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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
TIVERTON METEOR
FOUND TO BE A FAKE

Tiverton, r. l., September S.-The liver
ton meteor of August q, was today re-
moved from the realm of natural phe
nomena by two young men who confessed
to the police that the supposed celestial
visitor was composed of 60 pounds of
dynamite ard a quantity OF copper Stag.
The meteor which was reported to
have fallen in the Seaconnet river was
accompanied by binding light and
oeafening crash. Two fishermen later
found in their nets a heavy piece of metal.
which was declared to be the fallen me
teor. The fishermen put their find on
exhibition and did profita BILE business
until Brown university geologist pro-
nounced the meteor nothing but cop
per Stag. found In quantities near a local
manufacturing plant.
. The police closed the exhibition and be-
gan an investigation which resulted In the
confession of two young men that with
some companions they had taken the dyn-
arlite and exploded 1t behind Gould s
Island in order to cause sensation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
TAKE UP CONVICT
WORK AT CAPITAL
Meeting of Association To-
morrow Which Wants Men
Taken From the Mines

In Montgomery tomorrow the Ala
bama Convict Improvement association
will hold a meeting at the Exchange
hotel in order to perfect the organ-
zation and make plans for the fur
therance of the campaign now being
conducted to take the convicts of Ala
bama out of the mines of the state and
out OF the hands of corporation employ.
The meeting will be an assembly of
the county committees. The state has
been organized with the county as a
unit and these county committees will
confer on plans for keeping up tho
campaign of publicity and agitation
toward improving the condition of the
convicts. Robert Moultrop of Eufaula.
chairman of the executive committee.
will preside in the absence of Capt
Frank S. White of Birmingham. presi-
dent of the association, who is on a
vacation and will not be able to attend
There remain one or two counties
in the state which have not vet been
formally organized and this matter will
also be taken up at the conference.
David Holt, chairman of the publicity
committee, and other Birmingham rep
resentatiyes will go down from this
city this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
HUNDRED
WILL BE EMPLOYED
IN VALUATION WORK
Birmingham to Go to Work
i'm Earnest to Become Head
quarters for Govern
ment Railroad Work

Much interest is being shown in the se-
lection of the headquarters in the south
ern district for the examination to be
mission as to the physical condition of
the railroads of the country. and In an
swer to a telegram from Mr.. Radcliffe,
Secretary McGinty of the commission yes
terday sent a message, giving some de-
tailed information as to how large a
force would be employed, how much room
needed and other particulars.
AT the directors meeting of the Cham-
ber of Commerce Friday committee
will be appointed to accompany President
w. P. G. Harding to Washington at once
to present the ,iaims of Birmingham for
these headquarters. 1t is stated that cut
of the several applicants that Birmingham
appears to be favored on account of the
excellent railroad facilities of this city,
and also on account of the splendid Of
flee building facilities here, probably the
best outside OF The big northern cities.
President Harding and all of the chamber
officials Congressman Underwood and
other Alabama congressman are working s
nara 10 secure Tie netuQudflefS lOr BIZ
min pgham.
1t is stated the headquarters will be
maintained for several years and that it
will mean much advertising for the city
and will bring much prestige, besides the
considerable amount of money that viii
be put into circulation in the headquar-
ters city. The United States is being di-
vided into five sections for the examna-
ton. each section to have headquarters
The telegram received yesterday is as
follows:
Washington, ID. c., Sept. g. 1913
'William G. Radcliffe Secretary Cham
ber of Commerce, Birmingham, Ala.
Your wire of the 9TH: Several hundred
men will be employed on valuation force
of southern district. About 2500 square
feet of office space required at beginning
and from 1000 to 1900 square feet additional
needed later. G. B. McGINTY
Secretary Interstate Commerce Commits
siOn.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
SUGGEST PROFIT ON
GARBAGE DISPOSAL
Accountants Point to Han
ding of Situation i'm Other
Cities to Better Advantage

Transforming the matter of the dfspo-
sition of garbage from financial bur-
den to the city into financial profit viii
in the near future occupy the attention
of municipal authorities.
Discussion to this end has followed the
annual report of financial conditions in
Birmingham by expert accountants Ir
the report Suffern q Son say:
'"The question as to whether the collec-
ton and disposal of garbage can be
made a matter of revenue to the city
rather than an item of expense. is one
which, In our opinion, could well be con-
sidered.
According to the latest annual report
of the city comptroller, the cost to the
city for the purpose during the fiscal
year ending September 80, 1912, amounted
to s76577.76 This only covers the cash
expenditures, as the convict labor
throughout the city is not charged to the
department in which it is used.
Several municipalities, some of which
are approximately the same size as .8r-
mingham, have successfully solved this
problems
In an informal manner the accountants
have Informed city authorities in ampli-
hoation of this idea. that certain men IN
certain large cities having acquired the
right to collect and dispose of garbage
ave become immensely wealthy. al
though a certain amount of their profits
have been turned back to the city in
payment for the concession.
While 1t is very probable that the city
cannot acquire monetary return for the
concession of garbage collection, 1t Is
pointed out by the accountants that it is
possible that in the future the concession
will be sought, and that the city. ny
granting the concession. will be able 10
save considerable outlay of money.
In this connection it is advised that con-
vict labor could be employed I'm other
work and the city from this source reap
an additional profit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
In the office of the proba te court show
ing the following transfers of property,
the consideration being $1,000 or more:
sSO00-W. r. Stewart to e. ]. Butler. lot
o block b, of the addition to Ensley
known as Palmer Terrace.
$500-Mills Realty Building company to
II. NJ. Henderson, lot 49, block 22 of the
Central Park Land company's addition.
$1049. .S9-W. c. Steele to T. c. Windham,
lots and TO- block 30, of DIR. Joseph
Smiths addition to Birmingham.
Edna w. Booker to NJ. X. Booker. lot
s, block -, according to the Woodlawn
Realty company's first addition to Wood
lawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Sol Caheen Returns to City

Sol Caheen. the well known merchant.
returned home yesterday after an ex-
tended trip east. He visited New York
for some days and other important cities
few days rest at Atlantic City Mr. Ca
heen said yesterday that business was
looking up in the east and the chances
were that a fine volume of fall trade
would be created during the coming few
months.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
LEFT FATHERS HOME
FOR GROCERY STORE

Mrs Canpisi left her fathers home
yesterday morning shortly after . o'clock
to go to the nearby grocery store of
Charles Capri, ON Avenue f. She had
accomplished her errand and was return-
ing home when she encountered her hus-
band. He is said to have spoken few
words to her in Italian and then to have
drawn his pistol, and while his wife pit
eously implored him not to shoot, fred
three shots into her body at close range.
Mrs. Camps fell in a slowly gathering
pool of blood Gus Camps, looking
around and seeing the excitement the
shooting OF ais wife had created, placed
the barrel of his pistol under his chin and
pulled the trigger. He staggered few
feet and then also toppIed to the ground.
The entire neighborhood. occupied
chiefly by Italians, was thrown into The
greatest of excitement following The
shooting and some women who Witness ed
the shooting tainted. One of them. jose
Prime Arteli. vas thought to have been
killed, but later it turned out that she had
been only badly frightened.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
COMES TO SETTLE
MUSIC DIFFERENCES
President Weber Expected
to Aid in Reaching Agree
ment With Theatres

International President Weber of the
American Federation Of Musicians. whose
headquarters are in New York, arrived
the purpose of taking up, with a view Of
settlement, the differences between the
Union musicians and the theatre man
ayers
MIR. Weber was cordially greeted by
members of the union and was Hospitality
entertained at a social session at the
musicians hall last night 1t was said
in musical circles yesterday that an
amicable settlement of the local strike
would probably be reached shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
ELKS' THEATRE AT
HUNTSVILLE LEASED

Huntsville. September s.-(Special.l The
ElKs' theatre of this city has been leased
by Harry S. Gilman of Chicago for a
term OF FIVE years and will be opened OH
october l. Mr.. Gilman announces that
he viii book an average OF one good show
a week through Klaw & Erlinger of New
York and the Orpheum circuit In Chicago
and the other nights of the week viii
produce moving pictrues and vaudeville.
Byrum Miller's grocery and confec-
tionary store on Meridian street was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning, caus-
his loss of about $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
AT THE HOTELS

E. A. Holt of Montgomery. A. S. Dean
OF Evergreen and w w. Stevenson OF
Roanoke are registered at the Morris.
a. Bailey of Mobile, T. R. Allison of
Gadsden and c. ID. Gibbs of Atlanta.
j. S. Williams of Clanton p. r. Phil
lips of Evergreen and ]. ]. Winn are
guests of the Metropolitan.
T. e. Brady of Battle Creek, L. IL. Hale
of Admission and j. M. Austin of Atlanta
are at the Hillman.
J. H. Busby of st. Louis, A. e. Candy
of Pitsburg and j Wilson are registered
at the Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
EXCITEMENT CAUSES
BIG CROWD TO GATHER

Following the shooting a great deal of
excitement prevailed in the Italian quar-
ter of Ensley and a large crowd gathered
about the dead Mrs. Campisi who lay in
her own life blood and that of her hus-
and, who had fallen a few feet away
from her and who lay groaning in pain.
Ambulances were summoned and the re
mains of Mrs. Campisi We're taken to
Echols & Ang wins undertaking rooms,
while Campisi was removed to the Hill
man hospital.
Funeral services over the remains of
Mrs. Campisi will take place this after.
noon at $3.50 o'clock from the residence Of
her parents at Avenue l and Fourteenth
Oakland cemetery. The deceased is sur
Vived by her husband, father and mother.
two brothers and three sisters
according to accounts, the shooting of
meditated. They had been separated tor
about a year and half, and Mrs. Cam
pisi had bean living with her parents,
while Campisi had disappeared and, it
is said, had been in New York. However.
ne returned to Ensley about two weeks
ago, but none of the friends of the Cam
pisis anticipated tragedy. although they
knew that Campisi was insanely jealoas
and very mitch upset because his wife
would not return and live with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Ferd Marx Returns From Canada

Ferd Marx returned yesterday after an
extensive trip to Canada and the east
He did not visit Sherbrooke where Harry
Thaw is confined, but spent his time in
the British domain by fishing and visiting
important points of interest. Mr. Marx
visited New York before coming to Bir-
mingham He said that he had not Sc
lected any line of business to engage
In since selling his mercantile establish
ment. but would make some announce
ment during the newt few weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
COURT ITEMS

There were number of convictions at
the opening session of criminal court yes
terday, but Judge William E. Fort, who
presided, tempered justice with mercy
and several of the prisoners convicted
were let down with small Jail sentence
especially in the cases where the prisoner
had been confined in the county Jail
awaiting a trial. The docket set in the
second division was large. but Judge Fort
disposed of 1t In short order.
Contest was filed yesterday In the Of
flee of J. P. Stiles, judge of the pro-
bate court, seeking to set aside the will
of Virginia q Sddons. recently deceased
The brother of Mrs. Siddons. who filed the
contest, alleges undue influence
Mrs. E. J. McCrossin has sued the Dren-
men company for $4,000 damages, alleging
personal injuries.
The board of registrars of Jefferson
county will sit in regular session at the
courthouse on September 12 and IS for the
purpose of registering those citizens of
the county who have come of age since
the last registration or those who are
otherwise qualified to register. They will
hold the session on the second floor of
the courthouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
DIR. Spieker Dead

| Philadelphia, September S.-The Rev.
DR.. George F. Spieker. D. d., l.. l.. d..
professor of church history at the Lu
| thern Theological seminary at Mount
| Airy Philadelphia, died here late last
night. DIR. Spieker was IS years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Revival at Elyton Baptist Church

Cimmencing today the Rev Curtis
Shugart win hold 10 days revival
at the Elyton Baptist church Services
will be held both in the afternoon and
evening. Everyone is cordially invited
to attend these services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
Usher in Hunting Season

hlnneapolis, alinn., September S.-Scores
OF Minnesota hunters who ushered In the
1915 hunting season yesterday, reported
today that birds were more plentiful Sun
day than for many years past
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09

sOUTHERt RAILWAYS
BIRMINGHAM SPECIAL
THE NEW YORK TRAIN;
S32 ROUND TRIP on
OCT. 4, ;, q, LIMIT, NOV. 4.
STOP-OyERS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09
BLACK EYE GIVEN
CITY WATER PLANT
BY EXPERTS REPORT
Figures Show How Much 1t
Is Costing City-Could
Not Serve as
Nucleus

The report of Suffern G. Sons, New
York accountants, on municipal con
ditions of Birmingham, the principal
features of which were published In
The Age Herald Sunday. gives an ex-
ceptionally marked black eye to the
city's waterworks plant at North Bir-
mingham, that which has for many
years been nurtured as a probable
nucleus for a city owned electric and
waterworks plant.
1t is shown in the report that water
for the patrons of the plant has been
purchased for long while from the
Birmingham Waterworl<s company. and
that for the fiscal year ending Sep
tember 80. 1912, for water s11.619.09
was paid The cost Of operating the
plant for that year was $46,S10.2S and
the revenue, sS7OS9.7s, representing a
net annual loss of $9,730.52
So serious do the accountants con-
slider this loss of revenue that what
might be considered a special argu-
ment is submitted against its continued
operation. 1t is understood that this
matter is now receiving the careful at
tention of the commissioners.
The Engineers Investigation
In this regard, the accountants write:
Among the economies Instituted by
your honorable body, we believe this
should receive your careful attention.
Our engineer, w L. Case, visited the
power house at North Birmingham, and
limited, he reported that the physical
property was of comparatively small
value. He did not have an opportun-
ity of gathering data as to the distribu-
tion system. but owing to the location
of the plant, it would hardly be pre-
sumed that it would serve as a nucleus
for city-owned electric plant and
waterworks, provided such step was
contemplated
The fact that the city has been pur-
chasing water for sometime past from
the Birmingham Waterworks company,
its wells at North Birmingham having
been condemned, it is not reasonable
to presume that any considerable profit
is made on such purchased water when
the clerical cost of billing and collect
Ing is taken into considerat ton.
Another Serious Loss
We are advised by the superinten-
dents that steam is kept under two
boilers during the day in order to
generate power for a few electric fans
In the district, and one or two motors
The initial friction load which must
be overcome in order to produce this
small amount of electricity precludes
all possibility of profit from this
source"
As stated. the North Bil,min CHAM
Waterworks plant is now receiving
the thoughtful consideration of the
municipal fathers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-09

Mrs. e. j. McCrossin has sued the Dren-
men company for $4,000 damages, alleging
personal injuries.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-06-06
Evangelical Church

The church has secured Mr..
Leek from Colorado TO take
charge of the music. He will
not only direct the choir. which
meets for rehearsal Wednesday
night at $3.50 o'clock. but will
also do solo work. We hope with
his assistance TO make the music
quite an attractive feature OF
the church services.
The first Quarterly Conference
of this Conference year will be
held over this coming Sunday by
the District Presiding Elder. G.
C.. Polling of Portland. Preach
ing service on Saturday evening.
followed by the business meet
ing; also on Sunday morning.
followed by the Communion ser
vice. and again in the evening.
preceded by the Christian En-
deavor. These services will be
held at the usual hours.
You are given special invita-
tion TO hear DIR. Polling at these
services. Reporter.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-06-06
St. Johns Furniture
Company
Gus SaImond, Mgr.
New and Second
Hand Furniture
Bought, Sold and Ex-
changed
COMMUNICATED.

Out of the frying pan into the
fire is that what the people of
st. Johns have done in electing
an almost entirely new council.
Some good work has been done
in the matter of changes. which
il appeared was the only way to
do il, but was that the only thing
the people expected Of the new
council? Not by any means. for
il was expected that they would
practice stricter economy, and
not throw the taxpayers money
TO the winds. or in such a way
that il would only benefit some
single persons or a very few, or
TO accommodate a few swell
heads, at the expense of the
common taxpayer. Two such
measures are now before the
council. One is the water ques-
tion. and the other is the Will
lamette boulevard. In the lat
ter. or the boulevard case. If il
is true that the council is paying
$3.50 Of the peoples money out
on that farce 10 appeal a case 10
the Supreme Court, for a case
that does not belong there at all.
and is a case that the council
and the people should decide.
for the records show that in the
neighborhood of Buchanan, Polk
and TYLER streets, where the
greatest contention is on the
boulevard, the first subdivision
provided for a 60 foot street, and
the second subdivision some
years later on the opposite side
of the street provides for a 100
foot street. which now leaves the
street 80 feet wide. Now If the
people of st. Johns want the
street 10 be 100 feet in width, all
there is 10 do is for the council
10 condemn the strip and pay for
il, and widen ii out 10 that width,
and save the $3.50 of the peoples
money. Randolph Graden.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-06-06
Celebration Notes

1t is proposed that the parade
be headed by the GAR, w. r.
c. and l.. of G. A. X.
Parties desiring concessions
during the celebration should in
terview p. G. Gilmore in regard
to same.
&C. Currin, the popular phar-
macist, will act in the capacity
of marshal in the parade July
Fourth.
A water war between the local
department and an out of town
company will be one of the feat
ures of the celebration.
Col. l.. ID. Malone of Portland
has been secured to deliver the
oration in st. Johns on July 4th.
He is an eloquent and fluent
speaker.
There is a possibility that a
balloon ascension will be one of
the features of celebration. Me-
gotiations for securing such at
traction are now under way.
A representative of the Van
Runk Amusement company will
be in st. Johns tomorrow to COM
plete arrangements for having
their street carnival here during
the jubilee.
All young ladies who desire to
enter the contest for Goddess of
Liberty in the Fourth of July
parade are requested to leave
their names at either of the local
theatres.
The Fire Department desires
the names of az girls, between
the ages of ten and twelve years,
who are willing, with their par
ents' consent, TO participate in
the parade on July 4th and rep
resent the AZ states. Names will
be received at Gilmore's barber
shop on Philadelphia street, or
at this Office.
The Fire Department has de-
cided to utilize two days in cele-
bration of Independence Day,
Friday and Saturday, July 4th
and 5th, being devoted to the
purpose. There will be interest
ing events and something doing
all the time. The Broncho Bus
ter race will take place Saturday
afternoon. Ball games in which
the Commercial club ball team,
the business mems club and I'M
iversity will participate will be
played on both days. a prize Of
$50 being awarded TO the win
ming club Of the series. Several
lively four round amateur boxing
matches will take place on Fri
day evening. and professional
wrestling matches will occur on
Saturday evening. II is also
proposed that each state in the
Union will be represented by a
little girl in the parade. New
features are constantly being
added. and by the time the Fourth
arrives enough attractions 10 fill
two days brim full of enjoyment
will have been provided.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1913-06-06
Local News.

Save your green stamps; the,
are money TO you. Currins fol
Drugs.
Mary and Dora Harbin are re
covering rapidly from an attach
of the measles.
A steamer discharging its car
go at the city dock was an un'
usual sight yesterday.
The prize phonograph at the
st. Johns Pharmacy for May was
captured by w. II. Shanklin. 40I
Jersey street.
Congregational Church-S Sun
day School 10 a. m.; preaching
IL a. m. and 8 p. M; G. +. at
p. m. Prayermeeting Wednes'
day at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Hannah Vincent has re,
turned from an extended tour OF
the state in the interest of the
Pythian Sisters of the state. OF
which she is Grand Chief.
M. f. Church, corner Leavitt
and Hayes Children's Day pro-
gram IL a. m. Sunday, June 8
preaching at 8 p. m.; Epworth
League 7 p m. T; Sunday school IL
a. m. All are invited.
PHI. and Anton Edlefsen have
returned from a several weeks
business, combined with pleas
ure, trip TO Utah. Montana. Cal
ifornia and other states. They
report a most pleasurable time.
To those ladies who are inter
ested in the Sweet Pea Show, we
would like TO have your names.
suggestions and aid that we may
make this our best show. Com.
mercial Club Committee.
j. b. Campbell, an erstwhile
citizen of ST. Johns, but now a
prosperous rancher of the Tuala-
tin Valley, made a brief visit to
this city the latter part of last
week. He is prospering finely
on his ranch.
A. C. Gesler and family have
moved to their new home in Cen.
tralia, Wash. Their many friends
here were loath to have them re-
move from our midst, but theii
best wishes accompany them tC
their new location.
l.. Harding, who conducted q
confectionery store on Jersey
street for a couple of years anC
which was destroyed by fire, left
this week for Chisholm. Mimi,
where he will engage in business.
His family preceded him thithel
a short time ago.
Chas. Schauff. the florist, pre-
sented this Office Tuesday with
handsome specimens of Prince
Camille de Rokam, Lyon, E. Toi
de Lyon. u. Dickson, Marquis
Sintey, Betty and Regonb Webb
roses. They were all perfectly
developed and were most beauti'
full.