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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
COMMERCIAL CLUB
 MEETS ON FRIDAY
PRESIDENT WOOD IS EAGER TO HAVE CLUB BUILDING AND THE STEPS TO THAT END MAY BE TAKEN THIS WEEK.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Commercial club will be held next Friday afternoon at o'clock having been post poned from the regular date on account of last Friday being Birmingham day at the fair Many matters of importance are to be taken up and considerable business will probably be disposed of. All of the committees will have their meetings dur ing the week and it Is expected that full reports will be made.
 The matter of entertaining the Confed- crate Veterans at the next reunion Will come in for big share of attention. It will require the sum of $50,Ooo to enter tain the old warriors and the matter of raising this sum will probably be decided upon at the meeting.
 The railroad committee has also been endeavoring to secure "owl' cars, and a report on the progress in this direction will also be made The membership com- mittee will probably meet again within the next day or two. Under the leader ship of Chairman Otis this committee has done some wonderful work. and 1t Is expected that the mark of 1000 will be passed within the next few weeks.
 There are q large number or other things before the club, and 1t Is expected that some definite steps will be taken to- wards the construction of a club build ing. President Sterling A. wood IS anxious to see it go up and bas announced his intention of seeing that the building is constructed while he is in office. MT. Wood is in favor of Ao0oo building and a plan of campaign for the raising of this sum will probably be arrived at at thiS meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
NORTH CAROLINA ALUMNI.
Annual Banquet of Local Members Is
 Held at Hotel HlIIman.

Saturday night at the Hotel EIillman the Birmingham Alumni association of the University of North Carolina held it's an- nual banquet. in honor of University Day. a day dear to the hearts of Caro- lnians, the birthday of their famous southern university. The Tar Heels never fail to show their love for their alma mater when an occasion presents itself, and this was no exception. While the alumni in New York and other large cities were holding their banquets and smokers the Birmingham alumni were making the welkin ring with their old college songs, and planning to maintain the lead they have in the southern tech nical world.
 The local association is planning to make itself a state association and at some early date to call meeting at which Dr. r. P. Venable. president of the university. will be invited to pre- side.
 Among the Birmingham alumni are W. s. Hunter. L. M. Kelly. F. G. Kelly. R. N. King. J. R. Harris, Warren Klutz. F. W. Miller. J. J. Tyson. J. A. Bryan. l.. L. Allen, s. s. Hides, C. IT. Sloan, W. Houck W. If. oldham, W. K Brown, Charles Bransford A. Mcintyre. Jack Asbury, D. z. Lanble. spier Whitaker, AIT Thompson, A. II. HoyIe, William B Phillips, Robert D. JohnsHn. Joseph F. Johnston and Ernest Sifford.
 The officers elected were William E. Phillips president, and Ernest sinord, secretary and treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
THREE SPEAKERS
 URGE PROHIBITION
Bowron Makes Conservative
 Talk At Jefferson
PREFERS TEMPERATE MEN
Says Birmngham's Skyscrapers Could Be Torn Down and Rebuilt with Money Spent in B'ham in Few
 Months For Liquor.

Three prohibition speeches were delly- cred before large audiences yesterday afternoon. James Bowron and Mrs Mary Harris Armour delivered addresses at the Jefferson theatre while Clinto Howard made strong talk at the First Meth odst church.
 All three aroused considerable enthu- siasm, and seemed to be well received. Chairman Sessions announced that in fu- ture the big mass meetings would be held in the Hippodrome. At the Jefferson the services were opened with the prohi- bition song set to the music of Dixie"
 MT. Bowron began by stating that. while he believed his friends who were meeting at the same time in the Bijou were laborng under a colossal and pro found mistake, he thought there were good Christian men on the other side. He thought harsh criticism unjust.
 He said that wine and beer themselves are not unlawful, but When the serip- ture teaches me that we must bear each others burdens. the infirmitles of the weak, that when meat maketh thy brother to offend thou shalt eat none of it, from the higher plane of self-sacrince I will decide for whatever Is the greatest good to the greatest number We should not object to giving up individual rights when It acerues to the great good of the com munity and the benefit of our neighbors. '
 He brought out the point that the gross expenditure for liquor is $5,oOO,OOO year in Jefferson county. and declared that 1t IS no wonder the working men cry out against hard times. When he came to discuss the claim that working men must have liquor MT. Bowron sald Speaking From my personal knowledge as an em- pioyer or labor, the men who drink liquor cannot do his work as well in the rolling mill as the temperate man." He pointed out that q man loses in three ways. Money over the bar, time in loafing in the saloon, and strength, by putting into his body that which injures him. He told how the practice of laying off from work on Monday to sleep off a debauch swells the number of names, on the nav rolls of the North Birmingham Pipe Works to 1000. while never more than 500 arc at work. q am willing that you take away the liquor and leave us 600 sober thrifty men.'
 In closing, he made the sweeping state- nent that the four Birmingham sky scrapers could be torn down, and be re- built with the money spent for liquor in Jefferson during a few months that Ems ley could be blown to atoms. mills, fur naces and all, and be replaced with the money spent for liquor in Birmingham during one year.
 Mrs. Armour, who speaks with earnest ness, and little consciousness, used verse from Jeremiah for her text "A strange and terrible thing has been com mitted in our land" She described the horrors of drink and argued that it should be wiped out of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
ITALIAN STRUCK
 BY EAST LAKE CAR
Knocked Down and Dragged Several Feet But Injuries Will Not
 Prove Fatal.

An Italian, whose name is not known, was struck by an East Lake car yester- day morning near the corner of Twenty fifth street and First avenue, and serious injuries were sustained In some manner the man got in front of the car, which was moving slowly, and was knocked down and dragged few feet He suffered several bad cuts about the head and was taken to St vincent's hospital in Lige Loy's ambulance. The injuries, 1t is be- lieved, will not prove fatal.
 The Italian is apparently newcomer to Birmingham from the old country, and on account of his inability to speak English it was impossible to get his name or par ticulars about his relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
MEET WEDNESDAY
 TO TALK 5 GENT FARE
PRESIDENT SHELBY OF BOARD OF TRADE THINKS INTERVENING TERRITORY BUILT UP ENOUGH TO JUSTIFY REDUCTION.

That cil-tallxed-of proposition, D. cent fare from Birmingham to Ensley, is again becoming live issue. A joint com- mittee has been formed of the commmit- tees from the Board of Trade and the Commercial club, of which J. E. Shelby is chairman. A like committee has also City. The committees in the last two towns have been hard at work and have notified Mir Shelby that they are ready to confer with his committee in reference to approaching the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power compny officials.
 The meeting of the committees has been set for. next Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in the rooms of the Board of Trade, 433-4-5 First National Bank build- ing. The committees believe they have lined up some persuasive arguments, and feel as if the electric railway company will concede to their request for the cheaper fare.
 In speaking of the matter, Chairman Shelby said: "The members of the Board or lfaue ana lOmInercldi cluDy as well as the citizens of Ensley and Pratt City, and all along the route, think that it is nothing but right that the street railway Ncompany should reduce the fare to , cents on the Ensley lines. The traffic on these lines is extremely heavy, practically every car run during the day being packed with passengers.
 "Former requests upon the railway com pany to grant the reduced fare met with the respohse that the traffic was prac- tically all long distance hauling, and that until the territory between Birmingham and these two towns had been built up the company would be compelled to charge 10 cent fare. People are not going to build a house on. suburban property when they are compelled to pay 10-cent fare in order to reach town. l believe every real estate man in town will say that the nickel fare will make the prop erty along these lines sell more rapidly. It is to the company's interest that this land be developed, and they should charge reasonable fare, so that man can afford to build a house and move his family there.
 Personally, I believe that when we rre- sent our request to President Ford he will see the justice of it and allow the re- duction.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Rald Big Crap Game.

Deputy SherIffs Courson, Dean, Reeves and Helton raided a crap game at Smiths park yesterday afternoon and captured 14 negroes interestingly rolling dice. The ages of the negroes ranged all the way from one boy 17 years old to an old fel- low who gave his age as 5G All of them were placed in the county jail under $50 bonds each
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
No FarmInq of Players,

Chicago, October 1S.-The practice of farming out baseball players was given its death blow today by decision of the national baseball commission to revise the rules governing sales with options in either major or minor leagues which shall be made by contract each year. and players required to report at once to the club exercising the option with the fur ther provision that no club could enter into any such contract with option for re- call more than once for the same player.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
If you wish to be comfort

If you wish to be comfort able and successful, use con- mon sense about food.
 S1,O00,000 can't buy good health, but the proper kind and quantity of food insures a good stomach, clear brain and st d y, dependable nerves.
 Grape-Nuts helps success full people "get there. . There's a Reason. "The Road to Melville" in pkgs. is worth reading.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
THE WEATHER.

Washington, October 13.-Georgia, east and western Florida and Alabama, fair Monday and Tuesday; light north winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
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are just as they are represented
 to be. If not the cheapest they
 are the best, and no puddings, cakes, creams, or other table deli tcacies, are spoiled by their uses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
Accents New Position.

D. A. Newbourne, formerly with the Greene Undertaking company, has sc- cepted a position with Lige Loy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-14
To Be Safe

To be safe confne yourself to the use of such havors as your experience and judgment tell you are of the purest quality.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
The Flagler Hotels.
BY WILLIAM f. CURTIS
Written for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.

Mr.. Flagler can tell exactly how many
people are taken care of at his hotels, be-
cause, as told YOU in a previous letter. he
gets a report every morning. The capacity
of his nine hotels is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05

is soft, easily quarried, and hardens upon
exposure to the air, and oyster shells are
cheap End plentiful
AS an attraction to the city of st. Au-
gustine, which he has made his winter
home for several years, Mr.. Albert Lewis
of WilEesbarre, Pa, has constructed sheh
road six miles long to a park on the bank
Of the Indian river, which he has pre-
scented 70 the public. This and the rag
Ter road :lom Palm Beach to Miami are
about the on'y perfect roads in the state
1t is Pre- nc sed to connect them, and the
Good Roads Association has undertaken TO
raise the money to build broad, hard
highway from st. Augustine to Palm Beach
similar to the Lewis drive.
1t is believed that such road Will soon
nay for itself by attracting automobiles
to the state. They now come to Ormond
in large numbers every year and hold race
meetings on the sea beach. There Is a
stretch of hard, Smooth sand twelve miles
long, and two or three hundred feet wide,
at that place. Many people consider IT
the finest beach in the world, and 1t Is
perfectly adapted to racing. People fond
Of that kind Of sport bring their automo-
biles to Ormond from all over the world.
You can read in the papers every morn
ing of tho races that occurred there the
day before. But outside of Ormond there
is no place for motor cars, and they do not
enter into the amusements of the pleasure
seekers in Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
WILL MEET IN MAY.
ladies of the Maccabees to Hold q
Convention.

oo.iro of the commanders and record
keepers of the District of Columpia was
held recently for the purpose OF making pre-
liminary arrangements for the coming con-
yention of the Ladies of the Maccabees or
the World, which will convene In this city
the 18th day of May 1907. There were pres
ent at the meeting Melva ]. Casweii, Mary
A, Van Ness, Mary T. Dunn, Eta Degen-
hart, Grace Bernhard. Anna ]. shephero'
Helen P. Myers, Ida Edmister and Lula 3.
Hammond. Mrs. Caswell. state commander,
outlined the work of the convention anu
announced that the supreme commander,
Mrs. Lillian M. Hollister, and the supreme
record keeper, Miss Bina M. West, would
be present. The states of New Hampshire.
Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, Mary
land. Delaware and the District of Column
bia will have delegates present.
The morning session will be devoted 10
convention work, the afternoon TO class
initiation, and the evening r 70 w PI0b he
at the National Rifles Armory' sls U street
The exemplifcation Of the work in the
afternoon will be given by the commanders
and record keepers Of the different hives
in the city, and the following officers were
elected to put on the work: Commander
Lieut. Commander Mary A. Van Ness Of
Mt Vernon Hive, No. 2; Past Commander
Grace Bernhard of Columbia Hive. No. 8:
Record Keeper Lula 8. Hammond OF Ma
tionaI Hive. No. 1; Finance Keeper Ida Ed
mister of Georgetown Hive, No. 10; Chap
lain Virginia Thomas of Brightwood Hive.
No s; Sergeant Helen p. Myers OF District
Hive No, 8; Mistress at Arms Jennie Rud-
Ion OF Columbia Hive. No. 3; Sentinel Carrie
Gillette OF District Hive, No. 8; Picket Mary
Holt of Mt. Vernon Hive. No. 2; First Ban
ner Bearer Annie j. Shepherd of Independ-
ence Hive, No. 4: Second Banner Bearer
Eta Degenhart OF Georgetown Hive. No.
10; Pianist Georgia ]. Myers Of Independ-
ence Hive No.. 4. Committees have been
appointed In connection with the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
WILLIAM FERausoN's oFFENsE.
Smashed Ware and Mirror in Res
taurant-The Result,

William Ferguson about TWENTY-FIVE
years of age and stated to be mechanic
at the navy yard gun factory walked into
the Port Arthur Chinese restaurant. at
9TH and F streets northwest, Sunday even
ing and ordered delicacy, according to tes-
timony in the Police Court yesterday, when
the young man was presented before Judge
Mullowny upon charges Of destroying pri-
vate property and assault. All Shung, a
dimanutive waiter in the place, told the
court that Ferguson seated himself at the
table, but the order which he gave was
not served because he seemed to be under
the influence Of liquor. The guest assault
ed him with plate.
The waiter said he was foored, but i'm
mediately scrambled to the kitchen. Then.
1t was alleged, Ferguson began throwing
plates in every direction. ing Wah was
behind the cashiers counter and Ferguson,
n ~ was saad. as soon as ne spied the pro.
into the mirror over the desk scattering
the glass In every direction.
ing Wah declared to the court that the
young man came into the restaurant with
the avowed intention Of ''breaking the place
up, and that he SO stated his intentions
while passing the counter.
When Policeman Mcdonald was first at
tracted to the scene of the disturbance
he stated that he could hear the
sounds Of breaking chinaware half square
away, and that as he hurried into the
room Ferguson had just finished throwing
plates through two large mirrors. Judge
Mullowny looked closely at Ferguson as he
took the stand. then asked him If he was
intoxicated ut the time, and the reply was
in the affirmative.
you seemed to be enjoying yourself -
said the judge. but you know when you
get on these jags you have to pay for
them"
He then entered a fine Of $50 for destroy
ing the property and so for assaulting the
fines the defendant win spend 210 days In
the T1lafrfcf iai1.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
CHRIST IN THE HOME.
Responsibility Of Parents in the Rel1g-
ious Training of Children.

Rev. John Compton Ball. pastor of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, began series
of sermons Sunday on How Christ Touches
Humanity" the particular topic being
Christ in the Home The speaker said,
in part:
1.-THE sweetest words in the English Ian
guage are Jesus, heaven, mother and nome.
One writer has said, The star Of mother
hood dawns in the life Of Eve; the tender
ness Of the word Father reveals itself IN
the promise to Abraham, and the glory OF
the child shines in the prophecy of Isaiah
God created a mother, sanctioned mar
riage and established the home. The home
is divine institution and its sanctity nee
essary for the moral uplift Of man. 1T is
at once the bulwark and the glory of the
nation
Lessen the sanctity of the home and you
sap the foundations Of the republic. If
national stability is considered the prime
requisite of every good government, we
shall have it in proportion as we maintain
the stability of the home. The home being
SO important in the sight of God, 1t Is to
be expected that in His plan of redemp-
ton He would touch humanity through this
channel and SO Christ came as a babe,
born into q home. Artists are fond of put
ting a circle Of light about the head of the
infant Christ, but Henry Ward Beecher
well said that the best circle was His
mothers arms holding Him close to a low
ing heart.
"Christ grew up in a home. He had god
~ training. The character of His mother
indicates 1t. One Of the most beautiful
sights In this world is that of a mother
with the little child at her knee receiving
religious instruction. We thank God for
Christian motherhood. Our hearts go out
in pity and sympathy to that girl wife who
is learning through bitter experience that
the way of the transgressor is hard and
\ the thought will rise in the heart. would to
God that every child might have the train
ing of Christ-filled home.
"Let Christ come into your lives and
homes and your old age will be happy al
the sight of God-fearing children.
Christ loved the home. His miracles for
the benefit Of the family circle proves It.
His tenderness toward little children: His
J own loneliness as set forth in the cry, 'The
foxes have holes and .ue birds Of the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
PRIVATE POST CARDS.
Regulations Promulgated by the Post
master General.

The Postmaster General has issued an
order providing new regulations governing
the size, form and weight Of private post
cards entering the mails Of the United
States.
Such postcards must be made of an un-
folded piece Of cardboard. not exceeding
sixteenths inches. nor less than two and
three-fourths by four inches. They must,
in form and in quality and weight of paper.
be substantially like the government post
card. They may be of any color not inter-
fering with legible address and postmark.
Very thin sheets Of paper may be attached
to them on condition that they completely
adhere to the card.
Cards bearing particles of glass. metal.
mica. sand. tinsel or other similar sub
stances will not be accepted for mailing ex-
cept when inclosed In envelopes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05

have nests, but the Son Of Man hath not
where to lay His head His last act on the
crossE'Son, behold thy mother'-these and
other incidents in His life reveal a heart
love for the home.
Let us have more of Christ in the home
erect the family altar; let the child hear
God thanked for the daily food, and we are
sure there will be fewer divorces and less
need for pleading the 'unwritten law and
tice."
+he other sermons in the series to be de-
livered are follows: March 10, am,
Christ in Society,"" and pm, 1.-The Suf-
fering Christi" March II, am, Christ in
the Church. and pm, 1.-THE Sympathizing
Christi" March "a. am. Christ on the
Cross" and pm, "The Working Christi"
March 81, am, Christ from the Tomb"
and pm, MY Resurrection and Christi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05

successful. A large tract Of high pine
land, suitable for pineapples. and low muck
land, suitable for vegetables, wass pur-
chased by the promoter, a prominent TOXIC
gentleman, who brought the settlers over
and established them at his own expense :
About forty miles farther down the road
is colony Of Danes engaged In raising
tomatoes, pineapples, oranges and grape
fruit.
Cocoanut Grove, five miles south of
Miami Is the residence of Kirk Munroe.
who has written SO many stirring and
wholesome books of adventure for boys
He lives in a pretty cottage in sight OF
deserted lighthouse, which was the scene
of an awful massacre during the seminole
war
Fifteen miles below Miami, on Biscayne
bay, is a tract six miles square known as
the Perrine Grant This land was given
by Congress in 1855 to DIR. Perrine lead
ing botanist of his time, to conduct an ex-
perimental station on a large scale for fruit
and tropical plants, but he died before he
could do anything. The matter lay dor
mant until the East Florida railroad was
built down to Miami. when the heirs of
DIR. Perrine undertook to carry out the
original contract with the United states
government. Several intelligent and ex,
perienced nurserymen have been induced
TO take up the land, and have begun some
very interesting work
A considerable area has been taken UP for
truck gardening, and is planted to toma,
toes, onions, potatoes, beets, cabbages and
other vegetables, which are shipped at the
rate Of 1900 or 5000 crates a day to New
York, Philadelphia, Washington and other
markets during the summer.
Good Roads Scarce.
An automobile road from Palm Beach to
Miami, sixty-eight miles long. has recently
been built by Mr.. Flagler through the pine
woods, the orange and grape fruit groves
pineapple farms and truck gardens. For
a considerable distance 1t lies along the
banks of Lake Worth, and has not only
proved a great attraction, but Is an i'm
| rortant object-lesson in the art Of road
buiid ng. 1t has stimulated the work of the
Coed Roads Association Of Florida, which
| is trying to promote much-needed~ improve
-oNrts There are few good roads II
| Florida, very few, and no country need.
them more. because the soil In some part.
| Of the state Ia SO sandy that hauling II
very heavy. and in other portions II is ever
worse because Of the deep muck and de
| caying vegetation which has accumulated
| for ages. There Is plenty Of good road
material everywhere. coraiine rock, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-05
LEASED BY GOVERNMENT.
Building to Be Used for Mail Lock
and Mail Bag Repair Shop.

The Post Office Department has arranged
to lease from the Terminal Storage Com
pany Of this city the warehouse at Della
ware avenue and X street northeast for a
term Of ten years. at an annual rental Of
$4,000. This building is now occupied by
the stored furniture of the company, and
it's rental will not interfere, it is said, with
the railroad terminal business of the con-
Germ.
1t is the purpose of the government to
use the building after July 1 next for the
mail bag repair shop. the supply division
and the mail lock shop.