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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
NEGOTIATIONS ONLY SERVE TO FURTHER MUDDLE CONTRO-
 VERSY OVER RATES
Concluded from Page Five)

a lower flat rate than that named in
 the contract of 1888 if 1t had so de-
 sired But if the Birmingham Water
 works company is, as a result of the
 decision handed down, in accordance
 with MT Weatherly's contention com pelled to return to the flat rate basis
 of charge in old Birmingham, Is 1t fair or reasonable to ask the water com pany to voluntarily reduce It's flat rates below those named In the contract be-
 tween the city and the water company? :?
 MT. Weatherly and the city attorneys
 nave contended that water furnished
 for dwellings In old Birmingham must
 be charged upon a flat and not upon a meter basis. They have won their contention. The water company is now compelled to return to a flat basis Now we are told by Mir. Neatherly
 that while we are compelled to return to flat basis we don't have to charge the rates named in the contract with
 the city but can voluntarily charge as
 much less as we please.
 Under the operation of ordinance s7-C the consumers of water In Great CT Birmingham have saved about a hundred thousand dollars year. The water company has been able to make this concession without undue shrink age of revenue because the contract | embraced in ordinance 97-C put the sale of water upon a sound and cor
 rect economic basis. The consumer paid for what he got. Under the flat rate contract the consumer pays for water in accordance with the number of rooms in his house regardless of what he uses On the meter basis he pays for what he uses. The system under which a man pays for what he uses tends to prevent waste. The elim- nation of waste ables the water com pany to reduce its rates. The flat rate | basis is advantageous to the wealthy | fair to the intelligent and economic 1 consumer. The Birmingham Water | works company felt warranted in mak- l Ing the reduction provided for in ordi- | nance 97-C because it put the sale of | water in Birmingham upon meter basis. There can be no reduction in | the contract price charged for water | in Birmingham so long as it's price
 must be based upon flat rates.
 | "The attempt of the city of Birming- ham to disregard its contracts with the | Birmingham Waterworks company and | to fix rates to be charged for water | by ordinance without the consent of the water company has been condemned | by the United States district and cir cult courts. Those courts have held | that the city of Birmingham in 1888 made a contract for thirty years with the Birmingham Waterworks company which prescribed the rates to be was valid and lawful contract which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
HUDDLESTON SPEAKS ID BIBB VETERANS Annual Reunion and Barbe.
 cue At ScOttsville PENSION BOARD MEETS Effort Being Made to Arouse Inter- est In Proposed Montgomery-Tus- caloosa Highway-Jury Term
 of Court Is Over
PENSION BOARD MEETS

Centreville. July Special. )-The Confederate veterans of Bibb held their annual reunion and barbecue at Scotts- vile, eight miles from Centreville, on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. A large crowd attended both days and a pleasant time was had. Congressman elect George Huddleston of the Ninth congressional district delivered an ad dress to the veterans Tuesday. He spoke at length and covered many subjects. He severely criticized the present ad- ministration at Montgomery for it's policy in dropping the names of so many Confederate veterans from the pension rolls. His address was well received.
 The county board of pension exam fners for Bibb has been in session here this week, passing upon the applica- tion of Confederate veterans and the widows of Confederate veterans for pensions. The board of examiners is composed of Judge A H. James of Brent and Dr. W. M. Peters of Centreville.
 An effort Is being made to arouse in- terest in the proposed state highway between Tuscaloosa and Montgomery. The proposed route passes through Bibb.
 The commissioners court of Bibb county will convene here Monday next, at which time a decision will be reached as to whether or not a farm will be purchased for the county paupers.
 The jury term of the county court of Bibb for the Centreville division was in session here on Monday of this week. There were some 40 cases on the docket for trial but Judge Pratt finished the call Monday afternoon and discharged the jury There were a num- Der of pleas of guilty and convictions, several cases dismissed. a number for feitures taken and some cases con- tinued until the next term of the court. Several defendants were sentenced to hard labor for the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09

nished you will be pure and wholesome. SC tisfactory manner. Our employees will be instructed to give courteous consider alton to all complaints.
 The water company might be in pretty fix with 30,000 damage suits on its hands at one time, but should such suits be brought unless they are meritorious? Should such suits be brought unless there Is righteous cause of action? Should such suits be brought unless judgment can be obtained for the plaintiffs? And while such litigation might embarrass the water company, wolld such a bitterly hostile demonstration on the part of this community toward a corporation striv- ing to live up to it's contracts and to obey the decrees of the courts. reflect credit or the city or be calculated to induce the investment here of additional capital?
 'The wisely managed corporations of this country have learned that they must be fair, honorable and upright in their dealings with the public. Is there not a corresponding duty on the part of the public? If the water company has been guilty of such wilful disregard of it's public obligations as to justiIy the an- nulment of the contract of 1888 with the city of Birmingham. and 'f the public welfare will benefit as the result of such acton, then the quo warranto suit should be decided against he water company. and it should be stripped of it's franchise. But it would appear manifest as a matter of sound morals and common honesty that a contract made in good faith be- tween the city and the water company in 1888 should not now be assailed simply be- cause it is now thought that the rates named in that contract were too high or because it Is now Deli ieved to be desirable for the city to operate it's own water plant. Surely the people of Birmingham do not favor a repudation of their just obligations. Surely they will not favor a policy of harrassing the water company sc that it will place it's property upon the bargain counter Surely they will mol become embittered toward the water com peny because while willing to make any reasonable rearranye snt of its contracts to secure a friendly settlement of the pending controversy it has the courage to defend it's rights in the courts of the state.
 THE BIRMINGHAM wATERWORks
 COMPANY.
 "By Percy, Benners & Burr, Their Att torneys."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
~ Ia DAVE ROTH win f

H IG DAVE ROTH will face an acid test in Chattanooga. A The Baronial pitching hope displayed a vast amount of stuff in Memphis Sunday against the Turtles. Should he repeat in Chat tanooga, the question of his return to form should be solved, for it would be difficult for any twirler to pitch twice within a short time at top speed with faulty pitching arm. Roth is slated to oppose the Lookouts tomorrow. although he may be dispatched to the slab this afternoon.
 The Lookouts should not prove an insurmountable obstacle to Bir- mingham's advance. Every pitcher on the Lookout twirling corps has been hit with consistency on late appearances. Quarders, the south paw, has been unable to pitch, while Moose Mccormick, a major part of the offensive strength. Is unable to play.
 Strength was injected in the lowly Maps yesterday when the mighty Joseph Jackson resumed his position in the outfield. The shoeless wonder responded as usual with the ash, se- curing hit and run. Injuries have been a great setback to Joe Birming- hams hirelings. Doc Johnston, the former Southern leaguer, Is now out of the lineup suffering from a bat tered knee, while Outfielder Graney is beset with more severe malady.
 Cleveland's first handicap, after the various players jumped to the Fed erals, was Chaprnans disablement. Then the various other injuries fell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
DAVE ROTH FACES REAL
 TEST AGAINST LOOKOUTS
Should Roth Show Again Advantage Barons Will Have De
 cided Question Mack Declares He Has Phenom In Thompson-Coombs Will Return to Slab
By REUBEN A. LEWIS

among the Maps. As the result of these whacks of III luck, Cleveland has rested In a lowly position since the opening of the season.
 
 The return of Pitcher Jack Coombs has been forecast. The Athletic pitch CT, who has always proved a main- stay for Connie Mack has recovered his old-time stamina and the club phy- sician declares he will pitch soon. The success of Coombs means as much to Philadelphia as Ed Walsh will to the Chicago White Sox if he shows as much stuff as he did on his last appearance.
 Manager Callahan of the Chicago White Sox, stated that he was con- fident that Walsh was right again. He said the big fellow has as much as he ever had. With Walsh in trim, the White Sox will prove difficult to handle. Benz, Faber, Russell, Cicotte and Walsh have a mighty formidable appearance.
 Connie Mack believes he has un- covered the phenom of the season in the American league. Shag Thomp- son, a collegian from the University of North Carolina, is the touted youth. Thompson is an outfielder and right handed hitter. He was signed by the Athletics last year. While the young ster Is still inexperienced, the crafty Philadelphia director declares that he will prove wonder.
 Thompson is not a large man. He weighs few pounds over 150 pounds. but Is fast and a dangerous hitter It Is seldom that Mack raves over recruit. but he has scared in ecstacy over Thompson, saying he has as much natural ability as any youngster he ever viewed. He Is just 20 years old.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
THE AUSTIN CLUB DROPS
 TWENTY SIX STRAIGHT GAMES

 here today the Austin
  can Association 1889
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
GAMES TODAY IN
 LOCAL LEAGUES

The baseball teams in the Conner cial and Greater Birmingham leagues will swing into action again this after noon. The games today will be the sec ond of the season for the teams in the Commercial league, while for those in the Greater Birmingham organization they will be the initial ones of the summer.
 Double headers are scheduled for all of the teams in the Commercial 1eaGua
 Today's schedule in the Greater olr mingham lague follows:
 Outlaws at Pep to-Lac.
 Burke at Osceola.
 Postoffice at Beckham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
PAGAN GIVES OUT
 MONTHLY REPORT 1901 Arrests In June-$10, 211 Worth of Stolen
 Property Recovered

Showing 10 arrests for murder the report of the police department for the month of June was made public last night The report also showed that $1o,211.1o worth of stolen property was recovered.
 The total arrests for the month, ac- cording to the report, was 1901, and the total fines collected in the record CTS court amounted to $5S55. As the Birmingham force now numbers about 125 men each officer made on the av- craze 15 arrests for the month
 The buying of two Ford automobiles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
Clarke Hearing Postponed

F. T. Clarke. charged with fraudu- lent use of the malls, was given a hearing yesterday before Judge R. B. Watts, United States commissioner, but the hear ing was continued until next Tuesday owing to the absence of important wit nesses. The charge against Clarke grew out of certain advertisements that ap- peared in local papers in reference to a collection agency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
To Build New Road

The board of revenue authorized yes- terday the construction of a new road In Precinct 10, East Lake, to be known as Hewitt's road. The right of way has been secured and work will commence at an early date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
International League

At Toronto: Toronto 8, Montreal 2. At Rochester: Rochester g. Buffalo 3. At Jersey City: Jersey City 3, Provi- denoe 6.
 At Baltimore: Baltimore 0, Newark 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-09
TEXAS LEAGUE

At Beaumont: Beaumont 4, Houston Z. At Dallas: Dallas 6, Waco IT. At San Antonio San Antonio 2, Gal weston 5.
 At Ft. Worth: Ft. Worth 6, Austin D. (13 innings.)
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
BANDITS KILL
Mine GUARDS:
STEAL $4,000

WILLIAMSON. w. Va. Aug.
f5.-Posses are securing the
country about Glen Alum for
the bandits who murdered Pay
master Joseph sheIer. Or. w.
d. Amlek and Electrician =. D.
Jernson. OF the Glen Alum Coal
q Coke Co. Friday. and escaped
with $4,000 OF the oompany's
money.
Sheler. with the eompany's
physician and electrician a.
guards. had obtained the
money NJ Glen Alum TO meet
the mine payroll. and was on
the way 70 the workings, three
miles away. on a railroad We
ioelpede.
Two Of the men were dead
when passers-by found them by
the overturned car, but the
third lived long enough 20 say
that they were attacked by
four hlghwsymen.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

Roeper-Bosch meantime told the
girl she had better leave --ssid she
didn't want to see her around the
store any more.
Lost Interest In Everything.
After that my husband seemed
TO lose interest in everything said
the wife. He kept saying. What's
the user Then one day he told
me, I've often asked you to pack
my trunk So ! got out his things
and packed his trunk. He went
away and he hasn't been back since.
That was last April"
And you have lost all your love
and affection for hlm?" asked Mrs.
Roeper-Bosch's attorney.
Yes" she replied. her voice shak-
ing.
She still showed consideration for
her husband. however, when the all
mony was being decided on. She
said she had heard business was
bad now. and probably he couldn't
afford to pay much.
Her attorney asked for $50 a
month.
Judge Albertson granted 800 at
torney's fees and $50 n month: also
gave her custody OF the children.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
STOP and LOOK
LEAGUE SPRINGS
new ONE ON 'EM

The following letter received from
walla walla by the State Fedora
ton OF Labor is Of special interest:
Another scheme has been sprung
over here. and II has the earmarks
OF being one Of the Stop-Look-
Listeners. There IL man here ctr.
culating blank petitions. which bear
no heading whatever. and asking
some OF the men and their wives to
sign II with the understanding that
II is wanted In order to keep the
names on the petitions at Olympia.
am sure II IL scheme 10 get sig
natures for some paid handwriting
expert to declare that the sigma
lures on the Seven Sisters are not
genuine"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
WIFE, SUING FOR DIVORCE,
TELLS HOW SHE SHADOWED
HUSBAND AND GIRL TO CAFE

Mrs. Mary A. Roeper-Bosch was
the plaintiff In n divorce action in
Judge Albertsons court yesterday
afternoon.
John Roeper.Bosch. an electrical
contractor and retail dealer. was the
defendant. lie was not present.
When the case was called. Mrs.
Roeper-Bosch. Hastily dressed
young woman. left a chubby 6-year-
old boy in the rear OF the court
room. and took the witness stand.
They we're married in 1908, she
said. and for n time all was well.
Then he began treating her indif-
ferently. He began staying away
from homo two or three days at a
time. lie always refused to take
HIS wife with him. except to his or
her mothers.
Wouldn't Go With Her.
For the last three years he has
paid no attention to me-" said Mrs.
Roeper-B Bosch. In dead tones. "He
wouldn't talk to me and wouldn't
listen when I talked to him. He
would take me no place. He said
he had no time for the theatre, but
told me to go 10 matinees.
'He didn't want to be seen with
me and the children on the street
II I came TO the store before clos
Ing time he was disappointed. He
didn't want his lady friends to see
him on the street with the children,
for fear they would know he was
married, He refused to wheel the
baby carriage"
Had Interest In Business.
Mrs. Roeper-Bosch said she had n
half interest In the business at that
time. He wanted TO trade II. She
objected. Her husband thought he
could worry her along. she said. un-
I'll she would agree TO sign with.
out seeing the abstract of title.
Meantime he kept trying to get her
to sell their home. and urged her
TO go TO her mother In the coun-
try.
Finally she said she'd go. He saw
her to the train But she slipped
off before the train started. She
had determined to watch him. She
Swallowed him back TO the cfficc
Follows Husband and Girl.
There was girl working AT the
store" said Mrs. Roeper-B Bosch.
MY husband seemed Interested In
her. He closed the store at p.
m. and went up the street with the
girl. He took her to the night school
she was attending. The next even
ing he took her to the theatre: after
wards they went to n cafe and had
drinks"
When Roeper-Bosch found his
wife hadn't left town he told her
she had better get a divorce. Mrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

Hoop lai
The Barnum a Bailey greatest
show on earth" will exhibit in Sc.
attic Monday and Tuesday.
Acres of tents. "A Monday street
parade three miles long, l10-cage
menagerie. 40 elephants. three
droves OF cnmcls. four CRATES. $50
horses and ponies. pageantric
spectacle employing more than / 900
person and "a colossal ballet. the
pick and pride OF the worlds aero.
bats. gyrnnasts. equcstrians. aerial
ists and equilibrlsts. are some OF
the things that are promised. And
dozens OF clowns
The circus viii arrived in Sc
double-length railroad cars early
Sunday morning from North Yaki-
ma In tho ". p. yards. The show
grounds are at Third av. and Re
publican at Performances are at
2 and 8 p. m.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
CAL IS GOING
TO BEAT BOB
TOIT,B' GOSH!

Irrepressibiy speaking. Calvin
Rutherford Ia the boy. He's ire
presslble. unrespessible. insupprcs'
sibie. He has repression throttled
by the throat and stamped under
foot He feels as free az n bird.
What IL he cannot NY like n bird7
That neither dcprcsses Calvin. op-
presses him nor represscs him.
lilo ls running for sheriff on the
progressive ticket against Bob
Hodge.
Not that Calvin really wants 10
be sheriff or thinks he has ghost
OF a show against Bob. but he likes
To seek out a. unlikely a job To run
for as possible. to prove he's IRE
pressible.
Two years ago he ran for con
gress. There were IA many as n
dozen people who knew. before cleo
ton day. that he was running.
Calvin breaches gospel with a
long scientific name.
He's that irresponsible that when
Judge HUMPHREYS threw 90 people
into fall for contempt OF court when
he got pecved at the socialist and
/. W. W. orators, Calvin Rutherford
was among them.
He was a street speaker. too. he
declared. though he preached the
gospel.
And when Judge HUMPHREYS and
Cal Rutherford got together under
one roof there was an irrepressible
treat for the very most fastidious.
A oratuItous boost for the repub-
llcans was given In testimony by J.
v. Paterson, president Of the Seattle
Construction and Dry Dock Co.. be-
fore the federal commission on In
dustrial relations yesterday. pater-
son. after denouncino congress and
President Wilson ~ eowardIy, fer
vensiy hoped for . return Of repub-
IIean sanity.
paterson's boost. however, was
unsolicited by the republican eandI.
dates Of King county. at least
Music. boxing. vaudeville and
sandwiches win be menu served
at the smoker To b. held tonight a,
the Press club by the Young Mems
Republican club. For a political
meeting II win have earmarks all
its own.
There win BE- some specchmakfng
but Mayor GIL viii be the only ono
to make II.
He win handle tho Eavei. intro
duct himself. Introduce tho mu-
sikians. the gioved artists. etc. and
do all the talking. IT'S 10 be q get
together affair for the q. o. p.
young and old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
~ CARS START
IN P.-l. CONTEST

There were "a starters when the
machines entered In the second an.
nual PostIntelligencer reliability
tour lined up at Fourth av. and
Union ut. at z a. m. 10 be sent on
the 597.7-mile trip at one-minute In
tervals. The machines will journey
to Vancouver and return. the car
making the best score to win the
81 900 P-L trophy cup.
The first stop scheduled IL at
Everett. Stops will also be made
at Stanwood. Mt Vernon. Belling
ham. Blaine and New Westminster
The cars are due TO arrive In Van.
couver at 5 o'clock.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
By Light of Silvery Moon
Girls Form Club for Love

AURORA. H.. July ai.--A mum.
Der OF good looking girls TO whom
the thought OF being old maids is
an adherence have organized a
club with romantic aims and have
named Il with frankness which
almost oversteps the bounds OF
mofesty.
The organization Is called the
Love Making club. and It's avowcd
purpose is the perpctuation OF the
pretty love making OF tho histori.
cal couple. Hamlet and OphelIa
Having been overwhelmed by the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15

instincts OF tho human heart. they
decided To hold a moonlight party.
which was plausible. because they
gave Il as an entertainment for
Miss Elizabeth hatcher. who Is
here from Chicago visiting the
George Wcstphal family.
The party was given last night.
and many young men friends we're
present. but whether the love
makers" were well entertained OF
whether they carried out their club
bylaws has not been told. The only
illumination NJ the party was the
light of brlght-faccd full moon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
HONOLULAN TO
TACKLE DITCH

Here's n chance TO go TO New
York. Philadelphia or Boston.
through the Panama canal. from
San Francisco. tn cost you $50.
including meals and berth. on the
American.Hawaiian liners.
The Honolulan Will leave here
tonight on her first trip through
the big gutter. From the Sound
she will take 10000 cases OF
canned salmon, 10 cars OF shingles,
and some other stuff. She will
take on additional freight In Cali
fornia, bringing her total up TO
$500 tons.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
THE METROPOLITAN.

Daphne Pollard comes to the
Metropolitan In The Candy shop
for one week. starting August 30
In addition to her local successes al
first queen OF tho Potlatch. and
first baby star OF the Pollard LII.
putian Opera Co. she has scored
big hits throughout the country
with Eddie Foy;s company In Mr..
Hamlet of Broadway" and with jeff
de Angeles In The Gay White
Way"
In May. 1911, Daphne eloped
with r. G. Bunch. n local newspaper
man. and was married.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
THE PANTAGES

Headllning tho bill Mt the Pan.
tages will be Rex Adams produc-
ton. The Night Hawks" play
let written by l. X. Friedman.
whose stories have appeared In the
Saturday Evening Post. Other acts
are: Woods animal act. Palfrey.
Barton and Brown. in comedy: Ro-
celia and Roxella, in n novelty mu-
steal act: Meryel and Reta. singing
and dancing. and Quinland and
Richards. comedy sketch.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
AFTER Hoo.Hoo CONVENTION

Seattle lumbermen are after the
Hoo-Hoo convention in 1915. A
campaign TO bring the Concatenat-
ed Order of Hoo-Hoos here is be-
ing vigorously pushed. The 1914
convention will be held In Winni-
peg In September.
The Hoo-Hoos are composed OF
lumbermen of the United States
and Canada.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-15
SEE CITY PLANT

Tho Home Consumers league
yesterday visited the city lighting
plant.
The league will Join with the
grocers In their annual picnic
Thursday, Aug. 90. at Wildwood
park. The league will be represent
ed at the Manufacturers fair all OF
next week.