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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
LEISURE CLUB" HAS
 BIG MEMBERSHIP
CLUB AT PRATT CITY ELECTS OF TIGERS AND STARTS AUSPlCl- oUsLY-MR. ROGERS FUNERAL AT SPElGNERS.

Pratt City, December 3.-(Special.)-The organization of the Leisure club was perfected tonight. This club was organ ized by the young men of the city in or der that they might have place for amusement and recreation.
 The officers elected were as follows; Judge Matthews Walker, president; Dr. c. N. Carraway, vice president; H. A. Dickinson. treasurer; w. H. Bernard, E. B. Williams, c. Merrill c. D. Comstock and E. J. Hudnall, directors.
 The club has already secured quarters in the Young building, on Third avenue and will it up an elegant hall. Books and magazines will be procured and progress siye games will be introduced.
 Already over forty members have joined the club, and the prospects for It's eventful success are very bright.
 MT. Rogers Funeral.
 Pratt City was shocked this morning by the announcement of the death of w. L. Rogers, mine superintendent for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Board of Education to Meet.
Use and Supply of Radlum.
Sir William Ramsay in the Scientif American.

Sir William Ramsay in the Scientific
 American.
 It Is far cry at present to discuss the use of radium, or radium salts, for Hum mating or heating purposes. I do not suppose there Is ene-tenth of an ounce of radium in the whole world. If you can imagine getting that amount of radium together it would supply more en- ergy than go tons of dynamite. Few per- sons who talk about radium and its com ponents realize the great scarcity of the raw material for yielding radium or the exceedingly minute particles used In the experiments that have astounded the world. It Is impossible to say where the future supply of raw material is to come from. I believe that in America carno- tite looks promising as a basis for it. Cleavite, a mineral found in Norway, is also looked upon as a favorite source of supply.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Take Evidence In Maybrlck Case.

Richmond, Va, December 8-In the city court today Judge Brennan over ruled the answer of D. W. Armstrong and others to the demurrer to their plea of abatement in the suit fled against them by Mrs Caroline E. kouques. the mother of Mrs. Florence Maybrick. to get aside certain lands in Virginia and West Virginia. It Is stated that this ac- ton does not affect the merits of the case and the taking of testimony will now begin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
KILLS HIS WIFE.
Then Shoots Her Brother and Is Him
 self Killed By Officer.

Charleston, S. CA special to the News and Courier from Darlington, S. C.. says:
 At Kellytown, in this county, J. Madl- son James shot his wife dead last night and this morning killed her brother R. Sidney Kelley, when the latter called at the house to investigate. Later Sheriff Scarborough went to Kellytown to arrest James and was compelled to kill him.
 James had been a patient in the luna tic asylum In Columbia but was releas- ed a year ago. Particulars are meagre. The parties were respected white people. wereksdlxbsqd shrdetaEd ntrend nthret
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
SECOND PRIMARY
 TOBE HELD MONDAY
Two Officers to Be Elected in
 EnSIey
NEW PASTOR WILL PREACH
Rev. LonaorIer Has Arrived In Ems ley, Accompanied By His Family. No. 6 About Ready for
 the Torch.

Ensley. December 3.-(speeiai)1Ihe second municipal primary for the purpose of nominating city officials will come ofr next Monday. At the primary two weeks ago all the officers were elected with the exception of the city clerk and the alder man from the Fourth ward.
 J. A. Bell and J. R. Aeuff will be In the "run-off'' for city clerk and George By rum and J. A. culpepper will contest for the aldermanio honors from the Fourth ward.
 In the last race MT Bell lead In the race for the city c1erkship and MT. Cul- pepper for alderman of the Fourth ward. All four of the candidates have waged active campaigns and the contest prom ises to be very lively and very close. Mir. culpepper is running on the Scott ticket and MT. Byrum Is being backed by the Good Government club
 The polls will be open at o'clock and will close at in the evening. The same managers and clerks of the last pri- mary will act in Mondays election.
 Tuesday night the old democratic ex- ecutive committee will meet and can vass the returns and the newly elected committee will be installed into office. The indications point to the election of Colonel ". ". Shortridge as chairman of 4he committee and J. J. Walker as secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
IF. W. BrOmberg
NEGRO IS IN DANGER.
ADesperate Character Is Captured In
 Russell County.
TOT N. 2Oth St.

Columbus. Ga, December 3.-A special ] from Scale, Alabama, to the Enquirer Sun. says that William Vaughn, a negro. who Is charged with robblng, murderng and cremating in his home, his wife and grandmother, and who later made a sensational escape from a deputy sheriff. was recaptured this morning near the scene of his crime.
 The negro had a bullet wound in his left arm which was made by the deputy when he escaped. The capture was made by white man and two negroes. After he was captured Vaughn was taken from his captors by parties ln the community
 and his present whereabouts are un- known to the officers. It was stated there was imminent danger of mob violence when the negro was captured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
'
 NEGROES HAVE CONFESSED.
Say They Killed Employer Because Hs
 Made Them Work.

Augusta, December 8.-Guy Reid and John Butler, negroes, at Thomson to- Gay confessed to the murder of R. G. Story, a prominent planter, whose body was found in a swamp yesterday. They said they killed him because he would not let them leave the cotton field Wednes- day to attend a funeral.
 There is great excitement at Thomson and lynching is threatened. Judge Ham, mond left Augusta this afternoon to ar range for a special term of court next week to try the negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Suction Dredae Is Burned.

Plaquemine, La, December 3.-Suction dredge No 8. belonging to Charles Clark X. co., of Galveston, who are dredging Bayou Plaquemine under government contract, was burned to the waters edge at her moorings on the bayou today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
M, w, Ethridoe Dies.

Evergreen. December 3.-tSpecial.)-M. W. Etheridge. one of the oldest citizens of Evergreen. died and was buried here today with Masonic nonors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Alabama 6, Tulane o.

New Orleans, December S.-(Speciai.)- In an interesting football game here to- day the University of Alabama defeated Tulane university by score of to 0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
PERSONAL.

While fishing down In Marshall county recently Judge Charles X. Senn contract ed a severe cold. He is improving rap idly and hopes to be out again tomor- rovs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
ga ba Goal Notes sent definition of Cahaba Is lery' as high as ss5o per ton msry and sA per ton in Bir- prevailing. To oEercoms this ," phone
u H PHONES) i2Ol The Wilcox Goal Co.

as to how 50 cents per ton on highest grade coal can be saved. Tell your friends who complain of coal expense to call up the Wilcox Coal Go. and inquire fully about this saving.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

From this date Miss Moseley's dancing classes, on Northside, will be at the new Turn verine hall, 202l First avenue, Wednesday and Saturday afternoons at 3 o'clock, and Monday and Thursday even ings at 8 o'clock Soree Thursday even ings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
FOR RENT.

Store 25xl4O-3 floors. 3rd Ave. bet. 18th & 2Oth Sts-A good retail stand. Jemison R. E. & Ins. Go,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
New Pastor to Preach.

The Rev. L. H. Lonerer of Louisville, Ky. the newly called pastor of the First Baptist church, accompanied by his family, has arrived, and will occupy the pulpit for the first time at the morning and evening services Sunday.
 MT. Longerier was formerly an Ala bamian, having served churches at Jas per and other cities. He was a student a Howard college and when in the senior class at the Southern Baptist university at Louisville. was called to the pastorate of the Enslev church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Personal and General.

The "rummage sale" of the First Meth odist church that has been in progress on Nineteenth street will continue next Monday and Tuesday.
 MT. Clem c. Burke, formerly of this city, but now of Buffalo, N. r., has ar rived in Ensley and will spend the win ter in this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Hubert F. DeBardelaben have removed their residence to Wood ward where MT DeBardelaben has ac- cepted position with the Woodward Iron and Coal company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

Phone 27s Peopies) if you want the Gawk Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Mrs. T. Hsnnessy.s Funeral.

The funeral of Mrs. T. Hsnnesy, who died yesterday at 1i4o p. u. at Avenue c and Thirteenth street. will take place from the Church of Our Lady of sor- rows this afternoon at g o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

still have half interest in above named business and entire business is for sale Apply to MT. Jackson or to me. Gross premiums about 5000 per month. All policies intrusted to me will be written by me in the very best companies
 J. T. WILSON, 12-4-2t N4-215 Hood Bldg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

state, that occurred last night at the Cunningham infrmary. Since his resi- dence in Jefferson county MT. Rogers had spent the greater portion of his life, about twenty years, in this city, and had claimed 1t as his home
 Tomorrow morning at 6:30 o'clock a party of Pratt City people will go down to Speigners on a special car to attend the funeral services, which will take place at 10 o'clock. The funeral services will be in charge of the Masons of Pratt City, of which Mir. Rogers was a mem Der.
 The pallbearers will be composed of the following: T. s. Page, T. L. Stovall E. J. Hudnall, J. T. Massingale, c. D. Comstock, R. F. Lovelady.
 Mir. Rogers death came as a distinct loss to Pratt City, for whose upbuilding he had always taken leading part He was consistent member of the First Methodist church and was prominent both in the business and social world of the city.
 Board of Education to Meet.
 The board of education will hold an important meeting tomorrow night at the public library at the high school build ing. In addition to the routine business the time will be fixed for the Christmas holidays.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Gettinu No. 6 Ready,

The finishing touches are being put on No. furnace of the Tennessee conpany's Ensley division and arrangements are being made for lighting this iron plant.
 No has been in course of eonstruc- ton for nearly eighteen months and will be one of the largest pig Iron furnaces in the state.
 One hundred workmen have been ad- vertised for and the indications are that the plant will be In blast before very long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The copartnership heretofore existing between C. P. Jackson and J. T. Wilson Is this day dissolved.
 c. E. Jackson will collect all debts due said firm for policies or otherwise. and will pay all debts due by said firm.
 O. ID. JACKSON,
 ]. T. WILSON.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Hoods Sarsaparilla

Gives these organs vigor and tone for the proper performance of their functions, and cures all their ordinary ailments. Take it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04

PHONE McVAY
 Your wants in the whiskey and beer line. Bell phone 520. Peoples 905. 2l2O End avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
December 2. 1904

To the Public: The business of ths Vir- sfnia State Fire Insurance company will from this date be conducted by MT. Golf fee Jackson as agent of said company.
 M J. DILLARD,
 General Agent. December 2, 1904
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-04
Liver. and Kidneys

It is highly important that these organs should properly perform their functions.
 When they don't, what lameness of the side and back. what yellowness of the skin, what constipation, bad taste in the mouth, sick headache, pimples and blotches, and loss of courage, tell the story.
 The great alternative and tonic
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
-
BRIGHT BITS.

About Even.-"How are you MAX
ing out in writing for the magazines ?"
Just holding my own. They send me
back as much as l send them. De
troit Free Press.
The JOY of Escape.-Pessimist-
you haven't. had all that you wanted
in life, have your" Optimist-"No;
but 1 haven't had all that 1 didn't
want, either. brooklyn Life.
More Troublesome.-"It's pretty
hard to be worried by lot Of debts
you can't pay" Nonsense! That's
nothing to being worried by a lot of
debts you simply have to pay."-Phil-
adelphia Ledger.
Lofty Ambition.-"It is your duty"
said the earnest man, ito assist in
leading the world to higher things"
WELL" answered the beef-packer; Jam
l not doing my best? Look at the
price of meat. "-Washington Star.
Quite Unnecessary.-Mer
you want me to put some holes for
ventilation in the crown of this SOM
brero?" Irksome Ike-"Nope; don't
trouble yerself bout de holes, Gully.
When I git back ter Graveyard Gulch
de boyees will look ter dat."-Judge.
Not to Him.-Kifter-"T a nice
umbrella you've got" Lifter-"Yes, it
was present" Kifter-"Indeed?
gave it to me, but it has an inscrip-
ton on it showing that it was pre-
scented to John f. JONES' whoever that
is. "-Philadelphia Press
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Chattanooga Times Dem.)
says: AN inquisitive reader writes US
to know why Mr.. Fairbanks doesn't
resign his position as United States
Senator. Simply because he is a Re-
publican politician. and Republican
politicians never resign one job mere
~ on suspicion of getting another"
The Galveston News Dem.) says:
''The joys of a presidential candidate
are not unmixed. Judge Parker is now
receiving great wads of campaign mu-
sic Pretty soon the Parker campaign
hats will be on the market. and it is
unavoidable that a cigar too bum for
him to smoke viii be named after
him"
The Charleston Post (Dem) says:
Miss Alice Roosevelt has made spe-
cihc denial OF the story that was told
in the West to the effect that she had
introduced the fashion of wearing a
snake about the neck. Thus is an inn
portant question Of the future of
American society settled and the coun-
try Is saved again by the Roosevelt
family"
The Mobile Register CDem) says:
There really Is no room FOR Napo-
leon on this continent. We Of the
United states have certainly no need
for one. Have we need for Mr.. Roose-
Welt who would like TO be a Napoleon,
without having the genius OF a Napo-
leon nor the mind Go understand what
plan is workable one and likely to
henent his own county, man. who,
az Mr. Pulitzer says. has no military
record. aud ~ only burning 70 make
onoT'
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
SOCIETY Ar NEWPORT.

A New York paper of recent date re-
ported this scene and conversation at
Newport: Two pretty young girls were
in a crowded store. shopping. They
bore family names frequently seen in
the society columns among those of
the SWEETEST Of the swell. Indeed, they
belonged to what has come to be
known as the smart set. Both girls
were the daughters of divorced women,
yet their mothers continued to retain
their places in society" the same as
If no breath of scandal had ever blown
across their thresholds. The girls were
faultlessly, lavishly, attired, and car
ried bejeweled little wrist-bags. Sud
denly one of them snapped open the
little wrist-bag she carried and a
cloud crossed her face. "Oh. Jen," she
exclaimed. I'm busted; can't you let
me have a little of your alimony until
Jonesey comes across?" This had refer
ence to her father, who was paying
alimony to her mother. Il guess l
can" said "Jen," MON has just got a
wad from the old man." The old man"
had reference to "Jen's" father, and
the 'wad" was alimony he had paid
to her mother. This is said to be not an
unusual sort Of conversation in New
port.
Were not these young girls deserving
OF sincerest pity? They referred flip
PANTY TO money as "alimony." giving
no thought TO the shame that attaches
TO the paying of that evidence of dis
grace. They were being raised in an
atmosphere tainted with scandals,
carelessness and worldly wisdom. They
were prematurely old in the knowledge
Of things forbidden TO maidenly mod
esty. They doubtless winked at nir-
tations and laughed at gossips. esca-
pades and scandals. What is more
natural than that these girls should
grow up 20 become themselves d.
voroees? what promise is there that
such girl viii develop into the fond.
true wife that makes the happy home.
upon which the hope Of our civilization
IS based2
u has been stated that there are not
less than nifty divorces IN what Is
known as the social smart set OF New
port Their marital obliquites have
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28

A bicycle firm in Montreal, accord
ing to the -Four Track News, is said
to have received the following letter
from a Freneh-Canadian customer:
mister T. ]. Jones and companee.
Notre Dame street, Montreal, P. O.
Dear Sir: 1 receev de bicykel witch
buy from you alrite, but for why you
don't send me no saddel. wat is de
use of de bicykel when She don't have
no saddel. 1 am loose to me my kus-
toner sure ting by no having de sad
del, and OATS not very pleasure for
Me
wat is de matter wit you mister
Jones and companee. is not my moneys
so good like annoder mans. you lose to
me my trade an i am veree anger for
dat an now tells to you da you are
fools and no good mister T. J. Jones
an companee, / send to you back at
wunce your biclkel tomorro for shure,
bekawse you are such a foolishness
peoples. yours respectfullee. J. B. St.
Denis.
Up. S.-since i rite dis letter i find
de saddle in de box. excuse to me-"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
PLENTY OF AMERICANS YET.

A New Yorker. in a. letter to the
New York Herald wants to know how
many years it will be before the
Americans are extinct in the United
States" He says he figures it out
that they will have all disappeared
before the close of this century.
of course he doesn't mean naturalized
Americans, but Americans decended
from the old stock. the stock that had
its birth in the American Revolution.
What convinces him he is right is the
immensely of the immigration from
Southern Europe, the tendency of these
immigrants to big families and the
smallness of American families.
There is no doubt some ground for
the foregoing question. but it seems
to be based largely on conditions which
exist in New York city and portions
of the West. There are great sections,
however where there is very little of
the foreign element. In most of the
Southern States the white population
is almost wholly of the Revolutionary
stock In this state for instance. the
percentage of the foreign element is
very small.
And the South is making great con-
tributions of Revolutionary stock to
New York. Southerners are found
there is great numbers in all the pro-
fessions and in pretty nearly all kinds
of business. And they are making their
influence felt there.
There was a time when New York
depended largely upon New England
for recruits of Revolutionary stock, but
such is not the case now. That sec
tion has been pretty well drained Of
that stock by the West and the foreign
element is getting possession there. 1t
is here in the South that the Revo-
lutionary stock retains it's foothold,
and 1t is the South that will be the
salvation of the republic when its
institutions are assaulted by the forces
of socialism and anarchism.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
AFTER PORT ARTHUR. VLADIvOs-
TOk.

1t is estimated that the Japanese
have lost. in their several attacks on
Port Arthur, in the neighborhood of
10000 men; and the port is still in the
hands of the Russians, with the pres
ent prospect in favor of a long SIEGE
1t has been stated in the dispatches
that the Japanese Minister of War has
concluded that 1t is impossible to take
the place by assault, therefore the
commander in the field has been order
ed to avoid attacks entailing heavy
losses. Since il is inexpedient, If not
impossible. to hammer down the walls
and walk in, the Japanese may resort
to the slower method of starving their
enemy out. The experiences of the
people of Paris during the siege of
that city, and OF the soldiers Of the
Southern Confederacy. show that de-
termined people can subsist for quite
a while on almost nothing. That the
Russians at Port Arthur are of stout
heart is well known. II is, therefore,
impossible to predict with any sort of
accuracy how long the post will hold
out against what appears to be the
inevitable. Military experts thought
that the japanese would be in Port
Arthur several weeks ago, but they
were mistaken in their calculations.
Meanwhile 1t is understood that the
japanese are preparing TO push the
war into the enemys territory, at
Nladivostok. The Russians seem to
have anticipated such movement and
are now rushing work on the defenses
Of that port. Marquis Oyama is cred
tied with having perfected plans for
the Siege OF this northern base Of the
Russians which he will put into opera
ton shortly, n. indeed. the movement
against that point has not already been
started. Correspondents OF some Of
the London papers are OF the opinion
that Japanese ships and soldiers are
already headed for Vladivostok. ana
that not many days will elanso before
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
PER SONAL.

-Tamagno, the Italian operate ten
or, is candidate for the Italian Par
lament. He knows nothing of poll
ties, but will go on the stump as a
singer, and in this way hopes to cap
ture enough votes to insure his return.
Thomas w. Porter, superintendent
of the Indian school at Chemaw, Ore.
has been married to a quarter-blood
Digger girl, a pupil at the school. The
bride is remarkably good-looking, in
her teens and has been an active
Christian worker for years Mr.. Pot
ter has a fine reputation as teacher
OF indian youth, having held important
positions in various educational insti-
tutions east and west.
Young Charles Gates is a, much
shrewder business man than his faith
err John w. Gates. The entire respon-
sibility of one of the largest brokerage
offices in New York is on his shoulders.
although he is hardly 80 years old He
keeps a personal eye on every account
He does not want any "pikers," and
says so. He is a sport in every sense
but one--he does not drink anything
spirituous. He believes in cold water,
first and last. At dinner party last
winter the young man was accounted
the best story-teller around the board.
The one hundredth anniversary of
the death Of Barbara Heck, the found
er of Methodism in America, is being
concentrated by a large gathering
of Methodists from the United States
and Canada at her grave in Blue
Church Cemetery on the Canadian side
of the st. Lawrence, three miles from
Ogdensburg, N. Y. Through her eff
forts the first Methodist sermon was
preached in New York in 1916 After
ward she and her husband removed
from New York to Canada At this
memorial service funds are being sub
scribed to build a memorial hall near
the cemetery for religious services.