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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
SMOKER GIVEN BY
BRICKLAYERS' UNION
Huddleston Speaks on Suffrage Quail
fications of the Present-Judge
Wood Also Speaks

One of the most enjoyable affairs
ever given by the local trade unionists
vas the smoker and social session that
was held last night under the auspices
of the local lodge of the Bricklayers
union al their hall on Third avenue
Several well known speakers made in
formal addresses and fine musical
programme was rendered
Henry Chichester, president of the
Briclllayers union. presided and after
a brief address introduced the speakers
George Huddleston was the first speak
er who made a very interesting speech
on tile present Suffrage qualifications in
the state of Alabama. Reviewing the
effects of the system of registration
and the accumulative poll tax under the
present laws he declared that condi-
tions were becoming intolerable and
that only a very small percentage of
the men of voting age in Alabama were
qualified as voters and that the great
majority of the people were disfran-
ton held in the state. He urged the
laboring classes to get together and
elect men to office that would bring
about a change in the present suffrage
laws in order that they might have a
voice in the political affairs of the
city, county and state.
After a musical selection by the band
the chairman introduced Judge Clement
VI ood of the recorders court of the city
Of Birmingham. Judge Wood spoke at
length on the present conditions be-
tween capital and labor and cited au-
thorities to show the great discrep-
ancy between the value of the commo-
dily produced by labor and the returns
in wages the laborer received. He
urged the working men to post them
selves on the various political situa-
lions that arise
Andy Marx was he next speaker,
Who in his short address roundly scored
some of the existing conditions
Charles Cooper, member of the To-
cal, gave a recitation that was very
appropriate to the occasion, which was
"ell received.
Charles |. Ross, state organizer for
The Federation of Labor. also spoke.
The occasion was enliVened by the
various musical selections. both instr'f-
mental and vocal rendered in the in
teTvals between the speeches during 2
which sandwiches and cigars We're
served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
FLOOD SITUATION
MUCH IMPROVED

Nicksburg, Miss, May 1.-The flood sit
uation in this section is much improved
according TO reports received today and
tonight by Major Woodruff. United States
engineers In charge of the Third Missls-
sippi district. At Beuah the water has
fallen Two and one-half feet, with a fall
OF nve-tenths foot In the past "a hours
Az Lake Providence there has been fall
Of two feet. At Salem and Nicksburg
the river Is at standstill.
Tho steamer Wyamoka arrived In this
Black river district today with 100000
rations for refugees With fair weather
no further danger is anticipated in this
locality.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

New York, May 2.-On the eve Of what
promises TO be the greatest equal suffrage
parade in The history of the American
womans struggle for the ballot, to be
held along Fifth avenue. demonstra-
tion attended by several thousand per-
sons. men and women both, was held for
the cause tonight in the Metropolitan
Opera house.
Theodore Roosevelt, appealing to the
east and especially TO New York state
to grant votes for women, and holding
that It is womans right to be repre-
sentee in the state constitutional conven-
tion, was the principal speaker.
Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, president of
the National American Woman Suffrage
association, called upon the country s
women to add five new stars to the suf-
frage hag in 1914 and four new stars in
1915.
A brilliant pagean-tableau, portraying
woman's dream of freedom" was fea-
ture of the demonstration. Men and wom-
en depisted the march of feminine eman-
cipation by representing the states in
groups-the 10 original, the % where
women do not vote, and the nine where
they are enfranchised with Alaska added
to this group. Society leaders. actresses
and opera singers took part Hope, :"
Handmaidens of Freedom. Woman"
"Her Sleeping Sisters Justice" and
Columbia were among the other char
acters. with Madame Nordioa taking the
part of Freedom"
The audience took every opnortunitv to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
TROY TEACHERS ARE
SELECTED FOR 1914

Troy, May 2.-(-Special.)- a
meeting of the board of education yes
ferday, the faculty for the city schools
was reelected. The faculty is as fol-
lows Superintendent, John r. Mcclure;
teachers Mrs J. b. Wilson, Miss Sallie
lie Boyd, Mrs. Addie Nichols, Miss Rosa
Irather, Mrs. Lucille Sawtell, Miss Leila
Nall, Miss Pearl Gellerstedt. Miss Lou
Ellen McLure, Miss Bernice Cowart,
Miss Willie Belle Segars, Miss Lizzie
Lane and Miss Nell Murphree.
Prof. E NJ. Wright of Troy is TO
make the commencement address be-
fore the Gadsden city school on May
16.
Mrs. f. -. Losey of Tuscaloosa was
the guest of the Nineteenth Century
club yesterday and appeared on the re
ciprocity day programme
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
SECRETARY OF LABOR
CLAIMS AUTHORITY

Washington. May 1.-The Secretary of
Labor and not the commissioner of labor
statistics, is the final authority on all
claims arising under the workmen's com
pensation act according TO an opinion
given today by Attorney General Mercy
nolds to Secretary Wilson. This author
1ty formerly was vested in the Secre-
tary of Commerce and Labor. but il was
contended that ambiguous phraseology in
the act creating the department of labor
took the power from cabinet officer,
permitting appeal from the commits
sioner of labor statistics. The Attorney
General held that such was not the in
tention of Congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
APPEAL FOR WOMAN
Four Children Ill and Husband in
Penitentiary

Capt. ]. II. Ralstin of the Volunteers
OF America, has issued the following
appeal and report:
"A lady with six children was taken
into the home of the Volunteers of
America who is in needy circumstances
and is worthy Of your support. Four
of her children are sick and confine d
in the hospital and her husband is a
prisoner and confined for two years.
This family was burned out this winter
ard has hardly had any clothing to
wear, nor has the mother any home or
relatives. Any clothing or money for
the support of this family or institu-
ton VIII be thankfully received. Gail
phone 1887 and we will gladly call for
1t.
Our books are audited monthly by
the city of Birmingham.
Report of work accomplished by the
Volunteers of America:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
MOTORMAN STRIKE
COMES TO AN END

-Asheville, y. c., May 2.-The strike of
the motormen and conductors of the
Asheville Power and Light company de-
clared last Saturday. was ended tonight
when the company agreed to make GER
tain advances in the wages Increases
ranging from 90 cents an hour for the
first year to % cents an hour for the
fourth year and every year thereafter,
were announced
Settlement of the strike was brought
about by Governor Craig, and a conEnit-
tee of 10 citizens The strikers will return
to work tomorrow morning under the
new scale of wages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

N1ll be held at the Young Women's S
Christian association and Will begin at
z 40 o'clock.
Mrs NJ S Cecil, general secretary
of the Young Women's Christian asso-
citation. says that the announcements
fer the meetings are not on the cards
ard that the association depends upon
the press in reaching the people who
" ould be interested.
The subject of the Sunday afternoon
reading will be a beautiful Australian
story. Miss Millar herself is from sgd
neN, Australia. She was in Birming-
ham last year and many people will
lcmcmber her with great pleasure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

Miss Elinor Stafford Millar of Moody
institute Will begin d series of Bible
readings tomorrow afternoon at the
First Methodist church under the aus
plces of the Young Women's Christian
association. The exercises will begin
promptly al $3.50 o'clock During the
re%t two weeks there Will be both
morning and afternoon meetings-Tues-
DAY Wednesday. Thursday and Friday
The morning meetings viii be held
at the First Methodist and will begin
at Il o'clock. The evening meetings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
McNeel's Reply

Mr. McNeel replied to the governor as
follows:
MY Dear Governor: / beg to acknowl-
edge receipt late this afternoon of your
communication in which you state that
Mr.. Daniel w. Troy will assume the du-
ties of secretary to the governor on to-
morrow.
II take this opportunity of thanking
YOU for the many courtesies you have
shown me in the past
In compliance with your request [ will
he at the office for the next two days
to assist Mr.. Troy with the details of
his position.
Wishing your administration success,
am, very truly yours,
John D. MNEEL.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

class of goods aggregate little more
than s24.ooo000.
Tne Gardner amendment, representing
the views of Mr.. Gardner of Massachu-
setts and Mr.. Greene of Iowa, of the
ways and means committee minority. was
explained by Mr. Gardner. The amend
ment offeredAas a substitute, would have
fixed a rate ranging from per cent on
the plainest kind of cotton cloth to 42iA
per cent on the very finest weaves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Indictments Returned

Los Angeles, May -Four indict-
nlents were returned tonight by the
grand jury which has been investigat-
ing white slavery charges in this city.
"he names of those indicted were not
revealed although bench warrants We're
issued and officers sent out to serve
them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Kill Score of Amendments

way the democrats had voted down near
ly score of republican amendments and
had disposed of the cotton schedule. With
only one schedule-faxto be disposed
of before wool was reached, Democratic
Leader Underwood contemplated finish
ing the much discussed schedule X to-
night.
one wing of the republicans contended
for the Gardiner Greene substitute for the
cotton schedule modelled along the lines
of the republican substitute offered 70.
the Underwood in the last Congress Rep
resentative Lenroot of Wisconsin made n
vigorous speech, supporting the amend
ment declaring that it was framed In ac-
cordance with the report of the tariff
board. il said the Underwood bill was n
protective measure, SO far as Its rates
and the low grades of cotton produced
In the south were concerned.
Representative Underwood evoked a
storm of applause from the democrats ly
Pg reply to Representative Farr of Penn
sy,yania who had offered an amendment
restoring the Payne rates on Nottingham
lace curtains. Mr. Farr made a plea for
the lace curtain industry, declaring that
1t had been practically wrecked by the
last democratic tariff The Wilson bill
had been built up again under the Payne
law, and now has threatened with de-
stfuction under the Underwood
THE gentleman evidently doesn
know said Mr.. Underwood, that the
rate under the Payne Jaw in equivalent
ad valorem is 80 per cent, while the rate
under the Wilson law was 50 per cent
Representatives Pa liner Of Pennsylva-
MIA, Peters of Massachusetts and kitchin
of North Carolina. for the ways and
means committee, defended the cotton
schedule. Mr.. Palmer said tina against
the 1850, 900 coo worth of products covered
by this schedule that are produced IN the
United Sttaes, the imports of. the same
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Letters to McNeel

The following is the governors let
ter to Mr.. McNeel:
you Informed me after the election
of President Wilson that you had every
assurance that you would be appointed
to an important federal office. This as
surance YOU confirmed when in Wash
ington during the Inauguration.
Absolutely confident that you would
be appointed to the position you sought
and not being willing to have the office
of secretary to the governor vacant, l
arranged with Hon. Daniel w. Troy to
take this place soon after the inaugura~
ton. Your appointment seems to have
been deplayed, but | now understand
from you that YOU expect to so to Wash
ington in a few days and | have no
doubt but that you will return with your
commission. Mr. Troy tells me today
that he is unwilling to wait longer if
he is to serve me in the capacity for
which he has been selected | am, there
fore. confronted with the situation that
by further delay | may lose the services
of b man who, ] believe would perform
with great efficiency the duties of the
important position which you have oc-
cuped and was therefore compelled to
tell him that he could assume the duties
of the office on tomorrow and that you
would remain in the Office until Sunday
to instruct him as to all details of the
office.
Il am sure that you will appreciate
the necessities of the situation which COM
pei me to act on such short notice to
you
Wishing you abundant success i'll the
new and larger field of official action into
which you are about to enter | am, most
cordially yours, EMMETT O'NEAI,
ssCoyernor''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Figures Quoted

Figures are quoted to show that IN
1890 a total of $4,000, 900 in~dividends
was paid to holders of railway stock in
the United States while in 1910 the
dividends amounted TO Si60, 900,
thus showing an increase during that
Ifsriod of 429 per cent in the amount
paid as dividends.
The letter asks:
rs it legitimate to demand that all
sacrifices to the public interest must
be made by a class of men who have
only received 80 per cent in increase
during the period since 1890 and levy
no tribute for the public interest upon
the stakeholder who has. in the same
period, received 429 per cent of increa Sc
in his returns from his investigation ."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Wage Dispute

The wage dispute of the conductors
and trainmen has so far followed that
OF the engineers and the firemen, both
these classes of employees having been
granted increases in pay after prolonged
conferences. the polling of strike votes
and the fiEal submission of the issue 10
an arbitration board. The railroads
have taken a strong attitude against
arbitration in the present proceeding.
IN the letter sent to the conference
committee of managers of the railroads
tonight the conductors and trainmea
take issue with number of statements
in yesterdays reply of the railroad re-
fusing the wage demands.
while insisting that the employees
must have more money if the public
interests have to be taken care of and
your committee constituting itself sole
judge between the public interests and
the employees. why not also determine"
says the letter, whether the owners of
railway stocks may not be subjected to
some inquiry in this contention"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
100000 TRA|NMEN
AND CONDUCTORS
VOTE FOR STRIKE
Action Follows Conference
With Railroad Managers
Over Demands for
Wage Increase

New York, May "A strike vote OF
the 100000 conductors and trainmen Oh
railroads in eastern territory was or
dered tonight by the mems representa-
tives who have been in conference with
the railroad managers here over de-
mands for increased wages.
The roads yesterday denied the mems
demands and today refused PROPOSE
ticn to submit the dispute TO arbitra-
tion. This refusal was speedily fol-
owed by a meeting of the mems COM
mittee, at which it was unanimously de-
cided to order poll to determine wheth-
er the power to call strike should
be put in the hands OF the leaders. For
NAL notice of this action was served
Upon the roads this evening in let
ter signed by A. Is. Garrettson, presi-
Ernt of the Order of Railway Conduc-
tors and W. G. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood OF Railroad Trainmen IL
is expected it Will take two weeks to
do the voting.
After the vote is taken" Mr.. Lee said
tonight, I'VE will again request con-
ference with representatives of tho rail
Ioad and at that conference we will
iotify them the result of the vote. III
say now that don't expect to have
to tell them that the vote was against
calling a strike
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

TROY AND MOFFATT
ASSUME DUTIES OF
THEIR NEW OFFICES

Continued from Page one)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

'Nohsinueh FROM rage Ohe'
agreed 10, changing the bill in minor par
ticulars, including one designed 10 put
the sweetened varieties of chocolate and
cocoa on the list of the higher basis OF
confectionery.
a split in the republican minority of the
ways and means committee on the ques
ton of offering substitute for the cot
tor schedule was evidenced during con-
sideration of the cotton tariff Represent
tive Moore of pennsylvania and Fordnes
of Michigan insisted that minority sub
sttutes were a waste OF time, but Rep.
resentative Gardner of Massachusetts Of
fered substitute for three paragraphs
of the cotton schedule compromise be-
tween the Underwood and the Payne tar
ifs. This was voted down, along with all
other amendments from the republican
side
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

unwilling to wait longer before assum-
ing his duties.
4 am therefore confronted with the
situation that by further delay ] may
,ose the services of a man who, L be-
lIeVe, would perform with great effl-
c.ency the duties of the important po-
sision which you have occupied said
the governor.
Mr. McNeers reply was brief He
thanked the governor for the courtesies
he had shown him while occupying the
position of private secretary and eX-
pressed the hope that his administra
ten would be successful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
HOUSE TO TAKE UP
MUCH DISCUSSED
SCHEDULE X TODAY

Continued From Page One,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1913-06-09
THE MARKETS

Head Lettuce-California So. 90 a
Beets-$1.25 sack.
Potatoes-New. &c Id.
Spinach-7c ID.
Parsnips-s1.25 a sack
Parsely-New, zoe dozen.
Tomatoes-Florida, $500.
Waxin Green Beans-12c.
California Telephone Peas-7c.
Homegrown Radishes-20c doz.
Onions-California, red, new, S1.35
sack.
Fresh Truits
Apples-$1.25 to $1.75.
Bananas-5c Id.
Oranges-$4.50@ 5.25.
Rhubarb-2c Id.
Lemons-$7.50@ 100 crate.
Pineapples-Hawa allan. 1oc lib.
Strawberries-Ken $2.75@
500: homegrown, 500; Hood River,
$3.50.
Eggs-Washington ranch, 20 @21c.
Butter-Washingto creamery, 20
Cheese-Limburger zoe; Tilla-
nook, lie; brick, zoe; block Swiss.
23Q 24c; Young America, 1Sc; WASH
ington, Menlo. 1914 @17c; Wiscon-
sin, 17hc.
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PRICES TO PRODUCERS

Beef-Steers. 14hc; cows. lac;
veal. dressed. 12@1bc.
Mutton-Wethers. 13 Nc; spring
lambs, Ice; ewes, 13c.
Pork Dressedl 13c; trimmed.
Ice.
Chickens-spring. dressed. $50
1b.; live, 13@14c lb.; hens, alive. IA
Q15c h.; dressed, 1Sc.
Hay. Grain and Feed-selling
Glover hay, s17@1s a ton; timo-
thy. $23 OPT a ton; mixed timothy.
sag "a; alfalfa, $15@17; bran,
$3.50; shorts, $3.50 ton; oats, sS4;
rolled oats, $35; corn, 1872 a tom;
wheat, $40 1904; barley, $4,000.
Jobbins quotations
The following jobbing quotations
are furnished The Times daily by
leading firms engaged In the vari-
Gus lines of fruit. produce. meats
provisions etc.
Fresh Vegetables
Walla Walla Asparagus-Scarce
o little higher now, S1.15 box.
Cabbage-New California Win
ningstadt, Sc.
Cucumbers-75c, s1.O0. s1.25 doz
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TACOMANS TO
ATTEND BIC
CONFERENCE

Many Tacomans will attend the
10th national conference of Chari-
ties and Correction in. Seattle
from July 5 to IL. 1t is possible
that the delegates will spend one
of these days in Tacoma.
Among the notables who will
attend the conference are: Alex
ander jeffrey McKelway, the au-
thority on child-labor; J. M.
Glenn, director of the Russell
Sage foundation; Alexander John
son, general secretary of the con-
ference; Louis Merriam, of the
federal childre's bureau, and
Richard Mcbride, premier of the
province of British Columbia.
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ASK THAT
] THE PEOPLE
DO RULING
Let the people rule,

. Let Tue people Tule.f
That is the request made of
the city council this morning by
DR.. j. r. Denison, T. A. Vowel,
/. Robb, A. V. Fawcett and r. v.
Hoyt in a letter demanding that
in keeping with the new initiative
and referendum constitution of
the state and charter of the city,
that no further business be done
by the council excepting to just
run the city without submitting
1t to the people.
Especial force was given the
request on the matter of fran
chises and contracts with corpor-
atoms.
The council placed the letter
on file.
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BULL PURSUES
AUTO PARTY

SACRAMENTO, June 9.-H. A.
McClelland and his family mar
rowly escaped injury yesterday
when a bull, incensed at a red
flag on the rear of the McClelland
auto, chased the machine for
nearly a mile. A punctured tire,
caused by the bulls horn, was
the only damage.
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SECTION HANDS
KILL |. v. v.
LEADER

SEATTLE, June 9.-An agita-
Tor for the Industrial Workers Of
the World who attempted to cause
q strike among Italian laborers
on the Northern Pacific at Wilson
Greek, was beaten with stones
Saturday and killed, according to
world received here. His name
could not be learned.
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MORE ITALIAN
CONSULS FOR
WEST COAST

ROME, June Indications
that an immense volume of Ital-
Ian immigration to the Pacific
coast of the United States is ex-
pected to follow the completion
of the Panama canal came today
when Deputy Milani presented
resolution to parliament asking
the government to increase the
consular representation of the
Pacific coast.
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WOMAN KILLED
BY DERAILMENT

McAlester, OKLA, June 8. -
Mrs. George w. Lewis of Kansas
City was killed and As persons in
5ured when q Missouri, Kansas
and Texas passenger train was
derailed near here last night.
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BURNING SHIP
REPORTED
SAFE

NEW YORK, June 9.-Wireless
dispatches at noon today from the
Cuban steamer Olinda, which was
reported on fire at sea earlier in
the day stated that all was well
and that the vessel lay 500 miles
south of Scotland lightship. 1t
is believed the Olinda is en- route
to either Brunswick or Savannah,
Ga,
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Another
Victim
Dead

LONG BEACH, Cal, June g.
Peter Englis, aged 20, is dead
here today, the thirty-ninth vic
tim of the collapse to the ap-
proach to the municipal auditor
ium
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MUSIC WITH EXAMS

4 CAMBRIDGE, Mass, june
8.--As an aid to students
4 taking the Havard examine
lions, 10 minute concerts
have been arranged to ,oothe
their puzzled brains.
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Earthquake Shock
In Quebec Town

Z LA CHUTE, Quebec, June g.
AN earthquake shock of two min
utes' duration occurred early yes
teriay morning, but did no dam
age.
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rnnAY,s C1nARINGs.

Clearings ....i..*.$ b65, 267.27
Balances 6n,4S1. SO
transactions rsAsy 1,4se. 1000
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DISTRICT NO. Including all those who
reside In the city of Tacoma north of South
Eleventh street, from the Bay to Sprague ave-
nue., and north of South Twelfth street from
Sprague avenue to the City Limits.
Lillian Walker, SIC Tacoma. ...... 7,710
Vernon Keller 300 So. G. ......... 500
Mrs. NJ. s. Conklin, 323 So. ]. ..... 11,790
Mrs. r. A. Bake, 1928 North Cakes. 5000
Mrs. A. l.. LaJoice, 934h So. c.. 1885
Mrs. M. l.. Stitt, 2907 So. 9th. ..... 1855
l.. II. Below, 4210 No Ferdinand. $3.50
Mrs. A. e. Allen, 514 No. G. ....... 5000
Mrs. Fred Fogg, LOT So. G. ....... 5000
Elva Donahue, 1901 No Sth. ....... 5000
Bertha Dolpel, 92S So. C........... 5,025
Mildred Leach 2903 No. Stephens. 5000
Grace Dunman, 4415 No. Stephens. 5000
Lena Phillips, 4105 Cheyenne ...... 5000
Irene Bentson, 1924 No. goth. ...... 5,170
Lucille Bartlett 37th and Cove. ...... 5,07O
Alice Purdy, TIA No. X .......... 5000
Helen Richards, 2114 No. Prospect. 5000
Marg. Fleetwood, 1116 No. I...... 5000