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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
TERMS LONDON A
CITY OF PAGANS
Returned Missionary Not
Pleased With Conditions
COPY SUPREME COURT
Principal Constitutional Features of
American Tribunal to Be Adopted
in Adding to Powers Of
Law Lords
COPY SUPREME COURT

London, April ISIS London a pagan
city?
The British capital Is shocked to find
itself so classified by returned mis-
sionary, the Rev. Dan Crawford, who
after % years spent among the savages
of darkest Africa, finds London more
ungodly than Timbucktoo ''The Lon
doner has ceased to read his Bible" DR..
Crawford regrets. And the Rev. 2. J.
Campbell, the pulpit orator who is al
ready we'll known in the United States
grudgingly agrees with him.
Not so the dean of st. Paul's The Rev
DIR. 1nge defies pessmism and contradiets
the divine from the theoretically Ozark
Continent fatty and decisively. He told
the congregation at Southwark cathedral
few days ago that even Oliver Cromwell
stern puritan of his day, or the father
of Priscilla, the Puritan maiden of Ply-
mouth Rock, u, s. A, would be quite
satisfied with conditions in Pimlfco or
Piccadilly If they were to be translated
back within the sound of Bow Bells. DIR.
Crawford is. using the wrong kind of
trumpet" quoth the dean. what he SAYS
might hold good of Chicago-probably it
does: but II Is not a true epitome of Lon
don's religious aspect"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
CONDEMNED NEGRO
MAY NOT HANG

Nashville, April 1s-A warrant has
been sworn out before a local magis-
trate for the arrest of George John
son, alias George Jones, a white man
charging the murder of Herman Hen
nening, for which Pat Mulloy, negro
Is under sentence to hang next Tues
day.
The crime occurred August 6, 1909
The warrant Is based on the affidavit
of Mrs Allie Griffin and the state
ment of Miss Carey Ellis, white wom-
en-. The former claims that an un-
known white man came to the restaG.
rant where she was employed on the
night of the murder and claimed he
had killed Henning following a quar-.
rel over change. Miss Ellis stated that
Johnson had admitted the killing Il
her.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
!. SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

Boston, April 1S.-Herbert Myricl< and
James NJ Cunningham, publishers of the
Orange Judd Northwest Tarmstead of
Springfield, were found guilty of con-
spiraoy to obtain Illegally second class
mailing privileges for that publication
by a jury in the United States district
court today.
Charleston, w Va, April S.-Governor
Hatfield tonight appointed commission,
comprising II members to take up the
question of settling> West virginia's pro-
portion of the debt of the original COM
monwealth of Virginia.
Ithaca. n. y, April 1s.--Harry Thurston
Peck, professor of ancient languages in
Columbia university for % years, is criti-
cally ill at the Ithaca city hospital He
is under the care of special physicians
who give little hope of recovery although
they say the end may not be near.
Washington, April 1s-Contracts for the
construction of two gigantic floating
cranes for use in connection with the
Panama canal were let today by the 18TH
mian canal commission to a German con-
cern whose bid of SS37,5O0 was more than
$780, below that of the lowest American
bidder.
New York, April 1S.-The conference OF
rural industrial schools for negroes of the
south was told today that so many new
institutions had been established to help
the southern negro that the present sys-
tenn of raising funds had broken down.
Baton Rouge, La, April 1S.-An impor-
tant decision bearing upon the plan of
the Western Union Telegraph company to
combine its offices in Louisiana with
those of the Cumberland Telephone COM
pany, subsidiary of the American Tele-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
SAYS THAT PARIS is
INJURIOUS TO GIRLS

Chicago, April 18.-'T often won
dered how many young women who
come to Paris 'to be finished and ed
ucated,' have been broken down NOR
ally by the life here. I have heard
of and seen several instances"
The foregoing statement was con
tained in letter received by Leuten.
ant Governor O'Hara. chairman of this
Illinois vice commission. today from
Il. Il. Gillette. Al Boulevard Haussman
Paris, France.
II have no hope that fallen womer
can be redeemed he wrote. Il reached
this conclusion after the expenditure o.
a great deal of time and money"
The letter advocates law prohibit
ing fallen women from appearing II
public within certain hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
GAS ASSOCIATION
ENDS CONVENTION

Charlotte, N. c.. April 1S.--The South
ern Gas association, which has been ir
session for the past two days, ad-
journed this morning to meet next
year in Mobile. New officers were
chosen as follows:
President, James Ferrier of Rome. Ga.
First vice president, M. M. Moore OF
Austin. Tex.
Second vice president, Max D. Dex-
ter of Columbus Ga.
Secretary and treasurer, A, d. Brewer
Of Atlanta. Ga,
Chattanooga, Tenn; q. M. Howsman
New Orleans; J. M, Golden. 9avaunah,
eul r 4 caxr. Durham, ~ 9,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
BELIEVE BOSTON
MAN COUNTERFEITER

Pueblo, Col, April 1S.-FranlST Cas-
madell. a wealthy Boston young man
and divorce petitioner here, was arr
rested in the office of his attorney to-
day on what the police believe was a
counterfeit United States court war
rant He was hurried to the railroad
station by a stranger who said he was
a federal marshal. AS the train was
about to leave for Kansas City, Cas-
madells attorney caused his client $
arrest by the police on a technical COM
paint whereat the alleged marshal
fled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
PARCEL POST CANDY
POISONS SIX PEOPLE

York, Pa, April 1s.-Candy sent by
parcel post from Harrisburg to f. M.
AItland, postmaster at Dillsburg, pois-
oned six persons in the little town.
Postmaster Atland and his daughter,
Catharine, are seriously i'll.
The others made sick are Bailey
SIahr aid Robert Smith, rural free de-
livery carriers. and Maud Klugh and
Helen Spahr, school children. Resi-
dents of Dillsburg are greatly excited
over the poisoning and an investiga-
ton is being made. Postmaster Altland
ate three pieces of the candy and treat
ed his daughter and the two carriers.
The daughter gave the Klugh and
Spahr girls some of the candy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Mrs. Annie Goblin

Funeral services over the remains OF
Mrs. Annie Goblin, aged 40 years. who
died in local infirmary yesterday morn
ing, will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock from st. Pauls Catholic church.
interment will follow in Elmwood ceme-
terry. The funeral will start at 1:30 o'clock
from the residence OF Frank Petway, 61s
Twelfth street, south. Mrs Goblin was
the wife OF ]. II. Gobin
The pallbearers are: p. FL. Linnehan
r. T.. German, F. III. Petway, A. F..
Wyatt, J. w. Crawford and j. M. Slip
ham. Mrs. Goblin was a member of the
Ladies auxiliary of the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen. and this order will
have charge Of the services at the ceme-
terry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19

phone and Telegraph company. was hand
ed down by the Louisiana railway COM
mission today with the issuance of an
order authorizing such consolidation at
Jeanerette, La.
New Y orlz, April 1S.-The national cham
picnships of the Amateur Fencers league
of America were decided here tonight.
Es stman, Ga, April 1S.-Florida winter
tourists returning to northern and west
ern homes on train No. %, the Southern
railways Kansas City-Florida special re-
ceived a severe shaking up early this
morning when the train was wrecked near
here.
London, April 1S.-A Central News dis
patch from Saloniki today says the sew
enth division of the Bulgarian army has
received orders to march against Mon
astir, now held by the Servian troops.
Bucharest, Roumania, April 1S-What
at first was supposed to have been an
attempt to assassinate Minister of the
Interior Jonensen in parliament turned
out today to have been a demonstration
by a student to draw attention to the
grievances of Roumanians In Macedonia.
washington, April 1S-Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds left for New York to-
night to remain until Monday.
Mexico City. April 18,-Contreras to-
day began an attack on the town OF
Durango. A private message sent from
a town near Durango said the govern
ment forces there numbered about 600.
Harrisburg, Pa, April 1S.-The Penn
sylvania commission on the celebra- :
tion of the semi centennial of the bat
tie of Gettysburg, tonight authorized
a call to representatives of the ma
tional and stateagovernments in charge
of preparations for the observance next
July.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
QUEEN THEATRE IS
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Structure Completely Gut
ted by Fire Early
This Morning

Fire broke out at / :s5 o'clock this MORN
ing In the Queen theatre on Twentieth
street, between Third and Fourth avenues.
The structure was completely Quilted.
Companies l and answered the call and
in a few minutes after the arrival of the
firemen the fire was under control. The
damage was estimated at about $500. 1t
was practically impossible to learn at an
early hour this morning just how the
blaze started. It seems that 1t started
in little room next to the operator s
room.
The Queen theatre is situated in one of
the busiest parts of the business district
and had it not been for the alertness of
the fire laddies the fire might have proved
very serious.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Pat and the Apostles
nv "H VT
From Judge

An English commercial traveller was
one day driving past the general post
office in Dublin, Ireland. Over the front
entrance of the building stand three
large stone figures. representing three
of the apostles. The inquisitive traveller
asked the jarvey who was driving the
outside car whom those figures denoted.
TO which the answer quickly came, 'erhe
three apostles, yer honor
But" said the traveller, III thought
there were twelve of them. Where are
the other nine?''
Inside. yer honor. sorting the letters. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Cablegram From Toxic

San Francisco. April 1S--A cable
gram from Toxic received tonight by
the Japanese American. Japanese
newspaper here. describes the mass
meeting of Japanese and American
missionaries yesterday over which
Count Okuma presided.
The message refers to the address
of Bishop Harris of the Methodist
Episcopal church for Japan and Corea,
whose cablegram to the Legislature to-
day was the subject of comment in the
senate. Bishop Harris wept while
speaking and said he believed his 30
years work for peace and good Will
between the United States and Japan
was about to be undone II the CALI
fornia Legislature did not modify its
attitude.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
SULZER CONFIDENT OF PASSING
THE DIRECT NOMINATION BILL

Albany. April 1S.-"If these gentle
men with my help and the agencies
expect to put to work can't secure
the passage of this bill between now
and the S1st day of December, next.
then I don't know much about pol
itfcs."
This was the declaration of Cover
nor sulzer tonight in announcing that
he had appointed a nonpartisan COM
mittee of 100 prominent men to aid in
procuring the enactment of a direct
nomination law. Several bills of this
nature are now pending before the
Legislature
The governors statement was made
at the close of a conference with sew
eral advocates of direct nominations
at which a bill prepared by commit
military aviation, bringing the total
for the ensuing year now up to s1,170,-
600 The army wing of the royal fly
ing corps consists of 112 officers and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
To Develop wheatley Hall Estate

of turning lawns into lambing meads
and nacestral halls into workshops and
factories, Sir William Cooke has sold his
Wneatley Hall estate, near Doncaster, to
a syndicate, and 1t will, be, developed
along Industrial ways" This is an awful
shock to some of our dandy dukes, for
Wheatley Hall is a famous place. Once 1t
sheltered Charles III, when the son of
Charles the Martyr was a King with
out crown and ''living off the country
so TO speak. 1t contains one of the finest
staircases and some of the best examples
of early French woodwork to be
found in England. An American million
alre. one of the Goulds, rumor says, has
offered tall price for the staircase and
some of the carved panels.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Builds Own Monument

Because his poetry is perishable,
Richard Kestle, an 81-year-o1d inhab-
liant of Cornish parish. has just built
a wonderful monument to perpetuate
his fame as a poet. Kestle has never
written a word of poetry in his life.
He recites 1t just as the words come
to him, rhymes on almost any topic
simply bubbling out of his mouth. "But
all my thoughts are nearly gone" said
the old man sadly. "Can I show the
world that 1 really have been poet?''
Thus it was that Kestle early last year
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Judge W. H. Clopton

Huntsville, April 1S.-(special.) )--Judgs
William II. clopton. a former Huntsville
man who moved to st. Louis a short
time after the civil war and was district
attorney at st. Louis under President
Cleveland, died at his home In St. Louis
yesterday, aged 66 years. He was a Con-
federate veteran and was brother of
j. Walter Clopton of this county. Two
sons. William II. Clopton. captain In
the United States army. and Dr.. Malvern
Clopton Of st. Louis. also a married
daughter survive him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
DR.. c. M. McNair

Ozark, April 1s.-(special) )-Dr. c. NJ.
McNair died at his home in College street
ct O'Clock this morning lie had been
III Tor several years with q complication
OF diseases: the principal of which was
bngnrs disease. He leaves widow
ana daughter and many relatives and
friends to mourn mis- death, No funeral
ARRANGEMENTS have as vets been an
nohnced.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19

RIVER GAUGE REACHES
5O.6 FEET AT NATCHEZ

Natchez, Miss, April 1s.-The river
gauge at p. m. here today registered
sos feet. rise of five-tenths in "a
hours.
Capt. C. o. Sheriff., United States
engineer in charge of the fourth Mis-
sissippi river district, said the crest
may reach here May 4.
On account of the crevasse water
frcm Red Fork, Ark, reaching Lake
Village Ark, in the upper Tensas ba-
sin, the trains of the Memphis, Helena
and Arkansas division of the st. Louis,
Iron Mountain and Southern railway
are detoured, going by Montrose and
McGhee
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
CONDITIONS AT BABY
FARM ARE INHUMAN
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tisements are blinds. They asserted the de-
mand for infants exceeded the supply.
DIR. Wood said that in 10 years there
have been 600 patienes In his hospital and
denied there ever had been death. When
the committee showed him the records
Of the city health apartment to which
four still births had been reported he
changed his testimony. He insisted no
crippled children had been born.
The doctor said he spent s1600 in adver7
tising, mostly in farm publications He
charged patients-from $lO0 to $780, he
said. A physician from the health de-
partment testified that Woods hospital
was insanitary, and he would recommend
that IL be closed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
The Kind of Police Needed

|, From the Louisville Post.
What New York needs is what every
American city needs; A military police
force.
Admission to that force should be upon
terms conforming to military require
ments. Old men ought not to be ap-
pointed to the police force. Men given
to drink ought not to be appointed There
ought to be rigid physical requirements
as to height, weight and strength.
These officers should then be subjected
to military drill and to military orders.
Requirements OF this kind constitute no
hardship. On the contrary, they raise the
dignity Of the department and increase
its efficiency.
Then there should be power to call in
for inspection United States army off
GERS, who should be asked to inspect not
only the police force itself, but the con-
dition of the city, as though it were a
great military camp.
When we have in every American city
force of this character, we will hear
far less of police corruption and of in.
reference of the police in political af
fairs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19

tee named to draft such measure was
approved. This bill will be introduced
In the legislature Monday Unless some
satisfactory direct nominations law il
passed before lawmakers adjourn Il
is expected Governor Sulzer will cal
a special session to consider the sub
ject
The bill approved today among 9th.
er things would abolish the convention
system of nominations and eliminate
party emblems from primary ballots. II
also provides for the nomination o.
candidates for United States senator
at direct primaries and delegates Il
national conventions are to be selected
in the same manner
Norman e. Mack, of Buffalo, demo
cratic national committeeman from
New York, heads the committee named
~ the governor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Clabby and McGoorty Matched

Denver, April 1S.-Jimmy Clabby ol
Milwaukee and Eddie McGoorty OF
Oshkosh. Wis, We're tonight matched
TO box 10 rounds in Denver on May @
The men will weigh in at 1853 pounds
at o'clock
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Ralph H. Burt

Ralph H.>Burt. aged years, died yes
terday afternoon in . local infirmary
The remains were sent last night at
1890 o'clock by Lige 10y to Carbon
Hill for interment. The boy is survived
by his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
Ralph Burt of Carbon Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Mrs. A. B. Truitt

Huntsville. April Especial Mrs. A.
b. Iruitt Of Ben Factory. died yesterday
IN NASHVILLE where she had been under
medical treatment several months. She
was ABOUT 70 years old and owned large
farm in the northwestern portion of the
county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Deaths and Funerals
Jesse L. Jones

The remains of Jesse L. Jones, aged 80
years, who died Thursday night were sent
by Shaw's last night to Abernant for in
terment. The decease is survived by his
mother and brother.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19

PORTER CHARLTON
MAKES LAST APPEAL
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Ntohtihueu from f"kc ohe)
claim that Charlton should have been per-
mitted to show at the eXtradition hearing
that he was insane at the time the Of
fense was committed. Mr. Garven arr
gued that the hearing was equivalent to
preliminary hearing" and under the
law governing in the case the law of New
Jersey defenses could not be considered
at preliminary hearings
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19


decided to erect a monument to him
self at the end of his garden, and al
once he set to work selecting beau
tiful white Cornish spar. pieces of stone
found on his grounds. Today the mon-
ument to Richard Kestle is nearly COM
pleted. 1t stands with It's three conical
towers each 20 feet in height, facing
the lane. for everyone to see, won
derful record of an old mans inspir-
alton and purpose. This is the inscrip-
tion 1t bears: "1912-Erected by Rich
ard 7. Kestle, the Cornish poet when in
his eighty-first year" Many tons of
white spar have been used in building
this memorial. Between the towers
spaces have been left for stone figures.
How he managed at his great age to
Greet such monument was told by
Kestle. who said. II got all the stones
myself. Then j laid the foundation for
the building and working very slow
ly built up the walls. keeping the white
spar together with cement and sand.
Putting up the towers was rather hard.
Some architects told me could not do
it, but l went on in my own way, and
now I have finished, look how strong
the walls are. I want them to last for
ever. In this place here" he said, point
ing between two of the towers, 81 am
going to put a. figure of David the
Psalm singer. i expect I shall finish
the monument about May"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
VINCENT ASTOR
METT


perhed the sinking the Titanic
official its $S716690 that
Astor's share under his fathers will is S656OS 546.
According this report the assigned Mrs Madeleine
Colonel antenupta
appraised at ST.
made Mrs. Wiling Astor $7S39
Colonel to
appraisers,
Under Inheritance
this S250O00
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19

More Money for Aviation
The sum of $500. 900 has been added
to the government. appropriation for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
Recognize Union

Remarkable circumstances resulted
In a strike of girls in the CLOSING"
department of the Cooperative Whole
sale society's Wheatsheaf works at
Leicester the largest boot and shoe
factory in England, where 1900 hands
are employed, being thus brought to a
standstill. The strike originated in a
very simple way. One girl was dis
charged for sneering al fellow en-
ploye. She denied the charge and when
a number of other girls took her side
and left work she was reinstated. Il
was then thought that the trouble was
at an end, but the girls concerned who
are members of the National Union of
Boot and Shoe Employees, decided that
they required a safeguard and again
struck work, demanding that the rest
of the girl workers should Join the
union. The factory was working at
high pressure, but the cessation Of
work in one department necessitated
the suspension of all hands So. for the
present, the union has been recognised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-19
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-18
SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES.
w. B. Willis. Aged Farmer, Was Hit
By A Train Last Month.

Charlottesville, Va, Aug. 1S.-W
Byrd Willis, aged II years, 2rom!-
nent farmer of Orange county, died
last Saturday night at the Martha
Jefferson Hospital, this city.
Mr.. Willis was struck by a train and
badly injured on July 6. Acccmpa-
MED by his niece, Miss Lucy Rich
ardson, he started to cross The tracks
south of Orange, on his way to
church. Southern passenger train
No. 8 suddenly ran upon them, strlk-
ing the rear wheel of the buggy and
throwing Mr.. Willis violently 10 the
ground. He was placed in the bag
gage car of the cain and rushed to
this city, where it was found, upon
examination, that his spine was in
jurcd.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-08-18
Girls Chase Officer.

Richmoni, Aug. 1S.-Prohatlon on
fear J. W. Wheaton was chased Sat
urc,ay from the Virginia Home and
industrial School for Girls by thirty
iof the unruly inmates. one of whom
iheid double-barrel shotgun after he
ha gone there to return Marie Nc
Nemar. who had escaped.
Although he drew his revolver ana
fired twice over the heads Of the girls
swho were charging down upon HIM
this act did not have the effect OF
'awing them. but merely seemed IT
further incense them, and they in
ereasei their speed in running to-
ward him.
Fearing that might injure some
of the girls, I thought the best thing
to 10 would be to take 20 my heels,
Whealton said. 81 ran down the road
isibcut 300 yards and into the WOODS.
sat down by branch and waited un-
til the girls had passed. Then ! has
'teend to the home of Dir. c. II. Rudd
near Bon Air. and telephones to po-
lice headquarters for help"