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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-29

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Challenges Wards Asser- tions Which He Claims Are Made to Hide Wards
 Own Inefficiency
PREDICTS MIR. WARD
 NOW HOLDS HIS LAST
 POLITICAL OFFICE
Says Commissioner Has Been Reading Too Much War News and Has Boiled Over With Feeling of
 Emotional Insanity"

B. Steiner this morning comes back at Commissioner George Ward "with his gloves off.
 In letter to The Age-Hernld. written from New York, he replies to Mir. Wards recent charges about MT. Steiner's connection with Bir- minGham's sinking fund.
 Thoroughly aroused he defends his past acts In Birmingham. points to his investments here. his con- tinued friendship for Birmingham and says the commissioner Is try ing to hide his own inefficiency by a cloud of dust raised by attacking someone else.
 He predicts that MT. Ward will never hold another political office and that when his present term cx- pires he twill have to go to work like other people,
 He says the ommissiOner has been reading too much war news and has "bOilcd over with s feeling of emotional insanity" hut Mir. Steiner consoles himself with the thought that "ruscaloosa Is not far from Birmingham"
 He writes as follows, To the Editor of The Age-Herald;
 l beg you for enough space to answe George Wards article, which appeared il your paper on Saturday, February 6. In this connection, l desire to than my numerous Birmingham friends an acquaintances who have since then calle and expressed their kind feelings toward me and their disapproval of the unwar rdnted, uncalled for and outrageous at tack on me, an old business man an large taxpayer of our good city, by on of its officials, who takes pains to dra' a large salary, a larger one than he earn or deserves from the city treasury, t which I in a manner contributed or i other words, who is now trying to bit the hand that feeds him.
 I also thank my son, Herbert, who ha thought that it may be necessary on ae count of my age and absence to defen ne. It is true I am getting old, bt thank heaven, not yet too old to be UT able to handle George Ward-and SC, eral G. Wards-for he does not amour to much, never did. He is only win and not big wind at that.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
APPEAL MADE FOR HORSE AND WAGON
Associated Charities Wood Yard
 Hampered by Lack of Delivery aa Facilities

The lack of horse and wagon is Seriously hampering the operation of the municipal wood yard that is fur nishing employment for many of the men of family of the city who are out of work William Hill, who has charge of the yard, states that the horse he has been using is sick and cannot be worked and the wagons are too dilapi- dated to use further. He states that he has many orders that cannot be filled unless some one will loan him the use of a horse and wagon for a short time. He promised to feed and take good care of any horse that might be loaned to him and to take care of the wagon.
 Mir. Hill states that owing to the lac of raw material the wood yard was suspended for several days, but that he has secured plenty of material and has number of orders that he desires to fill at once. The wood yard has been the means of providing employment for many of the workmen of the city and has been the means of providing for a number of families who would other wise have been dependent on charity. ! 1t has been suggested that during the dull period many of the firms owning delivery wagons could spare one for at least week which will enable the wood yard to continue operations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
COMMITTEES TOBE
 ANNOUNCED SOON
Crawford Johnson Visits Chamber of Commerce
 First Time as President

Next week, probably within the next few days, the work on the naming of the new committees will be finished and Johnson of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon.
 President Johnson paid his maiden visit to the offices of the chamber yes terday afternoon, talking with General Secretary Radcliffe and others for nearly two hours getting a line on affairs of the office and discussing plans for the new year.
 P. G. Shook, retiring president stated at the time of MT. Johnson's inaugural that he believed he would bottle up all
 the forces for good'' in the interest of the chamber and suggested that after July 1, MT. Johnson's business would bs so good that he could abandon his ofrct entirely and give all of his time 10 tne Chamber of Commerce. and President
 Johnson admitted yesterday that he ex' poets to devote great deal of his time and energy to the civic organization ol which he will now be the head for ont year.
 l .arbe appointment of the committees l is a very important natter, ne saio "and I want to give it the best attention and get the best advise l can. The tWe vice presidents, Frank Rushton an,
 Eugene L. Brown, will assist MT John son in this work.
 1 As soon as the committees are named the new president will call the first meet | ing of his board of directors, who witf l the aid of the chairmen of the commit
 tees will elect the general secretary oi
 inc chambber for the year. Much interes | is attached to this event on accouh. o'
 the contest for the place between iou'
 men, w. c. Radcliffe, John E. sheipy
 N. F. Thompson and John w. Sibiey. Il
 is probable the meeting will be held tn' l last of this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
BARNETT PREPARES FOR SPRING TRADE Extensive Improvements Made at Yards of His
 Company

J. Mercer Barnett, president of the Bar
 nett Lumber company Is not only an
 optimist but he talks optimism and fol-
 lows up his words by deeds which stamp
 him as the real article. MT. Barnett's
 already large stock of lumber has been
 augmented within the last 90 days by 100
 carloads, he has spent $7000 in improving
 his yard, the wagons have been repaired, repainted and put into condition for ac- tive service and the auto trucks like wise have been rehabilitated. MT. Bar nett is expecting a lively spring and sum mer trade and is preparing for it.
 There is really no reason why busi- ness should be bad in Birmingham said
 MT. Barnett yesterday. Money markets now are in much better condition and | business here is decidedly on the up- grade Within the last three weeks my 1 firm has sold the lumber for IA houses and many smaller jobs of repair work. The largest order we have had recently called for more than 250,0OO feet of lum-
 Der, and this. take it, is an indication that business is not at all bad.
 "Of course, the unusually gooo weatne, we have had during two weeks past has had the effect or Stlnulafing traut 1 in building circles, but I believe thai 1 business is inherently sound and that oui orders recently, which are more than w received for three months preceding. is a forerunner of the prosperity that is sure to come to the country and to Br 1 mingham particularly.
 We have the greatest city in the south l and all it's people need to be prosperous ! is to have confidence. Having confidenc. | in ones city just at this particular time l Is not only good business, but if every body, instead of sitting tight will begir
 to loosen up. the effect will be far reac ching, benefiting everyone from tn, l laboring man to the big business men. | "rhe spring-like weather of the pas l influence on the building trades general,
 and many contracts for houses have beer l let. The money market Is easier and any
 one with security can get as much none, as they want Labor Is cheap and build | ing materials cheaper than they hay been in years. It Is a good time to built and the people of Birmingham are no slow to take advantage of the times. l ''I feel so very optimistic that improve | nlents to the extent of 5000 have beel made in our yard. The automobile truck and the wagons have been overhauled an, 100 cars of lumber have been ordered t, | supplement our stock, which already i 1 the largest in this district.
 l "All we have needed to get us starte, was good weather and now that we hay it expect to see business hum. It i ! a good time of the year to spend money and believe the people appreciate thi fact and will do so.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
ENSLEN ADVISES
 DEPOS|TORS NOT
 ID SELL CLAIMS
Statement Says Arrange ments Are Being Perfected for Early Resumption by
 Jefferson Bank

That under all circumstances the de- positors and creditors of the Jefferson County bank would no doubt be paid in full and advising all of the depositors not to discount their deposits or the creditors their claims. was the substance of a statement issued yesterday afternoon by Eugene F. Enslen, president of the Jef- ferson County Savings bank.
 The bank, it was stated, will resume within a reasonable time and the off cers and directors hope that those hold ing deposit claims or claims of other na- ture will not sell them. MT. Enslen point ed out that the bank could not resume until the time set by the banking de- partment of the state had expired, but that there was no doubt whatever but that the bank would come around in good shape. The statement issued follows:
 MT. Eugene F. Enslen, president ot the Jefferson County Savings bank, an nounces that arrangements are being per fected as rapidly as practicable for the bank to resume operations with added capital. He further expresses the hope which is shared by all of the officers and directors, that the depositors and other creditors would not discount their claims as they no doubt will be paic in full under all circumstances"
 The statement of MT. Enslen will be of wide interest in Birmingham on ac- count of the fact that there has been nc statement before made by an official oI the bank as to the final outcome for the depostors MT. Enslen yesterday wa optimistic and seemed to think that tht officials would be able to acquire a suf ficient amount of money to resume jus as soon as the state banking departmen completes its task.
 It was stated yesterday that the off cials of the bank have received assur ances from many of the largest stock holders that they were entirely willing to increase their holdings and thereb! place in the capital sufficient amour of money to get the bank again in oper alton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Important Points Threshed Out Yesterday and Agree
 ment Seems in Sight
BOTH SIDES EAGER
 TO DO RIGHT THING
Further Conferences Between City and Water Company Will Prob, ably Be Held Monday to
 Settle Certain Points
py RALPH R. SILVER

Honest sincere cooperation and de- sire for a fair settlement on the part of both parties. while 1t would appear is not exactly in accordance with the popular public conception of these ne- gotiations, was the feature which marked the conference between tho of flcials of tho Birmingham waterworks company and the members of the city
 commission yesterday morning at 10 o'clock-the first meeting of the kind which has been open to newspaper men.
 There appears to be every indication
 at present that the two parties now
 negotiating for reduced water rates
 and municipal ownership of the water works plant will come to an amicabe agreement
 There was an absolute lack of that bitter. lynx eyed suspicion of each oth- er which seems to be the general pub lio impression of the negotiations, on 1 the part of all concerned. The spirit of
 a man. to-man business deal in which l justice to one party is as necessary as Justice to the other party prevailed tho
 entire conference.
 Suggestions of changes in the propo-
 
 commission were met with a frank. open spirit by the officials of tho water works company; and the same was true | in the opposite case. No yelled language was used by a waterworks official in telling why he favored or opposed any provision of the agreement under con sideration. There was that frank spirit of an open and above board business deal that carries with 1t conviction that each man wants only what he believes | it is right for him to have rather than what he can get by strategy and bick- ering.
 Several Points Agreed Upon There have been several points agreed
 upon in the negotiations which are changes from the original proposition as made by the waterworks company and which are Just that many steps 1 nearer the final amlcable agreement | that now seems in sight
 The clause providing that the com | pany could turn off and on the water of l consumers has been eliminated entirely, the inspection of meters by the com pany has been eliminated, a clause pro vding the city can use fire hydrants to fill sprinkling wagons has been in-
 serted, clause providing that lawn sprinkling rate shall be computed on
 the narrowest frontage of lot has been inserted. and it has been agreed
 that the city shall have the right to buy
 at any time after settlement Is | reached.
 The main features under discussion yes- 1 terday were as follows; In case of tho l fiat rate. which Is based on number of
 rooms. what shall be the definition of & 1 room?
 l That the clause reading not more than l 5000 changes from flat to meter rates tContinued on Page SixD
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
MAKES A MISTAKE
 OF MERE $13O,O0O

You mention in your article that E.
 Steiner and family own nearly all of the bonds of the city issued prior to 190O, and that i've are getting ready to cash in and that these bonds amount to $l,7oo.- 0O0." You should know. and if you don't
 know, look at the report of Mir. c. $.
 Peterson, city auditor, exhibit No. 60 of the year 1910, which is the only data
 I have, and it will show you that up to
 1e0c there were only issued by the city
 and then outstanding in all, only $1,570000
 orth of bonds. You are making a mis-
 take of $130OO0. but that shows the reck- lessness of your statements. Now how could I, or the Steiners. have made 'ap- proximately million even if I had purchased all of the bonds at price as You say from 40 to 70? Cannot you figure better than that? Don't you know tha. you cannot fool the people with any such ras sh assertions and figures?
 did not make million out of this transaction. I received the compensati0n which the city agreed l to nay me, on condition that Steiner | Brothers were successful in reliev- | .(Continued on Page Seven)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 w. A. Wingo, Morris. to Miss Lil- lian Beavers.
 Charlie Parsons, Flint Hill, to Miss May Brakefield.
 Robert P. McDavid, Birmingham, to Miss Minnie Virginia Jones.
 Frank L. Delaney Birmingham, t1 Miss Sadie Virginia Blinkley.
 ]. R. Boyd. Porter to Mrs Minnie Barrentine. R. O. Pitts. East Lake. to Miss irma Snider. Leo Kohn, Birmingham, to Miss Pearl Rutledge,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
B. STEINER HITS BACK HARD IN
 REPLY TO WARDS SENSA TIONAL
HARVIE BRANSCOMB TELLS
 OF BELGIAN EXPERIENCES
Alabama Rhodes Scholar is Back at Oxford After Several Months Spent in Relief Work-Intimate Glmpses of His Life During Many Weeks Spent in
 That Unhappy Country

B. H. Branscomb, better known
 tc his hundreds of Alabama friends
 as Harvie Branscomb, has written an
 interesting letter to his parepts Dr.
 and Mrs. l.. C. Branscomb on his
 recent experiences in Belgium. He
 is one of Alabamas Rhodes scholars
 and spent several months assisting
 in the Belgian relief work. His let
 ter with the elimination of some or
 the purely personal messages is as
 follows:
 Oxford Eng. January 2S 1915.
 Dear Father and Mother: Oxford again, Arrived from London last even ing. Our work in Belgium was a won derful experience. We had all the ex- citement that we anticipated with none of the hardships. On leaving Rotterdam we went by train to Antwerp. We had secured from the German consul at Rot terdam entrance passes so that we had lie trouble crossing the frontier. ''The first incident that savored of an adventure occurred as we reached Ant werp. Our train was met by German soldiers who had orders to search thor oughly every one entering the city. They divided our party into groups, searching the separate punches with great care. l vas in the first group and we were marched down the platform and the ex- | animation began. They went through my suitcase, taking out all of it's contents and thoroughly examining and feeling them to see that nothing was concealed. Then they turned their attention to me. Pockets were turned out and they ran their hands all over my body 10 see that nothing was hidden in the seams of my clothing. Everything was going smoothly until they came to letter which T had received at Rotterdam from Miss Blank ofsBirmingham.
 Experience With Personal Letter
 Now, personal letters are among the articles which are especially prohibited | 'Ahat' said the soldier who discovered it It looked just bit squally for me for awhile. The guard called an officer and gave him the letter. As this officer could read English, he sat down on a stool and had the great fun of reading the whole epistle, much to the amuse- ment of my friends the other Rhodes | scholars, who were watching the ex' animation. Finishing it, he returned Ii to me, saying to the soldier. It's all right in this case. Nothing but fam fly letter You may tell Miss Blani she is considered a member of the fam fly by the Germans
 Prom Antwerp we hastened to Brus sells and were stationed at the Palace hotel. There we remained five days, re oeiving instruction as to the mode o our work. Then the men, were distributed into the various provinces. JCarmichae of Alabama and I were sent back t. l Antwerp to work under MT. K. F.. Hunt a young man of great ability, who ha held a professorship of English ltera
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

ture for two years and is now one Of the editors of the American Magazine. We Sivided our work as follows; Hunt be came director. and as such had no spe- ciai duties. Carmichael took the work of organizing the distribution in the various little communes, while l took charge of the office. It was my duty tn keep track of all shipments made to us, receive bills of lading and have American consul indorse the same and then deliver to the Belgian local com nittee which committee had charge of the actual distribution of the food. From this committee I must get receipt to forward to the head committees in Brus- sels. Systematic reports of food re- 'ceived, food distributed and amount in stock had to be sent in every week. Telegrams must be sent upon the arrival or passage of every commission lighter. Correspondence had to be sorted and as- signed, files kept and all work pertain ing to the office looked after by me. The experience will be invaluable I an, sure The work in Antwerp became Sd heavy that we were finally given three others Rhodes scholars as our assist ants.
 Turned Over His Palance
 "We spent the first week in Antwerp al Hotel Weber, where the German officers were quartered. But one of the wealth lest Belgians in the country, member of the provincial committee and a mar greatly interested in our work, turned over his city palace for our use. He ant his three daughters moved out to one O his country chateaus, leaving us in com piete charge of his magnificent residence servants and everything. We certainl. rolled in luxury for once in our lives. I is terrible drop to come back to OK (Continued on Page tNine)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Baracas Meet Tomorrow

The Baraca-Philathea union or the Birmingham district will meet Tn the Sunday school room of the Southside Baptist church tomorrow night at , o'clock. These two organizations nave been holding monthly social sessions at various churches of the district. Among the features of the programme for tomorrow night will be an address bv pr. c. Ross Baker of the Fifty sixth Street Baptist church and musical num- bers arranged by Dr. Kettles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Merchants' Association Meeting

A number of new members VIII De initiated, quite a number of important legal and legislative matters will be disposed of. an interesting address on varied phases of retail merchandising will be heard and refreshments will be served at the regular month1c meeting of the Merchants Protective association which will be held in the Jefferson County Bank building Monday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
SMALL P|MPLES ON
 HANDS AND FACE
Would Itch at Night So Could Hardly Sleep. Could Not Bear Water on Hands and Face. Would Burn and Itch. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. Now We'll.

Gay. Okia.-'I broke out on my hands and face with small white pimples. They would itch at night and l could hardly sleep at all. At times I could not bear water on my hands and face. they would burn and itch so. and then would scratch.
 "l tried --- Saive and - - but they did not do me any good. SO 1 bought cake of Cuticura Soap and box of Cuticura Ointment and began using them. would wash my hands and face three times day with the Soap and then I would uss the Ointment. l began to ges relief at once. Now I am we'll: l have nos been bothered with tho eczema since: (Sisned) A. W. McGin. Got. IT. 1914.
 The itching. burning. suffering and loas of sleep of sczemas. rashes. and irritations of the skin and scalp are at once relieved and permanent skin health restored in most cases by warm baths with Cuticura S5ap following by gentle applications of CuticurA Ointment when all else fails.
 Sample Each Free by Mall
 With s2-p. Skin Book on request. Ad- dress postcard "Cuticura. Dept. T. Doo- Con- Sold throughout the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
Dr.. Foster to Speak

",rhe Way God Speaks to Men To- day will be the subject of an address to men at the Princess theatre this af'-- ernoon at o'clock by Dr. John $. Eos ter. pastor of the First Presbyterian church The doors are open at 2:S0 and the meeting is free to the men of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14
WILL TOUCH SORE
 SPOTS BEFORE FINISHING

I will not take off my coat, nor VII put on my fighting togs," for it is toe cold up here in this climate, but I vii remove my gloves and touch numerous sore spots before I am through with him
 Now, George Ward, while fin Bir- mingham about three of four weeks ago, I prepared and had delivered tO you in person by messenger n let ter in which I set out and called your attention to some of your in- competent acts and doings. This let- ter, as far as I know, has remained unanswered, but 1t must have touched one of those sore spots | spoke of, for the squeal has come. But, George Ward, you should have taken the people of Birmingham into your confidence, and published the letter I wrote you. to show them where I rubbed you the wrong way, and that would have In a manner shown the reason of your venOmOus attack, for in truth, there cannot be any other reason I will prO-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-02-14

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