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The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
BODY TAKEN FROM
 PRATT COKE OVENS
BURNT TO A CRISP AND CANNOT BE IDENTIFIED-SOME BELIEVE THE MAN WAS MURDERED AND DROPPED INTO THE FIRE.

Pratt City, October 2.-(special)--Whil pulling the coke this morning from the ovens at Slope No. g. negro came upon the ghastly sight of man lying on top of the burning coals. The body was still in perfect form, but when the water was turned in to cool the oven, nearly all of the flesh dissolved so that it could not be recognized.
 Saturday afternoon the ovens were charged and sealed, although the hole at the top was left open. The theory was first advanced that he had crawled in the oven to sleep before the fires were lit, but as he was found on top of the coal this seems impossible.
 It is believed that the unfortunate man was first murdered and then dropped in the oven under cover of night, or he might possibly have fallen accidentally into the hole The coroner was not noti- fled but there seems no possible clew for the solution of the mystery As far as has been discovered there Is no one of the coke pulers missing, neither have the police received any report from the mans family. It was impossible to de- eide whether he was black or white.
 Miss Belle Pinkerton of Franklin, Tenn who has been visiting Mrs. A. w. Key for the past two weeks has returned to her home.
 Mrs. R. F. Hozeley and son who have been visiting in Columbia, Tenn, have re- turned to Pratt City.
 The mines have suffered greatly from the storm and rains of the past week. Only half of the crew is at work and the pumps are just getting the water under control.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
In Defense of Kissing.

From the Reader.
 The Indiana state board of health has been credited by an ingenious and fake loving reporter with having issued a pro nunciamento against kissing, particularly in the public schools. The kiss-imprint ed on a little glass disk-so the report goes, has been subjected to the passion less scrutiny of the microscope analysed denounced and forbidden, and teachers have been instructed tQ enforce the aboli- tion of the kiss.
 Now there is no truth in any word of this. The Indiana state board of health Is made up of sane intelligent, industrious, self-sacrfclng men who have no desire to rob childhood of any of its precious joys. nor to make little sanitary adults of oth- erwise normal boys and girls. The silly story has been quoted from .Scituate to Seattle. and no denial can expect to oyer take it. However, II can do no harm. Al best, or at worst, it can only make the state board the object of humorous at tacH-the kind of humor that newspaper readers most enjoy and most quickly fos- get
 Every so often kissing Is objected 10 on hygenic grounds-accordng to the para grapher. But who is going to be hygienic at such a sacrifice? And whats the use anyhow? Disease germs surround us like n cloud of witnesses; indeed, they invest us and are slain by countless millions in our own vigorous bodies. The microbe, with all his genius-which Is an infinite capacity for giving pains-is round about us on every side. To move, therefore, in the discharge of duty or In the pursuit of pleasure, lodging a microbe here. duck ing one there, is to create a superflous grievance in a world which Is at best suf- ficiently vexatious. little sanitation now and then is well enough. but an atmos- phere of apprehension, but an atmos- llfe-a "hell-rope' that can be nothing but handicap As for kisses, the partlc- fpation in them may be dangerous but it Is not to be compared with the danger of golng>without them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
WOULD MAKE CHANGES.
Hubbard Wants Second Class Mail
 Matter Made Self-Sustaining.

New York, October 2.-Important changes in the laws governing the handling of second class mail matter were recommended in statement by John M. Hubbard, assistant postmas- ter of Chicago, which was read today to the postal commission which is in- vestigating that subject in this city. Mir Hubbard recommended:
 That second class matter be made self-sustaining
 That a law obliging bulk matter to be carried outside of the mails would go long way toward solving the prob lem.
 "That if these propositions are re- jected the rate on bulk packages be increased 70 3 cents a pound to news agents and dealers and to cents a pound 10 subscribers. advertisers and exchanges.
 "The abolition of the sample copy privilege the transient rate of postage and the compulsory routing of second class matter by publishers.
 "The passage of a stringent law to punish violators of the law"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Accept Invitations to Nashville.

Nashville, Tenn, October 2.-Replies have been received from Governors Blanchard of Louisiana. Cox of Tennessee, Glenn of North Carolina, Vardaman of Mississippi and Folk of. Missouri, accept ing invitations to attend and take part in and quarantine, which meets in this city November 12. 13 and 14. It is practically certain that at least three of the five ambassadors to this country, who have heen invited will attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
COURT IS HALTED
 BY VOICE IN ROOM
JUDGE FEAGlN SWEARS FORTY NEGRO SPECTATORS AS WIT MISSES AND THEN LECTURES THEM ON CITIZENSHIP.

According to Judge Feagin's notion. in the entire history of the Birmingham police court the most interesting perform ance occurred yesterday morning. It so happened that in the midst of an attor- neys discussion of the legal questions occurring in the course of a knotty case Judge Feagln stopped the wheels of jus tice, ordered some forty negro spectators before him, put them under oath and pro- ceeded to put them under examination
 The cause for this unusual procedure was interesting. In course of the lawyer argument he referred to the method used by some of the second or third-class mer- chants of the city in inducing negroes to enter their respective establishments From the negro row of spectators some one cried loudly: Dat sho is so!''
 Judge Feagn commanded the negro who had thus given utterances to his views to stand up. No one obeyed The judge next demanded that any negro who could point out the man who had spoken stand up. There was no move. There was complete silence. Then 1t was that the judge stopped the lawyer in his plea and demanded that every negro in the house march before him. This was done.
 The oath was administered to everyone separately, and some time was consumed in swearing these forty colored people. Then one by one, the judge ordered them to the stand, and there asked concerning the man who had spoken out loud in a way, in fact, which the judge considered in contempt of the court. Thirty-nine of these negroes testified to knowing nothing. The fortieth negro, who was a young boy, declared that he could not tell pos itively, but that the guilty man was seated immediately behind him. On this evidence. of course, the judge could do nothing.
 "The negro race declared Judge Feagin to the entire body before, him, "can never rise from its present level until higher respect of the law is inculcated. Now, some of you, and I believe the majority of you, know who the guilty man is and where he Is. Still, everyone has sworn otherwise. This Illustrates perfectly the average negro's respect for the laws gov erning the country in which he lives. Until better and more healthy condition of affairs In this respect exists, the negro will never become a worthy citizen. You do not help enforce the law. You are no citizen. You shield criminals, thus clog ging the machinery of the law. You are no citizen. When a negro does come forth with the truth, and not only refrains from perjuring himself, but voluntarily points out offenders of his own race, you malign him. and attempt to ostracize him. This is an example of the respect that you hold for the laws and the courts of the land. You may all go. now, you few who testified honestly, and you many who have perjured yourselves"
 The negroes quietly filed out and the wheel of justice, after a rest lasting hall an hour, again began to turn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
WRECkS ON M. & 0.
All Trains for Meridian Are Detoured
 Via Tuscaloosa.

Meridian, Miss, October 2.-tSpeeaD. Fast freight trains Nos. 31 and g on the Mobile and Ohio colided head-on at Wahalak, thirty miles above here. this afternoon, completely wrecking both en- zines and piling half the cars of both trains in the ditch, besides tearing up the roadbed.
 No one was seriously Injured, the train crews escaping by jumping.
 No 31, r1orthbound, near Macon, an hour or so earlier collded with the tail end of train No. 15, telescoping the caboose and doing other minor damage. No one was injured in that wreck The engineers were Meeks and Canell, and the conduc- tors Knapp and Anderson. No cause has been given out for the wreck. The road is blocked, all trains being detoured around by Tuscaloosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
May confiscate the Vessels.

Galveston, October 2.-Manager Hunt of the Gulf Fisheries company of this port stated today that instructions had been received by the owners of boats seized in Mexican waters, which include of Pensacola and Mobile, to have the captains of those vessels ap- pear before the district judge of Yu- catan at Campeche as witnesses in the cases of the seizures of American yes sels The order reads that unless the captains appear in court on or before October 2S the vessels now being held will he cOnfiScated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
President Will Make Removals.

Washington, October 2.-The Presi- dent has determined to remove from office Vivian J. Pagan, United States marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, upon the report of the civil serv- ice commission that he had been guilty of making political assessments, and also Marshal O'Neill of the Western District of Louisiana on the allegation of general unfitness as disclosed by the report of commissioner from the department of justice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Hester's Monthly Statement.

New Orleans, October 2.-Secf etary He's ters statement was issued today covering the monthly movement to September 80. Compared with last year it shows a de- crease of 317, 900 bales against i decrease of S65, 600 bales last year. The total for September was 99752s against l.3l5,oOl last year.
 The movement to September 30 to all, United States ports was 722S42 against 9S3, 112.
 Mill taklngs 16,sOS against l9,9S8 For egn exports for September 430,111 bajes. Stocks at seaboard and interior 5Sl ,25a against 909,653
 Including port and interior towns stocks left over and brought into sight the sup ply Is 1,295, ,29S against 1,759 532.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Eleven Injured In Collision.

Murphysboro, H., October "A head end collision occurred near here this even ing between two passenger trains on the St. Louis-Cairo line of the Illinois Central road, and eleven persons were injured none fatally. The injured are: E. R.. Waters, St. Louis, cut in back of head; w. R. Hill, Chicago, nose broken; Mrs. Charles Gebig. Bardstown, H., left leg bruised; Cora Moore, Paducah, Ky, head cut Julius Took, Paducah, Ky; J. w. Davie, Grand Tower; Miss Meta Burnett, Kalamazoo, Mich; Mrs. Rex Louden, Murphy G. L. Hamilton, Marlssa; i; R. L. Mamie, Carbondale; l.. E. Peck, East St. Louis. The cause of the collision is not stated.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Red Cross Will Receive Funds

Washington, October 2.-The Amerl- can National Red Cross today decided to receive contributions for the relief of the storm sufferers in the gulf states and sent instructions to the presidents of all the state branches of the organization asking them to make announcement. that they will receive money for the purpose indicated. Per sons living in states which have no Red Cross branches may send their contribution to the national treasurer, Charles Hallum Koop, assistant secre- tary of the United States treasury
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Cuban Ordered to .HoId,on.

Paris, October 2.---Dr. Ferrer, the Cuban representative here, who yes terday placed his resignation at the disposal of the provisional government of Cuba, today received cable dis patch from Senor Diago, acting chief of the state department at Havana, re- questing him in the name of Governor Taft to remain at his post and also to communicate the fact of the request to the foreign office here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
CITY COUNCIL ID
 HAVE BUSY SESSION
Opposition to Excise Committee
 Has CrumbIed
LONG COMMITTEE REPORTS
Plumbing Inspector and Poundkeeper Make Statements for September. Session Begins at 7:3o
  O'Clock.

The regular semi-monthly meeting of the City Council will be called to order tonight at 7:SO o'clock.
 Beginning with October, and lasting throughout the winter until the coming of April, the meetings of the City Coun cil will be called at 7:3o instead of s o'clock
 While it was given out yesterday that nothing of special importance would be on the programme, with the exception of the report of the miscellaneous commit tee in reference to the pool room ordl- nance effective on the first day of this month, it is evident from the volume or business to be disposed of that the alder men will be kept rather busy.
 It is learned in municipal circles that the rumored opposition to the excise com mittee will not materialize effectively, It being reported on good authority that the vote will be ten to eight in favor of the new committee. It is remembered that when Mayor Ward announced the ap- pointment of the excise committee the special function of which was to regulate saloons and the whisky traffic consider able opposition was found. which culmin- ated in Alderman. Stoclxmar offering resolution annullng It.
 The board will probably allow the pe- tition of the committee of the Mary A. Cahalan Memorial association to erect memorial to the late beloved teacher In East End park.
 The street committee will report on q petition to grade and macadamize sylvan avenue between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets, which is a newly opened avenue on the Southside. The most interesting matter for the consideration of the rail road committee is the petition of the Southern railroad to relay tracks on Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets, by means of which trains can enter the newly constructed freight depot of the road.
 Judiciary Committee.
 The judiciary committee in addition to several improvement ordinances, will re- port on the matter of compelling the tele- phone companies to place their wires underground and remove the poles in those cases where they have underground viaducts. This committee is also con sidering an amendment to the city liquor Jaws, which will prevent the sale of whisky on Sunday from barrels removed from saloons The committee will report also on the motion to prevent the exist ence of saloons on Avenue B between Permits to clear sanitary sewers .. 15 The committee will report, too, on the further regulation of the building and plumbing laws of the city, which is tech nical, solely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Address to Retail Druggists.

Atlanta, October 2.-The first busi- ness session of the eighth annual con vention of the National Association of Retail Druggists today was devoted en- tirely to the annual address of Presi- dent M. T. Breslin, the representatives of the executive committee, and the appointment of committees on nomina- tions, resolutions and finance. Officers will be elected thursday afternoon. and the convention will be concluded Friday with social functions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Mise Carrie Wheeler Married.

Decatur, October 2.-The marriage of Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler, the youngest daughter of the late Gen. Joseph D. Wheeler, to MT. Gordan Montgomery Buck of New York took place at the old Wheeler homestead, near here. today. The wedding was a quiet one, with only few friends of the family present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Receiver for Sugar Refining Go.

Philadelphia, October 2.-Judge Will son. in common pleas court today, ap- pointed Receiver George H. Earle, Jr., of the wrecked Real Estate and Trust company, receiver of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining company of this city, the plant built by Adolph Segal, the promoter, which later passed under the control of the American Sugar Re. dning company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Delays Supreme Court Appointment

Washington, October 2.-The Presi dent will not make any appointment to fill the vacancy on the bench of the supreme court of the United States until the reassembling of Congress in December. Secretary Taft has been offered the position and has had the question of accepting or declining it under consideration for some time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Special attention Is given so
 fhe handling of fperishabies. LOW RATES AND COURTEOUS THEATMENIs
Spanish Ministers Injured.

La Gfanja, Spain. october 2.-Navar- TO Reverier the minister of finance, and Senor Alvarado. the minister of marine. have been injured in an automobile acci- dent while on their way to have an acci- ence with King Alfonso. Neither of the ministers Is dangerously hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Memphis Man Shoots Recklessly.

Oklahoma City. Olkla October 2.-crazed from liquor, John r. Noble os Memphis. Tenn. fired shots Into a crowd of men in a saloon here early today, fatally wound- ing George Williams, butcher, and dan gerously wounding John Thompson, painter Noble was arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Cruiser Brooklyn of for Cuba.

Philadelphia, October 2.-With mora than four hundred marines on board and loaded with ammunition, stores, medical supplies and 5200 tons of coal, the armored cruiser Brooklyn sailed for Cuba today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Street Car Wrecked.

Fort Worth. Texas. October "A street car carrying seventy people was wrecked rear Muskogee, l. T.. tonight resulting in eighteen persons being injured. three probably fatal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Telephone Declares Dividend.

Boston, October 2.-The directors the American Telephone and Tele- graph company today declared a quar- terly dividend of per cent, placing the stock upon regular 8 per cent a year basis, as against 711 per cent, as heretofore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
RATES ARE As FOLLOWS
SHIP YOUR GOODS
 BY THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY

This Company operates on 30,0o0 miles of hrst-class routes and has connections with other responsible Express Companies for all points accessible by express
 All shipments of merchandise packages, yaluables, etc. are constantly in the care Of special messengers selected for the pur- pose and forwarded on the fast passenger frnfue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03

J. B. Harris, the Furniture Man, is making special low prices in all grades of Mat tresses for 10 days. Yellow Front. 2121 Third Ave.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03

Effective this date. Ship ments will be accepted to all local and through stations. Birmingham Railway, Light &
 Power Company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03

Attractive ads. are Illustrated. Let fi.e Gawk make your lllustratlons. ASA-bsraid assiisi~~.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03

S. J. Watts, of Windsor, Canada. who recently accepted the position of general manager for the Houston Biscuit compa- ny has arrived in Birmingham accompa- ned by his father. mother and sister. MT. Watts has rented the residence of MT R. w. Hawthorne on the South High lands and will make his home there for the present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Exposition Notes.

Georgia will spend $90,o0o on her repre- sentation at the Jamestown exposition.
 June 6. 1907, will be Massachusetts day at the Jamestown exposition.
 Rhode Island day at the Jamestown ex- position has been fixed for September 10, 1907. On that date the great little state will show the people how important she is.
 Maryland will be in the lime light at the Jamestown exposition September F, 1907: New Jersey on October and Connecticut on October 16
 The great state of Minnesota, and es- peeially the cities of St Paul, Minne- apois and Duluth have manifested the greatest interest In the Jamestown ex- position and a creditable industrial cx- hibit is promised.
 Nebraska has fallen into line and Cover nor Mickey promises the Jamestown ex- position management that the cornhusker state will make a grand showing at the great birthday celebration in 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
Department Reports.

Charles Eckerle, plumbing inspector. made the following report to the mayor yesterday:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
A Beautiful Capital.

Washington, if not already so, will one day be the most beautiful capital in the world. and as 1t grows in beauty, so it may grow in commercial importance. if it's active business men can bring this about. They want a city that will supply its own needs and employ its own youth"
 The plans at Jamestown contemplate an expenditure of at least 900 and prob ably $25OO, of which slo,ooO is to be asked of Congress and the balance to be raised by subscription. A great club house, a beautiful construction and supplied with every creature comfort and accommoda- ton is contemplated, that all who come may be made welcome and be shown the hospitality. as well as having pointed out to them the glories of Washington and It's claims as a good place to live in.
 It Is proposed to display paintings of the capital city from every point of view in fact, to show on canvas a grand pam orama of its architectural and other fea- lures. The natural interest taht the peo- pie take in their national capitals, of course. always great. and such an exhibit would undoubtedly interest and attract every visitor to this exposition
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
ireen Undertaking Company.
FREIGHT NOTICE

E. T. Shaw & Sons, Undertakers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
NATIONAL CAPITAL
 ID PARTICIPATE
Washington Will Exploit the
 Beauties of Jamestown
BIDS FOR EXPANSION
District of Columbia Wants to Get On the Map as a Good Place to Live and Will Ad-
 vertse.

Norfolk, Va, October 2-(Special)-The Dstricteof Columbia is making plans fD9 a worthy representation at the Jamestown exposition, which is to be held near Nor folk, Va. in 197 The district wants to get on the map as a good place to i've in and its business men, urged by the Washington newspapers, propose to place its claims before the people by some ef~ fective advertising at the great exposition, which lies just at our national capitals front floor
 The prospect for an enormous atten- dance at this celebration or our ter-cen- tennal is so fiattering that the press is taking note of 1t seriously and an oppor tunlty to get before eleven to fifteen mil lion people Is so extraordinary that it cannot be overlooked.
 Washington Is just now awakening to great business and industrial revival which promises rapid and substantial growth and the business men of the dis trlct propose to foster this impetus to the end that the capital city may be some thing more than a residence place for of flee holders and politicians.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03

J. H. McNeal makes the following re- port for the city pound for the month of September:
 The following animals were impounded: 7s cows; goats; fl hogs; 27 horses 16 mules; 25e dogs.
 Pound Tees collected. .$202.Oo reed less collected 3l. .Oo Sales .. .. ;. .. .. ..z.. .. .. .. .. 2.95
 So26 O0
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-03
PERSONAL.

Mrs. George W. Hamilton, wife of Po- lieeman Hamilton, who has been suffer ing for some time with typhoid fever. was yesterday removed to St. Vincent's hospital from the residence of the family, 2403 Avenue J.