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THE
FIRST NATIONAL
BANK
Of Birmingham, Ala.
Statement May 1,1915
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts.$ 8,736,953.31'
Overdrafts . 231.26
U. S. bonds (par* . l,5OO,0uo.OO
State of Alabama bonds .. 284.50u.00
Other stocks and bonds... 832,268.50
Banking house. 365,500.00
f CASH—
In vault ....$ 992,600.45
With banks . 2,352,836.36
With V. S.
treasurer . . 91,000.00
With Federal
reserve
bank . 316,144.79— 3,752,581.60
815,472,034.75
LIABILITIES
Capital stock ..8 1,500,000.00
Surplus and profits. 1,688,298.04
Reserved for taxes. 14,844.00
Circulation . 1,400,000.00
DEPOSITS—
Individual ..89.599.685.86
Bank.. 1,145,239.09
U. S. 123,969.76— 10,868.894.71
Age-Herald Story Will Prob
ably Result in Permanent
Position for Him
«
Prof. Carl Raymond, “the barrack
2*oom musician and genius.” yesterday
made many new friends through the
Btory of himself by Ralph R. Silver
printed in The Age-Herald. Many peo
ple have become interested in the
Bohemia scholar, who was found by a
reporter living in the armory of the
city hall with no home, no money and
Xew friends.
He now has good prospects of se
curing permanent employment and ar
rangements probably will be completed
this morning, after which_an announce
ment will be made. Among the let
ters received yesterday was the follow
ing:
“I have just read your story in to
day's paper describing Birmingham's
discovery of a genius in the personage
of Mr. Carl Raymond. Found in the
barrack room—not a bad place to look
for real men. There's where we fiist
heard of Gunga Din.' Crediting the
many attributes placed by his side we
see in Mi*. Raymond more than a ge
nius—to excel in his chosen profession
would entitle him to that distinction.
He possesses the audacity and indiffer
ence of the ‘hobo’: the knowledge and
skill of the 'doctor': the pride of a
Lucifer, and the gentleness and indul
gence of a ‘grand-pa.’ Th poverty of
Lazarus fat the gate of Dives) to such
b sensitive nature as Mr. Raymond’s
would appear very distressing and yet
it is hard for me to associate distress
wdth such a nature as his. I am glad
that you accompanied the sketch with
his portrait, and some verses from his
collection. They show us anothei side
of his many side character—humor ir
his good natured thrusts at the Ital
ian street vender, philosophy in his
‘The Only Way,* and a refinement (lha:
I think too elegant for ‘human nature t
daily food) in his‘Our Boarding House.
Perhaps he did not mean to say thal
the smell o.f onion hash is bad.
“You have asked for a remedy foi
Dr. Raymomd's ills, and you have. 1
think, diagnosed the case—his ills are
financial. It is simply up to us to ap
ply the remedy.
“Dr. Raymond can supply a need ii
our lives that is just as important
nny other department—the aesthetic lr
our natures should be developed, and
there is perhaps no stronger aid than
good music. Therefore, call on ir.usi
loving Birmingham. Plan placing th*
burden of organization, etc., in th<
hands of experienced and organized
bodies, one or more concerts, letting
Dr. Raymond be the star of the con
stellation. The city of Birmingham
certainly would allow the use of a suit
able building. And Ensley would Ilk.
to hear this concert within it’s own
borders—will furnish an elegant and
spacious building and a very appre
ciative audience. The writer hereby
pledges to sell a sufficient number ot
admission tickets to make it a finan
cial success. This plan gives both thr
buyer and seller value received, ami
wiil enable Dr. Raymond to maintain
bis self-respect. Courteously yours.
‘THOMAS F. WEST.
•*506-508-510 Nineteenth Street, Enslev.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses wen
recorded in the office of the probate
Judge.
George IyeBlanc. Birmingham, to Miss
Annie Elston Huey.
Reese Ashton, Birmingham, to Mrs.
Kate Conkel.
Real Estate Transfer
The following transfer or real cstats
was recorded yesterday in the office
©f the probate judge:
$2000— Alfred H. Wiltshire to William T.
Puckette. lot 6, block 10, survey of East
Lake by East Lake Land comf^ny.
They Are 70 Year* Old
“For Borne time past my wife and my
■elf were troubled with kidney trouble.'
writes T. B. Carpenter, Harrisburg, Pa
•‘We suffered rheumatic pains al
through the body. The first few’ doses
©f Foley Kidney Pills relieved us. Aft
er taking five bottles between us wr«
are entirely cured. Although we an
both in the seventies we are as vigor
©us as we were 30 years ago.” Folej
Kidney PHls stop sleep disturbing blad
der weakness, backache, rheumatism
dizziness, swollen joints and sore mus
cles. Sold everywhere.
BITTER ATM ON
! IN STATE IN PAST
_
j Former Governor Responds
to Remarks Attributed to
Senator Underwood at
Bankers’ Banquet
MAKES REFERENCE
TO SETTLEMENT BY0
LATE COMMISSION
Words “Give Railroads a Chance” Is
Text of His Statement—Talks at
Length on Relations Between
Railroads and Water
Transportation
Former Gov. R. R. Comer yesterday
made public a characteristically vigorous
statement in response to remarks at
tributed to Senator O. W. Underwood at
the recent hankers ’banquet at the Coun
try club. Taking the words "give the
railroads a chance." quoted from Senator
Underwood’s speech, Governor Comer
takes occasion to make an especially bit
ter attack upon what the railroads have
done in the past. His statement Is as
follows:
"An afternoon paper of May 12, in big
head lines, stated:
" ‘Underwood asks for chance to he
given the railroads; permanent legislation
to give the railroads of the United States
an opportunity to live and develop, was
strongly advocated by Senator Oscar \V.
I nderwood, in his address before the
bankers’ banquet at the Country club
Tuesday night.’
"The hankers’ banquet at the Country
club was hardly a iHr occasion to urge
increased freight rates; probably not' 6
per cent of those present, including the
speuker, ever paid a freight rate; ever
came in contact with one, or knows what
it is. Senator Underwood ought to have
made that speech before a lot of farm
ers. They are a great majority of his
constituents; they are the one! who pay
the freight, and they are the ones whos •
^ eal or woe depends upon what the
freight taxes are.
A Chance at Legislation
"The giving of the railroads a chance
in our national and state legislation has
brought about such corrupt conditions
that the question now is, whether the
public shall own the railroads, or the
railroads own the public.
"The New York Central, the New Y'ork,
New Haven and Hartford afid the Rock
Island in their wild orgies of stock in
flamation ami political corruption, are the
greatest of all our national scandals.
"The 1-amisville and Nashville through
the report of the interstate commerce
commission, furnished subject matter
which our National representatives should
study and understand.
Meeting on the Tennessee
"That was a great meeting on the banks
of the Tennessee, at Florence this week.
It was designed to furnish ocular demon
stration of the wild waste of water power
there, which utilized, would also fur,nisi,
splendid navigation; and yet, on page 207.
the interstate commerce commission's re
port to Congress, February 16. 1015. which
everybody should read, speaking of ‘Re
striction of commerce on Tennessee river,
exposes how the Louisville and Nashville
railroad spent tens of thousands of dol
lars to destroy Tennessee river competl
tion. 'It also shows the same conditions
on the Alabama river. The Louisville
and Nashville in destroying competition,
sent to death not only the boats, but
the owner thereof. What is the use of
the spectacular meeting at Lock 17 on
the . Warrior? Why the ocular demon
stration of what $12,000,000 spent by the
government, has done for the Warrior
river, and for the rivers which could
make competition in Alabama. ‘Give the
railroads a chance.’ Such chance as they
have for years had, and Alabama had.
•lust as well have met and danced around
a May pole. With the Warrior open, the
Tombigbee and Alabama open, Mobile
harbor open, the prospect is indeed glit
tering, and should be great.
Torpedoed the Ship Purchase Bill
."Senator Bankhead, the hero of the
occasion, and we justly honor him for
the great work done on the Warrior,
said that his work was accomplished,
and the people should take advantage
of it.
"How can they further take advant
age of the open waterways until ho
goes hack to Washington and helps to
pass the Wilson ship bill, the hill
which he and six other democrats tor
pedoed just as the German submarine
torpedoed the Lusitania? Just so did
Senator Bankhead and six other dem
ocrats torpedo the ship purchase bill.
It was horrible, horrible, but Mr. Un
derwood says we must give the rail
roads a chance.’
Tlie Fate of Tuscaloosa
• A few years ago when some of the
Warrior and Torablgbee locks were
completed, Tuscaloosa, preening itself
on its new opportunities, boasted of
what it would do with its river carriage.
A railroad paper gave out an interview
without challenge, that, the railroads
would hot allow Tuscaloosa to avail
itself of river rates.
Grim Humor at Decatur
“It was the grimmest piece of humor
years ago after some lock was com
pleted at Muscle Shoals that the com
mercial clubs of the state should meet
Capital and Surplus $1,150,000.00
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
Capital $500,000.00 Surphw (Earned) $650,000.00
This bank is open on Saturdays
from 4 to 8 o’clock P. M. to re
J ceive Savings Deposits.
: . ife
TOM O. SMITH, JO. D. OOTTHN. MS. Cfeikltr
W. H. MANLT. Cukte H W. FINCH. AaM. OMklW
4 Per Cent Paid On Saving? Deposits
mrnmmmmmmmmmmmaNW-——
UNIQUE MAY FESTIVAL IS PRESENTED
BY CHILDREN OF THE ULLMAN SCHOOL
I”'” 111
Vle^ of Ntypolf Exerel*o« . ^
Children of all grades participated It
the annual May festival at the lJUmar
school yesterday afternoon and Iasi
night. The event was characterized foj
those present as one of tlie most unique
May celebrations ever held in Birming
ham. There were five Maypoleq. LdttU
Miss Mary Smith of the t'liman schoo
was crowned the queen of May. She wa:
attended by 20 maids and *20 pages a
the coronation and was accorded an ova
tion.
There Micro many drills, among th«
most beautiful of which were fthe flora
drill and the parasci drill. The kinder
marten kiddies presented a series of foil
dances which received much applause,
The boys of the more advanced grades
presented a clown drill in costume Ui.it
kept the smaller children in ecstasies
throughout. Another very beautiful drill
was the Yama-Yama. which was present
ed by about 40 girls in costume. The
wand drill by the older girls was very
beautiful and. much favorable comment
was heard. The parasols In the drill ot
that name were decorated with brightly
colored paper flowers and presented h
very striking appearance in the move
ments of the drill.
The flotal parade was said to have
been the most beautiful of all by those
who saw each drill. The smaller girls
gave this parade and carried out the ef
fect very much on the order of Hlr
. mingham’s last automobile floral parade
| using doll carriages instead of automo
biles to decorate with flowers. Many at
tractive designs attested the taste of
the little artists and round after round
of applause called forth many modest
blushes from the little ones.
To Miss Sallie Ham Is given the credit
for the success of. the ‘celebration. Miss
Ham was general director of the event,
although the teachers in all grades had
a certain part of the affair to attend to.
Miss Mercedes Hamilton was the accom
panist.
The festival programme was repented
last night on the grounds of the VTllman
school under electric ligtit and the flash
ing colors of the several drills added
t< the attractiveness. It was declared
to be even more beautiful under electric
light than under the light of the sun.
CORONER’S JURY BLAMES WARD,
MATTHEWS, ALLEN AND WHEELOCK
FOR SECOND AVE. WALL DISASTER
• IttHttUHMIMIMMIIIIMItllUIUMMUHMUMMI
Urges That Grand Jury Make Full
Investigation and Take Action.
“Allowing Wall to Stand
Gross Negligence”
A coroner’s, jury composed of S. F. Teague, A. \\. Brown,
James F. Sulzby, E. H. Knight, P. J. Gillen and C. O. Jacobs re
turned a verdict yesterday afternoon at -1 o’clock placing the
blame of the Steele Smith disaster, in which eight, lives were
lost, on Commissioner George B. Ward, \V. (). Matthews, city
building inspector; Harry B. Wheelock, architect; and Charles
Allen, contractor. ;
The coroner’s jury has been in session for the past few days
and the verdict caused considerable comment. The grand jury,
! now in session, was asked to take up the matter and make a
I oomolete investigation.
When approached by a reporter of The
Age-Heraid last night, the citizens men
tioned by the coroner's jury declined to
make statements. The complete report of
the coroner’s jury was as follows:
* We. the coroner's jury Impaneled on
May 5, 1915, to investigate the cause of
the loss of eight lives by the falling of
the walls of the Steele-Smith building
upon the Hann shoe store and the Atlantic
ami Pacific tea store, located between
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets on the
south side of Second avenue.
Find, that it was on account of said
walls being allowed to stand unbraced
in sufficient manner to hold them up
against wind pressure; that they were
two stories higher than the Hann shoe
store building and thoroughly gutted by
the Steele-Smith fire for the most of the
full length of the building, 140 feet; and.
we further find thut the city officials an
well as a great many of the laltv recog
nized the danger of these walls, since the
date of the Steele-Smith fire and that they
would not stand wind pressure or pres
sure of any kind. We further find that
at Decatur; that a banquet should be
held on an L. &. N. boat, ami that a
toast should he offered by an L. & N
railroad agent ‘To the further develop
ment of river navigation.' 1 wonder for
what. Not only has the traffic been re
stricted on the three rivers. Warrior,
Tombigbee and Alabama, but also the
port of Mobile itself, grossly discrim
inated against, practically bottled up.
Page 218 of the interstate commerce
commission’s report shows that the L.
& N. to develop at Pensacola, has large
ly discriminated against Mobile.
Great Days and Nights
“Thursday, May 13. was a great day
at Lock 17, and the day before was a
great day at Florence, and it was a
great night at the banquet to the
bankers at the Country club, when Sen
a tor Underwood said: Let's give the
railroads a chance.’
What the Chance Costs
“Page 231 of the interstate commerce
commission’s report shows that the L.
& N. spent $296,000 between 1906 and
1914 in politics. Of this. $142,000 was
spent in Alabama politics. 1906-1907. Th«*
city court of Birmingham’s record
show's this. What was it used for? Tak
ing a qhance? Tho same page shows
that Mr.'George Jones, assistant dis
trict attorney at Montgomery, Ala., used
$23,000 on the Alabama legislature.
What for? On page 233 it allows the
L. & N. used $599,668. of whioh $233,135
was furnished by other railroad com
panies. Same page 233 shows that the
Nashville,-Chattanooga and St. Louis
railroad, a road belonging to the L. &
N.. spent in this way $866,849. The same
toage shows the L. & N. spent $40,800 on
tne paper In Nashville, and $69,000 in
AtrWting the people of Alabama. What
for? As Mr. Underwood says: ‘To get a
chance.’
Bigger Chances in Politics
*lh giving the railroads a chance does
Wu Underwood mean to give them a
’agger chance than this to control the
(policies, politics, officers and machinery
»f our state government? The same in
terstate commerce commission's report
Hiates that the Louisville and Nashville
w-'Uld not let them see their letter flleji,
air the commission reporting as best they
tov Id, stated that they would not give
;he names of the state politicians and
\ nff'.-crs who were In the pay of the Louts
;ll’e and Nashville Railroad company.
The Commodity Act
1‘ 1907 the Alabama legislature passed
f ute establishing, a rate on HO com
tj (fc, >Y
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the city building inspector’s attention hall
been called to the danger of these walls
Just after the Steele-Smith tire, the next
day. And; we further find that the city
commissioners' department's attention had
been called to the danger of these walls
by-telephone Just after the fire. And w**
further find that these conditions hail
been allowed to exist for several months.
We further find that to leave an un
protected wall of this length and heighth
to be ari act of gross negligence on the
part of W. O. Matthews, building inspec
tor; George B. Ward, city commissioner;
H. B. Wheelock, architect; C. M. Allen,
contractor. So. we further recommend
I that the matter he taken up by the grand
} jury and a full investigation made. We
further recommend that a law or city
I ordinance be passed whereby the city fire
department shall hereafter tear down .til
walls that are left standing at ter a fire,
if said fire had burned out all the interior
of such damaged buildings, and in no
case shall a walL thus damaged he left
to stand above the adjoining walls of a
lower building, hut shall be torn down
immediately after such .a Tire to the level
with the adjoining building.
“S. F. Teague, foreman; .A. W. Brown,
James F. Hulzby, B. H. Knight, P. J. Gil
len, t\ O. Jacobs.''
| modifies, making the rate on them Yhr
I same that has prevailed In Georgia, the
Carolines, Virginia and other states for
a number of years It also enacted a
new railroad commission law, making -the
members elective, and giving them power;
in other words. It pasted a railroad com
mission law patterned after the most pro
gressive states.
That Remarkable Settlement
"I^ast year the railroad commission,
Governor O'Neal. Governor Henderson.
Prank N. Julian and Ia?on McCord, mude
a most remarkable settlement with the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, and
millions of dollars of the people's rightful
money was sacrificed, and the best ad
vised lawyers in the state say. the most
talukble rlRhts of the state . were sacri
ficed to Rive the railroads a chance. And
last year the railroad commission, Gov
ernor Henderson. Prank N. Julian and
Leon McCord, as one of their last acts,
gave the railroads 10 per oent increase
on the 110 commodity rates established by
the loRislature. This, In spite of the fact
that the leRislature In passing these com
modity rates did not Intend them to he
changed, ini ended them as a defense for
ever of the rlRltts of the people for a
protective freiRht rate.
Piling It On the Farmer
"Henderson. Julian and McCord did not
comprehend what this 10 per cent Increase
meant. Ten per cent increase in the
freiRht rate on cotton, corn, live stock,
on every article of production and con
sumption of our farmers, and that, too.
when they were In the very hardest lines.
Think of it’ An increase of 10 per cent
In the freight on cotton when tile cot
ton farmer staRRered from the veryVorst
results of the war. There was no mar
ket. They were even {hen. knocking at
the door of the federal government Itself
at Washington for help to tide-thorn in er
the most disastrous times. Think of it.!
At such a time as that giving the rail
roads ap Increase of 10 per cent on all
the things the farmer raised and u-ed.
A Chance at the Farmer
" 'Give the railroads a chance.' It was
a badly choisan time for the railroads to
ask for an Increased charge of 10 psr
cent from the people, and yet they got
it. What was the moving spirit of the
men no man can tell, or what influences
Were brought to bear no commission can
tell Today there is a widespread dis
cussion about rural credits to help the
; farmer, because It Is everywhere known
and conceded to he a fact tljat the faun
Insurance Men Want Ar
rests Made for Accumula
tion of Rubbish .
Drastic measures on fire inspection
arc contemplated in demands to be
made on the city commission tty fire
insurance interests following a meet
ins held yesterday.
The demands of’ the fire insurance
men are that arrests be made on the
spot where ever the inspector finds that
1 rash and combustible material have
been allowed to accumulate. They
state that in the past under the in
si ructions from the city commission
the fire Inspectors have been .merely
warning merchants and property ho’d
ers that they have found bad condi
tions. Some merchants, it is reported,
actually have torn up these notifica
tions of bad conditions in the presence
of. the fire inspectors.
The Insurance men*ststo that the
large fire loss simply must be stopped
or their companies are going to with
draw from Birmingham, and they d. -
1 elded to demand from the commission
that every man found with his prem
ises in bad condition froth the fire
risk viewpoint should, be placed un
der arrest on the spot. .This drastic
plan they believe would make people
realize that their places had to be kept
iii condition so as to be safe from fire
as ucai I; us possible.
The meeting was held yesterday at
ihe Fhambcr of Fommterce ayd was 'at
tended b\ members of the Birmingham
Fi:< and Casualty, exchange; the i’ire
insuranci .■ofnmit D*e • of the board ’of
trade Kir. Chief Middleton, Fire In
spector H;irr> Mullin and others. I*res
ident H. (J Seibels of ihe Five and
Casually exchange presided, and was
authorize to appoint a ’committee to
take the matter up with tile city com
missioners
FISH ARE SECURED ' •
FOR LAKE BANKHEAD
Huddleston Says G. B.‘ McCormack
Signed Application for Fish
Sometime Ago
To the Editor of The Age-Herajd
In regard to the reference in your “In
Hotel Lobbies" column, in your Friday's
issue to stock fish furnished by the Fnited
Stutes fisheries bureau, and to’the siato
Trerit, that it is how up to me to get a
supply of fish for the waters impounded
by Lock 17 on Warrior river.# f take
pleasure in saying that this matter was
brought to my attention some weeks ago
by Mr. (J. B. McCormack; 1 took the
matter up with the fisheries bureau and
later presented an appIicatJpn for fish
stock which Mr. McCormack was kind
enough to sign The commissioner of
fisheries a few days ago advised me that
♦ he application had been granted, and
that the fish will be furnished at an early
day.
It thus appears that upon Mr. McCor
mack's initiative we have anticipated the
suggestion That fish for stocking should
be obtained. The next question is thd
qauntity *of young fish which will be
| awarded us. Perhaps letters written by
a number of. citizens to the bureau of
fisheries will serve to secure a more lib
eral allowance. These impounded waters
should be made a great fishing and sport
ing resort for the people of, the com
munity. 1 will be glad to aid in the
I roject and way 1 can. Respectfully,
GEORGE HrDDI.KKTON,
Birmingham. May 14, 1915/
Williams Named Jitney Inspector
Motorcycle Scout ft. G. Williams of the
police department wits yesterday appoint
ed by < 'hief Egan as Jitney inspector. Thp
duties of Williams will'consist in looking
out fqr all violations of 'the Jitney law,
which was passed by the commissioners
this week. Applications for the permits
which aso required to be signed by the
chief were plentiful yesterday morning.
Bryan Loses Fingers
Tom Bryan. 1230 North Twenty-fourth
street. Had two fingers partially severed
yesterday morning when his left hand
whs caught in the chain bf a motorcycle
which he was cleaning.! He was removed
to McAdory's infirmary, where the wound
*»• (iroesed. _, „ :
tThe Soundness of
Business Men
Who are in active control %
of the business they lend M
their names to, has made ■
the American Trust direct- !|J
ors a board of safety with ■
that one purpose. m
Organized 1903 M.
Capital, Surplus and Profits m
Over $900,000 M
MERlCANTBBTlSMEBBMffi
~ BIRMINGHAM
iTWODOG WAGONS TO
|BE PLACED AT WORK
BY THE COMMISSION
Action Taken as Result of
Numerous Complaints
as to Stray Dogs
on Streets
After a three-hours conference with Su
perintendent Kelley'of the "Ki-yl depart
mnet," the board of city commissioners
announced last bight that, although every
dog may hdve his day, the day of Bir
mingham dogs is past.
Two dog catching wagons are to
placed in service at once and a corps of
lung legged negro hoys accompanying
each wagon will endeavor to deplete the
canine population of Greater Birmingham
The same system of collecting dog taxes
as in the past will-be followed with th«‘
except that stray dogs on the streets are
to he caught, and sent to the "happy hunt
ing; grounds.’’
The decision to use the dog catchers and
wagons was done over the protest of the
superintendent of the ki-yi department,’
who has strongly opposed this ever since
he has had charge of the dog license col
lection luring the past two years.
Complaints about the great number of
dogs straying about town have been com
ing into the commission offices in large
numbers. Mr. Kelley bus insisted that the
dog catcher and wagons were not needed,
but the complaints of the stray dogs,
together. with several mad dog incidents
lately, convinced the commissioners that
something would have to he done.
The law regarding the catching of stray
dogs is as follows:
Section 3. Dogs found at large: Any
dog found running at large upon the
streets, avenues, alleys, parks or public
places of the city, without bearing a check
as evidence of having been registered by
the city treasurer, shall he taken up by
the poundkeoper ami held In the pound
for three days, and If before the expira
tion of thif time the owner or calinmnt
of Hitch dog does not come forward and
provide the registration check and pay
therefor the sum of $2. and also the sum
of $1 as the coat of impounding, the
pound keeper may sell said dog and pay
the mortey Into the city treasury.
"All dogs not claimed or sold shall be
put to death by the poundkeeper In &
humane manner.”
PANAMA FREIGHT
MAN VISITS GAZZAM
R. W. Bergin of Colon, Foreign
p’reight Ajrent of Panama Rail
road, Visits Birmingham
R \V. Burgin of Colon, Panama, for
eign freight agent for the Panama
I railroad, was here yesterday a guest
of C. Gazzam, the well known broker
Mr. Bergin has b«y*n stationed on the
• anal zone for many years and during
the construction It was his work to see
that the railroad whs clear for the
rapid transportation of material and
supplies for thb work.
While hepe Mr. Bergin visited l>r
Lloyd Noland, physician for the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany, a* warm personal friend Mi.
Bergin wan taken through the News
paper club by Mr. Gazzam and ex
pressed the greatest interest. He said
It was easily the most elegantly
equipped and restful cjuh he had vis
ited in many *ytars.
Mr. Bergin said that the Panama
epnal was one of the greatest aeeom
p-lishmepts. of the United Stales, and
I hot the traffic through the ranal
•would 'eventually prove to he otic of
the most wonderful blessings Mia' has
ever befallen the southern part of this
country.
STANDARD OIL CO.
SALERMEN MEET
The regular staff meeting of the
Standard Qll salesmen for Alabama
was held yesterday at the Tutwller ho
tel. About ‘4b. salesman attended. It
was stated that the meeting was :t
regular conference of the members of
the sales forces, and that nothing un
usual was done. The Standard Oil
salesmen In this stale meet regularly
To discuss business conditions and to
take up matters of interest that de
velop from time to time. The session
yesterday was featured hv a lunch
eon at the’ Tutwller attended by all of
• he salesmen. The meeting adjqurned
last night.
WHAT TO DO FOR
ITCHING SKINS
Ijezeina. rfiiRwurm and other Itching.
burning ski" eruption* are ,o easily
made worse by Improper treatment that
one has to be very careful. There la one
method, however, that you need not hes
itate to use, even on a baby's tender
skin—that Is. the reslnol treatment.
Reslnol Is the prescription of a Balti
more doctor, put up In the form of res
lnol ointment and reslnol soap. This
prove.d so remarkably successful that
thousands of other physicians have been
prescribing It constantly for 20 years.
Reslnol stops Itching Instantly, and
■almost always heals the eruption uulrk
ly and at little cost. Reslnol ointment
and reainol soap oan be bought ,t any.
druggist s and are not at aU expensive.
RULES COMMITTEE
OF SEED CRUSHERS’
[ ' h_ I
Is Preparatory to General
Meeting of Convention
Next Monday
AUXILIARY BODY
IS IN SESSION .NOW
Cotton Product Analysists Meet at
Tutwiler—Predict That Over 1000
Visitors Will Be Attracted
to City by Meetings
The Cotton Seed Crushers’ association,
which convenes here Monday for a pen
sion of three days, opened unofficially
yesterday when the rules committee met
preparatory to the opening Monday. Tha
committee met at the Tutwiler and was
in session practically all day. It was
announced after the meeting that no busi
ness in which the public generally would
be Interested had been transacted, and
that the meeting was more or less rou
tine.
The meeting wns called to order early
yesterday morning by C. L. Ives of New
Bern. B. (*., president of the association.
All of the members of the committee
were present. They discussed the forth
coming convention and expresses tn«
opinion that the outlook was bright, for
j the most successful session ever held by
the crushers’ association. The members
of-the committee went, over routine mat
ters and considered new rules which will r
be In force with the convening of the
meeting Monday. ' It was stated unof
ficially that the crushers’ association
j had many matters of wide Interest to take
| up and that the preliminary meeting of
the committee was * of deep lnt€»rest and
importance.
Members of Committee
Tfie members of the committee present
yesterday were included:
J. .1. Culbertson, chairman, Paris, Tex.;
F. N. Bridges, Wilson, N. C.; Ernest
Lanmr, Selma. E. P. McBurney. Atlanta;
C. D. .Jordan, Memphis; E. S Ready,
Helena. Ark.; C. L.. Widney, Chicasha,
Okla.; J. M. MaclHmald, Cincinnati; J. G,
Gash. New York; ' E. T. George, New
Orleans; John W. O’Neill, Clarksville,
Tex., and E. E. Chandler, Chicago.
The personnel of ihe committee and the
cities t«» which they are accredited Indi
cates the extent of the membership ol*the
Hssolcation It is believed that at least
1000 people will be attracted to this city
by reason of the convention. The crush
ers' association has a very large mem
bership, and there are two auxilary as
sociations that meet with the cru’Ahf-r*.
<»ne of the meetings yesterday forV^he
preliminary work was that of the Soufty.
erti Cotton Product Analysts of which' ^
George Wortham Agee of Memphis ' is
president. Mr. Agee is a nephew of W. C.
Agee of this city. It was stated by Mr.
Agee that the gathering of the members
of his association was in preparation to
take part in the crushers' association
meetings The chemists were in session
at the Tutwiler yesterday and were hart
at work ail day. They discussed many
problems of interest to the members, but
nothing was taken up of general public*
! nature.
Mr. Agee is a chemist of wide influ
ence in the south and !s very popular.
He said yesterday that he was very much
interested in the meeting here and felt
that the work would he of lasting benefit
to the general association. G t.\ Humbert
of Augusta is secretary of the analysts!®
organitizrlon \ j
Ives Pleased With Outlook
President Ives of the crushers’ associa
tion conferred with I>. M. Porter of Bir
mingham yesterday anil seemed to he very
well pleased with the programme that
has been formulated for the entertain
ment of the visitors. Mr. Ives said that
the attendance at the meeting here was
expected to be as large as at any held
ir. the past few years. He said yesterday
that Birmingham evidently was an ideal
place for a convention and he expected
the members of the association to have a
very pleasant time while here
“I have been in Birmingham before, *
he said yesterday, “and I am very much
pleased that we selected this city for our
meeting. Birmingham has gained* wide
attention lately by reason of the cordial
ity of Its hospitality. 1 believe that our
convention will have a most pleasant
and profitable mcei ng. and that we will
l>e numbered among the boosters of Bir
mingham as a convention city when we
return to our homes.
“I believe that business is getting
better. 1 think that the real time for
worry has past and that we will have j
handled a very fine amount of trade when
tin* year ends."
J. J. Culbertson of Paris. Tex., arrived
\csterda> morning to attend the meeting
of the rules committee. IU* vailed to see
Oscar Wells, president of the First Na
tional bank, and other local friends here.
Mr. Wells considers Mr. Culbertson one
of the most substantial citizens of Te\a*.
Mr. Culbjsrtson said yesterday that while
he had been here before Birmingham in
terested him more every time he visited »
tills place and that oil this occasion he
was much pleased to he here. Mr. Culbert
son was optimistic yesterday said that |
Ir his opinion trade jr' ' getting bett«y
and that American </ ial men could
confidently expect ‘improvement
during the next f
It was stated y members
of the committee th ‘nformeit
that Birmingham shot east lflW
members of the assoeit *e Tut
wiler hotel already HOC . *s have
been made; at the Hlllmy at the •
Mniton nearly 150. The FV\ . »nd Mot
r!s will also receive a heav> registration ■
^ before-ike meaWngsbcglrift Monday,
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