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EUFAULA LIBRARY
The Women’s Clubs Are
Co-Operating With Com
mittee in Improvement
Eufaula, April 2.—(Special.)—The Fed
eration of Women's Clubs of the city are
co-operating with the Carnegie library
committee, of which John B. Whitlock is
at the head with a view of improving the
Interior of the building and better sup
plying It with books and needed essen
tials. The auditorium which occupies the
ground floor and which heretofore lias
been regarded as a veritable death trap
in case of fire will soon be provided with
proper mease of escape that will render
it practically safe at all times.
The sum of approximately J175 was
raised here for the benefit of the storm
sufferers and will be forwarded immedi
ately to the proper custodians.
The Eufaula and Chattahoochee Valley
Hallroad company of this city, which re
cently dissolved, are now paying back the
money to the stockholders, and will soon
in this way wind up the affairs of the
former corporation.
Prof. W. D. Floyd, a graduate of the
Tuskegee school is filling the position of
principal of the city public schools, suc
ceeding S. M. Murphey, deceased.
Mrs. Carrie McClellan Smith, who has
been spending the winter here the guest
of her sister, Mrs. T. H. Johnston, will
leave soon for her homo in Cambridge,
N. Y. Mrs. Smith during her stay here
filled the position of organist at the
Episcopal church, and os a testimony of
her esteem the ladies of the church have
presented her with a beautiful gift.
QUALITY
Coupled With Economy,
Spells
VALUE
Quality is tlie Predominant
feature at
Clark & Jones
The Quality Piano Stoi’e
1814 Third Ave.
But quality here does not
imply high prices.
For example, we can sell
you a genuine Pianola-Play
er Piano at $550.00 and up,
and these are acknowledged
the most artistic and satis
factory player-pianos yet
produced.
Yes, for quality and value,
come to
“The Quality Piano Store”
1814 3d Ave.
WINES FROM
Imported
PALESTINE
1C Pints, Quarts and 1-2 Gallons
BAUM’S BOTTLE DEPT. t
tot N. Itth St Phone 2860
FILTRATION PLANT
FOR TUSCALOOSA
Commission Orders Imme
diate Construction of
Plant
Tuscaloosa, April 2.—(Special.)—At
th© regular weekly meeting the city
commission authorized the immediate
construction of a modern filtration
plant for Tuscaloosa, the plans and
specifications used to be in accordance
with the suggestions of Morris
Knowles, the Pittsburg expert, who in
vestigated the water situation here
Home months ago. The plant will be
in operation at an early date.
An Important meeting of the di
rectors of tho board of trade was held
in the board rooms on Tuesday night,
the principal subject under discussion
being tlie proposition to buy the Elks'
home to he used as a habitation for
the board of trade. The directors heard
the report of the committee on inves
tigation and the majority and minority
provisions were considered. As the di
rectors were not unanimous in their
vote the matter will be referred to a
meeting of the board to be held on
Tuesday night.
A new ice plant will be in operation
in this city by May 15, according to
the statement of Walter Sanders, who
is a stockholder in the Sanders Cot
ton Mill company, which will build and
operate the plant.. Part of the machin
ery has already arrived and a high
grade of pure ice will be manufac
tured. The capacity of the plant will
be 30 tons per day.
NEWBARGEUNE
WILL BEOPERATED
Service Between Tuscaloosa
and Demopolis Will Be
Inaugurated Shortly
Tuscaloosa, April 2.—(Special.)—A letter
has been received from A. M. Sledge of
Demopolis, stating that he will be In
Tuscaloosa on Friday with the steamer
"Aberdeen'’ and three barges, and will
be prepared to take freight back as far
as Demopolis. This establishment of a
barge line between Tuscaloosa and De
mopolis Is a matter of deep interest to
the merchants, who will avail themselves
of the manifold advantages offered.
Dr. W. K. Cooper, a prominent dentist
of this city, has recently been appointed
postmaster at Northport, and has ar
ranged to take up the work.
The Tuscaloosa County Boys’ Corn club
for 1913 has an enrollement of 56 mem
bers, who. under the skillful direction
of P. B. Hughes, are preparing their
ground and planting crops for the com
ing season.
Mrs. Julius Blackburn, An
Opelika Girl, Drowns in
the Tennessee
Opelika, April 2.-(Speclal.)-j. H. Lock
hart of this city received a telephone
message last night from Langston, stating
t'liat his daughter, Mrs. Beulah Blackburn
of that place, was accidentally drowned
yesterday while boating with a party of
friends in the back waters of the over
flowed Tennessee river near her home.
Mrs. Blackburn was reared In this city
and was a bride of only a few months.
Her husband, the Rev. Julius Blackburn!
has charge of the Methodist church at
Langston.
The body of Mrs. Blackburn arrived In
the city Wednesday morning at 10:40
o’clock for Interment.
$125,000 Fire in St. Louis
St. Louis, April 2.—Fire In the sub-base
ment of the Commercial building today
damaged the reserve stock of the T. B.
Boyd Furnishing Goods company $125,ooo
end the building about $15,000. The West
ern Union Telegraph offices on the eighth
door were little damaged, but smoke filled
the corridors so that telegraph operators
on duty left the building.
THE NEW LEADER
IN FINANCIAL FIELD
IS STILLUNKNOWN
Big Financier Was Star Wit
ness Before Pujo Investi
gating Committee
ALL STRUCK BY HIS
GENUINE FRANKNESS
Declared That When Men Entrusted
With Power Ceased to Deserve
It, They Would
Lose It
By C. E. STEWART
Washington. April 2.—(Special.)—If there
is or was such a thing as a money trjist
in the United States, it undoubtedly cen
tered around J. P. Morgan. There is
much speculation in congressional circles
as to \&hat effect the death of the master
financier of this age, or probably any
other age, will ultimately have
upon "big business." Who will take his
place?
Unquestionably the groat banking house
of Morgan & Co. will continue to exist
and will still be as in the past the most
potent factor in financing the great In
dustries of the country; but is there an
other Individuality such as possessed by
the senior Morgan? Is there another
mind which can grasp all the various
threads of the financial system of the
United States, and in the greatest emer
gency so control them as to avert a
panic?
Before Pujo Committee
In the recent investigation by the Pujo
committee seeking to prove the existence
in the United States of a “money trust'
or combination of bankers which absolute
ly control the financies of the country,
and through agreements, interlocking di
rectorates and combinations have the pow
er to make or break any one or more of
the great corporations in the industrial
world or name their own terms as to
the financing of such institutions. Mr.
Morgan was particularly in the limelight.
Unlike many of the great captains of
finance, Mr. Morgan came to Washington
to testify willingly and cheerfully, and in
no way or maimer attempted to evade the
ouestions put to him by the tireless and
searching Untermyer.
The financier was, of course, the star
witness tn the money trust investigation.
When he was on the stand the commit
tee room was crowded witli the curious.
Congressmen, senators and many promi
nent people packed the room to overflow
ing to hear what he had to say in de
fense of the “system." In many respects
the testimony of Mr. Morgan was a dlsap
rointment to Untermyer and the commit
tee. lie denied the existence of a money
trust, or any combination looking toward
the control of the money and credit of
the country. He said that it could not.
be done.
Very Frank in Testimony
He frankly and willingly told of the
connections of bis firm and the con
trol by interlocking directorates and by
the group of bunkers of which 1m was
the head of the First National bank, the
City National bank, the National Bank of
Commerce, the Chase National bank, the
Guarantee Trust company, and the Bank
ers Trust company, with total known re
sources in these corporations alone of
$1,30(1,000,000, but he defended interlock
ing directorates and the combination ot
these institutions on the grounds that
they were necessary to make it possible
to finance the big corporations of the
country, who would otherwise be com
pelled to seek aid in foreign countries,
thus delaying and crippling industry in
the United States.
Mr. Morgan admitted that there was a
greater concentration of money and credit
now than ever before, and that this con
centration was increasing, but he denied
that it would be fruitful of harmful re
sults, and that such a situation ‘would
right itself." He declared that when the
men intrusted with such power ceased to
deserve it, they will lose it. and "deposits
would be withdrawn from their hunks.
Ml- Morgan frankly admitted the pur
chase of tile Kqultable I.lfe ‘insurance
stock at a price at which it could only
pay him one-ninth of 1 per cent per
annum, but denied that it was for the
purpose of gaining the control of the
vast resources of that institution, but fo
the protection of others and to keep it
from falling into unworthy hands.
Although Mr. Morgan's testimony was
at variance with one of hts assoclates
Mr Baker—who declared that eoncentia
tion had "gone far enough, because in
the hands of the wrong men it would be
verv bad”—he nevertheless Impressed the
committee and the public with his sin
cerity, and the free and frank manner
in which he told of the gigantic opera
tions of his firm and their associates.
Have Eye on Davison
Of those of the Immediate firm of Mor
gan & Co., who appeared before tile com
mittee, it is the opinion that Henry P.
Davison was bv far the nearest approach
« the head of the firm, if Morgan .«
to be replaced in lie finances of he Uni
ed States. It will be Davison who will take
his place. It ivss Davison who issued
t-hat statement from the Morgan firm to
the effect that all the financial ills of
the country were In no sense chargeable
to the existence of a money trust but
to the inadequacy of the banking and cur
renev laws. He declared that, if Con
gress would devote Its attention to the
solution of these problems, that the feat
geenrally prevailing of a money tiust
would disappear. .
Reduced by Grip—
Gains 29 Pounds
"In the Winter of 1890 I had Grip,
which left me with a bad cough. For a
year I was in poor health, having no
energy or ambition. Some one told me
to try Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey. I
gained 8 pounds while taking the first
bottle I took 8 bot ties and increased in
weight from 117 to 146 pounds. When
I stopped I did not lose any weight and
my health was splendid. We now use
it as the family remedy. I have recom
mended it all these years. If taken as
a medicine as directed it will do all
that you claim for it—renew, build up,
strengthen.”—H. C. Morrill, Seeley
Creek, N. Y.
No medicine approaches the won
derful tonic stimulant
Duffy’s Pure Malt Whiskey
for rebuilding the system weakened by
disease. It has been made for medicinal
purposes only for
over half a century.
It is of a higher
standard of purity
than is required by
the U. S. Pharmaco
poeia, and is the
only whiskey taxed
as a medicine dur
ing the Spanish
War.
"Be »ure you get Duffy's—It’s reliable."
Sold in sealed bottles only, by most
druggists, grocerH and dealers, »l.a6 a
full quart bottle. Write our doctors for
free medical advice and illustrated med
ical booklet.
The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co*
iHichHlni N. V.
Agitation for Bond Election
Becomes Stronger—Vote
in Blount Today
Gadsden, April 2.—(Special. 1—Agita
tion for an 'election in Etowah county
on the question of issuing Stood roads
bonds lias grown stronger following the
result in Marshall county. Much Inter
est is' expressed here in the outcome
of the election in Blount tomorrow.
The sentiment for good roads Is grow
ing rapidly In Etowah.
Congressman John L. Burnett, John
D. Dunlap and E. T. Hollingsworth left
here this morning for Washington. Mr.
Hollingsworth, it is believed, has gone
in the interest of Mr. Dunlap, who is
a candidate for appointment as min
ister to Guatemala.
In the case of W. F. Stowers against
the Southern Iron and Steel company,
an ejectment suit involving title to
seven acres of land near Crudup, the
jury was Instructed to bring In an af
firmative charge. If the property is
worth no more than ordinary lands the
costs of the case exceed Its value, but
it is said to contain valuable mineral
rights.
A sensational suit was filed this
morning in the city court of Gadsden
by Noah Chapricss against O. H. Bart
lett for $1000. The complaint alleges
that Bartlett, while the plaintiff was
plowing, presented a gun and forcibly
took a mule from the plow.
Receipts at the Gadsden postoffice for
the year ending March 31 were $24.
271.74. This figure entitles the post
master to a salary of $100 a year more,
making It $2700.
W. S. Kerr of Albertville and Mrs.
Mary Mundon of this city were mar
ried today at the home of W. H. Har
den on Forest avenue, Rev. W. W.
Wester performing the ceremony.
- «
Elmer Randall, manager of the Gads
den baseball club, arrived from Merid
ian last night and is assembling a
team. A committee of the baseball as
sociation is busy today raising a sub
scription of $2000 necessary to the suc
cess of the club.
J. Scott Blackwell of St. Louis, pres
ident of the Arkansas and Southeast
ern railroad, was the guest of George
W. Gruber yesterday. He was much
pleased with Gadsden's prospects and
his Investments here.
COAL NOT WEIGHED
ON BROKEN SCALES
Clayton Says That Coal Was Carried
From Mineral Springs to
Scales at Boyles
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
In your issue of this morning you
state that I testified before the convict
investigation committee at Montgomery
yesterday that coal was weighed at
Mineral Springs for three days when
scales were out of balance. This was
very far from what I said.
I stated that last August or Sep
tember the railroad scales at Mineral
Springs were broken and out of order
for three days and that coal was car
ried to Boyles, Ala., and weighed at
the Southern Weighing andAlnspection
bureau at that place. Of course, coal
could not be weighed at Mineral
Springs when scales were broken. Such
a statement as you made this morning
does an injustice to the Southern
Weighing and Inspection bureau and
everyone concerned.
If you will correct your statement
about coal being weighed on broken
scales at Mineral Springs I will appre
ciate it. Yours truly,
J. A. CEAYTON,
State Weighman.
Mineral Springs, April 2, 1913.
BEAUTIFUL CHURCH
WEDDING AT JASPER
Miss Mattie Morris Became Bride of
Herbert Ross Simms Yester
day at Noon
Jasper, April 2.—(Special.)—One of
the prettiest weddings of the season
was solemnized in the Methodist church
at noon today when Miss Mattie Mor
ris and Mr. Herbert Ross Simms were
united in marriage, Rev. J. T. Morris,
father of the bride nnd^pastor of the
church officiating. The' church ,was
beautifully decorated In ferns, smilax
and chrysanthemums.
Just before the ceremony a beautiful
musical programme was given by Mrs.
W. D. Mooring, organist, and Miss Sue
Ferguson, who sang, “All for You."
Mr. D. A. Woods and Mr. David Chiles
of Birmingham were the ushers; Miss
Ethel Zuber, bridesmaid; Miss Mildred
Morris, sister of the bride, maid of
honor, and Mrs. Harry R. Morris of
Birmingham, matron of honor. The
flower girls were Elizabeth and Vir
ginia Morris. Rev. W. E. Morris, broth
er of the bride, gave her away.
Mr. and Mrs. Simms left Wednesday
afternoon for Hot Springs, Ark.
HYDE PRAISES
UNITED STATES
Paris. April 2.—James Hazen Hyde lec
tured before the French institute today
on the role of France in the development
of the United States. He said that Great
Britain, France and the United States,
the three great liberal nations, were the
advance guard of Humanity, and that
they were united in their efforts for the
betterment of civilization.
The great discoveries which had revolu
tionized t.fe modern world steam system,
electricity and aviation, were largely due,
the speaker said, to the collaboration of
these three countries. Mr. Hyde also de
clared that America, using the English
language,' was the natural link between
England and France.
MRS. WILSON VISITS
ENGRAVING WORKERS
Washington, April 2.—Mrs. Woodrow
Wilson’s interest in the welfare of em
ployes in the government department
especially the girl workers* was evince I
when she visited the bureaus of engraving
and printing, which employs a large num
ber of young womdn. Mrs. Wilson, ac
companied by Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
president of the Women’s Welfare Depart
ment. National Civic Federation, inspect
ed all the various departments of the
bureau, and was much Interested in Un
making of paper money and postage
stamps.
Consulator Appointed
Rome, April 2.—On the proposal of
< ardfnal De Lai, secretary of the Con sis- j
torial congregation, Pope Pius has ap
pointed the Rev. P. Nussbaum. passion!*; 1
consulator at Baltimore, and formerly of j
West, Hoboken, N. J., to be bishop oi
the diocese of Corpus Chrlsti.
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BIRMINGHAM-HUNTSVILLE
ROAD BELIEVED ASSURED
Huntsville, April 2.—(Special)—•
Huntsville good roads experts who
took a great Interest In the bond elec
tion in Marshall county which resulted
in a victory for the proposed Issue of
$130,000 of bonds for road Improve
ment, believe that Marshall county's
action assures the building of a state
highway from Birmingham to Hunts
ville, connecting here with the already
excellent highway to Nashville.
Clarendon Davis, president of the
Huntsville Good Roads association;
John P. Cooney, president of the Hunts
vllle Chamber of Commerce, and G.
Walter Jones, Madison county road en
gineer, made a visit to Guntersville a
short time ago and delivered addresses
in favor of the bond issue. Mr. Davis,
who is an ex-civil engineer, claims that
the money expended on roads in Mar
shall county can be made to go fur
ther than in any other county in North
Alabama because of the fact that the
very finest of road building material
is abundant. There are hundreds of
chert beds and in many places, Mr.
Davis says, all that will be necessary
to have a good road will be to estab
lish the grade.
CONVICT INSTANTLY1
KILLED BY GUARD
Negro Convict Advancing
on Official When
Shot
Marion, April 2.—(Special.)—Ed Saw
yer, a negro convict who was sent to
tlie county farm only last week for
burglary and attempted assault on Mr.
Findlayson at Hamburg, was instantly
killed Monday afternoon by a guard i
at the farm. The report is that Sawyer 1
was advancing on the guard with an
ax at the time he was killed.
Dan Clancy, a negro, killed another
negro on the True plantation in Cun
ningham beat Monday night. He was
later captured and placed in jail.
Invitations have been received here
to the marriage of Miss Marion Vai
den, daughter of Maj. W. J. Vaiden, and
To Keep the Face
Fresh, Clear, Youthful
(National Hygienic Review.)
More important than the cosmetic
care of the complexion is its physical!
care. To keep the face clean, fresh,
youthful, there's nothing better than
common mercollzed wax. It absorbs
the soiled or faded wornout skin par
ticles. Using cosmetics simply adds
unwholesomeness to the complexion.
That's the difference. By all means, ac
quire the mercollzed wax habit. It's
so easy to get an ounce of the wax at
the druggist's, apply at night like cold
cream and wash it off next morning.
There’s no detention indoors, the old
skin coming off so gradually no one
suspects you’re using anything. When
in a week or two the alluringly youth
ful, roselike, underskin is fully in view
—well, you won't want, or need, a
a make-up complexion after that. It
must be apparent that this process
means complete riddance of all cutane
ous blemishes, like freckles, pimples,
blotches and blackheads.
For obstinate wrinkles, a face bath
made by dissolving an ounce of saxo
lite in a half pint witch hazel, surpasses
massage cream and everything else for
results.
Mr. Joseph Tyson Cromer, the wedding
to occur at Uniontown on April 17.
Preparations are now under way for
the celebration of Judson’s diamond 1
jubilee the last part of May and many j
former students will attend.
Official figures given out show 300
persons of the county did not pay their
poll tax and almost half of thut num
ber are in Marion precinct.
The first graduating recital nt Jud
son college for the present season will
be given on Monday evening by Miss
Marie Kemp of the piano department.
She will be assisted by Miss Erin Blake,
a voice pupil.
GO TO NASHVILLE
TO SECURE IDEAS
Huntsville Citizens to In
spect Courthouse in the
Tennessee Capital
Huntsville, April 2.—(Special)—Pro
bate Judge W. T. Eawler and several
members of the Madison county court
of commissioners have gone to Nash
ville to Inspect the court house there
under the supervision of Architect C.
K. Colley. Mr. Colley Is drawing plans
for the remodeling of the court house
here.
Attorneys for Percy Brooks, who is
in jail here awaiting sentence for a
criminal attack on a young lady school
teacher, are drawing up a motion for
a new trial, which will be heard by
Judge Ballentine of the law and equity
court on Saturday. Judge Ballentine,
should the motion be overruled, will
then pass sentence on the prisoner.
Something over $5000 Is being dis
tributed among Madison county vet
erans this week in the shape of state
warrants for the third quarterly in
stallment of pensions. The announce
ment comes from Montgomery that the
fund is exhausted and that there will
be no fourth installment this year.
Dr. H. B. Westmoreland, a well known
physician of tills city, and Miss Maude
Mathis, former superintendent of the
Huntsville city hospital, were married
in Nashville Monday.
PROPRIETORS TELL
OF POLICE GRAFT
New York. April 2.—Disgruntled restau- *
rant proprietors of the Great White Way
flocked to District Attorney Whitman's
office today to protest against Mayor
Gaynor’s 1 o’clock closing ukaz and to
pour into Mr. Whitman's ears tales of
money paid for all night licenses and po
lice protection. Mr. Whitman is investi
gating the charges.
According to some of the proprietors
from |600 to $5000 has been paid to col
lectors for their “services” In securing
all night licenses. One man complained
that his license was revoked twice within
a year and that he had to pay a collector
each time to have it renewed.
Druggists Take Examinations
Jackson, Mias., April 2.—(Special.)—The
state board of pharmaceutical examiners
is holding its spring examinations at
representative hall today, with 54 appli
cants in attendance. The members of
the board are H. M. Faser, University,
president; W. W. Ellis, Fayette, seere
tary; T. O. Slaughter, Waynesboro, P. J.
Fife, Jackson; S. C. Lindsey, Eupora.
The work of grading the papers will
hardly be completed before tomorrow.
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