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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
"Fenian RAM on Exhibition

New York. October 1.-THE forerunner
OF the modern submarine, THE Fen
ian Ram" the submersible boat built by
John P. Holland the inventor, built in
1895, arrived here today on the deck OF
a lighter after having laid for "a years in
the mod of Mill River, N. Fl. The egg
shaped craft, 81 feet over all. weighs
10 tons and its oil-burning engine much
corroded is still in place: 1t will be the
principal exhibit at the Irish relief fund
bazaar now in progress at Madison Square
Garden.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Victim of Toy Pistol
May Not Recover

Charlie Ross, negro aged years, who
shot and fatally wounded Virginia Sim
mons. negro, aged years. with toy
pistol. which contained 20 calibre shell,
Sunday evening in Alley, G. between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, south.
was arrested yesterday morning by De-
tectiyes Goldstein. Propst and Fuller.
He was transferred to the juvenile court.
The negro girl was shot in the abtlo-
men with the toy pistol She was re-
moved to the Hillman hospital. where it
was announced that she will not SUR
vive.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Favors Golf Links

To the Editor of The ACCELERATE:
/ trust you may be successful in your
efforts to induce the city to establish
municipal golf links at Green Springs
park. AS I understand it, there is suf-
ficient area in this park that the use of
that part necessary for golf links will
still leave a considerable space to be de-
voted to other uses. I am heartily in
favor the links and feel sure that if
they are esta blished, improvements to the
balance of the grounds will soon follow;
in fact, sooner than without links Yours
truly, r. A. TERRELL.
October IS 1916
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP

The second big subject is the wis
dom or feasibility of government own
ership of such utilities and
the comparative worth and efficiency
of government regulation and control
as compared with government owner
ship and operation including under
this head:
(a) The practical results of govern
ment ownership both as to efficiency
and economy where actually practiced.
OBJ Whether government ownership
Is compatible with our system of gov
eminent and what its effect will be
on our governmental institutions.
Co Whether a system of governm ent
ownership will suit local needs.
Cd A practical method of securing
government ownership whether by
purchase or condemnation of proper
ties, or by purchase or condemnation of
bond and stock issues, or otherwise.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
To Hold Fifth Sunday Rally

Greenville, October 16. = (Special.)-A
Baptist fifth Sunday rally will be held
ham will speak in Greenville on Tues
October 1873. Moderator DR.. J. l.. Bryan
states that the Baptsts in Butler coun-
ty are doing more for their denomination
than they have ever done in their his
tory. Besides from making gains in their
own work, assistance is being given 9TH
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Boaz Gives Big Welcome
to Jackson Highway Scouts

Boaz, October 16.-(Special 1.-The jack
son highway scouts passed through Boaz
this morning. They were met by 5000
people and over 700 school children sang
songs and gave cheers. In memory of
the battle of New Orleans, the street
was barricaded with bales of cotton behind
which men stood with guns. The scouts
were highly pleased.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Dallas County Man Holds
Cotton Three Years and
Then Sells for $4,000

Selma, October 16.-(Special)-Burre
Rudolph sold 1000 bales of cotton today
to M. Hohenberg company for total of
100000. the stable bringing above II cents
a pound.
This lot of cotton had been held three
years, and in ia Rudolph was offered
only $25 per bale at one time.
The market reached it's highest level
here today. the best grades bringing as
high as II 9-16c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
10o. 0o0 Bushels Wheat Burn

Thomas Okla, October 16.-Fire today
destroyed the mill and elevator of the
Thomas Milling company and approxi-
mately 100000 bushels of wheat stored in
the elevator The loss Is estimated at
100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
PERSONALS

Little Archer Smith is ill at the home
of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. N.
Parnell.
Mrs. F. N. Cation has returned to her
home in Camden after a visit to her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. H. Smith, on
Eighteenth street.
Nathan Kartus has returned to Canton,
o., after spending a week with his pa
rents.
Mrs. T. J. McCollum has gone to Cleve-
land, o., where she was called by the
serious illness of her mother.
Little Fred Stone, who has been critical
ly i'll for the past week at his home on
Nineteenth street, is somewhat improved
Miss Dora Barr has returned to Fraco,
where she is teaching, after spending the
weekend with her parents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
Byron Hill Hearing Postponed

Greenville, October 6.-(Specal.) THE
preliminary hearing for Byron Hill, who
is charged with killing DR.. w. P. Knight,
has been postponed until Wednesday, Oc-
tober %. The hearing will be had in
4-,..erne, Crenshaw county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17
CREDIT OF CARRIERS

Cd Whether under the present sXs-
tenn the credit of the common carriers
is assured with view to their secur-
ing the moneys needed for necessary
improvements and extensions in the in
terest of the public and at reasonable
rates of interest. Whether government
regulation of the issue of securities is
advisable, and If SO whether it is to
the interest of the public as we'll as
the carriers that this regulation should
be exercised by the national govern
ment and whether it should involve
merely publicity or absolute control OF
the issue of securities. Whether con-
current jurisdiction OF the nation and
the states to control such issues is in
the interest Of the carriers ~and the
public What will be the field OF oper-
atoms for the state railroad commits
sions in the interest of the public il
the control of securities and the con-
troll of rates is vested in the interstate
commerce commission. Whether and to
what extent within period of five
years it will be necessary to enlarge
the facilities of the common carriers
in the interests of the public and
whether the present system of govern
ment regulation is such as to insure
the credit of the carriers with view
to their making additional necessary
expenditures.
te) what is the erect OIL oual regu-
lation on the parts Of the states and
the nation of the rates OF carriers.
What, if any, contradictions does it
involve, and what, if any, discrimina-
lions does it involve as between states
and localities
WAGES AND HOURS
(p Whether or not any regulation il
feasible of the wages and hours of en-
ployes of common carriers. and wheth-
err or not 1t is advisable. in the in
tersst of the public and with view
to maintaining uninterrupted commerce
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News has been received here of the
death at Nashville of Mrs. M. E. SAT-
ford, widow of Judge Stafford. well known
throughout this section. The body will
arrive here on Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

DIR. w. S. Riggs of Pleasant Hill re-
ports that many negroes are leaving that
section for other sections of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

One of the big events in social circles
here this week will be the reception to
be given Tuesday evening for Miss Marie
Hamilton. prima donna of the Lilac DOM
inc company, by Miss Ann Bender Of
Selma, who knew Miss Hamilton when
they studied together and occupied the
same apartment in Berlin.
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the recommendation unanimously. Dur
ing its short history this church has had
a very remarkable growth and only a
few months ago they had preaching only
once a month. Not two months ago they
called their present pastor for three Sum
days and have now taken him for fun
time.
The. first meeting of the Music club for
the fall will be held Wednesday after
noon at o'clock at the home Of Miss
Lena Hatcher on Fifth avenue. All MEM
bers are requested to be present as the
year books will be distributed and other
matters discussed.
The following marriage licenses have
been issued by Clerk Herbert Ethridge
of the judge of probate office: Andrew
Crowder and Miss Maudie Davis, J. M.
Lumpkin, Woodward and Miss Ada l..
Richardson's, Lawrence Thomas of
Lacey's Chapel and Miss Leola Boyd.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

j. Z. Crawford, we'll known Dallas
county man, who was on a visit to rela-
tives in Marion. has been stricken with
apoplexy, and is reported in a precari-
Gus condition.
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PROBLEM
INVESTIGATION WILL
BE BIG FEATURE
Continued From Page one)

CONTINUED From Page One)
and foreign transportation" including
therein specifically:
"(a) the efficiency of the exist
ing system in protecting the rights of
shippers and carriers and In promoting
the public interest"
COB y" the incorporation or con-
troll of the Incorporation of carriers"
"(c) - and all proposed changes
in the organization of the interstate COM
merce commission and the act to regulate
commerce"
=" the subject of government
ownership of all public utilities, such
as telegraph. wireless. cable, telephone,
express companies and railroads en-
gagged in interstate and foreign COM
merce." including specifically:
(a) "s the wisdom or FEAST
bility of government ownership of such
utilities
OBJ 80 the comparative worth
and efficiency of government regula-
ton and control as compared with
government ownership and operation"
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
Under this head. without excluding
other questions, attention is partic-
ularly called to the following sub
jects:
(a) Whether the interstate commerce
commission. is overloaded and whether
it's jurisdiction should be confined to
questions of determinations. rebates,
and rates, it's jurisdiction over other
subjects, such as valuation, safety in
spection, etc, to be turned over to
some other body or bureau to be Gre
ated by law.
CD Whether it is necessary to make
any change in the organization Of the
interstate commerce commission with
a view to prompt and efficient action;
whether it is feasible to increase the
number of commissioners and to per-
nit them to divide into several de-
partments for the consideration of
cases, and if so whether there shall
also be consideration in bank and also
whether there shall be appeal from
decisions in the department to the COM
mission in bank
(c) Whether such departments of
the interstate commerce commission
shall sit in Washington or be assigned
to definite traffic areas somewhat aft
er the manner of the judicial circuits,
and whether in thee latter case there
should be provision for their sitting in
bank at Washington or for some CEN
trail body in Washington with the duty
of hearing appeals and directing the
procedure OF the departments.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

Bands No. / and No. of the Woman
Missionary union of the First Baptist
church held rleeting this afternoon AT
the church, at which time the orpnanase
oollsction was taken The lesson was
studied with Mrs. George Ross as the
leader
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

The women of the First Methodist
church will visit those who promised
them the old papers and rags when
they will sell. the proceeds TO go 10 inc
church fund.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

An enthusiastic congregation met last
night at the South Highland Baptst
church at which time the finance COM
.mittee appointed several days ago rec
ommended to thee hurch that they call
their present pastor, the Rev. Ed s.
Barnes for full time. Thee hurch adopted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-17

Erin Farley Of Birmingham will open
a shutdown this city WEDNESDAY at the
home If Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Primer on
Eighth avenue. Mr. Farley possesses n
beautiful baritone voice and comes to
Bcssemer highly recommended as voice
teacher. Mr.. Farley has appeared in this
city on various occasions and is well
known.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
URGES GERMAN PEOPLE
TOiNSIST UPON TERMS
American Neutrality Conference
Wants Pressure Brought on Ber-
lin Government

NEW YORK, December 30.-An ap-
peal to the German people to insist
that their government shall make
known the terms on which it is pre-
pared to enter upon peace negotia-
tons" has been sent by the American
neutral conference committee to Maxi
milan Harden of Berlin. the German
publicist and editor of Die Zukunft. 1t
was in the form of an open letter to
the people of Germany.
Let the German people now furnish
every indisputable proof of their sin
ceriiy by demanding that their govern
mcnt publicly set forth such proposals
as will make peace negotiations posi-
BILE" the committee wrote.
The minimum basis of peace negotia-
lions, if they are to be satisfactory to
the world as well as to the entente
powers, was defined by the committee
AZ including:
Readiness Of the central powers to
consider ''in the course of the negotia-
tons" the possibility of averting wars
in the future through such a world or
to insure peace os well
ma Ike ornaments unnecessary
inviolabi!ity and integrity of the
smaller peoples
Guarantee of the inviola BILE character
of international treaties and contacts
The resignation Of Hamilton Holt of
New York chairman of the commit
tee and the election of George Foster
Pea body. also of this city, as his sue
cessor. were announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
MEXICAN GOLD TO JAPAN.
Million Pesos Transmitted in Pay
ment for War Munitions.

FL pASO. Tex. December 3o-The
Carrauza government has Lately trans
mitted the sum Of 81 600. 600 ,esos gold
to japan in pa. mcnt for war muni-
tions. it is learned from a well in
formed source. One shipment of mimi
tons already has been received. ar-
cording to this source, and the second
is due. II is said to consist of artillery
shell and field guns. including anti
aircraft cannon.
The same authority claims to have
information thrt tn" two new. ,.4rtrid..
factories established by the t'arranza
government, with capacity of n oo0
cartridges q day each are cuuinned
with the latest type Of American nm
chiuery shipped to q Ar.n in SUajn ANA
then reshi2ped t" Mexico ty wav or
Vera Cruz
when the rebel leader Zanata a.,
cup'ed Mexico City. he is know, TO
have sent away the machinery fror,
the Old cartriiga farto"y there to tbn
south for his own use. This machinery
WIS oUt of date.
Mexican newspapers, at the time the
new factories were established rave
much SPACE to describing their nn1,in-
m"nt, which, they said. was of tho
newest pattern
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
UNCLE SAM GETS AFTER
MAKERS OF AUTO HORNS
Newark, N. j.. Firm Accused of Pre-
venting Dealers From Handling
Competitors Products.

Suit was brought today in the Newark,
~ j. federal district court by the De
partmcnt of Justice to secure injunctions
under the Clayton antitrust act to pre-
vent enforcement by the I.oveIl-NIct,on-
nell Manufacturing Company of Newa r<
OF contract stipulatons that jobbers
handling its automobile horns shall hantle
no others and shall sell horns at prices
the Lowell Mcconnell Company fix
In its complaint the department says
the defendant company in 1915 made
about ue-half the total number of
horns sold by iobbers and declares its
position; in the trade is believed 10
have grown steadily stronger in the
wear 1916.
Since 1910, the complaint saws. the
company has been seeking to prevent
iobbers from handling competitors
products and has rewai ded those vino
lived up to the contract with it by a valu-
able rebate under the guise OF "a Christ
mas present" The effect of this, the de-
partment argues, is to substantially lessen
competition and create ii monopoly in
horns.
The suit. department officials say,
will have an important bearing in de-
termining the scope of the Clayton act
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
FELICL3TAs CAIN RECRUITS.
tillb1stering Expedition Gathers
Strength as It Penetrates Mexico

LAREDO. TEX, December 3o.--Ad-
herents of FeliE Diaz. who crossed into
Mexico in a small tilibustering expedf-
ton Christmas night. have moved
southH ard. gather ing strength, accord
ing TO information gathered by fed aral
authorities and made public here The
petition crossed the Rio Grande at n
point north of Nuevo Laredo. and
Thursday was reported as having
PASSED Rodriguez, going in A south
eastefly direction to "a rendezvous as
yet unknown to officials here Rodri-
guez is thirty miles from Nuevo Laredo.
soon after crossing into Mexico the
Eelicistas, as they are called in Mexico.
made prisoners of Federico NiilareaI
former commander of river guards in
Nuevo Laredo. and his son. The son
later was released
Information reaching the federal au-
thorit;es here is that no derredations
have been committed by the expedition
and that campaign for recruits is
being conducted by appealing to the
patriotism of Mexicans to join the new
army to wrest Mexico from it's enemies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
DROPS IN FROM ALASKA.
THIRD TINE IN IS YEARS
Capt. 7. A. Ross of Coast Guard Sta
ton at Nome Tells of Expert
ences in Far Northwest.

Thomas a. Ross. captain of the coast
guard station at Nome, Alaska, is en-
joying his third invasion of the United
States of America in eighteen years.
He is III Washington.
Capt. Ross has been a gold-seeker. a
doWn-and-outer. "A prosperous business
man and the aide and ready keeper of
many in distress, ships and men who
20 down to the sea in ships, and the
buddy" of world-famous explorers of
the land of the Midnight Sun.
He is Californian. In 1897 he went
to Alaska with the gold fever He went
up the Yukon river and prospected In
the Dawson territory. Nothing doing
worth while. He went broke. Then he
heard how, in Nome. the community was
taking gold out of the waters there
abouts, and he went to it,
Then he went into the boating busi-
ness. When steamer or sailboat
comes to Nome, it can only get within
three -guarter-of-a-mi range of the
shore. Then the small boats must land
freight and passengers. So capt. Ross
made a good living and he still main
ut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
THREE AEROS FROM NY.
ARRIVE IN PHILADELPHIA
Fourteen Machines Leave Gotham
for Quaker City-Army Officers
Among Filters.

PHILADELPHIA, December 30.-The
first three of fourteen airplanes that
set out today on a flight from Long
Island and Governors Island. n. V, to
the Philadelphia navy yard, arrived at
ll:f5 am, making the trip in a little
less than two hours. The machines
followed the Delaware river from
Trenton to Philadelphia
To Make Return Trip.
HEMPSTEAD. N. Y, December 30
A flight to the League Island navy
yard at Philadelphia was begun here
today by United States army officers
and civilians in twelve airplanes. Some
of the machines carried passengers
The aviators plan to make the return
journey tomorrow
AS the aviators flew over Governors
Island. N. Y, two other airpIanes arose
and Joined the squadron. making four
teen in all. They We're manned by
Lieuts. Baker and Carroll. Boiling is
a captain and Bagnall a lieutenant in
the 1st Aero Company of the National
Guard of New York. Allan, an Amer
lean. once was a member of the British
Royal Flying Corps
At Philadelphia the air visitors are
to be guests of the reserve ships Of
fcers of the Atlantic feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
THEFTs REPORTED TO POLICE.
Fooketbook Disappears About Time
Callers Look at Room.

Mrs; NJ. NJ. Draytou, 1922 street last
night complained TO the police OF the
theft Of 4 poke book containing $fI5
snittcd. she stated. about the time two
Young men visited her house and pre-
tended they wanted to engage Il room.
A similar robbery was reported earlier
in the week by the owner of another
coming house.
Robberies have been reported by the
following:
Charles W. Riley, i29 4th street
southeast, watch and chain.
John Only. rear of 1875 Lincoln road,
trunk broken open and robbed 80.
Mrs Helen Henry. lo6 1871 y ect
northeast $50 taken from her b, ON.
Laura Ford. 1909 4th street $50 worth
of underclothing taken from line III
irving Courtney, 49S | street south
west. four prize pigeons.
Joseph Dorsey. 1924 { street north
east. diamond ring stolen from his
oscar Atwood, 314f Mt Pleasant
street. SIS and articles of wearing APP
parel and jewelry.
charles e Abel. Center market,
bfndnuartar Of beef from his stani.
Leonard Brown, Vienna. Va. fifty
mounds of butter from his wagon at
Center market
Robey Miller. a Maryland farmer "a
crate of eggs
From IA new house at 1908 Rhode Is
land avenue. northeast. electric lights
and cords from window shades
Mrs. l.. Boeckstyns, 726 Quebec
street. an automobile tire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-12-30
DR.. CELIA PAINE ADAMS
SUICIDE BY POISON
INQUEST Disclosure in Case of Wom-
an Physician Found Dying
in Her Office.

BOSTON, December 3o.-br. Celia
Paine Adams. the young osteopath, who
was found dying in her office in Brook
line July is. few hours before the
fatal shooting of her friend and former
instructor. DR.. Wilfred L. Harris, CONF
mitted suicide by taking poison. ac-
cordmg to the report of the inquest
filed here iDr. Adams was the fiances
of DR. Elbridge II. Atwood of Woburn.
who now is awaiting trial on the
charge of murder in connection with'
the killing of DR. Harris.
The report says that while evidence
was produced at the inquiry which sug-
gested some indefinable connection be-
tween Atwood and her death. her death
falls far short of indicating that any
acts of Atwood or any other person
to it"
After his call at the hospital. where
his fiancee died. DR.. Atwood is alleged
to have visited DR.. Harris at the lat
ters office and to have shot him with
out warning. Upon his arrest he is
said to have asserted that he shot DR..
Harris because he had been informed
that DR.. Harris had wronged DR..
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TO ELIMINATE B0OTLEGGING.
West Virginia Legislature Will Con-
slider Change in Prohibition Law.

CHARLESTON. w. Va. December 30
An effort VIII be made at the coming
session of the legislature to eliminate the
crime of bootlegeing by permitting the
sale of limited quantities of intoxicants
to such qualified voters as desire to go on
record as purchasers.
The movement. which is fathered by
Senator c {, Coalter of Hinton. will take
the form of an amendment to the pro-
hibitorv law 1t will make county clerks
cX-otIicio deputy commissioners of probi-
bition. with power to issue permits AL
lowing the holder to have shipped to his
home address not more than two quart f;
of whisky. four quarts of wine or two
dozen pints of beer not oftener than once
"A month.
Senator Coalter and his supporters be-
lieve that if the sale Of ntoXicants can
I've regulated III this way the widespread
Illegal retailing will cease.