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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
BASIS OF COURTS ACTION

Montgomery, May 25.-(SpeclaL)-be- cause the "inevitable'' effect of the ordl- nance was to burden, cucumber and embarrass the privilege the legislature assured adults in this state to receive and possess, without qualification or bur den of any character, the limited quantity of intoxicants during specified period, the supreme court today declared the liquor inspection ordinance of Birming- ham invalid The ordinance was attacked by D. H. Markstein, a resident of Bir- mingham, who obtained decree from Judge H. A. Sharpe of the city court, of Birmingham, restraining the city com mission from enforcing the ordinance. An appeal was taken to the supreme court and that tribunal today affirmed the de- cision of Judge Sharpe.
 The opinion of the court was written by Justice Mcclellan, who declared:
 'In our opinion the ordinance is in- valid because it is in conflict with the policy of the state as expressed in the laws enacted in 1915, in that the inevitable effect of the ordinance is to burden, en- cumber and embarrass the privilege the legislature assured adults in this state to receive and possess without qualifica- ton or burden of any character. the linn ited quantity of intoxicants during a specified period.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
 GIVES FIRST ORDER FOR ALABAMA COAL
Buys 175,00O Tons to Be De- livered Over Two Years. Heavy Buyer of Bir-
 mingham Rails

An order for 175,0OO tons of coal to be delivered within two years in about equal monthly installments has been given the Birmingham Fuel company by the South ern Pacific railroad The contract be- comes effective June 1, and delivery amounting to about 75O0 tons per month will begin immediately after that time. The coal is to be shipped to New Orleans for use on the Sunset Limited and other trains of that road west of New Orleans between that city and the oil fields.
 Birmingham industrial men are highly elated over the fact that this order came to the district as it is the first time in the history of the Southern Pacific that the Birmingham district has sold the line any coal. Tn the past all the coal used by the system has come from the Pitts burg, Pocahontas or Kentucky fields. The order was placed in the district largely through the influence of c. M. Evans, general agent here, who desired that the Southern Pacific carry out its estab- lished policy of reciprocity. The Southern Pacific has been securing considerable business in this. section and and it is ex- pected that in the future their coal or ders will largely be placed here.
 Although this is the first coal ever bought in Birmingham by this line, they have long been heavy purchasers of steel rails, pig iron and other products of the district. During the past 12 months 46,- 600 tons of rails, aggregating about $1,- 100000, have been bought from the Ten nessee company, and 15,0O0 tons are being delivered this month, according to an nouncement made at the offices of the Southern Pacific yesterday.
 q am very glad to announce that we have placed a contract for approximately 175,OOO tons of coal with the Birming- ham Fuel company here for delivery in about equal monthly installments during the next two years," said c. M. Evans, general agent yesterday. 'This is rne first time we have ever bought any coal in the Birmingham district, and the placing of this order here is in line with our established policy of reciprocity. We are securing much business from this dis trict and we desire to place as much of our business here as possible. Although this is the first coal orden we have ever given firm in the Birmingham district. we have been heavy purchasers of steel rails, pig iron and other products pro- duced here. We have purchased 46O00 tons of rails alone during the past F months from the Tennessee company and during the present month delivery is be- Ing made of 15.0O0 tons of rails"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
COUNTY STIRRED BY TAX FIGURES TURNED
 IN BY THE NEW BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
Tax Board Says Real Estate Exchange Plan Looks Like Graft Scheme to Prey On Small Property Owners Members Laugh At
 Attack-AIl Treated Alike

The county board of equalization has been peudged and
 the statement made by the Birmingham Real Estate exchange branding the board raiders and not the board of eaizaon is false is the essence of made by the county board of tax equalization yesterday
 The board of equalization has not and will not attempt rao OF the taxpayers Jefferson county The board consisting o George Whaey, John B. Rosenstih and A. S. kyce, has carefully estimated the value of all property assessed and equal iZed the assessments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
Real Estate Exchange Will Make Fight to Last Ditch--Cites Specimen Blocks to Show EnOr- nous Percentage of Increases Scheme
 Unjust to Jefferson

The Birmingham Real Estate exchange severely criticises the county board of equalization for the raise mens
 The Real Estate exchange has issued lengthy statement which they brand the county board tax raiders instead of
 tax equazers They claim that the newspapers have under estimated the increase placing the figure between $OOO0O and $500OO and that the conservative estimate would place
 at between $4OO00OOO and 50OOOO0 which entirely
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
OFFICERS NAMED
 BY BOSS BARRIERS

The Boss Barbers' association of Bir- mingham at it's regular monthly meet ing held yesterday, elected the fol- lowing officers and standing commit tees:
 S. J. Erckert, president; Ike Ensey, vice president; w. T. White, treasurer; J. Sarver, secretary.
 Grievance committee: E.. c. Huffman, J. c. Bruner, w. A. Rees
 Entertainment committees: F. G. Schilling. William Witt, J. A. Adams, o. B. Whitehead, B. B. Ridlehoover, E. B. Smelling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

''This shows $6610 raise or 25 per cent for this block in West End.
 Tt is needless for me to say,' said MT. Pope, that the taxpayers, both large and small. of Birmingham and Jefferson county are not in position to stand any 25, 40 and 50 per cent increases, and in many cases from 100 to 200 per cent in creases in their taxes. and think that in taking this matter up the Real Estate Exchange is doing a splendid work. It ha offered its services in getting the property owners together for their protection
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
To Vote for Hughes

Milwaukee, May 25.-Eleven repub- lican delegates to the national con- vention at Chicago, representing the faction of the party controlled by Gov E. L. Phillip, met here late today and at the conclusion of the meeting Gov ernor Philipp announced that their first ballot would be cast for Justice Charles E. Hughes for President pro- viding the latter's policy on national issues met with their approval.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26


 The Birmingham Real Estate ex- change takes the board to task for be- ing in league with the state to make Jefferson county and Birmingham the goat for Alabama. It is claimed that Jefferson county is now paying one fourth of Alabama's taxes and that if the new assessments stand Jefferson county will be paying one-third or pos sibly more of the states taxes.
 WILL FIGHT TO LIMIT
 In short, the Birmingham Real Estate exchange, backed by it's members, are preparing themselves for the trenches, where they claim they will fight the increase to the limit. The watchword of the fight is to be, according to the statement. something on the same order of the historical Boston Tea Party" although no property will be destroyed. They claim the increase the basest kind of injustice to the property own CTS, and that the small property owner has no chance to protect his rights.
 In an interview with Gus Pope, presi- dent of the Real Estate Exchange, yes terday afternoon, he said: The most astonishing feature of the board of equal1zation's report is the fact that over 10 property owners have been raised where only one has been low cred. Anyone who will take the trou- ble to go to the tax assessors office, will see block after block of property with only one or two decreases, and all the others increased. This does not apply alone to Birmingham proper, but to all the suburbs and outlying districts.
 CITES CITY BLOCK
 Take block 5S in Birmingham, for instance, in which The Age-Herald, of course, is interested, and every man in the block is raised. Look at the com partitions between the old and new as- sessments.
 Just to give an idea of the increase, look over the old and new assessments of this block, in which an increase of $62,550 is made. The figures given here are precisely as they appear on the books in the tax assessors office:" Block 5S, Birmingham-Betw Twenty first and Twenty second streets and Fourth and Fifth avenues: Lots. Owners. Old. New. 1-4 and parts 2-3 A. E. Middleton ........ $15. .ooo s24.24o Parts 23 Name miss ing ..... 15,O00 3S,430 5. w. M. Cosby. ....... 12,0O0 1S,000 6. Miss E. Morgan and Washburn .........f 10,5OO 13.0SO ] '. Age-Herald Publish ing Go. ............. 3O,O0O 36,0O0 Parts S-9. Christian church.
 Parts S-9-10. American Trust and Savings
 bank .............. 7,5oo 14,5so 11-12-13-14 part 15. First Presbyterian church. Parts 15-16. M. P. Messer
 agent ............. 15.ooo 15,soo IT part IS. Mrs. F. G. c.
 Gardner ............ 12,ooo 1s,2oo 19 parts 1920. William Hood (Empire hoteD 4S,OO0 5l.l2o $165,0O0 1850 "This shows an increase in this block of $62,550, or very nearly 4o per cent !
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
At PhOtOplay Houses

AL fhOtOpldy houses Strand-"Pasquale," with George Be- ban.
 Trianon-"Not Guilty" with Cyril Scott. Colonial-"The Race" with Victor Moore. g Rialto--"The Snow Bird,' with Mabel Taliaferro.
 Princess-"The Perfidy of Mary" with Mae Marsh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
EXAMPLE IN BESSSMER

Here's little block at Bessemer taken indiscrimnately from the board s report don't know where the block IS located' but look at the comparative figures
 "Besemer-Block 522, between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues and Twenty-nfth
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
IN EFFECT FEBRUARY 21

The liquor inspection law was sug- gested by a druggist, F. L. Walker of Avondale, in a letter to Commis
 sioner Ward during the latter part of last January. Immediately thereafter the agitation for a liquor inspection began before the commission, which finally resulted in the passing of an ordinance providing for the inspection of all liquors that entered the city and the collection of 50-cent fee on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres

Lyric--Vaudeville Matinee at 2:S0 p. m. Evenings at 7:30 and g.
 Hippodrome-Roller skating. Matinee at 230 p. nl Evening at 8.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Here's another block taken at ran- dom from West End, I forget between what streets it's located:
 WEST END.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

Without previous warning the city
 commissioners were advised yesterday
 afternoon that the state supreme court had declared the liquor inspection ordi-
 nance unconstitutional, and that the man.
 date of the court abolishing the inspec- ton of liquors and the collection of fees
 would arrive in Birmingham from Mont
 gomery within the next two or three days. City Attorney M. M. Ullman made the announcement.
 Gloom immediately pervaded the city hall as the city commission had based high hopes that the liquor inspection would stand the scrutiny of the supreme court.
 '1 feel as if had been torpedoed,' said
 Mayor Commissioner George B. Ward. q win a hat" laughingly commented Commissioner J. R. Truss.
 T have always felt that the liquor in- spection ordinance was unconstitutional" said Commissioner Hornady, but voted for it in the hope that it would stick. It was mighty good law, and brought in a great deal of revenue for the city treas
 ury and it is to be regretted that the supreme court declared against us." Until I have read the opinion," said Commissioner Barber, q prefer not to | make any extended comment However,
 I will state that the liquor inspection law was an excellent police measure, and was
 not of any especial embarrassment to the citizens of the city. I am also willing
 to make the statement that the fight 1 will be continued to the supreme court | of the United States, if possible | T will wait and read the opinion and | a mi G. sioner Weatherly.
 1 ULLMAN IS NOTIFIED Immediately after the announcement of the opinion the commission gathered in 1 President Wards office to hear what City
 Attorney M M. Ullman had to say. The | city attorney merely reported that he had l just talked over the long distance tere- phone with Justice Mcclellan, and had I been informed that the entire state su-
 preme court had concurred in the opinion l that the liquor inspection law was uncon- l stitutional, in that it conflicted with the l policy of the state as averred in the Bonner bill, which expressly stated that any citizen could legally receive a cer- 1 tain amount of liquors every two weeks. The court, stated MT. Ullman, held that | the municipalities of the state had no | right to cucumber or embarras ss this law. After hearing this report Mayor l Commissioner Ward at once instruct I ed MT. Ullman to telegraph to Mont | gomery for the opinion of the court, l and also to make preparations co seek
 a rehearing. Other commissioners also
 stated to City Attorney Ullman that | he must resort to all means possible
 to secure still further appeal. Until 1 all the legal rights of the city com mission are exhausted and the man l date of the state supreme court | reaches the city it is the intention Of the municipal authorities to continue
 the inspections of liquors and the col- | lection of fees.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

new spirit of cooperation for the good f Birmingham was engendered.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
nouRT ABOUT RETURN

As to whether the city commission WI. m return any of the fees collected tnere is grave doubt. City Attorney oliIlan % m@s teae l@, .r;x,an any opinion regarding this par .iouior nbase of the matter and ma ioritv of the commissioners are incnneo to tha helief that the city is entitled 10 the fees. soo;da +o
 Should the city commission oecloe eo retain the fees it has made a. clear proiil oe about s25 900 by the workings Of the inspection law, while on the other nana, if it decides to return the money IL VIII lose only about $6oOO. |.
 About the city hall it is stated that II will be almost impossible for the clty to rat,,rn the money, as many of the re- oeipts were made out to false names while in other cases the receipts are lost However, on the chance that the city would refund the fees collected hardy spectators started to purchase ln- spection receipts at big discount yes terday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
LIQUOR INSPECTION LAW
 KNOCKED OUT, LEAVING
 COMMISSION UP IN AIR
Nearly s3OOO0 Clear Money Has Realized by City Since February 21-Supreme Court Says It is Interference
 With Operation of State Law

each inspection. This ordinance was passed on February Ii and went into effect on February 21
 For the purpose of enforcing the liouor inspection law the city /created the office of chief liquor inspector at the annual salary of $500 year. Dr. F. B. Sutton was elected chief in spector and was given 20 assistants at a monthly salary of $75 each. This force of men will be automatically out of a job, through the decision Of the supreme court.
 Comptroller Louis Levy issued statement yesterday afternoon upon the instruction of Commissioner Ward showing the receipts and expenses Of the liquor inspection since it went into effect.
 ''The law went into effect on Feoru- ary 21 and up to May A fecelDts amounted to S33,54O, while the eX- penses up to May 1 were $46045S, which included the cost of rentals, station cry, salaries of employees, etc, but does not take in the indirect items such as the cost of the police department Tn so far as that branch of the cltv forces aided in enforcing the lquor inspection law. The average expenses of operation per month to enforce the law were s15O0 and the revenue taken in averaged $11,000 month, or apoue e260 d1V''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

soThis shows an increase in this block of $62, 550 or very nearly 40 per cent raise"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26
WEST END SPECIMEN

This is 50 per cent increase for tn little block in Bessemer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-26

The statement from the Real Estate exchange, printed in the afternoon pa- pers, was read before the board yester- day afternoon by George c. Whatley, chairman of the board, and the phases of the statement referring to the board were received with many bursts of laughter.
 The three members, who say they will give every man a fair deal, took the criticisms of the Real Estate exchange good naturedly, and seemed to enjoy the way the exchange went after them.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15

II you are going to have the basis
for prosperity In this country: II you
are going to protect the American
wage scale; II you are going to have
American enterprise able to meet the
competition which will follow the end
Ing Of this war. you must have an
honestly devised. wisely framed tariff
law to protect American industry.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15
Railroads Must Report.

An order to all railroad companies
operating within the state to file
monthly statements. blanks furnished
Tor the purpose. enumcrating delays to
all first and second class passenger
and mixed trains was isued on August
2sth by the State Public Utilities Com
mission.
The purpose OF the order is to fur
nish the commission with n perman cnt
record. and with information upon
which II may act In an endeavor TO
secure improved train service for the
public.
In conjunction with n recent general
order OF the Commission requiring tho
maintenance OF bulletin boards at each
railroad station and the posting the
on each 30 minutes OF the corrected
time of arrival OF delayed trains, es.
timated or actual. togetne. with an
investigation inaugurated to dctcrmin.,
whether the Denver & Rio Grande can
operate on time its two main through
passenger trainG or whether Il will
be necessary for the Commission to
change the schedules OF those trains.
today's action rounds out compre-
hensive program for the betterment
OF transportation facilities In Colo
RADIO.
Much comment has been occasIoned
on the part OF tourists in Colorado
this year because OF the apparent dis
regard of railroads for their passenger
train schedules. This laxity has
caused tourists and residents OF the
state much annoyance, plans for out
lngs or for visiting scenic points OF
interest In the state often having been
completely upset because OF train de-
Jays, according to complaints made
to the Commission.
II is the avowed desire OF the Com
mission to remedy this condition, and
following the submission OF these
monthly delays train reports they viii
be hecked and the roads ordered 10
either correct existing chronic DELAYS
or to change their schedules suffici.
emily to permit trains being operated
on time.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15
WHY HUGHES is NEEDED IN
THIS TREMENDOUS CRISIS.

Against Mr.. Wilson's combinn.
ton OF grace In c1ocution with
futility In action ngainst his
record of words unbncked by
deeds or betrayed by deeds. we
set Mr.. Hughes rugged and un-
compromising straightforward
ness of character and action IN
every Office he has held. We put
the man who thinks and speaks
directly. and whose words have
always been made good. against
the man whose ndrOIt and facile
elocution Is used to conceal his
plans or his want Of plans. The
next four years may well he
years of tremendous national
strain. Which Of the two men
do you. the American people.
wish ut the helm during those
four yenrs: the man who has
been actually tried and found
wanting, or the man whose
whole career In public office liz
"A guarantee OF his power and
good faith? But one answer IL
possible; and II must he given by
the American people throughout
the United States.--F'rom speech
of Col. Theodore Roosevelt. de-
liv~rcd vt Lewiston. Milne. In
behalf Of Charles u. Hughes.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15
palpable and bold absvrdity?

palpable and bold absvrdity?
Now that we possess the U, with soft
and graceful cvrve, of vnexcelled
docility and willingness to serve. why
do they carve VNITED STATES and
PvBLIC SCHOOL and svch and make
the English language look as fvnny as
the Dvtch, with RESTAURANT and
PvLLMAN CAR and UNIVERSITY
and other marks Of educational per
versity?
That v impresses some of VS. as
cheap and gvady blvff, which
parvenves may pvll in place Of more
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15
NEARBY NEWS NOTES.
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]. A. Sturdevant is running the kid
wagon for the Eckert school.
Mrs. F. N. Packard and daughter.
of Eckert, have gone to Cedar Falls,
Iowa.
The Coalby school opened Sept. 4.
Several new students were enrolled
this year.
C. H. Dillon, of Cedar mesa, had Mr..
and Mrs. Sisk and the Gardner family
as gusts Sunday.
Mis- Edith Burkhalter of Delta is
teaching this year at Tongue creek.
The school started last Monday.
The Baptist auxiliary of Eckert,
served dinner Tuesday to both Demo-
crat and Republican primary voters.
Considerable sickness among the
young children OF Surface creek is re-
ported. Nothing of a serious nature,
however
J. G. A. Simpson, Surface creek, is
reported to have caught several nice
fish at the Grand Mesa lakes last
week.
T. NJ. Sisk OF Cedar mesa is busy
putting up hay. Among the additional
help employed was Earl Pointer of
the Austin district
Rev. o. NJ. Bowman is the new
pastor of the Methodist church at
Cedaredge. Rev. Horton the former
pastor goes to Hotchkiss.
Mrs. r. NJ. Brigma. of Cedar mesa.
claims to be the champion poultry
raiser of Delta County. She has. with
six hens. Matched SO chicks. with a
loss OF two little fellows this season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Bertman's little
seven year old daughter. residents of
the Eckert section, had the misfortune
OF falling off fence and breaking her
arm last Sunday.
A weiner roast was the pleasant
evening for those who gathered at
Fred Bruritt home and then went up
creek short distance and enjoyed
the occasion last Wednesday even
ing.
W ~ bhfiss vi EsChtTl, nus tOlu out
his interests and will move to Oregon.
The family will be greatly missed, es-
pecially by the oscial set. as the Davis
contributed immensely in the musical
and social lines of the community.
r. II. Wright OF Current creek in
the Cedaredge district. exhibited In
Cedaredge last week some specimens
Of potato vines that were produced on
his farm that measured SO inches.
The vines attained their great pro-
portions without irrigation. From a
hill Of potatoes he took 46 potatoes rs
Of them being marketable.
The Coaiby literary society gave
banquet last Saturday evening. Fully
one hundred were in attendance.
Among the Cedaredge contingent at
tending was Editor Blake OF the West
Slope who spoke to the assemblagc
on law. ncwspaperdom and the ele-
ments pertaining TO good citizenship.
The event Is highly spoken OF by all
as one Of the best gatherings during
the year.
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15
Habit.

when started out in life l made
up my mind to avoid the least ex-
travagance," said Mr.. Dustin Stax.
And now you are rich enough to
have what you like"
Yes. But it's kind of embarrassing
to be unable to enjoy anything beyond
. five-cent cigar and to feel uncom-
Portable in anything but old clothes"
The Delta independent., 1916-09-15

Hostess Ito departing guest)-Must
you go o early Mr.. Blank?
Blank-I'm sorry that Imust leave.
Mrs. Parks; the fact is. not expecting
to have such pleasant time this even
ing. / made another engagement.