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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
SHERIFF DEILIlES ID MAXI COMMENT ON IN TREATMENT Received Notice of fne Gov ernor's Ordeys Frora Age
 Herald Last Night RETAINS BORDEN BURR TO CONDIC CT DEFENSE Burr Says Order Of Governor Was Not Unexr cted -csse Must
 Be Hee sy h.
 Supreme Court

Sheriff Thomas J. Batson received the first information regarding the governor s action in ordering impeachment proceed ings against him from 8 representative of The Age-Herald at his home in Bes- semer last night.
 T have nothing to say on the sub ject tonight" said Snsr;ff Batson. up to the present time I have received no official notice of the action taken by the governor, and shall have no state- ment until I have received such notice and have an opportunity to confer with my counsel''
 The sheriff announced that he would be represented in the proceedings by Bor- den Burr of Birmingham. who is one of the best known attorneys in the state. MT. Burr, when asked for q statement last night, said:
 We have anticipated such action by the governor, but there Is nothing to be said at this time.
 'The matter at the present time is en- tirely in the hands of the attorney gen eral. The procedure IS that the governor orders the attorney general to file pro ceedings. The attorney general then pre- pares his complaint and files it with the supreme court. The court then fixes day for hearing, which must be not less than 20 nor more than 60 days after tue filing of the attorney generals com plaint.
 Naturally we shall have nothing to say until the attorney general has filed such complaint and we know the charges which it contains.
 T want to say, however, that we have no fear of the outcome of the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
FREIGHT RATE INCREASES WOULD COST BIRMINGHAM
 OVER S1000,O00 ANNUALLY
Local Railroad Official Gives Figures Regarding Petition for Increase Made Interstate Commerce Commisson-Pro vides for Average Raise of From 15 to 21 Per Cent.
 Advances Would Be Keenly Felt Here

that the tonnage of the district re- mains unchanged in volume. Inasmuch as the commission has approved of the railroads granting the demands of the brotherhoods. it is believed that it will
 not refuse an increase in freight rates to the railroads.
 The Birmingham district affords the railroads. which operate in it, the greatest tonnage of any city in the south. It has been estimated that tho district furnishes more freight for the great transportation companies than 1 does the entire cotton crop of the south.
 The advance will be keenly felt. in- asmuch as the largest proportion of 1 the freight in Birmingham is hauled at low rate. Iron, coal. steel, slag cement and commodities of this class are given an exceedingly low freight | rate. If these tariffs are advanced 15 l to 21 per cent it will add considerably | to the cost of the products when as- | signed to the consumers. Of course. | the consumers pay the freight and Bir- | min gham will not stand for all of the ! increase, but nevertheless the shippers
 | of Birmingham do pay about sS.500, 900 ] a year in freight charges
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

the architect, MT. Egerton Swartwout of New York, said: "The site is snguarly pleasing; in fact I question whether a
 finer site could anywhere be found. It can be seen from all sides equally well, close at hand from the cemetery road, and from quarter of a mile away across the lake Indeed, it is this body of water which forms the chief beauty of the site. There is drop of approximately 10 feet from the level of the road to the level of the lake, there being natural terrace on the axis of the plot which lends itself admirably to the architectural develop ment of the memorial. The lake is un- which reflects admirably the white gran ite of which the memorial is made.
 "As to the memorial I think 1t car be said without contraditionc that, leaving aside entirely any artistic excellence, such perfection and deicacy have rever been attained before in this unyieldng and enduring material. There is certainly nothing in modern times that can ap proach it nor far as I know in any |of the monuments of antiquity"
 Mir. Swartwout designed the new Mis- souli state capitol and the new federal building in Denver, and recently won the competition for the new George Wash ington memorial.
 All that now remains to be done to com plete the memorial to Mrs Eddy is the planting for the landscape, which is to consist chiefly of some evergreen plants that will preserve their form and leaves throughout the year. and some cedars and rhododendrons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
BUSINESS MEETING
 OF CAMP CLAYTON
Judge Fort to Make Address-Ar-
 range Details for Ball

There will be a business meeting of Henry D. Clayton, Sons of Confederate Veterans, tonight at o'clock at the Chamber of Commerce. Judge William E. Fort, lieutenant commander of the camp, will address the meeting, and many matters pertaining to the grand ball to be given by Camp Henry D. Clayton, in honor of Gen. George P. Harrison, com mander in chief of the Confederate Vet erans, and Ernest G. Baldwin, comman- der-in-chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans to be held at the Southern club on the evening of April 10, will be taken up.
 Commandant Thomas Dozier requests all members to be present at the meet ing tonight and help in the work now being done by the camp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
CHAMBER T0lEAD
 IN COLLEGE FUND Understood Favorable Re- port Will Be Made on Prof.
 ect to Raise $2OO,OOO

The Chamber of Commerce will lead in the campaign to raise s2O0.OOO for Birming- ham and Howard colleges if the report of the Investigating committee, which will be submitted to the board of direc- tors this afternoon. is adopted. Tt is un- derstood the report, with the plans for the campaign. will be acceptable to the board.
 The speca, investigat ting committee was appointed several weeks ago by President Charles F. DeBardeleben for the purpose of inquiring into the objects of the cam paign. and the purposes fcl which the money is to be used.
 The committee has investigated tho various Cases of the proposition, and Js is understood will make a favorable re- port.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
Sweep Out The
 Poisorls! The large in-

testine is the seat ot many distressing ailments, the prolific producer of poisons that impair all functions of the body. Keep it clean and healthy by eating the right kind of foods. Cut out the drug laxatives. No need of : pills, oils or bran cakes when YOU eat Shredded Wheat Biscuit, a food that contains all the material needed for building healthy tissue and at the same time supplies enough bran to gently stim- ulate peristalsis, thus keep ing the bowels healthy and active. Try it for break fast with hot milk, stewed prunes, or sliced bananas.
 Made at Niagara Falls, NY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
UnderWOOd Sees Little
 Hope of Escape From War
Alabama Senator Addresses Rotary Club and Would Be Surprised to See Army of 100000 Men Raised
 and Trained for Service

The inevitableness of war was the theme upon which Senator Oscar w. Un- derwood addressed the Rotary club of Birmingham yesterday at the Tutwiler. The great Alabamian declared that it would be nothing short of a miracle if the United States did not enter into con flict He emphasized the fact that the war would be fought by the young men of the nation, and that while the older men would not be actively engaged in it they would share the burden in heavy taxes.
 Nothing short of a miracle can keep the United States from war" Senator Underwood said. Germany. by actions and intentions. has caused state of war to exist between the two nations, and. to my mind there is no doubt but that this nat tion must enter the conflict.
 War is inevitable. Therefore we must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

 I prepare for the struggle which is com ing There are few of us older men who will be called upon to participate upon the field of battle. Wars are always
 fought by the young, virile men of the nation and this war will prove no ex- ception."
 Senator Underwood stated that he would not be surprised if the nation
 should raise and train an army of 1000, QUO men for future service. He emphasized
 the fact that the greater majority of the
 fighters in the civil war were young men
 between the ages of IS and "A. ITO wage war will mean the expendi-
 ture of millions of dollars. Our part will be paying for the war. The manner in
 which money is raised for such purposes is by declaring taxes. Therefore, we
 must expect heavy taxes, but I know that these will be paid gladly and will liEgly."
 He praised the patience and wisdom with which President Wilson had acted in an effort to avert the war.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
IMPORTANT MEETING
 OF FURNITURE MEN
Will Consider Co-Operative Plan for
 Enlarging Bed Factory

President R. l.. Sparkman of the Furni- ture Dealers association has called special meeting of the organization for tonight at the offices in the Clark build ing, at which it is hoped there will he a full and representative attendance M
 At this meeting plan of cooperation will be discussed for the enlargement of the Birmingham bed factory. President Jones of the company will discuss plan whereby it is understood a stock com pany will be proposed, in which the retail dealers can take stock, the increased capital being used in adding considerably to the plants capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Birmingham will pay more than S1,- 0O0,000 additional in freight rates. if the requests of the southern lines that they be permitted to increase the tar ifs acceded to by the interstate com merce commission.
 While it is utterly impossible to ar rive at any definite figures, a promi- net railroad official here estimates that the Birmingham district will pay out $700,000 a month charges for freight. This means that Birmingham pays into the coffers of the railroads approximately $s,5Oo,ooo year.
 While the advances requested by the southern lines have not been definitely announced. Birmingham officials state that it is their information that the increases vary from 15 to 21 per cent over the present tariffs.
 If the interstate commerce commits sion grants the requests of the rail- roads, this will mean that the district will dole out s1,260,000 more in 1917 and each succeeding year. asSumin 2
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
PARSONS IS HERE
 FROM SHEFFIELD
Will Have Conference With President Catchings of Sloss Company
 Before Returning East

Henry Parsons, director of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, is in Birmingham, but will leave for New York soon.
 He returned last night from Sheffield, where he had gone to make an inspec- tion of the properties of the Sloss com pany.
 While in the city it is understood that he will confer with Waddill Catchings. the newly elected president of the Sloss company and talk over various mat ters with him. Mir. Parsons will make a report to the New York directors upon his return to New York. Since coming to Alabama he has made an extensive survey of the properties and is fully &C., auainted with the condition of the fur naces, mines and mineral reserves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
OVER S2O GIVEN
 TO FUND FOR COW

Judging from the contributions that have been received at the city relief de- partment, the widow wno is seeking to support seven children on a meagre $25 a month, will be aided in the gift of a COW. Following the appeal in The Age Herald yesterday more than ss20 was given by various persons to the fund.
 As about $50 will be needed to purchase the COW, further contrib utions are being sought by the city relief department.
 It is believed that this amount will be raised within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
CITY WILL FLING
 C0L0RS ID BREEZE
Large U. s. Flag Ordered Which Will Fly From the
 City Hall Tower

The city of Birmingham officially will show it's colors.
 George B. Ward, president of the com- mission, announced yesterday that a large Star-Spangled Banner had been or dered to adorn the topmost pinnacle of the city hall. It is expected to arrive at any time and, as soon as it is received, will be flown from the flagstaff.
 While the flag has not been flown, the commissioners individually are not lax in expressing their sentiments of Amer ica first" In the lapel of the coats of four commissioners appeared the signii- cant red, white and blue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
BIRMINGHAM EXHAUSTS
 ENTIRE SUPPLY OF FLAGS
Old Glory Was Flown to Breeze Throughout City Yesterday Merchants Say Plenty Will Be Hand Today.
 Miniatures Worn in Lapels

So keenly did Birmingham evince a de- sire to fly the flag of the nation yester- day that the supplies throughout the city were depleted.
 Throughout the city, from one extreme to the other, Old Glory was seen waving in the breeze In the business districts, the stars and stripes of the flag were hoisted above the skyscrapers, red white and blue bunting was hung above the doors of department stores. Ali Birming- ham expressed the feeling which the 200, 900 entertain in this time of moment.
 But today there will be bountiful sup plies of the flags in Birmingham. Rush
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

orders have been placed with the manu- facturers of the national emblem; they may be purchased at several of the lead ing stores It was announced by the man. agers of two great department stores that there would be no further trouble in obtaining the flags. They are now en route from New York city, where most of the American flags are manufactured.
 Late yesterday afternoon, flags could not be purchased at any cost. Even the little miniatures of red white and blue could not be bought. They were all gone, but it was no trouble to ascertain where In the lapel of nearly half of the popula- ton of Birmingham might be seen the cOlors of the nation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
GETTING DATA FOR
 JAR FACTORY HERE

The Chamber of Commerce. the traffic bureau and the Real Estate Exchange are collecting data to be submitted to the Staunton Jar company of Buffalo. which is considering the location of a plant in Birmingham.
 If conditions as to raw material, freight rates and the lik, are found atisfac- tory the plant will be established here, according to T. P. Hay. industrial com missioner of the Alabama Chamber of Commerce. who was Instrumental in get ] ting the company interested in this dis
 trict. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
BUNN IN NEW ORLEANS Attends Hearing in Coffee Rate Case
 Under Discussion

o. l.. Bum, manager of the traffic bu- reau, is in New Orleans, to appear be- fore the interstate commerce commission today. representing the Birmingham traf- fic bureau in the Birmingha Nashville up for hearing today
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad is seeking to raise the rate on coffee from New Orleans to Birmingham from 30 cents to 40 cents, and Birmingham ship pers object to the raise
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
BIRMINGHAM MEN
 LOSE THEIR FATHER

A cablegram was received Monday by James and Mant Hood announcing the death of their father, Edward Hood, of Belfast Ireland. MT. Hood was over 93 years of age, having been born in Jan uary 1924 He is survived by his two sons, James and Mant Hood of this city, and one other son and daughter, who reside in Ireland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Monroe Crout negro, who was arrested Sunday night by Officers Jones and Taylor in East Lake. on a charge of rob ping another negro Saturday night. was iden- tified yesterday morning by O. G. Wiikie and R. Jones, Tidewater employees, as the negro who assaulted and robbed Mrs. Ophelia White. 74l4 Underwood avenue, East Lake, last week, when she stepped off Tidewater car at Seventy-fourth street and Underwood avenue The ne- gro was also riding the same car.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
PERSONAL

Mrs. l.. A. Matthews is reported as resting well at St. Vincent's hospital, where she was taken on account of in- juries received in fall Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
At the Photoplay Houses

Strand: Ethel Clayton in Man Woman."s
 Alcazar: Idle Wives" Rialto: Nazimova in "War Brides Trianon: Leah Baird in The Devil s Pay Day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

p. m., parade of Elks Minstrels through business section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Jefferson: Elks Minstrels, s:15 o'clock. Lyric: Keith vaudeville. Matinee at 3 o'clock. Night performances at 7:9O and g o'clock.
 Majestic: Verne Phelps and his Jolly Jolliers' in musical comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Net more ..........-...'. v, 'Vf.oo Department of public safety
 Expenditures
 More Less
 than than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
DEPARTMENTS IN EXCESS

Department of general administration Finances and accounts
 Expenditures More Less
 than than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

BENSON CAIN. Asst. Cashier. c. D. GOTTEN. Asst. Cashier. E. w. FINCH. Asst. Cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Net more .......-.....-... .9t, -Vo.ot Department of health and education
 Expenditures More Less
 than than
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Department of public property and utili- ties
 -Expendtrres-
 More Less
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

otdis .'.. .@ootool PiVoV 'N The comptroller's statement for the past We months shows how frequently the udget has been exceeded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

Net less ................-....... f1422 Department of public improv ements-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29
Highwayman Arrested

Net less ........:....................
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-29

A. W. SMITH. President TOM O. SMITH. V.-President W. Fl. MANLY. Cashisr.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-29
Hunters Moon..

The hunters moon Is waning, but
there has been very little service for
it during the month, except for lovers,
says the Columbus (O.) State Journal.
The game question Is pretty near
solved. It. is so different from the old
days, when a man could take his shot
gun and 60 out to the woods and bring
In bag of squirrels and birds IN q few
hours-enough for the family and a
neighbor or two./ Then he asked no
favors of the moon. The game was
plenty and the days were Long IN the
good old time. In those days we had
pigeon pie and squirrel pie and, we
didn't want the moon to put itself out
of the way Oh our account. In these
DAYS the hunters moon is q beautiful
sentiment, but it makes no pie. How
shy she was last week, when coquet-
ing with Jupiter for an evening or t"o'
and then slipped off to the east and re-
fused to return.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-29
WHERE RATS ARE PROTECTED
In Copper Mines of Michigan Rodents
Are Regarded as Preventors, Not
Carriers, of Disease.

There are few places In the world
where rats are we'll thought of, but in
the copper mines of Michigan there ro-
dents, so universally despised, and
causing so much danger to health and
damage to property everywhere else,
are regarded differently. In the shafts
of the copper mines hundreds of feet
below the surface dwells q species OF
rat that never sees the light Of day
and is held In high appreciation by
the miners. 1t is because these under
ground rodents are valuable to SANTA
tion, preventers rather than carriers
of disease. They indulge In no depre-
dations for the reason they exist with
in rockbound walls inclosing nothing
possible for animals such as they de-
stroy.
The rats are the scavengers of the
mines. They keep the workings clear
Of refuse. They are protected by the
men; are often fed from dinner pals
and have become so accustomed to
the miners that they frisk about the
workers wholly unafraid, secure IN the
apparent realization that, while else
where they are hunted and slain as
enemies Of mankind, underground they
are treated as allies and are immune
from harm.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-29
Wives as Waue Farmers.

More than one-tenth of the married
women of the United States were en-
gagged in gainful occupations In 1911,
according to figures recently given out
by the bureau Of the census, and over
% per cent Of all women sixteen
years old or over were wage earners,
business women, etc. Since 1910 the
per centages undoubtedly have in
creased rather than diminished,' for
the tendency of women in this coun-
try has been toward greater economic
freedom for many years. In 1900 the
number of married women in gainful
occupations was only 100000, while in
1910 it was 1,S9O,000, says Popular Me
chanics. The statistics referred to
show that the proportion Of women
married, single and widowed-who are
earning their living is greater than
ever before, but it is particularly in
teresting to find that Of all the groups
cited, the proportionate increase in
the number of married women Is the
greatest.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-29
METHODS USED BY DIPS VARY
Pickpockets oe the Higher Grade Work
In Groups in Places Frequented
by Prosperous People.

AS q usual thing, pickpockets vary
their methods to suit circumstances.
Only the low-grade dips work in pairs.
These are the men who operate on
street cars, elevated stations, plat
forms, and similar places where they
will find crowds Of pushed people and
have opportunity to escape If detected.
One Of the pair shoulders victim
roughly while the other does the work
and makes q getaway, says the Be-
hemian. Arrests are frequent, but con-
victions rare, because the man cap
tured seldom has the loot.
The higher grade dips also work in
such places. The difference is that
they work in groups and choose times
when prosperous passengers will be in
the majority. During the fashionable
shopping hours and after the theater
at night are considered harvest times.
Last winter three dips worked q clever
method in Chicago. Garbing them
selves in evening clothes, they mingled
in fashionable crowds in big cafes,
theater exits, and railway stations.
One of the party was always hopeless
ly drunk and the others, apparently
acting the part of Samaritans, were
hard-put trying to keep him on his
feet. With all their care, however, he
would stumble occasionally and fall
into groups of ladies and gentlemen.
Invariably the sober companions had
apologized and taken the charge away
before anyone discovered the loss Of
valuables.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1917-08-29
NATURAL IRON I
TONIC CHEAPEST
TONIC OF ALL
CONCENTRATED
ACID IRON MINERAL GOES
FROM TWO TO SIX
TIMES AS FAR.
More Powerful, Economical,
Than Prepared Patents"

When people find their appetite
off, vitality low, and are sluggish,
tired, and worn-out, short treat
ment with just plain, everyday nat
ural iron is the wisest course.
You can get natural iron, known
as Acid Iron Mineral at most drug
stores and a ffty-cent bottle goes
from two to six times as far as 9th.
er and weaker iron compounds of
laboratory and chemist.
A dollar bottle will permit a
whole family to take it couple of
weeks which in its powerful highly
concentrated form is usually suffi-
cient to increase the family's vitali-
ty, strength, and appetite in truly
wonderful manner.
Acid Iron Mineral has beel bot.
tied, tested. and guaranteed up to
it's present high standard for thirty
years for use in hospitals, surgery,
ard dental work, and it may now
be secured in family sized bottles.
Be sure you get the genuine, the
trade mark "A-I-M" is your proteo-
ton. 1t is non-alcoholic, is noc a
laxative, and is the product of the
only medicinal iron mineral deposit
of it's kind known to the world, &c
and 81. Bottled by lessons, the
Ferrodine Chemical Corp, Roanoke,
Va.
Note: Acid Iron Mineral con-
tains such a high percentage of
iron, it may be used as an external
germicide, antiseptic, and astrin-
gent. Farmers, surgeons, and dem
fists use it to stop bleeding, prevent
soreness, and as healing agent.
See directions on bottle.