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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
Telegram Received from Santa Claus Yesterday by Gen.
 eraI Committee
TREE THIS HOLIDAY TO
 BE LARGEST EVER HELD
Meeting of General Committee Will Be Held Tuesday Night Be- fore Regular Session
 of Lodge.

The orphans and little ones of Birming- ham will be provided for on Christmas This was made certain at meeting of the Christmas tree committee of the local lodge of Elks, which convened at the home yesterday afternoon with Chairman John F. Antwine presiding and practical ly all of the members present.
 Reports were received which show that progress is being made in all lines, and the horn tribe is confident that the an- nual Christmas tree celebration this year will surpass all previous efforts to care for the little ones, who are without fath- CTS and mothers. and also all deserving children.
 The meeting was enlivened by the re- ceipt of telegram from Santa Claus. The message was from faraway Alaska and read as follows:
 "Attanka, Alaska, Dec. 10, 1905. John F. Antwine, Chairman, Birming-
 ham, Ala.
 Accept greetings and good cheer for all. Happiness should reign supreme within the hearts of the masses during the holidays. Am pleased with efforts being made by the Ellxs for my reception, and I beg to advise that I will leave for Birmingham, with presents for all about Monday next I will travel by way of Seattle, and expect to reach Birming- ham Christmas Eve. Will journey to east to secure supply of toys and good things. I promise to try and bring hap piness with me. SANTA CLAUS"
 The general committee selected the fol lowing purchasing committee Peter F. Houppert, chairman; c. S. Simmons John w. O'Neill, R. N. Wheeler and J. H Shelby. The committee has been empow- cred to secure all toys and other articles for the Christmas tree.
 The presents for the boys and girls have been provided for and it is certain that enough toys, candies and good things will be provided for the little guests o1 Santa Claus and the Elks.
 Chairman Antwine requests that al members of the general committee be present at a special meeting of the Christ mas tree committee Tuesday evening an hour before the regular meeting of the lodge. Those who cannot be present ht requests to send in their lists of sub scriptions as it is desired to get all mat ters in order as soon as possible. All Elks who desire that their children participate in the Christmas Day exer' cises are requested to send their names to Secretary Emil Lesser not later thar December IS. Blanks which have beer furnished each member will be used They can be secured from either Secre' tary Lesser or Treasurer c. s. Simmons
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
I AIJDERDALE COLLEGE
 BURNED TO THE GROUND

by people in the neighborhood to the best of their ability.
 The school Is supported by w. l.. Laud- erdale. prominent negro. out of his own pocket He is also president of the Great Southern Home Industrial association. He is president of the college and has been responsible for it's growth. About 800 pupils attended the school of which about 4V0 were day pupils.
 The college will be rebuilt at once. Professor Lauderdale announced last night after the fire that there would be no delay in rebuilding. He said:
 q have no idea what could have started the fire. There had not been fire in the main building all day and there were no explosives that I known of In the building. I cannot account for the origin. I do not think that any one could have set the place on fire
 "I will rebuild at once. I am not sure about the insurance, but think that we had about $70OO The loss includes not only the value of the building, but the fixtures and improvements which we have put into the building since the college was opened.
 ''We have nine teachers and the school was prospering wonderfully. The college is near the furnAres at North Birming- ham"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
THREATEN 70 TAKE
 LIFE OF CORONER
NEGRO WAS LOCKED
 IN A FREIGHT GAR
WILL JEMISON HAD PISTOL AND CAUSED NO LITTLE EXCITE MENT-WAS ARRESTED WITH OUT TROUBLE.

Will Jemison alias will Jeffries, alias Long Goodie" a negro. was placed in the city jail Saturday by Policeman Nix Jemison terrorized a train crew on the Frisco before being placed in custody, though the members of the crew state that he did not attempt to harm them.
 Shortly after 1 oclock Chief Wier re- celved a telephone message from Con- ductor H. c. Phillips and Flagman J. P. Cure, notifying him that negro, whom 1t was thought was wanted in Talladega. was locked in a refrigerator car armed with pistol. A request was made to send officers after the negro.
 Chief wier sent Policeman Nix to arrest the negro. When the officers arrived in the Frisco yards big crowd was around the car, but no effort was being made to secure possession of Jemison. The officer opened the car and told the negro to come out, which he did without a protest. A s2 calibre pistol was found on him.
 Jemison was carried to police headquar- ters and there stated that he was beating his way on train and had boarded the train at Jasper during the day. He said that he was originally from Arkansas and had come from that state through Mis- sssippi.
 The members of the ttrain crew stated that the negro was being chased by people at Quincy, Miss. They think he is want ed for some crime committed in that state.
 The negro, who is feet inches tall and weighs about 190 pounds aclSnowl- edges having been in Tennessee, Mississ- ippi and Arkansas. He is being held pend- ing an Investigation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
TELEGRAM ABOUT
 "NEW YORK HARRY''

the Connecticut city. Inasmuch as the initial wire informing the local police Of the presence In Bridgeport of Dowd was from w. A. Pinkerton, Chief Wier feeis confident that at last another of the ac- cused murderers of the two Birmingham policemen Is under arrest.
 Nothing will be done by the local po- lice department until the receipt or the letter from Chief Birmingham. If the evil dence from the eastern official Is to the effect that Dowd Is the right man, member of the Birmingham department will be sent to Bridgeport to identity and bring the accused back to this city, Such a duty will probably devolve upon De- tectIve George Bodeker, who It Is ne- lieved will be able to definitely state whether or not the Bridgeport prisoner IS the right man.
 Nothing that has been heard In the last five years concerning the supposed murderer of the two local officers has caused more interest in police circles. IL IS believed by the former comrades or the dead policemen that the man accused or being their slayer has at last been eap- tured.
 Dowd stands indicted here for robbery and safe blowing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
FUCHS CASES ARE
 ABOUT ARRANGED
BELIEVED THAT HE WILL BE RE- LEASED TODAY OR TOMORROW TO RETURN TO HIS MOTHER AT STILLMORE.

Clarence N Hughs Is still confined with in the walls of the city prison though 1t is thought that he will be liberated and leave for home with his father Nathaniel Hughs at an early date.
 It is understood that all accounts with one exception against Young Hughs have been settled or satisfied. The only per son who appears to be desirous of prose- cutting him is one of his Nashville victims. This. it is believed, can be remedied as it is known that strong influences in Bir- ingham, besides the father of the young man are working with the Nashville peo- ple to have them dismiss the charges against Hughs
 The senior Hughs is still in the city and is the recipient of the sympathy and friendship of every one whom he meets. He states that he desires to take his boy back home to his mother, who has not seen him in five years more.
 'He has done wrong I know as do my friends. who have been lenent with him, said the father But at the same time that parental feeling which is possessed by all fathers and mothers Is possessed by the boys mother and myself. It is but natural and human nature l had hoped to be able to carry Clarence back home before the end of the past week but things are in such a way that l do not believe that I will be able to do so before Monday or Tuesday. I think all accounts will be satisfied by then. After this is done l will take the wayward youth back to Stillmore and there under the influence of his mother, brothers and sis ters I believe that he will live the right kind of a life
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
FIRE HORSE FALLS
 AND KILLS ITSELF
"TOO SLICK" ONE OF THE FAITH FUL OLD ANIMALS DIES FROM FALL ON BlTULITHlC PAW ING.

The Birmingham fire department lost valuable asset when "Too Slick" one of the truck horses, died at the corner of Twentieth street and Fourth avenue yes terday afternoon as result of a fall.
 The death of the horse Too Slick was a blow to the firemen, who have worked the animal for number of years. As is customary, the fire horses were being eX- erclsed yesterday afternoon in front of fire station No. 1. Several horses were in charge of members of the department, and were being walked up and down Fourth avenue. While being exercised an alarm of fire was received. The summons to action was heard by the well drilled animal and he turned in order to go back to the fire station. In doing so ''Too Slick stumbled and fell to the pave ment on his head. A severe blow near the ear was received and sroo Slick rolled over and in about three minutes was dead.
 Chief Walton and the members of the department deplore the death of the horse, which was considered one of the best drilled and most faithful animals in the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
ADDRESS TO MEN.
pr. K. M. Wharton Spoke on "The Strange Woman

More than two thousand men wept yes terday afternoon at the Bijou theatre when Dr. Wharton neared the conclusion of his address on "The Strange Woman. ,"
 Dr. Wharton's address made as it was before an audience of nearly 25Oo men, was considered the most effective he has yet delivered here. He discussed at length the social evil, how the ranks of immoral women were filled, from what sources came the recruits, and the rem edies.
 The speaker protested against the prac- tice of women entering business. declar- ing that it was ''the worst phase of our present day civilization" He also de- nounced dancing in strong terms.
 The evangelist read from the seventh chapter of Proverbs, describing the strange woman"
 Dr. Wharton said that unhappy moral conduct of some women was due in large measure to their engaging in busi- ness affairs.
 "Of course,' said he girls often feel that they must secure a position to assist T widowed mother or for other reasons which she considers good, but God never meant for the woman to take part in business. The men are the bread winners. and we should stand between the women and the hard world of business. The woman's place is in the home and there she should stay.
 "The statistics show an alarming fact. Nothing less than that a result of the woman entering business, marriages are decreasing and fewer children are being born-the inevitable result of women struggling with men for bread"
 In denouncing dancing, pr. Wharton said that in 750 women in fifty rescue homes over 300 of them had traced the origin of their fall to dancing. He dwelt at length on this statement.
 pr. Wharton said that the remdy was in strictly obeying the Ten Command ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
NEGRO DROPPED DEAD. Henry Thomas Suffers Stroke oi
 Apoplexy.

Henry Thomas, negro about 90 years of age, dropped dead at the corner of Twentieth street and Fourth avenue yes terday afternoon from apoplexy.
 Thomas was a negro well known about inc city and answered to the name of Friday" He was employed for a num- Der of years by butchers at the North side market. The body of the negro was taken in charge by Coroner Paris and by him sent to the undertaking establish- ment of the Gaudin company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
A DIMPLE MAKER.
Find a child with dimple

Find child with dimples and chubby arms and legs and you find a healthy child. Find one with drawn face and poor. thin body and you see one that needs Scott's Emulsion. Your doctor will no doubt tell you the child is fat-starved-its food is not nourishing it.
 Nothing helps these thin, pale children like Scott's Emulsion. It contains the very element of fat they need. It supplies them with a per feet and quickly digested nourishment. Scott's Emul- sion brings dimples and rounded limbs.
 SCOTT & BOVINE, 1os Pearl Street, New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

Harry Dowd, alias Denver Harry is in custody in Bridgeport, Conn.,. and Is being held there as a postoffice robbery suspect.
 The man under arrest is believed by the local police to be New York Harry, accused by Frank Miller and Frank Dun can as the man who fired the shots that killed Policemen KirlSley and Adams in this city in March, 1900. Miller and Dun can were hanged in the Jefferson county jail yard in this city and both stated that New York Harry" was the murderer or the policemen.
 The following telegram to Chief Wier was received yesterday:
 Bridgeport, Conn.,, December 10, 1905. IVY. E. wier, Chief of Police, Birming-
 ham, Ala:
 "Dowd held here as vagrant. Also on suspicion of postoffice robbery. Will notify you. See letter.
 EUGENE BIRMINGHAM,
 "Chef of Police.' Chief Wier is anxiously awaiting the let ter from Chief Birmingham, as the loca chief believes that the missive will denn' itely settle the question concerning the identity of the man behind the bars IT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
DIED IN JAIL.
Unknown Negro Expires In the City
 Prison.

An unknown negro about 50 or 60 years of age died at the city jail yesterday and was turned over to the county undertaken for burial.
 The name of the negro could not be ascertained He was picked up by Officers Givins and Armstrong Friday night and sent to the police station At the time he was helped inside the jail by Assistant Warden Alex Rittenberry and rendered all possible assistance The unknown ap- peared to be suffering in the head and indicated that his arm was injured, though he said nothing.
 Medical aid was given the negro, but he was beyond recall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
TWO ALARMS YESTERDAY.
Department Distinguished Both Fires
 Without Serious Loss.

The fire department responded to two alarms yesterday. The first fire was at the corner of Second avenue and Twen- ty-fist street and was caused from a de- fective grate in the Wilson building. The blaze was extngushed without damage. The second alarm called the fremen to the residence of George Burson, Sixth avenue and Seventeenth street, where a small blaze in the roof was extingushed without loss 10 the owners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
Griffith Talks.

Chief Wier said last night that Griffin told him all the circumstances of the case The chief said
 Griffith told me that he had been giv- ing away corn whisky every Friday night at 10 O clock as an advertisement. He said that last Friday night Davis was in Che saloon drinking and that the negroes kept telling him to drink mote. The negro con- tinued to drink and finally he was carried out of the place by some of his friends The negro was taken to his house short distance from the saloon, and that the next morning he heard that the negro was dead
 Griffith told me that he gave the negroes as much corn whisky as they could drink and he estimated that Davis drank about three quarts, basng his esti- mate on the statements made to him by other negroes who were in the saloon al the time.'
 Friday night at the saloon, Davis ol Smith as he is otherwise known, made 2 boast that he could drink more corr whisky than any other man living. The negroes in the place kept urging him tC drink more and more, until finally he was carried away drunk. The next morning ths negro died and Coroner Paris instituted an Investigation. The coroner states tha the negro died from drinking too mucf whisky.
 Chief Wier has a sample of the whisky in his office and he states that he intends to have it analysed. The result of tn, cnalysis may be used in connection will the criminal prosecution which Mayo Ward may institute if City Attorney Smitl finds that such action can be taken.
 When seen last night in regard to tn, mayors letter, City Attorney Smith sal, that he would have to look up the law ol the matter, and that he did not knov whether or not the proprietor or the bar tender could be prosecuted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

and pure air. and in the congested dis tricts providing for backgrounds. bath houses and similar legislation looking to the welfare of the people, The programme last night was as fol- lows:
 Oyerture-"Poet and Peasant. .Soupe
 Prof. E. Katz. Violin solo--Melodie fin ...................
 M. Williams. Lecture-"Some Ideals of Democracy" ....
 A. Leo Oberdorfer Flute solo ..........--...... oeiecteu
 Prof. Julius Furman. Vocal solo-"Dich theure Halle gruess ich wieder" (from Tannhauser.. Wagner
 Miss Norma Scholar. .'The Prince of Entertainers" .... ........
 .... . Austin P. Sims "Serenade' ....----.... ...... ....'.Schupert B. l.. Michaelson. (a) "Blue Aeugelcin' ...........,......W witt (b) .sHaiden Roeslein" ............... Werner Maenner -Chor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

Iauderdale college, the negro school at North Birmingham, was practically de- stroyed by fire which originated In the main building last night about o'clock. The loss amounts to about s4O,0OO and the insurance amounts to about s15Oo.
 The origin of the fire Is unknown. Whlie the students and faculty were at the sup per table loud explosion was heard. By the time they could get out of the dining hall which is in another build ing. the entire first floor of the main build ing was on fire and the flames were burst ing from the windows on all sides.
 The fire, famed by brisk wind, quick ly spread to the other buildings and they were destroyed, seven in all. The main hall is three stories high and is used for recitation rooms. There are two buildings two stories high used for dormitories, one for the male and one for the female stud ents. The four one-story buildings were the dining hall, the commissary and teach CTS residences No. 1 and No. 2.
 There was practically no fro protection at the place and it was impossible to save any of the buildings which were within reach of the flames.
 As a result of the fire about 100 pupils who lived in the dormitories were with out places to sleep. They were cared fol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
Murdered in Memphis.

Memphis, Tenn, December lO.-B. l..
 Cox. a clothing dealer, was found dead
 tonight on the Fort Pickering road, In
 south Memphis. with a bullet hole
 through his breast William McCarker' city scavenger, has been arrested in cons nection with the killing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
SUICIDE AT ATLANTA.
Mrs. Cora Jones, in III Health, Kills
 Herself.

Atlanta, December 10.-Mrs. Cora Jones, the wife of J. M Jones. a travelling sales man, and daughter of the late Rev Jesse Wood, a prominent Baptist minis ter, committed suicide by shooting her. self through the heart here today. III health is given as the cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

witness and the prosecution hopes to solve the mystery by his testimony. It IS stated that he was present when the ex- change of pistols was made between Scroggins and Johnson and was also pres ent when Scroggins returned Johnson pistol Monday morning. His testimony before the coroners jury was almost the same as that of Johnson.
 No recent murder in Birmingham mas caused so much speculation as this al- fair and the progress of the investigation ls being watched with interest.
 The funeral of M. D. Johnson occurred yesterday afternoon at o'clock rom the family residence corner of Third avenue and Eleventh street, in North Birming- ham The interment was in Walker chanel cemetery. large number oi friends of the dead man attended the funeral
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
THE WEATHER

Washington, December 10.-Forecas st for Alabama: Fair Monday and Tuesday; light to fresh north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
Mir. Farmer Man

You man with your pockets full of 12-cents cotton money-send 1t to us by mail and start savings account. It will be safe here. You worked for it-noW make it work for you. :: :: .:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
Two Letters.
 December 10, 190S

 "W E. Wier Chief, City. Dear Sir-You are herewith instructed to close immediately and keep closed until further instructions the saloon operated by one Red Griffith. corner Third avenue and Fourteenth street.
 You will also make official inves- tigation and report on the occasion where free drinks were given to a crowd of negro customers, among others one Tom Davis or Tom Smith, who was allowed to drink 4S glasses of corn whisky and who died immediately afterwards. "I believe this is the saloon which you have just reported as consistently Violat- ing the Sunday law, by using rooms over the saloon which are connected by cleo tric wires so as to warn customers of the approach of officers.
 Awaiting report on same, l am very truly,
 GEORGE WARD,
 Mayor"
 December 10, 1905. 'E. D. Smith, City Attorney. City. Dear Sir-Enclosed find account of the death of a negro, Tom Davis, caused by excessive drinking of corn whisky. If the facts are as reported in this paper do you think criminal prosecution will lie against either proprietor of this saloon or the bartender.
 We are closing the saloon immediately. Very truly,
 GEORGE WARD,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11
Doors of Saloon Where Negro Drank 40 Glasses of
 "Corn' is Shut
INVESTIGATION BEING
 MADE BY TIE POLICE
Mayor Ward Has Asked the City At torney If Proprietor or Barten- der Could Be Prose
 cuted.

Mayor Ward has instructed Chief of Po- lice Wier to close the saloon operated by Red Griffith on the corner of Third ave- nue and Fourteenth street in which Tom Smith a negro, drank AS glasses of corn whisky from the effects of which he after wards died.
 The mayor has also written City Attor- ney Smith asking him, do you think criminal prosecution will lie against either the proprietor of the saloon or the bar tender?"
 In accordance with the mayors letter Chief Wier yesterday notified Griffith that he must not enter the saloon unless he was accompanied by a policeman. Grif- fin said he would comply with the order
 The two letters written by Mayor Ward are as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

Directors-J. B. Cobbs, B. F. Roden, Smith, H. H. Mayberry. Louis Gelders, nelly, Harry Jones, J. Beecher Adams, Burns of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-11

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