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MRS. ORR PRESENTS
WOMAN’S VIEW OF
SMOKE QUESTION
Points to the Difficulties of
Cleanliness Under Pres
* ent Conditions
MANUFACTURERS
SHOULD KEEP CLEAN
President of Civic League Says the
Women of the City Are Ones
Most Vitally Affected by
Existing Conditions
To the Editor of The Ape-Herald:
The' Woman's Civic league of Birming
ham wishes to enter a protest against
some of the arguments advanced against
the smoke ordinance, which is now being
discussed In all the papers. Being on
record as one of the first organizations
In favor of this ordinance, we wish to
state that our opinion as to the desira
bility of such an ordinance has not
changed. ^
One argument which has been frequent
ly advanced seems to me a poor adver
tisement for Birmingham. The assertion
that a smoke ordinance will drive indus
tries away from us is a reflection on us.
Is the license to belch forth smoke the
only attraction this district can offer to
industries? We had supposed we had
some other and more solid advantages to
offer.
Personally, we would be ashamed to of
fer business men, who were hunting a lo
cation for a business enterprise, the very
flimsy inducement that we would allow
them to deface our city if they would
locate among us.
An industry which is seeking such an
inducement as this may be seriously em
barrassed in their selection of a site in a
city for an ever increasing number of
cities are using the protection of a smoke
ordinance. Do we want the large manu
facturing concerns which sflread their
stockholders’ money to the four winds of
heaven from the tops of their smoke
stacks?
America is becoming less and less the
home of extravagance and waste in man
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Special”
For
Birmingham People
Southern
Railway
Premier Carrier
of the South
nr'f'fT' time
BEST
Presidential
Inauguration
Lv. Birmingham 9:30 a.m.
Ar. Washington 10:40 a.m.
It's a solid steel train of modern
coaches, drawing room sleeping
cars, observation—library car
and Southern Railway dining car
service.
Another Good Train
“U. S. Fast Mail”
Lv. Birmingham 5:50 p.m.
Ar. Washington 10:40 p.m.
Low Round Trip Rate
$23.25 Individual Fare
$17.00 Party Fare
The party fare is for
twenty-five or more
traveling on one ticket.
Tickets on sale February 28.
-- March 1, G
and 3, final limit March 10. For
$1.00 the individual tickets may
be extended to April 10, 1913.
Stt>p } vers allowed at all
—- agency sta
tions. both directions, within lim
it, by notifying conductors and
depositing ticket with the ticket
agent. This includes Anniston,
Atlanta. Gainesville, Greenville.
Spartanburg, Charlotte, Greens
boro, Salisbury, Danville, Lynch
burg, Charlottesville and Manas
sas.
Write for beautifully illustrat
ed booklet on ceremonies inci
dent to the inauguration and
other valuable information about
Washington.
MAKE RESERVATIONS NOW
JAMES FREEMAN
Asst. Gen. Pas. Agent
MITCHELL COXWELL
Dist, Pas. Agent
Birmingham, Alabama
KING OF THE CARNIVAL
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
New Orleans, February 3.—Hex. King<
• »l the carnival, and members of the royal
'■t ort of the Mardl Gras ruler, narrowly
escaped a bath In the Mississippi river
this afternoon when his majesty's royal
yacht, “Stranger,” collided with an ex
cursion .steamer loaded with visitors. The
collision caused-, considerable excitement
on board the royal yacht and the exeur
mi u boat. Two musicians, members of
t lie royal band of Mars, who had accom
panied his majesty on the trip from tlie'
mythical regions, were injured and were
sent, to a hospital.
Both vessels were slightly damaged by
the impact and two life boats of ine
“.Stranger” were crushed.
T’le accident delayed the landing or
Hex and hi:* court fur ah hour. Thou
sand** of people \v*io thronged the streets
to greet 1.is majesty, and witness the
military paiade. Hex reccdved the keys
ol' the city in.in Mayor Martin B'ehrtnan
at ;j o’cTin 'i. from which hout* all New
Orleans entered upon the annual feast ol
frolic atid festivity deeVeed during the
two days 1 e*Kii of the Mardi liras ruler.
Tonight the Krewe-of Proteus appeared
on tiie streets in a magnificent pageant
of Do I :oa(s i'fuatrMlng the search' of
Teleinacinifc tor his ratlier. 1 lyases. The
parade w.lh followed by a tableaux and
ball at the French opera house where
Proteus crowned ills' queen, Miss Jose
phine Janiver.
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! ufacturing enterprises, lessening of cost
of production is now the watch word otj
the modern manufacturer. It is poor busi
ness to lose heat units in tin* atmosphere.
We recognize the difference between
toe problem of the small manufacturer
and the large concern. The loss of heat
units would not compensate the smaller
I consumer of coal for the installation of
; t lie expensive methods of stoking. Thu
money tie spends to prevent smoke is a
straight out contribution to the welfare
of tlie community, and should bp appre
ciated as euch. Surely the cost of Install
ing such an apparatus Is somewhere
around $160—It cannot be considered a very
| great hardship on any manufacturer.
Some space lias been given in the
papers to the opinions of different prom
inent physicians on the question of the
non-polsonous qualities of carbon. We
ran hardly suppose that any person of
adult age and even an elementary knowl
edge of chemistry would be likely to class
carbon among the poisonous substances.
Even women Know enough chemistry 1
for tills discrimination, but we also know ’
we tan swallow with imunity substances
that are dangerous to breathe. Stomachs
and lungs require different treatment.
The protection which nature has given
the lungs by the construction of the nasal
passages is completely effective only un
der normal conditions. Unless physiolog
ists are awful liars, the lungs of people
exposed to constant dust, smoke and soot,
become impregnated with these foreign
substances, and are absolutely changed
in color and texture.
Smoke does not consist entirely of car
1 on, even if carbon is a rejuvenator of
lung tissue. There are various gases which
are constituent parts of it, about which
Die opinion of distinguished physicians do
not seem to have been asked.
It does not really affect the question of
the harmfulness of an atmosphere sur
charged with smoke that carbon is not
poisonous, creosote a disinfectant and a
fine preservative for wood blocks and
lamp black valuable in the arts.
Nobody In all the discussion lm
thought it worth while to consult the
housewife- no reporter has interviewed
any of us—and yet from the expression
I heard at the local meeting of the
Civil league such an interview might
contain ‘hot stuff,” and be therefore
desirable.
With hecomlng modesty we wish to
state that we are the meet Important
people in Birmingham. The declaratlor
of Independence says that the Inalienable
rights of man are •'life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness.'’ We can help or
hinder you mtghtly in the last of the
trio. In fact we ladle out to you, be
you prince or pauper, your dally comfort
and happiness or the reverse We are
a vast improvement on ourselves when
wo are In a good humor. It might pay
>ou to consult us occasionally and some
times grant our wishes without too much
talk.
The first nf our responsibilities Is tin
keeping of the house clean. We cannot
evade it: cleanliness is not only "next
to Godliness," but there Isn't much God
liness without it. This, our first duty, Is
made so hard for us that we are almost
ready to give up In despair. We wear
out our clothes, our carpets, our cur
tains, our patience and ourselves trying
to keep clean. A great proportion of
us must give up things only slightly less
necessary than cleanliness. culture,
travel, comforts of various kinds, because
the mere keeping half way clean Is si
expensive.
Cleanliness pursued as we must pursue
It is a menace to nerves and purse
Cleanliness ignored as we are tempted
to Ignore It Is a menace to moral char
ucter.
We want a smoke ordinance. We want
It enforced with as little hardship on the
manufacturer as possible, but lie also
may live here, if he has no respect for
Ills lungs, we will try to show him there
Is a better way. MBS. C. P. ORR.
President Women's Civic league of Bir
mingham.
Birmingham. February 3. 1913.
RIIS TO LECTURE
AT HIGH SCHOOL
Famous Anthor and Lecturer Will
Speak on “The Battle of
the Slums”
The fifth lecture tn the High School I-*7
ceum course will be delivered next Thurs
day night at the High school auditorium
by Jacob A. Rlls, the famous author and
expert on clt> slums. The subject of his
lecture will be "The Battle of the Slums."
Mr. Rlls states the evils of the slums in
plain, unvarnished language. His remedy
Tot this evil is "tear down and build;
clean and sweep; let in the sunlight."
As police reporter for the New Toik
Run. Mr. Rlls first became interested tn
the slums and was instrumental In start
ing a movement which has resulted In
many small parlys In the New York tene
ment district, lit will tell of some of his
experiences fn ids lecture.
| SCRANTON MINE
WORKERS STRIKE
■Scranton. Pa., February Accept
ing the advice of union leaders, the
| 7t,00 mine workers of the collerles of
liie l.ackawanna Coal company, who
uuit work Saturday, returned today,
l ulon officials assured the strikers
that nearly all the engineers have
joined the organisation and that the
others have agreed to become mem
bers.
The miners refused to work with
engineers who were not members of
the union and walked out, claiming
that non-union engineers were still
employed.
Aldrich to Speak to Suffragists
Col. Truman II. Aldrich will address
the semi-monthly meeting: of the Bir
mingham Equal Kuffrajje association
next Saturday afternoon in Clark &
.lones hall on Third avenue on the sub
ject of “The Parcel Post and Its Ben
efits.M
% llaiuty Toilet trtlclr .
1*3very lady who desires to keep lip
her attractive appearance, while at the-j
atre, attending: reception*, when shop
ping:. while traveling and on all occa
sions should carry In her purse a book
let of Oouraud’s Oriental Beauty
J .eaves This is u dainty little booklet
of exquisitely perfumed powdered
leaves which are easily removed and
applied u> the skin. It is invaluable
when the face becomes moist and
Hushed and is far superior to a pow
der puff as it does not spill and soil
the clothe*. <
It removes dirt, soot and grea.>e from
the face, imparting: a cool delicate
bloom to the complexion. Put up in
white and. pink and sent an\ where on
receipt of 10 cents in stamps or coin,
r. T. Hopkins. 37 Gc*«t Jones street,
Jsew York. I #
Newspaper Men Set March
13 as the Date
COMMITTEES NAMED
Affair Will Be in Celebration of the
Inauguration of a Democratic
President and Will Be on
Elaborate Scale
The annual dinner of the Newspaper
club of Birmingham, which will serve
os a celebration of the inauguration of u
democratic President, will occur on the
evening of Thursday, March 13.
it was generally regretted that the 13th
will Viot occur on Friday. The 13th was
selected, despite that defect, because all
good things which have come to Wood
row Wilson came on the 13th day of some
one of the months.
Jt was determined to make the dinner
the most elaborate ever given in the tits
t< ry of the club or of Birmingham. The
politicians will will gather and the vast
horde of officeseekers. To make the com
pany complete, members of*Congress will
be present. Invitations will be sent to
President Taft and President-elect Wil
son.
Committees were appointed yesterday
afternoon as follows:
Invitation—Hugh W. Roberts, E. R.
Norman anil H. 8. Ryall.
Arrangement—C. M. Stanley, R. w.
Friedman, C. W. Ennis and Atticus Mul
lin.
Programme— W. VV. Blackman, Sidney
Razartts, H. ,H. Mooney, Gus Douglas, H.
D. Dowd, W. M. Clements, M. D, Semon
aria Monroe Myers.
The committee on publication will be
selected by the chairman of that com
r. ittee, J. R. Hornady, who Is presijenc
of the club. It was determined to print a
special edition of the official organ of
the Newspaper club, copies of which will
he distributed during the dinner.
An elegant menu will he served. Special
attention will tie given to the programme
fiature, and it is whispered that much will
lie said and done io produce merriment.
It is anticipated that there will he in the
neighborhood of 500 guests.
WALKER PLANS FOR
MUCH LARGER FAIRj
Stockholders at Recent Meeting De
cide to Invite Winston Farmers
to Participate
.Jasper, February 3.—(Special.)—At the'
annual meeting of the stockholders of toe j
Walker county fair association, extensive
plans were discussed and formulated, as
far as could be at this early date, for n !
much large county fair next fall. The
old officers were re-elected to serve the1
coming year. These are A. S. Prestoh, j
president; Scott Maxwell of Cordova,
vice president; J. H. Craig, secretary.
The old executive committee was also re
elected, consisting R. O. Cranford, chair
man; Guy V. O’Rear, John Kilgore, W.
Ed Hall and J. W. Sartin. The stock
holders elected a. board of directors of j
whom J. H. (’ranford was made chair
man.
In discussing the plans for the fair next'
fail, the entire management was left in
the hands of the executive committee.
They expect to get out a catalogue at an
early date and enlarge tHe fair for the
coming season. The success of the fair
last fall has enhanced the value of the
stock so that it is nowr selling above par.
Winston county will be invited to share
the fair with Walker county, both in at
tendance, in exhibits, and in competing
for the prises, etc.
Tax Collector W. R. Richardson reports
that 2648 poll tax receipts were issued for
the year 1912 in Walker county. Also
there were 190 back polls paid, ranging
from $1.50 to $16.00, and averaging about
$4.50. This is considered an excellent
showing.
McQueen Appointed
Montgomery, February 3.—(Special.)—
Governor O’Neal today appointed M. K.
McQueen of Montgomery registrar of
Montgomery county, to succeed W. A.
Haines, deceased. The appointment was
made on the recommendation of the state
board of registration, composed of Gov
ernor O’Neal, Commissioner of Agricul
ture Reuben F. Kolb, and Auditor C.
Brooks Smith.
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CONCEDES SIGHTS
OF STATES IN BILL
Connecticut Measure Will
Also Affect Alabama
COOSA IS INVOLVED
Measures Will Probably Pass Senate
Without Federal Supervision,
Save in the Matter of
Navigation
Gossip in connection with the visit of
tiie English financier* to the Birming
ham district is to the effect that the
Oonecttcut river bill, as drawn by the
Secretary of War and the Connecticut
River company, has little chance of
passing through the .Congress of the
United States.
This matter is of especial interest to ,
the people of Alabama, inasmuch as
the same principle is involved in both
the Connecticut bill and the bill pro- ;
viding for the improvement of the
Coosa river—yie light of the state
to maintain its sovereignty over the
streams within the boundary of the
state. The Coosa river bill, in which
the financiers at present in Alabama
are interested, was vetoed by Presi
dent Taft because it did not contain
a ,clause as a result of which the fed
eral government might exact a toll
for water power developed.
As has been published, the members
of the committee cn commerce of the
Senate of the nation have made two
reports, a so-called majority and a so
called minority. To the rninorty re
port a majority of the members of the
committee have attached their signa
tures and have protested against what
they term an effort of the government
to dispose of the property of the state
of Connecticut without the consent of
tlie state of Connecticut.
The general understanding that the |
Connecticut river bill will not pass as
originally drawn, but that It wil pass;
as will the Coosa river bill, without pro
visions making federal supervision, save
In matters of navigation, possible, is
due to three facts, the majority of the
members of the commerce committee are
opposed to the bill as it was originally
drawn, the Washington Times, an erst
while earnest advocate of federal con
trol of water power, lias editorially ad
mitted that in a technical sense the mi
nority report (signed by the majority of
the members of the committee! is cor
rect, and an amendment offered by Sen
ator Jones of Washington, providing tha
the bill cannot become effective until
with the Secretary of War an agreement
is filed bearing the signatures of offi
cials of the Connecticut river company
and of the authorities of the state of
Connecticut in which the proper author
ity of the state is recognized and ac
knowledgement made of the full author
ity of the state to supervise, regulate and
control the iates to he charged by the
company for the energy developed.
The visitors, in discussing the situation,
construed this amendment offered by
Senator Jones us a very graceful manner
in which the opposition has displayed its
purpose to surrender and acknowledge in
tl)is regard the sovereignty of the state
Alabama is especially interested in this
congressional battle inasmuch as one of
its rivers is also being considered. The
fight against the Connecticut bill as It
was originally drawn and In behalf 01 j
the Coosa bill as vetoed by President [
Taft is being led in the Senate by Sen
ator Bankhead and in the House oy
Congressman Heflin.
Montgomery, February 3.—(Special.)—
The state tax commission held its regu
lar monthly meeting this afternoon, at |
which time only business of a routine
nature was taken up. The commission
considered a plan of work for the next
few months, and discussed assessments
in several of the counties of the state
in which members of the commission
have been engaged for the past few weeks.
As announced some time ago, the com
mission will probably not. visit any of
the larger counties of the state this year,
their plan being to make assessments
in those counties which they were unable
to visit last year. Assessments for the
present year have already been taken up
In southeast Alabama, west Alabama and
some counties in the northern part of the
state.
Mobile. February 3.—(Special.)—Two j
hours were taken up by the grand jury i
drawn at noon today in examining wit
nesses in the alleged county corruption.
Because of Mardi Gras a recess was de
clared until Wednesday morning. The
grand jury got down to business about 1
o’clock this afternoon and the first wit
ness was Engineer Charles Dew, in charge
of highways of Mobile county.
TO INSPECT STATE
PRISON COMMISSION
New York, February 3.—Mrs. Ballington
Booth of the Volunteers of America left
here today for Texas. She goes to that
state at the special invitation of Gov
ernor Colquitt and the state prison com
mission to Inspect prison plantations and
farms, as veil as the walled prisons at
Rusk and Huntsville.
Governor Colquitt and the commission
ers will accompany Mrs. Booth on her
tour of Inspection At the close of her
trip she is to speak to the legislature at
Austin. Mrs. Booth also will address
public meetings in Houston, Austin, Waco
and Balias.
WALLACE LEAVES
FOR WASHINGTON
Montgomery. February 3.—(Special. )~
John H. Wallace, Jr., stale game and
fish commisgioner, lias gone to Waahing
ton to appear before a committee of the
House of Representatives in the interest
of the MeLane bill, which provides for
federal protection for migratory birds.
The Mcl^ane bill passed the Senate some
weeks ago, and it, is understood that
considerable pressure will be broughr to
bear upon the members of the House hav
ing th» bill in charge to induce them
to act lay ora Wy .upon the measure.
"SAKS"
Great End-of-Season
%
All $5 Trousers $2.99
Worsteds or Cheviots in light or
dark patterns, cut full peg or straight
legs. Broad turn up, plain or cuff bottoms. In
the lines are many of the famous Paragon or
Duchess Trousers.
You will find sizes for stouts or slims, for little or big men,
the hard to fit men or men of regular proportion.
Bigger, better, broader lines from which to
choose than ever shown before. If you want to^
bridge over the season we will help you if you’ll
let us show you.
AGREEMENT COMPLETED
FOR BIG CHINESE LOAN
Pekin, February 3.- The loan agree
ment between the Chinese government
and the six-power group of bankers
has been completed and will be signed
tomorrow.
The agreement provides for "the
Chinese government 5^ per cent reor
ganization gold loan" to the amount
of $126,000,000. It stipulates the pur
pose for which the money shall be em
ployed, which includes the disbandon
htent of the troops and reorganization
of Sait Oabelle.
The loan is secured on the Oabelle,
but. it is also provided that any fu
ture surplus in maritime customs shall
be utili/.ed for the service of this loan,
thus making a portion of the salt rev
enue available for other government
purposes.
The six-power group underlakes to
advance $10.000,000 immediately the
agreement is signed, another $J0.ft00.
000 later In February. and $15,000,000
in March should 'lie issue of the loan
for any unforeneseen cause be delayed.
The loan is for 50 years, but the
Chinese government has the option of
redeeming it at par after six months'
notice.
There will be no interference in the
salt administration while the principal :
and Interest are regularly paid, but 1
even in default the Gabelle will be
operated by the maritime customs in
the interest of the bond holders.
The government undertakes not to
issue a further government loan with*
in six months and to issue no loan se
cured on the salt Gabelle without giv
ing the six-power group an option.
The appointments of J. F. Oiessen of
Denmark as Inspector of the Gabelle,
and the German. Herr Romp, as su
pervisor of the audit department, have
been approved.
NEGRO CONFESSES
TO ATTACKING GIRL
Assailant of Greenville
Women Is Safe in
Montgomery
Montgomery, February 3.—(Special.)
Green Golston, negro in the county jail,
charged with attempting to assault
Miss Lizzie Creech, a telephone oper
ator at Greenville, confessed to jail
afficials that he was Implicated in the
crime, according to information given
out by the sheriff’s deputies Monday.
Golston and Albert Zelgler, colored,
were ruslied to Montgomery from
Greenville Sunday evening to avoid a
mob which, it is said, was determined
to lvnch the men If it were proved
that they were gul'ty. The negroes
were accompanied here by Alabama
National Guards and \V. T. Daniels,
sheriff or Butler county. It was said
Monday thSt Zelgler was not a party to
the crime and he will probably lie re
teased.
Club Meeting Postponed
The Nineteenth Century club "HI meet
with Mrs. Hardeman Meade. 2014 Thir
teenth avenue, south, next Thursday in
stead of tomorrow as had been an
noimced.
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laundry
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-
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O I ID 2 PHONES O I ID
THE GOOD FAMILY, LAUNDRY '
Technical Discrepancies Are
Shown in Report to
Governor
_
Montgomery, February 3.—(Special,)—
Technical discrepancies in the accounts
of officials of Wilcox county are shown |
in a report submitted to Governor O'Neal
Monday by Examiner of Public Accounts
J. T. Gorman. According to Examiner
Gorman’s report, the officials were due
the state $203.54, of which $2.92 remains
unpaid, and they were due the county
nearly $4000, of which $787.15 lias been
paid, and $2,921.71 unpaid.
Examiner Gorman charged Treasurer
W. A. Dexter with $2,560 for tlie payment
of alleged illegal warrants issued for th«
support of paupers outside the poor house. ■
and with $367.50 for the purchase of an I
adding machine. Probate Judge J. V j
Stanford was charged w ith $514.90. whim j
includes interest, collected for road sor-1
vices in violation of a constitutional sec-1
tion prohibiting an official’s salary from \
being changed during his term. The sal- j
ary of prohate judges for road services
was increased by the last legislature from i
$9o to $400 annually.
With reference to the treasurer, the ex-:
aminer stated that Wilcox county i»as no
poor ho use anil that the county commis
sioners adopted the mode of letting con
tracts annually for the care of the pau
pers. The attorney general holds that the
law does not authorize this to be done.
Other officials were found more or less
correct in their accounts, except as to
slight errors, which were promptly cor-1
rected.
900 PAY POLL TAX v
IN PICKENS COUNTY
Carrollton, February *S. —(Special.)—
While this Is an off year, politically, about
IKK) have paid their poll tax out of a
possible 1000.
The Rev. A. R. Metcalfe will fill the
pulpit of the Baptist church in this place
next Sunday, both morning and evening,
with a view of taking up the work in the
fields of Carrollton. Piekensville and
AlJceviUe.
Marshal Tarwater of Reform, who is
ever on the elert for violators of the law
in his town, landed two negroes Sunday
for selling whisky, o
CONVICTS CALLED
TO FIGHT FIRE
Jefferson City, Mo., Februar, 3.—,
Convicts from the state* prison were
called out today to fight a fire that
destroyed the Thomas building, one -»f
the largest office buildings In the city.
The work of the trained fire fighters
from the penitentiary prevented the
flames from spreading to adjoining
buildings.
The Thomas building houses the
| Postal Telegrah company, the Wells
Kargo Kxpress company and the cor
respondents of oui-of-town newspa
EDUCATORS GOING
State Convention Will Be
Held March 20-22—Strong
Programme
Montgomery, February 3.—(Special.)-*
Letters are being sent out by the depart
ment of education to the various school
teachers of the state advising them that
the annual meeting of the Alabama Edu
cational association will be held In Mont- .
gomery March 20 to 22. 1
Officers of the association are expecting
to make the meeting this year the largest
In the history of the organization. Tho
programme that has been arranged for
tdne three days' meeting is considered the
most complete and exhaustive that has
ever been prepared, and all Indications
point, to a successful convention.
PASTORS’ UNION MEETS
Regret Approaching Departure of th«
Rev. U. D. Mooney
The Pastors' union met yesterday
morning at the First Methodist churcli
in their regular monthly meeting. No
business of any importance was trans
acted as only a few resolutions wero
discussed, and Dr. Dickinson preached
a sermon on "The Power of Worship
to Propitiate for Sin." One of the reso
lutions passed was an expression of
regret on the part of the Pastors’ union
at the approaching departure of the
Rev. ['. D Mooney of the Second Pres
byterian church, who leaves next week
for another pastorate In New Orleans.
Dr. Mooney has been an active memhri*
of the Pastors' union In the past and
all the city pastors yesterday expressed
their regret at. Ills going and wished
him hearty success In his new Held of
endeavor.
Meeting to Be Unimportant
The commission meeting this morning
will be routine. The official body will
pa.--.; all important matters until Mr. Exum
returns, it Is generally known. However
.some routine matters that will attract at
tention may be acted upon by Mr. Weath
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