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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-26
N. {. CONFERENCE
ADJOURNS AFTER
THE APPOINTMENTS
Many Changes Made in Bir-
mingham and Other Con-
ference Districts
SOME INTERESTING
STATISTICS GIVEN
Bishop Hendrix Leaves for Home.
More Funds Raised for Birming-
ham College-Meet Next
Year in Admission
CHANGES IN BIRMINGHAM
METHODIST CHURCHES

Rev. DR.. II. NJ. Stevenson, for
merly of Huntsville First church,
appointed to the Eleventh Avenue
church, succeeding the Rev. K. N.
Matthews, who now goes to the
Decatur First church.
Rev. w Il. Morris, formerly pre-
siding elder of the Huntsville dis
trict, appointed TO the Woodlawn
church, succeeding the Rev. J. S.
Glasgow, who now goes as presid-
ing elder TO the Jasper district.
Rev. r. T. Tyler, formerly pre-
siding elder of the Gadsden dis
trict, appointed to Wesley chapel.
Rev. j. K. Morris. formerly of
Ashland Station, appointed to the
Fountain Heights Methodist
church, succeeding the Rev. S. I.
Slaton. who goes to the Norwood
church.
Rev. J. W. Johnson, formerly pre-
siding elder of the Birmingham dis
trict, appointed to the First church,
succeeding DR.. L. c. Branscomb,
who is appointed as presiding elder
of the Birmingham district.
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CHARITIES FUND
REACHES $500

About $500 was reported raised by the
Associated Charities committees at the
luncheon yesterday at the old Lion Tea
room. The luncheon was only fairly at
tended. Complete reports will be made at
the luncheon today. the majority of the
teams being at work yesterday, it was
said, securing funds for the maintenance
of the charities for the coming year.
Oscar Turner. chairman OF the commit
tee. was out of the city yesterday, but
will be present at the luncheon today. The
teams will try to end the campaign by
"Wednesday night 1t is hoped to raise s15,-
COO as the budget of the charities calls
for that much for the year.
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win then be in position TO make appro-
priations, such as the citys financial
condition will allow. Doubtless 1t will be
some time before the final work Is com
pleted Both bodies in session yesterday
were inclined to get the plan under way
so some showing can be made pext spring
The plan embraces the boulevard OF
this community a close study of the
grade crossing evils and will embody rec
concentrations as to the best place OF To-
eating the viaducts.
No Anal agreement was reached yester-
day by the consulting officials but the
question was held over until some time
in the near future when IL will be finally
passed upon.
Those at the meeting yesterday included
President Culpepper Exum, James Wealth
erly and Judge A. o. Lane OF the city
commission, and John L. Kaul, chairman
Robert Jemison, Jr., Frank w, Smith,
N. B. Stack and Hugh Martin of the park
commissioners.
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Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the pro-
bate clerk:
Charles Olmstead of Birmingham and
Miss Fannie Richard.
w. Fl. Jones of Birmingham and Miss
Mary Teger.
E. S. Smith of Birmingham and Miss
Bessie Harrell.
f. G. whitaker of Morris and Miss Nell
lie Thomas.
r. s. Brown of Savannah, Ca, and Miss
Annie Gambel.
Robert L. Coats Of Bessemer and Miss
Annie Laurie Bradley.
Farrell Youngblood of Graysville and
Miss jamie Dowd.
S. T. Krahuibuhl of Birmingham and
Miss Elizabeth b. Cummings.
l.. C. curren of Bessemer and Miss
Alma Haiton.
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Famous "Pint of Cough
Syrup" Receipt
No Better Remedy Mt Any Price.
Fully Guaranteed.

Mako a plain syrup by mixing one
pint of granulated sugar and u pint Of
warm water and stir for two minutes.
Put 21a ounces of pure Pinex fifty
cents WORTH in a pint bottle, and fill it
up with the Sugar Syrup. This gives
you family supply OF the best cough
syrup at q saving OF 81. 1t never spoils.
Take teaspoonful every one, two or
three hours.
The effectiveness of this simple remedy
is surprising. Ii seems to take hold in
stantly, and will usually stop the most
obstinate cough in "a hours. 1t tones
up the faded appetite and is just laxa-
tive enough to be helpful in a cough,
and has pleasing taste. Also excellent
Tor bronchial trouble, throat tickle, sore
lungs and asthma, and an unequaled
remedy for whooping cough and Group.
This recipe for making cough remedy
with Pinex and Sugar Syrup Tor
strained honey is prime fayorite in
thousands of homes in the United States
and Canada. The plan has been imita-
ted, though never successfully. II you
try it, use only genuine Pinex, which il
the most valuable concentrated conf
pound Of Norway white pine extract, and
is rich in guaiacol and all the natural
healing nine elements Other prepare
tons will not work in this recipe.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction,
or money promptly refunded, goes with
this recipe. Your druggist has Pinex,
or will get it for You. II not, send to
The Pinex Co., IT. Wayne, Ind.
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Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
in the office of the probate clerk showing
the following transfers of real esate, the
consideration being $1,000 or more
s27o0-Birmingham Realty company tc
f. b. Van Kemen. part of lots and s. in
block s97. according to the plans and sur
veys of the Birmingham Realty company
se00-H. A. Thompson and wife 70
George W. Reese, lot 5. in block ?. ac.
cording to the plans and surveys Of
Princeton.
s1250-J. L. Kelley to d. NJ. Drennen, the
northwest quarter of the southwest quar-
ter of section 81 township 16, range .
west according to the plans and surveys
of Jefferson county.
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CITY COMMISSION
WILL MEET TODAY

The commissioners will meet this MORN
ing at II o'clock in the regular Tuesday
meeting of that body. Several questions
of great importance are to be taken up.
but the business will not include the
Kelly street railway franchise that has
been hanging for some months.
The commissioners will take up and
decide several street contracts; will look
into the rerouting compromise that was
recently reported upon by the city engi-
neer, and will transact several matters Of
business that have been held up for some
time awaiting fun investigation.
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RADCLIFFE REPORTS
ON CANAL TONNAGE
Estimates Annual Move
ment at 5,4SS,351 Tons
BE SENT TO FLAGLER
President Sibley Authorized to APP
point Pot Latch Committees.
Major Flagler to Be Invited
Here to Go Over District

The Birmingham to the gulf water
way came in for its full share of dis
cussion at a meeting of the board of
directors of the Chamber of Commerce
yesterday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. A
large representation of the board at
tended the meeting and number of
important matters were brought TO
their attention.
The farm movement committee re-
ported through the chairman, G. b.
Mccormack, that it had arranged for
a demonstration farm on the share plan'
the farm of William McGrath being
selected as location. Active prepar-
atoms are being made to start the de-
velopment of the farm
]. a. VanHoose, chairman of the wa
terways committee, reported that the
members had individually been investl-
eating the proposed waterway from
Bessemer to the Warrior river. Secre-
tary w. c. Radcliffe of the Chamber of
Commerce delivered statistical report
as to the tonnage of the Birmingham
district and the estimated tonnage IL
the canal is made reality. The re-
port of Secretary Radcliffe is as fol-
lows.
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MERCHANTS MENU AT
AID CLUB LUNCHEON

Much interest has been aroused among
birmingham merchants since the first an
nouncement that this weeks programme
of the Birmingham Ad club at the lunch
con this afternoon at the Empire cafe
would be an exposition of 1.-THE Mer-
chants Menu" which is a summary of
papers by advertising men of retail mer-
chants all over the country, printed in
recent issue of the Dry Goods Economist.
These papers, one of which was written
by a Birmingham man. will be read az
the luncheon and later discussed. Many
valuable suggestions and recommends
tions for advertising the retail business,
and specifically the holiday business, are
contained in the papers. The luncheon
begins at l o'clock.
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CAPT. JACK JOHNSON OUT
AFTER POSTMASTER'S JOB

Capt. Jack johnson of the Seaboard
is out as an active applicant for the
position of postmaster of Birmingham
and from the rapidity with which
prominent men yesterday signed MS
petition to President-elect Wilson, 1t
is indicated that he will make strong
bid for the job.
John l. Burnett congressman of the
Seventh district, who Will be chair
man of the public buildings commit
tee, and other southern congressman
will make an effort to induce the new
president to turn out the republican
postmasters even if their terms VIII
not have expired. and for that rea-
son 1t is indicated that there Will De
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KAUL PLANT WILL
OPEN BY DEC. Is
States Sawmill Will Be Running at
Tuscaloosa This Week

That the sawmill section OF the Tus-
caloosa plant would be operating in full
blast the latter part of this week and
that December 10 would be the approx
innate time for the opening of the en-
tire plant, was an announcement last
night of John l.. Kaul, president of the
Raul Lumber company The Kaul plant
at Tuscaloosa will represent an invest
ment of about 100000 when COM
pleted.
The plant has been under construc-
ton for several months and has been
planned by some of the best experts of
the country. The mill will be surround
ed by model town. which VAS e.
signed by George ". Miller, the Bos-
ton architect The mill viii employ a
large body of men.
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Arranging for Excuse Me"

Il. J. Riley, representative OF Henry
W. Savage. of New York, Is in Birmng-
ham arranging for the presentation CT
Excuse Me-" the Pullman car farce at
the Jefferson theater next Tuesday, put
III matinee performance for Tuesday
afternoon in addition to the night per-
Torrance. ''Excuse Me- made decided
hit on his FIRST visit to Birmingham Mr.
Riley reports that the prospects are bet
ter for the show business and that the
elections all being over, and the people
apparently satisfied that business condi-
lions in all lines viii take on strong
impetus.
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Smoker at Corey

The Commercial club of Corey enter
tanned the business men of the city with
a smoker last night in lie Commercial
club rooms at that place, a large number
of men being present. Important business
transacted at the meeting was the ar
rangcments for big banquet to be given
the night OF December 8 in the Corey
hotel An attractive programme will be
arranged for the banquet and number
of people from Birmingham will be in
vited to attend.
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new postmaster in Birmingham be-
fore many months have passed. A ID.
Smith, assistant postmaster at the pres
ent time and a democrat, is, it Is I'M
derstood an applicant for the posi-
ton of postmaster. and for the plum
there will be, II Is almost certain, sew
eral other applicants.
Captain Johnson decided to enter the
race following the suggestion of many
of his friends II am In It now" stated
he when asked for information, and
hope that my petition will be worthy
enough to attract the attention of Mr..
Wilson following his inauguration
Captain Johnson has been in Bir-
mingham for many years and is uni
versally popular.
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he announced that DIR. J. w. Johnson.
presiding elder of the Birmingham dis
trict. would be the next pastor of the
First church. Though the appointment
caused momentary surprise it was of a
gratifying nature and the congregation of
the First church undoubtedly is greatly
pleased
The Rev. Branscomb Elder
DR.. T.. c. Branscomb, the retiring pas
tor, so beloved by his congregation, whom
he has served for the past four years, Is
appointed in place of DIR. johnson as pre-
siding elder, much to the pleasure of his
friends. who did not desire that he should
be appointed out of the district.
Dr. johnson, the new pastor of the
First church, is a young man of the
brisk, hustling type. He joined the con-
ference in Florence about 10 years ago
and first came to Birmingham about 10
years ago, coming to the Mount Vernon
church. which he built. and organized.
Following this he went to the Talladega
district for two years, Gadsden four
years, and Huntsville four years. He was
then appointed presiding elder for the
Birmingham district year ago and now
takes charge of the largest Protestant
church in the Birmingham district.
praise God From Whom All Blessings
Flow" sung by the vast assemblage at
tending the final session Of the North
Alabama Methodist conference, marked
the finale of the present conference at
II 80 o. clock yesterday morning and few
minutes later the hundreds of delegates
were leaving the First Methodist church
with their wives and friends TO scatter
to their various posts in the state. The
tC0nfinued ON Page Ten.D
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]. A. Bradsbury Wanted

Chief of Police Bodeker received tele-
gram last night asking him to try and
locate j. A. Bradsbury, who is expected to
come through Birmingham in an auto
mobile within the next day or two. Mr..
Bradsbury's mother-in-law died Sunday
at her home In Florida while he was on
an automobile trip. The party passed
through Sheffield on the 18th. but has not
been located since.
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The announcements of appointments for
the coming year by Bishop Hendrix
wrought many changes in the Methodist
ministry of this city and district.
Much interest was conferred in who
would be appointed to the First church,
as the wiseacres have been guessing at
every possible name since the conference
began. Bishop Hendrix settled the mat
ter very calmly yesterday morning when
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"In addition to the foregoing figures,
there Is a considerable tonnage originat-
ing in the Admission district las classified
by the rairoads), which largely would
move through the Birmingham gateway
and the new waterway. These totals for
the year ending June 30, 1912. are: Pig
iron, 1878 tons; cast iron pipe, 12O307
tons; steel biilets, 1850 tons; total 30i, 400
tons.
THE figures for pig iron, cast iron
pipe steel billets and rails are for the
year ending June 30, 1912; the remaining
totals for the year OF 1911.
1T Is believed that the value of the
foregoing products Is not far from s75-
600, 600 1t would be much more than this IL
values were computed on the present basis
OF prices in the iron trade. This estimate,
however, aims to arrive at a fair aver
age value
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large number OF Frisco freight agents
will hold an al-day meeting at the.
Chamber of Commerce today. Matters OF
interest to the freight department of the
railroad will be discussed.
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Waterway Tonnage

ut is difficult to determine the tonnage
that would move via the new waterway.
II would. of course, depend in allarge de-
gree upon the rail and water rates OBJ
tained and upon the action of Congress in
regard to coastwise trade. If the expert
ence of other districts where canals have
been constructed can be taken as a guide
very considerable part OF the total tom
mage would move by water This is the
experience at Montgomery and other
points.
Another feature which would tend
to divert traffic to the new waterway
is the recurrence of car shortages in
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Sent to Flagler

The waterway committee made a short
report reviewing the situation in general
The reports will be forwarded to Maj
c. A. r. Flagler, United States engineer
in charge of this district at Mobile. this
morning. Resolutions were passed by
the board that Major Flagler be asked
to come to Birmingham in the near flu
ture and make a trip Of inspection of the
Birmingham district. Mr.. Flagler will
not be asked for an opinion on the pro-
posed waterway
r. W. Ewing. chairman of the commit
tee on the promotion of local trade, pre-
scented plan for getting the wholesalers
and manufacturers of the district to.
gether IN friendly conferences with the
idea in view of promoting a bigger bust.
ness for local men.
To Name Committees
President John w. Sibley was author
lied to appoint committees ON the pro-
posed "Potlatch' celebration for Bir-
rningham ana on the revision of the con.
stitution and bylaws of the Chamber oil
Commerce These committees will be
appointed within a fe W days. The di-
rectors seemed to think that a Potlatcf
celebration would be Il good thing for the
city, but were of the opinion that good
hard work would be necessary to make
IL success.
The Morris plan of Industrial banking
was brought to the attention of the di
rectors but definite action was postponed
until the next meeting of the board Il
seemed to be the opinion of several mem
bers of the board that the Chamber OF
Commerce should not indorse the plan
inasmuch as the chamber was not on rec.
ord as indorsing plan TO sell stock. TIL,
matter viii be more thoroughly presented
at the next meeting.
New members elected to the Chamber
OF Commerce at the meeting are as fol
lows:
w. W. Freeman. NJ. Webb Offutt, ]. D
Jones, Kendall h. Cressey. j. -. King
Edgar Allen. Louis Z. Kloeber, L. I
Faulkner
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HUNTERS HAVING
FINE DUCK SPORT
Another Party Went to
Swan Lake Last Night
CONFER HOME AGAIN
Many of Birmingham's Well known
Citizens Have Made Trip and
Pronounced the Shooting
Exceptionally Fine

1t appears that the ducky are flying
high at Swan lake, a popular sportsmen's
retreat in Mississippi and Birmingham
duck shooters are focking thither in
goodly numbers The sport at SVEN
Lake, which is a privately owned hunt
ing lodge, is known all over the SOUTH
and some of the most famous men of this
country are members of the club.
Former Gov. Braxton B. Conner re-
turned only Saturday, and his stories OF
fine hunting have in a measure at least
caused several Birmingham notables to
leave. The party which left last night
on the Alabama Great Southern railroad
included w. H. Kettig, A. II. Ford, Henry
L. Badham. sid w. Lee, w. J. Oliver,
Otto Marx and DR.. Lewis Coleman Nor
rls. They expect to be away several
days, especially IL the weather continues
crisp and the shooting is good.
That he shot ducks as high in the air
as the American Trust building and that
they fell SO hard as to almost dismember
them was the enthusiastic way Governor
Conner discussed his trip He said that
in one day before the noon hour he
bagged % fine mallards alone. Many
homes mere nave recently been treateu
to the mallard through the luck of Biz
mingham shooters.
Hubert Drennen recently returned. He
is a dead shot and was extremely success
full in his work at Swan Lake. Walker
Percy, who is in Greenville. is expected
to visit Swan Lake while the Birming
ham party is there along with his brother,
United States Senator Leroy Percy. MI,
and Mrs, Crawford johnson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank r. Fowlkes are shooting at
Coden near Mobile. They will be away
several days and will enjoy the fishing
there.
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Birmingham Production

Following are the most recent pro-
duction totals in the Birmingham dis
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Annual Traffic

Enquiries have been made of trans
portation officials and industrial lead
ers and conscientious effort put forth
to ascertain as closely as possible the
volume of annual traffic on the canal
The following figures are believed to be
conservative:
Outbound tonnage, 4,S3s,351.
Inbound tonnage, 100000.
Especially difficult Is 1t to accurate
ly measure the probable inbound freight
movement on the proposed canal. The
foregoing estimates were prepared with
caution and are believed to be con
sentative to a degree.
Lumber is a commodity of conse-
quence in the Birmingham district, but
unfortunately no tonnage statistics are
kept. In the entire absence of figures
1t is impossible to make an estimate
of the value.
THE present Is clearly a most oppor-
tune time to obtain the new waterway.
Besides the general interest in the plan
among our own citizens, there is the
further fact that southern rivers and
harbors improvements of a worthy ma
ture will receive adequate considera-
tion in the coming national Congress.
and no southern state will have ADLER
representatives In Washington than
Alabama. Respectfully submitted.
wv. c. RADCLIFFE,
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E5.25 ATLANTA AND RETURN No.
VENEER 3OrH. DECEMBER I, LINZ
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this country in times of commercial and
Industrial activity. At the present time
the car shortage in this district is felt
seriously by many concerns.
1T has been stated that the coal
mines of the Birmingham district are
capable of producing 23,000,000 tons
annually and would do so If adequate
transportation facilities were at hand
1t can be accepted that with the com
pletion of the Panama canal and the
opening of large markets in Central
and South America the production Of
coal Will be greatly stimulated. This
would mean a movement of a very
large volume of coal by the proposed
Bessemer- Warrior river waterway.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
National League.

New York 6: Philadelphia, 4.
Boston. IL; Brooklyn, z
Cincinnati, 10; st. Louis. o. i'A'liL
Pittsburgh g. Chicago. 0.
Evening journal., 1912-05-03
At the Theatres

No further evidence of the excel
lence Of the show at the Gsrrick
Theatre this week is needed than the
large attendance at both matinee and
evening performances, Manager Dock
stader has done unusually we'll by
his patrons this week in offering such
an expensive aggregation Of talent as
a sort of farewell to the vaudeville
season at the house. Il is bill made
up mostly OF hoadliners. and as such
Is proving a very strong attraction
for the thousands OF local playgoers
who are looking for entertainment
during the week.