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PASSED BY SENATE
Faulk's Measure Has Major- j
ity of But One Vote
DIVERTING COLLOQUY
(•sulk and Milner Have Tilt—Stale
Medical College Bill Referred lo
Committee on Education Despite
the Efforts of Hartwell
IIt HUGH W. ROBERTS
Montgomery. February 11.—(Special.)
H he senate this morning by n close vote
<‘f 16 to 15 passed the bill of Mr. Faulk
of Geneva, providing that in civil cases
nine jurors having agreed, might render
n verdict.
The bill, It is understood, will meet with
fserlous opposition in the house, the body
•which is considered to be the conserva
tive element of the legislature. The Faulk
hill, according to general construction,
1* aimed primarily at corporations.
In the course of the onu-usslon of the
hill, its author and Senator Milner of
Lairmr, engaged in quite a diverting col- 1
]oquy. Mr. Faulk asked Mr. Milner if it
v as true that he represented one or more
corporations. Mr. Milner answered in the
affirmative, and then asked Mr. Faulk
31 he thought that that fact would in
fluence his vote or action on the floor
of the senate.
“I do believe,” returned Mr. Faulk,
•‘that when a man represents a corpora
tion for money he will represent that
corporation anyw'here.”
••Then,” exclaimed Mr. Milner In a loud
voice, “you do not understand or know
the lawyers of your state.”
Should the bill be enacted into law, a
trst of its constitutionality would be im
mediately made. Mr. Milner, in his de
bate this morning, contended that th<
bill would not withstand the probe of
the higher courts.
Another feature of the morning session
In the senate was the efforts of Senator
Hartwell of Mobile to refer the medical
college bill, which yesterday passed tiio
house, to the committee on revision or
laws. Senator Hartwell made the fight
on the ground that it was designed to
move the medical college from Mobile to
Birmingham. However, the measure was
Ieferred to the committee on education.
State Warrants Bill
One of the most important bills passed
by the senate at the morning session was
the Weakley measure, allowing an in
terest rate of 5 per cent on all state war
rants carried by banks for a period not
exceeding one year. This bill was passe 1
Just before adjournment for lunch.
Hinder the provisions of this bill, the
slate treasurer is authorized to stamp
on the back of warrants the fact that
si ch warrants are legal claims against
the state, and that such may be held at 5
per cent interest.
As is well known, this bill, whose pas
fc-^ge today was ardently championed by
Senator Husk, contemplates certain finan
cial relief for the state. Under its pro
visions, the governor may make arrange
ment with certain financial institutions
to carry the state's warrants for u period
of one year.
This measure, as a means of furnish
ing financial relief to the state, is re
garded with more favor in the senate than
tiie proposed bond issue of $1,600,000. which
yesterday passed the house. It is prob
able that concurrent action on these two
measures may not be reached before ad
journment.
Objects to Criticism
Senator Brown of Tuscaloosa, shortly
after the senate convened this morning,
arose to a question of personal privilege
in response to a news story in the Bir
mingham Age-Herald and an editorial
in the Tuscaloosa News, both of which
criticised his bill regulating the charge
of political advertising Senator Brown
said newspapers should be regulated as
well as railroads, and declared that lie
had not come to Montgomery to seek no
toriety. but merely to do what lie consid
ered to be ills dut>. lie stated that the
bill was designed to purifs Alabama poll
tics.
Senator Bonner offered a resolution bar
ring members of the legislature who go
to Mobile to attend "Mardi (Iras from
receiving pay during their absence. He
urged the immediate adoption of the res
olution. but it was referred to tHe rules
committee.
The house notified the senate, shortly
after the latter body convened, of its re
fusal to concur in the amendment ex
empting Montgomery and .Mobile from the
provisions of the excise commission bill.
Among the important bills passed by
Jombc I.. IjMnky** lllsge«t Mu*i<*«l Coin
ed?. “The lleautte*.” III Clever Come
dian* and Singer* mid Stunning Choru*
t.lrl*. 7 Other Feature*.
Montgomery, February 11.—(Special.)
Uflt of rulings on application for re
hearing in the court of appeals of Ala
bama today follow:
James H. Harwell vs. state, from
Montgomery city court; application
granted, former judgment of affirmance
set aside and judgment entered re
versing and remanding.
Peter Bouie vs. state, from Houston
circuit court: application overruled.
C. H. Austin & Sons et al vs. Connie
Hunter, from Morgan law and equity
court; application granted, former
judgment of reversal set aside and
judgment of affirmance entered.
Hist of decisions in the court of ap
peals of Alabama. Thursday, February
11. 1916:
Pelham. P. J.—Joe Donald vs. utate,
from Coffee circuit court: affirmed.
M. H. Moore vs. city of Birmingham,
from Birmingham city court: affirmed.
John Glenn vs. city of Prattville,
from Autauga circuit court; reversed
and remanded.
Weather Forecast
Washington, February 11.—Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Friday;
Saturday Increasing cloudiness, probably
followed by rain by night.
Georgia: Fair Friday; Saturday partly
cloudy.
Tennessee: Partly cloudy Friday; Sat
urday probably rain.
' Weather Conditions
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. in.,
February 11:
Highest temperature. 64
Lowest temperature . 4 2
Mean temperature. 53
Normal temperature. 4 3
Deficiency in temperature since
January l . .. 93
Rainfall . 0
Total rainfall since January 1 .... 7.44
Excess in rainfall since Jan. 1 .... 0.06
Relative humidity, 7 a. m. 46
Relative humidity, 7 p. m. 4 4
Local Data
Sumary of observations made al
United States weather bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m..
seventy-fifth meridian time, February
11:
" Temperature
> x rr B'j
Stations and ~ » o g “
» ni a * s i i
Weather at 8 p. m. P g- y 2
3 S' 5 ?
J_T.
Atlanta, clear. 54 58 34
Birmingham, clear ... 67 64 42
Boston, cloudy . 40 46 20
Buffalo, cloudy . 42 44 20
Calgary, clear . 28 48 14
Charleston, clear .... 60 56 40
Chicago, cloudy . 52 54 40
Denver, cloudy . 48 54 36 . .
Dps Moines, cloudy . . 40 54 34 ...
Duluth, cloudy . 30 30 16 . .
Fort Worth, cloudy . . 68 68
Galveston, clear . 60 64 58 ...
llatteras, clear . 40 50 34 ...
Jacsonville, pt. cloudy 68 . . 46
Kansas City, cloudy . 60 62 62 ...
Knoxville, pt. cloudy . 52 6ft 28
Louisville, cloudy .... 56 56 44
I Memphis, clear . 60 64 48
I Minneapolis, cloudy ..26 26 .
(Mobile, clear .. 66 64 42 ...
| Montgomery, clear .60 66 38 . .
Nashville, clear. 54 60 I I
New Orleans, clear .. 36 42 26
Oklahoma, cloudy ... 62 68 56 . .
Phoenix, cloudy . 50 60 54 .54
Pitsburg, cloudy .... 30 50 32 ...
Raleigh, clear . 46 54 26 . . . i
San Antonio, cloudy . 66 72 56 . . . |
San Francisco, clear . 54 56 46 .04
Shreveport, cloudy . . 64 70 IN
Spokane, clear . 40 4ft 32 ... i
St. Louis, cloudy . ... 56 62 46 .. . j
Tampa, pt. cloudy ... 64 72 48 ...I
Toledo, cloudy . 44 46 32
Vicksburg, clear .... 62 70 44 . ..j
Washington, pt. cloudy 16 50 26 ...
Winipeg. clear . 10 18 18 .01
E. r. HORTON. Local Forecaster.
Ohio Governor 111
Columbus, O., February 11.—Gov. Frank
B. Willis, who became suddenly ill today
while in his office in the state capitol
building, was taken to his hotel apart
ment tonight. Physicians said he liad
suffered a severe attack of headache, due
lo overwork and irregular hours, but that
he expected to be at work tomorrow. It
was tirst believed the governor had suf
fered an attack of heart trouble.
the senate this afternoon were measures
abolishing the office of state land agent,
the state oyster commission 'd the
statutes relating to solvent credits.
The bill abolishing tlie suit. agent
was Introduced by Senator Lusk. The
measure provides that the duties of the
department shall be performed by the
auditor's office. The bill abolishing the
, oyster commission was offered by Sena
tor Hartwell of Mobile. Under the pro
visions of the bill the duties heretofore
performed by the oyster commission will
hereafter be under the supervision of a
public reef warden. The solvent credits
bill was presented by Senator Pride. It
provides for the exemption from taxa
tion of money lent, solvent credits and
credits of value other than such as are
secured by mortgage, deed of trust or
a contract of conditional sab*, upon which
a privilege tax is required to be paid.
Senator Kline’s bill to abolish the of
fice of country treasurer In all the coun
ties of the state was passed with an
amendment excepting Jefferson county.
Various other local bills were passed at
the afternoon session.
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COURT OF APPEALS DECISIONS
David C. Shaw va. state, from Mar
shall circuit court; appeal dismissed.
Jim Gorden, alias, etc., vs. state, from
Morgan law and equity court; reversed
and remanded.
King Mason vs. state, from Andalusia
city court; affirmed.
Thomas, J.—William Johnson Vb.
state, from Montgomery city coui.; af
firmed.
Kilby Locomotive and Machine works
vs. D. Ii. Lacy & Son, from Anniston
city court; reversed and remanded.
C. H. Austin ft Sons et gl vs. Con
nie Hunter, from Morgan law and
equity court; affirmed.
Cahaba Coal company vs. J. D. Han
I by, Birmingham city court; submission
set aside and esse continued in order
that th»- mover may give due no
tice before another submission of tho
motion to parties in adverse interest.
Theo Lacy, alias, etc., vs. state, from
Montgomery city court: affirmed.
James L. Harwell vs. state. from
Montgomery city court: reversed and
remanded.
Osband Hickman vs. state, from Cof
lee circuit, court; affirmed.
AROUSE INTEREST
FOR ENSLfY SCOUTS
Negro Woman Is Knocked
From Dray by Automobile
and Badly Injured
There will be a meeting next Sunday
afternoon at the Franklin theatre fol
lowing the regular speaking for the pur
pose of getting the men of this city in
terested in tiie Bov Scout movement.
There are about 100 boys in the city
who belong to the scouts who are under
the direction of five scoutmasters. The
meeting Sunday is for the purpose of
gening the men of this city to take an
active part in this work in teaching the
boys and also drilling them.
Tiie scoutmasters have more than they
can attend to and also want everybody
to help this movement along.
Next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at
the Franklin theatre, Dr. C. Loss Baker,
pastor of tlie Fifty-sixth Street Baptist
church of Birmingham, will deliver an
address to the men of this city. He will
use us his subject, “Life, an investment.'
Dr. Baker Is considered a good speaker
and all young men of this city aro in
vited to come and hear hint.
I Yesterday afternoon, about 3 o'clock a
Ford automobile driven l an unknown
person ran into a dray (.riven by .Tim
Calhoun and knocked a negro woman
named Jessie Anderson who was riding
beside t’alsoun off tiie wagon and seri
ously injured her. The negro woman
fell on her face and shoulders and it
is feared that she is internally injured.
Tiie party in the automobile refused to
give their name to the negroes and drove
off. The number of the license tax on
the car was turned over to the police
department last night.
The following programme has been ar
ranged for the Valentine party at which
the ladies of the Missionery Society of
the Shady Side Methodist church will
entertain on Friday evening at the ho
of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Moseley
struinental duet, Mrs. Z. A. Dowling a
Miss Dowling: piano solo, Miss Ft
Smith; recitation. Miss Gladys Lyle; '
cal sold. Miss Mabel Dowling; readi
Miss Josie Yeliding; vocal duet. Mrs.
M. Truss and Miss Annie Wiiliat
piano duet, Miss Annie Williams t
Miss Truss. A social hour consisting
fortune telling, a Valentine postoff
and a contest will follow t.he program:
which will b, presented at 8 o’clc
The following matrons compose the
reiving line: Mrs. C. S. Moseley. A
Herbert Trotman, Mrs. N. W Scott, ’
G. M. Truss, and Mrs. Z. A. Dowlm*.
| Miss Ola Scott will preside over the
j punch bowl and Miss Agnes Spinks and
, Mi>58 Ruby Truss will act as a recep
tion committee. There will lie a small
admission fee charged and the public is
cordially invited to attend.
The members of the Philathea class of
the Ensley Baptist church will enter
tain at a Valentine social at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Morrow Blacltburn, 401
Nineteenth street this evening from 8
till 11 o’clock. One feature of the enter
tainment will be a postoffice where the
guests will have an opportunity of re
ceiving a valentine. The, public is cor
dially invited to attend.
The ladies of the Missionary Society of
the Ensley Methodist church will hold a
market, Saturday afternoon at the store
of W. T. Snow on Avenue E. The mar
ket will consist of various kinds of pas
try. salads and other edibles, th * sale
j to begin at 1:30 o’clock.
PECULIAR HENS AND
EGGS IN HARTSELLE
Hartselle, February 11.—(Special.)—Quite
a little comment and speculation was
aroused here today over an egg laid by
a hen belonging to Mrs. J. T. Gibson,
whose little hoy, hearing the hen cackle,
ran to the nest and brought the egg to
his mother, saying it looked strange. It
appeared as any other egg except at
close range, when an inscription in em
bossed letters reads thus:
"Watch-work,
Pray-pray.
Dark Clouds
Remember."
The egg is on display at one of the
stores and it requires only to hold it in
one’s hand and see for oneself there is
nothing to suggest human agency in the
inscription, the letters looking quite the
same as embossed lettering on paper.
Mrs. Gibson considers it strange, but says
she entertains no superstition in regard
to it.
Urges New Financial Plan
Providence, R. I., February il.— Legis
lation permitting the New York, New'
Haven and Hartford railroad to finance
its operations according to new plan of
the management was urged by Presi
dent Hbward Elliott at a legislative
fommittc hearing today. Mr. Elliott
predicted disaster for the road unless the
legislation should be enacted. He added
that if the company should go into.bank
ruptcy credit all over the world would
be affected.
Raine Begins Sentence
Atlanta. February 11.—C. H. Raine, pres
ident of the Mercantile bank of Mem
phis, Tenn., when that institution failed
last year, today began a five-year term
in the-federal prison here. Sentence was
passed in the United States court at Mem
phis Wednesday after Raine had pleaded
guilty to charges of misuse of the mails.
The failure of the Mercantile bank, a
state institution, involved more than
$1,000,000.
Spanish General Dead
Madrid, February 11.— (Via Louden,
8:42 p. m.)—General Fermin Caudenes,
who signed the rupitulation of Manila
to the American forces in 1898, died to
day.
LACY SENTENCE IS
Lengthy Opinion From the
Court of Appeals
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WRITTEN BY BROWN
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Holds There Were No Errors in Trial
of Lacy — Discusses Various
Counts and Demurrers
in Appeal
* *
• AIontgomerj\ .February 11.—<Spe- ?
• cial.)—Application will be mode to *
i the supreme court for a writ of *
• certiorari to review the decision ?
• of the court of appeals in the Lacy •
• case, which was decided by the *
• eourt of appeals this afternoon. *
• This announcement was made to- •
• night by attorneys for Lacy. *
• *
Montgomery, February 11. —• Special )
The court of appeals this afternoon af
firmed the Montgomery city court in
sentencing Theo Lacy, former chief clerk
of the state convict department, to 10
years imprisonment for the embezzlement
of $5o,000 of state funds. The decision
of the court was written by Judge J. B.
Erown, and is one of the lengthiest de
cisions which that court has put out since
its establishment.
Lacy was sentenced to a tei m of im
prisonment last spring, following one of
the most sensational trials In the history
of Alabama. At that trial he was charged
with the embezzlement of $50,000 of con
vict department funds, which he drew
out of Montgomery hanks in March, 191C.
on the eve of his flight.
Several months ago Lacy was again
tried on the charge of embezzling state
funds, and his sentence on fhe second
trial was fixed at six years imprisonment
Hie appeal In the second case has not
yet reached the higher court.
In brief, the court of appeals held that
there were no errors in the trial of Lacy,
and discussed at length the various counts
nd demurrers contained in the records
“The evidence clearly afforded an in
ference that the defendant fraudulently •
converted the money to Ills own use, and
that he never restored It to the treasury
or other legal custodian,” says the court.
“And there was evidence tending to
show that the president of the board had
guilty connection with the conversion ami
embezzlement by Lacy. The argument
of the solicitor objected to was not the
statement of a fact outside ihe range
of the evidence, and the legitimate infer
ences afforded by the evidence.
Guilty Connection of President
“All drafts and checks coming into the
hands of James G. Oakley, as president
of the board of inspectors of convicts,
by virtue of his office, and payable to
! in; as such president, were the property
of the state, and a general deposit of
these checks and drafts in bank, by Oak
ley to his credit, thus authorizing the }
bank to collect them and mingle the
proceeds thereof with the funds of the
bank, was a conversion of this property
0r state ‘
(tiv1 the court said:
fore stated, as to whether
,t had official authority to
money from the bank, was
act for the jury, and as we
this averment and such find
consistent with or negatived
he provisions of the statute
is official duties. If he did
thority as an officer of the
reive the funds, out acting
structions of his superior as
d-'a right to find from the
went to the bank and took,
ijOpey deposited in the name
- > be carried and deposited in
sosury, he was for that pur
poo- *r..v or servant of Oakley as
president v- the board of convict inspec
tors.”
SPANISH MINISTER
TO MEXICO KICKED j
OUT BY CARRANZA1
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(Continued from Page One)
undoubtedly precipitated the downfall of
the ruler.
Caso Well Known in Washington
Angel <1c Caso is very well known in
Washington. lie has personally con
sulted with officials here regarding con
ditions in Mexico, upon which he was re
garded as an authority. It Is known that
he has been acting as a confidential
agent for the Spanish minister in his
communications with General villa, so
that his relations correspond to .those !
[existing between George R. Oarothers
and the state department here
Secretary Daniels tonight instructed
the commander of4the battleship Dela
ware. now in Vera Cruz harbor, to take
the Spanish minister aboard his vessel.
Secretary Bryan cabled to Consul Can
ada at Vera Cruz tonight to render all
aid possible to the Spanish minister.
Mr. Bryan declined to comment on the
incident. It was understood in official
circles, however, that the matter was
regarded as one to* be settled between
Spain and the Carranza government. The
United States, it was said, had employed
every means at its disposal to prevent
friction between the diplomatic corps
at Mexico City and the constitutionalist
offices.
Juan Riano, the Spanish ambassador
here, said tonight he had received no
official information through official
sources concerning Carranza’s*action and
until that was available he could not
forecast what action, if any, would be
taken by Ills government.
CHANGE TIME OF
TEMPLAR CONCLAVE
Change of time for holding the con
clave for work In the Red Cross, Temple
and Malta has been announced bj’ .T. H.
Heineke, eminent commander of Cyrene
commandcry No. 10. Knights Templar.
The conclave will be held Monday aft
ernoon February 15. commencing at 4:30
o'clock. Instead of this afternoon, as was
first announced. Mr. Heineke states that
Grand Commander Sir W. K. Bingham
will be present and make his official In
spection and that all sir knights are re
quired to attend In full uniform. Hunch
will be served at 6:30.
Heavy Demand for Coal
Newcastle, February 11.—(Via L#on
don, 8:55 p. m.)—The demands for coal
today exceded those of any day since
the outbreak of the war. As a conse
quence there waB a coresponding in
crease in freight rates, the rate to Ge
noa reaching the unprecedented figure
of 39 shillings ($9.75) per ton. Italy,
France and Scandinavian countries .were
hte heaviest purchasers.
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CARTER IS CALLED
DOWN BY NAGEL
Objects to His Manner in
Questioning Witness Be
fore Arbitration Board
Chicago, February 10.—Charles F. Na
gel, former Secretary of Commerce, and
one of the arbitrators considering wage
demands of western railroad engineers
and firemen, today took exception to the
manner in which W. S. Carter, president
of the Firemen's Brotherhood, undertook
to get into the record evidence that hod
carriers’ wages were preferable to those
demanded by the enginemen.
Carter bad been pressing J. W. Hig
gins, general manager of the Missouri
Pacifl- , for an opinion as to the rail
roads’ willingness to exchange the en
tire wage and working conditions propo
sition of the men ^for the hod carrier
contract of an eight-hour day with time
and a half for overtime. The witness
was wary and finally Carter said:
“Tf you committed yourself to the pro
position your firemen would be knocking
at your door asking for the exchange
and you couldn't afford to give it to
them.”
“Are you authorized to speak for the
firemen and make this offer?” Mr. Nagel
asked.
"No," Carter replied.
“You are not on the stand, Mr. Carter,
and it doesn’t seem to me quite fair for
you to press this witness to an answer
which you correspondingly can’t make,''
Mr. Nagel said.
“If you are authorized to say that the
Brotherhood of rxjcomotive Firemen and
Enginemen would accept the wages of
hod carriers, I. for one, would be inter
ested to know it. If not. a mere state
ment can hardly be persuasive.”
GADSDEN
Gadsden, February 11.—(Special. )—T. B.
Gwin, president of the Southern Manu
facturing company, narrowly escaped
death shortly before noon today when a
freight car of the Alabama City, Gads
den and Attalla railroad company struck
a car he was driving near the manu
facturing plant on Tenth street. In try
ing to avoid the accident he swerved
his car into a telegraph pole. The ma
chine was demolished and Mr. Gwin suf
fered a sprained ankle and bruises.
money to buy pigs for boys desiring to
mone yto buy idgs for boys desiring to
join the Boys’ Pig club have been made,
that merchants are enlisting in the move
ment to advance the money. Etowah
will have a large and enthusiastic club
of boys.
Arrangements for building three <1 ip
ping vats in Etowah county, one on the
farm of .1. R. McCluney. one at Hoke’s
Bluff and one near Glencoe have been
completed, according to A. R. Gissendan
ner, farm demonstration agent.
It is improbable that the $200,000* worth
of road bonds recently voted will be sold
for several weeks, or until the organ
ization of the new highway commission,
the bill providing for w'hich was passed
today in the bouse.
A fiddlers’ convention will be held here
March 15 and 16. The proceeds will be
donated to prizes and to charity.
Babe Thomason, 25 years old. during a
At of despondency, took bichloride of mer
cury at his home near Guntersville yes
terday and is in a critical condition.
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TROY
Troy, February 11.—(Special.)—E. C.
Bassett of the Farmers’ Co-Operative Gin
and Warehouse company has just re
turned from Andalusia, where he went to
inspect a large feed grinding mill. Mr.
Bassett's company intends to put in the
same kind of mill here. They will in
stall a 20-ton per day mill at first and
increase its capacity as it becomes neces
sary. They have also bought a large
quantity of velvet bean seed which they
are selling to farmers at cost and next
fall will buy the beans and grind them
with corn and other feedstuffs into feed
or hay for the farmers. The feed mill \
will be located near the gin of the com-,
pany.
Announcements have been received in
the city of the mariage of Miss Agnes
Mae, daughter of Mrs. Daniel Malts Dun
can of Hyden, Ky., to Dr. Josepheus
Clarence Johnson, on Wednesday, Feb
ruary 3. Dr. .Johnson is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Johnson of Tarentum.
At a meeting of the council last night
many speeches were made for and against
the proposed paving of North Third and
College streets, rt was finally decided to
let it be decided by a vote and a com
mittee, Councilmen Copeland, Enzor and
Carter taking the vote. It Is believed that
these two streets will he paved in the
roadway and that other streets will then
petition for similar action.
American Students Recalled
Geneva. February 11.—(Via Paris, 4:20 p.
ni.)—American students and school chil
dren who remained in German universi
ties and schools despite the war, are
being recalled. A number of pupils from
Munich and Dresden passed through
Geneva last night for Paris.
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TO MAKE TEST OF,
Understood Several News
papers Will Continue to
Publish Liquor Ads
Montgomery, February 11.—(Special.)—-It
is understood here today that several
newspapers of Alabama will continue to
publish liquor advertising, in spite of the
law’ which became effective Wednesday.
It is said this is to be done in order to
make a test of the law.
This afternoon, there is being pre
pared in the office of the attorney gen
eral an injunction proceedings. In other
words, the state is preparing to uphold
the majesty of its newly created statute.
Inasmuch as the attorney general de
clined when requested for a statement
to be quoted, the exact method w’hich he
will pursue is unknown. It is thought,
however, that the papers will be enjoined
from carrying other liquor advertising.
At any rate, the beginning of a consti
tutional test of the Denson bill is almost
underway. Many people believe the law
to be unconstitutional.
FIRST HAND STORY
OF BELGIAN RELIEI
Lucey First Member of Com
mission to Return
THE GERMANS HELPEI
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Mould Have Given Food But Nether
lands Loaned It in Emergency. ,
Gave Special Engine to Haul
Food to Liege
Now York, February 13.—A first
hand story of activities of the commie
sion for relief in Belgium and of ef
forts to get food through famine
stricken towns was related today b
Capt. 3. F. Lucey, the first mem be
rf the commission to return to thi
country. Captain Lucey, a former Uni
ted States army officer and widel
known in the oil district in the souti
and west, arrived on the Orduna Tues
day. =
The commission not only is feeding
Belgium, but is providing assistant
for noncombatant suffers in remote dis
tricts north of the Argonnc region ii
France, the captain said.
Captain Lucey was In Europe whet
the distress in Belgium became acut
and immediately organized a transpor
tat ion system to distribute food. "Whin
I did not have many cargoes of foo
to distribute at that time, the 30b,
soon saw, meant that 1 would have tr
do pioneer transportation work as 1
in a new country," he said. "The canal;
were full of debris and boats were no
running. The railroad systems were ou
of order and I had before me the jot
of not only finding ways to distribut*
food but in many cases even to fine
food itself.”
Germans Helped, He Says
Captain Lucey said the Germans hat
given valuable assistance.
"As soon as they understood what wc
were trying to do they were very help
ful to us,” he said.
"On one occasion when we had n*j
food to deliver into Belgium and wher
the plight of the Belgians was oppres
slve, 3 applied to the Germans for foot
and would probably have gotten it hai
not The Netherlands stepped in an<
loaned the commission 10,000 tons.
"We got word one night that Lieg<
was starving. That very night a shiu
came in. We hurried enough food ti
fill 50 cars into Belgium that b&mt
night with Captain Sunderland, Unttecl
States military attache at The Hague,
escorting it. He got as far as J^legd
and then went forward to the Ger
man headquarters and was loaned a
special engine by the German genera]
in command and exactly 24 hours aft
er the call for food was received 0111
train rolled into the Liege station.
"We have had many exciting laces
with our food to beat starvation. To
0ay the commission goes into the most
j remote parts of Belgium. We arc Oe
1 livering food almost on the firing lincjl
j particularly at Bruges.
Luxemburg Needs Help
"The principality of Luxemburg has
requested the commission to feed its
people, through American Minister Van
Dyke at The Hague. We have been
requested by the French to send food
Into remote districts and we are get
ting some food by now to Givet, Matt
beuge and Lille.
"When we first began our work in
Belgium," said Captain Lacey, "U13 peo
ple did not know who we were nor
what we wanted. They thought we
were trying to sell them something.
Many of them had never heard of the
United States and did not know that
there existed a class of people who
would send across the seas free ship
loads of food to them. Today they un
derstand.
"The commission is feeding 9000 ba
bies in Brussels, where there are baby
canteens supervised by doctors and
nut ses.
| "Another thing we have done for the
j Belgians. We have educated them to
I know pork and ljeans. They are simply
crazy in Belgium about American pork
and beans. They are also learning
something about American canned
goods and of our corn meal. j
“The big impression I carry out of
■ Belgium is the humanizing effect of
hardship. The Dutch simply won’t le
anybody help them feed the Belgian
refugees in Holland and have lately
erganized a commission of their own
for co-operation with ours. The Bel
gians themselves are absolutely un
selfish."
ALL LEGISLATION TO
BE SUBORDINATED TO
SUCCESS OF THE NEW
PROHIBITION LAWS
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elections and privileges of woman suf
frage. A* a matter of fact it is un
derstood that a certain prohibition
leader before the “anaesthetic” was
applied, told the other members of the
committee that woman suffrage “would
not do at this time because we have
already sufficiently burdened ourselves
for the next four years.”
The Lobby’s Censorship
As has been noted before in The
Age-Herald the “powerful lobby,” in
whole or in part, has been on the
scene since tho beginning of tho ses
sion. Save the enactment of staie-wide
prohibition, the legislature has accom
plished nothing unless the laying ot
predicates for future activity be cor.
sidered “something. ’ As to whether
or not the lobby Is responsible is un
known. It is believed, however, that up
to the present time nothing has been
“put across” or “through” both houses
with the exception of those matters for
which the lobby stood, or to which it
was entirely indifferent.
The attitude of the lobby, it is be
lieved, is due to its desire that legis
lation it considers unpopular be
“killed” in order that such “unpopu
lar” measures might not detract from
the “glory” of prohibition. If this b
not the cause, only one other remains
—pique in that Mr. Henderson defeat
ed Mr. Comer.
At any rate, the bond issue Is in
grave danger.
WILHELMINA CARGO
SEIZED BY BRITISH
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council concerning the conservation oC j
grain and flour." he continued.
"This regulation of the German fed- |
rral council specifically state-5: ‘The j
foregoing regulations do not apply to j
| grain and flour imported after Jan
uary 31, 1915.’ It is thus clear that the
I romulgation of this regulation di< not >
affect the cargo of the Wilhelmina in
any particular.
Only Small Part Grain
"Under the most forced construction
from the British point of view tt could
only have affected that small portion
of the cargo consisting of grain an i
flour* The bulk of its cargo, however,
consists of meat, vegetables and fruit,
which are in nowise covered by said
regulations.
"In addition, the German government
has officially guaranteed to the Uni
ted States government that the food
stuffs in this cargo will not reach the
German government or any of its
agents, contractors, or military or na
val forces and In proof of its good faich
has consented that the distribution of
the foodstuffs be made under the su
pervision of the American diplomatic
and consular representatives.
“In short, the British position Is that
the issuance of a regulation concern
ing grain and flour, which, however,
specifically excepts imported grain an i
flour, affects a cargo of foodstuffs of
varied nature, shipped before the is
suance of this regulation and in face
of a g6vernment guarantee to be con
trolled under the supervision •*?' t!u
representatives of the United states
government. The mere statement of
such a position demonstrates it^ uu
tenability." *
Mr. Llndhelm tonight supplemented
his statement with an estimate of the
proportion of the grain and flour tlio
Wilhelmina carried.
“The value of the grain and floip
in the cargo was only $20,000,” he said.
“The rest of the cargo, valued at
$170,000, consisted of foodstuffs not
mentioned In the German federal coun
cil’s regulation. Thus the British act of
seizure of an entire cargo worth $200,
000 is based on the British protest
against only about 15 per cent of that
cargo.”
Miners’ Bodies Rescued
Wardner, Idaho, February 31.—The
bodies of two of the three miners en
tombed in the Bunker Ilill and Sullivan
mine yesterday by a cave-ln were re
covered today. Charles Jacobson, whose
tapping on the mine wall showed he was
still alive early today, was crushed by a
second cave-ln just before rescuers
reached him.
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