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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Meeting Private
SIGNS BIG CHECKS

During a lull in the sessions of the
police probe yesterday afternoon while
lawyers were wrangling over some minor
details in the testimony, President George
Ward of the city commission performed a
rather interesting act.
He attached his signature, as head of
the city of Birmingham, To three checks,
each for $4,000
The three checks We're made out to the
American Trust and Savings bank, the
Birmingham Trust and Savings bank, and
the First National bank of Birmingham.
They were merely the visible means
by which the city was paying some of
it's debts. Mr.. Ward said the city had
some more left.
When questioned on the matter he
stated he meant debts and not money.
The money is the result of payments of
taxes and licenses into the city eXchequer
at the beginning of the year, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
HARRISON RELIEF
WAS UNAUTHORIZED
Shelby Board Could Not Re-
lease Him From Payment
of Warrants

Montgomery, January 9.-(Special)
When the Shelby county board cf revenue
voted to relieve w. e. Harrison, former
county treasurer, of the payment of il
legal warrants amounting to s4746. 30 it
acted without authority of law. This re-
pert was made to the governor today by
j. I. German, examiner of public ae-
counts, who included an opinion prepared
by the attorney general.
Harrison was found to be due the
amount by Mr.. Gorman but the board of
revenue held a meeting December 16 and
pa ssed a resolution which relea sed him of
any obligation. Attorney General Brick
ell held that the decision of the supreme
court in the case of Mobile county vs.
Price Williams made the boards action
void.
Books and accounts of J. L. Isbell, clerk
of the Shelby county circuit court, and
Edward S. Lyman, treasurer of the Ala
bama Girls Technical institute at Mon
teVallo, We're found 20 be correct. Mr..
Lyman's receipts during the fiscal year
were $191, ,220. A and disbursements $1l6,
055.1, leaving a balance of $15,164.73.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
GADSDEN NEWS

Gadsden. January 9.-(Special. 1.-THE
Farmers union of Marshall county, at
its last meeting, passed a resolution call
ing upon the county commissioners to
publish a monthly report of their work
upon the roads.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Chamber of Commerce yester-
day, the efforts of Birmingham to secure
regional bank were indorsed at the
request of w. p. G. Harding, president
of the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce
Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu Griffin of Mark
ton yesterday celebrated their fiftieth
wedding anniversary.
Friends of Alderman w. p. Johnson
are urging him to become candidate
for mayor. The primary will not be held
until next summer, but Indications are
that the campaign will open exceptional
ly early this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
,467,943 BALES
G|NNED IN STATE
PRIOR TO JANUARY |

Washington. January 8. - Cotton
ginned prior to January l amounted to
13,333,074 running bales counting round
as half bales, the census bureau an
nounced this morning.
Round bales included numered 104,-
265: sea island, 74,320 bales.
Ginnings by states:
Alabama, 1,467,943, Arkansas, $685.
3ss; Florida, $685. Georgia, 2,276,477;
Louisiana, 410,oS6; Mississippi, 1,14S.-
O67; North Carolina, 759, 9,664; Oklahoma,
04,457; South Carolina, 1,342,9SS; Ter
nessee, 4,549 Texas, 3,66S,oS0; all
other states, 107,105.
Sea island ginnings by states: Florida
25,166; Georgia, 41,76s; South Carolina.
1886
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, January 9.-(SpeciaD
Colder weather prevails in the western
portion of the Mississippi valley, the
Ohio valley and western cotton states,
except in the coast districts. Freezing
temperature or lower occurred through
out the day from the Missouri valley and
Colorado northward. 1t was four degrees
below zero at Winnipeg at p. m. The
cold change had reached Memphis to-
night where reading of 46 degrees,
fall of IA degrees since Thursday night
was reported. BY morning it will be
somewhat colder in northern Alabama,
and will become still colder Saturday
Little precipitation was reported from
any section of the country today except
the lake and New England states, where
light rain or snow was fairly general A.
clearing conditions prevail in all districts
west of Alabama, and it was partly cloudy
only over part OF this state tonight,
there is nothing to indicate any rain here
during Saturday or Saturday night.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
January 8, 1914
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
SIX KILLED IN
MINE EXPLOSION

Moundsville, W. Va, January 9.-An ex-
plosion occurred in the First street mine
of the Moundsville Coal company here
T. day. Six men believed to be fatally
burned We're taken to the Glendale hos
pital nearby.
village
rescue party entered the shaft and
discovered that the explosion had been
caused when naked light had come in
contact with a pocket of gas in an entry
where only a few men were employed.
The remainder of the 100 miners at work
were reported unhurt
Physicians said the injured would re-
cover
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
$4,000 Remains in the
Bond Redemption Fund

Montgomery, January 9-(Special. Ala
bama has 1900 in its bond redemption
fund. This report was made to the gov
error by ]. T. German, examiner Oh
public accounts, today when he notlned
the governor that he had witnessed the
destruction of interest coupons amount
ing to s57, 1872 so paid in July on the semi
annual interest on the states bonded IN
debte dness.
One class c bond for 5000 has been paid
since the examiner reported that there
was s35, 900 in the fund, and this reduced
the amount to $4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
b. r, Fussell

Eufaula, January 9.-(Special)-B. r.
Russell, for % years superintendent of the
Eufaula Brick company, died suddenly
today, at the brick plant near the city.
He seemed to be in his usual good health
yesterday, but while at work this after
noon he was suddenly seized and died be-
fore physician arrived. Mr.. Fussell was
so years of age and was well known
throughout this community. He is sur
vived by his widow, who was formerly
Miss Sallie Cargill. and by five children
Clinton, Fay. Eddie, Sara and Fran
els Fussell. There are also three sisters
and two brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Deaths and Funerals
w. l.. C.. Vann

w. l.. c. Vann, aged GA years, died yes
terday afternoon at Chalkville, following
a lingering illness. Funeral services over
the deceased will be conducted this after
moor from the residence at o'clock. In
terment will follow in New Prospect cem-
etery.
The deceased was pioneer citizen of
Birmingham and Jefferson county. He
was a member of the County Democratic
Executive committee. He is survived by
his widow, five sons and three daughters
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
At the BijOu

Hundreds of women who have not
previously had the opportunity of see
ing Miss Beulah Poynter and her tai
ented company in "Arizona" will avail
themselves of the Saturday matinee.
The advance sale of tickets is large
and the demand steady and strong.
The performance tonight is the last of
arizona"
There Is rare combination OF drama
and comedy in "In the Bishops Car
rage" which the Beulah Poynter Stock
company will present al the Bijou next
week, commencing with the perform
ance Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Weather Forecast

Washington, January 9.-Forecast Tor
Alabama: Fair much colder Saturday
temperature close to freezing at night ex-
treme south portions; Sunday fair.
Tennessee: Fair, colder Saturday Sun
day fair.
Georgia: Fair, colder Saturday except
rain southeast portion; much colder at
night; Sunday fair.
Mississippi Fair, colder Saturday; Sun
GaV fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
At the Majestic

Those who delight in a good per-
formance of well acted and care
fully staged photo drama will find that
at the Majestic this week in "The Vol
unteer Organist," which is the feature
for Saturday afternoon and night. The
pictures are proving immensely popu-
lar and the attendance has been grow
ing steadily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Woodlawn Residence Robbed

Between noon yesterday and o'clock
p. nj. some one entered the residence of
Mrs. Jacobs, 314 North Fiftieth street,
and took a purse with about 81 in change
in it. Entrance was effected by cutting
two screen doors and breaking a large
glass out of the rear hall door, reaching
in and unlocking the door. The burglar
probably made hurried exit as nothing
else has been missed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Nina Rush Watkins

Funeral services over the remains of
Nina Rush Watkins, the infant daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Donald o. Watkins, who
died at the family residence, 2O3 First
avenue, yesterday morning, were con-
Quoted from the residence yesterday aft
ernoon Interment followed in ElmwoCd
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
ADJUSTMENTS
"The LeOpard's Spots

Thomas Dixons THE Leopard S
Spots" will be at the jefferson thea
tre January Is, 16 and II, with Sat
urday matinee. MIR. Dixon will be here
and personally direct the presentation
and make short talks to the audience
Seat sale begins Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
At the Lyric

Every arrangement is complete for
the grand opening of the Lyric thea
tire Monday night, for which event ev-
cry seat on the ground floor and the
balcony has been sold. For Tuesday
night there is great advance sale,
and for every night during the week
seats have been set aside in numbers
The popular priced matinees will be a
feature daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
At the Orpheum

Not since the Orpheum opened has
there been bill with so many fea-
lures for children as the bill this week,
which has Anita Diazs monkeys, Baby
Zelda, a vest pocket comedienne, and
the Nichol Sisters. funny black face
characters The Saturday matinee will
attract hundreds of children to the
theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Mrs. Bette CLAYTON

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Bette Clayton, aged "a years, who
died Thursday night at the family resi-
dence, were conducted yesterday after
noon. Interment followed IN Elmwocd
cemetery. The deceased is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. May Graham and
Mrs. j. S. Savage, both of Birmng-
ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Bayliss Newton

Gadsden. January 9.-(Special.) )-"Unole'
Bayliss Newton, rs years old, died this
morning at his home on the Ashville road,
six miles from Gadsden, from pneumonia.
The funeral will be held tomorrow at
Harmony church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
ACTION OF BUSINESS
INTEREST PLEASES
PRESIDENT WILSON
Executive Expresses Graft
fication Over Adjustments
in Informal Speech
at GulfpOrt

Gulfport, Miss, January 9.-President
Wilson today expressed his qualification
that business interests of the country are
adjusting themselves not only to changes
brought about by recent legislation, but to
the spirit of the times generally. In the
course of an informal speech TO a COM
mttee from the Mississippi legislature,
the President said that this phase of pub
lie affairs was uppermost in his mind. "a. a.
The committee had come to invite Mr..
Wilson TO address the legislature of their
state, but the President told them he was
too deeply absorbed in his message on an
THRUST reform to leave earlier than his
scheduled time or to tarry en- route to
Washington.
laudatory resolutions that had been
passed by their legislature were read to
the President by the committee. Mr. Will
son, after smilingly telling his callers that
they had extolled him too highly, ex-
planned that he had come south for
complete rest; that he had been benefited
greatly, and was going back to Washing
ton both physically and mentally prepared
for period of hard work.
Refers to Tariff
He referred to the tariff and currency
reforms as having been accomplished by
Congress simply Saving wood" and GO
ing ahead with an outlined programme.
The thing that pleased him most, how
ever he said, was the way the business
interests of the country seemed to be act
ing. He made no reference to the recent
dissolution agreement of the American
Telephone and Telegraph company, or the
Withdrawal of the Morgan company from
its many directorships, but those who
heard the President went away with the
impression that he had these things in
mind.
The President said he expected to read
his antitrust reform message to Con- |
gress just as soon as possible, after his
return to Washington. He remarks tina
he could not oVerstay his vacation in the |
south, as he expected to confer with dem
ocratic leaders in Congress as soon as he
arrived at the capitol
Meeting Private
The meeting with the committee was
private. Representative Harrison, who
accompanied the visitors, said the Pres- |
dents speech was significant of his atti
tude toward big business; that the chief
executive seemed to have a disposition to
work out the trust question in a peaceful
constructive way, and in the spirit of
common counsel
During the afternoon the President took
a ride to the school house in Pass Chris
tian, where several hundred children
showered him with bouquets. Tomorrow
the President and Mrs. Wilson Will hold
a reception at the Herndon cottage at
Pass Christian for the people of this and
surrounding towns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10

lIdl MOulu permit lHe county TO Hlr6
George Nichols as special prosecutor.
Quick to Defend Course
Mr.. Fellows was quick to defend his
course, saying that he not only was in the
grand jury room, but had questioned
Meyer. mo statute on the Michigan
books prohibited this action and as chief
legal officer of the state had a perfect
right to be present" he said.
In defense of the allegation of the grand
jury's illegality because of Mr.. Nichols
part in the proceedings, it was pointed
out that many special prosecutors had
been used in the state.
Mr.. Fellows, James Cunningham state
commissioner of labor. ard Edward J.
Minock, the latter's attorney, left late
today for their homes. The mission of Mr..
Cunningham was TO collect information
for the governor. All others Immediately
concerned In the state executives inquiry
into strike conditions left with the gov
ernor at noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
nj. PascO

The remains of NJ Pasco, who died in
a local infirmary Wednesday night, were
sent to Brookside yesterday morning by
the Warner & Smiley Co. for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
GENERAL OUTLINE OF
WILSON'S ANTITRUST
PLANS MADE PUBLIC
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Industrial corporation engaged in inter-
state trade, will be permitted to be any
officer or director in another industrial
interstate corporation in allied business.
Manufacturers of railroad cars, loco
motives railroad rails and structural
steel. or men engaged in mining or SELL
nl: coal, would be barred from becoming
directors or other officers or other en-
ployes of railroads engaged in interstate
commerce. The bill would not become eff
fective until two years after passage, to
allow adjustment of business arrange
ments.
Would Take Effect at Once
The other measures would take effect
Immediately upon passage.
The bill designed to stop agreements
for regulation of prices has drastic pro-
visions Tt is designed to stop the fixing
by wholesalers of prices at which the
manufacture article shall be sold to the
public and to prevent big business" from
entering into contracts to control prices
OF any commodity.
The measure on injunctions and damage
suits would give individuals as we'll as
the government. the right 10 start injunc-
tion proceedings for any attempt at in
Jury. In civil proceeding begun by the
federal government under the Sherman
law. in whv1l a Judgment or final or in
terlocutory decree has been entered. hold
ing the defendants guilty of conduct pro-
hbited by the act, it would permit indi-
vidrals claiming to be injured by such
conduct to be admitted as party to the
suit. with the same belief as il they had
brought an Independent suit. This would
give the individual the benefit of the re-
suits of a proceeding by the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
MOYER DECLARES
HE is IN COPPER
DISTRICT TO STAY

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10
Quick to Defend Course

that would permit the county to hir
George Nichols as special prosecutor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-10

Lucian Huey and Alderman Eugene
Honeycutt. who went to Sumter county
Monday to hunt birds, returned Thurs
day night, having had most successful.
trip, reporting many birds and excellent
success in their shooting The weather
was ideal for good shooting and the hunt
ers bagged many quail.
The Washington times., 1914-10-08
PETERS ADVENTURES
* IN MATRIMONY *
By LEONA DALRYMPLE
by M. TarbeH a,dS
By LEONA DALRYMPLE

| and-and some strange woman told me
that you-yOud been flirting and dropped
your card in d trolley car so that two
women behind you could pick il up, and
and. at first | didn't believe II, Peter.
honestly! 1t was so silly but l kept
thinking about it and-called mother up
and she said to leave it all to her
that she'd talk to you--"
Great Gums" ! breathed fervently-
but L resisted a strong temptation to
say something acrid and changed the
subject. MARY" ! added, Il believe
your two club acquaintances picked W
the card and We're SO appalled, at the
fact that / had overheard them that
one of them has deliberately phoned
just to get back at me. Il was a very
neat revenge-but-''
And you're quite sure Il wasn't true,
Peter, the-the flirting? Mother said no
one would take the trouble to phone
unless there was some truth in it."
Blessing on my jealous mother-in-law!
Somehow | feel pretty positive that
without her maternal purr over the
telephone Mary would have had more
faith in me. 1t isn't the first time Mrs.
Penfield has permitted b~iStling ma
terral instinct TO run away with her
common sense. nor likely will il be the
last. But wish Mary would learn to
stand firmly on her own two feet and
not fly madly to the parental nest in
times Of doubt. It merely compliCates
an otherwise plastic situation
Copyright. 1914. Newspaper Feature Scrvicc)
The Washington times., 1914-10-08
Mdrshdlin9 Your Kitchen Guns
By MRS. CHRISTINE FREDERICK.
Authcr OF The New Housekeeping.

Instead of having a knife and BOARD
and bread together. we find them en-
tirely separate and getting them to-
sether Is again the time-losins eie-
ment.
Now. it Is possible and even easy
to group many utensils generally
placed apart The tea caddy and
tea pot can stand on a shelf ada
cent to the stove ready for the cup
OF tea the moment the housewife
decides on It All the small tools,
knives, mixing spoons. egg beater,
spices, can be grouped in one place
or at one table 80 that when the
housewife wants to cook, she does
not have to circle around like an
her actual field of work The gen
eral rule that can easily be fol-
lowed Is to put the equipment near
the process of which il forms a
part. II IL Is a cooking utensil,
It seems only common sense to put
II near the stove, where cooking
Is done II II Is one of the many
small preparing tools 1t seems only
common sense to put il near the
table or wherever preparing Is done.
II 1t is a device that belongs to
dishwashing. near the sink or other
dishwashing tools II must go. Even
the most inconvsnient and appar-
emily inefficient kitchens have been
entirely changed, simply because this
one idea Of grouping things that be-
Ionged near together was followed.
On a visit to a large factory re-
Gently. I watched men at work as
sembling different small parts OF
certain machine. On the bench be-
fore them were about eight small
boxes, each with particular small
tools. From the time the assem-
bling Of the machine started until
1t was taken away finished, they
never left the bench. Everything
was at hand. everything in its right
place. everything grouped accord
ing to the way II had to be used.
This was the highest kind Of ef-
ficiency and the same idea can be
followed n the kitchen.
Copyright. 1914. by Mrs. Christine
Frederick
The Washington times., 1914-10-08

anu thGn stood scarcely breathing in
me hallway. Some one was in he
front room with Mrs TaUby and the
uo"f was shut. Tcssie crept up to
c,ie door and put her ear to the
crack and listened, Yes. | am ON
lirtCly tired out today" Mrs. Tabby
was saying
1HtH the voice OF the caller Said
something that Fessie could moi
near ard Mrs. Tabby in her soft
toI'e which T-ssie could hear ;er-
Icc,!E' replied: I suppose | am not
~ !"ullS az | was. The children g
not seem TO Sc il. ] am glad in q
Wy. Dut they cause me so much
trouhle about baths. III be clad
"heh they are grown. One OF them
VINO does not give me any trouble
however, is Tessie She is SO ana
DE ana dependable. am prou Of
her. l can trust her absolutely 10
takf hrr own baths. She is getting
80 pretty, and is such A fine hItty
Tlrl.''
AS Mrs. Tabby spoke Tcssic began
10 gro" hot and ;hcn cold all OR,
Her very whiskcrs turned pink with
shame TO think how she was acting
wren her mother thought that way
about her. Sh: 6hruuk away from
the door. and went into the kitchen.
shut the Kitchen door and leaned
against II. So that was how her
mother felt. There did not seem 10
be any fun in cheating when one
had 8 mother like thai.
Tessie bowed her head and look
ed at ner toes. She was thinking Of
all OF the times she had fooled her
mother. And her mother was hraC-
ging about her to other folks. and
love and was TyOud of her What
would she think If she ever kilIw,
That settled 1t for good and oil.
for Tsssie ran 20 The pals of water.
dumped then INTO the littls tub,
climbed in herself. and began TO
make the soapsuds fly. She forgot
that bathing was unpleasant. forgot
TO grurnblc and by the time she vas
white and dry and as fluffy as
ball OF thintieGOWr she wondered
how she evcr .,UJld have thought Ct
not taking bath-water. soap.
towels. an all
Copyright 1914. by r. z. Yedsr)
The Washington times., 1914-10-08

"Of all the thoughts of God that are
Borne inward into Souls afar,
Along the Psalmist's music deep,
Now tell me IL there any Is,
For gift or grace, SURPRISING this
He giveth His beloved sleep?'"
Thus easily may you dispose Of what
sleep is not. To tell what sleep is or
why you fall asleep. is a horse of an
other color.
Prof. Howell proved to his satisfac-
tion that sleep Is the change Of position
of the blood from the brain to the skin.
DR.. Osborne. another physiologist, says
it is an increase of blood in the brain.
Prof Windt, who has changed his no.
ton Of sleep recently. was convinced
that the poisons poured into the tissues
by tired. aching muscles-called ia
tigue oxins-induced sleep.
Prof. Paul Haupt, the Semitic Ian
guage scholar, says that four hours
sleep in the twenty-four are too much.
For many months before he is born
the baby sleeps a dreamless. comfort
able sleep. At this time. as at night,
when you sleep, the tissues are recoup-
ing themselves and preparing for a bit
ter struggle still to come.
Sleep Is repair. No matter what else
sleep may be, II is a period when the
building up processes of the living tex
tiles surpass the breaking down. The
warp and woof. the wheel and shuttle
of active, waking daylight work have
ceased to use I'D what You had.
The combining and multiplication Of
your tissues goes on and fills the living
reservoir in sleep SO that you may all
The Washington times., 1914-10-08
Secrets Of Health and Happines,
Sleep Is the Body's
Greatest Repairing Time

a. B.. NJ A.. NJ D. Johns Hopkins)
- LEEP has been naccurately held by poets and phil
osophers to be like death. like animal feisning and
- like trance. Yet 1t Is Of these
sleep hath its world and a wide realm Of
wild reality" 1t Is a strange puzzle.
1t is not active life 1t Is not waking DEATH
the risdity death fegnng, animals 1t is not the
snake the toad the mosquito state of hiberna
ton.
Neither sleep the such East Indian fak,rs
Harisdas, Hindu. who six weeks and
then exhumed. had been previously arranged, DR.
Honigsoerger and Sir Claude Wade. at Lahore.
Natures soft the welcome sweetheart Of all hu-
manity Is by any stretch poesy any of these