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If Steady Growth
For 20 years indicates. a
prosperous bank—
If a surplus of $1,500,000
suggests a bank’s ability to
assist its depositors—
If a combined capital, sur
plus and stockholders’ lia
* bilitv of $4,500,000 suggests
SECURITY, then you will
feel that this bank is one |
which can render you good
banking service—
Your account we invite.
The First National Bank
Capital and Surplus
$3,000,000
m 4 per cent Interest on savings.
Compounded Quarterly
WEEKLY LUNCH OF
THE AD CLUB TODAY
Jemison. Black and Huddleston Will
Speak—To Hear Report of the
Convention Committee
At the Ad club luncheon at 1 o'clock
today at the Birmingham Newspaper
club. Robert Jemlson, Sr., heads the pro
gramme with the subject, “Let’s Make
Birmingham a Clean City.” He is fol
lowed by Hugo L. Black, county solici
.• tor-elect, who adds to Mr. Jemlson’s
talk, “As Your New Solicitor I’ll Help.”
George Huddleston, nominee for con
gressman from the Ninth district, will
address the club, his subject being “You
Can Count On Me.” Mr. Huddlestons
talk will be along the lines that he will
work for the Ninth district while in
Washington, and will endeavor to secure
legislation of benefit to his constituency.
m Another part of the programme that
promises to be of interest is the report
of the on-to-Toronto committee. In the
, Ad-Vlser of this week the following
paragraph is devoted to this report:
“The on-to-Toronto committee will have
something interesting to tell us Tuesday.
They have investigated the plan of sell
ing an automobile to raise money for
our delegate^’ expenses. There are ob
jections to this plan, which they will tell
us about at the luncheon. They will
also submit another plan which they be
lieve is entirely feasible. This latter
plan is by far easier to work than any
that has been proposed. Not only that,
but every member of the club can par
ticipate and everybody will have lots of
fun.”
It Is believed that the comvnittee wdll
submit plans for having a “gridiron” din
ner, although nothing official is known
concerning their plans.
DRYER IS HOLDING
HEARING ON BONDS
Validity of $69,000 of Bankrupt De
Soto Coal Mining and Develop
ment Co. at Issue
Contest between the holders of $69.
H00 worth of bonds and R. A. Porter,
trustee of the DeSoto Coal mining and
Developing company, is being heard be
fore Judge E. H. Dryer, referee in bank
ruptcy. The company was adjudicated
a bankrupt several months ago and' at
\ lie meeting of creditors R. A. Porter
of the Tyler Grocery company was
elected trustee. The property is located
at Indio, but since the bankruptcy
proceedings have been pending the
mines have not been in active operation.
The original bond issue was $7«>,000,
of which $6000 has been redeemed, ihe
validity of the remaining $69,000 is the
question before the refree. A null her
of the officials of the company are in
attendance and will be examined. At
torneys for the trustee are London &
Fitts, and Coleman & Coleman. The
.bond holders, who resile in St. Louis,
are represented by Sterling A. Wood
and Tillman, Bradley & Morrow.
$8181 REPORTED BY
COMMITTEES AT THE
FIRST NOON LUNCH
Campaign to Raise $50,000
for New Books at Li
brary Launched
ALL COMMITTEES
NOT HEARD FROM
Report at Today's Lunch Is Expected
to Be Unusually Larfte as Many
Worked Yesterday Afternoon.
Rotarians Are Active
With work of but an hour or two to
report, the downtown committees in the
$60,000 public library campaign, which i
started yesterday morning, reported a to
tal of over $8,000 at the luncheon at 1
o’clock at the Gold Lion tea rooms.
But one suburban committee was hoai;d
from. Many of the teams resumed work
yesterday afternoon, and practically all
of them will work this morning, and at
the luncheon at the Gold Lion at 1
o’clock today a big report is expected.
The campaign is to last but three days.
The luncheon yesterday was well at
tended, there being near a half hundred
actual committee workers present. En
thusiastic and effective speeches were
made by Sydney J. Bowie. Campaign
Chairman J. \Y. Donuelly, John Sibley,
Oscar Turner and others. Mr. Bowie's
speech was especially enthusiastic and
helpful. He emphasized the importance
of asking for large amounts, and stated
that the committees should not be satis
fied with small amounts from a man
whom they knew to be able to give
more. The worthiness of the proposi
tion, he said, was such that it called for
liberal subscriptions, and said that with
the proper urging the public would give
them. He also urged that the commit
tees secure subscriptions rather than
cash, as people would and could afford
to give more by subscriptions, where
they did not pay it all at once, than by
a cash donation.
The committee met yesterday morning
at the public library and did not get
started to work until II o’clock or after.
| Following is a letter which has been
! received by every Rotnvtan in the city:
How Rotarians Help
' "Fellow Rotarian—You are requested and
expected to rally to the assistance of Ro
tarian J. W. Donnelly in the ‘Public Li
brary Book Fund Campaign,* which
starts next Monday, April 27. by acting
on committees for soliciting funds. His
idea is that you pledge yourself to work
on the committee to which you may be
assigned. He must have these commit
tees and Rotary must put him over.
Please drop him a note or phone him at
Main 6583, Public Library, where he is
putting in his whole time in the effort to
push this work, which is of such moment
to the people of this restrict. Tell him
positively that you will serve from l<):„.j
| to 1 o'clock on April 27-28-29 and give
I him the assurance that a Birmingham
* Rotarian can be counted on to respond
i to a call to duty. Also attend a meet
ing next Saturday night. April 25, 1914.
in the library rooms at city hall, where
speakers will be on hand, and ‘dope’ will
be banded to the workers that will be
interesting and informing und give them
talking points.
“JOHN E. SHELBY,
"President.
"JOHN C. HENLEY. JR.,
"Secretary."
Letter to Teachers
This letter has been received by every
school teacher in the city, it being sent
out by a school teachers’ committee:
Fellow Teacher: “The liorary board is
to make a campaign for a $50,000 book
6000 GUESTS AT
Average of Practically One
Hundred a Day During
Past Sixty Days
It was announced yesterday that
within the past 60 days during which
time the Birmingham Newspaper club
has been in operation over 6000 per
sons from out of town have been reg
istered guests there. That probably
does not include quite a number who.
through oversight or lack of time,
failed to register. By actual count of
William A. Dameron. secretary of the
club, luO persons each day on an aver
age have been registered from outside
of this city.
Of this number visitors have been
there from Paris. Loudon. Amsterdam.
Vienna, Naples. Cuba, Mexico, Argen
tina, Japan, Turkey and other foreign
countries. During that time visitors
have been in the club from every state
in the union. Every large city has sent
its quota of visitors through the local
club. Including New York. Chicago, St.
la>uis, Louisville. Indianapolis, Los
Angeles, San Francisco. Philadelphia,
Newark, N. J.. Washington, Pittsburg,
Boston. Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Paul,
Seattle, Tacoma, Denver, Colorado
Springs, and places of like importance.
fund during the week of April 27 to
May 2.
“'flu undersigned committee has been
requested to bring the campaign to the
aper.l'on of the teachers -if Birmingham
—a l ody of people whose interest in the
past made the library possible and whose
ii i-rert can he relied upo»» in the future.
We are assured that a , ucroue part
if tlu $30,000 will be expe idea for books
f‘ i the use of the teacher:, and the chil
dren. und that these book i will be con
vi nicntly distributed in school deposi
tor et; so that they will be easily acctssi
o.i t* all teachers and pupils.
“Feeling that a strong public library
will be a great power for good in out
work with the children, the committee
earnestly requests every teacher to have
a part in supplying the books we so
much need.
“We ask that you fill in the enclosed
pledge card with the amount you feel
disposed to contribute, hand the card to
the principal, who will see that it gets to
the committee.
“Let’s all have a part In this public en
terprise. Respectfully, Charles A.
Brown, chairman; Roy Dimmitt, E. O.
Sanders. R. V. Allgood, Rosa Strickland.
J. C. Blackwell, H. P. Burruss.”
Reports of Committees
The reports by committees yesterday
follow:
Library board, $3840.
Woman’s clubs, $214,190.
First avenue, east of Twentieth street,
A. M. Taylor, chairman, $29.
First avenue, west of Twentieth street,
George A. Bllnn, chairman, $90.
Second avenue, east of Twentieth street,
H. M. Beck, chairman. $249.
Second avenue, west of Twentieth
strtiet, J. H. Tinder, chairman. $151.
Third avenue, east of Twentieth street,
J. C. Henley, chairman. $50.
Third avenue, west of Twentieth street.
Bert Jacobs, chairman, $136.
Fourth and Fifth avenues, H. V. Tar
rant. chairman, $44.50.
Brown-Marx building. J. W. Sibley,
chairman, $228.
Jefferson County Bank building, M. P.
Messer, chairman. $74.
Eighteenth, Seventeenth, Sixteenth,
north of railroad, Twentieth street from
railroad ^nd Avenue B, R. W. Ewing,
chairman, $178.
Nineteenth street north of railroad.
Woodward and Empire building, fpsear
, Turner chairman, $2022.
Twentieth street, north of railroad, J.
E. Shelby, chairman, $164.
Twentieth street, Avenue B to Five
j Points, G. B. Forbes, chairman, $111.30.
Rotary club, $500.
Cllman School Music club, $100.
I Total, $8181.69.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
yesterday recorded in the office of the
probate court:
Rodney J. Ludlow, Mobile, to Miss
Rose Provinoher.
L. H. Biggs. Richmond, Va., to Miss
[Gladys Russell.
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NEW BANK ROOMS ji
TO OPEN SATURDAY
Jefferson County Bank Will 1
Occupy New Quarters
TO BE NO CEREMONIES
Visitors Will Be Shown Over Quarters
Change Will Be Made Friday Aft
ernoon and Night, Enslen
Announces ,
The new hanking rooms of the-Jeffer
son County Savings bank will be for
mally opened next Saturday. Announce
ment to this effect was made yesterday
by Eugene F. Enslen, president of that,
bank Announcements will be mailed to
day by the bank to its friends in this
city und elsewhere.
It was stated yesterday by Mr. Enslen
that the removal of the bank from the
old quarters on the southeast corner of ;
Second avenue and Twenty-first street
to the new rooms will be accomplished
between 2 o'clock Friday afternoon and
the opening of the bank the following
morning. Large forces will he at work
all night to get everything in good shape
for the opening of the hank for business
Saturday morning. The hank will be
kept open all day until late Saturday
night for inspection by the friends of the
bank and all others interested. Up until
this time no formalities have been ar
ranged. It is expected that the officials
will simply show visitors over the bank
and that the opening will be marked with
that simplicity that the officials have
tried to carry out in the construction and
decorations of the building.
The hanking room is in area probably
larger than any bank in the south. It is
lighted so thoroughly by huge windows
on the eastern*side that it is said there
will be no necessity for artificial illu
mination. The windows afford sufficient
fresh air, at all times while in every de
tal the comfort of the employes and the
convenience of the patrons of the place
is cared for.
The lighting scheme of the banking
rooms is unique. In the ceiling there are
suspended no electric fixtures but the
grill work shielding the tellers and other
officials from the patrons in the lobby
is surmounted by an entirely original !
system of lighting. The floor is of white
block tile while behind the grill there
has been laid cork tile for the employe*. 1
Alabama marble is used for the parti- |
tions and the side walls. The hank has
provided on the mezzanine floor an ob-.
servation platform where ladies or others
may view* the interior operations of a
large financial institution. On the mez- i
zanine floor is also provided a large 1
area for the auditors, bookkeepers, ami j
other clerical forces. The entire lobby
floor is for tellers, collection clerks, i
passbooks, discount officers and the like, j
Extensive offices have been provided
for the executive officers w-ith the fur
nishings in circassion walnut and Hondu
ras mahogany. The bank officials have
also the usual elaborate vaults, safes and
j storage rooms that are necessary In this
day and time for large banks. The direc
tors' rooms, the committee rooms ami
the trust department are equipped in the
most elegant fashion. The furniture is i
all metal and the place is absolutely fire
proof.
The bank has an entrance from Sec
ond avenue through immense bronze
doors that fold into the walls. while
from the lobby there are three entrances. I
One attractive detail is the plate glass
window' in the north end of the lobby,
through which passerby may catch a
glimpse of the tremendous vault* that '
are provided.
With the opening of the banking rooms
the practical completion of the Jefferson
County bank skyscraper Is in sight. Only
a few' details remain to he completed and
the newest skyscraper in the south will
have been finished.
Out-of-Town Trade
For Week Amounts
To Over $95,000
———___
Tho rebate figures for last woek. com
put'd by Misa Julia BeHsiere of tho Bust
ncHH Men's League, show that purchases
arftountlng to $95,677.36 were made In Bir
mingham during the week. The amount
paid hack to out-of-town buyers amount
ed to $3516.89. This Is considered a, re
markably good showing. In view of the
.-act that there wan nothing of unusual
interest In the city last week.
A rough estimate of the rebate figures
made yesterday shows that during the
last eight weeks, the rebates have amount
ed to about one-fourth of the money re
bated during the whole of 1913. It Is
believed that the money spent In Bir
mingham by out-of-town shoppers this
year will easily double that of last year,
and It may go even higher, according to
Miss Bcsstere.
Out-of-town visitors registered yes
terday at the Newspaper club Included:
E. R. Oats, Knoxville; Elmer C. Beal
era, Eufaula. C. L. Chandler. Chatta
nooga; W. A. Bellengrath, Montgom
ery: A. E. Milner, Marianna, Fla.; W.
j R. Crawford, Milwaukee: I. A. Watson.
Knoxville; C. 8. Choulshl, Oouphln.
Mo.; I). L. McDaniel. Clanton; E. ('.
Page, Evergreen; Felder Pan. Colum
bus, Ga.; J. M. Clemments, New York;
C. R- Ely, New York; George L. Ryan,
Montgomery; Carl Little, Philadelphia;
William Vanderbough Lester, New
York; Mr. Tyler. Troy: 8. M. Chambley,
Chattanooga: Paul F. Akin, Carters
vllle, Ga.
FAIRLEY APPOINTED
ON COMMITTEE
Montgomery, April 27.— (Special.)
At the request of August Belmont of
New York, chairman of the department
of compenaatlon for Industrial acci
dent* of the National Civic league, the
governor toduy appointed W, R. Fair
ley of Birmingham a member of the
committee on uniform state legislation
of the National Civic federation, The
committee on which Mr. Fairley 1* ap
pointed will work for uniform legis
lation covering the subject of work
men's compensation,
The committee on uniform state leg
islation will work In conjunction with
another committee, appointed to col
lect and tabulate statistics of indus
trial accidents, J, B, Wood of Bir
mingham Is the Alabama member ef
this committee,
Stanton Returns Homo
William Stanton, president ef the Gen
eral Refractories company ef New York,
Who has been here a few days looking
ever seme of the tests being applied to
the materials from his plant, lias returned
lieme, He was entertained while here
both at the Country club and the press
olub by officials of tile Tennessee Coal,
Iron and Railroad company, Mr. Stan
ton said that Birmingham was certainly
a great town.
CHANDLER TALKS OF:
PLANS FOR FUTURE
South American Export
Agent of Southern Here
\ BIG OPPORTUNITY
Will Try to Place Boys From l.atin
America in Industrial Plants of
Birmingham—Wants Spanish
Taught in Schools
C. I* ('handler, formerly of the Ameri
can diplomatic service in South American
countries, recently appointed South Amer
can export agent for the Southern rail
way and allied lines, was in Birmingham
cesterday on his initial visit to this dis
trict. He will be engaged in a practical
-ffort to build up the trade In that coun
try. Mr. Chandler was the guest of L
Sevier, general agent for the Southern
•allway. at the press (dub yesterday for
uncheon. There lie discussed with news
paper men the great work which he says
must be done If the south is to reaj> her
just reward front the opening of the
Panama canal.
He said that he would return here in
May and deliver an address before the
Chamber of Commerce and perhaps the
High school on the opportunities the
Central American cities hold out for
southern business men.
"Why, there is at this time about $28,
100.000 in dividends going to Germany and
>ther European countries that should
*ome to the south,” said Mr. Chandler.
‘What I want to do Is to Interest the i
•ankers of the south In establishing batik
tig branches in that country. The recent i
currency legislation which is undoubterly
ihe greatest legislative achievement In!
recent years has aroused extreme fears
n European banking circles. Tt enables
American batiks to establish foreign
tranches which has never been done be- !
lore. As it is now, the European coun
tries control the branches in South Amer- |
oa and they are tremendously profitable
itid successful. There is no reason why
the merchants of the south should not
Jo that.
Business Bound to Grow
"The (Treat cities of Argentina depend
upon Alabama and Louisiana for lumber
ts there Is none near enough, except In
Ihe south for prolftable utilization. That
business Is hound to grow steadily for ll
will never grow less.
“The time is now ripe for the mer
hants and manufacturers of this section
to see the opportunities there and take
tdavntage of them. Recently there was
a Peruvian youth who came to Lehigh
then worked for the Baldwin locomotive
works, who is now agent for that com
pany In his home country and for the
first time locomotives are used there to a
Croat advantage.
‘The upbuilding of this business, how
ever. and the great things which will
come through the Panama canal to south
ern ami American merchants Is not to he
handled off-hand. It must be a matter
of education. I intend to ask the local
school authorities to teach Spanish so our
hoys grow ing up will be familiar with that
tongue and may be thereby better pre
pared to do their work In South American
countries. Again, why is It that large
business men have recently made sub
stantial donations to large eastern col
leges for the study of South American
economics, it means something, for those
business men are not accustomed to
spending money for nothing. It means
that by education we can go down Into
those vastly rich countries and take away
the export business that has been seized
upon by the astute Herman, English and
French merchants. With this canal wn
will have a hlg advantage of the other
countries.
South American Boys Here
"I hope to obtain places for South
American boys in local plants and around
local industries so they will know what
Is being done in the soutli and will go
homo with a perfect understanding of
the country and what we have to offer.
"It will require sometime and work to
icciimpllsh this, hut I know the situation
so well that I sometimes get wrought up
When I see the lethargy of our American
business men in reference to that fertile
Field of work."
Mt\_ Chandler will he at the service of
iny manufacturer In this district or sec
tion In advising them In regard to expan
sion of trade In South America. His work
s free of cost to the people of the smith
ind he was acquired by the Southern
railway to help this section on Its on
ward march of progress.
Personally Mr. Chandler is of pleasing
iddress and thoroughly a master of his
work, lie was. as stated, for some years
In tlie diplomatic Hervice and made a
barticular study of statistics in the mat
ter of exports and importa of the Soutli
American countries. He haH visited every
3lty of any consequence In that section
Mr. Chandler Is a graduate of Harvard
ind speaks several languages.
In 'passing he said that ills first trip
o Birmingham was very impressive, but
:hat lie had an Insufficient amount of
lime to see ail of Birmingham on tills
trip, but that on his return here in May
be would lake advantage of the oppor
tunity of visiting the industrial operations
if the district.
His offices are located in Chattanooga.
COURT ITEMS j
William T. Terry wan appointed judge
if the second division of the city court
yesterday In the absence of Judge C.
Ferguson, who is indisposed. Judge
rerry was appointed by the three other
lodges of the city court.
The evidence in the case of F. H,
Sharpe, known as "Kid Wonder," against
the Doulsville and Nashville Railroad
company on trial in the circuit court be
fore Judge E. C. Crow Is completed, and
he arguments will begin this morning,
jharpe Is claiming $5000 damages alleg
ng that he was wrongfully ejected from
u train while on his way to Montgomery,
The railroad company contends that he
was trying to beat his way and was or
dered off the train by their servant,
Smith £ Wilkinson are attorneys for the
plaintiff.
Demurrers to the complaint were sus
tained yesterday by Judge Sharpe of the
city court in tlie case of Horace Wil
kinson vs. city of Birmingham, and the
amended complaint will be tuken up this
morning, Tlie plaintiff Is seeking to re
cover about $1400, which he claimed to
he due him for salary as recorder of the
Wood lawn police court. He contends the
eity commissioners were without author
ity to abolish the office.
Smith Inquest Today
Coroner Charles I,. Spain will conduct
an Inquest this morning Into the death
of Cupt, Joseph H. Smith, pioneer citi
sen and former sheriff of Jefferson
county this morning at i»:S0 o'clock, Cap
tain Smith was killed several days ago
at Beverly Crossing, four miles west of
Birmingham by an Alabama Ureat
Southern train weetbuund to Meridian,
I'
P I (rUfWhisper or scream,
ill S' lir// vyhieh when there’s
ClriK “somebody in the Yj W
fflUwH house?” Neither, JjNI
Wr i- BLa when the diamonds and the MB.fjj
11 vUmA like of that are down in the Ft^JJ
1h h,r,k. It costs less than any IF nj
j/J* • 'SLv\ kind of insurance to keep them J/O
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TICKETSSELLWELL
Indications Point to Full
House “Paradise Last”
Rehearsal Thursday
Tickets for the music festival to be
given at the Bijou May 7—matinee and
night—are in brisk demand. Mrs. Hous
ton Davis, president of the festival ex
ecutive board* said last night that there i
had been a large sale and that indlca- j
tions pointed to full houses.
Those who have bought tickets for both
afternoon and evening performances
will have the choice of scat reservations,
but the preference will end Wednesday j
night. Beginning on Thursday every i
seat bought for either performance will
he good for a reservation at the time of
purchase. Reservations are being made
at the ('able piano store.
The big festival chorus under the di
rectorship of Rienzl Thomas, which is to
sing “Paradise Dost,” on the night of
May 7, with the St. Louis Symphony
orchestra, had a full rehearsal last Fri
day night, and will have another full re
hearsal next Tuesday night. The solo
quartet which will appear In "Paradise
Lost,” will arrive here with the orches
tra either on the afternoon or evening
of May H, or on the morning of May 7.
Madam Sundelius of Boston, the soprano,
is one of the greatest artists in this coun
try. She has had great success this sea
son and the New York and Boston pa
pers are unstinted in their praise of her.
She appeared with the Boston Symphony
orchestra last Thursday and with the
Damrosch orchestra in New York early
In the week.
ALABAMA COAL TO
BE TESTED IN CUBA
Devereux Lake Taking Cargo There
and Big Order May Be Placed by
Alabama Operators
Devereux Lake, formerly of Birming
ham but more recently of Mexico, Is
en route to Cuba with a cargo of coal
from the Birmingham district which Is
to be submitted to tests in that country
and which may result in an entirely
new Held for Birmingham fuel. Mr
Lake, .who Is well versed in Datln
Amertcan countries and their needs,
recently returned here from Mexico,
studied the coal proposition and has
succeeded In getting a cargo into Cuba
where he is at this time, or will be In
a day or two.
The coal was shipped by W. C. Shack
elford of this city to customers In that
country for experiments. It is stated
that if the coal measures up as Mr.
Lake and Mr. Shackelford believe it
will that a very large amount will be
sold upon the trials that are to be
inaugurated within the next few days.
Mr. Lake said before leaving that lie
believed There was a wonderful oppor
tunity for the products of this district
in the South American countries, and
that a little effort would result in the
upbuilding of a great trade. He is said
to have some plans outlined which will
permit of extensive operations in that
country by local men and which will
go to the making of Birmingham even
greater. Mr. Lake will be In Cuba a
few weeks and will then return to Bir
mingham, it is stated.
Suits Filed
The following were among the dam
age suits filed yesterday In the city
and circuit courts:
D. F. Talley vs. Louisville and Nash
ville Railroad company; $10,000 dam
ages claimed for alleged personal in
juries.
Virginia Dryer vs. Western Union
Telegraph company; $2000 damages
claimed for an alleged failure to de
liver telegram.
Prank W. Pilcher vs. Birmingham
Railroad company: $5000 damages
claimed for alleged personal injuries.
John H. Wright vs. Birmingham, Pns
lev and Bessemer Railroad company;
$2000 damages claimed for alleged per
sonal injuries.
WILL ACT TODAY ON
DETECTjVEMERGER
Chief Eagan to Have En
tire Charge of Both
Departments
Abolishment of the city detective do
pe rtment—action which has been gen
crnlly expected for the past two weeks—
will take place at the city commission
meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Just what the details are the oommls
siners still decline to announce. They
stated yesterday afternoon that they had
agreed on what action was to he taken,
but that no particulars would be made
public until action was taken.
Tt is known, however, that several mem
bers of tiie present detective department
will be released. Who will have charge
of tiie detectives after they are consolidat
ed with tiie police with Thief Martin Kagan
in command is also kept secret, but re
ports are to the efTect that Detective
Parnell will he made sergeant of
detectives.
Reports also are In circulation to the
effect that present Thief Detective Wig
gins will be made an employe of the city
legal department, working up data on
damage suits and similar cases. The city
attorney’s offices, it is said, will he moved
into the rooms now occupied by the de
tective department. Tiie office of lieu
tenant of detectives now held by De
tective Strolt also is to be abolished.
Thief Kagan, under the new arrange
ment, will have absolute control over the
police and detective departments, em
ploying and discharging men at his own
discretion, but one restriction being placed
upon him. That is that the department
is to be kept within 170 men in numbers.
The oommisisonerB. it is stated, will
look to Thief Eagan for results and will
not meddle in the details of the depart
ment. The separate detective department
was established with Steve Wiggins as
chief on December 6, 1913. as a prelude
to the police probe and discharge of Thief
of Police Rodeker. Upon the appoint- *
| ment of Kagun as chief some days ago a
reconsolidation of the departments be
| came almost a certainty.
HUGGINS PAROLED
ON GOOD BEHAVIOR
Plead Guilty to Vagrancy and Was
Fined $500 and Given Si*
Months
Plfitdlna guilty to a charge of van
raflcy and withdrawing his appeal to
the circuit court, John Huggins was
fined $500 and given an additional
sentence of 12 months at hard labor by
Judge T. B. Hmith in the circuit court
yesterday. Judge Smith suspended the
sentence, however, and paroled the
prisoner until October 10. 1914, condi
tional upon good behavior. Tt is un
derstood he has secured employment
at a sawmill a few miles from the city
and that he has promised to remain at
work.
Huggins was tried before Judge H.
B. Ahernethy of the court of common
pleas, who impost'll the above sen
tence. He took an appeal to the cir
cuit court, but was unable to make
bond and has been in the county jail
for sometime waiting for his case to
come up. Judge N H. Feagln inter
ested himself In the prisoner’s behalf
and succeeded In securing his parole
on the promise of future good behavior.
Having pleaded guilty Huggins will
have to serve out his sentence in the
event he violates hia parole.
Incorporation
The following certificate of Incor
poration was yesterday recorded in the
office of the probote judge:
$20,00ii Pine and Typress Manufai -
tilling company. Inc ; officers, S. M.
Holtsinger, president: W. K. Adams,
vice president, and W. W. Holtsinger,
i secretary and treasurer.
Negro Radiy Hurt
Henry Nelson, an aged negro, was
knocked down and it is thought fatally
injured by an automobile driven by Otto
Hoist, a florist, at First avenue and
Twenty-first street yesterday about 12:30
o'clock. Horst wa* placed under bond
by Officer Kemp on the charge of reck
I less driving following the accident.
“^)ur American business men are full «*f In
# # latlve and original ideas, and It hurts their
I 1 ^1 fl QT pride a little to he accused of Imitating or
JL JL .U X 1 X J. J. following anybody.
i i The business men of America must needs
JLy vl J V/ imitate the business men of Europe tn at
I leHst one respect. European business men
keep themselves thoroughly Informed on general trade eon
dltlons, with the result that they may buy more carefully,
j | sell more steadily and operate more profitably.
| I In proportion to the number of business men and the
) | i capital used, America has seven failures to Europe's one.
The primary cause Is haphazard business operation. Amer
j lean business men are realising the importance of operating
on dependable basic lnformatloti, Instead of gossip and hear
say news from the business world.
We frankly admit that we are following the lead of
Kuropean bankers In furnishing to our customers and friends
a digest of actual business conditions each month.
| We trust you read these reports and will appreciate your
comments on them at any time,
Birmingham Trust & Savings Go,
116-120 N. 20th St.
* Birmingham, Alabama
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