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J will BE HERE TODAY
Over 100 Employed by Cen
tral of Georgia Coming
to Convention
V There will be at least 100 surgeons for
A the Central of Georgia in Birmingham to
* May and tomorrow for the annual meet
png of the men engaged in that work for
(the Central of Georgia. The meeting will
JfM* be opened this afternoon at 3 o’clock in
the Tutwiler hotel ballroom. Dr. W. W.
P. Owen of Savannah, chief surgeon, will
1/ preside. Dr. Gaston Torrence of Birming
^ * bam is surgeon here for the Central. He
Will act as host to the meeting with other
'local surgeons. He said last night that
It was reported last night that 100 sur
geons would be here. Dr. Torram’f* will
entertain the visitors with a trip over
the city and will also arrange other in
teresting affairs for them. The surgeons
will discuss the work on the line, and it
Is expected that some very interesting
IV papers will be read.
IThe meeting of the Central of Georgia
purgeons will be the second convention
tthat has met lyre during the present
month.
FINAL REHEARSAL
OF GIRLS’ CHORUS
jWill Be Held This Afternoon at 3
^ O’Clock at First Baptist—To Sing
at Girls’ Conference
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t The final rehearsal of the chorus of 100
{girls to sing during the sessions of the
VOlder Girls’ conference the latter part of
*this week will be held this afternoon at
E o’clock at the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Van vuren, who is training the
■ chorus, expresses herself as being great
ly ly pleased with the showing made thus
I far and expects the chorus to be in. per
| feet trim for the opening session Saturday
)x.f giorning.'
All now is in readiness for the opening
0f ie conference. The programme is com
plete and only minor details remain to be
arranged. The Indian council, which is
j part of the conference, will be held Fri
day r.ight, but the business sessions will
pot begin until Saturday morning.
The social event of the conference is
the Japanese tea party on the roof gar
jflen of the Young Women’s Christian as
wM pociation, which will be Held Saturday
Pfternoon at 5 o'clock. The mass meet
ing Sunday afternoon, it is expected, will
prove a great drawing card. This meet
# Ing will be open to the public, and will
be held at the First Baptist church.
Chief among the interesting events to
take place during the conference is the
election of offiers to succeed those who
Lave served for two years past. There is
\ much interest displayed among the dele
gates as to who will succeed Miss Zoe
m v Klack as president of the conference.
J AMUSEMENTS
At The Lyric
Each of the five acts at the Lyric this
! W'eek is good, and none of them falls be
low the high standard. In fact, the bill
k is very much above standard in many
► 1 ways, and especially as regards the com
V «dy and the music. All five acts offer a
j/ good line of laughs, and three of them
Include music In one form or another.
Real Estate Transfers
The following transfer of real estate
I was yesterday recording in the office of
t the probate judge.
^ u 12300—Tennessee Land company to Bir
\ ) mingham Waterworks company, right-of
* ' way through and across a portion of the
northwest quarter of section 7, township
18. south of range 2 west, through and
i across a portion of the southwest quarter
| of southwest quarter of section 6. town
I ahip 18, south of range 2 west.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
j CA STORIA
■ Capital and Surplus $1,150,000.00
I Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
H Capital $500,000.00 Surplus (Earned) $650,000.00
I MAIL YOUR DEPOSIT
Xhe newspapers often contain accounts
| 1 morey stolen from the house—of money
1 bunjsd in the house destroyed by fire.
■ I fts loss would have been prevented had «
I yoiylailed us your deposit
■ I ii Mint, mmwi wmtmtt <um, ak. cnUr
H I t oH O. SMITH, T.-PrwWwt CL tt OQTTHM, Amt ChIIm
r* W. H. MANLY, OUMar * w- PO*OH. Am! OuUk
I I 4 Per Cent Paid On Savings Deposits
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MATTHEWS TO GO AS RESULT f
OF WALL DISASTER APRIL 21 i
Commissioners Announce Their Posi
tion—Weatherly and Lane to Vote
to Dismiss Building Inspector From
Service of City—Ward In Favor of
Retaining Him
By a majority of the city commissioners, Building Inspector
j. AY. Matthews is to be dismissed oil the grounds that he is re
sponsible for the Steele-Smith wall disaster.
Commissioners Weatherly and Lane yesterday came to an
igreemeut to this effect after a final conference had been held
ictween the three members of the commission and it was seen
hat a unanimous opinion was impossible.
uissiou, in reviewing the testimony of j
he investigation held bv the cominis- '
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non of the disaster, reached practi- i
•ally the same conclusions but holds ,
hat they- are not a basis for the dis- '
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nissal of Mr. Matthews.
Formal Action Not Yet Taken ]
Formal action on the matter has not yet t
been taken, but is expected at an ad- i
journed meeting of the board of commis
sioners Friday afternoon at :t o'clock. All
that has been done is the issuance of the
two opinions as to the positions of the
commissioners. V
Building Inspector Matthews ha-s not
been officially informed of the ac tion of j
the commission and probably will not be
until after it is made formal. He stated
yesterday that he would make a state
ment, but probably not until after the
formal action of the commission has been
taken.
The two commissioners who advocate
Mr. Matthews’ dismissal do not attempt
to fix a cause for the falling of the Steele
Svnith wall two weeks ago, when the
buildings occupied by the Hann Shoe store
and the Atlantic and Pacific Tea company
were crushed in with a loss of eight lives
and many injured.
Ward's Conclusions Krom i’robe
Commissioner Ward's report was as fob
lows:
“The testimony adduced oh this investi
gation as to the cause of this accident,
whether it was from lightning or whether!
it was from a normal or abnormal wind I
pressure, is hopelessly conflicting.
“Several witnesses testified positively
to the damage being da used by a stroke
of lightning; others testified that there
was absolutely no lightning. In like man
ner, the testimony is. conflicting as to
the extent of the wind pressure; however,
tlie preponderance of the evidence tends
to support the theory that the wall was
caused to fall by a sudden wind squall.
The testimony is without conflict that the
building inspector has been honest, com
petent and attentive to his duties. It has
been shown, without dispute, and it is a
fact, known to the commissioners from
their personal experience with him in the
actual conduct of his office, that he is
above improper influence, and that he Is
a man of independent thought and action.
Since the commission lias been in office,
the only complaint made against Mr. Mat
thews has been to the effect that he lias
been overly strict in the enforcement
of the building laws.
“The building inspector examined tiie
walls pnd decided that' only unusual
weather conditions could affect them. His
opinion that the wall was sale enough to
be left standing except under unforeseen
conditions, was supported by the test!- |
mony of Mr. <\ M. Allen, a contractor of J
character and standing; by Mr. Harry B. j
Wheelock, an architect of high standing t
in the community; by P. E. Bostick,
Charles W. Hall, David Evans, and O.
D. Medlock, all contractors of high stand
ing in the community, and men who were
wiling to assume and offered to assume
the risk <Vhich would occur by bidding on
the contract for the re-erection of the
building, including the digging of a base- j
ment and tho underpinning of the vs alls, j
This would ordinarily be attended with J
much more danger than the erection of the
building without the basement and the j
consequent underpinning. The building
inspector was also supported in his opin
ions by his assistant inspector, J. E.
Spencer, who examined the walls and
thought them safe. Numerous other wit
nesses testified to the same effect. The
above are the only witnesses who made
a personal examination of the wall before
the accident.
Against Dismissal
“The duty which we can now perform,
other than the inqMental one of making
public the facts as far as we could as
certain them. is to determine whether or
jot the building inspector’s action in this;
matter was such that he should now'
be removed from office.
"The building inspector is a practical
builder of more than 30 years experience.
His character and competency has been
indorsed by practically every witness
who testified. To this statement, there
was only one exception, and that was
the case of a political opponent, who
opposed Mr. Matthews in the primary
election of 1910 In 1910 Mr. Matthew’s
was overwhelmingly continued in his
present office by an election of the peo
ple. and at that time his competency and
qualifications were strongly indorsed in
a public statement signer! by nearly every
prominent architect and builder in the
city.
“Relieving the building inspector to be
honest and competent and ^hat his error.
If any. was simply an error of judgment
and was not due to either neglect or
improper influence, I feel that It would
be wroiig to make a dismissal of Mr.
t appears that his original judgment
nay have been wrong. It was the first
rror of consequence which I have ob
erved in his entire service. 1 share in
he feeling of great distress that this
inhappv occurrence has brought upon
lie entire community. This is a consid
ratlon. however, which cannot exert any
nflue'nce in determining our duty in this
•ase. If he should be removed from
•fli-ce, 1 doubt if we could obtain for a
ong time another building inspector of
iqual experience, capacity and character
ind the disaster of last week will doub,t
ess exert a salutary influence on the
ninistration of the office in the future.
,“I, therefore, do not believe that the
jest interest of the city requires his re
noval from office."
Weatherly and Lane's Report
Commissioners Weatherly ana Lane's
najoritv report is as follows:
“While we agree with what lias been
»aid by Commissioner Ward, as to thu
•haracter. efficiency anti good record of
Mr. Matthews, we feel compelled,
hough reluctantly, to differ from his
onolusions.
“We believe the building inspector to
be honest. We believe that he was
conscientious in this case in permit1
ling this wall to- stand. We believe
i hat he told the truth when he said,
in substance, that he thought the wall
would be safe for a reasonable length
af time but not indefinitely and that
he let the wall stand on the assurances
i hat he received from time to time that
[he building was to be re-erected and
would be re-erected within a reason
able time, but that he was on the point
i»f ordering, or had about made up nis
mind to. order, the wall taken down
when the accident happened. V. e do
not think that he was improperly In
fluenced id his action • in the matter. |
but we do believe that he was lulle 1
into a sense of security by this helu f 1
hat the wall could be safely used in
the new building and by the hhsui-i
a nee s he received from time to time
that the new building would be put
up without further delay.
"The building inspector is charged
by the law with the duty and authority
to pass on the safety of buildings, lie
has the power to pronounce them safe
or unsafe and to condemn any building
found by him to be unsafe. He is in
vested with this important power and
charged with this duty by reason ,»f his
supi osed technical knowledge and
practical skill and experience in that
particular line of industry. He is n«»:
even required, to report his findings
to the commission.
•In this instance, the building inspector
thought the structure safe, after an ex
amination. and permitted it to stand. Rut
H fell, and we are not convinced or satis
fied that it was caused to fall by hnv ex
traordinary or unusual extrinsic force,
by the force strong enough to have de
stroyed or prostrated a wall had it been
safe and sound We think the Inspector
took a chance based on the improbability
of anything happening to cause the wall
to fall before the expected re-erectlon of
the building. In this he erred, and he
must accept the responsibility with its
consquences.
“In view of the large measure of pub
lic confidence which Mr. Matthews lias
heretofore enjoyed, and in view of his
record for efficiency, we feel the greatest
reluctance in coming to the conclusion
that his services should he dispensed
with; but we feel that a mistake has
been made with the results which we all
know. “We feel that on account of this
mistake, with the deplorable conse
quences which followed, his usefulness
and prestige in the important and exact
ing public office which he holds have
been seriously impaired, and that he would
be crippled in the officien^ execution of
his duties should, be be continued in of
fice. Furthermore, it would be unwise to
overlook such a mistake and thereby set a
precedent for other employes.
“We feel bound, therefore, to recom
mend that his services be dispensed with."
SIMS PROMOTED
BY TYPEWRITER CO.
Manager of Local Royal Agency to
Have Office in East—Succeeded
Here by Dave H. Brown
R. M. 81 mg, \vho has been manager of
the local brahch oT the Royal Typewiter
Company, yesterday received a telegram
from the New York office of the com
pany, authorizing Dave H. Brown to taka
his place as manager and telling Mr. 8ima
to report to New York for further Instruc
tions.
Mr. Sims, while manager of the Royal
Typewriter company's branch here, made
an enviable record, and his office won the
cash prize the company offered the branch
selling the most typewriters during March
and April. He received a telegram this
week congratulating him on the showing
tiie Birmingham office made. It is under
stood that Mr. Sims will be made, man
ager of an eastern branch of the company.
Mr. Brown, who succeeds him here, has
been selling typewriters in Birmingham
for the past 12 years and is well known in
this district. He says he intends to main
tain the pace «$t by Mr. Sims and ex
pects to win prizes as often as the com
pany puts them up.
COMMISSION TO SEE
PLUMBING EXHIBIT
At 12 o’clock this morning Commis
sioners Ward. Lane and Weatherly will
pay an official visit to the plumbing ex
hibit in the new building of the Bir
mingham Railway. Light and Powei
company. The exhibit Is being held un
der the auspices of the master plumbers
of the city and the Real Estate ex
change. Its purpose, it Is stated, la tc
show that many of the provisions ol
the plumbing ordinance recently en
acted impose unnessary regulations an.
that needless expensive fittings are re
qulred that Increase very materially tin
cost of installing pulmbing' in dwell
ing houses. w
The exhibits consist largely of tw<
sets of fittings that are used in thi
installation of ths ordinary bathroon
and kitchen sink. One la the old flttlni
and Its cost, the other the new one ai»(
Its coat. Tha difference In price In man]
inetanoes le quite large, and In iom.
Instances the master plumbers claim th
cheaper fitting is. best suited for thi
purpose.
The exbiblt has been viewed by hun
dreda of property holders of the elt?
and has beau shewn for about M days
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I. C. PASSENGER MEN
TO AID BHKHAM1
10 SECO|TOURISTS
Travelers From Florida Will
Be Advised to Stop
Over Here
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
OVER THE DISTRICT
Forly-One Members of Passenger De
partment Shown Attractions Bir
mingham Has for Visitors—Are
Much Impressed With Trip
That he had instructed every member of
the passenger department to recommend
Birmingham as a stopover place for win
ter tourists and other* was the announce
ment made here yesterday by Samuel Q.
Hatch, passenger traffic manager of the
Illinois Central railroad. With 41 mem
bers of the passenger department. Mr.
Hatch spent yesterday in Birmingham
looking over the city for the purpose of
giving every member of . his department
an opportunity of seeing Birmingham
The Illinois Central officials'arrived yes
terday morning. The greater portion of
the day was spent in looking over the in
dustrial sections, the residential sections
and the hotels. The officials were all im
pressed with, Birmingham as a place of
rare beauty as well a* a city where indus
trial and commercial activities Vere ex
tremely gratifying.
Mr. flatch stated yesterday t|pit while
he had been here many times, members
of his department had not. and the trip
which was being taken was for the pur
pose of informing everyone of the princi
pal cities on the company lines.
To Advise Stopovers
“I am very much gratified to be here."
said Mr Hatch. "I know a great deal
about Birmingham, or thought l did.
However, the trip that wre have taken to
day lias opened my eyes as to the beauty,
cleanliness and activity of this city. It
that is true about me. It may be assumed
that the members of our passenger organ
ization, who have never been here, are
even more impressed.
"I wish to say that I have instructed
every member of my department to rec
ommend Birmingham as a stop-over place
for oup winter tourists, and the travelers
who annualy go to Florida . As you
know, the season ends in Florida along
toward the latter part of February and
the first of March. At that time of the
year the climate in Chicago and points
beyond is certainly unattractive. I* j
would be an ideal situation if we could 1
secure about 60C* or lOOti Floriffa travelers
to stop over in Birmingham on their way
east.
"There is absolutely no reason why
this should not be accomplished The
only handicap that was ever charge
able, to Birmingham was the lack of I
hotel accommodations. Now you have
one of the best hotels 1 have ever vis
ited and the climate het^ at the tine
I would recommend to travelers lo
Florida is 'Specially attractive. This
city is cent rally ■ located . with a sched
ule to Florida and to ‘Chicago that is
very convenient. Naturally we would
not undertake to turn anyone from
Florida Rut there may be created a
tide of travel here which, would be
well pleased with the trip and which
would enjoy the advantages that Bir
mingham is in a position to offer vis
itors.
' lo semi Representative 10 i nicago
‘‘Our company la very anxioua to un
dertake this work and you may be as
sured that our passen<er officials will
render every service possible in this
connection. I am informed that a plan
Is tinder way to send a representative
from Birmingham to Chicago this (all
to Interview' some of the prominent
men and women of that ctty In an et
lort to influence some of them to stop
ever heie. Such s plan would he ex
tremely advantageous to this city and
lo your interests here and I am cur
tain would be entirely successful. If
there Is anything possible that our or
ganization cun do to make such a plan
successful we may be depended upon.
‘Ve will give every encouragement end
(o-operatton and 1 am certain that ex
cellent results will be secured."
•Every member of the Illinois Central
party here yesterday was enthusiastic
over this city. Many of the passengi i
men had never visited the city, while
others had been here from time lo
time Those who had been here werfc
surprlsd to see the district as It was
unfolded to them yesterday as the trip
was planned by W. C. Radcliffe and
was carried with the smoothness for
which the Chamber of Commerce Is
noted. It was In every way an eye
opener to almost every member of the
party. The officials were able to see
every attraction Birmingham has to
offer visitors and It Is certoln that
aubstantlal benefits will come from the
trip.
R. Anderson, district passenger
agent, and his assistants. Wrlth E. F.
Stovall and W. C. Radcliffe of the
Chamber of Commerce, looked after the
visitors while they were ■ here. They
were guests of F. B. Shlreman. manager
of the Tutwller, yesterday at lunch and
’eft during the afternoon fqr New Or
leans.
The First Principle
of Good Health
One great medical authority declares
, that sluggish bowels are the causa of
more than half the Ills that afflict man
kind. A constipated condition quickly
1 affects the liver and other organs, so
f that indigestion and conatitpatlon are
soon followed by biliousness, headaches,
1 chronlo bad breath and a generally dis
arranged condition of the system.
Foley Cathartic Tablets are an Ideal
physio, for their action Is wholesome
and thoroughly, cleansing, without grlp
i ing. nausea or Inconvenience. They in
i vlgorate and strenj e bowel ac
1 tlon and have a a tot on tha
r stomach and liver.
1 Id. U I-ievey, Ores Pis., writes:
r "For a long tlma I from con
s stlpatlon and ltvai Nothing
> seemed to help me lly secured
* Folev Cathartics Tat am pleased
to state are
the fl ver
r used and
k sure.”
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10 BAIL IN SUM OF
(10,000 BY ALSTON
Solicitor Black Appeals
From Ruling to the
Supreme Court
MUST REMAIN IN JAIL
PENDING DECISION
8 Charged With Murder of M. O.
Barton—Habeas Corpus Hearing
Consumed Entire Day—No Direct
Evidence Found Against Walton
Other than to state that the case was
'f such importance that the supreme
•ourt should pass on it. Solicitor Huge
e. Black had no comment to make on
he granting of bail in the sum of $10.
‘00 to IjOuU Walton, indicted for mtir
ier by Judge A H. Alston. special
udge of the city court. The amount
if bond was fixed yesterday morning
iy Judge Alston' at the conclusion of
he habeas corpus hearing, which has
>een on trial before him since Mon
day morning Immediately Solicitor
Black made exception to the ruling
xnd gave notice of appeal to the su
preme court.
Walton is under indictment for the
murder of M O. Barton, a business
partner, who was found assassinated
on the public road between Enslay
and Mulga on the night of April 10.
I*ast week his attorneys instituted ha
beas corpus proceedings before Judge
Alston, seeking to have him admitted
to hail pending his trial it* the crim
inal court. The defendant put on a
number of witnesses to prove an alibi
and a large number to testify as to
his good character.
The state brought out the fact that
Walton and Barton had each taken
out insurance policies of about $40,000
made payable to the Walton Trading
company, of which Mrs Louis Walton
owned 98 per cent of the stock. Louis
Walton 1 per cent and Barton i ner
tent. There was no direct testimony
introduced connecting Walton with the
crime.
Must Remain in Jail
At the present status of the cuts*
Walton will have to remain in Jail
until the supreme court has passed on
the habeas corpus hearing His attor
neys state he will have but little trou
ble making the bond as fixed by the
court. It Is probable that the trial of
Walton will be set In the criminal
court before the case is decided upon
by the supreme court
The stenographic report of Judge
Alstons opinion and ruling- follows
• As stated on yesterday at the be
ginning of this case, this is not .i case
In which thia court has the power to
pass on the guilt or innocence of this
defendant. He has been Indicted and
the only power now that can pass
upon his guilt or innocence would be
a petit Jury.
"We start out with the proposition
that the highest law's of this country
say that every man is entitled to bail,
that bail shall not be denied, nor shall
excessive bail be required. Bail Is only
denied in certain cases, that is. in cap
ital cases or cases punishable capital
ly-. and the law- Is very clearly settled
when hail is to be allowed even in
cases of that kind. 'Hie law as laid
down by our courts is that bail shall
not be allowed where the proof is evi
dent and the presumption great, that
bail should be allowed unless the evi
dence In the case is, the proof Is et i
dent and the presumption is great, end
then the further rule is laid down foi
the guidance of the court that has in
pass on the question of bail, whethe
or not he would sustain a verdict tlru
might be brought in by a petit jury
imposing capital punishment
"Now there is the law that wre have
got to start out with and there are the
guides that, have been laid down by the
supreme court of this state for the ro\
eminent of the court trying the case.
•In analysing the testimony that ha?
been brought out Ijere I have no heal
fancy in saying that were I presiding
over this trial and h jury was to bring
in a verdict finding the defendant guilty
and placing the death penalty upon him
1 would set it aside. It is all circum
stantial. and there is not a circumstance
that has been developed in tills trial
but what is susceptible to explanation.
The question of the Insurance he was
carrying in an embarassed financial con
dition. one of the witnesses stated yes
terday—w'ho was an Insurance man
that it was not urrusupl for Insurance to
be taken out aYid made payable to the
company, making the company the bene
ficiary. As a matter of common knowl
edge'we know insurance, as a rule. 1?
never taken out as an Investment; that
it is taken out as a protection, and 1
suppose the great majority of men who
carry insurance are men who are poor
they carry it for the protection of thel*
families in case of death.
Entitled to Bail
•So. measuring all this evidence and
weighing It in the light of the rule*
that hate been laid down by the court.
I decide that lliis defendant la entitled
to ball, and I will admit him to ball.
Now the question of the amount that
will he required Is something that I
would have to Ret further Information
on. My construction of the law la that
111 fixing ball the enormity of the charge
that is preferred against the party Is
not alone to he considered, but In de
termining whether excessive bail Is
required we have to take Into consid
eration the ability of the man to make
the bail; not alone his Individual worth,
but whether he has that number of
friends that are capable of making
bond fqr him, for wliat would be exces
eive ball for one pel-son would be >b.
solutely Inadequate In other cases. What
is the ability of this man to make bail’
I will ask his counsel The proof de
veloped here le that he 1b a bankrupt.
Mr. Beddow: "It Is true, your honor,
that his buslnea* has gone Into bank
ruptcy, but I will state to your honor
he ha# crowds of friends, and I think
that he can make any kind of reasona
ble ball, because he has got friends who
will stick to him."
The court: "Mr. Solicitor, have you
any suggestion as to the amount of
bail?"
Solicitor Black: "No, sir."
The court: "I will fix the ball at *10,
000."
Solicitor Black; "I will except to your
ruling."
The court: "Of course, you will tajie
an exception. You have a right to dc
that.”
NOTICE
United States Customs Service.
Office of the Collector.
Mobile. Ala.. April *7. 1*15.
' NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME Oi
VESSEL.
Under the provisions o( the act of Osn
gress of March 31. 19*1, and by author!*]
of the commissioner of navigation, notlo
I is hereby given that the name of the gas
ollne-screw yacht Ethel M. Ward, ofttcla
■ No. 31573k. of Vi gross tons, ha* bee:
' changed to Rickwood.
I PERCY W. MAER. Collector
l-Mt-mo-we-fr
tThe American Trust di- ^
rectors represent individ- %
ually the solid elements of M
financial Birmingham. ■
They represent as a board S
the strength of the institution ■
which they have directed in M
safety and conservatism. V
In both wavs they represent m
the interest of American Trust M
depositors, who have daily J
profited by their management.
AMERICANTlST&SfflGSBAl
^ ~ BIRMINGHAM__
ANOTHER ENSLEY FURNACE
WILL BE BLOWN IN BY T. C .1.
That Furnace No. 1 at ffinsley would be
put Into blast during the latter part of
this week was the official announcement
yesterday from the executive officer* of
the Tennessee CV»al, Iron and Railroad
compa ny.
The Improvement of the Iron market and
the rapidity with wtiioh the stocks of
various companies has been purohaaed
lately Is presumed to be the reason for
the resumption of Furnace No. 1 of the
Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad com
pany operations.
The furnace has been undergoing repairs
for some weeks, and Is in first class con
dition. With the resumption of this iron
maker the company will have only on#
stack out of commission at Ensley of the
battery of six.
The official announcement follows:
May 4. 1915.
"Blast Furnace No. 1 at Ensley will be
blown In during the latter part of tins
week. GEORGE G. CRAWFORD,
"President. ’
Mr. Crawford added nothing to his state
ment as to the Iron situation and what
ever deductions are drawn from the re- ■*
sumption are speculative and necessarily
unofficial. It is the firm conviction, how
ever, in local Iron circles that the situation
in Iron has so materially improved as to
give every encouragement to the opinion
that there will be many resumptions of
furnaces during the coming few weeks.
WORK ON PLANS OF
PRESS CLUB AFFAIR
Meeting of Three Commutes on firid
iron Affair Will Be Held This
Afternoon
The Invitation committee of the News
paper club appointed for the Gridiron din- i
ner met yesterday afternon in the li
brary of the club and a number of im
portant questions were taken up and dis
posed of. The committee requested John
C. Henley to print l&no invitations to be
issued to that many of the most promi
nent men in the state. Many novel feat
lures have already been planned, and it
is safe to assume that at no time In the
history of the local Newspaper club has
there been such amusement offered as1
will be the case at the forthcoming Grid 1
iron affair.
At the meeting this afternoon of the ar- j
rangoments, general and invitation com- 1
mittees. there will be many questions of
importance to be settled, and a full at
tendance is expected. The meeting will
be held at * o'clock.
A. G. S. DIRECTORS TO
MEET HERE FRIDAY
Meeting Will Be Attended by Fairfax
Harrison, Who Is Inspecting Chat
lanooga-Meridian l.ine
The directors of tile Alalisina Great
Southern railroad will meet In Birming
ham FTIdav. which will be attended by
Fairfax Harrison, president of tiie South
ern railway, which company operates tlie
Alabama Great Southern. The line has
I three local directors. They are John T.
kaul. \V W. Crawford and Robert Jem
ison, Sr Mr. Harrison will be engaged
tomorrow und Friday Inspecting the Ala
bama Great Southern from Chattanooga
to Meridian, and will be here Thursday
principally for the purpose of attending
the meeting of the Alabama Great South
ern directors. It is atated that a suc
cessor to tiie late Col. A. B. Andrews, who
was a director of the Alabama Great
Southern, will be elected. In addition
there will be other questions taken up
which are expected to he of Interest.
MORE SUITS FILED
IN WALL DISASTER
E. J. Tindall, an employe of tlie Harm
Shoe company, who was Injured by the
fall of the wall of the old Steele-Smlth
building, filed Bull yesterday In the cir
cult court in which he claimed IIO.OO'J
damages against Mrs. Lucy P. Hudgins
Tor alleged personal Injuries In his
complaint the plaintiff alleges that It
was severely Injured about the bend,
limbs and body, that some of his nerves
were Injured, lacerated and Impaired
that he was greatly frightened, mad
sick and sore and rendered less able
to work.
Kay Chainblee by next friend, EvereH
Ohamblee. has eued Mrs. Lucy P. Hud
gins In the circuit court, claiming »•««(>
damages for alleged persons! injuries
The plaintiff avers that he was in the
employ of the Atlantic and Pacific Tea
company when the Rteele-Rmith wall
fell, and that he received severe per
sonal Injuries. Both suits were filed by
(iaston & llrennen.
Marriage! Licenses
The following marriage licenses were re
corded yesterday in the office of the pro
bate judge;
F. C. Vardeman, Birmingham, to Miss
Ethel Lewis.
Polumbus Pugh, Republic, to Miss Lillis
White.
R. P. Partridge, Birmingham, to Miss
Bessie Lee Taul.
Stanley Miller. Mulga, to Miss Josepu
Matraska.
Thomas J. Underwood. Birmingham, to
Miss Florence McUauley.
Frank Moody Purser. Richmond, tc
Miss Maude Elisabeth Palmer.
John Stnssulla. Brewton. to Miss Martini
Adams.
Convention Advance Guard Arrives
Jackson, Miss,, May 4—(SpeoiaI.)—Thi
, advance guards of tile Bankers' associa
> tlon, the Funeral Directors' associatloi
and participants In the automobile shov
I have begun to arrive in Jackson, prepara
tory to tomorrow's festivities. Dr. Brail
lord Knupp of the department of ag'l
culture at Washington, end in charge o
’’ demonstration work in this section. Is o
his way. and will be the ehlef attractlo
y tomorrow afternoon at the meeting of th
e Bankers’ association. A great many farm
I- CIS .truckers, gardeners, government dem
ll onat niton and educators are expected t
n be present to beer Dr. Knapp, and hi
address alii he one of the valuable feat
urea of the meeting.
St
MONTHLY MEETING
OF HUMANE SOCIETY
Planti Made for Observance of “Be
Kind to Animals Week” and
Humane Society
The regular monthly meeting of tha
Birmingham Humane society was held
yesterday afternoon at the headquarters
In the city hall with a good attendance.
Mrs. W. N. Wood presiding. In addi
tion to the regular routine of business
the observation of "Humane Sunday”
and the “Be Kind to Animals’’ week,
both events to take place thin month,
were Arranged for The week commenc
ing May 17 has been selected for the
latter event and on Wednesday, May 19.
the society plans to have a parade of
work horses in Birmingham. The so
ciety will offer prizes for the best
groomed horses.
May 28 was named ns “Humane Bun
day." and all ministers of the district
will he requested to ifmke tills matter
the subject of their sermons on that
date. The officers of the society will
be glad to confer with a by of the min
isters on this subject.
By resolution I he president. Mrs. Wood,
was appointed munagcr. to take effect
Immediately.
Reports of the city atnl county humane
officers were submitted as follows:
Report for month of April, 1915:
C'asea Investigated, 106; warnings is
sued, 50; cases referred to charities, 3;
case referred to Pisgah Home, 1; ease
refer?ed to employment bureau, 1; man
tent to Hillman hospital. I: child (girl)
sent to Holy Innocents hospital, 1: col
ored man sent to 111 liman hospital, 1?
colored hoy sent to the alms house, 1;
arrests. 3; convictions. 3; animals hu
manely destroyed. 46, horses destroyed.
2; mules destroyed. 2; dogs, on com
plaint. diseased, etc.^ 17; dogs electro
cuted at city pound. 11; puppies chloro-.
formed. 3 rats chloroformed* 3; kittens
chloroformed, 3; horses at work inspect- v‘*
ed. h*i; mules at work Inspected. 8k;
horses ordered from service. 3; mules or
dered from service, 5; horses sent to
veterinary. 3; mules sent to city pound. 1.
Attest— City h .mane officer:
J. U t'LKMKNTS. i
Month of April. 1915 X
Horses Inspected on farms . 24 /
Roi’see inspected on streets and r.oadS 72
Morses Inspected on public works. \ 19 S
Horses inspected in gypsy camps .... 'Id.*
Mules Inspected on faihns . 23|
Mules inspected on streets and roads. 64
Mules Inspected on public works .147
Mules Inspected in gypsy camps . 16
t’ows and calves Inspected . B2
Total number of stock inspected .... 431
Complaints investigated . .3
Dogs humanely destroyed . 1
Warnings given . -3
Hoi sen treated .. 5
F tables and barns inspected . 9
I Horses ordered out of service and
sent to pasture . 7'*
Mules ordered out of service and sent
to pasture . 19
Distance traveled (milesi ..915
Attest: R. C. HEIGH.
FIERY RED SKIN
ON flLlS FACE
Came on Limbs. Pimples Under
Skin. Clothing Irritated. Itched V,
and Burned. Restless at Night.
Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
In a Month Face Normal.
R. F. D. No 2. Moores eille, W. O.—“My
little boy's affection began with fiery red
•kin on bis face. Later it came on bis limbs.
There were small pimples
under the skin. It was In
flamed at times worse than
others. His clothing Ir
ritated it very much The
breaking out on his face
looked very badly; it looked
as If it would bleed. It
seemed to itch and burn when
rubbed He was restless at .
night.
“He had the affection for four month*
or more before I tried Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. First I tried a sample of each
f and before 1 had the sample used a marked
i Improvement could be seen. I then bought
a cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuti
j cura Ointment and In a month his face waa
normal again without any scars.'' (Signed)
T. S. Deacon. Oct. 1. 1914.
1 Sample Each Free by Mail
4 With 32-p. Skin B»*»W on request. \d
dres* post-card “Cuticura, Dept. T, 8os»
ten." Sold throughout the world.