The Birmingham age-herald. [volume], March 08, 1914, Image 11

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' Is Complimented by John
ston on Work He Has
Done for Underwood
Itav Rushton of Montgomery, candidate
for the Senate to Eucceed to the unex
rirert term of the late Senator Joseph F.
•lohneton, yesterday tendered his reslgna
. tion ns vice chairman cf the Oscar W.
Underwood senatorial campaign commit
tee.
Mr. Hushton wrote that lie did not wish
to impose upon Mr. Uflderwood the bur
den of his candidacy. Ilo declared that
he was still an ardent supporter of the
House leader, but thought that propriety
demunded that he retire from lile position
as one of the active leaders in the or
ganization. .
Forney Johnston, chairman of the Un
derwood campaign committee, accepted
the resignation with kind expressions for
the splendid work which Mr Hushton
lias done in the interest of the democrat.
An interesting feature of the campaign
tor the Short term is that each of the
three candidates, Capt. Frank S. White,
Watt T. Brown and Mr. Hushton, is a
supporter of Mr. Underwood’s.
VOTE FOR WILL T. LATH EM FOR
SHERIFF FOR A BUSINESS ADMIN
ISTRATION.
“Put Gold In the Bank Before Time Puts Silver In Your Hair*’
Rich Pay for Saving
Your Own Money
Depodit* Your Saving* Weekly In Tlila Strong Bauk and Win Your
Independence
$125 in Cash Prizes
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Experience has shown the person
who adds to a savings account regu
larly for a few weeks seldom stops.
It becomes a habit.
Win one of these prizes. The con
ditions are simple—and easy.
Any r ay you look at it. it means
money for you.
This contest, which applies only to
our Savings Department, ends De
cember 31, 1914. Everybody can enter
any time.
We will appoint three prominent
men us judges to award the prizes.
Points Will Be Given As Follows
When you open your account you
will receive 100 points. For each
new account you bring us, not with
drawn before contest ends, you will
receive 1000 points. For each week
l\ deposit, any amount, 50 points,
while the largest accumulative bal
ance from Monday, .the opening
day of the contest,- to December 31,
the closing day, will be given a
f special bonus of 500 points.
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In case of tie, the prize will be di
vided equally, one prize only to each
contestant.
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To the one receiving the largest
number of points we will give $50.
Second largest number of points
$25. Third largest number of points
$13. Fourth largest number of
points $10. Fifth largest number of
points $5- To the next ten we will
give $1 each. There will be an ad
ditional prize of $5 for the largest
Savings Deposit oh Wpening Day.
Also a prize of $5 for the largest
Savings Deposit during the entire
contest, making a grand total of
$125.
There Are No Strings Tied to This Contest—
> Nothing to Buy
We want you to save your money. friends as possible to open a sav
> lust start a «avincs account here in*® account with us during this
.lust atari a .awngs account nere contest—each new depositor you
with $1 or more. Try and make a bring adds 1000 points to your
• deposit every week. This will add to credit.
vour chances of winning a prize. Remember, the money you de
t . . - • posit will draw 4 per cent interest,
Induce, also, as many of your compounded quarterly, too.
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and 20th Street and 20th Street
BIRMINGHAM IS AFFECTED
BY PANAMA TOLLS ISSUE
CITIZENS DIFFER. HOWEVER,
ON WHETHER DISCRIMINA
TION SHOULD BE MADE IN
FAVOR OF AMERICAN SHIPS
That discrimination in 'avor of A inert?
can vessels passim* thru igh the Panama
canal would reduce the freight on Bir
mingham products, coal ami iron was an
expressed opinion of Jones ‘J. Moore,
superintendent of mine? of the Sloss-:
Sheffield Coal company yesterday.
However, Mr. Mocre ir. of the opinion
that no discrimination should be shown.
“T1 ere is no doubt," tie said, “but that
the remission of a toll ii. favor of Ameri
can vessels would redune ihe lreight on
Birmingham products. However, the idea
of discrimination is not right, in my opin
ion. All ships should Ve charged a toll,
or none of them should he tax»‘d."
Birmingham differs on tills* subject.
The gretit majority of tin- men aked for
expressions yesterday, insisted on being
excused. Many pleaded an unfamiliarity
with the subject. Others preferred not
to become embroiled in an issue at pres
| ent in the public eye.
C. II. Nesbitt, chief mine Inipector of
the state, and a citiaen w ho lias made a
.study of coal, and coal transportation,
favors the^ discrimination in favor of
American vessel?
“America dug the canal.** he raid yes
terday. "and America should reap the
benefit. No toll for American vessels
would build up a merchant marine and
a great merchant marine f? necessary to
countries desirous of acquiring control
of the waters. In the second place,
should American vessel? »*e parsed with
out loll, froignt on Birmingham products
wouid be materiallv reduced, and this
would result in a decrease in price. The
people would profit, and I.wmingham and
Alabama would profit. Alabama coal and
iron would be sent to all parts of the
world cheaper than like products of any
other state. '
This view is identical with that ex
pressed by former Lieutenant Governor
Henry B. Gray.
“If we are not to pi oft fro*”, digging
the great ditch, why did we dig It? If
nil countries are to share alike, why did
not all countries eontnbute to the cost
of «Xoa' *tion? There should be a dis
crimination in favor of our ships."
These were his expressions. \Y. P. G.
Harding asked that lie be not quoted.
The great majority of others questioned
in this regard did likewise.
LACY’S ATTORNEYS
DECLARE GOVERNOR
MADE AGREEMENT
(Coutlnueil from Pngc One)
tionory of the Exchange hotel by E.
W, Pettus, a copy of which is as fol
lows:
New Agreement
“ ‘Lacy to come back to Montgomery
and surrender to the authorities; then
ho shall he tried as early as possible.
Provided, that all indictments except
the indictments charging the taking of
the money from the banks on or about
the day he left belonging to the convict
department be nol pressed and bond
fixed in a reasonable amount, less than
$20,000.'
“This agreement was read over by the
governor, Mr. Troy, Mr. Miles and our
selves and was agreed upon, except that
so far as Mr. Seibels was concerned it
was not to be binding until ho could read
the agreement himself. At that time the
question of whether Lacy would turn
state's evidence or give any money back
was discussed, and it was stated again
and again and reiterated in this confer
ence that there was no obligation what
ever on the part of Lacy to testify or
not to testify, and there was no obliga
tion as to what his testimony would be,
and there was no obligation or representa
tion of any kind with reference to the
return of any money, and as stated by
the governor in this conference the agree
ment meant that Lacy could return just
like he had been arrested, only having
the credit of having voluntarily surren
dered himself; have a quick trial with a
reasonable bond to be $20,000 or less, and
with the understanding that there was
to be but one prosecution of him.
Confer With Seibels
“This meeting broke up. The -same aft
| ernoon (Sunday) Mr. Miles ana ourseives
in the same room at the hotel had a con
■ ference with Mr. Seibels, at which time
Mr. Seibels read over the agreement last
stated above, made that morning, and
stated that that agreement was all right
with him; that he could not finally agree
on it until lie could think 4he matter over
and that he would have to consult Judge
Brown about it before finally agreeing
to it. We told him we did not care for
him to discuss the matter with Judge
Brown; that his agreement, so far as we
were concerned, was amply sufficient, but
lie said that it was a serious matter, and
that he would prefer to talk the matter
over with Judge Brown. Mr. Seibels then
discussed the indictments then pending
against Lacy, and which indictments
should be nolle pressed and stated that
on the following day he would write to
us and send us a copy of each of the
indictments then pending against Lacy,
and note on the indictments which would
be nolle prossed, so we could tell which
ones were to be thrown out and which
oves were to stay in court. Mr. Seibels
further stated that he would get the
forms of the bond and would also forward
them to use the next day and would write
us definitely about the agreement, and we
told him that was all right.
“In this conference with Mr. Seibels
(Advertisement.)
D. H. KIDDLE
( an«lfdnte for Attorney General, Speaks
at Scottsboro-—\ Iteninrbale Feat
(’lay county is a brain maker. There
drifted into Scottsboro D. H. Diddle, a
Talladega lawyer, a sell-made (’lay coun
ty boy, who climbed up through public
school, Grant university, the University
of Alabama into a large and lucrative
law practice.
All day speaking—court session—two
Lours’ speech at night by a candidate
for Congress—left Mr. Riddle us candi
date for attorney genera' a fagged crowd
this live wire got into action. He threw
snap, ginger, life into the crowd. Ready,
resourceful, witty, capable he woke the
crowd up and had then! spellbound.
It is a real test of a A-irile mind. It is a
Titty the people do not put more of that
type of mind into public office. Men who
see and feel the needs of a great state;
men with a definite' idea of what to do
and how to bring it to pass. It was re
freshing to get In contact with a live
lawyer close to and in sympathy with the
great mass of the people.
In marking your ballot consider the
man from Talladega—D. H. Riddle.
“Progressive Age. Scottsboro, Ala.’’
VOTE FOR WILL T. LATHER FOR
SHERIFF. SELF-MADE WITH NO PO
LITICAL DEBTS TO PAY.
VOTE FOR WILL T. LATHEM FOR
SHERIFF. A SELF-MADE BUSINESS
MAN WITH NO POLITICAL DEBTS TO
PAY.
Go to Church Today
Afterwards Smoke Kiiiiiii'm Little
I In % aim. A Dime Uigur For u Nickel
BAUM CIGAR CO.
4tli Ave. and IBtli Street
the question of the number of prosecu
tions was discussed; as :o whether Lacy’s
offense if any was more than one. and
it was decided that there was but one
offense, but might possibly bo two. Mr.
Selbels stated first bo did not want to
have the Indictments thrown out of court.
We said that w ewere willing for him to
have the indictment drawn as strong as
he could and let the case be tried before
a jury on its merits. Before this last
meeting broke up, Mr. Selbels requested
that we give him the original agreement
made that morning, and that he would
mail it to us the next day, with the copies
of the indictments and the forms of the
bor.d, and we left with him the original
agreement.
The next day, Mr. E. W. l'ettus re
ceived a letter from Mr. Selbels in closing
the original agreement, but lie failed to
send the copies of the indictments or
the forms of the bond, a copy of which
letter is as follows:
“January 12. 1514.
'Hon. E. \V. Pettuo. Sol am, Ala.
“Lear Mr. Pettur: I have thought
carefully over the suggestions made In
reference to Lacy's return, and have had
a full discussion of the entire subject,
with Judge Brown, and as a result have
reached tins conclusion. That if Lacy
returns and surrenders, I shall endeavor
to ?arr.v out the suggestions contained in
*he enclosed memorandum, as far as is
consistent with the state's Interest, and
; might add that' Judqv Urowi. will do
what is reasonable in the promises. All
matters mentioned in the memorandum
made by you will be taken into considera
tion. fl am inclosing the paper contain
ing the memorandum. You**® vc \v truly,
“WILLIAM T. SEIPELP, Seilcitor’.'’
Received Monday Night
This letter was received on Monday
night, and on the next day E. O. Miles
railed C. A Pattern n over the telephone
and arranged another conference on
Wednesday of the same week as said let
ter was not satisfactory to us. which
was held at the Exchange hotel in Mont
gomery. At tlTo conference there wore
pres, nt the governor, Mr. E. O. Miles,
Mr. Troy and Mr. Johr. Moffett t.nd our
selves. Mr. Selbels was not. present dur
ing that conference, bur. was hunting, all
that afternoon was spent practically in
trying to locate Mr. Selbels to have a
conference with him Unit night, but we
failed until late that afternoon or early
part of the night.
Mr. Selbels then had n conversation
with Mr. Troy, Mr. Miles, Mi. Moffett
and ourselves near the Montgomery street
door of th<* Exchange hotel. Mr. Selbels
had just left an Automobile and the auto
mobile was waiting for him during this
conversation. The matter was again dis
cussed and at this time Mr. Selbels
agreed that if Lacy woulu come back to
Montgc vner.v there would 1»«- but one
prosecution o»' him. and that he would
lecommend a bond of Sic,POO or loss, aud
Called on Patterson
that the terms of jbe agreement made
the Sunday previous which he had sent
to us through the mail was ali light and
would be carried out. We asked Mr.
Selbels if we could rely cn there being
but one prosecution and Mie fond fixed
fit $20,000 or less. Mr. Selbels said v\»*
could, but that the judge might possibly
want the bond at $25,000 ns the aggregate
of ail the bonds. This was the last con
versation had with Mr. -gabels prior to
the return of La y to Montgomery.
“On the ?iext molding Mr. Miles called
*P A. Patterson over the long-distance
elephorie and asked him If we were satis
fied with the conference* that we had Imd
the previous evening: Pntterson replied
that we were. Mr. Miles then said if we
were pot fully satisfied in every particu
lar. that the governor hbnnelf would call
Mr. Patterson over the phone and give
his personal guarantee that the agree
ment was all right and w mid be carried
out in every particular. Then* was no
agreement that Lacy was to plead guilty.
We did not employ nny .attorney to repre
sent Lacy until after »'e returned and
the trouble cam© up about the amount
c f his bond.”
STEAMER CREW [S
RESCUED DURING
BLINDING STORM
troutlaued From Page one)
headway In the rough sea?, which
poured, water Into their little craft
almost a fast as It could ho balled
out, the men decided to drift and de
pend OI1 being picked up. They hud
dled together so benumbed and water
soaked that they hardly cared toward
the last whether death came or not.
It was 5 o'clock and snowing hard
when they saw the lights of the Ray
port and set off a torch. Had this not
been seen and a response made, Cap
tain Simmons said he and his men could
not hove survived many more hours.
In explaining the foundering of the
Charlemagne Tower, .Jr., Captain Sim
mons said that her bottom seams, the
vessel being of wood, opened and
about T a. m. Friday water poured In
at such a rate tlmt two hours later
the ship was filled to her upper beams..
He and his men barely had time to
get off In tiie only two small boats
the steamer carried before she plunged
to the bottom.
LACY DECLARES HE
SURRENDERED ON THE
STRENGTH OF BARGAIN
(Coatlnued from Pag* One)
been made by his attorney with the gov
ernor and Daniel W. Troy, special coun
sel. who represented the solicitor.
“No one has authority to represent
me," declared Solicitor Selbels.
RUSHTON KNOWS
NOTHING OF BARGAIN
Ray ltushlon, on© of Racy's attorneys,
said that he had known nothing of any
agreement until after the chief clerks
return.
Judge ArmBtead Brown said he would
take no action in the matter at, present,
but that he would take It under advise
ment. He then heard a motion from
I.ary's attorneys for an appeal, and sus
pended the execution of sentence pending
the decision of the higher court, lairv
was taken badk to Jail, where he wlil
awnlt the final* determination of Ids case.
Under the law he cannot make bond.
His case wll lie carried to the court
of appeals In May, when Montgomery
division cases will lie called. It muy
ultimately reach the supreme court,
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