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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-02

junior sycamore; John f. Ling, prophet;
J. M. O'Mara. chief of records; Frank B.
Stretch, keeper of wampum; William Ben
son, trustee eighteen months; John e.
Ling, trustee. twelve months; John c.
Eskridge, trustee six months; representa-
tives to the great council to be held at
Montgomery in HAY, William Benson,
psat sachem, and JJ. NJ. O'Mara, past sac
hem: alternates, John E. Ling, and F. B.
Stretch. The lodge at the present time
is in a very fiourishing condition and now
has membership of over a hundred and
there are several applications on file to
be acted upon.
r. j. McCabe, who left the city last
week to accompany the remains of his
brother to Arnot. Pa, is expected to ar
rive in the city tomorrow.
A delightful dance was given at the
Beavers hall last evening by Umitalla
Tribe No. 81, Improved Order of Red
Men. There We're about so couples and
some of the costumes were very unique
and original. Several prizes had been
offered by the lodge for the most origin
nal costume and the party selling the
largest number of tickets. The prize for
selling the greatest number of tickets
went to Miss McDaniels. The prize for
the prettiest costume was awarded to
Miss ThaXton. The prize for the most
original costume, for gentlemen, was won
by Harold Rogers
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EXPLOSION KILLS
TWO, WOUNDS MANY
BOTTOM OF CONVERTER DROPS
OUT AND CAUSES DEATH OF
TWO WoRkMEN,. WHILE 9TH
ERS ARE BURNED.

Pittsburg, January 1.-Two men were
killed and thirteen others were injured
by an explosion in Converter No. 3 of
the Edgar Thomson plant of the United
States Steel corporation at North Brad
dock, about seven miles least of here to-
day. The dead:
Paul Kurisick, aged 80 years, Brad
dock
Stephen Dovah aged 50, Braddock.
Six of the injured were Americans and
the others Slaves. All We're removed TO
hospital in this city.
No official statement on the cause of
the explosion has been issued but the old
Converter mill men say the cause could
hardly be other than that some of the
molten metal sifted through the soapstone
lining of the converter and came in con-
tact with the steel sheathing which per-
haps was damp.
When the explosion occurred, the bot
tom of the converter dropped out, throw
ing fifteen tons of molten metal into the
pit where fifteen men were working at
the lades. When the hot mass of steel
struck the bottom of the pit flames of
burning gas were sent up, which burned
the men in the pit The two men who
were killed had been working under the
converter and their bodies were terribly
nlangled.
The force of the explosion blew the
sheet iron roof off of the converting mill
and caused two of the walls to collapse.
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Important Capture.

Deputy Sheriff George Jones made an
important capture late yesterday after
noon when he captured a negro named
Will Reason, wanted in this city for
murder.
The negro is wanted on several charges,
but this is the gravest of them all. About
five months ago, he was arrested charged
with assault and battery on his wife.
The case was never pushed and the ne
gro was given his freedom. About four
months ago he became involved in fight
with another negro up on Carolina avenue
and proceeded to cut him up. He cut him
so badly that the negro died in a few
minutes. He made his escape and had
never been heard from until yesterday,
when Deputy Jones learned that he was
out at place near Parkwood. He got
horse and started for the place. When
he arrived there. he was informed that
the negro was over at OXmoor He went
over there, and after being out half the
night, succeeded in landing his man.
The negro was brought to this city and
was then taken on to Birmingham and
will remain in jail there until the time
for his trial is set. The killing was
a very cold blooded one and the capture
is considered very important as the ne
gro is known to be a desperate GRIM
inal.
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| ODD FELLOWS HAVE
BIC TALLAT|ON
Grand Master Burgin Performs
Ceremonies
REIMBURSEMENT OF WAGES
Extensive Cuts Are Being Made In the
Wages of Laborers-PersonaI and
and General News of the
Steel City.

Ensley, January Especial. THE Off
GERS of Ensiey lodge No. 165, Independerk
Order of Odd Fellows were publicly in
stalled tonight by Past Grand Master ia
cob Burger.
The exercises took place at the odd Eel
lows her on Nineteenth street. About $50
members and guests We're present. Granl
Master Burger performed the ceremonies
in a very impressive manner. He was
assisted by Past Grands ]. d. McClusky.
E. E Willis, E. L. Layton, W. Hallock
After the installation an elaborate re-
past was spread which was given full
justice by the assembled guests. The
following officers were installed in their
respective chairs:
G. c. Miller, N. c.; J. H. Wilson Y.
c. ". T Hutto, R. sec'ty.; c. S Nose
ley p sec'ty.; J. 5. Toilet. warden;
J. E. Smith, conductor; j. NJ Bensing-
er, chaplain; r. w. Vaughn, l. G.: A. D.
speigel, o. c.: d. S. segman, r. S. n. c.;
". j. Harold. L. S. y. c.; r. W. Gibbs,
R. S. Y. P; ] T. Cose L. S. V. G.; ]. II.
Waters, r. S. s; r. II. Fields, l.. s. S.
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SALOON KEEPERS
WILL TEST LAW
MOBILE is MUCH DISTURBED
OVER 9 O'CLOCK CLOSING REG
uLATIoNs AND SOME REFUSE
TO CLOSE DOORS.

Mobile. January Especial THE death
kneu to saloonkeepers was sounded to-
night, promptly at o'clock when the
o'clock law under the state code. be-
came effective. 1t is said that the saloon
men have decided to test the law, which
has been declared by City Attorney Boone
and G. L. and H. r. Smith. as uncon-
stitutional. while State Solicitor James
j. Webb has expressed himself as salts
fled the law is constitutional. Those who
did not close were Richard Blalack ST.,
Monopole saloon; Frank Sehimpf, Web
ster's saloon; opera and Billy Baxter.
The following closed on the stroke of
the hour. 8 o'clock. which perhaps meant
considerable loss to them:
Charles Schaffer. Robert Kennedy,
Pickwick saloon; Richard Blalack, Jr.,
proprietor: George Sindick, J. NJ. Fried
man. Thomas J. Rowel Charles Schimpf
Kountz Brothers, Nick Franelieh, Beau
regard Webster. Southern hotel Felix
Kirkland, Turf Exchange, Karl Brothers.
Stag saloon and Ethel Bert St. Andrew
hotel bar. warrant will be sworn out
in the inferior.court tomorrow TO test the
validity of the law.
The hotels OF the city, it is said, that
have kept open their bars. the Cawthoa
and Benvile Will probably test the
law
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Ass eSsment Notice
Improvement Ordinance No. 1
(New Series.D


New Series)
10 Whom 1t May Concern.
Notice is hereby given that the as
sessment roll, or list, prepared ac-
eording to law pursuant to an ordi-
nance No. 30. new series. to provide
OF Ensley, entitled Improvement Ordi-
nance No. 121, new series, to provide
for the paving and otherwise improy-
ing Avenue f from Sixteenth G6th)
TO Twenty-second (22d) streets, -
adopted May 16, 1907 and confirmed
June 20, 1907, has been delivered to me
and is open for inspection at my office
in the city hall in Ensley Ala. and
that the Mayor and City Council OF
Ensley will meet in the council cham
Der of said city hall on the sd day of
January 1908, at s o'clock o. M. to
hear and determine any objections or
defenses which may be filed to said as
sessments or the amount thereof TIL
general character of said improvements
is bituminous macadam street paving
and the streets, avenues, alleys or 9th :
er highwtys or portions thereof, along
which said improvements have been
constructed, and the terminal points
thereof are as follows, viz;
Avenue f, from the southwest line
Of sixteenth (16) street to the north =
east line of Twenty second (22) street
from curb to curb. and all street and
alley intersections ON said Avenue E.
between said 18th and 22d streets from
property line to property line.
A. l.. ARNOLD.
City Clerk of Ensley
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Personal and General.

Miss William Patton has returned after
a pleasant stay at Montgomery and
Clanton.
Mr. and Mrs. ". S. Gilbert and family
are visiting friends in Birmingham.
There were several cutting ARRAYS last
evening. but none of them were very seri-
Gus. Charles Sapp, a young white man,
was cut pretty badly by a young fellow
named Baggett 1t appears that they
became involved in an argument and
first started to fight it out. However,
Baggett changed his mind and drew his
knife and commenced cutting. He stabbed
Sapp several times in the breast The
wounded man was given immediate medi-
cal attention and ii is not believed at the
present time that his injuries will prove
to be serious.
Another ARRAY was that of the fight be-
tween Will Daniels and Ben Robinson, both
colored, at an early hour this mornining
Both men had knives and they did not
hesitate to use them, with the result that
Robinson got the worst of the bargain
They were taken to a hospital and given
medical attention.
Miss Ruth Etheridge left yesterday for
Montgomery, where she expects to spend
several weeks.
An important meeting of Umitalla Tribe
No 81. Improved Order of Red Men. was
held last evening and the following Of
ficers were elected to serve the ensuing
year: J. c. Eskridge, sachem; r. j. Nc
Cabe, senior sycamore ]. r. Eskridge,
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JAPANESE LAYING
In WAR SUPPLIES
GREAT ACTIVITY is DISPLAYED
ALONG THE CHILEAN COAST,
WHERE BASIS FOR EXPLOSIVES
is SECURED.

San Francisco, January Passengers
and officers who arrived by the kosmos
liner Neko today brought news of great
Japanese activity at the port of Iquique,
In Chilli. They say that the Japanese
government is buying up all the saltpetre
available in Chile and also that great
stocks of yucca" which grow In great
profusion in the Sahara desert near lqui-
que, are being sent by every steamer TO
Japan. A line of fast steamers has been
nut on between Japan and lquiqde and
according to reports heard at ports along
the coast, these steamers are taxing iuil
cargoes of saltpetre and yucca on every
trip. -
Yucca is stunted form of palm with
resinous grass growing in the head' the
product of which contains large per
centage of picric acids and its sole use
is for the manufacture of shimose pow
der the high explosive which was usee
with deadly effect in the recent war witf
Russia.
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Assessment Notice.
improvement Ordinance No. 121.
New Series)

improvement oTulIdnce NO. III.
New Series)
To Whom 1t May Concern
Notice is hereby given that the as
sessment roll, or list, prepared ac-
cording to law pursuant to an ordi-
nance of the Mayor and City Council
of Ensley, entitled Improvement Ordi-
nance No. 121, new series, to provide
for the paving and otherwise iinprov-
ing Ninteenth G9th) street from the
northwest line of Avenue "T' to the
southeast line of Front street adopted
May Is, 1907, and confirmed June 20,
1907, has been delivered to me and is
open for inspection at my office in the
city hall in Ensley, Ala, and that the
Mayor and City Council of Ensley will
meet in the council chamber of said
city hall on the Esd day of January
1908, at o'clock D. M, to hear and
determine any objections of defenses
which may be filed to said assessments,
or the amount thereof. The general
character of said improvements is
bituminous macadam street paving, and
the streets. avenues, alleys or other
highways, or portions thereof. along
which said improvements have been
constructed and the terminal points
thereof are as follows, viz:
Nineteenth (19th) street from moth
west line of Avenue I to the south
east line of Front street. from curb to
curb. and all avenue. street and alley
intersections on said Nineteenth street
between said Avenue I and said Front
street, from property line to property
line. And provided the intersection
of said Nineteenth street and Avenue F.
from property line to property line is
excepted from said ordinance.
A. L. ARNOLD,
City Clerk of Ensley.
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Readiustment of WAGES.

There was general readJustment of
the wages Of the employees of the steel
plant and blast furnaces 10 be effective
today No uniform reduction was made
as some were reduced 80 per cent and
others 10 per cent. The employees as d
whole are accepting the situation though
a few have rendered their resignation.
In mechanics wages have not been re-
duced save in a few instances 1t is the
common laborer ,.4at is being reduced In
some instance nearly SO per cent The
price paid common labor during the SUM
mer was nearly double the present scale
and at that labor was exceedingly scarce
The present conditions however have
caused an abundance of labor and it is
thought the reduction will be accepted.
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Mrs. Rufus Powell is still very sick
at the home of her father, Mr.. c. s. VIII
iams on Avenue q.
1t is reported that w H. Messenger
formerly with the Republic company will
assume charge of the Southern steel
company's property. The rumor. howev-
er, is given little credence as the hear
ing for an adjudication of the affairs of
the Southern Steel before Judge Hendlev
will not be given until January 20. After
that time fifteen days must elapse be-
fore the election of a trustee or trus-
tees and the action to be taken by these
trustees is largely problematical.
Miss Louise Wilkins of Chicago and
Mr.. William B. Flansburgh of New York
were married this afternoon by Rev
Alex Crawford, Phi. d. The wedding
was a quiet affair only few intimate
friends being present. 1t occurred at the
rectory on Avenue E.
Rev. Dr. Crawford rector of ST Johns
church will commence next Sunday at
the evening service at 7:9O o'clock series
of historic addresses upon church origins
and ethical evolutions. The first sub
ject will be plans and Preparations of
the All-F ather."
G. c. Molins is convalescent after two
weeks illness.
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SEVEN WARRANTS
FOR BLIND TIGERS
Said to Be Thick Around Vir-
ginia City
UNDERTAKEN Is DUPED
Negro Gets $40 From His On Forged
Check-A Bad Negro Caught At
Oxmoor-Personal and
General.

Bessemer, January Especial. Judge
W. P. Gum issued seven war
rants this afternoon against people for
selling whisky without a license. Most
of the people for whom the warrants are
sworn out are near the Virginia mines,
and judging from the present crop there
will be several more. These warrants
were issued after the sale of whisky in
jefferson county had been stopped for
just eighteen hours and at the present
rate the justices will do a good business
in this line within the next few days. Re-
ports have been coming into the city all
day regarding the sale of whisky that
was going on right outside the city. These
seven cases. however, are all that the Of
ficers have been able To discover.
In the city everything has been perfect
ly quiet and it is not thought that any
one her tried to do any business of this
kind
When the saloon men of Bessemer
closed their doors last evening most CT
them stated that they were through and
all those who had not made their pur-
ehases before hand would have to do
without it.
Every day brings something new and
the newest bidder for fame is Arthur ia
eobs of the undertaking firm of Jacobs
& Son.
A negro man walked into their place
last evening and rolled him for SO, and
had the negro wanted to, he could have
made it three times that amount just
x-aII- cd in
and stated that his name was ]. w. Mil
Ter and that he lived in Jonesboro. Now
Jonesboro is the home of young MIR. ia
eobs and of course he thought at once
that anybody or anything that came from
that little two-by-four burg must be all
right.
The negro stated that one of his
friends had died and he wanted to pur-
chase coffin and a robe for him. Mr..
Jacobs wanted TO swell his December
sales in order to make a good showing at
the next directors meeting and he was
especially anxious to do business. The
negro bought the goods and the bill
amounted to $50. When told the amount
he remarked that he would have TO pay
for the hire of several rigs and If Mr.. ia
cobs did not object, he could draw him
check for S69, and receive $l0. lie stated
that he had money in the Penny Saw
ings bank in Birmingham and that the
dead one had a good deal of insurance
that would be collected at once. Mr.. Ja-
cobs gave him ten dollars and he dill
not use scrip either. The negro left with
the money and up to date has never been
heard from. Jacobs has the coffin, the
robe and the check for $50 on hand, but
he has never heard from the live one,
and has never seen the dead one and it is
hardly possible that he ever will.
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JAPANESE ENGAGE
TN BLOODY FIGHT
THREE MEMBERS OF VANCOU-
VER'S FIRE DEPARTMENT ARE
ATTACKED WITH KNIVES AND
ONE OF THEM WILL DIE.

Portland. Ore. January IA special to
the oregonian from Vancouver, B. c.,
says:
Alien Anderson, a fireman, is dying
and two other young men also members
OF the fire department are badly wound
ed as the result OF a fight today in the
Japanese quarter with an overwhelming
number of subjects for the mikado. The
fight was the worst in the city since the
September riots.
Anderson accompanied by j. Frost and
T Mcdonald were passing a Japanese
store when Frost stumbled and fell
against the plate glass window front
The glass smashed and the fragments
We're sull rolling on the sidewalk when
score of japanese appeared from the
inside and rushed at the trio of whites
The firemen were III uniform with brass
buttons and official caps, but the Japa-
nese knitted them furiously Within three
minutes there were dozens of japanese
in the fight, all trying to get at the white
men. The latter were borne to the
ground and cut and slashed until the
sidewalk and front of the store were
covered with blood.
Only four arrests were made. as nearly
all the Japanese had scattered at sight
of the policemen.
Anderson's two companions thought An
derson dead and had been fighting over
his PROSTATE form when the police came
Andersons face was marked with many
slashes up and down and from one side
to the other From the back of his ear
to his shoulder was a slit two inches
deep that had only missed the jugular
| vein by a fraction of an inch. His body
also was stabbed in half dozen places
The other two men We're cut and bleeding
from wounds on their faces and arms All
We're taken to the hospital. Three doc
tors worked over them for hours sewing
I'M, tl.af,. l.
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SETTLEMENT PROBABLE.
Tobacco Dealers and Buyers Will Hold
a Conference,

winchester, KY, January 1.-The towr
is full of tobacco people tonight, and
every train is bringing more All mem
bers of the district board of the Burley
Tobacco society will be present tomor'
row TO meet the representatives of the
American Tobacco company and buyers
from all over the United States. FMS
meeting was brought about through the
conference of growers and manufacturers
at Frankfort, which was called by Gov
ernor Wilson last month Immediately
after his Inauguration.
Members of the Burley society all seem
confident of the sale of tobacco as the
result of their meeting tomorrow. "A
report of the secretary is to the ettec'
that at present 100000 pounds is prop
erlv sampled and ready for sale.
The amicable settlement of the troubles
of tobacco growers is expected.
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IMMIGRANTS IN BAD SHAPE.
Many Are Stranded In Louisiana Towr
Without Means.

Lake Charles, La, January IA num-
Der of immigrants from Southern Europe
arrived in Lake Charles this afternoon
coming from New Orleans. They had
only a few dollars in their pockets and
carried their earthly possessions in small
packs thrown across their backs. They
did not seem to know where they were
going, except that some man in New Or
leans had told them that they could pro-
cure work in the sawmills of this sec
ton. The sawmlls and many rice mills
have either been closed altogether or are
running on half time, and there are a
number of unemployed men in this sec
ton already. The men say they were
induced to come to Louisiana by the
state department of agriculture.
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reading, tendency to hold work. or
reading too near or far from the eyes.
The eyes burning or becoming tired. Dis
ability TO look at ii bright light, and head
ache or nervousness after a constant us
o. the eyes.
Glasses properly fitted will relieve You
o. any Of these ailments and save You
much tro - e and pain in the future.
If You are in Doubt as to whether your
eyes need attention, Z. Y. Schultz, eye
specialist. city hall building, will exam
inc your eyes free of charge and not ad-
wise glasses unless necessary.
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WoodenWare Plant Burns.

Saginaw, Mich, January 1.-Fire today
destroyed the secondhand store of Tattee
g. Co., 1913 South Hamilton street, the
Salvation Army barracks and two build
ings occupied by John B. Weinberg and
the Valley Produce company. The plant
of the Saginaw Woodenware company
was also badly damaged. Total loss
estmat ted at $4,000 to 100000.
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Reception Given BY King.

Copenhagen, January Mr.. Maurice F..
Egan. United States minister to Den
mark. today attended a New Years re
ception given by King Frederick and
Crown Prince Christian. Mr.. Egan had
a long conversation with the King, who
,.said he would like to visit President
Roosevelt. but could not undertake the
Journey so soon after his visit to Ice
land. Crown Prince Christian displayed
great interest in the voyage of the Amer
lean battleship fleet from the Atlantic to
the Pacific.
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Actor Promoted In Army.

London, January John Jacob Aston.
son of William Waldorf Aston. who in
1906 was appointed to a probationary
RINK of second lieutenant in the First
Life Guards, has passed the necessary
Qualifying examinations and obtained his
commission as a second lieutenant of the
Life Guards.
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Reward for Night Riders,

Hopkinsville, Ky, January County
Judge c. o. Prowse today offered a re-
ward of $500 on behalf of Christian coun-
ty for the arrest and conviction of any
of the night riders who recently raided
this city. The amount offered is for each
conviction secured, and together with the
governors reward makes each night rid
er conviction worth 800 to the person fur
ntshing the information.
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Relative of Bryan Dead.

washington. January 1.---Rolla X.
Bryan of Lansing, Mich, who claimed to
be a cousin of William Jennings Bryan,
died at the Casualty hospital last night,
whence he was removed from hotel
earlier in the day. At the hotel he was
seized with an attack of vertigo and be-
came unconscious He was about %
years old.
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steeITrust BUYS Land.

Knoxville, January 1.-The United
State Steel corporation has purchased
large tract of valuable ore land in East
Tennessee and railroads are to be built
through the game from Greenville to De-
layo to connect the Bristol branch of the
Southern with tie main line of that road
running to Asheville, n. G.
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Chanue To Trolley SXsten.

Butler, Pa, January lit was learned
today from a semi official source that
the northern division of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad between this city and
Kane. Pa, distance of ia miles. will
be converted into an electric trolley line.
The cost for maintenance and operation
of the road now, it is said, exceeds the
earnings