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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
CONTINUATION OF
CAPITAL DOCKET
SEVERAL IMPORTANT CASES
HAVE BEEN SET FOR TRIAL IN
FIRST DIVISION OF THE cRIMI.
NAL COURT THIS WEEK.

The second week of the capital docket
foI the spring term of the criminal court
o. Jefferson county commences this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. Judge Dan A. Greene
will preside during the week in this d.
vision and several important cases have
been set for hearing for today and to-
morrow. There is no docket for any
other day in the week, but it is expected
there will be enough business to- keep
the court busy during the entire week.
Today's docket:
George W. RoebucK, murder; C. H.
Atkinson. murder; Glenn W. Barron, OBJ
strueting railroad track Bob Harlxins,
earnal knowledge of a female child; E..
Lang, murder; John p Harmon, MUIR
der; John Smith murder.
Tuesdays docket:
A. l.. Bishop. murder; Nose Boldly,
robbery; Ann Hunter, murder Eliza
johnson. murder: James A Kennedy,
murder; Dave alias Add whtsant, rob-
berry; Tom Blackburn, robbery; Harrison
Armour, murder.
The next capital docket will be called
in the criminal court early in June.
Among the cases set for trial at that time
II the one against -rrs. Rosa Herring,
who is confined in the county jail on the
charge of killing her husband near Weller
mines, this county, about two months
ago.
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MAKES AN ATE MPT
TO END HIS LIFE
L. w. RlDENHoUR SLASHES HIS
THROAT SEVERAL TIMES WITH
POCKET KNIFE WITH SUICIDAL
lNTENT-HE is IN JAIL.

L. w. Ridenhour, a young white man
employed in-the Louisville and Nashville
railway yards at Boyles. attempted to
kill himself yesterday afternoon by cut
ting his throat with a small pocket
knife.
He was found in the yards by other
employees of the company hacking at his
throat with his knife. He mad inflicted
half a dozen wounds on the side of the
throat, but none of them were serious
The knife was taken away from him and
he was turned over to Officer Gates, who
brought him to police headquarters. Az
ter he was captured he tried to break
away and dash under a passing freight
train.
He brooded over the fact that he had
been sick and his wife was now an in
valid until his mind became unbalanced
The wounds on his neck are not seri-
Gus. He is being retained by the city
warden.
Ridenhour seemed intent upon taking
his life. and it is believed that had his
knife not been a very poor one he would
have succeeded.
lie gives his home as rear Eleventh
avenue and Thirteenth street. He is a
young man about % years of age
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TRADES COUNCIL
NET YESTERDAY
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING AN
INTERESTING oNE-DELEGATES
MAKE GOOD REPORTS ON UNION
LABOR.

G. " Hess, press agent furnished tho
following as an account of the meeting
of the Birmingham Trades Council nelG
yesterday afternoon:
Easter Sunday brought cut q Fair at
tendance to the Trades Council meeting.
After obligating the following delegates:
Frank Leonard and Muller of the Brew
cry Workers union; Thomas VAIL e. r.
Wadsworth. Dan P. Holman and Ed X.
Smith of the Painters Decorators and
Paperhangers union; r. f. Carlisle and
w L. Trice of the Printing Freshmen ;
union, the council was much grat.~ed in
listening to the fatterng reports of the
chairmen of the different organizations,
showing great activity and prosperity in
their respective unions
Delegate McGilarvay of the machinists'
chnist in this district was working and
his union was in an excellent condition.
o. H. Groner,' delegate from the cigar
makers union, stated that the members
of his union had more orders for union
made cigars than 1t was possiblee to fill
during regular working hours. and con-
sequently the men We're compelled to
work overtime which news was greatly
appreciated by the council.
Delegate j. E. Jacobs of the iron
moulders' union nsade a very acceptable
report in regard to the conditions pre-
vailing among the iron moders.
Harry Marley. representing the brick
masons' union, demonstrated to every
one present that his organization was ex-
periencing one of the most prosperous
times in its history. He stated that one
of the largest employers of labor in this
district, who previously employed non
union labor. had signed up a contract
with the brieklayers union to hire union
trickmasons exclusively from now on.
Other delegates who deserve especial
mention for their active part in the
meeting are Mr.. Hunnicutt of the car
penters, Mr. Ryder of the machinists.
Mr. White of the clerks. Mr.. Scherry OF
the BARRIERS and Mr.. Bowling of the ma
chinists.
President Marx finished the afternoons
proceedings with timely and appro-
pirate speech. for which he was heartily
apDlauded
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AT the Episcopal church of the Advent
the Rev. Quincy Ewing took for his text:
IF the dead rise not, let us eat and
drink, for tomorrow we die.'-l Cor. XXI,
S2nd verse.
Mr.. Ewing said in part
Exception has been taken to this state
ment of the Apostle on the ground that,
If there be no future life. we are still
under obligation to cultivate the finer
faculties of our nature, to seek gratifca-
lion for its higher tastes. to give our
selves to certain pursuits that have moth
ing to do with mere bodily sustenance;
meet certain demands made upon US So
oially by our fellow being. quite outside
the realm of their physical welfare OF
ours. In other words, whether mortal or
immortal, we are intellectual and moral
teings, and 1t is our duty to live as such
to the extent that we are able; to strive
for our own intellectual uplifting and
tns advancement Of mankind in the high
ways of knowledge; to struggle for the
wider fulfilment Of ends that we perceive
to be good, and against the permanence
of conditions the triumph of aims and
purposes that we recognize as evil.
Even though he were utterly mistaken
in holding to the belief in the resurrec-
ton there was still very great deal.
ii has been said, to enlist the intellectual
and moral energies of man like st.
Paul. and no need for him to find life's
value in things that subserved simply
the passions and appetltes OF his lower
nature. Nor were the reason why any
OF us should follow his advice. should
eat and drink as II eating and drinking
seemed to fulfil the end and aim Of our
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RAILROAD WORLD.

The new train on the Frisco, known as
the Messenger Boy, which was put on a
week ago yesterday at the instance of
The Age-Herald, has proven success
from the very start, and according to
the railroad officials it is more than pay
ing for itself.
The passenger business on this train
every day is large and it is showing a
big Increase. One of the Frisco officials
stated yesterday that the train was ex-
ceeding the expectations, and that he ex-
pected its business to steadily improve.
M. NJ. Richey assistant general superin-
tendent of the Southern. left yesterday
morning for Washington, where he goes
to attend the semi-annual conference on
time tables and the consideration of re-
quests for slight changes in schedules.
The Seaboard handled the Running for
Office company from Atlanta to Brming-
ham yesterday. r. M. Coffey, travelling
passenger agent of the road with head
quarters in Birmingham for the present,
accompanied the train
THE business on our trains from Bir-
mingham to Atlanta. and those coming
to Birmingham continues to be large
every day. We are handling two hun
bred or more every day and it looks as
II the business would grow rapidly" said
Mr.. Coffey yesterday
The Southeastern Freight association
has reduced the rates on an average Of
to 10 cents per 100 pounds on iron car
holsters from Ohio river crossings to
southeastern common points. upon the
showing made by F. J. Rohrig. traffic
manager of the American Steel Foundries
company, that the rate effective on
trucks. car wheels and axles was not
properly applicable to holsters. The new
rate. which became effective on April 15
will enable car companies in the south
to compete on better terms with north
ern builders. The American Steel Foun-
dries company recently shipped 100000
pounds of iron car holsters to Admission,
Ala, and Waycross Ga.
II. c. Townsend. general passenger and
ticket agent of the Missouri Pacific. at
st. Louis. left there for New Orleans
Thursday evening to meet Baron Edmon-
do Mayer des Planches. the Italian am
bassador to the United States. who Is
making a trip through the states OF Lou
isiana. Arkansas. Alabama and Texas
class of italian agriculturists who are
already In this country TO colonlze that
section, instead Of remaining in the crowd
ed cities and performing day labor
The ambassador was recently In Biz
mingham on this mission. and great re-
suits are expected
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FUND RAISED TO LOWER
DEBT ON RESCUE HOME

short while 1t will be necessary to make
additions to provide for the demands
made upon it.
The City Council appropriates the sum
of $50 per month towards the maintenance
of the home and the Board of Revenue
at its next meeting will take up the mat
ter of making a similar appropriation.
Captain Berriman will remain in Bir-
mingham until Wednesday night. He
visits the local post and home about once
every month.
Large crowds attended the Easter SER
vices at the Salvation Army on Second
avenue yesterday. Captain Berriman de-
livered an address on 1.-THE Risen Christ
at Il a. M. and on Human Decay at s
p. m. Sunday school was held at las D.
M, and Ensign Widgery conducted the
self-denial alter service" at p. m.
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woman,s Exchange Today.

81 see that the Womans Exchange Is
to have one of their big days tomorrow.
said. club man last night, "and that
Miss Walters and Miss Dozler propose
serving the most elaborate dinner In the
history of the exchange. They richly de-
serve a big success, and 1 don't think
there is any doubt about their having 1t.
1.-THE regular patrons Of the exchange
are most congenial lot and remind one
of large club. There are a hundred or
more bachelors, manufacturers, insurance
men and others who gather regularly be-
tween noon and O'Clock, tell each other
the funny incidents Of the preceding
twenty-four hours, discuss the new depot
deals, or pair off in couples and talk
shop The Womans Exchange is a bright
spot in the business lives Of these men.
and they add their share of praise 10 the
good work the institution is doing"
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existence, because we had concluded that
there is no hereafter life.
So. when men tell us that the belief in
immortality is simply survival from dim
ages of superstition that in our light of
cay should be renowned, and point us
to the many consultations of our human
lot that would remain, after the renuncia-
tion of this belief. they might speak less
confidently. II they paused to ask them
telves how many of the proffered conso-
lations would exist today to be our
Ravens of refuge. If man had never been
inspired by the alleged superstition IL
he had never dreamed himself born for
oeathless life Take out of our civiliza-
ton every hope, every ideal. every
achievement that depends directly or in
directly on the belief In Immortality en-
tertained by men today or of the van
lshed generations. and what would be
left would offer but starvation-diet TO the
hearts and souls of those of us who find
our best happiness outside the sphere of
sensual qualification.
II the dead rise not, we have been swim
died by all the past. and are of all eener-
e.iohs the most miserable For instead
OF being as we are the descendants OF
men who hoped beyond the grave with
their hope throbbing In our best afrections
and our noblest aspirations we ought ~
De, II the dead rise not the descendants
OF men who ate and drink and worlsad
ana planned through the centuries ask
ing Oh destiny nothing beyond the earth
pit or the funeral-pvre Wa o,oh+ g.,
nave inherited no dream that we came
into this world to reach I'm IN anv+hin,,
higher than a high standard of good eat.
ing and drinking; we ought to have in
herlted no need to console ourselves for
being alive in contemplation of ANYTHING
erander, of anything more glorious than
some method or process of Supplying the
nerves one moment and thrilling them the
nextl
Easter, 1905
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
GEORGE WHisTLED.
A Franklin Proverb Has Living Ev
ample in Birmlnqhan.

Benjamin Franklin, sage and states
man. once told the world that he had
paid dear for his whistle"
George Martin. a dusky son of Africa,
had ample opportunity last night to NOR
alize along the same line of thought.
One small toot of Georges leather whs-
tie cost him a nights lodging in the city
jail and will bring him to Judgment in
Judge Feagins court this morning.
George is not a professional whistler,
and after this experience it is doubtful
If he ever tunes his lips to twittering
sound again.
Ordinarily his whistle would have been
very innocent and inoffensive to the
peace and dignity of the community but
the time and occasion of this twitter were
momentous, for the breath of melody
from Georges whistle prevented Police
Officers Gates and Brown from captur-
ing a gang of alley crap-shooters
The 'crappers'' got away, but George
and his leather whistle were corralled
and put in cold storage.
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While the receipts 70 rthe fund for lift
ing the small debt on the Rescue Home
for fallen women were not as large as we
expected the Salvation is gratified at the
efforts made by the citizens of Birming
ham towards this end during the past
week. There are two notes. amounting to
$500, still due on the institution, and
Staff Capt. J. M. Berriman of Atlanta.
who Is in charge of the southern division
of the Salvation Army had hoped to lift
the debt during self-denial week. How
ever he nor his officers are not in the
least bit discouraged but will continue
their efforts until the entire debt is lifted.
1t was mainly through the efforts of the
staff captain the Rescue Home was estab-
lished in Birmingham. Although it has
been open but two months it has been a
great success from the start Within a
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
CORONER W. D. PARIS
STILL INVESTIGATING
SAYS MORE ARRESTS ARE LIKE
LY TO FOLLOW AS RESULT OF
BLoSSBURG DYNAMITE ExPLo-
SION RECENTLY.

Coroner w. d. Paris spent Saturday in
the vicinity of Blossburg investigating
the explosion out there recently which
caused the death of little Murvey Alex
ander. the daughter of John Alexander,
a miner.
Il expect to order some more arrest
made In connection with this affair. :"
said the coroner last night. while some
arrests have already ,een made, still /
intend to sift this outrage to the bottom
and some surprises may be sprung short
ly.
81 intend to bring tile guilty parties to
justice II 1t takes me ap this year, which
/ hardly think will be the case
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r. L. jackson Robbed.

R. L. Jackson. well-known colored
tailor living at 1404 Sixth avenue, report
ed to the police department that he was
Knocked down at his gate at II o'clock
last night by two negroes and robbed OF
s32 He was struck several times about
the face and had an ugly " md across
the mouth. He reports thatFle had just
dismounted from his BICYCLE at his gate
when attacked. The money was taken
from his inside vest pocket
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NEW REclDENCE BURNED.
Fire Supposed to Have Originated
From Match Dropped by Boys.

A new one-story, slx-room residence
that was just being completed by Mr..
Ray on Eleventh avenue, near Twenty
third street, was seriously damaged by
fire yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock.
The fire department reached the scene
in time to save part Of the walls below
the roof, but the roof was entirely burn
ed. The house was not occupied and the
fire is supposed to have originated from
a match carelessly dropped in shavings
by some boys who are said to have been
in the house smoking just before the fire
was discovered
The damage to the building is about
$500.
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Preacher In Jail.

The Rev. Monroe Perry, colored, was
arrested and locked I'm the city jail last
night on a charge of burglary and grand
larceny. He is accused by the sexton of
Shiloh Baptist church, John Barber, of
entering his room AMI stealing trunk
containing $50 and other articles. The
burglary was committed Friday night.
Perry is local preacher at Shiloh church
and a merchant on the Southside.
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Baptist church.
The Rev. DR.. b. d. Gray, a former
rastor of the First Baptist church Of this
city, and now secretary Of the Home Mis-
sion Board of Alabama, was to have made
the dedicatory prayer yesterday morn
ing, and also an address in the evening
on "The First Baptist Church, Its Past
and Future but his duties prevented him
from coming to the city
Dr. Hatcher will preach at the First
Baptist church this afternoon at 4:3O and
again tonight at 8 o. clock. The public is
invited to attend these services.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-24
JOYOUS EASTERTIDE
THROUGHOUT CITY
All Churches Are Thronged
With Revcrent WhorShlppers
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS
Sermons in Keeping With the Season
Awakened Profound Interest.
A Charming Easter Day
Enjoyed by Everyone.

Easter made the hearts of the people
of Birmingham glad-one mad almost said
joyous. Throughout, the day was heart
ening in its vernal beauty. The sun
shone bright from a eloudless sky. The
odor of apple blossoms was in the air.
Nightfall came as sort of benediction
to the place and the people. Refreshing
memories, kindled at dawn, died not with
the day. Faith and hope and love
touched with Illuminating loneliness al
most every human face. On the coun-
tenances one met wherever one walked
one discerned many a pleasant yester-
day and also many a confident tomorrow.
In the churches the day was not for
gotten. Large congregations thronged all
the houses of worship.
At st. Pauls, at the church of Our
Lady of Sorrows and at the Church of
the Advent and st. Marys the congre-
ACTIONS were exceedingly large, attracted
in each case as they were by the re-
markable beauty and solemnity of the
service. In other churches also the seat
ing capacity was taxed to the utmost to
accommodate the worshppers eager for
admission.
With the coming of afternoon the
beauty of the day, illustrating perfectly
the spirit of the Easter season, beckoned
the people into the open, and beckoned
them imperatively. Out they wholesome
promenading the thoroughfares, others
calling on neighbors or friends in the
vicinity, and many more going far afeld
in response to natures call. For the
time it seemed that the making of liv-
ing was quite forgotten by the Birming-
ham people and that knowing how to
live was the thing that lay close to their
hearts.
And how fall of llfe-brave, beautiful,
joyous life-was this Easter day! What
healthful thoughts it awakened among
all classes of persons, how 1t multiplied
courtesies among the people everywhere,
and with what wondrous delieaey 1t APP
pealed to their heats, lifting them all to
a wider and wiser humanity
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LARGE AUDIENCE
HEARS DR. HATCHER
First Baptist Church Dedicated
With Impressive Services.
A GREAT OCCASION HERE
Nearly Two Thousand Peolle Packed
the Church at the First Ser
vices Observation-Disclosures
Amounted to $1,000.
A GREAT OCCASION HERE

With one or two exceptions the largest
number of people that ever attended
church service in Birmingham packed the
magnificent new building of the First
Baptist church yesterday to hear the
Rev. DR.. William e. Hatcher preach the
dedicatory sermon.
The audience is estimated at between
1900 and 1000. as all the available seating
space, capable of holding 1900, was taken
up. and hundreds were seated In the
aisle, and many stood up around the
walls. The partition to the Sunday school
room was raised, and the building is SO
arranged that every one in 1t can easily
hear and see the speaker. even when 1t
Is crowded as it was yesterday.
The church presented beautiful APP
pearance. the tint of the walls being in
perfect harmony with the many flowers
and ported plants around the pulpit.
Acceptable Gifts.
Dr. Hatcher, though suffering from
severe hoarseness, could be easily heard
and had the perfect attention of the con-
gregation throughout the service. The
subject of his sermon was the Peerless
Dedication" and he took his text from
Mark, xiii 43--"And he called unto him
his disciples and saith unto them, Verify,
1 say unto you, that this poor widow
hath cast more in than all they which
have cast into the treasury
Dr. Hatcher explained the nature or
gifts acceptable in the sight of God; that
God looked not merely at what was con-
tributed, but also at what was left be-
hind, and for this reason he made the
extraordinary statement that the poor
widow had cast more into the treasury
than all the others, or she had given
all she possessed, while the others had
only contributed small part from their
abundance.
1t is the gift from the heart, the speak
er, declared, that is most acceptable TO
Christ and any donation made to gain
popularity or to cause publicity or to
avoid reproach, no matter how great It's
commercial value may be- Is contemplate
in the sight of the Savior. Many would
say, he said, that it was wrong for that
poor woman to give practically her lie
and deprive possibly hungry babe OF It's
food in order that she might make gilt
50 insignificant In comparison with the
others. The greatest things of the eartn
are gifts from God. The gospel not only
stands for what God does for u.s. but also
what we do for him, and while our giIts
may be so incomparably small when we
consider what he gives us, nevertheless
If they are given with the true feeling OF
the heart. and gratitude for his mercy
and goodness, they please God, and the
returns they will bring cannot be esti-
mated
DR.. Hatcher explained that the greatest
gift we could make to God was the gilt
of ourselves and our souls, and that he
hoped while we were giving this hand
some edifice as a castle against the great
army of evil in the worlu we were also
giving our souls.
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THE WEATHER

Washington, April 23-Forecast for Ala
bama: Partly cloudy Monday; Tuesday
rain; fresh southeast winds.
When 1t prints good. 1t Is good cut
The Gawk Engraving Co.
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The my s.ery OF the resurrection Is the
Risen Body. Complete surrender cannot
meet with complete humiliation. Jesus
resurrection is Gods victory over sin and
death,
Complete surrender In life builds up, Gre
ates completeness in its highest order In
this life, and in the life to come. Self
may suffer here but the invisible purified
body may live for evermore.
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Have moved to City Hall,
corner 9TH avenue. A. 8.
Smith, Jeweler. DR.. James
Sharp, Graduate Optician.
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Evening Services.

At the service last night the congre-
cation was not as large as the one in
the morning, but nevertheless 1t was
larger than usual.
"A Sisterhood of Churches"-The Rev
DR.. ]. NJ Shelburn, pastor of the East
Lake Baptist church.
members One of Another"-The Rev
Austin Crouch Of Woodlawn.
Greetings From Community at Large
Rabbi NJ Newfield of Temple Emanuel
1.-THE Lords House and His People
The Rev. DR.. william f. Hatcher.
Concluding remarks by the Rev. DR.