The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-03

Of times swift flight
 Is Maudie's skin
 That's turning white.
 No more touching example of devotion is on record than that of the Brooklyn man who paralyzed himself eating his wife's pies.
 Nobody can blame the editor of The Austin Statesman for liking pumpkin pie, but he will certainly be criticised for praislng moving pictures. -Birmng- ham Age-Herald.
 Paul, don't you know when an editor Is full of pie he warns toward the whole  charges that Walter Moore Is a paid official of the Frisco Railroad company and has used his influence as an alder man to get city franchises for the Fris co Railroad company almost free.
 "To investigate the charges that Walter Moore through his influence with the city council caused to be sold Thirtieth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, North, for $3000 having sold the city it's own street. If found to be true the city attorney to be instructed to institute proper pro- ceedings to recover the 5000, if the same be graft money.
 ITO investigate the alleged charges that ex-Alderman Henry B. Gray, who Is an intimate friend and political ad- visor of Mayor Ward, owns thousands of dollars worth of stock In Southern Bitulithic Paving company and through his close political alliance with Mayor Ward, B. H. Cooper, Walter Moore Harry Jones and John Forney have ob- tained almost a complete monopoly Of paving in this city without competitive bids"
 Much Applause and Noise.
 After this there was so much ap- plause and noise that the Mayor or dered the chief to remove the disor- derly ones from the hall.
 Now I want to say furth er,' said MT. O'Neill, that people in glass hoL>es should not throw stones. Arthur John ston registered at the Metropolitan ho- tel some time ago." and he stated that he could prove that the same person spent that night in a certain house.
 Mayor Ward: ">-ou don't need any proof"
 Heidt: This thing has gone too far don't think any person has the right to mix up things in this council wSich belong personally to mans private life"
 Alderman ONeill: And I want to say further that after Mayor Ward went to Europe, MT. Mullin of the Ledger, MT. Mooney of the News and Mr Blackburn of The Age-Herald went to Mr. Parker and told him that the gambling dens were running wide open and the touts were on the streets. Ed Smith told Parker in my presence that he had asked Chief Wier why gamb- 10 fAr that Mayor Wards instructions were to leave the town wide open"
 Attorney Smith: 'I did not say any thing of the kind"
 Alderman O'Neill: "You are a liar!'
 Attorney Smith: What did you say?"
 Alderman O'Heill: "Yes, you are liar,"
 Smith Starts After o'NeilI.
 Turning white as sheet, Attorney Smith made 8 dash across the hall. half dozen aldermen and policemen grabbed him, and in wrestling with him a table was thrown over. and desk knocked around. He was held by his friends during the rest of the meeting. The crowd which swarmed down could hardly be settled. MT. Ward ordered every person who couldn't get seat to get out of the room. A score of of fcers manned the doors, put aboV fifty out. and quiet was finally regained.
 Alderman O'Neill: "As have no gun with me I want to ask the chief of po- lice to take that gun away from Mayor Ward and from MT. Smith"
 Mayor Ward (stepping out in front of the rostrum): You come, take the gun. If I've got gun, you take it!''
 Alderman ONeill: Well you've got it there in your desk, but I want to say that if the Ward faction was in- vestigated it would be found the rot tenest in the south."
 Alderman Heidt: MT. Ward has done nothing in the world that a gentleman would not do, and I think it is time this is ceasing."
 ate what I said in the beginning that I consider my good name more valuable than life and gold, and if you want my life you can take itr He then took his seat.
 For Paving Investigation.
 Alderman Rivers Copeland then intro duced a resolution calling for an investi- gation of the Southern Bitulithic com pany and for the same investigation in the case of MT. O'Neill as had been passed on MT. Burnett the committee to consist of the three citizens mentioned in the Mayors communication. This was l carried.
 In voting Alderman Heidt explained that while there Is no better man than F. M. Jackson, in his opinion his political was too close to Mayor Ward, | and another man should be placed in his stead. Alderman Jones, chairman, under the | old organization of the city, of the finance | commitete. read report recommending | that the city pay rolls be paid. which was | carried. Mayor Ward called on all the l of the old committees for re- | ports, and Heidt said he didn't know | he was chairman of the police or not.
 Former Action Repealed.
 The closing stroke which drove the nall nome was the adoption of this resolution, introduced by Alderman Jones:
 Whereas, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham has attempted l 70 put into effect the new municipal code of Alabama; and,
 Whereas. such action was taken with ut due consideration of the effect of 'uch a step upon the corporate affairs If the ecity; and,
 Whereas, the action of such board has 'esulted in embarrassment to the city in