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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
NEW LONDON 8, WATERBURY I.
Treat q Chinese Puzzle to the Brass
 Monkles.

Waterbury, May S.--Treat was a puzzle to the local team this after noon, while Raub was touched up for ten hits, six of which came successive Iy in the fifth Inning, with the result that New London took the first victory of the season by the score of to 1. Waterbury had men left on bases in every inning except the sixth. To- days defeat was the first the Water- bury team has suffered on the home grounds this season. The score.
 Waterbury
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Two-base hit-Pastor Stolen base --Golden. Double play-O' 'Rourke and Phelan. Left on bases-Bridgepor 3, Norwich 3. Bases on balls-Off Waller 2, off Tuckey | First base on errors Bridgeport 1, Norwich 2. Struck out By Waller {, by Tuckey 3. Time-1:2O Umpire-Bligh.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
SPRINGFIELD 2, HARTFORD 1.
Brilliant Battle of PItchers--McLaugh.
 lin Wins His Own Game.

Springfield, Mass, May S.-McLaugh lin had slightly the better of Cunning ham in a brilliant battle of pitchers here to-day, the Springfield twirler fin ally winning his own game with a two base hit that scored Tansey in the seventh. The game was well played and was featured by the third base work of Moves. Score:
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Sacrifice hits, Wait, Keenan, Justice; stolen bases, Lyster; two base hits, Mclaughlin; first base on balls, by Me- Laughlin 3, by Cunningham 2; left on bases, Springfield 3, Hartford 3; struck out, by Mclaughlin 4, by Cunningham 3. Time, 1:30. Umpire, Kennedy
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
nR1peEpoRr ,, NORWICH I.
Waller Has Considerably the Better of
 Tuckey in the Box.

Bridgeport. May s.-Waller had con- Nsiderably the better of Tuckey In a pttehers' game to-day, Bridgeport win ning Mfrom Norwich, 3 to 1. Tuckey pitched ball except in the fourth inning, when the home team dovetailed three clean hits among an assortment of throws by the visitors, the combination netting three runs, No Norwich man reached third base until the ninth. The score:
 Bridgeport.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Eastern League.

At Providence 3, New ark 0.
 At Toronto-Toronto 5, Buffalo z.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Hartford Cups.

Thursday, May 16, S;SO p. m, New Ha- ven, 2d, vs. Taconic Green" New Haven colors, white shirt, blue band around waist; Taconic colors, green, red sash.
 New Haven, 2d-H. T. Chisholm, jr., O. Howard Phipps l, Hugh Drury 1, F. S. Butterworth l. total, 3.
 Taconic Green HI. J. Boomer 1, H. W. Kyte 1, P. s. Ney Q, P. L. Good win 1; total, 3.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Mrs, Sandys," said the grumbllng tboarder T am going to write to the town clerk"
 Mrs. Sandys-'I -'Indeed, sir! What about2"
 About the quality of the water. It's disgraceful Why, I detected distinct flavor of coffee in it this morning. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
R.H.E.
Chicago F, Brooklyn {,

Brooklyn, May S.-The initial game of the western end of the National league in Brooklyn was played here to- day, and the visitors administered a severe defeat to the locals. Score:
 R.H.E. Chicago ...... 12S000051-12 16 1 Brooklyn ..... O0000 0211 0-4 ST Batteries Brown and Kling; Stricklett and Bergen, Butler-Time 2;O2-Umpire Rigley,
 AMERICAN LEAGUE.
 Cleveland 2, Chicago 5. Chicago, May S.-The Chicago Ameri-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Saturday, May IS, S:3O D. m, Taconic Red" vs. winners of May 16; Taconic colors, green, red sash.
 Taconic "Red"-R. F. Ely 0, R. L. Jones O. S. Russell, jr., 1, A, D. Dodge 0 total, 1.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
CHAMPIONS HERE TO-DAY.

NeW Haven VIII Cross Bats With NOr-
 wich on Prairie.
 Norwich will be New Hayen's victim at the savln Rock grounds this after noon. West will no doubt be in the box for the locals, as 1t is his turn. The fans will be given a chance this afternoon to see what some other team besides Holyoke looks like.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Score by innings:
 Dartmouth .......0 00OO000010 0 0--1 Yale .. ,,.,.....O 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1-2
 Two base hit. Church; double plays, Church to Williams to Sweeney; Will Hams unassisted, and Meyer to Kinney to Sweeney: bases on balls by Meyer l, by Skillen 1; hit by pitcher, by Meyer 2. by slsllen 2; struck out, by Meyer 8. by Skillen 6; stolen bases, Sweeney, Jones, McDevitt: sacrifice hits, Meyer, Mclean, skillen, McDevitt and Norton; left on bases, Dartmouth ', Yale 8. Time of game, 1;50. Umpire, Malone.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09

Monday, May 19, S:SO p. m, Taconic Freebooters vs. New Haven Free booters; Taconlc colors, green, red sash; New Haven colors, white shirt, blue band around waist
 Taconic Freebooters-R, G. Keeney 2, c. L. A. Whitney ?, H. s. Borden 3, w. L. Goodwin 2; total, 9.
 New Haven Freebooters-H T. Chis- holm, jr., 0, Howard Phipps 1, l., E. Stoddard 4, Hugh Drury l. total, 6.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Boston 6, Cincinnati o.

Boston, May S,-Pfeffer shut out Cincinnati without hit or run today and Boston won easily, to 0. Runs came through launching hits in four in- ninSs. Score:
 RH.E. Boston ......... 00112002 %-6 8 1 Cincinnati ... 0000U0 0--0 0 4 Batteries Pfeffer and Brown; Mason and Schlei-Time 1;45-Umpire Emslie.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Dartmouth.
Score by innings.

Totals .. .. ..,... 1 4 S2" IA Whining run made with two out.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Hartford.

Springfield .o O1oO 0 O1 0 O-2 Hartford 70 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-1
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
HARTFORD FOLIO TOURNAMENT.
The Drawings-New Haven Club Team
 in All Events.

The drawings for the polo tourna- ment to be held at the Hartford Golf club beginning Monday, May IS, have just been issued, As will be seen by the list of drawings given below, the New Haven Polo club will be repre- sented by a team in each of the events:
 TaconiC CuDk
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
Norwich.

Bridgeport 10 0 0 3 0 0 "-3 Norwich ......0 0 o 0 0 0 o 0 II
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-09
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Chicago, May S.-The Chicago Ameri-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
GOOD GOVERNMENT IN
 MEMPHIS IS GIVEN BLOW
 BI NE " COURT DECISION

progress and 1t certainly means a step backward for the city which has made most remarkable progress in the past ten years in spite of the regrettable po- lltioal embroglios in which the warning factions of the city have been engaged for years.
 "The charter under which Memphis Is governed is very defective and half the time the councilmen never know whether their legislative acts will stand the test O. the law or not. The commission gov ernment was inaugurated under an amended charter which was considered by able lawyers to be free from the defects of the old charter, and would give the city government a chance to make some headway. I have no idea what the present city officials will do now that they will be thrown out bodily from office. but they have no recourse by law under this decision. They must get out and that quick, too, for the old officials were also thrown out and they are ready to take up the reins of gov- ernment at once.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
JOE MORRISON IS
 AGAIN IN DURESS
HE IS THE MAN WHO SERENELY WALKED FROM THE COURT ROOM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AFTER CONVICTION.

Joe Morrison big, bully, rough and ready, and alert as ever was recap tured yesterday evening by Policemen Little and Stanton and locked up in the city jail on a charge of assault and bat tery, after enjoying six weeks of unde- served freedom Morrison was arrested for striking woman and knocking her down yesterday evening about o'clock
 The captured man was up before the criminal court about six weeks ago and was tried and convicted on another cluded and all of the officials ln the court room were as busy as bees, ne got up, looked around the room. and see ing his chance, crept out as quietly as a mouse.
 When his name was called later, no re- ply came forth and suspicious 1oomed up. Several people in the court room has seen him pass out of the room but they stated that they thought he was under bond and had gone out into the hall to consult his counsel. The deputy in charge went out into the hall and found neither Morrison nor his counsel. His lawyer was looked up. but he said he had not seen Morrison after the trial and hdd dropped him entirely.
 Morrison had his own idea of how he was to escape before being put into Jail saw his opportunity, grasped 1t and car rled out his intention with rare nerve. Few men would have attempted what he did: in fact, his was the first case of the kind.
 The police have been on the lookout for the man since his escape, and when captured yesterday the sherins office was notified and deputies came after him as soon as they could reach the jail. The prisoner was not to be subdued cas- fly, however, for when he was taken out of the city Jail he raised Cain in an at tempt to escape again. The deputies and policemen were too much for him, how ever, and he was safely landed in the cotinty fail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
100 IMMIGRANTS
 LANDED IN CITY
Most of Them Were Germans, But Ono Tyrolean Attracted Much
 Attention.

About one hundred immigrants arrived in Birmingham yesterday afternoon at O clock over the Central of Georgia rail- road. The three special coaches were im- mediately switched off here to the Bir- mingham Mineral railroad, over which line they were conveyed to the works of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company.
 The larger part of these immigrants are Germans and were first landed in New York, from which place they were trans ported by steamship to Savannah and thence over the General of Georgia rail- road to Birmingham
 A number of the men are accompanied by their wives and few children are also in the party.
 Two Greeks who came with the party from New York were sent on to Kansas City from here.
 A Tyrolean in the group attracted q great deal of attention at the car shed. He was clad in the picturesque costume very much emphasized by long white plume. fully six inches in length, which hoated from his green turban. His bare knees protruding from his short trousert made him appear very much like a Scotch Highlander.
 The immigrants will be distributed among the various plants of the Tennes- see Coal, Iron and Railroad company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
VOTE ON BONDS FOR
 JAIL TvMORRyW Jail and Court Relief Now Up
 to the People SENTIMENT Is FAVORABLE A Skyscraper Seems the Only Solution of the Problem to Give Plenty of
 Room at the Court House
 Which Is Now Crowded
SENTIMENT Is FAVORABLE

The "Carbuncle" Is to be cut from the race or Birmingham and the question as to the kind of growth that shall be al- lowed in its place will be put up to the people tomorrow when they will be al- lowed to vote on the S5O0OOO bond issue for the construction of new county build- ing to be used as court house and iail The particular carbuncle to be removed Is that dainy mass of stone and mortar which Is put down on the official records as being the county jail, but which ls most generally known by the names 'The Big Rock" 'Carbuncle," and others Of too lurid color to be printed
 1he question will be as to whether an eight or ten-story building shall be erected on the site of the present county iail which will relieve the crowded condition of the court house and make A large and nrst-class sanitary Jail, or whether inc Piisohers or Jenerson county shall be sent to Jails In other counties where they VIII be boarded at the expense of Jef- ferson county until time for trial. II Is claimed that the expense of railroad fare the boarding or the prisoners at the dlf- ferent county jails and the railroad fare and hotel bills of the deputies. who will necessarily have to accompany the prIs ohers, Will amount to as much in a very few years as the cost of a ten-storv building now
 Birmingham cannot resist the removal oi the Carbuncle." State Prison h. spector Bragg is authorized by the leg lsiature to condemn any Jail or prison which tn his opinion is unfit for habita- ton by human beings, and when he ln- spected Birmingham's carbuncle he was horror struck and ordered that q barber De called at once, and that the spot he shaven clean, stating that the jail was an unfit place for animals to reside in much less human beings.
 The court house Is taxed bevond its ca paclty' some of the courts are held in the library and some are held in rooms lar too small, while there are practically no jury rooms. All of the offices are crowded with desks and the clerks are hindered a good deal in their work on this account
 While no definite plan for the building to be erected has been decided on. the Board of Revenue has been in consul tation with architects and an eight or ten-story building, the lower floor of which is to be rented out for commercial purposes, several stories to be used for court house business and the upper floors as jail. seems to be the most feasible.
 Everything has been put into readiness for the election tomorrow and it is be- lieved that the final count will show an overwhelming majority in favor of the bond issue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
NEW ELECTRIC LINE
 OPEN FOR TRAFFIC
FIRST CARS WENT TO MOUNTAIN
 TERRACE YESTERDAY AFTER NOON, WHERE ENORMOUS IM- PRoVEMENT HAS BEEN MADE.

About 100 prominent business men of the city yesterday afternoon attended the opening of the new street car line to Mountain Terrace, the new residence sec tion of Birmingham in the Highlands southeast of the city. Two special cars fin charge of Superintendent Harris of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company conveyed the party to the newly developed property, where they left the cars, and escorted by Robert Jeui- son. Jr., and T. O. vinton of Memphis, who are associated together in this enter prise, made an inspection of the work done in converting this wilderness into a habitable place.
 Thousands of dollars have been spent upon this mountainside In building streets and grading residence lots. and the prom ise of a splendid residence section is rap idly being fulfilled. The streets are be- Ing laid with the genuine Bermudez as phalt which is very durable and easy on . horses feet. and the promoters are put ting in every necessary convenience in the way of water, lighting and sewer age
 The members of the party were sur prsed at the magnitude of the work and when the crowd assembled at an impro- vised refreshment stand there was double 'inspiration" for the eloquent addresses that followed upon the approaching com pletion of such a creditable task, and one that ia so thoroughly in line with the plans now on foot to create indeed a Greater Birmingham"
 Gen. Rufus N. Rhodes acted as master of cerenonies, and spoke of the great en- terprise SC, wsl carried out by such repre- sentative young men as Robert Jemison. Jr., and the Memphis men associated with him and prophesed a magnificent future for Greater Birmingham under the corn- bined efforts of these and the many other substantial men who are constantly la boring for the upbuilding of this great city. Brief speeches followed along the same line by Sidney J. Bowie, Congress- man Oscar Underwood, E. J. Smyer. w. P. c. Harding, w. B. Leedy, T. H. Mol ton, J. H. Miller and Robert Jemson, Jd.
 Refreshments and cigars were served to the guests and the party left after the announcement was made that no lots would be sold until next Saturday
 Street car service will be regularly es- tablished over the Mountain Terrace line beginning Monday morning, and cars will run every twenty minutes during the day and until midnight. The cars will leave the downtown district over the same route followed by the Lakeview cars and turn off Highland avenue upon Clair mont avenue, thence to Mountain Ter race.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
REGARDING ENSLEY PRICES. Llce President of Ensley Land Co Tells of Development Work.

While the Ensley real estate market is very active, it is pointed out by Capt. J. w. Baker, vice president and general manager of the Ensley Land company, that prices are not high, as compared with those ruling in other cities of the 10000 class.
 "The Ensley correspondent was in error in stating that our company had with drawn much of It's property from the market and is holding a good deal of it at figures that present conditions do not justify.
 "The fact is" continued Captain Baker, i've have developed and put on the mar ket 400 lots his year, and have built 40 houses. Prices have not been advanced and no property of our company has been withdrawn from the market We have built streets and houses of dolomite. Good residence lots can be bought from the Ensley Land company at from s4OO to 800, and the company will lend money to build houses without architects fees or com missions. Our lots are not as high as those in cities of Ensley's size and will compare favorably with prices at East Lake and Woodlawn."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23

As the result of very unusual acci- dent which occurred yesterday afternoon at the power house of the Birmingham Railway. Light and Power company about 3:3O o'clock, c. c. Williams, q white man, who lives at 40 Philips street, Avondale, and Andrew Walker, n negro helper, whose home is In New ton, near Owenton, are lying in St. Vim cents hospital. seriously burned about the face Williams will lose one eye and the other is badly burned and may not be saved, while Walkers burns are less serious.
 The accident was rather remarkable one There is in tile course of construc- tion at the power house a large brick foundation. A hole had been bored in the foundation for some purpose, and yesterday afternoon 1t was filled with unslacked lime. Water was poured on the lime and then a strong wooden stop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23

"The act of the supreme court of Ten nessee in declaring unconstitutional the la. under which the new commission government of Memphis has been oper- ating, is death blow to the supporters of this government" said R. B. Snow den of Memphis yesterday. The decision was entirely unexpected. as the new gov ernment has been in operation at Mem phis for three months, and 1t was thought that the supreme court would up- hold tho law. The law was passed with out difficulty and was put into effect with every evidence that the commission government would be satisfactory, and now comes the information that the whole thing is knocked out and that the old order of things will be re-established.
 This means that all of Governor Pat terson's efforts to assist Memphis, his home city, will go for naught, and that Mayor James H. Malone and the six teen members of the old legislative coun- cil will be at once restored to office. This is a matter much to be regretted by all citizens of Memphis, who believe in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
SPECIAL DELIVERY WITHOUT THE STAMP Ordinary Postage Will Do After
 July 1 REASONS FOR THE CHANGE Postmaster Carter Says Authorities Wish Senders to Use Regular
 Special Delivery Stamp
 Wherever Possible.
REASONS FOR THE CHANGE

Beginning a week from tomorrow the new federal postal ruling In regard to special delivery letters will go into ef- feet.
 This ruling will greatly facilitate the delivery of these letters, provided 1t Is carried out strictly; otherwise, the delay which the sender wishes to avoid will surely occur.
 In the past letter With 10 cents addi- tional placed upon the envelope would not cause the letter to be sent Special delivery" but a stamp made especially for this purpose had to be used. The pro- vision made by the new ruling, which permits a letter to go special delivery" when only ordinary postage stamps are used is as follows:
 "On and after July l next, when in ad- dition to the stamps required to trans init any letter package of mail matter through the mail, there shall be attached to the envelope or covering 10 cents worth of ordinary stamps of any de- | nomination, with the words Special De- livery written or printed on the en- velope or covering, the said package shall be handled transmitted and delivered In all respects as thought 1t bore a regula- ton special delivery stamp It is absolutely necessary in sending letters by this method to write the words special delivery just underneath the stamps. If this is not done 1t will not be accepted as a special delivery" let ter, but will be referred to the registry division and there will be a delay of many hours. But should it be properly indoi sed it will be dispatched immediately.
 Postmaster Carter yesterday said in re- gard to this regulation:
 We do not wish to encoura ge this method of transmitting letters, for the law was made only to provide the same service when it Is impossible to obtain the regulation stamp. We advise the use of the ordinary method whenever 1t is possible to do so, for unless such mail is marked plainly special delirery' a greater delay will ensue than if only a 2-cent stamp were used"
 The postoffice urges all employees to render the very best service in the treat ment of mail for delivery, and although there Is no law requiring 1t, yet whenever letter is placed in tie receiving box with 10 cents in stamps thereon it Is im- mediately referred to the registry di- vision for registration, and receipt sent to the sender, provided, however, the ie- turn address Is conspicuous on the en- velope Should this not be the case, the letter is dispatched in the ordinary man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
East Lake Masons Elect Officers.

The following is a list of the officers elected by East Lake lodge 70. 4S0 A. r. and A. M. on Friday evening, June 21, 1907, to serve for the ensuing Masonic year: Olin B. Newman, worshipful master: Martin l.. Davidson, senior warden; Rob- ert A. Morris, junior warden; William A. Williams, treasurer; Judge H. Cornwell, secretary; Charles Clark Jones, senior deacon D. E. McLendon, junior deacon; K. L. F. Mitchell, tyler; John H. Finch, R. B. Rogers, D. ". Nash, trustees.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
EXPLODING LIME AT POWER
 HOUSE BURNS TWO MEN

per driven in the mouth of the hole. Tho result was that when the mixing lime and water began to boil, room for the steam had to be made. and the stopper blew out. 4
 At the time both of the injured map were working over the hole, and when the explosion occurred the boiling lima was thrown into their faces, and their eyes were burned. The stopper which was ln the hole evidently hit Williams, also, as he was bleeding considerably about his nose and eyes. The ambu- dance of Shaw X Son was called and both of the men were hurriedly car rIed to St. Vincents hospital, where the burns were attended to immediately.
 Besides the loss of his eye Williams is badly burned in the face and neek' and Walker received similar injury. Both men were reported to be resting well at the hospital last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-23
Marriaqe Licenses Issued

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yesterday to the following:
 R. l.. Bearden, Jonesboro, and Miss Fatle Roy.
 Ernest Haynes, Cordova, and Miss Will lie Ellison.
 D. A. Stewart. Hoffman, and Miss Mat tie Chandler.
 c. r. Turner, Birmingham, and Miss Clyteel Presley.
 William J. Kelly, Pratt City, and Miss Sarah Gayle Duke.
 Calvin Dafnall. East Birmingham, and Miss Huldey Cornelius.