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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
 FEDERAL GRAND JURY
 COMPLETES ITS LABORS

After being in session for seven days the federal grand jury has completed its la bors and was discharged by Judge Jones yesterday afternoon. No formal report was made but the feature of the grand jury's work was the finding of number of indictments against alleged violaters of section 550S of the law regulating bank ruptcy.
 About forty true bills were returned by the grand jury. many of which for il- licit distilling and violations of the reve- nue laws. Yesterday afternoon the jury, through Foreman J. w. Bruce, reported had ben completed and asked to be dis missed. Judge Jones then discharged the jurors
 This Is the first time in several years that the federal grand jury has not made a formal report, but as no special investi- gatons were made by the body other than the considerations of the charges against sixty alleged offenders, who had been bound over by the commissioners in the southern division of the Northern Ala bama district no report was deemed neces- sary
 An indictment was returned against l.. c. Bradley of Bessemer on the charge of violating section 55os, which prohibits 8 conspiracy between two or more persons to deprive any citizen of the rights guar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14

A number of the retail coal dealers of Birmingham met yesterday in the office of Hinds Peevey and organized an asso- citation the object of which is to protect the interests of the retail dealers in Bir- mingham.
 The organization elected the following officers:
 H. o. Hoyt, president; P. Mecrossin, Nice president; Frank Rushton. secretary, and H. L. Francis, assistant secretary. IA number of the coal companies in the city were represented, among them being the Birmingham Ice factory, Ivy Leaf hnd Piper Coal company, Magic City Coal company, Heidt-Nelson Coal and Lumber company, Fourteenth street coal yards, Hoyt & Sons, Mir. Brazeal, Fairchilds Coal company. Frisco Coal company, Southside Coal company, Hilton Coal con- pany and Walker & Go.
 A committee was appointed to confer with the Mayor and the proper commit tees of the Board of Aldermen with a view to obtaining a change in the weights and measures ordinance of the Council The revision sought is to have the bro- kers and mine agents selling coal by weight in the city pay license as re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
BOARD OF REVENUE TO
 TAKE AN AUTO RIDE
Birmingham Motor Club Will Meet Monday Night to Wake Arrangements of New Members Were Elected
 at Meeting of Board of Governors Yesterday

The members of the motor club like large number of others in Birmingham and Jefferson county, are very much in- terested in the movement to secure better roads Members of the board Of revenue have stated that the entire road force of the county will be put to work at once repairing and improving the mac adamized roads of the county.
 There are about 60 members or the motor club now and the members De- leve that if they can take the board of revenue and the city fathers on ride over the city and county roads they can point out certain places where repairs are badly needed.
 The motor club hopes to get the worst places repaired at once, and the other places can be repaired as rapidly as pos sible afterwards. The autoists are espe- clally anxious that the ruts at the ap- breaches to a number of bridges in the city and county should be repaired. They state that these approaches at places are very bad and that they cause great in- convenience both to the man driving the automobile or a horse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
ALLEGED GAMBLERS
 NOT GIVEN TRIAL
THE CASES AGAINST TEN MEN CAUGHT IN OPERA HOUSE HO. TEL WERE CONTINUED UNTIL ToDAY-oTHER CASES.

The trial of the ten men caught in a raid made on the old O Brien Opera House early Sunday morning was post poned yesterday in the police court until today. It is expected that the trial will take up considerable time, as many wit nesses have been subpoenaed All of the paraphernalia found in the place, will be introduced as evidence. It was carted to raid was made by Chief Wier, Lieutenant Hagood and Policemen Parker and Bur- son.
 There were no less than fourteen other men before Judge Feagin yesterday for gaming. Each one was given souvenir in the shape of a $10 fine. All of the men tried were black.
 Among the heaviest sentences imposed by Judge Feagin yesterday was one of s90 and 1sO days against Andrew Brown, charged with larceny from the person. He is said to have stolen sS.75 from an- other man.
 William Taylor. a negro, was bound over to the criminal court in the sum of sz00 He is charged with assault with intent to murder the alleged victim being negro woman whom he Is accused of having cut Saturday night.
 George Stanton, negro arrested in the rear of McVay's saloon for violating the Sunday law, was fined $50 or sentenced to 100 days on the streets. There were a number of other cases heard yesterday but they were of minor importance The docket was larger than usual.
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anteed by the constitution of the laws of the United States.
 Bradley was bound over by Commission CT Birch last fall on a charge Of extort- ing money out of one Alex Alexander, negro, who had filed a petition in bank ruptcy. It is alleged that Bradley ap- peared before Justice of the Peace Burgin of Besemer and swore out warrant against Alexander, charging him with false pretenses'' after Alexander had filed petition in the bankruptcy courts, giving in due form the list of creditors.
 Indictments were also returned against J. Morgan Pierce, Tom Segar of Walker county charged with violating section 55OS. Pierce and Segar were bound over to the grand jury by the United States commissioner of Walker county, charged with attempting to extort money from David McGinnis, an old white man of Walker county, after McGinnis had filed a petition in bankruptcy. It is charged that McGinns and his wife were forced to sign a deed to certain lands after he had filed a petition in bankruptcy in which he gave a list of his creditors.
 An indictment was returned against Samuel F. Bissett, charged with embez- zlng money from a letter while he was general delivery clerk at the Birmingham postoffice. He was tried before United States Commissioner Birch some time ago and bound over to await the action of the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
SEVERAL TRIALS
 ARE TO BE HEARD
THE POLICE COMMISSION MEETS TONIGHT IN THE OFFICE OF CHIEF WIER-TO REPORT ON THE BENNETT CASE.

The police commission will meet to- night at 8 o'clock in regular monthly session. Trial of number of officers on various charges, the receipt of the monthly report of the police department and routine business is the slate for the meeting.
 Chief Wier will make an official re- port of the killing of Levi E. Owens. a machinist, by Policeman Bennett, and ask the board to say whether or not Bennett shall be reinstated on the force beHI 6
 the grand jury acts. All of the facts in the case are embodied in the chiefs re- port.
 It is said that minor charges have been preferred against several policemen The
 nature of the charges will not be known
 until tonight's meeting of the cQinms-
 sion.
 The police report for the month of De- tober, which will be submitted tonight. will show the following: Total number of
 arrests, $50, of which 796 were for mis- demeanors and 54 for felonies; total
 amount of fines. $3025.25, of which s,- O5275 was collected by Clerk McElreath and s972.5O by the warden. Of the total number of arrests, 22 were bound over to the grand jury. AnalyzeC still further, the report shows that there
 were 397 white men. 33 white women, AIS negro men and GA negro women arrested during the month.
 As usual. the report shows the white
 man in the lead for getting drunk The arrests on this charge alone wero gnu sual in number and were divided as fol- lows: White men, 1S6; white women. B. negro men, 34; negro women, g. Of the 25 men arrested for violating the Sunday law, F were white.
 There are number of minor figures in the report. which had not been completed yesterday afternoon. The detectives es- innate that they recovered about SS533 worth of goods during the month, but tho police record will not be compieted until this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
MONTHLY REPORT
 MADE BY DUNCAN
SHOWS NUMBER OF INSPECTIONS MADE DURING OCTOBER-GOOD PERCENTAGE OF FAT IN THE MILK.

The monthly report of E. M. Duncan, city chief milk and meat inspector, has been submitted to Mayor Ward. It shows that of all the samples of milk examined during October there was a general aver age of 4.5 fats.
 There was a total of 1882 animals in- spected, of which 1547 were home slaugh- tered animals, 367 street inspected ani- mals and 246S head of western meat in- spected. Divided into classes the totals read as follows: Cattle, 1771; sheep, 70s; calves, 250; hogs, 1571 goats, S2. In ad- dition to the animals a total of 29S, ,647 pounds of cuts. such as 1oins ana ribs of beef mutton racks, etc., were inspected. The total amount of condemned meat that was tanked as unfit for domestic use was 74OS pounds. The receipts from the department were $3s9.S7.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14

The Birmingham Motor club will take up the matter of better roads in Jeff ferson county at a meeting to be held Monday night at place to be deter mined later.
 A meeting of the board of governors of the club was held yesterday at the Ath- letic club and it was decided to take the members of the board of revenue and the mayor and aldermen on an auto ride.
 At the meeting of the board yesterday number of new members were elected among them being Henry B. Gray, W. F. Leary, T. c. Thompson. E. ". Barrett. Charles Lehman, Don Van Dusen, E. w. Van Dusen, pr. Clapp, Ebert Smith, Dr.. B. G. Copeland and John Abbott.
 The matter of taking the city and county officials on a ride will be consid- cred at the meeting to be held Monday night. It is probable that the matter will be discussed freely and that the various members interested in the good roads movement will arrange to use their automobiles for the trip at some speci- fled time next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14

While the city council will have volume of business to transact at its meet ing tomorrow night, there is nothing of unusual interest scheduled to come up It is understood that a number of im- provement ordinances will be introduced and at least two improvement ordinances will be confirmed. These are known as numbers 294 and 296. The former pro- vides for the paving of First avenue from Twenty second to Twentysixth street, while the latter provides for the paving of Highland avenue from Twentieth street to point near lot number s46. The com- bined cost is estimated at s62, GOO.
 It is said that the council will take up the question of purchasing additional fire fighting equipment, in which event lively discussion Is anticipated. Recently nearly all of the aldermen went on rec ord as saying that they believed the present fire department inadequate to cope with large fires. and 1t Is possible that council will tonight decide to order additional equipment.
 Two hose wagons are on the way to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
MAY NOT PERMIT
 BODY TO BE MOVED
CORONER PARIS SAYS THAT THE REMAINS OF GARTRELL MUST NOT BE MOVED EXCEPT IN A LEGAL WAY.

There may be contest over the hnai disposition of the body of B. D. Gartrell, the man who fell dead on Twentieth street Thursday afternoon and whose body has been in the keeping of Lige Loy since that time. All attempts to locate an only sister have so far proved futile, and Mrs. Price Dickens, cousin who lives at Ems lev. called at the undertaking establish ment yesterday and said she would order the body either sent to Pope, Miss. or buried at Ensley if the sister had not been heard from today.
 When the coroner learned of the pro- posal of Mrs. Dickens he expressed his doubts about the legality of such pro- cedure. Under the law he said the body would have to be inferred here. subject to any administrator that might be named to take charge of the money and other personal effects of the man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
FIRFMEN WILL ASK
 FOR LARGER SALARY

Birmingham, but they have been delayed en route. In answer to a letter, the manufacturers, the American la France Fire Engine Co.,, informed Chief Walton that tracer had been sent from Elmira to see where the delay occurred.
 One of the engine houses has already been completed and work on the site se- lected on Linden street will be begun at once.
 All of these matters will come before the council tonight in connection with the appeal that will doubtless be made for additional equipment to comply with the agreemnt entered into with the Southeas- tern Tariff association.
 A petition from the firemen asking for better pay will probably be presented. The formal request will be made tomor- row at a meeting of the fire and water committee, and action of the committee will determine whether or not the firemen will get raise. The report of the cons mittee will be made to council. The firs and water committee is composed of the following aldermen: Jones, Copeland O. R), Greener, Stockmar and Gum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
PRESBYTERIANS TO
 ATTEND THE SYNOD
PASTORS OF CHURCHES AND MANY LAYMEN WILL GO TO MONTGOMERY TODAY-TO DiS- cUss oRPHANAGE.

The pastors of the Presbyterian churches of Birmingham and a large delegation of laymen will leave this afternoon for Mont gomery where they will attend the an- nual session of the synod of Alabama, which convenes at the First Presbyterian church in that city tonight.
 The opening sermon will be preached by the Rev. pr. Sterling J. Foster, pastor of the South Highlands Presbyterian church, moderator of the synod. The synod is made up of the Presbyterian preachers and elders of Alabama.
 A number of important questions will be discussed by the synod and an inter esting programme has been arranged for the session. The Synodical college at An niston and the orphansge at Talladega will be discussed.
 A Sunday school conference will be held during the session of the synod and number of prominent Sunday school workers will deliver addresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
RECORDS OF COURTS

Chancellor A. II. Benners will hear the application for a writ of habeas corpus this afternoon at 2:3O o'clock in the case of J. J. Johnson, indicted on the charge of larceny from person. and his wife, Edith Johnson. The proceedings are in stituted for the purpose of obtaining a hearing for the reduction of bond.
 few days ago the grand jury found a true bill against Johnson, who had been released on a $500 bond, and he was rearrested and his bond fixed at $1OO0
 The trial of R. l.. Dix, the negro who was recently indicted by the grand jury. or the charge of killing Bert Tesnel, motorman on the Gate City car line, several weeks ago, has been set for De- cember Il. The capital docket will be taken up on that date and the case of Dix Is the first on the docket.
 Dix Is alleged to have stabbed Tesnell to death. while the latter was attempting to quiet row that had broken out among the negroes on his car.
 The following other cases have been set for the first week of the capital docket of the criminal court beginning December II:
 Will Turner. murder; Lizzie Bowen, murder; John Raper, murder, and George Ramage, robbery. The last two are white men.
 In the first division of the criminal court yesterday afternoon. Judge Daniel A. Greene presiding. the jury brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of Will Williams, charged with murder and grand larceny.
 Judge Weaver is engaged in hearing misdemeanor cases in the second division of the criminal court this week.
 The following jurors have been em-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
MAN IS RUN DOWN
 BY TEAM OF MULES
JAMES MARTIN, A PAINTER, SuF- FERS TWO BROKEN RIBS AND FRACTURED SHOULDER BLADE. JUST REACHED THE CITY.

While waiting for a negro school teach CT to open a room in a negro school at the corner of Fifth avenue and Seven- teenth street yesterday morning, James Martin. a painter, was the victim of runaway team. He was knocked uncon- seious and did not know until several hours later what had struck him. Two broken ribs and a fractured shoulder blade will keep him confined to his room for several days.
 Martin reached the city last Wednesday and engaged board for himself and wife at 1709 Fifth avenue. He stopped in Bir- mngham to see if the climate would agree with his wife and started to work. He secured the contract for paint ing a city negro school at Fifth avenue and Seventeenth street, and reported for work yesterday morning. The janitor told him negro teacher had the key to a door which led to the room in which his tools were placed and he was waiting on the corner when a pair of frightened mules hitched to a farmers wagon left the street and ran across the corner of the sidewalk.
 Martins back was turned to the anil mals and he did not see them The only thing he remembers was the crowd around him in a corner grocery store when he became conscious. He was only a few squares away from his boarding place and an ambulance was summoned Dr. Frank B. Grace was summoned to attend the wounded man, and 1t was found that there was no internal injury Martin will soon be able to get up Af- ter getting his team under control the farmer in the wagon got out and re- turned to the corner where he had run over the man. He assisted in getting Martin to the grocery store and drove away when the ambulance arrived with out giving his name. It is said the mules became frightened at a steam roller.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
Enters New Field,

C. s. Huffman. for several years paying teller of the Birmingham Trust and Saw fngs company, has resigned his position to go in business for himself. He will open an office at 107 North Twentieth street about December 1. and will do expert accounting in all it's branches. make periodical examinations and install new methods. MT. Huffman Is an ex- pert bookkeeper, and has a host of field.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
A Bank Account
 Is Better Than Ten Friends 5

The friend is usually when you call on him for assistance pull you of financial difficulty if you find him. he has many plausible why he help you just that particular time. Any other time, but
 with the bank account It stands ready to you every day and every hour in the day is always "n," and offers
 Have you felt the comfortable of independence that of neat bank account?
 The officers of the Citizens Savings Bank making 1t their life work to the people of this section become thrifty They conne their banking busi strictly savings accounts and consider every dol deposited here sacred trust This is the first and only exclusively savings bank in the state.
 If you haven't account here would like to have talk with you.
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more.
 In the first division of the city court, Judge Senn presiding, the case of Bennie Harris vs Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company, Is still on trial. In the second division of the city court. Judge Charles w. Ferguson presiding disposed of the following cases yester- day: c. E. zealey vs Warrior Manufaetu- ring company. dismissed.
 Frank o. Bailey vs. Birmingham Rail- way, Light and Power company, judg- ment for plaintiff for s25.
 Amos Abercrombie vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company; Judgment for plaintiff for $25.
 William c. Warren vs. Southern Rail- way company; dismissed for want of prosecution.
 Thomas A. Robinson vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company: dismissed for want of prosecution | Laura Wilson vs. Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company; dismissed for want of prosecution.
 Daisy Field vs. Tennessee Coal Iron
 and Railroad company; dismissed Tor want of prosecution. The following juries have been organ | ized in the city court for this week: | Jury No. 1.-H. Caldwell, E. F. buch' 1 amman. John Diggins, l.. B. Wilson, Johh w. Warnick, A. I. Dexter, II. J. sexton' G. w. Walton. J. B. Moore, A. w. Huht' T. F. Corput, T. w. Wilson.
 Jurv No. 2-Y. w. Locklear, E. A. liar rison. S. A. Brown, R. W. Owen, W. M. Doyle D. l. James J. E. Lindsey c. L. Butler James Henderson, John w. Brown, D. Faucett J. M. Waldrop. Tn the second division of the city court this morning Judges Charles w. Fergu- son will hear the mandamus proceedings instituted by w. D. Paris against coun- ty Treasurer Miller, seeking to require the payment of certain fees alleged to be due the coroner's office.
 divorce has been granted in the city court in the case of Evanllne Franklin vs. Henry Franklin for alleged voluntary | abandonment
 | A verdict for s690.s0 was granted the | plaintiff in the circuit court yesterday In | the case of H. T. Cottam X Co. ys. F. W. Durham. The case of G. Raymond ys. Walter J. Robertson was dismissed in the same court yesterday. 1 The following jurors were empaneled In the circuit court yesterday: | Jury No 1.-H. F. Shoemaker, l.. C.
 Waldrop, w. M. Hunt, Henry Uhl, l Thomas D. Bradford. II. M. McNutt, George Frazier, D. M. George J. NJ. Nor ris, E. H. Atchison, s. r. Vance, w. s. Sprague.
 Jury No 2.--J. T. Reed. A. Morris. W. l.. Tate, W. E. Hulsey, J. B. Jones, J. B. Ferguson. Charlie Pfeister, James Brown, B. M Reeves, H. R. Stephens. D. M. Smithson, J. l.. Hurst In the chancery court yesterday de- cree was awarded in the case of Douglas H. Gordon vs. Ensley Development com pany, et al.. allowing the receiver to compromise for back house rent. Tn the same court Chancellor Benners dismissed the following cases yester- day;
 Charles Nelson vs. Rosa Nelson. Frank Johnson vs. Daniel l.. Johnson.
 The following Is the docket for today: N. A. Neal vs. Mayor and Aldermen of Birmingham.
 Massey L. Young vs. Mayor and Alder
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
Meet May Be Continued.

Nashville. Tenn, November 13-Secre- tary Russwurm said this morning that 1t Is more than possible that the race meet ing at Cumberland park will be continued through next week
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14

men of Birmingham.
 George Harrison vs. Robert R. zell.
 Shed Judge vs S. J. Brintle ct. al.
 In the federal court yesterday E. Schl- nert, charged with counterfeiting, entered a plea of guilty. The sentence has not been imposed
 In the case of John B. Simmnns vs. Southern Railway company yesterday re- suited in Judge Jones giving general discharge and subsequent verdict by the jury for the defendant company.
 The settlement of the pleadings in the case of John T. McComs vs. Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railway company was heard by Judge Jones yesterday after noon.
 The probate judge has issued the fol- lowing marriage licenses:
 will F. Glenn and Miss Emma Leo Hunicutt.
 IT. N. Ransuer and Miss Annie W. Johns.
 Lueins Elmore. Donovant and Miss Dodie Brashear.
 James NJ. White. North Birmingham. and Miss Mary Janette Sims.
 Leonard Conner. Littleton, and Miss Annie Tyler.
 Sam Payton, Pelham. and Miss Ellen Brashear.
 J. Gum. siluria and Miss Jessie Hinton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
Local Weather Data.

Birmingham. November 13. p. m. Maximum temperature ................ .G Minimum temperature .................. .4S Mean temperature ..................... .5 Normal temperature ................... .55 Deficiency of temperature since Jam
 udry 1 Rainfall since D. m. yesterday .... o Rainfall since January 1 ............43.T Deficiency of rainfall since Jan. l.. 5.52
 Weather Report.
 Temperature and precipitation as re- ported at the weather bureau for select southern stations during 24 hours ending at 10 a. m: Precip-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-14
THE WEATHER

Washington. November 13e-Forecast for Alabama: Fair Tuesday and Wednes- day; light to fresh winds.
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paneled in the first division of the crm- inal court this week:
 Jury No. 1.--L. Carroll. Harry l.. Mayer, c. S. Stubb, Walter Mclaughlin. Matt Sapp, T. P. vann, E. L. Martin. S. L. Cresswell. J. J. Ray, T. P Ellis, J. D. David T. J. Fielder.
 Jury No. 2-S. F. Cockrell. W. F. Cole man, J. A. Bell. Robert L. Glaze, A. A. Harris, c. S. Huckstep, L. w. Dupuy J. B. Hoffman, Jr., R. Sparks Jackson T. J. Creel, J. N. Day, Rupert Whit more.