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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
FINAL EXERCISES
At AGNES SCOTT
Formal Awarding of DiplO-
mas Will Take Place
Wednesday

Decatur Ga. May 25.-(S (Special.)-
Agnes Scott college commencement is
now on here, the baccalaureate sermon
church of this city this morning by Rev.
DIR. Charles H. Erdman of Princeton
Theological seminary. Princeton, n. j.
1t was found necessary to hold this eX-
ercise In the church rather than the
college chapel, in order to accommodate
the large number of students in attend
ance upon Agnes Scott college, their
friends and families. Ia. Erdmans SER
mon was one of power and beauty. The
exercises incident to commencement
were begun at Agnes Scott college last
Thursday and Friday. when from 4 to
p. m. each day the art exhibit was
open to the friends and families of the
college, and student body, and was
largely attended.
Saturday night a song recital was
given under the direction of the music
department of the college. The COM
mencement exercises will be continued
Monday night when the annual Glee
club concert will be held. This is al
ways musical event which is largely
attended. On Tuesday evening the an
nual celebration of the literary societies
will be held at which time a debate
on the subject, Resolved, The Panama
canal Should Be Free, will be ham
died by these two societies.
The graduating exercises will take
place Wednesday morning at / 0 o'clock
at which time the annual prizes will be
announced and distributed. There are
Is graduates in the class of 1919, COM
ing from all sections of the south, and
are IS follows:
Grace Lydia Anderson, Decatur, Ca;
Olivia Ruth Bogacki, Montgomery: Al
lie GARNER Gambler. Atlanta Ga; Kate
Rutcheson Clark, Montgomery; Frances
Dukes, Quitman, Ga. Mary Lois Enzor,
Troy; Elizabeth Frances Joiner, Hawk
insvile, Ga; jamie Wood MacGaughey,
Atlanta, Ga; Mary Louisa Naness. De-
catur, Ga: Emma Pope Boss, Marietta,
Ca. Almira Eleanor Pinkston Green
Vile, Ga. Margaret Roberts, Valdosta,
Ga. Lavalette Kennedy Sloan, Chatta- :
nooga Tenn; Florence Smith. Atlanta,
Ga. Laura Mel Towers, Birmingham;
Helen Maude Smiths Wauchula, Fla.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
ELOQUENT sermon
BY BISHOP MCCOY At
UNIVERSITY SUNDAY
SD Anniversary and Com
mencement Begins With
Baccalaureate Address
PRESIDENT DENNY
is ABLE TO PRESIDE
Annual Senior Oratorical Contest This
Morning-Vanderbil and Ala
bama Meet on Diamond This
Afternoon
BY RALPH II. SILVER

Tuscaloosa, May Specially
one of the ablest baccalaureate sermons
ever delivered in the history of the chi
versity of Alabama, the eighty-second an
niversary and commencement of the uni
yersity began here this morning.
Before an audience which filled every
seat and all the standing room in Morgan
hall, Bishop James H. Mccoy of Birming-
ham, bishop of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, at II o'clock this morning
took as his text, For His we live and
move and have our being 17-2S.
The great audience sat spellbound as
the distinguished bishop poured forth in
eloquent and inspiring words expectations
on the good and beautiful things of life
The great hall was so crowded that many
were uncomfortable, yet there was not a
stir nor whisper as the speaker guided
his thoughts from one division of his
theme to another. He touched on almost
every phase of life and existence, MS
discourse rambling through the history
and lives of ages in a way that was in
tensely interesting and exhilirating. The
necessity for good
The opening of the 1918 commencement
this morning was accompanied by an
elaborate musical programme, one num-
ber of which was especially pleasing. The
vocal solo by Mrs Harry N Eddins, just
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
REV. STOVES SPEAKS
TO NEGRO STUDENTS
breaches Baccaulaureate Sermon to
Graduates of the Miles Memorial
College

THE world has no patience with
sluggards or with the man or woman
who will sit down and whine al the first
appearance of real difficulty de-
clared the Rev. George Stoves, pastor
OF the First Methodist church of Bese-
semer. delivering the baccalaureate SER
man to the graduates of Miles Memorial
college for negroes yesterday morn
ing. The colored people have no hard
er time than the whites You think
you have and that is what makes il
hard. / know you think that If you
had fine houses and automobiles and
servants to wait on you, you would be
all right. You would be all wrong
The only thing that counts is being
right. being godly
The problem the negro race has tc
solve has been the development of its
men and women he continued. so has
it been true of all people in all ages
1t took the wilderness to develor
Moses; the Alps to develop Hannibal
Had there been no Waterloo there
would have been no Wellington in his
tory. Had there been no revolution
there would have been no George
Washington.
You are surrounded by white peo-
pie he said in conclusion who want
to help you. They want you to sue
ceed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
PROF. SIBLEY ATTENDS
CLOSING AT NORMAL
State Superintendent of Rural Schools
Impressed With Work Done by
Madison Negroes

Huntsville. May 25.-(Special.)-
Prof. James L. Sibley, state superin-
tendent of rural schools for negroes
has Just entered two days visit to
Madison county While there he spent
the greater part of his time at the
Agricultural and Mechanical college for
negroes at Normal and visited many of
the negro schools in the vicinity of
that institute. In closing speech last
night at the commencement programme
exercises he emphasized the fact that
he had travelled in many counties
in Alabama and no county showed more
effective work than Madison county is
showing in the development of her ne
gro schools under the extension depart
ment of the agricultural division of the
Agricultural and Mechanical college at
Normal.
Professor Sibley emphasized the fact
that he believed that every child has
a right to be fully developed along the
line he is best fitted to follow. He
stated that he is more convinced now
than ever that education is a paying
proposition and that in order to find
that this is true, one has only to fol-
low some of the negro boys and girls
thfouSH tneir sciooi lives ana INTO tne
world and their improved homes and
better, methods of farming and the
question will answer itself.
Professor Sibley paid the negro school
a high compliment when he said that
Normal is doing the kind of work for
Madison county negroes that he wishes
to see done all over the state. He found
the facilities for teaching the trade in
so much better condition than in for
mer years that he had become to be-
ieve in Normal and her methods, and
would do his part toward encouraging
the kind of help that Normal needs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Weekly Naval Stores Review

Savannah, May 25.-Turpentine for the
week was firm, closing yesterday al a7n
GS'Ac, as against 36s4c last Saturday and
45l.c for the corresponding day wear
ago Sales for the week were 65ao Dc
against 6213 for the corresponding week
last year Receipts for the week were
1891, as against 1851 for the CORRESPONDING
eek last year. Shipments for the week
'ere 1870, as against 4493 for the CORE
spending week last year Stocks are %
COS as against 27,101 for the corresponding
time last year. Stocks increased 5216 dur-
ing the week. =,
Rosins were firm for the week, advances
of 10 were made In grades N. VIC and
WV. Sales for the week were 199. as
against 1886 for the corresponding week
last year. Receipts for the week were
17045, as against IS. 800 for the correspond
ing week last year. Shipments for the
week were 476s. as against 96G4 for the
corresponding week last year. Stocks arc
1903, as against o67s2 last year at the
corresponding time. Stocks Increased
12.367 during the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Bessemer News

| Bessemer. May 25.-(Special.) "a
large crowd gathered at the high school
auditorium this afternoon to hear the
| Tennessee band and male chorus. The
following programme was rendered:
soldiers Chorus" CGounod), Tennes-
see Male chorus.
Hear Me When l CALI (Bruhn), Idris
| Thomas.
Song of the Northmen" (Maunderl
! Tennessee Male chorus.
"Crucifix" (Faure), Arthur and John
Thomas.
Martyrs of the Arena" De. Rille),
Tennessee Male chorus
| Intermission.
| "L'Armour Valse' (Schutt), Miss
Grace Hillhouse.
Southern Melodies (Pike). Tennes
1T Is Enough" (Mendelssohn), Rob
ert Morgan.
Fair Flora Docks (Baxter) Arthur
| and John Thomas.
"Hallelujah Chorus" (Handel), Ten
nessee Male chorus.
Finale, America" Chorus and au-
dience.
Things were very quiet in police
circles last night as only six arrests
were made. The defendants were
charged with the usual minor offenses
The No. l fire department made a
run to First avenue and Eighteenth
street where a small blaze was found
on negro house. The fire was quick
ly extinguished with chemicals, very
little damage being done.
The board of education of Brighton
met last night for the purpose of ar
ranging the budget for next term ol
school. Several matters were discussed
but no conclusion reached in the mat
ter
Prof Fl. NJ. Sharpe was reelected as
principal of the school. The board will
meet again next Friday to take up tn,
unfinished work and elect teachers fol
next year.
The closing exercises of the colored
schools will be held on Saturday night
May 81. The programme has been care
fully arranged and diplomas will be
awarded.
The Bessemer board of education will
meet Tuesday night In the office OF
Superintendent A. A. Persons in the
high school building, at which tim.
, the annual election of teachers for the
|; city schools will be held.
Mrs Annie Glenn Grove has called
a hnal rehearsal of the graduating
class of the high school at O'Clock
Monday morning in the auditorium
The Brighton Missionary society OF
the Methodist church Will meet at the
nome of Mrs. Richard Williams on
Tuesday afternoon.
On Monday afternoon the Ladies' Aid
society of the Jonesboro Baptist church
Will meet with Mrs. VIII Davis
Next Wednesday afternoon Mrs. J. c.
Berry VIII entertain the Ladies' Whist
club at the home of her sister, Mrs
w. p. Golson, on Clarendon avenue
This is special meeting on account of
Mrs Berry being out of the city at
her regular time to entertain
The Ladies Aid society of the First
| Presbyterian church will hold its reg
ular business meeting Monday after
noon at the church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Has Confederate Money

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
In your issue of Sunday, the 18TH. !
noticed an article on the "Relics OF the
Civil War" which says Mr.. Enslen mas
among his war relics a Confederate $oo
bill of 1864 issue. 4 would like, TO tell
your many readers that I have $oo'
$40, SO, $5 bill. one OF each whlch
would like to sell They are dated NJ
Richmond February. 1854. Also one note
of the State of Alabama for 20 cents,
dated January. 1853, and signed by GIL
Shorter governor. One note OF the
Alabama Insurance company OF Mont
gomery for cents, dated Atlanta jan
uary, 1882.
All these show signs of use but are
in perfect condition. Respectfully
T.. X. TURNER,
277 r. F. D. No. l.
Birmingham, May "a. 1913
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
UNITED STATES GOLFERS
STAND GOOD CHANCE


of New York and w Heinrich Schmidt
OF Worcester, Mass it is also thought
may make things interesting while
Campbell ID. White of San Francisco
Is likely to make a good showing.
Both Weber and White have drawn
byes for the first round. Inslee Will
play c. F. Yeotans, of the Royal North
Devon club, while Schmidt will match
skill with d. S. Crowther. Two other
American players are entered-Findlay
5. Douglas of the Nassau Country club
Long Island, and Douglas Grant ol
San Francisco. The sole Canadian rep
resentative is Jackson Walton The en-
tries number about 200
The Americans aresnot yet acclimated
and feel the humidity greatly and the
atmospheric conditions takes 20 yards
off the average length of their drives
They have amazed conservative British
ers by playing in their shirt sleeves.
Owing to the fear of suffra gists out
| RACES guards at the greens have now
been doubled and the greens are heaT-
lily insured against damage
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
MANY VETERANS co
THOUGH THE CITY
Are En- Route to Reunion at
Chattanooga From Other
Southern States

With veterans of the civil war thronS-
Inc the streets and the railroad stations
of Birmingha myesterday. local citizens
were reminded vividly of the Confederate
reunion in Chattanooga, which opens to-
morrow. The equipment on all railroads
was filed completely with veterans from
Texas and other far states that are pass
ing through Birmingham for the reunion
city. All during The day regular trains
on the Alabama Great Southern and
extras carried veterans to Chattanooga
for the meeting of the heroes of the
civil war
1t was announced yesterday that this
morning two special trains would leave
Birmingham for Chattanooga with local
veterans. The local camps have been ac-
lively at work getting up delega tions to
attend the reunion, and it is believed that
a great host of veterans will leave this
morning Officials o. the Alabama Great
southern railroad have indicated to the
veterans that special equipment will be
given and careful attention exercised on
the trip to make it pleasant and COM
Portable.
The reunion Will be filed with the usual
sayeties and will be interesting otherwise
to those attending Chattanooga has
made every arrangement for the veter-
ans according to announcements
The members Of Camp Hardee, United
Confederate Veterans. who Will attend the
reunion at Chattanooga this week, will
leave on the early train tomorrow morn
ing. A large delegation from the camp
will take in the reunion and special ac-
commodations have been arranged for
them. Camp Wilcox, the recently formed
camp, will meet this morning at the Clark
and Jones hall on Third avenue and at
II o'clock will form in front of the hall
and march to the station, where they
will be assigned berths and accommoda-
tions. The Pratt City brass band VIII
accompany the veterans to Chattanooga
and will precede the camp on the march
to the station
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
PRACTICE GROUNDS
FOR TENNIS TEAMS

Boston, May 25.--The courts of the
Longwood Cricket club will be the prac-
tice ground for the next two days OF
members of both the Australian and
American tennis teams, which will con-
test for the Davis cup
They will not oppose each other. The
play last week of the Australians was
closely observed by experts. AS a whole
the visitors seem to prefer the English
back court style, rarely going to the net
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
RADISH SEASON NOT
GOOD IN BUTLER
Weather Conditions and Other Things
Go Against Truckers-Revival
Begins in Greenville

Greenville, May Special. THE
radsh season has come to close in
Butler county. The truck farmers did
not have good year The weather
conditions at the point of production
and also at the point of consumption
were against them. The season for
growing was not good and Just as the
bulk OF the crop was ready for mar
ket the floods in the Ohio district pre-
vented the shipping. There were ship
ped something like 9400 barrels by ex-
press and car shipments during this
year,
Revival meetings We're commenced {
the Bal aptist church Sunday morning.
DR.. l.. L. Gwaltney. the pastor is being
assisted by Rev. 7. O. Reese of the
home mission board and Professor
Schofield a revival singer. also of the
same board. The church was we'll
| crowded for both morning and evening
services.
Walter Posey, a white man. and his
son, Percy Posey, who were confined in
the Butler county Jail charged with un-
lawful presenting of firearms and under
peace proceedings were released yes
terday. The cases of both were com =
promised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
WALKER VETERANS
GOING TO REUNION
Special Cars Will Convey
Soldiers and Others to
Chattanooga Today

Jasper, May Especial )----bout
200 viii leave Jasper Monday morning g
for Chattanooga to attend the old SOL
diers reunion, stated Col. T. p. Lamp
kin, commander of Camp Hutto. Not
all of these Will be veterans, but it IS
understood that a large number of the
old soldiers will attend
Three special cars will be pulled
from Jasper to carry the reunion Wis
itors and old soldiers. Streamers will
be attacher to each car advertising the
town The Jasper concert band and all
people going from Walker county viii
be expected TO accompany this crowd
The Jasper Natural Gas company has
just completed fitting up a new home
for their gas works in what is called
the Little jim" building on Nineteenth h
street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
SMALLPOX APPEARS
IN Chiffon COUNTY

Mountain Creek, May 25.-t -tSpecial)-A
well developed case of smallpox was pro-
nounced by the county health officer to
be in the family OF Will Coburn. Every
precaution has been taken to guard
against the spreading of the disease. Ev-
cry precaution that is necessary has been
used, and the impression Is that no fears
are entertained as to further trouble.
There is nothing to indicate Just where
Mrs coburn contracted the disease.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
ADJUSTMENTS
At East Lake

This will be busy week and an attrac-
tive one for the patrons of East Lake
park. AS a free attraction the manage
ment offers The Eccentric Frog" TIE
announcement Is made that complete ar
rangements have been made with the
United Booking Office of New York city
for the free attractions that will be seen
at East Lake park during the remainder
of the season.
Other events during the week will be as
follows: On Thureday night there will ne
given in the dancing pavilion a masquer-
ade ball Nappis Land will be in attend
ance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
SYLACAUGA HOME is
DAMAGED BY FIRE

about noon the residence of DR.. w. Z.
before the arrival of the department the
entire roof was burned. The loss to build
ing and furniture, 1t is thought. will be
nearly $1,000. with insurance. A number
of people who were boarding in the build
ing suffered some small losses. The fire
is thought to have caught in the roof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
TRAFFIC DELAYED
NEAR TUSCALOOSA

tuscaloosa May 25.-tSpeciaI -
Trains south from Birmingham and
other north Alabama towns were cor
siderably delayed on the Alabama
Great southern railroad this morning
when some three or four freight ars
We're thrown off the track in a head
on collision between two freights about
three miles north of Cottondale. few
miles from this city. No one was hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Shapiro Speaks to Negroes

AT the Sixteenth Street Negro Baptist
church yesterday afternoon Isadore
Shapiro was the principal speaker at a
large mass meeting held by the women
OF the church. He declared that the me-
gro did much harm to his race by pro-
miscuous begging, that he dwarfed his
energy and would soon get into the po-
siuon that he looked for help from the
outsiders as matter of course
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Hubbard Bros. 4 Co.

cotton Merchants, Hanover Square, N.
y. Members New York Cotton Ex
change, New Orleans Cotton Exchange.
New York. Produce Exchange. Asso.
elate Members Liverpool Cotton Asso-
citation. Orders solicited for the pur-
chase and sale of Cotton and Cotton
Seed OIL for future delivery. Special
attention and liberal terms given Tor
tonsignments of spot cotton for de-
nvery. Correspondence invited.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
Announcement
DR.. F. H. MAY

Announces tnat he has removed his
office to No $50 First National Bank
building.
Practice limited to the eye, ear, nose
and throat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
BRITISHERS RESPECT ABILITY
OF OPPONENTS IN WORLDS
CHAMPIONSHIP TOUR NEY
WHICH BEGINS IN SCOTLAND
TODAY

St Andrews, Scotland, May 25.-On
the eve of the amateur golf champion
begin tomorrow, British opinion re-
garding the chances of the American
contingent has undergone a consider
able reversal 1t is now conceded that
although the best half dozen American
players are absent, the United States
has in Harold Weber of Toledo a dan
gerous player, who with luck should
at least reach the last eight. C. w
Inslee of the oneida Community clut
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26
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For Book of Tours, Rates, etc. apply to
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IT and 19 Broadway. New York, or
Steiner Brothers, POI 1st Ave.: r. w
Luckett. Terminal Station. or Jack w
Johnson. 1927 1st Ave. Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-26

after the scripture reading by Bishop Nc
Coy, was artistic. Mrs. Eddins has full
voice. strong and clear
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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-09
Horr0rOso incendio
en- Aguadilla
SIETE CASAS DESTRUTDAS POR
LAS LLAMAS.
100000 d6lares de p6rdidaS!

AguadiIla, S.-Ayer. 4. las seis Y me-
ola de al tarle, declar0se un vioento
incendio en- el establecimiento conner
clal Cle que es propietario Manuel Gar
cla, qm en- tuvO en- inminente pelig1o
de perder la vida, recibiendo granves
quemaduras
IEl fuego Sc propag6 rapidamente a
las casas contiguas, destruyendo seis,
Gle las cuaes cuatr0 estaban aseguradas.
La casa en- que Sc origin0 ell siniestro.
de la cual solo pudieron salvarse algu-
mas mercanclas y otros efectos cue fue-
ron sacados tempo, tambi6n estaba
asegurada en- 27000 d6lares.
Las p6rdidas Sc calcula que ascienden.
4 10000.
El alcalCe, Aneses, las autoridades To-
Gales, la policia y ell vecindario en- ge-
neral trabaJarOn con gran ahinco en-
la extinction del incendio que amenaza-
ba destruir todo eel pueblo.
Llamado urgentemente ell cuerpo de
bOmberOs de Arecibo, varias brigadas
del mismO, al mando del jefe Seiio al
calde Avil6s y oficiales Becerra Y Vaz-
Quez el personal (le la Cruz roia. con
botlquln y campana, y Ell ingeniero mu-
nicipal Ramos y refuerzOs de la policia
vinleron en- tren especial, (llegando a las
IL y media, Y prQcediendo en- seguida.
~aun cuando ell incendio estaba localiza-
do va, 4 eXtinguir cl fuego de los es-
combros que amenazaba tomar nnevo
lncrement0.
Ell jefe Martinez Chapel, al frente de
varios polic1as de su distrito puebIos
vecinOs, Sc persons muy a tempo Ell Ell
lugar del siniestro y contribuy0 dis
minuir los proporciones del mismo.
Ell fiscal Torres Grau, y ell .juez senior
Medina, auxiliados por varios policias
practicaron una minuciosa investiga-
ci0n, sin res1lltados positivos No obstan-
tie, siguese investigando ell casO por 81
eXistieron intenciones criminales. Ell
COrresponsal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-09

la que fueron leidas por sus autores, los
senores LagO LIorens Torres. respec.
tlvamente, las inspiradas poeslas ''Ljl
cha eterna" y la "Canci6n de las An
tillas -, esta Ultima, ultramodernista.
que va hab1a sido aplaudid1sima la no
che q. fue lelda en- ell Ateneo y una poes1a
del senior Esteves. lelda por ell senor
don Miguel Guerra. que como aquellas
fue muy celebrada y aplaudida.
Fue en- suma la de anoche, una nocha
de arte en- que prestarOn su cOncurso
al poeta cabalIero andante, cuya DANA
eS Espalla los trOvadOres de una de las
mjas predilectas de aquella gran ma
ci6n, todos los cuales hicieron vibrar sus
liras ell Ia sonora rotunda lengua de
Castilla
A feHcitar al senior Alarc0n, una vez
terminada la conferencia acudieron al
escenario, entire otros, ell presidente del
Casino, don Antonio Alvarez Nava. Y
ell director del Heraldo Espahol'. don
Vicente Balb1s Cap6,
La velada fu6 organizada por LA
ReVista de las Antillas. -
NuestrO APPLAUSE a todos.