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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
THREE 4 AUTOMOBILES COLLIDE WI7H
 STREET CARS LN ONE DA y w CIT2

Shortly after Il o'clock last night Will liam Simmons, while driving the automo- bile belonging to his father, w. T. Sim mons, smashed into an Avondale street car at the corner of Second avenue and Twentieth street. Miss Elizabeth Dod- well, who was riding in the machine with MT. Simmons, was thrown out of the car and slightly bruised.
 The street car was midway around the curve from Second avenue into Twen- tieth street when 1t collided with the automobile. A man was crossing the street at the time, but stopped sudden ly as the car came around the curve. Had this man not stopped there would have been no accident As 1t was MT. Sommons could not bring his machine to stop in the very few feet and neither could the motorman stop his car It was then left to MT Simmons as to whether he would hit the man and possibly knock him under the wheels of the car or whether he would swerve his machine and run into the street car himself He chose the latter and the machine and car came together with crash, though the brakes had been applied to both The front part of the automobile was smashed in and the. damage will probably amount to a. good deal MT Simmons escaped with few bruises while Miss Dodwel1 ia not thought to have been hurt much beyond the sudden shock. The streets wera at the time and a large crovvd was attracted by the accident
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
ELEVATOR STOPS AT STROKE OF TWELVE

A number of the officials in the post office building were sore yesterday The elevator didn't run after 12 o'clock and they had to tramp it up the stairs to their respective offices on the second and third floors of Uncle Sans local home.
 When inquiry was made as to why the elevator stopped something was said about the Secretary of the Treasury at Wash ington sending out an order to the effect that the elevators in the federal build ings in Alabama, and perhaps elsewhere, might be stopped at 12 o'clock on Satur- day. The might be stopped' fas suf- office here. Thornton, the elevator boy, has the likes and dislikes of the average Ethiopian regarding work, so MT. Eleva- tor doesn't run any more hereafter on Saturday afternoon.
 Maj. Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United States court, and H. Gordon Ash ley, United States deputy marshal, the heavyweights of the federal building, were the chief kickers yesterday, even if they were good natured about 1t. Major Allison said he could remember when he used to walk up three or four flights of stairs and not worry about 1t, 'but my goodness he said, "that was back wonder when they didn't have elevators and I didn't have to carry 25O pounds around with me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

Early yesterday afternoon a street car ran into Hill B'erguson's machine at the corner of Avenue and Twenty-sec- ond street end damaged the car slightly. No one of the occupants was hurt be- yond receiving a few slight scratches.
 With MT. Ferguson in the machine were two other men in addition to the chauf- feur. The machine started across the track and had almost crossed when the car struck the rear end damaging one of the wheels and side of the machine, and the jar breaking the glass in front.
 As the street car struck the automobile MT. Ferguson was thrown forward and struck his chin on the front seat The other men were shaken up some but not hurt.
 A little excitement followed the taking of the machine to the garage by the chauffeur. Q The chauffer, named Maxie, ran 1t to the garage and 1t Is said an argument arose between him and one of the men because he had not let them send for 1t. The chauffeur stated that he didn't see the necessity of this expense as 1t was possible for him to bring the car in. The argument grew into fight in which, from all accounts, the chauf- feur came out first best Another man took 1t up and the chauffeur treated him the same way. Then a third one tackled him and unto him the chauffer did like wise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
Uniqne Suggestion To
 Raise W0ney F0Y Roads


 in the statutes will save the people of Alabama as much as the total expense of this special session7
 For $50, 900 a splendid road 100 miles in length could be built and the farm CTS would net probably more than s60.- 900 the first year by having a good road This road would materially in- crease the wealth of the state. The decrease in wear and tear on stock and wagons from travelling over a we'll built road as against a rough one would be a great saving, running up into the thousands.
 Suppose our legislators get busy and pass a law compelling the govern or, when a feeling comes over him to issue a call for & special session, to simply instruct the state treasurer to place a sum in the good roads fund equal to that required to hold the spe- cial session, then forget to issue the call. This suggestion perhaps will make some one grin, but isn't there a great deal more common sense in it than in the large number of fanatical and i'm practicable laws which the legislators have imposed upon the people?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
COLU MBIANA ROAD
 NOT IN GOOD SHAPE
PRESIDENT GOING SAYS ROADS ARE IDEAL TO THE CREST OF SHADES MOUNTAIN BUT WORK MUST BE DONE BEYOND.

Job Going, president of the Board of Revenue, has just completed an inspec- ton of the roads leading out of Birming- ham toward the south. MT. Going states that all of the county highways extend Ing as far as the crest of Shades noun tain are in tiptop shape, but beyond the mountain conditions are bad
 ''T'he Shades mountain road built last year. which runs up the mountain to a point on the crest about due south of Twentieth street, is in practically per feet shape" said MT. Going. '"rhe Ox- moor road extending to the Bluff Park hotel on the crest of the Mountain Is in fine condition, and absolutely no com plaint can be justly entered as to the condition of these two main roads up the mountain.
 ''The boulevard, which will connect the Oxmoor and Shades mountain roads, run ming along the crest of the mountain, is nearing completion. The crushers and rollers are being applied to the highways daily. and we expect to have the job finished by the latter part of next week.
 ''I have been over on the Columbiana road and find that from the top of Shades mountain all the way to the Shell by county line, 1t Is in bad shade. How ever. the board has put a man over there to repair the road, and it will be fixed up considerably before the winter season sets in."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
WILL GO TO WORK
 FOR LARGER CITY

Activity in the legislative halls at Mont- gomery relative to the Greater Birming- ham bill will begin in earnest this week and local interest is beginning to rise anew. A systematic campaign will be conducted for the passage of the act and the following committee from the Board of Trade has been named to go to Mont gomery to work in the interest of the bill
 John w. O'Neill. chairman; w. B. Dick erson, R. D. Burnett, J. Lowinsohn, C.. c. Heidt, B. F. Barbour. w. H. Kettig, John l.. Parker, R. w. Ewing and B. B.. Burton
 Representative Jere King, author of the Greater Birmingham bill, stated last night that there will be a joint meeting of the house and senate committees on Tuesday and delegations in Montgomery which are working for and against the bill for the Greater City will be heard from.
 It is very probable that besides the committee designated by the Board of Trade a number of other people will go to Montgomery to work for the Greater Birmingham bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01

A Buick car belonging to Steve Smith was badly damaged early yesterday aft ernoon when struck by a street car on North Twentieth street between Fifth and Sixth avenues. Luckily. none of the oc- cupants was injured.
 MT. Smith was not in the car at the time, having just alighted from it in front of the Athletic club. Three other young men were in it, however, in addition to the chauffeur. After Mir. Smith had got ten out the chauffeur turned the car around, making a sweeping circle, and started across the street car tracks. As the automobile reached the tracks an ap- preaching street car struck the machine on the running board on the right side, smashing the running board, mudguard and rear wheel. The spokes in the wheel were broken in peculiar fashion, those in the upper part of the wheel splitting straight up and down.
 The car simply knocked the machine to one side, hitting it in such a man. ner as not to knock 1t over. As the left rear wheel skidded along the bitulithic pavement the tire exploded with a loud noise. Damage to the automobile will amount to a good sum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
PROPERTY SELLS
 FOR 5000 A FOOT

Ample proof that Birmingham real es- tate is rapidly increasing in value is furnished by the fact that 5000 per front foot was the price paid yesterday for a. lot in the business section of the city. The purchase was made by the Commer- cial Realty company, a recently formed corporation, from Mrs. Tillie C. Gerry. The property is described in & deed filed yesterday in the probate court office as the south half of lot 1 in block s6, and fronts 20 feet on the western side of Twentieth, extending back to a depth of 100 feet along the north side of Sec ond alley
 The transfer involves only half in- terest in the lot, however, the other half being the property of R. H. Pearsos. The total price of the purchase was s3oooO. making the price paid for half interest $500 per per foot.
 The purchase was not made for any specific purpose other than an invest ment. The property is now occupied by three-story building, the Merchants and Mechanics Savings bank occupvinr the ground floor. The bank officials state that lease and option on the property have been secured by them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
198 PRISONERS
 IN COUNTY JAIL Negro Section Has Three In
 Each Cell VENTILATION IS BETTER overhauIing of Sanitary System Has Effected Great Improvement.
 Many Bunks Are In
 Bad Shape.

Deputy Sheriff Sid Cowan was engaged during the greater part of yesterday aft ernoon in checking up the prisoners in the county jail. His accounting for the occupation of the jail shows that there are 19S men and women confined there and the jail is somewhat badly crowded
 The county jail was built originally to accommodate IA prisoners in the negro compartment, or two men In each cell. At present there is an average of three prisoners in each cell of the negro com pertinent and the place is crowded. When the courts adjourned during the latter part of June there were about 150 prison CTS in the county jail and by the time they resume in September the prison bids fair to be in very badly crowded con- dition. Only one side of the compart- ment for white men is being used. The compartment for negro women is about filled.
 Considering circumstances the county jail Is in good shape. The corridors and cells appear to be clean and we'll kept. However, the hunks provided for prison CTS are in bad shape and in the negro compartment number of men are obliged to sleep on the floor on account of shortage of cots. It is stated that steps have been taken to remedy this condi- tion.
 The work in the way of overhauling the sanitary system of the jail has ef- fected a decided improvement in the con- dition of the prison. A number of electric fans have been put in and while the air in some parts of the jail is almost stif1ing the ventilation as whole has been great ly improved. Deodorizers are being free ly used and with the completion of work now under way conditions will be much
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
REV. P.T.J. BRANDON DIES IN 78TH YEAR
HAD BEEN IN METHODIST PULPIT FOR FlFTY-FiVE YEARS AND WAS ONE OF OLDEST MINIS TIERS IN THE SOUTH.

The Rev. F. T. J. Brandon died yester- day afternoon at 5:30 at the home of John D. Elliott on Fountain Heights. MT. Brandon was in his 18th year. and had been in a very bad state of health for the past few months. He had been very i'll for the last 30 days. and his death was not wholly unexpected.
 MT. Brandon Is survived by five sons and one daughter, the Rev. F. W. Bran don the presiding elder of the Bessemer district; w. w. Brandon, state auditor, of Montgomery; F. w. Brandon and For ney Brandon of Birmingham, John M. Brandon of Montgomery and Mrs. John D. Elliott.
 The Rev. Mir. Brandon was a pioneer of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, having entered the North Alabama con- ference in 1854 prior to the division, when the conference embraced Alabama, Ten nessee and Florida, and was perhaps the only survivor of that period. He had been in the pulpit 55 years, having been stationed at Talladega, Tuscaloosa, An- niston, Athens and Columbiana He was still working at the time of his death, being chaplain of the prisoners at tho Flat Top mines.
 MT. Brandon served throughout the civil war, being captain of Company E, Forty-seventh Alabama infantry He was in the army of Virginia and was under the command of Stonewal1 Jackson in the Shenandoah valley.
 There is only one member of his fathers family living-Mrs. Jennie Young of this city. MT. Brandon's two sisters. Mrs. Mary Barnett and Mrs. M. M. Smyer died within the last few years.
 The funeral will be conducted this aft ernoon at 4:30 from the Fountain Heights Methodist church. The officiating clergy men will be the Rev. F. P. Culver, the Rev. T. K. Roberts, pastor of the church. and the Rev J. T. Morris. The following ministers will act as pallbearers on the request of the Rev. MT. Brandon: S. R. Emerson, J. s. Chadwick. J. l.. Fergu- son, John W. Norton, s. F. Whitten, J. T. Britain and W. G. Henery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
PRIDE SHOULD KEEP
 GREAT COUNTY IN7AC7

"If the dismemberment of Jefferson county can be headed off it should cer- tainly be done and Birmingham people should take an active hand in defeating the proposed measure said Maj Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United States court, yesterday.
 Birmingham is really the biggest part of Jefferson county and it Is certainly the biggest thing in the county Jefferson county is the banner county of Alabama and 1t would be a shame to cut 1t in two. Ten years from today Birmingham will perhaps be the leading city in the south, and if the present area of Jeff ferson county Is preserved, this county will be the banner county of the south
 "So, Birmingham and Jefferson county
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
MAN WITH HOBBY
 KEEPS CLERKS BUSY
FOR TWO DAYS HE CALLED FROM ROOM AT INTERVALS OF TEN MINUTES TO ASK THE TIME.

One of the local hotels has for the past two or three days had as its guest a man who has been so busy keeping after Father Time that he has been the object of both curiosity and considerable anxiety. The man in question left the city on one of the trains last night, much to the relief of trio of nerve -wracked hotel clerks
 The gentleman's bug led him to in quire of the clerk or the telephone oper- ator every few minutes What time is ft?" It is stated that with the exception of two trips down to the lobby the man remained in his room at the hotel all day Friday and the greater part of yesterday.
 With all the regularity of Swiss time piece this man would call up at inter vals of 10 minutes to find out what time it was. It Is stated that this very pecu- liar performance continued from early morning until late at night during the time the man stopped at the hotel. and the exasperated but helpless clerk would tell him that it was o'clock. then S:1O then S:20 and so on for hour after hour
 Considerable anxiety was felt for the man and several times the clerks started to send for a physician to wait on the man, It being thought that he was on the verge of insanity. However, the bug" when he appeared in the lobby, did not look wild or dangerous and 1t was decided to let him alone and to put up with his numerous inquiries of the time
 Last night the man left on an early train and prior to his departure kept on calling up the clerk to ascertain the time up to moment when he barely had time to catch his train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
TEETHING DID NOT
 MAKE BABY SICK
Gave 1t "Baby Spring. Water and the Baby Was Not Sick Whilst Teething-Is Now Healthy
 and Strong.

Raleigh Springs Water Co.,, Memphis, Tenn.-Dear Sirs: Baby Spring Water was recommended by numerous friends who had successfully used 1t in their families with teething children. l was therefore induced to give it trial with my little baby, and l can truthfully say that the child was raised without tasting any other water She Is now four years old and has never been sick one day She passed through the teething stage with out stomach trouble or disorders of any kind. Respectfully yours
 BENJ. LANG,
 1266 Carr avenue, Memphis. Tenn. Each bottle bears an analysis of Baby Spring Water made by P. M. Hokzen- dorf Memphis. city chemist and bao- teriologlst. Baby Spring Water for sale by leading druggists.
 If you have sick baby order case of this water at once. It Is sold at $500 per case of 12 bottles, or soc per bottle. Baby Springs Water dispensed by Ral- eigh Springs Water Co.,. TIT North Second street, Memphis, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
CHANGES IN TIME
 ON THE SOUTHERN

Effective next Sunday, August 8, there will be several important changes in the schedule of trains operating out of and Into Birmingham over the Southern Rail- way.
 The southbound train, known as No. 19, which now leaves Birmingham at a. m. will leave at a. m.. arriving in Mobile at 6 p. m.
 Mo- 28, the northbound train, will arrive from Mobile at 10:3o a. m. instead of Il 10 as at present. No. 19 and No. 2S will meet at Wilton at 8:o5 a. m., where No. IS will make connection with No. 10, which will leave Wilton at S:10 a. m. and arrive in Anniston at 11:10 a. m.
 No. 27 will leave Birmingham at 3:25 D. m. instead of 4:15 p. m. as at pres- ent.
 It is announced that on August IA the Southern will run an excursion to Wash ington and return for SIS. On the same date an excursion will be run to Rich mond and Norfolk and return, $15 being the special rate for this trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
CITY ELECTRICIAN BELIEVES LEGISLATURE SHOULD DO SOMETHING TO PREVENT CALL ING OF EXTRA SESSIONS.

(Which Is the moro beneficial to the people, the holding of a special session of the legislature. which will enact laws to which no one will pay any at- tention, or the construction of a splen- did road for a hundred miles across the state" Is the question being asked by City Electrician Will Abernethy.
 'Our legislators have appropriated $60. 900 for the expenses of the special session, and probably the greatest thing they will do will be to pass prohibition laws, and everybody with common sense knows Just how little the public generally Is going to regard these dry laws" said MT. Abernethy Then where Is the man who honestly be- lieves that all of the various acts which this special session will place
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
DANGEROUS USE
 OF ARMY RIFLES
CITIZEN THINKS GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT SELL WEAPONS WHEN THEY BECOME ANTI QUATED.

ITO anyone in touch with the work of the criminal courts and who understands conditions prevailing In the district 1t is very evident fact that great harm is to result from the sale of old army rifles to the criminal element among the negroes said Humane Officer L. A. Ben nie. Personally I have already wit messed a number of incidents which have impressed this fact strongly upon me.
 During the past few months there have been killings in which the weapon used was an old army Springfield rife, there being one last week in North Birming ham, while there have been any num- Der of shooting Incidents in which these rifles figured. Several thousand Of them have been sold in the district at $1.95 apiece. while a great many of the dis oarded Swiss army rifles have been sold at $3.50 each. All of the guns are in good condition, while the fact that they will fire a bullet for over a mile makes them doubly dangerous.
 Last week I heard shooting in some property that have charge of and which is posted I went in the direction of 1t and after going half a mile found two negroes with Springfield rifles. Every per- son within g. mile of that place was in danger of being shot by bullet from one of those guns. Then the two negroes themselves are of the worst in the dis trict and would shoot anyone deliberate ly and without hesitancy if the idea fit ted into their minds.
 'Tn the killing at North Birmingham last week newspaper accounts stated that after the bullet had passed through the negros body 1t continued for over half mile and struck a house occupied by white people, narrowly missing one of them
 '"The lawless element in Jefferson coun- ty Is well equipped with these rifles and only trouble can result. Something should be done to stop the sale of them. It strikes me that 1t would be much cheaper for the national government to destroy these old army weapons when they are be- yond government use. In the hands of a sober-minded man of intelligence such rife would be safe, but there are but few of this class purchasing them. The gov ernment receives mere pittance for them anyway and the cheapness at which they are retailed puts them in reach of everyone"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-01
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance in the following transactions in real estate in which amounts of 5000 or more were involved were filed yesterday in the office of the probate court:
 $50, 0,000-Mrs. Tfllie c. Gerry and husband to Commercial Realty company. an undi- vided half interest in the south half of lot in block S6, Elyton Land company's s survey of Birmingham; being lot front ing 20 feet on the west side of Twen- tieth street and extending back to a. depth of 100 feet along Second alley.
 s65O0-A. A. Adams and wife to Har- riet B. Hewitt, the east half of lot in block 721. Elyton Land companys sur vey of Birmingham; being lot 192x50 feet on Highland avenue near Vine street.
 $12O0-James A. Turner to W. E. Minor, lots 1 and in Gibson's addition to Wood lawn.
 $31OO-Ella B. Chaser and husband to Realty company's survey of Woodlawn.
 $2575-D. H. Griffith and wife to L. G.. Adams lot 5 in block 6, survey of Helena Heights.
 $23OO-J. M. Wallace and wife to R. F. Hinds, lot Il in block IA, Woodlawn Real ty company's third addition to Wsodlawn.
 $11OO-Rosa Rosenbaum to John H. Clis- by, part of lots and in block 5, w. H. Graves and W. S. Going's survey of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 1, township IS, range west.
 ss5OO-Leopold Loeb to Rae Wise, part of lots and in block S63, Elyton Land company's first addition to Birmingham; being lot 10Ox115 feet near the tntersec- tion of Highland avenue and Warsaw street.