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Security
Forms the basis upon which
this bank invites the cheek
ing acconnts of merchants,
firms, corporation?, farmers
and individuals.
Yonr account is invited.
The First National Bank
Capital and Surplus
$3,000,000
4 par cant Interest on savings.
Compounded Quarterly
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.. STILtOESTROYED
Fire White Men Bound Over
as Result of Raid By
Marshals
Following: a preliminary hearing be
fore Judge R. B. Watts, United States
commissioner, five white men, charged
with Illicit distilling, were bound over
to the federal grand Jury in the sum
of $200 each, and one was discharged
The arrests were made early yester
day morning by a posse of federal
offtcers and followed the raiding and
destruction of a 60-gallon still and
600 gallons of “mash/' The still was
located four miles north of Quito, Shel
by county. The men placed under bond
ere alleged to have recently moved
from Cleburne county, and were ar
rested on information.
There was no one operating the still
when located by the officers and no
whisky was found at any places of
abode of the defendants. At the hear
ing yesterday they denied any knowl
edge of the still and represented that
they were all working at Morgan's
sawmill, at which camp they were ar
rested. Those bound over were:
Bart McCormack. Charles McCor
mack, Jim Junior. Coon Junior and
Joe Cheatwood. Sam Howard was dis
charged.
The officers making the raid were
Capt. G. C. Willis, W. Bt. Ford, W. O.
Hass and R. Bates, deputy United
States marshals; s. E. Cunningham,
special agent of the United States
treasury department; Golden Howoll
and N. W. Bennefield, deputy collect
or*, of internal revenue.
The defendants failed to make bond
last right and were placed in tho
county Jail.
Dr. Green To Lecture Here
C. A. Brown, principal of the Birming
ham High school, anounced last night
that the original plan to have Dr.
Thomas E. Green on Friday night, No
vember 20, will be followed. Dr. Green
will speak at the High school auditor
ium on "The Burden of the Natione."
Dr. Green has just completed his latest
toiler around the world and his lecture
is a study of conditions, as they ex
ist in the various nations at this time.
The tour which Dr. Green is now mak
ing is his last in the Lyceum field, as
he has announced on numerous occa
sions that he will not be booked for
future engagements.
Banking Chapter to Meet
The Birmingham chapter of the
American Institute of Banking will
hold its regular monthly meeting to
night at 8 o’clock in the chapter rooms
In the American Trust building. A re
port of the convention of the American
Bankers’ association In Richmond will
be made by the local chapter’s represen
tative, Lee Cross, and an address by
Mr. Charles E. Rice, a lpeal attorney,
on “Solvent Credits," will be the feature
•f the evening.
Real Estate Transfers
The following real estate transfers were
yesterday recorded in the office of the
prebato judge:
$2700—W. T. Kemp to Vfola Denegre,
pare of lots 11 and 12. block 17, survey of
West End Land and Improvement com
pany
1*500—\V. L. Beasley to Elizabeth L.
Whiteside, lots 7 an<fs, block 175, survey
•f Elyton Land company.
Incorporations
The following certificate of incorpora
tion was yesterday recorded in the office
of the probate judge:
$6000— Birmingham Lime and Dolomite
company, L. J. Haley, Jr., president; L.
B. Haley, vice president; O. M. Parrish,
secretary.
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TURNER ANNOUNCES
TKEPRQGRANIMEEOR
JOBBERS’ME E TIN G
Many Entertainments For
Electrical Men When They
Meet in December
LOCAL COMMITTEE
ALSO ANNOUNCED
i
Among Entertainments Will Be Re
ception at Country Club and Cab
aret at Newspaper Club.
Golf and Tennis Also
The programme of the meeting of the
Electrical Jobbers’ association, which will
convene In Birmingham December 9, was
announced yesterday by Oscar C. Turner,
through whose efforts the convention was
secured for Birmingham.
The programme Includes an automobile
todr of the city, a tea for the ladies at
the Southern club, a theatre party for the
ladies at the Lyric, a cabaret and smoker
for the men at the Newspaper club, a re
ception at the Country club, a golf tour
nament and barbecue at the Roebuck
Springs club, a tennis tournament at the
Country club and a tour of the Industrial
district on a special train.
Local Committees
The local committees to arrange for
the events of the meeting have been
named by Mr. Turner as follows:
General Reception Committee—J. H. P.
DeWindt, chairman; F. H. Chamberlain,
George Gordon Crawford, Col. T. O.
Smith, H. L Badham, H. A. Drennen,
Frank S. Washburn, R. T. Brooks, P. G.
Shook, James Bowron, Krskine Ramsay,
C. Fairbairn .Crawford Johnson, George
Ward, M. V, Joseph, J. W. Donnelly,
W. W. Crawford, H. C. Ryding, James
Weatherloy, F. H. Crockard, J. K. Shel
by, E. H. Cabaness, C. M. Stanley, John
L. Kaul, R. A. Brown, Culpepper Exum,
J. H. Barr, A. H. Woodward, L. Sevier,
Theodore Swann, W. E. Mitchell, George
Knox, F. T. Pullen, Murray Brown, Solon
Jacobs, J. D. Turner, H. W. Coffin, F. P.
Glass, E. H. Andrew’s, Forney Johnston,
Robert Jemison, Jr., Sam Blach, II. M.
Edmonds, J. L. Drennen. E. W. Barrett,
George Blinn, J. T. Stokley, Sol Caheen,
V. H. Hanson. B. B. Burton, R. L. Cross.
Hugh Morrow, Maj. E. M. Tutwiler.
Walker Percy, R. A. Terrell, J. H.
Phillips, George W. Connors, George H.
Gray, Charles F. DeBardeleben, Her
bert Smith, M. L. Semon, J. J. Smith,
Eugene F. Enslen, A. W. Smith, John N.
Coffin, R. W. Ewing, J. W. Sibley, Bert
Jacobs. H. B. Gray, J. Frank Rushton,
J. Campbell M&ben, Jr., W. McQueen,
William Ryan, E. H. Horton, A. O.
Lane, Oscar C. Turner, A. W. Carey,
C. W. Luts, Harry Jones, F. A. McElroy,
J. D. Moore, John H. Frye, T. H. Ren
nie, E. B. Helper, W. C. Adams, C.
Black. George McClary, J. N. Rose, R
H. Woodward, Gregory Johnson, M. J
Lide, H. K. Milner, J. D. Rosejfberger
John Sparrow*, A. M. Tayldr, H. B,
Wheelock.
Country Club—J. D. Turner, chairman,
E. H. Cabaniss, Cary Baker, John M
Caldwell, Robert Thatch, E. B. Crawford,
Robert Jemison, Jr., A. M. Shook, Jr.
Street Car Committee—J. T. Hury,
chairman; F. H. Chamberlain, J. E. Mont
gomery, Fred Underw’ood, E. S. Center,
Tom Hill, F. T. Pullen, Frank Hammond,
Cipcero Blackwell.
Automobile Ride—Frank B. Fowlkes,
chairman; Crawford Johnson, P. G. Shook,
W. C. Radcliff, Clyde EnniP, W. T. Giles,
Wallace Johns, Frederick Gunster, John
C. Henley, Fred Underwood, Tom Ander
son, H. B. Everett, Walter Harper.
Tennis Tournament—Carroll Blake,
chairman; R. D. Johnson, Jr., Cary Baker.
Registration Committee—W. A. Hop
kins, chairman; H. W. Kilkenny, W. R.
Herstein, Charles Doerr, Charles W.
Burney.
Golf Tournament—R. T. Brook, chair
man; R. H. Baugh, R. A. Brown, Y. H,
Hanson, V. J. Nesbit, LeRoy Percy.
Ladles Committee—Mrs. Oscar C. Tur
ner, chairman; Mrs. W. R. Herstein, Mrs.
Crawford Johnston, Mrs. Harry Jones,
Mrs. J. H. P. DeWindt, Mrs. R. T. Brook,
Mrs. H. L. Badham, Mrs. V. H. Hanson,
Mrs. F. H. Chamberlain, Mrs. J. D. Tur
ner, Mrs. H. A. Drennen.
Barbecue—J. H. P. DeWindt, chairman;
Solon Jacobs. R. A. Brown. W. W. Craw
ford. O. C. Turner, R. H. Baugh. Ed.
Norman. A. L. Fullenwilder, L. Sevier, R.
F. Culverhouse.
Cabaret and Smoker—Oscar C. Tur
ner, chairman; Sidney Lazarus, F. H.
Chamberlain. W. A. Dameron, R. D. Bur
nett. B. H. Mooney, Tom Sherman; Hugh
Roberts. A. M. JWiook. Jr., J. E. Chap
pell. Ellis Hollums, W. M. Clements, H.
| C. Ryding, E. H. Andrews.
Programme For Meeting
The programme for the meeting fol
lows:
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8.
9:00 a. m.. registration, ground floor.
Tutwiler; W. A. Hopkins, chairman reg
istration committee, H. W. Kilkenny,
W. R. Herstein, Charles Doen, Charles
Burney.
Badge, which will be given, will ad
mit without further cards to all the
clubs, golf links, In the city. The the
atre party, smoker and ball.
10:30 a. m.. meeting; central division,
eastern division.
11:00 a. m., general meeting, ball
room, second floor motel, open for all.
room, second floor hotel, open for all.
ladies and gentlemen, he sure and go.
4:30 p. m.f ladles’ tea. Southern club.
4:30 p. m.. meeting jobbers, second
floor Tutwiler hotel.
8:00 p. m., ladies’'theatre party. Lyric
theatre.
9:00 p. m., press club, cabaret and
smoker for men; tendjired by the Bir
mingham Newspaper club.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
9 a. m.—Special street cars will leavl
hotel for Roebuck Golf and Automobile
club.
10:15 a. m.—Meeting of jobbers. Manufac
turers and guests begin golf tournament
11 a. m.—Ladles visit roof garden oi
press club.
1 p. m.—Barbecue for all, ladles coming
out on special cars leaving press club at
12 noon.
2 p. m.—Golf tournament; prizes offered
by the association.
8 p. m.—Ladles’ card party; prizes of.
feied by the local commmittee.
8:30 p. m.—Reception tendered by tlu
Country club.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10.
9:30 a. m.—Street cars leave for Coun
try club.
10 a. m.—Tennis tournament. Golf linki
open to any who desire to use them.
10 a. m —Meeting of Jobbers.
12:30 p. m.—Ladies’ Itmcheon at Country
club.
2:1E p. m. sharp—Steam railroad can
leave Louisville and Nashville termina
station for trip through the industrial dis
trict of Birmingham. By courteay of tlu
RESERVE BANK OPENS UNDER
FAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES
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W. H. Kettig,,a Director, Re
turns From Atlanta, Aftei
Attending Opening Mon
day Morning
Muj. W. H. Kettlg, directoi of th«
legional reserve bank of this district
returned yesterday from Atlanta
where he attended the opening of thf
bank Monday morning. The opening
of the regional Uhnks in various cities
of the country was of unusual interest
to financial and business men. Majoi
Kevt-ig said yesterday that there wat
very little to be said at this time ex
cepting that the opening was very
suspicion and that a great deal ol
good would result from the new finan
cial operations.
“The regional bank in Atlanta opened
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BAR ASSOCIATION TO
MEET ONJATURDAH
Will Hear Anyone Mashing
To Make Charges Regard
ing Employment of
“Runners”
The central council of the State Bai
association will meet in Birminghan
next Saturday. The meeting will b«
held in the office of the chairman, H
U. Sims, in the Steiner building. Th<
meeting is for the purpose of hearing
charges, if any' are made, that certali
lawyers are soliciting patronagi
through “runners.”
Ii» announcing the meeting Mr. Sinn
issued the following explanatory state
most:
“A great deal has been sold am
written recently about the conduct o
certain members of the bar who de
grade the standing of the professioi
by soliciting cases through paid agent
or drummers. The law forbids sued
methods of practicing law, and l
should be condemned by every self
respecting member of he profession
“Indeed, at the last meeting of tin
State Bar association in Montgomer:
last July, the subject was fully die
cussed and condemnatory resolution!
adopted.
‘‘The Alabama Slate Bar associatioi
has a standing committee, called th<
‘central council.’ who are authorise*
by the code of Alabama to instltuti
proceedings in the courts to disba
from practicing our profession an;
lawyer guilty of illegal acts or will
ful misconduct in the practice of hi
profession. Any person who is prepare
to prove that an Alabama lawyer ha
been bo conducting himself may brim
his charge in writing to that commit
tee, supported by an affidavit of th
tiuth of the charge; and that commit
toe will investigate the charge, and 1
they' believe it true, will institute pro
ccodings against the lawyer to stop hi
practicing his profession.
“That committee at present Is com
posed of H. U. Sims as chairman, Z. T
Budulph and E. D. Smith of Blrmlng
ham, W. P. Acker of Anniston and \V
L. Pitts of Unlontown, and after con
ferrlng fully they have decided that i
will be wise to hold a meeting especial
ly' to consider complaints from an:
who choose to bring them eharginj
Alabama lawyers with stirring up litl
gution by sending out employed agent*!
or runners, as they are called, to eo
licit suits or claims for the lawyer t<
pi osecute.
“This meeting will be held at the of
fire of the chairman, 7 Steiner build
ing, Birmingham, on next Saturday
November 21, at 10 a. m."
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany.
TTENIRY.
Leave Louisville and Nashville statioi
2:16 p. m. Arrive Edgewater 3 p. m. Leav
Edgewater a:30 p. m. Arrive by-produc
plant 3:46 p. m. Leave by-product plan
4:06 p. m. Arrive wire company plant 4:1
p. m. Leave wire company plant 5 p. m
Arrive Birmingham, Louisville and Nash
ville station, 5:30 p. m.
Registrations Already Made
The registrations below have been mad
at the Tutwiler hotel for the meeting De
comber 8-9. The registrations as a rul
arc in one name and number 114. It wa
stated, however, that one reservation ma;
include two or three, and sometimes more
pei sons. The total number so far expect
ed exceeds 200. *
The list follows:
A. I. Appleton, H. C. Adams, Jr., M
B. Austin. H. P. Andrea, E. G. Bernard
W. S. Blssell, F. M. Bernardin, W. A
Brown and wife, C. E Brown, N. T
Brenner. C. E. Browne and wife, San
Chase, James Clark, Crouse-Flinds A
Co.. Charles M. CrofooV. N. C. Cotabash
P. M. Down®, B. B.»r»owns and wrifo
W. M. Doming, V. R. Despa*jl. W. J
Doherty, F. R. Elliott, J. Elkas, M
P. Ellis. M. P. Field. F. L. Funsten, I. L
Fossett, H. J. Gorke. E. C. Graham, T. H
Green, L. V. Garron. A. A. Gray, E
1-4. Ginn, H. R. Hixson, Charles H
l-Iarding. N. G. Harvey, W. R. Hersteln
C. B. Hawley, C. P. Hill. J. H. Highei
and wife, W. A. Hopkins, M. Havens
George R. Jones, J. G. JJohannessn. Efi
ward Jumonville, H. B, Kirkland, L. W
Kithman, P. S. Klees, A. M. Little, W
W. Low. J. E. LJvor, A. W. IJndgreen
H. W. Lawrence, H. Lucas, C. J. Lit
acher and wife, C. W. Leveridge and wife
W. W. Merrill and wife, W. N. Matthews
W. S. P. Mayder. Robert Miller, A. 8
Merrill,, W. G. Mills, T. W. Moore, Ma:
McGraw and wife, C. T. McKinstrsy, T
T. McCullough, Franklin Overbach, R
P. Oblinger, John H. Earker, F. S. Price
H. E. Page, C. M. Parr, H. L. Everest, H
K. Patton, C. L. Patterson, W. E. Rob
ertson, Charles W. Ridinger, E. A. Rum
sey, T. C. Ringgold, E. H. Rutter ant
wife, G. 8. Smith, Charles Scudder, Wil
liam H. Seldom C. C. Sib#y, F. E. Stov
and wife. W. L. Sinnott, L. A. Schwab
W. 8. Sisson, H. 8. Sands, C. M. Stout
W. J. Tonkin. J. B. Terry, F. B. Thomp
son. C. N. Trump. A. F. Thatcher, W. R
Thomas. F. D. VanWinkle. T. G. Whal
ing. H. S. Wilson, C. 8. Walker. V. C. B
Wetmore and wife, Charlea F. White am
wife, II. R. Worthington.
FOLEY’S CATHARTIC TABLETS.
Are wholesome, thoioughly cleans
ing, and have a stimulating effect o*
the stomach, liver and bowels. Reg
uiate you with no griping and no un
pleasant after effects. Stout people fin
they give immense relief and com
fort. Anti-bilious. Warren Spofford
Green Bay, Wis.. writes: “Foley Ca
thartic Tablets are the best laxativi
I ever used. They do the work prompt
ly and with no bad after effecta.” Tr;
them. For aala by all dealers.
under the most favorable circum
stances.” aaid Major Keltic;. There is a
great deal of preliminary work to bo
done yet but considoYinis everything
the situation is advancing; well. The
bank is ready for business and the
indications are that the banks and
bankers intend to take full advantage
of every convenience offered by the
system. ^
“I am fully convinced that the open
ing of the banks all/ over this country
will materially help* the financial sit
uation. business has been getting bet
ter every day for the past week and
I canfidenlly believe that it will con
tmue this way until all trhees of un
satisfactory conditions are removed.
‘I am sure that there has occurred
during the past few oays a complete
change in the sentiments of the peo* i
pie. The general opinion is now that'
we have struck the upgrade again and
nothing can restrain the upward ten
dency. As far as the local business is
.concerned we are getting along in good
shape.”
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Cooper Denies Every Alle
gation of Complainants
Against Interstate Mort
gage and Bond Co.
Suit seeking the dissolution of the
Interstate Mortgage and Bond com
pany and the removal of B. H. Coop
er as receiver was fll^d yesterday in
the city court by Oeorge M. Motley of
U.idsden. counsel for half :t (token
stockholders of the company. The
• style of the suit la H. M. Johnson, 1
Kemurry, W. C. Bellenger, W. A Bel
lenger, T. AY. Morrow. \V. 11. Porter and
S. N. Thompson vs. the Interstate Mort
gage and Bond company, a body cor
porate. B. II. Cooper, F. D. Klrven. T.
laivejo.v and the Alabama Fidelity
Mortgage and Bond company.
The bill of complaint alleges that on
i October 17 a bill wan filed against the
i company by F. r>. Klrven. who claimed
to have acquired more than two-thirds
of the capital stock In which ho sought
to have the affairs of the company
wound up. B. H. Cooper, president of
the company, was named as receiver.
It Is alleged that Klrven was acting
I for some other party and that the re
ceiver has dissipated $30,000 of the
I company's funds; that there has been
• a transfer of a mortgage of the In
I terstate company, and that it Is valued
) at about $200,000.
' The bill prays that the company be
r dissolved and the proceeds distributed
• among the stockholders. It also asks
i that B. H. Cooper be removed from the
1 receivership. —
s Mr. Cooper stated last night that
[ I ho bill was filed by a feiv disgruntled
stockholders and that he denied every
? Allegation made In the complaint. He
■ said the $30,000 alleged to have been
f dissipated is an estimaied rental value
■ of a piece of property owned by the
i company winch has been vacant for
sometime. The complainants, he said,
contend that he ought to have kept It
rented. He further said the company
Avas entirely solvent und that an an
swer to the bill would be filed Immedi
ately.
LOCAL BROKER SELLS
25,000 GALLONS OF
GASOLINE TO ITALY
Will Be Shipped From Re
fineries Immediately—Ala
bama Barbed Wire To
: Be Sold Abroad
A local broker, who maintains cor
respondence with Italy and other for
1 eign countries, was able yesterday to
cell 25,000 gallons of gasoline for oz
, portation to that country. The request
> came from the Italian connection of
the local broker. Quotations were se
• cyred in Birmingham and the gasoline
will be shipped from a refinery with
in a short time.
This incident is one of many devel
oping during the past few days show
ing the dependence upon American
goods felt abroad. Tho statement was
made yesterday that Alabama barbed
wire was to be sold to one of the
armies engaged in tho European war
and that a local plant would be given
the order. In addition it is generally
believed that a large number of Ala
bama horses will be bought in this
city to be sent away. There is also a
strong probability that some shrapnel
will be manufactured here for the Eu
ropean countries.
MUSfCALE POSTPONED
Enrico Areaoni to Sing at Tutwiler
November 29 Instead of Nov. 22
The initial musleale of the Sunday aft
ernoon aeries to ba given nt the Tutwiler
under the auspices of Mra. Sharp and Mra.
Frazier, has been postponed from Novem
ber 22 to November 29. The attraction will
be Enrico Aresoni, dramatic tenor, of
fgrand opera fame. He is known in musi
cal circles as one of the greatest recital
krtisU, as well as operatic stars, in this
.country.
Miss Jenny Dufau, the coloratura so
prano who had been announced for No
vember 22, will come probably in Febru
j %ry. According to the present schedule
Burnham, piano virtuoso, will follow Are
soni—probably In December.
Davil and Clara Marines, violin and
pidno, will, it is understood, appear in
the series early in the spring.
Mrs. Sharp and Mrs. Frazier have sold
i many season tickets for the Sunday musi
- tales, but they have some unsold. In or
. der to make these recitals % complete
financial success every ticket must be
> disposed of. The price Is the same as in
• pre-vious years—$5. The ticket admits two
r persons to each of four or five perform
ances.
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DEPLORES TALK Of '
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THEIESJDIAPAN
I)r. Utaka Minakuchi. Noted
Lecturer of Baltimore, Is
In Birmingham
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HIS COUNTRY VERY
FRIENDLY, HE SAYS
Hah Not Forgotten Attitude of This
Coentry During the Russo-Japan
ese War—Discusses Immi
gration Problems
Dr. Ulaku Minakuchi. the distin
guished Japanese lecturer who resides ■
in Baltimore, is in the city and will
remain here for a few days. He will
ci'rak at "the Jefferson theatre Sun
day afternoon and Sunday night at tht
First Methodist: church. Dr. Minakuchi
\ ar. u guest yesterday at the Birming
ham Newspaper club, where he met and
discussed matters of interest with sev
eral local men.
Dr. Minakuchi said that speculation y
ub to a war between Japan and Amer
ica was but foolish talk and that he
was Uoihg all within his power to per
suade those with whom he came in
contact of that fact.
“Japan is a protege of America,” said t
Dr. Minakuchi. “During the Russian
trouble wo borrowed many millions of
collar* from this country and natur
ally we feel under obligations to Amcr- ‘
ica for that consideration. In addition
to being a great borrower our com
mercial relations are unusually satis
factory. We buy largo quantities of
products from America and we sell
this country' a great volume of goodr
As a mutter of fact our relations are
very cordial and profitable to all par
tit a.
California Trouble Local
"In addition to the business relation- (
ship, we have every reason to feel ,
kindly to Americans. In California,
where all this talk started about dis
crimination against Japanese, it wan
I urely a local situation and thoughtful
nu*n understood It as srtch. The Jap
anese in that country as well as else
where do not confine themselves to la
boring for other people but work out
plans of their own to obtain independ
ence. The .Japanese there have made
gardening products find the fruit
wealth of that state what it is today.
“I am convinced that many of our peo
j pie will eventually come to this section of
America and start small gardens and 1
ft ult farms. Alabama and the south is
just a little far away for the Japan
ese to travel without further time.
They will eventually come south and
will make good neighbors. Alabama
needs small gardens and the like of
that here at home inrtead of having
to import from other states practically
all that is used. Our people are very
good In that sort of work and they
add materially to the wealth of any
section they emigrate to. The immi
gration of Japanese to this country, 1
observe, is falling off slightly. We
have Fomosa and Manchurian lands to
develop and the government is en
couraging that very strongly. That is
cutting down the number of immi
grants to this section of the world.*'
Has Brother With Mitsu & Co.
Dr. Minakuchi spoke of the fact that
Mitsu A Co., the large exporters of
New York, have bought products from ,
this district for Japan. *
‘T have a brother connected with the
central offices of Mitsu A Co., in To- <
kio,” said Dr. Minakuchi. "That firm
is a very powerful one and Birming
ham is to be congratulated upon their
interest, here. T was pleased to know
that. Mitsu & Co. have bought rail here
for the Imperial railways of Japan.
They have also purchased some iron
from this district. I am informed. The
Panama canal is gofhg to draw the east
and west much closer together, in my
opinion. By shortening the great dig
I tunce between our country and Amer
ica the canal will serve to promote
closer commercial relations. I believe
cur trade relations will grow' strong
er and greater every year.”
Dr. Minakuchi is very much inter
ested in the south. He said yester
day that this section would have the
v hole of America dependent upon it I
within « short time. He said that the |
south wsis the only section that of
fered opportunities for effective ad
vancement along new lines. /■
SOLVENT CREDITS CASES
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Property Owners Asked To Settle
Cases Before Board of Revenue
All property owners against whom 1
solvent credits assessments have .been
made by Capt. J. V. Allen, tax commis
sioner for Jefferson county, and who
have been cited to appear before the
board of revenue to show cause why the
assessments submitted by Captain Allan
should not be made final, are requested
to appear before the board at once and
have the matter adjudicated.
More than half of the cases have been
disposed of, with the others still pend
ing before the board. In these cases
default Judgment will be taken unless
the property holders avail themselves
of the opportunity to appear before the
board in this matter.
At the hearing yesterday a number
of cases were settled by agreement and ,
one or two dismissed.
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Wrestler Caught In New
Orleans Result of Letter
m BE BROUGHT HERK
Have a Heart/’ Telegraphs Friend
of Sandow to Man Here Who Pre
ferred Charges—Said To
Have Secured $2000
“Have a heart, if you’re a man—have i
'eart!"
This la the plea sent forth In a tele
tram received yesterday morning by <T
.'hribtoff, the well-known electrical eon
rector, requesting the immediate release
>f Alexander Sandow. tin “Bulgaria!
-.Ion." an alleged wrestler, now undei
irreat In New Orleans on u charge of ob
Hintng money under false pretenses
Christoff turned the telegram over to De*
ectives Jones and Propst. and also STf
o pay the expenses of Detective Edward
rones in bringing Sandow back to Bir
mingham. Detective Jones left last night
it 10 o’clock for the Crescent City.
According to Christoff, there will be nc
nerc> shown Sandow. lie will be pros*
Jcuted to the fullest extent of the law foi
ALEXANDER SANDOW
Phe “Bulgarian Lion” now in jail at
New Orleans.
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laving defrauded Damian Cosmos, t
rating Bulgarian miner in Pratt City, oul
)f the sum of $1270, the result of foul
•ears of patient saving, and for receiving
>ther moneys under false pretenses froir
ii3 countrymen.
The whole affair started several weeki
igo. An advance agent of the wi*stler»
irrived In Birmingham and at once he
tar. to boost the prowess of Alexundei
Sandow as a mat artist. Finally the ad
ranee man announced that Sandow would
irrive tho following day from Omuha
feb.. and then he disappeared.
Claimed He had Been Fleeced
.Sandow arrived the next day on ached
lie and immediately set up a howl thai
lis manager had skipped with $8u00 of hh
unds, leaving him stranded in' Binning
lam. This, on being explained to thi
Bulgarians, got their sympathy and loos
ned up the strings on their money bags
laving his expenses piM and living 01
he fat of the land, Sandow then begat
0 plan for a big stake and lie and Jacl
ilayer, a German "champion," wer<
natched to wrestle for the championshli
>f tlie world at the Bijou theatre las’
Priday night. The match didn’t come ofl
>n schedule for the simple reason thui
layer and Handow left the city the day
icfore. Sandow, it Is alleged, having left
vlth about $2000 taken from credulous en
hi.kitsts of the wrestling ‘‘game.’’
The affair was placed in the hands ot
Detectives Jones and Propst, and Danuan
?usmos swore out a warrant against Han
low before Judge H. B. Abernetliy. al
ering false pretemie, and the Bulgarian*
arho had been so free with their cash in
Irancing wrestling now turned their gold
;o the detectives to apprehend tho ‘‘fak
irs.’’ Telegrams containing description*
>f Sandow, as well as photographs, wore
lent to every important city in the United
Hates.
However, it would have been very dif
lcult to apprehend Sandow' had he not
ieclded to have his little Joke. Sundow,
vhj undoubtedly has a most particulai
tenso of humor, wrote a letter from New
Drleans two days ago requesting Mr
’bristoff to get some money for him, at
would quite probably need some very
loon. Christoff turned the letter ovei
u the detectives and a telegram started
be New Orleans police to look for tht
Bulgarian Dion." He was arrested at at:
arly hour yesterday morning and the Hir
niiiglmm police tmnu.diateiy notllled.
Excited Friend’s Sympathy
In the toils Handow began to blubber
md he must have excited the sympathy
if some ‘ friend.’’ for the following mes
iag« was received from New Orleans yea
erday morning by Christoff:
*G. Christoff, 2116 Second Avenue, North,
Birmingham:
"Please let Sandow out. He is arrested,
ind it is very bad. He has a good chance
:> make big money and is going to pay
jvery cent to everybody. Now, If you
lave a heart, have him released that h€
nay make big money; otherwise he would
not. Please do this at once If you art
1 man. Trusting you will do this for thi
lake of Handow. A FRIENID.’’
"Does that fellow think I am crazy?’
inked Christoff yesterday, after readlni
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DECLARESTHESO I
SHOOED FEED ITS :
Bodman Appears Before the
Civic Chamber Committee
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“DIVERSIFY CROPS’*
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President of Little Rock Exchange If
Entertained Here By Local Real
Estate Dealers—Compli
ments Birmingham
B J. Rodman, president of the Real
Estate exchange of Llttli Rock. Ark . ap
peared before the farm movement com
mittee ot the Chamber of Commerce yes
terday afternoon in the directors’ room
of the civic chamber and told of the plan
adopted by the Arkansans to diversify the
crops the coming year In order to lighten
the cotton burden. The meeting had been
specially called bv Secretary W. C. Rad
cllffe on the arrival of Mr. Bodman in the
city.
Mr. Bodman arrived ii^ Birmingham
t'rmn Mobile yesterday morning. In Mobile
he Interested the Chamber of Commerce
In the problem of diversified crops and
stopped^ off in Birmingham to continue
his missionary work. He goes to Memphis
this morning on his way home to Little
Rock, Ark.
Entertained by Ferguson
While in the city Mr. Bodman whs en
tertained by Hill Ferguson, president of
the local real estate exchange, and *
luncheon at the Newspaper club favors
bly Impressed the vilstor. latter In the
afternoon an automobile trip over the res
idential sections and at the Country club
elicited enthusiastic comment from Mr.
Bodman, who said that ‘‘Birmingham rvas
the city of the south.
In his talk before tin- farm movement
committee Mr. Rodman *-onflned himself
to the Idea that the south ought to feed
Itnelf. He stated flatly that cotton did not
pay and therefore the cotton growers
ought to utilize their lands to raising
things that they could cat.
"In Arkansas.” said Mr. Bodman, “less
tPfcm 1 per cent of the farmers and cotton
growers have a garden In which truck
is raised. They feed on canned goods
bought from the north. Now why can’t
the farmers of the south raise something
that they eat ns well as sell?
"Cotton has been the staple crop of the
south for 60 years or more. Is it proflt
nble? It can hardly pay necessary ex
penses as the cotton growers year in and
year out have to borrow to finance their
crops. There in just barely a living in
growing cotton. the question arises as
to what Hhall he done now that the Euro
pean war and other things have upset the
cotton market.
Must Raise Food Products
"In our next growing season, as the
south cannot finance another cotton crip
of 15,000.000 bales, even if such a crop
waa advisable, the south faces the neces
sity of diversifying crops. We must grow
wheat, oats, corn, potatoes, chickens,
hogs, and cattle, which shall first feed
our people and then produce cotton ns the
surplus and cash crop. Tho question is
not ‘shall we diversify.' but how can we
diversify, our crops?’ The necessity is
plain. \
"The present crisis effects all alike, the*—*k,
banker and business men particularly.
1 They must udvtse the farmer to raise
what hq can raise with profit on his land.
The agricultural colleges and government
experts will all co-operute with the move
ment and if all get together southern
farm lands will partly begin to feed the
south the coming year."
Tfce talk of Mr. Bodman so impressed
President l’alhall G. Shook of the Cham
ber of Commerce, Col. Fred Jaskson, Hill
Ferguson and other members of the farm
movement committee that another meet
ing of the comndtte will be held at an
early#date, at which Perry G. Holden of
t.he International Harvester company will
rnuke an address on diversifying crops.
j It is understood that the local Chamber
of Commerce Is going to get behind the
movement to diversify crops and do its
utmost to ace that Alabama feeds itself
on the forthcoming crops.
the telegram. "Why should 1 let him go so
that he can skin a lot more like me and
the others he fooled in Birmingham? Not
much. I’m going to see that ha works
for a little while now'.
"For me, 1 don’t mind. I am in busi
ness. and the $32 he got won t hurt, but
through usaig my name and my confi
dence he got nearly $16«0 from hard work
ing boys, und that’s a dirty shame. **
Therefore, I don’t think Sandow deserves
any sympathy. I think ail wrestlers ought
to bo placed in Jail as none of them art
honest."
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