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WILL GIVE THREE
CONCERTS A WEEK
If Open Air Concert Fund
Grows Sufficiently More
Will Be Given
Mrs. George Houston Davis, president of
the Music Study club, announces that
Philip Memoli, with a band of 20 men,
will be engaged to give three open air
concerts a week during the month of
July and that If the concert fund grows
sufficiently the concerts will be continued
throughout the summer.
Last year Mr. Memoli gave six con
certs a week for eight weeks with a band
of 27 men, but the city commission then
appropriated $1000, as compared with $600
for this summer. The Birmingham Rail
way, Light and Power company, which
had been contributing $750 a season, has
cut Its subscription down to $250.
As the fund stands now the Music Study
club, under whose auspices the public
is treated to open air music, cannot see
Its way clear to enter into a contract
with Mr. Memoli for longer than a montn,
but Mrs. Davis expresses the hope that
volunteer contributors will come forward
and give liberally enough to enable
the concert committee to extend the sea
son.
Subscriptions can be made through The
Age-Herald.
RESERVATIONS FOR
THE FIRST DANSANT
Formal Announcements Sent Out Yes
terday for Summer Innovation
at Newspaper Club
Secretary 'William A. Dameron of the
Newspaper club announced yesterday that
several reservations had been made for
dinner for next Thursday night, when the
first of the summer roof garden dansants
will be given to the members of the club.
The dansants will be attended only by
members of the Newspaper club and their
lady guests. It is expected that this inno
vation by the club will prove to be ex
ceptionally popular, as many devotees
of the new dances are members of the
club and have for sometime suggested that
the dancing floor there would prove an
ideal place for summer affairs of this
kind.
All members of the club will receive this
morning the following announcement:
“The Birmingham Newspaper club an
nounces the beginning of a series of sum
mer roof garden dansants from 9 to 12
o’clock, Thursday evening, June 26, 1914.
The Club cafe. Informal. Members and
lady guests only. Entire club open to
ladies.
“Notice to Members—After June 25 the
Birmingham Newspaper club will give
summer roof garden dansants every
Thursday evening from 7 to 10 o’clock in
the club's cafe, 350 feet above the city,
where the breezes are always delightful—
the coolest spot in the city.
“The dansants will be purely informal
and will be open only to members and
their lady gueBts.
“The dancers will not interfere wdth
the regular cafe service, and diners will
be served on the promenade and In the '
private dining room. The entire club will
be open to lady guests.
“W. A. DAMERON, Secretary."
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Frank Lathem Makes Statement
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
I desire you to correct a misstatement
■which appeared in Sunday morning’s issue
of your paper, to-wit: that one TJllerson
was killed at Lathem’s Spring, in Shades
valley, and that he was my nephew. This
erroneous statement is calculated to in
jure my spring and also places me in a
false attitude. The water which flows from
Lathem’s Spring has a tendency to create
love in the hearts of those who drink of
It, and while I have reviewed my line of
ancestors as fully as I can, I must say
that as far as I know, or as it was pos
sible for your reporter to learn, Mr. Til
lerson was not related to me either by ties
of affinity or consanguinity. Respect
fully, A. FRANK LATHEM,
Lathem’s Spring, Jefferson County, Ala.,
June 22. 1914.
We are all enlisted in a
good cause. We are trying
to make our community
better and bigger and
' more important to the
country as a whole than any other
community of like size. Each man is
trying to do his share, and this bank
j earnestly desires to perform its full
functions in this regard.
The issue of our monthly digest of
j business conditions is one of the
things we are doing, in the hope of
benefiting the community as a whole,
j We shall be glad to know how busi
ness men look upon this service.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
116-120 N. 20th St
1 Birmingham, Alabama
ANOTHER Om 10
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President of G. F. & A. and
Party of Officials and
Bankers Here
!plan CONNECTION
WITH THE SOUTHERN
Line Being Built From Pensacola to
Kimbrough—Visitors Shown Over
the City and Entertained
at Clubs
The full significance of the coming of
the Gulf. Florida and Alabama railroad
to this district was scarcely appreciated
in this city until yesterday when Presi
dent Roy Megargel and a party of east
ern bankers reached Birmingham. It
was announced by President Megargel
that when his line was completed to Kim
brough, a station on the Southern rail
way. during the next few months. Bir
mingham would have an absolutely new
outlet to Pensuoola. whereas at this time
this district is dependent solely upon the
Louisville and Nashville to reach that
port. At Kimbrough Junction, traffic
connection will be made with the South
ern railway from Birmingham nnd trains
sent Into Pensacola by a shorter route.
The opinion is held here that few, if
any, railroad developments of the last
few' years south of Birmingham have
held the possibilities for Birmingham
as does the present one. Tt is believed
that with Pensacola brought into closer
touch with Birmingham and with the
Southern railway at this end of the line
sending traffic into Pensacola there will.
be an impetus given Pensacola and ocean
traffic from Birmingham which will be
of the greatest value to this community.
Bond Issue Expected
Mr. Megangle was here yesterday en
route to Tuscaloosa and then to Pensa
cola with a party of the officials and
eastern bankers. It is believed that a
large bond issue is to be floated by the
Gulf, Florida and Alabama line during the I
next few months if business Justifies.
The party was met at the Terminal sta
tion by L. Sevier, general agent for the
Southern railway; W. W. Crawford, a di
rector of the Alabama Great Southern,
and by Robert Jemison, Sr., also a direc
tor of the Alabama Great Southern line.
The officials also met at the Terminal
E. W. Carey, traffic manager for the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
and were taken to the steel mills at Kns
ley. They were shown over the giant
Industrial operations there and later
visited Fairfield, returning to the Tut
wiler for luncheon.
In addition to Mr. Megargel the party
Is composed of: F. B. Erwing. of Meg&r
gel & Co., New York; Henry Rogers, A.
M. Day and F. S. Watenberg of the same
company; H. M. Skinner and Frederick
Remington, the former of Chicago and
the latter of Rochester, representatives
of Megargel & Co.; H. II. Lambert, Fort
Dearborn National bank, Chicago; W. G.
Goodrich, of Goodrich & Co., New Haven,
Conn.; Phillip Sawyer, of Sawyer, Noble
& Co., Providence, R. 1.; Edward Dolb,
of Jacob, Dolb & Co., Buffalo; G. A.
Berry, vice president and general man
ager of the Gulf, Florida and Alabama.
The party of visitors were entertained
last night with a visit to the Birming
ham Newspaper club, the Country club
and at a dinner. They were very much
impressed with Birmingham. A majority
of the men had never been here before
and they were much surprised to find this
city so very much larger and greater
than had been suggested by discussions
heard from time to time.
200 Miles Aready Constructed
“We have a great proposition for
Birmingham when we get our connec
tion at Kimbrough with the Southern
railway,” said President Megargle.
“That connection ,will open up a new
and direct route to Pensacola for pas
senger and freight traffic and will give
Birmingham a much greater opportu
nity in that connection than enjoyed
in the past. Our company has 33 feet
of water at Pensacola and the best
docks possible to acquire. We have the
line built nearly 200 miles north of
Pensacola and we have over 400 men
w'orking as fast as they can on the
line in addition to steam shovels and
such equipment. We are building as
fast as we can to Kimbrough to get
that traffic connection linked up with
the Southern thus unbottling Birming
ham in another and different way to
the seat. I believe this will be Im
mensely valuable to this city.
“We intend to eventually build to
Tuscaloosa, but that Will require some
time yet. From that place our line will
probable continue north to a point on
the Illinois Central railroad. Perhaps
that point will be Jasper or Haleyville.
the Illinois Central, you know, may be
reached at either place. The difference
is the Illinois Central owns their own
line at Haleyville, and is not depend
ent upon any other service after leav
ing that point.”
It is apparent that Mr. Megargel has
In mind arranging through service from
the north to Pensacola. His reference
to the Illinois Central suggested that
he had some understanding in connec
tion with his plan to go to Haleyville.
With Southern railway collections at
Kimbrough from this section and with
connection at Haleyville from the Illi
nois Central from Chicago and the
north, his line would be reasonably well
fed.
Will Not Come to Birmingham
“We want traffic and territory rather
than cities,” said Mr. Megargle. “We
Wadley Man Tells Why Alabama
Retailers Should Trade Here
Commissioner of Public Justice A. O.
Lane was in receipt of an interesting
letter yesterday from M. H. Radney
|of Wadley, In which the benefits of
trading in Birmingham are set forth
concisely. Judge Lane gave out the
letter for publication for the purpose
of letting the people of Birmingham
know what the citizens of adjacent
towns think of the "Magic City." The,
letter follows:
"A. O. Lane, Commissioner of Public
Justice, Birmingham, Ala.
’’Dear Sir: ‘Why Alabama Retail
Merchants Should Buy Their Mer
chandise of the Birmingham Whole
salers.*
"There are a number of self-evident ■
reasons why the retail merchants of1
Alabama should buy their goods from j
Birmingham’s wholesale dealers. Some j
of these reasons 1 shall enumerate.
"Birmingham is the greatest city In
our state and the building of this city
into a still larger and more progressive
center of trade will mean the more :
rapid development of the state’s vari- |
ous enterprises. Any state is the more
progressive by having within its bor- 1
ders a great and growing city; for the
spirit of progress found in the large
centers is contagious and the rural
sections are affected for the better
thereby. As the retail merchant buys
of the Birmingham wholesalers the
business of the city is given an im
petus that would be impossible other
wise.
"It Is better for the retail merchant
of the state to do this. He has nothing
to lose in the quality and price of the
goods. Birmingham manufactories are
as good as the best and her prices can
not be beaten. If there is nothing to
lose, is there anything to gain? Certain
ly. The railroads of Alabama can haul
freight from Birmingham to the other
towns of the state much cheaper than
goods can possibly be brought from
New York. Chicago and St. Louis. This
benefits the consumer by reducing the
high cost of living and. too, to buy in
Birmingham’s markets means a time
saver. An order can be placed, tlllod
and on its way to the retailer by trad
ing in Birmingham that would have
scarcely reached some northern mar
kets. This is of no small considera
tion for time saved is money earned.
"Again, to trade in our home city
keeps money at home. ThiH is as It
ought to be. An increase in the business
of our city will give to a larger num
ber of our people employment, as well
as holding out an inducement to oth
ers to come here. Respectfully,
"M H. RADNKY."
Judge Lane stated that he was not
personally acquainted with Mr. Radney,
but that lie was very thankful to him
for his generous views of Birmingham.
"When one hears on every side crit
icism on the criminal conditions of the
city." said Judge Lane, "it is refresh
ing to take one’s thoughts to the marts
of trade and hear compliments on the
wonderful growth of our city."
ROCKETT DIES AT i
HOME OF HIS SON
Pioneer Citizen of Birming
ham Succumbs to Heart
Failure During Night
Alone In the night with a newspa
per in his lap John Rockett, a pioneer
citizen, passed away at the home of his
son sometime Sunday night. He was
found about 5:30 o’clock yesterday
morning sitting In his rocking chair ]
quite dead, by Mrs. Chambers McAdory,
a relative, who resides at the Rockett
residence, 1427 St. Charles street. Heart
failure was the immediate cause of
death.
Funeral services over the remains will
be conducted this afternoon at 5 o’clock
from the residence with the Rev. W. C.
Garrison of the Third Presbyterian church
officiating. The active pallbearers will
be: Dr. R. V. Mobley, Judge J. P. Stiles,
James M. Gillespy, W. F. Molton. C. W.
James and F. F. Cornelius; the honorary
pallbearers are: Carlos Reese. Capt. John
G. Smith, Felix McLaughlin, Captain Tar
rant, J. T. Moncrief, E. L. Bridges,
Robert McCollum, ('apt. N. A. Graham
and Dr. George M. Morrow.
The deceased Is survived by two chil
dren. William R. Rockett, deputy clerk
of the city court, and Charles F. Burgess
of St. Louis; two sisters, Miss Harriett
Rockett and MIsb Katherine Rockett and
six grandchildren.
John R. Rockett was 76 years old.
He was born and reared at Elyton,
wh«*ro his father, Thomas W. Rockett,
was a prominent merchant in the ante
bellum days. He entered the Univer
sity of Alabama and graduated with
honors in the year 1868. At the begin
ning of the civil war Mr. Rockett
formed a company and went through
the great struggle with personal dis
tinction. After the war he settled in
Birmingham and took up the study of
law. Later he was the first superin
tendent of education in Birmingham.
In the last years of his life his energies
were devoted to the care of his realty
holdings.
FINDS STONE USED
BY LITHOGRAPHERS
Another Valuable Asset May Be
Added to Alabama’s Mineral
Resources
Announcement was made yesterday
that S. A. Hobson, the well known
geologist, had struck an excellent qual
ity of lithographer’s stone in the well,
which he is drilling near Atwood, in
Franklin county. He has been unable
to determine the thickness of the stone
as he is not using a core drill, but
has found encouraging outcrops near
the point where the well is being
drilled.
Mr. Hobson is drilling for oil and is ^
confident it will be found In quanti
ties in this section.
In this connection it is pointed out
that the presence of lithographer's ^
stone in paying quantities would be a ^
valuable asset for the state. Practi- ^
cally all of this stone now used for
fine engraving work in the United
states is imported.
are the strategic channel for a tre
mendous distribution of traffic and it is
our aim to get through the best ter
ritory. We are after the business and
hope to get it in big volumes.”
Mr. Mengargel said that he would not
hold out much hope for the line eomlng
to Birmingham, and It would appear
that the traffic arrangements could be \
made which would in effect be as good t
as the construction of a line to this
section. Ho said, however, that in time i
there might be a different arrange- J
ment.
The visitors were very much pleased
w’th the Tutwiler hotel and with Bir
mingham in general. They were greatly 1
surprised with the big plane at Ensley,
but no more so than with the beautiful
residential sections of Birmingham. The
bankers, as n unit, said there was no
club better situated or more magnifi
cently equipped than the Newspaper i
club. 1
The party is traveling In the private j
car "Boston.” They wrill leave this .
morning for Tuscaloosa, where they ^
will be entertained. They will visit
lTnionto\vn, Greensboro, Montgomery <
ind thence to Pensacola. From Pensa- \
cola the party will return north. ,
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AT THE PRESS CLUB ;
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Among out-of-town visitors registered *
»t the Newspaper club yesterday were: f
,V. M. Hansell, Memphis; Edwin Tyle, At- '
anta; R. L. Allin, El Paso, Tex.; W. D. ,
3iran. Memphis; John H. Allen, Tuka, .
Miss.; S. J. Thomas. Kellyton; F. E. i
Mmnthy, W. D. Carter, Pulaski; Porter }
iflng, Selma; G. S. Bctues, Florence; E. ^
3. Harris, Atlanta; F. Y. Collins. Selma; j
N. H. Manss, Baltimore; W. C. Dougles,
Jew Orleans; Marlon S. Fulton, Davidson, t
«. C. f
Toulmin Calls Attention to
Large Percentage of Per
inissable Explosives Used
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
1 feel that In justice to our chief mine
Inspector, his able assistants, and the coal
operators of the state, attention should
be called to technical paper t®, Issued by
the bureau of mines, showing the pro
duction of explosives and their use in the
United States during the calendar year
L912, and compiled by Mr. Albert H. Fay.
My reason for this Is due to the fac t that
In proportion to coal tonnage produced,
Alabama ranks vory much ahead of any
other Htute in the amount of permissible
or safety explosives used. In the pro
duction of 10,612,040 tons of coal, Ala
bama used: Pluck blasting powder, 6,277,
176 pounds; high explosives other than
permissible, 4,642,192 pounds, and permis
sible explosives. 3,866,130 pounds.
Pennsylvania, with u production of over
240,000,000 tons, used only 8,108,012 pounds
permissible explosives and West Virginia,
with a production of 66,786,087 tons, used
only 8,072,096 pounds permissible ex
plosives, or, In the case of West Virginia,
less than 26 per cent of the amount per
Lon of coal mined us compared with the
record of Alabama.
Quoting from the report: "The quantity
of permissible explosives used in the
United .States Is larger than in a number
of foreign countries. Yet it represents
only about 6 per cent of the total quan
tity of explosives."
In Alabama the use of permissible ex
plosives in 1912 was over at per cent of
the total explosive used. A showing far
outranking any other state in the union.
In addition to this, the fatalities per 1,
500,000 p(runda of explosives used in Ala
bama \\%s .39, ns against 2.68 in Pennsyl
vania uaid .94 in West Virginia. A most
creditable record.
PRIESTLY TOULMIN.
Birmingham, June 22, 1914.
Minister’s Appeal From the
Police Court Heard
Before Fort
Judge W. E. Fort reserved his de
lsion In the case of Dr. A. J. Dickin
on, charged with violating the traffic
•rdlnance of the city, which was tried
■estorday afternoon. As will be re
alled Dr. Dickinson was arrested for
talking diagonally across a street cor
ler on which was stationed a member
f the traffic squad of the police force,
le was arrested and fined in the re
order's court and took an appeal to
he criminal court of the county.
The case came up for trial yesterday
efore Judge Fort. The defendant’s
• rother. H. J. Dickinson, and Claude
). Hitter were counsel for the defend
,nt, the city being represented by As
istant City Attorney Joseph Mudd. The
onstltutlonallty of the traffic ordi
anee was the muin defense and num
rous authorities were cited by both
ides for and against the ordinance.
At the conclusion of the arguments
udgo Fort stated that he would re
erve Ills decision in the case and re
iew the authorities submitted by
ounsel. In his argument against the
rdlnance Attorney Dickinson made a
itter attack on the commission form
f government.
.OVETT S WILL IS
BEING CONTESTED
laughter Claims Undue Influence
Was Brought to Bear on
Deceased
A contest of the last will and testa
nent of the late Ed H. Dovett Is being
teard before Judge J. P. Stiles of the
•rebate court and a specially impaneled
ury. The contestant is Mrs Allie May
’ick, a daughter of his first wife. The
harge is made that undue influence wi*
sed in the making of the last will, which
fas signed by the deceased about a week
efore his death in which he made his
.ldow the chief beneficiary. A previous
-ill executed some years ago devises the
omestead to the widow and the rest of
he property to his children share and
hare alike. The estate is said to be
alued at between $12,000 and $15,000.
Mr. Dovett lived at Enon nidge and
as resided In the Birmingham district
or the past 25 years. He was a brick
rnson by trade, and for a number of
ears was boss brlckmaaon for the Sloss
heffield Steel and Iron company. He
ormerly held a similar position at the
hisley furnaces.
The evidence was concluded yesterday,
tie court adjourning until this morning
or the argument*. ■
COMMITTEE WILL
: MEET AGAIN THIS
MORNING AT 9:30
_
No Definite Action Yester
day Regarding Campaign
to Secure Location of
Methodist University
The citizens* committee appointed to en
gineer the light to secure the location of
the great Methodist university In Birming
ham will meet again this morning at 9:3o
o’clock and announce the election of a
permanent chairman and immediately get
down to work. A definite plan of cam
paign will be decided upon and the tight
pushed vigorously up to the last minute.
The committee met yesterday after
noon In the directors' room of the Cham
ber of Commerce, but eo large was the
crowd in attendance that it was found
necessary to adjourn to tire auditorium.
\V. W. Crawford, chairman of the commit
tee appointed by President Shook of the
Chamber of Commerce, presided.
There were a number of speakers. K.
S. Mlinger told how Dallas had managed
its campaign to secure the university lo
cated west of tlie Mississippi In which
teams of 10 men were appointed. Bishop
J. H. McCoy emphasized the fact that
the whole territory of the southern Meth
odist church would support the univer
sity, and that it wpuld not be a denomi
national institution. Of course, there will
be a theologeleal department where Meth
| odist ministers will be prepared but the
college as a whole will endeavor to lit
students for life irrespective of creed.
Bishop McCoy also explained how the
church lost Vanderbilt.
There was considerable discussion as to
the amount whiuh will be necessary to se
cure the university, and it was the gen
eral opinion that, including the grounds
of Birmingham college, it would be nec
essary’ to secure $l,(M)0,uuo. The iX» acres
und buildings of Birmingham college are
valued at $300,000, leaving $700,000 to bo
raised.
The question of a permanent chairman
for the citizens’ committee came up, Mr.
Crawford stating that he would be un
able to act on account of business af
fairs. K. 8. Munger was suggested, but •
also whs unable to act. The meeting i
then adjourned to meet again this morn- ,
ing at 9:3o o’clock, at which time tnu
chairman will be announced.
Those who are in close touch with the 1
situation are very optimistic over Blr- I
mingliaiu's chances of securing the uni
versity. All that 1b necessary, it is said,
is for the people to get together and
work hard. Birmingham has an oppor
tunity, the like of which will not come
again in a lifetime, it Is pointed out, and
no pains should be spared.
it is said that this city enters the con- ^
test under no handicap, but on the con- t
trary has a decided advantage over com
petitors in possessing Birmingham col- *
lege as a nucleus. As stated before, At- *
lanta lb regarded as the most formidable j
rival, but it was pointed out yesterday v
that the Georgia city has no nucleus and ,
could offer at best only a site. Emory
college is 40 miles from Atlanta and it
is not believed possible to remove that f
institution. 1
Birmingham Is In a strategical position t
on account of industrial operation here, \
railroad facilities and geographical sltua- t
tion. That this city stands a most excel- f
lent chance of success, the least sanguine t
yesterday did not doubt. t
CAN GET TOURISTS j
TO STOP OVER HERE I
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Frisco Passenger Agent I
Says His Line Will Do All 3
Possible for City
That the Tutwller hotel had removed the
final objection to stopovers In Birming
ham, and that the Frisco lines would be *]
glad to co-operate with Birmingham In
procuring the greatest number of tour
ists to visit here from time to time was
the opinion expressed yeatorday by J.
N. Cornatzer, general passenger agent for
the Frisco lines, following a visit to the
Tutwller. He said that the tickets of the
Frisco lines sold to Florida travelers in
the winter permitted stopovers en route v
either to Florida or back north. Mr. Cor- c
natzer said that on account of past unat- a
tractive hotel facilities the officials did
not feel Inclined to recommend stopovers y
here. He said that things were different *
now, and that a little time and work was a
ill that was required to make Birmingham 8
a.s attractive a point on the trip south as u
could be found. p
“With the Tutwller hotel, the golf course tj
it Roebuck and the Country club. In addi
Lion to the Newspaper club, and with the
3ther attractions in Birmingham, I believe M
Lhis city will eventually become an objec- Y
tive point in the winter for hosts of trav- lr
slers. It strikes me that if Birmingham tr
lent out a series of booklets advertising It
the city along this line that a great deal b
it good could be accomplished. Person- tl
illy I feel that a new situation has de
veloped here which will give all of the J.
nen who do not live here an opportunity tl
it doing more for the city than in the »
L>ast. The chances are much brighter for c«
Birmingham in every way now that the
travelers can And a good, comfortuble °
place to stay while here." tl
Mr. Cornatzer was here with A. P. Mat- tl
thews, district passenger agent in At- tc
anta. They conferred with Capt. James Y
McGregor, district passenger agent, and ^
ivith Forney Johnston, counsel for the c<
Frisco lines, and later left for Atlanta.
PROPOSE TO RENAME t,
THE CULEBRA CUT ?
Washington, June 22.—Proposals to re- lr
lame Culebra cut. Oalllard' cut, in honor
if the late Col. David D. B. Oalllard, the |
irmy engineer who chained the foot of
he mountain there, and by his untiring
ievotion to duty contracted a malady
*'hich caused his death, were laid before 7
President Wilson today by Representa
:ive Finley of South Carolina.
Mr. Finley said the President instantly
ipproved of the plan.
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MOORE PAROLED TOi
LOOK FOR BONDSMEN
Had Been Arrested for Fail
ure to Appear Before
Judge Fort
Judge John H. Miller of the city court
Jeclded yesterday that M. U Moore,
'barged with an assault and buttery on
leorge B. Ward, president of the city
;om miss Ion, and carrying concealed
weapons, was legally held under an alias
warrant issued by order of Judge W. E. j
Fort of the criminal court. As will be re- |
.'ailed, Moore is alleged to have assaulted
Vtr. Ward during the Bodeker Investiga
tion. He was fined |100 ami given a street
lentence of ISO days in each case by the
ecordcr, from whose decision be ap
pealed to the criminal court of the county.
When the oases were eaJled last week I
doore failed to appear and a forfeiture
Lgalnst his bondsmen was ordered taken
in alias warrant issued for his arrest.
Je was arrested Saturday ami his attor
ley made application for a habeas cor
als hearing before Judge Miller, alleging
hat he was being Illegally detained ami
bat as an element of debt entered into
he proceed hi g be was being imprisoned
or debt. The hearing was held yesterday
•efore Judge Miller, who decided that
he ullas warrant from the criminal court
t’as legal and ordered the prisoner re
landed a Jail pending the making of
bond. At the request of Moore, who
tuted If allowed his liberty he could
mke the bond, Judge Miller paroled him
ntll this morning. It Is understood that
lr. Ward is one of the bondsmen
The recent ruling of Judge Fort In refe
rence to forfeitures on appealed cases
rom the police court of the city Is held
o be sound by many of the leading inetil
ers of the bar. Judge Fort states that
he municipal code Is very plain on the
ubject and that be Inis no doubt whot
vor as to the legality of alias warrants In
hla class of cases. It is understood that
inder the special act creating the re
order's court of the city no provision
ms r/inde for rearrests on forfeited ap
cal cases, and it had been the custom
or defendants to allow a forfeiture to be
aketi and on the payment of the bond
fie case would end. Judge Fort contends
hat under the provisions of the municipal
ode the same rule of procedure applies
s In county courts, and his decision was
incurred In by Judge Miller yesterday.
’LAN TO SECURE
. .j
Venty-First Street Prop
erty Owners Meet, But
Make No Announcement
No announcement was made ns to
hat action was planned to remove the
aunty Jail from Twenty-first street by
committee of property owners follow
ig a meeting at the Newspaper club
psterday afternoon. The meeting was
: tended by property owners on that
reet, everyone of whom are stren
>usly opposed to the new Jail being
aced on the property now used for
at purpose. William Hood, Major K. <
. TutwllSr, Robert Jemlson, Jr., W. N.
alone. Judge William M. Walker, J. L*.
ancey, and others representing large
vestments on that street were at the
eoting. They are intensely Interested
removing the '‘carbuncle" and It is
dievod there will be no letup until
mt Is accomplished.
It was stated after the meeting that
\j. Yancey was named secretary of
ie Twenty-first Street Improvement
isoclation, and that Mr. Yancey would
ill another meeting during the next
w days to determine upon some plan
’ action. It has been suggested that
10 county would he requested to lease
e plot where the Jail now stands
a syndicate of business men for 99
iars. That there would he erected a
-story building, and the upper floors
uld be used as a Jail. That plan con
mplates several stores on the ground
Dor with offices for county officials
id some for rent. It is stated thnt
is plan as well'as many other propo
tlons were taken under advisement
here will be no plan finally approved
itil the committee has fully deter
Ined what Is the best thing to do.
101TSES BURNED
ON ENON RIDGE
href Negro House* Destroyed—Dam
age Estimated al $.r>000—Firemen
Lay Hose Half a Mile
In a stubborn fire at Enon Ridge yes- (
srday morninr,' thri <> negro houses were
eetroyed and the roof burned off throe
thers. Tin- total fire loss wa* estimated (
t $6000, and Is said to be covered by In- t
uranee. The origin of the blase Is un- I
BOSn.
A feature of the fire was that hose f
a,l to he stretched nearly a half a mile 1
0 bring water to the fire. Enon Ridge “
1 located near some woods and the novel
ight of having fire engines steaming p
nd puffing in the woods was witnessed c
y a large crowd.
After the fire had been extinguished „
tlzons were free In paying compliments \
, the firemen for their efficient work |J
preventing a more serious ocmflagra- p
on. t
POLITICS MUST
TAKE REAR SEAT FOR
COMING PROSPERITY
M oil Known Visitors Yes
terday All Spoke of Great
Crop Outlook for
Alabama
That politics has yield ail, and that
attnntlon la now centered In crop de
velopment and general business, waa
live opinion of prominent Alatmmlana
who vlalted Birmingham yesterday,
"We have had a great deal of polttl- ,
cal agitation," „ald VI. a Doster
1'rattvllle, editor of the Frattvtfla
Progress, and formerly a atate senator.
"It Is well that we are thinking of
business. Crops In the southern sec
tion of the state are unusually fine.
Heeent rains have accomplished won
dera.”
George Pegram of Faunsdale, mem
ber of the legislature and an unsuc
cessful candidate In the last campaign
for attorney general, while In Birming
ham yesterday declared (hat conditions
In Alabama werp Improving. He also
eschewed politics.
Anti-democrats," he said, "are criti
cizing the administration of Mr. "Wil
son. But prosperity Is en route in
the fall the Secretary of the Treaeury
will release many millions of dollars
with which to move the crops of the
south and west—bumper crops. in all
probability, the Interstate commerce
commission will permit certain In
creases in railroad rates Congrsss
will have adjourned, and an opportu
nity will be offered the country to ad
just Itself to new legislation. I can
bmo nothing cave prosperity ahead."
A H. Preston, banker of Jasper, who
spent yesterday In Birmingham, expects
better business conditions In the near
future. "Wo had a selge of polities," h«
said, "hut that selge Is over. And Ala
bama did Itself proudly. We nominated
Oscar W. Underwood and we should have
lone so. We nominated Charles Hcn
lorson for governor. That was a long
Mop In the right direction. We are as
sured of four years of peace In Alabama.
fh-s slate In four years can accomplish
wonders. It would be well were Congress
lo adjourn. There Is no question but a
•essatlon of the grind would put an end
ro the period of unrest. The democratic
programme Is a good one, and while titers
Is general grimacing while the medicine
Id being administered, the result of the
dose will be tine for the country. 1 look
for great prosperity.”
Other well known Alabamians who
visited Birmingham yesterday and spoke
optimistically of condtlons and Indica
tions were Dr, T. W. Palmer of Monte
vallo, president of the Alabama Girls*
Industrial college; Watt T. Brown of
Ragland, member of the state senate; Col.
R A. Mitchell, Gadsden capitalist, and
Horace P, Gibson of Jasper, one of the
late naptrnnts In the recent sensational
struggle for the post of marshal of the
northern district of Alabama.
MISSING AVIATOR
AND BRIDE SAFE
Toledo. June 22.—Aviator Harry M. At
wood and bride, supposed to have been
Irovvned In T.ake Erie while flying In an
ilrboat from .Sandusky to Toledo, jester- -
lay during an electrical storm, are safs
it Mono, on the lake shore, 12 miles east
if Toledo,
At f> o'clock Atwood telephoned to Tol
edo that his airahlp had been beaten
town by the storm to a small Island,
Mid that later he made his way to the
inalaland In the alrboat, which was un
damaged.
Atwood did not sav what Island, lie
said he expects to continue the journey
to Toledo today.
Morgan Williams Dead
London. June 22.—Morgan Rrnnsby. wil
liams, who probably had more to do tnan
any other man with the construction of
the earlier railroads In the Britinh Isles,
died here today. He also planned and
built many of the Italian railroads,
as well as thousands of miles of
Russian line He was horn in 1825 In
Wales.
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Daniel Lee in Jail
Trinidad, Col., June 22.- Daniel Dee,
secretary of the miners’ union at Pape
town, was plueed In Jail here today in
ronnectlon with the killing of nine em
ployes of the Rocky Mountain Fuel com
pany during a battle with strikers at
P'orbes on April 2i*. I>*e was arrested
f'esterday at Colorado Springs.
IOW FRENCH PEOPLE
JURE STOMACH TROUBLE
A household remedy of the French
eusanlry, consisting of pure vegetable
11, and said to possess wonderful merit
\ the treatment of stomach, liver and
itestinal troubles, has been Introduced
i this country by George H. Mayr, who
jr twenty years has been one of th#
•adlng downtown druggists of Chicago,
nd who himself was cured by Its use.
l> quick and effective is Its action that
single dose is usually enough to bring
ronounced relief In the moat stubborn
ises, and many people who have tried
declare they never heard of anything *
> produce such remarkable result# In
> short a time. It Is known as Mayr'#
Wonderful Stomach Remedy, and can
ow be had at almost any drug store. It
now sold here by Eugene Jacob#*
rug Store. 1904 Second Ave.; Berney
owell Drug Co., Enaley.