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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
INCREASE CAPITAL ID S1OO,O00 MARK Action Taken at a Special Stockholders Meeting of
 Roberts X Son

Al special meeting of the stockholders of Roberts & Son, the big Alabama print ing, lithographing and stationery house. which was held on yesterday, the stock holders unanimously adopted recommen- dations made by the board of directors on inoT easing the stock of the company from s5o000 to s1O0.00o
 Roberts & Son have been in business in Birmingham for 10 years, having been es- tablished in this city in the year that Birmingham was Incorporated. and have Kept pace with the growth and develop ment of the city and state The latter part of last year their big plant was en- tirely destroyed by fire, but the directors of the company took prompt action and bought out the business of the Roberts Printing company, thus going back to business within three weeks from .ne time of the fire, and instructed the of- flcers of the company to immediately set about procuring modern machinery anu equipment for new plant which would be bigger and better than the old. This was done. and few months ago their former building at 1810-12 Third avenue. having been rebuilt Roberts & Son took possession and installed there the largest plant of it's kind in the state, and one of the most modern and complete in the entire south.
 Complete departments are maintained for all branches of high grade printing. ruling, binding, engraving and embossing. Roberts & Son also operate the only Itho- gra phing plant in Birmingham
 The stockholders of Roberts 6 Son number 20 of the well known business people of the city. and the board of di- rectors Is as follows: Robert w. Ewing, president Richard W. Massey, vice president James q. Smith, secretary and treasurer. G. F. Thum, superintendent of plant; R. T. Anderson. city sales man. ager; W. E. Dickerson. F. M. Tutwiler. Hill Ferguson and Richard " Evans. The executive. personal and sales force in- cludes, in addition to the above directors and officers, H. l.. Wood. G. Edgar Hart. John H. Nixon. Charles D. Ellison, Harry II. Chumley. John r. Burke, William s. Merriam, Louis D, Otis. W, A. Carter. Blakely Mutch, John II, Baskln, C. Holt Smith, Charles Roberts and E, k. Green.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yester- day in the office of the probate clerk showing the following transfers of real estate, the consideration being 5000 or more:
 s1150--Jefferson H. Moseley and wife to Alonzo J. Moseley. lot 3, in block 1 according to the plans and surveys of Lytle's addition to Birmingham.
 s3200-C. M Carish to H. E. Man vile Paving company lots 1 to 8 in- elusive. according to the plans and sur veys of Spring Glenn.
 $i000-George w. Wise and wife to William F. McGorren, lots 1 and 2, In block Al, according to the plans and surveys of the North Birmingham Land companys addition No. to Birming ham.
 $1500-Joseph IT. Fischer to John 1T Terrell, lot 3. in block 51. according to the plans and surveys of Ensley High lands.
 s3750-John A. Bowen and wife to R. D. Mills, part of lot 4, in block 7t3 according to the plans and surveys oi Birmingham.
 5S00-Birmingham Realty company to William J. Lassiter part of lots 1 and 2, in block 654. according to tic plans and surveys of the Elyton Land company.
 s7o0o-Walter K. McAdory to Sarah C. Hit, lot 10 and part of lot g, ac- cording to the plans and surveys ot Welch's addition to Birmingham.
 s2000--Birmingham Realty company to John A. Bowen, part of lot 6, In block 641, according to the plans and surveys of the Birmingham Realty company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
AT THE HOTELS

P. o. West of Montevallo, Percy Hinton of Uniontown and H. c. Harris of Hunts vile are stopping at the Metropolitan.
 J. A. Bishop of Talladega Springs. AL bert J. Brame of Montgomery and A. J. Gaboury of University are registered at the Morris.
 Among those registering at the Florence are W. K. Patton of Tuscaloosa, W. c. Lusk of centreville and B. B. McCary of Huntsville.
 Registered at the Birmingham are II. A. Randy of Atlanta, c. E. Elgin of Searles and L. G. Calton of Toledo, o.
 E. M. Pail of Atlanta, H. c. Edwards of Jackson, Tenn, and George R. Vickers of Chicago are noted on the Hillman reg fster.
 Among those stopping at the Empire are c. Whorton of Gadsden and DeWhitt McCargo of Talladega.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL
 DURING THE NIX TRIAL

During the trial for the killing of Albert Nix. Cole was confident of sc- quittaI. The trial grew out of the shooting of Nix in Blue Creek in 1909. Cole, as deputy sheriff, had gone to the Nix home with warrant for the ar rest of Mrs. Nix on charge of ab- ducting her children by former mar riage, Trouble insued and Nix was killed The jury in the case was out for about one day and returned yer dict of guilty, fixing Coles penalty at 10 years in the penitentiary, Judge Fort refused a new trail, Cole al the time of his conviction was held in the county jail on an indictment of the grand jury for the assassination of Felix EIlard at Lewisburg last spring.
 The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the First Christian church. Mir. Cole is survived by his wife. two daughters, Mrs. L. F. Fore and Miss Willie Cole and a son. Charles Cole. Among the pallbearers will be: William Hood, J. R. Smith, c. F. Me- Cormack. Interment will take place in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
HAD BEEN DESPONDENT
 FOR PAST TWO WEEK s

For the past two weeks Cole had been Respondent, unstrung and nervous. Convicted of killing Albert Nix. he was given 10-year sentence in the penitentiary. This action was imme- diately followed by Judge Forts re- fusal of a new trial.
 It is said that Cole had also been told of Teck Duncan's alleged confess sion and that he had brooded over the matter; that he had been told more witnesses had been secured against him in the Ellard case and that he believed a frame up" had been fixed against him. The iron nerve with which he had carried himself through many dangerous situations and which had pulled him out of many a tight hole, finally gave way and he became ill- He had been treated several times dur ing the week but was unable to retain any medicine, having frequent spells of nausea.
 MT Cole frequently talked of his troubles to the officials around the jail 1t is said that he recently asked how much morphine a person could tal fo make hi m slGep p'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
LANE ON INVESTIGATION
Will Look Into Police Department
 Matters After the Holidays

After the holidays have passed 1t was declared by Commissioner A. O. Lane yesterday that the commissioners acting as a committees of the whole will inquire into some slleged irregu- larities in the police department. While no official charges have been filed with Judge Lane or the commission and while the inquiry Is not in any degree compulsory Judge Lane seems to have no disinclination to go into the matter.
 q will say, however. in reference 10 whatever inquiry We may undertake,' said Judge Lane. "that absolutely no personalities or individuals will fig- urc in it. We are not to try any clt- izen or any offender. Our province will be simply to see If the city machinery As defective
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
BAR ASSOCIATION
 WILL MEET TODAY

This afternoon at o'clock the annual meeting of the Birmingham Bar asso- citation will be held in the law litrary, First National Bank building. Notices have been sent to all the members, and large attendance is expected
 An address by the retiring president, Judge A. C. Howze promises to be ono of the interesting features of the meeting. after which the secretary will read his re- port. The elections of a president, vice president and executive committee will be held, and several members will de- liver short and appropriate talks upon interesting subjects.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
WAS FEELING BADLY
 ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT

He was first noticed as being seri- ously ill yesterday morning by John Wade, who occupied the same cell in the county jail. Wade said that Cole and himself had retired early Wednes- day night and that Cole had com plained of feeling badly. About 9 o'clock Cole asked Wade if he could hear the negro prisoners singing in the jail "The music sounds sweeter than ever before" said Cole. At Il o'clock he called Wade and said: John. have you gone to sleep yet" Nc" replied Wade. "All right. I just wondered, 9 said Cole.
 When Wade got mp yesterday morn ing he said that Cole appeared to be sleeping quietly and as he had conn plained of feeling badly, he. Wade, did not awaken him. About o'clock Wade noticed that Cole was breathing very heavily and told Day Warden Griffith soIa he cf fplf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Building Permits

The following building permits were issued yesterday in the office of the building inspectors
 sl000-C. w. Street Lawn street and Cotton avenue, two one-story frame buildings.
 s33O0-C. W. Street. Thirteenth stree; and Tenth avenue, north, three one story frame houses.
 s15e0-L. NJ. Bradley, Compton sta. tion, one one-story frame building.
 s2000-J. D. Nebrig, Twenty street between Thirty an, Thirty eighth street, North Birming ham; one and one-half story franc building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
EVERY FURNACE OF THE
 T. C. I. COMPANY IN BLAST

one furnace of the Ensley series being taken out of the blast is an indication of the satisfactory operating conditions of the corporation.
 In industrial circles it has been known for the past weeks that conditions are ex- eellent. The steel plant at Ensley re- gently smashed all records. It has ope- rated all during the past summer for the first time in years.
 The coal and ore mines of the com pany are being operated satisfactorily and every condition tends to encourage the officials.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20

The Age-IIeralds marathon racer con- test now in progress among the boys and girls of Birmingham is second in i'm portance only to the coming of santa Claus himself. More than 1000 boys and girls are already hustling for the marathon racers and 1t is expected that another 1000 will be in the field today
 A large number of boys and girls have already secured their racers and these are distributed all the way from East Lake to Bessemer.
 The contest has made a special appeal to the boys and girls because the racers are given absolutely free.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
SAID AT ONCE HE
 COULD NOT RECOVER

pr R. H. Hamrick was called at 9:3C o'clock and stated at once that there was no hope for recovery He stated that there were signs of morphine poisoning. pr. w. F. McAdory also tended the patient and said that he be- lieved there was a brain lesion, prob ably caused by q stroke of apoplexy Neither doctor would state the exact cause of death.
 number of people were O. the opin- ion yesterday that Mr. Cole had pois- oned himself When asked about this theory, Sheriff McAdory stated: q ex-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20

For the first time in years every fur mace owned by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad company is in blast.
 Not since the steel corporation pur- such extensive opera tions of the local plants. The last furnace of the com pany idle was placed in blast yesterday afternoon, and made a run at o'clock.
 The furnaces at Bessemer, including the Robertstown plants, the Ensley furnaces and Alice, have been running smoothly, and up to the maximum output for some time. The last furnace going in without
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20

All that is necessary to secure osi Is to get five new subscribers to Tha Age-Herald for three months at 65 cents month. They do not have to collect al money. They simply bring to The AZ Herald office the signed appl!catic blanks. and get their marathon racer and The Age-Herald does the rest.
 Any industrious boy or girl can E the necessary subscribers in an hot or two. and the racer will give the weeks and months of pleasure.
 Any boy or girl can enter the contes by sending an application to the Mars thon Racer department of The Age-Het aid for the necessary blanks.
 Hundreds of boys and girls are ready at work. but there is plenty room for more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Increase of Capital Stock

Papers were placed on record yestar- day in the office of the probate clerk siCN5as It the capital stock of the H hza lat aba Mining company was intssrseQ at a recent stockholders |p4sasss rom s50.000 to sl0o.o00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Will Conduct Cake Sale

The ladies of the First Presbyterian church will conduct "cake" sale to- morrow from 9 o'clock In the morning to o'clock in the evening at the Five Points grocery store. Mrs. M. D. Brown will preside.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Hold Hurried Meeting

The commissioners held hurried meet ing yesterday morning when the an- nouncement was printed that work would be started on the Tidewater electric line, the commission to the contrary notwth- standing. The matter was threshed over, and 1t was agreed that at the meeting this morning the formal action will be taken. That will consist of the refusal of the commission to approve the specifications and plans filed by the Tidewater Power company, as provided in the franchise and which, it is stated. have been ap- proved by the city engineer.
 MT. Dewberry and Forney Johnston, his attorney, are ready for the fight inas- much as 1t is unavoidable, and it is the general opinion that the supreme court will have to pass upon the question at issue.
 There is considerable speculation as 10 the action the commission will take to stop work temporarily on the Tldewater line. The officials may be arrested or the city may instruct the city attorney to get a restraining order from some court. That will be threshed out this morning at the regular Friday meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20

amined every piece of clothing of Uncle Henry, went through his suitcase and trunk in an effort to find poison and could find no trace whatever"
 The sheriff stated that MT. Cole had called for him frequently during the past week. A doctor was called Wednesday morning upon the request of MT. Cole and some medicine was administered. MT. Coles daughter vis- ted him Wednesday afternoon and re- nlalned with him for some tinn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Don't Wait Until The Horse Is
 Gone

It's too late to protect your self after the accident has hap pened. While you are think ing about 1t, get in touch with this strong Southern Company and let us write you an accident policy.
 We will give you a policy that amply protects you what ever happens to you.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Crew of Men Began Exca- vation for New Line at
 Ensley Yesterday
DEWBERRY TALKS ON
 PLANS FOR FUTURE
Says Company Is Simply Carrying Out Provisions of the Franchise Granted by the Commission
 Last March

The war between the Tidewater Pow CT company and the city was started yes terday. for at 1 o'clock work was begun on the electric line.
 The first pick was struck at Avenue l and Twenty second street, Ensley. Charles W. Woodruff. engineer for the Tidewater Power company, one foreman and six workmen composed the crew be- ginning the work. J. M. Dewberry, president of the company. was present, and Bert c. Covell. photographer for the Tidewater company, made pictures of the actual beginning of work. At nightfall six electric line poles had been delivered on the ground while 10 holes for them had been dug. This morning the poles will be placed in position and the work con tinued until some legal process stops the work Two thousand creosoted poles have been ordered from the Pioneer Lumber company.
 President Dewberry indicated Wednes- day evening that he would start work yesterday morning. and the beginning was not surprising.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-20
Dewberry's Statement

President Dewberry made this statement last night. "The city will at the meeting today refuse to approve our plans and specifications as filed. according to our information. We have begun the work on tho electric line and propose to con- tinue that work until some legal measure stops us Although our workmen were engaged this afternoon in digging holes, no arrests were made. We regret exceed lngly that this fight has been precipltated, but there seemed to be no alternative We have a franchise given by the commission last March, and we have compiled with every provision. We intend to supply Birmingham with competitive electric ser vice in good faith.
 We do not consider it our duty to in- form the commissioners of our inside of flee work, but we have rendered them bends and gold to show our good faith. We will have electricity into Birmingham by next September sure. The need for competitive electric power here is greater now than ever. It looked sanguine while the water power company was going ahead alone, but now since that company has affiliated with the Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company the need for our plant Is far greater than ever before. Our attorneys feel that we have complied with every provision of the franchise, and that confidential lnforma- ton as to our work need not be dis closed to the commission so long as we aet within the provision of that grant"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
CRACK PLAYERS
At COUNTRY CLUB
TENNIS TOURNAMENT ron
CHAMPIONSHIP OF RICH
lfOSD COMES OFF
TODAY.

Starting this afternoon, the tennis
tournament for the championship Of
Richmond will be pulled off at the
Country club. Richmond has more
1ossiUilities III tennis probably than
anv other city or It's class in the
country. ana the galleries today viii
see the courts flllea with many Of the
crack players of the state. here are
the drawings;
Mems singies-Buford IS 1ree,
Reynolds vs.. Z. $. Blair Robb Va
Whitlock. Page us. l.. II. Blair Lee
Us J B. Dunn, Mckee Dunn "
karston, Tyler VS. A. IL. Kicks, w, l..
Jeffries vs. A. Il. Christian. Il A
Kicks VS.. Gil, HUBBARD w. PRESTON,
Cardoza VS.. John Coke, +. :. Jeftftes
"A &. Christian, Cary rs. Lindsay,
Aluston vs. Mullen. Gray VS.. Naddey,
Mems noubles---Butord and Dunn
~. whitiock and partner, Coke and
na rtuer vs. Trigg and Reynolds, Lee
and partner We. Jeffreys and JeHreSS
Ikicks and Roth vs.. Dunn and Tyler.
Non.ens Singies--Mtss Martin W
Miss Meredith, Miss White VS.. Miss
buchanan. Miss TrayIor Ne. Miss tx.
y Colston, Mias Trigg vs. Miss BoSa'
Miss Murton vs.. Miss Joynes. MISS
Grant vs.. Miss NJ. ColstoN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
HORNE GETS START
JUMPING ON WAGONS

Worlds champion athletes usually
have no difficulty In recalling when,
where and how they got their start,
The trouble Is that, as q rule, the
kingpin got commonplace start
There was nothing unusual about the
way ne began hts climb up the lad
der of fame and an attempt 20 tell
about il would be embarrassing
However. the case of George p.
Horine, the worlds champion high
jumper is an exception TO the rule.
His career AZ jumper started when
he got job driving a milk wagon.
Jumping on and off the wagon In the
early hours, while he was attending
high school ct Santa Ana first made
those muscles culver that are row
boosting him close TO seven feet.
HORNE is member OF the 1912
class at Stanford university. He lives
nj palo Alto. His family moved II tom
Santa Ana several yeas ago. George
started in high school at Santa Ana.
On the side he got job driving a
milk wagon Every morning he was
up before daylight doing the work
Schoolmates say he developed great
skill IN jumping on and off the wagon
with a r1ilk can In each hand, white
the horses were travelling at about the
best pace those milk wagon horses
could hit
This sort Of work made George go
agile and 'gpringy" that when he saw
the boys at the high school high
jumping he thought he might be able
to do something along that line him
self But he didn't have much time
to train. and he didn't do much III
athletics in high school. But he kept
on the milk wagon ard consciously
was preparing himself Tor his great
performances Of the present time
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08

SST8t -NToN, July 7.--As part OF
the big demonstration held here in
honor Of the nomination by the Demo
cratic national convention OF Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson. of New Jer-
sey. Stanton native son, a mann
moth banner inscribed For President,
Woodrow Wilson, Stauntons Son.
was hung across the main street of
the city by the local Wilson club the
stanton Wilson club was the FIRST
formed in the country, and Just be
fore the enthusiastic demonstration
tho night news OF Wilson's nomination
was received. meeting was held ana
appropriate resolutions upon his nom
ination were adopted and telegra phed
to him.
The club them adjourned its meeting
and hung the huge banner which act
was followed by the great demon
stratien taken part In by almost the
entire male population Of the city,
women and children Inning the streets
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08
HUGE BANNER CONNECTS UP
STORES OF WILSON-MARSHALL
ome Town of Democratic Candidate for the Presidency Is
First to Organize Campaign Club to Work
i'll His Interest

and cheering as the elared paraoe Oh
men marched through them, headed pS
IL band and expressing their cation
through the medium Of vocal organs
horns. drums. Tin pans, and other IA
strurnents of 81 noise producing mature
The demonstration was uIldoupl'Vl9
the most enthusiastic which StduhVoN
has ever witnessed.
A remarkable coincident in eonnec-
ton with the banner hung by the VIII
son club IL that it is suspended across
Main street between the drug stores
Of Wilson and Marshall. on opposlte
sides OF rhe street The colneiuent
could not. perhaps, occur In any other
citv in tho country. and it has created
a great deal of comment among p"tl
Stauntonians and visitors The pan
ner is the first thing that catches t'e
eve on Main street, and is good ad-
vertisement of Wilson's candidacy Tor
tho presidency -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-08

For driving in hot weather there
Ia "A little device on the hoales o.
Fearless motor cars for 1913 when
,s very effective In keeping the driver
cool
whan the progress Of body design
dictated the adoption of foredoors on
motor ears engineers forsaw that ore
Of the difficulties to be overcome
would be TO keep the front conlpar.-
ment of the car cool and Wen VENT
lat..d. for It is close enough 10 the
engine to receive some OF the neat
generated taerts go 49,
The Peerless designers nave sue
seccfully met the problem by the use
~ srrati- hook " h4sa-hoios- inc
front doors open little more tIan
two inches st the forward size nv
soors TO act in the car causes the
w. siae only the closest inspection
a,scloses the fact that they are open.
The speed OF the car causes the
doors To act inthe manner OF air
scoops They shoot a conTan,
vtresm of air into the compartment
AVA result in great Increase or
cnmfort for the passengers. This IL
another OF the extremely valuable III
II. things for which Peerless desisH-
inv has become we'll known
with the addition Of two more
Packard patrols 10 It's equipment, thr
Datro,t police department ROUNDS
nublic safety squadron that ranks
among the best In America
THE rear wheels are being equipped
,,,,th seyen-inch pneumatic tires
marking another stop in the ePolut'"h
AZ a motor vehicle adapted 10 the