The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], December 06, 1913, Image 2

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The Day in Congress
SENATE.
Met at noon.
Ratification of democratic currency
bill programme delayed.
Consideration of Hetch Het< hy bill
life Limed.
interstate commerce committee post
poned consideration of trust bills.
Recessed from •* p. m. to 8 p. in.
HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Hearings on DaFollette seamen’s bill
set for December 13.
McGill-Dyer election contest set for
hearing on December 15.
Good roads committee agreed to lie
gin hearings on many federal aid
bills Monday.
Passed resolution extending to Feb
ruary 1 time for classification of sur
face lands of Chickasaw and Choctaw
nations.
Authorized Chairman Garrett of the
lobby committee to rend his report
Tuesday.
Debated southern omnibus claim bill
w ithout Vouching a vote.
Adjourned at 4:50 p. ni. to noon Sat
urday.
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December 8th and 9th
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M’CONNELL’S
MASK BALL
Tuesday, December 9th
202P/2 First Ave.
CITIZENS AGREE
THAT CITY SHOULD
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Statement of Kettig Arouses
Renewed Interest in
the Matter
LETUS HAVE HARMONY
GENERAL SENTIMENT
Directors of Chamber of Commerce to
Take Up Subject at Meeting Next
Wednesday Afternoon—Hard
ing Favors Four Banks
The board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce will meet at 3:30 o’clock
next Wednesday afternoon in the direc
tors’ room of the Chamber of Commence
and among other important things to be
discussed will be the currency bill, with
special reference to the attitsde/of the
Chamber of Commerce in regard to the
I regional banks.
Secretary Hadcllffe of the chamber
will today mail out letters to the di
rectors apprising them of the proposed
meeting.
The statement yesterday of W. H. Ket
tig to the effect that Birmingham should
bestir herself to secure one of the pro
posed regional banks, aroused renewed
interest in the subject.
While there may be some difference of
opinion among Birmingham’s prominent
men as to the desirability of a large or
small number of reserve banks, all seem
agreed in the view that if the larger
number is decided upon Birmingham
should be selected as one of the regional
reserve cities.
Frank B. Fowlkes
"I was greatly pleased with the Inter
view of Major Kettig in The Age-Hera Id
this morning,” said Frank B. Fowlkes.
“His statements 1 heartily agree with. It
is a sad time in the history of this city
that we have so many factions with no
one apparently working for Birmingham
alone. I hope we can get together.
*1 am not informed about our chances
for one of the banks, but if it is possible
1 am for Birmingham over any city in
the country. Our representatives should
look into that question and let us know
what the outlook appears to be and then
we can lake action. But of all things,
let us get together here and boost Bir
mingham.”
John L. Parker
"Major Kettig is one of the most thought
ful men of this community,” said John L.
Parker. "I read carefully what he had
to say this morning about the regional
banks. J am strongly in favor of going
alter that and all other things which will
mean better things for this community.
Major Kettig also struck 12 when he made
a plea for the citizens of this city to get
together and work for Birmingham. Let
us have harmony.”
Dr. J. 1). Dabney
1 agree completely with Major Kettig
in Ids statement this morning that Bir
mingham is entitled to one of the banks, '
said Dr. J. D. Dabney. “Birmingham is
so easily the foremost city of this sec
tion that there should not be any hesita
tion of our 1awrmakers helping us in every
way. I think tlie most valuable thing
referred to by Major Kettig was the har
I monlous relations that should be created
j here among all our people.”
W. P. (J. Harding
W. P. G. Ilardlng, president of the First
National bank and also president of the
Chamber of Commerce, said he would sug
gest to the directors of the chamber at
the meeting to be held next week that
they ,go on record as favoring four re
gional banks instead of eight or twelve,
lor the reason that the larger the regional
district the more helpful to the banks
would be the regional reserve bank.
'I am in favor,” said Mr. Harding. ”o!
only four regional hanks. One of the ‘re
gions’ should extend from the great lakes
to the gulf, and Louisville, centrally sit
uated. would he the logical city for a re
gional bank. If there are to be 12 regional
banks, then 1 am in favor of Birmingham
putting in a bid for one of them, and I
will be glad to see the Chamber of Com
merce, in making a recommendation tor
tlie number being limited to four, ask that
Birmingham be selected in the event tluit
Congress passes a bill providing for 12."
Webb W. Crawford
Webb W. Crawford, president of the
American Trust and Savings bank, in dis
missing tlie matter, did not commit him
self as favoring any specific number of
banks. ••However,” be said. “I think Bir
mingham is entitled to designation as a
reserve city and would bo glad to do what
I can to aid in having one located here.”
In Complaint Contends the
Bell Co. Favors West
ern Union
Montgomery, December 5.— (Special.)
Alleging unjust discrimination against
their company, the Postal Telegraph
company today filed a complaint with
the state railroad commission against
the Southern Boll Telegraph and Tele
phone company in which the Postal,
authorities declared that the telephone
company is favoring the Western Union
Telegraph company.
The case will probably he put on th^
January docket of the commission an i
will likely contain a number of in
teresting features. The Postal Tele
graph company claims that telephone
operators usually give persons desir
ing to send a telegram the Western
Union number in preference to the
Postal number.
The commission also received a pe
tition from citizens of Keuts, on the
Atlantic Coast Dine, for the construc
tion of a*depot at that place. This case
will probably come at the January ses
sion.
COTTON WAREHOUSE
AT SEALE DESTROYED
Seale. December 5.—The cotton ware
house here, in which was ^cated the
bank of Seale, was destroyed by fire
last night. Six ‘hundred bales of cotton,
the building and the hank fixtures be
ing destroyed. The loss Is placed at
$15,000, of which $36,0i)0 is covered by in
surance.
LONG MS AGAIN
DELAY 13-HOUR DAY
CURRENCY ACTION
Republicans Accused of De
liberately Delaying Meas
ure by Williams—Dis
claim Intentions
Washington. December 5.—Two hours
of talk in the' Senate today again
prevented action on the democratic
resolution to fix 13-hour-a-day ses
sions on the currency bill.
Senator Bacon denied in forceful lan
guage that there was any purpose to
restrict debate or exhaust tlie Senate.
Senator Williams repeated that the ob
ject of the programme was to make
the talkers talk early, talk late, and
talk continuously until the talkers aro
talked out.
"We will not prevent debate,” ho
shouted to the republican side. “You
will get your stomachs full of debate.
But you cannot make senators coino
here and listen. You cannot treat sen
ators of( the I’uited States, free, white,
and 21. like a lot of school boys and
say, ‘Buddy, here’s your bench, sit on
it.”’ “1 beleive there is a beliberate pur
pose on the other side of the chamber,”
said Senator Jones, “to delay this bill.
Tlie business interests of the country
are held up while a number of gen
tlemen on that side talk.”
Disclaims Intention
Senators Sutherland, Gallinger and
Smoot vigorously disclaimed any in
tention to delay, as the gentleman
quoted.
Senator Weeks, republican, discussed
the administration bill generally in
dorsing the measure. He* said he had
signed the anti-administration report.
“I can frankly and honestly say to
senators that in my judgment there is
enough good in this legislation, how
ever much one may dissent from some
one of its provisions, to wararnt it
being supported,” he said.
Senator Weeks declared that finan
cial depression could not be charged to
delay in currency legislation.
aure to Be Disturbing
“We have been putting into opera
tion a tariff law, which, whatever may
he Its final effect, Is Mire to be dis
turbing to some degree, said he. “We
have an unusually complicated and
delicate foreign question in which the
country is vitally concerned. We have
before us prospective corporation leg
islation which must necessaily be a
disturbing feature in our business af
fairs. Any of these would be suffi
cient operating singly tb affect busi
ness. Operating together they have
been enough to bring about a marked
diminution in the volume of trade ac
celeration. It should not be charged
that only delay in passing this bill
has been the cause of its falling away.
There is little or no connection be
tween the two.”
Mr. Weeks produced statements from
hankers throughout the country, which,
he said, showed that banks now were
carrying more loans in relation to their
capital than they were one year ago.
Tuscaloosa Delegate to Har
bors Conference Working
to Improve the Lock
Conditions
By C. E. STEWART
Washington, December 5.—(Special.)
Edgar Clarkson, representing the Board
of Trade of Tuscaloosa, spdnt Thursday
and Friday in Washington in attendance
on the rivers and harbors convention.
Mr. Clarkson's special mission was to
take up with Senator Bankhead and
members of the Alabama delegation, and
.the war department ihe question' of
hastening the work on locks Nos. 2 and 3
on tlie Tombighee river. As a result of
several conferences it Vas ascertained
that the government had already begun
to rush tlie work on these two locks,
forcing the contractors to work nights,
Sundays and holidays for the rest of the
low water season.
The government assured the Alabamians
that everything possible was being done
to rush the work to completion and that
during the low water season of 1914 every
effort would be made to complete the
work.
When these locks are finished tlie Mo
bile, Tombighee and W arrior, rivers will
be open to navigation the year round.
The government has a keen apprecia
tion of the completion of this work, it
means vast development for the mineral
district of Alabama, and is of impor
tance to the whole south and the nation.
There are five billion tons of coal in
the Tuscaloosa and the Birmingham dis
tricts that will have water transportation
to the gulf.
TENNESSEE MAY
PURGE PENSION ROLLS
Montgomery, December 5.—(Special.)
Gen. Fr?d S. Ferguson, special master
for the state pension board in examina
tion of pensioners with ineligibility has
received a letter from the pei^ion hoard
of Tennessee asking for information re
garding the work in which the Alabama
board is engaged. It is understood that
the state of Tennessee will also inaugu
rate a system looking to purging the pen
sion rolls.
Building Permits
The following building permits were
issued yesterday in the office of the
building* inspector:
$1000—J. H. Donaldson, 317 Pearl
street, one-story frame building.
$4500—A. G. Chambers, Twelfth ave
nue and Eleventh street, north; one
two-story brick building.
Only One “BROMIO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BUOMO QUININE.
Look for the signature of E. W.
GROVE. Cures a Cold in One Day.
Cures Grip in Two Days. 25c.
JOHN HORANj
In Now In Charge of ||
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SUBURBAN BAR I
"MIFF SEDM W
DIES IN DOME
David D. Gaillard Succumbs
to Long Illness
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FAILED GRADUALLY
Engineer Who Played Important Part
in Panama Canal Construction
Victim of Arduous Labors
Spent on Work
Baltimore, December 5.—Lfeut. Col. Da
vid DuJ3o.se Gaillard, United States army,
who directed the engineering work in the
Culebra cut division of the Panama ca
nal, died at Johns Hopkins hospital here
today.
Colonel Gaillard had been a patient at
the hospital since August 17, 1913, suffer
ing from a growth in his head, the result
of seven years’ arduous work in the canal
zone. He failed gradually but steadily
and 4*or the last two months had been in
a state of coma, due to the pressure of
the cranial growth on the brain cells.
The doctors decided some time ago fhat
an operation was useless. They believed
this would hasten his death. He is sur
vived by his widow and a son, Lieut.
David P. Gaillard, United States army.
Both were at the bedside when the end
came.
Lieutenant Colonel Gaillard was born
at Winnsboro, S. C., in 1S59.
West Point Graduate
He graduated from West Point Military
academy in 1884 and since that time had
won many honors in the engineering
service.
A bill was introduced in Congress last
month promoting -him to the rank of
colonel, In recognition of Ills distinguished
services, which culminated in his embrac
ing the great engineering feat in the Cu
lebra section of the canal zone. When
Culebra cut was flooded by the blast
ing of Gamboa dike on October 10, last.
Colonel Gaillard lay unconscious in his
bed at the hospital.
Colonel Gaillard’s death was the culmi
nation of a breakdown brought about by
long hours of work. Me was always ex
posed in the canal zone. There he pitted
his skill as an engineer against the shift
ing soil of the Culebra cut.
To him had been given tlfe most rare
task in connection with the canal's con
struction, that of mastering the land
slides and quicksands which extended for
eight miles along the line of Culebra
cut.
During tiie early years of his contest
with the landslides, Colonel Gaillard never
knew what a morning was to bring about.
When the mountains moved and covered
with their deposits the railroad tracks
and cars which were used to remove ma
terial he renewed work again.
Worked Indomitably
Colonel Gaillard dug indomitably. Hill
after hill was found in equative angle.
Reposes were changed in contour. The
slides were checked at Cucuracha and
points dose by.
There the sliding was persistent but had
\isibly weakened when he was compelled
to seek rest.
For the greater period of his work on
the isthmus Colonel Gaillard was with
out a chief assistant. He wanted to save
money. He gave his attention not only
to the picturesque engineering problems,
but to all the pages of details of shovel
work, train work and drainage.
He checked up on the small things and
once it was computed that by his careful
foresight he hah saved the government
$17,000,000.
Men who worked with him said that
lie gave 111 hours of each day to the Cu
lebra cut. In addition he had a voice in
all matters ,embracing the engineering
work in the zone, to civil administration
find to the general conduct of affairs on
the zone.
He worked under a nervous strain, and
worried, with Hie tropical climate making
inroads on Ills health as the linal hour of
his triumph neared. There was little left
to be dqne then but to remove the soft
slide of earth at Cucuracha.
Interment will take place in the Na
tional cemetery at Arlington on Monday.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
MEETING AT DECATUR
The Rev. F. L. Brubaker of Ensley
Addresses Society at Closing
Session Thursday f
Decatur, ' December 5.— (Special.)
The Northern district convention of
the Christian Endeavor of Alabama
was held at t lie First Presbyterian
church, Decatur, yesterday afternoon
and last night.
At the afternoon session addresses
were made by the Rev. .T. \V. Atwoo I
of Courtland, the Rev. F. L. Brubaker
of Ensley: A model Christian En
deavor was presented by»the Decatur
local union and this was followed by
an informal discussion.
At the night session there were ad
dresses by the Rev. H. P. Atkins of
Birmingham, the Rev. G. F. Bell «>f
Florence and the Rev. F. L. Brubaker
of Ensley, who is the state president
of the Christian Endeavor. The ses
sion last night concluded the meeting.
The Morgan County Medical society
met in New Decatur yesterday. A num
ber of matters of importance were dis
cussed and officers for the ensuing
year were elected as follows: Dr. A.
M. White of Hartselle, president: Dr.
II. D. Greer of Decatur, vice president;
I)r. J. W. Crow of New Decatur, cen
sor; Dr. W. C. Bailey of Decatur, health
officer; Dr. J. L. Gunter of New De
catur. health officer.
The building of a wagon and foot
bridge across the Tennessee river here
is a liv;e Issue of the day. A number
of letters have been receivd from con
tractors and bridge manufacturing con
cerns wanting to bid on the construc
tion of the bridge. A committee of busi
ness men has been appointed and they
are working oh the matter.
EUFAULA ELKS TO
HONOR THEIR DEAD
Eufaula, December 5.—(Special.)—The
Eufaula lodge of Elks will hold its an
nual memorial services Sunday afternoon
at t1ie new Eufaula theatre. There will
be services by thfc lodge, musical num
bers, vwith Mrs. E. T. Long as accom
panist. and the memorial address by A.
E. Pace, a well known speaker of Dothan.
The programme \yill include a trio by Mrs.
K. B. McKenzie, Mrs. R. F. Nance and
E. A. Dantzler, the singing of the open
ing ode, the invocation by the Rev. D. J.
Blackwell, solo by Mrs. C. G. Caldwell,
the memorial address by Mr. Pace, a solo
by C. A. Covey, the closing ode and the
benediction by the Rev. Mr. Blackwell.
The deceased members of the lodge num
ber four—J. Mercer Johnston, Marvin C.
Long, Leo Bloom and Frank B. Bussey.
IJgg Prices Reduced
Philadelphia, December 6.—A wholesale
price of fresh eggs was quoted 5 to
cents under yesterday’s price per dozen
here today. Dealers said the drop was
brought about by a larger supply arriving
and a slowing up of the demand, due to
the high prices that have prevailed.
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER
U. S. Department of Agriculture.
WEATHER BUREAU.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
Observations taken at ^p. m.. 75th meridian time. Air pressure reduced to sea level. Isobars' (continuous lines) pass through points
of equal air pressure. Isothefms (dotted lines) pass through points of equal temperature; drawn only for aero, freezing, 90°, and 100“.
O clear; © partly cloudy; £ cloudy: ® rain; © snow; (g) repcrt missing. Arrows fly with the wind. First figures, highest
temperature past 12 hours; second, precipitation of .01 inch or more for past 24 hours; third, maximum wind velocity.
Weather Forecast
Washington, December 5.— Forecast for
Alabama: Rain Saturday; Sunday fair,
colder.
Tennessee: Rain Saturday in west, and
Saturday or Sunday night in east portion;
Sunday colder and generally fair.
Georgia: Cloudy Saturday; Sunday
rain. y
Mississippi: Fair In west; rain in east
portion Saturday, colder; Sunday fair.
l)ocal Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m., De
cember 5: _ '
Highest temperature - . 65
Lowest temperature .
Mean temperature . 68
Normat temperature . 49
Excess in temperature since Jan. 1... 38
Rainfall ..
Total rainfall since Jan 1.48.3U
Excess In rainfall since Jan. 1.
Relative humidity (7 a. m.)x. 80
Relative humidity (7 p. m) . 6i
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, December 5.—(7 p. m.)—The
pressure continues to fall in the interior
and southern portions of the country,
and tlie rainy and unsettled conditions
are extending gradually eastward. The
rain area had extended to the Mississippi
river tonight, where St. Louis and Vicks
burg reported it raining at 7 p. m.
Sprinkles of rain occurred at New Or
leans and Memphis today. "
General cloudiness prevailed in Ala
I bama tonight, but none of our stations
reported rainfall. It is quite probable,
however, that rain will occur in this state
by Saturday night, although the amounts i
may not be heavy o?* general.
Tiie slow movement of the harometrio
areas made temperature changes gen
erally unimportant within the last 24
hours. In Texas and Oklahoma a mod
erate'cool change occurred, following the
eastward movement of the low barometer
utftiv. and Up* changing of the winds to
wefelerly. while It is expected that this
tool change will move gradually east
Servants Rejoice as
Master is Freed;
Given Jail Sentence
Selma. December 6.—(Special.)—Dr.
J. D. Summers, charged with wife
murder, and which case lias taken up
the time of the circuit court of Dallas
county for the past two days, was ac
quitted of the charge shortly before 6
o’clock this afternoon by the jury.
The lawyers In the case began their
summing up of the evidence about
12 o’clock and the rase was given
to the jury shortly before 5 o'clock.
The verdict caused no surprise and
following its reading tlie term of the
court adjourned. With the reading
of the verdict two negro women serv
ants outlie Summers’ family made a
demonstration by clapping jtheir hands
and were sentenced to jail until Sat
urday afternoon by Judge Miller for
contefflpt of court.
ward, It will not move fast enough to af
fect Alabama before Saturday night, il
that early. Temperatures in Alabama
will remain about stationary.
The snowfall around Denver continues,
and general rain or snow was reported
over the states of Kanfeas, Nebraska and
Missouri within the last 24 hours.
Summary of observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations. De
cember 5:
Temperatures
Lowest
At for
m -7 o.m. day
Abilene, clear . 40 41
Atlanta, partly cloudy . 3* 42
Birmingham, cloudy . oo oO
Boston, clear . 44
Brownsville, cloudy .». 62 02
Buffalo, cloudy . 44 4'J
Calgary, cloudy . 42 32
Charleston, cloudy .vS
Chicago, cloudy . 44 , 3H
Corpus Christ!, clear . 62 5X
Denver.* snow . 32 2K
Des Moines, cloudy . 46 41
Dodge City, rain . 36 30
Duluth, clear . 30
Durango, cloudy . 30 s
Galveston, cloudy . 30 36
Green Bay. partly cloudy . 41 34
Hatteras, clear . 32 30
Havre, clear . 46
•Helena, partly cloudy . 20 16
Huron, cloudy . 34 30
Jacksonville, clear .i. 60 60
Kansas City, rain . K ™
Knoxville, clear . 50 I
Memphis, cloudy .— <2
Miami, cloudy . 70 5i
Mobile, cloudy . 60
Modena, clear .. \
Montgomery, cloudy. 52 |
Nashville, clear .. 50 jt
New Orleans, cloudy . 68
New York, clear . 4s *1
North Platte, cloudy . 30 3t
Oklahoma, cloudy . 4* 4J
Palestine, clear . •’>* ;*’■
Phoenix, clear . 52 Hi
Pittsburg, clear . li |
Portland, cloudy . 40 3f
Raleigh, clear ...J
Rapid City, cloudy . 11 *
Roseburg, cloudy . 11 3(
Itoswell. clear . 46 3’
Salt l^ake City, clear . 36 3C
hjan Antoplp, clear . 60
San Francisco, partly cloudy .. 52 H
Sault Ste. Marie, clear . 40 1'
Sheridan, clear . 30 1(
Shreveport, clear. 52 6
Spokane, cloudy . 32
St. Louis, rain . 51 j
St. Paul, cloudy . 36 3t
Tampa, clear . 64 5f
Toledo, clear . 42
Vicksburg, rain . 56 5
Washington, clear . 56 5t
VVilllston. clear . 34 2(
Winnemucca, clear . 34
Winnipeg, clear . 3,0 24
K. C. MORTON. Local Forecaster.
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