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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
25,OOO FARMERS GET
 WEATHER REPORTS
Arrangements Made to Telephone the Information to Them Every
 Morning

Through an arrangement perfected be- tween the United States weather bureau and the Southern Bell Telephone company more than 250OO southern farmers will receive the daily weather reports by tele- phone beginning yesterday.
 nished the telephone company by the weather bureau, and the report will be read to the farmers by telephone opera tors At a given hour each day gen. oral alarm will be sounded, calling every farmer to the telephone. When they are all assembled the report will be read. Any farmer who is not able to answer the signal and hear the report has the privilege of calling the operator and se- curing the information.
 Almost every farmers telephone line connected with the Bell system has six or more subscribers, and by reading the report to each line the work can be speed fly accomplished
 This is the first comprehensive and sys- tematic effort to furnish this information without cost to the farmers of the south. The spread of the telephone in the rural districts in the past few years has made 1t possible to reach such a large number of farmers through the Bell system, and the dissemination of weather news by telephone is one of the many practical uses for the telephone on the farm.
 The territory of the Southern Bell com many covers the states of North and South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Vir- ginia and the southern half of West Vir- gina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
Walker Percy Tells Why
 He FdOOrs Bond Issue

Every thoughtful citizen of Bir
 mingham who is Informed as to the financial situation and problems of the city and has it's welfare at heart should vote on Monday in favor of the pro- posed bond issue" said Walker Percy
 "The commissioners of Birmingham in funding with a bond issue a floating debt which they are unable to pay. are pursuing the same policy which Is being pursued by the heads of the great railroad corporations of the country.
 Tt is useless to inquire into the causes of this floating debt which con fronted the commissioners when they assumed office. Its existence is dis agreeable fact, and 1t is another fact, equally clear and disagreeable, that the city has not the money to wipe out this indeb btedness. The city cannot. hoping for the continuance of favor able conditions, depend on short time loans, because if business improves the demand for money for manufacturing and commercial purposes will result in higher interest rates. The accumula- tion of money resulting from the slow ing down of business and the practical cessation of construction the country
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
EXPERTS COMING
 ID TALK PIPE LINE
Conference Will Be Held Win Providence Officials
 in Birmingham

It was announced yesterday that R. H.
 Baker, president of the Texas Central
 railroad, and J. c. Mcdowell of Pittsburg
 would reach Birmingham tonight to hold
 conference with local interests about
 the proposed gas pipe line 10 this city from Fayette.
 MT. Baker Is interested in the gas situ-
 aton here being director of the Provi- dence company, while MT. McDowell is a noted gas expert of Pittsburg. They
 will meet President Frank Nelson, Jr, officers tomorrow and go over the situ- ation. It is expected that the pipe line proposition will receive added impetus by
 the visit and that announcements of the
 most definite kind will be authorized
 within short time.
 Local officials of the gas company be- lleve that pipe line will be started very shortly as the recent discovery of great
 volume of additional gas at Fayette has proved to local minds the existence of gas
 at Fayette in commercial quantities. How ever, every precaution and care will be exercised to obviate any mistake. President Nelson said yesterday that
 the visit of the two officials to this city was for the purpose of going over the generation situation, but that he did not feel that any authorized statement or the details could be made at this time. He said. however, that the roaring sup ply of gas recently discovered has gener- ated the most genuine enthusiasm among the owners of the properties and that de- velopments will be logical result soon. He said that the situation was a great deal brighter than at any time.
 "No one,' said MT. Nelson, can imagine how much the gas line will mean to Birmingham. It is the greatest propo- stion that was ever held out as g. hope for this district. If we can get natural gas here in commercial quantities there is absolutely no end to our possibilities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

lover makes this peculiarly opportune time to sell bonds. The great railroads of the country are taking advantage of the favorable bond market to pro- vide well ahead for their financial needs and our commissioners are showing their usual good business sense in adopting the same policy. Our commits sioners have made good and our cit izens should be glad of an opportunity of registering their approval.
 q hope when the urgent needs of the city have been met by this bond
 issue that the commissioners will con slider in a broad way those things which should be done to make the town more lweable. It should be recognized that the people on the pay rolls, the wage earners and salaried men are the backbone of this community and no intelligent effort should be spared to make the town attractive for them. Work should begin promptly on a park system which would furnish play grounds and breathing spots for our people; and as soon as this work can be intelligently planned we should take steps to execute such plans which will be of incalculable benefit to us and to our children"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
COMMISSION GOES
 OVER THE PAYROLLS
Will Meet Formally Tuesday AL though It Will Be Fourth
 of July

The Board of Commissioners held a meeting yesterday for the purpose of passing upon some routine matters and the pay rolls. The business was trans acted without any formalities or any de- lays, and by noon the commissioners were through Pay rolls to the extent of sev eral thousand dollars were approved, while some small questions were also dis posed of.
 The commissioners proposed to break another record for Birmingham next Tuesday The Fourth of July is na. tional holiday, but the commissioners will meet that day. The meeting is required by the commission law, which stipulates that Tuesday shall be the regular meet ing time for the body. The fact that the Fourth of July happens on that day was not taken into consideration when.the law was drafted. The meeting Tuesday will not be accompanied by any special mat ters. The meeting is expected to last sniY fsw minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
WANT PRESIDENT
 TO VISIT SELMA
Number of Governors Will Also Be Invited to Good Roads
 Meeting

If royal hospitality counts for any thing with the President of the United states. he will be- the guest of the peo- pie of Selma during the meeting of the Alabama Good Roads association in the central city of the state next October. as will likewise the governor. of the five adjoining states Including Governor O'Neal of Alabama
 The Selmians are already raising a fund with which to send a delegation to Washington to extend the invitation to the President in person and to send other .emissaries to each of the chief executives of the states of Georgia, Florida, Missis- sippi, Louisiana and Tennessee. Infor- nation to this effect was given by Sec retary J. A. Rountree, who is at preseht writing the two United States senators and nine congressman with the request that they become party to the dele- gation to Washington to invite the na- tions chief.
 Senator John H. BanlShead has pre- viously consented to serve on this com. mittee. while the following communica- tion has been received by Secretary Roun- tree from Senator Josepf .stnn: 1T shall be very happy committee to extend \ 2 President Taft to atterA- ,sss. -fo..,s meeing in Selma on october B. 26. 27. and to be of any service that l can to the good people of Selma.
 "JoSEPH T, JoaNSToN-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
STREET IS CALLED
 TO WASHINGTON
Believed That Conference Is to Be Held on Wholesale GrO-
 cers' Case

0. D. Street, United States district at- torney, who is in charge of the case against the Southern Wholesale Gro- cers' association, has been summoned to Washington. This information was given out yesterday in local govern ment circles, and while nothing was added of an official character, it is be- lieved that MT. Street is comforting with officials of the department of justice relative to the resumption of the disso- lution case against the Grocers asso- ciation which has started in this city.
 The information here is that the ne- gotiations looking to compromise will not down and 1t may be possible that some agreement will be reached be- tween the government and the defend ant association. It Is said that. Gen. Luke E. Wright and Caruthers Ewing, attorneys for the grocers' association, have made two unsuccessful efforts to secure compromise, carrying with it, so the information goes, a voluntary dissolution and the cOuntenanced re- organization under new charter
 However, it is believed, the efforts of the attorneys for the, defense will avail nothing as Assistant Attorney General o. E. Harrison, who is assisting per sonally in the case. has stated here sev- eral times that the case will be fought out in the courts
 MT. Street, it Is said, will return to Birmingham early this week, at which time some results from his sudden Washington trip will perhaps become public
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
MJJSGROVE SEES
 GOOD TIMES AHEAD
Thinks Next Presidential Admins tration Will Be Most Sue
 cessful of All

l.. B. Musgrove of Jasper was in Bir- mingham yesterday and spoke enthusiastic calIv of the presidential outlook from a
 democratic viewpoint MT. Musgrove sees in the conditions of the country sane and safe time for the next occupant of the White House. He said it would be a comfortable. progressive administration
 that succeeded the present administration
 of President Taft.
 q anticipate that the next occupant of
 the presidential office will have easily the
 best administration of all,'' said MT. Mus
 grove. "The crop now is 20 per cent bet
 ter than at any time in the history of the country. There are many things
 that may happen to injure 1t, but there is nothing that can happen to prevent the harvesting of more than an average good crop, which means a vast stream of gold from this section. That will be to the
 advantage of the next President.
 By the time the next President goes into office the trust cases will be of the
 dim past, the large interests will have settled down to strict business, they will know where they are, and they will be ready to expend immense sum of money
 to bring on prosperity. The insurgents that are now insurging will have lined up when the next President goes in
 | My opinion is that Governor Wilson of New Jersey will be nominated to lead the democrats. He Is the shining star in
 the democratic Armament, although one | can never deny that the other candidates
 have strength. They are all good men. hut the chance now, as I say, favor Gov ernor Wilson. He is an ideal man. The
 country will have settled down at thar time and he will be acceptable to the in terests, especially the financial men. And
 President Taft will be just as acceptab.e. The situation Is that the great corpor-
 ations will be in such splendid shape by reason of the encouragement of thines as
 to be unmindful of the personality of the President except In general way Every thing is to be reasonable and no restraint is to be encountered'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
VETERANS GIVEN : PENSION MONEY
About 200 Called at County Treasurer's Office Yes
 terday for Fund

Pensions were paid the Confederate vet erans from the office of the probate court vesterday and about 200 of the old soldiers came and went during the day with their pocketbooks heavier and their spirits higher. The allowance was somewhat short from the regular pension fund, due to the fact that July Is the end of the fourth quarter which is the only variable period of the year.
 The warrants for the first three quar- ters are always for the same amount, but for the last quarter they are made out according to pro rata division or the balance left of the pension fund. For Jefferson county there are 1920 pensioners on the roll and about 200 of these were on hand yesterday. the majority being those who draw the fourth class pensions, amounting to sS.i0, while the next largest number were those who receive the first class pension of s16.2o. e.
 For the distribution of the pensions tenn porary quarters were set up In Judge pueh's division of the circuit court Just adjoining the offise of the county treas urer, where many of the warrants were cashed for the convenience of the vet- erans. who on the previous payment of the allowances experienced an unusually bad time in making very clrcultous route down under the basement of the court house on account of certain repair uorI m the ground floor, which blocked the hallway.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage licenses were issued from the probate court yesterday: Jake Vines of Short Creek to Miss Julia Quinn.
 T. H. Gillespie to Miss Evie May Ridge way. Susie Watkins.
 M. V. Erwin of Birmingham to Miss Julia Ann Smith
 Theodore Murray of Augusta, Ga, to Miss Katie Elizabeth TaLxsley.
 O. White to Miss Annie Gay Powell. Ernest R. Taylor of Birmingham to Mrs. Ada Gust.
 J. R. Pitts of Birmingham 10 Miss Lula Crews.
 T w. Wright to Miss Bell Word.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
BOGGAN REPORTS
 FOR THE HALF YEAR
First Six Months Show Gain of $21,7SS Over Last
 Year

License Collector J. J. Boggan filed his semi annual report yesterday with President Culpepper Exum of the con- missioners and it shows an increase of $21,7SS during the first six months of this year as compared to the first six months of 1910. The semi-annual re- port was accompanied by a monthly report for June 1911, which also shows an increase over the same month last year of s4246 The collections for June, N1910, were s6117. while last month MT. Boggan collected s10,S63.
 The first half of this year netted the city. $329,513.50. while for the same period of 1910, s3o7,725.50 was the col lectons.
 The semi annual report is as follows: June 80, 1911. Honf Culpepper Exum, President of
 the Board of Commissioners, City:
 Dear Sir-I have the honor to sub mith here with semi-annual report of license collected. as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

The greatest difficulty standing in the way of the solution of the liquor question is that the adversary paraes are too vio- lently opposed to consider of a mean be- tween them,a said A. Latady, the well known attorney. Neither of them will yield an inch, and so mere bull force and awkwardness must decide between them as opposing factions only, without hope of a solution of the difficulty The prohibi- tionst glories in the suppression of the open saloon and seems to care very little about the blind tiger and the boot-legger.
 They remind me very much of those of whom St. Paul speaks in his Epistle to the Galatians: "As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For not even they who re- ceive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you cir cumcised, that they may glory in your flesh" This suppression of the open bar makes fair show in the flesh but the flesh is yet worse than it was, and this glory in the flesh of those upon whom they would force this fair show, is Of small worth, and they have their reward
 for never were the laws held more lightly
 never were truth and the sanctity of an oath of less price and value; never were the courts and the officers of the law held in lighter estem; never was mere hy- pocrisy at higher premium; never was blind, empty vanity more proud of itself
 fA, of ho question at all. All things that are, are with more spirit chased than they're en- joyed, and nothing would be more appal- ling to the agitators of this modern cir cumcsion, than a solution of the ques-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
ELABORATE MAP
 OF GREATER CITY Birmingham's Actual Area Is
 50.0S Square Miles OTHER FACTS GIVEN Map Has Required Many Months Work and Cost About S5000-Is
 Formally Adopted By Com
 misSion as Official

The Kelly Co.,, engineers, have just completed the most elaborate map of Greater Birmingham and environs that has ever been drawn. It gives abso- lute data on every portion of the great CT city and has been formally approved by the city commissioners and the city engineer as the official map of Bir- mngham.
 In addition to the data in the map itself, other interesting facts are given, notably the area of the city at various times. For instance, it shows that the actual area of Greater Birmingham Is now 50.0S square miles, somewhat more than has heretofore been believed The actual area was arrived at by reducing the area to square feet. This table also shows the following facts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

done so sooner had one been presented
 You may be assured of my best support in the coming contest which am convinced will be successful me neople are tired of the continued agi- tation. and the blindtiger evil. Should YOU desire further service, l am yours to command.
 Attached to the individual petitions are many notes in reference to the threat of a certain temperance organ ization to publish the names given them full and free permission to do so if they saw fit.
 The leaders of the local option forces are selecting their general cam paign committee, which will be pup lished tt an early date. The local op,lon forces while optimistic of the outcome of the election are making preparation for an active campaign and intend to wage a vigorous campaign. MT Moore stated that they would make clean and open fight and would rely on the merits of the issue to bring about victory.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
Evangelist Hayes at Tent Meeting

Evangelist E. G. Hayes will preach at the large gospel tent, located at the cor ner of Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street, tonight. The subject will be, ''The Sealing Message of Revelation" All are made welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02

 Another interesting table given is the following:
 Pet.
 1900 1910 Inc. Bank de-
 posits ..$ 7,oOs,2o4 22.s2S.S2S 227 Bank clear
 ings -. 4a,sso,44s 1so.24S,52s 22s City tax
 assesm'ts 14.727,7O7 65,S15,O2s 236 P stoffice
 receipts 104,526 SI9,S5f ib3 The maplis the work of many months and the cost of preparing it has beer about $5000. The Kelley company makes the following formal statement regarding it:
 We have just compiled and published a new and very complete map, approved by the city commissioners and the city engineer. as the official map of the city of Greater Birmingham. It includes the 50 square mile area of Birmingham and adjacent suburbs, showing city limits, all the streets, avenues and alleys. The railroads and electric car lines are shown, with trackage very accurate and complete; county sanitary sewer, sec ton lines, township and range lines and numbers of same; ah blocks and num- bers are shown, also county roads, principal buildings, depots, parks, in- dustries, etc. Names of over 500 sub divisions are given, together with own ership of all acreage property covered by the map. Mile circles are inscribed with the city hall as the center All data of railroads, street car trackage and properties shown thereon were compiled and furnished by the of ficials and owners. "The map is 42x7S inches; scale 100O-foot equals one inch. The price is $12.50 per copy mounted on cloth with sticks top and bottom.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-02
1910
1911

Grand total .s329, 513.5o Increase over 1910, $21,7SS. Respectfully submitted,
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-31
Local and Personal

See Mir. Wyland for residence lots. Good location. Phone I74,
 MT. and Mrs. John Weather ford returned Sunday evening from Phoenix.
 District Attorney X. N. Sleeves was in Williams Saturday on legal business.
 Mir. Geo. F. Schaal, the Santa Fe watch inspector, was in Flag staff Saturday.
 Use Compo board for the inside lining of that new house. See MT. Wyland. It
 A. G. Dickinson and Will Rals- ton left for the Campo Verde country Saturday.
 Julius Herman left Monday for Tempe to recuperate from q bad cold and grippe.
 J. w. Pritchett, formerly of The Sun office, is now located at Globe, Arizona.
 Deputy Sherifs Woody and Pulliam were in Williams Tues day, sleuthing.
 Mir. Oleson, of the Babbitt- Poison company, Williams, was a Flagstaff visitor Sunday.
 Ed Bargeman and w. F. Baw- com, two prominent cattlemen of Winslow, were here Sunday.
 NJ. T. Piper returned last week from Cave Creek where he has been looking after his sheep.
 l.. A. Mitchell, manager of the Santa Fe oil station, is having a large addition built on his resi- dence.
 See Mir. Wyland about that new asphaltum shingle. Far superior to a slate roof, costs less. Phone I74, 3 rings. It
 C. ]. Spellmire has returned from Los Angeles and is again on duty with Rabbit Bros. & Co. at Winslow.
 Tomorrow is April Ist. Don t be too delighted when you find an old pocketbook nailed down or attempt to pick up a slippery nickel.
 Ranger James Bailey returned last Friday from Chicago, where he went with the remains of Mrs. Bailey, who was inferred in the family cemetery east.
 l.. L. Ferrill, general manager of the Bright Angel trail at Grand Canyon, was in the city Tuesday morning. He says travel is heav- fer than usual at the Canyon.
 Ben Yaeger, a brother of Super visor L. D. Yaeger, was thrown from his horse at Congress Juno ton last week and is in the hos pital at Phoenix, suffering with five broken ribs.
 Colonel George Hochderffer and youngest son returned Tuesday from New York, where they spent a greater part of the winter. MT, and Mrs. Hochderffer also visited Cuba during the winter.
 MT. D. Fl. Work and wife oi Chicago were guests of MT. and Mrs. Fred Lynch Tuesday and Wednesday. MT. and Mrs. Work were on their way to Los Angeles and stopped over on short visit.
 Peter Michelbach, the cattleman and rancher, came in Friday from
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-31
BANK TALK Wanted, Money

You would worry if you had your hands and he did nothing. You may have money that IS idle It's of waste than the idle man for 1t could be working for you "A hours day. including nights and Sundays There is no law against money working on Sundays.
 An investment in manufactured product IS al- ways endangered by the possibility of a cheaper sub stitute There be cheaper substitute for money If there substitute it will be dearer instead of cheaper.
 Idle money, if placed interest is invested in tselfa commodity of universal necessity not in dan ger of cheaper substitutes-he demand is certain and it is constantly increasing in value, until you need it. Our interest bearing time certificates of deposit provide such an investment for your idle funds We issue them in any amount and at any time due in six months year.
 THE CITIZENS BANK
 Flagstaff, Ariz.
The Coconino sun., 1911-03-31
FLAGSTAFF LODGE NO. sol, T. F. B
cENEcA TRIBE NO g OF REDMEN

Meets every Saturday night at the City Hall Chiefs, warriors, hunters and braves, astray from their own council fires. are cordially in- vited to ours. MARION AUBINEAU,
 Chief of Records