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Deming graphic., 1912-04-05
The Transcontinental Auto.
mobile Highway.


The subject of the Southern
transcontinental route at this time
is attracting more attention than
almos, any other one thing.
There is one important thing
that we must all keep in mind and
that is: This road will he put thru
here only by hard team work and
by not allowing any local issue to
break up that work.
We have working against us
some mighty strong influences and
the other people have good reasons
to advance why the road should go
their way. We must remember
that the first thing is to get it
routed this way and so entered in
the official publications of the A. A.
A. After that we can settle any
local question that may exist, but
before that it is team work and
don't forget it.
We want the road and if il can
be- gotten by making Il road that is
good, what is the difference
whether that road is just where we
all want il or not, let us all work
for the transcontincntal highway
and the question of which road it
will bc run over in one, two or
three years will settle itself for the
travel will H. over the best and
most direct route and We can tell
no more at this time where that
will be than we can say where the
most people will be- living ten years
from now. Get together and work
for this road and not for some little
stretch that runs by your place or
mine, for we may sell that land and
want the road some place else.
We want roads. .ai,d if we can
have hundred good roads into this
town within the next few years, il
will be Just that much better than
il is now.
When the representative from
the tours committee comes this way
he should be taken over the road
that will give him the best impres
sion and convince him that we are
doing something to cntite us tt
"holler" about having the best ant
only all-year route.
The road funds of this county arr
rather low and we cannot expec
much help from that direction unit
after the taxes are payable, abou
July.
On March LIST there were in TIN
road fund the following items:
District No. phillips Dist.) $ 1856 8
" No. 2 (Hund's Dist U
No. 3 (Hubbard's Dist.) 539 b
Gen. Fund ---------- 227 q
Paid out during 1911 for road
work k----~----- -------- ooVi
$l500.0O of this amount was fror
private subscription for the sectio
line road south in district No. 2.
$l500.00 given by the state tt
wards same road, leaving $23Ol.7
from the county for roads in th'
year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
LEADERS CONFIDENT OF VICTORY OVER THE
 INIQUITOUS FEE SYSTEM IN JEFFERSON

huence working here against the amendment it is working under the cover.
 "In some of the other counties, where officials profit by the fee system. I am told that that there is some covert op- position to the amendment, though the amendment does not affect any county but Jefferson. The reason of this op- position, I suspect, Is that the organ izations that are hased on fees are merely protecting the system
 The fact that the amendment will be upon a different ballot from that on which the names of candidates will appear may lead some voters to neglect to vote on the fee system question, but we will have volunteer workers at every polling place to remind them to vote for the amendment.
 Voters Become Confused
 Tn previous amendment elections voters have frequently become confused and have voted the opposite from what they had intended, The greatest care will be required that the same thing does not happen this time. as every possible vote from Jefferson county may be needed to overcome the oppo- 'sition and indifference fin some of the other counties.
 'The Jefferson county campaign com mittee against the fee system has or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
CAMP HARDEE HEARS
 DIR. ABERNATHY SPEAK
Vets Made Miss Ida Belle Carson of Jacksonville an Honorary Mem
 Der of the Camp

Dr., J. c. Abernathy was the principal speaker at the regular semi-monthly meeting of. Camp Hardee, Confederate Veterans, held yesterday at the Chamber of Commerce. In graphic language he told of the march of the Confederate army from Atlanta to Georgetown, N C., and of the many battles and skir- mshes in which they participated and of the hardships endured. The veteran physician related many incidents that showed the valor of that army and of the splendid generalship of it's leaders.
 At the conclusion of his address, which was listened to with great interest by the large number of veterans present, some of whom had taken part in that historic march, pr. Abernathy was given ris- ing vote of thanks for his splendid eff fort P II. Burriss made an address on : he causes leading up to the war and the days of reconstruction, which was much appreriated by the veterans. The usual order Of business was transacted
 sAns.interestlng feature of the meeting was the election as an honorary member of Camp Hardee of Miss Ida Belle Car of the Fourth Alabama brigade at the re- gent reunion at Selma. At the reunion Miss Carson presented the Fourth brigade with a handsome silk Confederate flag, and in token of their appreciation of the thoughtful kindness of the fair donor the vets unanimously elected her mem Der of the camp. The following commit tee was appointed to notify Miss Carson of her election: J. T. Garretson, W. E.. Yancey and A. F. Wright.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday in the office of the probate clerk show ing the following transfers of real estate, the consideration being 5000 or more:
 s1000-C. N Carraway to M. L. Carra- ray, lot lo of the subdivision of lot fin block I, according to the plans and sur veys of w. D. Youngs.
 s1oo0-George L. Jenkins and wife to J.. S. Wall. lot and part of lot in in block i42, according to the plans and surveys of the North Birmingham Land comp2ny.
 $2500-T. A. Oggs to W. R. Stewart, parts of lots Is, 20, 21 and 9 in block 8, according to the plans and surveys of Tuxedo Park
 S920o- -Eugenia Moog to J. D. Brown. lot il in block 2. according to the plans and surveys of Helena Heights.
 sss00-C. B. Pryeatt to Realty Invest rent company, lot in block l, according to the plans and surveys of the J. c. McWilliams addition to Ensley.
 $l500--L A. Whitehead to l.. S. Selmab lots 13 and IA in block '. according to the plans and surveys of the Rugby Lani and Improvement company.
 s1575-Martha J. Stevens to w M Wat ters, part of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section 10. township 1T, range west, according to the plans and surveys of Jefferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
STEEL RAIL ORDERS TOTALL|NG 17,125
 TONS ARE RECEIVED
T. C., I. X R R. Co. Yester- day Announced Orders Foreign and DOmes-
 tic Railroads

Orders for steel rail aggregating i1l25 tons were given out yesterday by the Ten ueesee Coal Iron and Railroad company. One of the orders for 400O tons just re- ceived win be delivered to the Chekians railway of China and will become one cf the many orders rolled by the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company for Chinese and Japanese railways during the past few years The largest iadiyid- ual tonnage announced yesterday goes to the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad, and was for 10,50O tons
 A local company, the Kilby Frog and Switch company, placed an order for 2625 tons for their North Birmingham plant All of the rails are standard gauge
 The orders announced yesterday added to the Hartman. Louisville and Atlantic Coast Line orders, runs the total book ings of the Ensley works into the high- est aggregate attained by the local plant in some months. On that account there is a feeling of optimism in all depart uents of the company, and it is generally coreeded that operations will continue for mouths to come The plants at Ensley and the other operations of the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad this season have been doing bet ter and more efficient work than at any time in their history
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
AT THE HOTELS

J.. Hanby of Memphis. W. D. Jones Of Grand Rapids, Mich, and A. R. 1ilbert of Montgomery are stopping at the En- pire.
 E. N. Mathews of Jackson, Miss, R. C. Witt of Jefferson City Tenn, and $ w Williams of Hartselle are registered at the Metropolitan.
 II. L. Collier of St. Louis, Mo, C. E. Lancaster of oxford and A. K. seibert Of LOW, Ky are at the Morris
 Henry aiiiler Of Huntsville, H. A. Pay sor Of Boston and J. Il. arfrell of Co., luinbus. Ga, are registered at the Flor enoe.
 II. A. Meredith of Louisville, A. J. Series of Lafayette and J. M. Ragan of Cieye- land are stopping at the Birmingham.
 George c. Clayton of Nashville, E. J. Adams of Knoxville and W, F. Warner of savannah are registered at the Hotel Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

The campaign against the fee sys- tenn in Jefferson county las come to a close, and those who have waged the fight express themselves as being con- fident of victory
 No active campaign has been waged throughout Alabama, although amny letters have been written the residents of other counties and much literature distributed Jefferson county however, has been thoroughly organized by John W Altman, county campaign chairman, and there is no question but that Jeff ferson will roll up a practically unan- imous vote in favor of the proposed amendment to the constitution-by means of which amendment. if adopted, the fee system shackles will be knocked off
 There has been no open opposition to the anti-fee amendment, although 1t is probable that some influences have been working covertly against it. MT. Altman, county chairman, states that the outcome depends on the vote cast by Jefferson county.
 Chairman Altman Talks
 Tt Is only a question of getting out the vote and seeing that the voters mark their ballots as they intend. said MT. Altman. "The people are against the fee system and if there is any fn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
HORNADY WANTS
 PEOPLE ID VOTE Thinks Commission Govern ment Would Win DEFENDS THE SYSTEM Gossip of the Candidates Who Will Probably Be in the First
 Election for City Com
 Commissioners
DEFENDS THE SYSTEM

John R. Hornady, who has been closely identified with the idea of commission form of government. agrees with O. S. Finch, chairman of the city democratic executive committee. that the people are entitled to express themselves in the city primary next spring concerning the new innovation in municipal government.
 Certainly" said MT. Hornady. ''the people are entitled to express themselves. That expression will serve good pur- pose. It will either allay the criticism which, from certain sources has been heard. or will result in the conclusion that the majority of the people are dis satisfied. It Is my prediction that the people, whatever they might think of the commissioners, are not dissatisfied with commission government, and that the very few who are dissatisfied with com mission government will hesitate before voting it out of existence because 1t Is definitely known that the system has not had fair trial But this is dem ocratic country, and the people are en- titled to the right of expression"
 As has been published before, 1t is evident that the city committee in the primary of next spring will submit the following question to the people, Do you or do you not favor commission form of government"
 By the coming of the new year mu- nicipal politics will be the livest mat ter in Birmingham. Mir Hornady will be a candidate to succeed Culpepper Exum, president of the board. While Mir Exum has not expressed himself as even having consif cred retiring from politics, about town if is not believed that he win ask for another term.
 In addition to MT. Hornady numerous other prominent men are considering the advlsibility of running. George B. Ward, former mayor, has been often discussed. It is considered probable that he will enter the field, although he expresses himself at the present time as being in serious donbt. Hf
 M H. McDowell, d former alderman will endeavor to land the berth now oc- cupied by MT. ExuIn, and will run on the ground of his belief that the suburbs are entitled to a representative in the municipal government. Tom Mcdonald saember of the legislature, will most probably enter. He will run on the plat form of economy in civic administration not without sufficient protection in re- gard to policemen and fremen.
 The democratic executive committee of the city will meet in January. The pri- mary will most probably occur in April
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Company Buys Site and WillBuild Big 30 Story
 Skyscraper and Bank
Whitehead of Standard Home Co., Buys Old Beney Property Corner of Sixth Avenue and Twentieth Street-Fifty
 Thousand Dollars Paid for the Lot Yesterday

For the purpose of erecting an office building 30 stories high the Southern De- veloping company. through A. A. Gam bi!l & Co.,, closed a deal yesterday for ihe northeast corner of Sixth avenue and Twentieth street. north. The price for the lot was s5o.O0O and 1t measures 75 feet by 115 feet. The land secured was the former home of President Berney of the Berney National bank, but was sold yes terday by Mrs. Edna B. sibley to the development company.
 The Southern Developing company is owned. 1t is gathered, by F. Ernest whitehead and Lee A. Whitehead, presl- dent and vice president, respectively. of the Standard Home company. Following
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
PROTEST AGAINST
 NEAR S|DE' RULE.
Committee to Ask South Bound Cars Be Stopped at
 Parker's Corner

For the purpose of having southbound cars of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company stopped at Parker's corner, a committee of citizens will ask tc be heard by officials of the corpora tion.
 statement to this effect was made yesterday by pr John l.. Parker.
 ''The failure of the cars south to stop at the usual corner,' stated Dr. Parker, has resulted in considerable worry and discomfort to many people. School chil- drefl in bad weather usually congregate in our store and step out when the car approaches Now they have to stand on the opposite corner it matters not the condition of the weather"
 Dr. Parker asked George Harris of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company yesterday when a committee with protest could be heard. The date will probably be made known to the committee soon.
 Mir. Harris stated yesterdy prior to his meeting. with Dr.. Parker that he had no complaint relative to the "pear cor- ner stops by the 4Qnpany. Yhich policy Was put into pfacticet Novemle F.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
MEDICAL COLLEGE
 CONTRACT SIGNED Dr. George H. Denny and Trustees of the College
 Reach Agreement

The contract for the transfer of the properties of the Birmingham Medical college to the University of Alabama has been drawn up at conference be- tween pr. George H. Denny president of the university, and the trustees of the medical college, headed by Dr. Lew is Morris. The contract has been signed by all the parties interested ex- cept two of the trustees who are ab- sent from the city
 The terms of the contract are prac- tically s outlined at the meeting of the faculties of both institutions held q short time ago. in which it was de- cided that medical students entering the university would pursue their stud ies at the Medical college at Mobile and take their post graduate courses and clinics at Birmingham.
 The transfer of this property to the university is considered quite an ac- suisition and 1t is stated will add greatly to the medical department of the college.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

| ganized every beat in the county and We have sent circulars to almost every voter In the county, reminding them of the evils of the system and the necessity of voting against ii by voting for the amendment. We have also placed placards in conspicuous places all over the county as reminders for the voters that they turn out and vote for their own interests as well as those of the county
 Every man In the county who is old enough to vote has seen something of system has brought about, and every upon to pay some part of the expenses growing out of the system. If has no defense and it has no defenders"
 Question of Future
 Walker Percy, chairman, and Fred NJ. Jackson, vice chairman of the state have assurances of assistance in the cause from strong men in politics in all most every county in the state, and they are of the. opinion that the af- hrmative vote will be a majority of all the votes cast in the election.
 It Is predicted that If the amend ment fails to receive the affirmative vote of majority of all the votes cast there are those who. after elected to office, may attack the validity of it's passage or of legislation based on the amendment so the advocates of the measure are very anxious to get out every affirmative vote possible.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
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Coryza- Influenza.

The uncertaintie of autumn weather have caused an epidemic< of Influenza and Coryza, according to the Health Department.
 It especially affects persons of ad- vanced age and men and women whose constitutions had previously been weakened.
 It is known by lassitude. shiverings, weight in the head, sneezing, watery eyes, obstruction of nostrils, followed by cough, hoarseness and sore throat, pains and soreness of limbs, fever, loss of appetite
 It is not when the body is hot. but when it is cooling that it is most sus- ceptble.
 Dr. Humphreys Seventy frfecccupies the system, prevents and breaks up the Cold. All Druggists 25c, or mailed.
 Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co. Cor. William and Ann Streets. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

the announcement of the sale Lee A. Whitehead made this statement:
 We secured the site referred to for the purpose of erecting a % story building in the future. We have no plans as yet except that we intend to make it the tallest building in the south, and arrange the first floor for banking purposes. We Will perhaps build the proposed struc- ture within two years. The site, we be- lieve, is an ideal one for an office build ing It will be free of the traffic noise of downtown, will be near the best clubs, one of the finest hotels in the south and IS otherwise desirable The structure would have an outlook upon Capitol park and would be one block from the s400, GOO Kidgely apartments. There is no doubt but what there will be erected on that site one of the finest office buildings in the south.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
.JANPOLSK AMONG
 ARTISTS COMING.
Brilliant Sunday Afternoon Musicales on Subscrip-
 tiOn Tickets

The first attraction for this seasons series of Sunday afternoon musicales will be the Pasmore trio-violin, piano and violoncello. November 24. Competent crit les who heard the Pasmores in Blrming- ham in a Sunday concert last season re- garded them as unsurpassed in chamber music ensemble. They will present a varied and delightful programme
 Zimbalist, the world famous violin vir- tuoso, will probably be the second attrao- ton, although his exact date has not been arranged.
 The committee having charge of the concerts has accepted an offer from Jan poski's manager for a February Sunday Janpolski fig one of the great celebrities. He Is making 6 transcontinental tour of this country and is in strong demand in the larger cities. No vocal artist it Is said, has created more of furore in the past five years than Janpolski
 The Sunday afternoon musicals were inaugurated two years ago by Mrs. Tru- man Aldrich, Jr., and the recitals were so greatly enjoyed that subscribers to the season tickets asked that the series be continued a permanent feature of Birmingham's musical life. Mrs Aldrich arranged four concerts last year and four the year before, The committee in charge this season expects to have the same num- Der. In addition to the above artists q piano vlrtuoso will be announced later.
 The season ticket admitting two per- sons is only 8. The musicales will be held at the Jefferson theatre. l. H. Hol- combe of the Starr Piano company is the treasurer and manager. and 1t Is under stood that he has only a few season tick
 'e left which may be had upon applica- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were Issued yesterday in the office of the pro- bate clerk
 J. M. Abney of Mineral Springs and Miss Nettie Brooks
 Elon Anderson of Morris and Miss Lizzie Luvas.
 James M. Sheets of Birmingham and Miss Gladys Cecilia Farmer.
 VIII Dodd of New Mercle and Miss Sarah Howard
 J. B. Foster of Birmingham and Miss Annie c. Thompson.
 George w. Loggins and Miss Blanche Randall
 k. R. shipe of Birmingham and Miss kena Hinde.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

work on the, Seaboard by MT. Hix will be regretted In Birmingham. where he was widely known.
 MT. Hlx succeeds as president of the Norfolk and Southern. A. J. Lamb, who was recently appointed general man ager of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic railroad, to succeed Alex Bon lyman. resigned.
 Mir Hix carries with him. to the new work E. D. Kyle, freight traffic man. ager of the Seaboard. who goes with the Norfolk and Southern with the same title. L. F. chalenor was ap- pointed freight traffic manager on the seaboard from the position of general freight agent. c. $. Raine. assistant general freight agent. was promoted to the post of general freight agent. while IT. G. Warning of the Clinchfeld rail- road. was appointed to succeed MT. Rain&
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
.SHAKE-UP AMONG
 SEAbOARD MEN
Vice President Hix Resigns to Accept Presidency of :
 Norfolk and Southern

Important and extensive changes in the official family of the Seaboard Air line. now under the administration of William J. Harahan, were announced in Birmingham yesterday as effective November 1. The changes refer to the resignation of Charles H. Hlx. vice president and general manager, to &C., ccpt the presidency of the Norfolk and Southern, with headquarters in Norfolk
 MT. Harahan announces that for the time being he will discharge the duties of general manager, which were ham dled by Mir Hix. The severance of his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03

"As soon as the people remember that the cars will not stop far corners, ' he said, "tile new regulation will be sat- isfactory beyond all question. We are now passing through Birmingham twice as quickly as ever before. and this will eventually mean faster schedule to all points
 During the first few days of the near corner stop practice there were many amusing scenes on the streets. People were left behind as often as twice and the departure of each of the cars provoked cries of protest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-11-03
We Have Some Open Territory

in Alabama and adjoining states which can be worked profitably by men of character and energy. Residents of the localities preferred.
 Write to the agency depart ment of this strong Southern Company, giving references.