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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
PASSENGERS JUMP FROM
BLAZING CAR AS IT RUNS
DOWN 10Th STREET HILL

!, pull out the trolley which [ did as soon
as | could. We managed to stop the
ear at Avenue II. As far as [ can find
cut. tie controller burned ou- and as the
fire drove the motorman cut the car
backed down the HILL"
Mountain K. L. Bice said. "The con-
troler caught fire and flashed up In
my face so quickly that could not put
on the brakes. I turned and went in the
car to yell to the conductor to pull out
the trolley As soon as the trolley was
off tie ear stopped and l went in and
put out the fire.
c. H. Sauls. who resides at SO South
Twentieth street, and who was sitting
on his porch, described the accident In a
graphic manner last night. He said: Il
saw the car pass by fairly erowded-it
vent very slowly and after 1t passed /
smelled smoke, as one will in an electric
car when fuses or the controller burns
out [ watched the car and at Avenue
| as far as | can judge, 1t seemed to
be enveloped in flames and it came rap
idly down the hill. 1t passed by where
was sitting and | could see as the
lights in the car had not gone out yet
that everyone inside, white and black,
vas greatly excited. | believe all who
were hurt sustained their injuries in the
effort to get out as quickly as possible
from the burning car
The accident delayed traffic on the
South Twentieth street lines about 80
minutes. A repair car soon arrived and
took away the disabled car to the barn.
AT a late hour last night the South
Highlands infrmary reported that Mrs.
Thagard was resting easily and no Sc
rious consequences from the accident were
anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16


him. I was at my summer camp ON Sip
sey river, IA miles north Of Jasper, in the
country among the gaping rusties, as
the governor calls the people. 1t was 4
Sunday evening and Mr. Eh1ns said that
he was In the governors rsom at Mont
gonrery. Il left my guest aaad hurried to
the capitol. Governor O1Neal wanted
me to 90 to Lauderdale county where a
liquor fight was in progress. / went,
though it was against-my Judgment The
governor made a personal plea, ssaying
that il was his own county and he wanted
to carry it, We had hight opinions of
each other in those days and I often de-
Tended his excellency against charges of
conniyance with the whisky interests in-
gratitude and other offenses.
'.When Governor O'Neal said that if he
had appointed ME on the tax commission
would have been the servdle Representa-
tive of SPECIAL interests who would have
betrayed without quiver of conscience
the state which he represented he was
guilty OF such a slanderons untruth as
cannot be described in a communication
intended for general publication. I have
been voluntarily advised by an able repu-
table attorney, that 1 could successfully
maintain suit for damages against the
governor. In reply 1 said that I did not
want blood money anu if l did, a judg-
ment against Governor, O'Neal would not
sell for 10 cents on the dollar to any
sane man who knows Emmet ONeal,
the man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
'GADSDEN ENTHUSED
OVER NEW ROADS,
Three or Four Railroads in
Prospect for Thriving
Etowah Metropolis

Gadsden, April 15.--(Speeial.b -Gadsden
is becoming enthused over thlJ prospect
for new railroads. AT Ihs t5ule nothing
is assured except THAT there are three
or four prospects. A commita e of Gads-
den business men win go to Rome, Ca,
tonight to meet the M erchanus' $ and Man.
ufacturers' association of th at place to
discuss a plan for the tmilding of the pro-
posed Gadsden and Ropne rlilroad. An
other committee has been 'appointed by
the Chamber of Commerce Ito investigate
the feasibility of building "a steam rail-
road to Sand mountain, to connect with
the Birmingham and Chat tanooga rail-
road, which it is now believed will be
built There is another proposition inter-
esting to Gadsden. 1t is that the Sea-
board Air rdne will build from Wellington
to Chattanooga, passing trough Gadsden.
proposition to improvel steamboat traf-
fic on the Coa,sa river will be taken up
by the business men of Gadsden at an
early date There are only two boats on
the river now and both are running be-
hind in their schedule because of heavy
traffic. The Alabama was in port today,
five days behind in her schedule.
Smith Black, farmer, shot and killed
| his son-in-law, Joe Haney. near Union.
Grove in Marshall county Sunday, aet
cording to a belated report received heIe.
Family trouble led up to the killing.
| Probate Judge l.. l.. Herzberg has
named Gus Wise as superintendent of
| conyicts to succeed j. F.. Conn, who has
resigned to accept position with a con-
struction company at birmingham.
| More than 100 delegates from GAdsden,
Alabama City and Alfalfa left this morn
ing for Huntsville to attend the thirtieth
annual Sunday school convention being
held there. They will make an effort
to land the 1914 convention for Gads-
den.
A Jury in the case of j. L. Linds ey vs.
the Alabama City, GadsHen and Alfalfa
railroad company, suit for 5000 for in
iuries received when a street car freight
ened his horse, returned! verdict today
| in favor of the defendant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
probe Fruit Company.

New York, April 15.-Witnesses wers3
called before the federal Jury today bys
w hliam S. Gregg. assistant attorney gen.,
cra1 to testify concerning the alleged
raonorolistic control of the United FruiH
company of the fruit business, This iS
the third hearing before the grand jury
Action by that body is not expected In
eide Of two or three weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

The finishing arrangements for the con
vention of the National Good Roads fed
Grafton in Birmingham, April "A and 20
is being made by the executive officers
of the federation. Every indication points
to most successful meeting and pro-
gramme that will please every one.
One of the objects of the meeting is to
secure the cooperation of as many of the
national good roads organizations as pos
sible. Already the president and repre-
sentatives of the following organizations
have accepted invitations and promise to
attend:
Charles Henry Davis of Cambridge,
Mass, President National Highway as
sociation.
John A. Stewart of New York city pres
ident International League for Highway
Improvement.
Samuel H. Lea of Pierre, S. D., presi-
dent Meridian Road Gulf Highway asso-
citation.
s NJ. Johnston of Roswell, n. NJ, gen.
eral organizer Southern Highway associa-
ton.
Howard p Hadley of Plattsburg. n. T.,
president Quebec Miami international
Highway association.
A, G. Batchelder of New York, chair
man executive committee of American
Automobile association good roads board
J. M. Lowe. Kansas City. president Nar
tional Old Trails Road Ocean to Ocean
Highway association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
FOR GOOD
ROADS MEET BEING COMPLETED

Leonard Tufts, president Capitol to Cap
itol Highway association, Pinehurst. n. {.
Southern Appalachian Good Roads as
sociation, by representative or President
j. Hyde Pratt.
Farmers National congress, by Com
missioner r. T KoEb.
1t will be seen from the above that there
will be a splendid representation of the
various national organizations in attend
ance men who are interested in the great
good roads movement and who will CO.
operate in trying to agree on some meas
ure by which all of the good roads ad-
vocates can get together and work to-
gether.
Among the prominent speakers who Will
be i'm attendance and take part in the
meeting are Z. J. Watson, commissioner
of agriculture of South, Carolina; H. Il.
Blalxeslee commissioner, of agriculture OF
Mississippi; e. 0. Brui per, commissioner
of agriculture of Louisiana; Congressman
c. b. Slemp of Virginia, Senator John H.
Bankhead of Alabama, II. r. kQne, COIN
missioner of agriculturei of Texas; I. Z
Peck, commissioner of agriculture 81
Texas: Joe, NJ. Long, ed itor Road Maker
St Louis. Benjamin f. Hennessy, chair
man of board of~asricultlare Of Oklahoma
Congressman r. p. HobSon of Alabama
It. r. Fauntleroy of St. Louis, John II
Page. commissioners of manufacturing
mines and agriculture of Arkansaw;
James r. Marker, state highway engi-
neer of Ohio, state Senator II. E. Terrell
of Texas. Commissioner of Agriculture
r. f. Kolb of Alabama, n. Horton, Col
cock of South Carolina, w S. West, Val
dosta, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Elks' Reception TONIGHT

families will be given tonight at the
Ensley E1ks' hall Dancing and re-
freshments are included in the pro-
gramme of entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

, With brakes loose blazing South High
lands car dashed down the Twentieth
street hill backwards about o'clock last
night and caused a small panic among the
passengers.
Several jumped from windows. which
We're either open or had been broken, and
sustained clts and bruises.
The most seriously injured was Mrs.
Robert A. Thagard of 1900 Eleventh ave-
nlre. south, wife of Dr. r. A. Thagard.
She suffered a broken collar bone and
other injuries.
The car, No. 46S, which was going south.
had just passed Avenue going up the
hill when the controller box blew out.
The motorman, to escape the flames,
jumped back and did not set the brakes.
The woodwork took fire and the blazing
smoke-filed car then plunged down the
hill backwards and the passengers began
to make frantic effort sto escape Some
jumped from windows and two men
finally kicked open the rear gates. The
car was stopped Hear Avenue IL.
Shaw's ambulance answered the call and
hurried Mrs. Thagard to the South High
lands inflrmary. DR.. Thagard and his
young daughter went with the ambulance.
Both had slight bruises.
Conductor b. B. Whitfield, In charge OF
the car. said: "The thing started about
Avenue T. The first 1 knew the car filled
up with smoke and everybody started
to get up in great excitement. My motor
man came through the door and said to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Number Increases

Liege, April 15.-The number OF strikers
in this district increased 6Nu during the
day. Several acts OF sabotage nave
haen reported, in one instancAs 16 hoist
inp machines being thrown down into
the coal pits and the buildings and tools
damaged.
owners of the glass works have con-
sented to bank their fires until April n.
IL the workers do not return by that
date they will let them go out. AS 1t
takes month to heat the furnaces this
would be a tremendous loss to the
strikers. Yt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

F. Kolb for governor. I find that he
has lost only few of his old followers
perhaps not hundred in the whole state
and these are of the Incorporate, rule
or ruin, sort. who always injure more
than they help cause. In place of
these I find men wherever i travel i'll
the state who have never supported Cap
tain Kolb who are now declaring for
him for governor. The vast majority of
men are fair, and there is an almost uni
versal feeling that Captain Kolb was
most unfairly treated in his former as
pirations for the governors office.
1.-The rising generation is not going to
tolerate the tricks of past political
era. 1t feels and / think rightly feels
that political theft is the worst form
of larceny. This is the sentimental side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

of Captain Kolb,s candidacy and senti-
ment, as We all know. rules as 1t should
rule, the world He appeals. too, to
practical men through his promise TO cut
out many useless offices, to stop the wan
ton and wasteful expenditure of public
funds, to restore economy and to give
the state a business administration.n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Social Workers to Meet

The regular meeting of the Birmingham
Social Workers association will be held
Thursday afternoon at as o'clock at the
Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Evidences of Whitewash

"The attempt to browbeat and intim-
idate Editor C. A. verbeck of the Gads-
den Evening. Journal as well as attacks
made upon me and others who have
criticised the convict department and
this investigation is sufficient proof OF
the fair-minded Alabamian that the
governors appointees intend to wash
him and his administration yes, whittier
than snow.
81 repeat that the alleged investiga-
tion of July 81 was a farce. The gov
ernor says that every witness who
possibly had any knowledge of the
transaction was summoned, sworn and
examined
"The fact is that only the accused
were summoned or examined. l have
since ascertained that Mr.. Sorrell
stenogra pher to the governor, who Is
said to have administered the oath to
Messrs Gamble. Oakley and Waits, had
no authority under the law to admin
lister an oath in Montgomery. This fact
can be ascertained by examining the
records in the office of the secretary
of state. The governor being such q
great lawyer would have, known this
The governor says that one of his ap-
pointees. Mr.. Colman, warden at Speig.
ner, impeached the testimony of Mr.
Long in regard to the failure to sent
duplicate invoices for goods to Speig.
rer. If he will have experts to check
the invoices of the goods supposed t,
have been shipped to Speigner ant
| charged to the state. and compare then
with the o. KID invoices on file at tina
correct. Mr.. Colman or Mr.. Long. and
he will find that hundreds of dollars
worth of goods for which neither in
voices nor duplicates were sent t
Speigner. believe the same to be tru,
| In regard to other camps IN the state
Refers to Letter
''The governor attempts to discredit m,
testimony by the introduction of a lette
which wrote him from Birmingham
under date of February 5. 1911. 1 hat
stated that made no formal application
for the office of purchasing agent for tn,
convic. department. The explanation O
this letter is as follows, as partly shown
in the written evidence that had sworl
to before the letter was introduced b,
his excellency. That letter was not in
tended as a formal application for tn,
positS buyer for the convict depart
ment. (which place had already bee,
promised me by the governor, but wa
written with the view of advising the gov
ernor not to abolish the Office as he ha,
threatened to do. The last clause of tn
letter was as follows: This office shoul,
not be abolished. no matter whom yo,
appoint. because the management Of con
victs is one thing, and the buying of good
| is another
! How He Helped in Campaign
| ''The statement by the governor that
am actuated by bitter animosity recaus
was not appointed to that office has no
enough truth in it to make it decent. Lon
after these appointments hal been mad
and was not an applicant for any posi-
ton in the gift of the governor, wa
called by r. B. Evins, legal advisor t
the governor, and vas asked to cali o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Nearly 100000 WorkDnen
On Strike in Belgium
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had no intention to abdicate before the
strike.
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the whitewashing of the governor and
the rottenness of his administration.
'The public is not in a position 60
Judge as to my testimony before that
board--it has, never been printed In
full and some. of the strongest parts
were suppressed, Intentionally or 9TH
erwise. In order to detract attention
from himself and the failure OF his
administration, the governor makes an
attack on me as though 1 were the Of
fender against the laws of the state.
They are trying to dodge the issue.
| I am not on trial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Illustrates With a Story

ut reminds me of one time. when
was mayor of Jasper and white man
was brought before my court on the
charge of. stabbing negro. The evil
dence showed that the negro was with
out blame In the matter, though he
was charged on the docket with an af-
fray. To my surprise the negro en-
tered a plea of guilty and asked me
to let him down as light as possible.
, , What are you guilty of, Henry?
asked. Boss, I'm guilty of telling the
truth and being stobbed,' he replied.
"They have got me on trial now and
| I will have to plead guilty to telling
the truth and being "stobbed."
| "I did not object so much to the
proposal that the investigation of July
81, 1912. be held before Governor oNeal
as to the secret nature of the hear
ing In my letter to the governor in
protest against the star chamber as
pect of this fake Investigation said;
"'This Investigation should not be
limited to exact charges submitted, but
complete, thorough investigation
should be made of the convict depart
ment I have information on other
matters pertaining to the convict de-
partment received very recently which
| am willing to furnish provided you
will agree to make public the report
and all the evidence taken by the ex-
aminers. Open the. flood gates and
bring out all the facts.
1T is reasonable to suppose that had
the governor then ordered even such an
| investigation as is now in progress
the state would have been saved more
than 100000 in cash and great deal
| OF the scandal and discredit with which
the commonwealth of Alabama is now
| ON ha rra Saad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

A iurv in the case of j. l.. Lindsey vs..
the Alabama City, Gadshen and Alfalfa
Railroad company, suit for 5000 for in
iurtes received when a street car freight
ened his horse, returned a verdict today
in favor of the defendant.
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toen in and open his door, which next to mine. |
goin to hail him and give him little josh about
disposin OF the sisters quick but didn't hear HIM
stirrin' around any until few minutes later,
But want sure. Nothn dom for sometime after
that. And you know how quiet the country can be
a still, moonshiny night.
| gettin' dopy from it, and startin to shed
my collar and tie when off from distance, somewhere
in the night, music breaks loose. | couldn't tell
thing like that. Seems to come from down along the
waterfront. And say it sounds kind of weird, hearn 1t
at night that way. Took sometime to place the
tune; but in'ly makes it that good old .mush
favorite 20 Promise Me-" 1t bein well done too,
with long quavers the high notes and the low
playn'. | was wide awake more, leann out over
the sill and takin it all in, when window the floor
below goes up and out hobs white head. It's Aunty.
She looks up and spots me too
"Quite some concert, eh!' says l.
as that you, young MANI" says she.
"Humph!' says she. Al believe it's that fool nephew
of mine"
mot Merry?" says I.
at must be" says she. "And goodness knows why
he's out making idiot of himself at this time of night!
He'll the whole neighborhood.'
"Why, was Just thinkn how classy it was says l.
"Bah!" says Aunty. "A lot you know about it. Are
you dressed, young man.
| admits that am.
@Then wish you'd go down there and if it is
Merry" says she. IF it is tell him say to come home
and go to bed
"And if it aint?" says l.
GO along and see," says she.
I BEGUN to be sorry for Merry. I'd rather pay
: board than live with disposition like that. Down
pixies, the front door and back through the shrub
ry Meantime the musician has finished 80 Promise
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Me- and has switched to "Annic Laurie" It's easy
enough get the genr direction the sound comes
from; but couldn't place it exact. First off thought
it must be from a little summerhouse down by the
grounds Out on the far end of the Hibbs's wharf,
though there was somethin' dark. And swell time
had too, buttin my way through ivefoot hedge and
landin in a veg table garden But wades through to
and lettuce until strikes gravel path and in
a couple of minutes m out the dock just the solo
ist is hittin up Believe Me- if All Those Endearing
Young Charms Aunty had the correct dope It's
Merry, all right. The first glimpse he gets Of he
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lust ordinary fat women: they pair of whales
big all over, tall and wide and betty They had their
weight pretty well placed at that: not lumpy bugy
YOU know, but with them expanses of shoulder, and
chesed Merry Stidler stn wedged in between the two
like the ham a lunch counter sandwich, most too
much for me- l swallows drink of water and chokes
over it.
| expect Merry caught too. I'd never seen him
fused before He's maxim a brave stab OF BEN
He glances first the right and then quick to the
left; but on both sides he's hemmed in by them two
human mountains.
They wa Mt such bad lockers, either. They has good
complexions kind of pleasant eyes. and calm, conf
table ways. But there much of EN-! Honest,
when they both leans toward him at once held my
BREATH expectln to see him squeezed out like piece
of lead pipe run through a roln machine.
Nothin' tragic like that happens, though. They
don't crowd him into the soup. But it's an odd
sort of meal, with j. Meredith and the Hibbs sisters
doin draggy three-handed dialogue, while me and
Aunty holds down the side lines. And nothin that's
said done gets away from them narrowset eyes, be-
lieve me!
T OOKED like something want goin just like she'd
- planned; for the glances she shoots the
table get sharper and and ny, when the roast
brought in she whispers to the butler and the next
thing ]. Meredith knows, as he glances up from his
almost drops his fork and gawps at Auny sort of dazed
MEREDITH" says she, snappy go on with your carv-
ing! Young man, suppose you don't take wine?'
"N-n-no, am, says |, watchin her turn my glass
down. | might have CHANGED a sip or two, at that;
but Aunty has dif'rent ideas
notice that J. Meredith to shy at the bubbly
stuff, as if he lettin he hated it. He makes
bluff or two; but all he does is wet his lips At that
Aunty gives snort.
Meredith says she hoistin her holow-stemmed
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Meredith says she, hoistin' her hollc
glass sporty, ito our guests!'
"Ah, to be sure" says Merry, and puts
his nose into the sparkles in dead earnest.
Somehow the table chat Gvens up lot
soon after that. 1t was one of the Miss
Hibbs askin' him something about life
abroad that starts Merry off. He begins
lot more of them guidebook spots, and how
conf table you can live there, and the
music, and the cafes, and the sights gettin'
real enthusiastic over it, until one of the
sisters breaks in with:
"Think of that, Pansy! If we could only
do such things!'
"But why not2' says Merry.
1.-TWO women alone?" saws a Miss Hibbs
"True," says ]. Meredith. Zone needs
an escort"
~Ah-h-h-h, yes!" signs Violet.
"Ah-h-h, yes!" echoes Pansy.
flames" puts in Aunty just then, "fll
Mr.. Stidler's glass.
Merry wa mt shyin' it any more. He in
sists on clickin' rims with the Hibbs sisters,
and they does it real kittensh. Merry
stops in the middle of his salad to unload
that old one about the IriShman that the
doctor tried to throw scare into by tellin'
him if he didn't quit the booze he'd go blind
within three months. You know-when
Mike comes back with, "Well, I'm an old
man, and m thinkin' I've seen most every
thing worth while. Pansy and Violet shook
until their chairs creaked, and one of 'em
near swallows her napkin tryin' to stop
the chuckles.
In all the time I've known ]. Meredith
I'd never heard him try to spring anything
comic before; but havin' made such a hit
with this one he follows with Others, rob-
bin the almanac regardless.
"Oh, you deliciously funny mani" gasps
Pansy, tappin' him playful on the shoulder.
Course, it wa any cabaret high jinks,
you understand. Meredith was just linn
bered up little. In the parlor afterwards
while we was havin' coffee he strings off
quite fancy line of repartee, fin'ly allowin'
himself to be pushed up to the piano, where
he ripples through few things from Bach
and Beethoven and Percy Moore. It's
near eleven o'clock when the Hibbs sis
tiers get their wraps on and Merry starts
to walk home with em.
"You might wait for me, Torchy, says he
the door.
"Nonsense!' says Aunt Emma Jane. az
people were in bed Goodnight, young ma
u L r.