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The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
RECORD OF COURTS.

The following judgments were am nounced by Judge A. A. Coleman of the circuit court yesterday:
 Prmus Jemison vs. Anton Medved, judgment for plaintiff for property sued for, consisting of one hog $S and two pigs $4, the property being in possession of the plaintiff.
 Mrs. Sallie Higgins vs. Central of Geor- gia Railway company, plaintiff takes non suit
 Jefferson County Savings bank vs G. C.. Miles, plaintiff takes non-suit.
 Dick DeBardeleben vs. Anthony Nealy, Judgment for plaintiff of $12.5O.
 The fall term of the city court will begin tomorrow and on the first day the default docket will be called. The remainder of the week will be given over to the settlement of pleadings in both divisions presided over respective ly by Judge C. A. Senn and Judge c. w. Ferguson.
 On Monday of next week juries will be organized and the regular work of the term will begin.
 The Jefferson county grand jury, which has been in session for the past four weeks, adjourned yesterday for month. A large amount of work has been done and numerous indictments have been re- turned as a result of the case which they have gone into.
 In the criminal court yesterday the jury which heard the trial of Frank Tombrello, an Italian, charged with manslaughter in the first degree, brought in verdict of not guilty last night and the defendant was discharged.
 Tombrello according to the evidence, shot and killed Perry Little at Littleton on March 22. The killing took place in the store of the defendant. Little was the boss of a gang of railroad construction employes, most of whom were Italians It is said that the Italians were mistreat- ed, and as they could not speak English they went to Tombrello, one of their own countrymen, and got him to obtain some sort of legal redress for them. The evidence in the trial yesterday and Friday showed that three of the bosses went to Tombrelos store and picked a quarrel with him for interfering, and finally one of them made an assault upon him. Tom brello shot at them and hit Perry Little.
 The state was assisted in the trial os the case by Shugart & Bell, and the de- fendant was represented by John Mo- Queen and Lee c. Bradley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
NEW COURT LAW
 EFFECTIVE NOV. Z CongeSted Condition of Courts
 to be Relieved SOME OF THE PROVISIONS One Senior Judge and Six Associate Judges-Additional Associates
 When Necessity Arises.
 Three Divisions.
SOME OF THE PROVISIONS

The signing of the slightly amended consolidated Jefferson county court bill yesterday by Governor Jelks was the subject of considerable comment about the court house during the day and among the members oe the Birmingham bar generally While there was some adverse criticism of the measure the general feeling seems to be that the law is a good one and will go far toward re- lieving the eongested condition that has existed in the county courts for many months.
 The gst of the provisions of the meas rue has been published in these columns before and the details of the law are pretty well understood by lawyers of the city and county.
 It is entitled an act to consolidate the city court, the circuit court, the crim- inal court and the chancery court of Jeff ferson county, which consolidated court shall be known as the "creuit court of Jefferson county" with a sufficient num- Der of judges to transact the business of the court.
 According to it's provisions there will be one senior judge and six associate judges, each of whom will draw salary of SS5O0 anualy. The salaries of four of the judges are to be paid out of the state treasury in the same manner as those of other circuit judges of the state, and the salaries of the other three are to be- paid by Jefferson county. Provision Is also made for an additional associate judge when the necessity for another arises.
 The court is to be divided into three di visions known respectively as the law equity and criminal divisions. The law and criminal divisions shall have clerk: elected by the qualified voters of the coun. ty and the equity division shall have a register who Is also to be elected by the people.
 The new law will go into effect on No- vember 9 1904.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
PACE FOLLOWER TO
 RIDE AT THE FAIR
BOBBY WALTHOUR HAS CLOSED CONTRACT WITH ALABAMA STATE FAIR ASSOCIATION AND
 WILL BE GREAT ATTRACTION.

A contract has been signed by Bobby Walthour, the worlds champion pace fol- lower to ride in Birmingham on October 15 under the auspices of the Alabama State Fair Association.
 The race will be on the track and Wal thour will meet ten of the fastest run ming horses which can be secured by the management of the association. Each or the horses will run one mile, while Wal thour will follow his wonderful pacing machine for the entire distance.
 The contract was signed yesterday by Walthour and his manager, Gus Castles, who was in Birmingham last week In conference with President Krebs. The as- sociation takes the bet of 5000 on the slde that the horses will defeat Walthour, and 1t also reserves the right to secure the pace follower for two more days if he proves drawing card.
 Walthour holds all the worlds records for pace following. He also holds the record for the fastest mile ever ridden on a wheel 1.O7 to the mile. which was made in the fifteenth mile of a race in the east last season.
 The motor which Walthour will rice be- hind in Birmingham Is the largest and fastest pacing machine in the world It carries Is h. D. gasoline engine and can go the mile in less than a minute. It was this-s same motor which ran over and killed Harry Bikes, at one time the worlds champion, and injured several other men in a race in the east.
 The motor Is about ten feet long and will be on exhibition in a show window of one of the large ~ry goods stores on the day before the race.
 This will be the first appearance of Wal thour in Birmingham since he became national figure. and won the world 5 championship. It is also the first time that the giant motor machines have been seen here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
RAILROAD WORLD.

Vice President and General Manager B. L. Winehell of the St. Louis and San Francisco is quoted as making the fol- lowing statement in Memphis recently:
 "The traffic on our Kansas City-B Bir- mingham division justifes the purchase of that road by MT Yoakum At present our westbound tonnage Is running a lit- tie heavier than the eastbound. We car ry westbound a great deal of pig iron bound for Chicago. It crosses the river at Memphis and recrosses 1t at Thebes routed for Chicago via Eastern Illinois. We get 20 per cent more of this tonnage than we did last year at this time. We carry a good deal of coal and lumbar westbound to river points, The Birmlng- ham district is great producer of all kinds of manufactured freight, which goes as high grade.
 We are receiving at present the first 100 engines ordered at different tinlcs for the system. That Is a pretty big or der. It will put us in much better po- sition to handle our traffic with ecouo- my. It will help us to handle the crJEs in more ways than one. l believe that with this new motive power to help us, we shall get five miles q day more out of our freight cars. That is on an aver age. At present the daily mileage of ordinary freight cars, not including re- frigerator and other cars In the Kansas City Birmingham trade. is about twenty five miles per diem on local business An increase of five miles a day means an in- c on in la Ia fra{ {ob car tonnage Our cars number, In round numbers, 24,000. A 20 per cent increase means 45O0 cars and that Is about the way we figure that these engines will in- crease our supply of available freight car tonnage for the handling of way bus mess in the southwest
 "This calculation takes no account of the increased carload and engine load made possible by the raising of the stand ard of our motive power deparement by the addition of that amount of the most modern equipment. We look for a grad uar improvement in our traffic statis- ties as the immense amount of grade re- duction, elimination of curves, and im- provement of rolling stock makes Itself felt. Modern railroading has to see to these things carefully-for we have to contend against 15 per cent advance in wages, more than 20 per cent advance in the price of coal and a general ad- vance in the cost of everything.
 New York dispatch says: D. c. Hen derson of the law firm of Guthrie. Crav-
 hoo counsel of the St. Louis and San Fran cisco railroad, MT. Henderson was one of the directors dropped from the Frisco hoard in order to admit the new Rock Island interests, The meeting of the hoard of directors of the Rock Island company of New Jersey, which was sched- uled for today, to act on the preferred stock dividend, was adjourned until Mon day because of lack of a quorum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
OUTLOOK FOR THE
 FAIR VERY BRIGHT
Active Preparations Are Going On in Various Departments
THE U. s. CAVALRY TROOP
Uncle Sam's Mounted Soldiers Will Be One of the Great Attractions. There Will Be Many
 Other Big Features.

President Allen J. Krebs of the Ala bama Fair association is in Mobile today He will return to Birmingham tonight or at noon tomorrow.
 Yesterday morning Mir. Krebs lelt town by the early train for Montgom- cry, where he had interviews with Gov ernor Jelks and other high officers or state in the interest of the coming falr' which will be opened with imposing eere- monies next Thursday week, october b. full company of the Seventh regiment of United States cavalry and the four local organizations of the Alabama Ma tional Guard taking part
 Governor Jelks gave Mir. Krebs all possible encouragement, and evinced a strong interest in the success of the fair. And in other respects, MT. Krebs' visit to the state capital was entirely successfully and at noon he proceeded to Mobile, where he still further pro- noted the general well-being of what promises to be the most attractive and entertaining exhibition ever held in Alabama.
 The Cavalry.
 Almost as a matter of course, the ex- traordinarily expert drilling of the Sev- enth regiment cavalry of the regular army will be the most popular and most drawing continuous feature of the fair; and there is no reason, cannot be any, why the cavalry alone should not draw great crowds of visitors every afternoon and night
 No show comparable in thrilling attract iveness to the drilling of this cavalry has ever been seen in Alabama. Expert testi- mony, written and oral, and the indisput- able evidence of the ever-accurate art of photography, combine to give perfect as- surance that no circus and no wild west show ever exhibited horsemanship equal to that demonstrated by the cavalrymen of the famous Seventh regiment of the United States regular army.
 The nightly drills will be in the full glare of the most brilliant and dazzling flood of electric light ever seen in Ala bama.
 Other Attractions.
 Yet, after all, the cavalry will be but one of the innumerable attractive feat 1 ureS or the falr, albeit It Will De the pest' | And from every railroad station in Ala bama, and from numerous stations in ad- joining states, such as Atlanta and Chat tanooga, the Columbus of Mississippi and 1 the Columbus of Georgia, and intervening stations, the people can come to Birming- ham and return to their homes at one l fare rate over the railroads.
 This affects three million people. Bir- | mlngham will entertain enormous crowds during the Alabama fair, October 15-24, l inclusive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

Following the policy of northern fur mace interests, the southern iron produc- CTS will reduce their output % per cent and maintain present prices. Such was the action of the representatives of south ern interests at their meeting in Birming- ham yesterday
 After two days session and after a free discussion of iron conditions. the southern furnacemen were practically unanimous in agreeing to the reduction taking place.
 Leading manufacturers of the pig me tai. when seen last night were decidedly optimistic. They were satisfied that they had done the right thing. They felt that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
SONG SERVICE AT ST. JOHNS.
Choir Has Prepared an Interesting
 Programme to Be Given Tonight

A special song service will 1e given at St. Johns church.
 The choF has prepared seme ehoica se- lections, including Loyd's "Te Deum, and "The Heavens are Telling 0rom Haydn's "The Creation'D. Interspersed through the programme will be hyons that are historically known. about which MT. Hendrix, the pastor, will make inter esting remarks.
 The choir consists of the following sing CTS: Mesdames Stllwell Banks, Slaith, Morris. Miss Berry. Miss Farmer, Miss McCarty, Miss Parker Miss Bo5tiefi Miss Troy, Miss Perkins, MT. Houppert. MT. Cole, MT. Boardman, MT. Herbert MT. Rawson, Mir. Abernathy MT. Bos- tick MT Stanley and Mir Hickman. Mrs. w. G. Broadway is organist and director.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
REDUCTION IN IRON MAKE
 WILL STIMULATE MARKET

with the reduction in freight rates which the railroads have conceded and which all goes to the consumer. and with the re- duction In output, melters will come in the market and buy on a larger scale than they have been doing for some time past. It is known that consumers are bare of pig iron and that they need stocks. They had been waiting with the hopes of sec ing pig cut to something like s1O for No. 2 foundry before sending in orders for fu- ture delivery. But now that furnaeemen have taken a firm stand against a cut and have agreed to curtall production, buyers will, it is safe to say, wait no lon ger. At least, such conclusion, it is pointed out. is certainly logical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Music at t1illman Tonioht.

Calman's orchestra will render the fol- man tonight:
 Overture-Lohengrin, Wagner Melodie in F major-Rubinstein. Selection-Mr. Pickwick. Intermezzo-Anona. Overture-Jolly Robbers. Waltz-Francezka. Selection-Martha. Intermezzo-Iran Selection-Prince of Pilsen. Waltz-Hearts Courageous. Overture-Semiramid Rossini.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
SUPT, HILL TALKS
 ABOUT TEXT BOOKS
Alabama Has the Best Books in
 the Country
REDUCTION IN THE PRICE
MT. Hill Gives Out Interview In the Nature of Reply to Those Who Crtcise Operations of
 the Law.

The attention of the Hon. I. W. HILL superintendent of education, having been called to the article of Dr. A. J. Dickinson in the Birmingham Age-Herald of october 1st, and to various other articles relative to the contemplated suits against the text book law, MT. Hill said
 "As Is well known by my friends in all parts of the state, I have always been op- posed to the idea of state uniformity. My objection was of nature purely educa- tonal-I did not think It best for the schools of the state. The legislature, however. thought otherwise, and by an overwhelming majority passed the pres ent law Under this law the governor is made president of the textbook eommls- sion. and the superintendent of education the secretary and executive officer. As lawabiding citizen and as a sworn officer of the state, l have conscientiously en- deavored to carry out the provisions of the law and the instructions of the commis- sion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Mrs. Sarah c. HarreIl.

Mrs. Sarah c. Harrell died yesterday morning at o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. c. S. Hooper, 1lSO North Twentieth street. Funeral serv- ices will be conducted this morning at 10 o'clock at the residence by the Rev. pr. J. P. MeFerrin. pastor of the First Meth odist church, and the interment will be at Blount Springs this afternoon at 3 clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
NEW METHODIST CHURCH.
Handsome House of Worship on Foun-
 tain Heights.

The new Methodist church on Foun- tain Heights having been completed serv- ices will be held in the auditorium today The church was built at a cost of sl5,0o0 and Is credit to the city.
 The services today will be especially h. teresting and will include good music The Rev MT Brandon is the pastor ot the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Y. M. C. A. NOTES

NJ o. Williams. international railroad secretary of the Young Mems Christian Association for the south, passed through Birmingham yesterday en route east from Decatur, where he has been in the inter- est of the railroad work MT Williams would be pleased to have his friends among the railroad men enter heartily into the city association work until the time is ripe for the establishment of a railroad association in Birmingham.
 The topic for this afternoons meeting will be 'sThree Rreasons Why Every Young Man Should be a Christian" Arlie Barbour will discuss the subject. The meeting will begin at 4 o'clock and will last forty-fve minutes. All men will be welcome.
 It is hoped that all old members who have one or more monthly benefits due ghem will call at the building and re- eive a membership card.
 D. W. Ward. one of the new members, comes from the Tuscaloosa association. lie is attending the Birmingham Medical college He is an enthusiastic r. M. c. A. worker.
 Dr. William Percy Duncan was last year president of the Northwestern Uni versty of Chicago. Dr. Duncan has a bright future before him in Birmingham
 The newly elected assistant secretary, I. S. Bridges, has entered upon his du- ties and will give particular attention to building up the membership.
 The building has been comfortably fit ted up and the baths, reading rooms, etc, are adequate to comfortably accommo- date quite a large membership.
 Applications for membership have been filed within the past few days by F. M. Jones, John H. Move, Henry c. Keller, Non L. Thompson, John R. Gaudin, Rob- ert w. Cecil W. w. Doke, Hervey w. Laird and Dr. William Percy Duncan.
 The ladies' auxiliary will meet at the building Friday morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose of reorganization. Every woman in the city who believes in the Y. M. c. A. work is invited to attend this meeting and take a part in the work of the auxiliary.
 New arrivals daily-see Al and DaVe-that'S all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Serious Fire at Savannah.

Savannah. Ga, october 3-The iron works and marine railway of John Rourke and company were destroyed by Ire to- night. IL is not known how the fire origi- mated. The loss is upwards of Sl25,0OO, partly covered by insurance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Evangelist Services.

Mrs Woodworth Etter evangelist and divine healer. will commence her tent meetings today. There will be services at 2:3O D. m. and 730 D. m.; also every night during the week at 7:3O. Corner of Ninth street and Third avenue, north.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
A. |. EzeII's Infant.

Augustus Christopher, aged 10 months. infant son of Mir and Mrs. A. l.. Ezell, died yesterday morning at o'clock. Funeral Sunday at D. m. at the resi- dence at Pearl street station, West End. Interment at Oak Hill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Mrs. Davis Is Recovering.

Buffalo, October 3.-Mrs. Jefferson Davis Is rapidly recovering from her illness. Her believe she will be able to leave for her winter home in New York next week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Pastor,s Anniversary.

Today will be the seventh anniversary of the pastorate of the Rev. w. M. Black welder, pastor of the Woodlawn Baptist church. The subject for the morning ser vice is "Ebeneezer." and for the evening Moses Choice."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
St. Mary's Chapter.

The St. Marys chapter of the IIillman hospital will meet Tuesday afternoon at o'clock with Mrs. A. B. Elford. 720 west Twentieth street. All members are urgently requested to attend this meet ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Mounted Drill.

Troop D is hereby ordered to report at armory today Sunday at ? p. m. for mounted drill. By order of
 E. J McCROSS1N, Capt First Cav. Squadron Com d'g Troop D. All are expected to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

We make the best US in town. Ago Herald Engraving Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04
Unanimous Decision.


 AS to the books selected by the com mission. I desire to state that the selec- ton was in every case unanimous. and that, in my opinion Alabama has the best list of books of any state in the union which works under a state uni- formty plan. These books were adopted at a price as low as the same books are sold by the publishers to any state or school in the union.
 "The intention of the commission was to procure the best books at the lowest pos sible prices They felt that the best books published were none too good for the boys and girls of Alabama. Having selected the books they proceeded to contract for them at the lowest possible prices How well they succeeded, the figures will show.
 Almost every book adopted was con- tracted for in two bindings-cloth and boards. The books are identical in every respect except as to the covers. The school children of the state can use either book they desire. A careful study of the prices will show that on the cloth covers there is a reduction of 13 or IA per cent from the list prices at which the books are usually sold, and on the board covers there Is reduction of 35 or 40 per cent.
 For instance, Baldwin's First Reader, the list price of which is 25 cents. can be procured In tar boards, under the state contract, at 15 cents. Maurys Manual of Geography, the list price of which, in cloth, is SIPS, and which was sold in many parts of the state for S150 to S160 can not now be sold for more than SS cents.
 Isolated Instances.
 ''It may be that in an isolated instance some party can procure the adopted books at a price less than the contract price, but this could not have been done before the state adoption. It may be that some dealer who is not interested in the sue cess of the law will sell the books at a price less than the contract price, but this same patriotic dealer never thought of such a thing before the adoption.
 ''The commission selected Repositories in accordance with the law, and the books are being supplied IS rapidly as possible. It was to be expected that some friction would occur in the inauguration of the plan, but it was also to be expected that the commission and it's executive officers would have the support and sympathy of all who are really interested in the schools to the end that this law which our law-making body has given us, have a fair and impartial trial"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

New arrivals daily-see Al and DaVe-that's all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

It is hoped that all old members who have one or more monthly benefits due them will call at the building and re eve a membership card.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

The building has been comfortably fit ted up and the baths, reading rooms, etc, are adequate to comfortably accommo- date quite a large membership.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

All are expected to come.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

D. w. Ward one of the new members, e9mes from the Tuscaloosa association Lie is attending the Birmingham Medical college He is an enthusiastic Y. M. c. A. worker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

Applications for membership have been filed within the past few days by F. M. Jones, John H. Move, Henry c. Keller Von L. Thompson, John R. Gaudin, Rob- ert w. Cecil, w w. Doke, Hervey w. Laird and Dr. William Percy Duncan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

Dr. William Percy Duncan was last year president of the Northwestern Uni versity of Chicago. Dr. Duncan has a bright future before him in Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

Decorating Co, 2O2a First avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-04

The newly elected assistant secretary, I. S. Bridges, has entered upon his du- ties and will give particular attention to building up the membership.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-08-01

The candidates had a big time
yesterday at Oak Grove picnic.