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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
ITALIAN Is HELD
FOR BLACK MAILING

Andreas Louckas an Italian vender of
peanuts and popcorn, was arrested yes
terday afternoon near the corner of
Fourth avenue and Twenty-first street
by Deputy Sheriff Ed H. Wilson on a
warrant charging blackmail. The ar
rested man peddles his wares from a
small cart which he pushes
The warrant was sworn out by d.
I.orant and it charges that by therats
and otherwise Louckas attempted to get
money from him and to otherwise abuse
him. Louckas and his cart were taken
to the county jail and after a sojourn of
an hour or two there he succeeded in
making bond in the sum of $3.50.
Just what the nature of the alleged
Matchmaking was could not be learned
on account of the mixed-up English of
the parties concerned. Louckas declares
that he is prosecuted and that the war
rant for his arrest was sworn out
through jealousy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
CITY MAY HAVE
TENNESSEE GUESTS
RUMOR CURRENT THAT FOUR OF
THE MISSING MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE ARE SoJOURNfNG IN
BIRMINGHAM.

The report became current yesterday
that four of the state senators of Ten
nessee of the original 10 who bolted the
legislature rather than see legislation
which they considered unwise enacted,
were in Birmingham.
According to information received, four
Of these senators are in Alabama, and
the natural supposition that they were
headed for Birmingham was accentuated
yesterday when at a local hotel the fol-
lowing names appeared, each of which
is believed to be fictitious:
Bill Newcome, Happyyille Me.
Lawful Spreer, Lonesome Cove, Wis.
Walter Lark, Missingville, o.
Frank Strayer, Big Bluff, Ark.
The four names and the four alleged
cities were inscribed by the same hand,
and the writing attracted attention, Eff
forts to locate any of the quartet were
unavailing.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
COY. CONFER DENIED
ANOTHER TRIAL

In the hearing of the motion of Gov. B.
B. Conner for a new trial of his suit for
alleged libel against the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser Publishing company, Judge
Charles A. Sem overruled the petition of
the governor yesterday morning when
the matter came up for a hearing in the
first division of the city court.
1t will be recalled that Mr.. Conner sued
the Montgomery Advertiser for $4,000
damages for alleged libel. The case came
up in the city court several weeks ago
before Judge Sem, who gave a general
charge against the defendant company.
The jury awarded the governor damages
in the extent of / cent.
1t was contended that this verdict was
not in keeping with the evidence intro
duced in the case, and motion for new
trial was filed. When the matter came
up yesterday morning, Judge Sem ruled
that he was of the opinion that there
was no error in the proceedings of the
court during the original hearing of the
case, and he denied the petition for a
new trial of the famous case.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
LONG STRETCH OF
FINEST MACADAM
BIount, Jefferson and TuSca-
IooSa Joined BY 100 Miles
WORK AL MOST COMPLETED
Road From oneonta Through 6irming-
ham to Tuscaloosa Will Be a
Piece of the Finest Road
In the South.
WORK AL MOST COMPLETED

One hundred miles of perfect macadam
road stretching from the capital of Blount
county on the northeast to the capital of
Tuscaloosa on the southwest passing
through Birmingham, will be completed
during the next few months, and will
present one of the most remarkable
stretches of fine heavy traffic or auto
mobile road in the whole south.
Through the cooperation of the boards
of revenue of the three counties, con-
Meeting roads are being built which in a
short time will make a harmonious whole,
and will give transportation facilities for
the farmers who wish to enter Birming
ham from all sides, which they have
never enjoyed before.
Heretofore the counties have construct
ed roads regardless of each other, and
in order to enter the big market of JEFF
ferson the farmers had to climb over
steep hills, through mud and cloggy dirt
roads before they could get into the
main highways.
Jefferson is busily engaged in finishing
her part of the connecting work. 1t was
only necessary to build four miles from
a point two miles above Pinson to the
county line. A gang of men with the
steam roller has been engaged in this
work for some time, and has about fin
ished three miles of the best macadam
road ever constructed in the county. The
other mile is being swiftly completed.
Blount county has almost finished her
share of the Is miles from Village
Springs to Oneonta and then there will
be through communication toward the
east.
On the south the improved county road
stretches II miles below Bessemer. The
board will have to build four miles to
connect from Johns and Adger to the
county line, and this will be done dur
ing the summer months. Tuscaloosa has
her road practically to the county line.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
LIQUOR CAPTURED
In TIGER RAIDS

The police were out among the alleged
blind tigers yesterday evening and three
successful raids, resulting in the arrest
of four persons, were made.
The drug store run by Mr. McVay,
near the corner of Ninth avenue and
Nineteenth street, north, was raided and
a barrel of beer and two quarts of whisky
were taken from the place. A negro at
tendant was arrested
A negro house at 2OO7 Alley was also
raided and 100 half-pint bottles of whisky
were taken. Two negroes were placed
under arrest.
A few doors up the alley, at 2011 Alley
C, the officers located another suspicious
place, which they raided. About 80 quarts
of whisky and a great number of empty
bottles were taken from this house. A
negro who was found in the house was
arrested.
Officers Parker and Goldstein made all
three raids.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
ADJUSTMENTS
"The Rivals"

CAST OF CHARACTERS.
Sir Lucius O'Trgger-Mr. Joseph Jeffer-
son.
Bob" Acres-Mr. William w. Jefferson.
Sir Anthony Absolute-Mr. T. c. Ham
ilton.
Captain Absolute (under the assumed
name of Beverly)-Mr Leopold Lane.
David-Mr Philip Bishop.
Fall1land-Mr. George Germane.
Fag-Mr. Serena Bonnie.
Mrs Malaprop-Miss Rosa Rand.
Lydia Languish-Miss Blanche Bender.
Lucy-AIss Mary Redmayne.
Joseph and William Winter jefferson
played at the Jefferson theatre yesterday
afternoon and last night in Sheridans
celebrated comedy, THE Rivals" once
so delightfully."- associated with the late
Joseph Jefferson, who was most popular.
after RIP Van Wrinkle" in the Sheri-.
dan play. The two Jefferson boys, Joseph
and William Winter, have been present
ing 1.-THE Rivals" long enough now to
become identified in the minds of theatre
goers with the play and they have been
very successful. William Winter JEFF
ferson makes Bob" Acres a most divert
ing fellow and Joseph Jefferson is thor
oughly in sympathy with the character
of Sir Lucius OTrigger. While Thomas
Jefferson has been building up en-
vable fame, following in the footsteps
of his father as Rip Van Wrinkle. tho
other two Jeffersons have been almost
equally successful in 1.-THE Rivals" thus
keeping alive two plays that have be-
come heritage of the Jefferson line on
the stage.
In the company supporting Joseph and
William Winter jefferson. were excel
lent players who looked after the minor
roles in a capable manner. Miss Rosa
Rand as the irrepressible Mrs. Malaprop
was clever and Mr.. Leopold Lane made
Captain Absolute fifelike portrayal. The
entire company was well balanced and
the play was richly staged
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
SEES TWO SIDES
TO THE QUESTION
To the Editor of The Age-Herald:

To the Editor of The Age Herald:
The writer is a stranger IN your city,
but noticed in today's issue an article
relating to waterworks.
1 can give you little talk on what
happened in the city l pay taxes in.
A private corporation owned and con-
trolled the waterworks, they gave us
water from 20 cents per thousand gal
Ions in house or private consumers down
to cents for manufacturers.
The pressure was always high and uni
form, the insurance rate low, water good
quality and the city received a percentage
Of the net profits.
Municipal ownership came up, the city
bought the waterworks and now we have
politics mixed in it so l think that the
service is poor, water not penny cheaper,
insurance rates higher, extra taxes to
pay for the bond issue and more extern
sions to be made which call for more
money.
Had the water company been allowed to
keep the plant they would have made
all these improvements and kept up the
pressure. It's a matter of business and
conducted as such, good man keeps his
position, whereas If the politicians handle
the system you will find monkey wrench
machinists drawing pay and not return
ing an equal value in labor for same.
The council can regulate the private
water company and get the revenue at
the same time, not investing a cent for
bonds, which the taxpaymer must meet.
Every man manages his own business
to suit himself and no doubt Birming-
ham people will do likewise, but study
and investigate the question thoroughly,
then act. Yours truly, N. E. CROWN.
Birmingham, February q, 1909.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28

President Joseph H. Hoadley of New
York, president of the Alabama Con-
solidated Coal and Iron company, sent a
dispatch to The Age Herald yesterday
afternoon making this announcements:
I'VE have booked order this week for
$4,000 tons of pig iron. other in
quiries show immediate big business re-
vival."
The booking of such large tonnage
during period of extreme dizziness in
the market must be cheerinfi to the
iron makers of the Birmingham dis
trict in general. Inquiry at the office
of the Alabama Consolidated in the
First National bank building failed to
result in any additional information,
Vice President Guy r. Johnson expects
to receive particulars from Mr. Hoad
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
DRUG CURSE MUCH
WORSE THAN WHISKY
LoveIady Wants State Laws
Further Strengthened
LIMIT STATE SHIPMENTS
viii Also Offer Bill Prohibiting Physi-
clans From Prescribing Over
Five Grains-Discusses
Evil In Birmingham.
LIMIT STATE SHIPMENTS

1.-THE man who will sell cocaine or NOR
phine to persons who wish to crafty
habit is far worse and much greater
curse to humanity than the man who
sells liquor" said Dr. r. F. Lovelady yes
terday. DIR. Lovelady is now a member of
the Board of Revenue, and was mem
Der of the last legislature.
Although he has resigned his position as
legislator in order to give his attention
to the county's work, he is not going to
give up his activity against the sale of
the two habit drugs. He is determined to
reduce the number of flends in Jefferson
county until they are finally obliterated
and the dangerous drug is kept out of
their reach.
Il am going down to the legislature
when 1t meets, and do all l can to
strengthen the bills which I have al
ready had passed." he said 81 intend to
draft and get introduced a bill which
will make it against the law to ship, ex-
cept in original packages to doctors, drug
gists and dentists, any amount of cocaine
or morphine from one part of Alabama
to another. intend to further back up
the existing laws with a bill making it
unlawful for any physician to prescribe
more than five grains "a
This will catch the element of doctors
who stoop to take money on big drug
prescriptions for fiends. It has been
brought out that many who are not
among the real profession are feeding and
urging on the poor unfortunates with an
unlimited supply of the killing stuff.
Most Of the traffic going on now in
Birmingham is being carried on by ne
groes, who bootleg the stuff around and
supply the unfortunates at a high price
would rather sell whisky than either
drug, for the effect is nothing like so hor-
rible, nor the suffering resulting so in
tense"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
SEARLES NEGRO
KILLED IN GAME

Coroner Brasher returned last night
from Searles, where he Investigated the
death of Homer Goodwin, who was killed
Friday night, it is alleged, as a result of
a craps game quarrel.
Coroner Brasher states that the dead
man came to his death as a result of a
gunshot wound inflicted by Jessie Ross,
another negro, who escaped and has
evaded capture.
The body of the dead negro reached
Birmingham last night. and Is at the
Gaudin undertaking establishment.
Coroner Brasher desires The Age-Her-
aid to correct a report to the effect that
the body of the negro, Jim Brown, who
was shot Friday in Bessemer by ]. NJ.
Robinson, is being held for an investiga-
ton. 1.-The body of the negro has been
Inferred" stated the coroner. 1.-THE law
does not allow me to make an investiga-
ton where there is no doubt as to how
the deceased came to his death"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
Nashville Stagnafed BY
Interest In Big Trial

derstand that a shrewd bookmaker was
offering even money that the defendants
viii be acquitted, ten TO one against a
verdict for murder in the first degree,
and to 1 that they will not be sentenced
to the penitentiary."
Captain P. Sid Jones, district passenger
agent of the Louisville and Nashville,
also returned yesterday from a visit to
Nashville. He stated that business, on
account of the popular interest in the
Cooper trial, is at a standstill mo one
pretends to attend to business declared
Captain Jones, land, as a consequence,
everything is stagnating save interest
and curiosity"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
", H. hartley IS
KILLED BY CAR
Fairview Man Meets Death In
Unusual Manner
FALLS FROM HIS WAGON
Roadway Parallels Track Near Smith
Station and the Unfortunate Man
Lands Directly In Front of
South Ensley Car.
FALLS FROM HIS WAGON

As the result of a very peculiar acct
dent w. H, BARLEY of Fairview was
killed late yesterday afternoon by a
South Ensley electric car.
The accident happened about $50 o'clock
BARLEY was driving down the roadway
which parallels the electric track and was
near Smith station, his wagon being some
six or seven feet from the track Sud-
denly he either fell or was thrown from
his wagon directly in front of a South
Ensley car. which was travelling at a
good rate of speed. Before the motorman
could slack his car it had passed over
Barley, running over the right leg at
the knee and the left leg just above the
knee and also brusing his body consid-
erably.
An ambulance of the Green Undertake
ing company responded to a call and
rushed the injured man to st. Vincents
hospital, but death came just before the
hospital was reached. The body was so
badly mangled that it is considered re-
markable that he lived as long as he did
after the accident.
An eyewitness to the accident stated
that BARLEY had gotten up suddenly from
the seat of the wagon and looked as II
he was preparing to place his foot on the
outer hub of the wheel. His foot appar-
emily caught in the wheel or his horse
SHE'D suddenly and he was thrown d.
reetly across the track. This eye-wit-
ness stated that 1t appeared as if Bart
ley was attempting to get out of his
wagon with the intention of holding his
horses head while the car passed, the
horse appearing to be frightened.
BARLEY was about 45 years of age and
is survived by a widow and three chill
dren, who reside at Fairview. He re-
moved from Macon, Ca, to Birmingham
only a short while ago
The remains were removed to the Green
Undertaking Co.'S establishment and are
being held there while communication
is made with relatives in Georgia.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
MEMBERS OF BAR
DISCUSS JUDGESHIP

Something like 125 or 1870 members of
the circuit courtroom at the Courthouse
yesterday morning to take up again the
matter of the confirmation of Judge Os-
car r. Hundley, and while the principal
business of the meeting was the adoption
of resolutions against the confirmation of
Judge Hundley, it developed that candi-
dates for the federal judgeship are already
blooming.
When the meeting was called to order
there was quite a little discussion about
the Craftsmanship of the session, but ex-
Chancellor John C. Carmichael was fin
ally seated to preside over the meeting.
c. F. Wnkler was elected secretary.
After Chancellor Carmichael had ex-
planned the object of the meeting, w.
E. Urquhart introduced resolution put
ting the Birmingham bar on record as
ready to assist Mr.. Taft in arriving at
his choice in the selection of the best man
for the federal judgeship. A substitute
for this resolution was offered by Attor
ney ". ]. VIM, which had as its purpose
the recommendation of a man for the
place now filled by Judge Hundley.
Among those mentioned for the place Is
w. Fl. Smith.
Mr. WINS substitute cleared the way
for debate and 1t was then that Walker
Percy took the floor and made quite
lengthy speech, in which he went over the
ground which has been covered in his pre-
vious speeches before the bar relative to
the federal iudgeship. Mr.. Percy led up
to the resolutions, which were adopted
by the assembly
The judgeship fight appears to be as
Stunning many angles. 1t is understood
that an important conference of Judge
Hundleys friends was held in the city
Friday.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
GIFT OF BOOKS
FOR THE LIBRARY

Miss Frances Nimmo Greene, secretary
of the Birmingham Public Library as
ISOLATION has issue dthe following state
ment:
The Library association is indebted to
the Nineteenth Century club for the very
timely present of 40 volumes of new fie-
ton to be placed in the public library
This club has further shown its interest
in library progress by joining the associa-
ton IN body.
"Other literary clubs in the city have
also become members of the associa-
ton, and many of them are gathering
together collections of books for the lib
rary. 1t is a consummation devoutly to
be wished that this spirit of helpfulness
become epidemic among our people,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
BIG SALE OF PIG IRON
MADE BY LOCAL COMPANY

ley by Monday. In the absence of de-
tails. therefore, the price at which the
iron was sold cannot be known here.
sale of 10000 tons would be a fine
weeks business even in buoyant
market but at this time it is espe-
cially notable and will be taken to in
dictate a brisk buying movement.
At the local office of the company
sale of 1000 tons last week was re-
ported yesterday at $3.50 for the
Clifton brand and $13 for ordinary
iron on No. basis. The usual quo
tations, however. are $3.50 for No. 2,
and some iron has been sold at lower
figure. Furnace interests say there is
now no fixed price. The market has
been of the o-as-you-please" kind
for the past 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28

Walter Rollins, a travelling man with
Birmingham headquarters, returned yes
terday from Nashville, where he spent
two days last week, and where he heard
much of the evidence given in that time
in the Cooper-Sharp case, the defendants
in which are charged with the murder
of Senator e. w. Carmack.
1.-The excitement in Nashville" stated
Mr.. Rollins, lis intense. The details of
the trial are discussed everywhere, on
the streets, in places of business, in hotel
Hobbies, in the homes, and even in the
churches. Everyone is guessing what the
verdict will be, and l was given to I'M
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
CAMP HARDEE MOURNS THE
LOSS OF FAITHFUL C0MRADE

James Garland, a well-known and
esteemed Confederate veteran, died last
night at 1920 o'clock at the residence of
Edward Barron in East Thomas. He was
so years of age last Christmas.
The funeral will take place Monday at 2
D. m. from Mr. Barron's home and the
interment will be in the veterans sec
ton in Elmwood.
The deceased was a member of Camp
Hardee and the members of the camp
are requested to attend the funeral.
Mr. Garland entered the Confederate
army from Mississippi and served with
a brave record throughout the war. He
leaves no relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
Regular Monthly Meeting at southsde
Church Next Sunday.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Birmingham Baptist Sunday School union
will be held at the Southside Church,
Birmingham, next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50. The programme is as follows:
Devotional Exercises-Dr. A. j. Dickin-
son.
Song Service-Stephen A. Allsop.
The Superintendent Himself-The Rev.
Wallace Wear.
The superintendent and His Programme.
T. H. Johnson.
The Superintendent and His Organiza-
tion-Prof. j. c. Dawson.
At this meeting the complete plans for
the Teachers Training school to be con-
Quoted in Birmingham from March rs to
April l. will be announced by D. II. Mar
bury, chairman of the executive COM
mittee
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
COMMISSARY ROBBED.
Sixty Pairs of Shoes Taken From, a
Store In West End.

A bold. bad burglar broke into the
commissary operated by Contractor Jor-
dan at West End Friday night and pro-
ceeded to help himself to shoes and a
few other things. Jordan is the contrac-
tor handling the paving being laid in
West End and for the accommodation of
the large number of men working for
him established this commissary.
There were about so pairs of shoes in
the commissary and the burglar helped
himself to every pair on the place. He
barely touched the other things. The mat
ter was reported to the sheriff's office
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
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 $1,000 or more were
involved:
1O0-Birmingham Realty company to
Mrs Lillian Roden Bowron, lot Z, in block
S43, Birmingham.
$15Oo-virginia Walton and husband to
James Riley, lots 10 and 20, and the east
In section 20, township II, range west.
10 feet of lot IS of j. M. Frith's survey
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28

The Fifth Avenue Hotel company was
organized yesterday and the property
on the south east corner of Fifth ave-
nue. and Twentieth street was pur-
chased for the sum of $685.
The company was organized for the
purpose of making the purchase of the
site for the hotel 1t is stated that the
officers of the company hope to build
a million dollar hotel, but the happen
ings of yesterday had nothing to do
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
SMALLPOX VIC TINS
ESCAPE THE FIRE

The kitchen and the house of the keeper
of the Jefferson county pest house burned
to the ground Friday night. The pest
house is located out on Red mountain
away from any fire protection.
The house. in which the five smallpox
cases are confined, was not touched and
the city, which owns the property, suf-
fered little loss.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-02-28
NE " HOTEL COMPANY BUYS
FIFTH A VENUE PROPERT1

with the stock company which will at
some later date take the building in
hand.
The options held on the property had
run out, SO it was decided to buy The
lot is 100 feet by lao feet. The officers
of the Fifth Avenue Hotel company are
w. II. Woodward, president; F. B..
Fowlkes, secretary and treasurer, and
the board of directors consists of w.
II. Woodward, e. L. Brown, r. S. Nun
ger and t. II. Motion