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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
VIM. ID. HOLCOMBE
DIES AT AGE OF 73
Father of Eight Grown Children Is
First of Family to Pass Away.
Confederate Veteran

william Drayton Holcombe. aged 73
rather of ]. II. Holcombe, one of Bir-
infngham's best known citizens, died at
his late residence. 1924 Fifth avenue road.
yesterday morning at 5:15 o'clock.
Mr.. Holcombe was a native of South
Carolina. where he engaged in active bus
mess until IS years ago, when he retired
and removed to Birmingham. where he
has since resided Mr. Holcombe was a
Confederate veteran, having enlisted in a
South Carolina company in 1861 and served
throughout the war
Mr.. Holcombe had been in declining
health for seven months, and was confined
to his bed for six weeks before his death
Besides his wife, Mr.. Holcombe is sur
vived by eight children-J. II. Holcombe
Charles r.. Holcombe, William f. Hol-
combe, Thomas +. Holcombe. all of Bir-
mingham, and NJ. c. Holcombe of San
Diego. Cal; Mrs Shelby Coupland and
Mrs. John Carr of Admission and Miss
Susie Holcombe of Birmingham. This is
the first death in the family, and the
youngest child is now "a years old.
Funeral services will be held from the
family residence. 1924 Fifth avenue road,
at 3 O'Clock this Afternoon, with interment
at Fairmont cemetery. His sons and
grandsons will act as pallbearers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19

make or wants to offer some remedy
for the present situation will be pres
emit President Harding yesterday is
sued the following statement anent the
meeting:
"a meeting of the members of the
Chamber of Commerce. of other civic
bodies and of all interested citizens is
called for Thursday, November 20, at
$3.50 p. M, in the Chamber of Com
merce audit orium.
"Birmingham's financial condition
and the calling of a special session OF
the state legislature to provide great
ly needed relief will be discussed. Ii
Is desired to obtain a full and free
expression of opinion from Birming
hams citizens and l urge all to at
tend this meeting and to take an ac-
tive part in it. Our city commission
ers will be present to advise u.s.
mo subject could be of more i'm.
portance than that of the presen;
financial condition of our city"
1t is said that a delegation will be
| appointed to call upon the governor tc
urge the calling of an extra session
and 1t is very probable that this dele
cation will go to Montgomery Satur
day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
HEAD OF WOODMEN
COMING SATURDAY
Sovereign Commander Root
Will Be Entertained at
Banquet at HiIlman

Joseph Cullen Root, sovereign COM
mander of the Woodmen of the World
Will be the guest of honor at a ban
quet to be given at s o'clock Satur-
day night at the Hotel IIillman by the
local lodge, according to announcemea Al
made yesterday. Mr.. Root is from
Omaha. Neb., and is the sovereign com
mander of about 600 Woodmen. be
ing the highest officer in the lodge.
DR.. ]. A. Elkourie, who is head of
the committee in charge of the af-
falr, stated yesterday that Oscar I'm
derwood had promised to be present
II possible. DR.. Ell1ourie viii act as
toastmaster OF the occasion, while Mr.
Underwood, Walter D. Seed, Hugh Nor
row, Judge w. f. Fort and others will
make five-minute talks. Sovereign
Commander Root will make the ad-
dress of the evening
DR.. Elkourie stated that Senator
Maurice Sheppard of Texas, treasurer
OF the Woodmen, also expected to be
present and make a short talk. The
affair will be one of the most notab,s
events in lodge and fraternal circles
IN TINS city in some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
MANY CHILDREN
CALL ON FANCY"
Big Lady Elephant at the
Zoo Now Holds Daily
Receptions

Miss Fancy held another reception
yesterday afternoon. These recepuons
are getting to be a regular thing and
many a child Is looking forward to them
with pleasurable excitement. Miss
Fancy" is in her glory when the ldddies
are around and the more peanuts they
bring the better she likes 1t.
The crowd about the little green house
ON the hill yesterday presented a pretty
scene. The little ones were grouped about
the elephant and the fathers mothers,
big brothers and sisters, uneles. aunts
and older friends formed background.
The children were for the most part
dressed in the gayest of colors and their
little faces beamed with happy. sunshiny
smiles as they timidly held out son'e
dainty for the delight of their pet.
Nellie" the little terrier which was
presented to the elephant, does not seem
inclined to get in the limelight During
the reception yesterday afternoon she re-
mained on her blankets and excused her
self by saying that she was slightly in
disposed" OF course, she wasn't, She
was just sleepy and it was SO warm and
cozy on the blanket that she hated to
leave even for the children.
Miss Fancy" and Nellie get along
together in absolute harmony There is
no dssension in the family. The little
dog never saw Curly" before Sunday
morning, but she is always at his side
now and her affection Tor MIN is 50
patent that it causes visitors TO smile for
a moment, then TO pause and ponder
that such love exists in an animal breast
She follows him when he goes down
town and when he gets too close to Miss
Fancy" "Nellie' is always near at hand
to rush to his aid should the elephant
accidentally step on him.
"Nelie" was greatly petted Sunday aft
ernoon by the children but she took it
all with stolid Indifference. But when
Curly" speaks TO her she is all attention
Her little body is tense and size assumes
listening attitude and then when he
says "commere. Nellie she bounds
joyously forward with a little yap of
appreciation
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
REVIVE MOVEMENT TO
SECURE B. R., L. g P. co.
AVENUE F FRANCHISE
Proposition Brought Before City Commission BY Robert Je
son. Twill Be Taken Up Again at Special Commission
Meeting Next Wednesday at 3 o Clock-Keley
Franchise Formally Declared Null and Void

trial" he said, has made them several
concessions from the original franchise,
and they have now failed to make good,
1 do not see how you can but in Justice TO
all again consider our proposition. Al
the time we had it up formerly, you said
YOU wanted to wait and see if these other
people would make good. Now they have
not. and It's merely right and JUST that
some on else be given a chance"
Both Judge Lane and Mr. Weatherly
stated they would be glad to hear from
Mr.. Jemison or anyone else and that
whenever they considered they could
make a good business transaction for the
city they intended to do so.
A day or two ago Mr.. Weatherly stated
that nobody, no matter who they might
be, was going to get any franchises from
the city in the future unless they paid
well for them, If he could help it.
A resolution was passed by the commits
sion yesterday declaring void and null
the Kelley street railway franchise be-
cause the company had failed to comply
with the provision of the franchise in re-
gard to deposting money with the city
and beginning work on a certain date. No
action was taken upon the present petit
tion of the Kelley people now pending be-
fore the commission and asking for an
other franchise to cover the same route.
When the original Kelley franchise was
granted it was done so over the serious
opposition of Mr.. Jemison and others who
We're interested in securing a franchise
out Avenue f for the Birmingham Rail-
way Light and Power company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19

revival of the old movement to Sc
cure for the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company a franchise for a
street car line out Avenue f to Elm
wood cemetery occurred at the commis-
sion meeting yesterday when Robert Jet1-
ison, Jr., asked for an expression from
the commission to wehther or not. they
would reconsider a proposition similar to
the one made them at the time the X elley
street car franchise was under considera-
tion Some eight or ten months ago.
Mr.. Jemison was assured that the COM
mission was willing and glad to consider
any proposition that he might care to
make along this line and by agreement
next Wednesday at o clock was set for
a hearing of the matter. Mr.. Jemlson
stated that the matter had been ap-
preached by him in this manner as he
did not know whether or not he would he
able to get the Birmingham Railway.
Light and Power company to agree to a
similar proposition as they had made be-
fore During Mr.. Jemson's 5 entire speech
neither the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company nor the Kelley COM
pany was mentioned by him.
He stated that he appeared as a repre-
sentative of the residents of the Elmwood
cemetery section and the Avenue e sec
tion and of also the many people in all
parts of the city who had loved ones
buried in Elmwood cemetery and wished
to visit the graves. "Sinee the commits
sion has given these other people a fair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
NORTH BIRMINGHAM
LANDCO. MEETING
Nelson and Duran Are Reelected Of
ficers for the Tenth COnsecu-
tive Term

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the North Birmingham Land company
was held at the offices of the company
in the Brown-Marx building yesterday
morning at II o'clock. In addition to the
Birmingham stockholders there We're pres
ent J c. Maben. Sr. and W. II. Goadby
of w. II. Goodby q Co., bankers of New
York; Thomas B. Scott George Cole Scott
and Jonathan Bryan of Richmond, Va.
The old board of directors were re-
elected, consisting OF j. c. Maben of New
York city, J. w. Mcqueen, Frank Nelson.
Jr, e. NJ. Tutwiler and c. NJ Greene of
Birmingham, and Thomas b. Scott and
Jonathan Bryan of Richmond, Va.
Frank Nelson, Jr., was reelected presi-
dent, and w. II. Duran was reelected see
retary and treasurer. This makes the
tenth consecutive year for which Mr.,
Nelson and Mr.. Duran have been elected
president and secretary and treasurer re-
spectively. and for the past 10 years the
average dividend paid by this company
mas been per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
TO SELL RED CROSS
.SEALSBY TELEPHONE
"PhOning Committee" of
Young Ladies Being Or
ganized to Work Scheme

With the coming of Christmas
the annual sale of Red Cross seah
the sale this year is to be one of =,
most systematic yet held.
One particular feature of the sale is 70
be conducted by a "phoning committee
of young ladies' This committee is headed
by Miss Zoe Black and will consist of 9s
young ladies'. There are 9S pages in the
telephone hook and each of the young
ladies on the committee will take a page
from the book and telephone to each
residence number on it, asking the sub
scriber to buy some Of the seals. No
order will be taken for less than % seals
and the orders will be mailed. Ths per-
son buying the seals may send the money
in after receiving his order
The committee will begin its work on
the sd of November and finish on the
Both. 1t will he composed of members of
all the Sunday schools in the city the
Jewish synagogue and the Catholic Sun
day schools being well represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
CORONER INDIGNANT
ABOUT HOMICIDFS

There has been murder in the county
every day so far this month"; said Cor
oner c. l.. Spain yesterday as he started
on the investigation of the latest reported
homicide. And what is worse, the kill
ings go right on and no one is arrested.
To prove what | say there have been over
300 Killings so far this year. NoH. 80 and
look in the county Jail and see Just how
many men are there on the charge of
murder. There are very few, l assure
you.'
The coroner was indignant as usual
when he gets to talking about the homi-
cides, The coroner is now investigating
six different murders. In the meanwhile,
he says, the body of a murdered negro is
living in the woods near Bessie awaiting
his attention when he finds the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
CHANGE IN TRAIN
New Schedule of Sunset Limited Goes
Into Effect Sunday

O. p. Bartlett, general agent of the
Southern Pacific Railway company in Bir-
mngham. announced yesterday that the
new Sunset Limited" which was to have
made its initial run Sunday, will start on
November %. Mr.. Bartlett said that the
date was postponed on account of the re-
cent labor troubles and says that the
passenger service from NeWtOrleans Will
be on the old schedule the balance of this
week.
Beginning on November %, the new
train will leave New Orleans at II a. m.,
the Sunset Expresss" will leave the
Crescent City at II 80 p, M, and the
"Sunset Mail will leave at Has a. m.
This latter train carries through sleeper
To Dallas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
Yesterday issued from the office of the
probate judge:
Roy A. Mutt Jerseyville, ILL.,, to Miss
Pearl ID. Annette.
c. C. Heidi, Jr., Birmingham, to Miss
Rosa f. Sibley
Otto e. Frieke, Birmingham, to Miss
Myrtle Collier.
E. b. VanKeuren, Birmingham, to Miss
Edith Balm.
Charlie Savage. Muga, to Miss Alma
Short.
c. S. Stratton, Mount Vernon, ILL.,, to
Miss Martha Courtney.
r. b. Vail, Birmingham, to Miss May
+. Crew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
REPORT ON BIRTHS AND
DEATHS FOR THE MONTH

There were 90 white births and 10 me-
gro births In Birmingham last month, a
total of $50, against total of deaths
numbering DDS, according to the report of
the city health department. The negroes
numbered 12l out of the 22S
There were eight deaths from typhoid
fever, seven from malaria, p from tuber-
culosis of the lungs, II from pneumonia
and y from violence. The most prevalent
disease was typhoid fever of which there
We're A cases. There We're Is cases of
scarlet fever % of dphtheria and rs Of
pulmonary tuberculosis.
The death rate per 1000 per annum was:
White. II %: black, $3.50; average, 1712.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Alabama Power Company
Officials Speak Before
Conservation Congress

Washington. November lS-tSpecial9
Alabama Power company. gave a lee
ture tonight~ before the members
of the conservation congress on the
value and importance of manufacture u
fertilizers by waterpower. The lecture
was illustrated by pictures thrown on
canvass and was highly instructive and
appreciated BY a large audience.
Mr. Washburn Is AN engineer of high
standing and had his subject in hand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Appreciation From Boys Shool
the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
j wish without delay to thank you most
heartily in the name of the entire school
the board, the officials In control, and
the boys-for the generosity and kindness
of The Age-Herald in connection with the
band concert at the Orpheum, on the
10th.
Your goodness in using your columns
in the interest of the band, both before
and after the entertainment. has been
deeply appreciated. and | beg you will
accept our sincere gratitude and cordial
appreciation. Yours very truly,
d. M. WEAKLEY, Supt.
East Lake, November II, 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
DISPENSARY TEAMS
DO BIC DAYS WORK
AND REPORT SCI 46
Total for Campaign Had Al
most Reached $4,000
Mark Yesterday
M'CROSSIN TEAM
WINS DAYS PENNANT
Mrs. Tarrant Wins Pennant for the
Ladies' Teams-More Big Re-
ports Are Expected at
Today's Luncheon

The grand total in the University Free
Dispensary campaign reached almost to
the $4,000 mark yesterday when at the
daily luncheon at 1870 the teams reported
a total of $514630 for the day 1t was
one of the largest reports yet made, and
the luncheon was probably the most en-
thusiastie held since the campaign began.
The attendance at the luncheon was
large nearly every team being represent
ed, and every report was cheered At the
conclusion of the report the Rev. J. A.
Bryan burst out into the tune of Praise
God, from Whom All Blessings Flow"
and the diners Joined in with an effect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Real Estate Transfers

The following transfers of real estate
were yesterday recorded In the office OF
the probate judge:
$7000--J S. Smith to G. w. Beach. lot g.
In block "a. survey of G.. w. Ware.
s415O-Perle l.. Smith to Ensley Lot
company. parts of lots |, 2, and 4, in
block JOG. Ensley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Page Visits Jackies

Naples, November 1S-Thomas Nelson
Page, American ambassador to Italy, and
his wife, returned today to Rome aftee
visiting the American warships. The bat
tleship wyoming, flagship of the fleet,
sailed today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
MORNING MEDLEY OF
DAYS DOINGS IN CITY

tieed in an art frame several Photographs
of Gertrude Hoffman, the noted danceuse,
in several alluring poses. Why this is
worse than September Morn, he ejac-
ulated, and forthwith went his imperial
dictum to remove the pictures
In the photographs Miss Hoffman ap-
pears a $ a water nymph.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
Kansas Merchant Dead

Arkansas City. Kas.. November IS.
Joseph A. Ranney, president of a local
mercantile compang and widely known
among merchants of Kansas and Okla
homa. died at his home here today at the
age of %.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19

that was very impressive The executive
committee has got down to work and
today is expected to be another of the
best reports of the campaign.
Executive Committee at Work
Chairman Culpepper Exum of the eX-
ecutive campaign committee stated yes
terday that the committee acknowledged
that it had not been doing its full duty
and working as hard as the other teams
and that they meant to make good the
deficit from now on. The women yes
terday reported a total of 1897 .25, one of
the largest reports they have made. Mrs.
Hale V. Tarrant, captain of Team G,
won the ladies pennant for the day. The
mems pennant was awarded to Judge
McCrossin, whose team has done some
of the best work of the campaign. The
McCrossin team did not have the most
money yesterday, but it was explained
that $1,000 of the money reported by the
Joseph Tyler team was in a way a part
of the executive committees work, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
GET YOUR HOT TURKEY
DINNER, ONLY
30 CENTS
80 CENTS

322 N. 21st STREET
DINNER SERVED DAILY
12 TO 2..30 O'CLOCK, FROM
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20
TO NOVEMBER 27. BENE-
FIT OF CHILDREN'S DAY
NURSERY. (SERVED BY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
MORE PICTURES ARE
ORDERED REMOVED

Chief of Police George II. Bodeker was
shocked yesterday morning when in pass
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-19
CALL MASS MEETING FOR
TOMORROW TO DISCUSS
EXTRA SESSION PROBLEM

President w. P. G. Harding of the
Chamber of Commerce yesterday is
sued call for mass meeting of the
citizens of Birmingham to be held at
the Chamber of Commerce auditorium
tomorrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. At
that meeting the citizens Will discuss
methods to persuade Governor O'Neal
to cal an extra session of the legis
Iature that legislation may be passed
remedying Birmingham's financial
troubles and the abolishing the fec
system.
The three city commissioners will be
present, 1t is said, and it was an
nounced last night that the Birming-
ham Ad club had already accepted an
invitation to attend. The Rotary club,
the Business Mems league, the Board
of Trade, the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association and all citizens in
terested in the welfare of Birmingham
are invited to be ON hand
Every influence will be exerted to
have the governor call an extra seq
sion and President Harding hopes that
everyone who has a suggestion to
| that therefore the pennant belonged to
| the McCrossin team. Mr.. McCrossin s
| team has probably secured more subscfib-
ers than any other two teams in the
| campaign, but they have worked the
factories and industrial plants, where the
subscriptions have been small. They have
reported each day anywhere from 100 to
200 subscriptions.
Detailed Report
The detailed report of the teams fol-
l lows:
2-The Rev. NJ. S. Barnwell captain, s25.
sc. c. Burke, captain, s110.
81 T. Doster, captain, 1852.
6-1ill Ferguson, captain, SIG
Harry Jones, captain, $4l0.
9-Dan A. Hogan, captain, $l02.
10-Joseph and Tyler, cartains. $120.
11-Latimer and Phillips. captains. $142.
l2-Judge McCrossn, captain, $5S7 90
Ill. c. Wood. captain, $3.50.
16-Coone1 Pounds captain, 1869 so.
1S--Rogers and Macarthur, captains, $139.
3O--Shelby and Sibley, captains, $S5.
22-J. W. Whatley, captain, $276.
23-Dr F. l.. Whitman, captain, $50.
24-W. H. Woolverton, captain, slS5.
&-Sterling A Wood. captain, $16O.
Total mems teams, $4249. .05.
A-Mrs. j. S. Jemson, captain, $201.2
B-Mrs. Charles bowman, captain. $24S.
AIRS. Elias Davis, captain, $50 so.
G-Mrs. Hale V. Tarrant, captain, 1885.
H-Miss Willis, captain, $6055
Total ladies' team, $S97.3.
Total this day, $514630.
Previously reported, S3i0i4.
Grand total, $39 1870 60
Arizona republican., 1913-11-06

revenge for the two defeats of the year just passed at the hands of the
 Badgers, and ran the score to the
 skies. Three touchdowns were push
 ed in in this section.
 Meyer of the Badgers received the
 kickoff and with the speed and sur1-
 ty for which he is famed, he took
 the ball fifteen yards before he was and he advanced twenty more. Then Phoenix held and the Badgers kick ed. The Coyotes, once more in pos session of the hide, took it to their one yard line by a series of straight bucks. Tucson held, and kicked out to ThOman on the thirty yard line
 who took the ball on the run and was stopped only after he had pass ed over the back line and scored six more points for the Coyotes. He missed the goal in the free kick. In side five minutes after this score, Harrison dropped back from his po- sition to pass to Teal the hidden man, and there was six more in the list of Coyote points when the latter took the ball out of the air and lodging three men went to the posts and across for a touchdown. Tho man missed goal. The third score followed immediately afterward Phoenix kicked off to the Badgers They lined up, and Tucson tried a forward pass, which Thoman took out of the air in it's flight and carried it from the Tucson twenty-five yard line over. This time Thoman kick ed goal
Arizona republican., 1913-11-06
BARNEY OLDFIELD'S
 MANAGER SUSPENDED
Contest Board Has Other Things to Do and His Requests Are
 Tabled for the Hence

At a regular meeting of the con test board of the American Automo bile association, held at A. A. A. na tional headquarters in New York on Wednesday, October 29, the formal applicatio for reinstatement to good standing of w. H. CBirO Pickens of Chicago formerly manager of Barney O1dfield) who is under dis qualification to July l, 1917, was carefully considered, but in the ab sence of any satisfactory reason war ranting favorable action the request of MT. Pickens was denied.
 George J. Greenburg of Chicago, en- trant of No IS Packard in the sixth annual inter-club reliability team match of the Chicago Automobile club and Chicago Athletic associa- ton, to Waukesha, Wisconsin and return, June F and 13, 1913, was disqualified and suspended to Janu- ary l. 1915, for wilful and deliberate violation of the special rules govern ing the run.