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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
RAILROAD OFFICIALS
MEET WITH TRAFFIC
BUREAU DIRECTORS
Plans for the Work of the Bureau to
Be Outlined With View of
Securing Cooperation

The officers and directors of the Bir-
mingham Traffic bureau will confer
this morning at II o'clock with rep
resentatives of the railroads of the
city regarding the plans for the work
of the bureau. The meeting will be
held in the directors rooms of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The selection of a general manager
for the recently organized bureau is
occupying much of the attention of the
officers and the directors at the pres
ent time. So far as has been divulged
by the officials, nothing definite along
this line has yet been done, although
the matter has been given no small
amount of consideration.
1t is expected that at the confer
ence between the officers of the bu-
reau and the railroad officials today,
plans will be outlined by which the
greatest amount of cooperation can
be secured in the adjustment of all
matters coming up between the carriers
and the shippers. The meeting has been
called by M. P. Northington. president
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
TRAFFIC
NEVER EXCEEDED
Railroad Facilities Taxed to Utmost
to Handle Large Volume of
Business

The traffic that the railroads operating
in Birmingham enjoyed during the holt
days has never been exceeded according
to Hugh f. Latimer, division passenger
agent for the Queen and Crescent rail-
road. The railroads were sorely pressed
to provide sufficient passenger equipiaent
to handle the business he states.
THE passenger movement during the
opening days of the holiday season was
tremendous" said Mr.. Latimer. Il have
never seen such a volume of business
during my association with the railroad
business. Virtually all of the railroads
were forced to run their express trains
in two sections to handle the traffic.
Some of the trains were hours late.
Handling parcel post packages were in
the main responsible for the delays, al
though there were other contributing
factors.
There was vast difference in the
amount of traffic handled this year COM
pared with that of 1916.
In the opinion that the 1916 business
set new records, he is substantiated by
the other Birmingham passenger officials.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
ALABAMA VISITORS
AT LOCAL HOTELS

Tutwiler; r. w. Beck, Montgomery
B. L. Noojin and wife, Tuscaloosa; H.
w. Seed, Selma L. L. Baer, Marion;
Mrs. Albert Russell Jasper; S. Fried
man, Tuscaloosa; d. L. Whit, Mont
gomery; R. e. Robinson, Ashville;
Charles S. Davis, Jr., Ashville; ]. B.
Harrison, Ashville; Robert Perry, Ash
Vile; Joe Carr and wife, Talladega; w.
H. Terry, Fayette; G. w. L. Smith,,
Brewton.
Motion: T. c. Gregory, Sayre; o. L.
Jones. Dora; j. A. Moore, Jasper; Fred
billiard, Tuscaloosa; E. Walker, Fay
cite; T. B. Hammond, Hartselle A. P.
Cooper, Montgomery; r. l.. Johnson,
Marion; J. IL. HARDWOOD, Admission; S.
A. Moore and Wife, Gadsden; A. ID.
Whitehead and wife, Greensville.
Hillman: Frank Duncan, Gadsden;
Myrtle Cooper, Albany; p. w. Hend-
ricks, Athens; ]. L. Jernigan and wife,
Pollard; Guy V. .O'Rear, Jasper; L. c.
Robinson and wife, Parrish; M Q.
Delta, Montgomery.
Morris: Larry Gardner. Dadeville; Fl.
c. Smith, Carbon Hill; T. Kohn, Fay
ette Will Smith, Gaosden; ]. Lee Long
Greenville; Mrs. N. D. Key, Vincent;
John r. Mccain, Montgomery; M. H.
Patterson and wife, Montgomery.
Metropolitan: E. A. WATSON, Jack
sonville; T. j. Mathews, Sylacauga; ].
H. North, Sipsey; w. B. Belwins, An
niston; l.. j. Duncan. Clanton; H. A.
Martin, Talladega; f. B. Collins, Clan
ton; M. o. Morgan, Albany.
Burt: c. w. Floyd, Mobile; e. B. Hill
lard, Tuscaloosa; A. M. Leggett, Gads-
den; ]. T. May, Montgomery; Il. C. Ell
lis, Albany; r. S. Spangler, Albany, T.
w. Johnson, Pelham; w. w. Spruell,
Montgomery; G. A. Osborn, Fayette.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
MORE COKE OVENS
TO BE RELIGHTED
Additional Orders for Coke Have
Been Received and Old Ovens
Put in Operation

The 60 coke ovens of the Pratt Con-
solidated Coal company al Dora, after
being idle for number of years, will
soon be relighted.
The output has been contracted for
by the Adler interests. who have re-
ceived an order from the Mexican
smelling interests for considerable
tonnage of coke. The price is under
stood to have been substantial. The
Adler interests control the Birming-
ham Fuel and Iron company and the
Corona Coal and Coke company.
The Adlers have received recently
three orders from the smelling inter-
ests in Mexico. The first, for $4,000
tons, will be filled by the output of
the beehive ovens of the Imperial Coal
and Coke company at Bradfort. These
ovens will be fired early in Janu-
airy.
With the rehabilitation of the ovens
of the Pratt Consolidated there are
few batteries of the old beehive ovens
in Alabama that are not in opera
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
NEEDS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ASSOCIATION ARE OUTLINED
Strong Appeal Made for Further Assistance Plan
Endowment Beds is Commended-Dr Eaves Expresses
Thanks of Association for Services Rendered

The sources of this may be estimated
thus:
Appropriation by board of revenues 1880
Income from paying PATIENTS. $500
Net income from Red Cross seals. $500
Pledged membership dues (expected) 100
Further income necessary ............ $500
Total Observation-Disclosures 500
The additional $500 is needed for re-
pairs. 1t will be seen that the peoples
work will only be done properly by
prompt effort to secure the necessary
$500 income and to make it available
throughout the year. Donations last year,
exclusive of dues. amounted only to
20, leaving $1,000 deficit to accumulate.
To meet this situation and to provide
for the additional work must be our task.
This we propose to do Immediately And
tnasmuch as the greatest service we rem
der includes both employers and en-
ployes, we are anxious to secure endow-
ments for individual beds, to be available
when required, but, of course, under the
direction of the association
The plan you outline is excellent, and
shall be grateful to receive the names
of organizations willing to support one
or more beds at their cost of 81 per day.
The advance in cost of living is not con-
sidered in this estimate Churches, lodges.
but especially employers of labor are in
vited to assume this burden, in view of
the fact that no general hospital will
accept tuberculous patients. The dona-
ton of $500 would cover the cost of IS
beds for the year, or whereabouts.
Very gratefully we acknowledge the
public service rendered through us by
great and noble army of ladies, under the
direction of Mrs Hundley, and even
far larger army of school children under
L, 1l1N Ir,
full details of whose work will presently
be made accessible. But it would take
long time and much space to mention
even the names of the good friends and
valuable organizations and generous firms
and far-sighted officials who have glad
ly furthered the associations value to
the community this year. To all who
have helped sell seals, and to all who
have bought seals or sent in gifts these
grateful thanks are given.
GEORGE EAVES, Secretary.
December &c, 1876
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN
OIL SITUATION AT CORDOVA

There were no new developments
in the oil situation at Cordova yester-
day.
The propoA "a plan of firing nitro
glycerine shot in an effort to loosen
the oil from it's recesses in the porus
sandstone to make 1t flow in greater
quantity was not attempted. 1t was an
nounced last night that this might be
delayed for sometime until furth er
drilling had been done.
Fremont Finch, geologist of the
Tennessee company, who is interested
in the oil development with former
Gov. c. N. Haskell of Oklahoma and
other Oklahoma interests, visited the
Cordova field yesterday and made fur
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
COMMITTEE WORKING
ON NOMINATIONS

No progress has yet been made by the
nominating committee of the Chamber
of Commerce in it's efforts to select Of
ficials for the organization to be balloted
on early in January. A meeting of the
members of the committee was held at
the chamber yesterday afternoon and
another has been called by Chairman r.
B. Pegram for tomorrow morning.
THUS far, we have made no material
progress" said Chairman Pegram follow
ing the committee meeting yesterday aft
ernoon. I'VE will hold frequent meetings
until we are able to make the nominations
can assure you that this is no easy
task, and it is one that all the members
of the committee are giving most careful
attention"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
NEARS 100000 MARK

although the volume of business Of the
Birmingham postoffice for the year 1915
will show a substantial Increase over
1915, it will not reach the 100000 mark,
the goal for which we were striving, 50
said Postmaster R. B. Smyer yesterday.
while there are several days remaining
in the year which are to be Incorporated
in our reports, 1t seems likely that the
business of the local office will be about
1882, 900.
Were it not for the fact that a large
number of the stamps used here are pur-
chased through other offices, we would
run well over the 100000 mark Some
of the largest corporations buy their
stamps through the general headquarters,
thus depriving Birmingham of the ben
eft which would come from this sale
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

Their inspection of we'll No. 1, which
is owned by his company.
Nothing was done at the new we'll
yesterday" said Mr.. Finch upon his
return to the city last night. "Mr. Nc
Cain, the contractor, has not returned
from his Cristmas vacation and it is
probable that the well will be further
drilled before the proposed shot is
fired. No new developments in the sit
uation are anticipated during the next
few days so far as our company is
concerned, although l am reliably in
formed that other parties will begin
drilling for oil in the Cordova and
Warrior river section at an early date.
We are well pleased with the situation
and consider that the outlook is most
encoura cling"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Dewey Celebrates Birthday

Washington, December 26.-Admira1
Dewey was 10 years old today and Sec
rotary Daniels and his council and
most of the high ranking officers of
the navy made their congratulations in
person at his office. Secretary Daniels
read to the admiral part of a diary
kept by an officer of the L. S. S. Colo
RADIO, dated December &c, 1866, which
told how First Lieutenant George
Dewey had tried to make the Christ
mas season on that old steam frigate
happy by giving each bluejacket bot
tie of wine.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

and the consequent advertising due to
the big business of the local office.
Mr.. Smyer stated. in response 70
queries, that the only chance for the Biz
mingham office to get into the 100000
class for the present year was for the
postoffice department to take into con-
sideration the large number of stamps
cancelled here outgoing. which were not
bought at this office. That such a recog
milton would be made, however, he ex-
pressed small hope
Although 'the parcels post department.
of the office was still busy yesterday
handling delayed holiday packages, the
other departments OF the office We're
rather quiet so far as business was CON
cerned, Most them were engaged in
Strengthening up after the strenuous rush
of the past 10 days. Business until the
first of the year is expected to be rather
slight
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
Sentences Will Be Passed

Sentence will be passed on w. r. Klein,
former postmaster at Vincent, by Judge
w. I. Grub in the federal district court
this morning. Klein was convicted on a
charge of embezzling government funds
at the September term of court, but was
released on bail. However, he was again
of the alleged shortage was something
less than $500. according to government
officials
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
New Silver Half Dollar
Will Appear January z

Washington. December 26-The new sill
YER half-dollar coins will be placed in
circulation January 2, treasury depart
ment officials expect, and the new silver
quarters two weeks later. They will be
issued at the treasury here and the va
rious sub treasuries elsewhere.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
At the Theatres

Lyric-Vaudeville Matinee at
O'Clock. Night performances at 1880
and o'clock
Bijou--Dramatic success. "a Little
Girl in a Big City Matinee at 2;30.
Night performance at $50.
Majestic-Musical comedy, Honey
moon Girls" and pictures
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
At the PhotopIay Houses

Triangle-William Desmond in "a
Gamble in Souls"
Strand-Marguerite Clark in "Snow
White"
Trianon-Edith Taliaferro in THE
Conquest of Canaan"
Rialto-Lucille Lee Stewart in THE
Ninety and Nine"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

Salt Lake City, December 26.-More
than II inches of snow has fallen in
Utah within "a hours, breaking all pre-
vious records. Overland trains have
been delayed many hours and street
car traffic in Salt Lake City is at a
standstill.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
TODAY'S EVENTS

DIR. William Lyon Phelps ADDRESS
before Drama league at the Tutwiler
at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27
OVER $1,000 TAKEN
BY CRAFTSMAN IN
R|FL|NG SAFES IN
OFFICES MONDAY
Gulf States Steel and Mu-
tual Life Companies Suf-
ferers From Expert

approximately $124O was the loot Of
an expert craftsman operating in Bir-
mingham Christmas day. This
amount was secured when safes in the
offices of the Gulf States Steel com-
pany. 1O22-1O5O BrownMar building.
the Mutual Life Insurance company.
of New York. 629-633 Brown Marx
were rifIed. OF this amount s120O was
taken from the Gulf States company
and $40 from the insurance company.
Ledger.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-27

'he sources of this may be estimated
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
LUCILLE NEWS ITEMS.

Harry Southland has resigned the
oItlee OF post master at Lucille in favor
OF JIM Carr. Mr.. Southland has gone to
PORTLAND and will go into real estate
business with his brother who lives
there.
A. ID. Sewell has gone to Oregon TO
spend the winter with relatives and
friends.
hge snow storm visited Lucille and
surrounding country Thursday nigh.
This is the first snow of the season for
the river country.
Jennie Kokta, Clifford and Guy
White received rewards of merit for
beng neither trady nor absent.
Mrs. Luellen gave party Wednesday
evening in honor of Mr.. Southland and
Mr.. Sewell who are leaving the com
munlty for a while. The time was spent
In singing and games and everyone pro
nounced it a most enjoyable evening.
Great interest was shown in the past
election. Altho Tuesday was a cold raw
day, fifty-five came and voted. One
good democrat rode the mule to the
election and carried the "Stars and
Stripes y
Mrs. j. p. Garnett, who has been at
the Sewell home for the past three
weeks returned to her home on the
Doumecq.
Mrs. kokta's baby has been very sick
this week, but is better at this writ
ing.
Some of the ranehers of this neigh
borhood are rounding up their cattle in
preparing for the winters feeding.
The enterprising citizens of the
Lucille community are to meet next
Saturday to discuss the ways and means
of building bridge across the Salmon
river.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
ENDEAvoR MADE TO CONTEST
IDAHO ELECTION.
Continued from page L.

eve do no claim there has been
any intention at fraud but that pre-
cinct judges have misinterpreted the
law
An effort is also being made to make
a case out of the fact that larger vote
was cast this fall than two years ago
the increase being from 107 900 in 1914
to 100000 in 1916, but this is falling
flat as the increase is no more than
normal or more than can be expected
in a presidential year. As usual the
loosing party is the party making allie
cations of fraud and trying to estab
lish that all errors in voting resulted
in benefit to the winning party. II
is evident that every effort will be
made, in view of the closeness of the
election and the comparatively small
lead of Governor Alexander, to benefit
from anything that can be done to ad
vance D. w. Davis as that is only TO be
expected after viewing the campaign
Just closed.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16

me school trustees are prenar;ng 70
put In new blackboards in the Whit
Bird. school house. "'''
Arthur Napean and little son. lack
were down from the Doumeco Friday
and took i'll the races.
Mesdames Leo Brust and Enocb Chris
tlansen were White Bird shoppers Mi.
aay ana Saturday of last week.
AL the election last week f. Y Tov.
Tor was elected justice of the peace ana
.. Loyal Atkinson as constable.
butler Wells of the Doumeco deliver.
ed some cattle to John Hokenson Tues.
day. Mr.. Hokenson will feed ont car
load OF cattle this winter.
Joe WHISTLER returned lasr week f.om
Vollmer, where he had been to prenare
the meat for a big barbecue which was
held there. Joe has quite reputation
in that line.
Clarence Harrison was fortunate
enough to kill two deer Monday of This
week, but Clarence SAYS he didn y stay
long enough for Mr. Bruin to oct his
bacon this trip.
Mrs. Remington left last week for
Lewiston where she will make her
future home. Her sister, Miss Olive
business course there.
Miss Chloe Berry has organized a
music class and has ten pupils at pres,
ent. Miss Berry is an accomplished
musician and quite welcome addition
to White Bird circles.
Claude Smith, who had been out TO
the county seat having some dental
work done, came in Friday, returning
to the Snake river section and brought
a load of supplies with him.
Mrs. Hannah Rice, who has been
visiting at the Jake Crooks home the
past week, left Friday for a visit with
relatives at Freedom. Mrs. Rice suf-
fered slight attack of lagrippe while
there.
A. o. Hess is moving his family back
to White Bird from Grangeville. They
will occupy the Larry OFT house re.
Gently vacated by Frank Taylor. Mr..
Hess will correspond for the Grange
vile Globe.
The Stockmen s Association held a
meeting at Cone IS hall Friday afternoon
and business in connection with the
forest reserve was transacted. large
number of the stockmen of the county
were in attendance.
Marsh Brown, who was elected county
surveyor last week, is wearing smile
at present which extends from ear to
ear and is for the benefit of his many
friends in this section who are highly
elated at his victory.
Lou Brundage and wife passed thru
town Tuesday enroute to Spring Camp
to visit the Ed Knorr family. Mrs
Brundage and Mrs. Knoor are sisters
Mr.. Brundage is forest ranger in the
Seven Devils country.
Out of town visitors attending the
horse RANGES and dance in White Bird
Friday were Misses Blanche Mcdonald
Jane Peters, Margaret Graham, Melva
Gill, Margaret Daubenspeck and Ding
man. Messrs, Arthur McSpadden, Bud
Mcdonald, George Dobbins and Guy
Toogood.
The Ladies Aid met Wednesday af
ternoon with Mrs. j. W. Curtis. The
ladies discussed the methods and man
ner of earning their dollar for the "Dol
lar Scramble which caused much fur
for the visiting ladies. A large GROVE
is expected to be in attendance at the
"Scramble as a great many tickets
have been disposed of, the male portion
of White Bird being very DESTROYS OF
learning if their wives are among the
poets.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
FRACTURED BREAST BONE.

Mrs. Laura Davis, who has been here
for the past three weeks visiting her
son, B. Q. Davis, had the misfortune to
fracture her breast bone last week. The
Davis family had gone to the Grover
Newman ranch to spend the day. Mrs
Davis in alighting slipped and struck
her breast bone against her son s
shoulder, thus fracturing it. Ed Price
came down from Grangeville Sunday
and took Mr.. and Mrs. B. Q. Davis and
Mrs. Davis to Grangeville. Mr.. Davis
accompanied his mother to her home in
Dayton, Wash, and they visited the
Homer Newman family at Culdesac en-.
route to Dayton. Mrs. Davis after
visiting her daughters, Mrs. Faye Davis
Price and Miss Neva Davis in Grange
vile returned to White Bird Tuesday.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, u. s.
Land Office, at Lewiston, Idaho
November 3rd, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that George
g. Upton, of White Bird, Idaho, who,
on June 7th, 1913, made homestead en-
try, No. 049l3, for SWK SWL4 Sec. 20,
|SEA SEA Sec. 80, NEH NEA Sec.
land NWA NWA, Section 32, Town
ship. 81 North, Range q East, Boise
Meridian, has filed notice of intention
to make three year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore G.. J. Wright, U. S. Commissioner,
at White Bird, Idaho, on the 10Th day
of December, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Ellis Harness, Tom Large, Thomas c.
LYDIA, John Baker, all of White Bird
Idaho. s1
25-5 Henry Heitfeld, Register
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lewiston, Idaho, Novem-
Der 9th, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Warren
Tribe, of Joseph, Idaho, who, ON Nov
ember 9Th, 1911, made homestead entry,
No. 0421l, for SEA NWA, Eh SWA
and SWA SWA, Section 20, Township
20 North, Range West, Boise Meri.
dian, has filed notice of intention to
make five year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before G
]. Wright, U. s. Commissioner, at White
Bird, Idaho, on the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1916.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Joseph Keener, Price l.. Keener
James H. Barrett, Joseph L. Tribe al
of Joseph, Idaho.
25-5 Henry Heitfeld, Register
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Blacktail Mining Company will be held
at the office of the company at Grange
vile, Idaho, December 5th, 1916 at II
clock a. m. That such meeting is
called for the purpose of electing
directors and officers for one year and
transacting such other business as may
probably come before such meeting.
26-3 Newey l.. Wakeley, Secretary.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
HORSE RACE FRIDAY.

in White Bird Friday attracted quite a
large number of out of town people.
The young Tempo horse, which Arthur
McSpadden recently purchased from A.
Napean, was easily the winner, and was
run against the Harrison and McGaffey
horses A dance was given in the even
ing at Cones hall. Music was fur
nished by E. j. Nichols and Miss Chloe
Berry.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
DANCE NOVEMBER soTH.

Dance lovers Of this vicinity are
planning on big time Thanksgiving
evening, November 30th. The dance
will be held at Cone hall and music
will be furnished by E. j. Nichols and
Miss Chloe Berry Mesdames Jillson &c
DAILY will serve one of their famous
suppers at the /. o. o. F. hall which will
he drawing card for the dancers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-11-16
SUFFERER FROM INDIGESTION RE
LEVIED

"Before taking Chamberlain IS Tab
lets my husband suffered for several
years from indigestion, causing him to
have pains in the stomach and distress
after eating. Chamberlain Is Tablets re-
lieved him of these spells right away
writes Mrs. Thomas Casey, Geneva, N.
Y. Obtainable everywhere.