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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Announce Programme
for Lyceum Course

y The eleventh annual lyceum course
Nor Birmingham will begin November
H21, when Champ Clark will open the
Eseries at Central High school A num-
kber of attractive features appear on
Ethe programme for this year. Single
admission tickets to several of these
lectures will be 81, but the committee
Eoffers season tickets for the 10 lee
Etures for 81.
Is Following is the list of attractions.
II November 81, Champ Clark, speaker
kof national House of Representatives.
n December Z, Miss Ida NJ Tarbell.
Americas foremost journalist
n December IL. William jennings
&Bryan. the great commoner.
January 8. dorado Taft, eminent
american sculptor.
II February 6. DR.. Len G. Broughton,
#Dreacher, author, lecturer.
d March 1, DR.. J. Paul Goode, extern
sion lecturer. department Of geog-
ply, University of Chicago.
March Is. Dr. Charles E. Barker.
physical adviser to ex-President Taft
flor four years.
April 10, Albert Edward Wiggam a
Unpopular chautauquan orator
II May Z, Edward Howard Griggs, au-
Thor, lecturer.
May ~, Edward Howard Griggs.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Downtown Services

During the past two months hum
dreds of people who have passed along
Second avenue late on Sunday after
moons have been interested to see a
number of the Young Mems Christian
associa ton secretaries and some of the
pastors of the city singing and preach
ing from the vantage point of a huge
auto truck.
A number of pastors of the city. in
GLIDING DR.. J. M. Broadly, DR.. ]. s.
Foster and DR.. w. I. Powell have been
CO. operating with the Y. M. C. A in
carrying the gospel message to the
people on the streets of Birmingham,
many of whom are not in the habit of
attending church.
The meetings are held at $3.50 in the
afternoon near the middle of the block
between Nineteenth and Twentieth
streets. Hundreds have been attending
every service.
Today two such meetings will be
held. one in front of Kress' on Sec
ond avenue. and one in front of
Hirsh's. on Nineteenth street, near
Third avenue DR.. J. S. Foster will
speak at the first one and the male
chorus Of the Ramsey class of the
First M. E. church will sing. At the
latter meeting DR.. ]. NJ. Broadly will
speak and ]. H. McAfee will sing. Di-
rector Howell of the Y. NJ c. A says
that cordial invitation Is extended ito
the public to attend,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
LEAVE TODAY
FOR HUNTSVILLE TRIAL
Judge Miller Is Expected at Madison Court Tomorrow fol
Arrangement of David D. Overton Charge of
Killing Late Judge w. T. Lawler

All the attorneys interested in the trial
of David D. Overton, a former circuit
court clerk of Madison county, who will
be arraigned at Huntsville tomorrow
morning for the alleged assassination of
Probate Judge William T. Lawler, last
June, are to leave Birmingham on the
u o'clock Louisville and Nashville train
today. 1t is expected that Attorney
General w. Logan Martin, Circuit Solicit
tor Joseph R. Tate, Special State Prose-
cutor j. Fritz Thompson, and several
newspaper men will leave Birmingham
for Huntsville today.
Representatives of the defense are ex-
B. NJ. Allen, the leading counsel repre-
senting Overton, has announced he will
go to Huntsville today.
Judge B. NJ. Miller of Camden, who has
been selected by Chief Justice John c.
Anderson to preside at the Overton trial.
is expected in Huntsville tomorrow morn
ing.
1t is not known just when the state Of
fcials will transfer David d. Overton
from the Montgomery county jail to
Huntsville. The state authorities are
secretive regarding this particular feature
of the case, and attorneys for the prose-
cution have limited that Overton will be
slipped into Huntsville when least ex
pected
The Overton trial. which will begin
next Monday unless Judge Miller grants
the defense a change of venue, is likely
to prove one of the most sensational and
interesting murder cases in the criminal
annals of the state. The eyes of the en-
tire state will be on Huntsville from the
moment the trial begins.
From he moment that Judge Lawler
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
STATE GOOD ROADS
MEETING NEXT WEEK
Prominent Speakers Accept
Invitations to Make
Addresses Here 4

The programme of the twentieth an
nual session of the Alabama Good Roads
association is completed. Among the
prominent speakers that will be in at
tendance are Senator John H Bankhead.
Senator Oscar Underwood. ex-senator
Frank S. White and Representatives John
L. Burnett and Oscar Gray. All of them
are life members of tho association and
are greatly interested in the work Of the
organization, as well as tho cause OF
good roads
The first days session will be devoted
to incorporation, passing resolutions.
election of officers and transacting all
the business. SO that a majority of this
delegates will be present when this i'm
portant work is carried on.
Reduced rates have been secured on
all of the railroads entering Birming-
ham, and the delegates are requested to
ask for this special rate when they buy
their tickets. The tickets will be good
until midnight November II.
From the best information that can be
obtained at the headquarters over 5os
delegates have been appointed from the
various counties in the state Secretary
j. A. Rounree reports that he has re-
ceived assurances from a large number
Of them that they will be present at the
meeting.
Wednesday night, November is, will be
given over to illustrated lectures on the
subject of good roads,
Stereopticon views Of the various roads
throughout the state will be thrown upon
the canvas and explained by talented
lecturers. The general public Is invited
to attend all sessions of the convention.
which will be held in the auditorium Of
the Chamber of Commerce.
The life. members of the Alabama Good
Roads association, living in Jefferson
county and all delegates from the van-
Gus bodies and municipalities appointed
from this county are requested to be pres
ent at the first session of the convention
and serve on the reception committee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
NEXT YEARS WAVE
WILL LEAVE SAME
TRAIL OF SORROW
Should Organize to Fight
the Enemy, But the War
Cannot Be Fought With
out Money
by GEORGE EAyES
Secretary Alabama Anti-Tuberculosis

Secretary Alabama NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
League
Now that election is over and we re-
joice in several victories, we may turn
attention to the greatest enemy within
our gates.
This is not strained metaphor. Few
indeed, are they who have yet recog-
nized the vastness of destruction
wrought by tuberculosis in Alabama
The masses perhaps get wearied by reit-
Grated mention of the matter. But the
thousands of homes being ruined by this
enemy are not so much interested In
fateful questions of state and national
politics as in this personal anguish OF
theirs that makes their hearts bleed.
Approximately 5000 homes in our fair
state were invaded last year by the
white plague, and lost one member each.
Today 5000 other homes are beneath the
same dark and dreary pail. Beyond these
are 5000 more, and yet another 5000 behind
these-not persons but families. Wave
on wave they come to be moved down
by the machine guns of this unseen foe;
thousands upon thousands, men, women
children, breadwinners, mothers, lads in
offices and girls in stores and homes and
work shops. The greatest fatality falls
between the ages of 10 and 40.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
STREET TAX VALID
SAYS JUDGE FORT
No Violation of State or
Federal Constitution in
City Ordinance

Judge William E. Fort held yesterday
morning that the street tax ordinance
of the city commission was constitution
al when he fined Frank F. Best S. AMI
costs for having violated the terms of
the civic statute. Attorney Horace c.
Wilkinson at once filed notice of appeal
Several attorneys interested in the case
were present when Judge Fort handed
down his decision. Judge Forts decision
was oral, although he read a short state
ment to the opposing attorneys. The
| statement follows:
| THE court has very carefully exam
mined the authorities submitted by coun-
!, sci and such other decisions as were
/ available and is of the opinion that the
ordinance in question and the arrest and
prosecution hereunder violated no pro-
vision of the state or federal constitu-
\ ton and did not exceed the charter pow
! ers granted the city by the legislature.
\ The court does not find said ordinance
Inconsistent with the general laws of
state.
\ with the policy of the city govern
! ment in enacting or enforcing said ordl-
nance by arrest and fine (within reason
liable and legal limits), this court has
! nothing to do, the only authority given
1.-THE court being to construe the legal AMI
constitutional questions raised.
\ Upon the agreed statement of facts
hthe defendant is guilty of a violation
tof the ordinance and is given the low
est fine of S.
The case has been ably and fully pre-
lifted and fully briefed by counsel on
sboth sides, for which the court extends
stts thanks to the attorneys engaged. The
fcourt does not deem it necessary to en-
lter into detailed legal discussion of the
|tpoints involved.
!: This, the 18th day of November, 1916
4 civilian E. FORT
s"Judge of the Criminal Court of Jeffer-
\ son County. Alabama"
Il Although an appeal was taken it is
Aconsidered by leading attorneys that the
Nefforts to break down the street tax ordi-
snance through the courts is practically
fhopeless. Only the repeal of the ordi-
hnance by the commissioners can save
.the citizens from the imposition, accord
ling to local attorneys.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
OTHERS UNDERTAKE TASK

Other states know that these things
have been, or are equally true Of them
selves, but they are undertaking the
task. Millions of dollars are spent In
cities like Chicago and New York on
the same sort of problem. Even Geor-
gia has a state sanatorium, and Atlanta
has a hospital for 200 beds. Georgia also
has a special fund for training workers
and educating the rural districts.
The thing is big. But most Of us are
like ostriches with proverbial head In
the dirt; or we are like men using a
telescope wrong end-to, and gazing at
our local tuberculosis plague as at some
distant planet, with vaguely philosophic
interest. We see it, but see it dwarfed.
But some one says: Spend half a
million on tuberculosis Absurd!'
I retort that half a million is not nearly
enough The state Of Alabama is much
larger than the l6 counties enumerated.
At least a million dollars annually might
be spent on this huge business; for 1t
would be easy to show that with prob
able tuberculosis population of $1,000 or
more we are losing annually from five
millions to fifty dollars from this one
cause alone.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Bow Scouts Hike

The Boy Scouts. Troop s. went on.
two-mile hike Friday up in the
mountain back of Huffman. They bar
becued beef and pork and roasted po-
tatoes. They were out on the second
class work and had to make q fire
with ono match and cook one-fourth
pound of meat and roast two potatoes.
but they had other good things to eat.
The boys who went on the hike were
Ira Patton, Roy Carlisle, Terrell Mont
gomery, Tom English, Hurst Battle.
Clyde Hargett. Gordon Heron, Aubrey
Chambers, Joe Brent, Roney Ware,
Curtis Williams, Earle Dodge, Hubert
Carwell, Benton Holem, Lenox Goss,
Sturgeon Harden, Hickman johnson,
Holloy Maloy, Clisby Aldridge, John
Vincent. Edward Beasley, Grady Self,
Cecil Jones, Claude Jones, Eugene
Lawlsy. Frank Chambers. Milton
Lynch.
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! disappeared last June sensation after
sensation has followed in this scandal of
Madison county political life. The kill
ing OF Judge Lawler came as the result
of grand jury investigation into alleged
election frauds The killing is charged
to d political conspiracy.
The body of Judge Lawler was found
few days after his disappearance
The discovery drove staid old Huntsville
into a frenzy of excitement. Suspicion
was at once fastened upon the political
enemies of the murdered judge and war
rants for the arrests of C. NJ. Nails, the
circuit clerk of Madison county; David
D. Overton, former circuit clerk, and
Percy Brooks, ferryman, when sworn
out Brooks was the first to be arrested.
Before Nails was arrested Shelby Pleas
ants, one of the most prominent attorneys
in the state, was found dead in his Of
flee from a bullet wound in the head A
coroner's verdict was that the dead man
had committed suicide.
The arrest of Nails followed and it was
closely followed by the suicide of Sheriff
Robert Phillips within the walls of the
Madison county Jail.
After the tragic episode of the suicide
of Sheriff Phillips quiet settled in Hunts
Vile, and nothing happened until David
D. Overton, who had been chased all
over the country, was captured in the
mountains of southern Tennessee in early
September. Interest since that time in
Huntsville has been at a fever point
awaiting the opening of the trial.
No inkling has yet been given out as
to the defense of Overton, although it
is supposed that his attorneys will at
tempt by every legal technicality posi-
BILE to delay the actual trial as long as
possible. If forced into trial it is under
stood that the defense will seek to show
that the killing of Probate Judge Law
Ter was the work of another than Over
ton.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
NEW
GOLF COURSE WILL
COVER $3.50 YARDS
Hall Says Only Nine Holes
Are Being Laid Out as
Started With Is in
View Later

G. W. Hall, golf professional of the
Country club, is working daily on de-
tails of laying off the public golf course
at Green Springs. Mr.. Hall stated last
night that the golf course at Green
Springs would be as fine as anyone would
wish for when completed.
For the present, nine-hole course will
be made. Later on, if the demand war
rants it, this course will be converted
into a full fledged 1S-hole course. The
total number of yards for the nine holes
as now laid out consists OF 1850. This
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Negro Is Wounded

Leila Sims, negro, who resides at
Eiehty-first street and Seventh avenue,
north East Lake. was fatally wounded
at O'Clock yesterday afternoon when
she was shot in the abdomen with a re-
volver by viii Johnson, negro, at her
home The injured woman was removed
to the Hillman hospital in an ambulance
of Davenport & Harris. negro under
takers, where it was stated that she can
nor recover. Johnson made his escape.
and at late hour last night he had not
been apprehended.
When the police arrived at the scene
of the shooting, purse containing over
500 was found by the dying negro's side.
The police have supposition. that rob-
berry was Johnson's motive. and the
woman resisted The officers secured a
good description of the assailant and
have several clues to his whereabouts.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
Sent Cotton Bolls

Ever ready to champion the south and
it's cause, the Birmingham Chamber of
Commerce yesterday shipped 1900 open
cotton bolls to New York city, where
the Rev. c. S. Riestner. pastor of the
Grace Methodist Episcopal church. will
distribute them as souvenirs at a large
meeting to be held in his church. This
Is one of the means adopted by the
Chamber of Commerce in advertising the
states resources and attracting attention
to Alabama.
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will base her lectures on her expert
ences in these countries. The subject of
her first lecture will be, Our South
American Neighbors." and the other sub
jects will be, THE Living Christ for
Latin-America," and ''Old Spain and New
America"
The Woman's Missionary societies will
begin course of study that will last all
winter, based upon the thoughts brought
out by Mrs. Hill. This is the first lee
turer ever brought to the city by this
society, and was suggested by num-
Der of Birmingham women, who heard her
lecture at a chautauqua in New York
during the summer. She has the reputa-
ton of being a forceful lecturer and a
woman of deep thought.
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takes in only half Of the property. The
links are so arranged as to make the
problem Of converting the course into an
18-hole course simple. The first and
ninth hole will be close together so as to
take the players back to the beginning
upon playing the full nine holes. This
same Arrangement will be made when
Is holes are decided upon.
Il am enthusiastic over the outlook
thus far said Mr.. Hall last night THE
citizens of Birmingham may be assured
they will have a wonderful course as
soon as the work is completed. 1t is
only a matter of a few days before will
complete all the details. The work OF
clearing the ground and putting it in
shape will then be started on"
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B'Nai Birth Meeting

Birmingham lodge 36s, Independent
Order of B'Nai Birth, will hold a
special business session, this afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the vestry room of
Temple Emanuel. President Engle an
nounces that business of great import
ance will be transacted and requests
that the entire membership attend
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
PROMINENT WOMAN
LECTURER COMING
Mrs. Halle Linn Hill Is Be-
ing Brought to City by
Women

Mrs. Halle Linn Hill, prominent woman
lecturer of New York, will be heard at
the First Christian church in series Of
lectures November 20 to "a. She will come
to Birmingham and lecture under the
auspices of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety, of which Mrs. J. NJ. Broadly is
president.
Mrs. Hill, who has spent much time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
INVITE MEETING OF
SAFETY ASSOCIATION

A branch of the National Safety asso-
citation of the United States will be or
ganized at meeting to be held in the
Chamber of Commerce building Thursday
night at o'clock. This association is
for the encouragement Of the safety
public by stressing the Importance Of
safety.
A number of persons in Birmingham
are interested in this work, and the meet
ing is expected to be largely attended.
An invitation to the National Safety
association to hold their 1917 convention
in Birmingham will be made following
the organization. The Chamber of Com
merce and other civic organizations have
been active in working for the 1917 con-
vention, and an invitation was made at
the 1916 convention.
Fire Prevention Speech
Announcement that William G. Wrein,
chief of the bureau of fire prevention
of New York. will speak at 8 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon in the auditorium
of the Chamber of Commerce. has been
made. His speech will be in the interest
of fire prevention. The fact that the
fire loss is so much greater in America
than in Europe has made it necessary
that associations be formed for the pre-
vention of fire.
All persons Interested in this move
ment and the public at large is invited
to attend the lecture at the Chamber OF
Commerce Wednesday afternoon.
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Total annually needed :.

Total annually needed ............ .s4S5. 900
The story is nearly uniform. Other
counties have equal need and have not
begun to think the matter over. My
estimates of cost do not consider the
expense of building hospitals, but only
slight temporary sanatoria, with the be-
ginning of the case and instruction.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-12
PROHIBITION MADE
ENORMOUS GAINS At.
TUESDAYS ELECTION
F. M. Jackson Prepares a
Summary of the Results
Achieved at the Polls
in the West

F. M. jackson yesterday called atten-
ton to the great prohibition victories OF
last Tuesday.
He also brought out the fact that the
south and west are apparently not only
agreed on Wilson, but also on the ques-
ton of doing away with liquor. MIR.
Jackson has prepared a summary OF
Tuesdays results as follows:
South Dakota, Michigan, Nebraska
and Montana were all swept into the dry
column by majorities ranging from 1900
in Montana to $1,000 in Michigan AL
though Baltimore city voted wet, four
counties in Maryland voted dry, as also
voting dry in Maryland were Carroll
Frederick, Prince George and Washing
ton. Probably Idaho and Iowa have car
ried constitutional prohibition: each state
now has statutory prohibition. Home
rule amendment in Michigan was de-
feated. Utah elected dry legislature
In Nebraska the dry majority was not
less than 25,000. Arkansas stays dry UNI
der statute enacted in January, 1915, by
a big majority; the local option amend
ment proposed by the liquor interests 10
defeat prohibition was defeated over
whelmingly at the polls. Two bills pro-
posed by the liquor interests in the state
was carried by the drys and there were
elected a United States senator and five
congressman who favor nationwide pro-
hibition Missouri and California de-
feated prohibition, although many thou
sands of votes were cast for prohibition
in both states. In Oregon the proposed
beer amendment was defeated, and it is
said that proposition to prevent all
importations into the state has been car
ried by about 1900 majority
'All the dry victories are counted on
by the Anti-Saloon League of America
leaders as having a tremendous bearing
on sentiment for nationwide prohibition,
for a dry District of Columbia, and for
the passage of bill to exclude liquor
advertising from the federal mails, as
we'll as bearing on the outcome of the
proposed prohibition election in Ohio in
1917.
LAS a result of the voting Of Tuesday
812 saloons and Is breweries in Nebraska,
200 saloons and breweries in South Da-
kota, 320S saloons and 70 breweries i'll
Michigan and 1887 saloons and breweries
in Montana will be ousted, making a
total of $751; saloons and ia breweries
that must quit business. Living in the
four northwestern states which voted dry
on Tuesday are 100000 persons. II
seems that very soon solid dry west
will be added to solid dry south, the
south and west seeming to agree at this
time on two propositions: First, the
election of President Wilson, and second,
suppression of the manufacture and sale
of Intoxicating and malt liquors
During the present week the West
Virginia case involving the Webb-Ken-
yon law has been argued and submitted
to the supreme court of the United
States, and it is believed that before
January the highest court of the land
will have sustained the validity of the
Webb Kenlon law"
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WORK ALREADY DONE

If anyone dreams that serious head
way has already been made in Alabama
against this cruel destroyer, let him con-
slider that only here and there is any
thing being even attempted in that di-
rection. Only in three or four counties
has a bare beginning been made, and
that only feebly points the way. There
are only two sanatoria in the state
both small, and not a single hospital
for the neediest and sickliest cases.
We are like open villages before mod
ern bombardment. The people have al
most no protection. war cannot DC
fought without soldiers and munitions,
and these cost money. The money in
vestment against tuberculosis hitherto
in the state would be ludicrous if it
were not so tragically small