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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26

The members of the Jefferson coun-' ty legislative delegation. who planned to put into effect bill increasing the number of commissioners of the city of Birmingham from three to five without consulting the people have formally recognized the right of the people to be heard.
 Before the commission of the city Of Birmingham called off the referendum which, with the five commissioner bill as an issue, would have been held Mon day. a majority of the members of the delegation had signed an agreement to the end that they would oppose the rassage of any bill regarding local government which might be introduced without a provision for referendum.
 The commissioners consider the re- suit of the campaign distinct vlc- tory for the people, as much victory they say, as if the voters had fulfilled their promise overwhelmingly to re- ;ect the e-commissioner bill at the polls Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
ID SEEK MONEY ID
 ENFORCE ORDERS ID THE RAILROADS
Railroad Commission at Present Must Get Money From the Governor for
 Court Costs

It became known yesterday that move ment has been started to secure an ap- propriation of from s25ooo to s5o,0oo by the state legislature next month to be used by the railroad commission in prosecuting enforcement of its orders. At present the railroad commission is without any power to spend money for attorney fees, court costs in enforcing its rulings, etc. this power lying with the governor.
 B. H. Cooper member of the railroad commission, when seen yesterday, declined to say anything regarding the matter. It is understood, however, bill has been drawn and is ready for presentation to the members of the legislature
 Under present arrangements, it is said, the railroad commission may make a rul- ing in a given case. and if the roads con cerned refuse to comply the commission must go to the governor for permission to enforce by law it's orders. If the gov ernor should refuse, the commission would simply have to withdraw its ruling, it is claimed. The new bill is intended, there fore, to strengthen the arm of the rail- road commission, and make it more of an executive body with full powers and au- thorities to enforce its own rulings. It is argued that the members of the com mission must stand the responsibility of the success or failure of their actions, and yet have not full power to regulate their own official affairs"
 The bill drafted, it is reported, pro- vides for an annual appropriation for the commission under the provision that oc- casion arises and the money is needed.
 Several important cases are pending be- fore the commission at present, includ- ing the following:
 Passenger rate case involving branches of Louisville and Nashville, railroad peti- tioning rate be increased from 2lz to { cents per mile.
 Coal rate cases involving an increase in coal rates in the Birmingham district asked by the railroads, from 30 to 40 cents on all lines.
 Mobile iron rate case, railroads asking for a rate of s2.75, the present fate being $1.75.
 Nashville. Chattanooga and St. Louis railway case, asking for advance 1T freight rates.
 The ruling of the railroad commission a few weeks ago regarding certain freight rates on the Louisville and Nash vile, which were ordered lowered. vii cause large savings in freight rates ovel the Louisville and Nashville lines, it is said It is not known yet whether ol not the Louisville and Nashville will ap. neal the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26

The commission issued the follow ing statement:
 Based on Senator Judges and Rep resentative Weakley's letter to the commission of June p and Senator Judges subsequent letter of June 23 To the commission to the effect that it was his purpose to see that no ma terial changes would be made in the government of the city of Birmingham until submitted to the people, and as five other members of the delegation have formally agreed to the statement submitted below, the city commission has this day in adjourned session. an- nalled the referendum heretofore called for Monday, June 2S.
 .Statement as follows:
 We herewith concur in the state ment in Senator Judges letter of June 2s to the effect that no bil materially affecting the city government of Bir- mingham shall be allowed to pass the legislature with the consent of the Jefferson delegation unless said bill is referred back to the people of Birming- ham for acceptance or rejection through a legal election"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
EXPLAINS PLAN ID
 MOVE COLLEGE HERE.
Dr. Hogan Speaks to Board of Trade-IndOrse the
 Optometry Law

At the regular meeting of the Board or Trade yesterday, pr. E. P. Hogan, mem
 Der of the legislature, explained to the
 board the plan to move the medical col
 lege of the Alabama State university from
 Mobile to Birmingham, and the plan was
 unanimously indorsed by the board
 Chairman Robert W. Ewing reported on
 the Trade-in- Birmingham movement and
 said good progress was being made
 Resolutions requesting the President of
 the United States and the department of justice at Washington to abandon the dissolution suit against the United States Steel corporation were adopted similar to those recently adopted by the Chamber of Commerce. While it is known that the suit is to be continued in the supreme court, the board thought the resolution should be passed merely to put the or ganization on record.
 Chairman Ewing of the Trade-in- Bir- mingham committee brought up the mat ter of stamps stating he had been in- formed the local railroad offices did not buy their stamps in Birmingham, and that if such were done stamp sales here would be increased s10,00O per year which would give a better postoffice showing and prob ably encourage the construction of a larger postoffice building.
 Dr. J. H. Finder brought up the mat
 ter of the proposed state optometry law and resolutions drafted by him highly in- dorsing the law and urging it's passage
 were adopted. Alabama is one of the few states failing in regulation of the prac- tice of optometry, it is said, which re- i suits In many quack and fake eye doctors and eyeglass makers operating in the state. Such laws are on the statue books 1 of 34 states of the union.
 J. D. Collins, chairman of the legisla- 1 tive committee of the board. announced 1 the members of his committee in full as l follows: J. D. Collins, chairman H. M.
 Beck, B. H. Cooper, Solon Jacobs. F. F.
 Morgan. Sidney Lazarus. Dave Rich, John I T. Yeatman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
FURTHER ERRORS
 FOUND IN BOOKS

Montgomery, June 2.-(Special) Further discrepancies in the books and accounts of the department of agricul- ture during the last administration have been discovered and report of these dis crepancies will be filed next week with Governor Henderson, according to infor- nation obtained at the capitol today. Examiner J. H. Craig. who has been at work on the books of the department for several weeks, declined to discuss the sit uation in any manner. He stated that he had nothing to say and that any informa- tion concerning his examination would have to be given out by the governor or by the chairman of the legislative invss- tigatton committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
NEWS OF ENSLEY

The merchants of this city will hold meeting Monday afternoon at o'clock in the inferior courtroom to perfect a merchants association in this city. At the meeting committees will be appointed to nominate officers and draw up the by laws and constitutions. l.. G. Smith will act as temporary chairman of the meet ing Plans will also be made for large Fourth of July entertainment and com mittee will be appointed for this pur- nose Practically all of the merchants of this city are behind the movement and the organization will strive for the bettermene of the general conditions of the mer- chants. A large attendance is anticipated.
 Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Amanda Perkins, who died yester- day morning at ' o'clock. at the family residence HI Avenue E. will be con dtlcted tomorrow afternoon at o'clock from the Ensley Baptist church. Inter- ment will be at Pratt City cemetery The Rev. A. K. Wright pastor of the Bap- tist church will officiate. The deceased Is survived by her husband, R. D. Per kins two small sons, Luther and Ray mond Perkins, one brother. C. H. Pat terson of Reno, and one sister, Miss Car rie Patterson. Mrs Perkins died after a short illness of appendicitis She was
 
 city over 10 years.
 Jim Moutree and Marion Harris two negro boys about F years Of age. were arrested by Officers Pope and Hughes about 1 o'clock yesterday morning ana locked up in the city jail on charge of burglary and grand larceny. It IS 1 said the two negroes broke the large plate glass show window of the Alex Poss Dry | Goods cos store on Avenue E. and had taken number of pairs or shoes rom ! the display and had hid them behind the
 store As they came back aiter more | they were arrested All or the stoieh l goods were recovered.
 i Andrew Perry negro. was arrested | aarlv yesterday morning with bag of chickens which he Is said to have stolen ! in Pratt City. He will he tried this morning before Judge J. T. Lowery m | the police court
 | nromlnent in the Sunday school work of | the Methodist churches of this district | will be with the Ensley Methodist church | Sunday school next week. and put into
 effect new plan which she hopes VIII 1 prove very beneficial to the sunday | schools of ths district.
 There will he joint installation of the newly elected officers of the junior and l senior departments of the Ensley High land Methodist church tomorrow evening at o'clock. D. J. Hummer, president of the Bessemer District league. will of- ficiate, and will be assisted by Dan Gris-
 well, president of the Birmingham Dis- trict league, An interesting programme is being arranged for the occasion. inc
 cluding special musical selections
 There will be a double header baseball game this afternoon at the Ensley mark between the Ensley Park baseball team land the Fairmont baseball team. Ths First game will start at 3 o'clock. The young ladies of the Ensley park will serve ice cream and cold drinks for tho
 benefit of the playground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
GADSDEN
Large Real Estate Deal Anno"nce"' proRrnmme for Home Products Din- ner-Mrs. Thompson Dead--odd Eel lows Plan Delegation.

Gadsden, June 5.--(Special )--An- nuuncement was made Friday that the Herzberg Loveman Co.,. l.. Lovemah president, had purchased the half in terest in the store building located on the corner and Fourth street owned by Judge l.. l.. Herzberg Tor con- sideration of $21 000 The other hair interest is owned by R. K. Foster. a member of the Herzberg- boveman Co., and associates. This is the largest real estate deal that has been consummated in Gadsden in several months,
 The programme for the home pro- ducts dinner to be given by the Cnan- bsr of Commerce on Monday night was announced Friday. It is as follows
 Toastmaster. MT. T. S. Kyle, "A Good Word for All"
 Greeting President Loui Loveman' Let Us Work As a Unit
 our Congressman, Hon. John l.. Bur nett, "What I Believe In'
 Our steel manufacturer. Mir. c. A. Moffett. "Our Industrial Progress.
 President Birmingham Chamber of Commerce. MT. Crawford Johnson, "Community Betterment.'
 Attorney at law. Col o. R. Hood "Why We Are Here.'
 President Alabama Farming asso- citation, Mrs G. II Mathis How Wt Can Work Together
 our senator, Hon. oscar Underwood "Our Civic Duty"
 General Secretary Montgomery Chamber of Commerce. Mir Bruce K ell. ncdy, "A Chamber of Commerce"
 Music by the Gadsden orchestra
 Mrs. M. M. Thompson. aged b4 years mother of R. C.. Thompson. passed away at her home at Alabama Cit, Friday morning.
 Miss Alice Drake and Clyde Smith o Birmingham were married at tn Drake home in East Gadsden Odd Fellows and Masons of Boa are joining in planning for an inde 1 endence day celebration to be hell at that place on July 3. l Don Farnsworth. the civic exper l who is reorganizing the Chamber O l Commerce.. delivered an address be fore the ladies of the Civic league las night. About 40 ladies were In attend ance. Following the address pial was outlined for insuring fair weisht in ice.
 T. c. Newberry, a merchant Of Nort Nadsden, fs building a large warehons lthere with view to catering th
 wholesale grocery business
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
Dividend Checks Received

Dividend checks aggregating approxi- mately s3OO00 were received by stock holders of the Traders National bank and of the Realty Trust company yesterday. This represents per cent semi-annua] dividend on the bank stock. while the trust company paid the usual dividends on it's preferred shares together with 8 per cent semi-annual dividend oh com mon stock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
Ruhinstein Named Receiver

l. R. Rubenstein has been named as receiver for the M. D. Brandes Jewelry company and will take charge of the business at once and wind up its af- fairs He was appointed by Judge E H Dryer, referee in bankruptcy, at g meeting of the creditors held yester- day morning. An involuntary petition was filed against the concern on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
Bryan Presented Watch

Washington, June 25.-Employes of the state department today presented former Secretary Bryan With gold watch Everyone in the department contributed to the fund with which the gift was purchased. Accepting the watch MT. Bryan said he would treas ure it particularly because he recog nized that 1t was given as a personal token and not expression of po- litlcal attachment
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
NO REFERENDUM WILL BEHELDNEXTMONDAY Y
Members of Legislative Delegation Recognize Right of People to Be Heard On Five Commis- sioner Bll-Age-Herald Is Congratulated For It's Fight For People
Age-Hera'd Congrdtulated

Jefferson county legislative delegation have
  the merciessy the people to consulting hem would trarily government a Ward president of the the referendum woul have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
pavne-Millicau

John B. Payne and Miss Minnie May Millican were married yesterday after noon at Father Malone's parish at 6:3o O clock MT. and Mrs. Payne will make their home in Chattanooga. The wedding was attended only by immediate friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26


 the improvement of sanitary and public health conditions in the state at large.
 s'The state health officer. with the ap- proval of the board, is to divide the state into public health districts, each district to comprise one or more counties. accord ing to population, full time health of ficer, chosen wherever the best available man may be found, regardless of geo. graphic lines, is to be provided for each district The district health officer, with tn. advice of the district board of health. and by the aid of the various medical, scientific, technical and office assistants whom he is empowered to appoint is, un- der the state health officer, to have su- pervision over all public health matters in his district.
 District boards of health are to be com posed of both physicians and laymen the former to be elected by the county med ical societies, the latter to consist of the chairman of the board of revenue and the mayor of the town which is the county seat.
 sThe amended Gorgas bill differs here from the original. in that the district health officer Is to be paid locally, rather than out of the state appropriation for the public health department, and fur ther in the fact that the plans for local boards of health were not worked out in the original scheme. The reason for this method of selecting the district health officer is that under the present plan of having the county society elect part 1 time local man to the position, sentiment 1 and local influence are often determining l factors, regardless of qualifications. The I Gorgas bill avoids the operation of these ] influences by placing the appointive power | in the Hands of the central board through ! it's executive officer Thus the district l health officer will be chosen with refer 1 ence to fitness only, and no difficulty will be encountered in importing man for the position, If there 10 no available local man who measureq up to the require-' smentts i-. Y ..--< 7 >>> }
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
Rank Declares Dividend

At the regular monthly meeting or ti,e directors of the Merchants and Mechanics Trust and Savings bank the usual semi annual dividend of per cent was declared. payable July l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
NICOL IS PROBING
 WRECK NEAR HERE

The recent railroad wrecks at Weems and at Nauvoo are being investigated by the state railroad commission, it was learned yesterday. B. H. Cooper local member of the commission, has sent Capt. T. w. Nicol to investigate both accidents.
 MT. Cooper stated yesterday that Cap tain Nicol had filed his report on the Weems wreck. and was now working on the Illinois Central wreck at Nauvoo. The reports will not be made public. how CT, until they have come before the rail- road commission officially.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26

There will be a double header baseball game this afternoon at the Ensley par!< between the Ensley Park baseball team and the Fairmont baseball team. Ths first game will start at B o'clock. The young ladies of the Ensley park will serve ice cream and cold drinks for tho benefit of the playground
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26
Creating Health Districts

"The state board of health. through it's executive officer. Is to have Jurisdiction over all public health matters in the state, including full power to prescribe and enforce rules and regulations for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-26

T. c. Newberry, merchant of North Nadsden. is building a large warehouse there with a view to catering the wholesalA grocery business.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
School Children Make Bird Houses.

The boys and girls of the Columbus public school, under the direction of one of the teachers. are making bird houses. They have already made twenty. of sizes ranging from one to nine rooms. These are intended for the martins. especially. since they con sume such numbers of destructive in- sects. The old idea that the only use a boy has for bird is as a target for stones and airgun is surely dying out in progressive communities Intelli- gent people. old and young, recognize birds as invaluable friends to the farmer, the fruit grower and the gar dener and protect them as such. We are glad to note that several Brook vile boys are providing houses for wrens and bluebirds and are thus do- ing their part in this good work Brookville American.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
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TREES PLANTED TOO THICKLY
Mistake Made by Many People Who Set Out the Desirable Shade for
 the Summer Days.

A week ago the writer saw a street where trees had just been planted but twenty-five feet apart There is no tree large enough for street use that should be planted SO thickly. Could every other one be taken out at the end of ten years from planting. no fault could be found with the scheme
 At a score of years after planting, pepper trees are close enough at 60 feet apart For the first ten years they could well be maintained at 30 feet apart. but who will cut away the offending aIternates when the time is ripe? Unfortunately all are left, to form a solid wall of green on each side of the street so that no glimpse of anything may be seen outside this narrow and uninteFesting channel dubbed, usually, "a beautiful avenue of living green serious misnomer. Each tree should be silhouetted against the sky so that it's individual ity may be seen, it's beauty of outline, grace of carriage, form and color of foliage and flower, and also that a clear view may be had of both the near and the distant landscape. Let in the glorious sunshine and air; also let them out, and have landscape views as free. Neither fence in any thing or fence out anything The trees may with propfiety be made to appropriate their just share of the ter ritory and the view. but no more. There should be other rights and other places for other objects-Los Angeles Times
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
FOR THE GOOD OF THE TOWN
Ten Commandments That Are Worth Heeding by the Citizens of Any
 Community.

These Ten Commandments for the spring cleanup are just as good in this town as they were in Winfield, Kan. where the Courier printed them:
 Thou shalt honor thy neighborhood and keep 1t clean.
 Remember thy cleaning day and keep it wholly.
 Thou shalt take care of thy rubbish heap else thy neighbor will bear wit ness against thee.
 Thou shalt keep in order thy alley, thy back yard thy hall and thy stair way.
 Thou shalt not let the wicked fly breed on thy premises.
 Thou shalt not kill thy neighbor by ignoring fire menaces or by poisoning the air with foul odors.
 Thou shalt not keep thy windows closed day and night.
 Thou shalt support the city, county and state health officers in their work and obey their instructions.
 Thou shalt eat less. breathe deeper, rise earlier and bathe oftener.
 These things do that thy days may be long and healthy upon the earth.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
settinq Out Trees and Shrubs.

Now is the time to set out trees and shrubs. In setting any plant of this kind in new location it is necessary for the hole to be large enough to allow the roots to be spread out. The soil should be worked around the roots, as every space under them will mean just that amount of idle root. Too many empty spaces under the roots mean dead tree or shrub. When the earth is filled in it should be tramped iq as firmly as possible. It is some times desirable to wet down the soil to make it pack more firmly. The soil particles must be forced against the roots to enable the soil water to be carried to them through the action of capillary attraction. Many of the fail ures in transplanting come from per hitting the soil to lie too lightly over the roots.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
To Annreclate Colors.

Only few of the great painters have been great "colorists." for the re- grettable reason that they could not divinely see color. and to such paint CTS the master colorist has been called crude and garish. The fine thing for everyone is to cultivate the eye to a close and ever observation of all hues and shades in nature, for in that way only one can have the pleasure of the highest appreciation of nature. splen- did as the wondrous revelations of the spectrum is in it's divination of the composition of rays of light.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15

On order from the government of Holland, the Dutch sculptor, Toon Dupuis, has made this bronze bust of Petrus Stuyvesant, who from 1646 to 1864 was director general of the New Netherlands, afterward New York state. It Is to be presented to New York city on the third centenary of it's founding and will be placed in St. Marks Episcopal church on the Bowery, where Stuyyesant is buried. The bust was cast recently in Belgium by special permission of the German military authorities now ruling in that country.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15

William s. Bond, chemist of Will mington, Del, just after emerging from an air-tight box submerged in a tank, in which he was shut up for seven hours in order to test his chem ical formula for purifying air Bond asserted that the chemical. which he carried in a handbag. would have en- definitely
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15

Men of all ranks are responding to the call of Minister of Munitions Lloyd-George and helping in the man. ufacture of war supplies. The photo graph shows Lord Norbury, one of England's wealthiest noblemen. at the lathe in an aeroplane factory. where he has taken job" which pays him seven pence an hour in order to en- courage others.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
Aoainst BiItboards.

Several hundred women in Firwood, Pa. have started crusade to place under the ban every store, theater and other business that uses billboards as an advertising medium.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15
Pride in the Home.

Many men are determined to beau- tify their home grounds this summer even if they have to make their wives do the work.-South Bend News Times.
The Monticellonian., 1915-07-15

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