davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
FRISCO, |. {. AND c. OF G.. TO
HAVE INTERCHANGE BIJREAIj

The establishment in Birmingham of
joint interchange bureau by the
Frisco lines, the Illinois Central and
the Central of Georgia was announced
yesterday from the Frisco executive de-
partment 1t was added that Ii. q.
Sedwick of st. Louis had been appoint
ell the bureau representative of all
three of the lines. The manager of this
lew department will have clerical or
ganization which will be formed when
the new official reaches here.
In the management of the Thomas
yards, occupied Jointly by the three
lines, there constantly develops diff
ferenees of opinion as to the distribu-
tion of costs and other charges in the
work. There is also quite a deal of
claim work originating at the Jointly
operated yards. 1t will be the duty of
Mr.. Sedwick to arrange the various
items and his word as to the dstri-
buttons will be final.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
English Beauty Tells
Complexion Secrets
f"Elise' in American Honey


Through a fortunate meeting with an
English lady, noted for her dazzling
|comple xion, l recently learned the full
meaning of that old age, Beauty is but
|skin deep" She taught me how to re-
|move my muddy old skin, revealing the
young and beautiful skin underneath.
|The process is so simple. harmless and
inexpensive, I'm sure you'll be glad to
|knoW about it, Just get an ounce of
|ordinary mercolized wax at any drug
store and apply nightly. like cold cream.
flor a week or So Every morning in
washing off the wax, tiny particles of
|worn-out cuticle come off, too. The
action Is SO gentle and gradual, there s
mo discomfort It's a wonderful treat
iment. as 1t not only peels off the faded
or discclored skin, but all of its defects.
hs chaps, roughness. freckles. pimples,
ISlotches, blackheads
/ am indebted to the same lady for a
remarkable wrinkle-removing formula.
pne ounce powdered saxolite Is dissolved
Pin half pint witch hazel. Used as a
face bath, this Is so effective that just
|one application causes the finer lines to
disappear. and soon even the deepest
|oneD so
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
CORONER CLEARS HONEYCUTT
BUT HE is HELD ON WARRANT

Emmett s. Honeycutt was arrested
yesterday shortly afternoon on two
warrants charging murder and imme-
diately remanded to the county Jail
TO await preliminary trial. Honeycutt
had just been ordered released by Cor
oner Charles l.. Spain, following the
finding of the coroner's jury yester-
day morning that Honeycutt had shot
and killed Samuel and Houston Land
man in defense of his life. The Land
man brothers We're killed Saturday
night in Oak Grove. on Red noun
tain.
The warrants against Honeycutt yes
terday We're sworn out before Judge L.
II. Benners by Fred Fowler and Tom
Gary, and they allege that Emmett
S. Honeyeutt did wilfully and mall
eiously shoot and kill Samuel and
Houston Landman." An early prelim-
mary trial ON these two warrants will
be sought by Gibson Il Davis, the at
torneys for the defendant
"All the evidence brought forward"
said Coroner Spain yesterday, showed
that Honeycutt had acted in self de-
Tense in killing the Landman brothers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
CITY OFFICIALS ARE
MUCH INTERESTED IN
T|DEWATER ACTION
Believed to Have Good
Chance of Securing Fran
chise for 1872 Blocks
of Railways

BY far the most interesting Subject i'm
city government circles at the present
time is the petition of tho Birmingham.
Ensley and Bessemer Railroad company
for franchise to build and operate a
out Birmingham. Consideration of the
Tidewater's petition is set for next We'd
nesday afternoon At o'clock at a special
meeting of the city commissioners.
Although the commissioners will make
no public statement as to what they may
or may not do in regard to the proposi-
tion, tho general belief is that the Tide
water stands a very good chance of se-
curing the franchise, If the company is
given the grant it asks for 1t is generally
admitted that 1t will build the system.
and the result will be almost complete
street railway competition in all parts of
the greater city
The Tidewater proposition. as published
in The Age Herald several weeks ago, Is
largely similar to the franchise held for
a few months by George c. Kelley and as
sociates and then forfeited. In all. tho
Tidewater asks for 1S2 blocks of track
age It's franchise is to be for period
company agrees to give the city $4,000.
$4,000 of this TO be paid at the time the
franchise is granted.
Cars over the new system are to be OPP
Grated by March ], 1918, or four years
from this spring The feature of the
Kelley franchise which attracted attention
In many parts of the country, the per-
eentage of gross receipts which was to
be paid to the city, is Incorporated In the
proposed Tidewater franchise.
Ii the franchise is granted. the Tide
water company is asking that at the same
time the city pass an ordinance requiring
the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
er company to allow the company to use
the Birmingham Railway Light and Pow
er eompanys downtown tracks for a
reasonable rate of payment.
Although nothing is said about trans
fers from one line to the other, a report is
in circulation that universal transfers
between the Tdewater system and the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company system may be asked for by the
commissioners before the franchise is
granted. AS to what pressure the city
could bring TO bear on the Birmingham
Railway. Light and Power company to 4,
grant this concession no statements n
forthcoming. OF course, the Tidewate l
company would have to concede the poin
and agree to grant transfers to and honor
transfers from the other tines, If such was
made a provision to the grant of their
franchise. It would manifestly be unfair,
however. If the Birmingham Railway.
Light and Power company should not
agree or be made to agree to do the same
thing, and therefore the proposition at
the present time appears to be indefinite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
BUILDING is QUIET
Permits Issued During January Less
Than Two Previous Years

According to the building report of In
spector w. o. Matthews, for the month
of January, submitted to the city COM
missioners yesterday morning, 1t was
shown that building estimates for the
past month were s112396 smaller than in
January of last year.
The report shows that the total building
estimates for last January were $3.50, ,230
and that the building estimates of jan
uary, 1912, were $685., ,626.
1T was light month for building per-
mits," said Mr.. Matthews yesterday but
l expect that February will show a good
report OF course, I must say that at the
present time the building situation is
very quiet-too quiet to suit me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers
We're yesterday recorded in the office
of the probate Judge:
s5500-Mrs Maggie b. Moore to c. w
spangler. lot Z, in block 4. survey of
the Southwest Land company.
$1S00-Birmingham Realty company
to A. b. White, lot 40. in block 6. Bir-
mingham Realty company's fifth addl-
tion to Birmingham
$2500-J b. Burris to f. B. Griffiths
part Of lots 2 and 3, In block /. sur
vey of Woodlawn.
$1100-W. A. Chandler to w. A.
Drake, lots 23, "a and 25, in block 17B,
survey of East Lake Land company.
S2500-Mrs. Lucy e. Smith TO George
Hutchinson. lots l. 2, 3, A, and 6. in
block 2. survey of Walker Land COM
panY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Application Denied

Ell Centre, Cal. February 5.-Superior
Judge Franklin Cole today denied an
application for a writ of habeas corpus
in behalf of T. NJ. Salinas. formerly judge
of the Mexican court of first instance
at Mexicali, and A. M. Pecina, Mex
lean customs officer, arrested two weeks
ago on charge of having stolen valuable
papers on the American side of the line.
Each was held under bail of 5000.
County officers expect United states
authorities to act in the case. The arrest
of the Mxecina officials followed the
death under peculiar circumstances OF
two American citizens, Encarnacion San
chez and Jose Valencia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
HAMMOND SUCCEEDS LARKINS
Vicegerent Shark for HOo-Ho for
Central Alabama District

w. A. Hammond, sales manager of the
Acme Lumber and Coal company has
been appointed vicegerent shark of the
Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo for the
central district Of Alabama, by John H..
Kirby OF Houston. Tex. who is the shark
OF the universe. Mr.. Hammond succeeds
Fred S. Larlxins, resigned.
The Concatenated Order of Hoo-Hoo is
trade organization, made up of men en-
gagged In the lumber business and it's
allied industries. Its purpose is to bring
them into closer touch with lumbermen
and to promote the general welfare of
its members by bringing them into closer
social and fraternal relationship.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
MORNING MEDLEY OF
DAYS DOINGS IN CITY

and therefore I was not surprised that
the jury came to that decision without
any hesitation following the conclu-
sion of taking of testimony. l am
through with the case"
Honeycutt was released on two S15o0
bonds late last night from the county jail.
He Immediately left for his home in Oak
Grove. s4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
FRISCO OFFICIALS
TO MEET COAL MEN

r.. ID. Levy, assistant general manager
of the Frisco lines, with j. H. Daughty,
general agent of this city, and A. ID.
Lightner, general agent from New Or
leans, will meet members of the Alabama
Coal Operators association in Birming-
ham today. The conference will be rel
atively to the disposition of the idle
freight equipment at this time. and the
distribution of equipment for the coming
summer. The conference will not result
In any decisive action at this time, it is
stated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
III. X. MILNER HEADS
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES

At a meeting OF the board of di-
rectors of the Associated Charities, held
at ] o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
Young Mems Christian association,
Henry Key Miller was elected presi-
dent of the organization. The other Of
flcers elected are: Otto Marx. first vice
president: Paschal G. Shook, second
Vice president; Thomas Hopkins, treas
urer and w. NJ McGrath. secretary.
The secretary submitted his report
for the last quarter, which showed that
a large amount of work had been done
during the months of November, De-
cemher and january.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
ENTERTAIN CHILDREN TO-DAY
Little Ones of Mercy Home to BE
Guests of DIR. Davidson

The homeless boys and girls from the
Mercy Home will be entertained tomor-
row at the lunch hour at the midday
dinner being served by the Ladies Aid
society OF ST. Mary SON Highlands
church. They will be guests of DR.. Da-
wilson, senior warden of st. Mary's. The
fact that DR.. Davidson was to entertain
the little folks was announced few
days ago, but the time was not deter
mined until yesterday. 1t was announced
that the business men who patronize
the dinner will be cared for. notwith-
standing the large number of children
who will be special guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Winburn Here Yesterday

w. A. Winburn, vice president of the
Central of Georgia railway, and Fred
erick Robinson general passenger agent
for that company, were in Birmingham
yesterday. Mr.. Wfnburn filled IS en-
gagements in less than 10 hours, and left
yesterday afternoon for Columbus on an
inspection tour. Mr.. Winburn is very
optimistic over the business situation at
this time. He did not have any improve
ments to announce here yesterday, but
said the Central would keep up with the
procession in the way of betterments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Building Permits

The following building permits were is
sued yesterday in the office of the build
ing inspector:
S2000-J p. Lambert, Sixteenth street
and Fifth avenue. remodel one-story
frame.
S12G0--Birmingham Coca-C Cola company,
Avenue f. and Twenty street, re-
pairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Incorporation

$1000o-W. Cantanzano Produce COM
pany, located in Birminghem; starts busi-
ness with $500 paid up capital Officers:
IL. c. Cantanzano, president: S. Cantan-
zano, vice president; N. Cantanzano, sec
retary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
yesterday issued from the office of the
probate Judge:
John Mccoy, Birmingham, to Miss
Nellie Lang.
Mike Stevens, Piper, to Miss Annie
Smith.
J. M. Pope, Oxmoor. to Miss Rebecca
Goodwin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06
Furniture Men Lunch Todav

The Birmingham Furniture Dealers as
sociation will hold it's regular weekly
luncheon at l o'clock today at the Ger
man cafe of the Hotel Empire Harry
Oster and Harry Allen are the speakers
of the day. President w. r. Rawson
will preside over the lunch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-06

-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

II 900 come from Belfast, and they
have been taken over in practically the
regiments in which they were organized
~ the Ulster volunteers.
MANY of the volunteer omcerS nave
received the kings commission ana
will accompany their old units. So
far Redmond, with larger popula-
ton. but an agricultural one to draw
on. has supplied about an equal num-
about 5000 of these and Cork about
4.OCc, so that here, too. it is seen that
the towns are ahead of the country
All this is the work of one week, and
is nothing to be ashamed of. II Ire
land can keep up recruiting 5O,OOO men
a week it will not be long before she
supplies that Irish army corps.
There is no doubt. however, that
Redmond would have done much better
if he had not been compelled to reor-
sanize the governing committee OF the
national volunteers \ small group In
this committee-about half a dozen in
all, headed by Prof. MacNeill of the
National UTniversity-took it on them
selves to oppose the proposal that Ire,
land should send her soldiers abroad
to fight. They based their position not
so much on enmity to England, al
though that undoubtedly had some
thing to do with it, as on the argument
that the duty of volunteers was to de-
fend the shores OF Ireland.
Redmond's reply to that was that the
most effective way to defend the shores
of ireland was to seek out the enemy
before he reached those shores and
defeat him before lie had an opportun1-
ty to turn Galway into a second Lou
vain and Dublin into another Brussels
The indictments were Joined by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

of civil war. and felt sure that the
home rule question Woula ne se'eie"
without fighting.
A good many people have asked why
Ireland has not taken part so FAR IN
ti,e great rush to join kitcheners army
which has taken place in England
There are several reasons. The hrst
ie that until the home rule act was
nassed neither Sir Edward Carson nor
volunteers Another and more lmpor-
t;nt reason is that Ireland is an agri-
cultural country.
Most of the early volunteering was
done in the English towns. The country
men are Just beginning to come in. now
that the harvest is in. The Irish har-
vest has now been saved, and the rush
of Young men to the colorS may be eN-
prcted to begin There is one other
reason why Ireland has been slow. Ire
land is now u country OF small hoiuerS.
A great proportion of the people work
their own land Most of the unattached
Young men have emigrated, and d man
who owns and works his own farm does
a bit of thinking before going in for
the greatest war in the history of
civilization. 80
All these factors. however. will be
discounted by the appeal from the two
leaders that Ireland should prove her
self worthy of the trust tnat mas oeeh
placed in her.
Sir Edward Carson. so far. has been
the more successful. as he has the in
dlStriaI north. to draw on. He has
been able to give Kitchener about $4,000
men for his new army. OF these, about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

small but noisy Sim Fem party. which
includes a number of doctrlnalre pacl-
fists and what is left of the old 1rrec-
oncilable physical force party whose
hatred of England will last as long as
they draw breath.
When it came to a showdown, how
ever, the weakness of this group was
exposed The whole committee con-
sists of fifty members and only six OF
them voted against Redmond. When
the news of the reorganization went
through the country every local COM
mittee with two exceptions, voted to
support Redmond and the two who did
not voted to remain neutral. So far
there is no news of any difference OF
opinion among the rank and file OF the
volunteers They are only waiting the
word from their leaders when ana no"
to join.
One question that remains to be set
tied is the form of organization. The
men are anxious to be enrolled in ter
ritorial regiments. so that they Will De
fighting side by side with their FRIENDS
and neighbors. There Is more difficulty
about this in the south and west than
in the case of the Ulster volunteers,
for the latter are more fully trained
and organized. Col. Maurice Moore,
late of the Connaught Rangers. VINO is
commanding officer of the national
volunteers. is in communication with
Lord Kitchener on this point. and there
is every likelihood that it will be salts
factorily settled before this is printed.
The difficulty is to provide a stiffen-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

the side of Belgium, for the relations
between these two small nations have
always been very close.
Nowhere in the world was there such
a thrill of horror at the destruction of
Louvain as in Ireland. for Louvain is
almost a sacred ground to the Irish.
The bones of the four masters, the
under the ruins of the chapel of Lou
vain University Louvain gave its
hospitality to the Irish clergy who
were compelled to seek refuge from
the rigor of the British penal laws,
and for centuries majority of the
Irish priesthood were educated at
Louvain.
The flags of Napoleon's famous Irish
brigade are deposited in the Convent
of fpres, and there is hardly an an
cieht town in Belgium that has not
some Irish association. Ireland has
even suffered a material loss by the
destruction of the Louvain library, for
it contained the finest collection of
Celtic manuscripts in the world. many
of them the work of famous Irish
scholars who had found home in the
hospttable university. The associations
between France and Ireland also have
always been close and sympathetic, SO
that Ireland feels that she is entering
on a holy war for herself and her
allies.
Now. what is ireland doing to con-
tribute her share to kitchener's new
army? We have seen that she has done
more than her share in building up the
old army, and has contributed some of
the finest fighting material that it con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

ing of trained men for the new re-
cruits in each regiment, but 1t has
been suggested that this might be
overcome by allowing the regular
army reservists in each district to Join
the new army and fill their places later
with the men whom they have helped
to train.
1t seems likely that the scheme to
be adopted will be to organize the new
Irish army on county lines. There are
forty counties and county boroughs In
Ireland. and each of them. it has been
suggested, should be capable of provid-
ing two regiments. II is proposed to
use the county rivalry AN aid to
recruiting. Each county will start with
the first regiment" Thus we VIII
have the LIST Dublins, the list Donegals.
the LIST Corks, the list Tyrones and so
on and as soon the first regiment
in county is completed 1t Will start
raising a second. When trained. It Is
hoped that these troops will be bri-
gaded together. or with the FAMOUS
are equally proud
Redmond, the writer is told. has an
other scheme up his sleeve which
ought to go TAR to make these county
regiments popular. That is to secure
as far as possible officers from the
great Irish and Anglo-lr Irish families
in each district. Thus IN tyrone we
would see O'Neills and Hamiltons
leading the Tyrone regiments In
Tyrconnel there would be O'Donnelis
at the heads of companies. and in
Limerick Sarsfield might command
a regiment. In County Down we might
find a Taaffe-of the Irish. not the
Austrian branch-and he might nsnt
side by side with a Castlereagh. Such
a mixture of native Irish and Anglo
Irish officers. in addition to the broth
erhood of the battlefield among the
men. would do more to wipe out old
and bitter memories than a hundred
years of eloquent talk. Ireland may
vet have to thank the kaiser for max.
ing her a united country.
Copyright. 1914, 10y Curtis Brown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

bridge material to rush the roadway
to position as the boats are anchored
in place.
The little handful which has crossed
carious position. II partakes consider
ably of the quality of a forlorn hope.
and the details may well expect to be
sadly depleted. vet. like heroes. they
are determined to cling doggedly to
their slim footholds and maintain their
ground at any cost.
Speedily the pontoons are coupled.
the trained engineers taking the balks
and chess from the running infantry
men and laying them in position. The
enemy's artillery, by lucky shot.
strikes a boat 1t and its span. it's
men and materials. fly upward shat
tered. and the debris. human and ma
terial. drifts quietly down the stream
of the black waters. and another pom
toon promptly takes it's place as though
nothing had happened
The bridge is finished at last, yet.
even before the abutment bay is laid.
the thin column-ro leave part OF tho
roadway clear-which has pushed for
ward, moves quickly with broken step
across the swayng bridge. The artil-
lery OF both sides redoubles the inten-
sity of fire and great gaps are torn by
the hurting shrapnel in the troops
which now crowd the bridge. Another
lucky projectile wipes out a span-and
a waiting span. from upstream. drifts
down and is dashed in place almost be-
fore the debris has been cast aside
The troops pour across and the rfne
fire from the banks ceases to sting. As
the debouching infantry deploys, hav-
ing effected passage. light batteries
roll across. the teams led by the driv-
ers. and mount the slippery roadway 70
go into prompt action.
ON the bank from which they have
lust crossed, columns of infantry and
artillery await the moment when they
are to move. Officers are In charge at
the entra nee to the bridge. to prevent
tanning, while at intervals along the
bridge spare material is ready and
waiting under the watchful eyes OF the
pontoniers who must be prepared to
right a damage without delay
And so the crossing is made. When
the sky to the eastward begins to
tighten with the gray dawn. an army
corps has crossed the frail bridge OF
boats and is moving to attack. And no
dispatches mention thepontoniers-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-01

which this particular service on the
deld of war belongs. AS there are so
lew bridge trains, and when construct
ID they merely constitute d passage
way across which troops may pour to
'rore spectacular feats of arms, one is
ipt to lose sight of the Importance of
she work in the more brilliant deeds
Il the actual battlefield.
More than one battle or campaign has
been lost by a force on account of it's
ability to cross an unfordable stream.
IN the olden days of military history
The crying necessity for some such
means of transportation was we'll rec
pgnized, and from the earliest days of