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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
CLEANING Up nav

ON THE 9TH DAY OF JUNE THI,
STREET COMMISSIONER WILL TAKE
HIS ENTIRE FORCE IN THE ALLEYS
AND REMOVE ALL GARBAGE AND
CLEANINGS FROM BACK YARDS
THE PUBLIC WILL PLEASE TAKE
NOTICE AND HAVE EvERYTHINt 4;
THEY DESIRE REMOVED OUT IN
A CONVENIENT PLACE IN VESSELS
OR If THE VESSELS WILL NOT CON
TAIN EVERYTHING THE OVERFLOW
MAY BE DEPOSITED IN A CONvEN-
lent PLACE ON THE GROUND AND
1T WILL BE REMOVED DURING THE
WEEK COMMENCING JUNE Q.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
I'm the office of the probate court, show
ing the following transfers of property,
the consideration being $1,000 or more:
$23, 3,S9S-Roebuck Springs Investment
company TO East Lake Land company:
Southeast quarter of section 2, township
II, south of range 2 west.
s3O55-Title Guarantee Loan & Trust
company to ]. E. Allison: Lots 9, 10 and
II, block 10, map and survey of DIR. Jo-
seph r. Smiths addition to Birmingham
$325O--H. T. Patterson to w. A. Nc
Gillivary and Archie McGillivary: Par
eel of land in northeast quarter of north
west quarter of section u, township Is,
south, range 8 west
s1OO0-E. M. Self to e. E. Taylor: Lot
/. block III, East Lake Lanw company $
plan and survey of East Lake
$1S06-James A. Simpson to John II.
Goodapple: Part of lots and s. block
ga, Eyton Land company's present plan
and survey of the city of Birmingham.
$160O-Annie C. stiles and V. B. Stiles
to ]. v. Morris: Lot 8, southwest quar-
ter of southwest quarter Of section "a,
township II, south of range west
s15O0-J. F. Kent and Catherine J. Kent
to l.. d. Williams and E. r. Currie: Lot
g. block 29-F, map and survey Of Ems
ley Land company's eighth addition to
Ensley.
$2O16-H. S. Flynt and Dora Flynt tc
Cershing Lumber company: Lots / to 13,
inclusive, block &c. map and survey OF
the property of the North Birminhgham
Land company.
s11O6-T. w. Wright and Lula Wright to
W. H. Wright southwest quarter of the
northwest quarter of section 10, township
10, range west.
$12O0-W. Fl. Wright and Remercia
Wright to c. c. Rogers: Southwest quar-
ter of northwest quarter Of section 10,
township 10. range west
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the
probate clerk:
Albert Nichols of Belle Sunipter and
Miss Lizzie Fuller.
f. II. Witt of Birmingham and Miss
Emily Somerville.
j. w. Stalcup of Birmingham and
Miss Wilma Randle.
James Rougham of Edgewater and
Miss Ada Garden
Giureppe Larussa of Ensley and Miss
Maria Salerno.
M. E. Segroves of Birmingham and
Miss Margaret Dole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
TO DEFER ACTION ON
SMOKE INSPECTOR

City Commissioner Lane said yester-
day that while the matter of naming an
expert smoke inspector to enforce the
smoke ordinance might not come UP to
day, he expected to bring it before the
commission for action not later than Fri
day.
Judge Lane stated that he wished to
confer with the other commissioners be-
fore the matter is brought up and that
If he could do this before the meeting
today the matter might be brought up
today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
BOY SCOUT COUNCIL
ORGANIZED IN DOTHAN

Dothan, June Especial. )-Hunt Cook
organizer for the Boy Scout movement.
organized a Boy Scout council here Sun
day afternoon The following officers of
the council have been appointed Prof.
J. NJ. Reeves, scoutmaster; the Rev. l..
G.. +. Williams. assistant scoutmaster
and president of the council; DIR. p. o.
Chaudron. medical director and demon
strator of first aid to the injured. Much
interest is being manifested in the move
ment here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
FORT ORGANIZES
JUR|ES FOR WEEK
All Cases Except One Are
Postponed
NEWS OF COURTHOUSE
Waterworks Case May Be Decided To-
day-Judge Nesmith Resumes
Bench After Illness-Cases
Set for Today

Juries for the week were orga anized yes
terday by Judge Fort in the first division
of the criminal court. All the cases on
the docket were continued except that OF
Anderson Van Ross. who was placed on
trial He was indicted for an assault
with intent to murder. The jury found
him guilty of a lesser degree of offense
and imposed a fine of $50 Judge Greene
took up the docket in the second divi-
sion and disposed of 1t by noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03

After conference with City Commits
sioner Weatherly. Street Commissioner
Frank Gafford has announced that the
week beginning June will be official clean
up week in the city. Mr.. Gafford calls
upon the public to clean UP all rubbish
and trash about the property and deposit
1t in boxes or some kind of receptacles at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Building Permits

The following building permits were is.
sued yesterday in the office Of the build
ing inspector:
$3500-George Stewart Twenty-sixth
street between Tenth and Bay avenues:
Two story frame building
$1,000. T. Kent Hilltop station: Two
frame buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Judge Nesmith Resumes Duties

Judge c. c. Nesmith has resumed his
seat on the bench of the first division of
through sickness. Judge Hugo l., Black
filled his place last week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
NEXT WEEK is CLEANING
WEEK FOR BIRMINGHAM

the rear in the alley. Refuse that cannot
be placed In receptacles can be piled up
and during the week everything will be
carted off by the street department
During the week the wagons of the de-
partment will pass through every alley in
the city. Mr.. Gafford calls upon the citi-
zens for their personal cooperation, as
without 1t the effort to clean up the city
will be without success.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
June l. 1918.

To to Public:
understand that my name was shown
on the list of parties composing the In
dependent Contractors assembly. T wish
to state that there is no authority for
this, as I have no connection with that
organization, nor do l expect to make
any. A. c. ECHOIS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Audience Which Fills Great
Tent Very Enthusiastic.
Extras Given
DEBATE
SOCIALISM TONIGHT
Young Tenor Makes Hit While John
X. Ratio Pleases With His Char
acter Work-Mrs. Beecher
Reads This Afternoon

To the delight of a large audience,
the first Birmingham chautauqua was
enthusiastically launched last night un-
der the covering of a great tent in East
End park. The chautauqua really be-
gan yesterday afternoon with a lecture
by George L. McNutt, THE Dinner Pail
Man, but owing to the first perform
ance there was a small crowd.
The tent which holds over 1000 per-
sons was well filled when the perform
ance began last night and although the
weather was hot every part of the pro-
gramme was received with much en-
thusiasm. Owing to it being the first
night of the first Birmingham chautau-
qua, the Redpath bureau, which is CIV
ing the affair, staged two or three 'eX-
tras" and the generosity of the COM
pany was repaid by the enthusiastic
appreciation of the audience.
The Redpath quartet composed OF
Miss Mabel Sherwood Cox soprano; Da-
vid Dunbar. tenor; Miss Esther Num-
bass, was one of the extras of the
evening singing the sextet from "Lu-
cia," "The Rosary" and other mum bers
with remarkable skill and harmony
Each of the four have excellent voices
well trained and they rendered music
that has not been excelled in Birming
ham in a long time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
1918 TAX RAISES
ABOUT $4,OOO,0OO
Allen Files Report With the
Board of Revenue
TO BE CHECKED OVER
If Any Raises Were Made Which Were
Adjudicated Last Year They Will
Not Be DOcketed-Hewitt
Submits Books
TO BE CHECKED OVER

Capt. J, V. Allen, back tax COM
missioner of Jefferson county, has
filed tax raises for 1918 with the
board of revenue amount to $4,000
00o Last years raises filed were
$25, 900, 900.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
BOARD OF REVENUE
RAISES TAXLEW To
TO CENTS PER S1OO
Claim 1t Is Better Than to
Issue Bonds or
Borrow
MORE MONEY NEEDED
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
McGeever in Statement Explains How
County Will Be Benefited by
Raise-Lovelady and Bivins
Oppose Action of Board

Moved and carried that the tax
levy for 1918 be filed atg70 cents on
the hundred; to be apportioned
later. Those voting aye w. J.
Cameron, Hugh McGeever, Law
renee Pennington; voting no. r.
F. Lovelady, Rufe Bivins. s."-Ex-
tract minutes board of revenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Tenor Maket Hit

Tenor Maket Hit
The other extra was two or three Sc
lections by young tenor, Edmond
Warnery. whose rendition of the first
solo from THE Barber of Seville"
without doubt was one of the best ever
heard in this city. Warnery is engaged
for this winters season with the Chi
cago Grand Opera company to tour the
large cities of the north and last winter
sang with Mary Garden, Tetrazzini and
other well known grand opera stars.
As matter of fact, it appears few
Birmingham people realize just exactly
the high talent and culture that Is en-
bodied in the group of artists who this
week will appear under the big tent at
East End park. There is an impression
that as the affair is being held in tent
like circus that 1t is more or less of
a Jay show" Few artists have ever
appeared at the local theatres the
equal of those seen last night and prob
ably none any better.
After the extra performances which
were not on the regular programme
John r. Ratio gave series of charac-
ter studies from life which We're well
done and entertaining. Mr.. Ratio has a
very pleasing stage presence and he
kept the entire audience gasping with
mirth. His representations in a clean
and wholesome way of the American
farmer, the American German, Tommy
Atkins" the English private soldier, a
staid old minister at a football game
and others were highly entertaining.
All of his work ran toward the humor-
Gus with the exception of his imperson-
alton of the English soldier, when
dressed as the real Tommy Atkins"
who has fought John Bulls many
bloody wars, Mr.. Ratio dramatically re-
cited Kipling's "Gunga-Din." There are
few people who have not at sometime
or other read this famous poem which
made a hero of the English private ana
readjusted his place in life The dra-
matte story as it fell from the trained
lips of the impersonator held the audi
ence spellbound
Operetta Is Pleasing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-03
Operetta Is Pleasing


There followed the beautiful little
one-act opera, "A Lovers Quarrel" in
English by Parelli. 1t was presented
ably and artistically by the Redpath
Grand Opera quartet Miss Cox as ''Ro-
saura" and Mr.. Dunbar as "Florindo'
carried off the honors, but of course
they played the leading roles.
This afternoon Mrs. Isabel Beecher of
Birmingham will recite The World
and His Wife," and there will be sing
ing by the Weatherwax Brothers quar-
tet This evening the same quar-
tet sings and the famous debate on
socialism will take place between Emil
Seidel and j. Adam Bede Mr.. Bede is
well remembered as the "Wit of the
House when he was a congressman
from Minnesota and Mr.. Seidel is well
known as the one-time socialist mayor
of Milwaukee. This morning the boy
scouts will be organized
Indications are that from now on
large crowds will patronize the chau-
tauqua performances. The Redpath
agency which is giving the programme
Is we'll known as one of the foremost
booking agencies in the world.
A percentage of the receipts go to
the benefit of the Jefferson County Anti
tuberculosis association. DIR. George
Eaves of this association is largely re-
sponsible for the bringing of the chau-
tauqua to this city.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02
RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC.

1t should not be possible for any
person To truthfully make the COM
plant embodied by j. Alvin Scott of
Mishawaka in a communication to The
News-Times that the uselessness OF
complaining to the (%street railway
company is well known. The COM
pany should not only willingly hear
complaints out give them all due con
sideration.
The thing complained of by Mr..
Scott in his communication to The
News-Times was the act of a on
ductor who refused to run his car to
the end Of the north side route and
compelled his passengers to alight at
Main and Second SITS, M~ishawaka, in
a pouring rain. The conductors ex-
cuse. grudgingly given, was hat the
car was a special and had reached the
end of its scheduled run.
The conductor may have been well
within his rights when he stopped the
car at the point indicated, but he
erred whe he did not make known
to his passengers before leaving South
Bend that his car would not run
through to the end of the line. The
passengers boarded the car under the
presumption thai it would carry them
to their several destinations and were
not advised to the contrary until com
| PEELED to leave it in the rain and wai'
/ fifteen minutes for another car.
1t is not the sole purpose of stree
car companies to conduct their bust
ness for the pecuniary profit nor foi
the convenience of their employees
The main purpose of granting fran
chises to these corporations is to con
venience the public. When the com
pany or its employees fail in this re.
spect they fall short of the purpose
for which the company is permitted t
exist.
In this instance the cOnducto-
| could doubtless have obtained al
order to run his car TO the end of th'
line by telephoning headquarters, bu
he did not care to discommode him
self to that extent. The easiest wa!
for him was to turn his passenger
out into the rain, and he followed it
The least the company can do is t.
discipline him for his neglect of dut.
to his passengers
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02
THE N POT

The 500 year old turtle just added
to the Central park zoo, New York, is
probably contem poraneous with n
we captured a number Of years ago
and carved the "a 1900 a. ID. on
its back. We have been expecting
every year hat somebody would find
hat turtle and sell il to some mus
cum as "A natural curiosity.
We have no doubt turtles live to
a great Q Scientists say they do
and we have no reason TO disbeEeVe
it, but we have never understood why
a turtles tenure Of life should be so
prolonged, unless ii is that it takes
the animal so long TO get anywhere.
GEORGE CRANE has the result OF
the badger fight all figured out.
SPEAKING of engines Of death
has anything got the little old one
lung motorcycle beat within the
range OF its possibilities?
NEWSPAPERS should be enjoined
from dilating at length on extreme
variations of the temperature. We
are a temperamental and imaginative
people and the way the boys dish
up that hot weather stuff makes a
fellow fairly sizzle.
OF course, the followers of the
newspaper weather reports have
nothing 10 be compared with the
fanaticism of the thermometer fan.
ONE thing about the friendship of
Great Britain. We can always rely
on il as long as il is to Great Brit
aims interest to have us do so. That
blood is thicker than water" fiction
has been exposed on numerous occa-
sions.
HAVING not got along any further
than we have with the male lords of
creation in control Of our political
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

In the silly season, the business
mans fancy lightly turns to thoughts
of politics. He wonders who would
make a better mayor than he, himself,
and winds up by announcing his name
as a candidate or by denOunciRg all
those who theirs.
Strange as it may appear i I'm not
going to do the one or the other, so
ii you are looking for a roseate picture
of my own personality or an ill-faVor-
ed caricature of my rivals, please
pass on to the pages of announce
ments at once and save your eyes. The
print here is much finer than there.
besides this article has no cuts.
My ideal candidate for mayor is
The lar Who Couldn't be Elected!
There you see, Pm out of 1t at the
start.
The Man Who Culdn't 81 Elected
would make the best mayor South
Bend ever had. He would start in by
announcing his program:-just like
the others do, only his program would
re ed somewhat differently.
He would state his intention of do
ing all he could to raise the thinking
powers Of his fellow citizens. He would
propose to issue referendums on pub
lie questions, whether before the house
or not. such as these:--
What books do o want added &c
the library Do you favor a munich
pal art gallery? What pieces should
the band play at the park? Do yot
admire S~trindberg more than you dc
shaw Shall we build a little theatel
for the production of realistic plays
Who shall manage it and shall give
American, English, Scandinavian
French or German plays? How mucl
would you pay towards the movement
or shall we levy an assessment for 1T
support? How large a license do YOU
think a saloon owned by a brewer!
ought TO pay? Also how much shoulC
a ~disorderly house contribute wheI
it is owned by a pillar OF society
Shall we operate our own gas anC
electric light plants and run the stree
cars? What do you think OF 90 cen
gas, three CEN fares? Are you Will
ing TO have your electric light bill
cut in two? What is more importan
to the city.-new factories or new
schools. Do you want the bible laugh
your kids? or MOnism? Do yol
think children should be freed iron
conventionality. superstition, religion
and dollar-worship. or do you wan
their creative instincts stiled WIZ
is the better chrfstian:-the puritan
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02
MY Candidate for Mayor
BY ROBIN DUNBAR.

or the liberal? Who is the meanest
man,-the drunkard, the debauchee
or the hypocrite? Also do you think
baseball pool superior TO golf? How
do you prefer to buy your drink, by
playing the slot machines or by shak-
ing dice? DO you think South Bend
would make a good town for a branch
of the State University? Who will win
the pennant,-the Elliot Giants or the
GergacZ Dwarfs? Do you favor tax
ing exempt property? Are you a
single-taXer or a non-taXer? Do you
believe in Science, in Socialism, IN Ib-
senism, and in Post-Futurism2 Do
YOU consider the stand-pipe artistic
or does it lean a little to the west !!
Who was the greater man, Schuyler
COlfaX or David Leeper? Which is
the best local paper? Also which one
makes the most money? Who is the
dumbest preacher in town? Also who
is the smartest Aleck? Whom do you
choose as best representative of our
local culture, Bogus Charlie, Frank
Seigfred, or old Doc Hool? Do you
believe the river should always be
used for sewage? Are you in favor
of establishing a course OF rational
istic lectures at the city hall? Do you
vote for teaching scholars the wealth
of our local joy riders or the wealth
of surrounding nature? Do you be-
| lltAt oil LOaO oAOC1o go
you identify the American Lepiota
without the aid of an encyclopedia
How many glasses of Muessel bear are
Intoxicating? Also how many are
fatal? DO you prefer lie Al
| or IT Tt as a lawyer? Rise
would you lend money to either OF
them-if your wife would let you
Do you believe in eating meat or
Fridays-or chicken Which is the
greatest summer resort, Chain Lakes
I or Hen Island? Is it more folly tC
talk sense than politics?
Also, and lastly, Is it hot enough
for you?
After a full discussion of these va,
rious subjects and a complete tabUla'
ton of the vote, the world would
know where South Ben stands on thC
imorptant questions of the day. Blu
as I~have already said, the candidate
who proposed such a course wOulC
never get elected,-in fact it is doubt.
full even if his enfranchised wife
would vote for him!
So l guess wen have TO worry alonG
with old Pat Joyce as being the
fartherest away from The Man WhC
Couldn't Be Elected.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

destinies Sen. Sherman is willing 10
take a chance on giving woman the
limit in political abilities. The re-
suits Of taking a similar chance in
domestic affairs would seem tc war
rant the in taking this rash
step.
OFFICIAL Investigation of the
Chicago cabaret shows reveals the
fact that some of the spectators are
in greater danger OF catching cold in
the chest thar the dancers.
JIM LOUGHMAN has been in An
dersOn prison for several months and
in Indiana politics for a good many
years, but this is the first time he
has been called a SPECIALIZED"
WE hope Harold r. Mccormick
isn't due TO kill off some of his rel
atives or rich friends with his aero
yachting stunt, but we have visions
of a high toned funeral on the north
shore.
WE cannot agree with the Chinese
statesman who pronounces the Amer
lean girl over exposed and under de-
veloped. When it comes to de-
velopment it must be apparent to
the most casual observer that the
Chinese statesman has not looked.
AFTER all, the big blow must
have seemed mild to the denlzens OF
Washington. the wind center OF the
country
AN editor devotes a column to
Eating as an Exact Science" We
never looked at it from that point
of view. To us eating is a mere di-
version.
1T pleasantly varies the monotony
of the day.
C. y. F.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02
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< LITTLE OLD NEW Y0PK !
By NORMAN
X X X X X x X X X X \

NEW YORK. Aug. "A gray auto
mobile darted through 43d St. turned
north on 9th az. and eluded its pur-
Suers.
AT least a score Of people saw the
gray car start on its fight. Among
them were several policemen. None
OF the policemen got the Number Of
the carat least none of them report
cd II correctly I'd police headquarters.
There was just one man who did
have keenness of vision. presence of
mind and courage TO get the number
Of the car and report il TO the police.
This man was a vaudeville dancer. He
was promptly locked up.
n police were quite at sea re-
garding the number of the car. They
could not give IT, 10 Dist. Atty. White
man. bat Whiteman. somehow heard
of the man who had been locked up.
He obtained the mans release and
learned from him that the number Of
the car was 41313 y. Y.
As the result or the giving OF that
number 10 the district attorney by the
only person who apparently could or
would tell IL, five men are awaiting
death in Sing Sing prison7Police
Lieut.. Chas. Becker. Gyp the Blood,
Lefty Louie, Whitney Lewis n Dago
Frank.
Seven other men. four of them for
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-02

If il is an available as well as a
stable currency the country wants.
Sec. McAdoo will have quite COM
pletely supplied one of the provisions
Of the proposed banking and currency
bill in advance OF its enactment.
Fifty millions of dollars of govern
ment money are 10 be placed at the
disposal of the great crop growing
sections. the south n west. TO meet
the emergency of moving their
products To market. This crop NOV
ing period is a critical time with the
farmer. He must have ready money
To pay the expense of harvesting,
threshing. storing and marketing his
product. The emergency creates a
demand upon the banks which they
are not always prepared TO meet, and
al times serious losses result.
Sec. McAdoo has taken the bull by
the horns by arranging 10 distribute
a large sum OF money over the states
needing il. apportioniug the amount
according 20 the requirements of each
and making. the funds available
through two or three of the business
centers OF each state. The plan
adopted 10y the secretary of the reas-
ury promises 10 be more effective than
those heretofore ~resorted 10 10 relieve
the financial pressure at crop moving
time.
The propensity OF the present ad-
ministratlon 10 establish new preC-
e1en,s - observable in Sec. McAdoo's
action lie has given commercial
paper a new place and dignity in the
financial world by making il accept
able by the government As security
and thereby greatly broadening its
availability and usefulness. IL brings
the individual into recognition 10y the
government as an integral part OF the
financial machinery by which the
business OF the country is operated.
Occasion has also been taken by
the secretery 10 rebuke and counter
act the erect OF the attempt OF New
York bankers 10 depreciate the two
per cent bonds held by banks 20 Sc
cure circulation for the purpose OF
defeating the currency bin. He an
nounces that these bonds viii be ac-
cepted an par as security for the fifty
millions 20 be made available for
crop removal. The government thu:
becomes a competitor Of the New