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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
JAMES CALLAHAN
 KILLED BY MONROE
TT IS CLAIMED THAT THE DEAD MAN HAD A PICK DRAWN ON THE WIFE OF MONROE AT THE TIME.

Centreville, October 3.-(Special.)- News reached here yesterday after noon of the killing at Piper. in the northern part of Bibb county. of James Callahan by George Monroe. The in strument used was double barrel shotgun. It is stated that at the time of the shooting Callahan had Il pick drawn on the wife of Monroe. Monroe is under arrest and will have preliminary trial before Justice of the Peace H. l.. Wallace. All of the parties are white people.
 day or two since W. P. Ragland sold bale of cotton to II. C. and W. B. Reynolds company at this place which netted him $10l. The bale was long staple cotton, weighing 505 pounds, and sold for 20 cents per pound.
 The tent meeting which has been in progress at Brent several weeks has closed. Quite number of persons joined the church, and steps were taken looking to the erection of a handsome church building at that place.
 Judge w. l.. Pratt has returned from Tuscaloosa, where he attended a meet ing of the board of trustees of the Normal school at Moundville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
BAN UPON BENEVoLENcE.
Citizens of Mississippi Cannot Donate
 To Charitable Cause.

Jackson. Miss, october 3.-(Special.) )- Gen. Charles E. Farlong, who recently died in New York, was former citizen of Mississippi, and on opening his last will and testament it was discovered that he had bequeathed $350o0 to Mississippi nstitutions-$1O, 900 to the Mother Superior of the Convent of Mercy at Vicksburg s500O to the University of Mississippi at Oxford: 5000 to Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes; $5000 each to the State Deaf and Dumb Institution, Institution for the Blind and Insane hos pital all at Jackson.
 These gifts are appreciated. and will be most gratefully accepted, no doubt. but in this connection Bishop Charles E. Gal loway calls attention to incongruity in the laws of the state of Mississippi that is interesting to say the least. He says:
 But this charity reveals strange in congruty A citizen of another state by testamentary disposition can give money to charitable uses within the state of Mississippi. but every citizen of this commonwealth is prohibited from so do- ing by section 270 of the constitution. So a Missssippian in order by legacy or bequest to give anything to a charitable cause or institution, must change his res idence and become citizen of another state Our constitution allows us to ac- cept charities through legacies from citi- zens in other states. but prohibits such acceptance from a Mississippian. We can receive legacies from others, but are not allowed to leate legacy ourselves to any charitable use. Thus by constitu- fonal provision we put ban upon benev- olence.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
VETERANS DAY AT
 HUNTSVILLE FAIR
ATTENDANCE IS GOOD IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT BUFFALO BILLS WILD WEST SHOW IS RUN IN COMPETITION.

Huntsville, October S.-(Special.) )-This was Confederate Veterans day at the Tennessee Valley fair, and in spite of the fact that Buffalo Bills Wild West and+several other attractions were in the city, there was good attendance at the grounds. The agricultural exhibit in Floral hall Is considered one of the best that has ever been seen in this county
 The racing feature is attracting a great deal of interest. The results yesterday were as follows:
 Three-year-old trot, two in three, purse s25O-Rebel Baron, b. g., owned by w. r. Garth, 1, 1; o. K. Stegall, g. g., same owner, ?, ?. Time. 2:2714, 2:244.
 Two-twenty-five pace. three in five, purse $S0o--Pearl Hal, g. g., owned by D. w. Abee, Montgomery, 1, 1, l; Lord Strathbury, b. h., owned by c. C. Thomas, Pulaski, Tenn, 2, g. ?; Olga, c. m., owned was drawn in the second heat. Time, 2;17, 2:15%. 2:16%.
 Running race, two in three, purse $75, five-eighths mile-Dancer. owned by E. B. Ogden, Chattanooga, 1, 1 Ace Nix, owned by Bert Douglass, Fayetteville, 3, 2; Maria Byrd, owned by Bert Douglass, 3, 8. Time, 1: :0434, 1:04s4.
 The City Council has passed an ordi- nance assessing tax of $100 on every circus and wild west show that exhibits within the police jurisdiction of the city. As the police Jurisdiction of the city ex- tends four miles from the city limits, the tax will have to be paid by every circus that comes here.
 The csuncil has scored Tax Collector Hay for failure to advertise the tax lists and has fined Aldermen Murray and Middleton for non-attendance. Street Superintendent Frank E. Murphy has been directed to proceed with the paving of the square with vitrified brick It Is estimated that tine city will save y4OOO by doing this work Instead of letting it out by contract. Steps have been taken for the establishment of a city park and a proposition has been made for the pur- chase of Calhoun grove.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
WAR CONTINUED
 ON SPECULATION Dr. Will H. Woods Tells of
 Past Campaigns NEW MOVEMENT PLANNED Spot Cotton Exchange Will Be Estab- Ished Where Producers and
 Consumers Can Meet on
 Common Ground
NEW MOVEMENT PLANNED

Jackson. Miss October 3-(Special)- pr Will H. Woods of Natchez, secretary of the Southern Cotton association, was in the city today en route to Atlanta where on October and the executive committee of that organization holds a meeting preliminary to the meeting of the cotton spinners and producers, which VIII be held on October ', and g.
 Dr. Woods, in course of conversation last night, said:
 Among the first meetings to take place between the spinners and producers was about one year ago at Washington, when a resolution was passed that producers and spinners equally condemned specula- tion in cotton futures. Since that time the representatives of the producers nave been keeping the faith succeeding In having enacted in seven southern states anti-future measures, and bid fair to sue ceed in the three remaining states at their coming session of the legislature.
 "To what extent the spinners have been able to influence legislation will be made known at the Atlanta meeting. There Is a strong demand on the part of the pro- ducers and the spinners to establish a spot cotton exchange, when the real num- Der of bales of cotton that are being stored in community warehouses through out the south can be listed according to weights and grades, and where the rep resentatives of the producers can meet the actual representatives of the spinners and where actual cotton can be bought and sold.
 ''The representatives of the producers and spinners in such an exchange would exercise the power of attorney of their respective constituencies. This would be quite contrast to the opera Doune pseudo, so-called price-ixing exchanges at this time, and which are operated in the interest of the spinners and pro- ducers.
 "A resolution on the part of the pro- ducers' and spinners' convention looking to the establishment of such an exchange will show to the erstwhile officers of the price-fxing combine the fallibilityi of thelr claims, as against legitimate prices fixed by agents. When such action shall nave been taken the holders of spots need not fear quotations of the present cotton ex- changes, which neither buy nor sell. neither do they spin'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
SERVANTS SOLVE
 SERVANT PROBLEM
ASSOCIATION DIRECTORS OF STU- DENTS DINING ASSOCIATION AT UNIVERSITY DON APRONS AND SERVE AT THE TABLES.

University. October 3.-(Special.)- )- Yesterday morning at breakfast, when the board of directors of the Students Dining association appeared in aprons to wait on the tables. they not only settled the servant problem, which for some time has been a source of trouble in the mess hall, but they also opened up way for a number of students to help meet their college expenses in the future. For several years past the service of negroes in the dining room has been very unsatisfactory, and those in charge have endeavored to get around employing them, but so long the university had active control of the boarding department it seemed impossible to get students to take their places. This year however, wh en the board of directors of the associa- tion had on their hands the difficult matter of employing walters, they met the emergency squarely and under took the work themselves. No one doubts the success of the undertak- ing, and all commend the board for in- itiating student service
 Last night In Clark hall, large mass meeting of university students was addressed on the subject of Bible Study by MT. W. b. Weatherford, in ternational secretary of the Young Mems Christian association for the southern states. The speaker, by his straightforward talk made a splendid impression and enlisted the interest of many students in the work. The plan is to have those engaged in Bible study broken up into small groups, each of which will have a student leader. These leaders will meet in turn with some member of the faculty, who will conduct a normal class.
 President Abercrombie has accepted an invitation to take a place upon the program for the forthcoming annual meeting of the National Association of State Universities, which will be held in Washington, D. C.. November IS, 19 and 2o His subject will be- The Lecture Method of Instruction for Un- dergraduates." President Abercrombie is a member of the executive commit tee of the association: the president Is pr. James H. Baker of the University of Colorado.
 It appears now that before the end of the session of 1907-0S is reached the attendance at the university will reach the 400 mark Already there are 379 students enrolled on the books of the registrar a total of 69 more than en- tered during the whole of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
Not Quite Clear.
September Lippincotts.

September Lippincotts.
 A well known clergyman of Boston was once talking to some friends with ref erence to the desirability of chronological coherence in ideas. in the form of writ ten statement, when he observed that there are times when this method be- comes trifie too suggestive.
 For instance, said the speaker. "f once heard minister in New Hampshire make his usual Sunday morning an nouncements as follows:
 '' The funeral of the late and much Iamented sexton takes place on Wednes- day afternoon at o'clock.
 Thanksgiving services will be held in this chapel on Thursday morning at il o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
BUILDINGS AT ANDALUSjA.
Bond Election for County Roads To Be
 Held October 22.

Andalusla. October 3-(Special )-Work has begun on two three-story brick build- ings on Pear street. They are being erected by Contractor Frazier. one of them being owned by Dr. l.. E. Ray and the other by A. l.. Pelham. The erection of these buildings and the clearing away of the old wooden structures that stood on the lots will make Pear street one of the prettiest In the city.
 J. A. Prestwood has had plans drawn for 00000 structure on the west side of court square. This building will be constructed and pushed to completion as early as practicable.
 By-standers prevented the shooting of T. R. Jernigan yesterday afternoon by a desperate negro The negro Is now in jail, charged with assault with intent to murder.
 An election will be held In this county on October 22 to determine whether the county shall issue $1JO000 road bonds It is generally conceded that the measure will be overwhelmingly defeated The farmers are almost unit against the measure. Many of the citizens of the towns oppose if.
 Suit was filed in the circuit court yes terday by r. M. Josey against the Horse Shoe Lumber company for $500 statutory penalty for the alleged cutting of trees on the plaintiffs land The plaintiff is represented by Attorneys A. R. Powell and A. Whaley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
Football at Jackson.

Jackson, Miss. October 3.-(Special)- Manager Mckay has announced that he has arranged for game of football be- tween the University of Louisiana and the University of Mississippi teams to be played on November 16, which is the closing day of the big exposition. There are few attractions that draw larger crowds to Jackson than football game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
Card of Thanks.

Mir and Mrs. W. D. Watkins and family wish to express their many thanks 10 their friends and all who showed us kindness in our recent bereavement In the loss of our dear son and brother, Ollie Q. Walking.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
strikebreakers for Cuba.

New York October 3.-Fifty men en- gagged to take the place of strikers on Cuban railways sailed for Havana today on the steamer Monterey. The men were in charge of representatives of a private detective agency
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
CONTRACTORS D|G AN ARTISAN WELL Louis Womack Is Arrested At
 Altoona UNDER THREE CHARGES Lyceum Course Is Arranged-Grand Jury Visits County Farm-Young Men Organize Athletic Club
 at Attelo.
UNDER THREE CHARGES

Gadsden, october 3.-(special. l-contrac- tors have been at work for the past few days drilling a we'll for the Alabama City, Gadsden and Attalla railway, near their power plant in this city. It is hoped to reach supply of artesian water here, as was recently done at Attalla. The con tractor is so sure of securing a flowing well that he has practically guaranteed such a result, as he will forfeit a large portion of the contract price if he fails. The purpose of drilling a well Is to se- cure a supply of pure clear water for the ice plant of the company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

R. w. Bishop. patent attorney Wash ington, D. C.. reports the issue of the fol- lowing patents on sthe 1st inst. to res idents of Alabama and Georgia: s67. .237. wheel brace z. M. Bonner Vadosta. Ga Ss7 ,346, automatic railway switch, c. C. Chancey Hartford, Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

Louis Womack was yesterday arrested at Altoona by Deputy Sheriff C. L., Thompson. on three grand jury indict- ments, one charging concealed weapons, one for carrying. brass knucks and one for use of abusive. obscene and insulting lan- guase. He appeared before Judge Lee today and plead guilty in the case of carrying concealed pistol and carrying brass knucks and was assessed a fine of s200. The other case was nole pressed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04
J. OGAWA CONFERS
 WITH ENGINEERS Studies Harbor and Hydraulic Work at Montgomery HAPPENINGS AT CAPITOL sylacauea Cotton Mills Is a New h. corporation-Judee Tyson and
 Family Return From
 Asbury Park
HAPPENINGS AT CAPITOL

Montgomery. October S.-(Special)-U ogawa professor of engineering in the University of Kioto, has been in Mont gomery for couple of days conferring with the United States engineers with regard to harbor and hydraulic work. He has been in the United States since July
 C. H. Billingslea of the department of agriculture, is making collection of bull letins of experiment stations in the va rious states. After that he will inGex and file them. These bulletins are va.uapIe to the farmers of Che state.
 John R. Tyson, chief justice of the state. is back, with his family, from Asbury Park whcrs he spent the summer. Most of the men .bers of the court are in and have gotten down to work catching up for the opening of tie fall term
 Leon McCord, one of the clerks to the supreme court justices. is back at nIs desk, after a summer season off. During the time he visited, with Mrs McCord many of the states in the east.
 Most of tine state soil survey forces have arrived and Commissioner of Asrl- culture Wilkinson will get them out in the field by the end of the week. Baldwin, Lamar and Henry will be the first coun- ties to be surveyed.
 New Cotton Mills
 The Sylacauga cotton mills, with capital of sS5000, has been incorporated by ;he Probate Judge of Talladega county, ana reported to the secretary of state It is given out the business os the plant will be to manufacture and sell cotton yarns, cloths goods and fabrics, and 10 carry on a mercantile business. J. w Brown and many others Ike up tle incorpor- ators.
 The First National bank of E,lba, with H. E. Brock, Claude Riley and several others. have Incorporated the Bank of New Brocton, at New Brocton, in Cofree county. The capital stock Is s25, ,000 of which $15.000 has been paid in.
 The Chris Cafe has been incorporated in Birmingham, with capital of 5000. Chris Colias and several others are moor porators.
 The American Guaranty company of Chicago has appo' nted George Huddle- ston atsBirminghan as Alabama agent. F These appointments have been made: Notaries public and justices of the peace, J. B. Stevens. Heflin. Cleburne county: J. B. Willis, Big Springs Autauga coun. ty. z. T. Robertson, Fruithurst, CYeburns county. Notaries, Maud E. Ernest, Bir- mingham; J. F. z. Riley, Ozark; Miss Georgia E. Mancill, Ozark; E. P. Fearn Mobile. w. M. Bennett at Enoch, Cnoc- taw county, has been appointed justice of the peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

The Etowah county division of the Farmers Educational and Co-Operative Union of America will meet with Affords Bends local, two miles from Turkeytown. on the Rome and Decatur railroad on Oc- tober 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

The Farmers union men of Cherokee. DeKalb, Etowah and Marshall counties have arranged to hold a great rally of the Farmers union at Collinsville De- tober 19
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

Mayor Dunlap has instructed the police to enforce the ordinance against loiter- ing and blockading sidewalks Several arrests have been made and fines im- posed, and determined effort made to break up this pernicious practice
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

call has been made for a congrega- tional meeting at the First Presbyterian church next Sunday at II o'clock in or der that steps may be taken to secure a new pastor to nll the vacancy caused by the recent resignation of H. C. Kegley, who accepted call to the First Presby- teran church in Ensey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

A lyceum course has been arranged for the coming season, to be conducted for
 the benefit of the Carnegie public library. The attractions will be put on in the library auditorium and the attendance
 will necessarily be limited by the seat
 ing capacity. The numbers on the course
 are "Orpheam Musical Club" American
 Saxaphone Quartet" ''De Armond Con
 cert Company Charles R. Taggert en tertainer, National Ladies Quartet" and "Morphet-Smth Company" The first
 number will be rendered October %
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

While the Southern train from Rome was passing through the furnace quarters of the Alabama Consolidated Coal and Iron company someone hurled a brick through one of the windows of a coach. striking and slightly injuring Oscar Free man, a passenger The identity of the criminal is unknown. but the police feel they have good clue and may suc- ceed in locating the proper person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

Judge Penn has been kept very busy during the past few days paying out the Confederate pensions to the old sol diers and soldiers widows. The total amount for the quarter is about $l9,0O0, most of which has already passed into the hands of the benefciaries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

The young men of Attelo have or ganized an athletic club and the organiza- tion begins with good membership and bright prospects. Another meeting will be held soon to more fully perfect the plans of the club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-04

The city court grand jury visited the county farm this morning to investigate that institution and it's management. They were accompanied by Probate Judge J w. Penn. It Is understood that the report on the institution will be very favorable.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-17
MUST PLAY Came AGAIN
HARTF'D-W ATERBURY
Manager HUMPHREYS Refus-
es to Sell New Lon
don Players.

Hartford, Aug. 16.-JThe principal
business to come before the meeting Of
the directors Of the Connecticut League
of Baseball clubs, held here tonight
was the matter of the game forfeited
in this city to waterbury by Umpire
Kelly. Evidence brought out at the
meeting tended to show that the game
was forfeited by Kelly while he was in
his room at the hotel. 1t was decided
that the game could not stand and it
was ordered that waterbury and Hart
ford play the game on September 10.
The legal status of the two Waterbury
players who were said to be using
playing names came up for discussion,
end 1t was decided. that the men were
all right.
No changes were made in the play
ing schedule but as New London has
played several double headers, that
clubs games will end about a week
earlier than the rest of the league.
Several of the managers desired to buy
same of the New London players, but
Manager HUMPHREYS was not willing to
SELL He wants to keep his team to-
gother,
President Tracy was in the chair.
Owing to the long double-header played
in New Haven o'RourSe was unable
to get to the meeting and Durant acted
as seertary
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-17
SMALL'S ORDER USELESS
NO MORE 60 OUT HERE
Work at Postal Telegraph
Office Held Up by Lack
Of Help.

The order of President s. ]. Small
of the National Telegraphers union
that all operators to whom the de-
mand for increased wages was not
granted should leave the work at once
had absolutely no effect in this city.
All the union men who would strike
had gone out before the order came.
The Associated Press operators fol-
lowing the example in other cities re-
NAMED at their work and could not be
persuaded to leave.
1t was said yesterday that should
the Associated Press operators
throughout the country strike, an ac-
ton which now seems extremely
doubtful, there is not more than one
operator at the New Haven office who
would take similar action.
The local telegraphers' union is
planning to give a big ball to raise
money to pay expenses while they are
on strike. The other labor unions of
the city have promised strong support,
both financially and by attendance.
The work at the Western Union is
carried on without much delay The
work at the Postal here is held up.
Messages handled there are said to me
muti1ated and are delayed. Not a third
of the usual work is done. A. ]. Cole.
man, the local manager, is working at
the keys all the time and there is no
one to take the messages which come
in over the wire. Manager Johnson of
the Western Union has been sleeping
at the Office ever since Simon Loner-
gan, his night operator, struck.