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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
FOR PROTECTION OF
 MILK CONSUMERS
Dairymen May Be Required to Sub nit to Examination for
 Tuberculosis

In order to further protect the con- sumers of milk and butter in Birmingham, the health department and the commits sioners will adopt an ordinance that all dairymen shall be subjected to an exami- nation for tuberculosis. In the event they suffer from that malady it Is said they will be denied the privilege of operating dairies in this city.
 An ordinance has been prepared by the commissioners that all dairymen sum moned by the health department shall appear at the city hall within 4S hours after summons and submit to an examina- tion for the disease In the event the dairymen are afflicted they will be de- nied the right to operate and sell milk and butter to the citizens of the city.
 Commissioner Lane said yesterday, when it was suggested that a great hardship may be inflicted upon some dairyinen. that he fully appreciated this proposition. He added, however that it would be far better to infict a Slight hardship on one or a few individuals than to endanger the health of vast number of persons.
 The ordinance will be taken up by the commission Tuesday at the regular meet
 ing, whereupon there will bc received various protests. it is apprehended. How ever, the matter will be carefully weighed before any decision is reached.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
HARRIS IS GETTING
 GOOD ENDORSEMENT
Big Petition Being Prepared to Pre-
 sent to the Referees

2. D. Harris, for many years superin- tendent of mails at the postoffice is looming up strongly for the postoffice ap- pointment. In order to warrant the state referees in recommending him MT. Har- rs has secured through several friends . huge petition from business men, off, cials and others which is to be present. ed to Pope M. Long and Major P. D. Barker in order to secure their endorse ment.
 Mir. Harris has been employed at the postoffice for % years and the clerks are soldly behind him for the place. The officials admit that from a practical standpoint he is probably the best quail fled man applying for the position
 Mir. Harris is being opposed by T. H. Aldrich, A. H. Carpenter, George Clarke and others They are leaving no stone unturned to get the endorsement of the two referees. Politically it is said that MT. Aldrich is the leading candidate for the appointment
 At the state convention here next Wednesday the applicants will be enabled to get in some strong work. The two referees and all the leading republican politicians will be here and great deal of wire pulling Is anticipated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
AT THE HOTELS

P G. Trent, Jr., of Roanoke Is at the Metropolitan
 V. c. Herndon of Vernon is registered at the Metropolitan.
 A D. Thompson of Lineville is in the city at the Metropolitan.
 Harry Minott of Tuscaloosa is stopping at the Morris.
 D. D. Patton of Garrollton is in the city at the Norris J. c. Shepherd of Berry is registered at the Morris.
 S. F. Alston of Tuscaloosa was among Saturdays arrivals at the Florence. A. l.. Hearty of Linden is in the city at the Florence.
 B. B. Bornis of Eutaw is stopping at the Florence
 J. NJ White of Montgomery is regis tered at the Birmingham.
 Walter Hoffman of Waverly is stop ping at the Birmingham
 Mat Aubrey of Roanoke is at the Bir- mingham.
 Isham J. Dorsey of Opelika is in Bir- mingham at the Hilman.
 Otis Hyatt of Chicago was among Sat urday's arrivals at the Hillman.
 J. A. Craig of New Orleans is stopping at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
FALL OPENING OF
 B|jOU LABOR DAY Theatre Has Been Reno vated and Excellent Line
 Attractions Secured

The Bijou theatre opens for the sea son of 1911-12 with 4 special Labor Day matinee Monday afternoon, September 1, and a performance Monday night. The opening attraction is a great dramat- ization of Beverly" taken from the novel Beverly of Graustark."
 For the past four weeks Manager Semon has been busy experimenting the complete renovation of the Bijou making the necessary repairs and practically re- building the methods of lighting the stage and swinging the scenery. The work is about complete, and the painters have finished their portion of what was to be done The Bljou will be in first class condition when the doors are opened on Labor Day.
 The line of attractions booked for this season are by far the best in the history of the house, including many high class attractions which formerly appeared in Birmingham for one and two nights. The opening attraction is such a play, being no less than the original Studebaker the atre production of that famous dram atization from a no less famous book.
 Manager Semon will announce next week his list of attractions which is prac- tically> complete through to April. There are as yet several open weeks for which some attractions of extraordinary merit are expected.
 After Monday of the opening the Bijou will be open every week with the usual performances every night and matinees Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, with special holiday matinees on Labor Day Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year and other like holidays.
 The box office for the opening attrac- tion will be opened next Thursday, and will be open every day during the sea- son. Owing to the anticipated rush for seats for the first two performances the management has suggested an early res ervation-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
NEGRO CEMETERY
 FINALLY LOCATED
Property in Vicinity of Elmwood in West End Will Be Improved
 at Once

The long wrangle about the lop<tion of A negro graveyard which has been be- fore the commissioners and the citizens fer some time has been definitely settled by the recording at the probate court of the Washington Cemetery company. Jos eph P. Lee is president of the company, while Forney Johnston and other well ,snown citizens are interested in the prop erty.
 The company is capitalized at $40,000 fnllv maid up and their property Is To- cated near the Eimwood cemetery in West End
 MT. Lee said yesterday that the grounds acquired were highly desirable for the purposes intended and that they were sufficiently segregated to fully warrant the opinion that no objections can reasonably be made to the location decided upon. The commissioners have lo oked care fully into the proposition ana their issuing a permit to MT. Lee was not taken until every feature had peer weighed The plot is near the negro col lege located in West End but sufficiently removed from it not to interfere.
 MT. Lee said yesterday that his engln- eers had arranged to convert the prop erty into a really desirable park prop erty. He intends to plant flowers anc arrange walks in such way as to make the. property very attractive.
 Work. according to Mir. Lee. which vii entail an expenditure of a large sum vii be started this week on the property The commissioners are very much pleas ed over the final settlement of the prob lem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
BOND ISSUE NOT
 FOR FULL AMOUNT
Probably Not For Less than S900, ,000 Nor For More Than
 1,OOO,0

It is generally accepted at the city hall that the recent bond issue of $1,300 0O0 will be reduced materially by the Bir- mingham commissioners. Although no statement has been made in reference to the sum to be realized by the city, it Is said the bond sale will be no less than 5000 GOO and no more than S1,000O00. The reduction in the amount was recommend cd by Judge Dillon, the bond expert in New York, on account of the fact that the Alabama staute does not authorize the issuance of bonds for an anticipated deficit
 Commissioner Weatherly, who has the exact information on this subject, is ex- pected home today from North Carolina. where he has been spending a few days with his family before returning from his trip to New York.
 The commissioners, it is understood. will after conferring with MT. Weatherly an nounce the sum to be secured through the saleA
 The question of any anticipated deficit was brought up here several weeks ago, but the commissioners were of the opin- ion that the point was not well taken and they determined upon the full amount. The examination of Judge Dillon. how ever. is said to have convinced the com mission that 1t would be unwise to insist upon issuing the bonds for the full amount, hence the agreement said to have been accepted to make the sum smaller.
 The full deficit of the fiscal year of the city will be covered by the issue, the exact amount to be determined by Comp troller Abbott's figures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
DETECTIVES SWAP
 TALES ION THE PEG"
Warren and Cole Tell of Strange Sase of Assault With Intent
 to Murder

There is a time honored custom in the detective department of the city of Birmingham known as peg day It might be stated that every day in the week is "peg day" and Sunday too.
 When two detectives are peg men" they are required to report for duty at S:3O o'clock in the morning and re- main at police headquarters until 10:S0 that night. They answer every call that comes in for help.
 The detectives have alternate days for being "on the peg" and many amusing experiences are told in the evening at o'clock when every de- tective in the department gathers in the detective room.
 Detective E. II. Warren had the fol- lowing experience yesterday with a large, healthy specimen of the genus negro:
 worren and his partner Paul Cole, had been on the peg since early in the morning and at o'clock at night both men were tired They had answered number of frivolous calls. but the last call they received broke the record.
 A frantic voice implored Warren to come to Eighth street and Third alley to prevent murder being done Both detectives seized their armament which they had temporarily discarded, and hastened to the scene of the trouble.
 They founG the aforesaid negro man unmercifully beating his spouse. The detectives had some little difficulty in quieting him, but after 1t had been done and while they were waiting for the wagon Warren inquired of the ne- gro the cause of his assault.
 He confided to the detectives that his wife did not make enough to support him and he was chastising her for the offense
 The negro was fined heavily for dis orderly conduct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
STREET PARADE
 OF HUPMOb|LES
New Automobile Company Makes Initial Bid for Bir-
 mingham Business

With a parade through the streets yesterday morning the Birmingham Au- tomobile company, located at Seven teenth street and Third avenue, made it's advent into the commercial life of Birmingham.
 The parade consisted of various mod els of Hupmobiles, between which were large banners pointing out their good points. military band, with es- cort of mounted patrolmen, preceded the cars, which were effectively pre- scented to a large crowd along the streets. It was stated by s. J. Banks Jr.. secretary and treasurer of the company, that a large number of in terested citizens visitedathe show rooms and looked over the models after they had been whirled through the streets in the parade.
 MT. Banks said that Birmingham pre- sented one of the most encouraging fields for automobile trade in the whole south and that since recently remov- ing to this city with his family he had become thoroughly convinced that Bir-
  most cosmopolitan and active cities in the whole country.
 In arranging the parade yesterday of the "Hup" cars MT. Banks said that he desired to have some new and novel way of presenting his cars to the Brmin gham automobile men, and thought nothing would attract such wide attention as free and unre- strained examination of the class and appearance of the cars while being driven through the streets with suffi- cent musical accompaniment to at tract attention. He added that subse quent examinations made by those at tracted to the show rooms confirmed his idea.
 The show rooms of the Birmingham Automobile company are very comfort ably arranged near the Bijou theatre, where the cars are arranged so as to be viewed by the crowds that pass that locality daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
LIKE PICKING UP
 MONEY IN THE ROAD
Bullock County Negro Raised $500 Worth of Ginseng on Quarter
 of An Acre

The Bullock County Breeze has an Interesting little story of new kind of gold mine a negro In that county has discovered. The Breeze says:
 "Leedy Jackson, a thrifty Bullock county negro, has quarter of an acre of ginseng ready to harvest and has been offered $500 for the crop but has refused that amount of money be- cause the market price for the root is sS a pound and he will harvest the root and sell it on the market This crop was planted five years ago and has been taken care of at odd times while the negro made living raisin 2 cotton. This ginseng is little nest egg which he considers is like pick ing up money in the road"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
FREE DISPENSARY
 FOR POOR TO OPEN
New Department Will Be Located in Basement of St. Vincent's
 Wing

Sister Chrysostom announced yester- : day that St. Vincents free dispensary for the clinical treatment of the poor would be opened on Tuesday. Septem- Der 5. It will be located in the base ment of the new wing of the hospital. Members of the local medical staff will be on hand daily, except Sunday, from until p. m. to treat those who ap- ply.
 St, Vincent's, as is we'll known, has done a vast amount of charity work, and this new feature-treating the out side poor free--is benevolence that ferers and will, as is pointed out by friends of the hospital. strongly com mend itself to the public. \. Y < x.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
WILL PAY VISIT
 ID [. M. !. FACTORY
Special Train Will Leave Tomorrow With Agents
 in the South

After assembling In Birmingham where yesterday they spent the day look
 ing over the city, 40 agents of the "E' M' F." Automobile company, headed by Juege Dan A Greene, general southern sales manager for that company, will leave this morning for Detroit The agents are to make a thorough and care ful inspection of the plants of the com pany in Detroit in order to be better informed as to the manufacture Of that well known automobile.
 Judge Greene said yesterday afternoon that the agents to meet here were rom Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Al Chattanooga the delegation will be joined by the agents from Georgia and spe- cial train will be made up to convey them to Detroit. The trip will last four days, and the agents are expected to return home by Thursday.
 During yesterday the agents were taken in charge by Judge Greene and others and driven over the city to get an idea as to the extent of the Birmingham dis trict. They were seemingly highly pleased. Speclal car VIII pe pioNiuc" the party this morning on the Alabama Great Southern leaving at 6 o'clock. It will be converted into a special at Chat tanooga.
 Judge Greene has recently taken charge of the "E M F." sales business in sev- eral southern states and intends to push the cars vigorously. He has many scores of men in his department located at va rious points in the south and they are forming an organization to present the automobiles to the people of the several states.
 Judge Greene said yesterday that the trip his agents were to make to the Detroit factories was the first time in the south that any manufacturing plant for automobiles had recognized the vastness of this section as an automobile center sufficiently to provide special train for the agents to look the factory over. He anticipates a very interestin gand profit able trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
DAYS RECORD IN
 COUNTY COURTS

Tn the city court yesterday Mrs. Ida F Eaves filed suit against the Birming ham Railway, Light and Power com- pany for S2O.0OO for alleged personal in- iuries, She sets out that she was thrown down and hurt in attempting to get on a street car at Avenue F and Twenty sixth street on July 10. 1911. Her husband also sues for 5000. alleging that he was damaged to that amount by the loss of his wife's services on account of tho accident.
 In the circuit court l.. D. Thompson filed suit against the SibleyMenge Brick and Coal company and the Sibley Bros. Coal company, asking for s1o0o0 as com pensation for alleged personal injuries sustained by him while working for the coal companies in their mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

Following the decisive result of Thnrs-
 days election activity on the million dol
 lar hotel projects has been resumed. It
 the building of a big, adequate hotel here are being worked on but those be- hind them think there should not be too
 much publicity about the details. because there have been so many slips in the past. The four projects include the following: Brown Bros. are working on the originai
 hotel project for Fifth avenue and Twentieth street, and Wilson Brown is TOW in New York.
 W. J. Dangaix, who is abroad and ex- pected back next month. is working on a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
INCREASE CAPITAL
 OF ROEbUCK CLUB Experts Pronounce New Golf Course As Fine As
 Any in Country

The Roebuck Springs Investment com- pany filed notice of increase of it's capi- tai stock to S75,oOO in the probate office yesterday morning
 The company Is financing the new coun- try club at Roebuck Springs. and it. is understood that the capital stock repre- sents 300 subscriptions to life member- ships in the club on the basis of $50 each.
 It is announced that work on the grounds of the club is progressing rapid ly. The golf course of IS holes is more than half completed; the canals for the drainage of the property have been fin- ished, and about 45 acres of the grounds have been planted in grass Excavations are now being made for the great open air swimming pool and the site of tho golfers quarters. The contract for the erection of this building, which will be beautiful architecturally and thoroughly up to date in all of it's appointments, will be let early this week.
 Nick" Thompson the golf expert, who is in charge of the golf links, is much gratified by the pfogress which is be- ing made "l wish all golf lovers would come out and see what we are doing" he said yesterday afternoon. Our links are the only ones in this section on which match games by professionals can he played, and that fact alone should stim- ulate the pride of every local lovei Of the game"
 H. H. Barker of New York. one of the ;t, golf links, and who has probably super vised the arrangement of more golf grounds, than any other expert in the past three years, has finished the task for which he was called to this city-that of going over the grounds with MT. Thompson for the purpose of suggesting Improvements in the Hay out'-antl fs | as enthusiastic as MT Thompson In his praise of the grounds.
 The Roebuek Springs egof course, when completed, will raeAI with the best in the country he stated yester- day afternoon.
 T have never seen a more ideal To- cation for course taking everything into account-the topography of the grounds, the quality of the soil, which Is unsurpassed for turing purposes and the plcturesqueness of the environment. The arrangement of the links could scarcely be improved upon Every hole is interesting, and each has it's indvid- ual features. While the course was planned with view to taxing the skill of the professional player to the utmost, care has been taken not to make the going too hard for the ha- ginner or the elderly player. In a word. provision has been made for all classes of players, and I congratulate Birmingham on the possession of such grounds"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
|JOLL|F|CAT|ONAT
 THE TURN VERE|N
Business Men Invited to At tend Informal Affair
 Tuesday Evening

Informal arrangements for jollifca- tion and general "get together" meet ing at the Birmingham Turn Verein next Tuesday evening have been made D. Lesser, president of the Turn Verein who is in Europe, cabled yesterday that he would like to have the club thrown open to the business men of the city for the evening.
 To that end every business man in Birmingham Is extended cordial invi- tation to be present Tuesday evening. There will be some short speeches and refreshments and while the whole thing will be informal 1t is expected that the affair will be unusually pleas ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
BIRMINGHAM NOW ACTIVE
 ON BUILDING PROJECTS

nroiect for the site owned by him at the corner of Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street,
 ". N Malone is working on plan for Second avenue and Twenty first street.
 M P Messer is working on a project for a site not given out and which 1T consummated will be built entirely with outside capital
 Other building plans are under way which those behind them do not wish to announce prematurely. Rents are very active and downtown business property is in the greatest demand.
 Tn fact there is general feeling tbat Birmingham Is about to enter upon an era of remarkable prosperity
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
PROVIDE FOR CROWDS
Many Expected to Go to Corey Con-
 cert This Afternoon

Nappis band will play In the civic center at Corey this afternoon from 1 to 6 o'clock. These band concerts with their beautiful setting in Corey have been very enjoyable and 1t is probable that the audience this after noon will be the largest of the series.
 The Railway. Light and Power com pany has made due provision for the handling of the crowds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Commission Meeting

The commissioners met yesterday morn ing for very few minutes and the first warrant for the new prison was paid. The ildorsement of some pay rolls and the re- ceipt of some routine applications con sttuted the. work performed. The com missioners will not meet again until Tues
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Hearing Set in Benners' Court

The preliminary hearing in the case of Frank Nelson, who is charged with assault with intent to murder, is set for Monday afternoon at ? o'clock beforo Judge I. H. Benners of the first division of the court of common pleas. The hear
 ing was to have taken place Saturday. but the state was not ready, and it was postponed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Washington and Lee Alumni

A meeting of the local alumni society of Washington and Lee university has beer called for next Friday afternoon at o'clock in the office of Borden Burr in the Brown-Marx building. The object of the meeting Is to award the scholarship in Washington and Lee at Lexington, Va. for the coming year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
CONCERT AT COREY

Sig Nappi has arranged special pre- gramme for Corey this afternoon, to c clock:
 March ~"Tannhauser' (Wagner.
 Overture, 'Nabucodonosorl' tVerdf. Selection, "Cavallieria RusticanaT taIas- cagnel. Pilgrim chorus from "rannhauser'sl lWagnerl ' lntermission. Selection. "i Trovatore' Cverdn. Quartet from Rigoetti ,Verdi.
 Selection Chocolate Soldier tSirauss). Dream picture, Uncle Toms Cabin'' Q.ampet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
Marriage Licenses Issued

The following marriage licenses were issued from the probate court Satur- day:
 Dee Doss of Kimberly to Miss Ellen Hays.
 c. E. Newman of Bessemer to Miss Allie Jones.
 Macon vinyard of Steele to Miss Bes- sic -Rerges. ,....s <. <. z. {.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27
AM FORGED TO SELL

my handsome new piano. Someone wanting a fine, high grade piano for about $l35 less than it cost me six months ago, can get an extra good bargain here. Owner, TIA N. 18th street Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

George Ross, president of the l3essemer citv council: If I had not been firmly co,,.inced that prohibition did not pro- hibit, and that the moral tone h tue community would be raised by the abolish- ment of the blind tiger, miSht haVe voted dry in the recent elect'oh' naVe had many opportunities to learn the true conditions existing in the county under inc present laws and I am sincerely Of the, opinion that the business and moral tone of the community will be raised by the abolishment of the blind user nd its attendant evils.'