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The evening world., 1911-02-10
SECOND WIFE SUES
RAILROAD BUILDER
FOR ANNULMENT
Frederick VI. Vermilye's First
Divorced Him Because Tenn
peranentS Didn't Agree.

Trcicr'. MONTGOMERY Vcrmllye. n
wealthy railroad contractor who was
divorced lG 1904 hv his hrst wife. Kate
Jordan, writer and dramatist. has been
sued by his second wife or %annulment
OF their marriage. The present Mrs.
vermilye was Miss Caroline VI. Wyman.
She left the Hgdsonia apartments. NO.
j15 West S"cvcnty-nlnth street, whore
the Normilycs made their home, several
months x
Mr.. Vcrmilye sull livcs IN the Hud-
sonia. lie refused to discuss the annul-
ment suit to-day beyond admitting that
such a suit had been brought and tnat
his lawyer, Il. Ormonde Power OF No.
10 Broad street has filed an answer.
Mrs. NermIlyc's lawyer. john *. Era
kline jr. ot No. &c wall street. also re-
fused 10 give grounds for the applioa-
ton for an annulment.
The evening world., 1911-02-10
Testimony viii Be Private.

Mr.. Ersklno appeared to-day before
Supreme Court Justice Gerard IN chain
bers and asked that a referee he APP
pointed. adding the request thai the
taking Of testimony "a private. Paul
Herman. a lawyer. was appointed.
Mr.. Ncrnilye's family Is one OF the
oldest in New York society. lilo Is n
grandson OF Washington r Vermilye,
founder 81 the banking house of Yer
milye q CO.. but he has never been con-
nectcd with that concern.
His name Is listed as president OF a
railroad contracting firm with offices
in the Hudson Terminal Building. No.
80 Church street. but ne seldom goes
there. lie is generally to be found In
The evening world., 1911-02-10

mo brokerage office Of su'ro & Kimb'oy,
so. 80 Wal street. lie is a mcmbct NJ
the Racquet and Calumet clubs, the st.
Nicholas Society and the Society Of tha
Colonial Wars.
Kate Jordan. the first Mrs. Ncrmil,c,
IS Of Irish birth. although she has lived
nearly an her life In America. she
HI.t came INTO literary notice when sJc
won a prize Tor her story. - Rose Of
TIE Nirc" Since then she has written
continuously for the magazines and for
tho stage. she g. the author OF Mr.
bakon," and sho adapted n French
comedy, Papa i~ebonnard," in which
Henry T.. Dixey starred.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
HENRY R. CARSE IS
 VISITING DISTRICT
President of Birmingham Realty Com pany Stops Here on His
 Way to New York

Henry R. Carse, president of the l,ir- mingham Realty company. and vice pres ident of the Hanover National bank of New York city, arrived In Birmingham yesterday at noon. He is en route home from the bankers convention in New Or leans, which ends today. He left there early in order to visit Birmingham while down south. Arriving at the hotel yes- terday MT. Carse was taken in an auto mobile and shown some of the properties of his company by l. Groom Beatty, gen. eral manager. The officials were busy all yesterday afternoon looking over the local situation.
 MT. Carse said the convention of bank CTS in New Orleans was very successful. He had never visited New Orleans before and was deeply interested in the quaint scenes of that noted city.
 Of Birmingham MT. Carse remarked that the city always looked better as time went by and that he was optimistic about Birmingham over all places He did not care yesterday to announce any new propositions here in connection with his company. He indicated, however. that before leaving tomorrow night for the east he might have something official 10 say.
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and on being asked as to his trade, call ing or profession said he was a manu- facturer of an article that enabled the people to make astronomical observa- tions.
 Come again." said Judge Abernethy.
 My work is in connection with the science of the heavenly bodles," said Co., pernicus.
 But in what particular?"
 well, judge, I smoke glass when there is an eclipse of the sum
 q see, you are Calico up to date, as 1t were,' responded the judge, and l suppose the long period between the events you mention accounts for your long periods of enforced rest. You have over looked one eclipse however, that is caus- ing more disturbance in the political Armament than any recent disturbance
 in the planetary system. "The son of Alabama has already to- tally eclipsed the meteor from New Jer- sey, and his shadow has fallen on the | stationary planet in Ohio, and will soon put him in political darkness. so to speak, and it don't take smoked glass to see that, or any other kind, for that matter T am glad to see you are interested In
 matters astronomcal,' said Copernicus with smile. seeing, as he thought, a prospect of release.
 Certainly am interested" replied his
 honor Far be 1t, Coperncus, that I, H.
 B. Abernethy, should throw any obstacles | in the study of the arts and sciences. | No, sir, I intend to assist you in further researches. As I understand 1t, eclipses occur about as often as the century plant blooms, consequently you have probably
 said Amen to your present arduous call l ing.
 "As you have heretofore confined your field of operations to the heavens above, | I think 1t would be decided help to your
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
ococccoooccooeoccccooeee

E. St. Elmo Lewis, the Detroit lad man." will arrive in this city this morning at 6 o'clock from New Orleans, to di- vulge his clever publicity ideas before an audience in the Chamber of Commerce at o'clock this evening. The Ad Mems club, the Chamber of Commerce, the Board of Trade and the Business Mems league have been invited to hear MT Lewis talk upon Creating Town Spir- it, and all those who are interested in advertising are also invited to be pres ent.
 F.. St. Elmo Lewis is advertising man ager for the Burroughs Adding Machine company, former chairman of the public ity committee of the Detroit board s-s commerce, and one of the organizers Of the Civic Service league. He is In the south to attend the American Bank CTS convention at New Orleans, where he delivered an address, "The Savings Idea and the People" yesterday to the savings department, and comes here be- fore visiting Atlanta, which he Is to speak before several civic bodies.
 MT. Lewis is a man of wide civic ex- perience and comes here as a citizen of the most aggressive of the younger mu- nicipalities. He will be informally en- tertained at luncheon at the Southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
Real Estate Transfers

Real estate transfers were recorded as follows yesterday:
 $l5O0-T. o. Melton and wife, Julia Mel cepting 95 feet off the west side thereof, according to the map and plans of Col lege Hill company's subdivision of block 226, at College street and Barron street.
 s1350-William J. Ancell to Stella Rob ertson, the south half of the south half of lots 10, Il and 12, In block B. excepting 10 feet off the southwest side of the south half of lot 12, according to the survey of the East Lake Land com pany.
 $1400-W. B. Parker to w. H. Porter lot ', block 306, on Fifth avenue, Bessemer.
 s2350-Lyde D. Blair and W. P. Blair to w. A. Finley, lot 5, in block 13, in the survey of Thorpe place.
 $12O0-J. F. Herring and wife to J. O. Parsons, northeast corner of southeast quarter of southeast quarter of section 2S. township 20, range west.
 SPOOL w. Johnstone and wife to Mrs A. l.. Nelson and Cecil Nelson, lots z, 8 and 9, In block 3, in Andrew Burgtn's ad- dtion to Wylam.
 $1650-E. Scotura and wife and Guiseppa Cerevallo and wife to Giachnno Aiella and Antonio Aiella, lot 23 in block 276 Bes- semer.
 $20o0-W. D. Caldwell and wife to Cath crime Anne Blackwell, lot 4. in block 14, in the Pratt Land and Improvement com- pany's survey of Dewey, in the southeast quarter of the northeast quarter of sec ton 2. township IS. range west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
Suits Filed Yesterday

The following suits were among those filed in the city and circuit courts yester- clay:
 J. R. Robinson vs. the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway company; $10,0OO dam ages claimed for alleged injuries received at East Thomas while in the employ of the company as switchman.
 J. l.. Bowden vs. the Louisville and Nashville Railway company, suit brought for s2O,O0O for alleged injuries received while standing near the defendant com- pany's track at Ensley, said injuries caused by a piece of lumber projecting from flat car.
 Martin Brown vs. the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company; $5oOC claimed for alleged wrongful election from South Bessemer street car.
 Mary Watkins vs. Western Union Tele- graph company; s199O claimed as damages for the alleged failure to deliver a tele- gram announcing the death of plaintiff S relative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
FROM THE "HEAVENS ABOVE"
 TO THE EARTH BENEATH"

scientific mind to study the earth be- neatn.
 T will give you a due bill for 800. for which the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail- road company will take an equivalent in labor, and to make sure you will have ample time to get thoroughly acquainted with your new conditions, I will extend your vacation by additional 90 days. The company aforesaid will clothe you in raiment that puts to blush the gorgeous zebra, and feed you on the fat of the land"
 He git de fat all rite." murmured a ne- gro, who sat in the court room; "dey don't glib no lean" He had evidently been there
 And in order to enable you to make the proper geological Investigations. pick and shovel will be provided. with which you can dislodge the 'dusky diamonds that kind providence has lavlshed so plenteously in our midst I might state further that as a spur to your en- deavors-"
 Hit ain't no spur, hits lash.'' came from the coon in the corner in feeling undertone.
 You will be allowed to load the geo. logical specimens you dislodge from the stratum,' continued the judge, Fin a con venient car, whence they will be taken to the surface.
 "Yes, Copernicus, you will have the op- portunity of your life to broaden your mind by the study of the strata and min eral formation of the earth. which are fully as interesting ae the distances of stars, the structure of the milky way, the relation of the nebula and clusters to the annulus."
 What tell is Judge Ab talking abour,' asked Jack Greener in a stage whisper that permeated the entire court room.
 "Damfino,' replied Jim Burton in an undertone that reached half way down the corridor
 Judge Abernethy looked at the pair moment. then said: "The lack of discern ment of some individuals Is absolutely be- yond comprehension. I don't want to mention names, but the obtuseness of some individuals who are bald headed and others who wear chin whiskers Is posi- tivey-but what's the use." Judge Alb jabbed his pen into the ink we'll and proceeded to make out the nit tmus by which the defendant was to be placed in jail
 His righteous indignation caused him to write the word nine instead of ninety, and nine dollars instead of the amount he had assessed.
 Copernicus Jones was taken to the sheriff, who refused to accept him on the grounds that man could not be commit- ted to hard labor for less than ten days.
 What has he done." asked Sheriff Me- Adory.
 He claims to be an astronomer" re- piled Chris Hartsfield, who had him in charge.
 Astronomers are a drug on the mar ket," said Sir Walter. We have too many star gazers already. Take him down town and lose him.
 So Chris and Copernicus departed, and Chris came back alone.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
AT THE HOTELS

Among the Alabama people at the Mor- ris yesterday were E. B. Almon of Tus- cpmbia, w. c. Davis of Jasper and w. T. Brown of Ragland.
 A. J. Clandy of Wadley, c. w. Hannon of Acmar and w. J. Nicholson of Centre vile were among yesterdays arrivals at the Metropolitan.
 J. E. Bateman of Nashville was regis tered at the Florence yesterday.
 A. N. Andrew of Birmingham was at the Florence yesterday.
 A. J. Mcwirgh of Mobile Is stopping at the Birmingham.
 A. G. Sarthern of Ashland is at the Birmingham.
 B. Daniels of Jackson is at the Bir- mir gham.
 " B. Bankhead and W. c. Seaman of Jasper were registered at the Hillman yesterday.
 Fred L. Blackman of Anniston is stop ping at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
JACOB SCHURMAN
 VISITS THE CITY
President Cornell Universi- ty Attends Underwood
 Banquet

Jacob Guild Schurman, president of Cornell university, arrived last night on a short trip to Birmingham He attended the banquet to Congressman o. w. Underwood last night, having been met at the train by Dr. Alfa Walker, J. I. Blount, Jr.. and E. F. Enslen, Jr, and escorted to the Coun- try club. He will be extensively en- tertained while in Birmingham today.
 This morning the distinguished edu- cator will be shown over the district by several Tennessee company offi- cials and other prominent men of the city. At luncheon he will be the guest of the alumni of Cornell. The luncheon will be held at the University club and will be attended by about 20 of the alumnus and perhaps 10 additional guests. Charles J. Barr. general super intendent of the steel plant division of the Tennessee company. will preside at the University club function and short talks will be made by severa, prominent men.
 Tonight at the Country club Presi- dent schurman will be the guest at a dinner rendered by President A. H. Ford of the Birmingham, Railway Light and Power company. That affair will be attended also by the Cornell alumni of Birmingham and a few in vited guests.
 A meeting of the alumni was held yesterday morning in the offices of J. l. Blount at which arrangements were practically completed for the et- tertainment of the visiting educator.
 Dr. Schurman is one of the most widely known educational men of the country. He has been at the head of Cornell university for many years and
 Is known as prominent leader of the educational work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
BASKETBALL GAME TO
 BE PLAYED TONIGHT

Tonight at the Athletic club there will be a game of basketball between the Black and Red color teams. This is the second of the series of games that the color teams of the club will play, and from all indications will be one Of the closest exhibitions of the season.
 The teams are composed of well trained basketball players. On the Blacks are McGowan, forward; R. Ritchie. forward; Moss, center; Ennillin, guard, and Horton guard, who is also the captain.
 The Reds are composed of Orr, forward; s. Horton, forward; Thomas, center; Langdoc and D. Nesbitt, guards.
 The game will begin at S:30 o'clock. There will be only one game tonight as some of the members of the other teams wish to compete in the athletic contest tomorrow, and their playing in the game would render them in bad condition for the meet of Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
BANKERS WILL BE
 IN TOWN TODAY Two Special Trains Will
 Stop Over Here FROM NEW ORLEANS Composed of Delegates From New York and Philadelphia Who
 Attended the Bankers
 Convention
FROM NEW ORLEANS

Two special trains occupied by promi- nent bankers returning from the bank ers' convention in New Orleans will be in Birmingham tomorrow morning at 9:3C o'clock. The visitors will remain here until 1 o'clock, levaing at that hour for their homes in New York and Philadel- phia.
 The party will be received at the sta- ton by number of local bankers and business men and shown over the district. It was announced yesterday by the Ala bama Great Southern railroad officials that the party would have breakfast on the train preceding their arrival and that lunch would be served shortly after leav- ing Birmingham. On this account no re- ception or luncheon will be rendered the visitors.
 Edward Crawford who is in New Or leans attending the bankers meeting wired yesterday that 55 automobiles would be required to show the party of visitors over the city. This number of cars will no doubt be secured. Webb Crawford, Culpepper Exum, w. A. Porter, w. P. G. Harding and Robert Jemison, Jr., have been advised of the coming of the bank CTS and will show them attention while in Birmingham. The party Is composed of some very prominent men who are in- terested in seeing the Birmingham dis trict.
 It is understood that the steel plant at Ensley, Corey, and the residential sec >tion will be shown the party and per- haps it will be arranged to hold a short informal reception at the Chamber of Commerce for them.
 It is said that several directors of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company are among the members of the party, and it is stated that President Ford of that company will take charge of several of the bankers and entertain them personally.
 The two trains are being operated by the Pennsylvania railroad, using the Queen and Crescent route for the trip south. Representatives of both lines are busy trying to arrange the details of the stop over in Birmingham. It is a fact worthy of notice that Birmingham and Chattanooga are the only two points that will be visited by the bankers on the trip, other than New Orleans. Tho stop at Chattanooga, 1t is said, is for the primary purpose of seeing the battle field at that place around which a great deal of southern history centers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
TRANSFER MATTER
 DELAYED A DAY

On account of the illness of Commis- sioner James Weatherly and at the ur- gent request of delegation of Wylam citizens, the commissioners yesterday did not take up the scheduled Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company prop osition relating to a new offer as to trans fers to Ensley and that section.
 It was announced that at II o'clock to- morrow the commissioners would meet again and go into the matter if nothing turned up to postpone the matter again. MT. Exum and Judge Lane held the com mission meeting yesterday. It was prin- cipally of routine nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24

During the past few weeks the authorl- ties have been rounding up that class of individuals, who seem to have decided aversion to carrying out the Biblical in- junction namely, ito earn a living by the sweat of the brow"
 Quite number of them have been ar- raigned before Judge Abernethy of the court of common pleas, to explain the cause of their unlimited leisure
 Yesterday morning an unkempt and wild eyed specimen of the species that alone are allowed to vote in this state appeared before Judge Alb on a chage of vagrancy. He gave his name as Copernicus Jones,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
SOLEY IS ARDENT
 UNDERWOOD MAN Compares Underwood With
 William Mckinley STRONGER EVERY DAY Retired Army Officer of New Orleans Says Underwood's Tariff Ability
 Is Sweeping Country and
 Gaining Followers

Captain John Soley, retired officer of the United States navy and at present in charge of special federal work in
 New Orleans, was among the out of
 town guests at the Underwood banquet last evening. He is not only staunch
 supporter of the presidential possibili- ties of MT. Underwood, but he also maintains that the time Is now at hand for the White House to shelter southern man.
 Captain Soley, who is spending sew eral days in the city as the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Alex M. Garber, yes- terday pronounced MT. Underwood the
 best tariff man in the country and therefore the strongest candidate in the
 field for presidential honors."
 We democrats are hoping that the precedent set by former President Will liam Mckinley in going from the chair manship of the ways and means com
 mittee to the presidential chair will be followed by Oscar W. Underwood, the present chairman of that committee.
 MT. Mckinley was the most thoroughly informed tariff man of his time and MT. Underwood is the tariff authority of
 today
 Tn every country financial matters play an important role In the make up of the government, and in the United States there comes physiological mo-
 ment in the tariff unheaval Just before presidential election that if caught l by the tariff man will make him at | tract the largest number of votes into | the ballot box. While it is not surety that the tariff man will be elected, he
 stands a big chance and that man be- | ing MT. Underwood, he stands bigger
 chance.
 Prior to the present local agitation of politics in Louisiana and New Or leans, the papers were often effusive in their praise of the Birmingham can
 didate and lauded him as a possible future president. But with the ap- proach of two warmly contested elec- tions they are not giving much atten- tion to outside affairs.
 oscar Underwood is everywhere recog- nized as the candidate with the largest supply of tariff knowledge and this, cou- pied with his peerless personality. integ- rity as a politician, and this conservatism make him the most popular democrat in the party.
 since the launching of the Underwood boom there have been many men of high positions who have swerved from alle- glance to woodrow Wilson to Underwood and this has been done mainly because of the latter's tariff ability"
 Colonel Soley and his host. Colonel Garber, joined Congressman Taylor, Rob- ert Jemison, T. A. Weller and others at the Southern club for an informal lunch
 con. and the sake of "Auld Lang Syne."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24

club today by a party of men In kindred professions and spend the afternoon in seeing Birmingham and the district.
 Making his first appearance in this city since his visit here about year and a half ago to address the Alabama Bank CTS association, MT. Lewis will be ac- corded a rousing reception tonight by the public spirited men of this city who rec ognize the guest of today as one of the foremost factors in the upbullding of De- troit and realize the rare opportunity of the Magic City to absorb the Lewis methods of hustling. Every man in Blr- mingham will be welcome and is advised to attend this meeting tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
Bernstein Arrested

Detroit, November 23.-Harry Bern- stein, a chauffeur, was ordered into cus- tody today by Circuit Judge Donovan during the hearing of the divorce suit of Mrs. Vivian A. Kellogg against Frank J. Kellogg, wealthy manufac- turer of Battle Creek. Bernstein said in his testimony that he had seen Mrs
 Kellogg in compromising position He was contradicted by two witnesses. George c. Vannest, chauffeur in prison at Rochester, N. Y., sent a deposition repudiating previous one which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
Negroes Bound Over

Jake Harris and John Mathews, two ne- groes, charged with burglary and grand larceny. were bound over to await the ac- tion of the grand jury in the sum of $500 each by Judge H. B. Abernethy in the second division of the court of common pleas yesterday. They were accused of robbing the residence of H. Fully while he and his family were attending the fu- neral of relative.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
FIRST GREAT WHITE WAY
 POST ERECTED YESTERDAY

Surrounded by little group of inter- ested citizens and some officials of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, the first post of Birmingham s Great White Way was hoisted into place yesterday afternoon at o'clock on the corner of Third avenue and Twentieth street, in front of the Traders National bank.
 It is the Birmingham special design, manufactured of local pig iron by the Union Foundry company at Anniston, and when the five Tungsten globes have been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24

affixed to the torch supports at the ex- tremities of the brackets, the post will measure IA feet in height.
 The first post fulfills every expectation of the merchants and property owners who have championed the installation of the Great White Way. The marvellous change in the lightning of Third avenue and the air of metropolitanism that awaits Birmingham when the White Way is completed, Is already noticeable. The remaining posts will be erected as quick ly as possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-24
Building Permits

The following permits to build were is- sued by the building inspector yesterday morning:
 S2000-L. $. Selman, for a one story frame house at 912 Second avenue, West End.
 frame building at 11So South Nineteenth street.
 $1400-B. F. Jackson, for one story frame building at S72o Fifth avenue
 $90OO--The Florence hotel, by R. D. Bur nett, for repairs and alterations at the corner of Nineteenth street and Second avenue.