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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
CLERK OF PROBATE
 TIES NUPTIAL KNOT
BRIDE ONLY 15 YEARS OF AGE WEEDS YOUTH OF 2t-FATHER OF GIRL GIVES HIS CONSENT TO THE MARRIAGE.

Attaches of the county court house Wit messed a very interesting wedding yester- day afternoon in the office of the judge of probate,
 few minutes before D o'clock, a healthy looking youth walked up to the counter in the probate office and requested Sam Blake the chief clerk, to issue him a marriage license. He gave his name as Silas B. Ray and his age as 21 years. The young girl of his choice was Annie May Strickland and her age was given as 15 years. The pair were accompanied to the court house by the girls father and another friend.
 As soon as the license was made out the young man asked MT. Blake if they couldn't be married at the court house and he replied that he would be glad to perform the ceremony that would join them together as man and wife.
 The clerks in the different offices soon learned that a wedding was about to take place and in few minutes the room was crowded, Arm in arm the couple walk ed to the center of the room and were met there by MT. Blake. He performed the ceremony in short order and the happy pair were congratulated by the crowd that witnessed their marriage
 Both reside in Walker county. They came to Birmingham yesterday afternoon for the expressed purpose of being mar ried They got off the train and lost no time in going to the court house The bride, almost a child, was trim and at tractive It Is said that the contracting parties are well known in the community where they live and that they came here to steal march on their friends. This makes the third couple married in the probate court room in the past three weeks and MT Blakes fame for tielng knots in short order is spreading. The couple returned to their home shortly after the ceremony was performed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
POSTOPPICE IS
 VERY BUSY PLACE
HOLIDAY RUSH HAS ALREADY BE- GUN-POSTMASTER PREPARING
 TO MEET DEMANDs-ExTRA FA- cILlTIEs ARE BEING PROVIDED.

An extra force of clerks will be on duty in the registry and general delivery de- partments of the postoffice this week to handle the holiday mail
 The rush has already been felt at the postoffice and Postmaster J. R. Carter says he will be prepared to handle the extra mail matter with dispatch. The reg ister and money order departments which have heretofore been located together have been separated on account of insuf- ficient room.
 The money order office has been re- moved to the southside of the building adjoining the Postmaster's office near the Second avenue entrance. Carpenters have been at work for several days preparing the quarters and the business of the de- partment will be transacted there perma- nently. There is about twice as much room and the additional space also re- leves the crowded condition of the reg istry office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
WHAT PERSON LOST
 THIS POCKET BOOK?
IT CONTAINED $40, WITH DRAFTS AND CHECKS-CoNsTABLE PAR SONS NAeBEp A NEGRO WOMAN WHO HAD PICKED IT UP.

M. W. Parsons, constable of beat S'' accidentally recovered yesterday in front of the Hotel Ellis on Twentieth street a pocketbook containing $40 in money ana $50 or $50 in checks and drafts.
 While standing in front of the Hotel Ellis early in the afternoon Mir Parsons saw a negro woman stoop. pick up an article on the sidewalk and thrust 1t under her skirts
 The woman's manner excited hls sus- pcion and MT. Parsons stopped her and demanded that she give him the article she had hidden in her clothes. At hrst the woman declined to do as she was bid den, but at length she drew forth rom under her skirt a black pocketbook, SIX inches long and handed it to MT. Par sons.
 Upon examining 1t, MT. Parsons round that it contained what has already been stated.
 MT. Parsons still has the pocketbook with it's contents in his possession lie will restore it to its owner provided that person will call at MT. Parsons ofnce' No. 1922lh Third avenue and identlfy the property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
Game Friday at Y. M. c. A.

The second game of series between the Owenton and Birmingham Classical school basket ball teams will be played on next Friday afternoon. Both teams have de- veloped considerable since the last game, which resulted in favor of the Owenton boys. The young ladies of the Margaret Allen school and the Polick-Stephens in- stitute have been invited to be present. The following will be the line-ups of the teams:
 Classical school-LeGrande center; Brooks, right forward; Webb. left for ward; Wilkerson, right guard. and Gnuse, left guard. Owenton-Hamilton, center; Garner, right forward; Walker, left for ward; Outflow. right guard, and Guthrie, left guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19

ney, Mir. Ames, MT. James, MT. Macom- Der, MT. Bell MT. Anderson and MT, Gar rison, All the gentlemen, excepting MT. Jemison. were visitors to Birmingham. coming from Chicago, New York, Phila- delphia and Buffalo.
 Invited to meet them were these gentle men of Brmngham;
 Mir. Morrow, MT Emery, Mir Nesbitt, MT. Kettig, MT. Harding, MT. Hassinger, MT. Harris, Mr. Joseph, MT. Bush MT. Roden, Mir. Pearson, Mir. Carey, MT. Ross, Mayor Ward and MT. Rhodes.
 The financiers who were the guests of MT. Jemison at the dinner represent the two bonding houses, N. w. Harris x Co.,, of New York; and Perry, Coffin & Burr, of Boston.
 The purpose of this visit here was to inspect conditions in the Birmingham dis trict with view of investing in Birming- ham securities. The result of their n- vestigation is that they will invest in traction and other securities in or near Birmingham from $2000,000 to $5,00000O.
 This investment will it is believed mean great deal for the development of the Birmingham district.
 The company broke up at midnight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
Total

When told that the necessary amount had been subscribed Col l.. W, Johns stated yesterday afternoon that he was glad the club had raised the money and hoped the organization would erect it on A pedestal in memory to the pioneers or the Birmingham district. "I am defeat- ed" said Colonel Johns. but 1t is in the hest of spirits because I really feel down deep in my heart that Vulcan ought to have been taken care of by the communi- ty. have demonstrated that when, as a member of the Commercial club and the community, went down in my pocket and subscribed s100 to the fund. When l submitted my proposition to the club to purchase the statue. it was not until the community was seemingly neglecting the iron man. and it occurred to me that if the people of Birmingham would not take care of him would. I am glad that 1t is to be erected on a pedestal, and trust if will be in the heart of the city,
 It has been suggested that those who have subscribed to the fund be given an opportunty to vote on the location where the monument Is to be erected. There are several desirable and appropriate sites for the iron man to be placed on A pedestal and the idea of erecting 1t in front of the new passenger station Is said to meet with the approval of the general public.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
SENT TO TUSCALOOSA.
Man Who Assaulted Avondale Citizen
 Is a Maniac.

Solomon Pemmons, the white man who was pronounced a raving maniac a few days ago, was taken to the asylum for the insane at Tuscaloosa yesterday. It required three officers to remove the man from the county jail to the railway sta- ton and 1t was all they could do to man. age him.
 Plemmons Is the man that raised dis turbance a week ago at Avondae. He assaulted several persons and was giv- ing trouble in general. When one officer attempted to arrest him the undertaking was too much for him. It required four deputies to take him to the county jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
Louis Shulman Here.

MT. Louis Shulman of New York, presl- dent of the Goodyear Raineoat company
 was in Birmingham yesterday. MT. Shul- man Is on an inspection tour, visiting the Goodyear stores throughout the country
 The store recently established here made the twenty-seventh store. A store will be opened in Clapton. Ala soon, making twenty-elght stores in the United States, operated by this concern. The factories are located at Philadelphia '"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
TOUR OF THE WORLD.
Famous Trick Bicycle Riders Are Now
 In Birmingham.

"Ruba" Shields, the original of the bicycle "rube" act, is in Birmingham on his way around the world on q bicycle. He Is accompanied by Harry Fowler, another trick bicyclst, and the two are to give exhibitions of daring trick riding on tre streets this morning at Il o'clock. Tfe pair left Portland, Ore, six months aSd and are en route to Florida and Cuba, from where they intend going 10 SD lin.
 Shields was the first to Introduce tle bicycle in the "Rube" business and has traveled with circuses and street fairs as a farmer and performing his funny tricks and falls to the gles of the on- lockers. In way the "Rube' Is the Wad- dell of the bicycle world
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
Barbers' Union No. 83.

Barbers' Union No. S3 held a regular meeting last night and elected the fol- lowing officers for the ensuing year: M W. Bagwell, president Nat w. Williams, vice president; L. K. Sherry, corresponds ing secretary; Jack Lynn, recording secre- tary; N. Catauzono, treasurer; B. Riazzi guardian; w. Worsham, guide. Al II. Hayes, W. S. Hudson and D. Harris, were unanimously elected as members of the finance committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
MOORE & HANDLEY BUILDING,
Plans Have Been Accepted for New
 Four-Story Structure.

Plans for the Moore and Handley Hard ware company's building, to replace the structure recently destroyed by fire have been completed.
 B. F. Moore, member of the com. pany stated yesterday that the Duiid1g would be an exact reproduction of the four-story structure burned Plans have been accepted by the concern. and it is understood that the contract for the structure will be let in short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
oreene.Arrant Engagement.

Mir and Mrs. J. R. Greene announce the engagement of their daughter. Matte Bailey to MT. Andrew Jackson Arrant, the wedding to take place at their res idence at Waverly. Ala. on the after- noon of December A
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19

We will be open every night from now until after Xmas Get your Xmas gifts of us. Varley & Bauman, 1924 lSt Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
THE WEATHER

Washington, December 1S.--Following is the forecast for Alabama: Rain Tues day; Wednesday probably fair with colder In south portion: light to fresh east winds, Incoming VarfabIe
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19
Local Weather Data.
Weather Report.

Temperature and precipitation as re- ported at the weather bureau for select southern stations during 24 hours ending at 10 a. m: Preeip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-19

For he finest wines, liquors and brandies go 10 Gum Drug Co, 2Oi7 2d Avenue.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
Miss Roosevelt in Korea.

Seoul, Sept. 24.-Prince vi, the EN-
peror's cousin, acted as most Friday at
an open air garden party given at the
old east palace in honor of Miss Alice
Roosevelt All of the officials OF note
of Korea, were present. The wooded
paths and colorcd pavilioIs We're dec
grated with American and Korean
flags.
Prince vi toasted President Roose-
welt, and Minister Morgan toasted the
Emperor of Korea. Later Miss Roose-
welt was presented at gathering I'M
der the auspices of the Korean Chris
tian women missionaries and was
given Korean Bible and prayer
book.
From the chapel the assemblage pro-
ceeded to a garden party given In
honor of Miss Roosevelt and her party
by American missionaries in Korean
districts. All denominations were pres
ent, being in attendance at the annual
conferences at Seoul.
In the evening in the court yard OF
the American legation. performances
were given by Korean military musi-
clans and by dancing girls.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
Land Office Reforms.

Washington, D. c., Sept. 22.-1n his
forthcoming annual report to the sec
retary of the interior, Land Commits
sioner W. A. Richards will make two
important recommendations that are
entirely new and designed to better
the public land service. AS means
of reducing fraud under the various
land laws, he will recommend the en-
actment of law imposing a heavy
penalty upon any one who offers any
inducement to another to make any
kind of public land entry in the inter
est of second person, and increasing
the penalty to be imposed upon those
who make entries for the sole purpose
of selling out at a profit.
The second recommendation which
Commissioner Richards will make will
concern local land offices. Since the
establishment of the public land ser
vice each local land Office has been in
charge of register and receiver, and
in offices doing a good business, each
official has drawn down $4,000 a year.
Experience has shown that in almost
every instance the work of a local land
office could be more satisfactorily
handled by one official than by two.
This change would reduce the number
of officials by III and save about $780,,
600 in salaries.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
HONEST GOVERNMENT.
Some Ringing Episrams by Governor
Folk of Missouri.

Denver, Sept. 23.-At the Denver
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
Thursday, Governor Folk of Missouri
addressed several hundred of the lead
ing men of Denver, together with a
number of guests from other parts OF
the state. The following quotations
embody his convictions in regard to
municipal reform:
Wherever you find gambling houses
running in open violation of the law
you can be certain that somewhere
there Is graft in the government of that
city or state"
with an executive official the ques.
ton should not be whether the law is
good law or not, but 1t is his duty to
execute it as he finds it."
"A rascal is rascal, whether he
calls himself Democrat or Republi-
can; a lawbreaker is criminal, no
matter to what party he may belong
Every law, l have observed, is a
blue law to the man who wants to
break it. Every state in the Union,
except ten, is now engaged in prose
cutting graft and bribery. This does
not indicate a moral degeneration, but
1t shows a moral awakening"
zone of the chief causes of corrup.
tion in legislative bodies is the free
railroad pass"
"A state cannot be injured by the en-.
forcement of the law 1t is more hon.
orable to correct civic evils than it is
to bear them in ignoble silence"
"A half dozen brave, earnest and
honest men, working courageously for
the enforcement of the law in any
town of city in Colorado can drive cor
ruption from it's bounds"
Americans for America, Is the slo,
gan that should be sounded now"
IF there were any difference made
by reason of party l would prosecute
the man of my own party who does
wrong first-because he should know
better"
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
Amity Colony All Riaht.

Denver, Sept. 23.-Some apprehen-
sion has been expressed that the very
laudable work the Salvation Army is
carrying on at Amity, Colorado.
through its colony, might be crippled
and hampered by the dragging into
the Equitable mixup of the Amity
Land and Irrigation Company, which
it has been alleged owes the Equitable
the sum of $2,s09,G33. The Salvation
Army, says the News in explanation of
the situation. through its commander,
Booth Tucker, bought the land and
water rights for the Amity colony
from the Amity company and incurred
only few minor obligations in doing
so, obligations which could be readily
met If stress were brought to bear
by the Amity company being forced
to make a hurry-up call against all
loans and notes. That there is small
danger of this is to be taken from a
statement made last night by Platt
Rogers, attorney for the Amity COM
pany.
"To begin with" said Mr.. Rogers,
the company is not involved with the
Equitable in any way. its officers and
stockholders all live in New York and
other eastern cities and the company
owes no debts that it cannot meet i'm
mediately. The Amity company is a
separate and distinct institution from
the Amity colony, which simply stands
as a purchaser of lands and water
rights from the Amity company" Aside
from Mr. Rogers the only Colorado per-
son identified with the affairs of the
Amity company is w. II. Wylie, who
resides at Holly and is the manager
and company agent.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
NEGRO RESOLUTIONS
DEuouNc,Ne jim CROW LAWS
Negro Press Association Announces
Its Attitude on Questions A.
fectinq the Race.

Muskogee, i. T., Sept. 23.-The West
ern Negro Press Association, in an
nual meeting here yesterday, adopted
the following resolutions:
ut being considered the settled pol
icy of the white people of the southern
states 10 abridge the political rights of
the colored people, and thereby nuulify
the fifteenth amendment, memorial
shall be presented to the President
and to Congress opposing statehood
for the two territories Undian Terri
tory and Oklahoma) unless an abso
lutte guarantee can be given that there
will be no Jim Grow coach laws and
other laws discriminating between the
races in public places"
The resolutions endorse the admins
tration of President Roosevelt, and he
is spoken of as 'the greatest chief ex.
ecutive since the great emancipator.
Lincoln" Negroes are urged TO acquire
land; lynching and the perpetrators OF
crimes leading thereto are denounced
be they white or colored; it is de-
clared that separate schools should
not be established in states where
slavery never existed, and that in the
states where both races favor separ.
ate schools they should exist as a
means to an end, rather than as an end
themselves. Booker T. Washingtons
Industrial policy is endorsed. Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary of the In
terror Hitchcock are to be informed
that the rights given the freedmen in
the territory to sell their lands without
restrictions are being abused. and II
the evil is not stopped they will soon
dispose of their homes and become
paupers and wards of the Nation.
The Western Negro Press Associa.
ton elected the following officers yes
terday: President, w. H. Duncan, Col
orado Springs; vice president, c. N.
Sellers, Buxton. Iowa; corresponding
secretary. w. H. Twine, Muskogee,
Indian Territory; recording secretary,
F. ]. Mordon, Muskogee. Indian Terri.
tory; treasurer, Miss S. Tidley, Guth,
rie, Oklahoma.
The association will meet next year
at Colorado Springs.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
Must Raise Assessments.

Denver, Sept. 22.-The county as
SCISSORS of Logan and Morgan county
must increase their assessments in GER
tain particulars. Attorney General Mil
Ter, acting for the board of equaliza-
ton, prepared a formal notice yester-
day to be served on them, requiring
the following changes:
Logan-Agricultural land assess,
ments to be increased from $4.97 per
acre to IS per acre; grazing land from
II cents per acre to sl.25 per acre;
horses from 1899 to SIS each.
Morgan County-Agricultur land
from 1896 per acre to $40 per acre;
cattle from sS.05 to $40 each.
These changes are ordered after the
investigation held Wednesday. If the
assessors should not comply with the
order, it is within the power of the
board to order the assessors before
the governor for hearing. If 1t
should then appear to him that as
sessments have been made with the
intent to defraud the state revenue, he
has the power to remove the assessor
from Office.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
LIGHTING LORE.
AcETYLENE ExcELs AS AN ILLU-
MINANT.
Gas for Lighting Formerly Confined to
Cities and Large Towns, now in
General Use in the Country.

The satisfactory lighting OF subur-
ban and country homes requires that
the means used shall be convenient,
safe, economical and furnish b;il-
liant. penetrating, effulgent light.
Everybody admits that these are
not the characteristics of the candle
or kerosene lamp. which, formerly,
were the only feasible means OF pro-
ducing light for domestic use in the
rural districts.
For generations there was crying
need, a yearning for something better.
which was not satisfied. A few years
ago deliverance came in the shape of
the chemical compound, Calcium Car
bide, from which, by the simple ap'
plication of water, the gas Acetylere
is derived. Acetylene meets all the
requirements fully and admirably and
is being generally used.
Common lime and carbon in the
form of coke or coal are the raw ma
terials which, fused in an intensely
heated furnace. make Calcium Car
bide, and there Is no difficulty in OBJ
tanning 1t in any part of the country
The machine into which the Cal
cium Carbide is fed and from which
the Acetylene is distributed through
the building to be lighted, is but little
larger than thirtygallon milk can,
and of the same general form. 1t is
easily and cheaply installed, either in
the cellar or in an out-building.
The light from burning Acetylene
is exquisite, and lighting experts agree
that it surpasses all other known illu-
minants. 1t does not taint the air nor
strain the eyes and is not objection
able in any respect. Every up-to-date
rural residence should be equipped
with Acetylene light.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
c. F. & I. Wins Water Suit.

Pueblo. Colo, Sept. 24.-Judge N.
Walter Dixon yesterday announced
his decision in the water suit of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
which has been pending in the District
Court for several weeks. granting the
company the right to change the point
of diversion of its water supply on the
Arkansas river from the present head
gate, situated two miles west of
Boone, Colorado. to Adobe, Colorado,
siding on the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad, about six miles east of Flor
ence and about six miles west of the
Pueblo county line. The distance of
the transfer is about fifty miles west
of the present headgate.
AS soon as the court announced its
decision the attorneys for the protest
ants gave notice of an appeal to the
Supreme Court.
The Springfield herald., 1905-09-29
FOUR PACKERS FINED
ACCEPTED RAILROAD REBATES
Fines Amounting to $25,ooo Imposed
by United States District
Court in CHICAGO.

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Four officials OF
the Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Pack
ing Company of Chicago were fined an
aggregate of $4,000 by Judge Hum
phrey in the United States District
Court here yesterday. The fines fol
lowed a plea of guilty to indictments
charging conspiracy to accept railroad
rebates.
The defendants were Samuel We'll OF
New York. vice president OF the com
pany; B. S. Cusey, traffic manager;
Vance d. Skipwortk and Chess e.
Todd, assistant traffic manager. Mr..
We'll was fined $4,000, the other three
$4,000 each.
With the entering OF the pleas the
declaration was made that unless at
least one of the cases is Immediately
settled. the life OF Samuel Well. vice
president OF the company and one OF
the defendants, is in jeopardy. He is
said to be n nervous wreck and fears
were entertained for his life IL he had
been allowed to continue under the
strain of n trial.
The plea was entered, 1t Is de-
clared, after complete understanding
had been reached between counsel for
the defendants and Attorney General
William II. Moody.
While In Chicago the attorney gen
eral was apprised of the condition OF
Vice President We'll and, 1t Is said,
agreed to the entry of a plea OF guilty,
with the understanding that the jail
provision of the law under which the
Indictment was returned should be
waived and merely fine imposed.
The same concession was made in
the cases of the other three defend
ants.
The four defendants were charged
with unlawfully combining and agree
ing to solicit rebates for the Schwarz-
child G. Sulzberger company from the
Michigan Central Railway Company,
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific, the
Grand Trunk Western, the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad Company, the Boston &
Maine Railroad Company and the Mo
bile & Ohio Railroad Company.
Charges were made that the defend
ants conspired with each other in pre-
senting supposed claims for damages
which were in reality claims for re-
bates.
The plea made yesterday does not
in any way affect the charges of In
reference with government witnesses,
made in previous indictment re.
turned against Cusey and other
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger men.