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The First
National Bank
Of Birmingham, Ala.
Statement to Comptroller
(Condensed)
Saturday, Oct. 31, 1914
*
Renonrcen
Doans and Discounts .$9,6*9,973.83
Overdrafts . 1,340.90
U. 8. Bonds tPnrt _. 1,500,000.00
State of Ala., Bonds . 3*4,600.00
Other Storks and Bonds ... 773,167.50
Banking House . 365,500.00
Cash
In vault ... $ *79,961.16
With Banks 1,906,599.83
With U. S.
• Treas. ... 137,850 00— 2,923.411.01
$15,937,793.24
Liabilities
Capital Stock . $1,500,000.00
Surplus and Profits. 1,740,489 68
Circulation . 2,420.700.00
Bond Account . 97.000.00
Deposits
Individual . $8,820,432.86
Bank . 984,170.70
U. S. 375,000.00—, 10;i79.603.56
^$15,937,793.24
PEOPLE URGED 10
Commissioners Write Sun
[y day School Superintendents
and City Beautiful Clubs
In connection with the celebration of
Arbor Day, November 20, the follow
ing statement was issued to all Sun
day school superintendents and City
Beautiful clubs of Birmingham:
"Celebration of Arbor Day will fur
nish your club an excellent opportu
nity to got together and accomplish
some real and lasting work for the
city beautiful. November 20 has been
designated Arbor Day in the public
schools and the commission by proc
lamation has asked all citizens Inter
ested in the welfare of Birmingham to
join with the children in making the
Magic City the city beautiful.
"The example of 25,000 children each
planting some tree, vine or shrubbery
should prove an inspiration to those
*4 who are really interested in city beau
tiful work, and the commission feels
that your club will not let the day pass
without accomplishing some work in
this direction.
"The co-operation of your club, and,
In fact, of all the people of Birmingham,
Is urged to make this occasion one of
undoubted success and good.
"Churches, Sunday schools and all
organizations Interested in child wel
fare have been requested to lend their
i aid in making Arbor Day of wide
spread benefit. The City Beautiful clubs
are urged to use Arboy Day for some
practical mission work.
"Nurserymen and seedmen have
agre€;d to give material discounts on
materials sold to school children for
use at home or at schools on Arbor
Day. Your club is urged to take ad
! vantage of this offer.
. "The Arbor day movement hag the
hearty indorsement of the city com
missioners, and we trust that every
citizen will take personal interest In
making the day a success.
"Will appreciate you presenting this
letter to your club and sending us re
ply. Respectfully,
"A. O. LANE,
"JAMES WEATHERLY.
‘'GKURGE WARD.
"Commissioners.’'
Kin TO sura
OSCAR UiElOOD
Burnett Says He Will Not
* Be as Satisfactory a
1 Leader
; / ~~—
According to John B. Burnett. demo
cratic congressman of the Seventh con
gressional district, who was in Birming
ham yesterday, it is a foregone conclusion
that Claude Kltehin, member ol’ Congress
from North Carolina, will succeed Oscar
IV. Underwood as leader of the dominant
k * party In the House.
While Mr. Burnett agrees that Mr.
Kltehin is a forceful and fluent speaker
and a very popular member of the House,
he expresses belief that he will be unable
—that any other man would be—to re
spond as satli ’actorily to every call on
him as leader as Mr. Underwood for sev
eral years responded.
•‘However.'* said Mr. Burnett, “the task
Of Mr. Kltehin will be easier than was
that of Mr. Underwood. During the term
os leader of Mr. Underwood, the demo
cratic majority was 141, and as a result
of its size, unwieldy. The democratic ma
jority after March 4 will bo 24. This will
make of the democrats a compact and a
militant organization, and one easily to be
led." •
^ Mr. Burnett expressed his gratitude in
that the democrats had returned him for
| the ninth successive term. He won his
[■ victory very handily with an increased
I majority.
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Capital and Surplus $1,150,000.00
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
Capital 1500,000.00 Surplus (Bamefl) 0050,000.00
A HOLE IN HIS POCKET
Bow often we remark of the spender, that "Bl« money hums a
'*<w hole Ir his pocket.” A pocket check book never burns a hole. Its
i effect is just the opposite. The man who keepe his money In the
■ bank, does not enjoy drawing checks, otnd considers every ex
V penditure carefully.
i The moral effeet of earrylng a check book Is sufficient meson
1 .M for having a bank account A pocket check book always saves
I JrB money for the man who has it.
LL I a w. SMITH, PraiMmt 1HWWW CAIN. Azat Cathie*
m* I TOM o. SMITH, V.-Fresldent . 0. D. COTTSN, Aset Cashier
WL I tv. H. HANLT, Cashier H W. FINCH. Asst. Cashier
| la 4 Per Cent Paid On Saving* Deposit*
FEW SURPRISES IN
STATE CAMPAIGN
ENDING TUESDAY
Democrats Swept State and
Republicans Ran Second.
Progressives Third
REPUBLICANS WIN
IN A FEW COUNTIES
Democrats Not Entirely Harmonious.
Much Criticism of Both Tyler
Goodwyn and Bibb
Graves
By m en W. ROBERTA
The state campaign which was ter
minated in th<* general election of
Tuesday resulted in few surprises. Dem
ocrats swept the state, republicans ran
second and progressives third. In some
counties, notably Jefferson, the pro
gressives ran fourft, having yielded
place to the socialists.
Democrats won the Seventh congres
sional district, at one time considered
close, handily. Republicans elected
James Higgins, a local optionist, state
senator from the Third district, over
F. E. St. John, democrat and prohibi
tionist. Republicans carried Winston
county, progressives carried Chilton
and republicans in Blount managed to
put their candidate for sheriff across.
The indications are that democrats
carried Shelby county, defeating Judge
A. V. longshore, the political leader,
who might have been handicapped Jn
his leadership as a result of his can
didacy for the United States Senate.
Campaign Without Funds •
The democratic campaign was un
der the guidance of the democratic
campaign committee of which W. D.
Nesbitt of Birmingham was chairman.
The campaign was actively waged, .1
though less money was spent by the
organization than by any other dem
ocratic organisation in the history of
the state. This was due to the fact
that as a result of the old executive
committee turning back to candidates
practically all of the residue of the
original assessments, the campaign
committee had no funds. As a matter
of fact, Tyler Goodwyn, before he re
tired as chairman of the executive com
mittee, turned over to the campaign
committee the sum of flOOO. As a re
sult it was impossible for the campaign
committee to give material aid to dem
ocrats in the several counties where
democrats were hard pressed. It Is rea
sonable to presume that had the com
mittee had more money the next sher
iff of Blount county would be a dem
ocrat, F. E. St. John, a democrat, would
be the next senator from the Third dis
trict, and the progressives would have
been routed in Chilton county.
Mr. Nesbitt when he served as chair
man of the state democratic executive
committee initiated the practice of re
turning funds to candidates who had
been assessed for the purpose of the
democratic: primary. However, he re
served a large sum of money to be
used in behalf of the ticket by the
campaign committee for the general
election. Mr. Goodwyn, as is known,
was beaten In the primary for re
election ap chaiman of the executive
committee.
No Democratic Enthusiasm
The democratic party, as a matter
of fact, was not entirely harmonious
within its own ranks. In the first place
there was more or less covert criti
cism of Mr. Goodwyn in that he had
reserved no real funds for the use of
the campaign committee, the allegation
being that after Ills defeat he appar
ently became indifferent. %nd in the
second place there was more or less
covert criticism of Bibb Graves, newly
elected chairman of the democratic ex
ecutive committee, in taht in making
his appointment of a campaign commit
tee he favored the men who. like him,
supported B. B. Comer and opposed the
nominee, Charles Henderson.
General Graves explained during the
campaign that he felt himself instruct
ed to appoint the campaign committee
from the membership of the executive
committee. This necessarily, he argued,
precluded the appoinment of Sam Ken
nedy. who had managed Mr. Hender
son's campaign in the primary, as cam
paign manager for the general elec
tiens. Those who were prone to criti
cize, however, contended that even If
he had confined liin appointments to the
membership of the executive commit
tee he could have found a Henderson
mam member of the committee, who
could have served as chairman of the
campaign committee; for instance, John
Gamble.
Ther*? was no criticism, of course,
of Mr. Nesbitt, chairman of the com
mittee, or any of his associates. For it
was generally recognized that as a
committee the one named could not
have been improved upon.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
jesterday recorded In the office of the
probate Judge:
Charles Whitlock, Enaley, to Mies Pearl
Frowning.
.lames T. Munk, Nortonville, to Miss
Mary Banister.
U. R. Wilson, Birmingham, to Miss
Florence Harper.
J. W. Chesser, Green Pond, to Miss
Daisy May Cate.
M. J. Collins, Birmingham, to Miss
Elisabeth C. Hession. >
Harry T. Smith, Bessemer, to Mrs.
Esther Berkley Smith.
Dr. J. M. Lowrey Tells of
Foot and Mouth Disease
First Symptom is Fever—Vesicles Form in Mouth and Eruption
Breaks Out Around Hoofs and Horn—Disease is Trans
missible to Man Through Milk, Butter and Cheese
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Dr. J. M. Lowin', who for a number of
years served in the Philippine Islands as
an army surgeon, came into contact fre
quently with the foot and mouth disease
of cattle which caused the closing of the
Chicago stock yards and which is caus
ing keen anxiety throughout the United
States, when asked by The Age-Herald
for a statement regarding the disease,
had the following totsay:
"In view of the apparently rapid spread
of the recent outbreak of foot and mouth
disease in the Chicago stock yards, and
the report of a suspicious rase in an ad
joining sta^e. the possibility of the occur
rence of this disease in our own state
must be borne in mind. In order that
its occurrence may be promptly recog
nized, and measures taken to protect
other herds, the chief symptoms and
characteristics are set out briefly below’.
“The disease occurs not only among cat
tle, but also among Bhecp. hogs, and more
rarely goats, horses, dogs, cats and fowls.
After an incubation period of three to
five days the first symptom usually no
ticed Is fever. The mucous membrane of
the mouth swells and becomes tender, and
little grayish vesicles (water blisters> the
size of a* hemp seed begin to develop
principally on the tip and edges of the
tongue; also on the lower *lde of the
tongue and on the gums and mucous sur
faces of the lips.
“These vesicles at first contain a clear
fluid, which later becomes turbid. The
vesicles become larger, rupture and are
converted into small ulcers. These vesicles
also occur in cattle on the teats and ud
der, and a painful vesicular eruption oc
curs also around the top of hoofs and
between the hoofs and at the base of th®
horns. There Is at first no prostration
and apparently no abdominal pain. Ther®
is great drooling of a foul smelling saliva,
but no occlusion of the nostrils occurs.
There Is no diarrhea. The animal loses
flesh rapidly, and in a few days will lie
down in order to relieve the pressure on
the painful and swollen feet. Later tho
eruption about the top of the hoof is
sometimes converted Into an ulcer. In
th® cow the milk becomes yellowish and
somewhat mucoid in character.
“No specific microbe has as yet been
isolated, but the contagion may be spread
among cattle by the urine, feces and other
bodily discharges and the contents of
the vesicles.
“The disease is transmissible to man
by th© contents of the vesicles, by the milk
and butter and by cheese made from the
milk of Infected cattle. Meat from slaugh
tered animals sick of the disease Is not
regarded as dangerous, if properly cooked.
! Children are more susceptible then adults,
and in infanta the troublio Is often i':«lal.
All milk led to young children should be
boiled if from a suspected source.
“The symptoms of the disease in man
are fever, loss of appetite, malaise. On
th© lips and tongue and sometimes on
the hard palate and In the pharynx pc
| curs the eruption of tho characteristic
vesicles, containing a yellowish fluid.
There is a sense of heat and burning In
the mouth and throat. The swelling may
be so groat as to cause inability to talk
and great pain In swallowing. There
if. profuse salivation. The vesicles will
now appear befW*»en tho toes and fingers,
and about the nails. They also occasion
ally occur about the breasts; in fact this
eruption is rarely scattered pretty well
over the body, causing an appearance
somewhat similar to an early case of
j smallpox.”
FULL DEMOCRATIC
TICK JIN ST. CLAIR
First Time in 22 Years
That It Has Been
Done
In the general election last Tuesday. St.
Clair county elected a full democratic
ticket.
Many other counties in Alabama did
likewise. However, St. Clair citizens are
rejoicing. For It had been 22 years since
that county had put in office democrats
without exception.
Yesterday in Birmingham there were
several citizens of the Seventh congres- j
sional district in Birmingham. Horace Al- I
ford and P. H. Roberson of St. Clair,
brought the news from that county.
“For the first time in 22 years,” said Mr.
Alford, “St. Clair elected a full democratic
ticket. That was due to the fact, it is
probable, that we had fine candidates.
There was Burnett, Bradford, Leo and
Roberson, all good men. We are rejoicing
over our victory and arc determined that
never again shall a republican serve us.”
F. E. St. John of Cullman, who, accord-,
ing to indications, was beaten in his ef
forts to serve the Third senatorial dis
trict in the legislature, was a visitor. Mr.
St. John stated that he carried Blount and
lost Cullman, and that the returns from
Winston had not been received. It is the
general understanding that Winston 'went
republican by o safe majority.
MONTHLY REPORT OF
LIBRARY DIRECTOR
Central Library Issued 600 More
Books to Home Borrowers Than All
Libraries in October, 1913
The Central llbrar yissued for home
use 600 more books In October this year
than all the libraries Issued In October.
1913, according to the monthly report
of the library director, made public
yesterday. The number of books Is
sued by all the libraries In October.
1914, was 19,101; the number issued
In the same month last year was 9960.
The largest number Issued In any pre
vious month was 17,824, which was the
record for last August.
The number of people who visited
the library to read during the month
was 6670, and those who came to .do
reference work 1277. One day an exact
count was made and It was found that
797 people came to the central library
between the hours of 9 a. m. and
9 p. m.
At the end of October there were 21,
076 people registered as library bor
rowers. which Is 5660 more than were
registered a year before.
The Issue of .books during the month
for home use for all the different
libraries Is as follows:
Central library, 10,584; Avondale
library, 1336; East lake library. 1315;
Ensley library, 2206; West End library,
1674; Woodlawn library, 1986; total,
19,101. ,
Real Estate Transfers
The following real estate transfers were
recorded yesterday In the office of the
pi obate court: •
81100—0. E. Stadt and Henry Chambers,
to Annie M. Stadt, part of lot 2, block
32, Phelan's addition.
81500—J. D. Goggans and wife to L. D.
Wood, all of the northwest quarter north
of Rocky branch, section 7, township 15.
range 10 west.
83000—J. Thad Mullln to Miss Kathcryn
I Malone and Mrs. Mary M. Dull, lot
10 In J. Thad Mullln’s subdivision of the
cast half of the northwest quarter of the
southeast quarter of the northeast quar
ter of section 27. township 17, range 3,
west.
81000—J. R. Hunter to E. H. West, lots
15 and 26, according to B. F. Pool Invest
ment company’s subdivision of part of
biock 418, of North Birmingham Land
company’s addition to North Birmingham.
84100—T. K Fultofi to Ben G. Perry, lots
7 and 8, block 116, Bessemer.
Musicians’ Annual Bull
The Birmingham Musicians’ union, local
288, A. F. of M.. will give Its annual ball
on Wednesday, November 18, at Musi
cian’s hall, 18<*tt Fourth avenue. The
following comprise the committeo In
charge. Frank F. Harms, Jacob Hefcbe
Ien, H. H. Turner, G. L. Brown, Jr., A.
H. Weinberg.
The large sale of tickets Indicates a good
attendance. A” large orchestra will fur
nish music for tho dancing and Mr. Harris
says that a general good time Is assured
those participating- Tlckata can be se
cured from any member of the union.
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Formerly Consul at Chem
nitz, Germany—Will Prac
tice Law Here
Frank Deedmeyer of this city, who re
cently resigned from the American con
sular service, arrived in Birmingham yes
terday, and with Mrs. Deedmeyer is reg
istered at the Tutwller hotel. He says
that he will resume the practice of law
in this city at a later date and that ho
and his wife are much pleased to return
to Birmingham to live.
It will be remembered that Mr. Deed
meyer was stationed at Chemnitz, Ger
many, when the European war broke out,
and that he resigned because of mistreat
ment of his Wife by the Germans. Ho
declined to discuss the war or his resig
nation, saying that his position was fully
explained in the article published In The
Age-Herald several weeks ago. lie
stated, howrever, that the war would make
for better business in the tUnited States,
and that the demand for American food
supplies, raw material and finished pro
ducts would increase rapidly while the
Imports would decrease, and that an a
consequence many things heretofore im
ported would have to be made at homo.
Ho predicted that new branches of man
ufacture would be created and that by
the time the war was over so much prop
erty and stores will have been destroyed,
which will require immediate replacing
that the capacity of the United States
would be taxed to its limits to meet the
demands.
He said that the European manufactur
ing nations will not be In a position to
meet the demand.
Mr. Deedmeyer stated that In all his
travels he had seen no city that com
pared In the beauty of its resldental sec
tion with Birmingham, and that its fame
has spread all over Europe. Birming
ham Is also know'n, he states, na a great
coal und steel center.
Mr. Deedmeyer, though a life-long dem
ocrat. went into the consular service un
der President Taft after a civil service
examination. He has had four appoint
ments in five years, having been sta
tioned In Canada, Italy, Austria and Ger
many. He said he had visited nearly all
of the principal cities of Europe, yet had
seen few hotels that compared with the
Tutwller in taste and beauty of its ap
pointments.
Montevallo Alumni Plan Home
A very Interesting luncheon featured by
several speakers of note was held at the
Newspaper club yesterday afternoon when
the Birmingham chapter of the alumni of
the Alabama Girls’ Technical institute at
Montevallo met to plan a campaign to tur
uish a home where students can put into
practice the theoretical knowledge taught
them at Montevallo. Among the speakers
were Senator Frank S. White, Congress
man-elect George Huddleston, Dr. K. P
Hogan and Dr. T. W. Palmer, president
of the Institute.
Effect on England
London, November 7.—(3:50 p. m.)—The
effect of the war on British trade is shown
In the board of trade figures for October.
Imports decreased $100,850,000 and exports
decreased $90,100,000. The principal loss In
Imports was $27,600,000 on raw cotton from
America, and $7,500,000 on cotton from
Egypt, together with $35,000,000 on manu
factured articles. 'The exports of coal de
clined $10,000,000, and the exports of manu
factured articles declined $67,500,000. Of
the latter cotton yarns made up $26..°5C,0%
and wool yarns $6,250,000.
Por Grip, Influenza,
Coughs, Sore Throat
COLDS
Don’t wait until your bones
begin to ache, take Humphreys’
“Seventy-seven” at the first
sneese or shiver, to get best re
sults.
Pleasant to take, handy to
jarry, fits the vest pocket. For
iale by every dealer in medi
line from Canada to Cape
Torn.
Two sizes. ‘J6t and $1.00, at all drug
gist, or mulled.
Hynphrf,«' Homeo. Medicine Co., 16f
William Street, New l'ork.—Advertize■
■sent.
NICHOLSON GIVES
I
PLANTING TREES
| Number of Points to Be
Considered When Select
ing Street Trees
HARDINESS IS ONE
OF CHIEF FACTORS
Must. Be Able to Thrive Under Ad
verse Conditions—Straightness and
Symmetry of Growth—Trees Best
Adapted to This Climate
Maury Nicholson. superintendent of
parks and playgrounds, at the suggestion
of the commissioners, has drawn up data
on the kind of trees to plant on Arbor
I»ay. and conditions under which they
should be planted. The communication
which he addressed to the commissioners
was as follows:
"In order to secure permanent and de
sirable results from the planting of street
trees there are a number of things to
be considered. (1) The conditions to which
shade trees along streets and highways
are subjected are very different from
conditions surrounding trees grown In
the forests* These conditions are In
variably less favorable to the successful
growth and life of the trees; therefore,
characteristics and habits of trees must
be considered when selecting them for this
purpose.
Selecting Street Trees
"Important points to be considered in
the selection of street trees are as fol
lows:
I "Hardiness, that is ability to thrive un
! der the adverse conditions of city life,
such as poor soil, abnormal amount of
soot and dust, and unprotectedness from
storms. Almost invariably the soil in
which street trees must live Is poor, on
account of the cutting down and filling of
streets; also, the amount of exposed earth
surface around the tree is invariably lim
ited, so that the root system cannot re
ceive a supply of moisture and air that it
would In the forest, and In order to over
come this the root system must be high
ly developed in a small space, In order
to supply the tree with moisture and air
through this limited space, and also to
contend against the conditions of poor
soil. Again, the head of the tree, or the
leaf system, through which the tree ab
sorbs the necessary elements from the
atmosphere, must contend with unfavor
able atmospheric conditions due to the
presence of (lust and soot.
Straight ness and symmetry of
growth are important combined with
rounded or pyramid shaped bend that
adapts th«* tree to the use of the high
way by traffic are essential, because
the tree must protect the highway
without interfering with Its use and
being limited In the space that it can
occupy. It is therefore Important that
the body cf the tree should bo straight,
and have its limbs nt such height as
will clear all traffic and form the sym
metrical shape within the limited
space that It must grow.
Insect Attacks
"Immunity from attack by insects
vary widely and this fact alone ex
cludes many otherwise very desirable
trees from use on the streets. Home
species of trees are almost immune
from insect attacks. Others are so sus
ceptible to insect attacks and have so
many insect enemies that the planting
of them encourages the spread of these
Insects to the detriment of other trees
and, as an example of this, the Euro
pean elm and the American elm, two
magnificent shade trees with many de
sirable qualities, are so susceptible to
attacks of many insects that in some
sections of the country their planting
is practically abandoned.
"Abundance of shade is, of course,
an essential for the street trees, this
bring one of the principal uses of the
tree. In this particular there is also
a wide variation In the characteris
tics of trees and this will therefore
have weight in the selection for street
planting.
"Cleanliness: Trees have character
istic habits of cleanliness that are as
marked as those of individuals. Some
species, lor instance, begin dropping
leaves or twigs in the early part of
the summer and continue through the
fall, thus keeping the ground under
neath the tree In a more or less un
sightly condition. Other species drop
seed, pods, fruit or burs in a greater
or less degree, causing inconvenience
to foot traffic or unsightliness.
•Longevity, or length of life, is an
important consideration In selecting
trees and one in which there Is a very
wide variation. The city of Washing
ton. in which there are more properly
planted t.nd cared for trees than any
other city in the United States, has
eliminated some species of trees, prin
cipally because they havo been found
not to be long lived under city life
condition?..
Trees to »e riantea nere
“There are some 500 different spe
cies of trees In tho United States, but
when all the characteristics necessary
to overcome the unfavorable conditions
of cl tv life are sought In the selection
of the ti res there will remain only a
comparatively few troes that will stand
tho test. These will vary somewhat
according to geographical location.
The following are suggested as spe
cial that have been tried and proved
successful in this locality. Accompany
ing this list Is given a minimum dis
tance apart that the .various species
should be planted to secure the best re
suits: , ...
Norway nmplft, 40 feet; red maple, 40
feet; pin oak, 38 feet; red oak, 45 feet;
scarlet oak, 40 feet; willow oak, 40 feet,
water oak, 40 feet; sycamore (Plantanus
Orlentalia), 46 feet; sycamore (Celtic Occi
dental^). 45 feet; hackberry. 30 feet;
glngko, 30 feet. 1
“Tho spacing of the troe Is impoitant.
not only as to the spacing on each side of
the street, but the opposite side ol' the
street; the trees should be set opposle
each other; also It Is very Imporant that a
hole large enough to curry tho root sys
tem for two or three years should be ex
cavated. Some cities prescribe a hole 3
feet deep, 3 feet wide and 3 feet long. In
any event the hole should be 3 feet deep
and not less than 3 feet wide. If the park
ing space will admit It and from 3 to 5 feet
In length. In most Instances all of ‘he
soil should be removed and the best soil
obtainable replaced. Be sure and keep
the weeds and grass off of the surface
around the tree for a space of at least
4 feet square.
"Keep the tree watered by digging the
surface of the ground around and put
ample water sufficient to keep It moist
until the tree becomes thoroughly well
established.
"As It Is desirable to receive shade from
the tree as soon as possible, the site of
the tree planted Is Important. Exper'ence
has proven this s'xe to be from 1 lnoh to
3 inches In diameter."
Ten Hurt in Fire
Brownsville. Pa., November 7.—Ten per
sons were Injured, lift made homeless ana
17 buildings were destroyed by a fi'e that
wiped out most of the town of West
Brownsville today. The damage is esti
mated at $160,009.
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ERSKINE RAMSAY IS
BADLY HURT BY FALL
IN COMPANY’S BARGE
Well Known Man Suffers
Concussion of Skull When
Newly Launched Vessel
Strikes Water at Holt
lSmklne Humany, vlco proaldont and
general manager of the Pratt Consolidated
Coal company, was seriously injured yes
terday afternoon at 8 o’clock when he
| accompanied the first barge of his com
| pany Into the waP»r of the Warrior river.
He suffered by reason of a severe fall, a
concussion at the back of the head and
was hurriedly brought to Birmingham
where he Is confined at Ht. Vincent’s hos
pital. Dr. William Jordan, who met Mi*.
Ramsay and party at the Terminal sta
tion, made an examination and said that
lie had every reason to believe that the
patient would be well during the next
few days.
The accident to Mr Ramsay threw a
damper upon the spirit of the party that
he organized to make the trip to Holt,
near Tuscaloosa, and witness the launch
ing of the first barge that his company
built. The accident occurred about 8
o’clock or shortly thereafter. Mr. Rum
say, despite the advice of friends, accom
panied Captain Keener, builder of the
launch, on board. The barge was tilted
to an angle of about to degrees as it slid
Into the water.
John L». Kuul, George O. Crawford and
others witnessed the accident, and saw
Mr. Ramsay fall, lie was standing erect
at the time and as the boat righted itself
after hitting the water Mr. Ramsay was
thrown back towards the side of the
barge. In an instant lie was unconscious.
Kills McCormack, who was on the boat,
yelled back to shore that Mr. Rauisay
ivas hurt.
A motorboat put out for the bargo and
in the meantime negroes with u rope
had hauled the bargo to shore. Mr. Ram
say was lifted ashore and carried up the
embankment. A physician for the-Cen
tral Iron and Coal company examined
the injured coal operator and later on
Dr. G. R. Rau of Tuscaloosa, one of the
foremost physicians of that section, ex
amined him. Upon his advice ho was
brought to Birmingham. I>r. Rau kindly
left his work in Tuscaloosa and accom
panied the party to Birmingham. In addi
tion to Mr. Ramsay and Dr. ILau the
party was composed of George Gordon
Crawford, P. G. Shook, K. II. Crockard.
W. A. Currie, J. B. Keeling, John R. Kaul
and W. B. McKenzie, superintendent at
Holt.
Dr. Jordan upon request from Tusca
loosa met the train at the station with
an ambulance from Shaw & Son. Dr.
Jordan, Dr. Moore and Dr. Rau examined
Mr. Ramsay at the hospital and expressed
a favorable opinion. He was conscious
from the time ho left Tuscaloosa until
he reached the hospital. IIo Was given a
hypodermic at the hospital and was asleep
shortly afterwards. Dr. Jordan, in an
swer to Inquiries from Culpepper Kxum,
George Crawford, I’ascluil G. Shook, Mrs.
Shook and other friends that called, said
that indications were that while Mr. Ram
nay had suffered a very severe fall, at. the
same time there was no reason for any
grave fears as to his eventual recovery.
Dr. Jordan as well as Dr. Ran said that
concussions such as Mr. Ramsay suffered
were liable to develop unexpected symp
toms, but the general rule was that re
coveries were rapid and permanent.
The news of Mr. Ramsay’s Injury spread
over the city rapidly, and when the sta
tion #was reached last night There were
no less than a dozen machines there filled
with friends of the well known man want
ing to know about, the injuries he had
suffered. During the first few hours of
his stay at St. Vincent’s hospital the
inquiries were constant.
Miss O’Sullivan, whom Dr. Jordan sc
oured to nurse Mr. Ramsay, said at 10
o clock last night that the patient was
resting comfortably and was perfectly at
ease.
DR. EARLE DRENNEN
SAILS ON LUSITANIA
Is Surgeon With Red Cross Party
Equipped by Mrs. Harry
Payne Whitney
Hr. TV. Earle Drcnnen of Ulrmingham
■ailed last week on the Lusitania fur
Europe, where he will assist in the
field hospital back of tho firing line
of the allies’ army in northern France.
The equipment and maintenance of t.ho
field hospital Is being financed by Mr*.
Hurry Payne Whitney, who accom
panied the party.
Mrs. Whitney has expended already
a large sum of money In purchasing
equipment and supplies. Ten motor am
bulances designed for tho new Ameri
can hospital in France left a week ago
Saturday on the French liner Chicago.
On the Lusitania went, among other
things, clothing enough to fit out sev
eral thousand men. women and chil
dren. In fact, it is aalil that Mrs. Whit
ney is shipping all the warm clothing
she could purchase on short notice
More than 1000 blankets are part of tho
equipment that sailed on the Lusitania.
Tho 16 nurses of the party are vol
unteers a* well as the four surgeons
and will receive no pay.
Arkansas Beats Louisiana
Shreveport. La., November 7.—The Uni
versity of Arkansas football defeated
Louisiana State university here today, to
to 12. Leverett scored two touchdown* for
j Arkansas, one on a 4&-yard run around
! Louisiana's left end and Cook kleke-d tw*«
sroals. A. O'Quinn and Moberly st ored lor
] Louisiana *ndrt>vo other scores were lost
1 when tlie ball was lost on ArKainta*’ two*
lard line.
J
PLAN TO ESTABLISH
SERVICE BETWEEN
I MOBILE AND FRISCO
I. N. Hibberd Here in Inter
est of Plan—Steamer Will
Sail for San Francisco
Week From Tomorrow
I. N. Htbberd. general manager of th%
Suddon-Christenson line, with offices in
.San Francisco, is In Birmingham in the
interest of a service which his company
will inaugurate shortly between Mobile
and San Francisco via the Panama canal.
Until tho trade has ben worked up
there will be only monthly sailings, but
should the cargo justify more frequent
sailings from Mobile additional ships
would he put on, he said.
Mr. Hibherd is enthusiastic over the op
portunity for trade expansion which ths
service will afford Birmingham, and
pointed out last night how Birmingham
might take advantage of the opportunity
to enter another field.
"The Peter H. Crow, a 4J(*>-ton ste&mei,
left Baltimore tonight," said Hr. Hibberd
last night, "and will reach Mobile Thurs
day. sailing lor San Francisco about a
week from Monday. Birmingham has not
furnished as much of the initial cargo as
I expected, but I think that the trade
can ami will be worked up.
"The service will put Birmingham on an
I equal footing with New York, which is
not the case at present, and will enable
manufacturers of the Birmingham district
to put down their products on the Paeiflo
• 'oust as cheap or cheaper than those in
the north and • atn.
"I have found n peculiar situation in
t regard to rates to tidewater. The rate on
pig iron to Mobile for export is $1 per
ton. If the iron is to mnuln In Mobilq
the rate Is $1.75, but if it Is for the Pa
cific coast the rate Is $2.7K. Thin appear*
to be a discrimination against Birming
ham In efforts to reach the Pacific coast,
a new market which the Panama ‘‘anal
has just opened up.
"Here is an opportunity for Birmingham
to enter a new field. It Is interesting be
cause it has never been done before, and
I is a constructive work. I shall continue
to push It and am confident of eventual
I success."
Mr. Hibberd left Inst night for Mobile.
I He will return tomorrow morning and
I will be at the Tutwilcr.
—
PEOPLE LAIN I EEE
COURT OF TROUBLES
Statement of City Attorney Indicates
That Commission Has Been Flooded
With Complaints Against the
Waterworks Company
1 “The suit which wns Bled In the city
j c ourt by \V. i>. Hankins,*' said Romaln*
• Boyd, city attorney, yesterday, “will give
i the people an opportunity to tell the court
| just what they have told tho city commli
slon.
“If they tell tho court all of the thing*
they told tho coinmiHRlon. In my opinion,
j a decree declaring the franchise of t’..«
j waterworks company forfeited, will fol
low."
Thu suit was filed Friday, and Us ob
ject is to declare the franchise of the
water company forfeited. The informal
statement of tho city attorney la fdgnlfl
cimt iti that It Indicates that during the
past; several weeks the commission J.a#
Leon Bonded with complaints against the
waterworks company.
Mm
BODY COMPLETELY
Unable to Sleep at Night Itching So
Severe. Broke Out as a Rash.
Turned to Boils. Clothes Irri
tated. Used Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Completely Healed.
' ■—
321 Lee St., Hampton. Va.—“In July
of last year the eczema made Its first ap
pearance on my fingers and before tho last
/^TNy of August my body was
(/ sjfisSfc i completely covered. I
J YyJ was unable to &leep at
/ WT bight the Itching was so
VYj J severe. I hail to take
/ \ Ty sleeping medicines several
/ .—Hines A week to get any
f sleep at all. It broke out.
^ \v as a rash and some of the
eruption turned to boils. My chin ww
covered and I had several boils on my face.
My bands looked so that I hud to stop
school and iny clothes Irritated the eruption
vo much that it kept mo scratching all tho
time. I could not slay in a warm room and
I could not put my hand* In warm water
at all.
“A friend advised me to try Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. X sent for ram pies
and then bought a box of the Cuticura
ointment and Cuticura Soap and I am
completely healed. My skin Is as smooth
aa it ever was. I use the Cuticura Soap all
the time for it Is the beet I have ever used.”
(Signed) Mis# Dudley Trueblood, Jan. 3S.
191*.
Samples Free by Mail
( Mtbough Cuticura ^oap 25c. > and C.'uti
. curaOintment 5ue. are sold throughout the
j world, h sample of ea»*b with 32-p. Skin Rook
j will lw sent frev upon itamest- Acblwsst
post-card: “Cuticura. Dept. T, Boston.”