The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-04

Washington. January 3.-Forecast
for Alabama: Unsettled weather; rain
by night or Wednesday; colder; ligfit
variable winds, becoming east or
northeast.
Mississippi Rain Tuesday or Wednes-
day; colder; north east and east winds.
The following is the local report of
the United States weather bureau at
Birmingham for "a hours ending p.
M, January 8, 1910:
Maximum temperature ....... II
Minimum temperature ........... bS
Mean temperature .............. 81
Normal temperature ............ 40
Excess ............. ....... ~
Precipitation NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 90
Total precipitation since Jan. L.. 90
deficiency .....-............ .45
CITY ITEMS.
Gen. Rhodes Resting We1l-Gen
Rufus N Rhodes. who is critically I'll
at his home on Rhodes Circle. was re-
ported as resting well at late hour
last night.
Auditor Petersen Out-Auditor Peter
for the first time yesterday since his
recent operation for appendicitis. Alder
man c. C. Heidi, who has been quite
i'll for some time, also made an ap
pearance on the streets.
Change Ordered i'm Road-The Board
of Revenue yesterday authorized a
change in the road which runs near the
summer homes of Ross c. Smith, A. Z.
Fulenwider and Hugh Morrow, going
toward Mount Pinson. A cut of about
500 feet will be made.
DIR. Branscomb Visits High School
Rev. DR.. L. C. Branscomb, pastor of tho
First Methodist church, was yesterday
visitor to the High scnool At the
hour of assembly in the auditorium he
gave before the student body a veNy
practical and instructive talk.
. Negro Is Released-Jim TIL omas, one
of the negroes arrested In connection
with the murder of the late Policeman
M. M. O'Bryant, who was murdered on
the South side about two weeks ago,
was released from the county jail yes
terday. The negro proved an alibi.
c. p. Jones in City-C. P. Jones. Jr.,
news editor of the New Orleans Item,
is visiting his parents here, Capt and
Mrs. c. P. Jones. Mr.. Jones was fof-
merly connected with the press of Bir-
ningham, and was eminently success
full He has many friends in the city
who are giving him hearty welcome.
Gift for Friel-Former city employees
of North Birmingham will tonight pre-
sent handsome watch to former
Mayor T. H. Friel of that municipality
The funds for the gift, which is I'M
usually handsome. were raised among
practically the entire list of employees
and Is to be presented to Mr.. Friel as
a slight token of the esteem in which
they hold the mayor with whom they
have been long associated.
County Teachers The Jefferson
County Teachers association will hold
It's next meeting at the city hall, jan
uary Is, at 1890 a. m. with the fol-
a lowing programme: Address by Prof. c.
bP. Bowman upon Industrial Educa-
ton; It's Possibilities in the Rural
Schools" School Gardening" w. r.
Gopeland, Hueytown. and A. G. MUIR
phree, McDonald's Chapel. school
fIibraries," Mrs. Lillian Wall, Pinckney
City.
Public Schools Resumed Yesterday
Yesterday marked the resumption of
books by the students of the public
schools of Greater Birmingham. 1t is
estimated that there are about $1,000
pupils attending these sch ools, which
are under the official charge of DR.. J.
H. Phillips, superintendent. The Board
of Education is preparing to take such
action as will bring about the perfect
identification of every school with the
system as a whole. Vast plans are in
progress Of development.
Southern Steel Cause.-The printed
records of the six cases pending in the
United States circuit court of appeals
pf George H. Schiller and Samuel I.
knight VS.. Southern Steel company. in
volving several million dollars Of in
terests, have been distributed by c. H.
Lednum, the clerk of the appellate
court. The cases will be argued orally
sby Attorneys John W. Tomlinson and
Ne. X. Campbell of Birmingham. and
Attorneys Kellogg and Hornblower OF
New York city on the hearing Febru-
airy 1, 1910.
Wlllingham Removed to Home-W.
l. Willingham. one of the men who
was injured in the gas explosion Sun
nay IN the paStInent OF the bfOWn-
Marx building, was yesterday after
noon carried from the Harkness-Long
inf1rmary to his home at 412 North
Sixteenth street. having improved SUI
fciently to allow the transfer Will
lingham was bruised and cut about the
head and face, no serious injuries be-
ing sustained. Amos Lora, his COM
panion. who was injured, is reported as
doing nicely. He will be able to leave
the inf1rmary within few days.
Taking Rate Testimony-The taking
of testimony in the railroad rate cases
of this state will begin today in Louis
willie under Special Masters Gunter and
Thorington. The railroads are testing
the validity and the fairness of the
rates enacted by the legislature of Ala
bama. Judge s. d. Weakley and H. G.
Seth elmer of Birmingham will assist
Attorney General CARRIER In behalf of
the state. while Sydney J. Bowie Of
Birmingham along with other counsel,
will appear for the railroads. Biz
mingham stenographers Jack EtallinEs
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