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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
BOWED WITH GRIEF.
Coroner Will Not Go Farther Into
Drowning of Little Girl.

Coroner B. L. Brasher announced yes
terday afternoon that he would discon-
tinue any further investigation of the
death Of Katherine Elizabeth Ladd, the
little 13-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
J. w. Ladd. who was drowned Thursday
afternoon in Five Mile creek near Lewis
burg.
The coroner states that he went to Lew
isburg yesterday afternoon to attend the
funeral of the little girl and that he found
the family greatly detected as the re-
suit of the sad affair. He states that all
the evidence which he secured in his pre-
liminary investigation showed conclusive
ly that the little girl was accidentally
drowned, and out of respect for the grief
stricken family he announces that he will
go no further with an investigation in or
der to avoid recalling unnecessarily to
the grieved parents the sad facts in the
case.
1t will be recalled that the little Ladd
girl was drowned while bathing will,
three companions in Five Mile creek She
waded beyond her depth and drowned
in view of her playmates, one of whom
came near drowning herself while at
tempting to save the little Ladd girl.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
CONTRACT FOR
THE GIRLS HOME
WILL BE LET SEPTEMBER AND
STRUCTURE WILL BE BUILT ON
PROPERTY BEYOND BoYLES.
HANDSOME STRUCTURE.

On September 1 the contracts will be
let for the construction of the Girls
Mercy Home building, which will be erect
ed on the land beyond Boyles, granted for
the purpose by the county Board of Rev
enue. The hope of the lady board of
managers of the present Mercy Home is
about to be realized.
The plans for the home which have
been prepared by Warren & Welton, ar
chitects, call for an expenditure of about
colonial style with an imposing entrance
on the side, the exterior of light-face
brick with stone trimmings.
A special feature is the lantern on top,
which is an exact duplicate of the one on
top of Washington's home at Mount YER
non. There will also be two very large
sun porches at either end.
The front building is "a feet by 80 feet,
with wing of the same Dimensions The
first floor contains two school rooms, the
matron's offices and rooms, the dining
room, kitchen and laundry.
The second floor is given up to % dor
mitories with two bath rooms, two Off
GERS rooms with baths. The basement
is large and roomy with space for store
rooms, large coal and boiler rooms. 1t
will be modern building in every respect
and will fill a great need In the life of
the city. Work should begin within two
weeks and be completed during the win
for
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
FARMERS PLAN TO
JOIN WAREHOUSES;
BELIEVE 1T is SUREST WAY TO
OBTAIN HIGHER PRICES FOR
COTTON BIRMINGHAM WILL
BID FOR 1T.

Information was given out yesterday
that just prior to the adjournment of
the convention of the Alabama division
of the Farmers union the planters adopt
ed a resolution indorsing the amalgama-
ton of all cotton warehouses in Ala
bama which are controlled by the union.
The proposition of consolidated ware
houses was matter of intense interest
in the convention and was discussed at
great length during several of the execu-
tive sessions held by the farmers. 1t was
pointed out by National President C. s.
Barrett that the amalgamation of the cot
ton warehouses of Alabama was the
surest road to higher prices for cotton.
1t cannot be said when the resolution
will become actually effective, but 1t is
stated that it will require months of hard
work to straighten up the accounts of
the many warehouses in the state and
elect general officers.
1t is probable that the merchants and
bankers of Birmingham will make con-
certed effort to secure the consolidated
warehouse for the Magic City. 1t is point
ed out that success along this line would
make Birmingham the cotton center of
Alabama and would mean much for the
city in other respects. Birmingham is
centrally located in Alabama and by a
strong effort it is believed that the big
warehouse might be brought here.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
GREATER CITY WILL
COVER LARGE AREA
Birmingham VIII Cover Exactly
46 IL Square Miles
FLAW HUNTERS AT WORK
VIII Seek to Find Ground for Having
Bill Thrown out-Underwood Dis
cusses Chances for Big
Postofflce Building.

Greater Birmingham under the King bill
as amended by Governor Conner will
give to the metropolis of Alabama an
area OF 461s square miles. This is the total
as furnished by Kelley & Co., the en-
gineers who made the survey and pre-
pared the Greater Birmingham maps.
The new city will be practically eight
times as large as the original Birming-
ham which contained only six square
miles.
The friends of Greater Birmingham are
sui on the anxious seat and will be
until the supreme court passes on the
bill The clerks error in leaving out the
enacting clause, which was discovered
just in time, is but one of the many tech
nicalities upon which the bill may hang.
The bill will be attacked on the ground
that the constitution provides in section
lO5 that mo special, private or local law
snail De enacted in any case which is
provided for by a general law" The
Smyer bill is the general law upon which
they depend to throw out the bill.
However, number of lawyers declare
that the Smyer bill would never have
resulted in Greater Birmingham, hence
1T does not serve the purpose of the bill
Another line of attack is on the right
OF city to annex territory by a special
or local law. Paragraph Is of section 104,
after prohibiting the change of charters
by special law says, provided this shall
not prohibit the Legislature from altering
or rearranging the boundaries of the city.
town or village
These are legal technicalities upon
which lawyers differ materially, and will
have to be settled by the supreme court.
However, the enemies of the bill are
placing their hope In finding Irregularities
in the passage of the measure They
know that it is a hard matter to get a
bill through the legislature without
slip somewhere and as soon as the legis-
lature adjourns every effort will be made
to discover some technical error.
The passage of the Greater Birmingham
bill arouses hope of very early ap-
preparation by Congress for a new fed
eral building. Congressman Oscar w.
Underwood said last night: while the
mere passage of the bill will have no eff
feet, when the census is taken next April
and the official figures published should
birmingham show population of $4,000
people, it will make the fight for our fed
eral building much easier. With that kind
of a population we could demand build
ing suitable to our needs, and large
enough to reflect honor upon our city.
I believe that within a very short time
the appropriation could be secured"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance in the following
transactions in real estate in which
amounts of $1,000 or more were involved
were filed yesterday in the office of the
probate court:
s3O00-Charles E. Glover and wife to j..
v. kirkland, the east half oil lot and all
of lot in block 30 of the North Biz
mingham Land company's survey of
North Birmingham.
$2150-J. v. kirkland and wife to Charles
e. Glover, lots II and IS and the west
half of lot 20 in block 305, survey of North
Birmingham.
s1S00-Estella Kirkland and husband to
E. H. Edwards, lots and 4, in block 12O,
survey of North Birmingham.
s12OO-Laurel Hill Investment company
to R. e. Burke, lots 5, 6, and s, in the
Laurel Hill Investment company's sur
vey of the addition to Boyles said land
being situated In section Is, township II.
south of range 2 west.
0-Thompson-Booth Real Estate and
Investment company to H. B. Fulton lot
A. in block rs, Phelan's addition to Bir-
mingham; being lot 59x131 feet at the
southeast corner of Sixteenth avenue and
Fifteenth street, south.
$20O0-Gilbert Hunly and wife to j. F.
McGill. lot 3, in block g. survey of the
Birmingham Ensley Land and Develop
ment company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
MORE SUSPECTS
IN The DRAGNET
{ har'es katz Appears But His
Case Is Continued
BAIL IS FLACED HIGH
Sterling Birmingham Says He is Tired
of Being Made the Goat and
He viii Tell All He Knows
of the Case.

New York, August 20.-Charles Katz
president of the Eastern Brewing COM
pany, and Walter L. Clark, who were
indicted for grand larceny in connection
with the NJ. NJ. Boyce loan swinde were
arraigned in court today and pleading
was postponed for a week on request Of
their counsel. The $4,000 bail furnished
by Clark was continued and Katzs bail
was fixed at $25 900. p
Sterling Birmingham was arraigned in
the police court. charged with violating
section of the penal laws by accept
ing fee for services rendered while em-
ployed in banking institution. He was
held In $500 bail for examination Tuesday
and later released in the custody of his
counsel, until he could procure bail.
A. D. S. Adams also surrendered him
self to the authorities. He entered a
plea of not guilty to the Indictment
against him. Bail was fixed at $4,000
a broker for F. Augustus Heinze. he had
custody of his counsel to procure bail.
Sterling Birmingham, the discharged
loan clerk of the Windsor Trust company,
said today through his counsel, that he
was tired of being made the goat" An
investigation was what he would most
welcome; it would give him the chance
to show that throughout his connection
with the loan of $4,000 to NJ M. Boyce,
broker for F. Augusta Heinez, he had
acted under orders from his superiors.
The grand jury is anxious to determine
] this point, 1t was on the affidavit of
President Young that Birmingham was
today arraigned in police court, charged
with a misdemeanor in accepting $3.50 as
a fee for his services in pushing the loan
through. His bail was set at $500, which
he found no difficulty in furnishing, for
further examination next Tuesday.
1t developed today that the records of
the court of general sessions show that
Walter l.. Clark, the note broker in the
case, has been previously indicted for
forgery. and has done time at Elmira,
were today produced before the grand
jury, which now may proceed against
him as a second offender.
The present attitude of the district at
torney's office is that nothing criminal
has been proved against the trust com
pany or its officers.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
MEDICAL SOCIETY
MAY WIN FIGHT

The fight of the Jefferson County Medi-
cal society to obtain control of the bac-
THEOLOGICAL department has been carried
to the legislature, and 1t seems that DR..
Hardness is at last to triumph over E.
M. Duncan.
The bill which has passed the house
and comes up in the senate today COM
pletely turns the tables. 1t will be re-
membered that the City Council held that
the departments should remain separate,
and practically fired DR.. Hardness. The
effect of the bill as introduced would be to
retain Hardness and remove Duncan, as
1t would turn over to the Medical society
the authority to elect both officers.
Dr. j. d. Heacock yesterday called a
special meeting of the medical society
for 1 p. m. today to take steps looking
toward the passage of the bill. 1t is prob
able that a lobby will be sent down this
afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR,
Birmingham's Park System

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Apropos of an article In your last Sum-
days issue by Mr.. Thomas M. Henley on
1.-THE Park System of Chicago" I should
be glad to say a word.
1t seems to me that Mr.. Henley's article
is especially opportune in view of the
imminent coming of the Greater Birming-
how. Now, If ever, is the supreme
moment for Birmingham to think and
to act wisely and unselfishly concerning
the future.
The mistake made by our municipalities
heretofore is that parks, Fairgrounds,
etc., have been an afterthought. Even in
Chicagos admirable system--and too
much cannot be said in its favor, as
Mr.. Henley has so well shown-there is
absolutely no hope of correcting the neg
lect of the park question in the early life
of the city Even in Chicago tens, and
tens of thousands of the population live
almost out of reach of the parks and
Fairgrounds.
How this great city at last awoke to
the situation, how she gradually acquired
extensive tracts of land, and how she
patiently worked out, piece by piece, her
present splendid system of control, is a
long and thrillingly interesting story.
Two facts will be apparent to anyone
who will pause to think of the matter:
/. A vast amount of money has been and
is being spent by Chicago in acquiring and
managing her parks. 2. A vast amount of
Intelligent and unselfsh interest and
study have gone into the enterprise.
1t takes three things to make adequate,
public parks-money, cooperation and in
telligence. Whether these shall be forth
coming will depend upon a correct, wide
spread, altruistic public opinion. In
building our southern cities we should be
able to profit by all the mistakes and
success of city-builders elsewhere.
In June, 1907, the Playground Associa-
ton of America met in Chicago. About
20 specialists read carefully prepared
papers on as many different phases of
municipal effort at playground making
for urban populations These papers, to-
gether with other quite numerous pub
locations, should be read by all NUM-
cipal officials and other public spirited
citizens. Mr.. Lee F. Hammer, field Sec
rotary of the Playground Association of
America, has recently published an in
teresting pamphlet on First Steps In
Organizing Fairgrounds" Mr.. Hammer
would be glad to be used by any persons
who may be interested in this subject.
He may be reached at 205 Ouray building.
Washington, d. c.
BY the way, wouldn't it be good idea,
whether our city is governed by a COM
mission or in the old way, to have all ap-
plicants for office to pass an examination
on this important question?
J. M. SIIELBURNE.
Chicago, August IS, 1909.
Home address, 7615 Underwood avenue,
East Lake.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
ONE BEER LINE Is
NOT TO BE TOUCHED
WILL BE so ARRANGED THAT
ANY CITIZEN OF BIRMINGHAM
TIME.

Birmingham is to have one Beer line
against which there has been no enact
ment by the legislature. 1t has been
discovered that when Steve Smith named
his car line company the Birmingham
Edgewood Electric Railway company, the
abbreviation became 1.-THE B. E. e. r.
Co."
Constitutional attorneys are of the
opinion that the Fuller bill will not touch
this blind tiger, and that the people of
Shades valley can enjoy all the privileges
of the beer line without danger of ar
rest
In fact, the B. r., L. & P. Co. will
connect with the B. E. e. r. line, and
Birmingham will enjoy the same privil-
eyes. For this reason some people are
declaring that after all prohibition does
not prohibit in Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
CAMP HARDEE MEETING.
Resolutions VIII Be Adopted on Death
Of Miss Kate Cummings.

Camp Hardee, United Confederate Vet
Grams, will meet this afternoon at O'Clock
In the rooms of the Chamber of Com
merce, on Twenty-first street, between
Third and Fourth avenues. A full attend
ance of the camp Is expected and all visit
ing veterans are especially invited to at
tend the meeting.
At the meeting this afternoon resolu-
tions on the death of Miss Kate Cum
mings will be read. During the war Miss
Cummings was known as the Florence
Nightingale Of the south for her noble
and untiring work among the sick and
wounded Confederate soldiers, and she
was one of the most beloved women in
Alabama She died at her home at Rose
dale a few weeks ago.
Several of the veterans have been placed
on the programme for the relation of
stories connected with the war between
the states The programme will prob
ably be varied with other features.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Legal Dispute In Porto Rico.

San Juan, P. R., August 20.-The
insular government has had re-
moved to the federal court the petit
tion of the unionist party for an injunc-
ton against Governor Post, Auditor
Ward and Treasurer Gromer, restrain
ing them from disposing of insular
funds under the Olmstead law passed
by Congress. The unionist party is
opposing the Attorney Generals inter-
probation of the law, which is to the
effect that the law appropriates lump
sum for the support of the insular adj
ministration but does not re-enact last
years budget.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
NO DEVELOPMENTS
IN SALE OF PLANTS

There were no developments yesterday
in the proposed sale of the North Bir-
mingham water and light plants The
passage of Senator Millers bill to permit
small towns to sell their utilities will
probably remove one of the obstacles.
The North Birmingham council will
probably wait until its regular meeting
In order to pass the resolution legally.
The city of Birmingham will then i'm
mediately enter court proceedings to pre-
vent the sale of the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
THINKS NEGRO POISONED.
Will johnson Found Dead With $50
Missing.

Will Johnson, a negro, was found dead
yesterday morning in his room on Avenue
A, near Twentieth street. Mystery sur
rounds the death of the negro, who was
comparatively young and apparently IN
the best of health, and Coroner Brasher is
of the opinion that he was poisoned by
some unknown party.
johnson is known to have had $50 in
his possession Thursday evening and this
money could not be found on the prem
ises yesterday morning. This leads
Coroner Brasher to believe the negro was
poisoned and then robbed
The coroner states that he will investi-
gate the case fully and that he will prob
ably have the stomach removed from the
negro for a chemical analysis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued from
the office of the probate court as follows:
Merit Dewitt Clements of Athens to Miss
Clara Morris
Walter c. Sherrer of Birmingham to
Mrs. Gertrude Sherrer.
E. G. Jones of Birmingham to Miss Ida
Brock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Heavy Rains In Texas.

Houston, August 20.-South Texas
was generally drenched early tonight.
A heavy rainfall was reported from
Fort Worth to the gulf. A high wind
preceded the rain, which made the
oppressive heat unbearable. Hail was
reported at Cleburne where the storm
prevailed throughout the afternoon.
The rainfall will total half an inch.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21

whom trouble has come, with the one
consolation and hope, urging on the
strong, pointing the path along which
weak and strong, the unfortunate and
the happy alike, may so to serve the
Gentle Master. to glorify God and to win
the supreme reward and the eternal as
surance of the Almighty's well done"
The prayers after the sermon began
with the collect for the third Sunday
in Advent of the Episcopalian Book of
Common Prayer
20 LORD Jesus Christ, who at Thy first
coming send Thy Messenger to pre-
pare Thy ay before Thee; grant that
the ministe, s and stewards of Thy mys-
teries may likewise so prepare and make
ready Thy way, by turning the hearts
of the disobedient to the wisdom of the
the world we may be found an accept
able people in Thy sight, who livest and
reignest with the Father. and the Holy
Spirit ever, one God, world without end,
Amen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Pope Gives Away His Auto.

Rome, August 20.-Finding that the
vatican gardens were not extensive
enough to permit Of his motoring
through them Pope Plus has present
ed his motor car to Cardinal Merry
Del Val, the papal secretary of state.
The car is a handsome one with lux
urious fittings and was presented to
the pope by wealthy Americans.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Mrs. Lena Mitch.

Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Lena Mitch, who died Thursday
morning, will be held today from the
Woodlawn Methodist chrrch, instead of
from the residence, as previously stated.
Interment will be in woodlawn cemetery.
The following will act as pallbearers:
Monroe Whaley, d. P. Brown, J. b. Bur-
ris, Lee Finney. E. Howell and William
Pulse.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Woman Jumps From Fast Train.

winston Salem, N. c.. August @.-Miss
Sarah Pardue, aged 40, of Ronda, Wilkes
county, while returning from visit to
Elkins yesterday, leaped from a pas
senger train and sustained serious, If not
accustomed to railroad travel, and think
accustomed to railroa dtravel, and think
ing that the train would not stop at her
station, grabbed her baggage and jumped
while the train was making 80 miles an
hour.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS,


Mrs d. Hood. aged 25 years. of Albert
Vile, died yesterday afternoon at 4:SO
o'clock at 1908 Seventh avenue, north. Re-
mains will be sent tomorrow at 4:10 D..
m. to Albertville by the Green Under
taking company.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
]. II. HUGHES.

The body of ]. H. Hughes, who died at
his home in Avondale Wednesday night,
was sent yesterday morning to Cordova
by the Woodin Undertaking company for
interment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
Robert Mathis.

The remains of Robert Mathis, who
died Wednesday night from injuries re-
ceived at the East Lake car barns, were
sent to Dora today by Shaw & Son for
interment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21

Airdome Services-The Rev. George
Eayes, pastor of the Congregational
church, will conduct the regular SER
wees at the Airdome tomorrow evening
at 7:45 o'clock The subject of tbe
sermon will be 1.-The City that Lies
Four Square"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
CITY ITEMS.

4. Nj. @. A. Services-Dr. w. T. Ber-
~ VIII make the address at the Young
mems christian association meeting
tomorrow afternoon at o'clock on
THE Necessity of a Pure Life"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21

To Increase Capital stock-A meet
Ing of the stockholders of the Chamber
OF Commerce Construction company has
been called for September Is for the
purpose of increasing the capital stock
from 100000 to $4,000. The ready
manner in which the offices have been
taken makes its success as a paying
investment sure, and the officers think
1t best to spend more money on the
building.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21

The following is the local report of the
United States weather bureau at Bir-
mingham for "a hours ending at p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-08-21
THE WEATHER.

Washington, August 20-weather fore
cast: Alabama and Mississippi: Generally
fair except showers near the coast Satur-
day and probably Sunday; moderate north
winds.