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The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
RANCH OWNER TALKS
 ABOUT BIRMINGHAM
WASHINGTON STATE RESIDENT THINKS A GREAT FIRE WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE HERE BECAUSE OF BROAD STREETS.

A. E. Lovett ranch owner Tn Wash ington state. and president of the Nevada Esmeralda Exploration company. is in Birmingham for several weeks He Is here in the interest of the mining com pany of which he is president. The mines are located In Nevada, on Walker lake. Indian reservation. MT. Lovett started out to visit several of the big cities In order to interest capitalists in the mines, he said
 q decided to visit Birmingham first of all, for 1t Is wonderful how many min Ing men are here in Birmingham, and what vast amount of mining stock Is held by Birmingham men. After spend ing two or three weeks here 1 intend to go on to New York and Boston.
 Birmingham is very much like the eastern cities. l am very much impressed with it's broad streets. With such streets it is almost impossible for you to have a great city fire.
 q have already made trips to Ensley East Lake and Gate City. The plant ot the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company, located at Ensley, is a great SutelpIlSts
 "The open hearth rails made by this plant are the best made In the country. Not long since Hartman placed an order with the company for several hundred thousand rails.
 T am told that you can make rails here, ship them to Pittsburg and then un- dersell the manufacturers there. I be- lieve this is true, for here you have your ore right at your hand, while the rails made in Pittsburg are manufactured from ore mined in Michigan.
 T believe it will be wise policy for your city 10 pass the Greater Birming- ham bill. Such a step will greatly en- nance the importance of the city of Bir mingham in the eyes of the outside world. All the other large cities are now pur- suing this policy. New York and Chicago have in very recent years drawn their suburbs within their city limits. Br- mingham has room and resources to make a great city, for this is practicaIiy new country In undeveloped opportunities"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
MUST BEGIN WEED
 CUTTING EARLY
Sanitary Officers Ask Assistance of Property Owners in Keeping
 City Clean.

Sanitary Inspector Burson has served warning on the property owners that now is the time to begin cleaning and clean ing and cleaning. He says that If tine weeds will be kept down from the start it will require much less expense than 70 have to cut down great high trees next fall with an axe.
 This will also reduce the chance of dis ease during the earlier months and keep the city in a more beautiful condition. The time will come when the city will demand that weeds be cut, but they should be kept trimmed all summer.
 Street Commissioner McCartin requests that the citizens aid his department in re- porting dtches and gulleys on the streets The recent rainstorms have gullled sev- eral of the best gravel streets, and If anyone will drop a postal to the city do- pertinent the place will be fixed immedl- ately. Plumbers are also to be forced to fill up their ditches carefully and viola tions of this rule should be reported.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
HEALTHY SCHOOLMA'AM Found Out How to Feed Herself.

Many school teachers. at the end of their years work, feel thoroughly ex- hausted and worn out, physically and mentally. The demand upon the nerves and brain of a teacher is unusual and unless they are well fed and fed upon properly selected food, 1t Is natural that they should run down.
 A little woman teacher in Mich, who has been teaching regularly for a number of years, has always found herself thor oughly exhausted at the end of the ses- sion, until within the last year, she has made use Of GrapeNuts food with the result that she closed the year as a robust, healthy, strong, vigorous woman, having gained in weight from 90 pounds to 126; her nerves strong, face bright and cheery, and really a wonder to all her friends, who constantly comment on her color and strength. She knows exactly to what the change is attributed, for in the years past. living on ordinary food, she has almost broken down before the school year closed. whereas since using Grape-Nuts this change has been brought about; evidence prima facie Of the value of Grape-Nuts food for rebuilding the brain and nerve centres. There's a Rea- son." Read The Road to Melville" in pkgs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Business in the courts yesterday was confined to the finishing of cases already on trial and carried over from Friday.
 In Judge Coleman's division of the cir cult court the case of J. w. Raney vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany resulted in q verdict for the plain tiff for s616
 In Judge Lanes division of the circuit court a verdict for s5O0.25 vas returned in the case of Jesse Howard vs. Western Onion Telegraph company.
 In the first division of the criminal court the case of Jim Quinn white, charged with murder. was given to the jury about Il o'clock. Up to late hour last night no verdict had been reached and the indications point to mstrial.
 Assistant Register in Chancery Henry ". Morschheimer has been absent from his desk for the past few days through illness. He is expected to be able to resume his duties tomorrow morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
WITNESS IS GONE;
 MUST STAY IN JAIL
UNIQUE CASE AT COUNTY JAIL IS BROUGHT TO LlGHT-CHARGED WITH GETTING MONEY ON FALSE PRETENSE.

A peculiar case has been brought to light at the county jail A man, whose crime is obtaining money under false pre- tenses,' will be compelled to remain in prison for one year because the one wit ness against his has sailed for Europe, to be gone year.
 The prisoner is in poor health, and this fact has excited the sympathy of several altruistic persons in the city, who have interested themselves in his behalf They wish to get him removed to the state pen itentiary, where the conditions are more sanitary than in the county jail. To ac- complish this however, 1t is necessary that he plead. guilty at once before the judge, and thus have his sentence fixed now. Although he has confessed his guilt in writing, he is unwilling to plead guilty. He bases his refusal on the belief that the state of Alabama will not prosecute him, because his crime did not involve a monetary loss to the state.
 The history of the case in brief is as follows
 A man in Ohio died and bequeathed his property to his two sons. One was living at home, but the whereabouts of the other was unknown. In order to locate the lost heir an advertisement was inserted in several newspapers. The county Jail prisoner saw this advertisement. and the name mentioned was his mothers maiden name. He seized this opportunity and pleading poverty asked that funds be sent him for the trip back to Ohio. These were at once sent by Postal Telegraph money order. He found that it was neces- sary to have a reliable indorser before the order would be honored. A kind hearted business mn Tn the city per- formed the service for him, and he se- cured the money Tn due time the de- frauded party in Ohio instituted search, and the officials in Birmingham succeed ed in capturing the man. In the mean time, however, the man who had indorsed the money order left Birmingham for a years tour of Europe. The trial cannot be called until his return. The prisoner steadily refuses to plead guilty now and accept pententiary sentence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Weather Data.
Weather for May.

United States department of agriculture weather bureau, monthly meteorological summary; station at Birmingham, for the month of May, 1907:
 Atmospheric Pressure-(Reduced to sea level; inches and hundreths).. Mean, g. 99 highest 3O19 on the Fist; lowest, 29.59 or the 31st.
 Temperature-Highest S5 on the 18th; lowest A on the 2Sth; greatest daily range, PC on the 2sth; least daily range, on the 10th.
 Mean for this month in 1895, 74i 1896, t, 1897 70; 1s9s "A; 1899, IT; 1900, 7S; 1901, 70; 1902 76; 1903, T; 1904, 70; 1905, "A; 1906, 69; 1907. G.
 Mean for this month for IA years, 73. Absolute maximum for this month for 12 years, 99.
 Absolute minimum for this month for F years, 40
 Average daily deficiency for this month as compared with mean of IA years, 5.4. Accumulated excess since January, 157. Average daily excess since January 10. frecipitation-Tota ais month, 10.54. Greatest precipitation in twenty-four hous, 21 on the 14th and 18th. Total precipitation this month in 1895, 4.Ol 1Sse s.19 1897, S.9S; 1898, oil; 1899, 323; 1900, 2.2s; 1901. 4.51; 1902, 3.29; 1903. 3.65; 1904 2.19 1905. 5.75; 1906, 4.97; 19O7 1054.
 Average of this month for 15 years 4.l0.
 Excess of this month as compared with average of 15 years 6.44
 .I..41 .rft,n Iar h Wind-Prevaling direction, north; total movement, 51O5 miles; average hourly ve- Iocity. IT; maximum velocity for five mnutes). 35 miles per hour from the southwest on the 14th.
 Weather-Number of days clear 5; partly cloudy, 15; cloudy 13 on which O1 inch, or more, of precipitation oc- cured, H
 w F. LEHMAN,
 Observer Weather Bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Marriage Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses have been issued from the office of the probate clerk as fol- lows:
 Arthur II. Case of Pratt City to Miss Ethel M Mcdonald.
 Alfonzc Bale of East Thomas to Miss Julia Meek.
 J. II. Roddam of Pinson to Miss Hixie Herren
 w. M. Brown of Brookside to Miss Mamie V. Orange.
 Jake Enchwitz of Birmingham to Miss Dasha Malkom
 vaxel Rode of Birmingham to Miss Julia Tegzs.
 Leonard Walford of Kimberly to Miss Lillian Bennett.
 Davis weems of Pinson to Miss Niecie M Blythe
 T. B. Faucet of Ensley to Miss Sallie C. Cawthorn.
 John A. Blevins of Ensley to Miss Con- nie Jackson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
TAKE TRAIL IN RAIN.
Dogs Locate Pennies Dropped By Rob-
 bers Along the Track.

After the trail was seventeen hours cold Deputy Parker arrived in Whitfield yes terday with Colonel Hgdon's dogs. He was met at the train by nearly thou sand people, who, in spite of orders had crossed and recrossed the trail.
 The dogs were called out to trace post office robbers who had broken Into the office at Whitfield, and made off with what was In a cash drawer. Their wonder full sagaeity was proven when they took up the trail In a hard raln, and followed 1t a long distance along the railroad track to where the robbers had dropped 300 pennies
 The farmers who were following the chase made q desperate scramble for the pennies and each one got about five for his share. A little further down, at q water tank, the men seemed to have boarded a freight train and had to be given up.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Conference at Mayors Office.

A long conference was held at Mayor
 Wards office yesterday morning as the
 result of the answer given to the Board of
 Trade committee by President Jemison of
 the Birmingham Railway, Light and Pow
 CT company on Friday afternoon relative
 to the proposed settlement of the street
 railway difficulties. Those present at the
 meeting were Mayor Geo. B. Ward, Presi-
 dent John F. Shelby of the Board of
 Trade, City Attorney Ed K. Smith and
 the committee from the Trades Council,
 composed of James B. Drake, chairman;
 W. Jerry Williams, secretary; J. E. Jacob,
 c. c. Houston, Andy Marx and J. l..
 Clemo. Another member of the commit
 tee, R. E. L. Connolly, was absent, hav-
 ing been called to Louisville on business.
 Shelby Gives Result of Conference. Mayor Ward called the conference to order and asked Mr Shelby to make his report as chairman of the committee that
 held conference with President Jemison.
 Mir Shelby detailed the result of that con- ference as given in yesterdays Age Herald, stating that MT Jemison had
 not changed his views on the subject and reiterating that he would not reinstate the discharged men nor recognize their
 union.
 James B. Drake, speaking for the com mittee, expressed regret at the announce
 ment, saying that he had expected a proposition of some kind of settlement from MT. Jemison. He went on to say
 that general cessation of work in the
 city was a serious matter and would work harm to the city and the district but the failure of the negotiations would
 bring on such condition.
 At this point the committee prepared To retire from the conference. but discus sion was opened concerning the many phases of the situation and members of the committee began to ask for sugges- tions as to settlement of the difficult ties.
 Mayor Ward told the committee that as he and Iar. Shelby had visited MT. Jemison on Thursday and obtained exact ly the same statement as to his position towards the men given to the Board of Trade committee, lie did not see any
 use in asking for any further confer ences.
 NSN 'oT oPeSidl SounCif mCCi'i9' c. c. Houston of the committee then
 asked Mayor Ward to call special meet ing of the City Council for last night in order that the committee might appear before them and discuss some method of settlement. Mayor Ward replied to this by saying that as the representative of the city government he had done every- thing in his power toward a settlement and he saw nc necessity for calling a special meeting of the council. He sug- gested that as the City Council met in regular session next Wednesday night the committee might postpone any con- templated action and then appear before the council
 The committee demurred to this sug gestion. and MT. Loeb then asked the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
METHODIST MASS MEETING.
All Churches of the City Will Meet at
 the First Methodist Today.

All the Methodist congregations of the city will unite in mass service at the First Methodist church at Il o'clock this morning The commencement exercises Of Birmingham college at Owenton will be held, Bishop H. c. Morrison delivering the commencement sermon. Nearly all of the pastors will, however, return to their pulpits for the evening services, as usual.
 There will be no service at the Elyton Methodist church at Ii o'clock. The regu- lar evening service will be held at s o'clock, the Rev G. F. Harris, pastor, occupying the pulpit.
 The First Christian church will cele- brate it's children's day for foreign mis- sions at the evening services at o'clock this evening. The public is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Federal Court.

In the federal court yesterday the jury on the Queen Canning company case rem dered it's verdict in favor of the petition- ing creditors The Queen Canning com pany was declared bankrupt
 The jury brought in a sealed verdict in the damage case of Samuel Borker vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad com pany. The verdict will be opened on Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Trades Council Committee IS- sues Appeal to Workers of
 Birmingham District
LONG CONFERENCE HELD
 AT OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
Committee Asks Special Session of the City Council and Forfeiture of the Street Railways Franchise.
 Mayor Makes Statement.

A call has been issued to the working men and women of the Birmingham district for general strike, beginning to- morrow at noon. The call is made by the president of the Birmingham Trades Council, owing to the failure of negotia- tions for a settlement of difficulties be- tween the Birmingham Railway Light and Power company and its former em- ployes, who lately organized themselves into a union
 It was issued yesterday morning after conference at the office of Mayor George B. Ward between Mayor Ward and President John E. Shelby of the Board of Trade and committee of seven men representing the Birmingham Trades Council.
 A statement of reasons for the general strike was also issued by the Trades Council committee. The call and state ment are as follows:
 Two Letters Issued.
 Birmingham, Ala, June l. 1907. To the Working Men and Working
 Women of Birmingham and Districts:
 In compliance with resolutions adopted at the Majestic theatre Wednesday night, settlement having been refused by the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, you are hereby urged to cease work Monday, June 8 at 12 o'clock noon, and remain Idle until such time as satis- factory and peaceful adjustment of exist Ing troubles Is brought about
 J. E. JACOB,
 President Birmingham Trades Council.
 Birmingham, Ala, June l, 1907. To the Public of Birmingham and Bir-
 mingham Dictrict
 Your committee appointed at the mass meeting of working men held in the Ma jestic theatre Wednesday night, in com pliance with resolutions there adopted, has carried out instructions contained therein and has been unable to settle the grievances complained of. Two meetings were held in the Mayors office and your requests for settlement were presented to President Jemlson of the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company by President Shelby and committee of the Board of Trade. Mir. Jemison has declined to reinstate the locked-out men. We requested. as a further chance for adjusting the trouble special meeting of the City Council for this (Saturday evening, which request was declined by Mayor Ward, who volun- teered the statement that he considered the resolutions adopted by the mass meet Ing incorporate and unfair. The commit tee, therefore. is of opiinon that the only other and last recourse is to appeal to the entire people of Birmingham and vicinity as the final arbtrators of the vital ques- tion at issue which Is the right of the working men in this city and vicinity to | exercise their personal liberty as free men. JAMIE B. DRAKE, Chairman W. JERRY WILLIAMS, Secretary. J. E. JACOB.
 c. c. HOUSTON. ANDY MARK.
 R. E. L. CONNOLLY. J. L. CLEMO.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
MRS, MAGNESS' SUIT
 WAS FIRST FILED
Seeks Possession of Children
 By HabeaS Corpus
WANTS S2O,OOO DAMAGES
Files Suit Against Former Husband and Nashville Lawyer and Detect I've for injuries Inflicted In
 Attempted Kidnapping

As a climax to the various phases of the Magness-whlte litigation in this city a suit was filed yesterday in the circuit court by Mrs. Annie Magness against her fcrmer husband, W. R, White of Nashville, and A. B, Anderson and J. T. Stout, also of Nashville, for S20,00O dam ages. The claims for damages are out lined in the concluding count of the bill follows:
 Plaintiff claims of the defendant S2O,- 900 as damages for that heretofore, to- wit, on the 9th day of May, 19of she was lawfully residing in Jefferson county, Alabama, with her husband R. G. Mag ness, and had control of her two minor children, William Ewing and Ethel White, that said defendants unlawfully attempt ed to kidnap said minor children, and to carry out said unlawful purpose at the home of plaintiff, in Jefferson coun- ty, Alabama, one of the defendants, by name ". R. White shot plaintiff with intent to murder her, causing great suf- tering, mental and physical. and causing plaintiff to be at great expense for medi- cal attention" etc.
 Hearing on Habeas Corpus Suit.
 The hearing of the habeas corpus suits filed by Mrs. Magness and w. R. White for the custody of the two children, Will lie and Ethel White. took place before Judge S. L. Weaver of the criminal court yesterday morning and resulted in the dismissal of the suit filed by White and the postponement of the suit filed by Mrs. Magness until June 21, when the merits of that case will be settled before Judge Weaver.
 The status of the two children who are now in the Mercy Home, will be determined when this case comes up. Testimony will be introduced at that time to show that the mother, Mrs. Annie Magness, Is the proper person to have custody of them. The petition of Mrs. Maguess was filed on May 2S while that of W. R. White was filed on May 30 Judge Weaver held that the first petition held good and that the issue was be- tween Mrs. Magness and the Mercy Home which will continue to care for the children until the habeas corpus pe- tition is disposed of.
 Argues Case for Mercy Home.
 When the case was called yesterday morning, Attorney R. II. Fries addressed the court for the Mercy Tome, and pre- sented the argument that the matter should be settled by the chancery court He quoted as authority a section of the code of Alabama, saying that the law was very plain, in cases of separation, as to what court shall have Jurisdiction. The attorney declared that whichever way the court decided that an appeal would be taken and the case reversed.
 Attorney R. N. Bell of Bell. Knight & Burkhart, attorneys for W. R. White. argued at length in support Of his con- tention that White had a perfect right to file application for a writ and asked that the suit filed by Mrs. Magness be dismissed.
 Judge Weaver overrued this motion, and set the hearing of the first petition for June 21.
 Attorneys Zell Gaston and Erie Pettus represented Mrs. Annie Magness in this case
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Harriett Eugenia Kerns.

Harriet Eugenia Kerns, the 19-months- old daughter of MT. and Mrs. o. L.. Kerns, died yesterday at 143l St. Charles street, the residence of Miss H. E. Rickett. The fuenral will be conducted from the residence this afternoon at o'clock and interment will be made in Woodlawn cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Mrs. Whites Condition Critical.

Mrs. G. E. White. who was injured in the wreck on the Central of Georgia rail- road about two weeks ago, was brought to this city yesterday from Columbus, Ga. She was taken to the residence of her son, J. H. Rowe, 6l9 South Twenty second street, in Shaw & Sons invalid's carriage Her condition is still critical.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
BAD NIGHT FOR HIGHWAY ROBBERS Two Were Arrested Shortly
 After Crime NEGRO JOHN SCOTT GOT S26 Another Let Telegraph Messenger Boy outwit Him and Was Soon
 Nabbed By the
 Police.
JOHN SCOTT GOT S26

The negro highway robbers are suf- fering from a streak of unusually hard luck. Last night John Scott, after a bold robbery, had retired to his downy couch, and was sleeping the sleep of the rich, when he was rudely disturbed by a bluecoat,. and commanded to put on his garb.
 From dreams of diamond palace, the kinky haired one was turned into that next best palace, the city jail, where running water ealms negroes to sleep, drunken men sing sweet lulla- bies and angry women play the ac- compartment with each others hair.
 This John Scott came upon Frank Galloway in Second alley, between Twenty-third and Twenty fourth streets. He presented his pistol and asked for the mazuma. He received s26 and then knocked down the unfor- tunate Galloway, stamped him unmer- cifully and left.
 When Frank revived he found Police men Fully and Devine and before long Scott was arrested at his home in Fifth alley, between Twenty fourth and Twenty-third streets.
 Another incident of the same order was when negro held up Frank Gill, a Postal Telegraph boy, at the corner of Fifth avenue and Twenty-fifth street. The boy replied that he had no money, and when asked for his badge and book, he said he had left them in nearby house and would run and get them
 Frank turned the tables on the high wayman by telephoning to police head quarters, and the negro was arrested while he waited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
Summer Plans at Howard colIeqe.

The Rev H. c. Dowson of Howard col- lege will spend the summer studying In Germany. Professors A. J. Moon. J. w. Vardaman. D. F. Stokely and A. l.. Smith will do graduate work in the University of Chicago. Considerable advertising and canvassing will be done during the sum- mer in the hope of raising the enrolment to 300 during the next college year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Maroaret E Sims.

Mrs. Margaret El Sims. aged 51 years.
 died yesterday at Cleveland station. West End. She was the wife of w. J. Sims. The funeral services will be conducted from the residence today at ? D. m.. and interment will be made in Elmwood ceme-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-02
THE WEATHER.

Washington, June 1.-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi Fair Sunday: warmer in north portion; Monday fair in south, showers in north portion.