The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-13

IeSdIueu Dy a HldJOflIy or the committee as being impossible to allow. In a card to the public the committee says: Judge Speake's consent that the contest should be in his name is coupled with his dis approval of the contest and the reserved right to express his disapproval of such action with his reasons therefor''
 The news that there will be no contest it comes just twenty-four hours after the positive announcement that the contest would be instituted
 Mrs. Martha T. Russell an aged res ident of Huntsville, died at her home this morning after an illness of several weeks Mrs. Russell was "A years old. She leaves one son, Mir Will Russell
 Thomas Pirtle, young man from the country, has been lodged in jail on a peace warrant for threatening the life of W. H, Cape This is the latest develop ment of a sensational case that came to light in the mayors court yesterday. Pir- tie and his wife and Cape were arrested on the streets in their night clothing and were charged with disorderly con duct.
 The woman claims that she and her husband occupy a room in a boarding house here adjoining Cape's room and that her husmand came in in an intoxi- cated and violent condition. She sought protection, she claims in Cape's room, but the violent husband pursued her with a oJ .I,o latter hints that the whole occurrence was planned as a scheme to rob him and he may swear our warrants against Pir- tie and his wife for attempted robbery.
 Martin H. May, a prominent business man of this city. head of the mercantile firm of May & Cooney, and Miss 1nnie R. Henry were married Wednesday even- ing in St. Mary's Catholic church. The ceremony was performed In the pres ence of a small party of relatives and friends by Rev Father McQuillan.
 Shelby Hammond, Richard Betts and Tate Earl, negroes, were tried in the law and equity court yesterday on charges of arson in the first degree and were ac- quilted. The negroes were accused of setting fire to the home of William Cart wright, a negro citizen of Madison. The only evidence against the defendants was the fact that blood hounds that were placed on the trial of supposed firebugs went to the homes of the prisoners.
 The baseball season of the Conder Training school will begin tomorrow when the team will play a double-header with the Elkton Training school in this city Those who have seen the Conder squad at practice express the opinion that the team of this season will be even stronger than that of last year. which came with in one game of winning the Southern Preparatory school championship. The Conder boys will play the best of the prep teams during the approaching sea- son and their full schedule of games Is as follows
 April 1s-Elkton Training school at Huntsville.
 April 19, 20-Mooney school at Murfrees- boro.
 April 27-McCallie school at Chatta- nooga.
 May 3, EBrandon school at Huntsville.
 May 11-Massey school at Pulaski
 May r. 1s-Columbia Military academy at Huntsville.
 May 24 25-Vanderbilt university second team at Huntsville
 May ', S--Castle Heights at Lebanon.
 This schedule will allow two or three vacancies in the season which will be filled later.
 Proprietors of all the soft drink estab- lishments of the city have been notified that they must take down their curtains in front so that pedestrians on the sidewalks may rubber" at the interior to their hearts content. Many of these establishments have been accused of selling liquors to their customers and ths city authorities are convinced that the best thing for them to do Is to be above suspicion.
 The fire and police departments have presented Ex-Mayor Smith with hand some gold-headed cane. The presentation address was made by Fire Chief Francis Guscio.
 The Robert Donnell Presbytery of the Presbyterian church, U. s. A., is hold ing its spring sesison in the First church in this city. The Rev. Joseph P. Calhoun of Nashville delivered the opening ser mon on "An Awakened Evangelical Church. He said that the Presbyterian church has entered upon the work of evangelization more than ever before and has a great future in this field
 The Rev. W. c. Denson of Gurley has been elected moderator and Athens has been selected as the next place of meet ing.
 The programme of the Presbytery has been interesting and addresses have been delivered by the Rev. w. B. With erspoon, the Rev. S. D. Logan, the Rev. A. H. Manley and the Rev. w. W. Thompson.
 Y. w Pratt Mayor R. E. Smith, Alex Dyas, Frank J. Thompson, A. J. Mur- dock J J. Bradley and J. R. Boyd mem- bers of the Huntsville delegation of busi- ness men that went to Nashville in the interest of the New Nashville and Hunts vile railroad. have returned home. They believe that Nashville will succeed in get ting up the money required for the new enterprise.
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