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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

With the able aid of Uncle Sam thou
sands of Birmingham boosters will leave
the city today for all parts of the world
Post Card Day has arrived and 1t is
expected that before tonight every one
of the 5000 cards that have been pre-
pared will be on it's way to some per-
son outside of Birmingham with it's mes
sage of civic pride. Some of them no
doubt will arrive at their destination
late today, others will arrive tomorrow
and the next day and some of them will
be probably a week or two in carrying
their message to some far distant. per-
son, informing him or her of how much
is being missed by not being citizen of
Birmingham.
Post Card Day comes but once year
in Birmingham and from indications at
the Chamber of Commerce yesterday the
people of the city are going to make the
most of it. Work as hard as they could,
the large force of girls, hired for that
especial purpose, could merely keep ahead
of the demands of the constant stream
of persons which flowed into the cham
ber headquarters yesterday and request
ed cards
1t is expected that long before tonight
there will not be a card left in the city.
Seventy-five thousand of them were print
ed this year and printed in Birming-
haM" The card this year is acknowledged
to be the most artistic and best arranged
of any card made since Post Card Day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Local Merchants Enter Pro-
test and Collector Boggar
Pays Hurried Visit
NEW ORLEANS MAN
GIVES UP $300,50
Long Line of Automobiles in Front
of Hillman and Host of Fashion
ably Dressed Women At
tracted Attention

War was declared yesterday by the COM
mission on transient statesmen Of women's
and mems garments, when salesman
representing New Orleans Arm was
forced to pay $500. so for doing business
here at the Hotel Hillman.
The unusual incident of large NUNS
ber of automobiles belonging to some or
Birmingham's well known people drawn
up in front of the Hillman attracted tho
attention of several wide-awalSe mer-
chants of this city.
Investigation brought forth the fact
that a New Orleans house had sent =
travelling. salesman and a lady assistant
40 here to sell the ladies Of Birmingham
real swell" garments. The attention of
President Culpepper Exum was called TO
mei CARTS. That official called In his
trrstcl lieutenant, James ]. Boggan, IL
cerfe Inspector Thereupon TIE case was
srgt rpr to the aeatleman from New
Orleans That visitor to Birminghams
n.6st forlse1 ovc@ 39o 80 TO enrich the city
treasury FoI two days stop in Birmins-
ham that vas considered n very reason
able ass essmegt IT was the maximum
license that could he imposed
The vieitor was held BY tie license de-
partment to be doing business without
license and ii was either pay or take
the consequences The former course was
Immediately chosen by the salesman. His
assistant was not bothered nor was the
host of fashionable ladies vino called upon
the dispenser Of elegance in women s
apparel" from New Orleans.
The merchants of Birmingham indicated
to Mr.. Exum and the other officials that
they paid ali the bills for the city prac-
tieally; paid for the improvements, paid
out salaries and were institutions here,
and it was manifestly unfair to allow
transient persons to stop by here and
take away so much money
They were more than usually indignant
when 1t was ascertained that In the Bir-
mngham3shops style and qualities even
surprassing the New Orleans display are
obtainable
II was indicated that a sharper look
out Is to be maintained hereafter upon
the various hotels and that those who
are ambitious to supply the Birmingham
elite with fashionable clothes will be
forced to pay "even as you and l."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
DAYS WORK IN THE
FEDERAL COURT

In United States court yesterday the
case of Robert Hood against the Ten
nessee Coal. Iron and Railroad COM
pany was dismissed for want of prose-
cution.
A non-suit was entered by the plain
tiff in the case of G. B. Spangler VS..
the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad
company. Both cases were for dam
ages for alleged personal injuries.
The case OF the Palos Coal and COX
company vs. the Fulton Bag and Cot
ton Mills was continued by agree
nlent
The case of Lucy Goolsby vs. the
Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad COM
pany occupied almost the entire day.
A small tract of land of about so acres,
the title to which is sought by the
plaintiff is the basis of the case.
Many witnesses were examined and at
torneys for both sides made extended
arguments late yesterday afternoon. A
sealed verdict was returned which will
be opened this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
INVITE MILLER TO
SPEAK AT COLLEGE

Judge John II. Miller of the city
court has received an invitation to
make the principal address at the
commencement exercises of his alma
mater. Erskine college. located at Due
West. S. c., on June 8.
The invitation was in the form OF
a. personal letter from President ]. IS.
Moffet, who stated that an effort was
being made to make the affair of spe-
cial interest to the alumni Of the col
1ege and with this end in view all
the speakers and others taking part in
the commencement exercises have been
selected from the college alumni.
Judge Miller has not accepted the
invitation as yet as his duties on the
bench keep him closely confined. How
ever he has the matter under consid-
Grafton and may accept the invitation
to speak which is regarded as quite a
compliment to Judge Miller, as Erskine
college has turned out many distin-
guished men of national fame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

will go through the mails, providing no
message is written on them. For a one
cent stamp anyone can send one of the
cards to a friend putting on the neces-
sary address and the sender's signature
If a message is written on the card
that is anything except the address and
the signature of the sender then two
cent stamp will be necessary In order
that many of the cards viii not get hung
up at the postoffice. 1t is necessary that
these regulations be closely watched
These directions can easily be found on
the cards themselves in the little square
where the stamp is to be placed.
II. A. Weller, chairman of the Post
Card committee of the chamber, has had
the event in charge and he predicted
last night that it would be an immense
success The following downtown stores
have been designated by Mr.. Weller as
places at which the cards will be dis
pensed free of charge today until the
supply gives out:
Florence Cigar Store, Five Points Phar-
macy, Gum Drug company, at Twentieth
and Third avenue; Gums pharmacy. at
Nineteenth street and Third avenue;
Browns Cigar store, Twentieth and Sec
ond; Empire Cigar store, First and Twen-
tieth; Parker's Drug store, First and
TWENTIETH Hillman hotel cigar stand,
Fourth and Nineteenth; Adams Drug
store, Second and Nineteenth; Barbor &
Ramseur Drug store, Fourth and Twen-
tieth, and r. A. Weler's office, 219-20
First National Bank building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
ATTHE HOTELS

c. r. Fay. of Coal City. j. G.. Jones
of Decatur and A. r. Long of Cardiff
are at the Birmingham.
Thomas IT, Bulger OF Dadevllle. J. A.
AIinge Of Warrior and w. A.. Flanagan
of Holmes Gap are stopping at the
Florence
Thomas Foster of Selma. CIR. Wick
cry of Admission and r. A. Burleson Of
Hartselle are at the Metropolitan.
John Ellis Of Clanton, Charles II. Wood
OF Selma and j. r. Oglesby of Mont
gomery are at the Morris.
j. B. Gambill of Sheffield, John II
Wiley of New York and w. I'll. Skags
OF Chicago are at the Hillman.
j. i. Walker of Selma, George Abbott
OF New York and G. Y. Chambers OF
Jackson. Tenn. are at the Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Real Estate Transfers

$1450-Edegwood Land company to
c. Il. Rice, lots 256 and 257, map and
survey of the Edgewood Highlands
Land company.
s1500-Bessie G. Bell to NJ. J. Ezelle
of the Elyton Land company's prop
erty.
$780, -Edgewood Land company to
c. II. Hogue. lots "a and %, block B.
South Highland Land companys sur
vey.
s24Oc--Ronald Thomas to Eva ka-
base, lot IL. block 1867, Elyton Land
company's survey of Birmingham.
s4600--Standard Home company to
W. f. Whitehead, lot 6, block /, King
Land and Improvement companys sur
yey; also east half OF lot ., block l.
Lytle's addition to Birmingham
a s1oSO--R. f. Lovelady and Henrietta
Lovelady to James Little, southwest
corner Of lot 49, block 12. section 20
township II, range 8 west
$2000--Mary II. West to II. H. Black
lots IL, IL and 13, block a.; also loi
4, block 81 also lots 16 and 20, block
i, Mountain View addition to North
Birmingham.
$15o0-w. w. silh to e. p. Self, lots
IL and ~. according to the survey OF
Gurleyville.
$1200-W. A. Dexter and Mrs. N. w
Dexter to w. a. Marbut, lot 4, block
447 Bessemer
$1S00--Ohatchie Land and Develop
ment company to Ingram Realty CON-
S pany, lot 5, block 81, survey of Tharpe
Place, West End.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19

was inaugurated by the local Chamber
of Commerce a couple of years ago. 1t
is triple folding card. carrying several
and on the other a well arranged and
easily understood table of figures show
ing the commercial and Industrial status
of the community.
Everyone acknowledges that no one
could receive the card without looking
at it and that no one could look at
it and fail to be greatly impressed with
Birmingham. the city which it represents.
Every one of the cards is booster and
with 5000 of them starting to boost in
one mighty chorus today the results in
civic advertising for Birmingham is be-
yond even estimation.
The cards have been printed, folded and
distributed by the Chamber of Commerce
free of charge. They are given to any
one who will promise to mail them, but
not to do so before today which has been
designated Post Card Day by the Cham
ber of Commerce specifically for that pur-
pose. The only duty falling upon the
person receiving the card is placing upon
them the address and a one cent stamp.
With thousands of citizens sending these
cards today to their out-of-town friends
in all parts of the world, Birmingham
boosting stock is expected to know the
top out of the market.
There is one regulation to be watched
in regard to the cards, and that is that If
one cent stamp is placed on them they
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19


in First avenue on the south side of
that avenue, if, and when, required by
the city so to do.
Il am satisfied that the board of di-
rectors will be willing, as | have above
stated, to do all of this work, and give
up the aforementioned rights of the
company in Thirtieth street and Sec
ond avenue, and incur this expense, in
order that we may. If you fayorably
consider our proposition, and formally
consent to the vacation of the portion
|of Thirtieth street, Third avenue. and
the portion of the intervening alleys
between First avenue and Third avenue.
subject to the rights above mentioned,
continue the operation of our furnaces
In considering this proposition,
would respectfully remind you that this
company does not recognize any of the
streets, avenues or alleys mentioned as
public highways, other than First ave-
nue.; that we have paid taxes upon them
Tor 80 years or more, but that we are
willing to waive. all the questions in
order that you may effect the contem-
plated improvements you have been so
earnestly seeking, believing, THAI If
| you meet the suggestions contained
above the solution will be satisfactory
TO the community, and we hope to the
individual litigants with the company
| l am, sirs, respectfully
'ADRIAN II. LARKIN."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
$4,000 WORTH OF
PAVING ORDERED
BY commission
Contracts Awarded to I'm
prove Streets in the
Business Section
REPORTS ON ROUTE
FOR BOULEVARD
Three Western Routes Feasible, Says
City Engineer, But Third Avenue
Seems to Be Most Acceptable.
Favor Uniform Width

approximately $50, 900 worth of paw
ing improvements We're authorized BY
the commission yesterday The down
town section was ordered paved with
wood block paving and was awarded
to the Southern Wood Block Paving
company, the same concern that is now
paving First avenue and Twentieth
street
The full list of streets with the price
for the work follows
Southern Wood Block Paving COM
Nineteenth street from First
,avenue to Third avenue. :. $3.50 |. 30
Second avenue from Nine
teenth street TO Twenty
first street ..s......... 1s,5i9.5o
Morris avenue from Nine
teenth street to TWentieth
street .................., 4.17e.5o
Southern Bitulithic COM
Eighth avenue from Twelfth
street to Seventeenth street 17,0I2a0
Southern Asphalt and Con-
struction company
Twenty fourth street from
Eighth avenue to Twelfth
avenue .................... 100000
Beech street from Highland
to Fourteenth street ..... 2,54250
Fourteenth avenue from Beech
street to Twentieth street. 5,s7s.ao
Ash street from Fourteenth
avenue TO Highland avenue. f30. 80
Total Observation-Disclosures. $79,004.90
The commissioners delayed receiv-
ing lids for Twelfth avenue from
Twenty fourth street to Thirty second
street .on account of the fact that 1t
was believed that street did not re-
quire as costly paving material nor
as heavy a one as the remainder Of
the streets. The contract for that
work wilT be awarded later In all the
work let there was only one protest
and that was in regard to Twelfth
avenue. Two property owners protest.
ed against the paving of that street.
In connection with the boulevard
from East Lake to Ensley the city en-
gineer communicated to the commits :
sion that three routes were feasible,
but that Third. avenue along the street
railway tracks to Fairviey as far as
West End was concerned seemed to
be the most acceptable. The commis-
sioners went on record as favoring
widening the boulevard IN Such places
as needed and making the whole prop
osition uniform as TO width. 1t was
suggested that such action would me-
cessitate some condemnation proceed :
ings or would cause property owners
to make voluntary donations of rights
of way President EXum was request
ed to look into that feature of the
proposition and report to the commits
sion Mr.. Exum told the commission
that lie believed everyone was in fa-
vor of the pavement that had been
seen and the general scheme was in
high favor.
The commission asked Mr.. Exum to
look into the details OF widening the
boulevard on either. side and such 9TH
er information as was needed prepar-
atory to letting a contract for the
work.
The details of the boulevard are de-
veloping rapidly and 1t is understood
little time will be lost In beginning
this piece of work. which will be the
most extensive ever begun by the com
mission.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses Were
issued Yesterday in the office of the
probate court:
j. p Gardner of Birmingham and
Miss stella May Grant.
j. O. Woods of Besscmer and Miss
Sallie -Huey.
A.. Z. Hendriok of Birmingham and
Annie Lawi
A. r. Knowles of Bessemer and Miss
Ida Belle Hawkins.
Giuseppe Petruccions of birmingham
and Cologera Laracca.
J. NJ. Tuller Of Avondale and Leila
Argrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
M'KINNON HAS NOT
VISITED GOVERNOR

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
Your paper today states that spent
some time with Governor O'Neal Mon
day giving the executive an account of
lanta. This is an error. 1 have not
been In Montgomery, nor have l sent
a message to the governor about Lacy
or any one else. Please publish this.
c. A. MKINNoN. sr.
Selma. March 49, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
woMAN's MISSIONARY SOCIETY
First Presbyterian Church Organiza.
tion to Elect Officers

The Woman's Missionary society of
the First Presbyterian church will hold
an Important meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon in the lecture room of the
church at which an election of officers
will be held and other important busi-
ness transacted.
The talent money will be paid into
the treasurer Owing to the import
ance of the meeting every member OF
the society is requested to be present
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Baggage Not Cargo

Washington, March 1S.-Passcngers'
baggage is not cargo, Assistant Attorney
General Denison announced today, in an
opinion to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, holding that steamships and rail-
roads are not required by law TO pay
customs inspectors extra for unloading
baggage at night. The law stipulates
that such extra payment shall be made
for unloading cargo at night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
Hanceville News

Hanceville. March 1s.- Special
Mrs. Beulah Martin of Columbus, Ca,
gave a reading last night at the school
here. Part of the proceeds Went to the
Ladies Aid OF the Methodist church
The men in and around Haneeville
are rejoicing because Cullman county
voted for the good roads bonds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
MODERN EYE GLASSES

BY the hands of an expert are fitted
to the wearer as if they grew on his
face and had become a part of him,
Jas. II. Tinder is such an expert, and
will supply YOU with the most com
Portable and dressy glasses made. 306
n. Nineteenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
FIRST POTLATCH BUTTONS
RECEIVED IN BIRMINGHAM

soon as the entire shipment of the thou
sands of buttons are once en- route to
Birmingham, the meeting of General Pot
latch Chairman Oscar c. Turner and
about $50 of the live wires of the
Chamber of Commerce will be held and
the selling forces organized for the cam
paign.
The buttons and hatpns carrying the
emblem of the potlatch order are the
central feature of the big celebration and
joy festival which is to be held April p
and 25 to celebrate the prosperity oi
Birmingham The name ''potlatch" was
secured from an old custom of the. In.
dians who in the days of the Red men,
were in the habit of holding similar fes-
tivafs to celebrate good times and called
it ''the potlatch.'
+ In following out this custom every
thing about the celebration is to be "In-
dianized' as much as possible; especially
the last grand event at East Lake parl
will be staged in Indian costumes and
Indian scenery, with Indian life portrayed
There is but one idea in the whole fes-
tival, and that is to celebrate. There are
to be no money making schemes, no no
toriety seeking, no seriousness of any
shape or form. 1t is festival to cele-
brate good times and every thing ano
happy as 1t is possible to do so.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
suits Filled

The following We're among the suits
filed yesterday in the city court:
Mary Cook VS.. Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company $4,000 dam
ages claimed for alleged personal in
juries.
W. B. Buntyn VS.. Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad company. $299s
claimed for alleged personal injuries
Minnie Hamilton VS.. Tennessee Coal
Iron and Railroad company. The plain
tiff claims $4,000 damages, allegins
that the company falsely caused her to
be arrested aud imprisoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-19
WILL BE PLACED ON EXHIBIT
SHORTLY = POTLATCH GEN
ERAL COMITTEE WILL MEET
TODAY

A nervous, fiuttering excitement was
noticeable downtown yesterday afternoon
but after all rumors had been run to
ground it was found that it was caused
by the arrival of the first installment
of Potlatch buttons.
The entire shipment has not arrived,
however and the whirlwind campaign OF
two days duration will not be launched
until every one of the buttons and hat
pins are in Birmingham.
Within the next few days the buttons
will be placed on display in the down.
town show windows of some OF the big
stores. Not one will be sold though
until the date vet to be set nor VIII
any be sold afterwards The buttons
give membership in the Order or Pot
latch and the opportunity to join the
o.eanization must be seized as soon as
it presents itself
Another meeting of the executive pot
latch committee will be held today AS
head bridge (enabling Stag to be car
ried from the furnace to the properly
Of the company E0.<h OF Ihlrd aNenue),
upon making the dedication therenf
last referred to. j,
ar is further understood that the
c;tv nav reserve the right to put sew
ers or other public improvements un-
der the surface of the alleys above
named in such way, however, as not
10 interfere with the use by the COM
Hnany of said alleys as dumping place
for Stag, or otherwise
What Company Is to Do
an other words the company Will
unon the conditions above named:
~ On January /, 1914, or sooner, II
n can make its arrangements accord
in,lv permanently abandon the opera
.;e, of the coke ovens at the city fur
naces.
80 If will. at its own expense begin
,ha work necessary for the removal OF
tbe s1ag pile across Second avenue, II
~ nav have a reasonable time, and in
anv event until January ], 1914, IN
which so to do, and will complete such
removal by that time; provided you
give it the right to cross at grade and
Nv an overhead bridge as herefnbefore
suggested.
nova all obstructions in Thirtietl
street between the north line of First
Avenue and the right Of way OF tlis
.ouisvilIe and Nashville Railroad COM
nanv being all of the street on the
pronerty of the Sloss- She field Steel ant
IRON company lying north of First ave
me whenever ordered SO to do by ths
city.
- The company will remove all o
the obstructions on the north side ol
First avenue and Will remove the fcnc,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-06-08
WILCOX GOES AF TER
TINE MARK TONIGHT
VIII Attempt to Lower Hardy
Downing's Record of
1:152-5 for Mile.

Announcing as the feature event Of his
card OF bicycle races at the Majestic
saucer tonight speed exhibition that
should prove one OF the biggest drawing
cards OF the entire seaSon---Manag ger
Harry Heagron has issued his list OF
events for the fifth meet Of the summer.
The worlds mile record for a bicycle
rider on n saucer track. motor paced, is
held by Hardy Downing OF Salt Lake,
and the time ls t;tb 2-6. This is the rec
ord Downing made at the saucer trac
here about four years ago, and 1t still
stands as the fastest mile ever ridden on
a bicycle on a saucer track in this coun-
try or Europe.
Wilcox. the popular Salt Lake hoy, who
has made so great q success OF pace fol-
lowing is going out tonight after Down.
ing's record There Is every chance that
he will equal X not break II.
Not In many seasons has a feature been
announced for the local saucer so inter-
esting from every standpoint as an ef-
fort which Wilcox will make tonight. The
bets are heavy and many that Wilcox
will succeed.