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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
FEDERAL ENGINEER
 TO EXAMINE MINES
Dwight E. Woodbridge Will Make Tour of Woodward Mines Today.
 Gathering Data for Book

Dwight r. Woodbridge. consulting en- gineer of the United States bureau of mines, will make a tour of the Woodward red ore mines and furnaces today 10 col feet information to be later used in a. vol ume on this subject for the Government library. A party will accompany MT. Woodbridge on his trip, This will include A. II. Woodward and Morris Bush of the Woodward company, l.. C. Davidson, secretary of the Coal Operators associa- tion, and Miss Ethel Armes.
 Mir Woodbridge is on q tour of inspec- tion of the red and brown ore mines of the southern countries that will embrace the southland of tho United States, Mex ico, Central and South American coun- tries The object of the extensive and exhaustive examination of such opera tions is 10 assemble facts and figures first hand for the construction of a federal library of many volumes giving a history and description of these mines. The stay of the federal representative, who is one of group of government engineers en- gagged on this research work in the Bir- mingham district, will probably be a months duration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
AT THE HOTELS

G. A. Fair of Centreville is stopping at the Metropolitan.
 l.. w. Cain of Memphis is registered at the Metropolitan.
 J. B. Robertson of Louisville is at the Metropolitan.
 Rex w. LeFeare Is registered at the Morris.
 W. S. Fleming of Montgomery Is at the Morris.
 B. P. Hancock of Atlanta is registered at the Morris.
 Ed c. Betts of Huntsville is stopping at the Florence.
 M. G. Hubbard of Cordova is registered at the Florence.
 c. H. Midgley of Gadsden is at the Florence.
 H. c. Marner of Tuscaloosa is registered at the Hillman.
 G. D. Peter of Mayberg is among the arrivals at the Hillman.
 w., J. Young of Chattanooga is regis tered at the Hillman.
 L. K. McAllster of Columbus, O., is at the Birmingham.
 Carl MeElrop of Marion, O., is stopping at the Birmingham.
 J. P. Carter of Montgomery is registered at the Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

The Chamber of Commerce will re- peat the contest of last year for the stimulation of attendance al the regu- lar annual meeting and installation of the newly elected officials on Friday evening, February 2s. Solon Jacobs has been made captain of the Reds and John c. Lusk has been chosen to lead the Blues in the contest to have the Cham ber of Commerce auditorium crowded to the very doors with enthusiastic members, who are to be counted under either banner to which they have sworn allegiance.
 Mir Jacobs will have Hill Ferguson. Murray Brown, M. S. Sloan and Henry Hiden as his team workers. On MT. Lusk's working staff will be Walter Fowlkes, George c. Oliver, J. A. Gorham and John T. Yeatman.
 The first conference of these teams Is called for this afternoon at o'clock in the directors room of the Chamber of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
FLORENCE TO OPEN
 MNDIAN ROOM"
New Dining Room at Down Town Hotel Is Marvel of Art and
 Comfort

The Florence hotel will formally open it's beautiful new Indian room," as an extension of the cafe, as soon as the fur nishings have been installed, which is ex- pected to be by Saturday at the latest This apartment adjoins the present restau- rant of the hotel and is reached through large doorways connecting the two rooms
 The Indian room, so termed because of it's handsome oil panels depicting scenes of Indian life on land and water. is to be so arranged that it may be converted into a private dining room if the occasion demands it. Especially designed for fem mine patronage, the walls have been hand somely panelled with harmonzng tints by the Anderson X Raum company, in- terior decorators of this city. The cell ing is beamcd in a corresponding tone to the side wall finish. and nearly 100 cleo trie bulbs, clustered in artistic brass chan deliers. will furnish the illumination for this room.
 A very modern feature introduced in the Indian room is the overhead ventilation between the chandeliers and ceiling that permits the escape of the inside air. large exhaust fan on the outside forces impure air out and fresh air into the apartment, giving a continuous exchange of air that is so desirable in promoting the comfort of room to be filled with many persons at the same time.
 The opening of the Indian room Will probably be at the 6 o'clock dinner hour. L. A. Stubblefeld, the proprietor. who IS the author of the idea to convert this DOT tion of the Florence into the Indian room. announces that an orchestra will be se- cured for that event.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
REALTY ACTIVE ON
 EIGHTEENTH STREET
Offer of S9O,O0O Made for Property on Third Ave
 nue Corner

In realty circles yesterday 1t was gen. erally rumored that s90,OOO had been of fered for the property at the southwest corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth street. The building now upon that site is occupied by negro store and is owned by the Smith estate. Those con nected with the land yesterday did not know from whom the offer came, as it was made by an agent. However, 1t is stated that conference will be held relative to the proposition and that per- haps trade will result
 Realty values on Eighteenth street are going up at a lively clip, it is stated. due to several projects affecting that street. IL was noted some time ago that Jack w Adams paid $25,oOo for lot on that street near the corner for which 800 900 has just been offered. It Is stated that additions are to be made in that section to present establishments tend ing to "boost" values, while the pros pective Roden hotel, two blocks north of the corner above referred to, has tended to swell values in that section. It will be recalled an offer of s100o per foot was recently made for the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church corner, Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Suits Filed Yesterday

The following were among the suits filed in the circuit court yesterday:
 Howard Stewart vs. Alabama Consol- dated Coal and Iron company, The plain tiff claims the sum of s3oo0 damages for alleged personal injuries received while in the employment of defendant company
 Iishie Patterson vs. the Graves Shale Paving Brick company The plaintiff claims s25o0 damages. alleging that a smoke stack belonging to the defendant fell on him and inflicted personal injuries.
 w. J. Sims vs. the Southern Railway company The plaintiff alleges he was in- jured while riding as passenger on the defendant companys railroad and claims damages to the extent of slo000.
 L. A. McWlliams vs. T. A. McWiliams. The plaintiff claims the sum of slO0oo damages for an alleged false arrest and imprisonment
 J. T. Whatley vs. the Palos Coal and Coke company. The plaintiff claims the sum of sl0,oo0 damages as a result of an electric shock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record vesterday fin the probate office showing the follow. ing transfers of property, the considera. tion being 5000 or more:
 $l500-J. l.. Staggins to s. D. Monroe, a part of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 23, townshir +, range 8, west
 s2500-E. W. Mckinley to the Woodlawr Realty company, lot in block 1, accord ing to the survey of the Woodlawn Realty conpany's fifth addition to Wood lawn.
 s2750-G c. Crane to the Gibson Realty company, lot 10 in block 8, according to the Woodlawn Realty companys fourth addition to Woodlawn.
 s240O-A. c. E. Grafton and wife to T J. Johnson Building and Investment com pany, parcel of land at the intersection of the north boundary line of First ave nue with the west boundary line of Fifth street.
 S1900-J. W. Phillips and wife to w. F. Davidson, lot in block 123 according to the survey of the East Lake Land com pany.
 $2150-J A. Mayo and wife to the Gib- son Realty company lot 13 in block 1 ac- cording to the survey of Marx and Youngs addition to Woodlawn.
 $22o0-J L. Haggard to E. M Thomas. part of lots Il and 12 in block 29 ac- cording to the map of West End Land and Improvement company.
 s10000-The General Realty Company to A. G. Oyerton, lot 2 in the re-subdivision by H. J. Kribe of block l in McWilliamS addition to Ensley Highlands.
 S1700-M. c. Ragsdale to E.. H. West the southwest quarter of the southeas st quarter of section 6. township 20. range west; and the northeast quarter of the southeast quarter and the south half n, the southeast quarter of sectiQr F, town. ship 20 range west
 $5550--Margaret S. Williams to Joh, Cain, lat "H'' according to the survey of the lands. of the Walker Land Com pany.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

Commerce to discuss the details of the contest and arrange any other features in connection with 1t that might be deemed appropriate. The activities of the Red and Blue committees are not to begin until the few days previous to the annual meeting, February 23.
 This plan of having contesting teams arouse interest in one of the most inn portant meetings of the organization was inaugurated last year with such pronounced results that it has been adopted for the 1912 installation event. It does not involve a canvass for new membership but deals with the presence of a representative body of persons al ready enrolled, on the occasion of Pres ident Richard w. Massey's retirement from office and the formal placing of John W. Sibley at the head of Birming hams principal commercial association
 novel means of Identifying the Reds and Blues on the night of the annual meeting and other interesting incidents for that time will be suggested for the considera tion of the teams at their ses- sion this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
WILL MEET TODAY ID
 BOOM UNDERWOOD
Whole State to Be Repre- scented - Assessments of
 Candidates to Be Made

The executive commmittee of the pres dental campaign of oscar ". Underwood will meet this morning in the office or it's chairman, E. K. Campbell, of Birming- ham.
 The committee, which consists of mem bers representing each of the congress sional districts of the state, will discuss ways and means of furthering the cam paign of Underwood throughout the other states of the south. All other matters incident to the campaign will be discussed also.
 This afternoon the subcommittee or the Jefferson county democratic executive committee will meet in the Farley build ing, and will make the assessments against the candidates for county offices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
WORK ON DOUBLE TRACK PLANS FOR
 A. G. 5. RAILROAD Horace Baker Says Work May Start on This Divi-
 sion This Year | ICONGESTED SPOTS
 TO BE AIDED FIRST Section Between York and Meridian Is Now Bearing Heaviest Bur den-Cautious in Discussing Plans of the Road 

That a major portion of the Ala bama Great. Southern division of the Queen and Crescent route would prob ably be double tracked this year in or der to care for the increasing traffic on that line and to take care of the traffic expected 10 develop when the Panama canal is opened. was a statement of Horace Baker general manager of the Queen and Crescent route, in this city yesterday.
 He said plans were being outlined for the proposed double track work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
HORSES ARE NOW
 BEING FOUND

Following the series of horse thefts during the past week, it seems that a series of "horses found' is about to take place in the city. Yesterday two animals were reported found to the police, but unfortunately neither of them were horses which have been stolen during the past week.
 J. W. Dupuy telephoned headquarters that a dark bay mare had taken up at his place and was being cared for.
 The Alabama Livery company 17l7 Sec ond avenue, north, asked the police 10 assist them in locating the owner of a black mare mule which had been taken up by them. They state that the owner can get her by calling at their stables, pay ing the mules board bill and proving own ership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

After the new lighting ordinance which was adopted, the most important action of the commission yesterday morning was in reference to the bridge or viaduct which is to be constructed on Twelfth avenue, north, within twelve months by the Southern, Illinois Central and Bir- mngham Belt railroad companies.
 The resolution which was introduced declared the present bridge a nuisance and a menace to the life of the citizens forced to use it, and will serve as in structions to the railroads to build Q bridge of concrete to cost at least $l2, ,000,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Building Permits

The following building permits were is- sued yesterday morning by Building h. spector W. Q. Matthews:
 $32D-W. C. Oliver for eight one story frame buildings at North Tenth alley and Twenty-second street.
 slGO0-To w. c. Oliver for four one story frame buildings at North Eight avenue, between Ninth and Tenth streets.
 sSO0O-To R. P. McDavid for two story brick store building at South Avenue D and Twentieth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is sued at the probate office yesterday:
 James A. Evins of Ensley to Miss Leila Brown.
 Stamford Shivers of Birmingham to Miss Maude Scholar.
 R. A. Baker of Ensley to Mrs. Mary E. Hamilton.
 Emil Beherns of Birmingham to Miss Lyde Northrup. f
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
THE LAx-FOs WAY

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 a sys- temic tonic don't you believe you would soon be well? 2
 That's .'rhe LaX-Fos way"
 We ask you 10 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 name-LAX-FO5.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
EVANS FINDS TWO NAMES
 CHANGED ON SUBPOENAS

l. Quite sensation was caused yester- day morning when State Examiner Frank V. Evans, who is conducting the examination of the docket of Justice of the Peace Ira Dement, of Beat 22, Lewis burg, announced that subpoenas for witnesses were being changed to bear other names than those for which they w're issued and demanded and imme- diate explanation.
 Chief Deputy Sheriff Walter Metcalfe was called into the examination room
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
RAILROADS INSTRUCTED
 TO BUILD NEW VIADUCT

and to be completed within the space of one year
 By the terms of the resolution, the cost will be borne as follows: By the Southern, two-thirds: by the Illinois Central and Birmingham Belt, one-thlrd.
 It is understood that the railroads have agreed to accept without controversy the demands of the city.
 A companion resolution ordered the three railroads above mentioned 10 grade and re-arrange so that no danger will be encountered by the citizens across Fifteenth avenue, north, and Twenty eigth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

and asked to make an investigation of the efasures. II was stated that the papers were given to an officer not con nected with the sheriffs office to serve The man failed to find the two men named on the subpoena, and knowing two other men who might be important witnesses, changed the original names on subpeonas and served them on the two men.
 It Is claimed that the two witnesses summoned by the changed subpeonas proved material witnesses in the in Yestigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14
Residence Robbed

Mrs K Cypress, DOS North Thirteenth street, complained to the police depart ment yesterday that some one had stolen BIO from her residence and asked their cooperation in locating the thieves.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14

MONTGOMERY & STONE. IN THE OLD TOWN, APPEAR AT THE JEFF PERSON THEATRE TONIGHT FOR THE FIRST TIME. ORIGINAL COM- PANN OF s5, AND THE NEW YORK GLOBE THEATRE PRODUCTION.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-14


 l vantage over the present conditions when 1 double tracked.
 I've now have our system of block 1 signals on the single line and while there l is not the slightest danger of any se- 1 rious trouble on the line, the double | tracks not only wholly exempt lines from 1 serious accidents, but permit a vastly | greater tonnage to be moved The neces- | sity of all double track work is from l increased traffic. We are having that now and have had it for some time, The l increase has been excellent and there is every reason 10 believe that further iu creases will take place. To care for | the anticipated business necessitates the | betterment of the line. l cannot at this | time say definitely when the proposed
 double tracking will take place, but I
 should say offhand that We will do
 considerable portion of il this year as | far as the initial work is concerned. Of l course, financial conditions must always | be taken into consdera ton by a railroad l authorizing large expenditures such as | that work would entail Politics will I frequently defeat the best arranged plans. However. I hope nothing in that line will | deter our management from the work i proposed"
 1 Officials in Conference l MT Baker was here yesterday engaged l in a conference with Central of Georgia Southern railway and Alabama Great 1 Southern railroad officials upon matters 1 relative to the three interests. The officers l in that conference were: Horace Baker | general manager of the Queen and Cres- | cen5 route; L. Sevier, general agent of the executive department of the Southern railway and allied lines: T. s. Moise general manager of the Central of Geor- gia w. $. Andrews. general superin- tendent of transportation for the Queen and Crescent route; Curtis Dougherty, chief engineer for the Queen and Cres- cent route; J. w. EVens superintendent of the Alabama Great Southern railroad l.. C. Harris, general superintendent of the Southern railway, western district,
 and other railroad officials.
 After the conference relative to the general situation MT. Baker and the visit
 ing officials paid their respects to Capt Addison G. Smith. the veteran division
 counsel for the Alabama Great Southern
 railroad. and other prominent men fin this
 city. The officials left yesterday after
 noon for the north.
 Tho announcement of the Alabama Great Southern officer as to the double tracking of that line will cause intense interest fin this city and in railroad cir
 cles all over the southeastern territory
 The company has of late inaugurated in-
 creased passenger service which. coupled with natural increase in freight service. serves to bring the Queen and Crescent Into unusual importance as far as oper-
 atlons are concerned.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21
ROBBERS SURPRISED
BY SHERIFF IN BANK
Officer Had a Tip and Was
Waiting for Thieves to Put
in Appearance.

MAMMOTH SPRINGS, Ark, June 20
Sheriff NJ G. Carruthers, warned that an
attempt TO rob tAe Citizens bank OF
Mammoth Springs would be made today
secretcd himself and three deputies in a
room in the rear OF the bank and sur
prIsed three masked robters after they
had forced the woman cashier into
vault
One OF the robbers Ben Jones. was
shot and killed by Sheriff CarrutherS
when the robber showed fight The other
two. Otto Burrow and Linus Davis
promptly surrendered g.,
This was shortly after noon. when u
was expected most OF the men oI me
town would be OF the streets AT thelr
dinner Men appeared from everywhere.
however. and IN the excitement many
INDUCED in promiscuous shooting Judge
J. w. Meek and John Cunningham were
slightly wounded.
The excitement had hardly died down
when Lee Burrow. relative OF one OF the
masked men captured in the bank was
brought 10 town. suffering from serious
wound In the abdomen. Physicians say
Burrow will die, He said Dr. Jones;
father OF the robber who was killed, and
Howard Sears had shot MIN because they
believed he had informed the sheriff ot
the intended robbery.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21
CUTLER COMMENDS
TARIFF ON SUGAR

NEW YORK, June. 20.-Thomas Il.
Cutler, vice president and general man
ager of the Utah-Idaho Sugar company,
continued today his testimony ms to the
early domination OF the beet sugar in
dustry by the American Sugar Rein
ing company. Cutler reiterated his be.
lief that the sugar tariff as established
in 1897 had been a great factor in the
prosperity Of the beet sugar business.
A letter from Mr. Cutler to Henry o.
Havemeyer named the American Sugar
Refining company and the Mormon
church as among the largest stockhold-
ers when the sugar factories in Idaho
and Utah were consolidated In 1907
into the company of which he now rs
wee president.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21
WARD BEATS WHITTIER AND
WHITTIER THEN BEATS WARD

Fred whittier demonstrated last night
that he is not on the downnlll st.etcm
OF his career as one OF the great motor
riders OF the world. and that he VIII
not have TO yield the supremacy OF the
Wandamere track TO his WORTHY Soui. S0uins
rival. All Ward SO far this year Nhit, /,
tier has been riding out OF form and
Ward has been winning all the nrst
money With little difficulty. For while
Whittier held his tongue and said NOM
ing, FINALLY. however. the Wobbline
Wizard" could stand II no Longer ana m
formed his friends that II mad ocen ms
machine thet caused his defeat. and that
as soon az il began TO work Wen he would
show Ward up,
tor TO be In ship shape, and last night
the crowd went down TO the motordrome
TO see Wards coIors lowered. The two
rivals nrst met In five-mile race and
Ward won In whrlwind finish. This
took The confidence out Of the Whittier
fans and thev began To discredit Whit
tiers machine excuse.
In the eight mile race Ward led near
Is ali the way. and when near the end
OF the race Whittier tried TO pass him
and failed groan went up from Whit
tiers friends Two laps farther on, how
made Ward look Silly, and Whittier an
ished nearly half lap in the lead. This
took the heart out OF Ward and he
slowed up. letting Brodbeck take second
In the amateur events McNcill had
everything his own way.
The three mile professional race was
4, nercely contested event In which the
crowd was on its feet all the time. Brod
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21

beck took the lead and held il for three
laps. when Ward sprinted around him
and got a big advantage. with Brodheck
and Whittier riding even for second
place. on the bell Whittier went after
Ward strong. but In one lap he could
not overcome his rivals lead. and Ward
won out by not more than foot
Summary:
First heat. wo-mile match race. anna .
teur-McNeil won, Bernstrom second.
Time, 1.Sl As.
First heat, hve-mile amateur-McCall
won. Otis Johnson second. Duckworth
third, Berpstrom fourth. Time. 1884
Second heat, tivc-mile omateur-Mc-
Neil won. Hitchcock second. Ben johnson
third. Time, | 80
Flve-mile professiopal-Ward won.
whittier second. Brodbeck third. Peck
fourth. Time. 1886 20.
Final OF hve-mile amateur-McNell
won, @. Johnson second. Duckworth
third, Ben Johnson fourth. Time,
3.39 SO.
Second heat. two-mile match race-Mc-
Neil won, Bernstrom second Time, 2 90
As Mcneil won two straight heats. no
nnal was necessary.
Threemile invitation, amateur-Ren n
johnson won. Bernstrom second. Duck
worth third, Time. 2:29 2-5.
Eight mile professionai-Whit won.
Brodbeck second, Ward third, Peck
fourth Time, $40 Is
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-06-21
FAMOUS OLD SOLDIER
SUMMONED BY DEATH
General Edward S. Bragg Ex-
pires at Fond du Lac, Wis
conSin, at Age of IS.
By Tad

FOND DU LAC. Wis, June 20
General Edwards s. Bragg, commsn
der of the famous Iron Brigade dur
ing the Civil war died this afternoon.
Bragg had been in feeble health for
number of years, and was 50 years
old last February He served several
terms in congress as q Democrat from
Wisconsin and following his retirement
from congress he represented the United
States IN diplomatic positions in Mex
leo. Cuba and China
General Bragg gained considerable
fame IN the national Democratic CON
vention Of 1891. when, in secondine the
nomination Of Grover Cleveland, he
used the expression We love him for
the enemies he has made. -