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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25

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 unsafe, and Chief Bennett stated yes terday that nothing but the firewall saved the city from the most disastrous fire on record. The two firewalls held the flames within. while the firemen at each end oi the Allen building and the ones on top fought back the flames at every means oi egress and prevented the spread. However, an hour later this would have been impossible, as high wind sprang LID which would have swept the flames across the alley and into the Hood build- ing.
 "rhis is one of the aptest illustrations of the need of the fire department, TOT every man connected with 1t, and the all most impossible task of cutting off sin glc man." said Chief Bennett yesterday afternoon we needed every man we had last night and could have used more. Flames Spectacular As the monster tongue of flames broke through the roof of the Allen building and lowered triumphantly in the air 1t created scene at once beautiful and awe-inspir- ing. The streets were deserted but an instant later the fire gong rang and Third avenue was almost instantly transformed into hurrying bedam. The lights on Twentieth street went out for an in- stant, but it was hardly noticed.
 In a few minutes spectators began to gather, but it was not until the second alarm, and then the general alarm, that the crowds began to appear in earnest. It .1k 14Cc 1,on an- pie saw the fire.
 No One Injured
 While if was desperate battle, and the firemen were forced to expose themselves recklessly, not single injury of any im- portance was reported to Chief Bennett yesterday. But one man was unable to resume his duties this morning. G. l.. Bowen of Station No. was slightly in turcd by falling through ladder.
 Faces of alll the firemen were more or less scorched, and the men will suffer considerable inconvenience for sev- eral days by peeling skin, but otherwise none was injured.
 The fire caused a small panic at the city jail, which became filled with smoke. The prisoners, not knowing the origin of the fire, and believing the building was on fire, were badly frightened.
 Bennett's Tribute to His Men ''I never felt prouder of the men who constitute the fire department of Birming- ham than I was this morning and last night" said Chief Bennett yesterday aft ernoon. 'I would like to pay the men a tribute for their personal bravery and fearlessness under fire. This morning the boys obeyed orders courageously and without hesitation They were absolutely fearless and every man at the fire risked his life a dozen times. I would not want better department under me, and I am very proud of the work they have done"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
PERSONAL

Max Morris, for some time credit man. ager for the Burger Dry Goods company has accepted a position with the Steele Smith Dry Goods company as office man. ager.
 Joseph J. Morris, for six years with the Burger Dry Goods company. has severed his connection with that firm and will engage in business for himself.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
SHAW. The undsrtsksr. Phon.s :.

GREEN Undertaking Co. thonss 100. kl0E Lox. u4dsrtaksr. Phones 7A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-25
Fire Very Dangerous

In the estimation of Chief A. V. Bennett of the fire department the fire yesterday morning was one of the most dangerous that Birmingham has yet had to deal with. Had the flames broken out an hour later 1t is considered prob able that the Hood building, possibly the Southern hotel building, and s. Spiro's hardware store would have been destroyed despite the utmost efforts of the department
 The Hood building is said to be very
The Washington herald., 1911-12-22
N MARKET
-=NEWS=

The Palm Cafe on the second
floor has one of the finest equipped
dining places in the northwest. The
has made elaborate ar
rangements to serve a full course
Christmas dinner on Saturday and
Sunday. In addition, they have Sc
cured the services of white wait
resseS.
It's not hard to keep the family in
good humor if you have good, whole
some things to eat. You can select a de-
lightful lot of good things here. They are
the incest and best speCialties of the sea-
son. The quality makes them an economy.
The frugal housewife, no matter
in what section of the city she re-
sides, knows where she can secure
the best that money can buy. The
Market is noted both for
its high-class goods and the courte-
GUS attention accorded every pur-
chaser.
Purity, freshness. and absolute cleanli-
ness are factors that add their attrac-
tiveness to the low prices that you will
find in the Arcade Market.
Turkeys can be seen in every
aisle-plump, fat birds that will
certainly tickle the palate at Yule-
tide.
Scalloped or broiled oysters al
ways add to the reputation of the
hostess and afford delight to the
guest.
Morning Star" coffee will help to make
your breakfast one of the pleasantest
of the day.
Evaporated apples are very appe-
tizing.
We are after your Sundays dinner
order.
White Cross Milk is always
wholesome-absolutely free from
adulteration.
Shoppers lunches are a speciality with
the Palm Cafe.
Buckwheat cakes and Phillips
'ausages form a delicious combina-
ion.
Serve some dainty fish occasionally.
They afford delightful change from
heavy meats.
If you are busy with household
ares, phone your order to your
lealer. Prompt delivery will fol-
ow.
We advertise for your first order; our
Iuality and price will bring you again.
If tired and hungry, drop in for
! bite of lunch at the Palm Cafe.
WATCH THIS PAGE EVERY FRIDAY.
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BRONX COUNTY PROPAGANDA.
Mass Meeting Resolves to Try II on the
Legislature Again.

lhere was n mass meeting Of citizens
OF The Bronx last night in the Bronx
church House. l7lst street and Fulton
avenue, to discuss the proposition that
The Bronx be erected into county and
to pass resolutions to the effect that
inasmuch as The Bronx has shown herself
able TO govern herself and elect her own
candidates and is rich enough to pay her
taxes "A committee Of 15O be appointed to
draw up a bill TO be offered to the Assembly
and the Senate. The meeting was ar
ranged by committee of the Bar Asso-
citation Of The Bronx Of which Henry
X. Davis is chairman. Mr. Davis pre-
sided and Senator George NJ. S. Schultz,
Senator Stephen j. Stillwell. Senator
Anthony j. Griffin and ex-senator Joseph
p. Hennessy spoke.
The Bronx has so large population
that we believe it should be a county. ."
said Senator Schultz. we should have
a county seat that the business Of the
community may be transacted where it
arises"
senator stilwell spoke of the bill that
failed to pass in the Legislature last year
to make The Bronx "A county.
"Richmond with less than 10000 inhabi-
tants can support a county government.
he said. To-day we're spending over
500. 600 for the maintenance of county
government and almost every cent Of
IL goes 10 the Island of Manhattan We
want the benefit OF that.
What we want in The Bronx is rapid
transit, but as long as We remain bOr-
ough we'll get no recognition. II we
were a county we'd hold balance Of
! power. Would we then have to get
down on our knees to the Mayor. the
Comptroller. the President of the Boarc!
Of Aldermen? No. The minute We be-
come county we're going TO have every
thing we want"
Senator Griffin suggested that still
bigger mass meeting be organized. Mr.
Hennessy said that he doubted il il would
cost a million dollars to run The Bronx
as a county.
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FINGFRPRINTS on the SAFE.
Two Men Arrested for ROhbing Fuchs OF
SilNcrware.

Samuel Migdal of 100 Ridge street and
Louis Kessler of 228 Henry street were
arraigned in the jefferson Market police
court yesterday. suspected Of having
stolen silverware from the store of Ferdl-
nand Fuchs 4 Bros. at "a Fast Twenty
ninth street ON Thanksgiving night.
They were held for examination to-
morrow.
On Thanksgiving night large hol"
was cut through the ceiling of the Fuchs
showroom on the ground floor of the
Twentv-ninth street place. Through this
hole, which had been made in the floor
of the office of Albert Gustafson, an elec-
trical contractor. the intruders dropped
and made for tho larger Of two safes
in the silvorwarc shop. They blow out
the combination lock of the safe and this
was as far as they got, for the heavy
tumhlcrs were not budGed by the shock
The yeggmen went through the show
cases of the place pretty thoroughly,
however. and walked OIL with siverware
that Ferdinand fuchs valued AZ s. ,OOO
Cant. Faurot. tho l}crtilliou expert. went
to s.e the wrecked safe next day and
found some ingerprints on il and around
the showcases, which. il il, understood
led to the capture of MiEdal and kesslcr
The police expect to make more arrests
in the case.
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STOKES CAN'T CONE TO COTRr.
Better, but Not Out "f Danger-MOtiOn
TO strike Out His Testimony.

W. T.. ID. Stokes, who has been sick for
week with acute indigestion. was re-
ported last night 10 be somewhat better.
On the whole his day was comfortable
Contrary TO expectation, his condition
did not demand an operation, but he is
by no means out of danger, so II was said
last night, and the date when he can appear
in court to testify against the two young
women who shot him early last summer
is altogether problematical
DR.. Josiah =. Thornley, his ply ysician
issued this bulletin at o clock last nj ght;
MIR. Stokes has passed comfortable
day. His temperature is lower than at
any time since his illness began. He
seems to be eliminating his infection
through natural channels. Condition still
serious
Albert II Gleason, his personal attorney,
said that Mr., Stokes was very weak
BE in court Tomorrow" said Mr..
Gleason IN answer 10 question. In
possible. ! would give $1,000 If he could
be up in week.
Dr. Thornley, will appear in court 10 day
to testify as to Mr. Stokes's condition
District Attorney Buckner said last night
that he was ready TO rest his case if the
court decided against further adjourn
ment because of the absence Of Mr. Stokes
The prosecution has no more witnesses,
said he
Clark L. Gordon, counsel for one of
the girls said that if the prosecution de-
cided TO rest and there was no adjourn
ment he would probably move to strike
out Mr.. StOkcs'S testimony. In case the
court would not agree 10 this he was
ready. he said, TO 90 on with the defence.
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DIED..

ASHFORTH AT pleasantvillc, y, Y on I4''
day morning, December ., 1911, after seNci'
Illness, jeanette NJ, wife OF Edward Ashto''"
Funeral services will he held at her la'e fes,
dcnce. 800 Jefferson av.. Brooklyn on lh-'N
day evening, December !. 1911 at o '''"
kindly omit lowcrs,
BRAHE On December 3. 1911. at hls resIden','
800 Convent av. New York ciy, heI'h
Brahe, In his 10th year
Funeral services a his late residence Ihul'n"'
morning at 1890,
BURRELLE on December a. after re" u',
Illness. at Hotel Carlton saith ST. ana h'u'u
way Mrs nellie, widow Of Frank \ hI'I'"
Funeral Saturday at II \. from inc u"'
church Frank T. Campbell buAHlhE' -
West 23d ST.
DARCY ON Wednesday, December o. H'". .
short illness. Thomas +, Darcy, IN lhc ''.'
year OF his age.
Funeral from his late residence, 7S tcms'n ~
Astoria l.. | , on Saturday. the ON lns' d''
o'clock thence To the Church OF our Lap w
Mount Carmel. corner NcwtOwn av and I'
cent ST. AZ 1890 q clock, where solemn h'''
of requiem viii be offered for the rcp''' ''
his soul. Iutcrmcnt ST Mary's Ccmclc'!
NorIIFR Peter ". Mocllcr, aged 20 >e''
Funeral -rrviccs Thursday evening "'.
.u West .3d ST. ugANK +, CANrbt'" N''' .
WoODW ARp-At her residence, i7o sta" '''
Brooiyn, Grace Woodward
Funeral service private. Friday. Deccml--
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WATERSPOUT ESCAPES.
The Cretic Might Have Hit and would
Certainly Have Damaged II.

The White Star liner Cretic. in from
the Mediterranean had an experience
with a waterspout on Monday Opinions
differed aboard as 10 the height. width
and velocity on its track Of the spout
On shore there we're also varieties of views
among the ship news men. dependent
largely on the vOyager interviewed and
the state of his imagination Capt Lobez
the skipper, Is said to have said that il
was the largest waterspout he had ever
seen or heard Of or read anything about
He saw IL astern following the ship Beg
your pardon, Captain, said one of the
Afternoon ltramarines, you mean chasing
the ship. Why certainly, said the skipper
if you think that will be a better story.
Then began one OF the most vivid
nautical races ever unrecorded in the log
of a Mediterranean ship. We are lost
the captain shouted by wireless as he
staggered, metaphoriCally down the com
panionway, unless We can steer clear of
this waterspout not less than 800 feet
high, Hook her up. Bill. and We will
See that Che ships orchestra plays the
proper key. Mr. Purser soft pedal
please. and plenty Of surf effects
Let me get my binoculars on that spout,
Did | say 800 feet high. MIR Purser?
Change that 10 900 feet Say. Bill, she :
coming close aboard, We are under full
speed now, seventeen knots, and the
spout can't beat that. Hurrah! missed
liz by half ships length, What a mon
ster! Rome never had a waterspout
1900 feet high! Mr.. Purser. order the
orchestra to play britannia Rules the
Waterspouts
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LEAPS FROM ORLD" DOVE.
Z Undermined Mans BODY >mashes \uto
I'm parh Row.

4 man apparently go years old threw
himself from the dome of the Pulitzer
Building "A little before O clock yestcr-
day afternoon He fell head down upon
the hood OF an automobile standing IN
Park row.
The body wrecked the front of the car
and then dropped over on the crowded
sidewalk. Joseph Pauline, a vaudeville
actor, who owned the car. had just
gone into the building His servant,
Garfield Combine. was sitting alone in
the front seat Combine did not see the
descent Of the body but believed from the
noise that his gasoene tank had exploded.
The lfeless form remained on the side
walk quarter of an hour.
The fall had mutilated the man =
features He was poorly dressed in dark
clothes, wore a gray mustache and seemed
TO be in straitened circumstances. he had
bought a five cent ticket on the main floor
of the World office that allowed him to
20 up to the small circular observation
platform on the top of the dome. James
McCabe. an elevator operator in the
building, remembers having let out on
the eleventh floor a man who said Il
want to 90 to the dome McCabe later
saw the body and said it was that Of the
same man.
The elderly man was next seen climb
ing the winding stairs that lead 10 the
top of the dome, He was up there alone.
Muddy footprints showed that he had
climbed over the railing to the Cilded
surface OF the dome and had then begun
to slide. Either by accident or design he
went of at the only place where his fall
to the street would be unbroken,
When the body was taken to tho Oak
street station "A slip of paper was found
| in the mans pocket which read, Albert
Demons d Arlegues. Rue Pallet, Paris.
| There was no tailor's mark in the cloth
| ing One dollar and A. cents was found
on him also two business cards. One
read Isaac ID. White, the World, 1900
John" and the other william Davidson
NJ. D., l3g Clerk street, corner Cartere'
| street, Jersey City
Mr. White said that he probably gave
the man one Of his cards, but that 1t must
have been couple Of years ago and he
| could not remember anything about him
He looked at the body while it was al tho
! Oak street station. DR.. Davidson was
not found in Jersey City.
| Frank Lay. a stenographer on the
| fourth floor of the Pulitzer Building, anc
Fl. j Rosenbum on the second flool
both saw the man shoot past their
windows The body was taken 10 the
Morgue
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impracticable We gave them lists show
ing in general way what was wanted,
asked them To show goods setting iorth
their forms, materials. manner of con.
struction and character of finish, and
accompany them 10y unit prices and hay"
assured them that when we had all TIA"
Information in hand We should feel free
To purchase all from one ur part from on"
and part from another NJ seemed To- th"
advantage of the state. Tn" who'"
procedure has been perfectly open and
no one has objected until now. The
statute gives me full authority in the
matter. but want To- proceed III way.
beyond criticism think | have and
expect to be sustained, hut If i should
appear that the procedure ought To he
modified that will of course "" done.
Nothing has been decided and nothing
will be settled precipltately."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-07
PATIENT DIED. CHECk STOPPED
surgeons Estate sues. Jury Finds for De-
fpndant Judge sets II Aside.
Telephone
Cora 1888

4 Jury before Justice Marks in the
Sixth District Municipal Court after hear
ing testimony yesterday that woman
had died Immediately after an operation
performed by the late Dr. Charles Jewett
of Brooklyn decided that the woman 3
husband need not pay the $500 fee for
which the cxecutriX Of DR. Jewett's will
is suing. Justice Marks set aside the
verdict as against the weight of evidence
and ordered "A new trial.
The suit was brought by Mrs Alice J
Schwartz of Saratoga Springs DR. Jewctt .
daughter. who through her lawyer, Will
lam {. Rosenberg. contended that Benja-
min Praskin. husband Of the woman
who was operated on, Wholesale dealer
in milliners supplies. had agreed to pay
DIR. Jewett s3on TO operate. Both sides
agreed that payment was offered by check
and that Praskln stopped payment when
he learned that his wife was dead.
Praskin testified that DIR. Jewett then
the consulting gvnccologlst AT the Long
Island College Hospital, had been called
in consultation by the late DR.. Abraham
Brothers Of Brooklyn on April :, 1910
when Praskins wife was very ILL., He
said that Dr. Jewett advised that Mrs
Praskin be taken at once to the Swedish
Hospital and that this was done hut
that an operation was not mentioned
and that there was no discussion of pay
ment To Or. Jewett.
The next day. said Praskin. he went
TO the hospital with his daughter TO see
his wife. He was told that he would have
to wait and while he was waiting DR.
Heine associated with DR.. Jewett, came
into the room. Praskin said that DR.
Heine told him that Mrs. Praskin had Just
been operated on. congratulated him
upon the success Of the operation and
asked for payment. Then Praskin. ac-
cording TO his story. signed check in
blank. being unable to write anything
but his own name and gave it to the doctor
believing that it was to go to DR. Brothers.
A little later, Praskin said. he was in
formed that his wife had died as u result
of the operation. That was on a Satur-
day and early Monday morning he went
TO the Astor place branch of the Corn
Exchange Bank and stopped the check
Charles Dushkind. who defended the
case said that objection to payment was
not made on the ground that the woman
had died, but because Praskin had not
contracted to make a payment to DR..
Jewett and did not know that an opera
ton was TO be performed
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WOMAN INJURED IN SUBWAY.
Mrs. Made suffers Cuts and shock by Fall
on Stairs.

Mrs. Catherine NJ. Made. "A years old
OF 35 Bay Twenty street, Benson
hurst. was caught in the crush on the stairs
leading to the downtown platform al
the Fourteenth street subway station az
o'clock last night and was taken off her
feet She fell part way down the stairs
was picked up by several men and started
to walk on down the sCsirs. She was
pushed about and lost her footing the
second time, falling TO the platform.
An ambulance carried her to Bellevue
Hospital. where it was found that she had
slight scalp wounds and was suffering
considerably from shock.
She was so confused that she was unable
to tell anything about herself and was
transferred 80 the psychopathic ward
Three papers in bag she carried revealed
her identity and showed that she had
come To Manhattan on some legal business
connected with a contest Of the will of
her husband, who died in Sandusky. Ohio,
some time ago. Reminded of these
things by the physicians, Mrs. Made
was able TO recall them.
The aged woman lives with her daughter
Mrs. Underwood. She will remain in
the hospital until her daughter takes
her away.
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plans for Gold and silver Mining In the
tdirOndacks.

UTICA, Dec. g. Plans for mining gold
and silver in the Adirondacks are boom
ing in spite of the fact that the State
geologsts say that there is not enough
gold and silver in Adirondack rocks tn
make mining of them anywhere pay
Many deeds II mining rights have been
filed in the County Clerks office here
and another batch was filed to-day. Sim
liar deeds have been flied in other coun-
ties. The mining deeds that are filed in
this county take up whole lots in Forest
port and reach over into Wilmurt in
herkimer county, The deeds are founded
on discoveries of gold and silver mines
in these sections by one Andrew Weisen-
berg Of Crogan. +
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utes for rebuttal that he had heard the
administration of President Taft criti-
Cised 10y some on the ground that il wa,
capitalistic and by others on the ground
That II was aggressvely anti-Ca pitali.tlc
Assistant District Attorney Robert n
Elder of Kings county triedfor half an hour
to prove to the liberals that the court.
OF the United States supreme and in
terlor-c couldn' be "A surplus of authority.
because whatever authority they had had
been given to them by the people, but
he didn' : seem to succeed
Among those present were Mrs. Gilbert
r. Roe. Dr. and Mrs. o. l.. Lewis, the Rev.
Percy Stickney Grant. Mr. and Mrs
Frank u. Cathren, Mrs. Olive s. Gabriel.
John r. Mcmahon and Miss Dorothy
kirchway
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HASTY AND GOLDEN WEDDING.
Miner Back From Dawson Finds a Wfe
Nith PrOmptncss

4 couple who gave their names as
Charles linmont, 30 year, old, Of Dawson
City, Alaska, and Miss Cecilia A Easth ham,
75 years old, who said that she was a
daughter of Sir j, Eastman of Hereford
England, dropped into the City Hall
yesterday and asked for marriage IL
cense lIinmont produced large roll
of Canadian money and offered Cana
dian $40 Till. This was refused and he
sCrap"d mp from his pockets enough
American silver money to pay the fee
and then the two We're married hy an
Alderman.
hinnont said that he had made a for
tun" IN gold mining IN Alaska and that
he would sail by an early steamer to be-
introduced to his wifc's parents He
explained THAI his bride had met him in
Canada where sh" had landed few days
ago from England. When Whitaker
Peerage Tor l0ll was published Sir j
Eastman had not obtained mis- title.
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HUGE YAM GIFT TO TAFT.
Georgia Minister Expresses rs Pound
Potato, but Sends No Postum.

SAVANNAH Ga, Dec. 8.-The Rev. j. B.
Brazell. Baptist minister to-day expressed
to President Taft as Christmas present
a giant sweet potato that was raised by the
minister at Brewton Hill ten miles from
Savannah The potato weighed thirty
five pounds and the express charges were
S,?5. 1t was feet 10 inches in circum-
ference, The parson has lot of big yams,
but this is the biggest he has grown this
year, He did not send possum with il.
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SYSTEMS

The first requirement Ofd
bookkeeping system is that
il shall be simple. A sys-
tenn Which requires another
system to run il is next
UOrse to no system at all.
A good system lriH tell you
ererything you should knOu
about your business. II
requires an expert to devise
il but only plain, everyday
sense to run ii.
CYRUS WILLIAMS, {. =. A,
Business analyst
u Nassau Street
Telephone
Cora 1888
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lNDIsRTAkIiRS

FRANK T.. Campbell, 2tl .2A3 w. Ssiss: top
Chapeis Ambulance Service Tel 1874 NH'''
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E.STAS. OVER HALF A CENTURY