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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-20

fatal error comes too late. Twenty
odd men, good and true, have paid
for it with their lives.
There is, must be, some one indi-.
vidual, or perhaps more than one,
upon whom rests the responsibility
for the disaster, or else the naval bu-
reau at Washington is branded as ut
terly incompetent and wholly un-
worthy.
Not with the idea alone of punish
ing those whose criminal carelessness
has cost a score of lives, but that an
awful blot may be removed from the
escutcheon of.this nation, that a sys-
TEN fraught with appalling possibili-
ties may be eradicated, a searching
investigation should be instituted.
If, as a result. the fault should be
placed, those officers found guilty of
so recklessly toying with the lives OF
faithful subordfnates should be dis
missed from the service forthwith.
They should be forced to wear the
badge Of dishonor, for dishonored
they are by their own actions, if
these charges be true. -
There is enough testimony Of grave
fault already adduced to demand that
court-martial sift the affair to the
smallest grain, and the people of
America will not, for once, be salts
fed with an official whitewashing.
The flag is soiled and must be
cleansed, otherwise tits but a rag
without a meaning.
A cIHE NIIcTSH 111.o.,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-20

States and Canada. $S.Oo Year.
Entered as second-class matter April
"a lSl4; at me postoftfiSSe at Chieago.
LET NOT THE GUILTY ESCAPE.
"A dreadful indictment of the au-
thorities in charge of the naval sta
ton at Honolulu is returned, if the
letter purporting to have been writ
E ten by the commander of the F-4,
Lieut.. Alfred Eide, to his brother in
Los Angeles, is found to be anthem
tic. That portion of the letter given
out to the public is said to read as
follows: 81
This is not very exciting place,
but enough happens to the boat to
at least keep up interest. just came
from Pearl harbor Thursday, where
l have been for ten days having a
new motor put in. Previous to that
we had a hydrogen explosion in the
battery, engine breakdowns, etc.
$50 there is something doing all
the time. Take a mere trifle like to-
day; down fifty feet and no bottom
below and water trickling in one of
the valves. That does not give us
a thrill any more. In fact, if the
whole boat should vanish in smoke
1 don't think 1 would be terribly as
tonished."
1t is dated four days prior to the
time the F-4 sank beneath the wa
tiers, never to reappear. The mute
testimony it bears is supported by the
statement of Mrs. Nelson, wife of the
chief machinist of the Inflated craft.
Someone has blundered, but, as is
always the case, the discovery of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

ing house or restaurant keeper may, on giving 10 days notice of the time and place of such sale. by advertisement, by one insertion in some newspaper pub lished in the county in which the hotel. inn, boarding house or restaurant is To- cated, or if there be no such paper, by posting the notice in a conspicuous place in the lobby of such hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant, and one other pub lie place in the county, sell such goods and baggage to the highest bidder, and apply the proceeds to the payment of the charges for and expense of keep ing such goods and baggage, and the sale thereof, and to the satisfaction, in whole or in part. as the case may be, of said lien, and the balance, if any there be, shall be paid over to the owner on demand. The demand herein first pro- vided for may be made in person, or by letter or writing, duly stamped, addressed and mailed to such owner, to his address, if known to such keeper, or to the ad- dress appearing on the register of such hotel, inn, boarding house or restaurant
 Approved August 2 1915.
 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

No 67S9 GIT. 1891. Hogan. To authorize county commissioners, or
 boards of revenue, in counties in this
 state of 10000 inhabitants, or more ac-
 cordlng to last federal census. or any
 subsequent federal census, to elect
 physicians to attend the inmates of
 county poorhouses and jails and to fix
 their terms of office and compensation. Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section 1. That the courts of county commissioners or boards of revenue in the various counties in this state of 150,000 inhabitants or more, according to the last federal census, or any subsequent federal census, be and they are hereby authorized and empowered from and after the ap- proval of this act to elect a physician or as many physicians as in their discre- ton may be necessary to attend the in mates of the county poorhouses and jails in such counties.
 Sec. 2. That such courts shall fix and determine the term or terms of such physician or physicians, which term or terms of office shall not be for a longer period than the expiration of the terms of office of the members of said courts, and such courts shall fix and determine the amount of compensation which shall be paid to such physician or physicians and shall determine what duties such physi- clan shall perform.
 Sec. 3. That all laws, local, general or special, in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.
 Approved September 23, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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the state board of health within 30 aays thereafter to examine the source or water supply, and the drainage of the land adjacent thereto, and to an aiyze me water and determine whether IL Is or not. or can be made pure ana Wholesome and suitable as a domestic water supply. The state board of health shall pay particular attention 10 the watershed which it is proposed To utilize and the liability of the same 10 pollution, and it shall not approve ene appilcauon of any person. firm, corporation or municipality to develop or utilize source of supply where the water Is unfit for use or likely to be- come so. The state board of health in making such examination shall con slider all the facts and circumstances bearing upon the source of supply. and 'he possibility of its contamination. and If it ascertains that the water is unfit for domestic purposes. is contami- mated, or likely to become so. or that the drainage of the watershed is likely To cause pollution of said water supplv in such a way that the same cannot be remedied, the state board of health snail refuse to grant to any person. company corporation, institution or municipality, permit to utilize said water supply, provided, however that the state board of health may issue said permit if the water so proposed to be used can be. purified. and the{ person, firm, corporation or municipal{ ny desiring to develop or utilize the same, will comply with the requirSc ments of the state board of health. arls treat and purify such water in the man. ner prescribed by it.
 sec Q. NO person, firm, corporation, institution or municipality shall here arter construct any waterworks or water"orks system for supplying water Tor domestic purposes to the puplic, without having first obtained permit from the state board of health as provided in the preceding section. and no municipal corporation shall be authorized to incur any debt, or to is- sue any bonds in aid of such water sup ply unless permit shall first have been obtained from the state board of health approving the source of sup ply as set out in the preceding section.
 Sec. 6. All laws and parts of laws In conflict with the provisions of this act be and the same are hereby re- pealed.
 Sec. 7. That no provision of or con- tained In any section of this act shall be construed to be in conflict with or to supplant any power now or here after to be vested in municipal cor poratlons to regulate. supervise or con- trol the source or sources of supply of waterworks plants or systems supply ing water To clues and towns and the inhabitants thereof, to provide for ex- aminations or analyses of water, to pre- scribe the conditions upon which waterworlSs plants may be built or the sources of supply changed or enlarged, or to prevent the furnishing of impure or polluted water or provide for the purity of water supplies or the main tenance of the purity thereof
 Approved September 23, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
JOHN TURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT


 No. 59o) (H. 1884. Morris To amend an act entitled an act ''To regulate the sale of cotton seed meal" approved November 22, 1907:
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama that section 1 be amended to read as follows:
 Section 1. That any person, firm or cor poration offering for sale any cotton seed meal in this state shall have tags at tached to each bag with the guaranteed analysis of such meal printed thereon, and. in case of sale in bulk, shall have such analysts set forth in the contract of sale. stating the per cent of ammonia, phosphoric acid, potash and protein and fat contained therein; and no cotton seed meal containing less than 71s per cont of ammonia shall be sold as fertilizer in this state.
 Sec .. That all cotton seed meal con- taining per cent of ammonia and 45 per cent of protein and fat shall be stamped or tagged high grade, and all cotton seed meal offered for sale in bags or other packages or parcels which contain not less than 71z per cent of ammonia and not less than 43 per cent of protein and fat shall be stamped or tagged prime meal. All cotton seed meal offered for sale in sacks or bags or other packages or parcels which contain less than per cent of ammonia and 30 per cent of protein and fat shall be classed and branded as low grade meal. Should any manufacturer of cotton seed meal increase the per cent of ammonia by adding nitrate of soda or sulphate of ammonia. he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction, shall. in the discretion of the court, for felt their sale of contract
 Approved September r. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

and the auditor shall upon request of the state superintendent of education, draw ms warrant upon the state treasurer in favor of the county treasurer of school funds of the county for the amount so certihed by the state superintendent of education in accordance with this act.
 D. That the funds So set apart for any county shall be expended by the county board of education of any county en- utied to receive the benefits of this act. as In the opinion of said county board will best promote the cause of educa- ton in said county.
 o- That all laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act DC and the same are hereby repealed.
 Approved September 9, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PuRIFOY.
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.
JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.

 No. 767) IS. sea I,usk To create the office of reporter of de-
 cisions provide for his appointment,
 and fix his compensate Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 Section l. That the office of reporter of occasions of the courts of last resort of the state of Alabama is hereby created. such reporter to be appointed or elected py the justices of the supreme court. Tor such time as may be determined by the said justices of the supreme court, removable from office at any time the said Justices of the supreme court may sec fit to do so.
 Sec. 2. That such reporter of decisions shall receive as his compensation the sum or $S6OO per annum, payable monthly out or the state treasury, upon warrant of the state auditor
 Sec 3. That all laws and parts of laws In conflict herewith be, and the same are hereby, repealed
 Approved September 2s, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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FOUR

the supposition that such payment was required by said act, and
 Whereas, it has been decided by the supreme court. in the case of Blake vs. State, ex rel. Going. ct al. IFS Ala. 407. that the said act of 1909 was repealed by an act entitled An act to regulate the disposition and disbursement Of witness Ices collected by clerks of courts of rec ord and which fees have not been paid out to the parties entitled thereto within two years after collected by the clerk" ." approved April 3. 1911 tActs 19it page 2O0), and held. in construing the two acts. that unclaimed witness fees were made pay able to the county treasurer. and not to she state treasurer. and
 Whereas the treasurer of Jefferson county now demands of said John G. Bradley that said sum of l,13599 be paid to him as such treasurer:
 Now, therefore, be il enacted by the legislature Of Alabama. that the state auditor be. and is hereby authorized and required to draw warrant Oh the state treasurer i'll favor of the treasurer of Jefferson county for said amount and that the said warrant be paid by the state treasurer out of the funds of said state, whereupon the said John c. Brad ley shall be relieved of all liability to Jefferson county for the payment of said sum.
 2SSs -' AoNioSus hoNtNefi tndl tue gov einor, the attorney general the state auditor, the state treasurer and the di- rector of the department of archives and History shall be and constitute a com mission whose duty it shall be to as- certain how much is due, and shall make an award in writing to the governor as to the amount due and the said gov ernor shall in writing order the state auditor to draw his warrant upon the state treasurer Tor the amount tained to be due. and it shall be the duty of the state treasurer to pay said warrant out of any money in the treas Lry not otherwise appropriated.
 Approved September 20 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

No. 555) (H. 1O45 John. To amend Section 127s of the Code of
 1907.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama that section 1279 of the Code of Alabama, 1907, be. and the same is, here by amended so as to read as follows: 1279: Markets Regulation of-To estab- fish, regulate and control markets and market houses, and to require and pro- vide for the proper inspection of food, products and articles offered for sale as barter within the police Jurisdiction of the city or town and for the punishment of persons or corporations offering for sale unsound or unwholesome articles in markets or other places in the city or town, or within the police iurisdic- ton thereof; to inspect all dairies and the products of the same in the county in which the city or town or any part thereof is located, and the owner of which sells or disposes of milk or butter in such city or town, and to regulate the same. and the council may fix and prescribe the payment of a reasonable fee for such in- spection: such council shall have the power to regulate the sale of meats, veg etables. fruits and other articles, and to prescribe the localities in which the same may be sold; provided, that in such mu- inequalities having a population of not less than 13,000 and not more than 25 900 inhabitants, according to the last or any subsequent federal census. any person shall have the right to keep and sell fresh meats in such localities in any grocery store, green grocery store, or other store of similar nature subject to the ordinances of the city regulating the slaughtering. inspecting and keeping and selling of such meats; and the right shall not be restrained or denied by the i'm position of unnecessary. unreasonable or discriminatory regulations or excessive licenses; and provided further, that in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.

 No. S34) IS a2s T.uslx To amend an act, entitled an act to pro vide stenographer for the supreme court reporter. to fix the salary of the same, and to make appropriations to pay said salary. Be 1t enacted by the legislature of Ala bama:
 Section l. That section 1 of the act to provide a stenographer for the supreme court reporter. to fix a salary of same and make appropriations to pay such salary, be amended to read as follows Section l. A stenograhper is hereby provided for the reporter of decisions for the su- preme and appellate courts. to be appoint ed by the said reporter of decisions, whose salary shall be nine hundred dollars per year, payable monthly out of the state treasury. upon warrants drawn by the state auditor
 Sec. ?. Be 1t further enacted that sec ton of the said act be, and the same Is hereby repealed
 Approved September 27, 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
AN ACT

No. 550) 1T 19ee Noalax For the relief of T. G. Green of Lawrence
 county, Alabama, for compensation and
 expenses incurred by him in the appre-
 hension and transportation of St Clair
 Jones, charged with the murder of Buck
 WILLS, from the state of Kentucky to
 the state Of Alabama
 Section 1. Whereas on the morning os July B, 191S St. Clair Wade Ga negro) murdered Buck Willis Ia negro), near Town Creek. Lawrence county, Alabama and made his escape A reward was of Tered Tor his arrest and delivery to the sheriff of Lawrence county The pub lished reward was for $1S0 and stated that the citizens of Town Creek would pay $60 Of this reward and the state would pay S120. Under and by virtue of this reward, Mir. T. G. Green of Lawrence county, Alabama, after considerable time and money spent in fruitless trips to many different points, finally located him at Paris, Ky. He then went to Paris, se- cured the negro, brought him back to Lawrence county and delivered him to the sheriff. The negro was convicted at the following term of court and is now serving a life sentence for the crime Through some misunderstanding between the then governor and the solicitors of the district the reward of the state was never paid, and there is no record in the governors office to show the reward was ever offered. The governor then acting admits that he did offer a reward1of s100. conditioned upon the recommendation of the solicitor. Now, therefore in considera- tion of the premises
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala
 bama:
 That the governor be and is hereby au- thorized to pay the said T. G. Green, out of his contingent fund the sum of 500 as q reward for the services rendered the state as above set out
 Approved September IS, 1915 Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY.
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACl'

 No. 6S9) (H. 957. Davie For the relief of J. E. Shackleford of Green Pond, Bibb county, Alabama, a Confederate veteran. Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bema:
 Section l. That the sum of $160 is appropriated out of the moneys in the priated, to J. D. Shackleford, 9 Con- federate soldier who resides at Green Pond, in Bibb county Alabama, whose name was enormously stricken from the pension roll of the Confederate veterans during the years of 1911 and 1912
 Sec 2 That upon approval of this act by the governor of the state of Alabama. the state auditor of Alabama is directed to draw his warrant on the state treasury for the said sum of stG0 in favor of said J. D. Shackle- ford
 Sec. g. Provided. howeHer.stha the governor, the attorney general, the state auditor, the state treasurer and the director of the department of ar cDives and history shall be and con- sutute a commission whose duty 1t shall be to ascertain how much is due and shall make an award in writing to the governor as to the amount so due and the said governor shall in writing order the state auditor to draw his warrant upon the state treasurer for the amount ascertained to be due and it shall be the duty of the state treasurer to pay said warrant out of any money in the treasury not other- wise appropriated.
 Approved September 23, 1y15 Official
 JOHN TURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
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the territory outside of the corporats limits and inside of the police jurisdic- Con or municipality of the size above mentioned, any person shall have the rlght to sell fresh meats subject to in- speetion of such meats on the premises Where sold and subject to the same san uary and slaughtering regulations gov ernihs meats sold inside of the corporate limits and subject to license to he fixed by the city.
 Approved September 1s 1915 Official
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23

intention and purpose.
 Sec. i. That the fees herein allowed to the sheriff for services shall include all services to be rendered by him of every nature. including the execution Of writs or processes issued out of or by said court
 Sec. 5. That if any section of this bill IS declared to be unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the remaining or other sections of the act.
 Sec. 6. All laws, general. special or private. in conflict herewith are hereby repealed in so far as they relate to counties of the population hereinabove set out.
 Sec. :. That this act shall include all Inferior civil courts in counties having a population of not less than S0,000 nor more than 100000, according to the last federal census or any subsequent fed eral census, whether the same has juris- diction of the entire county or only within a municipality thereof.
 Sec. 8. This act shall take effect inn mediately upon it's passage and ap- proval.
 Approved September IT. 1915. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT.

 No. 5O0.) H. 112a Henderson To permit all common carriers in this state to grant free transportation to needy Confederate veterans to and from the state and national reunions of the United Confederate Veterans. section l. Be 1t enacted by the legisla- ture Of Alabama that it shall be lawful Tor all common carriers in this state to grant free transportation to all needy Confederate veterans over their respective lines of travel, to and from all reunions or the Confederate veterans state and national, on the certificate of the com marders of the camps of that organization showing the worthiness of the applicants for such transportation.
 Sec Z. That all laws and parts of laws In conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed
 Became law under section 125 of the constitution. Official:
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secrtary of State.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-23
AN ACT

AN ACT
 No. 5S5) GIT. 16i1. Chamberlain. To limit costs in civil suits other than
 unlawful detainer suits involving not
 more than $50 brought or instituted
 in inferior courts located or estab
 lished in counties having a popula-
 tion of not less than S0.000 nor more
 than 100, ,00O. according to the last fed
 eral census or any subsequent fed
 eral census.
 Be it enacted by the legislature of Ala bama.
 Section 1. The provisions of this act shall refer to and apply only to inferior courts located or established in counties of Alabama having a population of not less han S0.000 nor more than 100000 according to the last federal census or any subsequent federal census.
 Sec. 2. That in any civil suit involv- ing not more than $50, other than un- lawful detainer suits instituted in any inferior court located or established in any county in this state having popu lation of not less than S0,000 nor more than 100000 according to the last fed eral census or any subsequent federal census. the costs or the fees of the clerk of such court or of such court shall not exceed the sum of $1. and the fees of the sheriff for any and all services rem dered by him shall not exceed $1.
 Sec. 8. That the idea and intention of this act Is to limit the fees of the sher- if to S1 and the court in which such suit is instituted to not more than S1 for all services rendered in competitor with such suit and this act shall be so construed as to have the effect of such