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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-28

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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-11-28

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
MOVIE OPPONENTS
 WILL MEET MONDAY
To Decide Whether to Fight Sunday Amusements in
 the City

Those who oppose the operation of mo-
 ton picture theatres in Birmingham on
 Sunday will hold a meeting at the Young
 Mems Christian association building
 Monday morning at Il 30 o'clock, at which
 time a decision will be reached as to
 whether further prosecution of the op-
 position shall be launched. The meeting has been called by the committee oppos-
 ing Sunday picture shows, of which Dr. N. A. Barrett is president and E. F. Mor- gan is secretary.
 Petitions voicing opposition to the op-
 eration of the picture theatres on Sunday
 have been sent to prominent church. workers, Sunday schools, pastors of churches and others who might be inter- ested in preventing the Sunday amuse-
 ments. It has been urged by the commit
 tee in charge of the opposition that these petitions be circulated thoroughly and brought to the meeting Monday morning.
 In issuing the call for the conference the opponents of the Sunday shows state
 that the question must be decided finally without delay and unless the opponents l Of Sunday pictures take prompt action the fight will have to be given up. It is understood that if sufficient interest is shown by those who are opposed to the sunday presentations and the petitions are signed by a very large number ot people, the fight for a referendum will be launched Unless general interest is shoWn m opposition to the shows, the hght will doubtless be discontinued.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
M'DONALD DESERVES
 PRAISE OF PEOPLE
Walter Moore Says the City Will Hereafter Stand on
 Solid Ground
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.


 Permit me to call attention to the re- cent change of sentiment from adverse to favorable upon the action of MT. T. c. Mcdonald in exposing the true financial condition of the city of Birmingham in the columns of The Age-Herald and by process of law hindering total wreck age of the city financially. If MT. Nc Donald is ''the only man in Birmingham who would do such thing" as is charged by one of the commissioners, he has cer- tainly proven himself a most valuable and courageous member of our citizenship and deserves the thanks rather than the censure of our best citizens and taxpay- CTS.
 Vindication, praise and thanksgiving by the people will come to MT. Mcdonald abundantly when the court of highest au- thority passes upon this case; for then the city's management will be forced to stand upon solid ground and not sail under false colors, soap bubble imitation and ovedrawn cash account.
 WALTER MOORE. Birmingham, July 14, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
FIVE PRISONERS TO
 BEGIN SENTENCES

Five prisoners were taken from the county jail yesterday afternoon and car ried to the state penitentiary to begin serving their sentences, imposed in the Jefferson county criminal court.
 One out of the five men was sent up for life on a charge of murder. Four of the men were white and one was negro.
 Claude IIllard, who was convicted in the last capital week of the criminal court and who was sentenced to life imprison- ment. was one of the men. His case has been pending in the criminal court for several years.
 G. w. Phillips, who was convicted on a charge of burglary along with Bob Al exander several months ago, was sent up for three years. Phillips and Alexander were the two men arrested for burglar izng a store in West End over year ago. Alexander is out on an appeal bond, while Phillips withdrew his appeal and accepted the sentence.
 William Wooten, charged with grand larceny, left to begin term of three years in the penitentiary.
 Bob Battle was sent up for 10 years on a charge of murder in the second degree
 Mack Thomas left to begin serving a six years sentence on. charge of assault with intent to murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
ROOM WAS FULL"

Matters not what the time or occasion Anay be, there is always crowd on hand When Judge H. B. Abernethy's court is in session. While there are many cases of importance tried and decided upon in Judge Abs court, there are many things that come up of such frivolous nature, that one must laugh. Genuine wit and humor it iszdownright original stuff.
 But in most of these instances, the joke is on the other fellow. However, a. negro woman turned the trick yesterday. The woman, who weighs about 300 pounds, waddled into the clerks office and asked that a warrant be issued for one Rabbit Snowfall, charging him with abusing de English language in de pres'nts of fe- mates" When asked when the offense was made, she said: "Sat'day." "Why did you not come in sooner?'' was asked. "A'h did num- she said, but youall wuz full, en a'h had ter wait" The of- flee force was shocked, plainly so, but what did she mean? Full? No! Then a bright idea struck someone and the ques- tion was asked What do you mean full? Explain Full of what?'
 "Sho," she said. White folks, a'h didn't mean nuthin like whisky CT sperits, meant the room wuz full of fo.kes."-C. G. T.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
Land Men Indicted
 for Selling Everglades

Chicago July 14.-Four officials or me Florida Everglades Land company or Chicago and Colorado Springs, Col, were indicted today by federal grand jury. The defendants are chaged with using the mails to defraud. Those indicted are William A. Otis, Colorado Springs, presi- dent; Percy Hagerman, Colorado Springs, vice president; Harold J. Bryant, Chicago and Lake Forest. vice president; William F. Greenwood, Chicago, assistant secre- tary and treasurer.
 Investigation by the district attorney s office has been in progress several months The company was organized ln 1909 and capitalized at S275OOo. It LOOK title to 67,OO0 acres of land in the Florida everglades and divided it into 6S6o parcels of from 10 to $40 acres each.
 The indictment cites about 50 letters written by the company and there are six counts in the bill. Three of them charge a conspiracy to devise scheme to use the mails fraudulently and the remainder charge actual fraudulent use,
 It is charged that the 67,0o0 acres of land owned by the company in Florida were wilfully misrepresented as fertile, productive, being below the frost line, im- mediately available for cultivation and the company as being backed by the state of Florida, with S1.20000o for drain age purposes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
PARTIAL ECLIPSE OF MOON
 INTERESTS BIRMINGHAM

it was a deep. red hue. but a little earlier in the evening it had been cop per colored and also of a greenish color
 The changing colors during the progress of the eclipse formed very interesting sight and were due to rays of sunlight. which had passed through the rim of air surrounding the earth and Id thus become so bent within the shadow that they fell upon the darkened moon.
 Prof. Eric Doolittle of the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania in his article ir The Age-Herald of Sunday. July 2, gave Age-Herald readers information as tc the eclipse of the moon last night. He said that the earth. to an observer on the moon last night. would appear as black ball surrounded by a brightly colored rim of light Sometimes dur ing an eclipse the rim of air about the earth has been filled with clouds sc that no light could penetrate 1t and the moon has therefore entirely dis appeared-but this is very unusual, he says in his article.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
LOCAL DELEGATES TOROTARY MEETING
 ID LEAVE TONIGHT
Club Lunches at Tutwiler Today to Give Delegation
 a Good "Send Off"

The Rotary club will hold its regular weekly luncheon at the Tutwiler at o'clock today the event having been post poned from Wednesday. The luncheon will be in the nature of q "send-off for the delegation to the local convention in Cincinnati. which begins tomorrow The local delegation will leave at 6:9C o'clock this evening over the Queen and Crescent.
 The local club has been invited by the International association to stage a model luncheon" and rehearsal of this "stunt" will be held at the Tutwiler to- day. The luncheons of the Birmingham club have gained for it fame in other di- visions of the Rotary organization, and it is for this reason the club was invited to stage a luncheon in view of the con- vention in Cincinnati, the idea being tc let other clubs learn how Rotary cluE luncheon should be conducted.
 Dr. c. c. Lumsden of Washington will speak before the club today on sanitation and preventive measures for typhoid. Sew eral stunts also have been arranged.
 The local club had planned to entertain delegations from several cities to the Rotary clubs convention, but the hurri cane has prevented the delegations iron Mobile, Jacksonville, Selma, Meridian anc several other cities from attending ane it is understood that only three member! of the Meridian representation will bt here today.
 The local delegation will work for thu election of John E. Shelby to one or th' three vice presidencies of the lnterna tional association. MT. Shelby has beer very active in Rotary work, ana ha been effective in organizing several clup in southern cities. He already occupies high position in the International asso cation, but the local club feels that h' is entitled to nothing less than one O the three vice presidencies, and will Wori as unit for his election
 The delegation which leaves tonight il composed of MT. and Mrs. Robert w Ewing, MT. and Mrs. Frank r. Glass MT. and Mrs. Joe Rosenburger, MT. ant Mrs. J. w. Donnelly, MT. and Mrs. Ton Rennie w. D. Nesbitt, John T. Shelby John c. Henley, R. D. Burnett, Joe Wiley A. M, Taylor, George McCleery, Franl Epperson, Dr. J. H. Finder, George K Knox, Homer c. Pogue. O. H. Bowen Max Boxer and Oliver Cox. The officla delegates, who have voting power are w D. Nesbitt, John E. Shelby, John C Henley and Frank P. Glass.
 The headquarters of the Birmingham delegation in Cincinnati will be at thu Emory hotel The sessions of the con vention will be held at the Emory audi torium and the official headquarters fol the convention will be at the Hotel Sin ton. The convention opens tomorrow and will close Thursday. The Birmins ham delegation will reach Birmingham or the return trip Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Not UntiI 1Q2n

To the Editor of The Age Herald.
 MT. Barber, MT. Hornady and numer- ous others keep shouting that they have been fighting for new county for Rir- mingham for To! these many years Many claim to have discovered this great north pole which all now agree is the only adequate support for a totterine Birmingham.
 What the public would like to know is: What kind of fighting have they been do- ing? Where were they sll during and prior to the last legislature? Surely. then was the time for these patriots to get busy. But no, they waited until the opportunity had gone, and then somebody touched off the alarm clock, and they all woke up and began yelling and shouting for new county.
 1t will be remembered that Representa- tive 1sador Shapiro introduced a bill in the last legislature providing for a new county for Birmingham. If these men were in earnest, why did they not come to the rescue of the bill and demand that the Jefferson delegation put it through. Why did the Chamber of Commerce pass resolutions against the bill? Many of those who loudly proclaiming their belief in the new county as the only solution of Birmingham's troubles were active mem bers of the Chamber of Commerce at that time.
 I am a believer in the new county idea, and was greatly interested in MT. Sha- piro's foresighted efforts to put it into effect, and disappointed that he received no assistance from Birmingham. I am glad to see the wide support the idea is now getting, and I hope that these vari- ous advocates are really in earnest this time. Let us hope, however, that they will not again fall asleep just before the next legislature convenes, to awake from their nap after final adjournment, and, rubbing their eyes, begin again this shout ing we now hear. It is amusing to watch this mad chase after opportunities that have passed.
 By refusing to listen to Jefferson count tvs "kid'' representative, the people of Birmingham have lost five years in ob- taining this necessary relief. The legis- lature will meet again 1919. I understand that under the law constitutional amendment cannot be submitted until 9C days after final adjournment of the leg islature As there will likely be a split session. this will make it at least 1920 be- fore such an amendment could be sub- mitted. Yours truly.
 D. M. WRIGHT
 Birmingham July IA 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

With the double bill, musical tab of a very entertaining nature and Keith headliner vaudeville acts, the l., no doubt will enjoy crowded house the popular Saturday matinee today well as at tn etwo performances tom
 'Oh, You Daddy" is the title of musical show which has pleased good,o diences all of this week with the caNay song numbers, participated in by an snd cborus -kes
 Melissa Ten Eyck, in classical dsor and Cook and Lorenz, in the comedy ski 'The Millionaire Tramp" strong Kei2 acts. and Pathe Weekly pictures, cor plete programme well worthy of larf Saturday matinee and night crowds.
 Five all-star Keith vaudeville acts WI make up the programme for the LyrS theatre next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
Dam Bill Passes

Washington. July 1.-The general dam bill regulating rights and powers and rates for waterpower in federal navigable streams, was passed by the House today, 51 to r. It differs somewhat from the bill which passed the Senate. The bill, which provides for a system of leases under government regulation of rates and practices is designed to induce invesr ment of private capital in the develop ment of waterpower. The principal issue has been over the rental imposed on power projects under an amendment by Representative Sherley of Kentucky. which provides that the Secretary of War shall fix such rental rates as he deems advisable to apply for a period of 20 years with the right to revise every lC years thereafter. This was opposed by Chairman Adamson of the interstate commerce committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
PEERLESS CORNER AGAIN SOLD; PRICE SAID TODE S2OO,0OO Frank Nelson, IT,, Sells the Famous Property to
 ToOle Brothers of
 Montgomery

The northeast corner of Second avenu and Nineteenth street, familiarly knowl' as the Peerless corner, has again change hands, according to announcement mad
 yesterday by A. A. Gambill. James Too
 and Joseph Toole of Montgomery are u
 purchasers of the property, which ".
 owned by Frank Nelson, Jr Some cas and an exchange of properties both (n
 Birmingham and Montgomery comprised the consideration, it was learned No official announcement was made as to the
 exact price paid for the property, but it
 was reported unofficially that the sum for the corner were valued at about s20o,- OOo N7 The deal was made through A. A. Gambll of A. A. Gambill & Co.,, and the
 trade made public yesterday marked the fourth time this property has changed
 hands in the past four years. each of the transactions being made through MT. Gambill.
 The property was bought four years ago by R. D. Burnett for $110,0o0, and some time later he sold it to R. H. Baugh for l $145,O0O. Later it was sold to Frank Nell son, Jr., for SITS, ,OO0. While no official statement was made yesterday regarding l the exact price paid by Messrs. Toole of Montgomery, Mir Gambill stated that Mir Nelson realized profit on the transac-
 tion. The property fronts 24 feet on SslI
 ond avenue and the deal yesterday is
 to mark the highest mark at which
 property in Alabama has ever sold. ! Neither of the Messrs. Toole were | Birmingham yesterday, and no staten
 could be secured as to their intenti regarding developing the corner. T
 already own several pieces of busir property in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
BOY SUCCUMBS TO
 GASOLINE BURNS
Whitfield Cobb Dies in West End After Lingering for About
 Ten Days

Whitfield Cobb. aged 10 years, son of MT. and Mrs. James w. Cobb, died last night at $50 o'clock at the ram ilv residence. 1918 Cotton avenue, west End The funeral will be held from the residence this afternoon at o'clock, followed by interment Tn hi''- wood.
 Death was due to injuries sustained week ago last Sunday when he was badly burned He was at the garage in the back yard when gasoline became ignited in some manner and set Ire to his clothing. It was at first thought that the burns were not so/ serious but complications set in later when resulted in his, death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15

Hundreds of Birmingham citizens observed the moon last night in par tial eclipse, and many excited calls were made upon The Age-Herald for information regarding it. One lady wanted to know why the moon was in eclipse, and another lady. resident of Roebuck. called to learn the cause. She stated that the eclipse was very beautiful from her veranda and other residents who called The Age-Hera1d office made similar statements
 The moon last night was seven eighths in eclipse. which was due to a large part of it's light being cut off when the planet, in it's regular monthly journey to the eastward among the stars, passed within the shadow of the earth It was never at any time wholly obliterated, and that part of the heavenly body which had passed within the shadow of the earth was visible, although it was of several different colors during te progress of the eclipse At 11:2O o'clock last night
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
At the Majestic

How Molly Made Good" the nov feature film of the Kulee Features. Ina opens at the Majestic theatre on Sunda for four days. It Is something unique f the way of films, and real novelty is much to- be-desired quality. Just tf fact of 12 stars in a single cast is enoug' to make that cast remarkable. But wher: in addition to these stars as actors, the, homes, their wives, their children aD1 their pets are all written in as pal and parcel of the story, 1t is samll wonde that How Molly Made Good" ha achieved it's present unprecedented popL larity. Never before has such combina ton of footlight favorites been mac either on the legitimate stage or mt ing picture stage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
infirmary. where he had been since September of last year.

infirmary. where he had been since September of last year.
 Mr. Hillhouse had been in the Bir- mingham district since 1884 and at the time of his death was president of the North Pratt Coal company. He had been identified with the development of the coal fields of the Birmingham district for years. and it was he who discov- cred what is known as the ''big sean1,'' or the Warrior coal fields. He was a director of the North Birmingham Trust and Savings bank.
 MT. Hillhouse was a Mason, Knight Templar and a Shriner. and the Knights Templar will be in charge of the fu- neral. which will be held tomorrow att ernoon from the residence of w. B. Hillhouse. 2709 Hanover Circle. Dr. Henry M. Edmonds and the Rev. George Lang will officiate. Interment will be lowing will act as pallbearers: Active, Jones G. Moore. Erskine Ramsay, Rob- ert A. Brown, James E. Strong, c. B. Rogers, J. L. Cemo. H. P. Heflin, Ed Flynn, P. B. Thomas. and w. w. Craw- ford; honorary, Mai. E. M. Tutwiler, J. c. Maben. Sr.. Robert Jelks, Judge c. w. Ferguson, F. E. Levi, Robert Neil, J. c. Patterson. c. B. Mccormack, Judge John H. Miller. w. R.. FairIey, Senator 0. w. Underwood. Culpepper Exum, Murray Brown, H. F. McCor- mack. Walter Moore. John Mcqueen. James Bowron and Henry L. Badhanl.
 BORN IN SCOTLAND
 MT. Hillhouse was born at Kilmar- mock, Ayrshire. Scotland October IS, 1S44. He was reared in and around the Kilmarnock district and on Au- gust IS, 1865, was married to Eliza beth Ramsay Hillhouse at Danvel at the Presbyterian church. In the fall of 1869 MT. Hillhouse and his young bride emigrated to America. making their first residence in Pennsylvania, locat- ing at Shenandoah where for num- Der of years he worked in the mines of the anthracite region. He was later elected tax collector of Shenandoah. holding that position for three years. He also served two terms as property appraiser of Shenandoah. During his years in the offices of tax collector and property appraiser he kept closely in touch with mining conditions and for
 
 examiners of Pennsylvania.
 CAME HERE IN 1884
 MT. Hillhouse came to Alabama in 1881 first locating at Brierfield, where he engaged in coal mining. He was later employed by Maj. +. M. Tutwiler tc prospect along the Warrior river, and il was while thus engaged that he discov- cred the Warrior coal field, known as the ''big seam.'' He prospec tg in Mur- phys valley later, and disCoered the beds of iron ore that nowt tAre being operated in and about NewGastle. Ht opened and developed the Henry Ellen mines for the late Henry DeBardeleben and from there went to Adger to take charge of the mines in the Blue Creek region. which position he held for many years.
 MT. Hillhouse was made assistant mine inespector by Gov. w. D. Jelks and served as such under the administrations of Governor Jelks. Gov. B. B. Conner ap-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
Clanton Bank Depositors
 Will Receive Dividend

Clanton, July -(Special.)- peti- ton has been filed in chancery for the settlement of the Clanton bank in- debtedness to depositors. The matter will be heard by Judge Leon McCord and as affairs exist 1t is safe to as- sume that lhe depositors will receive not less than so per cent of the money due them in the immediate future.
 A statement issued by the officers of the Peoples bank of Clanton shows a cash balance on hand of S61.S52.1S and total of securities amounting to S15O4S435
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
Allege Negro Took
 Guns From Dead Men

Frank Jackson, negro, was arrested land and Officer Brookins and placed in the county jail on warrants sworn out by Coroner Spain. A charge of grand larceny is placed against the negro in two cases. Coroner Spain stated that the negro had stolen the guns from the bodies of Dump Somlin and Will Brown. the two negroes who shot and killed each other near OK moor a few days ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
WEST LAKE PARK
 IS NOT CLOSED

J. A. Keith, manager of West Lake park, asked that a denial be made of rumors that West Lake park was closed.
 q do not know how such reports have been started.' said MT. Keith last night flor we are running full tilt. We are having good crowds and we are keeping things going at merry clip. As people of the district get better and better acquainted with West Lake park it becomes more popular and we want our friends to know that we still are doing business"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
Ammonia Pipe Bursts

An ammonia pipe in the plant of t. Swift Packing company on Morris avs nue burst yesterday afternoon at l.. o'clock. It was first thought that Il building was on fire. and the fire d. partment was called. An employe' the company dropped large box the ammonia pipe. causing the bre.> Will James, negro. who had gone fir the basement to the second floor to off the ammonia supply, had to rescued by the fire department. n damage to the building was estimatl at about $30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-15
Suits Filed

The following damage suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday:
 E. Brown Nall vs. T. J. Batson, sheriff, and the American Surety company as sureties, s10,OOO claimed for alleged wrong ful afrest and Imprisonment of the plaintiff.
 Thomas w. Wright vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, s30o9 claimed for alleged personal injuries to plaintiffs wife. Ada Abney as administrative for the estate of Thomas Abney vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, s10.NG claimed on the grounds the plaintiff s intestate came to his death while work ing in the defendant companys mine
 near Edgewater.