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Morris tribune., 1908-12-05

shipped from Lulea alone. This
shows an increase in the iron ore
shipments from this place over the
previous twelve months Of $4,000
tons.
Enrico Caruso. the noted Italian
tenor, who was offered 10000 crowns
for just one appearance in Berns Sa-
longer at Sunday matinee, has wired
that it will be impossible for him to
accept any dates prior to Nov. l, 1909.
King Gustaf has bean appointed an
honorary admiral of he British navy.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
COAsTING VESSEL WRECKED
seventy-five or More Filipino Labor
ers Perish.

Manila, Nov. 2S-The coasting
steamer San Pablo, carrying large
number. of laborers from NarvacRn to
the rice fields in Pangasian province,
struck rock and sank during a
storm off the town of San Fernando,
In Union province.
It is estimated that seventy-five or
more of the passengers and crew of
the San Pablo were drowned The
steamer Viscaya rescued fffv-s,ve
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
BUSINESS PART THREATENED
High Water Encroaching on Pine
Bluff, Ark.


Pine Bluff, Ark, Dec. l.-Citizens
continue the apparently hopeless
struggle against the encroachments OF
the Arkansas river The fate of prop
erty aggregating probably $5,00O,ooO
is in the balance All teams that can
be pressed into service are hurryins
willow and pine branches to the river
where hundreds of men are working
hard weaving materials and pushing
these into the river, hoping to form
temporary barrier against the food
Unless this serves to check the wa.
ter's force the Jefferson hotel, the
courthouse and other buildings are al
most sure of destruction when the
crest of the food reaches this point
To this is added the strong probabii1
ity that if these buildings go and the
river remains unchecked nearly the
entire business section of Pine Bluff
will be DESTROYED.
The entire river front is cracked
and unsafe even for pedestrians.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
ATMOSPHERE HAS CLEARED
Prospect for Settlement of Balkan
Dispute Brighter.

Vienna, Dec LIT is held here that
the prospects of an agreement be-
tween Russia and Austria Hungary in
the matter of an international con-
gress to settle the Balkan diff Guilty
are more favorable and consequently
the political atmosphere has cleared.
Furthermore, it is declared in authori-
tative quarters that Count Pallavicini,
the Austro-EfuDgarian ambassador to
Turkey, will not leave Constantinople.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
satterlee Accepts Appointment.

Washington, Dec. Herbert l..
Satterlee of New York, who was of
fered the position Of assistant, secre-
tary of the navy to succeed Mr.. New
berry. who has been elevated to the
head of the department, has wired the
president his acceptance of the ap-
pointment.
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
GOES INTO EFFECT JAN.
Two-Cent Letter Rate Between This
:. Country and Germany.

Berlin, Dec. 2.-The United States
and Germany have arranged for
postal rate on letters between the
two countries of 2 cents instead of
the existing rate of cents
The new rates will go into effect
Ian
Morris tribune., 1908-12-05
ALL ON BOARD pERIsHED
Japanese Steamer Founders Off Chi
nese Port.

Kobe, Japan, Dec. 2.-The Japa-
nese steamer GiIsei Maru has foun-
dered off WeiheiWei. The entire crew
and all the passengers on board were
fost.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
HUGH DAVIS SAYS HE KILLED BROTHER
 IN SELF DEFENSE

Hugh Davis surrendered to Deputy Sheriff Brents at 2 o'clock yesterday morning at the latters residence near Cardiff. At the time Davis stated that he had killed his brother-in-law, Walter Nichols, a short while before near the Jefferson tunnel. The killing, he asserted, arose over a craps game and was done in self-defense.
 Deputy Brents brought Davis to Bir- mingham yesterday morning and placed him in the county jail, but beyond the re- rGarks which Deputy Brents told of Davis dtl not make any statement.
 Both Davis and the dead man are com paratively young, both being about 70 years of age. The deputys statement was to the effect that Davis had said he and Nichols were shooting craps close to the railroad track, and that an argument arose. Then, according to the deputy, Iavis stated that Nichols attacked him and he simply defended himself, using knife and cutting the jugular vein and wrist of Nichols. Death resulted shortly afterward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Advent Services.

A beautiful Christmas service was car- red out last night at the Church of the Advent by the Sunday school of that church, while exercises will also be held today. The Christmas spirit prevailed and the services were such as to bring home to the congregation the real meaning of Christmas Day. The following programme was carried out:
 70, Come All Ye Faithful" first, third and fourth verses, choir and chorus, church hymnal.
 Creed, prayer, collection.
 Carol, Little Children Can You Tell?" primary class.
 Solo, selected, Mrs. O. L. Stephenson. Recitation, "A Hard Times Christmas" Katherine Lynch.
 70, Little Town of Bethlehem" Sunday school.
 Recitation, Just Before Christmas" AL bert Ross.
 "Watchman, Tell Us of the Night" boys and girls singing alternate verses. Recitation, 70, Clap. Clap, Clap" Ailien Stephenson.
 Carol, Holy Night" sextet.
 "The Story of the First Christmas" R. ". Ewing, superintendent.
 Two verses, Angel of Jesus' and "Nunc Demittis," Sunday school choir. Song, Thousand Tiny Candles girls of the Sunday school choir.
 Distribution of gifts from the tree by Santa Claus.
 Intermission for refreshments.
 Talk, Dr. w. E. Evans
 "As, With Gladness, Men of Old" verses, Sunday school.
 The following will be the oxder of ser
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
LABOR LEADERS
 ntt MAKE PROTEST
THINK SENTENCING OF MITCH ELL, GoMPERS AND MORRISON TO IMPRISONMENT IS A VIOLA TON OF CONSTITUTION.

Leaders of the union miners in this dis trict have wired President Roosevelt their protests against the decision of the court OF the District of Columbia which sem fenced Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell. and Frank Morrison 10 jail for an al- legged contempt of the court The tele- gram follows:
 Birmingham. Ala, Dec. "A, 1908. Theodore Roosevelt, President United States, Washington, D. C.: Representing the United Mine Workers of America in Alabama, we emphatically rortest against the conviction and sen- terce to penal servitude of those great leaders of the American labor movement, Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison. They may have violated the law, but we believe the decision is in vio- lation of the constitution of the United States and abolishes the right of free press and free speech.
 J. R. KENNAMER, President District 20.
 J. D. CLEMO, Secretary Treasurer.
 w. R. FARLEY, International Executive Board Member United Mine Workers of America.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Greater Birmingham Bill Tampered NIifh
 1He Sensational Charge 0f JeYe King
Christmas Ebe DrOnght
 Sixty Wen To City Prison
Shooting Crackers and Disordery Conduct Predominatng Charge-Several Drunk Men Arrested and Three For Selling Whsky-But One Injury From Fireworks
 No Horrible Crime-Docket Of Last Year

While several arrests were made yes terday and last night for the offense of firing crackers and dischargng fireworks in the business section of the city, but enc accident was reported.
 William Hall, a musician employed by the Bijou theater, received painful in- juries as a result of having his hand burned by the premature explosion of cracker, this accident occurring on Ave nue and Twentieth street.
 Beginning towards the shank of the af- ternoon, and continuing throughout the night, firecrackers of small and large calibre were exploded in the heart of the city. Several were thrown from the tops of buildings exploding with terrific re- ports, and shaking the windows in nearby buildings.
 Chief Bodeker. in an endeavor to put an end to the firing of fireworks, had several of his men in plain clothes to go among the crowd and attempt the arrest of the offenders. He was successful in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Religious Services.

Christmas services will be held at the Third Presb yterian church today. A Christmas sermon will be preached at II o'clock a. m, while a Christmas en- tertalnment will be extended to the members of the church and others at z p. m. The church edifice is at the cor ner of Avenue E and Twenty second street, and every one is cordially in vited to attend all of the Services.
 There will occur four masses at St. Paul's Cath ollie church during the day.
 pr. M. Newfield will deliver a lec- ture in his series on religions of the world Friday night at Temple Emanuel. A fine musical programme will be car ried out by the choir.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Christmas Season
 Has Hs DaYkeY Side, Too

The unidentified body of a boy lies un- claimed and unknown this Christmas morning at the undertaking parlors of Shaw & Son in Birmingham.
 He may be 15 years old-he may be Is. The face is apparently that of a simple, but honest country boy. It is brown with freckles where the sun has planted a hundred kisses The hair is straight and unlIept.
 As looked on the silent form thought of the vacant chair at the table in some home, somewhere, and the anxious mother who wonders where her son can be and why he does not come.
 However wayward the boy might have been the mother is forgiving and is praying for the return of her child. The father may have spoken unkind words when the boy left home. He may still resent the stubborness and independence of his son but he does not know-cannot know, that on this Christmas morning the boy he still loves in his heart is dead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
At The Riiou.

The thrilling adventures of an Italian youth and female detective, cast among the notorious Black Hand" gang forms a basis of an interesting plot in A. H. Woods latest melodrama of New York life, entitled Irony, the Bootblack" which is at the Bijou theatre this week. The piece was especially written for the pur- pose of displaying the talents of Dave Genaro and Ray Bailey the well-known vaudeville headliners who play the prin- cipal roles The new offering is claimed to contain more sensations, pulsating sit nations, wholesome comedy and heart throbs than any of it's kind presented in years. A carload of scenery and a most capable cast enhance the production. There will be a special Christmas mati- nee this afternoon. Next week Young Buffalo in "The Sheriff of Angel Gulch.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
MANY ARRESTS
 MAY FOLLOW THE
 GREENE DECISION

An important decision was handed down by Judge Dan A. Greene yesterday in regard to the issuing of raiders warrants This was to the effect that a raiders warrant was legitimate, but that it could net be issued until sufficient evidence had been presented to the judge issuing the warrant showing that intoxicants were be- ing concealed.
 Just what effect this decision will have upon the recent arrests growing out of raids upon social clubs, is, of course, only a matter of conjecture, but certain law yers stated yesterday that it would prob ably result in the re-arrest of all those persons caught in the recent raids made by Sheriff Hidgons department.
 This decision caused something of a stir around the courthouse. while consterna- tion reigned among those unfortunates who were caught in the drag net.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
HER MITAGE CLUB
 CHARTER IS VOID

As the result of an order handed down yesterday by Judge A. o. Lane the char ter of the Hermitage club will be de- clared null and void. He still has the matter of the Colonial club under advise ment
 This decision grew out of the raids several weeks ago by Sheriff Higdon upon these two clubs, regular search warrants Icing used and nearly s40oO worth of intoxicants being confiscated. In connec- ton with the search warrants, the secre- taries of the clubs were arrested on evidence alleged to have been secured several days prior to the raids.
 Quo warranto proceedings were insti- tuted by the state of Alabama, ex rel the attorney general, to annul the charter which resulted in the action taken bv Judge Lane yesterday afternoon. Judge Samuel D. Weakley attorney for the Law and Order league, filed the proceed ings.
 The decision regarding the Colonial club case will probably not be issued until several days after Christmas
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Night of Noisy ReveIry Pre- ceded the Striking of
 Midnight
PRISONERS ARE PARD0NED
 AND FED WITH TURKEY
The EIks' and Other Christmas Trees Events of Today-Religious SerV- ices-Merchants Report
 Fine Business.
It is Christmas.

It is Christmas.
 The merriest season of the year was ushered in by the blare of trumpets and the popping of the Chinese firecracker.
 In the business section of the city last night it was a time of revelry. Men, women and children, of all ages and con ditions, thronged the streets. Each in dividuaI had his peculiar mode of mak- ing A noise Each child has his trumpet. Each youth had his firecracker.
 It was a night of continual noise, and if there is home to which Santa Claus failed to pay a visit, it may be that he was frightened away by the din which the police could not check.
 At 12 o'clock, however, there was sud- den cessation in the merry-making. All of the stores had closed. The tired clerks wended their homeward ways, and an hour later, only the straggler was on the streets.
 Today, throughout the city, is day or rest, peace and quiet Business has taken a back seat All of the stores will be closed. All of the courts have ceased to grind. Every office in the city hall has a barred entrance.
 Every one is resting after strenuous weeks work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

vices at Il o'clock today, under the di- reotion of Choirmaster Fred L. Grambs' with full orchestral aeeompaniment' Processional hymn No. 9, 70, Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles).
 Venite in A, 70. Come Let Us Sing Unto the Lord" Qansing).
 Gloria Patri in A Wogrich).
 Te Deum in B e. Villars Stanford). Jubllate in B e. Villars Stanford). Introduction hymn 53 "Shout the Glad Tidings'' tAvison)
 Gloria Tibi (Paxton).
 Hymn 5S, 70, Little Town of Bethle- hem' (Redner).
 Sermon, Dr. W. k. Evans.
 Doxology. Offertory, "And There Where Shep- herds" (Horatio w. Parker).
 Soprano solo, Miss Sadie Mallam, violin obligato by Prof Frank N. Davison. Offertory Sentence QEvans).
 Sanctus (Camidge).
 Communion hymn p, Bread of the World"
 Gloria in Excelsis (Old Chant.
 Reeessional hymn 57, Sing, O Sing This Blessed Morn" (Roper).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

and the body unclaimed in a strange city among strangers who can have no care.
 The holiday feast is spread; there are other children, brothers and sisters of the absent one; the board is sumptuous and the fire crackles cheerfully on the broad hearth. Holly and mistletoe brighten the table and every corner of the sweet old home, but all is not as glaw as it should be- With all the joy and gladness there is a cloud that will not brighten The vacant chair-the unoccupied corner at the hearthstone-the uneasy aching in the mothers heart.
 True, there is the ever present hope the belief of the mother that her boy is still alive, and that some day he will return.
 Nol It is possible that the unidentified body will soon be placed in a simple grave provided by the county, to be marked as unidentified, and the mother will go on down to her grave, hoping. looking and still believing that her boy VIII return to her arms. w. H.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25

that about a score of arrests were made for this violation.
 At F o'clock last night, about 60 ar rests were recorded for Christmas eve, and docketed in the warden's office 9th CTS were made and not docl1eted, the prisoners having been released on bond The arrests were for all offenses, the charge of disorderly conduct predominant ing. Shooting fireworks was the cause of about 20 arrests. Four white men were arrested for fighting. Several ne- groes were arrested for larceny, and there were one or more grand larceny charges. Two negroes were charged with murder There were several arrests on charges of intoxication. One prisoner, when bond was offered, was too limp to be permitted to leave the prison Two white men and one negro were arrested for "bootlegging" liquors
 Last Christmas eve. the police docket shows that there occurred 80 arrests.
 Nc crime of a horrible nature occurred to mar the Yuletide.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Majestic Reopeninq.

The Majestic theatre reopens next Monday night, completely overhauled and improved from top to bottom, the pret- tiest little theatre in the South. As the opening attraction Manager Gould will present a vaudeville bill with nine acts; three big headliners and six other acts of merit
 The Mozarts snow shoe dancers, come off the Orpheum circuit; Lottie and Bert Walter have a clever singing and dancing act to present and Harry Touda, is won derful Japanese equilibrist, all extra added attractio
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
GEORGE HOWARD
 IS FOUND DEAD

be George Howard, was found yesterday at Grants mill on the Cahaba river. All indications pointed to foul play, and the matter was reported to the sheriff's office.
 Officers are working on the case, and are in hopes of finding some clue. At pres ent Coroner Paris is confined to his bed but is expecting to hold an examination in the next day or two.
 Sheriff Iiigdon has assigned deputies to the case, and they are endeavoring to To- cate any clues as to the cause of How ards death.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
"The Cat ana the FiddIe.v

The offering at the Jefferson next Mon day and Tuesday matinee will be The Cat and the Fiddle" new musical ex- travaganza, and which has been delight ing thousands in the east the past two seasons.
 It is founded on the old Mother Goose fable so familiar to all. Few know that these fables were not originally written to woo the sand man, but were lampoons directed as thrusts at prominent people. the same as our present day cartoons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
HIGDON PRESENTS
 GIFTS TO DEPUTIES

Sheriff IIigdon assembled all of his dep uties from all over the county yester- dav morning in his office at the court house and a small jubilee was held At the conclusion the sheriff presented each for the deputies with an umbralla He also made short talk congratulating the deputies upon the fine work they have been during the past year and impressed upon them the importance of arresting any violator of the prohibition law com ing under their notice. The prohibition law was especially referred to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
T. M. A. Christmas Tree.

Birmingham Lodge No. 16 Theatrical Mechanical association, will give their usual Christmas tree and social session Thursday night and invitations have been issued and large attendance is expect ed. Members of all theatrical companies in the city have been invited to be pres eat and together with the various en- ployes of the local theatres and others who are friends of the organization will form one large, happy gathering. Many presents are usually distributed at the af- fairs of the T. M. A., and the commit tee in charge has left nothing undone to make this years celebration a big sue cess.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Case Is Continued.

Boston, December 24.-The govern ment rested its case today in the trial of Cardenio F. King, the Boston finan- cial agent, who is under indictment on 31 counts charging larceny of $25,000. Assistant District Attorney Dwyer said, however, that he might have something more to add to the evidence submitted, and asked for little more time. In accordance with this request Judge Schofield granted continuance of the case until next Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Miss EIeanor Rohson.

One of the most interesting of the prom ised attractions at the Jefferson theatre this season will undoubtedly be Eleanor Robson in the new Richard Harding Davis drama, Vera, the Medium," which is is a dramatization of MT. Davis famous novel of the same name, and will live in literature as long as humankind loves tales that throb with passion, thrill with love and jingle with life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Prisoners to Feast.

Prisoners at the county jail will be given a treat today in the shape of turkey dinner and an effort will be made by the wardens to make their confinement in the county's bastile as pleasant as possible. Under instruc- tiens from Sheriff Higdon deputies in vaded Morris avenue yesterday and purchased several hundred pounds of turkey meat, together with the other necessaries for first-class Christmas dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
Postoffice Hours,

Holiday hours will prevail at the postoffice today. There will be two deliveries of mail in the business sec tion of town and one in the residence section. The windows, with the excep- tion of the registry and money order departments, will be open from until 10 a. m. The registry and money or der windows will not be open at all.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
ADJUSTMENTS.
"The Right of Way"

CAST OF CHARACTERS.
 Dr. Weldon-Van Dusen Phillips.
 Price-Henry Marshall
 Justice Wantage-Morgan Ingersell.
 Charley Steele-Guy Standing.
 Jack Brown-Walter Colligan.
 Billy Wantage-Sidney Cushing.
 Joe Portugais-Theodore Roberts.
 Kathleen Steele-Dorothy Hammond.
 Capt. Thomas Fairing-Alphonse Ethier.
 Jougon-Phillip Laffen.
 Gravel-Harry Maynard.
 Bovin-Kelso Henderson.
 Rouge Gosselin-Lionil Willis.
 Jake Hough-Frank English.
 Theophile-Marcus Wilder.
 Suzon-Paula Gloy.
 M. Marcel-George F. de We're.
 The Cure-Averell Harris.
 M. Rossignol-Louis la Bey.
 Rosaile-May Buckley.
 Paulette du Bois-Evelyn Walls.
 Louis Trudel-Francis Duval.
 The Abbe-Edson R. Miles.
 Guy Standing, Theodore Roberts and an excellent company appeared at the Jeff ferson theatre last night in "The Right of Way a dramatization of Sir Gilbert Parker's novel of that name made by Eugene W. Presbrey. The dramatist has
 
 of the book and has transformed this re- markable story to the stage with a fidel ity to the original and with keen per ception of the novels more salient parts which leaves little to be desired. All the virility of the story has been retained and only happy ending, the better to conform with stage requirements, is a de- parture from the story as written by Sir Gilbert Parker. To those who had read the book, and they must have been many at the Jefferson theatre last night Char ley Steele, Joe Portugais, Rosalie, the cure, the abbe and all those other char acters of the book appeared vivified and humanized. Thanks to a company of competent players the story lost none of its strength in being put into dramatic form. Guy Standing as Charley Steele played the part just as it has grown in the minds of majority of those who made Steele's acquaintance in print while Theodore Roberts made Joe Portugais a wonderfully strong and vivid character ization, a figure that stood dominant in scenes that required the best of a play CTS ability. Both MT. Standing and Mir. Roberts shared in the honors of a per formance that can not soon be forgotten. In the supporting company Miss May Buckley, made the part of Rosalie one of great cahrm and girlish grace typi- flying love that is seldom met indeed and more seldom told with such engag- ing frankness. Miss Buckley's perform ance reached a high degree of artistic perfection, while Averell Harris as the cure, Miss Paula Gloy as suzon. and Dorothy Hammond as Kathleen Steele ac- quilted themselves well.
 The staging of the play was done in capital style and no detail of an ad- mirable production was overlooked.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-12-25
At the Gayety.

The waltzing contest at the Gayety last night proved very entertaining. Manager McArdle has arranged for the amateurs to perform tonight. On Saturday night Billy Green and George Bush will engage in scientific sparring contest, they hav- ing been declared the winners of Wednes- day nights contests.
 The World Beaters are proving a great drawing card at the Gayety this week.