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TABLE DILL AT PRESS CLUB WILL Special Music at Roof Cafe Tonight — Entire Club Will Be Thrown Open to Ladies The inauguration of the table d’hote dinners at the Press club tonight is ex pected to prove immensely popular wit members. From the number of reserva tion? made. Secretary Dameron believes that it will be rather difficult for him to seat everyone who attends. After 6 o’clock on Sunday evenings the entire club will he available to the ladles who are accompanied by members. They will be permitted to use the library, the main lounging room and all departments of the Press club. The orchestra will render a special pro gramme tonight. The menu will be es pecially prepared by Secretary Dameron. Jt is stated that the decision of the Press club officials to give the entire club over -A 1 1 IHor-lirtrola \ $75.00 i llnht»t;iin> »r mik TAMilM; ii \< him; < o. \\ IIIInniM* l|||Ni«‘ llofIMr 1010 .'tril \vfimo f Term*: I’nriijil I’h» iim-mi l*lnn j 1 IctroInN I'roin $15.00 up u* me lunies on sunupy mgnt win m very greatly appreciated by them. The musical programme and the mem for tin; Initial dinner follow: Table d'hote Sunday, March 1: Crab meat canape Salted almonds Hearts of celerj ("ream of tomato Fried fillets of sole tartar sauce O’Brien potatoes Uompote of peaches—Press club Roast young turkey, oyster dressing, cranberry cauce, or prime ribs of beef au jus? mashed potatoes Lima beans Green pea* Waldorf salad Strawberry ice cream Assorted cakes Fruit pudding, wine same Neufachatel cheese Crackers Coffee From 6:30 p m. to 9:30 p. m. No a la carte service during table d'hote hours. Price $1. MUSICAL PROG R A MM E By Press Club orchestra. Miss Kathryn Senter, director. The “New Club," march tDameron*' Nights of Gladness, raise (Ancliffe); Sweethearts, song (Herbert); Miss Bes. 1 Meek. Stradeilu. overture (Flotow); Humor esque, violin solo (Dvorak); Miss Buck man. Hungarian Dance (Brahms*. A Perfect Day. cello solo (Bond). Miss Anne Mc Connell. Isle IVAmour, valse (Edwards); Modern Eve, selection (Hollaender); At Dawn ing. song (C-adman): Miss Meek. Barcarolle. Tales of Hoffman (Offen bach.) Popular Songs "Sit Dow. You're Rock ing the Boat:'* “All Dressed Up and No Place to Go,’’ 'Sympathy,” “You Made Me Love You." ('aim as the Night (Bohm.* l^akoczy. Hungarian March (Liszt.) [WAS LACY * AGENT OF OTHERS? CONVICTED IS STILL AN ENIGMA (Continued From Piucc One) i Lacy's intention to deliver this money to the Birmingham bunks*' Those who have follow-' d the celebrated trial closely, who have kept up with the evidence, and who have heard the argu ments for the defense maintain that it was. Still, it is not 1 mown. I*a< y'.s story is premised. 'It may he told in the Oakley trial, which is sched uled for next week, when the former head of the convict department will bo tried for the embezzlement of state funds. Lacv may be placed on the stand at this trial, and If so, it is understood that, his r-iory will be not only interesting, but one that will acquit him of the serious charges under which he is held. However, only future developments can tell what will he the outcome. Lacy may bn after r» 11 a mere creature of circumstance—a scape goat, more loyal to the interests of another than to the higher ideals of individual principles and moral rectitude. f- -===- ---—^ COMING The time when you will need a few extra dollars above your regular in come—either to go into business for yourself, make a good investment or tide over some rainy day. This need is taken care of with a sav ings account in this bank, which you .1 can build up a few dollars at a time. Jefferson County Savings Bank 19 r Capital and Surplus $750,000 Resources Over $3,000,000 jj Oldest Savings Bank in Alabama OcaS^jpl Castoria (35c size) . 24c jfZ Wine of Cardui. 58c js (These are some of Averyt’s regular prices.) j j Monday Special (At Central Store) We have put together humiredB of samples of Toilet Articles, Perfumes. Cold ‘ reams, Face Powders, Sacli •its, Toilel Waters, Soaps, etc., in packages of three. With each purchase at our Central Store Monday we will give you one of these pack ages of samples flee Here is youi opportunity to try many new articles with out cost. Kodaks and Supplies Make this .store your Kodak headquarters. We carry all the Kast man Films, Plates and supplies, and do develop ing and printing. And Kodaks from $1 up to $65. Deliveries made seven days in the week. For That Cold Rexall fold Tablets will cheek that cold in its infancy. They cost 25c—a mere noth ing as compared with the dis comfort it relieves. We recommend Rexall Preparations because they have proved to be so thor oughly dependable that we, the people from whom you buy the goods, cheerfully re fund your money if you are In any way dissatisfied with your purchase. - GET IT AT AVERYT'S Chocolates OF^^^STOreB^ ^ fl 80c the pound Chain of Rexa" storea 1 H Central Store, 20th Street (Formerly Collier’s) DIAMONDS SAID TO BE WORTH $1000 STOLEN FROM JEWELRY STORE Herzog-Thompson Company Victim of Thief- $1000 Stud Stolen from Robert Stubbs—Garrett Loses $750 to Pickpocket. Organized Gang Said to Be Operating in Town — Hum tiirmlughnm lirntnic tb** Mecca of tbieveaf 'I’li|m In (he «|HCM(|on tlmt MCverul clt 1 ir.ciiM arc unking. 'There were nevernl Import uni robberies reported during the Innt few tluyn-— the raont Import tint being n “mysterious" tllnmontl robbery ! nt ller/.ofr.Thompnon’n Jewelry ntore | mi Third avenue near Nineteenth street. It In ntnted that a clerk left two unmounted dlumondn on n trny on top t li<- glunn cane Friday afternoon for n few momeiitn nnd when he turned liln licnd nnd looked for IiIn dlnniondN they hud dlanppeared. The 'nine of the diamonds was reported ns I 91000. In speaking of the robbery last night J. G. Thompson, secretary and treasurer of the Herzog-Thompson company, reluctantly admitted that the robbery had occurred. He said: ‘Yes, there has been a robbery in our store and it happened Friday aft ernoon. However, we have made every effort to keep the robbery quiet so as to be able to apprehend the thieves. “The manner of robbery is unknown to us. A clerk left two unmounted dia monds on top the glass showcase for a moment and when he turned his head to look for his stones they were gone. Wo reported the robbery to Detective Steve Wiggins and I understand lie is working on the case.** Another diamond robbery reported at detective headquarters yesterday was that the $1000 diamond stud of Rob ert Stubbs, the motorcycle dealer, had been Stolen. Mr. Stubbs offered a $50 reward for the return of his stickpin According to Mr. Stubbs, lie was at tending the wrestling match at the Ath letic club Friday night and on his way out of tlie building in the huge crowd some one reached over and yanked out the stud from Mr. Stubb's necktie. The crush was so great that though Mr. Stubbs felt tile tugging at his tie, he was unable to prevent the robbery or to get after the thief. ft was stated that the crowd at the wrestling match proved excellent picking for the pickpockets, as no less than 15 pockets were picked for an aggregate sum of $1500. The names of the victims can not be made public, as they are on the private tile of the detective department. •T. J. Garrett, a retired attorney, who lives on West Twentieth street, reported that while entering the American Trust and Savings bank he had his wallet stolen from ills pocket. The sum lost by Mr. Garrett was reported at detective headquarters as $750. Detective* Gold stein is working on this case. it is also reported that the clerk of a business house, whose name is withheld by tlie detective department, while en tering a downtown bank, placed a can vas bag full of silver ir> his overcoat pocket and also a bank nook in which was a bundle of bills while with both hands he pushed the hank door open. After the clerk had entereor the bank be discovered that his bag of silver and thp bank book containing the currency had disappeared. Detectives arc investi gating this case. .Another heavy pickpocket theft was re ported at detective headquarters last week when a well known business was. whose name is also withheld, reported that while entering a downtown bank bad his pocket picked of $1500. This man emphatically stated that there was a band of profes sional pickpockets operating in the city. It was stated at detective headquarters that everything was being done to ar rest the numerous pickpockets who were making Birmingham their winter head quarters and that some arrests were like ly to be made within the next few days. THEODORE LACY I FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT (Continued Front Pnarr One.9 lug his argument on the theory that the state's case was not complete. Closing argument for ♦ lie stale was made by (’apt. Frank White of Birming ham, who lias been the leading counsel for the prosecution. Captain White de clared that the defense had no other ground Ilian that thin technicality, and I hat II would he a disgrace to the state of Alabama to fall to convict Lacy. He spoke two hours and made a strong im pression. At the conclusion of Captain White's speech, court adjourned for two hours. When it resumed Judge Brown began his charge to the jury. TI*> court charged (hat the jury should weight al! the evi dence in fairness and justice, and that they should not Indulge In mere conjec ture in returning a verdict. NOT SURPRISED AT VERDICT The governor of Alabama and other state officials sat in the courtroom when the verdict was rendered. Mosit of them had been present at the trial throughout the week, and nearly all of them were friends of Lacy. None of them were surprised at the verdict. Lacy Is under six other Indictments by the Montgomery county grand jury, all alleging the embezzlement or larceny of state funds. It is probable that he will not he tried under any one of these other indictments until his present ease is dis posed of by the supreme court. His attorneys wil! take an appeal from the verdict tonight to the supreme court. The ease may go to the highest state tribunal in May. or it may be delayed until November. But should Judge Brown fix Lacy's sentence on the original in dictment for live years or more, he can not secure bond. It is believed that I.aey will lie given not less than 10 years on the first indictment, in which event it. is supposed that Lacy’s attorneys will take an appeal at the earliest possible time. This will probably be the course of the defense. It was understood from tile beginning that Lacy's lawyers had no hopes of clearing their client before a Jury; that their only hopes were bused on the fact that the statutes were not sufficient to cover Lacy's rase. Teehni caliies have been the stronghold of the defense. Lacy will probably lie summoned as a witness next, week in the trial of James G. Oakley, former president of tile con vict department. It is said that he may he put on the stand though this is not probable. The fart that his atorneys have refrained from putlog him on tiie stand during the last five days has served to convince attorneys for the state that tic will not be made to testify in the Oakley trial, which begins next Wednes day. The session in detail today was as follows: Brown Announces Decision ■When court resumed tills morning Judge Armstead Brown, presiding judge, announced that lie. would over- Jl rule the motion of the defense to ex- s elude all evidence of the state sop- •> urate’ and severally on the various >' counts of the indictment under which ° Lacy was being tried. The defense I1 noted an except!*.n to the court’s rul- ' ing. h Foliowing the courts decision Solic- t itor William T. Seibels of the Mont- • gotnery city court began the argu ment before the jury. o “I know you arc going to convict this defendant,” began Solicitor Seibels. ji ‘His lawyers arc relying on technical- v ities, but it will not suffice. u “Gentlemen of the jury, why in God's nam,. did this defendant come back? o Why did ho come hack when he was y safe from the hands of the law? Why, » unless he expected to secure his lib- a erty oil some technicality of the law? ‘‘Where is the $72,000 he stole? There p is not one particle of evidence that f, he has made restitution of a single \} dime. For all we know he has it ‘salt- t ed* away, and some day, when he se- j( cures his release from the penitentiary, r he will enjoy the fruits of his theft.” t Solicitor Seibels ' dwelt at length on Lacy’s operations in the convict depart ment. stating that the defendant had be gun to steal shortly after he began his i duties with the state Referring to the a $72,000 transaction, the solicitor related | j detail after detail, describing the wooden box—“the most famous box in the his- I tory of the state”—and telling of his ride s in an automobile around (he city. f Time to Throw Off Technicalities The solicitor, in referring to the efforts ‘ of the defense, declared it was time to throw off technicalities, maintaining that y i: would be a disgrace to the entire state if he were not convicted. Closing his able . argument, Solicitor Seibels maintained ^ that the whole of Lacy’s transaction was a plain case of stealing, and asked that ( he be convicted. W. W. Hill, who made the opening speech for the defense, asked for the j, general affirmative charge on each count separately and severally. There were 10 grounds on which the defense asked for the affirmative charge, being based on . all the grounds assigned in the demurrer, ,, on t grounds assigned In the motion to exclude, on the ground that the owner ship of the property alleged to have heen embezzled and stolen had not been proved, * etc. Mr. Hill’s argument was based on the '! theory that the state had not made out , its case; that the state had failed to prove the several (barges averred in the ; indictment. He made reference to the speech yes terday afternoon of Captain Frank P. White of Birmingham, attorney for the state. “When you hear Captain White ad dress you this morning,” said Mr. Hill. you will hear one of the ablest addresses for the prosecution you ever heard, but Deaths and Funerals __________ Thomas I). DeWitt Funeral services over the remains of Thomas D. DeWitt. aged throe years, who died yesterday nt 3809 Avenue F. the residence of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. DeWitt, will be conducted at 2 o’clock tliis afternon from the resi dence. Interment will follow in Elm wood cemetery. Mrs. Velma Box The remains of Mrs. Velma Box. aged -0 years, who died Friday at her late residence in East Thomas, were sent to Coal City yesterday morning for inter ment. The deceased is survived by her husband and one child. j T. W. Walsh Funeral services over the remains of T. W. Walsh, aged 68 years, who died Friday night, will be conducted this aft • moon at 3 o’clock from residence. In terment will follow in Forest Hill ceme tery T • deceased died at his late resi dence, 27 Walker street, Boyles. J. Pimmier The remains of J. Pimmier. who died late Friday night in a local infirmary, are being held at the undertaking rooms of Lige Loy’s pending the funeral ar rangements by relatives. The deceased was 60 years of age. (leorge Barley Elliott George Barley Elliott, aged SI years, died yesterday at his late residence, 1029 North Thirteenth street. The deceased is survived by his widow and 10 children. The children are: George B., William, John, Samuel and Isaac Elliott, Mrs. J. 11. Cocclola. Mrs. AL L. Weigel, Mrs. T. E. Streit, Miss Sarah Elliott and Miss Annie Eliott. Funeral services will he» conducted from the residence at 2:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with inter ment in Elmwood cemetery. Six grand sons of the deceased will act as pall bearers. They are: Simon Jones. Sam Elliott, Harry Elliott. William Streit. Jr., i Ernest Weigel and Ray Elliott. ) JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone 1002. LIGE LOY, Undertaker. Phone 76®. frAtn^inn ****** •»#« cihimee, lureilldUUn IIS. (Inctnoatl t remi. •loo Co. Office HO Wlggin* Block* Cia* •taaatl, o., Booklet* free. COLLINS 10 SPEAK AT THEORPHEUM On account of the Interest that is be ing taken in the lecture on socialism to be given tonight by Peter VV. Collins, the place of speaking has been changed and the lecture will be given in the Or pheilm theatre and not at the Princess, as was tirst announced. Since the an nouncement was made that Mr. Collins would attack socialism in his lecture, a challenge for a joint debate was made by a local socialist, VV. M. Turnbull, which was promptly accepted by the commit tee having Mr. Collins' lecture in charge. It is understood that at the meeting to night the date and arrangement for the Joint debate will be made. The lecure is under the auspices of the local lodge of Knights of Columbus and is pursuant to action taken by the supreme lodge of the order to send lec turers throughout the country speaking on socialism from a Catholic standpoint. don’t be lead by flights of oratory.” Mr. Hilt spoke for more than an hour, his principal theme being that Lacy’s guilt had not be«n proved; that the state had failed to sustain a single count of the indictment. Col. Jess.? Stallings of Birmingham, an other attorney for the defense, followed Mr. Hill. Colonel Stallings’ address was somewhat similar to that of Mr. Hill. The Birmingham attorney told the jury that. Lacy had intended taking the money to Birmingham for the purpose of meet ”<g the checks which Lacy had given on two banks of that city for $117,000. Captain White objected to this state ment on the ground that there was no evidence to show that l.acy bad any in tention of taking the money to Birming ham. Colonel .Stallings said it was needed there. This remark caused a general laugh in the courtroom. Captain White took exception to a re mark of Colonel Stallings when the lat ter jestingly referred to him as “you old coon.” The court reprimanded Colonel Stall ings for his remark and an apology was made to Captain White. Colonel Stallings had not concluded his argument at 1 o’clock and recess was taken until 2:30 o’clock. Afternoon Session When court resumed at 2:30 o’clock this afternoon Colonel Stallings continued hi.s speech to the jury. He argued as to the ownership of the money which Lacy is al leged to have embezzled. He located the ownership of the property in J. G. Oak ky. stating that Lacy was responsible to nakley rather than to the state. He said he was so thoroughly convinced himself that he believed lie could convince the court. He again said the state had not made out a ease against Lacy ‘ Since the state did not. make out a proper case,” said Colonel Stallings, “it was not incumbent upon the dependant to make any explanation.” Referring to the presence in the court of the governor, the speaker said that when the governor left his private office ai the capitol and came to court he came as a private individual. ‘‘The governor is using all the power of his administration to convict this de fendant," said Colonel Stallings. “He has brought here his appointees to testify for the state, and when they testilied they looked into the fare of the governor and realized that he had the power to sweep the bread out of their mouths.” Captain White Closes • apt. Frank K. White of Birmingham, in making the closing speech for the state, said that the case before the jury was l tie most remarkable he had ever known. "Why, gentlemen of the jury, Judas Iscorlot showed more compunction of con science than this defendant has mani fested, Tor Judas, realizing his guilt did go out and hang himselt. l.acy, although realizing his guilt, dees not show one sign of repentance. He Is seeking to gain tlie liberty on a mere technicality,” said Captain White. Referring to the defense's nttuck against the indictment. Captain White said ■ "Had we indicted l.acy for stealing Oakley's money the great lawyers on the other side would have laughed at us, and said that the defendant should have been indicted for taking the state's money." Captain White referred to J. U. Oakley as a fellow conspirator with Lacy, since Oakley had asked the hank to let Laoy iiave cash on the checks presented by his chief clerk. The leading attorney for the state drew a picture of a dinner party, having as guests Colonel Stallings. Mr. Hill and other lawyers on that side. “These law yers," said Captain White, "will drink their wine and smoke 25 cents cigars and congratulate themselves in having put one over on you.” “But, my friends, should they we able to do that you would be compelled to hang your heads in shame. ”1 would be ashamed of my state. I would be ashamed of the capital city of my state, and I would be ashamed of the intelligence of our people if you ! should accept the theory of the defense, i Should you acquit this defendant Ala j bama would be compelled to hang her head in shame before her sister states.” Again taking up the defense's theory | that Lacy had given the money to a Iv lev, Captain White said this did not make any difference; tha* Lacy would i not be any the less guilty since the state did not get the money. The case went to the jury ai 10:30 o’clock tonight. Fireman Is Injured W. W. Skelton, a fireman at Xo. 11 ! station, Hraymont, wa • seriously injured i last'night about 9 o'clock at a l ire at the ' residence of W. L. Wooten. It appears that while Skelton was on top a ladder ! he lost his balance and fell about 20 feet, 1 sustaining serious bruises on his head, j He was removed to St. Vincent's hos ! pilal where hr is reported as resting I easily. REEVES SUCCUMBS R. K. s. Reeves, aged r»G years, died this morning at 1 o’clock at his late residence, 3460' Highland avenue, after a short ill ness of pneumonia. Funeral services will be conducted from the residence this aft eritocn at 3:-30 o'clock, following which ♦ he body Mill be sent to Charlottsville. Va., for interment by Johns. Mr. Reeves was one of the pioneers of Birmingham, coming here in 1887 from Virginia. He was prominently identified with industrial affairs and at the time of his death was chief clerk of the coucher division of the Tennessee Coal* Iron and Railroad company. 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