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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
NEWS OF EVERGREEN.
Cold Weather Does Great Damage &c
Fruit.

Evergreen. May 3,-(Special)-Mrs Liz
zie C. Thorne. of Washington, D. c., is
In Evergreen, called here by the serious
illness of her brother, George Carrier,
who is quite sick with pneumonia and
other complications Mrs Thorne is
most gracious and pleasant lady, and the
people of Evergreen remember her and
her former sojourn here several months
ago.
Rev. Richard Hall, Rev. S. o. Y Ray,
Rev. C. Fl. Morgan, M. c. Reynolds and
c, S. Rabb have gone to Louisville as del
egates to the Southern Baptist convention.
Yesterday afternoon the alarm of fire
was given out, and the citizens of the
town and the fire department responded
promptly. 1t was soon discovered that the
blaze came from the dwelling of Mrs
Louisa Cook on Bellevile street. Half of
the roof was consumed as well as a large
portion of the body of the house, when
streams of water commenced to play on
It, 1t required only few moments to
extinguish the flames. The promptness
of the response prevented other houses In
the neighborhood from burning. Most OF
the furniture was saved. Mrs. Cook was
sick at the time and friends had to carry
her to a place of safety. The property was
partially covered by insurance
The cool nights that prevailed for some
time are resulting in much damage to
fruit, causing 1t to fall from the trees.
The ground is covered under every tree,
and little of 1t is left to ripen. Cotton
is also suffering from the same cause.
1t is not growing, but looks sickly and In
many places is covered with lice or a de-
structive insect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAMME.
Girls Industrial School VIII Close
June 5.

Montevallo, May 12-(Special.) THE AL
ALBANIA Girls Industrial school has issued
invitations to its commencement exer-
cises from June to 5. The programme
Is as follows:
Saturday, June SO a. M. alumnae
meeting; 7-9 p. M, play, "Fanchon, the
Cricket"
Sunday, June ell a. M, commence
ment sermon, Bishop Warren A. Gambler,
Atlanta, Ga; p. M, Y. w. G. A. ser
vices
Monday, June $40 a. M, industrial
and art exhibit; 10 a. M, class day exer-
cises; pa p. M, industrial art exhibit;
As p. M. gymnasium exhibit; 7:S0-S:30 p.
nl.. concert.
Tuesday, June S-1O:30 a. M, commence
ment address, President J. 1. Frost
Greensboro, N. c.; comforting of diplo-
mas.
DR.. Wickliffe Rose, agent of the Pea
body fund, spent yesterday in Montevallo
inspecting the plant and work of the
Alabama Girls Industrial school,
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HECHINGER TO TALK.
Wants To Locate German immigrants
Near Decatur.

Decatur, May 1S.-(Specia1.)-On tomor-
row night there will be a meeting of
the business men and citizens of the
Decaturs in general held at the mayors
office in New Decatur for the purpose
of hearing a talk on German immigra-
ton by Mr.. Hockinger of Birmingham.
1t is the purpose of Mr.. Hechinger to
locate somewhere near the Decaturs A
large colony of German farmers from the
northern and western states and tomor-
row night the plan will be discussed in
detail.
Mr.. Hechinger is acting indirectly in
connection with the immigration depart
ment of the state and he is of the opin-
len that he will be successful in locat-
ing a large colony Of thrifty German
farmers near here if the lands necessary
can be mad at the right figures
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
WORK OF PYTHIANS
In GRAND LODGE

Montgomery, May 1S.-(Special) ways
and means to build the Pythian temple
already located at Montgomery. will be
taken up at the grand lodge meeting
of the Knights Of Pythias of the state at
Florence next Tuesday and Wednesday.
The locating committee settled upon
Montgomery some time ago, and the lot
has been bought and paid for. The best
way to get the building up in time for
the next grand lodge meeting will be one
of the things discussed.
The race for supreme representative
may loom up if there is a fight made on
]. B. Ellis of Selma, who is the man
to either retire or be reelected. Friends
of Mr.. Ellis think he will land easily,
as he is one of the insurance committee
of the supreme lodge, one of the most
important of all, and was paid high
compliment in being thus selected In
case Mr.. Ellis Is not given walkover,
former Grand Chancellors Park Nichols of
Roanoke, j. D. Block of Mobile and B..
C. Jones of Bessemer will be In the
race with good followings.
The entertainment at Florence promises
to be great. Besides sightseeing trips
about the three cities of Florence, Shelf
field and Tuscumbia a boat excursion
down the Tennessee is promised, and a
number of other features of like kind. A
grand banquet will be the closing event,
this on Wednesday evening when the
present grand chancellor, T. d. Sanford,
of Opelika, will be the POSTMASTER. There
has been this year a general revival of
interest in pythianism in the north part
of the state and the meeting in Florence
is expected to show the enthusiasm that
has been secured.
Besides j. B. Ellis there are three other
supreme representatives, A. M. CARRIER of
Montgomery and D. C. Cooper of Oxford.
In case Mr.. Beck should retire, F. W.
Lull of Wetumpka, the next man in line,
may be promoted to the head of the order,
though a fight is not improbable.
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ERWIN POPE is
FOUND GUILTY
Verdict imposes Penalty of
Death for Murder
DEFENDANT Is UNM0VEB
Admits That He Is "Up Against 1t But
Not Scared Yet"-Attorneys
May Move for New
Trial.

Admission, May 13.-(Special)-
Pope. the negro charged with the murder
James B. McClurkin. a prominent Cal
houn county miller, ginner and planter,
who has sat throughout his trial with a
stoical Indifference to the proceedings
of the court, was not affected in the least
when the jury reported their verdict,
which will proboby mean his death.
On being returned to the jail he replied
in answer to a remark of Deputy Sheriff
Phillips that he seemed to be up against
it," Eyes, but I'm not scared yet
The trial of Erwin Pope came to an end
at $3.50 a. m. Thursday when the jury
filed into the court room and announced
the following verdict: I'VE, the jury, find
the defendant guilty of murder in the
first degree and sentence him to death"
There was request that the jury be
polled-each man being asked if the YER
dict just read was his verdict-and the
result showed that the jury was a unit
In opinion.
1t is said that there was only one
opinion in the minds of the jury from
the start-that Pope was guilty of the
murder-and a verdict could have been
announced 10 minutes after the case had
been submitted, but the jury preferred to
wait.
The case was given to the jury late in
the afternoon of Wednesday, after the
conclusion of argument by counsel and a
charge by the court, and the jury retired
10 deliberate. At 10 o'clock Wednesday
night the jury repaired to q boarding
house and retired for the night The YER
dict. however, had been agreed upon prior
to this time, 1t is said.
To the public, SO far as is known, the
verdict has given general satisfaction.
both to white people and to negroes True,
there Is in the minds of some doubt of
Popes guilt, based on the fact that the
evidence against him Is altogether of a
circufnstantial character. there being those
who are unwilling to convict on evidence
wholly circumstantial.
Popes attorneys Messrs. Sensabaugh
and sterne when asked what the next
move in Pope's behalf would be, replied
that they were considering motion for a
new trial on reversible errors of the court,
which they would argue before Judge
Coleman perhaps the latter part of the
week, and if the court ruled against them
they would then consider an appeal to the
supreme court
1t is understood that in all this much
depends upon Pope's ability to provide for
fees and expenses.
1t IL proboble that Judge Coleman will
kpot pass sentence on Pope until after
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BUFFET SLEEPING CAR
Birmingham to Savannah via Central
of Georgia Railway.

On and after May 16 the Central of
Georgia railway will operate it's own buff
fet sleeping cars between Birmingham
and Savannah via Columbus, leaving Bir-
mingham 4:10 p. M, arriving Savannah
7:35 a. m. next day. Through coach SER
vice will be established between Bir-
mingham and Macon. The dining car
now being operated between Birming-
ham and Columbus will be discontinued.
The Pullman drawing room sleeping car,
Birmingham to Jacksonville, leaves 4:10
p. m.
For full information apply at office,
20O2 First avenue, Birmingham, Ala, or
ticket office, Terminal station. 5-14-4t
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w. H. Thomas, sitting in the criminal
court at Montgomery, has so held in the
case of York Smith. The supreme court
is asked to pass finally upon it, the mat
ter being submitted Thursday
Tt Is found that because of faulty title,
the act to allow court held at St
Stephens, Washington county, while the
new courthouse at Chatom was going up.
is illegal, and all cases tried since Janu-
airy, 1905 must be tried over.
w. w. Hill, a Montgomery lawyer, has
secured final award in suit against the
Western Union Telegraph company for
damages 1t was shown that his wife
wired him that the baby was Ill at Gains
vile, Ca, and urged him to come. The
message, received at a. m, was not de-
livered until s, the delay causing him to
miss his train and seeing the baby alive
The verdict was for $780,
Picture of Major Harris
A life size oil painting of the late Maj
John G. Harris made by Hoffman. is now
a part of the treasure of the state,
present of Mrs. L. G. Dawson, the daugh-
ter of the deceased. The presentation
was made at the office of the superin-
tendent Of education Thursday morning
Major Harris preceded John w. Aber-
crombie, president of the university, in
the office of state superintendent of ed
ucation, and he expressed wish to be
known in the history of the state as such
officer.
The presentation was made by Lawrence
Lee, reporter of the supreme court, the
veil over the picture being pulled aside
by the two little daughters of Mrs. Daw-
son. Harry c. Gunnels, state superin-
tendent, received the gift in the name of
the state. Dr. Thomas M. Owen, director
of the department of archives and history,
was master of ceremonies. Many local
citizens, with whom Major Harris was
very popular, were present to take part in
the tribute to his memory
Beck in the Race.
Herman Beck of Birmingham, grand
vice chancellor of the Alabama knights
of Pythias, is going to stand for election
to the highest office in the gift of the
grand lodge at the meeting next week in
Florence. He phoned the correspondent of
this paper on Thursday afternoon that
this was his intention; also that he is in
good health, strong and able to look after
all of the work. 1t had been intimated
that because of Ill health Mr.. Beck might
not ask for the place. That he can have
it If he desires goes without saying.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-14
BURGLARS ROB
KELLYTON STATION

Alexander City. May 13--(speciaD-
Early this morning burglars entered the
depot of the Central of Georgia station
at Kellyton and blew open the safe and
secured SIS. 1t will be remembered that
this is the second burglary of this station
in recent months, for as reported in these
columns on November 4 a bunch of burg
lars sacked the town of Kellyton, break
ing open the depot, the postoffice and two
or three stores. No clues are yet enter
tanned as to the last night burglars, but
it is freely talked and believed that the
culprits are parties who reside in the Vi
cinity of Kellyton and fully cognizant
of all movements of people.
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NOTICE TO WATER CON
SUMERS-EAST LAKE
AND WOODLAND

On account Of making con-
nection to the main, the water
will be cut off Of the above
named cities at 9 o'clock am,
May IA. 1909. Consumers are
cautioned to provide them
selves with a sufficient supply
to last from four to eight hours.
Respectfully,
THE BIRMINGHAM WATER
WORKS COMPANY
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Mrs. Wilson's Will.

Mobile May 13.-The will of Augusta
Evans Wilson. the novelist, who died
Sunday, was filed today for probate. Her
public requests consist of $1,000 to each of
the following institutions in Mobile: St.
Francis Street Methodist church; Profess
tant Orphan Asylum and Non-Sectarian
infirmary and $500 to the Young Mems
Christian association library. Special be-
quests to relatives amount to about $780,
900, and the residuary estate is left to
surviving sisters and children of dead
sisters and brothers.
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GRUBB IN MONTGOMERY.
Discusses Schedule of Courts With
Judge Jones.

Montgomery. May 1S.-(special) Judge
w. I. Grub. the recently appointed fed
eral judge for the Northern district, spent
an hour here yesterday in consultation
with his colleague, Judge Thomas g.
Jones. The question of the future terms
of court was discussed
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
ATHLETES OF BAY
COUNTIES WILL.
COMPETE
Entry List Large and Hot Fight
Promised for First HOn0rs
in Meet Today

Everything IS in readiness for the
Bay Counties athletic league meet in
Berkeley this afternoon. Unfortu-
nately frank Boelz. chairman OF the
field day committee. is suffering from
a recent operation for appendicitis. and
his services Will be missed Harold
Mcdonald os Oakland high and Gregory
Padilla. assisted by Prof. r. w. Dodd
of Cogswell school. will handle the
meet.
The entry list exceeds that of any
previous year. and a hot fight for first
honors is assured Oakland high.
headed by Captain Mason Hartwell,
seems TO have the meet well in hand.
Hartwel should have no trouble in
winning the mile. while Mike Smith
will prove his prowess in the dif1Nrent
jumps and SO yard dash. Deming Ma
elise has recovered from recent ILL
ness. and with Kern of Berkeley and
Moody of Cogswell opposing him should
clip time off the hurdle records.
Cogswell has a good team, and with
Berkeley should fight for the second
and third positions. Hollis and Cald-
we'll Of Cogswell should divide the hon.
ors in the sprints. Campbell of Berke-
ley and Cohn OF Lowell are also likely
contenders in the sprints. Meyer of
Lowell and Macauley of Alameda will
again fight it out in the quarter. There
is great rivalry between these run
ners. and they should put up bat
tie royal. The last time they met the
local man won through his superior
condition, but Maca uley's friends claim
that he will turn tie tables this time
The California cinder track is IN
ords should go. The meet will be-
gin promptly at clock
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
PLAYERSTO
MEET IN TENNIS
CONTESTS
Alameda County Championship
Tournament VIII Bring Out
Several Experts
By Grant Smith

The Alameda county championship
tennis tournament, which was set for
last Saturday but postponed on account
Of the intercollegiate meet falling on
the same day, will be played today,
commencing al 9 o'clock The tourna
ment viii be held under the auspices
OF the Berkeley tennis club on their
courts IN Hillegass avenue near Derby
It VIII be the first attempt OF this
organisation TO hold a championship
event and IL is expected the maiden
effort will be attended with success.
A large entry list has been attracted,
nearly the entire active membership
list OF the Berkeley club being enrolled,
as well as a number of experts from
this side of the bay. While the en-
trants from across the bay Will greatly
outnumber those from this city, IL Is
the visitors. Long. Mclaughlin and
Gardner appear TO be the most likely
candidates for championship honors in
singles In doubles 1t looks like James
and Long and Gardner viii once more
fight il out in the finals.
The coast champions have put in
considerable time on the courts to-
gether Of late. and for this reason
ought 10 experience little or no diff
Guilty IN carrying off the 1onors. Long
and Gardner. when in form. are dan
gerous, but have not appeared at their
best Of late.
In the singles Maurice Mclaughlin
looks TO have the best chance to an
mex the title His late form has been
much better than that of Coast Cham
pion Long. While Gardner seldom
wins from either Long or Mclaughlin,
he must always be conceded a chance
lie beat Long easily in the Ojai valley
The contestants from this side of the
bay Will be at a slight disadvantage
owing TO the fact that they are not
accustomed to playing on she'll courts.
However, as no one OF the san Fran
cisco experts viii suffer more than an
other on this account there can be no
complaint from the losers. The Berke-
lev players, even with the advantage
Of playing on their home courts, hard
ly figure.
Today's event will be revival Of
the Alameda county championship. as
no tournament for this title was neld
last year. Two years ago the singles
dock. The Berkeley tennis club Will
put up new three time challenge cups
in both singles and doubles, as well as
suitable prizes for winners and run
The committee appointed 70 handle
the tournament is composed of Homer
T. Miller, chairman; D. Winter, j. G.
Rohlfs. H. Howell Kennedy and d. K.
Shanks. The tournament VIII be nm
ished next Saturday, according to the
announcements, but it hardly seems
possible that the committee will be
able to accomplish this. With such a
possible TO run of both singles and
doubles in two days. Play viii be
confined to Saturdays only The gen
eral public will be admitted free to
pay an admission fee OF 25 cents to
witness the second days play.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Personal Brevities

Daniel Mitz of Chicago is at the Bal
timore.
s. S. Loeb. a merchant of Seattle. is
at the St Francis.
d. ]. Thomas and wife of Sacramento
are at the Dorchester
James d. Farman and wife of Tono-
pah are al the Granada.
NJ J. McGarry an attorney of Los
Angeles, IS at the Manx.
Fred Grotefend. mining operator of
Redding. is staying at the Stewart.
DR.. c. 8. Hathaway of the Z. s. S.
Cheyenne is staying at the Fairmont
". F. Ferrier. mining engineer of
Kennett. is a guest AT the St Francis
Colonel c. H Minor, mining opera
tor OF Bakersfield, is at the st. Francis.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Bishop Of Los An
geles are guests at the Union Square.
". Meach Of st. Louis, NO. and W.
Talbot OF Los Angeles are at the Savoy.
s. BARLEY conneli, a publisher OF Los
Angeles. is at the Manx with Mrs. Con-
nell.
!. A. Martin or Seattle and f. Lewis
ana wife OF New York are at the Hol-
land.
FL Hart and wife OF Los Angeles
and r. II. Conroy of Seattle are at the
ArgoHaut-
]. B. Castle. who has shipping and
sugar interests in Honolulu, is at the
dlItGOHL-
Emery T. Smith. a wooden manufac-
turer OF Ninnea polls. is staying at the
St Fra ncis.
Prince Kslanianaole of Honolulu is
at the stewart with Colonel Sam Parker
and his family.
J. F. Bortzmeyer, assistant manager
OF the Hotel Robinson, San Diego, is a
guest at the Manx.
Charles B. Shanks. an automobile
manufactures OF Cleveland, is regis
tered at the ST. Francis
NJ. and Mrs. II. w Swift and Mr.
and Mrs r. NJ Ronani Of Fresno make
up party at the Fairmont.
r. II Pease president OF the Good
year rubber company. and his son. r
H Pease Jr., who have been in New
York for the last two months, will ar
rive home tonight.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
Young C0rb@tt Beats Key@s On Points
YOUNG CORBETT is
VICTOR In BOUT
WITH KEYES
Lads Fight With Vim for Ten
Rounds and Decision Is
Given on Points

NEW YORK, April 23.--Y oung Cor
bett tonight defeated Bert Keyes on
points in slashing fight before the
Fairmont athletic club. In the 10
rounds there was not a hull and each
lad from the start was apparently try
ing for a knockout.
The fight experts decided, after the
contest that Young Corbett had come
back" into his own, and that he was
entitled to a bout with any man in
his class.
The terrific rushes by Keyes had Cor
bett tired toward the end but through
out the battle he was able to land
with hard punches. Although the club
house was virtually surrounded by
policemen members of the club had no
difficulty in entering. There was no
interference with the boxers.
After several preliminaries Jack
Ryan of Chicago and Jack Ladbury OF
Australia boxed six clever rounds to d
draw in the semifinals. Young Corbett
and Keyes then got together at close
quarters and plugged away from bell
to bell. Keyes' lert eye was closed and
he was bleeding when the first round
was over.
Corbett forced the fighting and had
the better of Keyes in the second and
third rounds.
Keyes was the aggressor in the
fourth, landing heavily on the body
and sending a hard right to the neck
He also had shade in rapid fire
exchange at the bell.
Corbett drew blood from Keyes' nose
in the fifth. Keyes sent Corbett back
several times with hard smashes on the
face but Corbett was willing, and
went back with a right on the neck
that almost sent Keyes to the floor.
Corbett opened the sixth with a sigh
hand swing forcing Keyes to clinch
and later, with body blow and q lefi
Corbett easily had the honors at the
bell. Again in the seventh Corbett was
or deck with heart and stomach punches
and had slight advantage over his
adversary, although the Philadelphia
man handed him several warm blows
on the body.
In the eighth round Keyes met Cor
belts rush with three lefts TO the face
and q left jab opened cash over Cor
belts eye. Then Corbett sent in right
and left and miyup followed. in which
Keyes had a shade the worst of it.
Corbett began the ninth by jabbing
Keyes twice and got in a hard right or
the ribs, but Reyes came back with
stiff right to the jaw that Jared Cor
bett, and he had the better of the round
In the final roond Corbett rushed
landing both hands on the wind. Keyes
fell back to the ropes from Corbett':
next rush, but broke away. Corbet-
was firing toward the finish, but the
bout was his on points.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-24
LIEUTENANT OF MARINES
CUTS THROAT AND DIES
Officer Who Ignored Debts to
Be CourtmartiaIed

MANILA, April 2S.--Lfeutenant Al
bert n. Brunzell of the First brigade,
marines, was found dead in the rear of
his quarters at Olongapo with his
throat cut. The young officer is said to
have committed suicide.
Brunzell had just successfully passed
an examination for promotion to q
captaincy- He was appointed to the
marine corps from Idaho, his native
state, in February, 1900.
The dead mans father has been mott
fed and the body will be taken to the
United States for burial.
Captain James D. Reams OF the ~Thir-
tieth infantry will be tried by a general
court martial, OF which Colonel Gran
ger Adams is president. on a charge OF
having failed to pay his personal in
debtedness. Captain Reams is native
of Kentucky.
Major General William p Duvali has
arrived at Manila and assumed com
mand OF the division Brigadier Cen
eral Arthur Murray chief of the Goa st
artillery. also arrived today and pro-
ceeded to inspect <fle defenses ON Cor
regidor island, in Manila bay. and at
Subig, at the head of Subig bay