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_THE BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD |
VOLUME XXXXIV
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1914
14 PAGES
:
CARRANZA AGENTS
CONFIDENTHEWILL
ACCEPTJEDIATION
Private Secretary of Revo
lutionary Chief Now in
Washington
THINKS CONFERENCE
WILL TAKE PLACE
^ Rebels Determined to Continue Cam
paign Regardless of Conference,
However—Villa Is Closing
< About Dictator
Washington, June 26.—Representatives
r* the Mexican constitutionalists in Wash
Mngton expressed confident hopes tha:
[General Carranza would accept the invita
jtlon of the South American mediators tc
participate In Informal conferences tc
(compote the internal affairs of Mexico
"Whether General Ctrranza —mid accept
dlhe Invitation, however, still remained ar
open question, despite the fact that
jjsome of his agents here had telegraphed
>Mm at Monterey for a definite answer
(The message was sent after the arrival
I In Washington of General Carranza’s prl
l tvate secretary, Alfredo Breceda, who
I
[brought personal information from tbe
[constitutionalist leader to his Washing
ton agents, Rafael Zubaran and Luis
►Cabrera.
i Mr. Zubaran tonight said he believeo
•General Carranza would authorize par
ticipation of his representatives in th«
•proposed conference, but that the mili
tary campaign against General Huerta
would proceed. Mr. Cabrera declared ht
was almost certain informal conferences
would take place. Mr. Breceda said ht
was awaiting instructions. '
Positive Information
Mr. Breceda brought to Washing the
positive Information that it is the con
stitutionalists purpose to continue theli
military campaign, regardless of peace
’ conferences. San Luis Potosi, it was said
v would be the next objective point of the
\ army. After San Luis Potosi the con*
\ Btitutionalists expect Huerta's troops tc
^ tmake their last stand at Querataro. Theii
leaders insist that General Villa will be
on the verge of entering Mexico Cltj
within less than a month.
With this military prospect assured
, home constitutionalist leaders are knowr
to believe it would be better to have £
• provisional government established lr
Mexico to supervise an election. than tc
permit a military force to do so. Gen
eral Villa, they point out, Is willing tc
listen to reason. General Carranza, thej
say, might be induced to accept this poini
of view.
The only message that came from Gen
eral Carranza to the agency here todas
brought the information that the con
stitutionalist generals again had assure*
the first chief of their support and co
operation. Mr. Breceda tonight sent sev
eral messages asking for definite instruc
tions regarding the proposal of informa
^mediation negotiations. An answer, ii
was said, might not be received before
Monday.
Terrazas Not in Danger
Ela Paso, June 26.—General Villa noti
fied the state department at Washlngtor
today that Luis Terrazas, Jr., who has
been the subject of representations bj
Secretary Bryan, Is in no personal danger
Terrazas has beefi held a prisoner ai
Chihuahua City as hostage because of the
, activity of the elder Terrazas in the re
moving of cattle from the state. The
Terrazas family is the largest holder oi
lands In Chihuahua. Their property has
freen confiscated by the revolutionists.
I jeon Canova of Florida arrived here
today to become an assistant to George
C. Carothers, consular agent at Torreon
who has been acting as special representa
tive of the state department. Both lef
rtoday for Laredo, Tex., to confer witl
general Carranza.
Bury Zacatecas Dead
Zacatecas, June 25.—(Delayed over mill
tary wires.)—There was little life las
flight in Zacatecas. Everywhere dead mer
and horses had been piled In the gutteri
to allow traffic on the streets and side
‘‘walks. Today the burying of the deac
ftoegon. The bodies of the horses were
burned.
During the night civilians who had re
jamained Indoors throughout the four dayi
[of attack ventured forth on the streets
-dodging sentries. Hundreds of wires
Swung In tangles from telegraph poles
tripping pedestrians and horses.
Zacatecas is the center of a rich sllvci
mining district, which has been operate*
tior 300 years.
Signs of Anxiety
Niagara Falla, Ont„ June 26.—After £
Hay of waiting with no plans of the con
stitutionalists with reference to the pro
s posed informal conference with the Huerta
delegates over Mexico’s internal affain
the mediation colony is showing signs o:
anxiety.
Few are certain the constitutional^
(Continued on Page Nine)
, ON DIAMOND TODAY
Progressives and Republi
cans Meet Democrats
in Game
S -
Washington, June 26.—The annual
house baseball gams will be played at
tha American league park here to
morrow. The republican and progres
tive players are: Patton of Pennsyl
vania, Farr of Pennsylvania, Winslow
* Of Massachusetts, Barton of Nebraska,
__ Blnnott of Oregon, Slemp or Virginia,
♦"** Woodruff of Michigan, Rogers of Mas
sachusetts, and Miller of Pennsylvania,
the cdptatn. The democrats include
Webb of North Carolina, captain;
Rouse of Kentucky, Oldfield of Ar
kansas, Harrison of Mississippi, Mur
ray of Massachusetts, Connolly ol
Iowa. Kldor of Louisiana, and McDer
mott of Illinois. The game is for the
benefit of the Washington Playground,
as.bdatlon.
SALEM CARING FOR
18,000 HOMELESS AS
RESULT OF BIG FIRE
4500 Wait in Bread Lines for Food, Which Streams Into City in
Abundance—Over 3500 Directly Dependent on
City for Shelter
Salem, Mass., June 26.—Measures for
the relief of the 18,000 persons made home
less In yesterday's conflagration were
proceeding with military precision today.
More than 3500 were directly dependent on
the relief committee for shelter, while
4500 waited patiently in the various bread
lines for food which streamed into the
city in abundance.
Those cared for in the tented camps
were of the poorer class, mostly foreign
ers. Nearly all the well ty do had found
refuge with friends an.d relatives else
where.
An insurance adjuster who went care
fully over the devastated district tonight
estimated the loss at $12,000,000, of which
$10,000,000 was covered by insurance. This
insurance, it was stated, wfas well dis
tributed, the heaviest amount falling on
any one company being $400,000.
The Naumkeag Steam Cotton company
was the heaviest individual loser. The
loss on its great plant was placed at
$3,500,000.
Fifteen hundred employes were thrown
out of work by the destruction of these
mills. The total number added by the
tire to the ranks of the unemployed was
estimated at .9000.
Hand in hand with measures for relief
went preparations for rebuilding the city.
The Naumkeag company and some of the
other larger firms burned out announced
they would begin the work of reconstruc
tion as quickly ns possible. In the mean
time the unemployed will be given work
in* the rehabilitation of the city or will be
provided with jobs in nearby places.
A relief committee of seven, appointed
by Governor Wash, conferred with Mayor
Hurley and the local relief committee.
After a survey of the situation the
committee announced:
“The principal need is money, not
clot lies or food. The people who were
burned out managed to save all the neces
sary clothing and there is on hand a
sufficient supply of food to last a week
or possibly longer."
Miss Mabel T. Boardnmn, national re
lief secretary of the American Bed Cross
society, arrived today and offered the
services of the organization.
So many maternity cases were reported
that a number of women prominent In
the wealthy north shore summer 00/
ony, organized a hospital for them .
a church.
The list of dead as a direct result of
the fire was placed tonight at four. The
identified dead were Mrs. Jennie Cun
ningham and Samuel P. Withey. Another
body was so badly Juirned its sex could
not be determined. *The fourth body was
that of a child.
ANARCHY SWAYS
ALBANIA DECLARES
WILLIAMS’ REPORT
Horrible Conditions Pic
tured by American Min
ister Who Investi
gated Conditions
Athens, June 26.—George Fred Wil
liams, American minister to Greece* to
day sent to the newspapers a report
of his investigations in Albania, where
he went recently at the order of the
Washington government. Mr. Williams
says he considers the conditions ir
Albania anarchical and declares the
present regime impracticable owing tc
antagonistic rivalries. J[le appeals tc
the powers to create a neutral stAte
The report attributed to Mr. "Wil
liams denounces as a "horrible crime’
what the powers are doing in Albania.
It does not even spare the Prince oi
Welti, saying of him: ‘‘I found a prince,
calling himself King, with no powers,
no territory and no subjects except
his wife and children.”
Elsewhere in the report, Mr. Wil
liams says: "1 uncovered at Durazzc
an epochal scandal of anarchy, incom
petence, hypocrisy and murder. My
first effort was to find the Albanian
government. J found none, except six
warships, and they were silent.
"1 took opinions on the London
agreement. Every' one agreed it cre
ated no government, except one ol
armed force from abroad, for which all
the authorities were clamoring.
“Five ostensible governments were
in sight: First, the six great powers
with all the power; second, the com
mission with civil administration and
finance; third, the Dutch gendarmerie
with control of the military': fourth,
the prince with any powers remaining;
fifth, the ministry with no powers.
"Each of these governments was
i fighting every other save the first
which, apparently', is so discordant
within itself that it had abandoned all
the rest to their fate.”
The report as published highly
praises the Dutch officers as the only
sincere men in the whole of Durazzo:
accuses the Albanian government oi
having plunged Albania into the throe?
of civil and religious war, and appeals
to Europe to remove the Prince ol
Weld and the international commission
1 and to substitute a system of cantonal
government.
The statement has created a great
sensation here.
106 1-2 DEGREES
IN TUSCALOOSA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Tuscaloosa, June 26.—(Special.)—Toilaj
was the hottest ever recorded In the cit)
of Tuscaloosa, the official governmen
thermometer registering 1064 degrees a
3:30 this afternoon. This exceeded b]
one-half degree the highest previous rec
Old, which occurred in July, 1900 the hot
test day previously recorded ’ By 1
o’clock this morning the thermometei
reached 103, and It continued to ris.
until the high mark was reached at 3-3<
o’clock.
FOR BANKDISASTER
Loan to Senator Paynter
Reduced to $2146 by
Payments
Chicago, June 26.—A special United
states grand jury will be called to In
vestigate the affairs of the La Salle
street national bank, the predecessor
of the La Salle Street Trust and Sav
ings bank, it was announced today. A
preliminary report of government ac
countants has revealed that between
$600,000 and $K50,000 was loaned to
companies in which officers of the bank
were interested, to officers of the bank
themselves and to political friends.
A loan of $40,000 made to Thomas
H. Pay'nter, former United States sen
ator from Kentucky, had been reduced
by payments, investigation showed, un
til his present indebtedness to the bank
Is $2646, which* he says, he will pay on
demand.
75 OF 121 ALABAMA
Offices Above Fourth Class
Given Increase of Between
$100 and $1000—Bir
mingham Leads
By C. E. STEWART
Wnwhlngton. June 20.— I Special.)
Seventy-five out of lill Alabama po«t
offlceai above the fourth clan* will re
°?*ve an increnwe of pay for pomIiiimM
er* beginning with the next fiscal year.
The liiereaKe range* from 9100 to $1000.
Only one office, Birmingham, getting
the latter amount over the current
K«r. The increase* for poMtmaftterm’
salary ar*» banod on the Increase of
bunlnem* done by the office* and In
dicate great prosperity in \lahnina.
The list of offices with the current years
rate and the new rate effective July .1
follows:
Current July
Year. 1914.
Abbeville ..$1300 $1400
Alabama city . 1600 1500
Albertville . 1600 1700
Alexander City . 1800 1900
Aliceville . 1200
Andalusia .... 2200 2300
Anniston . 2900 2900
Ashford . 1100
Ashland . 1300 1400
Athens . 2000 210o
Atmore . 1700 1700
Attalla . 1600 1 600
Auburn . 1900 2000
Bay Minette .*. 1600 1700
IJMlemer . 2500 2600
f miingham . 4000 5000
Blocton . 1400 1400
Boaz. 1500 1600
Brewton . 2100 2200
Bridgeport .'. 1400 1500
Brundige .1100 1100
Calera . 1200 1200
Camden . 1600 1600
Camp Hill. 1300 14oo
Carbon Hill . 1400 1500
Carrollton . 1300
Oentrevllle . 1400 14(H)
Citronelle . 1400 1500
Clanton . 1700 1900
Clayton . 1300 1400
Collinsville . 1200 1 400
Columbia . 1200 1200
Columbiana . 1300 1300
Cordova . 1100 1200
Cullman . 2200 2300
Dadeville . 1500 1600
Decatur . 2400 2400
Demopolls . 2100 2200
Dora .1100 1100
Dothan . 2600 2600
Elba . 1500 1600
Ensley . 2600 2600
Enterprise . 16(H) 1700
Eufaula . 2200 2300
Eutaw . 1600 1700
Evergreen . 1900 1900
Fairfield . 1600
Falrhope . 1200 1300
Fayette .t.f.1*600 1600
Florala . 1700 1800
Florence . 2400 2500
Ft. Deposit . 1100 1200
Ft. Payne ... 1600 1600
Gadsden . 2700 2700
Geneva . 1400 1500
; Georgiana . 1500 1600
, Girard . 2600 2600
! Goodwater . 1300 '1400
Gordo . 1200 1300
Greensboro . 1800 1800
, Greenville . 2100 2100
Huntersville . 1500 1500
Haleyvllle . 1400 l5oo
Hartford, .1500 1500
Hartselle . llbO 1700
Headland . 1500 1500!
Heflin . 1W0 1300
Huntsville . 2700 2700
Hurtsboro .HO*) 1300
Jackson . 1500 1600
Jacksonville .1600 1500
Jasper .. 2100 2300
La Fayette . 1600 1600
Lineville .1400 1500
Livingston .. 1000 1600
Lockhart . 1200 1500
Luverne . 1400 *1400
Maplesvllle . 1100 1100
Marlon . 1900 2000
Mobile . [phone]
Monroeville . 1100 1300
Montevallo . 1600 1600
Montgomery. 3500 3600
New Decatur . 2400 2400
Oakman . looo 1100
Oneonta . 1400 1400
Opelika . 2400 2400
Opp . 1500 1600
Ozark . 3600 1800
Pell City .. 1100 1200.
Phoenix . 1700 1900
Piedmont .. 1500 1500
Prattsvllle .170*1 1800
Ragland . 1000 1100
Reform . 1300 1400
Roanoke . 1800 1800
Russellville .1600 1000
Samson .. 1500 1500
Scott a boro . 1600 1700
Selma ...y....■ ■.•.......... 3100 3100
(Contlaued Pas* Nla«)
WILL PROSECUTE
PRINCIPALS OF
MINERS’ RIOT
Butte, Mont., June 26.—Soon after word
was received here today that President
Wilson was considering Governor Stew
art’s request for federal troops, to be pre
pared for an outbreak here, County At
torney Joseph McCaffery announced lie
would begin a vigorous prosecution of
men who caused the riot Tuesday night
when one man wfns killed, others wounded
and the building of the miners' union de
stroyed with dynamite.
The county attorney asserted his Investi
gation had convinced him that after the
Inquest tomorrow into the killing of Ed
ward Noy he would be able to maK.e an
arrest on the charge of murder.
It was asserted- today1 the city wooM
start an active campaign against law
lessness. All men on the police waiting
list were called in. The finding of a bot
tle of acid and a bottle of glycerin in the
pocket of an arrested man was given as
the reason for the pollpe activity.
ASK STATE BUREAU
OF CHILD RELATIONS
Philadelphia, June 26.—The United States
commission on industrial relations in
vestigating industrial conditions here, to
day was urged to have created in every
state a state bureau of child relations j
Witnesses before the commission said that |
such a bureau would be urged on trie
Pennsylvania legislature.
The question of minimum wage law was
considered today, John F. Wood, vice
president of the Pennsylvania Manufac
tures’ association, declared such a law
to be an economic fallacy.
When Mr. Wood remarked that union
labor generally was opposed to minimum
wage laws, Harris Welnstick, California,
acting chairman of the commission, said
the real reason for organized labor’s op
position was that if the state was going
to do everything for the working man
the unions would have nothing to do.
They want to do something themselves,
he said.
FIGHTING CONTINUES
ABOUT ZACATECAS
El Paso, Tex.. June 26.—A message from i
General Angeles under date of yesterday j
said there had been unimportant skir- I
mlshes south of Zacatecas since Villa’s
occupation of the town. Federals who
escaped capture were reported well on
their way to Aguas Calientes and destroy
ing bridges behind them. Col. Eduardo
Hay, who has been appointed chief of
staff to General Carranza, will aorive at
El Paso on his way to Saltillo. He comes
from Cullacan, where he has been acting
as chief of staff to General Iturbe, com- I
mander in Sinaloa state.
$97,019 Raised to
Aid Salem Sufferers
j
Boston June 26.—The sum of $97,019 was
raised today by a committee appointed
by Governor Walsh tor the assistance of
sufferers from the Saiem rire. Contribu
tions amounting to more than t77,000 were
pleadged at a meeting Held at the state
house and many other gifts were received
later.
Gardner M. Bane, treasurer of the com
mittee, announced that the cities or
Worcester and New Bedford had seht
word they would forward contributions
tomorrow and that all other places in
the state had been asked to organize
committees to aid in raising the large
sum needed not only for relieving Salem's
immediate necessities, but for its rehabi
litation.
TODAY’S AGE-HERALD
1— Carranza agents say he will mediate.
Salem caring for lire victims.
Alabama postmasters get Increase pay.
Enormous value of university to near
by probity.
2— Treasurerof Cullman to be Impeached.
8—Hill still exponent of farming Industry.
♦—Editorial comment.
6—Allen issues statement on tax.
Abbott resigns as city comptroller.
Finance committee for university
named.
Park controversy settled.
6— Society.
7— Sports.
8— Columbia wins regatta.
8—Harding guest of honor at. banquet.
10— Sunday school contests toh’V. |
11— Heat prostrations In Montgomery.
18—Markets. 1
14—Dun s weekly review.
1ST GO THROUGH,
DECLARES WILLIAMS
“We Are Goins to End if It
Takes All Summer,” Says
the Mississippi Senator.
Defends Wilson
Washington, June 20.—“We’re ready for
t he fight, and we* are going to fight until |
we put this trust legislation through if it I
takes all summer," declared Senator
Williams, democrat, of Mississippi, today
when the federal trade commission hill
was taken up for consideration. Senator
William^defended President Wilson’s de
mand that Congress sit until it passed
antitrust legislation, and he assailed those
whom, he said, were responsible for a
propaganda designed to have Congress
adjourn without action.
“We democrats meant what we said,
and we are going to stay here and prove
to the country we meant what we said
when we promised to take the three great
monsters that threaten economic competi
tion by the throat,” declared Senator
Williams. “We did not act like fools In
the tariff matter; we did not act like
fools in the currency matter, and we are
not going to act like fools in this matter.
We are going to be conservatively con- j
struetlve. We have legislated to prevent
exploitation through tariff taxation and
to prevent exploitation through the
money trust. Now we are about to leg
islate to prevent exploitation by the in
dustrial trusts.”
The senator put President Wilson's
speech of yesterday to the Virginia edi
tors In the Congressional Record.
“One reason we are going to do this,”
he said, “is because we have to brave and
worthy captain who knows how to do
things and who knows how to influence
other people to help him do things. Hith
erto he and we have been irresistible and
have produced legislation that has been
conservatively constructive and on the
whole very wise.”
Senator Williams predicted that despite
the propaganda and the “psychological”
condition business would improve.
BILL TO REGULATE
MARRIAGE URGED
Atlanta, June 26.—A bill to regulate mar
riage by requiring that the names of all
persons making application for licenses
be published once a week for four con
secutive weeks in the home county of
the female, today was introduced In the
lower house of assembly. The time and
place of the wedding also must be in
cluded in the advertisement.
An ordinary who grants a license when
such bans have not been published must
forfeit $500.
WOOD TOCOMMAND
EAST DEPARTMENT
Washington, June 26.—MaJ. Gen.
Leonard Wood, former chief of staff
of the army, will go to New York in
a few days to assume command of the
eastern department. General Wood was
assigned to command this department
before the expiration of Ills detail as
chief of staff last April, but In the
meantime he*' was selected by decre
tory Garrison to command the field
army in the event of a Mexican cam
paign. The present determination to
have him take up his duties In New
York Is taken here to indicate that of
ficials do not expect a forward move
ment by the American forces In Hex
lco.
Few Sick at Vera Cruz
Washington, June 26.—The sick rate
among the troops at Vera Cruz for the
week ended June 24 was 2.03 pe*r cent
for the army and 2.30 per cent for the
marines, a decrease over the previous
week, said a statement today from the
war department.
STORSTAI) HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR
SHIP DISASTER
Quebec. June 28.—Because the wheel of
the Storstnd first was put to port and
then. It Is alleged, without the authority
of the officer in charge, put hard aport,
Butler Aspinall, K. C.. in his address
to the Empress of Ireland wreck com
mission today, contended the collier was
responsible for the disaster on May 29
In which 1014 persons lost their lives.
The first definite suggestion of personal
responsibility for the disaster during the
hearing of the commission was made by
Mr. Aspinall when he held that Third
Officer Saxo was "the culprit In'the case,"
because, the attorney said, he bad taken
the collier’s wheel from the helmsman
and put it hard aport.
Believe Col. Roosevelt
Will Run for Governor
Oyster Bay, N. Y., June 26.—The im
pression prevailed in Oyster Bay tonight
that despite Colonel Roosevelt’s repeated
assertions that he would not run for gov
ernoa, he might be forced to do so.
The colonel today went over the whole
subject again with George W. Perkins,
head of the national executive committee.
When they had finished their talk the
former President refused to say what, he
would do should Ills assistants persist in
their demands.
John H. Parker of New Orleans. La.,
state chairman, made another visit to
Sagamore Hill today. He said his party
expected to elect three congressmen this
fall and had a fighting chance of carry
ing the state ticket. He added that two
Wilson presidential electors, five members
of the democartlc state committee and 21
democratic members of the lower branen
of the legislature had joined the progres
sive party.
MedlH McCormick of Chicago and ex
Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana,
also came to Oyster Bay today.
CHARGE UNIONS
WITH BLACKMAIL
Chicago, June 20-.Charges of black
mail and extortion made against busi
ness agents of certain labor unions will
be presented to a special United States
grand jury by John J. .McLaughlin,
state representative and president of
the McLaughlin Building MaLf-lal com
pany.
M^jaughltn conferred today with
Albert L. Hopkins, assistant district
attorney, and was prepared, he said, to
present evidence to support his charges.
The district attorney decided, however,
to dait until a new grand Jury had
been sworn in.
Cancelled checks, which McLaughlin
said he had paid us "toll” to the busi
ness agents, were left with Hopkins.
TO INVESTIGATE
MINE DISASTER
Lethbridge, Alta.. June 26.—The Cana
dian government today appointed a com
mission to conduct an Inveqtgiation Into
the HUlcrest mine disaster of last Fri
day, in which 199 miners lost their lives.
After donating $26,000 to the relief fund
today the Canadian Pacific railway an
nounced it would begin dismantling Its
mine at Hosmer, B. C.. in which several
million dollurs have been expended. One
thousand .men will be thrown out of em
ployment.
CONTINUES FIGHT
AGAINST TREATY
Washington, June 26.—Senator Smith
of Michigan today continued his fight
against the proposed treaty with Nic
aragua by presenting to the Senate a
cablegram from Salvador protesting
against such a convention.
It was understood tonight that the
Salvadorean protest was based on the
fact that Salvador Is greatly Interestd
In the Gulf of Fonseca, where the Uni
ted States is to get concessions for a
naval base if the treaty is ratified.
INDIANS CHARGE
REBELS TOOK LANDS
Shawnee, Okla.. June 36.—Fifty families
of Kickapoo Indians arrived hero today
from the state of Coahuila, Mexico. The
constitutionalist charged they were friend
ly to Huerta, confiscated their property
and drove them from the country, they
declared. /
These Indians left this section 10 years
ago for Mpxlco sfind after a residence in
Sonora left the main body and located in
Coahuila. /
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Dollars and Cents Argument
Alone Make It Worth
Fighling For
NASHVILLE SHOWS \
VALUE TO THE CITY \
Has 100 Institutions With 45,000
Students and Is Fighting All
the Time to (Jet More
Schools
n.« If ion W. ROBERTS
Nashville, June 26.—(Special.)—In the ! !
development of territory, a college j ,1
plays a conspicuous part. Of this
aphorism, there are at present two ex* ’[IS
eel lent illustrations. In the environ of jlB
Vanderbilt university is a community ™
of homes and churches and small bull- g!
ness houses and little schools. A nnm- k|,
her of years ago, the spot was bald.
On the southslde, once a prosperous
section of the city, there Is desolation.
Real estate values have deteriorated—
tumbled with a thud. It 1h as a region
from Which the sun has withdrawn.
There is a reason. Peabody luis changed
itH place of abode, and is at the pres
out moment entertaining with a house
warming on the side to the west.
Should Birmingham get to work in
earnest and secure the college which
the Methodist church will create and
construct, and should the college ac
quire the proportions which its pro
moters contend that it will acquire, the
Magic City will soon own another sub
urb where homes will spring up in a *
night and business men establish them
selves in position to secure a new and
plentiful trade.
In Nashville, there is great interest
in the effort of Birmingham to secure
the new college. The consensus of
opinion is that Birmingham should
either acquire this college or build one
of its own, the intimation being that
this city is in need of something save
a furnace.
“OO TO IT,” THE ADVICE NASH
VILI.E HIVES BIRMINGHAM
In discussing the matter of the rew
College with business men of Nashville,
business men who constantly observe
and others who reap a ulreet benefit
from Vanderbilt university, one Is
struck with the tact tlutt forth Individ
ual says in effect-—"Go to it!" l' ~ ']
In the effort to acquire n school, large
or small, denominational or nonsectarian.
It Is significant that no sardonic voice ]
utters protest. It Is perhaps due to the I
| fact that Nashville has so many Instltu- 1
lions of learnings and has always been
foremost in the matter of southern edu- I
cation, that such u ripe field for Invest)- • I
nation Is offered. In Nashville, the men #
who trade, are In pursuit of the almighty
dollar, know concerning that which they
speak. There are so many reasons which
.simultaneously suggest themselves—rea
sons for their contention that Nushvlll,
Is ns dependent on Its schools us on IIS
small though multitudinous industries—
that when a cltlaen Is asked to express
them, he Is momentarily nonplussed. A
very genial hut typically soutnern gen
tleman when Informed that he was ex
pected to give u concrete reason for his
contention that Nashville was benefited
by Its chains of colleges, exclaimed;
"Why, d— nte, sir; my reason Is self
evident."
There is no question hut that he hit
the nail on the head. From his view
point. such a demand was ns ridiculous
and his acquiescence would have been as
superfluous as would have been a ques
tion and an answer In regard to the pecu
liarly brand of torrid weather und»r
Which this city on the Cuborland swelters. j
PROFIT FROM STUDENTS'
TRADE IN COMPARISON
One of the men whom this correspond- j|
ent visited, took deliberate pains to Il
lustrate the value of u university to a
city. He truthfully said. In beginning,
that Hirmlngham. Its newspapers and
its people, would fervently congratulate
themselves on the acquisition of a now
Industrial plant giving employment to 1000
men. He then explained so aptly and
t Continued on I'ntn* Ten)
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SUNDAY’S AGE-HERALD
Among the feature articles by women tn
tomorrow's Age-Herald will be the follow
ing: ' . . . . 'I
Holly Dairyrnple takes as her subject
"The Woman With the 'Fn-humorous'
Neck."
Flora Milner Harrison writes nf " I he
Alabama School of Trades and Indus
try." , )
Marlon Hurland write- about "The
Problem of the Half-way Poor."
Jane Barton contributes an article on
"Suitable Suits for the Water."
Mrs. .1 B. Reid writes under the head. j
"A Woman in Her Studio."
BUI Vines writes tomorrow on "Mak
ing New l-aws for the Farmer."
Frank G. Carpenter tnkes as his sub
ject. "The Tibet of South Amerlcp." a
The classic In a page will bo "Tancred,”';
by Benjamin Disraeli.
Drrln (1. Coeka writes on "Controlling' *
the Movies.”
•Tames Morgan In his series, “In tha
Path of Napoleon no Years After His I
Downfall." takes as hla subject tomorrow, ?
"The Ruler and The Builder."
Alien Johnson contributes for tomorrow,
“Up and Down Broadway."
Harold McGrath presents chapter xxvt p
of "The Adventures of Kathlyn."
On the editorial feature page will be ihs j:||j
following: yOS
"Oddities of Napoloon," Br. Dr. B. ff.
Rllrv.
"Debtors and Debt." by Dr. Georgs
i Eaves.
"The White Company Clubs," by Harry
| J. Burney.
"Heart to Heart Talks" are by ChariSS g
N. Lurie.
Illustrated articles from foreign capi
tals will Include the following:
Berlin—“Germany Now Planning Great ,
Housing Reforms." by Raymond Work
man.
Berlin—"Kaiser s Daughter Prusslanls- ^
lng Old-fashioned Brunswick," by Berea- ",t
ford Faton. f
London—"Number 13 Greatly Worries |3
Superstitious King George," by Louts jfl
Hyde. 1