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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
STUDENTS OF HIGH SCHOOL WILL SHED
 LIGHT ON FESTIVAL
Will Demonstrate Orches- tral Instruments and An alyze Numbers on the
 Festival Programme

Tomorrow nifht at SIS o'clock the his tory of music students of the Central High school at the request of the Bir- mingham Choral association will appear at Cable hall where the pupils will ex. plain the different numbers on the pro. gramme to be rendered bw the New York symphony orchestra at the Jefferson theatre, April 10. Each year a symphony orchestra visits Birmingham and the programme is always studied by the history of music pupils who have. there. fore. been among the most intelligent listeners.
 This year the result of their study will be given to the public. as there are per haps many who would be interested in getting better understanding of the or chestra and the programme.
 The different instruments of the or chestra will be demonstrated by members of the High school orchestra and stu dents In brass and wood wind classes
 The music students programme Is as follows:
 Demonstration Of instruments and seat. ing of orchestra, Fred Hard.
 Explanation of symphony in general Beethoven's fifth symphony explained bs movements and themes. Symphony played by Lillian Karpeles and William Holm. berg, Ida Tomlinson. Brief synopsis of Rosary Aria" (Gia- conda). Ponchielli. Waldo Roberts. Aria played on talking machine. Explanation of the suite, sylvia Suite Delibes). played on talking machine Myrtle Lyon.
 Explanation of overture. Leading moti of Wagners works. Hanson Keller. Rienz overture played on talking machine. Good Friday Speel tParsifaD, Sound. of the Forest tSiegfried), motifs ex plained. Mary Woodruff.
 Ride of the valkyries CwallSure). Han son Keller
 The following is the analysis of tht evening festival programmes: Synopsis of Cantata, seThe Colder Legend" Alma Lowry.
 Two movements from Tsehaikowsk sky :. fifth symphony, Ida Tomlinson.
 Aria from Marriage of Figaro" Per rin Jenkins.
 British folk songs and dances Grain. ger), Ruth Brook.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
J|TNEY OPERATORS
 ID bE HEARD NEXT Committeeman Back From AnnistOn Greatly Im-
 pressed by Visit

The members of the legislative re- cess committee on finance and taxation returned to Birmingham last night from Anniston
 The committee will sit in Birming- ham today, and the owners and drivers of 'jitneys" will testify. They will en- deavor to counteract the contention of officials of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company that because they do not contribute to the upkeep of the government they should be put cut of busness.'
 This afternoon the committee will recess to meet again in Montgomery Monday. The work of preparing new revenue bill will occupy the attention of the committee for several weeks be- ginning on the date of converting In the Capital City.
 The committee was favorably im-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
WILLIAM R. NELSON
 TO BE BURIED FRIDAY

Kansas City. April is.-Fnneral services for William F. Nelson editor of the Kan sas city star. who died early today will be held Friday. it was announced tonight
 Bishop Cameron Mann. Episcopal bishop of Florida. will have charge of the serv- ices. Bishop Mann and Mir. Nelson had been personal friends since young man. hood
 Hundreds of tolegrams paying respect to the memory of the editor arrived today One from President Wilson addressed to Mrs. Nelson. said:
 May | not express my deep sympathy with you in the loss of your husband. The whole country will mourn the loss of the great editor and citizen
 AIr. Nelsons body will remain in tue home until after the funeral. Burial VIII be in Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
WALTON REMOVED
 ID COUNTY JAIL
Does Reticence of Police
 Presage Developments?
MONNELL STATEMENT
Says Walton Is Nof Interested in Poultry Farm Near Mulga Re- ported to Be His-Spain Will
 Hold Inquest Tomorrow

Coroner Spain swore out 6 warrant for Louis Walton yesterday mornVg charging him with the murder of M. o. Barton. who was killed on the Mulga road last Thursday night. Walton was removed to the county jail. E. F. Mason. who is also held in connection with the death of Barton. is still at the city jail.
 Every one connected with the Barton murder mystery have suddenly stopped talking. No one will make statement. and when approached on the subject they maintain strict silence. Various rumors are current in regard to the case, but no one will discuss them officially. The police say that they are still progressing each day. Coroner Spain, when seen last night by a representative of The Age Herald. said 'I do not intend to give cut anything in connection with the Bar ton case. I can only say I expect to hold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

pressed with Anniston senator " Il. Key of Franklin county, regarding the Visit, said.
 'We examined several witnesses and if what they told us was trne--ahd we are ilelined to believe that they spoke ruthfuily-Anniston ia Il won derfu city. There the people assess their property at 50 per cent Of it's ae- tual value. and there, too arc the best schools, the best insurance Companies laws. and regulations. and the best oi nearly everything else While in Annston. Lieut. GOV Thomas b Kilby. ex-offioio member of the committee, sat with the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Court of Appeals Decisions

way company. from Geneva county court affirmed.
 ]. NJ. Davis vs. A. $. Douglass. from Pike circuit court; reversed and re handed.
 c. ". Jones. ct all vs. Harry Kitzingei x Co.,, from Birmingham city court; af firmed
 G. w. Rhodes vs Mollie Downing. iron Lawrence circuit court; motion of ap pellee to dismiss appeal overruled; af. firmed.
 Bud Tally vs. state. from Jackson cir. suit court: reversed and remanded.
 H. l.. Martin vs. J. E, Henderson. iron Coffee circuit court; reversed and re handed.
 Brown, J.-Yolande Coal and Coke com pany vs. R. P. Pierce, fFom Tuscaloosa circuit court; affirmed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

tary is d gross perversion of the truth of which no officer of the government ought to be guilty. with respect 10 any matter and especially the comptroller Of the currency. be guilty of 1t for the pur- pose of injuring a bank In tho public estimation"
 The statement points out that officers oe the bank who held seats on the Nash- netor Stock exchange voluntarily gave them up in i9iI, because they believed the federal reserve act might forbid an of fcer oi a bank acting as a broker on stock exchange
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
BRANDEIS EMPLOYED
 TO DEFEND M'ADOO
 AND JOHN WILLIAMS
toontinucd from Page one,

charge made in letters to the bank that il loaned large sums to women for specua- ton purposes, by saying that Washington has probably more women than any city of it's size in the world who have for- tunes and adds that it's losses through loans to such clients have been negligible.
 Tho bank declares that Mr Williams has no foundation for tine allegation also made in letters that it has tempted young men and women to ruin through specu- lation.
 ''rhe fact is,' says the statement that the officers of this bank have never ada vised or encouraged any person, man or woman, young or old, to speculate in stocks or buy stocks for investment and the comptroller's insinuation to the con
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14

Montgomery, April 1s-tSpecial.) )-De- eisions in the court of appeals of Ala bema. Tuesday, follow:
 Per Curiam-Long- Lewis Hardware com pany vs. William Ewing, from Bessemer city court: affirmed
 Pelham, P. J.-Ben Pollard vs. state, from Hale law and equity court af- firmed.
 Bethea-Starr Packing and Shipping company vs. Hartwell Douglass. agent from Montgomery circuit court; affirmed
 D. B. Tidwell vs. G. W. Robinette, from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed.
 Thomas, J.--Bray Kirkland vs. state from Dallas circuit court: affirmed ir part, reversed in part, and remanded.
 C. E. Ross vs. Central of Georgia Rail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Abandoned Schooner Arrives

Burnt Coat Harbor, Swans Island. Me-, April 13.-The three-masted
 schooner Herald of New York. aban-
 doned by its crew off Seal Island Thursday. was lowed here today. She was waterlogged The Herald's men were taken off by the schooner Oriolo and landed at Liverpool, N. S.. Satur- day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Grand

The announcement that the Grand thea tre, which has been closed for sometime, would reopen Monday with bookings from the "Columbia Wheel, the recognized American standard for burlesque, has been received with considerable interest
 Two performances daily at popular prices will be the rule at the Grand, which is on Avenue B, near South Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14


 the inquest Thursday sometime. the ex- at hour to be announced later We are very we'll satisfied with what we have accomplished so far. and We believe we will have no trouble in binding the de- fendants over
 Whether or not the reticence of the police forecasts of further important de- developments is not known, but in well informed circles it is believed that this fact is significant, and that other ar. rests will follow in short time J. M. Monnell mentioned in connection with the chicken farm, is resentful over being referred to as ''the superintendent
 T am disgusted with the way the papers have used my name in their stories as the superintendent of the chicken farm, and l want to state that l am not the superintendent, but par, owner of this farm. Walton, previous to his Bankruptcy, was interested in the farm with me, but upon his bankrupting, his interest was bought by J. F. Trucks, and at the present time he and I are operating it on our own behalf. Walton having no interest whatsoever fin our ven
 
 doing visiting my farm It appeared that he intended to stay at my house for the night last Thursday. but about S:45 he decided to go to town. accordingly went and got taxicab for hin. He left my | house not later than g o'clock On the afternoon that he came out with Barton, he told me he was figuring on starting u l poultry farm in Alexander City and want 1 ed to look about my farm
 | was somewhat suspicious of him; In l fact, l did not know but what he in- tended to put me out of business. He | asked me about store he said Bar ton was figuring on getting, and | frankly told him I did not think any one could make good in that location. l Walton replied that his opinion was ! the same. Up until the time Walton | left for town I did not hear any sort | of vehicle pass my house. I believe if any had, l could have heard 1t. The night was very dark and still, and the | slightest noise could be heard" l Several witnesses living in the vicin- | ity where the murder was committed si i'd that they heard three shots fired ] about the time the deed Is supposed | to have been done then there was a | loud report which might have been an answer. It seemed that this last re- | port was that of a shotgun. Shooting !! on this particular road is not an un- 1 common thing and those who heard 1t | thought nothing more of it until the I body of Barton was discovered the l following morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-14
Authorized Increase s375Ooo
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
Gold Mining in Russia

For many reasons it is difficult to discuss the present
condition of gold mining in Russia, says a correspondent
in Mining and Scientific Press. These may be stated
briefly as follows: First, the gold industry extends over
such immense areas as to make the collection of statistics
even under normal conditions exceedingly complicated;
second. there is the fact that the Russian idea of statistics,
although in many respects remarkably metlculous, has not
extended to the comprehensiveness that is required to give
an accurate idea, or anything approaching thereto, OF the
progress of the industry as a whole; and third, the system
of clandestine removal of the metal beyond the knowledge
OF government control, largely contribute to doubling even
the most carefully prepared figures on the industry.
Statements are continually being made that the Rus
sian gold industry = is in a bad way; and it of course admits
of no misunderstanding that as far as foreign concerns en-
gagged III exploiting the Russian gold fields are concerned
they have no particular reason to congratulate themselves
or their shareholders. 1t was stated not long ago by a
Russian minister, however, that although it was becoming
a habit to speak of a decline in the gold production of the
empire, the statement is essentially an erroneous one. He
pointed out with a show of justification that its progress
has been irregular, and the tendency in the case of a set
back is to give the pessimists an inning until new figures,
that is to say, the results of later operations, show that such
setback has been due, in all probability, to exceptional
eli cumstances. On the whole, he contends, the gold in
dustry of Russia is making progress, although progress is
slow.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
Flag Station Becomes City

Seven or eight months ago Hopewell, Va, was an OBJ
scure flag station on a branch of the Norfolk and western
railway, some fifteen miles from Petersburg. 1t was an
unpeopled and practically unknown point out in a sleepy
stretch of country where land could be purchased readily
for $50 an acre. Today it is a city of probably more than
1900 persons, where small lots are being sold for as much
as $4,000 and $4,000 each and in some cases rented for $500,
or more, a month. The situation is explained in an inter
csting illustrated article in the August Popular Mechanics
Magazine. 1t says:
"Hopewell is a raw, wild, excited boom Town with fac
tones running day and night, with BLOCK after block OF
dwellings springing up as rapidly as a new street is marked
off with barracks, shacks and tents everywhere, ard hun
dreds more in the course of erection. Like Goldtleld and
Gary in earlier days, it has dozens of saloons, fly-lntested
eating houses and improvised stores where a gaudy outlay
Of goods is displayed on packing boxes in crude, hurriedly
built shacks made of rough lumber. Its buildings are I'm
screened, and sanitation is unknown. Garbage is thrown
into the street and sewage carried OFT IN open d1tches.
Drinking water is drawn from shallow wells. Flies swarm
in clouds. Yet, in spite of all this, the town-which doesn't
even know it's real name and is called by half a dozen differ
ent ones-is one of the most interesting in America. Its
population SIX months or more from now, 1T is estimated
may range from $4,000 to $4,000.
"War orders from Great Britain and her allies for am
munition and high explosives so completely swamped a
large American powder company that it was compelled to
increase it's factory facilities. The city of Hopewell, Va,
is the result. Shortly before the first of this year agents
tor the corporation quietly purchased 1000 acres OF farm
land adjacent to the flag station. This was enclosed by
a ten-foot barbed-wire barricade. Several hundred men
were imported and set to work throwing up brick and con-
crete factory buildings. On April I the place had a popu-
lation of 500 persons. On June I about 1900 employees
were listed on the company's pay rolls, and the inhabitants
Of Hopewell numbered approximately 1900. Each day
these numbers are increased.
Every minute of the day and night the factory site is
patrolled by several hundred armed guards. No person
other than an employee, unless he has a written permit IS
sued at the main office of the company in Delaware, is
allowed within the barricade. The output of the plant is
not publicly known. Two factories are engaged in the
manufacture of guncotton and a third is producing cordite. .
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
Eighteen Thousand Libraries

There are 1900 regularly established libraries IN the
United States, containing more than 100000 volumes,
according 10 statistics just compiled by the United States
bur, au of education The number of volumes is an IN
crease Of 100000 since 1908.
Of the 2,S4o libraries containing 5000 volumes or over,
1914 are classified as public and society libraries, and
I.oo5 are school and college libraries. Public and society
libraries have an aggregate of over 100000 volumes,
viii 1000 coo borrowers cards in force; LAO OF these IL
braries were entirely free to the public.
Libraries reporting from 1000 to 5000 volumes num-
bered 5.453, of which 1888 were public and society libra
ries, and 3,265 school libraries. These libraries contained
IL68o,o42 volumes. Another group OF still smaller fbrar-
les, comprising those that reported from 300 to 1000 vol
umes, increased the total by 2,ooI,oo7 volumes.
The distribution of library facilities is still uneven. OF
tile 1874 public and society Libraries reported for the en-
tire United States, more than half were in the north At
lantic states, and they contained 24,637,o2I volumes out of
to library collections for the year 1913, almost one-half were
umes in her PA libraries; Massachusetts, 7,3So.o24 in 2oS
libraries; Pennsylvania, ~3,72S,o7o; Illinois, 3,Ioo,7o5 vol
umes. -Four fifths of the borrowers cards in use were IN
the north Atlantic and north central states.
Library activity for the past year was marked, accord
ing to the bureau of education report, by "conslderaDle eN-
tension of the branch system, particularly IN the granting
Of library privileges on the part OF cities to ne1ghbor1ng
suburban communities; by further development of the
country library plan in many states; and IN general by a
visible growth in the spirit of service that IS characteristic
OF many of the formal educational Institutions OF today.
The period of the library as a mere s%torehouse OF books
seems to be safely past; it has yielded to a period OF direct
community service"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

A fine state of affairs has been brought to light by
the Investigations into the cause of the accident to the
Eastland. Tt is enother case of the dollar being placed
above human life.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

The receipts of the Panama canal for the first year
of operation will show a net profit of $25o,oo. That
will be the interest on $35o,ooo,OOO.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

Service on board submarines while cruising at sea is
extremely trying for the men. One of the German sub
marine captains who was captured, Commando Hansen
of the U-I6, recently described in Worlds Work how it
feels to be in a submerged submarine: " 1t is fearfully trying
ming under sea there is a deathlike stiffness in the boats,
as the electrical machinery is noiseess. AS the
air heats it gets poor and mixed with the odor of oil from
the machinery. The atmosphere becomes fearful. An
Ov%erpOwering sleepiness often attacks new men and one re-
uuires the utmost will power to remain awake. have had
men who did not want to eat during the first three days out
because they did not want to lose that amount OF time
from sleep. Day after day spent in such cramped quarters.
where there is hardly room to stretch your legs, and con
stantly on the alert, is a tremendous strain on the nerves.
Recommending that a metalliferous mining law be
enacted to cover metal mining operations, quarries and
iron and clay mines in the state, so that all mines, mills
and quarries can be regularly inspected, and recommend
ing that a department of mines be created, with a state
mine Inspector at the head, the tenth biennial report of the
state mine Inspector of Utah has just been issued.
Bishop Hughes got under Bryan's hide when, in in
Producing him to an audience in San Francisco, he said
This is one time when Mr.. Bryan is not charging a cent
for his talk Strange to say, this remark was resented by
tie Commoner.
The receipts of the Panama canal for the first year
of operation will show a net profit of $4,000. That
will be the interest on $35o,OOO,OOO.
The notes to Germany are becoming more and more
unBryanic.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
Mine Production Costs

1t is almost impossible to establish a standard unit of
production costs III mining, as IS possible IN other lines OF
industry, because of meeting new conditions all the time,
and because the supervision of efficiency experts or fore
men cannot be constant as in a factory, where a great many
men are working close to each other in the same room,
says Mining World. In wel-deveoped mines where the
ore is regularly blocked out, and sufficient reserves in
sight for all requirements for some time to come, and
where a certain known tonnage has to be mined month by
month, it may be possible to approximate future produc-
ton costs, such approximation being subject to all the haz-
ards of mining.
Such a wel[developed mine is an exception rather
than the rule; consequently in the majority of mines the
bookkeeper or accountant plays a very important part in
any scheme for increasing the output or lowering the costs
of production. Each individual mine will have to work out
its own efficiency plans, for except with big companies
who operate more than one property, a comparison of the
detailed costs of the different branches of mining will not
help much even if one could get them.
London Observer: Recruiting in driblets is like carry
ing water buckets to quench a conflagration, and it is time
to bring up the fire-engine. Lord Kitchener went to the
city on Friday to make his first and last appeal as Lord
Derby said, to the manhood of Britain to come forth, not
by driblets but en- masse and without delay, to do its duty.
With a clear grasp of all the factors of the problem, with
a sound and sane appreciation of what lies before the ma
ton, and with more than a touch of earnest and moving eo-
quence, the man who has made our new armies and who has
not spared himself day nor night during eleven laborious
months, delivered his message. 1t is now and at once-or
never. In every mans life there is one supreme hour to-
wards which all earlier experience moves, and from which
all future results may be reckoned. For every individual
Briton, as we'll as for our national existence, that solemn
hour is now striking"