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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
CITY ORDINANCES
NO. 15O-C. An ORDINANCE TO
A BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS

Be it ordained by the Board of Com
Section 1. There is hereby created a
special board to be known as The
Board of Adjustment Of Special ASSESS
follows, towit: The First Assistant
City Attorney. the PRINCIPAL Assistant
be hereafter selected. who shall be a
resident of this city and familiar with
real estate values. therein and whose
by this Board. And the members of
said Board shall discharge. the duties
hereinafter provided for during. the
Board. provided said members of said
Board of Adjustment shall be primarily
the Commissioner of Streets, Parks.
Public Property, ETC.,, etc. :, to, whom whom the
rsga OF sad oaian Bosra OF
needed in the, conduct of the duties
Sec O.. 1t shall be the duty of said
Board of Adjustment to collect or to
adjust, compromise and collect all de de;
said Board by the city Comptroller or
grading. ie paving, ETC. and the he construc-
ton of storm and sanitary sewers:
provided that any and al rsdussti,Sns re
missioners of said city. and provided
ings Ing 5" shall be Brought or Instituted only
with and upon the approval of said
Commissioner of Streets. Parks, Public
Property, etc.
Sec 8. Said Assistant City Attorney
shall be chairman of said Board of Ad-
justment and upon the appointment by
this Board Of said third member Of said
Board of Adjustment, said Board shall
organize as soon as practicable ana
proceed to take the necessary steps to
enforce the collection or adjustment.
compromise and settlement of said de-
linquent Improvement assessments.
Approved May %, 1913.
G. EXUM, President
A. o. LANE. Commi ssioner,
JAMES WEATHERLY. Com.
Attest: Fl. s. RYALI4, City Clerk.
Age Herald. May 20, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Stamps Called a Tragedy of Art"


Our sets of commemorative postage
stamps at first joke, then bore, and
now they are becoming+-from an ar
tistic point of view-a tragedy. The
new stamps for the San Francisco eX-
position are no advance upon the ear
lier issues They are, indeed, rather
more lacking in beauty and simplicity.
The new 1-cent stamp is mediocre
design. in which portrait OF Balboa
is surrounded by numerous plans and
other fussy details. The 2-cent value
purports to carry a view of the Panama
canal 1t may, indeed. do so, out a
photograph of two tailor's irons rest
| ing negligently upon very wrlnkied
pair of trousers would have, when re
duced in size, much the same effect.
The scent stamp is better the color
being a rich blue and the pio.uie a
view of the Golden Gate. The Decent
stamn is a screamer. Its vivid yellow
ofends the eye and makes indls-
fin nc,,ishable both the picture and the
lettering There seems to be group
of people. but they might, be singing
the Declaration or simply having a
picnic. ooo
The Columbian stapms af 1893 were
rather large for use. but they were
heautiful set They rank next, per-
hans. in attractiveness to the odd and
prettv little square stamps OF ioo?.
since the Columbian set our commem-
orative stamps have almost s'eaoliy
declined in merit. The designers nave
invariably made the mistake OF crowd
ing too much detail upon such Tiny
bits of paper The result mas neeh
hodge -podge a..
The new parcel post stamps are IN
teresting, after fashion, but an artist
would find little in them to COMMENT
or even consider.
Our government designers when next
tboy yish 70 renroduce a landscape
upon hostage stamps Will do. we'll TO
look at the Bosnia Herzegovina set re-
Gently issued by Austria. And LOT
stamp bearing portrait, the Bava-
rian stamps with the head OF the aseo
regent, are very striking. In skiii1ui
utilization of space, in color, IN ar
tistic design and in absence OF an ap-
pearance of crowding they are remark
ably successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
SUBSIDIARIES ARE
NOT COMPETITORS
ChOate Testifies in DissOlu-
ton Suit Against the
Shoe Trust

Boston, May 2S-The majority If not
all. the subsidiary companies bought
by the United Shoes Machinery COM
pany were not actually competing COM
panies, according to testimony which
Charles F. Choate. Jr, counsel for the
company in the dissolution suit now
pending in the United States district
court, brought out in his cross eX-
animation of a witness today. Forty
two of these companies have ceased to
do business.
Some of the companies acquired were
agents, others manufactured accessories
to the shoe machinery business. while
many were engaged in developing i'm
provements according to the evidence.
The only business acquired belonging
to individuals. it appeared from the tes-
timony was that of men who showed
a decided genius for inventions and
these men were taken into the employ
of the defendant to develop machines
In process of perfection.
The court today allowed petition for
a bill of particulars filed by the defense
and gave the government until Tues
day to specify the threats and other un-
lawful acts which the defense asked be
specified and which are otherwise not
specified in the bill of complaint.
Regarding the petition filed by the
government for a bill of particulars re-
lating to the patents relied on by the
defense for its claim to the right to
restrict the use of its machinery, the
court suspended action tempora rily.
Under the rules of the court the de-
fense Is required to specify these pat
ents before they are permitted to go
into the case and owing to that rule.
action on the governments petition wGs
suspended.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
LORD AVEbURY
DIES IN LONDON
Was Prominent Banker,
Famous Scientist and
Author

London, May 2S--Lord Avebury died
today of heart disease after short
illness at the age of % years.
Lord Avebury, formerly Sir John Lub-
book. was prominent as a banker, IA
nous as a scientist and popular as an
author of nature studies. He was pres
dent of a corporation of foreign bond
holders lord rector of St. Andrews uni
versity, president of the Society Of An
tiquaries, president of the Central As
sociation OF Bankers, and officer of
nearly a score of other organizations
having to do with finance. education and
natural science.
As Sir John Lubbock lie won great
popularity among the working people
in 1871 when he succeeded in passing
the bank holidays act This added four
national holidays every year to the
statutes and these days We're for a long
time known as Lubbock days"
Besides. banking, on which he was a
recognized authority, he also took great
interest in the reform of municipal life
and in movements for the welfare of
the working classes. lie introduced
legislation to provide Fairgrounds for
the children. He also devoted himself
to conditions under which clerks
worked in stores and succeeded in pass
ing a bill regulating their hours of la
Dor. Another bill provided for the es-
tablishment of public libraries by mu-
inequalities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
TRADE SECRETS
REL0ST FOREVER
Some That Were Handed
Down From Generation
to Generation
From Answers.

From Answers.
Numerous are the trade secrets hand
ed down generation by generation from
father to son. and vast is the capital
made out of some of them in the COM
mercial world of today.
eat1cuIarly, perhaps. is this the case
- onc the numerous manufacturers ei
piquant sauces and the countless ven-
to- pe..cnt hleuiclnes.
But there is also. it must be re-
membered, another side to the case
Many, alas, are the priceless trade Sc
crets buried far down below the mold
ering dust of the misty past, and lost
TO the world. perchance never again to
be recovered.
To cite the first example that oc-
ours to the mind of the writer, for
instance, what would a Royal Arcadem-
ician of the present day give to be pos
sessed of the secret held by the old
ma asters-Ra phael, Rubens, Corregio
Van Dyck and their compression mix
ing their colors so as to render them
imperishable and impervious to the
ra,age of time?
The red coors, especially, of these
artists of a bygone epoch are every
whit as bright now as they were three
long centuries ago. On the contrary
! the colors of pictures painted only 10C
are faded and decayed to a deplorablt
extent.
| Again, in the world Of music. the
manufacturers of violins--old masters
as one may justifably term them, il
| another branch of art-treasured q
recipe for varnish that sank into the
| wood of their Incompatible instru-
ments, and mellowed it as well as pre-
| served it.
| With such extreme, relentless jeal-
| ousy, however, did they guard theil
| great secret that it, too, is lost to al
| appearances, irretrieyably.
| Rather more than 100 years ago there
| lived in a quaint old world village in
| Wales a working black ksmith, who had
| managed. by some means or other, to
| bring the welding of steel to such a
| pitch of perfection that the joint was
absolutely invisible. and the temper OF
the steel as fine as on the day it left
the testers hands. BY his process he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
No Business of Hers

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
An interesting dialogue occurred recent
ly between a woman and railway con
ductor-in which the woman got '"e
better of II.
IT shall have to ask you for tiche'
for that boy, ma am" said the cohouc-
tor.
IT guess not" replied the woman.
Hes too old to travel free. re os'
cupies a whole seat and the car cro"o'
ed There are people standing.
II can't help that"
II haven't time to argue the Ha..e'
J ma am. You'l have to pay TOT '"a'
boy.
.Fve never paid for him yet.
you've got to begin doing II eo'''
| time"
you'll pay for that boy. ma an; o.
! I'll stop the train and put him OH,
"All right Put him off II you nm, -
I that's the way to get anything OUT -
me-" !.
You ought to know what the ruios q
this road are, ma'am. How oio 10 ~"
| boy?" -. ,,a
Il don't know. / never saw him be
FORE"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29

was able to join the very finest of
sword blades and after he had finished
with them they were absolutely as
good and as sound as when they had
left the factory.
The blacksmith's fame spread far and
wide and. naturally enough, he at
tanned a great reputation; but he made
point of Invariably working in soli-
tude. He was offered large and tempt
ing sums to divulge his secret, but
kept it obstinately to himself. and when
his span of life had run its course he
took it with him to another world.
The ancient Greeks had substance
which we call Greek fire and which
they used in naval warfare.
Their method of employing 1t was
simply this--to throw the substance
upon the surface of the water, where
it famed UP and set fire to the ships
of the enemy. What was it? The only
known substance of the present day
that would do this is the metal potas-
SUM, but to set fire to ship In the
manner described would necessitate the
use of at least half a ton of the metal
Where did the Greeks obtain the sub
stance they used with such effect? Or
how did they make 1t? If Greek fire was
potassium, the secret of the process Is
be bowed down to and worshipped by
the builders of the present day. How
they made it is a profound secret, and
bids fair to remain so.
The mortar is as firm now as 1t was
1000 years ago: 1t has calmly scoffed
at the ravages of time and weather
The above are but few--a very few
another that must be numbered witf
the lost.
The man who could disinter thf
buried recipe for Roman mortar would
of the lost and buried secrets OF sn-
tiquity which modern scientists aho
mechanicians would give ."uch te
learn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Sounded Simple

UII LIppIHCUIl s.
During ldll in the conversation,
The young man who was calling made
the announcement that ne had failed to
Keep abreast of the scientific advance
of the age.
For instance" he said II didn'.
know at all how the incandescent elec-
iric Hght which is now used so much
Is produced"
oh, it is very simple" said the up
to-date girl You just turn a button,
and the light appears"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Remains Arrive From Texas

Hartselle, May 2S.-(Specal)-Th re-
mains of w. NJ. Egin, who died in Ft.
Worth. Tex, last Saturday, reached here
Tuesday and following the service at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs. S. l.. Sher-
rill, Wednesday morning. interment was
made in Hollywood, the Rev. r. l.. Quinn
officiatin
Mr.. Elgin was for many years a mer-
chant al Piedmont, later travelling in
Texas and other western states. He is
survived by his widow Mrs. Minnie Ell
gin of Fort Worth, two sons, AL. c. Ell
gin of Key West, Fla; l.. NJ. Elgin, An
niston. and four daughters, Mrs. 8. l..
Sheriff. of this city Mrs. A. A. Howard,
New Orleans, Mrs. T. p. Ledbetter. Me-
rdian, Miss, and Miss Ruth Elgin of
Meridian, all of whom attended the fu-
neral here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Fully Explained

From the New York Sun.
'Swank, swank? What is this swank
YOU hear so much aboutT inquired a
Harvard freshman of his big brother
graduate at the Harvard club.
why, swank means putting on side.'
of course" replied brother.
And what does putting on side
mean?
IF you really want to know" was
the reply both of them are Piccadilly
for the good old Missouri phrase throw
ing the dog Now keep quiet"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29

MI Julian McCary Little
young men In society
experience in the business world
feson stage At he
i revival of Tram
rms known
Mr. Little had become
cded stir fashionable
The enthusiastic
Of
men under
until
he has such fine We are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Frank Yielding

Funeral services over the remains of
Frank Yielding aged SO years, who was
killed instantly by being crushed between
two freight cars in the Louisville and
Nashville railroad yards at Boyles on
Sunday afternoon, We're held yesterday
morning from the Wesley chapel. Inter
ment followed in Cak Hill cemetery The
deceased was a member of the Temple
Lodge of Masons and of the Railway
Trainmen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
MAJOR GORMAN IS
SLIGHTLY IMPROVED
Physicians State Change
Noted Is Extremely
Encouraging

Chattanooga. May 2s.-tspecial)-Th
attending nurses at West Ellis hospital
stated tonight that the condition of Mai.
w. p. German of Birmingham, who fell
yesterday morning and sustained a frac-
tured skull, was slightly improved The
physicians would not state whether the
veteran would recover but did state that
the Improvement noted was extremely
gratifying and encouraging.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Deaths and Funerals
!. II. Jones

Funeral services over the remains of
j. r. Jones, well known lumber man
who died Tuesday at his residence. 523
Tuscaloosa avenue, were held yesterday
morning from the residence at 10 o'clock
with interment in Elmwood cemetery The
deceased had been a resident of Brming-
ham for score Of years and at the time
of his death was the vice president of the
Standard Lumber company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
The Dear Thing

From Harper's Weekly.
What are you doing, Polly?" asked
her mother.
I'm knitting, Mumie dear" replied
the young woman Il heard George say
the other day he was afraid he'd have
to buy new muffler for his car, and
| thought I'd knit him one as sort of
surprise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
William X. Montgomery

Funeral services over the remains Of
William X. Montgomery, aged 60 years,
who died Tuesday. will be conducted this
morning at 10 O'Clock from his residence
in Irondale, with interment in Irondale
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
William F.. Massey

The remains of William E. Massey, who
was fatally injured Tuesday in Banner
mines, will be sent to Remlap for inter-
ment this morning by Johns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29
Mrs. Jane c. Sturdivant

Dadevile May 2S-(Special. Mrs. Jane
c. Sturdivant, the oldest continuous resi-
dent of Dadeville. died yesterday, aged
S6 years. Mrs. Sturdivant was the wife OF
Judge Allan d. Sturdvant, who for 20
years was probate judge of Tallapoosa
county.
SIZE leaves three children. Thomas S
Sturdivant, president of the Sturdivant
bank and the Bank of Camp Hill; Mrs
w. w. Hicks and Mrs. Zana S. Brewer
Several preceded her to the grave.
The funeral services were held yester-
day afternoon at the city cemetery at
o clock and were conducted by the Rev
l.. f. Whtten, pastor of the Methodist
church.
JOHNS Undertaking Cn. Phone JO2
LICE 10y. Undertaken. Phone To-
4 SHAW. the Undertaken. Phone 3.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-29

London, May 9S.-Lord Avebury died
today of heart disease after short
illness at the age of % years.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-23

The Confederate reunion will be held in Chattanooga next week and Chattanooga is preparing to give the old boys in gray a royal reception. These annual gather ings are a source of great joy to the old vets, and this one will be of special interest because of it's nearness to the scenes of some of the bloodiest conflicts of the war. The passing of a few more years must necessarily mark the last of these reunions because these noble old sons of the South are rapidly answering the final roll-call. If you are an old Reb, get ready and go to Chattanooga.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-23
SULPHUR ROCKETS

Miss Blanch Sink of Newport is visiting friends in this city.
 Miss Maud Moore, who has been sick for so long, is slowly improv- ing.
 Misses Lillie and Helen Morris of Charlotte visited friends here Sunday and Monday.
 Dr. J. B. Roe of Newark spent a few hours in town Saturday with his many friends.
 Prof. and Mrs Virgil Hardin of Atlanta are visiting the lady's mother, Mrs. Jessie Burlington.
 The Senior League enjoyed a strawberry supper Tuesday night at the residence of Burk Wright.
 Mrs. Cora Sanders and sons, Alph and Harold, went to New port to visit relatives for some time.
 Several from here attended commencement exercises at Lone Oak Friday night and report a nice time.
 Mrs. Angie Wilson and charm ing daughter, Ray, have been visiting relatives in Newport for a few days.
 Prof. Virgil Hardin made very interesting talk at the Methodist church Sunday, Rev. Mack being at Paragould.
 Rev. Dugger of Piggot, who has been here several weeks drink ing sulphur water for his health, returned home Saturday.
 Burk Wright has sold his prop erty here to the Methodist church for parsonage. MT. Wright is contemplating moving to Fayette- vile to educate his boys.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-23
4 GOOD LAW

The Journal has received from the state auditor a copy Act No. 214 of the last legislature for the regulation and supervision of investment companies. This law will protect the people who have heretofore invested large sums in wildcat companies and never received any returns on their stock. In order to organize an investment company of any char acter now 1t is absolutely necessary to submit the proposition to the State Auditor and Insurance Com missioners who will go into the merits of the case and report. If an adverse report is returned by these officials and the investment company ignores the report and begins business a heavy fine is aS- sessed. This is a good law. There has been enough money lost by in- vesting money in swindles in this state to pave the streets of every city in Arkansas. The people are entitled to this protection from the sauve fellow who lives one the fat of the land without working by securing money from the working class who by honest toll and econ- omy have managed to save a little for investment.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-23
CONSTIPATION.
Its Cause and How to Cure it

Eat too much,
 Stomach feels bloated,
 All out of sorts,
 Don't feel like work to-day. Guess I've another case of biliousness.
 "Take anything?"
 "Yes; some pills, but no results; sup. pose I'm getting ironclad. Sometimes double the dose, then they physic me SC hard I m too weak to work. Think I'll nave to try something new"
 "Ever try Prickly Ash Bitters?"
 "No; I've heard good deal about it, but never tried it."
 "We1l, you'll be pleased with the re. suits"
 The purgative action of Priekly Ash Bitters not only removes hard impac- tions, gas and impurities, but it strength ems the muscular action of the bowels which causes them to move regularly. Prickly Ash Bitters is a bowel tonic and regulator in the truest sense. Ii promotes daily evacuations, establishes healthy movements and is the best known remedy for disordered digestion, aatulence and constipated habit. D. Nj. Blackwelder, of Litchfeld. H., says in the L,tehftId Nesys: 1T am perfectly willing. in fact glad to testify to the value of Prickly Ash Bitters as a medicine for the kidneys, stomach and bowels. I have used it whenever needed anything of the kind for the last fifteen years and it has always given satisfaction"
 Get the genuine with the figure
 "3" in red on front label.
 Sold by druggists. Price Sl.00, Newark Drug Co.,, Special Agent
The Newark journal., 1913-05-23
DOTS FROM DOTA

Mir. and Mrs. J. A. Page made a shopping tour to Sulphur Rock Saturday.
 A good rain in this community would be very beneficial to grow ing crops.
 Claud Brogdon of Charlotte visited the fair sex here Sunday afternoon.
 MT. and Mrs Goodman and children visited friends at Char lotte Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank and little son, Price, visited relatives at Walnut Grove Sunday.
 Mrs. Jack Gibson has been quite sick the past week and we are sorry to say, is no better at this writing.
 MT. and Mrs. A. T. Best spent Sunday very pleasantly visiting their daughter, Ms. Angus Nc Doniel of Oak Ridge.
 MT. and Mrs. Chess McDoniel came over Sunday morning and spent the day very pleasantly visiting MT. and Mrs. Chas. Brown.
 Mrs. A. H. Saylors of Newark spent Sunday here very pleasant ly visiting her daughter, Mrs. Jim Harrelson and family. She was accompanied home by Miss Nora Harrelson who will spend the week visiting and attending the closing exercises of the Newark High School.
The Newark journal., 1913-05-23

Here's an editorial squib from the Sharp County Record that hits the spot: "The best merchants are not in the mercantile business. The best farmers are not stick ing any blows in the ground. The best preachers know more almanac than Bible. The best editors are not in the newspaper business. The best doctors are not doetoring. Perhaps the best lawyer in four counties whittles for a living. Many magnificent bankers couldn't muster dollar and forty cents. Strange all this bad adjustment of professions and avocations. There is just one fel- low, however, that you will al- ways find getting there with both feet-the man who knows more about his own business than he knows about everybody else's af- fairs"