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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
BIRMINGHAM SLIGHTED
Not Selling Any Guns to Huerta or
Villa

To the story of the Mexican gunboat
which recently forced itself up the Mis-
sissippi as far as New Orleans, and is
now receiving a load of rifles purchased
from nearby southern cities, there is no
Birmingham ends. According to press
dispatches, the federalist agents are pur-
chasing rifles in large quantities in New
Orleans, certain Texas cities and in
Montgomery. Inquiry yesterday failed to
show where Birmingham merchants were
receiving their share of the trade.
Each dealer in guns and ammunition
seen yesterday declared that up to the
present time none of his stock had been
sold to Huerta. or Villa. In the event
however that the federalists or the rebels
desire guns which will really kill when
aimed straight, local merchants say, they
will be able to receive accommodation In
Birmin CHAM.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
J. N, OVERTON HERE
FROM NASHVILLE.
improvements by Alabama
Fuel and Iron Company
RumOred

plans which, it is said. will involve an
unusually large appropriation for this
year have been drawn by the Alabama
Fuel and Iron company, according to
rumors that came here yesterday with the
visit to Birmingham of j. NJ. Overton
of Nashville, president of the company.
The visiting official was taken in charge
yesterday by Charles +. DeBardeleben,
vice president, and Henry T. DeBarde-
leben vice president of the company, and
shown over the local properties. The Of
ficials will visit Marguerite Acmar and
other operations today. President Over
ton will leave here tonight probably for
his home.
He was asked yesterday what the
chances were for some improvements dur
ing the year and answered that Mr.. De-
Bardebelen would be in position to
make a statement in that connection dur
ing the next few weeks.
''Our company, the Alabama Fuel and
Iron, has some plans drawn for execution
during the year, said President Overton.
what those plans are 1 am not at lib
erty to say just at this time. They In
volve the handling of some matters of
detail yet which will be taken care of
within a reasonable time whereupon Mr..
DeBardeleben will make whatever state
ment about them that he believes Is con-
sistent and proper at the time.
Our operations at this time are in good
shape While there is dullness in the
coal market. we have been going on very
oil eid Ac IN rl,u
tions at our plants they are excellent.
Our operations are new IN a measure,
and they are coming up to our fullest
expectation. l am very sanguine over
the outlook for business and believe that
the season will be good. The outlook for
the years work is better, | think, than
in the beginning of 1918 If we could only
have a little recess from political ac-
tivities | believe the entire country would
be better off,
Mr.. Overton. after lunch yesterday, was
shown through the new nome OF the
Newspaper club. He said after seeing
the three floors that the club was a credit
to this city.
IT want to sincerely congratulate Blr-
mingham upon this club" said Mr. Over
ton. "To think that few newspaper men
could get together and so challenge the
confidence and financial resources OF so
many of your first citizens is a compIi-
ment to the profession that am sure
the newspaper boys appreciate. Birming-
ham and all her citizens should be proud
of this club. 1t will do more to cement
cordiality among the business and pro-
fessional men of, this community than
any one thing II will be great ad-
vertisement for Birmingham and will in
time to come be matter or pride for
this state and section. I esteem it a
great privilege to have Deen shown
through the club today with Mr.. DeBarde-
leben and I shall not fail to relate when
7 go home what a wonderful thing has
been done here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
conner INDIGNANT
/. OVER TWISTING Of
RECENT SPEECHES
Says Enemies Have Tried to
Make 1t Appear That He
CriticiZes President
Wilson

Former Governor B. B. Conner has rare
ly been so indignant over criticism as
yesterday when he was III Birmingham
and was discussing some versions of his
speeches in which the effort was made to
give the impression that he was criticiz-
ing President woodrow Wilson. In dis
cussing his campaigning during the past
few weeks the former governor said that
he had paid President Wilson the very
highest compliments, had called him the
greatest President the country had pro-
duced in so years, but that some papers
in order to make political capital had
twisted his words as to make 1t appear
that he was criticizing the President and
trying TO beittle him.
1T has certainly come to pretty pass
in our political history" he said when
papers cannot find just grounds to citi-
cize a man without deliberately maltreat-
ing facts so as to suit their own needs.
MY attention has been called to publica-
tions in MOBILE paper and Montgom-
cry paper wherein | am alleged to have
talked in a manner belittling President
Wilson. / am made to refer to him as
Presbyterian preacher or something Of
that sort, the idea being to create the inn
preston that l have slurringly referred
TO the President. L want to assert with
all the power I possess that the tactics
employed are beneath the dignity of men,
l. have never criticized Woodrow Wilson
but have constantly referred to him as
the greatest President we have had in
80 years.
my speeches were in reference to edu-
cational legislation. | have talked about
placing a ladder at the door of every
farmer boy and girl in this state and CIV
ing them a chance to climb up 20 manhood
and womanhood ard take their proper
place among our educated people for the
advancement of our state / nave tried
to excite ambitious plans in the heart of
our boys and girls. L referred to the
great accomplishments of President VIII
son. l told how he was the son of a
poor Presbyterian clergyman; how he Sc
cured his education; how he struggled
and worked and finally has come to be
the greatest statesman and President
that America mas produced in 90 years
All of this to get our boys and girls
ambitious and as an indication of what
believe can be done if we give the boys
and girls educational facilities. In all of
it I have placed upon the head of Presi-
dent Wilson a crown of compliments
yet these lines of my speeches made
to inspire the youth of our land and
citing our President as an illustrious ex-
ample have been warped and twisted as
to make me out a critic of Wilson, which
is deliberately misleading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
BILL Of COMPLAINT
IS FILED AGAINST
AMERICAN CITIES.
State Counsel Alleges Taxes
and Fees Due the State
Have Not Been
Paid

Bill of complaint was filed in the city
court yesterday in the name of the state
and directed against the American Cities
company, alleged to be owners of the
greater part of the stock of the Birming-
ham Railway. Light and Power Company,
in which an attachment is asked to satisfy
claims of the state and county Tor taxes
alleged to be due and unpaid. The peti-
tion also asks that the street car COM
pany be enjoined as a public nuisance
and that they be restrained from further
to be due are paid.
The papers In the case were prepared by
Daniel W. Troy of Montgomery. acting
as special counsel for the state The bill
of complaint alleges that the defendant
is foreign corporation, organized un-
der the laws of New Jersey. and that it
has never filed In the office of the secre-
tary Of state of Alabama a certified copy
of it's articles of Incorporation and that
II has never paid its charter fee as re-
qured by the state law or secured a
permit to do business In the state. 1T
is further alleged that It has never paid
the state and county franchise as pro-
vided by an act of March 81 1911
The prayer of the bin asks that pending
hearing of the merits of the case at
tachments be issued against the property
of the defendant company to secure at
least $1,000 for the amount of penalties.
charter fee and franchise tax and in
terest which is alleged to be due the
county and state
At the request of the petitioner sum-
mons has not been issued against the
defendant company at this time as eoun-
sci Cor the company have been notified
of the complaint and their answer 10
awaited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13

City Commissioner A. o. Lane stated
yesterday that he was in favor of giving
street car franchises to both the kelleys
and to the Tidewater which companies
at the present time have petitions filed
with the commissioners for general street
railway franchises covering many city
blocks each.
"You can quote me as saying I'm in
favor of giving franchises to both OF
them" said the Judge 'T believe in all
the competition we can get, whether it s
street car companies or something else,
and I'm ready to vote right now to give
a franchise to both the Kelleys and the
Tidewater."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday from the office of the
probate Judge:
Charles d. Greer Dubuque. Ia. to
Mrs. Lola Sellers.
l.. L. Price, Garden City, to Miss Eu-
nice Blanch Stimson.
Thomas.
Frank Marcomb. Pratt City. to Miss
Pearl Carson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
To Serve Turkey Dinner

There will be a turkey dinner at the
Third Presbyterian church today be-
tween IL and 2 o'clock. Supper will be
between 5 and 9 o'clock tonight. A
cake sale will be in progress during
the entire day under the auspices of
the Ladies' Aid society of the Third
Presbyterian church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Lane Would Give Franchise To
Both Kelleys and TideWdter

Other members of the commission de-
clined to be quoted on the proposition at
this time.
The petition Of the kelleys for an initia-
tive election on their petition for a fran
chise will come up ct the next commits
sion meeting, it having been scheduled
for consideration at that time. The pres
ent commission bill, IL is stated, provides
only for the referendum and recall and
not for the initiative so that the COM
missioners can grant or refuse as they
desirs. the Kelleys request to put their
proposition before the people. Mr.. Kel-
ley has offered to pay the expenses of the
election.
The Tidewater petition will be discussed
at a special meeting of the commission
next Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
DispIay Attracts Attention

A window display In the Caheen Bros.
store has attracted much attention and
complimentary comments from passers-
by. 1t features the vogue of wistarias,
the color scheme being carried out in wis
taria shades. Suits and costumes in these
colors are shown with all accessories,
gloves, hats, hose and 'kerchefs TO match.
The display was arranged by Mr.. Riddle,
trimmer for Caheen's.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13

thicker till one side OF his head looked to be
an inch higher than the other. One side
was solid sore. He was SO cross and fretful
and had to keep his hands fastened to
keep him from scratching his head. They
said IL was scald head.
I'VE had tried two treatments but they
didn't do it any good. His head had been
sore nine months when began using Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment washed his
head three or four times day with the
CuticurA Soap and then dried real dry and
then applied tho Cutlcura Ointment
used them and he was cured" -(Signed)
Mrs. Lille Lester. June 10. 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment do much
for pimpIes. blackheads red, rough skins.
itching scaly scalps. dandrun and falling
hair Sold everywhere Liberal sample Of
each mailed free with sap. Skin Book. Ad-
dress postcard 'Cuticura, Dept. T. Boston" :"
rY-Msn who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap will fnd 1t best for skin and scalp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Greatly Impressed by City

Il have been greatly impressed by the
stability of this city. I have never been
i'm as new a town as this which had so lit
tie evidence of its newness,s You are past
your boom days. You have entered what
city builders call the 'skyscraper period
From the ridges that run through the city
and the general Typographical conditions
of the townsite your residence sections
are capable of wonderful landscape
beauty.
II hope, with the cooperation of the
citizens, to do wonderful things here.
But it will take the cooperation of the
citizens. All must pull together, and |
think it is91ust a matter of getting people
interested | have found 1t so in other
places. and one of the ways we hope
to get people interested is through such
schemes as the city beautiful by which
all will plant flowers and develop a pride
in the beauty of the town..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13

water. They itched and
burned and he would
scratch them aud then
they formed a thick hard
crust. IL seemed to an
noy him terribly. He
couldn't rest any way.
When the scabs peeled on
it would break out again
and the scabs would get
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Pile. Cured In a TO II nav.

Druggists refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails to cure Itching. Blind.
Bleeding or Protruding Piles. First
application gives relief. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
THICK HARD CRUST
ON BAbYS HEAD
When Three Weeks Old. PimpIes
Would Run Clear Water. ltched
and Burned. Cross and Fretful.
Used Cuticura Soap and 0int-
ment and Was Cured.

Smithylle, okla.-" When my baby was
three weeks old his head broke out in little
pimples and these pimples would run a clear
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Expert Recently Employed
by City Looking Over
Situation
b. K. l.. 4 p. co. WILL
DISTRIBUTE SEED
Florists Form Permanent Organiza-
tion-Boston Architect Enthusias-
tic Over Possibilities of
Development Here

First Investigations. which have placed
him actively at work in his new capacity
as landscape designed and city beauti-
ful expert for the city of Birmingham
were conducted yesterday at the city
hall by Warren II. Manning of Boston.
Mr. Manning arrived in the city from the
south yesterday morning and will leave
Tor Boston tonight or tomorrow morn
ing.
AT conference held with group of
the local florists and horticulturists at
the city hall yesterday. Mr. Manning dis
cussed with them what plants, shrubs,
flowers and trees We're best adapted to
this climate and soil The florists and
horticulturists themselves formed per-
manent organization at the meeting and
elected temporary officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
Work Will Be Advisory

NOth w HI De ftuNtSOTy
MY work here will be largely in an
advisory capacity, and probably will be
in the city several times a year, and will
send my employees or assistants at other
times The future of this town is un-
mistakable. the natural topogra phical
outline of its site is magnificent, and with
the proper care now, sometime It will
be known as one of the most beautiful
places in the country.
This city is right in the path of what
in a few years is going to be great
pathway south from the densey popu-
lated northern and eastern states. Tour
lists bound for the Florida and gulf coasts
will pass down the Virginia valley and
directly through Birmingham With that
end in view the general outlay of the
city should be such as to conform to one
or a group of beautiful driveways or
boulevards running through the city.
This, however, is but one of many
ideas which / will have to develop and
plan for the future and submit to the
city authorities for their adoption. Your
most serious problem here now, without a
doubt, is grade crossings, and | will have
to give them due attention as a part of
grow and spread out. and | will therefore
lay out driveways and suburbs in outly
ing districts, establish reserves for play
grounds and parks, endeavor to connect
such places as the big lake of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railway company
with the city, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-13
To Distribute Seed


Manning intends that the Birming ham
Railway, Light and Power company,
which has offered a packet of seeds and
plant to every house along it's lines.
shall distribute such. Mr.. Manning states
that there will be some 1000 houses given
a packet of seeds and plant free with
In short time by the street car COM
pany through these florists. His plan is
to so avail himself of the offer of the
street car company that certain kinds
of seeds will be planted along each street
SO that there will be a conformity of
color and time when the flowers bloom
The florists elected W. IL. Keser pres
ldent; ID. p. Durham, secretary, and ap-
pointed a committee composed of John
Colmant, II. c. Wood and w. II. Luther
to draft constitution and bylaws.
In discussing his work for the city of
Birmingham after the meeting Mr. Man
ming said:
Il originally became interested in this
city when ! came here sometime ago as
guest of Mr.. Bullock. president of the
United Gas and Electric company, who
brought me here with the idea of hav-
ing me design street railway park I
had never been here before
After looking over the city and out
lying country / saw the wonderful
chances for Development along beautiful
landscape lines, and | suggested to Mr.
Bullock that | might try to interest the
city officials and he could spend the
money he was going to put into one park
i'm subscribing it to the general city park
fund If the city officials were Interested
And this is what has been done.
Il have done work of this kind I'm all
parts of the country, and now have OPP
erations under way in Halifax n. s.,
and other cities. Some short time ago |
laid out a plan for the entire township
of Mineral Spring, in North Carolina. in
which Is located the famous summer re-
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-11
POLISH CATHOLICS
HOLD BIG CELEBRATION

Several hundred members OF ST
Florian's parish, Hamtramck. marched
into Detroit, Sunday morning. and Wis
tied Polish churches on the east side
picking up new bodies OF marchers
at each one, until finally monster
parade marched across the city TO Bu-
chanan and Twenty-third-sts, where
IL Joined the west sides Poles. and
the Joint procession moved to st. Cas-
imir's church, where another celebra.
ton OF the adoption OF the Polish con
stitution, 1923 years ago. was held.
Solemn high mass was celebrated
by the Rev. Paul Gutowski, pastor OF
the church. The Rev. Sylvester T.
Kolkiewicz, pastor OF St Hyacinth' ;,
and chaplain of the Polish Roman
Catholic union under whose auspices
the celebration was held, preached on
the moral and religious meaning OF
the constitution.
In the evening. a patriotic meeting
was held in the auditorium OF ST
Casimir's parish house. Jacob J. Os
talecki spoke on "Poland's future"
Addresses were also made by Prof lg-
natz Machnikowski. OF the Polish sem
mary at Orchard Lake. and Valentine
Urban, OF Flint Two church choirs
furnished music Miss Wanda Sly
manski recited Weep Not, Poland"
and Miss Helen r. Gryka repeated
"My Fatherland" Pupils OF ST Cast
Mrs school. in Polish costumes, gave
drill.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-11
BY
Henry Russell Miller
Copyright 1913.
The B0bbs-MsrrilI Co

lie wished be could restore 10 her the
Woman's estate. or give Il orlslnally'
Tor she had never really had a.
Something else he saw Tier QUICK
acceptance OF his invitation, the uneA-
pccted breach OF her indifference,
were not the result OF passing
whim The chance meeting al no
mans must have meant something 10
her. During the Intervening weeks
she, TOO, must haye5been thinking ana
wondering. Not TO stranger OF 10
one-time lover who had been gwen
strangers place outside her near,
could she have uttered the cry sun
quivering in mis- ears Ihat couIu
mean only that with her one spark OF
their hot, youthful passion had not
died. but had lain smolderins. IN
quenchable 10y time or wrong or SUI
fering perhaps needing but a Orealn
TO burst into flame And With HIM
The thought shook him, then hlleu
him with a riotous. reckless JOY .
lie remem lered that once he had
thought OF Kazia. the girl AZ having
genius for loving Her physical prom
Use had been fulfilled. Could he be
lieye that genius had shriyeled2 what
mattered her lacks IL was not among
the soft protected women one sought
or found the great whole passions.
steady he cried warningly 10
himself. "Am ! a hot blooded hoy o.
twenty or "a man whose cup is empty
But when at length ne broke the
silence. his voice was caress
wouldn't have you different What
you've lost is nothing compared with
what you've gained"
She turned her head slowly toward
him For a long minute their eyes
held. Then with one accord they
looked away. Not the heart OF a boy
OF twenty could have beaten more yio-
lently. Silence fell upon them once
more.
AS they drove on, the silence be
came awkward, self-conscious. Meth
or seemed able TO break i.
Rounding curve in the tortuous
driveway. they met landau, a beau
TRULY enameled affair drawn by high
stepping horses in elaborate silver
mounted harness. In II sat two WON
en-. They bowed TO him. the younger
with pointed smile
Kazia had heard him mutter' / mad
IOrSOIlen.
With a quick. angry movement ne
brought his whip down on the horses
tanks The sensitive animals, unused
TO such treatment. dashed madly for
ward When he had them under con
troll again. she turned 10 him.
who was she?"
1.-THE older? That was Mrs. Thomas
Henley. OF whom you may have
heard .
Yes? But | meant the other"
That" he answered In dry, con
strained voice. was Mrs Mark -Iru-
tit"
After little. "Ah," she breathed.
"She is lovely"
That makes 1t unanimous" he said
shortly
(continued.)
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-05-11
AVENUE.

The Sign OF the Four" SHEER.
lock Holmes story told in dramatic
form. was presented I'M the Avenue
theater. Sunday afternoon and even.
ing by the Avenue Permanent play.
ers
The story involves certain Grim.
inals who have robbed and made
away with an English army officer.
and who In turn. are deprived OF the
stolen treasure by an army colleague
or the victim. Mai John Sholto
leaves India for England taking with
him the treasure and the daughter OF
his slain friend The MAYOR is threat.
ened by the four desperate characters
To whom he played false The young
girl, Mary Marston is being slowly
poisoned that she may never como
into the fortune that Is rightmuy
hers. She Is receiving medical at.
tention from DIR. Watson. an eN-army
surgeon when She accidentally meets
Sherlock Holmes. The latter sets
about TO save the girl. restore 10 her
the treasure and bring the culprits
20 Justice
The play opens In Holmes lodgings
and from the rise ct the curtain am.
til It's fall upon the climax OF the
fourth act, the action Is spirited and
the story Is consecutively told.
Roy Walling impersonstes shef-