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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
DELEGATES SENT
TO WASHINGTON TO
ASK INVESTIGATION
Birmingham Man Named by
Miners Union as One of
Committee to Urge
Probe

Indianapolis, Ind, January 20.-Two at
tempts were made late today to remove
the convention of United Mine Workers
of America, which opened this morning,
from this city, but both failed. 1t is
probable that another effort will be made
when the resolutions committee reports
tomorrow.
Two delegates Samuel Montgomery of
Montgomery, w. Va and W. r. Farley,
Pratt City, Ala, started for Washington
this afternoon to work before Congress
for the resolution authorizing investiga-
tion of the copper strike in Michigan,
and the coal strike in Colorado The trip
was authorized by a resolution adopted
unanimously.
Other business was the reports of Presi-
dent White, Frank ]. Hayes, vice presi-
dent, and William Green, secretary treas
urer.
President White, in his report touched
briefly on the Christmas disaster at Calu-
met, and the deportation of Charles IL.
Meyer.
"It is to be hoped" he said, that the
horrible disaster Christmas eve at Calu-
met will be thoroughly and impartially
investigated, and the guilty party pun
ished The brutal assault on President
Meyer as well as his deportation from
the strike zone, is another evidence of
the lawlessness practiced by so-ealled
exponents of law and order"
Mr.. Hayes detailed the progress of the
Colorado and West Virginia strikes and
declared drastic measures should be taken
to amend or appeal the Sherman law so
that it would not be applied to labor
organizations. He paid tribute to the
work of Mother" Mary Jones, who is
under arrest in Colorado, because of al
legged inflammatory actions and speeches.
The convention voted unanimously to send
q telegram to Mother" Jones, expressing
'1ove and admiration for your gallant
stand for humanity" and demanding her
immediate release.
Mr.. Green told of the growth of the
organization and the finances of the past
year. He said the union now had $1,000, 600
every dollar of which could be used as
strike defense fund.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
USEL LESSNFSS OF
BACK TAX COMMISSION

From the Tuscaloosa Times-Gazette.
In reply to the questions recently put to
them by the Tuscaloosa County Farmers
union the county commissioners have sent
the following answers:
Mr. Farley Maxwell. Chairman Farm
ers Union Legislative Committee for
Tuscaloosa County:
Dear Sir-In reply to your commit
tees inquiry made December 90 1913 con-
corning the state back tax commission
law, We shall not go into an itemized ac-
count or detailed report as it would rem
der this paper too voluminous for pub
lication. We most respectfully submit the
following answers to each question con-
secutively In order that your committee
may arrive at the desired information,
to-wit:
Question l. What amount of revenue
has been received from all sources by
TUSCALOOSA county during the year 1912?
Answer l. The amount received from
all sources by the county from Septem-
Der y, 1912, to September 6, 1913 was s143 :
1884. 81.
Question 2. What disposition has been
made of this amount of revenue by the
county?
Answer 2. OF the total amount. s14a
's4'e'' the board of public works re-
ceived the sum of s55, ,s31 "a and practically
disoursed that amount on public i'm
provements during the year.
THE sum of sSs0o3os belonged to the
general fund, and after having paid the
current expenses for the year there re-
mained surplus in the treasury on Sep
tember 9, 1913. in the sum of So, S,21611.
question 8. Was that amount of money
suficient to meet the current expenses.
ana pay for the necessary public improve
ments without imposing an extra raise of
values upon the taxpayers of this county
for 1913?
Answer g. With a surplus of s6S. PIG. IL
In the treasury on September 8, 1918. to
start with, it was not necessary for the
state back tax commissioner to increase
the value on property of the taxpayers
of this county.
You will observe that the surplus on
hand September 6, 1912, was $4S,0SS49S, and
one year later, on September 8, 1913, it
was S&,216.11. Thus the surplus from
the present taxes was s2O12713; therefore
1t follows that the gradual increase of
values of the property in the county
VIII produce a larger balance on hand at
the end of each succeeding year
Question 4. Has it been necessary dur
ing your administration to require the
county treasurer to give an additional
bond on account of carrying over large
amounts of surplus money in the county
treasury collected upon valuations fixed
prior to 1913?
Answer 4. This board has found it
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the private owners of capital stock be
suffered to be themselves in effect hold
ing companies? We do not wish l sup
pose. to forbid the purchase of stocks
by any person who pleases to buy them
In such quantities as he can afford, or
any way arbitrarily to limit the sales
of stocks to bona fide purchasers. Shall
we require the owners of stock. when
their voting power in several companies
which ought to be Independent of one
another would constitute actua. con-
troll. to make election in which of them
they will exercise their right to vote?
This question I venture for your con-
sideration.
1njure Individuals
There is another matter in which i'm
perative considerations of justice and
fair play suggest thoughtful remedial
action. Not only do many of the com
binations effected or sought to De ef-
feeted in the industrial world work an
Injustice upon the public in general,
they also directly and seriously injure
the individuals who are put out of bus
mess In one unfair way or another by
the many dislodging and extermiaating
forces of combination. I hope that We
shall agree in giving private individu-
ais who claim to have teen injured by
these processes the right to found their
suits for redress upon the facts and
Judgments proved and entered in suits
by the government where the govern
ment has upon it's own initiative sued
the combinations complained of and
won it's suit. and that the statute of
limitations shall be suffered to run
against such litigations only from the
date of the conclusion of the govern
ments action. 1t is not fair that the
private litigant should be Obliged To
set UP and establish again the facts
which the government has proved He
cannot afford, he has not the power, to
make use of such processes of inquiry
as the government has command of.
Thus shall individual justice be done
while the processes of business aGe rec
titled and squared with the general con-
science.
II have laid the case before you, now
no doubt as it lies in your own mind,
as 1t Yes in :Se thought of the coun-
try. What must every candid man say
of the suggestions I have laid before
you. of the plain obligations of which
have reminded you? That these are
new things for which the country Is
not prepared? No; but that they are
old things, now familiar and must of
course be undertaken If we are to
square our laws with the thought and
desire of the country. Until these things
are done. conscientious business men
They are in these things our mentos
and colleagues. We are now about to
write the additional articles of our con-
stitution of peace, the peace that is
honor and freedom and prosperity"
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Don't you know that these tablets
are carried by thousands all over the
land? In their bags as they travel, in
purses or pockets when they attend
Eanquets or after theatre parties and
meals early or late, large or small. are
asily digested without harmful effects.
One element of these tablets is so ef-
ficient that one grain of 1t will digest
5000 grains of food. This is science
brought down for your use and 1t Is
natures own science. too.
No matter where you live. Stuart 5
Dyspepsia Tablets will be found even
in the smallest drug store, although ii
be only cross roads druggist.
This popularity is based solely upon
the reputation, proof and testimonial
excellence of these tablets in every
part of our land.
Go to your druggist today and buy a
box. Price SO cents.
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BRYANT HELD FOR
FEDERAL GRAND JURY

Montgomery, January 20.-(Specisl)
Making whisky without complying with
the revenue laws is the charge against
Frank Bryant of Randolph county, who
was bound over to the federal grand jury
under bond of $500 by John A Elmo e,
United States commissioner, today. Reve-
rue officers found still about one
quarter of a mile from Bryant's home
and path which led from his residence
to the Illicit plant.
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done in new spirit, In thoughtful mod
GRAFTON, without revolution of any unto
ward kind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-21
Make Your Meals
Afraid of You
Don't Be Afraid of Food. just Take a
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablet and
You'll Digest 1t All o. X.

All you men and women who want
to eat and are filled with fear, stay
this kind of folly Just carry a little
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablet in your purse
or pocket and after your meal eat 1t
like you do candy.
The meal will be digested the weak
ened digestive juices will be enriched
and you will lose your fear of food.
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PERSONAL

w. Thornton Estes, president of the
Builders exchange, accompanied by
George t. Stafford, w. p. Hubbard.
George d. Menefee and James r. Payne,
left Monday night for Louisville. where
they will attend the national conven-
ton of builders.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SuERyEE

| hereby announce my candidacy for
sheriff of Jefferson county, subject to
the action of the democratic primary.
GEORGE H. BODEKEP
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1 prosaic things as city streets, table cloths and real china and beds with mattresses.
 Indeed, the only comforting thought Hal and Jack had about going back home was the fact that all the boys of their neighborhood would listen to them, open-mouthed, for days to come.
 The sun was scarcely up when Col die touched them on the shoulder and reused them from sleep. Breakfast was soon ready and over with; and camp was broken and the packs ad- 1 justed to the backs of the pack-horses in an amazingly short time. What a glorious morning it was? The clear air, the stirrings of all Nature awak- ening and the fresh smell of the earth and the wind!
 Goldie was in the lead, with Hal right behind him; then the pack horses and then Jack and Mir. Ham ilton. High above and beyond them as they wound along the narrow trail 1 they would see the top of old Boulder | half hidden in the mists and the clouds It seemed distant but stones throw and yet it took the little cavalcade nearly two hours to reach the base.
 Then, gradually at first, but stead 1 fly growing sleeper and sleeper, the ascent began. In very short while they were able to see the valley spread
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A GREEDY BOYS
 Eaoooa88ooo2s ADVENTURE

would make a plum pudding because he is so fat"
 Do you know what I think ?" said a quiet little voice from the crowd. T think we should make him prom- 'ise he won't be so greedy, and then put him on his honor like the teacher does at school"
 T like that" said the man. T think that is what we will do. Now, young man." said he, turning to the greedy little boy. repeat this after mel will divide up anything I may have to whoever may chance to cross my path
 The greedy little boy repeated the words slowly and carefully, and when he had finished everyone of those boys shook hands with him before they left the garden.
 Well. from that day his mother wondered, and his father wondered, and his sisters and brothers wondered what had happened to him in the garden, for he grew less and less greedy and now, instead of calling him the greedy little boy" he Is known as the "boy who shares up."
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~--->- ~'---~' loomed up Narrow Pass-a straight, narrow defile through the mountain, gouged out, no doubt, by some glacier cons ago.
 It was shrouded in mists and clouds and, throughout its entire extent, they kept calling to each other so as not to lose the trail. Finally they came out at the other end of the Pass, and there before them was spread out what seemed to be ''the earth and all it's kingdoms"
 For miles and miles they could see mountain tops, and right below them. thousands and thousands of feet down, lay peaceful valleys and tur- quoise lakes. glimmering in the sum- shine. It was a wonderful sight-so entrancing that the boys insisted upon eating lunch there, despite the mists and the cold.
 The descent on the other side was quite as picturesque. though not much easier than the ascent. One minute Hal would feel that he was helping his horse, and the next that his horse was falling down upon him. Furthermore, a continuous journey down steep mountain trail is nearly as fatiguing as climb up it.
 Just before dusk the party, tired and cold and hungry, reached the lit- tie hotel and tumbled into bed-the first in nearly month. And the next morning MT. Hamil- ton and the boys were speeding East ward on the train, brown as berries and happy in their many recollections of glorious outing in the heart oi the Rockies.
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front, grabbed poor Harry by his col- lar pushed him down in his seat and held him there with one hand, while with the other he held his Mammals cook book from which he pretended to read his sermon. Harry stood it for while and then he began to cry. Edward stopped and regarded him earn estly for a moment.
 At last. you poor, miserable sin ner, he said to Harry in loud voice, I see that you are penitent. Cry-go on and cry-you'll need all those tears to wash you winter than snow!. There'll be no collection today-be- cause I wouldn't get anything any way. Church is over. And you all be good until next time!'
 And then, you may be sure, Harry jumped up and reminded Edward that he had promised to play fire engine as soon as preaching was over; and further that he had given his word he would be the horse. Now, as becomes a preacher, Edward was very consci- entious and, once given. his word was sacred. So he told Harry he was ready
 "In jiffy Harry had turned the big armchair face downward (for his fire engine) and made Edward get down on his hands and knees. Then he se- cured two long pieces of string and tied an end of one of them around Ed wards right ear and an end of the other around his left. Then, with the other ends in his hands he climbed up on the back on the chair and pro- ceeded to drive to the fire at great speed, ringing his Mammals silver table-bell and crying out for every
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"ROUGHING TT" WITH HAL Over Marrow

out before them, shimmering in the strong, clear sunshine, cool, refresh ing, inviting. The trail became mar rower and the horses fell into that slow, steady climbing pace that West ern horses can keep. up for such an amazingly long time.
 Does it get much sleeper than this, Goldie?" asked Hal in a tone that seemed to imply "Humph, I sure do hope it does-why. I don't call this muchi"
 Goldie looked about a moment or two-apparently considering. Well" he drawled presently, "a little bit, Hal, just little bit. There's one place where you have to climb up hand over hand unless you can help yourself with your teeth!" And Goldie never so much as smiled
 Do the horses do the same thing?" asked Hal, quickly, realizing that Goldie was up to his old tricks again, and hoping to confuse him by this sud- den query.
 1 But Goldie never even batted an eyelash.
 "Yes and mo-" he replied solemnly. "If they haven't had any of their teeth filled with gold they can do it. But if they have, Hal, then they switch their tails around until they catch on a rock--and then hoist them selves up to that rock and then up to the next and so on!"
 xuhioh "annn-hqpkb Gn1dip puffed contentedly away on his cig- arette and Hal-well, just then Hal found the scenery spread below him most interesting.
 At the other end of the line, little Jack was also interested in the as- cent.
 Gee, Father" he was saying. q thought we'd go almost straight ur over the mountain-then that'd be some climb"
 MT. Hamilton smiled-he had made the trip twice before with Goldie in former years.
 Just you wait, young fellow" he said, land you'll be singing a different tune. It's getting sleeper all the while-and yet we haven't begun the real ascent. Before you reach the top you'll be seriously thinking of letting yourself roll back down again. Do you realize that it will be almost night before we get down the other side?" And Jack knew that his father wasn't teasing him.
 Steadily, onward and upward, the horses climbed. And presently both boys began to realize that they were indeed making a steep ascent, for every now and then the horses would stop of their own accord, catch 8 breath or two and then again fall into their slow, plodding pace. In little while the faithful animals were breathing hard and audibly.
 Here's where we get off and walk!' called back Goldie from the head o1 the line, and suiting the action to hi. words. The others, of course, fol. lowed suit, though the boys were somewhat surprised at the order.
 Had they knewn that from ther on until the top was reached ant Narrow Pass negotiated--and, indeed at least halfway down the other sids they would ride on "Shank's mare, leading their own horses, they woult have been mighty apt to have turned back.
 Everyone who goes over Marrow Pass has to do precisely that way. is hard on man, but easier tn, horse. More than that, it would b, a physical impossibility to ride al the way, so narrow and steep is thu trail and dangerous its turnings ant twistings along the side of the noun tain with a sheer dron fho,,sauds apf
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SOuAA k9LC 4SAOAAAAt<SAh 1ORSs
 ments.' he stood up in the seat of the big armchair. leaned over the back and announced that preaching would begin.
 Though Rachel and I were half willing to be his 'congregation,' lit- tie Harry refused Indeed, he de- clared that he was sick of playing preacher and that, he much preferred to play fire engine Edward insisted. but to no avail; and finally he sug- gested that if Harry would be part of the congregation for a while then he would play fire engine with him.
 "'Will you pwomise to be the horse. Eddie?' asked Harry. An will you be dood horse, and do jes' what I tells you to do?'
 "'Yes, yes I will Harry agreed Edward in solemn tones. I promise I will-Amen!'"
 "So Harry climbed up on one of the chairs and tried his best to look de- vout and interested while Edward an nounced a hymn. which he led in a loud voice-several tones off the key and with great waving of his arm and stamping of his foot to keep the time. Then, the hymn concluded, the Congregation sat down and Edward opened his Mammals cook book from which to preach his sermon.
 After a while. little Harry became restless and finally said, 'I'se tired o1 pweachin-' I wanna play fire engine Eddie. You said you would!'
 Edward leaned over his pulpit and gazed sternly down at Harry You will please not interrupt my preachin!' he said, with scowl. Such
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Proceeded To Drive To The flre.

Proceeded To Drive To The Tire. body to watch out and not get run over.
 But he also seemed to find hts horse most difficult to manage. For suddenly he would tug violently on one rein, then on the other. And you may be sure-eveYy time he tug ged he gave Edwards ears most awful yank. Indeed, they turned red and-and Rachel and were really afraid Harry might pull them on
 "Edward stood it for while but presently he stopped his prancing up and down. on hands and knees. and finally he raised his hand and rubbed away the tears that had come into his eyes. Just then Harry gave a long, strong pull on both reins at the same time and shouted Whoa! Whoa.'
 ..That was more than Edward could stand. Jumping to his feet he crisa:
 Say, stop It, That hurts'
 'But, apparently. Harry didn't hear him at all. Besides, you know, 7. horse isn't supposed to be able to talk. So he yanked on the reins all the harder.
 "rhen. Edward forgot himself. Darn your he yelled. Darn you
 'PweAchers swearin' F. pweacher's sweafin-ain't you 'shamed of your self. Edward! Fine pweacher you are!' exclaimed Harry. In Aigh glee. And, with parting tug upon the strings, he turned and ran out of the: rpom-with Edward after him. his Asts doubled up and vengtancs In his heart"
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The next thing he knew he saw lthe poor little boy standing in front of him and soon he was joined by another little boy, and when he looked again the whole place was swarming with little boys.
 At the head of the procession was a man-a very stern looking man and in his hand he held book.
 ''Is this the boy?" he asked, point ing an accusing finger at the greedy little boy.
 "Yes, yes, he's dhe greedy little boy" they shouted. and they looked so fierce that the greedy little boys knees fairly rattled against one an- other.
 'Listen," said the man, "I'l just read you a few Ca few, mind you) of the items you are charged with, then we will decide how we will punish Ayou.'
 Then he opened the book and read aloud:
 "John Smith asked you for an ap- pie one day but you wouldn't give him one, although you had three"
 Henry Scott helped you bring in the wood one day, and although your mother gave you two cookies to di- vide with Henry, you kept them both.s
 From James gave you half his lunch and you wouldn't even give him a piece of cake the next day"
 ~Douglas Moore-gave you an ap- pie and"
 "Please, sir it was bad," broke in the greedy little boy.
 'Silence," thundered the man. But the worst case of all is the young lad here," he continued. pointing to the rAgged little boy. You remem- \ Der. his asking you for a piece of pie Ashis afternoon. don't you?" he asked ternly.
 ~-Yes. sir" said the greedy little boy 1h trembling tones.
 'Just think. boys," said the man. turning and facing the crowd. This boy here hadn't had thing to eat for two days when he peeped through a fence and saw a little boy eating a big pie. Did the boy share up the pie?--No, he was too greedy. and now boys, we must decide what we will do with him"
 sWe'il make him into pie and eat h@fh up,'' suggested one boy. The greedy little boy turned pale sas he heard this and he was so glad Nyat the others didn't seem to like # idea
 ~No." said another. T think he
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thousands of feet down into the val ley just one Step to the wrong side.
 So, each leading his horse, they climbed upward. And it was not long before the boys could understand why the horses had breathed so hard and so audibly. It wasn't entirely the ex- ertion of the climb, though that was considerable; the altitude, ever higher and higher. was chiefly responsible.
 A sharp turn in the trail presently hid Goldie and Hal from view, and when MT. Hamilton and Jack made it they found them resting on a large flat rock where the trail bulged in- ward. And, you may be sure, all four of them were panting for breath.
 Goldie explained that these "bulged- in- places" were to be found here and there along the trail, and that it was wise to rest at them if only for a minute or so. It wasn't long before both Hal and Jack were looking for ward to coming upon these places all most as eagerly as man dying from thirst hopes to find a cooling spring.
 Up, up, up they went; and sleeper and sleeper grew the climb. All of a sudden it became very cold, and though they could see the sunlight shining in the valley below them, all around them it was chill and cloudy. A few minutes more and Goldie sang | out, Put on your slickers; we're rum | ming into a hail-storm!"
 So the "slickers," or oil-skins, were quickly unstrapped from behind the saddles and donned. And not a min ute too soon, either, for another turn | in the trail brought them into the midst of raging storm with the hail. stones twice as large as peas Indeed, they rattled on the "slickers' and the rocks like beans hurled against win | doWpape