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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
JOHN R. PRITCHARD
 CRUSHED BY CARS
WAS A WELL KNOWN ROLLING MILL MAN, EMPLOYED AS GUIDE MILL ROLLER AT GATE CITY. LEAVES WIDOW.

John R. Pritchard, an employe of the Gate City rolling mills. operated by the Republic Iron and Steel company, was instantly killed yesterday morning by be- ing caught between two cars on the Sea- board Air Line railroad near that place.
 He left the mins at 9:30 o'clock and was in the act of passing between the cars of freight train which had been uncoupled when the engineer, not know ing the man was anywhere about, backed the train, catching MT. Pritchard between the couplers, crushing the life from his body in few seconds
 The body was brought to Birmingham to be held awaiting the arrival of rela- tives who have been notified.
 The deceased was a brother of Richard H. Pritchard, superintendent of the mills at Gate City and an uncle of J. H. Pritchard, superintendent of the Bir- mingham rolling mills. He was roller on the guide mill at Gate City He had been employed at the Gate City mills for eighteen years, and was one of the best known rolling mill men in the district.
 The deceased was 50 years of age and leaves widow. His home was at Gate City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
FORMER PASTOR HERE.
Rev. J. H. Morris Will Preach at South
 Highlands Presbyterian Church.

The Rev. pr. James H. Morris. former ly pastor of the First Methodist church of this city, and now pastor of the First Methodist church of Memphis, will preach at the South Highlands Presbyterian church this morning at Il o'clock.
 Dr. Morris arrived here yesterday and is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. A. w. Nelson. It will be remembered that to Dr. Morris belongs the credit of raising the $600O0 debt on the handsome First Methodist church building. During his term as pastor of that church he gained a wide popularity throughout this section of the state for his rare ability as an .expounder of the gospel, his earnest man. ner and his close attention to the needs of his congregation His many friends in this city will be glad of the opportunity to hear him today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
OBSERVATORY MAY
 YET BE SECURED
PRESIDENT MOTION OF CONNER GAL CLUB NAMES COMMITTEE TO CONFER WITH WEATHER DEPARTMENT ABOUT PLANS.


 The following committee was appointed by President T. H. Motion of the Com mercial club yesterday to take up the matter of the United States weather bu- reau building, a weather observatory in Birmingham: w. D. Nesbitt w. N. Ma lone w. A. Moody J. D. McLester and w. E. Urquhart
 At meeting of the Commercial club Friday afternoon the proposition from the department to erect the observatory in one of the city parks was rejected by a vote of the club.
 While it was considered inadvisable to allow the building erected in one of the parks the club desires that the observa- tory be located in Birmingham and this committee was appointed for the pur- pose of conferring with the department in an effort to effect arrangements by which the observatory may be located on other property in the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
ligently enforce all city and state laws

ligently enforce all city and state laws according to the tenor thereof
 ''lf the charges against Commissioner Phillips are true. then undoubtedly. the enforcement of such laws in the manner indicated will, to say the least. be inn paired. It seems to me that the commis- sion owes itself and the public the duty or Investigating these matters and of talk ing proper action thereon. just as it would owe to itself and to the public the duty of finding and roofing out any other in fluence with which no member of the commission is connected, which is dele terious to the admini-t ton of the law by the police force and which would tend to demoralize that body and render it in- efficient and worthless.
 "I return you herewith all papers in. closed me; and I reraap, yours truly,
 "EDWARD D. SMITH. .
 City AttorneyY
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Bids for Furnishing New School Build
 lngs Opened Tomorrow.

The Board of Education will meet to- morrow afternoon at o'clock in their rooms in the city hall and open bids for the furnishing of the three new public school buildings. Dr. J. IT. Phillips will return today at noon. and will be present at the meeting tomorrow. He has been attending the meeting of the National Ed ucatonal association at Asbury Park.
 The specifications recently submitted by the board to bidders includes the furniture for the Barker. South Highlands and High school. Separate bids were asked for each of the three buildings, and also for equip ment for the foundry. machine shops. wood working and wood-turn1ng depart ments
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
TIE SERVANT
 PROBLEM SOLVED
S. D. BOv,MAN'S WONDERFUL DIS
 COVERY MAKES HOUSE CLEAN
 ING EAsY-BIRMlNGHAM PAINT MILLS WILL MANUFACTURE IT.

In 1902 s. D. Bowman discovered preparation for the cleaning of carpets. rugs, lineoleum. paint and varnlsh work. which he named the Household Cleaner. With it the dirtiest paint or varnish work can be cleaned as easily as the window pane, ana without injury to the work or woods, and without use of scrub ! ping brush. The Household Cleaner ls as harmless as the finest toilet soap and will make your carpets, rugs. lineoleums look like new. The Household Cleaner is one of four preparations that should be
 in every home, store, office building and hotel in the country.
 MT. Bowman's Linoleum Polish pre- serves your linoleum for years and keeps it looking like new. His Paint Polish. used after cleaning, brings back the faded color and finish to painted walls. oil paintings, and all kinds of interior paint ing.
 MT Bowman's Piano and Furniture Pol ish has been used for years in some of the largest factories in the country.
 such as the Globe Wernicke Co.,; the Parkersburg Chair Co: the Wilke Manu-
 featuring Co.; and many others. This
 polish is called the X-Ray Polish, for the reason that 1t penetrates the surface and brings to light the original finish. It is also used on top of bar counters. It hardens the varnish and leaves the top hard and smooth. Any painted or var nished work that has been properly finish-
 ed with the use of these preparations.
 will last from twenty to thirty years.
 MT Bowman has made arrangements
 with the Birmingham Paint Mills to
 manufacture his preparations and will
 soon have them the market. With
 these preparations in every home the
 work of keeping q house bright and
 clean will be so easy that the servant
 problem will have been solved.
 Specimens of the work of the above
 preparations can be seen on the interior
 of the Peoples Savings bank and Love-
 man, Joseph & Loebs sss |.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

Wheeiock. Joy 6 Wheeloek, architects, have drawn plans for 8 handsome i've story building to be erected by Mrs. T. L. Hudgins on the site of the building oc- cupied at present by the Burger Dry Goods company on Second avenue, be- tween Nineteenth and Twentieth streets. The work on the new building will conn mence this fall although the contracts will be let this week.
 The building will be occupied by Steele Smith Dry Goods company, and the Bur ger Dry Goods company. the present oc- cupants of the place. will move to the new building of w. s. Brown in course of construction on Second avenue, between Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets.
 The Hudgfns building, 1t is said, will be an unusually handsome structure. repre- senting an expenditure of s4O.OO0. It will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
POSTOFFICE CLERKS.
Five Additional Men and Bissett's Sue
 cessor Are Appointed.

The Birmingham postoffice was allowed five additional clerks on the first of July, and to these positions Postmaster Carter has appointed the following, who suc- cessfully stood the civil service examina- tions: James R. Walton,s o. o. Jones, J. M. Maxwell. J. c. Matthews and II. P. Smith. w. B. Lovejoy has been appoint ed to fill the vacancy caused by the re- moyal of s. F. Bissett, who was charged with embezzelment, it being alleged that he took money from the mail passing through his window.
 All of the newly appointed clerks have gone to work, and at present there are no vacancies in the local office. This puts the force in much better shape, and will enable the large volume of mail sent through the local office to be handled much more rapidly, it is said.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

the mule. When the two were almost touching each other they came to hait and the mule prepared for action, whiie the negro slipped from his back and iett for a pond in a nearby field. where he remained until the disturbance was over.
 The old and the new were pitted against each other. The old snorted and the new nuffed, and then the collision came The mule turned tail as if to run. but 1t was like oyama's army in mock defeat A ,,air of unshod mule heels flew through snace. Mule power. had triumphed over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
TWO NEW BUILDINGS
 FOR SECOND AVENUE

constructed of brick. and will be trimmed with terra eotta and copper. Between the large plate glass windows the architects have arranged designs of rare architec- tural beauty
 The same architects planning the build ing for Mrs Hudgins have about com pleted plans for a three-story structure to be erected on the site at present oc- cupied by the Brunswick billiard parlors and owned by c. D. Smith. The cost Of the erection of this building will probably amount to sl0,0Oo The walls will be con- structed so that additional stories can be added later. This building will be occu- pied by the clothing firm of Klotz & Gold man.
 The two buildings will be decidedly ar tistic, and will greatly Improve the ap- pearance of that section of Second ave- nue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

The scene of the trouble was between Morehead and Itta Bena on the Southern. The principals were Superintendent J. J. Cotter, his auto car on which he makes time between stations. a raw-bone coun- try mule and nigger. Time-recently.
 ..This auto is the pride or my heart" the genial superintendent was singing as he bowled along down the track few miles an hour. hunting for things to be lighted. But that song. like many an- other, ended in grief and mule was the cause of 1t all. And her name Was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
CLOTHING A SPECIALITY.
Birmingham Afflicted With Burglar
 With a Hobby.

Birmingham seems to be afflicted just now with a burglar or burglars whose weakness is wearing apparel and fine linen.
 Several burglaries have been reported recently on the northside in which the principal part of the booty taken was articles of this description.
 Thursday night the residence of D. J.. Ponceler. at No. 2407 Fifth avenue, was burglarized and nothing but clothing and bed linen was taken. Friday night the residence of c. E. Cox, at No. 23O4 Fifth avenue, just block away, was burglar ized, it is reported, and numerous ar ticles of wearing apparel taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
ALABAMA LAW.

Section 250 of the last constitution provides that depositors in banks who have not stipulated Cor interest, shall. for their deposits, be entitled, in case of insolvency, to preference of pay over all other creditors, and this law applies to all banks, whether incorpor- ated or not
 In other words, if bank does both savings business and a regular bank ing business, and should become in solvent, then the depositors who did not get interest on their deposits would have preference over those who had their money in the bank for savings.
 The Citizens Savings bank accepts only savings accounts, hence every de- l,ositor stands on the same footing he . We solicit yours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

Maudg
 This mule was travelling along the same track. but in the opposite direction. It met the auto. The old and the new mode of transportation could not work on the same right of way. The mule and rider paid no attention to the "Honk! Honk r' of the auto qnorn, save to prick up their ears and stare.
 The machine and the mule came closer and closer, and neither gave way to. the other. Brakes were slapped oh the auto. but at the same time spurs were put to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

modern mechanism.
 The mule had kicked the cooling ap- paratus from the front of the auto while MT. Cotter beat nasty retreat Into the bushes to one side and watched his car be- ing smashed while he was powerless to prevent it.
 One whack of those heels was enough. and the mule quieted down and took things easy: but that was more than Mir. Cotter did. The next scene shows him in the act of pushing ''that thing" along in front of him to Morehead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
ASSISTANT BUILDING INSPECTOR
Position Will Be Filled By City En
 gineer Within Few Days.

City Engineer Julian Kendrick has not as yet appointed an assistant building in spector, as instructed by the City Coun- ell at its last meeting. He will proba- ply make the appointment within the next few days. The position will pay $125 per month.
 In the meantime permits for buildings are being issued by Chief Clerk Stanton and the city engineer is making the in spections.
 John P. Lind was building inspector until last Thursday. He resigned to en- ter other business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Violated Revenue Law.

John Dennis, charged with ten cases of violating the revenue law, was yesterday released from the county jail on bond of 5000 in each case. It is claimed that Dennis made whisky near Brookside with out complying with the requirements of the revenue law
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Released After Hearing.

J. H. Whitlow, well known lumber merchant, who was recently arrested on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. was yesterday released from the county jail after preliminary hear ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
New Fox Building.

Contractors are now excavating for the new two-story brick building to be erect ed by D. J. Fox on the corner of Fourth alley and Nineteenth street. The building will cost $5500 when completed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Services at St. Mary's.

There will be no evening service at St. Mary's-on-the- Highlands today, as was announced in The AgeHerald yes- terday morning The holy communion will be celebrated at 7:30 a. m. and morn ing prayer and sermon at Il a. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
southside Baptist Church.

At the Southside Baptist church this morning the Rev. J F Gable will preach the sermon. During the absence of tho Rev. Dr. A. c, Davidson. who Is spending a vacation in New Mexico, no evening services will be held.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09

Spend your vacation at In gram Lithia Springs 'tis cool and nice. All amussmsnts, fishing and Etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
orqanization of Commission.

'eThe police commission was organized for the purpose of assuring an efficient and fearless administration of the state and city laws by the police force of the city of Birmingham, free from all poll tlcal or other derogatory influences. The duties of the commis ion are. in short, that it shall elect an efficient police force and that 1t shall supervise and super intend that police force so that the later shall impartially, accurately and intel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
MASSACHUSETTS LAW.

Extract from section g. chapter 169. Acts of 1902. Massachusetts Statutes, read
 No savings bank | shall occupy the same office or suite of offices with a national bank trust company or other bank of discount, nor any office directly connected by means of doors or other openings in partitions with the office or suite of offices occupied by any such national bank, trust com pany or other bank of discount" The penalty for the violation of this sec ti being not more than $500. Section 4 provides that No president, vice. president or treasurer of a savings bank shall hold the office or perform t duties of president, vice-president, treasurer or cashier of national bank, trust company or other bank of dis unt." The penalty for the violation of this section is also not more than $500. Why these laws?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
More About Baking Laws.

Let us again remind you that this is the only bank in Birmingham we believe we may say in Aabama-whch confines it's banking business strictly to savings accounts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
FIRST AVE. AND 10TH STREET
 BIRMINGHAM, ALA.
THE WEATHER

bama: Fair Sunday; Monday fair and
 not So warm; south to southwest winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
Local Weather Data.

EoCdI WedtheT Data.
 Birmingham. July 8, p. m. Maximum temperature .. ............ .SS Minimum temperature ................ TO Mean temperature . ................. .79 Normal temperature .. ................ .S1 Deficiency of temperature since Jan uary :. :. .........................s s,s9 Rainfall since 4 D. m., yesterday. o Rainfall since January 1 ...... .29. .76 Deficiency of rainfall since Jan 1..... PIP
 Weather Report.
 Temperature and precipitation. as re- ported by the weather bureau for select ed southern stations ouri-.g 24 hours end. ing at a. m. Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
AND DSAFETY

We pay 1 per cent or savings and time depos- It's and compound inter est semi-annually.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-07-09
THE CITY ATTORNEY WRITES MR. PARKER Charges Against Police Con- missioner George Phillips LEGAL VIEWS ARE GIVEN Says Commission Has No Right to Expel or lmpeach One of It's
 Members Under the
 Statutes.

City Attorney Edward D. Smith has addressed letter to Thomas F. Parker, chairman of the police commission with reference to the authority vested in the body to expel or impeach one of its mem bers. The matter came up on the charges preferred against Police Commissioner Phillips by the Mayor of intimidating an officer of the police department.
 This matter was considerea at the meet ing of the police commission held on last Tuesday night, and finally went over un- til Friday night
 City Attorneys Letter.
 The following is the letter oe City At torney Smith
 Birmingham, Ala, July 8. 1905. MT Thomas F. Parker, Chairman Po- lice Commission, City.
 Dear Sir-I beg to acknowledge your letter of July T. with nclosures. making inquiry as to the matter of certain charges preferred against Police Commissioner Phillips in connection with the Rabbit foot saloon. My conclusions in this matter are as follows:
 "The police commission have no right under the statutes to expel one of their members from the body or to impeach him. But every public body owes duty to the body polite to keep It's membership clean, and, as far as possible, free from all suspicion of wrong doing, and there- fore has the right to cause an investiga- ton to be made of any charges against It's members either in open session or by a committee, for the purpose of ex- onerating the me nber against whom charges are preferred. or of taking proper action. whatever it may be- to see that such member is displaced from his posi- ton if he is found .'uilty of wrong-doing.
 .'The police commission of Birmingham in addition to the ground of Jurisdiction outlined above. in my opinion, have an especial jurisdiction of the charges about which your are inqu'-ng upon the fol- louinq statutory grounds.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-09-21

inside of ten days to insure
performance within the periods
fixed by the joint board.
The division of the drainage
ditch by sections is as follows:
No. Willow creek ditch,
to be finished by November l,
1906; length 7.S6 miles; earth
to be moved, 647,6SS cubic
yards.
No. ALLEN creek ditch, to
be finished by November l,
1906; length, 1851 miles; Garth
to be moved, 561,673 cubic
yards.
No. 3 Boyer river cutoff No.
y, to be finished by September
II, 1906; length (approximate)
AIS miles; earth to be moved,
2l7,5O7 cubic yards.
No. a Boyer river cutoff No
1, to be finished August l, 1906;
length (approximate), $50
miles: earth to be moved, 1867
976 cubic yards. partly con-
structed.)
FLOOD CAME OPPORTUNITY.
PottaWattamie- Harrison county,
drainage ditch system is ex-
peeted to subside since the III
undation of Missouri river low
lands from the late heavy rains.
AS an object lesson in favor of
the ditch advocates, the floods
could not have come at a more
opportune time. Injunctions
to prevent the supervisors
board from awarding contracts
when it meets to open bids on
Tuesday, have been talked of,
but such a step, if taken, will
not receive as much support as
it would had there been no ex-
cessive rainfall.
A great deal of antagonism
to the ditch undertaking was
based on the theory that the
Missouri river at high water,
would back up into the drain
age channel and overflow adj
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-09-21
Old. Old. Ideas.

Old ideas arc lasting. We were
reminded of this fact yesterday
when meeting a lady who had
in her hand a flower, being the
second growth of the season,
which is believed by many to
be indicative of the early death
of some member of the family.
This idea belongs to a long list
signs that are believed in by
many people, such as dropping
a knife at the table indicating
visitors; dreaming of death, in
dicating marriage in the family,
&c. All these signs are first
cousins to the belief in ghosts,
and spirits of the dead walking
| in the world. All such ideas
come from early education on
Youthful minds and is as oldthe
race Of man, frequently used
by mothers to firghten children
Into obedience, or to embellish
some long windy story of some
old grand mother to entertain
the children; such impress ions
are made on the mind of the
young by these stories that are
as lasting as life. We do not
believe in ghosts and hob-gob-
Inns, and yet, when passing old
out houses or grave yards i'm
the night, we are on the look
out for some ghost or "spook"
to rise up before us. This comes
from early false impressions on
the youthful mind, and should
not be cultivated. Just how
such ideas eminated, or when,
is a secret, but we suppose old
Adam resorted to this means to
keep mother Eve from rum
ming around at night. We are
satisfied that all these old signs
and ghost stories should be for
gotten as worthless, unworthy
serious thought in this enlight
tened age of the world.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1905-09-21
The Tent Meetings

Yesterday there were twt
| great meetings, great in the
pleasure experienced by all who
were present and heard the
sermons and songs, great also
in the results. No figures as
to numbers of those who de-
clared themselves convicted OF
sin and their acceptance of the
Savior, will at all set forth the
great good done in these meet
ings. The professed Christian
people of Missouri Valley have
been aroused to more activity
and greater care in Christian
living. The churches have
been drawn into fellowship and
harmonious action. The pas
tofs nave been encouraged in
their work and impressions
have been made on the minds
OF hundreds of those who have
attended the meetings that
will yet bear fruit. The earn
estness, ability and tact of
Evangelist Smith were all man.
lfested yesterday in four SER
vices, every one of which con-
tributed to the results of the
day. The choir steadily i'm
proves in effectiveness and mu-
steal execution. The solos Of
last night by Prof. Holden were
rendered with talent and
oathos. The one on "Meet
your mother in Heaven" was
most beautiful. A fine new
chorus song will be sung to-
night for the first time.