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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
Men and Religion Leader
Stands Sponsor to Amount
of $50 for Preacher.
OFFICER HOLDS FORMER
TABERNACLE ASSISTANT
County Commissioner VIM, as
BOndSman in Diamond Ring
Suit, Asks Arrest.

only the timely assistance OF John ].
Eagan, Men and Religion Forward
Movement leader, VINO agreed to stand
sponsor for the preacher for the
amount of $50, saved the Rev. J. w.
Ham. of the Tabernacle Bible confer
ence, from going to jail today or max
ing heavy bond to assure his appear
ance in superior court.
The Rev. Mr. Ham was attached this
morning by order Of Superior Judge
Bell on suit brought by County Com
missioner w, Tom Winn who wanted
Ham hailed into the court to explain
| some legal points on year-old lftisa-
tion involving a $325 diamond ring
/ Deputy Sheriff Broadnax placed the
preacher under arrest at the Baptist
Tabernacle, but he was released later
after John J. Eagan, of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement, and Har-
ry Ethridge, a Tabernacle deacon, had
come to his assistance and placated
Commissioner WINS attorneys, Daley
l& Chambers.
In his suit upon which Superior
Judge Bell issued The order for Hams
arrest, VIM charged that the preacher.
after securing him as bOndsman in
trover suit brought by jewelry firm
for a balance due on a diamond ring,
had made a deal with the jewelers., al
lowing them to take judgment and
leaving him CWinnJ to pay the bal
ance.
Produces Order on Eagan.
When the preacher was first brought
to the Offices Of WINS attorneys in
the Grant building. he produced an or
der on John J. Eagan for 500, and was
released by the deputy sheriff on his
assurance that Mr. Eagan would honor
the order.
This Mr.. Eagan at first refused to do,
and Ham, who in the meantime had
left. was ordered arrested a second
time. The deputy went out to look
for him.
Apprised of the true situation, Mr..
Eagan. protesting that he was not in
debted to Ham in any wise, agreed to
stand sponsor for him for the amount
of $50. Mr.. Ethridge then said that the
Tabernacle owed Mr.. Ham $45 and this
amount would be put up with Commits
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mona ring no" III nus Z, 'io'i Va ~
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amount A4ulHe 'i',i'ioei7' nm
torncv, agreed to the two pledges in
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Artar several months had elapsed. the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
Pascual 0rozco Agrees
Internationally to
Submit to Government

MEXICO CITY. March -Pascual
Orozco, accompanied by all his chiefs,
called upon Provisional President
Huerta today. and, after conference
lasting more than an hour offered to
submit to the new government uncon-
ditionally and aid in the pacification Of
the country with all his troops.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
PREACHERS FIGHT.
SUNDAY MOVIES

No sooner had eleven moving picture
house propgietors announced their de-
termination today to appeal to Mayor
Woodward and ask permission to open
their places of amusement on Sunday
afternoon a week from next Sunday,
than 81 preachers, called together at
Durand's cafe at a luncheon to Dr.
Broughton and DR.. Morgan, denounced
moving pictures and baseball as sun
| day recreatiOns.
The resolutions presented by Marion
Jackson of the Men and Religion For
ward Movement called attention of the
people and Carlos Mason, newly elected
chairman of the police board, to the
fact that such recreations were viola
tons of city ordinances already in eX-
istence and demanded that the ordi-
nances be followed to the letter
The assembled pastors Of the city re-
ceived Jackson's resolution with en-
thusiasm.
Owners Encouraged.
The moving picture theater owners
were encouraged by the statement Of
Carlos Mason made Yesterday, in which
the police board chief declared himself
i'm favor of a Jess pWitauicaI Sabbath
i'm Atlanta. Following his reelection
Tuesday night to the chief office oC
the police board Mason said That the
city had grown up was more cosmo-
poritan aud needed some form of Sun
DAY amusement to serve the great
crowds who found no time for enter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
THE WEATHER

Forecast: Rain tonight and Fri
day. temperatures: s a. m, 55; 10
a m. So; u noon, e.; p. m. g.
Sunrise, $780, sunset, 5:45.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-13
LAuNpRY MAcHLNE ExPLopEs.

THE home of Mrs. Johnson was Gam
aged and George johnson slightly injured
t"dar Nnen laundry drying machine eA-
ptole0.
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Continued on Page Two,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
THE KENNEL CLUB
WILL MEET TONIGHT
no Discuss Details of Bench Show to
Be Given as an Attraction at
State Fair

The Birmingham Kennel club will
meet tonight, beginning at o'clock. in
the storehouse of the Birmingham
Ans company. Discussion will be had in
regaH1 to the bench show to be given
as an attraction at the State Fair, and
of the amateur field trial which the
club intends TO hold this fall.
1t is understood that the club will
ask for a permanent building in which
to hold its annual show. and that un-
less better accommodations than We're
offered last year can be obtained. the
show will be offered unattached to the
fair. This is one of the points that will
probably be discussed tonight. The
show last season was the most sue
cessful in the history of the club, and
was one of the most interesting at
fractions of the fair.
The members who own highly bred
bird dogs are planning to hold this fall
an amateur field trial. in which each
owner will handle his own dog iBr-
mingbam has more highly bred dogs
than many other southern cities, and
between the owners there is a spirit
OF friendly rivalry. The success sof the
innovation seems to be assured in ad-
vance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Mr.. Bonner's Letter

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
In your news article this morning so
adroitly turned by your reporter into a
press appeal in support of Mr.. George b.
Wards candidacy, | notice some inac-
curate and misleading statements made in
vein of sarcastic r1dicule about a
private Letter / wrote last week to per-
sonal friends in regard to Mr. Vassar l..
Allen. The article states that copy of
my letter has been sent to Mr.. Ward. |
am glad to know that, for ] had no objec-
tion whatever to his seeing 1t.
Your reporter used the following lam
guage in reference to my letter q insert
the figures); q. Mr.. Bonner represented
that Mr.. Allen was a Christian, and (2)
that none save Christians should be ele-
waited to high office. go He made no ref
erence to either Of the other candidates.
but his letter with insinuations was broad.
(D He does not discuss the general fit
ness of IIr. Allen, but 90 stresses the fact
faith for which the debt of the world
fait hfor which the debt of the world
was paid
The facts in regard to my letter on these
five points taken in inverse order are:
O5) Any reader would suppose that the
quotdllon WAS from my iStter' II is NOT,
nor is anything like 1t In it, (4) So far from
not discussing Mr.. Aliens general fitness
for the office, over one-half my letter
was devoted to that very point. C3) There
is not an nsinuation in my letter If
Mr. Ward thought so, that may have
been an instance Of a guilty conscience
needing no aceuser. co ] said that l be-
leve we Christian workers could and
should put active Christians in office at
the city hall, and that Mr.. Allen meas
ured up to our standard and asked my
friends whether we, as active Christians.
could consistently do otherwise than vote
for him % My letter was written to
active Christian workers, and | said that
Mr. Allen had been an active Christian
worker in Birmingham for 20 years.
Kindly print this correction. Yours
very truly, NJ. LEE BONNER.
Birmingham, August q, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
Discussion Before Commission Of
Pacing 25th Street Very Acrid
by RALPH n. SILVER

What threatened to be a full fedged
neighborhood row was precipitated in the
city commission room yesterday after
noon when the Twenty-fifth street paw
ing question was called up before the
board for action.
Two large delegations. both composed of
men and women, were present. One dele
cation wanted the street paved. The other
didn't. Neither hesitated to say so.
As Hague court of arbitration the city
commission had an off day. President
Culpepper Exum raped repeatedly for or
der Star orators for both sides held the
floor for as long as 20 minutes at a time.
Men and women who have lived neighbors
for years shook their fingers in each
others faces and said startling things.
Humorists, .tragedians and diplomats
sprung into existence in men and women
who heretofore didn't know they had it
in EN-" For nearly two hours the tide of
battle surged one way and then the other,
and the whole matter ended up by the
city commissioners agreeing to make a
personal inspection of the street in qnes-
ton and bring the question up again at
the meeting next Friday.
DR.. r. v Mobey. Walter Moore and
one or two others played the leading roles
for the ''pavers." r. J. Strickland, j.
Mex. Long and others starred for the OPP
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23

position. The speech of Mr.. Long was
a classic in present day sarcasm and
humor. Mr.. Long made one big mistake
he ought TO be on a chautauqua platform
instead of fighting paving ordinances.
Both sides presented petitions containing
the names of a majority" of the prop
erty owners. This amazing coincidence so
startled President Exum that he almost
lost his dainty spectaoles. When he re-
covered he ordered City Engineer Kirk
patrick to take the two petitions and the
two men in charge of them and find out
which was which. After a half hours ab-
senee, during which the remaining cohorts
of the two sides turned loose their oral
artillery on each other hte city engineer
came back and stated he didn't know
which was which. as each man claimed
his petition was correct Dr. Mobley was
in charge of one and Mr. Strickland the
other. Neither apparently had much faith
in the others good intentions.
Seldom has the commission dealt with
such determination on the part of dele
cation of citizens to have a street paved,
and such equal determination on the part
of said citizen neighbors not to have it
paved. The proposition yesterday was to
pave Twenty-fifth street between Twelfth
and Sixteenth avenues
Indications are that the commissioners
will either pave the entire street from
First avenue north or win reject it all,
the former appearing to have the weight
of the evidence at present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
STATE AWAKENING
TO THE NECESSITY
OF GOOD HIGHWAYS
Engineer Keller Thinks Bir-
mingham to Montgomery
Highway Is Assured.
Counties Interested

A model automobile highway between
birmingham and Montgomery is not only
feasible, but, in the opinion of w. S.
Keller. state highway engineer, who was
in this city yesterday, is practical GER
tainty of the near future.
jefferson, Montgomery, Shelby and Au-
tauga counties have already shown great
interest in the project and Mr. Keller
does not believe that Chiffon will be back
ward in furthering the enterprise. The
| first formal meeting of those interested
in this road will occur in Clanton within
the next few weeks. President Bowden
of the board of revenue of Shelby coun-
ty conferred in Birmingham yesterday
with Mr.. Keller. and he gave assurance
! that at the meeting his county will be well
| represented.
1.-THE highway" said Mr.. Keller, "can
be constructed for a special sum approx
imating $4,000. Automobile owners are
deeply interested and by them the neces-
sary fund can be raised OF the practical
value this road will be to the farmer in
rushing his truck into Birmingham and
Montgomery. everybody is already
aware"
! That Alabama is fast awakening to the
necessary of model highways is a state
ment of the engineer in charge. "There
are now'' he said 1851 miles of improved
roads in the state. This is less than 10
per cent of the total number of miles of
road. A great deal of work is yet to be
accomplished, but with the spirit of the
people aroused, feel confident that
still greater strides will follow. In the
fiscal year ending March !. 1913, 100 miles
of road were improved. Throughout the
state sum considerably in excess of
81, 200 600 was expended.
There is great need that uniformity
in road construction be adopted by the
state for every county. The idea now pre-
dominates in certain sections that any in
dividual with a team and a gang OF men
erroneous impression, and has caused the
fruitless expenditure of an enormous sum
of money.
"It is very probable that If the next
state administration is favorable to road
building, much needed legislation will be
attempted in the next regular session of
the legislature. There is no question but
that the matter of taking the convicts out
of the mines will prove a live issue in the
mouse and senate. And there are other
matters of grave Importance, so many, in
truth, that good roads is destined to be-
come one of the livest issues In state poll
tics.
'I will favor a bill providing for uni
formity in the mode of road construction
in the several counties If the roads are
builded in the same fashion there will soon
be a perfect chain extending throughout
the state, whereas if every county is per-
mitted to follow its own inclination the
chain will be composed of weak and in
congruous links"
Mr.. Keller returned to Montgomery yes
terday afternoon. He has been engaged
for the last two days in Marshall and
DeKalb counties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
HOWARD COLLEGE TO
/. Be CO-EDUCAT|ONAL
Important Announcement
for Fall Term Made Yes
terday by President
ShelbOurne

Howard college, beginning this fall
will be CO. educational.
Announcement to the above effect
was made last night by the president
of the college, DR.. James M. Shelbourne
1t is anticipated by the trustees and
the president of the institution that a
large number OF co-eds to take the full
college course will be enrolled during
the coming session.
The president announced that con-
siderable sum of money was being eX-
pended at the present time In repairing
and renovating the dormitories and
main buildings of the college, and that
there is no doubt but that this fall the
institution will be better prepared than
ever before to take care of its stu
dents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
ORR RESIDENCE is
ENTERED BY THIEF
Negro Burglar Secures S64 in Money.
Jumps Out of Second Story
Window

The residence of J. C. Orr. 1920 Twelfth
avenue. was burglarized yesterday morn
ing about o'clock by an unknown ne
gro who robbed a room occupied by Capt.
y. T. Booth, of pair of trousers and S6f
in currency, besides other articles of
Jewelry belonging to members of the Orr
family.
Captain Booth discovered the burglar
in his hoom and called out, which caused
the burglar to hastily pick up Mr.. Booth $
trousers and spring through the second
story window. The distance to the ground
was easily 3o feet, but the negro me-
gotiated the jump without apparent in
jury and disappeared in the early dawn.
7 Detectives Cole and Goldsten We're as
signed to the case yesterday and from
the description of the negro by Captain
Booth hope to apprehend the burglar be-
fore many hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
-------------ss -
EXAMINATIONS HERE
For Clerk Carrier Will be Held on
October |

carrier in the Birmingham postoffice
will be held in the government build
ing November 5. All applications must
be filed on or before October l. Wom-
EN- supporting themselves are eligible
TO the position and will be accepted II
other qualifications are complied with.
The clerks and carriers in offices of
the first and second class offices are
ranked from first to sixth grade with
salary of from $500 to 5000. The ex-
animation Will consist of simple tests
in arithmetic, spelling, penmanship
copying from plain copy, reading ad-
dresses and letter writing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
AT THE HOTELS

John A. Davidson of Atlanta. H. H.
eeaberry of Chattanooga and II. r
Oliver of Chicago, are at the Hillman.
H. @. May of Bankston, G. w. Craw-
ford of Memphis, ana c. e. Barrow OF
Houston, Tex. are registered at the
Birmingham.
F. P. Mayer OF Nashville, J. w.
Franks of West Point, and H. b. Sum-
merville OF Eutaw, are stopping at the
Florence.
e. C. Jones of Atlanta. ]. NJ. Stem
of Brownsville. Tex, and Charles w.
Young OF Omaha, are at the Morris.
J. L. Mason of Memphis. P. p. Hud-
son of Montgomery and C. w. Reynolds
of Jemison. are registered at the Met
fopolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23


chamber headquarters he will be given an
official delegates badge, an official pro-
gramme of the two days convention and
tickets which will admit him to all the en-
tertainment features of the two days The
reception committee of 100 will be on hand
at the chamber headquarters to greet
every man as he comes in and assist in
getting everybody acquainted with every
body else. Harry Jones' chairman of the
reception committee, and Murray Brown,
chairman of the chamber wholesale trade
committee, held conference yesterday
and arranged additional details in regard
to the two days entertainments
500 Have Accepted
Indications are that well over 800 accept
anees have been received. Secretary w
c. Radcliffe of the Chamber of Com
merce had received over $50 up until
last night, and Murray Brown stated
that he knew of many of the individual
jobbing houses which had not only re-
ceived acceptances from their customers
which had not yet been added to Mr..
Radcliffe's list, but that he had heard
heard different customers remark or state
in correspondence that they expected to
attend the convention, although they had
overlooked sending in their formal ac-
ceptances. The committee wishes to as
sure every merchant in the state that he
is not expected to stay away from the
convention If he has overlooked sending
his formal acceptance. The acceptance
card will greatly assist the chamber Of
ficials and the committee handling the af
fair. but it is not necessary. and besides
It still is not too late to mail it. Accept
ance cards mailed as late as Monday will
be better than none at all.
The third and last volley of literature
was being placed in the United States
mails last night by the corps of assist
ants that have been employed at chamber
headquarters the last week. Well over
$500 has been expended in the last five
or six days in postage stamps alone to
send this literature to the merchants.
Three separate letters, each containing
different data relating to the conven-
tion. have been mailed to a list of over
5000 north Alabama merchants Another
acceptance card was laced in the last
letters mailed last night, this time of a
different color than the others in order
to tell by the returns how many accept
ances We're secured by the third letter.
Expect 1000 Merchants
All kinds of wild enthusiastic guesses
are being made at the attendance. 1t
is generally admitted that the attend
ance will be double and probably three
times as large as the committee in charge
of the convention first hoped for. The
most conservative are placing it at from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
Deals With Crossings Be-
tween Thirteenth Street
and Terminal Sta
ton
VIADUCTS SOLUTION
IN NUMBER OF CASES
Commissioners Decline to Be Quoted
on Matter-Believed They Will
Insist on Main Features of
the Plan Submitted
FEATuRs OF FIRST
SET OF NIADUCT PLANS

Louisville and Nashville and the
Alabama Great Southern tracks
pass through center of city on ele-
waited tracks.
Louisville and Nashville station
to be altered, train sheds raised
and trains reached by subways and
stairways.
First avenue crossing to be elm
mated by viaduct running street
over railroad tracks, which in turn
will be lowered.
No grades changed at Terminal
station.
Twentieth street passes under
tracks, as does Eighteenth.
Viaduct over tracks at Twenty
first to be raised.
Viaduct over tracks at Twenty
second to be built by Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power COM
pany
Viaduct over tracks at Twenty
third to be built by Kelley Rail
way company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
SACRED HARP SINGERS
Will Meet in Backer Memorial Church
This Morning

The Birmingham district : Sacred
Harp singers will convene this morn
Ing at 10 o'clock in the Backer Memo
rial Baptist church at AvondAle. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
lovers of music to attend.
The convention will continue in ses-
sion tomorrow and the singers of the
district will furnish dinner on both days
to all who attend
The last convention held several
weeks ago proved to be great sue
cess and efforts are being made by
those in charge to make this one an
even greater success. J. w. Higgins is
president of the, Singers association,
while ]. c. Watson Is secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
VERY IMPORTANT
THAT DELEGATES
SHOULD REGISTER
Special Instructions Sent
Out Yesterday by Cham
Der of Commerce
ANOTHER BATCH OF
LETTERS SENT OUT
About 500 Acceptances Already in
Hand-Attendance is Expected to
Be 1000 or More-May
Spring Surprises

1t is very important that as the dele
gates to the North Alabama Merchants
convention next Wednesday and Thurs
day arrive in Birmingham every man go
Immediately to the Chamber of Commerce
headquarters, second floor Chamber of
Commerce building, Nineteenth street and
First avenue, and register. Special in
structions were sent out by the commit
tee in charge of the convention yesterday
telling the merchants of north Alabama
of the Importance of registering, especial
y SO since the indications are that the
attendance will be so large that the crowd
cannot be handled in any other practical
way.
AS each man registers next week at the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds We're placed on record yester-
day in the office of the probate court,
showing the following transfers OF
property. the consideration being $1,000
or more:
S26SS.1S--J. A. Dupuy to J. p. yarnon;
lot 1, block II. according to the survey
of the Ensley Development company
s1200-Tarrant Land company to FL
e. Mccormack; lots IL and 13 in block
l. also lots l. and 3. block II. of the
Tarrant Land company's survey of Tar
rant City.
s1OO0-william e. Weir to w. A.
Reed, property in section 26, township
II, range 3, west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
Meatcutter Killed

Kansas City, August 22.-Whlle the
sales room in one of the largest re-
tail meat markets here was crowded
with customers today. Frank Mooney
and Mark Hamilton. meat cutters. en-
gagged in a death combat across a meat
block until Mooney fell dead on the
floor with the long blade of a butcher
knife thrust through his heart Women
screamed and fled the store. hamilton
told the police he stabbed Mooney be-
cause "he could not stand his profan-
ity'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
Light Blaze Downtown

A slight blaze that did no damage in
the rear of the Walk Over shoe store
at 214 Twentieth street about IL o'clock
yesterday morning caused all the fire
apparatus in the city to respond to the
alarm. A large crowd gathered and the
rumor spread that serious fire had
started The crowd dispersed when the
firemen left the scene as quickly as
they came.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-23
Fire at Frisco Freight House

An ugly plaze In the trelgnt OFFICES
of the Frisco railroad yesterday MORN
ing was checked before it did any ex-
tensive damage by the fire department..
The blaze started about 1880 o'clock
and the alarm was turned in before this
flames had secured headway Fire COM
panies Nos. 1, and with Chief Ben
nett answered the alarm and soon had
the fire under control The damage was
estimated at $500.