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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
THAT REMINDS ME-
The Savings Departments In the Banks of Birmingham Hold
Total of S488O7336 Which Represents An Increase of
S1,201 ,20256 During the Year Just Passed
by WALTER HARPER.

The people of Birmingham are acquir-
ing the saving habit
1t is a habit. But one that the south
has been slow to adopt.
Millions, yes, billions of dollars are
boarded up in the savings institutions
OF the large cities of the north, where
the people are careful of the pennies
and are more frugal in their habits.
The savings bank is comparatively a
new Institution in the south For several
offered opportunities for the opening of
in very recent years that much attention
has been given to this branch OF banking.
Now some of the leading banks of the
city have regularly organized savings
departments with competent men in
charge whose business it is to look after
the interests of savings depositors.
The savings deposits in the banks of
Birmingham the first day of jan
uary this year amounted to $48S0, 073.36.
On the first day of January, 1909. one
year ago, the amount was $3.67S, S70. 80.
The increase during last year was,
therefore, s1,201 ,202 So
This represents pennies. nickels and
dimes saved, mainly by working people,
men, women and children. Many small
accounts are started by parents in the
names of their children. Many children
themselves are being trained in the art
OF saving money. Not a few of them
have nice accounts that are not only
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bers Of the Republican club. Mr.. Ben
nard and Mr.. Griscom met the party at
the residence of Henry W. Taft, a short
time later. Almost simultaneously Gov
ernor Hughes, accompanied by his mill
tary aide, Colonel George Treadwell, ar
rived from Albany. The Griscom recep-
ton was the scene of many political
lumtnaries. The small fry were not in
cluded but such men as Senator Root,
Senator Depew, Chairman Woodruff of
the state committee, congressman, legis-
lators and aldermen were Invited to meet
and talk with President Taft.
Mr. Taft will go to Washington to-
morrow night.
Whether Governor Huges discussed the
possibility Of an extra session Of the
legislature to go deeper into the Aids
Conger scandal was not known but dur
ing the reception the governor and Presi-
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Experience has developed the fact that
s. is practically impossible to turn an
automobile over in the subway passing
under the Terminal station, the machines
showing a preference to skid and spin
round a number of times.
This fact has been proven number of
times, much 10 the amazement and thank
fulness of the drivers. The subway offers
q fine place for a dash down an incline,
then along a smooth roadway for several
hundred yards and then up an incline.
2 he temptation TO cut loose all of the
speed in a machine is too great for the
most stad of drivers and consequently
practically every autoist passes through
The subway like a small cyclone
There have been any number of in
stances where a swiftly driven machine
has skidded in the subway, the slSidding
point usually being at the place where
the incline starts. Dropping down the
Grade at so miles an hour the front wheels
strike the level roadway and the impact
IS such as to act as a slight brake, caus-
ing the rear wheels to swing around.
Luckily there have been few accidents,
the cars simply spinning around in the
middle of the road. A few have smashed
into the heavy columns at the curb of the
sidewalks and knocked off lamp or two,
hut that's all in the game.
While Twentieth street hill is perhaps
the most dangerous place in the city for
pedestrians, the subway offers the most
dangerous place for the autoists them
selves. But comparatively few people
walk through it, and even then they are
protected from the speed flends by the
great cement posts which support the
Terminal station above.
Announcement is made by the Automo-
bile club of Cincinnati that it will give
an automobile show this vear- the first
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13

With the presidential o. X. Governor
Hughes can now open all kinds of spec
tacular warfare, hitting ring republicans
and democrats alike without fear of re-
Duke or call down. His first show OF
pc ltical freedom is his refusal to attend
the dinner OF the republican leaders in
this city next week. From now on he will
sever the few slender threads which have
held him to the party organization In this
state. If he Is successful in his fight no
one knows what the future holds In store
for him, for no one knows what prom
Uses were handed out to him.
While President Taft was figuratively
ION the Job" here today, his sturdy
henchman and friend, John Hays Ham
mond was in Dayton, Ohio, expoundng
republicanism and Wade Ellis was else
where in Ohio and of their saving and
hammering there will be no end
President Taft and his party arrived at
Jersey City at lbs o'clock this afternoon
in the private car Olivette. The president
was accompanied by Mrs. Taft, Captain
Archibald Butt, the military secretary to
the president; Mr.. Taft's aunt, Miss Della
Torrey; Wendell Miscler, one of the pres
ident's secretaries; Mrs. Charles Ander-
son. Mrs J. D. McCadd Senator Murray
Crane, of Massachusetts,, and afcorps of
secret service deliveri detectives. Au
tomobiles were awaiting the party in
Jersey City and a squad of policemen
combined their efforts with Gordon of
plain clothes police to keep back the
crowd.
Committee OF Welcome
A committee of welcome met the presi-
dent 1t consisted of Robert c. Morris,
~ oh, nf 1arf1.
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All members of the National
German American AlliancI
(city branch) are hereby I'd
quested to attend regular meet
ing Sunday, February Is, at
p. M, at Concordia hall, Ave
nue. E, between 10th and It'll
streets. MAX KARPELES,
A. F. BUNKER, Secretary
President.
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Hope for ChiId,s Recovery

Florence, February 12.-(Special. D.
Little Florence McCarley, the 9-year-
old girl who was most seriously injured
in the collapse of the j. A. Sloan sh ed
yesterday, is still alive and there -
hope for her recovery. The child's
chest was badly crushed and blood
gushed freely from her mouth and nose,
but the extent of her internal in
juries is not yet known. Willideen Jor-
dan, who is suffering with broken
leg, and Lee Thompson, were the only
others under the shed when it COZ
lapsed.
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TAFT TELLS HIS
PARTY WHAT TO DU
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ~

Republican club, and Otto Barnard, all
letting upon instructions from President
Taft and Governor Hughes, will look
after the southern end of the state. while
Governor Hughes, following his own pol
icies. will answer for the northern end
of the state. The men enumerated were
the first to greet the President at the
Griscom home and the conference In
which they engaged was the real I'M
portant one of the day. Governor Hughes.
1oon his arrival from Albany this after
noon. hurried to the residence of Henry
Waters Taft, where he and the Presi-
dent talked for nearly an hour before
going to the Griscom residence.
1t Is not known, but It Is shreWdly
guessed, what wac said ct -thls conference.
from .qunl1a unit y y sasy
to hazard Whit must hkvo boep SAID.
presidsat Tan he'd ne time e look over
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storm in Mediterranean

Algiers, February 12.-Ships arriv-
ing here today report that wild tenn
pest is raging in the Mediterranean.
The steamer Charles RouX. which came
into port today. was forced temporar-
fly to take refuge in the harbor of
Barcelona. The gale suddenly swept
from the northeast to the northwest
and the steamer was nearly sngulfed.
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dent Taft called Speaker Wadsworth o
the lower house of the New York legisla
ture into conference in the Griscom Ii
brary. Later they were Joined by limo
thy Woodruff and Senator Depew.
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Florence. February 12.-(Special)--
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BRAKEMAN KILLED
NEAR MERIDIAN

Meridian. Miss, February 12.-(Special)
A. A. Knight. aged 80, brakeman on
the Mobile and Ohio, was killed near
Topton, ten miles north of Meridian, last
night
AS far as can be ascertained he fell
from a freight train and was not missed
until the train reached Meridian. A
searching party found his body badly
mutilated and it is thought at least two
other trains ran over him after he fell
from the freight
He resided in Meridian and is survived
by his widow and two children.
The Ministerial association, composed of
all white ministers of the city, is greatly
aroused over recent article published
by Mayor John W. Parker, defending the
city administration against certain crit
icism by the late grand jury regarding
alleged slack dealing with women of Ill
repute. and a mass meeting of church.
men has been called for Monday night
to take some steps toward relieving the
situation.
A prominent member of the associa-
ton states that since Mayor Parker an
nouneed to the world that he proposed
to deal leniently with fallen women the
city las been flooded with women of
questionable character. believing they can
reside here without molestation.
Great interest is aroused and the out
come of the meeting Monday night is
eagerly awaited
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A conveyance was filed in the chancery
clerks office today from the Mississippi
Western Railroad company and Charles
f. Scofield to the Mississippi Western
Construction company, which is to build
the road from Meridian to Natchez. Pres
ident Hudson of the company. when
asked the significance of this transaction,
replied that It's was given merely as
security to the construction company IN
the building of the road. President Hud-
son stated that construction work would
begin in March.
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Committee Of Welcome
A committee of welcome met the presi-
dent 1t consisted of Robert c. Morris,
Collector Loeb and several other menu
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Announcement is made by the Automo-
bile club of Cincinnati that it will give
an automobile show this year, the first
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
STANTON TO MAKE AUTO
CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH
Candidate Will Be Gone from City
about Two Months

The long automobile campaign that
Phil Stanton, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor, is
to make in Northern California will be
begun on Tuesday next, and arrange
ments are being completed at his head
quarters in the Broadway Central
building for a unique and effectlVe
tour, that will take the candidate anG
his aids-E. r. Allen, tour manager,
and Winfield Hogaboom, publicity get
ter-clear to the oregon line anu pack
The candidate expects to be gone
from Southern California at least elgnt
weeks, and it is his intention to visit
every place where people are TO ps
found in all of the northern counties
The entire trip will be made IN an
automobile. equipped for the purpose,
with every comfort and convenience
possible for the tourists, and carrying
a big load of campaign literature and
supplies.
Mr. stanton has completed his pre-
liminary campaign in Southern Cali
fornia, and expresses himself as nightly
nIeased with results. He believes that
he will receive a large majority OF the
votes cast in Southern California, ana
that the votes he will get In the north-
ern mart of the state will be enough TO
nominate him. -.
An immense amount of campaign llt-
erature is being sent out from the
stanton campaign headquarters, and
after his return to Southern California
about the middle of July-Mr. stan
TOMS managers will plan a very active
camnaign for him in Southern Cali
fOrnia.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
&c In Hotel Corridors &c

arranged so as to get the best light.
Most serious matters come up for
study regarding coal bins, engine rooms
and kitchens"
Miss b. e. Gordan and her brother,
A. Gcrdan, registered at the Westmin-
ster yesterday Miss Gordan is man
ager Of the La Crescenta hotel at La
Crescenta.
A number of Los Angeles parties
went up to Alpine tavern on Mt. Lowe
last night in order to get a close view
of the comet this morning and bring
back lunch basket full of comet gas.
Alfred Alderdice, New York. repre-
senting a linen manufacturer of Bel
fast, Ireland, was among the large list
of commercial men on the Angelus
register yesterday.
A party Of san Francisco bankers,
consisting Of c. r. Parker, Charles f.
Hunt and l.. j. Scarffy is in the city
on business and stopping at the Van
Nuys.
N. NJ. Mckay, Ed Rosenthal and z.
r. Parker, Chicago; j. F. Mail, Bos-
ton; Richard Z. Turner, Amsterdam,
N. Y, and f. II. Danna and Louis
who signed up at the alexandria yes
terday morning.
Among guests at Alpine tavern last
night were DR.. J. w. Wood, Long
Beach; D. p. Hatch, Los Angeles; D.
II. Mccartney, Los Angeles, and w. II.
Dwyer, superintendent of the telegraph
department of the Salt Lake railroad,
Los Angeles.
John Prescott, one of the wealthiest
men of Prescott. Ariz., is in the city
on business. He was among yester-
days arrivals - the Westminster.
N. w Broone returned yesterday
from san Francisco, where he was
called on account of a new baby in the
family Mr.. Broone was passing them
around at the Westminster last night
with a smile on mis- face as broad as the
comets tail is long.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
TRAFFIC AGENTS FORM
A NEW ASSOCIATION

A railroad and steamship traffic
agents association has been organized
for the southern district of California,
representative of twenty-one compa-
nies, and will hold the first of a series
of meetings Monday afternoon in the
Hayward hotel. The object of the asso-
citation is to further the respective in
terests of the companies and to bring
it's traffic agents in closer touch with
each other. Los Angeles is the assoeia-
tion's headquarters.
E. S. Blair has been elected president
Ross c. Cline vice president and Clar-
ence E. Cline secretary and treasurer
A scholarship worth $500 in the De
Chauvenet Conservatory of Music and
Dramatic Art at your own price. Ad-
dress BOX B Herald.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
IAILER WISE GlNK; IT'S
BACK, BACK TO THE PEN
Prisoners Cut Bars of Jail Bath
Room but

Harry oliver. awaiting trial for
forgery. and Clarence Westheld, serv-
ing term of 1SO days for vagrancy,
were surprised Friday afternoon while
saving the bars of one of the bath
room windows in an attempt to escape
from the city jail.
Jailer John Shand. while making his
regular rounds in the afternoon, dis
covered the prisoners, who, with a
butcher knife and a case knife, which
had been fled into crude hack saws,
had cut through one of the bars OF a
window opening on an alley. They
were tearing off the heavy screen Gov
ering outside of the window when the
taller. with one of his assistants, over
powered them and placed them In the
upper tanks.
The cutting of the bar must have
taken several weeks, and only the
nearness of escape is believed to have
caused the prisoners to have over
looked the rounds of the 1ailer.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
FATHER AND BROTHER HIDE
GIRL AFFIANCED TO COUSIN
Bench Warrant for Arrest of
SWartfiguerS Issued

George B. Swartfiguer and Thomas
q Swartfiguer, father and brother of
Marietta Swarthguer, whom they are
charged with hiding in Los Angeles to
prevent her marrying her cousin, Ed
ward s. Swartfiguer OF st. Helena,
failed to appear in Judge Bordwelrs
court yesterday to explain why they
should not free the girl. Deputies who
attempted to serve subpoenas on them
at 3S11 Vermont avenue FRIDAY night,
in an application for writ of habeas
corpus, found that they had flown,
taking the girl with them.
An order for the arrest OF the rather
and brother on a bench warrant was
issued by Judge Bordwell Yesterday,
and deputies from the sherif's office
took up the search.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
FALLS OFF WATER WAGON,
BREAKS RIBS AND ARM

II. B. Labb, aged 66, driver OF a
sprinkling cart for the street depart
ment, was taken to the receiving hos
pital yesterday afternoon, suffering
from three broken ribs, a broken left
forearm and severe bruises on his face
and shoulders, resulting from a fall
from his wagon when his mule team
became unmanageable on rough road
near Sunset and Coronado boulevards.
He was thrown from his seat and the
rear wheel of his wagon passed over
his left side and shoulder. He was
brought 10 thc receiving hospital Is. 9
passing automobile, and after his
wounds were dressed was taken to the
Clara Barton hospital. He is unmar-
ried and lives at 747 College street.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
PRODUCE MEN KICK-IN
FOR ANNUAL HIGH JlNKS

SANTA BARBARA, May 7.-Three
hundred produce dealers OF Los Ange-
les arrived here last night for their
annual high jinks, which will continue
with a variety of frills until Sunday
evening. The program for today IN
cluded field sports at the Hope ranch
an amateur minstrel show at the
opera house this afternoon, followed
by an elaborate banquet tonight sup
plemented by a spectacular VaudeVille
nerformanee under the direction of
Bud Holmes. Ernest Rivers, Chester
Thompson. Paul Phillips, SANDY
stone, Jhon Chaseand others of lesser
fame. The special train Is expected
to land all of the merrymakers safe
ly in the Angel city at an early hour
Sunday morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
lNDIANANS TO BE GUESTS
ATABIG RECEPTION

Former residents of Indiana will pc
guests at reception rendered by the
Federation of state Societies, uhder
the auspices of the chamber of COM
merce, next Tuesday evening, in the
chamber. The program includes an ad-
dress of welcome by Joseph Scott, re-
Spouse by ]. w McClain, an address
by ]. b. Holly, piano solo by Mrs. Et-
finger, an address by Lewis r. WORKS
violin solo by Berniee freeman, reclta-
ton by Miss Ola Brank, music by the
Freeman orchestra and music by MIS-
H z johnson.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
TO GIVE HOTEL MANAGER
BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGE
Charges Against D. NJ. Linnard
Are Ordered Quashed

Lynn Helm, referee in bankruptcy
recommended yesterday that a decree
be entered i'm the United States district
court granting a discharge in bank
ruptcy to y. NJ. Linnard, Pasadena ho-
tel manager Mr.. Helms recommends
tion quashes objections to the dis
charge filed by some of Linnards cred
itors, who charged him with concealins
some of his assets. Examination de-
veloped the fact that an error in book
keeping was the basis for the objec-
tions.
Linnard, who was formerly manager
Of the Hotel Maryland in Pasadena, the
Virginia at Long Beach, the Leighton
of Los Angeles, the Casa Iona at Red
lands, and others, filed his petition in
bankruptcy March is, 1909, giving his
liabilities as $33I5S9.43 and his assets
as $97, 800
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
TO STOP WRITING
THREATS TO HIS WIFE

E. ]. Roe was arraigned in Police
Judge Roses court yesterday morning
on a charge of threatening to kill his
divorced wife, Mrs. Jennie Roe, who
lives at 805 Central avenue. Roe had
sent several threatening letters to his
former wife, warning her to prepare
for the world to come, but as 1t was
shown that several days had elapsed
since the sending of the letters without
any action on his part he was released
on good behavior with a warning.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
WOULD STOP COLLECTION

Declaring that they are asked to pay
an unjust proportion of the expense
of putting down a cement walk on
colorado avenue, James S. owens ana
twenty other property owners OF santa
Monica flied suit for an injunction in
the superior court yesterday against
the officials of Santa Monica to prevent
them collecting the amount demanded.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
GAS COMPANY PICNIC

The Los Angeles Gas and Electric
cornoration will give picnic to $500
of it's employees and their friends May
IA in Santa Monica canyon Special
cars will be run from Fourth street
and Broadway early in the day, re-
turning in the evening. C. S. Vance is
chairman of the committee on arrange
1+c
Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-08
AROUND TOWN
EDITOR TO LECTURE

Arnold f. George, Alaska newspaper
editor, will deliver a steriopticon lee
ture Monday night at the Y. M. c. a.
on alaska"