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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27
EXPERIMENTAL ROAD
IS DISAPPOINTIN
Government Engineers Get
Very Poor Results
BOARD Is DISSATISFIED
President Going Says They Will Never
Again Allow Government to Use
County Money to Build
Road.
BOARD is DISSATISFIED

The people of Jefferson county VINO
have passed over the section of expert
mental road constructed between owenton
and Tuxedo by the government engin-
GERS are expressing themselves as deep
ly disappointed with the result.
This road was constructed under the
direction of Government Engineer Heidel,
and is tar macadam. The agitation Tor
good roads of last spring resulted IN
Congressman Underwood sending the
chief engineer of the department at Wash
ington to this city, and under one of his
assistants, Mr. Heidel the Board of Rev
enue agreed to construct the boulevard
beyond Owenton.
Twelve thousand dollars was spent on
the work and it required nearly three
months to build a mile and hair OF the
road. Today many people say that no sec
ton of the road is as good AS many an
other macadam roads in the county, and
a quarter of a mile of the road is hav-
ing to be built over entirely.
This part was put on by young man
whom Mr.. Hedel left here IN charge.
On the hillside where a special experiment
was made the tar and rock cid not niiN'
and it developed into mess which the
Board of Revenue finally had to patch up
with ebert. This work is now In progress
and after many months it IS hoped that
the road will be found in good condition
Job Going, president of the poard'
stated last night that the government mad
spent entirely too much money on the
road and that it had been done careless
Nv. He said that the county had pulit a
much better and apparently more duraole
road one and three-quarters in length
from West End to the Fair grounds tor
onIv $4,000 He said that the board would
rover again consent to allowed the gov
eminent to built roads with the county
money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27
SUBMIT REPORT ON
LAYMEN'S MEETING
CLUB COMMITTEE BELIEVES Wis.
TORS WERE WELL PLEASED
AND THINKS CONVENTION WILL
DO BIRMINGHAM MUCH GOOD.

The report of the executive committee
of the Laymens Missionary movement
which met in Birmingham February 14-16
was submitted to the Commercial CLUB
yesterday and contains high praise for the
delegates attending, and measures the
benefit derived by Birmingham as very
great. Here it is:
''The executive committee selected to
arrange for the entertainment of the Bir-
mingham meeting of the Laymen's Mis-
sionary movement of the Presbyterian
church, held in Birmingham February
Is, II and IS, wishes to thank the Com
mercial club and through it the citizens
of Birmingham for the very thorough and
generous aid which was extended.
Birmingham has again demonstrated
its willingness and ability to acceptably
entertain large convention. Practically
1900 registered delegates were in attend
ance; more than 800 from states other
than Alabama. The majority of these
delegates We're men of affairs and highly
educated and Birmingham is bound to
be benefited from having for three days
in its center the combined thought and
effort of 1900 active, well trained minds,
bent with one accord upon lettering the
general conditions of humanity.
"On the commercial side Birmingham
will also receive advantages from this
meeting. The committee was careful to
see that outside of their working hours
the members of the convention had placed
in their hands such literature and infor-
nation in regard to Birmingham as would
naturally interest them. The calls for
this Information and literature evidenced
the fact that there was deep interest in
this city's growth and possibilities,
1.-The cost of this convention to the cit
liens was slight, being approximately
$1,000, with no single contribution in ex-
cess of $40. Some committeeman paid
slightly in excess of this on account
of their inability to do certain work ex-
pected, but the contributions were prac-
tically of from 81 to $40, thus the burden
was widely distributed
THE entertainment committee of your
club and especially its chairman, aided
actively our finance committee in collect
ing these funds and this executive COM
ments
"Thanl1ing each one for the help that
has been extended us, we are, very re-
spectfull,
wv. D. NESBITT, Chairman;
JOHN IL. FRYE,
&C. w. MILLS,
"A. H. FORD,
WALTER L. HOWARD,
JOHN w. SIBLEY.
CHARLES A. STILLMAN,
Executive Committee"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27
Mrs. Ashe Funeral.

Sheffield, February 26.-(Special.) THE
funeral of Mrs. Bessie Ware Ashe, wife
of DR.. C. b. Ashe, who died Wednesday,
took place from the residence yesterday
and the hundreds of friends who attended
and the numerous floral offerings at
tested the popularity of this estimable
woman. The services were conducted by
the Rev. l.. f. Stansell and the interment
took place in lakewood cemetery The
pallbearers were Judge Joseph II. Ma
than, Stockton Cooke, II. NJ. Bailey, j.
B. McClary, ]. II. Lester and F. A.
Johnston. Among the floral offerings
was one from the children, composed en-
tirely of violets, and the city schools
were closed yesterday as a mark of re-
spect to the deceased
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Real Estate Transfers.

naads of conveyance were filed in the
office of the probate court yesterday in
the following transactions in real estate
IN which amounts of $1,000 or more were
involved:
ss5oo-Fannie NJ Cooper and husband to
IT. Fuenwider, part of lots and in
block GAG. Birmingham, fronting 40 feet
ON the east line of Thirty-fourth street
between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues,
north. and extending back 10o>feet.
a675-W. W. TIollngsworth and wife
to James A. Eustis, lot in block 27S,
Bessemer.
S155O-Edith Whittemore and husband to
w. II. Tharpe, lots 10 to IS, inclusive, in
Jennie Cochran's survey in the south
west quarter of southeast quarter of
section %, township II, range west
s450o-B. Stern to the colored Masonic
Temple association of Birmingham, lot
Is in block Is, Birmingham, fronting so
feet on the north line of Seventh avenue,
north. and extending back 100 feet along
the east line of Fourteenth street.
ss1oo-Birnningham Realty company to
Mrs. Ella L. RodeN lot in block S43,
Birmingham.
$s1Oo-Birmingham Realty company to
Mrs. Ella l.. Roden, lot 9 in block SiS,
Birmingham.
$780,. o. McAnally and wife to g. B.
Mitchell rectangle 80 by 100 feet sit
uated near the corner of First avenue
and Fifth street, North Birmingham.
s125O-Taylor d. Spradley and wife to
Charles H. Locke, lot in block Is, Wood
lawn.
$2OO0-Rowena l.. Cooke to T. U. Wal
ter. lots and in block 16 'I'' of the
fifth addition to Ensley.
$1350-Mrs Martha S. Little and husband
to E. l.. Edmondson and J. F. Cannon,
lot 8 in block 27S, Bessemer.
s2250-E l.. Edmondson and wife ara
j. f. Cannon to J. A. Eastis, lot 5 in
block 27S, Bessemer.
S615O-Mary l.. Horton to the Park In
vestment company of Birmingham, the
south half of lots q and q in block 81,
Birmingham, fronting 80 feet on the west
line of Seventeenth street and extending
back along the north line of Sixth ave-
nue., north, 100 feet.
$2O0o-A. M. Cook and wife to B. A.
williams, lot 2 in block II in the sur
vey of the Helena Heights Land COM
pany.
$10O0-W. r. Stewart and wife to A. j.
Bowan, lot IL in block q "E" of the first
addition to Ensley.
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RECORD OF COURTS.

In the chancery court the following
cases are set for hearing today: Wyatt
Heffin VS.. Country club; F. E. Fleming,
ct al VS.. Warrior Coal and Coke COM
pany; Rudolph Richard VS.. Steiner Bros. !;
John Evers VS.. L. X. Evers.
In Judge Lanes division of the circuit
court the case of Jane London VS.. st.
Louis and San Francisco Railroad COM
pany is on trial.
In Judge Coleman's division of the cir
cult court the only case disposed of yes
terday was that of the Wylam Mercantile
Co. VS.. o. e. EARLY, in which a verdict
for the defendant was rendered.
In the second division of the city court
the case of Fannie K. Wright VS.. Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company
is on trial.
Lucius Winters was tried and convicted
of assault with intent to murder in the
first division of the criminal court yes
terday He will be sentenced this morn
ing.
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HIT THE SPOT.
Postum Knocked Out Coffee AIS.

There's a good deal of satisfaction and
comfort in hitting upon the right thing
10 rid one of the varied and constant
ailments caused by coffee drinking.
Ever since I can remember" writes
an Ind woman my father has been
a lover of his coffee. but the continued
use of It so affected his stomach that
he could scarcely eat at times
Mother had coffee-headache and diz-
ziness and If l drank coffee for breakfast
| would taste 1t all day and usually go
to bed with headache.
lone day father brought home a pkg
of Postum recommended by our grocer
Mother made 1t according TO directions
on the box and 1t just hit the spot.
1t has a dark seal-brown color, changing
to golden brown when cream is added.
and a snappy taste similar to mild, high
grade coffee, and we found that its con-
tinued use speedily put an end to all
our coffee ills.
''rhat was at least ten years ago and
Postum has. from that day to this, been
a standing order of fathers grocery bill
when l married, my husband was
great coffee drinker, although he admitted
that it hurt him. When | mentioned
Postum he said he did not like the taste
of it. | told him l could make 1t taste
all right He smiled and said, try it.
The result was a success, he won't have
anything but Postum" There's Rea-
son.
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek. Mich. Read 1.-The Road to Well
Vile" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27
WANT HALF HOI IDAY FOR
CLERKS OF BIRMINGHAM

The Commercial club held long and
interesting meeting yesterday afternoon,
which was taken up with discussions of
the propositions which face the Birming-
ham district. Besides a discussion and
the adoption of resolutions On the water
problem Col. 7. G. Bush originated
move for a half holiday, which coming
from him is pronounced a new and strong
step in behalf of the clerk forces of the
city.
I'm my opinion, he said, at is high
time that the business men get together
on the proposition of making half of ev-
cry Saturday a holiday. This custom pre-
walls nearly everywhere and has been
found to be a business economic move.
1t has been my experience that if l give
my employees recreation 1 get just as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27

On the ground of a lack of equity on
the part of the city of Birmingham, Chan
cellor Alfred H. Benners yesterday is
sued an order dissolving the injunction
restraining the city of North Birmingham
from issuing $1,000, 900 worth of water works
bonds The order also dismisses the bill
filed by the city of Birmingham to re-
strain the bond issue.
AS stated the order was issued dismiss
ing the bill for lack of equity. 1t was
argued by City Attorney c. B. Smith of
North Birmingham that the King Greater
Birmingham act had been declared uncon-
stitutonal and that Birmingham, as a
municipality, no longer had any equity in
the cause.
1t will be recalled that the temporary
restraining order prohibiting North Biz
mingham from proceeding with its pro-
posed bond issue with which to erect a
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much work from them and far better
work.
This should be taken up by the whole
sale merchants. and all other classes Of
business men, except perhaps the retail
houses. These however, benefting by
the trade of the employees who would
have their Saturday afternoons off, should
be willing to give half of some other
day.
All can afford to do it, and ought to
do 1t every week in the year, and not
just during the summer months His
suggestion was met with luminous APP
prevail and committee of three was
appointed consisting of Colonel Bush, {.
W. Ufford and @. b. Mccormack, to
take the matter under consideration de-
wise a plan. and push the accomplish
ment of the idea
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CONFER CASE TODAY.
Attorneys viii Argue for New Trial
of Advertiser Suit

The motion for a new hearing of the
case of B. B. Conner VS.. Montgomery
Advertising Publishing company, is set
for a hearing today before Judge Charles
A Sem in the first division of the city
court. The case was to have been heard
last Saturday but was postponed until
today on account of the absence of At
torney w. l. Grub, who was engaged
In a trial at Bessemer.
1t will be recalled that in the original
hearing of the case in which the governor
now asks for a new hearing, Judge Sem
gave a general charge against the de-
PENDANT and the jury gave Governor CO.
mer damages in the extent of 1 cent. The
governor filed petition for a new hear
ing on the ground that this verdict was
not in keeping with the evidence of the
case.
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water works plant was granted by Chan
cellor Benners about six months ago, and
the bill on behalf of the city of Birming
ham was filed setting out he fact that
North Birmingham would under the
Greater Birmingham act become a part
of Birmingham on October l, 1909, and
under the provisions of the act Birming-
ham would assume all obligations of the
municipality. The city of Birmingham
was required to put up a pond of $4,000
when the temporary injunction was
granted.
Last Monday City Attorney Smith of
North Birmingham filed a motion to dis
miss the injunction and Chancellor BEN
ners granted the petition yesterday. The
decision clears the way for North Biz
mingham to proceed with it's plans to is
sue bonds for the purpose of erecting a
water works plant at Spsey forks on the
Warrior river.
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BIC REDUCTION IN
FIRE PLUG SERVICE
Mayer Ward tetoeS the Stand
pipe Ordinance
GETS PLUGS FOR S40A YEAR
With Amendment Incorporated Mayor
Asks That Council Grant Unanl-
nous Consent for lmmedi-
ate Passage.
GETS PLUGS FOR $40 YEAR

Mayor Ward made a business stroke
yesterday which he thinks will save the
city of Birmingham many hundreds of
dollars within the next u years.
He has vetoed the franchise granted the
Birmingham Water Works company at
the last meeting of the council. which,
gave the company the right in return for
the erection of a standpipe on Red noun
tain to put the residents of that section
on a meter rate and to charge the city SEQ
per arnum for fire plugs.
Concerning the charge for fire plugs,
Mayor Ward considered the demands ex-
cessive, and yesterday morning took the
matter up with A. M. Lynn, president of
the Water Works company, who is in
Chattanooga. Over the telephone Mayor
Ward explained that he intended vetoing
the measure on account of the excessive
rate charged for fire plugs. Mr. Lynn,
after some parleyfng, agreed to a decrease
of SIS per plug.
So the action of the council will be
merely perfunctory. The mayors veto
will be sustained, and the franchise, with
the change of figures, passed unani-
mously.
This franchise will run for IL years 1t
is calculated that there will be eventually
200 plugs in the section of territory con-
cerned. The saving, therefore, for the
70 years will amount to about $4,000.
Work on the standpipe, it is learned,
will be begun at once. This will serve
to increase the water pressure on the
Southside so that the residences of that
section will have adequate protection from
fire.
According to the agreement, there will
be another change in the franchise if the
city wins its suit pending in the circuit
court against the company. If the suit
is a victory for the city the meter rate
will be abolished, and the people put on
a fiat rate If the company wins, how
ever. the provisions of the franchise per-
hitting a meter rate, will be carried out.
Before the company wins, however, the
supreme court will be called upon to pass
on the proposition.
The mayors letter to the council Veto
ing the franchise, with explanations, fol-
lows:
February rs, 1909.
ITO the Honorable, the City Council of
Birmingham:
Northumberland find herewith,
not approved, ordinance which grants
franchise to the Birmingham Water
Works company providing for stand
pipe on Red mountain, said standpipe to
cover separate territory under separate
contract from the rest of the city of Bir-
mingham.
This ordinance is returned for the pur-
pose of having changed the price of fire
hydrants which is placed at $65 per an
mum, and which | believe to be excessive.
ION taking this matter up with the
Water Works company an agreement has
been reached by which this price is TO be
reduced to $40 per annum.
with this change it is herewith recon-
mended that the ordinance be adopted
and passed by unanimous consent at the
next meeting, so that there will be no fur
Their delay in this important work Re-
spectfully c. WARD, Mayor
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CITIZEN KICKS ON
CAT NUISANCE
WRITES MAYOR THAT AT LEAST
rs ON NORTH SIDE NEED At
TENTION-SAYS SOME HAVE
HYpROPHoBIA.

If the mayor grants the petition Of
DR.. ]. c. Walker, the poor little dog
which trots along with a mask will soon
have a companion in misery.
Complaining that some measures to re-
strain the criminal instinct of the cat
should be taken, the physician writes as
follows:
Dear Sir-The neighborhood of Elev-
enth avenue and Sixteenth street, north,
is infested with cats of the prowling
variety. They are about 25 in number.
I'VE have had one case of hydrophobia
among them, and two men have been
bitten.
1.-THE community is very much exercised
over the matter, and we would be very
glad IL you would have an investiga-
tion made and offer some suggestion as
to how to get rid of these cats. Yours
very truly,
~. C. WALKER, NJ. D."
Mayor Ward when questioned yester-
day was in a quandary. He realized
that cats are most ferocious animals,
and their bites very deadly, but could
NOT devise means of preserving the cit
liens of Birmingham from their harm
full attacks
He promised, however, to make an IN
vestigation, and in case the cats OF the
northsde were discovered making UNI
necessary noise at night, or biting pro-
miscuously. It is probable that the City
Council will be required to take certain
remedial action
at never rains but it pours,' appears
to be banning out In this situation. First
the dogs caused trouble. Mayor Ward
nronontlv nut the dogs in muzzles Then
came DR.. Walkers complaint of the cats.
Then someone reminded the mayor that
rats were dangerous, and referred to the
fact that Goode Haslette, a popular and
we'll known young man of the city, was
bitten by one of those little beasts last
fall. and had just entirely recovered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-27
David Justice Funeral.

Union Springs, February 26.-(Special.)-
The funeral of David Justice occurred
Yesterday at Inverness. He passed
through sickness of typhoid fever about
three months ago and before he was en-
tirely strong he was stricken with ty-
phold pneumonia which caused his DEATH
He was the Youngest son of Marion w.
Justice and was about IS years of age.
This is the fourth death in the family OF
Mr. Justice in the past five months His
wife, oldest son and daughter having all
died in a few weeks of each other OF
typhoid fever.
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DEAN RESIGNS.
Deputy Has Been With Sheriff's Office
for Past Two Years.

Deputy Sheriff Louis r. Dean yester-
day morning rendered his resignation 10
Sheriff Higdon to become effective at
once. The reason for his resignation was
not made public, but it is said that 1t
was entirely voluntary on his part,
Deputy Sheriff Ed II. Wilson was as
signed to handle the particular work on
which Deputy Dean was engaged. Mr..
Dean has been with the sheriff's depart
ment practically ever since Sheriff Eiig-
don assumed the sheriff's office two
years ago.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS,
Mrs. w. w. Smith.

Mrs. W. w. Smith, aged 60 years. died
Thursday night at II o'clock, at the FAM
fly residence, 1923 Berney avenue, East
Lake The remains will be sent to Child
ersburg at I o'clock this morning by
Mewbourne & Spain for interment Death
resulted from an attack of heart failure,
the deceased having been in apparent
good health up to short time before
her death She was a widow and is sur
vived by three children. They are d.
w. Smith and j. w. Smith and Miss
Matte Smith.
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Advance of Boil Weevil.

Little Rock, Ark, February 26.-J. A.
Taylor of Memphis, president of the Ma
tional Ginners' association, today an
nounced his opinion that the boil weevil
will reach the Atlantic coast in 1914 two
years earlier than his former estimate.
He predicts the boil weevil will invade
the cotton fields of the entire state of
Arkansas within two years.
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John M. Harris.

John M. Harris, aged 81 years, died
yesterday afternoon at 1916 Avenue b.
The remains were removed to the Lige
10y undertaking establishment and flu
neral arrangements will be announced
later The deceased is survived by his
mother, Mrs. Lenora Harris, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Julia Johnson.
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RAYMOND Luquire.

Raymond Luguire, the 2-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. V. Luguire, died yes
terday morning at the family residence
at Rising station on the South Ensley
car line. Funeral services will be held
at the residence Sunday afternoon and
interment will be in Elmwood cemetery.
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DRUG COMPANY INCORPORATES
Application for a charter and articles OF
incorporation were filed in the office of
the probate court yesterday by the Bar
ber- Ramseur Drug company, which pro-
poses to conduct a general drug business
in Birmingham. The authorized capital
stock of the company is $4,000, but it
will begin business with $1,000 subscribed
and paid up The officers are: Don j.
Barber, president and manager; Vernon
B. Ramseur, secretary and treasurer; and
w IL GrisWod. vice president.
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Faithful Servant Dies.

Gillie Ross, colored, aged 26 years,
died yesterday morning after linging
illness. She had been in the employ
of Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Anderson for
more than II years, and was a good,
faithful servant.
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FIoht Over Beat Line.

The Board of Revenue in the hearing
of the precinct squabble yesterday de-
cided on changing the line TO give back
Beat part of Beat 40. The hearing oc-
cupied most of the day and was stoutly
fought
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.Joseph z, Murphy.

Joseph e. Murphy the 2-months-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ]. Murphy, died
Thursday night at o'clock at the fam
fly residence, I'LL Avenue B. Funeral
services were held at the residence yes
terday afternoon and interment was at
Union Hill cemetery
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Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
office of the probate court yesterday as
follows;
w. T. Quarles of Pittsview to Mrs.
G. A. Chuck.
J. C. Earnest of Drifton to Miss Cassie
Hood.
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Bio Fire In Hobart.

Hobart, Okla, February 26.-Fire here
today destroyed the building occupied by
the Dixie department store with contents,
causing loss estimated at $4,000.