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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
OFFICER BARELY ESCAPES BEING SHOT

Police Officer George Shirley barely Moore, last night.
 Officers Moore and Shirley are two of the Northside scouts. Last night while patroling their territory they heard sev- eral shots fired in Eighth alley near Twenty-second street, and they sought came
 It seems that in order to make sure of catching the person who fired the shots one of the officers entered the alley at one street and the other at the next street, and they were to meet in the alley. Officer Moore had the shortest distance to cover and he got into the alley first.
 As he was walking up the alley he saw two men approaching in the dark and he ordered them to halt. It seems that the two men continued walking toward him and he ordered them to halt second time. When they continued coming to- ward him he leveled his pistol on one and called to them that if they did not stop he would fire.
 Officer Moore had made preparations to fire when the man at whom he had his revolver leveled said, That's all right, Moore I've got him." Officer Moore then discovered that the man he was about to fire upon was his fellow-officer.
 The two officers took the captive, a negro. to police headquarters, and Officer Moore was perceptibly unnerved by the occurrence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
CHILDREN TO WRITE
 ON CITY BEAUTIFUL
DIR. PHILLIPS SUGGESTS SUB. JECTS UPON WHICH PUPILS GAN GIVE THEIR IDEAS ABOUT cITYS EFFECTIVENESS.

The city beautiful department has en- listed the aid of the public schools and in a few days the children of Bir- mingham will be busily thinking, talk ing and writing on the problems of bea- tifying the city. Superintendent J. Ii. Phillips has taken the matter up and has addressed this letter to the prin- cipals:
 Birmingham, Ala, october 90, 1908. To Principals of Schools:
 In connection with the language work of the several grades above the second year, request that you ask the teachers to submit the following to the pupils as as special test exercise:
 THE CITY BEAUTIFUL.
 l. Write uD your name, @ the num- Der of your residence, t9 the number of your ward, and (D the number of the block in which you live.
 2. Explain briefly what is meant by the "city beautiful" idea.
 8. Have the ladies of your neighbor- hood a block improvement society?
 4. Mention some things that have been done in your neighborhood to improve the appearance of the city.
 5. Tell anything that you have done to help make the city more beautiful 6. Give the names of the people in your neighborhood who have the most beauti- full front yards. Why do you think they are beautiful?
 z. Tell what you think ought to be done to make Birmingham more beautiful in re- gard to:
 d) The homes of the people.
 @ The streets of the city.
 (3) The parks of the city.
 (D The school buildings and grounds. s. What do you think of the signs and advertisements which We see on rocks, boards and buildings along the pubic highways leading into the city?
 9. What Is the most beautiful city you have ever seen? Tell something about it. 10. Tell what advantages our people will gain by making Birmingham beautiful city. Respectfully.
 J. H. PHILLIPS, Superintendent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
October Weather Data.

United States department of agri- culture, weather bureau. Montly me- neurological summary Station, Blr- mingham. Ala; month, October, 1908.
 ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE. (Reduced to sea level; inches and hum
 dredths)
 Mean, 30.12; highest, 90.41; date, 13; lowest, 29.94, date, g.
 TEMPERATURE
 Highest ST, date 19; lowest S9 date 25. Greatest daily range 34, date 19. Least daily range ,, date 2S.
 Mean for this month in 1893 66, 1891 66. 1895 62, 1896 63, 1897 70, 1898 63, 1899 69, 1900 69, 1901 64. 1902 65, 1903 64, 1904 55, 1905 64, 1906 61, 1907 63, 1908 62. Mean of this month for 15 years 55. Absolute maximum for this month for II year g. Absolute mini mum for this month for IA years 31. Average daily deficiency of this month as compared with mean of 16 years 2.5 Accumulated deficiency since Jan uary l 22. Average daily deficiency since January1 or.
 PRECIPITATION.
 Total this month, 122; snowfall, 0. Greatest precipitation in 24 hours. O.79; date, S-9. Snow on the ground at en dof month, O.
 Total precipitation this month in 1893 055 1894 296, 1895 2.75, 1896 1.28, 1897 6.56, 1898 4.55, 1899 1.53, 1900 7.1S, 1901 0.23, 1902 4.60, 1903 2.63, 1904 0.24, 1905 1.5O, 1906 3.4S, 1907 o.95, 1908 1.22. Average of this month for 16 years, 2.26 Deficiency of this month as com pared with average of 16 years, 1.O4. Accumulated deficiency since January l, 10.47.
 WIND.
 Prevailing direction, east: total move ment, 4161 miles; average hourly veloc- fty, 5.6; miXimum velocity, (for five minutes), IS miles per hour from southeast, on 3d.
 WEATHER.
 Number of days, clear, IT. partly cloudy, 6; cloudy. 8; on which .01 inch, or more. of precipitation occurred. 4. Miscellaneous phenomena (dates of)- Fog, 11th; thunderstorms, none. sFrost: light 26, 30 heavy 25; killing, 0. *-Frosts are not recorded after the occurrence of killing" except in Flor ida and along the immediate coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
 w. F. LEHMAN,
 Observer Weather Bureau.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Judge Feagin's Record.

To the Editor Of The Age-fieralu.
 Judge Feagin, once a boy soldier, fol- lowing the gallant General Oates the im- mortal Stonewall Jackson, and Gen. Rob- ert E. Lee, winning fame and promotion for gallantry, now feeble in body, but with a mind highly cultured and bril- liant intellect and heart as strong, stout and brave as it was when he led his heights of Gettysburg.
 A good soldier, a good citizen and a great police judge.
 I have never known his superior as such; he ranks with Hon. Mckenzie Cle- land, judge of the Maxwell street branch of the municipal court of Chicago.
 It was we'll said of him when the judge sitting in a police court becomes a loving friend to a criminal boy-under the statues-and that boy is no longer bad. but very good, 1t is time for society (mayor and aldermen) to sit up and look at itself.'
 It is said of him that in administering the law he reformed the criminals and that there were many as 700 convicted persons In his court on probation at one time In his visitatons through his dis trict which he would make, he would be pointed out as the good judge" He believed that it was the purpose of the law to keep people out of prison and not to put them in prison if it could be avoided
 Judge Feagin inaugurated similar re- form here years ago, numberless in stances of both white and black have been placed on probation, and bad boys have been made good and were kept out of the prison walls, within which is the very hot bed of sin and iniquity.
 It would be a pity to take this of fee from Judge Feagin; it would be a calamity to Birmingham. Is it or not 2 calamity to this great city that the law should have been enacted that deprived the people of the right to vote on this question? It seems so to me. Hold a pri- mary? J. w. BUSH.
 Birmingham, November 2, 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
WEST END UNANIMOUS
 FOR NE " BOND ISSUE

West Ends bond election yesterday resulted in an almost unanimous vote for the issue, only one vote being cast against it. The voting was rather light, only 75 votes being cast
 The issue before the people was the proposal to issue $25,000 worth of school bonds and s10,0OO worth of bonds with which to construct city hall. For the school issue the vote stood 74 to 1 in favor of the issue, while on the city hall proposition 75 were in favor and none against.
 Arrangements will be made imme- diately for the disposal of the bonds
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and the work of constructing the build ings will be commenced immediately. The 1oeation of the school building will prove something of problem, and the council has been studying over the mat ter for some time. One proposition is simply to make the new building an connecting by a passageway and thus necessltating only one principal. The other proposition is to erect new school building in the other end of the town. Much interest will probably be aroused in the matter before it is finally settled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
Younq Mems Club Smoker.

The Young Mems Democratic Political club of Pratt City met last night. Ten new members were received into the club, making a total of 90 members. The new county issue was brought up and discussed and a speech was made by B. T. Gurley. After a few short speeches by various men the club in dorsed the new county issue. A boun- tiful supply of chicken sandwiches, drinks and cigars were served.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
Chicago Bus

Chicago Business Men.-The Commer- cial club is in receipt of letters from the Chicago commercial organizations announcing that a delegation of com mercial representatives of that city will visit Birmingham leaving Chicago on November 8. The exact date of the visit will be announced later. Prepara. tions are under way for entertaining them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Marqaret Walker.

Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Margaret Gorilla Walker will be held at o'clock this afternoon at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. T. S. Smith, on Broad street. in Elyton, and interment will be at Oak Hill cemetery.
 Grandsons of the deceased will act as active pallbearers. They will be Hugh Morrow, William M. Walker, M. Porter Walker, pr. William w Long, Dr. John P Long, c. Long, Jr. Frank w. Smith and S. Lawrence Smith.
 The honorary pallbearers will be Felix J. Mclaughlin. John M. Dupuy, Dr. A. Eubank, Robert Jemison, Sr.. w. P. flick man, Judge Samuel E. Greene and pr. George M. Morrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
In BankruDtcv.

Huntsville, November 2.-(Special.)- Charles R. Shaver, superintendent of the Huntsville Knitting company, filed a vol- untary petition in bankruptcy in the Uni ted States court today. His liabilities are given in at s14,160; assets are claimed as exempt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
Airship Sails Over Rome.

Rome, November 2.-An airship at tached to the Italian army circled and manoeuvred over Rome yesterday at an altitude of about 2000 feet and att tracted the attention of the entire ca pital. The airship came from the military balloon house at Bracciano, 2s nilak from here
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
Marriaqe Licenses Issued.

Marriage licenses were issued from the office of the probate court yester- day as follows:
 William T. Kemp of Wylam to Miss Annie Beatrice Hooper.
 Joel Edward Goolsby of Adamsville to Miss Josie Vaughn.
 W. T. Johnston of Littleton to Mrs Mary J. Robbins.
 Herbert R. Cox of East Birmingham to Miss Ira R. Leonard.
 James Duke of Mirkle to Miss Ella Hardy.
 c. M. Fraza of Birmingham to Miss Pearl Fuller.
 morphine fend. and should have been sent to the poorhouse. Officer Brooks and myself sent them in for their own protection, without any idea of their be- ing fined in the police court.
 They thanked us for coming by and getting them, as they stated they would get something to eat and have some thing to sleep on at the jail. As far as either of the women asking me to send the other one to the hospital, I must say that this statement is untrue. On the other hand, the one who is claimed to have made this statement tried to escape from us at first.
 q was instructed by Lieutenant Hay good to get these women and send them in, so they would be sent to the poor house."
 Lieutenant Haygood stated last night that he instructed the officers to place the women under arrest after he had been informed of the facts in the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
Democracy of Six Men QueS- toned, and Only One Was
 Disqualified Last Night
H0YT-GAMBILL CASE AT
 AN INTERESTING STAGE
Answers of Some of the Witnesses Created Much Amusement, While Others Caused Storms of
 Applause From Crowd.

In hearing the contest of A. A. Gam bill against Asa L. Hoyt, democratic
 nominee for alderman of the Third
 ward, the city democratic executive committee, at it's meeting last night, began the examination of witnesses. When the committee, at Il o'clock adjourned to meet against Thursday
 night, six men had been placed on the stand by the contestant and of that
 sextette. one vote was disqualified. Under the rules of procedure as
 adopted by the committee last night
 witnesses will be examined Thursday
 and Friday nights, it being specified that all evidence must be submitted prior to adjournment Friday night
 Inasmuch as witnesses having been l summoned it was generally understood
 that testimony was to be heard, the council chamber wherein the meeting
 was held was crowded to it's doors The meeting was a turbulent one, one in which little order could be maintained, and one in which the enthusiasm oft times burst into a noisy demonstration.
 The feature of the session was the examination of witnesses, all of which were called by the contestant, and ex- amined in his behalf. As stated, of the six who were asked to disqualify themselves on the witness stand only one failed to be sustained by the com- mittee.
 
 List of Witnesses.
 The witnesses examined last nighs were c. A. Merritt, J. T. Dillon, II. w Richards, c. c. Johnston, D. c. Savage and c. c. Douglass.
 Of the witnesses summoned by the contestant only the following we're present: H. w. Richards, c. c. John ston, D. c. Savage, G. M. Gam, c. c. Douglass, R. O. Beatty, c. A. Merritt
 G. W. Bragan, F. M. Savage, c. N. Hen
 derson, J. T. Dillon and w. c. Summers
 MT. Merritt was the first witness called.
 MT. Merritt, when asked what his political belief was replied that he SUD- posed he was a mugwump. T am dem- ocrat in local issues," 7he stated, "and a republican in national" In answering questions, he declared that he voted for Hoyt in the primary and Dr. Masterson, the republican can didate for mayor, in the general cleo tion.
 The committee threw out this vote and Mr. Gambill, by one, had cut down the majority of his opponent MT. Hoyt.
 J. T. Dillon, however, declared that
 he placed his cross mark under tho democratic rooster" and thereby voted for the straight democratic ticket. 1ie expressed surprise that he had been questioned. q am a qualified voter " said he, "have paid my poll tax regu- larly have lived in Alabama, Jefferson county, Birmingham and the Third
 ward sufficient length of time I have never voted other than democratic ticket. I voted for Hoyt in the pri-
 mary, and under the rooster of the general ticket, I placed my mark
 This testimony caused much merrf-
 ment in the council chamber, and stren-
 uous applause.
 This vote, naturally. was sustained. Refuses to Testify. The contestant found a Tartar in C. l c. Johnston. He was the third witness
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03
THE WEATHER.

Washington. November 2.-Forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Showers Tuesday; Wednesday fair; light to fresh variable wonds, shifting to north.
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vote, naturally. was sustained.
Refuses to Testify

The contestant found a Tartar in c. c. Johnston. He was the third witness called, and he refused to testify as concerning the way he voted in tn 9 general election. The laws of this state
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D. m, November 2. Local office United States weather bureau, Birmingham,
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Blast Furnace Slag-We are the largest shippers of slag in the south. Concrete and ballast slag furnished in carload lots. Birmingham Slag Co.,, Bell phone 439.
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It's White and It's Right. Vote for the New County.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-03

E. T. Shaw & Son. Undertakers.
 Green Undertaking Co.
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CITY ITEMS.

W. r. LIZ II M AIN Observer Weather Bures
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
OH YES, REEVES
PICKED EN- UP

Aside from numerous packages
containing bricks laying around the
sidewalks yesterday, the best April
Fool jokes were perpetrated on I'M
suspecting citizens by the firemen
of No. station, who had bunch
of keys that lay innocently upon
the sidewalk, wired to an electric
battery. Pedestrians who happen
ed by were struck by the inviting
appearance of the jolly-faced fire
lads who sat around at peace, evil
IDENTIFY, with the whole world. Next
the pedestrian would be struck by
what he supposed were lost keys.
On picking them up, however,
bowls would develop. One Italian
picked them up and could not let
go of them. He held them in his
right hand, then pulled them out
of that hand with the other hand
and found he was as bad off as
before, for he couldn't let go of
them with the left hand. He final
ly eXtracatei himself while the
firemen howled with delight at the
Italians expressions of disapproval
OF American humOr.
Patrolmnn Reeves, however, who
was talking to Comptroller Farley,
who was also an amused spectator,
said he thought he'd just fool those
firemen nd take the keys and throw
them into the river. He sauntered
over and invited the firemen to
turn 'er on" They did and the
jolt was so strong as to cause the
copper to step upon his own feet
and sit down as suddenly as if a
creased pig had lodged between
his legs. The cop was in uniform,
so he couldn't go across the street
and purchase the price of the fire.
mems silence. He is the butt of
his brother officers today, who have
heard of the undignified result OF
his brayadO,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
DAYS ACCUSER STILL
STIRS METHODISTS

NEW YORK, April 2.-Sensa
tional charges against the New
York conference of the M. E
church were made in the confer.
ence now in session at Brooklyn by
Rev. G. A Cooke, who sought tC
have Chancellor Day. friend OF
Standard Oil, churched for CRITICS
ing Roosevelt. In regard to his
failure to have Day disciplined
Cooke said the church was being
ruined by Standard Oil influence.
Yesterday he preferred charges
of hypocrisy and scandal against
Borden P. Browne, of Boston uni
versity, and Rev. J. M. Buckley
Christian Advocate editor. These
were dismissed and Cooke then
said that the devil would be safer
in the conference than anywhere
else
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
SEATTLE GIVES FLEET
GOLDEN KEY

SEATTLE, April q Alaska
miners are contributing metal for
key of pure gold to be presented
the commanding officer of the feet
when it arrives in Seattle. Ten
ounces of precious metal will be
used in making the key. which will
be the richest trinket of the kind
ever presented. Most of the gold
has already been donated. Mayor
Miller will present the key.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
COPS MUST keep OUT
OF POLITICS

PORTLAND, April 2.-Caution.
ing policemen to be neutral in the
present campaign and under no
conditions to assert their prefer.
ence for any of the numerous can
didates, is an order issued from
Police Chief Gritzmacher this
morning. The order draws attention
to the provisions of the police
manual concerning politics, and
patrolmen and sleuths are warned
that violation of its sections will
entail punishment and probably
dismissal from the force.
No discussion 70 ror against
either side of the campaign will
be countenanced, the order states
and all members of the department
are instructed to report violations
of the order to the chief.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
WOE FOR COE
OVER A HORSE

F. NJ. Coe. veterinary sur
geon, after spending the night in
Jail on a charge of horse stealing
preferred by a Henry Davis, was
released on bond this morning and
is very wrathy at what he styles
a deliberate piece of spite work on
Davis part, which was assisted by
McDelmott, private detective. Coe
was taken from his bed at l O'Clock
this morning when there was nc
opportunity to call his friends and
get bond. He boards at a house
next door to his veterinary hospital
with Mrs Davis and her father
Mrs. Davis this morning said thai
the horse Coe is charged with
stealing was her own property. She
gave it to her son, but the cost OF
keeping it was so much she put il
out to pasture She heard that il
was about half starved, and II
months ago gave DR.. Coe an order
TO go and get it and bring ii &c
town and dispose of it. This, she
says he did, and gave her the
money. She says Davis was not
the owner of the animal.
Regarding certain insinuations
thrown out by her ex-husband, she
says they are untrue and that she
has stood all she will from the
man. She was keeping a lodging
house when she met Davis. who
she says. represented he was a
wealthy mining man. She married
him and then. she says, she found
ont that he was penniless and lazy
and would not work. Then she
says, she purchased ranch for
him, but he would not improve it
and she sold it again and afterward
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got a divorce from him.
DR.. Gee recently secured a d.
yorce from his wife. Several
months ago Coe vent into Canada
with a racehorse. ami at that time
Mrs. Coe claimed he had run off
with Mrs. Davis. Later Coe return
ed to town and his wife brought &C.
ton for divorce, but the court gave
the divorce to Coe instead.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
CAP. GRAY HAS HORNS

The park commission yesterday
voted to give Capt. John Gray
councilman from the Second ward
the beautiful pair of horns shed
recently by the old elk at Mantle
park. Some of the commissioners
were inclined to oppose the dona-
ton on the grounds that the horns
should be mounted and placed in
the park. Capt. Gray, however,
several months ago had asked the
commission for the first horns that
were shed and at that time he was
promised he would be given them.
He will have them mounted and
placed in his own home.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
TRUST BUSTER FOR
u. s. SUPREME COURT
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
WASHINGTON, D. c., April g.
The news that Frank B. Kellogg
has been picked by the president
for the United States supreme
court to succeed Justice John
Marshall Harlan, who retires in
May, was received with satisfaction
by the friends of the Roosevelt pol
icies. 1t means that a start has
been made towards building up a
majority in the supreme court that
will favor measures having general
public approval
Kellogg has won high favor from
Pres. Roosevelt by his work in the
prosecution of the paper trust, the
Standard Oil trust and in the in
vestigation of E. H. Harriman's
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
INDIAN TOWN BURNED OUT

VANCOUVER, B. c., April g.
The Indian village of Secheit, sc
miles up the coast, was almost
wiped out by fire. Two lives were
lost, Is houses were burned and but
little of the contents saved.
The flames burned themselves
out before they reached the Ro
man Catholic church. Some of the
Indians lost considerable money
which they had stored in the
houses which were destroyed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-04-02
DRIEST MARCH EVER

The month just past was the
driest in the history of the Spo-
kane weather bureau. Total pre-
cipitation for the month was 81,
and the nearest approach to that
was go just 20 years ago. In the
q years covered by the record,
with the two exceptions noted,
March furnished more than an inch
of rain, and in some cases more
than two inches. The hottest day
last month was SO degrees and the
coolest "a. There were 10 clear
days and 13 partly cloudy.
/ Taken altogether, 1t was pretty
bright month in the weather as
we'll as in the industrial and bust
ness lines for Spokane.
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FUNERAL SERMON
FOLLOWS MARRIAGE

Rev. e. T.. Grim, of Seattle, who
sofficiated at the marriage of E. d.
Lynn. the young man who fell off
sthe Paulson building and was kill
ed, preached the funeral sermon
this morning. Less than 10 weeks
ago he conducted the marriage
ceremony. The remains will be
taken to Laloga, Ind, by the par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. e. w. Lynn,
who are here.