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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19

bave been painted in undue vivid colors
| by persons who might be inclined to keep
| in view the old bugaboo comparison OF
| the jitney with the street car company.
| But on the other hand. there can be
no doubt in the mind of any fair man,
| no matter where his enthusiasm lies, but
| that there are serious possibilities OF
danger to life and property of citizens
involved in the jitney question.
1t cannot be disputed but that the
| majority of the cars used are second
hand and had been discarded until the
jitney came into existence.
1t cannot be disputed that the drivers
| of many of them are reckless and in
competent.
II cannot be disputed that IL the oc-
cupant of the majority of them was to
meet with accident, there would be no
| recourse whatever.
Then why should not this government
| that is supposed to protect the interests
! of the governed. impose such regula-
lions as to safeguard the public from any
| one OF these possibilities as much as 1t
| IS possible In justice to do?
| VIII it put the jtney out OF business
Well, If safeguarding the interests of
| the public demanded regulations that
would result in putting the jitney out
| of business, it ought to be put out OF
| business.
Jitney Comes to Stay
| But such Is not the case. Even the
strongest opponents of the jitney admit
| that the jitney has come to stay and
| is Filling a real need" The jitney can
| be regulated and the public properly
safeguarded and the Jltney still continue
| to do business. Other cities are doing It..
| There Is a parable of the man who
| first succeeded In putting onto wire a
| high voltage of electricity.
| He found that the service to be secured
had been increased but that also the
thing was dangerous. lie doubted the
value OF his discovery. No matter how
much service humanity could get out
of this high voltage current, IL 1t wasn't
safe to handle 1t, 1t was failure. So
| he set about to make the highly danger
GUS wire safe and at the same time not
| impair its ability to carry a heavy cur
| rent. He did so by insulation.
| The jitney needs insulation. 1t can be
| called metaphorically a highly charged
| electric wire in which there are two
| eements-service and danger.
The work OF the city, commission Is
| to bring about insulation by proper regu-
lation and thus eliminate the danger
without impairing the service.
What happens is at least going to be
interesting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Negro Woman Shot

Felix Richardson, negro, shot and dan
gerously wounded Emma Stradford, ne
gro. last night about o'clock at Forty
second street and Morris avenue. The
woman was removed to the Hilman
hospital, where 1t is reported that she
is In serious condition. AS yet Rich
ardson has not been arrested by the po-
lice
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Negro Seriously Wounded

Lille Allen, negro woman, was shot
and seriously wounded by another negro
named Steve Pearson. 405 Seventh street,
south, yesterday afternoon at o'clock.
The shooting occurred at Alley c and
Seventh street. The negro who did the
shooting has. not been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Eighteen Nations Accent

Washington, April 1S-Eghteen Latin
American nations have accepted invita-
lions to attend the Pan-American finan-
cial conference to be held here beginning
May "a. it was announced today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19

Well over 100 reservations have been
made at local hotels for the Trl-State
Laundrymen's association, which Will
convene in Birmingham for Its annual
meeting next Monday. 1t is believed that
there will be about 200 visitors to the
city, including members OF the associa-
ton and others engaged in trade lines
which are identified with laundrymen.
and their business. The meeting will
last two days, April 1921 The visitors
will begin to arrive next Sunday.
The visitors will be entertained while
In Birmingham by the local association.
There will be a banquet at the News
paper club for the visitors, which will be
attended by over 100 persons. The follow
ing day the visitors will be shown the
Ensley division of the Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad company properties
and will also pass through the American
Steel and Wire company plant at Fair
field They will also be shown over
Fairfield, the model industrial city. One
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Prince George In Italy

Brindisi, Italy, April 1S.-tVfa Paris.)
Prince George, brother of King Constant
tine. of Greece. landed here yesterday
and shortly afterward left for Paris
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
BEGIN REGISTRATION FOR
SPRING MASONIC UNION

Class registration for the spring re-
union of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite of Masonry WHY be held tonight
at the Masonic temple, commencing at
s o'clock. All those elected to the de-
gree have been notified to register their
names with ]. d. Matloek, director of
work, as it is necessary for the officers
to learn the extent of the class in or
der to complete final arrangements.
Those who cannot arrive in the city on
Monday night can register at o'clock
on Thursday morning. Prompt registra-
ton is requested.
The reunion is to be held under the
auspices of the Scottish Rite bodies of
the valley of Birmingham and will con-
tinue four days, April 20-21-22-23. On
Tuesday morning at o'clock the Lodge
of Perfection will be opened by John
b. Bethea, senior venerable master. De-
grees from the fourth to the fourteenth,
inclusive, will be conferred during the
day with recess for lunch and dinner.
On Wednesday morning at o'clock Bir-
mingham chapter, Rose Croix, will be
opened by Colman Blach, wise master
The fifteenth, sixteenth, seventeenth and
eighteenth degrees will be conferred. On
Wednesday at o'clock Birmingham
Council of Kadosh will be opened by j.
U. Ray, commander, and the degrees
from the nineteenth to twenty-ninth will
be conferred On Thursday the thirtieth
degree, Knight Kadosh, will be con-
ferred. On Friday morning at o'clock
the Alabama Consistory, Dr. W. w. Ran
som, master of Kadosh, presiding, the 81
degrees will be conferred, and on Friday
afternoon at 3 o'clock the thirty-second
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Fires His First Gun In OPP
posing Campaign Against
His Administration
MEDICOS DIVIDED
INTO TWO FACTIONS
Opponents of Sanders Determined To
Bring About Change and Sanders
Faction Determined to Main
tain Old Order of Things

DIR. W. II. Sanders of Montgomery, state
health officer, against whom many men,
bers of the Alabama Medical association
are leveling their lances. is preparing to
struggle for the maintenance of a gov
ornamental machine which its opponents
term an oigarchy.
DR.. Sanders, constituting the attacks
against him and the self-perpetuating
''ccunsellors' as an attack against the
cause of public health, has issued a
brochure. which he believes that those who
read will admit was issued only after
very great provocation." 1t is con-
sidered his first gun in the battle which
will be Joined in Birmingham Tuesday.
This battle for a change in the constitu-
ton of the association a constitution un-
der which only ounsellors-eomparativ
ly few in number-may, through process
OF self preservation in power, achieve the
presidency will be the feature of the Br-
mingham session of the association. The
body of medicos is divided between the
proponents and opponents of DIR. San
ders. If the latter lose their fight before
the convention they will carry it to the
floor of the legislature.
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degree will be commenced. With this de-
gree the reunion will close
The choir, led by Prof Fred L..
Grambs, organist, will render appropriate
music during the several degrees. The
members are Miss Bessie Cunningham,
soprano, Mrs. Marie Kern-Mullin, con-
tralto, J. A. Bates, tenor, and r. c..
Kaufman, basso.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19
Reviews Administration

In his pamphlet which has just been is
sued through the mails DR.. Sanders re-
views what he has accomplished as state
complishments, it is considered locally, not
only as a defense of his administration,
but as reasons why he should be contin-
ued in power. In this light the follow
ing section, relating specifically to Bir-
mingham, has attracted considerable at
tention:
I'm 1905 yellow fever was prevailing ex-
tensively in Mississippi and Louisiana,
also liz Pensacola and possibly other
places in Florida Alabama was evidently
wedged in between Scylla and Cnarybdis.
A vigorous state quarantine was being
waged for protection; apprehension lest
the state would be invaded was at the
very climax of intensity tension extreme.
Under these circumstances the state
health officer was notified by the city
health officer of Birmingham that a case
of disease, believed to be suspicious of be-
ing yellow fever, existed in that city.
In order to reach Birmingham in the
shortest possible time the writer was COM
PEELED to go by a circuitous route, the
trip consuming the entire night and not
permitting the recumbent position to be
was met and conveyed to the house of
the sick man, who had recently arrived
from Memphis where yellow fever was
believed by many to be prevailing.
Eought Yellow Eeyer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19

DtlltNto by iidiy " NC PicsdiiihS.
Fought Yellow Fever
1.-THE city health officer and consulting
physicians were strongly inclined to pro-
nounce the case one of yellow fever, with
which opinion 1 felt compelled after ex-
animation of the patient to take issue,
The physicians mentioned courteously
yielded to my opinion, consequently the
case was not proclaimed as one of yellow
fever, this opinion being fully confirmed
by subsequent events. Let us suppose
for a moment that this case had been
am ounced as one of yellow fever, the
magnitude of the disaster to Birmingham
and to the entire state, more or less
could not have been computed in dollars
and cents. Other gulf states would have
mme6ia tely quarantined against the en-
tire state of Alabama; other counties and
municipalities in the state would have
quarantined against Birmingham; a panic
would have been promptly set in motor
in Birmingham, under which thousands
would have precipitately fled at great per-
sonal expense and sacrifice of business
the trade of Birmingham would have beer
completely paralyzed and that of the en-
tire state seriously interfered with; in
deed, the results would have been disas'
trous in many ways
The opponents of Dr. Sanders are as
determined that change be wrought
as he is determined that the old order
of things shall continue to obtain Fol
several months there have been ru-
mored of impending development And
then occurred the scandal in connection
with the theft of examination papers
as a result of which a doctor and a
negro janitor were convicted and SEN
fenced to serve term in the peni-
teniary. And then DR.. Oates, state mill
and prison inspector, in giving testi-
mony to the legislative committee or
investigation, criticized in no uncertain
manner the department of which DR.
Sanders is the head, and Its mode OF
government. Then DR.. c. T. Yarbrough
who represents Lee county in the lig-
islature, and is chairman of the stand
ing committee on public health. issued
through The Age-Herald a sensational
interview In which he not only criti-
cized the so-called "oligarchy" but de-
clared that unless the association of its
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-04-19

own accord wrought change in con-
vention, he would carry the battle TO
the floor of the legislature.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01
Moving Picture Star
Sued to Collect Rent

Los Angeles, Cul. May IT, Mary
Pickford, motion picture star appeared
in court yesterday as defendant In q
suit filed By Mrs. Florence $. Porter
to collect Slll.ll, which she alleges is
due her for rent Of a bungalow and
damages 10 the house during it- or.
cupancy by Miss Picldord The film
star herself was called 10 the witness
stand soon after the case was called,
Porter alleges that the sum represented
rent owed her by the little actress and
her mother, and damages 10 her huuga
low, which they had rented.
Justice llushaw decided that the fact
that Mrs. Porter had herself, moved boz.
10 the bungalow after the Pirhforis
had vacated it, though II stilI was uu
der lease 10 them, automatically rec
lieyed the defendants from paying
their last months rent. However the
iusbce docrccd that the defendants
should pay water bin Of fGll
A big crowd had gathered in the
courtroom 10 see Miss pirhford, The
actress went through The court formal.
ities uusmiling,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01
CALIFORNIA ADVERTISED
BY PETROLEUM PRODUCT
Standard Oil Company's Exhibit at
Panama Pacific Exposition Attracts
Attention.

That petroleum has done much to ad.
vertise California is apparent from the
large numbers of visitors from other
states who each day at the Exposition
head Immediately for the exhibit of the
Standard Oil Company when they visit
the Palace of Mines% Almost invari.
ably oil men of California or elsewhere
make this exhibit their objective point.
BY far the greater number of visitors,
however, are people who have heard
of this state wonderful gusher we'll,
but whose actual firsthand knowledge
of petroleum deals only with its re-
fined products.
Every exhibit in this Standard Oil
Company booth whsther refined
product ready for delivery to the con,
sumer, or q working Model of an oil
field, is an illustration of this com,
pany's activities shows what it has
done and is now doing in California S
great oil industrys IN every branch Of
the oil industry the company is active
and in its exhibit no phase of its busi
ness is slighted,
"When this display was being pre-
pared the belief ruled that the chiet
purpose of an industrial exposition il
properly educational, explained on,
of the company's officials yesterday
:" Accuracy was the watchword ant
MS result every one who visits thi
display is afforded opportunity t,
learn facts and truth relative to Cali
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01
DALLAS LOCAL news

Capital journal Special sericc)
Dallas. or. May H. W. v Fuller
went 10 Toledo Thursday TO attend q
meeting az The Lincoln County Fire
Patrol association Mr. Fuller is one of
the directors Of the association
Mrs y. r. Patterson wns an ludc.
poudcnrc visitor Wednesday and
Thursday
sheriff John W. orr accompanied by
lohu X. ~lhlcy Ed f. Coad y, p,
Patterson and Frank Syron visited IN.
dependence the first of the wcclD
H. l.. Bradcn returned Wednesday
night from q business visit TO Paw
raw, Michigan Mr. Bradcn was called
east for the purpose Of settling up the
estate " % deceased uncle
Mr. aud Mrs John r. Mills of Salem
Wo 600 the city the guest, Of Mr and
Np. i. J.. Sweeney nt their Min street
residence. Mr. Nills was formerly
connected with the Polk County on
uFcr in Dallas
The Commercial club has received %
quantity OF sugar beet seed which arc
frre tp any oup desiring 10 plant the
same Tho .amo may bo had by calling
90 tho club rooms.
a.. Ilosrh was business visitor in
Portland this week I.
Mr. and Mrs H. j. Chaplin and
ipmy uf salem were IN tbe city the
first OF the week visiting relatives
Fred s.. Brlrhcr of fhe Falls city
Lmuhcr company wa O Dalns business
visitor Wclucslay
NJ, H. Thompson, the popular drug
gst OF Falls city was ipntacling bu.i.
ness in The county seat ThurHlay after
noon,
Mr. and Mrs. j. Riley Craven, Mn.
Addip Lamor and ~ j. lluvlor attend.
Oh the Sol Crowley funeral az Oak
Gfotc, Wednesday
Mrs Healy Of Portland Is guest NJ
The honc Of Mrs Frank Wells in West
Dallas
% n Williams was Portland yisi
for lbp first OF the week
Mrs Walter Williams and Mrs. y,
shaw were In Portland this week
/ W g.. Harris lett Thursday TO
Dunsmuir, California, where be- will b.
employed in barber shop Of that city
Mr. Harris has been employed IN th
IO k shop in Dallas for the past ycai
His family accompanied him
g. y. stone who has been spendin
o few weeks w one Of the large Port
land galleries will return the last 0
tho week aud open up his gallery I
this city.
Miss Norma Holman has complete
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01
SportNeus
FIGHT TO THE FINISH,
|TO THE LAST GASP, ON
BETWEEN FACTIONS

termine beyond any doubt whether
Kauff is actually under contract to the
Brooklyn Federals. If he is not, then
the Giants will be doing no more to
the Tiptops in causing Kauff to jump
than the Federals have done to clubs
in organized baseball when they grab
bed off men. If Kauff is under con
tract, however, the Giants have over.
stepped the line which the Gilmore
organization has respected from the
first and merry war of retaliation is
certain.
McGraw Is Desperate.
McGraw is obviously all but desper.
ate in his efforts to bolster up the
Giants. With his team in last place
and showing no signs Of having a real
ball game in its system, he is badly
in need Of new blood. The Giants were
further disrupted yesterday when Fred
Merkle dislocated his arm, He will
be out of the game for several weeks
and Snodgrass will be sent to first
base. This will necessitate another
switch in the outfield.
Even in this desperate situation
however, McGraw could not figure
where Jim Thorpe, his Indian out
fielder, would help and the former
Carlisle football star and Olympic game
hero was released TO the Jersey City
International league team. Thorpe has
been bitter disappointment. He has
worlds of speed, but is weak with the
hat
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01
Contract Is Awarded
For Oiling Polk Roads
Capital Journal Special Seryice.)

Capital Journal Special Seryiee.)
Dallas, Ore, May 1.-The county
court ot Polk county has entered into
a contract with the Star Transfer com.
pany of this city to oil approximately
100 miles of road in the county this
season. The county will furnish the oil,
and the contractors will apply it on the
road, tor which service they will re-
ceive 3 cents per gallon. Tne width Of
the roadway to be oiled will be about
II feet. Last year about 80 miles Of
the county roads We're treated to
coat of oil and the experiment proved
such u success that the county cort
decided this year to increase the
amount of road to be oiled.
Memorial Day Services.
At a meeting Of the ministers Of the
city Il few days ago it was decided to
hold the annual Memorial day services
in the Dallas armory on the afternoon
Of May 80. Rev, Tapscott, pastor of
the Baptist church, will deliver the
sermon,
Polk Pioneer Passes.
$, X. Crowley, an Oregon pioneer,
and one of the best known men in the
county, died at the none of his daugh.
ter, Mrs W. w. Fawk, at Oak Grove,
Monday morning With his wife, Mr.,
Crowley had but lately returned from
an extended trip to California, and
shortly after his arrival home contract
ed bad cold which rapidly developed
into lagIiple, and other complications
setting in, su)n caused his death. Mr.,
Crowley was born in Missouri in 1893,
and crossed the plains to Oregon in
1852 He spent some time working in
the mines in California and helped put
down several Indian uprisngs. In 1855
ne settled on a farm in this county neal
Oak Grove. Besides his aged wife, Mr.
Crowley leaves seven children to mohrr
his death. Funeral services were hel,
in the Baptist church at Oak Grove
| Wednesday, interment taking place il
the Etna cemetery.
Formerly Lived in Dallas.
Vincent and Doris Treanor, who wer,
instantly killed by Southern Pacifi,
train near Creswel last Sunday Will
riding to Sunday school in an automo
bile driven by y, y. Sly, were the chill
dren Of Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Treanor
who formerly conducted the Dallas no
tel. Besides the Treanor children, twt
other children were killed when tn,
train struck the automobile, Mr. 81,
received injuries that will undoubtedl,
provo fatal.
Everett Moore, who left the Gail no
tel, in which he he had been employe,
as clerk, mceremoniously last weel,
after he nad taken sum of none,
from the till, was captured by Sheriff
| llugg, or La Grande, Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-05-01
Beer Cuzzling Spoiled
Good Foreign Apple Sales

Because English stevedores loved
beer more than their country, American
apple shippers lost the full benefit Of
the European market this spring when
demand and prices were stronger than
anywhere in this country, if not the
entire world. Newtowns in prime con.
dition and desirable sizes became very
scarce and advanced rapidly to a
range Of S2.6j up TO 1918 per box,
which was equivalent to Sl.6j to So 10
(. o, b. Only fe wsales in the United
States at tn etop Of the season
reached $l,2j f. o, b.,
Big shipments sought stowage at
New York, but were refused, except
very small parcels for which space had
been contracted long in advance,
Steamer space was very scarce, caused
by congestion Of English ports and
long delays in lischarging cargoes.
Explanation Of this condition is af.
forded in letter to the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange from its London agent.
He SAYS:
'Apart from the delays which are
being experienced consequent upon the
labor shortage, there is further trouble
between steyedores and men at some
Of the London docks, which has result.
ed In cessation Of work. Some Of
these mdivmdal, ought to be IN the
trenches at the front instead Of whn.
In pnhout how many extra shillings
they ought TO have q week for the sole
purpose, in good many cases, Of
guzzling beer
"Labor has seen fit, in good many
iudustriep, TO take advantage Of the
country's position by practically put
ting a selling price on patriotism,
There are plenty of facilities in con.
nection with government arbitration
boards which ensure a continuance Of
work whilst the mems claims for more
money are justly considered The
beery patriot does not seem TO care
for this. however such Utopim con.
ditions for striking and liquor soaking
may never again occur in the world y
history
Contrary 10 all expectations Of last
autumn. when if was predicted that
the war WOUlI tINH' llN fAVVll UlhIh'l
for APPLES. foreign 'rade has been ey.
ceptionally close the export market for
apples. foreign trade has been excep.
iionally heavy. ON April 18th the u.
s Government reported that total np'
ule pxports of lpll crop were 2.7s0.5Gi
barrels against l17j,j67 barrels the
amc period o year ago.
However, prices, in the British
market were very low until late March,
while Australia aud Argentine quota.
tions were attractive. Az the season
finish however. these conditions rc.
yerseJ themselves. hat il, prices went
down IN The antipodes while rising
| higher In Europe y ie said that Aus.
traliap operator. lost q large portion Of
the profits in the spring which ihsy
made earlier IN the season. The ex'
cellent prices realized nthe English
market do not mean much Of an IN.
crease TO the shipper over The returns
ON earlier eonsignmenis when prices
were lower. The reason is that large
portion Of spring arrivals were In very
bad shape, and shfinkage consumed the
margin In many instances.