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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
PLAYS Given at hudson.

Marion, May -tSpeclal.)-In spite OF
the damp weather the handsome audi
forum of Judson college was filled last
evening to witness the elocution recital by
the students Of the college, which is quite
a popular feature of the annual COM
niencement. The exercises consisted OF
two plays, the first a japanese play and
the second Russian. Following was the
cast of characters in the japanese play
which was entitled, Revenge of sharl-
Hot SUI
Shari-Hot Su, Sauna, learned Japanese
Miss Media Haynes; Kioto a young Japa-
nese, Miss Minnie Lee Rainer; Harold
Armstrong, young American, Miss Ma
bel Schoepfel; Mrs. Beaconstreet from
Boston, Miss Mabel HUFF; Nina, her
daughter, Miss Be3si Lena Ellis; Moi
guifa. called Cherry Blossom" Miss
Lois Davie; Toyama, the mother of Moi
grifa, Miss Clyde Metcalf; Children Of
Toyama. Miss Helen Patrick and Emmett
Matthews.
The parts were without exception filed
in an attractive way and the audience
greatly enjoyed the performance. The
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
Big POTTERY PLANT
COMES TO GADSDEN
SUMMIT CHINA CO. OF AKRON
WILL MOVE S@5o,ooo PLANT TO
EToWAH COUNTY, WHERE CLAY
is PLENTIFUL.

Gadsden, May ESPECIAL -Gadsden
'comes to the front once more with an
other big industry. This time the capital
invested will be quarter of a million
dollars Employment will be given to
five hundred men, with a monthly payroll
of $4,000. Through the efforts of the
Commercial club Gadsden mas secured a
n.~mmoth pottery plant. This plant will
be located on the east side of the Coosa
river and work on the buildings will be-
gin at once
The main building will be 200x250 feet
and will be constructed of concrete, build
ing blocks and will be as nearly fire proof
as building can be made. The floors
will be concrete and the roofing either
sheet iron or thing. Besides the main
building there will be a number of other
buildings The plant when completed
will represent the investment of a quar-
ter of a million dollars. The plant is at
present located at Akron, Ohio, and is to
be moved south because 1t will be nearer
to the raw material as the clay used is
found in the south and three of the eight
kinds Of clay used in the manufacturing
of the china is known to exist in this
county The plant will manufacture all
grades of ware-tabe ware, toilet ware,
and novelties both plain and decorative.
The plant is known as the Summit
China company Of Akron, o., and the
owners are l.. X. Fore, o. T. Lane. r. II.
Kent. c. d. Moore and j. s. Price. all Of
Akron Messrs. Moore and Price have
been In Gadsden several days completing
the arrangements for the removal OF their
plant from Ohio to this city. They are
highly pleased with the location cheap
fuel and abundant water supply. The
plant will be the only one OF the kind in
the south II Is stated that all of the diff
ferent kinds Of clay used In the manufac-
ture of the china are found In this state.
Other cities offered great Inducements for
this plant to locate in their city but could
not offer the abundant water supply that
our city can. and i'm a few years the Coosa
river will be supplying water for some OF
the largest manufacturing plans in the
south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
PLACED PARIS GREEN
IN FAMILY GREENS
Negro Girl at Union Springs Makes an
Attempt TO Kill a Whole
Family.

Union Springs, May 23.-(Special) -Birda
Mitchell, a negro girl, was arraigned be-
fore Justice Chappel Saturday charged
with an attempt to poison the family of
Jim Kelley, colored, for whom she was
cooking. just before dinner one OF the
children said: Il am not going to eat
any of that dinner for | saw Birda put
something green in the pot" Upon inyes-
tigation 1t was discovered that she had
put Paris green in the greens she was
cooking; also in the water bucket No
reason is known for the deed except that
few days previous she and Kellys wife
had quareled She was bound over to
the circuit court with bond at $500, which
she made and was released.
John Cranberry, laborer at Doziers
lumber yard, was paid off Saturday night
and started home. when only a few yards
from the onice he was confronted by a
man holding a pistol in his face and say
ing, LANDS up" The robber secured the
wages of John and disappeared in the
darkness. No clue as to the guilty party
has yet been found. This is the first hold
up and highway robbery the city has
had for number of years
While playing ball Saturday afternoon
Kennon Perry, oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Perry, was struck in the mouth with
a ball and had four of his front teeth
dislocated and the jaw bone broken DR..
Boyman and DIR. Orr placed gold band
on the teeth, hoping they will grow back
to their former position.
A. L. Hixson left Sunday afternoon for
a visit to Birmingham.
Quite a storm prevailed here Sunday
afternoon when the home of the Rev. Tom
Jones was struck by lightning. The bolt
entered the parlor at one corner, tearing
of the weather boarding ana setting the
sofa and sofa pillows on nre. 1t cireled
the room and tore off quite large part
OF clustering just over the piano. Miss
Carrie Jones had just left the piano
and parlor when 1t happened, so FORUM
ately no one was hurt.
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CRAZY NEGRO OUT.
Is Held at Bay by Mrs. Wicks at De
catur.

New Decatur. May 2S.-(Speeial.)-A
crazy negro named J. c. Cowen, who was
employed at the Louisville and Nashville
railroads shops in New Decatur, ere
ated quite a sensation yesterday after
noon in New Decatur.
He left the shops late in the afternoon.
and going up town ran into the home of
Robert Alexander and started up the
stairway. where he was met by Mrs.
WicSs, who boards there with her hus-
band, with a IA calibre revolver in her
hand. She told the negro to stop which
he did. Some one then telephoend to the
police station and a policeman was soon
at the house. When the officer arrived
he found the negro sitting on a step
and Mrs. Wicks covering him with her re-
volver.
He was taken to the police station and
was found to be crazy. He took notion
in his head that someone was after him
at the shops and he ran out, went up
town and said he was trying to get away
from the ones who were following him.
and attempted to hide in Mr. Alexander
residence, as he noticed the door open as
he was passing by.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
MAY BUILD viADUcT.
Railroad Officials Confer With MunicI
pal Authorities at Meridian.

Meridian. Miss, May 23.-(Special.)-A
conference was held today between the
mayor and municipal boards of represent
tatives of the Mobile and Ohio, Alabama
and Vicksburg, Alabama Great Southern
and New Orleans and Northeastern rail-
roads to hear the report of the commit
tee appointed some time since to formu-
late plans and estimate the cost of a
vaduct or overhead bridge connecting
the city proper with the Southside. The
plans submitted by the city engineer were
gone over by the railroad officials and
engineers present, and the cooperation of
the several railroads in the work was
practically agreed upon, though no defin-
lite terms were reached as to the proper
ton they would bear of the cost of the
structure. Engineers Wood and Nelson OF
the Mobile and Ohio and the Alabama
Great Southern respectively were appoint
ed to advise with the city engineer and
municipal authorities la a further con-
sideration of plans and estimates.
The business houses of the city closed
this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock to enable en-
ployes to attend special services at the
tabernacle at which Evangelist Munhall
repeated his powerful sermon on the
Bible by special request. There was not
standing room for the immense crowd
that assembled
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
THIS MAN KICKS
WHILE DREAMING
Wakes Up and Finds He Has Kicked
the Wall and Is Now
Crippled.

Phenix City. May 23-tSpecial)-J. l..
Mullins, a we'll known citizen, is nursing
sore foot as the result of a very vivid
dream.
Saturday night he had some trouble in
ejecting negroes from his saloon. About
o'clock Sunday morning he dreamed that
he was in the bar again, and that in his
effort to get one of the negroes out he
kicked at him.
1t must have been a desperate kick, for
when Mr. Mullins awoke he had landed
his foot against the wall by the side of
his bed with such force that he has been
badly crippled ever since.
Mr.. Mullins states emphatica that his
mental vision is not in the Parker's dream
class. Mr. Parker, it will be recaled-his
initials are not known to your CORE
northumberland lie.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
COOK SPRINGS.

If its real rest and recreation. If Its
exhilerating health-giving water, and a
pleasant temperature among the noun.
tains without long, hot tiresome and
expensive journey then come to Cook
Springs, Ala, y miles from Birmingham
on Southern railway. Ask any Southern
railway agent for special rates. Also
ticket good for twenty-five trips from
Birmingham admitting seven different
persons for 1880 good for entire season.
Round trip, Saturday night to Monday,
75c. The incest resort in the state. Porce-
lain baths both public and private. Ar
range a party and come ont Sunday. Try
a good days rest It will agree with you.
Others like 1t. Why not YOU?
LANIER REESE, Prop.
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NEGROES ARE SURPRISED.
officers Lie in Wait and Bag Crowd
of Gamblers.

Girard. May 23-(Special) Julie Ivey.
Walter Richards, Lige Webb. Joe Carter,
Henry Barnes of Girard and Henry Green
and Henry Washington of Columbus, all
colored, have been arrested by the Girard
police under picturesque circumstances.
The officers stationed themselves In a
thick swamp not far from Girard, where
they had been Informed a gambling game
was to be carried on. 1t was night, and
very dark in the swamp
The negroes soon appeared, spread a
cotn on the ground, lighted a lamp, got
out the money and the cards and began
playing. The officers, only a few feet
away, watched them intently for awhile
and at the proper stage in the game
bagged the entire seven. Marshal Berry
Baiff Bess and Gus Williams made the
raid. The trial Of the negroes will occur
at Scale tomorrow.
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Son on Parole Sees Mother Die.

Admission, May 23.-tSpecial.) Mrs. j. M.
Haynes of McFalls died Saturday morning
and the remains were inferred yesterday.
She was the mother of Arthur Haynes.
who was last year convicted in the city
court and sent TO the penitentiary for
killing Willis Turner. Haynes was at
the bedside of his mother when she died,
being out on parole Mrs. Haynes was
we'll advanced in years and had been in
feeble health for some time prior to her
death During the trial of her son here
in the city court she and her husband.
J. NJ. Haynes. were daily in attendance.
Arthur Haynes was sent to Wetumpka,
and his work there has been for the most
part in the penitentiary drug store. He
has been a full trusty for several
months. He is now out on parole untn
June l.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24

Russian production, next enacted bore,
the name, "ARussian Honeymoon" There
were three acts and the interest of the
farge audience was sustained throughout.
The costuming in both plays was unique
and tasteful. In the Russian play the
parts were filled as follows:
Alexis Petrovch, a journeyman. after
wards Gustave Count Woroffsk. Miss
Frances Stakely; Poleska, his wife, Miss
Ruth Hopson; Baroness Vladimir, his sis
ter Miss Matte Davidson; Ivan, g master
shoemaker, Miss Susie Martin; Micheine.
his daughter, Miss Carrie Spiegner; Osp,
a young peasant Miss Mary Lee Thur
mond; Koulikoff Demotrovitch. intendant
Of the chateau Woroffski, Miss Mamie
Gaillard Guards, peasants, retainers.
Misses Macon, Mosely, Sugg. Weissinger,
Hampton and Irby.
Miss Stakey was striking as Petrovich.
and Miss Hopson was wonderful as his
shrewdish wife. Quite a throng visited the
art display at the college this morning at
which the twenty-five art students had on
exhibition of about three hundred art
pieces. These embraced oil. water color,
pastelle and china paintings and pyro-
Rraphy. charcoal and burnt leather work
Particularly attractive and full was the
china exhibition bliss Susie Wilcon of
Selma and Miss Maybel Willxerson Of
Marion are the art graduates for the year
and each had d large and handsome oil
painting on exhibition. The one by Miss
Wilson bore the name 1.-THE Puritan Mai
den" and that by Miss Wikerson "At
Leisure"
The haeealaureate sermon was preached
on Sunday morning by the Rev DIR. A.
c. Davidson of Birmingham on the topic.
"a Vision Of Christ" Sunday night DR.
John w. MeCollum preached the annual
sermon before Ann Hasseltine Missionary
Society. Exercises will continue several
days. closing with the delivery of di.
plomas Thursday light.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-24
OPTION GRANTED
ON WATERW0RKS
Pratt City Council Grants Six
Months
$4,000 PRICE AGREED UPON
James Dewberry and Associates of
Birmingham Proposed Buyers.
Business Is Improving.
Other News.
$4,000 PRICE AGREED UPON

Pratt City, May 2S.-(Special)-At a
special meeting of the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen tonight an option of six
months was granted James Dewberry
and associates on the Pratt City water
works plant. The price to be paid for the
plant was agreed upon by the proposed
purchasers and the council is $S5 600.
The waterworks system was built by
the city several years ago and has since
been operated by the city. The water
is pumped from two artesan wells and
the expense incurred by the pumping is
very heavy.
The granting of the option by the cuncil
tonight doesn't necessarily mean that the
plant will be sold, as either side can with
draw by the payment of the bonus put up.
Business Getting Better.
Business in Pratt City is gradually get
ting better and the merchants and bust
ness men are very much encouraged over
the prospects.
The Thomas plants are operating on
full time and are turning out products
in large quantities. The mines in the Pratt
division are gradually improving their
output and everything indicates that bet
ter things are ahead industrially for Pratt
City.
Personal and General.
Miss Leo Morris entertained yesterday
evening in compliment to her cousin, Miss
Nellie Doss of Rome, Ga.
W. A. Gibson has accepted a position
with coal mining company at Horse
Creek.
Model Tent No. II, Knights of the Mac
cabees, held a rousing meeting tonight.
Florida Lodge No. 450, A. F. and A. NJ.
held its regular semi-monthly meeting to-
night and conferred degrees on several
candidates.
Mr.. w r. Wilkerson of South Bend
was in Pratt City yesterday.
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NOTICE

Effective June lst, Eastern
Division Express will leave
Birmingham as follows: For
East Lake, Woodlawn and
Gate City, 800 A. NJ, Hoo
A. M. and 800 P. M. For
East Birmingham. 800 A. vi.
and 800 z. M. For North
Birmingham, loo P. M.
B'ham R., L. & P. Co.
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Tickets on sale June TO- H. ~. 49, "A
and Is: final limit of tickets June 10,
1905. with privilege OF extension by de-
poslt Of ticket with special agent until
July 10. 1906. Ask agent for particulars
or write J. c. Conn. d. ?. A.. Chatta-
nooga. Tenn, or A. b. Freeman. r. p
A.. Birmingham, Ala, 4-16 to 6-f0
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sy but being barred and chopped; low
lands being planted: oats heading low;
potatoes fair. w Ferguson.
Winston, Delmar: Weaver fine for all
crops, except that nights ere rather cool
for cotton.-C q. Corns, NJ. ID.
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Best furniture storage fac
ilities in the state New
warehouse, private lock-.
rooms. Ternns reasona BILE.
Harris Transfer & Ware
house Co. Phones ll9.
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U. C. v. REUNION

At Louisville, KY, June IA TO 10, One
Cent Per Mile Travel Plus 25 Cents.
Queen g. Crescent Route and South.
ern Railway.
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When II prints good. II IS a good cut
The Gawk Engraving Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
TRIUMPHAL PROGRESS
JOURNEY OF BARON KOMURA
ACROSS THE STATES.

ST. PAUL Mimi, July 22.-The journey
of Baron Komura and the other japanese
peace commissioners eastward from Seattle
has been somewhat in the nature of a tri-
umphal progress
At almost every station throughout Mon
tana hundreds of Japanese, of whom great
numbers are employed by the Great North
ern railway, welcomed them with hearty
"banZais," with the waving of Japanese
and American flags and, at White Fish,
Montana, last night with elaborate dis
play of fireworks. Baron Komura has en-
joyed his trip exceedingly, the somewhat
trying heat of yesterday having given away
to perfect weather.
The party was much impressed with the
magnificence of the mountain scenery, the
baron being especially delighted with the
Kootenai canyon. At Malta little crowd
of Japanese workmen greeted the commits
sioners by waving an immense national flag
which they had made from white cotton
cloth, the emblem being painted with san
culinary grease paint
In reply to a telegram sent him extending
the hospitality of Minnesota and its capital
city upon their arrival here Baron Ko-
mura replied that, while gratified by the
courtesies offered, the party felt compelled
to decline special entertainment.
They had been travelling since July and
were much in need of rest For this reason
the dinner which had been arranged for
the party upon arrival here tomorrow was
abandoned and the envoyS will rest quietly
at their hotel until $40 In the evening, when
they leave over the Burlington for Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
Personal Mention.

Drs M. F. Finley. ]. H. London, W. d.
Monroe, G. w. Boynton William Donnally,
P. w. Evans, w. N. Cogan and F. ]. Bart
lett, delegates elected from the District of
Columbia Dental Society to represent that
body at the annual convention of the Ma
tional Dental Association, TO be held in
Buffalo. N. Y, July 25-2s, leave this morn
ing with a number Of other Washington
dentists in a special parlor car over the
Pennsylvania railroad for Buffalo.
Major Sylvester has gone to Harper's
Ferry to spend Sunday with his family
week at the Hotel Calvert, North Chesa-
of the week and is now with his parents
Mr.. Alexander r. Mullowny assistant
United States attorney, has returned from
his vacation. He spent two weeks at Beth
any Beach. At present he is engaged in
prosecuting cases in the Police Court, TAX
ing the place of Mr.. Ralph Given, who is
away on his vacation.
Capt. ]. p. Megrew. chief of the Capitol
police force. is spending a month at Lake
Skaneateles, New York. on vacation. About
fifteen other members of the Capitol force
are away on leave, 1t is said.
Mr. Waring Russell, jr., of Savannah Ga.
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Brown of this
city
Raymond Depue resigned from the serv-
Ice Of the Southern railway on Wednesday
and left yesterday over that system for
Mobile and New Orleans and the Southern
Pacific for Phoenix, Ariz-, to accept a more
lucrative position.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
THE JAPANESE ARMIES
POSITION RESEMBLES THE SHAPE
OF A SICKLE.

URIDIAPUPDZE, Manchuria, July 22-
The japanese armies at present occupy the
position Of an immense sickle, with the
handle reaching from a few miles south of
Lao Yang and passing through Chantafu.
the blade circling northward toward Kirin.
with the tip on the Korean coast south Of
Possiet bay.
1t is estimated that General Nogi has
so battaliOns General Oku 60. General Nod
zu &c. General Kuroki 100, General Kawa-
mura 30 and General Hasegawa 12O, the
battalions averaging a thousand men,
which makes the numerical strength of
the Japanese $50 600 bayonets, with 1000
field and mountain guns and about 100
siege guns. The Japanese extreme left is
guarded by General Tamura's cavalry di-
vision. The Chinese in the Japanese service
are in the center screened by cavalry under
the command of General Okihara.
The rains this year have been less heavy
than usual, and it will be possible to begin
operations sooner than expected.
Japanese cruisers are making demonstra-
tions along the coast in the rear of the
Russian forces in Korea, evidently intent
on facilitating the advance of General
Hasogawas force by menacing the Russian
line Of communications.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
ASKS AN INJUNCTION.
Western Union Telegraph Against
Vandalia Railroad.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 22.-A bill
of complaint was filed in the federal court
today by the Western Union Telegraph
Company against the Vandalia Railway
Company. asking for a perpetual Injunction
against the railroad company TO prevent
1t from molesting or in any way interfer-
Ing with the telegraph lines along the
right of way of the defendant.
1t is set out in the complaint that the
defendant company notified the complain
ant January 1S that the telegraph COM
pany must cease using the right of way
and threatening that If such use should
not be discontinued the lines would be sew
cred February 1, 1906, when, the defend
ant alleged, ~the agreement between the
two parties would expire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-23
THE CENTRAL FIGURE
M. Witte the Object Of Much
Attention in Paris.
z-S
RUGGED PERSONALITY
HE HAD A TWO HOURS TALK
WITH PREMIER RoUvIER.
Audience With President Loubet at
Elysee Palace-many Noted Callers
Finances Discussed.

] PARIS, July pm. Witte continues to
be the center of official and popular atten-
ton and homage, which are both tribute
to his rugged personality and evidence Of
the continued French devotion to the Rus
sian alliance. The Russian peace plenipo-
tentiary had two hours talk with Premier
Rouvier today and was received in audience
by President Loubet at the Elysee Palace
No authoritative comment was given out
concerning either meeting. One report is
that NJ. Rouvier and NJ. Witte went over
particularly upon the influence France
could exert on Great Britain to induce the
latter to moderate the Japanese demands
1t Is also the accepted view that NJ. Witte
is favorable to Russo-Japanese under
standing by which lasting peace in the far
east would be secured. The prospects of
this understanding regarded as one Of
the chief means by which Japan may be
induced to abate the severity of her condi
tons. particularly upon the question of the
indemnity.
The French officials speak favorably Of
such an understanding. the conclusion Of
which. besides benefiting Russia and
Japan, would strengthen France in the far
east as the ally of Russia and Great Bri-
tain as the ally of Japan.
Leading Financiers Called.
Among NJ Whites callers at the hotel
were some OF the ledQlnB HnanClerS con-
nected with previous Russian loans. How
ever, NJ. Witte has no need of sounding
financial sentiment, as he has been COM
pletely advised on this subject through the
representatives of the Russian finance de-
partment here and by the Paris branch of
the Russo-Chinese bank, of which he was
one of the chief organizers.
1t is recalled that NJ. Rouviers cautious
attitude contributed to limit further French
investments in Russian securities. When
the last Russian loan was attempted how
ever. Mr. Rouvier's caution was not due to
any hostility toward Russia, but solely to
hostility to a continuance of the war He
shares in this respect the general view of
the financiers here, one of whom rema rked:
Russia Is able to secure all the French
money she wants to make peace, but not a
centime to make war"
After his conference with NJ. Rouvier and
his visit to M. LOubet. NJ Witte passed the
rest of the afternoon in returning the visits
of personal friends.