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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
GRIGGS LECTURES
TO END TOMORROW
Speaks This Afternoon and Tonight
and Tomorrow Afternoon
and Night

The Griggs lectures, which have been
in progress at the Birmingham High
school since April rs, will be brought to
close tomorrow evening a $50 o'clock,
May g. the final topic being "A Modern
Hamlet in Personal Life An unusually
arge audience has attended each lecture.
Edward H. Griggs has lectured In Bir-
mingham annually for several years. He
will return to Birmingham again next
season and will take up discussions along
the same line.
The concluding afternoon lectures pf
the Grggs series will deal with the
Social Philosophy of Plato" and its re-
lation to modern life while the even
ing series will seek the practical and
concrete application of this philosophy
in few great autobiographies. Follow
ing are the topics that will complete the
lectures:
Afternoon, May >. The Philosopher and
the Republic May g. THE Laws Even
ing May 2, THE Conflict Between Love
and Ambition" May 8, "A Modern Ham
let in Personal Life
Tickets can be secured at the Central
High school, Parler's Drug Store and
the book department of Loveman, Joseph
& Loebs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
FLORIDA OFFICERS
ARE IN BIRMINGHAM
OSteen Thinks Everything Is Fine
Except the Dust-Enthusiastic
Booster of Jacksonville

United States Deputy Marshal l.. r.
O'Steen of Jacksonville, Fla. was in Bir-
mingham yesterday. Mr. O'Steen was ac-
sonville. The two officers came to Bir-
mingham for the purpose of bringing
Donald j. Marshall, who has been in
dicted by the United States court in this
city on a charge of using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Mr. O'Steen said last night that he was
much pleased with Birmingham and
thought it was a good town. except
for the dusty appearance of everything.
Nearly all the buildings | have seen in
your city have a dusty appearance said
Mr. OSteen. Il have not vet been in
the residence section. or rather, | should
say | have seen only a small portion
of it. The part | saw was very beautiful
and | am sorry that | cannot stay over
for a day or two and see more of the
city"
Deputy O'Steen is very enthusiastic
about Jacksonville and said that Bir-
mingham could not compare to his city.
Everything in Jacksonville is clean,
there is a good breeze nearly all the time,
and being on the banks of the broad ST.
Johns river we have all that could be
desired in a location for a good city, .
he said. birmingham is a great town
and | like it, but Jacksonville is much
better town and / like it better"
Mr.. OSteen has been in the government
service about four years. He has been
a deputy marshal only about two years
of this time, however. His office comes
under civil service rule.
The two officers will leave this morn
ing on the Birmingham Special for At
lanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
FIRE IN ROSEDALE
DOES HEAVY DAMAGE
Negro Methodist Church
and Three Houses
Consumed

Fire last night destroyed the negro
Methodist church and parsonage of Rose
dale. also two other small houses oc-
eupied by negroes at about 7s0 O'clock.
The confederation was caused by the ex-
plosion of a kerosene lamp in the church,
which was a wooden structure, and with
in a few minutes 1t was mass of flames.
The alarm was given and the negroes
of that settlement responded with buck
ct brigade
As the fire, however appeared to be get
ting beyond control, several alarms were
turned in to Birmingham and the appar-
atus from fire stations 3 and responded.
II was too late to save anything when
they arrived on the scene, as the flames
had eaten up everything in sight and
the fire companies returned TO the city.
The total damage is estimated at about
5000
To the residents of the South Highlands
the fire in Rosedale caused quite a lot
of comment as the glow of the flames
could be plainly seen from. any of the
high points of the city. More than 80 au-
tomobiles from South Highlands crossed
the mountain during the fire. According
to the firemen, if the wind had been
brisker the entire negro settlement in
Rosedale would have been wiped out, as
there were no hydrants.
There were no fatalities in the fire,
although the negro sexton, J. J. Jones,
was seriously burned by the explosion.
He was taken to the South Highland
infrmary in Bradford's ambulance The
houses that were destroyed were owned
by Mack johnson, negro, and Tellie
f. Smith, negro. The pastor of the
negro church is the Rev. Ira Gray. He
lost all of his personal belongings when
his parsonage was Quilted. 1t could not
be ascertained last night whether any
insurance was carried on the destroyed
buildings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
.COV|NGTON PLANTER.
SHOT DOWN IN ROAD.
John Dickens Shot From
Ambush While Walking
Along Road

Aandalusia May 1,-(Special) John
Dickens about 30 years old, was assassi-
mated yesterday afternoon about & o clock
at Falco, this county, and Leslie Wilson,
a young man about % years of age, is now
behind the bars of the Covington county
Jail charged with the crime. The dead
man and Wilson had several alterations
during the day and in the afternoon about
s o'clock Dickens was shot from ambush
while walking along the road. the con-
tents of shotgun loaded with buckshot
being emptied into the side of his head
causing death instantly.
Sheriff Livings was notified by wire and
before midnight was on the scene with his
bloodhounds The dogs trailed right up
TO the door of Wilson'S home and just
outside of the Yards S gate a fresh shell
was found. This with other evidence
caused the arrest of Wilson, and it is
said that the officers have enough evil
dence to convict Wilson of the crime
Dickens formerly lived at Georgiana
where it is said he has several brothers
living. Wilson has no family and came
from Coffee county.
The past month of pretty weather has
greatly Increased the work of building
good roads in this county and during
that time several miles of very pretty
roads have been completed Two large
road crews are at work on the national
highway, one crew working west from
Andalusia in the directions of Brewton
and the other crew going northeast in
the direction of Troy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
CAMP HARDEE WILL
MEET TOMORROW

Camp Hardee, United Confederate vet
Grams, will meet in regular monthly ses-
sion tomorrow afternoon at o'clock in
the auditorium of the Chamber of Com
merce. The feature of the meeting Will
be an address by the Rev. j. A. Bryan
the well known Presbyterian divine.
Resolutions on the life and death OF
the late C. NJ. Sturgis will be read. In
the near future Gen. Fred S. Ferguson
will deliver an address on the life and
death of Father Ryan, the poet-priest
and souther patriot. General Ferguson
was a personal friend of the great poet
and his address will doubtless be of great
interest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
Make Your Own
Hair Stain
This Home Made Mixture DarkcDs Gray
Hair and Makes 1t Soft and
Glossy
TO a half pint of water add:

To half pint of water add:
Bay Rum .................. Il o.
Barbo Compound ...,.....,.a "a small box
Glycerlne ............ 80, "a ouheo
These are all simple ingredients that
you can buy from any druggist at very
little cost and mix them yourself
Apply to the scalp once day Tor two
weeks, then once every other week un-
til all the mixture is used. half
pint should be enough to rid the head
of dandruff and kill the dandruff
germs. 1t stops the hair from falling
out, relieves itching and scalp dis
eases.
Although it is not a dye. 1t acts
upon the hair roots and will darken
streaked, faded gray hair in ten or
fifteen days. 1t promotes the growth
of the hair and makes harsh hair soft
and glossy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
HEARST MAY LOSE
$4,000 IN SUIT

New York, May LIN order that a
higher ruling may be obtained, Justice
Erlanger in the state supreme court to-
day directed the jury to return verdict
for the plaintiff for the full amount in
the city's suit against William r. Heart
for $4,000 damages paid by the city for
the death of a policeman killed in a
fireworks explosion 10 years ago. The
case will now be carried to the appellate
division OF the court of appeals.
The city claims that Hearst political
organization was handling the fireworks
and should therefore pay the damages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
TO RECOGNIZE
CHINA TODAY
Chinese Will Testify Appre-
citation by Luncheon
to Staff

Feking, May 1.-The United States will
recognize the republic of China tomorrow.
The Chinese government will testify to
its appreciation by an elaborate reception
and luncheon to the legation staff at the
winter palace.
Washington, May 1.-Before Secretary
Bryan left Washington for California 'le
announced that Charge Williams at Pc
king had been instructed to extend for
NAL recognition TO the new republic IF
China as soon as the constituents assem-
bly, had been properly organized in all rs
branches and provision made for the cleo
tion of administrative officers. At that
time it was expected that these prelimi-
raries would occupy only a few days,
but party divisions sprang up in the low
er branch of the Legislature which result
ed in deferring until yesterday the COM
pletion of the work of organization.
Now, however, with the election of Tang
Hua Lung as speaker of the house, or
ganization is perfected in both branches,
the senate already having organized. The
American charge. therefore, will now be
able to carry out his instructions from
Secretary Bryan and America will be the
first of the great powers to extend recos-
milton to the infant republic.
1t is expected that rrter this recogni-
ton a new minister to China, accredited
to the republic, will be designated to sue
ceed Mr. Calhoun, who now is on his way
home. Mr.. Chang, the resident minister
of China, probably soon will receive cre-
dentials from Yuan Shi Kai the provision
al president of China, in place of the Gre
dentials issued to him by the late Manchu
government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02

PERRY FAIR WILL BE
HELD OCTOBER 22-25

Marion, May 1.-(Special0-Th board of
directors of the County Fair association
have selected October % to % as the time
for holding Perry county fair
Work on the grandstand and various
buildings will start at once and an eff
fort made to form a fair circuit with
Tuscaloosa. Geigro Greensboro and
Thomasvile in order to collect a string
OF the fastest horses in the black belt the
being received from amusement organiza-
tions for privileges at the fair.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
Humane Society Meets Today

There will be meeting of the Birmng-
ham Humane society this afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock and all members and friends
of the society are requested to be pres
ent. The meeting will be held at the
rooms of the society on the third floor
of the city hall A number of matters
of interest will come up for discussion,
and the president, Mrs. w. n. Wood, is
desirous of good attendance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
BeSsener News

Bessemer, May 1.-(Special)-On the
placing of long work train at Bessemer
yesterday, statements were given out to
the effect that the Alabama Great South
ern railway will lay new rails from Nc
Gala to Wheeling The track, which COW
ers about 10 miles, was laid 10 years ago
| and the continuous use of these light rails
has made the laying or new ones neces-
sary. The work will take several months,
with force of 40 men. The new rails
will weigh 933 pounds or 80 pound rails and
the road is to be in excellent condition.
Mrs Harry Smith was elected at
meeting of the officers of the First Pres
byteran church last night, to fill the
place of organist, left vacant by the
resignation of Mrs. J. b. Hollingsworth.
In Bessemer and Jonesboro measles is
almost epidemic, many children of the
schools having the disease and in many
grades the pupils are being kept away
on that account Within the past few
weeks several hundred cases have been
reported.
The Old Maids Convention" will be
given at the auditorium of the high school
Friday night under the auspices of the
ladies of the Methodist church.
The business house, now occupied by
Riley Brothers on Third avenue, has been
purchased by DR.. l.. A. Spencer and Mrs.
]. w. Carter from a. W. Gray; considera-
| tion $4,000.
The Boy Scouts of Bessemer and Jones'
IoIl f.;,, I,r,J ~
night at the Methodist church in Jones'
boro. where Rev. George Stoves will talk
to the two organizations. The public is
| invited.
| Miss Carrie Benton, bride-to-be of
| May I was theA honoree of a nov
| city shower given this afternoon by Mrs.
Mack Clay at her home on Dartmouth
| avenue and Nineteenth street. The re-
| ception rooms were attractively deco
rated in smilax, ferns intermiXed with
vases of white carnations and snoWballs.
| The guests were greeted in the hall by
| Mrs. Clay, Miss Carrie Benton and Miss
| Helen McAdory. In the dining room the
! table was covered with a cluny lace
piece the central decoration being a
basket filled with ferns and flowers and
| tied with a bow of white tulle. A tempt
| ing salad and ice course was served here
| by Mrs. M. p. Benton, Mrs. r. E. Jones,
Mrs. G. d. Waller Mrs. r. w. Waldrop,
Mrs. Jack Clay, Mrs. w. d. IAnier, Miss
Elise Robinson, Miss Matura Benton and
Miss Mallie Downing. In the library a
clothes line was stretched and all the
gifts were placed on it. Refreshing punch
was dispensed from flower banked
bowl in the breakfast room by Mrs. Tom
Benton and Mrs. Armstrong of Birming-
ham.
The Bessemer Merchants Protective as
ISOLATION will hold its regular meeting
Friday afternoon in the office of the sec
retary, l.. l.. Lockwood, in the Neve
building A full attendance is urged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
Thinks All Ships Should Be
Admitted to Canal on
Equal Terms
SPEAKS BEFORE
PEACE CONGRESS
Should Not Put England to Trouble
of bitration-Question One
of National Good
Faith

St Louis May 1.-The United States
is under a moral obligation to admit the
ships of other nations to the Panama
canal on the same terms on which it ad-
mits American vessels" said Former
Vice President Charles w Fairbanks
in an address tonight before the Ameri-
can Peace congress.
Il do not believe" he continued. that
we should put Great Britain to the trou-
bic of resorting to an arbitral tribunal
TO determine a question that has no
basis either in fact or in good conscience.
The question is one which from every
consideration of national good faith and
national honor should be settled by our
selves. and if we rightly understand it,
there can be, no doubt that it will be
settled in entire harmony without mani
fest national duty.
In the event, however, that We are
unable to accept the view that we are
not entitled to preferential treatment
then we owe it to ourselves and to Great
Britain and otner nations to submit the
question to determination of an impair
tial tribunal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
JAS. H. TINDER

The skill and personality of the
grinder goes into our fine eyeglasses.
We are specialists and can give you
glasses that are works of art. Jas. H.
Tinder, scientific optician, 306 N. Nine-
teenth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
Restnge Battle of Gettysburg

Middletown. N. y, May la
plan to restage the battle OF
Gettysburg on its fiftieth an
niversary in July, with hand
shaking taking the place OF bull
let's. was announced tonight by
Henry NJ. Howell. who fought
with the l24th New York regi-
is endeavoring to arrange a re-
union of the survivors. arrange
the contending armies as they
were on the eve of battle ana
have them advance across the
famous field and clasp hands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
1000 Federals Land

Ncgales, Ariz., May NEARLY 20oO fed
eral soldiers were landed at Guaymas
from transports today. This, it is be-
leved, insures the port from capture
by the constitutionaists.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
Reviews History of Case

Mr.. Fairbanks reviewed the history of
the canal negotiations, citing that the
Clayton Bulwer treaty, which was abro-
gated by the Hay -Pauncefote treaty, spe-
cficaly stated that the interoceanic canal
should be open to the subjects of the
United States and of Great Britain on
equal terms. He quoted the terms of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
FAREWELL DINNER
GIVEN TO Stubs
Presented With Chain and
Charm by Directors of
the Y. NJ. C. A.

Last night at $50 o'clock in a private
dining room of the Young Mems Chris
tian association building, the directors Of
the association rendered to Retiring Sec
1etary James 2. Stubbs, whose resigna-
tion as secretary becomes effective at the
close of this week, farewell dinner.
A delightful repast was peasingly
served, at the close of which President
r. S. Munger. in a speech full of feeling
and warm expressions of esteem and
hearty good wishes, presented Mr.. stubbs
as a slight token of the esteem and APP
probation of the board of directors Of
the local association with handsome
solid gold watch. chain and charm. With
in the charm was placed miniature pic.
ture of the splendid Birmingham associa.
ton building
On one side was engraved the well
known triangular emblem OF the asoscia-
tion with Mr.. stubbs initials beneath. and
on the other, James p. Stubbs. From
the Board OF Directors, Birmingham Y.
M. c. A. May l. 1913"
Each member of the board of directors
present following the presentation speech
of President Munger, spontaneously
spoke from the heart warm words of ap-
Stubbs as a secretary and as q Christian
man, commenting upon his proven abili-
ty, his unremitting effort and energy and
his splendid grasp of the work of the as
scciation and all expressed in most cor
dial terms their regret at his departure
and their best wishes for his future sue
cess. Especial comment was made upon
Mr.. Stubbs' work in connection with the
raising of the funds and the erection and
furnishing of the splendid Birmingham
building.
When Mr.. Stubbs came to Birmingham
the association occupied a frame build
ins on the present site in front of their
s. mnasum and had a membership Of
about $50. Now they have a membership
Of about 1890 and occupy what is pro-
hounced to be one Of the handsomest as
sociation buildings in the south
Mr. Stubbs proposes to take a much
needed vacation rest of several months
wien he will probably re-enter association
work.
The directors of the local association
who joined last night in honoring Retir-
ing Secretary Stubbs are r. S. Munger
W. NJ Cosby, d. NJ. Drennen, Robert W.
Ewing Fulton B. Clark, James Bailey
George II. Estes. T. II. Johnston, Ed s.
Nc ore, II. NJ Goodall, and W. F. Tyler.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
DIR. L. G. WOOdsOn

Wishes to announce that his late as.
sistant R. C. Woodson, is no longer
associated with him. Practice linn
tied to eye. ear, nose and throat.
OFFICE 9th FLOOR WOODWARD
BUILDING
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02
Exceptions Not Intended

Shall we now read into it an ex-
eeption that was not intended when the
treaty was negotiated or shall we stand
by what we said and what we intended
to say?
while the treaty was In the Senate,
one of the considerations urged in favor
of the equality of nations. included the
United States in its traffic provision was
that there would be no ground for frc-
ton with respect to the use of the canal
and that all nations alike would be in
terested it against attack
Charles T.. Beals of Chicago, director
of the Central West department of the
American Peace society said that We're
it not for the army and navy men who
covet promotion and the war supplies
corporations the nation soon would cease
to hear of wars.
War scares." he said 'trotted out
when military and navy appropriation
bill is TO be jammed through, are bogies,
paraded forth to terrify the immature. "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02

the latter treaty that there shall be no
discrimination against any nation"
Mr.. Fairbanks said that when the Hay
Pauncefote treaty was before the Senate
committee on foreign affairs the right
of the United States to discriminate in
favor of her eoastwse traffic was fully
considered.
when the treaty was in the Senate"
continued Mr.. Fairbanks the question
of reserying to the United States special
privileges as touches upon coastwIse
traffic further was considered. Senator
Bard of California offered an amendment
reserving such right of preferential treat
ment. All the considerations recently
proposed in justification of a discrimna-
tory policy were urged by him. His
amendment was voted down by a very
decisive majority. All of this is to show
that the existing treaty was written
ratified and exchanged with the full
knowledge on the part of our govern
ment as TO its true meaning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02

The Boy Scouts of Bessemer and Jones'
boro will hold a joint meeting Friday
night at the Methodist church in Jones'
boro where Rev George Stoves will talk
to the two organizations. The public is
invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-02

The Old Maids Convention" will be
given at the auditorium of the high school
Friday night under the auspices of the
ladies of the Methodist church.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-20
Dorminey Identifies
Car At VaIdosta

Mr.. J. L. Dorminey has return
ed from Valdosta, where he locat-
ed his Cadillac touring car, which
was stolen from his private garage
during his absence last week.
The auto was in garage where
it had been left by the party who
stole it with instructions to have
it re-painted. Mr.. Dorminey
states that the machine was COM
pletely taken apart and had been
damaged considerably.
He very quickly identified the
car as his own and made arrange
ments to have it put together and
returned to Fitzgerald.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-20
Water Wagon
Driver Caught
Selling Whisky

Triton, Ca, GAugust 19-How
can a prohibition town remain a
prohibition town when the driver
of it's water wagon is in Jail for
selling whiskey? This is the cues
ton that confronts Triton since
the driver of the sprinkling cart
was arrested by Chief of Police
Thrasher this morning for keeping
on hand for illegal sale.
Last year Chief Coarsey thought
the driver of one of the city trash
carts was rather rubbing it in on
the municipal government when
he was caught selling whisky,
using the city's cart as a delivery
wagon but his achievement was
eclipsed by Henry Wade the
coIored driver of the city's water
wagon.
The leader-enterprise. [volume] (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1912-1915, 1913-08-20
Senator EIkins
Signa|Iy Honored

We note from the Atlanta
journal that President j. Kan
dolph Anderson of the Georgia
State Senate has just conferred a
signal honor on Senator .. H.
Elkins. At the present session OF
the Georgia Legislature there was
passed a joint resolution bY the
Senate and the House which pro-
yided for a commission of five
members, three to be appointed oy
the Speaker of the House and two
bv the President of the Senate,
which commission is charged with
a duty of investigating the legal
procedure in our courts in Geor-
gia and reporting back to the next
session of the Legislature whether
or not such procedure should be
revised or modified. This Com
mission, if it sees proper to do SO
after investigation, will report
back to the next Legislature
recommending such changes ia our
judicial procedure as the Com
mission decides should be made.
This is a very important commIs-
sion and it is expected that it will
result in the passage of many
laws tending to effect speedy trials
and to obviate the laws delay
which has been thorn in the flesh
of humanity since the days of the
Prince of Denmark. The appoint
ment of Senator Elkins as one OF
the two Senators to a place on this
committee is a recognition by the
President of the Senate of his legal
talents which are we'll known in
this section of the state.