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WHAT
IF THIS
HAPPENED
TO YOU
Suppose your home safe was rifled
of your Jewels or bonds!
Suppose your bed room was ran
sacked while you were down town
and your treasured gems and val
uable papers were taken from you!
Suppose your home burned tonight
and all your Insurance papers and
valuable receipts (those necessary
to prove claims of fire loss) burned
with it 1
Wouldn't you be heartily sorry if
those Jewels, bonds, valuable papers,
receipts, etc., were not in our Fire
proof, Burglar-proof, Safe Deposit
Vault when the burglary or fire
occurred?
And yet how extremely little It
costs to be safe. One of our Safe
Deposit Boxes can be rented for less
than one cent a day. •
The First National Bank
Capital anil Surplua 93,000,0011
AT THE HOTELS
H. S. Miller of Anniston, S. T. Walker
of Selina and R. E. Charlton of Margaret
are at the Empire. /
J. O. Bender of New Orleans, J. D.
Means of Boligee and II. V. Bishop of Bal
timore are at the Birmingham.
C. J. Johnson of Blouton, C. D. Long of
Jasper and R. L. Wood of Montgomery
are at the Morris.
J. II. Dillard of Montgomery, A. M.
Roper of Montgomery and Allen Pinson
of Gadsden are at the Metropolitan.
G. M. Woodley of Stanton, B. Nabors of
Montevallo and J. N. Rutledge of Rutledge
Springs are at the Florence.
J. W. Worthington of Montgomery, J.
T. Nichols of Montgomery and W. C.
Greenlcaf of Anniston are at the Hill
man.
TO CHANGEROUTES OF
CARS TEMPORARILY
Avondale, Avenue B and Twentieth
Street Loops, Id lew i Id, Norwood
and Others
On account of the construction of tracks
on Nineteenth street the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company an
ti
nounces a temporary change of schedules
in the downtown section.
The lines affected are: Avondale, Ave
nue B and Twentieth street Loops, Idle
wild, Norwood, Terminal station, North
Birmingham and the North Ensley.
The following changes are to be made
temporarily:
AVONDALE LUTE.
In on Twenty-second street to First
avenue, thence to Twentieth street, thcncs
to Tldrd avenue, thence to Twenty-second
rtreet, thence to Avenue B, thence to
Twentieth street and out Twentieth
street.
AVENUE B AND TWENTIETH
STREET LOOPS
In on Twentieth street to Third avenue,
thence to Twenty-second street, thence to
M venue B, thence to Twentieth street,
thence out the regular routes.
IDLE WILD LINE
In on Twentieth street to Third ave
nue. thence to Twenty-second street,
thence to Avenue B and out Avenue B.
NORWOOD LINE
In on Nineteenth street to Sixth ave
nue, thence to Twentieth street, thence to
First avenue, thence to Nineteenth street,
and out Nineteenth street.
DEPOT LINES
In on Fourth avenue to Twenty-second
street, thence to First avenue, thence
to Nineteenth street, thence to Fourth
avenue, thence to Twenty-first street,
and out Twenty-first street.
NORTH BIRMINGHAM LINE
In on Third avenue to Twentieth street,
thence to First avenue und out First
avenue.
NORTH K NS LEY LINE
In on Fourth avenue to Eighteenth
street, thence to First avenue, thence to
Nineteenth street, thence to Fourth ave
nue, and out Fourth avenue.
TO OPEN NEW STORE
AT HOLT TODAY
Central Iron and Coal Company Is
suing Invitations—Operated at
Holt by J. Warner Shook
The new store of the Central Iron and
Coal company at Holt will be formally
opened tomorrow between the hours of 1
and 9 o’clock. Invitations with an added
leference to train service to Holt has
been sent out by the company to many
well known Birmingham citizens:
“The Central Iron and Coal company
invites you to be present at the formal
opening of their new store, Holt, Ala.,
Friday, March 28, 1913, 1 to 9 p. m. Music.
Refreshments.”
Fast Queen and Crescent train leaves
Birmingham 30:15 a. m., arrives Tusca
loosa noon. Dummy for Holt will be in
vailing at depot upon arrival of the Bir
mingham train. Dummy leaving Holt 3:30
p. m., will connect direct with fast north
bound Queen and Crescent train leaving
Tuscaloosa at 4:20 p. m., arriving Birming
ham 6 p. m.
The company is operated at. Holt by .1.
'Warner Shook, a “brother of Paschal G.
Shook, of Birmingham. The new store
is said to be one of the most modern ever
constructed at an industrial operation and
is said to be typical of the new energy
and progress of the Tuscaloosa district.
It Is expected that Paschal Shook.
Erskine Ramsay, John L. Kaul, A. M.
Lynn, Judge H. A. Sharpe, and others
will attend from Birmingham.
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ESTIMATED THAT OVER 4000
POTLATCH BUTTONS WERE SOLD
According to Official Report
2027 Were Disposed of at
12 O’Clock Yesterday
BROOKE’S COMMITTEE
WINS FIRST PRIZE
Sold 387—Awarded Watch Fobs.
Active Work Will Be Renewed
Today—Another Luncheon
Will Be Held Today
The potlatch braves are on the war
path. Ug-g-g-g-gh! Heap much
scalps!
At the luncheon yesterday noon at
the Morris wigwam grill room the
grand total was 2027 buttons sold.
Team No. 1, It. T. Brooko captain, was
in the lead with 387.
In two hours’ work yesterday morn
ing the 25 teams working different al
lotted sections of the city sold’ over
2000 of the 16,000 potlatch buttons to
be sold to finance the potlatch fes
tival, April 24 and 25. By 6 o’clock
last night it was estimated by those at
the head of the campaign that any
where between 4000 and 6000 had been
sold.
The presence of the little blotch of
golrl and white on the coat lapel of
men on the street by noon yesterday
was very noticeable. Almost! half the
people met were wearing tfie button
and often a man would be seen glan
cing at his button or at some one
else’s and smiling. The potlatch bug
is at work with all its ravaging power; ;
the potlatch festival is prominent in
the thoughts of everyone in Birming
ham.
Reports Incomplete
The reports yesterday were not com
plete. One of the best committees in
the campaign, the one called the bank
committee and composed of officials of
the banks of the city who have prom
ised to canvass the bank buildings, was
not present at the luncheon yesterday,
but it is known that the sales by the
members of this committee have been
enormous. There is a keen rivalry be
tween some of trhe members of this
bank committee, one* or two have bet
others that they could sell the most
buttons in one day and when this com
mittee brings in its final report the ad
dition to the total is expected to be j
very large.
The luncheon yesterday at the Mor
ris was even as rousing and enthu- I
siasttc as the meeting at the Hotel
Hillman Tuesday night when the com
mittees were organized and the cam
paign launched. Thunderous applause
greeted the report of every captain,
and the winning team and its captain
was presented with handsome watch
fobs as prizes. Trizes will be present
ed to the winning team today also.
Many of the learns were not com
plete yesterday and Chairman Turner
urged upon tho captains to complete
the teams before starting out for work
yesterday afternoon. He cautioned ev
erybody to stick to their territory until
tomorrow noon at ledst, and then it
was probable each committee could
work as a free lance.
Tomorrow afternoon it is probable
that a street corner committee will be
named, the members of which are to
be stationed on the prominent street
corners where they will "nail” every
man who comes along and who is not
wearing a button.
John W. O'Neill and other of the
workers made enthusiastic talks dur
ing the course of the luncheon, all of
which were to the effect that nearly
every man approached had been will
ing to buy a button. "There are very
few refusals,” said Mr. O'Neill. "We
put a man down for so many buttons
and when we see him he takes that
many. The get-together spirit Is
abroad; everybody is pulling for the
potlatch.”
Detailed Report
The detailed report of each captain
yesterday was bb follows:
Committee No. 1—Top half Brown
Marx building, K. T. Brooke, 387.
No. 2—Bottom half Brown-Marx
building. J. L. Parker, 80.
No. 3—Empire, J. A. Goram, 61.
No. 4—Woodward, H. F. Eattlmcr, 75.
No. 6—American Trust building, Sol
Jacobs, 55.
No. 6—Top half First National bank
building. E. M. Tutwller, Jr., 65.
No. 7—Bottom* half First National
bunk building, A. M. Douglas. 48.
No. 8—Chamber of Commerce, J. M.
P. Oils, 46.
No. 9—Courthouse and Title Guaran
tee buildings, Joe Eoveman, 109.
No. 10—Manufacturing plants, B. A.
Thompson, 41.
No. 11—First avenue, west of Twenti
eth street, Willard J. Wheeler, 11S. .
No. 1-'—First avenue, east of Twenti
eth street, O. A. Jones, 76.
No. 13—Morris avenue, W. R. Mabry,
74.
No. 14—Second avenue, west, Duncan
Baugh, 136.
No. 15—Second avenue, east, Colman
Black, 30.
No. 16—Third avenue, W. O. Boyles,
75.
No 17—Fourth avenue, H. E. Show.
11.
No IS—Fifth and Sixth avenues, J. H.
Rarwiek, 36.
No. 19—Sixteenth, Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, Hubard Baum, 49.
No. 20—Nineteenth street, Joe Rosen
berger, 36.
No. 21—Twentieth street, south, and
Five Points, H. T. Bryson, 82.
No. 22—Twentieth street, north, Carl
Seals, 153.
No. 23—Twenty-first street, G. T. Sib
ley, 153.
No. 24—Twenty-second, Twenty-third,
ROYAL
BAKING POWDER
Absolutely Pure
The only Baking Powder made
from Royal Grape Cream ofTm iar
MO ALUM, MO LOME PHOSPHATE
BIRMINGHAM’S “DAYTON
COLONY’’ GRIEVED BY
NEWS FROM HOME CITY
Large Number of People Here Who Formerly Lived in Stricken
City Who Have Loved Ones and Friends From
Whom They Can Get No Tidings
That people of Birmingham have lost
relatives in the terrible Dayton flood
is considered probable.
Among those of Birmingham who
have kindred in the city of death or
close friends of other years follow:
Mrs. Kinney, mother of Mrs. Culpep
per Exum: and Mrs. Exum. Mrs. Ely
and Mrs. M. J. Gregg, W. XV. Hawker,
Mr. and Mrs. M. XV. Ganstcr, Mr. and
Mrs. XV. D. Saunders, Mr. and Mrs.
X C. Detamorc, H. A. Burns, Russell
C. Booth, Robert Ingalls, Mrs. ,1. B.
Hoover, Mrs. John Hardle, J. D. Mills,
Harry McGregor, Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Mann and Henry Maloney.
In that city from which no details
of the extent of the damage has come
is the mother of Mrs. Kinney and the
grandmother of Mrs. Exum, Mrs. Mary
Blakewell. In addition are the follow
ing other relatives of Mrs. Kinney:
XX'. I,, and Charles Blackwell, broth
ers; Mrs. T. E. Howell and Miss Eva
Blackwell, sisters, and Earl Kinney, a
brother-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. Ganster have a brother
In the flooded city. Russell C. Booth
has a sister who was in danger of the
flood. W. I). Saunders and wife have
close relatives there. The father of
Mrs. Saunders, Oscar W. Kneisley,
might have escaped, although nothing
from him has been heard. Mr. Saund
ers said yesterday:
"Mr. Kneisley, who is a traveling
salesman, was in Birmingham several
days ago. He left this city homeward
with the intention of atendin* to his
trade in Chattanooga. It Is barely pos
sible that he did not reach Dayton in
lime to he subjected to danger. How
ever, we have heard nothing from him. 1
In addition to the above named peo
ple there are doubtless others here
who formerly lived In Dayton and who
have either relatives or warm friends
there. The National Cash Register
company of Dayton has officers in Bir
mingham and other business enter
prises of the prosperous Ohio me
tropolis have branches in this city. In
all, there is a large Dayton "Birming
ham colony." Among those who for
merly lived in the flooded city there
was the most poignant grief yesterday
and the gravest apprehension lest harm
or death has come to their loved ones.
BOARD IS DETERMINED
TO MAKE A SUCCESS OF
CONVICTS ON THE ROADS
"There J)as developed some consider
able opposition of late to the working
of the county convicts on the roads,”
said Hugh McGeever yesterday, "but
It makes no difference to the mem
bers of the board of revenue. We are
going to make the convict system on
the roads successful; It has been suc
cessful In other places, we have seen
It operating successfully in other places
and we are going to make it operate
successfully In Jefferson county.
“It will be about the middle of next
month instead of the first, before we
get the system started, even on a small
scale. 1 understand that there is no
court the first week in April and the
convicts convicted in the second week
will not be sentenced until the end of
the week, so that it will be about the
14lh or 15th before we get any men
and then probably only a few.
"But we have everything ready. All
the wagons and equipment that through
the examination in other places we
have decided will be necessary, is on
hand and ready for use, and just as
soon as we get a few men about the
middle of. next month we will start at
once.
“The anonymous card that was cir
culated some few days ago in all parts
of the county against the system was
a very underhanded and dirty piece of
work. Of course It was done by the
enemies of the system. I have In my
own mind a very good idea of who
these are. too, but cannot mention
them because I have no direct proof.
Not only that but nearly every one
1 talk to has formed an opinion of
who it was and what interests were
behind the circulation of these cards,
and there is not a doubt but what
they hurt their cause much more than
they benefited it. As a matter of fact,
the opposition to the system is from
selfish motives and nothing else. It
is a good thing; we know it is a good
thing and nearly everybody in the
county knows it is a good thing. There
isn’t a chance for the system to fail.**
MANY ACCEPT INVITATIONS
TO GOOD ROADS MEETING HERE
Already six commissioners of agricul
ture have accepted invitations to attend
the convention of the National Good
Roads Federation, to be held in Birming
ham during the potlatch festival, April
24 and 26. Letters of acceptance have
been received from J. H. Page, commis
sioner of mines, manufactures and agri
culture of Arkansas; E. O. Bruner, com
missioner of Louisiana state board of agri
culture and immigration; Benjamin F.
Hennessy, secretary of the Oklahoma
state board of agriculture; T. T. Pecx,
commissioner of agriculture of Tennes
see; J. J. Watson, commissioner of agri
culture and Immigration of South Caro
lina and R. F. Kolb, commissioner of
agriculture and industries of Alabama.
Each one of these commissioners give
their positive assurance that they will;
attend, deliver an address and also ap
point 50 delegates from their respective
states to attend the convention.
Senator John H. Bankhead, chairman
of the executive committee of the Na
tional Good Roads Federation, was In
Birmingham yesterday, conferring with
the members of the local committee who
hat e charge of the National Good Roads
Federation, lie states that he was de
lighted to learn of the splendid prog
ress that had been made in advertising
and pushing the coming meeting. He
assured the committee that while he
would return to Washington to be at the
opening of the Senate, that he would
be In Birmingham April 23 and preside
over this meeling. tie was delighted to
learn that so many distinguished speak
ers and good roads advocates from dis
tant states would be In attendance. He
was quite enthusiastic over the good
roads movement and the prospects to se
cure a large appropriation this year from
Congress. He is very anxious to see all
of the good roads associations consoli
dated.
In order to advertise the National Good
Roads Federation a bulletin giving the
progiamme and official information in
regard to the meeting has been printed
and is being mailed throughout the coun
try. There is no doubt but what the
bulletin will' be of great help in adver
tising the federation.
The good roads and convention com
mittees of the Chamber of Commerce
will hold a joint meeting Friday afternoon
for the purpose of going over the details
of the local entertainment of the conven
tion. H. M. Heck, chairman of the good
roads committee, reports that splendid
progress is being made in arranging the
details of the convention.
Wednesday afternoon John W. Sibley,
chairman of-a special invitation commit
tee. called upon Secretary of Agriculture
David Houston and Invited him to at
tend. Mr. Sibley is in Washington at
tending the Builders' Exchange meeting.
Ho headed a committee of citizens from
Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile and
called upon Secretary Houston and ex
tended an invitation to attend the coming
meeting of the federation in the name
of the National Good Roads Federation,
Alabama Good Roads association, Jeffer
son County Good Roads association,
Chamber of Commerce and Business
Men's Deague. It is believed that Secre
tary Houston will accept the invitation.
He assured the committee that he very
much desired to visit Birmingham and
attend the federation and would give a
positive answer In a few days.
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Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth streets,
Pat McGreever, 75.
I No. 25—Avenues A, B. C, D, E, F, G,
and II, F. A. nibble. 59.
What the Potlatch Is
In spite of the publicity campaign
conducted by the dally press for the
paat several weeks in behalf of the
Potlatch Festival, many persons when
asked yesterday to buy a button pro
fessed Ignorance of what the Potlatch
Festival was to be. Below Is the an
swer In as few words as possible:
The Birmingham Potlatch Festival
Is—
A two days celebration of the pros
perity of Birmingham and vicinity.
To be held April 24 and 25.
Called Potlatch after the old Indian
custom of having a festival for a simi
lar purpose and which was called pot
latch. ,
To he a time of frivolity and joy and
good times.
To cost about |15,000, which Is be
ing raised by selling Potlatch buttons
to the number of 15.000 at $1 each.
• Not a money making scheme for any
body. „ .
A democratic plan of having every
persofi in the city who desires take
part in holding the festival by buying
a button and thereby giving «1 to help
finance It.
To be a spring amusement event like
the state fair Is a fall amusement event,
to be permanent If successful this time.
An effort to weld the citizens of B1
mlngham together. 1
An effort to foster and develop the
"Birmingham spirit.’’
An effort to permit every one to help
Birmingham by advertising to the world
this celebration of the city’s prosperliy.
To be presided over by an "Indian
chief” and an "Indian princess,” whose
ideality Is not to he known until tlip
first day of the festival.
Is to be ’’Indianlzed” as much as
possible, after the Indian custom from
which the name Is derived; will have
many Indian features. Indian names,
Indian costumes, Indian decorations,
Indian parades and Indian good times.
Now—buy a button.
Manager Semon Announces
That Work on Repairs
Will Begin at Once
Pire destroyed the stage equipment,
scenery and stage properties of the Or
pheum theatre yesterday morning, caus
ing a property loss estimated at |5000.
The fire was of an unknown origin and
proved to be a difficult fight for the fire
men as heavy clouds of smoke Interfered
with their work. Stations Nos. 1, 2, 4 and j
6 responded to the alarm.
The Orpheum theatre is located on the i
corner of Seventeenth street and Third j
avenue and is the property of It. D. j
Burnett, the theatre being leased by Jake ,
Wells, the vaudeville magnate, who also i
controls the Bijou and Majestic theatres
in Birmingham. Manager- M. L. Semon
oi the Wells theatrical interests in this
city, said yesterday that the work of re
pairing the Orpheum would be imme
diately undertaken and that in 30 days
it would be ready for theatrical enter
tainment.
The Orpheum had been dark for sev
eral weeks, but it was said to be the
intention of the management to open it
up next month with vaudeville. It is not
expacted that the Are will delay the man
agemant’a tutanUons.
COMMITTEE URGES '
APPOINTMENT OF
VICE MISSION
FOR BIRMINGHAM
Speakers Ask That Sweep
ing Authority Be Given to
Probe Into General
Local Conditions
• i
DR. EAVES TELLS OF
PLANS AND SUBMITS
FORMAL ORDINANCE
Committee Wanted Conference With
City Commission in Executive Ses
sion. But Exum and Lane
Thought Matter Should
Be Public
Birmingham becomes metropolitan in
Its tendencies.
Yesterday afternoon a committee
formally put before the commissioners
Its claim that in and around this city
there is vice. This committee u'fged
the appointment of a vice commission
to consist of 16 members, the function
of which shall be to measure the ex- ,
tent to which this vice has been car
ried and to aid in the destruction of
the germ producing parasite.
The committee was under the per
sonal command of the Rev. Dr. George
Eaves. Others imbued with the idea
of making Birmingham a good city in
which to live and who rendered in
their presence valuable assistance to
the leader were Burr Blackburn. Clem
ent Wood and Dr. Bowen. The fol
lowing ladies, as members of the com
mittee, were among those present: Mrs.
Charles Spencer, Mrs. Solon Jacobs,
Mrs. W. D- Murdoch and Mrs. Sidney
Ullman.
The commission took the matter of
appointing a vice commission under ad
visement.
DR. EAVES OUTLINES
PLANS FOR COMMISSION
Dr. Eaves announced the programme
under which the vice commission, if
appointed, would operate. According to
his announcement, it would be the func
tion of the committee
1. To discover what temptation is
brought to hear on women and girls
leading- them, sometimes, to prostitu
tion.
2. To discover what intrastate co
operation there is in reference to traf
fic in white slaves.
3. To discover who is interested in
the corruption of certain institutions
who. in other words, want the cor
ruption to continue.
4. To secure‘a square deal for women
who have fallen.
6. To discover and tabulate the re
lationship between the habitues of the
segregated district and the fallen worn- <
en who reside elsewhere.
If the commission is appointed and
appointed under the conditions de
sired by the committee it will have;
power to conduct examinations, to
summons witnesses and administer
oaths. It is barely possible, therefore,
that in the event of the appointment
of tlie committee the investigation will
be extended to the point of inquiring
into the wages of shop girls.
COMMITTEE WANTED
EXECUTIVE SESSION
It required half an hour for the com- j
mittee to agree to enter into the discus- ;
sion of its purposes in the presence of
newspaper reporters. As a matter of
fact, it was freely admitted that it was
not the desire of the committee to talk
in open meeting. Mr. Weatherly was
in favor of granting the request of the
committee. Mr. Exum and Judge Lane,
however, contended that the question
of vice was of such unlimited propor
tions that what was said should he
given publicity. The committee, in the
first moment of refusal of its re
quest, declared that it would rather not
discuss at all, if it would be necessary
to discuss before reporters. Finally,
however, they agreed on condition that
the reporters present would promise to
tell the truth and as Mrs. Spencer
added, “the whole truth and nothing
but the truth.”
Several reasons were advanced by the
committee why the conference should
be held behind closed doors. 1 »r. Eaves
stated that so often did “reporters mis
represent,'’ and hastily added, “unin
tentionally.” Mrs. Spencer was especial
ly solicitous that those who would
speak be quoted correctly. Another;
reason offered in favor of the “star
chamber" session was the claim of Dr. 1
Eaves that if publicity were given to
the early maneuvers of the committee
those who were to be investigated
would get upon their guard.
SPEAKERS POINT OUT
THE OBJECT SOUGHT
But finally the stage was cleared for
action.
Dr. Eaves opened with an explana
tion of the purposes of the committee
and a statement of the matters to be
investigated. He was followed by Mrs.
Murdoch. Following Mrs. Murdoch was
Mr. Wood. Mrs. Spencer, at the con
clusion of tile expose of the Judge of
the police court, madt* a few remarks.
Dr. Eaves then took the floor for a sec
ond time, and extended to each of the
commissioners the draft of an ordinance
which the committee desired be passed.
That ordinance, considered by tlie com
missioners a remarkable document, fol
lows:
"Be it ordained by tlie board of com- j
missioners of tlie^Clty of Birmingham:
"Section 1. That there is hereby
created a commission of the city gov
ernment to be known as the 'vice com
mission,' which shall consist of 15 mem
bers. to be appointed by the board of
commissioners of the city of Birming
ham.
"S< ction 2. The board of commis
sioners shall appoint a chairman of the
vice commission from among the mem
bers of said vice commission. The chair
man of the commission shall call meet
ings of the commission whenever he
may see fit, and whenever he shall be
requested, in writing, to do so by any
four members of the commission.
The Duties Outlined
“Section 3. It thall be the duly of
the vi 'e commission and the members
thereof to inquire into conditions exist
ing w thin the limit* of the city with
reference to vice of various forms, in
cluding all practices which are physi
cally and morally debasing, anl de
grading, and which affect the moral and
physical welfare of the inhabitant of
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Let them accumulate over several
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This plan materially raises the average
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well to enlarge an invested fortune.
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riRST AND TWENTIETH — BIRMINGHAM
Relatives of Britton Leave
for Scene to See if Re
mains Can Be Identified
The decomposed body of a man found
in Shades creek on March 8, and later
buried on Red mountain, near Oak Grove,
has not been positively identified as that
of Thomas Britton, according to De
tective W. M. Burge last night, who
has been working on the Britton dis
appearance since January 1. Relatives of
Britton, the Bessemer telegraph opera
tor, left yesterday morning for the place
where the decomposed body had been dug
up, but up to a late hour last night
had not returned and it was not known
that the identitfy had been established.
Coroner C. ISpain said last night that
as yet no one hail notified him of any
body being found. He said:
“No one has notified me that a body
has been found near Oak Grove, and
that the body Is supposed to be that of
Thomas Britton, who disappeared on De
cember 28. The report of such a find
looks very fishy to me.’’
The ease of Thomas Britton is one of
the unsolved mysteries of Jefferson coun
ty. Britton, who was a telegraph oper
ator for the Alabama Great Southern
railroad at Bessemer, was .33 years old
and the son of Mrs. Mary Britton of
Avenue II. between Twenty-first and
Twenty-second streets. Toward the last
of December, 1912, he was promoted to
have charge of Installing a telephone
system over the lines of the Alabama
Great Southern In the environs of Bir
mingham and on December 2<N disappeared
as if the earth had swallowed him up.
Mrs. Mary Britton, after several days,
notified the police and Detective \V. M.
Burge was put on the case. Later Mrs
Britton and other relatives of Britton
hired Steve Wiggins, a private detec
tive, and Chief Constable M. W. Bar
sens also entered the case. The cul
mination of all the detectives’ work came
on March 14. when the Rev. Daniel Acton
Bailey, a Baptist missionary; his son,
Will Bailey, and wife. Rosa Bailey, of
Oak Grove, were arrested, charged with
the murder of Britton and locked up in
the county jail. Throe days later Rosa
Bailey was released from custody on $1000
bond. The other Baileys are still In
Jail.
A preliminary trial of the Baileys was
slated for Tuesday, March 25, hut it was
postponed to next Tuesday, April 1. This
hearing will be held before Judge II
B. Abernethy of the court of common
pleas.
DETECTIVE DALY IS
Garner Charges Officer Ac
cepted a Bribe—Probe
This Morning
.Tames Daly, a plain clothes polio-man.
whs suspended by Commissioner A. < >.
Dune, following the filing of charges bv
\V. II. darner, alleging that the officer
aeefptcd bribes for protection of gam
bling houses. The charges against De
tective Daly will l»e probed this morning
in Judge Dane s office at 10:30 o’clock.
The charge as filed follows:
”!, W. H. Garner, hereby prefer charges
against Officer James Italy fer accepting
a bribe from the Burton bote, people, hi
acme leather covered mahogany furniture.
'Also, for accepting $20 a week from
Jim Brannon tor piotection for hfs gam
bling rooms while running a gaire over
Adams Drug company.
“W. H. GARNER.
•'Witnesses: Frank Marine, Oieisc No
lan, Ben Bradley.”
< hief of Police George Bodeker would
have nothing to say about the charges
last night, lie paid, however, that the
matter would be thoroughly probed this
morning. s
POSTPONE ST. MARY’S
PARISH MEETING
The annual meeting of the pariah of
St. Mary's-on-the-Hlgh lands Episcopal
church, scheduled for last night, was not
held on account of the heavy rainstorm
rt was announced that the meeting had
been postponed until next Monday even
ing at 8 o'clock.
At that time the vestrymen of the par
ish for the coming year will be elected.
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4 CORONKK IS BUSY f
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4 Coroner Spain is so rushed with 4
4 inquiries into homicides all over 4
4 the county that he needs the serv- 4
4 ices of a corps of assistants, he 4
4 says. 4
4 “At the rate people are getting 4
4 killed around here I have very lit- 4
4 tie time to hold any trials In my 4
4 office.” he said last night, “as 4
4 my time is entirely taken up in 4
4 chasing around Birmingham cx- 4
4 aminiof homicides.” 4
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STILL OPPOSED TO
!,
Judge Lane Says He Has(
Not Changed His
Mind
Following the visit of a delegation teg
him Tuesdny alleging that undue Influ
ence was hrought to hear on firemen tt»,
compel them to disclaim any ambition t<#
join a firemen's union, Commissioner A,
O. Lane announced yesterday that h*
was unalterably opposed to such an or
ganization. On account of the subsequent!
complaint as to Mr. Exum directed tat
Mr. Weatherly and Judge Lane, the an
nouncement of the latter Is of much In
terest. It was suggested that following
the visit of the trades council commit
tee to the two commissioners, without
subsequent statements from them wm
liable to lead the firemen Into the h*
llef that a majority of the commission
ers were Inclined to favor a formation of
a union.
"The three commissioners of one ac*
cord announced their opposition to th®
pioposed union of the firemen,'' say®
Judge Lane. "I. am still of that posi
tion. The note to the firemen was slgnedl
by all the hoard and not by Mr. Exum.
in chhrge of that department, alone. Th®
formation of the union, as we stated, 1®
against public policy, and cannot be tol
erated. My position in that regard is
unchanged.
"We stand always willing to receive th®
firemen and adjust with them any com
plaint about their w’ork. 1 intend to
stand with Mr. Exum in his instructions
in that respect.”
Mr. Weatherly, as stated, was also
: visited by the trades council committee,
but he did not make any statement yes
terday in reference to the situation.
Real Estate Transfers
$3900—J. T. Gallagher and J. D. O'Gard
to H. W. Waldrop, lota 31 and 32, block 219,
map and plat of the Bessemer Land and
Improvement company.
$3500—R. Blumhurg to Mrs. Q. R. Don
nelly, west 41 feet of lot 6, east 6 feet of
lot 7, block 2, according to plan of th®
Sonthside Land company.
$5000 R. w. Marry to L. D. BlaJr, lota
10, 11, 12, 13, 3-and 4. block 11; lots 12 and
13, block 9, Ingle Terrace.
$2850—West End Presbyterian church tm
Nisbet Hambough, lots 11 and 12, block
9 as shown by plan of the West End
Land and Improvement company.
$1500 Sumter Bethea to L. B. Wallace,
part of lot 1H, block 18. Dr. J. R. Smith ®
addition to Birmingham.
$6500—C. F. Manly to J. T. Mullin, parcel
of land In northwest corner of southeast
quarter of northwest quarter of south
east quarter of northeast quarter of sene
tion 2t», township 17, range 3 west.
$4800—Sallie D. Shemwell to J. T. Col
lins, part of lot 3, block 94, map and plan
of the city of Birmingham.
$4637.50 S. R. Bentley and Mrs. E. M,
Caldwell to Plainview Land company,
parcel of land in section 8, township 17*
range 2 vest.
$5500—R. L. Lide to D. (J. Finney, part®
of lots 2 and 3, block 33, survey of th®
Waverly Place.
$1800 J. C. Scott and Mary Scott to \V„
K. Biown, lot in block 801, according Uk
present plan of the city of Birmingham.
$2080 Birmingham college tc Earl Real
Fata to company, northwest quarter of
northeast quarter of section 33, township
17, range 3 west.
$6791.05 S. A. White and A. W. Nelson
to Plainview Land company, parcel of
land in the south half of the north half of
section S, township 17, range 2 west.
$2395.83—*E. A. Jones and Mary J. Nelson
to Plainview I.and company, parcel of
land in the south half of the nortli half
of section S, township 17, range 2 west.
Marriage Licenses ^
The following marriage licenses were is*
sued yesterday in the office of the pro
bate clerk:
T. J. Mansfield of Birmingham and MiM
Agnes Ellen Dowd.
J. T. Nichols of Montgomery and Miss
Ethel R. Johnstone.
W. P. Turpin of Birmingham and Mis*
May Bibb.
James Bundle of Ennley and Miss Mary
E. Thompson.
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