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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
EVANGELIST JONES
 DISCUSSES "DEATH"

"Death" was the subject of the sermon last night at the First Methodist church hy the Rev Bob Jones. In spite of the warm and threatening weather large crowd gathered. There was deep spirit of seriousness End conviction upon the audience as the preacher portrayed the risks men take Tn Niiving lives of sin dnd wickedness. He said, Men and women of Birmingham, ynu can afford to be anything else but a sinner, and die the death of the unright- cous.
 'If l should die tonight and were not sure where I would go. I would not close my eyes in sleep but would spend the night on my knees. There are people in the world who would not take the risk with 8 that some of you have taken with your souls.
 The subject of the sermon tonight will be "The Judgment lAs evidence of the influence of the sermon number anne forward aignifying that they are determ- ined to live better life in the service of God.
 - Services today at 10 o'clock and tonight at S o'clock Special services for ladies Saturday morning. Subject: "She that I.iveth in Pleasure is Dead While She Iiveth."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
DAYS RECORD OF
 COUNTY COURTS

The trial of Charles E. Wander, former representative in the Birmingham district for the National Life and Accident h. suranee company, on charge of embcz- clement, was begun yesterday in the frs; division Of the criminal court. It is claimed by the company that Wander was short in his accounts with the compans. to the extent of $4461s, and the company 5 inspector, Mr. Quisenberry, was the first witness put on the stand yesterday to .es- tify against him. Quisenberry testified to the examination of Yander's accounts, and the finding of a shortage, and also swore that Lander acknowledged q fail ure to remit to the company all of his collections. The case will be concluded to- day
 The jury in the case against Henry Lancaster, white man, charged with assault with intent to murder, yesterday morning brought in a verdict of guilty of assault and battery with a weapon, and Lancaster was fined S250 and costs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
UNKNOWN PERSONS
 KILL SIX PEOPLE
Heads of Victims Crushed With Ax-No Motive 
 Known

Colorado Springs Col, September 2o.- Murdered in their homes by some un- known persons who used an axe, the oGies of six persons, three in each of two neighboring houses, were found here this afternoon.
 The heads of all the vetims had been crushed and the appearance of the bodies Indicated they had been dead several days and that death came while they s.ept.
 A report says the murderer has been this is denied by the police here, who feared lynching might follow such an announcement
 All axe which last week had been leaned to Mrs. Henry r. Wayne, one of the victims, by J. R. Evans, a neiehhor was found bloodstalned by Mrs. Evans 1T Monday, near the back door of the Wayne home.
 The dead are:
 Mrs. Alice May Burnham. wife of A. J. Burnham, cook at the Modern Wood .nen sanitarium.
 Their two children, Alice, aged years, and John, aged 3 years.
 Henry r. Wayne. a consumptve, until recently a patient at the Noodmen san itarium.
 Mrs. Wayne and her 1-year-old baby girl
 Discovery of the bodies was by neigh hor, who called at the Burnham home to spend the afternoon. Not getting any re- sponse and noticing a strong odor she forced entrance.
 The bodies of Mrs. Burnham and those O. her two children were found In their beds. which were covered with blood and the walls and ceiling were also sat urated.
 The woman rushed to the street and gave the alarm. A dozen persons in stinctively went to the Wayne house. where there had been no signs of life since Sunday, and the same terrible sseene was presented. Covered in bed as though in their natural sleep were the bodies of MT. and Mrs. Wayne and their b3by. all horribly mangled, as in the ease of the bodies in the Burnham house.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Meningitis Killed Negro

After a preliminary investigation held this afternoon at Banner mines, Coroner Brasher announced that Paul Brice, ne- gro prisoner, who was buried on Sep tember :, came to his death from an at tack of meningitis Brce was taken from the mines on August 29 seriously ill and carried to the Banner hospital, where he was attended by Dr. F.. (. Rosmond and Dr. C. II. Smith. Upon his death, his father claimed that he had been poisoned by eating something from a dinner pail belonging to a free laborer, retained an attorney to institute legal proceedings and demanded an investigation by the county. Coroner Brasher examined every patient in the hospital at the time Of Brices illness with the result that menin- eitis proved to be the fatal cause.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Announcements

Mrs E. L. Huey will be hostess 10 the Wednesday Music club at her home in Jonesboro Wednesday afternoon September 27, at 4 o'clock
 The comic operetta, The Bessemer Baby Show" will be presented by the younger pupils of the Grove School Of Music at the auditorium tomorrow evening. Miss Beryl Primer will play the role of judge and among the best vocal artists will be Misses Evia Craig. Phyllis Waits. Kathleen Baty, Zelma Brown, Lillian Malone and Georgia Crofford. The special chorus will be the bird quartet, composed of rduek, ow1 parrot and crow. The only in strumental selection will be given by Paul Allen of Birmingham. who is re- puted to be wonderful musician for one of his age. A small fee will be charged to defray the expenses of the auditorium.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
City Court

The following suits were filed in the city court yesterday:
 Hugh Doyes vs. the Woodward Iron company for s100o0, alleging an assault and battery at the hands of one Beavers, an employe of the Woodward company.
 w. D. Smith vs. the Western Union Tel egraph company, for $500, for their aI- legged failure to deliver telegram promptly. The telegram was a messa ge telling him that his baby was ill, and the plaintiff alleges that the delay in it's de- livery prevented his reaching the bedside of the child until after it's death.
 R. E. Wilson vs. the Southern Railroad company, for $500. alleging that he bought a ticket from Birmingham to Leeds, but was carried past his destination.
 Jacob Croker and John Bush vs the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad com pany, for sJ0o. alleging that the defend ant company refused to place cattle guards on the property of Croker, of which Bush was tenant. where they were needed, and that as a result Bush's crops were destroyed by marauding stock.
 Tom Kelley,.Wiliam Houghton and Ned Keith vs. the St Louis and San Francisco Railroad company, for $500, alleging The same cause of complaint.
 Ullman Williamson filed suit against the Southern Railroad company in the circuit court, asking for $500 damages, alleging that he bought a ticket on that road from Birmingham to Pel City, but that he was directed by. trainmen to the wrong train and consequence was taken to Bessemer instead of to his destina- ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
lake Levine Arrested

Night Warden Brown, at the county jaii, remarked last night upon the sim sular fact that during his term of service ia the capacity of warden he had his first prisoner of Jewish persuasion be- hind the bars. That prisoners name was Jake Levine. Levine was arrested yester- day=u upon a. warrant charging him with grand larceny. It is charged in the war rant that he "did feloniously steal, or take, a motorcycle engine" Further com menting upon the incident, Warden Brown states that he has not yet made berd, which is quite out of the ordi- nary. as Jew will usually take an- others part The warrant was sworn out by J. B. Praytor, Xf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
JUDGE NATHAN WAS ;.
 HERE YESTERDAY
Thinks Underwood Is Big gest Man He Has Met in
 Public Life

Judge Joseph N. Nathan of Shenield- one of the best known men of the state. while stopping over in Birmingham last night, en route to Anniston, talked ln. terestingly of matters at the present time before the eye of the public
 Judge Nathan managed the campaign in Colbert county in the interest 3i local option as against prohibition ana states that at the present time the saloons are operating in Sheffield and other cities of that county and thai the people have accepted the situation in excellent humor.
 The vote in Colbert favored the wei. regulated saloon.' said Judge Nathan by d majority of 7S. There was not q very bitter fight, the issue, as mai ter of course. reposing between ths preference of the people tor saloon anu dfspensary The saloons are now op- erating and the majority Of the pee pie of the county are satisfied
 Judge Nathan stated that he did not believe that Congressman Richardson would have opposition next year, Il being his opinion that Judge F. B. Al mon. speaker of the Alabama house, who has been mentioned as probable z opponent of the congressman. would not, in the next campaign, at any rate, attempt 10 gain Il seat In the house al Washington.
 T am very much interested.' stated Judge Nathan, in oscar ". Underwood. He certainly made d brilliant reputa- ton for himself in the extra session of Congress, and il is my. opinion that 4 labama will send an instructed dele gation 10 the national convention in his interest. If matters are managed properly, Mr Underwood, even though he fails to obtain the nomination for the presidency. will stand an excellent chance of obtaining the vice presiden- tial nomination. l take pleasure in stating that MT. Underwood, with whom have had long. acquaintance, is, in his own peculiar style and manner, the biggest man 1 have ever encountered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
"House Next Door" At Bij0u

'The House Next Door" Is not only great moral lesson, but it is an absorbing story of love and hatred. in which the prejudices of the English nobility for the Jewish race are shown. which narrowness is afterward broken down by the consist ent high standing of the Jews in the play.
 "Sr. Elmo" comes to the Biou next week and this is the signal for thousands of people to attend that theatre, for un- doubtedly that play has made the greatest impression of any that has appeared al that theatre in many years
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
ADJUSTMENTS
''The Red Rose

elelodious and merry, with rich and cclorful scenic investiture Parisian, tilil- lant and alluring, "The Red Rose may be considered a highly successful musical show The patrons of musical comedy who assembled at the Jefferson theatre last night were well pleased with The Red Rose" and signihed their approval by numerous encores, which were de- served.
 The plot of the piece Is quite as nonsen- sica as usual in such offerings and there fore quite in keeping with the accepted cities of musical comedy. In fact the plot had so little to do with the perform arce that it might have been left out entirely without seriously interfering with the general enjoyment There was a large and spirited company to partici- pate and generous list of principals, who. for the most part, were not drawn with a great deal of originality or force but were. nevertheless. entertaining and ccT tributed to the success of first class performance.
 Miss Zoe Barnett well known to local theatregoers by reason of previous ap peerances here in musical shows. took the principal feminine part and acquitted herself very well, indeed. dancing and singing acceptably and contributing what histrionc efforts that were permitted not less and probably more than season after the metropolitan premiere of a big dramatic or musical success. Not so Bir- now and then by the levity of the plot. Miss Marguerite De Non as Gyp invested that young woman with considerable vi- vacity and being naturally a rather win scme comedenne, she made a aYorable impression.
 The show was not particularly strong in the comedy department. discrepancy w hich was amply compensated for by a variety of captivating musical mum bers, with striking settings and true Pa risian abandon at times that won vocif- erous recognition from the gallery How led through the piece and when evoked they were found well worth a laugh. Sid ney De Grey as an American millionaire. Edwin Bivins as another millionaire American, Ernest w. Laceby as a vac uous Engishman, Wallace Beery as Baron Le Blanc and Joseph w. Standish as Spiegel were responsible for most of the comedy and did well enough with the material that was at their disposal in itself somewhat attenuated.
 Olivia Depp was petite and pretty Is Daisy Plant and Sidney Broughton played Lolas lover acceptably. Grace Ellsworth as Mime. Joyant and Wayne Nunn as Maxine Dupont completed the list of principals.
 Musically and pictorially "The Red Rose" is to be commended. For early season offering it sets high mark.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Social and Personal

Miss Ruby Vines many friends will regret to learn she was carried to Dr Princes hospital to undergo an opera tion for appendicitis.
 Charles W Nixon left yesterday aft ernoon for Mobile. Biloxi, and New Or leans on business.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs. Kelly Johnson Saturday.
 sam Kartus left last night for Nash vile on business.
 MT. s. K. Hawkins of the Seaboard Air Line was in this city yesterday on official business.
 Mrs. F. M. Barker leaves today for Chicago. Milwaukee. Kansas City and St. Louis. ##8
 The many friends of Mrs. Roper of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
BESSEMER. SECURES COTTON WAREHOUSE Jefferson Farmers Union
 Moves Headquarters
 OPERETTA TONIGHT
Murphy Houses Destroyed by Fire. Professor Morgan Resigns as JonesborO Principal-SOcial
 and Personal News

The Farmers union of Jefferson county with it's cotton warehouse and bonded weights will move to Bessemer from Bir- mingham. This decision was reached at final meeting of the stockholders and board of directors held yesterday after noon in Birmingham. The removal of the warehouse and headquarters from Br- mingham to Bessemer of from 5090 to co0J bales of cotton every season, grown by the members of the union will result in the establishment of a cotton market of equal importance to the market in Birmingham. The Farmers Union Ware house company will take over the ware house recently opened on Twentieth street by P NJ McNeil and the barn and wagon yard on First avenue provided by the merchants of Bessemer for the benefit of the farmers bringing cotton to Besse- mer VA Calhoun residing near Chalk vile and member of the union, will DC the official weigher in charge of ihe warehouse. In order that cotton might be consigned 10 the warehouse bond was executed yesterday by the Farmers union for their Bessemer warehouse.
 The Board of Thtde has been quietly at work for severall weeks to bring the union to Bessemer. A series of meetings have been held between the special Board of Trade committee composed of R. r.. Smith. w. W. Holingsworth and Dr. J. C. Curry and g similar committee from the Farmers union.
 The bond was made out by Judge C. B. Gwin, attorney for the union. The union will move it's scales and office fixtures to Ressemer within the next few days. The officers and directors of the Farmers union of Jefferson county is composed of William M. Glaze, president; Henry c. Martin, vice president I. B. Acton. secre- tary and treasurer; directors. ". A. Calhoun, I. B. Acton, M. M. Gwin, Mir. Dickson. N. w. Glaze, and Henry C. Martin.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
CHARGED
 WITH MURDER

Charlie and Virginia Cook, Abbey Grif- fifth and Wiley Slaughter. all negroes. were brought to the citys last night by etfstable sharritt, as tie stispected mur- derers of Will Hicks. 2 negro whose dead body was found yesterday morn- ing between Trussville and Roper's tun- mel. The body of the dead negro was found yesterday morning. in little trail between the two places, and bore evil dence of having been poisoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Professor Morgan Resigns

Prof. J. A. Morgan resigned as prin- cipal of the Jonesboro schools at the council meeting Tuesday night Prof. C. W. Powell of Pratt City was elect ed to fill the vacancy It was with re- gret that the resignation of Professor Morgan was accepted The school man agement has been the best in the his tory of the school under his direction. School will open on October l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21

Atlanta, September 2o.-(Special) l)-WI- liam o. Mashburn of Atlanta, acting for Philadelphia capitalists will Thursday close the option he holds on the Atlanta Ba seball association's franchise, now held by the Georgia Railway and Electric company, at a purchase price reported
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Tim MurnhY

The story of "The New Code" in which Tim Murphy will appear at the Jefferson theatre this evening. incidentally, and by way of time. is limited to the three cru cial moves toward reducing middle western town to a state of drvness.
 Act I, a local option petition is being circulated; Act IT, local option election is being held; Act H. the will of an overwhelming majority is being enforced.
 These, however, are but incidents. and in no sense an intentional argument for or against that fashion of prohibition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
BUYS FRANCHISE
 OF ATLANTA BASEBALL ASSO.

to be $4O.OOO. Just who Mir. Mashburn represents will not be known until the deal is finally completed nor will the details of the trade, Mra Mashburn an- ncuneing late tonight that he decided not to make any of the details public until the franchise had been actually turned over
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Smoke Overcomes Bremen

Chicago, September 2o.-Twelve firemen were overcome by smoke while fighting fla mes which attacked the twine ware house of the Mccormick branch of the International Harvester plant yesterday
 Battalion Chief James Ward leading a rescue squad, entered the blazing building and carried the fire fighters to the street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Suits Filed in City Court

T. Y. Raburn vs. Illinois Central rail- roae for sloo damages, alleging loss of household goods
 Mrs. B. A. Embry vs. Tom s. Gregory, asking slSl damages on note.
 City Clerk Rose Huey paid into the county treasury s2o3D for fines collected In the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
"Madame Sherry"

Cities outside of New York have to wait mingham. Madame Sherry" came here
 before it had been running year. Ii comes here again for the second time in less than a year and will be the offering at the Jefferson theatre for two nights and 9 matinee beginning next Monday. Miss Ada Meade who will again appear as Tvonne the convent girl, Is the most popular prima donna seen in the south in | many years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Deaths and Funerals
Miss Cora EstelIe Thonstrup.

Miss Cora EsteIle Thonstrup, q trained nuEse, died yesterday morning about o'clock at a local infirmary. The funeral will be held this after noon from the chapel of F. T. shaw 6 Son, on Fifth avenue: 9nterment Will be made in lElmwood cen etery. She was of German pafentages Her father and mother both are residents of Blr- ngham..-<
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
oIl

St John, N. E.. September 2o.-With both sides claiming victory, every indica- tton of tremendous vote as the weather is expected to be fair the greatest cam paign Canada has seen in a generation closed tonight. Concluding rallies werc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Fire Loss

A small store and four small houses at Ninth avenue and Twentieth street be- longing to p. r. Murphy were destroyed by fire al 9:30 o'clock this morning. The cause of the fire is unknown. The loss is estimated at from s2500 to .$3o00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Alaba mians In Washington

Washington, September 20 20-tSpecal.) )-- Miss Annie Varnon of Selma. Ala. who has had Il temporary position in the United States census bureau for several months. will take the regular civil ser vice examination in October and hopes to be placed on the, eligible list Tor govern ment service permanently. MISS Narnoh has made many friends during her service in washington.s She is d sister of w. N Varnon, one of the leading business men of Selma. -s.,.,..4s i
 E,ift,- thousand school children in the oftx of Washington returned to their books early Monday morning The lack of friction in starting this vasOnach'ne ,.ith ifs more than 1Gao teachers and army "f pupils of all grades, nationality and disposition was truly wonderful.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
frainload of pipe Ieft Hessemer '.

A trainload of pipe left Bessemer yes terday afternoon for San Diego, Cal to be used in the watefNorks at that place It will be remembered that similar train left here some time ago for San Diego and N,as wrecked near Cordova. II cars falhng through a trestle. The train was broualt back And was started again yes. terday with 3s cars of pipe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21

telegram was received In Bessemer :rls morhipg stating the death of MT. 'kiekam. lie had been sick for some time and at the time of his death was iu Saleda. Col. where he had gone for bis health. The remains will be brought to Bessemer for interment. The deceased
 Is survived by widow and two children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Common Pleas Court

In the first division of the common pleas court. Wade Avery was discharged from a charge of assault with intent to murder.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
Final Estimates

A tabulation of the estimated results throughout the dominion as compileu by party leaders follows:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
William George

William George died xet4Virginia Mine at | o'clock last night. The remains will ,,e inferred. this afternoon at o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-21
off on Fishing Trip

! pr. George Waller. sAleck Carrol J. D. Morton and Frank Cfiilders left yester-
 day for fishing trip on the Coosa river.