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rent from $25 to $40 including heat, light, water and janitors services.
 l am at a loss to understand why the city is being fired over the propo- sitlon of allowing the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, to make a 10-year contract solely for peace, at a reduced rate for lights, With a lower passenger rate to Ensley. It is certain the Tidewater will not cure many of the troubles this city seems to be sweat ing under. I don't believe it in the first place. We beat the tom toms here with the coming of a new corporation and then we greet them with persecu- ton like the knocker at the gate with St. Peter. to give them all the hell they need" and more. The Tidewater is not going to produce power. Ye Gods!
 It Is going to buy power from the Steel corporation. I believe if some plan could be arrived whereby the attacks upon the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company, by a certain class of damage suit persons, professional and unprofessonal, could be checked, that we could expect even a lower rate for power, heat and light.
 Let's arouse a more generous fair play spirit. Let's push and not knock. Let's civic pride in helping this promising city on to it's assured destiny, if we put do each our part, guided by the golden rule. PERCY CLARK.
 Birmingham, January 27, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

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Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yester- day in the probate office showing the following transfers of property, the consideration being 5000 or more:
 s3O00-Samuel B. DcBardeleben to walker Percy, an undivided three-six- teenths interest in and to block 30, ac- cording to the survey of the city as made by the Elyton Land company.
 s155O-WaIter Hendrick and wife to Harry R. White, 3S feet off the west side of lot S<in the plan and survey or ]. D. Simpson of part of the north half of the northwest quarter of sec- tion 26. township IT. range 5, west.
 s50OO-L. c. Fallin and wife to Will bur T. Edwards, part of block in the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section 26, township IT, range 3.
 T s1450-The Birmingham Realty com pany}to sam Loeascio, lot in block 7o4, according to the survey of the Ely ton Land company.
 s500--Lucy l.. Atkinson to B. A. Mon aghan, part of lots D and E in block 27 in Phelan's addition to the city of Birmingham.
 s720O-T. L. McGowan, Jr., and w. c. McGowan to George w. Reese, cer- tain lot on the north side of Avenue J at it's intersection with the east side of Nineteenth street.
 s175O--O. B. Newman and wife to w M. Sadler, lot 12 in block 113, accord ing to the survey of the East Lake Land company.
 s5650-Ed Warren, Jr., and wife and J. K Warren and wife to Mrs. Leona R. F'ies, parcel of land at the north
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 Danderne is to the hair what fresh showers of rain and sunshine are to vegetation ltgoeS right to the roots, nvigorates and strengthens them. Its life- producing properties cause the hair to grow abun- danty long, strong and beautiful
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Comnetition in Electricity

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 It is astonishing to note from MT. R. E. Meades card in Saturdays paper that he is under the impression that the new lighting contract will not stide competi- tion. He calls attention to the fact that the city has a right to generate current and sell it to the inhabitants, also that the city may grant franchise to another company tn sell current to inhabitants, and he deduces from this that competi- ton will be open and free.
 MT. Meade loses sight of the fact that the lighting company has already made special contracts with the large consum- CTS and bound them to 1t for terms of years, and that when it has succeeded in monopolizing the business of furnishing current to the city, as it will under the new contract. all the large consumers will be ous of the market, and nothing will be left Cor any other company to com rete for except the business of the small consumers. NO new company could affors to construct a plant for the purpose G competing for the business of the small consumers merely, as with the large busi- ness already corralled, the old company could drive any new company from the field. In view of this, no competing plant will be constructed within the next ten years if we adopt the contract.
 A complete answer to MT. Meades con tention that competition will not be throt- tied is contained in Paragraph of the address of the citizens committee, printed in Saturdays Age-Herald:
 THROTTLE COMPETITION"
 "(0. The leal purpose of the lighting company is to throttle competition. The company nas already made special con- tracts with the large consumers, and has bound them to it for terms of years. By making the contract with the city, the largest consumer of all-s55,O00 year. will be taken out of the market There will be left only the small consumers for a competing company. No company can afford to construct a plant merely for the purpose Of competing for the custom of the small consumers. The new contract will throttle all competition for 10 years
 Why should we have any contract at all? Section 1260 of the code of Alabama gives the commission power to fix rates for current by ordinance. There is ID reed to tie the city's hands for ten years. It can benefit nobody but the company Yours truly, A. LEO OBERDORFER.
 Birmingham, January 27 1912.
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
Cure for Lawlessness

To the Editor of The Age-Heralu'
 A roodlv number of our citizens have re- gently expressed themselves upon the cause, and given opinions as to the eure' for the reign of lawlessness existing III Jefferson county. Some of these expres- sions have been very amusing to some ot o,,r citizens, as it is not believed that the authors of some of them know much more of the subjects treated, especially of criminal law and procedure, than pr. Cook does of the north pole
 desire to express to you dor what It is worth) my opinion as to the cause ana cure for this reign of lawlessness. TO begin with. as to the cause;
 During the boom days of Birmingham there came to this county a vast aggrega- tion of individuals (of whom l am one) from many parts of the country, com nosed of the good, the bad and the indif- ferent. Some of the same kind were al- ready here. In the mad rush for fame and fortune which followed in those days. many people seemed to forget themseiNes' even some of the best, and>the lawless- ness resulted iu Birmingham and the sur rounding towns of the county, and as m nearly all other mining towns under slm- liar conditions, Birmingham came to De known as bad Birmingham" although
 I believed then, and do now that the
 greater portion of our people are good,
 law abiding citizens. Since that time
 the bad element in the county has forced
 its people to live up to the reputation so
 gained, and by repeated acts of lawless- ness have not permitted them to live it down.
 Coupled with the Aforesaid condition, as we know, is a system of law existing in Alabama, and especially in Jefferson county whereby in cases of arrest officers of the law are remunerated by fees taxed against either the person or the county, whether the person arrested be convicted
 or discharged. The smaller the case, the quicker the trial. and the quicker the re-
 turns in money; and the more arrests the more money. It takes days and days to try heavy cases like murder, robbery. ar son. etc., consequently these cases have | to. go to the wall to make way for the many little frivolous cases. which must
 also be tried
 The provisions of the law regulating
 some of the upper criminal courts in the l county have in the past been so framed. sr amended, as to give these courts. with i their heavy cost bills, coordinate or equal jurisdiction with the inferior or jus
 tice courts throughout the county; and
 as a result many petty cases find theil
 way direct to the upper courts, which should be tried in the small courts with
 small fee bills thus also clogging the dockets and preventing the trial of the more serious cases.
 All this has resulted in untold delay in
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errs in any matter of pleading, practice or procedure, yet the case shall not be re- versed unless it shall affirmatively appear to the appellate court after an eXamlna- ton of the entire case, there has been a miscarriage of justice.
 1t is well known the appellate court does not hear the evidence and cannot witness the conduct and demeanor of the witnesses upon the stand; does not hear the cross examination of witnesses, the ruling of the court on the evidence, nor it's direction to the jury, nor the many details of a trial which cannot appear upon printed brief.
 Under this doctrine it is apparent all law could then be administered, not ac- cording to the rules of law, but according to the opinions and whims of the individ- uals sitting as judges, and acting, in all probability, with an imperfect knowledge of the cause. It appears to me that our government would then become, not a government of laws. but of men.
 What then is the remedy? I would say, firstly, above all things, abolish the fec system; secondly. give the inferior and justice courts exclusive jurisdiction of numerous trivial and minor offenses, thus relieving the upper courts of this burden, and giving them an opportunity to try the more serious cases; thirdly, change the convict system. Inexperienced men under fine of a few dollars, should not, as a matter of humanity, be placed in the mines with the many dangers there att tendant upon life and health fourthly, let the press through it's columns, and tho teachers of religion, speak to the people of the county of the observance of law, and of the many errors and grievous ways into which we are falling, in order that we may have a quiekening of the public conscience. Let the teachers teach and in- still in the minds of the young of the county lessons as to rectitude and right living: for after all, it is only by educa- ton and enlightenment we may hope to brush away the cobwebs of ignorance and it's attendant error and and waywardness and become a God fearing and law abid- ing people. Very truly,
 R. l.. WILLIAMS.
 Rirmineham January 26, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Various Tendencies Discussed

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Amid the tumut and the shout of those who are engaged in corporation batting and raising Cain generally comes the pleasing announcement of $1,0o0,O 900 hotels. As write, I hear the trip-trip of the hammers clinching the steel bolts in the 20 story office building This is good, but I desire to point the citizens of Birmingham to change in policy II we are to grow rapidly into great mu- nicipality of 500,000 population and more
 First we must discourage that spirit which is manifesting itself altogether too much as to eternal and hypercritical at tacks on public service corporations cannot be charged with being a serving man to any corporation. l believe that is especially reserved for lawyers. but as a citizen interested in the progress of this city, l would like to enter my protest against the unfair policy being pursued by a certain element. Also l would like to suggest some things which would materially add 70 One comfort and happiness and the good of Birmingham First let me say that the class of houses, tehe.ments let me call them. with in few blocks of the heart of Bir- mingham are positive disgrace to this city If you go into any other city of the same size and life as Birmingham, you will find many houses with mod ern equipment. clean, sanitary, and in- vitin~ Here in Birmingham it is hardly possible to find an apartment with three
 eve rooms for rent that in any man. ner approaches what may be found in other cities for very much less money than is exacted for the uninviting apart ments here in Birmingham. I would like to see the city commission adopt some plan of inspection of those houses where rooms and apartments are offered for
 rent And I also would like full provis- 1 ion to be made whereby landlords can
 be compelled to treat his tenants fair
 in the matter of necessary repairs. and
 also in the matter of painting frame 1 houses or freshening up the front of l brick tenements.
 i Che next step taken in this community i should be the erection of apartment | houses within five blocks of the citys center with modern appointments con-
 taining flats of. say, three and five rooms. These apartment houses should
 be six or eight stories high with auto matic elevators Such apartments should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Those Two Contracts

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 For many years I have been interested in the securing of cent fare to Ensley and therefore I welcomed this new year with gladuess because January 1 brought that long felt want. Now, l understand that the city commission obtained this in- valuable concession of the cent fare 10 Fnsley under contract on condition that an adjustment be made of the rates for electric light for a term of 10 years, also on contract. As I understand it. these two agreements between the city commits sor and tne company were made at the same time and at that time were consid- cred by all parties as being dependent one on the other 1 for one do not want 10 give up .ne cent fare on the Ensley lines, but in all fairness as between man and man, if the lighting contract is ee-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Schoolmaster Commits Suicide

Geneva, January 27.-(Special )-Derungs, a Swiss schoomaster, gave his pupils a terrible shock the other day by commit ting suicide during class
 He was teaching his mixed class of boys and girls in the school of Camuns, Gris- ons, when suddenly he stopped the les son. Then standing up before his desk In front of the class, he drew a razor from his pocket and cut hls throat, falling across his desk.
 The reason for this dramatic suicide Is unknown. He was 4i
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Rates in North Birmingham
the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 would like to ask through the columns OF your paper why MT. Lane, the friend of the people does not reduce the price of electric current in North Birmingham We are at present paying PC per kilo- duced either by contract or ordinance. We are at present paying $129 per kilo- watt hour, and as it is in Mir. Lanes pow CT to reduce this price, we can't see why he does not at least do as well as the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company is willing to do for their patrons.
 GEORGE RICHARD. North Birmingham, January 26, 1912
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
New Yacht for King

Bangkok, January 27.-(SpeciaL)-Th King of Siam is about to order a new yacht. Representatives of one British and one Japanese firm were recently in Bang kok with view to obtaining the contract for the construction of the new vessel, which it Is understood is to be of about 5000 tons, of light draught and fitted with either turbine or Diesel oil engines. She will probably carry seven six inch guns.
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'oked the fare contract should be given

volled the fare contract should be given uP also.
 shall vote next Monday to sustain the lighting eontract-first because I believe it is fair to the public and is a good con- tract, and secondly, because we have al- ready accepted the cent fare contract and I want it kept in force. If the people now annul the lighting contract, the fare contarct goes down with it and should do so as a matter of simple iustice Yours, H. w. COFFIN.
 Birmingham, January 26, 1912.
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line of Highland avenue and Adams avenue.
 $2O00-The Birmingham Realty com pany to Agnes Winston Roberts, a par eel of land at the west line of Thirty second street, 94S6 feet north of it's intersection with the north line of Thir- teenth avenue, north.
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Pirnples Removed
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 Skin Eruption

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Building Permit

Building Inspector w. O. Mathews is- sued the following permit yesterday morning:
 $1S00-To T. F. Wood for a one story frame building at 290S Thirteenth ave- nue.
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Father, Mother, Sister, Brother,
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SAGE) causes the hair to grow vigor- ous which means that the hair be- comes full of life and lustre, and grows radiant and beautiful.
 Thousands are wasting tune, losing hair arfd growing bald because they are using superficial tonics. While they may clean the scalp and make it feel refreshed they d. not get to the root of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Prevents Badness = Banishes Dandruff = Stops Falling
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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-05

They sore engaged, as Gsaai, in the
pleasant aa4 utp"f.lous business OF
Il sassluating dme.
"Snakesl be comm oat w tn
woods. saci gaNned young zap
who was oNreadlns agst.class fsaril-
hand eneng NJ ai4lossly Nhittling a
hichory stiek
Did aay Nv yon-alt ever heer nv
Bob D.Glsins race TEL life fore his pap
left Trolblvsor.v Bottoms an went
west? inquired All Old codgcr, with a
small gray goatec
1t seemed That iio one had heard OF
it, so the old codger proceeded to mar
rate
Il reokir' Bob run bout mile in
tn same length Nv ti.ae twoula take
to wind watch There WIZ heap
Nv black suakcs that spring Feared
that DARN tn winter all tn snakes
in I'll woods had turned black. Bob
wax skeered NV snakes, an, nacherly,
wu2 in q highly nervous state most
Nv ia tllnc, Hie imagined ev'ry thing
he saw movin was a snake
We'll, Bob, he took tn horses out
to til pasture one Sunday mornn'
pulled til halter OH nv til one he wuz
| leadin', slung II over his shoulder, and
started back 10 III barn He hadn't
! gone fer when llo happened to glance
| benin him.
Wow! A loue black thing wuz
a-slidin right Up 20 bis heels lie
let Out q whoop lack & 500 indian
an struck out down q path jos fair-
| ~ spittin ia wind vide open
| When he'd run bout 300 yards he
took a quick sqniBt over his shout
ders to see II he'd got away from II
lie hadn't, Thecr it wuz, spinnin
! right along after him Boy let ou
more yeils an ran lack a dawg after
a rabbi He done his best TO gi
away from tn thing that guz pursuin'
but he couldn't gain ga inch en- 1t
He wul 5aretooted, too, an ey'rl
mint he expected to feel II nab hin
by tn heel
His hat Aew OFF an his hair stood
on end. Ills daddy an nanny rur
out to meet him an when he CONE
rippin into tn stable lot, hollerin'
nanny drapt lack shed been shot
clean into dead faint She Enough
it wuz all over with her darlin son
bob went tearin' round til lot lacl
colt shet away from its ma. stompin
an kiclda' an yellin fer EN- to Kill
IT, Ills daddy ggaed at him, poweres
/ lack, till he saw what wuz tn matter
Then he get healthy piece of hooI
4 pole an went for his heroic SON
"Th snake had hung its teeth IN hi