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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
STATUS OF ALABAMA
 PUBLIC BUILDINGS SenatorJJe Discusses Ex-
 tent of Work
 PLANS BEING WORKED OUT Oothan, Gadsden and Montgomery Are Already Planning, But Drawings
 Have Not Been Made for Ems
PLANS BEING WORKED OUT.

"Alaoama's authorized public buildings
 at Dothan, Gadsden. Montgomery. De-
 mopolis, Troy, Ensley, Eufaula and TaI-
 ladega are all being properly and prompt-
 ly planned by the architects office r said
 Senator Joseph F. Johnston yesterday. Referring to the postoffice at Dothan
 md that sketches were taken up the | first part of this year. and after bavino ! been approved by the cabinet board. the
 working drawings were started but not
 completed, in view of the possible ad
 ditional appropriation to be obtained In view of the additional appropriation Which has been authorized under the act or May 30, 1908, revised sketches have no" been taken up. These contemplate
 building faced with stone to the level
 or the first floor and above that A brick structure with stone trimmings. It will
 be impossible to state at this time iust when the contract will be let as tha s6e.ches must first be approved by the cabinet board, after which the working drawings will be taken up.
 AS to the postoffice at Gadsden. work ing drawings were completed for this
 building in accordance with the funds
 available for the work at that time. but
 in view of the additional appropriation authorized under act of May 30, 1908. re- Vlsed drawings have been taken up and contemplate one-story building, stone
 laced to the level of the first floor and prlck above that, with stone trimmings. so arranged that additional stories can be added in the future in case such &C., commodations for the United States court should be required. While the prelim-
 mary work is now under way, the date for awarding the contract cannot be definitely stated. The courthouse and postoffice at Mont gomery, being an extension of the pres ent building, materials will be similar to
 those used fin the old portion of the
 work.
 Regarding the buildings at Demopolis.
 Troy, Ensley, Eufaula and Talladega, as these were authorized only on May 30
 Of this year. nothing has been done as yet regarding the drawings. and it is im- | possible to state just when that will be done. It may be of interest, however to know that in accordance with the usual policy of this office when drawings have been completed for the remainder of the buildings provided for under the act of June 30, 1906, precedence will be given to the preparation of drawings for exten- sons to buildings already constructed. the exigency of the case demanding that they be expedited as much as possible. After this has been accomplished the working drawings for the buildings pro- vided for under the present act shall be taken up in the order in which the sites are vested under the control of the gov. ernment."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
MAYOR ORDERS
 PLACE CLOSED
Following Conviction of Wehage He Issues Instructions To Close His
 Place of Business.

Following the conviction of Fred We- haze, operator of an alleged soft drink es- tablishment on the corner of Eighteenth street and Third avenue, who was fined $40 and 1s0 days in the police court yes terday on charges of violating the probi- btion law and resisting an officer, Mayor Ward addressed the following letter to Chief Bodeker yesterday afternoon:
 July 8, 19OS George H. Bodeker, Chief of Police: Dear Sr-You are herewith instructed to see that soft drink establishment located on the southwest corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth street. conducted by Fred Wehage, is closed at once and kept closed pending action of the City 'Coun- cil, as per ordinance No. Al, enacted April IS, 1908, said Wehage having been convicted of violating the prohibition law. Respectfully, G. WARD,
 Mayor. Ordinance Al, referred to in the mayors letter provides that upon conviction of any proprietor or clerk of any store or other establishment, for the sale of soft drinks of any character, of selling or having in possession any intoxicating liquor, the license of such store or estab- 1ishment or the owner thereof shall be revoked.
 Mayor Ward stated yesterday afternoon that the closing of Wehage's place means the firing of the first gun at the violators of the law, and the action may be re- ceived as q warning to the lawbreakers. Wehage's place is the first to be closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
COMMERCIAL MEN TO OPERATE OPEN SHOP
SEVERAL COMPANIES WILL RE- OPEN MINES MONDAY AND Ex- PECT TO HAVE PLENTY OF MEN-MINERS TO STRIKE.

All the commercial coal companies shut down July for repairs as usual, but sev- eral of them have announced that they would start up again on Monday. Others, however, will wait until later in the month.
 The commercial operators and the United Mine Workers, having failed to agree on a wage scale for the ensuing 12 months, the mines, when work is resumed, will be operated on the "open shop plan.
 At United Mine Workers district head quarters 1t was stated yesterday that there were no new developments in the situation. A strike is possible, or even probable, according to President Thomas Lewis, the executive head of the national organization; but prominent operators stated last night that they would have no difficulty in securing all the miners they needed
 When the United Mine Workers declared strike on the furnace companies sev- ship in this district of between 12,O00 and 1900. But the operators won and the strike was finally called off. Only one furnace company-the Alabama Consoli- 6ated-signed with the United Mine Work CTS last year, but even that concern changed recently to the open shop sys- tenn, leaving only commercial companies with union contracts in force; and these companies, it is stated, employe all told, not more than 25OO men.
 The union wage scale of last year called for a maximum of 5714 cents a ton, but as the furnace operators were paying only 471a cents, the commercial companies de- clined to renew contract for a rate higher than 4712. The United Mine Work CTS refused to accept that price; hence the failure to agree and the announcement that work would be resumed independent of the United Mine Workers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
PRATT CITY ODD
 FELLOWS MEET
TWO LODGES IN JOINT SESSION
 INSTALL ICERS-REBEKAHS
 THEN SERVE REFRESHMENTS OTHER NEWS OF PRATT CITY.

The Pratt City Odd Fellows, of which there are two lodges, held joint meeting at their hall last night. The Rebekahs also met with them and served the re- annual celebration of the installation of officers.
 lodges of Odd Fellows met in secret ses- sion and, in addition to the regular busi- ness, installed their officers for the en- suing year. This part of the installation exercises was held in secret, but after that the women of the Rebekah lodge met with them and the installation was completed, after which they served de- licious refreshments. All of the members of the two lodges are loud in their praise of the women who had charge of the entertainment.
 Patrick Foley, the aged father of Sam Foley of Pratt City, who has been very i'll for the past week, is steadily improv- ing and last night his condition was much better than it has been this week. His recovery is now assured.
 The entertainment given the G. S. c. club by Miss Hazel Mckenzie yesterday afternoon at her home in Pratt City was notable success. All of the members of the club were present and were wear ing their club colors. After brief busi- ness meeting they went into a social session and games were played and deli cious refreshments were served.
 The mayor and board of aldermen of Pratt City are now negotiating with the Birmingham Waterworks company in re- gard to that company running a pipe line to Pratt City and thereby furnishing a good water supply. As yet no definite agreement has been reached between the negotiating parties. If the plan goes through, the present waterworks of Pratt City will be disposed of; but if not, 1t is | understood that another we'll will be sunk and in this way the water supply will be increased. This action is the re. suit of complaints made by several of the citizens at the last meeting of the city council, which occurred last Monday night They complained that the water supply was insufficient and in other ways far inferior to that of other cities of their standing and size.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
City Electrician Reports.

City Electrician w. H. Abernathy has rendered his report for the month of June as follows:
 Birmingham, July 2, 1908. Hon. George B. Ward, Mayor, City: Dear Sir-The following is statement of permits issued and fees collected by this department during the month of June, 1908:
 Electrical fees collected and charged to deposit, $176.
 Gasoline fees collected and deposited. s1s.
 Total, s192.
 Number of electrical permits issued, 1O7. Number of gasoline permits issued t2. Total, 119.
 Respectfully, w. H. ABERNATHY. City Electrician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
BIG CROWDS FOR
 ORPHANAGE PICNIC
GATES AT FAIR GROUNDS OPEN AT 10 O'CLOCk-BASEBAL HORSE RACING, BARBECUE AND MANY OTHER FEATURES.

The picnic and field day sports at the state fair grounds today for the benefit of the East Lake orphanage will draw a great crowd. Ten thousand tickets were printed and most of them have been sold already The price of admission is only 20 cents.
 The gates will open at 10 a. m. and the festivities will continue until Il p. m. There will be three games of baseball, tugs of war and other athletic sports. Horse racing will be one of the afternoon features Memolrs band will play during the races Another great feature will be the barbecue dinner. There will be dancing during the afternoon and at night. Memoli's band will give concert at 8 o'clock. The grounds will be brilliantly illuminated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
WOODLA WN'S TROUBLES
 WILL BE AIRED IN COUR7

Burns. Walter S. Robertson, A. L. Mil- Ter, J. B. Gibson, T. E. Greene, W. L.. Reynolds, J. M. Morgan, Gilbert Clapp, J. E. Hood, A. R. Moore, P. J. Duffin and Eugene Whaley, as aldermen.
 The seventh paragraph of the bill contains the meat of the bill, reading:
 "Complainant further alleges that the town of Woodlawn has no authority to allow a contract, the cost of which is payable to any member of it's govern ing body out of it's treasury, and thar no member of its governing body can profit directly or indirectly in any contract or job for work or material furnished, or the profits thereof which will be payable out of the corporate treasury, and that said alleged con tract is illegal, contrary to law and void"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
OnfeYence Arranged
 Or Viaduct Question

wheel has been turned, and the tool has been lying idle. Now, however the street committee and the mayor have decided to strike while the iron is hot.
 In case the roads do not show an in- terest in the matter, and fail to begin to away with the fatal grade crossings, the council expects to get busy and use it's authority.
 As soon as possible the engineers of- flee will prepare the drawings for the Twenty street crossing, where tIie Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, as well as the Southern and Louisville and Nashville, will be forced to take some action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

The viaduct question was taken up yes- terday in the mayors office and arrange ments were made to have a conference with A. D. Lightner of the Frisco road in the next few days. The Twenty-third street viaduct drawings have been fin- ished and the proposition will be put squarely up to the railroad
 Birmingham city council had drafted bill which was introduced and passed through the legislature allowing Brming- ham the privilege to force any railroad, to do away with dangerous grade cross- ing, or to open up a street
 While the city went to much trouble to get this authority, since that time not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Another Na7Yoh Escape
 Al FataI Grade Crossing

The necessity for a viaduct over the grade crossing at First avenue and Twenty ninth street was again empha- sized last night when Mrs. Helen Banks and little S-months-old child barely es- cAped being killed by a switch engine.
 It seems that Mrs Banks had been to the Terminal station to see her hus- band off on one of the late trains and was walking to her home in the outskirts of Avondale. She reached the Louisville and Nashville crossing at Twenty-ninth street about Il o'clock and while crossing one of the railroad tracks a switch en- zine bore down upon her and the child
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

The troubles of the town of Wood lawn will be aired in court, a bill hay ing been filed in the chancery court yesterday morning by Henrietta A. Lindsay alleging that certain alder men of the Woodlawn council were participating in the contracts let for the public work. It Is alleged that Jesse L. Burns one of the aldermen, has been given the contract for the construction of school houses, the cost of which is $10,000, and that Walter S. Robertson, another alderman, is one of the sub contractors on this work, having the contract for furnishing the brick.
 Defendants to the bill are named as follows:
 W. B. Perryman, mayor; Jesse L.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Marriage Licenses Issued.

The following marriage licenses were issued in the office of the probate court yesterday:
 George Childs of Trussville to Miss Beckley D. Mccoy.
 Martin Hill of Morris Station to Miss Ethel Gotten.
 Sam Bailey, R. F. D. No. 4, to Miss Emma Bailey.
 George A. Farley of Brighton to Miss Morella Falkner.
 H. E. Bray of Birmingham to Miss An nie B. Schcreing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Group Virginia Mines Suits.

Damage suits growing out of the Vir- ginia mines disaster a few years ago will be grouped together and their complaints passed upon as one suit in the chancery court. This is the result of decision handed down recently by the supreme court in the case of Wiley Hopkins vs. the Southern Steel company declining to grant a rehearing in this case. Damages, if any, will be granted in sum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

in her arms. It is stated by people who were present that the engine was within seven feet of the woman when a man named James Stanley herocially jumped before the approaching engine and jerl1ed Mrs. Banks off the track.
 Mrs. Banks fell after being jerked from before the locomotive and sustained quite a serious gash in her forehead. The lit- tie baby was knocked insensible by the fall, but after about three minutes re- covered consciousness. Two men got off of an East Lake car and accompanied Mrs. Banks to her home Neither the woman nor the child is believed to have been dangerously injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
ElYTON CHARGES.
Council Delays Action Because of the
 Absence of D. H. Smith.

Owing to the absence of Alderman D. H. Smith, the charges which have arisen in the Elyton city council were not aired last night as expected. Another meeting will be held on next Tuesday night at which the subject will probobly be taken up.
 Only a few routine matters were taken up at last nights meeting and the charges were not even referred to. This is not taken to mean. however. that the matter has been dropped. for Mayor Smith and some of the aldermen have announced their intention of probing the matter to the bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Country Beats Elect Trustees,

The country beats of Jefferson county will celebrate the Fourth of July by the election of school trustees for their re- spective beats. Polling places will be at the various school houses. and in num- Der of beats the race for trustee has reached fever heat. An unusually large vote is expected to be polled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Weights and Measures Report.

Inspector of Weights and Measures A. J. Hall has rendered his report to Mayor Ward for the month of June as follows: Scales inspected, 124; amount collected. $81 30.
 Scales condemned. 6.
 Scales overhauled, g.
 Loads of coal inspected, 1S. Cars of coal inspected, A.
 Ice wagons inspected, II. Loads of oats weighed. 8; collected. 75 cents.
 Fines assessed for the above, $120 Deposited with city treasurer, t62,65
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

Experienced travellers havo found great benefit by taking with them a bottle of Dr. Seth Arnold's Balsam. It cures ill., ness caused by impure water and sud- den changes of climate. Warranted by Jacobs Pharmacy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04

Chamblee Bros. Great Clear ing Sale! Clothing, Hats, Shoes and 0xfords flor the whole family at great reductions!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
FOR REPORTING ROAD WORK
Tine Board of Revenue has

The Board of Revenue has had prepared a new form of report l book to be used by the road over
 seers. It Is believed that 1t will result in a more systematic hand ling of these reports and eliminate much of the detail work required with the present form. It is ar ranged for the making of monthly reports in regard to the amount and kind of road construction and the amount of bridge work
 accomplished during the month.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
We close Saturday, July 4th, at 1 o'clock.
 A. 6 P. TEA GO.

Fox-Smith Grocery O., close at 12 o'clock, Saturday, July 4th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
THE WEATHER.

Washington, July 3.-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi: Showers Saturday; Sunday fair; light winds.
 Toca1 Office IT Weather Rureau.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
A WONDERFUL PLANT
WITH A WONDERFUL
PRODUCT

The John Wieland Brewery. right in
San Francisco. is the oldest and largest
on the Pacific Coast-equipped with
every appliance known to modern Sci
entific brewing.
The care exercised in brewing their
Extra Pale and Brown Beer-made
from hardy golden barley and selected
hops. combined with rare skill. pro-
duces the best beer possible.
The bottling is done in the brewery s
own bottling house-with the most
modern machinery and methodist
sulting in a finished product unexcelled
by any beer anywhere.
Each month q handsome safe con-
tanning one hundred dollars will be
given away by the brewery
You get key with every box of one
dozen quarts or two dozen pints of
Wieland's Beer purchased in San Fran
cisco. Oakland or Alameda, and if any
one of the keys you receive will unlock
the drawer within the safe containing
the money it is yours, the one hundred
dollars, and safe, too
One safe is on exhibition at Brown
Bros & Co. Market street next to
Chronicle. and one at the store of the
Hub Clothing Company, Eleventh and
Broadway, Oakland
Wieland's Beer costs you no more
than ordinary beer
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
APPLY FOR AWNING LICENSES

Action which is being taken by the
police department in forcing hotel and
restaurant proprietors to remove side
walk supports of awnings has started
a parade among the theater, hotel and
restaurant men to the board of public
works, where they are making applica :
tions for permits to erect awnings that
will comply with the law. Applications
We're fled yesterday by the Hotel Bal
timore, Hotel Savay, Tait's cafe and
Burns hammam baths for permits to
retain their present awnings. All OF
these premises have awnings, but have
never secured licenses for them. The
applications were referred to the in
spector, who will report before the
meeting next Friday morning. No per-
mits will be issued for awnings which
are supported by iron pipes at the end
of the curb.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-20
GLIDDEN TROPHY
A HARD CONTEST
Donor Explains Why the Pre-
mier Automobile Prize
Was Offered
By x. x. PHOmmedieu

The usefulness of the trophy offered
by Charles ]. Glidden, the Boston en-
thusiast who for several years has
been globe trotting in his automobile,
has been questioned since the last con-
test 1t undoubtedly has resolved itself
into an event in which only experts can
make a showing. These experts and
the manufacturers are firing of the
strain, although it is one of the great
est tests ever devised for a motor car
However, the amount of advertising
which the cars in the coDtest get has
kept them in the game. Glidden fore
saw the value of the contest and wrote:
My tour of the word, which now
totals 46.52S miles in 80 coun-
tries, prompted me to offer the
trophy to encourage motoring and to
cali the attention of the public to this
tour from Boston, in which took part,
driving my own car and receiving a
perfect certificate The offer of trophy
wss accepted and the first competition
Mas in 1906. The interest increased
yearly, and now it is one of the season $
greatest events Changes in the origi-
nal deed of gift have been made to suit
conditions and to enable the placing be-
fore the public the motor car as it is
today, showing its usefulness and util-
ity- Millions read about or witness the
annual tour of the association. On the
summit of Mount Washington in 1903
first intimated TO the officials of the
American automobile association that
would donate a trophy for touring, and
in st. Louis in 1904. After finishing the
original tour 1 found that the results
proved lot of things, and so decided
that l would do all possible to make the
event an annual affair. 1 believe the
tour of 1903 will be west of Chicago to
Denver. and that in 1910 the trip will be
made through England, with a possible
tour of Europe in 1911. The European
trips will open the European markets
TO American cars and will do lots of
good The western trip next year goes
through a territory which will provide
great opportunity for development
The European trips to follow will give
us an opportunity to show Europe what
the American car really is, and alto
gether we have before us some very in
teresting trips The tour of this year
provided opportunities for American
cars and these opportunities were ac-
cepted. but the foreigners declined