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St Louis, Mo. May l7-Governor
Folk of this state, addressing the
general Baptist convention last night
said:
Missouri has an idea that means
the enforcement Of law. Laws that
are not enforced add just so much to
the support of good government as
sores do to the strength of the hu-
man body. Law-breakinE has be
come alarmingly common. 1t is one
of the greatest dangers that con
fronts free government, for, when all
laws are ignored, there can be no
such thing as free government
MANY men obey the laws they
like: but think they have personal
liberty to disobey the laws that are
obnoxious to them The trust mag
nate looks with adherence on the
pickpocEet who violates the larceny
statute, but considers it entirely
right TO break the laws against com
3inations and monopolies.
The boodler detests the law
breaking of the trusts; but considers
the law against bribery as an in
fringement on his personal liberty.
The dramshop keeper regards the
law against murder as good but the
law against operating his dramshop
on Sunday is. in his opinion, puritan
iral and tyrauuiCal
'If each citizen were allowed TO
determine for himself which laws he
considered bad, the result would be
anarchy would have no laws at
all. The only safe rule is that the
law on the statute books must be OBJ
served. There has been too much OF
making laws to please the moral ele-
ment and then not enforcing them
to please the immoral element.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02

The Woodlawn city council last night
unanimously decided to instruct Chief
Gray to put three extra policemen on the
force for sixty days. The three men are
to do night patrol duty and the city coun-
ell will borrow the money with which to
lay them provided 1t is not in the treas
ury at the end of each month.
Soon after the meeting of the council
was called together last night by Mayor
Fro Tenn W. e. Perryman who presided
in the absence of Mayor Burris, Council
man f. Brewer MADE a motion that three
extra policemen to do night duty be au-
thorized. The motion was seconded by
Councilman j. B. Chamberlain and
PASSED. The officers are to get $50 each
rer month.
The council provided that j. II. Fowler
should be one of the three men and au
thorlzed Chief Gray to appoint two 9TH
ers. This will be done today they will be
sworn in by the mayor and commence
patrol duty tonight.
The council decided to put an electric
arc light on the corner of First avenue
and Fifty-ffth street, which is Wood
lawn station. This is the most important
corner in the city and the need of a light
there has been felt for a long time
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
THREE POLICEMEN
ARE SUSPENDED
BOARD OF POLICE COMMISSION
ERS MEET IN SPECIAL SESSION
AND PASS ON MATTERS OF I'M
PoRTANcE.

The Board of Police. Commissioners held
a special meeting last night at the Of
flee of the chief of police for the purpose
of disposing of some cases pending
against patrolmen and to discuss some
other matters. Three police officers were
suspended for few days each on slight
offenses
Officer sledge was suspended five days
on a charge of entering a saloon and of
conduct unbecoming an officer.
Officer Turney was suspended seven
days on a charge of being intoxicated. He
was not on duty when the offense was
committed
Officer st. Claire was suspended five
days OH a charge of sleeping on duty.
Chairman Parker ordered the chief Of
police to have all men suspended who
were caught smoking while on duty dur
ing the daytime He also lectured the po-
lice officers on the propriety of present
ing military appearance while on duty.
lie advised that all officers keep their
coats buttoned up. MIR. Parker was re-
minded that on account of the failure of
the taiIors who had contracted for the
summer uniforms for the police to deliver
the suits the officers were still wearing
their winter clothing and that it would
be a hardship to force them to observe
the order to "button up"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
WOODLAND is TO HAVE
THREE NEW PATROL MEN

The recommendation of the city en-
gineer that the bid to improve First ave-
nue. between Fifty-hrst md F'lfty-seeond
streets be accepted was adopted. The bid
calls for grading. matchmaking. curbing
and a cement sidewalk, and the price to
be paid is s6oso The city clerk was in
strueted to notify the property owners of
the action Of the council.
The council instructed Chief Gray and
the other members of the police force
that they were to enforce The vagrant
laws and that all people without means
of support were to be arrested The chief
was also instructed to provide all neees-
sary tools for working men on the
streets.
The city attorney was instructed to no.
tifv the Seaboard Air Line that it would
be expected to live up to its agreement
with the city which was that the road
should fix all the grade crossings, light
them all and also provide the approaches
and keep them in order
A petition from property owners on
Thornton avenue to close that portion OF
the avenue from the seaboard Air Line
tracks to Second avenue was referred to
the street committee.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
GRAY FAVORS The
PRIMARY SYSTEM
Bank President Stoutly Opposes
the Convention Plan
PARTY HAS 0UTGRoWN II
MeIes' Successor on state Committee
Should Be Carefully Selected, Says
eray-Muoh VIII De.
pend on It.

Is the vacancy In the democratic state
committee. caused recently by the death
of ]. H. Melgs of Marshall county to be
filled by man who will be in favor of
the primary rather than the convention
system?
That is the question that politicians are
asking themselves nowadays.
Upon its answer may depend important
developments in the democratic politics
of the state by reason Of the fact that the
democratic state committee is known to
be almost evenly divided as to whether
the next democratic candidate for gov
ernor should be nominated by conven-
ton or by a primary.
Henry 8. Gray's Views.
Henry B. Gray. the president of the
Peoples Savings bank and Trust COM
pany, who IS prominently mentioned as a
candidate for Acknowledgement on a
progressive platform. including railway
rate reform plank is one of a large num-
Der of influential democrats in the state
who insist that Mr.. Meiss successor be
a man who is known to be friendly to the
primary plan of election.
In commenting on the subject yester-
day Mr.. Gray said:
Indications are plentiful that the selec-
ton of Mr.. Meigs' successor on the state
committee will determine In no small
measure whether the democratic party
of Alabama will adopt the convention or
the primary system.
Favors Primary.
II am one of those who believe that
the will of the people can be most intel
ligently expressed b. the primary election
plan. The convention system offers too
many opportunities for the domination of
a political cabal. Through it, the will of
the people is often either defeated or
stihed. Conventions open the way for
political log-rolling and wire pulling, and
all this is obviated and made impossible
under the primary election system.
'I believe we have outgrown the con-
vention system, and the ring rule and
boss domination incident to it. To return
to It now would be to take long step
backward, and place the party ma
chinery once more If the hands of po-
litical manipulators.
Democrats Should Fight Convention.
Everyone who processes to be a dem
ocrat-every voter who believes in JEFF
ferson's dictum, that acauiescenee in the
will of the majority is the cardinal prin-
ciple of popular government-should, be-
lieve, set his face like flint against the
proposition to return to the convention
system.
IT heartily hope therefore, that Mr..
Meigs' successor on the democratic state
committee will oppose the convention
plan. and that the democratic voters will
be permitted to indicate through a pri-
mary election what men they want for
state officers
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
BOY IDENTIFIES
TWO WHITE MEN
LITTLE NEGRO SAYS CHARLES
WILLIAMS AND SAM MAYBERRY,
WHITE MEN, TOOK HIS MOTH
Frs LIFE.

Sam Lee Flowers, a little negro boy
about or 5 years old, yesterday morning
identified Charles Williams and Sam May
berry, two white men employed in the
ore mines near Powderly, as the ones
who struck his mother, Carrie Williams
on the head Saturday night and dragged
her from her house.
Coroner Paris sent the two men back
to the county Jail with a charge of muir
der against them, and will hold them
to the grand jury The boy did not hesi-
tate q second in Identifying the two men.
When the boy was taken into the coro-
ner's office yesterday morning dozen
me were standing around. Coroner Paris
asked the boy If he could identify the
man who hit his mother ON the head. He
Immediately picked out Williams. The cor
oner then asked him who was with Will
liams. He picked out Mayberry.
According to the boy he was asleep
when he heard a noise He woke up and
saw two white men In the house. and
one of them struck his mother, he said,
over the head. They he saw them drag
her from the house, but he did not follow
Sunday morning the woman was found
about 100 yards from her house with
her throat cut. The coroner and the
sheriff's office commenced an investigation
which led to the Arrest Of three white men.
Charles and Bruce Williams and Sam
Mayberry by Deputies Cole, Courson and
Curl
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
PARK OFFERED CITY.
The Phelan Estate Makes the City a
Proposition.

The following communication was re-
ceived by the Mayor yesterday.
'As the representative of the heirs in
this city of the Phelan estate, l make
the following proposition to the city of
Birmingham, as instructed by the said
heirs:
"Block No. 80 of Phelan's addition to
Birmingham. which Is triangle located
on the west side of Fifteenth street,
south. between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
avenues, will be decided by the owners to
the CITY of Birmingham. same to be used
bv the city as and for park and for no
other purpose, provided the city will bear
the EXPENSE of all street improvements
and sewer improvements heretofore made,
assessible to said block, but which as yet
have not been made final; and will pay
hereafter all street improvements or sewer
improvements which may be made and
which may be assessable to said block.
..Proyided further, that If the city
should accept this proposition. said block
shall hereafter be known as Phelan
park
..Trusting that this proposition may be
favorably considered, ! remain,
Yours very truly,
~r4pNFR n. WEAKLEY.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02

The birmingham Railway, Light and
Power company Is installing new holder
at Its gas plant, When Il Is completed
II will Else mitch mere steady flow .es
gas in the city and will probably result
In improving the quality Of The aas to
large degree,
The holder has q capacity Of 100000 Gu.
bic feet OF gas, which IL considerably more
than Is used In Birmingham in one day,
1t will be used only when the aaH house
does not produce gas as fast as It Is be-
ing consumed. or when gas cannot no
II ade for some reason.
The Improvement will cost about 100000
and will be completed rs soon as possible.
The company mas recently had an expert
gas man from New York 10 Birmingham
for more than q week studying the condl-
tons at the plant, and his report was u
the effect that the only thing needed was
a new holder,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
Successful |Year Has Come TO an End.
Exercises Tonight.

The cIosinesexercises OF the West End
public schools will be concluded tonight
with an address by r. G.. Hewitt. MEM
Der of the county board of education. The
past session has been the most prosperous
In the history of the schools. The attend
ance has been larger and the work accom-
plished by the pupils has been very sat
isfactorN Principal H. A. McKinnon and
his assistants are being congratulated on
the successful year,
Yesterday afternoon the first, second and
third grades held their closing exercises
at the Hemphill school. An interesting
programme was carried out consisting of
music, recitations and drills.
This afternoon the fourth, fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth grades will hold their
exercises. An attractive programme has
been arranged for the occasion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
CAMP HARDEE MEETING.
Officers Are to Be Elected for the En-
suing Year.

Camp Hardee will meet this afternoon
at 3 o'clock in the Adams building. Be-
sides other matters of importance officers
are to be elected for the ensuing year.
This being the anniversary of Jeffer-
son Davis birth the occasion Will be eel
ebrated with speeches ON his life and
work. William II. Stanley will deliver
the address of the day.
large number of veterans are prepar
ing for the trip to Louisville on the 18th
and 18th of this month to attend the re-
union. Headquarters for the Alabama
veterans have already been secured at
Louisville and all other arrangements
made for their entertainment while there.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
PERSONAL.

D. w. Scott of Selma is at the Morris.
Guy c. Carter of Admission is at the
Norris
W. e. Howard of Memphis Is at the
Morris.
Fred Massie of Louisville is stopping at
the Morris.
Fred Waters of winston n c. is at
the Morris.
E. J. Wynne Of Columbus Ca. is at
the Morris
J. Morris Law of Lincoln was in the
city yesterday.
but now city engineer of Columbus, Ca,
is spending few days in the city.
Mr. f. E. Butler, who for some time
past has been connected with the National
Printing company as manager, has severed
lis connection with that concern and has
acquired an interest in the City Paper
company of this city.
Charles G. Cooper, manager of the new
Elks theatre at Taladega, has gone to
Washington on business connected with
his house Mr.. Cooper was formerly con-
neeted with the Jefferson theatre here
and has many friends in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
NEW GAS HOLDER BEING
INSTALLED AT LOCAL PLANT

The company at enc time contemplated
putting In water sas generating plant
hut on the report Of the expert decided
against this. IT IL believed thai within
short tins the improvement will impfeSs
the quality OF the gas considerably
The contract for the coal handling appa~
ratns to be Installed at the power houne
en- Powell avenue and Nlneteenth street
has been let to the seoned company OF
philadelphia and work will eommence on
this at once. The apparatus will make
II possible to handle the coal used in the
boilers with much greater ease and less
expense. This Improvement Will cost about
100000
The company Is installing mechanical
stokers at the power house. and these
" Ill be complete In q short while. They
will reduce the smoke from the CHM
neys about 50 per cent
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
BLIND MEN FINED.
Case Was Appealed to Higher Court
for Decision.

The cases against Jones and Minsey, the
two blind newsdealers Familiarity known
on the streets Of Birmingham, arrested
a few days ago by Officer Williams on
charges of obstructing the sidewalks were
tried in police court yesterday
Jones was fined 81. He took an appeal
and his bond was fixed at $25. The case
against Minsey was continued until Sep
TENDER 1, to await the disposition of the
Jones case.
City Attorney Edward D. Smith appear
ed for the city and Capt ]. w. Bush APP
peared for the defendants. It is understood
that this is a test case and will be carried
to the highest tribunal in the state for a
final decision. The Minsey case will be
of in accordance with the decision
cf the Jones case
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02

J. II. Adams assistant manager of the
Republic Iron and Steel company, stated
Yesterday that marked Improvement work
is going on at that company's property
near Thomas.
"A new quarry at Thomas" said Mr.
Adams, "is being equipped with an ex-
ceedingly large crusher and compressors
''This quarry he continued, lis to
furnish the furnaces at Thomas with dolo-
mite, the deposit there being very ex-
tensive and more than 300 feet thick
THE dolomte Is remarkably pure, be-
ing easily within the range of steel mill
uses on account of the low silica found
there.
THE power for the operation is fur
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
PHOENIX CLUB.
The Organization viii Be Revived
During the Coming Fall.

The Phoenix club, which is made up of
the Jewish social set of Birmingham,
will be revived during the coming fall
Several months ago the club gave up it's
quarters on Ninteenth street and decided
to disband temporarily.
committee of which Ferd Marx is the
chairman has been appointed to take up
the matter of reviving the club, and it is
now at work A suitable club house will
be either purchased or erected. and the
membership roll promises to be quite
LARGE
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
REPUBLIC COMPANY OPENS
NEW QUARRY NEAR THOMAS

nished from the electric plant at the fur
naces Besides the compressors and the
crusher, the hosting engines and all the
quarry machinery will be driven by cleo
tricity
I'm addition to the new quarry the Re-
public company is putting in a great deal
of other machinery, both at the furnaces
and the mines
1.-THE quarry is on tract Of COCO acres
which is a part of the Thomas furnace
tract proper. The quarry is reached by the
company's own railway. IN addition to the
supply of stone to be used by the fur
naces the quarry's capacity is } tons OF
dolomte a day. This will be consumed
by the other plants to be built by the
company, and by the open market"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
WILL PETITION COUNCIL.
Police Officers Want to Live Outside
the City Limits.

A petition will be presented to the next
meeting of the city council asking for an
amendment of the city ordinance requir-
ing police officers to live within the city
limits.
Some of the policemen complain that
this ordinance works a hardship upon
them and puts them to considerable ex-
pense. They claim that their salaries are
small and the expense of living in town
is exacting. Some of them have homes
out of town, but inside police jurisdic-
ton, but are not allowed to occupy them.
They will ask that the ordinance be
changed so as to allow them to live any
where inside police jurisdiction, which
extends three miles beyond the city linn
it's
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
W. H. Hall, formerly of Birmingham.
ARRESTED FOR FORGERY.
Negro Said to Have Secured Large
Amount of Goods.

Alex Wade, a negro, was arrested yes
terday and placed in the city jail on a
charge of forgery. He is charged with
forging several orders on stores in Bir-
mingham and securing large amount
of goods on them.
1t is stated that he secured $40 worth
of goods from one Birmingham firm on a
forged order. Wade is also wanted in
Atlanta and Columbus for similar Of
lenses. The negro was in the act of
pawning some of the goods he had Sc
cured on forged orders. 1t is said, when
arrested by the officers.
When 1t prints good. It Ii a good cut
The Gawk Engraving Co.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
Mrs. Julia A. Greer.

Mrs. Julia A. Geer died yesterday af-
ternoon at 40 O'Clock at Piedmont Mrs.
Geer was 81 years of age and her death
was caused by a stroke of paralysis. She
was the grandmother of DR.. j. P. Lead
better. who is connected with Adams
pharmacy, and has many friends in Biz
mngham.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
Charles Williamson Moses.

Charles Williamson Moses, q months
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Moses of
No. 2O05 Huntsville avenue who died
Wednesday afternoon was buried at Elm
wood cemetery yesterday afternoon at
o'clock. The funeral was conducted from
the residence.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
Marion Louise Rowe.

Marion Louise, the infant daughter OF
Dr. and Mrs. J. f. Rowe, died yesterday
morning at the home Of Mrs Alice Taylor,
a sister of Mrs. Rome, at O'Clock. The
funeral services will be held this morn
ing at 1c o'elosk. Interment in the ELM
wood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Lillian finder.

Lillian Virginia the 2-year-old daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. james II. finder, died
late Wednesday afternoon a the family
residence on Allen street. smfthheId. The
funeral services were fefr Yesterday A.
ternoon at the family residence at
ptorX
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
Mine Workers Convention.

The credentials committee of District
No. 90. United Mine Workers of America.
will meet in Birmingham Monday for the
purpose of preparing the list of dele
gates entitled to seats in the coming an
nual convention of the district The con-
vention will be held in Birmingham In
June.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
Appeal to Graduates.

In his conclusion DR.. Carter made the
following noble appeal to the graduates
to be men and women of character, and
benefit the world as well as receive its
benefits
And now, my young friends. yours has
been the gracious privilege TO partake of
the blessings of our American eduea~
tional ideal. You have here learned to
know the best things in history, in art
in science. You have done more-you
have here learned to appreciate the best
things For this is better. Just as the
heart is better than the head. so the
power to appreciate is better than the
power to acquire.
We should all prefer to be able to APP
preclate what we cannot buy than to buy
what we cannot appreciate. To know
that Michael Angelo created his MASTER
piece. David" out of huge stone which
other builders had rejected is indeed an
inspiration, but to stand before that mas
tespiece and let 1t speak to You the soul
OF the master is greater. But greatest of
all is to be able to take mallet and chisel
in hand and carve a masterpiece YOUR
self To know, to feel, to do, to be-thls
is the ascending series.
This is your ultimate calling-to be Gre
ators, doors, poets, If you choose-weav-
Ing the knowledge and inspiration of life
into the strong fabric of individual char
aoter; taking the rough and at times the
insignificant material of daily life and
shaping II into forms of marvellous beauty
and power; making true men and women
out of yourselves and by that very act
best serving society and honoring God.
And thisA Is my prayer for YOU Fair
daughters of our southland be each one
OF you that noblest thing this earth can
boast-a perfect woman. And to YOU
stalwart sons Of the south, It's given, be-
come the next best thing-be men-men
whom the lust of office does not kill
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
oFFIcERs:

j. b. Cobbs President; B. f. Roden, v.
President; H. Fl. Mayberry, Treasurer; c.
G Davidson, Secretary
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
THE WEATHER

Washington, June forecast for Ala
bama: Partly cloudy Friday and Sat
urdayi light to fresh northeast to east
winds.
Local Waathar Data
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-02
STORY of Its Growth In peposIts.
Grew Up With Birmingham.

The officials Of the American Trust and
Savings bank need no Introduction to the
depositing public Of Birmingham, as they
have been Identified with the banking In
terests of the city from It's earliest days
and have grown up with IL. They are
w. w. Crawford. president; W. A.
Porter vice president; II, l.. Badham,
vice president; II. 3. Urquhart, cashier;
G. NJ. williamson assistant cashier; G.
Il. Mccormack chairman of board.