The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-25
NEW PASSENGER
 SERVICE IN VIEW New Train Is Proposed from Chattanooga te Birmingham AFTER THE LOCKER CLUBS State Revenue Agent Confers With Authorities With Reference to
 Assessing City, County and
 State Taxes.

Chattanooga, December 4-(speciaI) 1 It is said there will be inaugurated next month passenger service between Chattanooga and Birmingham via the Chattanooga Southern and the Louisville and Nashville. The Chattanooga Southern extends from this city to Gadsden, Ala At this point it connects with the Louis ville and Nashville main line from Nash vile to Birmingham and New Orleans According to the statement 1t is pro- posed to operate the trains over the Chat tanooga Southern to Gadsden, thence over the Louisville and Nashville into Birmir1g- ham.
 State Revenue Agent J. Frank White came to Chattanooga Wednesday for the purpose of having a conference with his local representative. Attorney S. M. Chambliss. relative to tho locker club sit uation here and also the proposition to impose a privilege tax on wholesale liquor dealers and meh engaged in the mail order business. A conference was held with County Court Clerk Hays in regard to the citations which were issued Tuesday. summoning the wholesale liquor dealers, distilers and mail order houses before the latter to show cause why they should not be assessed the citl, county and state tax, amounting to $500 for each dealer. It was decided to postpone the hearing to some date after January 1. The ladies of the Anti-Tuberculosis as- sociation succeeded in disposing of more than 10000 of the Red Cross stamps the first day they were on sale, over 5000 be- ing sold at the custom house booth strenuous effort will be made to dispose of the 10000 received before Christmas Just before noon on Tuesday the handsome residence of Maj. w. J. Bass, at East Lake. was totally destroyed by fire. The eouse had just been remodeled at heavy expense. There was a large amount of mahogany furniture. heirlooms from three generations, in the building, all of which was lost.
 A damage suit has been filed in the the circuit court by Eva Boucher. we'll known actress, who has appeared in the Bijou theatre in this city several times. against the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company for ,2o.Ooo damages. Some months ago. while a passenger on the defendant road she was severely injured in wreck. Since that time she has been confined in a hospital in Louisville, and 1t is alleged that she will be unable to resume her work on the stage.
 Albert Hill, union veteran, died at his
 
 79 years. He was born In Erie, Pa, in 1880, and served through the Civil war in the 130th Ohio volunteers. Surviving him are his widow and one daughter Mrs Ruth Howie of Michigan.
 Mrs. Hattie K. Menger, wife of John NJ Menger, died at her home in this city on Monday afternoon. She is survived by three sons J. C. of Montgomery. Ala William R. of Lenor City, and Dan. C. of this city, and four daughters. Mrs l.. D. Perry, Misses Anna. Jennie and Lida, all of this city
 All of the wholesale whisky men and distilers now doing business in Hamilton county have been cited to appear before County Court Clerk Hays at an early date and show cause why they should not be assessed a privilege tax as whisky deal CTS. The citations were issued by the county court clerk and served by a dep- uty license inspector. The citations call no less than l4 men or concerns before the clerk, and Thursday morning at 10 O clock is named as the time. Owing to the nearness of Christmas, however. 1t is stated that the hearing would be post poned until next Monday.
 The resignation of F. W. Lawrence. su- perintendent of motive power of the Chat tanooga Railway and Light company. ten dered several weeks ago, will become ef- fective January 1. Mir. Lawrence has ac- cepted a position as consulting engineer of the Electrical Securities company of New York. Before the consolidation of the Chattanooga Electric company and the Chattanooga Railways company MT. Law renee was superintendent of the former. After tho consolidation he was made su-