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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
DELAY IN STOPPING
 BAD WATER SUPPLY
North Birmingham Mains Will Have to Be En-
 larged First

As a result of a conference had yes terday morning between D. J. OConnen, superintendent of the Birmingham Water works company, and C. Exum, president of the city commission, it developed that before the citizens of North Birmingham can be supplied with water exclusively from the mains of the company at least week will have to elapse.
 At the present time," stated Mr. Exum after the conference, the citys main con meeting North Birmingham with the plant of the Birmingham Waterworks company Is one of four inches. Another of eight inches will have to be laid and connected.
 "The new main will extend about 2500 yards, and will cost the city in the neigh borhood of S2500. As soon as this main Is ready for use the plant of the city at North Birmingham will be discontinued. It is to be regretted that such cannot oe- cur at the present time, but any water is better than none.
 MT. Exum states that his consultation with MT. O'Connell was not a secret con- sultation, and that it followed his re- quest that the superintendent of the Wa terworks company visit him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
AT THE HOTELS

W. o. Foot of Atlanta is stopping at the Hillman.
 c. H. Brandon of Nashville is stop ping at the Hillman.
 F. H. Armstrong of Athens Is reg istered at the Hillman
 J. A. Miller of Hartselle is at the Morris.
 J. B. Scully of Montgomery is stop ping at the Morris.
 W. B. Walker of Athens is at the Morris.
 L. J. Hall of Anniston is stopping at the Florence
 F. c. Flynt of Sayre is registered at the Florence.
 H. N. Lowry of Eutaw is among the arrivals at the Florence,
 W. M. Manning of Lineville is reg istered at the Metropolitan.
 Charles Brutcher of Falkville is at the Metropolitan.
 F. c. Hisey of Cullman is registered at the Metropolitan.
 J. C. Hunter of Nashville is stopping at the Birmingham.
 W. T. Sawyer of Akron, Ohio, Is at the Birmingham
 J. E. Whitten of Cullman is among the arrivals at the Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
STORMY WEATHER
 TIES UP RAILROADS
Local Traffic Officials An ticipate Greatest Diffi-
 culties of Winter

Local railroad men anticipate that dur ing the next day or two train operations will be the most difficult of the entire winter, resulting directly from pad weather.
 The storm struck the Frisco and Louis vile and Nashville first. That was yes- terday. The result was that operations were very difficult. Advices were sent out over the Frisco from St. Louis yesterday telling of the storms over the lines anu tho blizzards that were raging. The hrst real touch came yesterday with the Frisco lines when the afternoon Kansas City Florida limited was reported about nine hours late. It was due here at $50 o'clock but was caught in the cold snap ana rough weather. The train was operated from Kansas City in two sections, being loaded down with immigrants to Florida.
 Frisco officials here did not know yes terday whether any additional deiays would result from the bad weather or not, but the anticipation is that there Will be additional bad experiences before the quick change in the weather has been spent.
 In order to keep the Kansas Clty nihlteo passengers from this city being delayed the Southern railway, which company makes the local connections, operated the train out of this city on schedule and another section was operated last night to take care of the belated Frisco connection.
 The Louisville and Nashville system caught it's trouble on the south end or the line by storms and hurricanes sweep insr the telegraph lines and doing other damage Trains were delayed into Bir- mingham, and it is stated that connec- tions were only obtainable to Montgom- cry and none south of that city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
VIEWS OF COLLEGE
 MEN ON UNDERWOOD

Extracts from letters received by the College Mems Underwood club from prominent people in other southern states follow:
 / Joseph H. Spearing, head master se- vance Military academy. Sewanee Tenn: There Is no man I can think of whom I would rather see elected President than Mir Underwood, not only on account of his ability, etc, but his election would do more to prevent the "bloody shirt ever again waving than any one thing which could happen"
 pr. J. E. Knight. Waycross. Ga: MT. Underwood has quite a number of friends in this town as I have had numerous requests for my button, though I have refused to part with it."
 John c. Moomaw. attorney, Roanoke. Va. T am a Wilson man I think very highly of MT. Underwood and believe that he has accomplished wonders in the short period that he has been in charge He is a man that the demo- crats will have to take Into account"
 Stanley A. Beard, attorney, Houston, Tex. T am indeed glad that the peo- pie of Alabama are undertaking a 
 sider him one of the most able men In Congress, and able in all respects to fill this great office of President am a Harmon man. There is a strong Underwood following here"
 o. W. Richardson, attorney, Ozark, Ark: "Underwood stands well in Ar kansas but Oklahoma will probably in dorse Wilson. Several strong men are behind Underwood in this town. He is a good man and you people are to be congratulated for the work you are doing in your fellow townsman's be- half. Send me some buttons so that I can distribute them in the town. More than likely an Underwood club will be formed here"
 F.. T. McIlvaine, attorney, Jackson vile, Fla: T have been an admirer of MT. Underwood for some time and am convinced that if he were elected he would make the best man for the position in the field, either republican or democrat"
 l.. A. Anderson, attorney Lynchburg. Va: T am great admirer of MT. Un- derwood, but am not in a position to commit myself at the present time I will be glad to do anything l can that Is consistent with my opinions
 Arthur Tabb. Louisville, Ky: We are all very strong for Mir Underwood. both for personal reasons and because we believe him to be the best man In the race. I would rather vote for him than any man in the country. Fath- CT and brother share my views, so here's to him and hope you all will put him oyer"
 Albert N. Meek. attorney, Camden, Ark: T am stanch admirer and sup porter of MT. Underwood and in this position I am not alone in my sec ton of the state. Underwood has a strong following here, not so much among the hoi polloi as among the real political leaders. I believe that this is the first opportunity the south has had 10 place a southern man in the White house in quite few years and it is an opportunity that should be taken advantage of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
WORKING ON
 STRICKLAND CASE
Three Negroes Are Now in Jail Charged With Shooting
 Young Girl

Sheriff Walter K. McAdory is not al- lowing the Strickland shooting affair 10 drop He is prosecuting a relentless search for the would be assassin of the young lady several days ago.
 Three negroes have been lodged in the county jail as suspects and others are momentarily expected to be brought in. John Robinson, alias Charles Robinson, toghether with will and George Brown, all negroes, are in jail pending an in- vestigation
 It is still the opinion of all that but one negro was concerned in the matter, but the evidence secured on the negroes in jail is so strong in each case that 1t has been deemed sufficient to hold them until the matter can be sifted down and the crime placed where it rightly belongs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
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The matter of too small police force has been worrying the people of Bir- mlngham greatly for the past few months. Never a day passes but that the maximum of policemen in the city of Greater Birmingham is 11o. In round numbers the population of Birmingham Is 1S2.00O
 Each day is divided into three parts In the police department. respectively, the morning, day and evening shifts. On the morning shift, from 11:s0 in the evening until 730 In the morning, the number of men working in Great CT Birmingham is on the average Al men.
 During the day shift however, the average is less than half this num- Der The day shift begins at 7:3o o'clock in the morning and extends un-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
MAPOTHER WILL. BE IN BIRMINGHAM TODAY

For the purpose of conferring with local citizens relative to some matters in his city of interest to the Louisville and Nashville railroad, w. l.. Mapother, vice president of that company, will be in Bir- mingham tomorrow. It is not stated what will be the matters taken up in this city by the senior vice president of the Louis vile and Nashville, but it is stated the questions when announced will be of great interest to local developers and property owners.
 MT. Mapother will arrive, it is stated on the morning Louisville and Nashville train and will remain here all day to- morrow. Mr. Napother will be accom- panied by other officials and perhaps will make an inspection of the general physi- cal conditions of the local properties while in the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
OSCAR WINS

According to the audience at a local moving picture theatre last night, the two. most prominent men who are possi- ble presidential candidates are Oscar Ch- derwood and Theodore Roosevelt.
 At the exhibition last night one Of the features was the pictures of possible presidential candidates. The first picture that was thrown upon the screen was that of Theodore Roosevelt, and 1t ap- peared that about two-thirds Of the crowd cheered the features of the stren- uous colonel. Ten other pictures were shown without a sound from the audience but when the last one was flashed upon the screen the house went wild with en- thusiasm and roundly applauded the smil- ing visage of oscar W. Underwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued at the probate office yesterday
 Walter F.. Hall of Birmingham to Miss Minnie NJ. Adams.
 NJ P. Holingsworth of Birmingham to Miss Leila Claud Wood Belle Gilbert.
 F. l.. 'Hurlbutt of Birmingham to Mrs. Thetls O. Walter.
 James E. Burgin of Birmingham to Miss Julia Pauline Embry.
 Zaekie Howard of Dolomite to Miss Rosa Harrison.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
FIRE DAMAGES
 LEVERT APARTMENTS

A small fire in the Levert apartments, 1918 South Twentieth street, early yester- day morning caused considerable excite- ment for a while, but was extinguished without any great amount of damage being inflicted
 The fire is supposed to have originated from an overloaded gas water heater situ- ated in the apartment of NJ. s. Sloan. Before it was discovered the fire had found it's way up the wall and had broeen out in the apartment of W. l.. Sims on the floor above.
 Fire stations Nos. g. 3 and answered the alarm and extnguished the blaze wilh chemicals. The total amount of damage estimated by MT. Levert will not exceed $200 The insurance on the building is $35, 0O0 and on the contents affected $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

Judge Lane says: T realize that the police department is too small for city the size of Bir- mingham, and I believe this depart
 ment one of the most important of the city's government 1 think that it should be strengthened to at least 150 men"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22


 January report of the city comptroller, which was delivered to the members of the commission yesterday morning at g o'clock.
 The report shows that in January each of the three departments failed to restrict it's expenses to the amount ap- propriated by the budget. The depart ment of accounts and finance, over which c. Exum presides, was in excess of It's appropriation $445174. The de- partment of public justice. over which Judge A. o. Lane presides, was in ex- cess of it's appropriation $2S51.55 The department of streets, parks and public property, over which James Weatherly presides, was In excess of it's appro- priation $275S.56.
 The expenses not provided for by the budget appropriation amounted in Jan uary to $3S,41267. Of this amount the city paid out for itself as result of damage suits about $500; as a result of damage cases for the Board of Edu- cation $7600. for new fire apparatus about $500, and for park purchases about s14,000.
 The report in detail follows: Department of Accounts, Finance and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Cause of Organization

"The immediate occasion for the organi- zation of this body was the striking and deplorable conditions in the enforcement of our criminal laws shown by the re- port Of the grand jury of this county some few months ago We are not here to speak in condemnation of individuals We know that many of the beneficaries of this system are clean. honest and high minded men. Many of them are my friends. voted for many of them in the past and expect to do so in the future If may not seem to some a vital matter for a clerk or sheriff of some court, whose earning capacity as a citi- zen attending to his own business ranges from sl50O to 5000 a year, to be paid for public service from $l5.000 to s50.000 a year For myself I see no reason why mere clerk. whose duties require neither special training nor experience. should receive from four to five times the compensation of judge. whose duties require both special training and experience. l think it is utterly absurd that we should have such enormous and unreasonable compen- sation for public officials holding minor offices, while manifold public duties of both city and county go unfuflled for the want of sufficient funds. I see no reason why man should be rewarded for few years of public service. with princely fortune while hundreds of the wretehed- ly poor are dying annually from tuber- culosis unaided and unattended, becau use city and county authorities claim that they are so poor that they are unable to discharge this highest of public obliga-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
CITY EXCEEDING THE BUDGET EACH MONTH BY A VERY TIDY SUM Excess in Expenditures for the Past Four Months
 Is $114,614.O9 REPORT SUBMITTED TO COMMISSIONERS Each Department Has Been Running Ahead of the Figures Decided
 on at Beginning of the
 Fiscal Year

Up to February 1 the expenditures of the city have amounted to s114,614,09 in excess of the budget appropriations.
 By months the excess has been as
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
T. H. Johnston Presides

T. H. Johnston, chairman of the eXecu- tive committee of the association, presided as toastmaster of the occasion, and the speech making began with the conclusion of the last course of the elaborate dinner The general sense of the assembly was entirely harmonious with the discussion of fighting prevailing conditions in Jeffer son county, and while the event was strictly informal, every speaker was heard with undivided attention, and his remarks were frequently punctuated with express slons of approval from his listeners Men prominent in the professional, business. political and social service circles of the city were to be seen among the ban qpeters.
 The chairman introduced sydney J.. Bowie, former congressman from this state and a member of the executive com mttee of the association. MT. Bowie, who made the principle speech of the aft ernoon. said in part as follows:
 Tn the first place, this is not politi- cal body. It Is expressly provided in it's constitution that no office holder and no candidate for office shall be eligible for membership, and that if any member of the association should hereafter become a candidate for public office such action shall immediately forfeit his membership Of course, the various members of this as soeiation as individuals will have the same right as other citizens to support the men of their choice as candidates for public office, and 1t shall be the purpose of the association that it may so inspire men of high character and attainments 10 seek and to be sought for in positions of public trust and confidence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Where Is Connection

"But 1t will be asked what neces- sary connection Is there between the fee system and the enormous dtspar- ity between felonies and misdemean- ors The answer is simple. The great mass of misdemeanor cases are brought against the poor and the friendless. Most of them have no money to pay a fee to n capable lawyer 10 defend them and it takes but a ,compara lively short time to secure plea of guilty or a conviction. This is espe- cially true in inferior courts. Upon the contrary, felonies are more vigorously defended and acquittals more frequent. It Is shown by a recent statement of the solicitor for this county that there were more than 5000 cases during the last year on his docket. to say noth- ing of those in Bessemer. More than nine -tenths of these cases were misde- meanors. Thus the comparatively few indicted felonies we're utterly smoth- cred out under the flood of misde- meanors, many of them utterly friv- Aolous in their nature. Now It makes no difference whether we have honest officials at this particular moment or at any particular moment. II Is the system which we are discussing now. Lead us not into temptation Is one of the petitions in the Lord Prayer. and right there we have the core of the trouble. When sheriffs and other officials whose compensation Is deter mined by fees give the preference in their activities 10 the misdemeanor cases they are simply moving along paths of least resistance to the fields of greatest remuneration. The reason 1t is more profitable to bring and press misdemeanor cases is not only that they meet with less effective resistance but because the legislature has afforded us the opportunity. At the next general election we will vote on d constitu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

Unanimous indorsement and promise of co-operation in thes movement repre- sented by the Jefferson County Law and Enforcement association featured the luncheon given hy this organization at the Hillman hotel yesterday. The mo- tives and aims of this body were clearly presented and additional strength was injected into the membership roster by the enlistment of some 70 or more new members
 An important change in the original con stitution of the association was announced which will grant every member equal voice in the governing of the general af- fairs of the body. This was instituted at the request of pr. George Eaves, who stated that the former ruling that the man subscribing for less than the SIP annual dues would be known as an asso- ciate member without the right 10 vote on matters concerning the association. might deter certain class of citizens from becoming members The annual dues will then stand from sl to sl00, giving every member the same privilege of vot- ina
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
POSTOFFICE AND
 BANKS TO CLOSE

The local postofice will be closed today in observance of George Washington's birthday Special
 hours will be observed by all the
 employees, and persons desiring to get mail must take notice of them.
 , The general delivery windows will be open from o'clock until 10 o'clock this morning; all other de- ] partments with the exceptions of
 , the money order and registry de- , partments will be open from o'clock to 10 o'clock this morning.
 , There will be two deliveries of mail , in the business section and only one , in the residence sections. Both of , these deliveries will be made this morning , All the banks of the city will be { closed also.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
LAW ENFORCEMENT SOCIETY HOLDS A HOUSING MEETING Bowie Makes Address on Cause and Aims of the
 Organization OVER FIFTY NEW
 MEMBERS ENROLLED Prominent Men Make Addresses. Toastmaster Johnston Recites . Very Pertinent Little Couplet.
 Much Enthusiasm Shown

What kind of a city would this
 city be, If every other voter was just like
 like me Couplet given by T. II. Johnston as a slogan for the Law and En- forcement league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22
Department of Accounts, Finance and
 Public Affairs

s1S.411.79 sS,126. .03 -Appropria tions.-
 Salaries. Expenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-22

CONTINUED ON FACE U s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Carter is spending some time in T. tlti-
more NJ s. Helen DanSboe ente}1 aimed
at 4 PRETTY appointed luncheon Satur-
day. her guests being Miss Mary er-
man. VI s. Elizabeth sherman Nj Dor
oihv Freeman and Miss Charlotte No"lck-
ner Mrs Arthur +. Barlin.er was
Washington visitor SATURDAY. Mr.. John
Ferguson and Miss Bertha Fer u>on of
IoudoGn were the guests last week az
Dr ard Mrs Richard Duiany Leita.
Mrs. 7. 7. Poston and children Spen.
the week end with friends at Bancroft.
Vi IS Gladys PoSton was 4 guest Tor the
week end Of her aunt. Mrs. Wicks, on
Maple avenue Miss Hattie Malone Of
Washington * spending some time ut
the home of Mrs Y. G.. Garrett, near
Oakton. Miss Winifred Smith i recov-
ering from her recent illness. Mr.. and
dinner guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shipman IL Ballston. Mr. and Mrs
Leon l.. Freeman and little son spent
sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver f.
Jones in the city. Miss Ethel ParkE :
visiting at the home of Miss Dorothy
Freeman. Miss Geor2ie Mexican is re
covering from her recent illness Mr..
Stewart GlaNsnn returned SATURDAY. fr1iu
st 70 her parents a. tEattsEi le, Nd
Nl. and Mrs. j. n. DnH We're dinner
ghosts last week of AR fnd AIRS. Walker
It their farm near Ser. Rev Dewitt
Miller las returned from colle-e at
T.. idgewat+r, and is visiting his iarents
Nr ard Mrs. Robcrr NilIer. III DaLjon
Miss Pearl Cort of Dallas. Tex. IS visit
.nG Mss Eva Weldon ~ Ed@clea. Mrs
Hart and son Harry Of California We're
guests this week of Mrs. j. II. Trnth a
4 akton. Mr.. .Iohn Saraer Of Ball Run
spent several days this week with M
Charles Miller Mrs. NJ. Ehnedfer i tin
guest this week of Nj Elsie Shoekay
Mr. and Mrs. I-inWorth Of Ealais burg