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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
DOG ATTACKS NEGRO
 WHO WOULD BE HERO
WAS TRYING TO STOP RUNAWAY WHEN VICIOUS BULLDOG
 SEIZED HIM AND INFLICTED SERIOUS WOUND. {.

A fair example of the danger of allow ing dogs, vicious or otherwise, to run loose on the streets was given yesterday afternoon at the corner of Third avenue and Eighteenth greet.
 Shortly after o'clock a runaway horse dashed up Eighteenth street from the Southside, and just after the animal passed the postoffice a negro man ran out of pool room behind the Birming ham hotel and jumped out into the street to stop the horse. As he was running after the horse a large bulldog spied the fun from soft drink establishment and immediately took out after the negro who would heroically stop the runaway.
 The dog caught the negro before the negro caught the horse and attacked him viclously. He leaped at the negros side, caught his trousers just below the belt and completely tore them off of the negro This was followed by further attack on the part of the dog and when he was pulled off the negro was prostrated and had to be removed to one of the negro establishments, where he was revived. A rather serious wound was inflicted in the negro's side by the dog, ut otherwise he was not badly injured.
 The runaway horse was stopped by an- other party as he was passing up Eigh- teenth street between Third and Fourth avenues. With the exception of the negro no one was injured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
WANT EXHIBIT HERE
 ON TUBERCULOSIS
MEDICAL SOCIETY TAKES STEPS TO BRING NATIONAL EXHIBIT TO BIRMINGHAM AFTER TRIP TO MONTGOMERY.

The regular weekly meeting of the Jef- ferson County Medical society was held at the city hall last night Following the scheduled programme consisting of three interesting papers on scientific sub jects the following resolution, which is self-explanatory, was introduced and passed:
 Whereas The exhibition of the Ma tional Association for the Study and Pre- vention of Tuberculosis will be displayed in Montgomery from April 22 to May 2, inclusive, and
 Whereas, This exhibition is a practi- cal demonstration so that the public gen. erally may appreciate and understand tuberculosis, how it is disseminated, con- tracted, prevented and treated, and
 Whereas, It Is possible, if the proper effort is made, to secure this educational exhibition for Birmingham, an exhibition which will be of great benefit in awak- ening public interest to the necessity of doing something in regard to the control of tuberculosis in this community; there fore, be it
 Resolved, 1. That the Jefferson Coun- ly Meulcdl SOclely, through US pftSlutIll, request the secretary of the National as sociation to send the exhibition to Bir- mingham after it leaves Montgomery, provided sufficient funds can be raised to defray the expenses.
 Resolved, ?. That in view of the cost to the community in which the exhbi- tion is held and the great good which will result, that a committee of three, composed of one from the society and two public spirited citizens, be appointed to appear before the City Council and the Board of Revenue and request that a joint appropriation be made sufficient to defray the expenses of holding the exhibition.
 Resolved, 3. That if sufficient funds are not secured by an appropriation of the public funds that the Commercial club be requested to cooperate and that a public subscription be asked for through the newspapers to aid in defraying the expenses"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
ST. CLAIR NEGRO
 HERE FOR SAFETY
CHARGED WITH SERIOUS CRIME, SHERIFF HURRIES MAN FROM FELL CITY TO BIRMINGHAM TO AvIoD VIOLENCE,

Sheriff Grove of St. Clair county brought Will Willingham from Pell Cit, 10 Birmingham and lodged him in the county jail here yesterday for safekeep- ing. Willingham is charged with having criminally assaulted a white girl near Fell City last week. He was at large for while with several posses securing the country after him.
 He was arrested yesterday by Sheriff Grove and placed in the calaboose at Pell City The gathering of large number of men of St. Clair county made Sheriff Grove uneasy and he placed the negro on train bound for Birmingham and managed to get away from Pell City be- fore the crowd had chance to organize. From reports it seems that many men in the county were heading toward Pell City heavily armed and with the nten- tion of lynching the negro, and but for the quick work of Sheriff Grove in get ting the negro away would undoubtedly have done so.
 Willingham is suffering from a few slight wounds inflicted by a shotgun in the hands of the assaulted girls brother. If the train on which he was brought to Birmingham had been half an hour late it Is said that Wilingham would not have escaped the fate which the en- ragged farmers of St. Clair county intended to mete out to him. Feeling is said to be still intense, and the negro will hard ly be taken back to Pell City except un- der very heavy guard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
LEMONS HANDED TO
 GOVERNOR SMITH

Atlanta April Especial )-Reports from Marietta, the home town of Joe Brown, running for the governorship, are to the effect that Gov. Hol1e Smith. can didate for reelection, had an entirely un- satisfactory reception at that place to- day The Smith supporters acknowledge that the governor was greeted by cheers for Joe Brown, when he tried to speak, but assert that the disturbance was Che work of boys and that it ceased shortly, allowing the governor to make his talk. The Constitution correspondent says that the governor was greeted by continuous yells for Joe Brown and finally gave up in despair of getting an opportunity to speak. Reports from still other sources
 @ to the effect that the governor was m. allowed to speak and that several lemo. vere tossed in his direction.
 At K ting of Camp w. H. T. Wal ker tonight resolutions were adopted making Hon. Joseph Brown, now a can ddate an honorary member of the camp There were over IV0 members of the camp present. number of candi- dates for the legislature and other of- fees were present and made talks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
BOOSTER TRAINS WILL SOON BE TRIED Manufacturers Association Is
 Working Out Plans GET BETTER ACQUAINTED Average of Three Towns a Day Will Be Made Where Manufacturers
 Can Meet Customers in
 Closer Relations.
GET BETTER ACQUAINTED

The Manufacturers association is pre- pairing to send a boosting train on an ad- vertising trip and to publish booklet in the interest of the district.
 These are few of the matters which will come before the meeting of the Manufacturers association in the Con- mercial club rooms this afternoon at { o'clock.
 The executive committee met yesterday afternoon and decided to propose that trip be made to certain parts of Ala bama and Mississippi for the purpose of forcing close relationship and showing the people what Birmingham makes and what she can do.
 This is only one of series of boosting special trains which the committee hopes to send out. The party will consist os manufacturers and representatives of various firms in the district. The trains will probably make three towns a day and will thus cover considerable ground in a week.
 The committee will also propose little booklet advertising Birmingham with list of manufactured products and the companies listed with the organization. At some time in the near future the as- sociation will give a supper to the travel ing men, when the purpose of talking Birmingham and the strong points of the great city will be detailed by prom inent citizen.
 The association, which is holding it's second meeting. has taken on active life. Further steps will be taken today to make the home label campaign effective.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
FURTHER FIGURES
 ON SUNDAY SCHOOLS
CAREFUL COMPILATION SHOWS
 3111ATTENDEES SCHOOL AT BAPTIST CHURCHES IN GREATER BIRMINGHAM SUNDAY
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 In your report of the Sunday schools yesterday you do the Baptist denomna- tion an injustice. Only five churches are reported and two of those show mistakes. West End Baptist was reported as hay ing 150 when in truth they had 215 reg ular pupils, with IA new scholars and visitors. Calvary was reported as having 1O1, when they had ,11S.
 As the secretary of the Baptist con- ference l have been asked today to se- cure a correct report and hand it to the paper, feeling you desired the correct information. Below is a complete list of Baptist Sunday schools with the number that attended each yesterday. You will observe that three places are marked ap- proximated. The correct figures could not be secured, but the figures of the three churches, namely, Park Avenue, Powderly and Sixty-sxth Street, are ex- tremely conservative. By this tabulated report below you see we make a showing of 3111 as opposed to 1908 in today's paper: ::
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
FESTIVAL CHORUS.
Third Rehearsal Last Night-Part Re
 hearsals Begin Wednesday.

Philip Memoli conducted a good rehear- sal of the May festival chorus last night There was larger attendance of men than of women; but the sopranos and altos who have been enrolled will bring the chorus up to an adequate total in point of numbers.
 Part rehearsals for women's voices will begin tomorrow at D. m., and will be conducted regularly every Wednesday and Friday at the same hour. These part rehearsals will take place at Turn Verin hall, 20211s First avenue. The gem eral rehearsals take place at Cable hall Thursdays. and Mondays as usual.
 The festival is to be given at the Jeff ferson theatre May 13 14 and 15 in con- nection with nnes' orchestral band of 50 pieces. It will be for the benefit of the reunion fund, and those who take part in the chorus will not only have the p.sasure of singing to the accompaniment of the band that ranks first in this coun- try, but will be helping a worthy cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Mrs. Mary Nabers.

Mrs. Mary A. Nabers, aged 7s years, died yesterday morning at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Hattie E. Russell at Powderly. Death came suddenly be- ing caused by a fall received by the deceased, which resulted in internal in- iuries from which she expired in few moments.
 Mrs Nabers is survived by a large number of children. They are Mrs. Mat tie S. Russell, Mrs J. W. Smith, Mrs. NJ. T. Downey, Mrs. ,'allie Hawkins, Mrs James A. Ray and H. C.. Nabers of Powderly and Mrs. J. R. Broadhead of Montevallo. She was also the mother of the late John w. Snow.
 Funeral services will be held over the remains this afternoon at o'clock at the residence of Mrs. Russell in Powder ly. Interment will be at Walnut Grove.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
RECORD OF THE COURTS

The following new suits were hled Ill the city court yesterday;
 c. Hochstader, L. Levy, J. J. Hoch- stader and L. Mayfield doing business under the firm name of Cincinnati Bot ting company vs, Harry Renstoro' sur viving partner of Rensford Bros, TOT an alleged account $S42.S2.
 Another suit was filed by plaintiff in the above case against the same defen- dant, this one being for an alleged ac- count of $1S2 90.
 NJ. O. Ellis vs. Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, alleged per- sonal injuries, 5000.
 S. o. Robbins vs. Western Union Tele- graph company, alleged personal injuries, 5000.
 Ralph Moss vs. Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company, alleged personal injuries, $10,O0O.
 Archie Foster, administrator, vs. Louis vile and Nashville Railroad company alleged personal injuries $l0,0OO,
 In the second division of the city court the suit of Charles A. O'Neal vs. Sloss- Sheffield Steel and Iron company is on trial.
 A consent judgment was arrived at in the suit of Lucius Webster vs. Louisville and Nashville Railroad company for $6O.
 In the third division of the city court the suit of James B. Marshall vs. Bir- mingham Railway, Light and Power com pany is on trial.
 B. A. Higgins suit against the Brming- ham Railway, Light and Power company was dismissed on motion of the plaintiff.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14


 Perhaps the largest attendance will be attracted by the Sunday School as sociation. The convention will hold it's sessions for three days, and it is ex- pected that the largest assemblage Of Sunday school workers in the history of the state will be assembled in 'Bir- nlingham.
 There were 1900 delegates last year. Tine White Cap committee has been ex- ceedingly busy during the past week preparing a programme and arranging for the delegations. It will soon mail a letter containing all information, a full list of boarding houses, giving req sonable rates.
 President Lewis extends a cordial welcome not only to the five delegates from each county and the superintenc- onts and pastors of all churches, but to visitors from the farthest corner.
 Miss Kennedy. the livest mover in the Sunday sch ool work, and Judge Carthel have both been in Birmingham during the past week comforting with the arrangement committees Miss Kennedy is now attending the numer- ous county and district conventions. which are choosing delegates and hay ing interesting meetings of their owm Only a few of the counties are still be- hind with their conventions. and they are to be held within the next week. Field Secretary Smms is actively en- gagged in Clanton and Thorsby, carry ing on the work to which he was only recently appointed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
BARR AND PARTY GO OVER
 WOODSTOCK PROPERTIES

J. H. Barr of Norfolk, Va. president of the Woodstock Iron corpora ton, for mer director general of the Jamestown exposition. and man with many friends in Birmingham, has had his hand on the districts pulse for the past few days.
 q have the utmost confidence in the prospects of development for your great distirct," he said.
 MT. Barr is accompaniesl by James McQuail and Ed McQuail of Ennis, w. Va, and Ernest Williams of Nor folk, directors in the company. Gen. eral Manager J. T. DeBardeleben of Anniston has been showing the party over the Woodstock properties.
 We have inspected all the company's property" said MT. Barr, and fird
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
TROUBLE CEASED When Proper Food Was Found.

Good news benefits both parties-the teller and the one to whom the glad story is told.
 man out in Dakota told another man how he had been set on his feet, as it were, by good doctor who knew how to treat stomach cases, in a really sci- entfic way-by the use of proper food
 About five years ago." writes the man, 'I was suffering from dyspepsia, gas in the stomach and I was on the verge of nervous prostration when I met man who told me how he had been relieved of similar trouble.
 He had suffered with stomach trouble for years a result of eating improper food. He was at the time I write doing the work of an ordinary laborer and said he never felt so well.
 His doctor had emptied the stomach and then prescribed nothing but Grape Nuts, soft boiled eggs. and dry toast He got well under this treatment. followed his advice and lived on Grape Nuts with cream. fruit and toast for month My trouble ceased almost inn mediatey.
 ."rhe strengthening effect on my nerves was so gradual I can't just tell when l began to improve, but in a few weeks I could sit contentedly for hours whereas before I was restless and nervous. In a month or two l could sleep the moment lay down.
 'sWhen my little boy was a year and half old he had a bad attack of indiges- ton while I was away from home. He vomited four days and nights. l had never seen Grape-Nuts recommended for babies but l decided I would try it. warmed and softened the food in water that had been boiled teaspoonfuls of water, teaspoonfuls rich milk.
 AS his stomach got better. I left out ha water and uSa1 on1N- warm milk. He is now strong active child of years and eats Grape-N Nuts three times a day" There's a Reason
 Name given by Postum Co.. Battle Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well- ville,' in pkgs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14

everything in good condition. We have been down since Saturday, spending part of the time in Anniston, Wood stock, and just came uN from the mines at New Castle.
 "The iron market seems better" ne continued with a smile. and we hope to see still further improvement in conditions before many days The company's mines and furnaces have been running without intermssion for more than a year"
 MT. Barr is of the opinion that t&e Jamestown exposition grounds will oe sold to the government. but when the subject is preached he adopts vague expression, for MT. Barr is not con rected with those later days of failure at the exposition, having resigned earlier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
IN THE BIRMINGHAM
 REAL ESTATE MARKET

The following deeds of conveyance were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday
 s14Oo-Mary E. Shates to Robert E. Smith, lot s. block 3Ss, city of Bessemer.
 s175o-Guy F. Mckinley to Mrs. R. P. Mckinley, lot 5, block 6, East Lake Land companys survey.
 $2OOO-Mrs. A. H. Lockwood to Mrs. R. E. Reed, west half of lot r, block 193, Elyton Land company's survey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
WOMAN KILLS MAN.
Quarrel in Negro House in Fifth Alley
 Has Fatal End.

In a shooting scrape, which occurred early yesterday morning in negro house in Fifth alley, between Twenty-first and Twenty-second streets, Flora Upshaw, negro woman, shot and almost instantly killed William Seigers, colored, by shoot ing him with a pistol of large calibre, and wounded another negro woman.
 It seems, from the information received at police .leadquarters, that there were several negro men and women in the house at the time of the difficulty, which occurred shortly after midnight It ap- pears that jealousy prompted the murder. Without warning, 1t is said, the Upshaw woman whipped out revolver and after fatally wounded Segers turned the pistol upon the negro woman and wounded her not seriously.
 The negro woman upon firing the shots fled immediately and has not beer. prehended by the police.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
SUGGESzED SUB7ERFUGE
 70 VIOLATE PISTOL /,AW

The 24-inch pistol law goes into effect on July 1. The rumor has been going the rounds that it will not be enforced, or that some method will be found to get around the issue.
 In Texas, where such a law has been passed the dealers are trying the plan of leasing short pistols for a period of 50 years This is not selling or expos ing for sale and it may bring up an interesting point.
 The pistol dealers of Birmingham, when asked whether they would accept the law, did not want to be quoted on the matter. One of them said that if it could not be evaded it would be fought to the higher courts for he did not con- slider it right that unlicensed peddlers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
SNAKE KILLED ON
 TWENTIETH STREET
DEATH BLOW STRUCK BY OPEL GERS RIGHT IN FRONT OF TRAD FRS TloNAL-STREET CLEAN FRS REMOVE THE REMAINS.

Police Officers Jeff Bryant and Street saw snake on Twentieth street in the heart of the business section, yester- day afternoon at S:0l o'clock It was a real pretty little wiggledywa ggledy, bright, green-eyed serpent, about two feet long when he was stretched out on his back, and the officers killed him on the spot
 The two policemen were working their beat down Twentieth street when they discovered the little bright-eyed fellow. Officer Bryant was the first to discover him, and upon the sight of the serpent he retreated three steps and was taking the fourth when Officer Street reinforced him and after several skillful maneuvers down came No. F boot and the snake was decapitated right in front of the Traders National bank.
 Officer Bryant stated to an Age Herald reporter yesterday evening that he be- lieved the deceased to have been an es- cape, and judging from the tactful ma neuvers displayed thought him to be a smooth citizen who contemplated the per formance of some mischief in the bank. The officer would not specify exactly what act he believed was contemplated. He thinks. however, that his vigilant eye meant the prevention of some serious crime.
 The killing right there near Third ave nue and Twentieth street during the busy hour of the mid-afternoon attracted much attention, and hundreds viewed the re- mains before they were taken in charge by the street cleaning department. The body was hung undersde up on limb down at the trash dump and the sky grew cloudy during the evening. Rain is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
ANNEXA7/ON ELECTION IS
 70 BE HELD NEXT MONDA

The election to be held next Monday, April 20 to incorporate certain territory to the interest of Greater Birmingham. The election involves much valuable res- idence property and should it carry. as is expected, an important annexation will be the result.
 The territory sought to be annexed begins at the corporate limits of Bir- mlngham on the south, just back of about Nineteenth street, running thence out the Greater Birmingham line along the crest of Red Mountain to the eastern cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14

and foreign houses should make the profit out of the sale of firearms which every man will have for the protection of his family and home.
 Col. Sam Will John, author of the Ala bama bill, when informed of the plan to lease pistols, said last night:
 Tt is simply a dodge ana so bald a proposition would not be sustained by any court. The law prohibits keeping or offering for sale. Even if a man did lease such gun he could not carry it of his premsies, either open or concealed.
 Such subterfuge would mean noth- ing. The pistol-toter is an evil which must go, and I believe the law if enforced will go long way toward clearing him out of Alabama"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14

porate limits of East Lake, thence back along the southern lines of East Lake, Woodlawn and Avondale to the eastern boundary of the corporate limits of Bir- mingham
 This territory includes the Mountain Terrace property and much other val uable property which has already been Improved or which is being developed. The proposition of the annexation of this property will be submitted to the voters in the territory affected on next Mon day morning. It is believed by those who are interesting themselves in the matter that the election will carry easily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
PLAN REMOVAL
 OF TWO TRAINS
Commercial Club Receives UnweIcome News About Frisco and
 Southern.

A letter and telegram received yester- day by the Commercial club brought rail-N road news of an unwelcome nature They mean the withdrawal of two trains, one by the Southern and the other by the Frisco. Here they are:
 The Frisco railroad has made formal application to the commission for the commission to reduce their passenger service by taking off one passenger train per day in each direction. Will you kind ly have your committee or others inter- ested to meet me in the Commercial club on Monday morning at Il o'clock to dis cuss this matter in connection with the Frisco officials. W. D. NESBITT,
 Asso Comm.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-14
Seeks information About chas. Wilson.

Mayor Ward is in receipt of letter from Mrs. Ida Wilson of cos Cleon street, Louisville, Ky who seeks information regarding her husband, Charles Wilson, whom she says has been in Birmingham for about two years, formerly residing at 902 Seventeenth street. Mrs. Wilson states that she has not heard from her husband for 13 months and requests that any information that would lead to his location be forwarded to her address in Louisville