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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16

ley Of this city. and Mrs. Harry Bel
lenger of Gadsden. In a eodicil to the
Will. which was drafted originally in
1893 and amended subsequently by the
addition of various codieils, home
at Nerhena, Ala. was devised to his
wife. This property was sold, however.
and the widow will receive $1,000 in
addition to the $1,000 to be paid her
out of the funds on hand. She is given
the option of taking $4,000 and a
fourth of the interest on the income,
or her dover rights.
The three children of the deceased
are made executors of the estate They
are to hold a meeting four times a year
and equally divide the income on he
property and investments. The proper
ty itself Is not to be divided.
While Mr.. Farley was generally be-
lieved to be worth million or more
no mention Is made in the will as to
the amount of the fortune he left
other than the fact that his life insur-
ance is said TO have amounted &c
S31 400
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
FIRST RUN IS MADE
AT NEW PIPE WORKS
Gadsden Plant Starts With
rs Employes-Marshall
Farmer Killed

Gadsden July 15.-(Special)-In the
presence of a number of prominent
business men, the new plant of the
Gadsden pipe works made its first run
at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. The plant
now employs 10 men, and this number
soon will be increased to more than 100.
The plant will have a capacity of 5000
tons. Otto Agricola is manager.
The county commissioners Monday be-
gan the work of bringing about more
equitable assessments in Gadsden 1t is
expected that raises will be made on
some prominent business properties.
Murray c. White, secretary of the state
tax commission, is here to confer with
the commissioners, and recommenda-
tions will be made to the body by Back
Tax Commissioner Patterson.
Henry Heaton. a farmer, was killed
by lightning at 2:30 o'clock Sunday aft
ernoon at his home thre miles south of
Albertville. He had driven into barn
to escape shower when he was struck.
He is survived by his wife and three
small children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
REPORTERS TOOK
OVER 100000 WORDS
IN GROCERS TRIAL

The official transcripts furnished in the
Southern Wholesale grocers' case by tae
official stenographors. Stailings and Braz-
elton, contained over 100000 words. ac-
cording to an announcement yesterday.
The handling Of that case involving over
60 of the best known grocerymen in tue
south was given to Stalllngs and Brazel-
ton by Percy, Benners and Burr for the
defense and py Oliver ID. Street represent
ing the government
1t is a matter Of some speculation
whether a task like the one contracted
by the official reporters was ever unde.,-
taken here before. They contracted 10
furnish three copies or the entire pro-
ceedings during the morning session bv
6 O'Clock Of the same afternoon. Tie
transcript If the afternoon sessions was
furnished before s O'Clock the following
| morning, so that 1t might be read by the
counsel before starring II new days work.
The reporters were enabled to perform
that task through their method of eff
cheney that has perhaps few equals in this
section. Three experts stenographers in
cluding Jack Sta,lmgs, E. w. Brazelton
and Mr.. Mahon, were relayed through The
case. BY working in relays while tw0
We're debating to dictaphone what had
been taken. one OF the men was engaged
in taking the case.
Inc designation or Stalltngs and Braz-
elton as official stenographers caused
them to install seven dictaphoues i'm thcir
office, with two record shaving outfits,
which enables them to handle the larger
cases in such an efficient manner
The srocers' case is only one of the zig
cases handled by Stallngs and Bragel-
ton. 1t is recalled that they reported the
famous railroad litigation in this state
and are still handling that case. Mr..
CtelIi Ii,.erc ,f. Id 7
ing the Louisville and Nashville case, was
forced to empoy no less than four report
ers of that city Ia order to keep the tran
| scripts in shape.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
COURT IN OZARK
HAS HEAVY DOCKET

Ozark, July 15.--(special) Circuit court
convened here Monday with Judge Mike
Sallee presiding. The grand jury was
organized with Brady Blackshear as fore
man and Arch Lewis bailiff.
This is the beginning of one Of the
most Strenuous sessions of the court in
20 years. Within the past four months
four homicides have been committed in
this county. and there is one case on
the docket from the spring term. To pre-
vent an extra session Judge Sallee has
ordered that the criminal docket be
opened Thursday of this week A large
crowd listened to the very able charge
of the court to the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
CAPITAL ASKS BIG
SUM FROM COUNTY
Suit Brought to Recover
City's Share of Taxes for
Street improvements

Montgomery, July 15.-Cspecial)-Th
city OF Montgomery brought suit Monday
against Montgomery county for s2l6,oo0
which the municipality claims ought to
have been appropriated by the county
for the improvement of city streets. The
bill of complaint alleges that the board
Of revenue has diverted wrongfully this
amount from the tax raised for general
purposes and transferred 1t to the road
and bridge fund without making the
proper division with the city, as required
by law.
The suit involves seven diversions, as
follows; Suit for $4,000 and accrued in
terest from August J. 1911 s3O000 from
March ], 1872 $4,000 from July 1, 1872;
5000 from October l. 1917; 100000 from
March l, 1918; $1,000 from April /, 1913.
and $500 from June /, 1918
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16

only relief / suffered untold agony. / saw
the advertisement Of Cuticura Soap and
Ointment and sent for sample. l tried
1t and then procured box OF Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment. took the
Cuticura Soap and made a solution with
warm water and bathed the affected parts
before applying the Cuticura Ointment. l
was cured sound and well in three weeks
time. A cake OF Cuticura Soap and two
boxes of Cutlcura Ointment accomplished
what all else failed to do" (Signed) l.. X.
Cook, Nov. IL. 1912.
For red. rough. chapped and bleeding
hands, itching burning palms. and painful
finger-ends with shapelcss nails, a one-night
Cuticura treatment works wonders. Soak
hands, on retiring. in hot water and Cuticura
Soap. Dry. anoint with Cuticura Ointment
and wear soft bandages or old. loose gloves
during the night. Sample of each mailed
free. with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura. Dept. It, Boston"
ArMen who shave and shampoo with Gu
ticura Soap will find it best for skin and scalp
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
To Teach Tomato Canning

Admission. July 10 Especial. Miss
Eula d. Atkinson, rural supervisor of
schools in Calhoun county. has planned
an itinerary of the county during which
she will give practical demonstrations
of how to can tomatoes before the
Girls Tomato clubs in the several parts
of the county. Beginning on July II
and ending on July 26, Miss Atkinson
will visit Merrellton, Cedar Springs,
Jacksonville, Choccolocco, Ohatchie
Coldwater, White Plains, Hollings-
worth and Blue Mountain on her tour
of the county. At each of these places
clubs have been formed to enter the
contest for the prizes that have been
offered. aggregating about $500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Negro Shoots Another

Fort Deposit, July 15.-(Special.)-A
serious shooting affray took place or
west of here, yesterday The parties
involved were negroes, Patra McPhcr-
son and Henry Poole. 1t seems the
two were at a baseball game and for
some trivial offense the former drew a
pistol and mortally wounded the 9TH
er The Mcpherson negro was tried be-
fore Justice of the Peace ]. d. Lamar
this morning and sentenced to jail
without bond to await the action OF
the grand jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
New Companions
For Walker Weston

New York, July 15.-Edward Peyson
Weston. veteran pedestrian, now on his
way from New York to Minneapolis, has
as new disciples three Porto Rican stu
dents, who will leave New York to walk
to Chicago and then to Champaign. ILL.,,
where they will enter the University of
Illinois
The young men are Jose II. Becerra,
Juan II. Font and Nietoreano Pagan.
They propose to follow the general
route taken by Weston and they hope
to reach Chicago within 80 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
To Exhibit at Chicago Land Show

jackson, Miss, July 15.-(Special.) >
Mr. Mahoney, representative of the
Chicago land show, was among the WIS.,
tors to the Board of Trade roms Sat
urday night, and told of the scope and
purpose of that undertaking so effec-
lively that the board authorized Secre-
tary Lusk to enter into contract with
the Chicago land show for exhibit space
sufficient to display the wonders of
agriculture from Kinds county next
fall. The county will be raked from
now on for samples of every product of
this soil. and display worthy the en-
pire county of the state will be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Pension Board in Session

Russellville, July 15.-(Special.)-Dr
w. P. Hughes and C. f. Flemming, COM
posing the Franklin county pension
board. are in session at this place this
week for the purpose of receiving ap-
plication from the soldiers who fought
in the war between the states to draw
a regular quarterly income from the
state The board convened the first
part of the past week and finding that
all the blank applications was to be
changed, Immediately adjourned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Rum0r Says Vert May Move

Decatur, July 15.-(SpeciaL)-A local
newspaper publishes a story which says
it is rumored that Judge Thomas w
Vert, judge of the Morgan county Law
and equity court, may resign his office
and locate in Birmingham in the practice
of the law. The same story says that
Judge Vert declined to affirm the rumor
Judge Vert has made statewide repu-
tation by his fight here against the viola
tors of the state prohibition laws.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Huntsville Hospital to Reopen

Huntsville, July 15.-(Special THE
Huntsville hospital. which has been ex-
tensively repaired and improved during
the last few weeks. and which has
been closed during that time, will be
reopened on July 23 under the man
agement of Mrs. Horner of Toronto,
Can. The hospital is one of the best
equipped institutions of it's kind in the
state since the improvements were
added. A public reception will be held
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Married at Leighton

Florence, July 15.-(Special. Mora
Tinnon of this city and Mr. Putteete
of Texas were quietly married at
Leighton today from the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Claude King. The
marriage comes as quite a surprise to
the friends of the bride. who has been
a resident of Florence for sometime and
has many friends here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
DR.. Adams Enters Race

Huntsville. July 25.-(Special DIR
Fraser L. Adams, who was member
of the city council two years ago when
the city government was turned over
to the present commission, has entered
the race for commissioner. The cleo
tion viii be held September Is to choose
successor of Commissioner r. E.
Smith, whose term will expire in Oc-
tober. Mr.. Smith will not run for re-
election and there are three candidates
for his place, +. T. Petty, Milton La
nier and DR. f. l. Adams
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Addresses to Farmers

Huntsville, July 15.-(Special II T.
Watt. district agent for farm demon
startion work of the department of ag-
riculture, is making a series of ad-
dresses to the farmers of this county.
He speaks we'll of the improved meth
DDS of farming in Madison county and
says Madison county is rapidly chang
ing TO better and higher agricultural
methods Mr.. Watt Is prospective can
didate for commissioner of agricul-
ture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Fatal Shooting at Limestone Church

Huntsville, July 15-(Special. News
has been received here of a probably
fatal shooting ARRAY near Limestone
church in which Self Green was bad
ly wounded by John Greenhal and his
sons, Ensall and Ollie Greenhall The
men are all related and had a quarrel
over some trivial matter. Green was
shot with a shotgun and will die John
Greenhall was captured at Cluttsville,
but the other two men are still at
large.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Hundred Enter Meet

Chicago, July ia hundred and four
entrants for the annual amateur cham
pionship of the Western Golf associa-
tion had been received when the entries
list closed last night
Champion Charles Evans, Jr, will de-
fend his title and Mason Phelps, r. A.
Gardner Paul Hunter, Warren Wood,
Donald Edwards and Harold Ridgeley
the eastern nterscholastic champion
among others, will be ready for the
qualifying round next Monday at the
Homewood Country club.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Decatur May Get Press Association

Decatur. July 15.-(Special. lit is likely
that the Alabama Press association may
meet in annual session In Decatur within
the next few weeks. The time or place
of the meeting has not as yet been fixed
but Decatur is being strongly talked of
as the most suitable place for the meet
ing, since it is certain that the associa-
ton will meet this year in the northern
part of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
DIR. J. c. Gillespie Very I'll

Decatur. July 15.-(Special.) DIR. J. c.
Gillespie, well known physician of New
Decatur. is seriously i'll at Curtis Wells
a summer resort a few miles out from
Decatur. 1t is said that there Is but lit
tie hope of his recovery. He has been al
Curtis Wells for some time for. his health
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Owen Introduces Resolution

Washington, July Ex-senator Owen to-
day introduced a resolution calling upon
of the world the holding of an interna-
tional conference to put a general lmi-
tation on war preparations and for the
promotion of world peace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Saloons Closed for Violation

Tuscumbia. July Especial )-Tus-
cumbia has four saloons. but only two
of them are operating this week. The
excise commission ordered closed for
one week two saloons, it being alleged
that they had sold liquor on Sunday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
Revival in Limestone County

Decatur July 15.-(Special)--The Rev. J.
E. Merrill, pastor of the Southside Bap-
tist church. left this morning for Hayes
Mill in Limestone county, where he goes
to conduct a revival meeting. He will
be absent all week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16

some loss OF blood. They
were SO inflamed that the
touch of anything against
them was most intense agony.
/ got no rest nights and had
to have my legs and feet
propped up in the bed.
II tried all kinds of adver-
tised cures and / was told
that an operation was the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
SEVERE PAIN
WITH HEMORRHO|DS
Got No Rest Nights. Had to Be
Propped Up in Bed. Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment
Cured in Three Weeks.

Bssell. Ala. ~ was troubled for several
years with protruding hemorrhoids. They
caused pain of the most severe kind and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
How Property Is Divided

Aside from bequest of $5565s5 to
niece. Mrs. NJ T. Leatherwood. the
entire income from the estate, real and
personal. except the residence at Tenth
and Quintard and certain sums be-
queathed TO the widow, is to be divided
into four portions, of which the widow
is to benefit in proportion to each child.
The home at Eleventh and ouintard
is devised jointly to the three children.
Mrs. A. ]. Goodwin and John c. Far
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-16
UNIQUE PROVISIONS
IN FARLEY'S WILL
Clause FOrbids Loaning Out
of the Estate Funds
HAD MUCH PROPERTY
Admission Man Was Great Believer in
Centrally Located Real Estate
and Amassed Fortune by
His Investments

Aninston, July 15.-(special)-A
peculiar feature of the last will and
testament of the late John G. Farley,
the retired Admission capitalist who
died here recently, is a clause which
strictly forbids the loaning out of the
estate funds, it being provided that any
executor who does so will be removed
from office.
Colonel Farley was great believer
In centrally located city property and
II was by his investment in this way
that he amased a big fortune, owning
several large buildings in Birmingham
and Montgomery, the most valuable of
which is the Farley building In Bir-
mingham. Hence, his will provides that
all money invested in bonds at the time
of his death is to be withdrawn and
invested in real eState
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17
ELECTRIC RAILWAY |
TO EXTEND LINES
Big. Four Will Build North
Into. Hanford and
Fresno

News has reached this city to the
effect that the Big Four Electric rail-
way, which now has portion of it's
line completed from Tulare to- Wood
lake. will apply to the state railroad
commission for permission to increase
intention of extending it's lines north
into Dinuba. Hanford and Fresno.
The road is now graded as far as
Woodlake, a distance of a little more
than 81 miles from Tulare, and work is
started on the branch toward Porter
vile. The roadbed is ready for the lay
ing of rails, and this will be done as
soon as the steel arrives, which has
already been ordered.
The Big Four was organized a year
or more ago, principally with Tulare
and Visalia capital. but since that time
southern capitalists have. taken stock.
A. few months ago application was
made and granted to increase the
capital stock 100000 from its orig
fnal figure of half million. The per-.
mission was granted by the commits
sion on condition that the company
first sell a majority of it's first issue
of CAPITAL stock. This was accom-
plished by means of interesting people
at Tulare, Visalia, Woodville and Por-
terville. In the enterprise and getting
local capital to take small blocks of
stock.
H. G. Cook, general store keeper of
the Southern Pacific company a Sacra-
mento, has been appointed general
store keeper of the Pacific system of the
same company, with headquarters In
the Flood building. He succeeds H. C.
Pearce. who resigns to become purchas-
ing agent and general store keeper of
the Seaboard Air Line at Norfolk, Va.
The change is effective July II. Mr..
Cook is well known in western railroad
circles and has made an enviable record
at Sacramento.
In accordance with the act of con-
gress providing for federal valuation of
railway properties the Rock Island
lines have named the following valua-
tion committee: J. B. Berry, assistant
to the president (ohairman); f. Nay,
comptroller; NJ. l.. Bell, general attor-
ney, and t. J. Newkirk, real estate and
tax agent.
j. F. Hixson. deputy freight and
passenger agent of the Southern Pacific
at Fresno died Tuesday at Klamath
Springs, where he had gone for his
health He had been with the company
since 1887 and formerly was local
freight agent at Los Angeles He was
56 years old and leaves widow and
two daughters.
H. " platt. general superintendent
southern district Of the Southern Pa
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17

filed with the Insurance Commissioner Of the
state Of California:
CAPITAL
Amount of capital stock. paid up
In cash .-.......,....:.. 500. 600. 90
ASSETS
Mortgage loans ....s............. 10000. 90
Cash market value of all stocks and
bonds owned by company ......... 900 500 90
Cash in office .-......-........... 9.s5S. 40
Cash in banks. ......-.. 81 1877. 50
Interest due and accrued ... 3135.0o
Agents balances representing busis
ness written subsequent to Oct J.
1912 .......- ........ ST. csc. .ss
for fire and marine risks. $4,000
Total assets ....-............s 81. .s34. 76s. o5
LIABILITIES
Losses adjusted and unpaid ,....... s1,272 "A
in suspense .................... 5ss1o.os
Losses resisted, including expenses. $3.50. 90
unearned premiums fire risks run
ming one year or less 30 per cent f41 g24 (.
Unearned premiums on fre risks run
Ming more than one year, pro rata I95. .673. IS
Unearned premiums on inland navi
cation risks. 80 per cent. 1880. 44,os4 %
Unearned premiums maine risks
80 and loo per cent. ..s-......-- 1T,sT3.54
Estimated taxes hereafter payable
based upon this years business 5.o55. l6
become due ............ .....,.. e.ss5.47
Reinsurance premiums and return
premiums ...................... o36. 80
All other liabilities. es................. I02. go
Total liabilities ............ $3.50. .oe7 ss
INCOME
premiums .:......:.......9...... s4s2, 2.as
Net cash actually received for marine
premiums ....,s............':. 144, roo. 10
Received for interest on mortgages. 1896. 100
Received from interest and dividends
bonds stocks. loans and from
all other sources. ....-..s.,..... 45.24515
ledger assets -. .....'.s... a2e. 50;
ger assets sY~ ........s..... ,1.Ns - 11.25
Total income .:............ so25, ,s2s. .9s
EXPENDITURES
Net amount paid for FIRE losses. S247. .g9o. 40
Net amount paid for marine losses. 1924. .13
Expenses Of adjustment and settle
ment of losses. S............<...... Z, $50. 81
brokerage ...:..'.'.....s. 12s. SOS 81
charges for officers. clerks. ETC.. o2S. .506 O6
Paid for state, national and local
taxes Observation-Disclosures. 1851. 80
All other expenditures, ............. 2l.11o.s1
Total. expenditures. ............ s514. .65s. Is
Fire Marine
Losses incurred during the
RISKS AND PREMIUMS
Fire Risks Premiums
Net amount of risks
written during the.
Net amount Of risks
expired during the
Net amount oin force De-
cember 81. 1912 6f.1I6,2I5 '629. .s0j.9T
Marine Risks Premiums
Net amount of risks
year ar ]. -. go. sl2. .oso. .sss s2s2 1858
Net aanonuT OF risks
expired during the s +
Net amount in Force De-
cember 81. 1912. .... 9.106.n5g< 1874 SO
WILLIAM R., HEDGE. Vice President
CHARLES u. HODGES. Secretary. =.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2sth
aas = JOHN r. MoRGiN, Nofafy Public.
CURTIS. & GORDON. MGRS., J.
Pacific Coast Departments
500 CALIFORNIA STREET
San Francisco. caI.
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17
LEGAL AMI OFFICIAL

ST FRANCIS, Girls Directory Orphan Asylum
Central av and Waller sts. has admitted tlur-
ing the 6 months ending June 80. 1913, the
following orphan, halfsorphan and abandoned
boys and girls; Josephine Iabarbera. II years;
Antori Labarbpra, years months: La Verne
Virginia Miller } years months: Minnie
Alma Miller years months: Mary Catta-
lina io wears o months; Dora Catalina s
wears . months. verrilio Catalina. 2 wears Q
months: Alberto Catalina. Years months;
Margaret Pierce u years 10 months Mabel
Pierce II wears mouths: Marian NJ Moore
@ years months; Charles II. Moore, years
The San Francisco call., 1913-07-17
RAILROAD LANDS

CENTRAL PACIFIC r.. r. LAND.
20 600 acres. within 10 miles Reno Nevada on
railroad prices $3.50 to $40 per acre. terms,
TO years time one tenth cash.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC LAND. AGENCY,
702 Market st.. Sap Francisco.