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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1912-02-15
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Letter from Mrs. Winfield Dana, Augusta, Me.
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Newport Center, Vermont
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the WISCONSIN KELLEY INSTITUTE
FOR LIQUOR AND DRUG HABITS
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
SOUTHERN TO BUILD
 COMBINATION DEPOT
Contract Is Let for New Structure at Mamplesville,
 Ala

The Southern Railway company an- |nounces that contract has been let to |H. F. Elliott of Hickory. N. C., for the of combination depot, |cotton platform and track changes at
 Maplesville, Ala, the work to start at |once. On account of proper location be- ling unavailable, the original plan of building a joint depot with the Mobile
 and Ohio railroad had to be abandoned.
 Plans for the new depot have been ap- proved by the Alabama railroad com
 mission. The building will be frame |construction with tile roof, and will be constructed near the site of the old depot It will have a freight room 32 fleet by 40 feet; baggage room, 10 feet by 12 feet in corner of freight room; .office 10 feet by 35 feet with space of Is feet by 10 feet to be reserved for |express room with slat partition; white |waiting room IT feet g inches by 20 feet IA inches; negro waiting room IS feet 9 |inches by 20 feet 1 inches, and plat form. Just south of the depot a cot |ton platform 100 feet by A feet by 2S fleet will be constructed. Additional tracks will be laid and other changes 'made in order to facilitate the handling |of freight to the new depot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
T|DEWATER HAULS
 5000 PER DAY
Officials of New Company Highly Pleased by the
 Weeks Business

The Tidewater street cars have been operating one week. Yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock marked off the first week of that company's operations here, and the officials were very much pleased and gratified.
 At the company offices yesterday, Su- perintendent l. w. Ross said that over an average of 60O0 persons per day had been carried over the company lines since the opening. All of that number paid nlckle as no pass books have yet been issued. Last Sunday the com pany hauled 12,ooO persons on the new line. These figures were accomplished 1t was announced. with only six cars.
 The Tidewater company has been able to accomplish this heavy traffic with only an unfinished schedule, but herea fter the company intends to begin regular schedule from the Terminal station tc Ensley. The trip is made in l2 minutes less than the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company cars, it Is asserted and will be as follows:
 First car leaves the Terminal subway al 43o a. m and will run every 20 minutes thereafter until $50 o'clock when they will be operated every 10 minutes. Be ginning at o'clock the ears will be run every 15 minutes until 12:30 when they will be operated every 10 minutes until the peak load is handled to and from Ensley During the hours from o'clock until midnight the cars will be run every 20 minutes.
 The Tidewater yesterday unloaded two additional cars of the same type as those in use here now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday lin the office of the probate clerk showing Ishe following transfers of real estate, the |consideration being 5000 or more: S15OO-L. D. Tidwell and wife to l.. |. |Gammill lots 21 and %. in block l. accord ling to the plans and surveys of Cleve- Hands addition to Birmingham. s16z5-E. F. Collins to Celestia Collins, lot :, in block 20 according to the plans land surveys of the East Birmingham Land 'company.
 s1S66. 66-Thomas V. Batchelor and N. s. Batchelor to Jennie A. Hadnott, lot [. in block 3s, according to the plans and sur lveys of the Elyton Land company. $1000-J. c. Rockett and wife to N. J. Burns, lot 2210, according to the surveys |of M. A. Mays addition to Birmingham. $1000-Mutual Realty and Investment .company to E.. F.. May and A. B. Harris, Dot 5, in block IA. according to the plans
 and surveys of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Building Permits

The following building permits were is- esued yesterday in the office of the build Rtng inspector: s1000--J. s. Screws, 40 Melchoir street EWest End, one story frame building; Ework to be done at day labor s1500-R. A. Smith, Cedar street, West
 {End, one story frame; work to be done
 lat day labor.
 ! $7500-Cal Stiner, Fourth avenue and
 Twentieth street, two story brick build
 Etrg; contract awarded to F. H. Conner. q ,$3200-J. s. Jackson, North Eighth ave <nue and Mortimer street, two story frame Building contract awarded to Wenthan {Brothers.
 s1S00-H. M. Strickland, Avenue H and Sixteenth street. two story frame build Hing contract awarded to Wentham Brothers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
RINGLING BROS. TO
 BE HERE WE'D, OCT. 2
Two Exhibitions and Big Circus Parade With Doubled Menagerie
 Will Be Seen Here

Ringing Brothers circus will give two exhibitions in Birmingham on Wednesday, october 2, coming with a new parade, doubled menagerie, a great company of acrobats, gymnasts, riders. clowns equestrians and special ists, and the newly added spectacle, Joan of Arc" presented in the main tent on the biggest stage in the world and with a cast of 1900 actors, ballet of 300 dancing girls, chorus of 400 singers and 600 horses. No other cir GUS has ever attempted a feat of this kind. It's expense alone would preclude the possibility of any other show mak- ing the venture. A trainload of spe- cial scenery and properties are used in the production. The cost of the spec tacle reaches $5O0,000.
 Feature gathering and not money making has been the policy of the Ringing Brothers Their history reads like a miracle They started with noth-
 ing. Today they have the richest amusement enterprise in the world. II is a firm of five men. Twenty nine years ago they started out with one wagon and sl uncsrtain horse. They made verbal agreement to work hard and share equally whatever profits there might be at the end of every season. That verbal agreement Is stili
 in effect
 They saw their first circus a good
 many years ago when they were chill
 dren in McGregor, Iowa. It was a boat show, There was very little to 1t. It unloaded in the dusk of early morn- ing. The five brothers were on the
 bank. TO them 1t was wonderful. sight. They got their inspiration from if They vowed that they, too, should become circus men. Not of the type of the owner of the little boat show, hut on a scale that circus men of that
 day never dreamed of. All boys prob abiv make the same vows when they see their first circus. But these boys had the talent for big things, the cour- age of lions and the peculiar mentality required for success In the snow pus- mess.
 If wasn't many years after this that tbev organized very small show. It was made up principally of town boys They lived in Baraboo, Wis, which IS still their home. Their beginning could not have been smaller But all things begin in a small way An oak tree springs from an acorn These boys prospered from the first. They had the proper stuff in them. Soon they branched out with real show. or course, it was small, but 1t was an earnest endeavor. Since that their hfs- tory reads like fiction. Their show has become what no other show could grow to- Their aim now is always to keep in the lead. The circus history of the last decade proves that they will.
 Now, when people think of circus affairs, they think of Ringing Broth CTS All other circus names have faded into a dim recollection. It is necessary only to say that Ringing Brothers are coming to town. The rest is taken for granted. The public knows the best of everything will be on hand
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
A QUESTION OF FARE
By CHARLES H. MANDY

who had been in the company's service for years, the other a nice looking boy of about 20 who was learning to be a conductor
 While the fares were being collected one of them grabbed the nickel George held aloft as it was Just when he was in the midst of an excited part of the story of the ball game and he did not look up. About five minutes later the new man touched him on the shoulder and said
 Did l get your fare?'
 q don't know replied George.
 Looks like you would. you are the man that is supposed to do the paying.
 still I don't know"
 Well have you paid your fare?a
 Yes sir"
 Why didn't you say so when asked fyou?"
 You did not ask me if I had paid my fare, you asked me if you got it, and I truthfully said l don't know"
 You think you are smart, don't you?
 No, l don't think I am smart, some thing happens every day to show me that I have much to learn. so run along and attend to your business and George resumed the reading of the paper
 But the conductor was not satisfied and still wanted to continue the argu- ment. Everybody knows that George like all big men, is the embodiment of good nature, so thinking to stop the argument and squelch the boy he laid down his paper and looking the blue eyed youth full in the face, said
 There Is an effuvia emanating from your person which is very offensive to my olfaetory nerves, and your voice grates with harsh and discordant ca cophany upon the tympanie membrane of my oricular appendage, so evap- orate"
 The youth looked at George for full ly minute as the choice specimen fell from his lips, then said;
 That's just the way with you darned foreigners, when a white man backs you in corner; you make out you can't speak English"
 The roar of laughter that Mir Whit field turned loose actually shook the windows of dwelling houses four blocks away
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
TEACHERS HEAR PROFESSOR DUNCAN Best Sessions So Far Were
 Held Yesterday WILL ADJOURN TODAY County Teachers Association Meets. Directions Given for Opening of
 Schools Monday-Willing-
 ham Makes Address
WILL ADJOURN TODAY

In many respects yesterdays session of the Jefferson County Teachers institute was by far. the best Of the week so far. The exceptionally large enrolment has continued regularly throughout the week. The feature of yesterdays session was a stereopticon lecture by Prof L. N. Dun can of the State Polytechnic institute at Auburn. who addressed the teachers at the auditorium period on "The Boys Corn Clubs and the Girls Tomato Clubs.' At the same hour Mrs. J. B. Aird of Bir-- mingham spoke to the teachers on School Improvement"
 At the conclusion Of the afternoon ses- sion yesterday a meeting of the Jefferson County Teachers association was held at which time c. B. Glenn spoke on "The Teachers and Pupils Reading Circle" " MT Gleen praised the work of the circle.
 Prof. L. N. Duncan, Prof. c. B. Glenn, j. W. Abercrombie, and Mrs. J. B. Aird visited the institute of the negro teach CTS at the Industrial High school yester- day afternoon, each one of them talking to the negro teachers on some phase of the educational system. The negro insti- tute has been under the direction of Prof. A H. Parker and has been we'll at tended.
 The principals of the city schools and the directors of the special departments met yesterday afternoon at 3:3O o'clock when directions were given for the open ing of the schools Monday morning. All teachers are expected to report at the different school buildings Saturday morn ing, September 14 to enroll and classify new pupils. Professor Glenn stated last night that parents who expect to enter new pupils in the city schools this year should take them to the buildings Satur- day morning.
 At the auditorium period today, lasting from il :15 o'clock until 12:15, State Su- perintendent H. J. Willingham will ad- dress the teachers. Today is also trus- tees day and many of the trustees of the county are expected to attend the sessions Of the institute. At the close of the au- ditorium period today the certificates of attendance will be presented to the teach CTS. It is necessary for a teacher to re. eeive one of these certificates in order to teach school, as attendance at an insti- ute is compulsory. The institute will ad- journ today with the issuing of the at tendance certificates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
WANT ORDINANCE ON |. SMOKE ABATEMENT
MT. Weatherly Is Revising His Proposed Law Along
 This Line

That he could secure the names of 10 men in the First National bank to sup port smoke abatement ordinance was what John Lewis. agent of the building, communicated 10 City Commissioner James Weatherly In a letter yesterday. Mir Lewis indicated that the evil was very trying upon the tenants of the First National bank building. MT Lewis said he hoped that something for the abatement of the nuisance would be done right away by the commissioners.
 1t is understood at the city hall that the ordinance of Mr. Weatherly along this line will be ready for introduction within the next few days. The commls- sioner intends to make several changes in the ordinance as originally drawn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
COMPLAINTS OF SPEEDING
 ON SOUTH 2OTH STREET HILL

one of the Southside churches stated yes- terday that the conditions were intoler- able, and the rights of pedestrians and drivers of horse drawn vehicles were ab- solutely ignored. A short time ago an old man was knocked down and killed in Atlanta by a espeeder." few days after ward little child was run down and in- stantly killed by reckless chauffeur. This accident aroused the entire city and laws were passed regulating the speed limits that were severe in the extreme. and furthermore they were carried into effect. It would seem that victims must be sacrificed before the dangerous prae- tice will be stopped. A regretable feature is that the speeding is not confined to the negro chauffeurs and "ioy riders" but the owners of the cars and professional men are among the chief offenders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
ATTHE HOTELS

A. J. Preston of Jasper. J. D. King of Meridian, and s. I. Bechdel of Auburn are among those registered at the Elm pire.
 G. Rentz of Jasper. L. c. Garrett of Mo bile and c. Isoridans of Atlanta are stop ping at the Hillman.
 c. W. White of Atlanta, S. T. Neblett of Wakefield, Va, and J. A. Leronx of Atlanta are among the arrivals at the Florence.
 NJ. c. Thomas of Blocton, P. Williamson of Decatur, and ". L. Pitts of Union town, Ala, are among those stopping at the Morris.
 s. Bowling of Troy. W. R. Robbins of 6ayre, and G. R. Moore of Garnsey arc among the arrivals at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
ITCHING SCALP AND
 LOSS OF HAIR
On Back of Head. Small Eruptions. Scratching Made Sores. Great Deal of Dandruff. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Cured.

Box 22, Brentwood. Md.-sMy troubi. began by itching of the scalp and loss of my hair in places on the back of my head My hair began to fall out gradually and get thin. Finally t took the form of small eruptions and itching My scalp ltched so badly that l scratched and made sores and there was great deal of dandruf on my scalp.
 l tried various remedies for several months and l was not getting any benefit l read the advertisement for Cuticura Soap and Ointment and sent for sample. Before the sample was half gone felt a great relief got some more and kept on using cuticura Soap and Ointment for nearly six months and now both the skin and scalp trouble are entirely cured and my hair does not come out with combing." (signed) Mrs Sadie Johnson. Mar. 14. 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Suits Filed

Mrs E. G. Hopkins has filed suit for s25OO damages against the Central of Georgia railroad in the city court, alleg- ing that on August 90, 1912, while en route from Phenix City to Woodlawn she was carried past her station and was forced to undergo a great deal of trouble to get home. the hour being late at night. The plaintiff also states that she was &C., companied by two small children, ono of them being sick. and that 1t was through the negligence of the conductor that she was carried past her station.
 H. E.. Tomery has filed suit against John NJ. Wright in the city court, asking s1000 damages and alleges he was run over by the defendants automobile at the cor ner of First avenue and Seventeenth street on June [, 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Winfield Arrested

After having euded the authorities of the state for the past two and half years, Donas Winfield, alias Jim House, alias Donas House. negro. was coID- mitted to the county Jail yesterday by Deputy Sheriffs Steel and Chew. charged with the murder of another negro, George Clay, at Brookside, in the later part of 1909. Winfield was arrested on an indct- ment issued by the grand jury of 1910, charging him with murder. Winfield. after staying away from the scene of the murder for two years, wandered back here this week, and the officials caught him yesterday afternoon in Norwood-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
COMMON LAW MARRIAGE
 IS DULY SOLEMNIZED

Love will find a way; that ancient adage was once again proved truism yeste:- day when parental objections 10 the is- suanee of marriage.license to two under aged young people caused then to enter into common law marriage contract and they now eagerly await parental blessings which are sure to come. According to MT. Morrow of the probate office this is the first instance of a common law marriage in Jefferson county.
 Edward Albert Quinn, Jr., age IS, and Minnie Branham, age 1G, are the heroic young people to whom the romance and tribulations of matrimony appeal to such an extent that the persuasion of loving and wise parents were of no avail and the refusal of Probate Clerk Wooisey Morraw to grant them license only lead them to enter into the following contract:
 State of Alabama. Jefferson County
 CONTRACT OF MARRIAGE.
 Know all men by these presents, that I, Edward Albert Quinn, Jr., party of the first part and Minnie Branham, party of the second part, fin and for the con- sideration of love and affection for each other do on this. the 12th day of Sep tember, promise and agree to become man and wife to each other and by these pres ents do enter into this contract of mar riage with each other and upon the execu- ton of this contract by each of us the said Edward Albert Quinn, Jr., and Minnie Rranham, after appending our signatures to this instrument and acknowledgir g same before a notary publse. regularly qualified to administer oaths in and fer said county of state do declare ourselves and to one and all that we have become husband and wife; and we each agree. promise and avow to love. trust and he faithful to each other as long as this marriage tie Is in force; and We further
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13

Many complaints are being made by the residents in the neighborhood of St. Johns church on Twentieth street. Probably more automobiles travel Twentieth street on the Southside than any other sec ton of the city. and it Is said that more reckless running is done both going up and down Twentieth street hill than on all other streets of the city combined.
 Complaints have been frequently made to the police department and arrests have been made, but the practice still prevails. As the public schools open next week, and many school children have necessarily to cross the street on the way to school the residents of this section are fearful that many accidents will occur with the present practice of the utter disregard of the speed laws of the city. pastor of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
HOW A STORY GOT
 TO BIRMINGHAM

Just how the George Fitch story en- titled Birmingham, Alabama printed some time last week in the Chicago Rec ord Herald, found it's way to Birming- ham is matter of considerable heart interest at the present time. Suffice it to say. however, that no sooner than that great Chicago newspaper reached Birmingham containing the story in ques- tion, than there was a general request of local newspaper men that it be repro duced
 one of the most deeply interested cti- zens of Birmingham was Arthur Moody, of the firm of the Adams Drug company To a reporter yesterday he said: q have something fine Let me look up the paper" Thereupon, he went through the files of his newsstand and finally pro- duced the Record Herald. Here 1t is,'' he added Tt is headed, Birmingham, Alabama, and refers to this city as being the only one which produces daily sup plement to it's city directory
 An hour later in the lobby of the Flor ence hotel. J. D. Collins, the well known shoe merchant. made reference to the same article T have just found some thing entirely worth while.'' he said. T always read the Record-Herald and was we'll repaid yesterday when l ran across an article by George Fitch entitled Bir- mingham. Alabama I wish The Age Herald could reproduce the little essay for it is excellent and pays Birmingham a decided compliment
 The article in question is written in a humorous vein, but it does picture Bir- mingham as modern Utopia, destined to outgrow the old English city for which it was named. It also refers to Oscar Underwood as Alabamas candidate for presidency in 19l6.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
Joseph Returns Monday

M. V. Joseph, president of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. who has been touring Eu- rope for several months, will arrive in Birmingham Monday He has been ab- sent from Birmingham about four months. during which time he has visited all the principal places in Europe. His return is of more than passing interest by reason of the fact that he will announce within a short time details of the new addition to the store of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb. which will be erected this winter. Plans have already been drawn for the annex.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
WATERWORKS RESOLUTION IS
 BEFORE COMMISSION TODAY

The waterworks resolution of Commits sioner A. o. Lane looking to the appoint vestigate the purchase of waterworks for Birmingham will come up today. IL was passed from last Tuesday until the meet ing this afternoon upon the request of Commissioner Weatherly. There is a great deal of doubt about what will be done with the resolution
 The resolution is sponsored by Judge Lane, and it is understood that MT. Weatherly will suggest that he introduced some weeks ago resolution of similar import which was deferred. Mir. Weather ly, who is the commissioner who led the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13

if there is anything in the boy Norman will soon discover it. It might be said lin passing that many good, prominent citizens started their career by the street car route.
 A few mornings ago George Whit field, the courteous and able duputy
 clerk of the probate court, was coming to town on an Avondale car Settling himself comfortably in the seat and opening the morning paper, he was soon engrossed in the sporting page. Taking Ia nickle from his pocket he held it aloft so that he would not be inter
 rupted while perusing the batting aver Iage of the victorious Barons. There
 were two conductors on the car, one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-13
BROWN INTERESTED
 IN ARSON CASE

Secretary of State Cyrus Brown of Montgomery was in Birmingham yester- day conferring with Frank w. Smith concerning the cases of J. A. Davenport and c. A. Carroll, charged with burning insured property. Mir. Smith has been employed by the state as attorney in the matter The cases against the two men were passed over yesterday, one of them to come up on the 18th of this month and the other on the 26th.