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First National Bank ol
Birmingham, Ala.
Statement to Comptroller (Condensed)
Tuesday, October 21, 1913
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts ...5 9,886,939.53
Overdrafts . 356.61
(J. S. Bonds (Par) . 1,530,000.00
State of Alabama Bonds 302,000.00
Other Stocks and Bonds 642,700.00
Banking House ..-.. 365,600.00
Cash in Vault and With
Banks . 3,530,005.43
$16,257,601.50
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock .$ 1,500,000.00
Surplus and Profits 1,685,329.33
Circulation . 1,380,000.00
Bond Account . 300,000.00
U. S. Bonds Borrowed... 30,000.00
Deposits . 11,362,172 17
$16,257,501.50
Ordinance to Compel Con
struction of One at First
Avenue and Twenty
Seventh Being Drawn
City Engineer Walter Kirkpatrick
stated yesterday that one of his men
was busy working on the viaduct ordi
nance for First avenue and Twenty
seventh street which the city commis
sioners intend to compel the railroads
to obey. City Commissioner James
Weatherly says that the commission
will be ready to act upon the ordi
nance almost as soon as it 1b com
pleted.
The viaduct plan in the “force ordi
nance,” as it has been nicknamed, will
be practically the same as that em
bodied In the general grade crossing
plan submitted to the railroads by the
city officials soino few weeks ago, ob
jections to which by the railroads
aroused the ire of the city fathers.
They now intend to force the railroads
<«t into the open and make them fight.
Tt fs expected that alter the ordinance
ts passed the railroads will carry the
fight into the courts and there will
be much delay but the commission ha.s
concluded that this will be better than
the dilatory tactics which they claim
to have been putting up with from the
railroads for the past several years.
WM. CRAIG COMER’S
MANAGER IN DALLAS
J. C. Smith Believes Comer Forces
Will Carry Every County
in Primaries
Selma, November 6.—(Special.)—.7.
Craig Smith of Montgomery, who is
managing the campaign of former Gov.
B. B. Comer in middle Alabama, while
in Selma today appointed William B.
Craig of Selma as Comer’s campaign
I manager in Dallas.
Mr. Smith stated that the indica
tions seemed to point to the fact the
Comer forces would carry every county,
in the state in the primaries and de
plored the fact the primaries would not
n ■ hold early in January. Mr. Smith
further stated that with the opening
of campaign headquarters in Birming
ham the Comer forces would Invade
Pike county, the home of Mr. Hender
son, and W’ould do their best to even
carry that, county for the former gov
ernor.
Mr. Craig accepted the appointment
of campaign manager for Comer in
Dallas county and will use every effort
to carry the county for him.
ARRIVAL OF DILL
PARTY IS DELAYED
Will Reach Birmingham This After
noon for Inspection of Various
Local Properties
The party of bankers with 8. J. Dill,
president of the United Gas and Klec
tric company, which was scheduled to
reach here yesterday, was delayed and
will not arrive until this afternoon.
Announcement to this effect was
made last night by local officials. Mr.
Dill and his party have in mind ex
changing some securities of the United
Gas for a controlling interest in the
American Cities, which company owns
the Birmingham Railway, Right and
Power company. For that reason the
trip here at this time is one of unusual
interest. They will be shown over Bir
mingham tomorrow' and will go to
Ocampo to look over the properties of
the Alabama Power company Saturday.
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JUDGE LANE THINKS
PARKS UNAVAILABLE
FDRAUDITORIUM SITE
-Does Not Believe Deeds
Would Permit Such
Use of Park
WANTS MATTER FREE
OF LEGAL TANGLES
Thinks Any Owner of Adjoining
Property Might Obtain Authority
to Have Building Torn Down.
Bonds Being Advertised
That it will he Impossible to build the
People's auditorium In one of the three
city parks now being mentioned for that
purpose, Capitol, ilast and West parks—
for legal reasons, was the belief ad
vanced yesterday by City Cnmmlslsoner
A. O. Bane when asked for an expres
sion on the matter.
Judge Bane stated that these three
parks were dedicated to the city for the
exclusive use as public parks with the
exception of Capitol park, concerning
widely the dead stated that if the stale
capitol was ever moved to Birmingham
that it could be placed there.
Complications Might Ensue
Although the city commission could now
t«ke action rescinding certain provisions
of the old contracts provided the heirs
and assigns of the old Elyton Land com
pany agreed. Judge Lane stated that any
citizen living on abutting property to
the park or In tlie immediate neighbor
hood could bring suit for injunction and
if the auditorium was built, he might be
given authority to tear it down.
"Of course, as everybody knows," said
Judge Lane, "I have been against this
auditorium proposition, on account of
the municipal debt. However, since tlie
bonds have been voted for now, I will
give my best efforts toward the move
ment's success, i want to see the build
ing constructed where there will be no
legal entanglements and my best judg
ment at the present time is that such
cannot be done in either of the three
parks being mentioned. I believe that
a lot will. have to be purchased."
The Chamber of Commerce officials,
who originally launched and kept alive
the auditorium movement, for the past
few days have been seriously contemplat
ing strongly recommending to tlie city
commission that the building be erected
in Olio of the three parks mentioned so
that tlie entire *200,000 from tlie bonds
could he used for the building.
Are Advertising Bonds
The matter has not been decided yet
ami will not be probably for some time
os tlie next step in the auditorium move
ment is the sale of the bonds. These
bonds are being advertised and the sale
will he made on competitive bids to the
highest bidder within the next two or
three weeks, it is stated, it is believed
that there will he no trouble in selling
the bonds to local investors, although Sec
retary H. S. Ryall of tlie city commis
sion lias received inquiries from out of
town concerns stating that they wished
to bid on them.
With the bonds once sold, the commis
sioners state they will i^ecide upon a site,
award the contract and push the build
ing to completion. They state the bonds
will not be sold for less thun par.
CHIEF BODEKER'S
1679 Arrests Made—107
Turned Over to Sheriff
and 1160 Convicted
A total of 1679 arrests were made by
police officers during the month of Oc
tober, according to the report of Chief
Bodeker submitted to Judge Lane yester
day. Of this number IMG were for tile
recorders' court, 107 delivered to the sher
iff. 11 were fugitives from justice and 15
remaining were variously disposed of.
There were 1160 convictions, 41 cases con
tinued and 137 nolle prossed.
During the month stolen property esti
mated ot be worth $5064.93 was recov
ered and restored to the owners. Six
thousand, five hundred and thirty-seven
dollars and fifty cents wore collected
as fines.
The offense for which the Ugliest num
ber of arrests was made was intoxica
tion. showing 363 arrests. Disorderly con
duct ranked next with 306, assaults and
affrays third with 168, and gaming fourth
with 163. There were 109 convictions for
gambling. There were 17 arrests for reck
less driving with 12 convictions. Sixty
four arrests were made for violating the
traffic laws.
Of the 1<T7 prisoners turned over to the
sheriff, five were charged with murder,
17 with assault with Intent to murder, 60
with burglary and burglary and grand
larceny, 12 with vagnancy and six with
highway robbery.
Capital $500,000.00 Surplus (Earned) $550,000.00
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
i Capital and Snrplas $1,I5$,6M.M
PAY BY CHECK
The old way of paying bills in cash was long
ago superceded by the more modem |
method of paying by check.
It is more convenient, it saves time, and is j
much the safest way.
Are you still using the old way? j
' Open an account here with your next sal
t ary check
A. W. SMITH, President BENSON CAIN, AmL Cashier
TOM O. SMITH, V.-Prestdent a D. COfrTBN. Asst Cashier
W. H. MANLY, Cashier B. W. FINCH. Asst Cashier
4 Per Cent Paid On Savings Deposits
%
[MORNING MEDLEY OF
DAY’S DOINGS IN CITY
GOLD MEDALS WON
AT KNOXVILLE SHOW
Word has been received by officials
of the Chamber *of Commerce that the
exhibit at the Conservation exposition
at Knoxville last month under the aus
pices of the chamber won five first prizes.
Each of the five winning exhibits was
given a gold modal and certificate of
award.
The winning exhibits are as follows:
International Harrow Cultivator com
pany. Sibley-Mingd Brick company,
Stockham Pipe Fitting company. Setnet
Solvay company, and Whlte-Biakesiee
Manufacturing company. Chamber of
ficials feel that much good was done
by the Knoxville exhibit, it being seen
by people from all parts of the coun
try. It was Installed under the direc
tion of Assistant Secretary W. B.
Everett.
CONSIDER CESSATION
OF ALL STREET PAVING
City Commissioner A. O. Bane stated
definitely yesterday that the commis
sion was considering the possible cessa
tion of all street paving improvements
for the immediate future. He stated
that the city engineer was now com
piling a summary of all pending im
provements of this kind and that a con
ference would be held over this sum
mary as soon as it was ready.
"Tlie trouble is that the money mar
ket is so tight, not only here but in
all parts of the country that it is hard
to get money to finance these Improve
ments,” he said. "The property holders
pay it back, true enough, but the con
tractors want their money when the
job is completed and it is the city that
has to get it for them.”
Indications are, also, that various oth
er retrenchments at the city hall will
he made in the near future.
AUTOMOBILE DESTROYED
IN PECULIAR MANNER
The destruction of the big Oldsmobile
touring cur of Lee Whitehead yester
day on the Mt. Pinson road is one of the
most unusual affairs that has \aken
place in local automobile circles in
some time.
The machine was being tried out on
the roadway for some adjustment by
one of the mechanicians when It sud
denly was aflame and was completely
destroyed before anything could be done
to save tlte car. Tlte machine was one
of the best cars in Birmingham and had
been in service for over three years.
It was a live-passenger Olds and was
accounted one of the fastest cars in
the district. The experts engaged on the
car are unable to account for its com
plete destruction as every part was to
all appearances in fine working form.
However, the general opinion is that
some interior explosion occurred and
set tire to the machine. The mechanics
are engaged now in trying to ascer
tain the exact cause of the unusual
affair. Mr. Whitehead said last night
that the car was insured almost to its
value, but that Ids loss would be about
$70(1.
PICKPOCKET ROBS
A CITY DETECTIVE
Pickpockets in Birmingham are no re
specters of persons, as was proved yes
terday when Detective E. Lon Taylor, a
"regular " police officer, had his pocket
picked by a slick individual.
Mr. Taylor tells the adventure on him
self with a wry smile, as the thief not
only took Mr. Taylor’s small change,
6ut added insult to injury by cutting
the pocket completely off the trousers
of the detective. Mr. Taylor’s comrades
on the detective department commiserat
ed him on his loss at length yesterday
afternoon with the result that Detective
Taylor left headquarters last night with
the heroic resolve of apprehending tin*
worthy who rifled his pocket. Warning
Look out for Detective Taylor. He is in
a bad humor.
TAKES SENATE POLL
ON A WEST ENI) CAR
Dr. F. Kubanks of West stated
last night that as he was going home
on the West End car about 6 o’clock be
took a Hobson-Underwood poll of the men
on the car.
"There were 46 men on the ear,’’ stated
Dr. Eubanks, and out of the 45 there
were 32 for Underwood and 12 for Hob
son, one man being undecided. I guess
that's an indication of the way the wind's
blowing, isn't It?”
Dr. Eubanks is a strong Underwood
man and be state.s that Underwood's
election is so certain that it seems pitiful
for Hobson to go on with the campaign
WALKS ALONG ROADS
TO STIR UP INTEREST
There are all sorts of walking de!e
gates maintained by the various traces
unions, most of whom dt very little walk
ing, for all the name. But yesterday in
Birmingham there appeared .1. K. Kava
naugh, armed with a letter of introduc
tion from the Nashville Chamber of Com
merce. lie went before the land con
gress, presented his letter and President
.1. O. Thompson asked him to make a
short speech. IP* is really a walking
delegate of tile National Good Roads Fed
eration and Ohio State Roads Federa
tion. The title; is not a nominal one,
for he is walking from Ohio to Louis
iana in the interest of the Good Roads
association and is earning his way by
taking'subscriptions to the official organ
of that body.
Mr. Kavanaugh addressed the congress
and stated that' he had been a booster
lor more than 30 years. He said he had
been in the newspaper business and
learned there that the policy of boosting,
was the best. “Boosting makes a suc
cess of anything,” he declared. “[ tell
you, you don’t know' what your Chamber
of Commerce actually stands for. A town
that has a Ghamber of Commerce is to
be congratulated and a town that is so
unfortunate as to be without a civic body
Is either dead or decaying.”
Mr. Kavanaugh said that good roads
were essential to the fanner and said
that where there were good roads pros
perity was also to he found. He told the
members of the land congress that they
should attend the good roads meeting
that is soon to be held In Mobile. “I
understand that there is to be another
good roads meeting at Troy, Ala.." said
the speaker “Well, you Birmingham peo
ple should have this body meet in your
eity the next time. ] don’t know' of any
other town that is half so good as Bir
mingham for that purpose. Some of you
will say. ‘that is a stock speech.* I an
swer you that I have not been in your
Alabama cities to the south of Birming
ham and therefore have not told them
! the same thing.”
! Mr. Kavanaugh is stopping ai the Flor
ence and will resume his walk Tuesday.
He left Ohio on September 5 and there is
no limit to the time in which he reaches
his goal—New Orleans. He Is not paid
by the National Good Roads Federation,
and the only remuneration he gets from
ids w'alk is. as before state, what he
makes out of taking subscriptions for the
Better Roads magazine.
.....
INVESTIGATION OF
L. & N. SYSTEM IS
NEW STEP PLANNED
Gov. Comer Receives Tele^
gram From Senator Lea
Notifying Him of the
Senate’s Action
Former Gov. B. B. Comer was great
ly elated yesterday over the receipt of
a telegram from Senator Luke Lea
stating that the»Senate had passed a
resolution directing the interstate com
| merce commission to make a general
investigation into the affairs of the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany and subsidiary lines.
It will be recalled that Governor Co
mer recently wrote a lengthy letter
[directed to members of the Senate and
House asking for this investigation and
! he expressed great satisfaction over the
[news which reached him yesterday.
“That looks like business, don’t it'.’’
he remarked.
The telegram read as i'o]lov\*;
“Washington, November 6, l'.U !.
I “Hon. B. B. Comer, Birmingham, Ala.:
“Resolution directing the interstate
[commerce commission to investigate
ownership of the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad and all its subsidiary
companies and its records and prac
tices over its entire system passed in
the Senate today. LUKE LEA.”
LAFOLLETTE WILL
Will Open Lyceum Course at
High School on “Repre
sentative Government”
It will be a brilliant opening of the
lyceum course tonight in the High school
auditorium, as Tnlted States Senator Rob
ert M. La Toilette is on* the programme
to deliver his noted lecture: “Represen
tative Government." A large audience is
expected and the management has taken
every precaution*, to handle the large
gathering.
Senator La Toilette spoke in Macon, Ga.,
last night and will arrive in Birmingham
at 11:55 o’clock this morning on the
Seminole Limited. He will be met at
the Terminal station by members of the
lyceum committee, who will entertain
the famous visitor with a tour of the
district and a luncheon in one of the
downtown clubs.
The lecture tonight will be the first
in the lyceum course for this year, and
will start at 8:15 In the auditorium of
the Central High school. Admission will
be by season ticket or single tickets
may be bought at the door.
Special cars will be run from Parker’s
corner to the High school before the lec
ture and will be in waiting to accommo
date the people after the lecture.
CHAMBERLAIN NEW
GENERAL MANAGER
OF ALABAMA POWER
New Official Arrived Yes
terday and Will Visit
Ocampo to See the
Work Tomorrow
K. If. Chamberlain of New York city
has been appointed general manager of
the Alabama Power company, with offices
in Birmingham.
He arrived here yesterday and was in
constant conference with President Prank
Washburn and Vice President J. W.
Worthington of the company during the
day. He is said to be an engineer and
executive of unusual ability. He will
have absolute charge, it is said, of the
| properties under the direction of Presl
I dent Washburn.
Mr. Chamberlain lust night was the din
ner guest of President Washburn and
Mr. Worthington at the Hillman, lie said
that Birmingham was easily the most
surprising city that "he had visited In
years. Mr. Chamberlain will visit Ocam
po tomorrow and will get In touch with
local conditions as speedily as possible.
He Is a man of unusual affability and
although he succeeds an official greatly
blessed In that way, he Is expected to
measure up fully according to Mr. Wash
burn .
The appointment of a general manager
of the Alabama Power company at tills
time Is somewhat surprising, in view of
the fact that It was generally understood
that Mr. Washburn intended to handle
all such details personally.
A GROWING FAMILY
Chattanooga, November 6.— (Special.)
Triplets, two girls and a boy. wer
born today to Mrs. Ed Herron, wif?
of h prominent local manufacturer. The
trio weighed in all 20 pounds. The
mother and new arrivals are doing
I finely.
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FREE DISPENSARY
Great Enthusiasm Displayed
in Meeting of Personal
Workers
I ALABAMA ALUMNI
TO MEET TOMORROW
Will Organize Team to Disseminate
Information About Campaign.
Harding, Crock a rd, Joseph
and Morrow Speak
At a rousing meeting at luncheon at
the Hotel Hillman yesterday the men
captains in the campaign to raise
$125,000 for the University Free l»is
pensary reported on the work of en
listing workers on their teams and
made arrangements for the campaign
which starts November 11.
Tlie greatest enthusiasm was dis
played. It was a full-fledged echo of
the big mass meeting at the Jefferson
theatre Wednesday evening ip which
a crowd of some 3000 people enthusias
tically hailed the dispensary proposi
tion. The men at the luncheon were
the men upon whom the actual work
of the campaign is to fall and anyone
seeing their enthusiasm and spirit
could not have doubted the result of
the campaign for a moment.
< aptams Are iNamed
The* captains for the men teams, to
be composed of eight men each, includ
ing the captain, were announced at the
meeting as follows:
Sterling A. Wood.
John W. Sibley.
Walter Sessions and John T. Mor
gan.
M. V. Joseph and W. F. Tyler.
Hill Ferguson.
Hugh Latimer and M. P. Phillips.
<\ C. Burke
Wallace Johns.
Rev. Middleton Barnwell.
Dan A. Hogan.
Z. T. Rudolph.
G. W. Pratt.
Julian Gorham and Harry Jones.
J. W. Whatley.
Walter Burson.
John L. Parker.
Judge W. P. McCrossln.
Dr. F. L. Whitman and Dr. C. A
Merrill.
J. L. Shelby and Harry Wheelock.
Henry I* Jenkins.
Vassal* L. Allen and I* J. Haley.
Sam J. Everet.
* ’Icon B. Rogers.
D. E. McLendon.
J. F. Doster. M. P. Northington and
J. Yates.
Hubert Drennen and John Turner.
T. S. Pound.
A. J. Bowron.
\\r. H. Wolverton.
John Lusk.
Sam Spurgeon.
t apt. T. S. Pound, the well known
engineer on the Louisville and Nash
ville railroad, stated that it might he
necessary for him to lay off from work
10 days, hut he stated he was willing
to do it for the dispensary, and the
statement was met with loud cheers.
Rotary Club Team Confident
The Rotary club team, which will lie
composed of 16 men under the leader
ship of President Harry Wheelock and
International Vice President J, K. Shel
by, has thrown down the gauntlet to
all other teams, stating they expect to
get more money than any of them
Where two or three names are men
tioned together it means that two men
have agreed to captain a team between
them, neither feeling that he would
have the time to devote to the team
by himself.
Mrs. W. S, Ijovell, the leader of tho
women workers, Is expected to an
nounce a list of the women captains i:i
the near future.
All Of these captains reported yester
day that they had secured workers for
their teams and many teams were re
ported closed. Those who have not the
full membership, however, will report
again at another luncheon Monday at
12:30 o’clock, at which time Ihe fin
ishing touches to the campaign or
ganization will be made.
The annual alumni meeting of tho
University of Alabama has been
changed to tomorrow night in order
that the alumni may organize as work
ers in tile campaign. It will lie held
at the Hotel Hillman. Tho alumni plans
to organize a missionary team whoa
duties will lie to inform the public In
general of the need of a dispensary l,i
Birmingham.
Speakers Are Enthusiastic
Enthusiastic speeches were made at
the luncheon yesterday by \v p
Harding. Frank Crockard. M. V Jo
sy|)h. Hugh Morrow and others.' Mr.
Harding said tiiat “wo are a 1 i busy
men. but it's up to us to get a little
busier and make Hits dispensary rimy.,
mem a complete success.” He said th
business and professional men of th
city must secure a vision of the wel
fare of the community and then go t ,
work.
Mr. Morrow spoke of the hearty ap
peal of the dispensary to people in all
walks and conditions of life. He made
a very enthusiastic appeal for the dip.
pensary. M. V. Joseph discussed th
talking points of the campaign. He said
it tvas a test of salesmanship, that ev
ery team worker would have to he t
salesman. Frank Crockard stated the
movement had his hearty Indorsement
and that he was in the fight to stay In]
The campaign executive committee,
which has had the arrangements for
the campaign in charge and which will
also be active workers in the cam
paign, is as follows:
Exum, chairman: Robert Jemlson.
Sr., vice chairman: Maj. E. M. Tnt
wiler, W. P. G. Harding. W. YY Craw
ford, Walker Percy, William H. Ket
tig. Frank H. Crockard. James .1
Smith, William Rvan. Frank I’. Glass]
Hill Ferguson. M. V. Joseph, Hugh
Morrow. John W. Sibley, Sterling Wood
R. S. Munger, l)r. D. c. Morris, Otto
Marx, Richard W. Massey, John E Haul,
James Bowron.
Jocelyn Resting Well
According to reports at the South High
lands infirmary, Dan Jocelyn, a 12-year
old hoy who was seriously Injured Wed
nesday afternoon when knocked off hi
bicycle in a collision with a motorcycle
was testing easily and would recover The
accident to Jocelyn happened at Thirty
sixth street and Twelfth avenue, north.
The nad»e of the motorcycle rider is un
known.
Haraca Class Banquets
The Haraca class of the Eleventh Ave
nue Methodist Episcopal church held a
banquet last night at the Young Men s
Christian association, at which means of
raising money among themselves for the
benefit of the church was discussed. There
were between 36 and 40 young men pres
ent. This is one of the largest 8unday
school classes In the city.
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MMCANTRUSTmVINGSRAM
riBST AND TWENTIETH —BIRMINGHAM
WILSON R. BROWN IS IN
VERY CRITICAL CONDITION
There is said to be very little hope*
for the recovery of Wilson FI. Brown,
the well known real estate man who
lias been ill In New York for the pu»t
few days.
Information received here yesterday
by apprehensive relatives was to the
effect that he has undergone another
operation, from wh%ph ho is scarcely
expected to' recover. Ho is attended by
his brother, Eugene L. Brown, of this
city. Mrs. Eugene Brown left last
night over the Louisville and Nashville
tor New York upon advices from Mr.
Brown.
A telegram late last night from Eugene
Brown said: “Condition very critical. Has
only lighting chance.”
Wilson Brown is confined at the
Itooaevelt hospital in New York. He
was operated upon lust Sunday for ap
pendicitis and it was given out here
if lie passed yesterday in good shape
there was some hope for him. However,
the day set—yesterday—was passed nv
the patient undergoing another oper
ation.
From her home last night, Mrs. Eu
gene Brown said that the last udvices
about Mr. Brown were to the effect
that he had slight chances for recov
ery. Tile determination of Mrs. Eu
gene Brown to leave hero lust night
for the bedside of her brother-in-law
is taken us a strong indication that the
family feels that he is in a most pre
carious condition.
It will he with the greatest sorrow
WILSON R. BROWN
W'ell known real estate man criticnlly
ill in New York
that local friends of Wilson Brown
learn of his critical illness. Of all the
men in this town he is one of the best
known among all classes of people. Ho
left here some three years ago to enter
business in New York and although ho
has been away from here some time
engaged in that field, he has not lose
sight of local friends. He is widely
known all over Alabama for he served
one term in the legislature and has
been often a prominent figure among
those at the capitol in Montgomery.
Daughter of “Little Joe”
Interested in Plans for
Development Work
At tlie Alabama State Land congress,
which closed last night, there were many
prominent figures—men prominent in rail
road circles, bankers and business men
and the governor of Alabama. But there
was also present the daughter of one
whose memory will always bo revered In
this southland, and upon whose grave
the grass will always grow lush and green
Lien. Joe Wheeler. Miss Annie Wheeler
attended every session of the land con
gress and her Interest was at all times
intense. She has a love for her state and
Is always on the outlook for anything
that might help her to know her state.
She made a short talk to the delegates
yesterday afternoon in which she ex
pressed her pleasure at having had the
opportunity of being present. Later at
the Hillman hotel she talked to a repre
sentative of The Age-Herald about Bir
mingham and her own county of Law
rence. She said that she was "In lovo
with Birmingham," and spoke In glowin ?
terms of its beautiful residence sections
and the get-together spirit that is on all
sides so evident. ,
Miss Wheeler said that Birmingham
would have the free dispensary for which
its citizens are working. “Birmingham
always, gets what it goe> after," was her
I remark.
| ‘The farmers in Lawrence arc nut yet
going in for-diversified farming to an.
great extent," said ilit-s Wheeler. 'It is
gradually coining in, ’out just now corn
and cotton arc the main crops with cot
ton as the staple and money’ crop. Hcien
tlfie farming has not as yet made mu ii
headway in my county, but it is being
more and more practiced. There Is little
livestock raised In Lawrence, but that,
too, is coming in the course of time and
is even now gaining a little headway."
Miss Wheeler said that she was em
phatically in favos of technical education. 1
hut her particular lino of endeavor hovers
about domestic science and the teaching
of girls to be home-makers.
She will return home this morning.
GODWIN HOME IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
I East Lake Fire Does Damage Esti- j
mated at $5000—Blaze Started
on the Hoot'
Fire of unknown origin completely de- i
, Htroyed the home of W. A. Godwin, 83<jn
Sioas avenue, early yesterday morning.
| The .house and furnishings were a total
loss and the flu mage, is estimated at about
$5000. The loss is partly covered by In
surance.
According to accounts the fire started on
the roof and East laike fire station No. 9
answered the alarm. By hard work the
fire department checked the flames which
i had already been communicated to the ;
l residence of W. S. Smithson, 8306 Sloss j
; avenue, when the firemen arrived. The !
damage to the Smithson residence was
slight.
WOODMEN BANQUET
| Sovereign Commander Hoot Will Be
Luewt of Honor Here November 22
Woodmen of Birmingham will give a big
banquet at the Hotel Hillman on the
night of November 22 in honor of Sov
ereign Commander of the Woodmen of the
World Joseph Cullen Root of Omaha.
Neb. Dr. H. O. Elkourie will act as toast
master.
On the afternoon of Sunday. November
2:J, at 3 p. m., a public meeting will be
held at the Orpheum theatre at whlcti
time Mr. Root will deliver an address, i
He will be escorted from the hotel to the
theatre by the hand of the Boys of
Woodcraft and th‘- uniform rank. I
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City Awaits \\ ord From Su
preme Court, Expected Nut -
Later Than Next Tuesday
A decision in tlio Birmingham Water
works case in w hich the city is endeav
oring to take the franchise away from
the local waterworks company is ex
pected by the state supreme court not
later than next Tuesday.
The supreme court will meet Mon
day and the waterworks suit is a pre
ferred case, li is possible the decision
may be handed down Monday, but it
is expected not later than Tuesday un
less it should happen that there is a
dissenting opinion, the writing of which
would probably consume some addi
tional time.
The pending suit is an appealed quo
warranto proceeding from the circuit
court, where Judge Crowe decided
against the city. For the city to win,
the supreme court will have to re
verse the case. The quo warranto pro
ceedings were instituted on many dif
ferent grounds and the real result of
the case will not be known in case ic
is reversed until a copy of the rul
Ing Is received in Birmingham as
is said to be probable the court will
reverse the ease on some of the counts
and affirm it on others.
The legal proceedings between tho
city and tho Birmingham Waterworks
company were originally Instituted by
the waterworks company in the federal
court, where it asked for an injunc
tion against certain writer rates being
enforced by tie- eiiy and fhe injunction
was granted. The city then came back
at them with a quo warranto suit
contending that the company was oper
ating without a franchise and it Is this ,
suit which is pending. /
ECZEMA ITCHED
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On Face and Head, Was Very Dis
figured. Hair Fell Out. Cuticura
Soap and Ointment Cured,
Falmouth. Ky. - • "Two year* ago 1 wa.*
troubled with skin arid scalp troubles. I
would have pimple* that, would break out
arid form sore* uu my face and
bead with terrible Itching.
The ei-zema on my face ami
head itched and burned and
when I scratched It. it made
soree and I was \ ery dis
figured tor the time being
My head became so sore 1
could not touch it with a
comb: ft became a mass of
sores. My hair fell out gradually.
"After trying several remedies without
much benefit a friend that had been cured
by Cuticura Soap and Ointment told roe
and I decided to fry them. I was afflicted , , -
about a year before I used Cuticura Soap
and ointment and after using them thrso
weeks 1 was getting better and In less than
three months, after using eight cakes of
Cuticura Soap and five boxes of Cuticura
Ointment. I wa* cornplstely cured of eose
ma." signed) Frauk Vastine, Dec. 12.
1912.
If you wish % akin clear of pimples, black
heads and other annoy ing eruptions, bands
sofi and white, hair live and glossy, and
scalp free from dandruff and itching, begin
to-day the regular use of Cuticura Soap for
the toilet, bath and shampoo, aerteted bW
occasional light applications of Cntleura
Ointment. No other method is so agreeable A
or economical. Sold everywhere. Sample m
or each mailed free, with 32-p. book. Ad x
dress post-card “Cuticura,Dept-. T, Beam ^
WMw who aliavo and shampoo sit)
t loirs 'h*ap will flud H best for skin ends
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