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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
CHIEF W|ER MAKES
HIS ANNUAL REPORT
10,59i Arrests Were Made
Last Year
THE GAMBLING CRUSADE
December Report a Most Interesting
Document-"Plstol Totina" ls In
creasine-5Iack Men Cruel
to Anlmals-The Drunks.
THE GAMBLING CRUSADE

The official report of the police de-
partment for tho year 1906 was completed
yesterday morning. and was signed an
hour later by Chief William E. Wier.
AS compared with the report OF 1905
the statement of the year just closed is
most interesting The total number of
arrests last year exceeded the total num-
Der of the year previous by 1885, While this
is true, the number of arrests for felo
MES was 265 fewer than in 1905, the per-
centage of convictions for these offenses,
however, being considerably greater last
year. This Is supposed to have resulted
from the orders of the chief made at
the beginning of last year that the offi-
GERS should make only arrests in which
probable convictions would follow.
According to the opinion of the police
officers, the 1876 increase in tho number
of arrests OF last year represent those
persons who were charged with gambling,
and the numerous Migrants that have
been corralled. The number of arrests
for gambling last year will approximate
1000
Another interesting feature of the year.
ly report is that while the arrests last
year were S96 more numerous than those
of the preceding year. the receipts from
tho police court and the warden's office
exceed those of the previous year by
$6sss. 25 The officers in 1906 recovered about
$4,000 worth of stolen property more thar
they did last year.
The report is as follows:
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02

Section allows and provides for the
appointment of additional assistance In
any or all the office swhen the duties or
the exigencies require. The board of rev.
enue shall have the power to appoint the
assistants and fix their salaries.
Section 8 empowers the judges of the
supreme court to appoint not more than
two deputies at a salary of $40 month
each when the occasion requires.
Section 10 provides that all county Of
ficials and clerks and registers shall give
bend to be fixed and approved by the
Judge Of the circuit court requiring said
officer to account for all fees, emolu-
ments, commissions an allowances re-
ceived by virtue Of their offices.
Section II provides that the clerk of the
supreme court give bond, with conditions
similar to county officers.
Section II provides for the punishment
of any officer who shall willfully evade
the spirit or letter of this law or who
shall make false report by declaring
such act a felony punishable by fine
of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000
and imprisonment in the penitentary for
not less than ono nor more than five
years.
Section 10 provides that the enumera-
ton of the population shall be according
to the next federal census.
Section IA requires that all officers shall
keep we'll bound book in his office to
record all fees provided for in the act
Section Is provides that the act shall
take effect from and.after the expiration
of the present terms of the officers enum-
Grated in said act.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Local Weather Data.
RAILROAD WORLD.

VIII ]. Hughes, who has been fuel agent
of the Southern railway in Birmingham
for the past eight years, has rendered
his resignation to become local mana
ger of the coal company of which J. B.
Kavanaugh, of Chicago is the head.
The resignation is effective on January
10 and at that time Mr.. Hughes will
open an office for the coal company here.
The company, of which R. A. Dugan.
formerly assistant general manager of
the Southern is general manager, has
some coal properties in Walker county,
which will be improved and operated
Beside Mr.. Kavanaugh there are sew
eral other prominent men who own an in
terest in the company, which is consid-
cred a very strong one. The properties
in Alabama are of considerable size and
the company anticipates getting a large
output
e. Schryver general freight agent of
the Alabama Great Southern railroad,
will arrive in Birmingham today to take
charge of the office. He succeeds l..
Sewer, second vice president and traffic
manager of the Seaboard.
Yesterday was colonists day with the
railroads and there was considerable ira
vel to the west All the railroads il
ssthis section with lines to Texas and the
territories sold tickets at special rates,
and extra equipment was carried on
several of the trains out of here on the
Alabama Great Southern, the Frisco and
the Louisville and Nashville.
Railroad men are "huggng'' their home
towns this week. Many of them have
not yet received their annual passes for
1907, and they are unable to travel
until they receive them 1t generally
requires week or two for the rail-
roads to get out their annual passes
TO their own employees and the employees
of other roads who are entitled to them.
At 1901 o'clock yesterday morning free
passes, so far as persons outside Of
railroads are concerned, ceased to exist
The clause of the Hepburn rate law regu-
lating the pass proposition went into
effect at that time, and there's many
a man paying railroad fare today who
has not paid 1t in many long day.
The railroad companies are going to
live up to the letter of the law, according
to their own statements, and there is
every evidence that they are carrying
out the law. People who used only to
wish for a pass and it was there's can
get but pleasant smile now. The poor
tired pass clerks in the railroad offices
are having recess.
AS an evidence of the determination of
the railroads to carry out this law. w.
A. Garrett first vice president of the
6eaboard, stated Monday night that he
would not ride any one, not an employe
Of railroad, in his private car after
201 yesterday morning.
He said no matter who the person
was he could not invite him to ride on
his car unless he had railroad business
to transact with them.
The law goes so far that today, Mrs.
Samuel Spencer, widow of the late presi-
dent of the Southern railway, cannot ride
on a pass oyer that system, and Mrs.
Cassett cannot ride on a pass over the
Pennsylvania, 1t has been the rule of
number of railroads to issue a pass
good for life to the widows of deceased
presidents, but none of these passes arc
valid under the new law.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
December Report.

The report of the chief for the month
of December was completed simultaneous
" with the annual report. In December.
as stated above. 924 arrests were made.
OF the total arrests, 22l men and wo-
men were arrested on charges of being
drunk or that number 1853 were white
men and nine were white women. Nine
negro women were arrested for being
drunk. and only fifty negro men. This
total number includes the harvest from
the Christmas celebrations Another echo
from the Christmas celebration was the
item showing that 20 arrests were made
for shooting fireworks.
or gamblers, the police in December
arrested AZ, there being an even division
among the colors. Two negroes were ar
rested for murder. There were nineteen
arrests for burglary and grand larceny.
of which only one was a white man.
An unusual feature of the December
report is the number of arrests made on
charges Of carrying concealed weapons.
In all, forty arrests were made. Twenty
seven OF that number were negro men.
and ten white men. One white woman
was arrested for this offense, and two
negro women.
Another interesting feature OF the re-
port IS the fact that nine men were ar
rested for cruelty TO animals all OF whom
were negroes The officers state that
II Is generally the negro man who IL
arrested for this offense.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
SEEKS TO PLACE ALL COUNTY
OFFICIALS ON A SALARY BASIS
w. P. G. HARDING NAMES
WASHINGTON DELEGATION

The following gentlemen have been ap-
Washington the last of this week to work
in the interest of Birmingham for the
location of the new sub-treasury:
Ex-Gov. Joseph f. Johnston, chairman
E. W. Barrett of Birmingham: G. W.
Pratt of Pell City; Charles J. Allison
and Wilson R. Brown of Birmingham,
and Col. e. L. Russell of Mobile.
The delegation was announced yester-
day by Chairman W. p. G. Harding of
the campaign committee, who was given
authority TO make the appointments at
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
HUMOR And PATHOS
WILL Be PROVIDED
LYcEUM LECTURE TOMORROW
NIGHT BY n. w. SEARS IN HIGH
SCHOOL AUDITORIUM PROMISES
TO BE INTERESTING.

Tomorrow night in the High school
auditorium Dr. w. III. Sears will deliver
a lecture in connection with the lyceum
course. The lecturer has several sub
jects, but It is probable that his choice
for tomorrow night will be More Taffy
and Less Epitaphy."
In criticising this lecture the press
speaks of 1t as zone that should bring
immortality to DR.. Sears. being an ideal
address by an ideal man." Leading plat
form men are unanimous in their praises
of the lecture and recommend it as a sure
cure for the blues, while exposing and
ridiculing the follies and errors of the
present day.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02

the meeting of the committee few days
ago.
The delegation will go to Washington
the last of the week and will remain over
next Monday when the location of the
new sub-treasury will be decided by a
vote of the congressional delegations from
the southeastern states interested
All the gentlemen selected on the COM
mittee have notified Mr.. Harding that
they will accompany the delegation and
it is believed by those interested that
they will be able to secure the sub-treas-
ury for this city.
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Cuts Throat With Two Razors.

Decatur, Ill, January 1.-Elmer McClel-
land. joint railroad rate inspector and
the son of II. r. McClelland, a wealthy
resident of Newark. O., committed suicide
today by cutting his throat with two
razors. The tragedy was discovered
through the Intellectual attempts OF the
mail carrier, with New. Years greetings
from Mcclellands mother and sister, to
get an answer to repeated knocks on the
door. McCleland was prominent MEM
Der Of several secret societies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Further Provisions.


1t is also provided in this section that
in no case shall the amount received by
said officer in payment of his salary,
or that of his own and his assistants.
exceed the amount paid by him into the
county treasury; and IN case 1t falls
below the stipulated salary, the deficiency
may be drawn from any evcess received
or collected during and preceding or sue
ceeding quarter during that year.
Section provides that the clerk of the
supreme court shall receive a salary of
$4,000 per annum, payable quarterly out
of the state treasury.
Section provides that all fees, commits
sions, allowances or emoluments that are
now or may hereafter be receivable in the
offices shall become the property of the
respective counties wherein the same are
collected. and shall be paid into the treas
ury OF the said counties.
Section provides that all fees, COM
missions, emoluments and allowances now
or hereafter receivable by the clerk of
the supreme court shall become the prop
erty of the state and shall be paid into
tn state treasury.
Seton 6 requires each officer mentioned
in section 4 to MALE under oath and file
with the board ofsy,i,venue on the last day
of each quarter Elfitemized statement OF
all fees. commi4k is, emoluments or al
lowances paid y SHhis office or to his
deputies during hls sssuarter, and to pay
into the treasury a4SA amounts shown
by the exhibits. MN
Section requires tn, The clerk of the
supreme court sAall md sinilar returns
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Membership Committee.

Hin Ferguson, chairman of the menu
bership committee of the Commercial
club, has called meeting of the COM
mittee for tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock at the club rooms A campaign
will be inaugurated to swell the mem
bership Of the organization to 1000, If
possible.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
PROMINENT LABOR MAN DIES.
William Harnett Has Fractured Skull
Son Arrested.

skull caused the death OF William Har-
nett, the well known labor man. who
was found dead at his home here yes
terday under suspicious circumstances
His son. William j. Harnett, was taken
into custody.
DR.. Mcdonald. who performed the au-
topsy. suggested that the wounds could
have been inflicted by blow from a
fist with a ring or brass knuckles. The
wounds included deep cut over the
left eye and a fractured nose.
The younger Hartnett is walking dele
gate for the Masons' Assistants union. He
claims his fathers death was undoubtedly
the result of fall
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
ACCOMMODATION COMMITTEE.
Robert Jemison, Jr., Calls a Meeting
for This Afternoon.

Robert Jemison, Jr., president of the
Commercial club. has called a meeting of
the committee appointed a few days ago
to arrange accommodations for the dele
gates and visitors to the Cotton con-
vention for this afternoon at O'Clock
Following is the committee: DIR. j. H.
Phillips, T. H. Motion. J. B. Gibson. John
L. Parker, c. w. Ufford, Kinds Peevy,
F. M. Jackson, the Rev. s. L. Dobbs.
r. NJ Bradley, C. M. Brown, A. w. Nell
son and Hill Ferguson.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
M'DANlEL WOUNDED.
States That HshwayVen Assaulted
Him With Knives.

c. D. Mcdaniel. All employe of the Rob-
inson Mining company was picked up
yesterday morning in the vicinity of
Twenty-sixth street and Avenue by Of
ficer Tom Williams. The man was serious
ly wounded and had bled profusely from
knife wounds. He was sent to'a hospital
In Shaws ambulance.
Mr.. Mcdaniel stated TO the officer that
two negroes had attacked him and had
robbed him of small amount of money.
He stated, too that he had drawn his
knife and wounded one of the negroes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
THE WEATHER

Washington, January forecast for
Alabama-Rain Wednesday; Thursday
colder and partly cloudy; fresh south
winds. shifting to west
Mississippi Rain Wednesday; Thurs
day fair, colder fresh south winds, shift
Ing to northwest.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Substance of the Bill.

Mr.. Kings bill proposes to provide for
and regulate the salaries of probate
judges, sheriffs, clerks of courts and
county officers, and the disposition of the
fees of their offices.
In the first section of the bill 1t is
provided that all the officers named in the
introduction shall be deprived of all the
fees, commissions or emoluments that
shall hereafter accrue to their respec-
tive offices, and that, in lieu thereof,
they shall be compensated for their duties
by a fixed salary.
Section number 2 provides that the sal
aries shall be paid at the end of each
quarter out of the county treasury upon
warrants drawn by the board of revenue.
The salaries will be graduated upon a
scale based upon the population of the
county.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Colonel John Talks.

Col. Sam Will John, representatve-elect.
said: II am in favor of putting all coun-
ty officers and clerks of the courts on
salaries / was the first to advocate the
salary system for solicitors and everyone
acknowledges how much better 1t is than
the old fes system. / have not read Mr..
Kings bill, nit judging from the inter-
view published in Sundays Age-Herald,
1 am inclined to think the measure a
good one. / cannot promise to support a
bill until | have read and considered It,
but / am thoroughly In favor of the
principle which IL advocates"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
The report is as follows;


Total :. S3s56O.24 SIG, 405. "A Ss7 $50 1881
The total number of arrests in 1905 was
o, 7e5, $50 of that total being charged with
felonies OF the latter number only 24S
wore convicted. The stolen property re-
covered in 1905 amounted to $3o,72S17, and
the amount received from the police court
and the warden's office was s3, 10.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02

Governor-elect B. B. Conner said yes
terday, in discussing Mr. Kings interview
on fee legislation, said: II have read it
with much interest and want to compli-
ment Mr.. King on the effort he promises
to make In correcting some OF the evils
that may possibly exist in some of the
branches of our state and county gov
eminent.
According to what Mr.. King has to say
about the fee system as 1t now exists in
this state there is evidently some room
for reform, and ] am glad that he will
bring the matter to he attention of the
legislature. The agitation should certainly
result in some good
Possibly the fee system was the best
that could be devised at the time Ii was
adopted, but It Is very probable that we
have ougrown 1t in some counties OF the
state, and should adopt some other plan
more in keeping with the needs of the
times and better suited to present condl>
tons"
HaIey's Views.
Representative-elect T.. J. Haley: Il
have read the Jere G. King interview on
his proposed fee system legislation, and
will say that am impressed with the
Importance of the measure. The present
system by which several Of our county
officials in the state are paid with fees
IL perhaps unjust. and unequal and should
be remedied.
~.,-.-- my present understanding of the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02

Hoods Sarsaparilla ensures good diges~
ton and strength to the vital organs. ms
sist upon Hoods.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02

Try the cawk for f1alf-tone and IIng
Illustrations. Ape-HeraId Building
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Would Not Talk.

Representative w. T.. Urquhart asked
to be excused from discussing Mr. King S
measure He said he had not read the bill
and for that reason would not be quoted.
Senator N. l.. Miller declined to
discuss Mr.. Kings proposed bill
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
J. T. Glover.

Represen tative-elect J. T. Glover: II ia
vor the general scheme or outline of Mr.
Kings bill. | have studied the measure.
There are certain details in the bill that
might be remedied, in fact, which will
have to be remedied, but the general out
line is right"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02

matter, I am in favor of placing county
officials on salaries and eliminate the fee
system altogether"
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Member-elect DR.. r. F. Lovelady said:
although | have not read Mr.. King
bill, as a general question | am in favor
of placing the county officials on a salary
basis, and abolishing the fee system alto
gether. In Jefferson county It is undoubt-
eddy badly needed, while the system, as
Mr.. King outlines it, will work no hard
ships on any Of the other counties in the
state.
'Of course, there may come up some
trivial points of objection by other coun-
ties, which may be righted by amend
ments, but I ain heartily In favor of the
idea and have long seen the need in our
county | will vote for the bill"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
DR.. M. c. RagsdaIe.

Member-elect DR.. NJ. G. Ragsdale said:
"The King measure meets with my ap-
edly receive mi vote. King has figured
out a plan fitting every county in the
state, and 1t will surely have wide sup
port The fee syste mhas long ago run
it's day. and was never intended for conn-
ties with population so immense as Jeffer-
son. When the bill passes it will result in
a saving to the county and will limits its
EMPLOYEES to a. reasonable remuneration
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Regarding Assistants.

and pay into the state treasury all
amounts shown by said exhibits.
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e. Schryver. general freight agent Of
the Alabama Great Southern railroad,
will arrive in Birmingham today to take
charge of the office. He succeeds L..
Sewer, second vice president and traffic
manager of the Seaboard
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-02
Scale of Salaries.

In counties having 100000 population
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-26
STATE FAIRS.
Where They viii Be Held and
When.

State and district fairs will be
held at following points, on dates
given, during 1907. The name of the
secretary follows the date:
American Royal, Kansas City, Oct.
14-19, T. J.. Wornall; Canada, Lon.
don, Sept. GA, A. M. Hunt; Canada,
Ottawa, Sept. 1921, E. Mcmahon;
Canada, Toronto, Aug. 26-Sept. 9, DIR.
j. o. Orr; Colorado, Pueblo, Sept.
9-13, S. F. Reno; Illinois, Springfield,
Sept. 2T-Oct. S, w. c. Garrard; In
diana, Indianapolis, Sept. 9-13, Chas.
Downing; Iowa, Des Moines, Aug. 23-
80, J.. c. Simpson; Iowa, Sioux City,
Sept. TIA, F. l.. Wirick; Kansas,
Hutchinson, Sept. 1921, A. L. Spons-
Ter; Kansas, Topeka, Sept. 9-14, r. T.
Kreipe; Kentucky, Louisville, Sept.
1921, r. L. Hughes; Louisiana.
Shreveport, Oct. 5-12, w. A. Mosby;
Michigan, Detroit, Aug. 29-sept. 6,
I. Fl. Butterfield; Michigan, Grand
Rapids, Sept. 9-13, F. D. Conger;
Minnesota, Hamline, Sept. 2-6, E. w.
Randall; Missouri, Sedalia, Oct. ell,
]. r. Rippey; Nebraska, Lincoln, Aug.
30-Sept. 6, w. r. Mellor; New Hamp-
shire, Concord, Sept. 1913, Charles
B. Hoyt; New Jersey, Trenton, Sept.
30-Octo. 4, Il. M. Margerum; New
York, Syracuse, Sept. Ola, 8. g.
Sheyer, Albany; North CarolirN, Ra.
leigh. Oct. 14-19, Jos. e. Pogue;
Ohio, Columbus, Sept. 2-6, T. L. Cal
vert; Oregon, Salem, Sept. 1921, F.
Il. WEIGH; South Dakota, Huron,
Sept. 9-13, c. N. McIlvaine; Tennes-
see, Nashville, Sept. 1880, ]. w.
Russw"rm;. Texas. Dallas, Oct. 49,
Nov. 5, Sydney Smith; Washington,
North Yakima, Sept. 1928, Geo. z.
Graham; Washington, Spokane, Sept.
23-Oct. 5, Robert H.. Cosgrove; West
Virginia, Wheeling, Sept. 9-13, George
Hook; Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Sept.
Ola, John M. True; Wisconsin, La
Crosse, Sept. 1928, G. s. Van Auken.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1907-07-26

cally no opposition IN case of an anti
foreign outbreak. An organization
known as "The Secret League of
Young Korea has been formed to
combat the Japanlzation of the coun.
try.
Conservative leaders have made
strong representations to Marquis Ito
and Foreign Minister Hayashi of ia
pan, begging them not to drive the
country to extremes.
Counter to American War Talk.
. If, as is whispered in some circles,
the Korean excitement was fomented
by the Japanese government as a
means of turning the peoples atten-
ton from thoughts of war with the
United States, the matter has evident
ly gone farther than its originators
intended. A mob attacked the palace
while the great seal was being
formally placed in the hands of the
crown prince, who has now succeeded
the retiring emperor. The Japanese
police opened fire, and no one knows
how many fell before their volley.
Twenty-Five Japanese are reported
killed in the fight.
The native press prints a sensation.
al account of the reported suicide of
Prince VI at the Hague-a story as
yet unconfirmed-and rumors that the
Japanese intend to take the emperor
to Toxic at once have still further in
famed popular resentment against the
Mikado. The people regard the en-
pefOr as a martyr, and any attempt to
spirit him away will almost Certainly
result in bloodshed.