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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
NEGRO K|LLEDBY
 POWDER EXPLOSION
Half a Mile From Digging Operations in Edgewater Mine When Powder
 Ignited

An explosion of powder in the Edge water mine of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company at TOP yesterday morning, killed Ernest Boles, a negro slate picker.
 There was no gas explosion. Officials of the Tennessee company stated that there was no truth in the story that an explosion of gas had killed one man, in iured several others, and thrown the hundreds of miners into a turmoil
 The manner in which Boles met his death is not certain. It is believed that some miner hid quantity of powder. In some fashion, Boles, nearly half mile away from the coal digging operations, caused this store of powder to explode He was thrown against the concrete walls with such force that he was torn to pieces
 The extent of the damage was neg ligible. A trap door nearby sn the lower level was battered, but no brattices were damaged The report of the explosion was not loud. Some of the miners In the Edgewater lower level did not hear the explosion, it was said. There were about 300 men in the mine at the time of the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
PROMINENT MEN
 TO SPEAK TODAY
Big Delegation Will Appear Before Board of Revenue in Interest of
 Health System

George Gordon Crawford and w. D. Nesbitt will head a delegation of proni- nent citizens that will appear before the board of revenue this morning at 10:3C o'clock to urge the adoption of the Fox plan of unified health protection. MT. Crawford and MT. Nesbitt will make the principal addresses in ravor of the Fox system.
 Every day this week so far delegation of men and women has appeared be- fore the county board to urge the adop- ton of the Fox system and the necessary appropriation, and scores of citizens have called in person to use their influence with the board, while hundreds of others have telephoned or written letters on the subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
PRETTIEST GIRL
 TO BE SELECTED
Morris Bush and Blanks Everett Both in Quandary as Result of Re
 quest From Mobile

Maybe you wouldn't like to have the job that has been assigned the Chamber of Commerce.
 Maybe they don't like it, either, not withstanding the fact that they appre- ciate the honor bestowed upon them.
 This Is what they are asked to do: Select the prettiest girl in Birining- ham to be Birmingham Queen in the floral parade, which will feature the Mardi Gras celebration in Mobile Feb ruary 20.
 President Morris W. Bush and Act ing General Manager William Blanks Everett, both said to be connoisseurs when it comes to question of phy- sical pulchritude, especially feminine physical pulchritude, will hold con- ference at an early date to take up the duty assigned to them.
 Its about the hardest thing I've been asked to do since I became pres ident of the Chamber of Commerce, said MT. Bush.
 The Mobile Chamber of Commerce has asked the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce to make the selection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
THINKS WILLIAMS
 IS INCONSISTENT
Ratliff Says Mississippi Senator Should Not Want Negroes to Vote on Liquor Issue

Senator John Sharp Williams of Mis- sissippi Is inconsistent in his advocacy of submitting the proposed prohibition meas ure for the District of Columbia to a vote of all the residents of the district where the negroes vote, in the opinion of P. C. Hatliff, well known business man of Bir- mingham and member of the headquar- ters committee of the Alabama Anti-Sa- loon league.
 MT. Ratliff, who was a resident of Yazoo City, Miss, for many years prior to his removal to Alabama, declares that Senator Williams went on record in his home city and county prior to 1890 on the proposition of submitting the liquor ques- ton to vote of white men only, de- spite the fact that negroes at that time voted in Mississippi they now do in the District of Columbia.
 The statement of Mir. Ratliff follows:
 'In 1886 in a local option election to vote out the saloons in Yazoo county, Mssis- sippi, Senator Williams was the campaign committee chairman of the ant-prohbi- tionsts.
 Negroes voted in the election and a good deal of heat was engendered by both sides claiming that the election was SOQSuL lO pc CdIIltO Dy tlc OppOoltC SiQC by negro votes.
 "In about three years the anti-prohibi- tionists formed campaign committee again with MT. Williams as chairman. and began to circulate petitions to call an election.
 ''The chairman of the prohibition com mittee made the proposition to MT. Will Hams to submit the matter to a white primary, and the proposition was accepted and the primary was held and resulted in favor of the prohipitionists and gen. eral election duly held and also carried by the prohibitionists with little opposi- ton. No further attempts of any mo- ment were afterward made to call a sub sequent elections, and the county re- mained dry under county local option until the statewide prohibition went into effect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
AGE-HERALD SUGGESTION FOR RETURN
 TO ALDERMEN IS TALK OF THE TOWN
Name My SayGnerl Manager Plan
 

in the affairs of state and the aldermanic plan gives 5o every resident and voter of a city voice in the control of the city That at least has it's advantages over the present system, where many citizens feel that they have no friend on the com mission to whom they can go.
 "The voters of Birmingham were as- sured that the commission form of gov ernment would prove panacea for all the ills of the body polite, That such has not been the case is the evident opin- ion of many people of the city The financial condition has certainly not been improved under the commission form. The weekly meetings of the board are nothing short of vaudeville shows, which surpass in point of interest any of the meetings of the old board of aldermen
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
TO MAKE FORGINGS
 FOR AUTOMOBILES
New Industry at North Birmingham Will Have About Fifty Men
 on Pay Roll

Birmingham has added a new industry to her list, that of making automobile parts. according to announcement of R. L. Ingalls, company. Forgings for auto mobiles are to be made at the plant of the American Forging company at North Birmingham, which has recently opened
 The plant. which was formerly used by the International Harrow company, has been idle for two years. It is opened up as a result of the work of the Chamber of Commerce to bring small industries to this city. Fifty men will be employed in the plant, number of skilled mechanics having been imported from Chicago to work on the forgings. A. Norman is in charge of the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
TEST RIGHT TO TAX Plans Being Made by City in Ala bama Power Co. Case

Commissioner Weatherly stated yester- day that all the preparations for filing a test suit against the Alabama Power com pany to ascertain whether or not a mu- nicipality could force this corporation 10 pay taxes, were being made.
 He said that the test case would sim ply be cold, impartial statement of the facts and that comparisons of the amount of taxes paid by other corporations would be made. The last legislature granted the Alabama Power company immunity from taxes for 10 years. The law will be tested relative to the city
 The charge made other corporations for doing business in Birmingham is ? per cent of the gross business done.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
SANTA COMING TO
 REAL ESTATE MEN

Santa Claus will pay an advance visit to the members of the Birmingham Real Estate exchange He will be on hand at the regular weekly luncheon of the exchange at the Hillman today.
 Announcement to this effect has been made by Secretary Bob McDavid. Come and bring your stockings with you," says Mr. McDavid to the members of the ex- change, because Santa Claus will be there with present for every one of you.''
 While Mr. McDavid won't say what is to be the nature of the gifts, it is hinted that there's going to be teething ring for one prominent real estater, and that others are expected to fare equally as we'll
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
POSTPONE MEETING Jackson Highway Workers to Assem- ble Here on January II

The meeting of the directors of the Jackson Highway association, which hac been called to convene in Birmingham December 2S, has been postponed until January Il at the request of Peter Lee Atherton of Louisville, Ky, president ot the organization. MT. Atherton yesterday wrote J. A. Rountree, secretary of the United States Good Roads association asking him to notify the Chamber o1 Commerce of Birmingham, at which place the meeting was to be held, of this change of date.
 In his letter MT. Atherton declared that large number of the directors of the Jackson association could not attend the meeting next week, and for this reason the change was made. It is planned te select the route through Birmingham al this coming meeting of the directors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
TAKES $3O,OOO
 FROM THE COUNTY

"A wrong impression seems to have gotten abroad about the amount it will be necessary for the board of revenue to spend in order to put the Fox unified health system in operation said Dr. IT, D. Parke, chairman of the commit- tee of health.
 ''The city has agreed to do it's part and it will take little more than $300O0 from the county to carry out the plans. notice even the excellent editorial in The Age Herald today was little misleading on this point, as the intimation was made that $15,000 would be sufficient from the county Even S30,000 is little enough for the great and important work which it is proposed to do in making this healthy county in which to live"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
CLEAR OUT COMMISSION

T am in favor of clearing out the city commission, and going back to the aldermanic system" said $. R. Coleman. q should think the proceed ings at the city hall during the past few weeks would be sufficient to con- vince everybody in Birmingham that there is something radically wrong. l am for any progressive movement that works for the good of the community, but after a thing has been tried out and found wanting | am for return ing to any system that is known to be better. Birmingham has suffered enough at the hands of the commits sion, and I think The Age-Herald IS advocating a wise movement when 1t asks for the recall of the commits sfOn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
J. l.. HARRIS HOME BURNS Fire Early Yesterday Morning Did
 Damage of Fully $3500

The residence of j.. l.. Harris, 1904 Thir- teenth street, south, was almost totally destroyed by fire at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. The fire started from a spark from a chimney, it is suposepd, and the building was in a mass of flames before the fire was discovered. The damage will amount to $3500. according to information received.
 It was probably five minutes after the alarm had been turned in before the fire department arrived on the scene, as all Of the downtown stations were at the Parisian fire.
 Damage not to exceed $50 was done to the residence of w. IT. Brannon, 924 South Thirteenth street. the fire being carried across the street to his residence by the high winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21

The discovery of oil in Alabama
 and The Age-HeraId's editorial
 calling for return to the alder
 manic form of government in Bir-
 mingham were the subjects on ev-
 cry tongue yesterday.
 Reporters, however, found it diff
 ficult to get interviews on the city
 cOmmission. Scores of business men
 in town were seen. Almost without
 exception they were vigorous in
 expressing their opinion but added;
 "But don't quote me; my license
 tax Is high enough already"
 Not all of those seen who did no want to be quoted favored the alder manic form. Some of them wanted tho general manager plan.
 Some kind of change was very gen orally approved.
 Here are some of the expression: heard:
 T am in favor of the recall oi the commissioners. said Frank Nel- son, Jr. The action of the presen commissioners has demonstrated to my mind that the commission form of gov ernment as it is operated in Birming' ham is failure. Not only has tht system worked to the detriment ol Birmingham at home, but it has served to make Birmingham a laughing stocl ali over the country. Whenever I g. away from home l hear insinuation: against Birmingham, traceable alway: to the present form of city govern ment. I am heartily in favor of { change of some kind, and I do no know but that it would be a goot plan to go back to the aldermanic.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
FEAST OF LIGHTS
 BEGAN YESTERDAY
Hanukah Will Continue for Eight days-Celebration at Temple
 Emanu-EI Next Sunday

Hanukah. or the feast of lights, be- gan yesterday and will last for eight days This Jewish feast is in memory of the rededication of the temple in the year 165 B. c. E. and the victory of the Maccabees. who restored the in- dendence of Palestine.
 The Sunday school of Temple Emanu- El will celebrate it next Sunday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock. A novel feature of the Sunday school celebration will be a playlet on Hanukah written by Ben Goss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
BONUS GIVEN AT
 FIRST NATIONAL

The First National bank of Birming- ham yesterday distributed Christmas bonus checks to employees and the total this year was something over 5000. The gifts to employees are based upon length of service. Thus, employees with the bank one year received 1 per cent of their yearly salaries. Two-year employees got per cent and so on up to 10 years service, which was rewarded with 10 per cent of the annual salary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
TO HEAD OFF GROUP and MAKE IT HARMLESS
 Take FoIey's Honey and Tar

Many mother dreads the approach of nightfall because it threatens croup. Let her give Foley's Honey and Tar to. the little ones. and she may feel secure. It quiets the rising cough. it wards off the approach of croup. it clears tho throat of choking and tickling phlegm. For spasmodic croup. stuffy wheexy breathing, hoarse, croupy and bronchial coughs. yield quickly to the soothing, healing qualities of this family med; cine. All dealers everywhere sell It.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
Woman Killed at Sayre

Hattie Johnson, negro, was killed at her home in Sayre, in the western part of Jefferson county, yesterday morning by her husband, Charlie Johnson, who made his escape, according to informa- ton received at the office of Coroner Charles L. Spain yesterday afternoon. Coroner Spain will go to Sayre today and hold an investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
CITY EMPLOYES
 GET MONEY TODAY

The city employees will be paid half month checks today.
 President Ward issued this order yes terday Hitherto the city has never paid off it's employees before Christmas. Owing to the high cost of living at the present time and the inability of the men to save enough money from last months check to tide them 1ver during the holidays, MT. Ward took this action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
Chester Whitehead Sentenced

Chester A. Whitehead was sentenced to serve two years in the penitentiary yes- terday by Judge Harrington P. Heflin as the result of his conviction in the automobile theft conspiracy started in Chicago last spring. He appealed and was released upon making 5000 bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
At the Photoplay Houses

Strand-Yivian Martin in FThe Right Direction"
 Colonial-Fanny Ward in "The Years of the Locust"
 Triangle-Clara Williams in The Criminal"
 Ralto-"Snow White" acted entirely by children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21

ment in Birmingham" said Mai. F. M. Tutwiler. "It may be that we have not the right men in office. but be- lteve that the commission form of government is the only form for a city as large as Birmingham. What l think should be done is for George Ward as president of the commission to assert his rights. However, I think it would be a backward step to return to the aldermanic form"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
OPPOSES ALDERMEN

q am certainly opposed to going back to the aldermanic form of gov ernment," said c. Peecher, who has lived in Birmingham at different times since it was small town.
 However, I do think The Age-Her- ald and the people are right in want ing a change of tactics at the city hall. I rather lean toward the city manager system. But I do not believe that the commission form has been given a fair trial here. I think that perhaps three commissioners were bet ter than five. And on the same grounds that am opposed to too many I would be, opposed to too many aldermen"
 HAVE RIGHT SYSTEM
 eve have the right form of govern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
TODAY'S EVENTS
At the Theatres
Statement November 17th. 1916.

Lyric-vaudeville Matinee at p. m i; night performance at 7:30 and o'clock. Bijou-Kate Elmore in the farce with music, My Aunt From Utah; night per- formance, S:3o
 Majestie-Muscal comedy and feature pictures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
"F aulty Nutri. tion and E1imi-

nation these are the cause of the most of the ailments that afhict human beings. Too much indiges- tible food and lack of power to throw off the poisons that come from indigestion these lead to a long line of distressing disorders. Avoid them by eating Shredded Wheat Biscuit "a simple. elemental food that contains all the body building material in the whole wheat grain, in- cluding the bran coat which keeps the intestinal tract healthy and clean. Delicious for any meal with bananas or other fruits. Made at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
TO REOPEN AT ONCE

S A. Williams of s. A. Williams x Co., announced last night that they had leased quarters at 1912 Third avenue, directly across the street from their burned store and would get ready to resume business at once
 The damage to Williams & Co.,, while heavy. cannot be estimated It was caused chiefly by smoke and water.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-21
ANOTHER TANGLE IN CONSOLIDATED
 COURT BILL FOUND
London Argues That Pres ent City Court Has No Existence
 in Fact

Should the. contentious of Attorney John London be upheld by the supreme court today at Montgomery it will mean that every court of record in Alabama has no existence in fact.
 While in the midst of the trial of chancery case in the fourth division of the city court before Judge H. A. Sharpe yesterday afternoon MT. London sudden ly served notice on the court that sas section of the consolidated court act was eliminated in the state senate by a yea and nay vote and never replaced in the bill, the consolidation of all the state courts of record into circuit courts went into effect on August 1, 1915. Sec tion 5 of the consolidated court circuit act provided that the bill should go into effect on the first Monday following the second Tuesday in January, 19l7
 Mr. London further contended that in passing the lower house of the legs- lature section ' of the consolidated court act was tackled on by way of an amends ment, but that in printed version of the bill contained in the local acts of 1915, no mention is made of section and there is no record of its contents.
 INCONGRUOUS FACTS
 If the printed record of the house and senate are true," said Mir. London, We are confronted with two incongruous facts. One is that section of the con solidated court act was eliminated from the bill in the senate by yea and nay vote and never replaced,a which means that the city and criminal courts have no existence in fact at the present time, as the consolidated court bill apparent- ly went into effect on August 1. 1915 The other is that in the lower house ar amendment called section z, was tackled on. but in some manner elim- mated from the bill that Gov. Charles Henderson finally approved. Now if the governor signed & bill that did not con- tain all the sections that were passed in the house and senate it is null and void and the status of the state courts remains unchanged"
 Judge Sharpe made a notation of the statements of MT. London and indicated that he would make an investigation Of the status of his own court.
 Following the proceedings in the city court MT. London stated that he would repeat all the facts he had presented to Judge Sharpe in his argument to the su- preme court today when the highest tri- bunal of the state will be called upon to decide the status of the criminal court of Jefferson county.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21

Guthrie 4 Co. After gathering tooo.,o
lne property of the company here and
at princeton, Mr.. Chamberlain will, nay
turn TO Portland and be assigned 70
WORK Tor the company elsewhere
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gallun Of Too
MIS- were in town Tuesday. Mrs GaIIor
came over to have dental work done
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p. Forde, of Loom,s
with a car full of happy Youngsters
were in town for a few hours wa
day. ''nes
"eo' Lee, court commissioner nj
IoKahogan, was a visitor in town Mon
DAY. meeting up with several attor
Ineys.
MT ana Mrs. j. f. Dunlop. Mrs. N
cooper and Miss Graves. of Nelson
were In town in Mr.. Dunlop's auto
Sunday "''o
DR.. and Mrs. w. c. Ketchum. of Oro-
vile, Sundayed with Mr.. and Mrs w
L. Gresham, of this city.-Okanopan
Independent
Harry Prince, the Oroville hide buyer
was In town over the week end and
registered at the Hotel Keremeos -
Hedley Gazette.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. NJ. Snider and family
returned to Oroville Monday. Mr.. Sni-
der mas been engaged in the assessors
oiiice FOR some time past.-Okanogan
lndependent
l.. f. Pourtales moved Monday from
the home occupied for number of
years to one of the new bungalows ON
the hill in the west part of town re-
Gently purchased from F. V. Covert
Mrs. j. Fl. Thompson and daughter
Margaret. of Seattle. are visiting at the
homes of Mrs. Thompson's brother and
sister. M. M. Collins and Mrs. Joe Adair
and their families on Palmer mountain
Word that big crops are promised
comes down from Ellemehem, vet.
mixed with this flattering report is the
statement that the grasshoppers are
chewing up vegetation indiscrimin-
ately.
Bussert and assistant II. Witter.
of OrOville, were here several DAYS the
first of the week replacing the lath and
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21
fl[ AND THERE ON THE CURB

.'.... ,.4 81, -.
heavy rain fell here almost all OF
sunday night
'' f,a6ilin, of omak' was an arrival
n ievlr Monday
- .,,o, dance at the Orpheum was
ali attended Saturday evening
W. (, Hall. Indian farmer, was in
Wednesday fro" Republic
vGrubb returned from business
rip TO Seattle last Friday night
:, ,,;o,ney Williams was called to
,. s Saturday on legal business.
81 Newland. from Oroville, visited
sigsrsIds MOnday.-R'vers'd Review Vie
.,ss Ruth Loudon, of the Similka-
.ssn , valley, was visitor in town
Tuesday -,
rbsre is a very heavy travel on all
ne trains coming in and going out of
OrOville.
Mrs. j. M. Adams was passenger
h, riverside Saturday to be absent a
few days.
suss Reeder and Lee LAYER, of Mol
- was among the flock or arrivals
,seistered in town Monday.
,ohu Woodland, the old time stock
man and orchardist, of Loomis. was
i Town on business Monday.
Mrs H. W. Bragg, of Oroville. has
,..r visiting her sister. Mrs. Beck, this
rset.-Republic News-Miner.
"A Strong was a passenger for
voDssket Saturday, where he was go
ue 10 visit with his son Fred.
ara meeting of the fire department
ss Friday evening several new names
us,e added to the membership.
Dennis Mccarthy came up from Oro-
vlle on mining business Wednesday.
Stunning Friday.-Chesaw News.
Quite a large number of Indians.
friends of the man Sampson, shot by
Ssapierre, were in town Tuesday.
All the contracting and engineering
iorce on the irrigation system have
mlled out excepting D. c. Chamberlain
the efficient manager in charge for A.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1916-07-21

Our moving picture houses are put
ting on swell attractions just now and
those who wish to pass a pleasant
hour should drop in.
Mrs. NJ. c. Jackman and children re-
turned to their home at Sumas, Wash,
Saturday after a visit for fortnight
with Mrs. Jackman's mother Mrs. II,
2. Hoskyn.