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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
MAYOR REVIEWS
 C|TY'S AFFAIRS Fine Showing In Annual Re-
 port to Council FINANCES ARE A FEATURE Shows In Detail How the Year 1907 Was By Far the Most Eventfu
 and Restless In city's
 History.
FINANCES ARE A FEATURE

Mayor Wards annual report on the va rious departmental reports for the year 1907, submitted to the City Council yes terday,- contains a vast amount of useful and interesting information. The showing for the year past is considered excellent and very gratifying in it's every phase. The report covers in detail the work of every department of the municipal gov ernment, and after speaking in glowing terms of the past year, the Mayor con- cludes his report with very optimistic prediction for the ensuing year. The re- port in part follows:
 It will be pleasing to know that no city in the United States as small as Birming- ham is attempting municipal work of such wide scope and operating on broader or more scientific lines. While the results obtained are taken as a matter of course, and hardly noticed by our own people and admiration not only of visitors from different sections of the country, but of municipal journals and experts who close ly scrutinize municipal work.
 It is not altogether natural resources nor the assembling of capital that ac- counts for this present compact beautiful and healthy city It is also wise laws, steadily enforced, that have been welding and guiding the tremendous development of the past 10 years.
 These same wise laws, firmly and fairly put into effect, over the territory some time to be known as Greater Birmingham, will produce the same magic results and enhancement of values that have ac- crued to the central city.
 In my opinion, the heavy increases shown in the following table, which com pares four years past operations, are due less to the growth of the city than to the fact that the municipal machinery is in expert hands and has had steady back ing from your honorable body:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
BIG CHORUS FOR
 STATE CONVENTION
WILL PRESENT "QUEEN ESTHER" WHILE SUNDAY SCHOOL CON- MENTION IS IN SESSION HERE THIS WEEK.

The people of Birmingham as we'll as those living in different parts of the state will have the pleasure of seeing and hearing the largest chorus. with perhaps one exception, ever assembled in this city during the Sunday sch ool convention, which will be held here the last three days of this month. Fu,ly 125 singers are now in training under the personal direction of Prof. Stephen ing the convention. Those who at tended the convention held in the First Baptist church last year were delighted with the chorus, but the management in charge give assurance that the chorus this year will surpass all pre- vious efforts. Singers are gathered from Birmingham and the surburbs and the best singers obtainable within this territory have been selected with spe- cial care by the director.
 The chorus will sing every evening during the convention and among the numbers selected are several grand choruses and many new and inspiring Sunday school hymns.
 On Friday evening, May 1. the chorus will present to the public Queen Esther" a beautiful cantata founded on the Bible story of the same name, which deals with the persecution of the Jews by Haman, the son of Ham, madatha. but who were saved by the queen, who interceded with the king iy hal, I, full, of dramatic interest. Numerous requests have been made already for reserved seats for the cantata. So great indeed has been the demand for seats that the management has decided to change the original plans, and the grand entertainment will be given in the High school auditorium. It is the desire of tho in charge that the au- dience shall be. comfortably seated.
 The 2O00 delegates will remain over for this occasion and the evening will be given over to song and farewell celebration to the delegates who visit the convention.
 The following soloist will appear:
 Miss Alice Fallon, soprano, as "Queen Esther.
 MT. John Thomas, bass. as King Ahasuerue.
 MT. D. U. Williams. baritone as Ro- man.
 MT. Arthur Thomas. tenor, as Nor decai.
 Mrs Marie Kern-Mullen, contralto, as Zeresh.
 Mrs. Kitchens, soprano, as Prophet ess.
 Every Protestant Sunday school in Jefferson county is represented in the chorus and President Samuel D. Mon roe says that all persons interested in Sunday school work should show their appreciation of the association's ef- forts and thus help the various schools
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
DESPERATE NEGRO
 DISARMS OFFICER
TWO OTHER NEGROES JOIN IN AT TACK AND DEPUTY HARE IS BADLY BRUIsED-HoUNDs LOSE TRAIL.

The trick of disarming an officer while he was attempting to make an arrest, which has become so popular among ne- gro criminals lately, was successfully turned again yesterday, when Deputy Constable Hare of Ensley was badly beat up by three negroes while attempting to arrest Arthur Clayton, negro.
 The officer had gone to Claytons house with a warrant where he found Clayton and proceeded to put him under arrest. The negro demanded that he read the warrant first, to which Hare replied that he would read it after he had placed the handcuffs on and started handcuffing the negro. He had succeeded in getting one cuff on when two negroes came up from behind and attacked him.
 One negro placed his knee in the dep- uty's back and threw him to the ground. A struggle followed between Hare and the three negroes, the officer attempting to arise and drawing his revolver. A fight over the revolver began during which Hare shot Arthur Clayton in the cheek Then Clayton managed to get hold cf the revolver.
 Hare kept on fighting, but was badly bruised. The negroes then broke and ran, Arthur Clayton turning and firing twice at the deputy who was too badly bruised to give much of chase. special police man of the Tennessee company is said to have been within 60 feet of the men from the time Hare attempted the ar rest until the negroes fled.
 The sheriff's office was notified and Deputies George H. Parker and Lee Hig- bloodhounds, leaving Birmingham about noon. At Ensley they were joined by Constable Lee White, and a search for the negroes made. The dogs took the traik from the negro's house and followed it for over two miles, finally losing it in a creek They were tried on both banks repeatedly for a long distance, but with out success.
 The surrounding country was searched negroes being at point two miles be- yond Mulga. The officers went to this place and secured the woods and the set clement for hours, but were never able to find a trace of the trio. The search continued until long after dark
 A reward of $50 has been offered for the capture of the negro Clayton. Not be- he also took his hat, kindly leaving his fo: the deputy. He is a tall negro of gingercake color, and when last seen was wearing white striped pants, brown shirt and an old Stetson hat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
PLAN STREET DECORATIONS
 FOR IHE COMING RE UNION

committee is s2OO0. Wet the undersigned merchants and individuals agree to sub scribe amount affixed to our signatures toward defraying expenses of above"
 MT Tracy has given out the following plan of decoration:
 Commencing at Sixth avenue and Nine teenth street and following line of march, a set plan of design for each block is to be carried out. Decoration to be strung from pole to pole along side of street
 At each intersecting street an arch is to be formed At Twentieth street, com mencing at First avenue, extending to and surrounding Confederate monument, is to be court of honor, representing the 13 Confederate states; sections of street to be set apart for each state, and it is suggested that stand be erected at each state interval for the sponsors and their maids to review the parade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Bishop Allen Will Confirm Glasses In
 Birmingham, May 31.

The trustees of St. Paul's church will meet immediately after evening services. As the devotions begin at 7:30 and last only 30 minutes, the trustees will have ample time to transact their business after the devotions are over.
 The Right Rev. Bishop Allen will admin ister the sacrament of confirmation at St Paul's Sunday, May 31. at the 10:30 o'clock mass. On the same day he will confirm at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows at a. m., and at St. Catherine's, Pratt City, at p. m. There will be large classes at these churches.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Great Laymen's Meetinq.

Christian men of all denominations are urged to attend the meeting at the tent on Third avenue, between Eigh- teenth and Ninteenth street, at 4 o'clock this afternoon. The pastors Of the city will be there for the purpose of conference in the interest of the evangelistic campaign. Housing sing ing will be a feature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Gray Resiqns vice.Presidency.

On account of other business requiring his entire attention, Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray has rendered his resigna- phone company Frank G. Mcconnell of Youngstown, O., has been elected to fill the vacancy to take effect May l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Republicans of Jefferson County. Alabama.
Call To

The Republican County Executive Com mittee meets in Birmingham April 29, 1908 at F, noon, for the transaction of such business as may legally come before the committee A full attendance is desired; round trip special rates on all railroads.
 w. T. MASTERSON, Chairman. w. M. BAILEY, Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
odd FelIows' Anniversary.

Osceola lodge, No. 396, I. o. o. F.. in vites all Odd Fellows and Rebeckans to meet at their hall, near Osceola station, South Ensley car line, at 10 a. m. today to attend anniversary services in a body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Will Run For Alderman.

R. A. Brown, well known in business and social circles, has been induced by his friends to enter the race for alder man from the. Seventh ward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Sinking Fund.


 By operation of law the receipts from real and personal taxes have reached the point where a deposit must be made year ly to the sinking fund.
 On January 1 this fund held S13 409 .52 cash and $5O00 of bonds for which S257.50 in premiums were paid. This fund hence forward will rapidly grow to very large proportions and will require the manage ment of experienced business men as well as protection from political influences. It is herewith recommended: That the City Council as legal custodian of this fund. 1. Establish a sinking fund commission to be composed of from three to five re- liable. experienced and capable men, in- cluding a trust company.
 2. That the Council delegate to this commission as far as it legally can, the power of seeing that all money due this fund is collected; that all such money is safely deposited or invested in bonds according to law; of seeing that all other wise and necessary precautions are taken that will provide for its safety so that when your bonds come due the cash will be on hand to pay them.
 Fire Department.
 Your fire department is rapidly becom- ing established as the foremost in the southern states. both for efficiency and
  of the city. It is producing some of it's best results by adopting precautionary measures that prevent fires. This is bet ter than putting them out.
 Systematic inspections are kept up throughout all parts of the city and oc- cupants of buildings made to know that there is penalty for maintaining a ire hazard.
 Comparison of operations of last two years shaws that the proper handling of this large department will produce results.
 1906-Runs, 476; property at risk, $5'S44,- 2S1; fire loss. 93,029; per cent of loss to risk. 11a per cent. o 1907-Runs, 552; property at risk, $4,5S4,- 671; fire lass, sS35. .2SO; per cent of loss to risk, 7a4 per cent.
 Licenses.
 The report of the license collector IS most gratifying. It justifies your wisdom in changing his compensation from a per centage basis to a flat salary The de- partment costs less than half 1t did Tn former years It collected $32O,415 as against $25S, ,415 the year before, gain Of S62, ,O00
 Under our new system, license receipts are classified under such heads as follows: Public service corporations ....... eS' @ zoo Liquor ......S g.....,...-r ..''...'.. iao'ao @ @ Business .....s...... .......s'...-... ios'od9 oa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
THE WEATHER.

Washington, April 25.-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi: Fair Sunday; Mon day partly cloudy, possibly local showers and cooler; light to fresh south winds.
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doch, Mrs. Richard Massey and Mrs. Henry Hidden.
 These ladies last night expressed thcir thanks to the public generally for the courtesy extended to them, and paid espe- cial thanks to the young ladies and other helpers of the day. The Patton-Pope Drug company were thanked for allow ing the use of their store for headquar- ters, the picture shows for advertising the day by showing a reference to it on their canvas, the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company for allowing posters to be placed on their cars, the different stores and offices for allowing advertise ments of it to be shown in their place of business, and to the press.
 The movement proved such a success that it was decided to make it an annual affair. The operation of the club costs about $3OOO per year, all of which is made up by subscriptions. Maurice Willows, Hswho was formerly connected with the Peoples Home Telephone company, and also. the Young Mems Christian Associa- ton, has recently taken charge of the work, having succeeded Louis H. Putnam as secretary.
 The band from the Boys Industrial school at East Lake, proved potent factor in the tagging of people yesterday The youngsters would gather at a corner and play, great crowd gathering to hear the music. Then it was the young ladies would do great work, as many of shose stopping to hear the music would be without tags. But not for long. A dozen young ladies would be after them in a second, while the men who had been tagged assisted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
Those In charae.

The ladies of the board of control of the Boys club in charge of the day were: Mrs. James Weatherly, Mrs. w. D. Nes- bitt, Mrs. c. M. Roy, Mrs. J. B. Reid, Mrs. M. V. Joseph, Mrs. c. A Nolan, Mrs A. M. Kilby, Mrs. M. o. Ezikiel, Mrs J. D. Dabney, Mrs J. D. Collins, Mrs A. J. Gilmore. Mrs W. L. Mur-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26
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 No provision has yet been made for a large park in the western section of Greater Birmingham. Some day it's need will be sorely felt
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 produced most gratifying and unexpected results
 GENERAL FUND SUMMARY. Overhaul Jan. 1, 1907. 5 17,S77.00 Dsbmsem'ts for year. 7SO, 79o .47-$79S, ,66I. .47 Receipts for year . S07, ,7S2.14
  Cash bal. Dec. 31. 19O7.. 9,144.67 Realizing the dsinclnaton of the pub lie to study a mass of figures. succlnct statement of disbursements is herewith submitted showing where the money went:
 Departmental expense, including
 school appropriations .,....... .$444, 592. .99 Interest on general bonds Q. .. 129,4OO. co Interest on floating debt 6,346.94 Payment of floating debt ........ 10l, ,olb 70 Reduction of floating debt Bills payable reduced ......... 29.9O4 .49 Temporary loans incurred 1906 . 6,000.OO Huntsville avenue improvement
 bonds, unable to assess ....... 7,516.25 Temporary note for mules .. 2,970.C0 Advances which will be returned to city:
 Purchase of tax titles .. . .... 1886 Advances to public improvement
 fund ............. 9,432. .O7 Advances to treasurer ....... 2,600. .00 Damages, rebates. etc. legal liabilities: Public improvement assessments
 rebated by council ... ......~ 1,9Sf.5S Taxes, licenses, etc, rebated by
 council .... ...... .............. 4,5Ss.1 Damages for personal injuries. 2,106. 31 Investments in property, equip
 ment, etc. .......+ ................ IA, 4099S Improvement of parks and ceme-
 tery ..... ....... ...... ...... 1,O54.11 Filling and grading United States
 observatory lot ..... ........... 2,733 66 Charity ........ ........... 6,200 AS Special audit and installation of
 new system ...... ............. 6,ll0R Iota '..,... .... ..''.'.', -, 'P'o0'''.' During 1907 s21, 300 worth of property was purchased.
 It is the first intelligent or accurate statement of the condition of the city of Birmingham ever gotten out except Ac- countant Becks statement made in July last, as shown in the auditors report on which this is based.
 The remarkable fact that the municipal corporation has an excess of assets over liabilities of s2, 3S3,143.75. Your total assets are listed at $5,4O7 0S0S7 Liabilities. including bonds of
 all kinds ...... ....., a........ z,5ol,5oi. .lz Excess of assets ........,... $2,455, ,14S. "a It should be most gratifying to this com munity to know that almost enough prop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-26

The following has been issued from re- union headquarters: To Whom It May Concern:
 The committee on decorations for the Confederate Veterans reunion, after due consideration appoints Mr. J. H. Tracy of the firm of Loveman, Joseph & Loeb, official decorator for that occasion. He is experienced in this line of work If there is a general plan of decorating the re- suits will necessarily be more satisfac- tory and the cost will be less to each in dividual.
 MT. Tracy will present his plans to you and we bespeak for him careful and con sistent attention. Yours very truly,
 JOHN L. PARKER, Chairman.
 W. D. COLBY,
 c. M. BROWN.
 Attached to the letter announcing MT. Tracy's appointment is this form of subscription:
 '"rhe estimate for plan submitted to
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erty has been accumulated to offset the bonded debt, viz:
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CONTINUED ON PAGE G.,
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Finance.

Your financial operations for 1907 have produced most gratifying and unexpected results
 GENERAL FUND SUMMARY.
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second, to the advantages of giving work to a great number of unemployed.
 To this end your honorable body is requested to revive and re-enact the ordi- nance heretofore passed which called for an election to vote on sewer bonds Sep timber 16, 1907. You are especially warned that if the bond issue carries and $400,0O0 is set aside for the purpose of supple menting legal assessments, that it will be unwise and dangerous not to place such rigid restrictions around this bond fund beforehand that neither political in- fluences nor pathetic appeals can obtain a larger share of it than the plans in the engineers office shows it to be en- titled
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-02-20
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 His wife and four children survive him. The two sons, Clarence and Orval live at Ida bel, Okla; and the daughters; Mrs. Hattie Phillips, at Lamar tine near Waldo, Ark, and Mrs. Dr. Whaley of Memphis.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-02-20
NOTICE,

To the Members of Hickory Grove Union;
 As Saturday night is our regular meeting time would like that every member of the Union should be present as business of importance to the Union and to members will be taken up.
 LEE RODGERS, Pres.
 s. E. CORNELL, Sec v.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-02-20

Our buyer, Mr Sackle, has bought the entire stock al 35 ets. on the dollar. New York Store Henry Harvey who has been here for several days, returned to his home, near Emf City to- day. Henry came with his broth e Jim who had a surgical opera ton performed 2 aeu d aa Jim is getting along well. H5. raHal. a..ea while .oa 1le- Cos @ H
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 Tom Kinser was up from Hope yesterday.
 0. B. Gordon went to Texar- kama, Sunday.
 Dr. Hesterly went to Emmet this morning.
 Will Cantley was up from Hope yesterday morning. w. B. AmeS went to Little Rock Saturday night.
 Dee Davenport returned to Beirne this morning.
 Miss Grace Teal returned from Fulton this morning.
 w. E. Marsh, of Caney will move to Prescott tomorrow. Mrs. Tom Caulder of Hope came up on No. 28 yesterday. Cal Burk and wife came home on No. 28 yesterday morning. Attorney C. c. Hamby left on No. , for Texas on legal busi- ness.
 Miss DunaWay returned to Philadelphia yesterday after noon.
 Dr. Guthrie and son, Martin, and o. B. Gordon Sundayed in Texarkana. Claud Brown, of Camden was the guest of Postmaster Grayson yesterday.
 Mrs. E. DeLaughter, of Bough- ton, was in town Saturday and returned on train 39.
 D. F. Andrews returned to Gurdon this morning after spending Sunday at home. Lizzie Christopher returned to Emmet this morning after spend ing Sunday with home folks. Ed Marsh was reelected man. ager of the Farmers Union ware house at the Union meeting Sat- urday.
 MT. and Mrs. A. F. Drake, of Hope spent Sunday with Miss Sallie Moore and the Misses AL mond.
 Mir. and Mrs. Robert Smith, of Emmet, are visiting the fami- ly of Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs. Andrew Holland.
 Miss Ada Kizer, one of the pop ular hello girls of Texarkana, came home Saturday evening on 36 and spent Sunday with her folks.