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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
ALABAMA QUINTET
 CAPTURES ITS SIXTH
 STRAIGHT VICTORY

Tuscaloosa, February 44-(Special) Alabama's fleet basketball quintet shot its way to it's sixth straight victory of the season here tonight when Mis- sissppi A. and M fell victim to the strenuous attack of Captain Harsh s outfit by score of 26 to F.
 Tie Mississippi team offered the Crimson five their first real opposi- tion of the year, but the rapid fire passwork of Harsh and Wells showed over a sufficient number of goals to enable Alabama to win by a comfort able margin.
 ward. was out of the game with a crippled foot, but Bowron proved an able understudy and figured largely in the Crimson victory. In addition tc those mentioned, Hagan at guard put up a great game for the Crimson, while the all round passworll and the indi- vidual play of Grady featured for the visitors The same two lives meet again tomorrow night. Lineup:
 Alaba ma-Harsh, center: Wells for ward; Bowron, forward; Hagan, guard Haynes (Nortch), guard.
 ippi-Bigland, center; Bar barin. forward; Rogers, forward; Cad dy guard; Brandon, guard. Score at end of first, half, Alabama II, A. and M, 3. Referee, Bowman; time of periods, 30 minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
PLAN DISTRIBUTION
 OF FOOD SUPPLIES
Conditions in the Arkansas Flood Region Are Pitiable.
 Rescue Work Continues

Little Rock, Ark, February 4.-Public and private charitable organizations, which will conduct relief measures in the flooded Arkansas lowlands per fected plans tonight for the distribu- tion of emergency supplies throughout the overHowed area tomorrow. M. A. Auerbach, Red Cross representative here, will direct the distribution of food and clothing and will be assisted by a committee of Little Rock business men.
 Appeals from the flooded district to- night described conditions as pitiable. A majority of the refugees are negro tenant farmers who escaped from their homes with little more than the cloth ing they wore and efforts to care for them in the towns and settlements in which they took refuge has resulted in the rapid exhaustion of available food supplies.
 Three hundred destitute persons are at Cotton Plant, which will be the cen ter of relief work in the lower White river valley; 400 negroes are at Gould,
  42 persons are reported without food or means of escape at a settlement near Gould
 Rescue parties continued to search the outlying sections today and num- Der were removed from the wreckage of their homes to places of safety. Ef- forts were being made tonight to reach settlements in the Oakwood and Choctaw Bayou bottoms where num- Der of negroes are reported marooned and in danger of drowning. Small boats were being constructed with timbers torn from wrecked buildings to go to their assistance.
 All of the 1owlands of six counties in southeastern Arkansas were reported inundated tonight and the water was rapidly spreading over the state line into east and west Carroll parishes in Louisiana.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
ASK FOR RULING

Newport News, Va, February A. Thirteen of the 20 Germans who aided Lieutenant Berg's prize crew in bring ing the captured British steamer Ap- pam across the Atlantic from the Ca nary Islands to Hampton Roads, pre- sented a written statement to Col lector of Customs Hamilton here today outlining their wishes as to what dis position should be made of them and asking for a ruling by American of ficials
 The statement was held as confi- dential by the collector and will be forwarded to Washington. It is under stood, however that it contains in- formation as to whether the service of the 13 with the prize crew was vol untary, a point which may have an important bearing on the decision ot officials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
OTHER RAIDERS AT LARGE

New York, February 4.-Nine sea raiders of the type of the Moewe have been fitted out by the Germans and one of them which escaped from Kiel on New Years day with the Moewe has since been preying on British commerce with as much success as the Appam' $ captor, according to a story told here tonight by Mrs. Francis Fuller, wife Of the British governor general of Ashanti.
 Mrs. Fuller was one of the 97 pas sengers of the Appam who arrived here from Norfolk on board the Old Dominion steamer Jefferson.
 Mrs. Fuller declared that one of the German officers who came aboard the Appam was authority for the state ment that the Germans had equipped the nine raiders at Kiel She said he told her the Moewe and the other raid CT which escaped the British patrol passed almost within stones throw ot three British cruisers within a few hours after they left the Kiel canal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
MONTGOMERY LOSES
 TO FAST B. A. c. FIVE

Montgomery, February 4.-(Special.) ) The Birmingham Athletic club basket ball team defeated the Montgomery Y. M C. A. team here tonight by the score of 34 to 5. The Birmingham five had the edge throughout and had little trouble in defeating the locals This is the second defeat this season at the hands of Birmingham.
 The visiting team is in good condi- tion for the game with Atlanta to- morrow in Atlanta. They showed good form in tonight's game and Birming ham players as well as Coach Brum age expressed confidence that they would be able to again defeat the At lanta five.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Barber and HOrnady
 in Sharp Discussion

At the regular Friday conference of the city commissioners yesterday Com missioner Arlie Barber again made his hopeful statements that the city was in a healthy financial condition and that the city schools could be oper- ated the full nine months of the year.
 This brought about a sharp discus sion in which Commissioner Hornady said that it would be a wise step to let the people know that there was no money to run the schools, despite all the optimism of Commissioner Bar Der.
 You are merely looking for an ex- cuse to vote on the street tax" said Commissioner Barber.
 q don't need an excuse" retorted Commissioner Hornady, "but how am going to say that the schools will oper- ate when I do not know where the money is coming for their mainten- ance?"
 Commissioner Ward stated that the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Formal Request Is Made
 for Return of Steamer
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merce of the northern seas. The British government refused such prizes entry into British ports which Secretary Se- ward declared to be the death blow of privateering."
 The British contention also is that the old Prussian treaty of 1928 is obso- lete. Nevertheless there was no indi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
FOLD DOC YAKn

At the Alcazar the children can find much to amuse themselves to- day. as 1t will be special chill dren's day with pictures especially adapted for the juvenile under standing. "Old Doc Yak" enjoyed by the young and old and based on the famous Age-Herald car- toons, will be shown in another up- roarious set of movies. Little Red Riding Hood" will get another of fering at the Alcazar today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
ADDRESS TO VETERANS Miss Minnie Rutherford at Chamber of Commerce This Afternoon

Miss Minnie Rutherford, guest of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Birmingham, has consented to make short address to the veterans this after noon at 2:3O promptly, and all are invited, especially all veterans, United Daughters of the Confectionery and Sons of Confeder- ate Veterans.
 Miss Rutherford is distinguished ed ucator and historian, and is now his torian general of the United Daughters of the Confectionery. The address will be given at the Chamber of Commerce audi torium at 2:30 sharp today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

city was at present in better financial condition than ever before in its his tory but nevertheless there was not enough money to operate schools and still remain within the budget.
 "We cannot borrow the money after our cash balance is gone next August" he said, without being automatically removed from office"
 Commissioner Truss said that the streets were in such a deplorable state that an expenditure of S50000 was needed for their upkeep.
 Commissioner Weatherly was not present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

cation today that the state department would alter it's view that the Prussian would alter it's view thaat the Prussian treaty guarantees the prize to Ger many and Secretary Lansing declared the only point to be cleared up was how long an interpretation of the treaty would permit the Appam to remain in an American port
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

TN HE motion picture men en-
 joyed a respite yesterday on
 A their trip to the poorhouse when the sun came out brightly shining, and it was almost warm out side. The people enjoying this sud- den change of weather flocked to the movies" and some of the man agers were seen to actually smile as the jingle of the nickels made merry music in the cashiers office. Strange how a little sunshine will help out most everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
"THE SPIDER {"

With unabated popularity the Famous Players Paramount film, The Spider in which Miss Pauline Frederick is starred, continues at the Strand again today. This DOT trait of the unfaithful wife is so correctly drawn that it has a strange appeal to the feminine gen. der. odd, how the girls always like their sauce a little spicy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
PROBE IS LIKELY FOR
 COTTON EXCHANGES
 BY THE GOVERNMENT
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NOVHtIHucU HHOHH 1T HHBC OHeJ dences of fraud is manifest in the fact that future contracts are be- ing sold at 100 points lower than spot cotton. This is assuredly scheme to steal margins placed by southern buyers"
 MT. Heflin has addressed call for witnesses through the New York Com mercial. He asks that all men in pos session of facts tending to bear out the charges come forth and give tes- timony.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

penses. We must perfect system of
 regulation that will recognize that the transportation lines of America are great public highways in which the people are as much interested as those who have invested their capital in them, that every shipper in America
 must have equal rights in the trans portation of his goods along those high ways; that rebates and discriminatons of all kinds must be of the past and prohibited in the future, and we must recognize that the man who is willing to invest his money at moderate rate of interest in railroad securities is not exploiting the public but is a public benefactor.
 ADEQUATE TRANSPORTATION 'In my opinion an adequate trans portation system means: "1. Roadbeds must be made more se- cure and more permanent. @. Trackage must be enormously in- creased and many roads double tracked.
 "3. Safe equipment must be sufficient to satisfy requirements at any and all times.
 A. Terminal facilities must be great ly improved and largely increased. Stated briefly, then, our question is whether the American people are will ing to put up with the unsafe. inferior. and inadequate transportation system or have the intelligence to pay for one that will supply their needs and pro tect the lives of the people.
 ''The meain trouble with the regula. tion of our railway system is that cor porate law has been destructive, not constructive, has been piecemeal, not comprehensive.
 ITO solve these problems, it is pro- posed that a committee of Congress shall give a thorough and complete hearing to all who desire to present i their views. Let us hope that the re- suit of the investigation will be pro- | ductive of wise legislation. Legislation l that will build up and not destroy. Leg l islation that will be helpful and mol 1 hurtful. Legislation that will bring last
 ing and complete prosperity to the peo- pie of America
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
1.-THE DEATH LOCK-"

At the Odeon One today "The Death Lock-" Mutual Master pie ture in which William Clifford and Betty Hart are starred will be shown today. This Is said to be one of the most sensational film dramas released on the Mutual programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Seek to Complete Road

Selma, February 4-(Special.) )-Boosters for the Montgomery-Selma highway will on February IA appear before the Lowndes county board of revenue in an effort to have the remaining seven miles of the road graveled. giving the graveled pike from Selma into the Capital City. Dr, w. B. Hall of Selma, owner or a large amount of real estate at Benton, IS a leader in the movement to have the road completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
SELMA QUINTET
 DEFEATS PREDS

Selma, February 4.-(Special )-Ala- bama Presbyterian college of Anniston was defeated by Selma quintet to- night by the score of 40 to IS. Selma plays Tuscaloosa Y. M. c. A. on Mon- day night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
1.-THE WHITE SISTER"

The Essanay feature, "The White Sister" with Viola Allen and Richard c. Travers, will be shown at the Odeon Two today. This is a picture based on F. Marion Crawford's famous novel of the same name.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
THE WEATHER
Weather Forecast

Washington, February 5.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Saturday and probably Sunday; colder Sunday.
 Georgia: Probably fair Saturday and Sunday.
 Tennessee: Cloudy Saturday; Sunday fair and colder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
ION TRIAL

Next Friday and Saturday "On Trial" a play by Elmer Reitzein- stein, is coming at the Jefferson under the management of Conan & Harris. This is a noted stage success and comes to the Jefferson only after a year in New York:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
"THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIE

THE CHOCOLATE SOLDIER"
 At the Jefferson next Tuesday "The Chocolate Soldier" a comic opera based on George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man." comes for two performances. There will be a special matinee on Tuesday after noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
DESTINY"

Bryant Washburn and Ruth Stonehouse are the featured play CTS of Destiny" an Essanay pho-- toplay at the Princess theatre to- day. "The Wrong MT. Wright a comedy, will also be shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
EDMUND BREESE.

"The Lure of Hearts Desire" with Edmund Breese, a Metro pro- duction, proved an excellent bit to the crowds that visited the Rialto yesterday. "The Lure of Hearts Desire" will be shown again today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
MARGUERITE CLARK.

"Wildflower" proved every bit as popular yesterday at the Col onial as it was over a year ago.
 Owing to the popular request that it be retained on the programme,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Bottling Works in Clanton

Clanton, February 4.-(SpeciaL)-A new industry, a large bottling works plant is being started up in Clanton. The pro- motors are T. N. Pugh, J. P. Morrow, J. B. Amphett and l.. H. Amphlett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
E|R ERENOOTLIOYTS@ @ ( 1AnD 2SGPEEN
By RICHARD F. LUsSIER

"Wildflower'' will be shown again today at the Colonial. Marguerite Clark and Harold Lockwood are starred in this Famous Players Paramount feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
TOO MANY MASTERS

Tt has, been said that no man can
 serve two masters and under the reg
 ulatlon of today the transportation companies of America must obey the
 mandate of the federal government and
 at the same time the orders of each state through which the railroad line makes it's way. All of the important railroad lines run through two or more states and are subject to different laws and regulations whenever train crosses a state line. Go into the bag
 gage car of an express train leavin g Chicago and you will find a package
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Summary of observations made at United States weather bureau stations during the 4hours ending D. m., 18th meridian time, February 4, 1916:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
OSCAR UNDERWOOD EXPLAINS HIS IDEAS
 ON REGULATION OF
 NATIONS RAILROADS
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therefore, a matter of great importance that We should earnestly endeavor to reach fair and reasonable solution of the problem of regulation a as early date IS possible.
 something long has been, is, and Will apparently continue to be wrong 9 in the relation between the people and those who are engaged in the trans portation business-something Sd wrong as at times it borders on open hostllltles. Drastic remedies spasmodi - cally applied-and ill-considered and mlsapplied laws-have not reached but have rather more deeply rooted the es- Sential Wrong
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05
Is Our Prosperity "A Blood. Soaked Boom ?'

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 LOOK THROUGH THE EYES OF THE DIGEST" public You will of it % % ss % % @ HE @ 6Gi$ % % % sonPa @ ndsPns d % % @ reliable o enable | form your own ~onoman form 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-05

E. c. HORTON, Local .Forecaster.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29
LET THE PUBLIC INTERVENE.

As last resort in the wage contro-
Versy with their conductors, engineers,
firemen and brakemen, railway manas :
ers have suggested arbitration which is
the only reasonable, sane and fair
method of settling the dispute. For the
men to strike and tie UP the transport
tation system of the country in the face
of such an offer would be a crime
against society.
AS matter of fact arbitration Is the
only way in which the rights of the
real or ultimate employer can be heard.
The demands OF these men are said to
involve an additional expense Of $780,
100000 per annum upon the railroads.
The railroads will pass it on to the
public with plenty of margin for safety
and the public will pay the tax.
The railroad managers now propose
that the interstate commerce commits
sion fix the rates labor shall charge the
railroads inasmuch as this commission
" 80 @+S-'S ~ 4iA lIIS IS1tSS Tie ldllIuduS
may charge the public. That looks rea-
sonable. The trainmen will find a rail-
road conductor sitting on the interstate
commerce commission possessed of a
fun understanding of trainmans
duties and sacrifices
The public is going TO be opposed to
the trainmen if they tie up transporta-
ton They constitute the highest paid
class OF railroad employees and are only
one-tltth Of all the employees in num-
Der In the eyes Of other employees and
even to the wage working world in
general their wages do not look like
starVtion wages at all. They may have
rights to an increase but they should
De willing to present those rights TO a
judicial tribunal which can in part rep
resent the public which must ultimately
pay the bill. If they do not care to
trust the interstate commerce commits
sion let them define some other judicial
body to try the case. In proposing ar
oltration the railroad managers have
the public on their side
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29
FIX YOUR ROADS IN TOWN.

The worst road between nv house
and the court house lies inside the citv
limits says the farmer when the town
man wants hin &c drag the roads, and
ne IS so often right about it that the
argument suddenly ceases. The great
est concentration Of traffic takes place
at the terminal and that is what is
wrong with the dirt road leading from
the end OF the pavement to the city
limits and it must be reformed before
the city booster is in a position to urge
reform upon the road tenders outside.
But how? That Is the question.
Marshalltown and Sioux City are
sowing the problem. A Sioux City
member of the legislature secured the
enactment Of law applicable to any
city Of over 1000 inhabitants which
provides for the creation of a special
road Improvement district for the i'm
proVement OF a main road leading into
town. Under this law the road can
be graveled or paved with a strip six
teen feet wide without curbs and the
cost can be shared by the city at large
jointly with the property abutting and
with property in the vicinity. When
the cost is subdivided and distributed
over so many participants the expense
to one person or to one piece of prop
erty becomes so small that everybody
is pleased.
Sioux City paved two roads with
concrete sixteen feet wide last sum-
mer Three more are to be improved
this summer. MarshautoWn has let
contracts for the paving of four main
roads with narrow concrete from the
present street paving to the city limits
and a sixth main road will be paved
with gravel under the same district
plan. By fall there will be six main
roads leading into this city paved from
the city limits and nobody will be
assessed i'll excess OF the actual benefit
to his property.
The city's share Of SO valuable an
improvement will cost less than a pub
lie library tax. One mill levied and
anticipated for ten years with city
bonds will pay the city's share for six
main road Improvements.
Get busy you boosters in other
towns. Put your own houses in order.
The farmer has right to insist that
the roads in town be put in order be-
fore the town presumes to tell this
country what to do and then we all
need the roads improved. The plan is
simple enough and reasonable in ex
pense. Go to it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29
AMERICAN INVESTMENTS IN MEXICO.

G American investors have gone into
Mexico in the last twenty years. in
large numbers. Most Of the railway,
mining, milling, agricultural and oil re-
sources of the country have been de-
veloped by men from the United States.
These developments now amount in
round numbers to billion dollars in
value. The investments in railways
are valued at $500. 100000. mining and
smelling property is rated at $500, o0o.-
600. Oil interests are valued at $685.
100000. Agriculture, stock raising and
milling investments amount to $75,-
100000.
Much Of this property has been idle
during the rule of anarchy which has
prevailed for the past five years. Much
of the mining and railway property has
been seriously damaged. 1t is esti-
mated that at least one half Of the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-06-29
SOME HOUSE FOR PRExY.


The trustees of Grinnell college havs
decided to invest $4,000 Of the funds OF
that institution in a house for the
president, that the head Of the college
may have proper place to entertain
distinguished guests and to receive
companies Of students or other visitors
in social affairs by means OF which
he and his family may come in closer
touch with their work.
The decision is probably a wise one.
There is no question raised now as to
the need for the residence erected by
the state number Of years ago for
the president Of the university. It has
proved it's value in many ways. The
Grinnell people do we'll to spend enough
money to make the property perma-
nent as we'll as commodious.
let it is interesting TO remember
that while small college like Grim
hell can adopt such plans without Sc
rious criticism, the building OF Tho
presidents house at Iowa City was
the reason, or possibly excuse, for an
assault on the board Of regents 50
vigorous that it resulted in revolution
and the creation Of the present state
board Of education.
The incident seems ridiculous now.
1t is good illustration Of how we
sometimes lose our heads over rela-
lively small matters.