The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-07


and Third avenue was robbed yester-
day of lot of tobacco and cigars.
The thieves are still at large
Humane Society Meeting-There will
be a meeting of the Humane society
this afternoon at O'Clock in the coun :
Gil chamber at the city hall. A full
attendance of the membership Is de-
sired as there are number of i'm
portant matters to be taken up.
Sunday School Picnic-The Central
Presbyterian church Sunday school will
hold its annual picnic at West Lake
park, near Bessemer. Thursday, June
9. The Sunday school authorities re-
quest the attendants to assemble at
the church at o'clock on that date.
Everyone is invited.
Continental Gin Meeting Today-A
meeting of the executive and finance
committee of the Continental Gin works
will be held in the company offices
today. Daniel Pratt of Prattville and
Steven Munger of Dallas, Tex, the lat
ter president of the company, have ar
rived in Birmingham TO attend the
meeting.
Coal Operators to Mcet-The annual
meeting of the Coal Operators asso-
citation will be held today in the Cham
Der of Commerce building commencing
at II o'clock. President g. B. McCor-
mack will preside and the secretarys
desk will be occupied by Capt. J. "
Allen. The election of officers will take
place and other matters Of Importance
will come up.
Discusses Cotton Ratcs---A meeting
Will be held in Atlanta today by rep
resentatives of railroads in the south
eastern territory to discuss the colt on
rates. z. T. Steele. freight traffic man
ager for the Alabama Great South
ern In this city, will attend. 1t is
probable that many others from this
territory will be present at the meet
Ing.
Plans for New Temple--M. V. Joseph,
who was elected president of Con-
gregational Emanuel Sunday afternoon,
has announced his intention of bring
Ing about as soon as possible the erec-
ton of the new temple on Highland
avenue. The board of governors will
see to the immediate arrangement for
the funds and the beginning of the
actual work of erection.
May Use AII-steeI Cats-As a result
Of a meeting of all superintendent
held in Chicago last week, which was
u.
the Pullman company has practically
agreed that in future II will not con-
struct any cars except all steel. The
superiority of steel cars over the for
mer combination design has been DEM
onstrated on many occasions and it is
believed better results are obtainable
In all departments by the construction
of this character of cars.
BfshOp Denny In Clfy-Bishop Collins
Denny of Nashville dropped In on the
meeting OF the Birmingham Pastors
union yesterday morning and delivered
very pleasing address on Points OF
Agreement Among Churches" Bishop
Denny left yesterday at noon for Nash
Vile, having stopped at Birming h am
while en- route home from the Southern
university at Greensboro, where he
preached the commencement sermon.
Or. Denny's sermon was a most en-
3oyable feature of the meeting.
Miss Armes to Lecture-For the pur-
pose OF promoting the sale OF her book.
1.-THE History of Coal and Iron" Miss
Ethel Armes will take the lecture plat
form and endeavor to convince the
miners and others of the district that
the book should be in every hone. Miss
Armes will by this set Il precedent for
authors. Miss Armes said yesterday that
be effected If she will personally take
the lecture platform and this will be
DONE Miss Armes will lecture at Sayre
mines next Saturday night She plans
TO give one lecture upon her book
every week at the various mining
camps.
Build stores at B0ylcs-The first re-
cent commercial Improvement to be
made at Boyles in anticipation of the
creation of fair sized city by the
new Louisville and Nashville shops was
made yesterday. Six stores of Eliza
bethan design have been planned for
w. W. Coghill The stores Will be OF
brick construction and tiled roof. The
second story will be used as hall
or probably small theatre. The stores
have been designed by ID. 0. Whildin,
a local architect who states that work
will commence within few days. The
stores will be directly in front of the
main entrance to the shops, according
to the present plans.