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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
Motion Hotel Year Old and Owner Will Tear Down
 O'Brien Opera House
STRUCTURE
 WITH SEVEN STORES
Manager Harry B. New Greatly Pleased With Success of First Years Operation of the
 Motion Hotel

Yesterday was the first anniversary of the Motion hotel, bnilt by T. H. Mol ton at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twentieth street, and MT. Motion took occasion on its first birthday to an nounee that the old oBrien opera house will soon be torn down and that an architect Is now drawing plans for seven stores to replace this building.
 One year ago yesterday the Motion hotel was opened for business, and on that day thousands of citizens inspected the building throughout.
 With l5o rooms. 90 with bath, lava tories and telephones in every room, two to four windows to each room room, convenient to the business center and half way between the two railway terminals. the opinion was freely ex pressed that this little hotel was bound to prove a great success The building Is absolutely freproof. It's convenient arrangement. elegant furnishings and popular prices appeal to the travelling public, and in this short time the Mol ton has become one of the most popu- lar hotels in the south. The little cafe. Where pure food and nome cooking are d speciality. is one of it's attractive fea- tnres
 Manager Harry B. New is proud of his success. and points with pride to the fact that on one day last week he was compelled to turn away 100 more than he could accommodate
 Some of the Moltons enthusiastic guests have called it a haven of rest, which has suggested the idea of chang i ing it's name to Rest Haven" The latest attraction by the manage ment of this hotel is an arrangement made to place The Age-H Herald in each guest room every morning free of charge. No doubt this will prove at tractive and be appreciated.
 T. H. Motion is one of Birmingham s builders. He has erected many of the best houses of all classes and yester- day announced that he will at an early date tear down the old O'Brien opera house property 10oxl4o feet. at tn, northwest corner of First avenue ano | Ninteenth street and erect on the lot an attractive business block with sever stores fronting on Nineteenth street. H B. Wheelock, architect, is making plans 1 for the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
FEDERAL BUILDING

Decision in the injunction proceedings brought by the Rose Liquor company of Chattanooga against the Southern Ex- press company, in which 1t was sought to compel the company to accept liquor shipments into Alabama, is expected to be made by Judge W. l. Grubb today The suit is brought on the theory that the antf-shipping law passed by the re- cent legislature is in violation of the Uni ted States constitution.
 Chief Deputy Marshal w. B. Ford and Deputy Marshal Bates carried Moody Bishop, a negro preacher. to Mobile where he is wanted to answer a charge of violating the postal laws. The alleged offense was committed over a year ago in the Jurisdiction of the Mobile court.
 Voluntary petition in bankruptcy was filed yesterday in the federal court by scheduled at $10.627, with assets at $S9 The liabilities are entirely on notes se- cured by first and second mortgages, all the transactions being made previous tC the death of the husband of the petitioner Walter Kennedy filed a voluntary petl- ton in bankruptcy yesterday in which he scheduled his liabilities at $2100 with nc assets.
 Judge E. H. Dryer will return to ths city from fishing trip on next Mon. day morning. a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
CHANGES ANNOUNCED
 IN SEABOARD TRAINS
ing at 6:30 Will Now Leave at 9:30 O'Clock

The Seaboard Air Line announced yes terday changes in it's schedule between this city and the east of unusual interest. The fast train which now leaves Birming- ham at 6:30 a. m. will leave here at 9:30. The Atlanta accommodation, now leav- ing here at 7:30 o'clock, will leave at 6:30 o'clock, a. m The incoming fast train from New York, which now arrives at 10 o'clock, D. m., will arrive at 1920 D. m. The train now leaving here for At lanta at 3 o'clock will leave at 3.10 D. m. The Atlanta train now arriving at I D. m. will arrive at 12:15 p. m. The changes are effective May 30.
 The change from 6.90 to 9:90 o'clock of the New York train will no doubt attract many patrons for the Seaboard This is the old leaving time of the Birmingham Special on the Southern railway. The Seaboard, it is said. has lost considerable patronage by reason of the early hour for the departure of it's fast train.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
SEEK RELEASE OF
 TOM WEBB ON BOND

Habeas corpus proceedings have been instituted in the city court before Judge Charles w Ferguson seeking to release on bond Tom Webb, white, who is under indictment for the murder of J. w.. Brookins the motorman who was assas- sinated near his home about year ago. The defendant has been in jail nearly 10 months and his attorneys contend that he is being unlawfli1ly detained in that he is denied bond The case is set for hearing at 10 o'clock this morning and large number of witnesses have been summoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ARRANGING PROGRAMME
Local Greeters Preparing to Enter
 tain Visitors Expected Soon

Leslie D Fairchild of the Tutwiler hotel. president of the local organiza- tion of Greeters. was in conference yes terday with R. B. Hurst of the Florence and other local men, going over the en- tertainment programme for the Greet CTS expected through here during the next two weeks en route to the At ianta convention. The local hotel men plan to entertain the Greetrs while they are in Birmingham It is stated that the visitors will be entertained at the Newspaper club and the Roebuck Coun- try club. The hotel men here hope to advance the interest of Birmingham very materially by entertaining the prominent. hotel men with the party. The Chamber of Commerce officials are co-opera ting with the Greeters of this city and it Is expected that very ex- cellent programme will be carried out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
CONTRACT IS LEI FOR 0LDST0RACE PLANT
Herndon-Hettrick Go. Will Build Plant for Ice
 Factory

A contract has been given the Hern- don- Hettrick Engineering company for the construction of the cold storage plant to be erected by the Birmingham m Ice factory at the corner of Twenty second street and avenue E. The con tract price was not announced. The building will be lined with cork as are all first class cold storage plants at this time and will be modern in every way.
 The plant will be situated across the street from the plant of the Bir- mingham Ice Factory company. It was stated by J. Frank Rushton several weeks ago that the plant would be constructed as rapidly as possible.
 The building will have an exterior Of concrete and steel with the cork lin- ing. The opinion is that the plant will cost nearly $100,000 before it is com pleted and equipped.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
WRITER'S REPLY ID JACObS' CHALLENGE
 ABOUT VIOLENCE
Three Men Claim to Give Personal Experiences With Local Union
 Bricklayers

The Age-Herald yesterday received three letters in reply to that of C. O. Jacobs, published in these columns on Wednesday morning. The writers take up MT. Jacobs challenge for anyone to cite the local union bricklayers and each tells his experience. The letters are as fol- lows
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 Please imagine my surprise on reading in your paper of May la the def of Mr. C. O. Jacobs to Mir Allen to produce an instance of violence countenanced or charged to the brickma sons local or it's members which he represents in this city and surrounding district
 And as see no reply from Mir Allen. whom I have never had any dealings with. and he may decide not to reply to MT. Jacobs, I would like to state in your paper that in my several years oi work in Birmingham 1 have not especially catered to union labor, and the union hat no right to expect to control my work and at the time of the strike had n, | union men in my employ.
 However. crowd of union men camt on my work and assaulted and run mN men off the buildings using bricks an, clubs as weapons. and when the raie was over and the union men had depart | ed some of the tools belonging to my
 men were also gone. The jobs referre,
 to were three residences on Twenty 1 eighth street, south, near Lakeviev
 school. In this murderous attack wa union bricklayer, and consequently wa
 member of the Birmingham local whom Mr. Jacobs represents. | And it has just occurred to me that Il
 this union official was as careful to in
 quire into the many assaults and depre
 datons of his men as he was to inquir, | into the acts of the open shop contrac
 tors and men who do not think HIS h, does. he would make more valuabl, official.
 This is only one of many attacks mad'
 on open shop men by organized labor
 Respectfully submitted.
 J. R. M'ALLISTER. Birmingham, May 20 1915
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
NEGRO IS FINED FOR
 ASSAULT ON OFFICER
Street Sentence for Mccall lum's Assailant-Fined for
 Giving Elephant Whisky

Otto Butler, the negro charged with as- saulting Sergeant H. R. McCallum, famil- iarly known as Uncle Bob," was fined 50. and given a street sentence of 50 days by Judge Perry Turner of the recorders 8 court The negro denied any intention of inturing the officer and took an ap- peal to the criminal court.
 Ed Boutel, a young white man. was convicted of pouring whisky down an elephants snout and fined S. The evil dence was to the effect that BCutell went to visit the ZOO at Avondale and while looking over Miss Fancy" the children S pet, took a bottle of whisky from his pocket and gave Miss Fancy ''snoutful." The officer making the arrest preferred the above charge but the docket entry shows that the defendant was fined for malicious mischief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

which we were drawing when called off of his work. And on account of the carpenters trouble with tho contracts ors our local decided to affiliate with the other crafts and when l got on the floor of our local and protested against such action and when I cham pioned the cause of Mir c. M. Allen as being and had always been fair I was knocked down and my face cut open from my right ear to the left side of my nose. and I was left for dead by these same men represented in this district by Mir C. O. Jacobs, of whom he Is so proud. However, outside friends had me taken to the St. Vincent hos pital, where it required IA stitches to sew up the wound made across my en- tire face by one John Hargrove. at that time member of our local. and directly under Mir. Jacobs as an of ficer of our local. [ remained at this hospital for nine days and although some of these brothers lived In five blocks of my home word was sent my wife of my condition or where abouts. but she was finally notified of what had happened to me by friend who saw the notice in the pa- per
 was present with a crowd of union men on one occasion while c. M. Al- len was erecting brick building on Twentieth street between First and Second avenues. when the question of blowing this building up was discussed quite freely because MT. Allen had de- cided to use other than union brick layers on this work and when I again interceded in behalf of fair play aEs justice I was not only slandered ans my life threatened. but was severely cursed by several of these union brick layers
 I, in company with my son. was met on the street later by one of these men, also union brcklayer. and mem Der of our local and told by hlm that the first opportunity he had he intend- ed to kill me and I firmly believe that my life is in danger now, as is the life of every other man who will not agree to be party to Just such proceedings as are stated above and no man in this whole district knows this better than C. O. Jacobs. who l believe. served on this coroner's jury for a purpose which he so nobly performed.
 write this ncte just to let the un- suspectine public know what Is go- ing on now right in your midst. where men who will not work under the union requirements as practiced in this dis trict fear to leave their homes at night W. E. BYRD
 1os North Fifty-fifth street, Wood- lawn May 20. 1e1k
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
They Are 70 Years old

For some time past my wife and my self were troubled with kidney trouble, " writes T. B. Carpenter, Harrisburg, Pa. "We suffered rheumatic pains all through the body The first few doses of Foley Kidney Pills relieved us. Aft CT taking five bottles between us we are entirely cured. Although we arc both in the seventies we are as vigor- ous as we were 30 years ago" Foley Kidney Pills stop sleep disturbing blad- der weakness, backache, rheumatism, dizziness, swollen joints and sore mus cles Sold everywhere.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

A children's matinee will be held at the Lyric this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the theatre will in all probability be filled with little folks to see Rochez's monkeys in "A Night in Monkey Music Hall," one of the best animal acts that has ever been here Some good singing excellent comedy and the best motion pictures the house has ever offered are included in this weeks offering
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS TO
 ELECT OFFICERS TODAY

organized this afternoon al 1 o'clock at the headquarters of the Equal Suffrace association. Invitations have been issued for a luncheon to be held today at 0 clock. when the league will be formed The men will be asked to wear the ..votas for Women buttons and to speak in favor of womans s suffrage whenever the oc- casion arise. It is stated that there are numbers of mens equal suffrage leagues throughout the United States giving valu- ble assistance to the feminist cause
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

To the Editor Of The Age Herald.
 Referring to a letter in your paper If
 May l9 in which MT. .. O. Jacobs chal-
 lenges MT C. NJ Allen to show m ln-
 stance where the brickmasons union has corntenanced or been charged with any violence. And as l am no. now enl-
 ployed by MT. Allen I will certainly ip-
 preciate it if you win state in your
 columns these few facts which may serve
 some good purpose for the public al large.
 During our late strike between the dif-
 ferent trades and the contractors, l WAS
 superintending the erection of a brick
 building on Twentieth street between First
 and Second avenues l was at that time
 In the employ of C. NJ Allen. who said
 the union brickmasons had refused to do
 his work and while they admitted that he
 was paying the union scale of 70 cents
 per hour, and they had no grievance
 against him, they had decided not to
 work for him any more. Of course. we
 then had to put on nonunion brickma-
 sons. all of whom were white citizens and taxpayers of this city. Only a few days
 had passed, however, when MT. Allen said he was informed that the union
 brickmasons were planning to blow np our building. and sure enough our trouble started. Our job was pcketed, our men threatened and things looked so dangerous that we had to employ one deputy sheriff and one extra watchman to prevent the brickmasons from coming the work and assaulting the workmen. These guards were in addition to the night watchman who served every night. These union brickmasons became SO desperate e that one of them entered our enclosure in the daytime and assaulted me, striking me two licks. While I was not expecting an assault from anyone and If l had been unable to protect myself he would prob ably have finished his job of killing some one. This man ran after hitting me and avoided an arrest My life was threat cned repeatedly by these men and Tor several days watchman was employed to accompany me to and from my home before and after work hours The threats were so numerous and bold that my fam l fly were afraid for me to leave home. l I feel sure that MT. Allen has informa- ton much more valuable then this which | : he cannot give out just now, so l simply give this in answer to the cnailenge of MT. Jacobs. who I understand lost his l job sometime ago as assistant building Inspector under MT. w. O. Matthews. Yours very truly. w E. BOWEN, | Birmingham, May 20, 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
RESINOL MAKES
 ECZEMA VANISH
stops Itching and Burning Instantly.

Stops Itching and Burning Instantly.
 There is immediate relief for skins
 itching, burning and disfigured by ec-
 zema, ringworm, or similar tormenting
 skin trouble, in a warm bath with Res
 incl Soap and a simple application Of
 Resinol Ointment. The soothing. heal ing Resinol medication sinks right into the skin. stops itching instantly, and
 soon clears away all trace of eruption even in severe and stubborn cases where other treatments have had no effect After that, the regular use of Resinol Soap is usually enough to keep the skin clear and healthy.
 You need never hesitate to use Res ipoI. It is a doctors prescription. that has been used by other physicians for years in the treatment of all sorts of skin affections It contains absolutely nothing that could injure the tenderesl skin. Every druggist sells Resinol
 Ointment and Resinol sosp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22

Annual election of officers of the Bir- mingham Equal Suffrage association will take place this afternoon at the regular meeting to be held at Cable hall on Sec ond avenue. Mrs. H. H. She'll president. urges all members of the association to be present this afternoon as other mat ters of importance will be taken up be- sides the election of officers.
 A Mems Equal Suffrage league will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
OVER 900 WILL WORK IN DEMONSTRATION AT R|CKWOOD FIELD
Safety First Contests to Be Held-Nesbitt and Sutton Working on Programme
 for Next Saturday

Over 500 trained men will participate fW the safety first exhibition to be given at Redwood field May 29, one week from today. The participants will be men from practically all mining companies in this district. railroads, the Red Cross Boy Scouts and other organizations that are engaged in promoting safety first meas ures.
 It was announced yesterday that com- mittee composed of Chief Mine Inspector Nesbitt and Inspector Sutton of the local station of the bureau of mines were en- gagged all of yesterday preparing the pro- gramme for the meet. The committee was in conference with local industrial posed demonstrations
 The affair will start at noon May 2a. and will be concluded during the after- noon. Local officials of the Alabama Coal Operators association anticipate
 that there will be visitors here from every surrounding state and many as far from
 Birmingham West Virginia The of-
 licials are accordingly making arrange
 ments to demonstrate the high state of efficiency that has been attained since the safety first movement was started in Ala-
 bama mining fields. The work will be of interest to all persons and warm | invitation Is extended to all those in- | terested in safety first measures to at ! tend the meeting
 Secretary James l.. Davidson of the operators association said yesterday that
 the work would demonstrate the hest i steps to be taken in case of q person
 being drowned, He said that at this
 season of the year when a great manv accidents occur to swimmers that ef- folts rightly put forth might be the
 means of saving many lives He said th~' he wor'S to be exemnlifed al Rick
 wood would he SO simple and plain that anNane observing the methods could easily understand.
 Mir. Davidson said yesterday that in his opinion there would he several thousand
 persons at Redwood to see the demon- strations. He announced that the Boy Scouts would be on hand to patrol the field and would also participate in some
 of the contests. The contestants will re- ceive prizes that have been provided by various companies and ach team Is work 1 ing hard to win the first prize. If Is | stated that a1 judges will be named to | have charge of the meeting and that tho names will be made public within a few days.
 l Practically every mine official in this | district Is interested in the plans for !, the forthcoming meeting and are enter 1 ing heartily into the movement to make | the affairs great success. Mir. Nesbitt l said yesterday that in his opinion the l forthcoming meeting was of the very
 greatest importance and that great en-
 cours cement would he given the safety l first movement hy reason of the cooper et ton and interest shown in the plans. l The programme which is being prepared
 will be announced during the next few
 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
D|XON'S ADDRESS IS FEATURE OF SECOND DAY 0F CAAUTAUQUA
Speaks on Taking Stock of a Town William Owen in Kennedy's Drama
 Tonight

The second day of the. Birmingham chautauqua proved even more success full than the first and the crowds were larger The performances of the Say ranoffs, a Russian trio of musicians. were quite attractive and were Well
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
w. E. Byrd Tells of Injury

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
 Having been informed that MT. C.. M Allen. contractor, will not reply to the card of MT c. o. Jacobs. a uuion bricklayer, in The Age-Herald of May i9. from the fact, as he says. that there Is nothing in the card that calls for an answer from him and inasmuch as I was a member for almost nine years of this same local bricklayers' union that MT. c. O. Jacobs now Is proud to represent. and as was also proud to be a member of this local until our recent difference with the general con- tractors of this city, among whom Is c M Allen, who had for many wears been our best friend and had only h few days before the strike been n- strumental in securing for us raise in scale from s2h to 70 cents per hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22


 The rate from Mobile up the warr,or to the head of navigation would be about 10 cents a hundred.
 On a modernly constructed highway, the haulage from the head of naviga- tion to the business houses of Birming- ham would be another 10 cents per hun dred
 Thus from New York to Birmingham would be total rate per hundred of 95 cents. At present the straight freight rate is $114
 But the rate from New York to Mobile will not in the future it is argued be 75 cents. The present lines operat- ing between these two ports are rail- road owned lines. The interstate com merce commission has just made a ruling divorcing all railroad owned steamship lines from the railroads which have owned them. This. it is believed by Birmingham men, will mean coast lines as well as the lines on the Great Lakes.
 In the Journal of Commerce of recent date is notification of a rate made by the railroads from San Francisco to New York on canned goods of 40 cents per hundred. It is claimed that the com petition of water transportation via the Panama canal between these two points brought about the rate. The canned goods were hauled by rail from San Fran CISCO to Galveston and from the latter port taken to Philadelphia and New York the total rate from San Francisco tc New York being 40 cents per hundred Yet the railroad owned steamship lines operating now between New York ant Mobile charge 75 cents a hundred between these two points
 Since the haul from San Francisco to New York could be made at 4g cents, and at a profit at that 1t is stated. loca men argue that when the steamship lines are divorced from their railroad owner ships a rate between New York and Mo bile will be made probably as low as B cents and at most not more than 40 cents per hundred.
 Could Cut in Half | This would then make a rate from New York to Birmingham by water of 60 cents a hundred, practically half of the present | freight rate. That will mean a saving of thousands ol dollars for Birmingham business men One man discussing the subject yester
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-22
CRUSADE AGAINST
 MEDICAL MUSEUMS

New York, May 21.-Twenty-two men and a woman were arraigned in court today in the police crusade against medical museums. Six were fined S1bO to $500 each. 10 were re- leased on suspended sentences and the cases of the others went over
 Those who were fined and released pleaded guilty to conducting public nuisances and in some instances prac- ticing medicine without a license and promised not to engage in the practice again.