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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

ton shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month excepting July, August and September.
 2. Special meetings may be called by the president at the request of majority of the executive committee.
 g. Branch associations shall hold their regular meetings at such times as may be determined by their executive commit tees
 4. The membership fee of the general as- sociation shall be one dollar per annum. Any one paying fee of one dollar to the treasurer of a branch association, may be enrolled also as a member of the general association, upon the payment to the trasurer of the latter association of ten cents by the branch association.
 5. The general association shall have specific charge of the Birmingham High school.
 After the adoption of the constitution the following officers were elected to serve for the ensuing year. President Mrs. J. D. Matlock; vice president, Mrs J. w. Bruce; secretary, Principal J. B Cunningham; treasurer Mrs. G. T. Ros- son; executive committee, Mrs. J. D. Mat lock, Mrs. J. W. Bruce, J. B. Cunning ham, Mrs c. T. Rosson, Mrs. J. H. Phil lips, Mrs. George H. Estes and Mrs. T. O Smith
 The next meeting of the association was announced for Tuesday, March 6, wher new members will be enrolled The public Is invited to take an active interest in the work of the association. Any patron oi the school or friends of education is eligl- ble to membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
FASTEST RECORD MADE
 IN STEEL FRAME WORK

The junior partner of that firm is now dead and the firm is known as D. H.. Burnham & Co. of Chicago. This firm constructs more sky-scrapers than any others. It built many in Chicago.
 ''It is an interesting fact that one of the first slxy-scrapers constructed in Chicago is being torn away now to be replaced by the First National Bank building, which is going to be one of the finest.
 "Tbe late George A. Fuller was known as the father of sky-scrapers. While he did not build the first one, he was largely responsible for decreasing the time re- quired in their erection.
 "It is a matter of fact that the First National Bank building of Birmingham was constructed in less time than any other steel frame structure in America. We completed that work in eight months from the time that the men commenced clearing the site. The occupants were moving into the building in that length of time. and know that record has never been equalled.
 ''It required about two years to con- struct a building similar to the First Ma tional Bank building about twenty years ago. and now we can complete work of that extent in about eight months. As I said before the methods of construction are practically the same. Any changes that have taken place have been in the minor details and not in the general work"
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ness and affection that binds them to- gether as with hooks of steer' that noth- ing can sever
 In the event that vacancy in the Unit ed States Senate should occur. many old veterans, all over the state, would be glad to support Joe Johnston. as we call him. for the Senate. Shot down on the battlefield three times. fought through the war and it has been said that it was his Italian hand that had much to do with removing the clouds of darkness from the 'black belt" in the days of re- construction. His enemies, if he has any, will not deny, that he made an excellent governor. He does things and has ever been good to Confederate veterans-open handed, and full of charity No old vet ever called on him and went away empty handed. A true and loyal member of Camp Hardee of which he was once an eminent commander.
 J. LAWBER DARBY.
 Birmingham, February A, 1906.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
RAID IS MADE.
Gambling Paraphernalia Is Capturec
 By Police-WiIl Be Burned.

Policemen Parker and Nix raided the alleged gambling house of Dick Long on Second avenue, over Dick Wray's saloon yesterday afternoon. They confiscated a card table, chips, dice, decks of cards and $23.5o. No one was in the house at the time except Long, who was arrested and later released on $50 bond.
 The gambling paraphernalia was taken to the chiefs office and Monday will meet the fate of the gambling outfits captured last week.
 When Long was searched at the city hall a large number of dice were found tied in handkerchief in his pocket
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
What shall I do
 with my money :!

For saver or invester whether the amount is dollar five thousand dollars, deposit with the Citizens Savings Bank is the best investment. Better than mortgage loan, for the inexperienced lender is subject to constant expense trouble and loss and is often compelled to buy the mortgaged property to prevent a total loss
 Better than buying bonds, for bonds that guilt edge" only about per cent interest, while in you need your money when bonds are low, you may have to sell for less than you paid
 Better than depositing with any other bank in Bir mngham the State of Alabama, because deposi tors not only protected by the careful and experienced management and by the cash capital but every dollar loaned is secured by good improved city real estate, or other equally good collateral Better than any other form of investment equally safe or even half as safe.
 WE PAY FOUR PER CENT INTEREST ON ALL DEPOSITS, COMPOUNDED TWICE A YEAR
 You bank with us by mail with and safety.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
Firm of Architects.

The La Belle-Kribs Co.,, architects, have located in Birmingham and have taken office rooms 401 and 4O2 in the Title Guar antee building. MT. La Belle, the senior member of the company, Is one of the best known architects in the country. He has designed many public buildings and churches. His home has been in New York. MT. Kribs comes to Birmingham from St. Paul. He has been for some time sales manager of the White Enamel Re- frgerator company. He has been fre- quent visitor to Birmingham, and said yesterday that he had intended for some time 10 settle here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
 TO HOLD MEETING
ELYToN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION WILL MEET THIS AFTERNOON AT WEST END BAPTIST CHURCH. INTERESTING PROGRAMME.

A meeting of the Elyton District Sun day School association will be held this afternoon at 80 o'clock at the West End Baptist church.
 The following Is the programme:
 Devotional exercises.
 Song by Congregation
 Scripture Reading by Superintendent of West End M. E. Sunday school.
 Prayer by Pastor Brock of the Metho- dist church, West End,
 Song.
 Welcome ess-Superintendent West End Baptist school
 Response-R. r. Lewis, President County association.
 Enrollmen of Delegates.
 Solo-Miss Basenberg.
 Presidents Message.
 Report of Seeretary-Treasurer.
 Voices from the Schools.
 Song.
 Appointment of Committees.
 "The Work of the Primary Teachers" Miss Matilda L. Walker.
 Our Motto: "The Bible in the Hand of Every Pupil Read and Honored in Every Home, Treasured in Every Heart, Practiced in Every Life."-Is this the meaning of our Home Department? Gen eral Discussion.
 Free Will Offering.
 Solo-Miss Aileen Simpson Weir.
 The Beginners Course ulustrated-Miss A. l.. Williams. Reports of Committees.
 New Business. The music will be furnished by West End Baptist Sunday school. ~--~~-------~-~-~----- Of freight during the past week was an improvement over that of the week be- fore, but there is still a large amount of freight in the yards and on the sid ings.
 The railroads are having a heavy pas seger movement daily to New Orleans and Mobile on account of Mardi Gras. The Louisville and Nashville has oper- ated special trains, and a number of extra sleepers have been attached to all of the trains passing through Birmingham. Be- fore the movement ends the Louisville and Nashville will have used about ten sleepers for the Birmingham movement alone.
 The Queen and Crescent is having a record breaking business. It has been found necessary to have one Or two extra sleepers on the two through trains daily for the past three days and every berth in all the sleepers were sold. Special sleepers will be operated today and to- morrow.
 A special train consisting of Pullman sleepers and dining car was delivered to the Queen and Crescent yesterday by the New York Central. It passed through Birmingham last night, running as first section of train No. l. The party on the train is en route to New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras
 D. N. Devereaux, general southern agent of the Merchants Dispatch, was in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 J. s. B. Thompson, general agent of the Southern in Atlanta. spent yesterday in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
SALE BY TRUSTEE IN BANKRUPTCY

The undersigned will re- ceiye bids on the stock, fix lures. and lease of the Red Cross Pharmacy, No. 32l North 2Oth Street, under or der of Bankruptcy Court, on or before March l, 1906. For particulars apply to
 MAX J. WINKLER,
 Trustee in Bankruptcy.
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oFFICERS-Arthur ". Smith. Presi- dent; Tom O. Smith, Vice President; W. II. Manly Cashier; Benson Cain, assist art Cashier Chappell Cory, Secretary.
 DIRECTORS-ArthurW W. cn.eh, Te -. Smith, T. H. Benners, Lee c. Bradley, J. M Caldwell. F. D. Dimmick. S. L. Earle, W. P. Henley, F. II. Lathrop, R s. Nun ger, W. T. Northington, IT. J. Porter. James Spence, R. A. Terrell, Jar-=- T. Woodward
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
TRANSFER MAN INJURED.

c. H. Keith, well known trans
 fer man of Birmingham, was seri-
 ously hurt yesterday by having been thrown out of wagon at the corner of Rush avenue and
 Allen street. He was removed to his home in Ldge Loy's ambulance. It is not known exactly how the accident occurred, but MT. Keith was thrown out on his head and shoulders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
HIS CONSCIENCE HURT
 AND MAN SURRENDERED.

. D. w. Smith, a white man, 9 < years old, surrender himself to Po- . liceman Veitch yesterday on Twen-
 < tieth street near First avenue. ( Smith claims to have come to Bir- . mingham from Williamsport, Penn, C where he embedded s225 from Nal ( loy Brothers. by whom he was em-
 > ployed as a travelling salesman. . He stated that he had been lodging . the police of the various cities for < more than two years and that he < was suffering from his conscience . and had to give himself up. . The Birmingham police depart . ment communicated with the police -s department of Williamsport at . once.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
NEW BUILDINGS IN
 BUSINESS SECTION Many Improvements Are Being
 Made in Birmingham CHANGES ARE NOTICEABLE Work of Rebuilding Moore & HandIey Building Has commenoed-Majes-
 tic Theatre Is Nearing Com
 pletion-other Buildings.
CHANGES ARE NOTICEABLE

There are at least dozen large build ings in the business section of Birming- ham which are in the course of eonstruc- ton or which are being repaired and en- larged On nearly every block in the busi- ness section there is some material inn provement in progress in the matter of buildings.
 Several notably large structures are be- ing erected Among these is the Brown Marx, a fifteen-story steel frame, which is going up at the northeast corner of First avenue and Twentieth street. and which is to be completed by October 1. The work on this building is being rushed more rapidly than on any of the previous tall buildings erected.
 large number of carloads of steel for the Brown-Marx building have al ready arrived in Birmingham ana others are arriving constantly so that there will be no delay in the construction on account of lack of material.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
Birmingham TruSt&SaVingSCO. Birmingham, Ala.

Since its organization in 1887 this bank has never missed earning and pay ing a SeEni-annuaI div idend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
'' 1 / :" Dr. Humphreys Seventy Seven breaks up Grip and COL DS

One advantage of "Seventy-seven" over all other remedies is, that while most medicines reduce, the tonicity of "77" sustains the system during the illness. Another advantage of "Sev- enty-seven" Is, that it goes direct to the sick spot without disturbing the rest of the system. "seventy-seven" cures Grip, Colds, Influenza, Catarrh, Coughs and Sore Throat.
 At Druggists. 25 cents. or mailed.
 Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co.,. Cor. William and John Streets, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
THE WEATHER

Washington, February A.-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Sunday and Monday; light winds mostly southerly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Between the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company building and the Birmingham Water Works building on First avenue near Twenty-first street the Dostor-N -Northington Drug company is erecting a four-story building 50x14O feet to be used for the wholesale department of that firm. It is to cost about $45OO0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Just two blocks away the large brick store to be used by the Goodall- Brown Dry Goods company is being erected. Work on this building, which is at the corner of Twenty-second street and First avenue, has progressed rapidly and it will be completed within the next three or four months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
Local Weather Data.
Weather Renort.

Temperature and preeipitations as re- ported at the weather bureau for select stations during twentyfour hours ending at 10 a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

The Louisville and Nashville will have another large movement of freight to- day. Last Sunday over 12O0 loads were moved on the Birmingham division, and it is probable that the movement to- day will be practically as large.
 The situation in regard to the movement
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 On South Twentieth street there are two important buildings in course of construction. The contract has been let for the Moore & Handley Hardware com pany's building on Avenue A and Twen tieth street The debris from the old building, which was practically destroy ed by fire several months ago, is being cleared away and the constructors have started on the new building, which will be similar to the structure destroyed. The building cost in the neighborhood of S75,OOO.
 The three-story brick building on the southwest corner of Powell avenue and Twentieth street, which was practically destroyed by fire two or three years ago, is also to be torn down and a substantial structure erected. This property was re- gently bought by the 9labama Brewing company It was stated yesterday that a building would be erected on the site, but the plans are not yet ready for pub lication.
 The Steele-Smith Dry Goods company's building on Second avenue between Nine teenth and Twentieth street Is nearing completion. and in short time the store will be moved into the new quarters. The building is one of the handsomest in the city.
 The walls of the building on Third ave- nue in the rear of the building of Love- man, Joseph & Loeb are being torn down, and it is said that this spring or summer a block of buildings will be built on this site. The building which occupied the site was practically destroyed by fire several months ago and the walls left standing were considered dangerous. T. H. Motion, owner of the property, is hay ing the walls torn down.
 The Majestic theatre building on Third avenue and Nineteenth street Is nearing completion. It cost in the neighborhood of s4OOO0. and it will not be more than a month or six weeks before 1t is ready for the managers to take charge.
 The Florence Hotel building has been practically gutted, as nothing but the walls of the old structure remain. The hotel is being remodeled from top to bot tom and will be reopened as one of the most complete small hotels in the south. It is on the corner of Nineteenth street and Second avenue. It will cost R. D. Burnett, who has a ten-year lease on the property, about $50,OO0 to remodel the building and furnish 1t as a hotel.
 On the southwest corner of Second ave- nue and Nineteenth street the building occupied by l.. Pizits is being remodeled and he will greatly enlarge his business. The entire building will be used by MT. Pizits, and 1t is costing many thousand dollars to put it into modern shape.
 Besides this building, which is in progress, the plans are about ready for a twelve-story hotel building at the cor ner of Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.
 Alex. T. London has announced that he will build skyscraper on the corner of Twenty-frst street and Fifth avenue within the next few years, and com- pany has purchased the northwest corner of First avenue and Twentieth street and announced that it would build a sky scraper on that site as soon as possess sion could be secured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Turn to page 23 and read our full page ad. Jem1son Real Estate and Insurance Company.
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Bylaws

1. The regular meetings of the assooia
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

Of freight during the past week was an improvement over that of the week be- fore, but there is still large amount of freight in the yards and on the sid iugs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

w. P. LEHMAN,
 Official in Charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25

The Steele-Smith Dry Goods company's building on Second avenue between Nine teenth and Twentieth street Is nearing completion. and in a short time the store will be moved into the new quarters. The building is one of the handsomest in the city.
Evening journal., 1906-07-25
REACH HIGH AS WELL AS LOW.

c. ONE idea of the far reaching influence of
~ the vice syndicate can be at least guessed
at by observing the attitude OF the Wilmington
newspapers on the subject OF notorious woman
being permitted to carry on her shameful trade
in defiance of the law and against the complaints
and protests of neighbors. Everything that is
being said and done to protect Edith Grant and
her dive is published in full and most conspcu-
ouslynthesc newspapers, while their columns are
absolutely closed anything that reflects on either
the Grant woman or her protectors. They print
ed the column long statement in defense of Edith
Grant, Judge Cochran and Assistant Solicitor
Rice and in which Vito Nigro and his attorney
were falsely charged with improper motives, but,
they refused to print reply to the statement
when furnish with copy in advance They
would not tell the story of the other side Their
attitude it will be recalled was precisely the same
on the Shylock loan companies, when The Jour
nal, single handed, was making its fight against
them. The only difference is, that in the Shylock
cases their silence and favor was secured appar-
emily by generous advertising, but, in this fight
against vice, as the Grant woman and her pro-
tectors do not Advertise in the newspapers it
would be interesting to know by what means
they have secured their silence and favor We
might suggest to our contemporaries, not in a
sense of fairness, for that is entirely ignored by
them but, merely to allay suspicion that if they
will not print the facts in or give the other
side, then it would be better for them to remain
silent altogether.
Evening journal., 1906-07-25

IIdltDiiIo-ri
tlS action Of the Street and Sewer Directors yes
tcrday in granting a franchise to the Commercial
Light Heat and Power Company. That such a
franchise has value, is demonstrated by the
fact that the company pays to the city bonus
Of $5oooo gives rate to the city for gas and
electric light which means an annual saving of
many thousands Of dollars and rate to the pub
lie considerably below those now in force and
whith will benefit consumers from 100000 to
$4,000 a year If such franchise has such
value with two competing companies, think of
the value of the franchises given to the original
companies, and for which the city has not only
not derived any direct benefit but it and the pub
lie have been pinched at every turn in the charges
made for gas and electric light, heat and power.
If, in the granting Of public franchises and
special privileges, our city had been honestly and
fairly treated by those who have been entrusted
with its control and power, it would to-day be
richer by perhaps million OF dollars and be de-
irving an annual income therefrom Of from $780,
900 to $Iooooo A franchise was worth more,
ten. fifteen or twenty-five years ago, than it is
to-day,-but, those were misunderstanding
days, and with the ring or gang in control, the
city was held by the throat and made to disgorge
these valuable privileges which enriched not only
those who obtained them, but likewise those
granting them to the extent OF thousands and
ten thousands of dollars. An effort is being made
to uncover the history and record OF certain
franchises granted within the last ten or fifteen
years, to show how and by whom the city has
been robbed of privileges worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars and how the public plunder-
ers afterwards sold them for enormous sums.
In this latest and very unusual action OF the
Street and Sewer Directors, the city and tax-pay-
ers are, for the first time, to derive some benefit
both for granting and by the operation of fran
chise.
Commissioners Gray and Melvin deserve credit
for breaking away from those sinister influences
which have favored giving away, so far the
taxpayers are concerned, valuable public fran
chises, and afterwards protecting them in their
monopolstic operation ad extortonate rates. Ac-
cording to the terms of the franchise, the
city is practically made partner with the opcr-
ating company, and not only will it derive an in
come from its business but, at the same TIME the
citizens Of the city will have the advantage of a
rate for both electricity and gas which they have
never before enjoyed