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Money
When saved and deposited
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—men of wealth today got
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in this way.
This hank pays quarterly
interest on savings; it safe
guards every dollar de
posited.
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EARNING interest here to
day?
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Capital & Surplus $3,000,000
AT THE HOTELS
Tom Doyle of Chicago, William
Howell of New York and J. E. Mc
Goorge of Dallas, Tex., arc at the Bir
mingham,
.1. S. Hascddon of Tuscaloosa, C. W.
Allen of Huntsville and J. M. Miller of
Cordova are at the Florence.
Fred M. Lewis of Talladega, B. T.
Bill of Montgomery and W. A. Dar
. den of Anniston are at the Morris.
George W. Howell of Cedar BlulT.
W. E. Conway of Haleyvillc and F. L.
Kiley of Evergreen are at the Met
ropolitan.
T. 10. Ward of Washington, D. C.,
<'. E. Thomas of Prattville and George
S. Buder of Kansas City are at the
llillman.
W. j. Smithermai) of Selma, H. A.
Sfigrrt of Mobile and Robert E. Gann
of Anniston are at the Empire.
LEEDY SEES HOW
COMMISSION WORKS
Maj. William B. Leedy visited the com
mittee yesterday at Its meeting for the
first time. He appeared at the front door.
He looked around. Mr. Exum said:
“Come in, major, and make yourself at
home. What can we do for you?”
“I was only looking,” replied the ma
jor; “1 have never seen you at work be
fore. 1 thought it probable that I would
run for one of these easy jobs.”
“That is fine!” exclaimed Mr. Exum.
“We are in need of well informed young
men and I think you would do in every
way.”
•'One of the purposes of commission
government,” said Mr. Weatherly, ”is to
act as a kindergarten and inform the peo
ple.”
Every one laughed. Judge Lane smiled
serenely and Major Leedy watched the
commissioners act until the end of the
meeting.
CAPTAIN- NEWTON
RESIGNS COMMAND
Capt. W. T. Newton of Company L,
Fourth Alabama legiment. Alabama Na
tional Guard, has forwarded his resigna
tion as company commander to Adjt. Gen.
Joseph B. Scully at Montgomery. Cap
tain Newton assigns business reasons for
lesigning his command. He was elected
about a month ago to fill the vacancy
<aused by th ©resignation of Capt. Tom
Lea.
The resignation of Captain Newton
leaves Company L without a commis
sioned officer, as vacancies already *»x
isted in the office of first and second lieu
tenants. He will retain command until
his successor is elected and ciualified.
9-•••
Real Estate Transfers
Deeds were placed on record yester
day in the office of the probate court
showing the following transfers of
property, the consideration being $1000
or more:
$1000—L. S. Reiman and Mrs. J. P.
Reiman to Maud L. Woodward: lots 102
and 103, map and survey of llcwcs &
Booth.
$1300—Sue Rose Atkins and John N.
Atkins to Mrs. Elsa Block; part of
lots 1, 2 and 3. black B, map and survey
of Anderson Place.
$4750—J. W. Norville and Loula G.
Norville to Mrs. Nannie, R. Metcalfe;
lot 3, northwest quarter of southwest
quarter of section 1, township 18,
range 3 west.
$0050—T. M. Bradley to Southern
Mortgage and Realty company; half in
terest in lots 4 to 10 inclusive, Jcrni
gan’s survey in east half of northwest
quarter of section 26, township 18, i
range 4 west.
$3000—C. A. Wickerson to S. C. j
Starke; lot 15. block 145, Elyton Land
company’s present plan and survey of
the city of Birmingham.
$2000—J. S. Morgan, Mrs. M. E. Mor
gan and Walter R. King to W. J. Mil
ler; parcels of land in sections 23 and !
21, P. S. Milner’s survey of township
14, range 3 west.
$2400—R. (2. Morris and Minnie Mor
ris to W. H. Gary; west 40 feet of lots
1 and 2, block 21, Birmingham Realty
company’s fourth addition to the city
of Birmingham.
$2500—Mrs. K. McD. Thorton to F .E.
Perkins; lot 13, block ISO, Elyton Land
company’s present plan and survey of
the city of Birmingham.
$2600—Princeton Land company to
Orlando Realty Investment company;
lots 3 to 10 inclusive, block 24, lots 6
to 14, block 25, and lots 5 to 16, block
26. Standard Realty company’s maps
and plan of survey, known as "cast ad
dition to Roosevelt.”
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the pro
bate clerk:
Henry Evans of New Castle and Miss
Maud Buttomlce.
Frank L. Stewart of Birmingham and
Miss Carrie Payne.
H. E. Wood of Birmingham and Miss
Leona Hentz.
Harry Beatty of Birmingham and Miss j
Mabel Jackson.
Forest Moore of Readers and Mrs. Min
erva Brown.
Stops falling Hair
Hall’s Hair Renewer certainly stops
falling hair. No doqbt about it what
ever. You will srfrclv be satisfied.
TO ASK CONFERENCE
WITH RAILROAD MEN
ON RATEJUESTION
Resolution Adopted at Meet
ing of Chamber of Com
merce Directors
DISCRIMINATION IS
SHOWN BY REPORT
Committee Reports That Rates to
Other Southern Cities Are 15.7
Cents Per 100 Pounds Lower
Than to Birmingham
_
2*
Within the near future a conference
will be called between the traffic rep
resentatives of the railroads of the
Birmingham district and the railroads
and transportation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, at which an ef
fort will be made to reach an agree
ment on the alleged discriminating
freight rate schedules in operation in
this city.
Such was the purport of a resolution
introduced by Sterling Wood and aopted
by tlie board of directors of the Cham
ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon
after a report on rate discriminations
had been made by Chairman M. P.
Northlngton of the railroad and trans
portation committee.
The report of the committee was made
after considerable work had been done
within the past few weeks gathering
data which, the members of the com
mittee state, proves beyond a doubt
that a discrimination does exist against
this city as compared with Nashville,
Chattanooga, Memphis, Atlanta, Mont
gomery and similarly situated cities.
Data for the committee's consideration
was compiled by J. T. Slatter, manager
of the freight bureau of the Merchants
and Manufacturers’ bureau, and by Sec
retary W. C. Radcliffe of the Cham
ber of Commerce.
Immediately after the reading of the
report of the committee stating that
discriminations existed, that freight
rates to other cities which should be
the same as Birmingham averaged 15.7
cents per 100 pounds lower, that Atlanta
was given advantage of water rates to
Savannah, but Brmingham was not
given advantage of water rates to Mo
bile, Mr. Wood presented his resolution,
which was adopted.
Committee Report
The report of the committee was as
follows:
"Birmingham, Ala., May 23, 1913.
"To the Board of Directors, Birming
ham Chamber of Commerce.
"Gentlemen—So many complaints of
freight rate discrimination have came
to your railroad and transportation
committee from varied commercial in
terests in this district that an investi
gation has been made with a view to
reaching a correct conclusion as ‘o the
merits of the matter.
"At a meeting of this committee it
was decided to assemble freight rate
data which would either prove or dis- |
prove tlie complaints. • Those making
such complaints were invited to appear
before the committee and explain the
nature of their grievances. The general
secretary of the chamber and the man
ager of the freight bureau of the Mer
chants and Manufacturers' association
were also requested to gather the de
tails of all available instances of dis
crimination and to prepare tables of
rates showing specific comparisons be
tween Birmingham and other surround
ing commercial centers, with which in
dustries in this city do or should com
pete.
"A second meeting was held Wednes
day afternoon, this week, for the con
sideration of this data. At this meeting
the data was presented and duly con
sidered.
Discrimination Shown
"It was shown that all rail rales from
eastern cities to Montgomery, Nashville,
Memphis, Mobile, New Orleans and Me
ridian are on an average 15.7c per hun
dred pounds lower than to Birmingham; j
that relatively lower rates via rail and;
water exist to each of these places than
to Birmingham; that the water advantage |
at Savannah is given to Atlanta in ttic
construction of rates to that point, while
that offered at Mobile to Birmingham is
not used to Birmingham’s advantage;
that coastwise vessels serving these port:;
are allowed the same mileage proportion
of the through rate (250 miles) to Mobile
as to Savannah; that Atlanta is but II
miles nearer Savannah than Birmingham
is to Mobile.
"From the west and through the Ohio
and Mississippi river gateways we find
that on the lettered classes which em
brace food stuffs the average rate to
Montgomery, Atlanta. Nashv ille and Mo
bile is 27 miles lower than to Birmingham;
that on manufactured articles and raw
material from St. Louis to Atlanta. Nash
viMe. Knoxville and Mobile the average
rate is 31 mills lower than to Birming
ham; from Memphis 7.7 lower than to
Birmingham, from New Orleans 7.9$
lower than to Birmingham.
Specific Instances
"There are many specific instances
where commodity rates to the points men
tioned are much lower than to Birming
ham. hut such have not been placed in
tills report, because to do so would ren
der it unnecessarily long without ma
terially adding any new proof to that
which we already have.
"Confirmation was obtained from Mr. J.
H. Dean, president of the Birmingham
Metal Products company of the accuracy
of printed reports that his company has
prepared to *rect manufacturing plants
at Memphis and at Portsmouth, O.. be
cause of inability to profitably continue
the main plant in Birmingham under ex
isting freight rates. Mr. Dean appeared
before the committee and made a state
ment and has also written President
Harding. This company, under favorable
conditions, would employ upward of 100
men. Mr. Dean declared that the rates
on His raw material coming into Birming
ham are such that he cannot compete
with similar concerns in other southern
cities. He declared he has made every
effort with railroad traffic officials to
secure a readjustment of rates.
"Figures have also been presented from
the Goodall-Brown Dry Goods company,
showing higher freight rates on goods
coming into the city than those of other
cities where competing firms are located.
"Other instances have been brought to 1
the attention of the committee, among
them a letter from a business man In
another Alabama city. This show's the
great interest in this matter in industrial
and commercial circles.
"It is the 'opiniop of your committee,
sifter investigation, that the matter ol
freight rates in the Birmingham district
should be made a subject of thorough
investigation by the Chamber of Com
merce and tiie Merchants and Manufac
turers' association. This subject is one
of life or death to the smai> Industry,
which is the need of this district.
"As a first step in this investigation
the committee suggests that a confer
ence be requested with hign tariff offi
cials of all the railroads seizing this
LANE SAYS NO ONE NEED
STOP WORK IN BIRMINGHAM
FOR FEAR OF THE RESULTS
Commission Says Absolute Impartiality Will Be Shown and
That Any Owner or Contractor May Proceed With
Full Assurance That He and His Laborers
Will Be Protected
tn answer to a query made last night
by a reporter, Judge A. O. I*ane, com
missioner of public justice, gave out the
following:
"To answer your question in a nut
shell I will state that there does not
need to be any cessation of work in this
city if there are any workmen who de
sire to engage in the same. Absolute
impartiality will be shown, whether the
workman is a. union or a non-union
man, and anyone who desires to work
will be fully protected in doing so, and
any owner or contractor who desires to
erect or finish or repair a building may
consider himself at liberty lo undertake
I the sarhe. with the full assurance that
j both he and his laborers will be protect
ed. T will put on a sufficient police force
to accomplish this, regardless of num
ber. commissioners represent all the
people of the city and no one should hes
itate to begin or to finish any building,
repairs or improvements. My resolution
upon these points is fully made up and
I will not waver In It.
“Governor O'Neal has ordered an arid
tration. This will doubtless be held quite
soon and, in the meantime, all law-abid
ing citizens, I am sure, sincerely hope
that the growth and progress of the city
will not in any wise be retarded.''
Bj?
Thinks Recorder Can Dis
pense Justice on Strike
Question Despite His
Recent Speech
Judge A. O. Lane, head of the depart
ment of justice, does not belie\c that.
Clement Wood, recorder for the city of
Birmingham, impaired his efficiency as
an official by appearing before a mass
meeting of striking union men and com
mending them upon their stand. In a
statement yesterday Commissioner Lane
said he did not think the inexpedient ap
pearance of Mr. Wood was sufficient to
cause him to be biased.
He expressed confidence in the recorder
and intimated that he would not be in
favor of removing him for the alleged
misconduct in connection with*the speech.
Judge Lane said also that he would not
personally try the eases that come up in
police court involving ur\ion or non-union
men, as he believed Mr. Wood yet com
petent despite his remarks at the mass
meeting to be capable of dispensing jus
tice and acting with courage.
The statement yesterday morning that
the action of Mr. Wood would call for
an Investigation caused great interest at
the city hall.
The commission, however, did not tajve;
any official action yesterday. It is un
derstood, however, that during the next
few days the conduct of Mr. Wood in
connection with the* strike will be careful
ly scrutinized and it is confidently be
lieved that some developments are to
come from this incident.
In connection with the rumored as
sumption by Judge Lane of the work cf
the recorder, the commissioner of public
justice yesterday said:
“If Mr. Wood is out of town l will try
the oases in police court because I have
nothing else to do. If he Is sick I will
try them. But if he is in town and able to
hear the cases it will be his duty to try
them. I am of the opinion that Mr. Wood
is unbiased, although his speech at the
Bijou I regret to .say was very thought
less and 1 would not have been guilty of
making it. However, I think he can with
courage and justice administer any differ
ences that may arise in this strike.”
The other commissioners were unwilling
to discuss the proposition yet in view of
no action from Judge Lane.
TO DECIDE CONTEMPT
CASE IN FEW DAYS
United States Judge William 1. Grubb
returned from Macon yesterday and
stated that he would render a decision in
tlie contempt case of United States Judge
Emory Speer of the Macon district with
in the next few days. The defendant in
the case was W. A. Huff of Georgia, who,
it is charged, during a case in Judge
Speer’s court, published attacks against
the judge which placed him in contempt.
Cases of this kind have to be heard by
an outside judge and Judge Grubb was
selected. He heard the evidence and now
has the case under advisement. Next
Tuesday Judge Grubb will leave for At
lanta. where, with United States Circuit
Judges Pardee and Shelby, he will hear
the 2cent passenger rate case of ihc
Louisville and Nashville against the Ala
bama railroad commission.
Picnic Postponed
The picnic of the First Presbyterian
Sunday school, which was to have been
held today, lias been postponed on account
of the disagreeable weather. The dale
will be announced by the committee later.
city, such conference to be held at an
early date. 1
"Respectfully submitted,
"M. P. NORTHINGTON,
“Chairman Railroads and Transportation
Committee."
The following resolution sal then
adopted:
Resolution Adopted
“Whereas. It lias been the policy nr
the railroads entering Birmingham, in
aiding in building the city, to co-operate
in the adjustment of freight rates so as
In permit the manufactured, products of
this district to move unrestricted to mai
kets of consumption: anil
"Whereas, it appears from (he report
of our committee on railroads and trans
portation that there are certain estab
lished rates to commercial centers, such
as Atlanta. Nashville, etc., which in ef
fect discriminate against Birmingham's
Interests; therefore, be it
“Resolved. That tile secretory of this
chamber be and he is hereby instructed,
under the direction of the railroads ami
transportation committee, to nave all the
data reported by said committee veri
fied by a rate expert, who Is not con
nected with any of the railroads or other
commercial organizations, and to procure
any other rate information showing by
comparison 1 lie alleged discriminations,
and when such data shall have been
prerared the secretary shall tequest the
traffic representatives of all of the Bit
mingham district railroads to meet with
our committee on railroads and trans
portation at such time and place as will
he satisfactory to all parties fur tht
purpose of having a complete discussion
of this matter, and, if possible, to secure
such a readjustment of rates as wdll re
lieve Birmingham from‘the alleged dis
crimination and any other which piav
he found to exist.
"Second That our said committee re
port further to this chamber of its prog,
ress in the adjustment of saia rates."
Joint Meeting of All Asso
ciations Held Yesterday to
Discuss the Recent
Acts of Violence
A resolution calling the attention of
the Chamber of Commerce to the "law
lessness now existing in Birmingham”
and calling on the chamber for any
protection it can give to the citizens of
Birmingham in the present strike sit
uation, was adopted at a Joint meeting
of the Builders’ and Contractors’ asso
ciations yesterday afternoon.
The resolution was not adopted un
til after the meeting of the board of
directors of the chamber had adjourned
and what action the chamber will take,
if any, is not known. When told about
the resolution last night President W.
P. G. Harding stated he had nothing
to say at this time for publication.
The resolution was adopted at a Joint
meeMng of the General Buildings Con
tractors' association, the Master Plum
bers’ association, the Master Painters
and Decorators, Electrical Contractors,
Plaster Contractors and other associa
tions. The exact text of the resolution
was not made public.
While everyone refuses to talk for
publication, there is a decided feeling
of disfavor at the Chamber of Com
merce, the Builders’ association, and
other places in regard to the conduct
of the strikers. It is stated that up
to this time about 20 men have been
injured and that 10 or 12 are in the
hospitals seriously hurt by the strikers.
The disfavor which is generally ex
pressed is largely based on the fact
that all of the men who have been
hurt by tin* rowdy strike breakers are
citizens and tax payers of Birmingham,
men who are supporting families. It is
stated on good authority that the con
tractors have not brought Into the city
a single strike breaker; that there are
no imported bums and thugs on the
jobs, and that the strikers are very
much hurting their cause by their
riotous inclinations.
When asked for a statement on the
situation yesterday. General Secretary
George T. Stafford of the Builders and
Traders’ Exchange stated lie could not
talk for publication. Me also refused
to comment on the resolution which
had been adopted in regard to calling
j on the Chamber of Commerce.
"You know we do not talk very
I much.” said Mr. Stafford. ‘‘We work
along other lines.”
UNLOAD ITS STEEL
Enslen Points Out Unfair
ness of Union Toward Jef
ferson Bank Work
: Tf the steel for his building on the
railroad tracks now is unloaded by non
union men, never again will a union
man be allowed to work on the Jeffer
son County bank skyscrapet, was tlie
statement of Eugene V. Enslen, presi
dent of that institution, yesterday.
In a formal statement he said that the
strike against his building was unfair
and that the union men had gone to the
extent of saying that much. Mr. Ens
len, William Weston, his architect, and
F. W. Mark, the contractor, and their
forces have been striving in every pos
sible way to got the new hank building
completed hv October 1. Even night
shifts were placed at work a short time
hack. Never before in Birmingham’s his
tory lias such splendid work been done
on a skyscraper. Seeing a strike devel
oping, the builders made every conces
sion to the union men, yet they are held
up now by the strike as if they had
stood pat and refused the previous de
| mands.
! Mr. Enslen said yesterday that to his
way of thinking the sympathetic strike
was very unfair and was deeply grieved
that the situation had developed in such
I an unfair way. In connection with the
situation Mr. Enslen said yesterday:
•*On the tracks of railroads here arc
18 cars of steel for the new Jefferson
! County Savings hank building, on which
demurrage is accruing every day. And
; yet as fair as we have been to the union
men. their representatives refuse us men
to unload that steel. We have been no
tified by them that in the event we are
forced to unload that freight with non
union men, union men wUl not there
aft<-i handle it on our building.
"The contractors and owners of tin*
building being erected for the Jefferson
County Savings hank have met every de
mand »»r tin union carpenters, bricklay
ers. ironworkers, engineers, etc. The
repVesenfatlves of I the local Building
Trades council haw acknowledged in the
press arid to us that tliev hav • absolutely
no grievance against the contractor on
this building.
“We ate being made the sufferers by
their sympathetic strike and have no
means of bringing this question to a set
tlement, because there is no question nf
difference between us to be adjusted."
'PATHETIC PLEA FOR
FREEDOM MADE BV
ALLEGED ROBBERS
Preliminary Hearing of Con
nors, Johnson and Fos
ter Before Watts
—
! ACTION DEFERRED
PENDING BRIEFS
(barged With Robbing Columbus,
Miss., Postoffice Safe—Stewart
Says He Is Trying to Make
an Honest Living
After they had made a pathetic personal
plea for freedom before United States
commissioner Ft. B. Watts yesterday aft
ernoon, the three young men charged
with robbing the Columbus, Miss., post
office were returned to the county jail
until their attorneys, Andress & Ewing,
i an cite some legal authorities to the
commissioner on the case. The hearing
> esterday w as a preliminary proceedings
to determine whether or not the defend
ants were the three men named in the
warrant.
The three hoys charged with the blowing
of the postoffice sale and securing a
large sum of money are R. G. Johnson,
alias Georgia Slim; J. M. Connors, alias
Chic Connors, and Clyde Foster, alias
Walter Stewart. The warrant for their
arrest was sworn out by United States
Postal Inspector J. C. Allison of Chatta
nooga.
Johnson claims to be a cripple through
rheumatism, Stewart states he is an epi
leptic an?l sells shoe laces to make a liv
ing, and Connors stated his business was
subscription agent for a farm publica
tion. Johnston and Stewart, especially
the latter, made pathetic pleas to the
court for their freedom, maintaining their
innocence of the charge against them.
Arrested by City Detectives
The postoffice at Columbus was robbed
May 11 and the three boys were arrested
in a room upstairs on First avenue be
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
May 16 by Birmingham City Detectives
Goldstein, Cole. Nation and Gray. They
were placed in the city jail charged -with
being suspicious characters, and yester
day the formal warrant charging them
with the postoffice robbery was sworn
out against them, and they were removed
to the county jail.
The hearing yesterday took the form of
a long debate between counsel for the de
fense and the court in regard to the na
ture of the case. Judge Watts held that
the only object of the hearing was to as
certain whether or not the three defend
ants were the three men named in the
warrant for arrest. Attorney Frank An
dress argued that he had a right to intro
duce evidence showing that the three de
fendants were not the men wanted, and
that they could prove an alibi. When the
case was recessed until briefs could be
tiled by the attorneys, the defendants
made the personal pleas to the judge. As
sistant District Attorney Kennamer con
ducted the case for the United States.
'Judge, I’m not a bad man," said Stew
art, "and I didn’t rob any postoffice and
couldn’t if I wanted to. I haven't any
father and mother and no close relatives.
A few years ago I fell off a barn and
fractured my skull, and ever since h^ve
been subject to epileptic fits. Ask Dr.
Wheelan. He can tell you about me.
Trying to Make Honest Living
"I can’t hold a responsible position on
account of this affliction, and I’m trying
to make an honest living by selling shoe
strings. I’ve sold them in this very build
ing. It’s awful to lay in that jail, judge.
They got lice and all kinds of bugs up
there, and its the dirtiest place in God's
world. Don't make me go back to that
place, judge. I’m not bad. The only
trouble with me is that J get drunk. I
admit that.
"And now I've got a band stand in with
the police, and that's the accidental cause
of all my trouble. The whole thing start
ed not long ago when I was drunk and
got with a bad fellow. 1 didn’t know he
was bad, judge. Hut the police was
•huntin’ him, and they arrested me an'
him together. They turned me loose, but
that’s where they got the notion that
I’m bad. And i ain't. They’ve been
watchin' me every since and every chance
they get they arrest me again.”
Many witnesses were introduced by tlio
defense, all the testimony tending to
prove that the three boys were in Bir- J
mingham at the time of the robbery. They j
included Mike Brennen, a special officer j
for the Mark Construction company; j
Vesta Harris, a boarding house keeper j
at 1706% First avenue; Mrs. Flora Thorny 1
son, a boarding house keeper- at Avenue
R and Twentieth street; Mrs. Jennie Row
ell, W. J. Sehewing, a bartender; Edmond
Sherrod, a drug clerk; Robert Harris arid
others.
Claims That Amount of Sal
ary Is Due Him as
Recorder
Horace C. \\ ilkcrson, the young attor
ney who Instituted ouster proceedings
against Judge Lane, which were denied
both by the local courts and the suprenr*
court, entered suit yesterday in the eitv
court against the city of Birmingham for
$1469.24 for salary which bo u I leges is due
him as recorder of the defunct police
court of Woodlawn.
Mr. Wilkinson alleges in his complaint
that the city of Birmingham adopted an
ordinance on January 5, 1910, creating po
lice district No. 3 and creating a recor
der's court at Woodlawn.
lie further alleges that on October 5,
1910, be was duly elected recorder of the
said new court by the city of Birmingham
I for a term of two years, and that he en
tered into the discharge of bis duties as
such.
Me avers that on April 11, 1911. that the
board of city commissioners wrongful!;'
prevented him fro n continuing in til* dh
chaige of tire duties of said ofYlc* of re
corder and that the amount sued for i
due him as salary with interest added
from the above data to the end of Ids
term of the two years to which he claims
t<*. have been elected. T he suit was tik i
by J Quincy Smith, the law partner of
the plaintiff.
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ON SAVINGS
Saving Bv Hundreds
If you want $1000, say, it will
seem less difficult to save it if you
will think of it as ten hundreds,
and go in for a hundred at a time.
Saving $100 is the work ot a little
while for the person on an average
income.
With the $100 in hand, it seems
small and the effort insignificant,
and you press ahead for the second,
third, and so on. Try it out with a
part of the first $101) as a start in a
4 per cent account at the
AmericawTsustHSavingsRanr
FIRST AND TWENTIETH —BIRMINGHAM
GARY AND OFFICIALS THANKED
BY CIVIC CHAMBER DIRECTORS
A resolution thanking Judge F. H. Gary
and the officials of the United States Steel
corporation for their action in ordering
the completion of the wire and nail mill
at Fairfield and a personal letter to Pres
ident W. P. G. Harding from George W.
Perkins, congratulating Mr. Harding on
the successful termination of his efforts
to secure the completion of the mill were
Important features of the directors' meet
ing of the Chamber of Commerce yester
day afternoon. The meeting was one of
the largest ever held by the chamber
board, some 35 or 40 men being present.
The resolution thanking Judge Gary
and the Steel corporation was introduced
by Paschal G. Shook and was unanimous
ly adopted amid enthusiasm. A standing
vote of thanks was also given to Mr.
Harding for his work in connection with
the matter upon a motion by Mr. Shook.
The resolution will be copied and for
warded to Judge Gary. It is as follows:
“Whereas, the board of directors of the
Chamber of Commerce believe that the
action of the finance committee of the
United States Steel corporation as an
nounced by Judge K. H. Gary, its chair
man, Hi authorizing the completion of the
wire and nail mill at Fairfield and the
consequent operation of the same will re
sult in stimulating industrial activity in
a marked degree and will contribute to
the prosperity, progress and development
not only of the Birmingham district, but
of the state of Alabama and the entire
south. Therefore, he it
“Resolved, first. That the sincere thanks
of this organization, representing the
commercial and Industrial life of Bir
mingham, b© extended to Judge Gary
and the directors of the United States
Steel corporation for this decision to im
mediately resume work on the wire mill.
“Second: That this action at this partic
ular time is regarded by the community
as peculiarly significant of the faith of
the United States Steel corporation in its
southern investments, and on account of
this faith in our district and this mani
festation to pursue a broad policy of de
velopment, this chamber is duly appre
ciative.
“Third: That it is known to the mem
bers of the chamber that this same broad
constructive policy of development and
betterment has characterized the under
takings of the United States Steel cor
poration and its subsidiary companies
since the entry of the corporation into thin
territory in the fall of 1907, as evidenced
by the character and cost of improve
ments of plants and still more important
the enormous amount of money expended
arid the time and thought devoted toward
improving the living and sanitary condi
tions and the general welfare of employes
and that the general policies of the cor
poration are such as to fully entitle It to
the co-operation and moral support of
this community.”
MARK BACK FROM
TRIP TOJHE EAST
Has Instructions About
Completing Mill at
Fairfield
F. W. Mark, heart of the Mark Con-J
structlon company, builders of the Amei
ican Steel and Wire company plant at
Fairfield, returned liome yesterday from
the c-ast. He was called there, it was
understood by officials of the company
to receive instructions about completing
the mills at Fairfield. As to that Mr.
Mark had nothing to say yesterday for
publication. It is understood, however,
that within the next two or three days
Mr. Mark will have information to give
out relative to Ids plans at Fairfield
which will be of interest. He said yes
terday that the situation looked very tine
and that he believed the greatest year
yet had dawned for Birmingham.
Mr. Mark Is the contractor for the Jef
ferson County Savings bank building, the
Roden hotel, the new Temple Emanu-IH
and several other Important jobs. The
building trades strike nas caused a ces
sation of work on all tho buildings ho Is
engaged In constructing. Mr. Mark said
yesterday that the strike was regrettable
tri view of the fact that his company had
made every concession.
"We will let them wait a month or so,"
said Mr. Mark, "and If the strike Is still
effective we will place non-union men on
the jobs. Our firm has granted the union
every demand and they have tied us up
on buildings that they knew we wanted
to rush through. Especially is this true In
reference to tho Jefferson County bank
building. That work was scheduled for
completion In October and tile union men
knew that we were bending every possi
ble energy to get I he building completed
on time It is up to them Absolutely."
NEW AMUSEMENT
PARK FOR DISTRICT
Will Be Constructed Between Bir
mingham and Bessemer by the
Bandy-Mill I’ark Co.
Papers or Incorporation have been
filed in the probate court by the Handy
Mill Park company with a capital stock
of $25,000 and headquarters in Bir
mingham. The purpris© of the com
pany is to acquire, own and operate
an amusement purk between her© and
Bessemer.
A large track of land containing 25
acres was purchased bv them a few
days ago from ,1. I >. McNair and his
wife, Mrs. (da McNair, for $22.00u. jin- j
proveinents of the ground, such as con- j
structing rinks, theatres and dance
floors will begin as soon as possible.
Associated with President J. V. Mor
ris in the incorporation of the new
ooinpanx are ,1. 1». McNair, .1. \V. (’ole*
K. M. * Williams, lames Dodge and • ».
P. Hutchinson. The foregoing consti
tute the hoard of directors. K. M.
Williams is vice president and .1. \V.
Cole, secretary-treasurer.
COMMISSION HAS
VERY SHORT MEETING
No Action on Board of Education
Vacancy Nor the Traffic Laws.
Routine Business Transacted
No action on the board of education
vacancy was takun at tlie commission
meeting yesterday. As intimated hy Mr
i Kxum yesterday morning, the question
was passed until next Tuesday. Mr. K\
I uni explained to the commissioners that
K. Sex ier, who was slated for the posith is,
had requested tint' his name la* not oi •
fered for the position. 'The mutter was
thereupon passed.
The commission mering yesterday xv;*s
simply of routine. No action va. taken
as to the traffic law or the other ques
tions slated for consideration. The offi
cials passed the rn> rolls, listened to a
feu communications and adjourned aft
being In session less than 25 minutes.
The next meeting D Tuesday.
BUSY WEEK IN THE
_
When Negro Is Sentenced to
Ten Years Mother Cre
ates Disturbance
A busy week was completed last night
in the criminal court of Jefferson coun
ty, If! of the 23 capital cases set on
the docket being finally disposed of. It
was a "double header," both judges sit
ting on the trial of the cases. While
some of the cases were nolle prossed
the majority came to trial, the judges
holding session each day until the
docket had been cleared. Of the cases
that were passed some of them had
been previously set for a later date
and the others passed for unavoidable
reasons.
Yesterday Israel Jones, a negro, was
found guilty of murder in the second
degree and his punishment fixed at 10
years in the penitentiary. When the
verdict was read the mother of the de
fendant and other relatives created a
scene in the courtroom, causing Judge
Greene to reprimand them. The mother,
however, on leaving the court gave
vent to her feelings and disturbed the
entire courthouse with her cries. She
was taken in charge by her friends who
secured a carriage and sent her home.
In the case of John Watson, a negro,
tried before Judge Fort, the Jury after
remaining out all day, failed to agree
on a verdict and a mistrial was en
tered. Henry House and Raymond Boa
well, negroes, were convicted on a
charge of highway robbery and eaah re
ceived a sentence fo 20 years In the
penitentiary. Herman Porter, negro* in
dicted for the same offense, was ac
quitted. They were tried Thursday be
fore Judge Sampel E. Greene. The case
against Edgar Johnson, charged with
robbery, was nolle prossed by consent of
the solicitor.
Ben White, a young white man
charged with the murder of T. H Tid
well at Porter some time ago was ac
quitted, Judge Fort giving the general
charge for the defendant.
Jemison Going to New York
On some business connected with the
Steel corporation activities at Fairfield,
Robert Jemison, Jr., will leave tonight for
New York. Xo intimation of the busi
ness was given out yesterday by Mr.
Jemison, who has been handling the liv
ing problem at Fairfield for the Steel cor
poration. He said yesterday that his trip
to New York was on business, but did
not have any explanations to make in that
connection.
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