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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Fire of Unknown Origin
Destroys Big Plant
Loss Will be Keenly Felt by
the People of the Iron
River District.

The town of Iron River in the
western part of the county is without
a saw mill today as the result of a
fire which broke out at the plant of
the Edward Hines Lumber company
in that city Saturday night.
The fire was first discovered at
about ten clock at night and gen.
eral alarm was turned in but when
the fire companies arrived upon the
scene there was nothing they could
do to save the mill portion of the
plant and their efforts were directed
toward saving the planning mill, dry
shed and lumber yards. In this the
fire company was successful and the
mill was the only thing destroyed by
the fire.
The fire burned through the night
and the mill which has furnished
employment for upwards of three hun
dred men is pile of scrap, practical
ly worthless.
1t is supposed that the fire was
started by a bolt of lightning. Dur
ing the afternoon and early evening
electrical storms were numerous al
Iron River and the lightning was
fierce at times. The general sup
position is that lightning struck the
mill setting fire to the plant. When
the watchman at the mill discovered
the blaze it was of such size that il
was impossible to check it and when
the fire companies arrived the fire
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Schlitz Co. Cannot Operate
Without License
Ordered to Close up Their
Place in This City by
Chief Chauvin.

AS the result of an article pub.
lished in the last issue of The
Times the Schlitz Brewing com.
pany warehouse IN this city
which has been running for the
past twenty-five days without a
license is closed, Chief of Police
Gideon Chauvin ordering the
agents of the company to cease
disposing Of their beer from the
warehouse until license was
procured. The beer which is
used in the Washburn saloons is
now being shipped in by freight
and the warehouse in this city
will no longer do business.
This was all brought about
because the city council of Wash
burn would not accept lesser
amount than $500 from this giant
company. The Schlitz people
offered to pay $500 for the privi-
lege of selling beer from their
warehouse but the council could
not legally accept the amount
and the company agent was told
that it would be necessary to
take out a license.
On or about the 9TH of July
car of beer was shipped to this
city and a portion of this was
disposed of from the warehouse.
Chief of Police Chauvin, when
asked why he had not closed
them up, replied that he had
orders from his superiors to let
this company dispose OF what
beer was then on hand, after
which the company had agreed
to close their place of business.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31
Explosion at Beloiel

A letter received in this city
tells of an explosion at the plant
of the Canadian Explosive COM
pany at Beloiel, Canada, where a
number of Washburn men are
now working. Four girls and
three men were blown to pieces
in the explosion and a number
of others were injured. None of
the Washburn men were among
dead or injured.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Washburn's crack base ball
team was defeated at Ashland
last Sunday by score of 2 to 0
in one of the best games played
in this section this season.
Washburn was represented with
a good team but the failure of
the Washburn players to locate
Quarders' curves defeated the
aggregation. Quarders famed
twenty-one men, only three hits
being secured by Washburn,
being made by Wiley, Hovde
and Post. Only five hits were
scared off the WashDurn pitch
er, one of VIII hich brought in the
only two runs of the game.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Elmer Stockstad. Ole Olson and
l.. T. Larson spent few days fish
ing at the Cranberry river the latter
part of last week. They report a
very fine catch of fish.
Nearly everybody is willing to
concede that the earth revolves
around the sun, but when the
astronomers insist that the sun is
farther from the earth in summer
than in winter they pursue a per.
spring populace too lar.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Just two weeks from today Is the
date of Washburn's Home Coming
and Old Settlers Picnic and there
is every reason to believe that it will
be the biggest event ever held in the
city.
Mayor H. H. Peavey has issued a
proclamation asking all business
houses and all works of every kind in
the city to close, and all join in the
festivities in honor of the Old Settlers
and former Washburnites. 1t il to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

John Dunn came up from Cadott
the first of the week owning to the
serious illness of his sister Mrs.
William Starr. He left yesterday
for Saxon where his parents now
reside.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1913-07-31

Mrs. William Starr has been very
sick at her residence in this city the
past week.
Miss Mae Harding of Ashland has
been visiting in the city during the
past week at the n. P. Axelberg
residence, the guest of Miss: Theo-
dora.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
A 'NOBLE' SPECIAL

The first railroad crew in charge
passenger train to be composed entire
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine to b.
Grated from Birmingham left here y
day afternoon with the Shrine specD
the ceremonial session at Tuscaloos~.
train was due to return this morn
o'clock,
The porter on the train was 4
traditional negro, but a 80 degree
and member of the shrine. ].
drews, a passenger conductor on Il
bama Great Southern. volunteered t
the porter's job The flagman we
passenger engineer for the trip
Henry McNutt, a we'll known nc,
| this Shrine. The fireman was r.
Andrews, an engineer on the A
| Great Southern, who also yolu
| to act in a special capacity for Il
| The throttle was handled by Jack
seed while Eli Shortridge was ii
| ductor The officials of the Al
Great Southern and the employees
as the Mobiles in whose honor the
manned train" was arranged wer
much pleased with their effort to
Noble crew
The special left here shortly a.
| O'Clock. AT Tuscaloosa parade
! formed which traversed the prii
streets of the city Later a banque
served at the McLester hotel and the
monial session started.
From reports received here the no
In Tuscaloosa were rather we'll pie
with the pilgrimage over the hot san
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
SYMPHONY SEATS
|NGREAT DEMAND
Crowded Houses Assured.
Philip Hale's Tribute to
Mrs. Aldrich

There has been a steady demand for
seats for the symphony festival by the
Cincinnati orchestra to be held at the
jefferson theatre next Monday and
Tuesday and crowded houses seem to
he well assured for all three of the
performances. There has been an ex-
ceptionally brisk demand for the So and
81 so seats for Monday night when Mrs.
Truman Aldrich Jr., will play the
Creig concerto with the orchestra.
Tickets are being sold only at the
theatre box office. Manager Douglass
of the jefferson and Miss Edgell Adj
ans, who is managing the concerts, are
both receiving many orders through the
nails from out of town for seats.
Mrs. Aldrich. who is making her
home temporarily in Boston. may count
upon an ovation in Birmingham. her
old home. During the past two years
she has had brilliant success with the
prominent orchestras of the country.
Philip Hale of Boston. who easily
stands at the top of the list of music
critics in America, wrote recently;
81 have heard Mrs. Aldrich play
G.ieg's concerto with the Boston Sym
phony orchestra under DR. MuclS's lead
orship She plays musically and bril-
liantly with unusually fine rhythm and
great dash She has a sense of pro-
portion that gives to melodic and emo
tIonal passages their due Importance
and she does not fall into sentimental
ism. Her technic is we'll developed
She has a pleasing stage behavior and
she has the gift Of interesting an au-
dicnce at once"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
WEATHERLY HAS NOT
FORMED AN OPINION
Learning My Lesson as to
School Needs of City,"
He Says

II am learning my lesson and have not
started to form an opinion as to the
school needs of this city, was the way
Commissioner James Weatherly spoke of
his inspection of the schools yesterday.
The commissioner said he was in the
hands of Dr. Phillips, who was rather
successful instructor in other lines, and
he felt sure the school situation would
be properly learned. The commissioners
and DR.. Phillips made q trip yesterday
to a majority of the schools in the city
limits of old Birmingham. They were
busy all morning. Later they continued
the trip of inspection. 1t is understood
that the trip will be. carried on today as
there is no meeting of the commission
scheduled.
Il have not learned all there is to be
learned on the school situation" said Mr.
Weatherly Therefore l cannot have
formed any conclusion as to what my rec
concentrations will be. The fact is / am
learning my lesson as to the problem.
When that will be finished I cannot say.
There is only one thing to say at this
time and that is 7 have not sufficient
information on which to base any conclu-
sion. When the time comes Tor action
it will be taken ! believe"
Mr.. Weatherly preferred not to com
ment upon the conditions pointed out on
the trip by Dr. Phillips. The officials
were apparently enjoying the lesson
as Mr.. Weatherly put it and at the same
time gathering all the facts possible for
future consideration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
ELKS PRESENT
BELT TO BARKER

As token of appreciation of the splen-
did work and service rendered by Nat
Barker in the recent potlatch contest,
Birmingham Lodge No. 70, Order of Elks,
presented him with handsome wampum
belt of unique design. The belt is a
beautiful example of the Indians art and
embroidery. The lodge of Elks were sue
cessful in winning the first prize of the
fraternal order contest and the first prize
for the finest fraternal float Mr.. Barker
was very active in the contest and by
his energetic efforts secured many votes
for his lodge. The presentation was made
at the last regular meeting. Exalted
Ruler Harry White. on behalf of the
lodge, expressed the appreciation of the
service rendered by the recipient and
handed him the belt as small token of
their estem Mr.. Barker made a short
but fitting response and thanked the
members of the lodge for their remem-
brance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
FIREMEN'S BALL TO
BE HELD TONIGHT

All arrangements were completed last
night for the eleventh annual firemen S
ball, which will be held in the armory
of the city hall tonight. This is the
gala evening of the year with the fire
laddies and this year 1t promises to be
a greater success than in the past Chief
A. ". Bennett and Mrs. V. W. Hughes
will lead the grand march promptly at
$50 o'clock.
According to the committees in charge
of the ball over 2000 guests are expected
to be in attendance. Jess Robinson, ],
S. Cox and w. M. Bondurant are the
arrangement committee.
The proceeds of the Firemens ball will
be added to the funds of the Firemen' S
Relief association and this years enter
tainment is expected to break all rec
ords.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
ARE CYPS|ESO ON II"
PROPERTY OF CIT
Idlewild Park Will Be Su
veyed to Settle the
Question
Where is Idlewild park

Where is Idlewild park?
Where do the lines start and where
they end?
Until the two foregoing questions
answered the "IIighbrows on The HI
as they are called by Mr.. weatherly. II
is to say residents of Highland park '
not seek an Injunction against the
Rowing bands of gypsies as hereto
narrated have stirred up a considera
problem for the "IIighbrows on the j
as they are called by Mr. Weau
and the commissioners themselv
1t was announced by j. c. Co.
of the 'Highbrows on the Hill" Z,
ferred to by Mr.. Weatherly, that he w .
restrain his inclination to seek relic
the courts until the latest promise
the commission was fulfilled or pas
up. That promise was to send the G
engineer 10 Idlewild and ascertain whe
er the campers actually occuy the cit
domain or have trespassed upon the +,
estate of other interests. At his re
dence last night Mr.. Coke still retain
the opinion that the Bohemians W,
camped on the city's land. That the a
joining land was owned by Lee c. Brs
ley was referred to by Mr.. Coke. who S,
MIR. Bradley certainly was familiar
his own acreage.
1t would seem that the treatened host
ties between Mr.. Coke and the city
will be postponed until the engineer
certain where the city lines star
where they end. If 1t is found tina
campers occupy the city's property
injunction says Mr.. Coke will forthw
ensue. If the city is right then the is
will be dropped as: I'VE only want Ill
off the city property" said Mr.. Coke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Building Permits

The following building permits were is.
sued yesterday in the office of the build
ing inspector:
sS0oO-W. b. Leedy & Co., Second ave-
nue. between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets; repairs.
sl200-City of Birmingham. East Bir-
mingham; one story frame building.
s124O--W. r. Stewart, Twelfth avenue
and Tuskegee place, West End; one story
frame building.
S1S00--William Treherne, 1929 Ensley
avenue; one story frame building.
sl6oo--J. It. Appling, 26lS Avenue F, Ems
ley: one story frame building.
slS00-Mrs Il. L. Adams. Hillman ave
nue., between Seventy-fifth and Seventy
sixth streets; one story frame building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
ATTHE HOTELS

c. L. Saxton of Chicago, II. J. Jones
of Knoxville and p. c. Skaggs >ot
Searles are at the Birmingham.
s. V. Williams of Gadsden, II. G. Ison
Of Gadsden and A S. Woodward OF
Carbon Hill are at the Florence.
g. Gazenby of Greenville. w. B. Lacy
OF Vernon and J. r. Mcconnell OF
Cullman are at the Morris.
v NJ Appenig of Jasper, S. L. Nor
row of Mulga and J. V. Burchfield OF
Searles are at the Metropolitan
IA c. Irvine of Mobile. f. Tebbetts
of Mobile and Harry S. Smith of Pitts
burg are at the Hillman.
w. T. Hodge of Ashville. H. c. Bu-
chanan of Atlanta and A. S. Lucas OF
Chattanooga are at the empire.
Many Shriners passed through the
city yesterday on their way to the big
shriners' meeting to be held this week
in Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Kirkpatrick Says That City
Has Lost Big Sum BY Failing
to Get improvement ASsessne,

That the city has lost several hundred
thousand dollars in street Improvement
assessments" is an assertion of Walter
G. Kirkpatrick, city engineer. contained
in a formal communication to the com
mission on problem connected with st.
Charles street.
The citizens of st. Charles street ap-
piled for the repaving of that street by
the city at the expense of the city. The
city referred the matter to the city en-
gineer who advises against such action,
and then recommends a more business
like method of collecting street assess
ments.
The 81. Charles street case was won, 1t
is said, by the city in courts, having been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01

brought by taxpayers. Tie
gineer says the street was entir
viceable, was of great good for
riod of time. and was torn up by
bers and others placing undergrou
proyements therein. That a great
of the assessments on that work
lost by the city is said to be the
In concluding his recommendation
the st. Charles street case, Mr.. Kir
rick pointed out that the city not
lost money in this particular case.
had lost a very great amount in the S
way where delays were permitted in
lectinG the payments from indivi
property owners.
The subject thus originated by a.
engineer will, it is said, have the
full consideration of the commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Renaldi Case Today

Final arguments will be heard this
morning In the case of Sam Renaldi
against the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company. which has been on
trial in the fourth division of the city
court for the past two days. The plain
tiff claims $4,000 damages for injuries
received In an accident at South Park
station about two years ago. The plain
tiff is partially paralyzed and had to be
carried into court on a cot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01

Ipublic to bank, that is, deposite made
with it, should also bear some relation
to the capital and surplus of the bank
and that the total deposits that bank
Ibe permitted to receive from one pre-
son, firm or corporation should not be
more than reasonable percentage of
its capital and surplus. Large deposits
are of course tempting to a bank, but
they are often source of great weak
ness particularly where very large
account, subject to the check of one
individual or corporation, is carried
with bank having a small capital and
surplus 1t is conceded that the amount
Ito which bank may become creditor
lis properly "A subject OF regulation and
lit would seem with equal propriety
THAT there should be some limitation.
biased upon its capital and surplus, on
the amount TO which a bank may be-
come indebted to depositor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Marriaee Licenses for April

The number OF marriage licenses Issued
last month I'M the office of the probate
clerk. when compared with those of
March, show a slight decrease. only 141
being issued in April. while 156 were talk
en- out during March. c. Wolsey Mar
row, probate clerk. however, is of the
opinion that 1t was a very good record
for the spring cleaning month and be-
lieves that May will more than make up
The shortage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
The Crops

"The crop situation at the present
time is encouraging. A record yield of
winter wheat seems assured, and in
our own Immediate section cotton plant
ing is practically finished. The season
lis two weeks earlier than last year and
the acreage in this state has been in
creased probably per cent, to nearly
4, 900, 900 acres.
"There has also been marked in
crease in the use of fertilizers. Some
replanting has been necessary in the
southern part of the state. but our adj
vices from that section indicate that a
|complete stand will be had within 10
days and we are informed there has
been practically no replanting in the
northern counties. The boil weevil viii
lof course be factor that must be
recokoned with this year. but in the
counties likely to be affected, we learn
THAT large acreage has been devoted
Ito CROPS other than cotton, so that al
Together the farming situation in Ala
Ibam may be regarded asHsatisfactory
I'n4fs FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
z1RMINGlIAM.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Potlatch Committees Report
to Chamber of Commerce
Directors
NAME AND DATE TO
BE DECIDED LATER
Committee of Ten Appointed BY Hard
ing To Decide Matter-Director
to Make Good Deficit of
Almost S2500

The success of the potlatch festival has
been established,
Indications are that the potlatch fes-
tiyal of prosperity will be held annually
The Chamber of Commerce executive
committee held a meeting yesterday
morning and reported to the chamber di-
reetors yesterday afternoon the final bus
mess of the potlatch festival which was
held here April "a and 25.
There is some talk OF making the fes-
teal fall celebration. The time, name
and other features of the annual festival
Will be decided by a committee of 10
which was appointed by President w. p.
G. Harding. This committee is composed
of the potlatch executive committee, Os-
car c. Turner chairman; John Sparrow,
Hill Ferguson, J. e. Shelby, j. Frank
Rushton and Crawford Johnson, and four
additional men, f. M. Jackson, John w.
Sibley, W. M. Drennen and W. n. Ma
lone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Second Avenue Will Be Opened

AS to the Stag pile, that will be cleared
to the ground as already announced.
Second avenue will be opened However,
all will recall that we are permitted to
dump Stag from our furnaces across Sec
ond avenue If we were denied that right
it would be impossible to operate the fur
naces. Therefore we will dump Stag on
the property set aside for that purpose.
Whether the Stag pile will ever become
as large as the present one | cannot say.
The market for Stag at this time is very
good, I am told, so it may be possible to
sell that natural cement as fast as it is
dumped there. In the meantime our
company gives up considerable to the
city. We get nothing in return. 1t is all
done freely and with only one principal
purpose in view--that of creating a more
binding friendship between the people
and this company"
In connection with the removal of the
Slcss Stag bank, the Birmingham Stag
company placed large force of men al
work yesterday with a steam shovel
tearing away that colossal bank That
it will be cleared away in 80 days as
promised by Solon Jacobs, president of
the Stag company, is generally accepted
as possible in view of the activities there
at this time. Mr. Jacobs says such a job
is comparatively small feat, while the
average layman would have thought Ii a
task for an army.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Resolutions Adopted

The following resolutions indorsing the
movement to take the convcts out of
the mines and work them on the roads
was unanimously adopted by the meet
ing:
Resolved by this meeting, That we
heartily approve of and commend the
action of those who met in the Morris
hotel April 26 for the purpose of oppos-
ing the keeping of the convicts in the
mines and the leasing and hiring of con-
victs.
Resolved further. That committee OF
10 be appointed by the chairman of this
meeting to cooperate with and aid those
who are engaged in the work above men.
toned.
Resolved further. That the members
of said committee are hereby constituted
delegates from this meeting to attend the
called meeting made by said body or
the fourteenth of June of this year a,
Birmingham.
Resolved by this meeting. That We
heartily approve of the action of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com.
pany in disseminating the use of con
victs in their mines"
The committee appointed in connection
| Adam Pow, Ensley; W. A. Spencer, WY.
lam; j. d. Brown, Ensley; J.. B. Lanier
Bessemer: Kelly Johnson, Bessemer; J
| G.. Fowler, Bessemer; George d. Britain
North Birmingham; T. y. Work, Ensley
r. w. Oonyt, Ensley; George r. Byrum
Enslev.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01

"Other matters that should be taken
up and attended to by the merchants and
people of this country are lower express
rates, municipal ownership of water and
light plants, repeal of the rotten bank
rupt laws
'The merchants in the center of this
great industrial county welcome you to
Birmingham. They will contribute their
support and energy to carry to success
the objects of your conference, believing
when they do so that it will make the
people of Jefferson county greater and
grander''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-01
Committee to Meet Soon

This committee will hold a meeting in
the near future and will decide on
whether or not the festival shall con-
tinue by the name "potlatch," what time
of year it shall be held, of what it shall
consist, how it shall be financed and
other features and will report them to the
chamber board of directors for indorse-
ments or rejection
There is some talk of forming a pot
latch association, membership in which
shall be a certain amount, but this is not
meeting with general favor. The general
desire appears to be that the festival be
Commerce.
Every day since the great celebration
opened up here last Thursday the senti-
ment in favor of it has been growing
stronger. That it was rousing sue
cess, there is no longer any doubt. That
the festival did just what it was meant
to do is the belief at the Chamber of
Commercse. 1t developed and aroused the
spirit of cooperation and mutual rela-
tion between the different merchants,
business men and all citizens of the
town. Even if the money spent had been
a dead loss the members of the Chamber
of Commerce state the festival would
have been very well worth while.
As it is, the deficit in the finances of
the festival will amount to between $500
and $1,000. The directors of the chamber
agreed yesterday to make this up, it be-
ing just about the amount advanced the
chamber potlatch committee when the
arrangements for the festival were be-
gun The chamber will endeavor to make
up the amount in some way later, prob
ably by a membership eampaign.