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EVENTS OF TODAY
Formal reception opening the Roebuck
Springs Country ciub at 5 o'clock p. m.
City commission meets at 3 o'clock.
Committee meetings, previous to as
sembling of Woman's Missionary council.
Birmingham district conference meets
this morning at 9 o'clock at the East
Hake Methodist church.
Alabama Funeral Directors' associa
tion meets at Hotel Hillman tills morn
ing. _ .
At the Theatres
Bijou—"Human Hearts;” 2 30 and T:3<!
o'clock p. m.
Majestic—"Atlantic City Steel Pier Min
strels;" 2:30. 7:30 and 9 o’clock p. m.
DELEGATES CHOSEN
TO MEDICAL MEETING
St. Clair Physicians Meet af Oden
ville and Elect Delegates to
Mobile Convention
Raglrnd, April 7.—(Special.!—The St.
Clair County Medical society met in reg
ular session at Odenvllle and transacted
all business matters that came Jjefore the
society. Delegates and alternates were
elected to the State Medical association,
which meets in Mobile, April 15 to 18,
«e follows: Drs. W. B. Johnson, Ashville,
and J. P. Hawkins, Ragland, delegates,
and Drs. J. T. Brown and J. G. Wilkin
son. alternates.
The Woman's Civic club gave a. musical
recital at the school building Saturday
night, the music b^ing furnished by Mrs.
Thomason and Miss Embry of Birming
lia m.
Rev. Joseph Parkin, pastor of the Meth
odist church here, lias secured the ser
vices of Evangelist J. A. May and ar
langements will he made for a great re
vival.
The Seaboard engineers have been on
the ground surveying for the new depot
to he placed some 600 yards west of lhe
present site.
CONTINUE CAMPAIGN
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Owing to Potlatch But One Business
Men’s League Committee Abie
to Report
^ On account of the potlatch campaign
•Work only one committee of the Busi
ness Men’s league was able tp report
yesterday on the campaign for new
members and for that reason the work
was continued for another week.
Nothing of any importance was done
Iby the directors at the luncheon yes
terday. Some fair matters were dis
cussed. The directors will wage an
active campaign this week for new
members of the league and will report
at another luncheon to be held next
Monday. At ibis time the plans for the
advertising campaign for out-of-town
trade, of which this membership cam
paign is the forerunner, will be com-,
pleted and the Work started, it was
stated yesterday.
JRAPHITE PLANT IS
ERECTING WAREHOUSE
, Ashland Concern Builds Additional
Structure to Handle Output
More Readily
Ashland, April 7.—(Special.)—-In order to
handle the output of its mining plant
with greater dispatch, the Alabama
Graphite company is erecting a warehouse
here.
Work on the concrete foundation was
begun Monday, and the structure will be
pushed to completion rapidly.
The stockholders of the Farmers’ Union
"Warehouse company met Monday and
■N oted to increase the capital stock from j
$6000 to $8000.
This Increase is made for the purpose !
of providing the additional capital neces
sary for the building of a large, new.
brick building.
The following board of directors were
elected: A. .T. Glenn, president; Ij. Ft. Gib
son. secretary; PI. F. Harkins, D. Heard.
J. I,. Full right.
Walker (iocs to Florence
Montgomery, April 7.— (Special.)—
State Superintendent of Banks. Alex
K. Walker will leave for Florence!
Tuesday to attend to some business
in connection with his department. Mr.
"Walker will remain in Florence about
10 days, combining both business and
pleasure while in his home town. The
superintendent of banks has been busy
for the past fewr months in looking af
ter department matters.
PACKARDS
FOR RENT
We sell tile Packard. Hudson and ,
Hupraoblle.
CHAS. DENEGRE
SOUTHERN GARAGE
Phone Main 4116 1922 Ave. F.
I
Tuesday, April 8
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Minstrels
Prices:
.Uutinee—25c, 50c, 75c, $1.00
Mr hi—25c, BOc, 75c, 91.00, 91.50
Scald on Sale Saturday
THE GREAT ARKANSAS DRAMA
"HUMANT
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154 WHITE TEACHERS
FORCED TO GIVE UP
THEIR CERTIFICATES
Failure to Attend County
Instiute Results in
Cancellation
LARGEST NUMBER IN
TUSCALOOSA COUNTY
None of Teachers Who I.ose Certifi
cates Are From .Jefferson,
Montgomery or Mobile
Counties
Montgomery, April 7.— (Special.)—
Failure to attend a county institute
during the summer of 1912 has resulted
in the cancellation of the certificates
of 154 white teachers of the state.
The list of teachers whose certifi
cates have been cancelled by the de
partment of education was announced
this afternoon by Superintendent Henry
.T. Willingham, who has been busy for
the past few weeks collecting. sta
tistics relative to the various teachers
in the state who attended the county
institutes in 1912.
The cancellation of the certificates
of teachers who fail to attend county
institutes without good excuses is pro
vided by law. The statute provides
that every public school teacher in
the state shall attend an Institute for
rne week during the summer. Those
teachers who attend summer normal
schools, or who have good excuses for
nonattendance on the Institutes of the
state, are relieved of the necessity of
having their certificates cancelled,
though the law provides that all teach
ers excused from attending an insti
tute must have their names certified
to the department of education.
Among the 3 54 teachers whose cer
tificates have been cancelled it is pos
sible, according to Superintendent Wil
ingham, that some of them may have
been excused by the county superin
tendents of education, in which event
their certificates will be restored to
them. All others who have had their
certificates cancelled must stand the
regular teachers’ examination before
being allowed to again teach in any
of t.he schools of the state.
In the list of teachers whose cer
tificates have been cancelled none of
them is from Jefferson. Montgomery
or Mobile counties. The teachers in
those counties seem to have all met
the requirements of the law with ref
erence to attending institutes.
The largest number whose certifi
cates were cancelled is from Tusca
loosa county, in which 3 4 teachers have
been dropped from the eligible list.
In Cleburne county 3 2 teachers were
dropped and in the other counties the
number varies from one to ten. Many
of the counties did not have any teach
ers dropped.
Certificates Cancelled
The following is the list of teacher*
whose certificates have been cancelled:
A list, by counties, of Alabama teachers
whcse certificates have been canceled be
cause of failure to attend a county insti
tute during the year 1912, in accordance
with the law:
Autauga: Wanda'‘TSTttith, Prattville.
Butler: Mamie Coney. Greenville: M. E.
Ewing, Greenville: .T. If. Griffin, McKen
zie: O. H. Lee, McKenzie: Mrs. Ola Sell
ers, McKenzie; Mrs. Mae Shell, Geor
giana.
Chilton: Mrs. Martha Mims, Clanton;
F. 1 ven Popewell, Clanton; John R. Scott,
Lomax.
Choctaw; Miss Bryant Allen, Cromwell;
Mrs. Lenette W. Barber, Opine; Nora Lee
Daniels, Womack Hill; Mattye Ezzelie,
Pushmataha; Ed Harrison, Brightwater;
C. II. Mason, Isney.
Clarke: Ora Doyle. Thomasville; Nora
B. Halton, Marvin; llaltie Lyda, Rock
ville; Laura Pugh, Jackson; Annie Roon,
Thomasville; Miss Lee Nctte Wilcox,
Opine.
Cleburne: 'Mary Lou Potter. Talla
poosa, Ga.: Bishop Raymond, Tallapoosa.
Ga.; Grady Cook, Bell Mills; James D.
Godwin, Muscadine: Keeley Grice, Ed
ward sville. L. DeWitt Grice, Edwards
viiic; Nellie E. Howe, Fruithurst; W. H.
McLarty, Muscadine; Jasper McMahan.
Hopewell; C. L. Mlddlebrook, Bell Mills;
Zillah E. Moore. Fruithurst; Pocahontas
L. Whitten. Numford.
Colbert; Minnie Gerber, Sheffield.
Conecuh: B. D. Dozier, Brooklyn.; II.
P. Dulaney, Evergreen; J. W. Meacham,
Ft. H. Meacham. Castleberry.
Coosa: Mae Austin, Equality; Paul
A rant, Rockford; J. F. Bazemore, Wen
gofka; Ettie McEwen, Weogofka; Ma
mie C. Stewart, Weogufka; Imogene
Waldrop, Goodwater. R. 3; Maggie
Ward, Goodwater, R. 3; Lawson Ward.
Goodwater, R. 3.
Covington: M. L. Boles. Andalusia, R.
t ; Janie Brawnej^ Andalusia; Mary Jolin
Chapman, Andafusln; B. P. Floyd, Anda
lusia; A. T. FleuBtess, Opp; Pearl V. Jar
man. Andalusia: W. R. Jordan, Dozier;
Mrs. Pearl Leltzmann, Red Level; L. C.
Pearce, J^idalusia. R. 3.
Crenshaw: M. E. Whatley, Brantley.
DeKalb: O. B. Beaty, Ilenegar; Ellis
Lessley, ( ha vies.
Fayette: W. G. Haley, Fayette, R. C;
E. W. Hudson, Corona. R 1; Maimie
Johnson, Brewton; llowell Taylor, Win
field, R. 2; Kate Whitney, Fayette,
R. 5.
Franklin: Miss Mattie Ezzell, Bel- j
green.
Geneva: Bertie Boll. Bellwood; Hosea
Brack in, Taylor; C. T. Foster, Slocomb; :
Tandy Tew, Slocomb; Mrs. S. J. Weeks, I
Hartford.
Lowndes: Eva M. Abbott. Benton;
Ethel Bates, Ft. Deposit, R. l'\ D.; Bes
sie Burnettj Haynevllle. R. F. D.; S. L. i
Daniels. Ft. Deposit. R. F. D.; C. C.
Davis, Letohatchee; Eugenia Deas, La
Pine, U. F. D.; Miss Serena Hinson, Mt.
Willing; Lottie Jones, Ft. Deposit,
F. D.: Lila Matthews, Lowndesboro;
Miss Fannie B. Mizelle, Hope Hull, R.
F. D.; Miss Edna Watts, Morgansvllle,
R. 3.
Madison: Fannie Allen. New Market;
Mrs. M. Mathews, Huntsville; Mary Cun
ningham, Linden; Maimie E. Drinkard,
Thomasville; Catherine Grantham, Dix
on's Mills; Mrs. Walter Parker, Thotnas
ton; Lottie Pearse, Dixon’s Mills; Mamie
R. Pearce, Dixon’s Mills; Lucile Stanton,
Linden.
Monroe: F, M. Arnold, Moros; Chas.
Broughton, Monroeville: Ola Da*ily,
Chestnut; Josephine Hilton, Natchez:
Mrs. Alice G. Herrington, Tinela: Jean
Hurst, Tinela; May McCants, Tinela:
Bertha Norris, Mt. Pleasant; Garland
StallvvorUi, PinevUle.
Perry: Rea Bondurant. Fniontown;
Nina Cracker, Okmulgee; W. I-*. Tutwiler,
Marion; Mabel Williams. Greensboro.
Pike: David Whaley, Troy.
Randolph: W. W. Hodge, Malone No.
2; M. M. Pearson, Almond; J. A. Wat
wood, Roanoke.
Saint Clair: G. C. Austin, MargareP.
Claudia Box. Ragland; Miss Dixie Kil*
I gore, Pell City; Victoria Maske, Roanoke:
i W. B. Patterson, Springville: R. I,. Phil
lips. Springville; Miss Cora Ramsey,
Odcnville: Miss Bertha Rogers. Steele;
' Miss A. E. Stancel, Gallant; J. D. Tea
I ver, Ashvillc.
| St. Clair: .Miss Adeline Trammell,
I Steele; Miss Maggie Ward. Odenvllle;
Misu Venira Walker, Pell City: F. M.
W< *ton, Gallant.
1 utcaloosa; Otis N. West, McConnells;
J. DeB. HOOPER REPLIES TO
STATEMENT BY NESBITT
Former Chief Mine Inspector Declares Sloss Company Prepar
ing to Carry Out His Suggestions Regarding Ventilation
System—Quotes Wiley in Reference to Water Supply
at Flat Top—Has Perfect Confidence in Webb
Montgomery, April 7.—(Special.)—
J. PeB. Hooper, former chief mine in
spector. who submitted to Governor
O’Neal a few days ago a report cover
ing his examination of Banner and Flat
Top mines, today issued a brief state
Mooper as to the possibilities of a mine
explosion at Flat Top if the split air
ventilation system is not introduced.
Mr. Hooper declared that tlie Sloss
Sheffleld Steel and Iron company are
preparing to carry out bis suggestions
for tHe improvement to be made in the
ventilation system without being
pressed by the governor.
His statement follows: “In regard to
the Banner mine I quoted from the
opinion expressed by Dr. Rutledge, ex
I
pert for the bureau of mint's of the :
United States/’ said Mr. Hooper, “in
regard to the water supply at Flat Top ;
I did not pose as an expert but quoted
from the eminent chemist and pure food i
expert, Dr. H. If. Wiley.
I did not go into either person
ally or claim to have done so, but I had
the reports of Air. Webb (.1. F. Webb),
assistant mine inspector, with the maps
of both mines and with the ventilation j
of both mines marked on them by
Webb
“I have perfect confidence in Mr.
Webb's honesty and integrity. While
Mr. Nesbitt discuses the relative merits
of Banner and Flat Top, r am perfectly
satisfied that the officials of the Sloss
company are figuring up the expense
of what T suggested and that they will
do everything suggested by me without
being pressed by the governor or the
chief mine inspector, Mr. Nesbitt.”
SUFFRAGE ISSUE FORMALLY
PLACED BEFORE CONGRESS;
Washington. April 7.—Formal resolutions
proposing constitutional amendments giv
ing women t-he right to vote were intro
duced In both Houses of Congress, to
gether with scores of petitions and me
morials from various societies and indi
viduals. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon
and Representative Mondell of Wyoming
introduced resolutions in the respective
houses for the constitutional amendments.
Five hundred woman suffragists, rep
resenting every congressional district,
armed with petitions demanding a con
stitutional amendment for votes for wom
en, marched to the capltol today and de
livered their demands in person to their
congressmen. In marked contrast with
the disorderly scenes which attended the
suffrage parade here on March 3, when
unruly crowds swamped the policemen, 1
the marchers today moved o’, er perfectly
cleared streets and uuder a police guard |
which was almost as numerous as the
suffragists.
When the procession reached the interior
of the oapitol building. Miss Alice Paul,
who headed it. was greeted by Represen
tative Bryan of Washington, who halted
the marchers long enough to make an
address of welcome. He declared "there
were enough men in the Senate and House
to make it certain that the flag of woman
suffrage never would be pulled down in
the 1'nited States."
Inside the rotunda a party of senators
greeted the women. Among them were
Senators Brady, LaFollette, Jones, Shaf
rotli, Poindexter, Townsend, Sutherland
and Thotnas.
As each of the women passed the sen
ators shook hands and assured each that
they were In favor of their flght and would
support the measure that is to be intro
duced in Congress.
Each of the women carried into the!
capitol a copy of a petition to the mem
bers of Congress asking support for equal
suffrage legislation.
SEEK INBIION
AEAINSTTHE CITY
Iconoclast Goes Into Court
to Prevent City From
Stopping Publication
That the city commissioners are en
deavoring to take away the right of the
freedom of the press is one of the alle
gations of a bill filed yesterday in the
chancery court by T. J. Judge and A. and
F. B. Latady, the attorneys for Howie's
Iconoclast, whose sale was recently pro
hibited by the city authorities.
The style of the suit is Howie's Icono
clast. a corporation, vs. A. O. T.ane,
Culpepper Exum, James Weatherly,
George II. Bodeker and the city of Bir
mingham. The complaint alleges that
the city has violated section 4 of the
state constitution, guaranteeing the free
dom of press and speech and -that the
orator was responsible to the law for
any abuse of that privilege. The com
plainant alleges that it operates a print
ing establishment and owns valuable ad
vertising contracts. The section of the
city code under which the paper was
suppressed is cited and the complainant
alleges that its officers have been ar
rested charged with having violated said
sections of code and that with that ac
tion it has no quarrel, being willing
to submit to verdicts of juries, but “that
no law' can ‘be passed to curtail its
liberty and constitutionally guaranteed
right to publish its sentiments.” The
bill alleges that certain officials offered
to allow' the paper to be published under
censorship, which was declined.
The bill was filed yesterday and under
the law the respondents have 30 days
in which to make their answer. No
temporary injunction was asked, pend
ing the result of the suit. The closing
paragraph of the bilT. which is quite
lengthy, ih as follows:
“The premises considered complainant
prays your honor will take jurisdiction
of the 1)111 of complaint, and that the
respondents Culpepper Kxum, A. O.
Lane, James Weatherly, George H. Bo
deker and city of Birmingham may be
made parties respondent thereto: that
process of subpoena may issue directed
to them requiring them to come into this
court in this cause, and to—demur, or
to plead, or to answer this bill of com
plaint within the time required by law
and the rules of this honorable court,
but not to answer under oath, answer
under oath being especially waived, and to
stand to and abide such orders an<^ de
crees as may be made herein, and that
on final hearing of pleading and proof
the writ of injunction may be award
ed complainant restraining and enjoining
respondents from curtailing or restrain
ing in any manner the constitutional right
of complainant to print and publish its
sentiments, and from destroying the
property of complainant and restraining
them from threatening to arrest and
prosecute newsdealers and newspaper
hawkers of tlie city of Birmingham who
purchase and sell the newspapers printed
by complainant in the exercise of and
pursuant to the right guaranteed to it
under the constitution of the state of
Alabama, and for such other further
and additional relief as, the premises
considered, your honor may deem mete
and equitable to grant, and as in duty
bound complainant will ever pray.”
Zula Alston, Coker; Reppi© Snyder,
Northport. Route 1; J. C. Malone, Sa
mantha; Tullie Collins, Berry, Route 2;
Florence Justin, Tuscaloosa; Clarence
Difs, Samantha; J. T. Bonner, Alexander
Cit>. Route G; R. I.. Valhoun, Notasulga;
XV. F. Darnell. Notasulga, Route 1; Ab
ide Jackson, Fast Tallassee; R. Vaughan
Jones, Notasulga; Minnie Smaj’t, East
Tallassee; Willie Taylor, Dttdevillc,
Route 4.
Walker: T. J. Calvert. Ordell; Walter
King, South I-azelle; B. G. Wilson,
Manchester.
Washington: Glovie Atchison, Bigbeo;
Joseph W. Blount, Koenton: Tommie Coll
lier, Koenton: Mrs. Elizabeth Cooper,
Ycliowpine; Alice Holloman, Mobile; F.
J.. Moseley, l-oper; Antoinette Rawle, St.
St©t hens; Mabel Tillman, Fruitdale; K.
Ij. Warrick, Fail; Earl White, Fruitdale.
Wilcox: Adele Hassevander, Ackerville;
G. C. Rogers, Tatama: Myrtle Sheffield,
bower Peach Tree; Bunnie Wells, Alber
ta: Fannie Yeldell, Pine Apple.
Winston: E. W. Thomas. Haleyville.
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DOUGLASS AT HEAD
The New President Will In
augurate Many Changes
in the Department
Montgomery, April 7.—(Special)—Hart
well Douglass, the president of the state
board of convict inspectors, assumed ids
new duties this morning, the office hay
ing been turned over to him by M. B.
Wellborn, tlie retiring president.
President Douglass has not yet deter
mined upon any of the appointments
in his office, and he may not announce
them for several days. He declared that
he intended to give the matter careful
consideration before he named anyone
for the office of chief clerk, to succeed
Theo. Lacy, and it is expected that this
important position will not be filled for
several days.
The new president of tlie convict bu
reau had a long conference with Gov
ernor O’Neal Monday morning with ref
erence to the work of the department.
Mr. Wellborn has also conferred with
the new head of the department relative
to the policies begun toward a reorgan
ization.
It is known that President Douglass
is heartily in favor of running the office
, on a thorough business basis, and ft is
believed that the next few weeks will
see the inauguration of many important
changes in the department.
Dan Trawick lias been favorably men
tioned for the office of chief clerk in
the department, and while Mr. Douglass
has not indicated what he will do in the
matter, it is believed that lie lias Mr.
Trawick’s name under consideration.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE
SECURED BY U. D. C.
Alabama Division Announces Impor
tant Additions to List Open to
the Daughters
—
| The Alabama division, XT. D. C., schol
arship committee announces having se
cured a full scholarship for girls at
Ogontz school, Ogontz, Penn., the
value of which is $1460, and covers cost
of tuition, board and.vocal music.
Two other scholarships were secured
a few months ago. One for young men
at the University of Pennsylvania,
valued at. $250, covering cost of tuition;
another for girls at “The Castle,” Miss
Mason's school, Tarry town, N. 1\, valued
at $1000. The latter is a full scholarship
land covers cost of board and tntltlon.
These scholarships, at tlie University
'of Pennsylvania and “The Castle,” are
open to applicants from other states,
I only on condition that there are no
appficants from Alabama. The condi
tions governing their award are the
same as those governing the award of
all other Alabama division scholar
ships. Applicants must be lineal de
scendants of Confederate soldiers or
sailors, but in no Instance is it re
quired that they he descendants of men
who were officers in Confederate army
or navy, neither is it a condition that
applicants must be fatherless.
Partial scholarships, covering cost
of tuition, have recently been secured
at the following colleges:
Agnes Scott college, I »ccatur, Ga., for
girls; value $75.
Chicago university, for young men
or women; value $1l>0.
Alabama Presbyterian college, Annis
ton, Ala., for^young men; value $50.
Applicants for these scholarships
should at once notify Mrs. U M. Uash
insky, chairman Alabama division, U. D.
C., scholarship committee, Troy, Ala.
KOLB LEAVES FOR
ST. LOUIS TODAY
Montgomery. April 7.-<Speolal.)-Capt.
Reuben F. Kolb, commissioner of agri
culture and industries, will leave Tues
day night for St. J.ouis, where he will
attend the annual convention of the Na
tional Drainage congress, which will be
ir: session from April 10 t.,j 12.
• Bie Fines in Court
I Anniston. April —(Special.)—Flnips in
' police iourl Monday morning aggregated
! $440. Two defendants •.■ ere fined $100 each
for alleged violation of the prohibition
Maw and two Olliers who were convicted of
1 being drunk on Sun la; were lined J2S
each
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
WILUS L. MOORE. Chief.
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Weather Forecast
Washington, April 7.—Forecast for Ala
bama, Mississippi: Cloudy, probably lo
cal rains interior Tuesday and Wednes
day; moderate south winds.
Georgia: Cloudy Tuesday, followed by
showers at night or on Wednesday; mod
erate east winds.
Tennessee: Showers Tuesday and prob
ably Wednesday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.
April 6:
Highest temperature .
Lowest temperature .
Mean temperature .
Normal temperature . M
Elxcess temperature since Jan. 1.1.11
Rainfall .00
Total rainfall since Jan. 1.21.42
Excess rainfall since Jan. 1. 4.54
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, April 7, 7 p. m — There has
been but a slight movement of the sev
eral barometric centers during the past
24 hours, and excepting the great central
basin, there lias been but slight change
in weather conditions. In the Mississip
pi ralley, however, while the • low" over
the southwest has remained nearly sta
tionary, pressures have fallen steadily
over the southern and central portions,
causing a change to rather unsettled con
ditions south of the Great lakes, with
rain over the lower Mississippi and Ohio
valleys. Over the upper Mississippi val
ley and the lake region, there has been
an Increase in the intensity of the "high"
and Oils has caused a general full of
. ...
from 6 to 26 degrees over the north and'
central plains states and the upper Mis
sissippi and lake sections. Temperatures
in these regions are not severe, however,
7 p. m. readings generally exceeding
freezing.
Temperature changes over the south
ern states and the plateau and Atlantic
divisions have been unimportant and
variable.
The presence of the "low" over Texas
and the southwest wiH- cause continued
unsettled weather throughout the west
ern and central Gulf states for the next
36 hours, attended by showers and mod
erate temperatures.
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
April 7:
Temp ture
Lowest
At for
7 p.m. day.
Abilene, cloudy . 74 64
Atlanta, clear . 68 52
Atlantic City, clear . 42 32
Baltimore, clear . 44 36
Birmingham, cloudy . 70 50
Boise, clear . 51 32
Boston, cloudy . 34 31
Brownsville, cloudy . 72 7<i
Buffalo, clear . ‘>4 20
Calgary, clear . 46 24
Charleston, partly cloudy ..— 02 51
Chicago, cloudy . 38 32
Corpus Christ!, cloudy .. 72 70
Denver, snow . 34 34
Des Moines, rain . ;;l 34
Dodge City, cloudy . ♦» 44
Duluth, cloudy . 28 22
Durango, cloudy . 46 31
Eastport, cloudy . 30 21
Galveston, clear . ON 06
Green Bay, cloudy . 34 28
Ilrtteras, clear .. 48 40
Havre, clear .*.. 48 2(
Hrtena, partly cloudy ..♦.. 46 2i
Huron, cloudy . 34 31
Jacksonville, clear . 68 6*
Kamloops, cloudy .*.. 46 4f
Knoxville, cloudy . 68 4r
Louisville, rain . 46 4*
Memphis, cloudy . 68 6*i
Miami, clear .w. 72
Mobile, clear .... 68 exJ
Modena, partly cloudy . 48 21
Montgomery, cloudy . 72 5f
Montreal, cleat* ...>.. 34 3<
Moorhead, snow ...... 32 3j
New Orleans, clear . 70 &
New York, clear .. 38 3.
North Platte, cloudy . 46 4^
Oklahoma, cloudy . 64 6
Palestine, cloudy .. ft*
Parry Sound, clear . 3U 21
Phoenix, partly cloudy . 72 5»i
Pittsburg, partly cloudy . 34 M*J
Portland, rain . 41 MS
Raleigh, cloudy . 6'» 4i
Rapid City, cloudy . 4*1 3ii
Roseburg, rain . 60 Ml
Roswell, partly cloudy . 80 4"
Salt Lake City, partly cloudy. 4*1 32
San Diego, clear . 68 is
San Francisco, partly cloudy... 6(1 4*1
Sault Ste. Marie, clear . 34 22
Seattle, cloudy . .62 m;
Sheridan, cloudy . 44 mo
Shreveport, cloudy .7*; 6s
Spokane, cloudy . 60 M2
St. Louis, cloudy . 4'1 14
St. Paul, cloudy . .'i* M2
Swift Current, partly cloudy 6«» 2<1
Tampa, clear . 72 •:
Toledo, cloudy . Ml M2
Washington, clear . 42 34
Williston, clear . 41 Ml
Wlnuemucca. clear . 64
Winnipeg, cloudy . 38 34
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
WILSON WOULD
AVERT TANGLE
Confer^ With Secretary
Lane on the Japanese
Alien Protest
Washington, April 7.—President Wilson
today sought to avert a diplomatic tangle
with Japan over the hill pending in the
California legislature, through which
Japanese might be prevented from own
ing land in that state. The Japanese gov
ernment had filed forma! protest with
the state department "gainst what It con
sidered a proposed infringement of treaty
obligations.
The President conferred first with Sec
retary Lane of the interior department,
who halls from California, and later with
Senator Works and Representative Wil
liam Kent of that state. None would dis
cuss the President's attitude, but it is
believed he took occasion Informally to
communicate his views to the California
legislators. The President is reported as
believing that If anti-alien legislation is
necessary it should be made to apply to all
aliens without discrimination.
Such a hill wliile it might eliminate the
cause for Japanese protest would leave
for the courts, it is pointed out here, the
Question of its constitutionality without
involving any foreign government in^Un
case.
W ant no Race Problems
"We don't want any more race prob
lems in this country,” was the only com
ment Representative Kent would make
as he left the White House.
Meanwhile the state department Is giv
ing careful study to the probable effect
of ttie proposed legislation upon the
treaty between the United States am1 ^
Japan. Officials have no doubt that ,f
the California legislature enacts a state
law in conflict witli the existing treaty
its action would he nullified promptly
bv the United States courts.
Article one of the treaty provides
that citizens of each nation shall have
libertv to enter, travel and reside in
(he Oilier and among other things to
"own or lease and occupy houses, man
ufactories, warehouses and shops, to
employ agents of their choice, to lease
land for -residential and commercial
purposes, etc.” The Issue may turn
upon the application to agricultural
lands or farms of the phrase, "to lease
for residential and commercial pur
poses.” . .
Another point that Is under consid
eration is the eligibility of Japanese
to American citizenship, tor .(
they are eligible the proposed Cal
ifornia legislation admittedly would
not meet the demand of the Californians
for the exclusion of the Japanese from
lheir state. The Japanese claim they
are Mongolians, prohibited from nat
uralization by United States law and
only the lower courts in this courtj
have held otherwise.
C. C. MORGAN FOUND
DEAD IN CALHOUN
Anniston. April --(Special.)-C. C\ Mor
gan, a well known citizen of Oxford, was
found dead at his barn on the Morgan
farm about three miles south of the city
tills evening, lie "as about 40 years
old and married. The cause of hfs death
is unknown.
Child Abandoned by Parents
Anniston. April ".-(Sperlal.l-Capt. and
Mrs. Bloethe, local officers of the Salva
tion Army, are In receipt of a 6-weeks-old
infant that has been abandoned by its
parents, and they are seeking a home for
the foundling, a boy. The child was
left near the Woodstuvk Cotton null in
this illy, and was taken care of for-a few
days by a poor operative of the mil..
KENDALL TO TAKE
THE STAND TODAV
Will Testify ^Regarding
Charge of Bribery
Albany. N. Y., April 7.—After a 15 min
ute session today the Senate judiciary
committee, which is investigating charges
of attempted extortion preferred against
Senator Steuphen J. Stllwell, adjourned
until tomorrow to permit an investiga^
tion of past activities of George H. Ken
dall, president of the New York Bank
Note company, who alleges that Stllwell
solicited a $3500 bribe to promote legisla
tion in which Kendall’s company is in
terested.
Edgar N. Wilson, Senator Stilwell's
counsel, asked for the adjournment and
Attorney General Carmody, after reading
a letter shown him by Mr. Wilson, ad
vised that the request be granted.
Tonight Mr. Wilson made public a let
ter signed “Chicago News Bureau, by
Arthur Dare. Manager/’ written in Chi
cago under date of April 2. The letter
stated that the writer in 3SS2 was sta
tioned at Richmond, Va., as a correspond
ent of the Associated Press at tlie begin
ning of the Mahone regime and it read
justment of the state debt had just made
the printing of a new issue of state
bonds necessary. While details were be
ing perfected, the letter says, George H.
Kendall was in Richmond “lobbying for
the defunct Kendall Hank Note com
pany of New York/’ and was arrested
“for attempting to bribe Senator Harry
Riddleberger and other legislators in or
der to secure a favorable contract for
his company.’’
Denies Arrest
When Mr. Kendall learned of the letter
he issued a statement denying that lie
had been arrested as charged. The state
of Virginia, he said, required some $21.
000,000 of bonds and his company was
awarded the contract for printing the
bonds over the American Bank Note com
pany. /
Later the statement says/Kendall was
informed that if he returned to Rich
mond ho would be arrested. Accordingly
he went to the Virginia city and appeared
in a magistrate's court, demanding that
if any papers were pending against him
they should be served. The statement
adds:
"This is the only ground for the state
ment that I was arrested, as I never was.
The hearing was held and I was honor
ably discharged. The judge said that,
them were no proofs of any attempt ‘on
my part to bribe anybody."
At a special session of t.he Virginia leg
irlature called soon after this, the Ken
dall statement says, his contract for print
ing the state bonds was annulled and
awarded to the American Bank Note
company. For this act his company ob
tained a judgment, for $35,000 through a
suit against the Virginia sinking fund
commissioners.
Mr. Kendall probably will be called as
the first witness tomorrow.
HURTSBORO AFTER
A UNION STATION
Hurtsboro, April 7.— (Special.)—1Thu
Hurtsboro Commercial ctub^has been
waging a campaign for a union sta
tion at the junction of Central and
the Seaboard, which intersect at that
point, and it is probable that when the
depot is rebuilt it will be at the Junc
tion as the Seaboard people have In ;i
way signified their willingness to join
in the movement.
Appeal to Secretary
Washington, April 7.—A delegation
of Black feet Indians, headed by Chief
John While Calf, appealed to Secre
tary Lant* today for rations for the
Black feet, who, he was told, are starv
OLD EXPOSITION
BUG BURNS
Structure Which Housed the
Alabama Exhibit at Nash
ville Is Destroyed
Nashville, April 7.“-(Special.)—The frame
building: which was used during the days
of the Tennessee centennial exposition to
house the exhibits of the state of Ala
bama was totally destroyed by fire this
moj'ning between 4 and 5 o'clock.
The building, after it had served its
usefulness, was purchased by the Kappa
AI| ha fralernity and moved away from
Centennial park. Eater on the erection
by this fraternity of b handsome chap
ter house, the Alabama building, was con
verted into a buffet by Ed Hamilton, a
iormer Vanderbilt football star, and was
a popular rendezvous for students of that
university.
The building was valued at $2000, while
the fixtures and contents were valued at
$lri00.
To Employ City Worker
Anniston, April 7.—(Speclaljr-A cl*v
missionary will be put to work In Annis
ton under tlie auspices of the First Meth
odist church as a result of an appeal
made Sunday morning to the congrega
tion by the Rev. Frank Brandon, pas
tor. In about F> minutes Sunday, Dr.
Brandon was offered *114 for the work.
Mrs. S. A. Adams, who has been serv
ing in this capacity In Anniston for some
time, has been appointed to the place
provided.
Origin of Fire Mystery
Anniston, April 7.—(Special)—The orig
in of the tire which partially destroyed
the home or Charles it. Noblo Sunday
morning is somewhat of a mystery, ns
there had not been any lire In the grates
or stove for several hours preceding the
blaze. The loss to the home is estimated
to he about *1200.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY t
Take LAXATIVE BltOMO QulnineJESb
lets Druggists refund money if It falls
to cure. E. W. GROVE’S signature la oa
each bos. 25c.
Half Holiday
To help swell the crowd that will at
tend the opening ball game at Hick
wood Park Thursday, we will be closed
for the afternoon. Please bear this
jn rnlpd and let us have your bundle
oariyin the week.
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Laundry
1805 and 1807 2d Ave. ,,
Phones Main 5312 and 5313
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