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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
INTEREST IN RUMORS ABOUT
 AMERICAN CITIES RAIL WAY


 greatly increased in price and if tho options are exercised the water com pany will have only 25 per cent of the total stock. As 5f per cent Is required for control 1t would seem on the face of the facts that the water company Is long way from the control at this time. However, it may be that further purchases will be made.
 W Webb Offutt assistant to the managing director, was intensely bear- ish in his statement about the alleged stocks for he declared:
 MT. Freeman. our managing dl- rector will return Thursday and be- lieve he will absolutely deny these ru- mors I can only say that the possl- bility of such transaction rather than 1 the probability has encouraged tho eeaseless rumors that we have heard. am inclined to think that MT Freeman can settle the matter and believe his statement, If he makes one, will be in the negative The development Of our market here for electric current will develop many things, but there are some propositions that WIG cannot attain quite so early as this.p
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
NEW BANKS MEAN
 MORE PROSPERITY
Superintendent Walker Says 37 Have Been Chartered
 During His Term

Alex E. Walker. superintendent of banks. spent yesterday in Birmingham on business Before returning 10 Mont gomery yesterday afternoon MT. Wal ker, in answer to questions. replied:
 During my term of office I have chartered 37 new banks in the state of Alabama. Furthermore, there are pend ing six other applications for char ters
 AS l take 1t. these facts are the best signs of prosperity that we can pro- duce."
 MT. Walker was in Birmingh on personal business and returned to Montgomery yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
ADJUSTMENTS
.'The Bohemian Girl.

Nothing succeeds like success and this is once more demonstrated in the case of the Aborn Opera company's revival of that most popular of operas. The Bohemian Girl'' Gin EngIish), which Is now in it's second successful year, and which comes to the Jefferson theatre Saturday matinee and night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
MISSISSIPPI RIFLE | TEAM REACHES CITY
Will Participate in Practice Which Begins Today at
 BOyles Range

With banners flying the rifle team of the Mississippi National Guard came to Birmingham yesterday 10 strong and registered at the Morris hotel The team was under the command sof Adit. Gen. Arthur Fridge and will participate in the rifle practice which begins to : day at the Boyles range.
 The members of the team are General Fridge, George Hogoboom, F. E. Baker. R. J. Burnett, J. E. German, II. F. Quinnelly, A. J. Dunn. J. T. Blair, j. Ussery and J. B. Paulk
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Building Permits

The following building permits were issued yesterday in the office of the building inspector: s1Oo0-Dr. J. T. Coleman, 1630 Ave- nue K; fire loss.
 s4000=Dr c. NJ. Duncan, Madison ave- nue and Twenty sixth street; two story frame building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Maiestic-Vaudeyille

Alfred. the Great is the most won derful animal that the Birmingham patrons of vaudeville have seen and Billy" Lewis is the most wonderful child ir "Billy's santa Claus" so this weeks Majestic bill has two wonders. There will be two matinees Thursday. Thanksgiving. and box seats may be reserved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27

, Therefore the favorite estimate was
 about s24.oOO."
 The average height of a turkey is
 two feet So. if stood on top of one an- other the turkeys that Birmingham Is going to eat tomorrow would make a column five miles high
 The average width of a turkey with his wings closely folded is 12 inches. Stood side by side Birmingham $ Thanksgiving turkeys would reach from North to South Highlands. or about two and half miles in a solid phalanx.
 Many turkey eaters yesterday paid 22 cents a pound for their fowl How ever, the average price of the season
 was 20 cents
 Prices Ten Years Ago Ten years ago, in 1902, Thanksgiving tur-
 keys strutted up and down Morris avenue l and begged some one to come and eat them at cents per pound live or 121. cents dressed. The average price of a turkey this Thanksgiving has been S2,
 10 years ago it was 80 cents. or the s2 the man on the farm who
 raised him got s5 or 90 cents. The coun. try groceryman or poultry buyer had te
 make cents a pound, or 30 cents; it cost
 b cents to ship him here; the wholesale
 man had to make cents pound or 3C cents This is all because each man must
 not only make little profit to live by ]. but that the shrinkage must be guarded against, especially more so in turkeys than anything else. The turkey weights a; I least three pounds less when the con. sumer finally gets him than when he Jeff
 the farm. Turkeys in captivity will cal
 very little if anything at all.
 Dinners by Charity Organizations
 Many dinners will be given tomorrow | by the various charitable institutions
 among them Pisgah Home, the Salvation
 Army, the Associated Charities and tho
 Boys club Great numbers of the Thanks. giving fowl have been ordered by the
 larger restaurants and cafes of the city
 the largest order reported yesterday be-
 ing one for 100 turkeys for one single cafe.
 Thomas B. Tanner of the Tanner Bros
 meat market stated yesterday "oul | Thanksgiving turkey trade has beer heavier than ever before in our bushes. history. l suppose we have sold over
 800 ourselves, and I estimate the entire consumption in Birmingham this Thanks.
 giving at seven or eight carloads w | had sold more at the close of business today than during the entire Thanksgiv. I ing week last year"
 1 Thanksgiving probably originated from
 the practice of the Puritan forefathers Soon after they landed at Plymouth Governor Bradford, in 121, ordered that the whole colony should hold one day of thanksgiving in which prayers and thanks should be rendered to the Almighty God for their safety. He sent a small band of hunters into the forest to shoot game for dinner on that day, and as wild turkey was about the most plentiful game to be found the hunters naturallv returned with several of the great birds. and the first Thanksgiving Day was held
 In this way the custom started, and now 1t is one of the most important holidays in the American calendar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday in the office of the probate clerk;
 I. NJ. Hart of Corey and Miss Eliza beth F. Agnew.
 A. J. Garner. Jr.. of Birmingham and Miss Sallie Mae Oliver.
 J. V. Reynolds of Ensley and Miss Ruth Roland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
$500 REPORTED BY
 CHARITY TEAMS

SIX teams reported in the Associated Charities campaign at the luncheon in the Gold Lion team rooms yesterday afternoon. bringing in about s600. malS- ing the total subscriptions to date a little over s4000.
 The campaign will be kept up for several days, at the end of which 1t IS expected to have $15.0O0. About si0.0O0 has already been subscribed in pre- vious campaign. The number of sub scribers reported at yesterdays lunch con was 61, making the total nearly 35O
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Would Cancel City Fran chises of Belt Line and
 the Illinois Central
ORDINANCE IS NOW
 WITH COMMISSION
Resolution Also Introduced Providing for Paving 24 Blocks Along Streets Used by These
 Two Lines

When informed yesterday after noon of the action of MT. Weath- erly in introducing an ordinance seeking to revoke the franchise of the Illinois Central railroad in this city. D. F. Stovall, general agent for the executive department, said:
 T am somewhat surprised to hear of that action in view of tine position of our company with which MT. Weatherly is thoroughly fa- miliar. I have nothing further to say about the matter at this time J. H. Doughty, general agent for the Frisco lines, could not be seen yesterday afternoon or last night for an expression. His line, the Frisco, is free of censure although the cancellation of franchise is di- rected against the Birmingham Belt of which he is general mana ger, and which is owned by the Frisco lines.
 The Southern Railway company the third line participating in .he cost of the Norwood bridge, which has caused the trouble, has already proposed to go ahead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Some Thanksgivingettes

Brmingham's will cost etweenls nd weigh bout1S pounds They will n O per pound. Ten of pei pound
 
  eat ukeyto The s O for the harv in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Orpheum-Vaudeyille

Guess how 1t is done That Is what
 everybody is asking everybody else to do in Birmingham and they refer to
 "Onaip,' presenting The Hindoo Mys- tery" at the Orpheum this week None
 have guessed yet. There are five ex.
 cclIent acts. one featuring Master Pe- titte. tho boy wonder in dancing and comedy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Happy HooIiganr at Riiou

There have been several thousand pleased and surprised people at the Bijou this week. Pleased because they found a musical comedy and surprised because they expected Happy Hool- igan' to be just like 1t used to be. anu 1t is far superior. There is a special Thanksgiving holiday matinee Thurs day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Employers

The necessity of bonding your employees is emphasized by daily accounts in the news papers of the dedication of men in trusted pisitions.
 Place your employees under bond and be protected against loss of this character that IS likely to occur in the best regu- lated business organizations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Seryices at St. Andrews

There will be services tomorrow sCThankgiving day) at St. Andrews Episcopal church at II o'clock. The pastor. the Rev. W. G. Clark, will preach the sermon. The offering Will be given to the church home for or phans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27

Steps were taken yesterday for the dis tribution of future municipal electric cur rent by the commission when the city at torney was instructed to draw up an ordinance requiring all electric companies to set aside for the exclusive use of the city one underground conduit and one cross arm on all poles
 The commissioners have in mind the use of the conveniences sought and if the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Incorporations

s500o-Blandford-B Beaver company; J. E. Blandford. president; M. Blandford. vice president; J. p. Beaver. secretary.
 $35,000 - Burgoon- Mathews Electric company; H. W Mathews. president; J. w Ege. vice president. and c. E Surgeon. treasurer and secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Will Cost About s24,OOO

lie grounds in the city of Birmingham, and
 "Whereas the rights and privileges therein granted were granted subject to the duty of said grantees to use and exercise the same in conformity and subject to such reasonable regulations and duties as might be imposed by the city of Birmingham under it's police and governmental powers and
 Whereas. said grantees have refused or failed to comply with said reasonable regulations among other ways. by fail ing to comply with ordinance No. G. c, providing for the construction of bridge or viaduct on Twelfth avenue, north, over the tracks and rights of way of said grantees. now, therefore. be is ordained by the board of commits sioners of the city of Birmingham that said ordinance No. 2SS is hereby re- pealed and annulled and any and all rights and privileges thereby granted are hereby revoked and annulled."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
WANT PROVISION MADE FOR
 DISTRIBUTING CITY'S CURRENT

city can acquire that right their dis tributing system for electric current will be ready at any time without tho waste of time or outlet of any money except for distributing wires.
 The Bell Telephone company grants the conduit right now, but the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company and the Tidewater company have no such ar- engagement with the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Providing for Paving

Accompanying the ordinance designed to cancel the street franchise of the IT. lnose Central and Belt lines was the following resolution providing for 24 blocks of paving work on streets and avenues used by the two lines:
 Resolved, that the city engineer be and Is hereby instructed to prepare the necessary improvement ordinances for the paving of the following described streets and avenues with wood block, bituminous macadam or brick paving, to-wit:
 Twelfth street from Second to Eeigth avenues.
 "Twenty-ninth street from First to Ninth avenues.
 Ninth avenue from Twenty-ninth to Thirty sixth streets.
 Second avenue from Twelfth to Six teenth streets"
 In addition to the foregoing the city officials are of the opinion that Avenue F., on which the Belt line now has a franchise, and which is constantly used, should be paved from Tenth street to Twenty-seventh street. at least. If that is taken up within the next few days 1t will give the city lead in paving improvements equal to any city in the entire southeast
 The paving resolution was also passed over until Tuesday next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27

The sparkle that 1eaped forth from his jet black eye as with head erect and breast showed forward he strutted back and forth in proud disdain was placed there by the blue blood that had many years reigned in all their glory over the wide domains of Alabama. He was a turkey.
 Shivering, one leg bare, with 8 dirty face, slouch hat, soleless pair of shoes, with one injured finger clumsily wrapped in a soiled remnant of rag, there stood looking at the turkey from the street one whose eyes told what many humans have never seen nor ever heard. He was a-boy. One of the boys who tomorrow will have no turkey maybe no dinner-perhaps no Thanks giving!
 There was rustic and crackle as of fine silks, as when great lady sweeps down the aisle of the church on a Sunday morning on the way to her pew, and with great. broad fan-tail spread to its utmost width, with wings outstretched until they scraped the floor of his prison, with head thrown back and the long, soft gills on his neck looking as if they were tassels dipped in blood, the turkey haughtily strutted along the very front of the was trying not to do. His very haugh- tiness and defiance called attention to himself.
 q like that one," said the lady who had just approached with the merchant please weigh him
 Defiant until the last moment, this morning he has gone the way of all good turkeys and in a few more hours he will occupy the center of the din- dozens of other harvest time goodies; the guests will come; the family will gather, and the greatest feast of one of the greatest days In the whole year will be on.
 What became of the boy? Nobody knows.
 Think of him later. Such thoughts now would not be thoughts for a Thanksgiving day; there are two parts to Thanksgiving day and-he is of the other part.
 Will Cost About $24,000
 The best estimate that could be gath cred yesterday was that Birmingham s Thanksgiving would cost s24,0O0 for produce and commission men and the big mark cts had in arriving at figure was to divide the population by 10, 1t being stated that on the average ono person out of every 10 bought turkey. The population being. roughly, 132.00O. this would mean there were bought 13.000 turkeys. The meat market and commission men stated that the aver age weight should be placed at 10 pounds. That put it back to the old figure of 132,o00 again; only this time it was pounds of turkey instead of numbers of human heads.
 One hundred and thirty-two thous- and pounds of turkey at an average of 20 cents per pound wou bring $46, 400
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
Text of the Ordinance

The proposed ordinance as introduced by Commissioner Weatherly follows:
 repeal and annul ordinance 2SS and all rights and privileges thereby granted.
 Whereas the city county of Birming- ham, on two-wit the goth day of April. 1910, passed an ordinance numbered 2Ss, and entitled An ordinance grant ing to the Birmingham Belt Railroad company, its lessees, licensees, success sors and assigns, and to the Illinois Central Railroad company it's lessees, licensees, successors and assigns, respec- lively the right to construct maintain. operate and use railroad tracks in, along and across certain public high ways, streets, avenues. alleys and pub
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27


 Designed to cancel the franchise of the Illinois Central and Belt railroad in Birmingham an ordinance was intro duced at the commission meeting yes- terday by Commissioner James weath- erly In addition to that unexpected and stringent action resolution was introduced providing that "A blocks of paving be authorized on streets and avenues upon which the two railroads have operating lines.
 The ordinance and resolution came as a thunderclap from a clear sky to the assembled officials and was consequent ly passed over for consideration be- tween this time and the next meeting, when some action will be taken.
 The Failure to Build Viaduct
 The cancellation of the Illinois Gen. tral and Belt franchise rights In Bir- mingham is suggested by the ordinance for the failure of the two companies in question to participate in the construc- ton of a viaduct across Twenty seventh street, north, on Twelfth ave- nue, north, a part of the encouragement scheme authorized there by the old city council.
 Commissioner Weatherly threatened several days ago to take action on the franchise of the two companies unless they carried out their contract agree ment to build that viaduct His posi- ton now Is that inasmuch as the rail roads apparently will not go on with that work and will not solve the grade crossing evil at that point nothing re- mains but for the city to stop rail- road operations along that street The railroads have been negotiating for some time and give as their excuse an unfair apportionment of the cost MT. Weatherly. in the name of the city, promised to see that an equitable dis tribution of cost was made if the via duct would be rushed forward This was never replied to by the railroads inquestion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-27
WEATHERLY PLANS DRASTIC
 ACTION ON VIADUCT SUBJECT
BIRMINGHAM WILL EAT OVER 13,OOO TURKEYS ON
 THANKSGIVING DAY

Cost Will Be About s24OOoAverage Price This Year Is 20 Gents Per Pound-One Restaurant Alone Orders 100 Turkeys Produce Dealer Says Turkey Sales Much
 Larger Than Ever Before
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-03-28
BEAUTIFUL SPRING
ON OREGON CAMPUS

With the foliage budding forth, the
lawn Just cut, and the roses and shrubs
neatly spaded around, spring has truly
come on the campus of the University
of Oregon. Other signs of spring are
students on sunny afternoons with
paddles over their shoulders hyng their
way to the millrace, the track athletes
in their green costumes doing their
early training on the oval, and the
candidates for the baseball team at
work on.the diamond.
The university campus, under the
management of II. M. Fisher, superin
tendent of the grounds, is kept spick
and span the year round. Along the
paths (which may become cement
walks, if the Supreme Court decides
favorably in the appropriation case
now on the docket, are $40 rose
bushes, with an estimated yield of
$50, 900 roses yearly. Among the trees
that add to the beauty of Oregon's
campus, are those that have been
planted by the various classes. Larger
than all of these, fully four feet in
diameter at the base, is the sequoia
gigantia, planted by the class of 1880
which was the first to finish foul
years course in the institution.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-03-28
Ills TROUBLE
NOT OF HEART
Real Facts In Regard To F. R.
huffman's Illness. Relief OBJ.
tanned By Curing His
StOmach Ailments.


Waynesyille, N. C.-Mr. F. r. Huffman,
Of this city, says: 81 suffered dreadfully
with what thought was heart trouble,
and tried various medicines in vain.
After other remedies had failed, Thed-
ford's Black-Draught restored me TO
health. would not feel safe without
Black-Draught in the house. consider
il worth its weight in gold.
II cured my indigestion, and by this
means | was restored TO health. can
not express my gratitude for its benefits. "
Good health depends on the condition
of your digestion. Poor digestion and
good health do not go together.
Thedtord's Black-Draught will
thoroughly cleanse and set in order your
digestive system.
II has done this for others, during the
past 10 years, and is today the most
popular vegetable liver remedy on the
market. Try it.
Insist on Thedford's. Price 25c.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-03-28

Waen YOU have rheumatism in your
foot or instep apply Chamherlain's Lin
iment and YOU will get quick relief. 1t
costs but quarter. Why, suffer- For
sale by all dealers.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-03-28
TRIP SOUTH BENE-
FICIAL SAYS BUTLER

"The visit of the 27S enthusiastic
Oregon citizens 10 San Francisco TO
chose a site for the building TO be
erected by the state of Oregon on the
grounds of the Panama National Expo
sition was of inestimable beneht,
says Leslie Butler, who returned home
last week and who having just returned
from Hawaii at the time represented
the Hood River Commercial club IN the
Oregon delegation. THE mingllng OF
the people of the two states created a
feeling that has never before existed
between them. and an understanding
of their different industries. 1he
San Francisco newspapers as a unit
gave the movement their hearty sup
port and never has such feeling been
created through the press. On board
the homeward bound train Edgar Is.
Piper. managing editor of the Oregon
ian. stated that the publicity received
would be more beneficial by far than
thousands of dollars spent in advertis-
ng," continued Mr. Butler.
Hood River received some good
boosting during the trip. Mr.. Butler
went from his hotel to the Ferry
building to meet the delegation there.
He was standing in the edge Of the
line, as the Oregon boosters filed past
to the line of automobiles waiting to
take them over the city. Some OF his
Portland acquaintance spying him,
cried out: Hello Butler How 5
Hood River? Three cheers for Hood
River" The cry Of the apple city
was taken up by the crowd and echoed
up and down the busy throng hurrying
to and from the Ferry building.
EVERY day is a Fourth of July in
the Hawaiian Islands, said Mr. But
Ter, while speaking of the climate OF
the Islands, "and you don't see an
extraordinary amount of vigor there.
The climate is very similar to that OF
southern Florida, and with the excep'
tion that it is more humid, one is
reminded of southern California in the
vicinity of San Diego.
There is but small opportunity foi
individual effort in the Hawaiian
country. The great industry is that OF
raising sugar. The business is con
quoted on a large scale and offers
profitable investments in sugar stocks
1
The country imports the greater por
tion of its food supplies. Although
they grow rice, the most of 1t is i'm
ported from Japan. Oregon supplies
the Islands with much of its food anC
practically all of its building material
Portland flour and Oregon potatoes
form staples of diet in the country
However, at present these eOmmod
tiles are sent to San Francisco an,
thence across the Pacific, although
Portland, to be correct, is just tw'
miles further away from Honolulu
than the California metropolis.
"a great savings would result, no
only to the consumers of our product
in the Islands but to us of Oregon
who eat the sugar produced there, !
Portland had a direct steamship lin
with Honolulu. The Oregon cit
should have a refinery. Then the boat
that, going to the Islands, when loade
with Oregon products, could retur
with the raw sugar, and thus would b
saved the profits and freight charge
of the shipments up and down tn
coast.
Wood for Sale--All kinds, carlots
only. II. X. Davenport, Phone Ode
166. II