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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30
Many Would Like to Get Rid
of This Perpetual
Political BugabOo
GAMBLER is FACED
BY ONE OPPONENT
Southern States Life Men Go to
Wrightsville Beach for Their
Annual Conference and
Good Time
ny HERvEY w. LAIRD

Atlanta, Ca. July 29-(Special.)- with
more than one-half the 1916 session gone
the Georgia legislature has yet to pass
the general laws that the solons think
important. And among these are the
question of the releasing of the Western
and Atlantic railroad, the property of the
state.
The lease now held by the Louisville
and Nashville runs to 1919, at which time
new contract must be made. There
are all sorts of suggestions not the least
of which is one to extend the system to
the sea at Savannah
Atlanta Is specially interested in the
outcome, as no matter what Is done it
wants to see modern terminals and depots
of credit erected in this city. Many
would like to see the road sold, though
it Is not considered good politics to say So
Experts say that the present legislature
is one of the strongest in personnel for
many years. Speaker Burwell, in public
address and In private conversation, has
complimented the body.
The laws of Georgia give liberal time
to local bills, SO that general legislation
is held back longer than many think
wise. But, after all. it is the county
that sends a man and the county nat
urally insists that he serve it first This
is the practical situation how it should
be regarded as plan of service to all
the state is matter of private opinion
Unlike Alabama the Georgia solons
meet with great frequency. Last year
they assembled twice, regularly in June
and specially in November Friends of
prohibition were unable to get their bills
up In the summer, so they forced the
extra meeting, and at the latter showed
them thing or two by passing an anti
liquor bill, or set of bills, that have made
drinking a rare public habit in the state
since the first of May
The house has passed a highway bill
that is approved and condemned accord
ing to viewpoint 1t makes the prison
commission the highway board. At any
rate it is a start toward getting the ma
tional appropriation, and this is impor-
tant
primary election law Is on the way
from the house to the senate, where it
Is likely to find a hard time. The Ala
bama laws have come in for much study,
as there is lot of real desire for in
vote on it. The second choice clause
has them all sitting up nights.
A bill to decrease lynchings, fathered
by President Persons of the senate, is
headed to the house, the upper section
having gotten it through. 1t is thought
to be slated for hard fight
The senate. by the way. has Endorsed
Muscle Shoals, Ala. for the government
nitrate plant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30

of the Sunday schools of the North Ala
5bama Methodist conference, with head
quarters in Birmingham will preach here
tomorrow morning at II o'clock at the
First Methodist church and tomorrow
evening at the Central Methodist church
in New Decatur He will hold Sunday
school institute at AustinVille, a suburb
of the Decaturs, early in August
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30
FORT PAYNE

Fort Payne, July 29.-( special)--J. B.
Hobby, state supervisor of the rural
schools of Alabama, addressed a large
crowd of citizens here this morning Mr..
Hobby spoke in favor of adopting an
amendment to the constitution of Ala
bama for the purpose of levying and col
lecting a special tax to be used for pub
lie school purposes. The proposed amend
ment is to be submitted to the qualified
electors of the state for their ratifica-
ton or rejection at the general election
to be held in November.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30
ASA GAMBLERS RACE

Asa G. Gambler is to have straight
away race for mayor, with only one
opponent. All candidates have come
out of the running save Jesse w Arm
istead, president of the present city
council, and likely to be supported. as
the candidate Of any opposition to Mr..
Gambler that may exist en-
The support of Mr. Gambler is cen
Trailing in clubs and committees and
has every appearance Of being formi :
dable. Some of the most prominent men
in the south have asked to be allowed
a part in his campaign. And word is
coming from many places expressing
regret that they are not a part of the
city, so that they could get in on the
vote.
Miss Tommie Dora Barker, for long
time associated with the Alabama de-
partment of archives and history, has
made a great record as librarian OF
the Carnegie library of Atlanta, to
which position she was elected in Feb
ruary, 1915.
The circulation of the library for
1915 was 31,951 books, an increase
from 346,3S1 in 1914. and 33O,26S in 1913
The agencies through which the 1915
service was given were main library.
three branches and one deposit station
eight deposits in institutions and social
centers and 81 deposits in schools.
Since its establishment 10 years ago
the library school has graduated 80, OF
whom 70 are engaged in library work
in Is states. Seventeen of the remain
ing have married. Two of the 73 at
service are in the Library of Congress
and all have taken forward position
In the work they have taken up. Miss
Barker concludes: THE influence of the
development of libraries of the south
ard on raising the standard of library
service felt in an widening de-
gree"
Two cars of Southern States Life In
surance company men left the city last
night for Wrightsville Beach, where
the 1916 agency conference will be
held. leading the party was President
Wilmer l.. Moore, with Wilfred S. Nc
Leod. agency manager, in control Of
details
Hon c. Brooks Smith, insurance com
missioner of Alabama, will be the lead
ing speaker, having agreed to discuss
1.-THE Development of Our Own Re-
sources What 1t Means to the South"
Mr.. Smith Is the first man in charge
of the Alabama department of insur-
ancc since 1T was made a separate de-
partment by the last legislature. He
is we'll posted on southern progress
and fully competent to talk about it.
other Alabama men on the pro-
gramme are III. Clay Smith of Cullman,
who will talk Of the farmer and his
interests. and Hervey w. Laird, assist
ant to the president, who will talk on
the general question of publicity.
Fred Hines Of South Carolina is
president of the club this year. with
William s. Cogburn of the same state
as vice president. H. Clay Smith Is the
Alabama vice president.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30

Jack Chitwood, one Of the leading con-
tractors of this place, has been awarded
the contract to build $1,000 city school
building. The building is to be ready for
use November l. In the meantime, the
higher grades will be taught at the high
school and the lower grades at the
churches Miss Carrie Lee Smith of
Gadsden has accepted the princpalship
OF the school, and will open school at the
usual time in September
A splendid programme was carried out
at Pleasant Hill in this county July %
and 49, at the annual convention of the
DeKalb County Sunday School associa-
ton, many prominent speakers address
ing the convention
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-07-30

preme court will no doubt hold to the
same effect.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09

Washington, Feb 9-The Lusitana negotiations to-
day awaited only the arrangement of technical details for
final, satisfactory ending.
Berlin will receive shortly by cable Americas provis
ona acceptance of the German ast word" in the case
and this acceptance will be complete when Foreign Secre
tary Won Jagow at Berlin substitutes formal note for
the informal memorandum Ambassador Won Bernstorf
presented to the administration.
The memorandum which President Wilson yesterday
agreed would be acceptable when it translated into
formal note, specifically comedies American demands.
In effect it is real dsavowal of the tOrpedong with
loss of American lives But what the president consid
ers is important is that the reply furnishes
precedent and basis for international law to govern sub
marine warfare.
The immediate cause for this satisfactory termination
of dangerous controversy is known to have been the
report Colonel House forwarded as President Wilson's
personal envoy.
While the contents of this report may never be made
public it is understood that the colonel emphasized condl
tions he found in Germany to have been:
A spirit that Germany had made her final concessions.
growing demand for resumption of unrestrained
submarine warfare as result of the feeling agasnt
America.
feeling that severance Of diplomatic relations would
inevitably result in war.
Ambassador Gerard also forwarded pessimistlc re-
ports of what would happen if the president did not ac-
cept Germanys "last word" The two sets OF reports
therefore convinced the administration that Germany
would not offer any further concessions in an effort to
settle the case.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09

London, Feb belgium has rejected overtures for
a separate peace with Germany, according to Rome
dispatch today.
Cardinal MERCER, it was reported, conveyed this in
formation to the pope
Terms on which Germany wanted Belgium to conclude
the separate peace were said to be:
An agreement for complete restoration Of Belgium
with certain privileges for the Germans at channel ports
Germany to pay large sum for rebuilding destroyed
structures in Belgium and for maintenance of Bel gium
neutrality during the remainder of the war.
King Albert however, Indignantly rejected the pro
posals and declared he will not consider peace until the
allies are victorious, it is reported. Belgium sources
recently denied any overtures had been made but The
Hague reported that negotiations actually under
way and proceeding satisfactorily from the German
standpoint
Substance lent to the peace reports from the fact
that Sir Douglas Haig recently went to Havre on a
Special mission" to meet King Albert. No announce
ment of the result of his trip has been Forthcoming how
ever though is thought he must have determined Albert
against acceptance of separate peace if indeed the Bel
gian king had seriously considered acceptance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
GERMAN
CONSUL DECLARES
HANDS ARE CLEAN

San Francisco, Feb. GERMAN Con-
sui Bopp and Vice Consul Setback, in
dicted in a wholesale "clean upV of
alleged bomb plotters and neutrality
violators declared today they have
nothing to fear from the government
action. Both indicated that their hands
are clean, but government authorities
intimated in return that the case
against these men and the many others
indicted is "air tight"
Business circles were stirred at the
extent of the indictments. Many of
the most prominent men in shipping and
other lines here as named as neutrality
violators in connection with the expedi-
tions of the steamers Sacramento, Oh.
son and Mahony, Aetriever and Mazat-
Ian as alleged supply ships for German
war vessels.
Named in indictments charging con-
spiracy to violate the Sherman anti
trust law by attempting to dynamite
munitions plants and thus thwart trade;
and likewise charged with setting on
foot military expedition" to Can.
ada to blast railway tunnels were the
following: German Consul Bopp; Vice
Consul Won Schack Attache Won
Brincken of the local consulate; Johan-
mes H. VanKooilbergen, alleged Ger
man spy, said to have been engaged to
blast the tunnels, but now held by Can
adian authorities as an alleged forgcr;
G. C. Crowley, consulate detective and
his secretary, Mrs. Margaret Cornell
(bOth Of whom were under previous
bomb plot indictments).
List of Accused.
The list of alleged neutrality iolat-
ors, as announced by United States Dis.
trict Attorney Preston were:
Vice Consul Won Setback; Chancellor
Henry W. Z. Kaufman of the German
consulate; Turkish Consul Hall; Local
Manager Robert Capelle of the North
German Lloyd Steamship company
John and julius Rothschild, prominent
local grocers; George and James Flood,
well known shipping men; Attorney J.
I. Bied; DR.. Simon Reimer; G. D. Bunk.
er & Co., customs brokers; Northern
& Southern Steamship company;
Swayne & Hoyt. shippers and customs
brokers and. individually, r. H. Swayne
and John G. Hoyt Of the company:
President Thayer Of the Northern &
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
English Not Pleased.

London, Feb 0.--Lacking official
confirmation, Washington reports that
president Wilson had virtually accept
ed Germany's latest proposals in the
Lusitania case were accepted reserved
ly here today.
The newspapers, however, expressed
the nope that Wilson had not reeeded
from his demand for disAvowal OF
the torpedoing.
"It is obvious" said the Daily News
"that he cannot now surrender on the
Lusitania issue without suffering ire
parable personal disaster and without
gravely discrediting his country. IL
he aeeptsc anything short Of a decisive
victory, his persistence win have been
that of man who entered the struggle
without counting the cost. We do not
think he is that sort, and we do not
think he will surrender the great hui,
man trust, Of which he is the cham
pion.D
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09

Southern Steamship company, C. ID.
Bunker and Joseph L. Bley, of c. d.
Bunker & Co.; Captain Anderson of the
Sacramento; Benno Klocke, Adolph
Wimmel, Gustav Traub and T. r. Johan-
sen of the Sacramento crew and Fred
Williams and George Phillips
AS in the recent Hamburg American
neutrality violation cases at New York,
the defendants here are said to be
charged with use of false clearance
papers in their alleged outfitting of a
German squadron by sending out supply
ships from the Pacific coast
Indictment Expected.
Hints that BOpp would be indicted
had been current for some time. Wash
ington dispatches recently Indicated.
however, that the federal government
was Withholding action until such time
as the Lusitania case was settled. An
nouneement Of the indictment against
him followed directly upon word of a
satisfactory ending to the Lusitania ne
gotiations.
This is the first Indictment of a high
foreign official since the government
started probing alleged nationwide
bomb plots.
In most of the cases, the federal of.
ficials will merely serve notice of tbe
indictments as soon as they are public.
ly recorded, and rely upon the promin.
ence of the defendants to insure their
remaining in the city for hearing later.
Ships We're Supplied.
Revelations in the Hamburg. Amer.
lean case tended to strengthen the be.
lief of authorities here that money. di.
rect from Germany, had been sent TO
San Francisco for the supply ship work.
Previously some of those named in the
present indictments had been indicted
in the Sacramento expedition case
The Bunker company is said to have
acted disbursing agent of the expedi.
tioR. Williams and Phillips are desi0.
mated as purchasers Of supplies for the
expedition, while DR.. Reimer is reported
to be a German naval officer who
helped load the supply ships.
Traub and Klocke are said TO have
had only small part in the case
Federal officials suggested TO-DAY
that the Sacramento case will be prov.
en- even more easily than were the eases
against the Hamburg American heads
at New York, where sentences were
obtained.
Among other charges in connection
with the bomb plot indictments are
that the parties named conspired ia
blast the Hercules Power plant al
Pinole, California, and plants at Gary,
Indiana, and lshpeming, Michigan. as
well As conhpring in connection with
destruction Of a munitions laden barge
at Seattle some time ago.
During tne day, a number of those
indicted offered to surrender them
selves, but as no warrants had vet been
issued their proffer was not accented,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09

London, Feb. 9.-Tn a sudden smash
in the Artois region, the Germans cap
tured 500 yards Of French trenches,
said the Berlin official statement to-
day. They greatly improved their po-
sition on the Vimy heights and proyid-
ed further safeguards against an al
lied offensive toward Lens from the
south.
The Paris war office confirmed the
attack, but claimed the TeutOns after
ward were driven out by counter
moves. The Germans claimed to have
captured 100 prisoners and five ma
chine guns; Paris said the attack was
preceded by heavy bOmbardment of
a three mile front north of Arras.
Artillery battling in the Vosges was
announced, too, by Paris.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
Internal Tax To Be Used For
Construction Of Hard Sur
face Roads
ASSEMBLING DEPOT TO
Be MADE IN DISTRICTS
New Plan Will Reduce Cost
Of Handling Crop to Grow
ers 50 Per Cent

The Oregon Hop Growers assOcia-
tion went on record at their business
meeting yesterday afternoon as favor
ing an amendment to the law of this
state which would permit the manu-.
facture of beer and to put on tax Of
l2 cents per quart to be used in the
construction and maintenance of hard
surface roads in the districts where the
sale was made. A resolution was also
passed favoring national legislation in
the interests of American hop growers,
and recommending that all imported
foreign grown hops be stamped with
the name of the country and province
in which they are grown.
As TO the manufacture Of beer in this
state the resolution asks that the state
law be amended to permit brewers to
make beer which would contain not in
excess of 2 l2 per cent alcohol and that
the beer be distributed from the brewer
les and not through saloons. The reso.
luton recommends that the beer be
sold under the provisions and limita-
tions Of stringent laws against exces-
sive indulgence and the association in
no way favored the re.establishment Of
saloons in the state.
As an aid to the state wide movement
in the interests Of good roads it was
advised that the tax Of 1.2 cents per
quart be exempted in the district where
the beer was consumed for hard surface
roads. The growers consider that all Of
the money now being sent from Oregon
to California points could be well spent
in this state and also the money spent
for the shipment Of the liquor could be
saved and invested in the form Of tax
to be put upon the Oregon roads.
VIII Organize Hop Centers
It was decided at the business meet
ing to lease or erect five or six ware
houses in the most convenient points
of the hop growing sections Of the
state where the hops could be received
from the grower, sampled and inspect.
ed and the samples sent in to the head.
quarters Of the association where they
could be graded and put into shape for
more successful handling and selling
It is proposed to eliminate the expenses
Of sampling and double inspection BY
this means and also to relieve the in
| TCoptin,,ad IN Para NJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
Lusitania Incident
Affects Market Little
Copyright 1916 by the New York Ev-
ening Post.

Copyright 1916 by the New York Ev-
ening Post.)
New York, Feb. 9--On the whole, it
must be said that additional Washing.
ton particulars regarding American ac-
eeptance of the German terms in the
Lusittania fell rather flat on the stock
exchange today. This may have been
because this outcome was expected or
that there was nothing in the settle
ment to excite more than perfunetory
qualification.
Most Of the activity today again
occurred in industrial shares, but even
they declined and recovered alternate.
" and then movement was indefinite.
Railroads we're in the background. Some
abrupt activity in the closing hour car.
ried up railway and industrial issues
and the market closed strong.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
FRENCH BUYING HORSES

Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. "a French
government commissioner will arrive
here Thursday to spend 100000 buy
ing every horse he can get in Arizona,
Southern California and Lower Califor-
MIA, according TO the statement today
of T.. X. Cassab, horse contractor, who
has been looking over the ground for
several weeks. Spot easn is to be paid
for all accepted They will be placed
on fast trains here and will be ON the
firing line % days after they are pur-
chased.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
England Raided Again.

London, Feb. 9.-Two German aero
planes bombarded ROmsgate and Broad
stairs at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon,
but the admiralty announced that they
aid no damage.
Ramsgate is seaport town of Kent,
81 miles from London. Broadstars is
a watering place two miles from Rams
gate.
That the aeroplanes were the new
Fokker type which England has feared
would raid her coast, is likely.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
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While the German proposals are ac-
captable in spirit to President Wilson,
their wording is not exactly as he de-
sires.
The forthcoming reply from Ger.
many, it is understood, will not contain
the word disavowal, though the admin
istration all along insisted that this
must be disavowal Instead, it will
set forth in effect that belligerents can
not legally order any act, even re-
prisll, that endangers neutral lives. 1t
does not specifically admit that tae
Lusitania incident was illegal,
In the matter Of reprisals, America
held that they may be iustifiable some
times, but never legal. In this con
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
Liantenant Acunitted.

London, Jan. 22.-(By mail. Lord
Edward Seymour, second lieutenant in
the Royal Warwickshire regiment, was
acquitted of the cnarge of drunkenness
by court martial at Grantham today
because he was able to say Ground the
rugged rock a ragged ruffian ran, -
without a foozle.
Witnesses testified that Lord Ed
ward was a little slow in rounding the
corners, but was able to walk straight
and could enuneiate "royal artillery"
as fast as they desired.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
General Townshend Safe.

London, t'ep. 9.-General Towns
hend 5 British garrison at Kut.el-am.
ara, Mesopotamia, are in no danger of
capture, said dispatches today. Though
they are surrounded, they could join
the Aylmer relief expedition 20 miles
to the east, with only slight losses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
Italy VIII Declare War.

London, Feb. 9.--Italy is expected
to declare war on Germany and an
nounce ner participation in the Balkan
campaign as a result of Prem er Bri-
and s trip to Rome, Paris reports said
today. BRAND is leaving Paris for the
Italian capital today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09

Amsterdam, Feb. 9.-Destruction of
two Zeppeins recently was reported
today by the Echo Beige. This paper
said French fliers sAot down one near
Aith; and tnnt another returning from
the Paris raid of January 29 struck
tree near Lighe, collapsing and hitting
houses as it fell. Everyone of the crew
were said to have been killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09

nection, however, Germany has agreed
to admit that reprisals are unjustlfi-
able when involving neutrals; and this
means, therefore, tnat the LusitaniH
sinking was illegal. America pointed
out that illegal acts include unjustified
acts, and therefore the administration
accepted Germany 3 admission that the
Lusitania case was unjustifiable az
equivalent to an admission that tho
case was illegal.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
NEW MEXICAN CAPITAL

Washington, Feb. S.-Queretlro, 40
miles northwest of Mexico City, has
been deereed by General Carranza as
the temporary Mexican capital, said a
message to the Mexican embassy to-
day. After the republic is completely
glnized, the capital will again be es-
tablished at Mexico City.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-02-09
Kitchener Rumor Denied.

London, Feb. 9.-Well informed per-
sons denied today Earl Kitchener, war
lord, is going to Egypt soon or that
Lord Derby is to succeed him in his
present post 1t was said no changes
in the ministry are contemplated.