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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-12-06
ST. PAuL's CHURCH.
Next Wednesday VIII Be Feast of I'M
maculate Conception.

At high mass at St. Paul's church yes
terday the Rev. Father Edmund o. S. b.
was the celebrant and preacher. The
theme of his discourse was the angelic
salutation-'Hail Mary. full of Grace
and was applicable to the great feast of
the Immaculate Conception which will
be next Wednesday.
As Wednesday will be holy day of
obligation there will be four masses at
st. Pauls-6, 7, and o'clock. The
last will be high mass.
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Taft Spends Quiet SUNDAY

washington, December 5.-President
Taft spent quiet but busy Sunday.
taking up the rough ends of affairs
In anticipating of formal opening of Con-
gress tomorrow. The President did not
take his usual exercise as he found the
pressure of business SO great The Pres
ident deviated from his custom of at
tending church In the morning.
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Charge Of Conspiracy.

Sydney, N. s. W., December 5.-Pres-
dent Bowling and Secretary Brennan of
the Northern Miners federation have
beer arrested on the charge of conspiracy.
in connection with the strike which has
been going on for the last three weeks.
They were released on bail.
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JarNss Douglas Wade.

James Douglas Wade died yesterday
morning at o'clock at his late residence.
1904 Alabama street. Mr.. Wade was n
years old and for the last few months
had been living with his. daughter Mrs.
Leila Minderhougt. No funeral arrange
ments will be made until word is received
from the son. J. D. Wade. who is In Lit
tie Rock Ark.
Mr. Wade came here from Marion, Ala,
where he was engaged in school work.
He was formerly president of one Of the
colleges at that place, but retired from
active life about two months ago and
came here to live with his daughter.
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eattIeshlp Sails.

Newport, r. l., December 1.-The bat
tleship Vermont, with draft Of appsn-
ticss from the training station, sailed for
Hampton Roads this afternoon to join the
At3a1tle neeA
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cunboat COOS 10 corInto

San Francisco. December 6.-The gun
boat Princeon sailed today after taking
on coal and stores at California city. The
Princeton is under orders to proceed to
Corinto with all possible speed and join
the Vicksburg now in that harbor.
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Mrs. Noble Kontxen, 1903 Second avenue
north, died yesterday morning at II
o'clock. The funeral will be from tho
residence this afternoon at ESQ o'clock.
Interment win be at Woodlawn cemetery.
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THE WEATHER.

Warrington, December 5.-Westher
forecast for Alabama and Mississippi
Fair, much colder Monday Tuesday fair,
light northeast winds.
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nino, who was premier in 1906, has been
semi-officially entrusted with the forma-
ton of a new cabinet, the Giolitti cabinet
having resigned Thursday.
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John Louis Turner, IA years old, died
yesterday at his residence at Powderly.
funeral services were conducted from the
late residence yesterday afternoon at 2
O'Clock. Interment was in Walnut Grove
cemetery.
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Budapest, December 6.-The medical
faculty of Budapest university has offer
ed the chair Of experimental biology to
Prof. Jacques Loeb Of California univer-
sity
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Third Avenue Open-The new paving
on Third avenue as far west as Seven
teenth street has been thrown open for
traffic by the company which has the
contract to pave that street with vitri-
fled brick. Patrons of the Bijou the
atre can now take advantage of the
street being opened, as 1t enables au-
tomobiles and carriages to get to the
theatre. The street has been closed
for several weeks on account of the
work of preparing the street and lay
ing the brick.
Medical Lectures Tonight--Dr Hi I'M
Woods of Baltimore, a professor of the
University of Maryland, and DIR. e. A.
Crockett of Boston. professor of ear
diseases at Harvard university, are
the guests of DR.. w. D. Harrison at
Mountain Terrace. They will address
the meeting OF the jefferson County
Medical association tonight. DIR. Wood
will speak on "The Frequent Unusual
Relations Between Constitutional and
Eye Diseases" DIR. Crockett will take
for his subject Unusual Forms of
Aural Vertigo"
Held on Three Charges-William
Wade was arrested yesterday afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff VolSht and three
charges, violation of prohibition law.
keeping open on Sunday and allowing
his minor son to sell whisky, were
placed against him. Wade operated a
place at Boyles and was arrested once
before on the same charge. He was
given his freedom on the strength of
several bonds and when his trial came
due he forfeited the bonds. The bonds
amounted to $500 in all. Wade had
SIS when he was brought to the county
jail yesterday evening. Most of the
money was in small change
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CITY ITEMS.

Mercy Home Meeting-The board of
directors of the Mercy Home Industrial
school will meet tomorrow morning.
in the parlors of the Hotel Hillman.
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Charged With Robbery-Will Spen-
Ger and Dan Hanickery, negroes, were
placed in the county jail yesterday
morning, charged with robbery. 1t was
claimed that they robbed a negro at
Dolomfte of a sack of -four and
ham.
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SHAW. The Undertaken zlo8 and III
9Th avenuA Both phones .
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died November II, 1905; Patrick McCros-
sin, died November 20, 1908; D. B. Norton,
died December %, 1908; Frank Joyce.
died February IA. 1900; John G. Mclean,
died March IS, 1902; W. +. Atkinson, died
March II, 1909; F. B. Lindsey, died May
3, 1909.
1--WE call upon them. said the exalted
ruler, hut they do not answer. They
have passed into the life that is beyond
the valley of death. and we must re-
member that he who watches over this
universe has their spirits under his care"
Then the ruler led in the ritual responses
of duty by the officers to commemorate
the dead and show brothsrly love to the
living. ''Thus may we ever rule our ac-
tiops."
Then standing, the lodge was declared
open. and the lodge hymn was sung by
lodge, orchestra and audience:
Great Ruler of the Universe.
All-seeing and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work
And be all glory Thine.
Oh, hear our prayer for the honored dead,
while bearing in our minds
The memories craven In each heart
For Aud Lang Syne.
Two Masterful Addresses.
The two addresses were masterpieces.
DR.. Evans in opening said,
This II . solemn occasion and yet
joyful one. We think of death and also
Of rest and eternal peace. Something
vithin ~ locks above and beyond death
to the shors and green msaAows bsyonA
whslA N ~ IA psaeesaAsst se@e~
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

For The Hair
THE GREAT HAIR GROWER
HER-TRU-LINE removes dan
druff. Cures all skin and scalp
diseases, makes the HAIR soft
and glossy and stops it from
falling out.
HER-IRU-LINE penetrates to
the roots of the HAIR, gives it
new life and vigor, causing it to
take on new and rapid
growth.
Large jars so cents at all drug
stores and by our special agents.
Sample box mailed to any ad-
dress on receipt of five two-cent
stamps.
Agents wanted everywhere to
sell this wonderful HAIR
GROWER.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

1892 L street a few hours later. He
was remanded to jail to await the
grand jury's action in default 81
10000 bail.
Whitby was arrested before day
break yesterday morning by Police
man Lotus of the third precinct up
on the strength of description fur
nished to him, and several hours
later confessed to both accusations to
Sergeant Williams and Detectives
Grove and Embrey.
Miss Skeer, with several compan-
ions who saw the theft of the pocket
book, and Miss White, as we'll as the
officers interested in the case, were
on hand in the Police Court to testify.
but because of the confession and the
subsequent pleas of guilty this was
not necessary. The courtroom pro-
ceedings lasted only few minutes
only long enough for the prisoner &c
plead to the charges and the amount
Of bail to be fixed
The prosecuting attorney and the
policemen who worked on the matter
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
IS DROWNED

Montgomery, Ala, March 29-Re-
markable honors were paid here yes
terday afternoon to the memory of
Bob Goodwin, a Negro hero, who was
drowned in the Alabama river March
II while trying to rescue two white
men. The white men drowned with
him The body of Goodwin was
found Saturday, Hundreds of white
persons, men, women, and children,
took part in the funeral services yes
terday afternoon, and eight cadets
of military high school acted as
pallbearers.
The procession to the grave in
Cluded the carriages of many promi-
nent white men of Montgomery. The
were paid by F. w. Bliss,
a railroad passenger agent, whom
Goodwin saved from drowning several
months ago. For this act the school
children OF Montgomery gave the Ne
gro a gold medal,
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
"IF."
~

"IF."
From the Transcript
If Taft tries to keep his end up in
all the golf clubs which elect him an
honorary member he can use that sal
ary increase and then come out with
deficit in his bank account.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

District, regardless of denomination
On Sunday evening the goth inst.
recital number FIVE was given by Mr.
Henry Freeman, organist and choir
master of the old, venerable and aris-
tocratic St. Johns Protestant Epis-
copal church, assisted by Master
Charley Harton, soprano solo boy of
Il. Johns choir. A varied and ele-
CANT, as well as an artistic program
was given, and as might we'll have
been expected, the church was crowd
ed to overfowing, among whom the
representative of The Bee noted a
number of our music loving people.
To give the program presented by
Mr.. Freeman would be superfuous
to attempt to comment upon the So
prano work of Master Charley Hor-
ton, would be a presumption, from
every point of view.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

are inclined to believe that Whitby
IS responsible for all the purse snatch
lngs in the city within the past few
weeks. In addition to the cases al
ready against him, it is stated third
charge will probably follow. It is
now under investigation. The tenta-
tive complaining witness in this case
has partially identified Whitby, and
1t IS probable that another attempt
will be made to complete the identi6-
The colored citizens of the District
of Columbia take very great pride in
commencing Policeman John B. Lof-
tus, colored American, who was
successful in working up the case
against Fleming Whitby for purse
until he admitted the crime
in court.
He was decoyed and arrested by
Officer Lotus, and is now under an
by the Grand Jury and
will soon pay the penalty of his crime
against his race and this community.
Mr.. Lotus is a recent appointtee
on the police force, and the colored
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
LENTEN ORGAN RECITALS AT
ST. LUKE'S CHURCH

Recital number four, of the Lenten
series by Mr.. Reginald F. Brooks,
was given Friday evening the Goth
instant, at ST. Luke's Protestant Epis-
copal church Mr. Richard II. Nu-
gent, Jr.. tenor, did the solo work,
The following program was rem
dered:
() voluntary in F sharp" Mo
two Cantabile," Darwall, (2) Tenor
solo, Gust for today" Abbott. 60
MELODY in F." Rubenstein, arranged
for the organ by Edwin NJ. Lott
Fantasia in F minor" Stainer. "a
Tenor solor. The plains OF peace, 4"
Barnard (s) "Bercuse" Spinney.
'Postlude in E fat" Lefebure-Wely.
These organ recitals are in the ma
ture of an experiment, and will be
given each Lenten season in the fu-
ture, if found to be appreciated and
enjoyed by the colored citizens of this
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
A CORRECTION

Mr. and Mrs. James w. Hunter
gave a reception on Monday, March
g, in honor of their daughter, Mrs.
Alice W. Tasker, of New York City.
ct was) Mrs. Hunter was assisted
by Mrs. Lemuel Brown and Mrs.
Matilda Wilon. Mrs. Tasker wore a
beautiful pink dress trimmed with
lace and rosebuds. The house was
decorated with flowers consisting of
American Beauties and carnations.
Among those present were: DR..
and Mrs. u. J. Daniels, Miss Carolyn
B. Mitchell, of Baltimore, Mr.. |. Ed
ward Wilson. of Philadelphia; Miss
Anita Martin, Miss SaG;z- Williams,
Miss Mary Pryor, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Holland, Mr.. Benjamin.. War
rick, Mrs. Judge Hall, Mrs. Ella B.
Walker, Mrs. Mary c. DESMOND, Mr..
Martha Howard, Mr.. ]. William
Crusoe, Rev. and Mrs. Jones, Profess
sor Thomas Jones, Mrs. Mamie A.
Allen, Mr.. Robert H. Etell, Mrs.
Jennie Douglas. Miss Fannie S. Bell
Mrs. L. A, Williams, Mrs. Maggie
Pettigrew, Mr.. Thomas Christian and
others.
Mr.. Solomon H. Lomax served.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

Miss Ella Lee, daughter of Rev.
H. Lee, who has been in the city
her father, left for her home in Spri
for the last three weeks, left for her
home in Springfield, Massachusetts,
last evening. Miss Lee had most
ENJOYABLE time while here.
The Assistant United States Attor-
ney of Boston, Massachusetts,, was in
the city last week. He accompanied
Rev. William G. Avant, Arch
Deacon of East North Carolina, was
in the city last week, the guest Of
Recorder ]. c. Dancy.
A dinner was given to Mr.. Emmett
]. Scott last Friday at Gray's.
After famous Connecticut Avenue.
the net best place to observe Easter
beauty and Spring styles is on the pop
ular I4th ST promenade between Tea
and You. which centers at the drug
store of Board & Mcclure, the place
where everybody meet ever ybody else
70 Sunoaes and Ice ream Soda.
Mr.. J. w. Gray entertained while
in the city,Mr ]. l. Slaughter, OF
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Miss MaryE. Walker, of Baltimore
will be the guest of Miss Sadie Meri-
whether during the Easter holidays.
Mrs. James H. Meriwhether will
spend the Easter holidays with her
daughter in Delaware.
Miss Julia Latta, head nurse of
Durham, North Carolina hospital,
will be in the city this week.
Miss Ella ]. Jones, of the Gideon
School, met with a severe accident
last week, !
There is more trouble brewing in
the schools This time it IS the Mott |
building. Favoritism is the founda- !
ton of the trouble.
Mrs. Helen Johnson Cheek, of No J
37o7 New Hampshire avenue, daugh- |
ter of Henry Johnson, is lying dan
gerously i'll at her fathers residence.
On Wednesday evening the 9TH in
slant, the Holy Rite OF Confirmation
will be administed in St. Luke's
church, beginning at 8 o'clock.
Baliff Hughes, of the Police Court,
has recovered from his late injuries
sufficiently to resume his official
duties.
Mr.. Harry Reynolds, Sr, of 1906
3 street, northwest, is confined to his
residence with sciatica. |
The best drugs and medicines can
be had at the Board and Mcclure
Pharmacy IoI2K I4Ih St. N. w,
Mr.. James Hudnell and Mr.. DaI-
las H. Washington have secured the
old Burdett restaurant, Io7 9th street,
northwest, opposite the old Pennsyl-
vania railroad depot, where they have
fitted up one of the finest restaurants
in the city. There are 27 rooms in
this house. Everything is OH :he Eu-
ropean plan.
Mrs. Carter Williams, 1903 Artic
avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey,
has opened her cottage for Easter.
Mrs. Carter Williams, Atlantic
City, New Jersey, is ready to receive
guests for the Easter holidays,
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
Southern Medicine Go.
Box 754 Atlanta c..

THE ESSENTIAL PART OF YOUR TOILET
IS THE POWDER YOU USE-ELSE YOUR COMPT FIX
ION WILL EITHER SHINE OR BE OILY-AND WIND
AND DIRT WILL ROUGHEN AND IRRITATE YOUR SKIN
BUT CHOOSE YOUR POWDER WITH CARE-ONETHAT
BLENDS PERFECTLY WITH YOUR COMPL FxTON
ONE OF IMPALPABLE FINENESS THAT IS
RICHARDSON'S HOME MADE TOILET POWDER
w D KlCtAKDSON PURE DRUGS
$40 AZ ST S. w.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
THE MINISTER'S

From the Natchez Weekly Herald
We should get together and do
something for our race. that is com
ing on now instead of trying to show
who can rule. God said preach and
deliver the gospel to every creature,
and did not mean for ils to dabble IN
politics and in societies of the world,
and, although we are guilty, we should
hold up and do what Christ says.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
DR. CORROTHERS' BANNE
SUNDAY

Palm Sunday was ushered in with
oil of its regal glory and splendor in
Galbraith African Methodist Episco-
pal Zion Church last Sunday. The
sun shone, the buds appeared on the
,Fees, IL birds sang and the Easter
season was welcomed by Nature with
her JOYOUS and bounding spring life
DR.. Corrothers' preached from the
text, Revelation, 10Th chapter, and
the II tn to the 18th verses, in the
morning. His theme was "The Cos
pei War Horse, or The Horse of
Power" And he mounted that War
Horse and rode up to the very gates
Of Paradise raising a shout of Glory
Hallelujah, as he was borne alOft on
that winged steed.
At night he preached from the text
34th Psalms. the 9th verse "This poor
man cried aloud and God saved him"
He spoke u4.cn the divine Providence
and lifted the audience out of their
seats when he described how 4 poet
meditated suicide, but was restrained
by God. He then wrote that immor-
tai Song
God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform:
He writes His footsteps on the sea
And rides upon the storm"
In the afternoon a musical and
literary programme was rendered by
Miss Grace Addison and her friends.
for the benefit of class 3. Over $I56
was raised in toto
Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday
will witness the close of the ST., 900
rally. Honorable John c. Dancy as
sisted in lifting the collection.
There will be special Easter music
next Sunday at both the morning and
night services. and DR.. Corrothers
will preach a special Easter sermon.
PURSE SNATCHER IS JAILED
Fleming Whitby Admits Charges
Against Him
Authorities Inclined to Believe That
He is Responsible for All the Re
cent Thefts of Pocketbooks.
Fleming Whitby a Negro, admitted
in Judge Mullowny's court this morn
ing that he snatched a pocketbook
from Miss Tina N. Skeer near Gar
field street and Connecticut avenue
Monday and attempted to seize the
pocketbook of Miss Pearl White of
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
NEGRO FERRYMAN A HERO

NEGRO FERRYMAN A HERO
Men, Women, and Children Pay
Tribute to Life-saver.
Montgomery, Ala, March 29.-In
a desperate attempt to save the lives
of two white men being rapidly swept
away in the swift flow of the Ala
bama river, Bob Goodwin, a Negro
ferryman and volunteer Iife-saver,
was drowned with them.
Many lives have been saved from
the treacherous river by the ferry
man, and when he was buried at
Montgomery Sunday more than 1000
white men, women and children at
tended the funeral.
Eight white boys, cadets in the
high school companies, bore his cof-
I'm to the grave, and tributes to the
memory of the old man, hero, and
courteous gentleman affected the
great crowd to tears.
The members of the City Union
are looking forward to the visit of
Miss Mamie H. Burroughs, of Louis
vile, with great degree of interest.
It IS predicted that Miss Burroughs
will have the largest audience that
has ever been spoken to by a colored
woman in this city. One of her
meetings will be held at Mt. Olive
Baptist Church. and the other at the
First Baptist Church in East Nash
vile. We predict large audiences
and splendid programmes at both of
the churches.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19
THEIR GUEST

Attorney Almond w. Scott an
wife, of I442 Pierce Place, north
west, entertained as their guest Mrs,
Harvey, of Chicago, Illinois, last
Monday evening
1t was a most delightful event. The
dinner was served in courses and all
present enjoyed an evening of pleas
ure.
Mrs. Harvey is the sister of Attor-
ney James L. Neal, of the local bar.
Among those present we're:
Mrs. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs. James
L. Neal, Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe John
son, and Attorney Thomas L. Jones.
The guests were entertained with sew
eral musical selections on the violin
and piano By Mr.. and Mrs. Scott,
The former is an artist on the violin,
while Mrs. Scott delighted her guests
with several difficult solos. She is
the most genial hostess that one would
reSire to meet.
Mrs. Harvey will leave for her
home in Chicago, in a few weeks.
The Columbia Ice Company, with
its offices at the foot of 10Th and
Water Strets. southwest, is preparing
to enter the field of trade upon a very
large scale-with new wagons. new
equipments and everything up-to-date
They have gone after the ice and
coal trade in this city That will make
the old timers open their eyes. Already
the house keepers are beginning to
look with Joy for the early yellow wa
gon of the Columbia Ice Company.
They are pushing trade into every
home in South Washington under the
management of Colonel McGaw, its
able president and manager. Every
house and cook shed will be taking
ice from this company.
Colonel McGaw is an up-to-date
business man, who never fails to see
a point to get a dollar for his COM
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

pany. The able and affable Secretary,
Mr.. Joseph T. Peake, is one of the
finest in the business to be found any,
where. He can see a dollar from here
to Baltimore, and he will never take
eyes off it until it is safely landed
in the companys big safe-This COM
pany is pushing business to every out
lying hamlet near Washington, and
when The Bee man asked Colonel
McGaw about going to Arlington, he
gave him significant wink, passed a
good cigar, and said lust wait -
With this, he bowed the Bee man
out and said good-day.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

DR.. w. S. Richardson has for
twenty years conducted one of the
best drugs stores in this city, located
at 3I6 4 I-2 street, southwest. He
has just purchased drug store at
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

Southern Medicine Co.,
Atlauta, Ga.
Gentlemen:
wish to say that my hair was only about
three Inches long and so kinky, stiff and
harsh could not manage it at all, but after
nsing two jars of your Her ru-line have as
pretty suit Of hair as any lady in Atlanta.
wish every onewith curly or kinky hair knew
Of this wonderful Hertruline.
Yours respectfully,
Miss LOWE Mayes
Marietta ST.. Atlanta. Ga.
The Washington bee., 1909-04-19

people feel great interest in such acts
OF vigilance and fidelity to duty on
the part of colored police officers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-02-16
lSred Slue Did
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promises. No one has ever cast such
q reflection on the incoming governor,
nor, in the light Of the events and
speeches of the last campaign, will
they hardly do 50 now. Glasscock's
apparent sincerity and that alone is
all that saved linn from defeat. TAX
Ing a letter Of hfs uncle as his plat
form, he proposed to wear no mans
collar" 30 far there has been no rea'
son to doubt bis sincerity and time
and time alone will show whether he
was hiding behind a mask or really
barring bis heart to the people he has
promised to serve as governor. But
there Is scant likelihood OF q mask
being discovered in his political ward.
robe.