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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
CITY COMMITTEE
/. YAWNS, ST|RS AND
BEGINS TOAWAKEN
Talk Of Primary to Select
Candidate for Commission
Heard in Political
Circles Here

In view of the present situation regard
ing the race for city commissioner, sew
raj local political leaders are advocating
a primary to select a candidate to run In
the general election. 1t is said that the
city executive committee is not dead bu.
sleeping" and that it can be Immediately
revived for the purpose of holding a pri-
mary. The rules governing primary cleo
tons are to be applied, 1t is stated. and as
the candidates are not required to secure
list of names the primary would be
open to all Corners.
1t will be recalled that it was the plan
of the city executive committee at its last
meeting to put the proposition before the
people as to whether they wanted three
or five commissioners, and the city owner
ship of the waterworks company. and II
is pointed out this is what the Legislature
proposes to do in the event the five COM
missioner bill carries.
1t is very probable that a call will be
issued in the next few days calling for a
meeting of the city executive committee
to take up the matter of letting the people
Of the entire city decide who will be a can
didate for a place on the board of city
commissioners
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
PUBLIC MARKET
ZONE EXTENDED
Made Six Blocks Instead of
Four by the City
Commission

The public market zone was ex-
| tended two blocks by the city com
missioners at their regular meeting
held yesterday afternoon by an or
| dinance introduced by Commissioner
Weatherly making it unlawful to ped
die at retail any article or commodity
within the distance of six blocks in
any direction from the public markets
| established by the city commissioners
Under the ordinance creating the pub
| lie markets the zone" was four blocks
The farmers who exposed their wares
for sale at the point designated by
the city commission complained that
they were put at a great disadvantage
by peddlers encroaching on the for
hidden territory and the ordinance was
passed to relieve the situation.
Among the other business transact
ed was the acceptance of bids for coal
for the city for the ensuing year, the
accepted bids being those of the Sloss-
Sheffield Steel and Iron company and
the Empire Coal company. A summary
Of the proceedings follows.
Approved pay rolls. contradictory es :
Inmates and vouchers.
Adopted resolution appropriating ad-
ditional sums for the acquisition of
property necessary to straighten out
Fifth avenue road
Refunded A. McDermott SIS, being
half of fine imposed in recorders court
Instructed engineering department to
install catch basin at alley intersec-
ton next to 2016 Stouts road, North
BIZ mingham, to take care OF surface
water at this point.
Refunded Susie Snowden IS, being
half OF fine imposed In the recorders
court.
Authorized city comptroller to ac-
cept partial payments on certain de-
linquent Improvement assessments
Concurred In report of President
Ward relative to the exchange of mo-
torcycles and old police patrol of the
city.
Adopted resolution instructing city
attorney to have set aside decree with
reference to certain assessments
against the Birmingham Compress
Company.
Confirmed action OF Commissioner
Lane in reducing and remitting GER
tain fines and forfeitures imposed in
the recorders court from July 10 to
August 10. 1915.
Instructed city clerk to destroy GER
tain public improvements bonds.
Ordered street light reinstalled on
Hunter street, one block north of
Crews station
Accepted bid Of the Sloss- Sheffield
Steel and Iron company for furnishing
coal for the ensuing year
Accepted bid of the Empire Coal
company for furnishing washed nut
coal for the ensuing year.
Concurred in report of city attorney
that the city not undertake the OPEN
ing and improving of Bagby street at
this time.
The following matters were referred:
To city engineer Petition Of A. l..
Sims to be relieved from flood water
at his property, 1911 Avenue F.. Ensley.
for report.
To city attorney: Matter of amend
ing contract with S. Ginsberg. operator
Of East Birmingham Rendering plant.
To President Ward. Matter of nego-
tiations with the Tidewater railroad as
to right of way for Strengthening out
Fifth avenue road.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
WADUCT DAMAGES
SETTLED ON BASIS
OF $50 PER FOOT
Five Claims Adjusted Yes
terday as Result of Sew
eral Conferences Re-
Gently Held

Five claims for damages to the
abutting property holders of the
Weatherly viaduct were adjusted yes
torday afternoon at a conference held
In the office of Commissioner Wealth
erly. There are IL pieces of property
involved. aggregating 1000 front feet
Attorneys for some of the property
owners filed claims for $3.50 per front
foot or a total damage of $150,O0O.
This the city, the railroads and the
Sloss company, who are Jointly to pay
the damage, claimed was excessive and
several conferences with the represen-
tatives of the companies and the at
torneys of the property owners have
been held without reaching an agree
ment
At the conference yesterday the set
Element was on a basis of $50 per front
foot or a total damage of $4,000. The
five settlements made yesterday were
Louis Schillinger, two pieces of prop
erty; B. F. Oldham G. Co., Mrs. NJ T.
Peck and the King Land and Improve
ment company. The city pays 20 per
cent of the damages, which will
amount to about 100000
Present at the conference were Com
missioner James Weatherly and Assist
ant City Attorney M. NJ Ullman. rep
resenting the city; Judge A. Latady and
Attorney Mat Murphy. representing the
property owners, and Attorney John
Stone. representing the railroads.
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PRIZES ANNOUNCED
FOR AID CLUB DAY
AT REDWOOD FIELD
Tickets Will Be Put on Sale
This Morning and Every
body in Town Is Ex-
pected to Buy One

At the Ad club luncheon at the Tut
| it was decided to sell everybody in Bir-
mingham a ticket to the ball game to-
morrow. which is Ad Club Day at Rick
wood. President Holberg presided over
| the luncheon and called upon Chairman
Herbert ]. Baum of the committee on
| arrangements for report as to what
had been DONE
| Mr.. Baum reported that the tickets
| would be placed on sale this morning
1T all the downtown cigar stores Twen-
ty young ladies, chaperoned by Mrs. J.
b. Reid, also will sell the tickets In
the business section. Prizes will be Of
fered as follows:
To the Baron who makes the first hit,
a fine pocket knife from Spiro Hard
ware company. and box of fine sta
tionery from Roberts & Son.
To the Baron who makes the first
two-bagger, a box of cigars from the
Parker Drug company.
To the Baron who first reaches third
base. Jefferson hat from j. Blach &
Sons.
The first Baron to score will receive
a box of cigars from the Patterson
Cigar company.
The Baron first stealing a base will
get a pair of gold cum buttons from the
Jobe-Ros Jewelry company.
The Baron making the first sacrifice
will get % soda checks from the Lctaw
Drug company.
Other prizes. including IS in gold
for the first home run by a Baron.
which will be contributed by the Biz
mingham Ad club.
The young ladies who will sell
tickets today and tomorrow also will
work for a list of prizes as follows:
To the young lady who sells the
largest number of tickets Newsome
confectionery store will give a five
pound box of fine candy.
To the young lady selling the next
highest number of tickets the Birmine-
ham Railway Light and Power COM
pany will give an electric iron.
To the young lady selling the third
highest number of tickets Eugene
Jacobs drug store will give a bottle
of fine toilet water.
Nunnally's offers a large box of candy
to the young lady selling the fourth
highest number of tickets.
The tickets will be placed on sale
this morning at 9 o'clock at the fol-
lowing places:
Brown-Marx cigar stand. Florence
Hotel cigar stand. Pryor Plumlees cigar
store, both of the Patterson Cigar conf
pany stands, Patton-Pope drug store,
Eugene Jacobs drug store. Newspaper
club. Parker's drug store, Dewberry
Drug company. Empire cigar stano.
Adams drug store. Letaw's pharmacy.
Tutwiler cigar stand and the Erckert
hotel.
All members of the Ad club have
been supplied with tickets to sell to
their friends, and Chairman Baum all
nounces that any member who sells
out his allotment can secure more
tickets by telephoning him at Main
$780,
The Maxwell Motor Sales company,
through it's manager, Mr.. DeShazo, in
formed Mr.. Baum yesterday that it
would place two of the 1915 Maxwell
cars at the disposal of the Ad club
These cars will be used to convey the
sponsors to the game Thursday after
noon.
The Birmingham Railway Light and
Power company has arranged to have
a large number of cars in readiness
as a reserve to care for the overflow
crowds that are expected to attend the
game Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
BIRMINGHAM CIVIC
LEAGUE ENDORSED
AT SECOND MEETING
Condition of City Affairs
Offers Fine Field for
NOnpartisan POliti-
cal Body

At Yesterdays conference of citizens
held Of tho Cbamber ~ co,,n,.roa a,
roor :. sa,,a, A..
. ""' " 'aNe ''o VI
saniNa'ioh Vi birmingham CIVIC league
which should be nonpartisan and which
shall at all. times hold itself in readiness.
to voice che views of the community nv
| ,o,,t,o.1 ,,,a,.a..
nesoiu'iohs auop'eo PROVIDED that INT
only requirement for membership SHOULD
be citizenship in Birmingham and a pledg,
to act in meetings for the welfare of com.
mun,., Ill,
o. FRANK nush'oh acted as chairman oil
the meeting and he was authorized to
name a committee of 10 which shall draw
up n constitution and sngoo.t oee;o... g.,
tho nov, orv,,.a.,. ~.
''o'' 'ni' o'i'iiiii'eee ~
repor. IT'S recommendations to another
meeting to be held at the Chamber OF
Commerce Friday at noon.
II was olso raso,,oa a.. -.
present Yesterday ha reonastaa 80 SIT
not less than three othor c,t;.a,s -
tend Eridav,s meetine ~ n,as 800 Az
those invited would renresant a,,ar,, No :.
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readjustment has now taken place The
throes of its birth are over. and the
merchant finds himself. generally speak
ing, in very satisfactory condition.
mo use to worry much about the
souths cotton. Just because there is a.
war people are not going to go naked
They will still wear dresses and shirts
and stockings and will make more gun
powder than ever before and to do IL
all they need our cotton. Let's cheer up
Judge A. +. Chamberlain who addressed
the convention last night, is one of the
leading experts who toured Alabama las.
February in the Alabama Crop Diversi-
fication campaign. Alabama is the COM
ing agricultural state of the SOUTH" de-
clared the judge yesterday. THE cro,
diversification campaign has started a
movement here that in the course of
couple of years when outsiders think of
Alabama they will not only think of iron
ore and coal but of corn, oats, alfalfa,
hay, cattle, hogs and horses"
In the delegates that registered at the
convention up until 5 o'clock last night
there were over, 700 Alabama towns rem
resented. In addition there are several
towns each represented from Georgia,
Florida and Tennessee.
1t is now feared that Mr.. Harding will
have to leave Birmingham early Thurs
day morning and If such is the case the
conference between he and committees
from different parts of the south on the
cotton situation will be held this after
noon.
W. L. Waters of Alexander City, the
new president of the association. is one
of the leading citizens of the state and
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
N. B. STACKS VIEWS

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
just few words anent an afternoon
paper and its proposed trust made can.
didate for city commissioner. 1t evidently
has learned nothing from recent Mexican
history and seemingly overlooks the bald
fact that the federal government for quite
a number of years has been earnestly
striving to clean out the peon system
from many sections of this state. Bir-
mingham is suffering from many Ills in
GLIDING a too long period of small bore
politics, and now when her cup of woe
is spilling over, here comes this paper
and its organized syndicate and in effect
commands the clean minded, manly free
white men of this city Of Birmingham to
hands up, while we muzzle you with
our chosen candidate. And the distressing
feature of 1t all is that the germ of the
new innovation was discovered in the
brain of this. the arch disciple of home
rule by the way
In the opinion of this paper and its
cohorts. apparently. most of us have re-
turned to the nursing bottle stage, or a
state of abject senility, hence the i'm
mediate need of the new brand of poll
tics.
Believing as l do in the manhood and
intelligence of the citizenry-the great
multitude of wood and water toters-each
with vote, have not the slightest
doubt that at the proper time they will
resent in a fitting way the dictatorial
methods evolved by any man or set of
men to throttle their right to say who
shall manage their business. Why, this
proposition should be unthinkable even in
the remotest crossroads hamlet Fol-
myself the idea of such a condition is
simply repulsive. more especially when
know I'm resident of Birmingham, Ala.
U. S. A., and not the City of Mexico. Ger
tainly, this paper has a right to oppose
Judge Lane in seeking reelection, but il
has no right to disqualify him or any
other citizen. Perish the thought.
N. B. STACK.
Wylam. August "a. 1916.
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a prominent merchant OF his home town
He is an enthusiastic automobilist. with
party of five other men from Alexander
City, he said yesterday. I'VE left home
at $50 o'clock Monday morning and al.
though we stopped for dinner we ar.
rived In Birmingham at $50 o'clock Mon
day afternoon. 1t was a fine trip and
the crops along the road look mighty
good.
THE attendance Is something to be
proud Of" said w. w. Ogden of Sulligent
the retiring president. 1t shows how ths
retail merchants of the state are alive
to the best interest of themselves and
their state. When a body of 1900 to 2eot
merchants from every part of the state
assemble to confer over conditions, and
hear addresses by experts. 1t augurs well
for the future of the state. Every mer-
chant is more or less influential mar
in his own community, and through him
good things that are said and done al
the convention are passed on and on
always with widening circle OF benet-
cial influence.
1.-The condition of the Alabama mer-
chant in general this fall is much bet
ter in my estimation, than last fall"
c. L. Barker of Marion is booster 81
am strong for the Alabama Merchants
association" he said. II believe 1t ID
doing much good.
IT do not believe there will be much
trouble with the cotton situation this fall.
Business is much better than 1t was las.
year and Marion people are optimistic"
Fl. L. Mellen of Livingston was the
first man to register. Sumter county
my, home. is raising lots of cattle and
the farmers there are in good condition. y
he said.
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Suits Filled

The Rev S. A. Ebinger, administra-
tor of the estate of Miss Melanie Eb-
niger, filed suit in the circuit court
yesterday against Mrs Lucy p. Hud-
gins. claiming $4,000 damages for the
death of the intestate. Mrs. Hudgins
was the owner Of the Steele Smith
building and the intestate was killed
when the walls collapsed last May.
Among the other suits filed in the
city and circuit courts were the fol-
lowing:
W. NJ. Snyder VS.. Southern Railway
company. The plaintiff claims $4,000
damages for alleged personal injuries.
Mack Robinson VS.. Norwood Trans
portation company, claiming $4,000
damages for alleged personal injuries
received from a collision with a motor
bus of the defendant.
Mrs. Rosa Mcfarland We. Birming-
ham Terminal company. The plaintiff
claims $4,000 damages for alleged per-
sonal injuries.
Nettie helms We. Western Union Tel
egraph company. The plaintiff claims
$4,000 damages for alleged failure OF
the defendant to deliver a telegram
sent by her.
Matte Powell VS.. Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company. The
plaintiff claims $4,000 damages for al
legged personal injuries.
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EXPORT
OUTLET FOR COAL
|S0uthern's Plant at Charles
ton C0mpleted-Has Most
Modern Equipment

: Announcement was made yesterday
at the local offices Of the Southern rail-
way. L. Sewer, general executive
agent, that the modern export coal
handling plant for sometime In course
OF construction by the railroad at
Charleston, s. c. had been completed
The big plant will be placed in OPP
Grafton at once and will have a ca
pacity to unload 40 cars of 1000 tons
of coal per hour, which is as fast as
any vessel now in the export carrying
trade, 1t Is said, can take 1t aboard.
The new plant will give Charleston ia
cilities equal to any on the Atlantic
seaboard. 1T is stated, for loading of
coal to be borne over the seas and
provides another outlet Of great value
for all territory served by the South
ern and connecting lines.
The device will be electrically oper-
ated and will load the coal into the
holds OF vessels by special machinery
designed with the view OF speed and
a minimum of breakage. 1t is expect
ed 1t will cause a greatly increased
movement of coal from Alabama coal
fields to Charleston for export.
The Southern also has provided a
large terminal storage yard with a ca
pacity of 400 cars and has installed
many passing tracks along its line to
Charleston
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1t is pointed out that despite the fact
that cotton has been declared contraband.
there is market for it and cash to buy
1t with. This is in striking contrast to
this time last year. when the bottom fell
completely out of the cotton market, ow-
ing to the European war having been just
declared. and it was drug on the mar
ket. 1t is stated that Notwithstanding the
foreign complications growing out of the
war the cotton outlook is very promising.
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In MupicipaI Court

Mitchell Burton was bound over to
the grand jury yesterday afternoon by
Judge III. L. Abernethy of the mu-
nicipal court on two charges of grand
larceny. His bail was set at $500.
James Richardson. Walter Kennedy,
Irwin Martin and ii. W. Rawls were
also held each under 5000 bond
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
Chloroformed and Robbed

Mrs. F. c. Bernard. 1876 Fifty-eighth
street. Woodlawn. reported to the police
department yesterday morning at oclocls
that she and her 13-year-old son had been
chloroformed and robbed sometime yes
terday morning between 1890 and
o'clock The alleged burglars are said to
have gotten some money from between
the mattress of the bed Mrs. Barnard was
sleeping on. Detectives Brannon and
Macke have been detailed to Investigate
the case.
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Mrs. Sparrow Painfully Bruised

Mrs. l.. B. Sparrow. 400 Lucy street.
was knocked down and painfully bruised
yesterday morning at 10 o'clock by an au-
tomobile driven by Gladstone Ray OF
Jasper. The accident occurred at Second
avenue and Twenty-first street 1t Ia
said that Mrs. Sparrow was about to cross
the street when the machine driven by
Ray, which she did not see. struck her.
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FIRST BALE OF 1915 CROP
SOLD HERE BRINGS 9 CENTS

Birmingham received its first bale of
cotton of the 1915 crop yesterday, which
weighed 500 pounds and was sold to A. b.
Vandegrift & Sons at 9 cents a pound.
The cotton was brought in by Elijah Dud-
ley, farmer, from the neighborhood of
Pratt City, and weighed by r. A. ALL
good of the Warrant Warehouse COM
pany, who is Familiarity known to the cot
ton brokers as Daddy Allgood. 1t is
classed as strict middling.
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LETTERS TO EDITOR
Says Bryan Is Right

TO the Editor of The Age-Herald:
1t now appears that one of the two
Americans which were lost with the
Arabic was an Englishman.
Mr.. Bryan has hit the nail on the head
He states the real question is whether
few Americans have right to drag the
United States into war
If the matter is to be decided by Con-
gress and the people the answer will be
q most emphatic Mo- Yours truly,
c.. f. POSBERGH.
Birmingham, August %, 1915.
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ATTENTION LIFE INSUR.
ANCE MEN

I want General Agents for the States Of
Georgia and Alabama. Old Line stock
COMPANY with very low rates. Policies
have accident and disability clauses and
many other very attractive features.
High commission and renewals. Ad-
dress, with references. D. san Cox,
The Moltons Birmingham Ala.
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small, later they became
enlarged and infiamed.
They itched so l scratched
my face. and finally my
entire face became irritated
and disflgured. Many .
night l worried and fretted
till early morning.
After the trouble had
unv.o os about tbroxa x<.~,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-08-25
TODAY'S EVENTS

W. P. G. Harding speaks to Alabama
merchants at o'clock at Bijou.
Little Rock plays Birmingham baseball
team, at Redwood Field two games be-
ginning at BIS.
Regular weekly luncheon of the Rotary
club at the Tutwiler at / o'clock.
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Joints, muscles, tendons or liraments ~
w bottle Of my RHEUMATIeV
II ccnstipated. use Munyon's Paw-Pav
AA4 M rills. MUNYON.
FOR SALE BY
Eugene Jacobs Drug Store
1904 2nd Ave.
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RHEUMATISM

EVERY RHEUMATIC,
no matter how chronic
his case, should buy Z
2-ce1t bottle Of NUM-
Y0N'o RHEUMAT1SAI
RMdGDY. A few doses
usually bring RELIEF, and
= bette almost invaria-
bly, effects Z cure. It
contains no salicylic
acid, NO morphine, NO
cocaine, no dope or 9TH
Or harmful drugs.
! want every person
with sti6 @r swollen
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At PhOtoplay Houses

Trianon-"A Texas Steer with Tyrone
Power.
Odean One-"The Fatal Hour" with
Marjorie Wilson and Sam decrease.
Princess-''The Battle of Ederbrush,"
with Mae Marsh. Robert Harroun and
Lillian Gish.
Odeon Two-"The Marriage of Kitty"
with Fannie Ward.
Vaudette-"Jewel," with Ella Hail.
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tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
bathed my face with hot water and Cuticura
Soap and then applied the Ointment. In
less than three months my face had healed
(signed) Miss Esther L. Davis. Shsftcr.
Va. Jan. q. 1915.
Sample Each Free by Mail
With 32-p. Skin Book on request. Adj
dress postcard ''Cuticurs. Dept. T, Deap
tom" Sold throughout tho world.
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PIMPLES ITCHING
face D|SF|CURED
Became ENLARGED and Inflamed.
Scratched and Face Be-
came Irritated.
HEALED BY CUTICURA
SOAP AND OINTMENT

1.-THE first characteristic of my acne was
hardened spots under the skin. Then red
pimples came. At first the pimples wore
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At The Theatres

GRANDPA Mistake in Society,"" bur-
lesque; matinee at p. m, night 7:S0 and
p. m.
Orpheum-"At Cripple Creek" melo-
drama; no matinee today; night at $3.50
o'clock.