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GADSDEN FAVORS
Believed if Appointive Fea
ture Were Eliminated the
Measure Would Carry
V.
. ^Gadsden, May 24.—(Special.)—Sentiment
in favor of commission government seems
to be growing in Gadsden, and if the ap
pointive feature of the commission gov
ernment act could be eliminated there is
little doubt as to the outcome of a spe
call election on the subject. The commis
sion form would cost Gadsden $1900 an
nually more than the present form. The
mayor and aldermen now receive salaries
aggregating $2000, while commissioners
would get $3900.
Because she took cold in a depot when
she was only 6o days old, Bessie Roberts,
by her next friend, Danford Roberts, bus
brought suit in the city court of Gads
den against the Louisville and Nashville
railroad to recover $5000. The complaint
sets forth that while waiting in a depot at
Ketona on December 1, 1913, the baby suf- ;
feted from the cold, was made sick and
permanently disabled.
The work of oiling the streets will start]
within the next few weeks. The courugfjT
is making an effort to persuadj* >^jie
Louisville and Nashville to pl^fe oil on
Locust street, through whickr^g track
runs. S
Because of uns«aso»«?^pe c0\<\ weather,
cotton farmers beUf£ve the crop has de
teriorated in L*;0wah during the past
week. Hovveyqr> they believe an average
in'flffVVt be made if weather condi*
lions are favorable.
The floral display at the home of Judge
.7. W. Penn on Turrentine avenue, com
posed of thousands of roses, is attracting
attention all over the city.
It is estimated that 1000 people will en
joy the outing of Pratt City Knights of
Pythias at Noccalula falls May 27.
With prospects for record-breaking
crowds, as indicated by the advance sale,
the. annual Chautauqua opened this after
noon In the big tent at Emma Hansom
park at the foot of Broad street. The
afternoon attraction was the Dunbar Bell
Ringers, followed by the address of
George D. Alden.
•yAs. Hftt Factory Burns
<1 Memphis, May 24.—Fire here today de
ttroyed the two-story factory building of
the John L. Parham Hat company. The
I Ik loss is estimated at $75,000.
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Those Going on Vacation
May Take Books
With Them
Two exclusively “summer features”
nave been nauguarted by the Blr
Birmingham public library officials.
One is a vacation privilege rule and an
other is a vacation and traveler's de
partment.
In the vacation privilege it is provided
that anyone holding a library card who
leaves for a vacation on or after June
1 may take out not more than six 11^
day books and keep them until Au^,‘8(
31, subject, however, to recall jRter a
period of 28 days providing demand
for tlie books should dj^reTop at the
library. This provision's made so that
vacationists leaving^^e city may select
some of theitj^rerbooka and take them
along W^JJnthem free of charge. The
provisjj*5n can be made during the sum
mJ*t months, the library officials state,
*is at that time there is a decrease in
the demand for books at the library.
The travelers' and vacation depart
ment lias been fitted up by Miss Miller,
I assistant librarian in charge of 1 lie
reading rooms. She has provided a table
upon which are all kinds of railroad
folders, summer and hotel resort guides
and literature of every imaginable kind
There are also some books giving va
cation plans and places. The Innova
tion lias proved exceedingly popular
those whose vacations are approaching
being able to secure at once the litera
ture ami guides to all accessible va
cation places in the country, places nea:
and far and any kind of trip to fit tin
poeketbook.
The rule regarding the vacation priv
ilege for books is ns follows:
"After June 1 any library borrowers
leaving the city for vacation may tak(
out not to exceeed six 14-day circulat
ing books to be kept until August 31
but such books shall be subject to cal
after 28 days if there is groat demanc
for them at the library.
“Each person who accepts this offei
must agree to keep the library Informed
as to every change of address."
O.V. Crabtree and D.L. Fos
ter Candidates to Suceeed
S. H. Sprott
Tuscaloosa. May 23.—(Special.)—O. y
. Crabtree tonight announced his candidac
for the presidency of the city comrnii
sion, following the statement of S. 1
Sprott that he would not be a candidal
to succeed himself.
Crabtree is the head of Crabtree L#umb<
company and was for a number of yeai
a member of the hoard of aldermen c
Tuscaloosa. Sprott has been president <
* the city commission for three years, ha’
* ing been appointed by the governor wh<
* the new form of government was estul
lisbed here.
The election will n it he held until Se
■% tember, but a number of men are alreai
" being groomed for the race.
- At a late hour tonight D. L. Fostc
member of the Tuscaloosa fire depat
ment, also announced bis candidacy f
* president of the city commission. T
9 entrance of Foster into the race, follow
but a few hours that of O. V. Crabtr*
a The announcement of S. H. Sprott, t
present head of tlie commission, that
would not offer for re-election had be
previously made. It is considered pro
able that other candidates may enter t
1 race in the near future.
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BEFORE LATE INF L
Recent Developments Tend
to Prolong the Session
Throughout Summer
VOTE ON TOLLS BILL
PROBABLY NEXT WEEK
j Should Senate Take Up Antitrust Leg
islation of a Comparative Na
ture Adjournment Will
Be Delayed
Washington, May 24.—Whether Congress
will adjourn In July or late In the fall
probably will be determined this week.
Democratic leaders for several w’eeks have
predicted they would put through the
legislation asked by President Wilson, and
still get away by July 15, but develop
ments In the last few days have led some
leaders to revise this opinion. It was ad
mitted today that if the Senate under
takes to put through anti-trust legislation
of a comparative nature, adjournment
hardly can be taken for several weeks
after the tentative date mentioned fre
quently.
Omnibus Trust Bill
Tuesday the Senate interstate commerce
eommmlttee will determine whether it will
report to the Senate its omnibus trust
bill or Wait until the House sends over
its three bills on the same subject. If
the committee decides to report out a bill
framed by its subcommittee there is every
prospect for six weeks’ debate. If ifc
decides to wait for the House bills it JTifty
conclude to report only one to tl^ Sen
ate, the bill providing for a Jfc^ade com
mission. Although the apjfes^nce of this
bill also would lead to nfueh debate, demo
cratic leaders pcjjflta'.dv could force its
passage in lijfrffimt- than the omnibus
bin. JT
Senate JjP^ders had expected to get
throuft|yfojth the tolls bill this week, but
tiu^lfct that the Senate undoubtedly will
yrffjourn tomorrow out of respect for the
^memory of Senator Bradley, makes it
probable that debate cannot be dosed
before late Friday. A vote on the bill
itself probably will not be taken until next
week. Majority Leader Kern, however,
may resort to night sessions to end debate
before Friday.
While the Senate is busy with the tolls
bill the House will take up the second
of its anti-trust measures which contains
many provisions for the further regulation
of trusts. The House will hold night ses
sions and may put the bill through by
Saturday.
General debate on the bill probably will
start tomorrow night. The measure is
threatened with a general attack from
the republican side. It carries provisions
dealing with interlocking directorates,
holding companies, price fixing and the is
sue of labor rights and demands.
The American Federation of Labor is in
sisting on stronger provisions to exempt
labor unions from anti-trust prosecution
and to liberalize injunction processes and
. contempt procedure.
Wilson Desires Action
House leaders are much Interested in
■ President Wilson’s declaration that he
> will not be satisfied unless the whole anti
trust programme goes through both
houses. Scnne House leaders believe the
Senate may be counted on to pass the
i trade commission bill, possibly without
amendment, and to go no further at this
session, except possibly to pass the gen
eral clam bill, regulating water power on
navigable rivers. This bill would em
power the federal government to regulate
water power practices, rates and charges
■ when a state fails to perform that func
[ tlon. It would provide that after 50 years
the government may take over any water
power project.
Democratic leaders are not contemplat
ing immediate exigency for legislation for
the Mexican situation. House democrats
are figuring on an early conference on
whether rural credits should he taken up
I at this session. The Lever bill to regu
late cotton futures transactions may come
up in a day*'or two before the entire com
mittee on agriculture.
HOUR FOR SERIOUS
' BUSINESS ARRIVES
FOR THE MEDIATORS
< Continued From I'nge One*
r diation they will be given no further
opportunity to do so. The plans of the
y mediators look to a settlement of the
w difficulties between the Huerta govern
I ment and the United States before sub
’ mitting the programme adopted hero to
e the constitutionalists. The mediators
consider that the internal and intorna
r tional phases of the Mexican problem
s are inseparable. They believe the
j. United States will find sufficient repa
ration for the offenses of the Huerta
government, such as the arrest of blue
jackets at Tampico, In the establish*
n ment of an entirely new government in
). Mexico.
The mediators hope that the person?
i- identified with the new provisions!
y government will represent the ideal?
and wishes of all factions and wil
r, bring order Immediately and adminis
t- ter fairly a new election. From the
jr recognition which would be accorder
ie the provisional administration wouh
>d come flnanc'al support and the backing
e. of the powers generally. The media
ie tors realize that unless their efforti
,elhere are successful American military
>n occupation of Mexico may be the alter
p. native. They do not believe the consti
ie tutionalists could long oppose a newl:
established provis’onal government ii
Mexico City. With the elimination o
~ Huerta, it is pointed out. the chief ain
of the constitutionalists’ cause wil
have been fulfilled. Its followers, i
is believed by/the mediators would In
unable to repudiate the principles pro
claimed In the conference here.
The mediators are of the opinion, i
Us understood, that they may be oh
liged by the very purpose that im
polled them to extend their good of
fices, to admit a representative of tin
constitutionalists. providing Genera
Carranza will agree to an armistice. T
is said, moreover, that unless this con
dition is willingly met by the const!
tutionalists. the mediators are disin
dined to change the method they ari
pursuing in seeking to compose th<
differences between General Huerti
and the Washington government.
Carranza May Send Delegates
If Carranza now' should formally ap
ply for permission to send delegates t(
the conference and If he voluntarilj
should agree to meet the condition:
set forth in the original invitation t<
him it is said no apology or excuse t<
account for his rejection of that invi
tation would be required. All the me
diators would demand, it is under
stood, would be that fighting shouh
cease and that delegates sent to rep
resent the constitutionalists shouh
have power# as broad as those of tin
American and Huerta delegates, if al
of these conditions were met unrescrv
.edly by the constitutionalist leader, i
I is probable that the mediators wouh
| feel compelled to withdraw their las
telegram to Carranza and receive hi:
agents, even at this late hour.
HOI RULE TO PASS
THIRD READING INi
. ,, ,1
I
Measure Will in Due Cours?
Become Law Despite
Opposition by the
House of Lords
London, May 24.—In 48 hours, per
haps less, the home rule bill will pass
I its third reading in the House of Com
mons, barring aeeidenttf, and in due !
course become a* law. despite opposl- j
tfon by the House, of l.ords, whose veto
under the parliament act is limited to
two successive sessions. There will
be a long hard fight, however, and
possibly civil war in Ireland before a
parliament is set up in Dublin, for the
Ulstermen determined that the Protes
tant portion of the province shall be
excluded from the bill’s operation
threaten to establish a provisional gov
ernment as soon as the bill leaves the
House of Commons.
The third reading was interrupted
Thursday when the speaker suspended
the sitting, because, of the obstructive
tactics of the unionists. Andrew Bonar
Law’, leader of the opposition, tomor
row again will ask Premier Asquith to
acquaint the House with the terms of
the amending bill, which lie has pro-:
posed. If the premier refuses to .dO'so,
the unionists may leave the chamber
in a body, in which cas^ ‘the govern
ment w’ould pass the. Will and adjourn
over the WhltsunXVcfe holidays.
It was thought that the Ipsw’ich elec
tion, in which C. F. G. Masterman,
lately appointed chancellor of the
Duch}; bf I/ancaster, was defeated by
fhy unionist candidate, might influence
rdie cabinet to take a different course,
but this hope was disappointed tonight
by a letter from the right Hon. Herbert
Samuel, postmaster general, in which
the minister, quoting the figures of 42
bye elections since the bill was intro
duced in 1912,’ sets up the claim that
226.000 electors voted for candidates
pledged to home rule and 201,000 elec
tors voted for candidates opposed to
home rule.
Tlie eyes of England are turning on
l ister, where arrangements have been
made to assemble the provisional gov
ernment and mobilize the well armed
volunteers. Arms and ammunition
have been distributed and plans are
completed for calling out volunteers
at a moment’s notice. According to or
ders to the commanders of the volun
teers, these steps have been taken “to
assist in keeping peace in the event of
disturbances arising out of the passage!
of the home rule bill.”
Ijondonderry and Tj’rone are danger
points, for here the nationalists and
Ulstermen are evenly divided. Nation
alists rejoicing over the passage of the
bill might easily load to a clash, and
extra police have been drafted for serv
ice in those districts and if necessary
the military would be ordered to pro
ceed to the assistance of the civil au
thorities. The belief is held in some
quarters that all this threatened trou
ble might have been avoided by the |
government announcing the terms of
the amending hill and making further
concessions to Ulster. Many radicals,
how’ever, think the government has
gone far enough.
ARMY ENGINEERS
REACH COLUMBUS
Survey Being Made to Determine the
Cost of Locks on the
Tombighee
Columbus. Miss., May 24.—(Special)—En
gineers from the United States govern
ment office at Mobile arrived in the city
this morning from West Point, where
they have been w'orking from a bench
mark in that city for the purpose of es
tablishing a datum in Columbus from
which calculations will be made in making
a geodedic purvey of the Tomblgbee river.
The survey is being made for the purpose
of determining the approximate cost of
installing locks and darns on the river be
tween this city and Demopolis.
The party of engineers now in the field
is from Colonel Keller’s office in Mobile,
who Mas charge of this district, and is
in charge of F. M. Hosier with Messrs.
E. II. Mealin. G. C. Walker and M. H.
Finley as assistants. The bench work
is being established on the buse of tlie
Confederate monument In the courthouse
, yard. All calculations in the future rela
tive to survey work on the Tombigbce
river will be made with reference to the
> mark established here today.
Mr. Hosier will establish headquarters
two miles south of Columbus, and lie esti
i mates that about two weeks will be re
i quired in making the survey in this im
mediate vicinity. Within the next few
i days another parly of engineers headed
■ by M. L. Craighill of Mobile will be pul
in the field, ^his party will begin work
i at Cochrane and work south to Demopolis
■ while the work between Columbus and
• Cochrane will be done by Mr. Hosier’t
i I party.
\ Deaths and Funerals
> Riley Kuster
Funeral services over the remains 01
“j Riley Krister will be conducted from Iiti
1 late residence, 1818 Avenue E, this after
, noon at 2 o’clock. Interment will be Ir
- Greenwood cemetery at Pratt City, Mem
" hers of Clganimkers local No. 405, o;
which the deceased was a member, wll
. attend the services in a body. The de
y ceased is survived by his widow,
,f Mrs. M. B. Dean
'j Funeral services over the remains o;
t Mrs. M. B. Dean, who diod Saturday aft
e ernoon in Asheville, N. C., will be con
- ducted tills afternoon at 2 o'clock fron
the residence of her son, J. H. Dean 221
1 Fourteenth avenue, south. Interment wll
. be in Elmwood cemetery with the Rev
- Preston Blake officiating. The decease!
e is survived by her husband and five chil
' dren, J. H. and J. W. Dean of Blrming
ham, B. B. Dean of Atlantic City, N. J.
. Mrs. A. E. Clements of Nashville am
- Miss Mary Dean. The following will ac
p as pallbearers: Solon Jacobs, E. S. Moore
j George Estis, W. H. Gillespie and R. B
Smyer.
Thomas W. Smith
Selma, May 24.—(Special.)—Thomas W
'* Smith, aged 74, a wdi known resident, die<
s at the home of his eon, S. S. Smith. Sat
u urday afternoon after an illness of sev
0 eral weeks. The deceased moved to Selmi
- about two years ago from Autauga eoun
- ty. 'I'lie remains were carried to Pratt
- \llle Sunday morning for Interment.
" James Johnson
Huntsville, May 24.—(Special.I—Jame
1 Johnson, aged 67 years, died at the hom<
- of his daughter on Q'Shaughnessy avenui
t this morning after a brief Illness. Sev
d eral sons and daughters survive, him.
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JOHNS Uudertaklng Co. Phono 1001
OFFICIAL MAP OF THE WEATHER ]
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Weather Forecast
Washington, May 24.—Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Monday
and Tuesday.
Georgia: Fair Monday and Tuesday.
Tennessee: Fair and continued warm
Monday and probably Tuesday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
May 24:
Highest temperature .
Lowest temperature . 61
Mean temperature .
Normal temperature .*•. **
Deficiency in temperature since
January 1 . 313
Rainfall .*. . •‘JJ
Total rainfall since Jan. 1.lo.27
Deficiency in rainfall since Jan. 1.. 6.31
Relative humidity 7 a. in.66 |
Relative humidity 7 p. m.31 ;
Weather Conditions
Birmingham, May 24.—(7 p. m.—The ;
pressure lias continued high over the
eastern half of the country during the
past 24 hours, and fair>weather has pre
vailed. An extensive area of low pres
sure overlying the western portions has
caused scattering showers over Iowu,
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska and the
southern Rockies, and quite general
cloudiness throughout the western
lakes, the upper plains states, and the
entire Rocky mountain division.
Temperatures have risen a few de
grees over almost the entire country i
east of the Rockies, in the cotton belt 1
the rise has averaged about 2 degrees
during the past 24 hours. Mamlmum
temperatures exceeded 90 degrees in
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and west
ern Flordia, 92 degrees being the high
est reading recorded in Birmingham.
Memphis. Montgomery and Atlanta. No
rains occurred over the cotton states,
except in extreme southern Texas,
wehre light showers occurred.
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations,
May 24:
Temperature
Lowest
At for
7 p. in. day.
Abilene, clear. 7N
Atlanta, partly cloudy. 86 hs
Birmingham, clear . 83 61
Boston, clear. 66
Brownsville, partly cloudy ... 78 74
Buffalo, rain . 62
Calgary, clear. 72
Charleston, clear. 74
Chicago, partly cloudy . 82
Corpus Christ!, partly cloudy. 78 76
Denver, cloudy. 72
Des Moines, clear . 82
Dodge City, clear . 80
IUiluth. cloudy. 58
Durango, clear. 66
Fort Worth,* clear. 82
Galveston, partly cloudy .... 76 72
Green Bay, cloudy. 60
Hatteras, clear . 70
Have, cloudy. 72
Helena, cloudy . 56
Huron, cloudy . 76
Jacksonville, clear . 76
Kansas City, clear .-+■ .80
Knoxville, cloudy . 86
.loulsville, clear . 84
Memphis, clear . 86
Miami, cloudy . 78
Mobile, clear. 78 64
Modena, partly cloudy. 62
Montgomery, clear . 86 60
Nashville, clear . 84
New Orleans, clear . 72 68
New York, cloudy . 60
North Platte, partly cloudy.. 84
Oklahoma, clear. 78
Palestine, clear . 88 6S
Phoenix, clear . 84
Pittsburg, cloudy . 76
Portland, rain . 58
Raleigh, clear . 78
Rapid City, cloudy . 74
Roseburg, rain. 54
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oo
Roswell, clear.
Salt LAke City, cloudy. li
San Antonio, partly cloudy... 80 66
San Francisco, cloudy. 08
Sault Ste. Marie, rain . 60
Sheridan, clear . 0 4
Shreveport, clear . 84
Spokane, partly cloudy. os
St. Louis, clear . 84
St. Paul, cloudy . ‘8
Tampa, cloudy . '8 •'
Toledo, partly cloudy . 64
Vicksburg, clear . 84
Washington, partly cloudy . • • <0
Wllliston, cloudy. 64
Winnemucca, cloudy. 00
Winnipeg, clear . "2
E. C. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
NAVAL STORES CASE f
Four Face Trial Charged
With Seeking to Monop- '
olize Trade
Savannah, Qa., May 24.—Charged (
with violating the federal antitrust i
laws by seeking to monopolize the na- «
val stores trade, K. S. Nash, S. P. Shot- {
ter, J. P. C. Myers and Carl Moller, of- '
fleers of the suspended American Naval
Stores company, will be placed on trial
in the United States district court here
tomorrow.
It will be the second time that the
men have faced trial, a previous ver
dict of guilty being set aside by the
United States supreme court. All of
the defendants were fined at the first
trial snd Myers and Shotter sentenced
o three months imprisonment eacn.
'he case has been pending five years
Ince the first conviction.
The American Naval Stores company
uspendfng on Marcli 17, 1913, and its
Hairs are now in the hands of a ltqui
lating committee.
COMMENCEMENT AT
AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL
Auburn. May 24.—(Special.)—The com
nencement exercises of the Auburn High
chool began auspiciously Friday night
vlth the operetta, “The Golden Sickle of
fairyland," given by the children.
The graduating exercises will be held
'uesday evening, the commencement ad
Iress being delivered by President Charles
:. Thach. Following the address oertitl
ates will be awarded to honor students of
II classes, and the diplomas will be pre
ented to the senior class by Prof. C. S.
Jodbold.
Train From Monterey
I>aredo. Tex.. Jlay 24—One military tele
graph line today was In operation from
Meuvo Laredo to Monterey. Mexico, bin
lothing was known of connections from
Monterey to Saltillo. The Neuvo Laredo
ifficlals today announced that they will
lave a train through from Monterey with
n two days.
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