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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
FRUSTRATE PLAN
To DIVIDE COUNTY
Babb Sounds Note of Warning
to Voters
WILL SAVE BIG EXPENSE
Jefferson should Send n solid
Delegation Opposed 10 Diyid-
ing the County

Secretary j. B. Babb of the Birmingham
Chamber of Commerce sounds note of
warning against the Acknowledgement of
Jefferson county. Mr.. Babb believes that
several candidates for the legislature fa-
vor dividing the county, and he urges
the voters to assist in seeing that a
solid delegation opposed to the plan is
sent to Montgomery.
'1n my judgment the best interests of
Jefferson county demand that an un-
divided delegation in opposition to the
dismemberment of the county be sent
to the Legislature" said Mr. Babb yes
terday.
"Candor requires that each candidate
fo- the legislature should speak out on
this as well as other questions.
while no other representative could
do other than violate the wishes of the
overwhelming majority of the voters of
this county by seeking to divide the
county, still rumor has it that there are
several candidates who secretly favor the
new county movement. Although cher
ishing the very highest regard for Besse-
mer and its citizens. and entertaining the
most cordial sympathy toward nearly all
of the aspirations of that community,
apply termed the A1dTNel lily, yet the
people of Jefferson county, in the election
held submitting the constitutional amend
ment having for its purpose the parti
ticning of this county, by tremendous
majority expressed their disapproval of
the effort.
1.-THE sentiment has not changed. Pub
lie opinion DEGREES that Jefferson county
shall remain Alabama's richest asset;
that its prestige shall not be diminished,
and that its people shall remain united
politically as they are industrially and
commercially and socially.
Trouble, worry and expense will be
saved both Birmingham and Bessemer If
the candidates for the legislature express
their views now.
I'm the absence of such expression the
voters should take into account the en-
vironment and probable prediction of
the silent candidates and accordingly
govern themselves.
'.Aeeion now will be more effective than
protest made when the legislature has
assembled and the effort to divide Jeffer-
son county is in full swing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
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:
$e0,000-Oscar r. Hundley to w. II. Ket-
tig, lots and and part of lot 5, block
1853. Elyton Land company's survey of
Birmingham, fronting 275 feet on the east
side of Niazuma avenue near its in
tersection with the east line of Linden
street and extending to a depth of 1884,
feet.
SG6,900-F. G. Fonvile to Corey High
lands Land company, tract of IL. SO acres
in section %, township is, range west.
$70O0-George NJ Webb TO National
Builders company, lots 1, 8, II, IS, 10 and
20, survey of Kingston.
$25,000-Chares A. Stillman to George
T.. Brazelton, lot /, block s44, Elyton Land
company's survey of Birmingham, 'front.'
ing on the south side of Highland avenue
near its intersection with the east line
OF Niazuma avenue sas ~ ha-fraas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
White Swan
Laundry
Il 315 So. 10Th St.
Either Phone 800
FIRST COM MUNION
TO LARGE GLASS

Selma, April 24-(Specia1.) -Rt. Rev.
Edward p. Allen, bishop of the diocese
of Alabama, held two services at the
Catholic church here this morning and
left this afternoon for Montgomery to
lay the corner stone of the new Catholic
church which is being erected there. This
morning at o'clock Bishop Allen con-
Quoted mass, during which he issued
short instructions to the members of
the congregation. At 1870 o'clock the
second mass was held, during which he
gave the first communion to a large class,
as follows: Caldwell DeBardeleben, Fur
Mss Mum, Joseph Mullen, James Mack
in John Heauerwas, Paul Fowler, Robert
Green, ANGELA Mckenzie, Hermenia
Shanahan. Genevieve Pullen, Teresa
Eeauerwas, Isabel thinner, Mary Far
re. Annie Fowler. Teresa Hurley. At
both of these services a special musical
programme which had been arranged
by Prof. ]. r. Groves was rendered.
Both of the services were attended by
large congregations.
Editor Charles II. Greer of the Marion
Standard was in Selma Saturday and is
confident that he will be nominated for
tho office of secretary of state in the
May primaries. During the past few
weeks Mr. Greer has visited SO of the
counties in the state and in each county
has met with remarkable success. He
is of the opinion that he will be the
choice of the people and that he will re-
ceive the nomination by a large ma
jority
The Dallas County Sunday School as
ISOLATION this year will meet in annual
session at the old Valley Creek Presby-
terrain church near Selma. Last year the
meeting of the association was held with
the Alabama Street Presbyterian church
OF this city
A committee composed of Rev. J. NJ.
Bate pastor of the Valley Creek Pres
byterian church, r. H. Jones and j. l..
Morgan of the same church, notified Pres
ident w T. Atkins of the Dallas County
Sunday School association that their
church extended to the association cor
dial invitation to meet With them and
the invitation has been accepted. The
association will hold its sessions there
on Thursday and Friday July Z and g.,
and the sessions will be largely attended
BY the members of the association.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
SEEKS THEIR VIEWS
ON THE FEE SYSTEM
Williams Asks All Candidates
For Opinion
THINKS TT DUE VOTERS
just How Each Candidate for
the Legislature Feels on
the Subject

In view of the keen interest in Jefferson
county in the fee system and in devising
some means to lessen the evil, r. L.
Williams, a well-known attorney, has
written a letter to each candidate for
the legislature from jefferson county
asking his views ON the question. Mr..
Williams letter reads as follows
birmingham, April 20, 1910.
Dear Sir-I note that you will be a
candidate in the coming primary of May
> for the democratic nomination as rep
resentatiye of the people of jefferson
county in our next legislature. Such
being the case 1 presume you are open
to an expression of your views on all
public subjects affecting the welfare of
the people of the county and state which
may come up for the consideration of
that body. Among these, it is the opinion
of many of our citizens, will be that
of the retention or abolition of the Zee
system as it exists in this county and
stately which it meant that system BY
which most of our executive officers aud
certain other officials of the civil and
criminal courts of the state are remuner-
ated for their services by the taxation
of fees against litigants, voluntary and
otherwise, who come before such courts.
TT is a we'll known fact that in some
of our counties, and notably Jefferson,
under this system the remuneration OIL
public officials who are the benehciaries
OF the system, far exceeds reasonable CON-
pensation for their services; and in nearly
all counties, and especially Jefferson, by
reason of its peculiar laws regarding our
criminal courts, the system operates in
many instances as an engine of oppres-
sion, particularly to that class of our
citizens who are without money or po-
litical influence
1.-THE object of this letter is to respect
fully inquire of you as such candidate,
what are your views on this subject? II
elected, would you, or not, favor the
abolition of the fee system in this coun-
ty and state? If you are in favor of
abolishing the system will you take ac-
tive steps to bring this about? Do you,
or not, favor the repeal of all local laws
applying to Jefferson county by which the
funds arising from the hire of convicts
and solicitors fees are diverted from the
channels into which they would ordi-
narily go under the general laws Of the
state? Do you, or not, favor the placing
of all our public officials on reasonable
salaries?
"Your answers to these inquiries may
be made public for the benefit and en-
lightenment of the voters of the county
who probably do not know your views on
this subject, many of whom have ex-
pressed to me the opinion that this is
matter of vital Importance to the people
of this county and state AS election day
IS drawing near please give me your reply
BY April q. If l do not hear from you
BY that date will consider that You are
in favor of the continuation of the pres
ent fee system. Yours very truly,
''R. L. WILLIAMS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
Searching Hotel. RUNE

Cincinnati, April 24.-Searching par
ties worked during the greater part OF
the day over the ruins of the Hotel
Thomas that was destroyed by fire late
last night. They failed to find any
more bodies and it is believed that all
persons excepting three escaped from
the building. The body of a woman has
not been identified. The loss was esti-
mated today at $4,000. Jacob Hefty,
an employe of the hotel, lost his life.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
Driven Out BY Fire

Chicago, April 2I.-Clad IN night
clothing, sixty persons were driven into
a snowstorm here early today by
fire in the Clendan apartment building,
TAO East Forty fifth street. Mrs. e. E.
Ballard was carried from the structure
probably fatally burned, and four 9TH
ers. overcome by smoke, were rescued
by firemen. The fire is thought to have
been started by an incendiary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
strike WIN Continue

Pittsburg. April 24.-At meeting of
the striking workmen of the Pressed
Steel Car company, held at the head
quarters OF the Industrial Workers of
the World, at McKees Rocks today, it
was decided to continue the strike.
About 1000 strikers were in attend
ance. Officials of the organization said
they had plenty of money to continue
the strike and to pay benefits until
their demands were complied with.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
GOVERNOR GILCHRIST GIVES
PLAIN, UNVARNISHED FACTS

ommending remedial legislation regard
ing the due process of law of the Unit
ed States courts, and in deciding to be
present at the christening of the bat
tleship Florida The best thing Teddy
has done was in shooting elephants
in Africa. 1t might suggest the shoot
ing of the G. o. p elephant in Amer
lea. A. w. GILCHRIST,
Governor of Florida.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
ADJUSTMENTS
polk M,ller,s Quartet Tonight

Polk Miller's quartet will hold the
boards at the Jefferson theatre tonight
BY the time Mr.. Miller and his com
pany" reach Birmingham today it is
believed the entire supply of tickets
will be exhausted. The sale OF seats
has progressed steadily since the open
ing Friday, and Manager r. $. Douglas
of the Jefferson said yesterday after
noon that the audience tonight will
probably be representative in every re-
spect.
There is no definite programme for
a Polk Miller entertainment. The two
old Confederates run things to suit
themselves and arrange the various
concert numbers as they go. One never
knows what Is coming next.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
At the Bljou

Young Buffalo, who is so popular in
Birmingham Is the attraction this week
at the Bijou theatre in a new play written
for him, entitled Young Buffalo in New
York" which transports the former hero
of Angel Gulch to the metropolis. where
he has series of adventures which are
equal to or surpass those he had in the
west Only the last act OF the play is in
the west. The play Is superbly mounted,
and has numerous thrills and exciting
situations. There is matinee Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday afternoons and a
performance every night, commencing to-
night
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-25
No. IL Said to Be Most Nearly
Ideal Camp IN the
South
SUNDAY SERVICES
ARE CONDUCTED
Men Who We're Formerly Famous
Criminals in Alabama Are Now
Leaders in Chapel Work of
the Camp
BY WALTER HARPER

Some of us are ION the inside look
ing out" and the rest of US are on
the outside looking in"
There is but little difference in the
average man on the inside and the
average man on the outside
Those of us on the outside caught
when we stumbled, while those on the
inside" stumbled and were caught.
A well known ex-congressman who
is deeply interested in a movement to
provide honorable situations for con-
victs at the expiration of their terms
not long ago made the statement that
the best of US 'on the outside have
stumbled at times and barely missed
the penalty of going on the inside.
The margin between right and wrong
is very narrow at times and one step
has carried tn thousands tumbling down
the wrong way. One step in the right
direction would have saved thousands.
l visited about 500 of the men on
the inside" yesterday. It"was an eX-
perience worth any mans time. Take
a half day some time and visit the
place where you might go if you had
your dues, where you may go before
you end your career. There are men
on the inside that are as good as you
are. Some of us have committed graver
crimes than some of the men on the
inside and have gone on unpublished.
They were caught, while you were
not
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25
BIG MINE ADDITION

The convention number of the Los Angeles Mining Review, prepared in honor of the American Mining con gress. which meets in that city next week, will leave the press on Satur- day. September 24, and advance sheets indicate that it is the largest and most interesting edition ever published on the Pacific coast. It consists of 200 pages printed on I20- pound book paper. and enclosed in a specially designed, two-color cover. It contains contributions by local men. by Hon. Clifford Pinchot, the conservation leader; George whar- ton James of Pasadena; Horace J. Stevens, the copper authority of Houghton, Mich; Governor Gillett of California; John S. McGroarty, the Los Angeles literateur; Stoddard Jess, vice-president of a Los Angeles bank; H. Foster Bain. editor of the Mining and Scientific Press and many others. It completely covers every portion of the immense South western fields. Much space is de- voted to Arizona, Nevada and Mex ico. while very interesting depart ment is Who's who?" in which a hundred prominent men in the South west realm of mines and oil are featured. Departments are devoted to properties being developed by Los Angeles men and to inventions of Los Angeies men. Te work has been Price 25c copy.
 distributed free to every delegate to the Mining congress. Copies can be years to come. The edition is being of Editor Sydney Norman and will stand as a standard work for many prepared under the close supervision the publishing offices in Los Angeles. secured at local bookstores or at
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25
LOCAL OUTPUT DOES NOT SHOW
 ANY DECREASE
Past Week in Warren District Has Been Quiet with the Usual Work Progressing All Around

The production of the Copper Queen mines has been kept up to the average during the past week and it is now evident that the Sept ember production will equal if not exceed that of August. due to the fact that the Lowell produced a slightly increased tonnage during this mon.a. Track laying between the Lowell and the Sacramento is pro gressing very satisfactorily.
 On October first Clinton Moon. who has bee nforeman at the Spray for some time, will take charge of the work at the Lowell as foreman ana Harry BarkdoIl who has been fore man at the Sacramento during the absence of the regular foreman on his vacation. will be made foreman of the Spray.
 The Cole shaft. of the S. & P company was closed down last night and watchman put in charge of the property The prn'"- were rais- ed and the stopes filled during the past week and all the mules used underground were brought to the sur face. The men who were employed in this mine have nearly all been given employment in the other mines of the company.
 The Junction shaft is now down 1880 feet and within another month will be down 1700 feet where a sta tion will be cut and a drift started. The shaft will be sunk thirty feet be- low the 1700 level. The ore reports from the development work being carried on in the south ore body are very satisfactory. This work is be- ing done on the 1900, HOO and 1900 levels
 The Briggs shaft has drained dry during the week, the Briggs and Hoat son b5th draining by gravity to the Junction where the water is pumped out
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25
MUST ATTEND SCHOOL.

DOUGLAS, Sept. 24.-(SpeciaL)-
 The days of grace are gone. All children of school age must attend the schools, unless good and suf- fcicnt legal reason exists that they should not This is the rule and the law, and commencing on Monday next it will be enforced. Such is the statement made by Prof. Lutz this morning. He added that if there was a reason that a child should not be attending school the parents of that child should notify the school authorities of such reason, that ac- ton might be accordingly taken. and where proper the child might be ex- cused.
 School is now well under way. There has been . period of grace al lowed before enforcing compulsory education, in order that no hardship might be worked on any. but that period is now declared at an end. The truant officer. will now begin his work, and the children of the city |of the school age will all be ex. pected to be in attendance, and will
 be unless some good and suG1cient reason for non-attendance can be shown by parents. It will save par ents trouble if they heed the warn ing given by Prof Luts, and vhers q child may bs properly excused, ts give such excuse to the authorities !, at once instead of waiting until late
 and being summoned bsfors court q explain-
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25
SONORA, THE GREAT BORDER
 STATE 0F OLD MEXICO
(From Centennial Edition of Me
 ican Herald.l

(From Centennial Edition of Mex
 ican Herald.)
 Five miles from the town of Naco- zari, in the district of Moctezuma, state of Sonora. seyenty-eight miles south of Douglas, on the Arizona border, is mine now recognized as one of the worlds most important producers. Overlooking the town of Nacozari is a concentration, built of concrete and steel at cost of $1.- 000.0o0 gold, that ranks as one of the most perfect plants of it's kind in existence. The mine is the Pi- lares, and that property and the con centrator, erected to handle up to 2000 tons of the Pilares ore daily, constitute the principal assets of the Moctezuma Copper company, a Phelps Dodge concern that last year earned sl,l04,454, gold. above all ex- penses. and distributed to stockhold- CTS total of seSs,000.
 The Moctezuma Copper company is one of the big enterprises of Mex ico. It is closely associated with the NacozaTi railroad, a standard gauge line extending frcm Douglas to Nacozari, and owns several miles of the most substantially built mar row gauge railroad in the world, connecting the Pilares mine with the concentrator and the town. Its de- paTtment stores, in Nacozari and at the mine, thoroughly stocked and ably managed, are the outfitting sta tion and supply depots for the entire Moctezuma districts An attractive company hotel offers the best of ac- commodation to visitors to Nacozari and to mining men and others pass ing through that section of Sonora In NacoEari, the company has built and maintains library that is a model for all other Mexican com panies with the interest of their em- ployes at heart. Here the employees of the Moctezuma Copper company. Mexicans and foreigners, gather to spend their leisure hours in reading. bowling and playing billiards and pool
 At regular intervals dances are given there. Hundreds of books have been provided by the company and many newspapers and magazines are maintained on file at company expense Te library building is equipped with tub and shower baths. which are at all times open to en- ployees. Visitors to Nacozari are al ways welcome in the library rooms.
 4 combined reading room and amusement hall is also maintained by the company at Pilares. Moving picture films, imported from the United States weekly. at company expense. are shown for the enter tainment of company employees, both in Nacozari and at the mine
 Educational Facilities.
 Educational facilities receive much from the management of the Moctezuma Copper company. At Nacozari there is a six-room school for the Mexican children, and seven teachers are employed. Two schools have been recently built to replace old ones at Pilares, and four teachers are employed there.
 The hospital of the Moctezuma
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25

lands. Their territory Is fully i'm proved and therefore their idle money must find investment in undeveloped countries. What opportunities the Great Northern offered for the in- vestment of foreign funds in the United States, At once it witnessed the building of great elevators and mills at Minneapolis and St. Paul; the. opening of gold, silver and cop per mines; construction of smelters, electric light and water plants; hun dreds of towns sprang up; Spokane, Seattle and Tacoma were built.
 These creations surely may be J:@ued at from six to ten billions Of dollars.
 Therefore we must acknowledge that through NIT. Hilrs construction of the Great Northern Railway, the Northwest has received, first, an in
 crease in land values amounting to
 six millions four thunder thousand dol
 lars; second, added annual payrolls for all labor along Great Northern ter.
 rftory three hundred million dollars:
 third. investment opportunities in the
 region for six billion dollars.
 ] If we suppose that the total of
 Great Northern stock tS210. GOO, ,00o) is water (which it assuredly is not)
 was it a reward any too great for Stockholders of the Hill railroad? II the s210.000. 900 of Great Northern stock is all regarded as water Cor in
 creased value) it's par value is less
 than one-twenty-fifth of the increased
 values Cor water) of the territory served by the road Now on which
 side of the fence Is the water-on the inside or the outside?
 Where ia the justice in forcing a lInan like Hi3 to beg for fair play from llthe American people.
 Let me ask the reader: Are you
 perfectly willing to face loss of bus mess and money? If so. then yos may witness injustice to the rail roads with equanimity.
 . But if you desire to have your owT business prosper. if you wish to ses our land develop during your life
 time, remember that the railroad' , must be allowed increased rates-l keeping with advances along all line of commercial enterprises in tn : United States. Then will other en ' pire builders be encouraged to fol
 How HilPs example striving for tn } upbuilding of our nation
 : Do not begrudge builders of Ame1 ] ican railroads commensurate return
 for their investments when. in ninet . cases out of hundred. men like HI have created twenty-five times .
 much money for people outside tn fright Of way than has been made fo , the inside stockholders.
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25

incorporated a Phelps Dodge aRd company. capital es0.00o. eco. sDsd. h 1908. In 1909 the concern mazkstsd 1so.o3s. .l15 pounds q copper and paid in dividends eS.Sse,e ,eH3, s0ld
Bisbee daily review., 1910-09-25

THE LUMDER FOR
 THE FRAMEWORK |of a building should te most care fully selected. If 1t is not thorough |ly seasoned and sound there is bound to be trouble And 1t VIII be real trouble too. You can in- sure yourself against 1t by getting your lumber here. The best build ers do co.
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