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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Formal Letter and Data Of
Analysis Submitted to
the Commission
MAY BE FIRST STEP
IN WATER WARFARE
President Lynn Leaves 1t to the City
Health Department to Draw Its
Own Conclusions From the
Reports Submitted

The quality of water furnished resi-
dents of Highland park by tho city
of Birmingham from the Idlewild
spring is considered bad by the Br-
minghnm Waterworlxs company. And
yesterday for the first time in the his
tory of birmingham three voluntary
tests were sent to the city officials by
President a. NJ. Lynn of that COM
pany. The commissioners side tracked
the communication of Mr.. Lynn and 1t
did not come up at the meeting, but
was the subject of considerable specu-
lation.
In communicating three tests for i'm
purities President Lynn says to the
commissioners:
February Is, 1918.
ITO the Board OF Commissioners of the
City of Birmingham. Ala:
i.sGentlemen-The Birmingham Wa
terworks company maintains conn.,
plete laboratory for the examination
and testing of the public water supply,
and in addition to analyzing regularly
the water supplied by it has at inter-
walls been taking and analyzing sam
pies of other waters used for drinking
within the city.
I'VE enclose some data (same being
analysis dated January s, 1913; jan
uary Is, 1913; January 25. 1913, and
January 20, 1919 pertaining to the
Idlewild spring water furnished by
the city of Birmingham to the dis
trict known as Highland park, the
spring being located at the foot of
the knoll upon which the residences
supplied are situated.
Having obtained these results in our
laboratory, we deem 1t our duty to
place the information in your possess
sion We refrain from interpreting
these analysis or commenting upon the
quality of the water, because this can
be done by the department of health
of the city.
Our sole interest in the matter and
the only purpose of this communica-
tion Is to aid in safeguarding the pub
lie health. Yours respectfully,
"A NJ. LYNN
stDraGf1apt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
PARCEL POST NOW
WORKING SMOOTHLY

The parcel post system is now in al
most perfect working order, according
to statements made yesterday by Post
master Aldrich. Confusion and much ex-
ira work was caused at first by the neces-
sary records which had to be kent of ev-
cry detail In order to make the required
reports to the head of the department.
II took two extra men to do this Mr..
Aldrich states, but no more reports are
required now and the system is working
to much better satisfaction. The clerks
in charge have become accustomed to
their new duties. which also has helped
in raising the efficiency OF the system.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
SWIFT OPTIMISTIC
Head of Swift & Co. Passes Through
Birmingham En- Route to Chicago

L. F. Swift, president Of Swift & Co.,
the largest meat packers in the world
passed through the city yesterday on
his way TO Chicago from his winter home
in Florida.
In the short stop at the station Man.
ager White of the local Swift branch
house, met President Swift According
TO Mr.. White, Mr.. Swift said that the
country was on the verge of an era
of prosperity, and that he was satisfied
with the present business outlook
throughout the country as things looked
better now than ever before in his mem
ory. He looked forward to 1913 as the
most prosperous year the United States
has ever enjoyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
RAMEY'S
TRIAL is BEGUN
Charged With Attempting to Smuggle
Saws Into the County
Jail

The trial of Attorney Travis NJ Ramey.
charged With tho attempt to smuggle saws
into the county Jail was commenced yes
terday in the first division OF The crimiaat
court, Judge S. +. Greene presiding.
The alleged offense was said 10 have
been committed ON October 3. 1910. IKE
defendant was later indicted BY the grand
jury, the specific charge ia The indlet
ment being that he attempted 10 pass the
saws to certain prisoners confined in the
county Jail ON capital charges.
The defendant denies all knowledge ef
the saws being in the package which he
took TO the Jail stating that it was sent
by one of his clients.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
EXTENSIVE PAVING PLANS
OUTLINED BY COMMISSION;
SPECIAL MEETING MONDAY

The owl car service win start Sunday
morning.
Beginning ar u o'clock tonight a car
will be operated at frequent intervals on
five of the main lines to the residence dis
tricts. They will continue until 4:so
o'clock in the morning, when the regular
schedules will be resumed and carried out
the remainder of the day.
The five lihes affected at Z o'clock to-
night are:
North Ensey.
South Ensley.
North and South Highlands counted as
one lineI
Powderly.
East Lake.
The system of ''owl cars which will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Charges Made by City

Although President Lynn launches
his communication upon the broad
plane of being actuated solely for the
information of the city, IL is the pop
ular idea that a more subtle motive
is behind the movement. The city of
Birmingham in its petition for can
collation. of contracts with the COM
pany asserts in a half dozen places
that the water company does not fur
nish or has failed to furnish pure wa
ter to the consumers of Birmingham.
The officials of the company have de-
nounced that as an ungrateful and mis-
leading product of the Imagination.
The city commissioners know and
have known for some time that the wa
ter furnished residents of Highland
park is impure. An investigation was
made several months ago and the city
engineer recommended that improve
ments be made to protect the water.
However, the city has made no move
to provide for the purity of the water.
The technical analysis of the water as
made by the company chemists in
dicates that June 8 the test at the
spring showed: Bacteria per cubic cen
timeter (thimble filed, AIS. while at
the hose station at the residence of
r. II. Motion the showing was 210 bac-
terra to the cubic centimeter. Presump-
tive tests for b. Coli indicated that
such a deleterious germ was present.
Other tests We're made. The technical
analysis is believed by the water com
paHy to show a very bad state of al
fairs else the proposition would not
have been forwarded to the commits
sion 1t Is said that If the water had
been found pure the communication
would not have issued. II impure then
the company owes IL TO the city to
furnish the officials with that in
formation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Train Board Attracts Attention

The new train schedule board In the
postoffice attracted much attention yes
terday and apparently was doing yeoman
service, for there was constant audience
before the big blackboard absorbing the
information which II offered. Postmas-
ter Aldrich stated he was well pleased
with the apparent success of the new fea-
ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Means Secretary OF Stag Company

That r. Preston Means had been elect
cd treasurer of the Birmingham Stag
company was announced yesterday by
Scion Jacobs. president of that company.
The election of Mr.. Means was by tile
board Of directors at a meeting yestcr-
day. The election of Mr.. Means was
favored very much by Air. Jacobs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Marriage License

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the
probate clerk:
J. 7. Morgan of Lewisburg and Miss
Mamie Hedman.
C. c. Wade of Birmingham and Mrs.
Nan W. Bostic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
A New Law Firm

J. Q. Smith and Horace c. wnkerson.
two well known young attorneys, have
formed a law partnership and have
opened offices IN the First National bank
building. Mr.. Smith was assistant city
attorney for several years, Mr.. WiIker-
son Is well known In the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
YOU WANT

Insurance that insures-in a
company that can be relied up
ON, don't you? That is what
we offer You And in addition
to that, we offer you prompt
adjustments every claim re-
ceives immediate attention.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Building Permits

The following building permit was
issued yesterday in the office OF the
building inspector:
s5OoO--chamber of Commerce. First
avenue and Nineteenth street, repairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
II Programme Is Carried
Out Will Mean 100000
Worth of Work
ABOUT so BLOCKS
TO BE CONSIDERED
City Engineer Makes Recommends
tions in Many Instances-kirk-
patrick Wants Sidewalks on
Second Avenue Widened

The most extensive and costly street
paving programme ever proposed in the
south has been outlined and will be con-
sidered at special meeting of the CON-
missloners Monday morning. The con-
ference was suggested for the afternoon
but it was decided that the matter to be
discussed was so important as to require
the morning session. with possibilities OF
an afternoon session.
The paving programme, IL carried out
will represent over 100000 worth of work,
according to the opinion of II. S. Ryall
secretary of the commission. and Others
at the city hall.
In all. it is said, there are so blocks
approximately involved in the proposed
paving improvements. The commission
ers yesterday received communication
after communication from the engineer on
the paving situation. Finally they sci
the conference time and hour. When the
meeting was over the ambitious plans
were realized fully. The commissioners
are very eager to do a great deal OF
paving here and hope to secure the
cooperation of the taxpayers in that
work. The opinion of President Exunl
has often been expressed for great
amount of paving, while the other COM
missioners while somewhat more conserv-
ative are at the same time willing tc
make all improvements where the tax
payers are willing. No force will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Experiment on Eighth Avenue

In reference to the proposed work on
Eighth avenue the city engineer recom-
mended that some experiment pavement
be placed there which will cost very lit
! tie but will be sufficient to stand the
traffic along that avenue. In this way
he thinks the people will not be hurt
by the assessments.
In communicating his opinion in ref
erence to paving Second avenue from
Nineteenth street to Twenty-first street,
Mr.. kirkpatrick insists again that the
sidewalks should be widened, thus taking
up some street space not used now by
vehicles. He says that it can lie done
now but within a short time it will he
very costly to make this change. He
says that the sidewalks along Second ave-
nue. are not wide enough for the pedes-
trians and that a few feet can be taken
up by narrowing the streets without i'm
jury to the traffic The commissioners
decided to hear his opinion aboA wider
sidewalks at the paving conference Mon
day morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
Proposed Paving

The plans as they now stand and as
they will be discussed follow:
Second avenue from Nineteenth street
to Twenty-first street.
Morris avenue from Nineteenth street
to Twenty-second street.
Powell avenue from Fourteenth street
to Thirty-fifth street
Eighth avenue from Twelfth street to
Seventeenth street (and four odd blocks).
Twenty-sixth street from First avenue
to Avenue f.
Avenue e from Fifteenth street to
Twenty second street
In addition TO the foregoing the follow
ing alleys will be paved. according to
the recommendations of the city engineer
Alley A from Fifteenth street to Eigh-
teenth street
Alley B from Twenty-second to Twen-
ty-third streets
Alley from Twenty-second to Twenty
fourth street
Alley d from Twentieth to Twenty
second street
Third alley from Twenty second to
Twenty-sixth street.
Fifth alley from Twentieth to Twenty
first Streets
The paving question was the most i'm
portant and interesting of the work trans
acted yesterday by the city commission
The city engineer made recommendations
in almost all of the paving questions.
In reference to the downtown section he
said that wood blocks, asphalt or bithu-
lithic should be used the same being
standard cement used here. He recon-
mended that Morris avenue. along the
Louisville and Nashville station frontage
and the two hotels on that block should
be paved with the same standard ma
terials
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
First Step in Warfare

The step taken Yesterday by the Bir-
riingham Waterworks company is the
first in a war that company proposes
to wage against the city. The COM
pany feels, it is said, greatly aggrieved
over the charges by the city that i'm
pure water is being supplied to the
people here and other alleged mislead
ing statements contained in the bill OF
complaint filed against the company.
on that account the company, 1t is un-
derstood, proposes to protect its prop
erty to the last.
As an indication of the war it was
disclosed yesterday that In addition to
President A. NJ. Lynn, the company has
a complete staff of experts here from
Pittsburg gathering data as to the local
situation. In addition to engineers and
chemists, the company has other Wis
iting agents here who are daily in con-
sultation with President Lynn. ID. j.
OConnell, vice president, and other Of
ficials. 1t was asserted yesterday by
Mr.. Lynn: 81 am going to protect these
properties"
That he will do so Is the opinion held
by those who are even slightly ac-
quainted with the fighting ability OF
Bert" Lynn.
The commissioners yesterday passed
the communication around and eacl
one read 1t. However. no comment was
vouchsafed by the officials 1t Is un-
derstood that the waterworks company
expects Or. Nelson, the city health Of
ficer to interpret the analysis
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15

Col. Alexander Lawton, vice president
and general counsel for the Central of
Georgia railroad was in the city yes
,erday, accompanied by J. G.. Carlisle. as
sistant general freight agent Colonel
Iawton was here ON professional business.
il was understood. He returned home yes
terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15

United States Judge William T. Grubb
returned from Tuscaloosa yesterday.
where for the past few days he has been
holding the February term of the Tusea-
loosa federal court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-15
PERSONAL

Sci Caheen. the we'll known merchant,
has gone to New York to be absent from
the city a week or 10 days.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Choir VIII Sing at
Burial Services of
Cleveland Canin G
Pomp and Ceremony Will Mark
Funeral of Bessie Pet of
Mrs. j. Keep.

CLEVELAND, OHIO. Feb. 10-If
there is q place where the streets are
paved with Dog biscuits. with plenty
of eats to chase and where it rains
chicken bones-known as dog heaven
Bessie has gone there. Leastwise her
start from here is a good one. At $50
o'clock this afternoon bearse. bearing
an 1S-inch coffin containing all that is
mortal OF Bessie. a black. and tan ter
rier, will leave the residence of the
dogs late owner, Mrs. J. Keep OF East
Cleveland.
The undertaken who viii have charg-
OF the burial services has not YET been
selected, but it is understood a choir
will sing appropriate songs (not dos
gereD and a soloist. DR.. W. j. Stani-
forth, will sing at the grave.
Belief that the dog had been foully
murdered was confirmed yesterday
when an autopsy by Dir. Staniforth re-
vealed that the dog had lunched on a
large quantity Of strychnine.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
FLCRIDA'S FAMISHED
FARMERS APPEAL TO
GEORGIANS FOR FOOD

NALDOSTA. GA, Feb. 10.-The city
council has received an appeal for aiG
from number of people near Jennings,
Fla. who are said to be suffering FOR
the necessities of life on account of no,
being able to make their crops last year
Their lands were overtiowed and tht
crops planted washed away.
The Neighbours Of the suffering peo-
pie have assisted them for several
months, but the burden has become SO
heavy and the need of outside assis-
lance so urgent that the business men
of Jennings addressed an appeal TO The
city council and the people OF Naldosti
for help.
The city council has no authority to
contribute the city's funds TO such pur-
pose. but the body recognizes the cause
as = worthy one that should be re-
sponded to by the public. The United
Charities organization here probably
will extend help to the stricken com
Hunity.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Protects Husband,
Though in Trouble.

Miss Evans. as the girl calls herself,
refuses to disclose her married name,
saying that her husband is here in At
lanta and engaged in business, and
though she is not now his legal wife.
yet she does not wish TO bring his posi-
ton into jeopardy.
The girl says she came here some
two weeks ago to seek work. The po-
lice claim she told them at first that
she sought a position with a musical
comedy company. For several days the
girl looked for employment she says, to
no avail. Saturday she saw her former
husband on the streets of the city.
Then. she says she bought the knife
taken from her in the railway station
The girl declares she sought VEN
geance for the husbands desertion two
years ago in the little Tennessee town.
The police claim she sought self-de-
Gt11lrf ion
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
RAIN COMING TONIGHT,
BUT NO COLD WEATHER,
SAY WEATHER SHARPS

Rain tonight or tomorrow, with a
slight rise in temperature, is the pre-
diction made today at the local office
Of the United States weather bureau.
The rainfall will not be heavy. but will
continue during the whole day.
Atlanta's temperature was 40 degrees
this morning and viii be about the
same tomorrow, with rise of perhaps
one or two degrees. While the weather
will not reach summerlike warmth,
there is no cold weather in sight for
Atlanta.
The cold center moved across into
Canada this morning, the coolest point
being Perry Sound, in the st. Lawrence
valley, where the thermometer dropped
to "A below zero. This has caused a
cold wave over the New England
states.
This cold wave is too far north to af-
feet Atlanta.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Young Woman Writing Note
to Mother Is Nabbed by
Policeman.
SHIELDS HUSBAND, BUT
SAYS HE DESERTED HER
Police Think She Was Contem-
plating Suicide, But She
Hints at Other Plans.

Pretty Della Evans, just -, has man
aged to crowd into her score and twain
years a marriage and divorce Today
she added to her store Of worldly eXpe-
rlence what the police say is an at
tempt upon her own life and the threat
to Stay her former husband.
The girl came he"e two weeks ago
from her home in Clinton. Tenn. Early
today Policeman Gresham saved r6c
young woman, who is a mother, fror
what he declares would have undou6t-
edly been a successful attempt upon
her own life. as he f3tud her in the act
Of writing farewell note 10 her moth
er. At her side lay al ugly looking
knife with a heavy blade.
The girl il now being held in the
matrons department at the police sta
ton pending a probe into her story and
communication with her mother in
Tennessee
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Talks of Change
For Her Husband.

When the young oman appeared III
the Union depot today she approached
a gateman and said: You don't know
my name, do you? 1ou don't even
know where | live. do you?'
The gateman started to reply, but
before he could do so the girl was gone.
Walking directly to the waiting room
Of the station. Miss Evans sat down,
and. producing note paper and pencil,
started to write q letter. The gateman
called the attention of Policeman
Gresham to her strange actions. The
policeman approached the girl and
started to question her She tore the
partially written note into bits before
the patrolman could take it from her,
and. weeping, said:
THAT'S my last letter to mother, and
now I'll not be able to send it."
The policeman then discovered the
knife at her side, and the girl is alleged
to have said: That's for me. That anc
the letter was writing mother"
When taken to the police station the
gin denied she sought to end her life,
but smilingIy said she had bought the
big knife to make change of scene
for her, husband
Pending information from Clinton,
the girl viii be detained al the police
station. The police are searching for
the husband but as the Girl refuses to
disclose his identity the search may
prove fruitless
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Revolt fastened
BY Leaking of Plot.

The revolt was FASTENED by the fact
that the government had got wind Of
the revolutionary plans through over
lures made to army officers.
General Mondregon. one of the chief
plotters, was formerly d trusted officer
in Madero's army and once was minis
ter of war. The army at the national
palace consisted of $50 men. When
Madero arrived there Garcia Pena, the
present war minister. had succeeded in
increasing this force TO 400, although
a number of the soldiers were UNI
trained military students.
Public feeling rose higher today when
it became known that a number of
persons killed in the rebel attack upon
the national palace yesterday were
nom combatants. The large crowd
which gathered outside the palace yes
terday was not then aware Of the seri-
BUSINESS of the situation.
To General Pena. President Madero
said during the firing:
This is the turning point. From
now on we must use the iron hand.
Kindness and liberty have failed. We
must treat the rebels and plotters in
the future with the utmost severity"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
DAYLIGHT HOLDUPS
ROB CHICAGOAN OF
S2,000IN CITY STREET

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.--Two thousand
dollars in currency was taken from a
clerk employed by Abraham Nelson, a
wine dealer as he was leaving the ele-
waited station near Clarinda street.
Despite the fact that many pedes-
TRANS We're in the vicinity, two hold
up men thrust a revolver into the
clerks face, compelled him to hold up
his hands. while they went through
him. The clerk was returning from a
bank where he had drawn the curren-
cy for use in the days business.
After securing the cash. the bandits
quietly slipped away, leaving the mes
senger with his hands in the air too
frightened to even scream for aid until
they had disappeared
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-10
Mayor Plans New
Crematory Message.

Interesting features Of the meeting
g.. be new message from Mayor
Woodward outlining the Maxwell prop
osition ana striking at the activities OF
bis opponents and the speeches of Al
lerman John S Gambler, who is leading
the fight to uphold the Destructor con-
tract. The feeling that has marked
lie attacks Of these officials on each
other during the last few days is eN-
pected to be bitterly expressed at the
meetings this afternoon.
Except for the absence of one Of
Mayor Woodward's four aldermanic
supporters. NanDyle, McClelland, Har-
vel, and Everett, there seems to be no
chance to override his veto The pass
age Of the veto failing. councilmen will
e1deavor TO cause the action to hold up
a. pay rolls aud other expenses pro-
Hied 10. in the budget in an effort to
force Mayo" Woodward to sign the
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