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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
CASES ATTRACT ATTENTION.
Large Number of Witnesses Presen
at Tuscaloosa.

Tuscaloosa, May 9.-(Special) 1.-The case
against the United Mine Workers of
America, District No. 20; the same or
ganization, local No. $3.50, and Ed Finn,
W. b. Farley, j. c. Clemo and others,
which was on trial here on April II, and
which was postponed, is again on trial
here today, and is attracting great deal
of interest. There are twenty-one cases.
all of like character. for $1,000 against the
above named organizations.
The plaintiffs claim that they were en-
ployed by the Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron company, and that during the
month of October, 1904, the defendants
deprived them of employment that they
held meetings and passed resolutions de-
handing the reason of their dismissal of
the company by which they were en-
ployed. and that If this was not done
the entire number employed would be
called out. With heavy contracts to fill
and fearing a strike, the company was
forced to discharge them and force them
to leave their homes. There is a very
large number of witnesses in attendance
and much time is likely to be consumed
before the cases are settled. ]. M. Mar
tin of Ensley is representing the plain
tffs, while Frank s. White and Will T.
White of Birmingham are representing
the defendants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
CAPTAIN H0BSON
DELIVERS LECTURE
HE ADVOCATES LARGER AMERl-
CAN NAVY AS PEACE MEASURE.
HE SAYS DEMOCRATS MUST
LOOK TO SOUTH FOR BRAINS.

Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson deliv-
cred a lecture before large and appre-
ciative audience at the Jefferson theatre
last night. The entertainment was under
the auspices of the Commercial club for
the benefit of the Vulcan fund
Captain Hobson drew a graphic picture
of Americas peace mission in the world.
He said that even our wars were In the
interest of peace and justice to mankind
while the principle of all European gov
ernments was toward oppression and con-
quest. He advocates a large navy for the
United States. not for purposes of war
but in the interest of universal peace.
BY way of parenthesis Captain Hobson
said;
1.-THE south is dead in politics. Too long
we have looked to the north and west for
our leaders -Four years ago we allowed
the west to dictate the principles and poll
cies, and more than 100000 voters in the
west refused to cooperate. The east and
the west are engaged in cut-throat
game to the death. If we are ever to have
any brains in the party we must look to
the south for Leaders,"
AT the close of his lecture Captain
Hobson read a resolution directed to the
United States Congress endorsing his pol
icles Tor greater navy and universal
peace among the nations of the world
When he asked for a rising vote on the
resolution nearly every person in the
house stood up. There was no response to
his call for opposing votes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
ANNIE MAY ABBOTT
AT ATHLETIC CLUB
NEXT FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
NIGHTS IN HER WONDERFUL
FEATs OF ELECTRIC MAGNET
SIMULTANEOUS LITTLE MAGNET.

/ The Athletic club will present to the
! people of Birmingham next Friday and
| Saturday nights Miss Annie May Abbott,
I the little Georgia magnet" as she is
called this being her first appearance in
Birmingham. She is the most wonderful
woman in the world in the matter of
hypnotic or electrical magnetism or what
ever her power may be called and the
average person refuses to believe she can
perform the feats which her managers
advertise for her
For instance. Miss Abbott has entered
into a contract with the Athletic club that
no man in birmingham can lift her off her
feet and furthermore that no ten or
twenty men can lift her, no matter what
their weight or strength, and although
she weighs onl 1O3 pounds. The Athletic
club has always thought they had some
pretty good weight filters and athletes
that could handle any hundred pound
man or woman that lived, and have
picked out a good husky committee to
make the attempt on Miss ABBOTT. Among
the number or Scion Jacobs, Sid b..
Jones, Ed Warren, Jr, Lucian Brown
Z
of the Athletic club, Edward 7. Baird
and Walter Hood of the Y. M. c. A,
Frank Bell of The Age-Herald, Hugh
r. berts of the Ledger and Leon Fried
man of the News The remaining mem
/ bers of the committee will be selected
indiscrimnately from the audiences.
Miss Abbotts feats are incredible to
read of, but they will be performed out
on the open gymnasium floor. with no
possible opportunity for making use of
invisible wires or other mechanical de-
vices. Among the other tests she per-
forms is to stand on one foot and resist
the efforts of the entire committee to push
her off her balance, She touches a child
and it becomes so charged with her
! power that none of the lifting" commit
tee can raise it from the floor. Six or
eight men pile upon a chair and she lifts
! the entire bunch and numerous others,
making in all a most amusing and inter-
esting performance two hours in length.
Reserved seats for these performances
are on sale at stones.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
OHIO TRUNK LINES
FIGHT INTERURBANS
r, Are Being Reduced in Some
Cases to Equal Those of
electric Lines.

Columbus. o., May 9.-Concerted action
against the Inter-Urban lines is planned
by the steam railroads entering Column
bus. Up to the present time the Hooking
Valley has been the only road that has
aggressively fought the electric lines, but
today 1t became known that the Norfolk
and Western and Big Four are planning
to meet the competition of the Inter-
Urban in their territory, and that the
baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
had the matter under advisement.
The Seioto Valley Traction company
has been giving The Hooking Valley a
hight for business between Columbus and
Lancaster. Capt w, II, Fisher has re-
duced rates between Columbus and Lam
caster on the Hooking Valley until they
are now exactly the same as the fares
ON the lnter-Urban. The Big Four is
planning to fight the Columbus. London
and Springfield between Columbus and
london. The Baltimore and Ohio some
time ago requested the Pan Handle to
JOIN with it in war against the Column
bus, Newark and GAINESVILLE, but the lat
ter refused to enter into the fight at
present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
CLEARING HOUSE ELECTION.
J. H. Fry Chosen President, Leo X
Steiner Vice-President.

Members OF the Birmingham Clearing
House, including representatives of all
banking establishments in the city, met
yesterday afternoon in the offices of John
M. Caldwell & Co.. in the First Ma
tional Bank building and elected these Of
fcers for the ensuing year:
President, j. II. Fry. president of the
Traders National bank.
Vice president, Leo X. Steiner. of Stein
er Bros.
Manager, Miss Ina Shepard, confidential
clerk in the offices of John NJ. Caldwell
& Co.
The feature of the meeting was the cleo
ton OF Miss Shepard to be manager this
being the first time that the response
bilities of that office have been entrusted
TO woman. Indeed. Miss Shepard is, as
one banker said yesterday. the first
woman to be placed in charge OF clear
ing house IN thA history OF banking in this
country. Her election yas unanimous.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
WILL CLOSE SOON
STUDENTS OF PRATT CITY
SCHOOLS ARE PREPARING FOR
CLOSING EXERCISES EAGLES
HAVE RECEIVED CHARTER.

Pratt City, May 9-(special9-In three
more weeks the present session of the
Pratt City public schools will come to a
close. The students are hard at work
getting ready for the final examinations
and for the closing exercises, which will
take place from May IS to 80
The commencement sermon will be
preached by the Rev. J. A. Hendricks at
the First Baptist church on Sunday, May
%. The Rev. Hoyt Dobbs of North Biz
mingham will deliver the literary address
on Monday night, May 20, and Lieut.. Gov.
r. M. Cunningham will deliver the ad-
dress before the graduating class on
Tuesday, May 30.
The Board of Education will meet in
June for the purpose of electng the mem
befs of the faculty of the three schools.
Prof p. NJ. Mcneil, the present superin-
tendent, was reelected at the last SEES
sion of the board.
Eagles Receive Charter.
The Pratt City lodge of Eagles cee-
brated the reception of its charter last
night by rousing meeting. A number
of visiting Eagles from the Birmingham
= BFSScilti anu GuSltA iouBtS were present
and several addresses were delivered.
During the evening refreshments were
served
Off TO Convention.
The Rev and Mrs. j. A. Hendricks, II.
II. Hagood Miss Matte Mcdonald and
Miss Lydia Ridgeway left today for Kan
eas City, where they go to attend the an
nual session of the southern Baptist con-
vention.
Personal and General.
Mrs. Palmer of Woodlawn is the guest
of Miss Julia Waterman.
Mr.. Edward Rose of Fayette was the
guest of Mrs. w. s, Morrow yesterday
Mrs. Mcneil of Nashville is the guest
of Prof and Mrs. p. M. Mcneil.
Mrs. Sam Foley is attending the grand
lodge of the Alabama Odd Fellows at An
niston this week.
Florida lodge. Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masons Mt its regular meeting to-
night did work in all three of the degrees
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
MAcHlNIsTs' PICNIC.
Annual Outing viii Be Held Latter
Part of This Month.

The annual outing of Fidelity lodge No.
Z, International Association of Machn-
lists, will be held on Tuesday, May 80,
at Pleasant Valley park. on the South
Bessemer car line. There will be many
athletic and other contests and handsome
prizes will be awarded.
A first-class band has been secured and
there will be dancing from 2 to II p. m,
A handsome gold medal will be awarded
to the lady selling the largest number
of tickets
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
ENSLEY COUNCIL
IN SPECIAL SESSION
Report of Auditing Committee
Makes Recommendations
PENNINGTON NAMED CT RK
Council Seeks to Have Railway Com
pany Raise and Lower Grades.
Mayor Scott Appoints Lii
brary Committee.
PENNINGTON NAMED CLERK

Ensey, May 9.-(Special) 1.-THE Mayor
and Board of Aldermen met in regular
session tonight for the purpose of hearing
the report of the committee appointed to
audit the books of the city officials. A
number of discrepancies were reported,
but on calling the attention of the officers
to them they We're promptly paid Law
renee Pennington, a wen known young
man of this city was elected city clerk
TO ill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of John A. Bell
A number of recommendation to i'm
prove the system of bookkeeping of the
city officials were made by pne auditing
committee.
A resolution was passed ordering the
license of the Birmingham Railway, Light
and Power company to be revoked un-
less the work of lowering the grade on
Twentieth street and raising the grade on
Avenue Il and Nineteenth street was not
begun within twenty days time. 1t is
claimed by the council that the company
is under contract to grade its line on
Twentieth street and Avenue e.
The ordinance, providing for the adop
tion Of cattle eurfew law except in the
Fifth ward and West Ensley, was passed.
Mayor Scott announced the appointment
of the following committee to cooperate
with the committee from the Board of
Education in the maintenance and sup
port Of the Carnegie library: Aldermen
Sherman, Rogers and Settle.
Union Services for Men.
A committee of sixteen from the Young
Mems Christian association of Birmins-
ham and the Jefferson County Christian
Endeavor union met a number of Ensley
young men at the First Presbyterian
church last night and arranged for
young mems service to be conducted at
the Ensley opera house Sunday after
noon at 1880 o'clock
A committee comprising young men of
Ensley and Pratt City have charge of
the service and will urge every young
man in Ensley, Pratt City and Wylam
to attend the meeting.
A number of prominent speakers will
be on the programme and the music
will be under the direction of the North
Highland Glee club
The Birmingham Y NJ c. A. will not
conduct any service Sunday afternoon
but will attend the Ensley meeting in
body,
Personal and General.
The Rev. j II. Longcrer, pastor of
the First Baptist church, left today for
Kansas City to attend the Southern Bap-
fist convention.
Judge Charles II. Mandy and ] II.
Eiltibittle are attending the grand lodge
meeting of tho Alabama Odd Fellows
this week.
Mrs. Lawrence Pennington is visiting
relatives at Whitwell, Tenn.
Postmaster j. w. Clayton has been
elected as the representative of the Steel
City lodge to the grand lodge of the
knights of Pythias which meets at Mont
gomery next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Fossick of Shelf
field were the guests o. Miss Margaret
and Miss Veva Morgan last evening at
their home on Avenue r.
A. B. Moss of the Empire Pillow Works
has returned from a trip to Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
MEET HERE TODAY
GRAND MMANDERY OF ALA
BAMA CUNyENES AT NOON AND
WILL REMAIN HERE UNTIL TO-
MORROW EVENING.

The grand commandery of Knights of
Templar of the state of Alabama. will
convene in annual conclave in Birming-
ham today. The final session will be held
tomorrow evening
Cyrene commandery No. 10, will assem-
bic at the Masonic hall, First avenue and
Twentieth street, at 10 o'clock this morn
ing, to receive the grand commandery
The members of the grand body and Wis
iting knights will rendezvous at the Hotel
Hillman and from there they will be es-
corted to the Masonic hall by the local
commandery The first session will begin
a noon
A reception and banquet will take place
at the Ilillman tonight The officers of
the grand commandery are Charles r.
Wescott of Montgomery, right eminent
grand commander; Robert S. league of
Montgomery, very eminent deputy grand
commander; Thomas IL. Mattoeks of New
Decatur. grand generalissimo; Walter
Smith of Tuscaloosa, grand captain gen.
eral; William r. Waller of Selma, grand
prelate Edward S. Gatchel of Selma,
grand senior warden; William o. Snyder
of Birmingham grand junior warden; FL
bert s. Star of Selma, grand treasurer:
George A. Beauchamp of Montgomery.
grand recorder; Charles r. Patterson of
Birmingham. grand standard bearer; j. H.
Phillips of birmingham. grand sword
bearer; Louis j. Wright of Talladega,
grand warder
AS the grand commander serves only
one year. Deputy Grand Commander
league will. according to custom, be
elected grand commander.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
EAST ALABAMA HAS
REDUCED ACREAGE
Reports Show an Average Reduction
in Nine Counties of 1862
Per Cent

opelika, May 9.-(Special )-Reports re-
ceived from nine eastern counties of Ala
bama were compiled in this city today,
showing average reduction in acreage of
cotton planted to be 1862 per cent below
last years acreage The figures were
derived from seventy-five reports from
the following counties: Randolph, %;
Chambers, 10; Lee, o. Russell, q Macon.
3; Elmore, 8; Talapoosa, 7; Clay, 3, and
Coosa, 3.
The reduction in quantity of fertilizer
used as compared with last year is 1872
per cent. The increased area planted to
crops other than cotton amounts to 17.2
per cent above last year The reports are
from every section of the cotton growing
portions of the counteis represented, and
are the most reliable yet secured in this
section.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
DIES OF HEART FAILURE.
Mrs. T. @. Donaldson of South Caro-
lima Passes Away Here.

Mrs. r. q. Donaldson of Greenville, s.
c., died very suddenly at the home of her
sister Mrs. j. f. r. Jackson at Seventh
avenue and Eighteenth street, in this city,
yesterday morning between the hours of
and 7. Mrs Donaldson and her husband
arrived in the city Sunday from Fort
Sill, o. T., where they had been on a visit
70 their SON Capt. T. @. Donaldson of
the United States army.
Yesterday morning Mrs Donaldson and
the members of her sisters family arose
to see her husband off on the $40 train
on the Southern railway. Mr., Donaldson
and his two grand children from Fort
ELL, were going on to Greenvlle, leaving
Mrs. Donaldson here for a few days.
After the departure of her husband Mrs.
Donaldson returned to bed. About 7
o'clock a servant who went to carry
breakfast to her room, found the good
woman dead The indications are that
she died suddenly and heart failure is
given as the cause. She was a sufferer
from heart weakness.
telegram intercepted the husband at
Hefiin and he returned to the city at once,
sending his grand children on to Green
Willie.
The deceased was in her 10th year and
was prominently connected in both the
Carolinas She was descendant of the
Hokes of North Carolina and was a cousin
of Judge Alex HolSe of the supreme bench
of North Carolina and was also a cousin
to Hole Smith of Atlanta Besides her
husband she leaves three children, Capt.
T, @. Donaldson of Fort Sill, o. T., A.
II. Donaldson, attorney at law of Green
vile. S. c., and Mrs. Barnes. wife of
Professor Barnes of the University of
Mississippi.
Mrs Donaldson was prominent in South
Carolina social circles and was a devout
Christian
The body will be carried to Greenville
s.. c., this morning over the Southern
railway.
.ir,cl i1Sl, a Inn,c
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
WORK ON VIADUCT
WILL BEGIN SOON
B. R, |. & P. Company Reoeiv-
ing Material for Structure
WILL COST ABOUT $4,000
Miss Abbott startes Large Audience
by Remarkable Feats-Molders
to Give Picnic on
Next Tuesday.

Bessemer, May 9.-(Speeial material is
being placed on the ground with which
to construct the Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company's viaduct over
the railroad tracks at Tenth avenue. Work
will be begun ON the structure at once.
The American Bridge company of Roa-
noke Va, has the contract to build the
viaduct, which will cost something like
$4,000.
Since shortly after the Birmingham
Railway, Light and Power company built
its line to Bessemer. the erection of a
viaduet has been under consideration. The
contract was let several months ago,
for the steel to be used In the oonstruc-
ton. The city granted the company the
necessary franchise some time ago, the
rights of way have been obtained and
everything is In readiness for the work to
begin,
The steel portion of the viaduct will
be 900 feet in length and will have an
elevation of twenty-four feet above the
tracks over which 1t will be built
At the present the electric car line
crosses thirteen tracks and the company
gees to much expense in throwing the
proper safeguards around the lives of its
passengers, when the cars are crossing
the tracks. The viaduct will enable the
company TO shorten its schedule between
Bessemer and Birmingham.
Miss Abbott Creates Sensation.
Miss Annie May Abbott, the little Geor-
gia magnet, gave on of her wonderful ex-
hibitions at Beavers hall tonight to over
,f.tI u.
number of Bessemer's leading citizens
went upon the stage and took part In the
performance. By her marvellous power
whatever 1t may be, Miss Abbott perform
ed several feats which were almost in
creditable,
DR.. Winters, DR.. Donald, DR.. Waller
w. p. Gum, W. d. Lanier and a num-
Der of other promiennt citizens attempted
to move Miss Abbott from the wall and
forts. BY her po ger Miss Abbott APP
peared to absolutely defy the strength
o. the strongest in the audience.
Miss Abbott's exhibitions are being
given under the auspices of the Bessemer
Beavers. She will appear at matinee and
night performances tomorrow, (Wednes-
day.
Molders' Picnic.
The holders union will give their fifth
annual picnic on next TUESDAY, May 10,
at Mt Pleasant on the South Bessemer
car line The committee on arrangement
Is as follows: e. p. Briggs, Walter
Pickens, James Alfred, John Cousin.
Personal and General.
Miss Marguerite Campbell left yester-
da..- for Pittsburg to tisit relatives.
The Rev. r, S. Gavin, pastor OF the
First Baptist church left today for Kan
sas City to attend the Southern baptist
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. p Martin rendered a
tailyho party last evening in compliment
to their guest, Mrs. James W. Legg In
the party We're MIR. and Mrs. G. P. Mar
tin Mrs. James W. Legg, Mrs. w. d.
Taylor Mrs. J S. Winters, Mrs. e. L.
Edmundson, Mrs. j. w Carter, Mrs. A.
IL. Handy, Mrs. G. l.. VanTrump. Mrs. C.
M. Ray, Mrs, r. F. Smith, Mrs II. c.
Grigsby, Mrs. w C. Warick, Mrs. John
T, Martin, Mrs. f. II. Lopez and Mrs.
James T. Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers have
been filed in the probate court:
Thomas Bragg and wife to w. 7. Brea-
shear, land in section % township 49,
range west; consideration. $1400.
Mary Bestor Tart Brown and husband
to Margaret Brown Griggs, property in
block a. Phelans addition, Birmingham;
consideration, $1,000.
Bowman Duncan and wife to Maude
r.. Baum, lots 6 and 7, block 3D." East
Lake; consideration, $500.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
Golfers Elect Officers.

Savannah, Ga, May All of the
officers of last year were reelected at
the annual meeting of the Southern
COLI association today. More than 200
delegates were in attendance from
seven states. The championship con-
tests begin tomorrow. There are to-
night 76 entries. New Orleans was
TINS afternoon chosen as the place for
the next annual meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
Water Works Men in Session.

French Lick Springs. Ind May a.
Nearly 800 delegates are attending the
twenty-fifth convention or the American
Water Works association Morris p. Sher-
rard of Newark, N, j., president of the
association, delivered his annual address,
in which he congratulated the members
upon the growth Of the organization and
the work accomplished by 1t. Papers were
read BY 8. J. Rosamond and Charles II.
HaxuA
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
Federal Court.

Judge Thomas G. Jones presiding;
In the federal court yesterday special
juries Nos l and were organized to try
the case of james Evans VS., the Southern
Railway company.
The juries follow:
j. c. Carroll, Thomas Armspaugh, ].
w. Beasley, Jesse Arnold, John Dillon,
John Posey. II. c. Macarthur. w. c. Nc
CURE. Marion Wright, w. r. Coving-
ton, Frank L. Vance and w A. Ellard
The plaintiff brings suit for $4,000 as
damages for the alleged death of the in
testate in the Berry wreck sometime
ago
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
Miners Case Called.

The trial of the twenty-seven damage
suits against the officers of the United
Mine Workers of America, District No. 90
were called in Tuscaloosa yesterday. Ac-
companied by their attorney, Capt. Frank
S. White, William r. Farley, Edward
Flynn and j. L. clemo officers of the
district organization, went to Tuscaloosa
yesterday morning to be present at the
trial which will be tried before Judge II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
interpretations.

The Renfroe Car Replacer company
with capital stock of $4,000, has filed
articles of incorporation in the probate
court. The incorporators are: j. l.. Rem
froe, administrator of the estate of Thos
Nathaniel Renfroe; John Sweet & Son.
J. w. Jeter, e. j. McCrossin. B. ]. Saun-
ders and j. A. W. Smith. The domicile
is Birmingham, with the following Of
ficers: John Sweet, president; j. L. Rem
froe, vice president; e. j. McCrossin
general manager; j. A. w. Smith, seere-
tary and treasurer
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-10
bondurant's Trial Nav ~.

Montgomery, May 9.-(SpeciaL)-L. E.
Bondurant, arrested on charge of en-
bezzlement will have a trial on the 18th.
he formerly lived in BIRMINGHAM end
Is a young man.