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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
New President of Southern
Speaks on Road at
Chattanooga
SOUTHERN ROAD FOR
SOUTHERN PEOPLE
Earnings of System Deposited in the
South and Is of Direct Value
TO South, Declares
Official
FAIRFAX HARRISON

Chattanooga January 20.-The first
public address of Fairfax Harrison, as
president of the Southern railway, was
delivered in Chattanooga tonight.
Mr. Harrison announced that the
Southern railway belonged to the peo-
pie of the south and that he desired
their fullest cooperation in adminis
tering the affairs of the company in
the interest of this section. The new
president declared that p3actically all
of the money earned by the Southern
instead of going to Wall street, went
into banks located in the south, and
+, he demonstrated by figures, that prac-
tioally every cent of each dollar earned
Dbv the Southern. with the exception of
about 4 cents. came back south. He
said that the Southern was the em-
! ployer of $1,000 officers and men and
the revenue was over $100,OO0,oo0 per
year. lie then demonstrated where
seVery cent of the giant revenue went
after being spent with the railroad.
The address of Mr.. Harrison, being
his first in the country since taking
over the Southern, was replete with
Interesting facts, and is as follows:
8 The Southern railway system in
cludes 10000 miles of railroad on
which $4,000 officers and employees per-
form public service, in return for
which more than 500, 900 of an
nual revenue is collected. These are
big figures and. in a country in which
there has always been a pride in big
sthlngs. in which every community has
been wont TO boast of that which it
has which is the biggest, such a big
thing the Southern railway system
should be, and / believe is a source of
spride to the south. but exactly in pro-
sportion as it is big also in its public
service and faithful in its public trust
sThe administration of such a vast ma
chine, affecting, as it does. the comfort
and well being of the people of a large
TERRITORY. is therefore itself large
public service. The time has passed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

north of the Ohio river, and also over the
western half of the great central basin
from Texas northward.
Snow has been quite general over the
upper Mississippi valley and the lake
region. Rain occurred over the Ohio
valley and the lower Alleghanies. Fair
skies prevailed west of the Mississippi
and over most of the gulf states at Z
p m.
There has been rise of from to IA
degrees in temperatures over the central
and eastern portions of the gulf section
and the mean temperatures for the day
We're much above normal. In this district
it was 60 degrees, or 20 degrees above
normal. From Mississippi westward, how
ever, there has been general fall of
from 10 to 20 degrees, except along the
coast.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations:
Temperature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
CALHOUN IS USING
STATE-A|D MONEY
Excellent Work Being Done
in Maintaining Highways
POOLE WILL NOT RUN
City Bank and Trust Co. of Admission
Favors Affiliating With Regional
Reserve Plan of Currency
Law-Primary Called

Admission, January 20.-(Special. )-Asso-
eiate Engineer Boyd of the Alabama high
way commission was in Anniston Tuesday
afternoon comforting with the board of
road and revenue commissioners in re-
gard TO expenditures of state-aid money
for road building on contracts that are
now under consideration by the Calhoun
commissioners.
| Owing to the failure of some of the
counties to utilize the appropriations set
aside by the last legislature in 1913, the
fund available for this year amounts to
about $1,000, and Calhoun county will spend
its share during the first month of 1914
In 1913 Calhouns commissioners spent
$1,000 in building road from Piedmont
toward Jacksonville, and this year 5000
more will be expended it being the in
tention of the commissioners 10 uti-
mately build u miles of highway to con-
meet with the pike road between An
niston and Jacksonville
Leander Poole, the well known bank
er of Cuba, announces in a letter to the
Admission Evening Star that he will not
be candidate for lieutenant governor.
The City Bank and Trust company, at
its annual stockholders meeting Monday
afternoon, went on record in favor of al
h1llat1ng with the regional reserve plan
of the new currency law. President c.
j. Houser says that he believes it adj
visable for his bank, a. state institution,
to take stock in the regional bank, but
that there is no need for hurry.
Two additional directors were elected at
the meeting MnnGaV frhaU ara
Davidson and F. X. Perrow, the others
being c. j. Houser, o. NJ. Alexander, J.
II. Edmondson, John Pelham, James
Keith, L. E. Ogletree, McLane Tilton,
Jr., Talbot Foard, T. d. Maybank, G. E.
Cater and e. W. Ledbetter. The election
of officers resulted in the naming of c.
J. Houser, president; James Keith, Jr.,
vice president; o. NJ. Alexander cashier,
and j. Ross Houser, assistant cashier.
J. H. Edmondson, chairman of the Cal
houn county democratic executive COM
mttee, has called meeting of that body
to be held in this city at the Calhoun
county courthouse on Wednesday after
noon, January 49, at which time a date
for the county primary will be adopted
There Is much speculation as to whether
the plurality or majority plan will pre-
vail. Most of the candidates seem to
favor the plurality plan, but there are
four in the race for probate judge and
four for sheriff, as well as mixed race
for commissioner.
o. p. Ford, president of the Alabama
Farmers union, was in Anniston Tues
day afternoon en- route to Auburn, where
he will attend a meeting of experts pre-
paratory to making a statewide campaign
in the interest of diversified agriculture
and the adoption of modern farm meth
DDS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
"The High Road

1.-THE High Road" IN Which Mrs.
Fiske Is to be seen at the Jefferson
for one night, January 80, Is said to
offer fine opportunities for that inti-
macy and fidelity in stage pictures
which is characteristic of her produc-
items. The scenes are radically differ
ent each from the other. and each
act marks an epoch in the life of the
character portrayed by Mrs. Fiske.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Weather Forecast.

Washington. January 20.-Forecast 1or
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair colder
Wednesday,: Thursday fair
For Tennessee: Fair, colder Wednes-
day; Thursday fair.
For Georgia: Fair Wednesday, colder
north and west portions; Thursday fair'
colder east portion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
"Peg O. NV Heart"

peg o. My Heart" J. Hartley Man.
ners' comedy, will be seen at the JEFF
ferson theatre Monday and Tuesday
nights and Tuesday matinee.
The action of the play takes place
in an old provincial town in England.
Lionel Glenister, Vivian Gilbert. T. Je-
rome I4awler Ruth Garland, Alma
Chester and Gabrielle Gelinas have i'm
pcrtant roles. with Blanche Hall in the
title part of peg"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
At the Orpheum

There is good five-act bill of vau-
deville, with three features, at the
Orpheum this week. The Japanese are
probably the strongest acrobatic fea-
ture the house has had in months, and
the clay sculptors are novel and very
entertaining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Fisher Signs With Yanks

New York, January 20.-Ray Fisher.
one of the New York American league
clubs strong pitchers. was added today
to the list of players who have signed
with the club for 1914. He will report
at Houston, Tex, March 1. A. T. Burr
of Chicago. a schoolboy pitcher, also
signed with the Highlanders today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
At the Lyric

Birmingham has never been treated
to such vaudeville as is offered at the
Lyric this week, and the keen appre-
citation of the people Is shown by their
liberal patronage that fills the theatre
every performance. The music rivals
the comedy and makes splendid COM
bination to entertain the matinee and
night crowds daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Ben Moody Gets Verdict

Ben Moody was awarded verdict and
judgment for $500 against the Birming-
ham Railway, Light and Power company
yesterday ir the circuit court, Judge Z.
c. Crows division. The suit was for per-
sonaL injuries and $4,000 damages was
claimed, VIII benson was attorney for
the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Nine. Melba

Nine Melba in grand concert VIII be
heard at the jefferson theatre the
evening of February A, and already res
ervations for seats may, be had at the
Cable Shelby Burton Plano company
The concert is given under the aus
pices of the Birmingham Music Study
club
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

Pcynter stock company. Miss Poynter
Is clever as Mary. and her supporting
company is giving a well rounded pro-
duction in every way. Next week
"Freckles' will be presented by the
same company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

Montgomery. January 20.-(Speeial)
The supreme court of Alabama today
handed down an opinion to the effect that
the law providing for the refunding of a
license tax. illegally paid by corporations,
contemplated the refunding of privilege
tax that had been enormously paid into
the state treasury. thereby reversing the
Montgomery circuit court in the case of
the Bigbee Fertilizer company VS.. c. b.
Smith, state auditor.
The case grew out of an application
made to the state auditor and the Mont
gomerV board of revenue for the refund
Of about $50 in privilege taxes paid by
the Bigbee Fertilizer company for the
years 1908, 1909 anw 1910.
The application was denied in both in
stances on the ground that the law did
not provide for the refunding of privilege
taxes notwithstanding a statute had been
passed by the Legislature of 1909, in spe-
eial session, providing for the refunding
Of license taxes which had been errone-
ously paid to the county and state. The
privileges taxes had been paid under pro-
vision of section 1861 of the code of 1907,
subdivision 26
The fertilizer company then applied to
the circuit court for writ of mandamus
to compel the state auditor and the
Montgomery board of revenue to refund
the money, and the lower court decided
the case in favor of the state.
The supreme court held, in an opinion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
ADJUSTMENTS
"Officer 666"

Full of laughab1e tricks and melo-
dramatic moments. "Officer 666" prom
Uses to be fine attraction Tor the
Jefferson theatre Thursday anu Friday
nights and Friday matinee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly.
The Old Standard general strengthening
tonic, GROVES TASTELESS CHILL
TONIC, drives out Malaria. enriches the
blood and builds up the system. A
true tonic for adults and children; SOC.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
News Of Ensley

Pickpockets We're busy in Ensley on
Monday night and number of losses
We're reported yesterday. The first vic
tim that was reported TO the police sta
ton was F. r. McCory. who lives in
Tuxedo, who was relieved of $14 95 as he
was standing on the corner of Avenue f
and Nineteenth street. The second case
reported was of Arthur Thomas, who
was robbed of S11 in cash as he was
boarding a car to come to Birmingham.
He stated that he thought his pockets
We're picked during the rush to get into
the car. The police office was notified
at once and plain clothes men were sent
to the place but We're unable to find any
clew.
The installation of the newly elected
officers of the Evening Star Court No 3.
Tribe of Ben-Hur. will be held tonight in
the Knights of Pythias hall on Avenue e.
An interesting programme has been ar
ranged and all members are urged to be
present at the installation. Besides the
installation other matter of Importance
will be discussed.
There will be a special meeting of Ems
ley lodge No $50, A. F. and A. NJ. to-
morrow night in the hall on Avenue e
at 7:50 O'Clock. AT the meeting the en-
tered apprentice and fellow craft degree
will be conferred. A lecture will be given
on the entered apprentice degree All
Masons are requested to be present.
The st. Anthonys Social club will give
a euchre party tonight at S:15 O'Clock in
the St AnthQny's hail on Avenue II and
Twenty-second street The public is cor
dially invited to attend.
The members of the Ensley Baptist
church are planning to give an enter
tainment at the Ensley opera house on
January % and 80 for the benefit of the
church. Seventy-five young ladies will
represent 75 leading merchant 50 this
city, and there will be drill given by
70 girls. An interesting programme has
been arranged for the play, which is
Siven to help pay the church debt, also
to get new song books and other things
needed by the church.
The -Epworth league of the Fairview
Methodist church will give social to-
night in the vacant building near the
church. All members are invited to pe
present M
The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Brubaker
and the officers of the Grace Presby-
terian church will entertain the men,
Lers of the congregation next Tuesday
evening at the church on Ensley avenue.
st. Margaret's Guild of st. Johns Epis-
copal church will be entertained this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. j. a.
Wellington ON Twenty fifth street. All
members are invited to be present
There will be meeting of the Twen-
tieth Century Self Culture club this aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs George Ham,
ilton at Osceola station. An interesting
programme has been arranged. All MEM
bers are requested to be present. llf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21

ALABAMA CONsIsTORY WILL HOLD
IT'S ANNUAL MEETING FOR THE
ELECTION AND INSTALLATION OF
OFFICERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
Fl, At II. Nj. w. w. RANSOM.
MASTER OF kADOSH.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
At the Bii0u

An enjoyable performance of What
Happened to Mary" Is offered at the
Bijou theatre this week by the Beulah
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Real Personal Interest

Il have referred to the impractica bility
OF determining the amounts of interest
and dividends paid to holders of securi-
ties living along the line of the road
We Know, however, that a large percen-
tage of our population have verv real
though indirect personal interes n &
securities even though they M 81
have seen a railroad bond or sto
cate. There are few families in 3F 1af,
who do not hold an insurance
some sort; either an assuranc a.s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31

of democracy was created. When early
cavaliers and Puritans planted the crude
beginnings of free public schools. the
forces of democracy were multiplied.
When, half century ago. the first
meage.' beginnings of the public library
movement were evolved democracy was
for all time assured Thus have three
great stages. separated each by a span
of 200 years from that preceding, marked
that world development whose ultimate
meaning is equality OF opportunity.
Not without travail and difficulties will
universal acceptance be accorded in the
days to come. But no one may doubt the
final outcome which shall crown the
struggle of centuries. The world was old
when typography was invented. Less
than five centuries have passed since
then, and in this interval-but a brief pc
Rod in the long history of human endeav-
or-there has been more enlargement Of
opportunity for the average man and
woman than in all the time that went be-
fore. Without the instrumentality of the
printed page. without the reproductive
processes that give to all the world in
myriad tongues the thought of all the
centuries, slavery, serfdom and feudal-
ism would still shaclle the millions not so
fortunate as to be born to purple and
ermine and fine linen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
Gives Monthly Average.

This leaves balance of So per
month for clothing, doctor. druggist. news
papers. church contributions and other
incidental expenses.
I'm explanation l might say that the
rent paid is not excessive. With grow
ing children it is absolutely necessary
that 2 family live in a sanitary house
and in at least a respectable locality, and
for a family of the size mentioned suit
able house cannot be had in Washington
or nearby suburbs for less than about
500 per month.
not think that prices here in Washington
are as high as in some other places l
could name IL cash purchases can be
made. In many cases this is Impossible.
the sudden illness of a child, with its
attendant expenses: the birth of another
child-these are things that cause the
hand to- mouth married man to get be-
hind. At the figure named above, 81 80
a day is allowed to feed nine people.
Surely no extravaganza there Growing
children must have nouriSninS food. and
many a good wife in this city has grown
prematurely gray in the struggle to pro-
vide it on such an allowance.
Again. must maintain as good an ap-
pearance (if possible) as the single man.
But it cannot be done Some OF the ex-
pedients we married folks have to resort
TO TO keep ourselves presentable would
rake interesting reading for members OF
Congress AS to the wife of govern
r-ent clerk or small salary her condi-
ton j pitiable. Tire law insists that chill
drcrl he sent to school. SO the mother
must needs deny herself needed wearing
a1na-el and put it on her children. Her
r -cture would hardly be fit TO adorn the
or ma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
Promises Airship Exhibit.

Mr.. Churchill believes the British navy
leads the world in flying. He promised
his felloW-menlb ers a unique exhibition
later in the season by bringing a feet
of airships over the parliament build
ings.
The admiralty now possesses fifteen
airships. ten of which are large vessels
of more than forty-five miles an hour
speed with sixty-two sea planes and
forty-one ordinary aeroplanes. Mr..
Churchill declared his belief in the fu-
ture of the aeroplane, but admitted that
the airship had advantages in greater
radius of action greater carrying capac-
ity and efficiency at night work. Special
sea plane vessels are being built to &C
company the fleets and carry machines.
On the vital topic of the British navys
steps TO introduce oil as fuel for war
ships the first lords explanations We're
noteworthy. principally for what he re-
fused to say. The government maintains
the greatest secrecy concerning the loca-
ton of the oil reserves as well as sources
of supply. The sum of S7,JC0,00O was
asked as an appropriation for oil re-
serves. but the first lord explained that
with the cost of tanks and pipe lines to
deliver oil at the jetties much more is
being spent.
oil in quantities has been purchased
and is in this country. and large quanti-
ties will reach US during the period COW
cred by the new estimates was the most
explicit information he consented to give
hint at Scandals.
Opposition newspapers have limited
strongly at scandals in connection with
oir contracts. and have accused the gov
eminent of favoring friendly capitalists.
Rupert Gwynne. NJ. p, pressed Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
EFFORT TO KEEP GOING
ON SALARY OF $1,000
Government Clerk Interested in Dis
eussion of the High Cost
of Living.
Believes Congress Should Be In
sormed of Actual Conditions.
Plea for Better Pay.

= government clerk with wife and
seen children who receives IA salary of
SIG" year has written to The Star
telling of the interest being aroused in
the government departments by the let
tiers from other clerks on the subject of
the difficulty of living on the salaries paid
by the government recently published in
The Star. Iucidentally this man says
that If government clerks salaries were
increased the number of loan shark
Victims would decrease.
He says:
Ms typical government clerk. | have
read with great interest recent contribu-
tons in Your columns from fellow-em
ployes regarding the questions of salaries
and pensions. The views expressed there
on have caused not little discussion
throughout the various departments. and
ii is interesting to note that few. if any,
agree in any one particular. AS most of
the correspondents thus far given the
courtesy of your columns have been men
of comparatively small families, I would
approach the subject from different
standpoint-that of the clerk with a
large family dependent on him for sup
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31

Churchill to publish the contracts. and
particularly wanted to know whether the
Mexican Eagle Company, of which Lord
Cowdray is the head. was among the IA
vored ones.
The first lord refused to give the names
of contractors and would say only that
Mexico is one of the countries from which
oil is being obtained.
Mr.. Churchill revealed the report of the
royal commission on the advantages of
engines burning oil. The radius of action
of a fleet with oil-burning engines would
be increased 40 per cent, and the fighting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
Behind Progressive Countries.

our government is far behind some of
the more progressive countries of Eu-
rope i'll recognizing in some manner the
service rendered the nation by the man
and woman who raise to manhood and
womanhood large families of normal.
healthy children, and it is resrettable that
that in these days of social and economic
progress some members OF Congress, who
take particular delight in assailing gov
eminent employees on every possible oc-
casion. do not inform themselves as to
facts. Under the present system single
man. of course. receives the same salary
for similar work as does the married
man with a wife and seven children to
support. as in my case. Now the salary,
say. $1,000: that is adequate for the sin
gle man. is totally insufficient for the
married man with nine mouths to feed
and nine people to clothe and care for.
and in the following itemized statement
taken from my check stubs for one year
I will show the disposition of a S1,90
salary for a family of nine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31

so-called tap-line cases in a brief filed
yesterday by attorneys representing n
number of southern railroads. The COR
tention is made in the brief that tie
orders are costing the roads million
and a half dollars year. and the further
statement is made that the railroad con-
missions of Louisiana. Arkansas. Ala
bama and Mississippi have all protested
against the orders.
Chaotic conditions now exist in all Tie
yellow pine-producing territory the al
torneys argued The order of the COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
HIS PLEASING REVIEW
Of NAVAL ESTIMATES
Winston Spencer Churchill Charms
House of Commons by Graphic
Description.

LONDON. March 81, 1914
William Ewart Gladstone was the last
British statesman who could make
popular reading with a speech eXpound-
ing the annual budget of government ap-
preparation. Winston Spencer Churchill
has done the same thing for the naval
estimates. The young first lord of the
admiralty compelled the house of COM
mons to listen for two and a half hours
while he gave a review of the latest
achievements in naval science so inter
estngly that even the little navy" men
kept their seats to the end.
Battle between ironclads the first
lord described as more like battle
beween two egg shells striking each
other with hammers than two men in
ar1nor striking at each other with heavy
swords
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31

The. West Virginia state board of con-
troll has closed 4 deal with Ex-senator
c. w Watson. and his associates for
twelve acres Of land. with an option OF,
taking eight additional acres. near Fair
mont, for a site for a new state normal
school.