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NO LIGHT THUN ON
. BROOKINS’ MURDER
BY CORONER'S JURY
“Came to Death at Hands of
Parties Unknown”—Ver
dict Returned After Ex
amining 20 Witnesses
{ "Deceased came to Ills death by gun
% ehot wounds at the hands of parties un
known."
This was the verdict returned yesterday
afternoon by the coroner’s jury which
for the past several days has been in
vestigating the assassination of Joseph
AV. Brookins, the street car motorman.
©n the night of June 15. A score or more
of witnesses were examined but the po
lice were unable to make out a case
against Thomas Webb, whom they have
had in jail since June 27.
Brookins was lured from his home by
v a negro and was shot to death in a
A field at Fifty-first street and Fourteenth
ft avenue, north, just as a tremendous thun
derstorm broke. Several arrests were
made in the rase, negro suspects being
held several days, but. were finally re
leased. Webb was arrested after a week’s
search and has protested his innocence
all along.
i The assassination of Brookins was the
/ third in a series of four that stirred
(Birmingham and all of which are as yet
as deep mysteries as ever. Prior to Brook
ins, Leon Thomas, a street car conductor,
Was killed as he entered the yard of his
home, and Albert Davidson was shot in
his backyard. A few days after the kill
ing of Brookins, Moses Houlihan, a me
thanic, was assassinated, completing the
k *eries.
I The Houlihan inquest will begin next
Tuesday morning. Lewis King and Fred
Newman are at present held in the county
jail in connection with the killing. As
for the other cases, the police have about
given up hope for ever coming any nearer
a solution.
CONSTITUTION TO
BE ADOPTED TODAY
Representatives of Civic Organizations
to Pass on Committee Reports
Today at Luncheon
Representative of three civic organiza
tions will meet at the Hotel Hillman at 1
©'clock today, for the purpose of deciding
upon a constitution and by-laws for the
convention bureau, which it is proposed
to get under way within the shortest
possible time. A "Dutch treat" luncheon
will he served. Oscar C. Turner, presi
dent of the bureau, will preside.
The Chamber of Commerce, the Busi
ness Men's League and the Hotel Men’s
/ association each had representatives at
a luncheon given by George W. Traylor,
' Jr., manager of the Tutwiler, and the
plan then was formulated for the forma
tion of the bureau. Os< ar C. Turner was
made president by acclamation and Sec
retary W. C. Radcliffe of the Chamber
of Commerce was named secretary pend
ing the securing of a permanent secre
tary.
b A committee was appointed to draft a
* constitution and by-laws for the infant
organization. This committee met Thurs
day morning at 11 o'clock at the Chamber
of Commerce and drew up a constitution,
which, it is believed, will be acceptable
to the other interested organizations. It
Will be submitted and passed upon at to
day's luncheon.
President Turner of the bureau said
last night that he thought it likely a
traveling secretary would be employed
by the bureau, his duties being to go
Sfter conventions and get them.
\ The Hotel Men's association would be
\<f the chief beneficiary from the efforts of
(\ the convention bureau, and for this rea
son, It is expected this association will
contribute very largely to its support.
I Several of the hotel men of the city
I have referred to the great benefit they
derived from the convention pf the Ala
bama Merchants' association last year,
and have expressed their willingness to
contribute to the bureau, which has as
Its motto: ‘‘Get conventions for Bir
mingham.”
CONNELLY IS FREED
r Coroner Finds Killing of Charley Gray,
a Negro, Was Accidental
Joseph Connelly, a foreman of the
tfoore & Handley Hardware company,
was released yesterday morning from the
county jail, where he had been placed
on the charge of killing Charley Gray, a
negro, last Wednesday afternoon. Coro
ner Charles I.. Spain ordered him re
leased following a personal investigation
of the affair.
According to the coroner the killing of
, the negro was purely accidental. It ap
1 pears that Connelly was cleaning his pis
tol and it was accidentally discharged,
the bullet striking Gray at the base of
the neck and causing Instant death. The
k cut over the left eye of the negro and the
J blood found on the barrel of the pistol
W wp.s accounted for by the coroner In the
tact that the negro had been In a light the
eight before and that when the negro was
Shot and about to fall Connelly grabbed
him and some of the blood got on the bar
rel ol his pistol.
FOUND IN THE WATER ^
SOLD IN BIRMINGHAM
Presence of Bacilli Coli Not
Cause for Uneasiness
Among Consumers
WARD COMMENTS ON
HEALTH IN THE CITY
. i .JuJ
Water Company Also Makes State
ment Showing Bacilli Coli Is Fre
quently Found in Most
Wholesome Water
The fart that bacillus roll were found In
the water of the Birmingham Waterworks
company main on the Northside on June
22. as reported by City Bacteriologist E.
M. Duncan, does not mean that the water
necessarily contained typhoid fever germs,
according to a statement made by offi
cials of the city health department yes
terday.
President George Ward of the city com
mission yesterday Iss.ied a statement say
ing there was no cause for alarm over
the reported finding of the bacillus coll.
Mr. Ward states Birmingham is one of
the healthiest places in the country.
"It is well to make a correction," he
says, "of the erroneous report appearing
in the press of the city in regard to the
city bacteriologist's report to the city
health officer concerning the result of
his analysis of the city water supply.
"It seems to have been stated that ty
phoid gei ms were found in the water
taken from the mains of the Birmingham
Wstei works company at 1811 Rush avenue
on June 23. This statement is mislead
ing.
"The report of the city bacteriologist
and the city health officer that bacillus
coli was found In the public water sup
ply on rare occasions need not be cause
for alarm, and this analysis need not
give ground for any uneasiness at this
time.
"As a matter of fact, the city of Bir
mingham is remarkably healthfubat this
time. There is. less typhoid as well as
other communicable diseases here now
than at any time in the past.
Healthiest Place in World
"According to City Health Officer Dr. R.
M. Cunningham’s statement. Birmingham
Ls the healthiest place in the world for
persons to be at this time. At this par
ticular juncture, with the city of Bir
mingham watching the water and the1
water company watching it daily also,
there is hardly any chance of B. Coll
and his family or any other animals get
ting through the water rnains without be
ing apprehended.
"This, together with the wonderful su
pervision over our milk supply, makes the
situation safer than ihe public knows. 1
say wonderful supervision advisedly be
cause the city Is so strict that the dairy
men tay It is working a hardship on
them. Dr. Cunningham has made several
iiports on the health situation, and has
come to the conclusion that the majority
ot the cases at present are coming from
the private cow over which the city has
no supervision.
"In an Investigation of cases occurring
in two months, It developed that 23 out of
tlie iotal of 32, or ?2 per cent, were get
ting milk from private cows. As a rule
the typhoid cases in ihe city of Blrming
1 tun run up considerably in September
and October, when the summer travelers
are returning from the watering places
ana summer resorts, and it generally takes
i two or three months thereafter In the
I healthful climate of Birmingham with Its
municipal supervision of sanitary and
health conditions to bring the health re
lt rt back to normal. ’
President Ward and Bacteriologist Dun
can were question-d yesterday as to
whether they did not believe that when
beUllus coli was discovered In the water
b> the city health department the citizens
consuming the water should be notified
of the presenca of the germ. Both stated
that If t!ie germ was discovered in large
quantities and at frequent Intervals such
would be done, but that one showing of
the coli did not justify any warning be
ing issued to the public using the water.
Duncan's Report to Cunningham
Dr. Duncan's report, which itself shows
that no further examination of the "un
satisfactory" w'ater was made during the
remaining seven days of June at least, is
as follows:
"Dr. U. M. Cunningham, Health Officer,
City.
"Dear Doctor: This is to certify that on
Saturday, June 29, 1914, I made a thorough
inspection of all of the Ice plants produc
ing Ice for sale In the city of Birming
ham, and for furnishing ice for passenger
service in interstate traffic on the va
rious railroads leading out of Birming
ham.
"1 found the conditions prevailing where
the ice is manufactured and handled to
be satisfactory.
“I also made a bacteriological analysis
of samples of Ice, which I collected from
the various manufacturing plants, the re
sults of which were all found to be sat
isfactory.
"Bacteriological analyses of the city
water have been made on the following
dates:
"April 23, 1914: Samples of water col
lected from the north and the southslde
supplies examined. Results satisfactory.
"May 27, 1914: Samples of water col
lected from the north and the southslde
supplies examined. Results satisfactory.
"June 12, 1914: Samples of water col
lected from the north and the southslde
supplies examined. Results satisfactory.
"June 23, 1914: Samples of water col
lected from the north and the southslde
supplies examined. Results of the analy
sis of the sample collected from the south
side supply satisfactory. Sample of water
collected on the northside of the city
(1811 Rush avenue), and analyzed on the
above date (June 23. 1914), showed the
presence of the bacillus coli In 1 c. c.
and 10 c. c. Results unsatisfactory. Re
spectfully, E. M. DUNCAN.
"Bacteriologist."
Statement by Company
Walker Percy of counsel for the Bir
mingham Waterworks company Issued
tne following statement yesterday:
"It Is stated In today’s Age-Herald
that the recent report of the city bac
teriologist showed the presence of ty
phoid fever germs in tl^e North Bir
mingham water supply on June 23. Dr.
Duncan’s report did not contain any
such statement. The reporter of The
| Age-^erald made a mistake that 1 am
quite sure was unintentional but the
statement was one that did a grave
Injustice to the w'ater company and
wao calculated to seriously injure the
community.
"It would be criminal for anyone
without good reason to arouse public
apprehension as to the quality of the
w'ater furnished the community. It is
deplorable that through carelessness
and ignorance a mistake should be
made such as was made by the report
er of The Age-Herald. Dr. Duncan's
report did not state that typhoid germs
w'ere found in the North Birmingham
w'ater on June 23. What the report
stated was that the germ know'n as
the bacillus colon was fouhd In the
water on that day. The bacillus colon
1 (Continued on Fife Nine)
Await Action of Central
Committee In Regard To
Technical School Here
Hundreds of Citizens Express Their Approval of Idea—Shook
Will Probably Call Committee Together Monday—Rosen
berger, Shelby and Ewing Are Enthusiastic
That Birmingham will establish a tech
nological Institution which will be the
superior of anything of its kind in the
soi\th is the belief of hundreds of citi
zens. as expressed on the streets yes
terday. Everything hinges on the ac
tion of the central committee, which
worked for the university fund, when it
meets next week. Chairman P. G. Shook
of this committee devoted his whole time
to the work of securing the fund, letting
his "business affairs go. and was busy
yesterday and will he busy today clear
ing his desk of accumulated mail. He
probably will call the committee together
Monday.
On the central committee are several
of the heads of large industries and a
majority of the committee will, it is be
lieved, favor the establishment of the
technical school, provided, of course, the
subscribers to the university fund are
willing to permit their donation to re
main as it is. Many of the large con
tributors have expressed a willingness
to let their donation go for a technolog
ical school and several have said they
1 would double their subscriptions.
The proposed school would he a Bir
mingham Institution, governed by Bir
mingham men and endowed with Bir
mingham capital. The field In Birming
ham is unequaled. it has been pointed out,
and the situation hero is ideal. The time
is ripe for such a school.
At its business meeting Thursday night
the Rotary club indorsed in advance any
action the central committee might take
at its session next week. This action
of the Rotary club was taken on the
assumption that the technical school
would be the outcome of the committee’s
deliberations, and every member of the
club voted to stand behind the commit
tee and the Chamber of Commerce, in
whatever these bodies deemed wise.
J. D. Rosenberger, an enthusiastic Ro
larian, is also an enthusiastic believer in
the proposed technical school. “I'm for
it," says Mr. Rosenberger. "We need
such a school in Birmingham and now
is the time to get it. We have the field
here, and the people here liave the means
with which to provide the school."
J. E. Shelby, president of the Rotary
club, is In favor of tne proposed tech
nological institution. Said he: “Mr.
Jeraison's suggestion is a good one. The
action of the Rotary club to hack up
the central committee m whatever it
decides to do, of course, has my hearty
approval. The industries in Birmingham
provide excellent means of instruction
for students in a school of technical
training."
Robert W. Ewing, president of the
Board of Trade, said:
"Birmingham, by virtue of its varied
manufacturing industries, is destined to
be one of the greatest cities In the coun
try. It is entitled to have a technological
school which will be better than anything
else of its kind in the country. Such a
school would draw Its students from
every state in the south, because of the
abundant opportunity here for proper
instruction and the putting of such in
struction to practical work. Theoretical
instruction is all very well, but many
technical schools throughout the south
send their students to Birmingham to
put the ideas gained in the schoolroom
into actual practice.
"I believe the larger industries would
get behind such a school. The fact that
it was located in Birmingham, in the
heart of almost every imaginable indus
trial endoavort would give it prestige
w hich could not be had if it were located
elsewhere. The people in Birmingham
want and need such an institution. We
ought, to have it."
.................
WELL KNOWN ALABAMIANS
IN BIRMINGHAM YESTERDAY
J. R. Roberson of Cropwell, well
known and substantial farmer and mer
chant, thinks that John L. Burnett is
stronger than he has ever been, and is
in no danger of republicans, 'progres
sives' or other anti-democrats.
"1 do not anticipate any trouble for
Burnett," said Mr. Roberson. "He Is
stronger than ever before. Furthermore.
I do not believe that Sumter Cogswell
will oppose him. Cogswell is the
strongest ‘progressive* in the Seventh dis
trict, and without his opposition Burnett
would have no need to return to his dis
trict.
"Crops in St. Clair are very fair. We
had an excellent rain yesterday and are
much gratified. Along the river cotton
and corn are very good. Between Pell
City and Birmingham, however, crops
have suffered for want of rain to such
an extent that very little success in gath
ering will be scored."
A. S. Preston, the well known citizen
of Jasper, was a visitor yesterday to Bir
mingham.
"Walker county," he said, "is unusually
quiet. We had a bond election last Mon
day, and it carried. As a result we will
issue in yearly installments of $50,000
$250,000 for use on the roads of our
county. Some years ago such an elec
tion was attempted, but sentiment was
not sufficiently aroused and the effort was
dropped. There was some opposition
this year, especially in Jasper. Jasper
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SMALL SIZED II
_
Negro Resists Efforts of
Warden to Take Knife
From Him
A squall sized riot that might have
had serious results occurred yesterday
morning at. the cou,nty jail when Will
Brown, a negro, charged with high
way' robbery, resisted the efforts of the
wardens of the jail to deprive him of a
knife. It was learned that Brown had a
knife in his possseion and when Deputy
Sheriff Jim McAdory attempted to take
it from him the negro struck him on
the head, almost knocking him down.
Ed Newman and other deputies over
powered the negro and placed him in
solitary confinement. During the strug
gle between Brown and the deputies
about 15 other negro prisoners became
unruly and attempted to break out, but
assistance from without came and the
disorder was quelled.
BIRMINGHAM WOMAN
WRITES FROM PARIS
Mrs. Mae T. Bates Tells Something of
the Hats and Dresses She
Sees There
Mrs. Mae T. Bates, millinery buyer
for the Drennen Co. department stores,
w'ho is spending the summer abroad
studying the modes in millinery in the
interest of her firm, writes interesting
ly from Paris. Upon her arrival, after
two weeks spent in London, Mrs. Bates
writes to a friend in Birmingham some
of her impressions.
"I'm in that gay Paree at last, arriv
ing from London last week. I’m still of
tlie opinion that our girls wear their
clothes better and look better than the
English girls, but these Parisians are
distracting, they’re all style and smart
ness. Of course, I watch the hats, but
there's such a bewildering array on
parade I can’t describe them. I'll bring
some of them back with me to show
the folks in Birmingham what sure
enough chic French millinery Is. I
noticed just now a chic Parisienne
wearing a darling little hat of green
moire. A widely flaring rosette made the
smartest conceivable trimming, while
her companion, w'ho seemed dressed for
travel, wore a hat trimmed Indian fash
ion, with many quills—it looked like
an Indian chief's war cap. The fashions
seem recruited from five nations.
box, as a matt or’of fart, went against the
issue. It carried elsewhere, however, by
fine majorities.
"Good road sentiment tn Walker county
is rampant, and we are going to have an
Unexcelled system or highways. The
road between Birmingham and Jasper,
which was constructed as a result of the
insistence of The Age-Herald, is now a
model of its kind."
“1 have not been notified of an extra ses
sion of the legislature tor the fall."
This was a statement made yesterday
by J. Fall Roberson, who represents St.
Clair county in the legislature. He is the
democratic nominee for a second term as
representative, and up to the present time
has no opposition.
"1 have seen much discussion regard
ing the extra session," he continued.
"The people seem to want it. But 1 am
as much in the air as the press seems to
be. One day 1 am almost persuaded to
pack my suitcase for a trip to Montgom
ery arid the next I reach the conclusion
that the legislature will not be able to
come together again until next January.
"Business In St. Clair is fairly good,
and our crops are showing considerable
improvement. Therefore, we should not
grumble, extra session or no extra ses
sion."
Among other well known Alabamians ii*
Birmingham yesterday were John Ander
son of Montgomery, associate justice of
the supreme court; John S. Mooring of
Montgomery, chairman of the state tax
commission; William J. Martin of Mont
gomery, state land commissioner, and
John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Jasper.
IssIdsIdT
—
Post Mortem Examination
Will Be Made by
Physicians
Exhumation of the body of Miss Ruth
Nell Hinds was ordered yesterday by
Coroner Charles L. Spain. The remains
of the dead girl, resting in the cemetery
at Huffman, will be disinterred this morn
ing. Following which a post mortem ex
amination will be made by several phy
sicians who will report their findings
to Coroner Spain.
Miss Ruth Nell Hinds was drowned at
Hurd Shoals on the morning of July 4.
At the time of the drowning nothing was
heard of any foul play, hut just a week
following on last Saturday night the
police arrested Charles and R. F. Wood,
and placed them in the city jail on the
charge of having murdered Miss Hinds,
by drowning her.
On Thursday a trip was made to Hurd
Shoals and photographs were taken of
the place where the Hinds girl was
drowned. The photographs will be used
as evidence.
Real Estate Transfers
The following real estate transrers were
yesterday recorded in the office of the
probate judge:
$1209— P. E. McAllister and wife to N. J.
Watts and Cora J. Watts, the south half
of north half of lots 9 and 10, block 38,
south, in Smithfield.
$1GOO— R. W. Freeman and wire to Y3.
C. Andrew's and M. J. Andrews, part of
lots 14, 15 and 16, in block 23, north,
Smithfield.
$2000—FI. L. Qulrouet to G. G. Williams,
lot 1 of Quiroet subdivision of part of
Mock 8 of J. T. Hood's survey of Wood
lawn.
$12,600—J. M. Yielding and wife to L,. A.
McWilliams, lots 17, in block 145, survey
of North Birmingham X^md company.
I noticed one costume that em
braced them all, a dress -of the Dutch
‘pocket’ drapery; a Russian tunic,
Roman stripes and a Scotci# hat. Rome
of the skirts look like a Dutch boy's
breeches. Skirts are wider. Scotch plaids
enliven blue serge frocks, tunics are
made to fall in cascades. At the races
and for country wear the mannish’ ef
fect prevails. I saw one slim maid with
a walking stick and a ‘sure enough'
man's collar."
Mrs. Bates will remain in FarU for
about a month.
FIFTEEN PER CENT
INCREASE MADE IN !
INSURANCE RATES
Action Came as Distinct and j
Unpleasant Surprise to
City Officials
WARD WITHHOLDS j
FORMAL STATEMENT
No Explicit Explanation of Under
writers' Action Offered—Weatherly
Blames Shingle Roofs and
Great Area of the City
Effective yesterday nt noon, orders
were Issued by the Southeastern Un
derwriters' association increasing Bir
mingham’s fire insurance rates 15 per
cent.
The action came as a distinct sur
prise to city officials and there was Ir
ritated discussion throughout Birming
ham yesterday afternoon when it be
came known that more money would
be necessary to protect property risks.
George B. Ward, president of the city
commission, declined to make a formal
statement pending an unofficial or per
sonal investigation. He declared, how
ever, that he had heard nothing to the
effect that • the rate would be in
creased.
"We have an excellent fire depart
ment.'' said the president of the com
mission. "Birmingham, as a matter of
fact, has always taken pride in its
fire fighting force, and it has, as a
Jesuit, been made more efficient year
by year. I do not believe that in the
United States there is a city of equal
size in possession of better equip
ment, a larger and more effective force
or n better trained or more attentive
chief.
"And what is more, we are planning
other Improvements- The knowledge
of contemplated improvements has be
come common. In the very near future
our entire force will be electrical or
automatic; that is, the horse as an aid
in fighting fire will be entirely elim
inated.
"1 do not care to offer harsh crit
icism, or even to make a formal state
jnent in regard to the actual order in
creasing rates. 3 have not yet had an
opportunity to judge or hear reasons
why such action was taken."
No Explicit Explanation
In the circular received in Birming
ham no explicit explanation was of
fered. The following bald statement
was circulated: "Owing to the heavy
fire loss ratio in Birmingham which
has continued a very long time, and
the present unsatisfactory conditions
the following action was taken by the
executive committee at its meeting on
the 34th:
"The rates on all risks located in
Greater Birmingham be increased 15
per cent, the increase to apply to final
rates, except on risks of fireproof con
struction, sprinkled risks having a
grade of 60 per cent or over and de
tached speciul hazards with standard
private ‘fire protection."
"Heavy loss ratio and present unsatis
factory conditions" arc the indefinite
jeasons offered. It has been reported that
the underwriters contend that .citizens of
Birmingham have failed to keep their
residences in "tidy" condition, and have
failed to observe certain conditions im
posed by fire insurance experts. Citizens
contend, however, that rates in Birming
ham have been on a steady increase for
several years despite iho fact that fire
protection facilities have been steadily
in pro\ ed until now Birmingham has a
department equal to ihat of any other
city of like stz-i. Dr. F. F. Bnedecor. a
well known citizen, with considerable
property risks, said yesterday that seven
years ago he paid $12.60 on a certain
brick house, and that today, on the same
house, he pays $32.26.
Surprise to Weatherly
Commissioner Weatherly stated to an
Age-Herald representative that he had
received no warning if the increase. Ho
said that sometime ago the city enacted
an anti-shingle roof ordinance on the ur
gent request of underwriters. He stated,
furthermore, that the'city had done many
other things required by the underwriters.
He expressed the opinion that no other
southern city had a better equipped or
more efficient fire Mghting force.
"I presume," said lie, "that the under
writers took action because of the great
area of our city, and the existence of
frame buildings. It seems to me, how
ever, that some consideration should be
shown in virtue of the fact that time is
tequired for a city as great as Birming
ham to eliminate all its shingled roofs
and fiame structure. And consideration
and frame structures. And consideration
fire department, widen is admittedly first
iate."
Practically the only people In Birming
ham who were not surprised when the or
ders came were local underwrite!*. It is
said that their sole element of surprise
was in that the percentage of increase
was not greater.
DR. CUNNINGHAM
MUCH IMPROVED
Only Necessary Now for Patient to
Keep Quiet and Rest, Says
Dr. Dowling
The condition of Dr. R. M. Cunning
ham, city health offiver, was greatly im
proved last night, according to infor
mation given out at the Cunningham
residence by Dr. J. D. Dowling, the
attending physician.
Dr. Dowling states that there ap
pears to be no more danger In Dr
Cunningham's case, that the cure from
now on is for the patient to remain In
bed and keep quiet. He said Dr. Cun
ningham was feeling well, that there
were no symptoms of the return of the
hemorrhages w’hich the day before gave
rise to a feeling of alarm over the
patient's condition.
Dr. Dowling stated that by remain
ing in bed and resting for a week or
10 days, Dr. Cunningham would prob
ably be fully able to resume his active
duties.
Furniture Men Entertain
The Birmingham Retail Furniture Deal
ers’ association yesterday at 12 o’clock at
the Newspaper club entertained the wives
and daughters of its membership. There
was a lurge attendance and several speak
ers enlivened the programme. President
C. W. Green of the association presided !
and called upon tbo speakers in turn. 1
Mrs. R. B. Broyles responded to the
toast: "The Ladies*'* offered by hi F.
Morgan.
FEW CONTESTS OF
TAX ASSESSMENTS
Baseball Association Raised
$5000—Athletic Club
Wins Its Point
A raise of $5000 In the property assess
ment of the Birmingham Baseball asso
ciation was docketed yesterday at the
hearing before the hoard of revenue of
the proposed tax raises of Capt. J. V.
Alien, tax commissioner. The raise was
made by agreement previous to the sit
ting of the lH>ard.
The heaviest raise docketed yesterday
was that of the Birmingham Warehouse
and Transfer company, whose property
assessment was raised $12,360. There were
very few contests made before the board.
Among the successful contestants was the
Birmingham Athletic club. President E.
D. Anderson and other officers of the
oiuh appeared before the board and pro
tested against the proposed raise by Cap
tain Allen. After hearing both sides the
beard dismissed the case.
Tax cases disposed of yesterday:
Dismissed: Birmingham Athletic asso
ciation, Birmingham Trust and Savings,
executor; Birmingham Trust and Savings
bark, trustee.
Raised -by agreement: Birmingham
Paper company, $1000; Birmingham
Transfer and Traffio company, $1000; Bir
mingham Trust and Savings bank, ad
ministrators estate of Harry A. Merritt,
$1600; Birmingham Trust and Savings
bank, administrators estate of H. W.
Eastman, $2000; Birmingham Trust and
Savings hank, trustee, $000; Birmingham
VYnrehouso and Transfer company, $12,360;
F. S. Bennings and Mrs. V. R. Redin, $600;
Mrs. Mattie Black. $1000; Mrs. Rosalie
Black, $650; Mr.-. Sarah W. Black, $760.
Effie Black, colored, $200; J. Blaoh A Sons.
$8400; Mrs. Clam E. Blackburn. $600; Mrs.
Nora B. and Burr Blackburn, $100; W. T.
Blackburn, $1S00; F. W. Blackford. $400;
C. C. Blackwell, $600; Blackwell-Beutley
Mercantile company. $2000; Mrs. Bertha
Bland, $100; Blinn Estate Improvement
company, $600; George A. Blinn, $2000; Bir
mingham Express association, $2000; Bir
mingham Baseball association. $5000;
George Bilbe, agent estate of Daisy
Philips, $260—total raises, $44,600.
Twenty-three coses wont by default.
LOKEY IS HELD
UNDER $1000 BOND
Result of Arrest When Accompanied
by Girl Dressed in Boy’s
Clothing
Ernest Jx>key was placed under $1000
bond by Judge R. B. Watts, United States
commissioner, yesterday, on a charge of
violating the white slave act The charge
grew out of the recent arrest of Dokey
and a girl dressed In hoy’s clothing for
stealing a ride on a train. The girl was
recently released from Jail through the
efforts of Mrs. Se&rlght of the welfare
department.
Dokey and the girl were arrested by
Detectives Daly and Warren In a room
ing house on charges of vagrancy. laiter
the case was turned over to the federal
authorities and yesterday Dokey was
given a preliminary hearing before Judge
Watts. The testimony developed that the
girl is married and is a sister-in-law of
the defendant. According to statements
the couple left Memphis and went to
Mississippi and from there came to Bir
mingham, when, after staying a few days,
they attempted to beat their way back
to Memphis and in order to travel, the
girl assumed boy’s clothing. They were
arrested at Palos and brought to Birming
ham and placed In tho county jail. I-Ater
both were released.
The defendant denied that he brought
the girl to Birmingham for Improper pur
poses.
At the hearing yesterday the husband
of the girl appeared and It is understood
will take her back with him to Mem
phis this morning. At the conclusion
of the testimony Judge Watts held Do
key under a bond of $1000 pending further
Investigations by the federal authorities.
He will be taken to Memphis for trial In
the next few days.
Shumacher Here Yesterday
G. Shumacher of Anniston, the man who
sold to this city the white way lamp
posts, and who has since that time
stirred up nation wide interest in white
^gay posts, was here yesterday. Mr.
Schumacher was ut the Tutwller for
luncheon with Horace Hammond and
others. He said that interest was grow
ing all over this country In white way
development. He added that the An
niston product was being used for resi
dential purposes, especially on estates
that are more than ordinarily large. Mr.
Schumacher said business was very good.
“There seems to be no end to what Bir
mingham can do In progressive lines,"
said Mr. Schumacher. “I come here
often, but an each succeeding visit l find
something done which tends to keep Bir
mingham moving onward. Anniston is
the same way. We are progressing every
day and soon will bo numbefed among
the biggest cites in this section."
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
yesterday recorded in the office of the
probate judge:
S. P. Talby, Ensley, to Miss Gladys
Mathis.
Nick Baroches, Birmingham, to Miss
Jane Armstrong.
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Shoot-the-Chute Demolished
and Bathhouse Shifted
From Foundation
In less than a minute yesterday aft
ernoon at i o’uloek East Dike park was
damaged about $5000 by a tremendous
puff of wind which demolished the
ahoot-tho-chute, tore up trees, shifted
the bathhouse from Its foundations
Jiid scattered thing* generally around
the park.
The wind cmne from the southeast
md according to I*’. F. Best, manager
if the park, did not last more than
1 minute. Th© chute, however, was
down completely down, falling toward
he car tracks. The bathhouse Is not
sadly damaged as all that wilt he re
auired is to replace the building on
he foundations.
Mr. Best said last night that the
mute would not bo repaired but would
to cleared away and space used for
ither purposes. It has not been in use
his year.
No other damage of consequence was
reported from East Dike. The livery
stable of. Smithson & Baggett was
iamnged but not seriously. A number
jf windows were broken in East Bake.
DRUG COMPANY FINED
$50 BY RECORDER
First Convirition Under New Ad Club
Ordinance Regarding Adver
tisements
First conviction under the new Ad club
ordinance in reference to misleading ad
vertisements was had yesterday morning
In the police court when Judge Douglas
imposed a Hue of $60 on the Averyt Drug
company on a charge of violating the
above ordinance. Tho charges grew out
or an advertisement regarding a special
sale of eyeglasses and were preferred by
Mrs. E. Crook, who alleged that she read
an advertisement December. 1913, of the
drug firm lnewhlch $fl eyeglasses were ad
vertised for 9B cents. She testified that the
optician In charge stated she could not
he fitted with the "stock" glasses and
that lenses would have to toe ground es
pecially for her eyes, and that she paid
11.50 for the glatees.
The defense was that Mrs. Crook could
not be fitted with the stook glasses, and
that lenses had to be especially prepared
for her, and that the charges made were
mnelstent with the services rendered, Th©
trial consumed the greater part of the>
morning session of the polloe court and
much Interest was taken In the case by
tho promoters of the ordinance and the
local opticians. F. D. McArthur, attor
ney for tho defendant company, gave no
tice of a ppoal.
Suits Filed
The following were among the suits filed
In the city and circuit courts'yesterday;
Alex Jones vs. Birmingham Railway,
light and Power company; $2000 dam
ages claimed for alleged personal Injurlea
Daura Jones vs. Birmingham Railway,'
light and Power company; $2000 damages
clairned for alleged personal Injurlea.
Richard Graves vs. Postal Telegraph
company; $moo damages claimed for an
alleged failure to deliver telegram.
Hhlnehurt Ice Cream company vs. Ala
bama Crest Southern company; $1800
claimed for alleged damages to an auto
truck.
Ed Jordan vs. Alabama Great Southern
Railroad company; $5000 damages claimed
for alleged personal Injuries.
Tony Bovello by next friend Tony De
maree vs. Birmingham, Knsley and Bes
semer Railroad company; $3000 damages
claimed for alleged personal Injuries.
Julia Hurrls vs. Birmingham, Ensley
and Bessemer Railroad company; $1500
damages claimed for alleged persona! in
juries.
Mrs. May Gels vs. Albert T. Spencer.
$3000 damages claimed for alleged per
sona! Injuries received In an automobile
accident.
R. M. Sloan vs. Birmingham Railway,
Bight and Power company; $10,000 dam
ages claimed for alleged Injuries to plain
tiffs wife.
RESINOL CURED
ECZEMA IN ITS
WORST FORM
Feb. -6, 3914: “I bail eczema In the
worst form all over my face. It started
with a rash like hives, and itched and
burned so that I could not keep my
hands off of It. I could hardly sleep.
The more I rubbed it the worse It
itched, and the more it spread. Blis
ters formed, and when opened had pus
in them. I looked terrible. I wquK
not let myself be seen. This lasted for
about three months, and during that
time I tried prescriptions, cold creams,
camphor, eto. But It still kept getting
worse, until at last I tried Resinoi
Ointment and Resinoi Soap- THB
FIRST APPLICATION RELIEVED THB
ITCHING AND BURNING. I purchased 1
a Jar of Resinoi Ointment and a cake of
Iteslnol Soap, and by the time they
were gone my face was entirely well—
my skin Is as smooth and clear as ever.** \
(Signed) Mrs. Phebe Cole, 1009 N. Wal- f
nut St., West Bay City, Mich.
Resinoi Ointment and Resinoi Soap
are sold by all druggists. Trial free,
writs to Dept 29-R., Resinoi, Baltimortb j