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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
CHANGE MARKET HOURS
Will Close Every Morning at
 O'clock in the Future

The public market will close at 9 o'clock every morning henceforth, but open at the usual hour. 5 o'clock a. m., as the market ordinance passed some weeks ago by the city commissioners, was amended to this effect. at their meeting yesterday morning. The for mer time of 10 o'clock has been lowered to o'clock that the hucksters, who bring their produce there to sell. may begin their peddling in the residence section an hour earlier.
 The amendment also provides that the commodities offered for sale at the pub lie market may be sold to wholesale dealers, for present delivery, if the veg etables or other produce are bought or contracted for in the market place b } tween the hours of and 9 o'clock in the morning, It will be illegal for any peddling to be done between the hours of midnight and the closing hour of the market, but it may be done between the hours of o'clock in the morning and the following midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yester- day in the probate office showing the following transfers of property, ths consideration being 5000 or more:
 $SOO0-W. W. Talley to G. B. Hol- lingsworth, the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 20, township 19, range west. s1O0O-The Realtq Investment company to w. R. Stewart, lots Al. 45, 46 and f7 in block c, according to the survey of the Sessions Land company.
 s113o-C. E. Barfield and wife to w. R. stewart, lots 2S and "A in the sur- vey of Lindsey Place.
 S100O-R A, Terrell to the Realty In- vestment company, a parcel of land in Tuxedo Park, known as lots A, 40, 43 and 47. in block c, in the survey of the city of Birmingham
 sl0O0-Jordon Morrow Greene to An- nie Welch Smith, lot 1 and fractional lots 2 and of fractional block west of block 1 in J. R. Smiths addition to the city of Birmingham known aS Smithheld.
 s225o-Mrs. Irene S. McDavid to J. A. Smith, lots 1 and 2 in block 63, accord ing to. J. R. smiths addition to Bir- mingham known as North Smithfield
 $l000-Ellis Hayes to Noah Grimes, the northeast quarter of the northeast quarter of section 10, township IT. range 3 west.
 s2OOO-Rufus Hagood, Jr., to Luck H. smith, lot 19 in block s55 in the Mar garet Walker addition to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
URGES ACTION TO STOP
 CHRISTMAS BLOODSHED

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Birmingham must take the lead in the south by passing laws as to how Christi mas should be celebrated, on the pub lie thoroughfares. Christmas day, as l understand it. is a sacred day in the Christian religion, interspersed with good cheer and joyousness in the various fam fly circles It was not intended to be celebrated as is done in Birmingham.
 The death of an innocent child and the wounding of many other children is a heavy price to pay for the celebration of Christmas-creating sadness in their re- spective families
 The celebration of the day and the eve by shooting firearms and blowing horns on the business streets of Birmingham is disgraeeful and ought not to be toll erated in a civilized community.
 The annoyance of ladies and gentlemen on the streets of Birmingham by strau- gers to them, blowing horns, shooting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
MEET TODAY ID
 PLAN NEW HOTEL
Promoters of Site at Second Avenue and Twenty-first
 Street Are Active

The crystiization of a movement to build a new hotel for Birmingham on the corner of Second avenue and Twenty first street. will be the purpose of a meeting of persons interested, called for this morning at Il o'clock in the direc- torss room of the Chamber of Commerce. A committee of property owners or thls locality, including J. B. Elliot, $. Rich and w. N Malone, have issued calls to those individuals and business firms who might be directly or indirectly con- cerned in the construction of a hostelry at this point
 This is one of the first definite hotel propositions to be announced since the appointment of the Chamber Of, Commerce hotel committee, which has not become identified with any particular movement as vet. The site and size of the hotels suggested by various realty dealers and other promoters are to be thoroughly considered before the committee adopts any one.
 The meeting to be held this morning will no doubt be to get in shape tam gible plan for a hotel at Twenty-first street and Second avenue to be submit ted later to the Chamber of Commerce committee at their meeting, to be held tomorrow morning at Il o'clock. The following Is copy of the call sent out to many of the commercial houses and prop erty owners east of Twentieth street:
 'Dear Sir: If you are interested in seeing the new hotel erected on the cor ner of Twenty-first street and Second avenue, will you be kind enough to at tend a meeting at the Chamber of Com merce at Il o'clock Wednesday, the 27th of this month. It is very necessary to have the property owners in this imme- diate district to unite and make an earn est effort to get some enterprise east of Twentieth street.
 .'In our opinion the hotel at the above location will pay better than most any other in the city. We, however are in favor of the hotel and are willing to aid in buildingSit wherever it is erected, and we believe Second avenue and Twen- ty-first street is an ideal location, Yours very truly, J. B. ELLloII,
 IS. RICH,
 "W. N. MALONE,
 ''Committee."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
MOTION FUNERAL
 ID BE HELD TODAY The Mystery. Surrounding Death Still UnsOlved THEORIES ADVANCED General Belief Is That Some Weapon Must Have Been Fired From
 Great Distance and Bullet
 Struck the Boy
THEORIES ADVANCED

The funeral of Thomas H. Motion, Jr.' who was nysteriously killed while leay- ing the Jefferson theatre Monday after noon. will be held this morning at lo:3o o'clock from the residence in Highland Park. Interment will take place in oak Hill cemetery.
 The mystery of the boys death is still unsolved, although the police are prac- tieallv certain that death was caused by A stray bullet from a large calibre rihe' fired at a distance There has been no autopsy and the probe for the missile was unsuccessful at the operation at Taliey infirmarv immediately after the accident,
 Young Motion never regained conscious ness after being struck and died at Il o'clock Monday night at the MeAdofy private infirmary, on Eleventh avenue and Twenty-ffth street, where he was removed after the operation at the Talley infrmary on Seventh avenue.
 One of the theories in connection with the death is that the boy was struck ny a bullet fired from the top of one of the large buildings in the heart of the city by some reckless person who had run out of blank cartridges and was uslng loaded shells in the celebration of Christ mas day. Although this theory is ehtire- lv plausible, it Is thought more likely the bullet came from a powerful Tile fired in the outskirts of the city.
 A curious incident in the case is that MT Motion had taken his son for walk on Red Mountain Monday morning, where some boys were trying out small rifles that they had received for Christmas. MT. Melton and son left the other boys and returned to town early Upon leaV- ing them MT. Motion cautioned them not to point their weapons in the direction or the city and told them the danger Of one of the bullets striking some person at a distance.
 Mrs. Motion is prosertated over the death of her son and is reported in a critical condition at the home. She has been under the care of a physician ever since the accident and as she has been i'll for some time past, the event of Mon day is proving especially trying.
 The pail bearers at the funeral this morning will be Louis Plosser, George Morris, Walter Sessions, Bryan Tomlin- son. Sterling Wood, Jr, and Francis Brown. The members of the Sunday school class taught by Clement Wood will be the honorary pallbearers. Bishop J. H. Mccoy, assisted by the Rev. E. c. McVov of the Highlands Methodist church, will have charge of the services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
JOINING IN EFFORT ID PREVENT FIRES Insurance Men to Form a State Association at
 Meeting Here.

Alabama, whose fire record is said to be among the worst in the union, has decided to form a Fire Prevention asso- cation. The purpose of this association, which will be composed of the leaders in the insurance business in this state, is to interest the citizens in the idea of preventing fires, to prevent fraudulent fires, to enforce the building laws, and to reduce the loss from fires by edu- cation and publicity.
 The idea is not a new one, and many states in the union have already or ganized such associations. For some time the matter of this heavy loss in fires, many of which have been incendiary, has been brooded over and has been looked upon as the bugbear of the insur- ance business.
 w. L. Reynolds, Vice president of the Southern States. Fire Casualty Insurance company, announced yesterday that a fire prevention association would be Q formed and that a meeting would be held Friday for this purpose. He de- clared that the leading insurance com panies of the state and foreign com panies would join in the movement.
 Friday night at the Hotel Hillman W. R. Halliday. an expert actuary, will give a banquet and there the matter will be discussed. About 20 state officials, ircluding the leading insurance men throughout the south, have been invited to attend and to participate in the move ment Every insurance company doing business in Alabama will probably join in the movement.
 MT. Reynolds said: "The organization of this fire prevention association will help the insurance people wonderfully, if the present plans materialize or if the public takes this movement as it has been taken in other states. By a se- ries of lectures, by newspaper publicity and by state recognition we intend to reduce the fire losses. If the public knew more of how to prevent fires, instead of how to put them out then we would not suffer as much and would enjoy more prosperity. The prevention idea will teach the public how to keep fires from start ing.
 'In other states where this movement has been inaugurated the results have been splendid. The fire loss has been reduced, the public has been made more careful and the premium on the insur- ance has fallen. Alabama has practi- cally the same conditions to face that these other states had, and her results will probably be as good She certainly does need change in this respect.
 "On Friday we will meet and discuss this movement. It is not just a local condition and is above the general agency height. It should be of interest to every one and we hope that they will cooper ate with us in our plan to reduce Ala bamas fire record.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
City Commissioners Deter mined to Stop Illicit Sell
 ing of Liquor
U. s. LICENSES PRIMA
 FACIE EVIDENCE
Express Companies Ordered to Re- port All Shipments to Other Than Licensed Dealers to the
 Chief of Police

The first action taken by the city com missioners after resuming their formal duties following the Christmas holiday was the adoption of stringent ordinance of Is sections purported to cover every phase of illicit selling of liquor within the city of Birmingham. The storing, hauling, contracting for and shipping of vinous, malt or spurious liquors for per- sons other than the licensed dealers, cor porations or clubs is also subject to a penalty under the new addition to the city code and a record of every package of wet goods shipped here and not billed for legal agent must be in the hands of Chief of Police Bodeker not later than "A hours after it's arrival.
 Proof of the existence of a United States revenue license or proof that liquor has been stored in any public place not operating under a state liquor license will be regarded under the new code as prima facie evidence that the defendant has vio- lated the law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27
ROBT. s. ALLEN IS
 TO BE WEST POINTER
Congressman Underwood Names the
 Young Man From Graymount for the Honor

Robert Sidney Allen. son of MT. and Mrs. R. S. Allen of Graymont, has been given the district appointment for West
 Point Military academy by Congress-
 man Underwood.
 MT. Allen will leave after the holi- days for Marion institute, where he will prepare for the West Point examination. to be held in Atlanta in April. He is IT years old, was educated in the pub lie schools and has recently been att tending Birmingham college at Owen
 ton. His father, R. S. Allen, is well
 known merchandise broker at 220l Mor- ris avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

In .the name ofohis or its agent, snail be deemed to be carrying on the pus- | mess of liquor dealer and unless sald person, firm or corporation snail pc l licensed under the laws of the state of Alabama to carry on the business of a liouor dealer in the city of Bir-
 mingham he shall be guilty of an or
 fense a aHxinst the city of Birmingham
 and punishable as provided by this or
 dinance.
 "1t. The chief of police of the city | of Birmingham, or some police otl-
 cer of said city, designated by the chlef
 of police or one of the commissioners
 of said city, shall visit the depot or depots, warehouses and railroad yards
 of every railroad company having a depot, warehouse or railroad yard in l the city of Birmingham at least twice | in each week and shall examine the same together with such books and
 papers as may be necessary and make | list of all shipments of spirituous,
 vinous and malt liquors in the said de-
 pots. warehouses or cars in the said
 railroad yards, together with the name
 and, if known, the address of the con- signee of said liquors, and shall file | the said list with the commissioner of | justice or some person designated by him with statement that it is full
 and complete list as far as he has been able to ascertain, of all spirit uous, vinous and malt liquors in the depots, warehouses and railroad yards
 in said city visited by him, except sprtuous, vinous and malt liquors con- signed to licensed dealers or licensed
 clubs
 | If the commissioner of justice has probable cause to believe from said report that any person is violating this l or some other ordinance of the city 1 of Birmingham he may direct a war | rant to be sworn out against said per son, charging the offense of which he may, from said report, have probable cause for believing said person guilty: and upon the trial for any violation of this ordinance, the presence of spir-
 ituous, vinous or malt liquors in any depot warehouse or car, with the name
 of the defendant thereon, shall be com petent evidence; and the frequent pres ence in such places of said liquors in large, unusual or abnormal quantities | consigned to, or with the name of a 1 person. firm or corporation not a 1 licensed dealer or licensed club there on shall be prima facie evidence that | such consignee or person whose name appears thereon is unlawfully carrying
 on in the city of Birmingham the bus mess of a dealer in spirituous, vinous
 or malt liquors, or keeping spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in the city of Birmingham for unlawful sales or un- lawfully selling the same.
 "17 Any person, firm or corporation charged with the violation of any pro- vision of this ordinance, where the pun ishment is not herein otherwise pro- vided, shall be punished by fine of not less than $50 and not more than $100. and may also be imprisoned in the city jail or sentenced to hard labor for the city upon the public streets for not
 more than six months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

that the prisoners were trying to take his life with gas and asked his rela- tives to come to the jail at once to save him.
 Bishop had. an uncle, L. J. Choran, residing at First avenue and Eighth street. Mir. Choran stated that he was sure the young man was irresponsible at the time of the deed. The where abouts of Bishops mother was not known by Mir Choran, but he thought that she was in Vicksburg and he tele- graphed to that place yesterday He had received no answer last night. The body is at the Johns undertaking rooms and will be held until some word is re- ceived from the dead mans relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

toy pistols, firecrackers. etc, no mat ter how good natured, will cause i'll leel- ing and sometimes provoke a fight.
 I was informed officially that band of horn blowers walked III large store Saturday night, passing iii one door and blowing horns inside of the store, pass ing out the other door.
 Those who are inclined to celebrate with firearms, let them, or their cnil- dren, do it at home under parental sn- pervision. The commissioners ought 10 act at once. Germany, France, Eng land, Spain, and all the northern and eastern states of America, celebrate Christmas in solemn and decorous way.
 Let the united press of Birmingham take thic matter up, educate public opinion. so the commissioners will be supported in the law they ought to create for a peaceful observance of the day. Let Bir- mingham take the lead in the south, it will add another laurel wreath to her fame. AUGUST HlRSCH.
 Birmingham, December 26, 19l1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

The most important political meeting of the week will occur tomorrow in Mont gomery, when the subcommittee of the state democratic executive committee will make the preliminary arrangements for the state primary, scheduled for April 1.
 The members of the subcommittee are Chairman Tyler Goodwin of Montgomery, Gardner Greene of Pell City, Kelly Dixon of Talladega, John Gamble of Pike, E..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

P Wilson of Clarke and Tom L. Long of Walker.
 This subcommittee has all the power of the state committee, and will have charge and jurisdiction of the primary. At it's meeting in Montgomery tomorrow. the subcommittee will consider the quali- ficaton and assessment of candidates.
 The statement to be issued by the sub committee. detailing the arrangements made, will probably be the final document coming from the party authorities until the primary vote is officially announced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

To consider the erection of new civic electric sign for Birmingham, which is to cost approximately $5O00 and be de signed from the recently adopted emblem of the Chamber of Commerce, the finance committee of the Chamber of Commerce
 will hold a conference with the advertis- ing committee in the near future. This plan was decided upon at meet ing of the finance committee held yester-
 day afternoon in the Chamber of Com- merce directors room. J. D. Moore, chair man of the finance committee, presided,
 and Richard w. Massey, ex officio mem
 Der as president of the organization; Rob- ert Jemison, Otto Marx, Henry Howze and Joseph B. Babb, secretary, were also present at the session, which continued for over an hour
 In the matter. of authorizing the new civic electric sign the board of directors
 have given the finance committee the final
 power. The advertising committee are the promoters of the new sign.
 This committee, of which T. A. Weller is chairman, propose to have this erected on one of the high office buildings, and
 make it in size and beauty one of the finest signs of it's kind in the country.
 The wheel and figure used in the Cham Der of Commerce emblem are to consti- ute the main design of the sign, the lwings and wheel having a continually moving effect.
 It is understood that the data for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

joint conference of the two committees is well in hand, the smallest details of the number of incandescent lights, the amount of current necessary and colors to be employed in working out the de- sign having been accumulated.
 Should the finance committee grant the wishes of the advertising committee, inn towards the erection of the sign, as every thing Is in readiness, only awaiting the decision of the financial governors of the Chamber of Commerce.
 A change in the constitution of the as- sociation, which would alter the quarterly dues from $3 to $4.50, was also talked of at the meeting yesterday, and 1t was agreed to report this proposition to the board of directors, It was further de- cided that the voluntary subscription list should be continued as hitherfore. If the dues are changed to the higher rate, this will become effective March 4, 1912, under the next administration.
 The budget of disbursements and ex- penses for the ensuing year was not completed by this committee, as they voted to leave that for the next finance committee, which would be named about March 1, 1912, just after the installation of the new officers during the latter part of February. Having no further busi- ness to dispose of, the committee ad- journed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-27

drinking place, or the place where said spirituous, vinous or malt liquors are charged to have been unlawfully sold; and parol testimony may be received oi the existence of such revenue tax or H. cense, and said revenue tax or license shall be prima facie evidence that the defendant has, during the period covered by said license, or at the place covered bv said license, unlawfully sold spirituous, vinous and malt liquors or kept the same for unlawful sale; provided, however, that this section does not apply to any per son, firm or corporation regularly li- censed under the laws of the state to sell spirituous, vinous or malt liquors.
 "9. The keeping of spirituous, vinous or malt liquors in any storehouse, ware house, depot, railroad car or other pub lic place in the city of Birmingham, ex- cept at the place of business of a licensed dealer or a licensed club, or in ware house or other place for such licensed dealer or club, shall be prima facie evi- dence that such liquors are kept for un- lawful sale, or with intent to sell the same contrary to law.