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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
BANNER Triple TO
Be TRIED OUT TODAY
Is Built of Concrete and
Steel and Is Fire
proof

The new tipple erected at Banner
mines by the Pratt Consolidated costing
100000 will be tried out this morn
ing 1t will be used at that mine by
the state authorities that have the
Banner mines under lease from the
Pratt Consolidated. The new tipple is
built of concrete and steel and is there
fore fire proof 1t takes the place OF
the wooden structure which was de-
stroyed by fire some months ago along
with other properties.
1t is stated that the tipple car
safely and efficiently handle 5000 tons
of coal per day and perform ever,
function intended. The tipple is
equipped with the roller dump process
which was patented by Erskine Ram
say, vice president and chief engineer
of the company, and which patent is in
general use ramong some of the best
equipped mine operations of the Penn
sylvania fields.
1t was stated yesterday that the
tipple would be tried out today, but
that it was generally expected that the
first trial would be somewhat rough
With a few days operation 1t is be-
lieved the working will be entirely
smooth and then the officials will look
over the work. Mr.. Ramsay said last
night that he intended to inspect the
tipple during the next few days, but
that he would not be in Banner this
morning at the first try out. The tipple
is in every way modern and is eX-
pected to handle the giant output of
Banner without any throuble
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
Sale OF Peerless Corner
Sho7vs Birmingham Is Not
Affected By Any Depression
In Past Al Years Profits Aggregang s45O Have Been Made
Lot Increased s424512 In Value Each Year
Since 1872
By CLYDE w. ENNIS

brought $1,000 per front foot. Mr.. Baugl
when he bought it from the r. D.
Burnett Cigar company paid $500 per
'front.', foot, while Mr.. Burnett when he
secured it from the Peoples bank paid
s4400 per front foot. The price has
therefore almost doubled since the Peo-
pies bank sold 1t in 1911.
A. A. Gambill, who has handled three
trades for the property beginning with
the Peoples bank trade, furnished this
data yesterday in connection with the
increase in value of that property be-
ginning January 5, 1872:
O. A. johnson to Samuel TORY and
j. L. Lockwood, January 5, 1872, con-
sideration $3.50.
j. L. Lockwood to Samuel TORY, one
half interest, November 22. 1872, con-
sideration $500.
Samuel TORY to Mary Jane Mae, Au-
gust 80, 1883, consideration $4,000
M. A. Mae to Jessie c. Kyle, Janu-
ary 8, 1886, consideration $4,000.
j. C. Kyle to Peoples Savings bank,
January 8, 1893, consideration $25. 600.
Peoples Savings Bank and Trust COM
pany to r. ID. Burnett Cigar company,
May 23, 1911, consideration $110,O00.
r. ID. Burnett Cigar company to II.
H. Baugh, April 25, 1912, considera-
tion s145,000.
r. H. Baugh to Frank Nelson, Jr.,
June II. 1913, consideration, s175,0 0o0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23

Theres shave been few business moves
In Birmingham so convincing that, Bir-
mlngham is unaffected by any alleged
commercial depression as the price
paid for the Peerless corner by Frank
nelson, Jr., as announced yesterday
morning. He is known as a Wise and
cautious not to say ra-conservative
business man. 1t is a rare occasion
when such type of business man in
when times are dull or look bad The
sale therefore at this time will have
a very buoyant tendency in local real
estate circles and will undoubtedly af-
fect many trades that are now pend
ing but which have been held up by
prospective but cautious buyers. The
pace set by Mr.. Nelson is expected to
nave a very fine effect on local real
estate activities.
The price paid is the highest ever
paid in this state for land. The lot
is only rs feet on Second avenue by
100 feet deep. 1t has no alley OPEN
Ing but stands on the corner of Second
and Twentieth street. For the frontage
the price paid is the very top notch In
local trades. Few southern cities can
point to such a record. The land
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
SCANDAL BEING
PROBED TO BOTTOM BY BREW WEIR

Jackson Miss, June 22.-(Special)--
Governor Brewer in talking about the
Investigation of the penitentiary sean
dal and the three arrests already made
through the efforts of the Burns de-
tectives.
Only two of the men under indict-
ment by the Kinds county grand jury
and who have been arrested and re-
leased on $500 bond, were connected
with the management of the peniten-
tiary These are Lawfence Yerger, sec
retary of the board, of trustees for the
past five years. and who has confessed
that he appropriated about $4,000 to
his own use, the other being A. G.
Davis, storekeeper on the big convict
farm at Parchman, where six or seven
thousand bales of cotton are made an
nually. Mr.. Davis arrived in jackson
the same day he was notified of the in
dictment and gave bond in the sum of
$4,000 for his appearance.
The other man under arrest and bond
is w. ID. Gowdy, manager of the jack
son Oil and Refining company and a
bosom friend of Yerger. Mr.. Gowdy has
purchased a good deal of the state $
cotton seed, and the charge against
him and Davis is that they conspired
with Secretary Yerger to defraud the
state out of sundry large sums. Mr..
Gowdy denies the charges and has en-
ployed one of the strongest law firms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
FRISCO WRECKER DERAILED
AND THE ENGINEER KILLED

The relief train arrived shortly afte,
10 o'clock and the two mefA were rushed
to st. Vincent's hospital where DR.. VII.
der pronounced their injuries serious but
not fatal. Mr.. Sullivan suffered a broken
right forearm, was badly bruised and
painfully scalded. He was resting easily
at the hospital last night. Toranto was
seriously hurt. His skull was fractured
bad scalp wound was received and
he was also scalded.
1t seems that earlier in the day some
freight cars had been derailed at Carbon
Hill, and the wrecker was called out in
charge of Engineer Ayres. After restor-
ing the cars the wrecker started back to
Birmingham, and a few miles south of
Jasper was derailed. The cause of lie
wreck is unknown, but an investigation
will be instituted Immediately by Frisco
officials
Engineer Ayres, who was killed, was %
years of age and had only recently been
promoted. He lived at 1870 North Twen-
ty-fourth street and is survived by his
widow, one child and sister
His body was removed from the wreck
after hard work and arrived in Birming-
ham shortly after clock this morning
Funeral arrangements will be annolsnced
later.
Sullivan resides at S19 North Seven
teenth street and also has a wife and
child.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
BITTERNESS SHOWN
BY THE SPEAKERS
Boycott Against Company
Declared at Union Mass
Meeting Yesterday

There was considerable bitterness ant
anger in the speeches at the Biiou labor
mass meeting yesterday afternoon. TIL,
big theatre was crowded almost to its
capacity and the coatless men cheereC
and perspired as the orators warmed up
The meeting unanimously adopted reso-
lutions declaring a boycott upon the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany by not using its gas. electricity
or street cars during the present strike
Ben Davis, White Gibson. Clement Wood
and William f. Welch were the spell
binders. Young Wood started the ex-
citement by recalling the glories of his
career as a socialistic recorder of the city
of Birmingham; Ben Davis followed with
a passionate review of the local reign
Mr.. Nelch then laboriously retold the
thrilling account of his abduction, and
MI Gibson closed the bill by reviewing
the iniquities of the subsidized press.
j. w. Woods, president of the Bir-
mingham Trades Council, presided. A
movement was started to recall City Com
missioner a. o. Lane, but postponed for
the time being.
A general note of defeat in the present
street car strike ran through all of the
speeches. Every man referred time and
again to the alleged fact that mo mat
ter If we do lose this strike, we have
won a great victory for union labor" 1t
was stated that another mass meeting
will be held in the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
Communicates Approve Ar
rangements Made by the
Rector and Vestry
GRAY LIMESTONE THE
MATERIAL TO BE USED
Building Will Seat 400 and Will Be
of Tudor -GOthic-Present RectOry
Is Exchanged for the
Allen Home

After months of planning and anticipa-
ton, ground will be broken either to-
day or tomorrow on the new st. An
drew's Episcopal church, to be located
on the corner of Eleventh avenue and
Twelfth street, south.
During the past week contracts were
let by the rector and vestry Of st. An
drews for the foundation work. However
the bids for the superstructure work will
not be opened for another week.
According to the plans for the new
church, drawn by Mr.. Marriott, of the
Joy-Marriott company, the church will
have width of 45 feet in front and of 30
in the rear. The height from the ground
to the tip of the cross on the dome will
be 55 feet. The estimated seating ca
pacity of this edifice will be 400. The
material for the church will be gray lime
stone and it's architecture Tudor-Gothic.
Last Friday the rector and vestry closed
deal whereby the rectory on Central
avenue was exchanged for the home of
J. V. Allen which adjoins the new prop
erty of the church.
The consummation of this deal gives st.
Andrews church frontage of $50 feet
on Eleventh avenue and 240 feet on
Twelfth street.
At the morning services yesterday the
communicates of the church approved of
the bids and plans accepted by the rec
tor and vestry and instructed them to
complete arrangements for the superstruc-
ture work.
The plans for the church have been
especially drawn so that it can be built
without cutting down or injuring the
beautiful shade trees which are on the
lot. This arrangement was made at the
special request of the communicates of
the church.
1t is the desire of the rector, the Rev.
Willis G. Clark, that when the church is
completed to build a parish house ad-
joining the church out of the same ma
terial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23

in jackson to defend him.
These men all stand high in the Dusi-
ness and social world-ln fact nobody
stands higher and their arrest has
caused one of the most profound SEN
satons ever known in the state
1t Is now expected that other indict-
ments Will be returned next Monday
and 1t Is predicted that some of them
will be of officers higher up than YER
ger. 1t is known that the grand jury
has had charge of the books of sorAD-
of the banks in this section of the sttta
with view to seeing the private ac-
counts of members of the board Of
trustees, but Just what was found is
not known. The statement is made to-
day that true bills have already been
found against other employees of the
penitentiary some of them charging
petit larceny, but these are against the
small fry and excite small in
terest
Governor Brewer declares that the
probe is going to be run clear through
the penitentiary and that if there Is
any more rottenness it is going to be
brought to the surface before he quits
The Burns detectives at work on the
case state that they will have others
In the tenter hook In a very few days,
that they are not near through. They
estimate now that the state has been
robbed of at least half a million doll
lars. great deal of which went, they
allege, through Boyce e. Co, q Memphis
hrm OF cotton buyers. Boyce mainta In $
an office at Clarksdale, Miss, but when
he heard the grand jury was after his
books he transferred them to Memphis
Governor Brewer declares, howver lie
Will get them as well as Boyce before
he quits
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
WOODS ARRESTED
FOR CRYING "SCAB''

John r. Woods, said to be a striking
street car man, was arrested about I
o'clock last night by Officer Price in
Avondale, on a charge OF disorderly con-
duct, aggravated and resisting an Off
GER.
According to accounts at police head
quarters Woods applied the epithet
"scab' several times to men on passing
street cars. He was warned by the Off
Ger TO discontinue his conduct, but the
warning of the officer was disregarded
and his arrest followed after y scuffle.
The arrest of Woods makes the third
since the inception of the street car
strike. All the arrests were on the same
charge. calling working street car men
''scabs"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
BODEKER DOES NOT
EXPECT TROUBLE

1t was ascertained last night that 23G
policemen are now employed by the city
and that this number will be increased
should the strike situation become acute.
According to Chief Bodeker each street
car operated yesterday was manned by
one or more policemen besides deputy
sheriff. The city authorities are deter
mined to prevent all disorder and to see
that the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company receives protection
Chief Bodeker said AT the present
time we are working 236 men on the
police force and We will work thou
sand men If condition necessitate such
action. The men are still working 12
hours daily. AS yet there has not been
any trouble in this strike and the street
car company informs me that they are
operating all the cars they WISH Each
car manned by one or more policemen.
I'VE are not looking for any trouble
but we feel that an ounce of prevention
Is worth a pound of cure"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Roosevelt Strength in Alabama

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
In your issue of the goth you say,
There is no large element in Alabama
which believes in political sense as
Mr.. Roosevelt believes" You are mis-
taken | think. With fair and nom
partisan election system Roosevelt
would have carried this state last fall.
AS 1t was Wilson did not get more than
about one third of the white vote Of
Alabama. We had at that time in round
numbers 1,250,000 white people and at
the rate of one voter to five persons
by the census we must have had about
250,000 men elegible to vote And de-
Quoting democratic negro votes you cast
less than 40 per cent of Alabama's S
white voting strength. Here in Clay
eligible to vote. But Wilson got only
1900 of them. Roosevelt got good vote,
but nothing to compare with the num-
ber he would have received had we a
non-partisan election system. 1 know
many populous neighborhoods over
whelmingly in favor of Roosevelt that
cast almost no vote at all. And If you
mixed with the country people you
would find that a very large element
in Alabama believes in Roosevelt. In
fact, he is the man after their own
hearts. The dwindling bunch of voters
which constitutes the Alabama cleo
torate now forms no fair criterion by
whiyh to Judge the sentiments of the
whole population of the state.
Furthermore, to my knowledge a
great many men voted for Wilson who
would have voted for Roosevelt if there
had been any hope of his election. In
deed, many thought Taft would have
taken more votes from Roosevelt than
he did.
The whole voting strength of Ala
bama is not so per cent of the possible
white vote now, and before We are all
much older that is going to make bad
trouble for someone. Respectfully,
JOSHUA FRANKLIN.
Pyriton, Clay County, June 21, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
NINE DROWN WHEN
BOAT 0VERTURNS
Tragic Fate of Army Engi-
neers on River Near
New Madrid, Me.

New Madrid, Mo, June 22.-Nine OF a
party of IA United States engineers and
other government employees were drowned
near New Madrid late today when the
United States survey boat Beaver, which
the party was aboard, was capsized dur
ing a wndstorm.
Those drowned are:
C. S. williamson chief engineer, Ma
son, Q.
j. NJ. Mcconnell, recent graduate of
the law department of Cornell univer-
sity.
n Captain Lamb, pilot. as
A. ID. Coston, engineer.
Harry sherrell, mate. Cottonwood,
Tenn.
Fhl Wray, Jackson, Tenn.
Freeman, deckhand.
Two rodmen, names not known.
The body of Chief Engineer William
son has not been located. None of the
others have been found.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
MONDRAGON WILL
LEAVE FOR BELGIUM
Former Mexican Minister of
War Going on a Military
Mission

Mexico City, June 22.--General Mon
dragon, who recently resigned as minister
of war; will leave tomorrow for Belgium
on military mission, the exact nature
Of which has not been revealed He was
the right hand man of General Felix
.Diaz in the operations which brought
about the overthrow of the Madero gov
ernment. The danger of an attack on
Saltillo has been lessened by the defeat
of the rebels 10 miles to the south In
a report received from General Casso
Lopez, the rebel dead are estimated at so
The war department made the state-
ment tonight that there had been no
battle of any importance to the south
of Hermosillo, although two small en-
gagements had been fought in both of
which the rebels were repulsed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
GIRLS CONFERENCE
TO MEET THIS WEEK
Will Assemble at the First
Methodist Church
Saturday

birmingham is to have the second girls
conference held in the United States
1t was announced last night by the COM
mittee on arrangements that prepara-
tions for the meeting which is to be In
session at the First Methodist church
June 2S and 29 have practically all geen
made
Though several business matters will
be brought before the assembly, the main
object of the conference is to bring to-
gether the young ladies OF birmingham
that wider acquaintance may be estab-
lished between them.
Another important feature of the oc-
casion will be a permanent organization
of a girls council. The proposed body
will be composed of two girls from each
church IN the city and hereafter all mat
ters of interest to the young church
workers will be brought before them for
discussion. The committees having ar
rangements for the conference are as fol-
lows:
On decoration: Miss Bernice Meadows,
chairman; Miss Alberta Livingstone Miss
Isabel Phillips. Miss Rose Belle Daniels,
NhlsS Lee Ddhcl anu oOSDy.
On publicity: Miss Hoe Black. chair
man, Miss Helen Bishop, Miss Nettie BrS-
son, Miss Mary Virginia Cummings. Miss
Pauline Phillips. Miss Lucy Hill and Miss
Elizabeth Iillhouse.
On automobiles: Mrs. F.. j. Rowe, chair
man; Miss Ruth Webb, Miss Esther Ken
nedy, Miss Mildred Tarrant, Miss Kather-
inc Wilson, Miss Evelyn HolSe and Miss
Annie Beth Crawford
This conference is the second of its
kind in the United States, the first being
held In st. Louis last April.
There will be an automobile tour over
the city and banquet has been ar
ranged for, the young ladies which will be
given Saturday night
The teachers in the various Sunday
schools In Birmingham will be admitted
to the gallery of the church bur will not
take any part whatever in the proceed
ings of the meeting.
The men who are presidents and officers
in the Birmingham Sunday School asso-
citation will have a banquet in the base
ment of the church and at its close will
see that each lady is safely escorted to
their respective homes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
MUSICAL SERVICE
GREATLY ENJOYED
Rienzi Thomas, Organist,
Singers and Orchestra at
Five Points Church

The people of Birmingham were last
night treated to one of the most elaborate
and impressive musical services held in
this city during the past winter.
The service was held at the Highlands
Methodist church, under the direction OF
Rienzi Thomas of New York, one of the
foremost organists in America and a
Former citizen of Montgomery and Bir-
mingham.
Assisting in the service were the Bir-
mlngham Ensemble orchestra, Alexander
Norris and owen Gilespy. solsts
The orchestra consisted of IL pieces,
seven of which were violins.
Mr.. Thomas played two numbers, one
prelude which opened the service and
the other the offertory hymn. Both of
these were beautifully rendered.
Mr.. Norris played "Traumeri'' on his
violin, while Mr. Glllespy sang by the
Rivers of Babylon" tenor solo.
AT the close of the service the Rev
e. c. McVoy. pastor of the Highlands
Methodist church. announced that on
on July Mr.. Thomas would present an
eXatata galia.
The following was the programme:
Organ prelude, Rienzi Thomas. Hymn
No 7S, Holy. Holy, Holy orchestra
and congregation.
Prayer
Hope march 0PapinD, orchestra.
Responsive reading. Psalm 100.
Traumeri' tSchumann), violin solo,
Alexander Norris
Offertory Rienzi Thomas.
1ntermezzo "Cavalcria Rusticana'
(MascagnD, orchestra.
by the Rivers of Babylon. tenor solo,
Owen Gillespy.
Largo GIandeD. orchestra
Hymn No. 3S3, onward, Christian Sol
diers,' orchestra and congregation.
"The Heavens are Telling" beethoven,
orchestra.
Hymn No. 420. '"yrue Hearted Whole
Hearted" orchestra and congregation.
Doxology, orchestra and congregation.
Postlude, Wedding March" CMendels-
sohn), orchestra.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
FAUNSDALE MASONS
ELECT OFFICERS

Faunsdale. June 2.-(Special = Fauns-
dale lodge No. 7i3, A. F! and A. NJ, have
elected the following officers to segve fc~
the ensuing Masonic year: r. w, Drake.
worshipful master; George III. Mckee.
senior warden DR.. r. p. Morrow, Junior
warden; f.. B. Beason, trea surer; Sid
dons Stolenwerck, secretary: George Pc
gram. senior deacon; s. x. Westbrook.
Junior deacon; j. W. Barkley and Enos
Rogers, stewards; II. T. SpinlSs. tyler
Work is being rapidly pushed forward
or the new passenger and freight depot
being erected here by the Southern rail
way. 1t is to be very commodous and
ornamental frame structure with a tile
roof. The contractors report that it will
be ready for use by August 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
BIRMINGHAM GREEK WINS
PROMOTION VICE FOR
CONSPICUOUS BRAVERY

After serving in the ranks of the Gre
clan army for over five months, Athanas-
icos Gouis, who left here at the out
break of the hostilities in the Balkans,
will return some time next week.
During the recent conflict he has seen
active service and was promoted to cap
tain at the close of the second month
of lighting. Following on the heels of
his first promotion he found occasion to
render his country still another service,
in the capacity of cutting a retreat
through a number of Turkish soldiers
for both himself and his wounded leader.
For this act of valor he was made a
major by the commander of the Grecian
troops upon the field of battle.
Goulis is a Birmingham Greek and has
been in this city for over 10 years. But
when he heard the call he went, though
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
AT THE HOTELS

j. L. Cullman of Admission, Clarence Aus
ten OF Cullman and w. w. Lebus of At
lanta are at the Florence
Ned Bishop of Huntsville, III. B. Sher-
mon of Memphis and w. O. Pope of At
lenta are guests at the Morris.
1. l.. Hobert of Decatur, George L. Wi
lis OF Columbana and Jake Martin Of Mo-
bile are stopping at the Birmingham.
5. B. Gibson of Vernon, J.. y. Love of
Chicago and b. II. Giles of Tuscaloosa
are among those at the Ennoire.
M. Hughes of Kimberly, w. +. Hardin
of Florence and Frank Forest of Na=h-
vile are registered at the Metropolitan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23
BARN ON CONVICT
FARM DESTROYED

Jackson, Miss, June 22.-(SpeciaL)- y
The big barn on the Oakley convict
farm, in this, Hines county, was de-
stroyed by fire at an early hour this
morning. Telephone messages from
John NJ Dobbs, sergeant In charge of
the place, state that the barn and con-
tents, some $500 bushels of corn and
400 tons of oats and hay, were de-
stroyed. and the loss amounts to sew
eral thousand dollars, with no in
surance.
The barn is a compa ratively new
one, having been built about three
years ago, at a cost of $4,000, and could
not be duplicated today for that sum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-23

1t had been over II years since he saw
the sunny hills of Greece.
Before he left Birmingham he was the
joint owner of a cafe, but he disposed
or his interest and Immediately left Bir.
mingham. He arrived at Nafpaktos
Greece, some time during the following
month and was among the foremost lo
take up arms against the intruders.
In a letter received yesterday, dated
June a. he declared that as his services
could be of no further benefit to his coun-
Try he would return to Birmingham al
once. He said that although Greece was
his country America was "the best land
yeti
Since the close of the war Goulis has
been working upon manuscript that
VIII describe all the battles and engage
ments that effected his command and he
expects to publish it as soon as he ar
rives in America.