The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-14


 Est Lake School Improvement asso- ation will meet at the school building, sventy- sixth street and Sloss avenue, Tednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
 Negro Kills Negro.-John Williams,
 negro miner, was shot and killed by i'm Bizell also a negro miner early esterday afternoon at Mulga. The filling occurred as the result of row. sizeE bears the reputation around the mining camp as being bad nigger." He was placed under arrest by a depu- y sheriff.
 Two Negroes HeId.-Special Abent Combs of the Louisville and Nashville ailroad caught two negroes, thought to De brass thieves, in the Boyles yard late Friday night and placed them in the county jail. When arrested the ne- groes had two sacks of railroad brass. The negroes were Abe Baby and Glenn Anderson.
 Pearce to Preach.-W. c. Pearce of Chica go, the noted Sunday school work CT who is to lead the conference of the International and Alabama Sunday School association workers to be held at the First Methodist church, begin ming this afternoon and continuing through Monday night, will preach at the Southside Baptist church this morn ing at Il o'clock.
 Masqued BaII=The Concorda Ben efcial society will give a masqued ball at it's hall on Avenue E, between Tenth and Eleventh streets, on Tuesday, Feb ruary g, at 8 o'clock. The hall can accommodate large assemblage and is decorated for the occasion. The com mittee in charge is working to make this affair a big success. Professor Harness orchestra has been engaged and at o'clock the orchestra will strike up the grand march and the fun will begin.
 senn will Consider PetitiOn.-Judge Charles A. Senn of the city court will not pass upon the motion of B. B. Co., mer for a rehearing of his case against the Montgomery Advertiser Publishing company until he has had ample time to go over the petition. It Is contended in the motion for a new trial of lhe case that the verdict not in keep ing with the evidence in the case. It will be rememb cred that in the first hearing several weeks ago the governor was awarded damages in the extent of 1 cent.
 Betsy Hamilton Lectures. = Betsy Hamilton" (Mrs. M. V. Moore) the noted author and entertainer. will lec- ture at the West End hall, corner Vine street and Tuscaloosa avenue, at o'clock Tuesday night for the benefit of the Vine Street Presb yterian church of West End. Mrs. Moore Is known throughout the southland one who can make an audience either laugh or cry with her humor and pathos. As Betsy Hamilton" she has won renown both in her writings and lectures, and the hall will undoubtedly be pack ed Tuesday night. Admission will be 15 cents and 35 cents.
 Harris Parole Extended.-Yesterda morning Judge Dan A. Greene senior judge of the criminal court, extended the parole of Charles Harris, the white man convicted of violating the prohi- bition law until the April term of the court. Harris case was appeal from the police court where he was fined s90 and given 180 days. Upon a hear ing of the case Judge Greene sus- tained the decision in the police court, but friends of Harris went to the may or and made arrangements to get him out on parole until Saturday morning. Arrangements were made for the pay ment of costs in the case and nothing more was thought of the matter until objection was raised on the ground that such clemency might tend to encourage violations of the prohibition law. Judge Greene was under the impression that Mayor Ward had remitted the 180 days until he saw the letter from the mayor requesting Harris parole until Satur- day. When the details were learned, however, Judge Greene decided to ex- tend the parole to see now Harris