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RICH ORE LANDS
Special Representatives Inspect
Properties
SEEKING NEW FIELDS
The International Power Co. of New
York Will, It Is Said, Operate Ex
tentively In the Greater Bir
mingham District.
W. H. Knight, engineer, J. L. Pultz, en
gineer arjd H. W. King, attorney, all
representing the International Power
company, of which J. H. Hoadley Is pres
ident, after spending several days In the
Birmingham district, left last night for
New York. They had quarters at the
Colonial hotel, but most of their time
was spent in the "woods." They paid
several visits to Talladega county, the
object of the engineers being to inspect
ore properties which the International
Power company has either acquired or
is about to acquire.
Just before leaxlnng Birmingham, Mr.
King said:
"The International Power company owns
already some valuable ore lands In Ala
bama, and its representatives came to
look over certain other ore properties
with a view of acquiring them for the
company. We found that all the ore beds
In the immediate Birmingham district
were held by the furnace companies now
operating here. It was useless, therefore,
for us to attempt to buy anything ardund
Birmingham, and that being so we were
prospecting in some - of the counties In
the greater district. We return to New
York fairly well satisfied with our work.
The International company soon will have
immense tracts of ore property in Ala
bama."
Would Not Discuss Merger.
Asked if Mr. Hoadley was working in
conjunction with the Gates-Schley syn
dicate in the much discussed merger
project, Mr. King said:
"Mr. Hoadley is on friendly terms with
Mr. Gates and his associates." Further
than that Mr. King would not discuss
the merger proposition.
Mr. Knight, who enjoys the reputation
of being at once a mechanic and mining
engineer of the first rank, a statistician
and an all round business man, was not
Inclined to talk: and he did not talk.
About all that could be drawn from him
was the fact that he had been in Alabama
tor several days and with a twinkle In his
eye he said to the Age-Herald representa
tive: "My friend Mr. King is a lawyer
and a ready talker and what he will not
tell you Is not ripe for the public.”
Controls Consolidated.
It is a well known fact that the Inter
national Power company controls the
Alabama Consolidated, A body of grey
ore land in Talladega county was re
cently acquired for the Consolidated, but
It is said In well Informed circles that Mr.
Hoadley and associates are buying large
ore tracts and will buy coal property
either for their own account or for the
International Power company.
According to the New York papers Mr.
Hoadley is now making an effort to merge
the Sloss-Sheffield company, the Southern
Steel company controlled by the Schulers,
and the Alabama Consolidated. His
friends claim that he has already a con
siderable holding In the Sloss-Sheffield.
Mr. Gates, by the way, admitted in a re
cent interview that he had been buying
Sloss common.
A day or two ago a man who is close
to Mr. Hoadley said that in the event
that Hoadley failed to carry through
Ills merger scheme he would organize a
new iron and steel company in the Bir
mingham district and proceed to build
furnaces and finished product plants.
WRESTLING MATCH
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
All Arrangements Perfected at Meet
ing Yesterday for a Bout Before
Birmingham Athletic Club.
Announcement was made last night that
the wrestling match between Charles G.
Btone of Des Moines, la., and the man
Murphy, from Cleveland, would take
place at the Birmingham Athletic club
next Tuesday night, beginning at 8:30
o'clock.
Secretary Miles of the club completed
all the arrangements yesterday afternoon,
In the presence of the principals and their
managers. The articles call for the win
ner to take all, and already both men
have started the active work of training.
Stone is making his headquarters at the
clubhouse, while Murphy Is located at
Knsley. Later in the week Murphy will
start doing a little Indoor work at the
club.
The winner of the match will be chal
lenged by at least two men now In the
south, one being at Asheville, N. C„ and
the other being at Atlanta. The bout Is
attracting great interest, particularly be
cause of the sportsman-like terms of the
articles signed by the principals.
STREET RAILWAY
OFFICIALS RETURN
Robert Jemison and J. A, Emerv
Back from the East
CONFERENCE TODAY
Officers Representing Newman Electrio
Railway Interests Will Begin This
Morning a Three Daye’ Meet
ing at the Hillman Hotel.
President Robert Jemison and General
Manager J. A. Emery of the Birmingham
Hallway, Light and Power company, re
turned from the east yesterday afternoon.
In New York City they attended a meet
ing of the executive committee of the
company at which largo plans for im
provements and extensions were dis
cussed. Mr. Jemison said that another
meeting would be held next month, and
that the plans for new work would then
be adopted.
Those in attendance at the meeting of
the executive committee were Mr. Jemi
eon. Mr. Emery, J. K. Newman, George
H. Davis and A. H. Ford.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Birmingham Railway. Light and
Power company will be held February 8.
Conference Today.
The first of the three days' session of
the Newman Properties association, com
posed of the presidents, managers, super
intendents, auditors and master mechan
ics of the various street railways in the
south controlled by the Newman inter
ests of New Orleans, will be held at (he
Hillman hotel at 9 o'clock this morning.
The conference is for the purpose of
discussing subjects of interest to all the
roads in the association and the solving
of problems not yet worked out, as well
as to discuss plans only partially devel
oped.
At the morning session preliminary busi
ness will be transacted.
The afternoon will be spent in inspect
ing the Birmingham properties, and the
discussion of ideas for the betterment of
the local system.
It Is expected that about forty-five of
ficials will be in attendance, a number of
whom arrived last night, representing the
following cities: Nashville. Knoxville,
Memphis, Little liock, Houston and Bir
mingham.
Percy Warren, president of the Nash
ville Railway and Light company, will
preside over the conference, and C. O.
Simpson, manager of the Little Rock
I Railway and Light company, Is secretary.
Mr. Simpson was for many years a mem
ber of the executive staff of the Birming
ham Railway, Light and Power company.
The conference will close Thursday af
ternoon.
The following representatives arrived
yesterday and are registered at the Hill
man hotel:
Albert H. Ford of Ne% York, general
manager of operations of all the Newman
lines; T. H. Tutwiler of Memphis, W. H.
Chapman of Houston, Mr. Alexander of
New York and a number of street railway
men from Knoxville.
John T. Dickson, president of the Dick
son Car Wheel company; H. H. Dickson,
a member of the firm, and Henry Dickson,
ptesldent of the Houston Business league,
accompanied Mr. Chapman from Hous
ton here, for the purpose of Inspecting the
car wheel Industry in Birmingham.
It Is the Intention of these gentlemen
on their return to Houston to butld a
much larger plant than the one now In
operation.
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WHITE MAN FOUND
DEAD ON TRACKS
STRANGER’S BODY PICKED UP ON
ALABAMA GREAT SOUTHERN
RAILROAD BY POLICE—HAS NOT
YET BEEN IDENTIFIED.
An unknown white man was found dead
on the main line of the Alabama Great
Southern tracks between Nineteenth and
'Twentieth streets by Policemen Stokes
and Whitney at 1 o’clock this morning.
From a time slip found In the pocket it
is supposed that the man was an employe
of the Louisville and T .hvllle railroad.
Beside* the time slip a pawn ticket for
$5. issued yesterday by the Wolfe Loan
company, 1804 First avenue, was found.
The number of the ticket was 13.141.
The body was that of. a man about 40
years of age, weighing about 223 pounds.
The deceased was dressed in working at
tire and the face was clean shaved.
From the appearance along the track
the body was dragged either by a train
or else dragged by some one and placed on
the track in ihopes the body would be
mangled by the train.
The body was taken to Lige Loy’s un
dertaking establishment.
Masquerade Ball.
Cards have been issued by the Young
Men’s Hebrew association for a mas
querade ball to be given at Gelders’ hall.
Fourth avenue and Twentieth street,
Thursday evening, February 15. The asso
ciation expects to reap a good sum as a
result of ItB initial entertainment, and
the proceeds will be devoted to furnishing
Its home, which will be located in the
business section of the city.
Does your baking powder
contain alum ? Look upon
the label. Use only a powder
whose label shows it to be
made with cream of tartar.
NOTE. — Safety lies in buying
only the Royal Baking Powder,
which is the best cream of tartar
baking powder that can be had*
POLL TAX COLLECTIONS i
ARE RELATIVELY LIGHT;
Up to the closing hour of the tax col
lector's office last evening there had
been Issued not more than 3500 poll tax
receipts for the present year, and the
statement was made yesterday that there
appeared only a bare chance that all the
voters of Jefferson county would be
able to pay the tax before the end of the
month.
In order that persons living in outlying
sections of the county might the more
easily pay, poll tax collectors have been
appointed at a number of places and
each has been furnished with a book
and empowered to Issue the receipts.
There are, it is said, many persons liv
ing in Bessemer, Eneley and other large
municipalities In the county who would
hardly be In a position to spare the time
to visit Birmingham to pay the tax, but
for the arrangements whereby these as
sistants are provided.
The auxiliary collectors are as follows:
B. <3. Runchflel, East Lake.
Lee Moody, at Bessemer.
F. G. Fonvllle, at Ensley.
R. F. Lovelady, at Pratt City.
G. F. Roberts, at Avon&ale.
A. L. Tharps, at Johns.
Two years ago when there was a gen
eral election In the state and the poll
tax receipts showed nearly the full voting
strength of Jefferson county, there were
more than 8000 poll tax receipts Issued.
This year there are elections again, and
it now appears to the tax collector and
his assistants that It will be hardly a
physical possibility to Issue before Feb
ruary 1 the 4500 receipts necessary to
equal the record of 1904.
Failure to pay the poll tax for last
year or for tills, will disqualify voters.
It has been stated that last year many
persons failed to make the payment,
hence payment for two years Is necessary
now. This is offered os a possible ex
planation for the lack of Interest being
shown, it being said that many persons
who might be willing or able to pay $1.50,
the tax for one year, would not want to.
pay $3, the tax for the two years.
The county officials are making every
effort to have the voters pay the poll
tax, and It Is confidently expected that
many more receipts will be Issued yet,
but as there are only ten actual days In
which the payment can be made, the vot
ers will have to come at the rate of 4Sn
per day In order to reach the record es
tablished two years ago.
UNIONTOWN IS TO
HAVE FINE STREETS
Mayor Vaiden in City Buying
Material
TALKS OF GOOD ROADS
Citizens Assess Themselves $12,000,
Which They Have Loaned the
City to Macadamize Three
Miles of Roadway.
Mayor W. J. Vaiden of Uniontown, is
in Birmingham and will remain here sev
eral days making contracts for chert and
slag with which to macadamize the streets
of his city. Mayor Vaiden Is an enthusi
astic worker in the good roads move
ment and is leading the work in and
about Uniontown.
“The municipality over which I have
the honor to preside," said Mayor Vaiden,
"is about to have within its limits three
miles of good roadway. For this work our
property owners have raised {12,000 by
assessing themselves and loaning the
money to the city, receiving in turn the
city’s scrip. In addition to this (12,000, the
city will raise (10,000 by a bond Issue
under the general act which provides
that cities may borrow money fbr public
improvements. The election to authorize
this bond issue will be held after uie
required thirty days' notice. There will
be ng doubt as to the, result of the
election. The (22.000 will be ample to pay
for the three miles of macadam.
An Object Lesson.
“What prompted this street improve
ment in Uniontown was the object lesson
that the United States government gave
us in building a mile of road from the city
limits to the experiment station. In this en
terprise the government furnished the ex
perts and the machinery and the county
employed the common labor. The work
was started last fall and Is now nearly
completed. The old road was In a wretch
ed condition and now it is transformed
Into a beautiful boulevard. This good
roads movement will work wonders If the
people of the rural districts and the towns
/will only take it up and push it. Nothing
so enhances the value of farm lands and
town realty as macadamized roads. Loads
that six horses could scarcely draw on
mud roads can be drawn easily by a
two-horse team over cherted roads.
Three Hundred Cars of Chert,
"It Is estimated that 330 carloads of
chert and slag will be required in macad
amizing our three miles of streets. In
the business section of Uniontown the
streets will be macadamized from curb
to curb—100 feet—and in the resloence
section the macadam will range in width
from twenty-four to forty feet.”
While In Birmingham Mayor Vaiden
will be found at the Hotel Morris.
DOCTORS AND EDITORS
HAVE LIVELY DISCUSSION
County Medical Society Holds Largely
Attended Meeting—Patent Medicine
Advertisements the Topic.
The Jefferson County Medical society
met in regular session last night and de
void nearly three hours to a discussion
of patent medicines and the custom of ad
vertising them in the papers, especially
directing attention to the advertisements
in the religious papers published in Bir
mingham.
Dr. Lewis C. Morris, the president, was
in the chair and there was a large at
tendance, several ministers and the edi
tors of the religious papers being present
by Invitation.
Dr. J. Ross Sender was the essayist of
the evening, and read an exhaustive pa
per entitled, "The Gospel of Patent Medi
cines." The paper was devoted almost
exclusively to the alleged harmful results
o{ the advertisements of patent and pro
prietary medicines in the religious papers.
The editors of those papers, the Rev.
Frank Willis Barnett of the Alabama
Baptist, and the Rev. J. D. Ellis of the
Christian Advocate, explained their posi
tions In the matter and stated that they
had no Intention to publish anything
which might be harmful, whether as ad
vertisement or otherwise. They also an
nounced that all advertisements now
deemed or proven of a harmful nature
would be discontinued as soon as the
present contracts expired.
The discussion at times was somewhat
spirited. Among those whu> spoke briefly
were Dr. Thomas C. Parks, the Rev. Dr.
j \v. Stags. Dr. Sholl, Dr. Rosser, Dr.
Cunningham Wilson. Dr. L. G. Woodson,
I>r Louis Whaley. Dr. J. E. Dedman, Dr.
H. E. Mitchell. Or. J. D. Heacock, Dr.
L. C. Morris and E. W. Barrett.
Another Mississippi Woman Shoots.
Memphis, January 22.—A special to the
Commercial-Appeal from Marks, Miss.,
says:
W B Eairless was shot and killed to
day by Mrs. A. B. Whitten, the widow’
of a man whom Fairless killed several
months ago at Essex, this county. Mrs.
Whitten entered a store as Fairless was
leaving Seeing Fairless she emptied her
pistol at him. five of the bullet* taking
effect. He died, almoet Instantly.
CONDUCTOR WAITE
IS HURTiN WRECK
Southern Railway Passenger
Train is Derailed
TRAINS NOW ALL ON TIME
Heavy Rains and High Water Cause
Trouble—Washouts in North Ala
bama and North
Georgia.
Capt. M. G. Waite, passenger conductor
of the Southern railway, was badly in
jured yesterday forenoon In a wreck at
Cunningham, twenty miles south of Rome,
Ga. Several other persons were bruised
but Waite suffered the most serious In
juries, one of his legs being broken.
A number of untoward Incidents appear
to have combined In causing the wreck.
Sunday morning a freight train on the
Southern Jumped the track near Ed
wardsvllle, Ga., ten or twelve cars of
freight, principally coal, being piled In a
confused heap. No one was Injured In that
accident, and up to an early hour this
morning the cause of the wreck had not
been determined!
Owing to the freight wreck, regular
freight and passenger trains to Atlanta
were routed via Rome. Passenger train
No. 38 left here early yesterday morning,
Conductor Waite being In charge. It was
this train which met with the accident
yesterday forenoon.
It was stated by the officials of the
road last night that the road had suf
fered much trouble and Inconvenience In
North Alabama and North Georgia be- j
cause of the incessant reavy rains and j
the consequent high water. The track
near Cunning'hain had been under wa
ter several hours previous to the wreck,
and It is supposed the track was under
mined. causing the rails to spread.
The wreck almost completely closed
up traffic on the Southern between Bir
mingham and Atlanta for a number of
hours. All trains were delayed from four
to eight hours. The train due here from
the east early yesterday morning ar
rived In the afternoon, while No. 37, the
fast passenger train due about 9:15 from
Atlanta, was nearly six hourB late.
Conductor Waite was taken to his home
in Atlanta. Except for the broken leg,
his injuries consist of bruises only. No
other passengers on the train were In
jured so severely as to need the atten
tion of any physicians.
It was stated last night that a washout
near Oakman yesterday afternoon had
been reported. A number of washouts of
a minor nature ‘have been repaired by
the railroad workmen within the past
two days, all due to the unusually heavy
and continuous rainfalls.
The railroads officials stated t.'hat all
trains will run on time this morning un
less something else occurs to disarrange
the schedule. Wreclrtwg trains from two
headquarters were being used yesterday
to clear away the wreckage, from the
two lines of track and last night every
thing was reported open again.
THE COLLAPSED BUILDING.
Damage to Wood & Crabbe’s Stock Is
Several Thousand Dollars.
It was stated by Mr. Wood of the firm
of Wood & Crabbc, that the stock in
the building, 2213-15 Morris avenue, which
collapsed Sunday will be injured to the
extent of several thousand dollars, owing
to the exposure to the elements.
Work of moving such stock as is access
able to-the new warehouse, 1131 Second
avenue, wag begun yesterday, and Mr.
Wood states that everything will be in
running order by Wednesday.
The building was owned bjr the/Brent;
estate, and a representative Is expected ;
here from Baltimore today.
Dr. ^ampey at Howard College.
Dr. John R. Sampey, professor of He
brew In the Baptist Theological seminary
of Louisville, addressed the students of
Howard college at 3:30 yesterday after
noon. Dr. Sampey Is an alumnus of
whom the college is very proud, and the
students gave him a hearty welcome. At
4 o’clock Dr. Sampey talked to the min
isterial students, and at 4:30 he made a
short talk In the Sigma Nu hall to tlu
members of Iota chapter of the Sigma Nu
fraternity of which he was an enthus
iastic member when a student at Howard.
Dr. Sampey’s visit was greatly apprecia
ted and both faculty and students, hope
to have him again.
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VAN DOZEN FINED
FIFTEEN DOLLARS
Makes Serious Charge Against
Arresting Officer
SAYS HE WAS ASSAULTED
Policeman Stokes Will Be Arrested on
the Charge of Assault and Bat
tery With a Weapon—Prin
cipals Talk.
Don C. B. Van Duzen, president and
treasurer of the Van Duzen Motor Car
company, was fined $10 for running faster
than eight miles an hour and $5 for failing
to have a number on the machine, In ac
cordance with the city ordinance.
Mr. Van Duzen In court yesterday com
plained to Judge Feagln that Officer
Stokes, who made the arrest, struck him
in the mouth and face with the barrel of
a revolver, cutting the upper lip, break
ing a tooth and cutting a gash from the
eye to the ear on the left side of the
face. He asked that Stokes be fined, but
this Judge Feagln refused to do, although
he lectured the policeman for striking a
man In the custody of the law.
He also paid a high tribute to the consti
tutional rights of a citizen and said a
man under arrest is entitled to all the
protection the law can give him. He said
that "any policeman who struck a man
unless it was In defense of life, is not
fit to wear either the badge or uniform of
a police officer.”
A warrant was sworn out by Mr. Van
Duzen for the arrest of Policeman Stokes
before Judge W. S. Russel, returnable
at once to the first division of the crim
inal court, charging him with assault and
battery with a weapon.
Up to an early hour this morning Po
liceman Stokes had not been arrested.
Mr. Van Duzen, in speaking of the case,
said: "I was the victim of a most brutal
and cowardly assault. Without any rea
son at all I was struck in the face f th
the barrel of the gun, and again on the
left cheek. The blow In the face cut nw
Up and broke a tooth and I have a gasn
as you can see on my left cheek.
"Why the policeman struck me is be
yond by understanding. I was driving my
automobile at, I admit, a pretty good
rate of speed, when I was attracted by
six reports of a revolver behind me. I
stopped my machine quickly and saw two
policemen running toward me.
“Seeing no one was hurt, I slowly drove
the machine to the garage, a distance of
half a block away, and had been there
but a moment or two when Stokes came
up and said, with an oath, "1 will teach
you to run your machine fast through
■these streets. This thing has got to stop.’
I asked him what he wanted, and he said,
‘You are under arrest and will have to
give bond.’ I said, ‘That is all right, I will
see Mayor Ward in the morning,’ to which
he replied, ‘No you won’t,’ and struck me
as before stated. He apepared to be in a
perfect frenzy. I never remonstrated in
any way when he said I was under arrest,
'and why he struck me Is more than I
know. However, I will give him a chance
to explain to both the court and the police
commissioner.^, as I Intend pushing this
to the utmost.”
Policeman Stokes tells a different story.
When asked concerning the statement of
Mi;. Van Duzen, he said:
"My attention waB attracted to an au
tomobile about five or six blocks away, I
should say about Avenue O, bv the noise
It made. From the noise I judged It was
going at an excessive rate of speed and
made ready to stop It when It had reached
me. I ran out Into the street and waved
my arms, but It never even slowed up,
and to escape being run over I was com
pelled to Jump out of the way. I fired my
revolver six times to attract the attention
of the occupants, but they paid no at
tention to me. I saw them turn into a
place where they keep automoWTes and
ran up to them and said they would either
have to make bond or go to jail. At this
they became very abusive and one of
them, Van Duzen, reached his hand in
his pocket. I thought, for a revolver. I
quickly grabbed his arm, and with the
assistance of Policeman Whitney searched
him but found no weapon. At this he
became more abusive, and so Insulted me
that I lost my temper for a second and
struck him lightly with the tips of my
fingers. That I struck him with a weapon
of any description or that I cut him Is
not true, and if the matter ever comes
up 1 will have a number of witnesses to
substantiate my story.”
WATCHMAN CLAYTON
CALLS ON ROONEY
MAN WHO WAS ASSAULTED DUR
ING ROBBERY OF STANDARD OIL
CO.’S SAFE MAKES AN ATTEMPT
TO IDENTIFY PRISONER.
J. A. Clayton, the private watchman
at the office of the Standard Oil com
pany, who was assaulted and shot by the
men who blew open the safe, March 28,
1900, yesterday visited James Rooney In
the’countv jail for the purpose of mak
ing an attempt to Identify the prisoner
as "New York Harry.”
The officers of the sheriff's department
were extremely reticent relative to the
results of the visit, and would not admit
that they knew anything about the visit.
Clayton would not speak of tho matter.
"Clayton would not tell me that 1 was
one of the gang who shot and beat him,”
said Rooney, when questioned altout the
matter. "He would not say yes or no
to the deputy sheriff who broug-. him In,
and It was plain to me that he did not
know whether I was one of that gang
or not. He could not Identity me."
Rooney was Jubilant, and stated that
when the matter was brought before
Judge Greene Saturday, at the hearing
of the habeas corpus proceedings, he
would be able to face his accusers without
fear that any one would be able to Iden
tify him or to show any reason why ho
should be kept In jail.
HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETY,
Entertainment at Eleventh Avenue
Methodist Church Tomorrow.
A stereoptleon lecture, under the aus
pices of the National Biscuit company,
will he held at the parlors of the Eleventh
Avenue Methodist churdh tomorrow at 3
%'!"« lecture will be followed by a three
course luncheon.
Admission for adults will be li cents
and for children 10 cents, and the pro
ceeds wll' he donated to the Home Mis
sionary society.
The subject of the lecture will be
Niagara Falls and will be Illustrated by
87 views.
Hostilities Again Resumed.
Elizabethpol, Trans-Caucasia, Janu
ary 22.—-Hostilities have been resumed
between the Armenians and the Tar
tars. A band of Tartars today attacked
the military patrols, but were dis
persed by the artillery#
Who Arc Happy People?
Generally speaking happy people are
provident people. People who are mod
erate in all things. People who plan ahead
and arrange their expenses according to
their income—in a word, saving people.
The best way to save is to have a sav
ings account with us.
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Officers—J. B. Cobtis, President; H. H. Mayberry. Vioe President;
Charles B. Spencer, Treasurer: C. G. Davidson. Secretary and Auditor.
Directors—J. B. Cobbs. B. F. Roden. C. O. Simpson, J. H. Robinson, E. u.
Smith. H. H. Mayberry, Louis adders, C. B. Speneet. Moses lAvy. J. vr.
Donnelly, Harry Jones, J. Beecher Adams, T. H. Aldrich. Jr., P. B. Yellalng.
Bertram Jacobs. J. G. Whttflefd. H. C. Abbott, W. L. Murdoch. A. W. Nelson,
Charles A. Stillman, of Birmingham; C. O. Burns, of New York.
MOTORMAN SHOOTS
MAN ACCIDENTALLY
TOBE HOLCOMBE OF EAST LAKE
WOUNDED, BUT PROBABLY NOT
FATALLY, BY GEORGE YOUNG
ON RUGBY CAR.
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Tohe Haleomhe of East Ijake was shot
accidentally yesterday evening at 6 o'clock
by his friend, Motorman George Young,
w>ho operates the Rugby line of the Bir
mingham Railway, Light and Power com
pany. The accident oocurred on the car.
While Young’s ear was standing at the
loop In East lake Mr. Halcome and the
motorman were wrestling. The latter’s
pistol was discharged and the ball en
tered Halcombe's right breast and pene
trated the right lung.
The wounded man was carded to his
residence where Dr. T. A. Jones and Dr.
W. P. McAdory attended him. At 2 o'clock
this morning Dr. Jones said his patient
was resting well and would probably
recover. Mr. Halcombe Is about 45 years
of age and Is a man of family.
Mr. Young was greatly grieved over
the accident. At first It was feared that
the wound would prove fatal and for
hours the motorman Is said to have been
prostrated.
MANY OYERCOATS
REPORTED STOLEN
TWENTY OVERCOATS WERE RE
COVERED YESTERDAY—CONSID
ERED GOOD WORK ON PART OF
DETECTIVES.
Over twenty overcoats that had been
reported stolen during the month of De
cember. were recovered yesterday by De
tectives Patton and Murphy throughout
the Birmingham district. This Is consid
ered an exceptionally good piece of work
on the part of the officers.
It Is requested by the police depart
ment that any one 'having lost an over
coat call at the office of the chief and
examine the coast recovered.
C. H. Wilson reported to the police last
night that a cravenette overcoat and a
pair of gloves were stolen from his
residence, No. 929 First avenue, yesterday.
S. P. Spurgeon reported that one dark
Melton overcoat and a pair of gloves
were stolen from him at the Birming
ham Athletic club.
Annie Tolar reported t'hat the residence,
1921 Park avenue, was entered and $10
In cash, one broadcloth suit, one black
neck fur and one pair of ladles’ shoes
were stolen.
TROUBLE IN ROME.
Socialists Defy Soldiers and Welcome
Them With Stones.
Rome, January 22.—Demonstrations or
ganized by socialists to celebrate the an
niversary of the Russian “Red Sunday"
which took place here today resulted In
serious disturbances. One meeting held
near the Botanical gardens was charged
by infantry with fixed bayonets, the sol
diers being received with showers of
stones.
The approach of cavalry at another
point was opposed by barricades construct
ed of hand carts and building material.
Colonel Jilieki and several policemen were
wounded. Other meetings also brought
about disturbances and in th*- center of
the city the street cars were destroyed
by the rioters.
THE WEATHER
Washington, January 22.—Forecast for
Alabama: Fair and much colder Tuesday;
Wednesday fair, fresh west winds.
Local Weather Data.
Birmingham. January 22, 4 p. m.
Maximum temperature . 67
Minimum temperature . 62
Mean temperature . 64
Normal temperature . 46
Excess of temperature since Janu
ary 1 . -78
Rainfall aince 4 p. m. yesterday .81
Rainfall since January 1 .3.71
Deficiency of rainfall since Janu
ary 1 . 44
Weather Report.
Temperature and precipitation as re
ported at the weather bureau for select
southern stations during 24 hours ending
at 10 a. m.:
Temperature. Rain
Min. Max. fall.
Anniston . 60 68 .58
Atlanta ... 60 62 1.06
Augusta . 66 76 .01
Boston . 48 68 .T
Charleston .. 60 68 .08
Chicago . 30 58 . 70
Cincinnati . 58 74 .20
Galveston . 34 66 .34
Jacksonville. 70 74 .0
Knoxville ... 62 70 .01
Los Angeles . 48 64 .0
Macon .. . 64 72 .44
Memphis ..... ... 38 70 8.73
Meridian . 58 70 1.60
Mobile .. 62 68 1.96
Montgomery . 58 76 2.14
Nashville . 60 68 1.04
New Orleans . 56 74 .22
New York . 46 54 .0
Norfolk . 58 74 .0
Pittsburg ... 60 74 . 01
Savannah . 66 74 .04
St. Louis . 16 56 1.88
Vicksburg . 42 70 ‘ 2.04
Washington . 50 64 .0
W. F LEHMAN.
Official in Charge.
CITY ITEMS
GRAND LARCENY CASE.—Josh Low
ery was bound over to the criminal court
for grand larceny by Judge Feagln yes
terday. The amount of bond was fixed
at $200.
FINED FOR ASSAULT.—Jerry Turner
was fined $10 yesterday by Judge Feagln
for assault and battery on his wife.
BOUND OVER.—Tom Eddinge, charged
with murder, was bound over until the
26th Inst, for trial, aa was also Felix
Wright, charged with assault with intent
to murder.
PUPILS’ RECITAL.—Adolf Dahm-Pe
tersen announces a pulpls’ recital at Ca
ble hall next Friday night. As the 160th
unniversary of Mozart occurs this week,
Mr. Dahm-Petersen will give a short
lecture on the great composer.
CONCERT TONIGHT.—Dr. Bradley’s
I concert will take place at the Cable hall
tonight. Many tickets have been sold and
the entertainment promises to he a bril
liant success. Dr. Bradley Is the choir
master at St. Mary’s-on-the-Highlands.
He will be assisted tonight by fins vocal
talent.
In Police Circles.
Alex Comson and B. T. Turner, both
colored, were arrested by Poil^^men Par
ker and Nation yesterday on a charge of
grand larceny.
Mary Johnson, a negro woman, wag
arrested by Policeman Armstrong, charg
ed with grand larceny from the person.
John Anderson was arrested by Police
man 8t. Clair, charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses.
Boss Dickey was arrested by Policemen
Cole and Byers, charged with assault
and battery.
Carrie Robinson was arrested by Police
men Stokes and Robinson, charged with
assault with Intent to murder on Charles
Goosby. who she claimed was annoying
her with his attention*.
PERSONAL
Thomas P. Grasty and Mrs. Grasty arc
at the Colonial hotel.
There’s nothing like Hood’s Sarsaparilla
for kffplng blood pure and giving real
strength.

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