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MACKEY NEW HEAD
i OF ASSOCIATION OF
I POSTAJJLERKS
Springfield Elected Delegate
to National Convention.
Indorse August 14-15 as
“Good Roads” Days
Augustus Mackey of Birmingham was
elected president of the Alabama state
branch of the United National Associa
] tion of Postoffice Clerks at their annual
(l meeting held yesterday at the Federal
A building. Tuscaloosa was selected as the
I next place of meeting. D. C. Springfield
f of Gadsden was elected as delegate Irom
I Alabama to the national convention,
f | which meets in Los Angeles next Labor'
5 Day. The other officers elected were Sam
A. Mills, Tuscaloosa, vice president; John
J. Eberly, Ensley, secretary; John Fitz
l gerald, treasurer; W. G. Gentry, New De
, catur, organizer; A. J. Hollingsworth,
j chairman of the finance committee.
I While no special legislation was adopted
| at the session, quite a number of resolu
S tions looking to the improvement of the
[ service were passed and a number ot
measures looking to a betterment as to
| hours and wages of the postoffice clerks
\ were indorsed. The association also unan
■ Iinohsly indorsed August 14 and 15 as
f “Good Roads" days. The election of the
I delegate to the national convention was
spirited, but the election of office* s was
quiet, as those in office were either ad
vanced or retained.
About 76 delegates and visitors were in
attendance when the session was call ad
to order yesterday morning by J. fi.
Bailey, president of the local organiza
tion, and included the members of the
H l» Jefferson County Rural Carriers’ associa
tion, who met In joint public session with
! the clerks.
The invocation was delivered by the
Rev. J. M. Broady. On behalf of the
local branch, who were hosts to the con
vention, A. B. Warner made an address
of welcome. On behalf of the rural car-i
riers a welcoming address was made by
John R. McSwain. Commissioner Weath
erly was to have welcomed the clerks on
I behalf of the city, but was detained by
an important business matter. Col. T.
H. Aldrich spoke for the local postoTflco
and was given an ovation.
J. R. Sturkey of Tuscaloosa, state pres
dent, then took the chair and presided
over the deliberations until adjournment.
Other speakers at the morning session
were; Senator Frank S. White, Congress
t man George Huddleston, J. A. Rountree,
j President Sturkey. W. D. Houston. John
l | House and others. Good roads was th~
principal topic. All the speakers were
V applauded.
J A resolution thanking the Birmingham
|| branch for the splendid entertainment,
the speakers for the interesting addresses !
| and the Florence cafe for the elegant
luncheon provided was passed by a rising
i vote. A resolution expressing the thanks
of the members to the retiring president
for his untiring efforts to promote the
best interests of the association was
unanimously passed by a rising vote. A
number of minor resolutions were adopted
and adjournment followed.
Following the open meeting of the
pos: office clerks, held yesterday morn*
It ing, the Jefferson County Rural Letter
Carriers’ association passed resolutions
indorsing August 14 and 16 as “good
Toads” days and urging every rural car
| Tiers' association in the state to join in
i the movement. The resolutions were
| presented as follows by John R. Me
1 Swain and unanimously adopted:
“Resolved: First, that the Jefferson
County Rural Letter Carriers’ associa
tion most heartily indorse the observ
ance of the fourth annual good roads
days on August 14 and 15, and that
| fivei y member pledge himself to assist
In making the same a success,
i “2. We call upon the president and
secretary of our association to send an
appeal to the rural carriers of every
county In the state to help in making
this occasion a success.
“8. That we congratulate the Ala
b.*me. Good Roads association for its
splendid effort in promoting the move
ment to build good roads.”
REWARD
The city of Birmingham herewith
offers reward of 93 for the recovery
Iof the following 1913 automobile
I license tags or Information leading to
the arreat and conviction of nay per
son using aald numbers, vis: 1120, 1124
and 1127. GEORGE B. WARD,
President Board of Coinmlaalonera.
When buying raw mate
IV<1W rials a general knowl
Materials edge of underlying con
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V-""-——— ditions throughout the
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country is necessary. All basic fac
tors effect the production and price of
each raw material. We know that
many of the good buyers in our com
munity read the Monthly Trade Di
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gest issued by this bank.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Co.
112-116 North 20th Street
Birmingham, Ala. J
SAKS TO HAVE NEW BUILDING
ON FLORENCE HOTEL CORNER
I
FOR STEELE-SMITH
Meeting of All Creditors
Will Be Held in
Five Days
TRUSTEE WILL
THEN BE CHOSEN
_
Fifty-Seven Suits Apainst as Many
Insurance Companies of World In
stituted by Assignee as Result of
Inability to Reach Agreement
At a meeting of creditors held yesterday
before Judge E. H. Dryer, referee ?n
bankruptcy, the appointment of the Bir
mingham Tfust and Saving company as
receiver for the Steele-Smith Dry Goods
company was unanimously agreed upon.
The Steele-Smith company was thrown
into involuntary bankruptcy last Saturday
and under the law five days must elapse
before the concern can be adjudicated c
bankrupt. It is stated that Just as soon
as this time has elapsed a meeting of all
4he creditors will be called at th-» office
of Judge Dryer at which time a trustee
will be elected by the creditors.
The trustee, when elected, will assume
entire charge of all the business of the
concern, including the 57 suits filed in the
city court by Arthur Hawxhurst of Illi
nois as assignee for the Steele-Smith com
pany. The name of the trustee will be
substituted In lieu of that of the assignee
and the suits will be prosecuted by him.
They are directed against leading insur
ance companies and aggregate about $230,
000.
An assignment of all the assets of the
Steele-Smith company to Arthur Hawx
hurst was filed in the probate court, turn
ing over to him the good will of the con
cern and including all accounts, salvage,
insurance policies and other assets. The
insurance policies, $271,680,134, from which
there is a depreciation of $13,579, leaving
a balance of $258,001.
The suits against the insurance com
panies were filed by Tillman, Bradley &
Morrow, and followed a failure between
the representatives of Steele-Smith com
pany and the insurance companies to
reach an adjustment of the loss. The alle
gations in each of the 57 suits are identi
cal with the exception of amounts and
names of the policies, and are directed
against companies of the United States,
England, Germany and other foreign coun
tries.
The fire insurance companies include the
following:
Germania Fire Insurance company
of New York.
People's National Fire Insurance
company of Philadelphia.
Virginia Fire and Marine Insurance
company of Richmond. Va.
Scottish Union and National Insur
ance company.
Citizens Fire Insurance company.
Svea Fire and Life Insurance com
| par.y limited, of Gothenberg, Sweden.
Continental Insurance company of
! New York, and Fidelity-Phenix Fire
I Insurance company of New’ York.
The Alliance Insurance company.
German Fire Insurance company of
P» oria, 111.
Aetna Insurance company.
Orient Insurance company of Hart
! ford, Conn.
The Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
company of Philadelphia.
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance
company, St. Paul. Minn.
Dixie Fire Insurance company of
Greensboro, N. Y.
Hartford Fire Insurance company
of Hartford, Conn.
Sun Insurance office of London.
Providence Washington Insurance
company, Providence, R. I.
City of New York Insurance com
pany.
Insurance Company of North Amer
ica. Philadelphia.
Caledonian Insurance company.
Security Insurance company of New
Haven, Conn.
Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance com
pany of Milwaukee, WiB.
Queen Insurance company of Amer
ica, New’ York.
Fire Association of Philadelphia.
Home Insurance company.
Phoenix Insurance company of Hart
ford, Conn.
The Corporation of the Royal Exchange
Assurance of London. England.
Fireman’s Fund Insurance company of
San Francisco.
Atlas Assurance company, limited.
The Western Assurance company of
Toronto, Canada.
German-American Insurance company of
New York.
German Alliance Insurance company of
New York.
The North River Insurance company of
the city of New York.
The British American Insurance com
pany.
Aachen and Munish Fire Insurance
company.
Colonial Fire Underwriters of Hartford
Conn.
The Girard Fire and Marine Insurance
Negotiations Completed Yesterday
and Formal Announcement Made.
Structure Will Be Five Stories
and Will Cost $150,000
A five-story building, costing it is estimated $150,000, will be
constructed for the mercantile firm of Louis Saks Clothing
company, on the comer of Second avenue and Nineteenth street,
where the Florence hotel is situated at this time.
Official confirmation of this was given yesterday by Louis
Saks and Herman Saks for the company and it was announced
that the Jemison Keal Estate and Insurance company had suc
cessfully negotiated the details involving this new building.
The negotiations have been pending for sometime between the
owners and the Saks Clothing company. The work of arrang
ing the details was concluded yesterday and the statement made
that beginning on or about January 1, 1916, the work would be
started on the new structure.
me announfemcra inai. inis uuuu
ing will be constructed will be taken
as a substantial verification of the an
nouncement in The Age-Herald some
months ago to the effect that the
owners of that site would not renew
the present lease for hotel purposes,
but would arrange for the construc
tion of a mercantile building. It was
stated yesterday that having an
abounding faith in Birmingham and
realizing the Florence corner to be
one of the best and most valuable in
this city, Louis Saks and Herman Saks
had arranged the lease covering a long
term of years.
WILL BE MODERN
IN EVERY RESPECT
The building will be 100 feet on Sec
ond avenue by 100 feet on Nineteenth
street. The entire building now oc
cupied by the Florence hotel, with the
exception of that portion occupied by
Nurnally's will be used by the Saks
Clothing company. The building will
be of concrete and will be in every
feature modern and up-to-date.
The site to be utilized is owned by
Mrs. Florence E. Jordan, Mrs. J. Kiwis
Carter, Mrs. Hill Ferguso nand Joseph
P. Walker. The owners were repre
sented by I. F. Young, Hill Ferguson
and J. A. Eevert in the negotiations
which have resulted in the lease to the
l*oui8 Saks Clothing company,
i The negotiations for the new build
ing were conducted by Robert Jemison,
Jr., president of the Jemison Real Es
tate and Insurance company, who has
been for sometime ambitious to secure
for that site a mercantile firm ol’ high
standing and reputation. The opinion
here is that the Florence hotel site is
easily one of the best from every
standpoint in this city’. The corner is
known by every person in Birming
ham and nearly every person in Ala
bama.
The construction of a mercantile
building on the Florence hotel site will
necessitate the destruction of the Flor
| mi Ob hotel, which Is one of the land
progress could have claimed no victim
held in higher local esteem. The build
ing for years was the most widely
known hotel In the south. It was built
when Birmingham was in swaddling
clo-hes and for years held the banner
as the premier hotel in this section. A',
the time, under the management of
H. M. Burt, the hotel is widely known
and one of the most highly esteemed
hostelries in the state. Lately the
prirent lessees have been ambitious to
retain the lease.
WILL HAVE SECOND
LARGEST STORE IN CITY
With the erection of the new build
ing the Saks company will have the
second largest building in Birmingham
devoted to retail commercial purposes.
The company will have easily the most
extonsively traveled corner, while the
Sakis firm will have the most modern
of all commercial houses in this ciiy,
it being planned to devote great
thought and energy to the details ne
cessary to make the building as nearly
perfect as possible.
It was stated yesterday by Louis
Saks in confirmation of the successful
negotiations that the firm hoped to
be situated in the new building by Oc
tober 1, 1916. He said that every ef
fort would be exerted toward that end.
Mr. Saks added that the firm enter
tained for Birmingham the greatest
faith and the culmination of negotia
tions for a new store at this time w is
obv on sly a substantial verification of
that opinion.
"T believe Birmingham’s future t is
wonderful," said Mr. Saks. "1 have men
here for years and I have watched Bir
mingham grow. This new- store is to
l*c occupied by us next year and for a
oivg period of years. 1 firmly believe
that during such time Birmingham will
go on and upward until it will be
unrivaled in the south.
‘ We believe the Florence corner ot.e
of the best in Birmingham for corn •
mercial business and we believe the
construction of a store for us there
'■ ill be of great value to our concern.
We have concluded negotiations for the
building and work will start Just as
soon as possible. We will have a store
modern in every detail. It will be 100
feet square and will be five stories
high.
‘‘We concluded negotiations with Mr.
Jemlson today and we are greatly
pleased over our prospects of occu
pying a new store on the Florence
site."
NO At 1NCETO
BETI J WORKS
German Spies Are Acutely
Feared at the Great
Schwab Works
The German spy scare has spread so
far that it was stated here yesterday that
local industrial leaders who attended the
Amercan Iron and Steel Institute meeting
in New York were denied admission to
the Bethlehem Steel works at liethlo
hem, Pa.
James Bowron, president of the GuU
States Steel company, and Charles Mof
fett of the Gadsden operations, attend *d
the meeting in New York. They thougm
a trip through the great Schwab plants
would prove interesting, so they went to
look the new work over. The local in
dustrial men were informed that no oie
was permitted inside the plant except em
ployes, and then only when they were go
ing to work. It was stated yesterday that
as the Bethlehem plant was making a
vast amount of war materials for thi al
lies that some fear was entertained that
the new cannon and new shells would oe
figured out by German sympathizers
Mr. Bowron and Mr. Moffett were disap
pointed, but were not offended when the
reason for the step was explained to tnein.
It is said that over GoOO shells per day and
no one knows how many guns are being
made daily by the Bethlehem plant for the
allies.
company of Philadelphia.
The Connecticut Fire Insurance com
pany of Hartford.
Northern Insurance company, limited,
of London.
Atlantic National Fire Insurance com
pany.
American Central Insurance company.
Commercial Union Assurance company.
Limited, of London, England.
Globe and Rutger’s Fire Insurance com
pany of the city of New York.
Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance
company of Springfield, Mass.
The Palatine Insurance company, Lim
ited, of London, England.
Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insurance com
pany of Hamburg, Germany.
National Union Fire Insurance company
of Pittsburg, Pa.
Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance
company, Limited, of Liverpool, England.
Westchester Fire Insurance company of
New York.
The Liverpool, London, and Globe In
surance company of New York.
The Continental Insurance company of
New York.
New Hampshire Fire Insurance com
pany of Manchester. %
The Hanover Fire Insurance company
of New York.
Phoenix Assurance company, Limited,
of London, England.
Fidelity-Phenlx Fire Insurance company
of New York.
The Citizens Insurance company of Mis
souri.
The National Fire Insurance company
of Hartford, Conn.
New Haven Underwriters’ Agency of
the Security Insurance company of New
Haven and Security Insurance company
of New Haven, Conn.
W VS’ HEAD
F £0 BASKET
Result of Steele-Smith Wall
Disaster—Eckerly Also
Leaves City
Building Inspector Matthews yerter
I (lav passed out of the official service
of the city, as did also Plumbing In
spector Charles Eckerle.
Mr. Matthews' discharge was a re
sult of the Steele-Smith wall disaster,
Commissioner Weatherly making the
building inspector the “goat" of iho
aroused public sentiment following the
catostrophe.
When public sentiment appeared to
change suddenly upon announcement
that Matthews had been sacrificed, the
onmissioners In an attempt at what
is generally believed an effort to get
out from under the situation, evolved a
scheme to consolidate the building in
spector's office and the plumbing in
spector's office with the city engineer
ing department and in the future the
two departments will be conducted un
der the supervision of City Engineer
Julian Kendrick.
H he plan of consolidation of the de
partments, however, lias met with con
siderable approval, not only on account
of the recognized ability of the city
engineer but also on account of tHe
saving in expense by the elimination of
the two department heads.
BIG THINGsVf EAST
LAKE ON THURSDAY
“Night in Venice” Will Be Presented.
Immense Parade on Lake Planned.
Seymour to Dive
B'g things are promised to visitors
to East Lake park Thursday night,
when “A Night in Venice" will be the
attraction. This spectacle Includes an
Immense parade on the lake, the boats
belrg illuminated and a pyretechnlc
display which will rival anything eve.
seen in Birmingham for splendorous
oftects. A total of 60 people are re
quired to carry out the programme on
the lake alone and there Vrlll be oth
ers In the background to aid In mak
ing the dispay beautiful.
In addition to this Captain Seymour
of the United States life saving corps
will give a diving exhibition from the
high diving pole at the bathhouse. He
will execute a dive from the 60-foot
elevation with his eyes blindfolded,
making the leap backward.
Dancing also will be indulged In by
devotees of the art. Thursday being one
of the regular dancing nights of the
week at the park. ^
PERSONAL
Mrs. D. M. Dickson is at home in
Norwood after several weeks’ visit to
Houston and other Texan cities.
LAKE AT EDGEWOOD
WILL BE FORMED IN
THE NEXT SIX WEEKS
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Charles E. Rice Says Money
Is in Bank—Contracts
Being Let
N. E. JOHNSTON WILL
DO CONCRETE WORK
Plans for Dam, Which Will Cost About
$10,000, Have Been Approved by O.
G. Thurlow, Who Designed Dam
for Alabama Power Company
The Birmingham Motor and Country]
club at Edgewood will have its lake:
formed within six weeks That the money I
was in the hank to construct a dam
which will form a lake four times as big
as Fast Rake was the announcement
made yesterday by Charles E. Rice, presi-,
dent of the club. The statement was also
made that the contract for concrete work
on the dam had been let to N. E. John-j
ston of Woodlawn, a w'ell known con
tractor.
dPThe *ork of constructing the dam wl'l
involve the expenditure of about $10,000.
This sum is sufficiently great to create
a lake of immense proportions, on which
every aquatic sport known to fresh water
| can be enjoyed. The work of promoting
a lake near the club has been under way
sometime. Mr. Rice said yesterday that
all doubt and difficulties had been re
| moved and that the lake would he ready
for those who wish to see it within six
weeks.
"it will require about four weeks to
construct the dam,” said Mr Rice yes
terday. "We will need two weeks to lilt
the basin with water, and then the lake
will he ready for inspection. Tl^- money
has been secured and is in bank for the
construction of every item of work nec
• ssary to make this lake a reality. We
lave bids on every contract and have
| already given Mr. R. E. Johnston of
Woodlawn the contract for necessary
concrete construction.
"The plans for the dam have been ap
proved by O. <r. Thurlow of the Ala
bama Power company, the engineer who
designed the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company’s dam at Edgewater
and also the dam for the power company
at Tx>ck 12. He has been consulted in all
matters and has approved the plans ul
they now stand. 1 can assiire the mem
bers of tlie club that the lake will be
ready for their enjoyment, during the
next eight weeks for certain. As a mat
ter of fact, the work has been resumed
on the dam and may be finished much
earlier than we expect."
Mr. Rice, who has recently taken a
very active part in the fortunes of the
club, is one of the best known young
ltwers in Birmingham. He is associated
with Tillman. Bradley /fe Morrow and
is held in tlie highest esteem here. His
announcement that this work will be
rushed to completion will be of wide in
terest in this city.
The properties of the Edgewood t*oin
pany have been before the people of
this section for sometime.
The clubhouse in the meantime is open
and recently has been very greatly en
joyed by large parties from Birmingham
With the lake, which will be unrivaled
in this section, the Birmingham Motor
and Country club will no doubt spring
Into wide popularity.
Will Be Held in Next Few
Days—No Progress in Ne
gotiations With Sevier
It Is understood that a mass meeting
to discuss the project of connecting Bir
mingham proper with the Warrior river
for transportation purposes will be held
in the city within the next few' days.
The Chamber of Commerce committees
having in charge the negotiations with
U Sevier, general agent of the South
ern Railway company, by which the city
and county hopes to secure ownership or
use of the Maxine branch of the com
pany have not yet had any meeting since
the letter of Mr. Sevier’s, stating his prop
osition, has been received. It is said,
however, that Chairman R. A. Porter con
templates calling this committee together
probably today.
After Mr. Porter’s committee on rail
roads and transportation and the com
mittee on good roads, H. M. Beck, chair
man, have jointly discussed Mr. Sevier’s
reply, it is reported that plans for a mass
meeting will be outlined.
The movement lor the construction of a
modern boulevard or highway for the
use of motor trucks and other traffic
between the city and the Warrior will
probably mark time until the report of
the investigations of City Engineer Julian
Kendrick and County Engineer George
Clark is made in regard to a survey ot
such a route between the city and the
river.
It is said, however, that the two prop
ositions, the one for the railroad and th •
other for the hignway to the river, have
no connection and the one will not neces
sarily be held back by the other.
Real Estate Transfer
The folionwing transfer of real estate
was yesterday recorded in the office cf
the probate judge:
$1000—George A. Davis to Margaret A.
Davis, lots 8 and 9. block 9: lots 4 and
5. block 4, survey of North Birmingham
Realty company; lot 4, block 8-C and lot
5 in block 8-C. and lot 2, block 1, J. R.
Gardener’s addition to West End.
Marriage Licenses
The following marriage licenses were
yesterday recorded in the office of the
probate judge:
Jim Roberts of Birmingham to Miss
Mamie Woodward.
Earl Dillard of Bessemer to Miss Nan
nie Mae Grimes.
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GULF STATES CO. PREPARING
TO SPEND $225,000 AT OXMOOR
WILL COST THAT MUCH TO
MAKE SELF-FLUXING ORE
AVAILABLE—TO BE SPENT
IN 1916
In order to render available self-fluxing
ore on properties recently acquired near
Oxmoor, the Gulf Stales Steel company
Is preparing to spend nearly $225,000. The
company recently acquired a very large
acreage near Oxmoor from the Self
Fluxing Ore company, and at this time
the drilling has progressed 1900 feet to
wards the seam. When It Is pointed out
that the depth already attained Is five
times as great approximately as the Jef
ferson County Hank building some idea
may be obtained of the unusual depth
of the mine. It was stated yesterday
that the exploration work was not so
costly, but when the ore was reached
and the necessary equipment. Installed In
order to get the product, that nearly
$226,000 would have been expended. It is
contemplated that the expenditure will
not be made before July, 1916. but in
the meantime the work is progressing
and the appropriation necessary is avail
able. The utilization of the ore proper
ties recently acquired will place the Gulf
States In a tine position for the operation
of its plants and the finishing of various
products.
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CITY ITEMS
Speaker Carmichael Here—*A. H. Car
mlchaei, speaker of the house of rep
resentative#, was in Birmingham y< s
terday en route to Tuscaloosa, lie stated
to an Age-Herald reporter that there
was nothing to the rumor that a modi
tlration would he made In-the prohibi
tion laws at tile split session to he held
during July. The question was sug
gested by the constant report that beet
saloons would he opened here. T‘ e
statement accredited to F. M. Jackson
that such saloons would he permitted
j by the prohibition lobby was quoted |
to the speaker.
"If the report is correct, it in the
first I have heard of such a plan," said
Speaker Carmichael. "1 know nothing
of Jt.*‘
Senator Hankhead Here—Senator J
H. Bankhead passed through Birming
ham yesterday en route from Jasper
»o Washington. He in going to th *
apilal on business, lie reiterated his
Belief expressed several days ago that
the construction of a shipbuilding plant
• *t Mobile will he of inestimable h<*n
< fit to this sectiop and make even more
imperative the construction of a line
to tin* Warrior river. Senator Bank
head is of the opinion that the city of
Birmingham and Jefferson county will
not overlook tin- opportunities present
ed by the opening of the Warrior.
Otto \grlcoin Here -Otto Agricola,
me of the best known iron men of this
stair, whose home is in Gadsden, was
here yesterday to confer with Horace
llarnmond and Morris Bush about p‘g
iron purchases. Mr. Agricola operates
three plants at Gadsden, all of.th*m
consumers of pig Iron, lie is accord
ingly a very large patron of the makers
of this city. He said yesterday tn.it
his plants at Gadsden had been fortu
nate enough to secure some foreign
< rders and that business was looking
up. Mr. Agricola returned home last
night.
Senator llrotvn YImIIm llltminu, bain.
Watt Brown of Ragland, former state
senator and widely known for his ef
foits and interest in educational mat
ters, was in Birmingham yesterday.
Senator Brown was en route to Tusca
loosa to attend commencement He aid
> esterday that the establishment by
this state of a technical industrial school
was one of tile most imperative needs
of Alabama and he was firmly • *.n-.
vinced that the school would eventual
ly receive that support to which it is
entitled. Senator Brown will he in Bir
mingham again tomorrow.
Alto Bee to Speak Alto V la**1, sta'*
senator from Etowah counts and a
member of the Judiciary committee of
the adjourned session, was .here yes
terday en route t.o Tuscaloosa, lie will
make an address at the aiumni banquet
to he given in Tuscaloosa today inci
dent to the commencement festivities.
Senator Lee said yesterday that Ill
legislature had accomplished great and
lasting good for the state by its en
act merits and that further service of a
most beneficial character would he ren
dered during the oncoming split Mis
sion.
Anniston Mayor In City -Dr. J. F
[ Wikle, mayor of Anniston, was In B*r- I
mIngham yesterday for a short time,
j lie was en route to Tuscaloosa for the
meeting of municipal officers of th*
friaie. Dr. Wikle is very much im
tressed with th*- general manager plan
for cities, in this state and said that
he was opposed to a commission. Dr
Wikle added that the aldermani*- foi m
of government was not Improved by
the commission scheme. He will return -
to Birmingham before {going to Anuis
ton.
Major Steiner I'bmncm Tirough-*- Waj.
R. E. Steiner of Montgomery, one of
the trustees of the University of Ala
bama, stopped over here several hours
yesterday en route tef Tuscaloosa for
the commencement. Major Steiner was
a guest at the Tutwller. He said ir.ai
the commencement would undoubtedly
prove of great interest and would he
largely attended.
OptlmlMtic In Greenaboro—T. H. Jones
of Greensboro was in Birmingham yes
terday for a short time on personal
business. Mr. Jones said that the farm
era near his home were taking to the
diversification movement very kindly
and that it was expected great good
would result. He said that mercantile
interests in Greensboro were getting
more encouragement every day and tha:
optimism prevailed.
t'olsscl Mu» grove Here-—Col. L. B.
Mut-grove of Jasper, one' of Alabama's
widely known political magnates, was
here yesterday. He is registered at
the Hillman hotey. Colonel Musgrovc
sgid that Jasper was improving every
day and that business was apparently
very much better* He will be acre
several
ANOTHER PROBE IN
KIYI DEPARTMENT
Keily Again Reprimanded
on Charge of Obtaining
Dog by Threats
Anpther probe of the "kiyl depart
ment" was held yesterday afternoon,
it I eing alleged that Commissioner
Kelly, head of the department, had
seeuied ownership of a dog by improp
erly threatening a negro woman.
Commissioners Kane and Ward In
vestigated the ease behind closed doors.
The allegation is that Commissioner
Kelly of the dog department threatened
a negro woman with arrest, stating
slie would be fined $50, but that she
■ ould escape the fine and arrest by
giving up the dog.
This, it is alleged, she did. and Mr.
Keily himself took the dog to his homo
and kept it there. The commissioners
• derided Kelly should be reprimanded
and ordered him to return the dog to
its rightful owner.
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Chance for Business in Cuba
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
I see that the Chamber of Commerce
is going to make nn effort to increase
trade relations between this country
and the Katin- \merican countries by
encouraging the study of the Spanish
language. This appeals to me as of
more importance than the casual ob
server wouid think.
i have had several years' experience
In those countries and am prepared to
give a correct statement in this line.
Those people care very little for ad
v. 11ising. I mean the business m *n.
Still, the people are influenced just as
much by advertisements as we are. I
will give you up . xample of the effect
of advertising* In the island of Cunite „
There is a certain substitute for soap
that is well known in this country. The
manufacturers of this article sent i
man there and it took him over a year
to complete his tour over the island
When he had finished his goods were
usti! In every groeer> store and nearly
every family In Cuba.
The markets of that country are
open to nearly everything produced In
tins country. Of greatest importance
's far as I know, is In the hardw.tr*
line When I first knew that country
KH‘0.) there wasn't ari American car
le.iter tool on the market. The* pro
gressive firm of Knight & Wall. Tampa,
Fla., saw the opportunity and have
bad a monopoly of this business 'n
Havana ever since. Their practically
sob’ articles of export, sugar and to
I acco, bring a good price this >ear,
puts them in good financial condition
Mild now is the time to begin negoti.i
t ions.
I know those people, know their
habits and speak their language, so
I am in a position to know what 1 am
i liking about. If anyone feels enough
Interested in this matter to wish io
talk with me I am more than willing
to give any information ! have, as I
am a talker, but not a writer
W. A. ST E A mi AM
Birmingham, May 31, 1915. 2
Twenty-first avenue, north.
Likes Social Service Department
To the Editor «>f The Age-Herald.
I have been an interested reader of vour
new department, social service, ai.d wish
to. add my sincere commendation to that
of many others fyr the public spirit dis
played by your paper In instituting so
valuable an adjunct to the -ocia! servl o
work being done by our city and fate.
I febl that from iny experience as presi
dent of the Council of Jewish Women, an
organization which devotes 'tself largely
to social serv ice. I can sav without. Hesita
tion that as a means «>f necessary and
systematic publicity in the work, your
department will prove itself of Inestimable
value In the public service.
With many wishes for your success and
congratulations that you have been mo
fortunate in your choice of in Mi tor for
the department, 1 beg to ••emeiu, vory
truly yours,
MRS. JACOB FRIEDMAN*.
Birmingham, May 28, 1915. No. 2126 South
Sixteenth avehue, city.
Car and Truck Collide
An eastbound Tidewater car enpided
with a truck belonging to the Barnett
Lumber company "yesterday afternoon at
5:30 o'clock at Fifth avenue and Thirty
fifth street. The street car und truck
were slightly damaged. No one wo* In
jured.