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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

ting all the cards down on the table, and
 I did so in our proposal. We have noth-
 ing to trade on and so far as we are concerned the whole proposition is off.
 Live are now preparing to spend S6o,o 900 or about that sum for additional ovens as our local gas plant. That will take care
 of the increased gas consumption here for at least two years, and we will see in the meantime what comes up. have no information on the subject, but l hope that the gas negotiations may be taken up by some persons interested. It would be tremendously valuable thing for this city and its people. Naturally, we would make some money out of it, but the great reduction in rates would be the first the proposition.
 However, as I say, we have nothing further to offer and far as we are concerned, the matter has been concluded. "As to the purchase by this company of the Tidewater company I cannot inn agne how that could be handled legally, As matter of fact, we have not been offered the company and I do not know that would favor the purchase by the | United Gas.
 Tn connection with the downtown fran chise over our lines requested by the Tidewater I will say that we have made that company a formal offer to use the tracks, which they have not declined or accepted yet The offer we made is per fectly fair and equitable. and I suppose that question will be closed up soon. There are contemplated by this com pany no changes in the personnel of the officials and I wish that might be em- phasized by the newspaper men. We are
 getting along here in fine shape. There is no shake-up pending and no new men are to be brought here I have never heard of the report that Judge Kava- nau-h of Little Rock was to be made
 head of the Little Rock. Memphis and
 Birmingham companies. as president, with an operating vice president fin charge of local properties"
 Had you ever heard that, Pevcar?' inquired Mr Bullock. turning to the vice president of the American Cities.
 Never" he answeren. What. have you fired me-" and the two officials laughed.
 Construction Held Up
 we have held up the construction of the line from the Bessemer line to Fair field because of excessive valuations placed on rights of way. I am told the owners want $15,000 for q right of way. which will not be paid. They need the line more than we do at that figure, and unless they come down the line will not be built.
 .The work on the linx extension from
 Boyles is progressing fine and will be completed very shortly. That line is not very long nor Is it very expensive. I've are Investigating the question. of constructing an electric line to Shades mountain. Mr. Ford and Mir. Pevear placed an expert on that problem yes terday and 1t will be carefully looked into. cannot say what will be done 1 yet.
 "As for a car line extension that will
 be several years although the building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

city 'dutiful.' To get best results there must be cooperation of the city fathers, all the departments of the city govern ment and of the people. Birmingham is a beautiful city. indeed, from an aesthetic point of view, very, beautiful.
 '.rhe city commission is willing to do all that the finances will provide, the people through their organizations for d city beautiful and the individual have done much. and the department of health and the street department are doing and will continue to do the best they can with the means at their disposal.
 ''R. NJ. CUNNINGHAM, M. D..
 City Health Officer"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
r. |. DREW IS DENIED
 USE OF THE MAILS
Fraud Order Issued Against Him-Under Two Sen-
 tences to Penitentiary

By the issuance of a fraud order Elm manuel c. Drew of Fort Payne is denied the use of the United States mail and every letter addressed 10 him will De opened by the postoffice officials and re- turned to the sender or forwarded to the dead letter office. Drew IS under two sen tences. the result of convictions in the federal court on charges of using the mails for fraudulent purposes it being alleged that in the organization and pro motion of the Willis Valley Oil and Gas company of Collinsvlle and Fort Payne, the federal statutes had been violated.
 The Drew case attracted considerable attention from the fact that he was ar rested early last year on the above charge and fined s95o. Later he was again ar rested on the same charge but covering other alleged operations and on convic- ton was sentenced to 13 months in the federal penitentiary. A third arrest fol- lowed and this time on conviction he was sentenced to five years. Drew took an ap- peal in these cases to the United States court of appeals at New Orleans. At the recent sessions of the court of appeals the decisions of the district court were affirmed.
 From the time the opinions were hand ed down the law gives Drew 90 days in which to prepare a motion for new trial or such other remedy as he may be allowed by the federal statutes. Drew was convicted in the Gadsden division or the northern district of Alabama, Judge w. l. Grubb presiding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

twenty-seven or twenty-eight years The eczema started in just a round crusty sore and it itched and burned so badly that l could not hardly
 sleep any at all It first came on my forehead then came on my body My clothes caused it to inname and spread | suffered un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26

up of that section may be accomplished quicker than 1 imagine. That question will be settled later.
 ''I am more and more delighted with Birmingham the oftener l come here The people are the finest that I have come across in years. They are so wonderfully kind. We intend to do all that we can to help this community in it's great march to outstrip the cities of the south No one can adequately forecast what is in store for this city and district You may assure the people of Birmingham that our company will keep right up close to the band in the procession and that by giv- Ing efficient servce, keepng the organza- ton strictly up to the minute and by pro- gressive policies we hope to earn and retain the good will of the people of this city on whom We depend for our existence"
 Mir Bullock and the members of the eastern party left at 6. o'clock last night for the east. MT. Pevear and the mem- bers of the New Orleans party left for New Orleans last night. Mir Bullock said that on account of everything here now being in fine shape he would per- haps not be in Birmingham again for sometime, although he would return here without delay if any question came up which required his attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
UNTOLD AGONY
 WITH ECZEMA
For Twenty-Eight Years. Itched and Burned Badly. Could Hardly Sleep at All. First on Forehead Then on Body. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Sivells Bend. Texas.-"I was attacked with eczema from my head to the bottom of my feet. l suffered most of the time for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-04-26
TOM LONG RETURNS
 CONFIDENT ASEvER
Candidate for Marshal Says War Is All Absorbing
 Topic in the East

Thomas L. Long, applicant for the post of marshal of the northern district of Alabama, returned from Washington yes terday morning with information that on account of the war situation the dispen- sation of federal patronage was at a standstill
 T believe that with the assistance of Senator Bankhead and MT. Underwood" " said Mir Long. "I will be nominated and confirmed. However, the followers of Captain Hobson are making a political fight against me. it being the general un- derstanding that this fight Is not so much against me as it ia fn behalf of II P Gibson, another applicant for the post of marshal It is said to be true that Mir. Gibson. who was one of Hobson s lieutenants, has received assurances that he will be named in the event of my elimination.
 There Is very little chance for Mir. Gibson. MT Underwood has already taken a position against him, and I do not believe that Attorney General Me Reynolds will name airy man to an Ala bama post against whom MT. Underwood throws his weight.
 washington and the entire east are engrossed with the war situation. Wash ington papers are running almost as many extra editions as some of the Birming- ham papers. The ideu seems to prevail that the war will soon become general and that after dilatory measures have proved futile, Uncle Sam will go after Huerta with all his power. This will mean a rapid elimination of the Mexican dictator. Wilson is moving slowly, but it is believed that as soon as he is as- sured beyond all doubt that war is neces- sary, he will go to it in hammer and tongs style. This would prove satisfac- tory to the great bulk of American peo- pie I interviewed in the east. It would mean rapid completion of the job, and nothing would be mofc hurtful to busi- ness generally than a long drawn out half-hearted struggle across the bor. der.'
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Evening Services in the Churches

GALnEE NAzARETH-rhe cark
QUESTION-The John T. Enso Calvary NJ Z.
Church, m.
UNFINISHED BATTLES FREEDOM-The H. Thompson
Waugh NJ E. Church. 7so p.
USE OF THE DAY-The H. Martini
barton M. E. Church, ?. N.
THE
Shera Montgomery, Metropolitan Memorial E. Church
THE PRODGAL SON-The Rev. NacMurray Union Church
Purd, Congregational
sERvICEs-Hope Lodge NJ, Baptist Church.
DOING SwATOW? MR. FoSTER-The John
Compton Metropolitan Baptist Church, p.
OUT OF BAD PLACE-The Rev. Hez Swem Cen
Baptist Church, p m
WANTED, D. Washing
Baptist Church, 745 p
MEMORIAL SERVICES-Grace Baptist Church 74s p. m.
MANS wORTHThe Rev. J. J. Muir Temple Baptist Church.
CHRSTIANTYS OBJECT LESSONS-Lecurer
ington Temple Congregation, Temple, p
Harvey Dunham, Church.
LET CHRISTIANS BOYCOTT DEsEcRATIoNs-The Rev
MORE THAN CONQUERoRS-The James Marshall Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church, P.
THE Granger GunonTemple Memorial
Church, p. m.
CHARACTER Wood, of
the Covenant, m.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR Presbyterian
Church, p. m. .-
LET THEIR DEAD-The Rev. ] Henning Nelms
Church of the Ascension n.
WOULD SUNDAY BASEBALL BLESSING TO WASHINGTON2-
The Rev. Randolph McKim, the Church of the Epiphany
The Washington times., 1914-05-24

vehicle for a number of Objectionable
items and few Senators voted against
the measure because they do not
want to block it as a whole.
The bill 10 one of the best illus
trations given this year of the hy-
pocrisy Of campaign talk about econ
omy in Government appropriations.
1t is, unfortunately, not the only il
lustration. The Democratic leaders
cannot truthfully 60 before the peo-
pie this fall and make any just
claims to having carried out pledges
and promises of economy. Unirtelli-
gence and extravaganza in appropri-
alton of Government money has
been proven to he non-partisan.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
a SPLENDID CHANCE FOR
A MILLIONAIRE.

In a periodical devoted to the
higher upiift there appear all ar
ticle by a literary Nobel Prize win
ner suggesting that foundation be
established in the United States "for
the encouragement of those arts and
sciences for which the Nobel Insti-
tute Of Stockholm makes no provi-
sion." The author of this scheme
points out that "what we in Germany
call the mental sciences are
not recognized by Nobel's gift" and
therefore some one in America
should take up his idea that the es-
tablishment of s1ch an institute
would tend to raise the status of
American science both in and out
side of America"
This chance for an American mil
lionsire to erect a monument for
himself is apparent. Oddly enough
inc very next article in the same
weekly presents an even greater
chance of an absolutely original ma
Uure for one of our rich philan-
thropists tc save New York State
from its greatest scandals. to be
guiltless of the charge of imitation
in giving, and to perform an act of
humanitarianism which would be of
even more importance in the world
Than recognizing the mental sciences.
This opportunity. suggested by an
article on farm prison in Guelph,
Ontario province, Canada, is nothing
less than the gift To the State of
New York of new prison to replace
Sing Sing. The giving of prisons is
not 50 firmly established a custom
among DIR rich philanthropists as is
the building of libraries and mu-
Seums and churches. In fact, it is
not an established custom at all. But
once begun it might spread as all
customs do, and thus the world would
nave a new philanthropy added to
ITS list.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
RITES HELD HERE
FOR GEN. GRAVES
Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall, Speaker and Mrs.
Clark at Funeral Services.

Brief funeral services. attended by
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall,
Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark, and
Senator Hoke Smith Of Georgia, were
held today at the residence OF Col. John
Temple Graves, 1754 Q street northwest
for his father, Gen. James Porterfield
Graves, who died yesterday
General Graves was ninety-four years
old, and had been lifelong resident Of
Georgia where he was born at Wash
ington. in 1870.
Serving with distinction throughout
the civil war in Gen. Robert z Lees
northern Virginia army. General Graves
earned the rank of adjutant general
Previous TO this he had been teacher
and planter in Georgia and South Caro-
lima.
He was the Oldest graduate OF the
University of Georgia, and had planned
to take part in the annual commence
ment exercises next month.
He is survived by Colonel Graves and
another son. Major Hal T. Graves
Funeral services will be held in Au-
gusta,. Ga, on Tuesday.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
LOADING UP APPROPRIL
TON BILLS.

The Senate has just passed the ag-
ricultural appropriation bill, carrying
little less than S20,OO0,Oa0. 1t is
increased 70 some extent over the
House bill and, as has been brought
out in the prolonged debate upon it,
has been loaded up with items which
if considered by themselves, would
stand absolutely no chance of pass
ing.
Senator Smout, Just before the bill
passed, took occasion to criticiSe
yarious features of the bill and such
criticism has beer common among
Senators. Even Democratic Senators
recognize that tie bill has numer-
Gus items which are indefensible.
One of the features of the bill
which has stirred most feeling is
that il does not balance from sec
;ional standpoint. Il has been so
made up as to give a much larger
share Of benefits to the Southern
States than To the other States of
he Union. This fact was brought
out in the discussion over the items
for farm demonstration work.
Seeing how some of his colleagues
we're plunging their fingers into the
pie and pulling out plums for their
respective States, Senator MARITIME,
according to Senate gossip, is cred
tied with uttcring lament that he
had not asked for $500.00O to "feed
the New Jersey mosquitoes"
In effect. the bill, which carries a
lot of meritorious appropriations for
= great department, is made the
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
EVERY SCHOOL A FARM.

One of United States Commission
lr of Education Claxton's ideas is
that every rural school should be
conducted by principal who also is
farmer. He would have each of
hem operate i plot of ample size.
The United States Department of
Agriculture ard the State depart
ments of agriculture, it is under
stood, stand ready to advise farmer
teachers and to make Of each school
farm a demonstration plot.
The rural school ought to be a
social center for the whole commu-
nifty, and it might easily be the
farming center.
This cannot come without the will
lngness of the taxpayers to find more
money than is now available for
schools and roads, for good roads are
necessary if farmers are to get any
where.
1t is idle to expect good school
simply because a handsome school
building is erected. There must be
good school teachers and they must
ne Interested permanently in their
work and in the community they
serve.
They will not be interested unless
they are paid for years work in
stead of only for few months work
and unless they are paid a living
salary.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Immense Berg Grazed as
Ice FlOeS Hem in Liner

MONTREAL, May "a wireless
message from Captain Wooten. Of the
Canadian Northern liner Royal Edward,
immensc berg and is proceeding very
slowly through immense ice fields.
The vessel. which left Quebec Tues
day. was reported earlier as being in
the ice fields which just now are very
dangerous. owing to the fact that the
big bergs are moving down from the
far north, almost directly in the path
of the trans Atlantic steamers.
The Royal Edward is 521 feec long
and wGs built in Glasgow in 1907. 'rhe
vessel is regarded as one of the finest
ships in the Canadian European trade
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Want Magazines for
Sailors at Vera Cruz

Contributions of magazines for the
Use OF sailors and marines on board the
ships now in Mexican waters. are being
solicited by a committee of women
prominently identified with the navy
and headed by Mrs. JOsephus Daniels.
wife Of the Secretary of the Navy.
In addition to Mrs. Daniels the com
mittee consists of Mrs. Roosevelt. wife
of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy:
Mrs. Charles J. Badger. wife of the
commander of the Atlantic fleet and in
charge of the naval operations on the
east coast of Mexico: Mrs. George Bar
nett. wife of the commandant of the
Marine Corps: Mrs. Frank F. Fletcher.
whose husband was the first American
governor of Vera CRUZ: Mrs. Mayo. wife
OF Rear Admiral Henry 7. Mayo. ia
nous for the Tampico flag incident;
Mrs. Victor Blue, Mrs. John H. Glib
bons. and Miss Lucy Jones. daughter OF
Capt. Hilary p. Jones
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
A MEXICAN COMMISSION.

The plan for establishment of q
commission to govern Mexico in the
interim between the retirement of
Huerta and the re-establishment of
formal. constitutional administration,
is now before the mediators at Nj
agara Falls. 1t is manifest that
there must be some kind of govern
rent ad interim. Carranza and Villa
will presently, unless all signs fail
be dominant in the country and in
control at, the capital. They may
take over the authority by reason of
controlling its instrumentalities, if
they choose and if the rest of the
world. which really means, if the
United States-shall assent.
What is the best thing to do? An
interim administration, even though
hacked by the United States and by
the moral force of mediators' deci-
sion, would have to be an admins
tration in which the Mexican people
would have reasonable confidence,
else there would be refusal to ac-
o:uiesce in it, and renewal of lrou-
BILE. 1t must always be borne in mind
that revolution is pretty nearly in
digenous to Mexican soil. 1t springs
up from the soil, to speak whatever
protest, reasonable or unreasonable,
may animate man strong enough to
get together few followers and take
to the hills. There is a good deal to
indicate that the present constitu-
tionalist movement has on the whole
a stronger backing of Mexican opin-
ion than even the Madero uprising
had; for it has all the support that
Madero had, plus the sentiment of
decency outraged against the pro-
gram of assassination that made
Huerta dictator.
There is, besides all this, the too
fresh recollection of the de la Barra
administration, reeking with intrigue
and conspiracy to tie the hands of
the incoming Madero. 1t did, in fact,
accomplish very much toward max
ing possible the failure and the
tragic end of Madero. The constitu-
tionalists are very certain to opine
that they will provide their own in
terlm government. If they behave
themselves decently, if they do not
wholesale reprisals against
life and property, why should they
not be permitted to do just this? |
Would not the ends of ultimate paci- |
fication be served by permitting |
them to do it?
As revolutions go in most of the |
worlds experience, the constitution
alists will be entitled, once they shall |
have overturned the old order, to
dominate the new. They will expect
and will insist upon the right to
form the new government, and the
most useful service this country can
render will be to permit this, pro-
vided always that the new admins
tration shall represent an under
standing of the duties of civilized
There must not be a new
regime of assassination substituted
for an old one. There must not be
more outrages against the liberties
and the decent economic progress of
he people. There must be realizing
sense of the responsibilities of gov
srning such people. If new order
can be devised, that will insure these
,hings and at the same time be sat
sfactory to the constitutionalists it
'ught to be given the approval of
mis- country.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24
Denies Charge That
Carnegie Is Atheist

CHICAGO, May 24-The Rev. Will
lam p. Merrill, pastor OF the Brick
Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh. Pa.
at the Presbyterian general assembly
vigorously denied charges made by the
Rev T s. Clyce. OF sherman. Tex,
before the Methodist conference at
Kansas CITY that Andrew Carnegie, the
steel magnate. is an atheist.
Mr.. Carnegie is not all atheist,
said DR.. Merrill. He is a man OF
strong religious instincts. and though
he is not a member of any denomina-
ton, ! have the highest RECORD for
him. He is no more an ATHEIST than
| am"
The Washington times., 1914-05-24

facilities realize the danger to
which they are subjecting the whole
institution of private ownership, we
will be constantly menaced with the
possibility of extended experiments
with public ownership and perhaps
management of these enterprises.
The Washington times., 1914-05-24

Spring Rice and their children will re-
turn to their home this week The
summer embassay will 10 established
at Manchester, Mass, later in the
season
The summer home of the Russian
embassy will be the Stone villa at
Newport, where the Spanish embassy
also will be located. The Russian am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff hope
to be established there within a month.
Japanese Envoy to Stay.
The ambassador of Japan and Wis
countess Chinda are not planning for the
summer other than to go to one or the
nearby resorts for the heated months.
They probably will go to one OF the
mountain resorts in Virginia. where the
former ambassador spent much time.
The summer home OF the Austro-
Hungarian embassy will be at MAN
chester, Mass, but ii is doubtful when
Il will be established there. The am
bassador is detained in Washington nee
essarily, now, but Mime. Dumha, VINO
sailed several weeks ago, has returned
10 their nome in Hungary. There Is
possibility that she will return to this
country in the late summer and JOIN
the ambassador at Manchester.
The Spanish Minister and Nine. HI
amos plans for opening their home at
Newport ali depend upon the Mexican
situation.
The Swiss Minister will remain in
Washington until late in the summer;
when he will join Nine. Ritter ana
their family at Geneva.
The Minister of Norway and hilc;
Bryn will spend the summer at sea-
10 htI. date
departure is not set.
War Holds Up Plans.
The minister @; Argentina and the
minister of Chile have postponed all
personal plans, on account OF the war.
There is a possibility that they may
take their families to Niagara talis
tc remain for a portion Of the summer.
The proposed trip abroad OF the AM
bassador of Brazil and Nine. da Gama
has been abandoned, and Nine. da
Cana will spend the greater part OF the
summer at her place. Heron Hall, in
New Jersey.
The Minister of Peru and Mime. Pezet
have made no definite plans, and IKE
many of the representatives or South
American countries prefer 10 remain IN
Washington until after the adjournment
of Congress.
Mrs. William r. Draper ana MISS haI
Guerite Draper left early in the spring
season for Europe. and Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Richardson Glover and the
Misses Glover have been abroad most or
the year. planning to return here in the
fall. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Nine:
Hauge, Mrs. Richard Townsend. Colonel
and Mrs. Henry May and the Misses
May, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes'
and MFR. and Mrs. Eliphalet Andrews,
are Just a few OF those who will be
abroad all summer.
Early I'm June. Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler
Hale will 90 to their summer place dt
York HarboT.
Mrs. John NJ. Harlan and the Misses
Harlan will leave early next month Tor
their home at Murray Bay, Canada.
Mrs. Benjamin Fl. Warder, who viii
be at her place In Vermont until the
hrst of June, will remain In WashlnS-
ton for several RSass hafars going TO