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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
HEAR ARGUMENTS
ON PROPOSED BILL
Those Interested in Ordi-
nance Covering Lending Of
Money Before Commission

The commissioners listened for three
hours yesterday to arguments for and
against the proposed ordinance to regu-
late the lending of money in Birming-
ham. The measure has been prepared
by the legal aid bureau of this city and
has been approved and is being spon-
sored by the Associated charities of this
city. An array Of counsel appeared yes
terday on both sides and discussed the
measure during the entire afternoon. At
the conclusion of the meeting the COM
missoners announced that the legality Of
the measure will be passed upon by City
Attorney Romaine Boyd following~swhich
the commissioners will decide as to
whether 1t will become a law In any
event it was announced there Will be
nothing done until those interested have
an additional oportunity of being heard
President Paschal G. Shook of the AS
ISOLATED charities was there as was Sec
retary McGrath. Isadore Shapiro spoke
for the measure as did 8. j. Bowie. Sam
Stern and A. Leo Oberdorfer spoke In
the interest of the men engaged in loan
business while Forney Johnston repre-
senting the Morris plan of banking was
also heard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
RADIATOR COMPANY
OFFICIAL IN CITY
Vice President Hill Inspects
Work Being Done on
Local Plant

For the purpose OF inspecting the devel-
opments on the local plant of the Amer
lean Radiator company, ". II. Hill, vice
president of that company. is in Birmlng-
ham. He reached here yesterday with Vice
President Cowper of the Lackawanna
Steel company. which concern is making
the steel for the plant near Acipco for
the American Radiator company. The Of
fcials were yesterday entertained at
luncheon by w. w. Crawford, president
of the American Trust. and during the
afternoon We're shown over the Birming-
ham district by Mr.. Crawford. Last night
the visitors were the guests OF Mr.. Craw-
ford at his home.
The officials paid a visit to the plant
yesterday. They looked over the work
being done there in erecting a s350,Oo0 plant
and seemed to be very much pleased with
the status of the work under the direc-
tion of William C. Weston, the company's
local architect They win be here today
and will make another trip to the plant.
Vice President Hill said yesterday t1lat
the progress of the work was very salts
factory and would be completed. 1t ap-
peared schedule time. He said the
plant would be able to materially increase
the output of the company here az COM
pared to the temporary plant that has
been, operating near the Sloss company
for the past few years. The two visitors
were much pleased with the general busi-
ness situation. They have been In Bir-
mingham several times and have many
friends among local prominent men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
FIRST STEEL FOR
TUTW|LER HOTEL
Consignment Reaches City.
Begin Erecting Steel
in Few Days

A large consignment of steel for the
Tutwiler 81 $4,000 hotel has reached Bir-
mingham, and 1t is expected that work
on erecting the steel will start during
the next 10 days Announcement TO this
effect was made yesterday. The steel
Is coming in rather slow, however. on ac-
count of the unexpected rush Of orders
given the American Bridge company. The
officials of the company have been as
sured that larger consignments will be re-
ceived here during the next few days
Until a sufficient tonnage has reached
Birmingham to warrant the beginning of
erection by large force of men that
action will be postponed. Although at
this time the steel has not arrived in a
way that gratifies the local officials of
the hotel, they believe that during the
next few days actual erection Of steel will
take place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
RACES AT THE FAIR
MEETING WITH APPROVAL

Secretary Sam F'owlkes of the Alabama
State Fair and Exhibit association stated
yesterday that from what impression he
was able to gather from the many busi-
ness and professional men with whom he
comes in contact daily, the horse race
feature of. the coming 1913 fair is meet
ing with enthusiastic approval.
Nearly every man I meet in the last
few days mentions something about the
horse racing, which we have decided to
have this fall. Many of them say that
they took little interest In the fair last
year, and otherseSstate that they even
did not go out to the grounds at all
merely because there was no horse racing
From all appearances it seems that
this is going to prove one of our most
valuable assets when it comes to drawing
crowds this fall. And. of course, when
every one knows that the races will be
conducted on a high plane with no book
making, there will be no Objectionable
features.
Mr.. Fowllxes yesterday addressed letters
to the various department heads of the
coming fair asking them for suggestions
as to new features in their departments.
Many of these offices will be held by the
same men as last year: NJ. c. Allgood
will be superintendent of the swine de-
partment; w. f. Matthews win be super
intendent of the live stock department;
c. II. Frye of Calera will be superintend-
ent OF the agricultural department; Mrs.
J. B. Reid will be the head of the wom-
ans department, and many other officials
will be the same persons.
Mr.. Fowlkes and Mrs. Reid and other
officials of the fair are now hard at work
on the data for the catalogue. Mr..
FowlSes states he is going through
lively scrap with concession companies.
Especially is there scramble over the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
BIG MOONSH|NE
STILL IS RA|DED
Speedy Work Done by
Deputy Marshals
TWO ARRESTS MADE
Walter ]. Kelley and Paul Merrill
Captured After Exciting Chase.
Two Men in Jail, Failing
to Make Bond
TWO ARRESTS MADE

Some speedy work In more ways than
one was done yestsrday when a posse OF
United States deputy marshals raided a
wildcat distillery and brewery combined,
In the mountains southwest of Short
Creek, this county, and after red hot
chase through the woods landed two men
In the county jail last night charged with
Illicit distilllng.
The arrested men are Walter Jennings
Kelley of Wylam and Paul Merrill. The
men were arrested late yesterday after
noon, rushed to Birmingham where they
arrived about o'clock given a prelimi-
nary hearing before Federal Judge r. B.
Watts and. failing to make bond, were
placed In jail.
The attention of a physician was neces-
sary for Merrill, who is a young boy ap-
parently is or 20 years of age. In the
chase which followed the appearance of
the officers of the law. Merrill stumbled
and fell while running down a hin at
top speed, his chin struck on a log and
the fleshy part of 1t was just hanging
to his lower lip by the skin when he ar
rived at the federal building here in Bir-
He had bled freely and the
wound by that time was giving him much
pain.
Deputy Bob Smith lead the raid. ac-
companied by Deputy L. ]. DeFreese, w.
K jackson, Mat Holsonback and one or
two others. The deputies went to Bes-
semer and drove from there In buggy.
The distillery and brewery was In wild
country, over mile from any house and
when the officers rushed in the two op-
orators dropped their tools and few better
exhibitions of sprinting have ever been
given, either amateur or professional.
Deputy Bob" however, is some sprinter,
he says, himself. AT any rate with the
aid of his comrades the two prisoners
were run down In a good old fashioned
foot race right out through the tall tim
ber.
The deputies state that they found
about 15 gallons of whisky and between
400 and 500 gallons of beer one of the
largest outfits raided In long time The
distillery was homemade affair hold
ing something like 70 gallons of mash and
Both of the prisoners made a clean
breasted confession of their guilt before
Judge Watts yesterday evening. They
stated they were operating the still and
were making whisky and beer. They ex-
pect to make bond today or soon as their
friends can be notified.
The plant was destroyed by the depu-
ties.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08


who will appear before Judge Grubh
today in the interests Of the Southern
Wholesale GrOcers' association.
Ewing will be associated with Wal
ker Percy of Percy, Benners & Burr
In the defense of the grocers. The
members of the association have been
cited for contempt of court, it being
charged that they violated the injunc-
tion granted against the grocers in
1912 by the federal court Gen. Luke
Wright, also counsel for the associa-
ton, cannot be present.
The attorneys Will request Judge
Grubb this morning to order the gov
ernment to more clearly specify the
alleged violations of the injunction In
addition the grocers' attorneys Will re-
quest that the case be reset for May
instead of June as previously ordered.
1t Is expected that the latter will be
agreeable to all Interested.
Mr.. Ewing. who Is widely known
known In Birmingham When he
reached here yesterday many promi-
nent attorneys and others called at
his hotel. but were disappointed on
account of Mr.. Ewing being i'll and in
bed. 1t was given out that Mr.. Ew-
ing was suffering from a severe attack
OF la grippe, which had become more
serious after riding. However last
night he was better and will doutb-
less be present this morning when the
grocers case is called.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
FIREMEN'S BALL AT
THE ARMORY MAY |

The firemen OF Birmingham will have
their annual ball in the armory of the
city hall on May l. This was an
nounced yesterday by the committee on
arrangements. w. H.. Shropshire. S. w.
Jones and ]. x. Guzzard.
1t is the intention Of the committee
to have the ball this year a larger
and more impressive function than
ever before. Contracts for the dec
orations of the armory have already
been made.
Tickets for the ball were put on sale
in all the drug stores and cigar stores
of the city yesterday and the COM
mittee is actively pushing the sale. As
has been the rule in the past. the pro-
ceeds OF the ball go to the Fireman's
Relief association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
AT THE HOTELS

c. d. Stearn of Mobile, J. F. Alexander
of West Blocton and J. b. Clark of Mont
gonlery are registered at the Morris.
J. r. Moore of Montgomery, C. E. Halls
of Montgomery and c.. W. Striplin of
Ashland are at the Metropolitan.
Thomas b. House of Jasper, C. N. Wi
ley of Ragland and w. II. Cowswell of
Auburn are registered at the-Florecce.
B. B. Warwick of Talladega, II. L. Ste
yenson of Jacksonville and Fl. p. Gibson
of Corona are stopping at the EIillman,
c. H. Lapsley of Montgomery, C. q.
buchanan of Jackson, Ca, and James IL.
Thoxnet, agent Metropolitan Shows, are
registered at the Empire
G.. J. Coley of Chicago, James r. Will
son of Waco, Tex, and p. ]. Maiden of
Vancouver. B. c., are registered at the
birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
ENSLEY-EAST LAKE BOULEVARD
is MEETING WARM APPROVAL
WHAT CITIZENS THINK OF
PROPOSED BOULEVARD
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

a very bad condition for the enormous
traffic which IL must handle.
II have put no study on the matter
but Just speaking Off hand I think as
phalt or bitulithic would probably be
the best pavement. Some objection
has been made to this on account of its
alleged weakness in warm weather. On
Eighteenth street though | think this
argument has been answered. This
street is the best paved in the city. The
foundation was laid on q scientific basis
and the street does not get soft enough
to damage 1t. 1t Ia just soft enough
to insure no damage being done to
horses who must travel 1t.
The business district is developing
down toward Fifth avenue and if the
boulevard Is placed out that thorough
fare I think it will encourage the
growth in this direction. Right along
there are the two new hotels and prob
ably the new postoffice. Fifth avenue
surely is the better route"
Ross Smith Approves
1T , is an excellent proposition,
stated Ross c. Smith. There are thous-
ands of people out in the eastern sec
tion of the city who have but this one
outlet to the main business district,
that Is First avenue, which is not in
good condition, being little more than
d CounbIy liiuu Iodd. VI CouiS sc II 10
possible to come to town in a round
about way down Avenue e, but this
Is not satisfactory and is a small ad-
over the First avenue route.
Il remember when the extensive con-
struction of sidewalks was begun here
several years ago. Much criticism was
made Of the city officials then. But we
can see now that we needed them and
1t is the same way with this proposed
boulevard. This town is growing so
fast that we must constantly keep
building up sidewalks and streets and
hind We will never catch up. It's hard
hind We will never catch up. It's hard
to realize, sometimes right on the first
blush, the progress We are making and
for that reason propositions of this
kind occasionally will appear extrav
agant
But they are not. We need them
and need them bad. This boulevard is
badly needed now and long before it
can be completed 1t will be an absolute
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Real Estate Transfers

s49OO-M. A. Ecclas to ]. L. Mulloaky,
lots /, and 8, block 8. Ensley Develop
ment company's map Of Jefferson county
s16OO-Mrs. B. r. Russell to Mrs. G.. Il.
Cassady, lot 27, block II, Avondale.
s2S0o--Mrs. b. r. Russell and r. A. Rus
sell to Mrs. G. e. Cassady. for western
45.7 feet of lot 4, block q. Phelans addi-
ton to Birmingham.
ssS00-G. H. Garmany and w. *. Gar
many to r. G. Peirce for lots Ii and Il,
block 26, Avondale.
s10Oo--Miss francis Woodrow and Miss
Eyalna Woodrow TO j. j.. kysen, for lot
Ia, block 8, the Princeton survey of JEFF
ferson county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
PAVING PLANT MAY
Be LOCATED HERE

Birmingham may get a paving plant
through the efforts OF President Culpepper
Exum of the city commission.
He received yesterday two samples OF
a paving block apparently solid asphalt
which is made in this country OF domestic
compositions. In q telegram to Mr.. Exum
the company officials informed him that
II they were reasonably assured that the
city would look with favor upon their
product the company would erect plant
here at once. Mr.. Exum said yester-
day that the block appeared 10 be al
most indestructible and he was inclined
to try 1t on some OF the streets OF Biz
mingham. 1t is supposed that Mr. Exum
will. after comforting with his asso ciate
commissioners. write the officials OF the
company to visit Birmingham and look
over the held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Parker Slightly Wounded

Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon W. e. Jones, an engineer on the
Alabama Great Southern railway, shot
Ed Parker. former policeman,
through the left wrist. The shooting
followed an alteration outside the cor
oner's office in the courthouse. Imme-
diately following the affray Parker
was taken to the Hillman hospital and
Jones was placed under arrest. The
wounds OF Parker are not serious, and
he went to his residence shortly after
reaching the hospital
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
ELECTED DIRECTORS
Freeman. Mitchell and Bonbright
Directors of American Cities Co.


w. W. Freeman of the Alabama
Power company: James Mitchell. pres
ident of the same company, and ]. W.
Bonbright. bankers for the power de-
velopers in this state. have been elect
ed directors of the American cities
Railway company. according to an an
nouncement in the Wall Street Journal.
The election OF the three water power
officers follows the acquiring by that
company of $4,000 shares of the stock
of the American Cities. which owns
the Birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company of this city.
Mr.. Freeman and Mr.. Mitchell will be
In Birmingham during the next few
days and 1t Is believed they will make
some announcement about their con-
nection with the owners of the Br-
mingham Railway, Light and Power
company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
LIGHTNER TO ATTEND
DINNER THURSDAY

A. d. Lightner, vice president of the
Frisco lines in Texas and other terri
tory. as well as president Of the New
Orleans Terminal company, was here yes
terday. Mr.. Lightner since leaving here
as general agent. has returned frequently
to wind up some matters begun under his
administration.
He said yesterday that he would be in
Birmingham for the big dinner to be
given next Thursday at the Country club
by the Birmingham Newspaper club.
Business IL good,' said Mr.. Lightner
1--WE have been sharing well with the in
creasing trade developments and are sat
isfied with the general situation. 4dy
visit here this time had nothing out of
the ordinary connected with. it,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
DEFER ACTION ON
SLOT MACHINES

On account of the extended meeting of
the commission yesterday the time of
which was consumed with ,ebate for
and against the proposed loan shark ordi-
nance. the proposed abolition of slot ma
chimes was not ordered. However, Captain
Boyd, city attorney. filed an ordinance
which will be adopted by the commits
sion at the next meeting penalizing the
operation of any such device as slot
machine in Birmingham.
The commissioners are very much op-
posed to the machines and will order them
removed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Building Permits

The following building permits were is
sued yesterday In the office of the build
ing Inspector:
s150o-R. a. Walker, Sill Twenty-seventh
street; one story frame house.
s42oo-Masnolia Land company. Twenty
sixth street and Orange avenue; two two
story brici' veneer buildings.
s1oo-Anglin 4 White, 1906 First avenue
repairs
S4ooo--Dr. e. Lawrence Sektt. Altamon
and Clfr Roads; two story II ame house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
McDayid Discusses Plans

Il am enthusiastic for the boulevard
said Robert McDavid yesterday. 1T Will
be one of the best things in the way OF
Improvement that the city officials can
do. 1t will serve thousands of people
a serviceable road and as far as know
think there viii be little II any op-
position to the plan.
There is but one phase of Mr.
Exum's plan that l differ with slightly
and that is the route, although / guess
what he has laid out has merely been
in the way of suggestion. In this con-
nection I want to suggest Fifth avenue
instead of Third avenue as the route
to Ensley.
"As is we'll known Fourth, Fifth,
Sixth and Seventh avenues are now
closed at their western extremities by
Smiths park. The owners of this tract
of land, of which / am one, have en-
deavored to keep this, large tract of
land, almost in the center of the city
as it is, intact. However, when the
Tidewater line was built they con-
demned a right of way through the
park and thus it has been cut in two.
Now. since this has been done, 1T seems
to me it would be possible to prevail
on the owners of this large tract of
land right here in the heart of the uily
to permit the opening up of Fifth ave-
nue. through the park also. This would
give the most direct route to Ensley
obtainable, much better, in my esti-
nation than Third avenue. You could
enter Ensley right down Eighteenth
street.
Z To First Avenue
after getting to town then, | think
1t would be best to cross over to First
avenue and go out through Avondale,
Woodlawn and East Lake via this
street, which at the present time is In
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
ChisoIm Files Bankruptcy Petition

bankruptcy in the United States court.
His liabilities are estimated at s1257
and his assets at 1850. A phase of the
petition Is the listing of many shares
which the petitioner holds in several
mining companies In the asset schedule
and across from each entry is placed
a row of ciphers, showing their worth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

1t will be comparatively easy to get the
final ordinance upon the work
In reference to the boulevard operat-
ing to Fairview connecting there with
Ensley avenue, John L. Parker, a large
property owner, said yesterday that he
was strong for the boulevard and would
sign petition for his part of the paw
ing at once. In addition other property
owners of the Fairview and Ensley Sec
tion have signiied to Mr.. Exum and
other commissioners their desire to as
sist.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Bring Communities Together

1.-THE proposed Exum boulevard would
bring the two wings of Birmingham to-
gether as nothing else would" said John
Sparrow ut would also have very
beneficial effect on the center of the city.
1t would mean great deal in traffic
convenience to have a paved street from
Ensley to East Lake. By all means let
us have the Exum boulevard. am heart
ilY In favor of it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Decoration Contract Awarded

The contract for decorating the
downtown streets for the potlatch fes-
tival was yesterday awarded TO Love
man. Joseph & Loeb, they being the
lowest bidders out of many compel
itors. some OF which were out-of-town
concerns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
TO ARGUE POINT
IN GROCERS' CASE
Want Government to Be
More Specific-Caruthers
Ewing Here

To appear in the interest of the
Southern Wholesale Grocers' associa-
ton before Judge William l. Grubb
this morning Caruthers Ewing of Mem
phis, counsel for the association,
reached here yesterday morning. Mr..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08


the people who had this concession at the
fair last year virtually coined money,
they were so popular, and now many dIf-
ferent concerns are after the plum this
year.
r. NJ Striplin, secretary of the Ala
bama-Missssippi fair which Is held each
year at Meridian, Miss. was in the city
Yesterday and paid friendly visit to Sec
retary Fowlkes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08
Physicians in SYMPATHY
Sentiment Is Unanimous

NJ. H. Mcdowell Of Ensley said; Ger
tainly 1 am in fesvor of the proposition.
AS far as Ensley Is concerned, 1 be-
lieve the sentiment is unanimous in re-
gard to Mr.. Exum's idea. The boulevard
from Corey to Birmingham is matter
OF few blocks. the principal part being
already completed. This was promised
to Ensley by Birmingham, and 1t is a
good idea to continue the paving to East
Lake. 1t would be of great benefit to a
large number of people,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-08

Df. II. w. Averyt of Bnsley said: II am
strong for the boulevard idea of Commits
sioner Exum. The highways from Ems
ley to Birmingham are practically impas-
sable about one-half of the time, and tho
people of Ensley are In favor of anything
that will improve the present conditions
Ensley Club Favors 1t
c. C. Burke, president of the EnsIey
club. when asked for an expression On
tho East Lake to Corey boulevard, said:
'Those readers of the daily press who
have watched the proceedings of the
Ensley club are aware of the fact that
our organization has always been in favor
of improving streets and highways The
proposition Of Commissioner weatherly
meets with my hearty approval
Physicians in Sympathy
DIR. J. T. Kent said: ITO the best of my
my knowledge all the physicians OF Eng
ley favor the proposition. Doctors have
to use the streets more frequently than
most anyone, and the boulevard will i'm
prove conditions wonderfully"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-12-19
Methodist Church Notice

Iron and llemlock streets, Edward
g. Morgan. Pastor.
9;4j a., IN. SUNDAY school. Mr.. q.
t|lIbro. Supl; II q. III. Morning Wor-
~hip sermon. "Thc Star of Brthlc-
hem, and special Christina, music.
, r. m, at lIondalc, Afternoon Wor
,mp Sermon, THE Star of Brthc-
hem. 64i p. m. Epworh League.
MIS- Kathleen Sullivan. H. Leader.
30 p. m, Evening Worship and Ser.
mon. "NIaY. Mother of Christ"
Bells The ringing of the bells fo,
The varIuu, services will be- ~ fol
COWS uurjI further notice. sunday
school first call at 9:lj. second at
H;'o Church. y" first bell. SUNDAY
school bells suffice for rhi>). second
bell 1850, Epwowh League. first
bell, CAB, second bell. GAO. Church.
No first bell, tLcague bells suffice
for this. second bell, 1:2j. The
service bells are rmg five minutes
early. To secure promptnc-~.