The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], June 17, 1913, Image 2

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„ TODAY
y commission meets at 3 o'clock.
..Jhattanooga plays Birmingham at
jflckttood Field.
At the Theatres
Majestic—“Hiram At the Cabaret.”
tf:30, 7:30 and 9 o'clock.
Orpheum—Vaudeville^ 2 30, 7:30 and
9 o’clock.
SCOUTS ENCOUNTER
SPLENDID ROADS
THROUGH COLBERT
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tion of the state and indications are
that when Engineer Keller prepares his
report for the highway commission to
be submitted to the legislature ho will
include this county in his recommenda
tions.
Good Roads Sentiment Growing
In Lawrence county the sentiment in
favor of good roads is nearly equal to
that in Colbert county. While the
road over which the touring car came
today through Lawrence county is in
a fairly good condition, it is inferior to
the Colbert road, though at Courtland
and Leighton, both of which towns are
in Lawrence county, a deep interest was
expressed in better roads by theelti
zens of those places who met Mr. Keller
and his party. The state scouting party
traveled over more miles of good pike
road in Colbert county than the tour
ing car lias been over in this sec
tion of the state. From the county
line to Tuscumbia the distance is 15
miles, according to the speedometer on
the touring car. and practically this en
tire distance was covered on a leve\
stretch of pike road. Engineer Keller
and his party will leave Tuscumbia
late this afternoon for Sheffield and
Florence, at which latter place they will
spend the night.
Enthusiasm at Florence
Enthusiasm as marked as that evi
denced at Tuscumbia this morning was
shown by citizens of Florence tonigiit
when 100 or more prominent people ol
this community met in mass meetifig at
the city hall here for the purpose of
extending State Highway Engineer W. S.
Keller, and his scouting party, a welcome
to the city. The meeting was character
ized by a display of rare interest in the.
work of the state highway department
and by a wonderful show uf enthusiasm
over the state engineer’s tour through
this section of the state. Florence, like
Tuscumbia and Sheffield, is desirous of
having the state engineer incorporate in
his report to the highway commission a
recommendation to the effect that one of
the leading trunk highways of the state
lead through the Tennessee valley touch
ing the Tri-Cities and other towns and
cities in tills section.
At the meeting at the city hall tonight
there were leading citizens from this city
and from sections adjacent to Florence,
all representing the niost^rosperous and
substantial element in Lauderdale county.
M. W. Camper, the veteran editor of tho
Florence Times, presided over tho meet
ing tonight. Mr. Camper made an appro
priate address in introducing Mr. Keller
to the audience, calling attention to the
important mission upon which the high
way engineer was touring the state and
inviting the people of Florence to co
operate with the highway department in
creating a strong sentiment in favor ol
better roads.
Engineer Keller spoke for about 30 min
utes on tlie work in which he is engaged
and said that his present tour was for
the purpose of Informing himself upon
the needs of the various counties of the
state a yd on the highways that will be
suitable for him to recommend as a part
of the trunk system.
Other speakers of the evening were:
Judge James F. Koonce, probate judge of
the county; C. AL Southall, vice presi
dent of the Commercial organization here,
and other prominent professional and
business men of the city. Approval of the
action of the Tuscumbia meeting in the
selection of a committee of 15 citizens
from the Tri-Cities to go to Ouin in Ma
rion county next week for the purpose of
creating sentiment in the proposed high
way between Tuscaloosa and the Tri
Cities was expressed by all present at
the meeting tonight.
Off for Huntsville
Engineer Keller and bis party of high
way scouts will spend the night here and
will leave, tomorrow morning for liunts
x dir. where they w ill spend the night.
William T. Crawford, newly appointed
postmaster of Decatur, accompanied the
state scouts on the trip today from De
cs tilt to Florence. Mr. Crawford will
accompany the touring parly tomorrow
as far as Athens at which place the
scouting party will make a brief stop
before going to Huntsville.
THE SUPREME COURT
EXTENDS RULING ON
INTRASTATE RATES
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ol jection as in the Minnesota case?*.
However, as to the St. Louis and Hanni
bal and the Kansas City, Clinton and
Springfield, he said the experts of both
the state and the railroads united In
stating no basis could be found upon
which the proposed rates would yield an
adequate return. As to the Chicago Great
Western lie said the errors of valuation
and apportionment were not sufficient to
warrant a reversal of the finding of the
lover court that the rates were confisca
tes. 'Phe rates as to the (julncy. Omaha
and Kansas City and the Pt. Joseph
;>ik1 Grand Island were annulled because
01 a stipulation between the state and
lailroads that the finding as to the Chi
cago Great Western should control them.
MAN LEAVES FOR
4000 MILE JAUNT
.St. Paul, June 16.—Sergeant John Walsh
t\ ho left the war department office in
Washington on May 6, on a 4000 mile
jaunt which will take him to all the
army posts of the country, reached here
today after covering 1600 miles in 40
days. Sergeant Walsh, win* is testing
army shoes and clothing, will leave to
morrow for the Dakotas and Montana.
Suffragette Released
London, June 16.—A “hunger strike”
once more brought about the release
from jail of Emmeline Pankhurst, the
militant suffragette leader today. She
was set free on license.
ZAMORA TEMPLE WILL HOLD A
CEREMONIAL SESSION TUESDAY,
JUNE IT, AT 7:30 P. M., AT THE HIJOU
THEATRE. ALL MEMBERS OF ZA
MORA TEMPLE ARE EXPECTED TO
BE PRESENT. VISITING NOBLES
ARE CORDIALLY INVITED.
W. P. MW DORY,
ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE.
L Imauestic
BOXKS SO« |IO* -20< 304-404
RESEP^ED SEATS
WALLIE BROOKS In
i‘»—it l » * At up • iiiiJJ
10c MATINFE DAILY 2t30
BOX SF.tTS 30c
MIGHTS 7:30 and O— |(k>, 20c, 30c
BOX SEATS 40c
MOTION PICTURES—MUSIC
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Farmers Will Be Taught All
About Raising Cattle and
Live Stock
Huntsville, June 16.—(Special.)—The
Southern railroad has unnounced that a
cattle expert will be located in Madison
county to teach the farmers all about rais
ing cattle and live stock.
Clarendon Davis and other leading
planters are making arrangements
through the Hereford Breeders’ associa
tion for a sale of Hereford cattle, to be
held here about September 1. The rail
roads have agreed to haul the cattle out
of Huntsville that are sold in this sale at
half rates.
Five thousand tiny black bass sent
here from the national bureau of fisheries
have been placed in the Brahan Spring!
lake at Merrimack. The Merrimack com-!
pany is stocking the lake and will have
fine fishing there in a few months. Five
thousand other fish are expected within a
few days.
William Faber of Bristol, Va., and Miss
Tillle Fielding, daughter of Mrs. Thomas
Fickling of this city, will be married
Wednesday evening at the home of the
bride’s aunt, Miss Jane White.
A. D. Kirby, representative of the Ala
bama council, Junior O. U. A. M., and
Walter L. Humphrey, a member of the
insurance board of the national council of
juniors, have gone to Fabeau. N. H., to
attend the annual meeting of the national
council.
The crew of surveyors who arc mapping
out a route for the transmission line of
the Alabama Power Development com
pany has reached a. point five miles w'est
of Huntsville and will move into Hunts
ville tomorrow. T he present line is being
surveyed from Decatur to Chattanooga.
It is stated that electric power will be
brought into Huntsville from the Little
River falls within the next year.
Declares Day Has Come for
Change in Affairs of
the Nation
Dothan, June 1H.— (Special.)—Congress
man FL P. Hobson addressed the voters
of Houston county at the county court
house here today. He was greeted by a*
large audience and his address was well
received. Besides affirming his views on
the questions of the day. Mr. I-Iobson de
clared that a new order of things had
arisen, and that the day had come for a
change in the affairs of tin.1 nation. This
change meant the v>assing of the old politi
cian as he did not know how and was not ;
capable of solving the questions that con- 1
fronted the people at the present time.
Under the reign of the old time politicians
and trusts as well, monopolies had taken
control of the country, and the only rem
edy was to turn the affairs of the gov
ernment over to capable men of the
younger generation and let them work
out the needed change. He did not refer
directly to his opponent, Senator John
ston.
Lieutenant Governor Walter D. Seed
was also in the city today. He ex
pected t«* make an address in behalf of
his candidacy for governor, but did not
know of Congressman Hobson's appoint
ment. Mr. Seed spent the day meeting
his friends here, lie expects to return
to Dothan next Monday and make an
address at that time. %
Federal court convened here at noon
today. Judge \V. B. Shepard of Florida,
presiding. Judge Jones has been unwell
for some weeks, and Judge Sheppard was
named to preside in Ills stead. Most of
the cases on the docket are for distilling.
There is one peonage case and several
postoffice cases to be tried.
Only one case was tried today. Ernest
Bryant, colored, was convicted of dis
tilling.
ADDITION BEING MADE
TO HOTEL IN ATHENS
Athens, June 16.—(Special.)—Ground was
broken this morning for a large addition
to the Ross hotel, one of the leading
hotels of this part of the state. The Ross
is run by Mrs. Will O. Ross, widow of
a former popular traveling man, and she
Is loyally supported by the traveling
man. Twelve rooms will be added.
Willingham in Birmingham
Montgomery, June 16.—(Special.)—Henry
,J. Willingham, superintendent of educa
tion, went to Birmingham tonight to at
tend a meeting of the board of trustees of
Howard college. Plans for the betterment
of conditions at the school and arrange
ments for the next term will be made.
| CLASS DAY AT YALE
New Haven, June 16.—Today was class
day at Yale university and as in former
years the seniors gathered under the elms
to, listen to their poets and orators and to
smoke their class pipes.
The principal event of the occasion was
the ceremony attendant upon the begin
ning of work on Yale’s new athletic field
and stadium.
President Hadley and practically the
entire student body journeyed to the site
and turned over the first spadeful of earra
on the place whore the great bowl will be
built.
WILSON ANXIOUS TO
APPOINT M’COMBS
Washington, June 16.—President Wil
son is still holding open the ambassa*
dorship to France for William F. Mc
Combs, chairman of the democratic na
| tionai committee. Within the last few
ays President Wilson cabled to Me
Combi, inquiring whether after his so
| „ourn in France he had changed his mind
! about taking the Paris embassy. No re
ply was received.
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* HELENA DIRECTS CHALLENGE *
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| The sporting editor is in receipt $
t of a letter from Jack Patton, man- $
t uger of the Helena Baseball club, $
t directing a challenge to any base- $
$ ball club in Alabama for play for ♦
♦ a purse. Or should the club have 4
4 an enclosed park, the percentage t
$ basis will be accepted. j
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A CONCERTED CRUSADE ON
GAMBLERS IS INAUGURATED
New York, June 1G.—A large number of
men whom the management alleges have
been laying odds on the basebull games
at the Polo grounds were denied admis
sion to the baseball park for .the New
York-Detroit American league game to
oay. It is estimated 15o of them were not
permitted to pass til? turnstiles and that
50 others who had evaded the watchful
ness of detectives at the gates later were
ordered from the grandstand.
It is said that recently the baseball au
thorities have had detectives circulating
in the stands to watch for betters an I
today's debarments and evictions weru
due to their work.
President Ban Johnson of the American
league, whose hostile views against bet
ting in baseball parks are well known
was a visitor at th» Polo grounds today.
The crusade against betting is a concert
ed one. It was started by Ban Johnson
and both Frank Farrell, owner of the
New' York Americans and Harry Hemp
stead, proprietor of the New York Na
tionals and various other club ow’ners
will work actively for the abolition of
the betting evil at ball games, it is said.
Raid in Philadelphia
Philadelphia, June 16.—Accused of mak
ing bets on the Philadelphia-Cleveland
game, 38 spectators were arrested in the
grandstand and bleachers during today's
contest in Shibe park.
The prisoners were taken to city
hall in patrol wagons and held for a hear
ing in the night court. Detectives have
been preparing for today's raid for some
time an dwere stationed in every part of
the stands where gambling was expected.
At a given signal the alleged gamblers
were seized by plain clothes men scat
tered through the stands.
DEPUTY SHERIFF
limestone Official Has Ex
citing Encounter With
a Negro
Athens, June 16.—(Special.)—Gus John
ston, colored, living near Athens, at the
point of a pistol took from another negro
yesterday afternoon a Winchester rifle
which he had in his hand. The negro re
lieved of the gun, came to town and swore
out a warrant for the arrest of the high
wayman, and accompanied by Chief Dep
uty .Sheriff O. U. Strane, left for the
home of the negro.
As soon as Johnston saw the officer he
reached for his revolver and began fir
ing, Strane"s coat being pierced by balls
from the gun. Strane returned the fire
of the negro, who fell back with a groan.
Strane, being alone and the neighborhood
entirely composed of negroes, felt that
it would not. be wise to go in on them, so
returned this morning to the scene, but
the negro was gone. This is the first in
stance of a negro shooting at an officer
in tills section.
The farmers are having fine weather for
farming, and every farm looks like a
garden so well Is it tended. The crops
are all looking fine.
AT GRAPHITE MINES
Laborers Escape Death in
Chilton, Though Damage
Is Heavy
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Mountain Creek. June 16.—< Special.)
The cave-in which Occurred at the
graphite mines, three miles from this
point, fortunately did not catch any of
the laborers, but the damage, etc., was
considerable. This is the second acci
dent which has occurred there; the
other being the breaking of a largo
dam on Chestnut creek, which sifgmlied
water power for the wroks.
This company has for several years
done a lucrative business in the min
ing and shipping of graphite from the
hills which border Chestnut creek in
this vicinity.
The Baptist church has decided to
hold the picnic on the grounds in the
grove at the church instead of in town
as formerly announced.
There was over J00 in attendance on
Sunday. This is good for a new church,
being organized only three years ago.
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CORN TO BE PLANTED
IN PLACE OF COTTON
Crops Damaged in Certain
Sections Will Be Re
placed by Corn
Montgomery, June 16.— (Special.)—
Cotton crops in certain sections of
Alabama were damaged by the col l
weather of last week to such an ex
tent that, corn will be planted on the
land, according to reports received by
the state department of agriculture.
Requests for information about
whether or not it is too late to plant
corn have been received and one per
son, R. I. Perkins of Dollar, Coosa
county, stated that “cotton is the poor
est this year that it has been in 1*0
years and is this way all over the coun
try.” What Mr. Perkins meant by
“country” Is not known, but it is
thought only that section of the state
was referred to.
Mr. Perkins asked the . agricultural
department, if corn planted now would
bear.
Argue Alaska Problem
Washington, June 16.—The Senate
territories committee today agreed on
a bill for government construction of
railroads in Alaska. It will provide for
540,000,000 in bonds to finance the un
dertaking and in such w.ise to leave
entire control to the President.
THsbie Coll^^
V >1
The deep-poinf
collar now hidh
in favor O
154 <2forq,5f
M/sa/e coon & co., makers t/ioy.n^
If or Sale in liirmiugbam Uj
Armstrong fiat Co,
Giiiioir
GOES TO ECLECTIC
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Few State Officials in Their
Offices in Capitol
Yesterday
Montgomery, June 1G.—(Special.) —
Few state officials were at their of
fice in the capitol today. Governor
O’Neal, Daniel W. Troy, private secre
tary, and John Moffat, recording secre
tary, went to Eclectic, where Governor
O’Neal delivered an address at the
opening of the extension of the Bir
mingham and Southeastern Railroad
company.
R. F. Kolb, commissioner of agricul
ture, and C. H. Billingsley, clerk of
the pure food department, went to Mo
bile to attend the annual meeting of
the Association of Dairy, Food and
Drug officials of the United States, and
John H. Wallace, Jr., state game and
fish commissioner, was in Birmingham.
W. S. Keller, state highway engineer,
is making a tour through north Ala
bama counties and mapping a system
of trunk highways, while Dr. W. U.
Oates, state prison inspector, is in Bir
mingham making an examination of
prison conditions.
REST WITH DEFEAT
Duke of Westminster Will
Challenge Americans for
Another Fight
New York, June 1G.—The Duke of
Westminster, who backed the English
polo team on its trip to this country
in the unsuccessful attempt to lift the
Westchester polo cup, has only “just
started his campaign to get the trophy
back to England.”
This is about us far as any of the
English players here would commit
themselves today us to the possibility
of a challenge for the cup next year.
When the team sails for England
on Thursday it will take back only 27
of the 42 ponies which were brought
over for the tournament. A few of the
mounts already have been sold and
there1 are a number of the older ones
still to be disposed of. This weeding
out process they acknowledge is taken
as an indication that the Duke proposes
to improve his stable in preparation
for another challenge. The time limit
for a challenge for a series next year
is December 31.
A special cable dispatch published to
day hinted the possibility of a chal
lenge from Germany.
“Polo is coming into great popular
ity there under the inspiration of the
Crown Prince and it is said there is
a general desire to send a representa
tive team to America but probably this
will not be realized for a few years at
least.
Complete Loading Whaler
Victoria, B. C., June 16.—Loading of the
old whaler Kaiiuk, which is to carry Dr.
Vilhjalmar Stefansson's exploring expe
dition into the Aictic will be completed
today and the Karluk probably will sail
tomorrow. Nome, Alaska, will be the first
port of call. Kir Richard McBride, pre
micr of British Columbia, and D. M.
Eberts, speaker of the house, visited tho
vessel today.
STEAMER RAMS
CAR FERRY
Swinemuende, Germany, June 1G.—The
Greek steamer Menalaus today rammed a
car ferry while it. was conveying a train
loaded with passengers from Swinemuende
across the opposite landing place, a half
hour’s trip. Tho side of the ferry was
crushed, but the skipper managed to
beach the craft in time to save the pas
sengers.
C OURT DECIDES
IRRIGATION LAW
Washington, June 16.—The supreme
court loday affirmed the decision of the
supreme court of Arizona upholding tho
right of William A. Gillespie to water
for his irrigated land free from con
tamination from the reducing plant of
the Arizona C’opper company.
The Arizona Copper company is at Clif
ton, Ariz., S> miles above him, on the
Gila river.
The copper company will be allowed
to complete its plant, provided it installs
aparatus to stop the contamination.
WOMAN SWALLOWS
POISON BY MISTAKE
.
Huntsville, June 16.—(Special.)—Mrs. 8.
L. Kennedy, manager of the Huntsville
business bureau, is dying from the ef
fects of bichloride of mercury tablets
which she took Saturday aftemoh. Mrs.
Kennedy claims that a druggist made a
mistake which resulted in her taking the
tablets.
Will Relieve Nervoim Depression and
Low Spirits
The Old Standard general strength
ening tonic, GROVE’S TASTELESS
chill TONIC, arouses the liver, drives
out Malaria and builds up the sys
tem. A sure Appetizer and aid to di
gestion. G€c.
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER
U. S« Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER-BUREAU*
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of equal air pressure, ieolhenae (dotted line*) pete through point* ad equal temperature; drawn only for aero, (reeling, MujiMV
O dean Q partly elondyt 9 doady: ® ratal ® Mn ® report mlulDg. Arrowa fly with the wind. Ilzet Agmut,higbe*l
tejnperatore put H home; eeoend.preclplt*gonefjBl Inch or more ter paetathomeMfclid. mealmum wind relodty.
Weather Forecast
Washington, June 16.—Forcca st. for
Ylubama and Georgia: Generally fulr
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Tennessee: Generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mississippi: Generally fair Tuesday and
Wednesday except probably showers near
the coast.
Local Data
For the 21 hours ending at 7 p. m. June
17:
Iighest temperature . 92
Lowest temperature . 61
Mean temperature . 78
\omial temperature . 79
Deficiency in temperature since Jan. 1. 69
iaiiifall .00
Total rainfall since Jan. 1.29.16
lx cess rainfall since Jan. 1. 4.52
Relative humidity 7 a. m., 71; 7 p. m., 64.
E. C. HORTON. Local Forecaster.
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, June 16, 1913, (7 p. m.)—
Pressure conditions have remained al
most stationary over the country east of
the Rockies since Sunday night, and
weather conditions have not changed ma
terially. Hot. dry weather prevails over
the south and central portions of the
country east of the Rockies, and also
over the northern plains states. This is
due to the southerly position of the
‘high” which causes the dry air from
higher levels to settled and move north
ward over the nightly heated inland land
surfaces. Maximum temperatures have
exceeded 90 degrees over all sections east
of the Mississippi except the extreme up
per portions, and in central sections,
where the temperatures were highest,
also over Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska. Chicago reported a maximum
reading of 98 degrees, while St. Louis.
Louisville. Des Moines. Washington. Ral
eigh. Charleston and Jacksonville re
ported readings of 96 degrees.
In Texas light thundershowers have
caused a slight fall In temperatures.
In Oklahoma, and in all eastern and
central sections fair weather lias con
tinued. .No change In present conditions
is expected to reach this section within
the next 36 hours.
Temp'turf
Lowest
At for
7 p.rn. day.
Abilene, cloudy . 82 tig
Atlanta, clear . gg 70
Atlantic City, cloudy . 78 66
Baltimore, cloudy . 84 72
Birmingham, clear . 84 64
Boise, partly cloudy . 78 52
Boston, partly cloudy . 84 fio
Brownsville, cloudy . 78 74
Buffalo, clear . 62 go
caigary, clear ... 06 12
Charleston, clear . 80 70
Chicago, cloudy . $8 70
Corpus Chrlsti. rain .82 71
Denver, cloudy . 84 52
Des Moines, partly cloudy . 9u 70
Dodge City, partly cloudy .... 84 60
Duluth, clear . 70 42
Durango, partly cloudy . 72 46
Eastport . 48
Galveston, cloudy . 78 76
Often nay, partly cloudy . 78 76
Hatteras, clear . 74 74
Havre, cloudy . 78 56
Helena, cloudy . 58 GO
Huron, clear . 84 62
Jacksonville, clear .». 84 72
Kamloops . 48
Kansas City, clear . 88 70
Ivnoxville, clear • . 86 58
Louisville, clear . 90 74
Memphis, clear . 88 68
Miami, partly cloudy . 78 66
Mobile, partly cloudy . 78 70
Modena, cloudy . 78 46
Montgomery, clear . 88 68
Montreal . G4
Moorhead, clear . 74 54
New Orleans, rain . 76 72
New York, partly cloudy . 84 »4
North Platte, partly cloudy _ 84 (4
Oklahoma, partly cloudy . 84 66
Palestine, rain . 72 68
Parry Sound, partly cloudy _ GO 54
Phoenix, partly cloudy . 9S 72
Pittsburg, partly cloudy . 84 72
Portland, partly cloudy . 6S 4S
Raleigh, clear . 84 70
Rapid City, clear . 7(J 50
Roseburg, cloudy . 72 42
Roswell, clear . 80 58
Salt Lake City, partly cloudy ..82 f»4
San Diego, cloudy . G2 oS
San Francisco, clear . GO 52 j
Salt Ste. Marie, clear . G4 52
Seattle, clear . Gt 4S
Sheridan, clear . 80 5S ]
Shreveport, cloudy . 8G Gs
Spokane, partly cloudy . G8 51
St. Louis, clear . 94 72
St. Paul, clear . 80 Gs
Swift Current, cloudy . 78 40
Tampa, clear . 8G 70
Toledo, cloudy . 7G 7'*
Washington, cloudy . 70 Is
Wfllliston, partly cloudy . 78 54
W’innemucca, clear . .80 f.o
, Winnipeg, clear . fifc 01
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
RECENT ACTION APPROVED
Trades Council Commends Firm's Ef
forts in Helping Its Employes
The following resolutions were
adopted at the last meeting of the Bir
mingham Trades’ council;
“Whereas, it has been brought to the
attention of the Birmingham Trades’
council that the firm of Loveman,
Joseph & Loeb have since January 1,
1913, instituted a system of paying the
salary of a teacher at the Birmingham
High school, and have allowed such of
their employes as desire to do so to at
tend said Birmingham High school for
two hours per week without expense
to sair employ so attending and with
out reduction of wages because of ab
sence from the store while attending
school; and
“Whereas, such action is conducive to
an increased intelligence, to improved
health and to greater efficiency; and
“Whereas, such action should meet
with a hearty approval of every good
citizen,
“Now, be it resolved by the Birming
ham Trades^-councll, That it-does lend
its unciuallfled approval to such action,
does hereby express it*? thanks and
does recommend a similar course of ac
tion to oilier employers of young peo
ple who have not had the opportunity
to complete their education before en
gaging in labor.
“Be it further resolved, That the
secretary of tills meeting be instructed
to lurnish a copy of these resolutions
to Messers. Loveman. Joseph & Loeb
and to the press of the city of Birming
ham.
“CHARLES HILL, Chairman.
"P. L. HURLBURT, Secy.
*W. M. M’CUTCHEN.
BLACKMON RETURNS
TO CAPITAL FRIDAY
Anniston, June lf>.— (Speeiul.)—Congress
man Fred I j. Blackmon will return to
Washington Friday and resume his work
in the lower house. He is a member of
the committee that will hear a report from
the experts who are working on the pneu
matic tube Invention which may be placed
in the postoffices of the country to im
prove the postal service. 1
Mr. Blackmon lias been studying the
farmers’ demonstration work while in An
niston. !
Mr. Blackmon says that the bill he has
Introduced for the establishment of a per
manent maneuver camp here will not like
ly come up again until the next regular
session.
Browns’ Secretary Quits
St. Louis, Jim-3 16.—Formal announce
ment was made today of the resignation
of Lloyd Rickart. secretary of the tit.
Louis American league club. It Is under
stood ftlram Mason, a nephew of Presi
dent Hedges of the St. Louis club, will
succeed RieaPt.
*T believe Ml*. Riekart feels he has
climbed as high a« he ever would get In
the St. Louis club.” said Mr. Hedge?,
“and decided to quit. There is nothing
the matter, and 1 am sorry to lose him.’*
Biff Shipment of Fish
Anniston, June 10.—(Special.)—There has
Just been turned loose In Choccoloceo
creek some 15.U00 or 30,000 minnows. The
fish were shipped from the government
hatchery, the consignments being to Con
gressman F. L. Blackmon, Dr, E. C.
Young, Circuit Clerk I. E. Watson and
Amory Quinn, the shipment comprising
black bass and perch. A similar shipment
last year was lost on account of poor
handling at the station nere, the flsh and
water being dumped on the ground at thi
union station.
Restriction of Output in the Closed Shop
Extracts from 11th Special Report of
( arroll D. \\ right, U. S. Commissioner of
Labor.
Selected and printed for the benefit of
the man who is going to build—the man
who pays the bills.
BUILDINGS* INDUSTRY.
GENERAL.
Restriction of output in the building
trades is moro or less general. The ex
cuse given by the unions is that it is un
just to require all workmen to work at
the rate of the most able bodied. The re
port says: “Therefore, unions in some
cases fix a limit to the amount of work
a workman may perform in a day. (Jsu
ually it is a secret understanding, but
sometimes, w-hen the union is strong, no
concealment is made. Many unions have
bylaws to prevent rushing—that is, by
laws for punishing foremen lor rushing
the men under them.” (P. 272).
The report also says: “Finally it has
been found that there is in the building
trades a very general feeling that, by
working slower the work will be made to
last longer. This seems to be an im
portant consideration on account of the
seasonable character and irregular work
of most oi the trades iri the industry'. It
underlies all other justifications advanced
and appears frequently in the conversa
tion of the workmen and the business
agents.” (P. 274).
PLASTERERS. %
The Plasterers’ union is one of the
strongest in the building trades. The con
stitution of the Operative Plasterers’ so
ciety provides: “Any foreman insisting on
rushing the men or bringing about a con
dition of affairs that would be detri
mental to the members of this society, or
failing to do his duty as herein prescribed,
on charges being preferred ugalnst him,
the delegate shall »suspend him, and he
shall remain suspended until tried on said
charges. Should he be found guilty, he
shall for the first offense be fined the
sum of $50, or he shall not be recognised
as a foreman for a term of three years,
at the option of thif, society; and for the
second offense he*shall be fined not less
than $50 and never again be recognized as
a foreman by this society." (P. 299).
The agreernnt between the union and
the employers also specifies in detail the
amount of work to be done.
CARPENTERS.
The bylaws of the Manhattan Borough
District Council of the Brotherhood of
Carpenters contain the following pro
visions: “Any member who does an un
reasonable amount of work, or who acts
as a leader for his employer for the pur
pose of getting a41 the work possible out
of the men working in the same shop or
job with him, shall be fined for the first
offense lift; for second offense he shall
be suspended or expelled.” (P. 314, 315.)
r. S.—Have your buildings erected
I he Chicago Rule 5 of i he Carpenters’ i
union is as follows: "Any member guilty |
of excessive work or rushing on any Jon
shall be reported and shall be subjeet to
a fine of 35. Any foreman using abusive
language to, or rushing the men under
Uls supervision, shall he lined not less
than and ruled off the job." (P. 317.)
LATHERS.
The by-laws of the Lathers’ unlun In
New York specify a day's work as not
more than 1600 laths. As to the delegate of
the union who suggested this maximum,
the report says: "To a special agent ot
the bureau of labor, he declared that on
two occasions he had driven 3700 laths in
a day of eight hours, that he had several
times driven 2000 In a morning's work of
four hours. All this work he did on
straightaway work in tenement houses.
He said, however, that the rule of the
union, reducing a day's work from 2u00
1600 laths a day, v,as adopted on his sug
gestion, as ho considered that 1(500 were
enough for ail average man to do In a day,
one day after another." (P. 320.)
MARBLE AND TILE SETTERS.
The following is from the agreement be
tween the union and the employers: "The
members of the Marble Industry Employ
ers' association agree to employ only
members of the Reliance Labor Club of
Marble Cutters' and Carvers' association
on all interior marble arid stono work con
tracted for within a radius of -25 miles
of New York city.” (P. 334.)
"The members of the Reliance Labor
Club of Marble Cutters’ and Carvers' as
sociation agree that, they will not work
for any person or persons doing business
In New York city or vicinity not members
of the Marble Industry Employers' asso
ciation of New York city.” (P. 534.)
"The effect of the closed agreement, as
far as the workmen In the union are con
cerned, is to give them steady employ
ment. to keep the older men In the shops,
.to give all the members a sense of secur
ity In their Jobs, and to reduce the speed
of the members to what they consider a
fair day's work, but what their employers
consider ap unfair day’s work. Compared
with Chicago, as will be seen below, the
amount of work done by marble tile set
terssin New York Is only one-third of that
In Chicago since the lockout of 1900, but
considering the different glade of work In
New York, the amount is one-half of
what should be expected. Yet by ex
cluding marble cut outside New York and
excluding outside contractors from en
tering New York, the marble employers
are able to recoup themselves from the
building Industry of New Y'ork.” (P. 338).
STONECUTTERS.
"The Stonecutters’ association and the
New York Stone. Trade association have
entered Into a closed agreement by means
of which the members of the employers’
association arc able to reimburse them
selves for whatever disadvantages they
suffer in respect to the various restric
tions imposed by the union. By this agree
ment the members of the union refuse
open shop.
to work Oil stone that is cut, planed to
work for non-members of the employers’
association.” (P. SIS, 319.1
MOSAIC AND TILE LAYERS.
I his union lias a similar closed agree
ment. The report says: ”Tlio present
agreement prohibits union man from doing
work for any but members of the asso
ciation as long gs employment can be fur
nisher! to the men. . . Tho agreement
also prohibits members of the employers'
association, who also control the trade of
tile dealers, from selling iiles to any per
son or any lirm within 50 miles of New
York city who does not employ tile
setters. Thus, non-members of the em
ployers’ association In the New Y'ork dis
trict can get, neither tiles nor the tile
setters.” (P. 353.1 ■
The report states that there seems to
be an understanding on tho part of the
union rclatlvo to tho output allowed,
which is generally adhered to, although
not contained In any of tho agreements
with tire employers.
PLUMBERS AND GAS FITTERS.
In New York, the same closed agree
ment exists In this trade. Members of
tile union confine themselves to working
for members of the employers’ associa
tion only, and members of said associa
tion confine themselves to employing union !
men only. Members of tlic Master
Plumbers' association will not sell plumb
ing material to anyone who Is not a mem
ber of the association. The evidence shows
the same restriction of output and regu
lation upon tho efforts of the men as ob
tains In the other trades under closed shop
conditions.
I These few extracts will serve as ex
umples of the general conditions us to ro- •
striction of output in the building -mills
try wherever the unions have the closed
shop firmly enough established t«
enable them to put their principles Into
operation.
Tho report also takes up some of the
other great Industries, and finds the same
deliberate restriction of output where the
closed shop Is sufficiently strong to fore*
It.
While tills report was made several
years ago, and there may have been
changes so lar as the particular localities
or agreements are concerned, still It Is
clear proof of the Inevitable and unl-S
versal tendency of the closed shop toward'
restriction of output and abnormal un
economic labor cost. Do you want to help
to establish such conditions In your bus-.
tre^s or In your locality, or In our na
tional Industrial system?
If a labor boss, or contractor, or arch
itect, or anyone else, denies these things,
.find out his connection* and affiliations
n",’ motive, also ask ill# for the other side
of the case.
WALTER L/REW. Manager,
National Open Shop)Publicity Bureau,
34 West Thlrty-thlfd St„ New York
City.
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