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CAB OUT THREAT
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H. L. Little Shoots Himself
in Room in Exchange Hotel
LEAVES TWO NOTES
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One Addressed to His Mother and
Other to Mrs. Essie White of Mo
bile—Signed by Different
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H. L. Little, aged 28 years, an Insur
ance solicitor, shot himself through the
right temple with a ,38-callbre pistol
about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon in
his room at the Exchange hotel, at
Twentieth street and Morris avenue.
Death was practically Instantaneous.
Police headquarters had been advised
an hour earlier of the suicidal inten
tions of the deceased by Officer Old
ham. The police officer had beon In
formed by Augustus Lewis, a negro
porter at the hotel, that he had writ
ten two notes dictated by Little at
the point of a pistol and that Little
was threatening suicide. No official
cognizance of the report was taken by
the police.
While Officer Oldham and several
others were discussing the peculiar ac
tions of Little in the lobby of the ho
tel, a shot was heard and someone said;
"Well, he was a true sport; he fin
ished what he said he was going to
do.”
The hotel habitues and officers im
mediately ran to Little's room and
found him outstretched in the bed. a
dark splotch on tho side of his head
and his hands twitching violently. In
a moment this stopped and It was seen
that Little was quite dead. Shaw's am
buianed was summoned and the re
l mains removed to the morgue for a
I post mortem by Coroner C. I* Spain.
Left Two Notes
At police headquarters an examina
tion of the effects of Little revealed
the two notes written by the negro
porter. The first was to his mother.
Mrs. Manassas Little, who resides at
2620 Thirtieth avenue, North Birming
ham.
“My Dearest brother—No doubt you
will think this is undue preparation.
I’ve tried in all ways to end, but 1 am
| now going to do It. I sincerely hope
we will meet in the world to come if
there is such a thing.
"H. L. LITTLE.”
The second note was addressed to
Mrs. Essie White, a nurse at the Inge
Bondurant sanatorium, of Mobile, and
read:
"Mrs. Essie White—No doubt you will
think I am. taking something that 1
cannot give. According to the way I've
bien treated I do not figure the fu
ture much greater. I sincerely hope that
some day you will become a man's wife
| who will be proud of you. My kind
est regards to the steward.
“Receive this at the end. It will be
the all of me. S. L. WHITE.”
The police and Coroner Spain were
rather puzzled by tl’.e notes and the two
names used. They are at present in
vestigating the Mobile end of the affair,
and It is believed that Little, under the
name of White, was married.
In speaking of the Buicide of Little
yesterday afternoon Coroner Spain said:
"This man Little was very deliberate
la his intentions to commit suicide. He
summoned a negro porter, Gus Lewis, to
his room about 3 o’clock and pointing
a pistol at the negro he dictated two
notes, and then chased the negro front
the room with the information that he
was going to kill himself.
Reported Threats to Officer
"The porter, scared, reported the ac
tions of Little to the hotel clerk, who
notiiied Officer Oldham. The officer tele
phone to police headquarters, requesting
instructions on what he should do, as it
was reported that an irresponsible man
was In the Exchange hotel flourishing a
pistol and threatening to kill himself.
"While the police were deliberating on
what should be done. Little solved the
problem by blowing out his brains.
“It was known that Little was In an Ir
responsible condition for D. S. Smith,
who lives in the Exchange hotel, held a
A. ahort conversation with him Just after
* \the negro porter had been chaaed out of
(Coatlaued ea Pace Slz)
MR. ALLEN SAYS THE
CITY COMMISSION
FOUGHT SHY OF THE
QUESTION OF TAXES
Jefferson County Back Tax
Commissioner Gives His
Views on Changes Need
ed to Remedy Matters
REFERS ALSO TO THE
BOARD OF REVENUE
AND ITS ATTITUDE
Favors Full Valuation on All Property
and Separate Assessment of All
Real Estate—Says Merchants
and Corporations Are
Excessively Taxed
That equalization of taxes Is tre
greatest need of the city and county in
curing the financial ills is the opinion
of Capt. J. V. Allen, back tax com
missioner of Jefferson county. He fur
ther asserts that the board of city
commissioners has "fought shy" of co
operation with the tax commissioner in
the endeavor to arrive at a solution
of the matter and that the board or
revenue being perpetual candidates for
re-election or for some other office are
unconsciously biased against the gov
ernment and in favor of the taxpayer.
In the matter of assessments he de
clares that It is the rule for some peo
ple to acquire valuable property and
to hold the same indefinitely for en
hancement In value and "ride" the state
and county for taxes, alleging that
they derived no benefit from it, but
were both unwilling to improve or to
sell except at prohibitory prices.
Captain Allen stated that the mer
chants of the city as well as corpora
tions are excessively taxed for ail kinds
of privilege licenses by the city, coun
ty and state, which, in his opinion,
would be unnecessary if the holders of
valuable property would pay their law
ful part of the taxes.
He favors separate asessments of real
property. Improvements and personal
property with a view of encouraging
the building and general improvement
of the city. He favors a full 100 per
cent valuation on all property. 1-Ie
states that "If the city of Birmingham
rate be put at 10 mills on real prop
erty and 614 mills on improvements
and personal property it is my judg
ment that sufficient revenue would re
sult to provide for all Us require
ments."
Statement of Allen
The statement of Captain Allen fol
lows:
"1 have been Interested in the dis
cussion regarding the tax problem and
the financial ills of Birmingham ap
pearing in your paper from time to
time and have thought possibly my ex
perience in tax matters might be of
some benefit in endeavoring to solvo
the question. We will hardly ever at
tain perfection in taxation and no mat
ter what laws are passed, it will be Im
possible to please all. My experience
has convinced me that many large
owners of property consider themselves
in a measure immune from the full op
eration of tax laws; If others pay taxes
on 60 per cent valuation they are do
ing their full shart when they pay
30 per cent (?), and I have come to
think some are sincere in their posi
tions.
"One of the troubles of the system
Is, that as a rule, boards of county
commissioners have the final say as to
values ard members of boards are hu
man and, generally, being perpetual
candidates for re-election or Borne oth
er office are, unconsciously perhaps,
biased against the government and in
favor of the taxpayer. Then again,
members of such boards have other and
various duties to perform and cannot
be chosen because of their proficiency
in the performance of only one of the
many duties Incumbent upon the of
fice. In my judgment, they should he
entirely relieved of the duty of equal
ization. B. A. Thompson's suggestion
for the appointment of appraisers, in
my opinion, is a good one, and would
tend greatly to a proper equaliza
tion.
"With regard to equalization of city
values, I have endeavored to obtain the
co-operation of the city commission here
tofore: I considered it a matter the city
was very much concerned In. However,
they declined to lend any assistance; for
some reason 'fought shy’ of the question.
My idea was that the city appoint inde
pendent appraisers to work In concert
with the tax officials.
“Another trouble with the law Is its
ambiguity as to arriving at values of
property: First, the clause as to cash
value should be changed to ‘a reason
able value' if sold on the usual terms of
sale and possibly 'usual terms' Indicated
because there is not one case in a hun
dred possibly where all cash is paid for
property. Second, references as to income,
the assessment of adjoining or contiguous
property, should be eliminated in my
judgment; reasonable value should con
sider ail facts and details. It is a rule
for some people to acquire vacant, valu
able property and hold for large en
hancement in value, in the meantime
riding the state, county and city for taxes,
because of no income from it. At the same
time, they' are unwilling to sell except
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EXPECT RAIL MILL TO
RUN UNTIL CHRISTMAS!
Operations Will Resume To
morrow—More Inquiries
for Iron—Coal Market Is
Also Showing Spirit
Well informed industrial men believe
that the rail mill, when it resumes tomor
row, will be operated until Christmas eve,
although the executive offices only give
authority to the statement that the mill
will operate one week.
As stated a few days ago. the rail mill
has orders for December require?nents
which were so apportioned as to take care
of the employes during the holidays. The
officials felt that the employes would pre
fer that arrangement. It developed yes
terday that there have come to Birming
ham some assurances that the situation Is
more hopeful, hence the idea that the
operations will be more extended than
one week, as officially stated.
It l.s generally known t[iat officials of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
[ company are more hopeful of better busi
ness right now than they have been for
sometime. They will not make any
formal statement, but privately the opin
ion is expressed that the clouds are break
ing and that the prospects are decidedly
more roseate than they have been for
weeks past.
The operations that are to be resumed ;
tomorrow should not be confused with the j
entire division at Ensley. It is well under
stood that operations at all departments
of the Ensley division excepting the rail
mill have been good for the past few
months. The rail mill is the only depart
ment that has not been busy.
In addition to the brightening of the
situation affecting the rail mill, industrial
conditions generally are assuming a bet
ter outlook. It was said yesterday by
well Informed men that inquiries for iron
are more plehtiful than for some days
past, while the coal market is showing
some spirit. The price of iron here is be
ing maintained rather stilly, and but for
this it Is thought there would be large or
ders given. The iron makers in Birming
ham are determined to secure at least an
even break for their products, else they
will stack the yards full of pig Iron. As
it is now. the buyers are endeavoring to
force the makers to part with their iron
at an unsatisfactory figure, which will
not be countenanced, according :o the
prevailing opinion.
ATCHINSQN FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY
Convicted of Murder in Sec
ond Degree—Given 10
Year Sentence
The jury in the case of C. H. Atchin
son. charged with the murder of Charles
t Green at Mulga some months ago. re
turned a verdict of guilty of murder In
the second degree and fixed his punish
ment at 10 years in the penitentiary. The
verdict was returnee yesterday morn
ing after the jury had oeen out all night
deliberating on the case.
When brought before Judge W. E. Fort
! to be sentenced yesterday morning his
attorney, A. E. Arnold and Charles Cal
houn, notified the court that an applica
tion would be made for a new trial. Judge
Fort sentenced the prisoner according to
the verdict of the Jury, but suspended the
sentence pending further litigation.
Prisoners convicted during the week
were sentenced yesterday morning Dy
Judge Fort and Judge Greene. Several
hold-over prisoners were sentenced as
well as those tried lust week. Those sen
tenced to the penitentiary weie: Pearl
Mathews, robbery, 10 years; Clarke Har
iris, murder, 50 years; John Glover, mur
der, 13 years, sentence suspended pending
appeal; Joe Holyfield. larceny from per
son, three years; Robert Todd, murder,
life imprisonment, sentence suspended
pending appeal ; Ben Beason, larceny frorh
person, one year and one day; Willie
Brooks, murder, 50 years; Andrew Green,
murder second degree, 25 years; Mary
Alexander, robbery, 30 years; Savannah
White, murder second degree, 10 years,
sentence suspended pending appeal; Will
Baker, murder, life imprisonment; Jim
Clanton, assault with a weapon, five
years: John Whittaker, burglary, four
years; Fagan Pickett, burglary and grand
larceny, five years.
Those given jail sentences and hard la
bor were: Emma Alexander, petit lar
ceny, 60 days and cost, hard labor; Al
bert Jones, carrying concealed pistol, 20
days and costs, hard labor; Sam Chat
man, Walter Ford and George Caldwell,
Sunday gaming, one nay m jail.
463 HORSES PASSED
French Representatives Are
Said to Have Spent Total
of $100,000 Here
The French government’s representa
tives In this city buying horses for the
allies of Europe have accepted 463 from
Fles & Sons up to the present. The av
erage price was not announced yesterday,
but It was near $160. Thus far the French
have spent In round numbers $100,000 In
Birmingham for horses and feed and other
expenses.
The horses are being passed at Fles &
Sons’ stable and then sent to the Ala
bama Fair grounds, where they are being
/housed and fed. Van after van of hay
and other feedstuffs are carried to the
fulrgrounds dully for the horses. It is
stated that the French representatives
will be here several days longer, and their
total purchases will exceed 1000 horses.
There is apparently a shortage In stock,
for It is said some difficulty Is being ex
perienced In getting good horses. Infor
mation from a few neighboring states Is
to the effect that foreign purchases of
horses has been so great that the Na
tional Guardsmen have no mounts for cav
alry maneuvers.
MUSICAL NOTES
The Arlon club, which will give Its an
nual concert at the Jefferson theatre
next Tuesday night, will hold a special
rehearsal at the Clark & Jones hall this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Wlegand orchestra will be heard
In choice concert numbers at the Tut
wller hotel this evening from 6:30 to 9
o'clock. The programme was published
In full In Saturday's Age-Herald.
At the Eleventh Avenue M. E. church
this morning the mixed quartet will sing
“There Is a Green Hill Far Away," by
Johnson, and “Jesus, I M.V Cross Have
Taken," by Brown. The special numbers
at the evening service will be “Lift Up
Your Heads," by Rogers, and “Nearer,
My God, to Thee," by Adams.
The Birmingham Choral rssoclatlon.
Rienzi Thomas, director, will present
Haydn's “Creation" Sunday afternoon,
December 20. at the First Methodist
church. There will be a ‘Creation" re
hearsal In the basement of the First
church next Thursday night at 8 o'clock.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
yesterday recorded In the office of the
probate judge:
I. T. Ford, Birmingham, to Miss Von
zette Smith.
John Hall, Townley, to Miss Annie
Hancock.
Oda Caddell, Warrior, to Miss Martha
Roberts.
Frank L. Young. Birmingham, to Miss
Myrtle Viola Allen.
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HUNDREDS PAY EASE
Impressive Funeral Services
at Southside Home—In
terment in Elmwood
Hundreds of Birmingham's foremost
men, with bared heads, stood lacing a
bleak December wind yesterday morn
ing while the funeral service of the Epis
copal church was recited over the re
mains of the late D. M. Drennen, one
of Birmingham's leading merchants. His
sudden death from heart failure on the
Country club golf links occurred Thurs
day afternoon.
The funeral services were held at the
residence, and despite the spaciousness of
the reception rooms and hallway of the
Drennen home at Five Points, there was j
an insufficient amount of space to ac
commodate the large number of friends1
present. The front porch was crowded.'
while around about the yard and on the
walks there stood scores of well-known
citizens. Traffic in front of the homo
was at a standstill, while the funeral
was being held.
The Rev. Willoughby N. Claybrook, rec
tor of St. Mary'e-on-the-Highlands, of
which the late Mr. Drennen was senior
warden, read the service.
Floral offerings were sent by hundreds
of friends, among which were beautiful
wreaths and designs from the Overland
Automobile company, the children of the
Episcopal church home in Mobile, the
Young Men's Christian association, of
which he was a director; the Jefferson
County Bank directors, the Sunday school
children of St. Mary's church, the Bir
mingham Railway. Eight and Power com
pany, the employes of Drennen company
and of the automobile department, the
Sperry-Hutchlnson company, St. Mary’s
Aid society, the students and instructors
of the University High school, the vestry
of St. Mary's church and the vestry of
St. Andrew's church.
At the services yesterday morning the
directors of the Young Men's Christian as
sociation and of the Jefferson County
Savings bank and the vestrymen of St.
Mary’s church, attended in a body. Aside
from the official bodies present, the mer
chants of Birmingham were practically
all at the funeral. At a meeting held
Friday afternoon the merchants agreed
to close their stores yesterday between
the hours of 10 o’clock and 11 o’clock,
while the funeral was In progress.
Male Chorus of 60 Voices to
Be Heard Tuesday.
Assisting Artists
The Arion club, a male chorus organiza
tion of 60 voices, under the directorship
of Rlenzt Thomas, will give a grand con
cert at the Jefferson theatre next Tues
day night, December *. The club will be
assisted by Miss Abigail Crawford, piano;
C. R. Klenk. violin; W. Gclgenberger,
'cello, and Mrs. Laurens Block, piano.
The Arion club took a prominent part
In the music festival last spring, and will
be equally prominent In the fostlval next
spring. It Is not only numerically
stronger than ever, but It is eald to be
In finer form. N'o male chorus In the
south ranks so high.
As there has been a large demand for
tickets, a full house is expected. The
proceeds will be given to the Music Study
club for the open air music fund. The
concert begins at S:15 o’clock. The pro
gramme follows;
(a) Landsighting. (Grieg); (b) Dainty
Dorothea (DeKoven), Orion club—J. W.
Cox, Soloist.
(a) Lullaby (KJerulf); (b) Calm as the
Night (Bohm), Arion club—.T. D. McGill,
soloist.
Un Soaplro (Liszt)—Miss Abigail Craw
ford.
(a) The Monk of the Mountain (Bui*
lard); (b) Arise, My Love (Hawley), Arion
club—G. H. Crain, soloist.
2mA Trio—Op. 72 (Godard), violin, Mr.
Kleak; cello, Mr. Gelgenberger; piano,
Mrs. Laurens Block.
Annie Laurie (Arr. by Dudley Buck)—
Arion club.
Premiere Ballade (Chopin)—Miss Abigail
Crawford.
Hymn to Apollo (Brewer), Arion club—
J. T. MacKenzIe, accompanist.
For Grip, Influenza,
Coughs, Sore Throat
COLDS
Two size*, 25c and 51.00, at all drug
gists or mailed.
Humphreys* Homeo. Medicine Co., 15V
William Street, New Tork.—Advertise
ment
ELECTRICAL SUPPLY
JOBBERS WILL MEET
HERE TUESDAY WITH
LARGE ATTENDANCE
Over 300 Dealers From All
Over Country Will Be
Here—First Arrivals
Yesterday
RUSH EXPECTED TO
BEGIN IN EARNEST
ON MORNING TRAIN
Many Past Jupiters of Order of Jove
Will Be Here—Number of Enter
tainments Planned by Oscar
Turner and Committee.
Official Programme
The convention of the Electrical Sup
ply Jobbers' Association of the United
States meets in Birmingham Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this week.
It means the bringing here of upward of
300 of the largest Jobbers of electrical
goods In the country. Already more than
200 rooms have been engaged at the Tut
wiler, where the business sessions of the
convention will be held, and many of
those who come will be accompanied
their wives.
The convention comes to Birmingham
largely through the efforts of Oscar v,.
Turner, who attended the last convention
of the Jobbers In St. Louis.
Many entertainment features have been
provided, among them being an automo
bile ride through residential Birmingham,
a trip through industrial Birmingham, a
barbecue, a reception at the Country club,
and the cabaret and smoker at the News
paper club Tuesday night. For the ladles
a visit to the Lyric, card parties and other
forms of entertainment will be provided.
in attendance upon the convention will
be about half of the past Jupiters of the
Jovian order, an organisation of elec
trical men. Homer Neisz, present Jupiter
of the order, has notified Oscar C. Turner
that he will be present. Among the for
mer heads of the Jovlans who will be
here this week are Past Jupiters Robert
son. Kirkland. Matthews, Turner and
Watts.
Jovian* Well Represented
The Order of Jove wus formed about
16 years ago in Texas. A few years later
it was made an international organiza
tion. When its 1010 annual meeting was
held in Birmingham there were less than
5000 members. It now has a membership
of more than 18,000. Charlie Newning of i
Texas wrote the tenets of the order. It
is probable lie will not be in attendance
at the coming convention of electrical
men. Practically every member of the
Electrical Supply Jobbers' association is
also a member of the Jovian order, and
the coming of so many of its past Jupi
ters has added interest for them.
Among those who will be in attendance
at the convention are D. H. Braymer, ed
itor of Electrical Engineering, which for
merly was the Southern Electrician. The
magazine is published in Atlanta. Mr.
Braymer probably will have two assistants
with him and the meeting of electrical
men will be reported fully in his publica
tion.
Charles F. White, president of the
George H. Buckminster company of Chi
cago, will be in attendance. Mrs. White'
will accompany him. Mr. White is said
to he ono of the best known men in the
east to the electrical fraternity, and has
a large number of friends.
Thomas G. Grier, head of the company
which bears his name in Chicago, will be
in attendance upon the convention. Mr.
Grier is one of the largest manufacturers
of electrical goods In the United States.
W. K. Herstein, president of the Elec
trical Supply company of Memphis, will
be in Birmingham during the convention
for the purpose of helping to entertain
the delegates. In a letter to a friend in
Birmingham, Mr. Herstein says that he
feels the south has been honored by the
coming to Birmingham of the Electrical
Supply Jobbers’ association, and feels that
other southern cities should have a hand
in entertaining them, notwithstanding the
fact that Birmingham gets the convention.
Mrs. Herstein will accompany her hus
band.
First Arrivals Here
Members of tlio association begun to
arrive in Birmingham last night. The
rush Is expected to begin this morn
ing when a large party will arrive to
play a round of golf at the Roebuck
and Country club links, their badges
being enough to obtain all courtesies
at all the clubs.
The arrivals last night were Har
ry I.uous and Jack Uarron of the Phil
adelphia Electrlo company, a depart
ment of the street railway system of
that city. They were met at the sta
tion by Mr. Turner. Mr. Lucus and Mr.
Garron both said that the invitation to
Birmingham attracted wide interest
when It was given and that the mem
bers of the association anticipated a
most enjoyable trip south. Mr. Lucus
stated that there would be no less
than 300 members here If Indications
were borne out.
This morning Franklin Overbaugh of
Chicago, general secretary of the as
sociation, will arrive and will open
headquarters at the Tutwiler hotel to
morrow morning for registration and
for the transaction of all other busi
ness with the secretary and his as
sistants. All business sessions of the
convention will be held In the ball
room on the second floor.
It Is stated that W. A. Hopkins of
Columbus, O., president of the Lrnor
Hopkins company; W. W. Low of Chi
cago, M. B. Austin of Chicago, in ad
dition to Mr. I.ucub and Mr. Garron,
will b« here today to piny a round of
golf. The day is expected to be fea
tured with the arrival of many dele
gates from Chicago, Columbus, Phil
adelphia, New York, Atlanta and Rich
mond.
At the Tutwiler hotel yesterday Les
lie Fairchleld, assistant manager In
charge of assignment of rooms for the
Visitors, said that the reservations
were heavy. On November 18 Mr. Fair
child gave to The Age-Herald a list
of registrations which indicated that
at least 225 persons would be at the
Tutwiler. Since that time there has
been many additions.
The social feature of the first day’s
meeting will be the entertainment for
the men at the Birmingham Newspaper
club. They will ho given a smoker be
ginning at 9 o'clock. Secretary Dain
eron and Mr. Turner expect about 200
to attend the smoker. On the same
night the ladles will be entertained at
the Lyric theatre.
Entertainment Programme
The programme Includes a party at
the Roebuck club, a visit by the ladles
to the Newspaper club roof garden
cafe, a party at the Country club and
on Thursday, the last day, there Is to
be a trip to the properties ot the Ten
SEALS BEING SOLD
ALL OVER COUNTY
Ensley Forces Active and
Pupils of Schools Doing
Fine Volunteer Work
D. M. Lewis of Ensley, who Is a mem
ber of the literary board, has undertaken
the formation of a committee to sell Red
Cross seals In his section of Birmingham.
If Bessemer does well, Ensley will try
to run a good race also. It Is believed
that the women of Ensley will heartily
take up the matter. The visiting nurse
work favors no part of Jefferson county
more than another within the radius of
street car servlet. Patients come from
all the aera. Ilence all portion* of the
population may well be expected to make
this hard Christmas phenomenally good
for the association. Earnest work Is al
ready being done, said B. F. Ezekiel, and
there is room for men, as well as women,
in the worker's ranks.
Seals are on sale everywhere. Among
the latest forces are Mrs. Blackwell In
North Birmingham. Mrs. Ch&ppel Cory at
East Lake, and Mrs. L. 8. Reiman of
West End. All phone orders will he is
sued immediately. Seals bought over the
phono In Bessemer or Ensley or any other
area of the county will be credited to
the local committee.
Two volunteer teams of girls were at
work all Saturday morning at the high
school In preparing the first 6000 envel
opes, each envelope containing five seals.
There will be distributed in sufficient
quantities to every school on December
14. Other envelopes containing 30 seals
will also bo available.
A handsome bangle badge will be given
to every pupil purchasing seals. Those
who dispose of 100 or more will have
honorable mention and a membership In
the association for the year. Last year
93 pupils so earned their membership
cards.
The Birmingham method of co-operation
between the school authorities and tho
antl-tuberculosls forces was explained at
the first southern conference Just held at
Atlanta, In a paper presented by Dr.
George Eaves. It elicited a good deni
of attention and the hearty praise of na
tional leaders like Dr. Hatfield, the secre
tary, and Dr. Philip P. Jacobs, assistant
secretary of the National Association for
the prevention of Tuberculosis.
WORK TO START SOON
ON FREE DISPENSARY
Dr. Denny Here Yesterday Conferring
With Local Physicians Regard
ing Matter
It Is probable that a contract will b«
let soon for tho construction of tho free
dispensary to bo erected on tho corner of
Avenue F and Nlnteentli street by tho
University of Alabama and local sub
scribers. Dr. George H. Denny, who was
hero yesterday, conferred with several
local physicians about tho beginning of
the work.
A committee raised *60,00(1 here In a
campaign for the erection of the univer
sity free dispensary and has collected
about half that sum. It Is stated that
the work will be started soon and that
It will be pushed to completion. Dr.
Denny stated yesterday that the outlook
for the dispensary was very rood
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com
pany.
The official programme follows'.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8.
9:00 a. m„ registrations, ground floor,
Tutwller; W. A. Hopkins, chairman
registration committee; H. W. Kilken
ny, W. R. Hersteln, Charles Doen,
Charles Burney.
Badge, which will be given, will ad
mit without further cards to all the
clubs, golf links, In the city. Tho thea
tre party, smoker and ball.
10:30 a. m., meeting; central divi
sion, eastern division.
11.00 a. m„ general meeting, ball
room. second floor hotel, open for all
ladies and gentlemen; be sure and go.
4:30 p. m„ ladles' tea, Southern club.
4:30 p. m., meeting Jobbers, second
floor Tutwller hotel.
8:00 p. m„ ladles, theatre party, I.yrlo
theatre. «
9:00 p. m., press club, cabaret and
smoker for men; tendered by tho Bir
mingham Newspaper club.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9.
9:00 a. m„ special street cars will
leave hotel for Roebuck Golf and Au
tomobile club.
10:16 a. m., meeting of Jobbers; man
ufacturers and guests begin golf tour
nament.
11:00 a. m„ ladles visit roof garden
of press club.
1:00 p. m., barbecue for all, ladles
coming out on special cars leaving
press club at 12, noon.
2:00 p. m„ golf tournament; prises
offered by the association.
3:00 p. m., ladles' card party: prizes
offered by the local committee.
8:30 p. m.. reception tendered by the
Country club.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10.,
a. m., street cars leave for Coun
try club.
10:00 a. in., tennlB tournament: golf
links open to any who desire to use
them.
10:00 a. m„ meeting of Jobbers.
13:30 p. m., ladles’ luncheon at Coun
try club.
2:15 p. m„ sharp, steam railroad cars
leave Louisville and Nashville terminal
station for trip through the industrial
district of Birmingham. By courtesy
of the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail
road company.
INTINERARV.
Leave Louisville and Nashvlllo sta
tion at 2:li p. m.; arrive Edgewater 3
p. m.: leave Edgewater 3:30 p. in.; ar
rive steel plant 3:45 p. m.: leave by
product plant, 4.05 p. m.; arrive wire
company, 4:30 p. m.; leave wire com
pany plant 6 p. m.; arrive Birmingham
5:30 p. in.
MINED CUE TRUCK
STARTS TRIP OVER
DIStRICTMONDAY
Will Give Instruction to
Miners Who Are Unable
to Make the Trip to
Central Station
It Is announced that the mine rescue
auto truck of the United States bureau
of mines rescue station at Birmingham
will be tAken to Dolomite tomorrow for
the purpose of giving training in first
aid and mine rescue work. The truck
will remain at the mine of the Woodward
Iron company until December 12.
From December 14 to 19 the truck will
be at Mulga. and after that date other
engagements will bo arranged.
The truck, which Is In charge of W. T.
Burgess, foreman, Is the only one of Its
kind in the United States. It was pur
chased by the bureau of mines In order
to enable rescue men to reach promptly
any mine In the Birmingham district in
case of disaster, with the hope of saving
minors w'ho might polish were succor de
layed even a few minutes, and in order to
train at the mines when off shift those
miners who do tyot find It convenient to
leave their work to visit the station at
Birmingham. The truck can carry to a
mine disaster 10 rescue men, with the
necessary artificial breathing apparatus
and first aid supplies, which weigh In
the aggregate nearly a ton, and are too
heavy for quick and efficient transporta
tion by wagon. The truck Is able to
reach in a little over an hour any min*#
in the district.
TRAFFIC MEN TO
MEETNEXT WEEK
Southeastern Passenger As
sociation Will Meet Here
December 15 and 16
Announcement was made yesterday that
the Southeastern Passenger association
will meet In Birmingham December 15
and 16. The meeting will be attended
by representatives of every railroad in
fhe southeastern territory to the num
ber of about 40. The headquarters will
be at the Tutwiler hotel, where the meet
ing will be held.
This Is the first time In years that
j the association has met In Birmingham.
The members of the association are
every one men of affairs and their work
In the adjustment of passenger tariffs
over the south. They will take up at the
Birmingham meeting passenger tariffs of
Importance and it Is very likely that slight
increases will be made.
Members of the association will be ex
tensively entertained while In the city.
Incorporations
The following certificate of incorpora
tion was yesterday recorded in the offics
of the probate judge:
$1000—Valley Realty company. G. W.
Yuncey, president; R. L. Lange, vies
president; If. Y. Webb, secretary.
SCALY, ITCHING
.
On Face. Skin Red and Irritated.
Burned Like Everything. Scalp
Crusted, Face Disfigured. Used
Cuticura Soap and Ointment. In
One Month Sound and Well.
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out on the face. There would be a rough
scaly Itching and dead skin
formed on my face. Then
it would leave the skin red
and irritated and would
burn like everything. My
scalp was all crusted and my
face was greatly disfigured.
The dry crust formed on my
face and would got red and
Irritated. My hair did not fail out but
little white blisters formed ou the scalp and
it was pretty sore.
" I used different kinds of remedies but
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1 noticed the Cuticura advertisement hi the
paper and made up my mind to tr; them. I
started using them as directed aud was
relieved of that burning aud crusting at
once. In one month my face and head were
i sound aud well." (Signed) A. C. Small,
Jan. 31, 1914.
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Itching, begin to-day the regular use of Cutl
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