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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
Superintendent of Educa-
 ton Makes Annual Re. port to GOvernOr-Sh0uld
 Consolidate Rural Schools
PLACE EMPHASIS ON WORK OF TEACHERS
 IN RURAL SCHOOLS
Report Says Increase in School Funds Not Keeping Pace With Increase in School Population Birmingham Contributes SO Per Cent of Munich pal Taxation Fund

Montgomery, November 14-tSpeeial.) Local taxation for the support of public schools, the creation of a state board of education, consolidation of rural schools, compulsory education and increased ap- propriations are features of the recom- mendations of William F. Feagin, state superintendent of education, in transmit- ! ting the annual report of his department to the governor of Alabama. Superin- tendent Feagin's report is volumnous document and is replete with mass ol statistics and information dealing with educational progress in the state.
 The salient features of his recommen- dations relate to the need of consolida- ton of rural schools, brought about by community organization and improved facilities, and the importance of local tax ation Many pages of his letter of trans mission refer to the need of rural school consolidation, Superintendent Feagin ex- plainlng at length the progress that was made last year in bringing about that end. Emphasis was placed on the work done by the various school improvement socie- ties, teachers institutes and numerous other mediums employed by the educa- tional department to build up the rural schools of the state.
 Receipts and Expenditures
 Superintendent Feagin declared that the total receipts for the maintenance of our state system of public schools for the year ending September 90. 1914, including city and rural. was $4,446,016." This was sn increase of more than si50O00 over the receipts of the previous year, according to tae superintendent.
 ''Of this amount. the cities contributed S2,23i,931, as compared with 2,10546S the preceding year The counties through sheir local 1-mil tax contributed s5999el. an increase of more than sil,Oo5 oyeI last years figures. The cities appropriated for the support of thelr schools through municipal taxation $531 937, an increase oi more than $SS,000 over the preceding year; s3il .S5i. or 60 per cent, of this total was raised in the city of Birmingham.
 'rhese figures coupled with others in this report" observes Superintendent Feagn, show that the increase in ouI school funds is not keeping pace witt our increasing school population. and this conclusion is also attested by the de- crease in the per capita for each chile of school age. from 2S4 to S2.75''
 The value of schoolhouses and equip. ment, including their sites. is at present s7,Gs5, 3S6 an increase of about $5U0,00O ovei last years figures.
 Enrolment and Attendance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
DECATUR

Decatur, November 14.-(Special.D Last night R. M Percell. a merchant of Decatur, was held up and robbed of S2e.22 by unlNnowns.
 The management of the New De- catur Railroad Young Mems Christian association is working on plan to erect an annex to the building for a gym nasium.
 capt. lohn A. Wales of the local Salvation Army has been granted A te months leave of ahsenee and h. will take up the religious work of the Methodist Episcopal church, south iii the Cambridge circuit.
 The Tennessee River Improvement association will meet in the Decaturs on December , and will likely be in sos sion two days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15


 their schools comfortably for eight months, while in many other counties in which there are but few negro chill dren it is barely possible for the schools to continue for even five months.
 ITO give more money to the former counties is but to encourage waste and to inhibit, If not entirely crush out, local interest and effort To fail to make some provision for the latter counties Is to keep their children forever handicapped in an unequal struggle. State aid in Ala bama in other words, has reached its equilibrium. and from the present condi- ton of the treasury it's limit as well. The cnly process for evening up condi- tions therefore between these divergent sections is local self-help, a privilege now practically denied by an iron-clad con stitutional provision which, whether we will it or not tends to crush out local pride, preclude self-reliance and inhibits local initiative.
 Prom the continuous complaints that are always pouring into this office, com munity after community is disgruntled and factional strife has developed because of the necessity of providing for the length ening of terms by means of supplements, excessive incidental and naatreulation fees and tuition charges. The extent and increase of this practice is indicated in the figures taken from this and last year s reports:
 From matriculation and incidental fees; l9l2-1S, s354.7o2; 191s-14, s429eoo, an in- crease of approximately s75,o0V.
 Taxation is the only remedy, inasmuch as it requires every citizen to contribute just so much of the funds to be raised as the value of his property is of the total valuation of property in the are, of taxation. If all value that attaches to property is purely conventional and the creature of education, and if all rights to property are conserved only i because of education, it is on incontro- 1 vertible conclusion that value. which is the creature of education, should justly contribute it's full quota to maintain ed. cstional facilities.
 We defend the state tax on the ground 1 that it furnishes .he most equitable plar for equalizing both the burdens and ad- vantages of educaticn The condition. that prevail throughout the state pre- vail in miniat ture in the several countic! thereof There are broad areas whicl will always support large and wealthy population, and there are other regions which will always be sparcly inhabited and relatively poor. The location of rail roads, mines, mills, factories and other l enterprises will tend to further jncreas, the disparity in different sections ever l in different eounties. No such condition however, prevails in the distribution oi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
ATHENS

Athens, November r-(Special)-A sus- picious case of hoof and mouth disease is found iii this county by pr. Crockett. veterinarian. Dr. Cotton of Washington. of the bureau of animal industry, is here to make a careful inspection of the sup posed case.
 The streets have been lined with cot ton wagons the past few days. Seven cents and the pressure of the merchant on the man who has traded under mort gage has caused the farmers to bring in the cotton.
 Friday afternoon was made memorable to the friends and patrons of the Eighth District Agricultural school, located in this place. because it marked the open ing of Westmoreland Memorial library. one of the handsome libraries in the state, which had been presented to this insti- tuition by Miss Pattie Lane Westmore- land, in memory of her distinguished father. Dr. Theo Westmoreland, who for 21 years was connected with tho school as member of the board of control, and as its president.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15

Made Her Strong and Well
 Two years ago after a severe illness of stomach trouble, 1 was left in such a weakened condition that my doctors thought would not live through the winter. Before taking Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey none of the medicines the doctor gave me seemed to help me. and suffered untold agony. As last resort, the doctor, who was strong temperance advocate, said he would try getting me to take Duffy's; and ] cannot express how thankful am that he did. for 1t is the thing that saved my life. Mrs. w. r, Wallace, 3626 N. Camac St., Philadelphia, Pa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
Call. Duffy's !" Elixir of Lif. ''

"I am seventy-two years old and in perfect health. When was forty seven the doctors thought would die of consumption. I fooled them all started to take Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey and soon grew strong and vigorous. am able to do hard work every day and can climb six flights of stairs without fatigue. In my opinion there is nothing in the world so good to put vim, vigor and vitality into any run down person as Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskcy, call it the elixir of life" Mir. II. Stoerzbach. l96 East 10th st., New York City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
Cannot Praise Duffy's Enough

"I had very bad attack of dysen- tary that lasted two months. My doc tor gave me medicines and powders, but grew weaker and weaker. saw an ad of Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey saying it was good for weak bowels--I at once bought bottle and before it was half used felt it was doing me good. I finished the bottle and was myself again. cannot praise Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskcy enough for it was my life saver.'- Mrs. II. Cooper. 23dO Putnam Ave, Rdgewood. Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
My Wife Had Nasal Catarrh So Bad That The Cranial Nerves Were Affected.
 Peruna Helped Her Promptly.

member Lodge No 1S A. F. A with satisfactory afflicted with oania
 
 highly other remedies recommend to medicine that honestly tried will without other argument to concerning Perna
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
ID READ REPORT ON WORK Will Address Baptists in Session at Selma This
 Week

Montgomery. November l4.-(special.) At the annual meeting of the Alabama Baptist state convention at Selma next week pr. W. B. crumpton of Montgom- cry, secretary and treasurer of the board of missions. will read report showing the missionary work accomplished in the st@tc for the year. The report was com pleted and filed at the missionary head quarters here today.
 The report will show the following figures:
 Number of missionaries and workers 14eO; days of service, 1s.4i5; sermons and addresses. 96o6; visits in homes, 21,ss2 received into churches, 2426; Sunday schools organized. es; missionary societies organized. 293; churches visited. 2724; Bap' tist rallies attended, S55; associations at tended. 75: subscriptions to Alabama Bap- tist, 146; mission papers, 492; prayer meet ings held, 1913: collections for missions and benevolences, s91s1. 0S; collections fol church building and repairs, sso6S. 40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
ANNISTON

Anniston. November A.--(Speciai) )-Au
 tomobillsts who have been taking ad-
 vantage of the fine weather recently to make trips to Jacksonville over the pike
 connecting the two cities have been much
 interested to sec the students Of the Jack
 sonville State Normal school busy every
 afternoon picking cotton frome patch
 that was cultivated on the school prop-
 erty. President c. W. Daugette states that the money derived from the sale of
 the cotton will be used to improve the rooms in the college building.
 United States Deputy Marshal R. B. Blake and Deputy Collector Deloaoh re- turned Saturday from cleburne county where they destroyed two large moon shine distillery plants and over 1000 gall Ions of beer. They were gone all day Friday on the raid
 Edward Carlo. who has eircumnaviga si,l
 the globe three times. visiting every civilized country. according to press clip pings he has. and who Is in line for q Carnegie hero medal for having saved a
 family during the Dayton flood. has se- cured position with the Woodstock Cot
 ton mills here and will go to work.
 Probate Judge John r. Rowan declined
 Friday afternoon to set aside the salo of the Savage ore tract near here on
 petition Of W. R. Hurt of Saginaw, Mich.
 Mrs. Julia Wynne Sparks, aged 70. who had been a resident of Golden Springs
 this county for i2 years, died Friday. The funeral services wore conducted Satur-
 cay morning and tho body inferred at the Golden Springs cemetery.
 According to the report of County Asen ]. $. Morris. almost 1000 more bales of cotton had been ginned in this county this year prior to November 1 over las. year at the same time, the figures boinf 16.1l4 this year against 1b, il5 last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
GREENVILLE

Greenville. November 14.-(Special) ) George A. Crenshaw, who was charged with killing Henry Hartley, was acquit- ted. the jury rendering verdict of not guilty after they had been in the jury room for about one hour. The case has caused unusual interest in the county and this section of Alabama, owing to the prominence of both parties and the cir cumstances about which Hartley was killed.
 A case of interest is that of the state vs. w. T. MoXley, marshal at Georgiana. MoXley is charged with killing q white man named Hall while arresting him in Georgiana several years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
EnroIIment and Attendance

According to the superintendent of ed- acation, there are in Alabama 4S2,55l white children and 342, ,425 colored chll- dren of school age. The number of white
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
Stomach Trouble. Relieved

Stomach Troubles Relieved
 Nl want to express my thanks for the good Dufy's Pure Malt Whiskey has done me. My attending physician told me l could not live three months and said had consumption of the stomach. read your advertisement in the newspaper, bought bottle, took il, and it has done me so much good cannot praise Duffy's cnough." MT. Chas. A Warner, Cambrideoport, W.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15

Probate Judge John r. Rowan declined Friday afternoon to set aside the salo Of the Savage ore tract near here on petition Of w. R. Hurt of Saginaw. Mich
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
)uffy's Pure Malt Whi:
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 Numerous unprejudced physicians who have tested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15
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 of the effects Malt Wskey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-15

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
THE WEATHER REPORT
Forecasts and Records of the
Last Twenty four Hours.
Official Record and Fcrecsst.-wash

Official Record and Forecsst.-Wash
Feb. THE depression central in the lake
region Friday has advanced 70 Eastern Maine
and has beer attended by snow and westerly
gales IN the iovtr lake region. maximum
velocity Of eighty-eiEht miles an hour being re
corded a. Buffalo High westerly winds have
also been recorded on the Atlantic coast from
New York % Boston. The temperature has
fallen generally east OF the Mississippi. while
freezing temperature vas reached on the west
Gulf coast Saturday morning. il is stil above
freezing along the east Gulf coast and IN
Florida In the plains states and Missouri
Valley the temperature has risen SLOWLY. Fal'
weather - Indicated for SUNDAY and Monosy
east OF the Mississippi with continued low
temperature and q further fall in Atlantic coast
states sunday From the Mississippi west
ward 10 the Rocky Mountains fair weather IS
probable except that some indications appear
Of tho deN elopment Of fresh disturbance oNc'
the Southern slope. The temperature IN TINS
2. zion viii rise SLOWLY. Northwest storm warn
jngs are displayed on the Atlantic coast from
Delaware RreqkWater 70 EaStport.
Winds FOR SUNDAY and Monday VIII ue'
North Atlantic strong northwest middle A.
lantic. high northwest. diminishing. south Al
lantic. brisk westerly. east GUT. mooerate
northwest. west Gulf light northerly. LAKE
Michigan moderate west 10 northwest "inds
and snow Aurries sunday Monday fair Win
diminishing west winds Storm central over
Maine moving caste-lv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
NEWS FOR THE B0WLERS
Date Set for National Tourney
in Atlantic City.

TIN, National Bowling Associate
which Us Just what it's name implies. will
hold st. eighth annual tournament for
10 0Nc-nen. twO-men. singles and all
round championships Of America at At
lsntic civ over the Easter season. from
April TO %
Elmer + DUNCAN. presldcnt OF the as
.,.ia,ior, .,as issued a call for the an
nJai convention Of the governing body
80 Inc columbia Hotel Atlantic city. on
SATURDAY. April IS. ~ p, m will he
preceded by meeting 81 the board OF
yovsrnors. al which details viii be
Sieaned M so as 10 handle the general
convention with dispatch.
Eleven alleys viii be used IN al. eight
for active competition and three for
n,..cticc The latter being separate from
-, ,h.rs a. that there will be no con-
iict between those practising and the
actual competitors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
MELLEN ON TRIAL SOON
To Face Charges Growing Out
of New Haven Wreck.

New Haven. Feb. Trial Of Charles
: Mellen. eX-president 81 the New York,
New Haven 4 Hartford Railroad. on
charges growing out OF the collision OF
the Springfield expresses AT Westport on
october 8. 1912. will begin in the Superior
Court in Bridgeport. in the session te-
ginning February ~ Some time is ex-
pectod 10 be required to try the issue.
Homer s. Cummings. counsel for Mr.
Mellon. said to-day that the six officials
indicted for responsibility for the wreck
will he tried jointly These include T.. ".
McHenry. former vice president; Il. II
Pollock. former superintendent. II. 7.
Horn. former vice president. General Su-
perintendent Woodward and Lawrence j.
Carmalt. engineer In charge OF mainten-
ance of way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
WIRELESS REPORTS.

~ sass-n AuEcuc Nic,orie. -epofteo =,
= nl's ees Of SANDY Hook ~ lo.N h
1t-dsf. b. eaprltrd 90 dock this forenoon
n lsrp-or.a ~erorted A. go miles ess'
snc, Hoos at noon rcsterday. - ,Xpe TED
- Aondsy forenoon.
- A.rantic. reported as 81 miles cssi o
~ hes 40 noon yesterday. is expected 10
a Ar fofenoor
- Nsaso reported as ie0 miles cesi ~
sa'y hsa .. 1870 4 M Yesterday. is eX-
= 70 co. TUESDAY forenoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
FIRE RECORD.

a NJ. =. ,,.,-- 49,.
ie:G-No y Esst 55th street. Mrs Miles Car
penter 5000
s.5,-No 20 East 18th street, Goldman
Schweichman. so.
5i0-No sos Concord avenue. Fred Fleschei
irining
u .so-No III Ienox avenue. City OF New York
So
PM
trifing
eo-Foot Of west 4sih street. Depsr tment OF
street Cleaning. 500
5.l0-No. SO Yves; Goth street. unknown
trinnr
s.'o-No ?, East 81 street Louis Hahn
81 coo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08

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