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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Forger Gets Five Years

Thomas Knight, alias Walker, a
young white man who was arrested
some months ago in Bessemer by De-
festive w. S. Patton on a charge OF
forgery, pleaded guilty to the charge
this morning in the criminal court OF
Jefferson county. 1t is understood he
will be sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary as his punishment.
Knight forged the name of T. c.
Thompson to a number of checks for
small amounts drawn on the First Ma
tional bank of Birmingham. He sue
ceeded in securing several amounts
from the merchants of ,Bessemer.
+ When they passed through the bank
they were found to be forgeries and
the police notified. Detective Patton
soon had his man behind the bars. Eu-
gene Dennis is being held by the au-
thorities as an accomplish to Walker
and will be given a trial this week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
congregational Nomination.

First district, New York, Martin w.
Littleton, democrat. He will oppose Rep
resentative w. w. Cocks, Colonel Roose-
velt's lieutenant.
Nineteenth district, Cornelius Pugsley,
democrat.
Third district, Ira A.. Xix, democrat
who will contest the seat of Representa-
tive John Dwight, republican whip.
Twentieth district. John Bigelow. Jr.
democrat.
Twenty-fifth district, DR.. Theron Akin
democrat.
Fourteenth Massachusetts, district
Robert Harris, republican.
Thirty-seventh New York district, ]. w
William Sunbury, democrat.
Twenty-eighth New York district
George w. Reeves democrat.
Twenty-ninth New York district
Michael z. Drscol republican, lin
cumbenD
Fifth Massachusetts district. Butler
Ames, republican, dncumbenD.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06

= Montgomery, October ga large
= crowd surrounded the jail at $3.50
= o'clock trying to get the negro,
= John Adams. who killed Police
= man T. w. Berry and wounded
y Policeman L. A. Elliston this aft
y ernoon, and the sheriff and his
y posse dispersed the crowd and
y company of militia is now patrol
y ling the streets in the vicinity of
= the Jail. Two other companies are
= In the armory in readiness. 1t is
= not probable that the crowd will
= attack the posse and the militia,
y as it lacks strong leadership. There
. is intense suppressed excitement
= in the city over the affair. There
= was no demonstration or disorder
= at the Jail or on the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Suits Filed Yesterday

The following damage suits were filed
yesterday nj the circuit and city courts:
CIRCUIT COURT.
Leon Burger VS.. Taxicab company, $4,000
damages for injuries alleged to have been
received whom the plaintiff was being
transported in an automobile from Bir-
mingham to Mount Pinson.
C. F. Reddick VS.. Taxicab company.
$1,000 damages in same cause.
Don johnson, William Houser, M. NJ
johnson. administrators 'of the estate of
A. L. Johnson, deceased $4,000 damages
for the alleged death Of intestate when
employed by defendant company as la
borer at steel plant.
Mrs. Ella Brents VS.. Southern Railroad
company. $1,000 damages for alleged per-
sonal injuries received when water from
a tank at Coalburg was allowed to fall
upon and wet plaintiff. who was a pas
senger on train of the defendant CON-
pany.
Henry Williams VS.. Birmingham Rail-
way, Light and Power company, 5000
damages for injuries received when
working for company at Corey, leg be-
ing broken when struck by falling pole
julius Chairsell VS.. Birmingham Rail-
way. Light and Power company. $4,000
damages for injuries received when
thrown from carriage which ran into a
pile of Stag on North Twelfth avenue
between .Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fi fifth
streets. 1t is alleged the accident oc-
CURED at night, and that there was no
red light to warn pedestrians and drivers
of vehicles.
CITY COURT.
Joe Matthews vs.. Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company, $4,000 dam
ages for alleged injuries received when
assaulted by conductor on Boyles cal
line. on which the plaintiff was . pas
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
MASONIC NOTICE

All members Of Birmingham
Temple lodge No. 636, a. F. &
A. M, their families and friends
are invited to attend the fifth
anniversary, Thursday evening,
October 6, at 8 o'clock.
FRANK s. ANDRES, w. M.
WALTER K. M'ADORY, Sect.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Tag Day

Next Saturday will be Tag Day In
Bessemer, in the interest of the proposed
Crittenden Home for the iron and steel
workers and miners of this district. All
the proceeds from the sale of the tags
will be applied to this worthy cause.
The proposed scheme is to erect a home
for the disabled and crippled workers,
who get MANNED and hurt in the mills
and mines of this district. Messrs. Spivy
and Moore are offering three prizes to
the young ladies selling the most tags.
Mr.. Claude Moore, who has charge of
the arrangements, requests that all ladies
who will assist on this occasion to call
at the store and view the prizes.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Personal Mention

Col ]. F. CHAMPION of Montgomery,
candidate for grand warden of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows of Alabama, was
in the city yesterday visiting friends.
j. w. Darden has returned from st.
Louis. where he went on business.
j. M. Norton of Louisville, KY, paid a
business visit to the city yesterday.
The attractive play, "Fairyland,' will
be reproduced at the High school audi
torium on Friday evening by the pupils
of the Grove School of Music. number
of new features and songs have been
added to the programme.
Phil Lacey has returned from Auburn,
and reports great prospects for the Au-
burn football team for the coming sea-
SON.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06

A musicale will be given Friday
night at the Bungalow for the benefit
of Trinity Episcopal church. Mrs. T.
f. Robinson and Mrs. w. D. TayloN-
have the affair in charge. The pro-
gramme will consist of illustrated
songs, musical selections, vocal and
instrumental, and will include the fol-
lowing well known vocalists and must
clans:
Mrs. Ben Bosbitz of Birmingh am
Mrs. A. E. Little. Miss Lucille Lowery,
Miss May Adams, Misses Cahill, Mr..
John Donald, Mr.. McGill, director of
the choir of the First Methodist church,
Birmingham.
Mrs. G. B. Hollingsworth will have
charge of the music. Everybody in
vfted to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Baker Comes From New York

w. H. Baker, attorney for William B.
Sommervile of New York, co-defend-
ant in the case of e. F. Enslen against
the L. A. May company. arrived in Bir-
mingham yesterday. He is here for the
purpose Of cross-examining Mr. Enslen
in the case when he takes the stand be-
fore Special Master Collins tomorrow
morning.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
The Menu
and Service
Both Count

And we are giving the
best.
The choicest foods
the market affords are,
used at the Florence.
The chef is the best and
the service is always
perfect. Get the. habit
of dining here-ito does
not cost any more and
everything is most
agreeable.
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Go to VIM. Reckling's, 1911

60 10 WIN. necKIIug >, 1oll
I'd avenue, for Bar Keepers
Friend, International Stock
Food, winter goods, such as
blankets, buggy prons, lap
robes, horse covers, tarpaulins,
autobomile robes and trim
mings, harness and saddles.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06

Myrtle Linton lodge No. 100. Knights of
Pythias, will meet Thursday night at
their castle hall. There will be work In
the rank of esquire All members and
visiting knights cordially invited to be
present.
President of the City Council George
Ross will announce the several commit
tees at the next meeting of the council
two weeks hence. The work of the coun-
committees.
w. H. Bice. aged "a years. died last
night at the family residence at Jones'
boro, after an Illness of many weeks.
He leaves a wife and one child. The
funeral took place this afternoon, inter-
ment at Sadler cemetary, with Jacobs &
Sons in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-06
Lawn Fete

The ladies of the Methodist church
will give a lawn fete Saturday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. ]. w. Mays
a 1920 Carlton avenue. The ladies will
serve all kinds of refreshments and
everybody Is cordially invited to be
present. The fete will commence at
$3.50 and continue until o'clock. The
proceeds will be applied to the new
church building fund
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
Taking His Medicine.

Professor William Lyon Phelps, Of
Yale, recently told this story at New
Ravens Chamber of Commerce ban
quet. A hard drinker was told by
his doctor that he could be cured if
every time he felt that he must have
a drink he would Immediately take
something to eat instead. The nan
followed the advice and was cured,
but the habit of asking for food had
become so fixed with him that once
he was nearly locked up as lunatic.
He was stopping at a hotel, and,
hearing a great cOmmotion in the
room next to his, he peeped over the
transom to see what the matter was.
He saw and rushed madly down to
the Office and shouted to the clerk:
1.-THE man in 1873 has shot himself!
Pam and egg sandwich, pleased"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
PHILOsORUMINATING ABOUT THE DOCTOR
The Old Codger Tells How Young DIR.
Smart is Transformed.


Smart is Transformed.
when l used to be ailing-had
spring fever, say, or some such pal
try complaint" philosoruminatingl
said the old Codger, "Pd send for
young Doctor Smart, whose office
hours were from Q to 1 and from 2
to 4:30, and he'd come snip-step-
ping, dogskin-gloved and eye-glasse6
and give me a little something late
and scientific, and say considerable
about therapeutics and auto-sugges-
ton and sanitation, and all such,
and shut his medicine-case with a
conclusive snap, and with all cure
me, and send his bill around prompt
ly on the first.
But when l was really sick, when
/ was down and under and weakly
scrabbing for straws and up-gug-
ging for dear life, l always sent for
old Doc Pillsbury; who didn't have
an office hour to his name, but would
come begging along, any time day or
night, no matter how deep the snow
was or it was raining pitchfolks with
the tines down, and flop down his old
saddle-bags, faithful relics of the
days when he couldn't afford a bug
gy and travelled on horseback, and
grin at me like an amiable hyena
and gimme a dose that would lift my
hair And away along towards
morning, when I'd wake up feeling
better, I'd see pudgy old Doc. hump
ed over fast asleep in the red rocker,
where he had sat all night waiting
to see what the medicine would do
to me. When I'd speak he'd jump
wide awake, and kinda grin and say
that he didn't know as it was really
worth while to try to save such a
trifling reprobate, anyhow, but he'd
got the habit and couldn't quit. And,
likely as not, he'd forget to send the
bill at all.
well, nowadays I'm employing
Doctor Smart alone, b'cuz old Doc.
Pillsbury has gone to get his pay
where all debts are liquidated in full
WIN the StEpIus running over lnIo
the saucer. 1t was storming like all
fury that night, so l presume old
Doc. didn't feel at all surprised
when the last call came, and-well,
anyhow, Doctor Smart amt as nippy
as he used to be, and wear mittens
In cold weather now, and is citing
gray, and has no Office horIs any
more, and is generally callc Doc
by US who are best acquaintC with
him, and is talking less about tlera-
peutics and giving us a go deal
bigger doses than he used to.
'Eh-yah 1t amt the o. hours
or the Latin on the diploma, but the
Doc and his faithful, answering
self-sacrifce, that makes the doctor,
after all."-Tom P. Morgan, in Puck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20

half a dozen other girls during the
next quarter of an hour. At my re-
quest the guide after a time asked the
leader if l might talk with her, and
while dozen of the girls were still
left, praying aloud and unaware of
the departure of the others, the leader
withdrew.
A Strange Story.
My first interest was to know wheth-
er the girls had been speaking with
tongues" that day, for l had thought
that detected one girl using English.
Yes, several of the girls had been
praying in unknown tongues, this
young woman quietly informed me.
Then, in response to my questionings,
she proceeded to tell me that these
meetings are held twice daily by girls
who have been baptized with the
Holy Spirit and fire." it is common
for them to speak in tongues which
they do not understand, and also to
be smitten dumb, so that they cannot
speak at all, even in their own Ian
guage. During the early part of the
meeting at which l was present, one
of the girls had been obliged to write
her message, because her tongue was
holden. Sometimes the girls will go
about their tasks for days, unable to
utter a word, although they under
stand perfectly everything that is said
to them, and are able to pray in other
tongues, and when they especially
pray for the power to do so they are
able to speak in religious meetings.
The girls show no effect whatever of
the terrible strain they undergo dur
ing these prayer meetings, and they
all do their regular daily work. The
burden of their prayers is intercession,
that all the mission, and all India,
may be converted and experience
great revival and receive the Pente.
costal baptism. SO much / learned
from this young woman.
ThesWost Famousrindlan Woman.
!, Ramabaa heaseK issa quiet, strong
Personality. SnAs dyeaseaaaftAr ! khe
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
Fight on Cattle Tick.

At meeting of the live stock toara
regulations were adopted providing
that no cattle shall move or be allowed
to move from the quarantined area, or
any part of the state, into Tunica
Tate or DeSoto counties, which have
been proclaimed as free, nor shall any
cattle from such quarantined area he
moved to any county in which the
work of eradication is being conducted.
The regulations are very full and
complete, embracing some dozen or
more sections, and will be vigorously
enforced, especially in these counties
in which operations are to be con-
Quoted.
The counties selected in which the
work of eradication is to be actively
carried on are grouped as follows:
Claiborne, Adams, Jefferson, Coahoma,
Benton, Pamela, Marshall, Warren,
Holmes, Kinds, Monroe, Lowndes,
Noxubee, Clay, Chickasaw.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20

Kedgaon, India.-I have stumbled
upon an extraordinary religious man.
Hesitation, as remarkable as anything
in connection with the great revival
in Wales. So startling and wonderful
Is 1t that feel quite unwilling to pass
an opinion upon it, so l shall simply
narrate, soberly and consecutive.y,
what have seen and heard concern
ing this baptism with fire." and pour
ing out of the gift of tongues" where
by ignorant Hindu girls speak in
Sanskrit Hebrew, Greek, English and
other languages as yet unidentified.
The name of Pandita Ramabai, 1.-The
Hindu widows friend" is known
among educated people all over the
world. She is the most famous of all
Hindu women. There is an Interna-
tional "Pandita Ramabai association"
which cooperates with her in her work
of rescuing, training and caring for
high caste widows. She, more than
any other woman, has made known to
the world the horrors of the child
widows lot in India. Herself high
caste widow, of rare gifts and educa-
ton, her appeal has been made to peo-
pie of culture; nor was her work re-
garded as strictly religious or mis-
sionary, not being associated with any
religious body.
A WorId-Famous Work.
Ten years ago, at the time of the
great famine, Ramabai took hundreds
of famine orphans, and ever since she
has had about 1,400 widows and or
phans and deserted girls under her
care, as well as 100 famine boys. All
caste lines are now down, and the
whole immense work is known as the
Mukti mission, although in certain re-
spects the original enterprise for
widows maintains it's separate iden-
tity.
Because of the fame of Pandita
Ramabai, and because of the great
ness of her work, / conceived it to be
my duty to take the hot journey out
to Kedgaon. Were it not for the more
important incidents which follow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
A TumuIt Of pra rn1.t. is.


In large Lare roo. " II c2.;ea'
floor. were gathered Lei zen - and 70
girls, ranging in Sc rom II TO ~.
Ply y taS,e sat q S Tct faced, refined
alive Young wor Il. Watching sober
ly, attentively ar without disapprov-
al the scene 30 her. After few
minutes she a 50 melt on the floor III
silent prayer
The other occupants of the room
wee all praying aloud. Some were
crying at the top of their lungs. The
tunult was so great that it was with
difficulty that any one voice could be
distinguished Some of the girls were
bent over with heads touching the
floor. Some were sitting on their
feet, with shoulders and bodies witch
ing and jerking in regular commissions.
Some were swaying to and fro, from
side to side or frontwards and back
wards. Two or three were kneeling
upright, with arms and bodies moving,
One young woman, the loudest, moved
on her knees, all unconsciously, two
or three yards during the time l
watched. She had a motion of her
body that must have been the most
exhausting physical exercise. She,
like others, also swung her arms vio-
lently, often the gestures of the pray
ing figures were with one or both
hands outstretched, in dramatic sup
plication. Not infrequently, several
girls would clap their hands at the
same time, though each seemed heed
less of the others. At times the con-
tortions of the faces were painfully
agonized and perspiration streamed
over them. One girl fell over, asleep
or fainting, from sheer exhaustion.
All had their eyes tightly closed, OBJ
livious to surroundings. Such intense
and engrossing devotion l had never
witnessed before. 1t was full Is min
utes before one of the girls, who had
quoted down somewhat, espied me-
Thereafter she sat silent, praying or
reading her Bible. The discovery of
the visitor had this same effect upon
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20

should tell at some length the story
of this great settlement, with it's wide
acres of farm land, it's many modest
buildings, and it's varied forms of in
dustry. Study and work are the rule
for every girl; clothes for that multi
tude must all be woven on the spot,
and the industrial plant is large. An
communicative English woman
guided me faithfully to every spot OF
the settlement that she thought of in
terest, from the cornerstone to the
steam engine and the dying watts. But
not a word did she say that would
lead me into a knowledge of what is
by all means the most noteworthy fact
concerning this famous institution.
Stumbling on a Revival.
Of course, 1 was aware of the I'M
usual religious experiences reported
from many Christian communities in
India; but had never associated this
sort of thing with Pandita Ramabai's
work; probably because some of her
foremost supporters in America are
identified with the new theology"
which has scant room for the camp
meeting type of "old-time religion"
My first clew was pamphlet which I
CHANGED to pick up, relating strange
spiritual experiences on the part Of
some of Ramabais girls. l began to
ask questions, which were answered,
| thought, with seeming reluctance,
and discovered that this revival was
still under way.
For half an hour had been hearing
strange sounds, now of one person
shouting in a high voice, now of the
mingled utterance of crowd, and now
of song At last it settled down into
a steady roar What is that hear?"
/ asked 1T Is the girls prayer meet
ing" was the answer. Gould l visit
it?" pointedly asked my guide, after
hints had proved unavailing. Why
I-suppose-so. I'll see." In a few
minutes l found myself witnessing q
scene utterly without parallel in MY
experience of religious gatherings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
Oemurraqe Conference.

Railroad Commissioner John A.
Webb visited Meridian on Saturday to
attend a conference of the Meridian
Board of Trade, between wholesalers,
jobbers, manufacturing lumbermen
and others interested in general trans
portation matters. The matter to be
discussed is adapting the demurrage
rules adopted by the national associa-
ton of railroad commissioners and
later promulgated by the interstate
commerce commission to be enforced
throughout the country. 1t is what is
technically known as the general aver
age rule of demurrage which has to be
studied and applied to local tariffs,
and as Capt. Webb points out it is
of more direct interest to the condi-
lions obtaining in the Meridian and
Eastern Mississippi than elsewhere In
the state
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
U. S. Court Adiourns.

The regular May term of United
States court was brought to a close
Tuesday, when all the jurors were dis
charged I'd formal matters disposed
of, incluGirg orders and DEGREES in
matters Of Jaw ard equity.
There VAS considerable business
disposed of during the term, much of
which WIS on the criminal side Of the
docket, there having been several post
office cases: in fact more of these of a
petty nature than for some years. The
most serious was against Silas Finch,
a negro. who urloined a mail sack
from tho railrc stat on at Morton
some moa'hs ago opened it and went
through the mail matter. He was
cauht, and Jude Niles imposed a SEN
tence of one year in the Georgia state
penitentiary.
Thomas G. Moore, a white youth
from Lincoln county, was fined $50 and
given a six months Jail sentence for
sending a Black Hand letter through
the mails, VIII lie a like sentence was
meted out to F. B. Barlow, a Copiah
county man, who pleaded guilty to
sending obscene matter through the
mails
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
OratOry.

Gentlemen of the jury" erupted
the attorney for the plaintiff, ad-
dressing the twelve peers who were
sitting in judgment and on their re-
spective shoulder blades, in a dam
age suit against a grasping corpora
ton for killing a COW, If the train
had been running as slow as it
should have been ran, if the bell had
been rung as it ort to have been
rang, or the whistle had been blown
as it should have been blew, none of
which was did, the COW would not
have been injured when she was
killed."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
Once Poor Himself.

The little hero of the following
incident did not belong to me. In
fact, from his appearance l think
he belonged to no one in particular.
l am equally sure that the fact of
his loneliness had no terrors for him.
He was a ragged little urchin selling
papers on a busy downtown corner.
A stylishly gowned woman amid the
hurrying throng dropped her pocket
book. Quick as 4 fash the boy
seized it and hurried after her.
Touching his cap, he handed her the
heavy purse.
She thanked him very graciously
and handed him a nickel In tone
equally gracious he responded, Jaw,
keep your nickel; was poor once
myself "-DelineatOr.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-05-20
An impossible Combination.

They were talking of the strange
sights to be seen in great city, and
one man paid his tribute to New York.
81 don't believe one of you could
think of any combination of circum'
stances that hasn't at some time oc'
Cured on the streets there" he said
II reckon l know of one that's new
er occurred there" said Hiram FoWle
whats that?" asked the other
curiously.
81 guess" said Hiram, slowly, "that
you've never seen, nor ever will see
a brass band going in one direction
an the heft of the folks going the
other'