The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-30
"INSIDLOUS AND UNDESERVED
REFLECTION" SAYS DEDMAN

The officials of the Birmingham Ath-
letic club had nothing to say yesterday
about the amount of money that was de-
lvered to the Holy Innocents hospital
from the recent Society circus.
DR.. j. E. Dedman, chairman of the club
executive committee, characterized the
announcement as an insidi0us but unde-
served reflection upon the club. with moth
ing further to say until he confers with
Soon Jacobs, president. H. c. Miles, sec
retary of the club, refused to make any
statement.
1t Is stated that DR.. Dedman VIII have
a conference with Soon Jacobs president
during the next few days, and That a
full reply will be made to the statefnent
made yesterday morning. Little exception
was taken to the card of the hospital
thanking the club for it's good inten-
tions," but it was stated by DR.. Dedtman
that its publication was unwarranted
h.s..
community. / make no accusationY that
the street car strikers are responsible
for the attack on the Avenue G. car
but that the attack was made during
a strike can only bring discredft on
the strikers They ought to get to-
gether and cooperate with tlse de-
tective department in bringing 10 JUS
tice these ruffians
Walter X. McAdory, sheriff of JEFF
ferson county. said; ",rhe attack on the
Avenue C car Saturday night lis an act
that is being condemned, very strongly
by all the citizens that | have met. The
opinion prevails that it was perpe-
trated by sympathizers OF the street
car strikers and that such acts will
prove very detrimental to the labor
cause. l have at present about 175
deputy sheriffs at worff and will inA
crease this number shohld the rioting
and attacks on street cars continue"
Ben Davis. labor leader and attor-
ney of the labor unions in Birming-
ham, said: "The attack on the Ave-
nue. c car was an outrage and all cit
liens should strongly condemn such
acts of outlawry. As To the respon-
sibility of the attack, do not know
just where to place 1t. l am sure,
however, that the former street car
employees that are on a strike have had
nothing to do with it. Neither has any
other union man. All thts unions in
Birmingham have gone on record as
being opposed to acts of violence and
union when any member is convicted
of any unlawful act.
Davis Theory of Case
"To my mind the dynamitings and
attacks on street cars are being done
by irresponsible persons whose minds
are perverted by exaggerated newspa-
per accounts of the present labor trou-
b1es l am ready with other citizens
to cooperate with the police in bring
ing to justice these miscreants."
Yesterday brought few new alahms
and these were of minor rockings and
exploding of torpedoes. Though the day
passed without any serious outbreak OF
violence, the main topic of conversa-'
tion throughout the city among the
law-abiding citizens was the dastardly
attack by hidden assassins who fired
several bullets into the outbound Ave-
nue. G. car Saturday night at Thirty
second street and Avenue c. The cit
izens of Birmingham were wroth with.
intense Indignation at this outrage
which resulted in the serious wound
ing of Frank Wilson. a negro passen-
ger. and imperilling the lives of other
passengers and the crew of the car.
This display of anarchism is being con-
demned in the strongest terms on all
sides.
Was Ideal Place for Attack
The scene of the cowardly attack on
the Avenue c car was an ideal situ-
alton from the viewpoint of the as
sassin. 1t is located near the top of
Sprirghill where the car tracks passed
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