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Telling
The Truth j
About It
By William Allison Gray "J
“I see by the papers," said the
Big Fellow, “that wine is stronger
than beer, and whiskey Is
stronger than either. Which may
be all right, so far as It goes, but
It doesn't go far enough, nor In
the right direction."
"Meaning which?" inquired the
Little Pal.
"Meaning that the chap who
wrote that doesn't know what
he’s saying—If he’s referring to
the drinks of Today.”
\ "I suppose," ventured the Little
Pal, "that, according to your
views, whiskey Is the mildest of
1 the three?”
"Most assuredly," declared the
Big Fellow, as one speaking with
authority.
“You wouldn't mind explaining,
would you?” requested Little Pal,
"and, at the same time, If not too
much trouble, giving me your val
uable views on why black Is al
ways so much whiter than white.”
"That touch of sarcasm shows
you belong to the large and mis
taken class who think wines and
beers are a lighter and more
wholesome stimulant than whis- i
key, though there is a larger and j
constantly growing class who i
know to the contrary."
“I listen with interest," said
Little Pal.
“In the first place,” explained
the Big Fellow, “when a man or
ders whiskey he modifies Its
strength to suit his taste; If he
takes a highball, charged water
reduces the strength of his whis
key to below the relative alcoholic
strength of an average glass of
beer.
"And, furthermore,” -continued
the Big Fellow, “you realize that
neither wine nor beer, does he
modify to suit his taste, but con
sumes as served to him.
/ "One ounce of whiskey is the ,
i usual drink, three ounces of wlno
( le the usual drink and 12 ounces
| of beer Is the usual drlnlq, Let's
j do a little 'sum' In arithmetic and
| see which Is actually the strong
> eat?” and, taking a pencil, the
j Big Fellow roughly sketched this
f diagram on the back of an en
( velope:
/
s .
auu men wrote.
Whiskey: 45-100 per cent to the ounce
1x46—46.
Wine: 20-100 per cent to the ounce
3x20—60.
Beer: 4-100 per cent to the ounce
12x4—46.
I “Thus you see, the average V
drink of whiskey Is really milder >
than the average drink of beer, ,
which is not particularly import
ant in itself, for it is not the i
minute differences in {Vie strength
or a beverage, but the greatest
degree of wholesomeness that
should influence the consumer.” J
"You have proved your first ,
contention that a drink of tvhls- ;
key is milder than a drink of the
others which I acknowledge is a
surprise to me. But do you really
think whiskey is the most whole
some, also?”
"No,” said the Big Fellow, “1
don't think so—1 know sol'’
“I await your valued diag
nosis,” declared Little Pal, with
what might be termed a shade of
skepticism. “Will you favor me
with a few illuminating re
marks?”
"I will. Wine is a wholesome
stimulant, yet wine is liable to
sour on the stomach. Beer is
also a wholesome stimulant, yet,
according to the authority of
brewery advertisements them
selves, beer is constantly subject,
even thougli carefully handled
and hermetically sealed, to the
deterioration that causes bilious
ness to many systems. Whiskey,
on the other hand, is not only
germless Itself and germ-proof,
but is the active aid in destroy
ing germs. Whiskey can't turn
sour, whiskey can't ferment,
whiskey can’t germinate. Wine
and beer are the result of one or
another form of fermentation,
which is Nature’s lesser method
of providing one of her most val
uable properties—alcohol: while
whiskey is the result of distilla
tion, which is Nature’s highest
and absolutely germ-proof method
of doing the same thing. Thus
! while Nature is liable to _ play
' pranks with her fermented alco
holics, Bhe Is ever the stern guar
dian of the purity of her distilled
produot—Whiskey."
| "I think I see the light.” said
Little Pal. "And propose, there
R fore, that we precede lunch with
the plesant, thirst-quenching ap
■■ petite-stimulating, food-assimilat
ing whiskey highball.”
And they did.
* * *
The foregoing is in sub
ij stance the actual conver
j sation of two particularly
bright men, and as it
J touches with remarkable
truth a subject on which* I
feel myself peculiarly well
I qualified to speak, I have
considered it worth using
| as a predecessor to an
article which I had al
' ready prepared on the
same theme, and which I
shall publish shortly.
Judge John W. Inzer Ap
pears Before Judiciary
Committee
Montgomery, March 12.—(Special.)
Judge John W. Inzer of Ashville, St.
Clair county, the only living member of
the Alabama secession convention of 1861,
and prominent in the state for many years
as a judge, practicing attorney and cit
izen, appeared before the recess judiciary
committee today and offered various sug
gestions relative to needed changes in the
judicial system of the state.
Judge Inzer, although well past 80 years
of age, is still engaged in the active prac
tice of his profession, an*1 Is apparently
as hale and hearty as a man 20 years
younger. The members of the committee
accorded Judge Inzer close and respectful
attention while he was before them, and
asked him numerous questions regarding
the judiciary system generally.
The veteran judge expressed the belief
that $3600 was sufficient salary to be paid
any circuit judge and that he should be
required to work at least 10 or 11 months
in the year. He said $3000 was enough
salary for a solicitor, and that the duties
of that official should be enlarged.
Another suggestion made by Judge In
zer was that the circuits should be en
larged, and that it might be well to place
the circuits under the supervision of two
judges, with one solicitor. He thought
the two circuit judges should be able to
attend to all duties required of chancel
lors and law and equity judges. He ad
vocated the abolition of separate chan
cery courts, and recommended that the
circuit courts have equity and chancery
dockets.
In concluding his talk before the com
mittee Judge Inzer reminded them that
they had a weighty responsibility upon
their shoulders, stating that the eyes of
the state were upon them. He advised
that they do nothing to increase public
salaries.
Judge Thomas C. McClellan, associate
Judge of the supreme court, appeared be-1
fore the committee, at their request, and ■
offered suggestions relative to changes In|
court procedure. Judge McClellan has
made a careful study of Judicial reform
for several years, and is probably* more
conversant with the subject than any
man in Alabama.
The cominitt.ee requested Judge McClel
lan to submit his suggestions in writ
ing.
Another prominent member of the bar
of the state who appeared before the
committee was Thomas E. Knight of
Greensboro. Mr. Knight said he wished
to compile some information and data
for the committee relating to court con
ditions In his county, which he would
present to the committee at some future
meeting.
The committee spent considerable time
today reading communications from prom
inent attorneys of the state relating to
law reform. Altogether, the committee
liaB received probably a hundred letters
on the subject, and they treat of every
phase of the legal profession.
PROTEST IS MADE
ON SPLIT TICKETS
{Continued from Page Five)
1909. A great forward movement has been
runde In all such matters since that year
and the latest word of the Interstate com
merce commission in thq matter of ‘split
transportation’ as general plans and cov
ering all cases of all kinds coming under
the control of the commission was issued
by tho commission March 11, 1912, opinion
1822, and is, therefore, the controlling one
now in effect, and so far it is not only
the latest word, having been Issued, say
three years ago, but this latest opinion
was also issued by the commission to
cover all cases of all kinds under thf
jurisdiction of the commission.
‘‘In that opinion, dated March 11, 1912,
the commission stated specifically that
It Is lawful to combine mileage tickets,
excursion tickets and commutation with
other tickets. In other words, the use
of such ‘split tickets’ is thus specifical
ly declared by the commission to be law
ful. It is lawful and proper, therefore,
for carriers to proceeed accordingly and
this final opinion might not properly be
compared with any fragmentary opin
ion previously Issued and being set up
as arguments, such as the trunk lines
are seeking to make in their denfenso
at present.
“Argument In the present matter be
ing the protest of the Board of Trade
of the city of Baltimore and other trade
organizations is to be heard by the en
tire interstate commerce commission,
sitting In full board in Washington on
April 7, next, and at that time the
whole situation will be covered and the
commission will subsequently decide'the
whole matter again. Anyone who de-‘
sires to be present at this heaiiipg 19
not only entitled to do so, but would
be welcome.
“It having been the practice of the
Southern railway, fop many years to
extend passengers the privileges of en
joying the facilities of a through jour
ney in Its entirety, on the presentation
of Issues of tickets which are valid and
lawful and have been issued for Inter
state journey under control of the In
terstate commerce commission, we
would be regretful at this late date to
make any change. Furthermore, there
Is absolutely nothing in the present in
hibition of the trunk lines which will
have the effect of conserving one penny
of the trunk lines’ revenue.
"I have challenged the trunk lines to
show in any way where their revenue
is thus conserved.
"Instead of revenues being conserved,
I think the expense for handling the
traffic would be increased with a net
result of the revenues being thus ac
tually dlminshed. If the passenger holds
one, two, three or more pieces of valid
transportation which have been sola un
der lawful tariffs under the Jurisdic
tion of the commission, the carriers will
serve them by allowing all of that
transportation to be accepted for one
through Journey.
“If only accepted in one part or sev
eral parte, this will cause duplication
or multiplication of the transaction of
checking of baggage and selling Pull
man accommodation.
“Every time such a transaction oc
curs, phere exists some opportunity for
errors, either on the part of the passen
ger or shipper, or on the part of some
employe or representative of the oar
rler. In other wards, it is Just as easy
for the trunk lines in making out bag
gage check at New York to write In tho
destination Atlanta as It Is for them
to write In the destination Washington.
“If only a point on a part of the
through Journev in made the destina
tion, the passenger has to have other
destinations supplied at that point, and
the carriers have to rehandle the bag
gage and recheck In accordance with
* a ^ur^ier part of the acceptance.
‘It being a fact that these mileage
books have been on sale in New York
city for so many years, for 25 or more,
and no complaint heretofore having
been made by the trunk lines or any
one else. It seems to me that no com
plaint on their part fexlsts, and I cer
tainly hope the interstate commerce
commission will decide In our favor and
permit us to continue affording thetf!
privileges to through passengers .on any
law I ul interstate transportation which
they may hold.
“3. H. HARDWICK,
"Passenger Traffic Manager."
BESSEMER NOW HAS [
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Geo. E. Rutledge Head of
Organization—Expect to
Have 200 Members
Besesmer, March 12.—■(Special.) A
number of Bessemer’s young business
men met this afternoon in the office
of Goodwyn & Ross for the purpose of
organizing a Business Men’s league. G.
F. Goodwn acted as temporary chair
man, while George 12. Rutledge was
elected regular chairman. W. P. Gunn
was unanimously elected secretary.
The other officers were elected as fol
lows: The Rev. D. O. Teasley, first
vice president; John M. Martin, sec
ond vice president; Percy Benton, third
vice president; George Shaw, treas
urer. James B. Morton was elected
chairman of the executive committee,
the other four members to be appoint
ed by the chairman and officers of the
organization. j
The president, first vice president,
chairman of the executive coimnitteo
and the secretary were appointed as
a committee to draw up a constitution
and by-laws. President Rutledge will
appoint a committee of five on mem
bership. while every member was urged
to be a committee of one to solicit
new members. Interesting talks were
made by G. P. Benton, W. P. Gunn.
George Ross, George D. Waller, James
B. Morton, G. H. Bumgardner, the Rev.
D. O. Teasley, George E. Rutledge and
John M. Martin. The club will be k.iown
as the Bessemer Commercial club and
was organized with 30 members who
are very enthusiastic. It was decided
to meet every Friday night at 8 o’clock
in the council chamber at the city hall
for the present. The club expects to
reach a membership of 200, the ma
jority of whom will be the young busi
ness men of Bessemer. The standing
committees are as follows: Ixical leg
islative, city and county affairs, civic
improvement, road improvement, ruraj
and home trade, information on sta
tistics, publicity, health and sanitation
and miscellaneous.
After being out all night, the jury
in the case of Mrs. Lucy Jordan vs.
the Long-Lewis Hardware company re
turned a verdict in the amount of $50“
this morning. The plaintiff was seek
ing damages, it being alleged tlint an
automobile belonging to her wras badly
damaged when it wras struck by a truck
of the defendant company.
Two boxcarB belonging to the At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
road were destroyed by fire today
about noon. The cars were standing
on a sidetrack in the yard of the com
pany at Thirty-second street. The, or
igin of the fire is not known, but it
is thought that some tramps must
have slept in the car and have throw!
a match down. The fire was not dis
covered until both cars were burning
and the fire department was not called.
As there were no fire plugs near noth
ing could be done to extinguish the
flames. The damages are estimated ai
about $12,000.
Progressive lodge No. 87. Independ
ent Order of Odd Fellows of Dolomite,
will give an entertainment Saturday
night at the Odd Fellows’ hall at which
time talks will be made by the Rev. A
C. Swindall, T. J. Batson, Palmer P.
Daugette and Congressman George
Huddleston. Refreshments will be
served after the speaking and all
members are urged to attend.
Revival services will begin at the
Brighton Baptist church Sunday morn
ing with the Rev. Mr. Clark of Green
ville, Miss., in charge. Mr. Clark is an
interesting talker and the public is
cordially Invited to attend theso serv
ices which will continue about two
weeks.
The Junior Aid society of tho First
Presbyterian church will give a silver
tea in the basement of the church
Tuesday afternoon from 3 to 5 o’clock
in celebration of the anniversary of
the organization of the society and
ent80 crowd ls exPected to be pres
Miss Bailie Shoemaker proved a delight
ful hostess last night when she enter
ArtW a numb®r of friends in honor of
£,«th|Ur S loemaker’ at her home on Four- I
teep.th avenue. Various games and music |
were enjoying, after which a bounteous
pound supper was served. Among those
present were: Miss Victoria Bralnbridgc
Jf"? aAratlBer’ Mls« Victoria Wake*
lleiu, Miss Alice Granger. Minq Uuth I
Ragsdale, Miss Ruby * Wattharl Miss1
Roberta Littleton, Miss Thelma Duncan
Miss Elizabeth Schwartz, and CES
Lee Littleton, Arthur Shoemaker, Clar
w'h Euf„ene Bate8’ W1Ille Bates,
vV. II. Ruggins, Moses Marcum, R. Vick
Stewart Karr, M. A. Wakefield, Mr Low
Mr- and Mrs. Savor. Mr. and Mrs
Charles Shoemaker. Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Shoemaker.
Mrs. Naff was a delightful hostess yes
terday afternoon when she entertained
the members of the Woman’s Home Mis
sion society of the Dolomite Methodist
church. After the devotional exercises
an interesting paper, the subject of which
8. *Pass It On,” was read by Mrs. Sides.
At the close of the mission meeting the
teachers' training class was conducted by
Mrs Anderson. Tempting refreshments
were served to the guests, who were as
fo.lows: Mrs. B. E. Purser, Mrs J c
Anderson, Mrs. D. R. Ray, Mrs. Emmett
Davis, Mrs. W. H. Chappell. Mrs. B. H
Purser, Mrs. M. E. Holland. Mrs. Wil
liam Thomas, Mrs. A. Z. Strain, Mrs. C.
M. South, Mrs. Claude Vowel], Mrs. John
B. Thomas, Sr.. Mrs. M. F. Sides, Miss
Florence Jones, and Mrs. Hudson of
Fountain Heights. The next meeting will
be held with Mrs. B. E.' Purser.
Howard Corley of Chicago has accepted
a position with the H. Koppers company
at Woodward and will make Bessemer his
home.
Prank Childers has returned from a
visit to his sister, Mrs. Self, at Five
Points.
II. Goldberg has gone to New York
on a business trip.
D. C. Davis will leave Saturday for his
home in Chicago after spending the past
year In this city.
Judge S. J. Tillman is reported to be
Improving after a serious illness at his
home on Fourth avenue and Sixteenth
street.
The many friends of Miss Thelma Car
gtle will regret to learn that she Is 111
with pneumonia at her home in Lipscomb
A. J. Swaney of Tuscaloosa is spending
the week-end with friends in Bessemer.
STANDARD HOME NEW ■
TRIAL PLEA TODAY =
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Judge Grubb Will Hear Motion by *
Attorneys in Federal Court *
This Morning t
This morning Judge W. I. Grubb will
hear the motion for a new trial filed by y
F. E. Whitehead, president; L. A. White- r
head, vice president, and E. F. Harris, 1<
secretary and treasurer of the Standard a
Home company, who were recently con
victed in the federal court on a charge t
of using the malls for fraudulent pur- li
poses. Judge Grubb withheld passing g
sentences on the defendants pending the c
hearing of the arguments for a now trial fe
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by their attorneys. Walker Percy, B. M.
Allen and E. N. Hamlll. Special District
Attorney O. D. Street and Charles B.
Kennemer represented the government in
the caBe.
W. L. Faulk was appointed receiver
yesterday by Judge Orubh In the bank*
ruptcy case of E. M. Perkinson, ealoonlst.
located at Twenty-third street and Second
avenue, against whom an involuntary pe
tition In bankmptcy was filed In the Uni
ted States court Thursday. The bond of
the receiver was fixed at *3000 and he was
Instructed to operate the business as a
going concern until further orders of the
court. The bankruptcy proceedings are
before Referee Emmett O’Neel.
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DECISIONS MADE BY
O. B. COMMISSION
Auburn, N. Y., March 12.—Secretary
John H. Farrell of the National As
sociation of Professional Baseball
leagues today gave out the following
decisions of the national arbitration
board involving minor league players
and clubs:
Claim allowed: R. P. Hoffman against
Jacksonville, Fla.
Claims disallowed: Paul Irmscher
against Roanoke, Va.; W. L. Felt
against Fort Smith, Ark.
Services of players awarded: William
Duggan to Durham, N. C.; Players
Shaffer, Wylie and Dlsharron to Wax
ahachle, Tex.; Brouthers to Cordele,
Ga.; Lyman Johnson to Owensboro,
Xy.
Secretary Farrell made public these
changes relating to minor leagues:
In the Georgla-Alabama league, the
franchise and players of the Gadsden
club are transferred to Griffin, Ga.,
and Opelika and Selma are dropped.
The franchise and territory of Cor*
dele, Ga.. la the Georgia State league,
lure transferred to Dothan.
PERSONAL
- SB M
The Rev. Car! Hen ok ell will leave to
day tor Rocheetar, N. T., In reepoaaa
to a telegram Mating that hie mother wag 5
eerlously 111. She l» 84 years of aga
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