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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
PURCHASE OF BONDS
 BY MARX & co.

Hugo Marx of otto Marx & Co. says a wrong impression regarding the sale of the cty's bonds Thursday was cre- ated by the statement of J. M. Le- vine in yesterdays e-Herald.
 'ln the statement" said Mir. Marx. "it was made to appear that our firm purchased the entire issue of $1.250.- posit company of Baltimore.
 As matter of fact. only a portion of the issue was purchased for the Mercantile Trust and the remainder were purchased by ourselves and this fact is fully set out in our original bid"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
Automobiles in Collision

George Nabors. negro chauffeur for J. D. Davis ran the machine which he was driving into a taxicab belonging to the Hillman Taxicab company last night at o'clock on the corn6r of Fifth avenue and Twenty-third street and damaged both machines consider ably. No one was injured. Immediate ly after the crash the negro jumped from his car and escaped. Officer Foley made an investigation and reported that the accident was caused by Ma bors running into the taxicab from the rear.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were recorded yesterday in the office of the probate judge:
 C. R. Lovingood, Birmingham. to Miss Annie Mae Darlington.
 Fiery W. Blackman, East Birmingham. tc Miss Eugena Cheney
 Oscar Cheny. Mount Pinson, to Miss Gusse Murphy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
Real Estate Transfer

The following transfer of real estate was recorded yesterday in the office of the probate Judge:
 s6O00-H. K. Miner to Prieller Toulmier, part of lot 26. block 6. Miner Land com pany's second addition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
INDIANA SPORTSMEN FEN R0UTEI0 FRISCO
Members of Ellwood Fish ing and Gun Club Stop
 Over Here

A special train en route from Indiana to the San Francisco exposition with some 125 members of the Ellwood Fish ing and Gun club of Ellwood, Ind. aboard arrived in Birmingham yesterday even- ing over the Louisville and Nashville at o'clock and will leave for New Or leans this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock
 Today the club members will be taken on a tour of the rail mills of the Ten nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company and the wire. mill of the American Steel and Wire company and other industrial plants of the district The party is en route to the exposition and intends to make a sort of inspection of the more important cities of the country both go- ing and returning.
 A party of about % Kappa Sigma fra ternity members from Georgia. Alabama and neignboring states left on spe- cal car over the Frisco yesterday after noon for the exposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
REAL ESTATE MEN |NDORSE WEAKLEY
 BILL ON TAXATION
Changes Are Suggested in Letter From Committee of Local Exchange to
 MT. Weakley

Endorsement of the weakley tax bill with some few suggestions of changes was given yesterday by the special committee appointed for this purpose by the Birmingham Real Estate ex- change in a letter to MT. weakley.
 The committee is especially desir- ous of changing the bill to allow a property owner to appeal to the courts over the arbitration board as pro- posed. The letter Is as follows:
 Dear Sir-At the regular meeting of the Birmingham Real Estate ex- change held yesterday. the exchange heartily indorsed the new revenue bill prepared by the recess committee on finance and taxation and we believe that its enactment into law will bring about much better equalization of property values in the state of Ala bama and greatly increase the rev enues derived from taxation on real and personal property and the under signed were named committee to notify you of its action.
 At the same time to suggest to You some changes in sections II and 72 of the bill. Such changes in our opinion would make the bill more nearly conform to the principles of home rule and avoid the danger of bureaucratic methods creeping into the administration of the measure
 s''1t Is the opinion of the commit tee that no property owner should be deprived of his right to appeal to the courts from the arbitration if he so desires.
 'rhe suggested changes are sub mitted herewith on separate sheets. While they have been hastily drawn. they will serve to convey our idea. Respectfully.
 "J L. YANCEY,
 "B A. THOMPSON,
 COURTNEY S. HENLEY,
 Committed.
 The proposed changes are that In all counties in which there is situated a city or cities with population of 10,- 900 or more. the governing board of the largest city in such county shall on or before the goth day of August. 1915. and every four years thereafter. appoint one such freeholder as a mem Der of said board and that fin all coun- ties in which there Is no city with a population of 10000 or more, the two members appointed as heretofore pro vided shall within 10 days meet and elect a third member provided that If the two members first selected shall fail or refuse within the time specified to select tho third member of said board, such failure shall be the pro- bate judge of the county, be immedi- ately certified to the governor of the state who shall thereupon appoint and commission a third member of said board"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17
Incorporation

s700o--Roebuck Terrace Land company: Frank Rushton, president; Henry Dozier. vice president and John " Coe. secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-07-17

so say we all. That means now. or If not now, then the sooner the better Birmingham has needed for years at least $350,000 more. With the loss of $40 900 in liquor licenses, and around s500 more or less, in licenses from the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company. and the waterworks company. which will result from Mr. lWeakley's revenue bill. and which scents to have been deliberately intended to diminish the tax on these monoplies and correspondingly to take from the revenues of the city-Birmingham must have at least $500.000 more an- nually added to its present net revenue of less than $900.000. or a total net revenue of s1,50O.O00. The present tax valuation of city property is approx imately $95,O0o000 MT. Weakley's tax equalization bill must therefore pre- sently raise additional tax values to the tune of $55,000,000. or to a grand total of s150,000,000. in order to give Birmingham substantial relief If this raise is presently made, many hundreds if not thousands of people of average means and less. for whom Mir. Weakley exhibits such tender consideration, will certainly feel the burden, for MT. Weak Hey cannot assume that tax-dodging is l tine exclusive privilege of the rich. If, on the other hand, the necessary values are reached by spreading the increase over number of years, say at the rate of $10.0O0,000 increase each year. lit will take at least five years for Bir- mingham to derive the measure of rev. enue admitted to be necessary now, and will still be short of the additional amounts which will constantly be nec- essitated by the growth and develop ment of the city.
 Tenderness for Poor
 "As stated, MT Weakley exhibits great tenderness for the poor He will not raise the rate of taxation on them. rather would he lesson the tax on the street railroad and the waterworks He will not give the poor or the rich even the chance to vote on such a qucs tion though the poor outnumber the 1 rich and would overwhelm any proposal that would tax themselves and not the rich. M
 ' But has he lifted his voice against
 the proposed utility bill pending be-
 lore the committee which would de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
STOKES TAKES HARD JOB
Former Surgeon General Of
Navy Head of Inebriate Farm.

DIR. Charles F. Stokes. Surgeon Gen
cral Of the Navy under the Roosevelt
and Taft administrations. has been en-
gagged as superintendent of the City
Farm Colony for Inebriates, in Orange
County. Commissioner Of Charities
Kines bury. president Of the Board Of
Inebriety. said after the appointment:
"The city rs fortunate In obtaining
. man with such exceptional qualifca-
tions. DR.. Stokes has an abundance Of
initiative. which il essential 20 this
work. As carly ~ 1885 he was first
house surgeon a. Gouverneur hospital
In 1906 he commanded the United
states Naval Hospital at San Juan. and
IN 1908 he was in command Of the L..
s. s. Relief with the Atlantic feet or
it, round the-world cruise"
The farm colony. which occupies soc
acres Of land near Warwick. has thir-
ty-two inebriates under treatment. 4
temporary dormitorv IS being erected
for fifty-siX more men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
JAIL AND NO PAY
REWARD FOR HERO
Man Who Defended Mates Life
Here to Stand Trial for
Killing AsSailant.

Benjamin +. Johnson. Of Providence,
who killed a rebelliOus sailor 20 pro-
tect the mate of the American
schooner Republic of Guadalupe on
December /. arrived here yesterday on
the Quebec steamship Parma and was
arrested as soon as the vessel locked.
lie was taken to Ellis Island, where
board of special inquiry decided that
he was not an American citizen, but
permitted him 20 be taken 10 the
Tombs after the young man had paid
the government head tax Of ST..
Johnson. who was born at saba.
Danish West Indies, signed on 20 run
the donkey engine Of the Republic in
Providence. The vessel left Philadel-
phia in November for Guadalupe with
coal. and on December ]. while she was
anchored off the port, four Swedes
threatened TO kill the mate. Johnson
saved the mates life when the Swedes
attacked him with shovels, and later,
when the mate gave Johnson his re-
volver and sent him aft 10 blow the
donkey engines whistle as call for
help ashore, the mutineers started for
him.
Johnson blew FOR help and the four
Swedes threatened to kill him. He
drew his revolver and three Of the
men ran 10 cover, but the fourth. John
Christensen, came on. Johnson fred
two shots over his head to brighten
him. but IL was of 10 avail. As
Christensen was about to strike him
Johnson fired low. he said, TO hit him
in the leg. The bullet struck the in
furiated Swede in the throat and he
dropped on the deck. dying in a few
minutes.
As the French authorities AZ Gunda.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
CUPID KEEPS VILLA
FROM BATTLE Line
General. infatuated with
SeamstresS, Tarries at
Chihuahua.
ID ToIeErarl DO u TnL.-c !

FL Paso. Tex. Jan. T. While General
Hugh l.. Scott is waiting on the border
to confer with General Francisco villa,
while General Carranza's forces are
winning victories around Torreon and
Mexico City and while Mexican affairs
are becoming more muddled than ever
General Villa fingers IN Chihuahua
City, held captive by the pretty face
of a JimeneZ seamstreSs.
Reputable Americans arriving in Fl
PaSo to-day from the south say they
saw Senorita Concha Del Hero. a
sewing girl and exceedingly pretty. alb
Quoted at Jimenez by Villa soldiers and
put or train under guard TO be sent
TO Chihuahua. They say that in Chi
huahua they saw the girl again, still
under guard of Villa soldiers. taken 20
a house in Chihuahua. which was i'm
mediately surrounded by soldiers. They
say General Villa was IN Chihuahua
and was expected 20 leave for Juarez
when the arrival of the fair prisoner
caused a change in his plans. They say
Villa remained in Chihuahua trying 10
win favor from the prisoner despite
the pleadngs Of his friends that he
proceed 70 JuareZ to keep his appoint
ment with General Scott. and that in
his eagerness to win in love he cast
aside the responsibilities of war and
ignored the victories of Carranza's
troops around his stronghold, Torreon,
and the menace Of Obregon's army to
Mexico City.
Villa saw the pretty seamstress at
Jimenez when he went south 20 enter
Mexico City. He became enamoured,
and on his return north he ordered the
girl seized. after she had refused to
see him. Despite the fact that villa
has one wife in chihuahua, it is said
he insists that the girl whom his sol
diers seized marry him. The Ameri-
cans who bring the story say it is
common talk in Chihuahua that Villa
has given himself over wholly. for the
time at least, to the winning of ms
prisoners affection, and is entirely
content to let the war take its course
It has long been commonly reported
on the border that Villa has more
wives than the NeXican laws allow. 1t
is said he has one IN every city his
troops have captured and that he tried
10 secure another N Mexico City, but
failed because the girls foster-mother
spirited her away. Villa, it is said,
caused the arrest Of the foster-mother.
a French woman. and the arrest caused
protests 10 be made by the French
diplomatic representative.
Juarez is still expecting Villa hourly
and General Scott is still waiting in
Fl Paso until the MeSican warrior sets
aside infatuation for more serious mat
ters. but Villa still fingers where love
tempts him TO forget other things.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
HOUSE REFUSES
TO BAN NEGROES
Rejects, Also, Belgian Ex-
emptiOn Amendment to
immigration Bill.
Trom Tho Tribune Bureau }

Washington, Jan. The House re-
iectcd by decisive votes to-day the
Senate amendments to the Burnett
immigration bill excluding immigrants
Of "the African or black race and ex-
empting Belgians who come TO this
country to enter agricultural pursuits
from standing the lteracy test.
The so-called Ethiopian exclusion
amendment was defeated by vote Of
252 TO 70. No rollcsll was demanded
on the Belgian exemption amendment,
but the noes" were overwhelmingly in
the majority.
Representatives Eagle, o; Texas, and
Quin, Of Mississippi, Democrats, en-
livened the debate on the negro exclu-
sion amendment.
with the market for our cotton
gone" Mr.. Eagle asserted, we've got
more niggers in the South now than we
can feed We don't want any more TO
come to this country, for they're not
welcome. | agree with Mr.. Quin that We
ought to send them TO a colony some
where send them back where they were
when the Yankees found them and
brought them over here and sold them
TO US down South"
Mr. Mann. the minority leader, de-
clared that the negro exclusion amend
ment was an injustice TO the race, 'and
if the amendment is kept in this bill
it's as dead as last years smelt," he
added. The amendment. smells 70
Heaven more than last years smell,
and although il is a temptation 10 OPP
ponents of this bill to vote for this
amendment and thus kill the bill,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
WILL DEBATE ON PEACE
Kirchwey and Clark to Discuss
Part of u. S. in Task.

Montclair, n. j.. Jan. The Out
look Club, of Montclair, at its Janu-
airy meeting will hear a debate on
What Can the United States Do Tow
ard Securing international Peace? >" The
speakers will be DR.. George W. kirch-
wey, late dean of the Columbia Law
School. and Dr. John b. Clark. head Of
the division of economies and history
of the Carnegie Peace Foundation.
At the March meeting of the club
there will be a debate between Charles
Edward Russell, of New York, and Pro
fessor Edwin r. A. Seligman. of Column
ba University, on as Socialism the
Road to international Peace
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
MRS. ENNIS I'M NEW SUIT
Asks to Have Marriage to TO-
Year old eX Judge Annulled.

Mrs. Norma s. Ennis, the twenty
seven-year-old wife of former Judge
Alfred Ennis, of Indiana. seventy years
old, who recently discontinued her suit
for separation. filed an action yester-
day in the Supreme Court for the an
nulment Of her marriage. Judge Ennis
is the father-in-law of George Horace
Lorimer, editor Of "The Saturday Even
ing Post"
When Mrs. Ennis brought her suit
for separation she caused the arrest of
the judge for fear he would leave the
jurisdiction of the court. and he was
in Ludlow st. Jail for several days be-
cause he could not obtain a bail bond
of $1,000. The suit for annulment is
brought on the ground that Judge
Ennis induced the plaintiff to marry
him by making false representations as
to his financial standing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
DANIELS APPLAUDS
COBB'S WAR TALK
NAVY Secretary Hears Lecturer
Say Preparedness Is Best
WAY TO Keep Peace.

"I an the son Of soldier, the grand
SON Of a soldier" said Irwin Cobb, war
correspondent. in his lecture for the
benefit Of the Red Cross at the wal
dorf-Astoria yesterday. "but what ga"
in Belgium makes me hope with all my
heart that this country will never 90 to
war. But 7 realize that the best way OF
keepinr peace IS to be prepared for
war"
Joscphus Daniels, Secretary OF the
Navy. who sat in the front row. led the
applause tina, greeted this statement
Mr.. Cobb lauded the courage OF the
wounded soldiers and refugees.
"Of the twenty thousand wounded
soldiers whom | saw while J was IN
Vaubeuge." he said. linen hurt IN all
conceivable ways, ] heard but two give
q sound of pain. OF all the refugees
met and talked with not one com
planned.
1T is hard to give you picture OF
the misery in that little country. IL
Won can imagine land whose lnhabl-
tants numbered 100000, most OF them
happy and comfortable, which now mas
but 600. 600. and at least half Of these
subsisting on the charity which comes
10 them from America, you can get
some faint idea Of it. My last glimpse
Of Belgium was of an old man, writing
on board at a crossroads the name
of his wife. whom he had lost, and the
direction he meant to take, in the hope
that she might come that way and see
il. That was typical Of the fate Of the
Belgiaus- homeless, separated, lost
Moving pictures OF the ruined towns
Of Belgium were shown at the close Of
the lecture. Mrs. William Kinnlcut
Draper. secretary OF the local Red
Cross. said that a fairly large sum Of
money was realized from the entertain
mont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
ROGERS VENTURES
OUT IN DAYLIGHT
Returning to Hospital, He
Hides in Coal Bin to
Escape Cameras.
DIVORCE PACT STORY
GETS FAMILY DENIAL
Martin to Begin Monday Grand
Jury Inquiry, but Woht
Call Mrs. Rogers.

Although Lorlys Elton Rogers has
s.oy,lv maintained that Mrs. Caroline
ciddings Roeo-s and he mad agreed
that divorce would be ,ne solution o.
choir domestic problem. Emory r.
.to ,:St,rcs fam
bucknor' counsel ''i ''' ..-,
ily, said last ugA; ne was su'"'i'4''
10 make a fat denial OF any sucn
agreement. Mr.. buchner Wou'U ~
discuss tho probabilities that Mrs
Giddmgs Rogers will soon orihs "'-
vorcc proceedings. oui sa''' ,,t,.
81 can only say SEQ no reason WHY
Mrs. Caroline G'don-s k'e'iS 1l0 ' ...
not get a divorce. she 's q ''"'"
iurcd woman. clhco' "'o. Ia
retiring person. VINO .hoS ."I .' -..,..
nothing io say. Shai SNOW
about Che matter i'-m'I TOW ,.........
], is understood tn"i "i>. "'o1.-
Rogers Is now fully awake TO ''. .-
D.icIty Of hoy husband anu 'i''
which has brought inns "p'". ~
fcy, lation that Rogers mas con -,
sung Louis BROOKS COTTON ul' ~.
cr,idc Drive. The furniture and IL
brarv belong go Mrs. Csrolln Oiddi'E
Rogers. and Al Brooks is quoleo a.
saving 10 is 20 her. not TO her husoahu'
tbst he purposes 20 pay the rent.
Stoned Check for Rent.
Rogers has been telephonng to'Mr'
BROOKS and sending legal representa-
tives go him. But, out OF respect for
Mrs. Rogers. Brooks mas determined
lpon his own course. lie character.
Yea Rogers yesterday as "a scoundrel,
and said:
Of he lived In the South he would
he tarred and fcathored and ridden out
Of town"
II was stated YESTERDAY t1at "h zen
etr. bIo1Ns 1e"" n pooars g" ,s5
No,'.an i'....,s h. ;,-,,o,5;s9oI,- conf %
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Mhen ne lea,uea me u '.'.' Jun! ,'',.,
rogers treatment OF hI9 pIes'', ~. ~
W.T. PROOFS s'opptu P"H1ilItii o. -.
chech. ~ was lhen Una. i-o- ~ - i.oe'i
became anxious about I'e MONEY au"
began 10 WON lhe ''4ephone '"s's''''-
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
LIEUTENANTS VOTE
LOYALTY TO WOODS
Association Repudiates All
Responsibility for
Ellison.

Members Of the Police Lieutcnants'
Association. at a special meeting IN
Terrace Garden yesterday afternoon,
repudiated the statements Of former
Corporation Counsel William b. Eli
son, attacking the administration OF
Commissioner Woods.
In this. the lieutenants followed the
example of the Inspectors and Cap.
tains' Association and the Sergeants'
Benevolent Association. There now re-
mains only one police organization TO
take action-the Patro. mems Protec-
tive and Benevolent Association and
that meets next Tuesday to do so.
In their resolutions the lieutenants
denied all responsibility for. or pre-
vicus knowledge Of. the Ellison state
ments criticising the Police Commits
sioner and conditions in the depart
ment. They expressed their loyalty to
the Commissioner and their confidence
in his policies.
It was also voted to appoint a COM
mittee 10 examine their contract with
him with view To ascertaining
whether or not the relations between
the association and Mr.. Ellison can be
severed.
Commissioner Woods announced the
appointment of Captain John J. Cray
as executive head of the nine branch
detective bureaus distributed through
out the city. Captain Cray has been in
charge of the first branch of the bu-
reau.
Captain Cray will assist Inspector
Joseph A. Faurot in command of the
Detective Bureau. he will take charge
of cases demanding immediate and eX-
pert police work. He has been a de-
tective since. 1898. Lieutenant Deevy
will succeed Rim as head Of the first
branch.
Representatives Of burglar insurance
companies complained to the Citizens
Protective League that Commissioner
Gods had abolished the trained pawn
shop squad which had been in exist
ence for years and been instrumental
in recovering hundreds of thousands Of
dollars worth of stolen property.
They also complained that the Com
missioner had discontinued the prac-
tice of sending to pawbrokers the daily
lists Of articles reported stolen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-08
VILLA MAY FIRE ON
U.S.. TOWNSS HOURS
He Tells Scott of Plan
to End Border
Warfare.

Fl Paso. Tex, Jan. General Villa
is moving to attack the Carranza gar
risons of the Mexican border towns OPP
posite Naco and Douglas, Ariz., with
5000 convention troops. To drive the
Carranza forces out of the border
towns is Villas solution Of the problem
Of stopping border fighting. IL became
known here to-day that Villa had COM
municated his intention three days ago
TO Brigadier General Hugh l.. Scott,
chief of staff of the United States
army. who is here TO confer with the
Mexican chief. In his message Villa
promised TO expose the American towns
to fire for not more than eight hours.
at the end of which period he promised
the Carranza garrisons would have sur
rendered or would be driven into the
United States.
Half of Villas force passed through
Juarez to-day en- route 20 Casas
Grandes. whence the troops VIII move
overland into Sonora.
II was at a great sacrifice" TO his
campaign against Carrsnza forces on
the eastern seaboard that he came
north. Villa stated. in order TO settle
the Arizona border difficulty. Villas
communication was received by zen
eral Scott shortly after his departure
from Naco for FL Paso, where he ar
rived three days ago.
General Villa spent to-day at Chi
huahua City.
Vera Cruz. Jan. 7. A commencement
was made to-day 10 reform the land
laws. when General Carranza in a de-
cree ordered the return to the lawful
owners, who in all cases are Indians,
OF community property when there is
evidence that it has been Illegally
taken.