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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
JUD BRAHAM MUST
 BE HANGED FRIDAY
NEGRO HAD HOPED SENTENCE WOULD BE cOMMUTED-RE- FUSED LAST NIGHT TO DISCUSS ACTION OF PARDON BOARD.

The action of the state paroonins board Jud Braham, the negro confined in the Jefferson county jail, means that he is to be executed in the jail yard next Friday.
 Braham was convicted in the criminal court over a year ago for taking the life of his sweetheart Minnie Crenshaw. at Pratt City. about eighteen months ago. irmed by the supreme court
 Braham has been hopeful all the time that the pardoning board would see fit to commute his sentence. He has said that he was not afraid to die, but that he prayed that the board would see fit to grant his petition. The negro would not discuss the matter last night
 A strong effort was made to have the sentence commuted Attorney Jesse F. stallings went to Montgomery last week and argued the case before the pardoning board, while Attorney B. M. Allen, who assisted in the prosecution of the negro argued against his sentence of death be- ing commuted.
 Braham Is an intelligent negro. He se- cured letters from number of promi- nent people in Alabama asking that his ment.
 Alex Robertson, another negro. Is also to be hung Friday. He Is convicted of killing a negro woman about two years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
HOWARD TEAM AND
 Y. M. C. A. SATURDAY
BASKETBALL AT GYMNASIUM. CLOSENESS OF LAST GAME MAKES IT HARD TO SAY WHICH IS BETTER TEAM.

Howard college and the Young Mems Christian association basketball teams teams will meet again on Saturday night at the Young Mems Christian association gymnasium. The closeness of the score in last Saturdays game makes it hard to decide which is the better team, and as a result a second game has been arr ranged. Both teams are familiar with the court as Howard has been practicing at the association building during the season. The Howard college students will be present this time in force to cheer their team.
 On Thursday night of this week the basketball players of the Young Mems Christian association will entertain the ladies of the Birmingham seminary. Two games have been arranged between the Diamonds and Triangles. also the Cres- cents and Stars. MT. Frank Weiland is chairman of the committee on decorations and the gymnasium will be festooned with a couple of hundred yards of blue and white bunting the coIors of the seminary An orchestra will be in attendance and a pleasant evening is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
EAST LAKE GRANTS
 ANOTHER FRANCHISE
EAST LAKE LAND co. WILL CON- STRUCT ELECTRIC LINE TO CONNECT WITH B. R., L. & p. co. IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.

At a special meeting of the East Lake city council last night franchise was granted to the East Lake Land company to construct electric car lines which will connect with the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power companys line and which will serve portions of East Lake not at present served by the trolleys.
 Work will commence on the new line at once, and, according to the franchise, is tob completed by March 1, 1906. The estimated cost of building the line will be about $25,000.
 A number of spectators were present at the meeting last night. and the session was a lengthy one. The board took up tine franchise ordinance by sections. w. w Crawford, president of the land com pany, and N. L. Miller were present and addressed the board.
 The members of the council present were Mayor Robinson and Aldermen Blackburn, Cruill, Burchfield. McClendon, Finch, Wade, Montgomery and Waldrop.
 The franchise question was the only matter before the council.
 The route of the Fourth avenue line will be as follows: Beginning at the Birming ham Railway Light and Power com pany's line at the College state, run ming northward up Ninth street to Fourth avenue, down Fourth avenue eastward to Seventeenth street.
 The Rugby line will begin at College and will run in southerly direction along Ninth street to Rugby avenue along Rugby avenue in eastern direction to Twelfth street.
 The lines are to be built by the East Lake Land company and will be operated by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company which will furnish the power and the cars The cars will make connection with the trolleys on the main line and transfers will be isued which will be good on the lines of the Bir- mlngham Railway, Light and Power com pany.
 The new lines will run close to Howard college and the East Lake Orphanage and the Rugby Highland line will take in seme of the most desirable sites in Jones valley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
ANOTHER RULING MACHINE
 AND OTHER EQUIPMENT
Installed By Roberts & Son to Keep Pace With Their Increasing Busi- ness--Finer Facilities for Handling Special Ruled Forms, Blank Books, Lithography,. Etc.

An encouraging evidence of Birming- hams industrial growth is instanced in the case of Roberts &5 Son. our largest and most progressive printing, litho- graphing and stationery establishment
 In addition to the many improvements in plant equipment made by them re- gently, they have now just installed a new Hickok-one of the finest, double- striking ruling machlnes-of large size and now have In operations in their es- tablishment three fine ruling machines, in charge of a corps of skilled people.
 This added machine gives Roberts & Son especial facilities for handling promptly any kind of special ruled sheets and forms no matter how Intricate, and also gives them facilities for quick ly turning out in best shape special ruled blank books
 A new Seybold automatic power cutter. new book finishing tools and other new equipment has also been added in their bindery department, which enables them now to handle with more promptness their increased volume of special book and other bindery work
 The reputation of Roberts & Son for first class work has always been pre- eminent and now that they have the added advantage of abundant equipment to handle orders with the utmost rapidi- ty, consistent with finished work, q yet larger volume of patronage seems as- sured them.
 It Is understood also that their litho- graphing business Is now larger than ever before. Their work is first class in every particular and the people are show ing their appreciation of the advantage and convenience of having their work done right here at home.
 Complete brass die engraving equip ment has also been added in their rub Der stamp and stencil department and they now execute orders for corporation, notary and lodge seals in couple days time.
 Verify. it's Birminghams fine indus tries. such as this. which put so much money in circulation here and make the Birmingham district q great and pros porous community.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

Dave Brown, the son of Policeman D. P. Brown. was cut and seriously wound ed last night by Jordan Moore, a negro, in the Palace livery stable at Seven teenth street and Second avenue.
 Brown is in a serious condition at the home of his father. 1929 Thirteenth ave- nue, North and tie physicians were afraid for some time to probe into one of the wounds, as they thought 1t had penetrated to vital spot.
 The cutting was the result of the ne- gro's having been arrested in the after noon by Policemen Hawkins and Rich ardson on a charge of gaming He made bond, went straight back to the stable and accused young Brown of having told the policemen that he was gaming Brown denied the charge, but the negro cut him several times.
 One of the cuts is across the arm, and is serious, but not fatal. Another is in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
NEGRO SERIOUSLY CUTS
 SON OF A POLICEMAN

the side and it is this one which the phy- sicians fear may result seriously. The wound is long and deep, and at late hour the doctors were undecided as to the extent of the cut.
 The negro has not been arrested. He made his escape from the stable and has not been seen since. Policeman Hawkins said last night:
 "we had arrested the negro in the afternoon for gaming in the stable. We ran in on this negro and another one and locked them up. This negro made bond, a physician in the city for whom he drives, signing the bond. The negro went straight back to the stable, accused Young Brown of telling on him and then cut him.
 Some of the policemen have been on the trail of the negro tonight. All the police men know him, and we are apt to catch him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
INDUSTRIAL NEWS

State Mine Inspector J. NJ Gray issued yesterday his official statement of Ala- bama's coal production for the year 1904. The total is il 27s, 151 tons. against Il, ,7Oo.- the state mine inspector gave out 1904 s product with all of the counties officially ascertained except Etowah. In that pre- lImlnary statement EIowah's output waa estimated at 100000 tons.
 Following are the official figures by counties:
 Bbb county, 1.sG9.5 tons; Blount, 59. 132. Culman, 1I2.21s; DeKalb. 35.514; Eto- wah, 1S2. .649; Jackson, 14,295. Jefferson. 5,S34,49O Marion, 7l,352. Shelby. l1i,476; St. Clair, 154,Sl3; Tuscaloosa 662,929; Wal ker, 2,512,33 Winston, 42,371.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

the support of an excellent company. H. Hassard Short. as Xavier Lechat. was just the sort of son to curse such father. George Backts and Sheridan Block as the two engineers were fair. while Miss Katherine Grey as Germalne Lechat was the girl whom the playwright had in mind and Miss Harriet Otis Del lenbaugh as Madame Lechat was thor oughly true to life. Miss Grey has abun- dant magnetism and she rose to her cli- maxes with considerable dramatic power. Walter Hale was acceptable as Lucien Garaud and the remaining members of the company were satisfactory.
 Business Is Business is the most am- bilious effort of genial William II. Crane.
 P C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

President J. C. Maben of the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company, who left New York for Birmingham Mon day, was due last night but telegram received at his residence announced that his train missed connection at Atlanta and that he could not reach home until Wednesday morning at 5:S5 o'clock. Mir Maben has been in New York at work on the merger project since the middle of February
 When negotiations for consolidating the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railway company with the other large companies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
MR. .MABEN MISSES HIS
 CONNECTION AT ATLANTA

Of the district were declared off, Mir Ma ben concluded to return home Mir Hoad- ley and his party seem to be hopeful of bringing about tne merger in May after the Tennessee eompany's annual stockholders meeting. Hoadley still claims that his syndicate has control of the Tennessee, but the hostile atti- tude of the Tennessee board caused the banking interests behind the merger to call halt until all hostility could be composed.
 The Sheffield -irectors will meet in Birmingham next Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
NEGRO CONFESSES ID 4 BLOODY DEED Ed. Johnson Tells How Flag man AImon Was Robbed POLICEMEN'S GOOD WORK Officers Baker and Disheroon Work for Three Weeks to Get Confession
 From Negro and Finally
 Succeed.

Ed Johnson, one of the negroes in the county jail on the double charge of mur- der and highway robbery on account of the death of Louisville and Nashville Flagman Ed G. Almon. who was held up and shot near Oxmoor over a month ago, has confessed. The negro charges Louis Hale. the other negro in jail on the same charge, with having struck the fagman over the head, and also with shooting him, but the evidence is that Ed did the shooting himself
 Policemen Baker and Disheroon have been working on the case for three or more weeks, and they only succeeded Mon day in securing a confession from John son.
 At the jail Monday Johnson at first re- fused to talk to the two policemen, but finally he became angry at Hale and at Policeman Disheroon, and so he called Policeman Baker off and told him the cir eumstances of the highway robbery and the shooting of the flagman. He said:
 The Confession.
 Me and Hale was coming away from Helena, and we got off the freight train at Oxmoor. We built fire and was sit ting round it when this nagman came down the road carrying two lanterns in one hand and his pistol in the other.
 Hale says he was gwine to rob that white man, and l tells him not to do it, but he said he was anyway, and that he was going to take that pistol. He hits the white man over the head with the stick, and knocks him down. The white man shot Hale as he fell, and then Hale grabbed the pistol and shoots the white man."
 Would you know that stick if you saw it?" asked Policeman Baker.
 "Yes sir; I'd know it any where" was the negro's reply.
 Stick identified.
 The stick was sent for and the negro identified it at once. He then confessed to the policeman that the gloves that were found on Hale were those of the flagman. and that they did not belong to Hale, as he had claimed.
 In the main the negro's story agrees with the death bed statement of the flag man, who stated that one of the negroes had struck him with a stick and that the other had grabbed him. He said that he shot the one with the stick as he fell to the ground, stunned by the blow on the head
 It will be remembered that Hale was found badly shot in a house near Ox- moor, but that he claimed negro had shot him in a fight. He has recovered from his wound.
 Good Police Work.
 The two policemen did an excellent piece of work in getting this confession, as the negroes have denied for three weeks that they were the right ones. IL is practically certain now that the two negroes will hang for their crime, and Jefferson county may see another double hanging.
 Johnson was told Monday that he would walk up the steps to that iron gallows, but would never walk down them. He replied
 T don't care if do. knows I've got to walk up them steps and get down an- other way, and I might as well tell you how it happened
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
At the RlIou.

Arizona is doing a good business at the Bijon this week and is pleasing the patrons of that popular playhouse. Arizona" Is one of the best American plays ever written and there are some clever people in the company which is playing at the Biiou. Seats are in de- mand for tonights performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
PERSONAL.

George A. Beecher of New York is stopping at the Hillman.
 Pelham Chapter. Daughters of the Con- federacy, will meet this afternoon at s o'clock with Miss Shropshire on Wau- coma avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

ance that is charged would be considera- bly reduced
 Ask for Support.
 Speaking of the object of his visit to this city Mir Jordan said: "I am here as president of the Southern Cotton Grow CTS association to ask the support of business men, bankers, merchants and others engaged or interested in agricul- tural pursuits to help us to arrange system by which the south can be made the cotton market of the whole world. This can be done If we can have the support of the bankers and merchants I fully realize the importance of the city of Birmingham as an industrial center, but also realize that unless the cotton question is attended to the other branches of business in the south cannot main- tain the position that they ought to oc- cupy. Your helping us will certainly help yourselves If we could establish a uni- form price of 10 cents for cotton a con- fidence would be placed in the business that would reflect also on the other pur- suits in which Alabama is engaged l have alerady visited several states and in each instance have been promised good support. In Georgia I got $sS6O; in South Carolina, s2000: in North Carolina, $500 and the southern bankers have promised to raise $l0,0o0. You see we are bound to win in this matter and I sincerely hope that the Birmingham people and the peo- pie of Alabama generally will do what ever they can to help us''
 At the close of his remarks MT. Jor- dan was heartily applauded.
 Resolution Adopted.
 w. D. Nesbitt of the firm of Knight, Yancey & CO, introduced the follow ing resolutions. which were adopted:
 Resolved. That the chairman of this meeting be instructed to ask that the Board of Trade and the Commercial club fin Birmingham appoint two members each. of a committee of four to cooper ate with the financial agent of the South ern Cotton association in raising any funds in Birmingham that the people wish to contribute
 President Jordan was the guest of friends in the city yesterday, and left last night for Greenville, Miss, where he will speak tonight. He has arranged a schedule to speak in more than thirty cities and towns east and west of the Mississippi within the next thirty days. Mir. Jordan is very anxious that Texas shall join in the Movement heart and soul, and states t-at if the Lone Star state enlists unde Uthe banner. that the fight is won.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Meiba.

The sale of seats for the engagement of Melba at the Jefferson theatre next Mon- day night continues at the box office. This engagement will be notable in musical circles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
CITIZENS SAVINGS BANK & TRUST co. 2O03 First Avenue.

Fugality looks backward with pleasure and forward with hope"
 It would surprise any to the great army of frugal and thrifty depostors lined up in And it great things for community in the fu ture-it independent and prosperous citizenship We invite you to join them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The pushers fastened to the gear ins.ead of the body of Bloch Ge- carts. Ben M. Jacobs & Bros, 2O11 First Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
OEEIcERs:

J. B. Cobbs. President; B. F. Roden, V. President. II. H. Mayberry. Treasurer; c. G. Davidson. Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

For Sale-Return tubular boilers. Can be seen at the power house. B. R. L. 6 P.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
DIRECTORS:

Roden, J. H. Robinson. 0. 0. Simpson, R. Copeland, C. O. Burns of low York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
MEETING WAS HELD
 OF BOARD OF TRADE
SEVERAL MATTERS WERE IN. FORMALLY CUSSED-lNTER- STATE RATES WILL COME UP AT NEXT MEETING OF BOARD.

The Board of Trade held the regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon in the First National bank building and mat ters relating to municipal affairs were in- formally discussed by those present.
 There was some discussion of the an noyance caused by the sweeping of the streets in the business section of the city in the early evening, but no resolu- tions were passed, the general impression being that the matter was being adjusted by the proper authorities.
 Several matters brought to the atten- tion of the individual members of the board were denied discussion, as it was the opinion of those present that all com munications to the board should be pre- sented in writing if action by the board was desired.
 tee, J. D. Collins, reported that he had not been notified of any action of the Southeastern Tariff association regarding Birmingham insurance rates, but that he expected to hear any day from c. C.. Fleming. the secretary of the association.
 At the next meeting of the board the question of encouraging the movement to amend the interstate commerce law. which has been conducted by the inter state commerce law convention, would be taken up and discussed. E. P. Bacon of Milwaukee, Wis, chairman of the execu- tive committee of the convention, has been in communication with the Board of Trade for some time, seeking it's aid in the movement for further legislation by Congress regarding freight rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
THE WEATHER

Washington. March 7.-Forecast for Ala bama: Showers Wednesday; Thursday partly cloudy and colder; fresh southerly winds becoming northwest by Thursday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08

The strength of a bank is in it's individual
 loans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Local Weather Data.

winds becoming northwest by Thursday.
 Local Weather Data.
 Maximum temperature ................ .72 Minimum temperature ................ .5S Mean temperature ..................... .65 Normal temperature ................. 56 Deficiency of temp. since January l.. 99 Rainfall since p. m, yesterday .... ,. 0 Rainfall since January 1 ............12. 80 Excess of rainfall since January 1.... 1.S2
 Weather Report.
 Temperature and precipitation as re- ported by the weather bureau for select ed southern stations during 24 hours end Ing at g. m. Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-08
Temperature. ita-

". A. MITCHELL.
 Observer.