is owned by Turner Petty and
the damage is considerable.
As result of Chief Kirby's raid at
Chase a few days ago when he captured
and seized about 80 gallons of LIQUOR
that had been shipped from Chatta-
nooga to Huntsville parties, It is an
nounced that the parties to whom the
! liquor was consigned will be prosecuted
| in the state courts. The liquor was not
labeled at all and 1t is alleged also to
have been shipped in violation of the
| Webb bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Major Crow Was at the Crater

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
In your issue of June 2, under the head
of Hotel Lobbies," Mr.. d. L. Bridges of
Birmingham is quoted as making this
statement
Il was with General Wilcox's command
at the taking of the crater in front of
Petersburg. l never have seen a cooler,
Drawer man in action. l remember when
we were ready to charge the negro troops
entrenched behind the breastworks which
proved the fearful mine known as the
crater. General Wilcox ordered us to hold
our fire until we were right at them, and
we did. 1t was hand to hand contest.
The negro troops hollered No quarter;
Remember Fort Pillow. "
I. Maj. j. M. Grow. belonged to San
der's. Wicox's old brigade. which con-
sisted of the Eighth, Ninth. Tenth, Elev-
enth and Fourteenth Alabama regiments.
1 was at that time major of the Ninth
Alabama regiment, and commanding Gen.
eral Sanders sharpshooters. General San
der at that time and for months before
was In command of Wilcox's brigade, and
led 1t in this charge, going himself in
front. 1t has been long time since the
war, and some comrades are liable to get
things mixed up.
A short quotation from a letter from
Adjt. Gen. George Clark, now living in
Waco. Tex. who was with the brigade on
this occasion:
Before the charge was made I went
down the line and counted every nom
commissioned officer and private, and we
started in with 62S men. ! did not count
the Officers and l know that every man
went into the fight because General San
ders had requested me to go behind the
| lines and see that every man kept his
place, he being in front. The ranks were
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
HITCHCOCK MAKES
WARM REPLY To
RECENT ATTACKS
Answers Charges Of Post
office Department Being
N0n-Self Sustaining
LONG STATEMENT
is GIVEN OUT
Former Postmaster General Goes
Into Details of Workings of the
Department Under Taft
Administration

Silver City, N. NJ. June 3.-On arriving
at Silver City today from the ATorolon
mountains, where ho has been spending
some weeks, former Postmaster General
Frank II. Hitchcock was shown the state
ment issued few days ago by Postmas-
ter General Burleson, attacking his ad-
ministration of the postoffice department.
Mr. Hitchcock issued the following state
ment:
"A committee composed in the main o.
newly appointed assistants having less
than three months experience in postof-
flee business, attempts in a report to the
present head of the department to dis
credit the financial showing made by the
postal service under President Taft's adj
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
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Birmingham, June 3, 1918.
Worlds Citizenship Conference

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
In the programme of the Worlds Chris-
tian citizenship conference to be held in
Portland June 20 to July 6, there are to
be scores of people, prominent in public
and work in our own and other countries,
who will discuss from Christian view
point the great moral problems with which
government of very necessity has to deal
and is dealing all the time. President
Woodrow Wilson heads the list of Amer
lean speakers. DR. r. j. Patterson. leader
of the "Catch-My-Pal' temperance move
ment in Irelahs; DR., John G. Dickson of
Scotland, DR.. Armenag Haigazian of Tur-
key, DR.. Charles Merle d'Aubigne of
France, Drs. Ibuka and Motoda of Japan
and Ng Poon Chew of China, are among
the speakers from foreign countries.
In addition to the many important ad-
dresses to be delivered on the public plat
forms during the afternoons and evenings
of this conference there are to be held dur
ing the forenoons a simultaneous sec
tional conference on many themes of pub
lie interest
At each of these conferences, In addl-
ton to the principal address delivered a
report is to be read by the chairman of
a previously appointed commission to in
vestigate from a world viewpoint the SUD-
ject reported on. While arrangements
have not yet been finally completed for all
commissions the following are at work:
Commission on capital and labor Or.
Charles Stelzle, New York, chairman;
commission on prison reform, the Hon.
Mckenzie Cleland, Chicago, chairman;
commission on the Sabbath, DR.. Albert
t Moore. Toronto, chairman commission
on intemperance, DIR. e. G. DinWidd1e,
Washington, chairman; commission on the
family, DR.. r. c. Wylie, Pittsburg, chair
man: commission on peace, DR.. Edward
Krehbiel. Leland Stanford university, Cal
ifornia, chairman; commission on MOT
monsm, Prof. o. f. Davis, New Rieh-
mond Wis, chairman. Associated with
each of these chairmen are number OF
others in this and other countries known
to be interested in the themes which they
are Investigating as well as conVersaht
with them These reports are expected u
be of special value in the way Oh ior
nishing fresh and authentic data on the
subjects Investigated.
committee consisting or Dr. Safnue,
Zane Batten of Philadelphia, eX-Omteu
states Vice President Fairbanks OF In
dianapolis, Bishop Charles ID. Williams OIL
Detroit. Dr. Henry Collins Minton oil
Trenton. and DR.. James s. Martin oil
pittsbl1rg are at work on plan or ac-
ton for the solution of the moral PROB
lens of our age so far as government mas
to deal with them.
This plan of action is to be submitted for
adoption at the conference. Information
concerning this world gathering and lit
erature relating to it, including railway
folders issued on account of 1t, may De
had upon application to ]. II. Lott Cor
dova. who is the representative or the
conference in this state and community
Please print the above and thus heir
us promote the cause or good cltlAeh-
ship. Faithfully yours, D. H. 10 l.
Cordova, June ., 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

10 the Editor of The Age Herald:
10 the first veteran that 1 met yester-
day l remarked that our friend, Dave
Bridges, had gotten his arithmetic
wrong about the fight at the crater as
published in The Age-Herald on Monday.
was in hope that a correction would
nave been made in todays Age Herald by
the writer himself. but that has not been
done The statement was that Dave was
IN the battle of the crater and wounded,
and that Wilcox was in command and was
the 'bravest and coolest man ever seen in
action"
corrections of statement as to history
shouid be made, whether an injustice TO
the country or to an individual. The correc-
ton that | wish to make is that the will
cox brigade was in the crater fight under
the gallant Sanders, and that Wilcox was
not In the battle, but had a command, l
think, in North Carolina, and had not
been with the Wilcox brigade for quite a
while. In justice to General Sanders,
please correct. l was in the Wilcox
brigade. r A. HAMILTON,
Camp Hardee.
Rirmin CHAM lima 1919
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
VETERANS OBSERVE
DAVIS BIRTHDAY
Appropriate Exercises Held
at Soldiers Home
Yesterday

Mountain Creek, June 3.-tSpeeial.)--
The one hundred and fifth birthday of
Jefferson Davis, the first and only
President of the Confederate states, was
observed at the Alabama Soldiers home
today by all of the old veterans who
were able to visit the auditorium hail.
where an appropriate and able address
was delivered by the Rev. Robert ii.
Long, a Baptist minister of this place
The speaker was listened to attentive
ly by the old men who had followed
the struggle for southern principles
during the dark days of 1915. His
frequent allusions to the executive and
administrative ability of the martyred
Davis brought recollections of hard
ships and pleasantly to the veterans
who looked to the chief executive as
their leader when, in the sixties, a
leader was needed.
Mr.. Long was ''at home" with the old
veterans, he resides on an adioin-
ing farm, and is known personally by
a number of them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
Commencement At
WOMAN'S COLLEGE
Faculty Reelected and the
Presidents Work In
dorsed by Trustees

Montgomery. June 3.-(Special.) .)-Com-
mencement exercises at the Woman's
college of Alabama have just come to
close and students who have attend
ed the 1928 session are leaving for
their homes in all parts of the south.
Every member of the faculty has
been reelected and the presidents work
has been indorsed by the board of trus-
tees. Efforts are being made to have
a larger enrolment when the college
begins the next session in September.
Resolutions recommending the erec-
ton of a library as memorial to DR.
and Mrs John Massey were passed by
the trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
CLEANING UP DAY

ON THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE THE
STREET COMMISSIONER WILL TAKE
HTS ENTIRE FORCE IN THE ALLEYS
AND REMOVE ALL GARBAGE AND
FROM BACK YARDS.
THE PUBLIC WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE AND HAVE EVERYTHING
THEY DESIRE REMOVED OUT IN
4 CONVENIENT PLACE IN VESSELS,
OR If THE VESSELS WILL NOT CON-
TAIN EVERYTHING THE OVERFLOW
MAY BE DEPOSITED IN A CONVEN-
lent PLACE ON THE GROUND AND
1T WILL. DE REMOVED DURING THE
WEEK COMMENCING JUNE o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
AMATEUR PLAY AT
WADLEY TONIGHT

Wadley. June Especial. )-The play
entitled, "The Lady and a Tramp, or
the World Against Them," will be CIV
en- by Henry Lifts of Atlanta at the
College hall Wednesday evening.
The Rev. I. T. Carlton went over TO
Roanoke Sunday whore he preached
at the First Methodist church both
morning and evening. y
Among those who attended the re-
union at Chattanooga last week from
Wadley were Mr.. and Mrs j. NJ. Hodge.
VIII Seymour. John r. Harris, r. II.
Harris. Allen Busbee, DIR. VIII Clardy.
c. c. Treadwell and Miss Loura Tread
well. Mr.. Treadwell visited his son In
Oxford on his return trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

not broken until we climbed into the
crater, and there the fight began in earn
est"
General Wilcox was promoted to major
general some months before the battle of
the crater, and was in command at that
time of a North Carolina division. This
Is matter of history, and should by all
means be corrected. There are a number
OF confederate veterans living in your
city who at that time belonged to San
ders Wileox's old brigade, who will ver-
ify the truth of my statement
J. M. CROW,
Florence 1itpe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

SEVEN GET DIPLOMAS
AT ANNISTON SCHOOL
School Monday on 'The Open
Door of Opportunity"

Admission, June Especial arthur
Lee, Misses Dorothy Sterne, Julia
Blackwell, Jimmie Ledbetter Cholly
May House, Margaret Britton, and Co
rinne Weaver, were awarded certificates
of graduation at the closing exercises
of the Admission High school Monday
evening at the New Noble theatre
The exercises were opened by the
Rev. Frank Brandon, who also present.
ed the diplomas. Essays by Miss Doro-
thy Sterne and Miss Julia Blackwell
which won the prizes offered by A. l..
Tyler and A. j. Goodwin of the school
board, were read and the speaker of
the evening. Captain Hobson, was In
troduced by Supt. d. r. Murphey OF
the public schools.
Captain Hobson spoke on THE Open
Door of Opportunity" and dwelt at
length on the resources of Alabama,
stressing the need of education to en-
able the young people to claim the
wealth which is really their own. He
stressed the value of character as the
greatest thing in the world and con-
cluded with extracts from his Merrimac
and prohibition speeches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

NOte-ADOVe pfIceS are net. All plants
privately owned except the gas plant at
Richmond Prices for electric lights In
nearly all of these cities subject to large
reductions for monthly consumption ex-
ceeding about 80 XIV. hours. Possibly
one or two slight errors in above figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04

Now for the seashore via A, 3. & A,
June 5th. ST Simons and Cumberland
Islands only $3.50. Leave Birmingham
400 p. m, arrive Brunswick 900 a. m.
Full Information at Union Station.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-04
The Battle of the Crater

Florence, June 3, 1918.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-03-07
SNYDER AND FLUvANNA
HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET

There was quite an interesting
track meet at Wolfe's park here last
Friday, participated in by pupilh
from Snyder and Tluvanna schools.
II was a great display of athletic
skill and agility. There were con-
tests in running, jumping and yari-
GUS races and games and much mer-
riment was provoked.
The schools generally. and those
of Scurry county especially are en-
couraging athletics. physical culture
and manual training along with the
highest possible order of class work.
and thus the pupils are being de
veloped physically as well rs mental
ly and their education is being direct
ed along practical lines. The official
score was Snyder 81, Fluvanna 20.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1913-03-07

The Suffragette amy led by Cen
eral Rosalec Jones arrived IN wash
ington last Friday They created az
much excitement as did the arrival
there Of Coxey's army OF unemploy-
ed In the 9Os. One feature Of
the suffragette parade was a negro
woman carrying a banner bearing
the words. Votes for colored wo-
men"