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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
FAvORS TAYLOR'S FERRY

After reading the report of County Engineer Clark, I am more than ever thoroughly convinced that the Taylor .' Ferry road is the only feasible one and that the electric line should go to that point and the wharfage facilities be built there.
 '''The river at Taylors Ferry is abou- 1000 feet wide, giving ample room for turning and for the handling of an netire string of barges without the trouble that would occur where the river is narrow. On the Locus Fork of the river, where the other route would go, the river is extremely narrow and it would be hard to handle several barges arount some of the bends Then there would be great difficulty in the matter of loading and unloading freight at the Locust Fork. At Taylor's Ferry. the land is so situated that it offers an ideal site for the construction of wharves, warehouses, sheds and tracks of all kinds along the banks of the river. The matter of a few miles is nothing in the transportation of freight after it has once been loaded
 'I have discussed this electric railway matter with members of the city com mission, the board of revenue. and with a number of the industrial leaders of the district. They are all agreed that it is fea sible and seems to offer the easiest
 
 lem. Under the plans as outlined above, the electric line to Taylor Ferry would give Bessemer. with her important in dustries. full advantages of the river, think this line should be built by the is suance of bonds by the city of Birmng- ham. Jefferson county and by the city of Bessemer All would be alike bene- fited. While I have not looked into the legal end of the matter, it would seem that some plan could be decised by which the county and the cities of Birmingham and Bessemer could jointly issue the bonds or underwrite them. The saving to the shippers of the district, and, therefore, to every individual consumer, would be so great that the cost would be but a fraction of the annual saving. I consider this the most important matter confront ing Birmingham, Jefferson county and Bessemer and l think it can be settled satisfa ctorily without great expense or flo
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
TOnAYS FVFNTS

Opening session of Baptist Training school at o'clock at First Baptist church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16

These motor busses will run from Nor- wood boulevard to the entrance of the Country club at intervals of eight min utes during the rush hours and 12 min utes at other times, beginning at 4:10 a. m and continuing until F 30 a. m.
 It is stated by the management that the cars and service of the Norwood- Chestnut Hill line will be equal, if not superior, to any in this country. It is felt the popu- larty of the motor busses in the Norwood district justifies the expectation that the extension will meet with instant apprecia- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
and Bush Discuss Plans to Connect Bir- mingham With the War ri0r River
BOTH RAILWAY AND
 HIGHWAY NEEDED TO
 GET FULL BENEFITS
Milner Says in Getting Rail- road It Is Important to Look After Suitable Terminal Facilities

An expenditure of only s300,0OO will build an electric railway to the War rior river which will place every in dustry and every shipper of freight in the district in direct touch with water transportation
 If figures compiled by shippers and freight men are accurate, the saving to the district would pay for this line three times over each year. These are the opinions of H. K Milner formed after an exhaustive investigation into the possibilities of securing proper rail connection from Birmingham and other parts of this district with the Warrior river
 In discussing the natter yesterday MT Milner stated that it had been estimated by engineers that an elec- tric line 20 miles in length, running to the Warrior river and connectin 2 With the tracks of the Brmin gham Railway, Light and Power company, could be built for s3o0,0OO The new freight rate increases for the south east, which have just gone into eff feet, will cost the Birmingham district $Lo00,0oO, according to the opinion of well informed industrial leaders and men familiar with freight rates. This sum can be saved to tine district an- nually by the construction of the cleo trlc line, according to the opinion of Mir, Milner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
CONSIDERED BOTH PLANS


 Commerce committee Investigating this proposition, I called the attention of the members of the committee to the offer of trackage rights from the Southern Railway, which owns the Ens- ley Southern line running to the river, but on account of the fact that that offer carried with it no terminal facili- ties, it was found to give us no solu- tion of the problem.
 MT Pevear of the street railway company, agreed to lease such line or operate it in any way that would meet the needs of the city. While of would have to be worked out. I am Mr Pevear that the transaction can be successfully put through without any trouble.
 Due to the fact that the street railway company already has connec- tions with practically every large ship per in the district; that they have plenty of equipment already on hand: that from midnight to daybreak they have vast amount of surplus power which is practically going to wate, this company is in position to make contract with the builders of the electric line which would enable every shipper in the dis trict to have his freight transported to and from the river at cost far lower than any other company could possibly offer
 "Of course the river highway is an important matter and should be con structed at the earliest possible date, but the real advantage to the shippers of the Birmingham district must come from some kind of rail connection with the river. The trucks can be utilized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
PUT IN HARD WORK
SCHEDULE IS REVISED

The license schedule on merchandise as revised for acceptance by the city com mission on Tuesday follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-16
OFFERS REAL SOLUTION

the river problem is the belief of Mr Milner. Following number of con- ferences with President J. S. Pevear of the Birmingham Railway, Light and FoWer company, tentative proposi- tlon has been made by the street rail- way company which is said to meet every need of the city. Mir. Pevear of Tered to make the terms of the agree ment Tn every way satisfactory to the city and several plans were outlined by which the line could be built and operated to relieve the present situ- ation.
 In discussing the matter yesterday MT. Milner said: "Of course, the con- struction of permanent highway to the Warrior is very important and will be paying proposition ill every way. But the real solution of the present situation in it's final analysis rests upon securing rail connection with the river. An electric line is the ideal road for this purpose and I am assured by engineers that line 20 miles long running from a point con- necting with the tracks of the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power company to whatever point is select ed on the river as the terminal can be built for s300.000
 'Of course, it would cost a vast sum to secure the proper Birmingham ter minal facilities for this line if some arrangement could not be made with company already owning such facil- ities. The same would be true in re- gard to the equipment and the organ ization necessary for operating the electric road. However. President Pe- wear of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company has given assurances that his company will en- ter into contract, if the line is built. which will give to the shippers of Birmingham every advantage from a water connection without any addi- tiOnal expenditure
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
COMMISSION TO
INVESTIGATE THE
AMHERST WRECK
Twenty Seven Bodies Have
Been Recovered from the
Wreckage- Ten Not Yet
Identified.

Cleveland, March so.-The interstate
commerce commission today began ain
investigation Of the New York Central
wreck at Amherst. Twenty seven
bodies have been recovered from the
wreckage The bodies of six men and
four women have not been Identified.
A. r. Ernst, towerman at Amherst,
denied today he was asleep or had been
incapacitated by loss of sleep. Tho
signal simply failed to work, he said.
If the signal had been working pro-
perly, the block signal light two miles
away would have flashed caution and
the block one mile away would have
signalled Hess, engineer OF the second
section of No. s6, to stop" said Ernst.
Hess is too good an engineer to run
past two signals set against him.
The interstate commerce commits
sion represe esentativea, after comforting
with railroad officials and others, an
nounced they would go to Amherst at
noon to make a first hand Investigation
into the wreck.
Among the identifed dead are. the
following:
ARPAD HELTAI. theatrical nanae.
er. New York
RAISIN OBDATI, Indianapolis.
MALcINCA BINNOE, Indiana Har-
Dor, Ind.
REV. GUSTAV wALYI, pastor First
Evangelical church, Detroit
FRED WEAVER, Detroit.
j. RISHY.
?. FRUICHTMAN, Toronto.
B. E. ASH, transfer mail man New
York Central Olmstead Falls, N. z.
R. THOMAS, Philadelphia
GYDRGI OIINCI, Indianapolis.
EDWARD LEoRY, st. Louis.
JENNIE DREYAIMER, Cleveland. 8.
CHARLES NELSON, Chicago.
BRUCE BROMLEY, Hillsville, Pa.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
Owing to the Uncertainty In the Situation
the Motor Truck Line From Columbus
Will Also Be Maintained for the
Present

will be offered the management Of the Mexican North
western railway at Juarez today for shipment to Amer
can troops In Mexico, army headquarters officers here
consider the conditions for the use of the railroad SO ex
perlmental that the motor truck line from Columbus viii
be maintained
Ii the supplies shipped commercial freight unguard-
ed by American troops arrive at their destinations with
reasonable regularity and without serious delay the base
at Columbus will be moved to FL Paso Whether specific
orders have been sent to General Bell begin shipping
supplies under the terms Of Geneal Carranzas permission
is not settled at headquarters where it is indicated the
war department has intated to General Funston that
ne must preserve greater silence subjects connected
with operations in Mexico
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
COUNTRIES OF THE
TWO AMERICAS TO
H0LDCONFERENCE
United States Has Repre-
sentative Delegation at
Buenos Aires for Meeting
to Open Monday.

Washington, March so.--Further ef-
fort to bring to reality some of the
suggestions as 10 methods for arrang-
ing a financial, commercial and Indus
trial rapprochement between All the
republics In the two Americas is to
be made by the conference in Buenos
Aires beginning next Monday.
An international high commission
was authorized last May at the Pam
American Financial congress IN this
city, to consist OF nine members from
each Of the American republics. Mem
bers representing the United States
have now arrived In the Argentine
capital In readiness for the confer
ence. They are Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo. chairman; Senator Dun
can U. Fletcher. OF Florida: Andrew J.
Peters, assistant secretary Of the treas
iury; Samuel Untermyer, OF New York;
Paul M Warburg, Of the federal reserve
board; John H. Fahey OF Boston, rep
resenting the Chamber Of Commerce
Of the United States; r. H. Gary OF
New York, head OF the United States
Steel corporation, and George M. Rey-
nolds. president OF the Continental
Trust company.
The Uniform Monetary System.
A uniform monetary system for the
two Americas is probably the most Inn
portant subject scheduled for consid-
GRAFTON by the conference. At pres
ent nearly all OF the 10 American re-
publies have different monetary sys-
tems- Aside from the United States.
scarcely any except Peru and Bolivia
live -
lation as well as OF exchange. TO
bring them all to uniform SYSTEM. the
United States section win recommend
to the Central and South American Sec
tions Of the high commission serious
self examination Of how these varying
systems in neighboring countries have
panned out what attempts have been
made to maintain fixed ratio Of con-
Of foreign drafts into local
money and vice versa. Also
how FAR win they go toward standard
izing their money, in guarantees. or
towards establishing common unit OF
exchange7
Variety Of Subjects.
Other topics proposed by the United |
States section Tor discussion at the
conference are as follows:
Necessity for better transportation
facilities between the American repub-
lies. and means OF securing them.
Improved banking facilities: extern
sion OF credits: financing OF enter |
prises. public and private.
Arbitration OF commercial disputes I
Negotiable instruments--bills Of lad
Ing. warehouse receipts.
Uniformity OF customs regulations
md classification OF merchandise.
Postage rates: parcel post and money
order facilities.
Sapie rates. wireless teiegrAphy.
Commercial travelers and their sam-
oles
Patents. trade marks and copy
tight.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
SENATE DIRECTS
AN INQUIRY into
GASOLINE PRICES
:. Consumers Being Robbed
by Thieves Declares Sen
ator Stone Senator Mar
tines Resolution Adopted.

washington. March so.-Agltation
over ths soaring price OF gasoline came
up IN the senate today and ended in
the adoption Of . resolution BY Senator
MARITIME directing the attorney general
the result Of unlawful conspiracy Sem
ator Marines resolution was prefaeed
by preamble asserting that the
STANDARD Oil trust, controlled the
gasoline output. Every senator here
knows, he does not think said Sena-
ter stone that the consumers OF
gasoline are being robbed by aoma
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
DANIELS
. GIVES HIS VIEWS ON
NEEDS Of THE NAVY

washington. March s0.--secretary
Dantels' views regarding the navy.a
part in the national preparedness plans
were given before tbs house naval
committee today. He said the total en-
listed strength Of the navy should be
s7zs52. I'm time OF peace ne said.
KS do.not believe we can add 10000
men g the navy N one year. we now
have difficulty IN keeping the present
quota full because Of high wages
ashore The annual leas from ter
miaatIng enilstments il 1a,SI5. and
wastages from other causes $780,"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
Plan TO INVADE
CANADA FROM THE
UNITED STATES
Horst Won der Goltz Makes
Startling Disclosures Of
Plot to Violate American
Neutrality.

New York, March 30.-A military ex-
pedition to invade Canada, which was
halted by the failure OF a Buffalo, n.
T.. lawyer, to appear at time agreed
lpon with an organized firing squad,
t was said last night was part Of an
hlIeged conspiracy to violate the neu-
trality Of the United States upon
which the agents of the department OF
setiee are working secretly in connec-
h with the return here from Eng
End Of Horst Won der Goltz.
Won der Goltz, who, 1t Is said,
plains to have been q trusted agent
bk Captain Won Papen, former Ger
man military attache in this country.
vas questioned at length by United
states District Attorney H. Snowden
Marshall and his assistant, Roger B.
Wood.
Impressive Tale 10 Told.
Won der Goltz, according to Captain
william 0ffley, chief Of the local bu-
eau Of the department OF justice, told
n impressive tale OF plot and counter
lot.
The federal authorities let it be
nown that the publicity given to Won
detective sergeant from Scotland
Eard. may interfere with their plans to
I'd up suspects wanted in connection
- the alleged proposed military ex-
edition to Canada, which it was said
on der Goltz has admitted, involved
be blowing up Of railroads, bridges
nd public buildings. and the destruc-
on Of the Welland canal
a yon der Goltzs went to England the
liter part of 1914 under the name Of
ridgman Taylor and, according to
eraona closely identified with the de-
artment OF justice investigation, re-
sntly arranged with the British au-
aorities to be returned here to give
satimony.
Won der Goltz is quoted as having
LA he was supplied by persons in
olved in the alleged plots here with
ans and diagrams for the destruction
Canadian property He is said TO
I'VE asserted that his assistants. while
so- German, we're not Of German de-
ent but were aetuated by hatred Of
agland.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
FINAL ACTION ON
lHE BURNElI BILL
EXPECTED TODAY
Advocates Of the Measure
Predict That 1t Will Be
Passed by an 0verwhelm-
ing Vote.

Washington, March so.--with pros-
poets OF final action on the Burnett Inn
migration bill with the iiteracy test and
oriental exclusion features by tonight,
the house today resumed consideration
Of the measure. Advocates OF the bill
predict it's passage by an overwhelming
vote. An amepdment was adopted
modifying the effect OF the Humphrey
amendment adopted Tuesday which
proposed retaliation on British Colum-
bia for its exclusion Of skilled and un-
skilled labor. It was discovered the
amendment as drawn would operate
against Russia. The new amendment
as adopted today would limit the APP
phcation to British Columbia.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
FAVORITISM IN
THE AWARDING OF
war CONTRACTS
Canadian Government viii
Make an Investigation Of
Charges Made by Member
of Parliament.

Ottawa, ont, March so--The gov
eminent IL awaiting word from General
Sir Sam Hughes. minister Of militia,
now IN England, regarding charges Of
favoritiam recently made In parlia-
ment IN connection with awarding mu-
milton contracts. Mtddlemen's profits
aggregating over $l.5oo.o00 are alleged
TO have been obtained through award
Ing the contracts by the Canadian shell
committee.
@. w. Kyle. in a parliament speech,
said the profits were divided between
Colonel L. Wesley Allison, who in con-
nected with the militia department; B.
r. Yoakum, an American railway mag
nate, and Eugene RiEnant. former
leader Of Montreal hotel orchestra.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
NO WORD RECEIVED
FROM GEN. PERSHING

Columbus, March so.-Several hum
dred soldiers were put to work today
preparing a new aviation field for
eight aeroplanes to be purchased by the
war department Lieutenant Gorrell
left today to fly to the front The aer-
ial courier expected from General Per-
shinE,s headquarters failed to arrive.
No reports have been recelvea =. ne
army base here from tho American
army in Mexico. There is a vague re-
port in Columbus that Carranza troops
and Villas band elashed at Santa
Tomas. but Major Sample said he had
heard nothing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
MORE AER0PIaANES
WILL BE PURCHASED

washington. March so.-rhe war de-
partrnsnt today ordered the immediate
purchase of eight aeroplanes which
will be sent to General Pershing. A
portable machine shop to repair aero
planes In the feld has been sent into
Mexico. Several hundred horses are
being sent from California to General
PershinE Every cavalry horse in the
army remount stations has been sent
10 the border and an estimate for 1000
more has been sent to congress.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
ON THE
DIAz REVOLUTION
ARE CONFLICTING
European Legations State
That Movement in South
ern Mexico Has Assumed
Formidable Proportions.

washington, March eo.-Advicos on
the nature and extent OF the revolu-
tionary movement said to be led by
Felix Diax in southern Mexico continue
to conflict as to facts. Diplomatic dis
patches from European legations ia
the Mexican capital said the move
ment lead by Diaz himself was assum-
Ing formidable proportions and was
distinctly anti-American. On the other
hand government investigators report
ed they had good reason to believe
Dias was not in Mexico at ali but hid
ing in the United States, probably in
New Orleans.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
REPORTED CABLE
BETWEEN ENGLAND
AND HOLLAND CUT

London. March so.-compiete sus-
pension Of telegraphic communication
between Holland and England Is re-
ported BY the Rotterdam correspondent
OF the Copenhagen Politiken. whose
dispatch was forwarded from Copen-
hagen by the Exchange Telegraph
company. 1t is rumored the Germans
cut the cable. No press dispatches
have been received from Holland since
Tuesday.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
Getting Ready For
House. Cleaning.
Houses cleaning time used to Be

House cleaning time used to be
4 season oE drAarlness, work and
woe.
Now. labor-saving devices have
lessened its burdens.
re the woman equipped with
all the modern household helps,
that range from pneumatic clean
ers down, home renovation is
merely an incident
And the woman who Is not
sauipped-who still relies on "ei-
BOW grease" Ii looking with long,
lna eyes towards the stores.
glance through the advertise
fax columns og The Evening
capital News viii give many
saaesstions as TO where things
needed in house-cIeaning may be
0htained.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
LOSS OF -FOUR MORE
VESSELS REPORTED

London, March sQ.-Four vessels are
reported to have been sunk during the
past "A hours-two British steamers,
the Kilbride and Lavinia Westell, the
Dutch steamer Duiveland and the
small Russian. schooner Ottoman.
The total number OF British ships
sunk since the beginning Of the new
German submarine campaign is 20.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30

Memphis. Tenn. March sO.-Ths first
of series OF important state conven-
tons to be held in the south this spring
met in Memphis today under the aus
pices OF the Tennessee Equal Suffrage
association. Mrs Carrie Chapman
Gait, president OF the national organ
ization, is among those In attendance.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
BROUGHT
DOWN AND OFFICERS
ARE MADE PRISONERS

Rome. March so.-Four Austrian
aeroplanes were brought down III an
air raid over the Venetian provinces
Monday and eight Austrian officers
were made prisoners. The raiders fail
ed TO inflict significant damage and
only few persons were wounded.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
demands FOR AN
EIGHT-HOUR DAY
ARE PRESENTED

New York. March so-The demands
Of nearly 100000 locomotive engineers,
firemen and trainmen were today pre-
sented TO $50 railroads. The employees
ask an eight-hour day without reduc-
ton in pay and time and a half for
overtime. The railroads have until
April 20 to reply.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
SUBMARINE BASE IS
LOCATED ON ISLAND.
MANY ARRESTS MADE

Paris. March so.-The discovery in
the Greek island Of Corfu OF an eIab-
crate organization for providing infor-
nation and supplies for submarines 's
reported from Rome. About 40 per-
sons. including the keeper Of enc Of the
principal hotels have been arrested
and win be removed to France.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
RATES ON LUMBER
ORDERED REDUCED

Washington March so. Carload
rates on lumber from Bonnera Ferry.
Ida. to points Ia Montana, North Da-
kota and Minnesota, on the Great Nor
thern, We're found unreasonable today
by the interstate commerce commission
and ordered reduced
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
COMP PARATIVELY few
SERBIAN REFUGEES
REACHED SALONIK|

Berne, March so.--Of the 10000 Ser
bian refugees who. following the inva-
sion by the Teutonic allies headed
southwark, only 5000 reached saionlki.
All others perished OF cold and hunger.
according TO report TO the Swiss Red
Cross.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
HUSBAND OF CADSKI
10 1InMrn hnmrnT nng
ID UNU[k Akk[0l Uh
CONSPIRACY CHARGE

New York. March so.-captain
Hans Tauscher, husband OF Johanna
Gadski. thee opera singer, said 10 be
an officer in the German army, was
arrested here today on s warrant
charging that he was concerned in
the alleged conspiracy te blow ap the
Weliaud canal.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-03-30
Last PennayIvania Hanging.

Philadelphia. March s0s-The exeeu-
tion Of James Reilly. which takes place
at the Eastern penitentiary today. will
be the last legal hanging III Pennsvl-
yania. Reillys crime. killing his Nlsf
was committed prior to the enactment
of the elecLroentlon aat