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of Sylacauga are at the Morris.
Ft. L. Davis of Troy, H. Lawrence of
Blocton and P. T. Dypree of New Or
leans are at the Metropolitan.
J. Scott of Springville, H. .1. Jones of
Knox and James 11. Wilson of Waco,
Tex., are at the Birmingham,
E. A. Lewis of Memphis, J. M. Hicks
of Dallas, Tex., and W. M. Bellman of
Toledo, O., are at the Florence.
Harry Hartwell of Mobile, S. M. Ball
of Baltimore and George A. Dismukes of
Memphis are at the Hillman.
W. M. McGowen of Anniston, R. B.
Carr of Hqmilton and H. S. Miller of An
niston are at the Empire.
FORT TO ORGANIZE
JURIES TOMORROW
Twenty-Three Capital Cases Set for
Week—Nine for Murder and
Eleven for Robbery
—
Tomorrow Judge William Fort will
organize the juries for the week in
the first division of the criminal court
and take up the capital docket set for
Hie week. There is only one day's
docket set in the second division of the
court and after disposing of it Judge
Samuel E. Greene will take up some of
the capital cases. There arc 23 capital
cases docketed for the week, of which
U are tor murder, 11 for robbery and
3 for assault. Among the murder cases
are those of Burns and Ed Kittrell, in
dicted for several of the Lewisburg
murders. The case of W. A. Standefer
charged with robbery is also set and
the possibility is that most of the
cases will he disposed of with both the
judges trying them.
The capital docket is as follows: Ed
Kittrell, murder; Burns Kittrell, mur
der, Ben Moss, murder; .1. B. Hender
son, John Gale, robbery; Richard Gray,
al.as Richard Graves, murder: William
,dJ. Daniels, murder; Will Inge; George
Clay, murder; Mose Clay, murder; Car
tic Bryant, murder; W. A. Standefer,
robbery; George Washington, murder;
l'-arney I* Walker; George White, rob
bery; Ely Jordan, robbery; Ely Jordan,
roobery; Will Arnold, robbery, and Fisk
Morford. robbery; Johnny Lyons, rob
bery; Mamie Snell. robbery: Mary
Woods, robbery, and Mary Brown, rob
bery.
DIOCESAN COUNCIL
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
Will (rather in Tuscaloosa—Local
Rectors Will (lo Tomorrow—Dele
gates Named From St. Mary’s
The diocesan coun '1 of the Episcopal
church will be held in Tuscaloosa begin
ning Wednesday next. Bishop C. M.
Beckwith will preside. In Birmingham a
great deal of interest is attached to the
meetings of the council. Several impor
tant committees that must report are
headed by Birmingham members of Epis
copal church ami will attend. In order
to attend the preliminaries of the council,
the Rev. Willoughby X. Claybrook, rec
tor of St. Mary’s, will leave tomorrow
for Tuscaloosa. The Rev. Willis G.
Clarke of St. Andrew's will attend, as
will the Rev. Carl Hinckle and the Rev.
Matthews Barnu'ell of the Church of the
Advent.
The announcement was made yesterday
that the following delegates had been ap
pointed from Si. Mary’s to the council
meeting: Di;. F. E. Davidson. D. M. Dren
nen, Ivey lie .vis, Richard Randolph and
Clyde W. Ennis. The delegates will at
tend the counscil leaving here Tuesday
afternoon.
COURT ITEMS
Mrs. Fannie Farris, white, charged with
vagrancy, was given the full penalty of
the law Saturday by Judge I-l. B. Aber
nethy. wrho imposed a fine of $.">00 and
sentenced, her to hard labor for the coun
ty for 1? months. The woman was ar
rested at the instance of the officers of
the juvenile court, who appeared against
her. She was accused of abandoning her
two children and leading an improper
life. Judge Abernethy suspended the fine
and sentence for 30 days and sent her
to the Fisguh home.
The jury in the case of W. E. Goss
against Gu9 Andrews, *t al., in which
damages were claimed for the death of a
baby which was killed by a bulldog, failed
to agree after a long deliberation, and
were discharged and a mistrial entered
on the docket. The child was killed some
months ago at Bessemer, the bulldog,
which was alleged to have been the prop
erty of the defendant, seizing the child
by the throat and before help could ar
rive injuries were inflicted which caused
the child's death. The case was tried in
the third division of the criminal court
before Judge John If.' Miller.
Prisoners convicted during the week in
the first and second divisions of the
criminal court were* sentenced Saturday
by Judge William E. Fort. The sen
tences imposed were: Will Rogers, grand
larceny, three years penitentiary: Mon
roe Parks, murder, life, penitentiary;
Alex Roberts >n. assault with pistol. 140
days hard labor; Ivy Bird, giand lar
ceny, 15 months; Orange Harris, bur
glary and grand larceny, 15 months hard
labor; Will Rogers, grand larceny, two
years penitentiary; L. Loyd, assault with
intent to murder, three years peniten
tiary; Rtissell Jones, burglary and grand
Iftrcfl/i U months and one day.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR
HOME COMING WEEK
[AT AUBURN IN TUNE
Nation Wide Interest Being
Given Plans—Proclama
tion Is Issued
PROGRAMME FOR
EVENT ANNOUNCED
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President Thach Says Heart'}- Welcome
Will Be Extended Every Member
of “The Old Guard" Wrho Re
turns to His Alma Mater
Nation wide interest is being given the
home corning week of the alumni of the
Alabama Polytechnic institute at Auburn.
In that college town the officers anti
student body are co-operating with the
alumni scattered into every state of the
I union in the effort to get all the former
j students back home from June 1 to June
4 inclusive.
Dr. Charles C. Thach, president of Au
burn, said when in Birmingham a few
days ago that never in the history of an
Alabama college would there be such an
unusual reception tendered the old guard.
That the hearts and homes of all Auburn
would be opened to receive the wanderers
was a statement he made.
A programme for the home coming has
been compiled and discloses four days or
unusual', interest to the entire state ir
respective of whether Auburn students or
not.
The proclamation issued by Auburn au
thorities follows:
Proclamation Issued
“Alabama Polytechnic institute home
coming w?ek, June 1 to I, inclusive,
1313:
“Old Auburn is flying
'Die Orange and Blue;
Her ‘Home Coming* signal
Is calling to you!
“We are coming, dear Mater,
Old day;; to renew;
No friends like the old friends,
No lover like you!
“Proclamation!
“To All True Sons of Auburn, Love and
Greeting:
“Be It known to you that for this good
year. Anno Domini, 1913. your alma mater,
the Alabama Polytechnic institute, hath
set apart the month of June, on the first
foui days thereof, for the home coining
of all those loyal sons who, as former
students, have passed through her portals
and received her honors.
“For a generation past, old Auburn has
been sending her sons into all lands and
regions, near and far; ami her loving
heart yearns once more to feel the touch
of their vanished hands and to hear the
sound of voices long silent in her halls.
Wherefore, her home coming trumpet is
• ailing her children in love and grati
tude to come and sit again about her feet
as In days of yore. Amid the old familiar
scenes, with tlie memory of the student
years upon you, come and renew your
youth. If sorrow hath fallen upon any
of you. let the dear old college comfort
you. If the passing years have brought
y ou joy and prosperity, come and share
them with your comrades of old. The
campus will grow green for your coming
feet, and Auburn roses will scatter frag
rance before you. Town and gown will
welcome, wit and eloquence will beguile,
and the banquet board will he heavy with
the good things once dear to your hearts.
Leave care behind, heed not the siren
voices of business, but come and gladden
again the heart of your alma mater.
“Done at Auburn, this the 13th day of
April, 1913.
“For the college, Charles C. Thach, *77,
President.
"For the Alumni association, Thomas
Bragg. ’01. President.
“For Auld Lang Syne, Howard M.
Hamill, ’67.“
The Programme
Sl’NDAY. JITNE 1.
11 a. m.—Commencement sermon, the
Kev. Beverly Dandridge Tucker, coad
jutor bishop of Virginia.
8 p. m.—Young Men’s Christian asso
ciation address by Bishop Tucker.
MONDAY, JFNE 2.
10 a. in.—General welcome, Langdon
hall.
In behalf of the state, Gov. Emmet
O’Neal.
In behalf of the trustees,, William K.
Terry of Birmingham.
In behalf of the college, President C. C.
Thach.
Responses by the alumni to be named
later.
1 p. m.—Barbecue for alumni anu lor
mer students.
2 to 4 p. in.—Class reunions in college
buildings and fraternal halls.
5:30 p. m.—Review of regiment b the
governor and his staff.
8 p. m. —Reception in library by Presi
dent Thach and faculty. \
S p. m.—Festival of lights on the campus.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3.
9 a. m.—Business meeting of the Alum-1
ni association.
10:30 a. m.—Alumni address by the Hon.
\Y. W. Williams, Montgomery.
1 to 4:30 p. m.—Alumni banquet in O.
D. Smith dining hall.
5 p. m.—Alumni parade on drill grounds.
5:30 p. m.—Competitive company drills.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4.
10 a. m.—Commencement address by
Edward Alsworth Ross, DR. D., Madison.
Wis.
Conferring of degrees by the president.
Tn connection with the home-coming,
the following letter has been written by
President Thach and the Alumni associa
tion;
President Thach’s Letter
“April 14. J 913.
“My Brother Alumnus:
“I am writing to urge that you do
not fail to be present at the great
Home Coming, June 1-4. It is a Antique
event In college history of the south,
and every indication points to an enor
mous attendance and a most notable
occasion. Many years have elapsed since
the old places knew you; they are stiil
litre, as are some of the old familiar
faces. Ret us lake a few days off from
the strenuous business of everyday
life, and assemble once again around
the old hearthstone and renew thf
sweet memories of those bright eurlie:1
days, ft will he a red-letter experience
in our lives, and richly worth the while.
"Trusting that you can be with us,
T am sincerely yours,
“C11AS. C. THACH, President."
Officers of the Alumni association:
Thomas Bragg. '01. president. Auburn;
| W. M. Williams, ’96, orator, Montgonv- j
I cry; R. 1>. Webb, 97, secretary-treasu-|
j rer, Auburn.
Vice Presidents: E. N. Brown, \S2, 1
Mexico Cits. Mexico; Francis C. Dillard, j
’80, Nashville, Tenn.: Arthur Redding. |
’9 1, Atlanta. Ga.; Oliver J. Semmes. Jr..
’9.4, Pensacola. Fla.: B. B. Ross, ’81. Au
burn: W. W. Pearson, ’82, Montgomery;!
C. \V. Ashcraft, ’88, Florence: Rog- j
er Ap. C. Jones. ’87. Selma: J. Thomas j
lief!ip. *91, Washington. D. C.; Tracy
•-ay, ’03, Gadsden; John V. Denson, ’05, j
Opelika; E. T. Collier. ’07, Montgomery,
TJ. R. Shi. 04, Auburn: M. A. Frazer, ’06 i
Mobile; Rev. Tlios. Manguni, ’96, Union j
Springs: M. S. Sloan. *01. Birmingham:
Howard Umar, ’S2. Jasper: John Mc
Duffie, ’04, Monroeville.
SENATOR MORROW WOULD
ABOLISH ALL HANGINGS
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^Willing to Stand Sponsor for New Law Substituting Electrocu
tion in Alabama—Thinks Montgomery Incident Should
Stir Whole State to Action
That lie was absolutely opposed to cap
ital punishment in Alabama by hanging
and would sponsor a legislative enact
ment to substitute electrocution was i
statement made yesterday by Hugh Mor
row, president of the Alabama senate.
Since the recent hangings in Alabama,
especially one in Montgomery, where the
victim lingered over V minutes, public
sentiment has been gradually crystalliz
ing against hanging in Alabama. Expres
sions have beeen received from almost all
members of the Jefferson county delega
tion against hanging and favorable to
electrocution. Senator Morrow has been
ill and his opinion was accordingly un
known until his recent return to his
offices.
i "1 am heartily In favor or abolishing!
the execution of criminals by hanging. 1
said Senator Morrow. rho ro out' hai
rowing incidents in this state, notable j
in Montgomery, is sufficient to turn all'
civilized men against such methods of i
execution. I favor electrocution as the
most humane way of taking the life of
those who must suffer the extreme pen
alty of the law. That is used in many
of our most enlightened states and 1 am
told offers the least suffering. We all
know that the law does not wish unneces
sarily to punish its gravest offenders by
causing them to suffer as the Montgom
ery felon did a short time ago.
“I think this question should receive
the ’approval of all progressive and
thoughtful officials and citizens and that
some steps should be taken at once ♦<>
substitute electricity for the rope in Ala
bama.”
NEW COUNTRY CLUB TO BE
OPENED IN NEXT SIXTY DAYS
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS WILL
BE LOCATED IN SHADES VAL
LEY—SALE OF STOCK TO
START SOON
Within GO days the Birmingham Mo
tor and Country club will open its ncv;
clubhouse at Edgewood and a month
later the artificial lake covering 100
acres of land will be flooded with water,
according to an announcement made
lust night by Oscar C. Turner, presi
dent of the new organization.
The directors of the club, including i
Mr. Turner, Solon Jacobs, B. B. Burton,
J. E. Shelby, George A. Blinn, M. 1«\
Latimer, T. H. Joy, John T. Yeatman.
and others, have been holding daily
meetings for the last week or 10 days
and after a meeting last night in the
offices of the organization in the
Crown-Marx building the announce
ment that the clubhouse would be
opened within about GO days was made.
The sale of 4stock in the club will
be started this week. The new organ
ization is capitalized at 9150,000, 945,000
of which already has been subscribed.
The grounds and buildings of the club
will be* located in Shades valley and will
consist in part of tlie Edgewood Coun
try club and the developments of the
Shades Valley Land company, which
properties have been purchased by the
new organization.
President Turner stated last nigh;,
that no contracts for the improvements
to be made at the new country and
motor club will be awarded until $100,
000 worth of stock has been subscribed.
AH stockholders will be members of the
club. An initiation fee of $50 is to be
charged, but this will be $10 for ihe
iirst 200 members. ‘’There is not a club
in the south which can equal the propo
sition we have.” stated Mr. Turner. “\\ c
are but six miles from the city, we
have one of the most beautiful natural
pieces of scenery and landscape in tic
country and when we turn the water
into that great lake the whole will he
one of the most elegant and artistic
clubhouse grounds in the entire coun
try.”
Mr. Turner slated ♦hat provisions at
the new clubhouse and grounds would
be made for the devotees of almost
every line of ;port. more so than any
other club in \ is section. It will be a
club for the £i\ erman, the automobil
ist, boating, gulhng, shooting and other
sports. The great automobile speed way
to be constructed about, the 265 acres,
of ground which has been acquired as
the club grounds will be ready for use.
Mr. Turner believes, by next summer.
The first thing to be done after the
$100,000 worth of stock is subscribed
will be to start construction on tin
dam for the lake and after the lake is
built, work will be started on the three
mile long speedway around it.
SURGEONS TO HOLD
MEETING THIS WEEK
Sessions in Washington Will
Be Watched With Interest
by Entire Country
The coming week in Washington will
be one of unusual interest to physicians
and surgeons throughout the country.
Every three years tho American Surgi
cal association, the most prominent sur-!
gical society of the country and the i
American Association of Physicians, the;
most prominent ‘medical society of the j
country, together with several other 11a-1
tional societies of specialists, hold their j
meetings in the city of Washington at the j
same time, devoting morning meetings j
to their several specialties and holding]
joint meetings in the afternoon and even -
ing, when subjects of interest to all
branches of the profession are discussed.
This joint meeting is known as the
American Medical and Surgical Congress
and will be held May (5, 7, 8. An unus
ually interesting programme by members
of the medical profession in this country
and abroad has been prepared.
In addition to this meeting there will
be formed the American College of Sur
geons, a surgical society modeled on the
plan of the Royal College of Surgeons of
England, and embracing the I’nited
States and Canada.
The objects of this society as set forth
in the plan of organization are: “To ele
vate the standard of surgery on the
American continent, and to grant fellow
ships in the organization which would in
dicate that the possessor of such fellow
ship, in the opinion of his peers, is thor
oughly qualified to practice surgery."
The committee which has the organiza
tion In charge contains the names of Dr.
Charles H. Mayo, Rochester, Minn.; Dr.
Rudolph Matas, New Orleans; Dr. George
W. Crlle, Cleveland: Dr. John B. Mur
phy ami Dr. v. J. Oehsner, Chicago; Dr.
J. M. T. Finney, Baltimore; Dr. George
Emerson Brewer, New York; Dr. Frank
lin H. Martin, Chicago, and others.
It is believed that the formation of this
society will do much toward the im
provement of surgical practice In the
United States.
DEGREE EXPECTED
IN RATECASE SOON
Bowie Files Brief for the
L. & N. and Weakley
for State
It was stated yesterday that a decision
was expected from I'nited States Judge
William j. Grubb some time this week
in the 2%c passenger rate ease of th *
Louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany. Some delay has been experienced
owing to the filing yesterday morning of
a lengthy brief by Attorney ,S. .f. Bowie
tor the "Louisville and Nashville and a
similar brief Friday by S. D. \\ eakley.
who is counsel for the state. The issue
in this case is whether or not the state
railroad Commission can enforce their
order restoring a 2'Vfc cent passenger rate
on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad
company seeking an injunction restrain
ing the enforcement of the order.
The question involved is whether or not
the railroad commission had the author
ity to issue the order for a 2*2 cent fare
after the law passed by the state legisla
ture requiring a 2:« cent fare had been
enjoined by rnlted States Judge Jones
of the middle district of Alabama, in
whose place Judge Orubb Is acting on
account of the Mines* of the former.
GLENN WILL SPEAK |
HERE NEXT SUNDAY
Former Governor of North
Carolina Will Make Tour
of Alabama
The opening gun of the prohibition
forces in the renewal of their fight in
Alabama will ho fired ut a mass meeting
at the Bijou theatre next Sunday aft
ernoon at H o'clock when former Gov. R.
B. Glenn of North Carolina will deliver
an address. Governor Glenn is an orator
of well known ability and magnetism,
lie has many admirers in Alabama.
Mr. Glenn will begin his itineary in
Alabama at the First Baptist church in
this city at 11 o’clock next Sunday
EX-GOV. R. B. GLENN
Who will address a mass meeting
at the Bijou next Sunday
i morning. In the afternoon lie will
speak at the Bijou and at 8 o’clock that
evening will speak at the First Meth
odist church at Bessemer. lie will make
Ids tour of the state under the aus
pices of the Alabama Anti-Saloon
league. Superintendent Brooks haw
lence stated yesterday that the presi
dent and vice president of the Bijou
mass meeting would be announced with
in the next few days.
Governor Glenn's itinerary after leav
ing Birmingham and Bessemer will oe
as follows:
Monday. May 12, Jasper Baptist
church, 8 p. m.
Tuesday, May 13, Florence Presby
terian church, K p. m.
Wednesday, May ll. New Decatur
Central M. K. ehdrch, south. 8 p. m.
Thursday, May 15, Anniston, FI rat M.
1C. church, south, 8 p. m.
Friday, May 1 G, Alexander City, school
auditorium. 8 p. in.
j Sunday, May 18. Mobile. 11 a. m. First
Christian church; 3 p. in. Mass meeting,
Hurt auditorium.
Real Estate Transfers
j Deeds were placed on record yesterday
I in tlie office of t lie probate court siiow
I ing the following transfers of property, !
j the cousideialion being $loOu or more:
! $H-50-Frank Steel to J. B. 3? tokens, lot
1. block 1. map and plan of P. H. .Mat-|
| thews' survey.
$13.5**—U. A. Wood to Mrs. J. A. Alii- j
j son, part of the east half of the north- |
j west quarter of the southeast quarter of 1
| the outbwest quarter of section 1, town- I
{ ship 18, range 3 west.
i $2570—Realty Trust company to \V. H. j
j Oldham, part of lots 7 and 8, block 722. j
j present plan and survey of the city of j
j Birmingham.
| $13.001*—Tarrant Band company to N’a- j
tional Cast Iron Pipe company, 50 acres in .
.southwest quarter of the southwest !
quarter <»f section 5, township 17, range 2 ]
west. jn f. .
BUOYANT FEELING
ABOUT OPENING OF
MILL AT FAIRFiELD
Citizens Think They See In
dications of an Early Re
sumption of Operations
WOULD MEAN MUCH
TO ENTIRE DISTRICT
Not Expected That Any Formal An
nouncement Will Be Made, But
That Work W'ill Start
Without Fanfare
By CLYDE YV. ENNIS
At no time since the wire plant has been
constructed at Fairfield has there been
much optimism as to the opening of
tf.at industry.
In the opinion of all men of Birming
ham conversant with general industrial
conditions, the American Steel and Wire
plant will be opened within a short time
Following those negotiations in Washing
ton and New York, with which the pub
lic is now familiar, the feeling grows
daily that the time is fast approaching
when the smoke line at Fairfield will he
very different.
At Fairfield among the merchants that
have gone through trial and tribulation
.since the unexpected shut-dowrn of the
plant, the feeling is one of expectancy.
They believe the Steel corporation will
soon authorize the beginning of work at
the plant. Their opinion is based upon
many indications which, like the straw,
point the way the wind blows. They are
absolutely serene, believing that Presi
dent W. P. G. Harding of the Chamber
of Commerce, Senator Bankhead anti
George W. Perkins, as well as others,
will have accomplished the opening of the
plant within a 'ew weeks.
No official announcement has been
made. None will be made In the opinion
of local industrial mm. It is assumed
that tlie Steel corporation will instruct
President Palmer of the American Steel
and Wire to start the plant. It is expect
ed that without any effort at publicity
the men will be assembled at Fairfield
and that work will start. It is known at
Fairfield that Superintendent Lutz of the
wire plant, who has been in Pittsburg
for some months, is expected here within
a few days. That his coming is signifi
cant and indicates further that the plant
is to be opened soon, is the opinion in
Birmingham among financial men and in
dustrial leaders.
There can be little exaggeration of the
vast benefits the opening of the wire mill
would bring to Fairfield and Birmingham
at this time. The plant would employ a
small army of skilled workmen and would
give to this community another powerful
plant bringing wealth and prestige to
the rapidly growing Birmingham district.
As stated, not since that day when as
upon the wings of the evening a rumor
spread that the plant at Fairfield would
be closed, has there been such a feeling
of satisfaction that the wire mill will
soon become a scene of greatest ac
tivity.
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June 2 Date Set—To Be
Held in East End
Park
Under the auspices of the Jefferson
County Anti-Tuberculosis association,
tlie first Birmingham Chautauqua will
op. n up at East End park under th.
canvas roof of an immense tent seat
ing over 200b persons June 2. Some
of the best rhautauqua attractions itj
tho country are on the programme and
a week of high class entertainment and
iducatlon is promised for all who a I
tend.
An amazingly 'me galaxy of talt-m
has been secured, it being said that
there I’.as never been available in Bir
mingham so splendid a series of first
class entertainments. Among the fea
tures of the week's programme is the
Kryil band, a great aggregation, reck ;
oned with the best in the country, anil I
Mrs. Beecher, who will give dramatic
readings. Then there will be the Bon ]
Greet Players of Shakespearean drama i
For the sake of those who are inter- j
osted i 1. socialism, there w ill be a great
debate between that eminent socialist.
cx-Mayor Seidel of Milwaukee anil
Adam Bede, equally eminent as a re
publican. Boy Scout work, Girls’ Camp
fire work, and other cultural wrork will i
be carried on daily, and musical fea
tures of first class sort will be contin
uous. Suitable arrangements have bien
scheduled for Sunday, June 8.
The Anti-Tuberculosis association has
made arrangements for a share in the
profits. Apart from this the associa
tion is heartily glad to offer a splendid
Chautauqua week to the people and
would not put its name to such an
enterprise merely for financial results.
The Council of Women's clubs lias
given its indorsement to the programme
and a number of clubs have officially
ordered tickets. Many residents out of
town will no doubt arrange to spend
the week In Birmingham.
TO DECIDE PRIZES
FOR FAIR TUESDAY
Meeting of Executive Committee
Called lor 4 O’Clock—To An
nounce Arrangements
Chairman John I.. Parker of the execu
tive committee of the Alabama State
Fait and Exhibit association, has called
a meeting of the^eomiTiittoe for I o'clock
next Tuesda\ afternoon, and it is stated
that some important fair matters will be
considered.
It was stated yesterday by fair officials
that premiums and prizes would be of
ficially decided upon at tins meeting
for the swine depat*tnient. dairy depart
ment, educational department, women's
department and cattle and poultrv depart
ments. The motorcycle and horse racing
events will l»e discussed by the com
mittee.
After the meeting it is probable that
the preliminary arrangements for the fair
tv ill be announced in full,
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Country Next Month
EXPECT TWO HUNDRED
Two Conventions Will Be Held Here
Next Week—Gulf States Oste
opathic Society and Retail
Hardware Healers
Arrangements are* fast nearing com
pletion for tlie annual convention of
the Mine Inspectors’ institute of the
United States, which will be held In
Birmingham June 10-13 inclusive. The
convention will bring to Birmingham
a couple of hundred delegates from
every coal mining .state in the union,
not to speak of the many representa
tives of powder 'companies and mine
machinery manufacturers who always
attend the conventions of the institute.
The headquarters of the convention
will be at the Hotel Hillman, where
the sessions will be held. The iast day
of the meeting will be given over to
sight seeing about the city and the
Birmingham district. Alabama State
Mine Inspector <’. H. Nesbitt has beeli
working hard on the preliminary de
tails of the meeting. It was upon Mr.
Nesbitt's invitation made at Columbus,
O., convention last summer that the
institute is coming to Birmingham next
month.
This is the first lime the institute
hr? been held in the south and will be
the first trip into the south of many
of the delegates, states Mr. Nesbitt. The
larger part of them will be accom
panied by their wives or friends and
during the convention week many
strangers are expected to be in the
city.
Two conventions will be held in Bir
mingham next week. The Gulf States
Osteopathic society will meet here f.-r
a two days’ convention. May 16 and 17,
beginning their meeting the day after
tin Alabama Retail Hardware Dealers'
association closes its convention, which
begins on the 12th and lasts through
the 15th.
Relegates will attend the osteopathic
convention from l-'lorida, Mississippi,
Georgia and Alabama. Some 200 Ala
bama hardware dealers, salesmen and
hardware manufacturers will attend the
hardware convention.
DR. MAY REPLIES TO
DR. MINOR’S LETTER
—
iControversy Arose Over Ef
fect Produced by the
Friedmann Cure
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
In a recent issue of your paper you
publish a letter from Dr. Minor of Ashe
ville, N. in regard to Dr. Friedmanns
tuberculosis remedy and taking me to
tusk for prevaricating in a newspaper
interview, and for my inability to un
ci*! stand and speak the German lan
y.uage.
One of the main points at issue be
tween us was whether or not the Fried
mann patients had been benefited by
the treatment and how a question/ of
fact like that, which had come under
my own observation, could have been
set aside by an inability to understand
German, is beyond my comprehension.
Perhaps if L was connected with a
tuberculosis sanitorlum, us it is report
ed that Dr. Minor is. and was directly
interested in its prosperity, I might
have been able to see the inefficacy of
!h© Friedmann treatment without un
derstanding German. The people who
shouted, “Great is Diana of the Ephe
sians" did not have to understand
Greek and Hebrew and Sanscrit u>
know that the preaching of the Apos
tics was interfering with the silver
smiths’ sale of shrines to Diana.
As to whether I>r. Minor said to me.
"it is wonderful,” as lie really did, or
whether “h is the most wonderful
thing I had ever seen." as the news
paper interview reported me as say
ing. is not material. The fact is that
Dr. Minor admitted that it “was re
markable if the improvement in a
week was as great as it must liavt
been, according .to Dr. May’s statement
«»' its former condition." I contend that
ht used tue word ‘.’wonderful" in plain
English, not in German, and not “re
markable" as lie admits in his letter
but the difference in that connection
is tile difference between "t needled o
ftnd IWeedledee. '
Dr. Minor gut the same information
'•bat I gave him in regard to tin pre
vious condition of flits patient from
the house surgeon, and X-ray pictnr.
( and hospital chart and from other phy
j oieian.s present.
in justice to myself I ask von to
[l.ublish my letter in reply to Dr. Minor’s
I criticism of myself.
F. II. MAN. M. D
Birmingham, Ma>
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Incorporation
llu.ow—Sub.v Saloon company. Officers.
1 \Y\ S. Etdge. president and treasurer.
' llarrj Flow eis retary.
FIRE INSPEC W
BEGIN 10 ORE
_ a
Fire Prevention Society
Look Over Buildings
HOLD MASS MEETIN
__ d
Experiences During Inspection \\
Be Related and Suggestions as tn
Fire Prevention Made
by,, Experts
The Alabama Fire Prevention sod
will inspect all mercantile buildings t
manufacturing plants in Greater^1
mingham. beginning tomorrow,
anticipated that the entire week
be consumed in this work. Aboi %
company special agents are expected
participate. The work is considered
such importance that the eompau
have instructed their special agents
devote their entire time without
gard to other important duties.
After the inspection is completed
is the purpose to hold a public meetii
time and place to he determined lat
and a cordial invitation is extended
every one. In addition to relating t
experiences and conditions as found
tlie inspectors, there will he short to
by experts on fire prevention, includ
Chief Bennett of the fire departmen.
W. H. Hackney of Birmingham, pre
deni of the society, last night tssu
the following statement:
“In making plans for this inspect!* I
the society has received and is assure I
of the co-operation of the Chamber oil
Commerce, the Board of Trade, the Are I
and other departments of the city. The*
cordial assistance extended by the local
agents will greatly expedite our work
and while we will not impose upon
their valuable time as a. body, wo in
vite them individually to join our in
spectors at: their pleasure and remain
jus long as it is convenient for them to
do so.
“Tlie idea seems to prevail ainon?
tlie publl* that the Alabama Fire Pre
vention society is a rate-making oi^
ganizatlon. and we wish to disabuse
your minds of this wrong impression
The society is absolutely independen
of any other insurance associations, bu
reaus, or committees, and is as remot*
from the making of rates as the north
pole is from the south. Our work iv
solely a campaign of housekeeping and
introduction of better building am
other ordinances conducive to the safe
guarding of property from the danger ’
of Ore. Our suggestions are simple and
inexpensive and to be made effective
must receive the support of the public.
In order to emphasize the earnestness
of our work in this direction we desire
to call attention to the fact that th*
Ore insurance companies are voluntarilv
doing this work, each company al
lotting its special agent whatever time
it requires to make one inspection
each month and the expense of the work
I Is borne by the Individual companies.
“W If. HACKNEY. President."
Marriage Licenses •
The following marriage licenses were is- |
sued yesterday in the office of the pro
bale clerk:
<K. Shoemaker of Greenville and Miss
May i’anion
E. Hamilton of Waddell and Mis*
Minnie Hallman.
J. A. Schroch of T.abuca and Mrs. Ella
Campbell.
ill BURNED
JOJTCHED
So Could Not Rest. Could Not Stand
Anything to Touch It. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured. ^
Route No. I. Bo* 59. Muldoon, Te* —
•• My sister had a mole on her hack Iietween
her shoulders. It got to be a large knot and
j was red and angry all around It. It burned
and itched and mrt her so she could not rest
day or night. It got so bad we had to cut
', out her clothes in the back. She could not
stand anything to touch It. It grew to be
as large as a bird's egg. She was in this R*
a month, getting worse all the time. »•
thought it was a cancer. A friend said to use
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment. We washed
themoie with theCutlc urm Soapaudanolutod
It with the Cutlcura Ointment three times a
day. Cutlcura Soap and Ointment cured
the mole.
"My cousin had scald head. It was a
yellow scab all over his head which Itched
all the time All of his hair came out. It
looked justllke he had wet his head and rolled
it. in meal bran. It was a sight. He would
keep Ills head tied up to keep anyone frota
seeing it. His whole scalp was a solid sore.
He was ashamed to go anywhere his head
looked so badly We recommended Cuticura
heap and Ointment, ao they gave them a
trial. It was not long before hi* head was
well and he had a flnu head of hair. Our
two babies’ heads broke out in little yellow
blisters and then made sores. We tried sev
eral remedies, then we got Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and used them twice a da> and
in two weeks they were sound and well."
(Signed) Mrs. Lillie Parker, Oct. 7. 1912.
Cutlcura Soap 25c. and Cutlcura Ointment
500. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample ol
each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Ad
dress post-card "Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston.
••“Tender-faced men should use CuticogQ
ISO ay sha.iua stick, 25c. Sample IraQt