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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
MAN IS IDENTIFIED
ASM. M MULL|N
Police Believe He Fell Off
High Porch
FROM CHATTANOOGA
Many Features Of Death Made Au-
thorities at First Suspect MUIR
der-Negroes Tell of Seeing
Man on Porch
FROM CHATTANOOGA

The old man found dead in the al
ley in the rear of the Hillman hotel
late Saturday night was identified yes-
terday by Pat Alinnehan as Martin
MacMullin. claiming that he was a
bricklayer by trade. MacMullin had
been In Birmingham for several weeks
and was a member of the Bricklayers'
union of Chattanooga. The remains will
be held at the 10y morgue pending the
receipt of directions from the union
at Chattanooga.
The police now firmly believe that
MacMullin was not murdered. but that
he met death by accidentally falling
from the porch of a negro lodging
house in the alley. The porch is about
20 feet above the alley pavement How
ever. the murder theory has not been
entirely eliminated and there is a small
chance that further investigation Will
of foul play.
Lying on Porch
Ely Parish. negro who was ques-
toned concerning the case Saturday
night, stated that he had gone to the
lodging house about II o'clock and
that MacMullin was lying in cor
ner on the porch. lie asked Ed Balls.
another negro who lives in the house.
who the man on the porch was. Par
ish said that he spoke to MacMullin
and asked him to get off the porch.
and that the old man asked him for
quarter Parish refused and finally
went for an officer. lie found Police
man Hood at the corner of Eighteenth
street and Fourth avenue and the two
returned to the scene to find MacMul-
lin lying in pool Of blood In the al
lev Ed Balls, the other negro. cor
roborated the story told by Parish and
added that when Parish went for the
police MacMullin got up from the porch
and started to walk to the stairway
leading to the alley. He stated that
he then closed the door to his room
and knew no more about the case un-
til summoned by the police.
Found in Alley
When the police arrived MacMullin
was lying in the alley. directly under
the top step Of the stairway. 1t is sup
posed that he started down the stairs
missed the first step and pitched over
the bannister. Several heavy telephone
cables were stretched down the alley
running about foot from the ban
MISTER and II MacMullin fell 1t was
necessary for him to either fall be-
tween the two wires or to have pitched
| over them. which would probably have
thrown the body farther out into the
alley.
There was a terrible cash IN Mac
Mullins head. the skull being badly
crushed. Death was probably instan-
taneous. What at first puzzled the Of
fcers was number of finger nail
prints on the back of the dead mans
hands. indicating that he had been In
scuffle. A motorman on Norwood
car stated that a negro had boarded
his car at 1115 o'clock saturday night
at Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street
and that the negro had an ak wrapped
In a piece of paper.
MacMullin is said to have number
of friends In indianapolis. Ind. 1t IS
PROBABLE that the Bricklayers' union OF
Chattanooga will have charge of the
funeral services.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

A general invitation is given all travel
ing men to relate in this department their
experiences in landing their most diff
cult order.
1t has been suggested many times that
all travelling men would find keen enjoy
ment in hearing of the difficulties and OBJ.
stacles surmounIed by their friends in
their line of work. There is said to be
few If any travelling statesmen but who
remember the circumstances surrounding
what they believe was their most difficult
order. 1t is this character of personal
experiences that are desired.
If any travelling man interested will
write a short story of his greatest trouble
IN getting an order and mail 1t TO the edi-
iorial rooms of this newspaper. the article
will be published IL properly written.
As a reward TO displace the usual
timidity of travelling men In jumping into
rrint," 1t is guaranteed that Murray
Brown and Harry Jones will relate their
N ost difficult order.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
Adams-MOrtOn

The marriage of Mr.. H. r. Adams
and Miss Elsie Morton occurred last
night at the home of the bride on
FIFTY ninth street. Woodlawn, DR.. w.
NJ. Anderfon. pastor of the Fifty. sixth
street Baptist church. officiating.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
To Meet at Chamber of Commerce

The local chapter of the Travellers
Protective association has been invited
by the Chamber of Commerce to meet IN
the rooms of that organization perma-
nently. The meeting place. suggested is
said to be in every way convenient The
association has accepted the invitation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

Mason Brown, a well known travelling
man, is in Birmingham visiting his
brother. Murray Brown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
RlRYINl1HArIy ZRANEZING.. ..SALESNzFN
Travellers Protective Association Wants 1000 New Members
Alabama as Part of National Movement Expe
riences of Landing Hard Orders Are Wanted-Laz
arus Talks on Fascination of 1.-THE Came

having good time in Birmingham. AS
the travelling men are responsible for a
great many of the achievements of this
city, it is planned TO show the state men,
bers what Birmingham can do in the way
Of entertaining them when they meet
here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27
State T. P. AS Meet Here in May

The state Travellers Protective associa-
ton, which is composed of several hum
dred members, will hold its annual meet
ms in Birmingham in May. Definite plans
have not been outlined for the meeting
hut that Birmingham has been selected
as the place has been known for some
tine. The local members of the order. in
Guiding o. p. Fontaine, president of the
local chapter, and Frank NJ. Means, state
president, are arranging tentative plans
for the reception and entertainment of
the members during the meeting. Mr..
Means as state president will preside at
The meeting, while William r. Mabry of
this city is state secretary of the asso-
citation.
1t is expected that the business meet
lngs of the association win be held in the
assembly room of the Chamber of Com
merce as that organization has been OF
iate manifesting an unusual interest in
travelling men of the state. The mer-
chants and citizens of this city, II is ex-
Vected, will join heartily in any plan
Which will result in the travelling men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

The Wesco Supply company employs q
travelling salesmen out of Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

spent several years on the road He
is now the head Of house doing mil
lions of dollars worth of business each
year, but every spring he packs his
suitcase and spends two weeks in his
old stamping grounds. He doesn't care
about the orders, ne just wants to see
his old friends shake their hands, buy
them dinner, tell good story or two,
renew the old friendships of bygone
years and then leave for the next town.
He tells me that this is his vacation,
and 1t is more enjoyable to him than
one spent ar a summer resort.
1--WE get to be commercial gypsies,
| suppose, and we can't get the desire
to roam out of our blood when once
1t gets in"
Hughes b. Kennedy of Wimberly &
Thomas, who Is chairman of the trav-
cling mems committee on hotels
throughout the state, is especially en-
thusiastic of the new Jasper hotel.
THE new Jasper hctel Is most mod
ern hostelry and stands well In COM
parison with any other hotel in the
state" he SAYS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-27

For the purpose of increasing the MEM
hership of the Alabama division of the
Travellers Protective association to looo
before the annual meeting in May at
Richmond, two competitive teams have
been appointed by the local chapter Inc
annual meeting will be held in Richmond.
The effort here is unit OF national
n ovement to make an increase In the
membership of the T. p. As. and it IS
the avowed determination of the local di-
vision to get the 1000 needed from Ala
lama, and even more il possible.
The tive teams appointed, TO be known
IS the Whites and the Blues VIII
start out this morning. In every part
of the state to which team members may
roam efforts will be exerted to get new
members for the association. In Birming-
ham, where a great many persons re-
side who are eligible to membership, spe-
ciai effort will be made TO secure new
r embers OF the association.
o. p. Fontaine, president of the local
chapter, appointed the teams. The local
association has now 7S5 members, and
they are considered among the 'ivest
citizens of this community and state. Sell
Com it is that they fail TO get away
with whatever they undertake, and it is
believed that this effort will be far from
the exception to that rule.
The white" team is composed of the
following:
Ii. e. Shropshire, Sr., captain; Q. r.
Fontane, w. r. Mabry. Gus Eliard, i. A.
Hamilton, Robert Fulford, r. V. Mabry.
]. e. Robinson, Charles Behrman, +. IL.
Vernon. ]. McCary, J. H. Vann, J. y.
Gilmore, E. R. Avery, Dan Williams and
c. b. Hoyle.
The blue" committee is composed Of:
j. f. MeCary, Sr.. captain; Hughes b.
Kennedy, Frank M Means, F. o. Harvey,
Ii. L. Shropshire, Jr., ]. ID. Collins, L. J.
Hans, Frank Clements. c.. r. Lyde, NJ.
Linnehan, L. T. Berry, A. Gross, "A. y.
Powell. E. f. Ronley and e. Swift.
The two committees will make re-
Fort to the next meeting, which will be
| held a week from next Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-09
Kiss Him! Kiss Him! Kiss Your Fellerl''

his head he went off to Sleep after doing the most dar
ing thing he had ever done in his life He whispered
her name aloud, "Nely" Then, bushing at his bold
ness, he closed his eyes and asleep.
TT was another boy that awoke in the morning. He
washed his face twice This may not to you
anything very astonishing, unless you remember having
been thirteen. Besides this, he brushed his hair
fully, and when he went to put on his collar and tie,
discovered, without being reminded by his mother,
that the former dirty and the latter ragged along
the edges He called downstairs
"Ma, kin put my other tie-this ones all old"
He raced through breakfast and snatchng his books
up, left the house good ten minutes earlier than
his custom. AS rule they had to drive him out. But
there need of it today; for he had deepse pur
pose in Fastening. He wanted to 60 to school by a
roundabout way-which led by Her House!
To do this he had to pass Chickering's dollhouse. The
grapes still hung in opalescent clusters but they were
safe from him. Bowkers dog, showing that dogs have
sense, out to wag his tail at the boy-maklng
the second time he had done this Our hero declined
the honor of shying SNOWFALL at him: Fl
nally he paused; for just beyond him Her House,
and at this very moment She came out of the door.
From his position behind tree he Toasted his eyes
the beautiful sight She not dressed she had
been the night BEFORE but she less beautiful in
her plaid dress and blue-and-whte striped stockings
than in her party raiment of snow white And though
those tresses of pure gold were partly hidden by
knitted bonnet there still enough of the gorgeous
adOnment visible to hold him spellbound at the sight.
He longed to rush forward and throw himself headlong
into the snow in her path that she might walk on him
to her feet from the He wanted to dart to
her side and snatch her schoolbooks from her hand,
carrying them himself: But he did neither.
He wach he'd her she passed down the path and out
of her yard, and until she we'll down the
street that he dared follow her.
She stopped at house on her way and hoo-hooed
for somebody within. He eaped behind tree, and his
heart stopped beating; for he thought it Sam Wat
sons house. No; she calling Annie Granger, who
came out the next moment, and joined her. He
relieved that he swung his books by the strap and emit
ted shrill yodel of joy To his dismay she heard
and turned but not quickly enough to catch him, for
he leaped behind another tree, astounded at his
temerty, yet almost wishing that she had him. If
she had done wouldn't she have stopped and let him
walk to school with her? He pictured this possibility
"Hello, Nelly"
Hello, George"
"Kn l carry your schoolbooks Nely?"
"Why, of course l wouldn't let anybody else carry
'em, though"
81 wouldn't carry ANYBODY else's either"
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR FEBRUARY 9.

ocean of liquid perfumed gold, in which his heart
swan, intoxicated 1t was Love!
He never remembered anything about the rest of the
evening. No doubt many things happened. Probably
he had to stand considerable teasing at the hands of
Bimmy and Reddy. Unquestionaby he went home,
first moment of consciousness he crept into
bed with his brother who asked him seeply what kind
of time he had had at that old party"
at wasn't an old party" he replied. at the
finest party you ever heard Of and l had somethn
wonderful time" Then, pulling the blankets
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Oh you dassent! Everybody else did! You've got to-"
Our hero Joined the elamor "Kneel! Kneel!o ~ he
was some fun, after all go on knee" he cried kiss
him, kiss him! Kiss your feler!"
Then it happened She no longer hestatng, but
was advancing straight toward him. She threw the
pillow the carpet in front of him, and knelt on it.
Now sted his laughter, and fright took it's place Her
blushing face coming close to his. He put up his
hands to ward it off; but in vain. Her lips met his
cheek. He squirned and tried to get away. Bmmy
and Reddy holding him. and his burning face was
turned straight to the front The next instant her lips
had pressed his shout, cheer, had rent the silence
of the room, and he sitting there, his mouth
still wet with the touch of her lips, while she stood
in the middle of the roo her cheeks red his
pied tie.
Then surrounded by the girls, she went to her chair;
but in the instant she turned away his eyes met hers
and those lips which but few minutes before had
curled disdanfully at him he smile. The trans
formation complete.
The freckled boy became King of Paradise; the
nuisance of girl with moasses braids became the Fair
est of Her Sex; and those twin ropes Of yellow hair
vanished; while in their place came vast, flashing
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His imagination could fill in no of this scene
until it came the arrival the school; the boys and
girls the high school all the big fellows who
hardly noticed him.
For goodness sakes, isn't this George Wilkins walk
ing with Nelly Gray and carrying her books?"
why yes; didn't you know? She loves him. She
isn't he handsomeo Of course he isn't quite tall
Nelly but he will grow faster and pretty he'll
be taller
Then he would hand her the books and-no, he didn't
think he would kiss her. right there before everybody
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hearted school fellows. He hoped then that she had
not him.
Humpy Johnson, the teacher, made him sit on the
gS sq R the end Rdd ha se nus G
receiving such ignomny; but the ordeal, usually hid
eous, rather pleased him. Girls weren't bad after
ALL He noticed he sat behind Minnie French that
her braids weren't half SO pretty as Ne1y's.
He began wondering if she loved him much as ever
All there test! He remembered trying it on the
townhal fence the time Harry James in love with
Bessie Doremus Stealthily he wrote the margin of
his geography-Her Name 1t looked beautiful in his
scrawng chirography and he whispered it in ecstasy
Then with the air of one Drawing all, he wrote his
underneath it. How sweet they looked together!
Then he proceeded to the test, which, you doubtless
remember consists in crossing out each letter in
that has its mate the other The result this
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menting him on having been good little boy to her
SURPRISE gave him fourth helping he SO thoroughly
satisfied with life that he could resist the temptation
to put spoonful of down Reddy's neck, which
brought yell from that individual word of reproach
from Mrs Watson, and sheer of disdain from the
girl with the molasses braids.
1t was shortly after this that the kissing games began
and with these the love story very properly starts.
HE distinctly remembered protesting against having
IL to enter into such foolishness at all When they
played postofice he escaped and had nearly reached
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Nelly Gay
Geofge Wilkins

Then he repeated the mystic formula, Friendship,
Love, Indifference, Hate!" Oh, horrors! She hated
him. He tried his own name-the same result! This
was impossible! There must be way out of it'll
He remembered that he had middle name-Clarence.
He had always loathed it. and had used except
Continued pQev
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But maybe he would SqueeZeher hand
a little, and then continue on his
way to his own school, the grammar,
followed by the envious, admiring
glances of the multitude. But to
these he would pay not the slightest
attention-no, sir, even if they did
make him mad! Probably at his own
school it would be different. Bimmy
and Reddy, very likely, would laugh
at him and make invidious remarks,
in which event he would thresh them
soundly; while she would see it all
out of the high school window, and
wave her handkerchief at him. And
then
"Ding-dong! ding-dong!" Sec
ond bell! He was late. He cut
across a vacant lot and reached school
in the nick of. time, and for the while
even she was forgotten.
FROM his seat in the schoolroom
he could look across the yard to
the high school. He did not know
which room was hers; but he fancied
her sitting at one of the windows,
gazing with those azure eyes-he had
decided that they were azure-at
the grammar school, longing for a
sight of him. He wished he could
make some sort of signal-perhaps
when he stood up to recite she would
see him. So, when his turn came in
geography, he assumed what he con-
sidered a majestic pose beside his
desk. The effect of this was rather
spoiled when he placed Patagonia in
the China Sea, and was ordered to
sit down, to the jeers of his hard
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the attic to shiny out on the roof
when they caught him. But when
it came to playing pillow Mrs. Wat
son lined up Reddy, Bimmy, and him,
and made them sit in chairs in the
big circle, saying:
"Whether you play or not, | pre-
fer to have you sit where l can keep
an eye on YOU
So he sat there, making fun of
everybody, especially the girl with
the molasses hair, whom all the big
BOYS foolishly seemed to want to kiss.
As she, when it came her turn to
be 1t, stood under the chandelier,
sofa pillow in her hands, he wished
he could get at her to give those long
braids good yank. How she would
veil and chase him with the pillow!
That would be some fun. But of
Turn to the east and turn to the west,
And kneel to the one that you love
best!
Silly voices were chanting this
idiotic rime. The girl with the yank-
able braids was blushing and shipper
ing. She turned one way, then the
other, and hesitated.
"Kneel, Nelly! You must!' some
other girl said, and all the girls
laughed.
Some boys, those sitting on both
sides of Sam Watson, pushed him,
saying, "Get ready, SAM"
And Sam said, ooh, get Quit"
and turned bright crimson all over
hic faca
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-23
TROOPS RUSHED TO PACIFIC
Fort Socum Turning Out Soldiers at
Rate of GOO a Month-7,500 Men
Left There During the Year.

New York, May 19.-As fast as re-
cruits can be transformed into SOL
diers at Fort Slocum they are being
hurried away to fortify Uncle Sans
coast defenses in and along the Pacific.
Two hundred and forty-two infant
rymen left Sunday on nine-car spe-
cial train for San Francisco, on their
way to Honolulu.
Capt. J. L. Roberts, Of the coast
artillery, who is accompanying them
as far as San Francisco, said that
other transformed recruits have been
sent west from Fort Slocum at the
rate of 600 month.
For months this active work of
strengthening the coast defenses has
been in progress. Nearly all of them
have gone to the Hawaiian Islands,
the Philippines, the Panama Canal
zone and the Texas border.
Captain Roberts estimated that 1900
Lnfantrymen and artillerymen, togeth-
er with a small proportion of cavalry
men, have gone from Fort Slocum to
reinforce the Western defenses within
year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-23
NEW YORK EMPLOYEES PARADE
Twelve Thousand Give object Lesson
in Municipal Government, Wnlie
100000 Spectators Look On.

New York, May 19.-Twelve thou
sand city employees turned out to give
100000 New Workers an object lesson
in municipal government. The lesson
was a street parade six miles long,
made up of men and vehicles from
nineteen city departments. The pro-
cession was the first in which all the
various municipal departments united.
The fire department headed the line,
with 1,495 men and % pieces OF ap-
paratus, 8 floats and 10 trucks; and
the police brought up the rear, 1924
strong, with 25 vehicles. The diVl-
sions between comprised the other
municipal workers, many in uniform
and all accompanied by the nipple
ments and vehicles of their work.
There were $50 vehicles in all and AZ
bands.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-23
.SDHRKS FROM
The WIRES

WARREN, Ohio.-Mr. and Mrs.
Ward Turner, Mrs. Henry Turner and
ais. Frank Housed were killed when
their automobile was struck by
Baltimore and Ohio train near Lea
Iittsburg. Frank Housed was seriously
injured.
NEW YORK.-The first report OF
work accomplished put out by the Blu
real OF Social Hygiene, the organiza,
zion OF which John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
IS chairman, announced that a care
ul census shows that there are $780,
900 women in the scarlet army OF
Manhattan alone.
ALSANY.-John Mitchell of Mount
Vernon, N. Y, was appointed State
,abor commissioner for a term of i've
years at salary of $4,000, by Gov
sincr Suize1. MIR. Mitchell's appoint.
aent was twice rejected by the State
Senate
LkNCASTER.-A hail and sseet
storm hit Buffalo Bills Wild West
Show, blew down the tent, caused a
panic and injuries TO several persons.
The usual street parade had been
omitted because of the accident at
Wilmington Friday, when a stage
coach collapsed and six performers
were hurt.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of ma
tional banknote circulation 10 meet de-
mands for currency in times Of finan-
cial stress will be made easier through
an order issued by William G. Nc
Adoo, Secretary of the Treasury
YOUNGSTOWN, OHlO.-The Wom-
ans Club League has petitioned the
Council to pass legislation compelling
steps on trolley cars to be lowered
within eight inches of the street. 1t
is said women are embarrassed every
time they board or leave the cars. The
company maintains the hobble skirt is
to blame.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1913-05-23
BISHOP DOANE Is DEAD
Albany Churchman Suffered Heart
Attack While in New York to
Attend Meeting.

New York, May 17.-Bishop Will
lam Croswell Doane, of Albany died
in his apartments in the Hotel Man
haitian. The end came peacefully,
after the distinguished prelate had
been unconscious for hours, following
an illness with which he was seized
two days previously while visiting this
city.
At the bedside were his four grand
daughters, the Misses Margaret and
Elizabeth Gardner, Mrs. Mary Frazier,
and Mrs. Roy Pier, who had been has
tily summoned.
William Croswell Doane was born
in Boston March 2, 1882, when his
father the Rev. DR.. George Washing
ton Doane, who later became the sec
ond Bishop of the Diocese Of New Jer-
sey, was rector of Trinity Church in
Boston.