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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21
rALA OCCURRENCES

Undertaken snith. phones 10 ana -
white Clever Flour is better. AJAX
your grocer
1cy-Ho- bottles at the Court Pharm-
acy.-Ad.
Mr.. F. NJ. Harp of Eureka was at the
ocaia House yesterday.
Beck's hard water soap, ten cents
per cake. Court Pharmacy.-Adv..
DR.. ". H. Cox Of BrooksvilIe was al
the ocala House last night
SIX ROOM COTTAGE FOR RENT
Apply TO Mrs. r. D. Fuller. la
married woman's description OF an
ideal man seldom fits her husband
W. J. Afford of London was at the
yesterday
An elegant line Of rings. bracelets
and pins at Burnett's--Ad
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21

Mrs. James Taylor, who has been the
guest of Miss Irene Campbell in De-
Land is now at Lake Helen, visiting
Mrs. Lewie Long, formerly Miss Miner
va Bond
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21

Mrs. J. E. Johnson and lovely little
daughter Sara returned yesterday from
a visit Of several weeks with relatives
in Swainshore and Thomasyille. Ga
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21

Mrs. ]. f. Johnson has as her guests
her sister-in-l law, Mrs. ]. Owen Geise.
who arrived last night from SWANS
boro. Ga.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21

Mr.. ]. T. Henry is enjoying a short
visit with his friend, Mr.. Joseph Wal
ker, who is spending the winter with
his cousins. DIR. and Mrs. l. F. BIa-
lock.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21

Mr.. E. ]. Mills-Price of Boston, has
Joined his wife at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. K Robinson He
came especially to see his sweet little
daughter, Hope Isabelle Mills Price
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1913-02-21

Mrs. T w Brown passed through
town today from Trilby, to visit her
mother. Mrs E. r. Atkinson, at Mar
tin. Mrs, Atkinson has been quite
sick.
Mrs. Fred E. Weihe and her smart
little baby left today for visit to
friends at Hawthorne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds were placed on record yesterday
In the office of the probate court show
ing the following transfers of property,
the consideration being $1,000 or more
Si000-Henry Joseph to A. M. Donuglas
loats and ?, block 4, present map and
plat of Lakewood Park
sl062-J. T. Trammell to ]. w. Nc
Mickens, southeast quarter of southwest
quarter of section I, township IA, range
3. west.
s3OOO-M. A. Richards to Mrs. L T.. Tay-
lor, lot 8, Hewes and Booth survey in
West End.
s1s0l-Ida Mcdonald to j. c. Clarke lots
], and 3, block A. present plan and
survey of South Bessemer.
SlS00C. A. Holden to II. A. Smith,
lot 30, block 1876, Walker Land COM
panys map and survey of East Wood
lawn.
$1500-East Lake Land company to f..
J. Dow. lot 9 block 16S East Lake Land
company's survey of East Lake.
s55o0-Robert Jemson, Jr., to Kate Perry
Marks, lot 10, block a. section IL,
township 49, range 3, west.
S100-R. A. Hardin to j. b. Cobbs, part
of lots 5 and g. block GAO. Elyton Land
company's present plan and survey of the
city of Birmingham.
s2100-Lizzie j. Johnston to J. 3. Caw-
thon, lot 16, block '28 map and survey
of the property of the Avondale Land
company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
O'NEAL TO FOLLOW
EXAMPLE Of USING
PICK AND SHOVEL
Rountree Delighted That
His Suggestion for Good
Roads Day Meets Such
Eminent Approval

Time will prove that ]. Asa Rountree
has nothing on Governor o'Neal
The chief executive yesterday morning
announced that he, too, one the days set
aside as good roads days, will shoulder
a shovel and pick and do manual labor
As is remembered. sometime ago, Mr..
Rountree, by an announcement in rhe
Age-H Herald. set the precedent lnasmuch
as the first convert was Governor O'Neal.
It is considered probable that the lesser
lights will now have no excuse on which
to fall back.
1t has not yet ben proved whether or
not the governor. in real Rooseveltian
style, has made arrangements to be ac-
complained On his ~xcursion with the
shovel and pick by one or more remark
ably clever photographers whose speciality
is swapping the specimen while mac
tion. 1t Is understood however, that
Montgomery newspaper reporters, when
they begin to smell the story. will closely
watch the movements of the governor,
and endeavor to ascertain. 1t is con-
sidered highly probably that the cover
nor, in case the time of his toll Will be
prolonged, win insist that his private
secretary and his official stenograpner
stand on guard at his side, in order
that there shall occur no halt in the
business of running the government.
When Informed yesterday that Cover
nor ONeal would follow his example ant
resort for the sake of setting a worthy
example to actual labor, J. Asa Roun-
tree, secretary of the United States and
the Alabama Good Roads associations
was delighted.
MY object he said ''in publishing
the fact that | would get a a shovel and
go to work was to encourage other
rally, / am elated to do likewise. Natu-
rally, ! am elated ana flattered that
the FIST man to commend my action hy
promising to emulate was the governor
of this great state. If the officials of
the Good Roads association and the gov
ernor can humble themselves to the ex-
tent Of spending several hours in the
CRIME of toll for the sake of the COM
mon people. | take it for granted that
no other citizen can longer consider him
self too important or too proud to FOL
low the example
The governor has not yet announced the
spot on which he will do his bit of work.
II will issue a proclamation" he said,
'urging all men to do their share, to
contribute their mite. in this good cause.
l. myself, win do some actual toll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
AT THE HOTELS

c. n Chembers of Tuscaloosa, E. H.
Smith of Talladega. f. H. Allen OF
Atlanta are registered at the Hill
man.
w. o. Long of Mobile L. L. Patter-
son of Gadsden and J. II. Crawford of
Jasper are at the Florence.
C. IL. Harris of Chicago, Frank For
est of Kimberly and M. M. Cunning
ham of Acton are stopping at the Bir-
mingham.
W. T. Roberts of Montgomery, II. r..
Chandler of Clanton and r. J. Barr of
Troy are among those at the Morris.
r. l. Anderson of Montgomery, j.
r. White of Hartselle and II. C. Full
ton of Admission are guests at the Met
ropolitan.
J. H. Coyles of Lathrop, P. j. Nc
cormick of Atlanta and C. Il. Willis
of Tuscaloosa are registered at the
Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
ShdcRles Are To Be
Removed From Legs
OF County ConOicts
Understood Formal Action Will Be Taken Soon-Many More
Guards Will Have to Be Employed Conference With
Convict Board Desired

Members OF the board of revenue an
nounee they will obey the law in ref
erence to removing the shaekles from
the county convicts now at work ON
the roads.
Under an. agreement with the chair
man of the state board of convict in
spectors the matter was allowed to
stand undisturbed until the prison
board and the board of revenue could
have joint conference to discuss the
situation. However, since Governor
ONeal has declared the chains must
be removed, it is understood that a
resolution soon will be presented to
the board of revenue having for its
purpose the removal of the shackles
The board earnestly desires meet
ing with the state convict board, it Is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23

stated by members in reference to this
matter so that 1t can be finally settled
II is stated. that the removal of the
shackles from the convicts at this time
will add considerably to the cost Of
maintenance, as many additional
guards will have to be employed. But
1t is understood this is nor the point
that the board of revenue is most con
cerned in. 1t is the incentive to escape
that necessarily follows the removal
of the chains and the possible neces-
sity for shooting some of these who
make dash for freedom
However, the matter is in the hands
OF the governor and the state board
and early developments are expected.
There is some talk about the court
house that the removal of the chains
Will mean back to the mines" for the
convicts, but the members of the board
have not expressed themselves on this
subject.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23

her clothes would stick to her body and
pull off the little scab. In some places she
would scratch and irritate the sores until
they seemed to be large. She was affected
about a year.
First | employed medicine which did
very little good, next ] used -- and
-- that did harm. So | wrote for a
sample of Cutlcura Soap and Ointment 1
bathed her body in warm water and Cuti-
cura Soap and then | applied the Cuticura
Ointment and they afforded relief after
twice using. bought some more Cutcura
Soap and Ointment ard inside Of two weeks
she was cured" tsigned) Mrs. j. X.
Grcggs. Nov. 2i. 1912.
For more than generation Cuticura Soap
and Ointment have afforded the most eco
nomcal treatment for affections of the skin
and scalp that torture. itch. burn, scale. and
destroy sleep. Sold everywhere. Sample OF
each mailed free. with 32-p. Skin Book Ad-
dress postcard "Cuticura Dept. T Boston. "
~ Men who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap will find 1t best for skin and scalp.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
DONATIONS MADE TO
TUBERCULOSIS CAMP
Secretary Eaves Is Making
Weekly Trips Out Of
Town

In response to recent appeals, Secre-
tary George Eaves of the Tuberculo-
sis association, gratefully acknowledged
yesterday the receipt from the Stage EN-
ployes' local union, No. 70, of donation
of s25 and the pledge of monthly sub
scrlption of IS. the equivalent of five sus-
tanning memberships for the year ending
July /, 1914.
The secretary at the same time all
nounced the donation of so from j. A.
Hodges of Ashville, who has stated he has
no personal knowledge of individuals BEN
Gifted, but wants to show his keen socio-
logical conscience in recognizing the COM
mon service The Secretary would be glad
to receive donations that would cover the
cost of handling INDECENT persons for
whom no other provision has been made
OF these there are five in the camp at
the present time.
In pursuance of his duties as secretary
of the state committee Dr. Eaves has
been visiting various counties on Sundays
with the purpose of encouraging them to
meet their own obligations, and to get the
physicians and laymen working together.
Next Sunday he will be in Huntsville
where a union meeting will be held at the
First Methodist church, and on the way
back. a the Teachers institute of Nor
gan county, there will be held a social
meeting on Monday, July 2s, when a
health lecture will be given with the pur-
pose of stimulating the teachers to push
community health interests upon the at
tenton of all their pupils This meeting
will be at Hartselle.
Other visits planned for conferences ana
lectures are at Fort Deposit. Greenvlle,
Brewton. York, Sylaeauga. Decatur ana
Jasper, combined meeting for Choctaw
and Washington counties is being ar
ranged for. One result of these visits. IL
is hoped, will be to commence nursing
work which will do much to arrest the
spread of the disease and to prevent It's
influx upon points where local sanatoria
already exist
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23

those who would land the job of presi-
dent of the commission.
YThe law contemplated, stated Mr..
Percy, that no man should sign more
than one petition. 1t is felony, in
my opinion, for one voter to sign more
than single petition, and the probate
Judge will be guided by what the law
intended or contemplated in this re-
gard
1t Is understood that before the pc
titions are turned in to the probate
judge, he will have fortified himself
with several other opinions in addition
to that of Mr. Percy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
ARC LIGHT CLAUSE
STRICKEN FROM LAW
Slight Changes Made in New Traffic
Ordinance by City Commits
sion Yesterday

At the regular meeting of the city
commission yesterday changes were
wrought in the new traffic ordinance.
The clause which denied the street
car company the right of burning arc
lights to the front of cars half an
hour after sunset and half an hour
before sunrise was stricken out The
ordinance was further amended BY
limiting the speed of ambulances at
street crossings to is miles per hour.
The other business of the commission
was entirely of routine nature.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
SALVATION ARMY
LEADER COMING
Colonel r. E. HOlz Will Be
in Birmingham July
rs, u and 2S

Saturday, Sunday and Monday. July
26, 27, 2S. Col. r.. Il. Holz will visit
Birmingham in the interests of the
salvation army work here. Colonel
Holz will be accompanied by Staff
Captain Campbell. his acting secretary
while visiting the south. staff Captain
Campbell has charge of the work in
the western part of Pennsylvania.
Colonel Holz has been in Birmingham
before. Arrangements have been made
TO have the colonel speak at the South
Highlands church in the morning,
while STAFF Captain Campbell and other
visiting officers will occupy pulpits of
different churches throughout the city.
There Will be a big mass meeting at
Capitol park Sunday afternoon, with
Colonel Holz in charge.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
Band Had Shrewd Scheme
by Which 1t Robbed
Slowly Moving
Trains
HAVE CONFESSED
TO CRIMES AND
RELATE DETAILS
Prisoners Brought to Town Early
Yesterday Morning on Special
Train-0fficers Laid in Wait
in Woods-Grocery Keep
er Is Implicated

band of shrewd and desperate car
thieves was rounded up early yesterday
morning on Magella hill. about a half
mile this side OF Magclla station on the
and Nashville railroad, about eight miles
from Birmingham.
The names of the three negroes who
were apprehended on the scene were Nor
ris Harden, Albert Miller and Aaron
Brown. A half hour later following a
confession by the prisoners the ringlead-
ers of the band were captured at their
home nearby Their names are Henry
Jones alias Domino and Andrew Stew
art. negroes living at spalding mine. To
complete the coup Frank Bellna. who op-
crates a grocery and meat market at
the corner of Twelfth street and Fifth
avenue. was arrested yesterday afternoon
charged with being the receiver of the
stolen goods of the negroes.
The arrests of the five negro des-
Irwin steele and j. ~ Curl, assisted by
Special Agent P. NJ BIacbmon of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad. The
arrest of Frank Bellna was made by
Deputies Steel and Curl, assisted by Chief
Givens of the special agents of the Louis
vile and Nashville railroad.
Serious Charges Against Gang
RAN axrA ! Ii
are lodged in the county Jail with Sc
rious array of charges of burglary and
grand larceny docketed against them
Bond of $500 was set on every charge
and at a late hour last night none had
been made This morning several more
warrants will be sworn against all the
band and it is stated that the matter of
swearing out federal warrants will be
considered. All the prisoners with the
exception of Frank Bellina are notorious
thieves, and have made complete con-
fessions to the sheriffs office and have
requested early trial that they may plead
guilty.
The story of the operations of this
band of negro thieves shows to what
desperate lengths they were willing to
go to rob the railroad. From their con-
fessions it is gathered that under the di-
rection of Henry Jones and Andrew
Stewart. a conspiracy to systematically
rob the Louisville and Nashville railroad
was entered into. For several months
this thieving has been going ON and the
railroad has been forced to pay many
thousand dollars to the shippers because
of goods stolen from their cars.
The place for robbing the freight cars
of the Louisville and Nashville railroad
was an ideal one, but the feature of the
entire robberies was that the negroes
broke in the cars and stole all that they
wanted while the freight train was in
motion and on its way to Montgomery.
How They Worked
According to Deputy Sheriff Irwin
Steele, long grade starts on the main
line OF the Louisville and Nashville going
south Immediately after leaving Green
Springs and continues all the way to
Magella Station, where it then slopes
down into Oxmoor All heavy freight
trains travel at speed estimated at not
over five miles an hour while making
this grade, and between Green Springs
and Magella Station the negroes would
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23

day or night. The trouble
affected her whole body. The
bumps festered and came to
head and the corruption
looked like thick matter. kind
of a yellow color. The sores
itched SO badly until it
seemed to me she would
scratch herself to pieces and
then a sore would form and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
THINKS VOTER CAN SIGN
BUT ONE OF THE PETITIONS

According to an informal statement
made yesterday by Walker Percy, who
drew up and introduced in the legis-
lature the bill creating commission
form of government for Birmingham, it
will be contrary to law should any
voter sign the petition of more than
one candidate
There has been misunderstanding in
this regard, and it is said that in sew
eral incidents, the same name is signed
to the petition of more than one or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
Judge Grubb Disapproyes


Judge Grubb stated clearly and in
emphatic terms his disapproyal of these
contentious of the district attorney. The
court said that he thought that the whole
sale grocers had a perfect right by
legitimate argument to seek to convince
the manufacturers that it was to the in
terests of the manufacturers to utilize
the wholesale grocers as a distributing
agency in the interest of economy and
of efficiency in distribution.
Judge Grubb indicated that 1t would
0e necessary for the district attorney to
show that the defendants had used
coercion or threats of boycott to prevent
the manufacturers from selling to the
retailers. The court intimated that in
his opinion the association had the right
to list its members and that there was
nothing wrong or improper in the con-
stituticL The court observed that it was
up to the government to show affirma-
lively tnat the defendants had used inn
proper means to interfere with the free
dom of commerce.
While District Attorney Street has many
arguments to make when he resumes his
address to the court this morning. yet it
is apparent that he has been overruled by
Judge Grubb in his first fundamental
contention against the grocers' associa-
ton.
The case yesterday was without any
uHuSudl Interest dS OHly Two Witnesses
were examined by the defense. Their
examination was along the regular lines
tending to show that they could buy when
they pleased and were not hindered by
the association although not members
of the grocers association
In his argument General Luke Wright,
who negotiated the compromise between
the department of justice and the gro
GERS, will review his negotiations and
will shed some inside history upon the
attitude of the department of justice
throughout the whole proceedings.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23


board the merchandise trains around the
midnight hour. BY placing their feet Oh
the truss rods and holding on with one
hand to the edge of the car they would
reach over and with a knife or other inn
plement break the seal of the side door
of the car open. They would then enter
and throw off the ear alongside the track
all the booty that they desired. They
would always leave the car before reach
ing the top of Magella hill
Henry Jones and Andrew Stewart, the
ring leaders of the negro band, would be
lying in wait in the woods nearby and on
hearing the signal of two pistol shots they
would drive team up along the track
and pick up the stolen property and de-
post it In an old we'll which in the years
gone by had been nearly all covered up
until it is now only about seven or eight
teet deep. Tall grass also conceals the
old well. The stolen goods were paced in
this well and kept til ere sometimes several
days until, 1t is alleged, Frank Bellina
was notified. Bellina, it is said, would drive
up to the well and bring the stuff in the
city.
Many times during the several months
that this >robbing of the freight cars has
been going on at Magella hill have spe-
cial agents of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad ATTEMPTED to capture the car
thieves and ony last week one special
agent killed a member of the same band
that was captured yesterday morning by
Deputies Steele and-Curl. However, nc
direct line of information as to the meth
DDS used in robbing the cars could ever be
obtained until the capture of yesterday
morning.
Detectives on Scene
To make the capture yesterday morning,
No., t&I. ...1
Agent Blackmon walked the entire dis
tance from the Louisville and Nashville
depot to Magela hill. They did this 20
avoid creating suspicion, as they had re-
ceived a tip that something was doing
on Magella hill that night.
When we got there said Deputy
Steele" we felt nervous. as we knew that
we were up against gunner. We stoppt d
at a place near the woods where the roh-
berries had been going on a long time and
suddenly heard voices We crept up si-
lently and rushed in the open with our
guns drawn on three negroes, Morris Ha--
den Albert Miller and Aaron Brown.
Only one of the negroes reached for his
gun, but before he could draw it Curl
tapped him on the head. The negroes
were searched and each one was armed
with a heavy calibre pistol and several
rounds of ammunition.
after a talk with these negroes we
visited the cabins of Henry Jones aud
Andrew Stewart and captured them. In
both these houses we found large
amount of stolen property, including a lot
of dynamite caps stolen from the mines.
The report of the capture of the gang
was telephoned into Birmingham and Su-
perintendent Brooks of the Louisville and
Nashville was so pleased that he sent a
special engine and coach after us. 1t
was great relief n g the idea of IVA akin q
nine miles back to Birmingham was not
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-23
TAX INCREASES
BEING AGREED TO
Great Majority of Cases
Are Being Settled by
Agreements

Majority of the proposed property tax
raises submitted by Capt J. V. Allen.
tax commissioner, set ON yesterdays dock
ct We're settled by agreement and final or
ders were entered by the board of rev.
enue which is passing on the tax raises
The following cases were disposed of YES
terday: George w. Poole 5000; Pattie
Poole, $500; George H. Prother. 500: Mi
nerva Prince, $780, William H. Proctor
500; Miss S. c. Purnell, $3.50; A. j. Raw
sl625; j. e. Reagor, $40O; Mrs. II. A.
Reese 5000; Mrs. M. o. Reineck, $500; G
Rietta $3.50; A. g. Roberts, $575; f. Ro.
denbeck, $500: Mrs j. NJ. Rogers, $3.50 w
f. Ross, $3.50; Mrs. J. D. Russell. $500
w. II. Savers, $500; Mrs. M. e. Scholar
$500; c. b. Scott, 5000; Charles Schwend
$500; W. B. Seay. $500; DIR. H. G. Sellers
$500; Mrs. NJ A. Sewell, $500; Mrs. l.. II.
Simmons, $780, w. Is. Simmons, $3.50; Miss
e. e. Stack. $780, Mrs E. M. Smith. $500.
f. A. w. Smith, $780, George l.. Smith.
trustee, $1,000; Mrs. Julia Smith, $3.50; j.
II. Smith, s434; J. G. Smith, $500: Mrs.
l.. E. Smith, $40; Mrs. Lucy e. Smith.
$3.50; Mrs. n. l.. Smith, $500: Mrs. M. e.
Snyder, 5000; j. I. Staples, $500; Mrs.
Laura Stier. $500; 7. P. Stovall, $500; G.
F. Strong, $1325; s. b. Sudduth, $40; Mrs.
NJ. I. Summervill. $500; Miss M. f. Tabor.
$3.50. Nj. A. Temple and r. l.. Ketchum,
$500; j. II. Ferrell, $3.50; r. II. Ferrell,
$4670; Mrs. Ellie Thomas $500; Mrs. j. s.
Thomas, $3.50; r. s. Thomas, $4O0; Mrs.
l.. p. Thum, $500; Pearl ]. Thornton, $500:
Mrs j. E. Todd, 5000; Mrs. NJ v Todd,
5000; Sam Trongalla, $780, Mrs. r. j. Tai
ley, 1918; Thomas Turner, $500; Mrs. Clara
Uhl, $500; Mrs. F. l. Wahle, $780, l.. S.
Waldrof, s225; Mrs. M. o. Walker, $3.50;
Wendall Walker, $780, Mrs. c. Wallace,
$400; r, C. Welton, $3.50; J.. C. Marble,
$500; Mrs. M. o. Ward, $3.50; Mrs. Mary
d. Weaver $3.50; w. J. Weaver, $3.50; j.
J. Wheelal, $3.50; Walker White, $780, r.
l.. Whiteside, $40; Mrs. l.. Willingham,
$500. Totals raises, S51,372.