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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02

AS will be seen by the above figures the
work of the juvenile court has justified
itself by a decrease in jfRenile crime of
nearly 20 per cent. This result is due
largely to the sane, sensible treatment
accorded the youthful delinquents, fines
being imposed when necessary and lack
of sentimental idealism without practical
application. Homes we're secured when
possible, waywardly inclined youths sent
to relatives in the country and 10 insti-
tutions for their reformation and help
Despite the fact that our juvenile court
law was repealed due to demonstrations
alities and imperfections of the measure
public interest has sustained the work
of the juvenile court As mere bus
mess proposition it has saved the city,
county and state many times its cost.
The Illustration of two boys, both Il
years of age when brought in contact
with the court and its allied work, the
Boys club, will serve to prove this fact.
Both were homeless friendess and alone.
One was locked up in the city jail be-
cause he slept under a negro bootblack's
stand, on the charge of lettering, thus
being given his first lessen in crime as
he came in contact With* the older and
Gently in his 10th year a forger, commit
ted to an institution for reformation. The
other lad under the same exact circum-
stances, was sent TO the Boys club where
he was taken care OF for six days and
then placed in a country home. where
he is learning a trade receiving some
schooling and becoming a useful citi-
zen.
On account of the Industrial makeup
of the CITY and district this work has 4
grave responsibility before it. r. help
mold and form good clean ideas of cit
izenshp and duty among the many ele-
ments that are going into the making
of the city.
A white. woman probation officer is
badly needed 10 visit the homes of many
of the offenders where influences are
worse than none at all and where much
excellent work could be done.
l wish to protest against the publica-
ton of the names of youthful offenders
upon them that follows their careers for
many years, If not for life.
Before closing this report | wish to
commend heartily the work of the colored
probation officer. L. D. james. Though
poorly paid by the subscriptions from
his race he has stuck to his work and
excellent results have accrued there
from.
The old street gang of white boys has
been broken up entirely and very few
offenders have been returned the second
time. The probation system of putting
the offenders on a weekly or monthly
report has been successful to a satisfac-
tory degree and should be perfected in
detail Respectfully submitted.
L. H.cPUTNAM,
Juvenile Court Officer.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
OF WORK
OF JUVENILE COURT
Nearly 20 Fer Cent Decrease
In Juvenile Crime
All CASES DURING YEAR
Request Is Made For White Woman
Probation Officer To Visit the
Homes of Youthful
Offenders.

The report of the juvenile court of the
city of Birmingham has been submitted.
Here it is:
Hon. II. b. Feagin, Judge Juvenile Court,
Birmingham. Alt
Honorable Sir:-I submit the following
report Of the work done by the juvenile
court Of the city of Birmingham for the
year 1907:
A total of Az delinquent juvenile cases
We're docketed during the year. against
a total Of SO eases during the previous
year of 1906 or a decrease of about 70
per cent These cases in detail are as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
Fears For Steamers Safety.

Philadelphia, February More than
eight days overdue, the steamship
Bluefelds, from Jacksonville for this
city, has not yet arrived, and fears are
entertained for the safety Of the YES
sci. The Bluefieids sailed from Jack
sonville on January 81, under COM
mand of Captain Higgins, and should
have reached Philadelphia three days
later. The vessel carried crew of Is
men, She Is owned by the New York
and Baltimore Transportation COM
pany.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
work at East Lake Schools.

spring term of the East Lake
OILS began Monday, January 27, with
tly increased attendance. Two rul-
of the board are being enforced: A
hcate OF vaccination is required of
pupil who enters, and no pupil will
omitted to the beginners class after
uary 10, two weeks after the begin
of the term.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
SUFFERING From Influenza.

Berlin, February mo less than 1000
cases of influenza were reported in Ber-
lin this week. Among the members OF
the cabinet suffering from this illness
are Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary of
the admiralty, and General Won Finem,
the minister of war. On the Emperor's
suggestion General on Finem Will
take a trip to the south.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
THIS DAY IN
HISTORY OF
BIRMINGHAM

February ?, 1856:
1t is thought that everything will be
ready for work to begin on the new pas
senger station next week
A fine Jersey calf passed through the
city yesterday from Nashville. 1t was
consigned to E. b. Herndon at Shreveport,
La.
The handsome ornamental corniees on
the Roden block were put up today.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
Fe1ruarY .. 1891:

FEBRUARY :, 1871.
Delegation of local mine operators go
TO Montgomery to lobby against the pass
age of a mining law. Joseph F. Johnston,
representing the miners, also goes to the
capital to work in the interest of some
law giving the state supervision over
mines and their operation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
February ., 1889:

FEBRUARY :, 1883:
City Council in special session decides
to ask the legislature to empower the city
to extend its limits. A bill has been pre-
pared and will be presented to the legis-
lature.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02

It's a shoe sale and a big one.
Broken lots and samples spread
out high on tables-prices cut
to the bone. Chamblee Bros.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02

uary 2, 1901:
special committee of the Commercial
is appointed to prospect for petro-
inN the Birmingham district The
nittee consists of Maj. f. Y. Ander-
". Y. Malone and B. Steiner.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-02
February ., 1898:

7 eDruary 2 1878.
City Council holds a stormy meeting, in
n Mayor Evans and Alderman Har-
ION have a war of words. The chief
olice is called upon to restore order.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
CHANGE MADE IN
MILEAGE BOOKS
Southern Ry. Go. Puts New
Rule in Effect.

The Southern Railway has made
change in handling mileage books.
The change went into effect on June
list The following are the changes:
If a mileage ticket or tickets con-
tanning insufficient mileage to carry
passenger to destination are tender
ed ticket agent will detach all mile
age in cover or covers, and collect
from passenger the additional amount
in cash at two and one-half cents per
mile to cover the difference between
the mileage detached and the mile
age to destination, and issue one con-
tinuous passage ticket to destination.
Example: If passenger should
present mileage ticket containing one
hundred coupons to agent at Macon
and request passage ticket to Bir-
mingham is 254 miles, the agent will
detach coupons remaining in the
mileage ticket and issue mile
age exchange ticket in US
ual manner, collecting $685. in
cash, this amount representing 2 IL
cents per mile for 154 miles, the
difference between the one hundred
miles for which coupons were detach-
ed from the mileage ticket and the
254 miles, authorized mileage be-
tween Macon and Birmingham.
Previous instructions concerning
mileage detachments required that
one coupon be detached for each mile
or fraction thereof travelled. Effec-
tive June l, 1908, ticket agents will
detacE one coupon from all mileage
tickets for each mile or fraction of
mile fye-tenths or oxer No de-
tachment will be made for fractions
of a mile less than five-tenths of a
mile This does not, however, alter
the instructions relative to detaching
the minimum number of coupons for
each journey as provided for in the
contract of the ticket.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
EARTH'S MEANEST
MAN is FOUND
Urged Long Steps to Save
Shoe Leather.

JERSEY CITY, June 9.-(SpeciaD
Mrs. Minnie Eckhard wants a di-
vorce from her husband, Henry Eek
hard. She filed a petition in the
New Jersey Chancery Court yester-
day and included a category of al
legged shortcomings which she be-
lieves entities her husband to the
diamond belt for meaness.
They were married on Oct. z, 1896
and on the twelfth anniversary of the
event she made bold to ask for an
increase in her weekly allowance of
50 to supply the table. Eckhard got
mad and left the house. Mrs. Eek
hard has not seen him since. She
was left without means to care for
her siX-year-old son and herself
Of all her husbands methods to
choke the family pocketbook, she
says the limit was reached when he
made their son take long steps to
save his shoes. Short-stepping was an
extravaganza, he said because the
boy could cover just as much ground
and save leather by increasing his
stride. Mrs. Eckhard says her hus-
band kept a set of scales under lock
and key. He would weigh all the
groceries, and if the supply diminish
ed more rapidly than he thought il
should, he wanted to know why.
1t was impossible for Mrs. Eckhard
to make a fat apple pie or a thick
custard Eckhard, she says, counted
the apples and eggs, and even the
onions when they were only 81 {
bushel Mrs. Eckhard sought to de-
mur when Eckhard tabled the sticks
in package of macaroni but it die
not do any good
Mrs. Eckhard says she does moi
know where her husband is at pres.
ent and the facts came out upon hel
application for service by publica,
ton. She lives at No 231 East Kin
ney street, Newark
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
SESSION OF LEAGUE is
TO OPEN AT QUI1MAN
AmeriCuS Will be Repre-
SGntGd There.

The seventh general conference OF
the South Georgia EpWorth League
assemblies today at Quitman in an
nual session, and every city in sOtuth
Georgia will thus be represented by
a large delegation of Leaguers.
President w. P. Wallis, of Ameri-
Gus, will attend with others from this
city, and will preside over the daily
sessions of the conference.
The conference will open at
o'clock tonight, with devotional ser
vices led by Rev. ]. A. Harmon, OF
Valdosta. Prof. E. H. Mcneil, of Am
ericus( is musical director during
the session, besides taking other
parts.
At the opening of the session to-
morrow morning President Wallis
will submit his annual report AT
II o'clock Rev Basconl Anthony will
address the conference on Reserve
Power"
The conference will continue
through next Sunday and the daily
program is filled with topics and dis
cussions of general interest to
league work. Several hundred lea
guers will thus attend this interest
ing meeting.
The Americus delegation will &C
to Quitman this morning.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
MAIDENS IN WHITE TO
READ ESSAYS TONIGHT
And Receive Their DipIO-
mas as Well.

The commencement exercises at
the theatre tonight will be a fitting
finale to the closing OF the city
schools and as heretofore, will be
an occasion of greatest interest to the
people of Americus generally
The graduating class of Furlow
School is composed of six young lad
les, and these Will receive tonight
their we'll earned diplomas
The class membership is Misses
Marie Walker, Hazel Christopher,
Nellie Niles, Ruth Lamar, jamie
Feagin and Myrtle Sanborn, and
these will occupy seats upon the stage
with the faculty and school board
Az selected orchestra will render
music during the exercises.
After the usual invocation and mus
ical overture, the graduates Will be
presented in the following order
for their respective parts
Salutatory; Miss Hazel Christopher
Essay; School Girl Superstition, ;"
by Miss jamie Feagin.
Reading; ''Pyramus and Thisbe," by
Miss Ruth Lamar.
Essay; Echoes" by Miss Nellie
Niles.
Essay; Our Senior Year." by Miss
Myrtle SanboFn.
Valedictory; by Miss Marie Walker
Musical selections will interspere
the program throughout.
After the fair graduates have per-
formed their parts, Prof. e. A.
Pound of ,Waycross will deliver the
literary address of the occasion. At
ter this the diplomas will be pres
ented by the president of the board.
The exercises, of course, are open
to the public and the occasion will be
one of great interest.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
MARTIN-CLAY MARRIAGE
OCCASION OF INTEREST
Beautiful Home Wedding in
Albany.

The marriage last evening OF Miss
Zeralda Martin and Mr.. Cliff c.
Clay, while occurring in our sister city,
is of equal social interest i'll Ameri-
Gus, the home of the groom, and
where the beautiful young bride is
well known in social circles.
In fact, Americus claims equal
honor with Albany in this happy
plghting of trOth.
A large party of friends attended
from Americus, and the wedding was
a beautiful one in all of it's appoint
ments The rites were sOlemnized at
the home of the brides aunt, Mrs.
]. R. Mott and witnessed by large
and brilliant company.
While the invitations were confined
to the younger social set, the parlors
of the Mott residence were filled
with the wedding guests.
Miss Freddie Shipp of Americus,
was maid of honor, while Mr.. w. A.
Slaton Of this city was best man.
The bridesmaids were Misses Kate
Wheatley and Elizabeth Hollis, of
Americus; Miss Isabelle Battle, of
Columbus; Miss Frances Steph-
ems of Macon; and Misses Sherrie
Lewis and Madelyn Gilbert, of AL
bany.
The groomsmen were Messrs.
Charles Burke, D. Robertson, and
Paul Sanford, of Americus, Y. G.
Hilsman, Eugene Clark, and o. L.
Davis, of Albany.
Shortly after the ceremony Mr..
and Mrs. Clay left by the Central
train for New York and will spend
a month at points of interest in
New England and Canada. At Am
ericus they were joined by Mr.. and
Mrs. John W. Wooten, who accom-
panied them.
This congenial party of four will
thus travel together during the tour
of the honeymoon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
BUSY IN THE ORCHARD
ALL OVER THE STATE
Hundred Cars of Peaches
Go Forward.

In Americus territory, as elsewhere
in the fruit belt, the big peach or
chards are scenes of greatest activity
this week as hundreds of nimble hands
gather the luscious fruit from the
burdened trees while others crate and
prepare them for shipment north.
For the Georgia peach doth delight
| the heart of the Yank who hath the
price and payeth it gladly.
From Americus ten or dozen car
loads of Carmens, the best o the
early varieties, have been shipped, and
the orchards are still yielding hand
somely of this variety.
The Carmens will be followed quick
ly by the Gov Hogg, a magnificent
peach, the Georgia Belle and others
in as high favor, while towards the
end Of June come that queen of the
Southland the unapprOached and
unapproahable Elberta.
For Elberta is the cheese and re-
cOgnizes no competition.
Figures furnished by the Central
of Georgia Railway show that the
shipping season has indeed been ear
ly, as shown by comparative ship
ments this season and last.
Up to June 18th, last year, only six
cars of peaches had been shipped out
of Georgia, while to June 18th this
year shipments will reach $50 cars.
Already more than hundred car
loads have gone forward.
That this season will be the best
in the state has been conceded, but
few of the wise ones thought the
fruit would apepar weeks before it
had in any other season.
AS it is the fruit is now plenti-
fully supplying the market and is of a
good quality.
Both cling and free-stone peaches
have been placed on the market and
are being enjoyed by the public and
1903 will doubtless go down in his
tory as one of the best ever enjoyed
in the peach line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
BROWN WAS WINNER BY
TOTAL VOTE OF 1883
Correct Figures in Recent
Primary.

Complete and revised, though un-
official, returns from the one hundred
and forty-siX counties of Georgia
show that Joseph NJ Brown was nom
mated for governor over Hoke Smith
by a net majority of 1888 votes.
Mr.. Brown received 1O9,82S votes.
Governor Smith received 98,445
votes.
The total vote polled amounted to
2OS,273.
The total vote two years ago ag-
gregated 163.961.
Governor Smiths vote exceeds the
vote of the combined opposition two
years ago by 28,981.
The official returns of the primary
will not be definitely known until
they are announced by Chairman A.
l.. Miller, of the executive commit
tee
The consolidated returns will be
forwarded to him and upon him will
deVolVe the duty of ascertaining the
actual total and official result.
However the above figures are
practically correct, and the official
figures will not vary one way or the
other more than hundred or so
votes.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
WEDDING ON SUNDAY IS
OF INTEREST TO MANY

The marriage of Miss Rosalie G.
Schroeder, and Mrs. NJ. J. Redmond,
which was solemnized on Sunday
evening last, is of interest to their
many friends in Americus The rites
were performed at the Catholic
church by Rev. FIR. O'Hara, and wit
messed only by relatives of the young
couple and a few intimate friends.
The bride is the pretty young daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w H. r. Schroe-
der and, like the fortunate young
man who won her heart and hand, has
many friends to whom the announce
ment of their marriage will be of
interest. Mr.. Redmond is connected
with the office of the Southern Ex-
press Co., here and one of the most
popular young men in the city.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
THE TRAIN TO ATLANTA
IS WHAT is WANTED
New Schedule May fIimin=
ate That Train.

While the travelling public rejoices
at the proposed restoration of the
night Central train between Ameri-
Gus and Albany, with the greatly de-
sired change of schedule, it was not
prepared for the surprise in the loss
of the early morning train to Allan
ia.
In other words, it seems likely that
after Sunday next the morning train
will go only to Macon, instead of to
Atlanta. as has been the schedule for
many years.
Following are the schedules an
nounced under the proposed change on
this division next Sunday.
Train No. will leave Albany $50
a. M, leave Americus $50 a. M, ar
rive at Macon 9:45 a. m.
Train No. will leave Macon 1855
p. m., leave Americus 10:40 p. M,
arrive Albany 11:55 p. M.
From this it will be seen that the
morning train from Albany and Amer
icus, while leaving at a far more
convenient hour, will miss the morn
ing train for Atlanta out of Macon,
and passengers for Atlanta must stay
in Macon until :35 D. m.
This would put them in Atlanta late
in the afternoon.
Probably twenty people go to
Atlanta from South Georgia where
one goes to Macon, and this schedule
would be a most incOnvenient one.
The through train to Atlanta,
fast through schedule, is what the
public here wants most.
No one cares particularly about the
train to Macon.
1t would seem that, in changing the
schedule next Sunday, train No. 8,
would leave Albany say at 4:30, AM
ericus at $50 and under a little more
steam could reach Macon in ample
time to make the present connection
to Atlanta.
The schedule, even now, seems un-
necessarily slow. Americus to Macon
is 70 miles, and the running time is
two and three-quarters hours. Shor
ten the running time and give South
Georgia the train to Atlanta.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
HOSIERY SALE AT
DUNCAN'S TODAY

Hosiery-1,7 700 pairs-will be plac-
ed on sale this morning at Duncan's
at 16 cents a pair. Not pair in the
lot worth less than 25 cents. The
offerings include mems, women's
children's and infants hosiery, with a
complete assortment of sizes La
dies hose will be on sale in black,
tan and white, and mems in black,
tan and fancy designs, Misses and
infants in black, tan, white, pink, light
blue and red. These LOO pairs will
be thrown out on one big table to-
day and buyers can inspect the val
ues. At 16 cents the regular %
cent goods will be Sold while some
of the same hosiery has been sold at
an even higher price.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
STAR TO
BECOME A MINISTER

NEW YORK, June 9-(SpeciaD-
Reginald Barlow, actor, and until
recently at the head of his own dram
attic stock company, has announced
his intention of leaving the stage
to enter the ministry. AS an initial
step Mr. Barlow, who is the son of
that pioneer of minstrelsy, Milt G..
Barlow, will read the scripture les
son of Sunday evening service at the
Protestant Episcopal Church of the
Ascension at Green Point, L. l. For
weeks the actor, who, though only 80
years old, has been active in the
theatrical profession for thirty years.
has been deyoting himself to special
study preparatory to carry out his
intention
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
WEDDING OF INTEREST
TODAY IN MONTEZUMA

Americus friends of the fair bride
will be interested in the marriage
of Miss Marietta Brown of Montezuma
and Mr. John Bussey, which occurs
this evening at the home of the brides
mother in Montezuma Miss Brown
has been a frequent visitor in Ameri-
Gus, and is young lady of charming
personality and esteemed among
many friends whose best wishes are
extended upon this happy occasion
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
TOUCH FOR A TENNER
Is MADE IN COURT
Those Who Sell on Sunday
Pay the Bill.

1t will be remembered that the re-
cent grand jury returned indictments
against several local shop keepers,
principally foreigners who sell fruit
and small wares, for alleged Sunday
selling. To these indictments sew
eral have entered pleas of guilty
already before Judge Crisp and as
it was their first offense they were
let off with nominal fines of $40. But
this is not to be regarded as a fixed
price for violating the Sunday law,
and indictments for a second offense
will undoubtedly come a great deal
higher.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-10
CHANGES ARE MADE IN
FORCE AT "CENTRAL'

The resignation of Miss Jessie
Weeks, for two years or more the
very efficient chief operator at the
Americus telephone exchange, brings
about changes in other departments
there. Mrs. Thomas Smith, who held
the position of toll clerk, succeeds
Miss Weeks as chief operator, while
Miss Allene Johnson succeeds to the
position of toll clerk in the business
office.