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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
MORE HOPPER OVENS ARE IN COMMISSION
Seventy More of the Corey Batteries Are Now in
 Operation

Ii was announced by the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company that 70 additional ovens of the Hopper se- ries at Corey were placed into op.r- alton yesterday. The company now has in operation a total of 140 Hopper ovens others having been put into commission several days ago" 1t Is stated that within the next two or three months the remaining 140 will be placed to work making the entire series of four batteries in con dition, totaling 2S0.
 The work so far performed by the ovens has been thoroughly satisfactory It Is said the best output will not be obtained until the ovens have been operated some time.
 H. Hopper, the patentee of the Kop- per ovens, was here a few days ago and looked over the installation al Corey. He was very much pleased with the satisfactory situation here.
 In this district the Woodward com pany has one battery of Hopper ovens while the Tennessee company has four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
AT THE HOTELS

s. 1T. Harrison of Ragland is stop- ping at the Hillman.
 R. F. Fitzpatrick of Louisville is reg istered at the Hillman.
 J. R. Storie of Florence is at the Hillman.
 W. M. Maddox of Easonville is reg istered at the Florence.
 J. Y Cantwell of Uniontown is at the Florence
 R. r. Powell of New Orleans is stop ping at the Florence
 J, W. Smith of oakman is registered st the Morris.
 c. II. Scott of Montgomery is at the Morris.
 w. L. Henderson of Mobile is reg istered at the Morris.
 M. A. Oates of Montgomery is stop ping at the Metropolitan.
 J. M Keyser of Albertville is stop ping at the Metropolitan.
 A. w. Bearden of Jasper is at the Metropolitan.
 w. l.. Bienvenu of New Orleans is registered at the Birmingham.
 w. Y. McE1roy of Carbon Hill is stop ping at the Birmingham.
 J. A. Meador of New Orleans is reg istered at the Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Delay Of One Week In The
 Big AOidtion-Auto Show

guarantee, to induce him to open the great aviation meet-automobile show and races. yet at the present time only about one-third of this amount has been raised, although the meet itself will cost up- ward of over twice that amount.
 Another important reason why the date has been advanced is because it will give opportunity to exploit the spring celebra- tion throughout the Birmingham district and adjacent trading eenters. In addi- tion to this the members of the league feel more confident of good weather dur ing the latter part of April than during the first part.
 The automobile men, too. have been carefully considered in the matter of fixing a date. The advanced time will give them more leisure in which to get additional cars for the automobile show, and to bring noted automobile drivers here to participate in the great races,
 The big meet now has the enthusiastic indorsement of the Business Mems league and the cooperation of the railroads, who have assured the league that they will make reduced and equitable rates on their lines when the certainty of the meet is assured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday in the probate office showing the follow ing transfers of real estate, the consid- eration being $1000 or more:
 $3550- Hattie s. Pou to c. w. Hamilton, lots and 10 in block 56, according to the survey of the Birmingham- Ensley Land and Improvement company
 s2000-Lilla J. Gresham to Lily c. Arm strong and Madge E. Armstrong, lot in w. H. Merits subdivision of a part of block 7s5 according to the survey of the city of Birmingham as laid off by the Eiyton Land company
 $ls0O-Joyce Ernestine Young and her husband to Henry W. Boggett, lot "A in block 162, according to the survey Of the Elyton Land company
 $4O0O-M. Gordon to A. Gordon, the west 9 feet of lot in block 16 and the east 121a feet of lot s in block Is, according to the survey of the Elyton Land company.
 SsOOO-Almoth E. Smith and Newton c. Smith to T. s. Lacey, lot 10 in block S2. according to the survey of the city of Birmingham as laid off by the Elyton Land company.
 . Sl050-Ehe Corey Highlands Land com pany to o. F. Pottberg, lot in block II, To; , in block 12 and lot in block 12 ac- cording to the survey of Corey High lands
 sl75o-Mrs. Sallie NJ. Hanlin and her husband to George C. Kelly, the north one=half of lot l in block 1, according to the survey of Spraus addition to the city of Birmingham.
 si40O- Martha Hayes and her husband to R. F. Russell. lot in block 22, accord- ing to the West End Land and Improve n End
 S240n-James White to B. T. Nunn, lot S fin block 20. according to the survey of the West End Land and Improvement company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
LEON SANDERS WILL
 SPEAK HERE SUNDAY
President of the International Order of B'Nai BRith Is Coming to
 Birmingham

Leon Sanders, judge of one of the su. perior courts of New York, who was ex- pected in Birmingham yesterday, was de. Iayed in Nashville and will not arrive here until Sunday morning
 Judge Sanders is president of the Inde pendent order of B Mai B Rith. national Jewish organization. and at present is travelling on official business. Sunday afternoon at o'clock he will address q mass meeting at the F'raternal hall or Third avenue. lsadore Shapiro will pre- side at the meeting and announced yes terday that the public was cordially in- vited to attend
 Judge Sanders was scheduled to address a meeting at the Jewish temple yesterday on Immigration. He will leave Blr- mingham Monday morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
FERGUSON TALKS
 OF SOCIETY CIRCUS Proceeds to Go to the Play
 ground Movement ACTS ARE ALL NEW We'll Known Citizen Declares That the Circus This Year Will Sur
 pass Previous Efforts in
 That Direction
ACTS ARE ALL NEW

"The Athletic club has been working Tor 1S years to bring the Society Circus up to lis present state of excellence, and as the weaker acts are cut out every year and better ones added, naturally we are going to have the best amateur show ever put on here," said Hill Ferguson yesterday in regard to the Society Circus next Monday afternoon and night and Tues day night. MT. Ferguson has been stage manager of the Circus since it's incep- ton in 1899, and is supposed to know the merits of the show.
 Leaving out adjectives and getting down to facts as much as possible" said Mr. Ferguson, I've won't have an act that has not been worked on consclentiousy, and that hasn't brightness and clever ness.
 Tn the opinion Of M-. George Bellamy, the noted playground lecturer who visited Birmingham last Tuesday and Wednes- day, the model playground which we will exhibition the stage is one of the best ways he has heard of for getting the people educated up to the operation of a real modern playground. The folk dances ana OTlllS are liNtlA anu iiAtiN7N''S' " use several hundred dollars worth of standard playground apparatus in this scene.
 .It is always customary and natural to say that this seasons crop of girls is the 'prettiest ever but I think the public will agree that the Spring Maids, as Mrs. Henry B. Grays sextette call them selves. and the Pierort girls are just about the most attractive they have seen.
 Miss Queene Neely, a young lady with remarkable talent, has an act with which believe she could go on any vau- deville circuit in the country, if she were inclined to the professional stage.
 Extended accounts of the work which the men to put on could be given' such as Tom Martins tank act. Dr. Ded- mans work as member of the Society of American Magicians, Ed. Anderson's Artillery Chimes. Wyatt Hefiin and Steel Andrews. as Mutt and Jeff; Bill Streit in his great hand balancing act. the Miles Brothers, and z Nespor, and their assist ants in various circus numbers, but it Is better to let the show itself do it's own talking.
 An interesting feature of this years circus will be the number of mechanical effects that will be introduced. The Attn letic club has found it necessary 10 rent storehouse temporarily, near the the atre, in which all of these machines are being built
 .'The Board of Education has given the schools half holiday Monday to let the children see the matinee. and We hope the public generally will fill the two night houses to overfiowing. If they do. fund of over $1000 will be raised, which will enable the park commission to put on genuine playground service in the park during the coming summer months"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
ROOSEVELT MENT0
 MEET HERE TODAY
Hundley Will Probably Be Chairman of the Gather
 ing at City Hall

The convention of republicans fa- voring Roosevelt for the republican nomination will meet this morning in the city hall. The meeting was called by prominent republicans in this city and elsewhere in the state to boom the ex-President who followed his hat Into the ring.
 1t is believed that o. R. Hundley will be named as chairman of the meet
 ing, which is expected 10 be one of the most interesting republican meetings held here in some time. J. 0. Thomp- son, who Is an avowed Roosevelt lead CT. said that he believed the convention would be very largely attended
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

In four transactions, the first along about 1880. the Woodward corner has jumped from it's original price, slo,ooo, 10 its present value, not counting the Wood ward skyscraper of sS0O,ooo.
 In 1880 W. A. Handley asked Gen. E. w. Fucker of this city to go half with him in the purchase of the present Woodward site.
 q poo poohed the proposition" said the general yesterday, with dry grin. You see I did not think the site was worth it. I had faith in Birmingham, but that was a little bit too strong for me-"
 The result was that MT. Handley went it alone and later. only two years. sold the lot for slS,0o0, making $500 net profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
ENORMOUS STRIDES MADE BY
 BIRMINGHAM REAL ESTATE
THE WOODW ARD CORNER

It was then sold to John Body, a relative of General Fucker for sS6,OOo, and when MT. Body died the estate traded with the late " H. Woodward for SSooo0.
 The present value is sSoo,o0o, estimated. The lot was originally 100 feet on First avenue, running 1S2 feet OH Twentieth street. The 100 feet square is now the Woodward corner. leaving s2 feet ex- cepted from the estimated value of $500, 900. The s2 feet occupied by the Metro politan hotel. is regarded as worth many times over the original price of the whole site.
 The increase of value in the Woodward site is typical of the land increases in this community. It tells story of a space in Birmingham 100 feet square.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
ADVANCE SALE OF TICKE HAS NOT BEEN UP TO EXPECTA- TIONS-FURTHER EFFORT TO BE MADE

The date of the big aviation meet-auto- mobile show and races of the Berger Avi- ation company, under the auspices of the Business Mems league, has been changed from April 10 18th inclusive to Arril 15 to 20 inclusive.
 This was decided upon at special meet ing of the Business Mems league yester- day.
 The reason for this change was delay in subscribing to the s1o,ooO worth of ad- vance sale tickets, which are to be sent out to out of town patrons in order to assure a great crowd of visitors from the tributary trade centers within rad Jus of from 100 to 150 miles of Birming- ham
 While S10.000 worth of tickets was stip- ulated by J. s. Berger of the Berger Avia- tio ncompany as the necessary advance
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
THE LAx-FOS NAY

If you had a medicine that would strengthen the liver, the stomach, the kidneys and the bowels, and at the same time make you strong with q sys. temic tonic don't you believe you would soon be well?
 That's The Lax-Fos way"
 We ask you to buy the first bottle on the money back plan. and you will ask your druggist to sell you the sec ond.
 It keeps your whole insides right.
 There is nothing else made like Lax. Eos.
 Remember the uame-LAX-FOS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued at the probate office yesterday;
 Isaac Blake of Fort Payne to Miss Loreua B. Dumas.
 Harry Drake Of Lipseomb to Miss Cattle Arkridge.
 Charles r. Newall of Farbault. Mlnn., So Miss Helena Han. M
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Paint City Hall

Building Inspector w. o. Mathews is
 receiving bids for painting and decorat-
 ing the halls of the city building. The city commissioners decided some time ago ! to have the interior of the building paint
 ed. but the halls will be attended 10 be- fore the different rooms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Was Distant Relative

Judge Thornton I. Massie, who was murdered by crowd of outlaws at Hills vile, Va, Thursday morning, was dis tant relative of Miss Gena Massie of Charlottesville, Va, oscar w. Underwood g first wife.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
CorrOborates Duncan
IncOrpOratiOn

Articles of incorporation were filed with the probate judge as follows yesterday:
 The Jefferson Heights Land Company The new company is organized with an .autllorized capital stock of s2o0o and will start business with that amount paid in. The incorporators and officers for ;hs first year are: M H. Freeman. Jr., pres ident and treasurer; D. C. Edmondssn. secretary, and Ann Ellis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
North Birmingham Plant

The American Concrete and Steel Railroad Tie company has been organ ized here for some time. plant has operated in North Birmingham to the extent of getting out some demonstra ton ties which have been placed in the St. Louis terminal and elsewhere for demonstration purposes. They are considered fine for the service de- signed MT. Marshall said yesterday that he had never operated the plant to make ties. In explanation he said the charter of his company. which was secured in Arizona. did not compel such work to be done and that some ma chinery was on the way here for installation.
 Inspectors Dilts and Keys of the post office department are delving into the operations of the company and as fast as the data Is collected 1t will be- turned over to the United States grand jury, according to the department of jus tice
 District Attorney Steele said last night that anyone interested in the case would be furnished such information in connection with it as may be de- sired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Commercial Travellers to Meet

An important meeting of the United Commercial Travellers will be held at he Macabees hall tonight at 8 o'clock. The annual installation of officers will oe held and there will be number Of prom inent visitors from other cities on hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
League to Serve Lunch

The Epworth league of the First Meth odist church will serve lunch today. March IS. noon and night. at 2o17 Third avenue. Broyles' furniture store; chicken dinner and oyster supper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
DELAY T|DEWATER
 LIGHT FRANCHISE West End Library ApprO-
 priatiOn Made NO PAVING CONTRACTS All of Commissioners Present at the
All of Commissioners Present at the Meeting Yesterday-More Fire Plugs-Grant Right of Way
 to Tidewater in Avondale

The granting of the franchise to the Tidewater Power company to maintain and operate an electric light plant, and the awarding of the paving contracts were postponed until later date at q meeting of the city commissioners held yesterday afternoon
 An ordinance granting the Tidewater Street Railway company right of way along Fifth avenue, Avondale which had been repealed by the commissioners, was renstated. On the recommendation of Chief Bonnet three additional fire plugs were placed on Georgia avenue. Five hundred dollars was donated to West End library for books and periodicals. Garbage wagons were ordered covered. City bills and payrolls were approved. City taxes were adjusted. an appropria- ton made for the day nursery and d large number of other routine matters were dis posed of al the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
MarshalI's Statement

While being detained in the United States marshars office MT. Marshall said to a reporter;
 'I have committed no offense against the federal laws in connection with the misuse of the mails, and l am not un- easy but what I will come out all right I am of the opinion that some insurance men of this city instigated these charges I have been worried by them before and I think they have started 1t again. It is pretty tough to be bounded like this as all my work will go for naught l have every cent on earth that belongs to me tied up in this tie company There is no dis satisfied customer of this company as every obligation has been lived up to. It will hurt the business for this proposition to be aired out and in noeent investors will perhaps suffer. | knew this case was coming np and went to the train to meet the post office inspectors. We all came to the office together The government can never hurt me.
 T regret exceedingly that l have to fight some more to keep my head above water II is A long story in with the fight that has been waged against me and will make tn- teresting citations. 1 will assuredly come out all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Cover Garbage Wagons

Commissioner Weatherly brought up the matter of covering the garbage wagons with tarpaulin sheets which was concurred in. Mr, Weatherly stated that the ladies of the civic improve ment club had made the suggestion to cover the wagons by presenting the city with one cover, This had proved so satisfactory in preventing the scat tering of waste paper by the wind and removed so much of the unsightly ap- pearance and was beneficial in other respects, that he heartily indorsed the covering and moved that all the city wagons be covered. The motion was adopted.
 Capt. Romaine Boyd, city attorney, made report on a number of claims for refund Of taxes, many of which were allowed. There were quite a number of claims that were over two years stand ing, which were disallowed as the com 5 missioners passed d resolution some time ago to the effect that claims of this character of over two years stand ing should not be allowed
 A resolution was adopted empower ing the board of commissioners to se ect one of their nuniber to act as president of the commission in the case of the presidents absence.
 The session closed with the donation of $50 to the day nursery that is maintained by the Associated Charities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
,sed of al the meeting.
All Commissioners Present

For the first time in two weeks all the commissioners were present President Exum, though fer from well, presided over the meeting.
 MT. Exum announced after opening the session that the Tidewater franchise would be passed to a. future date for final action, as each of the commissioners de- sired to look further into the details and that it was probable that amendments would be offered. No definite time was set for a further hearing, MT. Exum stat ing that the commission would notify MT. Dewberry and his associates when they | would be ready to take the matter up. | He also announced that the commission | was not ready to take action in the
 awarding of the paving contracts, as there were several important matters In connection with the several bids that had
 been received and that the size of the contract demanded the fullest investi- gation. There was some objection to the matter being passed indefinitely on the part of Commissioner Weatherly and some of the property holders who were anxious to have the work started as soon as pos sible. It was decided to pass the paving contracts until Wednesday, March 27, at which time final action will be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Tidewater Right of Way

About q dozen citizens and property holders of Avondale were present. and the question of the right of way of the Tidewater company along certain streets of Avondale was taken up. An ordinance was passed some weeks ago granting the Tidewater company the right of way. On the objection of many of the property holders on the proposed rout the ordi- nance was repealed by the commissioners in the hope the street railway company and the people would get together.
 Numerous conferences have been held by the parties but without re suits and yesterday the ordinance was reintroduced IL will have to be adver- tised 30 days before it becomes eff fective and ftrrtfrEf efforts will be made to come to satisfactory agree ment.
 The board of education presented a petition requesting an appropriation of library. At the suggestion of Judge Lane $500 was appropriated for the purpose of purchasing books and per iodicals, the city to place the building in repair themselves.
 Judge Lane stated that the library board had estimated the cost of re- pairs al $500 and $500 for the books and equipments. He thought the city could look after the repairs and his motion to appropriate $500 was car ried
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Steele's Address Before Court


 Tn his address before the court yester- day afternoon, when he asked for the bond to be placed at s10,ooo. Assistant United States Attorney N. L. Steele said
 We have one instance and will pro duce the witness where this defend ant has secured seO00 from one man ir this transaction The United States be- lieves that he has been conducting 2 fraudulent business. The minutes oi his books do not show any directors or stock holders, or that any meetina of the directors was ever held. The government believes that his bond should be set at $10,o00 to insure his presence at court. MT. Marshall has been through another experience of this kind having been before this court be- fore on a similar case. He has no ties to keep him in this state. Therefore he should be placed under bond which will satisfy the United States and the people that have been con cerned in his transactions"
 The statement of the district attor- ney that the records failed 10 show that he had been elected president or had ever held meeting of the direc- tors was stoutly refuted by MT, Mar shall He explained that the minutes had not as yet been entered upon the records, only waiting to be trans-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
D. ]. MARSHALL HELD |ON THE CHARGE OF |M|SUS|NG THE MAILS Is President of American Concrete and Steel Rail-
 road Tie Company BOND SET AT 5000;
 HEARING MARCH 26 Mr. Marshall Says the Arrest Is Work of His Enemies and That He
 Will Come Out All
 Right

Upon a warrant issued by R. B. Watts United States commissioner, Donald J. Marshall president of the American Con crete and Steel Railroad Tie company, was yesterday arrested. charged with vio-
 lating section 215 of the penal code rel
 ative to the misuse of the United States
 mails. Yesterday morning Postonlce ln- speetors Keys and Dilts. accompanied by
 Deputy United States Marshal Willitts and N. l.. Steele, assistant United States attorney. visited the offices of the con- cern in the Brown Marx building and con- fiscated the books and records of the com
 pany and detained Mir Marshall Subse- quently he was arraigned before Commis- shioner Watts and held for trial. which was set for March 26 before the United
 States commissioner. His bond was set
 at S5000
 The defendant has been president of the American Concrete and Steel Tie company for some time, according to his statement The company Is capitalized at s2,Oo0'ooo and yesterday in reply to questions by Com missioner Watts, Mir. Marshall said the assets of the company were about s37ooo, or approximately that amount, of which he owned sl1,000.
 Pending the preliminary trial of Mr. Marshall 1t was announced that q thorough investigation would be made by the United States grand jury, which Is now in session. It is said that the com pany has offered for sale in this state profit sharing bond due January 1, ls2l, bearing per cent interest and payable in Birmingham. The company is said to own plant at North Birmingham equipped to manufacture a patented con- crete tie for railroad service. The tie has been tested by the Alabama Great Southern railroad. it is said, on their main line. In Birmingham 1t is said some of the most prominent railroad men are
 bond holders of the company or have written letters signifying their faith in the tie, supposed to be the solution of a monumental railroad problem.