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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
NEW PROPOSAL MAY BE MADE BY ROADS Weatherly Expects Further Negotiations in Regard
 to Viaduct

Are the railroads going to make an- other viaduct proposition to the city com mission? Commissioner James Weather believes they are.
 Why MT. Weatherly believes as he does he declined to say yesterday. It is pos sihie that already the commissioners have been approached by the representatives of the railway companies in regard to d new proposition.
 The force viaduct ordinance" now on the statute books will go into effect Wednesday, April l. Or rather, it is scheduled so to do. Will it. "If they make us a reasonable proposition before that time I should think we will hold up the ordinance" stated MT. Weatherly yesterday. And" he added, 'I think we have been in the viaduet business long enough now to know at a glance whether any new proposition they may make us Is or Is not reasonable
 T have reason to believe" said the viaduct commissioner, that the railroads do not want that ordinance to go into effect and also to expect a new proposl- ton before next Wednesday-or rather not be surprise if one should be maden
 The ordinance which is scheduled to go into, effect Wednesday provides that the companies involved in the proposed viaduct construction at First avenue and Twenty-seventh street shall begin actual work on that date and complete the erection of a viaduct by next spring Failure on the part of representatives of the companies to comply with the ordinance will constitute separate of fense for each day. punishable by fine and imprisonment
 Several ordinances are pending before the commission by which these same companies will be forced to vacate sev- eral valuable sites which are said to be- long to the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
GRADUATE NURSES
 FORM ASSOCIATION
State Organization Affected at Meeting Yesterday.
 Officers Are Elected

The Alabama State Association of Grad morning at the Chamber of Commerce building. The Montgomery and Birmlng- ham Graduate Nurses association met and formed the state body. the purpose of which is the elevation of the standards of nursing in the state. It was pointed
 out in the meeting that standards of nursing had been sadly lacking and that an associa ton of this kind was necessary to make the professions rank high. Miss Lima Denny, head nurse for the public schools of Birmingham. presided at yes terdays meeting.
 The officers of the newly organized association. elected yesterday are: Miss
 Lima Denny, president: Miss Margaret Hutton, Montgomery, vice president; Miss Lemoine Phares. Mobile. second vice pres ident; Miss Helen MaoLean, Birmingham, recording secretary. and Miss Mary Den man, corresponding secretary The trtis- tees are the Rev. willoughby N Clay brooke. Sterling A. Wood and Dr. Cabot Lull. The executive board of the asso-
 citation Is made up of the following: Mrs. E. c. Sanford. Miss DeShazo. Miss Dain- wood, Miss Stay and Mrs. Bell Hoppe of Montgomery.
 Nurses, from practically all the inflrm- aries and hosiptals in the city were pres ent yesterday and many were here from
 Mobile and Montgomery. Letters of re-
 gret were received from nurses at An niston and Tuscaloosa. who wero unabls to attend.
 It is the intention of the state organiza- ton to elevate the standards of nursing to much higher plane and to make the organization SD much felt throughout the state that local organizations will strive
 to attain that degree of efficiency found in thA sta te nrRanizatinn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
FATHER O'GRADY LEAVES
Pratt City Priest Returns to Former
 Home in New York

| The Very Rev. Henry E. O'Grady, pas ter of the Catholic church of Pratt City, and dean of northern Alabama Is obliged to be absent for sometime on account. Of his health He left Thursday night for his old home in New York state. Since his coming to Pratt City Father o'Grady has been untiring in his efforts to benefit this community. Through his influence the grade of the hill leading to the Fraternal cemetery was cut down. He next caused a light to be placed at the entrance to the cemetery. He started the agitation to have a new fence put around the city of the dead, which was the beginning of the general improve ment which was finished last spring.
 Father o'Grady was the first to lift his voice in behalf of free labor In the mines. In an article given to the press shortly after assuming charge here, he pointed out the great injustice done to the convicted man in forcing him to go
 in mine. about which he knew noth- ing, and compete with the free man. who was the taxpayer and supporter of the government.
 Father OGrady always claimed Pratt City was the best place in the Blrming- ham district and gave as his reason that the people here owned their own homes. In the other places the people only owned about 20 per cent of them.
 Father OGrady leaves Pratt City with the best wishes of the people, regard less of creed, and thS nope is universal that his health may soon be restored he can again resume his duties, as his interest is not centered alone in the peo- pie of his own faith. but in all classes and conditions of men This fact makes him a potent factor in the upbuilding of our home town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES GO ON RECORD AGAINST
 LEASING STATE CONNECTS

The Age-Herald has asked candi- dates for the legislature to state in writing their position in regard to the abolition of sthe convict lease system and the proposition to put the state conviets to work on the highways of the. state.
 Excerpts from letters of those who have responded follow:
 J. D. Carlisle: T am in favor of |abolishing the lease system. and work ing convicts on the road. l will work to that end in the event of my elec- ton to the lower house of the legis- lature"
 N w. Scott: T am in favor of abol- ishing the convict lease system and putting eonvicts on the highways of the state. This should be done as soon as the financial condition of the state will warrant
 Ellis P. Brown: T regard the pres ent convict lease system as an eco homie mistake and social crime. If elected to the legislature I will do all in my power to abolish it."
 W. E. Haskins: T have no hesitancy in saying that l am utterly opposed to the convict lease system and l sim cerely favor its abolition
 Fred G. Moore: q am in favor of abolishing the convict lease system now in force in this state. I am also in fa- vor of putting the convicts on the roads,"
 B. A. Thompson, candidate for the senate: II believe that convicts should be worked and controllel by the state and not by individuals forsprivate use. favor the building of good roads If 1t is demonstrated that convicts can be used without material loss to the state I would favor putting them on the roads,"
 Thomas J. Judge. candidate for the senate: q favor the abolition of the convict lease system and as mem Der of the senate will work and vote to that end"
 John w. Caldwell Take the convicts out of the mines and lumber camps and let them build good roads. This is the slogan. If l am elected l will work to that end"
 Henry C.. West: q shall vote and work for the abolition of the convict lease system and shall favor the work ing of felons on the public highways F. R. Matthews: "I am in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines and abolishing the lease system. in Ala bama. I favor working all state and county convicts on the roads"
 Reuben Chapman: T am an advo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
LACY WILL TESTIFY
 SAYS p. t. BOWMAN
Oakley's Attorney Says He Will Put Former Clerk
 on the Stand

Col. P. G. Bowman. who Is one of the attorneys for James G. Oakley, an- rcunced last night that he will have Theo Lacy brought to Columbiana and placed on the witness stand during Oak leys trial in that city.
 The shelby county case against Oak ley will come up for trial in Columbiana April [ Discussing plans for the defense Colonel Bowman said last night
 While it Is well known that l am not friendly with the governor, yet I have taken absolutely no part in the recent controversy which has stirred up so much interest In the state.
 In the trial of MT, Oakley's case I will ask the court for the proper process Tor Theo Lacy to bring him from Mont gomery to Columbiana and put him on the witness stand. I think the gover- nor is entitled to have Lacy on the wit ress stand where he can be examined and cross-eXamined
 "1 will also summon J. Lee Long as a witness in this case and he and the gov ernor doubtless both know the line of testimony upon which ne will be ex- amined.
 T shall also have subpoenaes issued for Frank " Evans, examiner of pub lie accounts at the time Of the defa1ca- ton, and H. Y. Brooke, also an exami- ner, and who Is now in Washington. I want to invoke the good offices of the governor to see that Brooke is present at Columbana.
 As one of OalSleys lawyers I am in hopes the lid will be taken off down at Columbiana and that the state of Ala bama will learn all the facts. The gov- ernor should not be condemned by a newspaper statement not given under oath by Lacy or anybody else. The gov ernor and people of Alabama are en- titled to all the facts that can be legit- mately developed and I shall lend every possible means to bring out the truth The innocent should be exonerated and the guilty punished"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

You can escape the Grip and catch ing Cold with a certain amount of care and the use of Humphreys "Seventy-seven" at the first sneeze or shivef-you must be on your guard and have the remedy on hand ready to take.
 If you wait until your bones begin to ache, until you begin to cough and wheeze, and the Cold becomes settled and hangs on, 1t may take longer tc break up. Two sizes, 25c and $100, at all druggists or mailed.
 Humphreya' Homeo. Medicine Co, 156 William Street, New York.-Advertise WenG
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
T. MI. O. n. NTU0 oCIIOOL Progress Being Made by Class in
 Spanish

The Young Mems Christian assocla- tion night school has Just closed a very successful term. One of the most en- couraging features of the wofk has been the progress made by the Spanish students. The members of this class are made up of business and professional men who have mastered the same course in six months which Is generally given as years work in colleges This course will be continued during the spring term, which opens April '. The special classes will consist of penmanship, arithmetic and spelling for men and boys.
 The association has secured the ser vices of C. J. Styers to take charge of this course. Professor Styers has had a thoruogh normal and busitess train- ing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
CITY MARKETS WILL BE OPENED APRIL 25
Maps Prepared by Engi- neering Department.
 Hall to Be Master

At the request of President Ward of the city commission the city engineering department yesterday completed the sev- eral maps showing the location of the five market places which will be estab- lished in Birmingham. Commissioner Weatherly announced yesterday that April 25 had been decided upon as the opening date.
 The maps made by the engineering de- partment are for the information and aid to the city commission in establishing the markets and enforcing the laws re- garding them They are merely sketches showing the sections of streets in the four-block zone about each market place
 Inspector of Weights and Measures Hall it is stated will probably be appointed master of markets, in addition to his other duties. The commissioners plan eventually to locate sucn officers as meat inspector at the different market places. if is said fin order that peddlers and farmers may have meat inspected to peddle without coming the city hall.
 The five market places will be located as follows:
 (a) The roadway from the north curb line southward to within one yard of tEe street car track en Fourth avenue, north, immediately in front of the build ing now occupied by the Fies market house in the old city of Birmingham
 (b) Ensley-On the southwest corner of Twentieth street, between Avenues E and D. from the curb line outward for such distance as may be designated by the market master.
 (c) South Highlands-,rleventh avenue, south. between Five Points and Twenty first street, from the north curb line of said Eleventh avenue, south, outward such distance as may be designated by the market master.
 (d) woodlawn-South Fffty-fifth street, next to the city hall, for such distance parallel with the curb line and outward with the curb line, as may be desig- mated by the market master.
 te) East Lake-Soutn Seventy sixth street, between First avenue and Sloss avenue, next to the east curb line of said street, and for sdch distance out ward from the curb line and along said street as may be designated by the mar ket master.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

, cate of good roads and more of them, and I firmly believe the solution of our road problem is taking the convicts out of the mines and placing them on the roads"
 H. N. Randall: If should be chosen to represent Jefferson county, one of my first efforts would be to secure the passage of a law removing all convicts from mines and mills and to put them to work on the public roads of Alabama"
 1sadore Shapiro: If elected to the legislature l will not only vote for a measure taking the ,convicts out of the mines and working them on the roads. but I intend to introduce such a meas ure and will do all in my power to have the same enacted into law
 W. O. Broyles: q am opposed to the lease system and favor putting convicts on the public roads and will lend every energy to the accomplish ment of the same.
 Frank Harish: If elected l will vote against the convict lease system and will use my best efforts to put the convicts on the public roads and farms"
 D. R. Copeland, q am heartily in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines and am against the lease sys- tenn. l will regard with favor any measure looking to it's abolishment But it will have to be done gradually
 w M Drennen candidate for the state senate, said: "In announcing for the state senate I embodied my views on convict lease system. For years have been in favor of taking the con victs out of the mines and employing them In the upbuilding better system of public highways I expect to cast my vote and use my influence toward the enactment of such law"
 T. H. Friel said Long term convicts or dangerous convicts should be left in the mines or the state penitentiary as the safest and strongest place to keep them. Ninety per cent of them, however, prob ably could be used on the public roads !"
 Felix I. Tarrant said: 'The present lease system of convicts is indefensible- it ought to be abolished. The rural dis tricts are the bone and snew of the state, and all good men favor their de- velopment by giving them good roads. l would favor building these roads by con- victs. My vote on these questions will be in accordance with my expressed views"
 w. Barnes Morgan said: "I am heartily in favor of aboishing the convict lease system. both as to state and county con- victs. If elected to the legislature I will my ideas as above expressed
 w. s. Welch said 'I am opposed to the present convict lease system, and if elected shall favor legislation leading to abolfshing the same"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
DOCTORS DISCUSS
 CLEANUP CAMPAIGN

Dr. Russell M Cunningham, the new ly elected city health officer; Dr. Ross snyder and Dr. Frank Lupton called upon the city commission yesterday and dis cussed the regular spring clean up cam- paign, and the coming summer health problems. Dr. Lupton and Dr. Snyder officially informed the commission of the recent election of pr. Cunningham to the office of city health officer Dr. Cunningham says that he has made no definite plans for his office yet. He has been looking things over and familiariz- ing himself with details of the office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
ROBSON HAS SMALL
 CROWD AT ATHENS
Speaks for Hour or More in Court house Yard-RushtOn We'll
 Received

Athens, March 2s.-(Specia1)- Capt. R. F. Hobson spoke to a small crowd in the courthouse yard today at 2:30 o'clock. His coming had been widely ad- yertised by his local managers in the papers, etc.. and brass band was im- ported from Nashville to aid in draw ing crowd. He had perhaps 200 to hear him. Mir. Hobson arrived from an adjoining county in an automobile and spoke for an hour in drizzling rain He was accompanied by Mrs. Hobson. who sat on the platform with him.
 This is about the fifth or sixth trip Hobson has made to Limestone.
 Ray Ruslfon spoke to largo crowd in, the esrenoon and was heard with pleasure. lie will get large vote in LimestOne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
NEW FLUSHER HAS
 LEFT THE FACTORY
Due to Be in Service Next Wednesday-Expected to
 Arrive Any Day

The 5000 electric street fusher recently purchased by the city is due to be in service, according to contract, by next Wednesday, April 1, and Street Commits sioner Frank Gafford has received a let ter to the effect that the machine has been shipped from the factory in Michi- gan. It has not yet arrived but the com missioners are looking for it early this week.
 Commissioner Weatherly, in charge of streets said yesterday that he was very anxious to put the new machine into ser vice as the time of year had arrived when it was badly needed. "As long as these spring rains keep up,' he said, i've will not notice it so much, but if there are a couple of dry days the streets will be in terrible condition and the fiusher should be on hand.''
 The commissioners believe that the new machine, which is propelled by electricity and throws it's stream by automatic pressure, will be entirely satisfactory, and in that case they expect to order a sec ond one at once. The two machines, says MT. Weatherly, will take care of all the paved streets in the city, these being the only ones that can be flushed.
 The dust problem in Birmingham has long been an aggravated one. and the commissioners believe that they now have solved it as regards the paved streets. The old horse-drawn, gasoline engine hushers that shook the windows with their noise last summer and then made little improvement on the streets are to be relegated to the junk pile, and the new fiushers will take their place.
 Street flushing, when done by proper machine, the city officials say, has be- come the accepted method of cleaning city streets, the strong stream of water literally giving the streets bath, the dirt being washed off the pavement and into the storm sewers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Ad Club Meets Tuesday

The Birmingham Ad club will hold it's regular weekly luncheon next Tuesday at o'clock at the Southern club. Hence forward the luncheons will be held there instead of at the German cafe of the Empire hotel where they have been held heretofore. At Tuesdays luncheon Col man Blach will address the club on his views and experiences with truth in ad- vertising. MT. Blach's talk promises to be interesting and the indications point to a good attendance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Negro Held on Serious Charge

George Wilson, negro. was arrested by Officers Daly and Brown and placed in the city jail charged with assault with in- tent to murder. The arrest of the negro is the result of an alleged attempted assault Friday night on Miss Lillian Evans, 919 Forty-fifth street, near her home. The negro was frightened by the arrival of Louis Evans, Miss Evans brother, but the negro escaped at the time. At the city jail it was stated that Miss Evans had identified Wilson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 Charles Blanchard, Aldrich. to Miss Li1lie M. Mulkey. Claud Fitts, Birmingham, to Miss Anest Tayor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

declined to serve as his tool, exclaimed, 'To he'll with Underwood
 But I am willing to submit the case of veracity to the people of Florence. Tke governor was born aud reared among that people. They know him. They know him so well that I am confident of what the outcome will be-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 4726.30-East Land company to Joel c. DuBose, blocks 4, and ', Roeb tuck Springs addition.
 s2125-S. Joseph to E N. Pitts, a lot in the southeast l4 of the northwest A :. of section 26, township 17 south, range west.
 $S500-John Watts Maynor to J. T. Beasley. part of lot ,, in block D. An derson Place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-29

WILL T. LATHEM IS TRUE AND TRIED. A GOOD BUSINESS MAN. HE WILL MAKE YOU A GOOD SHERIFF AND DO HIS SWORN DUTY, EN- FORGE THE LAW. ASK THOSE WHO KNOW HIM.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

amusement providers. and it is during
amusement bouts that Russians learn to
know them love them. elope with them
and shoot them. case which excited
Moscow last month shows how the typical
monied Russ takes his pleasure and his
Tsiganki.' NJ Feodor Pastukoff, son of
a rich brewer of south Russia came to
Moscow for spree. The spree. la
Russo, was to consist of infinite "zakuski''
of caviare and raw smoked salmon. in
finite glasses of vodka, a meal lasting at
least four hours. and an uproarious en-
tertainment by black-eyed, .'Tsiganki.''
Pastukoff brought along his friend Vasil-
Jeff. student of the pathological, faculty.
and the pair made for an amusement
restaurant at in the evening. and until
] in the morning ate and drank s-sham-
panskoe' in a private room. 2fs
The private room (the ''otdielni kabi-
net'D is essential to a Russian spree At
1 in the morning Pastukoff sent for a
whole gypsy chorus, consisting of two
men and eleven women Of different ages
and stages OF beauty. To prove that he
was a rich man, ready to pay literally,
Pastukoff hurled two bottles of Cham
panskoe'' into costly mirrors, next fired
his revolver into the walls, and then sent
for the proprietor and paid for the dam
age.
After the Eypsies had sung a string Of
lachrymose melodies like Last Days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-21

cult is the Polish prince, Sviatopol-Czet-
wertynski Just now the prince is travel
ing over south Russia, collecting material
about the Romany race. In his lecture
before the st. Petersburg Academy OF
Science. Prince Czetwertynski says that
the true gypsies are dying out, but that
a pseudo-gypsy caste of entertainers Is
being evolved as result of reinforcement
by Russians, Poles and Jewesses who
are attracted by the glamour and rewards
of the gypsy entertainers life.
Society has of late succumbed to the
gypsy cult. To be an amateur Tsigan-
ka' is fashionable. With young women
the gypsy guitar is supplanting the Rus
sian 'balalaika,'' and desperate efforts
are made to sing in the characteristically
cultural way of the true Russian gypsy.
Last winter Prince Youssoupon-Souma
koff- Elston, whose son lately married
Nicholas lis niece gave a ball. at which
half the smart women of Petersburg turn
ed up as "Tsiganski," and an amateur
gypsy chorus sang so we'll that the unini-
tiated thought it was the real thing.
Also the gypsy cult is spreading In mid
dle-class society. This Is a new phase of
Russian development. The former in
tellectual cult is disappearing in favor
Of romantic cult. The young women
who four years ago wore short hair and
goggles and talked of Strindberg now
study gypsy music, which the critic, ia
kovleff, says is the source OF all Rus
sian music and wall forth old-fashioned
gypsy songs about broken hearts. daggers
and unsated vengeance.