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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
All Sorts of Offices

70 The growth of governmental activ-
 tiles is such that the government build
 ing here is the center for the establish ment of all sorts of headquarters for the different departments in Washington. There Is not a single office in this build- ing vacant, and nearly every officer in charge of governmental work is asking for more room. For instance, the railway mail service now occupies two small rooms, and they need at least two more rooms at once. We now have four post office inspectors here instead of one. The collector of internal revenue has had the state of Mississippi. added to his territory, and needs more room on that account. The department of commerce and labor has
 actually moved one of its offices 10 Mo- bile as no room can be found for il here. The national bank examiner for this state and adjoining states desires to move to Birmingham but we can give him abso- lutely no space. Hardly a month passes
 but what some new department Of the government needs space here because Br- mingham is a center. We have IA rail- loads running in here. The courts are not sufficiently provided with space. We have actually had to take the grand jury room for other business and the petit jury room has been moved to the garret The local civil service exami- ner has been compelled to take the fourth floor hallway as a room in which to hold examinations, as we have no other space for him. We also have I pension office here and as Birming- ham is a port of entry we are now providing for q deputy collector of customs, and have lately built in the cellar bonded warehouse for the benefit of the customs office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Earnings of Office

"The earnings of this office In 1909 were S951 .9s5.9i.
 "The earnings of this office in 1910 were sS97. .s57.7o.
 "The earnings of this office in 1911 were $4oS.SS1.75.
 ''The earnings of this office in 1912 we're $472,247.S1.
 An estimate was made for the month Of December. The increase for 1912 over 1911 was $63, 269 .97, or a little over 10 per cent.
 Taking the earnings for a series of years and considering the additions that have been made to the territory of this city, and also the fact that 1t has become a railroad center banking center and steel making center, l think it perfectly safe to estimate an annual increase of 10 per cent all around. Therefore, In 20 years we ought to show a 300 per cent increase in earnings, or in other words, three times the earnings in 20 years that we now have. Reasoning from the earning capac- ity and the increase we need a postotfiee three times as large as the one we now ha
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

my body and continued to grow worse for four years.
 It began with a dry rash forming scales. After form ing thick scales or scabs the irritation forced me to scratch the scabs of and the hair would come out with them. Upon my face and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Subagency for Alabama

"3. In the last five years this offies has been made q subagency for ths state of Alabama We had on hand at the end of the last quarter, Septembe: 90. 1912, stamped paper as follows. s.0Si 900 envelopes. 8.096.000 postal cards to the value of sl11.955.24. and postage stamps valued at ssa.7l0.32.
 This office is q depository for sur plus money order funds for over 200 postoffices in Alabama and Mississippi. and q depository for all the postal funds for the state of Alabama. We have also a postal savings bank.
 "Our money order business Is grow ing at the rate of 12.000 pieces in- crease each year.
 I've pay all of the rural letter car riers in the state of Alabama, and also "a great many railway mail clerks. We pay out over s1.000.0O0 per annum to the rural mail carriers alone. and in the past 2 months we have arranged to pay rural free delivery carriers with cheeks on Birmingham banks.
 '''rhc cellar ls 50 full of postal sup plies. customs warehouse storage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Enhancement in Value

Now. as to a few things which have occurred to enhance the value of this 150S l90 feet since the government acquired the adjoining 250 feet two years ago: First, two sl.0O0O00 hotels. one of which is being constructed on the opposite corner from this property. and the other at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street; $5O0,000 apartment house on Sixth avenue and Twenty y-first street: q six story theatre and office building on the corner of Third avenue and Eight eenth street. on which street this proper ty has frontage of 1@ feet: also a six story bank and office building on Eight oenth street. between Third and Fourth avenues, which is a nice building, cost ing lot of money and having hand some appearance: also an apartment house on the corner of Park avenue and Twentieth street also the beginning of a six story building for business pur- poses at the notheast corner of Fifth ave- nue and Twentieth street. the first con tract for work being let today. and ether buildings in that neighborhood which tend to increase values. and 1t must not be forgotten that this .proper.y ; has also been enhanced in value by req son of the government purchasing the adjoining 20 feet. Still another improve building of the Tidewater street car line on Fifth avenue. which runs through one of the best sections Of Greater Birminr- ham.
 ''I am quite prepared to say that not only every one would be so reasonable ig naming price to the government as the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Motion Says the Additional Land Has Been Offered
 for $200,0O0
GIVES THE REASONS
 FOR ENHANCEMENT
Says Rumors of All Kinds Have Been Circulated by Those Interested in Having the Postoffice
 Site Changed

In an interview given yesterday, T. H.. Motion, one of the best known real es- tate men in Birmingham, and a member as to the price that has been made the government on 150 feet by 19o feet ad- joining the postoffice site on Fifth ave- nue. The reason Mr. Motion gave out a statement was, he said that rumors have placed the price given the govern ment at several times the real price. and rumors are being manufactured to influ- ence a change of the site.
 MT. Motion says that Congressman Un- derwood was offered the land in question for s2O0,0OO. The plot is 150 feet on Fifth avenue running back 190 feet. The cor ner belongs to Mrs. Henley and the 50 feet belongs to J. Schwab. The Motion company. handling the deal with the gov ernment, has secured the opinion of sev- of them agree practically that the corner of Mrs. Henley is worth three times as much as the lot of MT. Schwab, which is only 50 feet, and that $9O0,0o0 is a fair valuation for that site. Congressman Un- derwood according to MT Motion, has as sured local people that the site will not be changed. The only question is whether the government will acquire the additional plot. It is believed that will be secured, for a bill has been introduced asking for $1 1,O00,000 for the building and s200.000, which Is presumably for the ad- ditional land.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Mir. Aldrich's Letter

These facts are clearly presented to the attention of Mr. Underwood in the post masters letter which also strongly adVo- eates the building of magnificent new building and the acquiring of the neces- sary half block to build it on. The letter in full follows:
 birmingham, December F, 1912, Hon. O. w. Underwood, House of Rep-
 resentatives, Washington, D. C.;
 "Sr-This office Is in receipt of your esteemed favor of December 10 in refer ence to facts and statistics covering the condition of this postoffice and public building. and l am pleased to report as follows.
 This building is now about 20 years old, and in this time the population has increased from 26,0O0 to 1926 Every available office and all space possible IS now utilized for public service. We can only judge of the future by the past and there are special reasons why this city needs a larger public building than the merely local requirements would indi- cate, and l take pleasure in setting out in detail some of the reasons that should govern the construction of a new build
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Motion Explains Situation

The situation, as MT Motion explains it.. 10 clarify the question and remove the stigma of false valuation which it is said some persons have intimated to Mr. Underwood, is as follows:
 'I have observed with interest the diff ferent views expressed by individuals and our newspapers in regard to what the gov ernment should do Tn regard to the erec- tion of a new postoffce building, where 1t shall be located and on what sized lot l note a very decided expansion of ideas as to the size of the lot necessary to suit the purposes.
 Whether there is in mind of anyone that any certain block is better suited than any other. we can guess to suit our selves. Personally l would like to have the government purchase a certain block up toward the Terminal station, where 1 own a lot for which I have been unable to find purchaser, the bursting of the boom created when the Terminal station was erected. leaving me with the bag to hold; however, I am not asking the gov ernment to do an impractical and unbusi- nesslike thing, and I would especially avoid asking Congressman Underwood to do that which might embarrass him IF the least. The location selected two years ago gave very general satisfac- ton, and while I was disappointed then in not selling beautiful property which had offered, was compelled to indorse the act of the government official who came here and wisely selected a lot best suited for the convenience of the general business interests of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
ECZEMA SPREAD
 ALL OVER BODY
On Scalp First. Formed Thick Scales on Scalp. Raw Irritating Sores. Cuticura Remedies Cured When All Others Failed.

R. F. D. No. Lewisburg. Ky" Fifteen years ago I was badly affected with eczema upon my scalp first, then 1t spread all over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15

owners Of this property have been. l do not claim that they are unsefish and do not want a good price for their property but they realize that the government can acquire the property by condemna- ton proceedings, and to avoid such pro- ceeding have made reasonable price to Congressman Underwood. more reason able than some of their friends expected.
 ''The reasonableness of the price asked by the two parties who own this strip Of land can be shown by a simple arith- metical problem. l cannot give out the names of the eight prominent real estate men who made individual estimates on the present value of the property. for the simple reason that I have not now their permission to their names However. l give my word that they are eight of the most prominent real estate dealers in the district. Now by adding the estimates of these eight men to- getheI and dividing again by eight. the result is proportionate estimate Of ,3I5. as the value Of the property Considering with this in mind. that the owners have offered the property for $20o,oGo. the fairness of their offer is eayi- ly apparent"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
Comparison of Values

While this is public business. al the same time so far as the owners are cou- cerned. 1t remained in the nature of pii- vate business and the price was not given out. and for that reason some of the ex- pressions have been made merely on ru- mors and without knowledge of facts If the property acquired by the govern ment two years ago has doubled in value as stated in the press. by reason of ini- proved conditions in that neighborhood, the 250 feet which was sold at that time for s2l0,00o would be worth s420, 900 today. In order to correct the impression nat the owners are holding the remaining 15O feet at an eXorbitant price will state that MT Underwood is authorized to offer 1t to the government at s200000 which is at the rate of sl3332 B per front foot. against sl6s0 per front foot for that property all ready owned by the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-15
COLES NEW TRIAL MOTION OvERRULED Is Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison by Judge
 Fort

Judge William F. Fort yesterday over ruled the motion for a new trial filed by Attorneys Allen and Bell, and Henry Cole, who was recently convicted of the murder of Albert Nix. was sentenced to the peni- tentiary for 10 years. the term of im- prisonment fixed by the trial jury.
 Mr. Allen made a strong argument in support of his motion, in which he claimed irregularities in the indictment and in matters pertaining to the jury and to the refusal of q number of written charges. The motion was opposed by Solicitor Henin and Judge Frank cahalan on be- half of the state. and after the argu- ments of the attorneys Judge Fort oe- nied the motion.
 Calling the defendant to the bench the judge asked him if he had anything to say why the sentence fixed by the jury should not be passed upon him.
 There is much i might say" said Cole, but so much has been said that I have nothing further this time. except that I was convicted on perjured testimony and am not guilty of the charge"
 He was then formally sentenced by Judge Fort. The sentence was suspended pending an appeal to the supreme court.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
TAFT WILL TAKE
CHARGE HIMSELF

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO, June 24.-The per-
manent organization of the re-
publican national committee, the
disposal of the Roosevelt men
who still hold places as commit
teemen and the organization of
the work during the coming cam
paign for election will be direct
ed by President Taft himself.
The committee adjourned today
after a short session, the only
business transacted being the APP
pointment of the committee of
nine who will confer with the
president as soon as possible,
will meet at the New Willard
hotel in Washington to plan the
matters they will take up with
the president. They will take up
with Taft the resolution adopted
by the convention late Saturday
night compelling every member
of the committee to support the
nominee.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
He Will Soon Have the Most
Remarkable Gun In the World

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The
most remarkable gun in the
world is just now receiving Its
try-outs at the army aviation camp
at College Park, Md. Probably
Uncle Sam will accept 1t as an Of
fetal arm, and man its fleet of
aeroplanes with 1t.
The gun is the invention of
Lieut.. Col. l. N. Lewis, of the
army. 1t is rapid-fire arm,
manufactured especially for aero
planes. 1t is small enough and
light enough-weight 25 pounds
Ito be carried on the lap of a
passenger in biplane. More
over, 1t is the only air-cooled
rapid fire gun ever invented. 1t
looks almost like toy, but tests
by officers unfamiliar with It's
mechanism and not used to firing
at targets from the air, have
proven its deadliness.
The new gun is fired by pas
senger on biplane. 1t can pour
out perfect hail of steel-jaeket-
ed bullets. There is practically
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24

that found sites on such lands
must ultimately pay the filling
in" cost, a cost which they would
escape in Tacoma.
This was true providing this
acreage property held by the more
than 800 separate persons was
made available, providing it was
pierced by waterway giving the
entire area access to water trans
portation equal to the best posi-
BILE rail facilities of four trans
continental railroads whose
tracks and trains cut through this
acreage property.
CITIZENS HARBOR DEVELOP
MENT COMMITTEE.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
'Vardaman And
t %. Bryan Friendly
(By, United Press Leased Wire.l

(Byt United Press Leased Wire.l
BALTIMORE, June 24.-Sen-
ator-elect James A. Vardaman of
Mississippi through whom Bryan
last night sent a singing mes
sage to the compromise-see6ers
in the temporarily Craftsmanship
today denied that he and the Ne
braskan were on other than the
best terms.
"Mr. Bryan and l disagreed re-
garding the temporary chairman
ship" said Vardaman, "but |
want everybody to understand
stand for much that Mr.. Bryan
stands for. We are personal and
political friends of long standing.
1t is unfortunate that the sub
committee decided upon Judge
Parker, but after his nomination
was made l thought 1t best to
accept it,"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Margaret Ellington to
Appear Here Soon

Margaret Ellington, Mrs. e. ].
Bowes of Tacoma, who will spend
the summer travelling in her We
hicle, "Kindling', the New York
success, will arrive in Tacoma
July 10 for two performances.
She will not spend the summer
here, having no vacation this
year.
c. w. Hayes, advance agent for
the company, arrived yesterday
and said Mrs. Bowes would take
a four weeks rest before opening
the new Ellington theater, being
built in New York by her hus-
band and John Cort. Next May
Mrs. Bowes will appear in Kind
ling" in London.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Greek Murders
Rich Woman
(By United Press Leased wire. )

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
RENO, New, June 24.--Fay
Pollard, aged 30, an Australian
woman, who came to Reno a
month ago, was shot and killed
by an unknown Greek, who fired
five shots into her body here to-
day.
In a dying statement the wom-
an said that she came from Aus
tralia with $4,000 and that her
husband stole the money and de-
serted her.
The woman was preparing to
leave for San Francisco.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
No Manned Hands;
Plenty Doing July A

You won't have to blow off
your fingers nor fill your face
with burnt powder to celebrate
the Fourth in Tacoma. There
will be enough doing all day to
keep busy without. The High
landers will arrive in the morn
ing from Vancouver.
At noon comes the great pa
rade. In the afternoon Is the
great athletic tournament at the
Stadium with $1,000 for prizes.
In the evening will be the great
spectacular Stadium show wind
ing up with the fireworks.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
WHY AN INDUSTRIAL
WATERWAY IN TACOMA?

In an effort to set before the
people of Tacoma and Pierce
county the need, feasibility and
possibilities of an industrial wa
terway, such as proposed in the
Wapato-Hylebos project; to
meet any honest objections that
may arise in the minds of the peo-
pile of this community, upon
whose support this or any other
project intended for the growth
and expansion of Tacoma must
ultimately depend, the Citizens
Harbor Development Committee
will issue short statements until
such time as every detail and
every phase of this problem which
confronts Tacoma has been gone
into.
That Tacoma must put into
motion every latent force, must
utilize every natural resource,
that 1t must avail itself of every
opportunity in offering to ton
mage producing and wage-paying
Industries something additional
to, or more attractive than that
offered by larger cities that have
perhaps better start, Is appar-
ent.
While Tacoma people see in
Tacoma potentiality as great If
not greater than that of any 9TH
er coast city, yet 1t would be fool
ish not to recognize the fact that
there are other cities on the Pa
cific coast which are larger and
able to make a display of appar-
entity greater immediate advant-
age to certain classes of new in
dustries.
Before the present plan was
presented far sighted Tacomans
were convinced that Tacoma
must find wherein Tacoma had
the greatest natural resource If
developed to offer commercial
and industrial enterprise, and
must ascertain to what partieu-
liar class of new industries it had
most to offer-more to offer
than any of its competitors. 1t
was self-evident that the working
out of these problems would end
In the attraction of industries
which could not but increase the
prosperity of all and enhance all
property values, whether such be
In the nature of the investments
of a merchant in his store or of
the professional man or wage
Garner in his home.
They were convinced that Ia
coma must find the particular
field OF business endeavor for
which 1t was most gifted in nat
ural resource. and then must de-
velop that field to its utmost
must do 1t at once II it did not
care to lose this advantage over
its competitors.
They saw Tacoma had most to
offer. more than any of its COM
petitors to offer in some kind OF
la great industrial waterway
where the factory using as its
base some product of this coun-
try or raw material brought
here from foreign shores as
cheaply or more cheaply than to
other coast cities might find al
reasonable cost site adequate
for for its purposes in equally
easy access to rail and water
transportation.
The great delta at the head OF
Commencement bay offered an
unlimited amount of acreage
property held by more than SOC
separate individuals. thereby
lprecluding the boosting Of acre
age prices to prohibitiye fig
lures. Other cities had to make
their tidelends. The Industries
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Roses Advertise City

Everybody got roses In Ia
coma.
Spielers at Seattle boats and
trains are shouting now :"Don't
fail to visit Tacoma, the city of
roses"
Those who follow directions
find that the city is rightly
named. At the Donnelly hotel
now Tacomans are sending roses
to be given to all tourists who
take the sightseeing car of the
Kum-An-Go company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Purse Snatcher Busy

Tecoma's purse snatcher Is
making a record. His third ven
ture avs Friday night when he
tried to grab the handbag of
Miss w. Richards, 1e' South g.,
as she was walking ..oross 10th
on South G when the young man
made a grab at the purse. He
broke the cord but did not get
the handbag.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Ministers Are
Picnicing Today

Methodist ministers of Tacoma
with their wives are picnicing to-
day at Point Defiance park. The
call for the outing was sent out
byA Superintendent T. II. Elliott
ana program has been provided
ito klimber up the dominies and
shatter the last vestige of minis
terial dignity that any member
might bring along.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
JUDGE RUDKIN
TO HOLD COURT

In response to the request that
another Judge be sent to handle
the court work i'm the federal
court here and at Seattle while
Judge Hanford Is being investi-
gated by the congressional COM
mittee, Judge f. H. Rudkin of
Spokane will be sent here to take
UP the federal docket.
He will be relieved of the
work in Tacoma July IL when
Judge Cushman arrives from
Alaska, but will probably be busy
in Seattle for some time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Falls To His Death
In Natatorillm Pool

SEATTLE, June 24.--Thomas
Jones, % years old, lost his life
last evening in the Luna park nat
atorium.
He climbed a ladder to the bal
cony, and as he swung around his
foot slipped. He fell, his head
striking on the concrete wall.
Bathers saw him drop into the
tank and promptly rescued him.
DR.. James HI. Lyons, who was
in the building, failed to revive
him.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
MRS. PETIT SENTENCED

EVERETT, June Mrs.
Florence Petit has been sentenced
by Judge j. X. kellogg to serve
one to fifteen years in the state
penitentiary for her part In the
alleged swindling of Mrs. Hattie
Martin OF $4,000. Her husband
was recently sentenced. 1t is
charged the Pettits obtained the
money under the promise that they
would invest 1t. The Pettits OBJ
tanned the money under the prom
ise that they would invest It. The
Pettits were brought here from
San Diego for trial. Both have
appealed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1912-06-24
Why Tacoma Needs An
Industrial Waterway

The project Of opening large waterway into the vast %
thousand industrial plants before the people of Tacoma and Fierce
proposition will from time to time
Development
lining the plan in detail
the project who desire
letters
II proposed good thing
thing Tacoma will 1t
proposition what will bring
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