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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
TRAFFIC BUREAU
READY FOR BUSINESS
Final Meeting Next Wednesday,
When Directors and Manager
Will Be Named

The traffic bureau of the Chamber of
Commerce will open its doors and be
ready for business the first day of Janu-
airy, according to announcement made
yesterday.
The final meeting of the finance COM
mittee will be held next Wednesday,
WREN the committee will be ready to re-
port that every dollar of the $4,000 SUBJ
scribed by the shippers toward the
tablishment and maintenance of the bu-
reau has been subscribed, according to
l. C. Beatty, chairman. Shippers have
pledged themselves to subscribe $1,000
yearly for three years. This amount
added to the 5000 budget subscribed by
the Chamber of Commerce makes a to-
tai of $4,000, which, it is estimated. viii
be necessary annually to operate the bu-
reau.
a meeting of the board of directors of
the bureau will be held, and officers
elected Several members of the board
are out of town, and the meeting will be
held as soon as they return to the city.
The membership of the board of direc-
tors will be ratified at a general meet
ing of all subscribers of the bureau at an
early date.
One of the first duties of the board,
after its first meeting will be the cleo
ton of a manager for the bureau. A
number of applications for the place have
been received and are being considered.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
GOOD ROADS MEN
WILL MEET TODAY

Plans for the Inauguration of a
campaign to have the state of Ala
bama issue $50,000,000 in bonds for
the construction of system of high
ways within the state will be formu-
lated at the meeting of the ways and
means committee of the Alabama Good
Roads association at the Tutwiler to-
day
The association is committed to this
bond issue as it is also to the removal
of the convicts from the mines and
the application of all automobile
license money for the construction of
highways. A movement will be start
ed by John Craft and the other good
roads officials looking toward the
formation of a league of the $4,000 au-
tomobile owners in the state to have
all the automobile licenses used for
road building.
The members of the ways and means
committee who are expected to at
tend the meeting today are John Craft
of Mobile, who is president of the as
ISOLATION; W. p. Lay of Gadsden, Nor
gan Richards of Selma, Julian Smith
of Selma, Watt T. Brown of Ragland,
w. f. Fits of Tuscaloosa, w. l. Hen
derson of Mobile, II. A. Gulledge of
Verbena, G. A. Nelson of Decatur, j.
b. Elliott of Leeds. j. b. Lawrence of
Dyas, c. B Stanaker of Jasper. Job
Going, w. NJ Drennen, ]. A. Rountree,
II L. Conner and B. Higgins of Br-
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
NEW POSTOFF|CE
WILL Be MARBLE,
AS FIRST PLANNED
McNeel Says Birmingham's
New Structure Will
Meet Universal
Approval

Birmingham need have no fears
about her new government building.
That's the opinion of John D. Nc
Neel, collector of internal revenue and
an official of the treasury department
which has charge of the construction of
the structure proposed for this city.
While Mr. McNeel has not been Of
fcially advised as to the exact status
of the Birmingham building, he has
learned unofficially that the structure
will meet in every way the desires of the
most fastidious citizen. Marble will be
used as was originally planned despite
the increase in the cost of materials
which for time threatened to force
the use of limestone.
II think the department will call for
new bids for the Birmingham govern
ment building at an early date" said
Mr.. McNeei yesterday. The original
bids submitted some days ago were all
above the amount of the appropriation,
provided marble was to be used. The
plans on which the bids were sub
mitted called for the construction of a
three-story building. 1t was at first
suggested that limestone be substi-
tuted or marble in order to secure
bids within the appropriation, but 1T
seems now that way has been found
to avoid this change in the plans.
The next bids to be asked for will
be based on the construction of a two
story building with the use of marble.
1t is planned to get an additional APP
preparation to put the third story on
Since the people of Birmingham do not
care to wait year or two for this adj
ditional appropriation to be author
lied before seeing their government
building started, and as they do not
want to forego a marble structure this
new plan has been decided on The
plans will be so drawn that the third
story will be added without trouble,
and it is considered certain that the
necessary appropriation for the top
floor will be made before the building
is ready for that part to be added.
I'm other words we are going to get
all we want, although when the build
ing is started, it will ostensibly be
only a two-story marble structure. The
contrDst will doubtless be let soon
after the next bids are received The
work will then begin and will proba-
bly, continue without interruption I'M
til the proposed three-story marble
building has been completed Birming-
ham seems assured of a government
building which will have no superior
in the United States and that without
any further unnecessary delay"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
MRS. FRED WILKES KILLED
IN MYSTERIOUS MANNER
BY BULLET THROUGH HEART
Wheeock Held Charge of Shooting Clerk Employed
Judge Stiles Office-Wheeock Claims Negro
Did the Shooting

and grabbed the revolver but was un-
able to hold her. After l saw that |
could not catch the woman I called
an ambulance and notified the po-
lice.
Il have been knowing Mrs. Wilkes
for more than a year. but only as a
friend to the family
Mrs. Wilkes was employed in the Of
flee of Judge j. p. Stiles probate
judge, as a record keeper, which po-
sition she had held for sometime She
had many friends throughout the city,
especially in the courthouse, and was
a woman that was liked by all who
knew her. Her friends state she al
ways had smile on her face.
w. K Wheelock has been connect
ed with the Birmingham Terminal
company as manager of the ticket Of
flee for a number of years He is a
married man and has two children. He
has a wide circle of friends who will
be surprised to learn that he has been
arrested in connection with the kill
ing.
This will kill my wife when she
learns that have been arrested in
connection with the murder of a wom
an" said Mr.. Wheelock.
The remains of Mrs. Wilkes are be-
ing held at the Johns Undertaking
parlors pending funeral arrangements.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, Fred Wilkes, a mechanic,
who at the present time is employed
in Admission At an early hour this
morning Mr.. Wilkes had not been
reached A sister, Miss Edna Nails,
of this city also survives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08

Mrs. Fred wilkes, aged 81 years, was
shot through the heart with .3S-
caIibre Owl Head revOIved by an uni
IDENTIFIED person at 9:3O O'Clock last
night and instantly killed while she
was in company with w. X. Wheelock.
1927 North Twenty-fifth street. The
shooting occurred at Fourteenth ave-
nue. and Twenty-third street, north.
Both Coroner Charles L. Spain and
the police department were notified of
the affair and went to the scene to
investigate. Mr.. Wheelock was arrest
ed by Officers Drake and Mcfarland
and Detectives Brown and Cartwright,
charged with the murder of Mrs.
Wilkes.
Mrs. Wilkes called me over the
telephone this afternoon and asked me
to come by her home, 1880 Twenty
third street, north, as she wanted to
ask my advice on a business PROPOSE
tion," stated the prisoner to an Age
Herald reporter last night.
81 went by her home at $50 o'clock
and the night being pleasant we de-
cided to take a walk and talk over
the matters upon which she wanted my
advice. AS we approached Fourteenth
avenue two negro men passed us in
a run and a negro woman was follow
ing them and all of a sudden / heard
a report from a revolver. Mrs. Wilkes
fell to the ground saying that she
was shot l ran after the negro woman
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
PLANNING TO PUT
OLD TRUSSV|LLE
FURNACE IN BLAST
Option Held for Several
Months on Property to
Be Exercised, Is the
Report

With pig iron at the s24 minimum
for 1917 delivery, it is understood that
the old Trussville furnace. which has
been idle for a number of years. will
be put into operation.
1t is known that the Michigan Trust
company, which now owns the fur
mace, has sold an option on the plant
and it is reliably reported that the
option will be exercised Local men
are interested in the project, but are
not the leaders in the movement to
put the idle furnace into play.
The Trussville furnace is capable of
turning out nearly 200 tons of pig iron
daily and, when in operation, will give
employment to about 800 men. While
the company has no coal supply of
it's own it possesses coke ovens that
are near the furnace and thus would
afford a plentiful amount of coke for
operations of the furnace If coal is
procured.
The option has been held for sew
eral months, but it is reported that
the holders of the paper are hoping
to start operations early in 1917.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
ELECTRICAL SHOW
SCORES BIC SUCCESS
Yesterday Biggest Day of
the Show
NJ AN OF MYSTERY
I. C. |. Male Chorus Was Present.
Special Musical Programme This
Evening-Half Receipts Go to
Children's Hospital

With two more days to run, the cleo
trical show being given in the Manu-
facturers' Permanent Exhibit building is
expected to be visited by hundreds OF
people who have not yet seen the show,
and others who have seen it, and found
it sufficiently interesting to justify
second or third inspection.
Yesterday was one of the biggest days
the show has had since it opened last
Saturday. From 1920 o'clock in the
morning, when the doors were opened UNI
til late in the evening, the crowds con-
tinued to come, and all during the day
there was a constant moving circle OF
people going from booth to BOOTH
High praise is being paid the exhibitors
for the way in which they have arranged
the booths so that every article may be
inspected at close range. Courteous and
efficient escorts are on hand at all times
to show the visitors from booth to booth,
and to explain the usefulness and at
tractiveness of the various articles. The
exhibitors are greatly pleased with the
success to date, according to expressions
from many of them following the Thurs
day evening musical performance. Tbs
people of Birmingham have shown that
they know good thing when they ses
it" by patronizing the show quite freely.
they say, and have given their support
to make the affair a great success.
This evening the T. c. I. Music and
Glee club will give a special musical
programme on the second floor of the
building, and a large crowd is expected
to he present.
The Childrens hospital. which will get
half of the receipts from the electrical
show, is expected to profit very much,
as the receipts have been good from the
first day, and the attendance is increas-
ing every day.
The electrical man, which promenades
in front of the building each afternoon.
continues to attract much attention. A
large crowd of boys and girls, men and
women, followed the tautomaton," as it
traversed its measured way up and down
the street Thursday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
EAST LAKE TO HAVE
BIC MASS MEETING
Will Hear Speakers on Paw
ing East and West High
way Through City

Commissioner ]. D. Truss will meet
with the citizens of East Lake, Avon
dale and Woodlawn tonight at s
o'clock to discuss plans for the build
ing of the east and west highway.
The meeting is scheduled to take place
at the East Lake city hall.
City Engineer Julian kendrick sub
mitted figures to Mr.. Truss yesterday
afternoon showing the estimated cost
of the permanent paving of First ave-
nue. from Forty first street to Eighty
fifth street. The estimated cost, ex
elusive of the Birmingham Railway,
Light and Power company's portion of
the paving, is $4,000. The estimate
is based on a 60-foot thoroughfare
made of the best road material.
Mr. Truss will make the principal
address and will outline plans for the
building of the highway. Judge w. e.
Fort, Commissioner Hornady, J. B.
Gibson and r. L. Clayton will make
talks. The entire board of revenue
has been invited to attend.
Indications point to large crowd
being present at the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
lie Too Fat Get
More Fresh Air
RE MODERATE IN YOUR DIET AND
REDUCE YOUR WEIGHT. TAKE
OIL, OF KOREIN

Lack a fresh air 1t is said weakens
the oxvgen carrying power of the blood.
he liver becomes sluggish, fat accumu-
iatas and the action Of many of the vital
nrsans is hindered thereby. The heart
action becomes weak, work Is an effort
and the beauty of the figure is de-
Fat put on by indoor life Is unhealthy
ing it off serious case of obesity may
result.
too stout. take the matter in hand at
,nce. Don't wait until your figure has
hacome a joke and your health ruined
through carrying around burden or
unsightly and unhealthy fat.
Snend as much time as you possibly
can in the open air. breathe deeply, and
ret from Eugene Jacobs drug store or
any druggist a box of oil Of korein
capsules; take one after each meal ana
one before retiring at night
Weigh yourself every few days and
keep up the treatment until You are
down TO normal Oil of korein is abb
soIutely harmless, is pleasant to take,
helps the digestion and even few days
treatment has been reported to show q
noticeable reduction in weight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
TRIP TO NATIONAL PARK
Illustrated Lecture to Be Given In Biz.
mingham Next Spring

The natural wonders of the little-visited
Glacier National park in Montana are to
be shown in Birmingham j. R. Bryning,
travelling passenger agent for the Great
Northern railroad, was in Birmingham
yesterday and announced that the lee
ture on the national park, illustrated with
motion pictures and stereopticon views,
would be given in this city during the
early spring. The lecture will be free.
L. d. Kitchell lecturer of note, will
direct the travelogue. The Montana park
that rivals Yellowstone in splendor is the
home of the Blackfoot Indians and they
will offer a cantata during the perform
ance.
Mr.. Bryning paid his first visit to Bir-
m;ngham Yesterday He is successor 20
William C. Thorne, who for number of
years represented the Great Northern in
the southern territory.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08

upward. The wages that they must pay
their employees are greater.
But the principal reason is that the
boats have to go farther out into the
gulf to bag their cargoes of fish. For
merry it was necessary to cruise out
into the only 10 or Is miles, but now.
the firms state. the boats must ride the
seas at a distance Of $50 miles in order
to get large hauls. This means greater
expenditure for wages and supplies.
oysters are selling at the same figure
as in 1915. However, the eastern dealers
have advanced their wholesale figures to
the dealers. The oysters from the Gulf
OF Mexico remain at the same prices"
Inquiries on Morris avenue resulted in
the statement that rice alone, among
common food commodities was selling at
the same price as was current in Deem
Der, 1915. Even prunes-the perennial food
that is said to disenchant every boarder-
have gone up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
LOT OF LIQUOR is
POURED IN SEWER

A whole lot of liquor was poured into
the sewers of Birmingham yesterday
but not 100000 gallons.
1t had been given out by the police
officials that 100000 gallons of the con
fiscated and condemned stuff would be
destroyed. but they probably did not
stop to think that 100000 gallons is
1000 real barrels, which would no
doubt be quite tax on the room in
the basement of the city hall where the
goods were stored
But even at that there was lot OF
liquor poured out and though it may
not have been anywhere near 1907
600 real gallons. it was enough TO
draw good crowd and to stir up
around the city hall an ordor which
carried the mind back to the days be-
fore 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
OYSTERS AND RICE ONLY FOODS WHICH
HAVE MADE NO ADVANCE IN PRICE

in the running of the high cost of living
race.
Oysters are selling at so cents It quart,
the same prices as was quoted last De-
cember. However, wholesalers declare
that they are being forced to pay a bit
more for eastern oysters.
Fish have gone up, but not in pro-
portion to the other foodstuffs,' according
to a statement from Tanner Brothers.
THE increase is about 20 per cent. For
instance, red snapper last year was sold
at cents a pound. They are now quoted
at u cents. Other fish have advanced
accordingly.
THE reasons assigned by the fishermen
for the increased prices are several. They
state that the fishing firms must spend
$1,000 for boats now, whereas an outlay
of $500 once served the same purpose.
On account of the war, the costs of nets,
hooks and other equipment have spurted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08

Fish are 20 per cent higher than in
1915.
The war is partly blamed for the in
crease. The carnage in Europe-which
has been assigned as the cause for all
most every other advance in foodstufts
in the United States-is not the direct
factor in the advance. Nature is the
goat"
At least, this is the reason that has
been given by the fishermen of the gulf
for the Birmingham dealers in the sea-
food. But, Notwithstanding the excuses,
the fact is that fish are 20 per cent more
costly than last December.
But there are two foods that have not
increased in selling prices to the ulti-
mate consumer. oysters and rice are not
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
PLAN RENTAL CREDITS
Real Estate Exchange Hopes to Es-
tablish New Department

Action on establishing rental credit
department of the Birmingham Real Es-
tate exchange will not be taken until
after the next meeting. according to Vice
President Fl. A. Moseley The exchange
decided at its regular weekly luncheon
yesterday to have committee from the
Real Estate exchange meet with COM
nlittee from the Credit Mems association,
with view to working out feasible
plan for the establishment of the depart
ment. The committee will make it's re-
port at the next meeting of the ex-
change.
IT, II. Motion, chairman of the Real
Estate exchange committee on the canal
cation of Village creek, reported that his
committee is doing good work, and ex-
poets to be able to make a more definite
report at an early date
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
BANKERS PLEASED
BY THEIR VISIT

ern bankers who visited here recently,
according to a letter received by Pres-
dent Norris Bush of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
II have letter from big trust COM
pany man in New York" said Mr. Bush,
and he tells me that the bankers were
delighted with what they found here,
and with the general outlook for this
district.
Birmingham usually makes a good inn
preston on visitors but it seems that
the bankers were more than plea ed
they We're surprised Birmingham will
enjoy much favorable advertising as a
result of the recent visitors of these east
ern bankers, according to the letter /
have received
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
MUNICIPAL JUDGES
WILL BE ELECTED
Judges of County Courts Will Select
All Judges for Municipal Court

Probate Judge j. P. Stiles has called
a meeting of the county judges to meet
in the chancery court this morning at $3.50
o'clock to hold an election of two judges
for the municipal court
Judges H. B. Abernethy and G. w.
Hickman are candidates for reelection
for their respective places, but, Incl
dentally there is about score of promi-
nent attorneys in the race seeking the
appointments
the municipal court bill is before the
supreme court, and an early decision is
expected The office pays salary of $2400
a year and it has jurisdiction over mis-
demeanors and preliminary hearings Of
felonies, and also all civil suits involving
less than $780,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
Camp Wilcox Meets Today

Camp Wilcox will meet in regular
session at Cable hall this afternoon at
2:sO o'clock and all members are urged
to attend as az matter of Importance
is to come up. Col. Sumter Lea will adj
dress the veterans and music will be
furnished by Miss Ethel Foute and Miss
May Foute.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
TODAY'S EVENTS
statement November 18th. 1915

Electrical show at Manufacturers Per-
manent Exhibit hall, on First avenue
Open at 10 o'clock.
Doll bazaar at Nineteenth street and
First avenue. Ladies of Presbyterian
churches to serve dinner at the Hill
man.
Camp Hardee meets at Gable hall at
2:30 p m.
South Highlands Methodist church re-
ception to DIR. Wall and family at s
o'clock.
Mass meeting at East Lake in interest
of east and west highway at s p. m.
At the Theatres
jefferson: A. II. Wilson in my Killar-
ney Rose Night performance at s:15.
Lyric: Vaudeville Matinee o'clock;
night performances, 7:30 and o'clock.
Bijou: 1.-The Old Homestead" Matinee
at $50; night performance at $50.
Majestic: Musical comedy and picture
features.
At the Pilot, elay Houses
Rialto Emily Steve-j in THE Wager"
Trianon: "A Stranger from Somewhere"
Blue Bird feature.
Trians -: Frank Keenan, in Jim Grims-
bys Tay'
Strand. Leonore Ulrich in THE Road
to Love-"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
LITTLE SUFFERING FROM COLD

Suffering from cold, usually one of the
most prevalent causes of distress among
city's poor, has been very small this
year, for more reasons than one. In the
first place, very little severe weather has
been experienced And in the second
place, sufficient coal has been supplied
the relief and corrections department of
the city to provide all the calls for coal
they expect during the winter There
fore, very little trouble is expected along
this line, even should much more severe
weather come during the remaining win
ter months. The amount of coal which
has been saved during the warm months
is expected to be sufficient to tide over
the remaining days of December, Janu-
airy and February.
while, of course, need all the as
sistance we can get to care for the poor
at Christmas and during the remaining
winter months said Mrs Lindley, lit
is encouraging to note how much less
suffering there Is this year than last,
and to note the plentifulness of work.
MANY families who have been carried
by charity organizations for years have
been put on constructive basis this
year, and are now self supporting be-
cause work could be found for the va
rious members of the family"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-12-08
FEW MEN ARE IDLE

There is only small percentage of men
idle in Birmingham this December as
compared with the same month last year.
In practically all cases which have been
brought to the notice of Mrs. Lindley and
others, sickness or some cause othet
than lack of work has been responsible
for the trouble.
There is also much more money afloai
this year than last. Those who have been
prosperous have been able to give to the
unlucky ones, and donations for charit-
able purposes have been much more free
than they were last year. At the pres
ent time, churches and women's organi-
cations in various parts of the city are
ready and waiting for lists of needy fam
lilies for whom they may provide Christ
mas food and cheer, and indications are
that there will be someone to provide for
every family that is found unable to pro-
vide for itself