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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
SAFEGUARD PUBLIC
HEALTHAT LOCK Il
Representatives of Alabama
Power Co. Discuss Meth
DDS With Committees

Montgomery, January 15.-(Special)-
Representatives of the Alabama Power
company appeared before the commit
tee on public health at the capitol yester-
day afternoon and discussed methods of
safeguarding the public health when
the dam at Lock II on the Coosa river is
completed The representatives of the
company were Thomas w. Martin, gem
era1 counsel. and e. A. Yates, chief en-
gineer.
After some discussion it was decided
to defer all action until another meet
ing of the committee. at which time
it is probable that some definite steps
will be taken to protect the interests
of the people living In the neighbor-
hood of the dam and lake.
A sanitary survey was recently made
by Dr. w. H. Sanders. state health Of
feer, and other physicians, assisted by
engineers of the company. 1t is under
stood that the Alabama Power COM
pany is determined to cooperate with
the staN health department in safe
suardNg the public health in those
COMMUNITIES contiguous to the COM
pan1s operations, and it is probable tina
the various methods TO be pursued will
be announced within the near future.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
THEIR TROUBLES
GREATLY EXAGGERATED

you gentlemen have greatly exagge-
rated your troubles. You have never
read this franchise and I am frank to
tell you that you know nothing about 1t.
Your words just spoken have proven so.
franchise which has never been IN
We insisted on certain provision IN this
any other franchise in this city. The
Kelley people have complied. They have
named to us their hackers. They are
satisfactory" Mr.. Weatherly here went
into a rather extensive review of the
features of the Kelley franchise. mention
ing especially the 8 to 5 per cent of gross
earning which Is to be given the city
by the Kelley interests. This you gem
temen with your Birmingham Railway
Light & Power company franchise would
have insisted upon a contract similar TO
their present one We are doing every
thing possible to invite competition here.
BY this franchise we get it. They can
not sell out to anybody. Every feature
of the franchise is up-to-date and busi-
ness like in spite of the fact that you
gentlemen insist that we haven't got
enough sense to do good business. We
are not indulging in personalities. This
is q business proposition. I am person
ally satisfied l am doing the only Just
thing there Is to do in spite of the fact
that gentlemen of such high financial
standing Mr. Harding and Mr.. Jem-
ison and Mr. Walker and the others who
think we have made fools of ourselves
[ take the lecture in good WILL but / am
sorry to know that the majority of the
commission is held in such bad light by
such men as | have mentioned men Of
means and prominence and connected
with the great corporations of the dis
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avenues and Twenty-hrst and Twenty.
second streets.

avenues and Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets.
North Side Lines-Beg.nning at Third
avenue and Twenty-second street. along
Twenty-second street to Fifth avenue.
Fifth avenue to Twenty eighth street
Twenty eighth street to Eleventh avenue
to Twelfth street magnolia Heights1.
From Fifth avenue and Twenty-seconn
street along Fifth avenue to Sixteenth
street, Sixteenth street to Cleveland
street. Cleveland street to Fifteenth ave-
nue., Fifteenth avenue to Hobby street.
The north side lines will cross Mt Eley-
enth avenue and Sixteenth street
Southsde Lines--Beginning at Third
avenue and Twenty-second street, Twen-
ty-second street to Second avenue, Second
avenue to Twenty-third street, Twenty
third street. via Twenty-thlrd street via
duct (to be built ty company. to Avenue
h. Avenue B 10 Twenty fourth street.
| Twenty-fourth street to Avenue d. Ave
nue. ID to Twenty-siXth street. Twenty
sixth street to Highland avenue
From Avenue ID and Twenty-fourth
street, along Avenue d to Seventeenth
street. Seventeenth street TO Tenth ave-
nue., Tenth avenue TO Fourteenth street,
Fourteenth avenue to Nineteenth street
Nineteenth street to Fifteenth avenue,
Fifteenth avenue TO Twenty street.
| From Avenue + and Seventeenth street,
along Fifth avenue, to gates of Elmwood
cemetery company to build subway al
Seventh street and Avenue F..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
HURRIED CONSULTATIONS
AMONG KELLEY PEOPLE

During this series of appeals there were
hurried and whispered consultations
among the Kelley people. Commissioner
Weatherly was very calm, with an ex-
preston on his face like a large fire.
cracker before its explosion occurs. At
torney Miller of the Kelley interests stat
ed here that 1t appeared this matter
with the gentlemen who had just spoken
was more a matter of persons than of
measures. He stated he could see no
reason for all the feeling that had been
so clearly shown and asked why these
gentlemen had not placed the terms be-
fore the commission which they had just
told the commission the kelleys should
have done. Each of these speakers" he
said, surely has placed himself in a
peculiar position" He then stated that
the Kelleys had met with every condition
demanded by the city, that they We're
men who We're able TO build and men
who We're going to build and the franchise
should be granted them.
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ESTABLISH PRECEDENT
FOR TRADING PURPOSES

~ understand that out of the $50 blocks
that this Kelley franchise covers there
are but about II blocks which do not
conflict with the present street car service
of the city Gentlemen, If you grant this
franchise you will establish precedent
for trading in valuable franchises that
will cost the city of Birmingham thou
sands and thousands of dollars and the
franchise traffic before this body will
consume so much of your time that II
will cost the city thousands more in the
time of its employees. You gentlemen,
as well as 7, are aware that you have
spent days and days on this matter for
the last several months. You are high
salaried officials and it all costs the
city.
IF the Kelley associates get this fran
chise I'd like to get one like it and I'll
tell YOU right now that I'll give you even
better concessions than they are doing.
I'll give better backing than Steiner Bros.
I'll present you with a bona fide offer
as safe as it's possible to make 1t. The
granting of this franchise will be poor
business deal. Three e-fourths of your
time in the future will be taken up with
the consideration of like propositions.
why didn't you request them to give
really substantial financial backing None
of the great promoting interests of Chi
cago or New York would back this thing
until their engineers came down here
and went over the ground and investi-
gated. Those people don't take any
chances. or course. Steiner will back
the Kelleys. He'll bs lrs. TOO, IL / go
to him with like top Ion. Why
shouldn't he? He's f3if months In
which to unload on 9oiy else at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
TECH HAS STRONG
BASKETBALL TEAM

Atlanta, January 15.-(Special) )-Geor-
gia Tech is going in for intercollegiate
basketball this winter and spring. \
varsity team has been chosen and strong
schedule of games arranged. W. Brown
has been named captain of the team.
This is the first season that Tech has
had a basketball team in the intercolle-
giate ranks, but their showing in some
games they have played with the strong
city league teams is evidence that they
will make some of their college rivals
hurry in this branch of sports and that
basketball will be a regular athletic fea-
ture of the school in the future.
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WEATHERLY ANNOUNCES
HOW HE WILL VOTE

Commissioner Weatberly arose He
looked at almost everybody in the room
for minute. I've got word to say"
he stated and then paused. It was
we'll known that the speakers vote
would decide the issue. The silence of
the room was eloquent.
I'm going TO vote for the franchise" +"
said Mr.. Weatherly slowly and delibe-
rately.
I'm going to vote for the franchise, -
he continued, because my judgment af-
ter long and thorough deliberation ad-
vises me SO to do. ] am. delighted with
the lectures just given to the commits
sion by men of such high financial stand
ing in the community. Men like Mr..
Harding and Mr. Iemison and Mr.. Wal
ker and others connected with the FIRST
National bank and the Birmingham Rail-
way, Light & Power company. They have
had great experience in all such mat
ters and their wisdom is great
I'm not as versed in financial and
promotion business as they are. I'm not
as big a money man. But. I've got a lit
tie common sense. | am going to vote for
the franchise and i'm doing so show no
partiality. | believe | have to do so
in order To do Justice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
JOHNNY DOBBS OFF
FOR MONTGOMERY

Chattanooga. Tenn, January 15.-(Spe-
clal.) )--Manager Johnny Dobbs left last
night for Montgomery to take charge OF
the baseball situation there. The boy
leader slipped out of town very quietly
without giving out any statements. His
actual departure for the Alabama capital
will effectually set at rest all rumors
that Montgomery is to be ousted from
the Southern league this year.
Because of the fact that he has been
in such state of indeeision, the task
which Dobbs faces is a heavy one and
will demand immediate action. He
stated here several DAYS ago, however,
that he had a number of strings which
he could pull at a minutes notice.
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B. A. c. VS.. Mobile Five Tonight
| MIKE KELLY WAS BIG
HELP TO YOUNG TWIRLERS


sang out. 1.-The batter is out and there
was wrangle.
While Kelly kicked up the dust and con-
fc, red with Clarkson about the next man
up, Clarkson took a chance on slow
bail. to see it go up TO the shortstop.
CiSrlxson worked the next man for the
limit and finally got in a hole. and was
forced to groove the ball. lie tried a
change of pace and the ball was sent high
in the air toward left field. where Hardie
Richardson pulled it in, close to the
fence, and the game was called. Charley
Garzel had way of holding the ball
without moving his body, giving the UNI
pire a perfect view, while Kelly worked
his body with the ball in such a way
that umpires were often deceived. 1t was
a clear case of genius saving the day.
and that night as the train left for the
west, Mike Kelly was the happiest PLAYER
on the team. He said "A game is never
lest with one chance left It was the
finest piece of generalship that L ever Wit
ness ed ON a ball field, says Murnane.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
MIKE KELLY WAS A
GREAT HELP TO HIS
YOUNG TWIRLERS
FAMOUS BOSTON CATCHER HAS
A PECULIAR WAY OF DECEIV-
ING THE UMPIRES

Speaking about catchers, old Mike Kelly
was pretty fair, according to a tale re-
lated by Tim Murnane the veteran base
ball scribe. In SO the New York Giants
ard the Boston club left on their first
western trip, tied up for first place. No
two ball teams were ever more evenly
matched. On the way west, Boston
stopped off at Washington to play game
and was forced to go 10 innings, Um-
pire Phil Powers calling the game ON ac-
count of darkness, with the score a tie.
With the score a tie, Washington went in
for the tenth, and soon had the bases
full with no one out. Tom DAILY was
al the bat, with three balls and no strikes,
and was ordered to hold his bat on his
shoulder, as the next ball would give him
his base, and force the winning run over
the plate.
John Clarkson, a man usually with per-
feet command, was in sore distress. Kelly,
who was playing right field, had time
called, and came running in to the home
plate and ordered Catcher Charley Can
eel to the outfield, while he finished the
game behind the bat. Kelly put on his
mask and pad, and was allowed to catch
u few balls from Clarkson. 1t looked like
a 1000 to l that Clarkson would never get
out of the hole, but Kelly remarked,
Come on, old sport, put it right over.
and with his big init for a target, Clark
son took deliberate aim and shot the pall
for the plate. 1t was a shade wide and
high, but Kelly handled it cleverly, say
ing. at the same time. That's the boy,
and had the ball on the way back to
CIarkson before the umpire called, "One
strike
Daily smiled and made no attempt to get
in position for the next ball. Clarkson
took his time and started the next ball
for the center of the plat, but it worked
wide several inches. and once more Kelly
handled the ball in his own way and hand
ed it back to ClarlSson, remarlSing, Per
feet strike and Mr.. Powers called Two
Strikes DAILY threw his bat on the
ground and protested. Kelly was keeping
up a running line of comment advising
the batsman to stop abusing the umpire
and play ball. BY this time DAILY decided
to take shot at the next ball, and
kelly brushed off the plate, turned TO
the Washington bench and remarked,
Say, this is easy Then turning TO
Ciarkson, he said: Take your time, John,
Daily is bluffing.' Then he placed his big
mitt over the center of the plate waist
high. so that the batsman could plainly
see it and called for the ball. Kelly $
sgral however, was for different ball,
and Clarkson cut a fast one just at
Daly's shoulder, over the inside corner,
to see Kelly take it before it had fully
passed over the plate, and toss it back to
Clarkson, remarking: Great work, John,
old boy DAILY dropped his bat and was
about to run 10 first, but Umpire Powers
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kelley FRANCHISE
FOR lis CITY BLOCKS
VOTED BY COMMISSION
CONTINUED From Page Five)

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along the proposed line on Avenue F.
The line does not come into the center
of the city. 1t therefore has two dead
enos, and 1t will cost two fares to go TO
any point in the city and use it as 1t
cannot give transfer privileges. 1t
VIII lay large amount of our property
liable to taxes from which we are now
exempt. 1t will work a hardship on us IN
many ways and will give us no bene-
fits
MIR. Exum called for further express
sions and Judge William Walker re-
sponded: Il am speaking merely as a
private citizen with the interests of Bir-
mingham in mind" began Judge Walker,
and | ask the commission not to adopt
tins franchise because l believe that in
50 doing they will be making a blunder.
BY the specifications of this franchise the
commission will merely place in the hands
of Leo Steiner and the Kelleys one of the
most valuable franchises in the city TO
be used by them as a speculation for the
next five months, and all for the sum OF
merely $1,000. / would not oppose this
matter if there was any reason at all for
its adoption. If the Kelleys were acting
In good faith, If they were willing to pay
the $4,000, or even $4,000, as a first pay
nient, it would be different But this way
they are getting an exceedingly valuable
grant for almost nothing, and it gives
them the very chance they want to specu-
late on it in the financial market
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The big basketball contest of the pres
ent season will be pulled off tonight when
the Mobile Young Mems Christian asso-
citation five takes on Coach Nespors ath-
letes from the Birmingham Athletic club.
Both aggregations are primed &for the
contest. both are easily Dixie's most rep
resentative basketball aggregations,' and
when they enter the contest tonight,
which means the elimination of one of
them from the championship fight, there
is going to be plenty doing that will keep
the local basketball enthusiasts keyed to
the highest pitch from whistle to whis-
tie.
Even the most ardent b. A. c. supporter
finds it hard to pick the local athletes
winners until after the bout. The two
teams enter the game unknown quanti-
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Montgomery, january 15.-(Special)
President J. Kirk jackson of the South
ern Field Trials club has called a meet
ing of the officers and board of gov
ernors for next Monday night for the
purpose of considering steps TO be
taken against members of the club who
defaulted in the payment of entrance
fees In the recent trials of the associa
ton, held at Betohatchie.
Gil Is understood that all members
and handlers who defaulted in the pay
ment of these fees VIII be barred from
participating in future events of the
club and that notice of their action
will be served on other field trials clubs
throughout the country.
The board of directors of the South
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
I. S. SMITH SPEAKS FOR
PROPERTY HOLDERS

How many people in this city want to
walk to Seventeenth street" began Il. s.
Smith, another representative of the
property holders along the proposed Ave
nue. + line, before they can take a car
to Elmwood cemetery? If this commits
sion would grant the franchise we ask
for with the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company this Avenue r line
would be in operation in II months with
trarsfer privileges to all parts of the city.
1t will take the I<elleys two or three
years, and they never will have trans
fers. The Kelleys want this franchise
merely as q matter of speculation. Mr..
Kelley has admitted that they may not
be able to pay the interest on the invest
ment, and on their bonds during the first
few years, and may have to go down into
their pockets for ii"
How long have you been after the Bir-
mingham Railway, Light and Power COM
pany to get this line?" asked Judge Lane.
Mr. Smith made no direct answer, and
Mr.. Lane asked If 1t hadn't been three or
four years?'
Even IL there would be some difficulty
In getting the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company tne," continued Mr..
Smith, lit would be better in the end
than this. Don't bottle us up. Don't tie
our hands and feet. Let US have Avenue
for the Birmingham Railway, Light
ana 1OWeT li1lt. Aldht ii COMPROMISE iiht
that, talk about compromising, and give
the rest to the Kelley people. Let's devel-
op. Don't put blockade like this in our
way"
Next came Robert Jemlson, Jr. II real
ize that the commission wants to pursue
the policy of doing the greatest good
to the greatest number" he said .and
| as fully realize that whatever is done
in this matter will be done because each
of the commissioners thinks he is doing
the right thing. If a mistake is made
it will be mistake Of the heart and
not of the brain.
1--WE own considerable property in the
territory, which will be affected by this
Kelley franchise and we have been try
ing to get a street car line out Avenue
f way for many years We have Of
fered the commission proposition that
would give 2000 families in this territory
access to an adequate street car service
and would give the entire city service
to Elmwood cemetery, which seems to
be SO desirable We have offered to
the commission bona fide proposition
with the transfer privilege.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
GEORGIA TECH FIVE
AFTER COLLEGIATE
BASKETBALL HONORS
BIGGEST BASKETBALL GAME
OF THE SEASON TO BE PULLED
OFF AT THE B. A. G.. TONIGHT

ties as far as their comparative strength
is concerned. Botn aggregations have had
such little trouble in disposing of their
opponents thus far this season that 1t Is
hard to say to Just which aggregation
even tickle dope leans. 1t is a tossup for
the victor. Either five stands an excel
lent chance for getting away with the
victory.
OF course, it is hard for local enthusi-
asts TO see how the south's champions can
sustain defeat. but they are prepared for
anything when these two hook up 70
night.
The game will be a corl<er. one to be
remembered-and the largest crowd of
the season will be on hand to witness
the conflict.
should the b. \. c. capture the honors
they are going to be hard to stop In their
onward dash for the championship of the
south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
THINK WEATHERLY
DID THEM INJUSTICE

Mr.. Jemison said after Mr.. Weatherly
concluded that he thought the latter had
done him and the others who had spoEen
a grave injustice as they thought the
commissions wanted to hear their pin
ions on the matter. Mr.. Exum stated
that he was going to vote no and that
he going TO do so for the same
reason that Mr.. Weatherly was voting
yes-because his best business judgment
told him it was the proper thing to, do.
Commissioner Lane then moved the
matter be submitted to vote and
moment later the Kelley interests had
street car franchise in the city of
Rirninghan
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
WESTERGAARD IS
AFTER HONORS IN
PUG|LIST|C WORLD

Duluth. Mimi, January 15.-Claiming TO
possess a reach greater than Jack John
son, weighing 21S pounds, and standing
SIX feet three inches in his socks, Jesse
Westergaard, wrestler, announced here
today that he was going after the heavy
weight boxing championship of the world.
Emil I<lank. once manager of Frank
Gotch, is behind the new white hope who
will meet AL Williams at Hot Springs,
Ark, February Is.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
Slosson Still Leads

st. Louis, January 15.--George Slosson
increased last night his lead over Koii
Yamada in the second block of the 2p0
point 1872 ballS line billiard match by de-
feating the Japanese 400 to 29S, making
the total score for the two nights play
800 to 654
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
COTTON CROP ABOUT
SOLD AT GREENV|LLE
Higher Prices Paid for the
Staple Than in Any Other
NeighbOring Town

Greenville, January Especial. y
only a few more lots of cotton of the
1912 crop remain unsold. The different
cotton men are beginning to make an
exodus. Greeville has paid the highest
prices for cotton this year than any
other city in this section. The Butler
county farmers have been greatly bene-
fitted by marketing their cotton through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
BASEBALL MEET IN CHICAGO

on account of the illness of President Ban
Johnson of the american league.
The national commission will go through
the formality of selecting a chairman and
secretary. August Hermann is expected
to succeed himself in the first position.
while John Bruca, it is believed, will be
elected secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16

Chicago. January 15.-Two important
eago tomorrow. One will be the annual
session of the National Baseball commits
sion, which was to have been held in Gin
cinnati ON January 6, but was postponed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
the local dealers.

The Butler county farmers are now
making arrangements for this years
crops. Many of them come to the city
each day. From general information
secured the farmers are going to great
ly decrease their cotton acreage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
Field Trial Officers Meet

ern Field Trials club are J. Kirk Jack.
son. Montgomery; Gen. Robert L. Ligon
Montgomery; w. W. Graves, Mont.
gumery; Or. 3. 5. Chapman, Montgom.
cry; Mark S. Brainard. Montgomery
and Frank de Graffenried. Scale.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
ROUTE EMBRACED
IN NEW FRANCHISE

The route of the Kelley system as given
out by Mr.. Kelley is as follows:
Loop around the courthouse square,
taking block each on Third and Fourth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16
MANDOT MATCHED

San Francisco, January 15.-Joe
Mandot of New orleans and .Har-
lem Tommy" Murphy of New York
were matched last night for a 20
round battle to take place on Feb
ruary p.
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probably a substantial gain. It's case
of tails l win and heads YOU lose
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High-Grade High Balls

Must have good liquor as a base, You
can't make any kind Of mixed drink
with inferior liquors. Get the best--it
s none too good for you. Is 1T? We ham
ale only the purest of wines and Liquors
and guarantee the quality of all we sell.
1t Is wise to keep a bottle of really good
liquor always In the home. 1t Is the
best medicine for many ills.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-16

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..