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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
BANKRUPTCY CASES ON THE DECREASE
Report of Clerk Charles J. Allison Shows Some Inter-
 esting Facts

Charles J. Allison, clerk of the United
 States district court for northern Alabama filed his report on bankruptcy cases dur | terday. It contained many interesting facts.
 For the fiscal year ending June 30 there was smaller number of bankruptcy cases and less liabilities involved than in the report of the fiscal year ending June 30, in 1915 Incidentally the assets handled
 were greater in the fiscal year that ended on June 30 than in the previous annual report.
 These facts are considered to be indica- tive of better business conditions. The number of petitions filed in the 1915-1916 fiscal year were as follows: h. voluntary, fl; voluntary, 1270; total, 1911. Petitions filed in the 1914-15 fiscal year:
 Involuntary, 61; voluntary, 1355 total 1l6. Liabilities in 1915-16 cases, disposed of: Voluntary, s1,432,0S25 involuntary, $647,- 74S.20; total. s2,079,S4645. Liabilities in 1914-15 cases disposed of: Voluntary $1,600, 669 3o; involuntary. 1,041, 482. 65; total, $2,642,152. Assets in 1915-16 cases disposed of: Vol untary, $517 7S2. .53; involuntary, S376, ,175.16; total, $S93957.69.
 Assets in 1914-15 cases disposed Of: Vol
 untary, $202, ,35S. 30; involuntary, $4S6,979. .38; total, $639, 3376S.
 During the past fiscal year, IS involun- tary and 555 voluntary cases of bank
 ruptcy were disposed of by the court. Of the voluntary cases disposed of, wage earners led the list with 266 cases, farm CTS followed with 61 cases, while mer- chants came third with 55 cases. Of the involuntary cases disposed of, merchants
 led the list with 12 cases, while manufac- turers came second with five cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
Alabama Power Company
 Will Supply Opelika

The Alabama Power company has ar ranged to supply power to the city of Opelika, according to announcements made yesterday by W. N. Walmsley, general manager of the power com pany. Transmission lines will be run from Alexander City to Opelika. Power is at present coming from a municipal plant. Contracts for power have al- ready been made with number of in- dustrial plants to take the current as soon as the lines are strung
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
TAYLOR DENIES ANY ACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
 OF LAWYER MURDER
Man Arrested in Texas on Charge of Murder in Connection With Hunts
 vile Tragedy

Smith Taylor, a white man. who gave his age as 45, arrived in Birmingham from Longview, Tex, yesterday morn ing in the custody of County Detective J. H. Garth. His name Is entered on the
 wardens docket at the county jail with charge of murder following it. He is said to have been arrested in Texas and brought back to Alabama in con- nection with the killing of Judge W. T.
 Lawler at Huntsville several weeks ago.
 According to Detective Garth, Taylor was arrested because he talked of the
 killing and the state of affairs in Huntsville, while in Texas. He formerly lived in Madison county some distance from Huntsville, and it Is claimed that he left Huntsville July 2, going direct to Texas. Taylor is also said to be wanted in connection with the killing of detective three years after the
 municipal election at Huntsville. Following his arrival in Texas, Taylor | is said to have talked constantly of the
 murder of Judge Lawler. which he claimed was true, but that he read all
 he knew of the tragery from newspa- l peTS. I1e says, dCCOrQlns to the QcteC- tive, that he knows nothing about the
 murder other than what he read from
 the papers.
 | News of his apparent interest in the
 Madison county tragedy soon reached 1 Huntsville, whereupon an investiga-
 tion was ordered made for the Alabama
 authorities and Taylor was brought | back to be questioned. Detective Garth said he did not believe Taylor had any thing to do with the killing, but that he had investigated and found that he did | talk considerably of the affair. Solicit | tor Joseph R. Tate, who made an inc vestigation into the killing of Judge
 Lawler, stated that Taylor, according | to his information. saw the crime com
 mitted, but had nothing to do with it. Taylor probably will be carried either
 amined.
 With the addition of Taylor, three
 men are confined in the county jail in
 connection with the Huntsville murder.
 The others are Percy Brooks. who op- erated a ferry near where the body of Judge Lawler was found and who de- tectives claims was found covering blood prints on the bridge over the slough where the body was found. with | red paint and Charles w. Nails, for
 mer circuit court clerk, and close friend | of D. D. Overton. Both of these men have been indicted by the special grand fury called to investigate the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
NO EXEMPTIONS FROM STREET TAX
 DECLARES WARD
City Attorney Ullman Gives Opinion That All Male Citizens Between 21 and
 45 Must Pay Tax

No one is exempted from payment of the street tax, according to a legal opinion given yesterday afternoon to George B. Ward, president of the city commission, by City Attorney NJ M. Ullman.
 Citizens who have recently moved in from Inglenook or Bessemer and have paid street taxes to the first of the year in those localities will not be required to pay another tax in Bir- mingham, but any citizen between the ages of 21 and 45 who has not paid a street tax in any particular township is subject to the Birmingham ordt- nance and must pay $250 before Au- gust 1, or else be hailed up before the city recorder and fined $5 or $10. ac- cording to the disposition of the judge.
 Yesterday morning the formal de- mands for the street tax were presented to various citizens by the police of- f1cers who are acting as deputy tax collectors under the supervision of Comptroller L. Levy
 As yet no opposition has been met by the city commission in the collec- tion of the street tax and none is an- ticipated until arrests are made It is then probable that appeals to the high CT courts will result in legal test on the constitutionality of the street tax.
 The Birmingham street tax is worded almost verbatim with the law in Mont gomery, which the state supreme court has declared to be constitutional, and City Attorney Ullman has assured the city commissioners that the fiasco of the liquor inspection ordinance will not be repeated if any citizen attacks the constitutionality of the street tax as the courts will uphold the Birmingham ordinance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
BOARD OF REVENUE REVIEWS APPROPRIATION FOR FARM
 DEMONSTRATION WORK

The board of revenue renewed the appropriation of 5000 a year for the farm demonstration work in Jefferson county, at yesterday mornings session. The board has been appropriating these funds yearly for number of years for the demonstration work in co-op- eration with the state and United States demonstration work and funds.
 According to farm experts Jefferson county is spending as much money for farm demonstration work as any coun- ty in the state, notwithstanding that there are other counties with more acreage of tillable soil. The county employs, together with the state, an expert demonstrator and Birmingham is the headquarters of the district demonstration agent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
MANY RESTRAINTS FOR
 MINE CERTIFICATES


 Forty-five men are taking the mine examinations which are being conduct ed by c. H. Nc~bitt, chief state mine inspector. who Is ex officio chairman of the state board of mine examiners The examinations began yesterday att ernoon in the Chamber Of commerce auditorium and will continue through Thursday. In addition to MT. Nesoltt' other members of the board Of ex- aminers are J. G. Moore, Erskine Ram say, w. J. Hand, J. E. Strong and J. r. Meagher.
 The list of places for which the men are taking the examination Tn clude foremen of the first and second class, fire boss and other positions. The results of the examinations will be ar- nounced Friday morning, 1t Is ex- pected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
Suits Filed

The following damage suits were filed in the circuit court yesterday:
 Will Biner vs Jefferson Auto Washing and Polishing company. 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 Sammy Tucker, pro ami, vs. Ali Jones 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries
 Lee Gooch, Jr., pro ami Lee Gooch, ST., vs. Pratt-Consoiidated Coal company, 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries
 S. L. Adkins vs. American Cast Iron Pipe company, 5000 claimed for alleged personal injuries.
 J. R. Riley vs. J. F. McNamee, $3oOC claiming the defendant wrongfully accused the plaintiff of being dishonest in his busi- ness transactions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
COL. CAREER LEAVES
 FOR PORTLAND, ORE.
Birmingham Man Is Member of the Supreme Tribunal of the Knights of Pythias

Col. Alex M. Garber, who is mem. Der of the supreme tribunal, the high est court of the order of Knights of Pythias, leaves this morning for Port land, Ore, to attend the sessions of the tribunal which begin August 1. The tribunal sits biennially at the same time and place as the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias. It has five members those at present comprising the body being from Georgia, Pennsyl- vania, Illinois. Maine and Alabama.
 Colonel Garber will take with him his two sons and will meet Mrs. Gar Der, who is now in Colorado Springs, and they will arrange their trip so as to reach Portland by August l. Re turning they will go by San Fran cisco, Los Angeles and San Diego.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
Steele Resting We'll

Deputy Sheriff Irwin Steele. who was shot while raiding negro joint at Hill man station Sunday morning, was report ed resting we'll at the Birmingham in- firmary late yesterday afternoon. Steele was injured more painfully than it was thought at first An X-ray picture was made of his wound yesterday to locate the bullet It was found and extracted, and physicians say he will be out in a shor, time The negro, wounded at the time was still living last night, with slight hope of recovery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25

crate in the movement. This idea was heartily indorsed by Dr. Harris
 B. w. King stressed the importance of the proper disposal of garbage. He in troduced a resolution calling upon the city officials to see that the garbage was more thoroughly and more frequently coi- lected, and this motion was adopted by the meeting.
 It was decided to invite all civic and other organizations of Birmingham and the district to join in the movement ana to name committees of five members to meet with the committees already at work
 The meeting adjourned to meet again Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
Train Service Resumed

w. E. Cobb, commercial agent of the Atlantic Coast line, received notice from headquarters yesterday to the effect that service on the system which had been interfered with during the storm on the south Atlantic coast, had been resumed at all points. It was announced that the line from Chester. $. C., to Au- gusta,. Ga, which had been badly dam aged. had resumed operations Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25

Following is the resolution passed by the board yesterday;
 Be it ordered by the board of rev enue of Jefferson county, that 5000 be and the same is, hereby appropriated for farm demonstration work in Jef- ferson county for 12 months, beginning July 1, 1916, and ending June 30, 1917 The same to be used in cooperation with the state and United States funds for the same purpose, and said appropriation is to be used on the same basis as it was used the previous year"
 Aside from the passing of this reso- lution the board passed on a number of claims and took up and disposed of other routine matters. Several re- ports were made on county road con ditions and on repairs done to bridges It was reported that most of the bridges damaged by the recent rains and high waters had been repaired and were in first class condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
Strong Bound Over

Will Strong. negro, who knocked down and ran over a trustee in the Bessemer jail and escaped to the streets, where he led police and citizens a merry chase before being captured, was bound over to await the action of the grand jury on two charges of assault with a weapon, by Judge Abernethy yesterday afternoon.
 In making his escape from the Bessemer jail Strong snatched a gun from a fire- man and shot several times at his pur- suers He was finally brought down from bullet fired by an officer. His injury was not serious, however. W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
LARGE QUANTITY OF ALLEGED NEAR BEER
 SEIZED BY AUSTIN

Deputy Sheriff Conrad w. Austin, ac- companied by Deputies Smith and White, seized S2 barrels of a near beer known as Pep at the transfer warehouse between Twenty first and Twentysecond streets, on Avenue E, yesterday afternoon. The leverage resembles beer and is something on the order of "ambrosia
 Tn addition to the Pep seizure the deputies made a raid on the Crown City Bottling works and captured two truck loads of a near beer beverage known as "Zim." This beverage also resembles beer and is alleged to be sold as substi- ute for beer. Most of the beverage was brought to the store room at the jail yes- terday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is- sued from the probate office yesterday: Walter Mccullough, Opelika, and Miss Ollie Patton.
 R. J. Lawrence, Palos, and Miss Hester Huffman.
 T. B. Garrett and Miss Hattie Cole.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
John H. Clarke Secures
 Confirmation by Senate

\ Washington, July 24-The Senate ju- ciary committee by a unanimous vote today recommended the confirmation of John H. Clarke of Cleveland, O., as as- sociate justice of the supreme court to succeed former Justice Hughes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
IMMEDIATE ACTION IS URGED IN THE HEALTH CAMP PA|GN Quick Work Stressed at Meeting of the United
 Civic Bodies of City
CITIZENS ARE ASKED
 TO WORK TOGETHER
Dry Closet Meanace Is First Subject Which Must Be Given Atten-
 tion in Birmingham

The health committees named by the various civic organizations of Bir- mfngham unanimously adopted a reso- lution yesterday afternoon asking the city commissioners to pass the neces- sary ordinances looking toward tue immediate removal of the danger from dry closets.
 The resolution, which epitomized the practical results of the first gather ing of the health committees, was in- troduced by Phares Coleman, Sr., who Is chairman of the Chamber of Com- merce special committee.
 MT. Coleman declared that something 2 tangible and practical had to be done if the evil was to be corrected aud if Birmingham freed herself from the constant menace of the dry closets.
 "We must issue an open letter to the public through the newspapers set ting forth the situation and appealing to them for support in this movement said MT. Coleman. Let this appeal ask for the united support of the people of the city for any remedial ordinances which the city commissioners may pass looking toward the immediate removal of this danger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25

Strand-"The Dream Girl" with Mae Murray.
 Trianon-"Casey at the Bat,'' with DeWolf Hopper.
 Majestic-"The Unborn," with Ger trude Bondhill.
 Rialto-"The Conflict" with Lucille Lee Stewart.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres
At the PhotopIay Houses

Lyric--Vaudeville. Matinee at p. II Evening at 7:30 and g o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
DR. PARKE STATES PURPOSES

Dr. Scale Harris was elected presi- dent of the health and sanitation com- mittees and Joseph Mudd was chosen as secretary. Dr. T. D. Parke, chair man of the board of health, outlined the purpose of the meeting and set forth the reasons for the request for cooperation from the various civic organization
 This plan is in line with the sug- gestions of Dr. Lumsden," said Dr. Parke. While we have temporarily
 conquered the typhoid epidemic, it will require some united work on our part to make our city a sanitary and clean one. It is important that we have the help of every organization in the city
 and we must appeal for the help cf the various women's organizations" John R. Hornady, commissioner Of
 health, stated that the connections with sewers where they were available should be made compulsory and that all dry closets where connections could
 not be made should be made perfectly sanitary. We have on exhibition at
 the city hall a model showing just how these closets can be made safe, and we must arrange without delay to have them installed where sewers do not run,'' he said.
 MT. Hornady told of the ordinance which was now being tested in the su- pfeme court which was intended to give the city q lien on property where connec- tions were made by the city, We have won out on this case in the lower court, and if we win in the higher court as we are led to believe we will there need be no delay in making the sewer connec- tions,' he said. Where people are un- able to pay for the connections, the city can make them and the cost will stand as a lien against the property which can be settled at any time in the future. D Dr. Parke declared that the first thing which must be done to make this move
 ment a success was to properly arouse the spirit of the community. "The pres ent situation is a reflection on our city, D
 he said
 DIR. FOX SPEAKS
 Dr. Carroll Fox. the government ex-
 pert, declared that, in his opinion, the dry closets were responsible for the
 typhoid fever here and that the removal
 mingham would be safe from another epidemic
 Upon motion of Dewitt Yarbrough, it finance and another committee on pub names of these committeeman had not been announced by Dr. Harris last night. Tom Estes suggested that each member
 of the health committee should dissem- nate to the other members of the organi- zation he represented the importance of his health and cleanup campaign and should keep them informed of the stua- ton so that all would cheerfully coop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-25
ASK IMMEDIATE ACTION

Let us ask the city commissioners to pass immediately these ordinances which will be necessary to make Bir- mingham sanitary city. First, there should be an ordinance requiring lm- mediate sanitary connections where sewers are available and then there should be another requiring the in- stallation of sanitary dry closets where sewers cannot be reached. These dry closets should be constructed according to the model now on exhibition at the city hall, which was recommended by Dr. Lumsden"
 The necessary resolutions putting these ideas of MT. Coleman into con crete form were then introduced by him and were passed unanimously MT. Coleman also urged that an appeal be made to the people of the city for s strict compliance with every health and sanitation ordinance already in ex- istence and recommended the publi- cation of suggestions looking toward making Birmingham a cleaner and haa1thiar ci
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20

for the past several months, had
drilled In an oil well which was good
for at least twenty-five barrels, ana
il situated IN new locality, which
viii mean the opening up of a new
and virgin field. The well Is located
on the John NJ. Taylor farm In sec
tons, township -, range Is, about
three miles west OF Clarcmorc. ana
80 feet OF sand was found at depth
of 5G5 feet This new wen viii not
be shot until Tuesday, at which time
the capacity OF the Same will he as
certanod. However, the dullers claim
ii viii show for more than twenty
five barrels Drilling operations VIII
be earn cd on IN this locality with a
greater amount of enthusiasm in the
future. Snyder and Green being con-
vinced that "a large pool of oil Is To-
Gated there.
\ four-miuion gas well was drilled
In Saturday afternoon in the same
locality, ON the spence stephens farm.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20
In the Oil Fields
or'ec 5000 A acKeev.r Re. ss77.H
OIL MARKET QUOTATIONS..
IlcaIdion statistics.

HEALDTON, okla, Dee. 10
Within the past month four wells in
the Healdton field were abandoned,
~ were completed, the field has "A
total of l,2S5 producing wells, 40
wells are drilling and 80 rigs are up
or under construction. The produc-
ton of the field is about $1,000 bar
rels day From 1900 TO 10000
barrels are going to storage every
day and the balance Of the production
~ being taken by the pipe lines. The
Ald has In steel storage at this time
10.s00.O00 arrcls of oil. Pipe line
ami refinery people are of the opinion
that there will be much competition
nov within a short time for oil and
they are expecting the price to make
other advances.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20
ar IIEAIDTON Ilivi

vt HEALDTON -iliVick X Slack
on the Mobley lease in 1913 nave
reached gas sand in well 40. AT
l05O feet.
Gurshurg 4 Forman are pulling the
casing from the abandoned wen on
the Couth farm in the sou>hwcst oi
the northwest Of l3-4-3
Carter bil company 40. ! wen
drilled on the Cavter farm IN the south
half of the northwest of the northeast
Of l6-4-3 has been putting 200 harreis
a daV INTO the tank every day Tor
two weeks since 1t was dI!llod IN
This is IN interesting well for the iea-
scr that some barren territory -
located near II. .
GYPSY OH company No. Nattl'
Norris in 2N-2t3 in the Fox district has
reached a depth of about III. iGot; GoG
The sand was expected NJ about -'uoo
feet. The drill is aid now 10 bc on
a shell and well is expected When
the shell has been penetrated.
Extension oil company No. IL nod
lev ia 24-4-3 which went into me Sanu
at about 1.O20 feet has drilled 50 ieet
into the pay and the drill is sun III
the send.
Wilson in 23-4-3 has reached the TOP
of the sand and the well Is casing.
Hcaldton Field Oil company IL
cleaning out well NoA IN 33-3-3.
The FitZ oil company has rig up
and X ready within a few days 10 pe-
gin drilling IN the southeast OF $500
Snelton Tyer Frank Pruitt and oth-
ers have timbers on the ground lot /"
we'll on the Orme farm in the sou'h-
ives, corner OF 3i-i-3 which Is near
tbo location where the Mcdonald sand
was found.
PGmont oil company In So Is
drilling in lime at 1900 feet. ine
! formation has been mostly blue sha ="
ana water sands and the log Of the
well is somewhat similar to the wei!
drilled in of the same township.
At CKWELL-Duluth n OKLA
homa oil co. drilled the NO. on the
Myers farm, northeast quarter ",
I.3S-1w. Il feet deeper into the sanu
and the we'll Is producing so barrels
an hour. practically 1000 barrels a
doy The Myers was seven months
/ old four feet in the sand at 3.322 feet
and was making 200 barrels before the
last drilling II is a northwest oIise'
to the same company's NO on the
Wolf farm. the best well in TINS ile'u'
Southwestern oil company is spud-
ding in the No / on the krotz iarin'
southeast quarter of leslie, offsctuhs
the same company's No. ! on the SIM
mons farm. ,,.
Garter oil company is drilling al
1880 feet in the test on the bno'e"
Farm southeast quarter of leslie
same company will get the pump to
working in the No. l on the Betsche
farm. southeast quarter OF 4-2'-lc
this week. in the 3.GS6foot sand.
Sinclair OIL company has let IN.
contract for the completion of the test
on the silver farm, southwest quarter
of S-2S-1w, six miles. directly west OF
production. The well is at 600 feet
al the present time and has been shu'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20

CLAREMORE. okla. Dee. l9.-No
little excitement and enthusiasm has
been manifest in Claremorc since 1t
became known that on Sunday after
noon Snyder and Green and associ-
,ates. who have been doing consider
able prospecting west of Claremore
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-12-20
uENInrnN Up 4 DINE.

ANDMORE, Dec. 19- Th' MaHnOTIt
Petroleum company today announced
"A ten cent advance in the price Of
nealdton crude oil. The new price
per b'rcl is 80 cents.