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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

corporation and was in position to force
President Mellen. to undertake very large
operations apparently with intent to unity
the New Haven railway system. The in
sinuation was strong that the purpose of
the bankers who were associated with the
New Haven railway was TO force these
great expansions and undertakings be-
cause great financing would thereby be
made necessary and the banker directors
would be in position to take advantage
of this financing.
Railway managers say that it rarely
happens that banker who is also a
member Of a board of directors of a rail-
way company attempts to dictate the
policy of the road or its method of oper-
ations Directors choose men competent
for the high executive positions, placing
responsibility and power upon them. 1t
is probable that William Rockefeller, who
is not banker, was quite as enthus-
iastic over the policy of unifying into an
organic system the New Haven railroad
as was Mr.. Morgan. Mr.. Rockefeller was
a director before Mr.. Morgan entered the
board. When he lived in Connecticut he
made a special study of the New Haven
system, and became convinced that it had
unrivalled opportunities for growth.
Due to Insinuations
1t Is not unlikely that the recent letter
of ]. p. Morgan to the New Haven rail-
road board. in which he announced that
his house would cease. after three months,
to be the fiscal agent of the New Haven
railroad three months notice being re-
quired by the contract between the. New
Haven company and Mr.. Morgan's house,
was in paJt due to many insinuations
and criticisms such as were embodied in
this publication 1t is not the first time
that this house has made peremptory an
swer to insinuations and criticisms. 1t
was commonly reported some years ago
that certain of the bankers of London
whispered one to another that they might
ask the question, rs not good deal of
Morgan's finance paper being discount
ed in London?' The instant thatsthe re-
port of such questioning reached the late
Mr.. Morgan's ears he gave answer to
these doubters by absolutely ending ne
gotiations of that kind. That was the
only answer he gave, and it was suffi-
cient.
Very likely the house of j. P. Morgan &
Co. reasoned that if the public is per-
suaded by reason of magazine or period
cal articles or by such criticism as was
made recently by ex-senator Morgan G.
Bulkeyley of Connecticut that the New
Haven Railroad company has been and is
being used by great bankers for the pur-
pose of securing unusual profits, then
the best answer that can be made to
these insinuations and criticisms Is to
announce that the New Haven railroad
must hereafter in its own way look after
such financing as it may need 1t will
need good deal of money. President Ell
lott contemplates extensive improvement,
but hereafter it will not be possible to
make the insinuation that bankers have
influenced the New Haven Railroad COM
pany to large undertakings SO that these
bankers may have the exclusive benefit
which follows the financing of the funds
needed to carry out these Undertakings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
REV. F. M. WOODS DIES
AT MAPLESVILLE
We'll Known Baptist Minister Passes
Away Following Closing of a
Successful Revival

Maplesville, September H-(SpeciaL)
Thd Rev. Frances Marian Woods died
here early Saturday morning. He had
iust closed on Friday night what was
perhaps one of the best revivals in the
history of the town. assisted by the Rev.
l.. M Bradley of Birmingham. He lived
here and served Maplesville. Stanton,
Plantersvile and BIllingsley Baptist
churches He had been in the ministry
overl 81 years, doing active work am
serving some of the best churches e
states.
Rev. Woods was borr oarlnsion.
S. g., March 3. 1872 ana ae gns msr-
ried to Miss So .wag r Ao5lAe-
valo, Ala.,/ iaef - ia s.e esr ea
In the tilpars reEsueot Nnfii's
the !. .fal, ana wss snsn er ~ ste
.eid 1zeis s,es woo@mao 81 tae a
.sAfislsa ~ S. sartiget .le.
q alsg.se Mrs tssae GLASS .erfield,
aaa A.A anditu. - Lucas of
bs<.on Mrs. ~ G lnsor of Monte
fzl Mrs. " Perry Of Blocton,
lale s Sods of Mapltsville. Mrs.
81 s. Of Ensley and Thomas D.
of Maplesville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
TRAFFIC DELAYED BY
WRECK IN AUTAUGA

Mountain Creek. September 14.-(Spe-
cal)-A collision occurred on the Louis
Vile and Nashville three miles south OF
here, which resulted In ditching II cars,
caboose and one engine, The engineer
and fireman on the rear train Jumped
after seeing that the accident was sure
to occur.
Traffic was delayed ten hours. The
engineer and fireman were both slightly
injured. After the arrival of the wreck
ers, work was commenced by all the force
available in order to clear the track.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Beets Canned Without Vinegar

sent YOU a couple of tested recipes
some time ago and have not vet seen
tnem IN print | shall try again. They
were OF delicious sauces and something
sneuld have liked eothers to try. In
closed Is a recipe for beets canned with
OUT vinegar, which | use. They keen
as Well as with vinegar. I should very
nlueh like camera If some one has one
ne or she no longer cares for. [ Will
stauS pay postage upon it or express
ana do a little embroidery In return. |
nope this will not find the waste basket
Sweet canned beefsM Scrub. clean and
Doll tender young beets. Skin and slice
Wiiile not dropping into a pan contain
ing not water one teaspoon of sugar one
quafter teaspoon salt to a quart Let all
Don two minutes and seal They may
be heated and served like fresh beets ana
they are as good. l. Il q 80
We insert recipes as fast as we can
squeeze them into our narrow limits. If
those YOU sent some time ago are as
good as those We have today the Cor
ner Is loser by their nonappearanee
am especially pleased with the formula
LOT canned beets. 1t is just what we
nave been looking for this long time 7
eail the notice of amateur photogranhers
10 the request for camera. If there be
one available for the purpose named
winch the owner can spare hone on,.
correspondent will get it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
NEGRO is KILLED
BY OPELIKA CHIEF
w. S. Jones Fatally Wounds Prisoner
While Attempting to
Make Arrest

Opelika, September 4.-(Special. l.)-Chief
of Police W. S. Jones shot and instantly
killed a. negro named Allen Smith this
afternoon about 2 o'clock on a back
street in West End.
Chief Jones, attempted to arrest the
negro on charge of being disorderly,
when the negro drew his gun and at
tempted to fire on Chief Jones. Jones
fired two shots, either of which would
have been fatal One shot took effect in
the head and the other penetrated the
heart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Government Whitewash Formula

WIZ you oblige subscriber by pub
ash4hg IN the next issue of your nanar
me formula for making the famous
hite House whitewash'? Il. o. M,
government Whitewash-Slake half a
nushel OF lime with boiling water. cover
the process to keep in steam. strain tbe
hquad through a fine sieve or strainer and
auu 10 It one peck of salt previously dis
solVed III warm water three pounds NJ
ground rice boiled to a thin paste and
stlrred in while hot half a pound of Snan-
ish Whiting and one of glue. previouslv
uissoived by soaking in cold water and
tneh hang over a slow fire in small NOT
nung IN larger one filled with water.
Add fve gallons of hot water to the mix
ture, stir we'll, and let it stand few
Gays covered from the dirt 1t should
DC applied hot for which purpose it can
pc Kept in kettle or portable furnace.
pint of this mixture, If properly applied
VIII cover one square yard Coloring mat
ter may be added as desired For cream
color add yellow ochre; for fawn add pro-
portonately four pounds of lnnber to one
pound of Indian red and one pound of
cmmon lampblack; for common stone
color add proportionately four pounds of
raw umber to two. pounds of lampblack.
The name is not an empty boast The
whitewash thus compounded is in general
use upon government buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Cooking a Steak

"please inform me as to whether
7 ,ouisa M. Alcott is living. IL 50, what
is her address? l have read three OF her
hooks and think they are splendid. l
am a Young. inexperienced housekeeper
and should like to know how 10 COOK
beefsteals in two or three different ways
Also lust the plain way. Mine always
saa,,, 60 tough A READER
Louisa May Alcott was born in Ger
mantown, Pa, November 20, 49, anu
died in Boston March 6, 1885, Her WORKS
should never be out of print while there
are children to me amused and instructed.
10 make n tough beefsteak eatable lay
II unon a board and with a dull butcher
knife hack it from end to end, not CUT
ting through it, but breaking the npers'
Hack closely and when you nave trealeo
one side turn it and hack the other IN IKE
manner Have your gridiron heated and
rub well with a piece of suet. .Sprinhe
the steak lightly with salt and pepper and'
II Won like. with a few drops of onion
Juice When the steak is Drowned upon
one side turn it quickly not to lose drop
Of iuice and cook the reverse surface.
Transfer to q not ulSIl, uuttSi "Cii "iA~
cover to keep in the flavor. For baked
beefstealx '.tender' as above directed anu
lay within a buttered roaster. Strain a
1O-eent can of beef tea and pour over the
steak. Cover and bake slowly for nall
an hour. turning once and basting sew
eral times with the liquid in the pan
When done transfer to hot dish, season
che gravy left in the pan with salt, pepper
and onion juice, thicken slightly with
Drowned flour, boil up once, pour rev
spoonfuls over the meat and the rest INTO
a gravy boat A tough round steak may
be made eatable and digestible by TINS
process. DO not attempt to cook a tough
cut by merely broiling it, 1t Will be
leathery to knife and teeth and stony to
the stomach. Never fry a. steak, and IL
YOU season before cooking let 1t be GIN
gerly done. The best cooks maintain that
I. should not be salted at all until II
is done. Do not "kilp' it by cooking.
IT is better a little underdone SO that
the red juice will follow the knife in carv-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Boost Birmingham and Birmingham Boost You"
The Auditorium is nOn-partiSan
and nOn-Sectarian enterprise

"An Auditorium for All the
People," that is the PROPOSE
tion we ask you to indOrse with
your vote on September Fif-
teenth.
Democrat or Republican,
Prohibitionist or Local Op-
zionist, Jew or Gentle, Cath
olic or Protestant, each and
all, who are citizens of Greater
Birmingham, will be stock
holders in the magnificent
municipal auditorium which
the city should build within
the next few months.
Not a member of this COM
mittee is personally or finan-
cially interested in the build
ing Of this auditorium, aside
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Cocoanut Kisses

Beat whites of two eggs light with
three-foqrths cup sugar and one rounding
tablespoon cornstarch. Set in warm water
and cook a few minutes; add two cups
grated cocoanut and one teaspoon vanilla.
Drop in puttered pans; bake slowly
Kindness of A Reader.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
SOME HELPING HAND
HINTS FOR THE HOME
by MARIAN HARLANp

nefltes have satin flags or small Turk
ish rugs that come in cigarette packages
which they would care to give to me? |
Will gladly pay postage. l. L.
Never having bought a package of ci-
sarettes, l have a vague idea of what
you mean. The only Turkish rugs of
which | have any knowledge lie upon
floors. But smokers will divine what you
want and write to me for your address.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Moods a Truss

IF you have not received an answer
from Thomas H. regarding double truss
that YOU so kindly published l know an
afflicted man with double rupture VINO
would be glad to get it. suffered from
the same malady We all in my home
think the Helping Hand next to living IN
the priesthood. GERALl' IL.
| wish the priesthood" could at once
nroduce a truss for your afflicted friend.
The one you ask for was given away
long ago. | refer your appeal to our
fellow workers.
Rugs from Cigaret Packages
May / ask you IL any of your Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

from the fact that we are
Boosters for Birmingham"
and we believe that an audi
tOrium will do more for our
city right now than anything
else.
This move for an auditor
ium is not a new one, for the
conventions committee of the
Chamber of Commerce has
urged it for several years. In
his inaugural address Presi-
dent Harding stated that one
of the main objects of his ad-
ministration would be a
united endeavor to secure it,
and he appointed this auditor
ium committee to have active
charge of the work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
"A LIVE CITY

All live and progressive ;ities have
all their buildings erected by well
paid and efficient UNION mechanics.
Old, out-of- date cities try to build with
cheap and Inefficient mechanics. and
are necessarily a long way behind the
times. To which class docs Birming-
ham want to belong.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
French LETTUCE Salad

Sprinkle inner leaves of lettuce with
salt and pepper. Mix yolks of two hard
boiled eggs with one tablespoon olive oil.
Stir all together with two tablespoons
white wine vinegar. Serve at once
Kindness of French Housekeeper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
Thirty Miles from a Railroad

III you kindly send me the address
OF A. l.. S. and Mrs. E 7, 90 ho1,o
d d. GEAR old lady friend living in Gallo
Wyo.' who would be delighted to receive
posi- cards and silk scraps. She lives 20
'iilies from a railroad and seldom gets
away from home. being almost a shut-in
II IL would save time will send ha,
auuress. It is Mrs. Anna NJ. Gallo
II not Christian duty to 500 49,
mas gllmpses of this big, bright h1s,,
"orld of ours and occupation for the
many many Wearisome hours that must
oe hers? Here is mission work in deed
ana IN truth. And it costs so LITTLE IN
transplant sprigs of the same world into
,l'a ,ier oooryard! Send post cards and sill,en
olls uhtll she has all she can use and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
SOUTHERN SMILAX IN
DEMAND IN EAST
Eufaula Cutters Make Heavy Ship
ments-DOuble Boat Service to
Columbus, Ga.

Eufaula, September 14-(Special )-South-
ern smilax and other well known SOUTH
ern evergreens that are much in de-
mand in the east and north are now be-
ing shipped by local cutters, and each
week the business grows heavier.
Beginning yesterday the Merchants and
Planters Steamboat line is operating a
double boat service between Eufaula and
Columbus, Ga, and Apalachicola, Fla.
The two boats now in service are ''City
oe Eufaula' and the Three States.n
Ellison Floyd. the young son of DR.. and
Mrs. w. e. Floyd of Clayton, died last
night after three-weeks' illness with
typhoid fever.
The will of the late DR.. James M.
Barr has been filed for probate in the
Barbour county court.
Mac Roberts, the veteran fire horse, who
served in the Eufaula department for
10 years, ard has been on the pension list
for the past six months. is critically i'll
and is not expected to live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

Is estimated that 400 votes will be cast.
The campaign for this office mas been
quiet almost To dullness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
IALLADEGA HEARS
Conner SATURDAY
Small Number Hear Candi-
date on Issues
JURY DOCKET TODAY
JURY DOCKET TODAY
Election For Vacancy on City Commits
sion Occurs Today-195 Bales of
Cotton Ginned in Talladega
Thus Far


Talladega September 14.-rfspeeialD
Ex-Gov. b. b. Conner spoke in the
courthouse here Saturday. the audience
being composed of about equal mum
bers of city and country people The
greater part of his address was de-
voted to telling how his administration
spent the money 1t collected, and ne
said comparatively little about rail-
road legislation and less about state
wide prohibition. Several times the
audience cheered him. especially when
he announced that he was about to
close. He spoke an hour and IL quar-
ter There were fully 1000 people In
the city, not more than 800 hearing the
speech. From this point lie went to
Childersburg
The jury docket of the criminal divi-
sion of the city court will be taken up
Monday with "a cases on the calendar
and about 20 jail cases In addition to
be disposed of. Thirty-eig prisoners
were in jail, but Judge Browne sem
fenced over a round dozen on Satur-
dav who had either been tried or had
pleaded guilty, thus reducing the num-
ber.
The election for vacancy on the
city commission comes off on Monday.
The three candidates running are j,
Ed Stone, the present incumbent; c.
W. Stringer and J. w. Vandiver. 1t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

One hundred and ninty-five bales Of
cotton have been ginned In this coun-
ty up to and including September 1.
For the past five years the average
number OF bales ginned up to this date
has not exceeded 10 bales The crop
in the entire county is several weeks
earlier than usual.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

The doctors of the county recently
enjoyed a barbecue where only doctors
were guests and beer was served The
grand Jury returned indictments
against the members of the COMMITTEES
who attended to supplying the beer.
On plea of guilty a fine or 500 wax
imposed by Judge Browne on mem
ber of the committee. There was no
intent to violate the law on the part
of the doctors, and the beer was sup
piled under the belief that the law was
not being violated.
lodge OF the Imperial order of
Red Men was organized In the city
With 80 members. b. NJ. Bell was elects
ed sachem; James Caring, senior sag
amore; r. II. Hulgan, junior Saga
more; George McGourk, prohpet: Will
liam Senior chief of record and wam-
pun.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
FEAR WATERF famine
AT RUSSELLV|LLE
Situation About to Reach
Crisis During Recent
Dry Weather

Russeliville. September A. Special }
The water situation in Russellville is
about to reach the crisis during the dry
weather Of the past several days. Over
two years ago the voters OF Russellville
voted to issue $4,000 bonds for installing
the water and light plant in Russellville.
which was tepned over to the city about
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

Every attention is being paid to cotton
picking and the yield viii average better
than was anticipated two weeks ago. The
gins are all busy and people generally
seem satisfied with prices. but expect
more than 13 cents soon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15
ca By HOP
Brother and S -
Cotton Near n Il |
Nine Hoa

Mountain Creek. September
eial)-Little Maggie Farmer and her
year-old brother picked within nine work.
ing hours 6lS pounds of cotton There
was a race on between them This cot
ton was picked in deld belonging to
}. r. Little and weighed by f. F. Cui-
Yer. rural route mail carrier. Maggie
and her little brother are the children
of ] r. Farmer, who resides five miles
from here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-15

no for the past few
pring furnishing the
IONS has been nearly
erecting the plant
lpring furnishing the
of water and 1t was
thousand gallons OF
2 spring each minute.
pssellville are runnir~
ptton. The cottci
r. this year ~ last.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-14
COKE RATES IN PA,
DOWN u PER CENT.
Interstate Commerce Body Or
dersCut on Freight Charges.

Washington, June 14.-General re-
adjustment with reductions of about II
per cent on the freight rates on coke
from the Connellsville region in Penn
Sylvania to furnaces and steel mills,
both east and west, was ordered by
the interstate commerce commission.
Reparation aggregating millions of dol
lars was not allowed.
Five cases involving coke rates from
the Connellsville region have been un-
der consideration nearly year. The
principal one was brought by the Coke
Producers association of the Connells-
vile region against the Baltimore &
Ohio, the Pennsylvania and several
other roads. 1t attacked as unreason-
able and unjustly discriminatory all
Connellsville coke rates and declared
they were preferential as compared
with West Virginia rates.
The commission held that the rates
to youngstown, Canton, Cleveland and
Toledo, O.; North Cornwall, Robesonia,
Reading and Philadelphia, Pa: Balti-
more, Md, and Newark, N. j., were un-
reasonable and prescribed rates aver
aging about II per cent lower than
existing rates, although in some in
stances no change was made. 1t also
was held that the present relationship
of rates between the Connellsville dis
trict and the Fairmont district in West
Virginia was not discriminatory
against the former or unduly prefer
ential to the latter.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-06-14
MAN killed ON
WEDDING DAY
Meets Death Few Hours Before
Time For Ceremony.

Philadelphia, June IA pathetic
ing bitterly entered the Office of the
marriage license bureau and took her
place in the line of June brides and
bridegrooms.
Her eyes were red and swollen and
her shoulders shook convulsively with
her sobs. There is probably no place
in the world where woman should
have less reason to weep than in the
marriage liense Office.
William Ferguson, the clerk in
charge, a veteran and skilled in the
atmosphere of romance, sought the
reason He drew the girl to one side
and asked the cause Of her trouble.
She handed him a marriage license
which he had issued to her day or
two ago, with the words:
I've brought this back to you. /
can't use it now. The man l was to
marry today was killed this morning. .
In fresh outburst Of sobs she ex-
planned that she was Elsie Newman,
twenty years old, and that she was to
have married Christopher Marks, aged
twenty-four years.
Marks was driving an ice wagon,
when the horses took fright. In his
attempt to stop them Marks climbed
out upon the pole of the wagon. He
was thrown and struck on his head.
He was dead when picked up and his
body was sent home. :.