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This Bank Has a record for conserva tive ami ■successful bunking —it cordially invites YOUR CHECKING ACCOUNT, large or small, assuring you a prompt and efficient serv ice. If we haven't your ac quaintance, now is the time for us to know each other. Our Capital $1,500,000 Our Surplus $1,500,000 The First National Bank 4 per cent Interest on savings, Compounded Quarterly - LEFT M FACTORY Due to Be in Service Next Wednesday—Expected to Arrive Any Day The $5000 electric street flusher recently purchased by the city is due to be in service, according to contract, by next Wednesday, April 1, and Street Commis sioner Flank Gafford has received a let ter to the effect that the machine has been shipped from the factory in Michi gan. It has not yet arrived, but the com missioners are looking for it early this week. Commissioner Weatherly, in charge of streets, said yesterday that he was very anxious to put the new machine into ser vice as the time of year had arrived when It was badly needed. “As long as these spring rains keep up,’’ he said, “we will not notice it so much, but if there are a couple of dry days the streets will be in terrible condition and the flusher should be on hand.” The commissioners believe that the new machine, which is propelled by electricity and throws Its stream by automatic pressure, will be entirely satisfactory, and in that case they expect to order a sec ond one at once. The two machines, says Mr. Weatherly, will take care of all the paced streets in the city, these being the only ones that can be flushed. The dust problem in Birmingham has long been an aggravated one, and the commissioners believe that they now have solved it as regards the paved streets. The old horse-drawn, gasoline engine flushers that shook the windows with their noise last summer and then made little improvement on the streets are to be relegated to the junk pile, and the new flushers will take their place. Street flushing, when done by a proper machine, the city officials say, has be come the accepted method of cleaning city streets, the strong stream of water literally giving the streets a bath, the dirt being washed off the pavement and into the storm sewers. DOCTORS DISCUSS CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN Dr. Russell M. Cunningham, the new ly elected city health officer; Dr. Ross Bnyder and Dr. Frank Lupton called upon the city commission yesterday anil dis cussed the regular spring clean up cam paign, and tlie coming summer health problems. Dr. Lupton and Dr. Snyder officially informed the commission of the recent election of Dr. Cunningham to the office of city health officer. Dr. Cunningham says that lie has made no definite plans for his office yet. He has been looking things over and familiariz ing himself with details of the office. Negro Held on Serious Charge George Wilson, a negro, was arrested by Officers Daly and Brown and placed in the city jail charged with assault with in tent to murder. The arrest of the negro is the result of an alleged attempted assault Friday night on Miss Lillian Evans, 919 Forty-fifth street, near her home. The negro was frightened by the arrival of Louis Evans, Miss Evans’ brother, but the negro escaped at the time. At the city jail it was stated that Miss Evans had identified Wilson. ---«■« —— Real Estate Transfers The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge: $4726.30—East Land company to Joel C. DuBose, blocks 4, 6 and 7, Roebuck Springs addition. $2125—S. Joseph to E N. Pitts, a lot In the southeast >4 of t>« northwest Vi of section 26, township 17 south, range 3 west. $8500—John Watts May nor to J. T. Beasley, a part of lot 5, in block D, An derson Place. WILL T. LATH EM IS TRUE AND TRIED. A GOOp BUSINESS MAN. HE WILL MAKE Dili A GOOD SHERIFF AND DO IIIS SWORN DUTY, EN FORCE THE LAW. ASK THOSE WHO KNOW HIM. GARDNER GREENE RESIGNS FROM THE GOVERNOR’S STAFF Declares Governor Erred in I References to Him in Montgomery Speech “VERDICT OF PEOPLE WILL BE AGAINST HIM” “Nowhere Have I Heard an Expres sion That the Governor's State ment Rang True”—Regrets^ • Question Has Come lTp Gardner Greene of Pell City, a well known citizen of the state and candidate for attorney general, mailed yesterday afternoon to the governor his resignation as a member of th^ governor's staff. Colonel Greene resigned on account if differences which have arisen as to what took place on the eve of the meeting of the estate democratic executive committee in Montgomery January 7. As is remembered, some time ago Colo nel Greene, in illustrating the pressure brought to bear against him in an effort to make him vote for the majority plan, instead of the plurality plan, which he favored, stated that the governor, irri tated because of his stand, exclaimed, "Then you are for old Comer," ami "What to hell lias Underwood to du with It.” In his speech in Montgomery on Mon day night last, the governor said: "No such words as to "hell with Un derwood** or any language susceeptible of such construction was ever used in the conversation, and Mr. Greene's instima tion to that effect was without any baste in fact. "Mr. Comer's name was not mentioned during the conversation." Greene Repeats Conversation Regarding the governor's statement, Mr. Greene, w'ho is in Birmingham, said yesterday afternoon: "I notice that the governor devoted some of his much heralded speech to a statement issued by me recently in re gard to my action as a member of the state executive committee at it smeeting held in Montgomery in January, and l wish to re-affirm the statement that I made and to say that when I was called to rooms Mf-Glu of the Exchange noiel, I found the governor in the room and h€ stated to me that he had been informed that I favored the plurality plan or sin gle pnrnary, and I stated that his infor mation was correct, and that the gov ernor thereupon exclaimed: 'Then you are for old Comer.' I replied, ‘I am for Gardner Greene for attorney general. During the conversation I stated 'that the cry of ring politics was already being heard all over the state and that just as sure as the committee departed from the usual custom and called a majority or two primaries, that It would be success fully charged that it was playing ring politics, that the governing body of a party, representing all factions, should avoid such, and that any such action of the committee would undeservedly revolt to the injury of Mr. Underwood.’ The governor retorted, ‘What to hell ha? Underw’ood to do with it.* “Governor’s Statement. False” "I wish further to say that when the governor stated in his speech (referring to me), that ‘when he discovered that •'olonel Kiser of Marshall county, w'ho favored the majority plan, had been se lected as his successor and that his elec tion by the committee had been as sured, Mr. Greene after consultation with the Comer leaders concluded to take part in the deliberations of the committee and refused to tender his resignation* that he (the governor) made a statement which was unqualifiedly false and In his own lrnguage 'was without any basis In fact.' I did not know that Mr. Kiser’s election had been assured, ns / had heard only four members of the committee state they would support him. I did not ask a member of the committee to vote for the gentleman I had suggested as my successor. I did not consult with a sin gle ‘Comer leader' and neither did one speak to me in regard to this or any other matter to come before the com mittee. "The governor was before a large anil cheering audience. He-was excited. For he added: ‘How Mr. Greene could de cently remain on the committee and vote On a policy in which he was personally Interested no one but Mr. Greene could understand.' The go\ernor's mind was wandering. Had he thought a moment, he w'ould have remembered that 17 other members of the committee were candi dates, and one of these was the dis tinguished leader of the distinguished governor in his notorious effort to over ride the will of the people in regard to the primary plan. To Florence People "For the sake of the governor of a great state, I regret that the question of veracity has been raised between us. The verdict of the people will be, of course, overwhelmingly against him. No sooner had the newrs reached my home that the governor had assailed me than the business men in a body signed a statement expressing their confidence in me, and unbelief of the false charges of the governor. Nowhere have I heard an expression to the en« that the gov ernor's statement rang true, it is ridicu lous, of course, that I should have failed to remember that interesting scene in that room of the Exchange hotel in w hich the governor, attempting to dic tate the course of politics of the state, charged me with being for old Comer, and, in his moment of irritation In that Travel on “A.B.A.” Cheques «J You can pay your hotel bOla with them; buy railway and steamship * tickets; use them tor purchases. They are the most convenient as well as the safest kind of "travel money" your counter-signature identifies you. fl "A.B.A” Cheques atipply the urgent need for an International Cur rency. They are the Jhly travelers’ cheques accepted, under the law. for U. S. Customs duties. Call or write for booklet Birmingham Trust and Savings Co. LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES GO ON RECORD AGAINST LEASING STATE CONVICTS I_ The Age-Herald has asked candi dates for the legislature to state In writing their position in regard to the abolition of'the convict lease system and the proposition to put the state convicts to work on the highways of the state. Excerpts from letters of those who have responded follow: J. D. Carlisle: "I am in favor of abolishing the lease system, and work ing convicts on the road. 1 will work to that end in the event of my elec tion to the 'lower house of the legis lature." N. W. Scott: ‘ I am in favor of abol ishing the convict lease system and putting convicts on the highways of the state. This should be done as soon as tile financial condition of the state will warrant." Ellis P. Brown: "I regard the pres ent convict base system as an eco nomic mistake and social crime. If elected to the legislature I will do all in my power to abolish It." W. E. Haskins: "1 have no hesitancy in saying that 1 am utterly opposed to the convict lease system and 1 sin cerely favor its abolition." Fred G. Moore: "1 ani in favor of abolishing the convict lease system now in force in this state. I am also in fa vor of putting the convicts on the roads." B. A. Thompson, candidate for the senate: “1 believe that convicts should be worked and controllel by the state and not by individuals for^private use. I favor the building of gdbd roads. If it is demonstrated that corjvicts can be used without material loss to the state I would favor putting them on the roads." Thomas J. Judge, candidate for the senate: "I favor the abolition of the convict lease system and as a mem ber of the senate will work and vote to that end." John YY. Caldwell: "Take the convicts out of the mines and lumber camps and let them build good roads. This is the slogan. If I am elected 1 will work to that end." Henry C. West: "I shall vote and work for tlie abolition of the convict lease system and shall favor the work ing of felons on the public highways.” F. R. Matthews: "1 am in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines and abolishing the lease system.in Ala bama. I favor working all state and county convicts on the roads." Reuben Chapman: "I am an advo - -_I cate of good roads and more of them, and I firmly believe the solution of our road problem is taking the convicts out of th© mines and placing them on the roads.” H. N. Randall: ”If I should be chosen to represent Jefferson county, one of my first efforts would be to secure the passage of a law removing all convicts from mines and mills and to put them to work on the public roads of Alabama.” Isadore Shapiro: ”lf elected to the legislature I will not only vote for a measure taking the convicts out of the mines and working them on the roads, but I intend to introduce such a meas ure and will do all in my power to have the same enacted into law." W. O. Broyles: "I am opposed to the lease system and favor puttlnu convicts on the public roads and will lend every energy to the accomplish ment of the same.” Frank Harish: "If elected I will vote against the convict lease system and will use my best efforts to put tin* convicts on the public roads and farms.” D. R. Copeland. "I am heartily in favor of taking the convicts out of the mines and am against the lease sys tem. 1 will regard with favor any measure looking to its abolishment. But it will have to be done gradually.” W. M. Drennen. candidate for the state senate, said: "In announcing for the state senate I embodied my views on convict lease system. For years l have^ieen in favor of taking the con victs out of the mines and employing them in the upbuilding a better system of public highways. I expect to cast my vote and use my influence toward the enactment of such lawT.” T. H. Friel said: "Bong term convicts or dangerous convicts should be left in the mines or the state penitentiary as the safest and strongest place to keep them. Ninety per rent of them, however, prob ably could be used on the public roads." Felix I. Tarrant said: "The present lease system of convicts is indefensible— it ought to be abolished. The rural dis tricts are the bone and sinew of the state, and all good men favor their de velopment by giving them good roads. I would favor building these roads by con victs. My vote on these questions will be in accordance with my expressed views." W. Barnes Morgan said: "I am heartily in favor of abolishing the convict lease system, both as to state and county con victs. If elected to the legislature I will use my vote and Influence to carry out my Ideas as above expressed.” W. S. Welch said: I am opposed to the present convict lease system, and if elected shall favor legislation leading to abolishing the same.” CITY MARKETS WILL BE OPENED* 25 Maps Prepared by Engi neering Department. Hall to Be Master At the request of President Ward of the city commission the city engineering department yesterday completed the sev eral maps showing the location of the five market places which will be estab lished In Birmingham. Commissioner Weatherly announced yesterday that April 25 had been decided upon as the opening date. The maps made by the engineering de partment are for the Information and aid to the city commission in establishing the markets and enforcing the laws re garding them. They are merely sketches showing the sections of streets in the four-block zone about each market place. Inspector of Weights and Measures Hall it is stated will probably be appointed master of markets, in addition to his other duties. The commissioners plan eventually to locate suen officers as meat inspector at the different market places, it is said, In order that peddlers i.ud farmers may have meat inspected to peddle without coming to the city hail. The five market places will be located as follows: — (a) The roadway from the north curb line southward to within one yard of the street car track en Fourth avenue, north, immediately in front of the build ing now occupied by the Fies market bouse in the old city of Birmingham. (b) Ensley—On the southwest corner of Twentieth street, between Avenues E and T), from the curb line outward for such distance as may be designated by the market master. (c) South Highlands—Eleventh avenue, south, between Five Points and Twenty first street, from the north curb lino of said Eleventh avenue, south, outward such distance as may be designated by the market master. (d) Woodlawn—South Fifty-fifth street, next to the city hall, for such distance parallel with the curb line and outward with the curb line, as may he desig nated by the market master. <e> East Lake—Soutn Seventy-sixth street, between First avenue and Slogs avenue, next to the east curb line of said street, and for each distance out ward from the curb line and along said street as may be designated by the mar ket master. I declined to serve as bis tool, exclaimed. 'To hell with Fnderwood.’ “But I am willing to submit the case of veracity to the people of Florence. The governor was born aud reared among that people. They know nlm. They know him so well that I am confident of what the outcome will be.” 1. ~~ For the regular Sunday evening table d'hote dinner at the Birmingham News paper club today from 6 to 9 o’clock, Sec retary Dameron announces the follow ing menu and music programme: Table d’hote, Sunday, March 29, 1914. Puree of Tomato Consomme Royal Sweet Pickles Queen Olives Fried Fillet of Sole, Tartar Sauce Boston Chip Potatoes Minced Tenderloin, Newspaper Club Prime Ribs of Beef Au Jus Mashed Potatoes Roast Young Turkey, Cranberry Sauce French Peas Duchesse Potatoes Celery and Apple Salad Cherry Pudding With Butter Sauce Strawberry Ice Cream Vanilla Wafers New' York Cream Cheese Crackers Coffee. 6 P. M. to 9 P. M. Following Is the musical programme: Cabaret Capers, Allen; First Love, (waltzes), Hoizmann; Melody in F, Rub enptein; The Palms, Faure—Miss Meek. Bohemian Girl (selection), Balfe; The Angelus (From Scenes), Massanet; The Toast to Love (From “The Sunshine Girl”), Rulben—Miss Meek. Mari tana (selection), Saengar; Love Is Like a Fire-fly (Fire-fly), Friml; The Egyptian Midnight Parade, Isenmann; Popular Requests—(a) I Never Heard of Anybody Dying From a Kiss, Did You?; ’(b), Won’t You Please Say, Yes; (o). You Must Love Someone—Miss Meek. Serenade—Gounod. Weatherly Expects Further Negotiations in Regard to Viaduct Are the railroads going to make an other viaduct proposition to the city com mission? Commissioner James Weather ly, leader of the viaduct controversy, believes they are. Why Mr. Weatherly believes ns he does he declined to say yesterday. It Is pos sible that already the commissioners have been approached by the representatives of the railway companies in regard to a new proposition. The “force viaduct ordinance” now on the statute books will go Into effect Wednesday, April 1. Or rather, It is scheduled so to do. Will It. “Tf they make us a reasonable proposition before that time T should think we will hold up the ordinance," stated Mr. Weatherly yesterday. “And,” he added, “T think we have been In the vladuet business long enough now to know at a glance whether any new proposition they may make us Is or Is not reasonable. “I have reason to believe,” said the viaduct commissioner, "that the railroads do not want that ordinance to go Into effect and also to expect a new proposi tion before next Wednesday—or rather j not be surprise ff one should be made." The .ordinance which Is scheduled to I go into# effect Wednesday provides tluiti the companies Involved in the proposed viaduct construction at First avenue and Twenty-seventh street shall begin actual work on that date and complete the ejection of a viaduct, by next spring. Failure on the part of representatives of the companies to comply with the ordinance will constitute a separate of f<nse for each day, punishable by fine and imprisonment. Several ordinances are pending before the commission by which these same companies will be forced to vacate sev eral valuable sites which are said to be long to the city. Ad Club Meets Tuesday The Birmingham Ad club will hold Its regular weekly luncheon next Tuesday at 1 o’clock at the Southern chib. Hence forward the luncheons will be held there instead of* at the German cafe of the Empire hotel, where tl>ey have been held heretofore. At Tuesday’s luncheon Col man Blach will address the club on hfs views and experiences with truth in ad vertising. Mr. Blach’s talk promises to be Interesting and the Indications point to a good attendance. • Marriage Licenses The following marriage licenses were yesterday recorded In the office of the probate Judge: Charles Blanchard, Aldrich, to Miss Lillie M. Mulkey. Claud Fitts, Birmingham, to Miss A nest Tayor. ”77” FOR COLDS, INFLUENZA, COUGHS, SORE THROAT GRIP You can escape the Grip ami catch ing Cold with a certain amount of care and the use of Humphreys' “Seventy-seven” at the first sneeze or shlv^t—you must be on your guard and have the remedy on hand ready to take. If you wait until your hones begin to ache, until you begin to coug^i and wheeze, and the Cold becomes settled and hangs on, it may take longer to break up. Two sizes, 25c and $1.00, at all druggists or mailed. Humphrey,’ Horaeo. Medicine Co., 158 William Street, New York.—Advertise ment m t 1 EFFECTS STILL ‘ BEINGFELT HERE Unusual Volume of Business Last Week Attributed to Impetus Then Given Business 111 EUtS C. HOLM MS It was roughly estimated yesterday by Secretary Sam Fowlkes of the Business Men's League that the rebate coupon books received at that office this week will he close upon hxe record-breaking •number of Fashion Week. Secretary Fowlkes says accurate figures arc not yet obtainable, but it was his opinion that when the totals are computed it will not be very far behind the huge totals of Fashion Week, which was con ceded to be the best week in years. The activity in the rebate department of t^he Business Men’s League this week, however, really belongs to the week of fashion. Much of the. rebating was done by mail, Fashion Week shoppers send ing back their coupon books, whlbh they have the privilege to do within 10 days. In actual figures, it is estimated that the business done last week, as evidenced by the fares rebated to out-of-town shop pers, was upwards of $100,000, and the estimate for those out-of-town shoppers who failed to take advantage of the fare rebate privilege is upwards of $28,000. The local shoppers are conservatively esti mated at between $25,000 and $50,000, which gives a total of over $200,000 worth of merchandise sold In Birmingham last vs eek. There were hundreds of visitors to the city last week, who came merely for tho purpose of shopping. They came as a direct result of the publicity given Fash ion Week, for many people decided it would be better to wait until Fashion Week was over to do their spring shop ping, thinking the stores would not be so crowded, with sight-seers Instead of the buying public, in other words, the Impression was given the Fashion Week was for the purpose of showing what the merchants had to sell, and the public generally called to inspect rather than to buy. Fashion Week gave a needed impetus to business. It is believed that there will be a steady stream of shoppers in Birmingham from now until Easter. Be fore Fashion Week things were <|dV The merchants were trying to sell their win ter stocks; Fashion Week came with the attendant new spring displays. The feminine element came to see and wore conquered. The annual spring rush Be gan, and it bids fair to continue with un abated vigor until Easter. So it will be at each succeeding Fashign Week, the merchants believe, and for I that reason Fashion Week next year will be on a scale never yet attempted In tlie south. The decorations of the streets juid the show window’s will be on a scale* even more magnificent than they wore week before last The merchants will be lavish with their money, because Fash ion Week Is not now an experiment. It Is an unqualified success; it has received the indorsement of the buying public and tne merchants are more than delghled with the result of a venture Into hitherto untried fields of endeavor to secure busi ness in the spring. The annual Fashion Week will, Inside of five years, it is believed, be looked forward to with as much eagerness ns Is the annual State Fair. And if it brings visitors in proportionate increase of num bers each year, it will soon be. a much larger ©vent than the fair, from a busi ness point of view. TO DECIDESOl ON Will Be Definitely Settled Whether One Will Be Attempted or Not rt will he definitely decide » within the next few days whether or not Birming ham is to have a music festival this spring. Tho choral forces are now thor oughly organized, and a select body of singers, numbering 170 voices, is learning •‘Paradise I^ost,” a beautiful oratorio, with a view to giving it as a festival performance. The St. Louis Symphony orchestra can be secured for a festival hero, the dates which it has offered being May 6 and 7. No other orchestra is available, but tho St. Louis organization is one of the fore most in this country. Tho Birmingham Musical association, which is being organized on a permanent basis, lias for Its troasurer Col. T. O. Smith, vice president of t lie Birming ham Trust and Havings hank. Anyone desiring to assist the festival enterprise by subscribing to one or more shares of tho stock In the association will find Colonel Hmith ready to receive the money. Secretary James H. Hard said yester day: ' Tho music lovers of Birmingham, it Is hoped, will have the opportunity in May of hearing some of the best chorus work ever attempted in Birmingham when the combined clubs, The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company of Ensley, which Is training under the direction of Prof Stephen Allsopp. the Arion, Treble Clef and Music Study chorus, under Rlerizi Thomas, are brought together In the musical festival in the rendition of Para dise Lost, with an orchestra of 52 pieces and four noted soloists. “The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail road company male chorus is said to be particularly fine, as under the skillful directorship of Professor Allsopp, It has attained a high degree of excellence, and the other clubs are fortunate In having secured the consent of this organization to assist in the festival. Professor All sopp is well known to Birmingham audi ences, and it goes without saying that tne chorus under hlH direction will do fully their share of the work.” Y. M. C. A. NIGHT SCHOOL Progress Being Made by Class in Spanish The Young Men’s Christian associa tion night school has Just closed a very successful term. One of tho most en couraging features of the wo/k has been the progress made by the Hpanlsn students. The members of this class are made up of business and professional men who have mastered the same course in six months which Is generally given as a year’s work in colleges This course will be continued during the spring term, which opens April 7. Tho special classes will consist of penmanship, arithmetic and spelling for men and boys. The association has sertured the ser vices of C. J. Htyers to t.f^e charge of this course. Professor Styer© has had a thoruogh normal and business train ing. V LACY WILL TESTIFY SAYS P. WIN Oakley’s Attorney Says He Will Put Former Clerk on the Stand Col. P. O. Bowman, who Is one of th»* attorneys for Janies O. Oakley, an nounced last night that he will have Theo Lacy brought to Columbiana and placed on the witness stand duiing Oak ley’s trial in that city. The Shelby county case against Oak ley will come up for trial In Columbiana April 7. Discussing plans for the defense Colonel how man said last night: “While It is well known that 1 am not friendly with the governor, yet I have taken absolutely no part in the recent controversy which has stirred up so much interest in the state. In the trial of Mr. Oakley's case l will ask the court for the proper process lor Theo l^ac.v to bring him from Mont gomery to Columbiana and put him on the witness stand. I think the gover nor Is entitled to have Lacy on the wit ness stand whore he can be examined and cross-examined. i will also summon J. I^ee Long ns a witness in this case and ho and the gov ernor doubtless both know the line of testimony upon which ne will he ex amined. “I shall also have subpoenaes issued for Frank V. l<7vnns, examiner of pub lit' accounts at the time of the defalca tion, an<l Jl. Y. Brooke, also an exami ner, and who Is now in Washington. I want to invoke the good offices of the governor to see that Brooke is present at Columbiana. “As one of Oakley’s lawyers I am in hopes the lid will bo taken off down at Columbiana and that the .state of Ala bama will learn all tke facts. The gov i rnor should not be condemned by a newspaper statement not given under oath by Lacy nr anybody else. The gov ernor ami people of Alabama arc en titled to all the facts that can be legit imately developed and I shall lend every possible means to bring out the truth. T ho Innocent should be exonerated and the guilty punished.’’ State Organization Affected at Meeting Yesterday. Officers Are Elected The Alabama State Association of Grad uate Nurses was organized yesterday morning at the Chamber of Commerce building. The Montgomery and Birming ham Graduate Nurses' association met and formed the state body, the purpose of which is the elevation of tho standards of nursing In the state. Tt was pointed out In the meeting that standards of nursing had been sadly lacking and that an association of this kind was necessary to make the profession's rank high. Miss Linna Denny, head nurse for tho public schools of Birmingham, presided at yes terday's meeting. The officers of the newly organized association, elected yesterday, are: Mias Linna Denny, president; Miss Margaret Hutton, Montgomery, vice president; Miss Lemoine Pharos, Mobile, second vice pres ident; Miss Helen MaoLean, Birmingham, recording secretary, and Miss Mary Den man, corresponding secretary. The trus tees are the Rev. Willoughby N. Clay broofce, Sterling A. Wood and Dr. Cabot 'Lull. The executive board of tho asso ciation Is made up of the following: Mrs. K. G. Sanford, Miss DeShazo, Miss Daln wood, Miss Stay and Mrs. Bell Hoppe of Montgomery. Nurses from practically all the infirm aries and hoslptala In tho city were pree ent yesterday and many were here from Mobile and Montgomery, fitters of re gret were received from nurses at An niston and Tuscaloosa, who were unabl.j to attend. It Is the intention of the state organiza tion to elevate the standards of nursing to a mucli higher plane and to make the organization ho much felt throughout the state that local organizations will strive to attain that degree of efficiency found in the state organization. HOBSON HAS SMALL CROWD AT ATHENS Speaks for Hour or More in Court house Yard—Rushton Well Received Athens, March 28.—(Special.)—Capt. R. I’. Hobson spoke to a small crowd iti the courthouse yard today at 2:30 o’clock. His coming had been widely ad vertised by his local managers In the papers, etc., and a brass band was Im ported from Nashville to aid in draw ing a crowd. He had perhaps 200 to hear him. Sir. Hobson arrived from an adjoining county in an automobile and spoke for an hour in a drizzling rain He was accompanied by Mrs. Hobson, who sat on the platform with him. This Is about the fifth or sixth trip Hobson has ade to Limestone. Ray Rus* n spoke to a largo crowd In the reiioom, O.nd was heard with pleasure tie will g«t a large vote in Ltmegtona. often the way people handle the fire question. Berfore a real fire shows what’s lacking, check up >e where a safe de >ox will protect you. ear at the WORKING ON STREET TO BASEBALL PARK Will Be Ready When the Season Opens—May Buy Scarifier “The haseball pork boulevard will bo ready when the Henson opens,’’ promised a member of the city commission yester day. A new scarifier is now at work on the street ami the commissioners are negotiating on a purchase of the ma chine. “A large engine is used to draw the machine over the road, however,” said ('ommissioner Weatherly yesterday, “and that engine Is very expensive. I have been trying to figure some way by which we could purchase the scarifier Itself and rig up something of our own to pull It. The city has a traction engine that is a few years old, and I have asked the engineering department for a recommen dation regarding It, for I believe it can l>c repaired and would pull the scarifier. “If this is done, we will purchase the scarifier, and then we will have a ma chine that is not costly and which wo can use to keep all of our chert streets In good repair. The scarifier is simpla In Its operation, it scratches up the sur face of the chert road thoroughly, mak ing the top hovering loose, and when followed by a ding the street Is put In perfect condition, free of ruts and holes. “In regard to the new pavement—-the Finley method of applying a tar prepa ration for a top dressing 1 think we will soon be ready to announce whether >r not the city will use It as the engineers wre examining It now. At leant we are going to make some experiments on a block or two In order to see exactly what the pavement will do.” •— -—— FATHER O’GRADY LEAVES I’ratt City Priest Returns to Former Home in New York The Very Rev. Henry E. O'Gradv, pas ter of the Catholic church of Pratt City, and dean of northern Alabama, Is obliged to be absent for sometime on account of his health. He left Thursday night for his old home in New York state. Since Ills coming to 1 att City Father O’Grady has been untiring in his efforts to benefit this community. Through his Influence the grade of the hill leading to the Fraternal cemetery was cut down. He next caused a light, to he placed at Lhe entrance to the cemetery. lie started the agitation to have a. new fence put ground the city of the dead, which was the beginning of the general improve ment which was finished last spring. Father O’Grady was the first to lift his voice in behalf of free labor In the mines. In an article given to the press snortiy after assuming charge here, he pointed out the groat injustice done to the convicted man in forcing him to go In a mine, about which he knew noth ing. and compete with the free man, who was the taxpayer and supporter of he government. Father O'Grady always claimed Pratt City was the best place In the Hirming liain district and gave as his reason tliHt tin people here owned their own homes. In the other places the jwople only owned about 20 per cent of them. Father O’Grady leaves Pratt City with tiie best wishes of the people, regard less of creed, and thw tu>i>a is universal tuat his health may soon tie restored, so he can again resume hie duties, as his Interest is not centered alone in the peo ple of Ills own faith, but in all classes r-nd conditions of men. This fact rnukes him a potent factor tn the upbuilding [if our home town. llURUFF 01 HEAD HAIR FELL OUT Could Hardly Sleep for Scratching. Hair Thin, Dry and Lifeless. A Few Applications^Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured. Olin. Ky.—"1 was bothered several fr«Mft with trail) disease. There first came ft pimple with a hard scab on it. I would scratch it ofT and then it would make a sore. At times l could bardlv deep at night for scratching. My hair (gradually fell out. It was thin, dry and lifeless and dandruff was In ray hair. "I tried several remedies but none of them did me any good only for a short time. At last l saw the Cuticura Soap and Oint ment advertisement. I wrote for a sample and after using It once or twigs I found out that It was just what 1 had been wanting. 80 I secured a larger amount of Cuticura Soap and Ointmeut from my druggist. I first put Cuticura Ointment on my scalp and then l would wash my head with Cuti cura Soap. With just a few applications of the Cuticura Soap and Ointment I wai cured." (Signed) It. L. Pope, June 2, 1913. “Why should I uso Cuticura Soapf There Is nothing the matter with my skin, and I thought Cuticura Soap was mly for ^ skin troubles." True, it is for skin troubles, V but its great mission is to prevent- skin ) troubles. For more than a generation its delicate emollient and prophylactic proper ties have rendered it the standard for this purpose, while its extreme purity and re freshing fragrance give to it all the advan tages of the best of toikt soaps. Cuticurft Soap 25c. and Cuticura Ointment 50c. are sold everywhere. Liberal sample of each mailed free, with 32-p. Skin Book. 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