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First National Bank of
Birmingham, Ala.
Statement to Comptroller (Condensed)
Wednesday, June 4, 1913
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts.3 8,907,869.90
Overdrafts . 272.53
U. 8. Bonds and premiums 1,365,000.00
State of Alabama bonds... 252,000.00
Other stocks and bonds... 649,000.00
Banking house . 235,600.00
Cash and exchange. 3,624,621.18
315.034.263.61
LIABILITIES
Capital stock .3 1,600,000.00
Surplus and profits . 1,686,228.19
Circulation (less amount
on hand) . 1,060,000.00
Deposits . 10,798,036.42
316.034.263.61
AT THE HOTELS
M. F. Bell of Bloeton. Clafcnee Hall of
Anniston and B. M. Chamber of New De
catur are registered at the Metropolitan.
George Dlmotsls of Montgomery, A. C.
Caldwell of Atlanta, and Jake Stiles of
Mobile are at the Empire.
Thomas P. Carnell of Chattanooga, W.
K. Clarke of Atlanta and M. E. Thomas
of Auburn are stopping at the Hillman.
A. D. Stanton of Madison, Frank For
est of Decatur an<* P. S. Hay of Mont
gomery are guests at the Birmingham.
L. Grimes of Jackson, M. D. Williams
of Mobile and C. H. McCloud of Kimberly
are among those at the Florence.
A. E. Edwards of Huntsville, Alfred
Bransfield of Montgomery and W. T.
Stone of Florence are registered at the
Morris.
COURT ITEMS
In order that all sureties and other
persons Interested In the cases in the
criminal court In which the defendant
defaulted his bond, Judge S. E. Greene
and Judge W. E. Fort have Meld two
day sessions to give the bondsmen an
opportunity to show cause why the for
feitures should not be made dual.
There are several hundred forfeited
cases on the docket, many of them
for minor offenses, but Include Sev
eral for serlouH charges. Each of the
sureties have been cited to appear and
many responded. In all cases where
good reason could not be shown for
the forfeitures to be set aside the court
will order the Judgments to be made
Bnal.
Business for the present term was
concluded yesterday in the several di
visions of the city court which now
stands adjourned until the fall term.
.Sam Blake, clerk of the court, and his
corps of assistants will be busy for
some time winding up the business of
the term.
.Suit for $25,000 damages was tiled
yesterday in the city court against the
St. Bouts and Kan Francisco Railroad
' company by John G. Elmttt, who claims
the above amount, alleging be was
maliciously and wrongfully arrested
and imprisoned at the instance of the
defendant company on a charge of
grand larceny. The suit was filed by
Attorney R. II. Fries.
Billie Owens, colored, was yesterday
given a 10-year sentence In the crim
inal court on a charge of robbery.
Henry Mallory, a negro, was ar
rested yesterday by Deputy .Sheriff
Irvin Steele, charged with stealing n
watch from another negro. The alleged
theft occurred in the courthouse.
A mistrial was entered in the case
of S. Rotta vs. the Birmingham Rail
way, Eight and Power company in the
first division of the city court yester
day. The plaintiff claimed 125,000 for
alleged personal injuries.
Josephine Potts, minor, by next
friend, Hary Potts, lias Hied suit in
city court against Will Hale, alleging
a breach of promise to marry. The
plaintiff claims 11000 damages.
Real Estate Transfers
Deeds were placed bn record yesterday
in tlie office of the probate court showing
the following transfers of property the
consideration being 11000 or more:
$1000—Edgewood Band company to G. I.
McDonald, lots 7 and 8, block. H, map and
survey of the property of the South High
lands Band company.
*2000—Mrs. Virginia McNeil to I,. .1. Mc
V illianis, lot S, block 12, map and survey
or Rosemont.
*1350—Zell Gaston and Bella D. Gaston
to M. B. Moore. lot C, block 4-J. J. A.
Ray's present plan and survey of Fair
view.
$1600—C. B, Beasley to L. L. Selmon, lot
12, block 13, present plan and survey of
the city of Birmingham.
$1000—E. H. West and Clorlne B. West
to Nell A. Drennen, west 90 feet of lot 7,
block 12, Elyton Land company’s present
plan and survey of the city of Birming
ham.
$2305—A. W. Farnell to K. B. Stephens,
parcel of land in lot 8, northeast quarter
of northeast quarter of southeast quarter
of northeast quarter of section 26, town
ship 17, range 3 west.
$1000—Edgewood Land company to G. T.
McDonald, lots 9 nnd 10, block II, map and
survey of the property of the South High
lands Land company.
$2000— Minge Mortguge and Realty com
pany to W. J. Adams, lot 1, block 8, pres
ent map and plat of Kingston.
$1000—Lucy Daniel and E. D. Daniel to
0. G- Gresham, lot 20, block 370, map and
survey of Powell’s first addition to tho
city of Birmingham.
$4500—Birmingham Realty company to T.
L. Anglin and T. A. White, part of lots
1, 2 and 3, block 792, Elyton Land com
pany's present plan and survey of the city
of Birmingham.
$4750—W. G. Tyler and Ruby E. Tyler to
C. M. Franklin, part of lots 1 and 2, block
20-J, map and survey of the Birmingham
Realty company’s fourth ndditlon to thi
city of Birmingham.
$1501—J. L. Kelley and Annie E. Kelley
to A. B. Lonergan, lot 3, block 9, map
and survey of the property of the East
Lake Land company. >
TRAFFIC OFFICIALS
_
Will Meet Here July 2 With
Chamber of Commecre
Directors
t
TO TAKE UP MATTER
IN FRIENDLY WAY
Letter From Northington to Heads of
Traffic Departments Points Out
Discrimination Against
Birmingham
M. P. Northington, chairman of the
railroads and transportation commit
tee of the Chamber of Commerce, has
written a letter to the traffic officials
of the several railroads of the district,
inviting them to meet the board of di
rectors and committee of the cham
ber, the numerous shippers of Bir
mingham and the Merchants’ and Man
ufacturers’ association, on July 2 to
discuss freight rates on the lines enter
ing Birmingham.
Not only have the local traffic man
agers of the district been invited to
attend but the heads of the traffic de
partments located in other cities. It
Is expected that more than 30 officials
representing those lines wdll attend the
conference when the equitable adjust
ment of freight rates will be discussed.
The letter that has been sent out
is as follows:
Letter of Invitation
“It is the earnest desire of the board
of directors of the Chamber of Com
merce, of numerous shippers of Bir
mingham, and of the Merchants’ and
Manufacturers’ association to hold a
conference with traffic officials of the
several railroads of/ this district at an
early date. Will you kindly inform me
if you can attend such a meeting at
the Chamber of Commerce in Birming
ham on the morning of July 2? We
learn that a lengthy meeting of the
southern classification committee will
be held In Atlantic City beginning
about July S, and so suggest the earlier
date as being more convenient for you.
“Manufacturers and wholesale houses
here have made complaint that they
are seriously handicapped because of
freight rates which favor other south
ern cities at the expense of Birmingham
and we also are seriously hindered in
| bringing new industries here because
of the same condition.
“Our investigations show that rail
and water rates from eastern cities
deny to Birmingham the same adjust
ment as to other cities similarly sit
uated In southeastern territory; that
all-rail rates from eastern cities are
In numerous cases higher to Birming
ham than to competing cities more re
motely located, violating in spirit and
letter the long and short haul clause;
also that we are deprived of our nat
ural advantages with respect to our
proximity to our only gulf port, Mobile,
while Atlanta is given the full benefit
of Its port at Savannah.
“We believe we are paying a higher
rate than other cities of the south in
a similar position and we are simply
taking up in a friendly but serious way
a matter which is apparently a discrim
ination against our city’.
“There is no desire on our part to ob
tain any rate advantage unless it Is
justified by our location or by othef
business conditions. We simply feel that
we should have a fair and equitable
adjustment of rates.
“Requesting the pleasure of an early
* reply, I am, sincerely yours,
“N. P. NORTHINGTON.
“Chairman Railroads and Transporta*
tlon Committee.”
Officials Expected
The traffic officials Invited to attend
are L. Green, freight traffic manager
Southern railway, Washington, D. C.;
L. Sevier, general agent Southern rail
way, Birmingham; R. L. Simpson, gen
eral freight, agent Southern railway, Bir
mingham; C. R. Capps, vice president
Seaboard Air Line railway, Norfolk, Va.;
E. T. Chanelor, freight agent Seaboard!
Air Line railway, Norfolk, Va.; E. T.
Wilcox, assistant general freight agent
Seaboard Air Line railway, Birmingham;
C. B. Compton, freight traffic manager
Louisville and Nashville railroad, Louis
ville, Ky.; D. M. Goodwyn, general
freight agent Louisville ami Nashville
railway, Louisville. Ky.; Lee Clary, gen
eral agent Louisville and Nashville rail
road, Birmingham; J. L. Edwards, traf
fic manager Atlanta, Birmingham and
Atlantic railway, Atlanta, Ga.; C. B. Keal
hofer, general freight agent Atlanta, Bir
mingham and Atlantic railway, Atlanta,
Ga.; V. E. Whitaker, general agent At
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railway.
Birmingham; W. A. Winburn, vice presi
dent Central of Georgia railway. Sa
vannah, Ga.: C. T. Airey, freight
traffic manager Central of Georgia
railway; N. B. Wright, general freight
agent Central of Georgia railway. Sa
vannah, Ga.: E. T. Steele, freight traf
fic manager Alabama Great Southern rail
way, Birmingham; G. 'P. Bliss, freight
traffic manager Queen and Crescent, Cin
cinnati; H. A. Povelite, general freight
agent Queen and Crescent, Cincinnati; F.
B. Bower, vice president Illinois Central
railway, Chicago; D. W. Longstreet,
freight traffic manager Illinois Central
railway, Chicago; Joseph Hattendorf, gen
eral freight agent Illinois Central railway.
Memphis; E. F. Stovall, general agent Il
linois Central railway, Birmingham; Hai
den Miller, freight traffic manager Mo
bile and Ohio railway, St. Louis; J. M.
Denyren, general freight agent Mobile and
Ohio railway, St. Louis; W. B. Biddle,
Frisco lines, St. Louis; C. P. Jackson, as
sistant general freight agent Mobile and
Ohio railway, Birmingham; J. A. Mid
dleton, freight traffic manager Frisco
lines. St. Louis; D. F. McDonough, gener
al freight agent Frisco lines, Birming
ham; G. S. Raines, general freight agent
Seaboard Air Line railway, Norfolk, Va.;
J. H. Doughty, general agent Frisco lines,
Birmingham; i\ S. Steele, freight, traffic
manager Now Orleans and Northeastern
railway, New Orleans.
ROY FINFD FOR
CARRYING PISTOL
C. E. Roy vag fined $25 yesterday
morning In the recorder's court of a
charge of carrying concealed weapons.
The defendant, a non-union employe of
the American Radiator company, did
not deny carrying the weapon, a pistol,
but contended that he had been warned
by strikers to leave town and that he
wag carrying the gun for protection.
The prosecution denied threats had
been made. The case was appealed.
At the same session of the court W.
R. Steele, a non-union man, charged
with the same offense, was found not
guilty.
Palmer to Speak
R. T. Palmer will speak at the Young
Men's Christian association Sunday aft
ernoon at 8:80 on "Teaching From Ex
perience."
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BV ATTORNEYS ON
REMOVAL PLANS
Commission Hears Debate
on Restricted District
Question
—
BURR AND ALLEN ARE
OPPOSING COUNSEL
Arguments Heard on Sweltering Aft
ernoon by One of the Largest
Crowds Ever Attending Com
mission Meeting
Taking on added importance, the second
hearing by the city commission of evi
dence and pleas for *r against the peti
tion to remove or abolish the restricted
district occurred yesterday afternoon and
consumed nearly two hours of the regu
lar Friday commission meeting.
llorden Burr, attorney for the property
holders and citizens petitioning the com
mission, and B. M. Allen, attorney for
the property holders which would be af
fected if the petition is granted, did most
of the talking. The two attorneys, known
as two of tiie ablest in the city, with con
summate skill and cleverness unfolded
telling arguments on both sides of the
question. At C o’clock the meeting ad
journed and the hearing will be resumed
at 11 o’clock Monday morning.
One of the largest crowds ever attend
ing a meeting of the city commission
heard the arguments yesterday, it was
composed entirely of men, some merely
the victims of curiosity and others in
terested in one side or the other of the
question. The new commission room was
crowded and many were standing during
the arguments of the attorneys.
Many Humorous Incidents
Many humorous incidents occurred
which kept the crowd in an almost con
tinuous ripple of laughter while the pers
piration poured down their faces and
wilted their collars. The new comm is- i
sion room was one of the hottest places
in Birmingham yesterday afternoon. Pres- i
Went C. Exum states that some new elec
tric fans will be ordered immediately.
One of the particularly humorous Inci
dents was when Attorney Burr in the
heat of his oratory referred to the com
mission as " a body of men w'ho could
see the fairness of the proposition, a
body of men composed of two attorneys
and one man with a lot of good, com
mon hard horse sense.” President Exum
arose and bowed his acknowledgements
amid the burst of laughter.
At the beginning of the hearing Mr. j
Burr demanded to know whom Mr. Allen 1
represented. Mr. Allen objected. Finally |
he stated he represented Louis Schillinger j
and other property holders, the names !
of whom lie refused to divulge. John j
Leedy and several other real estate men
were present. There were no ministers
of the gospel present as was the case
when the matter came up last Friday.
Dr. George Eaves and W. H. McGrath
were there in support of Mr. Burr and
his clients. Besides the Amzi-Godden
Seed company, which presented the orig
inal petition and started the agitation,
Mr. Burr presented an additional petition
yesterday signed by Earl Pettus, John
W. O’Neill, M. P. Northington, Birming
ham Realty company, I. C. Beatty, man
ager; J. F. Doster, John Tedeseki and
H. A. Stockmar.
Spoke in Plain Language
Botli attorneys called a spade a spade
and their expressions to a large extent
were not suitable matter for general cir
culation. Mr. Allen contended that the
subject was not a new one, that It had
existed ever since man existed and al
ways would exist; that attempts had been
made to abolish it and had failed time
and time again and that the best solution
of the necessary evil was segregation.
He read numerous reports from police
chiefs end other city officials to support
his argument. He stated that as a mat
ter of justice it was unfair to move or
abolish the community when the city it
self some few years ago set apart that
section and told these people they could
have It for this very purpose. He read
reports in support of his contentions from
Chief of Police Bodeker, William Young,
ctyief of police of St. Louis, chief of police
of Kansas City, Richmond, Va., and
other places. A large part of Mr. Allen’s j
two speeches was given up to ridicule and
thrusts of irony at what he called would
be reformers.
Mr. Burr stated that Mr. Allen took
the peculiar position of an humanita
rian in this subject. He predicted that
within the next five years there would
not be a restricted district in any large
city In the United States. He cited nu
merous cities where they have been abol
ished already, among them being Boston,
Lincoln, Neb.. Kansas City, Minneapolis,
Indianapolis and many others.
Mr. Burr then launched into the de
tails of conditions in such a community,
he gave statistics and cited reports of
vice commissions, he pictured the moral
infestatioq, he tqjd of the diseases that
were bred and scattered, he painted a,\
word picture of the deplorable life of sin
and disease and crime lived by the in
mates. He contended the district could
be abolished aJid that the crime for which
it existed could thereby be greatly dimin
ished. From this he turned to the legal
phase of the question.
Through Non-Enforcement of Law
He reminded the commissioners of the
law, that the district existed through
non-enforcement of the law. that en
forcement of the law is what the com
mission was In existence for. He told
of a mayor of Roanoke, Va., who had
been Impeached because he had refused
to enforce similar laws in his city. He
stated the city was liable to prosecution
for assisting In maintaining a public nui
sance. "The citizens of this town are
asking that the law be enforced, not that
It be not enforced and they are asking
for what they are paying for," he ex
claimed. Much of Mr. Burr's data was
turned over to the commission for their
examination.
Mr. Burr cited a girls' college in North
Carolina, where the girls were listed ac
cording to states. He said the college
officials were asked why the name of
the town was not mentioned and that the
officials responded that they had to keep
the names of the girls’ actual residence
secret in order to guard them from white
slavers. He said he was authorized to
state that if the inmates of this district
were put out of business they could se
cure honest and honorable employment
right in this city. He called the attention
of the city commission to the presence
in the room of owners of houses in this
district who had come right there be
fore them and admitted to their face
that they were dieregardlng the law:
None of the commissioners would say
anything for public circulation after the
meeting. It is understood that they are
very deeply Impressed with some of the
arguments presented yesterday by Attor
ney Burr, however, and that they con
sider the question to have assumed added
Importance. Prediction as to their ac
tion can be based on nothing definite,
Overturned Machine in Vil-1
lage Creek Yesterday j
FOUR IN ONE WEEK
Night Riding of Joy Seekers Said lo
• Be so Bad on Pinson Road
Special Officers May Be
Stationed
A story of joy uiteonflned. of sud
den horror and of subsequent misery
was faithfully reflected In an upturned
wrecked automobile* which lay at the
bottom of Village creek when tlie sun
rose yesterday morning.
The folloy of a driver, doubtless the
laker of chances, was c\ pressed In the
machine wrecked almost beyond recog
nition which bad turned into the creek
from a steep embankment, struck it
telegraph pole and then silently settled
down to be gazed upon and to become
the object of speculation to passersby.
The automobile was a very expensive
machine; was said to have been taken
from the garage through mistake.* A
nocturnal joy ride b ytwo men and two
women was the logical subsequent re
sult. The upturned machine guided by
unsteady hands was the finale. One of
the women of the party was seriously
injured as it is said she was guiding
the car as It whizzed from the dizzy
heights Into the yawning ditch. Ap
peals for aid were sent to a nearby vil
lage of campers and tlie injured wom
an was brought to Birmingham. The
identity of all was well concealed.
A resident on the Mt, Pinson road, an
occupant of one of the many hand
some country places on that superb
pike, said yesterday that since a week's
occupancy of his home there had been
four automobile .wrecks upon that
speedway. Cars of the very finest make
have been ruined beyond repair by
dashing night riders while in one in
stance a car was found when daylight
came burned to a crisp. It is under
stood that Insurance special agents are
looking Into the situation in order to
protect those cars on which they have
insurance and that officers will be pad
especially to patrol Mt. Pinson road.
JUDGE WALKER FOR
MONUMENT PROJECT
Suggests Names of Those to
Be Invited to Unveiling of
Roosevelt Memorial
The follow ing national celebrities will ]
be asked to visit Birmingham when the1
monument suggested for Theodore Roose- j
veil is unveiled in Birmingham, provided1
the project goes through: George W. Per
kins, Miss Jane Addams, Frank H. Mun
sey, Colonel Roosevelt, Nicholas Bong
worth, Gilson Gardner and James A.
Garfield.
A part of this list to be invited was
suggested yesterday by Judge William j
M. Walker, who is very much in favor!
of the suggested monument to Colonel j
Rdosevelt and is willing to assist in i
whatever way is consistent in getting
that plan worked out. Judge Walker said
yesterday that the suggested monument
to Colonel Roosevelt w'ould typify to the
wrorld that in this democratic strong
hold there was a wide, broad vision on
the part of the people, practically all of
whom were ready to recognize that even
a republican President had done much
to further the interests of this com
munity.
Judge Walker said that the acquisition
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway
company by the Steel corporation was
the best and greatest single* event that
had ever taken place here from a ma
terial viewpoint. Judge Walker said that
as Colonel Roosevelt had a great deal
to do with the Steel corporation coining
here he was entitled to the commenda
tion of the Birmingham public. He add
ed that the suggested monument was a
very flattering and admirable method of
demonstrating how' this district appre
ciated that achievement. The plan sug
gested by Sol Caheen, the wrell known
merchant, to get the proposed subscrip-;
tion for a monument Into tangible shape,
it is said, will be worked out by a few
prominent citizens In a few days.
DOLOMITE LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Masonic lodge No. 452, at Dolomite,
has elected the following officers: E.
L. Boyd, worshipful master; A. I. Wil
son, senior warden; P. G. Gwtn, Junior
warden; Will Brown, senior deacon; R.
L. Purser, junior deacon; H. If. Wal
drop, treasurer; W. J. Cowden and C. S.
Boyd, stewards; L. E. Crawford, car
rier, and J. R. Hunter, chaplain.
The newly elected officers will be
Installed next Thursday rilglit and the
public is invited to be present.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday In the office of the pro
bate clerk:
P. S. Lawson of Bessemer and Miss
Sernie Barksdoll.
L. J. Wright of Kimberly and Miss Mary
Ann Leslie.
George Dimcester of Birmingham and
Miss Metoxia llellen.
D. Griffith of Ensley and Miss Ethel
Vines.
M. J. Ramsey of Ensley and Miss Alice
Coburn.
Frank Reed of Kimberly and Mias
Eulalia Smith.
Jack Sherman of Birmingham and Miss
Lula Ray.
Excursion to Opening of Hall
The industrial excursion committee
of the Chamber of Commerce will at
tend the formal opening of the recital
hall and display rooms of the Cable
Burton-Shelby Plano company, to take
place next Tuesday afternoon. All mem
bers of the chamber and their friends
have been Invited to join the tourists,
who will assemble at the Chamber of
Commerce building at 3:45 and march
to the elegant new headquarters of the
piano company. They will also visit
the new headquarters of the Equal
Suffrage association, who are located In
the same building.
but there is a feeling about the city hall
that the ultimate action on the Amzl-God
den petition will place Birmingham far
forward in a reform movement which
some state Is just gathering force in
tills country.
TOO MUCH FUSSING
BETWEEN CITIES OF
SOUTH, SAYS TURNER
Intercity Bickering Hurts
South in Other Sections
of the Country
SUGGESTS PLAN TO
REMEDY MATTER
Would Have Delegations From Cham
Tbers of Commerce of Big Southern
Cities Visit Each Other and Cre
ate Spirit of Co-Operation
Oscar C. Turner, who has worked for
Birmingham during the years of residence
here, has u plan whereby the petty
squabbles between southern cities may be
eliminated to the end that all tiie south
ern cities may pull together for the south.
He started the movement in Atlanta, a
city that has never failed to “roast” Bir
mingham just as Birmingham seldom
neglects to roast Atlanta. Mr. Turner
suggests that instead of the various
southern cities fighting and fussing all
the time it would be well for all of them
to get together and pull one and all for
the upbuilding of this community.
Has a Plan
He suggested yesterday that a delega
tion of Birmingham members of the
Chamber of Commerce headed by its
president, \V. P. G. Harding, pay a visit
to Atlanta as the official guests of the
chamber of that city where expressions
may be exchanged and where the two
bodies could commune and find out what
is best to be done for the whole commun
ity. Mr. Turner suggests that a trip of
like nature be made to Nashville and to
Memphis and to Savannah. Naturally
he thinks that these visits should be re
turned by tlie various Chamber of Com
merce and that each city should tell the
other what they want specially so that
all of the south's most prominent and
progressive cities could work together
to attain those things that are most
needed by this section of the United
States.
“I seldom hear any man from New
Vork criticising Pittsburg or Philadelphia
or Chicago,” said Mr. Turner. “Maybe
once In a while that may be found, but
generally speaking the people of the north
and east are pulling together. It Is In
the south that we find the most fighting
and fussing.
"In many respects ottr cities are so
provincial that we fuss anti get mad
about the smallest details of our broad
general work. That is an unhealthy situ
ation. What we should do is to get to
gether for the upbuilding of the whole
south. That v ill very naturally help the
Individual cities and will give us the
front before the American people of being
harmonious and in a spirit of eb-opera
tion.
‘“In this day and time the small sec
tional lights that often embarrass cities
are costly. As all well know Atlanta
seldom overloks a chance to cripple Bir
mingham In the eyes of people. On the
other hand Birmingham very naturally
hands a lemon or grape fruit to Atlanta
when such a feat is possible, which Is
often by the way. That is true about
many of our southern cities. That spirit
Is wrong. We should have our local
fights at home and straighten them out.
Then the south should present to the
world an unbroken front for the general
upbuilding of this whole community. That
is the spirit that wins In the wind up.
Much in Common
"The communities of the south have a
great deal in common to work for. Wo
hnve questions affecting the entile soutn
that should bd discussed by men familial
with the south and handled by them.
Tliut a spirit of co-operation may be
created I have suggested that the presi
dent of the Birmingham Chamber of Com
merce and a delegation from our body
pay a visit to Atlanta and see the mem
bers of that body officially. That visit
would naturally be returned. Then Bir
mingham should Invite a delegation from
Nashville to come here and that visit
should lie returned. Memphis, Savan
nah, Jacksonville and all of the principal
cities of the south should be visited in
that way by the official members of the
various Chambers of Commerce. By so
doing there will be worked up a spirit
of friendliness und co-operation that
would be of inestimable value to the
whole south.”
Mr. Turner who has l^ade tills sugges
tion both here and In Atlanta believes
thut such a scheme wll be worked out
and that the foremost southern cities
will by this process of friendly exchange
of views eventually become better ac
quainted and will finally pull together for
the whole section.
PERISHABLE STUFF
Crematory Out of Commis
sion Caused Complaints
About Dumping Ground
“We have stopped dumping perisha
ble stuff in the dump grounds at the
Louisville and Nashville railroad and
the Boyles car line, and I believe that
there will be no more complaints from
that section,” said Street Commission
er Gafford yesterday. “We are still
hauling dirt and rubbish in there, which
is not subject to decomposition, for
there is a big mud hole there that can
be filled up In this way.
“The reason decayable rubbiish was
dumped there last week was because
one of the crematories broke down and
we had no other place to put it. This
has been remedied, however, and no
more of such master will be dumped
there. The whole thing clearly demon
strates the value of the crematory,
which some few months ago met with
such opposition In Birmingham. It Is
doing great work and just as soon as
one of them breaks down, the citizens
notice the difference, as evidenced by
the complaints in this case, although
none appeared to know the real cau%e.”
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Incorporation
&000—- Osce Roberts Printing company;
officers: Osce Roberts, president; H. McP.
liufbteater, secretary-treasurer.
Gives Pay Envelope to
Wife, Unopened
It’s no wonder that a certain man
who does this every week should
get ahead. 1
It’s no wonder he has a home I
just about paid for, never gets “out I
of a job” and earns interest out- I
side of his salary twice a year.
That’s one system that works.
Take it up, or some other good
way, use an American Trust sav
ings account, and your owning
something worth while is only a
question of time.
^HIRltAWTlIUSTJlIsAVlNGSllANR
FIRST AND TWENTIETH — BIRMINGHAM
SIX PARK SUPERVISORS
TO BE EMPLOYED BY CITY
With an a ,-prnprut! inn of a.bout J900
the city commission yesterday authorised
the employment of three men and three
women to act as park supervisors in
three city parks, to take effect at once.
The employment of the supervisors will
last for three months or as long as It
is advisable in the judgment of the com
missioners.
The action taken yesterday by the com
mission is to try out the survey of the
city park and playgrounds as made re
cently by T. S. Settle, playground expert
In charge of the southern headquarters
of the National Playground association.
Mr. Settle made recommendations for a
general playground system In this city
and the city intends to try It out if 1t is
successful to adopt It and put tt into
force step by step.
The matter of a male and female
pervlsor for all the parka is considered
of the greatest importance by both Mr.
Settle and the commissioners. These su
pervisors will look after the children,
see that they are properly behaved, see
that no rowdies are allowed, that noth
ing unfair, unmannerly and so forth, oc
curs. They will see that not only the
children are taken care of but that tha
park also Is taken care of; that the
children do not disturb people living near
the park and many other things alone
this line. The three parks decided upon
to try out the scheme are East End park
near the High school; Behrens’ park and
Avondale park.
CAPTAIN CARLISLE
RELIEVKNEWTON
New Life Is Infused Into
Company L by Colonel
Graves
•
Company L, Fourth regiment. Alabama
National Guard, stationed at East Luke,
will probably not be mustered out. On
February 20 last tills company passed an
nual inspection, and soon thereafter (..'apt.
Thomas R. Lea resigned. He was suc
ceeded by Capt. W. P. Newton, who ten
dered his resignation within a month of
his installation, giving business reasons
for his action. About three weeks ago
some members of the company prepared a
petition to be mustered out, and it Is
said that practically everyone in tin* com
pany signed. Now, Col. E. il. Graves,
commanding the Fourth regiment, has in
fused new life into the company, and the
petition to he mustered out lias been with
drawn.
Capt. J. D. Carlisle has relieved Capt.
W. P. Newton and has been assured of
the hearty support of all the non-com
missioned officers.
At a meeting held Thursday night the j
following “non-coms” pledged themselves
to do all in their power to bring Com- !
pony L back to the high state of ef- ,
ficiency that was evidenced last year at j
the national encampment at Anniston:
Sergeants C. D. Burson, Ernest Brown,
William Schultz, W. W. Hatter and B. P.
Galloway; Corporals Harry Holtam,
James L. Robinson, J. D. Burson, Henry
Coleman and Don E. Ohrisman.
Colonel Graves stated yesterday that it
was probable that the Fourth regiment
wrouJd go into camp at Girard about the
middle of July. He said that lie was
sure that Company L would present a
splendid appearance at camp time, and
expressed confidence in Caotain Carlisle's
ability to get the company established on
a permanent basis. The colonel said that
Captain New'ton's resignation had not
been acted upon as yet, because lie did
not like to lose so valuable a man, ami
desired to keep him as long as possible.
Captain Newton has been only temporarily
relieved, and will be in command of Com
pany L until his successor has been named
and qualified.
Colonel Graves left for Anniston yester
day morning, where he will inspect the:
company at. Oxford, a suburb of Annis
ton.
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS
WILL MEET TODAY
Reports of Committees Will Be Heard.
Meetings Will Probably Be Held
in Evening in Future
Reports of the several standing com
mittees will bo heard tills afternoon at
the regular fortnightly meeting of the
Birmingham Equal Suffrage association
to be held at the Clark & Jones hall
commencing at 3 o’clock. Mrs. Hund
ley, president, and the other officers
of the association are planning an
active campaign to organize equal suf
frage associations over the district and
state. The president will probably sug
gest that the meetings during the sum
mer months be limited to one meeting i
each month, to he held in the even
ing in order to give those con lined by
business during the, day an opportu
nity to attend.
A large attendance is •expected as
Mrs. J. O. Thompson will report of the
work done by the church extension
committee of which she is the chair
man. Mrs. .Solon Jacobs, state presi
dent, will discuss plans for a state-wide
campaign.
FINLEY REPORT NOT
TAKEN SERIOUSLY
In reference to the report that W. W.
Finley, president of the Southern rail
way, would become chairman of the
board of directors and that E. II. t'oap
man, now vice president and general
manager, would be made president was
taken with little seriousness here yes
terday among well informed men.
In reference to the report this state- I
ment was made by the local offices of j
the executive department: “That report!
has been heard several times lately.
However, the opinion Is that there is i
no truth in the report and that such
a agep Is entirely unlikely.’’
By Strengthening the System you run
Better Withstand the Heat
GROVE'S TASTE HESS chill TONIC en
riches the blood and builds up the
whole system, and it will wonderfully
strengthen and fortify you to with
stand the depressing effect of the hot
summer. 50c.
Organization Is Now Ready
to Take Up in Earnest
Removal From
Mines
With Frederick I. Thompson of the Mo
bile Register, as chairman of the execu
tive committee, and J. A. Rountree of
Birmingham as chairman of the publicity
committee, the organization for the pur
pose of taking convicts out of the mines
of the state is ready for real work. Capt.
Frank S. White, general chairman of the
campaign, announced the appointment*
yesterday, and issued a call for a meet
ing of the executive committee and coun
ty committees for June .10 in the assembly
room of the Chumber of Commerce. The
committees follow:
Executive Committee for the State at
Large—Fred I. Thompson, president Mo
bile Register, Mobile; Senator V. B. At
kins, wholesale grocer, Dallas; John
Craft, president Alabama Good Roads as
sociation, Mobile; George H. Malone, First
National bank of Dothan, Houston; A.
Tyler Goodwin, chairman state demoorat
iv executive committee, Montgomery; A«
H. Carmichael, speaker house of repre
sentatives, Colbert; Judge J. J. Ray*
judge. Walker; Ross Blackmon, Black
mon, Merrill & Walker, Calhoun; L. B.
MusgTove, mine orprator, Walker; Hugh
McGeever, member board of revenue, Jef
ferson; Frank Glass, Jefferson; H. B.
Dowling, dentist, Dale; Judge L- Ia Hera
berg, probate Judge, Etowah; E. E. Mil
ler, editor Progressive Farmer, Jefferson;
Miss Julia Tutwiler, educator, Sumter;
the Rev. W. B. Crumpton, minister, Mont
gomery; T. J. Kennedy, state secretary of
state Farmers’ So-operation Uion of Ala
bama, Jackson; W. B. Ollven, attorney,
Tuscaloosa; Robert G. Hlden, editorial
department Birmingham Ledger, Jeffer
son; Senator Robert Moulthrop, Barbour;
William Ryan, editorial department Age
Herald, Je(Terson; Horace Hood, president
Montgomery Journal, Montgomery; J. L.
Pierce, president Huntsville Dally Time.-,
Madison; J. A. Rountree, Dixie Home, Jei
ferson; John A. Lusk, ex-state senator,
Marshall; Sterling A. Wood, attorney,
Jefferson; Ernest D. Fite, attorney, Ma
rlon; Thomas L. Long, merchant, Walker; *
W. S. Keller, state highway engineer,
Montgomery.
Members of the executive committe*
from the following counties w'ere also
named;
Baldwin—S. C. Jenkins.
Barbour—Judge A. H. Alston, Judge T.
D. Grubbs, George W. Peach.
Bibb—E. D. Reynolds, Iv. C. Malian, R.
A. Frederick, Henry P. White, Jerome T.
Fuller, J. W. Hunnicutt, J. C. Hicks. W.
L. Langston, J. H. Woods, Patrick Shan
non.
Blount—Judge J. b. Kelton.
Calhoun—E. D. Willett, W. D. Greea
leaf, Ii. E. Gann. x
(Clarke—J. A. Resole, J. J. Gunn.
Clay—James W. King.
Fayette—Judge Ii. Goodwin, R. P. Pa
ters.
Franklin—Henry Jones, W. H. Key, A
R. Williams.
Hale—James Lambert.
Jackson—J. D. Snodgrass, Judge J. B.
Hack worth.
Jefferson—Judge W. E. Fort, Non L.
Thompson, J. B. Wood. George Ross, Be >
seiner; Borden Burr, W. A. Spencer, \Vy
lam; J. D. Collins, Adam Pow, Ensley;
George By rum, Ensley; Major Elliott,
Leeds; Kelly Johnston, Bessemer; Mrs.
Oscar Hundley, L. B. Lanier, Bessemer;
Dr. K. W. Averit, Ensley; William Blbby,
Littleton; Simon Klotz.
Lamar—J. C. Miller, Judge R. L. Brad
ley.
Mrn on Judge S. L. Brewer.
Madison—Clarendon Davis, James II.
Pride.
Marion—G. J. Wilson, Judge Majic
Pearce.
Montgomery—Hon. John P. Kotin, Mrs.
Laura J. Stern, Hon. Jonn S. Tilby, Hon.
James S. Parrish, Hon. W. J. Martin,
Miss Caroline Haralson.
Morgan—Judge Thomas W. Wert. Judge
Nesbitt, Judge Sample, Judge I*. C.
Speake.
Perry—G. J. Wilson.
Pike- Judge A. C. Edmondson.
Randolph—B. A. Weathers.
St. Clair—Gardner Greene.
Walker—Frank Marcus, George Powell,
R. O. Crawford, J. J. Grace, Judge J. W,
Shepherd. Ernest Iaicey, C. M. Sartacn,
R. A. O’Rear. J. A. Huggins. Lowry Da
vis. W. C. Davis.
Winston—W. U. Maytall. John S. Curti».
The publicity committee is: d. A. Roun
tree, Dixie Home; David Holt. Leon
Friedman. Ralph R. Silver, W. F. Mass*?,
Progressive Farmer Gazette,