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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
JAILS FRIEND AND
 RIFLES HER TRUNK
ALICE ANDERSON GETS ROOM. MATES WHISKY, AND IS IN TURN PUT IN JAIL HERSELF, WHERE A FIGHT ENSUEs.

The trouble to which negro will go for a drink of whiskey was illustrated yesterday by the case of Alice Anderson. The negro woman had her roommate ar rested, locked up in the city jail, and then proceeded to peacefully open that individuals trunk with a hatchet, and drink to her hearts content.
 While poor Willie Henderson was lan- gushing in the city prison, longing for some spirits to sooth her lips, Alice was sitting on the trunk with the bottle turned up, and gurgling warmth and joy down her throat.
 While the thirst was the primal cause of her action, she also had an eye to other contents of the said trunk. She ar rayed herself in some of it's fine linens, placed the hat upon her head, and went into a right royal jag.
 A neighbor who happened in at this time, saw the open trunk, and surmisod just what the trouble was. She called Policeman Maloney and Alice was her self led off to jail where whisky doth net corrupt, nor beer break in and steal.
 When Alice met her intended victim behind the bars, that person immediately recognized the smell of her own whisky on her breath, charged Alice with break ing open her trunk, and the two had a hair pulling fight with the party of the first part as victor, for the party of the second part had a good head of hair, while the first wore a wig. Judge Feagin will attempt to unravel the case when court is called today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
New Corporation Formed.

Declarations of incorporation were filed in the office of the probate court yester- day by the following:
 The Imperial Realty company. capital s80,000. The company Is organized to do d real estate business, having it's principal office in Birmingham. The following are the officers: Louis V. Clark, president G. B. Mccormick vice president; H. M. Archibald. treasurer and secretary W. P. c. Harding is also one of the incor- porators.
 The Bright Star Cafe and Lunch com pany capital 5000. The company pro- poses to do a restaurant and hotel bus.- ness in Birmingham. The incorporators are Chris Catherios, l.. E. Murphy and II. c. Mead.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05

The sympathetic strike In the Birming- ham district is ended after being in force twenty-four hours. This was decided yes- terday morning at a meeting of the Bir- mingham Trades Council after brief dis cussion of the situation. which showed that the sympathetic strike was not sym pathetie-that the organized workers of Birmingham and the district did not fully respond to the call.
 After the decision was reached yester- day President J. E. Jacob of the Trades Council immediately issued the statement printed above and the news became known throughout the city in a short time. The result was an immediate re- sumption of business by nearly all those who went out, and it is not believed that much over 1000 were on strike, although the exact figures were not obtainable
 The barbers resumed work at once, but as the carpenters and some others had lost q half day they took the rest of the day off and will resume work this morn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
RAGSDALE FAVORS
 BIGGER BIRMINGHAM
Arbitrary Measure is Only Way
 to Accomplish End
ALL TO GET SQUARE DEAL'
Pratt City Is Impressed By the Fact That Entrance Into Birmingham Will Give Them a Five
 Cen Gar Fare.

Representative NJ c. Ragsdale when asked as to what he thought of Repre- sentative Jere Kings Greater Brming- ham bill, said:
 T fully endorse the King bill It Is tho only way to get Greater Birmingham. l voted for several Greater Birmingham bills at the last session, but I do not think they are practicable owing to the number of towns that are not contiguous that would likely want to come in. I think 1t Is useless to hold so many cleo tions. when the same end can be ae- complished by one act The bill seems fair and ought to pass"
 The King bill is rapidly becoming q live subject and is being discussed all over the district. It Is gaining favor with the outside towns, especially since the assurance that they are receive square deal' has been made so strong. The arrangement by which each town win have on representative on the com mission, which will give the territory outside of Birmingham nine representa- tives to Birmingham's one, thus putting 1t mp to them as to whether they treat themselves fairly or not, has sounded a very harmonious note.
 Pratt City is very much interested .n the bill and Is desirous of knowing more of the details. MT. King Is to be awaited on by a committee of five who will re- quest him to explain the bill thoroughly at mass meeting of the citizens of that town, which Is to be held at early date. The sentiment there is very strong in favor of the King bill, because of the fact that under the present tax rate Of 50 cents 1t will be impossible for Pratt City to construct sewers and build ad- ditiona school houses, which will be as- sured upon their entrance into Blrming- ham, The need of first class sewerage system has become absolute and the school houses are crowded beyond their rapacity.
 One thing which has made strong appeal for Greater Birmingham is the fact tbat by bringing Pratt City into Bir- mingham the electric car fare will be re- duced from 10 cents to cents. This fact has created quite a good deal of favor able comment towards the bill.
 Representative King was busily en- gagged yesterday In drawing up the com panion bills. which will be completed w.thin the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
ON JAIL
 IS NEAR AT HAND
Voters to Decide on S500,000
 Bond Issue
OPPOSITION HAS CEASED
Architects Are Already Drawing Plans of a Long Low Building and Sky scrapers to Be Ready for
 Any Emergency.

With an election almost at hand to the people of Jefferson county. there is an unusual calm, as though no one cared which way it might go Perhaps, however, it is because everybody is in favor of the nominee The candidate be- fore the people Is q new county jail. On the 2ith of this month, which is not very far off. the personality seeking the votes of the county will appear at the polls, dressed in his suit of S5O000O in bonds, and ask every loyal Jeffersonian to cast his vote on the affirmative side.
 So far not a word of opposition has developed against the proposed issuance of bonds to construct a new court house and jail. It seems as if with one ae- cord they will clasp the young creature to their hearts.
 Now there was a time when the voices of some arose against the proposition As is well known. the vote on the bonds will also definitely decide upon the lo- cation of the jail at the present site of the old one. A month ago there was an unlimited amount of wrangling on this point Yet all this seems to have van ished.
 In fact, so confident are the architects of Birmingham that an unlimited num- ber of them are already drawing com prehensive plans, some of a long low affair, like the Tombs of New York, others. towering flights into the sky. all models of architecture according to their draughtsman's opinions
 Another month and they can submit them for the consideration of the Board of Revenue. Perhaps, in two or three years, with Jefferson's sheriff on a salary instead of a fee system, the county will have a place sufficient to hold all the criminals of the district.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
MUST NOT ALLOW
 EDUCATION ID LAG
AttaIIa Man Speaks Up for Bir-
 mingham College
CITY'S FUTURE IS BRIGHT
The College Must Become as Promi- nent In the Educational World as the City of Birmingham Is In
 the Commercial World.

B. F. Banks, prominent banker and merchant of Attalla, who has recently been elected to the board of trustees of Birmingham college, is in the city for a few days. attending the commencement exercises of the college and the business meetings of the board.
 He has implicit faith in the great fu- tu-e of Birmingham and Birmingham college. He said:
 Birmingham bids fair to be in a few years not only the greatest city and in dustrlal center of Alabama, but of the entire south. No other city in this sec- tion Of the country can in any way com- lare with it in natural resources and railway facilities.
 'The people in my section of the state look to Birmingham with pride and con- fidently expect it to rival the big eastern cities within a very few years and become such a city that it will reflect glory upon the state of Alabama. And why should it not be the equal and even the superior of most of these cities? Of what can they boast that Birmingham lacks :? They have attained their greatness through long years of toll and ceaseless o1etgy. Birmingham people certainly have a superfiuous store of energy and there fore, time only is needed to accomplish such results as have been realized by the people of the east.
 "As Birmingham grows greater and greater there will be a demand ever in creasing for trained brains to keep in motion the wheels of industry and com merce. To supply this demand it is neces- sary that great college be established here, college where we can send our boys to receive instruction, right in the very midst of the pulsing life of the iron ana steel plants. Why should our young men be compelled to leave the state to fit themselves for the work they intend to do in Alabama?
 Our resources are as great as any of our sister cities. Some of the greatest men the country has produced were born and reared in Alabama. We should not allow our success in industrial and com mercial lines to prevent our progress along educational lines. In educational facilities Alabama stands at the foot in the list of states when she should be around the foremost.
 "The trustees of Birmingham college are realizing the needs of Alabama and Birmingham along educational lines and are making preparations to bring Bir- mingham college to point that will make the college stand out as prominent ly in the educational world as Birming- ham does in the commercial"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
ADJUSTMENTS
At the eijou.

Down Moblle,' a dramatic story of the south by Lincoln J. Carter, is the attraction at the Bijou this week Tlie play is a reflex of the characters, scenes and incidents indigenous to the southern part of Alabama. Pathos. humor and TO- nance follow each other throughout the play. Among the novel and striking scenes may be mentioned; an old south ern mansion, the home of the heroine. Josephine Edgerly; the negro quarters on a plantation; very realistic swamp scene; and the burning of the old cotton mill, in the last act, which is most realistic fire scene. The cast Is fair
 The usual performance will be given tonight. handsome piano will be given away this week to the person guessing nearest the number of paid admissions for the nine performances.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
ELECTRIC CAR
 CRASHES INTO
 HOT METAL POTS
Moorman and Deputy Dangerously Burned and Electric Gar Entirely Consumed in Spectacular Accident on
 North Birmingham Line Early This Morning

charge of Engineer Mike Flynn, who says he expected the car to stop. as it should according to law, and paid little attention to it. When he noticed it's speed il was too late to come to halt
 The car struck just at the coupling be- tween the engine and the hot pot. The engine was knocked completely off the track, while the hot pot went six feet, although 1t contained fifteen tons of molten slag.
 The front end of the street car was torn to shreds, and the motorman and deputies badly cut and splntered. But the hot pot spilled it's boiling contents right into the confusion, scalding all three Of the men on the platform, and setting the car on fire.
 Luckily there were no passengers on the car. 1t being occupied merely by three deputies, the motorman and the conductor. The two in the rear were able to crawl out and ran forward to assist their friends. These crawled out of the hottest kind of a fire, with their cloth ing burning.
 The North Birmingham volunteer fire
 
 too late to do any good. The blaze con sumed the car within a few minutes, and when the trolley wire broke, the current was cut off, as well. Large crowds collected at the scene, while pr. Roseman and others dressed as best they could the wounds of the men. Shaw & Sons ambulance hurried to to the scene and carried Guthridge and Caldwell to St. Vincents hospital, where they are receiving careful attention and 1t is hoped will recover. The situation is one that has never suggested a wreck, being fully open, and many believe the wreck could not have resulted except from gross carelessness. Supt. George H. Harris when called last | night said that he was not supplied with l full details, and was not ready to make | a statement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
VERY FEW DEATHS
 FROM CONTAGION
From This Aspect May Was the Best Month Since Burson Has Been
 In Charge.

The report of Sanitary Officer Burson for the month of May shows that d smaller number of people died from con tagious diseases than in any month since he went into office. It was a month hard on old people and bad lungs, but Birming- ham was practically free of contagion
 There were only four deaths from scar let fever one from diphtheria and six from tuberculosis This shows the absence of dozens of other diseases just as fatal, and smaller number of the others than in many years.
 While the number of deaths from other causes has been much larger, the totals for the month, when summed up. will not be very high.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
Marriaae Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday to the following:
 John McNelis. Birmingham, and Miss Madge Fully.
 Robert M. Spruell, Leeds, and Miss Maggie Spruill.
 R. J. Keife, Birmingham, and Miss An nie P. Bryan.
 Andrew Busch, Trussyille, and Miss An nie Sanders.
 Homer Eugene Galloway, Birmingham. and Miss Grace May Allen.
 Vincenzo Como, Thomas, and Miss Su- same Calamia.
 Henry Cousins. Pyreton, and Miss An nie F. Cocolo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
Confer on Coal Road Suit.

Washington. June 4.-Attorney Gen. eral Bonaparte said today that he had not yet had conference with the Pres ident on the subject of the proposed suits against the coal carrying rail- roads, but it was his expectation that he, with other members of the cabinet, would meet with the President within the next two or three days and de- termine upon a line of action.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
W, A. Davidson Shoots Himself In the
 Lea at littleton.

w. A. Davidson, a switchman on the Southern railway, was brought to the city yesterday afternoon suffering from bull let wound in his right leg.
 He was playing with his pistol while at Littleton when it went off accidentally, coursing downward, and entering his leg Just below the hip. in1cting bad wound
 On arrival in Birmingham the injured man was carried to St. Vincent's hospital In the ambulance of Lige Loy, and is now resting easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05

; Al a mass meeting of lahoring : men and women, held this day at Trades Council hall.
 , We here in meeting asse mbled , unanimously decided that in justice
 , to all merchants, manufacturers : and employers of organized labor, ; and those who are fair to organized ; labor-we here instructed the pres ; ident of the Birmingham Trades > Council to call off the general sus- , pension of work, and request that , those who ceased work in obedience , to his former call, return to his or t her former employment
 , This action is taken in order that . the innocent may not suffer by l. reason of the near-siehtedness of } others. J. F. JACOBS, , Pres. Birmingham Trades Council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
At the Hippodrome.

An interesting contest is announced for the Hlppodrome for Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights of this week. Two polo teams will contest for the local champion ship. the best two in three games to de- eide the contest, one game being played each night The two teams are the Hippo Cracks and the Ledsers. the latter having made quite a record on local and other rir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
Plumbing inspector Reprts.

Plumbing Inspector Charles E. Eckerle has issued the following report for the of Aldermen: Plumbing inspections. s240 permits to lay water piper, $50; permits to lay clear sanitary sewer, SIS; plumbing permits, s54; extra fixtures over six inches. s13 permits to lay sewer, s54. Total charged to the department, s433.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
Effect Hardly PerceptlbIe.

The effect of the strike was hardly per ceptible in the city. and the only out- ward evidence yesterday was the vacant chairs in the white barber shops, and the expressions heard among some con- tractors, who were impatient to finish work on some unfinished buildings
 A long continued meeting of the dis charged street car men was held yester- day afternoon at their hall, presided over by National Organizer Ben Commons, who discussed the situation with tho union men and suggested plans for the future.
 MT Commons was seen after the meet ing, and while he looked rather discour aged, he announced that the car men would continue the fight and that he would remain here two weeks with them.
 "I do not consider that we are de- feated," said Mr. Commons, "but that the cause of unionism will finally triumph. feel satisfied that the Trades Council was justified in it's action as so many of the unions failed to come out at the call issued on Saturday.
 T think we have made it very expen- sive for the street railway company dur ing the past two weeks for the unfair way in which they treated their en- ployes.
 q am sorry the organized unions of this district did not stand by what they promised to do at the Majestic theatre either as individuals or as organized bodies.
 "The carmens union will continue its existence here and an assessment of 50 cents per week will be made upon other union carmen to sustain them in their fight Our unions will rise and overcome all the difficulties that lie in their way"
 No statement regarding the action of the Trades Council was made yesterday by any of the officials other than the order to call off the strike.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
[ ouisiana Lumber Production.

Washington, June 4.-The census bureau today issued a report showing that during 1906 there was produced in Louisiana 2,796,395, ,000 feet of lumber, 34S,5300 900 laths and S66,597 shingles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
 J. M, BayIess Is Dead,

St. Joseph, Mo-, June 4.-John M. Bayless, aged 56 years, wealthy banker and railroad builder, died to- day at Claremore, I. T., failing to re- cover from an operation for append dicitis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
THE WEATHER.

Washington. June Abreast for Ala bama and Mississippi Fair and cooler Wednesday; Thursday fair; fresh west winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
You'll be buying a tonic

You'll be buying a tonic soon-probably need one now. Brace up your system with VITAL VIM. Take our word for it, there's no better tonic sold. Fifty cents a bottle, at Patton-Pope Drug Co.,, Drug gists, 3rd avenue and 20th street, Huntsville avenue and 18th street. Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
No Change
 Necessary

Dr. Prices Delicious Flavoring Extracts have always been hon rstly labeled; no change was nec- cssary since the enactment of the National Pure Food Law, either as 10 label or their manufacture. They have had for nearly half a century the patronage of the intel- ligent housewives of this country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-05
CALLED OFI PROVED A FAILURE Men Who Quit Will Resume
 This Morning CARMEN REMAIN INTACT Commons Says He Does Not Consider His Men Defeated-Will Remain
 Here for Two Weeks
 Longer,
CARMEN REMAIN INTACT
TO THE PUBLIC:

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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
Hunt chee.e-Ea,ing Bears.


G. Smith & Son, who own a creamery
near Haines, Wayne County, Pa, have
been bothered by two bears that have
come to the creamery nightly to eat
the refuse cheese thrown out, says the
New York World. Barrels containing
the cheese trimmings have been over
turned and scattered about by the
bears.
When the bears were seen in the vi
cinity of Haines' postotfice the farmers
armed themselves and started In pur-
suit. The bears were run to the three
lakes" where they took refuge among
the cattle of William O'Neil. Dogs
chased them on to the farm Of Burton
Faatz. Mr.. and Mrs. Faatz climbed a
high stone wall to get out of the way.
At Tanners Falls another crowd
Joined in the chase with pitchforks and
s%hotgdns. On the bank Of a brook, fish
ing for trout, were John and Burton
O'Neil. They got a fright they WONT
soon forget when the bears splashed
into the water near them. The fisher
men, who were standing on a shelving
rock, lost their balance and plunged
into a deep hole. They were nearly
drowned when rescued by the hunters
The bears were chased to j. G. Stock.
er's farm at Hamilton, where one was
shot. He weighed 300 pounds.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
FOUND OUT.

N A Trained Nurse Made Discovery.
u No is in better position to know
the value of food and drink than a
trained nurse.
Speaking of coffee, a nurse of Wilkes
Barre, Pa. writes: II used to drink
strong coffee myself, and suffered
4 greatly from headaches and indiges-
] ton. While on a visit to my brothers
/ had a good chance to try Postum
Food Coffee, for they drank it alto
gether in place of ordinary coffee. In
two weeks after using Postum 1 found
/ was much benefited and finally my
headaches disappeared and also the in
digestion.
Naturally / have since used Postum
among my patients, and have noticed
a marked benefit where coffee has been
left off and Postum used.
II observed a curious fact about
Postum when used among mothers. It
greatly helps the flow Of milk In cases
where coffee is inclined to dry 1t I'D,
aud where tea causes
II find trouble in getting servants
to make Postum properly. They most
always serve it before it has been boil
ed long enough. 1t should be boiled IS
to 20 minutes after boiling begins and
fserved with cream, when it is certainly
1. delicious beverage Read ''ssThe
Road to WellviIlen in pkgs. There's
q Reason
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
Food for Young stock.

For young and growing stock the
foods that contain the mineral elements
should be preferred, but where linseed
meal and clover are used there will be
no necessity for feeding bran. A large
number Of farmers purchase bran, and
1t will be to their interest to endeavor
to know something OF the various
kinds on >the market, as a falling off
in the nutritious elements Of the bran
used may really cause 1t to be expen-
sive. There are also excellent proprie-
tary foods that are well balanced.
Many farmers feed the ground material
Independently Of the coarse food. 1t is
considered more iaborters to mix all
the feeding materials together, for the
reason. that Il tile ground grain is to be
mixed with the hay and fodder the
latter must be passed through the cut
ter and reduced to a fine condition. OF
course, there are objections to 90 doing,
yet the cutting OF the food Into short
lengths Will effect q saving that would
more than offset the cost OF labor, as
the shock would eat more and cost less.
But there Is a gain in feeding ground
grain with cut hay OF fodder in an
other manner. When the grain il
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-09-20
HOW 10 Make a Eurniture Potion.

How to Make a Furniture Polish.
To make a furniture polish use one
ounce of brown beeswaN, one-halt
ounce of white wax, one-half ounce of
CASTLE soap. one-half pint of t%urpentine
and one-half pint of water. Shred the
brown and white wax into n jar Ga
two pound jam jar will do(, add the
turpentine and let it stand on the stove
until dissolved. Shred the soap and
let it boil in the water until quite dis
solved. Allow to cool, then pour into
the jar and stir all the ingredients to
gether. When cold, 1t will be a thicl
cream and must be kept air tight. Fol
old furniture this produces n deep
glowing polish quite different from any
other, and it does not finger mark.