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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-16
R. E. LEE CENTENARY
AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
PROGRAMME WILL BE
RENDERED BY PUPILS OF THE
scHooL-sEvERAL SPEAKERS
OF PROMINENCE.

The centenary of Gen. Robert F. Lee $
birth will be celebrated at the Birmng-
ham High school Friday afternoon, and
excellent exercises have been prepared
for the occasion. The programme Will
be executed largely by the pupils of the
High school, but several outside speakers
of prominence will deliver addresses. The
exercises will begin at 1890 O'Clock and
will be for the public as well as for the
pupils of the school. The Confederate
Veterans have been invited to be present
and will probably attend in a body. The
programme follows:
Song-"Hail Columbia" school.
Sketch of Life-Boyhood, Charles Otto
Hodges. Soldier, Mary Trapp. College
President, Helen futile.
Recitation Sword of Lee (Ryan)
Robert Thach
Address-Lee A Tyne of American
Manhood, Gen. r. N. Rhodes.
Benny Blue Flag" (Alox
White), WHY'S Roberts
Solo-"Southern Girl June jackson.
Address-Lee, an Example for American
Youth, S. ]. Bowie.
Song-"How Firm Foundation .
selected voices.
"Reminiscences. Anecdotes and Tributes
Firmness, Clara Scholder.
Love of Children, Rosalie Jospeh
Love of Soldiers, Gus ferguson.
Honor. Rufus Fell
Humor, Lillian Orr
Modesty Ralph Harris.
Simplicity Helen Weiss.
Duty, Edna Miles
Song-"Flag of the Regiment" girls
chorus
Tributes-Herbert Cobbs, Lucille Mat
thews. Charles Fell.
Lees Place in History-W II. Sims.
Song" Southern Marseillaise, boys
chorus.
The hundredth anniversary of General
Lees birthday falls on Saturday the 18TH
but on account of there being no school
on Saturday the exercises will be rem
dered on Friday afternoon.
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Wilson Not Candidate.

Trenton n. j., January 15.-The demo-
cratic members of the legislature were
to have held a joint caucus today to Sc
lect a candidate to be supported next
Tuesday for the United States senator
ship but the caucus was postponed un-
til next Monday. Leading democrats are
opposed to the selection of Col. E. A..
Stevens, who is the only avowed aspirant
for the place. They favor President Wood
row Wilson of Princeton university but
DR.. Wilson, it Is Understood, sent let
ter declining to permit the use of his
name
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LEGAL NOTICES.
Notice of Settlement,

State of Alabama-Jefferso County. NJ.
o. Norris. Defeated. Estate Of
Letters of administration upon the es-
tate of said deeedent, having been granted
to the undersigned. on the 18th day OF
January. 1907, by the Honorable s. l..
Greene, judge of probate county OF Jes-
ferson county. Notice Is hereby given
that all persons having claims against
said estate will be required to present
the same within the time allowed by law,
or that the same will be barred
]. V. NORRIS, Administrator.
1-16-3t-wed
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Wood Preservers, Association.

Memphis, January 1.-THE Wood Pre-
servers association convened in annual
session here today. The sessions will con-
tinue until Thursday. Questions of i'm
portance to the wood preserving indus
try will be discussed and this meeting
is considered by the members to be one
of the most important in the history Of
the association.
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED-Housekee small hotel; car
penters. stenographers, plumbers. first
class janitor.iron construction men, two
pantry women. % white chambermaids,
other places open. ASS Hood Bldg.
ED-Experenced cashier in large
retail store; must be familiar with Of
fee work; salary IS per week; send ref
erence as to character, honesty and abl-
fly with application. Address S. r. c.,
care Age-H Heard.
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REAL ESTATE.

FOR SALE.
$50 per it., Florida ST., close to car.
$50 per IT., st. Charles St, cor. 51x152.
$1,000, lovely ST. Charles st. home.
$500, 2-story res. Florida and Central.
$500, pretty lot Montgomery, near X.
$500, Groom, 2-story res, S. Highlands.
$4,000, lovely Waucoma st. lot.
$4,000. nice home, blk Highland ave-, big
lot
$3.50, large lot, We blk S. Goth st.
$3.50, handsome Ave- j. corner res.
500 per IT, 18th ST., near Bird ave.
S12.500, Third ave. corner, 50xl00.
$50 900, 2-story End ave. brick, rents 500.
$500, lot End ave, 25th and 26th SITS.
$40, 600. handsome business block.
$1,000, 7th ave. cor, 2-story res, 6ox100.
$500, modern It'll ave. place, rents $3.50.
$500. large n. Side cor, rents s72o.
S750, nice home Gath St, near 18th ave.
$780, n. 21st houses. rents $780,
$500, Ensley brick store. pays over II p. c.
r. MCCONNELL G. CO.,
Phones $40. 2l07 Third Ave.
Opposite court house.
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FOR RENT-SOUTHSIDE.
2OS1, Quinln ave, 10 rooms.
119, 14th Ave, 8 rooms.
1918 18th Ave, rooms
1872, 1914 Avenue G., Z rooms.
2705 Avenue d, 6 rooms.
NORTHSIDE.
2sO1 5th Ave, 10 rooms.
WOODLAWN.
500 3rd Ave. north. rooms.
ITO South Bath St, { rooms
NORTH HAVEN.
Jersey St, Block s., Village Creek
rooms.
WEST END.
7-room house, 10 acres ground.
ANONDALE.
229 Phillips ST., rooms.
STORES.
Is North Goth ST.
26th South 10Th st.
UNDERWRITERS REAL ESTATE
AND RENTAL CO.
A. D. SMITH, President.
Both phones 6a no N. INST street.
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NORDICA SEAT SALE

opens this morning at o'clock at Seals
Piano Store.
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ONE CENT A WORD

RATES-One cent n word n days no
nd. taken for less than 20 cents for
first insertion. Cash must accompany
every order.
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ANTED-Mechanical and architectural
craftsman desires a position in Biz
mingham: years with Lackawanna
Steel company of Buffalo, n. Y, and
years with some of the leading ar
chitects of New York city. Correspond
ence solicited and reference furnished.
Address E. Il. Hammett. Ocean Springs,
Miss. 1-15-2t
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statesmen WANTED.


statesmen for our new
county, township and railroad surveys
of Alabama. These surveys are SPLEEN
did compilat ion of facts, figures and
drawings. and OF wonderful value. Coun-
JieeT towns are fun indexed and pop
Aof each are given: railroads
own and distances between all
80 shown: congressional dis
ed, numbered and popula-
other features too numer-
;. A splendid opportunity
1en. Rand. AlcNally &
IS. 1-lG-l. % ~ % 20
KENT.
lrd. sol Ave. i aad
145l. 1-1G-7t
n in 81 Woodward
includes light and
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EXPERIENCED typewriter and stenog-
rapher would like four or five hours
work each day; wage of not much con-
sideration: in fact, no object. Address
B. care Age-Herald. 1-10-2t
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FOR SALE-At a great big bargain, 100
nice high lots in scent car fare; must
sell. Address Brown, care Age-Herald.
1-15-6t
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-s3150, good broom cottage
with bath and cabinet mantels, also new
4-room house on rear, sd street, near
Avenue F. Owner, POS Hood Bldg.
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FOR RENT-One nicely furnished front
room for two young men. 1916 Sth ave.
opposite Capitol park. Peoples phone
1906. 1-13-4t
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WANTED-White girl for general work
around the house; good wages paid APP
ply POPS Avenue ], or phone 1890 Bell
phone lz-o0-u
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&C.. mA-.Iep-reMALE.

EXPERfENCED lady stenographer, $50.
Must furnish good references. We also
want your typewriting and mimeograph
work. Birmingham Typewriting Co.,
800 Brown-Marx Bldg Phone 1854 Bell.
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ROOMS FOR hENT.

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished room.
home comforts. 2sl2 9th avenue
Lila ~ xva -fti- =,
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FUR SALE.
So, oO0-5ox140, with 2-story brick store; I'd
avenue; renting for $50 month.
sS25O-5Ox140; 4th avenue, near 18th street;
renting for $40 per month.
$750-5ox140 blocks from Ann street; A.
room house.
s15, 0OO-5Ox140; I'd avenue, near 18th street.
s35O0-Only $500 cash, balance monthly;
160x15O; large house; Fountain Heights.
S. E. THOMPSON, Agent,
Bell phone "a. 223 21st Street
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
BIG BARN BURNED FRIDAY
S. G. Smith Loses Barn, Wagons and Hay
 in Fire of Unknown Origin.

Fire last Friday destroyed the large barn of $. G. Smith on Van Ronkle street, together with car of hay and about twenty wagons, which were stored i'll the barn. The loss is estimated at about S25oo, on which there was SI5oo insurance.
 The origin of the fire is unknown. When discovered about four o'clock in the afternoon, the flames almost covered the building, and it was impossible to save anything. A horse belonging to MT. Crow, which had been put in the barn only about twenty minutes before the fire was discovered was rescued, :, but in getting the animal out MT. Crow was severely burned about the hands and face. The gin of w. l.. Whitten and other adjoining buildings were ill danger, but were saved by hard work.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15

ment of the roads in order tos in- sure the continuance of the deliv- cry of their mail.
 The result of the good roads ag- itation is manifest every where in the country. By officials who have investigated the subject it is asserted that greater improvement has been wrought in country roads during the past 10 years than in the so years immediately preced- ing. It is the purpose of the post office department to keep a close supervision of the roads on which mail routes are maintained. To this end a department inspector will go over every route at stated period, and 1t will be on his re- commendation very largely that the routes either will be continued or discontinued
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL
Proceedings of Regular Meeting in This
 City Tuesday Night.

A regular meeting of the city council was held in this city Tues day night, all members of the council being present except Alder man w. M. Harrell. A resolution levying the usual hve-mill city tax was read the first time and took it's place on the calendar. The terms of the medical members of the board of health having expired, a nominating committee was ap- pointed to suggest three physicians to fill the vacancies and report at the next meeting. The matter of providing equipment to fight fire was brought up and the improve ment committee was directed to find out what was needed and the cost of the equipment. The light plant was instructed to place two in- candescent lights i'll the alley in block I2, which fronts on the east side of the public square, and one at the corner of North and Spencer streets. The mayor reported that he had served notices on 34 prop erty owners who had failed to lay sidewalks in accordance with or dinance No. I52, on August 9, giv- ing notice that if these walks were not laid within twenty days, the work would be done by the city as provided in the ordinance. The council allowed $ISo So to pay sal aries and current expenses.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
EXTREMELY DRY, HOT WEATHER
Maximum Temperature 1o7 on
 Two Days.
Official Record, However, Not Broken by Five Degrees Suffering
 for Rain.

All records for high temperature in Conway for the past six years were broken on two days during the past week when the mercury rose to Io7 degrees, according to the official reading of the govern ment thermometer at this place. However, the weather was even then five degrees cooler than on August 12 and B, 1899, when II2 degrees, the highest temperature on record, prevailed. The nights have also been insufferably warm and on three dates during the week the minimum temperature was 90 or above.
 Temperatures of 100 or over have occurred in Conway as early as June and as late as October, but there have been several years when the temperature was never over o5. The normal temperature for Aug ust at this point is 794, but this will doubtless be greatly exceeded this year.
 Light showers occurred here Sunday and Monday, but not sui fcient to lay the dust, the preclp- itation each day amounting to only .oS inch. South and east of Con- way, however, the showers were heavier.
 Reports from the county indi- cate that the crops are almost burn ing up from the excessive heat and lack of rain. In some localities corn is already practically ruined, while cotton is badly damaged, and some observant people believe that a half crop will be the best that can be expected from this county.
 The weather record during the past week is given below:
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
COMMITTEE VISITING NORMAlS
Making an Inspection of Other
 Institutions.
Georgia and North and South Carolina Schools to be Visited-Mr. and Mrs.
 Donaghey with Party.

Superintendent of Public In- struction J. J. Doyne, and Prof. B. w. Torreyson, superinte ndent of the Little Rock schools, mem- bers of the committee from mthe state normal board, left Sunday afternoon for a tour of inspection of the normal schools ot several southern and eastern states. They were accompanied by MT. and Mrs. George w. Donaghey of Conway and Mrs. Doyne.
 Senator Otis T. Wingo, the other member of the committee was un- able to make the trip with them.
 The first stop of the committee will be at Athens, Ga., where the Georgia state normal school will be visited. From there they will go to Rock Hill. s. C.. and thence to Greensboro, N. C., where the normals of these two states will al- so be inspected. The tour may also be extended to include the Virginia normal school.
 The object of the trip is to in- spect these normals with reference to the buildings and equipment, so that the most advanced ideas may be gathered and put into use in the plans for the Arkansas state normal to be built at Conway. It is thought that work on the plans for the building will be be- gun as soon as the comlttee re- turns. The committee will be away about ten days.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
LOOKING FOR COAL DEPOSITS
Company Organized at Conway
 to Prospect.
Drilling Began Tuesday on the W. M. Lea Place Near Conway, Where Coal
 Indications Have Been Found.

If present indications are borne out by the investigation now being made, mines of splendid hard coal will be opened up only about a mile south of Conway. The w.. M. Lea place is the land where these indications have been found. Several years ago, while digging a we'll on his place, MT. Lea discov- cred considerable quantities of coal at small depth, but nothing was done then to develop the propects.
 A few weeks ago another we'll was sunk on the place, and at a depth of only about fifteen feet a small vein of coal, so hard and pure that it could not be distin- guished from Pennsylvania anthra- cite, was discovered. Mineral leases had already been obtained on the property, and last week a company was formed and incorpo- rated to prospect for further depos- its.
 Articles of incorporation were filed with the secretary of state last Thursday for the Faulkner Coal Company. with capital stock of SI 900. G. l.. Banner is president of the company, l.. H. Pyle is sec retaryi and the other stockholders are w. x. Owen and F. D. Hicks.
 The company engaged the ser vices of A. F. Jabon of Russell vile, who brought core drill and set it up on the prospective coal mine Monday, beginning the work of drilling Tuesday. MT. Jabon who has had much experience in this line of work, says that the surface indications are very fine, and the company is high in the hope of making a rich strike.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
LEE HARRIS RECAPTURED
Faulkner County Fugitive From Reform
 School Caught Thursday.

Lee Harris, who escaped from the reform school at Little Rock Monday of last week, was recaptur- ed near Kendall last Thursday by Constable c. o. Payne of Union township. When caught he was almost naked and his feet were bruised and scratched from his four days journey through the woods. Officers were on his trail almost from the time he left the in- stitution, but by staying in the woods during the day and obtain ing food from negro cabins at night he succeeded in concealing himself until Thursday. He was taken back to the school by Deputy Sheriff J. s. Johnson Friday.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
DELIGHTED WITH CONWAY
Farmers Union Delegate Says the People
 of Our Town are We'll Behaved.

A. w. Frazier of Bucksnort, Dallas county, who was here last week as delegate to the Farmers Union convention, was one of the visitors who made no secret of his admiration of Conway. "I have travelled over Arkansas and other states a great deal during the 6s years of my life, " said MT. Frazier, but 1 have never seen a town where the people conduct them selves better than at Conway. :" He said that during his stay here he didn't see a drunken man or misbehaved woman and did not hear an oath sworn. He did not see an officer while here, he says, and did not believe there was any need for one. Conway can boast of having as many pretty young ladies as any town in the state, too" said MT Frazier.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15

committee to appoint delegates to attend the next state convention of the Federation of Labor at Pine Bluff the first Tuesday in Decem- Der.
 The committee on warehouses ln its report recommended the erection of warehouses in districts yet to be determined. It was pro- vided that members of the union supervise the construction of the buildings and that union labor be engaged in the work wherever 1t could be procured.
 Other Resolutions.
 The resolutions committee reCOm- mended that Congress be asked to debar foreigners from holding or purchasing property in the United States. The Texas Bankers and Warehouse Company of Houston, Tex, was denounced for alleged unfair methods, and the placing ot the label Of the union on all tarm products where practicable was asked.
 Resolutions were passed as the last order of business thanking the people ot Conway for kind and courteous treatment, the officials of Central Baptist College for the use of the auditorium i'll which to hold the convention, and to Rev. Stone wall Anderson, president of Hen- drix College, for the reception ten dered the delegates.
 Alter singing hymn the con- vention adjourned, and by Friday morning all of the delegates had left for their homes.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
COMPLETE PATRIOTIC Ioo'
Pledges Amounting to S5ooo Year Sc
 cured for Temperance Work

Rev. E. A. Tabor of the ti-Sa- loon League, who has been work ing to form the Patriotic Hun dred' during the past few months, completed the list last week. This is a body of 100 men who contrib ute $50 a year each to promote the cause of temperance i'll Arkansas, thus providing an annual fund oi S5ooo. The names of two Con- way men-Capt. w. w. Martin and Hon. Geo. w. Donaghey-ap- pear on the list.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
CONWAY MAN FOR GOVERNOR
Geo. W. Donaghey will Make the
 Race for This Position.
Announcement Made This Week Through Beff L. Griffin, State Secretary of
 the Farmers Union.

The announcement was made Tuesday through Ben l.. Griffin state secretary of the Farmers Un- ion and editor of the Times of this city, that Geo. w. Donaghey of Conway will be a candidate for governor of Arkansas before next Democratic primaries. MT. Dona- ghey is out of the state, being with the committee which is visiting the normal schools in Georgia and the Carolinas, but MT. Griffin says the announcement Is an authorita- tive one.
 The announcement was made Tn the Little Rock Gazette of Tuesday and will also appear in following article in MT. Griffn's paper this week:
 There has been much specula- tion of late as to whether or not MT. Donaghey would be ln the race for governor before the next Democratic primary. Numbers of articles have appeared in the pa pers purportiug to give out inter views to the effect that MT. Don aghey would not be candidate and this has been due to the fact that MT. Donaghey is not or has not been politician in any sense of the term and therefore he would not give expressions of a definite nature to anyone, hence the vari- ous statements have been publish ed more at random than anything else. But now 1t is an assured fact that MT. Donaghey has con- sented to enter the race for guber- material honors and his candidacy is backed up by a strong desire on the part of the farming people ot the state who do not hesitate to say that they want to vote for him the man who has been lnstru- mental in saving the state Of Ark ansas more than a million dollars by his exposition of the capitol contract crowd.
 "In speaking to the publisher oi the Times, MT. Donaghey remark ed that he would undertake the race for Governor more for the reason that the people had en- dorsed bis course in exposing cer- tain methods adopted in connec- ton with the new state house, and that, on every quarter of the state, the demand was pressing on him to enter the race.
 We therefore take pleasure in stating that MT. Donaghey 1: in the race and will press the fight with a vigorous campaign, backed up by the honest multitude of far mers whose eyes have been fixed upon him and his work in the last two years There is no man ID the state of Arkansas that would make a better governor. He IS honest and courageous, a man who has built himself from the ground up, and business man who rug ged honesty has won for him the respect of all who know him. He is just the kind of man that should be elected governor; not a polltl clan, but business man in every sense of the term. And, we pre- dict from now henceforth, that the man who beats him before the pri maries of Arkansas will realize the fact that he has been in a fight MT. Donaghey's many friends o Conway and elsewhere are de lighted with the fact that he ha' consented to make the race.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
Good Roads Man Here.

I. $. Hawkins, secretary of the Arkansas Good Roads association, was in Conway Thursday and Fri day of last week, attending the Farmers Union and working in the interest of the association. Mir. Hawkins is beginning a campaign in favor of the adoption of a con- stitutional amendment to allow counties and cities to issue bonds for public improvements.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
National Farmers Union Head Seriously
 Sick in This City.

c. s. Barrett, national president of the Farmers Union, is seriously i'll in this city, having never be- come able to be removed since he arrived here to attend the state union meeting last week. Dr; G' D. Dickerson, who IS attending the sick man, believes that MT. Barrett has typhoid fever. He had been i'll for about ten days De- fore coming to Conway and had to take his bed soon after reaching here Dr. Dickerson does not re- aard his condition as being dan Serous, but MT. Barrett will prob ablv be confined to his room a loi several days. He is being cared for at Central College.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
Marriage Liceases.

Only one marriage license was issued by County Clerk J. H.. Hartje during the past week. The contracting couple are Hinkle h. gram, %, of Boyd, Texas, to Miss Myrtle Surratt. J4 ot Holland.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
Naqroes Holding Revival.

The negroes of the holiness faith are holding big revival under a tent in the eastern part of the city.
The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15

PRSS. C. s. BARRETT ILL