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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
NOT IMPLICATED IN
DEATH OF HOWTON
Sam and Henry Norwood Discharged
at Hearing in Court of Com
mon Pleas

Sam and Henry Norwood, who were
ordered held for examination by Judge
Fort in regard to the murder of John
B. Howton, were discharged yesterday
afternoon by Judge Benners of the court
of common pleas. The defendants were
Summoned as witnesses in the case of
Eugene Howton, who was charged with
the murder of his father, John B. How
ton, which was on trial in the first di-
vision of the criminal court about two
weeks ago. During examination of wit
nesses in the case evidence was brought
out that caused Assistant Solicitor
Locke to request that they be lodged In
the county Jail and charge of murder
preferred against them
At the hearing yesterday before Judge
Benners the state failed to show suf-
ficient cause for them to be held and
they were discharged. The murder of
j. b. Howton occurred about four years
ago at Snow mountain. near Johns and
Adger.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
ATTHE HOTELS

B. B. Salser of Chelsa, T. c. C. White
of New York city and w. f. Longcrier
of Clanton are at the Metropolitan.
=. l.. Morrow of Warrior, James Gala
CHER of Montgomery, and L. Will Brandt
OF st. Louis are at the Morris.
Robert MeHoplxins of St Louis ]. Ran
dali F'arris of Atlanta and j. l.. Rodney
of Kansas City are at the Florence.
II. B. West of Montgomery. c. H. Dish
man of Henderson, Ky, and M. C. Ale
shire of Littleton are registered at the
Birmingham.
p. w. Williams of Tuscaloosa, D. ].
Underwood of Dallas and d. NJ. Cham
bliss of Knoxville are at the Hillman.
j.. G. Griffith of Admission, j. T. VIII
hanson of Auburn and W. -. Smelley of
Talladega are stopping at the Empire
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
DIR. EDMUNDS WILL
TAKE UP NEW WORK
Will Preach at Both Morning and
Evening Services at Highlands
Presbyterian Church Today

The Rev. DR.. III. NJ. Edmunds will form
ally begin his new work at the South
Highland Presbyterian church by preach
ing at the morning and evening services
today The morning service will begin
at II o'clock, and that in the evening al
s o'clock
DR.. Edmunds was recently called to
this church from his pastorate in Mont
gomery to succeed the late DE- j. T. Plum
ket. He accepted the cal only after
earnest solicitation and careful consid-
Grafton and finally reached the conclu-
sion that the Birmingham church offered
a wider field of usefulness. 1T is ex-
pected that he will be greeted by large
congregations today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
HORNADY TO TALK
TO CHARLOTTE MEN
Will Argue the Adoption of
Commission Form of
Government

John r. Hornady announced yesterday
morning that he had accepted an invita-
ton to deliver an address in Charlotte,
N c.. Thursday night, in favor OF COM
mission form of government
In Charlotte there is hot political bat
tie raging for and against commission
government, and Mr. Hornady. considered
an expert was ca lied for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06


wards. bursting and forming red irritating
sores | suffered intense misery and had 1t
for three or four years. sent for . cake
OF Cuticura Soap and one box Of Cuticura
Ointment and | was completely cured In less
than two months. Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment cured me-" (signed) Mrs. J. ii. Fow-
Ter. Apr. rs. 1912.
For pirlples and blackheads the following
Il II most effective and economical treat
ment: Gently smear the affected parts with
Cuticura Ointment. on the end OF the finger.
but do not rub Wash OF the Cuticura
Ointment In Ave minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water and continue bathing
for somc minutes. This treatment is Ssst
on rising and retiring. At other times use
Caticura Soap freely for the toilet and bath.
to assist in preventing Inflammation. irri-
tation and clogging OF the pores. Sold
throughout tho world. Sample of each
mailed free. with 32-p- Skin Book. Address
postcard "cuticura. Dept. T. Boston
a5-iendcr-faced men should use CiticurA
Soap shaving Sick. 25c. Sample FREQ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
'C. II. NESBIT TAKES SHARP
ISSUE WITH ]. DEB. HOOPER
State Mine Inspector Declares Flat Top Mine Safe is
Possible to Make Any Mine-Claims Hoopers State
ments Were Made Without Personal Examination
of Mine in Question

'Of the two mines mentioned, the ex-
plosion at the mine using the split air
system (Banner) killed nearly every one
Gus current (Flat Top has never had any
explosion. These comparisons should be
sufficient to give the impression that ex-
plosions are not solely attributable to the
ventilating system employed.
Mr.. Hooper renders his report to the
governor without having entered either
the Flat Top of the Banner mines; but,
he seems to undertake to unfavorably
criticise the present conditions at Flat
Top with which he is not personally
famliar) upon some sort of Interpretation
he places upon the data he secured from
my office in Birmingham, and also from
information furnished him through the
courtesy of Inspector Webb. Mr.. Hooper
appears to have misconstrued this infor-
nation which we furnished him
Webb Has Made Report
inspector Webb of the Third district,
has made two comprehensive reports to
the governor, bearing upon the above
mentioned mines. and these reports re-
Elected favorable conditions. This de-
partment forwarded these reports to the
governor through Mr.. Hooper These re-
ports bore particularly upon the safety
and general conditions of these mines.
If these reports had been published
seriatim it would hardly be necessary for
me to give this explanation through the
press: instead however. there was an
interview on the subject with Mr.
Hooper.
''As to the installation of 81 larger fan
a Flat Top, the Sloss company readily
agreed to this, but the same has not been
necessary until within the past few
months. The fan is now under construc-
ton and will be completed about May
Is next, which will be in ample time to
take care of all conditions calling for in
crease ventilation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
To Wed in uniontown

Uniontown, April 5--tspec ciall- The fol-
loving invitations have been issued Mr.
and Mrs William Jacob varden request
the honor of your presence at the mar
riage OF their daughter. Marion Lang
home. to Mr.. Joseph tryson cromer. on
the afternoon Of Thuysday, April Il. at i:5o
O'Clock, at the Memorial church of the
Holy Cross, Uniontowih''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

ton would cause sores. IL
was on my feet aud limbs. also
hands. 1t gave me pain to
put my hands in water. l had
to wear perfectly white hose
ON my limbs. At times it
caused burning and itching.
The blisters would form as q
fire blister, a large white puffy
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06

In formal interview issued last mgnt
State Mine Inspector C. H. Nesbt takes
sharp issue with j. deb. Hooper formerly
state mine inspector, in the report which
Mr.. Hooper submitted to Governor O'Neal
Friday in the probe of the convict de-
partment of the state of Alabama.
In the story of Mr. Hooper's testimony
in yesterday mornings Age-Herald he
was reported as saying that another
dark page might be added to the history
of mining in Alabama unless the split
air system of ventilation was adopted at
Flat Top mines. Mr. Nesbit declares Flat
Top mine is as safe as it is possible to
make any mine and alleges that Mr..
Hooper's statements were made without
any personal examination of the mines
in question. His formal statement is as
follows:
Nesbit's Statement
Replying to that part of Mr.. Hooper :
report to Governor O'Neal fas published
in The Age-Herald April 81, relative to
the system of ventilation now in use at
Flat Top mine, which Mr.. Hooper i'm
plies is extremely dangerous, and his sug-
gestion that another dark page might be
added to the history of mining in Ala
hama; and in which he also refers to the
delay in the preparation towards improv-
ing the ventilation at Flat Top mine, af-
ter the Palos and Banner explosions oc-
CURED; and, again, when Mr.. Hooper
speaks of the, safety conditions of both
Flat Top and Banner being practically
the same, and that he advocates the split
air system for Flat Top in order to pre-
vent disasters will Mr.. Hooper kindly
explain how the Banner explosion which
occurred on April 8, 1911, destroying rs
men, under this same system which he
advocates for Flat Top?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
IncOrporations

900 --Ce-operstive General agency COM
rany. Main office in Birmingham. Off
Gers: r. n. Cooper president: A. NJ.
Throcknlorton, secretary treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Sullivan to Speak

O. L. Sullivan of Brooklyn. n. Y, will
speak at the Fraternal hall this afternoon
at 8 o'clock TO the local class of the In
ternationa Bible Students on Life Be
yond the Grave"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were is
sued yesterday in the office of the pro-
bate clerk:
Talley Keith of Clay and Miss Flora
Daily. M
John Milligan of Birmingham and Miss
Sarah Webb.
J. G. Gurley of Hamilton and Miss
Myrtle Elizabeth Tucker.
Joseph W. padgett of jackson and Miss
Hattie Howell.
A. H. Brown of Birmingham and Miss
Annie Pearl Mcpherson.
r. O. McCarty of Manis and Miss Rose
jones.
b. w. skinner Of Birmingham and Miss
Lola Kathleen Ward.
Fred Rosey of Pinson and Miss Maude
Cartain.
w. II. Curtis of Birmingham and Miss
Bessie Dolby Caldwell.
grants given prior to that time What
will be the policy of the present ad-
ministration remains to be seen. In any
event it seems certain mat the adop-
tior, of such comprehensive policy as
will lead 10 substantial progress in the
deyelopment of the country natural re-
sources must take time and patience and
until the public appreciates the fact that
such DEVELOPMENT means more to 1t than
If does to private capital, the rate OF
proyress must necessarily be slow.
..,Those who are engaged in developing
n,,h,ic utilities realize generally. ] think.
their obligations to serve the public. fair
lv and we'll In other words, they are.
to large extent, in partnership with
the public. If this be true an oblisation
rests on each to do its part in the march
OF progress. What IS to iiappen in water
mower deyeIopmcnt within the next dec
ado is for the public to decide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
SKIN TROUBLE ON
FEET AND LIMBS
Also Hands. Began as Little. Red
Blisters. Caused Sores. Burning
and Itching. Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment Cured.

322 Walker St.. Greenvile Niss.-"My
disease first began as q humor in my blood.
as little red blsters would come and irrita-
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22

about the Pinkham remedies and took
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and was cured. / cannot praise
your remedies enough for I know ! never
would have been well if l had not taken
it. Miss MARY A. HoRNER, Route
No. 2, Box Al, Window, Kansas.
Consider Well This Advice.
No woman suffering from any form
If female troubles should lose hope I'M
til she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound fair trial.
This famous remedy, the medicinal in
gradients of which are derived from
native roots and herbs, has for nearly
forty years proved to be most valua-
BILE tonic and invigorator Of the fe-
male organism. Women everywhere
bear willing testimony to the wonderful
virtue Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound.
II you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (cOnfi.
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered by a
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
WOMEN ON HORSEBACK.
They Cut a Queer Figure Before Side
saddles Were Invented.

Before Queen Catherine de- Medici
started the fashion of sidesaddles by
having "A board slung on the left side
of her horse 20 support her feet all
poor women rode on pillion behind
man. All women of the better class
rode astride.
A lady to prepare for riding bent
forward and took hold of the lower
hem of the back of her dress skirt.
drew IT through between her legs and
wrapped her skirts around her legs
down to her knees. then folded the rest
Of her skirts across the front Of her
person.
Then she drew OH pair of large
trousers, the legs of which ended just
below the knees. where they were
sewed to the tops of pair of clumsy
riding boots. The upper part Of the
trousers was open in front, and the
flaps folded across the person and fas
tened by band around the waist A
hood was worn on the head, and a
mask protected the face from sun and
weather. She rode on mans saddle
and wore spurs and carried quirt
riding whip looped on the right wrist
The same style and kind Of quirt is
now used by our western cowboys
and plains Indians and was formerly
carried by the Cossacks.
lady in riding costume, whether on
foot or on horseback, was anything but
a graceful figure.
Our great-grandmothers rode on side
saddles. but their great-great-grand.
mothers rode astride If they belonged
to the gentry class.
Our plains Indian women. even when
they changed their buckskin skirts
that came to the knee and their buck
skin leggings for the long calico skirt
Of white women. always rode astride.-
Washington Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Microscope and Building Stone.

Especially valuable are the compare
tive microscopic studies Of rock used
in building which has resisted weather
ing for a long time and that which Is
in process of disintegration. The cause
of rapid weathering can be recognized
as a natural structural relation. Two
GRANTEES. for instance. of almost iden-
teal meteorological and chemical COM
position can behave quite differently.
The one remains sound for years; the
other disintegrates rapidly because del
icate microscopic pressure zones run
through it. Two marbles OF equal
beauty show entirely different powers
Of resistance as material for a work of
art exposed to the weather, according
to whether. the calcite individuals In
thin section interIock with sinnous out
lines or merely adjoiD each other as
paving tones.-Engineering and Min
ing Journal.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Acid Soils Engage Attention m. A. C.

East Lansing, Aug. 20.-Prof. A.
j. Patten, chemist at NJ. A. c., de-
ella, es that Michigan has a problem
to face in the way Of acld soils. He
flu. her maintaif.s that many of RI :
so-cal,ed worn out" farms are by
No means past their usefulness, but
that their imp; udnctiveness is due
largely 10 certain acids which makes
is impossible for them to produce
grains or anything except stunted
crops.
Just why soils become acid is d
matter not entirely cleared up. Ger
tain organic decays going on, how
ever, is said to create certain acid
:ly. lJof. Patten las made several
trips down into tE1 state recently
for the purpose of studying ccndi-
lions. IT Lawrence and other near
by Places he has found an acid soil.
The PECULIAR part of an acid SOL,
however, is the fact that it may COW
er but a small area surrounded ny
the most fertile of soil. The fertile
sell is indicated By tle appearance
OF the crops, while the acid area is
either devoid OF crops or grown ov.
er with weeds ard stunted grain.
The same conii,icn has found 10
obtain in greenhouses and Prof. Pat
tens department. mas analysed scores
of samples to determine where the
sterility of the soil was due to acid
or other causes. Generally an acid
condition is found. Scores OF sam
pies from var.o's farms about the
state are being received and inIuir-
les made as to the cause OF the non
fertility of the fields or tracts from
watch the samples were taken. Lime
is being used successfully to neu-
tralize the condition and common
mari, which many farmers may have
in their swamp land, has been found
to be just as efficient as a neutral
izer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Cents In Vienna,

He was known twenty years ago as
a "gigerl." and young men who were
ambitious in regard to correct dress
studied him closely" says the Vienna
Press. "In other countries his name
was variously 'fop,' dandy or dude.
but in Vienna he had an added touch
of dash. and that made him 'gigerl.'
Today the son Of the fashion wise man
Of those days, who. like his father.
knows how to wear his clothes and ap-
preciates the superiority Of the man
whose necktie and socks are In har-
mony as to color whose dress is cor
rect, no matter what the occasion may
be - promenade. funeral. race, opera.
business OF COLTS known as gent
derived from the English word gentle
man." A member Of the American col
ony at Vienna. commenting on the
gent" article. says, I'VE try to ex-
plain to our neighbors that gent is
only four-ffths of what they think the
abbreviation stands for"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
ENGLAND and the Maximum Wage.

England knew the ma xiinum wage
long before the minimum was thought
of. 1t came about after the plague OF
134S had swept away half the popula-
ton. Work was at standstll for
want OF workers and wages went up so
enormously that the state thought it
necessary to fix n limit. The state Or
dered that the laborer should not mere
~ accept gratefully what was offered
him. but that he must not leave his
parish in search Of another master on
pain Of having the letter ''F" tfor fugi-
tive) branded upon his forehead. Stat
utes of this kind were popular up to
Queen Elizabeth's time. when the last
Of the series was passed 'in the hope
that 1t should Danish ideness, advance
husbandry and yield unto the hired
person. both in the time Of scarcity
and in the time Of plenty, convenient
proportion of wages"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
pressmskina on the eouIevsrd..

This picture Of life in the French
capital is given in Frankfort Sommer'
ville's "Tn the Spirit Of Paris
An industrious woman at a newspa.
per kiosk sat making a jacket in the
intervals between customers. A sleepy
cabby. with cigarette In his month.
watched her ut her work. Presently
she put on the coat and began to fit It
and fix ii with pins. She was exam
lining the sides to see how they hung.
She stopped to plant pin. But the
cabman strobe up. bent and fixed it
for her, with a "voila, madam" turned
to the other side. measured the dis
lance with his eye and inserted an
other pin. Travelled thus round the gar
ment. doubled a clumsy pleat, mum
bled Its too big here" at which she
nodded. and then stood back to see the
effect.
"Aierci monsieur" she said. took of
the jacket and sat down. A fare"
came up; the cabman jumped to his
seat, cracked his whip and was OF.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
The Boer Umbrella.

Umbrellas for some inscrutable rea-
son, for the seasons In South Africa are
not so changeable as ours, are much
used by the Beers. In common with
our own views, the Boer believed that
an umbrella gave man an air of dis
tinction. though the shocking speci-
mems they carried. which reminded
one very much of Sairey Camp. would
not have been calculated to possess
this attribute among ~ur own country
men. Where these umbrellas came
from Is one Of the many unknown
facts Of the old time republic. They
were big and bulky. as rule Of al
paca. and the catch was generally ont
of order. but they were always to be
found in the guest room when the
''old man" was at home and always
accompanied him in the spider when
he journeyed into town on Saturday.
They were rarely opened In public.
because II the weather was wet the
Boer stayed at home. An umbrella is
not considered necessary on horse
back. as a rule, but the Boer carried
1t there just the same as he did when
driving in his spider and often used it
as whip to urge his steers on.-Out-
filter.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Commits sioners' Notice.

Gates, deceased.
We the undersigned having been appoin t%
by the Hon. Matthew Bush Jucge OF ProfSss
in and for the County OF Shiawaesee, State NJ
Michigan, Commissioners to receive, exam Ina
and adjust all claims and demands OF all per
sons against said estate, do hereby give nssicn
that we will meet at the store OF the Csrhut
field in said County on Monday the 9Th day1s.
September A. d 1918, and on Wednesday Gta
18th day Of November A. ID, 1918 at ten 0ekcsSs
In the forenoon OF each Of said days, fac t.re
purpose OF receiving and adjusting all ctaEfza
against said estate and that four usantsN
from the 10th day OF July A. ID. 1873 scr
allowed to ere ditors 10 present their claiaxi ~
said Commissioners for adjustment and 81
lowance.
Dated the 10th day OF July A. D. 1914.
d. CURTIS,
5. M. HUBBELL.
Commissioner.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Rapid Voice Culture,

Teaching the voice is a difficult
task" said great singer. 1T is fine
thing to be good teacher. Some pu-
pills are SO very stupid.
You can no more hurry voice than
you can hurry Il flower. but most pn-
pills want to become star singers in Il
month or two.
"A lady said to one Of my friends. a
superb teacher:
I'm going abroad next month. and
want twenty-five lessons in voice cul-
ture before / sail
impossible said the teacher.
why impOssible| said the lady. Il
could take two lessons day some
days
"'Or, better STILL said my friend
sarcastically, you could take the whole
twenty-five lessons all at once, one
after the other. A day would do IT..
then
"'Splendid.' cried the lady. Shall We
make it tomorrow '"-Exchange.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Red Liqht and Photoqra phs.

Why have we to develop photographs
In red light? We know that white
light is really mixture of light Of all
sorts of colors-red. yellow. green, blue
and SO on. Some Of these lights of va
rious colors have one kind Of power
and some another. Now. the kind Of
light that has the power of causing
chemical changes, which Is the light
we photograph by. is mainly violet
light. We can see In way by red
light. but red light has practically TO
influence on Photographic plates. We
may say that Photographic plates can
not see red light, and so we can use
red light to develop them by without
fearing that the photograph OF our
faces or the walls OF the room will be
printed on the plates.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Sweet Corn.

Sweet corn. classified by botanists as
Zea saccharata. is a variation Of Yea
mays. which Is regarded as montypic
genus. II first came into cultivation in
the region about plymouth. Mass, in
17T9. being received from the Indians
Of the Susquehanna. Whether some
Indian Burbank originated II or
whether II was the result OF careful
selection by copper colored cultivators
is now unknown. Prior to 1854 only
two varieties Of sweet corn We're
known. but in 1899 sixty-one distinct
sorts were listed. We do not know
when sweet corn was introduced to
Europe. Field corn was introduced in
1862. Sweet corn has been attracting
some attention in Great Britain for
several years. but is not yet generally
grown. William Goblet, the politician
and writer. who died In 1885, tried to
popularize the culture Of field corn
and grew II for some years at his farm
In Surrey.-Rural New Yorker.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1913-08-22
Probate Order.

State OF Michigan The Probate Court csc-
the County OF Shiawassee.
AT session of the Probate Court foe stlr
COUNTY OF Sbiawassee held at TIE Prob<e
Office in the City OF Corunna, on the 26th days
July In the year one thousand line hum.ar1
and thirteen aiN
Present Matthew Bush, Judge OF Probssg4
In the matter OF the estate OF Loatsa "
Gould deceased. *
The administrator OF said estate GxeuS
rendered q final account to this Court ~
II Is ordered that the 25th day OF Augusta Ell,
at ten O'Clock In the forenoon 1t said ProRs, r.
ONCE, be appointed for examining and aYssw
ing said account.
IL is further ordered, that copy OF this 0vtSf
be published three successive weeks prerurds
to said day OF hearing In The Owosso Tnaa,
newspaper printed and circulating IN SAID CoTs,
ty Of Shia wassee.
MATTHEW BUH,
Judge OF Prokaaa-
FLORENCE LINDSEY,
Register of Probate.