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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-08

Tourist You loac considerable,
don't YOU. by autos running down
your chickens IN tho road
villngcr Oh. they're Insured.
Tourist didn't know you could
Insure Chickens.
ViilnEor ita this wsy. When
the antulta stop at my blacksmith
shop for repairs | always tsck on a
little 20 the bin 90 cover any posi-
bio losa Of poultry.
A prominent railroad man hur.
rlesi down tho lobby Of tho stevens
hotel aud up 10 tho desk lie had
Just ten minutes ia which 90 pay
hts bill. and reach the station. sud.
denly Il occurred % him that no
had forgotten something.
Here. boy he called 10 negro
bellbay. 'run up 20 as and sea II !
ien box on the bureau. And Do
quick about u. will yomg"
The boy rushed up the stairs.
The ton minutes dwindled 20 seven
and the raiirnad man paced the Of
flee a. length the boy appeared
-Yna. sub. he painted hroathleas.
~. "Yaa. auh. go left n. sub"
~My boy" Aamouished the minis.
tor. don't yuu know that ig n
wicked 90 fish on Sunday"
"Finh ON Sunday repeated the
boy Ia infurrd tones, Why. nails.
ter. I'm only teachin' this ere poor
little worm how % swim"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-08

Home ia whore
th' mortgage ia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-08-08

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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
BURGLARS ENTER
HOME OF VAN HOOSE
Officers Think They Have Caught the
Right Man-Had Grips Full
of Goods.

The home of J. A. Van Hose on Twen-
tieth street and Humboldt avenue was
broken into Monday night, but the thief
was discovered before he had gathered
any valuables. Miss Van Hoose was
awakened, and noticing the white man in
her room screamed to her father. Mr..
Van Hoose stepped to his door and fired
a pistol at the man as he ran down the
steps. He did not know whether he
struck the fellow or not, although his
daughter heard some futtering about on
the flower beds of the yard as though
some one was winged.
Today Detectives Patton and Murphy
caught man whom they believe to be
the guilty party. Fred Suddeth. a white
man was arrested in the house of Sennie
Andrews, colored, with two grips full OF
stolen property. Much of the stun has
been identified as stolen rom the Sayre-
ton mines commissary, near North Bir-
mingham, last week. when burglars filed
the bars on the windows.
The stolen goods amount in value to
about $50 and Mr.. Van Hoose thinks he
recognizes pair of shoes as belonging to
his family.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
CLEMSON STUDENTS
ARE HERE TO STUDY
PARTY OF ENGINEERS WILL VISIT
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS DURING
NEXT FEW DAYS-ARE ACCOM-.
PANIED BY INSTRUCTORS.

A body of twenty-five bright students
are in the city on their annual engineer
ing inspection trip. They represent the
school of engineering of the Clemson
Agricultural college of South Carolina,
and are a crowd of eager and business
like fellows.
The inspection is being conducted by
Professors S. b. Earle and Styles Howard.
They are making Birmingham and vicin-
master. to degree, many of the mys-
terious causes of Birmingham industrial
success.
They are spending their time in a
minute study of the methods and results
Of the work done at the Ensley steel mill,
the various furnaces, foundries and ali
kinds of Industries. The boys arrived
alton of all the managers of plants
throughout the district.
The party, which Is made up of the
following, is stopping at the st. Nicholas
until Friday: J. b. Bailey. NJ. II. Banks,
f. A. Common, F. NJ. Dwight r. A. Easter
ling, e. V. Garrett. A. s. Hayward j.
W. Hicklin. l.. s. Horton, G. Il. Jones.
W. w. Kirk, j. C Iittephon. f. d. Nc
Cutchan, f. b. P1enge, C. T. Pottinger.
?. Quattlebaum, o. NJ. Reid, 8. r.
Rhodes, w. j.. Schacte. F. NJ. Stephenson.
A. b. Taylor, G. W. Wannamaker, o. ID.
Wood, +. NJ. Furtick.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
READY To
BEGIN NEW YARDS
Work at North Birmingham to
Cost 100000
BIG ROUNDH0USE PLANNED
Determination to Begin the Work at
Once Is the Result of President
Davidson's Visit Here
This Week.
BIG ROUNDHOUSE PLANNED

The Frico system will soon commence
the construction of large freight yards on
the property the road bought near North
Birmingham year or so ago. The yards
will be among the largest and most COM
plete in the district, and will have an
enormous capacity.
1t is said that the work will cost in
the neighborhood of $500 eco, and that it
will be rushed just as rapidly as possible.
The plans of the Frisco also include ma
terially improving the present freight
house about Ninth avenue, and making
some improvements in the city yards.
1t Ia well known fact that the present
yards of the Frisco are not adequate to
handle its traffic and also that of the
Central OF Georgia. which uses the same
yards and an adjoining freight house.
Business has increased so rapidly on the
Frisco between Birmingham and Memphis
that this division is now the largest pro-
queer or tonnage on the system, and in
creased facilities are necessary.
Among other things there will be a
large round house built on the North
Birmingham property of the Frisco with
capacity of about sixty locomotives. and
machine and repair shops will also be
built to take care of these locomotives
and the bad order cars
The Frisco owns about $50 acres alons
Village creek, said to be admirably
located for yard purposes, but which viii
require considerable grading and work
to put it in first-class shape.
These announcements are the result OF
the visit of President Davidson, Vice
President and General Manager Nixon
and General Superintendent Tyler, who
spent Sunday and Monday in the Biz
mingham district going carefully over the
situation here.
The party of officials left yesterday
morning for Memphis making a daylight
run. Mr.. Davidson stated while here that
the Frisco proposed to do considerable
work on it's line through the coal district,
putting in sidinss and passing tracks, and
making other improvements that were
made necessary by the increased traffic
and the fact that the Illinois Central
would commence using the Frisco tracks
into Birmingham within a year.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
RUNS SIX BLOCKS
ALTHOUGH SHOT
A NEGRO WITH A HOLE THROUGH
HIS BODY REFUSES TO DIS
CLOSE HIS INJURY UNTIL HE
REACHES THE CITY JAIL.

With the path of bullet coursing from
an entrance in the back all the way
through his abdomen Gus Redmund was
running like a sprinter in an athletic meet
last night. After having been shot the
negro had run over six blocks. and did
not seem to be the least fatlgued when
he met up with Policemen Burks and
Hawkins on Second avenue, between
Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
The two policemen stopped his headlong
flight and held him a few minutes until
Special Detective Riley of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad came up. Mr..
Riley preferred charges of trespassinS
and vagrancy against the negro, and
while the patrol wagon was responding
he told the policemen how he had found
the negro breaking into q box car, had
fired at him several times and did not
understand why he had not hit him.
During all this the negro stood silent,
he was carried to the city Jail, and here
the pain became too violent for him. He
had to give up and allow the city phys-
clan to examine the injuries. The bullet
was found to have entered in the small
of the back, passed almost through the
body and resulted in a horrible wound.
He was carried to st. Vincents hos
pital and received proper attention, but 1t
is feared that he will not live
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
YOUNG SAMPSON
WAS CONQUERED
AFTER WHIPPING A CROWD OF
BOYS HE SAILS INTO TWO PO-
LICEMEN, BUT HE is FINALLY
OVERCOME.

young Sampson finally met his Delilah
yesterday. After whipping a crowd of
boys, he lit into two policemen, and
gave them quite a tussle before he was
conquered.
VIII Coleman Is a white boy, with
the proverbial long hair coming down
to his neck, and hiding a dirty forehead.
sixteen years of age, long, thin and
lahky, the common observer would not
have suspected his abronmal strength.
When he attacked his enemies, however.
he carried the field before him, let out
his country double joints, and made a
grease spot of all Corners. In the third
roundahe had safely sent the third boy
to the ground. and had beaten them all
IN b1dlv. At this iunatrre Officers Pat
ton and Murphy walked up.
William merely rolled up his sleeves a
little further, spat on his knucA.es nd
flew into the blue coats. The power and
majesty of the law finally resulted in
his downfall, and Sampson was led off in
chains, or handouts. The only difference
between his capture and that of the
ancient giant was that he still supports
a healthy head of yellow hair.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
HEALTHY CHILDREN
Made SO by the Right Kind of Food.

A family doctor was shocked when he
found mother had fed a three weeks
old baby on Grape Nuts. But let her tell
II her own way:
when my second baby WIS three
weeks old it became necessary to feed
1t by means of a bottle. At first we
used cows milk, but it did not agree with
the baby at all, although We tried II
number Of different formulas.
I'VE afterwards went from one food to
another without finding any that would
agree. The child was not only weak and
thin but would cry pitifully almost the
whole day.
lone day when giving my eldest child
a dish of Grape-Nuts l thought | would
see II the baby would take some
Il prepared 1t by pouring hot milk
over II and allowing it to cool. The
child ate all 1 had prepared and went
to sleep looking more satisfied than it
had ever done before.
II told one physician about it and he
was horrlied-said a child so young could
digest only milk; that l must not do
it again.
80 back we went to the bottle. Some
weeks the child would gain an ounce.
other weeks there would be no gain;
twice she lost weight
Finally without letting anyone know
It, began giving her little Grape-Nuts
at bedtime. / noticed she would sleep
longer, then I added a breakfast of Grape
Nuts to her diet.
at was not long before everyone re-
marked how much better the baby was
getting. / knew the Grape-Nuts was
agreeing with her for she was steadily
increasing in weight and her color be-
came better.
Now she is Is months old. weighs
twenty seven pounds, and still has two
meals o day of GrapeNuts. My oldest
child now five years old, weighs forty
eight pounds When a baby she would
not take any of the soft cereals but took
to Grape-Nuts at once. | encourage the
use of II with the children because it
does them good. and because 1t Is so con-
venient-aways ready" Name given by
Postum Co.. Battle Creek. Mich. Read
the little book. The Road to Wellville,"
in pkgs. There's a reason"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
MRS. RUFFNER's DEATH.
Well Known Woman Leaves Several
Children In Birmingham.

Mrs Virginia West Ruffner, daughter
of the late Thomas West a pioneer cit
izen OF st. Louis. died of grip at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Sydney Rey-
nolds, last night at 7;15 o'clock after an
illness of four weeks, says the Louisville
Courier-Journal. Mrs. Ruffner is sur
vived by her husband. Lewis Ruffner,
and -four children, Mrs. Scion Jacobs, Mrs.
Harry Jones. Lewis West Ruffner of Bir-
mingham. Ala, and Mrs. Sydney Rey-
nolds of this city, with whom Mrs. Ruff
ner had made her home for the past three
years.
Mrs Ruffner WIS member of Grace
Presbyterian churh of Evansville. Ind,
which she joined many years ago, and
although engaged n active church work
in Nashville, Tenl., and Birmingham,
Ala, during the Iast few years, she
could never be inuced to remove her
letter from Grace church. In Birming-
ham Mrs. Ruffner was an active mem
Der of Pelham chaper, Daughters of the
Confederacy, and Ter death will be a
great loss to the clapter
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
MUST HAVE PERMIT
TO DIG IN STREETS
Authorities Learn That Pavements Are
Being Opened In Many Gases
Without Proper Permit.

Police officers had a special duty yes
terday. They were Instructed to find out
If those men digging up the streets
throughout the city were equipped with
permits.
The city learned that in several instan-
ces there were no permits issued for this
work and in these cases work was or
dered stopped. In all cases permits are
required to dig up the streets before the
pavement can be distributed for any pur-
pose The city will watch infringements
of this stipulation more closely 1t was
pointed out yesterday that in many cases
there was no necessity for going beneath
the pavement, the trouble being so small
that the companies desiring to do re-
pairing did not see the necessity Of ask
ing for and obtaining permission.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
EAST LAKE KICKS
ON NEGRO HOUSES
MEETING WAS HELD LAST NIGHT
TO MAKE A PROTEST AGAINST
ERECTION OF BUILDINGS NEAR
TRoTWoop PARK.

A mass meeting of the citizens of East
Lake was held last night in the civ
nall at that place for the purpose of reg
istering strenuous protest against the
erection of negro shanties within or near
the incorporate limits.
While there were no resolutions adont-
ed, and nothing definite decided pnon ,
large crowd attended and considerable
feeling was aroused
II seems that Mr.. Harris has bought
q tract of land composed of about fifteen
acres just beyond Trotwood park and
has begun to haul lumber for the mr.
pose of building a negro settlement
Among other things he plans to construct
negro church, school and several dozen
houses.
The white citizens of the town. and
especially around the land in question.
are of the OPINION that it will destroy
the value of their property, and are de-
termined to put stop to the proceed
ings. A meeting was called for next
Monday. when resolutions will be pre-
scented, and steps will be finally taken
toward putting end to the work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
WILLIAM E. WILSON is STRUCK
BY A SOUTH ENSLEY CAR AT
TENTH STREET AND HAS BOTH
LEGS SEVERED.

William S. Wilson was ground to death
under the wheels of street car last
night at about O'Clock. Wilson died
in st. Vincent's hospital at u o'clock
midnight.
The circumstances of the accident were
peculiarly sad. Wilson had been work.
ing in the neighborhood of Third ave-
nue. and Tenth street. and was on his
way home. When he reached the street
crossing he stood waiting on the bridge
for car for some time, and finally
car approached. 1t is said that he was
only noticing the eastbound car and. I'M
consciously, stepped right in front of the
westbound Ensley car.
The tender knocked him down. dragged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
DAILY AMERICAN
is NOT ISSUED
Suspension of Thirty Days Is Ordered
Pending the installation of a
Large Plant.

1t was announced last night that tho
Daily American. the new morning news
paper which started in birmingham Jan
uary of this year. had Temporarily sus-
pended publication. 1t is stated that
the suspension will be for about thirty
days.
ii. S. Ryal, general manager, said last
night: 1--WE have decided TO suspend
publca ton until we can install a plant
suitable for handling the business which
we have developed. We estimate that 1t
will require about thirty days. We want
to assure our advertisers and subscribers
that they will be fully taken care OF
and hope they will bear with us pending
the installation OF a new plant, after
which we will be in a position to do jus
tlce to our rapidly growing business"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
CARPENTER IS GROUND TO
DEATH UNDER THE WHEELS

him some distance, and then passed over
both of his legs. The right was taken
off below the knee, entirely. and was left
lying on the opposite side of the rail.
The wheels passed over the left just above
the knee, and the limb was hanging on by
only a few shreds.
The ambulance of Shaw & Son was
Immediately called to the scene and the
injured man removed to st. Vincents
hospital Physicians performed the neces-
sary operation on the legs, but the shock
was TOO great for the victim. After a
fruitles1 struggle. he breathed his last,
Just as the day went out.
Wilson was carpenter. He leaves
wife, Ida, and three children. who are
not only grieved at the death OF their
loved one, but will be in straits other
WISE
The family lives at 2625 Twenty-sixth
avenue, North Birmingham, a neighbor-
hood in which Mr. Wilson was well
known for his hard working character.
The wife and children did not know of
the accident until after his death.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
INVITATION COMMITTEE,
Important Matters to Come Before the
Press Club Committee Today.

The invitation committee of the Bir-
mingham Press club will meet this after
noon at o'clock at the office of J. A.
Rountree in the Chalfoux building.
Matters of pressing Importance will be
discussed, and upon which Immediate
action must be taken.
The following are the members of the
invitation committee: r. r. Johnston,
chairman; Eli Smith, II. s. Ryall, William
Ryan, II. S. Hen1y and J. A. Rountree.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Local Weather Data.
birmingham. March 10, 1907, 4
CAN'T GET MONEY
ON THE CHECKS
Court Holds That the Tennessee Com
pany Does Not Have to Honor
Commissary Slips.

An interesting case was decided in the
circuit court yesterday in which judg-
ment for the defendant was rendered in
the case of A. Kanjutzsky VS.. Tennessee
Coal Iron and Railroad company.
The plaintiff had bought several hun
dred dollars worth of commissary checks
from employees of the defendant and when
ne presented them payment was refused.
The point made by defendants attorney
was that the checks had not been en-
dorsed to the holder and in the absence
of any endorsement there was no proof
that he was bona fide holder OF the
checks.
In rendering his decision Judge Lane
cited the law which governed in the case,
saying he appreciated the fact that the
plaintiff had paid his money for these
checks but that under the law he could
not render decision in favor of the
plaintiff.
1t is stated that the decision will fall
rather heavily on same people in Pratt
and Ensley who hold checks amounting
to large sum of money.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
PRESIDENT W. w. FINLEY
WILL ARRIVE TONIGHT

s. B. Thompson, general agent of the
Southern in Atlanta, and probably other
officials of the road. A number of prom
inent men connected with other roads
have been invited here to meet Mr.. Fin
ley, hear his address and be present at
the dinner which will be rendered him.
John l.. Parker. chairman OF the com
mittee on entertainment, stated yesterday
that all the arrangements had been COM
nleted for the dinner, which will be given
for Mr.. Finley tomorrow night, and that
a number of the most prominent men in
the state would be present.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT.
Mayor Ward States That Little Else
Than Routine Will Be Considered.

Mayor Ward stated last night that
the meeting of the City Council tonight
would be short and unnteresting, con-
sisting mainly of routine matters.
All of the committees will have meet
ings today, except the police and SANTA
ton, which held a special session last
night. This committee considered the
erection of a crematory, and the building
of a new Southside prison in lieu of the
stockade existing at present.
The plans for the crematory were dis
cussed and will go before the finance
committee today. Mayor Ward stated
that little progress was made. He in
timated. however, that the crematory
was an eventual certainty.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Box Plant Damaged.

Mobile, March al.)-Tonight
at 1915 o'clock the plant of the Mobile
Box Manufacturing company, on the
southwest corner of Royal and Adams
streets. was partly destroyed by fire. The
building was badly damaged and the en-
tire stock of the box materials was to-
tally destroyed The stock and machinery
were insured for $500 and were valued at
$4,000. The company made a speciality
of cigar boxes and paper boxes and was
the only one of its kind in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20

President w. w. Finley of the Southern
railway arrives in Birmingham tonight
about midnight, and will speak at the
Commercial club tomorrow afternoon at
4 o'clock.
A telegram has been received from
Mr.. Finley by Robert Jemison, Jr., pres
ident of the Commercial club, stating
that the arrangements made for his visit
were entirely satisfactory to him, and
that he would reach the city tonight
about T. o'clock.
4Ir. Finley will be accompanied by j.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20

The ordinance regulating motor cycles,
which was introduced in a December
meeting of the council is now in effect,
and a bulletin has been posted in the
chiefs office. Under the new law all
permits, numbers, speed limits and any
regulation of any character whatsoever
in Chapter of the city code appertaining
to automobiles is declared to be applic-
mingham.
This will require all owners of motor
cycles to Immediately provide themselves
with the lawful numbers, to carry lights
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
MOTOR CYCLES MUST GO
SLOWER IN THE FUTURE

after night. and to keep within the speed
limit while in the city limits. Cyclists
have been in the habit of flying through
the streets at a break-neck speed, en-
dangering the lives of pedestrians and
often collding with vehicles.
The police have been ordered to en-
force the new law rigidly. and to con-
tinue war until every owner complys
with the letter. Since the great increase
of the machines in the city they have
become extremely dangerous without
regulations, but the restrictions are ex-
pected to remove all objections and re-
duce them to useful business mediums.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Heat Records Broken.

Guthrie, Okla. March bah heat
records of Oklahoma were broken when
the thermometers tbs afternoS regis
tered 1902 in the shade The unu heat
was accompanied by stiff bree. Re-
ports from all over he territory arr of
a like nature At Oklahoma City the mer-
curry reached 81 and It Thomas &c.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Services at PowderIy Church.

The series of services which began at
the Powderly Baptist church last Sun
day are progressing nicely. The Rev. w.
j. Ray, the Baptist state evangelist, is
doing the preaching. Mr.. Rays sermons
are full, of truth and enthusiasm. The
meeting will continue all this week and
probably longer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Headquartes Moved.

Chattanooga, March 9-(special)- 1.-THE
headquarters of the Atlanta division of
the Louisville and Nashville railroad will
be removed from Majetta, Ca, to Eto-
wah, Tenn, Immediately
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
from the probate court to the following
parties
H. K Newsome Birmingham, and Miss
Au1 Scott.
Salvatore Intogno, Ensley, and Miss
Rosata Rosario.
Ed Hggenbotham, Bradford, and Miss
Emma Powell.
p 3. Hale, West End, and Miss Lila
Doyle Short
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Thomas L. Gate Dies.

Chattanooga, Maro 19.-Thomas L.
Cate, one of the mot prominent citi-
zens of the state, did tonight at his
home in Cleveland al the age Of "a.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
THE WEATHER

Washington. March 19.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Fair Wednes-
day and Thursday: light to fresh south