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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

GIRLS TRIAL is SET FOR FEB. 9
Monroe, Mich, Jan. 23.-Miss
Mary McDermott, 2S-year-old San
dusky, O., girl, charged with illegal
Capitalization with Frank Hoffman, an
aged fisherman here, waived examin
alton and the trial was set for Feb. 9.
The girl today had abandoned her
fisherman's garb by means of which
she concealed her sex for nearly six
months after running away from the
home of her parents in Sandusky.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

The public schools in Washington
are teaching girl pupils how to keep
a father, mother and three children
on SO week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23

STATES RIGHTS NOT SUP.
~ States rights" used to be the fay
of chattel slavery.
It took the bloodiest war in histC
that states. rights were not superior tt
- Has the lesson to be re-taught?
States rightsr' shout the Demo
House at Washington when asked to r
investigation into government by gum
met; mo federal questions involvedp'
vs. Humanity is a federal question;
archy at Calumet.
Freedom is a federal question; fire.
a fair chance in life; but absentee cap
full of holes in Calumet, while weakli
the strong.
The ghost of states's. rights cam
progressive America from advancing Il
If the Democratic party tries to I
for default in duty, it will be the wors
State lines mean nothing when G
They shall not be used by greed a
-O-
TO RE-FIoHT "sAN JAcINTo" |
FOR THE MOVIES
Houston, Tex, Jan. 23.-Plans
were completed today here for fight
ing again the famous battle of San
Jacinto, which decided for Texas her
independence from Mexican rule.
The fight will be to celebrate the an
niversary of the event which took
place on April 81, 1886, and to i'm
mortalize the battle in moving pic
lures. The First Cavalry of the Texas
National Guard will enact the fight.
Numerous monuments on the orig
inaI battlefield will prevent its pro-
duction there, so it was formally de-
cided today to have the "battle" oc-
cur on the outskirts of Houston.
GIRLS TRIAL Is SET FOR FEB. 9
Monroe, Mich, Jan. 23.-Miss
Mary McDermott, 23-year-old San
dusky, O., girl, charged with illegal
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-01-23
PHILOSOPHY

Pat latter the explosion why
didn't We wait five minutes longer,
We coward?
Mike-It's better to be a coward
for five minutes, isn't it, than to be
a corpse for the rest of yer life?
-O-O-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
EXECUTIVE BOARD OF
v. c. 7. j. TO MEET
Superintendent of Various
Departments of Organiza-
ton Will Make Reports

The midyear meeting of the exec
utive board of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union will be held i'm Bir-
mingham on Wednesday, February Il,
and viii be attended by representative
women from different parts of the
state. The superintendents of the diff
ferent departments of the organization,
of which there are 80 in the state,
Will make report and discuss the needs
of each department Vital problems
confronting the organization, it's pol
ley and it's regular lines of endeavor
viii come before the meeting and will
be explained and discussed.
The majority of the state officers of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
union reside in the Birmingham district
and its headquarters are in the city
The local members will act asahostesses
to the visiting delegates, of which
many are expected at the executive
meeting.
The tour of Mrs. Mary Harris Armor
Of Georgia through the state of Ala
lama will be brought before the meet
irg on Wednesday. The services of
Mrs. Armor, who is one of the most
noted temperance lecturers in the Unit
ed States. were secured by the Wom-
an s Christian Temperance union and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
CITY MARKET ORDINANCE
PREPARED BY WEATHERLY

a new city market ordinance has been
prepared by City Commissioner James
Weatherly and will probably be laid be-
fore the commission at the meeting next
Tuesday.
1t contains several features which make
IL unlike any other ordinance ever con-
sidered by Birmingham city officials. 1t
provides for five different market places
in five different parts of the city. in
stead of one in the center of the city as
before
1t offers free license to the peddlers or
merchants who offer their goods for
sale al these market places.
1t provides that no peodler may offer
goods for sale within three blocks. of the
market place during market hours unless
he is stationed in the market place, him
self.
1t provides that free license win be
given to merchants or peddlers who ship
goods into the city in carload lots and
on a sidetrack.
Some of those who have been interested
in the market ordinance for sometime.
it is stated, intend to offer an amend
ment to 1T making it illegal for any ped
dler to sell his wares in any part of
the city during the market hours. which
are from to 10 o'clock in the morning.
Commissioner Weatherly states he is op-
posed to this feature. as the area of the
city will make it very inconvenent or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

impossible for some people to natronize
the markets and these should be allowed
the privilege of buying frem peddlers at
their doors.
The ordinance provides that market
master or masters shall be elected nv
the city commission to have supervision
over the different markets The ordinance
is to go into force March |. 1914.
The five different market places are
designated as follows;
(a) The roadway from the north curh
line southward to within one yard of the
street car track on Fourth avenue. north
Immediately in front of the building now
occupied by the F1es market house in
the said city of Binningham
tb) Ensley. On the southwest corner of
Twentieth street. between Avenues p and
ID, from the curb line outward for such
distance as may be designated by the
market master
(c) South Highlands. Eleventh ave.
nue.. south. between Five Points and
Fwenty-first street, from the north curb
line OF said Eleventh avenue. south, out
ward such distance a may be designated
by the market master
(d) Woodlawn. South Firty-fifth street
next to the city hall. for such distance
parallel with the curb line and outwa rd
with the curb line as may be designated
by the market master.
(e) East Lake. South Seventy-sixth
street. between First avenue and Sloss
avenue, next to the east curb line of
said street, and for such distance out
ward from the curb line, and along said
street, as may be designated by the mar
ket master.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Advertse
Henry Upson Sims Announces For
The legislative

pense of the public excessive salaries for
their services. and unless a special ses-
sion of the old legislature is called be-
tween now and next. January the legisla-
tors which you are about to elect will bc
charged with drawing laws to place these
county officers on salaries. If elected l
will cooperate with the other members
from this county to secure the enactment
of adequate laws to that end. But let 1t
be remembered3 that If the making of
such laws is left to the legislature Of
January, 1910 which you are now to
choose, and no special session of the old
legislature is called, the fees of the county
officers elected at the coming election
will be unaffected by any laws which the
new legislature may make, and those of
ftcers will not receive less pay during
their coming terms.
It is known to all who have studied
the state tax system that its defects bear
especially hard upon jefferson county
and should receive from your representa-
tives earnest attention. The subject is a
very difficult one, TO which | have re-
Gently. as a member of the committee ON
finance and taXation of the Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce, given much
thought and study. And while it is inn
possible to say exactly what can be ac-
complished to relieve the citizens of JEFF
ferson county, | would hope with the
combined wisdom of your other repre-
sentatves to find some feasible plan for
relief But the education of the children
throughout the state, the care of the old
soldiers. and the development of sys-
tenn of roads are all problems which
have TO be handled in connection with
the problem of our taxes and what we
can secure for ourselves becomes largely
a statewide agreement.
If elected by you | shall go as the rep
resentative of our whole people, neither
Influenced nor restrained in the perform
anee of duty by any faction. corporate in
terest or individual prejudice and my
sole aim shall be to work for what seems
to be best and to vote a<<I believe to he
right. Respectfully,
HENRY UPSON SIMS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
EXPECT JOSEPH TO
RETURN TOMORROW
Will Probably Announce Improvement
Costing 100000 at Loveman,
Joseph & Ioeb's

When NJ. V. Joseph of Loveman. Joseph
& Loeb reaches here tomorrow, he is ex-
pected to announce that the plans enter
tanned by his firm for an addition in
volVing a cost of about 100000 will be
abandoned for the year 1t is expected.
however, that Mr. Joseph will announce
some rather extensive changes i'm the
present arrangements of the store to
make which will cost about S60,000 The
changes contemplated it is said, will fa-
cilitate the operation of the store and will
add considerably to the general welfare
of the patrons and employees.
Mr.. Joseph is returning from the an
nual meeting held in New York. lie was
reelected president and all of the other
officers We're reelected. No changes were
made in the board of directors 1t is
understood that the usual orders were
placed in New York by the firm, and
that the opinion is held that the busi-
ness outlook is bright
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
DIR. CRUMPTON WILL
NOT RUN FOR SENATE
Says He Did Not Attend Conference
and Is Kept Busy by His
Baptist Duties

To the Editor of The Age-Herad:
A friend has called my attention to a
statement in your paper the past week
that I spent last Sunday with Captain
Hobson in this city, talking with him
about my running for the short term
in the United States Senate.
1t is rather late to correct It, but am
wondering what my friends will think
if make no reply.
Allow me to say. | have seen Captain
Hobson but twice in the last six or eight
months, and did not speak to him either
time.
| had no conference on Sunday with
anybody. The Baptists of Alabama have
loaded me down with work, so that have
no time to think of public office. | hope
to hold down the job | am on, but it
will take all that Is in me to do it.
will be much obliged If you will make
the contents of this note public in your
own way. Yours truly.
W. b. CRUMPTON.
Birmingham, February l. 1914
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

To the Voters of jefferson County:
announce myself as a candidate for
the lower branch of the next legislature
of Alabama, subject to the approval Of
the democratic primary election, to be
held on April next.
No state democratic platform having
been made by our party this year and
no vital issues being now presented to the
voters throughout the state, candidates
for the legislature should not be expected
to .announce very definitely what legisla-
|tion they propose. if elected, to advocate, /,
for in the absence of a general party plan
|it is impossible to foresee what legisla-
tion will receive from other legislators
effective support But there are
some subjects upon which our present
laws are recognized by all as in
adequate. and efforts to reform them must
be expected and must meet with general
q approval. We need a speedier admins
|tration of justice in our courts: we need
better provision for schools for the educa-
ton of the masses: we need better plan
for the building and maintaining the pub
|1c roads; we need a better distribution
and equalization of the burdens of tax
alton, and we need simpler machinery for
assessing the taxes
OF course, all these reforms cannot be
IL ccomplished in the 50 days to which the
legislative session iS restricted, nor can
|any of them be approximately accom-
|rlshed without cooperation and patriotic
worl, by many of the members But If
am honored by your choice | promise
Ito aid these and every other such sub
|stantial reform which 1t becomes practi-
|cable to advance and | promise to work
with all the efficiency derived from my
|15 years training as a lawyer; for / do
not regard the office I seek at your hands
oc cir n,tAIa HIT l..
|ligently performed.
The especial needs of Jefferson county
would receive. of course, my constant at
tention. An amendment to the state con-
stitution obtained at the last election en-
ables us through legislation to throw off
the oppressive fee system of paying coun-
ty officers who thereby receive at the ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
FOUR ANNOUNCE FOR
SHERIFF IN Chiffon

Mountain Creek, February 7.--(Spe-
cal l)--Already there are four candi-
dates announced for sheriff of Chiffon
county with two more "on the fence"
as to their intentions of making the
race. Those announced thus far are
D. N Robinson, II. o. Harris, r. e.
Jones and w. f. Fallon.
DIR. Thomas A. Curry, member of the
present state senate and candidate
for lieutenant governor, intends to
make a thorough canvass of the state
AS yet, Mr.. Kilby, his opponent, has
not accepted Mr.. Currys recent request
for joint debate.
The announcement that former Con-
gresham w. b. Craig of Selma in
tended to oppose the present repre-
sentative of the Fourth district, Fred
l.. Blackmon. has created some con-
siderable activity among Mr.. Black
mons friends here in Chiffon county
and they seem to be growing more
enthusiastic in their support of the
present congressman.
There was an enthusiastic Under
wood meeting held yesterday after
noon here and 1t is evident that Mr.
Eobson's recent visit did not add much
to his strength so far as the rural
voters are concerned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
ANDREWS
MAY MAKE RACE FOR
| STATE LEGISLATURE
Smallest Man in County Is
Being Urged by Friends
to Get Into the
Contest

jefferson county, which has for years
sent the biggest men to the legislature
of the state, may next send the smallest
Steele Andrews is to be a candidate.
He is about three feet high.
"In the event that l rum" said he yes
|terday, Il will not run on my figure. |
will pay no attention to eugenics. But I
will run on my platform. | will advo-
cate a business administration. Alabama
needs constructive legislation. great
deal of constructive legislation
Should Mr.. Andrews yield to the solici-
|tation of his friends and become a can
|ddate, it is generally believed that he
would win. Developments yesterday in
the legislative situation were the an
|nouncement of Henry Upson Sims, well
known lawyer, and discussion 10 the end
that Barnes Morgan would become can
|ddate
1t is generally believed that the list of
candidates when complete will number
|2O. Thomas ]. Judge and B. \. Thomp
|son are candidates for the senate. They
will probably fight it out among them
selves as it is considered improbable
that others will enter the lists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Wife OF Former Capitalist Asks
Girl Be Made To Support Her

Chicago. February Mrs. Julia Nc
Kenna. "a years old. once the common
law wife OF James McKenna, Chicago
capitalist, today petitioned the county
court to compel a girl years old whom
she never has seen, to support her. Tn
til she lost her sight the aged woman
supported herself by sewing.
The child who figures in this unusual
case in Viola Hudson. who has fallen
heir to the estate valued at 100000. which
McKenna left 10 years ago to his adopted
daughter Mrs. Viola Hudson, the girl 5
mother. Mrs. Hudson died a few weeks
ago in London. The property she Inherit
ed from McKenna was entaed under his
will and is in turn inherited by her daugh-
ter.
McKenna and the woman who brought
suit today lived together for 30 years,
when they quarreled and separated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
BURGER TO FURNISH
CARPETS FOR HOTEL
New Tutwiler Will Require
Over Twelve Miles of
Carpet

The Burger Dry Goods company Sc
cured the carpet contract for the Tut
wiler hotel A. b. We'll. manager of
burgers carpet department.. secured
the contract from the lessees of the
Tutwiler hotel in Albany. y. Y. last
week.
we secured this contract In keen
competition with big dealers from New
York, Philadelphia and other cities
said Mr.. Well yesterday. Naturally /
am very much elated and | think Bir
mingham people will be glad to know
a local concern is equipped to handle
this big job, which is quite the largest
ever placed in Birmingham
Twenty thousand yards, or approx
imately 2 miles of carpet, will be re
qulred. II all this carpet was laid in
straight line IL would reach from
Birmingham to Bessemer.
specifications for part of the or
der have been received and the mills
are rushing IL through.
This morning we secured the shade
contract for the new Ridgely apart
mcnts. over 1000 shades are required"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
SHIPMENTS OF WILD
BIRD PLUMAGE IN
CHICAGO DESTROYED

Chicago. February 7-shipments of
wild bird plumage from foreign eoun-
tries will be seized and destroyed in
this city, it was announced today by
the customs collector Two parcel post
shipments of feathers from the orient
were seized today and the district at
torney's office asked a court order to
destroy them. The shipments were a
package of Chinese pheasant wings
mailed to Mrs. G. r. Hing of North
boro, Mass, and three pheasant breasts
mailed from Japan to Mrs. i. S. Koch
endorf of Newark. O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
OF BODY
CLEARS MYSTERY

Aberdeen, Miss. February THE mys-
terry of the disappearance of Luther c.
Kinds from his home at Guntown, Miss.
two weeks ago. partially was cleared
today when his body was found in a
river near here. There We're no marks
of violence on the body. He was
prosperous merchant and search for him
led over every southern state. 1t was
reported that he had been seen in Mo-
bile. Ala, but this Is believed to be un-
true as apparently the body had been
in the water for two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

Mrs. MeKenna brought suit for non
support and with the fling of this suit
the world learned for the first time that
the union of the two had not been sane
toned by a religious or civil ceremony,
The supreme court decided in this case
that a man could not be sued for sep
arate maintenance of n common law wife.
but Mrs. Mekenna was awarded Si3,5o0
for breach of contract. McKenna admit
ting he had agreed To pay her $50 a
month and medical bills.
For six years Mrs. Mekenna has had
to earn her living. investigators of the
court have found she endured almost in
credible privations and that now she Is
blind and destitute.
The late Mrs. Viola Hudson. whom the
Mekennas adopted as their daughter. OBJ
tained Il divorce three Years after the
birth of her daughter, who Is living in
Chicago with her father.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Doctors Best Cold Formula
Breaks Sevcrcst Cold In n Day a
Cures Any .Curahle Cough

This has been published here for
several winters and has proven the
qui<est and most reliable formula OBJ
tainable for coughs and colds. From
your druggist get two ounces of Glycer-
Inc and half an ounce Globe Pine Com
pound Concentrated pine). Take these
two ingredients home and put them into
a half pint OF good whlslSey. Shake it
well and take one to two teasponfuls
after each meal and at bed time.
smaller doses to children according to
age. l}c sure TO get only the genuine
Globe Pine Compound Concentrated
pine). Each half ounce bottle comes
i'm n sealed tin screw top case. Any
druggist has IL ON hand or will quickly
get it from his Wholesale house. Don't
experiment with preparations because
a bad cold Published by the Globe
Pharmaceutical laboratories Of Chicago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

campaign. but is in line with the league S
educational work.
Announcement is made that it has been
found necessary to cancel the Gadsden
and Selma appointments. His itinerary
is as follows:
Wednesday, February II, Montgomery
Grand theatre p. m.
Thursday. February 12. 1880 a. m,
Huntsville. opera house; 1880 p. m, New
Decatur Masonic theatre.
Friday. February IL, p. M, Anniston
Noble theatre.
Saturday, February IA, p. m, Besse-
mer. school auditorium
Sunday, February 10, Birmingham. 2SO
p. m, Biiou theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

she Is TO give a series of lectures
throughout the state. She will COM
menee her speaking at birmingham on
February % at the Bijou theatre. The
same day she will speak in Ensley
Her itinerary VIII include Russellvine,
Tuseumhia, New Decatur. Athens,
Huntsville, Admission. oxford. Taladega,
Roanoke, Opelil<a, Phoenix City, Glrard
Union Springs. Montgomery, Prattville,
Selma. Maplesville, Centreville, Fusca-
1oosa Bessemer and other points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Meat Dealer Kills Negro

Huntsville. February Especial
Frank Hall, a negro was shot and
KILLED tonight by Garland NJ. Ross a
meat dealer on Washington street Ross
claims that the negro was advancing
ON him with a knife and he shot In
self defense. The negro was struck
twice in the head. He ran out OF the
meat market and fcl dead on the
street. Ross,is In jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
/ NOTRE DAME LADY'S
APPEAL

To all knowing sufferers OF rheumatism. whether
muscular or of the joints sciatica. lumbagos. back
ache pains IN the kidneys neuralgia pains. write
10 her for home treatment which has repeatedly
cured all of these tortures She feels it her duty
send to all sufferers FREE. You yourself at
home thousands will testifyno change of climate
being This simple discovery banshes uric
acid the blood loosens the stiffened Joints pur
flies the blood and brighten the giving elasticity
md the whole system. II the above interests
YOU. for proof address
Mrs. NJ Summers. Box r. Notre Dame Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
CAPTAIN FRANSON
is ELECTED MAYOR

Montgomery, February 7-(Special)
Capt. Paul o. Franson, commander Of
Company d, the Montgomery Blues of
the Second infantry has been elected
major in command of the First battal-
ion, to succeed Maj. G. o. Dickey of
Luverne, whose commission had ex-
pired.
The contest between Captain Fran
son and Major Dickey was spirited, the
vote being 20 to IA. There We're sew
eral other contestants, but they with
dre t the leading candi-
dat
G n has been commander
of t Qery Blues for several
yea Hnd ,nsidered an able and
eff l-sf e4.sf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
PATTERSON BEGINS
HIS TRIP THIS WEEK
Found Necessary to Cancel
Gadsden and Selma
Engagements

Former Gov NJ r. Patterson of Ten
nessee will begin a speaking tour in Ala
bama during the present week. He comes
under the auspices of the Alabama Anti
Saloon league. It is stated that his trip
has no connection with the senatorial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Dothan Pythians to Celebrate

Dothan, February Z. = tSpeeiaL)
Dothan lodge, Knights of Pythias. will
celebrate the golden jubilee of the or
der Thursday. February 10. at its cas-
tie hall. There will be a special ritual
istic service prepared by Grand Chan
cellor T. j. CARING of Macon, Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08
Bessen1er News

Bessemer, February 7.-(Special) }
twenty-five hundred tons of pig iron,
making two full trains, were shipped
from Bessemer over the Alabama Great
Southern railroad yesterday for New
Orleans, where the iron will be trans
ferred to a steamer that will sail with
the cargo to its destination, which is
Genoa, Italy. 1t was stated that the
trains were composed of about 75 cars.
This is one of the largest shipments
made by the company in sometime The
fl eight on each car to New Orleans
was SAT, making the freight about
s1.50 per ton.
Judge e. II. Lopez. who was serl-
ously injured by falling from his Of
flee stairs last night about 1880 o'clock
as he was starting home, is reported
to be resting we'll at the Elizabeth
duncan Memorial hospital where he
an operation following the
injury. Mr.. Lopez fell from the top
of the stairs to the pavement. suffer-
ing a severe fracture of the skull, a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-08

Capt W. S. Handy. Confederate
veteran. is seriously i'll at the home
OF his granddaughter, Miss Minnie
Word. on Dartmouth avenue. Captain
Handy has lived in the Bessemer dis
trict for a number of years and has
many friends who regret to learn of
his serious illness