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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-27
TAKEN BY SURPRISE.
Friends of Miss Hawkins interested to
Hear of Her Marriage.

Tuscaloosa, October 26.-(Special)-
caloosa friends were taken by surprise
when it was learned here that Miss
Claude Hawkins and Mr.. Steve Allen of
Selma were married in Birmingham
Wednesday. Miss Hawkins left home
Wednesday morning about o'clock, and
not until a telegram was received from
her from Birmingham did her family know
of her marriage. The bride is a daughter
of Mrs. Lula Hawkins of this city, and
an exceptionally bright and attractive
young woman She has been reared in
this city and has great number Of
friends here Mr.. Allen lived in this city
for some time, but is now a resident of
Selma, Ala. He is young man Of many
excellent qualities
Mrs. Sewell J. Leach entertained the
Kettledrum in an unique and delightful
manner at her residence on Wednesday
afternoon The near approach of Hal
| lowe'en made this interesting time the
theme of the occasion. The entertainment,
therefore, took the nature of barn
party" and was given in a vacant store
house on Mrs. Leach's premises. This
place was arranged in a most picturesque
and beautiful manner, with all the mys-
terious and grotesque decorations which
are Incident to Hallowe en- parties. A de-
lightful menu was served, and most
entertaining programme rendered, making
the entire entertainment a most highly
interesting one
The funeral of Mr.. II. Robenau occurred
this morning from his residence. Rabbi
Newfield of Birmingham conducting the
services. The nterment was in the Jew
ish section of Evergreen cemetery. Mr..
Rosenau was one OF this city's and coun-
! tvs most highly esteemed and respected
citizens and one who had long been con-
nected with its moneyed interests. He
was also a universally popular gentleman.
and his death will cause him, to be missed
in social affairs quite much as in a
business sense. He was a gallant Confed-
crate soldier and an enthusiastic mem
Der of the Veterans organization. The
Veterans attended his funeral in body.
Mr.. Rosenau leaves a devoted wife and
two sons, Messrs. Monroe and David
Rosenau of this city, to mourn his loss.
The board of directors of the Young
Mems Christian association of this city
hely an interesting meeting yesterday.
The principal thing decided on was that
a $21 900 building should be erected on the
lot lately bought by the organization.
This lot is situated on Broad street, just
two blocks east of the present location of
the association rooms. The directory
was very enthusiastic over the prospects
of the building, and plans will be per-
fected at once for the completion of the
subscription list and going to work.
Miss jamie Robertson of Birmingham is
the guest of the Misses Snedecor. Miss
Robertson was charming coed at the
university year before last.
A. G. Sphinx. the well known architect
of Birmingham, is in the city.
william A. Davis of Admission was in the
city yesterday visiting his son, who is a
member of the senior law class at the
university
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Personal and General.

Marvin Johnson is spending few days
at Montgomery, where he went to attenc
the fair now in progress in the Capital
City.
Mrs. Lothian Brooks spent the day al
West End, the guest of her sister, Mrs
Mcleod.
p. M Walker went to Alfalfa today on
a business trip.
Gordon DuBose of St Louis. formerly
president of the First National Bank of
Ensley, spent this afternoon in the city.
Mr.. DuBose Is in Birmingham for few
days on business.
Mrs. l.. f. Written returned today from
Brookwood where she has been with her
daughter Mrs. DIR. Hitchcock, for several
days.
Mrs. J. C. Couch has returned from
Symra, Tenn, where she went recently
to bury her husband who was killed some
time ago by a street car. Mrs. Couch Is
with the Rev L. f. Whitten and family
on Avenue G.
j. G. Newberry, manager of the Jei-
ferson Real Estate company, will return
from High Springs. Fla, tomorrow where
he went on an important business trans
action.
w. h. Merrill. a prominent business man
of Shelby, Ala, Is In the city on business.
He is the guest of NJ. A. Kirkland.
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Chauffeurs' Strike Spreads.

New York, October 26.-rhe strike OF
chauffeurs employed by the New York
Transportation company. which began
yesterday at the company's main garage
at Fiftieth street and Eighth avenue,
spread today to one of the company sub
stations in Sixty-sixth street Ninety of
the 40 chauffeurs employed at the sub
station joined the 800 strikers Thirty of
the sub-station men remained at work,
and as they took their cabs from the
garage each was accompanied by an Of
ficer in plain clothes. The men are strik-
ing for an increase in wages and regular
hours of La hnr
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New Gas Story From Madison.

Huntsville, October 26.-(special.)-A re-
port comes from the northern part of
Madison county to the effect that the
escape of natural gas through the soil
is so pronounced in one place that large
stones have been seen to dance about on
the ground, causing on-lookers to expert
ence an uncanny feeling. The phenomenon
was discovered by cotton pickers who
thought some one was throwing rocks at
them. Since the discovery of natural gas
In this locality. numerous strange stories
have been told of it's presence in various
localities. The foregoing is the latest.
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School DESTROYED In Poland.

Berlin. October 26-rhe school house at
Bendzkoyo. Prussian Poland. was set on
fire and burned to the ground yester-
day by the explosion of a petroleum
bomb. The outrage was presumably conf
mitted by Poles, result of the action
of the Prussan authorities in requiring
Polish school children to say prayers
and recite the catechism in German.
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damaged and the. driver and one of the
horses were. slightly injured.
One of the fire department horses broke
out of his stall at the fire station last
night. and wrecked the telephone, COM
pletely demolishing it. Nothing else was
disturbed, and it is not known why the
horse should do this, unless he thought
it was the fastening which held the door
and he could get out.
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Coke Price Breaks Record.

Columbus, o., october 26-The price of
coke here today broke the record, local
companies having closed a contract for
1907 at SIS a ton, which dealers claim is
the highest ever known here. 1t IS an
advance of 10 cents and the statement is
made that the price of iron will proper
tionately advance.
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THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET

State Ticket.
For Governor:
B. B. CONFER.
For Lieutenant Governor:
HENRY B. GRAY.
For Secretary of State
FRANK N. JULIAN.
For Auditor:
w. w. BRANDON.
For Treasurer:
WALTER d. SEED.
For Commissioner of Agriculture:
j. A. WILKINSON.
For Superintendent of Education:
H. C. GUNNELS.
For Attorney Generals:
ALEX M. CARRIER.
FOR Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:
JOHN R. TYSON.
For Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court:
JOHN r. DOWDELL,
THOMAS C. NJ CLELLAN.
For Associate Railroad Commissioners:
CHARLES HENDERSON.
]. G. HARRIS.
For Congressman. Ninth District:
OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD.
County Ticket.
For Senior Judge-Criminal Court:
DANIEL A. GREENE
For Associate Judge-Crimnal Court:
SAMUEL L. WEAVER.
For State Senator:
NATHAN L. MILLER.
For Representative:
JERE CLEMENS KING.
L. ]. HALEY.
SAM WILL JOHN.
r. f. LOVELADY.
w. e. URQUHART.
JOHN r. GLOVER.
DIR. M. C. RAGSDALE.
For Sheriff:
]. P. STILES.
For County Auditor:
ROBERT A. MORRIS.
For Road Supervisor:
JOE HILL.
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throughout the city. and the city in gen
eral put on a brighter and cleaner basis.
A small audience greeted Professor
Hammett and his varied and large col
lection of trained animals and birds at
the Ensley opera house tonight. Pro-
fessor Hammetts show was one of the
most unique and interesting performances
ever offered in the city, and deserved a
better patronage. The show was given for
the benefit of the public library, to which
one-half of the proceeds were donated.
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Loses Life In Hotel Fire.

Little Rock, October 81. b. Calvert, a
prominent lumber dealer of Ada, l. t.,
lost his life in a hotel fire at Fourche,
a lumber town near here last night.
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Sixteen Crap Shooters Caught.

Officers Cochrane and Moore of the
Ensley police force, succeeded in round
ing up sixteen dark-skinned crapshooters
in a house in the Semet-Solvay quarters
about 10 O'Clock this morning. Fourteen
of the number caught We're promptly
placed behind the bars, and as the re-
naming two were cripples, they We're left
behind, being unable to walk. The Off
GERS surprised the gamblers, completely,
and came upon them SO quietly that they
did not attempt to escape, but peaceably
surrendered. They will be asked to ex-
plain the why's and wherefores of the
game to his honor Mayor Scott, In the
police court tomorrow morning
The mayors court was of short duration
this morning. The only offenders before
his honor were two negro women charged
with being publicly drunk They pleaded
guilty and We're each assessed So fine.
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C. {. Lind Withdraws.

C. e. Lind candidate for alderman
from the First ward in the city primary.
has withdrawn from the race and after
notifying w. W. Shortridge. chairman of
the city executive committee, of his action,
has the following to say by way of eX-
PLANTATION:
after carefully considering the matter
of remaining candidate for alderman
and after discussing the matter with
friends. l have decided to withdraw from
the race. | desire to thank my friends who
have so generously offered me their sup
port in this election"
Mr.. Binds withdrawal leaves only two
candidates in the field from the First
ward, A. b. Moss and G. w. Veitch
The First ward put forth four candidates
at the beginning of the primary, w. T.
Palmer having withdrawn sometime ago.
Everything is in readiness for the pri-
mary ON Monday the Goth. The primary
ticket, which so far is unopposed, is COM
pete, provided there are no more with
drawals. The election is going off quietly,
queter perhaps than any in the his
tory of the city.
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KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
OFF TO HUEYTOWN
Big Delegations Conferred De-
greeS Last Night
C. E. LIND WTHDRAWS
Sixteen Crap Shooters Are Rounded
Up Near the Semet-Solvey Plant.
Other Personal and General
News of Ensley.
C. E. LIND WITHDRAWS
BY CRAWFORD PERKINS.

Ensley, October 26.-(special.)- several
carriage loads of Knights of Pythias,
headed by District Committeeman J. W.
Clayton of the Third district, left the
city this afternoon for Hueytown, where
they go to attend the institution of a
new lodge, tonight. The third rank Will
be put on the new lodge by the famous
Ensley team.
Indications are that the largest crowd
of Pythians ever assembled at an insti-
tuition in this state will be present. Dele
gates will come in from Birmingham.
Bessemer. Fairview, Pratt city and
Woodlawn. Also message from Robert
c. Crompton of Blocton states thai he
will bring about ten members from the
Blocton lodge. The little hamlet of Huey
town will present a lively appearance to-
night when the numerous delegates pour
into its thoroughfares. Hueytown is about
two and a half miles west of Bessemer,
just beyond the big pipe works of the
United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foun-
dry company
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For Associate Judge-Criminal Court:
SAMUEL l.. WEAVER.
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For Associate Railroad Commissioners:
CHARLES HENDERSON.
]. G. HARRIS.
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County Ticket.
For Senior Judge-Criminal Court:
DANIEL A. GREENE.
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For Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court:
JOHN r. DOWDELI,
THOMAS C. NJ CLELLAN.
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For Congressman. Ninth District:
OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD.
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For State Senator:
NATHAN L. MILLER.
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For Representative:
JERE CLEMENS KING.
L. j. HALEY.
SAM WILL JOHN.
r. f. LOVELADY.
w. e. URQUHART.
JOHN II. GLOVER.
DIR. M. C. RAGSDALE.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

easterly from the southeasterly line of
Howard street. thence northeasterly
and parallel with said southeasterly
line Of Howard street to a point dis
tant 157 deg. min southwesterly at
line of Fourth street, thence south
easterly and parallel with said south
westerly line OF Fourth street to the
northwesterly line of Bryant street.
thence southwesterly along said
northwesterly line Of Bryant street to
the northeasterly line OF Eighth
street, thence southeasterly along said
northeasterly line OF Eighth street to
the northwesterly line of Townsend
street, thence northeasterly along
said northwesterly line Of Townsend
street to q point distant 137 deg. 6
min. from the northeasterly line Of
Third street, thence northwesterly
and parallel with said northeasteriy
lire Of Third street to a point distant
1877 deg min. southeasterly at right
angles from the southeasterly line Of
Folsom street. thence northeasterly
line Of Folsom street TO the south
westerly line Of Main street. thence
southeasterly along said southwesterly
line of Main street TO the established
line of the water front, thence north
erly, northwesterly and westerly
along the established line Of the wa
ter front and the westerly and south
erly line of East street south and East
street north to the point of begin
ming
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
PLAN to PAY
FULL LOSSES
Insurance Companies Are
Getting Ready to Ad-
just Claims.
POlicy-HOIdefs Urged to Have
Patience by the
Managers.

The Atlas Assurance Company and
the Manchester Company have begun
to adjust their losses by the recent
fire. Assistant Manager T. II. Palache
says that there is no desire on the
part of either OF these companies to
make any discounts where the proof of
loss is satisfactory
So far as 1 am aware said .Palache
yesterday. that is the attitude OF the
other companies
Some misapprehension would seem
to have arisen. People may, have been
impatient. This is the time for patience.
The Atlas and Manchester COM
panies have not changed their attitude
toward the insured in the least None
of the companies are paying out money
yet. They are waiting for the open
ing OF the banks. In the meantime the
adjustments are being made. 1t is
true. as has been scid by Mr.. Coogan.
the attorney for th> Board Of Under
writer's, that each insurance company
made its own contracts with those il
dealt with and each company will
make its own settlements with losers
We have never moved out OF San
Francisco since the fire. The Atlas and
Manchester companies had offices at my
home on Fell street Then we moved
to the corner of Eddy and Franklin
streets, where we will remain for the
present"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

The commercial banks OF this eit<
viii resume business without restric-
ton On Wednesday, May %. Tris I'M
po-tant decision WAS reached at
meeting of the San Francisco Clearing
house Association yesterday
Some days ago II was announced
that the banks would begin transact
ing business before June p. An earlier
date was found TO be feasible The
vote in favor of May % was. .unani-
nous
There will be no limit to the draw
ing OF money from the banks Every
claim will De met. All paper Will be-
honored fully. The $500 restriction
that was adopted earlier as an emer-
gency measure is abolished. The events
of fortnight say the bankers. have
demonstrated that the public is salts
fed with the financial situation
When the bank was established at
the United States Mint. through which
the banks were to check out money,
something like a strong demand for
coin was anticipated No excitement
was manifested. however. A fairly
long line OF check bearers on the first
day was shortened on the second and
diSaE EDeared on the third day
The commercial banks have large
financial resources. Some OF the larg-
er institutions have declined offers or
money since the opening in the tenn
porary quarters One bank refused
the use Of S1,000.000. At the windows
OF the temporary banking quarters
there is no more demand for money
than was customary before the fire.
A majority OF the commercial banks
viii resume in their own buildings,
which have been put in shape for use.
Those that were Ourned out and have
not secured quarters win probably ke
compelled TO remain in temporary To-
cations for while. but these are fen.
The remOyal<Of the commercial banks
10 old sites VIII take the financial cen
ter of san Francisco down town.
The savings banks. by vote os the
bankers, viii be ready to reopen on
May %. five days later than the COM
mercial banks.
The following resolutions were
adopted yesterday By the banks in the
Clearinghouse providing for clear
ances:
'.Resolved FTrst-That the checks
held BY the banks. members OF the
San Francisco Clearing house Associa-
ton, deposited with said banks on
April II, 1865, be cleared at 10 o'clce K
a. m. on Saturday. May 19. and that
balances resulting from said clearing
be settled by Il O'Clock noon in United
States gold coin or by checks on The
San Francisco Clearing house Bank.
Second-That checks received by
the banks. members OF the San Fran
cisco Clearing house Association. sub
seeuens to April II. 1896. before May
21. be cleared at 10 O'Clock a. m on
May 81. and that balances resulting
from said clearing oe settled 1t Il
O'Clock noon in United States gold
coin or BY check on the San Francisco
Clearing house Bank
Third-That reclamations for re-
jccted items be made directly between
the banks concerned. as usual. and that
these reclamations shall be made dur
ing the business hours Of the Gay or
clearing or those OF the succeeding
day"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
SENATOR 5ULkELEY SPEAKS
FOR INSURANCE COMPANIES
Denies Statement That All of Them
Are in Doubt as 70 Their
SoIvency

WASHINGTON. May 16-United
States Senator Bulkeley of Connecti-
cut was heard by the House commit
tee on the Judiciary today in refuta-
ton of the statement made yesterday
before the committee by Miles NJ.
Dawson Of New York to the effect
that not one of the American fire In
surance companies knew whether it
would or would not be solvent when
1t paid its San Francisco losses There
was, said Senator BuIkeley. absolute
y no foundation for such a statement.
Buikeiey. who is president of the
Aetna Fire Insurance Company. said
further that he knew of no American
company that cid not know just
where 1t stood financially.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17
CdfIndCk Casts Deciding
Vote Against the
Lock System.
Breaks Deadlock That
Existed During Re-
cent BaIIOting.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The Sem
ate committee on interoceanic canal
voted today in favor Of constructing
q sea level canal Senator Carmack' s
return from Tennessee broke the
deadlock which occurred at a former
meeting
The vote today was had on reso-
luton presented by Senator Kittredge
declaring 1t TO be the sense Of the
committee that the construction of a
sea level canal be recommended On
the motion the affirmative votes were
those Of Platt, Kittredge, Ankeny,
Morgan, Carmack and Taliaferro.
Chairman Millard voted in the neg
atiVe.
Senators Knox, Hopkins, Simmons
and Dryden were not present. All Of
these are supporters of the lock type
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-17

making so many exceptions as to
arouse laughter in the Senate every
time the provision was read.
The Culberson amendment was then
extended so as 10 except so many per-
sons and classes that when read it
aroused general merriment on the floor
of the Senate.
A motion by Senator Ballinger to
lay the amendment on the table was
lost. % TO so.
The Culberson amendment as
amended was agreed 10, so to IS. The
negative vote was cast by Messrs.
Alger, Alice. Ankeny, Bulkely, Clark
(Wyo.), Crane, Dick. Gallinger. Hale,
Kean, Lodge, McLaurin, Piles, Snoot.
Sutherland and Wetmore. Following is
the provision as agreed upon:
That no carrier engaged in inter-
state commerce shall hereafter direct
ly or indirectly issue or give any inter-
state free pass or free transportation
for passengers, except in case of agents
and employees and members of their
immediate families, TO its actual and
bona fide attorneys and physicians and
surgeons and their immediate families;
TO female nurses that served during
the Civil War: TO ministers Of religion
and inmates OF hospitals and eleemosy-
nary and charitable institutions, and
persons, or destitute and homeless per-
sons transported by charitable soci-
eties or hospitals and the necessary
agents employed in such transporta
ton and TO inmates of the national
homes or State homes for disabled vol
unteer soldiers OF ex-Confederate SOL
diers. ex-Union soldiers and sailors
and inmates of soldiers and sailors
homes, including those about to enter
and those returning home after dis
charge, under arrangement with the
boards Of managers of said homes.
ANY carrier violating this provision
shall be deemed guilty OF a misde-
meanor and shall for each offense pay
10 the United States penalty of not
less than 500, nor more than $4,000;
provided, that this provision shall not
be construed to prohibit the issue of
interchange of passes for officers or
TO agents and employees and members
OF their immediate families, nor to
owners and caretakers of livestock
when travelling with such stock or
when going TO point of shipment or
returning from point of delivery; nor
shall anything in this provision be
deemed TO prohibit any carrier from
carrying passengers free on account
of charity from and to places visited
by general epidemic or pestilence or
wholly or largely destroyed by fire,
water, earthquake or other calamitous
visitations with the object of provid-
ing succor, relief and other assistance
TO the Inhabitants. Provided further,
that nothing herein contained shall
prevent such carrier from giving free
or reduced transportation to laborers
transported 10 any place for the pur-
pose OF supplying any demand for Ia
bor at such place Jurisdiction of Of
fense shall be the same as that pro-
yided for offenses in an act entitled
An act TO further regulate commerce