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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02
GENESIS IN JANUARY.


Article ON Cap. by j. W.lBailey, PHI.
D., President Central College.
This is the first In series of articles
the Rev. Robert Gordon in the interest Of
the Ienesis-in-January campaign These
articles will appear from time to time
ynrougnout the month In the State
On the Sunday evenings of this month
will speak on S various phases
Dawn" Jan 70 an address BY Henry AZ
Devil" Jan. "a. The Sons Of God, the the
Daughters of Men, ana the Flood;' Jan
q, "The Crime of CANT
This is a great chapter. 1t is not
written in the interest of science but
with q distinctively religious purpose
Creator. The people to whom the He
brews were closely akin conceived the
world as having Originated with gods
who were themselves theSresult Of the
activity of some primeyal world stuff.
Genesis finds the origin of the world
in the free will of a spiritual Being
God, who Himself safftedafes all Gre
ated things and the materials out Of
which they were formed. God is not
the result of activity but its fountain
He is God and beside Him there is no
other. l.
In creatlon COO mas proceeded in
an orderly manner. The six days Of
creation fall into pairs. The first day
He created light and darkness. the
FOURTH, heavenly bodies: the second
day the armament separating water
and air; the fifth, the fishes and the
birds: the third day the dry land and
vegetation: the sixth day animals and
man.
The effort to h--rmonize this with
the details of geology and kindred
ocience is misplaced. The author him.
~-ss has no interest in such an emort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02
New Directories Out.

The Bell Telephone company issued
their new directory today. A material
Increase in the size of the book speaks
we'll for the prosperity of the last year.
Twenty boys with buggies are out
today and will be busy most of Monday
distributing the directories to the $500
telephone patrons in Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02
Notice Of Annual Nfeetins

The regular meeting of the members
of the Shawnee Building and Loan As
ISOLATION will be held at the office of the
Association Monday evening, January
II, 1915. at 1880 o'clock, for the purpose
of electing directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction of any
other business which may come before
the meeting.
NJ SNATTINGER. President.
T. b. BROWN. Secretary.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02

The state camp No. q W. o. W., viii
give their annual masquerade ball a
Kirkpatrick hall on the evening OF Janu
ary a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02

will hold an all day meeting next Wedner
day, January 6, at the City Mission O
Quincy street. Preaching at 1890 q. n
and $50 In the evening. Everybody In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-02

Three arrests on arson charges were
made last night and early this morn
Ing Richard Miller, in the city Jail
on the charge Of selling tobacco to min
ors. and the two John Briggs. senior
and Junior, were arrested and turned
over to the county authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
ROPER SAYS HE
 IS INNOCENT
Declares He Knew Nothing of Killing of ". J. McLaney, Although in
 the l.. X N. Yards

O. C. Roper, the man whom the sher- iff's depa rtment thinks is responsible for the death of w. J. McLaney, day watch man for the Louisville and Nashville yards who was found with his head crushed in a gondola car at the Louis vile and Nashville yards Thursday aft ernoon, is being held at the county jail pending the result of the finding of the coroner's jury.
 Roper claims he Is resident of De- catur and knows nothing of the death of MT. McLaney. He admits that he was in the Louisville and Nashville yards or the day MT. McIaney was found dead but says he did not know of his death until he was arrested in cullman. Roper was taken off freight train in Cullman Thursday night and locked up on the charge of having murdered MT. McI.aney He was brought back to Birmingham early yesterday morning by M c. Black mon. chief of special agents for the Louisville and Nashville
 The remains of the deceased were sent to Newton by Johns for interment yes terday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
CAPITAL DOCKET
 SET BY COPELAND
Smith, Lee and Shan Henry to Be Tried Week of
 September 19

The first capital docket for the next term of the criminal court was set yesterday by w. R. Copeland. clerk of the criminal court. for the week commencing September 29 All the persons to be tried this week are con fined In the county Jail and include the three men indicted by the grand jury-Amos Smith, Archer Lee and Shan Henry on a charge of wreckine the Seaboard passenger train near Weems on the night of June 10. Henry was granted bail in the sum of $20o1 on habeas corpus proceedings held be fore Judge Charles w. Ferguson
 Other cases set are as follows bethia Davis, murder; Julius Jordan robbery. Will Dolby, robbery; Clyde AL len, murder, Norman Buttram rob bery; Charles Lawson, murder; Edward Crosby murder; Essie Johnson, arson. Frank Phifer. criminal assault; Harr, Fatty, murder; Richard Wright. rob bery; Henry Garrett. murder; John A Hair, criminal assault; Shan Henry train wrecking; Archer Lee. train wrecking; James Smouse. robbery Amos Smith train wrecking; Henry Wilson, robbery; Albert Box. murder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
HEARING ON COAL RATE PETITION IS
 BROUGHT ID CLOSE
Illinois and Kentucky Repre- sentatives Say to Grant Differential Would Close
 Market to Them

The hearing by which coal operators of Alabama sought greater differentiai in coal rates to Mississippi valley points as compared with Illinois, Ohio and Ken lucky operators closed yesterday after noon. The hearing was held before Louis c. Bssell special examiner of the In- terstate commerce commission The rec ord will be forwarded to Washington
 and the decision of the petition will eventually be announced from the offices of the commission there.
 While 1t has not been officially an-
 nounced 1t is stated that 1t Is quite prob- able that representatives from opposing
 sides will be Invited to come to Wash lngton during the fall and argue the
 matter before the commission.
 The testimony yesterday was especial l ly interesting. The main point stressed by the representative of southern 1lli-
 nos and western Kentucky operators was
 that should the differential asked for be
 granted 1t would exclude these interests l from doing business where they now do.
 From this they argued that the status
 quo should be maintained.
 | F. II. Harwood, representing southern l Illinois interests, said that the Missis- | sipp valley market was needed by his
 interests and that he thought that the l Illinois Central railroad was generous in allowing Alabama to get even a part l of the business. He thought this despite the fact that Mississippi and Alabama
 adjoin and the Illinois and Ohio markets are hundreds of miles further away. ! s Among other witnesses yesterday were: MT. Moderwel of Illinois, Mir Prescott
 and Mir. Collins of Memphis and MT.
 Brown of western Kentucky Eugene Mc- Auiffe of the Frisco was recalled in re-
 buttal by the petitioners and the hearing closed at o'clock.
 MT Bssell will be in Birmingham sew
 eral days longer as there are num-
 Der of other hearings on his docket.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
MERCHANT IN SMALL TOWN CAN BE HELP IN DIVERSE F|CAT|0N
J. c. Hodges Points Out Why Farmers Cling to Cot tOn-WOuld Have Small
 Grain Elevators Bought

j. C. Hodges vice president of the w M Cosby Flour and Grain company, believes that the merchants of the smaller Alabama towns can do more than any other one factor in enoour- aging the farmers to produce grain crops. As he sees 1t, the most serious problem confronting the farmer is in marketing his grain.
 The Cosby company yesterday re- celved another shipment of corn from Altoona and it was pronounced as fine as any corn ever seen in Alabama. This company announced sometime ago It's willingness to buy Alabama corn and shipments have been received from time to time.
 After all the merchant in the small CT town can do most to encourage this business" said MT. Hodges 'I think they should be impressed with the Inn portance of building small elevators s and storing the grain until 1t can be shipped in carload lots.
 The merchants can build these small elevators or granaries without much expense. and as the business develops the elevators can be enlarged. It Is a coming business and the alert mer- chant will not be slow to see the ad vantage of having a place where he can store corn bought from the farmer He can then ship 1t as 1t reaches tho carload stage.
 This plan Is of advantage all round II gives the farmer a place where hc always knows he can sell corn or other grain in any quantity he wishes to dis pose of. It brings customer to the merchants store and in most cases the farmer will want simply supplies In eX- change for his wagonload of corn.
 The thing that has done so much to confine the Alabama farmers activi- ties to cotton is the fact that he al ways knows just where he can dispose of his crop when he. gets ready. When this condition is reached with grain. the diversfication problem has been solved.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10

withstanding the fact the local busi- ness is probably from five to ten times greater
 The most serious criticism of the pro- posed revenue bill from Birmingham,s standpoint lies in the heavy reduction of the city license on waterworks street cars and electric lighting companies. The bill proposes to limit the city license on such businesses to only 1 per cent of the gross revenues of such businesses. where as in some cities of other states such businesses pay much as 3 to per cent. The effect of this >section, if enacted by the legislature, ewillebe to reduce the li- cense now voluntarily paid by the Bir- mingham Railway Light and Power com pany to the city of about $55,000 to about s25,000, and the license on. waterworks companies will be reduced to about $5OO0, whereas the Birmingham Waterworks company (until the passage of the last revenue bilD paid without contest slS.OOo a year.
 ''These losses, if added to the $40 900 loss ir liquor licenses. will greatly add to the serious financial problem with which the city is already face to face
 "Attention is also called to the addi- tional license proposed to be levied on jit- neys and lines like the Norwood pus. If any additional license Is required of these lines it ought to go to the city and not the state since the heavy expense of paw ing, repairing, sprinklng and policing the public streets of Birmingham is borne by the city and abutting prop erty owners and not by the state It might be added that the general system or taxation in Alabama is a kind of tread mill for Birmingham business men. and such as to make existence in Birmingham a strenuous struggle.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
COAL OPERATORSA AT
 EDGEWATER TODAY
Annual Outing of Alabama Association to Be Held.
 300 Going

The annual outing of the Alabama Coal Operators association will be held today at Edgewater and Bayview. There will be two sessions of an edu- cational institute in the auditorium at Edsewater and at Bayview a barbecue dinner will be served.
 The trip will be made on a special train over the Birmingham Southern railroad leaving the Louisville and Nashville depot at o'clock It is prob able that 300 people will make the trip and provisions have been made to care for this number. The invitations issued have been restricted to the ca- pacity of the auditorium at Edgewater and consequently not so large a crowd will go this year as on former, occa- 'sions
 Arriving at Bayview at TO- the vis- itors will go immediately to the audi torium where there will be talks oy experts illustrated with stereopticon views and moving pictures The instI ute will adjourn at 12:30 to go to Bayview where dinner will be served and will sreconvene at ? o'clock at Edgewater and remain in session ur- til the programme is completed.
 Among the features of the institute will be an address by H. s. Geismer, consulting engineer of Birmingham, on Preparations on Washington for Coal:' a paper by A. F. Elliott, chief electrician of the mining department of the Tennessee company on Factors of Safety in Electrical Installations in Coal Mnes' an address by M. H. Fies on Underground Safety Precau- tions;" and an address by Daniel liar rington of the United States bureau of mines at Pittsburg on the use of permissible explosives Interspersed with the speeches will be moving pie lures and lantern slides on safety first work, sanitation and kindred sub jects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
GREAT ENTHUSIASM
 AMONG WORKERS
Twenty-One New Members Secured-Flying Squad
 ron at Work

The Birmingham Newspaper club mem bership campaign began yesterday morn ing with even greater enthusiasm among it's workers, and at the end of two hours work 2l additional memberships had been added to the lists. This brings the num- Der secured in the campaign up to 12:3o o'clock yesterday to l9i There were sev- eral important developments in the cam pagn yesterday.
 Promptly at 10 o'clock the Flying Squadron took the field, and work began in earnest Announcement came Just be- fore leaving the club that an additional prize of S100 in cash had been offered by W. N Malone to be divided among the teams in the event 100 additional mem bers were secured between then and Mon day noon. when the campaign is sched- uled to come to a final close.
 All of the teams did not get to work yesterday but by F o'clock three teams had secured excellent results. At the end of two hours work in the morning J R. Hornady's team was declared the win ner with l2 applicst tions to its credit. The team of which E. C. Robinson is cap tain came next with six to its credit and that of R. T. Anderson third with three applications. accompanied by check.
 Two silk umbrellas were awarded as prizes at yesterdays .uncheon, one go- ing to Captain Hornady as leader of the days winning team and the other was awarded to Judge Alvin M. Douglass, who scored the largest individual record. Another prize will be awarded today to the winning captain. This wlil be beau tiful scarf pin. At yesterdays luncheon Oscar C. Turner. campaign chairman. stated that 1t had been decided to di- vide the S100 cash bonus into two prizes in the event it won $50 going to the leading team; sS0 to the second and s20 to the third Today's luncheon will be served promptly at 12:30 and big Fee suits are expected t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
CRAVE AND GAY BEFORE
 BIRMINGHAM'S RECORDER
By ELLIS c. HoLLums

A. Petrovesky was found not guilty of owning an unlicensed dog in the recor- der's court yesterday He was found guilty of unlawfully having in his posses sion property that had been lost by the owner the charge of receiving stolen property being changed to that on whicn he was convicted. He was fined $50.
 According to the testimony. Dog Catcher Kelly visited Petroveskys store and found therein a dog without a license tag. Kelly claims to have questioned members of the family and residents of the neigh borhood concerning the ownership of the dog and the consensus of opinion was that Petrovesky owned 1t.
 Mir Kelly had builded up very nice case against the defendant. and had it not been for the fact that Petrovesky en- gagged lawyer who was decidedly on to his Job, he might have been convicted.
 The dog catcher was permitted to run wild" with his testimony. the opposing attorney keeping quiet except for oeca- sional objections to irrelevant testimony. After Kelly had rested his case. the de- fendant's attorney questioned one witness. a negress.
 Do you know that this man owns. the dog in question:" he demanded.
 Well, the dog stays at his house but don't know who owns it." was the reply
 That's all, said the attorney, as he called for another witness.
 The other witness was Petrovesky's son and only two questions were asked him.
 Do you know who owns the dog in question?I' he was asked.
 I am the owner of the dog answered the young man.
 What proof have you?'' questioned the attorney
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
MISS NEFF TALKS OF CONVENTION
Ably Seconded by Alabama Delegates in Efforts to
 Secure Convention

Miss Prudence Neff of the Southern School of Musical Art. who has just re- turned from the convention of the Fed eration of Music Clubs of America, in Los Angeles, yesterday commented on the fine cooperation of the Alabama del egates in bringing the 1917 convention to Birmingham.
 Mobile had three delegates" she said, ''and 1t was fine to see the way those ladies supported Birmingham's claims and worked to get the next convention for this city. All rivalry among Alabama cities was submerged and they worked as hard for Birmingham as though they lived here Mrs. James Dickens of the Polymnia club of Mobile seconded my invitation from Birmingham and the other delegates helped to show that the invi- tation was from the entire state of Ala : bama rather than from just one city.
 Mrs. V. H. Hanson was elected state president for Alabama and in this se- lection the Mobile delegates were also of great assistance.
 T cannot say how many delegates the convention should bring to Birmingham.
 
 tion I estimated there were perhaps 4000 present, but l suppose, of course, many of them were not delegates. After the programme given by the winners of the different districts of the United States we were all recalled to the stage and given a fine demonstration, all of the audience standing and waving their hand kerchiefs. I was fortunate enough to close the first contract for concerts.
 This was the first national conven- tion and they will be held biennially, the next being in Birmingham in 1917 The chief purpose of these conventions is to foster music in all its branches. bring musicians more closely in touch and to help music conditions generally through out America.
 Tt may be of interest to state that public school music was extensively dis cussed at Los Angeles and they seemed much impressed by what I told them of the music work being done in the public schools of Birmingham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10

The young fellow produced a receipt for license tag and MT. keilys case went up in smoke. The dog catcher was disposed to argue the matter. but Judge Davis said: Not guilty Next case
 Petrovesky was next tried on charge of receiving stolen property. This latter was changed to having in his possession property lost by another, the sowner of which he had not made sufficient at tempt to 1oeate. He was found guilty after nine witnesses had been examined and fine of $50 assessed against him
 
 A young Italian knife grinder yesterday was visitor before Judge Davis, charged with operating a-knife grinding machine without license. According to the tes- timony. the young fellow came to Br- mingham some weeks ago with machine for sharpening knives. He took out a license for this machine. which was all right. Later. however, he started out d friend in the business of putting an edge on knives and failed to get license. He was warned that he would have to se- cure a license for this machine. but he told the officer that he was going to leave Birmingham for Atlanta Immediately and would give the other knife sharpener his license This was satisfactory to the off cer.
 Wednesday, however the officer discov- cred that there were three knife sharp ening machines operating on the streets of Birmingham under license for one. Accordingly he made a search for the originator of the knife sharpening husi- ness. The Italian was arrested
 Judge Davis released him on his own recognizance with the understanding that he was to get license for the other two machines, which he promised to do.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
SHERMAN BACK
 FROM GADSDEN TRIP
Entertainment of Hotel Men Most Elaborate of That of Any City.
 Is Live Town

F. B. Shireman, manager of the Tut wiler, was among those returning yes terday from. the Alabama Hotel Mems convention at Gadsden.
 .Gadsden did herself proud, said MT Shireman. This is the third of the Alabama conventions I have attended and Gadsden's entertainment far sur passed previous conventions That is about the livest town for its size have ever been in
 "I was told that the Gulf States Steel company has orders enough on hand to keep running for the next II months They employ 800 men, so you can see what those pay rolls mean"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were recorded yesterday in the office of the probate judge:
 s1150-Lee Moody and wife to A. Cline: Lot 1 and the north half of lot 2, block 115, Bessemer Land and Improvement company.
 s5500-Theo H. Rabe and wife to Jacob Feldstein: The west 34 feet of lot 2 and the east B feet of lot 3, block D, An derson Place. Jefferson Land and lm- provement company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10

lectures on South America and the les sons in Spanish given by Dr. Conant and suggested the chamber establish a
 bureau with a view of establishing trade relations with the South Amer ican countries
 Murray Brown spoke briefly on "Bir- mingham as Seaport" and referred to the advantage water rates would
 give to the district when adjusted.
 When freight rate was established d
 from New York to Mobile and from Mo- bile to Birmingham, MT. Brown stated the city would soon become one of
 the greatest distributing centers of the south. He also referred to the ap-
 preaching merchants convention to be
 held in the city and urged the active
 support of every member of the cham Der to make 1t a success.
 New members were elected as fol- lows: A. F, Jackson of the Jefferson County Savings bank; E. Fl. Adams. advertising specialist. and J. H. Ed mondson, manager of the home product exhibit MT. Edmondson responded to call and spoke on the progress made in the exhibit and the adyantage 1t would prove to the city.
 President Johnson made a few clos l ing remarks In which he referred to 1 the work that the Chamber of Com merce was doing and made an earnest appeal for co-operation and for tac members to lnuidate as soon as pos
 sibls its financial obligations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
Negro Is Discharged

At preliminary hearing held yesterday before Judge R. B. Watts, United States commissioner, James Bowen, negro, was discharged on a charge of having gov ernment property In his possession, name Fly an olive drab shirt. The negro testi- fled that a white man gave him number of articles of clothing about a year ago in payment for labor performed. which in- cluded the shirt. The government off cials are aiding the local military officers in locating government property, and quite a number of arrests have been made for buying, selling or concealing military equipment, and a number Of cases are pending investigation by the federal grand juhy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
DOUBLE TRACK ON
 A. G. s. OPENED UP

Two and one-half miles of new, double track on the Alabama Great Southern railroad will be placed in service today The new stretch of track extends from Eleventh street In Birmingham to West End, and Is link In the general double track work now in progress by the Ala bama Great Southern.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-10
Grubb Expected Tonight

Judge w. I. Grubb of the United States court will return tonight or tomorrow from New York. where for the past sev- eral weeks he has been presiding over the New York district court. On Monday Judge Grubb will hold court in Jasper and preside at the trial of a number of illicit distlling and car-brealing cases.