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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yester- day in the probate office showing the following transfers of real estate, the consideration being 5000 or more:
 $7700-William NJ. Tucker and wife to II. F. Marlborough, 57 feet off of the east side of lot ' in block 619.
 $225O--L. S. Selman to H. P. Osment part of lots and in block s in the survey of the West End Land and I'm provement company.
 $7O0O-J. M. Erwin and wife to the Tennessee Land company, lots 2, 3 and in division and lots 2, 3 and 1 in division 1 in the map of the Err win estate in the north half of the southwest quarter of section 33, town ship 16 south, range ? west.
 $2500--S. R. Bentley to Jessie E. Barber an undivided half interest in and to the following property, lying in Mountain View addition to the city of Birmingham:- Lots s, 9, 12, II, IS, IS, 19 and 22 in block 1; lots 5. 10. il and 12 in block 2 lots 3, 1, ', 8, 9, 10, 16, IT and IS in block 4; lots 1, 5, and in block 3 and the south half of the west half of block on the north side of Ryan avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
BENNETT IS ASKED
 ABOUT APPARATUS
Mayor of Des Moines Inquiries as to the Practicability of Motor
 Fire Wagons

Chief A. V. Bennett of the fire depart ment yesterday received letter iron, Mayor James A. Hanna of Des Moines, la, asking as to the practicability, econ omy and dispatch of motor driven fire apparatus.
 Mayor Hanna stated that the fire de. partment of his city had an area of ap- proximatcly 30 square miles to cover with 15 stations. each of which is compos2i of one to three pieces of horse driven ap- paratus. This statement shows that the Iowa capital is nearly as large in area as Birmingham, the latter city having about 52 square miles, The population of Des Moines is S6OOO, according to the latest census figures.
 Chief Bennett answered the query, showing the lowered fire loss record, the cost of maintenance report, as has been extensively published over the county, and finished by telling him that motor apparatus eats only while it is working horses eat all the time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
BESSEMER AND BIRMINGHAM
 CIVIC BODIES WORK TOGETHER

To promote general understanding of the methods to be employed 10 se- cure industries for the Birmingham dis trict during 1912 and to discuss the combination of efforts along this line by the Birmingham Chamber of Com merce and the Bessemer Board of Trade, the industrial bureau of the former body will hold a joint meeting with r.. w. Sterling, secretary of the Bessemer Board of Trade, in the directors room of the Chamber of Commerce at noon today M. P. Messer, chairman of the committee for the locating of industries, has called the conference and com- plete representation of this committee is expected to be on hand.
 In speaking of the purpose of the meeting today, Secretary Sterling of the Bessemer organization said last night;
 Birmingham and Bessemer. through their commercial associations. have been endeavoring to locate manufactur- ing plants in this district for the past year without any exchange of methods between the two bodies. But seeing a business revival for 1912 and prospects being unusually bright for the bringing of the smaller industries to this dis trict, 1t was proposed in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
|DR. t. H. DENNY WILL. BE IN TOWN TODAY
New President of Universi-
 ty Is on His Way to Tuscaloosa

President-elect George H. Denny of the University of Alabama will reach Birmingham today, en route to Tusca- loosa to assume the duties of president of that institution. He will reach here probably over the Southern Railway this afternoon He is scheduled to be in Tuscaloosa tomorrow night. Dr. Denny, who retires from the presidency of Wash ington and Lee University, will relieve Dr. w. B. Saffold, now acting president. Dr. Safforld has been acting president since the resignation of Dr. John w. Abercrombie, who is a candidate for Congress from the state at large.
 Dr. Safold, who was here yesterday on personal business, said the coming of Dr. Denny to Tuscaloosa and the university was awaited with great in- terest. Everyone is pleased over the acceptance by the distinguished educa- tor of the office of president of Ala bama'' he said, "and they look forward to his accomplishing much for that in- stitution.'
 Dr. Denny will probably make a few calls on personal friends here before going on to Tuscaloosa. He said when here several weeks ago that he would be accompanied on his return trip by Mrs Denny, their children and an old nurse, who proposes to migrate to a new state at the age of 70 because of the affection she held for pr. Denny s children.
 No formalities have been arranged for the coming of pr. Denny to Tuscaloosa tomorrow or the assumption by him of the duties of president on the following Monday. However. 1t is expected that before commencement some such for nalities will be arranged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
VISITING HOLIDAY
 TRADE WAS LARGE All Previous Records Were Broken By Out of Town Shoppers

That there were more visitors and oui of town shoppers in Birmingham through out the holiday season just past than in any previous year, was the statement made by the several passenger agents of the city to Frank P. Chaffee, secretary of the Business Mems league yesterday Each of the passenger agents stated the traffic on their lines showed a material increase over last year.
 From tine same score it was also ascer- tained that the hotels of Birmingham had done d fine business during the hol- idays and the several weeks leading ur to it. The increase in the number of out Of town shoppers is attributed largely to the efforts of the Business Mems league, wllo have been extensively adver- Using Birmingham as a shopping center for many months past. Huge signboards have been erected along the many rail way tra eks throughout the state, setting forth the advantages of trading in Bir- mingham, and many thousands of circu- lars have been sent out giving full in formation along these lines.
 The result of these efforts are very SfdtllylnS diu WHlic lne lull eNtefl oi the benefits derived cannot be now ascer- tained, yer the number and amounts oi rebates given by the Business Mems league show that the number of shoppers during the holiday season was quite large
 MT Chaffee states that the prospects arc exceedingly bright for the incoming year and rYpdicts that business will he materially increased along many lines
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
KOLB IS AGAINST
 THOMPSON'S PLAN
Here for Conference With
 Farmers Union
GIVES HIS OBJECTIONS
The Agricultural Commissioner Tells About His Clash With Slaton at New Orleans and How He
 Lost His Temper

l To attend the meeting of the execu-
 tive committee of the Alabama Farm
 CTS Educational and Cooperative union, which was called for discus
 sion concerning the control of the cot
 ton crop and means to be employed to-
 ward increasing the future price of the
 staple, Capt. Reuben F. Kolb, commits
 sioner of agriculture, reached Birmng-
 ham yesterday.
 | That the scheme proposed by Robert Thompson, a New York millionaire, for
 the alleged protection of the Southern
 cotton crop, was bad in it's every es-
 sential detail, was an opinion expressed by Captain Kolb.
 The plan of advancing s50.000, 900 to
 southern farmers at a high rate of in- terest," said he, would only result in evil to the farmer. There is no doubt
 but that the farmers of the entire south will refuse to accept the offer" | In discussing his rupture at the New Orleans meeting of farmers with a MT
 Captain Kolb said
 We had finished our meeting when Slaton approaching us stated that we had shown him discourtesy in not giv- ing him hearing. At my suggestion, we returned to the hall and heard him. | He proceeded to censure the farmers of the south in uncomplimentary lan- guage because they had declined to ac- | cept the proposition of Colonel Thomp-  | south in general. He referred to south ern courtesy as a misnomer and de- clared that as far as he was concerned southern courtesy be hanged T replied to the speech very sharply because I had lost my temper. I told | him that in my opinion the plan of | Thompson was a scheme to hoodwink the | farmers and that at it's bottom was nc | good intention. I criticised him personally also, for, as stated, I was sore all over.' The commissioner stated that he and | the governor had had discussion relative l to the plan, and that the governor and | he had had their argument cooly and | dispassonately. In the opinion of Cap tain Kolb, Governor ONeal, who assisted
 
 son will not take active steps in an er-
 fort to persuade the farmers to adopt the plan.
 The meeting of the executive commit tee yesterday was informal and only rou-
 tine matters were discussed. There will
 be formal meeting today. The members of the committee are J. J. Robinson, Jr., of Lafayette, N. l.. Hill of Bridgeport, | A. H. Moorman of Fruitdale, J N. Wyatt of. Siluria, and C. l.. May oflMontgom- | cry.
 'I will tell the committee tomorrow that
 there is only one course open to ths farmers of the south,' said Captain Kolb. That course is to cut down ths acreage in cotton and raise on the farm
 all the corn needed to care for stock and
 cattle, and all other necessary supplies for men and animals"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
Numerous Questions for SO- lutiOn Confront Him in
 This District
CANDIDATES AND
 ADVISERS ACTIVE
Governor Will Remain Here Today and Will Have Further Confer ences-Has Personal Suit
 Pending

Governor O'Neal came to Birmingham for the purpose of further inquiring into the availability of the several applicants for the position of back tax commissioner
 of Jefferson county, of arranging for an investigation of the Banner mine con- tract entered into between the state and
 the Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron company, of discussing with attorneys his personal suit for the recovery of 16S acres of coal land said to be held at the pres ent time by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and
 Railroad company, of discussing with at torneys the appeals taken by the Sir mingham Railway, Light and Power com
 pany and the Southern Railway com pany from the assessments on valuations
 made by the state tax commission. and for still other purposes. He was accom-
 panied by Mrs. o'Neal.
 He had an exceedingly busy day yes-
 terday and another is in store for him to-
 day. On arrival he was greeted by of ficeholders, applicants for office and per- sonal and political friends. With these
 he was engaged in the lobby of the Nor ris and afterward in his room for half an | hour. He then, in. company with other prominent gentlemen, dined at the home of friend. He returned to the hotel at , o'clock, and instantly was surrounded again by applicants for office and their friends.
 Among those who have been mentioned as applicants for the position of back tax commissioner who appeared in the lobby of the hotel were John w. Altman, J. V. Allen, E. w. Booker, George c. Whatley, and John H. Miller. The states attorneys, Col. Jesse F. Stallings and R. B. Evins, the latter of Greensboro, were
 with the governor during the day. Other prominent men who advised with the executive were Judge c. c. NeSmith,
 Judge John c. Pugh, Sydenham Moore, E. Wilkerson, James Weatherly, W. c.
 Agee, and a host of others.
 Today the governor will be in conference
 with attorneys concerning his personal
 suit which is set for trial January 5,
 and concerning the various cases in which
 the state Is interested, one of these latter
 being that against Judge Camp of Ensley.
 In addition, he will confer with promi-
 nent people concerning the contract be-
 tween the state and the Pratt company,
 and the applicants for the office of back
 tax commissioner of Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
STATEMENT MADE BY HUGH |. CRANE He Denies Charges Recently Made Against Him EXPLAINS HIS ACTIONS Says Some Charges Have Been Made But They Are Being With
 drawn Because They
 Are Unjust
 
EXPLAINS HIS ACTIONS

Hugh C. Crane, the well known Bir- mingham attorney, who was recently placed under arrest in Fl Paso, Tex, bearing upon the charges made against him:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 My attention has been called to an all legged news item which recently appeared in your columns; and, since you have published the story, 1 will call on you to give to what l have to say the same publicity. My friends have right to ex- pect it.
 Now, to correct a few misstatements: First, it was said that l had gone west to live. That is inaccuracy No. l, the truth being that I have often been ab- sent longer than I was on this occasion, and without creating alarm. To any who could believe me so unworthy as to be guilty of such inhdelity to my family I would say that, although the same years that have made my pate shiny may have left with my wife some silver threads among the gold, or, it may be, here and  as sweeet as the flowers that blossom in the valleys of Alabama and as pure as the snows that drift about the bluegrass hills of Kentucky, where I found her. My children could not be taken from me at $l OOd,O00 apiece. They are being properly nurtured and educated, and few more years will turn their little angel faces into those of useful citizens.
 It was stated that John G. Bradley swore out a warrant for my arrest. That is blunder number two. It is averred that Hugh Morrow did likewise. That is er- TOT number three Several banks are all legged to have followed suit. That is prevarication number four. It is further stated that one Mrs. Byrne issued warrant. There is no record of it in the court house. Exaggeration number five.
 Now we come to the worst yet-the charge of forgery. That is without any foundation whatever. l have caused an investigation, the result of which Is pleasing alike to the interested and the disinterested. I have not been able to find but one man who Is in any way re- sponsible for that report. and I have used very plain English in conveying to his depraved mind that idea that his statements are untrue.
 1t is true that some charges have been preferred against me, but they are beingl withdrawn because they are unjust. 1 have sacrificed a s60O0 home and si0O0 worth of personal property in an en- deavor to be fair. I do not know man who does not believe that I will pay every dollar that I owe. Such Is my purpose in spite of the almost ire parable wrongs that have been inflicted upon me HUGH c. CRANE.
 Birmingham December 2S. 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29

and later indorsed in Bessemer that the Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of these two cities hold a conference to establish inter-rela- tions toward working together pros position.
 There may be plants that could be better situated in the Bessemer locality than the Birmingham community and vice versa and for this reason we want to work In harmony that no possible plant may be sent to another city be- cause of the inability of Birmingham or Bessemer to accommodate it. It is a plan to pull in double harness for the upbuilding of the entire district and one that the Bessemer Board of Trade will prove is an ultimate good for all parties concerned.
 There is no definite plant that can announce at present that the two bodies have under consideration. but it might develop after the consultation today that several are in embryo"
 The Bessemer Board of Trade is com- posed of practically all the substantial business and professional men of that city and the industrial bureau of tho Chamber of Commerce consists of M. P. Messer. chairman; Felix I. Tarrant, T. c. Cairns, J. ". Sibley and M. s. Sloan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
AT THE HOTELS

w. IT. Sanders of Montgomery is Q guest at the Hillman
 C. C. Stewart of Longview is stopping at the Hlman.
 Robert G. Patrick of Marion is at the lIillman.
 A R. Lewis of Montgomery is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 X A. Waddell of Goodwater is at the Metropolitan.
 II. B Gay of Greenville is stopping al the Metropolitan.
 R. T. Elgin of Brookwood is guest at the Morris.
 R. F. Kob of Montgomery is registered at the Morris
 Governor Emmet O'Neal of Montgomery was registered at the Morris yesterday S. l.. Smith of Atlanta is stopping al the Birmingham.
 w. F. Nick ennie of Moonville is guest at the Birmingham.
 H. H. Fuller of Hartsele is stopping at the Florence. s J. E. Robinson of Clanton is registered at the Florence.
 F.. F. Dreyhs of New Orleans is stop ping at the Florence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
CAMP WILL HAVE MODERN SANITATION Preparing Plans for Water works at New Tuber-
 culOsis Camp

The Red mountain camp for tuber-
 culoss patients will be equipped with modern system of waterworks and
 sanitation as soon as plans scan be
 completed by the engineer of Jeffer- son county, Jerry Gwin, and reports
 made to the executive committee of the Anti Tuberculosis society of lief ferson county. This statement was
 made yesterday afternoon by Secretary
 McGrath ina behalf of the executive
 committed who has authorized the i'm
 provement.
 An important meeting was held by
 the executive committee Wednesday
 morning in the office of the president of the association, Sydney J. Bowie for the consideration of this install lation. The entire committee was pres ent. which includes M. S. Sloan, Sydney J. Bowie, William McGrath, Dr. George Eaves and c. B. Rogers. A committed consisting, of M. S. Sloan, c. B. Rogers visit the camp yesterday morning, ac- companied by County Engineer Jerry Gwin to investigate the probability of carrying out their plans for the bet torment of the living conditions there The tour was made and the reports by the committee and engineer are very encouraging.
 The well already on the grounds of the camp is to furnish the water sup ply. which will be forced through the pipes to the various faucets by means of tank pressure and hydraulic pump ing engine. This will be for the bath kitchen and dining rooms, the waste water to be drained through tile troughs to a tank where 1t will be chemically treated to avoid all danger of contamination.
 The majority of the refuse will be burnt in the new incinerators which were ordered to be purchased by the
 committee at their last meeting. These incinerators are to be 30 gallons each and will measure twice the capacity of the present ones at the camp.
 A resolution was passed to the ef-
 feet that a colored woman should be engaged as visiting nurse for the tu- berculosis home work among the ne-
 groes, to begin her duties on Janu- ary l.
 No further action will be taken in
 the matter of the water distribution and sanitation until the recommends
 ton of the best means for doing this and the minimum price for the ma chinery and other essentials has been made by the county engineer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
BRITISH ATTITUDE
 HAS NOT CHANGED

London, December 2S.-The foreign of- flee declares to be absolutely without war rant and entirely incorrect the statement circulated in the United States that the British government had sent an ulti- matum to Russia demanding the imme- date cessation of the ravages of the Cossacks in Persia. The attitude of the British government has not changed fn any way since Foreign Secretary Sir Ed ward Grey spoke in the house of commons November ? on foreign affairs, and rec ognized the action of Russia in northern Persia was justified from the Russian point of view. On that occasion he also testified to Russian loyalty to the Anglo Russian agreement in regard to Persia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
SPANISH ARMY MOWS
 DOWN TRIBESMEN

Madrid, December 26.-Advces from Me lila, Morocco, say the whole Spanish army advanced yesterday and repulsed and decimated the Riffian tribesmen. One spanish general named Ros was wounded.
 The Franco-Spansh negotiations on the question of Morocco are not advancing as rapidly as had been expected. Spain is not willing to cede what France asks. and the situation between the two coun- tries is becoming worse.
 In an interview published in Fl I'm parcial General Luque, minister of war. says that French agitators are really re- sponsibe for the new Riffan uprising, which, curiously enough, broke out at the moment the Franco-Spanish porpar- leurs opened.
 Special correspondents in their dis patches say that the Spanish casualties totalled 2 killed and 105 wounded The Rffians lost 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued by the probate judge yesterday
 B. Street of Leeds to Miss Rosa Van diver.
 w. R. King of Warrior to Miss Mat tic Rouse.
 w. A. Partain of Birmingham to Miss Hattie Crenshaw.
 J. c. Hooper of Birmingham to Miss Annie Belle Norris.
 Hugh T. Hall of Birmingham to Miss Myrtice Bristow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
SHROPSHIRE TO RUN
 FOR REVENUE BOARD

That he would make the race for a member of the board of revenue was the statement yesterday of Horace E Shropshire, Jr., purchasing agent of the city of Birmingham. The announcement of MT. Shropshire has been expected by his close friends for several days, es- pecallX those who were appraised of the insistency of many well known citizens of Birmingham that Mr. Shropshire enter the race.
 He has been with the city as clerk and purchasing agent for several years He is widely known and it is expected that he will make one of the best races for ths board of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
TAFT WILL KEEP
 ALL ENGAGEMENTS

Washington, December 2S.-President Taft has decided to attend every engage ment made by him in Ohio mapped out for the camaign. Senator LaFollette and some of the Presidents friends profess to see that the itinerary is extended. w. Harding republican candidate for gov ernor of Ohio last year, was White House caller today and speaking of the LaFolette invasion. declared Mr. Taft would carry the republican state conven-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
What Ordinance Means

Under the ordinance as passed by the commissioners, the agents of the rail- road companies would be compelled to give information as to all shipments of liquors, regardless of whether they arc suspected of violation of the law. or whether there is any prosecution pending. we think this ordinance in that re- spect is invalid on that account. If q person is suspected of violating the law we think the chief of police could demand from you and get from you information as to whether or not that particular person was receiving any shipments of liquor. We do not think that in order to catch some person who may or may not be selling liquor, that the city commits sioners can force us to involve the whole community in these reports.
 ''The writer has been to see the com smissioners about this ordinance this morning, and Mr. Weatherly, who is the only one in the city, stated, after he had read section 15 of the Hepburn act, that the publication of the ordinance would be held up until the commission could reconsider that section and that no action would be taken looking to the enforce ment of the ordinance until the commis- sion had passed on it again, which would be possibly next Tuesday. Yours truly,
 SMITH X SMITH
 ''DiViSion Counsel"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
Nurse Commits Suicide

Denver, December 2S.-Failure of her friends to remember her on Christmas is believed to have caused Miss Bertha Batten, trained nurse, to end her life. An empty chloroform bottle and a handkerchief that had been saturated with the drug were found beside the body, which was discovered today in her room at a hotel. Miss Batten was 2S years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-29
Bankers Arrested

Magnolia Miss, December 2S-E. s Atkinson, president, and Woodson At kinson, cashier of the Peoples bank oi Summit, which recently made genera assignment in favor of it's creditors, were arrested yesterday on a warrant charging msapplication of funds. They were re leased on $5000 bail each. The warrant was sworn to by J. w. Evans, an Amite farmer. who alleges he had $22,O0O on de posit.