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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
SEE WINDOW DISPLAY.
M. WE'LL & BRO.
1915 and 1917 First Avenue.
ADMISSION BOY Is
SENT TO SCHOOL
JAMES HALL PLEADS GUILTY TO
SHOOTING j. w. MITCHELL AND
is SENT TO- THE REFoRMAToRY
AT EAST LAKE.

Admission, January 3.-(Special) -James
Hall, a lad about 16 years of age, went
before Supernumerary Judge Aston in
the circuit court here today and plead
guilty to shooting j. w. Mitchell, a
well known dairyman, about two years
ago, and will be sentenced to confine-
ment in the reformatory department of
the penltentiary for 80 months.
The case of young Hall is interesting.
He was sentenced to the reformatory at
East Lake shortly after the shooting of
Mitchell. He escaped and was recaptured
in Atlanta after which he was placed on
probation by Judge John Pelham, his re-
cent arrest upon a charge of completely
in the murder of Frank Knighton, street
car conductor, laying him liable to i'm
prsonment for the former offense, al
though he was acquitted on the charge
of killing Knighton.
The effect of prohibition on the order
of the city was strikingly shown in po-
lice court this morning, when there was
only one case on docket, a man having
been arrested for leaving his team un-
attended in a public place. Heretofore,
there have been from eight to % cases
every morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
SELMA IS PROUD
OF HER CHURCHES
New Edifce to Be Opened
January Y
LODGES ELECT OFFICERS
Census of the City of Selma Taken
Under the Direction of the Coun-
Gil Will Be Announced
Soon-Other News.

Selma, January 3.-(Special )-Selma, be-
sides being a city of homes, has made
an enviable reputation in the past Is
years as a city of churches There has
hardly been a year during that time that
one or more new churches have not been
built. The latest is the Alabama Street
Presbyterian church which is completed
and will have a formal opening on Sun
day, January r. The church is quite q
beauty in architecture and costs about
$4,000 The Rev. A. A. Little, pastor
of the Broad Street Presbyterian church.
will preach the services at the opening
and a special musical programme will
be rendered
There are now in Selma but two church
buildings that we're here 10 years ago.
These are st. Paul's Episcopal church and
the Catholic church, both very handsome
and commodious structures. In 1893 the
First Presbyterian church was built the
Church Street Methodist church follow
ed soon after but in the meantime the
Second Baptists and the Cumberland
Presbyterians had built new churches.
The First Christian church then erected a
new edifice and the First Baptist erected
what is the finest church in the city
and as fine as can be found in many
cities several times larger than Selma.
The Alabama Street Methodist church
was built about three years ago and
the Alabama Street Presbyterian church
completes the list
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
EMMETT 0'NEAL Is
NOT A CANDIDATE
DECLARES THAT RUMOR THAT HE
MAY OPPOSE CONGRESSMAN
RICHARDSON is TOTALLY WITH
OUT FOUNDATION.

Florence, January Disqualification
asked this morning to confirm or deny
the statement sent out from Decatur,
Ala, yesterday to the effect that he was
favorably considering enering the race for
the democratic nomination for Congress
from this district, to oppose Hon. Will
lam Richardson Hon. Emmett O'Neal en-
tered a most emphatic denial of any
such intention and declared that the SUBJ
ject had never been preached to him.
He said: II desire to say with all pos
sible emphasis, that the use of my name
In this connection has never been au-
thorized by me. The use of my name
in connection with the nomination to Con-
gress as a possible opponent to Judge
Richardson is unauthorized. No one has
sought to induce me to make the race
have considered the matter favorably,
when in fact 1 have never considered it
at all. / would not give any notice to this
rumor If its circulation did not tend
to create the impression that opposition
exists in this district to the denomination
of Judge Richardson
Judge Richardson has rendered valu-
able services to his district and indeed to
the entire state and l think it will be
generally conceded that at no period
of his career has he had stronger hold
upon the confidence and affection of the
people of his district
He has taken a high rank in Congress,
where he is recognized as one of the dem
ocratic leaders and in my opinion neither
the district or the south could afford to
dispense with his services at this time.
Judge Richardson is just now, owing to
his untiring energy, ability and influence,
bringing to completion two of the great
works in which he has been so long
engaged, the Improvement of the Tennes-
see river and the utilization of the enor-
nous water power of the Muscle Shoals,
and their completion means an era of
marvellous development to this section.
Judge Richardson has no warmer friend
than myself and / know no reason why
he should not continue to command my
warmest support
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
SALOON MEN HAVE
A VERY BUSY DAY
Several Cases May Go to the
Supreme Court
SITUATION AT CULLMAN
Judge D. w. speake Calls Special ses-
sion of Court To Investigate
Alleged Defiance of
State Laws.

Yesterday was another busy day for
the anti-proh ibitionists in several sec
lions of Alabama and as a result more
than one suit seems to be preparing
for journey for the supreme court
for final decision.
In all instances the constitutionality
of the local option law is attacked.
Judge d. w. Speake of the circuit
court OF Cullman called a special term
for February to investigate the al
legged defiance of nine saloon proprie-
tors who are running open house under
licenses issued by the probate Judge
who has declared the law unconstitu-
tional.
Judge j. C. Richardson of Montgom-
cry will hear applications today from
liquor men in Lowndes and Crenshaw
counties who seek to force their re-
spective probate judges to issue licenses
for 1908.
Judge John Pelham will hear man.
damus proceedings brought by liquor
men in Talladega county on January 81.
Mayor Foster of Girard declares pro-
hibition for that city under an old
agreement that when Columbus, Ga,
went dry Girard would automatically
became arid. 1t was reported pre-
vious to yesterday that Mayor Foster
was wagering in executing this
agreement, but explains that the delay
was caused by a technical irregularity
in the official notification from the
Georgia town.
Judge Penn of the probate court of
Etowah county refuses petition asking
that local option law be declared un-
constitutional and that license be
issued
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SUIT is ABANDONED.
School Middle at Huntsville Is Salts
factoriIy Settled.

Huntsville, January 3.-(Special)- MEM
bers of the Spragins board of education,
respondents in the quo warranto proceed
ings in the case of w. J. Humphrey VS..
James H. Pride ct al, declined to plead
further when the case was called in the
law and equity court, and judgment was
rendered against them by Judge Belts
preventing them from further exercising
any authority or franchise as board of
education The case was set for hearing
yesterday, and it was the general under
standing that an appeal would be taken
to the supreme court Judge Belts, in
his opinion handed down last week, held
that the Spragins bill was unconstitu-
tional on three grounds.
Judge Paul SpealSe, one of the members
of the board, and leading counsel for the
body, said that there will be no further
litigation. This leaves the affairs of the
Huntsville public schools in the hands
of the city board of education, of which
DR.. j. D. Humphrey is chairman, and
ends the school muddle which has been a
matter of absorbing interest here for the
last two years, during which time the
state funds for public schools in this city
have been withheld from the city school
authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

Leave Camden on the 18th at $40 p. m,
at Selma at 6:35 p. m.
Leave Birmingham at Sis a. M, Mon
day, January 10, arriving at Hartselle
at 915 a. m.
Leave Hartselle in afternoon of jan
uary 1S for Valhermosa Springs, spend
ing the night there.
Leave Valhermosa Springs early on the
morning of January IA in time to catch
the 9:15 a. M, train for Decatur, ar
irving at the latter place at $40 a. m.
Leave Decatur at 1856 a. M, on the
14th, arriving at CORTLAND at 1888 a.
m. Spend the day of the 14th at Court
land, leaving in time to drive to Moulton
for the night.
Leave Mou1ton Wednesday morning,
January Is, and drive across the country
to Russellville, spending the balance of
the day and night at that place. On the
morning of the 10th drive to Belgreen,
returning in time to catch the 2:30 p.
M, train at Russellville, arriving at Ha-
leyville at 1887 p. M, January IT, Drive
across the country from Haleyville to
Double Springs and spend the night.
Leave Double Springs in time to catch
the APO D. M, train at Lynn for Bir-
ningham, arriving at the latter place
at $40 p. M, Friday, January II.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
LOCATING BOARD
WILL MAKE A TRIP
viii Begin Work of Locating
County High Schools
ITINERARY MAPPED OUT
Every County In the State Has Made
Application for the Location of
School Except
Greene.

Montgomery, January 3.-(Special.) BE-
ginning next week the last work of the
high school locating board will be in
augurated. The members will make a
trip into a number of counties and see
what the towns asking for the county
high schools have to offer for the loca-
ton.
Each county is entitled to one school,
to be given $1,000 year by the state,
the fund to be available on and after
the first day of next October. Both
southern and northern counties are to
be made. Every county in the state is
asking for school now save Greene.
The locating board is made up of Gov
ernor Conner, Superintendent of Educa-
ton H. C. Gunnells and Auditor William
w Brandon.
The following is the itinerary mapped
out for next week:
Leave Montgomery Wednesday, jan
uary at $40 p. M, and spend the
night at Selma
Leave Selma on January at 9:15 a. M,
and arrive at Monroe at 1901 p. M, 60
ing over to Monroeville by private con-
veyance.
Leave Monroeville late in the afternoon
and spend the night at Jones' mill.
Leave Jones mill on the 10th, in time
to catch the train at Repton at 1885 p.
M, arriving at Pineapple at 5:11 p m.
Leave Pineapple on January II at 1912
a. m, arriving at Camden at 1890 p. m.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
SneciaI Term Ordered.

Cullman, January Especially 1T
was announced here today that Judge
D. w. Speake of the Eighth judicial
circuit had called a special session of
the court for February to investi-
gate the alleged defiance of the local
option law by certain saloon men who
are conducting business under licenses
issued by Probate Judge r. l.. Burke.
A committee of citizens VINO are in
sympathy with the cause of prohibit
ton went to Decatur yesterday and
appealed to Judge Speake for the
special session and the appeal was
granted 1t is said that the judge was
also influenced in the action by the re-
ouest of Governor Conner made yester-
day morning.
It is claimed by the prohibitionists
that Probate Judge Burke has no right
under the law to pass on the consul
tutionality of the local option law, and
issue liquor license as he dld last
Wednesday.
Judge Burke and his supporters claim
that they are clearly in the law anu
will stand by their action until they
are shown 9th erwise. In the mean
time the nine saloons licensed in TINS
city by Judge Burke are Wide open anu
doing business as heretofore.
The saloon at Hanceville winch Sc
cured a license at the same time mas
not vet reopened and it is UNDERSTOOD
the proprietor will await the result Vi
litigation here. -. A,
Tn discussing the matter tonight Al
Richter. proprietor of one of the largest
saloons of this city and the man VINO
filed the petition with Judge Burke ASKING dis
that the local option law be declared YOU l'i
said: "The conviction here Is pretty
strong that the local option law IS no.
onlv unconstitutional, but that the recent
election under that law was irregular
"The petition was filed with Judge
Burke for the purpose of bringing ABOUT
a thorough test of laws constitutionall,t ~
and I hope the matter will be carrieu
m the highest court.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Mardamus Proceedings.

Admission, January 3.-(Special)-Cecil
Brown. representing the liquor interests
and Carson Whitson, representing tn9
co,,ntv we're here last night from ITALIA
dega to see Judge John Pelham OF the
circuit court with reference to an APP
plication for a mandamus to require
Probate Judge Camp of that county TO
issue licenses for the sale of whiskey.
AS a result the prohibition law Will
he tested in mandamus proceedings be-
fore Judge Pelham in Talladega county,
on January q, when Judge Camp. VIII
have to show why the license shall not
be issued.
The prohibitonists in Talladega have
had a hard time from the first, their pc
tition calling for a local option election
having been stolen and every effort made
to thwart the issue before it was carried
at the polls -
Mr. Brown, representing the liquor IN
terests. now declares that the law Is I'M
constitutional and it will be fought TO
finish.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Girard Is Dry.

Columbus, Ca, January 3.-(Special) =
Mayor Foster of Girard, Ala. today pub
lshed as an advertisement the certlheate
of Mayor Browne of Columbus, that pro,
hibition now prevails in this city, ana
under the Alabama law, Girard is now as
"dry" as a bone. Mayor Foster gives
as his reason for not inserting the ad-
vertsement yesterday that the first Ger
tificate from the Columbus mayor was
not in the shape he wished it. Prohip'-
tionists of the two cities were greatly
stirred I'M and are now happy over Mayor
Fosters full compliance with the terms
of the Girard prohibition law.
The saloons in that city are still ciosen,
but whisky shipments are being received
there and it is confidently expected
that Circuit Judge Evans OF Clayton,
Ala. will be asked to issue mandamus
proceedings against Judge of Probate
Benton to compel him to grant liquor
licenses in Girard.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
OLD MAN ROBBED
OF HIS SAYINGS
LOSES $3.50 ACCUMULATED DUR
ING MANY YEARS OF HARD
WORk-BURNETT ON HIS WAY
TO WASHINGTON.

Gadsden, January 3.-(Special. Burg
lars yesterday afternoon entered the home
of William Jones near the Lagarde Lime
and Stone Works, near this city and took
his savings from a trunk and made away
with the booty without being discovered.
Deputy Sheriff Lister was at once dis
patched to the scene with blood hounds
but was unable to get any clew to the
criminals. Mr.. Jones, the victim, is an
aged man and the money taken, some
thing over $780, represented the savings
of years.
Congressman Burnett, who has been at
DeLand Fla, during the congressional
recess, spending the time with his wife
and son, arrived in Gadsden today for n
few days stay before his return to Wash
ington. Colonel Burnett is very hopeful
for the future and predicts an early re-
turn to a normal basis in financial mat
ters, followed by steady resumption of
Industrial activity.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
John HOWL AND
DIES SUDDENLY
HI Just Arrived at Scottsboro, His
Home, and Gone To Staley
House.

Scottsboro, January 3.-(Special.)--J ohm
Rowland, a prominent and popular young
man of this place, died very suddenly
yesterday afternoon at the Staley house
of heart failure. He came up on the
train from Huntsville at a. M and was
a corpse at 1 o'clock. He was brother
Of b. r. Rowland of Scottsboro and
Charley Howard of Huntsville. The in
terment was today. Mr.. Rowland was
about 30 years old and unmarried.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Objecf To Alumni Paying
Expenses Of Students

Tuscaloosa. January 3.-(special.) 1.-THE
athletic committee of the University of
Alabama has been inquirng into the ru-
NOR that three members of last seasons
football team had their expenses paid
by members of the alumni society.
While a great deal of secrecy is MAIN
tanned, and while no statements have
been issued, the understanding is that
the athletic committee is violently op-
posed to alumni paying the expenses of
students to the university.
1t is further understood that the alumni
are of the opinion that if they see fit
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
A,nIication Is Refused.

Gadsden. January 3.-(Special)--A rep
resentative of the Brewers association
was in the city yesterday for the pur-
most of looking after the interests of the
i,ouor men. AS a result there was an
application made to Probate Judge Penn
asking that the state law be declared UNI
constitutional and that licenses be is
sued to do business as though the law
had never been passed
Judge Penn, however, refused the re-
quest and the local liquor houses are
all closed One or two are still holding
their rooms and fixtures in the hope that
some flaw will be found In the law that
will allow them to go on and do business.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
MARRIED AT TUPELO.
First National Bank at Scottsboro Be.
gins Business.

Scottsboro, January 3.-(Special.)-
Inez Cunningham and Ike Floyd of
caloosa were married at the home OF
brides parents at Tupelo, near town.
bride is a daughter of H. NJ. Cunning
and is lovely young woman.
groom is engaged in the lumber bus
at Tuscaloosa.
The stockholders of the First Nat
bank held their first meeting at the
bank building today. The officers
authorized to commence business.
temporary fixtures until the perm;
ones are received, which are exp
daily.
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they are at liberty to send any student
to the university, the only requirement
of admission being good character and
studious habits.
Against the three students concerned,
there is absolutely no charge. They have
never played football before in any other
college and are perfectly eligible to mem
bership on the football team. The rea-
son for the investigation is the rumor
that the money with which the students
pay their fees and expenses is furnished
by members of the alumni society. The
three men are excellent students and are
still at the university.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
SeIma's Census,

Within few days the announcement
will be made of the result of the census
of Selma recently taken under direction
of the city council. The census figures
will be about 1900. This will permit the
saloons of the city to remain open until
the limit hour of O'Clock. Pending the
official announcement of the census the
saloons keep open until O'Clock anyway
1t having become manifest that there are
more than $4,000 persons in Selma as as
certained by the last legal census.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Piles Cured at Home By New
ABSORPTION METHOD

If you suffer from bleeding, itching.
blind or protruding Piles, send me your
address, and / will tell you how to cure
yourself at home by the new absorp-
ton trea tment; and will also send some
of this home treatment free for trial,
with references from your own locality
If requested. Immediate relief and
permanent cure assured Send no
money, but tell 9th ers of this offer.
Write today to Mrs M. Summers, Box
p. Notre Dame, Ind.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Waterways Committee Named.

Meridian, Miss, January 3.-(Special.)-
Following the address of Hon. John A.
Fox of Arkansas, a special director of
the National Rivers and Harbors con-
gress, at the Board of Trade last night,
President Sam A. Neville of the Board
of Trade today appointed the following
committee to attend the conference
called by Governor Vardaman next Mon
day at Jackson: Col. III. M. Street
chairman Frank Heiss, Allen McCants,
C. L. Rushing and A. II. McInnis. A
great amount of interest has been aroused
in the objects of the congress, which was
held recently in Washington.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Lodue Elects Officers.

Advance Lodge No. 3, knights of
Pythias, has elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows:
Leo Krauss, chancellor commander;
Erest Peterson, vice chancellor; Leo
Leva, keeper of records and seal, and B.
j. Schuster master of excheauer.
The Odd Fellows lodge has elected Of
ficers as follows:
Jesse Rhodes, noble grand; A. j.
Stocks, vice grand; ]. Yaretzky and F.
M. Stillwell treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
Sweet Child Dies.

Scottsboro, January 3.-(Special)-
Amanda Halland, eldest child and daugh-
ter of Postmaster and Mrs. A. N. Hal
land, died of scarlet fever a few days
ago, aged 10 years and months. The
death of this sweet little girl cast gloom
over the people of the town. She was
sick about five days. She was a grand
daughter of Captain and Mrs. ]. P. Will
liza ms
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
w. D. O'CONNELL INJURED.
Thrown From Auto and Suffers Com
pound Fracture of His Leg.

Montgomery, January 3.-(Special.)-W.
D. OConne of Mobile was thrown from
an auto this afternoon and suffered a
compound fracture of the right leg which
may lead to amputation. He was riding
with several companions when his ma
chine became unmanageable and ran into
a light pole
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
To Hear Applications.

Montgomery January S.-(Specialo-
The application of liquor men from
I,owndes and Crenshaw counties seeking
to force the probate judges to issue lrquo'
iioenses will he heard by Judge J. c.
Richardson here tomorrow. These coun-
ties are prohibition by local option ana
the acts are alleged to be unconsutu-
tional. hence the demand for licenses.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04
College Session Resumes.

Auburn, January S.-(Special)-
lege reconvened yesterday and the
lar schedule work of the year was
up. There has been a considerab
crease in the number of new student
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-04

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