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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
ENGLAND SENDS
POULTRY INQUIRY

DR.. Hal f. Ha1stead, superintendent OF
the poultry department of the Ala
bama State Fair. Is even more widely
known than he has ever imagined. He
has attributed his being well known
locally more to notoriety than fame. as
he Is, In his "insaner moments an in
surance man.
But letter comes to him from Eng
land, and 1t has his name spelled right
so he is certain that his fame has
spread that far. The letter is from
Murray Lfndner of Cheltenham, Eng.
who wants to make an exhibit in the
fair this fall.
Mr.. Lindner writes as follows:
81 shall be much Obliged il you win
let me have poultry schedule of your
show, and shall also be very grateful
if you can let. me have a catalog of
your last years show. so that. in the
event of my wishing to make some en-
tries L shall Know what competition
there is likely to be. Yours truly,
M LINDNER."
Ham Court Poultry Yards. Charlton
Kings Cheltenham."
Mr.. Lindner is breeder and raiser of
White Orpingtons. The requested infor-
nation has been sent him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
DENIES PLAN FOR
SALE OF PROPERTY
Coffin Says Alabama Company Is
Not Considering Disposing of
Any of It's Property

Harry w. Coffin. vice president of
the Alabama company, denied last night
that the company had any plans looking
to the sale of any of the plants of that
company. Mr.. Coffin said that there was
absolutely no such plans under contem-
plation, so far as he knew, and certainly
the local offices would be in measure
cognizant of such proposed move. Mr..
Coffin said that such a rumor had been
spread from time to time, but that moth
ing ever came of 1t.
1--WE have nothing new in view" said
Mr. Coffin, except the construction of a
new opening for a coal mine at Brook
wood That work has just started and
will cost quite a lot Of money. The work
has not progressed very far yet. The
affairs of the company are moving along
fine and business looks good. / have no
information about the sale of any of the
properties and seriously discount any such
step by the officers of this company"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
$4,000 VERDICT IN THE
SAM LANCE CASE
Sought Damages for Injuries at Fair
field Mill Which, 1t Was
Claimed, Caused Insanity

A verdict Of $1,000 damages was returned
in favor of S. A. Lance pro ami and
against the American Bridge company in
the federal court yesterday.
The plaintiff claimed $4,000 damages,
alkging that he was injured while in the
employ OF the defendant company at the
steel and wire mill az Fairfield, and that
as result OF his injuries he became in
sane The suit was brought by his
mother, Mrs. l.. r. Lance. as he has been
confined in the insane asylum at Tusca-
loosa for some time.
This Is the second time the case has
been tried in the federal court At the
former trial during the spring term, after
heing out 26 hours, the Jury failed to agree
and mistrial was entered on the docket.
Burgir. Jenkins & Brown were attorneys
for the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
GRAND CHANCELLOR
OF PYTHIANS HERE
"A. G. Patterson of Decatur Helping
in Plans for Great Pages
Night Next Month

a. G. Patterson of Decatur grand chan
cellor of the knights Of Pythias of the
state. came to Birmingham yesterday for
the purpose of waging campaign pre-
paratory to the ordination of 500 pages at
. great ceremony to be held in this city
In October.
Last night the grand chancellor ap-
peared before Phoenix lodge, Birmingham.
He will visit Bessemer tonight
and Woodlawn Friday. With him were
the members of the executive committee
of this district, II. M. Beck. Thomas r.
Walker, A. NJ CARRIER, d. w. c. Var
brough Allen M. Holt, Frank Arico, w.
r. Parker, George Huddleston. b. Clay
Jones, and DR.. f. w. Murphy.
The 500 new members will be initiated
In October. and team of 1870 Pythians
from Dayton will be present to confer
the degree. Mr.. Patterson is enthusiastic
in the work. and declares that the Pytil-
fans are in better shape in Alabama at
the present time than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
RULES SENT OUT
]. GOVERNING CAT TIE
Bureau of Animal Industry
Arranges for Exhibit of
Fine Stock at State Fair

Officials of the Alabama State Fair
have been advised by the bureau of ami
NAL industry of the United States depart
under which northern cattle may be
shipped here to the fair this year and
succeeding years.
by the term northern CATTLE " said
Acting Secretary Sam Fowlkes, I'VE
mean cattle other than Alabama cattle.
We merely use the term through Gus
tom, although it does not distinctly mean
northern cattle. We have many heads
of fine cows to come here from Tennessee
and other states in the south"
The document received by the fair Of
ficials is signed by G. r. Marvin. acting
secretary of agriculture and follows:
/. ut is ordered that that portion of rule
l, revision II, to prevent the spread of
splenetic fever in cattle effective on
September l. 1913. which relates to the
quarantine in the state of Alabama. is
hereby modified to permit the interstate
shipment to points outside the quaran-
tined area as uninfected cattle. of cat
tie of the nonquarantineds area that are
exhibited at the Alabama State Fair, to
be held at Birmingham. Ala. October
8 to 49, 1913, subject to the following re-
strictions:
Such cattle shall be shipped by rail
to Birmingham, and shall not be un-
loaded in the quarantined area elsewhere
than at Birmingham.
Separate. clean and disinfected chutes
and other facilities shall be provided for
the exclusive unloading and loading of
such cattle at Birmingham.
Such cattle shall be hauled in clean
and disinfected wagons direct from the
cars In which they arrive in Birmingham
to the fair grounds, and from the fair
grounds direct to the cars in which they
are ato be reshipped.
''Al cattle shall be excluded from the
fair grounds during the intervals between
fairs.
In order that the hay. straw and
similar materials used for feed and bed
ding by such cattle during the time
they are within the Guaranteed area shall
be noninfectious, all such materials shall
originate outside of the quarantined area
and be shipped therefrom in cleaned and
disinfected cars and SO handled at Bir.
mingham that they shall not become in
fectious. w
Such cattle shall not be returned from
Birmingham to points outside Of the
quarantined area except in cleaned and
dislnfected cars, nor unless accompanied
by certificate issued by an inspecto,
of the bureau of animal industry, show
ing that such cattle have had no oppor-
tunity to become infected with the cattle
tick tmargaropus ailnulatus)r
President Burton and Acting Secretary
Fowlkes said that part of the conditions
have already been complied with. anf
the rest Of them will be carried out as
soon as the cattle arrive The grounds
have been dlsinfected under the super.
vision Of DR.. Kiernan who has been. a
the grounds looking after It every da,
for q week or more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
LIBRARY BOOKS ARE
GOING TO OCAMPO
Alabama Power Company
Requests so Books Twice
a Week for Employees

terday, a request of the Alabama Power
company for 50 books twice a week was
granted, the books to be sent to the works
of the company at Ocampo. Most of the
men at these works are Birmingham
men, and it was stated they are so iso-
lated that the books would afford them
great pleasure.
One of the members OF the board stated
yesterday that she was in favor of plac-
ing books in the Boys Industrial school,
the Girls Rescue home and the Girls In
dustrial school. 1t is probable some ac-
tion to this end will be taken in. the near
future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
GEORGIA EDITOR
SEES GOOD TIMES
Birmingham More Optimis-
tic Than for Many Months
OUTLOOK FOR COTTON
w. c. Woodall of Columbus Gives
Some Examples to Show Why
People Are in Fine Frame
of Mind
OUTLOOK FOR COTTON

1T Is indeed a pleasure to make re-
port On business ana industrial conditions
when prospects In the southeastern states
c. Woodall of Columbus. Ga. who ar
rived in the city Yesterday, coming to
gather notes regarding the progress OF
the Birmingham district for the Indus
trial Index.
Georgia has a good cotton crop, the
price is steadily climbing upward. and
the people are feeling fine he con-
tinued While 1t is firmly believed that
cotton will go to Is cents before Christ
mas, yet the general disposition is to
market the cotton as it is ginned, and
already great quantities of the staple
have been sold In the south Georgia Sec
ton. The result las been the actual cir
culation of large sums of money, and
this golden stream has benefited every
branch of business that it has touched
Following the debt paying, now in prog
ress, ON such a large scale, building and
investment and Industrial expansion will
come, and thus in time all of us Will get
the benefit of the good crop yield. 1t is
true that the cotton yield in Alabama
will be short as compared with the bum
per crop prospects OF six weeks ago, but
the yield of the state as a whole viii ~
fair to say the least, and the prices will
make il satisfactory year with Alabama
farmers. over in Georgia the biggest corn
crop in the history of the state has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were
yesterday:
$1769- Birmingham Realty company to
Percy G. Covington northwest half of lot
26 block 20. Birmingham, Realty COM
pany's fourth addition.
Francis NJ. Lowe to Miss M. B.
Williams, lot II. in block q of Hood. Wood
4 Fulton's survey.
$15OC--B. T. Gurley to the city of Bir-
mingham, lot 6 and the south half of lot
Z, block 2. s. ]. Thomas survey.
$25S7-Percy C. Covington to w. A. Les
ter lot 26 block 20. Birmingham Realty
company's fourth addition.
$7000--J. B. Chamberlain to Mary B. VIII
Hams. lots l, 2 and 3, block l. of J. s. and
O. w. Woods survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday from the Office of the
probate Judge:
Williamson Franklin, Mt Pinson. to
Miss Eugenia F. Barwell.
George c. Mcdowell, Birmingham. to
Miss Myrtle Smith.
c. Houston. Bessemer. to Miss Mabel
Hadley.
A. Max Bower. Birmingham. to Miss
Sadie Schwarz.
Frank A. Eske. Birmingham. to Miss
Ethel Sharp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Rotarians Spend II Busy
Hours and Get Away
Without Accidents
BANQUET is GIVEN
AT COUNTRY CLUB
National Secretary CheIsey A. Perry
of Chicago Joins Party During
Afternoon-Greeted by Large
Crowd at Terminal

1t all happened IN ~ hours but the
bull certainly did below while he was
at it, Weather Foreeaster Horton at
the United States weather bureau on
Fountain Heights reported late last
night that the wind gauge was slowing
down about midnight, but that during
the afternoon and first part of the night
1t ran so fast that he broke a finger
trying to put down the figures.
They arrived at 1920 yesterday noon
this Rotary bunch from the country
to the east---and they left at midnight
last night after the banquet at the
country club. Peace go with them.
They left not as they came. They
were quiet and scared and sobbing, the
sights of the city had been too much;
they were anxious to get out in their
own country where they could take
Off those white collars and billed
shirts, feed the pigs and chickens at
the front door and get close to nature.
mo more of this city stuff for me-
mumbled each man as he limped
through the gates at the Terminal sta
tion and boarded the special coach for
the cattle ranches in Fulton county.
Ga. v
No One Run Over by Cars
The local Rotary, club passed resolu-
tions congratulating itself last night
after the banquet on the fact that not
one of the reubens had been iun over
by street car or an automobile while
they were in the city as their guests.
The Atlanta club arrived in strong
numbers. but the crowd that was there
to meet them soon put a kinlx in the
hilarity. They told them that they
were in the city and that they mustni
make such a noise.
"Ho%dja make that air ralerode dee
pot?' one of them queried of Oscar
Turner. Just then he saw street car
coming around the corner with no Wis
ible means of loconVion and ne made
break due eastward. but Mr.. Turner
overlook him. picked him up and placed
him in an automobile bound for the
Hotel eHillman.
At the Hillman at the luncheon at /
o'clock. there was lots OF fun. for the
| visitors were kinda embarrassed" at
- -
(Cont1nued On Fage FOurteenh
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Cotton Picking This Week

''The present weak of pleasant. sunshiny
weather will not only improve general
business conditions, but will greatly fa-
cilitate the picking OF cotton. An enor-
nous amount of cotton will be picked in
Alabama this week. and before another
week has passed this cotton will have
been transformed into money, and the
money performing its time honored func-
tions in the channels of trade.
Birmingham has every reason to feel
good" continued MIR. Woodall. "Person-
ally, 1 have encountered more genuine
optimism here today than | have noted
any time this year. While this is great
industrial district, yet we In the south
are still close to the soil and large cot
ton crop and medium prices. or, better
still. medium cotton crop and big
prices, continue to spell prosperity for
us, and unfortunately, the reverse OF this
is to certain extent true. This year,
however, 1t happens to be one of the
happy ombinations-medium crop and
big prices.
Iron is a traditional barometer of busi-
ness conditions, AMI the price of pig iron
has gone up in the Birmingham district
from $40 to s11.50 and sl2 per ton, with
the market firm and the general belief
that prices will continue to advance. This
has been a satisfactory season with the
coal mining industry. / am informed. In
fact 1t has been an unusually good sum-
faa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Model Hospital Will Ulti-
mately Be On Towersite
Near Fairfield
VIEW FOR MILES
THROUGH VALLEY
Tennessee Company Has Constructed
1t for Observations in Deciding
Upon Suitable Locations for
the Various Industries

In order to provide a vantage point
for a photographer and also to assist
in the location at some future time of
a central hospital for its employees the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company has caused to be erected on a
high knoll overlooking Fairfield a
tower So feet high. From this tower
surrounding country. 1t shows Fairfield
as a hub of the district from which
radiate in every direction spokes that
make up the wealth of the Birmingham
district From time to time the tower
has been taken for a transmission line
tower of the Alabama Power company
and It's presence has caused considera-
BILE speculation
The tower summit discloses the oper-
beneath it shows the other tremendous
Developments of the Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company as we'll as
allied interests. From the tower a
graphic view Is obtained of the Ameri-
can Steel and Wire company. From
there may be seen the Barratt Manu-
featuring company. the plant of Gull
pepper Exum and the great by-product
plants of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company. The civic center of
Fairfield is disclosed in all its beauty.
while in every direction the valley is
unfolded.
Glimpse Of Bessemer
To the left 1t is possible to obtain
a glimpse of Bessemer, the Woodward
operations and other plants, while to
the south the whole range of Red
mountain is visible. which Is in itself
one of the most interesting units OF
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company operations, for the company
secures its valuable ores from that
range of hills
The tower is at this time to be used
| in making panorama views of that sec
tion. However, it is located on the site
for a future central hospital for the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company employees While no appro
priatien has been secured for that hos
pital and work win not be started TO
Continued ON Pase FOurteenl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Wedding at Courthouse

r. G. Holt and Miss Annie Riggs.
poth residing near Igdgewater, were
married yesterday afternoon at the of
ice or the probate court by chief clerk
Woolsey Morrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Suits Filed


The following We're among the dam
age suits filed yesterday in the cit,
and circuit courts:
Nellie Rasco VS.. Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company: S10Or
damages claimed, the plaintiff alleging
that she was carried beyond her des-
tination.
Lula Atwater vs. Birmingham Ter
minal company; $1,000 claimed the
plaintiff alleging that the company re-
fused to sell her a railroad ticket
r II. McGovern VS.. John McGreyer:
$4,000 damages claimed for an alleged
assault and battery.
John p. Mccoy, administrator of the
estate of Robert King VS.. r. NJ Ramsey
4 Co. The plaintiff claims $40, 900 dam
ages for the death of the intestate.
who was killed by a steam shovel al
Newcastle.
Mrs. M. T.. Kilcrease vs. 1mperlal
Laundry company $1,000 damages
Claimed for an alleged assault and
battery by an agent of the company.
Walter J. Diggins. pro ami, VS.. Bir-
mingham, Ensley and Bessemer Rail-
road company; $4,000 damages claimed
Tor alleged personal injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Gives Some Illustrations

'In conclusion here are thxee concrete
illustrations of conditions: There is
Birmingham institution that manufac-
lures, exclusively, a device used by users
of steam coal. This company has had this
season the greatest business in its his
tory and it's volume of orders. all from
manufacturers, is steadily increasing
Columbus. Ga. is the largest manufac-
turer among southern cities, of bank and
business fixtures and showcases. One OF
the leading factories of that character
there made the largest shipment of FIN
ished products In August for any one
month In its history. and the other fac
tories are all busy. The September ship
ments OF the factory referred to will es-
tablish another high record The third
Illustration is found near Birmingham,
at Oxmoor For years the great furnace
there was shut down. and to people on
passing trains presented rather mel
ancholy sight. For some months now it
has been in operation. This morning as
we passed 1t steam was exuding from
every pore. was Informed that the Au-
gust production was the highest in the
history of the furnace. and that at the
present rate this month will surpass that
record"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Agee Case Passed

The state was not ready in the case
against w. c. Agee. charged with brip-
cry TO commit a felony. that was set for
yesterday before Judge II. b. Aberneths
and was passed until next Saturday at
/ o'clock The charge against Mr.
Agee was made by Larry Grimes. who
alleges that he was offered license
TO open a saloon anywhere in Birming-
ham by Mr.. Agee. conditional upon his
giving perjured testimony in the case
OF C. W. Davis in the criminal court
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
Optimism Is Refreshing

I'm conversation today with represent
tative Birmingham business men In va
rious lines the spirit of optimism displayed
is absolutely refreshing. 1t Is not simply
a matter of sentiment, either, but is based
on actual increase OF orders and general
business. AS a matter of fact, the end
of this '13'' year will find Birmingham
in pretty agreeable frame of mind. in
my own opinion. And certain it is that
the year has witnessed some great
changes in the city's sky line. Birming-
hams business center IL rapidly becom-
ing more truly representative of what the
city really is in an Industrial and COM
mercial yay
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
COUNTY COURTS

Not guilty by reason of INSANITY was
the verdict in the case of Arthur Dick
erson, charged with forgery in the first
division of the criminal court The
other cases against him were nolle
pressed as the man VIII be committed
TO the asylum at Tuscaloosa.
At the instance of the solicitor, Judge
Greene nolle pressed the cases against
Willie Lowell and Helen Davis. charged
with assault with intent to murder He
ordered forfeiture taken in several
cases. where the defendants failed tn
appear
Judge w e. Fort disposed of a num-
Der of cases in the second division, II
which heavy docket was set Dan
Witherspoon. VIII Langster, Jim Helen.
and John Calhoun were found guilty
of Sunday gaming. Fannie Duboise
was taxed with the costs in case on
account of frivolous prosecution. doe
Montgomery, an escape from the coun-
" convict camp. was found guilty and
with the others who were convicted
Will be sentenced Saturday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25
No Action Taken by Board

The members of the board of reve-
nue. went on a tour OF inspection yes
terday and examined the roadwork and
the county bridge at Brookside In ref
erence to a new addition to the county
jail Dr. l.oyelady, president of the
board stated that the matter had not
been discussed by the board and that
no plans or alterations had been de-
eided upon at this time. lie stated,
however, that the board would take
the matter up in few days ana decide
what course to pursue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-25

Scentinued On Fsge FourteenA
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-08-13

moon, the one constant. unchang-
ing orb. Never has there been seen
on the moon the least fieck Of cloud
or vapor, nothing 10 indicate motion
or sound. one of the most remarka-
BILE OF heavenly bodies.
Our moon has many phases, but
no changes. When men say the
moon changes they mean that the
moons position relative to the sun
and earth has changed. The new
moon. the first quarter. the second
quarter. the third quarter and the
full moon are phases of the moon
and not changes at all.
The moon may have been born
in fluent fire: IL may have come
plastic from the molten earth; or,
as DIR. Lee holds, afar-off cosmic
furnace beyond Jupiter: none can
tell certainly. We only know that
now it swings in the armament like
a rock in mid air, and that any
fringe or veil or observation (save
that of eclipse) is the result of
earthly atmospheric conditions and
not to any change on the moon or
to any substance on the moon or in
its orhood.-t Kansas City
Star
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-08-13
Paw Knows Everything.

Paw Knows Everything.
Willie-Paw, what is the great
est common divisor?
Paw-DivOrce, my son.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-08-13
LONGEVITY OF ANIMALS
AND VARIOUS CREATURES

Singular differences exist in the
longevity of the various species OF
animals. Two such opposites in
size as the crocodile and carp live
500 years; the elephant and whale
come next with 200 years to their
credit. The falcon takes the lead
in age for birds with $50 years,
100 years being the limit of the par
rot and eagle. The lion and the
rhinoceros live 60 years; the goose,
common pike and pelican so; the
hart and vulture, 40; the ass, bull
and camel. 80; the horse, Is; the
peacock, from 20 to rs; the pig,
bear. COW, pigeon, cat, dog, deer,
wolf and the fresh water lobster,
20 years. Fifteen years is the av-
erage of the duck. nightingale, lark,
fox and pheasant: the canary and
the cricket, 10; the rabbit, 8, and
the hare and squirrel, Farm
and Home.