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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
DUDLEY GORDON IS
DEAD FROM WOUND
POPULAR HOWARD COLLEGE STU.
DENT SHOT ACCIDENTALLY BY
HIS COMPANION. WHO WAS
PLAYING WITH REVOLVER.

Information reached Birmingham yes
terday that Dudley Gordon, a member Of
the senior class at Howard college and
prominent in athletics, and who was fore
ed to leave college a few weeks ago on
account of i'll health, was accidentally
shot at his home at Lowndesboro by
George Robinson, his life long friend,
Tuesday afternoon and fatally wounded.
dying few hours later. Mr.. Gordon and
Mr. Robinson were enroute from Mont
gomery to Lowndesboro. They were riding
In the same buggy Mr.. Robinson picked
up revolver and began playing with it
when the weapon exploded, the bullet taxi
ing effect in Mr.. Gordon's stomach
Mr. Gordon was about 10 years of age.
having entered Howard four years ago
He was a member of the Sigma Nu fra
ternity, and took a prominent part in
athletics, having played on the football
basketball and baseball teams.
He was a son of Frank Gordon, one of
the most extensive planters in Lowndes
county The funeral of young Gordon
will take place from his home at Lowndes-
boro this morning. Several of the de-
ceased's former class mates from Howard
left for Lowndesboro yesterday afternoon
to attend the funeral. Young Gordon
leaves a father and mother and several
brothers and sisters
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Twenty-slxth Street.
FIFTH AVENUE.
Contractors Have Commenced Paving
With 3itumnous Macadam.

The Nashville Roofing and Paving
company has a large force of men busily
engaged in laying bituminous macadam
along Fifth avenue. The work COM
menced at Nineteenth street and it will
be pushed forward eastwardly as rapidly
as possible. The paving will extend as
far east as Twenty-seventh street, and as
there is not a car line along this avenue
1t will be one of the finest driving thor
oughfares in the south when the paving
is completed
he matter of paving Fifth avenue has
been agitated in the City Council for
many years. Several months ago the
contract was finally let and a half block
has already been paved. Later ordinance
providing for the paving of the avenue
from Nineteenth street westwardly to
the fair grounds will probably be adopted
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
O'BRIEN'S OPERA HOUSE
HAS CHANGED HANDS
Smith Sells to Motion and Others.
Deed Has Not Been
Recorded.

Although the deal was consummated
last December, transferring from c. j.
Smith and ]. r. Smith, Jr, to T. II.
Motion and others what is known as the
O'Bren opera house property. the deed
has never been filed in the office of the
probate judge. Mr.. Molt IN stated last
night that the sale was made to him and
associates, but for reasons best known to
himself and his partners the deed has not
yet been filed.
The property fronts 100 feet on the
north side of First avenue and extends
back along the west side of Nineteenth
street 40 feet. 1t is a four-story brick
building and for years was Birmingham's
only theatre. 1t is understood that the
consideration paid for the property was
$4,000, although the parties interested
decline to state the amount in exact fig
ures.
The tax books in the office of the city
tax collector still designate the Messrs.
Smith as the owners of the property.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Cheap Rates
To California

Colonist tickets to California and
intermediate points will be sold daily
via the l.. & N. until May 18th, at
rate of $34.50.
COLONIST TICKETS TO THE
NORTHWEST will also be sold daily
until May 18th at very low rates.
ROUND TRIP HOMESEEKERS
TICKETS to re west and northwest
will be sold via the l.. & N. on the
first and thru Tuesdays of each
month at extremely low rates.
For further information and rates.
apply or write to
p. Sid Jones. District Passenger Agent.
r. G. Peirce. Travelling Passenger Agt.
Z. r. Feeley. City Passenger Agent.
Both phones s25 Birmingham. Ala
FOR SALE-Northeast corner 18th st.
and 18th ave-. north. 5000. Room 40
First National Bank. 4-23-su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
PRESENT ScHlLLER'S WORKS.
Representative Germans Make Gift to
High School.

A committee representing Birmingham s
German colony and headed by Rabbi
Morris Newfield, came before the High
school yesterday morning and presented to
the German department OF the school a
handsome edition of Schiler's works in
the original In his presentation speech
DR.. Newheld said that he was very glad
to notice that so many of the pupils Of
the High school, who were not even
Germans by descent, were studying the
German language In very happy speech
Miss Bertha Geders, head of the German
department. responded to Dr. Newfeld's
remarks. thanking him in behalf of the
school for the gift. This is the first time
that any one not associated with the
school. has presented it with books or
apparatus
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Back From CHICAGO.

Dr. Baxter Rittenberry and Alex Rit-
tenberry returned from Chicago last night.
About a week ago they carried their
brother. Dr. c. C. Rittenberry to Chi
cago to have an operation performed on
an old wound that had given him great
deal of trouble
The operation was performed last Fri
dav and when the brothers left him he
was greatly improved and they have
hopes of his entire recovery. DIR. Ritten-
berry is being treated by DR.. j. B. Murphy
one of the most noted and successful sur
eeons in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11

l am perfectly satisfied to have the sta
ton kept where it is
W. G. Estes, seeretary and treasurer
of Birmingham Stove and Hardware
company: 81 should like to see the sta
ton remain where it is"
]. II. Holcombe. manager Jesse French
Piano and Organ company: Il have sign
cd a petition protesting against the erec-
ton of a union station near Twenty-sixth
street"
J. H. Heineke, real estate dealer: We
want the station to go to Twenty-sixth
street"
Makes Little Difference.
r. NJ. Goodall of Goodall, Brown & Co:
1T doesn't make a great deal Of differ
ence The present site is eminently salts
factory. Real estate values and trade CEN
ters will not be affected one way or the
| other by the situation of a railway sta
ton. They are already more or less fixed.
Twentieth street is now and will always
be the artery of Birmngham's business
life. Trade centers depend a great deal
more upon the character of buildings
erected than upon situation of a railway
station. The Woodward building and the
| .rst National Bank building and other
like buildings on Twentieth street have
made Twentieth street what 1t is The
new hotel will elneh the proposition.
When people talk so much about the eff
feet of this new station they forget that
Birmingham has ceased to be a village"
b. II. Cooper, head of the b. II. Cooper
Furniture company: Il am earnestly In
favor of having the new union station
erected in the vicinity of twentieth
street. | believe that the natural growth
of the city as illustrated by physical
facts is in that direction, and l think
that the gentlemen who are behind this
project have shown that they have sa-
gaeity sufficient to see what is the line
of Blrmnghams true development"
Twenty-slxth Street.
d. NJ. Drennen of Drennen & Co:
Briefly, l am in favor of having the sta
ton at Twenty sixth street. l want it
there for the reason that Birmingham
needs an intersecting business thorough
fare with Twentieth street. The new sta
ton would encourage that. We don't
want one street town. We ,7ant to
widen the scope of the citys business
life"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.

Building permits have been issued from
the office of Inspector John p. Lind as
follows:
W. c. oliver, to erect two one-story
frame dwellings on Eighth avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
the same to cost $500 each.
w. G. Oliver. to erect two one-story
frame dwellings on Eighth avenue be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets.
the same to cost when completed 500
each.
w. T. Masterson to make addition to
frame dwelling at No. 40 Twenty-third
street, at cost of $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Steals Clothes Consigned to Him.

The officers are looking for a negro by
the name of viii Thomas who has been
making a business of soliciting old clothes
from people in the suburbs to sell and
never giving any account of clothing or
sales afterwards. He has been doing con-
siderable business in this line and the
police are anxious to catch him. He is
10 years old. feet or s inches high
weighs 1876 pounds, has light brown
complexion, on the right side of his
chin. and wears a light brown suit and
black silk cap.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
WILL GIVE BARBECUE.
Wood avn Rifles Arrange for Outing
In the Woods Sunday.

The Woodlawn Rifles will spend Sunday
in the woods at the artesian wells near
Gate City The company will leave its
armory about o'clock Saturday night
and will proceed Immediately to IS camp
ing place. Shelter tents will be carried
along and the soldiers will spend a night
and day in camps. Guards will be
mounted at night and on Sunday there
will be drills and skirmishes. On Sum
day there will be a barbecue.
Tom Lee and Frank Morgan constitute
the committee on arrangements. Capt J.
B. Scully, commanding the company, .ex-
poets fifty members to enjoy the outing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
AIonzo Austin.

Information was received in Birming-
ham last night that Alonzo Austin, a
brother Of Charles w. Austin Of this city.
was killed at Horse Creek b..nes yester-
day afternoon at o'clock by prema-
tire explosion.
The remains will be brought to Blrmng-
ham this morning over the Frisco for
burial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
CLEARING HOUSE REPORT.
Volume of Business Done Last Year
Shows Increase of 7.78 Per Cent.

Reports for the Birmingham Clearing
House submitted yesterday by Miss
Shepard, the new manager, for the year
ended April 30 state that there were
operating in the city in that period eight
banks.
The total business done amounted to the
large total of $6s,037 904.
This is an increase of $5,9O9,27s over the
preceding year-a percentage increase of
7.7s
The average monthly business was S.
500, S25
The average weekly business was ST.
259.961.
The average daily business was s2o9,9il.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
E. T. Shaw & Sons. Undertakers.
GREEN 4 CO., UNDERTAkERS
Notice to Contractors.

office of the Undersigned until II O'clock
noon Wednesday, May II, 1905. for con-
structlng certain sanitary sewer side
walk paving, grading macadamizing
curbing and gutter paving Specifications
may be obtained at this office. The right
is reserved to reject any or all bids.
JULIAN KENDRICK,
5-ll-t City Engineer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Infant of D. e. Dean.

The infant of Mr. and Mrs d. e Dean
died Tuesday evening at the family resi-
dence on South Fourteenth street The
funeral services were held at the resi-
dence yesterday morning, interment at
Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Mrs. Fannie B. Fulton.

Yesterday Mrs. Fannie b. Fulton aged
22 years, died after a lingering Illness.
The remains were taken to the parors
of Gaudin company, where services were
held, and sent to Saginaw, Ala, for in
terment.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Award Postnoned.

The sanitary commission yesterday post
poned the awarding of the contracts for
the erection of septic tanks on trunk
sewers. The commission announces that
1t will dispose of the matter within a few
days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. 3. Y. Cooper.

Hrs. B. Y. Cooper, aged 70 years, died
Tuesday night from Bright's disease at
her home on Tenth avenue and Seven
teenth street, South. The remains were
sent to OpeliEa yesterday morning by
Lige 10y, for interment
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
oFFlcERs:

J. B. Cobbs President; B. F Roden. V
President; H. II. Mayberry Treasurer; C.
G Davidson, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
THE strength
of a bank is in its
individual
loans.

We want to impress the fact that we
accept only savings accounts. EX-
perience has taught that strictly
savings bank is the best for savings
accounts. We solicit yours.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
AND SAFETY

We pay 4 per cent on
savings and time depos-
its and compound inter
est semi-annually.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
WHAT G|NNERS ARE
PLANNING TO Do
Secretary Blackwell of Dallas
Discusses Situation
URGES HOLDING OF COTTON
Maintains That Foreign Demand Is
Five Times Greater Than Eigh-
teen Months Ago-Bears
Are Misleading.
URGES HOLDING OF COTTON

N. t. Blackell of Dallas, Tex, seere-
tary of the National Ginners associa-
ton and publisher of the Cotton and Cot
ton Oil News, paper devoted exclusive
ly to the cotton industry, was in Biz
mingham yesterday on his way home
from New York and other eastern points
Concerning the objects of the associa-
ton of which he is secretary, Mr.. Black
well said:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
WHEN IN NEW YORK STOP AT

Gregorfan hotel Thirty-fifth street, near
fifth avenue. Refined patronage solicited
Send for booklet. 2-19-s0t -su-tu-th
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Citizens Savings Bank & Trust Co.
zoos FIRST AVENUE.
DIRECTORS:

]. B. Cobbs. n II. Mayberry. 3. F.
Roden. ]. II. Robinson. c. o. Simpson and
C. o. Burns of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
THE WEATHER.

Washington, May 10.-Fair on the coast
showers and thunder storms in interior
Thursday and Friday; fresh south winds.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11
Present Station.

]. r. Doster of the Doster- Northington
Drug company: II am in favor of having
the station kept where 1t is. To remove
it would. in my judgment. disturb the
trade relations Of the city,
John w. O'Neill Of the J. w. O'Neill Co:
Though our firm is in the vicinity of the
proposed site for the new railway station,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11

The annual conclave of the grand COM
mandery of Knights Templars of Ala
hama convened in Birmingham yesterday
The headquarters of the grand officers
aid visiting knights are at the Hotel
Hillman.
Yesterday morning at 10 o'clock Cyrene
Commandery No. 10 of Birmingham, as
sembled in their asylum in the Masonic
hall. corner of First avenue and Twen-
tieth street, and headed by band of
music marched TO the Hillman and escort
co the grand commandery to the Masonic
hall where the sessions are being held.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-11

There was a reception, followed bv a
banquet at the Hillman last night. The
knights were present in full uniform and
many of them were accompanied nv
ladies' Many happy speeches were made
and the entertainment was highly en-
joyed.
The Grand Commandery will reconvene
this morning and at 10 o'clock officers
for the ensuing twelve months will be
elected.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15
Building Permits.

Building permits issued by the inspector
during tho past weeks are as follows:
James Peery, between Sixth and
Seventh East and First and Sec
Ond South. brick cottage ----.-.-=<S 10000
J. i. Sorensen, 613 9Th Street inn
provemeRtS o.. -------------- 10000
G. Warnock. corner Fl and Second
street. twO-StOrY brick .. $1,000 =. 100 90
s e CTageF. rear 53I South State,
brick foundry ., 80 .-.- -.---..--- go 90
pairs =. - - - - J. 900 90
COVey Investment Co. Third South
between First and Second West.
two three-stoFy modern brick.
SSOO0 each -.-....- .--- 49, --..--16. 900. 90
William T. Ehlert. 542 South Third
East street. tWo-st0ry brick. q. I. 600. 90
George Curly, First West between
First and Second South, brick
c. Boughart. l4S South West Tenn
pie street - ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5000
J. A EardieY. second and Canyon
road brick store and dwelling p. ], 500. 90
addition. brick -. =. IN. -. 10000
tage -. .... -. -. -. - 2oCo. 90
w c. T.oVeridge. II76 F. Fourth
south brick cottage -. -. - LOCO. 90
e. repairs -. :. -. -. -. 5000
Samuel Oldham. 434 + street. brick
cottage -. =. -. -. -. 100. 90
Mrs. Bell Hagen, Lincoln avenue,
between 10th and 18th South,
frame cottage --.-..-,- -. - 500 90
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

commencing 10 rods east of the
S1SutnHest corner OF lot 2. block 81.
pat =. salt Lake CITY survey.
MARY Masdalene Ob.ad to Otto o.
Oeiad, 4x3 rods. commencing rods
west of the southwest corner of
70. q oiock p. plat 3. Salt Lake
Emma P Morris 70 Mate 3. Cromer
Iv%g rods eommeneing az the
% plat a, Salt Lake CITY survey
William H Cromer AID Mate b.
Sromer to John A Williams. I25x
east of lot g. block s.. Plat a +st
Lake City survey ................. So
William n cromer and Mate B. "
Cromer to Edward ID. Swan. PIX
4GxSxl2Sx2212 feet. commencing AT
the northwest corner of lot 6. block
% plat A. Salt Lake City survey 2,5
Char!es and Ann Sharp 10 William
Charles Butterfield 6x59i@ rods
commencing In the center of the
county road on section line OF sec
ton 30. between sections 80 and 81,
township , south. range I east,
Salt Lake meridian. 50 rods west
from the southeast corner Of the
southeast quarter Of section 30.
Charles ard Ann sharp to Harriet
Charlotte Walker 34x5Si2 RODS.
commencing IN center of county
read on section limo between sec
lions 80 and 81. township > south.
range east, OF Salt Lake me-
ridian, a rods west from the
southeast corner OF the southeast
quartz rof section 80 .-.-.-....-.-....
Adolph NJ Nicholson and Anna
Mickelso1 to Andrew .. Nickel
son. southeast quarter of the
northeast quarter of section -.
township south. range ! east. of
Salt Lake meridian ..-------------..
Mary A H Cannon TO Dora G.
Voil1er. 132X7J feet. commencing l59
feet south from the northwest cor
ncr Of lot ). block ,, plat G. Salt
Lake City SURVEY ......,..- ;r............
James Eager and Mabel r. Eager to
GOttfried TeuScher. 59Xl32 feet.
commencing * feet west Of the
southwest corner Of lot l. block %.
plat G. Salt Lake City survey
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15
REACHING A CLIMAX.
Prospect of a Strike on the Pennsyl-
vania Road.

Philadelphia, jan 14-Differences
between the Pennsylvania company
and some of it's employees as developed
by the grand lodge officers of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmef in
conference with w. w. Atterbury
general manager of the company, are
expected to rcacn another turning
point by. the middle of next week.
BY that time the referendum vote
upon the questions presented 10 the
men by the grievance committee should
be completed
From what can be learned the ac-
tual membership of the brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen among the
Pennsylvania employees bears a rela-
lively small proportion to the entire
number of men in the service.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15
TURN IN THE TIDE.
Russian People Hopeful of Better
Luck This Year.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 14.-Although the
emperor's regular New Years reception
a the winter palace. which is in oTdi-
nary times marks the formal opening
of the gay social season at the Rus
sian capital. was omitted. the cereno-
NOUS round of official and private Wis
its consecrated by long tradition took
place as usual. and filed the streets
with animation. SIeighs OF every de-
scriDtion were SkimminC- in every Iii
rectiOn over the EliStening snow. With
every exchange OF greetings today
came an expression of the universal
hops that the present year will be
brighter for Russia than the last. That
note was struck by the newspape
which unite in Volcing confidence that
the new year viii witness a turn CT the
tide of war abroad and the Inaugural
tion of important reforms at home.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

ILLEGAL DIVIDEND.
Director of American Mailing Com
pany IN Trouble

Chicago. Jan. 14-As director 70.
the American Mailing company OF New
York, Charles A. Purcell. a former
wealthy business man OF New York.
IS charged in a suit, filed in the United
States circuit court here today. with
having been a party to an illegal dec
laration Of almost 81. coo. 600 in divi-
bends Basing allegations upon the
laws OF the state of New Jersey. where
the mailing company was organized.
Chicago counsel for the company ask
that the federal courts secure an ac-
counting from Purcell and force him
10 repay to the concern 1855. $50 and
interest Mr. Purcell is supposed to b.
in charge but Deputy United States
Marshal Udell sought for him for two
days before learning that Purcell had
left Chicago for California week a go.
Suits of similar nature and for sim
liar amounts have been begun at New
York and Milwaukee. A judgment
against other creditors was rendered in
favor Of the mailing company in one
suit begun in New York
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15

not the best. in the history OF the city
fer men who work with their hands.
Real Estate Moves Slowly.
There was little movement in real es-
tate during the week. At the same time
the best agents in the city assert that
the conditions and prospects were never
better, and that with the opening of
spring there viii be an activity in this
branch of business such ais has not
been seen in Salt Lake since the col
lapse OF the boom a dozen years ago.
But one large transaction was record
ed for the week. but this is signifiean
as showing that the people who are
reaping large mine dividends have I'M
shaken faith in the future of the city.
and are making permanent investments
right along. This has reference to the
purchase of the Houston block by Mrs.
Mary Judge. The Real Estate associa-
ton reOrganiZed during the Week and
is laying the foundation for an active
campaign in the interest of the city
Building conditions remained normal
during the week
Heavy Trading in Stocks.
Sugar stocks enjoyed a revival dur
ing the week, and the bears were again
driven 10 cover The bulls gobbIed
everything i'll sight at reasona bic
prices he Fremont Sugar COmDanV
swung into line as dividend PAYER. A
notice was issued that a az per cent
quarterly dividend would be paid Feb.
l. This lad a tendency to boom the
stock and brought it up II a level with
the other stocks in its class. Utah
common took a squirt. the total gain
being % cents a share, no small iunp
for 4-50 stock. Considerable stock
changed hands during the week The
activity was not all confined TO sugar
STOCK. although these took the lead.
Con. Wagon enjoyed much notoriety.
and l68 shares changed hands at the
prevailing price around s. On. the
whole the week was the best seen in
several months. The shortage of sugar
OUTSIDE OF Utah, the enormous crop here
ana the unusual prices demanded for
the product were the causes for the
buoyancy OF the stock. The quotations
at the close of the week were as fol-
lows
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-15
PROBATE AND GUARDIANSHIP
NOTICES

Consult County Clerk or the respective
signers for further Information.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT. PRO
bate division, IN and for Salt Lake
county. State Of Utah. In the matter OF
the estate Of Don R Coray. deceased
Notice--The petition of Elizabeth H
COray praying for the issuance to her
self of letters of administration I'm the
estate of Don r. Coray, deceased, has
been set for hearing on Saturday the 18th
day Of January, A ID. 1895. at 30 O'Clock
a m at the county court house. in the