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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
OPPOSE REMOVAL
 OF FIRE STATION
Citizens in Behren's Park Vicinity Claim It Will Imperil Their
 Property

There is liable to be clash between the city commissioners and the citizens in the vicinity of Behren's park in the southwestern portion of the city. The trouble Is over the proposed discon- tinuance of Fire Station No. ', situated at Avenue H and Eleventh street.
 It is understood that the people in that vicinity are much wrought ur over the proposed removal and will try to prevent it. They claim that it will imperil their property.
 Fire Chief Bennett stated last nigh; that the station would be moved, but not until the six new motor driven hose wagons arrive. He states that in moving the station he has the full consent of the Southeastern Under writers association, President A. B Andrews and Chief Engineer A. M Schoen having been here and personally gone over the situation.
 He says that they are willing foI the station to be moved, and at the same time maintain the same rates oi insurance existing now. The reason fol moving the station, according to Chiel Bennett, is to bring operating expenses of the fire department down to the budget allowed by the commission.
 Capt. K. R. Johnson is in charge oi the station. It was proposed to cover that territory when the station is re- moved with Stations No. 2, located al Avenue D and Nineteenth street; No. 8 at Five Points, and the Flying Squadron at No. 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
BISHOP M'COY TO
 PREACH IN ATTALLA
Will Occupy Rev. Abernethy's Pulpit Sunday-Industria Plants Will
 Observe Holidays

Attalla, December 21.-(Special.)-
 Much interest is manifested here in the appearance of Bishop J. H. Mccoy or
 Birmingham at the First Methodist
 church in this city next Sunday when
 he will take the place of Rev. F. L. Abernethy, the regular pastor, who Is out of the city.
 Bishop Mccoy was formerly president
 of Birmingham college and is power fuI and forceful speaker, well known throughout the south. He will be greeted by large gathering here, many of whom will come from Gadsden and
 Alabama City to hear this distinguished minister.
 The mines belonging to the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company will be closed down from Friday until Tuesday in order to allow the employees a few days to enjoy Christmas This is shorter period than is usually granted by this company, but the de- mand for the output Is so great at this time that no more days can be spared. The completion of the new sewer sys- tenn this week will come in the nature of a Christmas gift to the people of Attalla. This splendid system was con- structed by the A. c. Brooks company of Birmingham and is one of the best ever laid by the company. The sys- tenn comprises nearly 15 miles of pipe lines and will serve the needs of a city
 of 20,OO0 people. The project represents m oI1tlay of apprOximately S30,000, All the local industrial plants will be closed down for week during the
 Christmas holidays with the exception
 of the Eagle Iron company's furnace, which will run on steadily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
HIGH SCHOOL PUPILS
 WILL HOLD DEBATE
Four Literary Societies Will Jointly
 Argue on Municipal Water works Ownership

The semi annual joint debate between the girls and boys literary societies of the Birmingham High school will be the question being, Resolved, That Bir- mingham should own her own water- works plapt.s2ss. ss.s4sss. z
 The assembly, which will be in the form of a joint meeting of the five societies and visitors. will be called to order at 12.3O o'clock by Miss Ruby Heaton, president of the Agalia Liter ary society, which is the non-contest- ing club this term.
 The arguments will be given by rep resentatives from the four remaining societies, two organizations of girls, the Clio and the Pierian, and two of boys, the Yancey and the Hilliard. The Clio and the Hilliard will collaborate for the affirmative side of the debate, and Miss Olivia Massey and Leo M. Karpeles, respectively, will be the speakers. Their opponents, Miss Alice Goodall, from the Yancey will argue the negative, and close race is eX- pected.
 The board of judges has been selected and will include T. o. Smith, E. H. Cabaniss and J. H. Miller. During the retirement of the decisive trio, Miss Frances Williams, member of the senior class, will recite humorous selection.
 The honor of participating in the joint debate is one coveted by every member of the literary societies and those who are chosen as representatives of their clubs are regarded as the best debating talent the organizations can produce at this time. The pupils of the entire school look forward to the events with a great interest. The public is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
STATE REPRESENTATION
 WILL TOTAL 681 DELEGATES

Montgomery. December 22.-(Special.)- The state representation in the next Ala hama democratic convention. which has been called for Montgomery, April 1s' will total 6S1 delegates, according to figures compiled by Tyler GoooWyh oi this city, who is chairman of the demo- cratic state convention. Under the ae. rue adopted in Birmingham at the session or the committee on Wednesday, the basis of county representation was placed at one delegate for every 200 voters In each county, the determination of the num- Der of voters being upon the number or ballots cast in the ONeal-Mallory pri- mary of May 2, 191O The total vote cast at this primary was 12S,32O but owing to the fact that each county is entitled to one delegate for every fraction ex- ceeding one-half, the convention will ap- pear larger than if the total number or votes were divided by 200
 Black belt counties of the state suffered materially in the change in representa- ton, many of them losing as many as A half dozen delegates. Under the old basis of representation. the state sent to each convention GIT delegates, hence the new basis of representation increases that number by 64, but this excess in repre- sentation adds to the strength of the white" counties, while it, at the same time, saps strength from the black belt.
 In Jefferson county the greatest in- crease is shown, the delegation in that county jumping from AT to 6l. Mont gomery county loses one delegate. the old representation allowing it "A, against 23 allowed under the new rule. Mobile county gains five delegates, the old rep resentation being 21 and the new repre- sentation being 26.
 Dallas county is a heavy loser, drop ping from IS to 10 at one swoop. Gov ington county goes up from to lo Wilcox drops from 12 to 5: Sumter from ii to 4: Russell from 10 to 5, and so on
 The old and new convention represen- tations follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22

Washington, December H.-Commis- sioner of Internal Revenue Cabell today decided that the dividends paid by mu- tual and participating insurance compa- nies to their policyholders, are subject to assessment as income under the cor- poration tax law.
 The companies contended. according to the commissioner that these dividends were not dividends in the commercial sense, but simply refunds to policy holders of an overcharge in the insurance premium" Some of them admitted, he added, that exigencies of business and competition had resulted in the compaies making misrepresentations of facts as to dividends to their prospective purchasers of insurance.
 Involved in the decision is about s4Oo0o0 revenue for the government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
CONDEMNED NEGRO 1 GETS A NEW TRIAL Erwin Pope of Calhoun
 Bears Charmed Life DECISIONS s I Lawrence Odom. the Mobile County
OTHER DECISIONS s
J. Lawrence Odom, the Mobile County Murderer Who Ran Amuck Kill
 ing Several, Must Expiate
 Crime on February 19

Montgomery, December 21.-(Special.)- Erwin Pope, a negro of Calhoun county, bears charmed life. There's no other in his possession and he carries Indian bark about with him, and he's just natur- ally conJured. Shafts may be directed against him; adversity may threaten to engulf him, and death and destruction may be s-appling at his throat, butfit s all to no avail.
 That negro is to all appearances prov identially entitled to life. The courts of Alabama may rise up and smite him, pronounce his sentence, but a higher power always reaches out it's support ing hand, and stays the grim reaper.
 Now for some four years the state of Alabama, county of Calhoun, has been trying to send Pope to the gallows. They have combined to prove him homicide. Beyond all peradventure they have done so. They have sentenced him to death for murder of James McClurlin, a white man, but so far death has not come. In fact, far from meeting death, which has stared him in the face for so long a time, Erwin always comes back for another deal and today the cards were again dealt, and the negro allowed an- other chance at liberty.
 Back in 1908 the negro was sentenced to death, and on an appeal to the SUI preme court his sentence was affirmed but on an application for rehearing the
 f.al 11r negro a new trial. This second trial re- suited in another death sentence, from which an arpeal was likewise taken, and in which the. sentence was again confirmed.
 Today, however, the court was again called upon to act on an application for a rehearing and in the final lay out the high tribunal again reversed the case, rhe result being that the ne- gro will again be tried.
 So far he has been sentenced to death four times.
 J. Lawrence Odom. the Mobile county murderer, who several months ago ran amuck and killed several people in the Gulf City. must expiate his crime of Februory 19, according to another of the decisions of the supreme court. The plea of insanity entered in his defense was held to be irvand. In another of the interesting decisions handed down the court decided that Probate Judge R. L Burke of Cullman county may continue to sit as judge of the county court oi Cullman w. r. Yandiver had endeav- ored to oust the probate judge on a charge of incompetency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
Says He'll Never Hang

Mobile December 2i.-(Special)-J. Lawrence Odom, the self confessed mur- sderer of IT. J yeareoide David Gartman and two others near Citronelle. December B 1910, upon being advised that the SUI preme court of the state had decided that he must hang on February 19, de- clared that he would never die on the gallows if he could find means to d1e before the time for the execution.
 In his cell att the county jail he ap- parently is haunted by a vision of his victims, in his own words today q am continually haunted by something; it worries me- I believe it is under the bed sometimes. The thing has run me crazy, but I don't know what 1t is. You may think it is the boy, but it amt; it has long fingers" The evidence of the boys mother adduced at the. trial is to the effect that Odom killed the boy without the slightest provocation.
 After the deed was committed he mar rowly escaped summary vengeance by mob which was hunting for him. Odom was only tried on the one charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
More Committee Members

New York, December 21.-Announcement was made tonight of the appointment of six additional members of the stockhold- CTS reorganization committee of the United Wireless Telegraph company, which plans to put the company on its feet and recover money of the company alleged to be in the possession of c. c. Wilson, the former president, now in the Atlanta federal prison. The stock holders will be asked by the committee as to their desires concerning reorgan- ization and their willingness to pay an assessment sufficient to take the com pany out of bankruptcy and provide necessary working capital.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
PIANOS SENT VIA
 SANTA CLAUSR0UTE
THE STARR PIANO COMPANY WILL DELIVER PIANOS BY THIS ROUTE TO PURCHASERS

J. H. Holcombe, manager of the Starr Piano company, is so well pleased over the Christmas business his firm has done that he has made arrangements to send you a piano via the Santa Claus route. The starr piano is perhaps better known than any other make, and the trade mark
 Starr is the symbol of quality. Besides the Starr this firm carries other high grade pianos and piano players, such as the Richmond, the Trayser, Remington, Starr player pianos, Richmand player pt- amos, Trayser player pianos and Reming- ton player pianos. Another thing, when you buy from the Starr Piano company YOU can rest assured you are getting fine value for your money, as this firm has no fictitious values, no fictitious marks-everything is as represented. the guarantee of the company standing behind every piano sold. And what would make a nicer or more appropriate Christmas gift than one of these handsome pianos or player pianos to come to your home via the Santa Claus route? Drop in the companys store, 1921 Third avenue, and take look at the handsome piano they are showing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
Intercollegiate Chess

New York, December 21.-Columbia and Harvard with four points apiece led at the conclusion tonight of the first day s play in the 20th annual intercollegiate chess tournament between Columbia, Har- yard. Yale and Princeton. Columbia made a clean sweep at all four boards against Yale. and Harvard followed suit at the expense of Princeton. Tomorrow the victors will exchange opponents, Colum- bia taking on Princeton. and Harvard Yale. Today's winners for Columbia were ]. B. Beadle S. H. Childs, H. A. Wise and l.. G. Luck while T. R. Schoonmaker S.. s. Hadley D. R. Seignor and w. B. Har- ,,is scored for Harvard
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
Omen Nipht at Y. M. c. A.

Everything is in readiness for the "oper night at the local Y. M. c. A. tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The boys gymnasium classes will give a duplication of the work bems done every day at the Y. M. c. A. From all indications the crowd will be large one, and arrangements have been made to care for the spectators. Mothers and fathers of boys are invited, as well as ladies and gentlemen. Anyone contem- plating taking up some physical work can get a line on the class work tonight. The programme Is as follows: Maize run ming, calisthenics, apparatus, hand polo, relay race, basketball, Business Boys vs. B. H. s.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22

Dean, Eley and Robertson, the new nrr1 recently organized and incorporated 10 do an exclusive wholesale drug and manu- featuring business with salesrooms ana offices at 2121 First avenue, is large and distinctly important acquisition to the commercial life of Birmingham. Officers of the company are w. A. Robertson. president; M. N. Eley, vice president, ana James L. Dean, secretary and treasurer.
 The new wholesale drug house has placed traveling representatives on the road and will cover thoroughly the rich territory of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and Mississippi. The opening TOT business of this big and thoroughly up to date house, carrying as 1t does Nrge and complete fresh stocks. will be of keen in- .Tlrest to retail druggists over all of this tSrritory who have in the past purchased . large portion of their stocks in New Orleans. St. Louis, Philadelphia. Balti-
 -ore and other distant markets. This
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
New Wholesale Drug House Of Dean, Hey X Robertson
 Place Men On The Road

firm is singularly well equipped to sup ply all of this trade. Geographically, Bir- mingham is an ideal point and the splen- did railroad facilities assures quick and easy distribution. These advantages en- able the retail druggists to replenish stock with absolutely fresh goods just as de- sired in small or large quantities.
 This new firm has most complete stock of drugs, chemicals, powdered drugs, patent medicines and drug sun dries-among the most complete ever as- sembled sin Alabama, and every article has been stocked during the past ninety days.
 No pains have been spared in equipping the chemical laboratory with every mod ern and sanitary device and purity and accuracy will be the particular watcE- word of this department.
 MT. Dean and Mir. Eley have moved to Birmingham. and MT. Robertson will move here January L
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
TAX COLLECTOR IS
 DOING, BIG BUSINESS
Eleventh Hour' Rush of Related Tax Payers Is Working Office Force
 Very Hard

About the busiest place in Jefferson county at the present time is. the tax col lectors office in the county courthouse. The annual eleventh hour" rush to pay state and county taxes Is now on and Tax Collector George Tarrant and his corps of assistants are kept busy from early morning until late in the evening, issuing the receipts for the taxes paid. The taxes will become delinquent on the first of the year and the present rush is to avoid the extra fees and penalties that will result if the taxes are not paid within the time required by law.
 The amounts collected thus far are in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
Francis Joseph Improves

Vienna, December N.-Emperor Fran cis Joseph Is suffering only from cold and hoarseness. He sleeps well and his appetite is said to be fairly good. Not withstanding various reports circulated al leging the Emperor's serious illness, it was stated today In a most reliable quarter that there is no reason for alarm This is confirmed by the fact that Arch duke Francis Ferdinand, the heir pre- sumptive, left Vienna with his family this evening to spent Christmas at his country home near Prague.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
HILL MANAGER OF
 THE MARION ELEVEN
General Athletic Association Elects Football Officers-Farm Leased.
 Schools Closed

Marion, December Y.-(Special) )-At a meeting of the general athletic associa- ton of Marion institute, T. B. Hill was elected manager of the 1912 football team with R. A. Johnston and W. w. Goode assistant managers. Charles Howze of Marion was elected captain of the 1s1s team.
 w. R. Syphurs of Birmingham has leased a farm from w. B. Alexander near Felix, and will move to this county on January 1.
 The schools and colleges have closed for the holidays. A special train oper- ated from here through to Birmingham left at O clock this morning, carrying several hundred students.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
White Gets Majority

Oskaloosa, la, December 2I.-Returns received here today show that p locals in the Ohio district gave John P. White, rresident of the United Mine Workers of America, majority of TOP votes over his opponent, T. L. Lewis. for reelection to the presidency according to an announce ment by MT. White Returns indicate that White has carried districts one ana five in the anthracite region by big ma iority. The official count will not be made public until January 16
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
DIVIDENDS ARE
 SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX

Counsel for certain of the insurance companies declared their contracts, liter ature and representations of agents should be ignored in determining the question of taxation. It was declared that ow ing to competition 1t was necessary to make misrepresentation of facts as to dividends for the sake of prospective pur- chasers. He said names and terms with specific meanings in the commercial world were utilized by the companies and entirely different interpretations in- ferred
 It was represented to MT. Cabell that in fact there are no dividends but mere ly refund of overcharges which were re- ferred to as dividends"
 MT. Cabell held the contention unten- able and enforced the taxation, which will cover not only the ''cash dividend but those applying to the renewal of premiums to shorten the endowment or premium paying periods, or to purchase paid up additions and annuities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
Gold Discovered

Rome. Alaska, December 21.-News If rich gold on Hammon river has been brought here by Deputy Marshall Howell. The gold was found in deep channel and runs s6000 at the bottom of the shaft. Pay dirt has been found in this neighbor- hood before but 1t is the first time . channel has been discovered there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
Markets Close Tomorrow

New York, December 21.-AH markets here will be closed Saturday except dairy and poultry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22
New York Wants Convention

New York, December H.-A movement to secure the democratic national con- vention for this city took form today with action by the hotel Mems association which appointed a committee to ask for the cooperation of democratic leaders in the project. The committee will report to the association tomorrow and steps, 1t Is stated, will be taken to raise $125,0o0 for the expenses of the convention. the date and place of which is to be decided by a meeting of the democratic national committee in Washington January s.
 SOUTHERN RAILWAY
 STANDARD ROUTE
 TO NEW YORK NOW
 ONE HOUR QUICKEST
 TIME THROUGH ATLANTA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22

excess of previous years and the indica- tions are that the total receipts will break all records for Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22

CAR LOAD OF FIREWORKS AT REDUCED PRICES. 3O5 N. 20TH ST.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-22

All the local industrial plants will be closed down for a week during the Christmas holidays with the exception of the Eagle Iron company's furnace, which will run on steadily.
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