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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
CHICKEN PROBLEM
 IS STILL UNSIGNED
City Commissioners Receive Many Complaints About
 Fowls Off Premises

Nothing has done much within the past month or six weeks to disturb the peace of mind of the city beautiful en- thusiast as the chicken problem. Reports from every street and alley have come in bearing complaints, and always 1t is 'Chickens, chickens, chickensl"
 The city commissioners have used every effort to help the housewives guard them selves against the chickens of their thoughtless neighbor, and have even gone so far as to authorize anyone to kill, slaughter and annihilate fowls found on premises which do not belong to it's own CTS. letter on this chicken problem was received yesterday by the commis- sioners, and they made it public as fol- lows:
 T have been trying to do my share to- ward the city beautiful movement and in this moment of temporary despair have relaxed my eternal vigilance long enough to confide my trouble to you.
 The chicken evil Is what 1 am suffer- ing from, and as long as people look upon this blight indulgenty as they do in this locality at present, there will be many a garden spoiled and many person so discouraged that they will look upon fur ther effort as useless. In the district in which l live at present every family keeps chickens. but very few of them make any effort whatever to keep them within bounds. There must be at present at least dozen motherly hens, with numerous families who have a set and unalterable opinion that my garden has been planted for their alimentary comfort But why blame the poor hen? It has always been hard for me to understand the viewpoint of the person, who, after they have seen their neighbor spend hours in planting. can quietly watch their chickens destroy the results of all this labor. In my mind natural corallary of keeping chickens would be a willingness to feed them in preference to leaving them forage on other premises for their food
 We lived for many years in southern California, where chicken culture is a favorite pastime, withall one never sees dishguffng rail or iron fence around the front of a residence for recognizing the destructive propensities of this household pet, people keep them safely inclosed in ccrrais. Los Angeles, Pasadena and other southern California cities are so beauti- ful from the landscape artists or any beauty lovers viewpoint that they must be seen to be appreciated. One reason for thls IS that the municipalities are firm in guarding the rights of all those who wish to improve their premises.
 It IS fact that the general good ex- ample makes ardent gardeners, of rich and poor alike, whether tenant or proprie- tor. One rents or buys his property in first class condition. and works hard to keep 1t looking creditable. The soil and climate in this locality are such that much good might be done in cultivating the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
MANNING MURDER REMAINS A MYSTERY Dogs Unable to Track Slayer of Chiffon Planter
 Near Sylacauga

Sylacauga, May 5.-(special.) )-All during the day search has been made for some clue that would lead to evi- dence as to who killed M. B. Manning, whose dead body was found two miles south of town yesterday afternoon. Dogs were brought through the coun- try in an automobile from Birming- ham but delay caused them not to reach here until ' o'clock today and could not take up the trail
 It seems to be clear that robbery was the motive for the killing. Sheriff Cornett is on the scene but has given out nothing. The remains were carried to Rockford for burial The deceased was resident of Chiffon county, liv- ing near Thorsby.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
GIRLS COUNCIL TO
 HOLD CONFERENCE
CContinued from Page Five)

 to be admitted to the sessions and in order to attend the recreation session, during which the Queen of May Is to be crowned. each delegate must secure badge at the morning session.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06

non-deeiduous varieties Of plants and trees
 You have a great natural advantage in your woods and other varieties of fol- iage. In the cities of which I spoke. God provided the soil only, and that without water; all the rest in that most beautiful land Is due to mans (California being a suffrage state, l may add and woman s hand.
 T have seen such wonderful improve ment in many districts in the past month, and noted so many instances where ordi- nary ill-kept places were turned Into de- lightful homes. that l am sure Birming- ham will, if you continue your good work. evolve into a city beautiful-in fact a city the peer of any in the country when the live stock can no longer roam at large. MRS. JOSEPH c. WEBER"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06

whole community toward its children, and l do not believe that this need reduce py a single penny the profits of the picture men, while It enlists them still among it's most valued helpers. What proportion of present day shows would be elimi- hated by wise motherhood of the chil- dren's souls. l have not the least ade- quate data to determine. But Mir Winn and the rest of us know that the mother hood is coming, neither Eizabethan nor Puritan, but gracious and sane and fun loving and innocent, full of the poetry of nature and life. "Ecce verit''
 GEO. EAVES Birmingham. May 3. 1914.
 P S.: The foregoing was, as you see. written Sunday morning. but forgotten in the rush of a busy week. Perhaps MT. Winn will pardon me for seeming to ig- nore his appeal. c. E. 5-5-1a14
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06

1 to be admitted to the sessions and in order to attend the recreation session, during which the Queen of May Is to be crowned, each delegate must secure a badge at the morning session
 Miss Black to Be Queen l Miss Zoe Black is to be the queen of May and will be crowned with much ceremony. The throne upon which she will sit will be elaborately decorated. her IA maids will be becomingly crowned and will each carry an arm bouquet. The Grown Princess herself will be exqusitely dressed and the en- tire council will be presented to her majesty by Miss Isabel Ford, who is to be mistress of ceremonies.
 Thirteen districts will be represented at the conference and each of them will send a token to the queen The east Northside district will present the crown, and the North Birmingham dis trict has signified it's intention of pre- senting a sceptre to the queen. Other districts will bring floral tributes Following the crowning of the queen the entire council will march in review 1 before her throne and receive her bless l ings.
 ! Following the ceremonies attendant upon the crowning of the queen a ban quet will be served to her loyal sub l jects. It will be an affair of gayety, old familiar songs being sung by all and everyone will get acquainted with everyone else. The report of the con l ference secretary will be read and passed upon. The queen will then re- sume her natural self as Miss Zoe Black, president of the Older Girls ence on the subject, "Working To- gether" Miss Louise Nall will follow Miss Black on the programme and liar Boys Council, will deliver greetings will close the speaking with an ad-
 dress on "Iengthening the Cords.
 Following Miss Kennedys talk there will be an automobile trip around High land avenue for the entire conference, thence home.
 l Among the prominent speak kers at the Saturday morning session is Miss A. l.. Williams Miss Williams is elemen- tary superintendent for the Southern Baptist church and is employed by the Southern Baptist board. She is elemen- tary superintendent for the Southside Baptist church and also spends much
 of her time travelling over the south in the interest of elementary work
 She has a wide reputation in the south as a speaker.
 Afternoon Session Sunday l At the Sunday afternoon session, be- l ginning a O clock. Mrs. Charles Plos-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
|CO[L|NSV|LLE MAY l. HAVE WATERWORKS $16,000 Bond Issue Election for the Purpose Will be
 Held June s

Colinsville. May 5.-tspeeial.)-.An orli. nance was passed by the city council to- day calling election on June to issue Sl6.ooo in bonds to build water and sew craze system. It is predicted that tine election will go almost unanimously for the bonds The election Is to be held June S.
 III an aitercation with young McNair at oaho ROCK on Lookout mountain yester- oas' Hoyt Mccluns was stuck over the mead With pair of knucks or some other instrument and badly bruised. McC1ung Is son of J. N McClung. prominent merchant nf Lookout mountain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge.
 James NJ shew. Birmingham, to Miss Ella May Spoke.
 c. V. Maddox, Birmingham, to Miss A hhie Evans
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
Leave for Reunion

Mountain Creek, May 5-(Special) Capt J. M. Simpson, Miss Lucy Simpson, his youngest daughter of Birmingham, Veterans W. P. Thompson, William Watt and B. J. Hughes left here this morning for the Jacksonville reunion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06
Incorporation

The following certificate of incorpora- ton was yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 $10O0-Eureka Manganese company officers, o. H. Bowen, president and trea surer w. H. Beatty, vice president and general manager, and Douglas T. Beatty, secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06

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 me passed however boys grew They " publishers the of those boyhood daysthe old wonderful portfolio full of heart sewed together with red the little parlor, the mellow uddy glow of the fashioned repate saned face of the old motherthese memories faded grew dim And after the boys had prospered and built magazine of national and reputation they determined cherished project and memorial their mother It to be ordinary book but Is and the through the the National Editor Mitchell eV Chappe the eldest of these four brothers letter thousands thousands people, everywhere inviting them send in their favor And they camein scoesin hundreds-in houands-from of the world where the English prevails Letters with filled with memories sad and and adding that peculiar personal be found dear the heart still echoed its words and melody The task broadened beyond original boundsince universal from French German Danish Swedish and Italian lore Folk Songs War Songs, Sea Songs old English Chanteys College Song Love Songs Songs the Pioneer Days Songs of Patriotism Luabe Mitchell Chappe his brothers exceeding glad " the award the prizesGeorge w Chadwick of the New England Conservatory Music Victor Herbert and The tained the book picked reedited arranged with piano the whole family could plates made cheer brighten speaking men and women all over the world.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
SEE MONEY NEAR
STRA|N|NG POINT
UNLEsS EUROPEAN CALL FOR
GOLD LETS Up SOON THERE
Is RISK.
SHOWS WEIGHT FELT
FOREIGN EXCHANGE HERE Fore
Eu IPw ARD nv HARDENING
OF LONDON DISCOUNTS
DEMAND II KEEN.

NEW YORK. Feb 22.--The Suns
weekly review Of the financial stua-
tson tomorrow Will say:
During the past week events abroad
have shown that calculations must
hs revised l!ttle Il the money mar
iSfs.s are not tQ be subjected to the risk
81 "a sudden return 10 state Of strain.
Some % the later offerings OF new
securities In London have failed Of
popular subscription TO any but a
small percentage, and observant
British comment takes cognizance Of
the great discrepancy between the
price of capital and the price Of
credit The processes OF reflnancing
and rev financing have not as yet re
ceavcd ii perceptibIe check. but the
market for outstanding securities, as
well as the money market, have been
giving evidence that they feel some
weight from the burden of borrowing
thai has been laid upon them.
II Is thought abroad that the money
markets have passed their point of
extreme ease, and there is DISPOSE
ton 10 60 ahead more moderately IN
the imitation Of credit and the grant
Of capital until the spring require
Irents are ascertained Meanwhile,
there are other signs that finance has
still a good deal Of preparation To
make before the expansion Of trade
volumes and CT values in all fields can
he encouraged. There is "A keen de-
fi4and for gold which Is converging on
opdon not only from the continent,
aat from South America, and the
hardening OF London discounts, to-
gether with the premium gold com
MAIDS have been forcing foreign ex-
change upward here, In view OF cash
redundancy In the United States 1t is
not at all impossible. unless business
inquiry for ere dit becomes active, that
aur exports OF gold be accelerated
within the next few months,
Paris Backward.
paris remains a point of peculiar
backwardness in the recovery which
has been otherwise SO general and
European finance is not inclined to ig-
moro the persistence of untoward con
ditions in France. Real Improvement
there is essential TO the completion OF
the world wide financial readjustment
which 1913 showed to be SO neces-
sary
Europe is still rather seller Of
securities mere tHa1 Il nuyeT, nut tfliE
Ia probably am expression of European
necessities rather than an expression
Il opinion on our outlook. AS for oul
money market there is nothing II
SIGHT 10 suggest the likelihood Of much
hardening Interest rates before tn,
agricultural and business demands o.
the spring. The most definite fact:
about general business are provided
by the hopeful tokens presented In
basic industry. The expansion of for
ward ordering in the metal trades does
not seem to have been accompanied
~ any very convincing strengthening
81 prsces. bat 1t is distinctly encourag
3na nat bookings of new business hay.
iseaa AT q great rate Of gain over cur
rent production Nevertheless. a re,
av ~ all the facts in the flnancia
U8 business markets suggests that en-
rlHise still waits upon the develop
ments ~ politics past and present.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
WHOSE BIG BUILDING.
IS THAT PROPOSED
RUMoR THAT ANOTHER skYsCRA-
PER MAY SOON GRACE THE At
MOsPHERE--MAy BE STATE.

With snow and rain and hail COW
ering all the real estate hereabouts,
the agents feel there is little 10 say
concerning things material. but they
have hopes, and express themselves OPP
timtstically concerning the outlook,
with all the real estate agents act
ing together now. and with the many
inquiries which are pouring into the
agencies, there is nothing to look for
ward to but the best.
within the city limits there is little
So far as the agents feel like mention
ing but 1t lis understood that some Of
the capitalists are figuring on another
skyscraper. Nothing definite concern
ing this could be gained from the
agents yesterday. but IL was limited
by a man who seemed to know. that
certain monied men were contempiat-
Ing the construction OF a big building.
Architects tt Is said, are drawing
plans for a big building. So far as
those who should know are concerned,
there seems TO be nothing definite, but
still the rumor is In the air.
with the hope that the State Of VIZ
glnia Will build Its proposed office
building, the money for which was
practically provided for by the legis-
laturs two years ago, Building In
spector Butler gets, also, In the opti-
mtstic class.
He is on the trail OF what ne thinks
will lead to much real estate activ-
Ity within the coming weeks.
AS a matter of fact there are many
prospective buyers and investors. All
the agencies have fles of applications.
the great majority OF which they ex-
pect TO mHterialize in a general awak-
euing OF real estate business.
None OF the agents would mention
anything about the big deals which
might have been pulled off during the
" eek. They expressed themselves.
however. as being satisfied with the
condition of things.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
NOTE AND COMMENT ON
FINANCIAL SITUATION

whether the movement has gone too
fast or too far" 1t continues;
In the first place. when II became
evident at the turn of the year first
that money was likely to be easy, at
any rate for some months to come !;
and second, that international poll
tics were presenting brighter ap-
pearance, both Lombard street and
the stock exchange experienced the
full effect of reactionary influences. In
the stock markets every one was a
buyer. where he had previously been
a seller, and with something like a
famine In the supply of investment
stocks on jobbers' books. great rush
up in prices was almost inevitable.
THAT the volume of investment
business on the part of the public has
also been large, can be freely admit
ted, but the over optimistic, who may
be inclined to anticipate continuance
of the upward movement in values on
the same scale as that which has pre-
vailed during the past few weeks will
do well TO remember that two of the
main influences responsible for the
rapidity Of the rise are already weak
ening. The value of money is scarcely
likely to be less--and 1t may easily
be greater--than It is today while in
place of large bear positions on the
stock exchange there is probably now
a very fair-sized speculative account
for the rise"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
CHURCH HAS ITS
101ST Anniversary

The First Presbyterian church of
this city recently passed the one hun
dred and first anniversary OF its or
Eanization and the tenth anniversary
of the present pastorate of Rev. F. T.
McFaden. ID. D.. who Is the seventh
pastor during that long period
During the ten years OF the present
passionate. some four hundred mem bers
have been added to the church. and a
total of s1s5.571.00 has been contrib
uted for all causes.
OF this amount, sS3,64s,o0 have been
contributed to the benevolent causes
of the church at large, and $S2.023. 90
have been contributed for the local
church and expenses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
Small RohbeTies Reported.

A number of cases OF petit thievery
were reported to the police yesterday
and last night Among the cases. re-
ported were: II. thinner, who report
ed that 500 had been taken from his
cash registere; A Hackman, of 1923
West Leigh. whose small grocery and
tobacco store was almost depleted of
stock by the robbers; Lucy Ruffin, Of
202 East Clay. who said that her house
had been entered by means OF a false
key and clothing as well as SIT had
been taken from boarders, and r.. F.
kaehler, who stated that his garage
at Broad and Ryland streets had been
entered and between SIS and $50 taken
from his desk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23

Every one knows that financial
Paris began the year in such mood
OF pessinism that Ii refused to recog-
nize anything of hopefulness, even in
the great turn for the better on other
markets. The time came when prices
were rising, at the opening OF Febru
airy, even on the Paris Bourse. How
did this impress the French financial
mind? The Paris correspondent of
the London Standard tells us:
ut might have been surmised that
Paris, which is essentially Il bullish
centre, was enchanted with the re-
markable rise in prices effected in the
past few days. AS matter of fact,
dealers are anything but elated: on
the contrary, they are bordering on
despair. for they were on the short
side to man, and 1t was not until it
was too late that they realized their
danger.
''To tell the truth. no one believes
here in London's recovery. profession
ais were skeptical right up to the last,
and even yesterday many of them let
calls go at ridiculously low limits. They
regret this bitterly now, for although
they have passed the day running after
stock and have bought very freely,
huge numbers OF calls are still in
and will have to be covered.
not without further detriment to an
account already heavily burdened on
the debit side.
THE losses incurred this month are
so large. indeed. that real uneasiness is
felt as to how many OF them will
he met. Already one small failure
has occurred. and II Is feared 1t will
not be the last. The official market
is as badly off in this respect as the
Coulisse. In both three operators out
of four have lost on this single ac-
count the greater part of the profits
reaped for months past with positions
for a fall"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
A Measure of the Market.

Since the price of British consols
reached II 1-2. on February 4th. a
high record since June, 1912. fiuctua
tons in this security on the London
market have been extremely erratic,
says the New York Evening Post
Three days after the high record was
fixed, they were down to &c LIE; last
Friday, the 18th, they were UP again
to n 3-16. On Monday of this week
they were 76 as, Tuesday 76 SIS, and
yesterday &c lis again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
The Paris Bourse Itself.

THE long expected recovery" de-
clares the London Economists Paris
correspondent appears at last to have
arrived. and now, curousy enough,
extends from fixed interest securities to
industrials. despite the fact that the
easier money position is individually
due to slackening off in industrial
and commercial operations"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
London and Our Market.

THE public" writes the London
Financial Times of it's own investment
community, is gradually inclining to
the view that the United States is be-
coming a safer place to invest in
than ii was, and 1t Is very naturally
helped to this view by the low level
of prices ruling for all American
securities compared with the prices of
quite recent past"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
"InterIocking'' in Europe,

The list of London company direc-
tors, at the opening of 1912, showed
seventeen individuals holding seats in
twenty or more separate manage
ments. At the beginning of 1913. the
number was %; the London Directory
of Directors" just issued for 1914.
raises 1t to twenty-seven. One gem
ueman sits on thirty-six boards: four
on thirty or more; nine on more than
fWentY-fiYe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
Two Rank Rates

People who consider 1t abnormal"
remarks the Paris Debats, that
the Paris bank rate should be kept
above London's, seem to forget that in
each Of the three years. 1903. 1908 and
1905, the Bank of England rate re-
manned 1-2 of per cent under the
French banks figure during nearly six
consecutive months"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
January and February.

I'm view" writes the London Stand
ard. "of the startling rapidity and ex-
tent of the appreciation which has oc-
CURED, It is scarcely surprising that
many should now be inquiring as to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-02-23
Another Oyersubscribed Loan.

The remarkable success of the re-
cent Prussian government loan for
1850, 600. 900 marks-it is stated In the
German newspapers to have been APP
piled for no less than seventy times
over-is ascribed by the foreign critics
to the fact that the government
adapted all the terms of the loan to
the appetite of the financial public and