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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
OBSERVE THE COLOR
OF YOUR SUBPOENA
WITNESSES AND JURORS MAY
KNOW WHAT COURT TO Al
TEND IF THEY KNOW THE
COLOR OF THE SUMMONS.

Deputy Clerk Shapiro says that mnch
confusion would be saved if Jurors and
witnesses would notice the color of the
subpoena which is served upon them.
"All papers" says Mr. Shapiro, issuing
from the circuit court are white; all
papers issuing from the city court are
blue: the first division of the criminal
court issiies yellow papers, and the second
division issues red papers.
VERY often witnesses or jurors Will
come to court. on Monday morning, hay
ing lost or forgotten their subpoena, and
they will wander around the corridors
like stray sheep. The clerks are too busy
TO investigate their cases and they run
the risk of being fined if they fail to an
swer when called.
1.-THE action of Judge Lane in lining
Juror $50 for being late last Thursday
morning should make Jurors and wit
nesses aware of the consequences of delay
ing the court
Jurors and witnesses are required TO De
present in court at 10 o'clock on Monday
morning and at $3.50 every other MORN
ing. The same rule applies to attorneys
who have cases set for trial.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
FANCY PERFORMANCE
AT THE HIPPODROME
Miss Nellie Donegan Will Lead the
Grand Marches-Rink at East
Lake viii Soon Be Open.

Miss Nellie Donegan of Australia, who
claims the title of "skatorial queen" Of
the world will make her first appear
ance at the Hippodrome, on the corner
of Third avenue and Seventeenth street,
ON Monday. March % Miss Donegan has
appeared in nearly all of the large cities
of the east and her performances on
skates have elected the highest praise.
She comes TO Birmingham from Cncin-
natl, where she has just completed sue
cessful engagement at one of the large
Kinks in that city Miss Donegan will
lead a grand march at the Hlppodrome
every night next week, beginning at .
o'clock.
1t Is probable, although not certain, that
the Hippodrome will be open throughout
the entire summer. The opening season
has proven a successful one under the
management of Prof w. c. Mcconnell.
The rink of the Lake Como Skating
Auditorium company, at East Lake, will
be open on March 30 for the summer sea-
son, under Professor McConnell's manage
ment. Mr.. Mcconnells attention to the
rink will assure an enforcement of ali
rules and regulations. and courteous
treatment to its patrons
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
HOLY WEEK SERVICES.
Order of Devotions In the Catholic
Churches-?aulst Mission.

Holy week begins today and the services
in the Catholic churches will be multiplied
and sirgularly impressive.
Just before high mass today the palms
will be blessed and distributed to the
ithful In many of the churches the pas
sion will be read from the pulpit in Eng
fish while the celebrant at the altar reads
it in Latin.
The Paullst mission at st. Pauls Will
be resumed tonight at Z 80 O'Clock. The
topic OF the lecture will be Confession"
The subjects for the rest of the week
will be as follows: Monday night, In
vocation of the Saints; Tuesday night
"Purgatory'; Wednesday night, THE
Lords Supper; Thursday night, THE
Sacrifice of the Mass; Friday night,
Good Friday, 1.-The Crucifxion'; Sun
day night CASTER, "Why l Am Cath
Ole"
The mission masses will be at o'clock
on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, On
Maundy Thursday the last mass will be
at o'clock and Immediately following
the mass will be the procession of the
blessed sacrament.
On Friday the mass of the presanctified
of blessing the water and the lights Will
take place Saturday morning at o'clock.
Owing to the Emission in progress at St.
PaLls the tensbrae will net be sung.
At the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
the holy week services will include the
singing OF the tenebrae by the clergy
wednesday night. Thursday night and
Friday night. The Rev. Father 'Brien of
Bessemer will be the preacher Wednes-
day night the Rev Father 0'Grady of
Pratt City Thursday night and the Rev.
Fa.her Doyle of Ensley Friday night. At
the morning services Thursday, Friday
an. Saturday, the pastor, the Rev. Fa-
the Kelly will be assisted by the Rev.
Father Kitrick and the Rev. Father
Denis.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Fifteen Minutes Grace is Clip
ped Off, and Doors Must
Not Open Today
NEW LAW is EFFECTIVE
FOR EVERY BODY 0BEYS
Electricians Kept Busy, for Switches
Must Allow Lights to Be Turned
Off and On From the
Outside.
It amt - o'clock yet. is it,"

ut amt u o'clock yet. is it,
Yes. get out quick" was the reply OF
the barkeeper, as he nervously slammed
the door of the saloon
The clock in the old court house slow
ly tolled twelve long strokes.
Fifteen minutes later the all-night drug
stores were crowded with half-tipsy fell
lows. who. with meek faces said to the
soda fountain boys, "Give me root
beer" In the course of a day fifteen
short minutes is no time at all, but when
it is clipped off mans long toddy, or
disturbs his midnight cocktail, it is like
unto a day.
The recently enacted saloon law went
into effect last night, and spread con-
fusion over the whole city. At exactly
IL o'clock every door was closed, and
barkeepers with grim faces jumped on
street cars. with expressions of determi
nation to avoid the clutches of the law.
In most cases all screens were removed
from the front. and the letter of the
ordinance complied with.
A little before the hour for closing.
ladders and electricians were busy In
many OF the bars, for 1t had suddenly
struck some of the saloon keepers that
they would have to put their electric
switches on the outside, The ordinance
prohibits proprietors or any one entering
the saloons from II o'clock Saturday
night until 5 o'clock Monday morning
without a written order from the chief.
and without being accompanied by an OF
ficer in uniform.
1t will be necessary to turn off the
lights at day break, and turn them on at
night, but this cannot be done II the
switches are on the interior. Chief Wier
has decided to be lenent today on this
account, but after this he will enforce
the letter of the law
Practically Sunday liquor selling is now
entirely cut out in Birmingham. The
law is so plain. and conviction will be sc
easy that few will dare to enter their
places Instead of being forced to close
up four saloons within one month, the
council does not expect to be worried any
further. The best element Of the saloon
men is in sympathy with the law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
FLEMING JORDAN
HAS PASSED AWAY
A WELL KNOWN AND ESTEEMED
CITIZEN DIES AFTER ILLNESS
OF ABOUT SIX WEEkS-SPENT
WHOLE LIFE IN COUNTY.

Fleming Jordan. one of the oldest and
most esteemed citizens of jefferson coun-
ty, died yesterday morning at the resi-
dence of his eldest daughter, Mrs John
Il. Ware. 1921 South Twenty street,
after an illness of about six weeks.
The funeral will take place from his
daughters home this afternoon at $50
o'clock, and the interment will be In Oak
Hin cemetery. The Rev. DR. Mccoy will
conduct the services. The pallbearers will
be j. b. Cunningham. w. $. Brown. j.
T.. stiles, w. b. Leedy. f. Y. Ander-
son, James A. Allen, James McCune, Rob-
ert Terrell, A. b. Vandergrift and James
A. Going.
The deceased was born in this county
January q, 1929, and lived his entire life
in Jefferson-the last twenty-five years in
the city of Birmingham. His parents wersf
Mortimer Harvie Jordan and Lucy CIR a
Jordan. In 1853 he married Miss Julia
Sadler, who died in July, 1895. BY the
marriage the deceased had four children,
Mrs. John e. Ware and Mrs. George
Eustis, who are now living In Birming-
ham. and DR.. Thomas S. Jordan and Mrs.
Jennie Mcmillan, who died here sew
eral years ago.
A friend pays this tribute:
"Mr, Jordan was man of many sterling
qualities and could always be found on
the right side of every question touching
the best interests of the community. His
moral perceptions were keen and true. and
he ever lived up to the loftiest standard
Of good citizenship. Warm hearted, gem
erous and genial, he made friends of all
who knew him, and no man who knew
him failed to admire him. BUT his
noblest, sweetest virtues shone in tho
most sacred of all circles, the family.
Here he loved and was beloved, and the
deepest, most continuous pleasures in life
emanated from this rich source"
Mr.. Jordan was a brother of the late
DIR. Mortimer II. Jordan of this city. and
an uncle of DIR. William NJ. Jordan. lie
was a Confederate soldier, having served
under the famous raider, Gen. John II.
Morgan of Kentucky.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
OTHER DEPOSITARIES.
Governor Conner Has Now Named
Total of SO Banks in the State.

In addition to the ninety-three banks
already designated as state depositaries,
Governor Conner has named the following
First National bank, Jasper, $4,000;
Planters and Merchants bank, Union
town, $4,000; Isbell National bank, ITALIA
dega, $4,000; Bank of Mobile. Mobile, $10,-
900; East Alabama National bank, Eu-
faula, $4,000; Alexander City bank, Alex
ander City, $1,000.
Including the sums to be placed in these
banks there Is now a sum OF s1,6s0,00O on
deposit in various banks throughout the
state. About $4,000 600 is the total amount
to be placed.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
ORDINATION ADDRESS.
DR.. Evans Accepts Invitation to Speak
at Seminary.

The Rev. DR.. w. e. Evans, rector OF
the Church of the Advent has accepted
an invitation TO deliver the ordination adj
dress at the Episcopal theological semi
nary at Alexandria, Va, June 90. A
number of bishops will be present on that
occasion.
The seminary at Alexandria is one OF
the Oldest and most noted institutions of
its kind In the United States, and the
invitation to Dr. Evans to speak to a
class receiving he order Of priesthood is
regarded as a distinctive honor.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the
probate clerks office yesterday as fol-
lows:
]. NJ. Hagood of Gate City to Mrs. Lucy
Lunny.
Elias Ezekial Isbell of Leeds to Miss
Ella Lee.
Samuel Cairnes Of Blossburg to Miss
Boddie Newman.
Mark Darough of Leeds of Miss Charity
West.
Nathan Goodman of Birmingham to Miss
Ethel Marks.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Petitions In Bankruptcy.

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed In
the district court of the United States
yesterday by the following parties:
Gigson Brothers, Wylam, liabilities,
$685. .92; assets, $500
r. l.. Mcdonald. Lewisburg, liabilities
sos; assets none.
A. W. Barnes Carbon Hill, liabilities,
s1194n; assets. $685.
I'D Blackburn, Ensley, liabilities, 1888;
assets. 800
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
intercollegiate Chess Match.

New York, March 23.-The seventh
Intercollegiate chess match by cable
today between the American UNIVERSE
ties-Columbia, Harvard and Yale
and the British universties-Oxford
and CONTRADICTION the Isaac L. Rice
trophy, resulted in a draw, each side
winning two games, the other two
games being drawn.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

is a splendid Spring medicine. 1t In
vigorates and renews the entire sys-
tenn and thus creates General Debility,
Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Costfveness,
Colds and Grippe. We guarantee its
purity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
TO THE WORKING MEN
OF BIRMINGHAM.

Notice has been received by
Secretary Jas. Powell, of Local
"a, International Stovemount-
ers' Union, from Belleville,
Ill, that a labor agent is en-
route to Birmingham to secure
laborers to break up a strike
in that place. This is to put
you on notice.
JAS. POWELL,
w. WELSH,
Committee.
Fresh Little Neck CLANS
1.-THE Sub Way"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Bush Asked for Statement.

Col. T. G. Bush was asked last night
if he had any reply to make to Governor
Corners reference to his recent remarks
at the Finley banquet. Colonel Bush
states he had just read the governors in
terview and was not prepared to make
statement until he had gone over the mat
ter more carefully.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
FEEL WEARY
AND ALL RUN DOWN.

Then get bottle of the Bitters from
your Druggist, Grocer or General
Dealer and let it clean out all Impuri-
ties collected in your system during
the winter months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
THINKS SKYSCRAPER
IS ONLY SOLUTION
Offices to Be Built in Court
House Basement
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE
Job Going Discusses Projects contem.
plated, But Believes Big Building
Is Best Way Out of the
Dilemma.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

"In my opinion" said Job Going, county
commissioner, last night, the people of
Jefferson county will demand ten-story
addition to the court house. Not only
is such the case, but the conditions re-
quire it, and we will come to it sooner or
later.
The board is still considering several
plans ana has not yet come to any
definite conclusions. Undoubtedly the
time has come to act as both court and
jail facilities are not half adequate In
my opinion the ten-story proposition is
the most feasible. as it will provide for
many years.
AT our last meeting we had Mr.. Wes-
ton. an architect. before US, and he adj
vised us to go slow in the matter He
believed the building of a ten-story struc-
ture practical, and said it could be so
constructed as to allow putting on any
number OF stories later.
Turn Basement Into Court Room.
Several members of the board think it
would be better to have all of the base
ment of the old building opened up and
turned into court rooms. Two such rooms
have almost been completed on the east
ern side, and the others would be directly
under Judge Coleman's and the tax asses
sor's offices. This could be done for $4,000,
and would provide sufficient room for Il
number OF years. If such a plan were
adopted we would be forced to put three
stories ON top of the old big rock Jail as
at present it is badly crowded and in the
summer it would be unsanitary.
II was impressed by the statement of
DIR. Bragg. the state prison inspector, to
the effect that such places breed corr
sumption and often cause fatalities. This
condition will have to be remeded.
Entrances From Street.
Should the rooms in the basement of
the court house be fitted up, entrances
would be made under the stone steps OF
the Twenty-first street entrance and tn
whole basement would be brightly lighted
and conveniently arranged. Even it, at
a later date. we decided to erect the large
building, this money would not be wasted
as the rooms in the basement could be
| used for any purpose
ION the other hand. however, the Short
building, and l believe the board will
decide upon IT during the next few weeks.
If so. an election would be ordered to
give us authority to issue bonds, and in
two years the building would be ready
| for USE
Bessemer Is Aetated.
Senator Nat L. Miller said YESTERDAY
that parties in Bessemer have approached
him asking that he get bill enacted by
the legislature that would allow a coui
house to be erected in Bessemer, and By
so doing give the board of revenue au-
thority to issue $780, 900 in bonds extra in
order that Bessemer may also be accom-
modated.
Bessemer has been after Il court house
for some time, and claims that If the
county spends $500. 900 in Birmingham, her
needs should also be attended to.
Everything seems TO be merely under
discussion, but all the talk may be ex-
pected to develop into something definite
before many days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
THE WEATHER

Washington, March &.-Forecast for
Alabama: Fair Sunday and Monday; con-
tinued warm, fresh southwest winds.
Mississippi: Fair Sunday and Monday,
light to fresh south winds.
Local Weather Data.
Birmingham, March %, p. M
Maximum temperature ............. So
Minimum temperature ....... .......... 30
Mean temperature ........ .............. 10
Normal temperature =. 81
Excess of temperature since Janu-
airy $500. ...... ................... 1io
Rainfall since 4 p. m. yesterday %
Rainfall since January l ............lo.4 ~
arv .................. AS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
PERSONALS.

Homer Hesterly, on whom an operation
was performed Friday, is rapidly recover
mig. LA j. at st. Vincent's hospital.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
PtoprietOIs Agree TO Close Up
Sky Migrants We're Round
ed Up Last Night
CHIEF AND SHERIFF ARE
WORKING FOR SAME END
Armed With Warrants They Placed
Under Arrest Last Night Every
Man Found on the Streets
Known as a Gambler.

Tt is believed the death knell of gam
bling was sounded in Birmingham last
night. The proprietors of all of the best
known places got together during the
evening and agreed to close up shop for
good at midnight They nave evidently
given up the fight and will move their
paraphernalia elsewhere
The city and county administration,
however. did not choose to wait until
midnight for the devotees to quit bust
ness, They got busy early in the even
ing.
With county and city officers grabbing
at their coat tails the Migrants and pro-
fessional gamblers were given merry
chase all evening. From o'clock until
u the race continued. Men could be seen
lodging behind buildings and seeking all
kinds of hiding places. The hawks were
in the chicken yard, and all the fowls
hunted cover.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

An extra nice Shetland pony,
absolutely gentle and sound,
will be sold at Fies & Sons big
auction sale, Tuesday, March
26th.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Swept Up Sixty.

Sweeping around with their cleanup
brooms the chief and sheriff carried the
dust and trash before them The broom
handle WIS made up of many stout Of
ficers, While the new vagrant law formed
the brush. When the captlves had been
collected in the dust pan, they We're found
to number sixty in all.
This was not like an ordinary raid. The
officers were provided with warrants.
sworn out by various parties, both be-
fore city and county courts. According
to agreement Colonel Higdon made a
roundup of the negroes, while Chief Wler
directed his special officers to the white
sections.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Armed With Warrants.

NiifiSd I'LL w a.
Plain Clothes Policemen Smith. Street.
Parker and Nation, armed with the neces-
sary warrants, patrolled the main busi-
ness streets and served their papers on
the guilty parties. Fourteen were cap
tured in this manner These were
marched To the city Jail, and soon the
rumor was around. While there We're
warrants for three times as many the
others made their escape.
Among the number of those arrested
We're several hardened gamblers. who
have been arrested on gaming charges
time and again. They were picked up Off
the main streets and some made the bond,
which was set at 500.
Scattered Over the City.
For the county. thirteen deputies were
scattered In every negro quarter of the
city. They were lead by Chief Lucien
Brown, and consisted of Allen, Jack
Brown, Lee Higdon. Jr.. courson, Wilson,
Wise, Ilinnemar, MatloclS, Riddle, Curl,
Gaddix and Hilton.
They started in the BuZzard Roost,
looped around through the red light dis
trict, on down toward the rolling mill
and back ON Second and Third avenues
between Thirteenth and Seventeenth
streets.
Squad by squad the victims were
marched and ushered into big rock"
When the count was made they numbered
fifty. All of them were negroes, some
women, some men,
All of them will find themselves up
against a much harder proposition than
previously. Under the new vagrancy law
they will be forced to bear the burden Of
proof, and must show why they are not
at work.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
Leaves a Note.

All of his clothes were on the per-
son, and in one pocket the following note
was d;sCouaraJ.
The Monticellonian., 1907-01-10
The Natural Results.

About the only men who learn q trade any more are those who are sent to the penitenfiary. The country is being imposed upon more and more every year by men who have not mastered the frade W whieh they claim to understand. As soon as a young man can distln- guish the difference between t hand saw and i jack plane he is q "ear- peuter. If he can tell mortar from pancake batter. he q plasterer. If he can pick paint brush out of d pile where half of the bunch are whisk brooms. he hangs up his sign as a painter. Ii he can screw the lid on fruit ar so it won't leak, he is | plumber. If he can tell the difference between shoot ing stick and I job stick. he is q printer, qualified to travel and re. eieve wages as such. Lawyers and doctors are obliged to pass exami- nations Tn their profession before they are permitted to engage in their workout the public Is inn posed upon by so-called carpenters. painters, plumbers, printers. who never learn d trade imposed upon by men who "butt in8 in t trade. 4 business or profession which they do not understand and have not fitted themselves for.-Manko- to Advocate.
 All of which has considerable truth in it. But there is another side 10 be considered. If there was not Il demand for the labor of these people as skilled workmen they would not set themselves up as finished merchanics until they had mastered thclr respective trades.
 There are not carpenters enough to do the building demanded, and so every mau who can drive nail sets himself up as earpenter-un- less he adopts some other trade. The same thing is true in all other trades. Skilled labor IS scarce. and the people fall back on to that which is only partly skilled. The old law of supply and demand has not yet been repealed in the labor world.-Topeka State Journal.
The Monticellonian., 1907-01-10
A Subject for Thought.

Above all. the widespread and solicitous discussion of the speech i delivered by Secretary Root at the New ork dinner of the Pennsyl- vania Society should help thought iui citizens soon to make up their minds as to whether 1t would be wise or safe to continue ten dency 10 the concentration of political functions in the central Government and to the gradual
 eiiacement of State rights, county rights and municipal rights which are essential to the bracing exercise of the habit of self-government,
 without which political liberty is
 delusion. We see the delusion
 exemplihed in France and in some Lttin American Republics. where
 not only the prefects of depart ments. corresponding to our Gov ernment of States. but sometimes even the Mayors of cities and com munes are appointed by the nation al executive. On the score of prompt and efficient action in an emergency, something may be said for d unified as opposed to q Federal Republic, but the former type of policy is fatal to the prac- tice of local self-rule, which has made Englishmen and Americans what they are New York Sun.
The Monticellonian., 1907-01-10
In Praise of Cha m berl laip's Cough
 Remedy.

There k no other medicine manufactured that has received so much praise and SD many expres- sious of gratitude as Chamberluins Copgh Remedy. Ii is effective, and prompt relief follows its use Grateful parents everywhere do not hesitate ta testify to its merits for the benefit Of others. II is n certain cure for cronp and will prevent the attnck If given st the first appearance of the disease It is especially adapted to child ren as it is pleasant to take and contains nothing injurious. Mr. E. A. Humphreys, T well known resident and clerk in the store nt Mir. F. Lock, ot Alice, Cape Colony, South Africa, says: II have used Chamberlain Coae h Remedy To ward eff cfoup and colds m my family 1 found it to be very satisfactory and it gives me pleas ure to recommend il !" For sale by Vance Bordeaux.