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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
UNIQUE FIRE TEST
AT THE BROWN-MARX
New Automatic Fire Doors Which Di-
vide Building Into Two Parts
VIII Be Tested

The last word" in safety equipment
for skyscrapers will be demonstrated this
morning at 1890 at the Brown-Mar
building. 1t will be pretended that the
spacious office building is on fire; then
the fire sheet will be thrown into OPP
GRAFTON and the Brown-Marx will be di-
vided into two sections, when the metal
doors automatically slide out of their
inner recesses and form a partition.
This safety arrangement is unique, in
that there are only two office buildings
in the country having these features.
The Equitable building of New York city
and the Brown-Marx are the two sky
serapers so equipped.
The Brown-Marx is fireproof, but the
fire sheet is an additional precaution.
Should one section of the building catch
fire, the sheet will prevent it's spread
to the other section. The doors are con-
trolIed by a thermostatic process. II
the temperature rapidly rises degrees
the door on the floor that had this rise
is automatically released and divided that
floor into two sections.
The fire sheet would not prevent a per-
son, caught in one side, from going into
the other, for the doors are movable
and are arranged to permit the greatest
safety.
Eugene L. Brown is enthusiastic over
the new safety arrangement, which has
been installed at considerable expense.
The fire sheets have been built so neatly
that one would never notice their pres
ence ordinarily
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
REALTY MEN WILL
AID PLAN TO GET
BESSEMER CANAL
Dinner Will Be Arranged
Soon to Arouse Local
Interest in the
Project

The Birmingham Real Estate. exchange
will give a dinner during the next two
weeks, at which plans for aiding in the
movement to get canal constructed from
the Warrior river to Bessemer will be
discussed.
Announcement to this effect was made
at the regular weekly luncheon of the
exchange at the Hillman hotel yesterday.
T. III. Motion was made chairman of
committee to make arrangements for the
dinner, and to create interest in the
project.
Bessemer citizens will be invited to at
tend the dinner, and a large attendance
is expected, according TO Mr.. Motion.
President Throckmorton was authorized
to name a committee to get busy on the
question of establishing a credit bureau,
and the Secretary was authorized to go
ahead with communications with other
exchanges and get information in regard
to the question,
G. W. Yerkes, chairman of the special
committee handling the tax assessments,
fixed recently by the board of equalza
ton. reported that in many instances the
courts had fixed the tax valuations at
lower figure than the assessments fixed
by the board.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
OMNIBUS QUIET
AT THE CITY HALL

Few days in the history of the
city hall have'been as quiet as yes
terday.
1t was either the dove of peace
or the witch of indifference that
lowered over the offices of the
five commissioners yesterday and
kept people from visiting the city
executives to register complaints
or flatter them on their conduct
There was an ominous silence
that pervaded the entire build
ing. There were no conferences,
no quiet chats. and scarcity of
adjectives hurled toward the man
agement of affairs under the
guidance of Commissioner Ward
and his compatriots.
Commissioner Ward folded his
hands at the end of the day, looked
upward and casually reminded the
reporter that the season of good
will toward all men and peace on
earth" was rapidly approaching.
Then he DOTTED a grey felt hat
with many whitfield" ventilators
thereon and with smile on his
face and tune emitting from his
lips he walked jauntily out of the
CITY hall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
CONFERENCES WILL
Be HELD TO DISCUSS
GOLF COURSE PLANS
Various Committees to Be
Formed to Look After
Different Features of
Work

Now that the municipal golf course at
Green Springs has been practically COM
pleted insofar as the engineering fea-
ture is concerned, series of informal
conferences of interested citizens will be
called the first part of next week.
The arrangement of the ninc-hole
course which was laid off by Golf Ex-
pert Hall, is pronounced excellent. The
work has been done so as to make the
continuation of the present niae-hole
course into an 1S-hole course simple. The
lay of the land is such as to make the
public links at Green Springs ideal for
golf
In addition to golf, arrangements will
be made for the playing of tennis and
other outdoor sports. The plans call for
the erection of modest clubhouse.
Shower baths lockers and other accom-
modations will be provided. No fee will
be charged for the use of the ground,
but a nominal fee will probably be
charged for the lockers, towels and
shower baths.
Various committees will probably be
formed next week. A chairman of each
committee will be appointed and an ac-
tive campaign will be waged for the rails
ing of sufficient funds to carry out the
entire scheme.
The board of city commissioners will
be kept advised of the general plans to
be adopted and their cooperation and
consent to these plans will be sought.
With no exception, the commissioners
are heartily in favor of the municipal
golf links and recreation grounds. Close
students of municipal affairs realize that
a constant and growing demand for large
outdoor recreation parks provided with
golf courses is prevalent throughout the
country. One of the greatest assets any
city can have is abundant facilities for
the healthful recreation of it's population.
Commissioner Ward stated yesterday
that the details concerning the golf course
could easily be worked out through the
active cooperation of every citizen who
possessed sufficient pride to push the
golf course.
AS has been previously stated, the city
will not expend any money on the de-
velopment of Green Springs. 1t will mere
ly help and encourage the project in
every way. Numerous citizens have all
ready volunteered their services and it
is thought there will be little trouble in
establishing a live permanent organiza-
ton to complete the park.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
FLORENCE SELECTED
FOR NEXT MEETING
DIR. Owen of MONTGOMERY
Elected President bf AI4
bama Library Associati0

DR.. Thomas M. Owen of Montgom-
cry was elected president of the Ala
bama Library association at the final
session held at the central library
Thursday afternoon
Features of the final session were
the election of officers and the selec-
ton of the next meeting place. The
1917 meeting will be held in Flor
ence. In addition to DR.. Owen, other
officers elected were: ]. r. Rutland
of Montgomery, first vice president;
Miss Alice Wyman, second vice presi-
dent; Carl Milan. third vice presi
dent; Miss Gertrude Ryan, Montgom-
cry, secretary: and Miss Laura Ell
more. treasurer
The convention has been in session
in Birmingham three days and many
questions of interest to Librarians have
been discussed during the sessions.
At the Thursday morning meeting an
informal discussion was conducted, the
following subjects being talked about:
"The' Influence of Library Reading on
the Young" by J. r. Rutland; STORY
Telling" by Miss Anne Jundermann.
Apprentices" by Miss Lila Mae Chap
man: ''Fines," by Miss Francis Hailcs;
"Ruies and Regulations" by George
B. Utley
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CEREMONIAL SESSION
TRADITIONAL BANQUET
AND SHRINERS PARADE
Large Glass of Unregenerated Sons of the Desert Will
Traverse the Burning Sands the Perious Journey
the Shrine of Mecca in Search of the Limpid
Waters of Zenrzem-Parade and Banquet

Everything is in readiness for the
big ceremonial session of Zamora
temple, Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine, to be held to-
night at the Orpheum theatre. A large
class of candidates will be escorted
by Potentate Ed l.. Keiser and his
cohorts over the hot sands of the
desert to the Temple of Mecca, where
the limpid waters of the Zem-Zem
flow on forever.
Preceding the ceremonial a big pa
rade will be given, commencing at
1880 o'clock. Following the parade a
banquet will be held at the Tutwiler
mence at 8 o'clock.
The parade will be the biggest event
of it's kind ever held in the city. ac-
cording to Grand Marshal G. M. Hub
bard. More than 1000 Shriners and
candidates will be in line Three brass
bands, about 25 floats of picturesque
and grotesque design and the famous
Shriners' band and Arab Patrol Will
be included
The line of march follows:
The parade will start at 4:S0
o'clock at Capitol park and the route
will be as follows: Down Nineteenth
street to Third avenue, UP Third ave-
nue. to Twenty first street, down
Twenty first street to First avenue
down First avenue to Twentieth
street and up Twentieth street to the
Tutwi1er hotel
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The official lineup of the parade
will include
Marshal ON. G. Hubbard), in cart;
two United States flags; officers Ia
mora temple, Shriners; past poten-
tates; Zamora band, Zamora Patrol,
period flat, Uncle Sam and Columbia
float, candidates, tar and sand float,
doctors and nurses float, ambulances,
Memoirs band, mobiles, Bessemer float,
bull stunt, branding float, mobiles, bath
tub and wash tub float, nobles hot
wagon float, mobiles, Boys Industrial
School, poker wagon float, mobiles,
singers, mobiles, torture chamber float,
mobiles, clown band float
The officers of Zamora temple are:
Edward L. Keiser, potentate.
Jasll Biddle, chief rabban.
F. c. Shepherd, Jr, assistant raD-
ban
j., H. Heineke, high priest and
prophet.
NJ G. Hubbard, oriental guide.
w. T. Lathem, treasurer.
c. j. Geohegan, recorder
L. H Salter, director.
Lee Mccall, decorator.
John Bethea, ST., first ceremonial
master
Eli Shortridge, second ceremonial
master
Ernest Matthews, marshal.
H C. Crelly, captain of guard.
o. S. Finch, outer guard.
Blanks Everett, publicity agent.
r. E. Howard, sheriff of Zamora
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
MASONIC REUNION
WILL CLOSE TODAY
The 32d Degree Will Be Con-
ferred This Morning By
Alabama Consistory

With the comforting of the sd degree
of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by
Alabama Consistory No. 1 this morning,
the fall reunion of the Scottish Rite
bodies of Birmingham will be brought to
a close. The reunion has been one of
the most successful held in the city and
a large class of candidates has received
the Scottish Rite degrees from the fourth
to the thirty-second, inclusive.
Yesterday morning Birmingham Council
of Kadosh was convened by w. p Nc
Adory, 3Sd degree honorary commander.
and throughout the day the council de-
grees were conferred.
Last night the Alabama Consstory was
convened by w. w. Ransom, SD degree
honorary, master of Kadosh, and the 31st,
or inspector inquisitor' degree was con-
ferred on the candidates with elaborate
and impressive ceremonial.
This morning at 9 o'clock the con-
sistory will be reconvened and the 32d,
or Master of the Royal Secret degree,
will be conferred by the following Of
ficers:
Master of kadosh, f. B. Keiser, 32d,
X. C. G. H.; prior, j. f. earle, SD; pre-
ceptor Ernest Matthews, SD; chancellor,
y. w. Johnson, 3d. prelate, Arthur Bar
ton, S2d, X. c. c. H; master of cere-
monies, w. w. Ransom, 33d honorary;
expert, A. l.. Reese. SD; captain of the
guard, j. r. T. Rives, sod; sentinel, Lew
Lazarus, 33d honorary-elect; chanter, c..
F. Orr, SD. Sacrificers, Lew Lazarus, SD
honorary ELECT, chief sacrificer; S. j..
Erckert sd; F. S. Barnes, sd; j. F..
earle, 3d. John B. Bethea, ST., SD; Coke
S. Wright, sd; Marc Link, SD; M. p.
McGlathery. SD; Albert Stradford. SD.
During the ceremonies the musical pro-
gramme will be rendered under the direc-
ton of Fred l.. Gramb, 32d. Magnificent,
Spross; the benedictus, Schneider; festival
tie Deum E. Buck; Miss Bessie Cum
ningham, soprano; Mrs. Marie Kern-Mul-
len, contralto; I. Morris, sd, tenor; John
Thomas 18th, basso.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
NEGRO BOY SHOT BY
DETECTIVE IS DEAD
Street Says He Tried to Hit
Brass Thieves in Legs to
Stop Them

Johnnie Jones, negro. aged 10 years, who
resided at Thirteenth street and Sixth
avenue, north, died at local infirmary
early yesterday morning. He was shot in
the leg and abdomen with a shotgun
loaded with buckshot in the hands of City
Detective T. E. Street. in the National
Hide and Wool company's warehouse, 2423
Norris avenue, at o'clock Wednesday
night.
Jones, Charlie Green and two other ne
gro boys gained entrance into the ware
house and were in the act of robbing it
of brass when Defective Street shot at
them. Mr.. Street was expecting the
warehouse to be robbed and had sta
toned himself there for the night. He
also stayed in the warehouse Tuesday
night, but no one attempted to enter.
Charlie Green. who was captured in the
warehouse, is being held at the North
side city Jail on charge of burglary.
The other two negroes have not been ap-
pretended.
1t is alleged by Detective Street that
the negro boys took out enough brick
from the wall Monday night to gain en-
trance into the building. The misplaced
brick were found Tuesday morning and
the detective department was notified.
Detective Street was assigned on the
case.
In the last two years four white men
have been arrested by Detective Street
for burglarizing the National Hide and
Wool company's warehouse, where large
quantity of hide, wool, tallow and brass
is kept.
when the bricks were removed
from the wall 1 knew that someone
was planning to burglarize the build
ing and so 1 made up my mind to
stay inside of the building at night
and capture them" said Detective /.
E. Street last night.
81 was hiding behind some barrels
when the negroes made their en-
trance, but it was dark and l did not
know if they were boys. men or their
color, and at the time / was of the
opinion that they were white men.
let the boys fill up their sacks with
brass and when they attempted to
leave 1 demanded of them to throw
up their hands, but they all refused
to do so and began to- run, and
shot at Jones and Green, who were
near each other. / did not want to Kill
the boys, but wanted to shoot them
in the legs so they would stop. The
buckshot from the gun struck Jones
in the left leg, two taking effect in
the abdomen and one striking Green
in the hand.
ST have been doing police and de-
tective work for % years, and this
is the first man that I ever killed,
and I hated it very much when
learned that he was dead"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
ANNUAL APPEALS
MADE FOR AID TO
MERCY HOME WORK
The City Makes no Appro-
priatiOn and the Public
Must Be Depended
Upon for Funds

The annual Thanksgiving appeal 70,
ehe Mercy Home was issued yesterday by
the president, Mrs. C. B. Spencer.
Attention is called to the fact that the
city has made no appropriation to the
nome during the past year and that the
institution must depend on the assist.
ance of generous public:
Inc statement reads as follows:
THE MERCY HOME.
another Thanksgiving Day for the
Mercy Home, the 25th. Shall we make
1t a silver Thanksgiving?
The Home is facing a great respon-
sibility at the beginning of this winter
Of 19l6-a family of more than 80
children, and very great difficulty in
meeting the current expenses.
The city has made no appropri-
ton to the home for the past year
although the Mercy Home still pro-
Vldes for the homeless friendless
children of the city.
If the work is to continue. and the
demand seems ever greater, it must
be by the kind assistance of a gener-
GUS public. There is great need of
flour, meal, rice, grits, and other sta
pie groceries, there is the natural
longing for Turkey and cranberries,
and for fruit for the Thanksgiving
dinner. Shoes and stockings are
needed for little feet, and many other
things, just what your children need
at the beginning of winter.
What will you give old friends and
new this twenty fifth Thanksgiving?
Whatever it is, foodstuffs, or cloth
ing, or silver, will be sincerely appre-
ciated.
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS,
by Mrs. C. B. SPENCER, Pres"
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series of free lectures on theosophy at
Cable hall on the subjects, "Reincar
nation "The Laws of Destiny"
Dreams and Premonitions," and THE
Supermen.'
Mr.. Rogers is a lecturer of inter
national repute, and a scholar and
thinker, whose books on psychological
subjects have a wide circulation and
are familiar to all students of these
subjects. No man, it is claimed. has
done more to lift theosophy from the
realms of mystery and present 1T as
practical philosophy of everyday
life. The speaker comes here under
the auspices of the local branch of
the Philosophical society and will pre-
sent a philosophy of life that deals
with the purpose of existence and re-
CARDS all experiences as useful in the
evolution of the soul.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
DIR. Duncan to Speak at
Y. Nj. C.. A. Meeting

DR.. James A. Duncan will speak at
the Young Mems Christian association
next Sunday afternoon at 80 o'clock.
The occasion will be the opening OF
the winter series of Sunday afternoon
meetings for men. His subject will be
What Shall We Do With Our High
est Privilege?'
Dr.. Duncan has just been returned
to Birmingham as pastor of the Nor
wood Methodist church. He was few
years ago pastor of the First Meth
odst church of this city and one OF
the ablest and most popular men that
ever served that great church.
The meeting will be for men only
and will be held in the auditorium on
tho fourth floor of the Y. M. G. A.,
building on North Twentieth street.
All the men of the city are invited.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
BOARD OF REVENUE TAKES LONG STEP
FORWARD IN COUNTY HEALTH SYSTEM

Twelve thousand five hundred dol
lars per annum was appropriated to
the health department by the board
of revenue at its meeting yesterday
afternoon.
OF this amount $4,000 is to pay the
yearly salary of an all-time health
officer to be elected by the county
board of health
This appropriation is in partial
compliance with the petition of the
Jefferson County Medical society that
the board of revenue adopt what is
known as the Fox plan for the county.
At the meeting of the board of rev.
enue at o'clock yesterday afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
VISITING FINANCIERS
TO SEE rs LOCAL PLANTS

The party of eastern financiers and rail-
road executives of the Seaboard Air Line
should be impressed with the fact that
Birmingham is the biggest industrial CEN
ter in the south. Twenty-Five of the
largest Industrial plants in this district
will be viewed by the visitors during their
tour of Birmingham in automobiles.
Headed by S. Davies Warfield, chairman
of the board of directors, and j. T. Hara-
han, president, the Seaboard Air Line
party will arrive on a special train early
this morning. The tour of the city will
begin at o'clock from the Terminal sta
ton.
The party will view the Industries of
the city in the following order:
Leave Terminal station at a. M. Sea-
board Air Line freight station, Seaboard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
NEGRO STABBED BY
UNIDENTIFIED MAN

Robert Boykin, negro, who resides at
Thirty-sixth street and Twelfth avenue,
north, was fatally wounded at $3.50 O'CLOCK
last night, when he was stabbed in the
breast with a knife by an unidentified ne
gro man at Thirty-sixth street and Ninth
avenue, north No cause was assigned for
the stabbing. The injured negro was
removed to the Hillrnan hospital in the
police emergency automobile by Officers
Robert l.. Drake and George Hendricks.
The assailant made his escape, and at an
early hour this morning he had not been
apprehended.
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SPECIAL MEETING
OF CAMP wilcox
Sister Carlotta and Congressman
Huddleston to Make Addresses.
Public Invited

Sister Esther Carlotta, former president
of the Florida division of the Daughters
of the Confederacy, and Congressman
George Huddleston will be the speakers
at the meeting of Camp Wilcox, United
Confederate Veterans. to be held this
afternoon at Cable hall, Second avenue,
at 2:30 o'clock.
The musical programme will be rem
dered by Mrs. Robert Furman, Miss
Bculah Greenman and Miss Frances
Busby
Sister Carlotta is member of an Epis-
copal sisterhood, and pleasing ana
fluent speaker. Mr.. Huddleston is also
a fine speaker Capt John G. Smith.
commander of the camp. cordially invites
all veterans, Daughters and Sons of Vet
Grams and the public generally to at
tend this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24

Air Line shops Sloss-Shenield Steel and
Iron company furnaces, United States
Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company,
American Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry
company, Illinois Central Frisco shops
Republic Iron and Steel companys
Thomas furnaces, Ensley furnaces Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
steel plant Tennessee Coal, Iron and Rail-
road company, Bayview mine Tennessee
Coal, Iron and Railroad company, Mulga
mine Woodward Iron company, Edge
water mine Tennessee Coal, Iron and
Railroad company, Barrett company By
product benzol plant Woodward Iron
company, United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry company, Bessemer fur
naces Tennessee Coal, iron and Railroad
company, ore mines Sloss-Sheffield Steel
and Iron company, Woodward Iron COM
pany.
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Commissioner Hewitt introduced the
resolution providing for the appro-
priation. Commissioner Lovelady
moved to amend the resolution by fix
ing the salary of the health officer
at $1,000 per annum. Commissioners
Bivens and Lovelady voted for the
amendment The amendment being lost
by three to two vote. the resolution
as introduced by Commissioner Hewitt
was adopted unanimously.
Following is the resolution as adopt
ed:
Whereas, The boar dof revenue
of Jefferson county deems it wise
to provide a county health Of
ficer. who shall devote all of his
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-24
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS
Efforts Will Be Made to Secure Next
Meeting Of Congress Here

Officials of the Chamber of Commerce,
mining officials and hotel men will meet
at the Tutwiler Saturday morning at 10
o clock to discuss the possibilities of get
ting the American Mining congress to
meet in Birmingham in 1917.
The congress is said to be looking with
favor toward Birmingham as meeting
place, and it is understood will be glad
to come here, provided arrangements can
be made for their entertainment The
congress will bring about 1000 delegates
to Birmingham should 1t meet here Lo-
cal forces will work together to get the
convention here.
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time to the duties of his office
and to that end It is the desire
of this board that the board OF
health shall proceed to elect such
officer as provided by law.
BE ii resolved. That this board
does and hereby requests the
board of health Of Jefferson coun-
ty to proceed with the election OF
a health officer who shall devote
all of his time to the duties OF
his office, and that this board
does hereby fix the salary of such
officer at $4,000 per annum, pay
able monthly, and that the total
amount to be appropriated TO the
health department by this board
shall not exceed s12.50O per an
mum in any one year"