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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Make Steel Concrete Moulds

Certificate of incorporation of thx Steel Mould Concreting company waNs filed in the probate court yesterdayV The object of the new firm is to ac-V uuire and operate steel moulds for con- crete construction. The company will have It's headqua rters in Birmingham, and will begin business on an author ized capital of s2o0o. Officers are H. F. Shropshire, president; R. W. Knight. vice president; F. Knight, general man ager, and w. A. Shropshire, secretary and treasurer.
 
 sioner Weatherly who is at the head of the park properties, said he did not have any comment to make upon the stution, but that the people of North Birmingham are deadly in earnest to try out the ques- ton fully and to see who really owns the park Mir Weatherly has already intro duced a resolution asking the city attorney to look into the matter and will lend his personal aid in that respect.
 Capt Romaine Boyd, when asked yes- terday about the park question, said he had not arrived at any conclusion and that anyway his report would be issued through the commission when it had been completed.
 The people at North Birmingham con- tend. it is understood, that not only was the park dedicated directly, but that con tinual implied dedication has been going on. It Is said this question does not differ materially from the case at Avondale. where the supreme court held that the mere fact that the lot buyers were shown a map labelled "Avondale park and that they were induced to buy through that consideration were sufficient to make an implied dedication.
 The question will be taken to the courts and thoroughly tested by the con,mis- sioners unless the forthcoming opinion of Captain Boyd advises the claim of the North Birmingham citizens to the effect that the park has been dedicated.
 The land in question Is. said to be worth s10o.oo0 easily and consists of F acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage Hcensese were issued from the probate court Saturday:
 R. G. Lee of Graselli to Miss Lil- 4ian Bain.
 B. F. Duncan of Atlanta to Miss Mary Emma Fitzgerald.
 W. c. Dckey of Johns, Ala, to Miss Sarah Salter.
 Stanley Parkin to Miss Fannie K. Coffman.
 Ora Price of Albertville to Miss Rayi Miller
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13

Formal steps were taken yesterday in Birmingham to launch the boom ot Underwood for president.
 number of MT. Underwood's friends got together and selected a commit tee to push the matter, and it is eX- pected that constant additions will be made to this committee. The names at present are confined to Birmingham men. but Mir Underwood's friends all over the state will be invited to join the movement and in time it is eX- pected to have prominent men in all sections of the country working in his interest.
 The efforts to secure Mir. Underwood s nomination. for president will be en- tirely indep endent of the reception which is being arranged for him on his return from Washington under the aus pices of the Chamber of Commerce.
 The names on the bloom" commit tee announced yesterday are as fol lows:
 Addison G. Smith, James Weatherly ". D. Jelks w. P. G. Harding, ". " Crawford, T. o. smith, E. F. Enslen w. A. Porter, Otto Marx, Robert lem ison, Sr., E. M. Tutwiler, W. s. Brown James A. Vann, W. P. Pinckard Harry s. Matthews, w. H. Hassinger, Walter Moore Culpepper Exum, R. W. Mas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
GENTRY BEFORE COMMISSION IN
 PHONE: HEARING Testimony To Show Justice in Request for Increase
 in Rates CLOSELY QUESTIONED BY COMMISSIONERS Submits Table Showing Telephone Rates Now in Effect in the
 Various Cities of the

The testimony of w T. Gentry, pres ident and of J. NJ D. Hoxsey, vice president of the Southern Bell Iele- phone and Telegraph company was given before the commission yesterday in an effort to induce the city officials to lend their approval to that company getting an increase of telephone rates before the state railroad commission.
 The examination was held in the of flee of President Exum, and was heard by Mr Exum and Judge Lane for the city Commissioner James Weatherly was not sitting, havng disqualified vol untarily because of his being counsel for the company in the past.
 When the hearing opened the room was occupied by the commission, Pres ident Gentry, Vice President Hoxsey, J. T. Stokeley, counsel for the company D. F. Turbull, locan manager; Evelyn Harris publicity manager for the Bell company; Henry L. Badham, vice pres ident of the Peoples Telephone com pany; Vice President Mcconnell of that company, and others. The operators seemed to be deeply interested in the evidence introduced by the company The direct xamination of the wit nesses was by MT. Stokeley, while Com missioner Lane and President Exum both cross examined them on many points.
 Over 10000 Subscribers
 On the stand, President Gentry tes> tified that there were something over 10000 subscribers to the Bell tele- phone in this city. He said the present rates had been fixed 10 years ago, but that he did not remember the exact date He explained that at one time approximately 10 years ago. high rate was in force, but that his company discovered that the rate could be low cred SIP per year, and this was done He said the policy of the company was to earn only a small return on the money invested. He testified that the growth of Birmingham since the voluntary decrease in rates had been truly phenomenal and he believed the city would continue to grow.
 In answer to the question by Judge Lane, fwhy does increase in sub scribers result in higher rate?" MT. Gentry introduced as part ol the record a pamphlet answering that question, which is 30 pages in length The answer goes into details concern ing the increased cost per unit of tele- phone service. The witness explained that his company could furnish per son a certain amount of service on the basis of so much per call and make money at the low rate but that where the service was unlimited and the cit izen was permitted to have uninter- rupted service the cost of operation in- creased as the subscribers grew.
 Rates in Other Cities
 In comparing the service. rate here as against many other southern cities MT. Gentry testified to the following rates par month:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Building Permits Issued

The following building permits were is- eued yesterday from the building inspec- tor's office in the city hall.
 s100O-J. s. Moore, Jr., to erect one-story frame residence on Fifteenth avenue and Sixteenth street, north.
 $5oo-Lllia Woodruff to erect two-story frame residence at no Tiddlesvile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Respect for Prohibitionists

"I have deep sympathy and high re- spect for the opinions of true prohibi- tionists; but they will never reap the frui- ton of their hopes until there shall take place radical change in the predilicetions of the people. A sumptuary law can never be fully enforced in any city with a
 majority of the people against it, as such laws are against the genius and spirit of the American people. We are bearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Business League Incorporated

Papers of incorporation were filed in the probate court yesterday by the Business Mems league, Inc, company formed for the purpose of conducting all sorts of amusements and exhibits which will tend to bring out-of-town trade to Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Comparison of Records


 '"To unprejudiced minds the foregoing ougt to be convincing proof that since April 10, 1911, persistent, unremittins earnest, sincere efforts have been made to suppress this corrupting and de- bauching violation of law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13

many of the burdens of whisky selling without securing any of the benefits, The state, the county, the cities and the towns need the revenue to be derived from the legal sale of whisky and they should SC. cure it instead of paying out heavy sums for it's illegal sale. If we must bear it's burdens, as we must, should we not reap the benefits?
 "To those familiar with municipal gov ernment or any other business enterprise of magnitude, it Is of common knowledge that subordinates never accomplish aRy- thing, worth naming, if the governing body is averse or even indifferent to such accomplishment. It will not be amiss to set forth hereinbelow figures taken from the records showing what efforts the eoni- mission have made and what results they have accomplished in such efforts, to sup press the illegal sales of liquors in this city. 1 compare the last four months of the police commission with the four months of commission government 0he time it has been in existence) on the sub- 4ect of suppressing blind tigers:'
 Comparison of Records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Thorp Adds Interesting Statement To Controversy
 Before Commission
PRESIDENT NELSON
 SUBMITS HIS REPLY
Says If Any Records Have Been Tempered With It Was Be- fore His Administration
 With Company

Developments came rapidly yester- day in the North Birmingham park controversy when A. l.. Thorp, an at torney of this city and former alder man of North Birmingham, issued a signed statement in which he charged that the records showing North Bir- mingham park as public property had been destroyed, and that the North Bir- mingham Land company maintained a lobby at North Birmingham to keep the park proposition from being tested by the council of that city.
 In his statement MT. Thorp says that the city unquestionably owns the property, but that following the su- preme court decision on the Avondale park controversy. wherein the city of Avondale won the park. the records at the courthouse were desecrated and the evidence mysteriously removed.
 President Frank Nelson, Jr., of the North Birmingham Land company, when shown the statement by MT. Thorp, is- sued a very pointed reply, setting out that he was more than willing to have the rights to the property tested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Colonel Gentry Is Cross Examined


 Mir. Gentry was closely crossexamined by Commissioner Lane and MT. Exum as tc figures in his exhibited testimony, and he answered with frankness and dispatch. The report of Auditor Rosser was con firmed by Vice President Hoxsey, who ex- planed the three points in which the com pany report and that of the city auditor differed He testified that he had recom- mended to the president that greater increase be asked here than resulted For, as he explained, the company would be- gin to lose money again very quickly. He went so far as to say that in one year he believed the proposed increases would be inadequate to meet the proper earn ings.
 Profits Under Increase
 He explained that no figures had been prepared by him showing what might be the earnings for the company presuppos- ing that the increase was granted. How ex CT. figures had been compiled for the three years past, which showed that if the increase had been in three years ago the earnings would have been as follows:
 "Three years ending December 3l, 1910:
 Assuming that rates had been in- creased at beginning of 1908, and that class of service taken by each subscriber would then have been the same as was the case, the increase in revenue for three years, based upon the actual average number of stations of each class affected, would have been as follows:
 Unl. SD. Line Bus, average No. stations, 1S44; yearly increase, $24; No. of years considered, 3-$132,76 76S.
 Unl. Duplex Bus, average No. stations 43: yearly increase, $12; No. of years con sidered, 3-s1 5iS.
 Message rate Sp Line Bus, average No stations. 109; yearly increase, s12; No ot years considered, 3-s3.924
 Two-way P. B. trunks, average No. sta tions 65; yearly increase, $36; No. of years considered. 3$702o.
 One-way P. B. trunks, average No sta tions, 10; yearly increase, SIS; No. of years considered, 3-s54o.
 JTnl. Duplex Res, average No. stations, o7O6 yearly increase, $6; No. of years con sidered, 3-s4S,7oS.
 Total increased revenue under cond- tions stated, $l9i50S.
 Net loss on exchange business for same period, s102, ,s7497.
 Total exchange profits if increase had been made and same classes of service used, $91 .633 o3.
 Ratio per annum of above profit to h. yestment as shown on statement ?, 2.27 per cent
 The testimony of both the company wit nesses was completed in three hours, after which an adjournment was taken until Wednesday. The case for the coni- pany has been closed and the city will in- troduce evidence beginning Wednesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
HELP WANTED-MALE.

HELP WANYED-MALE. TWO COMPETENT MALE STENOG- FATHERS. APPLY IN PERSON MON- lDAY MORNING.. NO CHARGES FOR
 OUR ASSISTANCE. UNDERWOOD
 TYPEWRITER co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13

and I can well see how it could be per verted to base uses. presupposing that the excise commission should prove to be unworthy and interruptions: but this do not in the least apprehend Is 1t not fair to assume that men of business in tegrity and ability will be appointed; and it must be conceded that they will have
 the highest incentive to serve with honesty and efficiency, and to make their administration a success.
 Fear is expressed that corporations
 can do as they please. This conception ignores the fact that corporations can
 act only through employees, and that,
 in law, there is no such thing as agency in crime Besides, the bill provides that corporations must give bond, and 1t will not be denied that they can be sued upon their bonds for wrong
 doing on the part of their employees, acting within the line and scope of their authority.
 The Thirty Room Hotel Much is made of the 30-room hotel provision; but that appears to be 'bogey' It is a legal maxim that d thing
 cannot be done indirectly which the law forbids to be done directly. No
 evasion of the law would be tolerated. In wet cities all first-class hotels fur
 nish wine, etc, to their guests. All
 of these apprehensfons are predicated
 on the supposition that the excise com
 mission and the department of public justice will be derelict in duty. l do
 not believe the former will be, and
 know the latter will not be.
 "It is true the expense of an excise
 commission might have been avoided; but dispensaries would not cure this defect for they would entail much greater expense.
 "The Smith bill has many salutary provisions, such as excluding women
 and minors from service; forbidding , sales to minors, excluding minors from saloons, having saloons wholly separ- ated from all other rooms, except ho- tels and restaurants holding licenses to sell; excluding all amusements and devices for gambling, and all unrea-
 sonable lettering, providing for more accessible proofs in cases of arrests,
 and requiring bonds for good be- haVior.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
Rates in Other Cities

In comparing the service rate here as against many other southern cities MT. Gentry testified to the following rates per month:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13

The statement of Mr Thorp and MT. Nelson add decided inter. st to she North Birmingham park proposition. Commits
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30
TOWN BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
PECIAL MEETING.

can't by the Ia1lure Oh Wm' OoIAlhS W
file his oath and bond; therefore we
the undersigned Town Board do here
by appoint Phil Mielke of Carter of
said town to discharge the duties of
said office until the same is filled by
election.
Given under our hands this 10Th day
of May, 1911.
T. A. Richardson
VIM. Rabbit
Ed. Moore
Forest County, ca
Town of Wabeno.
Whereas the office of Justice of the
Peace of the Town of Wabeno has be-
come vacant by Wilbur Wilson-elect
not qualifying, therefore we the under
signed town board do hereby appoint
Will Andrews of said town to discharge
the duties of said Office until same is
filed by election.
Given under our hands this 10Th day
of May, 1911.
Signed T. A. Richardson
VIM Rabbit
Ed. Moore
Resolved by the board the clerk be
and is hereby ordered to order all side
walk plank and buy lumber as needed
by the town from Chas. Symes. Carried
On motion and seconded the clerk be
and is hereby ordered to get one O ton
of dynamite from Barter Bros. They
having bid lowest. Carried.
The clerk then read the following
bills and were audited and allowed by
the board:
VIM. Rabbit, board meet. $500
Ed Moore. " 400
o. Shampo, team work 1850
A. Albrecht. road work 24OO
AuU. Klose. g 1925
T. A. Richardson, board meetings 400
J. H. Moore, supt. road disc No. 31,25
Ed. Moore, $ g 600
John Norman, team work 600
j. H. Moore, supt. road for Apr. 1878
r. f. Moore, team work 200
Bay Shore Lbr. Co. lumber 1913
Joe Devenetz, road work 31.94
Rob Reggie, g 9 1900
Fred Colburn, team work 101. so
VIM. Baker, road w ork 5.25
G. w. Jones Lbr. Co. lumber 1884
o. Shampo, team work 5000
Percy Daily, road work 27.13
A. Albrecht I" =" 22OO
Leo Moss 4" $50
Rob. Egan = 2S.SS
Rob Reggie 4" 1900
Eau Claire Book & Stationery Co
supplies 3O.57
A. E. Rusch & Co. supplies 81
w. H. Western, cleaning, repair
ing and painting town hall 1900
Andrew Willett, repairing town
hall steps LOO
John Pichotta, election meals 800
VIM Daley, help Sam Mcdonald 400
A. f. Rusch s. Co. sup. Steltnsr 1890
r Cleveter. help Mike Bradell 800
M. o. Boehm, drugs to poor 1880
Frank Mischo, undertaken for T.
Thielke 1925
]. ]. Curtin, serv. Sam Mcdonald 600
j. Curtin, serv Frank Thielke 1000
Andrew WilIett, removing corpse
in allev 1000
Andrew Oettinger reg. fees IS
On motion the board meet on the 5th
day of June, 1911, to award contract
for cutting out highway as recorded
on page 235 of Highway Record.
On motion made and seconded that
we transfer S100. 90 from general fund
to poor Carried.
On motion we adjonrn until called
by the clerk.
BERT GooDCHILD, Town Clerk
SPECIAL MEETING.
May, %, 1911
Special meeting called at 7:00p. -. by
T. A. Richardson. 7. A. Richardson
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30
SOPERTON.

Miss Evelyn Laury went to Marinette
Saturday.
Daniel Reavey of Chicago is visiting
his uncle, Ed. Reavey.
John Quinlan went to Ann Arbor,
Mich, Tuesday for few days visit.
Oscar Johnson, catcher for the ball
team, went to Laona Wednesday where
he will be employed and incidentally
play ball.
Chas. Meyers of Cecil has succeeded
Chss. Ref as delivery clerk at the
company store.
Mrs. Joe Burkart and her brother,
Jou Platteter, went to Laona Friday to
attend the Forester dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. McGraw and son
Robin went to Iron River to attend the
wedding of relative. S. A. and Robin
returned Tuesday and Wednesday res
pectivsly and Mrs. McGraw will remain
for few days. )
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30
SHORTY McCABE

Have you made the acquaintance of
the latest hit in American humor-
Sewell Ford's Shorty McCabe" and
"Torchy" s. sies? If not, you are mis-
sing hes of fun. Thousands of men
buy The Chicago Record Herald just
for the laughs they get out of this one
famous featuie, or, rather, these two
alternating features, for Shorty and
Torchy are now appearing on alternate
Sundays. One is as funny as the other.
Sewell Ford is humorisJ-the real
thing-and he beats George AIDE and
Mr.. Dooley in the art of telling good
story. 1t is a genuine story every time,
with a hilariously funny plot and with
characters that are alive and kicking.
Shorty McCabe and his better half,
Sadie, with their laughable adventures
in New York society, can be found and
enjoyed only in the Sunday Magazine
of The Record Herald, whose editor has
the honor of having discovered Sewell
Ford's powers as a humorist. The
same is true of Torchy, the red-headed
Office boy of merry fame. This unique
magazine is filled with good fiction and
timely articles every Sunday, but moth
ing seems able to overshadow the per-
ennial interest of the Shorty and Tor
chy yarns which appear in every issue
throughout the year. Wherever you
go you hear people talking and laugh
ing about them. 1t begins to be a
question whether Shorty McCabe in
not the most popular person in the
United States.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30
Forest County Court = In Probate.
In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JACOB GERL, Deceased.

In THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JACOB GERL, Deceased.
On the application of Rosa Bauman
for the appointment of an administrator
of the estate of Jacob Gerl late of Wa
beno, Forest county, deceased, no one
having required the appointment OF
Commissioners on said estate:
1t is Ordered, that all creditors are
required to present their claims apd de-
mands against the said Jacob Gerl de-
ceased, for examination and allowance,
on or before the first Tuesday of Janu-
airy A. D. 1912, which timefis hereby al
lowed and limited for that purpose.
1t is Further Ordered, that all claims
and demands of all persons against the
said Jacob Gerl deceased, will be re-
ceived, examined and adjusted before
this Court, at its Courtroom in the
Court House, in the City of Crandon, in
said county, at the regular term thereof,
appointed to be held On the first Tues
day of February 1912.
1t is Further Ordered, that notice of
the time and plaSe at which said claims
and demands will be received, examined
and adjusted as aforesaid, and of the
time hereby limited for creditors to
present their claims, be given by pub
fishing copy of this order and notice
for four weeks successfully, once in
each week, in the NORTHERN VISION
TIN ADVERTISER, a newspaper publish
ed in the town of Wabeno in said coun-
ty; the first publication to be within ten
days from the date hereof.
Dated this 9th day OF June, 1911.
By the Court, lV
J. A. WALSH, County Judge.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30
Now is the Time to Swat the Fly.

If you see fly walking over the
food and dishes, or alightiDg on your
baby's face, remember that he is a
messenger of disease and death, says
the July Woman's Home Companion.
The rules for dealing with the fly
nuisance, published by the Merchants
Association of New York, and widely
circulated by them, are worth reprint
ing. We repeat our suggestion that
an excellent work for any live woman's
club would be to reproduce these rules
on cards and distri butte them broadcast.
Keep the flies away from the sick,
especially those i'll with contagious di-
seases. Kill every fly that strays into
the sick-room. His body is covered
with disease germs.
Do not allow decaying material of
any sort to accumulate on or near your
premises. All refuse which tends in
any way to fermentation, such as bed
ding straw, paper waste and vegetable
matter should be disposed of or covered
with lime or kerosene.
Screen all food. Keep all receptacles
for garbage carefully covered and the
cans cleaned or sprinkled with oil or
lime.
Keep all stable manure in vault or
pit, screened or sprinkled with lime,
oil or other cheap preparation. See
that your sewage system is in good or
der; that it does not leak, is up-to-date
and not exposed to flies. Pour kero-
sene into the drains.
Cover food after a meal; burn or bury
all table refuse Screen all foods for
sale.
Screen al windows and doors, es-
pecially the kitchen ard dining
Burn pyrethrum powder in the house
to kill flies.
Don't forget, if you see flies, that
their breeding place is in nearby filth.
1t may be behind the door, under the
table, or in the cuspidor.
If there is no dirt AID filth, there
will be no flies
If there is nuisance in the neigh
borhood, it would be advisable to write
at once to the health department.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30

Subscription 81 so per year in advance.
Sample copies free.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1911-06-30
CARTER.

Mrs. VIM. Rabbit and Mrs. Art
Harris were Wabeno callers Saturday.
Herman and Albert Koch of Lake
wood spent Sundhy here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Martin and Miss
Josephine Pagan drove to Wabeno Mon
day.
Chas. Campton left for his home in
Vernon county Tuesday.
VIM. Miner returned to his home here
last week after business trip to South
Dakota.
VIM. Rabbit was caller at Wabeno
Monday.