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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
Nonsense .

A scientific contemporary says that
al the modern engineering wonders
OF the world, like all the ancient ones
must be credited to the Eastern Hem
tsphere. Nonsensei Look at the tun-
nels under the Hudson River at New
York, the Flagler railroad spanning
the Florida Keys, the great suspen-
sion bridges and aQueducts and sky
8cFapers-Norfolk Landmark.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
SHRINERS TO MEET
AT NATURAL BRIDGE
MOND. VA-specia

r c H M o n d, V A-Special.-
A ceremonial session of Acca Tenn
pie. Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will
be held at Natural Bridge on the night
of September gath. A delegation of
Richmond Shriners will go to the
bridge by special train and will be
joined at Lynohburg by number of
others. The session will be an elabo-
rate one, including the illumination
OF the bridge on Saturday evening.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-09-22
CHILD STRANGLED TO
DEATH IN HIS CRADLE

NORFOLK, VA Special.-Slipping
from his cradle, the son Of Mr. and
Mrs. c. S. Titus. aged eight months,
was strangled to death between the
mattress and rail. The mother found
him dead this morning
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12

paid by the owners of such railroad and
 shall be assessed against and form lien on said railroad and the property used In connection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad of it's obligations in the matter or street improvements.
 Sec. s. That the estimated cost of said
 Improvements is $15 400, and that the City Council will meet on the 9th day or April, 1910, at the Council Chamber or the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock, D. m., to hear any objections or remoh- strances that may be made to sald lm- provements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Sec. f. That full details, drawings plans and specifications of said work and esti- mates be prepared by the city engineer as early as practicable, and placed by
 him on file in his office In the city haii of Birmingham, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in section , fthis ordinance, where property owners
 who may be affected by said improve ments may see and examine the same Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall be pup
 llshed by the city clerk in the news paper published in the city of Birming- ham, doing city printing, once week TOT two consecutive weeks; the first pupllea- ton to be not less than two weeks prior
 to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will meet to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the man.
 ner of making the same or the character of material to be used.
 Adopted March ?, 1910.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk. Approved March 8, 1910. FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor. -I.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12

chamber of the city hall of Birming- ham at o'clock D. m. to hear any objection or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used
 Sec f. That full details, drawings, plans and specifications of said work and estimates be prepared by the city engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by his on file in his office in the city hall of Birmingham, not later than two weeks prior to the date named In section 8 of this ordinance, where property owners who may be affected by said Improvements may SC eand ex- anime the same.
 Sec B. That this ordinance shall be published by the city clerk in the newspaper published in the acity of Birmingham. doing city printing, once a week for two consective weeks; the first publication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council Of Birming- ham will meet to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said Improvements. the manner or making the same or the character Of material to be used.
 Adopted. March 2, 1910.
 II. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk
 Approved March 3, 1910.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
 Age-Herald, March 5-12, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
THE AGE-HERALD, SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1910

Improvements, the manner of making the same or the character of material to be used
 Sec. f. That full details, drawings. plans and specifications of said work and es- timatas be prepared by the city en- gineer as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office in the city hall of Birmingham, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in section of this ordinance, where prop erty owners who may be affected by said Improvements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. B. That this ordinance shall be pub lished by the city clerk In the newspaper published in the city of Birmingham doing city printing once week for two con secutive weeks the first publication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Coun- ell of Birmingham will meet to hear any objections or 1emonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of making thes anne or the character of material to be used
 Adopted March 2, 1910.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE, JR., City Clerk.
 Approved March 3, 1910.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
 Age-Herald, March 5-17, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
same or the character of material to be

same or the character of material to be used
 Sec. 4 That full details, drawings. plans and specifications of said work and esti- mates be prepared by the City Engineer, as early as practicable, and placed by him on file in his office In the City Hall of Birmingham, not later than two weeks prior to the date named in section No. of this ordinance, where property own CTS who may be affected by said inn provements may see and examine the same.
 Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall be published by tn City Clerk in the news paper published in the City of Brming- ham, doing city printing, once week for two consecutive weeks, the first pub lication to be not less than two weeks prior to the date set herein at which the City Council of Birmingham will meet to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said improvements, the manner of making the same, or the char acter of material to be used
 Adopted March ?. 1910.
 H. E. SHROPSHIRE. JR., City Clerk.
 Approved March 3. 1910.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN, Mayor.
 Age-Herald, March 5-12, 1910.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Improvement Ordinance
No. J0.-"NEW SERIES" , provide for the construction

To provide for the construction oi certain sanitary sewers. Section 1. Be 1t ordained by the City Council of Birmingham, as follows: That sanitary sewers be constructed as follows:
 sewer in Avenue c and Seventeenth street east of the storm sewer; thence south along Seventeenth street to Alley D. thence east in Alley D to point 40 feet west of Eighteenth street. Beginning at a point on the sewer ir Seventeenth street at Alley c; thence east in Alley c to g. point 100 feet west of Eighteenth street.
 Beginning at a point on the sanitary sewer in Avenue and Seventeenth street west of the storm sewer; thence south along Seventeenth street to Alley c: thence west in Alley c to a point 4 feet east of Sixteenth street Beginning at the end of the sanitary sewer in South Sixteenth avenue near Sixteenth street; thence east along Six teenth avenue, south, to point 40 feet west of Eighteenth street. Beginning at a point on the sanitary sewer in South Twenty-first street near Sixteenth alley. south; thence south along Twenty-first street to the southern city limits.
 Beginning at a point on the sanitary sewer in Twenty-frst street near Six teenth alley, south; thence west along Sixteenth alley to Hematite avenue; thence east along Hematite avenue to a point 40 feet west of Twenty y-first street
 Sec. 2. That said sewers shall be con- structed with all proper and necessary manholes and connections, and in accord ance with the details, drawings, plans and specifications and estimates now on file In the office of the city engineer of the city of Birmingham, where property owners who may be affected by said i'm provements may see and examine the same, to which reference is hereby made and which are hereby adopted.
 Said sewer sare to be constructed of brick masonry, terra cotta pipe and metal as shown or described in said details, drawings, plans and specifications.
 Sec. 3. That said sewers are constructed for the purpose of draining the territory of area bounded as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Improvement Ordinance
No. 51O-"NEW sERIEsv


 To provide for paving md otherwise improving Sixteenth street from Fourth avenue to the south curb line of Ninth avenue.
 Section l. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows:
 That the curb on both sides of the roadway on Sixteenth street from Fifth avepae to Eighth avenue shall be moved towards the center of the street feet wide along the center line of the same
 That the roadway on Sixteenth street from Fourth avenue to the south curb line of Ninth avenue except the intersections of Fifth. Sixth Seventh and Eighth ave nues, shall be paved with bitulithic pay ing and the gutters for width of two (2) feet shall be paved with vit1tfied bricl, on a concrete foundation.
 That the necessary storm water pipes, manholes and inlets be constructed for proper drainage.
 That said improvements shall be made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of the streets and avenues hereinbefore described.
 Sec 2 That the cost of constructing the aforesaid improvements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the prop erty abutting on the portions of said streets and avenues improved to the ex- tent of the increased value of such prop erty by reason of the special benefits derived from such improvements, and not in excess of the total cost of such i'm provaments.
 That the cost of all improvements upon street, avenue or alley intersections shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the streets, avenues or alleys so intersecting for one-half block in each direction That no charge assessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such Improvements.
 That the cost of improving between the rails of any street railroad or any other railroad tracks and the space between the tracks and for IS inches on each side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts, shall not be assessed against the lots abutting on the streets and ave- nues as aforesaid. but shall be paid by the owners of such railroad and shall be assessed against and form a lien on said railroad and the property used in con nection herewith.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street railroad of it's obligations in the matter of street improvements.
 Sec 8. That the estimated cost of said Improvements is s23,3o0 and that the City Council will meet on the 6tn day of April, 1910, at the council chamber of the city hall of Birmingham at o'clock D. m to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to said
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Notice of Special Election

| Notice Is hereby given by me, as Mayor of the city of Birmingham, as provided by law, that an election will be held In the city of Birmingham on the 11th day of April, 1910 as provided in an ordi- nance adopted by the City Council of Birmingham on March 2. 1910. and ap- proved March 3. 1910, entitled Ordinance No. 2T7," calling an election to be held in the city of Birmingham for the pur- pose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city for their determination by ballot whether or not they will author ize the, City Council of Birmingham to issue bonds of said city to the amount of s4OoOoO for the purpose of paying of the indebtedness of said city incurred by reason of the annexation of additional territory on January 1. 1910. and for other floating indebtedness. The purpose for which the said election is to be held is to submit to the qualified voters of the said city of Birmingham for their de- termination by ballot whether or not they will authorize the City Council of Bir- mingham to issue bonds of said city to the amount of s4O0.000 for the purpose of paying off the indebtedness of said city incurred by reason of the annexation of additional territory on January 1. 1910. and for other floating indebtedness.
 The rate of interest which the said bonds are to bear is per cent per an-
 
 annually, the time for which said bonds are to run will be thirty (30) years. The election will be held in the city of Bir- mingham and the voting places are as follows:
 First Ward-City hall.
 Second Ward-1726 Fourth avenue.
 Third Ward-19O0 Tenth avenue
 Fourth Ward-Twenty-fourt street and Tenth avenue, north, Samuels store.
 Fifth Ward-County courthouse.
 Sixth Ward-Kinney's grocery store. Avenue F and Twenty-seventh street.
 Seventh Ward-Southeast corner Twenty second street and Avenue D. Tuck's store. Eighth Ward-Southside fire depart ment Avenue D and Nineteenth street. Ninth Ward-Northwest corner Avenue and Twelfth street. Harringtons store. Tenth Ward-City hall, Avondale.
 Eleventh Ward-Lunsford' bricSyard. Forty seventh street and Tenth avenue. Twelfth Ward-City hall, Woodlawn
 Thirteenth Ward-City hall, North Bir- mingham.
 Fourteenth Ward-Old city hall, Pratt City.
 Fifteenth Ward-City hall. West End. Sixteenth Ward-City hall, Ensley.
 FRANK P. O'BRIEN,
 Mayor of the City of Birmingham.
 Age-Herald, March ,, 12, 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Lecture at LaFnyette

Lafayette, March 11.-(Special. )-Last night H. E. Weed, the Chicago landscape |artist, gave an interesting stereoptican
 lecture on "The More Beautiful La-
 Payette." The large crowd which filled
 the opera house was interested from 1Dtart to finish. His slides were excellent |Rnd his comments created enthusiasm. His practical suggestions how Lafayette may be made beautiful were well re- 'ceived, and the School and Civic Inn
 provement association received a new inn
 petus. Mir Weed spoke Monday night 8n Montgomery and tonight in Roanoke
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Improvement Ordinance
No. 6O8-"NEW SERIES"
 To provide for paving and otherwise improving Sixth avenue from Four teenth street to Twentieth street.

NO. OUB-"NEW SEnlhS
 To provide for paving and otherwise
 improving Sixth avenue from Four. teenth street to Twentieth street. Section l. Be it ordained by the City Council of Birmingham as follows: That roadway fifty (50) feet wide on Sixth avenue | from Fourteenth street to Twentieth street shall be paved with bitulithic paving. That the curbs on both sides of the avenue from Sixteenth street to Twen- tieth street shall be moved out and
 (50) feet wide along the center of the avinue.
 That the curbing in its new position
 shall be connected with the curbing on the intersecting streets and ave nues by circular and straight curbing. That said improvements shal lbe made in accordance with the grades and lines heretofore established for the portions of-the avenue hereinbe- fore described.
 Sec. 2. That the cost of constructing the aforesaid Improvements shall be assessed and levied upon and against the property abutting on the portions of said streets and avenues improved to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such improve mentS, and not Tn eAcesf or the total cost of such improvements.
 That the cost of al Improvements upon street, avenue or alley inter-
 sections shal lbe assessed and levied
 upon and against the property abuttns on the streets, avenues or alleys so interesting for one-half block in each direction.
 That no charge assessed upon and against any lot or parcel of land shall be greater than the increased value of such property by reason of the special benhts derived from such i'm provements.
 That the cost of improveing between
 the rails of any street railroad or any other railroad tracks, and the space between the tracks and for IS inches
 on each side of the tracks, including switches and turnouts. shal lnot be as- sessed against the lots abutting on the streets an davenues as aforesaid, but shall be paid ythe owners of such railroad and shal lbe assessed against and form a lien on said railroad and the property used in connection there with.
 That nothing herein contained shall be construed to relieve any street rail- |'road of it's obligations in the matter of
 street improvements.
 Sec. 3. That the estimated cost of
 said Improvements Is S32,500.00 and
 that the City Council will meet on the
 9th day of April, 1910, at the council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
Italian Flights Another DueI

Rome. March 11.-Deputy Chiesa today Fought the second of a series of duels, khe outcome of allegations which he re- Gently made in the chamber against the
 Baroness Siemens and the Duchess |DiLitta. The deputy of this occasion
 pressed swords with Gen. Fecia Di Cos bate. After "A assaults the general was
 wounded in the cheek and the duel ended
 by his shaking the hand of his adversary hnd embracing him. Deputy Chiesa
 greeted the general as soldier who
 Bought bravely in 1859 for Italys inide-
 pendence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
 Sealed bids will be received

NOo1Vu U1IAS WILL Uc lCCClV 0Ae ht the office of Meade 6 Huey, 1900 Empire building, Birming- ham, Ala, Saturday, March 19, 1910, for certain grading, ce- ment sidewalks, curb and gut Der; paving, and sanitary and btorm sewers; to be constructed pn the property of Corey Land company near Birmingham, Ala. Only contractors with suf- hcient equipment to complete work promptly will be consid- bred. Blanks can be obtained ht office Meade & Huey. Right reserved to reject any and all
 Ids. W
 Cmison Real Estate and Insur- ance Company, Agents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12

To provide for paving an dothervise improving Seventeenth street from Fourth avenue to the south curb of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-03-12

To provide for paving and otherwise improving Fourteenth street from Sixth avenue to Eighth avenue, and Fourth avenue from Thirteenth street to Twentieth street.
The Appeal., 1910-09-03

white fellow citizens, both North and
South, who are giving us moral and
financial aid, and who have done so
much to assist us in our upward ef-
forts to become self-sufhcient.
At our last meeting it gave us pleas
ure to record our thanks to the Presi-
dent of the United States for sending
Commission to the Republic of
Liberia to investigate conditions in
the little black republic. Since that
time the report of the Commission has
been published. 1t makes certain
recommendations looking to preserv-
ing the territorial integrity and the
maintenance of the republic as an in
dependent nation. President Taft and
his great Secretary of State, Mr..
Knox, are deserving of our sincere
thanks for their good Offices in seek
ing to carry out the recommendation
of the Commission. The Negroes Of
America are deeply interested in the
preservation of Liberia. Be it re-
solved that we heartily appreciate the
signal diplomatic services rendered
in this behalf by Mr.. E. J. Scott.
The President Of the United States
became interested in the National
Negro Exposition proposed at our last
meeting to comm emorate the fiftieth
anniversary of the freedom of the Ne
gro and especially mentioned the mat
ter in his last message to Congress,
The bill introduced as a preliminary
measure did not pass at the last ses
sion, but will probably be passed at
the coming session of Congress. We
still believe that celebration of
some character should be held, and we
urge upon our people everywhere the
most hearty support of whatever
plans that may formulated for carry
ing out this suggestion.
AS business men striving to become
sufficient and strong in all our bust
ness enterprises, we earnestly desire
to- express ourselves in favor of the
higher ethical standard in business,
that are now insisted upon by the pro-
gressive business men in the United
States, and that we hereby pledge
ourselves to contribute orr strength
and interest in behalf of civic right
eousness in every community where
we reside.
I" uSACr.S, lu0. 81 CuL = n1tN1iid Souoi
now under construction will be COM
pleted in 1915, and it is the purpose
of the United States government to
celebrate the event by an exposition
Of international scope; be it resolved,
that we, the National Negro League
in convention assembled. favor with
our fellow citizens of New Orleans,
La, in its laudab1e effort to secure the
exposition in that city.
Resolved. that this committee ex-
The Appeal., 1910-09-03
St. lanes Church.

j Sunday is dollar money rally day.
Every member and friend of St.
James is asked to give one dollar.
The. pastor will preach, both morn.
ing and evening. At II O'clock: ..The
Rainbow and the Emerald" will be his
theme. The choir, after a two
months vacation, will be on hand in
full at both services, under the charge
of Mrs. Mae Mason and Mr.. G. H.
Miller.
The One More Effort will meet at
the church Tuesday night, and the Ex-
celsior Society on Friday afternoon.
All members of these clubs are asked
to be on hand. The Sunday School
will be at it's old hour, 1890, Sunday.
after Two months of change to 10.
The Mems Union Club will resume it's
work for the season at o'clock Sun:
day. -- --'''.~.. .5'..-,,.. .-.s. .s.s,s..s-
Mrs Daisy Waker-Booke Il a noted
lecturer and Y. w. C. A. worker, of
indianapolis, will speak at St. James
Sunday morning.
The Appeal., 1910-09-03
THINGS SAID DURING THE WAR

1t is very interesting to read some
of the things said during the war of
the rebellion, but which have now al
most faded from the memories of
men. The New York Sun reproduces
the following:
Here, is what one of the orators
said, and he was minister of the
gospel at that, and hailed from the
loyal state Of Iowa:
The American people are ruled by
felons With all his vast armies,
Lincoln has failed! failed! failed!
failed! And still the moster usurp
er wants more victims for his slaugh-
ter pens. ] blush that such a felon
should occupy the highest gift of the
people. Perjury and larceny are writ
ten al over him. Ever since the
usrrper, traitor, and tyrant has oc-
supied the presidential chair the Re-
publican party has chouted war to
the knife and the knife to the hilt
Blood has flowed in torrents. and yet
the thirst of the old monster is not
guenched. His cry is ever for more
blood.
The Appeal., 1910-09-03
SPAIN AND THE VATICAN.

1t is probable that many of our
readers are puzzled, as we have been,
to know just what is the trouble be-
tween Spain and the. Vatican, and
they will be glad to read the follow
ing extract from the Post, which
seems to explain the matter briefly
and clearly. The Post says: MANY
of the Catholics believe that the gov
ernment is right in insisting on the
withdrawal of many of the religious
orders, the members of which are en-
gagged in commercial pursuits, and,
being exempt from taxation, have an
advantage over their laymen COM
petitors.''
Everybody knows of the intimate
connection of church and state which
has existed in Spain from the earliest
times, but the main point to be seen
is just how that union effects the
pockets of the common people. This,
the extract explains, and that very
clearly. The people are simply de-
manding equality before the law.