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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
AGUAS CALIENTES
 CONFERENCE TAKES
 CONTROL IN MEXICO

Washington, october 22.-The Mexi- can national convention at Aguas Calientes, which voted itself the sov- ereign authority in Mexico, has ap- pointed a committee of five ito as- sume the duties of five cabinet posi- tions in Mexico City, according to a dispatch to the state department to- day. The committee is to take charge of the portfolios of foreign relations, war, public instruction, justice and finance. It Is believed the convention will await the arrival of General za- pata or his delegates before taking ac- ton regarding the provisional presi- dency
 A test of strength may come upon the effort of the commission to assume authority.
 No mention is made in the offical reports of the allegation made by Car ranza adherents that General Villa had moved several thousand men into close proximity to the convention. President Wilson himself expressed doubt as to its accuracy today. Officials here say
 that everything Villa so far has done has revealed a desire not to coerce the convention but to abide by its decis- l ions.
 The state department received tele gram today from Monterey stating thai l at o'clock on the night of October | 20, all of the employees of the Mon terey street railway struck and thai ' not g car had moved since.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
ONE FALSE IDEA
 ABOUT vITAL|TAS
ls Not a Mineral Water, But Is What Nature Makes Mineral Waters
 Out Of

T thought I would have to take a lew barrels of this to get any benefit out of it," said an elderly man who was making his first investigation of Wit alitas.
 T have been to many watering places for my health and the rule was to drink all you could from morning to night" t
 Vitalitas is far more potent than any mineral water. It has the basic sub- stance that nature makes mineral wa ters out of. One teaspoonful of Vital itas in a half glass of water contains the natural forces of many gallons of the best mineral waters known
 One may go into the country if they are nervous, dyspeptic, debilitated and life regain new health and vigor, or longing stays at resorts where the bess mineral waters are found,
 Vitalitas makes either expedient un- necessary. It is pleasant to take, free of any harmful ingredient and every drop of it is disease banishing and force injecting.
 Those who suffer with indigestion, Rheumatism, biliousness, debility, nervousness or organic troubles ef- fecting stomach, liver, kidneys, bowels and blood. will find relief or cure m Titalitas @fs i7t tf,
 Talk with the yitalitas man and sample Vitalitas today at Avertys drug store, 109.11l. goth st, or write there for information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, October 22.--G D. m.)-Al- though pressures have fallen slightly dur ing the past "A hours over all of the east ern half of the country except the eastern lakes, relatively high pressures continue and fair weather prevails. West of the Mississippi. all of the plains states, most of the Rocky mountains. Texas, and the western lakes were comprised in large general rain area, and remaining portions of the Rockies and the western Mississippi valley states reported general cloudiness at D. m. These rainy conditions are &C., companying well defined low pressure area which on the map tonight overlies most of the country from Nevada to Mis- souri and from New Mexico to Manitoba.
 Rather warm weather prevailed during tue past 24 hours throughout the great central basin, extending from the foot of the Rockies to the western slope of the Alleghanies Readings of 70 degrees pre- vailed at ' p. m. over all cotton districts west of Georgia except northern Ala bama, Oklahoma and western Texas. All cotton belt stations east of the Mississippi reported fair skies since Wednesday night.
 Summary Of observations made at Uni- ted States weather bureau stations dur ing the 24 hours ending p. m., 75th me- ridiian time. October 15:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
EUFAULA


 Eufaula, October 22.-tSpecial) )-The largest budget in the history of the city has been presented to the city council by. the finance committee, of which R. D. Jones is chairman. The grand total of the estimated expendi- lures of the city for the ensuing year Is about s6s,000, the major portion of which is for the operation of the municipal warterworks and electric light and gas plants. Increased rev enue Is also expected from these three public utilities.
 The town of Fort Gaines, Ga, some miles down the river, is now being sup piled with electric current from a power plant at Criddles mill, short distance south of Eufaula.
 With county tax rate of $1.65, the total receipts by the county this year will exceed any previous year. An in crease of 5 cents per hundred dollars was made in the spring by the board of revenue. who will devote the in- creased receipts to more extensive road improvement. The tax rate in the city of Eufaula remains at s1 per hun dred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23

amendments looking to internal improve ments by the state.
 Several notable addresses were deliv- cred today. the speakers including State Highway Engineer w. s. Keller ]. NJ. Marsh of the land and industrial de- partment of the Southern railway; pr. w. A. Burns, former state convict inspector, who urged the abolition of the convict lease system, and Judge D. A. Green of Birmingham.
 The features of the days session was the adoption of the legislative commit tees report. which was taken up by sec tions. The report in part is as follows: Legislative Report 'The Alabama Good Roads association,
 in convention assembled, hereby adopts this platform and instructs and directs the legislative committee of this associa- tion to prepare bills in accordance with this platform and present same to the coming legislature for enactment. T. That the highway commission be made permanent department of the state government, with such added powers as experience has demonstrated are ad- visable, and that such commission be charged with the duty of collecting the au- tomobile tax; that said commission have the power to employ a competent high way engineer with the general powers and duties as contained in the present l law
 70. That all moneys collected under the automobile law be segregated and kept as separate fund In the state treasury for use on the public roads; that 75 per cent of such tax be ap- portioned to the state, and 25 per cent to the city or county; that such tax be collected by probate judges. or oth- CT agencies in the county authorized by the highway commission.
 "3. That we favor immediate leRis- lation whereby the labor of the state convicts may be utilized on the public roads.
 A. That we favor an increased ap- propriation from the convict fund and recommend that not less than 50 per cent of such fund be appropriated for aid to the public roads. We further recommend that such funds be ex- pended on trunk lines.
 "5. We strongly urge constitution al amendment modifying or amending the present constitutional provision that the state shall not engage in in ternal improvements, so as to permit 1 the state to build and maintain state l roads and bridges under such regula- tion as may be provided by law. "6. We favor the enactment of a general law whereby more efficient ad-
 ministration of the road work in the | several counties in the state may be secured.
 "7. We favor such legislative en- actment as will provide religious in- struction to county convicts.
 "S. We strongly urge the enactment | of law that will give to the county
 road authorities Jurisdiction and au-
 tority over designated streets through
 municipalities that may form part of a continuous county highway. so as
 to give the county authority to build and maintain the street through the municipality as part of the public county highway. We further favor the
 repeal of the provisions of the law which now requires the county to pay the municipalities part of the bridge and road fund. and the enactment of | law requiring all funds collected for road purposes to be expended by the
 counties under such regulation as may be provided by law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
FIRE ENGINEERS IN
 BUSINESS SESSION

New Orleans, October Reconsideration of proposed minor changes in the by laws, and the reading of papers of a technical nature. occupied the business sessions here today of the convention of the International Association of Fire En- gineers. In the afternoon the convention adjourned to witness a parade of tho local fire department, and at night the dele gates attended social functions arranged in their honor.
 Tomorrow the 1915 convention city will be selected, Cincinnati and Los Angeles being the only contenders. Scranton, Pa. is bidding for the 1916 convention. Of icers also will be chosen. As the first and second vice presidents are automatic ally promoted by the retirement of the president, the only fight before the con vention is for second vice president. There are three candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
LORIMER AND FOUR
 OTHERS INDICTED

Chicago. October 22.-william Lor- Timer, once a United States senator and recently president of the LaSalle street Trust and Savings bank; four other bank officials, and John K. Sea- graves, chief clerk in the office of the state auditor, were indicted here in, state court today on charges of con-' spiracy, embezzlement and larceny in connection with the closing of the bank.
 The other defendants were c. B. Muady, vice president of the bank; H. w. Huttig, director: Thomas McDon- aid, cashier, and Charles G. Fox, vice president.
 The LaSalle Street Bank and Trust company was closed by the state oank examiner June 25.
 Lorimer previously had been indict- cd in the federal court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
THINKS SUPERVISION
 WILL YET SURVIVEj

Seattle, October 22.-Burt M. Mcconnell. who went north with Vilhjalmur Stefans- son in the Karluk and accompanied Stef- ansson in his hunting expedition that separated them from the ship, departed for Ottawa tonight. Mcdonnell and two companions left Stefansson, Ole Ander- son and Storker Storkerson April at the continental shelf discovered by Leffing- well and Nfikkelson in 1906
 Mcconnell thinks Stefansson is moving on Arctic ice now. Stefansson has dogs,' food and sled that can be used as boat, and Mcconnell thinks he can survive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
|GADSDEN HAS GOOD TIMES DESPITE WAR Substantial Orders For Steel
 Are Received SURVEY INTERURBAN May Soon Begin Work on Proposed Gadsden- Centre Line-Industrial Conditions Improve-Other
 Gadsden News
SURVEY INTERURBAN

Gadsden October 2e.-(Special.)--lndu trial conditions are improving rapidly A substantial order for barbed wire and steel billets. to be shipped abroad. pre- sumably to England, has been received by the Gulf States Steel company. An or der for steel underframing to a large number of cars is keeping the Gadsden Car works in full operation. The con- struction of the link in the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis from Gunter' 3 Landing to Hobbs Island. distance of 20 miles. will help conditions in Gadsden, and offers another opportunity to secure through service.
 survey is to be made of the proposed Gadsden-Centre interurban line, and the work probably will be started in short time by c. L. Marsh, former city engineer of Gadsden. Citizens of Centre are much interested. and agree to pay $500 of the estimated sS0OO which survey will cost.
 More than 5000 witnesses have been sum moned within the last 10 days for the civil and criminal divisions of the city court of Gadsden. There is a tremendous amount of work before the courts this term.
 Dr. Hyatt a prominent physician of Hyatt, was probably fatally shot this morning while examining revolver. Out side the fact that the ball entered the ab- donen, the details are meagre.
 Thomas H. Stephens, republican candi- date for Congress, returned from Cullman last night, where he has been speaking. He says he will speak at the court house Saturday night before election, and will offer to divide time with Congress- man John l.. Burnett
 A party of about loo Missourians from the Ozark mountain region are touring in this section of the state, inspecting lands. They are impressed by Etowah county, they say, and may locate a Mis- sourian colony here.
 Mark Cunningham was found guilty of arson this afternoon and sentenced to 10 years in the penitentiary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
CRAFT REELECTED ID HEAD ALABAMA GOOD ROADSASS'N Election of Officers Feature of the Night Session in
 Montgomery
UNDERWOOD MADE
 A VICE PRESIDENT
Association Will Ask Legislature To Enact Law Making Good Roads Days an Institution and Le-
 gal Holidays

Monteomery. October 22.-fSpecial John Craft of Mobile was tonight unan hnously reelected president of the Ala nama Good Roads association. J. A Rountree was reelected secretary and 4he following were elected vice presi dents: John W. o'Neill of Birmingham T. E. Pierce of Huntsville, Senator Johr aI. Bankhead of Jasper and Oscar W. Underwood of Birmingham.
 The election of. officers featured the nights session of the convention. The new officers were reported to the asso- citation by the nominating committee and they were all chosen by a unanimous vote.
 Several brief addresses were made to- night, the speakers including Senator Watt T. Brown of Ragland, Hugh Me Geever of Birmingham, l.. J. Bugg of Nonroeville, George Parker of Equality and the Rev. J. w. Cary, organizer and field agent of the association.
 At the afternoon session resolutions were adopted thanking the Chamber of Commerce for the entertainment afford- ed the members of the associations; the press TUT puphcitS BiNch 'iic hiSS'i'Ss' and county officials for the use of the courthouse. Another resolution asked that the legislature be urged at its next session tc enact law making good roads days permanent ones and legal holidays.
 District Vice Presidents
 In addition to the president, secretary tnd vice presidents. the following other officers were elected tonight:
 District vice presidents; First district, J. D. Bloch Mobile Second district, F. !. Dean, Evergreen: Third district, J. B. Lyons, Opelika; Fourth district E. B. Deason, Clanton Fifth district, c. E. Thomas, Prattville; Sixth district, W. W. ogden, Sulligent; Seventh district Gard ner Green, Pell City; Eighth district, w. F. Skeggs, Decatur; Ninth district l.. II, Pennington, Birmingham.
 Executive Committee: State at large. Hugh McGeever, Birmingham; Thomas ql. Kilby, Anniston; H. K Milner, Bir- sningham; Charles B. Hervey, Mobile; ]. W. Shepherd, Jasper; Robert Moul- ibrop, Eufaula; Charles Henderson, Troy C. G. Abercrombie Montgomery; R. P. aiobson, Greensboro.
 Executive committee by districts:
 First district, J. K. kyser, Monroe; w. III. Holcomb, Mobile; Second district, P, J. Cooney. Foley; J. II. Cook, Montgom- cry; Third district, G. N. Mitcham, Au- burn; D. C. Turnipseed, Union Springs Jfourth district, V. B Atkins Selma; F. A Gulledge, Nerbena; Fifth district, J.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
Weather Forecast

Washington. October 2.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Friday; Saturday in- creasing cloudiness.
 Georgia: Partly cloudy Friday in in terior; rain near the coast; Saturday part ly cloudy.
 Mississippi: Partly cloudy Friday; Sat urday unsettled probably local rains.
 Tennessee: Fair Friday; Saturday un- settled, probably rain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
PRINCETON RAISES
 TUITION FEES

Princeton. N. J., October 22.--rhe trustees of Princeton university at neir fall meeting today raised the tuition for regular students from s160 to S175 a year and increased from s10O to s115 the remission of tuition granted to reedy students.
 Cash gifts received since last June amount to s141,957, reports showed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23

mission from the people of Limestone, that he is a democrat
 'Assuredly. there should be retrench- ment in the expenditure of the finances of the state,' said he in answering questions of The Age Herald. But he did not indicate the manner in which retrenchment should be achieved He believes that Alabama should proceed further in its effort to regulate the traffic in liquor. On the question of female suffrage he is silent. He does not express himself in regard to the abolition of the convict system, but agrees to vote for bill requiring the state to refuund to depnedent families of convicts a fraction of the earnings of such con~jcts. He is silent in regard to the fee systs~c and the constitution al convention, but he is in favor of creating public utility commission to have general supervision over the pub lie utility corporations of Alabama.
 When asked to recite other needs of the state, he crisply answered:
 Compulsory education"
 Tomorrow, 0. M. Gordon, who will represent Escambia county in the next session of the legislature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
orr DIES FROM BLOW

Dothan, October 22-(Special) w. A. Ott we'll known citizen of Columbia, died ~at s:so tonight as the result of blow on the head with a stick, said to have been de- livered by w. J. Bell, q wealthy citizen of Dothan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
Whenever You Neea . Gencral Tonie
 Take Croyeas

The Old Standard Grove's Tastless Chill Tonic is equally valuable as a General Tonic because it contains thei we'll known tome properties of QUI- NINE and IRON.- Drives out Malaria, enriches blood. Builds up the Whole System. 50c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
Would EnIarae Powers

{ Other features of the report contained
 recommendations looking to enlarged powers of the commission, increased ap- proprfations. the employment of state con- victs, the utilization of the revenues from motor vehicle licenses and constitutional
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23
Local Data

For the 24 hours ending at D. m. octo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23

". Overton Wedowee; J. A Wilkerson Irattville; Sixth district, w. D. Seed Tuscaloosa; W. H. Fitts, Tuscaloosa Seventh district, Judge IL. L. Herzberg Gadsden; w. T. Brown, Ragland; Eightl district, G. A. Nelson, New Decatur; E E. Pettus, Huntsville; Ninth district, Oar onta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-23

Montgomery, October go Special )-En- aetinent of laws making the state high way commission a permanent department os the states government, the utiliza- ton of all funds from the sale of motor vehicle licenses in building public roads and the working of state convicts on the public roads were the principal features of the report adopted this afternoon by the Alabama Good Roads association which convened in annual session here yesterday. The report was submitted by the legislative committee of the associa. tion and was adopted following lengthy debate.
 Tie legislative report contained, in de- tail, the association's platform. First. il recommended that the highway commis. sion be made permanent department s..Hith such added powers as experience has demonstrated are advisable In tn, opinion of the legislative committee tn, present laws governing the highway com mission will expire in April 1915. henc the recommendation that it be made permanent organization.
 Would Enlarge Powers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
A DEAD ISSUE.

Efforts OF republicans and progress
sives to revive the tariff bogy are not
likely to disturb the serene state into
which the public mind has fallen on
this subject. AS a political issue the
tariff is now quite generally regarded
as dead. 1t lives only as an economic
measure.
Before the Underwood bill was in
troduced in congress and the process
by which it was enacted into a law
was completed there was a question as
to how the tariff should be revised
not whether it should be revised, but
how. Since that remarkable and eff
cient legislative performance the ques-
ton as to how the tGIiII sslJuld be
revised has van.Shcd. The democratic
majority in congress satisfied the
country that the best way to revise
the tariff is to revise it.
Having pointed the way and estab-
lished a working basis the further re-
vision Of the tariff to meet present and
future needs is greatly simplified. Con-
gress has now only to take up each
schedule as necessity and good judy
ment require and revise it in accord
ance with it's needs. If there ever was
there is now no occasion for a tariff
commission or anything of that sort.
Future revisions will work out as a
natural sequence.
This leaves little for the opposition
to the democratic party, or whatever
character to hang a campaign on.
Roosevelt recognizes it by attempting
to pick flaws in Pres Wilson's admin
istration. The republicans are no less
at a loss FOR a foothold, as shown by
their effort 20 make a mountain out
of the presidents declination and sub
sequent acceptance of the Grand Army
invitation TO attend the Memorial day
exercises at Arlington.
The cause of the disappearance of
the ground beneath the feet of the re-
publicans and prOgressives is found in
the efficiency with which reforms that
have been hanging fire for years under
republican rule have been accom-
plished within a few months by Pres.
Wilson. The tariff has been lifted out
of politics by the roots. the currency
question has been disposed of in a
manner which it is believed will re-
lieve the country of a repetition of
the unhappy experiences of the past,
and the strengthening of trust laws is
now in progress.
But why prOlong an argument that
is understood and accepted by a great
majority of the people, who are sat
isfied with the knowledge that what
the republicans did not do for them
is being done for them by the dem
OcTats
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-06-02
CAUSES OF DEFAULT.

While the reported defalcations in
the United States for 1913 amounted
10 four millions Of dollars it is said
10 be a conservative estimate that the
unreported and undiscovered defalca-
tons Will send the amount to forty
millions. A small part of this def
cheney is attributed TO premeditated
dishonesty.
Circumstances have largely con-
trOlled the motives prompting the mis-
appropriation of money. and chief
among these may be named living ex-
penses. which from one cause and an
other have increased more rapidly
than advances in salaries. The man
who has been trying to support his
family on SIS 10 500 a month has
found il increasingly difficult for two
reasons, the larger cost of necessaries
and the indulgence IN luxuries.
II may be truthfully said that a
large portion OF the people of the
United States ere living beyond their
means: that is. they are living in a
style their incomes do not warrant.
and they are stretching II TO the limit
and beyond in their effort 10 maintain
false standards. the standards which
might be safely adopted by people of
greater resources. This applies TO no
special "class" of people The scale
runs both above and below the S75
or 500 a month mark.
The nature OF the luXuries INDUCED
in by these various classes" vary. but
the violation OF economic principles is
the same. The ambitions of taste are
uncurbed. the desire 10 catch up with
and perhaps pass those ahead Is given
free rein. Eventually the situation
reaches an acute stage. 70 - easier 20
go ahead dishonesty than 10 drop
back honestly. Tastes and habits once
formed are hard 20 abandon. They
cling with persistency and grow amaz-
ingly.
When the time comes when honest
resources fail 10 meet the demands
upon them IL frequently happens that
dishonest resources are resorted TO.
Then il is only a question OF time when
exposure. disgrace and ruiz follow in
regular sequence. qualified and ac-
ceuted by circumstances. In many
instances exposure IS delayed for a