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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
KINCHEN ACQUITTED
 OF MURDER CHARGE

Amite, La, July 2.-A verdict of not guilty was rendered here tonight in the case of Benjamin Kinchen, tried as an accessory to the murder of J. O. Breeland, his wife and stepdaughter, Mrs. Joe Everett, near Tickfaw in this parish, January 22, 1909. It was charged that Kinchen induced other parties to kill the Breeland family.
 The crime was one of the most atrocious in the criminal annals of Louisiana. Held up on a lonely country road Breeland was first mortally wounded and his wife and daughter pleading for their lives, were then ruthlessly shot down. Mrs. Everett bore in her arms a young baby, which was left by the roadside. It died short ly afterward from the effects of ex- posture thus suffered. Breeland lived long enough to relate the circum- stances and declared that A. Blount, a prominent young farmer of this parish, had done the shooting. Blount was tried on the charge several months ago, found guilty and hanged. The motive for the crime was said to have been the silencing of Breeland as witness in a case in which relatives of. Kin chen and Blount were involved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
HENRY WATTERSON'S
 SON IS IN TROUBLE
Ewing Watterson Is Jailed on
 Charge of Assault
HOTEL KEEPER IS SHOT
Young Watterson Has Been Mentally Wrong for Some Time, According to His Father, But Had Never
 Been in m Asylum

Kingston, N. T., July 2.-tSpecia)- Ewing Watterson, eldest son or COL Henry Watterson, who shot Michael J' Martin, a hotel keeper and fired into crowd was committed to the Kingston iail this morning to await further ex- animation next Thursday on charge of assault in the first degree. He was arraigned before police justice Rowe at Saugerties, N T., and was represented by ex-Mayor Vim. D. Brinnler of Kings ton.
 Watterson's counsel asked that ball be fixed which was opposed by As sistant District Attorney Travers, who said that If Martin died the people did not wish Watterson running around loose, especially since he had given his captor a desperate struggle and two loaded revolvers had been taken from him. His counsel will apply in supreme court to Justice Betts for his release on bail.
 pr. Rudolph Diedling, of Saugerties, who was present at MT. Brinnier's re- quest. stated that Martins injuries probably would not prove mortal. Wat terson expressed regret at the shooting, more especially, he said, because his father had expected to spend several days with him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
BIG BAND CONCERT AT
 COREY THIS AFTERNOON
Music Under Auspices of the Music Study Cub-Many Other Attractions For the vistor-Can See Where Work Has Commenced On Two Plants That will
 Cost $8.00O,O00- Good Car Service

/ The free band concert of Birmingham, under the auspices of the Music Study club, will be held at Corey this afternoon, and special street car service has been arranged to care for the big crowd that is anticipated.
 The ladies of the club were grateful to the Corey Land company for check for S200 toward the free concert fund, and suggested to Robert Jemison. Jr, presi- dent of the Corey Land company. that the next concert be held at Corey. He gladly accepted the opportunity, and q beautiful. capacious band stand has been erected under large tree in one of the prettiest parts of the property. The cars run right to the band stand and there will be ample car service for the crowd. :
 Corey Is Interested
 Public interest always centers on the place where large plants are being con- structed, and Corey has the largest plants in the history of the south now in the course of construction. The American Steel and Wire company plant will cover IS acres employ 1500 men and make 450 tons of nails, wire, staples. fence, etc.. every day. and the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad company's by-product coke ovens will cover 1200x1l00 feet, as much as three or four city blocks, Work is d. ready under way on both of these plantsI end can Do seen at Corey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
WANT REVISION ON
 BUSINESS RATES
Railroad Commission to Hear
 Express Case Tuesday
POLITICS IN CHILToN
Weiss Is Elected Mnjor--screws Is in Earnest About Bill to Provide for Governors Mansion-Out-
 law Act Killed

Montgomery, July 2-(Speclai)-7a general revision of rates on business moved in Alabama is what the southern Express company is demanding or the railroad commission, and a nearing oi' the various details of the question IS set down for Tuesday next, MonuaS' the regular meeting day of the com mission being a legal holiday.
 Some time ago the fish and oyster men of Pensacola, Fla, found that they were cut out of much of the Alabama trade by reason of the fact that the rates from Mobile were lower than from that city. The interstate com merce commission, to which body the matter was taken, did not thinR the rates from Pensacola too high' so II would appear, logically, that the rates from Mobile would be the only ones to be adjusted.
 The demand of the citizens of Lanett for a depot on the Western of Alabama, at that place, and a request to change the name of Kingston, on the Moplle and Ohio, to Spur, is the only other business docketed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
SHOOTING OCCURS
 ON PUBLICS

Athens, July -(Special)-About 6 o'clock this afternoon Charles Hardy. a farmer living six miles north of Athens, was shot by George Black, a young planter living eight miles west of Athens. The shooting took place on the public square in Athens.
 Hardy was in his wagon accompanf- ed by his son and it is said was pre- pairing to start for home when the dif- ficulty was renewed, the two men hav- ing had row during the afternoon Black Is said to have fired one shot that struck the man in the left side, rang ing through his lower bowels, produc- ing what Is believed will be a fatal wound. He fell from the wagon and was fired on. it is said, again. The son of the wounded man then drew a revolver and fired five times at Black but his aim was poor and none of the shots took effect
 Black was immediately arrested and Is in jail awaiting the outcome of the wounds produced by his revolver. Black Is son of one of the most prominent men in his section and Hardy is a member of well known family.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
co,one, watterson Grieyed

New York, July 2.-(Special)- Watterson, who is staying at the Man haitian club in this city, said today that he would leave immediately to see his son. He was deeply saddened by the tragic affair which comes so quickly after the death of one of his daughters, and the death of his young lawyer of this city. who fell from a 19-story window of the Trust Company of North America about two years ago.
 s"The only thing his mother and I ask Is that we be allowed to take the boy away and place him in a private asy- lum." said Colonel Watterson, "and think we should be able to arrange that. We have tried many times before to persuade him to go to retreat of some kind, but he would never consent
 Ewing was always a peculiar boy He was always very quiet and reserved but we knew his mind was not normal. He was a victim of acute melancholia and that took the form of religious mania and hallucinations that some one was trying to injure him.
 But this is the first time that his mania ever showed any homicidal ten dencies and 1t is terrible. My deepest sympathies are with the family of the poor fellow whom he shot and who, I am sure, had done nothing to offend him.
 Some years ago, Ewing wanted to leave the south and hoping that a change of environment would do him good-or at least keep him quiet. for we never thought he would be absolute ! ly cured, l sent him west He and his wife and children lived on a ranch for some time but he tired of that and wanted to come east. So I bought him little farm near Saugerties and We also hoped that the pure air and the quiet farm life would do him good. am very fond of his wife and children and, of coarse. everything possible will be done for him."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03

Many people are interested in seeing tho place of the greatest real estate sale in the history of the south, and that is Corey, where over $S00.0o0 was sold in one day. Then Corey Is a new city, being built complete from the ground up, and will prove a great attraction to every body. The streets are being paved, sewers laid, sidewalks, curb and gutters built; buildings erected. ana during the next few months there win be over 100 build ings constructed, including residences and stores.
 In year Corey will be a city of several thousand inhabitants, and all this work Is being done to. afford them place to live These people will be the men en1- ployed in the great new plants and their families
 Demand for Property
 The demand for Corey property is some. thing wonderful. and after the company takes its property off the market at an early date there will be an actives trading in the property already bought. Every day there are dozen or more lots applied for at the office of the Jemison Real Es- tate and Insurance company.
 The company will soon announce the ex. act date on which the property will bo taken from the market, and until that time there are limited number of lots still on sale, and among them some of tho very best In the property. 70
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
SENATOR JOHNSTON
 IS AGAIN AT HOME

Senator Joseph F. Johnston has returned from New Orleans, where he attended the funeral of his late colleague, Senator McEniry of Louisiana, in the official ca pacity as representative of the govern ment
 The senator said last night that the people of the state were deeply grieved at the demise of their statesman and turned out in large numbers at the fu- neral, which he said was one of tho most impressive he had ever witnessed. Senator Johnston set to work imme- diately upon his return on the report of the minority of the committee on the cost of living, which will occupy his at tention for several weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
BOND ELECTION
 IN BUTLER COUNTY
900 BOND ISSUE FOR GOOD ROADS. NEGRO WOMAN WAS 115 YEARS OLD

Greenville, July 2.-(Special) )-Today all over Butler county the question of good roads is being discussed by the people and from all the indications the county will go by a good majority for the is- suance of bonds for S15o,OOo. with which to build roads. In the Greenville beat the majority at this time is almost three to one and is expected to be even greater From the other beats heard from the majority is in favor of the bonds.
 Mrs Frank Mad< was hostess yester- day afternoon from to at a delight ful affair given by the Amaranth class of the Baptist church. The large class of ladies and number of guests were present and were welcomed by the hostess who was assisted in the entertainment of her guests by Miss Ida Kern, Miss Ethel Cowart Mrs. Robert Haygood and Mrs J. A Haygood. Fruit punch was served by Miss Florence Haygood and Effie Nelle Perdue.
 News comes from a place called Bruchy Creek, a small settlement about b miles from Greenville, of the death Wednes- day of an aged negro woman by the name of IIarriett Ruffin. She was 115 years old, the records of her master dur Ing the Civil war have it, and until the end she was in a remarkably well pre- served state. Last year she picked some cotton and the year before also. This year she has done nothing, as she was too feeble.
 The voters of the beat in which Green vile is situated have had a novel ex- perience today. The automobiles have been going to and from the polling place with those tn favor of good roads, car rying the voters in favor of the bond issue They have been busy all day and needless to say have entirely displaced the carriages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
PoIit,cs of Chiffon

No democrats are offering Tor the legislature in Chiffon, there being small show to elect one in this republican stronghold. W. l.. Popwell and ;. w. Collins are seeking the republican en- dorsement. which will be determined on July 25. The socialists have also put out a ticket, desiring, they say, to pre- sent a campaign of education J. M. Dennis, tax collector. who was In to- day, brought the news that the soclal- ist crowd Is getting busy.
 Though there has been too much rain and the cotton is beginning to feel it, MT. Dennis says crops are fine In ms section. He has never known so much corn to be in sight as Is now and only good reports come from the fruit and vegetables, of which Chiffon raises many now. Taking the county as whole, MT. Dennis thinks 1t a mighty fine place in which to live.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Famous Engineer Dead

Charlotte, N. O., July Maj. James Wilson. who built the Western North Carolina railroad through the Blue Ridge mountains, at the time conceded to be the most wonderful piece of en- gineering in America, died at his home The greater part of his life was spent with the railroad and for many years he was it's president, rising from the position of civil engineer. He was a Confederate soldier, entering the army as a private, when he left the North Carolina university. He surrendered as major. He was the son of Dr. Alex ander Wilson, an eminent physician.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
ALABAMA BAPTIST
 STATE CONVENTION

Huntsville, July 2.-(Special.)-The Alabama Baptist state convention will be held in Albertville July 1921, and an attendance of from three to four thous- and delegates is expected. Judge N. D. Denson will preside. The report of the secretary on the progress of the Bap- tfst church in Alabama will show that there are 1879 churches in the state with membership aggregatfng l77,- s75, while there are 12S4 Sunday schools with 99,232 officers, teachers and members. The churches own $2,435.7s1 worth of property. For home purposes they gave $51S.seS away last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Smith-HOWe11

Smiths Station, July 2.-(special.)-A social event of much interest throughout Lee county and to friends of the contract ing parties in other cities of the state and In Georgia was the marriage of Miss Carrie Will Howell of this place and MT. L. c. Smith of Ensley. The ceremony was performed Thursday afternoon at Mount Zion Methodist church. the cere- mony being performed by the Rev. MT. Clendenning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Railroad OmcinIs Elected

Richmond, Ind, July 2.-At a meeting of directors of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad of Indiana. held in this city this afternoon, the following of- flcials were elected: Frank M. Whitta- ker, Richmond, Va, president; Henry c. Starr. Richmond. Ind, vice president; James Stewart Mackie, New York, sec retary. The Chesapeake and Ohio Rail- road of Indiana Is the newly incorpor-
 ated concession which tAkes over the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louisville road recently purchased by the Chesapeake and Ohio at. receivers ae1bk ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Barbecue for Convicts

Phenix City. July 2.-(special. )-A unique barbecue was given nine miles west of the city today. The scene was the county convict camp. The host was James O'Grady of Phenix City. The dinner was given to the road hands in appreciation of their faithful services. They have done excellent work, and MT. O'Grady. who Is one of the Lee county commissioners, wished to show his appreciation of their services. Following the barbecue, there was fish fry, given at a spot about a mile distant. and dance was also ar ranged for those who wished to express their exuberance in that festive manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
ALABAMA RIVER
 RISES RAPIDLY
WATER IS NEARING THE DANGER LINE-sELMA PosTcFFICE NOW IN FIRST CLASS-NEGRO KILLED BY LIGHTNING

Selma, July 2.-(Specia1)- )-Heavy rains in Georgia and over the basin in the northern part of the state tributary to the Alabama river is causing that stream to rise rapidly at this point and will cause if to overflow to the lowlands south or here.
 It is predicted that the Alabama river will reach the 20-foot stage by tomorrow morning and which is close to the danger line. With the heavy rains continuing Ill Georgia and the northeastern part of the state the river will continue to rise be- vond that stage. and if it does hundreds or aores of low farm lands along 1t will be overflowed.
 The heavy rains of the week haVe caused the creeks throughout this section to rise fast, and with more rains many of these creeks will overflow into the low lands. Such overflows would prove most disastrous to crop conditions, Tor the crops have already began to deteriorate under the heavy rains of the past week.
 The Selma postoffice is now numbered among the first-class postoffices Tn the Tinted States, being placed in that class on July 1. The receipts of the locai office have increased greatly over the re- ceipts of previous years during the past few months, and soon after Postmaster D. M Scott sent in his quarterly report' on March H. he received notice 10 the aefect that the Selma office would be list ed as a frst-class office beginning July |.
 Tomorrow MT. and Mrs. MOTHS koe- npstahl will announce the engagement Of their daughter, Miss Helen Koeingstahl' to MT. Lewis Hart of London. Ensland The wedding ceremony will be celebrated here during the early fall, after which inc young couple will leave for their fu- ture home in England. Miss Koeingsthal Is one of the most popular members or the young Jewish social set, and Is most attractive young woman. The groom-to- he ia A prominent young business man, located at present in New York;
 An old negro woman employed m the kitchen of the hotel at Plantersville was killed by lightning during an electrical storm about noon today. She was work ing in the kitchen when the ligntnlng struck the building No other deaths are reported. A cloudburst about noon today also hadly damaged the plant of the Jack son Lumber company at Riderville' The damage to the plant is estimated at sew eral thousand dollars.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
We'll Known Aldbdn1idns
 In Birmin9hdm Yesterday
By WALTER HARPEn.

Scott Maxwell, agent of the Indian Head Cotton mills, located at Cordova, was in Birmingham yesterday.
 MT. Maxwell has about recovered from the serious injury he received about a. month ago in a wreck on the, Frisco. railroad near Jasper. Three of his ribs were fractured and he was otherwise bruised and injured. He suffered greatly from, the injuries and the shock.
 R. C. Jelks of Corona spent part of yesterday in Birmingham He was reg istered at the Hotel Hillman.
 The peach crop in the southern part Of Morgan county promises to be very large and the fruit fine," said A. E. Jack son of Hartselle, who spent yesterday in Birmingham.
 Peach growing is getting to be quite an important industry in north Alabama The Elberta is grown very successfully at Hartselle."-
 Riverside is improving very rapidly" said H. c. Afford of that enterprising It,
 
 mingham yesterday Riverside is in the midst of a very fertile agricultural sec tion. The farmers are progressive and prosperous. We also have some clay, timber and other resources that are im- portant. and that are to be developed ex- tensively in the near future"
 J. M Kyser of Albertville spent yester- day in Birmingham. He was registered at the Morris hotel
 MT. Kyser is a cotton seed oil and fer tilizer manufacturer with extensive in- terests over north Alabama.
 T. D. Woods of Clanton was business visitor to Birmingham yesterday. He stopped at the Morris hotel.
 Dr. J. H. Reed a prominent physician and druggist of Epes, spent yesterday in Birmingham. He was registered at the Florence hotel
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Doctor. to Meet nt Roanoke

Columbus, Ga, July 2.-(Special)-Co- lumbus physicians are greatly interested In the approaching meeting of the Chatta- hoochee Valley Medical and Surgical as- sociation at Roanoke. Ala. July 12 and 13 This will be the eighth semi-annual meet ing of the association. which Is composed of physicians and surgeons in the cities and towns in the Chattahoochee valley section of Georgia and Alabama.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Merchants to Give Barbecue

Phenix City. July 2.-(special) )-Thc merchants of the city will give big bar becue at the Edmonds place. west of town. on July f. A committee composed of A. M. Childs, chairman, and others has been appointed and Is perfecting the plans for the occasion. The merchants plan to close up shop, forget business for a day and have the time of their lives out in the country.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Club Declines Invitation

Huntsville, July 2.-(Special)-Th Huntsville Business Mems club has re- ceiyed a letter from the Nashville Au- tomobile club in response to the in- vitation extended the club to spend the Fourth in this city. The letter says that the club will make trip to some uity nearer Nashville.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Bad Fight nt Huntsville

Nashville, July 2.-(special) )-Albert Vaughn and John Jordan engaged in a light at the Vaughn house this fore noon and Jordan attempted to make use of a hatchet. Vaughn knocked the man aeneeless with bottle of soda pop. Both men were placed under arrest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
MAY BE LYNCHING IN HOUSTON COUNTY

Montgomery, July 2-(SpeciaD--Pri- vate Secretary J. D. McNeel tonight ordered Sheriff T. W. Butler, of Dothan. to call the military of that city to ser vice at Columbia, where 1t was said a negro was about to be lynched. No particulars were given and the nature of the crime Is not known.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Weiss Is MniOr

Having received all of the 26 votes cast for major of the third battalion second infantry, Capt. w. F. Weiss, long in command of the Montgomery True Blues, has been commissioned major succeeding Major Carl Seals of Birmingham. Captain Weiss has been with the Blues since June 1898. rising to the command from the ranks. He is succeeded by Capt. P. o. Franson, pro- noted from first lieutenant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
 peters Elected Principal

Girard. July 2.-(Special.)-Prof. c. W. Peters of Girard has been elected princi- pal of the schools at Hurtsboro. and will take up his work there in the fall. He left Thursday morning on an extenoe0 western trlp. During his absence he will visit New Mexico, Colorado. and other states, returning to Hurtsboro about Sep tsmbsr | i, '.~ <
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Screws Is in Earnest

M. H. Screws, nominee for the sen ate from Montgomery county, is in ear- nest about his intention to push bill in the coming legislature for a gover- nors mansion. Tt Is one of the very few states in the union that does not in this way provide for its chief execu- tive, and 1t seems to me that Alabama is long enough in the list of the back ward in matter so important"
 Judge Screws is not welded to any part of thet city for the location. Any lot that is large enough and well enough situated Is sufficient he said though, of course, it would be best If near the capitol itself. The appro- priation should, in ny opinion, be al least $75,00O, and with this the state could put up a home that would not only be a pride to the state, but an in- ducement to the governors of the fu- ture to live most of thcir time In this city,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Windhnm Is Held

John W. Windham of Randolph county, charged with holding John Trammell. a negro, in peonage, has been held for trial under bond. Trammell was held some days ago as the witness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
Aitruri.n Church Service.

All are cordially welcome at the service of the Alutrurian church. Cable hall. 1s1s Second avenue, Sunday at 10 a. m. The subject of the sermon will bs Living % sssi''s < Ssl }, N x
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-07-03
McNeil Drops Out
Tax Arreement E.lI.

Failing to agree on a plan of taxing the corporations of the county. the board of revenue of Montgomery county has put the matter up to the state tax commis- sion. This does not apply to public service corporations, already assessed.