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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
LARGE ORDERS FOR
 RAILWAY EQUIPMENT

Large orders for equipment have just been placed by the Alabama Great South ern and the Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroads, according to of ficial announcement made here yester- day by L. Sevier, general agent for the Southern railway and allied lines. In cluded in the orders for the Alabama Great Southern are 700 steel underframe 6O,000 capacity flat cars, 100 steel under frame 60,o0O capacity automobile cars, eight all steel passenger coaches three all steel baggage cars, two all steel dining cars four switch engines, six Mikado type freight engines two mountain type pas- senger engines.
 The Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad has bought 12 steel pas senger coaches and three steel baggage cars which will be used in the through Queen and Crescent passenger service.
 All of this new equipment is to be of the finest type of construction and de- livery is to be made by the manufac- turers at the earliest possible moment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
FUNERAL SERVICES
 OF ARCHIE MILLER i; AT MASONIC TEMPLE
Prominent Business Man and Mason Died Yester- day After Lengthy
 Illness

Archibald W. Miller. age 63 years. one of Birmin gham's best known cit izens, died yesterday morning at 7;15 o'clock at his late residence, 1919 Eighth avenue, north, after an illness of many months.
 Funeral services will be conducted from the Masonic temple under the rites of the Knights Templar, of which the deceased was an honored member this afternoon at o'clock Interment will follow in Elmwood cemetery. Dr. J. Frank Turner, pastor of the Handley Memorial Presbyterian church, of which MT. Miller was a member, as- sisted by Dr. M. S. Barnwell, rector of the Church of the Advent, will off ciate.
 MT. Miller is survived by his widow. also two brothers and two sisters of New York city.
 The following will be pallbearers: Active, John R. Hornady, Benson Cain, Julian Kendrick. W. K. Terry. Frank B. Evans and Charles K. Patterson; honorary, pr. Cunningham Wilson, ]. B. Cobb, Dr. Charles Whelan, pr. George S. Rains, w. G. Montgomery. James Bailey, Dr. J. H. Phillips, J. D. Mattock, Charles Lehman, Charles IeOH6SdU, dSOTSG D. w dIQ anu oiiiloh Klotz.
 MT. Miller, or Archie, as he was known to his associates, had been a resident of this city for more than 30 years At the time of his death he was l the president of the Dispatch Printing | company, having with his lifelong l partner, c. R. Patterson, organized and successfully operated that concern for 1 over 25 years.
 He was an active member of the Ma sonic fraternity for many years and was affiliated with many of it's bodies. Genial, generous and big-hearted, he had friends by the score not only in the city but throughout the state. He stood for the ideal in civic business and social circles While not entirely unexpected, the news of his death came as a shock to his many friends. Archie Miller was a devoted husband, true friend. lovable companion and lon the square" He will be sorely missed by his many friends and associates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
WALTON CASE GOES
 OVER ID SEPTEMBER
At Instance of Defendants S Attorneys Walton Trial Is
 Passed Until Fall

The case of Louis Walton, charged with murder, was passed until the first Monday of capitol court in September. The case was to have gone to trial yesterday morning, but upon the in- stance of the lawyers for the defendant the case was passed until the above date.
 The remaining cases set for this week were passed until later dates on ac- count of lack of time for trying them. The docket was completed with the ex- ception of the Walton case, Pig Posey and Ed Gordon.
 Mack Mckinney entered a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree before Judge Aston and was sen- fenced to 15 years in the penitentiary. He pleaded guilty by agreement of the solicitor. He is alleged to have shot and killed Henry Martin, another ne- gro
 Prisoners who have been sentenced by the jury during the week will be arranged in the criminal court this morning to be formally sentenced by the judge. There has been several con- victions in the criminal court, this week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
FIREWORKS FEATURE !. AT EAST LAKE PARK
Battle of Mobile Bay Will Be Reproduced in All Its
 Historical Features

Next Thursday night a spectacular feature to be introduced at East Lake park will be the battle of Mobile bay. Great pains have been taken in pre- pairing this exhibition and its presenta- tion will be directed personally by a representative from the fireworks fac tory The fireworks used in conjunc- tion with the battle are from the In- ternational Fireworks company, said to be the best in the world
 The battle of Mobile bay was foE-bt during the civil war and during the en- gagement one northern vessel, the
 Tecumseh, was sunk by a mine, and a spirited bombardment of vessels and
 forts was striking feature. The re- production at East Lake park will em-
 brace the sinking of the Tecumseh, the bombardment of the forts and vessels and the engagement between union and Confederate ships. Ships and forts have
 been built and everything is being rushed for the event, which will be the most striking of the season. The sink ing of the Tecumseh will be most re- alistically carried out and will actual ly be sunk by a mine and the various vessels on the lake will be heavily bombarded by forts from the far shore of the lake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
CAMPAIGN WILL END WITH MASS MEETING
 AT CAPITOL PARK
Commissioners James Weatherly and Arlie Barber Will Address Voters
 on Municipal Light Plant

With a great mass meeting in Cap itol park at o'clock tonight the ad- herents of the 35O0.0oo municipal elec- tric light plant will close their cam- paign. In order to properly enthuse tho electorate the band of the Alabama Boys Industrial school at East Lake has been engaged to provide music before the meeting in march around the downtown streets. It is planned to end the campaign with a punch" and some verbal pyrotechnics can be expected from the flow of oratory at Capitol park tonight
 Commissioners James Weatherly and Arlie Barber are slated as the prin- cipal speakers with Isidore Shapiro, John w. Altman and T. H. Motion and a host of others in reserve. Any cit- izen that cares to receive an educa- tion in municipal ownership is as- sured of it by attending the meeting tonight
 As for the school campaign, it ends tomorrow afternoon with a rally in the Bijou theatre.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
CHILD ABOVE DOLLAR DECLARES RORNADY IN HOUSING SPEECH
Greatest Rally of School Bond Campaign Held Last Night at East
 Lake Park
CLOSING EVENTS IN
 SCHOOL BOND CAMPAIGN

This Afternoon-Matinee perform ance of March of Empire" in au- ditorium of city hall Woodlawn. night-Third presentation of March of Empire" at Woodlawn. Tonight-Mass meeting in Wy lam, with stereopticon views of Birmingham schools.
 Sunday Afternoon-General meet ing under auspices of educational committee of allied trades at the Bijou, O clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
DEPOSITORS TO HOLD
 MEETING THURSDAY
Jefferson County Bank Depositors Are Called to Meet by
 Committee

A meeting of the depositors of the Jefferson County bank, which closed it's doors in January, has been called for next Thursday night at S:30 o'clock at the courthouse in the court room of Judge J. c. Pugh. Alex E.. Walker state superintendent of banks, has ac- cepted the invitation extended by an informal meeting of some of the de- positors held last Thursday night, and will be present and make statement of the condition of the bank.
 The general mass meeting nex: Thursday night was called by the fol- lowing committee of depositors: H. NJ Abercrombe, D. D. Decker, Sinclair Bennie, I. Rosenthal and Joseph Gluck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were issued from the probate court yesterday: R. A. Goolsby and Miss Ruth Car michael.
 Francis o. Samuel and Miss Minnie A. Perry.
 Leonard P Walters, West Point, Miss, and Miss Mary Wilbur Howard.
 Sidney J. Cottey, Bayview, and Mrs. Annie Black
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03

could have told you. The city of Bir- mingham buys water for the North Birmingham plant from the Birming- ham Water Works company at cents and sells it to the consumer at Is cents and then loses money.
 So much for municipal ownership In Birmingham and for politically man. aged public utilities.
 I do not care how you vote, and am not in the employ of any corporation, My only object is to let the tax1ayers know the truth If the people want to continue to throw their money away that is their business
 There is going to be some warm times in this old town in few months When the worst comes, don't tell me your troubles-go to the city hall.
 Eternal vigilance is the price of safety l stand pat.
 JAMES R. TINDAL.
 42S Cotton Ave, West End. June 2, 1916.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
Cave-In Kills Negro

Bob Robinson, negro, was instantly killed yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock in a cave-in on the site of the new Bir- mingham News Publishing company s building, Fourth avenue and Twenty second street, north The dead negro, who is said to have been a driver. drove into the excavation and was buried be- heath a fall of six feet of falling dirt, breaking his neck. Coronel Charles l.. Spain was notified of the accident and held an investigation yesterday after noon. It is said that death was entirely accidental.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
New Corporation

Articles of incorporation were filed in the proabte court yesterday by the O'kel- ley Grocery company. The total capital stock was placed at 5000. divided into 20 shares at the par value of $100. The stock holders holding one or more shares of stock are as follows: J. R. Dillon, Rob- ert l.. O'Kelley, Robert c. O'Kelley, Ruth G. O'Kelley and Dora F.. O'Kelley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
CYRENE COMMANDERy

The sir knights of Cyrene Command cry requested to meet at the Ma sonic temple Saturday, June 3, at 2:3O p. m.. for the purpose of conducting the TempIar funeral service for our deceased frater, Archibald w. Miller. Full Templar uniform required. Cars will be provided for transportation to ElmwoOd cemetery.
 FRANK S. BARNES,
 CommandeY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
PERSONAL

Chief of Police Martin Eagan and Offi- cer Edward Hey will leave Birmingham Sunday morning to attend the chief of police convention. which will be held at Newark, N. l., next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03

SAM THOMPSON COUNCIL NO. 43. The members of Sam Thompson council are requested to meet at the Masonic temple Saturday, June 3, at p. m., for the purpose of attending the funeral of our deceased companion. Archibald W. Miller.
 R. K. HOWARD, Y. l. M.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
$236,873.76
 190,0S0.41
Actual loss in operation

1, 10, to 30. '15 ...$ 46,793.35 *Mr. Levys statement, value of North Birmingham water and electric plant 30, 10, $10S,220. I use s10o,000 as basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
Veterans to Observe
 Jeff Davis Birthday

Camp Hardee will meet at 2:50 p. m. on this afternoon at the auditorium. Chamber of Commerce. At this meeting business of importance pertaining to the welfare of the camp will be brought up. Under the constitution and bylaws the camp meets on this date for celebration of the birthday of Jeff Davis, and also for the election of the officers for the en- suing year. Every member is urgently requested to be present. The Daughters of the Confederacy, all veterans the pub lie are cordially invited to attend this meeting
 The annual meeting for the election of officers for Camp Wilcox, which was to be held June 8, 1916, has been postponed to June g. The memorial services will be held on Friday, June 9, at o'clock D. m., at Clark & Jones' hall, Third ave- nue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
$500 REWARD

FOR THE ARREST AND CONyIC- TION OF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS GUILTY OF TAMPERING WITH OUR ELECTRIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY. LIGHT <
 POWER co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
West End Man Quotes Levy on Operations at North
 Birmingham
MORE WE STIR IT
 THE WORSE IT GETS"
James R. Tindal Says City Buys Water at Cents, Sells It at 15 Cents and Still Loses
 Money

To the Editor of The Age-HeraId.
 Mir. Louis l.. Levy, comptroller of the city of Birmingham, publishes a very startling statement.
 He admits there was $190,000 in bonds
 issued to construct the North Birming- ham water and electric plant. These bonds were issued over 10 years ago and we still owe the money. He denies that it is proper to charge the interest and depreciation for extraordinary expenses to the cost of operating the plant, yet he candidly tells you that your commission CTS spent $32, 095.12 for extraordinary re- pairs and improvements on this plant, the cost of which was paid out of the general fund of the city. In other words,
 he tells you that your commissioners took $32, ,O95 F out of the treasury of your city since January 1, 1910 and dumped it into this plant and that it should not be
 charged to cost of operation. To be plain, MT. Levy insists that the taxpay- CTS must pay for all of this outlay and interest. This is always the case! The taxpayer pays."
 Every ton of coal and ore every ton of iron, every piece of steel and every rail turned out of any industrial corpor- ation in this country bears it's propor- tion of interest, depreciati ton, taxes, in- surance, licenses, general office expenses. etc. Why should not a municipal plant at least take care of the interest on money borrowed to build and the de- preciations and renewals? We will remit the taxes, licenses and insurance and all general office salaries. MT. Levy makes some other statements.
 MONEY IS DIVERTED He tells that there has been lax book keeping; that thousands of dollars of the money borrowed to build this plant was
 diverted and used for other purposes,
 some of it pay interest on the bonds, and that more money was paid for real estate than present value (yet values have greatly increased) and that there
 have been commissions and discounts paid and dissipations of the bond funds etc. All of this is very interesting, if not startling information for the public. These cold naked truths still stare us in the face!
 We issued bonds for ...........$ 190, ,000. .00 We have paid interest ...,...... 96,0oO. co We paid for improvements, etc 8, ,0s5. .12 sS1S, .12 (Mr. Levy furnishes these figures) We have property e-3o-15. ..... s7,19s 7e GAS per MT Levy's published re- port ........................... .$230, S96. 36
 Loss from operation of plant .. 46,7s3. 35 s27, Il Operation North Birmingham water and electric plant, July 1, 1910, to Octo- hay 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03

bond issue said George A. Blinn yes terday. That Birmingham is in real need of the auditorium is a question which no one would debate. for everyone has all ready seen too many concrete instances to need to be convinced on this propos- ton. Now that the city commissioners have adopted a resolution by unanimous vote assuring the people that they have decided on no plan and no site for the proposed auditorium, I can seen no reason why it should be opposed
 Personally, I have no opinion regard ing any particular plan for an auditorium, and I think that is a question which should not be considered until after the construction of the building is authorized by a vote of the bonds. Then the city commission will be glad to listen to all plans and investigate all possible sites for the auditorium. Since the city has the authority to condemn sites for the con- struction of an auditorium. there is abso- lutely no danger of the city being held up on the price of a site Should the commission, after full investigation. de- eide in favor of a certain location, they can acquire the land by condemnation proceedings if the owners are not inclined to make reasonable offer.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
ADJUSTMENTS
At the Lyric

Raymond Paine, Inez Nesbitt and the other entertainers are prepared tc welcome large crowd at today's mati- nee and there is no doubt that another capacity audience will greet these en- tertainers.
 ''Six Little Wives the musical comedy that has entertained all week has apparently made hit with local theatregoers, for crowded houses have greeted all performances.
 The Saturday matinee performance is usually the banner performance of the week, as so many young folks who are unable to attend during the week owing to school duties are present.
 Don't let the warm weather Keep you away, either, for the theatre is cooled by iced air and electric fans and is one of the citys coolest spots.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
TODAy'S EVENTS

Mass mEting at Capitol park at 8 o'clock in favor of the $5Oo,OOO municipal light plant bonds. Concert by the Ala bama Industrial School band before the meeting. Speakers: Commissioners James Weatherly, Arlie Barber, Isadore and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03

ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTIS H
 RITE
 The members of the Scottish Rite bodies are requested to meet at the Masonic temple Saturday, June 3, at 3 p. m., for the purpose of attending the funeral of our deceased brother, Archibald w. Miller.
 J. FRIEDMAN. Ven. Master. J. F. CARLE, w. Master.
 N. l.. MEWHINNEY, PreceptOr.
 w. w. RANSOM, Nj. of Kadosh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
 ON FREIGHT BUREAU

The special committee of the business council of the Chamber of Commerce, which recently reported to the directors of the chamber on the proposed estab- lishment of a freight traffic bureau, will meet Monday afternoon at o'clock. The meeting was called by M P. Northing- ton, chairman of the committee, for the purpose of considering certain amend ments to the plans originally recommend ed by the committee. It is understood that the changes proposed by the direc- tors of the Chamber of Commerce relate to the manner of selecting the directors of the proposed bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03

At Photoplay Houses Strand" Saints and Sinners with Miss Peggy Hyland.
 Trianon-"Over Night" with Miss Vivian Martin. Rialto-''A Million a Minute" with Francis x. Bushman. Princess-"ShadoWs," with Frank Mayo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-03
At the Theatres
At Photoplay Houses

Majestic-Vaudeville Matinee at 2:3C }. m. Evening at 7:3O and g.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-22
Slaughter Begins
Serving His Sentence

San Quentin, Cal, May 22.--Rev.
Madison Slaughter is convict Number
29.645 today. His head has been
shaved, he has donned the loose prison
suit and he is at work in the jute mill.
While his attorneys are fighting to
win him a third trial on the charge
of attacking Gertrude Lamson, aged 10.
the minister will be serving his fif-
teen years, With good behavior he
can get out in nine years and five
months, and ne will be eligible for pa
role after -four years and eight months
have elapsed.
When Slaughter entered the peniten-
tiary he was treated like any other
convict bathed, measured and given 2
convict coat and trousers Upon be.
ing questioned he said he was a me-
chlnic. Then he was given number
and assigned to cell. He constantly
maintained an attitude of cheerful
ness, but as he passed through the
prison gates his shoulders sagged a
trif1e.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-22
Coos Bay VIII Get New
Limited SP. Train Service

In place of the Golden Gate Special,
which is train No, SO, arriving in Eu-
gene from the north at 1880 p. NJ,
the Southern Pacific company will, be-
ginning some time next week, put on
a Portland. Eugene limited train, leav-
ing Portland at a, m. and arriving
in Eugene four hours later. Bound
north, the train will leave about p. m.
The announcement of the installa-
tion of this service was made in Port.
land yesterday by John NJ. Scott, gen
eral passenger agent of the company,
Announcement of the withdrawal of
No. SO, also No. "a, which is the north
bound overland that arrives in Eugene
at an early hour in the morning, was
made the first of this week.
1t is also announced that when the
Willamette Pacific line is completed
to Coos Bay in July the new limited
train will be extended to Marshfield
and run direct between Portland and
that city, stopping at Eugene.-Eugene
Register.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-22
TEACHER RAISES TURKEYS WITH PROFIT

I Edwards says that turkey raising has
school teaching crowded clear off the
map.
There is not woman teacher in
Douglas county who begins to make
as much money as she does, and only
eight men teachers make more. By
the simple expedient of changing oc-
cupations' she secured promotion far
in excess Of the pedagogical maxi
mum.
1t all came from adapting herself
to the industrial possibilities of her
environment. Douglas county, as
everybody knows, Is the turkey habi.
tat Of the Pacific northwest. So when
the doctor forbade Miss Edwards to
teach school any longer, she at once
thought of turkeys. And turkey it
became, and turkey it has been with
her ever since.
In straw hat, MILDLY and bloomers
she herds her peripatetic wards in
summer; in gum boots and sou-westeI
she wades the grass in their behalf in
the spring.
fI live in the farmhouse on rainy
days" she says. "only in May even
this blessed shelter is denied me. You
have no idea how wet Oregon grass
and trees and skies can be TIL you
have hunted turkeys in April and
May"
The hill tops are her real home. She
and the turkeys only come home to
"roOst. F" The wide horizon has taken
the place of blackboarded walls. She
speaks of the time before she donned
boomers as the time "before she
graduated from skirts. " Dressed so
and wandering cheerfully over the
hills, she might be taken for one Of
the little maids she used to teach.
Last year she raised the largest herd
in the state. "And if you wanted q
prophecy for this year. she says, al
am sure I could give you a glowing ac
count"
Miss Edwards tells her own story
in chatty, personal way that indi
Gates something of the fun and vari
ETY., as well rs the profit of turkey
raising.
"To begin at the beginning" sayi
Miss Edwards, my reason is the time
honored one-doctor's orders. He said
no more school for several years. Ae
cordingly, rented 700 acres Of pas
ture land five miles from Drain and
started into the turkey business.
"The fall Of 1913 1 invested IN q
hens and two toms at cost of s53. The
fall Of 1914 I sold 250 turkeys, realiz
ing 1893, after all commissions and ship
ping charges we're paid, besides doubling
my original flock. In the fall Of l9l!
sold 400 turkeys, realizing sl.10l11
after all expenses were paid. This year
l am keeping 25 hens.
"The first year was favorable
season and I had the usual beginner
luck. received much good advice
which / followed when could. gOt
the government bulletins on turkeys
and poultry diseases. studied them
as carefully as I ever did the art OF
teaching and still consult them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-05-22
STORY HOUR PARTY

The story hour season ends with the
month Of May. There is, then but one
more morning The last hour, which
will be next Saturday morning, $3.50 to
10, will be given over 10 the annual
" Story hour party" Each child plans
to take some part, representing some
character, or acting out some favorite
story. These can best be planned at
nome, for the mothers know what can
be worked out with the materials that
are at hand. Those who would like
to have advice in choosing may ask
Miss Case at the library; she has some
parts planned that have not been
chosen Everyone is asked to leave
word with her as soon as be decides,
80 tnat the program may be arranged
without any repetitions. II is hoped
that few will come without planning n
part TO take, for the more there are,
the merrier it is