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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
ALDERMEN TO MEET
 WEDNESDAY NIGHT
MATTER OF INCREASING THE PO- LICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE sETTLED-No SESSION HELD ON LAST MEETING NIGHT.

The mayor and aldermen will meet Wednesday night, and several matters of interest will come up for considera- ton. Among other things, report from the police and sanitation committee and the finance committee is expected on the matter of increasing the police depart ment
 It is not known what action will be taken in regard to the petition from the police commission to secure an increase in the force. The commission asks for ten new men, five of them to be patrol men, three detectives and two sergeants
 full months business will be trans acted at this meting, as the mayor and aldermen failed to secure a quorum on the last meeting night and the busi- ness. which was to have been dispatched at that time was carried over
 There was very little business sched- uled for the last session, however, and nothing new has developed since that time, so it is probable that the meeting Wednesday night will not be very long.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02

The movement of the Mary A. Cahalan Memorial association to erect a statue and drinking fountain to the memmory of the late Miss Mary A. Cahalan, for so many years principal of the Powell school, and the proposition to lay off a public play ground in East park have started a discussion among Birminghams artistic set as to the condition and possibilities of the city's parks. It Is fact often re- marked, that little attention is taken in the plating and of laying off of streets to any other than the utilitarian side. But when fire destroys the irregu- lar or planless collection of buildings and obliterates the original scheme of the streets, the community takes counsel from the experience of the past and be- gins to rebuild with an eye to the beauti- ful as well as the utilitarian.
 In many cases, however, where the mis- fortune Cor good fortune) of destruction by fire has not been visited upon a com munity, the people have realized the lack Of proper aesthetic conditions in their surroundings and have taken steps to remedy the deficiency by beautifying the public breathing places'' already laid out and adding to the area reserved for such purposes.
 The committee on designs for the pro- posed memorial of Miss Cahalan has re- ceved number of plans and estimates from sculptors throughout this country and meeting of the entire association will be held at an early date to decide
 
 interested persons are invited to attend this meeting the date and place of which will be announced later. It is felt that this may mark the initiative in a wide spread interest among the citizens in beautifying the parks of Birmingham.
 The following selection which is taken from Brush and Pencir' for June, quot ing Glenn Brown of Washington, secretary
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
PASTORS REPORT
 ON CONGREGATIONS
LITTLE FALLING OFF IN ATTEND ANCE DURING THE SUMMER MoNTHS-LEADING CHURCHES COMFORTABLY FILLED.

It is a popular suppositon that the att tendance on church services sensibly falls off in the summer months on account of the heat, but a study of the Birmng~ ham churches does not lead to the belief that such a condition obtains In this city. Pastors representing the largest eongre- gations in the different denominations seem to be of the opinion that a decrease among those who remain in town during the summer is hardly noticeable, and the floating congregation, made up of visitors and those who are without church al- leeiance, seems to be about as large in the summer as in the winter.
 At the First Methodist church yester- day, the lower floor was filled and quite a number of the seats in the gallery were occupied. This church being the largest and perhaps the wealthiest in the city, is often recommended to visitors from other towns, who happen to be stopping here over Sunday. In consequence, it captures the greater class of transient church. goers, and it's central location makes 1t convenient to boarders in the city who have not vet allied themselves with the church of their choice. The Rev. Dr. James A. Duncan, the pastor of the First Methodist church, stated last night that he can see no material falling off in the attendance of this class during the summer.
 The Rev. Dr. A. J. Dickinson, pastor of the First Baptist church. and the Rev. Dr. John w. Stagg, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, say that practically the same conditions are noted in their respective congregations Both state that A large number of the members are ab- sent from the city at the present time, but that aside from this, the size of their congregations do not materially differ in the summer and in the winter. The First Christian church was comfortably filled at the morning service yesterday, and the pastor. the Rev. A. R. Moore, states that he has about as good congregations now as he has in the cooler seasons.
 As the Rev. Quincy Ewing, rector of the Eniscopal church of the Advent is ab- sent from the city the attendance at his place of worship was not as large as usual. At St. Marys-on-the-H Highlands. the morning services were well attended.
 The Rev. Father Coyle, pastor of St. Paups Catholic church, said yesterday: "The congregations at the various masses are as large in summer as in winter. With Birmngham's growth many new faces are seen at mass. A reasonable estimate of the attendance at mass today would place the number close on to 2000."
 At the church of Our Lady of Sorrows on Avenue F. something like eight or nine hundred heard mass yesterday, which is about normal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
ARTISTIC COTERIE IS
 INTERESTED IN PARKS

of the Public art league of the United States, shows something of what is be- ing done elsewhere:
 Augustus Saint-Gaudins aptly observes that beauty makes for nobility and eleva- tion of life How to secure beauty in the buildings, parks, and monuments belong ing to the federal government is the most important artistic-problem of the United States yet to be solved. Only In recent years, If we eliminate our early work, have the people of our country shown an appreciation of the good results which may be obtained through artistic guid- ance. When the late Senator McMillan in 1901 secured the appointment of com- mission to report on the artistic develop ment of Washington, he started a far reaching movement. The report of this commission, presented January 15, 1902, was the spark which lighted the fire of enthusiasm for systematic development north south, east and west
 Business men, quick to appreciate the monetary value of beauty to their com inent artists to study and report on the improvement or tnelr cltleS a1ter seelnS the park commissions report.
 Among the more important places which have, as a business proposition, taken active steps to secure a systematic and artistic plan for their future growth may be mentioned Baltimore, Cleveland, Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, New Orleans, Hartford, New Haven, Seattle, San Francisco, Los An geles, St. Paul. Denver, Chicago and Gin cinnati, and the movement is being felt in small villages and towns.
 "To foster and encourage the fine arts, over 200 societies have been organized in the United States. When 1t is realized that these societies are composed of the enlightened and intelligent classes, the importance of the movement which they represent will be appreciated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02

At the meeting of the Pastors Union this morning, the Rev. Dr. J. w. Stagg will request each minister to take blank petition asking for removal Of the county jail and get the members of the congregation to sign it.
 In this way Dr. Stagg hopes to reach a large number of people who would not otherwise have an opportunity to express themselves in the matter. At the same time the signatures of hundreds of in- fuential church members will be secured.
 Some thirty or forty of these petitions will be handed to the ministers, and Dr. Stagg hopes to have them returned to him within a week or two with several thous- and signatures
 Petitions were circulated in the Catholic churches yesterday and large number or signatures were secured. The petitions are being placed in each Catholic church
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
YOUNG MAN DIES.
Brought from Caera, He Succumbs to
 Operation for Appendicitis.

Green B. Nugent, the young man who was brought here last Wednesday from Calera to undergo an operation for ap- pendicitis, died early last night at St. Vim cent hospital from the effects of the oper- alton. The deceased was about 25 years of age.
 The young man was taken sick on last Saturday week, and when his condition became serious he was hurried to the city for treatment. It is said that his trouble was complicated by intestinal obstruc- tion. He was the son of c. T. Nugent of Calera and is also survived by several brothers. The remains will be sent home for interment by Shaw & Son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
SIGNING PETITIONS TO
 MOVE THE COUNTY JAIL

in the county and 1t is believed that sev- eral thousand Catholic signatures alone will be secured.
 The matter of moving the jail has be- come an absorbing topic of conversation in Birmingham. Practically everyone is interested in the movement to change the location of the jail, and very few op ponents have manifested themselves.
 One ardent believer in moving the jail said yesterday that it should be moved for sanitary reasons. If for no other. He said that during the period when Capt. Frank OBrien was sheriff the jail held all the prisoners that could be cared for and remain in a sanitary condition, but that now the number had been increased by at least one third, as shown by the records In the state auditors office in Montgomery. He stated that if the jail was overcrowded at that time 1t must be in an even worse condition now with the greater number of prisoners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
REPUBLIC CO. MAKES
 VERY GOOD SHOWING
Large Dividends Are Earned, and a Big Amount Will Go to
 Surplus.
The Wall Street Journal says:

The Wall Street Journal says;
 Based on It's returns for the nine months ended March 31 last, the Republic Iron and Steel company will earn in the neigh borhood of 8, 793 400 net in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1906, which is equivalent to about 1S11 per cent on its $20,416,9OO pre- ferred stock. This will be the best show ing the corporation has made since it was organized March earnings were $43272, a banner month, which Is at the rate of about 25 per cent on the preferred stock.
 In the current fiscal year the Republic Iron and Steel company shall have paid 123s per cent in dividends on the preferred stock (which includes 52s per cent on de- ferred payments), a total of $2,5265O0. Notwithstanding this the company prom ises to close the year with surplus. es- timated, of more than s76o,OO after deduct ing interest on bonds, which in itself Is equivalent to more than 31a per cent on the preferred stock.
 The statement of the Republic Iron and Steel company as of March S1 shows the company to be in very strong position from the standpoint of cash and surplus, the figures bearing out recent reports that the corporation has been a large lender of money on the street
 Its cash on hand aggregates $3,53O5 sos, while it reports a surplus of ITS. Its current assets aggregate $l2,lS2,943, while It's current liabilities are 2,303, ,000, leav- ing working capital of nearly S12,00 900. Its accounts receivable exceed its ac- counts payable by nearly $3,OO000O.
 The net profits, dividends and amount carried to surplus since the organization of the Republic Iron and Steel company, with the current fiscal years figures es- timated follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
Negro. Kills Young Man.

News was received in the city last night of the shooting of Fred Owens in Palos by a negro. The man killed was A years of age. No particulars were obtainable at a late hour The remains will be brought to the undertaking establishment of Shaw & Son this morning, and after being pre- pared for burial will be sent to Colum- bia, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
Austin Busenlehner.

Austin Busenlehner. T years of age, died Saturday night at his residence, 1915 Ave nue G. Funeral services will be conducted from the church of Our Lady of Sorrows Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. The inter- ment will be in the Southside Catholic cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
Joe eerst Trial Set for Today.

Joe Gerst, the saloonkeeper who killed a negro in his place of business on the Southside two weeks ago, will have pre- liminary hearing today at ? o'clock before Judge H. B. Abernathy in the inferior court. Since the killing Gerst has been confined in the county talL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
FOUR PRISONERS GET
 OUT OF TOP OF JAIL
Tore Bricks From Around the FIue and Dropped Them on Mat
 tresses in Floor.

Sometime between o'clock and daylight Saturday night, four prisoners escaped from the Woodlawn jail. All were held on misdemeanor charges.
 The prisoners escaped through the top of the jail, making an exit by tearing the flue out.
 The bricks around the flue were torn out and thrown on pile of mattresses in the middle of the floor to keep from making a noise.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
THE WEATHER

Washington, July 1.-Forecast for Ala bama. Showers Monday; cooler in east ern portion: Tuesday showers, variable winds.
 Forecast for Mississippi: Showers Mon day; Tuesday partly cloudy, variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02

b-Estimated.
 The aggregate capacity of the com panys finishing mills is given as S5O,000 tons. large increase as compared with the output at the time of the company's organization.
 The earnings of the Republic Iron and Steel company for the nine months ending in March are shown to be on a rising scale If the company is favored with continuation of the prosperity it has re- gently been enjoying the fiscal year 1907 ought to enable the company to show net profits in excess of $5,000000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
POLICE MAKE RAID.
Five Men Are Arrested on Gambling
 Charge.

Chief of Police Wier and Officers Streit Parker and Nix made a raid late Saturday night on an alleged gambling club on the fourth floor of the Metropolitan hotel. They arrested R. H. Alexander, Jack Slack J. D. Elmer, Y. Z Lacy and H. E. Lockhart. charging them all with violat- ing the gambling law.
 Each of the men made bond in the sum of $10O.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Mrs. Mary Guscoft

Mrs. Mary Guscott, 52 years of age, died yesterday afternoon at the Hillman hos pital. The funeral will be held this af- ternoon and the interment will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
Called 10 Pastorate.

Montgomery, July 1.-(special)-Dr. J. [, Lyons of Louisville has been called to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02
Large Expenditures.

Birmingham will exceed $25O,000 and when the work is completed Birmingham will have one of the finest telephone systems in the world. I prophecy now that this time next year the people of Birming- ham will refer to their telephone system with pride and that more than 90 per cent of our patrons will declare that the telephone system of Birmingham is gilt-edged and fully up to any demands which they may make upon it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02

H. H. Msyberry. Vice President: Davidson. Secretary and Auditor. o. Simpson, J. H. Robinson, n. D
 Spencer. Moses Levy. ]. W. ams. T. H. Aldrlch, Jr., F. B. Ysilding. Abbott. W. L. Murdoch. A. W. Nslssn. lngham: c. 0. Burns of New York
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-02

i. If the world ever hears God in the exnression of His love and grace 1t will he from the mouth of some man who gives his mind and heart and powers of speech to that end. The grace of God is not like Ills power dlspiayed In the forces of nature. It's sphere of activity is in the human heart. and there only is 1t manifested He must have person In whom He may manifest His grace, and through whom He may make that grace
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
NO SUCH PARTY IN DOUGLAS
POpuIist Organization Extinct In
This County, Says J. j.
Points.

The Bee 10 in receipt OF a circular letter
from o. w. Meier, chairman of the state
committee OF the populist party announcing
meeting of the committee at the Lin
dell hotel, Lincoln, at O'Clock on the
afternoon OF June y TO fix a date for the
state convention. Besides the committee
men all persons 'in sympathy with the
principles" are not only invited. but
urgently requested TO be present.
The move is supposed TO be made in the
interest of George w. Berge's candidacy
for the democratic gubernatorial nomina-
ton.
The party literature gives the name of
j. ]. Points as committeeman from Doug
las county. Said he:
There is no longer any popuIist party
In Douglas county. The organization has
not been kept up l resigned from the
position Of committeeman a year ago. but
] see they are still carrying my name.
don't know whether l shall go TO the com
mittee meeting or not. II delegates 20 TO
the convention from this county they will
go as volunteers"
No other poP"list could be found in the
business district OF the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
TWO OMAHA PERSONS ON LIST
w. n. Cunningham and Mrs. Nina
Wirth ArraiRned on Federal
Court Indictments.

These persons, against whom indictments
have been returned by the federal grand
jury, were arraigned before Judge Munger
in the federal court Saturday for pleading;
w. r. Cunningham of Omaha. charge.
forging an endorsement to and collecting
money order; entered plea of guilty; SEN
fenced to pay fine OF $500; sentence of
imprisonment was deferred pending the flu
ture good behavior of the accused
Herbert Neal Doniphan, sending OBJ
scene letters through the mails plea Of
not guilty; gave bond in $500 for his APP
pearance before the United States district
court for trial.
William 10y. Lincoln. plea of guilty to
one count of having a 81 counterfeit coin
in his possession. 10y was sentenced to
pay a fine OF $50 and be imprisoned in the
Lancaster county Jail for the period of
three months.
John f. Rahe, Falls City, plea guilty;
charged with mailing obscene postal card,
sentenced to pay a fine of $50 and be i'm
prisoned in the state penitentiary at Lin
coin for six months at hard labor.
James Noble Charles Earth and Mary
Earth, Winnebago Indians, charged with
introducing liquor onto the winnebago
reservation; plea of not guilty; remanded
for trial
William F. Berg, postmaster at Cornlea,
charged with embezzling 33S676 postal
funds, and making false report; plea of
guilty; sentence deferred until Monday.
Patrick Hughes. alias Keage, South
Omaha, charged with making false afi-
davit to pension claim
Minna Wirth. Omaha, charged with Il: a..-
ing false statement as to pension claim
application for pension is held to have
stated that she was in possession of an
income of less than $3.50. when in fact she
is alleged to have an income from property
rentals Of much in excess of $3.50. Her
man Metzger end William Alexander. both
of Omaha, are indicted for false swearing
In the same case.
lola Bond. South Omaha. charged with
forging an endorsement TO a postal money
order.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
POLITICS IN PARIS
Continued from First Page.)

Continued from First Page)
what his irresponsible advisers promised
France made certain concessions. IL Is
true, but held faster than ever to the en-
tente with England Then came the Alge-
cras conference, and with It the new de-
velopment of German policy, which has so
far had simply disastrous results. Italy
refused to follow the German lead at
Lageras, with the result that It was prac-
tlcally told by the Berlin press when the
Vesuvius disaster occurred that it was
visitation of Providence for it's attitude at
the conference. To the Russian note re-
garding the attitude Of it's representatives
at the Morocco conference the Wilhelm
strasse replied by boycotting the Russian
loan and expellng Russians from German
territory by hundreds day
The net result OF the kaiser having taken
counsel of his irresponsible advisers is that
he has alienated Italy incurred the emnity
Of Russia and undone in France the work
of thirty-five years. To this policy may
be credited the illness and death of Baron
Won Richthofen and the serious illness of
the imperial chancellor. Both of these
statesmen felt all the time that they were
surrounded by intrigues. with paralyzing
erect on their policy and injury to their
health. Prince Buelow had, before his
breakdown, so far regained the upper hand
that he had obtained the dismissal of Herr
Won Holstein and the early retirement Of
Prince Radolin, the German ambassador in
Paris. But he cannot control the police,
and Russians are being expelled whole
sale.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
HERDMAN BEFORE GRAND JURY
Democratic Leader is Given Chance
TO Expose workings of
His Party.

Lee Herdman was given an opportunity
TO tell the county grand jury what he
knows Of the conduct of the democratic
city campaign Saturday morning He was
summoned TO testify before that body and
was on the witness stand for some time.
Just what he told the jury is a carefully
guarded secret.
The summoning of Herdman was the re-
suit Of some threats he made several days
ago, after a break with Mayor Dahlman.
Al that time he said he would go before
the grand jury and tell something about
the receipts and expenditures OF the dem
ocratic central committee which Mayo
Dahlman would not like He did not go be-
fore the jury of his own accord, but hear
ing Of his Offer TO give the information,
the grand jury sent for him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
BANDLE REPORTS HIS FEES
Collections I'm Register of Deeds Of
nee for six Months Break
the Record.

Register of Deeds Frank Bandle has
made his semi-annual report Of fees col
lected in his office and the figures show the
business done during the first half year
breaks the record OF the once, The num-
Der Of instruments filed during the six
months was sin, as against Abs for the
same period last year. A corresponding in
crease in the receipts of fees is noted In
1906 they were S6274.55. while during the
same period in 1895 they were s5l2O.S.
The expenses of the office were Sl2 less
this year than last. Mr.. Bandle has
turned into the county treasury 5000 In
excess fees since the first OF the year. This
represents the surplus of the earnings over
the expenses OF the Office
The increased receipts is taken as a cri-
terion of the increase in business. as the
registers once is the first to be affected by
prosperity in real estate circles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03
BEACH NOT FOR RENT NOW
COurtIand VIII Not BE Leased at
Present 10 Any New
Manager.

Reports that CORTLAND Beach is 20 be
open this summer denied by John
Daugherty, who in a large measure looks
after the business affairs OF John A. Creigh-
ton. the owner OF the property. One re-
port says that Mr.. Talbot. Of Fighting the
Flames" fame. expects to secure a lease on
the beach and another that Alvin Hustler
is about to get a lease. Mr. DauEherty
says the beach positively will not be open
this summer
II is said the beach NAV be open next
summer, provided a favorable lease can be
made in time TO repair the buildings be-
fore the season begins. About $4,000 would
be required TO improve the place, as Mr.
Creighton would like to have Il. The work
would take a month or two, and as the
summer season has already begun II is not
thought Of for this year
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-03

tiffs in the suit are Charles w. Hamilton
and Francis T. Hamilton, administrators OF
the Murphy estate.
1t is alleged in the petition that Mr.
Hitchcock and wife signed a note for
S23,700 November a. 1900. and gave the
mortgage to secure its payment. The note
was made payable TO Ben b Woods, who.
on January 7, 1902, assigned 1t to Mr.
Murphy. 1t is asserted that none OF the
principal has been paid, and the court is
asked to foreclose the mortgage.