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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
PLAY GROUND
AT EAST PARK
Proper Committee viii Submit Favor
able Report to Council On
the Subject

A called meeting of the parks and come
terry committee was held yesterday art
ernoon in tho city hall, its chairman, Al
derman simms, presiding. The matter con-
sidered was the petition TO establish
ground for play in East park The COM
missioners of this park, w. c. Shackel-
ford, James A. Vance and Leon w. Fried
man, declared in favor Of the petition,
and the committee 50 decided to report
to the City Council at It's next meeting
It was pointed out that to establish
play ground in the park would not In
terfere at all with the plat, and that 1t
would afford an excellent place for the
children to disport themselves. Inc mat
ter has been before the city for some
little time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
CITY WANTS TO TEAR DOWN
SEVERAL OLD BUILDINGS

Building on Twentieth street, between
First and Second avenues: leased by
Edward Wald. R. H. Pearson. respondent.
Building on Twentieth street, between
First and Second avenues, leased to c. T.
RAINBOW. A H. and J. w. Roebuek, ct
al. respondents.
Washington hotel corner of First ave-
nue. and Seventeenth street. rented to
Edwards & Jordan. o. Cost. ct al, re-
spondents.
House on Avenue A, used as a board
ing house. Oscar Butcher. ct al, respond
ents.
Building on Twentieth street, between
First and Second avenues. Joseph Rich.
tenant Mrs. Paul Simon, ct al. re-
spondents.
II these houses on Twentieth street are
condemned it is said that a block of new
buildings will be erected between the cor
ner of Second avenue and the Birmingham
Trust and Savings bank. Plans for the
building on the corner are being pre-
pared.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
SCOUTS GOING OUT
FOR NEW MEMBERS
Today Is "FieId Day" With Commercial
Club and Some Hustling Is to
Be Done.

A special working committee of fifty
two members selected Tuesday by Chair
man. Hill Ferguson of the membership
committee of the Commercial club of Bir-
mingham will meet at the club rooms
this morning at 10 o'clock and will be or
eanized for the Field Day work planned
by the committee.
The city will be divided into districts
and sub-committees of the general COM
noittee will be assigned to the various
districts and a systematic canvass will
be conducted during the entire day for
new members of the Commercial club.
Chairman Hill Ferguson desires that all
members of tho Field Day" committee
meet him at the Commercial club rooms
this morning at 10 o'clock. Following Is
the committee:
Hill Ferguson, chairman; C. NJ. Brown,
Chappell Cory, w. j. Cameron, Jr, j..
ID, Collins. N C. Dean, George Eggles-
ton, c. D. Ebersole, H. H. Goldstein, p.
w. Gorham, w. C. Hamilton, p A. Holly.
John s. Jemison, M P. MESSENGER, t. H.
Motion, A. w. Nelson, Daniel Nash, j..
NJ. P. OTIS. w. G. Oliver, ]. W. Rankin,
P. c. Ratliff, j. c. Richards, w. l.. Ses-
slons, b. F. Selman, DIR. John w. Stage.
C. A. Stillman H. G. Seibles, c. b. White,
Sterling A. Wood, Ed Warren, j. T..
Yeatman, II. McDermott, C. w. Ufford,
George N. Shoree, w. j. Adams, Ira L..
Armstrong, Walter Harper. A. NJ. Doug
lass, J. Fl. Eddy. Horace Hammond. Jo-
seph Loveman, A. o. Lindsay, Charles
Markell, H. S. Matthews, Wyndham Ma
son, Charles w. Mills, w. C. Phillips,
Warren w. Snead, w. H. Tharpe, w. j..
varley. ]. E. Worthington. ]. w. Shar-
p1aa
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
FIGHT WITH KNIVES,
Clifford Griffith Stabbed and Claude
Howell Confined in City Jail.

Claude Howell, boy of IL years, is
confined in the city Jail. charged with
assault with intent 20 murder Clifford
Griffith in a fight with pocket knives.
which took place in North Birmingham.
The injured boy, newspaper carrier,
was making his usual route when he
became engaged in quarrel and both
lads drew their knives. Howell claims
that Griffith drew his knife first.
When taken in the ambulance of Foley
& Mackey to the Talley & McAdory hos
pital the wounds of the lad who was
stabbed were dressed, and he is expected
to recover.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
WANT BASIC PRICE
ON ROLLED PRODUCT
Steps Are Taken Looking to Creating
Birmingham Basis On Rolling
Mill Iron and Steel.

The Board of Trade has written to the
officials of the Tennessee Republic COM
panies. the Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron
company and the Southern Steel company
asking for the most convenient dates Tor
a conference on the matter of creating a
Birmingham basic price on rolling mill
iron and steel.
At the last meeting of the Board of
Trade a resolution was adopted soliciting
the aid of John w. Gates, one of the d.
rectors of the Tennessee-Republic. in get
ting this concession for Birmingham. Mr..
Gates has responded that he would be
glad to cooperate.
In Birmingham succeeds in having this
established as basic point for steel and
rolling mill iron it would be of decided
advantage to local consumers. Owing to
the large production of iron in this dis
trict Birmingham fixes the price of its
mig
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10

The city of Birmingham is in earnest
about wanting certain old structures in
the downtown district torn down. Among
the buildings slated for destruction are
several along Twentieth street between
First and Second avenues.
The Mayor and Aldermen of Birming-
ham, by City Attorney f. D. Smith. filed
six suits in the chancery court yester-
day, asking the condemnation Of certain
buildings.
The bills of complaint set forth the
names and residences of the owners and
pray that they be made parties re-
spondent, and that they be required to
plead, answer or demur within the time
allowed by law
In each suit the building is described,
its location and tenant, and it is also
alleged that the building Is decayed. d.
lapdated and dangerous to the public,
and is a public nuisance.
Building on corner of Twenty-second
street and Avenue B. L. ]. Dean, ct al,
respondents.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
ACCOMMODATIONS COMMITTEE.
Plans for Handling Cotton Delegates
Are Discussed.

The accommodations committee of the
Commercial club for the cotton conven-
ton held a meeting at the club rooms
yesterday afternoon at o'clock and re-
viewed the work of the committee Chair
man Robert tension, Jr., made report
of the work that had been accomplished
and plains that had been made in the
way OF establishing a bureau of Informal
ton, securing registration of the dele
gates and visitors to the convention and
other details with which the committee is
charged.
Members of the committee present APP
proved the plans suggested by the chair
man and other suggestions were made as
to various details.
After short session the meeting adj
journed, subject to the call of the chair
man.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
GOING TO MONTGOMERY.
Local Men to Attend Meeting OF Uni
versIty Trustees.

Hugh Morrow. member of the board OF
trustees of the University OF Alabama,
and Hill Ferguson, president Of the Alum
nj association OF the same institution,
both of Birmingham. will attend the meet
Ing of the board of trustees In Montgom-
cry Saturday.
With the board, as has been published
will meet the legislative committee OF
the Greater university" movement. The
purpose of the meeting is the framing OF
bills for presentation to the legislature.
Mr.. Ferguson stated yesterday that the
chances Of the universities getting good
appropriation were exceedlnly bright.
It is the intention of the Alumni asso-
citation 10 serve banquet In Montgom-
cry in the immediate future. at which all
members of the legislature will be invited
to attend
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Meet for Police Relief Work.

A meeting of the Birmingham Police
Relief association has been called for this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The members
at this meeting will hear the RECEIPT re-
vision of the constitution and adopt same.
The committee appointed to revise the
constitution completed It's work yester-
day. The revision was made necessary by
the growth and development of the assoc
citation, and the desire on the part of its
members for expansion.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
SHOT AT DANCE.
Negro Fatally Injured During Inter
mission as Result of Jealousy.

At negro dance last night on Ninth
avenue. between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth street, Tom Hayes one of the par
Elephants, was shot and fatally wounded
by Lige Moore.
The shot was fired during an Inter
mission" when both men were in front
of the hall wherein the dance was being
held. The ball went through both of
Hayes lungs. Moore escaped.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
uoiTERERs ARRESTED.
Many White Men Are Brought Up for
Loafing.

On the docket of the city jail, with more
regularity than ever before, charges or
loafing and lettering are appearing.
AS stated yesterday. four officers nave
been given the special assignment of
clearing the streets of loiterers, loafers.
tin horn gamblers and Washers. These
four men are Officers STREET. Parker, Ma
ton and Smith. They are required to ar
rest every "tin horn" on sight.
Since the appointment of this special
brigade" numerous men Of all ages have
been arrested, and they have In the
most cases made bonds. All who are I'M
able to furnish guarantee for their
future appearance at the police court.
however, are locked up. This explains the
several charges against white men OF lott
ering and loafing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
STAND PAT ON
NEW IRON RATE
Committee Finishes Business and
Fails to Rescind the 25c
Advance.

The railroad men composing the southern
iron committee adjourned yesterday after
noon after transacting a large amount of
routine business. The meeting was the
regular annual meeting which is held
early in January, at which time num-
Der of matters are brought up and dis
posed of.
The committee did not reseind its former
action advancing the rates on pig iron
and similar products 25 cents per ton.
This advance goes into effect on the first
of next month.
There were a number of matters on the
docket of the various railroads which
came up for consideration, but it is stated
that they were all of a routine nature
and of little or no interest to anyone ex-
cept the freight traffic people.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
MANY ARE ASKING
FOR NEGRO LICENSE
Numerous Saloon Men Are Expressing
Willingness to Pay the
Extra $500.

That the sale of intoxicating liquors
to negroes is a paying business is well
illustrated by the number of saloon pro-
prietors holding a license authorizing
white patronage, petitioning for a license
to do colored business. also, expressing
a willingness to pay the extra $500.
To consider the granting of these sew
eral petitions. there will be a meeting of
the excise committee of the City Coun-
ell today in the Mayors office The de-
cisions of this committee will be re-
ported at the next meeting of the City
Council, and there acted upon officially.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
CITY JAIL LOSES IA VOR AS
POPULAR WINTER RESORT

Now. however. as soon as one of these
characters is arrested the officer swears
out warrant and sends him to the eoun-
ty jail. From the county Jail the prisoner
goes to Flat Top.
Judge Feagin stated yesterday after
noon that many of the characters who
formerly refused to get the money to pay
their fines, preferring to remain in the
jail, are now lodging the county jail and
the mines by getting money from some
source. The Judge and all affected think
the scheme excellent. The Jail was never
freer of these perpetual inmats.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10

The recent determination of the city to
send to the county jail under warrant
all those men and women who make a
winter resort of the city JAIL has had a
very beneficial effect in moro than one
way
Formerly these persons, as soon as they
had served one sentence, would commit
another offense. and in this way spend
the winter in the jail, sleeping warmly
at nights and receiving three meals per
day This was especially true as effecting
women, who are not compelled to work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Washington and Lee Alumni,

An adjourned meeting OF the Alumni
association of Washington and Lee uni-4
versity will be held at the Hilman hotel
at $50 o'clock this afternoon. Every
almnus in this vicinity is requested to bsi
present. All committees will make theirs
reports, and final arrangements will be-
made for celebrating Lees anniversary.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
HEADED THIS WAY.
Heavy Reward Offered for Negro Muir
derer In Georgia.

Local police headquarters received in
formation to the effect that a negro,
Jesse Jackson, alleged slayer of the chief
OF police of Riehland, Ga, was headed
towards Birmingham.
Last night the officers were furnished
with a description of this negro, and when
he arrives the chances are that he will be
captured.
The murder occurred day before yester-
day. reward of $3.50 is offered for the
capture OF the negro.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
To Make Fire Alarm Easy.

Both OF the telephone companies have
agreed to print the telephone number of
the fire department at the head OF each
page in their respective directories. In
this way a person wishing to notify the
department of fire will not have to turn
leaves and waste time.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
probate clerks office yesterday as fol-
lows:
Bozeman A Pepperman of Birmingham
to Miss Sarah Bell James.
Frank G. Grace of Birmingham to Miss
Kate C. Buchanan.
w. Mcdowell of Birmingham to Miss
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Capital increased d.

A certificate of increase OF capital was
filed in the probate court yesterday by
the Empire Construction company. The
capital stock of the company will be
increased from $4,000 to 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Miss Bertha Schoen.

The remains of Miss Bertha Schoen,
which were sent from Rochester. Mimi,
will arrive in Birmingham this morning
at p. m. and will be taken in chargs
by Shaw & Son. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Stepped on a Nail.

James Maher. foreman of one of the
shops at Epes. stepped on plank yester-
day, running a nail nearly through his
foot. He was brought to the city and
taken to the residence. 1912 Avenue E. in
the ambulance Of Shaw & Son.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
James Pollock.

The remains of James Pollack, who was
killed in Alexander. La, under unknown
circumstances. were received in this city
yesterday and buried at Woodlawn
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
THE WEATHER

Washington, January 9.-Forecast for
Alabama and Mississippi: Alabama-Rain
and colder Thursday; Friday warmer in
the interior; fresh northeast winds.
Mssissippi-Fair in north; rain and
colder in south portion Thursday; Friday
fair, warmer in the interior; fresh north
east to east winds.
Local Weather Data.
Birmingham, January 9, p. m.
Maximum temperature =. SO
Minimum temperature E. :. :. =. e. 50
Mean temperature :. :. :. :. :. :. 60
Normal temperature =. =. =. :. =. 43
Excess of temperature since Janu-
airy l.. :. =. ;. =. :. :. :. -. :. =. 1.2s
Rainfall since p. m. yesterday =. =. I
Rainfall since January / :. =. =. =. .03
Deficiency of rainfall since Janu-
airy l.. l.bo
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Il. It. Shaw & Sons. Undertakera
Green Undertaking Company

Try the Gawk for haif-tone and Inns
illustrations. Age-Heraid Building
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-10
Local Weather Data.

Birmingham, january 9, 4 p. m.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

should take turns sitting on boards between which
the clothes stretched, in order to smooth out
the wrinkles
Then there was Aloysius. He was sent across
the river day with note to chief, asking
for the loan of couple of bolts of cloth He
back with these, and remarked to me, That
is mighty strong medicine" meaning the note. 1t
would have cost Aoysus many hard days work
to earn that cloth.
Next day, after much thinking, he asked me if
he could have scrap of old newspaper which he
found in the kitchen. Of course gave it to him.
and it was not until full month later that learned
its destiny Carefully folding the precious sheet
Aoysus took canoe and padded up the giant
stream to village eight miles away, where he
called the chief presented the scrap of old news
paper and told him it an extra strong n,mkdndd
from the white woman requesting three goats. OF
course that head man entirely bewildered know
ing nothing of mukdndas; but my doughty Aloysius
got his three goats, and Herewith gave magnificent
feast to some friends the river who envied
his affuence as the white woman's servitor.
One great curse of the housekeeper in Central
Africa is the amazingly destructive white ant Any
thing not made of sheet iron cannot last long. My
boxes and furniture, after few months of wear,
gradually show the telltale holes and in year
completely riddled by these boring creatures.
Then if one tries to start little farmyard, whose
live stock consists mainly of wretched goats, along
comes leopard in the night and sweeps off the
pick of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

in disgust, not needing his reduction in price to
tiny goatlet.
AS return from market often wish my sisters
at home could the caravan. In front walks my
head girl, Jennie Walla, with huge basket of
purchases on her head, together with my drugs and
instruments, without which | hardly ever venture
outside the door, My servants carry all things on
their heads except their babies, which slung
from their hips with strips of monkey skin Then
comes my mat hammock, suspended from bamboo
poles and borne by four boys. The rear is brought
UP by my gun bearers and canoe men; the former
never leaving from their hands for moment my
trusty .45o elephant rifle and the .3o5 magazine
For pets l have baby lions or it may be faith
erless and absurdly diminutive elephant and in
stead of going to theater the cannbals come and
dance in compound almost every night.
We and our home-such it is-are utterly at
their mercy; but they know that at least can at
will trace up elephant spoor, and with one shot from
the marvellous .4so bring down fve-ton tusker
which will provide them and theirs with an indescrb-
able orgy lasting for many days.
For six months l have been able to get a
new relay of excellent servants, chiefly owing to
the fendish cruelty practised by the Belgians in
the Upper Kongo These men have unscrupulously
set tribe against tribe with the result that all the
old horrors of cannibaism and slavery are in full
swing from Bangala to Manyemaand.
One of my girls one of eighteen wives of a
chief on the Mobangi River, who was killed in a
raid by rubber hunting tribe actuated by the Bel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

women who went there from the West Indies on
Morgans ship.
The blood of the Islanders is the blood of English
earo ana put M.n shas Oh ee
this iset-a thousand human beings who have de-
generated in mind until the majority of them
little better than beasts. Murder is common theft
is not a crime; marriage is unknown. Only the
fear of stronger keeps many man from taking
life for triae. The women prolific cause for
crime. If one is more attractive than of the
rest, in the desire to possess her 1t is common
occurrence for the rivals to fight until only
remains alive and it is the law of the island that
she goes with the survivor until he tires of her
she leaves him for some more favored.
Most of the cocoanutS traded for othng,
liquor firearms, knives and trnkets. After
vessel has loaded and departed, for days the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21

CAILING upon that almost unknown sea
~ which GIBBS and flows upon the Mosquito
Coast, the line of the horizon is broken by
two faint points AS the vessel approaches
nearer strange sight meets the vision The
points have become two jaws looming against
the clearness of the sky and water 1t is if
an enormous mouth had been suddenly thrust
out of the sea with dstended jaws pointed sky
ward
Truly the sight is uncanny, but the Jaws mark
an uncanny spot in the Caribbean. Once these
waters were not so deserted by Upon
their bosom passed stately galleons, the plate
ships loaded with treasure from the new Spain.
When their Captains those black jaws they
may have said an Are as, altering their course,
they sailed away from them, for this bit of
drv spot in the ocean was then known, as it is
to-day, pirate island.
Old Providence, as the map maker calls it. is
in truth dot on the waters. Not over four
miles from end to end in its longest direction
and half as much in width, good walker
encircle it by the little coast path the natives
call highway in half day. The human beings
who call it home are confined to it's outer edge,
for the submarine volcano which at some time
in the past ages gave birth to Old Providence in
one of its COMMISSIONS topped it off with minia-
ture mountain range stretching above the CEN
ter of the island. 1t is of these mountains
that forms the black gaping jaws so plainly seen
long before the graceful Cocoanut palms marking
the shore line are visible. In whimsical dis
play of its power. the volcano cut great wedge
in one of the peaks-a wedge fully hundred
feet across at the top and tapering to a score or
so at the bottom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-21
An Isolated Country

TODAY as centuries ago. Old Providence is
i tiny country to itself. Far of the modern
ocean highway. in of the least frequented
parts of the Caribbean the steamship sailing
ship has no occasion to pass near it unless driven
there by storm. There is post office, for the
reason that there is mail service. True, it is
claimed by some country, just every point
that sticks out of the sea is claimed. Colombia
calls Old Providence part of its Republic; but
not lives upon it to act as Governor,
Judge, even agent So its people kill steal,
and commit other crimes utterly regardless of anv
authority force and the little influence of the
solitary white who has cast his lot among them
St. GATHERINGS, it mockingy called in the
old days, the stronghold of Henry Morgan.
For nearly two hundred and fifty years the blood of
his followers has flowed in the veins of its people;
but before the freebooters sailed into its harbor the
Spanish Governor of Costa Rica had made it an
island prison for criminals he thought too danger
to keep on the mainland. When Morgan de-
feated the garrison he placed guards his cap
ttveS hundred of these convicts, released their
promise to join his band-literaly human dregs of
New Spain. Again the Spaniards captured the ISL
and and turned it into penal colony until Morgan S
flag raised above it in 1870 and the struggle for
its possession ended Since then most of those who
have lived upon it have been descendants of the
white outlaws, their convict allies, and the black