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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
WANTED ID FIGHT IN MAYORS OFFICE Hardness and McCressin Csme
 to Blows CAUSED BY THE FLY" LAW Men Disagreed Over Date Set for Hear. ing Cases Against Fruit Deal-
 ers-Mayor oBrien Sep
 arates BeIigerents.
CAUSED BY THE FLY" LAW

City Health Officer pr. R. B. Harls-
 ness passed the lie to Attorney W. P.
 McCrossin In the mayors office yester- day morning. Following the remark the face, while the latter made stren-
 uous efforts to strike back, but was
 prevented by Mayor O'Brien, Sanitary Officer Burson and others who sprang between the two belligerents. MT. Mo Crossin was striving equally as hard
 to continue the fight.
 Each man begged that the other be
 released so that the fisticuff might con- tinue. I'm ashamed of you. sir! I'm
 ashamed of you" said Mayor O'Brien to
 MT. McCrossin. flor having fight in my offce," which was followed by an apology from MT. McCrossin to the
 Mayor. He added, however, that he
 couldn't help fighting when man ad- ! dressed i'm as had Dr. Hardness. The Mayor proved a good peacemaker
 and matters were soon apparently peaceful, and the conference continued.
 The "near-h fight" had grown out of the
 cases against 43 fruit stand operators
 for failure to comply with section of ordinance 160, which Is known as the "hy" ordinance, and which requires the screening of all fruit stands. The cases | were made out by pr. Hardness while | Attorney McCrossin was acting as l counsel for the defendants
 These cases were set for yesterday morning before Judge Feagin, but were postponed by the recorder until after I the next council meeting. A resolu- i ton was filed at the last meeting of the | board calling for the repeal of this l section and it Is expected that 1t will be acted upon at the next meeting. MT. McCrossin claimed that he was not aware that the cases were to come up yesterday until yesterday morning, and also claimed that Assistant City Attorney J. 0. Smith had agreed to advise him in sufficient time regard ing the date of trial.
 It was this statement which brought on the difficulty. pr. Hardness stated that he had called up Mr. McCrossin last Friday and told him of the mat ter. The latter then said that when pr. Hardness called him up he was informed that he was not recognized,
 which caused Dr. Hardness to state that such was not the case. This
 brought on the remark from McCrossin,
 'I tell you, now. don't recognize you"
 A few more hot words passed between
 tn em ending with pr. Hardness declar-
 ation, You're liar" and followed by
 the scrimmage.
 After Mayor O'Brien had spread oil
 upon the trobuled waters he appointed
 a committee to draft an ordinance
 which will prove amicable to all par
 ties concerned. This committee Is com
 posed of Dr. Hardness. Attorney Mc-
 Crossir and Assistant City Attorney
 Smith. In the meantime gauge will be
 used to cover the stock in the fruit
 sta nds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
ANOTHER ARREST
 FOR GRIMES MURDER

Deputy Sheriff Jack w. Brown swore out warrant yesterday for Jim Sims, a white man. The warrant was issued by Judge H. B. Abernethy and charges Sims with the murder of the late Conductor J. z. Grimes, who was in charge of a car running on the North Ensley line.
 Just what evidence has been secured against Sims is not made known but 1t is stated that the prisoner has been unable to explain certain acts and certain cir cumstances which would apparently tend to impIicate him in the murder hence he has been locked up.
 Sims is a man of very rugged features and roughly dressed and is little dis posed to talk. He was committed to the county jail last night at late hour with out bail and owing to the torn up condi- tion of the white compartment of the jail Sims has been placed in "condemned cell" where he will await trial.
 It will be recalled that Conductor Grimes was shot and killed at the Louis vile and Nashville crossing near Thomas, on the North Ensley car line, several months ago. He had gotten off of his car to flag the crossing when he was fired upon from ambush. Deputies and de- tectives went to work on the case and several arrests were made. A young man named McAllister is now being detained in the county jail on the charge of mur- dering the conductor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
ORATORY BEGINS :.
 zzaa IN G|NGLES CASE Prosecuting Attorney Attacks the Veracity of Girl Rl0lCULES WHOLE CASE Prosecutor Short Is Severe Upon the Pretty Irish Girl and Almost Equally Severe Upon Her
 Counsel, MT. o'DonneII.
RI0ICULES WHOLE CASE

Chicago, July 15.-It came to oratorv to- day in the Ella Gingles trial. Assistant States Attorney Short led off. He tried to present to the jury plain statement of the issues or the trial, attacking openly the veracity of the Irish lace-maker and staobing covertly at her lawyer, Patrick Il. ODonneu. He will conclude tomor row morning and the case will end with the speeches of MT. O'DonnelI and John OShaughnessy U for the defense and a brief reply by the prosecutor.
 The Gingles girl smiled when the nrosa- cutor mentioned the penitentiary sentence that might be given her. She chatted With her women friends and appeared freq from care.
 This Is simple case," said Mir. Short We are trying this girl on an indict- ment for stealing lace from Agnes Bar rette, her former employer. The sensa- uona story that the defendant has told about being mistreated has nothing to do With the larceny charge. The state did not object, because We wanted to see that the girl was not imposed upon. If she really was attacked in the Wellington
 tt that fact brought out in court so that the arm of law might reach out and grasp the offender.
 we wanted to learn whether or not this story, almost unbelievable. and un- paralleled in the history of the county was the fabric of imagination of a hvs- terical girl or whether it was a conspiracy between the girl and someone else to make sensational defense to a. plain ] charge of larceny. Whether she had such an adviser Is for you to determin.
 God only knows what this woman Miss Barrette-has gone through during the past six months. She is summed on the street People go into her store and insult her.
 The theory of the white slave plot is preposterous.
 They attacked Miss Barrette's reputa ton but they would not let Tom Tageart answer when l asked about Miss Bar rettes good name. Is 1t true that Pat Donnell is after Miss Barrette? Hs lost a great opportunity to be the Abra- nam Lincoln of the white slaves when ne Tailed to cross-examine this woman
 Why didn't O Donnell go to the hotel Wnen ne got the note saying that Ella was being Killed? Instead he went to her home to make sure she had carried out her plan. Why did O'Donnell tell the officers to find Miss Barrette before Ella had been discovered in the bath room?
 Was the whole affair prearransed? These mysterious things and this news paper notoriety all came the same way. Who has helped this girl concoct these stories? do not know, but I do know she has had the advice of shrewd coun- sell"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16

The compartment at the county Jail used for the confinement of white pris- oners is now fairly torn to pieces as the result of improvements which are being made in the prison. Every feature of the sanitary system of the jail is being all tered and the most modern fixtures are being installed.
 The bulk of the work now being done Is in the way of plumbing. The old sew craze system has been or Is being torn out completely and new fixtures will be put in. The old plumbing, or the greater part of 1t, has been in the jail prac- tically since it was first put up and is completely out of date. It grew to be not only unsatisfactory but very objection able and 1t was on this point chiefly that the late Dr. Shirley Bragg and the pres ent prison inspector, Dr. c. F. Bush, condemned the Jefferson county jail.
 The new work is being done at an ex- pense of approximately $3Ooo Dr. Bush,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
COMMITTEES TO
 MEET SATURDAY

The committees appointed from Camp Hardee, United Confederate Veterans, and from the various chapters of Daughters of the Confectionery met in the palm room of the Hotel IIillman yesterday morning to consider arrangements for a horse show to be given during the State Fair in Oc- tober for the benefit of the Old Soldiers home at Mountain Creek, but after some discussion the meeting adjourned until Saturday morning without taking action, and the following has been issued:
 'sThe ladies of Alexander H. Stephens, w. L. Yancey, Pelham and Ensley chap ters, Daughters of the Confederacy, and all Sons of the Confederate Veterans, are earnestly requested to meet with the committee of the Birmingham Horse Show association and the committee from Camp Hardee in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce, on Twenty-first street, Satur- day morning, July IT, at s:So o'clock.
 "J T. GARRETSON,
 "J M ROBINSON,
 "E H. HOPSON,
 "Committee From Camp Hardee."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
POOLS FORD ROAD
 MAY BE IMPROVED

Tho Board of Revenue received a peti- ton yesterday from taxpayers living in Precinct 9, asking that the Pools Ford road be improved and made highway of the first grade The road is now classed in the third grade.
 The road in question extends from the upper end of Shades valley across Shades mountain to Pools ford, on the Cahaba river It is stated that at present it is in bad shape, and needing repairs, the tax payers seek to have 1t made a highway of the first grade.
 The county commissioners took up the petition yesterday and after considering 1t instructed the county engineer to inves- tigate the condition of the road and re- port back to the board the probable cost of changing the grade from third to first.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Distrust of Bankers.

Saratoga. N. Y., July 15.-F. o. Watts of Nashville, Tenn. chairman of the ex- ecutive council of the American Bankers association in an address delivered to- day before the New York State Bankers association, said there existed throughout every state a public distrust of bankers for which the bankers themselves and not banking conditions are responsible.
 He criticised bank officers because they have refused to come into closer contact with the people, Because of this, he said, public suspicion has crystallized at times in agitations for free silver. a postal savings bank system and a guarantee by tho Hovsgnment of savings bank deposits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
NEW PRECINCT
 IS CREATED
Located in Extreme Southern End of County and Will Be Known
 as Precinct No. 51.

On petition of c. N. Caldwell. w. J.. Webb, w. B. Ansley ana others the Board of Revenue has created new pre- cinct, giving Jefferson county total of 5l precincts.
 The petition comes from the lower end of the county. and after consideration of the matter the board decided that 1t was to the best advantage of the voters in the particular locality that Precinct be di- vided and the new precinct created.
 Consequently yesterday Precinct 51 of Jefferson county was officially created. It will be known as the Virginia precinct The territory embraced in the new pre- cinct lies in the extreme southern part of the county in the vicinity of Valley Creek.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Age -HeYald Nebsboys WiH
 Habe Outing Wednesday,

The Age-Herald newsboys will be shown the time of their lives next Wednesday when the regular annual outing will be rendered them. East Lake park will be the scene of activities. and the little fel- lows will be permitted to remain there throughout the day with everything thrown wide open to them.
 Probably the feature of the day will be the barbecue to be rendered the young sters about noon or shortly thereafter. All kinds of barbecued meats will be pre- pared. Park Manager Al Campbell says he has the best recipe in the world for Brunswick stew and he has promised the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
NEGRO GAMESTERS
 DEFY OFFICERS
Complaints Made About Large Num- bers congregating in Vicinity of
 Third and Fourteenth.

Efforts on the part of the she.fff's forces to break up a negro gambling den sit uated on the corner of Second avenue and Fourteenth street seem to have proven futile. Repeated raids have been made on the place. but yesterday when deputy sheriffs returned they found the usual game in progress
 It seems that every entrance to the house, with the exception of the front door, had been nailed up. The gambling room is situated on the second floor and the .spy' sits out on the upper veranda to watch for the officers. The raiders have to go to the front door to get In the place and as soon as they put in their appearance the watcher immediate ly gives the word.
 Yesterday afternoon, however, Deputies Collier and Ed Wilson managed to steal a march on the negro gamblers and suc- ceeded in getting up to the room where the game was in progress. NO sooner did they poke their heads in the door, however. than seven frightened negroes joined the bird gang and out the win dows they went It is stated by the depu- ties that the negroes took a running start. cleared the windows and all landed safe lv on the ground and made their escape despite the fact that they had Jumped from the second floor, about 30 feet, to the ground.
 IT is stated that the vicinity of Third avenue and Fourteenth street Is coming
 IL At <-., to be a terror. deputies stating that there are almost constantly about 200 loahng negroes hanging out on the four corners. Efforts will be made to break up the obiectionable congregations, 1t Is under stood. by enforcing the vagrancy law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
REMODELING WORK UNDER
 WAY AT THE COUNTY JAIL

while here on his late visit insisted that the sanitary system of the jail be over hauled and immediately after the bond issue for jail and courthouse purposes was defeated the Board of Revenue set about to have the recommended work done.
 With the completion of the work which is now being done conditions at the county jail will be considerably relieved and with Improvements in the system of ventilation which will be made the prison will be much less obnoxious.
 While the spring session of the crim- inal courts has just closed, which is large ly accountable for conditions, the jail is probably now less crowded than it has been for years. It was built originally to accommodate IA prisoners and there are now about 150 prisoners confined there. It Is probable, however that this number will be considerably. increased before court opens in September.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
BOWRON. TALKS ON
 ORIGIN OF MASONRY

James Bowron will deliver lecture next Tuesday night on The Origin of Free Masonry" The lecture will be un- der the auspices of King Solomon lodge No. 26O, Ancient Free and Accepted Ma sons, at the Masonic temple. and Masons generally are invited to be present MT. Bowron Is well known as a Masonic stu dent and scholar and the lecture Is be- ing looked forward to with keen interest by the members. Tuesday nights lec- ture will be the first of a series to be given under the auspices of King Solo mon lodge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Poorhouse Couple To Wed.

Waynes boro, Ga., July 1.-The bloom of youth long since faded from their wrinkled faces, and inmates of the county poorhouse, John Smith and Mrs. Matilda Rush nevertheless con template with light hearts and the ripened love of winters childhood the words that will tomorrow make them one. The county commissioners yes terday honored their petition for per mission to wed and the high sheriff volunteered to pay the minister and furnish the aged couple an automobile honeymoon trip. County Chairman Chance will give the blushing bride away, and some new furniture will be installed in teh room at the poorhouse to be occupied by MT. and Mrs. Smith.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Unions Will Not Affiliate.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 15.-At to- days session of the convention of the Glass Blowers Association of the United States and Canada the propo- sftion to amalgamate with the Amer1- can Flint Glass Workers union was de- feated by vote of 179 to 36. By unanimous vote the convention issued the following statement, which will be sent to the American Flint Glass Workers convention, now being held In Brooklyn: Your union took it's dis. putes with our association into the American Federation of Labor and there made an agreement which you later repudiated. When you are ready to carry out the agreement made at Minneapolis we shall be ready to meet VOL"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Marriaqe Licenses Issued.

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday from the office of the probate court:
 J. l.. Meroney of Florida to Miss Stella Patterson.
 J. P. Marlborough of Birmingham to Mrs. Julia Williams.
 Dave Blaylock of Oneonta to Miss Theda Morton.
 William Scott of Warrior to Miss Mag gie Murdock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Death Sentence Given.

Triton. Ga, July 15.-For killing James Davis. colored, while the two were chained together on the Triton county chaingang, Cleveland Westbrook, colored today was found guilty of murder, which carries the sentence of death. West brook used a knife and horribly man. gled his victim. It was said he was trying to kill the superintendent of the gang and failing to reach him, turned or his companion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16

boys that he will show them the show"
 All concessions at the park will be thrown open to the little news-criers after 10 o'clock, and the summer resort will be virtually in their hands after that hour. The programme of the day calls for the second annual baseball game between the Mudswipe and Creampuff teams. and many spectators will no doubt turn to witness the game.
 Preparations have been made at East Lake for the entertainment of lb0 boys. Arrangements will be made for a special car to bear them to the park for the biggest of all annual outings which they have enjoyed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Maggie May GarwIn.

Maggie May Garwin, the 20-months- old daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. C.. Garwin, died yesterday afternoon at the family residence in Shades valley. The remains will be sent to Clairmont Springs, Ala. at 3:S0 o'clock this aft ernoon by Shaw & Son. for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Foreign Legations Under Fire.

St. Petersburg, July 15.-The Novoe vremya has received a sensational dis patch from Teheran stating that the for eign legations were under fire by the na- tionalists The dispatch says that the Russian legation was partly demolished and that the entire staffs of the various legations were removed to safety out pldo tho city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Internal Revenue Channe.

Washington, July 15.-A change in the administration of the internal rev enue service will take place on Sep tember 1, when Royal Cabell, now postmaster of Richmond. Va, will suc- ceed J. c. Capers as commissioner. MT. Capers has been III for long time but Is now improving in health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Protection Asked for Horned roads

Waco, Texas, July Ex-Governor Campbell will be asked to call an ex- tra session of the legislature, by M. B. Davis of this city. secretary of the Tex as Audubon society, to take some ac- tion for the preservation of the horned frog, which is rapidly becoming ex- tinct in this state. MT. Davis has been informed that the little creatures arp being shipped to Chicago and other large cities in enormous quantities where they are metallized and used for hatpinS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Serious Train Wreck,

Kalamazoo, Mich, July 15.-A north bound passenger train on the Chicago
 Kalamazoo and Saginaw railway collided head-on with a southbound freight one- half mile north of Schultz station this afternoon. The engineer and fireman of the freight are probably fatally injured. The accident is believed to have been caused by a misunderstanding of orderA.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
Jessie Mize.

Jessie Mize, the 6-weeks-old child of MT. and Mrs. Samuel Mize, died yester- day morning at the residence. 1014 Third avenue, north. The body will be sent to Brompton this morning by Shaw & Son for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
John Watson.

John Watson, aged AS years, died Wednesday at his home in Shades val lev. The funeral services were from the home yesterday afternoon, inter- ment in McElwain cemetery. MT. Wat son is survived by his widow, four sons and four daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
CITY ITEMS.

Baraca Lawn Fete.-The Junior Ba- raca of West End will give a lawn fete on the spacious lawn at the resi- dence of MT. R. A. Love, 830 Tusca- loosa avenue, this afternoon and even ing. A fine musical programme has been arranged, among those who will be heard being Madame Marie Kern Mullin.
 Board Drawing JurOrs.-The Board of Revenue WAS engaged yesterday in drawing the jury lists for the fall term of the Jefferson county courts. 1nasmuch as jurors are to be drawn for six divisions of the courts the board will probably be engaged some time. It requires about 5000 jurors annually to transact the business of the courts of Jefferson county.
 EIks' Minstrel.-Birmingha lodge, 70. B. P. O. P. Elks, will give an old fashioned minstrel for the benefit of the charity fund at the Airdome on Wednesday and Thursday nights, Au gust and 5. The following commit tee has been appointed to take this affair in hand: John Antwine, chair man; Frank T. Harms, secretary and treasurer Frank Arrico, Aug Schilling- CT, c. w. Frickhofer, H. E. Shropshire, Jr., ana r. l.. I1ouppert, SeHoidl indH- ager.
 Model Garbage Plant.-A small model of a complete garbage plant is on ex- hibition at the Mayors office, where it attracted quite an amount of attention yesterday Members of the City Coun- cil and persons interested in the health work of the city made a close inspec- tion of the affair. E. l.. Penruddocke the local consulting engineer, and l.. B. Nutting of the Power Speciality com pany of New York are making the ex- hibition.
 Tries to Take Life.-Distracted over a love affair, Bessie Cooper, a resi- dent of the restricted district shot her self through the right lung at S:30 o'clock yesterday morning In her room at 2301 Avenue A. The wound will very probably prove fatal, the doctors hold ing out but little hope. Her condition at an early hour this morning was re- ported as being very serious. She was rushed to the Hillman hospital inn mediately after the shooting and placed on the operating table. Her breath was rendered very short and she could talk but very little. She kept re- beating a name but mentioned nothing further beyond expressing her regret for her rash act and saying she didn't want to die.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
WrIuhts Take a Rest.

Washington, July 15.-The Wright brothers today did not attempt to make a flight in their aeroplane. A strong wind and threatening storm clouds prevented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
THE WEATHER.

Washington, July 15.-Weather forecast for Alabama and Mississippi: Local show CTS Friday and probably Saturday; light variable winds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-16

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