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The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Harry Graham is substituting
for Otto Bross at the livery stable
while the latter enjoys the mumps
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

AT the Peoples Meat Market
you can buy the best of
Canada Sap,
Old Moose Maple.
Pure Maple Syrup.
The Best Sorghum and
Vermont Maple Sugar.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06
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Miss Alta Lewis visited in
Hotchkiss over Sunday.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Phil. Eisenkramer, The Peoples
Meat Market Butcher. wishes you
all a Merry Xmas.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Mrs. J. T. MeDonough and
children are on the sick list with
grippe this week.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Mrs. Mary Hawkey is fencing
in a piece of ground below her
orchard and will use the same for
a pasture.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Arthur Graham is laid up with a
sprained ankle this week.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

VIM. Wade returned from
Raven. Colo. Monday evening.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

E. E Edwards was down from
Somerset Sunday looking after his
property here.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

NJ. d. Vincent and J. II. Baxter
went to Delta Tuesday on legal
business.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

R. J. Potter visited Crawford
Monday in the interests of the
Singer Company.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Fred Hammond and the family
visited the Cottonwood ranch
Sunday.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

l.. +. Stephens wife and baby,
are quite i'll with grippe this week.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Earnest Schoneman is buildinl
an addition to his house on tn,
ranch.
The newspaper., 1907-12-06

Mrs. F. B. Wyman returned
from Glenw ood Thursday even
inc
The newspaper., 1907-12-06
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Miss Alta Lewis visited in
Hotchkiss over Sunday.
Arthur Graham is laid up with a
sprained ankle this week.
Charcoal for filtering.
THE INDEPENDENT LUMBER Co.
Mr.. and Mrs Iohn Davenport
visited friends in Paonia Saturday.
Fred Hammond and the family
visited the Cottonwood ranch
Sunday.
R. J. Potter visited Crawford
Monday in the interests of the
Singer Company.
Phil. Eisenkramer, The Peoples
Meat Market Butcher. wishes you
all a Merry Xmas.
Lou Wilson is fencing in the ice
pond and will prohibit skating
there for the winter.
Ripe Olives-a luxury you will
certainly appreciate-at
MILTON SPENCER'S.
Bert Rhodes and family left for
Placerville the first of the week,
where they will reside hereafter
Mrs. Mary Hawkey is fencing
in a piece of ground below her
orchard and will use the same for
a pasture.
Earl d. Smith, nephew of A. E.
Smith. left Wednesday for Lead
Vile after a considerable visit
with his relatives here.
The Friends church is excavat-
ing their basement and will move
the furnace and establish a class
room in the basement.
All kinds OF conveyance papers
quickly and promptly prepared.
abstracts of title furnished on
short notice. See c. c. HAWKINS.
The meeting of the Lost
Stringer mining company was
postponed until Tuesday. the 10Th.
on account of the illness of some
of the stockholders.
]. S. Williams left for Earlham.
Iowa. last Wednesday morning.
He ordered The NEWSPAPER to
follow and keep him posted on
how things go in his absence.
WANTED:-Horses to pasture
for the winter. $40. per head tor
pasture and feed for the winter.
Plenty OF running water and hay.
Jay b. CRAWFORD.
Mrs. Alice Farmer had the mis-
fortune to dislocate her wrist at
the skating rink Tuesday after
noon. DIR. Dixon reduced the in
jury and she is doing nicely at
present.
AT the Peoples Meat Market
you can buy the best of
Canada Sap,
Old Moose Maple.
Pure Maple Syrup.
The Best Sorghum and
Vermont Maple Sugar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
PRETTY ALABAMA GIRLS
 LEAVE BOSTON FOR ROME

Wright. That affair 6the civil waO was all over before you and I were born, MT. Reporter. That good MT. Roosevelt says there is no north or south today as con- cerns sectional feeling, and what is good enough for him is good enough for us Alabama girls. Southern girls and Yankee boys ought to feel that they are brother and sister. Wouldn't you like to have southern girl for sister,"
 This unexpected turn of the interview cost the pencil pusher his self possess sion, and lest he come out of the spell caused by pretty southern girls orbs gazing into his own to find himself headed for Madeira, where there are no extras. he abstractedy went hunting for his photographer
 The Romanic will not see land again un- til next Friday, when she touches at Ponta Del Gada, in the Azores. A week from today she will be at Funchal Ma deira; May at Gibra1tar May at AL giers in Africa; May 10 and II at Naples; May 12 and 13 at Genoa May 14 at Pisa. The time of the Sunday school conven- tion in Rome Is from May IS to May 23
 This is a most important convention, as delegates from Great Britain and many nations of the earth are now on their way to Rome After the siX-day conven- tion the BPS delegates. who sailed yester- day on the Romanic, and those who sailed at the same time from New York on the Neckar will split up into small parties to tour Europe Some will even go as far as Palestine. The two ships, the Ro- manic and the NecSar will meet at Gib- raltar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

Pretty Alabama Sunday school girls, on their way to attend the Worlds Sunday School convention, to be held in Rome, Italy, on May IS, made quite a hit with the people of Boston when they boarded tthe steamer Romanic there last week for their long ocean voyage. The Boston Post of April 2S gave an interesting and complimentary notice of the Alabama delegation that joined the Sunday school delegation of that city for the tour. Miss Minnie Kennedy, the field worker of the Alabama State Sunday School association, who made such a splendid report at the late annual convention held here, was one of the Alabama party, although her name was not mentioned by the Boston paper The article in the Post Is as follows
 Alabama sent eight people to the con- vention, including five girls from Opelika, chaperoned by Mrs M. T. Trawick. They imaginable. A reporter said to one of them:
 You are very fortunate to be able, financially, to take a trip like this, Miss Wright
 Then said Miss Wright: "Yes, we are lucky girls. all right Times are good in Alabama, and our fathers have plenty of cotton money"
 "When you were in the Hall of Flags at our state house yesterday, did it not stir up conflicting emotions in you?" asked the reporter
 Not in the least" returned Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
Personal and General.

The meeting at the Christian church last night was called off on account of rain, and the Rev Howard Brazelton preached tonight on the same subject an- nounced for the night before Much in terest has been aroused in the meeting, and the attendance Is growing at each service.
 Two grocery firms of Bessemer haze combined and will open up in new quar- ters on May 15. Benton Bros. have pur- chased the business and store building of Roberts X Wright and have taken in as partner J. A. Roberts of the latter firm. The new firm will be known as Benton Bros. & Roberts,
 r. w. Tomlnson of East Lake has pur- chased the tailoring business of the Wood Mercantile company and has taken charge of the business.
 Mrs F. l.. Broadway of New Decatur is visiting the family of her brother. M. F. Vickers. on Thirteenth avenue.
 Mrs A. R. Craddock, who has been in Tennessee for her health. has returned home considerably improved
 Miss Zena Smith of Meridian, Miss. is the guest of her sister, Mrs. E. A. Lit tle on Third avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
ALLEN POINTS ID
 HOLE IN THE BACK
Says Coat Tells Story of Thompson Killing
MANY LADIES IN COURT
H. S. Robinson, the Defendant, Takes the Stand and Says Thompson Was Advancing Upon Him
 When He Fired.

The first division of the criminal court was again the point of attraction for the public during the trial yesterday of H.. S. Robinson, charged with the murder of Williom J. Thompson. A notable fea- ture in the court is the number or ladies, there being ten or twelve inside the par and a score or more among the specta- tors in the body of the court. Another peculiar feature In the court during this trial is the number of negroes present. As a rule, negroes take very little inter est in the trial of d white man unless he is charged with killing one of their own color.
 Interest in the case reached its height when the defendant went on the witness stand to testiiy in his own behalf lie denled having snot Thompson Tn the back or having gone to the Southside city Jail with the intention of killing him. The witness stated that the nlgnt before the killing and after the dlInculty With Thompson that morning, man named Joe Caldwell came to him and told nm that thompson had threatened to Kill him. The defendant said he always car ried u pistol while he was guarding city prisoners and had one on him that morn
 
 preached him with pistol i'll his hand and said to witness, Let's settle this trouble" Witness denied having called Thompson a vile name when he fell, and did not curse him and say, Now you won't jump on another sick man.
 The defendant stood up most of the time he was testifying to illustrate how the tragedy occurred and to show the relative positions of himself and Thomp- son during the difficulty Several wit nesses followed who testified to the pre- vious good character of the defendant.
 At o'clock both sides announced the case closed and the arguments were be- gun by Attorney B. M. Allen In refu- tation of the defendants testimony that he had not shot Thompson in the back, counsel offered the coat in evidence and pointed to the bullet hole In the back of it. Raising up the sleeve of the coat, he asked the Jury to look at the service stripes. These said MT. Allen, speak for the character, the courage, the con duct of the dead man during the ten years he served on the police force of this city Thompson wasn't the man to turn his back when confronted by a pis- tol in the hands of any man, and yet this coat shows bullet hole through the back. Reconcile that, if you can, with some of the testimony you have heard in this case.
 During MT. Aliens address the lady relatives of Thompson were deeply af- fected and at times cried audiby. At torney c. P Beddow will begin the argu- which Attorney P. G. Bowman will fol- low. Solicitor Hehin will close for the state. The case will go to the jury this afternoon
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
To Vote on kelsey's Removal.

Albany, N Y, May 1.-The senate judiciary committee reported to the senate today on the matter of removal of Superintendent of Insurance Kelsey without recommendation in accordance with the vote of the committee yester- day. The senate adopted three of the four recommendation of the commit tee as to procedure, providing that re- moval shall require the assent of a majority of all senators elected; that the question submitted shall be simply Shall the superintendent of insurance be removed?" and that each senator shall vote on this proposition "yes" or mo"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
POLICE COMMISSION
 RECEIVES REPORTS
BeSsemer's Department Has
 Had Busy Mon:h
BRIGHTON HAS THE FEVER
Movement Is on Foot to Extend the City Limlts-Ladies' Aid Society Will Elect Officers This
 Afternoon.

Bessemer, May 1.-(Special.) 1.-The police commission of Bessemer held their month- 1 ly meeting tonight, at which the reports 1 of Chief of Police II. c. Christlieb, Detee- i tive w. s. Patton and Jail Warden C. l.. Hadaway, for the month of April were presented. The commission accepted the reports with remarks highly eommenda- tary of the officials and said that the showing was the best yet made by these departments All the members of the commission were present, as follows: E. A. Little, chairman; II. J. Palmer, sec retary Sam Lefkoyitz, Dr. Frank Adams and P. P Moore.
 The suspension Of Night Warden J. L. Q. Spealles was approved by the coni- mission.
 The report of Chief Christlieb is IS follows:
 Total cases docketed, 1S7
 Cases dismissed, 19.
 Cases nolle pressed, 21.
 Prisoners turned over to state, ?. Convicted and fined 145
 Total fines and costs assessed, s23eS. Total fines paid, S999. 50.
 Fines secured none.
 Fines served out, s29J
 Fines being served, $S01 50. Prisoners escaped, none. Fines remitted by Mayor, S232. Arrested for grand larceny, l. Arrested for petit larceny, 16. Arrested for parties outside city, f. Value of stolen goods recovered, s495 50. N. s. Patton, chief of detectives, made the following report:
 Cases investigated, GA.
 Arrests made. j1.
 Convictions. 20.
 Arrested for perjury and grand lar oeny, l.
 Bound over to higher court. l. Arrested and convicted for assault and battery with weapon. 1. Arrested for assault and battery, ,. Convicted, 4.
 Dismissed 1.
 Arrested for petit larceny. 6. Convicted, ,.
 Dismissed l.
 Arrested for dsorderly conduct, 13. Arrested for affray, 6. Convicted, l.
 Dismissed 2.
 Arrested for carrying concealed weap- on. 3.
 Convicted 2.
 Arrested for doing business without license l.
 Convicted, l.
 Arrested for vagrancy, 6. Convicted 5.
 Dismissed l.
 Arrested for trespassing, ?. DlSlllSSeu, z.
 Arrested for maintaining nuisance, 4. Convicted, 3.
 Dismissed, 1.
 Arrested for failure to connect with sanitary sewer g.
 Dismissed, 3.
 Total fines assessed. sl02S. 50. Total fines paid, $Sl9.5O.
 Stolen property recovered. s49250. Report of Jail Warden C. l.. Hadaway: Total number of prisoners, 1S4. Average daily number prisoners, 37. Total number meals, 31I9. Average daily number meals. 102 Total cost feeding prisoners, $l1S.S. The total amount of the pay roll for the police department and the jail for the month was shown to be $1142 50
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
FEAGIN ATTRIBUTES
 ARRESTS TO LIQUOR
ANNUAL REPORT SHOWS 11,173 ARRESTS MADE DURING 1906. CASH COLLECTED BY POLICE COURT, $37,o68.8o.

In connection with his annual report to the Board of Aldermen Judge Feagin yesterday sent an interesting summary in which he laid the great responsibility for crime upon whisky, and speaks of the wholesale influence of the enforcement of the laws in the various departments. Here 1t is:
 To the Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen, Birmingham, Ala.
 Gentlemen-I submit herewith the an nual report for the year 1906 of the police court
 As it will be seen there were II 173 ar rests made during the year.
 On an examination of the report it will be noted that nearly 1000 arrests were made under new ordinances for the bet ter preservation of the health, sanitation and cleanliness of the city. Nearly 1000 arrests were made for gambling and vagrancy, and over 5000 arrests for drunks disorderly conduct and assault and battery, and violating Sunday laws. It may be stated that at least 75 per cent of the arrests made grew out of the excessive use of intoxicating liquors.
 There was collected in cash through the police court $37,06S 80.
 The rigid enforcement of the vagrancy, gambling and Sunday laws have done much for the morals of the city.
 The enforcement of the sanitary and health ordinances has been educative to the ignorant class of citizens, and has added much to the beauty of the city, and Improved the health of the people
 The enfor cement of the weights and measures ordinances had a wholesome ef. feet and ensured to the people a larger quid pro quo for their money than has been realized for years past. Respect fully sumbitted,
 N. B. FEAGIN, Judge
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
CORONER PARIS DEMANDS
 THAT DEAD BE LET ALONE

The bodies had been removed, and all though l live within easy reach and have a telephone yet the law was wilfully vio- lated.
 ''Now, when I finally arrived at the scene the tracks had been cleared, trains were running and the principal witnesses had scattered to the four quarters of the globe, to their homes in Atlanta and other places. Pray tell me how any one can fix the blame for crime when such conditions exist?
 ''I spent three days trying to get up wit nesses. that I could have held in fifteen minutes had the proper thing sbeen done. Now, that they are in Atlanta. I cannot subpoena them to return. This isA not the first occasion, but 1t had better be the last. I will simply not submit to any more foolishness. Let no one move the body of a person that has been killed without an order from me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

Coroner Paris is on the war path against what he calls "the repeated ignoring of my authority and failure to comply to the law"
 He says: "I will arrest and prosecute the next person who removes or in any. way interferes with body of a dead per son that has been killed in any manner.
 T have grown tired of the continual disregard of my instructions in these mat ters and I consider it one of the greatest detriments to the enforcement of law and prevention of crime in the county that I cannot receive proper co-opera- tion
 why only the other day there was q serious wreck right in Woodlawn result ing from criminal negligence. Two men were killed and yet I did not even receive any notification of the affair until l read it in The Age-Herald the next morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
HARR1 JONES CANNOT LOSE
 WORTHLESS POCKE7BOOK

Alderman Harry Jones last night averred that it seemd impossible to sepa- rate him from an old pocketbook that had been twice lost. He displayed 1t in an envelope bearing the marks of va rious postoffces, the dead letter office and various other points where it had travelled in search of it's owner.
 Just a year ago last April while MT. Jones was in Louisville, Ky, with the pocketbook bulged fat with receipts and papers, it was stolen from him by a pickpocket. He gave it up for gone and only sympathized with the unfortunate thief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
t NEW CORPORATIONS FORMED. Burney Electric Go. and Acme Laundry
 File Proper Papers.

Declarations of incorporation were filed in the office of the probate court yester- day by the following:
 The Burney Electrical company, capi- tai $500; proposes to make and sell all sorts of electrical machines, motors and fittings, to do all sort of electrical work and install electric plants. The incor- porators are c. W. Burney Charles c. Lamar and J. G. Pulliam. all of Birming- ham.
 fAeme Laundry company, capital stock >f30. 900. starts business on $20,0O0 paid up: kvill do a general laundry business and bye work. Louis Gelders, president; John h. Parker. vice president; Simon Klotz, fsecretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

the Union army in the COG, when the armies invaded Decatur and burned the town. with the exception of five build ings.
 The court of claims at Washington has just handed down their finding of facts on the bill granting the payment or the amout stated and within the next few days it is expected that the church here will receive a check in liquidation of the claim.
 The church building, which was burned stood on the corner of Bank and Church streets. where the Owl drug store now stands It was built of brick and was one of the few brick buildings in Decatur in those days At that time this was the largest and best church building in De- catur, and one of the best in this section of the state There are today in Decatur less than a half dozen people who saw the building or even heard that such a
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
IMPORTANT SUIT
 IS COMPROMISE Property involved Amounts to About a Million Dollars CHURCH WILL GET MONEY Will Be Reimbursed for Property De- stroyed By Union Army During
 the Civil War-Lodee
 Is Organized.
CHURCH WILL GET MONEY

Decatur, May 1.-(Special)-A case of much interest and involving a property which today, together with the improvements it now contains, is valued at not far from s1,0OOOo0, was settled by compromise by the parties concerned to- day.
 The property in question embraces about eighty acres of land lying on the river front in New Decatur, and is occupied by the American Oak Tanning company and Oak Extract works and a number of private individuals. There are perhaps on the property fifty private residences.
 The parties concerned in the suit were Judge Thomas w. Vert of Decatur and his sister Mrs. Frank Stahlman of Nash vile. This property was originally owned by the late Col. Thomas Gibbs. the grand father of Judge Vert and Mrs. Stahl- man. Some years ago before Colonel Gibbs death, he willed this property to Judge Vert and his sister After the death of Colonel Gibbs the Decatur Land company purchased this property from Since that time much of the property was sold to the American Oak Tanning com pany and private individuals by the De- catur Land company.
 When Judge Vert and his sister became of age a few years ago they sought to recover the property through the courts, taking the will of their grandfather as the bases of their rights to the property. The case had been in the courts here for sev- eral years past and several decisions sub stantuating the claims of Judge Vert and his sister were handed down. The cases were closed today when Judge John c. Eyster, attorney for the Decatur Land company and the American Oak Tanning company turned over to Judge Vert a check for the amount agreed upon in the compromise. The amount is not made public. but it is several thousand dollars The money was paid by the Decatur Land company and the American Oak Tanning company.
 The plant of the American Oak Tanning company, which is located on this prop erty, Is a sole leather tannery. and is said to be one of the largest. if not the largest, in the world. This company also have here In connection with the tannery a mann moth oak extract works, where the tam ming properties are extracted not only from the bark but from the wood of chestnut and chestnut oak. This tannery and extract works is owned largely by the millionaire tanner. James E. Mooney, of Cincinnati.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

Yesterday. however he received note from J. Rivers Carter, stating that there was mail at the postoffice which could only be delivered to the alderman in per- son. Expecting a fortune, MT. Jones hur- red down and received the packet. Evi- dently the burglar had found nothing that he wanted in it and had addressed it to MT. Jones in care of the Commercial Travellers in Louisville. No one had called for it and it had wound up in the dead letter office.
 Finally Uncle Sam had weeded out from all the Joneses in the wide country Birminghams very Harry, and the pock- etboox was returned to it's owner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
Was Prisoner Beaten
 To Death m the Mines?
Dead Body of Negro Brought to Town From Pratt Mines
 Bearing Awful Marks of Lash From Head to Foot.

What promises to be a sensation that may result in charges of murder against some one at the prison of No mines, Pratt City was unearthed yesterday by Coroner Paris. The body of Charlie Ford, a negro, was found at local undertake. ing parlor bearing the marks of the lash from head to feet, and 1t is alleged that they were administered while the negro was prisoner at the mines.
 It seems that Charlie was arrested on a charge of vagrancy and fined He was sent to Pratt mines to work out the time.
 Last Saturday his people, who live in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02

North Birmingham. went to pay him out. They found him in the hospital, carried him home and that very night he died. lie was bandaged from head to feet, and the body showed the sure signs of terrible beating.
 Both Coroner Paris and Solicitor Heflin went to the shop yesterday and examined the remains. Neither one is willing 10 pass Judgment, but Coroner Paris has ordered four physicians to hold a post mortem examination and report to his jury Saturday morning. At that time witnesses from the mines will be on hand and the mystery of the matter cleared away.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-02
Roberts Defeats Bob stubbs.

Roberts defeated Bob Stubbs in the first heat of the three-mile race at the Hip podrome this week. The second and third heats will be run tonight and tomorrow night Stubbs was gaining on Roberts when his wheel slipped in rounding a curve and threw him This gave Roberts a slight advantage and Stubbs was never able to catch him afterwards. The crowds cheered the two racers. Roberts on skates and Stubbs on motorcycle.