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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, February 13.-G p. NJ
The pressure has continued high over
the Atlantic coast and the southern half
of the great central basin during the past
"a hours. and, as a result, fair and cold
weather has prevailed in those sections.
Another area of b IN barometer has
moved in from the aciflc, occupying, on
tonight's map, the central inter-moun-
tain plateau. 1t has caused fair weather
to be general over the western half of
the country, and because of the wind
circulation being from the sea landward,
temperatures have risen generally over
western sections. Areas of low barometer
control weather conditions over the north
ern states east of the Rockies, the west
ern half of the great central valley and
the eastern gulf states. AS the result
of this pressure distribution, snow and
warmer weather has prevailed over the
great lakes, general rain along the gulf
coasts. while in the interior sections OF
this district the effect is noted in the
higher temperatures.
In the cotton states rain has prevailed
along the gulf from southern Texas TO
Florida. Fair skies and a rising tenn
perature were general west of Alabama.
in central sections cloudy weather with
slightly lower temperatures prevailed;
while along the eastern coast the pas
sage Of the high pressure area has caused
continued rain and fall in temperature
of about 20 degrees.
Conditions seem favorable for warmer
weather in this section Friday and Sat
friday. The general cloudiness will con-
tinue, probably changing to rain by night
or SATURDAY..
Summary of observations made at
United States Weather Bureau stations
February IS, 1913:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
FOWLER CASE WITH
Jury AT ANN|STON

Admission, February 13.-(Special.)-Th
case of John Fowler one of the alleged
conspirators in the Pearce- Kennedy feud
cases, who has been on trial in the city
court of Admission during this week, was
given to the jury late Thursday after
noon, following an extended charge to
the jury by Judge Thomas w. Cole
man, Jr.
There have been no NEW developments
in the evidence introduced. the facts hav-
ing been heard here several times before
in the trial of DIR. j. e. Peafce, Cross
Fearce and w. *. Kennedy, all OF whom
have been convicted and put to work.
John Eaton and Ada Kennedy win be ar
raigned next.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
RABBI FOSTER TO
SPEAK ON ZIONISM

A lecture on sZionism' will be de-
livered Sunday evening at o'clock at
the Jewish synagogue, K'Nesseth Is
rael by Rabbi NJ Foster of Chicago.
Rabbi Foster has been in birmingham
several days, where he is spending a
part of his vacation.
At 5:45 Friday AFTERNOON he will
preach at k'Nesseth Israel and Satur-
day morning at S o'clock he will preach
again at the same place. Rabbi Fos-
ter is head of the Congregation Sons
of Israel synagogue of Chicago. He
is spending a four weeks vacation
travelling through the south and lec-
turing.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
CULLMAN To VOTE
ON BOND ISSUE
Election tOBuiId Good Roads
Called for by County
Commissioners

Cullnan, February 1S.-(Special) Gull
mans big valentine has arrived in the
shape of a call for an election by the
court Of county commissioners for a
10000 bond issue 10 build good roads
The action of the commissioners has been
expected.
The city of Cullman has just learned
that the new postoffce building con-
tract has been let. Postmaster Thomp-
son was notified by the department that
Rogers and Kaiser of Chicago, had been
awarded the contract at si675s, and that
the work would begin at once. This with
the cost of the lot already bought means
a $4,000 postoffiee for ctSlman.
Plans are on foot to sell the water
franchise of culIman TO northern capital
lists, who will put in an adequate water
supply It is said that Judge Weatherly
of Birmingham is conducting the deal
A peculiar accident happened at the
public school today, when a little boy
named Wallace. walking down the aisle
to the teachers desk, fell on his face
and pushed lead pencil which he had
in his mouth through the flesh, the point
of the pencil protruding
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Woodmen Elect Delegates

Sheffield, February l3.-(Speeial.) 1.-THE
The Sheffield camp of the woodmen OF
the World met recently and elected J. L.
Andrews and ]. B. Pipin as delegates TO
the Heal camp. which will convene in the
tri-cities in March. The clerk has writ
ten to Sovereign Commander Root and
Sovereign Clerk Yeates at Omaha asking
them TO be present at his time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14


dicted by the Montgomery county
grand jury for arson in connection with
the Benton cases
The trial of Jones was one of the
most sensational ever heard in Mont
Eomery county. Jones contended at
the trial that Rowan had talked about
his wife and had threatened to kill
him.
The wife has stood by her husband
since he killed Rowan, and has on
several occasions called upon Governor
ONeal in connection with her hus-
bands fight for life. 1t is said that
she bore to the governor Jones' con-
fession in which the condemned man
told everything he knew in connection
with the murder of Rowan, and offered
TO testify before the grand jury. 1t has
not been ascertained whether this is
true but few weeks later after
Jones had been sentenced 70 death, Ii.
F. Vandiver, a well known business
man of Montgomery, was arrested on
an Indictment charging completely in
the murder. Vandiver's name had fire.
quently been heard during the trial.
Vandiver, Sidna Jones and Fielder
Will be tried at the present term OF
the city court, according 10 announce
ment made by court officials At pres
ent they are all at liberty under bond.
Sloan Rowan was one of the most
prominent merchants in Lowndes coun-
~. owning a store at Benton and much
real estate In the county. His stove
was one of the many places burned at
Benton in December, 1911, the state S
theory being that Jones and accom-
plices set fire to the building because
of the fact that Rowan had waged a
war against liquor violations in the
town.
The Lowndes county feud has caused
much trouble in Benton during the past
year, several killings having taken
place there and other disturbances OF
so serious a nature as to cause the
governor to consider the advisability of
sending company OF militia to Ben
ton to quell the disorder.
Walter Jones never seemed discour-
aged after hearing the lower court
sentence him to death. He maintained
that he would never be hanged for his
crime asserting his belief that the SUI
preme court would reverse his case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
YOUR EYE GLASSES

pearance. Jas. II. finder will fit them
so perfect that they will appear to be
4 part of you---the most comfortable
and dressy glasses made. 500 n. Nine.
leenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Weather Forecast

washington, February 13.-Forecast Tor
Alabama. Mississippi: Generally fair FRI
day and Saturday; rising temperature.
Georgia: Unsettled in north, rain IN
south Friday, rising temperature; satur-
day fair.
Tennessee: Fair and warmer Friday;
Saturday fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Official Pot.Latch Button Adopted

The official button of the Pot-Latch
celebration was adopted yesterday at
a meeting of the badge committee In the
Chamber of Commerce. 1t Will be of
a red color and the inscription on it
will read: The Pot-Latch, Birmingham.
Ala" There will also be design of
an Indian pot hanging over a fire. The
buttons will be sold at 81. and viii
|entitle the wearer 10 all the privileges
Of the celebration.
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Four Sentenced to Die on the
GalIows i'm Montgomery
April 4
WALTER JONES TO DIE
FOR SLAYING EVANS
Slayer of Sloan Rowan at Union Sta.
ton in Montgomery Among Those
to Hang-0nly One Reversal
Out of Five Cases

Montgomery. February Ia (SpeeiaL)-,
Walter Jones and Arnold Gilmer, white
men, and John Adams and Coleman Ger
man. negroes, must go to the galows
on Friday, April 4, to expiate for the
crime of murder Such is the decision
OF the supreme court of Alabama in at
frming the Judgment of the Montgom-
cry city court.
The supreme court also affirmed the
decision of the Birmingham criminal court
in sentencing to death Walter Jones, a
white man of Jefferson county, convicted
for the murder of Lawrence E. Evans.
The higher court has affirmed nine death
sentences during the past two weeks,
five white men and four negroes.
out Of the five capital cases from Mont
gomery, which the supreme court decided
today, there was only one reversal, that
of YanlS Beasley, a negro, convicted and
sentenced to death for the murder of
Ilphram White, another negro. The kill
ing occurred more than a year ago about
Is miles from the city. on a county road
The crimes for which, Jones and Gil
nler were convicted were committed in the
city of Montgomery, Jones having been
sentenced to death for the murder OF
Sloan Rowan, prominent Lowndes coun-
ty merchant, in July, 1912, and Gilmcr
having been sentenced for the murder OF
Mrs. Lucille Tippets, in December. 1911.
1silmers was the first death sentence
that had been imposed upon white man
in Montgomery county since the civil
war.
History of the Case
Jones was sentenced to death for a
crime that was pronounced one of the
boldest murders ever committed in
Montgomery county. Entering n pas
senger coach of the Western Railway
of Alabama as ii stood In the Union
station Jones leveled shotgun at the
body of Sloan Rowan and pulled the
trigger.
The murder stirred Montgomery as
no other crime had in years, and there
was a general demand for a speedy
trial AS a result the trial began on
July 20 10 days after the murder was
committed, and continued four days.
Jones was declared guilty of murder
in the first degree and he was SEN
fenced to be hanged for his crime. The
condemned man heard the jury's ver-
dict without the quiver of an eyelid
lie then started his fight to secure re-
versal of the lower courts Judgment
The murder of Rowan was supposed
to have been the result of series OF
disturbances which had taken place
at Benton, in Lowndes county, In which
Rowan had used his efforts TO bring 70
justice operators of alleged blind tigers
operated at that place, and to convict
several persons on arson charges. Dur
ing the trial the state worked on the
theory that Jones had aecomplices in
the killing of Rowan, and that his mur-
der was for the purpose of preventing
him from testifying before the grand
jury. Prior to the trial the father
OF the condemned man, Algernon Sidna
Jones, and j. II. Fielder had been in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
INAUGURATION

IL you are going to the inaugura-
tion get booklet at Southern railway
ticket office in which complete infor-
nation is shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
ANNUAL MEETING OF
CHAMBER TONIGHT
Everything in Readiness for
Big Banquet-ThOrpe
to Be Present

Tonight will take place the annual
meeting of the Birmingham Chamber
Of Commerce in the banquet hall of the
Hillman hotel at o'clock. Tile largest
attendance of any Of tho previous gath
erings of the civic chamber is ex-
pected al this meeting to hear the fare
well address of President Sibley. and
the inaugural remarks of the incom-
ing president, ". 2. G. Harding.
Everything is in readiness for the
meeting, There VIII be music and the
local theatres will be called upon to
contribute talent That the large mem
bership of the chamber be properly en-
tertained following the reading of the
annual statistical reports of the pro-
gress of the civic chamber in the past
year.
Among the important visitors at the
meeting tonight will be Walter Han
nibal Thorpe, vice president of the
Minneapolis Civic and Commercial as
sociation There will be other visitors,
such as the city commissioners and
other officials. The meeting will be
convened promptly at o'clock and
all who are coming are especially urged
to be on hand at that time. The glad
hand committee will be in the lobby
of the hotel to receive all the guests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Local Data

For the "a hours ending at p. ms Feb
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
", c. 7. j. WILL USE
LAWN B|LLBOARDS
Novel Plan Is Adopted at
Convention for Prohibition
Campaign.
TOBACCO HABIT HIT
Reelection of Mrs. Lulu
Loveland Shepard as Presi-
dent Expected.

Front lawn billboards will proclaim
the zealousness of the women Of the
State in their fight for prohibition for
Utah in 1915, If the plans recommended
bv the State convention of the w. G..
r. U. yesterday are adopted, Each bill
board Will boar poster proclaiming
the evils Of intemperance and the pres"
ence Of billboard in front of n resi-
dence will proclaim the members of the
household as ardent prohibition work
ers.
The Women S Christian Temperance
Union will not confjne its activities
during the next political campaign to
the eradication Of the saloon but Will
also make vigorous attack on the ev-
lis of tobacco. At today's session Of
the convention at the Liberty Park
NJ. f. church several addresses will be
made outlining the proposed campaign
against tobacco. The annual election
Of officers will also be held tomorrow,
1t is understood that Mrs. Lulu Love
land Shepherd will be reelected presi-
dent by the unanimous vote of the
convention
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
LONE: ROBBER TAKES
MONEY FROM SALOON
Misses 1894 in Gold; Pro
prietor Shoots and Wound
ed Suspect Is Arrested.

His face masked with a black hand
kerchief and with an automatic revolv-
er in his hand, lone robber held up
Carmine Arnone, junior member of the
firm Of Arnone g. Son, in the Saltair
bar at 1877 West First South street,
shortly before II o'clock last night. A
few minutes before the robbcr entered
Arnone had removed $l94 in gold from
the cash register, leaving only 1920
in change and a check for 81, which
the holdup took with him.
After the robber had helped himself
turned to leave. A driver for the
Smith Transfer company entered and
the thief took off his mask TO pass the
newcomer, giving Arnone an opportun-
ity to get a good look at him In the
meantime Arnone had reached for a
revolver and as the robber left the
room he fired at the retreatipg form
a patrol load of police answered Ar
none & summons for help. but not even
suspect could be located in the neigh,
borhood
AT 2:15 O'Clock this morning Ser
geant 3. D. Seigfus arrested George
Harris, age 90. in the Clarence roomiuc
house on East First South street. Har.
ris had gunshot wound just above his
right knee, He was removed to the
police station, where his wound was
dressed,
Sergeant Seigfus arrested Harris as a
suspect from information furnished by
Arthur Wetta. who says he met Harris
shortly after midnight near the Saltair
depot. Wetta said that Harris told him
he had been wounded when in West
ern Pacific car loaded with Iaborers
bound for Arnold, New. Harris corrob-
GRATED this story at police headquarters
stating thas he was going to work In the
He said that revolver was accidentally
discharged by one OF the In boreTs and
that the bullet struck him. Baggage
men AT the Rio Grande depot said last
night that they had heard q shot fired In
the car.
wctta said he boarded a street car with
Harris and brought him up. town TO the
Clarence roomlng house. He went to
nearby drug store and purchased materi-
al TO temporarily dress the wound After
doing this, Wetta said that Harris
asked him 10 telephone the county physi-
clan to come and attend him, but added
Don't tell a policeman"
Wetta left the roomSng house and, ac-
cording to his story. became suspicious
of the affair and. meeting the policeman.
told him about Harris. The arrest fol-
lowed.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
Land Board Stenographer to
Soar Over Great Salt Lake
With Christofferson.

aISS MARGARET SCHRAMM. a
ia IN steRographer in the office Of the
lNN state board Of land commission
4v& ers Will be the first aviatrice
In Utah, She will fly in hydro
aeropIane over Great Salt lake Saturday
with stlas Christofferson, the San Fran
cisco aviator. And instead of being
nervous about her coming experience,
Miss Schramm remarked that she wns
very happy" after the negotiations had
been completed at the Utah hotel last
evening.
"a have studied land so much In my
work at the state land office that feel
the need of a change. So I am going 10
study the air." Miss Schramm told a
Tribune reporter. II am an aviation
fan and have long wanted TO NY Now
am to have the opportunity.
Afraid? Of Course Not.
Afraid? OF course I'm not con-
fess wouldn't care to make that spiral
dip, but 1 am just crazy to fly. was
worried about my weight and told Mr..
Christofferson would be willing to go
In training at once IL necessary, But
machine could carry me- I'm not going
to back out at the eleventh hour. either
am going to fly Saturday II Mr.. Chris
Jefferson does, and he will go up unless
the weather Is so bad II would be dam
gerous. ! intend to bribe the wea thor
man TO see that such thing doesn't pre-
vent my experience.
During the interview between the avia-
tor and Miss Schramm everything was
said that could possibly discourage the
young woman. Mr.. Christofferson Of
fcred all the objections he could think
Of and these We're supplemented by
friends of Miss Schramm who were pres
ent, This was done because the aviator
wanted to he absolutely sure that Miss
Schramm had the requisite nerve to be
a safe compa Mon on an air flight
Knows Aviation ''DOpe."
But right there is where Miss schramm
demonstrated that she had all the avia-
tion dope" studied up, She recalled
that so-and SO" was killed because he
went up In a high wind. or took some
chance with a defective machine. and so
on, She even added that she had learned
to Goat so that II the airboat dropped
into Great Salt lake she would be able TO
take care OF herself until assistance ar
rived.
After q long conference Mr.. Christof-
ferson concluded that Miss Schramm
was the markings" OF real. sure
enough birdwoman. He said ne was per-
fsctly willing TO take her along and felt
sure that she would be game" from
start TO finish He even ventured TO
predict that Miss Schramm would enjoy
her trip much that she might soon
become "A licensed pilot herself.
IT is probable that Mics Schramm will
Continued on Pago Two)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
WILL BE HUSTLED
OVER THE BORDER
Special Board of Inquiry
Will Sit i'm the Case
Today; Attorneys De-
clare Client Is Being
"Railroaded," but See
No Way to Prevent 1t.

COATICOOK, Sept. 3.-Harry Ken
dali Thaw, pried ont of the Sherbrooke
Jail on writ Of habeas corpus obtain
ed on coup Of William Travers Je~
rome, enjoyed three minutes Of lib
erty this afternoon and was then seized
by the Dominion immigr grafton authori-
ties and hustled by automobile to this
little town. where tonight he paced the
floor in the immigration detention room
over the Grand Trunk railway station
Tomorrow morning special board OF
inquiry will sit In his case and by night
he may be thrust across the Vermont
border as an undesirable alien. His
lawyers have planned no procedure to
resist extradition to New York and the
belief was current tonight that before
many hours Thow would be back in the
Matteawan asylum for the criminal in
sane, from which he escaped Sunday,
August II.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
Mexican Close to the
Administration Asserts
General Huerta In
tends to Resign the
Presidency in Favor of
Trevino and Become a
Candidate at October
Elections.
BY Interna tional News Service.

BY International News Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.-The Herald
this morning prints the following;
John Lind has reported to Presi-
dent Wilson that he now regards his
mission to Mexico as having been sue
cessfully accomplished Direct and
positive assurance that General Huerta
will not be candidate for the presi-
dency of Mexico at the coming cleo
tion has, it is stated, been given to the
government Of the United States by
FREDERICK Gamboa, minister of foreign
affairs.
Senior Gamboa, who has acted as
General Huerta g spokesman in the ne
gotiations with the United States. gave
this assurance to Nelson O'Shaugh
messy, American charge d d'affaires,
who has kept in constant touch
with the Mexican foreign Office since
Mr.. Lind left Mexico City for Vera
Cruz. 1t was given verbally, but is
regarded by Mr.. 'Shaughnessy and
Mr.. Lind as none the less valuable on
that account.
Would Not Recognize Him.
High officials of the administration
stated most emphatically that while
they felt quite satisfied now of Huer-
Ia g ehmina alton from the presidential
race. his subsequent election would not
alter the attitude of the United States,
namely that recognition could not be
extended to him Their action would
be based on the precedent Of President
Hayes, in 1877, who refused to recog-
ter he was elected, on the ground that
the United States had right to OBJ
serve whether the government set up
was approved by the Mexican people
and could guarantee stability and In
teruational obligations.
Un0fr1clal reports lncluentaiiy cOu'
tinue to reach Washington that the
Huerta government cannot last much
longer on account Of its financial diff
culties.
DR.. Hale Arrives.
The arrival today from Mexico City
of DR. William Bayard Hale, personal
friend Of President Wilson, who has
been making study of the political
conditions in Mexico for the last three
months, is calculated to add materially
to the presidents 3 information on this
aspect of the situation. DR.. Hale said
today he went 10 Mexico unofficially
and of his own volition, but that any
data he had gathered would be Mt the
service OF the United States govern
ment He has an engagement to talk
with President Wilson at length to-
morrow, Mr. Hale denied that he car
ried my documents from Mr., Lind, but
it is understood from his recent con
versations with Mr.. Lind and his close
intimacy with the negotiations which
have been conducted with Senior Gam
boa. he will be able to give the ad
more comprehensive view
CONTINUED on Page Two.li
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
Two Fire Fighters KILLED.

raOLA, Kan, Sept "a, Holloway
dn dnu charles Weldon were killed here to-
NJ. When fire extingusher which they
, ms,e using in fighting a fire at a radiator
factory, exploded.
v, oohn Conine, assisting them. was
inahulng between the two men when
t ns top or the eNtinguisher blew off. but
v.vanSe hc was short of stlture, the
'''e'ai pieces passed over his head,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-09-04
GREEKS GUILTY
OF ATROCITIES,
SAY BULGAR5
Print Captured Letters Tell
ing of Massacres Said to
Have Been Written by
Members Of Army.
VILLAGES BURNED;
MEN PUT TO DEATH
Eyes Gouged Out While
Victims Were Still Alive;
Things Happened Impos-
sible to Express.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Monday, Aug ls
In order to prove that Greek soldiers
were responsible for numerous atroci
ties against the Bulgarians in the fight
ing last July between Bulgaria and her
former allies, Greece, Servia and
Montenegro, there have been made pub.
lie in Sofia extracts from letters writ
ten by Green soldiers and officers to
friends at home. These letters were
captured in a mail bag of the Nine.
teenth regiment of the Seventh Greek
division by Bulgarian troops in the vi
cinity Of Razlog. They were given
out by the Bulgarian telegraphic
agency, in pamphlet form. Each letter
is printed in fac simile in the original
Greek and is followed by translation
in French which gives the dates and
the names signed to each communica
ton.
The first letter is dated July II
and the last July l5. Extracts from
some of these communications OF
Greek soldiers and officers follow:
"We have burned all the villages
abandoned by the Bulgarians. They
burned the Greek villages and we the
Bulgarian villages. They massacre, We
massacre, and the Manlicher has
operated against every member OF thi:
4
hands. Out of 1900 prisoners that
we took at Nigrita, only forty-one re
mained in prison, and everywhere We
went we have left no root Of thi:
race'