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LEAGUE OF PEACE
Former President Taft to
Preside Over First
Meeting
OUTLINES PLANS OF
CONFERENCE'S SCOPE
Want to Form Lcajrur of Nations for
World-Wide Peace, the United
States to Make Initial
Move
Philadelphia. June 13.—The National
Provisional Committee of One Hundred
and Thirteeen, In chaise oC the League
of Peace conference do be held hero
Thursday, announced It had accepted its
programme.
On the night preceding the confer
ence. former President Taft will de
liver an address at a dinner and is ex
pected to outline what he regards ns a
practical plan for an alliance of all Hie
great powers witli a view to enforcing
peace. Mr. Taft will preside at the con
ference the next day. The general dis
cussion of proposals will be preceded
by formal addresses by Theodore Mar
burg pf Baltimore, former United
Rates minister to Belgium; John drier
Hthhen, president of Princeton uniter
sity; John Bassett Moore, John Bates
flark. James M. Beck and Edward
Filene, representing the Chamber of
Commerce of the United States.
A statement regarding Hie scope of
the conference, given out tonight by
tne provisional committee, reads:
Scope of Conference
•The step taken by former President
Taft, President Lowell of Harvard. The
odore Marburg and others in calling this
convention was not for the purpose of
merely discussing various phases of the
peace question, but to stHrt a new
movement along thoroughly practical
lines by which a new alliance of the
great powers may be brought about, tin?
United States to make the initial move
"In the various gatherings in which
tin plan as it finally took form was
discussed, all Utopian ideas wi re cast
aside and only well established prin
ciples of international procedure, si.oh
as underlie historic agreements be
tween nations, were considered.
"It was for this reason that President
l.owell proposed what lias been regard
ed as the main feature of the plan that
the signatory powers shall jointly use
their military forces to prevent any one
of their number beginning hostilities
pending tiie negotiations lookng toward
a judicial or arbitral settlement of the
question at issue.
"It was in this connection also tl at
Mr. Taft pointed out that the plan
would necessitate a departure on tic
part of the United States from its tra
ditional policy of avoiding entangling
eRanees with Kuropean or Asiatic pow
ers and that it might also oblige us ti
take part 111 European and Asiatic wars
but he held that we would be justified
in taking such a risk, because of the
greater probability of a world peace re
sailing from sm b dii alliance."
The proposals to go before the con
ference were the work of the former
President. They provide for:
"1. An international court to try all
Justiciable questions.
"2. A council of conciliation for the
federation of nonjustLiable questions.
"3. The use of joint military force
ngninst a signatory beginning hostili
ties contrary to the terms of the al
liance.
"I. The formulation and adoption of
o code of international law.”
Belgian Official Statement
Havre, June 14.— (12:20 a m.)—The
Be gian official communication issued
Sunday, says: "On the 12th there was
on intermittent bombardment on our
front, notably at the farms of Nol
venest, Huedesterk and Berkelkof, as
well as at Ramseapelle, Pervyse, Stuy
venekerke and the trenches north ol
I>i\mude and east of Saint Jacques
Capelle.
STUDIO OF MEMORIAL ART
OediKiuTNA Ilulldern of Hlgh-Clftnn
MONUMENTS
Suite fi.'to ftrowu-Mnrx Hldg.
Illrmliighuni, A In.
|DB. SAMPEY SPEAKS
TO THE BAPTISTS
H I
“What Think Ye of Christ?”
His Subject—W. M. U.
Holds Meeting — Miss
Hartwell Present
Pelham Heights, June 13.— (Special.)
Dr. John R. Sampey of Louisville, Ky.,
preached at Pelham Heights today on
“What think ye of the Christ?”
The speaker said that the purpose
of Jesus in asking this question was
to elevate the conception of the Mes
siah far above that commonly held by
the Pharisees to whom He spoke. In
the course of his remarks Dr. Sampey
said:
“Jesus had bitter foes who asserted
that he was an imposter and in league
with Beelzebub, t he prince of the dem
on?. It is doubtful whether any man
v ho made the assertion really believed
it and the verdict of history proclaims
the charge a brazen falsehood put
forth by selfish men who wished to
break the hold of Jesus on the com
mon people.
“Still others affirmed that Jesus was
nn eloquent demagogue who delighted
to sway the people by his magnetism.
Lut the seriousness of Jesus about his
great unselfish task made It impos
sible for men who knew’ him to believe
ni'y such falsehood. Jesus was the
most cordial and genuine and fearless
rtligious teacher the world ever saw.
“A third view, which had many ad
vocates, w’as that he was unbalanced,
arm that his ethical demands were un
reasonable. His doctrine of nonresist
once to evil and his high teaching
against certain social evils seemed to
many to argue his lack of good judg
ment. He was thought to be an im
practical dreamer, an enthusiast.’
Dr. Sampey paused here to ask if
some of his hearers did not really share
in some measure this view’ of the im
practicability of the high ethical teach
ing of Jesus. “Many of us act as if
our Lord did not mean what he said
about bearing the cross, giving freely
to all in need and living peaceably
with all men," said Dr. Sampey.
Having shown what the enemies of
Jesus thought about him, Dr. Sampey
proceeded to show* what impression he
made on persons who were neither
uisciple nor foes. “All agreed that he ;
was a prohphet," said the speaker, "but
whether the fierce Elijah or the tender
hearted Jeremiah they could not tell.
He was recognized by the masses as a
great teacher and healer who did all
things well. The Roman centurian at
the foot of the cross pronounced him
a righteous man and ended by pro
claiming him to be a son of the gods.
He had never before seen a condemned
man behave so like a diivne person."
Addition to W. M. U.
The force at the W. M. U. building
has been strengthened by the arrival
of Miss Jane Hartwell, who will as
sist Mrs. McLure. Miss Laura Lee Pat
rick and Miss Forbes in the lectures
and instructions given every day In the
W. M. U. building. It will be remem
bered that Miss Hartwell "first saw the
light" in China as she is the daughter
< f a missionary to that country. Miss
Hartwell resided in China for nine
years and will talk, of some incidents
that occurred during her days there
and also of the M. W. U. work hero in
America.
The programme for Monday will bo
as follows:
S :10—J>r. Sampey, "The Old Testa
ment and iis miana-geis."
9 00—Mrs. McLure. "W. M. U. Work."
10:00—Professor Gaines, “Church Ef
ficiency.”
'1:00—Dr. Carv«r, '.‘Epistles and Rev
elations."
3:00— Professor Hendricks, “Church
M ia.lory."
4:00-- Misr Laura Lee Patrick.
"Studies in W. M. V. Work.”
ANNISTON
Anniston. June 13.—(Special.)—Anniston
chapter No. 105, Royal Arch Masons,
elected the following officers Friday night
to serve during the ensuing year: Leon
G. Earnest, high priest. William S. Kil
by. king: Newton Wilson, scribe; J. L.
Murphy, treasurer; John H. Snodgrass,
secretary; Hilliard O. Earnest, captain of
the host: Hugh Walker, principal sojourn
er; Ren R. Sawyer, Royal Arch captain;
Runyan B. Littlejojhn, master third vail:
William S. Wyche, master second vail;
George Reid, master first vail, and Her
bert H. McGuire, sentinel.
I’nited States Deputy Marshal R. B.
Blake returned Saturday morning from
Clay county with five prisoners, charged
with illicit distilling, and seven witnesses
and the prisoners were disposed of as fol
lowers: W. H. Montgomery was bound
over to the federal grand jury; John D.
Trammell put on trial and case con
tinued until Monday at 1 o’clock; Jim
Hodge. Tom Hodge and John Stearns, al
lowed bond and their cases set for pre
liminary trial on June 28. Henry Murry,
who was arrested in Talladega county
on a similar charge, was released on
bond and will be given a preliminary trial
on June 26.
A carload of dynamite was shipped to
this city several weeks ago for use by
the troops in the artillery practice camp
which will he established here early in
July. The city authorities will not allow
the dynamite to be unloaded in the city
and demurrage at the rate of $5 per
da> is accumulating. The disposition of
the explosive is still in doubt, but it is
likely that it will remain In the car
until the troops arrive and are in posi
tion to take care of it. Congressman
Fred L. Blackmon stated Saturday that
he has been informed that the artillery
troops at Brownsville. Tex., have already
been ordered to come to Anniston and
are scheduled to reach this city on
July 2.
A movement has been started by the
merchants of the city to revive the cus
tom of closing the, stores each Thursday
afternoon at 1 o'clock during the sum
mer months. A petition will be circu
lated in a few days for the purpose of
getting all merchants to agree to the clos
ing of their stores. Tt is proposed to make
the dosing of the stores effective July 1.
Joseph N. Angle of Cedar Bluff and Miss
Maggie McMurrian of Riverside were
married at the Calhoun county court
house Saturday afternoon by Probate
Judge John M. Crook. After the cere
mony the couple left immediately on their
wedding tour.
After staving awake all night in a barn
and watching through the crevices as they
lay on the hay, Sheriff A. H. Borders.
Chief Deputy Bert Morgan and Deputy
Will Borders captured G. Z. Edwards and
six gallons of corn liquor Saturday morn
ing near DeArmanvllle in this county.
County Road Superintendent W. E. Par
ker. City Clerk W. O. Ward and Commis
sioner W. H. Nunnelly left Saturday
morning in an automobile for Birming
ham from w’hich point they will tour
the principal highways in Jefferson coun
ty. A study of the methods used 1n
constructing roads in that county will be
made, and a comparison will be made be
tween the roads In Jefferson and Calhoun
counties.
I
!RUSSIANS CAPTURE
AND GUNSJS REPORT
Official Statement From
Petrograd on Fighting in
Galicia — Claim Of
fensive Successful
Petrograd, June 13.—(Via London,
6:36 p. m.)—In a battle on the Dniester
river in the region of Zurawna, Ga
licia, which lasted from June 8 to June
19, the Russians captured 348 officers
and 16,431 soldiers with 78 machine
guns and 17 cannon, according to a
Russian official statement issued un
der date of June 12. On June 11, the
statement adds, the Austro-Gernian
forces crossed the Dniester at several
points. The communication says:
"To the north of Shavli, in the dis
trict of Ssaklmonvo, we yesterday at
tacked and repulsed in a western dire-'
tion the enemy, outllanking column.
Near Shavli the enemy continued his
fruitless attacks in the sector of the
northern battlefield.
"Our offensive of the front of Szal
llany-Beisagola continued to develop
with success. Yesterday >ve carried by
storm several villages and a cemetery
near Bourgade-Jouquiny. The day be
fore on this front our Cossacks charged
the enemy on horseback and sabeied
about 100 Germans and took more than
160 prisoners.
"In the direction of Kovno the enemy
is attacking the front of Sepeskia
Hudele. On Thursday night In this dis
trlct we pushed back the enemy for
some distance on the Mariampol road
and along the railway from Kovno to
Wirballen (Russian Poland).
"On the right bank of the Vistula, in
the region of Starozeby. the enemy
opened an intense artillery fire at
dawn yesterday as a preliminary to a
series of attacks. Up to midday he did
not succeed in approaching nearer than
400 paces from our trenches. Our air
squadrons dropped bombs with success,
this contributing materially to repuse
the enemy's attacks on this front.
"In Galicia: Yesterday in the valley
of the River Sklo an enemy battery
advanced toward our trendies hut was
forced to beat an immediate retreat by
our artillery fire.
“In a three days battle on the Dnies
ter river, in the region of Zurawna,
which lasted from June 8 to June 10 we
captured altogether 348 officers and
15,431 soldiers, with 78 machine guns
and 17 cannon. A large quantity of
arms, ammunition wagons, field kitch
ens and tranports also fell into our
hands.
‘In order to support the Austro-Ger
man army which fell back on the right
bank of the river Dniester the enemy
undertook an offensive on both hanks
of the river Tyamenica and on June 10
succeeded in carrying the village of
Gruszow, but immediately was driven
hack by our troops who captured 33 of
ficers and 490 men.
"On the night of June 10 and on the
morning of June 11 the enemy delivered
fruitless attacks against our bridge
head near Halicz.
“In the course of the following day
the enemy approached the front of
Nezwiska-Galesaoki and began to cross
•he Dniester at several points."
Tuscaloosa. June 13.—(Special.)—A meet
ing ul the stockholders of the Northport
bank, which closed its doors sometime
ago, following the arrest of tiie cashier,
A Y\ Hays, on a charge of embezzle
ment, has been called for June 21. State
Sid erintendent of Banks A. E. Walker
wi'l he present at the meeting and tak^
under consideration plans to be submit
ted by the stockholders looking to the re
opening or reorganization of the Institu
tion.
I '
Miss Annie Reneau and (\ E. Wilburn
of this city were quietly married this
morning. Both are well known young peo
I pie of Tuscaloosa and have a host ol
• friends. After a short trip they will
make their home here.
A committee of 26 citizens, appointed
sometime ago to investigate the finan
cia* needs of Tuscaloosa, yesterday recom
mended to the city commission that the
city lloat a bond issue of $25,000 to cover
| the accumulated deficit of the municipallt>
and pay the interet on the bonds of that
part of the paving debt assumed by the
city. Another bond issue of $25,000 is pend
ing. to he used in the construction of a
municipal wharf on the river.
Fred S. Morris of Morris Bros., bank
ers. of Philadelphia, and head of the
Tidewater interests, Is in Tuscaloosa, su
pervising a movement of development and
improvement being carried on here.
Three important meetings in the interest
of education will be held at the university
during the week, the conferences of city
and county superintendents, beginning to
morrow and continuing through the week,
and the high school conference beginning
Tuesday and continuing through Friday
The three meetings will bring to Tusca
loosa more tlityi 150 of t\e most 'pro.*'
nont educators of the state. The confer
ence of the high school teachers will be
in charge of Prof. J. S. Thomas, while
Prof. W. C. Griggs, secretary of the Ala
bama Educational association, will have
charge of the city and county superin
tendents' meetings. Governor Henderson
will be here Wednesday to attend the "il
literacy night" session, a feature of the
conference.
Tuscaloosa chapter, No. 1. Royal Arcl
Masons, elected the following officers ai
their annual election held last night: Dr
D. W. Ward, high priest; J. M. Rogers
king; C. C. Simpson, scribe; W. F. Fitts
treasurer; A. F. Prince, secretary; Jamc.
Rice, C. of H.; Judge W. W. Brandon
P. S.; C. M. Ayers, R. A. C.; Luthei
Davis, master third veil; M. B. Garret
master second veil; J. J. Helms, mastei
first veil; W. E. Bingham, chaplain; S. F
Herman, sentinel.
Trieste in Dire Straits
t'dine, Italy, June 13,—(Via Paris
3:45 p.m.)—News from Trieste says tha
the entire Austrian (own is in tin
hands of pillagers. Meat is selling foi
|1 a pound. There Is no bread and th<
population is living on vegetables an<
fruit from Istrta.
Death Penalty
for Drug Users
Most drug users would prefer thi
•‘sudden" death penalty Inflicted h;
China rather than the misery, insanit;
and "slow" death that will be the sa<
lot of many under the rigid enforco
ment of the new U. S. law.
The Neal Treatment provides all drug
desired and needed by patients untii al
desire, craving and necessity for th
drug is overcome. For full informatioi
call or address the Neal Institute, Blr
mlngham, Ala.
•t Neal Institutes In Principal mien
Negro National Baptist Sun
day School Congress
Comes to Close
A parade of more than 3000 Sunday
school workers, from the Sixteenth Street
Baptist church to the Sixth Avenue Bap
tist church, Sunday afternoon, followed
by a mass meeting at the latter church,
at which Belton Gilreath, Dr. B. F. Riley
of Birmingham and the Rev. E. D. Mitch
ell were the speakers, practically closed
the tenth annual session of the National
Baptist Sunday School congress, which
has been in session in this city for the
post week.
The extent of interest manifested by the
negroes of Birmingham was shown by
the large number of Sunday school work
ers in line. Practically every negro Bap
tist Sunday school in immediate Birming
ham was represented in the line of march.
Including officers, teachers and larger
students. The Metokas, the men from
abroad, and the Galedas, the girls, occu
pied one of the most conspicuous sections.
Five hundred negro dolls, Rent down from
the national Baptist publishing board for
the occasion, were Insufficient to accom
modate the small girls who wished to par
ticipate in the parade, and many of them
had to parade without them. A little more
than 400 boy cadets were in line. The
parade mobilized at the Sixteenth Street
Baptist church, Sixteenth street and
Sixth avenue, north, and proceeded down
Sixth avenue to Eighteenth street; Eigh
teenth street to Avenue F; Avenue F to
the Sixth Avenue Baptist churcfc, where
the mass meeting was held.
The church was rapidly filled, and an
overflow meeting held at the Shiloh
Baptist church, three blocks away, which
was precided over by Dr. John E. Ford
of Jacksonvifle. Fla. Unable to gain ad
mittance to the Sixth Avenue Baptist
church, the crowd was led to the Shiloh
church by the Shiloh Sunday school, ac
companied by all the Metokas In line.
Fully 1000 people attended the overflow
meeting, which was addressed by Dr.
T. W. Walker, Dr. W. H. Crawford, com
mander of the boy cadets; H. W. Russell
of Tennessee, for the Sunday school su
perintendents, and S. H. Johnson of Ten
nessee, representing the Metokas. The
principal address at this meeting was
mode by Dr. E. W. Hawthorne, Nash
ville. who spoke on “The Sunday School,
the World-Wide Movement.”
Dr. C. H. Clark presided over the big
mass meeting at the Sixth Avenue Baptist
church, where the principal address was
delivered by Dr. E. D. Mitchell of Lex
ington, Ky., on “The Essentials of Race
Building," which he held to he Christian
education, Christian religion and Christian
economy. Other addresses were made by
Belton Gilreath and Dr. R. F. Riley of
Birmingham.
With a Bible conference Monday morn
in*,, the congress will conclude its meet
ing.
RUSSIA N TOR P EDO E S
SINK MANY VESSELS
Petrograd, June 13.—(Via London, 6:35
p. m.)—Russian torpedo boats on the night
of June 10 destroyed the buildings of the
Turkish seaport of Samaun on the Black
Sea according to an official Russian
statement. Many Turkish boats, the an
nouncement says, were sunk. The state
ment read8:
“On the night of .lune 10, our torpedo
boats had an engagement with the ex
German cruiser Breslau and caused her
some damage.
“At Samaun our torpedo boats de
stroyed the buildings of the port and
sank many of the enemy’s boats."
Austrian Aircraft Damaged
Geneva. Switzerland, June 13.—(Via
Paris, 2:10 p. m.)—An Austrian airship,
while returning to Trent after recon
noitering along the Valtellina frontier,
was caught in a storm and dashed
against the rocks on the mountains in
the Adamello group, according to news
received at Buchs, Switzerland, today
from Innsbruck. The aircraft is re
ported to have been badly damaged
Wounded Reach Brescia
Brescia, Italy. June 13.—(Via Paris,
5:20 p. m.)—The first train of wound
ed Italians from the Trentino front ar
rived here today. It had been trans
formed into a bower of flowers, each
berth being literally covered with
them. The wounded soldiers said the
flowers had been sent toxthem by their
mothers and sweethearts.
FIRST OFFENSIVE
ITALIAN MINT
Only Victories Recorded in
Official Statement—Tells
of Difficulties of the
Campaign
Rome, June 12.—(Via Paris, June 13.—An
official note which sums up the army's
first offensive movement says:
“In the Trentino zone our forces went
resolutely forward, correcting at least
in part strategical inconveniences of un
favorable frontier such as were imposed
upon us after the campaign of 1856
“Our brave mounted troops have occu
pied defiles and summits, the names of
which recall unforgettable exploits by the
brtve combatants in Trentino half a cen
tury ago. A powerful artillery crowns the
summits and plateaus from where opera
tions more vast can be carried out later.
It is battering effectively forts of the
enemy considered up to the present time
almost impregnable and already has de
molished some of them.
“In the upper Cadore recollections of
Fortunato Calvtare evoKed by the occu
pation of Cortina and other important
points. Thus not only are closed all
routes for invasion by the enemy, but
gradually there is being opened the way
for an offensive action as soon as this is
regarded as opportune.
“In the Cortina zone our Alpine troops
ar° solidly established on important de
files, holding them against repeated coun
ter attacks by the enemy.
In the eastern Triuli -/.one our ad
vance forces are developing greater con
tact with the enemy, progressively over
coming obstacles not to be despised."
The note adds that from results ob
tained the excellence of the army must
not give rise to optimistic errors of ap
preciation concerning the present war,
which is severe and difficult. Especially,
the note says, it must not be forgotten
that the ground of operations is moun
tainous and prepared by the enemy for
defense for a long time, and defended
by numerous troops hardened by 10
months’ fighting. In conclusion the note
declares that the army has decided to
overcome at any price all obstacles, re
sistance and difficulties.
Russians Push Turks Back
Petrograd. June 13.—(Via London,
3:3b p. m.)—Official reports received
here from army headquarters in the
Caucasus say that the Russians me
pushing the Turks hack in the direction
of Olti and are occupying Turkish pe
titions. A heavy Turkish counter at
tack at Zinatchor was repulsed. The
dispatches say that during a success
ful engagement in the valley of Oltl
chaf 200 Cossacks charged on horse
back to the trenches, where they dis
mounted and put the Turks to the
sword.
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consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mc
Gregor and two daughters, Clara and
Mary. Mr. McGregor was a railroad mar
end built the second track for the Grand
Trunk system from Battle Creek, Mich,
to Valparaiso, Ind., in 1903. During this
time they lived in Kingsbury, Ind. From
Kingsbury they moved to Ackley, la.,
and from Ackley to Springfield. 111. Any
one reading my appeal and knowing
the whereabouts of the. above men
tioned family would bestow a signal
favor by communicating the same to
» ne who has tried for eight years to
locate them, without success. I have
h ts of good reading matter that I v 111
gladly give to any one who cares for
'nagazines and will make known re
quests. I am much Interested in the Cor
ner and hope tlie good work will con
tmue. MRS. HARRIETT!-: W."
Your earnest desire to communicate
with the long lost friends moves us to
join in the search. We have had the
iiappiness of reuniting relatives and
friends. again and again, in the history
of our Corner. And something in you:
story appeals to our sympathies. I hold
Jour address and thank you sincerely
lor the proffered magazines.
Origin of Slang
"I have been interested in the in
quiries concerning old sayings, poetical
quotations, and superstitions which
have been so ably answered in the Cor
i.cr by the editor or by correspondents,
.day I make my how to the constituency,
accompanied by a question that has
often vexed my mind? Where does slarg
originate, and how happens everybody
to ‘get on to’ a bit of slang simultane
< usly? For instance, take the bit that
?• lipped from my pen just then. How
bid we all get into the habit of saying
’gel on to* an idea or a fact? The phrase
was unknown to our grandparents, al
though I believe they had a slang
vocabulary of their own. Another ex
ample that is still more puzzling; Five
•' ears hack nobody said, ’He handed me
a lemon,' in the sense the phrase has
Bessemer. June 13.— (Special.)—The
The Bessemer city council will meet
in regular session Tuesday night in
'he council chamber and several im
portant matters will come before that
body for disposal. T. E. Pinner, ,vho
has just completed the collection of
strtet tax, will make his report and
in all probability the old matter of
the municipal lighting plant will again
he heard as the judiciary committee
which found the voting of the bonds
not valid has recommended that some
steps toward issuing these bonds he
taken by the council.
The “Rooters" of the Bessemer roil
ing mill team complimented the t<am
with a banquet last night at the Elks’
hall as a token of their appreciation
of the excellent playing done by the
Bessemer team, which has not lort a
game this season. The members of the
By-Product team, which was defeated
by the local aggregation yesterday aft
ernoon, was Included in this hospital
By. George A. Miller, superintendent
of the rolling mill and manager of the
i.arn, was an excellent toastmaster.
During the evening Rhort In -
promptu talks made !»> JuVi-i
brum., George Rumgardner. Mr. Mil
ler. manager of the By-Product team;
John Hagerty. "Red" Harris, Clarenc*
Rumgardner. Joe Echkoff. and a num
ber of others, while Andrew (V Mitch
ell made a splendid talk in hehnlf of
the Bessemer lodge No. 721. Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks.
The Bessemer city court will con
vet* e Monday morning with Jt»dg< J.
<\ B. Gwln on the bench, at which time
a long jury civil docket will he taken
up. The cases set for Monday are as
follows: Willie Hawley, pro ami vs.
the Southern Railway company, darn
els: J. A. Faggard vs. the Tennes
see Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
damages; Sid Smith vs. the Southern
Railway company, damages; Barber
Graves, et als, administrators, vs. the
Woodward Iron company, damages;
Joana Hudson vs. t lie American Na
tional Insurance company, damages.
Everything is in readiness for the
musicals which will he given Monday
night at the High school auditorium
hv the Bessemer Culture club for tlu
benefit of the public library. A splen
did programme has been arranged un
der the direction of Mrs. Ike Marks.
Miss Lilia Meharg and Miss Eva Cal
houn will present a musical review
Monday night at the Lipscomb Baptist
church, tlie proceeds of which will gc
| towards the new church which is under
I way of construction.
today with every one who hears or
uses it. How did it originate? And who
said first. 'That cuts no ice,’ with the
meaning it has now? T wish the Corner
would spare a wee section of its valua
ble space to th/» consideration of a mat
ter I have never heard explained. There
is no slang manual to set us all a-gelng
with each fresh morsel that comes Into
fashion. It springs up in a night, like
Jonah’s gourd, which, by the way. I
thank you for telling us was the fast
growing, broad leaved palmi christi.
That is but one of many bits of useful
information I have gleaned from the
little Corner. REX.”
I. too, wish that the constituency
would aid in the elucidation of the small
mysteries of which our intelligent mem
ber speaks. He is right as to the slang
df the former generation. I recollect
seeing in the house of a great-aunt a
• opy of “The Slang Dictionary." Also,
that my father, finding me knotting my
brows over it, advised me to read
"something more sensible." He disap
proved of slang in toto, and never let
us use it in our talk. But there was a
vocabulary of slang in that day, and
one which would he as unintelligible to
us as talk of "handing out a lemon" and
"cutting ice" would have been to them.
By the way. who can tell how even
these two bits of slang found their
way into the talk of educated men anu
women? Why "a lemon?" And who first
said "that cuts no ice?"
Sealed Parcels First. Class
"I took a parcel to the postoffice
lately to be sent by parcel post and the
postmaster said it must go as first
• lass matter because It was sealed at
both ends. I took it hack and Just tied
it up. and he said that was ail right,
is that the law? If so. why?
"JENNIE S. H."
The postmaster was right. The taw
says: "Matter to be sent in the mails
at less than letter rates must be so
wrapped that it may he readily ex
amined at the office of delivery, as well
as the mailing office, without destroy
ing the wrapper." Otherwise there
would be nothing to prevent one from
i.tailing under one envelope a dozen
letters Instead of one. to be distributed
at the other end of the line—and all at
parcel post rates. Thousands of peopie
who would not steal a penny from a
fellow man or woman have no scruples
in cheating the government or a corpor
ation.
r THEMED |
Weather Forecast
Washington, June 13.—Alabama and
Mississippi: Occasional thunderstorms
Monday and Tuesday
Tennessee and Georgia: Fair Monday
and Tuesday.
Local Data
For the 24 hours ending at 7 p. m.,
June 13:
Highest temperature . 84
Lowest temperature . 70
Mean temperature . 77
Normal temperature . 78
Deficiency in temperature since Janu
ary 1 . 317
Rainfall .14
Total rainfall since January 1.20.30
Deficiency in rainfall since January 1 4.01
Relative humidity 7 a. m. 92
Relative humidity 12 m. 79
Relative humidity 7 p. m. 75
Weather Conditions
Summary of observations made at
United States weather bureau stations
during the 24 hours ending 8 p. m., 75th
meridian tinuv.
Temperat ure
Stations and ^ 2 *5. 5T £ 5
t Weather at 8 p. m. - _p * ~ » j'r
r* s'* sT'
3 • m
! 3*
Atlanta, pt. rl’dy ...... "82 86 66 TTft
Birmingham, cloudy .. 78 81 70 .11
Boston, cloudy . fit as .
Buffalo, cloudy . 80 82 .. .01
Calgary, cloudy . 52 fit .. .04
Charleston, dear . 80 88 .
Chicago, cloudy . fil 78 .. 1.54
Denver, cloudy . 62 fio .
Des Moines, clear .... 68 7ft .
Duluth, clear . 62 66 .. .06
Fort Worth, cloudy .. 92 96 78
Galveston, clear . 82 86 SO
Hatteras, clear . 74 so .
Jacksonville, clear _ 78 88 .
Kansas City, pt. cl'dy 68 7ft .. .01
Knoxville, cloudy _ 7ft 84 .. .04
Louisville, cloudy .... 72 86 .. .1(1
Memphis, cloudy . 72 88 .. .(*
Minneapolis, dear .... 68 68 .
Mobile, cloudy . 82 86 74 .46
Montgomery, rain _ 70 90 70 .12
Nashville, rain . 70 88 .. .08
New Orleans, cloudy .. 76 86 76 2.02
New York, cloudy _ 62 72 .. .01
Oklahoma, cloudy ... 72 74 .
Phoenix, clear . 92 94 .
Pittsburg, rain . 82 M .. 1.58
Raleigh, clear . 86 92 .
Sun Antonio, clear ..92 96 78
San Francisco, clear . 56 6b .
Shreveport, pt. cl’dy . 92 96 .
Spokane, pt. cl’dy _ 68 70 * .. .If
St. Louis, cloudy . 72 80 * .. .62
Tampa, pt. cl’dy . 82 92
Toledo, cloudy . 70 84 .. .ft*
Vicksburg, cloudy . 78 90 .
Washington, rain . 72 90 .. .76
Winnipeg, cloudy — 54 72 .. .02
E. C. HORTON. Local Forecaster.
GADSDEN
Gadsden. June 13. — (Special.)—-A let
ter received from Speigner states thal
J. O. Fenton, state convict warden al
:lv*t place, who has been critically ill
is recovering slowly. He is not con
faiuered to be in any danger. When Mr
Bo 11 ton assumed his duties as warden
of the prison he exposed himself >1
working about the prison and on tin
farm and suffered with an attack ol
rheumatism.
Much interest attaches to the meet
ing which will be held at the court
house Monday night for the purpose ol
discussing farm conditions in Etowah
county. It is believed a plan will be
worked out whereby a co-operative
market system will be established tliai
will insure farmers from all over tht
county a market where they call sM!
anything they raise.
Much cotton that had Keen held b>
Etowah county farmers last fall foi
better prices was sold in Gadsden Sat
urday. The cotton commanded froir
8% cents to 9 Vi cents a pound.
The warehouse of the J. H. Arnold
company at Attalla is under course
ol construction. Mr. Arnold siatec
that the warehouse and compress will
be. ready for operation by the time
the new cotton crop is ready for thi
market.
Monday Chief of Police Pinson vlll
begin rounding up vagrants and forc
ing them to leave the city, secure em
ployment or face the mayor on a charge
of vagrancy. He issued a warning tc
The vagrants last week that they
would have to do one of the three
things this week.
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* -FINE FEATHERS” ^ *
* A play that held rapt attention of .
* hundreds on local stage to *
y, be featured today *
; AT TRIANON *
* HOWARD ESTABROOK and *
* JANET BEECHER in leading .
* rotes. *
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