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The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
Dr. Or'CunniOghamSpeaks on "Ed- ucatiOn in South'' to Stu-
 dents at OWentOn
INTER- SOCIETY DEBATE
 FORMS NIGHT PROGRAMME
Athletic Exhibition at Howard College and Exercises of Primary and Preparatory Departments at
 Birmingham Seminary.
gM HE R. E. Lee society of the North
 Alabama Conference at Owenton

EgSI HE R. E. Lee society of the North
 Alabama Conference at Owenton
 won the Third Annual Inter Society debate which was held last night In the college chapel The subject of the debate was Resolved, That capital pun ishment should not be abolished by fed eral enactment" The negative argued that 1t should be abolished
 Yesterday morning after the Freshman declamations Dr. Russell M. Cunningham, who is a candidate for lieutenant gov ernor in the next election, made a speech on "Education in the South" pr. Cum ningham as usual handled his subject ably, calling attention to the great strides which had been made in the past few years. He also spoke of the need of bet ter schools and education.
 The following was the programme last night:
 Music.
 Prayer
 Music, Miss Norah Hawkins.
 Oratorical contest-R. E. Lee Society. R. O. Noojin. "Flowers That Are Born to Blush Unseen" Eumenean Society, z. P. Shepherd "Souther Heroes
 Solo. Miss Maude Bumgardner
 Debate, subject: Resolved That Cap ital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished by Federal Enactment"
 Affirmative: Eumeneans-L. B. Elrod and B. B. Glasgow.
 Negative: Lees-L. F. Parrish and J. l. Sandefur.
 Decision of judges
 Benediction.
 The programme yesterday morning in- cluded the speech of pr. Russell M. Cum ningham of Pratt City and the freshman declamations. It was:
 Fitz Lee-L. w. Hillsaps, Mississippi. First View of the Heavens-W. Chest nut. Gaylesville.
 Address to Confederate Veterans-H. A. Locke, Wylam.
 Truth and Victory-V. c. Herndon, Car rollton.
 Confederate Soldier-H. c. Wikwie, Vil- lage Springs.
 Valley Forge-G. II. Thaxton. Birming- ham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
SOPHOMORE CLASS
 HOLDS EXERCISE
A. E. Shahan Won PrIxe-AthIetic Ex. hibition Was the Programme
 at Night.

At Howard College yesterday morning the members of the sophomore class held their annual Reclamation contest. Nine of the young fellows acclaimed, all showing careful training and splendid diction. The prize was awarded to Mir. Arthur Eugene Shahan. who spoke on the ques- ton "The Unknown Speaker
 The full programme for the morning was as follows:
 "The Home in the Government" Henry Drake Jones,
 "Rienzrs Address to the Romans" l" James Wolsey Morrow.
 Supposed Speech of John Adams" !" John Duane Dickson.
 "Blaine's Eulogy on Garfield" An- drew Jackson Cross.
 "The Black Horse and His Rider" Robert Cochran Crumpton.
 "The Stars and Stripes" Maurace Hampton Crutcher.
 Count Condespinas Standard" |" Reise Bradford Marsh
 "The Unknown Speaker" Arthur Eu- gene Shahan.
 'The Rising of '76' Albert Lee Smith Last night in the auditorium an ath- letic exhibition was given under the di- TeCllOn Ol 1TOl. 1. MlleS. The contest was for handsome gold medal. A class of twenty athletes competed, and were frequently applauded.
 One of the features of the exhibition was an Indian club exercise with the full class of twenty students. The precision of movement showed great care and con- tinued training.
  served much applause whichAwas freely given from all parts of the house. After one and one-half hours of work the award of the prize for the best all around athlete followed. The award was m adt by pr. Tupper.
 The committee after deliberating for some time over the question gave the medal to MT. A. N. caine. who did some clever work.
 The programme for today includes the junior orations. a battalion drill and an address before the Society of the Alumni. The programme Is as follows:
 Southern Chivalry," Herman Ross Arnold.
 ITO the Southern Youth" Erastus Puckett.
 Moral Courage" Benjamin Harrison. Character is King William Legree Crawfordt
 "Yet On." William Andrew Sprueil Liberty" John Taylor Smith Wade, Jr. "The Fruits of Adversity." Percy Cal win Barkey.
 For the rest of the day the programme Is as follows:
 3p. m.-Battalion and prize drill, cadet corps. college campus.
 S:30 p. m.-Address before Society of Alumni. College chapel by J. T. Collins. Jr.. Birmingham, followed by an informal reception.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
Another Development in Accu- satiOns Against Baxter, Ram-
 say, BOWI0R and Others
LAND COMPANY IS
 ON-COMMITTA TAI IN REPLY
Says It "Does Not Know" In Regard to the Charges and Calls On Plaintiff for "Strict
 Proof"
HE Ensley Land Company has filed it's answer to the suit brought against 1t by Alfred

E@ HE Ensley Land Company has
 filed it's answer to the suit
 brought against 1t by Alfred Kessler & Co.,. minority stockholders in the company, who are seeking to set aside certain conveyances from the Ensey Land Company to the Ensley Company and to Erskine Ramsay on the ground that they were made in part and further ance of a fraudulent scheme of the off, cers of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company, hereinafter called the Tennessee company, to procure for them selves the most valuable portion of the lands of the Ensley Land Company of which some of them were also directors and officers. Besides the Ensley Land Company the bill made defendants of the Ensley Company, Messrs. Nathaniel Baxter, Jr, James Bowron, A. M. Shook G. B. Mccormack, ErslSine Ramsay N N E. Baker.
 The original bill filed several weeks ago alleged that the defendants some of whom were officers of both the Tennes- see company and the Ensley Land Com pany, conspired together to obtain the property of the latter for themselves and to this end they organized the Ensley Company and had the property conveyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
FAVOR ERECTING
 ANOTHER BUILDING
BOARD OF REVENUE WILL SOON
 CONSIDER QUESTION OF QUAR- TIERS FOR CRIMINAL COURT. JUDGE FAVoRs NEW BUILDING.

The Board of Revenue which meets next Monday will probably take definite action in regard to building a new crimi- nal court room. It was the idea of the beard to build an addition to the. county court house which will accommodate both divisions of the court. but some of the officials, notably Judge Dan A. Greene, favor a separate building. Judge Greene in discussing the matter yesterday said:
 My idea would be to erect a three story building on the site of the old jail. This would give ample room for both di- visions of the court, with rooms for the sheriff. the clerk and the grand jury. It would also furnish sleeping saccommoda- tions for petty juries, something which is very much needed by the county. As it Is now, juries have to be sent to various restaurants, Where the sleeping accom- modations are none loo good. One night last fall was awakened at il o'clock by a message from a jury that they were overrun by insects and that they had to be moved. I told the bailiff to take them somewhere else, and one of these jury men had to burn his clothes, so full had they become of the insects. It would be great convenience to have two or three big rooms for the juries to sleep in"
 The Board of Revenue will also deter mine the question at its next meeting of building an electric light plant at the court house. It has already let con- tract for well, but work on this has not begun.
 In regard to the new criminal court room, the board has authority under an act passed in 1895 to issue $35,O0O of bonds for this purpose
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

L. B. and H. M. Harton to Ensley De velopment Company; s37,20O
 w. M Burgin. ct al.. to Ensley Devel- opment Company; s16,O44.
 Ensley Realty Company to Ensley De- velop pment Company; $1O5,9O0.
 Birmingham Building and Loan Asso- citation to Mrs. M T. Bernhard; s1170. Birmingham Realty Company to W. G. Oliver, ct al; S27S2.
 M A. and W. J. Vann to c. T. Vann; $2400.
 M Davis to R. S. Munger; $95O0. R. H. Ridgway to R. s. Munger; $4505. R. H. and E. Ridgway to R. s. Munger; $42sO
 II. F. Ozburn to R. s. Munger; S1550.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
TEMPLE EMANUEL.
Rabbi NewfleId Reelected for the En. suing Two Years-Annual Reports.

The congregation of Temple Emanuel has reelected pr. M. Newfleld rabbi for the ensuing two years. Dr. Newfield has been with this congregation for about six years, and no man in Birmingham is held in higher esteem.
 The officers of the congregation at Sun days meeting presented their annual reports. which were ordered filed
 MT. sfmon Klotz is the honored presi- dent of the congregation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
BELIEVED OFFICIALS
 WILL GIVE SELMA TRAIN

is understood that it will be. The people living In that part of the Black Belt traversed by this line are earnestly de- sirous of trading in Birmingham, and Birmingham merchants naturally regard that territory as tributary to this city.
 When Birmingham Is made the ter minus of this Selma train the schedule, 1t is said, will be: Leave Birmingham at a. m; arrive Tuscaloosa S:05 a. m., Akron 9:10 a. m Sawyerville 9:35 a. m.. Greens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

MT. w. J. Murphy, general manager of the Queen and Crescent Route, which includes the Alabama Great Southern, and MT. C. II. Ackert, general manager mingham Sunday night and conferred yesterday about the matter of extending the run of the train now operated be- tween Selma and Tuscaloosa, via Akron, to Birmingham. The Board of Trade of this city and the people living along the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
William H. Wood.

William H. Wood aged S1 years, died yesterday at East Lake after an illness of several weeks. He was one of the oldest residents of East Lake and has been in the Birmingham district for a number of years. The funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock from the Rouhama Baptist church in East Lake and interment will be in Woods cemetery.
 Mir Wood was the father of Mrs. R. J.. Waldrop, Mrs. J. B. Tarrant, Mrs. R. w. Beck and MT. J. B. Wood. He has over 90 grand children and great grand children living
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
Miss Annie Barron.

Miss Annie Barron, aged 19 years, died yesterday morning at her mothers resi- dence, 2209 Sixth avenue, after an illness of several weeks. She was a cousin of Mir. J. H. O'Brien and Miss Mozir o Brien. The funeral services will be con- ducted this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock from Our Lady of Sorrows church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
SUMMER SCHOOL,
Knoxville, Tenn, June 1e-JuIy 30, 1so;

Knoxville, Tcnn., June 19-Juiy 3O, 19O2.
 For the above occasion the Southern Railway will sell tickets from all points on It's line to Knoxville Tenn. and re- turn at one fare for the round trip. sell ing June IS, r, IS. 2s, 29 and 30. and July Il, 12 and 13. with final limit for return passage August IS, 1902.
 For further information call on any ticket agent of the Southern Railway or C. 10. Jackson, Travelling Passenger Agent, Morris Hotel Building. Birming- ham. Ala 5-23-eod-tf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
SUBMITS IT TO COURT.

values as put upon the lands by the com plainants are correct 1t does not know.
 SUBMITS IT TO COURT.
 Answering section 21 defendant says that 1t neither admits nor denies the al- legations with reference to the collision and fraud of the other defendants or as to their purpose and aim in procuring the said several conveyances therein set forth. nor as to whether said defendants acted in violation of the duties and ob- ligations owed by them to their respec- tive companies and to the stockholders thereof but this defendant admits that said Shook. Bowron, Baxter, Ramsay and Mccormack were directors of the Ten nessee company, and also constituted the governing committee of said company for the business conducted at Ensley, and that said company was largely interested as the owner of the stock of the Ensley Land Company. but as to the duties and obligations devolving upon said defend- ants by reasons of said relations this de- fendant submits the same to this court for adjudication.
 The answer is signed by Augustus Ben ners as attorney. None of the other de- fendants have yet filed their answers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
ENTERTAIN AS GOOD
 AND BAD FAIRIES
Primary and Preparatory Departments of Birmingham Seminary
 Give Exercises.

The primary and preparatory classes of the Birmingham Seminary gave a recital last night In the chapel. The programme was divided into two portions, the latter
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
DEATHS ANDFUNERALS
Mrs. Sarah A. Harrison.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Sarah A. Harrison, grandmother of Mrs. R. V. Taylor were conducted Sun day afternoon in Nashville and interment was made in Mount Olivett cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

of which included a number of chorus se- lections by children in the costumes of good and bad fairies and sprites. The chapel was filled to overfowing. The pro- gramme was as follows:
 PART l. Piano Solo-"March of the Recruits (SchmolD, Bessie Ferguson. Piano Solo-"Dancing Lesson" Oich- ner), Marray Adams. RecTfation-'Dead Pussy Cat" Susie Ferguson.
 Piano solo-"spinnlng Song (schmoiD Laura Belle Enslen. Piano Solo Polka CWebb) Eugenia Walker.
 Piano solo-valzer (Reinhold), Willie Vandergift.
 Recitation-'"T Love Knot" Murray Adams.
 Piano Duet-"Invitation to the Dance" CWeber-Damm), Elizabeth Morriss and teacher.
 Plano Solo - Hedge Roses" Hange). Myrtle Oldham.
 Piano Solo - "Serenade Harlequin" Cfhome). Edith Bowron. Recitation "Bills Spelling Lesson" Condie Cunningham
 
 na Mae Snow.
 Piano solo-"Fairy Taie" (Gurlltt), Joy | fur (Rohde). Ruby Munger. PART II. SCENE l. Duet-On the Way to Fairy Land, Mamie Puckett, Louise West. Chorus-Fairy Land, Good Fairies Little Chorus-1n Fairy Land. Sprites. -th.. sf<k.. Chorus-Around the Fountain, Good Fairies.
 Invisible Chorus-The Happy Band, Evil Fairies.
 Chorus-Don't Go, Good and Evil Fairies
 Recitations-Newton Whitfield. Bessie Tood Lucille Hobart, Rattle Southall. Marvin Hickey.
 Chorus and March, Evil Fairies. Invisible Chorus-Pray, be Careful Good and Evil Fairies. Vocal Duet-The Angels Warning Misses Howell and Tippins. Chorus-Behold We've Found You, Evil Fairies.
 solo-The Happy Fairies, Jessie Stew art.
 Recitation, Ellie Hail, Annie Laurie Keife.
 Chorus-The One Who Hesitates is Lost, Evil Fairies.
 SCENE II. Chorus-Sorrow Song, Good Fairies Recitations-J Josephine Minor Muriel Beaird. Marguerite Drummond. Vocal Solo-Angels Hear Me. Louise West.
 Chorus-Come, o Come. Good Fairies. Recitation-The Fairy Tale, Annie Warnock.
 Solo and Chorus-I Don't Think So Muriel Beaird and Sprites. Solo-The Shining Way, Mamie Puck ett.
 Chorus-Song of Victory, Evil and Good Fairies.
 Recitation, Marguerite Drummond. Violin Solo Sing, Smile. Slumber, Gounod-Sarah Southall.
 sCEND III. Solo-Sleep and Dream. Josephine Minor.
 Chorus-Good Night. This morning at 10 o'clock the senior class of the Birmingham Seminary will present an interesting programme of class day exercises. The programme will be: Rose Garland March, Class. Roll Call. History, Edith Howard. Practical Orchestration Q<itchen Sym phony).
 Director, Mary Emerson. Pianist Maggie McPeters. Performers-Susie Shahan, Lena Cra- ker E. Downey, J. M. Rosser, M. Fell, N. Hawkins
 Prophecy, Marguerite Fell Declamation, Mary Emerson. Class Yell In Song
 Presentation of Annuals by President. Claaa Song
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
Alabama Brewing Go.
 Bohemian Beer. "
SMOKERS

Have you seen that win. dow full of Sovereign Cigar cites at Hyronemus-Burnett Co.'S storep
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

' MT. Ackert succeeded MT. Frank % S. Cannon as general manager of > the Southern Railway recently, MT. . Cannon retaining the position of % third vice president which he held < in connection with the office of ~ general manager.
 .. MT. Ackert Is comparatively a ' young man. but he has high rep
 ' utation in the railroad world. He ' came to the Southern from the Mo < bile and Ohio, where he had made ' a strong record as general mana
 < ger. This is MT. Ackert's third .. trip to Birmingham since he was ' installed. and he is now thorough
 ' ly familiar with the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

ing Selma at 11:59 a. m. Returning, leave Selma 445 D. m. arrive Marion 5:46 p. m. Greensboro 6:44 p. m., Sawyervile 7:05 p. m. Tuscaloosa S:3o p. m., Birmingham 10:3O p. m.
 MT. Murphy left yesterday at 6;50 D. m. for Cincinnati Mr. Ackert will remain here until this morning, when he will leave for tour of inspection of the North Alabama road from Parish to Sheffield
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

Warm spring days produce feeling of drowsness if the body Is loaded with the impurities of winter diet. Cleanse the blood, liver and bowels with Prickly Ash Bitters. It creates energy and cheerful ness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27
Alabama Brewing Go.
 "Bohemian Beer.'' 5

For sure enough beer drink Schillinger's Lager Beer
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

of which included a number of chorus se- lections by children in the costumes of good and bad fairies and sprites. The chapel was filled to overfiowing. The pro- gramme was as follows
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-05-27

of the other defendants was the owner of said judgment under the sale of Mary T. Warner executrix, and neither admits nor denies the same but calls for strict proof thereof.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-24

cobus, Yale (5O yards), time 4:45; C. Neal, Yale (S5 yards), second; R. Bun ker, Yale (85 yards), third. Open relay race, Yale vs New York city-Yale defeated New Workers, time 3;42-5
 Obstacle race--Won by J, D. Ellis, time 1;05 second, w. J. Burke, Compa- ny c, Second regiment,
 Yale interclass relay-Won by 1905, time 3:S 3-5; second, 1902; third, 1903.
 Interscholastic relay race-Won by Boardman high school, time 3:lS 3-5; second Hillhouse high school; third, Choate school, Wallingford.
 Y. M. c. A. relay race-Second team defeated first team, time minutes 21 seconds.
 Running high jump handicap--Won by w. D. Franchot (4 inches), Yale, dis tance feet SA inches; second, J. B, Thomas, jr, t2 inches), distance feet 71a inches; third, J. L. Kehule, Star A. C., New York c inches)
 Wall-scaling contest-Won by First division, Naval battalion, c. N. G., of this city, time 24 2-5 seconds: second, Second division, N. B., c. N. G., of Hartford, time 2S seconds; third, Third division, N. B.. c. N, G., of Bridgeport. time % seconds.
 Tug war-Troop A, of New Haven, defeated Battery A. of Branford, dis tauce inches.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-24
NORDICA TO- NIGHT.

|
 Her Wonderful Voice and Matchless Art--Appears at the Hyperion To-
 night.
 Of Madame Nordicas S wonderful voice and matchless art, as exemplified in
 her recitals, the following excerpt from
 the Milwaukee Sentinel will be found especially interesting:
 The great vocalist sang programme that fully tested her poWers--the most remarkable combination of musical numbers ever heard in any recital here
 Possessed of a splendid presence, great physical beauty, strong imagination, dramatic fervor and withal a voice of most remarkable range and much beau- ty, it Is easy to understand the reason of Nordica's rapid rise as an interpreter of Wagner roles. Nordica Is the most vital singer we have ever heard, nor does this half express the marvellous magnetic power of the woman. Stand ing in a strongly dramatic attitude in portraying the VallSyre goddess, she made a picture that will live in the memory as long as memory exists She was an ideal Brunnhilde. The wild, weird call of Brunnhilde was the most wonderful vocal feat of the evening, and in direct contrast of course. to 'Elans Dream music given with equally fine effect It is in such num- bers as the Wagner excerpts and in the Hungarian aria from Erkel's opera, where the effect of her marvellous vo- calizing was simply electrical Nordica in music of this kind is the most satis- flying vocalist ever heard in these days. In the simple song, however in the mezza voCe she produces the most mar. velous effects ever heard by the sopra- no voice This ability alone would bring a reputation for any singer As an example of her pianissimo Rogers At Parting" with the closing lines You thing it but rose ah me, it is my heart'-was given an interpretation that moved more than one in the audi ence to tears. Grieg's "Ich liebe dich" was another number that touched the heart while Richard Strauss elaborat Q
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-24
A COMING WEDDING
On Easter Monday Interesting Social
 Event.

On Easter Monday Interesting Social
 Event
 On Easter Sunday the marriage of Eugene w Koch who holds a respon- sible position with the Metropolitan street railroad of New York city, to Miss Anna Pauline Beetz, daughter of Paul Beetz the well known cafe pro prietor of 7e4 Grand avenue, will oc- cur, the ceremony taking place at the residence of her parents on Grand ave nue at 6:30 D. m. followed by recep- tion at Young Mems Republican hall on Crown street Rev. George Heczko of the German Lutheran church will perform the ceremony. Many elegant presents have already been received. Miss Beetz with her sister Maida re- gently returned from tour of Europe where they had delightful trip. Many friends of the happy couple have signi- fled their intention of being present, including some from New York, Bos- ton, Springfield. Bridgeport and many other places. After a trip to Old Point Comfort Va, the couple will return to the handsomely furnished apartments in S7th street, New York Miss Beetz is sister in-law to Philip Frederick, the meat inspector
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-24
RUBBER SHOP TO CLOSE.
A Shutdown for Inventory and Re
 pairs-Rubber Trade News

A Shut-DoW for Inventory and Re-
 pairs-Rubber Trade News.
 The l.. Candee company rubber shop will close next Thursday to remain closed until week from the following Monday This shutdown will be for the annual inventory and repairs, Ar engagements will probably be made in a few months for the installation of an- other large engine for the factory.
 A New York dispatch contains the following concerning the United States Rubber company. which controls the l.. Candee company factory:
 "The United States Rubber company will soon be reorganized. A syndicate of bankers has already arranged to take over the entire floating debt of the Rub Der company and all it's constituent companies.
 "The company mill be placed on a sound financial basis and this may be followed by tho establishment of har- mony of interest agreement between the combine and its competitors. A di- rector says that the unification of the debt of the company does not necessa- rily mean new issue of stock or bonds. 1t is our purpose" said he ''to place the company in a position where it will not be forced to borrow any more mon ey The business methods of the com pany will undergo a complete revolu- tion We are not ready to make de- tailed statement
 'These changes in the affairs of the company were precipitated by the re- cent election of Francis Lynde Stetson and Francis l.. Hine as directors"
 The New York Evening Post of Sat urday expressed the opinion that all of the rubber shares were firm on stock exchange theory that the election of Messrs, Stetson and Hines as directors of the United States Rubber company meant the control of the company by the Morgan interests.
 The rubber trade is now good and a dispatch from Naugatuck contains the following.
 Never in the history of Naugatuck has the rubber business been so brisk as 1t is at present. About 35,000 pairs of rubber boots and shoes are being made daily, and it is said that the Glove company has already received an order for 100000 cases on next years business. It is thought that the com ing year will be one of the most pros porous In the industrial history of Nau- gatuck. There has been some talk of 1 late to the effect that new rubber shoe factory was to be erected in Nau- gatuck. but Superintendent Schaeffer, l when spoken to concerning the rumor, said that so far as he knew there was no foundation to it. He was very en-