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The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05
STATEMENT TO VOTERS
OF LOGAN CITY BY THE
BETTERMENT LEAGUE
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gal sale Of liquor In Logan anu
then argues because there have been
many infractions Of the law that 1t
should be nulllhed. Why not advo'
cate the cations of the laws
against immortality because OF the
defiance of some people, it would be
lust as reasonable, It seems to US.
We have laws against prostitution
yet moral offonses are committed in
this community, shall we therefore
repeal these laws and cry license and
regulation. The real question be.
fore the people now is this: Shall
they abandon their purpose to free
this city of the curse of alcohol be.
cause some persons complain that
disease of fifty years growth has not
eradicated in four years. Or shall
we fight on until victory is achiev-
ed? The argument that public senti-
ment is not behind the law here is
q beggarly one. The people Of, Lo'
gan by a majority of more than sew
en- hundred decreed that the sale of
liquor should be prohibited here
How large a majority does the I'm
provement League think necessary
before public sentiment is behind the
law. Let us suggest that If the Inn
provement League will spend the
means and energy 1t is now using to
make this city wet, in helping the
Betterment League to secure a Wigs
orous enforcement of the liquor laws
Of Logan, there viii be no dispute
between us as to where public senti-
ment will lie AS to the plans for
regulating the saloons, that is pure
conjecture, since there is no one who
can say that these plans will be put
In effect. They are simply beautiful
promises, made to catch the unwary.
Who is there that can give the slight
est assurance that any Of these con-
ditions will be met II the city goes
wet
Let us make plain the difference
between the Betterment League and
the Improvement League as to pro.
hibition. The Improvement League
says 1--WE the Improvement League
stand for first, state wide prohibit
ton whenever the governor and lead
ing men of our state are ready for
the movement; second, for the same
privileges for Logan that Is accord.
ed to other cities In the state, or
equal rights to all and special priv
ileges to none;" third, for strict reg.
ulation Of the dispensing Of liquor
in Logan City" The Betterment
League stands for state wide prohi-
b!tion, county prohibition or city
prohibition whenever the PEOPLE
demand 1t, regardless OF the COVER
nor or others who may be "promi-
nent." We stand for the right Of
the people to regulate their own af-
fairs. and to have their mandates
obeyed and enforced. We stand for
city free from the evil OF the sa-
loon and the things that follow in
the wake of that obnoxious institu.
ton. We stand for vigorous, strict
enforcement OF the law and ask all
good citizens to cooperate with us in
securing these advantages.
RETIREMENT LEAGUE.
BY the Officers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05
ENGLISH SPY IMPRISONED

London, June 2.-According to a
dispatch to the Central News agen
cy from Leipsiz, Saxony, George
Crossman, an Englishman, has been
sentenced to three years imprison
ment by a Saxon court on the charge
Of attempting to furnish the British
government with the German plans
to evade England.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05
REDUCTION
IN GASOLINE

Effective today June 5, the garag.
es Of Logan announce a reduction in
the price OF gasoline to 20 cents. -
Adv. 6.5
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05
Importance Of LAUGHTER.

Laboratory scientists will bear out
the declaration OF the late Mr.. Titus
OF imperial Rome that We have lost
a day II It has passed without laugh.
ing.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05

Use our classified ads-they are
real business getters.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05

NEW PLAYER PIANO, Price $3.50:
will sell at $3.50 with $25 worth of
records. Instrument never been
used. Phone 242j. j10
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05

Mercantile store consisting OF dry
goods, notions, gents furnishings,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05

IMPROVED SINGER MACHINE,
must sacrifice. call at 291 South Sec
ond East; will trade for horse. 6.S
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05
FOR RENT
FOR SALE

SEWING MACHINE, new Standard
and White machines, IT'S East Third
South. 6-S
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05

AT ONCE. FRESH MILK COW.
Fred Datwyler, S12 East Ninth North.
Clio
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-06-05

GOODYEAR AUTO TIRE 34x4.
complete for placement, between Lo-
gan and Hyrum cemetery. Finder re-
turn to this offise and receive IS re-
ward. 6-12
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
O'NEAL AND COMER
 ID TESTIFY HERE
McNeel Says Probe Commit tee Will Sit in Birming-
 ham in Near Future

According to John D. McNeel, Internal revenue collector, who returned from Montgomery last night after having ap- peared before the legislatures probe com mittee, that committee will come to Bir- mingham in the near future for the pur- pose of taking evidence from star wit nesses, former Gov. B. E. Conner and former Gov. Emmet o'Neal
 No time has been set for that pur- pose" said MT. McNeel, "but I under stand that such will be done"
 With MT. McNeel Hecter D. Lane, of Courtland, former member of the legis- had been before the committee and had testified regarding the state agricultural department with which formerly he was connected. MT. McNeel gave testimony regarding the statement of former Adjt.- Gen. Joseph B. Scully some days ago to the effect that a committee of investi- gation which reported adversely on his office had been named by MT. McNeel
 T told the committed" said MT. Me Neel, that the governor had appointed his staff prior to my becoming his pri- vate secretary. and that the committee which investigated the office of adJutant general was named by law, that only two members of that committee were named after my taking service with Gov. O'Neal.''
 Mir. McNeel and MT. Lane both re- ported that the working of the commit tee had attracted general attention throughout the state, and that the ses- sion in Montgomery was attended by lerge numbers of people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

FOR RBNT-ELuGANT s-u0OM HOUSE, HARDWOOD FINIoH AND FLOORS STEAM HEAT. CALL OWN- ER, PHOND MAIN o1o1-Gs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
REMARKABLE WEEK
 IN CRIMINAL COURT
Only Two Acquittals of All Cases Tried During
 the Week

A remarkable record was made last week in the criminal court when con victions resulted in all the cases tried except three and one of these was a mistrial. The prisoners were sentenced yesterday morning and sentences rang ing from one hour in jail to life im- prisonment in the penitentiary were imposed.
 Among those sentenced was Tom Payne, young white man, conv icted Of burglary and grand larceny and for whom the jury who tried the case made an appeal to the court for lem iency. When brought before Judge II. P. Heflin and asked if he had any thing to say why sentence should not be passed upon him, Payne stated he was not guilty Of the charge of which he had been convicted and that false testimony had been given against him. Judge Hef1in said he could not believe that the testimony had been given falsely and that he had had fair and impartial trial He stated, however that he would follow the recomnenda- tions of the jury and impose Q light sentence, that of three years in the penitentiary.
 Among those sentenced was Luther Hall, who received a life sentence for murder and E. c. Jones, who was sen fenced to one hour in jail for Sunday gaming.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
GRAND JURY ID MEET TOMORROW Over One Hundred Cases on the Docket for
 Investigation

The federal grand jury for the Afarcn term will be organized tomorrow after noon at o'clock by Judge WI I. Grubb It is stated that there are over 100 cases on the federal grand jury dock ct which include quite q number of illicit distilling charges and of interfering with interstate shipment by breaking into freight cars Other cases are post office defalcations and fraudulent use of the mails. ~ta
 Tn the federal court yesterday verdict Tor the defendant was returned by the jury in the case of Mrs A. c. Acton. who sued the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company for damages for the death of her husbanN Thomas A. Rob inson plead guilty to a charge of vio- iating the postal laws by sending wrongful matter through the mails and was given a fine of $50
 Civil cases are set for every day next week in the federal court with the ex- ception of Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
NEGRO IN JAIL ON
 ASSAULT CHARGE
Caught by Member of His Own Race After Chase on the
 SOuthside

Alan Whitney, negro man about 40 years of age, Is in the county jail charged with criminal assault, the arrest having been made on warrant sworn out by Chief Egan of the Birmingham police department.
 At about 3:30 o'clock yesterday after noon call was received at headquarters from 1616 Phelan street. It was stated on the phone that a negro had appeared at the back door of that residence and asked for a gun for the purpose of cap turing another of whom it seemed he was in pursuit Chief Eagan answered the call in person, accompanied by Officers Putnam and Brown They found Alan Whitney at the back of the residence held by another negro man, who gave his name as Calvin. On investigation it was found that Whitney had attempted an assault upon white girl, and after a long chase by the other negro had been captured at the number given.
 Whitney was immediately taken to the city jail, and as soon warrant could be secured was transferred to the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

first street. chero-cola: Ernest Robbins lol Fifth avenue, Pratt City, coat; Roy Richards. eos Balsam avenue, Pratt City, tie; (. R. Dunn, 22S BrownM Marx build ing, coat; Alpha Cash 502S First avenue,
 job: John Frew l500 American Trust building, coat; Mrs l.. l.. Landley, 1Sla
 Eleventh avenue, north. shoes; Mrs H.. B. Myers, 1913 Eleventh avenue, north. hat: Miss Hattie Green, Roebuek Springs,
 shoes: Mrs Norvell. 150i North Twenty fifth street. nickle; F. Bailey. 1917 North Eleventh avenue, coat and hat: Laurence Scott. 692s Second avenue, coat; Mrs. NJ. H. Perryman, 92t Third avenue, West
 End, drink; s. I. Davis, 1sl1 Tuscaloosa
 avenue, Ford; Louie Haynes. 1las Eighth
 avenue hat; Mrs. G. l.. Mothershed, 116 Green street, box cigars; Warren Stephen
 son, 124 Halsted street, typewriter: W. NJ Walthal. 1926 Second avenue, car fare Cooper Morgan, TIPS Avenue I, coat and
 hat; Miss Irvy Mothershed, 116 Green street, West End, Sunday Age Herald; S. , Alexander, 170s Oxford ave. suit clothes Harry Stain bell, 3520 Cliff Road, eoat II. P. Richards, 2409 Thirty-fourth ave nue, a good feed; l.. r. smith, 70S West Twentieth street. watch; Mrs. W. P.
 Gideon, 1905 North Nineteenth street,
 couch; E. J. Stringfellow, 441s Avenue
 R, gun; Miss l. W. Brown, 123a North fwenty-siNth street. watch Mary Doo- little, 1911 Eleventh avenue. north. overcoat Norma McCabe, 1918 Avenue
 E. smoking jacket; Edna McCabe, 1918 Avenue E. box cigars; A. l.. Walters. Y. Nj. c. A. a hat: A J. Cox, Jr., 924
 Central street. coat; Forest Kimball,
 HOS Brown Marx, tie: Miss Mamie
 Peate l40S Brown Marx tag: Helen
 Thomas. 604 Bell avenue, coat M. k. Park. 40S Brown Marx, mule: Morris
 Borders, 64S5 Woodland avenue. Age-
 Herald, Mrs. ]. E. Mckee. 710 south
 Twentieth street, tie; B H. Colmery,
 pair glasses: Warren Banghan, 20ls
 Twelfth avenue, north, walking cane; Miss Omen Bentley, TO South Twen- tieth street, coat; Miss Francis Cole
 man, s22 South Twentieth street. cap: Daniel Vaughn. 142l Brown Marx. Age Herald; r. M. Thomas, G04 Bell avenue. pair shoes, Joe Thomas. 6Oi Bell avenue. hat; Miss Aline Friedheim, 1924 Twelfth avenue. south. necktie; Allison Ament, a5i Alabama avenue. neck tie: Miss Gesina DeEall. 224 South Six ty-first street. smoking jacket; Miss Mar tina DefIall, 224 South Sixty first street ask tray; Miss Bessie DeHall, 22l South Sixty first street, Morris chair: Miss
 Hazel Goodwin. Sxty-third Highland City, Pratt City, overcoat; Grayson Hanks, 2S16 Seventh avenue. coat Mrs s. c. Welsch, 147 Fifty-first street. hand
 kerchief; Mrs. j. W. Wallace. le9 Fifty first street. coat: Mrs. D. J. Lovett 5O5 Peachtree avenue, West End, an Age Herald.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
I MIR. NEEDITNOW WANTS TO SWAP KNIFE Il WHAT DOES HE WANT IN EXCHANGE?

Mir. Needitnow today wants to swap ms old pocketknife for something. What does he want The first correct answer reaching the Swap Column editor will set the dollar.
 Swapping is becoming more and more popular. Yesterday Mr Needitnow's wants brought out lot of suggestions and big percentage of them were cor rect. He wanted a coat The first correct answer. however, received by the swap editor was from Mrs. Alice T. Blackburn. 2i22 Avenue l, Ensley, and she is accordingly entitled l. the dollar
 Here are some of the answers sent in yesterday
 Tom Morris Bryan, 1230 Twenty fourth street, north, an Age Herald; J. T. Par ker 120 Thompson street, tie: Miss Henery B. Oakley, 2l22 Avenue I, Ensley, hat; Mrs. Alice l.. Blackburn. 2l22 Avenue l, Ensley, a coat; Nellie Blackburn, 2l22 Avenue I, Ensey. car fare; Osca Holmes, 1l22 North Thirty first street, a tie; Willie Lamar S09 Ave- hue ', Ensley, watch: Martin Bos- worth SO9 Avenue C, coat: Paul Bos- worth, s09 Avenue c, tie: Henry Steffen- wreck, l2M Twenty-fifth street, hat and
 
 street, tie; Miss N. sherman, TS Nine teenth street. toddy; M. P. Parker, 1909 Fifteenth street. water; Calvin Stolen werk 320 Charles street, glass beer; FL len Nation, 1918 Huntsville avenue COW; k. C. Parker, 120 Thompson street. mule: T. II. Holloras, Box 101 Avondale, airship: E. IA, Austin, l125 Twenty-fifth street, motorcycle; J. T. Gibbons, Box 1o1 Avon- dale, motorcycle: A. G. Reese, Gate City, 70 meal ticket Rose Gibbons, Box 101 Avondale, car Thomas GiDoons Box 10l Avondale, hay burner; Charlie Crandall. l02 Sixty sixth street, motorcycle; Johnie Schotten. BPS Fifty-second street hat; Allen Gibbons, Box 101 Avondale, Age Herald; Harrie Lewis. 1909 Fifteenth street Age-Herald J. A. Britton, Fair view, cigarette holder; Miss NJ. P Klyce. ln4 North Twenty-eighth street, coat; Miss Nema Harris, 1923 South Eighteenth street shoes; John Young. Fairvew sta tion, motorcycles; Robert Tettis Fair view Age-Herald; o. NJ. Lewis, 421 Twelfth avenue, hat; Charlie Seppler, Fairfield, Age-Herald; Glen Hervey, Inglenook, feather bed; NJ N. Brown, 213 First National bank build ing, necktie; Geraldine Cardile. Box 75 Route ?, Bessemer, flor Age-Herald to rad" Bruce Parker 120 Thompson street, Ford auto; Miss l. Frebers, CPS Sixty-sec- ord street, airship; R. F. Sanalley. R. F. D. l, Box 19, shave; T. w. Thompson. R. r. D. l, Box 11s, tie; Helmon NiclSerson,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
MEET ID REFORM
 STATES JUDICIARY
Understood the Committee Will Deal Specifically With
 W0rkmen's Compensation

The legislatures recess committee on judiciary. which will begin its session in Montgomery March ', and which will transfer it's seat to Birmin gham March r. will, in this city, accord ing to general understanding, deal specifically with compensation for in iured worllingmen.
 The duties of the committee will be to reform the judiciary in order that justice might not be denied or de- layed and that the system might be operated more economically than at present. In addition the committee will consider the several bills already in troduced regarding workingmen's .om- pensation. This latter work will be ae- complished in Birmingham where the effect of whatever bill is agreed upon will most forcefully exert itself.
 Representative w. C. Davis Of Wal ; ker county, chairman of this recess committee, passed through Birmingham last night en route to the scene Of activity. Senator John A. Lusl<, member of the committee, will go through Bir- mingham this afternoon MT. Davis re- iterated statement previously made that the committee would be glad to receive from any source suggestions as to how the judiciary should be re- formed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
SAYS GAMBLING
 HAS BEEN ALLOWED
Moragne Claims City Was Disgraced by Shameless Exhibitions Given
 Under Police Auspices

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Since a former chief of Birmingham police department was removed from off, flee. 1t has been supposed that the city government was opposed to gambling. But within the last few days there has been rude awakening along this line. A street carnival is being run in one of the most prominent sections of Birmingham, for the benefit of the Police Relief as- sociation. It Is under the direct super vision of the officers of that body, all of whom are actice members of the Birming- hams police force. You find there, con- ducted openly sometimes by policemen themselves, the most fragrant robhing, gambling devices ever operated in Bir- mingham. In fact no such sure shot de- vices for skinning suckers were ever con- ducted in any gambling house in Birming- ham. Furthermore, you see there. hoo- chee-c0Ochee dances in tho vilest form openly executed to the public.
 If the law abiding people of Birming- ham would only go through that hell hole. now being run openly by Birmingham's police department, or under its sanction. they would rise in mass and demand the discharge of the police force of Bir- mingham, and probably some of those ''higher up' for diseracinR this city with these rObbing devices and shameless ex- hibitions. Ia there any wonder why gam bling cannot be suppressed in tho city. when those in authority set the example and conduct gambling devices, beyond the inventive genius of the most skilled gam blers who ever operated in this city?
 If the city authorities will allow the gamblers to operate such things, as the police department is now operating in this carnival. 1t will not be long before the gamblers themselves will be able to retire from business and cease to trouble the police any more. They will be able to retire and leave the field of gambling entirely to Birmingham's police depart mont. The grand jury is now in session. or shortly will be. We Invite their at- tention to this carnival of crime. now bee ing openly conducted by the agents who are supposed to enforce our city laws. but who are now learning the gambling fraternity things along their line never dreamed of by them. Gentlemen, investi- gate for yourselves. Respectfully.
 FRANK L. MORAGNH. z
 Birmingham. March S. 1915. t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
COAL [PRODUCT|ON|N 1874 WILL BE OFF Figures Will Be Short Three Million Tons of Those
 for 1913

The 1914 coal production of Alabama will probably be off nearly 31ue, 900 tons from the production of 1913. ac- cording to a statement made ycster- day by c. H. Nesbitt. state mine in spector.
 Inspector Nesbitt is now working on the annual report for 1914, which he expects to have ready sometime the last of this week. He stated he could not give accurate figures as to the total tonnage for 1914, but from what work he has already done in compiling figures and through his regular duties which kept him in touch with the production of coal throughout the year he would estimate the loss in produc- ton under 1913 at nearly 3,000,00o tons.
 The 1918 production was approxi- mately 17,900,000 and MT. Nesbitt esti- mates the 1914 production at not more than 100000 tons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
URGES PROBE OF BOOKS, AND ACCOUNTS
 OF c. H. BILLINGSLEY

Montgomery. March 6.-(Spec5al) Necessity of an immediate examination of the books and accounts of c. Homer BiIlingsley, former pure food and drug clerk ofsthe department of agriculture and industries, was uhged today by w. H. Seymour, present pure food clerk, in his testimony before the joint leg islative investigating committee. MT. Seymour was on the stand in both the morning and afternoon sessions.
 MT. Seymour told the committee that he had noticed what appeared to be sew era1 discrepancies in the former clerks accounts. He said that the figures of the express, or receipt book and the cash book for the months of August and Sep tember, last, showed a discrepancy of about $500. He intimated that there might be other discrepancies.
 According to the witness, some of the books of the office were missing when he took over the department. The ex- press book. showing the discrepancy of $500. was found behind desk in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Ordered Into Dry Dock

New York. March 6.-The United States receiving ship Maine, 12,000 tons, at the Brooklyn navy yard, was ordered into the drydock today after an accident which flooded her engine room. Navy yard of ficers say an 1S-inch valve supplying water for the circulating pumps blew out. Pumps were at once pu, to work, but before the water could be gotten under control the engine room was flooded and the ship had a pronounced list. The ex- ter of damages, 1t is said, cannot be determined until the machinery is ex- amined.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

office, according to Mr. Seymour Other books are still missing.
 Mir. Seymour said Nr. Billingsley had been accustomed to keep the funds of the department with his private ac- count. He said that when the former clerk made final settlement with him he turned over his check @pr $l00, which was not honored at the bank.
 Mir Seymour indicated that everything was not as it should have been. He said he had informed Governor Hender-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
PHONE 1O74 MAIN :02is THIRD AVENUE

Birmingham, Ala, March ), 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07

son of the conditions and that the gov ernor had promised to send an examlner to go over the books of the office Hs testified that the office handles about SEQ, 1000 or S25.0O0 annually
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Scott in Denvar

Denver, March 6-Brigadier General Hugh l.. Scott arrived in Denver today ca route to Bluff Utah, to endeavor to induce the recalcitrant Piute Indians to agree to the peaceful arrest of Tse-Ne- Gat, wanted on murder charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-07
Turner Made Chairman

Montgomery. March 6.--(Special) Governor Henderson today appointed r. A. Turner chairman of the board of commissioners of Calhoun county.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1915-04-24
Sabado "a de Abril de 1915.


Para los Estados Unidos, y con obje-
to de conferenciar sobre importantes
asuntos con el Gobierno de Washing
ton, va una comisi6n dominicana COM
puesto de tres distinguidas personal
dades del pals hermano.
Esta formada dicha comisi6n Dor los
Sres. Licenciado Jacinto B. Peynado.
Secretario de Justacia instruction
P1blica, notabil1simo jurisconsulto 4
cuya gesti6n fu6 introducida en- Ia le-
gislaci6n dominicana, ell "Habeas Cor
pus"
Van tambi6n, en- la Comisi6n, don
Federico Velazquez Hernandez, Secre-
tario de Fomento y COMMUNICATIONS, Y
el doctor Enriquez y Carvajal. Este
reside en- Santiago de Cuba y desde esa
ciudad embarcara hacia los Estados
UnidOs.