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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
LEADING FINANCIERS OF CoUN- TRY WILL BE SUMMONED BE- FORE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE. SAYS WALSH

Denver, December 16.-Investigation of virtually all large institutional charities and benevolences centered in New York city' during which many of the leading hnaneiers of the country will be sum moned to testify, will be undertaken by the federal industrial relations commits sion soon. This was announced today py Frank P. Walsh. chairman of the commission. which closed inquiry into the Colorado coal strike late today. It's unfinished work win be completed by agents remaining to collect data and statements from witnesses until called.
 Institutions to be investigated include the Russell Sage foundation, the Baron De Hersch fund, the Carnegie benevo- fences. the Rockefeller charities and the Rockefeller foundation, the Cleveland foundation. The investigation is tenta- lively scheduled to begin in New York Jsnuary Il.
 The basis of the work is to be, accord ing to MT. Walsh. the charge that the creation of the foundations represent the beginning of an "efort to perpetuate the present position of predatory wealth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
ON BOARD IS BASIS OF REFORM PLANS OF TILE STATE TAX LEAGUE
u sims Discusses Agreement Reached by Board of Directors Representing All Parts of State-How County Equal-
 zation Boards Would Be Selected

Tn order that there might be brought 10 pear local influence so that tax assessments might not be raised unjust " or too high and an outside influence so that guarantee would be had against the evil of not raising them at all the board of directors of the Alabama State Tax league has worked out a plan which It will ask the state legislature to put into law in the shape of a system of county and state tax equalization boards
 Some few days ago the kpard of di- rectors of the State Tax league met in Montgomery and after sessions lasting for several days this plan was agreed upon. The plan now will probably be submitted to the individual county leagues for indorsement or Suggestions and in a completed state will be sub nitted to the state legislature in the form of bill as a part of the new system of tax laws. H. U. Sims, Charles E. Rice and B. A. Thompson were the members of the board of directors Of the state organization from Jefferson county who were present in Montgomery when the plan was worked out.
 County Equalization Boards
 The principal factor in the new scheme 1t would seem will be tho county equal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
s1,cOO, ,O0O to Farm Work

Of the direct appropriations more than s, ,c00000 was devoted to farm sdemonstra- tion work in the south and in New Eng land. For this work in the south ss25, 7sO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
COURT ITEMS

Zaz Grey pleaded guilty to false pre- lenses in the criminal court yesterday. The case involved mortgage negotia- tion.
 B. Henderson, negro, pleaded guilty to robbing the store of an old gentleman named Knuclxles at Eleventh street and Eigl tn avenue. which caused consider able interest sometime ago. Harry King negro, pleaded guilty to grand larceny; Joe Robinson and Robert Lee. negroes, were acquitted on charge Of grand lar ceny.
 Syll Myrick pleaded guilty to violat- ing the revenue law and was sentenced s25o and three months in jail by Judge Fort.
 In the circuit court Judge Miller end ed the case of Hoard Whitley vs. Dr. D. r. Talley In which verdict for slo,- GOO was given to the plaintiff
 In Judge c. B. Smiths court Mrs. Bet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
INSTITUTIONS
 WILL BE INVESTIGATED

through the corruption or the sources of public information.
 The commission will seek to determine, according to MT. Walsh, how the poll icies of these foundations are shaped and by whom; their relation to high finance; the extent to which their charters may be stretched under the United States con stitgtion, and whether they constitute a menace or benefit to the nation
 Those who will be asked to testify, &C., cording to Mir. Walsh. include President Arthur Hadley of Yale University; Dr. Charles ". Elliott, president emeritus of Harvard University. Andrew Carnegie John D. Rockefeller Sr., John D. Rock feller, Jr.. J. P. Morgan, Daniel Guggen- helm. E. H. Gary, T. N. Vail, Erward T. Stotesbury of ]. P. Morgan & Co. George W. Perkins, Frank A. Vanderlip, T. P. Shonts. Jacob Schiff. Norman B. Ream, Francis L. Hine, John Hays Ham mond. Robert W. De Forest Cleveland H. Dodge. II. C. Prick, Adolph Lewisohn. Thomas w. Lamont, Seth Low. Jerome b. Greene, Rev Fred Gates, representa- tive of John D. Rockefeller. Sr.: Starr J. Murphy. personal counsel for John D. Rockefeller: W. l.. Mackenzie King of the Rockefeller foundat ton: ]. II. McClement, director of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company: Charles F. Nell, John M. Glenn, director of the Russell Sage foundation; Ralph NJ. Easley. chair man executive council, National Civic fedora ton: Allen r. Burns, director of the Cleveland foundation. Samuel Un- termeyer, Robert Bruere trustee Rand School of Socialism. New York: Dean George w. Kirschway of coltdnbia; Seth M Millil<en, New England cotton mill magnate. Senators Kenyon of Iowa and Owens of Oklahoma.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
PAN-AMERICAN
 COMMITTEE MEETS

Washington, December 16.-The com- mission named last week by the gov erning board of the Pan American union to formulate plans for vigorously protecting rights of neutrals in this hemisphere during the European war held it's first meeting today. An or ganization was effected. with Secretary Bryan as chairman, Dr. Cespedes. the Cuban minister. secretary. and Fran cisco J. Yanes, assistant director of the Pan American union, assistant secre tary.
 The commission decided to meet each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17

was given. More than S500o0 was ap- propriated for like purpose in Maine and New Hampshire. To rural organiza tion work and that of rural school agents more than Si40,oo0 was given.
 Negro colleges and schools received ap- proximately ss0o.o00 and for the southern education board $97,o00. The report shows that the board received In 1905 the sum of S200,000 from Miss Anna T. Jeans, for the assistance of negro rural schools in the south.
 The universities. colleges and medical schools, not including the negro colleges, more than S1s,0o0, 900 was given by direct appropriation.
 Boards Resources
 At present the boards resources, valued at $Ss,939 1856, of which s30, ,O63 is gen eral endowment and ss.02l.0Se reserve,
 The administration of the funds is in the hands of board consisting of Fred erick T. Gates, chairman: Walter H. Page, American ambassador in London; J. D. Rockefeller. Jr.; Albert Shaw. edi- tor of the Review of Reviews; Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia; Harry Pratt Judson. president of the University of Chicago; Charles w. Eliot. president emeritus of Harvard uni versity; George E. Vincent, president of the University of Minnesota; Anon Phelps Stokes, Andrew Carnegie, Edgar L. Marston, Wickliffe Rose. Jerome D. Greene Abraham Flexner, Wallace But trick, Starr J. Murphy and Hollis B. Frssell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
BRITISH TROOPS
 REACH HAVRE

Havre. December 5.-tCorrespondence of Associated Press.)-Thousands of British troops are arriving here daily on trans ports and are being moved to the north as rapidly as possible. The British are making Havre their main base of sup plies. On the average 15 British trans- ports arrive daily from Southampton.
 Large camps have been leased on the heights along the Seine for periods vary ing from two to three years. Barracks are being built and extensive supply de- pots have been established.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
s925,75O HAS BEEN
 GIVEN ID SOUTH BY
 EDUCATION BOARD
Institution Founded by John D. Rockefeller Issues Re- port Showing How the
 Funds Were Used

New York, December 16.-The general education board, founded by John D. Rockefeller to promote education within the United States without distinction of race, sex or creed. and equipped with funds aggregating nearly $34000,000 to- night issued a report showing how the funds have been used. This report is the first installment of comprehensive re- port covering the 12 years activity of the board the remainder of which will be issued January l.
 Total benefactions distributed to out side institutions through the board up to June 20 of this year amounted to $39, 715,72o. By direct appropriation the board had devoted $15.s94,355 to universities, col leges, schools, educational conferences, rural organization work and farm dem- onstration work Out of funds held by the board "to be applied to such spe- cific objects within the corporate purpose of the board," as might be directed by John D. Rockefeller or John D. Rocke- feller, Jr., gifts of s13,55is43 to the Uni versity of Chicago and s1o,2s7, ,022 to the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re search were made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17

ty Lee Evans sued the Tidenater com pany for s5o.000 damages and was given $l00 by the jury.
 Suit was filed yesterday by W. II. Sails against the Southern Railway company, it being alleged that the plaintiff was a passenger on a Seaboard train when an engine operated by agents of the defend- ant company ran into the Seaboard train and injured the plaintiff who asks for s3OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
New Peace Plan

Washington. December 16-A con gress of women of all neutral nations to lay the foundation for an interna- tional peace commission or world gov ernment" was proposed to Secretary Bryan today by delegation repre- senting the Women's Political union of New York. The plan contemplates that American women call the congress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17
How to Give auInIne to Children

Eebriline IS the trademark name gwen to an improved Quinne. 1t is a Taste less Syrup, pleasant to take and does not disturb the stomach. Children take 1t and never know lt is Quinine. Also especially adapted to adults who cannot take ordi- nary Qunine. Does not nauseate nor cause nervousness nor ringing In the head Try it the next time you need ouinine for any purpose. Ask for two- ounce original package. The name Feb rillne is blown in bottle. 20 cents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17

ization board. The state body will have no direct voice in the fixing of individual assessments. it appears.
 'The danger that always arises," said H. U. Sims last night in discussing the matter, is not from a want of equal ization of tax assessments between in dividuals as much as between different sections counties of the state so that all will be on the same basis of valua- ton.
 "In some counties the local board hav- ing authority over the tax assessments and valuations Is usually unwilling to docket the proposed increase of the tax commissioner, due to political and local influences, which are much more high ly developed in. some counties than in others. When the tax commissioners de- eide upon a list of increases in some counties the county board of revenue ini- mediately dockets the cases, as is right. and proceeds to hear them. while in many of the other counties of the state the proposed increase cases would not be docketed at all.
 This gives rise to the condition which we now face-some counties raise their taxes while others do not That was our problem of equalization.
 ITO meet that condition there had to be found a balance; there had to be an outside influence in order to uiale some ICuitlSS IdlSG lntlT ldAeS 6l all anu there had to be a local influence to keep some counties from being raised too high. After much discussion We arrived at this plan:
 How Board Is Appointed
 Abolish the state and county tax com missioners offices and put in their places county and state equalization tax boards. the state board to be made up of a state commissioner of revenues, appointed by the governor but not removable by the governor, and any other two state off cfals who would have the time to give to the matter, say the chairman of the railroad commission and the state auditor or any other who might be deemed best, so that the board would consist of three persons.
 The county board would then be made up by one man appointed by the state leard, one man appointed by the county board of revenue or board of commission CTS, and these two to select themselves the third member of their board. To this board would then fall the duties of equal izing the basis of valuations for tax as- sessments throughout the county. The only control the state board would have in the matter would be through the ap- pointee they would have on the board. Of course any citizen not desiring to stand by the verdict of the board would have the privilege of taking his case be- fore q jury of F men.
 We believe this to be the solution of the tax problem of Alabama and hope 1t Will meet with the approval of the citizens of the state''
 A meeting of the Jefferson County Tax league will probably be called within the near future by President Eugene l.. Brown, at which this new plan will be officially brought before the body and the public in general invited to be pres. ent to discuss the plan and offer sugges- tions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-17

week to discuss propositions relative to 1 safeguarding commerce.
 Next week several concrete sugges- tions probably will be before the eom- l ,,,fs
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1914-11-26
RAINSBORO.
Nov. %, 1914.

Nov. 23, 1914
Miss Elizabeth Spargur is spending
few days in Hillsboro the guests of
Miss Esther Cameron.
Mrs. D. S. Redkey, who has been
visiting relatives in Indiana the past
month, is expected home this week.
The first quarterly meeting of the
M. E. church will be held at Marshall
next Saturday and Sunday.
The W. @. T. Z. will hold their regu-
lar meeting at the home of Miss Josie
Spargur on Tuesday, Dec. l.
Misses Ruth and Eva Redkey enter
tanned the Sunbeams last Saturday
afternoon.
Scott Free spent part of last week
with his mother at Columbus.
Mrs. Frank Waddell entertained
eight little girl friends and their
teacher, Miss Georgia Bell, with a
dinner last Thursday in honor of her
daughter, Goldie's, Sth birthday.
Mrs. Emily Shipton, of Hillsboro, is
spending few days here with her
daughter, Mrs. Frank Austin.
Mrs. Kate Redkey, who has been
confined to her room the past week,
is threatened with appencitis
Mrs. Mary Hodge and little son
spent last Thursday with friends near
New Petersburg.
Miss Elsa Shipton, of Hillsboro,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
The Happy Hustlers will be enter.
tanned on Saturday afternoon by Miss
Elizabeth Spargur.
]. II. Ivers and wifs, of Marshall
township, were guests of G. l.. Red
key and family, on Sunday.
About twenty persons from here at
tended convention of the Pythian
: Sisters at Chillicothe last Wednesday
Misses Eva and Mary Keepers, of
Des Moines To-, spent Saturday night
with Mrs. Matte Mason and Sunday
with Mrs. Belle Clyburn.
Word has been received from Mrs,
George Free, who is in a hospital al
Columbus, that she is recovering rap.
idly. This is gratifying news to heI
many friends here.
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Obituary..

Burch Wilson Mendenhall, son Of
L. H. and May Mendenhall, was born
Sept. 20, 1893. He departed this life,
by accidental drowning, it seems, Oct.
IA, age 81 years and Is days.
On the above date young Menden-
hall left home about II O'Clock noon
to 20 to Mr.. Lawrence Downings,
near Russelville, in Brown county.
In Russelville that same evening after
dark strange Young man entered a
store and inquired the way 10 Mr..
Downings and he was directed and
also told of this creek he would have
to cross, which was dangerously high,
as it was rainy bad evening. He
started out and was seen by others on
the road to this creek, also one ex-
planned to him the angle of the cross.
Ing.
On Friday morning following dead
horse was found on the creek about
five miles below, but nothing coul be
learned as to whose horse 1t was. The
buggy and harness we're found about a
mile from the crossing.
On Saturday afternoon, Oct. 10, Mr..
Edwards working In the field along
the creek about two miles below the
crossing discovered the body. Young
Mr. Downing, the friend of Burch,
was not looking for him as the even
ing had turned out so bad Such in
brief are the circumstances relating
to the death of our dear brother.
Burch Mendenhall united with the
Prospect M. e, Church 9 years ago
under the ministry of Bert e. Smith.
His education consisted of common
and high school course. He was a
great lover of music and showed
marked ability with different instru-
ments and carried musicians certi-
ficate.
His last public work was in con-
Quoting an orchestra at the temper
ance meeting here at Prospect on
Sunday, Oct. ii.
Mr.. Eendeuha,l Was noble young
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DANVILLE.
November %, 1911


Howard Miller and wife, of Lum-
berton, and Clarence Roads and wife
and baby, of Shackelton, were guests
of the formers mother, Mrs. Eliza
beth Miller, Sunday.
Mrs. d. w. Brown and daughter,
Bernice, visited Mrs. Geo. Brown on
Sunday.
John Roush Is gemodling his house.
Clarence Vance and family, of Sar-
DINA, are spending the week with rel
atives here.
Walter Lemon and wife and dangh-
ter, of Hillsboro, and Mary Dehass, Of
East Danville, spent Sunday with l..
9. Stockwell and family.
Mrs. Walter Curtis, of Peru, Ind, e,
was guest Of her grandparents, VIM.
Stockwell and wife, Thursday. Mrs.
Curtis was called here by the death of
her grandfather, Noah Fawley, at
Shackelton.
Mrs. Rachel Pence and son, Roy
Pence, and family, of East Danville,
were visitors of Mrs. Ella Wood Sun.
day.
!. Rev. Ruhl will fill the pulpit at the
Reformed Church Sunday evening.
AS Rev. Ruhl is coming here to preach
trial sermon all members of the
church are especially urged to be pre-.
sent.
Dow Landess, of Hillsboro, is visit
ing his grandparents, N. P. Landess
and wife.
Joe Cochran, Bruce Jones, Or. Crop
per, G. @. Wrinkle and their wives
motored to Hillsboro and spent Fri
day evening with Walter Lemon and
family.
Hugh Stockwell visited friends in
Hillsboro Saturday and Sunday.
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FRANKLIN VALLEY.
Nov. %, 1914.

Jas. Head. of Barberton, arrived
Tuesday for visit with his parents,
H. N. Head and wife.
Mrs. ]. L. Henry and son spent the
past week with relatives at Marshall.
Mrs. VIM Waddell spe 1t Friday
with her sister, Mrs. Grace Mccoy
Don't forget the oyster supper at
the Carmel school house Saturday,
Nov. 2S Everybody come.
Mrs Roscoe Garen and Mrs VIM.
Waddell called Saturday afternoon on
Samuel Garen, WHO is ILL.,
Geo. Henry and daughter, Ruth,
spent Saturday and Sunday with rela.
tives at Hoag lands.
John Free and wife entertained at
dinner Sunday: J. A. Burnett and
family, of Marshall, Jas. Head and
Jas Terry, both of Barberton.
Ruby Vance, wife and son, of Hills
boro, spent Saturday and Sunday with
ID. T. Holiday and family.
Roscoe Garen and family took din.
ner Sunday with Geo. Bumgarner, Jr.,
and wife, of Marshall.
Mrs. Samuel Bobb is suffering from
an attack of tonsolitis.
Harley Suffers and family and Ray
Boyd and family, of Marshall, spent
Sunday with Elmer Garen and family.
Miss Drusy Mccoy and nephew,
Hubert Mccoy, took dinner with
Catch Spruance and family. of Mar.
shall, Sunday.
Samuel Mccoy, wife and children
were guests of Samuel Garen, Jr.,
Sunday.
VIM Waddell and wife spent Sun
day wi h the latter sister, Mrs. Jas.
Waddell, of near Cynthiana.
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Bring
CATALPA GROVE.
Nov. %, 1914

NON. Sd, lJlt
Rev. Moore will give free stereop-
ticon lecture on Australia" at Liber-
ty church Friday night, Nov. 27.
Everybody is invited.
John Pence and family and Ed Lewis
and family were the guests Sunday Of
Grant Lryman and family.
Mrs. Amanda Roush spent Thursday
with Mrs. Clark Cadwallader
Albert Davidson and wife spent Sun
day with VIM. Davidson and family,
of Frogtown.
Dow Landess, of Hillsboro, enjoyed
Sunday with Elizabeth Cochran and
Allie Roush.
Wendell, Virgil and Alma Roush
spent Sunday afternoon with A. 4.
Wilkin and family.
Mrs. Burch Mckinney, of Chillicothe,
spent last week with Peter Saum and
family.
Robert Euverard and family, of neal
Russell, spent Sunday with Ira Cad
wallader
Mrs. Clemetine Davidson spent sew
eral days with Albert Davidson and
wife.
Miss Ollie Wilkin is visiting rela-
tives in Cincinnati.
Gus Shaffer and family called on Ed
Lewis and family, Saturday evening.
o. L. Roush and wife and daughter,
Una Dell, spent Sunday afternoon
with j. T. Thompson, of Dodsonyille.
Mrs. Henry Wrinkle and children
spent Monday with Clark Cadwallader
and family.
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PRICETOWN.
Nov. %, 1914.

NOV. I'd, 1911
Willie Turner and wife entertained
Miss Carnie Landess, of Tyro, Okla,
and Ursel Walker, of Hillsboro, re-
Gently,
Erwin Leininger and wife spent Sum
day with Curtis Leininger and family,
near Danville.
Jesse Cochran and family and Theo-
dore Shaffer and wife spent Friday
with Aunt Nancy Cochran.
Willie Barker and wife have moved
to their farm west of town.
Mrs. Eliza Faris entertained NUN.
ber of her friends Saturday evening ia
honor of her 10th birthday.
The young people of the Christian
church organized Christian Endeav-
or Society Sunday evening, Nov. l5.
The officers are as follows: Home
Emery, Pres. Lizzie Mclaughlin,
Vice Pres. Grace Smith, Sec'y.; Lee
Barr, Treas.
Harley Young, of Norwood, is visit
ing relatives here.
The Y. P. S, G. E will meet Sunday
evening, Nov. 20. Subject, "Our Life
in Christ" Hoyt Leininger, Leader
Harley Roush, who has been very
sick the pa st week, is some better,
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man of good habits and of sterling
christian character, beloved by all.
He leaves father and mother and
one brother and host of friends to
mourn his loss.
Sad, indeed, are the circumstances
Of his departure, but we have this to
comfort us, that he was ready and
prepared to join the "choir invisible. "
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On some German railroads the loco.
motive cabs are equipped with cocoa
mats to absorb the vibration, which is
said to affect the hearing Of their
crews.
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Important.

Bear in mind that Chamberlain s
Tablets not only move the bowels but
improve the appetite and strengthen
the digestion. For sale by All Deal
erS. adv
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In the rainy season the wet, fiat
lands Of Ecuador produce vine yield.
ing fruit which, when dried, forms a
vegetable sponge, said by some persons
to be superior to animal sponges.
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Angora goats have been used with
profit to keep fire zones clear of inflam-
mable vegetation on national forests
in California.
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To feel strong, have good appetite
and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy
life, use Burdock's Blood Bitters, the
family system tonic. Price, 81. adv
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The athlete of ancient Greece trained
on new cheese, dried figs, grain, milk
and warm water.
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