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The San Francisco call., 1909-08-19

Major B. F. Lewis and Mrs. Lewis
sent out cards this week for one of the
larger affairs of Saturday evening, in
cluding more than half a hundred
friends in their invitation to an in
formal reception at their home in East
Oakland. The prettily planned event
will be in the nature of house warm
ing, the Lewis family recently having
taken possession of one of the attract
I've homes on east shore of the lake
Mrs. r. w. Baum and her two at
tractive daughters will return to Oak
land to reopen their town house early
in September after the season spent at
their summer home. Miss Eliza Baum,
the hancee of Percy A. Wood of San
francisco, will be one of the feted
girls of the winter, although plans for
her wedding have not been definitely
made.
The San Francisco call., 1909-08-19

Beautiful apartment house. so rooms.
just completed, corner Twelfth street
and First avenue. Oakland. to lease.
ADDRESS P. o. box 228. Oakland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
SPECIAL RATES FUR } BIG MUSIC FESTIVAL Affair Promises to Be Great
 Financial Success SPECIAL PARTIES COMING Great Musical Event VIII Bring People From All Parts of the State.
 Programmes Prove
 Popular.
SPECIAL PARTIES COMING

The music festival which will be held at the Hippodrome April 2s. 29 and 30 promises to be box office success as we'll as a great musical event.
 The railroads will issue tickets for the festival probably one fare plus 25 cents for the round trip. W. J. Hon, the fes- tival manager, received letter yester- day from Joseph Richardson, chairman of the Southeastern Passenger associa- tion, in which that official said: "The printer Is now at work on tariff publish ing rates for this occasion. I will take pleasure in sending you a copy of same as soon as it is ready for distribution"
 Mir. Hon has received many out-of-town orders for seats. Miss Mary Moore, pres- ident of the Athens Female college, is arr ranging to bring her entire student body to the festival. She had about deter mined to take her young ladies to the Nashville festival, but after learning that Damrosch was to be feature of the Bir- mingham festival she changed her plans and secured a large section of seats in the Hippodrome.
 The Girls Industrial school at Monte vallo will be well represented at the fes- tiya1. Negotiations are now being made for seats for the students of that insti- tution
 There was a steady demand yesterday for season tickets. Mir Hon says that in- dications point to rush today. He says everybody is delighted with the pro- grammes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
PLANNING SUNDAY
 SCHOOL MEETING
THE STATE CONVENTION WILL BE OPENED ON APRIL 27 WITH AD- DRESS BY GOVERNOR coMER.
 PROMINENT WORKERS WILL GO.

Plans are being projected to accommo- date the crowd that will attend the State Sunday School convention at Montgomery. The programme will begin at 3 D. m. on April 27, with an address by Gov. B.. B. Conner and close the night of April 29 with the climax address by Marion Law renee, general secretary of the Interna- tion association.
 All trains will be met in Montgom- cry by the White Cap committee, as was done in Birmingham last year. Delegates will be taken first to the convention head quarters to register and receive a badge, and then will be assigned to home at from $1 per day up.
 Railroad tickets at the special rate of half price plus 20 cents will be on sale April 25 26 and the morning of 27, good for return until midnight April 30
 Every Sunday school of each denomi- nation Is entitled to send three delegates, besides the pastor and superintendent, who are all delegates by virtue of their position. Names of delegates are to be sent at once to MT. R. O. Blakey, 26 Dex- ter avenue Montgomery. Ala.
 Other speakers at the convention be- sides Governor Conner and MT. Lawrence will be Dr. H. M. Hamill of Nashville. Dr. w. A. Duncan of Syracuse, Dr. flight C. Moore of Raleigh. N. C., and MT. E. Richmond of Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
COL. C. C. HUCKABEE HAS PASSED AWAY
DECEASED WAS WELL KNOWN IN DEVELOPMENT OF IRON INDUS TRY IN ALABAMA-FUNE TO BE.HELD THIS AFTERNOON.

Late Thursday night Col Caswell c. pioneer developers of the iron industry in Alabama, passed away at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Robert l.. Mccall ley, 1920 Whitaker street. Funeral serv- ices will be held at 2:15 o'clock at the residence this afternoon. The remains will be sent to Marion Ala, where inter- ment will take place Sunday morning.
 The deceased had resided in Birrning- ham for the past eight years, coming vanced age he led retired life during his residence here, but prior to his re- moval to Birmingham he had been one of the most active men in the state.
 He was born in North Carolina but moved to Alabama when small child and settled in Marion. He joined the Shiloh Baptist church in Marion more than 80 years ago and retained his mem- bership there until his death.
 When still quite young men he en- tered the iron business and operated large iron works at Marion prior to the civil war and for many years afterwards. He moved from Marion to Anniston some time after the war and engaged in the real estate business there, remaining in that business until his removal to Bir- mingham, coming here to spend the de- clining years of his life with his daugh- ter Mrs. McCalley.
 His wife, who was Miss Rachel Brown of Louisville, Ky, his daughter, Mrs. Me- Galley, and a grandson, c. C. Hucka- bee, Jr., superintendent of the Yolande Coal company, Survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
JURORS ORDERED
 UNDER ARREST
CORONER BELIEVES TWO MEN IN VESTIGATING MURDER WERE
 IMPLICATED IN THE CRIME-NE- GRO WAS SHOT FROM AMBUSH.

Two of the jurors selected last week to serve on the body empaneled to inves- tigate the death of Gus Slaughter, ne- gro, were placed in the county jail yester- day afternoon on charges of murdering the negro whose death they were about to investigate. The men under arrest are Herbert Early and Sam Early. brothers, both of whom reside near Vivian.
 It will be recalled that Gus Slaughter was shot from ambush one day early last week while he was fishing with two other negroes on the banks of Loss creek at a point about five miles below Wylam. The negro was shot with Winchester rife and was killed instantly.
 The coroner went to the scene on the day following the murder, and having several cases already on hand, postponed the investigation until yesterday. How ever, he empaneled a jury on the spot, and Herbert and Sam Early were among the six men selected to investigate the death of the negro.
 After the coroner had gone into the investigation of the death testimony de- veloped which tended to duplicate two of the jurors in the murder Witnesses ,tes- tified that they had seen the two Early boys in the vicinity of the murder very shortly prior to the time Slaughter is said to have been killed. Tbey also stated that they had seen the two white men speak to the negroes fishing in the creek
 Beyond these facts the coroner has no evidence against the two Earlys, but deeming the testimony introduced suf- ficient to warrant further investigation he had the two white men committed to the county jail without bail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
ROBBINS EXPLAINS
 MOTOR ACCIDENT
SAYS HE ALWAYS DRIVES HIS
 OWN GAR AND IS ESPECIALLY cAREFUL-RECEN ACCIDENT WAS ENTIRELY UNAVOIDABLE.

c. F. Robbins, whose automobile hurt the little McCabe girl on South Twen- tieth street Thursday evening has writ ten the following letter;
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 There is probably no one who regrets an accident of this kind more than I do. I am also aware there are a great many reckless automobile drivers, and for that reason drive my own car. I wish to state that the reporter of The Age-Herald was misinformed. I was not driving at a rapid rate and I did not run away after the accident, but drew my car up to the curb and went back and found that the child was not rendered unconscious nor seriously injured. A later examina- tion by physician showed that her all bow and knee were hurt from the fall and the ear cut. but not partly torn off
 The accident was unavoidable inasmuch as the child ran from behind street car coming directly in front of the automo- bile, making 1t impossible to stop the ma- chine in time to avoid her being hit by the front wheel. c. F. ROBBINS.
 Birmingham, April 16, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
DAVID ROBERTS
 DIES AT HIS HOME Was One of Birmingham's
 Most Prominent Citizens LIFE FULL OF ACTIVITY
Funeral Will Be Held at St. Mary's Church Tomorrow Afternoon.
 Survived By Wife and
 Four Children. .n

David Roberts. one of the pioneer de- velopers of the Birmingham district, and who was well known and esteemed all over the south passed away yesterday morning at his residence 2090 Quinlan avenue. He had been in bad health for some time, but only took to his bed a short while ago, and while bis death was not altogether unexpected, 1t was a sur prise to his many friends.
 His absent children and other relatives who reside in other parts of the coun- try were informed of his death by tele- graph and are on their way to Birming- ham. All of them are expected to arrive by tomorrow morning and funeral ser vices will be held tomorrow afternoon at 1 o'clock from St. Mary s-on-the Highlands Episcopal church, of which the deceased was a member. The Rev. Willoughby Claybrook, rector of St. Mary's, will of ficiate
 Born on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, in 1S46. MT. Roberts grew to man. hood there, receiving the education which the best schools of the British Isles af- forded. He removed to America in 1S70 being connected with Brown Bros, the prominent New York and London bank CTS. The next three years he spent in travelling through Canada and the states and in 1873 settled in Charleston. There he took up the business of mining phos- phate, at which he was very success ful.
 He came to Birmingham in 1886, being cd x.yffh nAp rda al hon in the financing of the DeBardeleben Iron and Coal company, and of which company he became vice president and general manager. He continued to hold this po- siton with the Tennessee company after that concern had absorbed the DeBar- deleben company.
 In 1895 he retired from that position and from active business life. His energy, However would not allow him to remain retired very long, and he was constantly figuring on new enterprises. He started the Brilliant Coal company, one of the best coal concerns in the district, which absorbed several minor companies, and as an active director in the Birmingham Realty company, the department store of Lt veman, Joseph & Loeb and other con- cerns.
 He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Belle Yates, daughter of Col Joseph A. Yates of South Carolina, to whom he vas married in 1881, and four children, David, Jr., Meredith and Belle of Br- ringham, and Mrs. Gaylor, wife of a raval officer, who resides in7Boston. As a progressive citizen MT. Roberts had no peer Modest cultivated and of ulusual literary attachments, he acquired en extremely wide circle of devoted friends, to whom his death causes much sorrow.
 The following gentlemen have been re- questeA to act as pallbearers: Actfve-J. D. Kirkpatrick, T. Lowell, Henry L. Badham, Dr. T. D. Parke, Nor timer Williams, Walker Percy J. H. Lal- lande and T. G. Bush.
 Honorary-James H. Fowlkes, Gen. E.. w. Rucler, Major Elliott, Dr. Stagg, Dr. Dickinson, Dr. Newfield, Dr. J. H. Phil lips James Bowron, John London Gov ernor Simms, W. F. Pinckard, Preston Means.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
"COFFEE DOESN'T HURT ME-"
 Tales That Are Told.

q was one of the kind who wouldn't believe that coffee was hurting me-" says a N. |. woman. You just couldn' convince me its use was connected with the heart and stomach trouble l suffered from most of the time
 My trouble finally got so bad l had to live on milk and toast almost entirely for three or four years. Still loved the coffee and wouldn't believe it could do such damage.
 What I needed was to quit coffee and take nourishment in such form as my stomach could digest.
 T had read much about Postum, but never thought it would fit my case until one day decided to quit coffee and give 1t trial and make sure about 1t. So I got a. package and carefully fol- lowed the directions.
 Soon I began to get better and was able to eat carefully selected foods with out the aid of pepsin or other digestants and it was not long before l was really a new woman physically.
 Now I am healthy and sound, can eat anything and everything that comes along and 1 know this wonderful change is all due to my having quit cof- fee and got the nourishment I needed through this delicious Postum.
 My wonder is why everyone don't give up the old coffee and the troubles that go with it and build themselves up as I have done, with Pestum."
 Easy to prove by 10 days trial of Pos tum in place of coffee. The reward Is big.
 There's a Reason"
 Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORKERS. Marion Lawrence and Professor Excel
 Will Be Hero April 26.


 Marion Lawrence and Prof. E. o. Ex- cell of Chicago will be In Birmingham on Monday, April 26, to attend meeting of the Birmingham Adult Bible Class Fed eration that night at the First Methodist church.
 MT. Lawrance. the general secretary of the International Sunday School associa- tion, is generally known as ''the Prince of Sunday School Workers" He will be the speaker of the meeting.
 Prof. Excell is the well-known Sunday school song man, his music probably be- ing used more than any other in the Sum- day schools of Birmingham. He Is also famous as leader of convention song, probably having no equal in that respect. He will have charge of the music at the meeting of the Birmingham Adult Bible Class federation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
ARREST CAUSED BY
 PERSONAL FEELING
N. L. SNYDER SAYS THERE IS NO BASIS FOR TERRIBLE CHARGE BROUGHT AGAINST HIS SON, EDGAR SNYDER.

..I want to say that the arrest of my son was entirely the result of personal feeling by men who have an object in wanting to see him in trouble" said N. l.. snider of 7O6 First avenue last night
 "They have brought up a charge that my son, Edgar Snyder. threw ooillng water on his mother and that she is In A critical condition. There was never more absurd statement. About three weeks ago in slight scuffle over small vessel of water a few drops went upon my wife's arm and few drops went on my sons arm. My wife had not even given the matter any more consideration until last night when she was distressed to learn that her son had been arrested on such terrible charge.
 sThere is not boy in Birmingham who works harder than my son Edgar, and dt is outrageous that such charge as this should be brought against him. It is all the result of personal spite by people who do not like him, and I hope the peo- pie of Birmingham will not jump to the conclusion that have criminal in my household just because such charges can be so recklessly preferred"
 The following letter was received last night:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 I want to make statement in behalf of Edgar Snider I can say to my knowledge that he is a hard working boy, works every day, and I have found him agree able with everybody he meets and seems to he always in good cheer I never knew anything wrong with the boy. I do not think he has much education but he has always been pleasant around my place and seems to take an interest in his fathers business as repair carpenter. From what can learn some injustice has been done him by today's publication.
 O. w. NAYLOR,
 Of Naylor & Beason,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
HELD ON CHARGE
 OF MORRIS MURDER
]. MARSHALL MEEks IS ARRESTED ON STATEMENTS OF WITNESSES IN INVESTIGATION INTO MRS. JANE WILSON'S DEATH.

Coroner B. l.. Brasher yesterday had placed under arrest J. Marshall Meeks, a white man 3 years old, on a charge of murder, and he is being held in the county jail without bail. Meeks is being detained on suspicion of having murdered Mrs. Jane Wilson at Morris several weeks ago. He was arrested at Mary Lee, about five miles north of Birmingham, yesterday morning by Deputy Sheriff L. V. vaught.I
 The arrest of Meeks yesterday was the first material development in the mysteri- ous case. Witnesses in the investigation held by the coroner on Thursday gave evidence which would seemingly implicate Meeks, and his arrest followed yesterday. had ordered Meeks held on the testimony of two witnesses who stated that they had seen the man on the night of the murder and that he was making nasty retreat from Morris. It seems that on the night of the murder Meeks left his home near Morris and nothing was heard of him until his arrest was effected yester- day.
 The witnesses in question state that they passed Meeks on the road between Morris and Kimberly shortly after 8 o'clock on the night of the murder H is stated that the man was greatly out of breath and nearly ran over the two whom he met on the road, utterly ignoring their salutation.
 After leaving Morris, Meeks, it is stated, never returned, but evidently went im- mediately to Mary Lee, where he re- mained. Meeks told the coroner that he was at home early on the night of the mur- der and remained there all night
 The coroner now hopes that the mystery of the death of Mrs. Wilson may be un- folded. The deceased woman was quite well known and very popular in the vi- cinity where she lived, and her untimely death was greatly deplored. The case has excited intense interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
Real Estate Transfers.

Deeds of conveyance were filed in the office of the probate court yesterday in the following transactions in real estate in which amounts of 5000 or more were in- volved:
 $75OO-W. F. Nagel and wife to A. E.. Fields and wife, property situated in the southwest corner of the northwest quar- ter of the southeast quarter of section 32, township F south, range west.
 S240O-Birmngham Realty company to Mabel L. Dunlap, part of lots and 6 in block 61, Birmingham, fronting 00 feet on the east line of Twenty ninth street and extending back along the north line of Eleventh avenue. north, 1SO feet to an alley.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
OPPOSES ZION
 OF PRESENZ COURZH OUSE

''If there is a way to preserve the pres ent courthouse as Jefferson county's tenn pie of justice it should be done," said Judge H. B. Abernethy. ''The present building is architecturally an ornament and a credit to Birmingham and Jeffer- son county and it should be preserved as a courthouse. The structure can be made to answer further service in it's present capacity, even if it has to be lacked up and additional floors built un- der it. Larger buildings than it have been treated similarly
 Tt strikes me, however. that the best manner in which to deal with the pres ent shortage of room for the courts Is to build an addition on the jail site for the county offices and the criminal depart ment of the courts and to remodel the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17

interior of the present structure and utilize it as building for the civil courts.
 An addition on the jail lot could be made of whatever size is needed for the criminal courts and county offices and the present structure would answer for number of years to come for the civil court rooms. With the space now occu- pied by the county offices converted into court rooms and the offices put off in an addition the situation would be greatly relieved.
 'I am opposed to the matter of doing away with the present courthouse The building is a work of art and with re- modelled interior 1t would make an ideal structure for the civil courts An addi- ton on the jail lot for the offices and criminal courts and with the jail on top is all right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
Tag Day Promises Io Be
 Greater Success HAn Ebey

body will poin in the spirit of the thing, and the game of tag will be played all over the city.
 The automobile parade, starting at ? o'clock, will be one of the largest ever held in the south. Practically every auto In Birmingham will take part. It is hoped to clear big sum for the support of the Boys club next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
Rail JNiH WiU R0U 1000
 Tons PeY Day Next Week

As business conditions are improving 1t is not unlikely that additional orders for rails will be received within the next few days.
 The pig iron market is fairly active. The Birmingham Coal and Iron company is out of the market for the present quar- ter. It was reported yesterday that the Tennessee company had also withdrawn from the market, but such was not the case Considerable tonnage has been con- tracted for this week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17

Everything is now ready for Tag Day, and at o'clock this morning the young ladies who have charge of the work for the Boys club will begin their work
 Beyond the good which will be done and the help which will be given one of the deserving organizations of the city, it will be a day of great fun. Every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17

The Tennessee company closed con- tract yesterday for the sale of $500 tons of rails for export. They are going to Mexico and will be shipped by the way of Pensacola. Vice President F. H. Crock ard said that the rails in this order would be rolled next week. The company has enough rail order business on its books to keep the Ensley plant going the coming week at the rate of 1000 tons a day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
Atlanta Man In Calhoun Case.

San Francisco. April 16-Alexander s. King of Atlanta, Ga, has been retained as one of the six attorneys to defend Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railways, whose trial here yesterday reached the stage of testimony taking,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
No Drinks on Trains.

Jefferson City, Mo-. April 16.-The house this afternoon passed a prohibition law for passenger trains, making it unlawful to drink or expose intoxicating liquors on passenger trains in this state or to ride on a passenger train in an intoxi- cated condition. The penalty is fine of from s to $25.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
Ten-Round Draw.

New York, April 16.-Ben Douglas and Jack Curley were the stars of a good card at the Olympic Athletic club to- night. The fight was for ten rounds and both boys fought gamely to the end with hopors even.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
Headauarters Will Be Moved.

Paris, April 16.-The Interparliamentary union has decided to remove it's head quarters from The Hague to Brussels. The selection. however. is temporary only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-17
THE WEATHER.

Washington, April 16.-Forecast for Ala bama and Mississippi: Fair Saturday and Sunday; light south winds.
 Weather report for twenty-four hours