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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
EXAMINATIONS FOR
CIVIL SERVICE HELD

Examinations for civil service was held
yesterday in the United States court
room under the direction of L. p. Smith.
secretary of the civil service commits
sion. There were % applicants, q men
and two women Three of the men were
negroes. The examination yesterday was
for field service and includes marshals,
internal revenue, customs and quarter
master departments. The majority of the
applicants came from out of town and a
few from other states
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
To Break Ground for
Lincoln Memorial

Washington, February 7-Ground for
the Lincoln memorial to be erected in
the shadow of the Washington monu-
ment, will be broken Thursday the an
niversary of Linclon's birth. The Lincoln
memorial commission so decided today.
Former President Taft expressed his
regret to the commission that he would
be unable to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
NAVAL STORES PLANT
MUST BE SOLD

Macon Ga February Federal Judge
Shepperd today declared that the plants
of the Yaryan Naval Stores company
at Brunswick Ga, and Gulfport, Miss.
must be sold at an upset price of So4o,-
coo. The order for the sale will be signed
next Saturday on agreement of counsel.
Sixty days time is given for the sale
The companys Indebtedness is $900,O00. 1T
is estimated that many products on hand
are worth more than a half million
dollars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Will Attract Industries

III viii enable the domestic con-
5alners OF this community to acquire
gas for fuel which will curtail heavy
expenditures for coal as this gas used
for heating viii be better and cheaper
than coal. ! believe this gas if used
here, will bring to Birmingham an
array of small industrial plants which
VIII use this gas for fuel In other
words. it is my unqualified opinion that
this gas is one of the greatest things
that has been given the city of Bir-
rlingham i'm many years. The rates are
practically natural gas rates and they
certainly should appeal to the citizens
as such
II am very eager to give all the in
formation possible to the commission
about these rates that they in their
discretion think is consistent. The Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company has made no unusual request
nor asked any great reward. What we
want is a countless number of gas con-
sumers. We have work ed years build
ing up the present consumption and
teaching people how to use gas. Our
salvation in the cheap rates offered
depends largely upon the use of the
gas by the public generally. They get
immense benefits and our company Sc :
cures a slight compensation, / assure
YOU, for the distribution. The volume
used, If great enough. will help to solve
the servant problem; Will cause many a
shiftless person to really work when
domestic servants are not in demand,
and it will bring to our city a large
number of industrial plants and no
end of substantial advertisement.
at Is readily understood that this
company profits when a new family
comes here by street car fare, electric
lights. more store houses that use light
and in every way. 1t certainly would
appear. therefore, that We are inter-
ested in the betterment of this city,
the advancement of all interests here
and the welfare of our citizens. Every
interest in this great city depends upon
the welfare and the happiness of the
others, so 1t is advantageous for all
tn citizens to pull together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

President Cullman County Hobson
Cullman, February 7, 1914.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Mantle Not Controlled by Trust

4NOl ny
After that is done as it is now done
with our coal gas the heat units will be
as great. if not greater, than the gas
we now supply. But as ! have stated
to the commission, as president Of this
company, the illuminites in the py-
product gas are not as great as in the
gas we now make. so it will be nee
essary to have a certain kind of man
tie to improve the gas for illumlna ting
purposes. That gas mantle Is made by
half dozen concerns, it is not con
trolled by any trust and there is
half dozen or more different kinds. one
being as good | am told as the other
after all is said and done. So with the
exception of the illuminites in the ny
product gas the results so far as domes
tic purposes are concerned is absolutely
the same if not better than the present
gas.
when | said that it would cost us
S200 00o or more to erect a purifying
plant and distribute the gas ! felt sure
it would be realized that the byproduct
gas was to be purified. 1t most certain
" will, for otherwise it would be i'm
possible for domestic purposes even as
our coal gas would, and we are not en-
gagged in selling that which is useless.
The gas after We secure the raw ma
terial from the manufacturing COM
pany will be given the same publication
will be delivered to the consumers
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
STATE TREASURER SUICIDES


Buffalo. " Y.-John J. kesnedy.
state treasurer. committed suicide At
the NArkeen Hotel. where he lived
with his family. He was found in n
snail laztory with his truat cut and
an open razor on the floor beside him
HIS iggular rein had been severed
Temporary insanity. induced by wor-
~ over his impending appearance be-
fore New York grand Jury where
District Attorney Charles s Whit
man has been conducting a John Doe
graft inquiry. IS said to be the only
reason that can be assigned for Mr..
Kenedy's act
Gov. Glynn. IN an interview at Al
bany. said he had been informed by
the eomptroIler's office that IL had
checked up State Treasurer Kennedy
only a few days ago and had found
his accounts correct
The governor Immediately ordered .
full audit OF the books to begin Il
became known after the suicide Of
Mr.. Kennedy that Arthur L. Warner.
chief assistant to Commissioner Os-
borne, in the Investigation Of state de-
partments. for several months has
been investigating reports that the
state treasurer Was intimately con-
nected with a bonding company thsa
has been doing a large business With
state Contractors
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
MEXICAN FIRES ON
U. S. NAVAL OFFICER
BULLET STRIKES LIEUT.. A. ..
COOK WHILE DRIVING IN TIE
CITY OF VERA CRUZ.

Vera Crrx-An attempt vas made
to aszaszina;e Lieut. Arthur b Cook.
Tag lieutenant to Rear Admiral Mayo
Of the United States hatfIeship Con.
1ecficuf- His asxaiiaEt vas not seen.
The lieutenant. accompanied By his
wife and Miss Ethel Mckenzie Of Phil
aaeiphla were driving In an open car
rage when a sharp. bat not loud de-
tonafioa vas heard and Lieut. Cook
felt shock % the len hip
On 2iishtfng. Lieut. Cox found q
snail cesect On the carriage seat.
which proved 10 Be \ bullet Of the
type as>d IN pcck~t automatic pts
tels- Iavestigzfisn showed the egi-
&c had Inflicted a bruise on his hip.
Il IS zos h~li@ved the attack vas a
deliberate plot. sat the sad6en act of
toeze despersdo. Recently quiet AZ
raaxeueats ~ere made 70 secure the
p~rsonal safety of Johu Lind. special
envoy cf the United States UntH a
few Gays a<1 he took lnnx waIks alone
n the outlytnx country. At the con
s1la.e 10 wzart vas maintained. but
slxnal boys were hroaxh. frum the
fie~s to 4et A. messenger In coz
zesz~aee ef secret Information reach
izx he Consulate. the signal boys
wer~ r~plaeed by eixht stalwzrs blne-
Jackets. four q who's are e. duty day
and naxht-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
LUKE LEA SCORES
TENNESSEE ROAD
INVESTIGATION or n. c. Q ST. l.
RESULTS IN SENSATIONAL
DISCLOSURES

Washington. D. C.-Followinx sen
saftcuzl disclosures BY Senator Leaxpf
Tennessee. the senate committee IN
interstate commerce brought In a "a
vorzble report on the resolution eslf-
Ing fnr drastic investiwzficn cf meth
o<s employed BY the Louisville q
Nashville and subsidiary lines to mo
nopoltze tr2nsportasion In MsddIs Ten
ne<se~-
The most sensaftonal feature Of the
hearing was the intrud1cfion q a
stafeu-nt from Examiner ke~a. Of the
interstate commerce cuurissicr. n
vhich IL is declared that ten lnexpsri-
eneet yozng men had besa discovered
Destroying recorts n the ifsrsry hafid
ing adjoining the xeneral offIces Of the
Nashville. Chzft.neoxa 4 81 Louis
Railway ~ Nashville n q bsii@xed
many Of these records would show an
Illegal connecficn between the Louis
vile & Nashville azd Nashville. Chat
tanooxa & ST Louis rua1s-
Senator Lea has intrvdzced q reHo-
luton TO appoint q special committees
OF five senators 20 eoop@rate .ith the
interstate conmerce cunrtsztcn n IN
Investigation Of the affairs of the
Louisville q Nashville Railroad az1
its allied lines
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19

antry are the conservative force IN
tns republic II mast not be inferred.
however. that With them Conservation
spslis stagnzticn- Though not . rev
ofstionist. the Preach peasant ID not
. reactionary. He Il materially and
morally progressive. He thinks with
. eiearness that some philosophers
might envy- He expresses himself
With . grace and . precision that. In
heriset By his children. gives them q
efrshrfshs Of speech In pulpit. tribune.
Journalism. unsurpassed By any land
Distinguishes sens Of PesssnssL
u 10 not strange that Rochefort and
Cienereesa. the journalists. LAbori.
the advocate. Miiies. the painter. Poin-
care. Failieres and Loubet. statesmen.
and host Of others. scienfixts. schcl
srs. preachers. legislators. are the
sons Of pe2santsl When tne newly
elected prestdent of the third republic.
Emile Loabes. haissd his trtumphal en-
try Into NourriinAr that he might en-
brace his peasant mother. the incs-
esnr vhich noissened every Preach
eye and warmed every Frxnch heart.
assured the rew presidents popzlsrfry.
for France recognizes Is dep~n6.nee
apon TIE peas.nsry and ho1srs. above
zoar naficns. necherhoo6 n fs good
politics. therefore. vhea the present
scAciarprss;6snr of Frzac~. nosorinx
throagh France 20 his country place.
a. this letter Is written. tzrns aside 70
visit ais t~o itvtnx pr-tec<sscrs IN ss.
Zee. fading them At rork n their
vineyards.
asrsf seseess prsaressiea
The evolussez 90 the Preach peasant
= the hissory cf modern FrznceL He
10 emphastxing education as never BE-
fore The d~veiopnent Of the rural
school In Frznce h q rs-arkabte fact
IN the repabiic's prusress The COZ
trcserxy between state and church.
oitfed as u was IN the extreme and
unfortunate. has made necessary lzry.
er state xrantx to edsca.ioa which
have been administered even In ~
note districts with Increasing wisdom.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
slYEjAckeIs ARE LANDED
United seatss % prsfses Fs~sisrsrs
Endsnosrsd ~. ttsio
Rsselssien

Waxhington--Thlrty- Am&rieaH
bluejackets we're landed fruu the eraiz-
er San Francisco AZ Cape HAitfen. Hal
a. to protect foreigners and Ehetr pru9-
erty- Commander Harrison reported
to the navy department that h@ expect
ed the crisis there tonorrox and was
re&1y 20 baz1 more men-
ConEz4d~r Harriscn said be had ~
eearec information Of the approach of
the Haitian federal forces by both
s2ass and SEA l. Provisional President
x&mer's effort to erush the power og
Gen. Theodore. who has set zp a sep
arszs xoserument af Cape Haitien-
II u expected here that II fighting Is
carried into the limits Of Cape Haiifen
proper. the American commander viii
insist on the establishment Of . ne1-
trxl zone into which Americans and
other foreigners and noneoubatanfs
may retire
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
STATE TRAVELLERS
GATHERA At TUPEL0
MISSISSIPPI ORGANIZATION 10 NJ.
PORTED TO &c IN splGN-
pio SHAPE.
GOOD ROADS ARE ADVOCATED
Chairman Kerr Makes Plea snd rsils
Of Work Of Committee on LssIsis-
tioo-esnques BY susiress
Mems cluo.

Tupelo.-The called meeting Of the
Mississippi Travellers association con
vened here with about $50 members
present. President Frank P. MeGrsr
called the meeting to order. On behalf
Of the mayor. who Is III. $. p. Clayton
delivered the welcome address. Bee
5 Holder. former president Of the AZ
sociation. responded on behalf cf the
drummers.
President McGrff congratulated the
members present and the order rensr-
ally upon the satisfactory condition Of
the Affairs Of the organization. which
we're never more prosperous In de-
tail he called attention TO the beneficial
tnfluerces in railroad matters, hotel
accommodations and public service
generally. groxing out Of the lahors
and influence Of the oraEniratfo1. The
president made a strong appeal 10 the
order to stand together In their nxht
for what was right and Just.
Secretary W n. Hamilton OF Jack
sou made a report and stated the con
dition Of the Organization A good sum
stands to the credit Of the orxaniza-
ton and there are no outstanding lia-
biIisies
Col Kerr. chairman Of the good
roads committee. made an interesting
talk setting forth the work OF his CON
mittee to secure needed Legislation
for the upbufldfnx Of public hfxhvavs
He Is the author Of a bin which vii
Be presented 70 the legislature sstab-
lishlns n public highway department
as part Of he state government
A sumptuous banquet vas served At
the Hotel Monaghan given By the
Business Meas club and home trav-
cling men-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19

The wireless system in New Zea-
land. which is q singularly perfect one.
Is almost complete. When IL 10 I'm
tshed the Dominion will have q station
capable OF sending messages for q dis
lance Of loo miles in the daytime and
probably double that range at night
In connection with the Mavson expe-
dition's wireless station at MAcquArie
island. the loneliness Of the men on
duty was revealed by Mr.. Sawyer. who
had charge there for some 20 months
You cannot tell he told a New Zea-
land Press representative. how upset
ting II IL after months Of solitude To
have . vessel call and TO see strange
faces. I've been through IL and know.
Those fellows xonr be able to eat or
sleep normally for week after the
Tutanekzi 1.-THE New Zealand govern
ment vessel leaves 1t also takes
away all desire 70 smoke-pracficaily
makes one sick for q few days- While
you are there the men may seem to
have been all right. but reaction sets
In a. soon as the vessel leaves. and
they would have bad time for day
or two until they settle once again iutf
their stride
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
DEFENDS DESERVING SHIP
cspe Icnrscr irsfsss s<e Saved More
lives Tran RAD t<e ae-sines
sn sirsins ship4

Phf-adelpkia--What means Edward
Z Johnsoa- captain of the steamship
Mcnrue. took 70 avoid the collision
wfsA the steamship Nantucket off the
Virginia coast. N vhieh fortyone
HIVES were lost: what efforts he made
20 save the lives OF the passengers
ard crew. and his eondact from the
time the ships struck to the time he
went aboard the other vessel. were
amoug the things inquired into At the
trial Of Capt Osmyn Berry. command
sr Of the Nantucket. who Is charged
with negligence Capt Iohn<on said
that Immediately amer the collision
he ordered the ether officers Of the
ship to get all passengers on the boat
deck. as the ship was sinking Be
cause Of the heavy list. TO sssrboard.
only two boats could beaAsnehed- One
was commanded by himself. Capt
Johnson said. and the other BY the
chief officer
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
GREENWOOD WANTS soAso RULE
Election on co-rissisr Plan Brousns
Aeest BY eesnior.

Creenwood.-At a meeting % the
council q petition vas presented hy
2oi of the qualified voters Of Gree--
~ood asking that an electsca - held
by the city Of Greenwood 70 adopt ths
commission form Of government /.
The electioa vas ordered 10 BE h~h
on the 18th day Of March. 1910. and
the city election commissioners have
been ordered TO revise the poll books.
make preparations for the eiecficn and
hold same on the above named data
The books rhen revis@4 vii give
Creenwood between 500 ard 800 voters.
and the advocates Of the comnaission
form Of government feel satisfied that
the change from AIdermanie 10 com
mission government will be carried ~
a large majority.
They have tnvttsd several speakers
to visit Greeawood and address the
ei,ireus on the commission form ~
government. and the eiectiou stf
prove . most interesting event
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19

Gulfport-The women Of Harrison
county. instead OF joining the su1ra-
gette ranks and taking place with the
sterner SCI at the voting booths. seem
resolved to give the Girls Canning
and Poultry clubs a race Already
several canning clubs have been or
CANNED among the busy housewives
and movement Is now on foot TO in
auslrate these clubs throughout the
county where large quantities of late
vegetables and fruits have every year
gone to waste for want of the exper,
Information nedeed for its successful
preservation
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19

extrarz<ant Others. seeing n.
French Sunday. learning that In n.
charming Preach language tker. . 10
rord for houre. observing the rzy.
white ways % the cities. or reatsnx
O. ceciizing birth rate. quickly FRO
nou1es France IDLE. undone-tic. tire
hsic1s. immoral No~ France. curt
o1siy. = In many Of her ehar.et~ris.
ties the anfitheses Of these popular
ard fRrspreat Interpretations. To es-
innate her place and part IN to-nor.
ro~s World n ncre neariy aeeurate
knorietSe of her ehzrac.erissics 70.
cay - Of course necesszry.
Paris Va France
First. IN Judging France Il must Be
kept In mind that Paris is not France.
Many q the descriptive aaiecttves en-
ployed n picrnrfng yraace Do apply 10
Paris. or. at Iea<,. 70 the sections o,
Paris where foreixn travellers -,oss
Do eruxreg1te- The vivid. eolorfeI
cafes. the ali-nisht ressaurants. the
przrtent novels and post cards. are.
% large degree. an EFFORT to give the
'cGrfsf-pabiie what IL wants. or What
Paris thtnks it wzats- The real Franee
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
SENATOR BACON
DIES SUDDENLY
GEORGIA STATESMAN EMPIRES IN
A WASHINGTON HOSPITAL
AFTER SHORT ILLNESS.
ELECTED BY A DIRECT VOTE
Deceased Has Been Chairman Of I'm
pertsnt Committee on Foreign
Relations Since Democrats
Tcok Power.

Washington. n. c.-Augustus octs,
vius Bacon. United States senator
from Georgia for nearly nineteen years
and chairman Of the foreign relations
committee since the ascendaney Of the
Democratic party March 4. 1919. died
In a hospital here after an Illness Of
ten days. aged IS years lie was the
first United States senator elected by
direct vote Of the people under the
seventeenth constitutional amendment.
Though Senator Bacon had been Sc
riously IN with Kidney trouble and
complications developing from a brok-
en- rib. his death was unexpected. The
immediate cause of the senator's de-
mise was diagnosed as q blood ciot
on the heart
Senator Bacon was horn In Bryan
county. Georgia. October - 1883. and
for many years made his home In Ma
con On being graduated from the
University OF Georgia in 1850 he en-
tered the Confederate army and
served during the campaigns Of 1851
a1s A-fA a. 4A44AAnA VI tH0 ANA~1
Georgia regiment in the Army OF
Northern Virginia Subsequently, he
was commissioned as captain In the
provisional army of the Confederate
States and vzs assigned to general
staff duty
After the var Senator Bacon re-
suned the practice Of Law and took
an active part In politics He was
president Of the state democratic con
ventioa IN Chicago in isS4- In 1871
he vas elected 70 the Georgia house
% representatives, serving In the legis-
lAfnre for fourteen years. and vas for
eight years speaker OF the house
He vas first elected to the United
States senate in 1855. reelected IN
fse9 and again In 1897 By the legislA-
tzrr- In 1919 he vas unanimously
reelected IN a xeneral popular elsc-
ton. being the first senator chosen BY
direct yufa
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19

Certain distinguishing Preach eharac-
terissics. aptitude for seienee, clarity
cf nfad. concsnfrasion and the erssi-
cal faculty. Enthusiastically and artistic
tasfe. are Shown nowhere. mere Fro
nouneediy tazn In the Fr<neA sehoois
and reference h made not merely
to the sorbo1ns or the Ecole De Beaux
Arts. but 70 the small schools far re
moved from the capital Ths Preach
peasant uishes the best for his can
dren-
The Preach peasant ncf culy owns
Franee-he vorksL As Frsnee leads
In pereentase Of her pcpuIarfou en-
gagged IN asrfculrure. France leads also
In the relative percentage Of her pop-
alafion Who are economically active
members Of society In this sunny
land where everybody apparently
ioafs his ME away. more workers. are
to Be found. In proportion TO the num-
ber OF Inhabitants. than In Great Brfr-
ain. Germany. or our own United
StatsaL The census statistics show
that Of every 100 persons In the United
States 20 are enEAged in some chief
occupation. agriculture, commerce or
industry. Including domestic service.
and not suhsidfary or auxiliary. In
Great Britain - Of every lo0 are 20 en-
gaged. in Germany As, and In FRANCE
81 TIE French are workers. not
idbers, and this percentage Increases
with each decade Not only do more
men work In Prince. but more wom-
en. also. than in the other great m
lions In the United Ssatss IA per
cent Of the female population. At the
latest available report. was engaged IN
some sainfal praaeipal occupation: In
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
was a s,renuou. Collector.

Jaekson.-CIaining that he was only
collecting n debt long overdue. z. z
Turner. a motorman employed BY the
Jackson Light and Traction company.
held up at the point Of a knife a negro
knoxn as Jasper Dffiou- Turner is
said to have held the knife at the ne
sro's throat. while he ran his hand
Into the others bosom and extracted
roll Of s47. Turner is held on .
charge Of highway robbery.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
MYSTERY IN oeAra or vourn
Body Of Hunter Grove. Aged 10. Found
in Woods Near colun,us.

Columbu<-The Caledonia eommu-
unity. north Of Columbus. vas shocked
by the finding Of the body Of is-year.
old Hunter Grove. son Of John Grove
prominent citizen Of the Caledocia
section. In a section Of woods near the
young mans home. with q bullet hole
through bis body. .ne young man left
bis home three weeks ago and bad not
been heard from His parents pre-
sumed that be had gone 10 the home Of
some friend or relative and expected
his return daily, little suspecting thar
violence would come to HIM The body
was accidentally found by a huntIns
party and the parents notified. A rifle
was found BY his side An inquest
was held and the theory Of suicide vas
established Friends and relatives OF
the young man. however. are at a Ioss
for a reason why he should have taken
his own life
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19
TWO STEAMERS HELD IN ICE
Passage May Ssse to BE oynamited
for iee-bound Vessels in
Lake Michigan

ChicAso.-Heroic measures viii be
taken In the hope Of releasing the ice
bound lake steamships Arizona and
Kansas. and bringing them into this
port And II heroic measures fail in
that. then desperate measures viii be
taken to bring ashore the men and
women OF the crews
Commander W. n McNunn Of the
United States steamship Dubuque. an
armored gunboat. Offered his services
and those OF his men and his ship
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1914-02-19

Houghton. Mich.-Three Waddell.
Mahon guards and a deputy sheriff
were found guilty OF manslaughter for
the killing Of Steve Putrich. striking
copper mine worker. al SeeberviIle,
last August Harry James. another
deputy sheriff. was acquitted under
instructions from the court The men
convicted were James Cooper. Arthur
Davis. William Croft and Edwin Polk
inghorne.