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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Efficiency of Commission
Government Itself Being
Weighed in Balance
DIFFICULTIES OF
CHIEFS POSITION
Another Question to Be Answered Is
Whether Smallness of Police
Force Is Source of
Trouble
by RALPH II. SILVER

There is small doubt but what Police
Chief Bodeker, who has been a con-
spicuous figure in municipal politics of
Birmingham and connected with thu
city government for a number of years,
is passing through a crisis in his ca
reer.
1t Is Just as self-eyident that COM
mission form of government and It's
personnel in Birmingham are passing
through similar crisis.
Yet to a casual observer, the general
public of Birmingham so far appar-
emily has refused to become more than
mildly Interested In developments and
events at the city hall. once in while
on the street cars a man will be heard
to make a remark about current mu-
nicipal events. They are few. They are
fewer on the streets. Newspaper ac-
counts of the police probe hearing now
going ON are sought for in measure
of eagefness. They are read. but as
rule the reader Is silent. 1t is a rather
new condition of affairs. The "vox pop
uli' is apparently absent
Is it probable that "the people" have
realized the true import of the drama
and in their privileged role of the cold
critic, the court of last resort, they are
cody watching so that when their
turn comes they may corrently Judge?
The real, crucial test of the watch
word of commission form of govern
ment-efficiency- closely involved In
the present situation. Whether or not
Bodeker shall stay or go is the ques-
tion-but not all of it,
Too Much Expected
When the new form of government
was inaugurated, there were high hopes.
There is no doubt now but what there
were too high hopes. The city was in
bad condition and getting in a worse
condition every day and many men who
were to obusy to think long and seri-
ously of the matter, listened to some
of the popular arguments for the new
government and then imagined that
upon its installation there would be
staged a professional performance of
Aladdin, Lamp & Co. and prestoi Every
thing would be changed.
The city was in bad condition finan-
cially and In bad condition morally.
There were not enough dollars in the
city treasury and there were too many
criminals outside the city jail. Little
change, If any, has taken place either
way. The opponents of the new govern
ment have been working on both propo-
sitions.
There can be no legitimate doubt
CONTINUED ON pure Sikh
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Basis of Trouble

The basis of the whole telephone trouble
in Birmingham, II Is stated by men in
terested, is the absence of authority on
the part of the city to regulate tele-
phone rates. The Legislature has given
the city power to regulate, in the absence
of contracts, lights, gas and water rates,
but omitted telephone rates, and II is be-
lieved the purpose cf the city officials
is to hold the situation in statu quo as
nearly as possible until the legislature
meets and this authority is given. 1t is
believed that the repeating of the city S
contract with the telephone company was
done SO that when the city does secure
this power from the Legislature its hands
will not be tied by contract.
The contract, however, has served its
purpose, from the city's standpoint in
that during it's existence II has kept the
company from raising its rates above the
stipulations of the contract.
The repeating ordinance which made
void the contract between the company
and the city in regard to rates was based
on the grounds that the company had
violated the contract in that it's own rep
resentatiyes at tina hearing before the city
commission had admitted that It was not
giving efficient service to certain sections
of the city.
City Attorney Boyd will represent the
city when the case is called before Judge
Grub tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Negro Woman Badly Cut

Isby, a negro. was cut and dam
ilv wounded last night about 7:3J
ld Isby. her husband, was ar
officers Moser, Saunders and
lodged in the city Jail, charged
-1 the cutting. The woman was
40 HillmsLn hospital
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
WILL ASK REGIONAL
BANK BOARD TOS7OP
OFF IN BIRMINGHAM
Civic Chamber Officials
Think 1t Unnecessary to
Go to Atlanta-TO Con-
fer Early in Week

Early this week conferences will be held
between Chamber of Commerce officials,
the special committee, headed by w. II.
Kettig and Senator John H. Bankhead
and House Leader Oscar Underwood, in
regard to the location of a federal re-
gional bank in Birmingham. Senator
Bankhead is expected to arrive in the city
this afternoon and Mr.. Underwood ar
rived yesterday.
Every effort will be made by chamber
officials and the special committee to get
the regional bank board, which is to tour
the country, to stop in Birmingham on
its way from New Orleans to Atlanta,
which places have been designated for
hearings by the board of delegations from
surrounding cities on the location of one
of the banks.
1t is believed that the borad will stop
here a day or a half day, as 1t would
lose no time, it taking no longer to pre-
sent Birmingham's claims here than II
the Birmingham delegates had to go to
Atlanta. The board does not have to go
out of it's way to get to Birmingham.
Chairman W. H. Kettig, of the chamber
special committee, will be out of town for
a few days, returning, it is said, next
Tuesday. 1t is probable a conference with
Mr. Underwood and Mr.. Bankhead will
be held before Mr.. Kettig returns.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28
Grubb VIII Herr Petition of
Bell Telephone Company
Tomorrow Morning
SEEKS TO RESTRAIN
ACT OF COMMISSION
Company Wants to Prevent Adoption
of Ordinance Abr0gating Contract.
Ire of Commissioners Aroused
by the Bill of Complaint

There is little doubt that what will later
prove to be prelude to a vigorous legal
contest between the city and the South
ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany will be staged in federal court to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock when the
preliminary hearing of the telephone COM
pany's bill of complaint seeking to re-
strain the city commissioners from re-
pealing ordinance &c.
The commissioners have just increased
the license of the company from $500 to
$500.
The bill of complaint filed some few
days ago by the telephone company has
aroused the ire of members of the COM
mission, although none of them will dis
cuss the matter publicly 1t is alleged
that there are many Misrepresentation
of the members of the commission in
the bill.
Asks Court to Interfere
The bill of complaint asks that the court
restrain the city from abrogating the con-
tract made with the telephone company
about two years ago by which telephone
rates were increased in the city of Bir-
mingham, on the grounds that it was a
legitimate contract; that both parties had
the power to make the contract and that
the telephone company has not preached
its side of the contract as alleged The
bill states that the city has no right to
regulate telephone rates. The city Of
ficials have admitted this for some time.
The bill sets out that since that con-
tract was made by the city and the COM
M In Iva lie ri ~
on Improvements; it reviews in detail the
campaign waged by Commissioner Wealth
erly for complaints, against the company
and alleges that less than 100 complaints
were received or a very small part of
per cent of the company's subscribers;
It reverts to the suit against the company
by the state instituted by City Commits
sioner Lane through special attorneys,
A. Leo Oberdorfer, e. IL. Dryer and e. X.
Campbell; it reviews the telephone hear
ing held by the city commission and al
leges that COMMISSIONER Weatherly stated
to "a local representative" of the COM
pany that the complainants against the
company at that time had failed to sus-
tain their charges, but that the city Of
ficials were going to confer on the mat
ter of the legality of the company fran
chise. The bill AYERS that the repeating
of this contract will give it's subscribers
the impression that these increased rates
are no longer in force; that the sub
scribers will refuse to pay the increased
rates and that the company will be
harassed by numerous suits TO collect the
telephone rents and prays for relief
through the court restraining the repeal
ing ordinance. 1t alleges that the repeal
ing ordinance as passed short time ago
is q step by the city commission in an
effort to take away from the company
it's franchise and remove its equipment
from the highways and streets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28

Christmas tree. 1t is a custom that has
been long in vogue and began soon
after the founding of the association.
James Pope is president of the associa-
ton, and it has been in existence for
something like IL years 1t is said that
there is at present about $4,000 in It's
treasury. Each employee of the store is
required to become a member and a
certain sum. dependent upon the size
of his salary, is taken from his week
ly envelope. This goes to the treasury
of the association and in the event that
the employee becomes Ill. his salary is
not discontinued.
The annual Christmas tree is one of
the several ways the employees of Love-
man, Joseph & Loeb have of getting
together and the store spirit is al
ways keen.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-12-28

Having used your remedies for
forty years, and being still alive,
cling to DR.. Humphreys"
Give "Seventy-seven" fair trial and
you, too, will be convinced.
Take it at the first sign of catching
Cold. the first chill or SILVER to get
best results.
If you wait till your bones begin
to ache, and you begin to cough and
sneeze, it may take longer.
The Dollar Flask holds more than
six twenty-five-cent vials-for sale by
all druggists or mailed.
Humphreys Homeo. Medicine Co.. 1856
William Street, New York.-Advertise-
,ment.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
ALDERMAN WOULD
MUZZLE ALL DOGS
ON CITY'S STREETS

Alderman A. II. VanDyke announced
today that he would introduce an ordi-
nance in council Monday requiring all
dogs that are allowed to run loose on
the streets to be muzzled. A violation
of the law would subject a dog to being
taken up and sent to the pound.
The alderman said he had secured
information from the state board of
health that 149 Atlanta citizens we're
treated for rabies last year and that
he was convinced il all came from
proving dogs. He said that England
passed law requiring dogs to be muZ-
lied some years ago and a strict en-
forcement of ii soon stamped out rabies
Then the officials became lax in their
duty and many cases of the disease
Immediately developed, but a tighten
ing of the discipline soon eradicated il
again.
For the whole state, 613 cases OF ra :
bies were treated last year More than
one sixth of the cases were from At
lanta. Alderman VanDyke said that a
passage and enforcement of this law
before the beginning of warm weather
would insure Atlanta of a freedom from
mad dogs this summer and remove the
great danger of hydrophobia.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
Mother in Jail for
Killing Sweetheart
Of Daughter, Aged IS

WARRENTON, GA, Feb. 27.-Mrs
Catherine Hobbies, a comedy young
matron, 80 years of age, is in the War
rem county Jail here, to answer to
charge of murder. She is accused of
Staying Dave Phillips, a young white
man of this county, SO years old. She
admits killing Phillips, claiming that
she shot him in self defense when he
made a move as if to draw revolver.
The killing of Phillips resulted from
his infatuation for the fifteen-year- old
daughter of Mrs. Hobbies They lived
in the same neighborhood in the rural
section of the county. This week Phil
lips and the girl left the Hobbies home
together Armed with a pistol, Mrs.
Hobbes believing that an elopement
was planned, went in search Of them.
They met in the road. Mrs. Hobbies
demonstrated with Phillips for his at
tentions to her daughter. She claims
that he then made a move as if to
draw pistol and she shot him dead.
Mrs. Hobbies has been twice mar
ried, but has separated from both her
husbands.
Mrs. Hobbies was first married to a
Mr.. Benson. She has three children.
The woman is being made as COM
Portable in Jail as possible by Sheriff
BrinlIey. She seems to regret very
much that she shot Phillips, spending
much of her time in weeping and pray
ing.
She will be tried at the April term
of superior court.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
CITY CONDEMNS
WRECKED HOUSE
Building at 140 Whitehall St,
Is Ordered Demolished by
Inspector Hays.

Building Inspector Ed r. Hayes to-
day condemned the building at 140
Whitehall street, partially wrecked yes
terday when the adjoining building col
lapsed and killed Fireman j. l. Giles
pie. and the structure will probably be
pulled down late this afternoon.
Owners of the building will hold a
conference this afternoon, at which
they will determine whether to tear
down the building themselves or allow
it done by the building inspector at
their expense.
Inspector Hays informed the owners
the building would have to come down
at once, as pedestrians and vehicles in
Whitehall street and Trinity avenue
are in constant peril. He said he would
give the roomers in the building time to
remove their furniture before the struc-
ture is pulled down. A force of men
was busy all morning removing the fur
niture, and all of it is expected to be
out in the afternoon.
Inspector Hayes announced that the
investigation into the cause of the COL
lapse would be resumed just as soon as
the old building is torn down and the
debris removed. Until he makes thor
ough examination of the basement and
foundations of the walls, which were
being repaired by the Griffin Construc-
ton Company he will be unable to ar
rive at definite conclusion and deter
mine on further action.
"At present I can only surmise as to
the cause" said the inspector, The
real cause, l am satisfied, will be found
in the foundations in the basement"
Inspector Hays said he thought the
building would have fallen during the
heavy rains of last night, but an ex-
animation showed that the walls had
given but quarter of an inch from Z
o'clock yesterday morning until the
same hour this morning.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
Carranza Wires to
Huerta He'll Fight
To the Last Ditch

WASHINGTON. Feb 27.-Having re-
ceived word that Governor Carranza, of
Coahuila, who has declared against the
Huerta regime has seized the customs
houses. postof1ices and other govern
ment buildings at Piedras Negras. Just
across the boundary from Eagle Pass,
Texas, and has opened them in his own
name, Brigadier General Bliss informed
the war department today that he has
ordered Troop d Of the Fourteenth cav
airy to Eagle Pass and will follow with
four other troops of cavalry.
General Bliss also informed the war
department that Governor Carranza
has Informed General Huerta that he
will fight the provisional president to
the last ditch and pitched battle
is anticipated al Piedras Negras within
a few days.
Governor Carranza at present is lead
ing force of 1000 men well armed and
prepared for an extended campaign.
one thousand refugees have crossed
the border at Eagle Pass from Piedras
Negras and a stampede is expected at
any time
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
MRS. OTTLEY GOES
TO BEDSIDE OF HER
MOTHER IN FLORIDA

Mrs. f. G. McCabe. Ill at Clearwa-
ter Fla, was today joined by her
daughter Mrs. John X. Ottley. Mrs, Nc
Cabe was ill several months before her
departure for the Florida resort, but
her physicians believed the change and
climate would be of benefit to her. She
left for the resort several weeks ago,
accompanied by nurse.
Mrs. McCabe is one of Atlanta's most
prominent club and society women. She
has been president of the Atlanta Wo-
mems club the Atlanta City fedora
ton, the Atlanta chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and for many
years was chairman of the library COM
mittee of the State federation. She is
also a prominent member of the new
Presbyterian church to be built in north
Atlanta,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
Suffragette Firebug,
Held for Trial, Rails
And Shouts at Judge
No Woman Will Ever Stay in
Your Jails," She Hurls
at Magistrate.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-An unknown suf-
fragette was held at the Wimbledon po-
lice station on a charge of trying to
burn the pavilion on the grounds of the
An England Lawn Tennis fclub. This
suffTagette refused to give her name,
nor would she tell anything about her
self. She created a dramatic scene.
mo woman will ever stay in your
jails," she shouted at the magistrate
1--WE will either die from voluntary star
walton or get our liberty"
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, our he
rOic leader, will go down in history
as the greatest British subject that ever
lived She is the apostle of real lib
erty, and all the honors in the world
would be too few for her just need"
Joyce Locke, one of the militant suf-
fragettes, whose real name is Olive
Wharry, and who is charged with COM
plicitY in the destruction by fire of the
pavilion in Kew Gardens, was arraign-
ed in Richmond police court today and
held for trial. Bail was fixed at $4,000
The magistrate also issued a war
rant for Lillian Lenton, an alleged ac-
complete of the Locke woman. She was
arrested shortly after the pavilion was
burned, but was released on orders from
Home Secretary McKenna because OF
i'll health
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
DR.. FRIEDMAN
SPURNS MILLION
Alleged Cure for tuberculosis
To Be Free to Poor-United
States to Test It.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Upon his ar
rival here Dr.. Friedrich Franz Fried
mann. the young German physician
who claims to have discovered a cure
for tuberculosis formally declined the
prize Of s1.000,000 offered by Charles e
Finlay, a New York banker for a sue
cessful demonstration of the efficacy OF
the alleged cure.
test of the friedman serum will
be arranged by the United States gov
eminent today.
DR.. Milton IL. Foster. OF the United
States Marine Hospital service, board
ed the Kronprnzessin Cecile on which
Or. Friedman. his assistant DR.. Harry
Benjamin, and his secretary, Charles
deNidal- Hundt. arrived and presented
Il letter from the acting surgeon
general requesting that the govern
ment be permitted to make the test
and DR.. Friedman consented.
The German savant will remain in
this country six weeks and says he
hopes to treat thousands or persons in
that time
When l met DR.. Friedman at the
ship ] asked him If he had come to
accept my Offer" said Banker Fin
lay. His answer was that he posi-
lively had not; that his only purpose
in coming here was to demonstrate his
treatment. My offer Of $1,0O0,000 still
stands, however, if the doctor wants to
take advantage of It,"
Il want to distribute the remedy as
fast as possible to the people of this
and all other countries" said DR..
Friedman.
ut is my desire that when I leave
this country no one will be able to say
that he did not get the treatment be-
cause his financial means would not
permit"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
Emma Hunt, Of Decatur,
Writes the Best Story
In Georgian's Contest
Wins Prize for Report of Basket
ball Game Between Donald
Fraser and Wesley Memorial.

Miss Emma Hunt, of Decatur, is to-
days winner of the dollar in The Geor-
gian's contest for best news reports
sent in by school boys and girls. She
is in the first grade of Donald Fra ser
High school at Decatur, and she re-
ports very competently a basket ball
game between the girls of her school
and the Wesley Memorial girls team:
When the Donald Fraser girls
basket ball team played the Wes-
ley Memorial girls there was hard
~ dull moment during the~whole
game. Both teams did splendid
work. and held the onlookers' in
terest throughout
At the end of the first half the
score was 10 to in favor of Wes-
ley Memorial, but during the next
half of the game first one side
would be ahead, then the other.
AT the last, however, Wesley scored
one point more than Donald Fra
Ser, thus making the score 10 to
IS.
Wesley Memorial has not lost
a game in four years and Donald
Fraser was very much elated at
being beaten only one point, this
being Donald Fraser's first season
in basket ball. This is the first
game she has lost.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
Sues Policemen Who
InCarCerated Him in
Vermin Infested Cell
N. T. North, Prisoner for a Day,
Seeks $4,000 Damages from
Officers.

Declaring that he was flung into a
jail cell which was infested with
vermin, n. T, North. resident of Rock
Dale Park, brought suit in superior
court today for 81, 900 damages against
County Policemen T. H. Whitfield and
Jesse Walters.
North told the court that the county
officers came to his house on Decem-
Der Z and arrested him without provo
cation. Against his protests, he said,
he was dragged to the jail and given
cell that was unclean.
After being held about "a hours, he
asserted, the case against him was
abandoned and no accusation was ever
sworn out before an accredited magis-
trate. He said that he had been ar
rested once before by the same police
men, but nothing had come Of the
proceedings.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
SENATE VOTES $1,000
TOBUY OIL PORTRAIT
OF SEC'Y JAS. WILSON

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The SEN
ate today passed the bill making APP
preparations for the agricultural de-
partment. 1t carries an appropriation
approximately of $1S,5OO,OOO, which is
an increase of about million dollars
over the appropriation in the house in
the same measure.
one of the interesting items is an
appropriation for 100000 authorizing
the appointment of a commission to
investigate cooperative land mortgage
banks. Permission is also given to use
81 900 of the contingent fund of the
department of agriculture for the pur-
chase of an oil portrait of James Will
son. who has been secretary of agricul-
ture for the last sixteen years and a
cabinet officer longer than any other
man in the history of the government.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-27
A SOUR, Classy,
UPSET STOMACH
"Pape's Diapepsin" Overcomss Your
indigestion in Five
Minutes.

Wonder what upset your stomach
which portion of the food did the
damage-do you? Well, don't both
er. If your stomach is in a revolt
If sour, gassy and upset, and what
you just ate has fermented into stub
born Jumps; your head dizzy and
aches; belch gases and acids and
eructate undigested food; breath
foul, tongue coated-just take a lit
tie Diapepsin and in five minutes
you truly will wonder what became
of the indigestion and distress.
Millions of men and women today
know that 1t is needless to have a
bad stomach A little Diapepsin oc-
casionally keeps this delicate organ
regulated and they eat their favor
lite foods without fear.
If your stomach doesn't take care
of your liberal limit without rebel
lion If your food Is a damage in
stead Of help, remember the quick
est, surest, most harmless relief is
Pape's Diapepsin, which costs only
nifty cents for large case at drug
stores It's truly wonderful-it di-
gests food and sets things straight.
so gently and easily that ii is really
astonishing. Please, for your sake.
don't go on and on with a weak. dis
ordered stomach; it's so unnecessa-
ry.