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The Green Forest tribune., 1913-08-01
HIGHLAND BREEZES.

J. s. Stark was in Eureka Wednes- day.
 Your Highland correspondent hopes to be with you all August 15.
 MT. and Mrs. Joe Reeves, residing on the Warren place, have new girl at their home.
 J. R. Thorn sold one of his year old-past colts to Reeves Fletcher for one hundred plunks.
 The new seats for Highland school house are very handsome indeed. They are being put in this week.
 Mrs. J. S. Stark and daughters Bessie and Julia returned Sunday from visit with relatives in Benton county.
 URRANETTE CHAT.
 Mir. and Mrs Joseph Henry of Maple visited at Alex Henry's Sunday.
 Newt Henry is here from Springfield, Mo-, visiting relatives.
 We have rain plenty.
 J. R. Jones is looking after some business matters in Berryville.
 Miss Myrtle Wheeler came down from Berryville for visit Sunday.
 Mrs. Sarah Allen and her sister Mrs. Allie Carmickle came in from Oklahoma last week passing through Urbanette on their way to see their mother Mrs. Boss Filbecl1, who is quite sick,
 Claud Keithley was up from Green Forest Sunday.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-08-01

Call on 0lney Rudd for all kinds of dray work. Phone 39.
The Green Forest tribune., 1913-08-01
.itIru ict

Following is list of the grand and petit jurors for the next term of circuit court which convenes Monday, Aug. IS:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
LANE TAKES NO STOCK
IN BARBER'S CONTENTION

n, take any stock in the claims made
by Mr. Barber There were thousands
of petitions came to us in favor of the
sale of the Peoples company. and not
one who was against it. l can't see why
Il isn't better for a man to pay one
telephone rent rather than two. Under
the former system the business man and
professional man had to pay two rents.
II do not believe there was a single
Illegal or improper transaction in any
way connected with the deal We had a
competent and reliable bookkeeper ex-
anime the old Peoples company and he
reported that the company never had
made any money since its very birth In
the 10 years of it's existence it had paid
but one dividend to its stockholders. and
this expert stated that even then the
books of the company did not warrant
this dividend. 1t was only a matter of a
few months until the company would
have been forced to the wall, anyway.
II am glad the matter has been brought
up and will be thoroughly thrashed out,
however: for forever hereafter it will be
allowed to rest If Mr.. Barber had any
kind of a case, why did not the interstate
commerce commission take it up? They
are not on either side. they are fair.
He does not need any aid to go before
them, If he has case with any merits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08


Col. William II. kettig of Birmingham
received compliment from the hands OF
Col. E. H. Graves. commanding officer OF
the Fourth infantry. Alabama National
Guard. yesterday when he named the
camp at East Lake in honor of the local
man. and from yesterday the camp will be
officially known as Camp William II.
Kettig."
The compliment is a deserved one, for
few men are better or more favorably
known in the state than Colonel Ketug,
who has always been friend of the Ma
tional Guard. In addition to the high
personal regard Colonel Graves entertains
for Colonel Kettig, they were thrown to-
gether a great deal during Governor
Corner's administration, both gentlemen
being members of his staff, and both be-
came much interested in the military af-
fairs of the state.
Yesterday marked the first days real
work of the Fourth regiment since the
camp was established and company drills
and rifle practice were the order of the
day. The camp is located on the site oecu-
pied last week by the Second regiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
JAMES MITCHELL
GOES TO OCAMPO
Will Leave This Afternoon
for the East-Expected
Back Next Week

James Mitchell, president of the Ala
hama Power company and general agent
for Sperling & Co. of London, left Bir-
mingham yesterday afternoon. He spent
last night at Ocampo, and will look at
the construction work on the Alabama
Power companys Dam II before proceed
ing to Montgomery this afternoon. lie
will leave Montgomery for the east this
afternoon, according to plans
Mr., Mitchell has been here three days,
during which time he has been in constant
touch with the engineers for the company.
He was accompanied to Ocampo yesterday
by Chief Engineer Yates of the Alabama
Power company Mr. Mitchell has
threshed out innumerable propositions
with the engineers and M Webb Offutt.
assistant to Vice President Freeman, who
is in Mexico No new work has been
outlined according to an announcement
yesterday, but the details of that work
now in progress was gone over carefully.
and from what has been given out 1t ap-
pears that all the details are in fine shape.
Mr. Mitchell will make a thorough IN
spection of the work as it now stands, and
will return to New York to confer with
those interested in that city as to the
power company developments here.
1t was given out yesterday that Mr..
Mitchell hoped to return to Birmingham
next week and thereafter he would re-
turn to London, where he resides.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
IN the office of the probate court showing
the following transfers of property. tho
consideration being 5000 or more:
s55o0-Elizabeth Field to Hugh H. Ellis
Birmingham Realty company's fourth ad-
dition to Birmingham
sioO0-Elmwood Cemetery company tC
Leila B. Haley. lot "a section II. con-
tanning 4431s foot square.
$6500-C. w. Mills to w. j. Adams, wesi
81 feet of lots l. 2 and 8. block s, map and
plat of Webb & Woods South Highlands
subdivision.
S45O0-Belle F. Kerr to Mary X. Camp
bell, beginning on south line of Twelfth
avenue 800 fet westward with west line
of Twelfth street.
s1500-A. ]. Arrant to Matte B. Arrant
north 50 feet of lot 20, block /, Schole's
map and survey of Sylvan Heights.
sl25O-R. e. Pharrow to Fannie ]. How
ell lot g. block 80, map and plat of the
]. r. Smith addition to Birmingham.
s3o0O-R. A. Osborn to ]. N. Martin
lot 0, block A, map and plan of the Pal
mer Terrace addition to Ensley.
saooo-First Cumberland Presbyterian
church of Ensley to J. H. Terrell, lots
! and 2. block SO. map and survey of the
property OF the Ensey Highlands COM
pany.
s1OOo-J. p. Leak to Mrs. Annie c. Thomp-
son. lot s. plan and plat of the Gibson ad-
dition to Woodlawn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
DECLARES HE BELIEVES LAT
TER is ACTUATED ONLY BY A
DESIRE FOR FREE ADVER-
TISING

city Commissioner A. o. Lane does not
believe anything will come of the attack
to be made next Wednesday at a special
city commission meeting by Arlie Barber
ON the recent alleged requirement of the
Peoples Homes Telephone companys ousl-
ness by the American Bell Telephone ana
Telegraph company.
Judge Lane was frank yesterday after
room in expressing his opinion. Il be-
lieve," said he, that Mr. Barber is atter
nothing else than free advertising.
Il am perfectly willing for Mr.. Barber
and any other citizen who wishes to
make arguments before me on any COM
plant they may have. That's what we
are in office for. I'll be glad to hear Mr'
Barber and assure him that ii he has
ANYTHING upon which to base his claims
/ will be in favor of aiding him in every
way possible.
''Iut, although I am open to conviction
and will gladly admit all evidence On
either side, / am frank to say that | do
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
TUTW|LER STEEL
WORK COMPETED

. The steel construction of the Tutwiler
81 100000 hotel has been completed. The
last piece of steel was placed yesterday
and il was announced that the steel
workers would be ready to leave within
the next two days They have some
steel riveting to do yet and some paint
ing. That will be completed in the next
day or two, il was stated. whereupon
the last steel construction on the four
new 1918 jobs of this city will be COM
pleted.
The steel workers. under j. T. Mullins,
the steel contractor, started that work
along in May The Tutwiler was yester-
day adorned with three fiagstaffs each
of them higher than the steel work, and
inquiries brought the Information that the
flag poles We're permanent fixtures OF
the hotel and would remain in place. The
center pole yesterday had unfurled from
1t an American flag, while the other two
will be adorned In similar way dur
ing the next few days. 1t was stated The
stated.
The steel work on the Jefferson County
Savings bank 25-story building has been
completed for several days. That work
was the quickest ever done here and ex-
cited much interest The steel workers
on the Ridgely apartment house are also
through. The Tutwiler hotel work Is.
therefore, the last of the four steel Jobs
in this city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
BROWN SPEAKS At
AID CLUB LUNCHEON
Outlines Details of Coming
Convention of North Ala
bama Retail Merchants

Murray Brown of Goodall, Brown &
Co. was the speaker at the regular
weekly luncheon of the Ad club yes
terday at the Gold Lion cafe.
Mr. Brown outlined the purpose and
entertainment plans for the retail mer-
chants convention to be held here Au-
gust 27 and 2S.
give to eight thousand invitations
will be mailed to merchants within a
radious of $50 miles of Birmingham"
said Mr.. Brown in the course of his
address. "and we confidently hope to
have at least 1000 of them with us at
the convention. Birmingham should do
more wholesale business with Alabama
merchants. Atlanta and Nashville are
going after a large volume of busi-
ness that naturally and logically should
come here. This convention is new
thing with us but we hope it will re-
suit in the starting of a strong organ
ization. We are going to do our best
to get the merchants doing business in
the logical Birmingham territory to
come here and get acquainted, see what
we have and can do and see the ad-
vantages Birmingham wholesalers and
jobbers have to offer them'
The Ad club, by unanimous vote in
dorsed the convention and offered every
means at their disposal to promote It's
success.
Following the luncheon the directors
of the club held a business session, at
which time oliver Cox was elected
general secretary of the club. This is
a salaried office. and Mr.. Cox work.
ing under direction of the board of
directors. will attend to the numerous
club duties which are too heavy for
an honorary officer to discharge
The following important committees
were named for the ensuing year:
Finance-W. j. Weeler, chairman.
Programme. w. Anderson. chair
man.
Protection. d. Rosenberger. chair
man.
Legislative--Phillip Oster, chairman.
Publicity-John Sparrow, chairman.
Membership. E. Shelby chairman.
Each chairman will appoint two as
sociate members for his committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08

sores. My hair fell out gradually.
After trying several remedies without
much benefit friend that had been cured
by Cuticura Soap and Ointment told me
and decided to try Them / was afflicted
about year before ! used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment and after using them three
weeks was getting better and in less than
three months after using eight cakes OF
Cuticura Soap and Ave boxes OF Cuticura
Ointment. 1 was completely cured OF ecze-
ma" (signed) Frank vastine. Dec. IL,
1912.
II you wish akin clear OF pimples. black
heads and other annoying eruptions. hands
soft and white. hair live and glossy. and
scalp free from dandruff and itching begin
to-day the regular use of Cuticura Soap for
the toilet. bath and shampoo. assisted by
occasional light applications of Cuticura
Ointment No other method is so agreeable
or economical Sold everywhere. Sample
of each mailed free. with 32-p. book Ad-
dress postcard Cuticura. Dept. T. Boston"
Ss-Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ucura Soap will hndit best for skin and scalp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
HARAHAN SPENT
YESTERDAY HERE
Seaboard President Says
Outlook Is Fine-IndOrses
McAdOO's Plan

William Harahan, president of the
Seaboard Air Line railway, was here
yesterday on a trip of inspection. He
was escorted over the district by Ed
ward d. Wilcox, assistant general
freight agent, and other local Off
cials The former Erie railroad of
fetal was pleased yesterday to hear
that Birmingham was calm and un-
afraid over the alleged pessimism that
is said to exist in the east Mr.. Har-
ahan said that Birmingham of all
places was one to visit If one wished
to find optimism and that he pro-
posed to come here oftener as at times
a little of that feeling was extremely
desirable.
Business has held up WE'LL" said Mr.
Harahan. "The Seaboard has no fault
to find with the conditions. Our re-
port recently made for the year indi-
Gates that we have been enjoying pat
ronage of very fattering kind We
have been able to make a good show
ing for which we are very grateful
The conditions, | take it, are very sat
isfactory..
1.-The fruit crop during this season
is fine, while the outlook for splen-
did grain and cotton crop is un-
riva1ed. The plan of Secretary McAdoo
to finance the crops of the south is
sufficient to encourage the most pes
simistic farmer. l am extremely well
satisfied with the outlook for the fall
conditions as I agree with other ex-
pressions that we will have fine
trade and great harvest"
Mr.. Harahan said that there was lit
tie new work of consequence planned
by the Seaboard but that from time tc
time details were being arranged look
ing to the betterment of the general
situation.
He left last night for Portsmouth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
BRIL-. &P. REFUSES
TO GIVE OFFICIALS
FORMATION ASKED
Suit May Be Filed Seeking
to Force Company
to Lower Gas
Rates

Although no formal announcement has
been made by any of the city officials.
it was learned authoritatively yesterday
that the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company has refused to give to the
city the information that has been asked
for in regard to the gas rate proposition
since that matter has been placed in the
hands of Commissioner Weatherly
Therefore it appears that the series of
conferences which have been held in the
past between gas company officials and
the city officials in regard to lower gas
rates have suddenly come to deadlock.
As to what the next step on the part of
the city officials wild be, If any, is un-
known, but it was reported yesterday that
In all probability a suit would be filed
against the company seeking to have the
gas rates lowered.
From what can be gathered of the pro-
ceedings it appears that after some two
or three conferences, the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company final
ly declared that they could not live up to
the clause In their gas franchise which
provides that gas rates in Birmingham
shall be the same as in other cities of
like size and population" which in this
case has been taken by both sides to mean
cities of like area and population. The
gas officials have advanced several rea-
sons, one of which has been the large ne
gro population of Birmingham which,
they say, cuts down the number of gas
consumers but at the same time helps to
make the city as large as some others,
where the population is white and where
the gas users correspondence are a much
greater per cent.
In reply to this argument 1t IS said that
the city asked the company to show its
books, its receipts, expenses. profits, etc,
In proof that its business here would rot
warrant a reduction in gas rates and at
the same time allow it to make reasonable
profits This is understood to be what the
gas company officials have refused TO do.
The next step on the part of the city
will be awaited with interest. City Com
missioner Weatherly is in charge of the
matter and Weatherlys fighting blood is
of known quality. He and City Attorney
Boyd held a conference over the matter
yesterday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
AT THE HOTELS

Charles C. Greene of Louisville; c. ].
Barbery of Bloomington, and T. H. Nc
Michael of Admission are stopping at the
Birmingham.
W. A. Cobb of Selma, P. It. Hodo of
Millport and j. P. Pike of Jasper are reg
istered at the Empire.
Glide e. Selman of Montgomery, r. A.
Parks of Talladega and J. M. Ross of Mo-
bile are at the Morris.
Thomas Leedy of Decatur w. T. White
of Gadsden and P. Campbell of Dothan
are among those at the Metropolitan.
Wilbur Maxwell ofsWarrior, G. P. Bank
head of Kimberly and Howard C. Norton
of Tuscaloosa are guests at the Florence.
L. e. Mariner of Mobile, w. w. Odess
of Blocton and q. S. Bhalock of Atlanta
are stopping at the Hillman.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
MIR. WEATHERLY is
QUITE A BUSY MAN

City Commissioner Weatherly states
that in his 'checkered career he has done
some hard work. but never in all mis- life
had he actually "labored' as he has in the
past few weeks of torrid weather. Since
President Exum's absence, much extra
work has fallen upon him and although
he is not complaining, he just wants his
friends and his enemies, too IL he's got
EN-, to know that he has something t.
amuse himself with
Commissioner Weatherly spent all yes-
tc, 1sy forenoon inspecting str sass in Ems
ley. Wylam, West End E,lsron. Gray
mont and other places He states he
"lieard quite few complaints"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
RECEIVE COPIES OF
MONTGOMERY LAW
Meat and Milk Ordinance
Almost Identical With
One in Force Here

The milk and meat ordinance of Bir
mingham has received a jolt in the way
Of a communication from Montgomery
in which. in answer to a request, copies
of the Montgomery milk and meat ordi-
nance was submitted to the city commits
sioners.
After an examination of the Montgom-
cry laws which in a recent magazine
article were reputed to be the best in
the country. it WAS discovered that the
Montgomery laws are almost identical
of Birmingham and probably are copies
of them, as the Birmingham laws were
enacted before the Montgomery ordi-
nance.
City officials yesterday denied that these
laws were merely on the statute books
but not enforced. 1t was claimed that
the city health department was oper-
ating to its fullest extent under the ex-
isting laws. one of which already pro-
hibited the sale of diseased meat.
All that is needed now, it is said Is
two or three amendments to the exist
ing laws by which they shall be made
more drastic. No new milk and meat
ordinance will be needed. The amend
ments will be along the line of designat-
ing more plainly exactly what shall be
termed diseased meat, etc, as under the
present practice slightly infected meat
has been allowed to be sold for food
on the grounds that it was not dan
gerous.
Judge Lane and Commissioner Wealth
erly will probably hold a conference soon
in regard to the new turn in the ar
fairs of the milk and meat ordinance
which was the cause of considerable ex-
ctement some few weeks ago when Judge
Zell CASTOR charged that cows suffering
from tuberculosis and condemned as milk
ers are sold for beef, following which
the charge was Investigated by Commits.
sioner Lane and proved correct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the
probate clerk:
Jack c. Shelves of Birmingham and
Miss Willie B. Scharber.
Claude e. Heath of Knoxville and
Miss Daisy M. Sadler.
William A. Grogan of Birmingham
and Miss Beulah Scollars.
Andrew Perolea of Ensley and Miss
Iona Block.
f. Fenby of Birmingham and Miss
Mary Fowler.
e. C. Carther of Birmingham and
Miss Mary l.. Walthan.
Sam e. Miller of Fairfield and Miss
Annie NJ Prickett.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
DEFECT IN TRAFFIC
ORDINANCE FOUND
BY CITY ATTORNEY
Mistake in Diagram-Will
Probably Be Corrected
at the Meeting
Today

A very important defect In the new
traffic ordinance was discovered yes
terday by City Attorney Romaine
Boyd and City Commissioner Weatherly
when it was pointed out that in cross
ing from one side of the street to the
other a vehicle does not have to go
across the street intersection at the
end of the block and turn around and
come back
Mr. Boyd pointed the matter out to
Mr.. Weatherly and Mr.. Weatherly then
recalled that he and President Exum
during a review of the ordinance just
before it was finally passed had
changed that section on that account
illustrates the section was not changed
and therefore in the present booklets
which are being distributed containing
copies of the ordinance. this illustra-
tion is wrong, although the ordinance
itself is worded correctly
Mr.. Weatherly will confer with Judge
Lane as soon as possible and probably
at the commission meeting today reso
luton or amendment will be adopted
calling the attention of the citizens to
this mistake.
Under the present Interpretation of
the terms of the ordinance wagon
which is standing in front of the First
National bank building on Twentietli
street would be headed north and to
cross to the other side of the street
would have to come dowp to Third
avenue, cross Third avenue, turn
around the middle of the street inter-
section. come back across Third ave-
nue. and then on up the west side of
The illustration which accompanies
section so gives the movements, but
the wording of the section reads diff
ferently and 1t was this wording which
the two commissioners changed at the
last moment and forgot to change the
Illustration.
BY the Illustration and the ordinance
as it first stood, this wagon which is
given in the example above had to cross
the lines of traffic on Third avenue
twice in getting from one side of
Twentieth street to the other. By the
ordinance as it actually reads and as
the commissioners intended, this wagon
in crossing Twentieth street would
only have to go up to- Third avenue,
and not cross it, the wagon turning
across Twentieth street this side of the
lines of traffic going up and down
Third avenue and not molesting them
or being molested by them.
This matter will greatly facilitate
the movement of the traffic on the
busiest downtown street crossings, the
city officials believe, and they will
pass a formal resolution calling the
attention of the citizens and the police
department to the matter just as soon
as possible.
changes to the traffic ordinance from
different citizens have come to the
commission within the last few days
but upon examination 1t has been re-
vealed that in practically every case
the amendment called for was to meet
some local condition and this the COM
missioners say they cannot do. 1t was
stated yesterday that no amendments
at all will be made to the ordinance
for some two or three months, until
every feature of it has been thoroughly
tried out Then the entire ordinance
will be given a complete overhauling
and where 1t is seen mistakes have been
made, they will be corrected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
CRAZY OVER MURDER CASE
Visitor Tells How Atlanta Is Stirred
by Trial Now in Progress

over the alleged murder of a girl At
lanta has gone stark mad, according to
T. E. Morris of this city, who was in At
lanta yesterday. Business, he says, is
practically at standstil over the affair
generated, according to Mr.. Morris, by
the inordinate sensationalism of a news
paper
I'm Birmingham we surely must mar
vel at our sister city, said Nj, Morris.
There whole city is upturned over the
fate of a man alleged 20 have killed a
factory girl. They are ever printing 80
much of II that we In Birmingham cannot
help taking certain amount CT interest in
its morbid features"
Mr. Morris says that sentiment is be-
ing nodded against the accused.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-08
ARMORY COMPANY
is INCORPORATED
Company Will Acquire Armory for
Battery D-Trust Agreement
Executed

The Battery ID. Armory company was
yesterday formally Incorporated with a
nominal capital of 800, one-half of which
is paid in. The incorporation was under
taken in order that the battery can own
and acquire property, its chief object be-
ing the erection of an armory In which
to keep its equipment
The members of the company executed
a trust agreement, which provides that
any property acquired shall remain to the
battery in perpetuity, and even If the bat
terry should ever be mustered out the
property is forever to be used for military
purposes in Birmingham.
1t is stated that three pieces of property
are now under consideration as sites for
the armory, but that no definite con-
clusion has yet been reached regarding
the location.