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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
SUITS FOR S3O,0OO
 FILED BY COMPANY Securities Co. of America Seeking That Sum from
 E. D. Smith & Sons

Claiming sSo,ooO due by dividends. the Securities Company of America has en- tered suit In the city court against E. D. Smith & Sons, Inc, and against E. D.. Smith. A. L. Smith and NJ. D. Smith in- sividually.
 The complaint contains several counts. The fourth count is as follows "The plaintiff claims of the defendant the sum of 900 for that heretofore, on, to-wit the 18th day of May, 1912, the plaintiff became owner of 220 shares of the capi- eeal stock of the defendant, being all of fits issued capital stock, and became en- titled from said time henceforth until now to the dividends declared upon said stock; that thereupon the said defendant earned and declared upon said stock large sums ol money as di,idends. towit. s30 . 0O0. and wrongfully failed and refused to pay said dividends to this plaintiff, who Is entitled to the same. Wherefore this suit"
 The two suits were filed yesterday by Beddow & Oberdorfer. attorneys for the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
BLACKS AND FANS
 PLAN CONVENTION
Negroes Are Urged to Qualify as Vo- ters For the Election to Be Held
 in November

The black and tan wing of the re- publican party assembled in conven- tion in Birmingham yesterday and de- clared warfare against the lily white wing which had previously ignored them.
 committee was named to arrange for a negro republican convention with in the next three months. This com mittee is composed of William Saund- CTS. Oscar w. Adams. J. l.. Garrett, E w. Williams and G. W. A. Johnson.
 Resolutions were adopted excoriatine the lily white republicans for their ac- ton in ruling that no negro should participate In their convention. Strong resolutions were adopted urging the negroes of Alabama to qualify them selves for participation at the polls
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
BULL MOOSE WILL
 MEET HERE TODAY
County Committee Will Name Dele gates to State Convention in Bir-
 mingham August

The Jefferson county executive com mittAe of the bull moose party will meet in Birmingham today noon at the Tutwiler hotel and will name dele gates to the state convention of that party which will be called to order in Birmingham, August 5, noon.
 The bull moose wing of the repub- lican party. feeling that 1t can out vote the other wing, the standpat wing of the republican party. Is displaying considerable enthusiasm, and 1t Is said that the convention of August 5 will be participated in by at least 300 white men. The bull moose aggregation will name complet state ticket and will endeavor to secure for it's ticket more votes than will be cast for the straight out republicans
 The county committee today will name Its delegates to the convention and will instruct them to use all the means at their command to prevent the appearance on the scene of negro dei- egate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
WARD OPPOSED TO DROPPING ANY PHASE
 OF THE LITIGATION
Suggestion Made That City Make Compromise and at the Same Time Vote Bonds for the
 Municipal Plant
WHAT CITIZENS SAY
 ON THE WATER QUESTION

The bonds for a competitive wa terworks 1 believe could be easily sold. Leo K. Stenier, banker
 The suits against the water com pany should not be dropped We can buy it in 1921 valued for it's mere physical property. ."-George B. Ward, commissioner
 By buying the plant now. the difference In cost would be more than made up in low water rates by 1921. '-Isadore Shapiro, lawyer.
 Vote the bond issue and accept the compromise. Enjoy the low rates while acquiring the municipal plant. Hill Ferguson, real estate man.
 Men interviewed yesterday on water question: George B. Ward, Leo K. Steiner, Isadore Shapiro. Bob Murphy. Dr. F. B. Sutton, Hill Ferguson. J. H. Finder. Belton Gilreath, Jr.. Judge H. B. Aber- nethy and Col. Tom s. Pound
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
ID ASK CONFERENCE WITH UNDERWRITERS Board of Trade to Extend Invitation to Come Here
 at Meeting Today

- An invitation to the executive com mittee of the Southeastern Underwrit- CTS association to visit Birmingham and confer with local people in regard to the recent increase of s15 per cent in fire insurance rates, will probably be issued today at the regular meeting of the Board of Trade to be held at the Chamber of Commerce.
 The special fire insurance committee of the board, of which A. w. B. John son is chairman, will make a report on the situation and all persons interested in the fire insurance increase, whether or not members of the board, are in- vited to be present. It will be an open meeting.
 The merchants and business men of the city, together with the city off cials, have inaugurated determined fight against the increase in rates They state it is unfair and unjust to Bir- mingham and they can prove it so ii ] given 8 chance.
 1 Some interesting developments in the matter are expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
NO DEVELOPMENTS : IN BROOK|NS CASE
Detectives Now Seeking To Verify Confession Impli-
 eating Webb

There were no new developments in fShe Brookins murder case yesterday, as Tuck Cain, the negro implicated in the confession of Lon Webb, a negro, still refuses to talk" Thomas W. Webb, is still in solitary confinement at the city jail and no one is allowed to see him.
 The Brookins case is not finished by any means" said Chief Darnell, "as the Lon Webbs confession must be thoroughly verified We are trying to do that at the present time and will succeed unless too many obstacles are placed in our way"
 Mrs. Thomas W. Webb, visited police headquarters yesterday morning. She was dressed in a neat summer gown and was in excellent spirits as she asked questions about going to the jail and talking to her husband. She was denied that privilege but was allowed Yto buy her husband a '1unch.' She Twas accompanied by sister of Tom Webb
 Tom is innocent" said Mrs. Webb. 'and he will be able to prove it. The coroner's jury could not find anything against him and I don't think anyone will believe the word of a negro against Tom"
 In the confession of Lon Webb, a negro, made public yesterday, it ap- peared that Thomas W. Webb, a miner entered into a conspiracy to have as- sassinated Joseph w. BroolSins, a mo- torman employed by the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, on the night of June 15. The confession further stated that Lon Webb received if$20 for his part of the crime and Tuck '1Cain. another negro $50 from Tom Webb.
 The detective department is now seeking to find just where Tom Webb secured the money to pay the negroes for killing Brookins. The motive for the assissiantion was that Mrs. Tom Webb was living at the Brookins resi- dence and her husband was not allowed n
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
CHANGES AT Y. M. c. A.
Robbins Will Succeed Reno as Head of
 Boys Department

Several changes In the physical depart ment of the Young Mems Christian asso- citation will be made in the next few weeks. Assistant Physical Director Rob bins will assume charge of the boys department, succeeding Harvey Reno, who will be transferred.
 r. w. West will continue as physical director and he will have as his asss- tant a Y. M. c. A. worker from Balti- more. The new man will assume his du- ties on September 1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
 IN COURTROOM

c. B. Champion of 346 Avenue F made an unsuccessful attempt at suicide in the recorders court yesterday morning by swallowing dose of laudanum. after be- ing fined for misdemeanor. Physicians quickly came to his aid. and he was re- moved to Davis infirmary, where his stomach was pumped out. He Is nov said to be resting easily and will recover. Champion would give no reason to the authorities for his act.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Holmes Is Freed

Will Holmes. negro charged with the murder of Alonzo Jackson, was dis charged yesterday at a premilinary hear ing before Judge Il. B. Abernethy. The negro did not deny the killing. but plead that the deceased shot at the defendant three times before he fired the fatal shot. J. B. Aird, attorney for the defendant. asked the discharge of the prisoner on the grounds that the state had failed to make out a case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Real Estate Transfers

The following real estate transfers were yesterday recorded in the office of the. probate judge:
 $1o00-Ryce H. streit to J. w. Streit. part of lots and 6. in block s63. sur- vey of Elyton Land company.
 S1400-W. D. Murray and wife to George s. Winsfer and James W. Wins- fer. part of lots 6 and [. in block S, survey of Joseph Martin.
 CHOCOLATES. Mary E. Wishart Stewart to w. T. Burrows and wife. lots 4s7 and 4ss. in block 1s. Powell addition to Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
 yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge: Pasguale Cerniglia, Birmingham to Miss vincensina Scalco. Nick Make. Birmingham, to Mas An
 nie Hollan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Suite Filed

James Robertson has sued the Red Feather Coal company for slo,0oO dam ages, alleging that he was permanently injured in coal mine operated by the defendant company.
 Fred and Carrie Hill have sued the Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com- pany, claiming $l00o each as damages. They allege that they were waiting for a street car at a street crossing and that it failed to stop to allow them to em- bark.
 J. H. Darnell and B. P. Foley have sued the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company for 5000 each. claiming the above amount as damages for alleged personal @njuries-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Recommendations

The following certificate of incorpor- ation was yesterday recorded in the office of the probate judge:
 $1000--Swift Construction company; Ellsworth Swift. president and treas urer; R K Swift. vice president. and F. N. Lowe. secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Vote Bonds Immediately

In this connection an interesting view was expressed yesterday by Isadore Shapiro, representative-elect of the state legislature.
 Tt is true that to buy the water plant now" said MT. Shapiro, 'the city would have to pay good sum for its franchise as going concern and that in 1921 it would only have to pay for it's physical property. It would pay, however, to vote a bond issue immediately, condemn the plant and buy it and in the six years until 1921 the people will save enough money in water rates to more than make up the difference which had to be paid for the franchise as a going concern
 There Is not doubt fin my mind but what the company can be condemned and purchased at any time the city wishes. It is not necessary to wait for the expiration of it's contract in 1921, ex- cvept for the fact that a purchase then would be of it's physical property while now the city would have to pay for it's fgranchise as going concern, the cost of the franchise, however, being more than saved in lower water rates in the mean time.
 The people want municipal water works. They demand 1t. I was active in the referendum election on ordinance 97-C and know how they feel on the matter. It would be foolish. I think, to hold an advisory referendum on what we have already held referendum. The bond issue proposition would carry overwheIm- fngly.
 Other expressions on the waterworks question yesterday were as follows:
 For City Ownership
 Bob Murphy: T am for municipal own ership of waterworks. l don't care how they go about 1t as long as they accom- plish that end. The sooner we get 1t the better. I am not familiar enough with the details of the proposition to discuss them. but if they can bring about munich pal ownership, go ahead and I'm with them in anything they do"
 Wants No Compromise
 Dr. F. B. Sutton: T do not believe in the compromise and therefore the advisory referendum Is unnecessary. The bond election for a municipal wa terworks is what we should have It would be voted by a tremendous ma- jority. People in my neighborhood on North Highlands are in favor of 1t. I am sure.
 "As the city of Birmingham is run. its sole source of revenue Is taxes, taxes. taxes For that reason. if for nc other, the city should have water works. Water rates would not only be much cheaper to the city but the
 fcsntinssd sn Last Passl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Whenever Ton Need . sscneraI Tonic
 Take Groves,

The old Standard Groves Tastless Chill Tonic Is equally valuable as . General Tonic because 1t contains the we'll known tome properties of oUI- NINE and IRON. Driven out Malaria,
 enriches blood. Bujlds up the Whole
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Skyscraper Is Solution

My idea of the solution of the situation
 and 1t Is the opinion of many others
 who are familiar with it, is that a six
 or eight-story building should be erected
 with the jail on top, which will remove the objectionable features of the present
 building.
 T firmly believe, m fact I know, that
 the present building is inadequate to meet
 the requirements of a great and growing
 county like Jefferson. It is badly over
 crowded but do not hesitate to say that,
 so far as is possible, Sheriff McAdory has kept it clean and sanitary
 '1 believe that any kind of makeshift la mistake, and that when the removal of the county jail is being discussed, all the other features in connection with it should be considered It is much easier to make suggestions than 1t is to put them into practical effect, and I merely offer
 these as the matter has occurred to me. But when all is said and done I be- lieve that modern skyscraper combining the county courthouse and jail is the only solution of the question. But the people of Jefferson county said Nay, nay at a | recent election, and the people of Jefferson county generally know what they want" l Other expressions yesterday on the jail subject included the following: Steiner Favors Removal | Leo K Steiner: q am of the unal- I terable opinion that the county jail should I be erected on a site removed from the center of this community.
 '"The county jail on Twenty-first street l is a detriment to values which belong
 rightfully to the owners on that section
 and the jail is terribly unsightly. Il
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Should Not Drop Litigation

oHOuu 4NOt DIOp LltIS SdtlOH
 The litigation against the waterworks company now should not be dropped at any cost" said MT. Ward.
 ITO drop it would compromise our claims to the effect that in 1921 the waterworks company has no contract and no franchise and can claim nothing as a going concern. The waterworks claims it has perpetual franchise and that if we want to buy it in 1921 when the con- property as going concern.
 "The waterworks company is merely a tenant of Birmingham. In 1921 its lease or contract or wnatever you wish to can it, expires. don't doubt but what the courts will readily rule to this effect Therefore, we will have nothing to pay for if we buy the plant then except its pipes, dams, filtering plants and general equipment
 'The city rents store rooms in the city hall. When the lease of one of those tenants expires he has got to quit busi- ness there and get out unless he gets a new lease. If the city wanted to buy out his business at the end of his lease we wouldn't pay him anything for his trade as a going concern. It wouldn't be going concern.
 '.The waterworks is the same way They have lease here which expires in 1921 Unless they secure new lease or contract at that time they'll have to quit business here. If we want to buy them out then we won't have to pay any thing for the property as a going con cern. All we need to buy will be the physical property of their plant"
 If we buy the water company plant now We would have to pay for it's fran chise as a going concern. which would be right. If we drop the suits, we'd proba- hly have to do the same thing in 1921 If we don't drop the suits, all we'll have to pay for in 1921 will be the physical prop erty."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
CITIZENS ALMOST UNANIMOUS
 FOR CITY OWNERSHIP OF PLANT
WELL KNOWN MEN TELL WHY
 REMEDY IS DEMANDED FOR OF COUNTY JAIL

The removal of the county jail from it's present site was the subject of discus sion yesterday among many prominent business and professional men of the city. large majority favored the immediate removal of the "carbuncle," among whom
 were Leo Steiner. w. NJ. Walker. W. N.
 Malone and Robert Jemison, Jr. There were those who contenied that the county
 jail and courthouse should be adjoining among wkom was Fred Wall, a prominent
 young attorney of the sity, who expressed
 the opinion that while changes were de sirable. it was not necessary in order to
 make them to jump from the frying pan into the fire.
 He favors a change, but gives t his
 opinion that the jail and the courthouse
 should be adjoining or in the same build ing
 If the present jail is unsightly." said 1 Mr. Wall. then the unsightliness ought 1 to be removed. and the question that arises is. how is this to be accomplished? ?
 One proposition that has been advanced ] is to abandon the present jail and build a
 new one in some other part of the city. l TLis would necessitate the transferring
 of the prisoners from such Jail to the , courthouse and back again, which would not only be great inconvenience but
 would entail considerable expense. | At times when both divisions of the criminal court are in session. many pris- oners are required to be in court each 1 day Some go to trial others are taken l back to the jail for the time being, to 1 be recalled at the order of the court,
 and all are taken back to jail during the
 noon recess of the court. There are many l other reasons to be advanced against
 the separation of the county jail and the criminal court.
 l Then, again, I am reliably informed l that some of the property owners adja- i cent to the jail acquired the property after the jail had been built, and while conditions have changed it might be 1 charged to them that they are trying to | unload On someone else an undesirable 1 condition of which they were familiar at ! the time they came into possession of such property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24

The suits against the Birmingham Waterworks company will not be dropped
 Therefore the compromise and advis- ory referendum being urged by City Com missioner A. O. Lane are hardly prob- able. part of the compromise or agree ment contained in the Judge Lane plan is that the litigation against the water works company be dropped.
 President George Ward in discussing different phases of the water question yesterday reiterated his belief that the suits should not be dropped and in ex- planation of this position gave an excep- tionally clear illustration. Mr. Ward had been asked this question:
 Why not do both? Why not vote a bond issue for a municipal waterworks and begin negotiations either to buy this plant at once or build competing plant at once and at the same time agree to the waterworks compromise, drop the litigation and enjoy the low rates oi Ordinance q7-Co"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-16
SOCIAL NOTES


Mrs. J. F. Treat will give a bridge
luncheon at her home on Wednesday
afternoon of this week. The luncheon
hour is 2 o'clock.
Mrs. Martin Hanson Of Grand Forks
returned home last evening after an
over Sunday visit with Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Miller of the Improvement
building.
The Greek Letter men of the city
will enjoy a banquet at the commercial
club rooms. Thursday evening, Feb. 10
Dr. LIT. Guild win be the speaker OF
the evening.
Mrs. William Munich. was h guest OF
Mrs. Frank Bracelin of the yelling
ton apartments today. Mrs. Munich Is
enroute to her home at Crookston,
Mimi, from an extended western trip,
The senior girls of the Agricultural
college entertained the boys of the
ing at a Valentine party. Prof. and
Mrs. G.. l.. Martin were the faculty
members present.
The Duo Decum club gave Miss Eva
Mccormick a pleasant surprise Satur-
day evening at her home on Fifteenth
street south. The evening was spent
in music and dancing, after which the
hostesses served an elaborate supper.
Mrs. H. D. Mills Of the Park fats Is
entertaining q company of friends this
afternoon In compliment to Mrs. A. B.
Cross of Minneapolis, who is visiting
friends in the city. Auction bridge is
h entertainment OF the afternoon.
The annual praise service of the Wo-
mems Home and Foreign Missionary So
ciety of the First Presbyterian church,
Will be held on Tuesday afternoon at 8
p. m, in the church parlors, The praise
service comes but once a year, N it is
hoped that every woman who Is a mem
effort to be there, and bring a friend.
Delegates from the Students Volunteer
convention in Kansas, will be there to
give reports of that meeting, and Mrs.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-16
BISKRA, THE QUEEN OASIS OF
THE GREAT AFRICAN DESERT

massive, spiked bangles and silver
anklets, and over her raven hair sprays
Of silver and gold thread. She was a
faVorite, a premiere danseuse, but re-
Gently come to Biskra. Her dance was
rapturously received, but it was not
dancing as we understand it. 1t was
rather a rhythmic swaying Of the body,
a ~quivering Of the shoulders, a ser
pent-like motion of the arms and
hands, and a heaving motion of the
breasts and hips.
Blu the paramount attraction of Bis
kra is the desert, the Garden of AL
lah," as the Arabs have POLITICALLY
described it. European and American
visitors in increasing numbers are an
nually croWding to this new pleasure
and health resort. some to enjoy the
novel experience Of the desert. with its
gorgeous and wonderful sunset effects,
others to breathe the life-giving and
e~xhilarating air. AS yet the uttermost
point reachcd by the rail is Biskra.
From the fiat roof of the caravanserai
one looks out across the lonely and
limitless sea of sand which extends
southwards for hundreds Of miles TO
the remote regions of Tablet and Tim
buctou. And profoundly impressive Is
the spectacle. 1t is as If one had
reached the edge of the world, where
all is void-a vast, endless, sterile
plain, stretching away to nothingness.
And when night falls the scene is even
more impressive. An impenetrable
darkness and mysterious silence relgn5
not a CLEAN Of light is perceptible in
the whole of the u~ninhabfted waste
only overhead, in the lofty African sky,
the brilliant stars look down. To IN
derstand the wonder of the desert, to
feel the spirit of the spot, one must
visit Sidi-Okba, IN oasis some fifteen
| miles away. 1t is q three hours ride
across the burning plain.
No description Of Bi@kra would be
| complete without some reference being
made to the great work for civiliza-
ton which the French ave accom-
plished in these regions of northern
| Africa. They ave overcome enormous
difficulties in the building of bridges
and magnificent roads, which cross the
mountains and valleys Of Kabyle. They
have encouraged by subsidies the var
tous native industries. planted extern
sive vineyards in Algeria and extend
ed the railways throughout the greater
part Of the country, all OF which Will
bear comparison with anything of n
similar nature achieved by the British
in upper Egypt and the Sudan. and 1t IS
not too much to say that in a few years
they will have carried the railway into
the barren wilderness, far beyond the
oasis Of Biskra, and have so fully
developed the irrigation Of the land
that the time may not be distant when
fertility will bless these arid plains
and the desert be made to blossom as
the rose.