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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
ADJUSTMENTS.

The present season at the Bijou theatre vii end with a vaudeville matinee this afternoon and performance tonight The h SC will reopen about September 1. Manager Semon will leave next week for New York, where no will superintend his bookings for 1907-S. The past season has been a most successful one in every way ard the patronage has been gratifying. The B,jou has offered a better class of entertainment than eve before and the ad .itional expense entailed has been jus tified by the box office receipts.
 At the Casino.
 There was a good attendance at the Casino last night to see the first per- formance of "The Man From Mexico by the Alpine Stock company. It is prob ably the best play put on so far by this clever organization. The scenes are amusing and the comedy is very good. There was an entire change of specialties that pleased all. Miss Helen Fenton scored another big hit with her clever singing and whisting solos, The usual matinee will be given today at 3:30 p. m., and the last performance of "1'be Man From Mexico will be given tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
MUST HAVE GARBAGE CANS.
Seven Violators of Law Fined In Fea-
 gins Court Yesterday.

The city sanitary department is still after those who have not provided them selves with garbage cans. Seven viola tors, who were arrested last Wednesday, were fined in the police court yesterday morning. and twelve new arrests were made yesterday.
 un ae count of the continued disregard of the sanitary law, Judge Feagin fined sev- eral of the defendants s2.5o yesterday morning, instead of the s1 fine which here tofore has been imposed.
 Chief Wier detailed two special mount ed policemen yesterday to help the two men working for the department at the present, and the four will set out again today, looking for garbage canless" bus mess men and likewise those In the resi- dence sections. The four men are work in; under Chief Sanitary Inspector w. |. Burson. A report will be made to hlm of every place where the required cans are lacking, and the arrest of the guilty party will follow. The only way fo-' those who have no cans to escape IS to leave town.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
w. C. T, U. TO HOLD
 MEETING TODAY
Will Take Steps to Secure Passage of Anti-Shipping Bill Now
 Pending.

The Woman's Christian Temperance union will hold a call meeting this after noon at 3:30 clock in the basement of the First Methodist church. The sessions of the union are becoming more and more interesting, especially since the ladies are heartily in favor of a prohibition fight this fall.
 The strength of the women in such a contest cannot be underestimated. When they are thoroughly aroused, they can carry an election over the heads of the strongest opposition. Stories come from Georgia where counties placed confidently in the wet column were carried unani- mously dry.
 The meeting today will be in the inter est of the anti-shpping bill, which has been pigeon holed by the senate Every effort will be made to have this impor- tant legislation made into law by the legislature. It prevents the shipment of liquor into prohibition territory. The president earnestly urges all the mem- bers to be present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
31 MISDEMEANOR
 CASES ON JULY ]
Sheriffs Office Objects to Misstate- ment of Number of Prisoners
 In County Jail.

A misstatement of facts in reference to the number of prisoners being held in the county jail for misdemeanors seems to have caused considerable talk here and there, but principally at the county Jail and in the sherlffs office.
 The interview published recently from a Humanitarian, a tax payer of Jeffer- son county" is claimed to be erroneous in the statement that there are ninety two prisoners in the county jail awaiting a hearing for misdemeanors which they are charged with having committed. As a matter of fact the number of prisoners held for misdemeanors on July l, as shown by the warden's monthly report, was thirty-one. and twenty-two of that number were incarcerated after June 20.
 The statement that there were ninety two misdemeanor cases in the jail is con- sidered by certain of the officers as an undeserved reflection on the manage ment of affairs at the jail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
A, B, & A, ROUTE WILL SOON BE PUBLISHED Enormous Sums Spent in and / Around Birmingham TERMINALS AT BESSEMER Double Track Will Be Laid Between Bessemer and Birmingham and
 the Line Will Parallel the
 Alabama Great Southern.
TERMINALS AT BESSEMER

Plans for building the Atlanta, Bir- mngham and Atlantic, Alabama's newest railroad, into Birmingham are about com plete Announcement was made yester- day afternoon by Edwin r. Johnson of Atlanta, manager of the department of publicity for the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic, that all of the right of way between Bessemer and Birmingham had about been acquired by the local officials of the company. He expressed the opin- ion eat First Vice-president P. S. Ark wright would probably be in position to give out the exact plan in a very few days.
 MT. Johnson believes that the comple- ton of the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic into Birmingham will be the principal commercial event of the last several years. The road has been planned and will be operated on a strictly in- dependent basis, having only a physical connection with other roads in Birming- ham and Atlanta. II. M. Atkinson, presi- dent of the road, will have absolute au- thority over the finances and has stated that the Atlanta Birmingham and At lantic will be free from influence of money domination of any other railroad property north or south.
 Location of Bessemer Depot.
 Mir. Johnson stated yesterday that the Bessemer depot would be located at First avenue and Nineteenth street, and that coming from Bessemer the Atlantic, Blr- migham and Atlantic would parallel the lines of the Alabama Great Southern for considerable distance. Te exact spot on which the freight depot will be To- cated is not known as yet, but the plan as contemplated stipulates that twelve tracks will enter the depot, and that it. together with the local freight yard in Birmingham proper would cover tract of land 400 feet wide by. 1900 feet long. The road will be double track from Besse- mer to Birmingham.
 What will be known as the North Bes- semer or Mulga line will be constructed just northeast of Bessemer. A strip of land 1000 feet long by 400 feet wide has been acquired near Valley creek and will be used for the Bessemer yards. This line will be operated to Vanderbilt where the Birmingham Iron company. former  ly the Tutwller interests, owned and con trolled by the same people who own and control the Atlanta Birmingham and Atlantic is building a new furnace. and to Mulga where the same people are opening up coal mine.
 "A large section of the Atlanta, Br- mingham and Atlantic railroad is already in operation" said MT. Johnson in dis cusslng the proposition. and has met with the most enthusiastic support on the part of the people of Georgia. The line as now operated extends from La Grange, Ga, ust south of Atlanta, to Brunswick, while there is a section eigh- ty-four miles in length from Waycross to Thomasville.
 Building into Bessemer the road is an almost air line to Brunswick and the Atlantic ocean. The full mileage, when completed. will be si9.s miles. It will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
ENCOURAGED IN
 ANII-TAX FIGHT
SECRETARY BABE SAYS SENTl- MENT AT SELMA MEETING WAS UNANIMOUS FOR THE REPEAL OF THE MEASURE.

The delegation from the Commercial club which attended the annual meeting of the Alabama Commercial and Indus trial association at Selma returned yes- terday, and expressed themselves as be- ing highly gratiied at the enthusiasm over the effort being made to repeal the law taxing foreign loan companies. In speaking of the meeting, Secretary Babb said:
 'The sentiment displayed at the con- vention for the repeal of the law taxing foreign loan companies was unanimous. Not dissenting vote was heard, and all of the delegates reported that their re- spective districts were practically unani- nous for the repeal, and that only few small country bankers were against 1t. The addresses of Massey Wilson and A. R. Dearborn made quite an impression. MT. Wilson stated that as member of the constitution commission that that part of the constitution which Governor Conner construes as making this tax a constltu- tional demand was not meant by the com mission to be so construed, but that 1t was drawn up with the intention of al- lowing these companies as much free play as possible.
 The Commercial club has labored hard towards the repeal of this law, and the way in which the people all over the state are expressing themselves in favor of the repeal is very encouraging. It is believed that practically every member of the leg islature will vote for it. The petitions which the club scattered broadcast over the state continue to be returned in every mail, with long lists of names attached. The club will also send a strong delega- tion down to Montgomery to work for it, and they believe the repeal will pass the legislature with flying co1ors.
 The membership committee Is working hard. Since the comittee re-organized three weeks ago, forty-six new members have been lassoed, and their determina- tlon to have 1000 members before the close of the year is growing stronger every day.
 The committee will meet next Wednes- day morning at 10 o'clock In the club rooms, from where they will proceed in body to work the town. The net will re spread good, then drawn tight. and it is believed the catch will be big one Fully twenty members will take part. The members of the committee report that when they approach prospective mem- Der with Don't be a mollycoddle, join the Commercial club" it opens his eyes to a field of Paradise and he gallops Tn at full speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
Can you use a Strong, Sturdy Set of BRAINS!
 Eat Grape-Nuts

A man. said:
 T don't believe you can arrange food so that it will go to rebuild and nour- lsh the brain. Grape-Nuts is most de- llghtful tasting food. but I can't under stand how you expect any certain food t,obe appropriated by any certain part of the body"
 A good earnest skeptic and we'll worth attention.
 Actual results are better than any the ory pro and con- Grape Nuts food Is being eaten by millions of people all over the world and any interested person can sat isfy himself by questioning his neighbor as to the result of the use of Grape Nuts. The testimony Is given over and over that after 10 days use there comes a feeling of strength. sturdiness, clearness of in unmistakable.
 There's a Reason.
 Thinking uses up each day parts of the filling of the cells in brain. and nature demands albumen and natural phosphate of potash (not from the drug store) to make new the soft jelly-like substance (gray matter) which is used as the filling of these brain cells.
 Grape Nuts contains these clements di- rect from Mother Nature and prepared In the form of a most delicious and dainty food. practically pre-digested and quickly absorbed into the system.
 The hard stubborn facts are that Grape Nuts does build bdains. Read, The Road to Welville." In pkgs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06

It will thus be s.en that with all it's greatness, Birmingham m is doing little to- ward helping the slck and poor in her midst. Many other cities, smaller by far, own and support hos pitals, homes and all sorts of institutions. Mayor Ward, in his recent message, recognized this condition with such words as these:
 Increased charity appropriations. The city of Birmingham probably donates less to work of this nature than any city of similar size in the United States. While we can continue to repudiate such obllga- tions, the duty ever resting on the strong to take care of the helpless is upon us, notwithstanding"
 However, under her present financial stress, not an alderman would vote to in- crease appropriations right now. They all see the need. On the other hand, the re- cent discussion of Separation of Church and State'' has led some of the aldermen to doubt whether some of the above quot ed appropriations are legal.
 They are especially considering the sum given to the Boys Industrial school, which is now state institution, and un- less some good reason is set forth, the city will cease to subscribe that money.
 In 1906 the city of Birmingham did far more than this to benefit the institutions. There was $7513.53 remitted to the various churches of the city on street and side walk improvement assessments. It will thus be seen that other denominations than Catholic have been beneficiaries of public funds. Also the Mercy Home re- ceived s6096 the Hillman hospital $l4O2, and St. Vincent's hospital $24S5 .S5. making a total of $499L59 remitted to these three institutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

The busiest part of the courts yes- teray was the offices where the clerks were busy recording ard filing new suits that are pouring in at a rate that threat ems to make the fall docket one of the heaviest known yet.
 In the equity division of the city court Judge Senn was engaged the greater part of the day yesterday in hearing argu- ments of counsel in the injunction pro- ceedings of D. R. Collins against the Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Rail- way company. Judge Senn took the case under advisement
 In the chancery court in the case of Ed Haigler vs. August Miller, ct al., a decree was rendered setting aside the de- cree pro confesso and allowing respond ent thirty days to answer.k
 -.le case of ]. H. Roll vs. Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line Railway company was dismissed.
 Felicia Tedescki vs. G. c. Whatley, ct al., demurrer overruled.
 Felicia Tedesck vs. l.. Burger, ct al, motion made to have a jury try the casa. The complaint claims that her prop lNoStAiCO in value by the presence in the neigh borhood of certain objectionable houses and asks a jury to decide the question of
 chancery Docket.
 The following docket is set in the chan cerJ court today:
 Hoffman vs McNeal; Kline vs. Kelly; Merritt vs. Coffin.
 The following suits were filed in the city court yesterday:
 Salvatore Catazano vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company. Plaintiff claims 5000 damages for per- sonal injuries alleged to have been re- ceived when alighting from a cer.
 K. D. Nelson, administrator of John Sheppard vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. Plaintiff claims s20, ,0OO for death of intestate alleged to have been killed by engine jumping a track and turning over
 R. D Nelson, administrator of Frank Johnsoh vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. Plaintiff claims $20 900 damages for iame cause of action as preceding
 James R. Sutton vs. St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad company. Plaintiff claims s25,000 for personal injuries alleged to nave been sustained by being thrown frorl train.
 Mary Jane Key vs. Southern Railway company. Plaintiff claims $1999 for alleged personal injuries.
 Hamp Keeler vs. Southern Railway company. Plaintiff claims 5000 for per son1l injuries alleged to have been re- ceived in a collision.
 Lee Jones vs. Southern Railway com pany. Plaintiff claims $1999 for personal injuries alleged to have been received wnIie a passenger on defendants cars.
 Ernest Willis vs. Alabama Fuel and Steel company. Plaintiff claims 5000 for personal injuries alleged to be the result of a mule kicking him on the head.
 Alabama White Marble company vs R. D. Burnett. Plaintiff claims 5000 al- legged to be due for marble supplied during the building operations on the Florence hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
WHITE BOY FOUND
 WANDERING NUDE
SAYS HE WAS HELD UP AND ROB- BED OF EVERYTHING, INcLUD- ING CLoTHES-cLAIMs DADE- WILLIE AS HIS HOME.

James Lloyd, young white boy about sixteen years of age, claiming Dadeville as his home, was found wandering around in the railroad yards at Twenty fourth street yesterday morning without a stitch of clothing on him except his shoes and stockings.
 According to the story which the young man told he was accosted by highway men late Thursday night. who after relieving him of about s12 In money or dered him to hand over his clothes. This they forced him to do, knocked him down and then ran off. He was later found by some one walking through the yards and Officer Hamilton answered call put in at the police station.
 Lloyd was severely skinned up on one side of his body, which he says he did by falling in running after being held up. Several officers at the police station put the young man into some clothes as he had no money to procure others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06

The local express office received a large wicker basket yesterday containing about sixty carrier pigeons. way-billed from Mishawaka, Ind A tag on the bas- ket requested that the agent at Bir- mingham release the pigeons at a. m, Saturday, July 9th. The tag was signed "The Outing club, Mishawala, Ind" 9th CT than the information written on the tag the express employees do not know the reason for sending the pigeons here. It Is presumed that the club simply wished to make a test of the birds speed,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
HORSE AND BUGGY STOLEN. The Animal Is Boldly Driven From a
 Barn in Sixth Alley.

some nervy thief entered the barn of Ben Floyd. in Sixth alley. between Wal ker and Mortimer streets, on the night of the Fourth of July. and took there from a handsome turnout consisting of c finely varnished buggy without top, an a black horse.
 The barn was broken into sometime late last Thursday night and the horse and buggy driven out of the lot and away to no one knows where. The police have a description of both the horse and buggy and in all probability unless 1t Is driven clear out of the county it will be re- covered within the next few days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
M. 0. LEAGUE AGAIN
 PUSHES PROJECT
WILL ATTEMPT TO GET A BILL PASSED ALLOWING PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM TO VOTE ON Ac. CURING WATER WORKS.

The executive committee of the Munich pal Ownership league met in the Mayors office at the city hall yesterday afternoon at o'clock. B. H. Cooper, chairman of the committee, presided
 There was a full and free discussion of the bill pending before the present leg islature to allow the people to vote on acquiring the present water works or to build a new system. This bill has already passed the house and it now goes to the senate.
 I A. Rountree, secretary of the league, was instructed to write Senator Miller and urge his support of the measure. The following is a copy of the letter sent to Senator Miller:
 Headquarters Municipal Ownership
 League, Third Floor, 117iz North
 Twenty-first Street
 Birmingham. July 5, 1907. Hon. N. L. Miller. Senator Jefferson
 County, Birmingham:
 Dear Sir-I am directed by the executive committee of the Municipal Ownership league to write and ask your assistance in having enacted into law at the present session of the legislature house bill No. 543. entitled, An act to authorize cities and towns of the state of Alabama to erect, require, enlarge, maintain and op- crate water works systems and to pro- vide the details of the same"
 This bill, you know, gives the people of Birmingham the privilege of voting on the question of acquiring the present water works or building new system.
 The members of the Municipal Owner ship league are relying on you to have this bill passed in the senate. It has al- ready passed the house. If there Is any thing in its general scope. or in It's details, that does not meet with your approval, we would be glad to have you reply at once, and outline your objections fully, 50 that same may be considered. It is es- sential that your views be obtained at once, so that meeting of the Municipal Ownership league can be called before the converting of the legislature.
 With high regard, I am, very truly,
 J. A. ROUNTREE,
 Municipal Ownership League. Capt. Edward D. Smith, president of the league. will go to Montgomery Sunday and remain there urging the passage of the same. It was decided that strong delegation, consisting of B. H. Cooper, F. M. Jackson, J. A. Rountree, J. D. Collins, w M. Drennen, A. J. Dexter. C. c. Hous- ton and others go to Montgomery next Wednesday to assist President Smith in his work in trying to secure the passage of the bill
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
CARRIER PIGEONS START
 ONA LONG JOURNEY

or that the run is being made on a wager
 The distance from Birmingham to Nils. hawaka is nearly TOO miles, and as car rier pigeons have been known to fly over 100 miles per hour. 1t is possible that some of the pigeons will fly into their coop at Mishawaka this afternoon.
 Birmingham is rapidly becoming an important turning and starting point in all kinds of races. Only a day or two ago the postoffice here re-mailed two letters to Nagaski, Japan, which had heen started from that point by the Japanese government, each over a different mail route, to determine which would make the fastest time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
COOPER IS APPOINTED.
Is Made Chairman of Street Commit
 tee By the Mayor.

4esterday morning Mayor George Ward appointed Alderman B. H. Cooper to the chairmanship of the street committee, to take the place of Alderman Stockmary J from the Ninth ward. MT. Stockmar is still a member of the committee, but Cooper was added and made chairman.
 This is the first appointment the Mayor has made since the beginning of the second term. Before long he will an- nounce the permanent committees for the next two years, but for the present they will stand as they are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
Stole Anything In Sight.

Somebody evidently went around on the night of the Fourth of July in wagon, robbing and stealing any old thing that came handy. pr. Walker reported to the poli, Q yesterday that someone had entered his place at 2O1a orth Twentieth street on Thursday night, between 9:30 and 10 O clock. it is thought. and carried off with them large hat rack with mirror att tached. The hat rack was probably car ried of and sold somewhere yesterday, but police have not been able to find it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
In 1906 S7513.53 in Assess ments Was Reunited to Va
 rious Churches of City
SOME OF CONTRIBUTIONS
 MAY SOON BE CUT OFF
Boys Industrial School, Now State Institution, Is Still Drawing $50 Month From the
 City.

Since the Pastors union of Birmmg- ham has appointed a committee to inves- tigate the contribution of city and county funds to sectarian institutions, 1t will be interesting to note exactly what charity work the city of Birmingham is doing
 The following is an itemized account of the monthly contributions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday to the following
 James Means, Woodawn, and Miss An pie Swaiger.
 Roy Littrell and Miss Pearl Hammond. Henry Dollar, Birmingham, and Miss Minnie Allen.
 B. G. Edelen, Birmingham, and Miss Verdie Carson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
E. T. Shaw & Sons. Undertaken
Green Undertaking Company.

The use of chapel for services, and shelter tents are furnished free for fu- nerals at Elmwood, the beautiful lawn, cemetery. Lots are sold on monthly pay ments, under the perpetual care plan: that is, the moving of the grass on lots is free. Both telephones. Take Powderly, South Bessemer, or Cleveland cars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06

Beginning July first South ern Railway will establish a City Ticket Office in their pres ent location, corner 18th street, and First Ave, Morris Hotel Building. All railroad and Pull man tickets can be purchased at the new office between 500 a. n1.. and 600 ?. m.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-06
Wrestling Match.

Fichtner, champion lightweight wrestler of the south, was victorious over Kid Kindon, champion of New York state, last night in a wrestling match. Fichtner put his anta gonist on the mat twice in the first two falls.