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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
RILEY MAKES PUBLIC
TO HObSON
Answers Charge Regarding
Rural Carriers 'AssO.
ASKED EXPLANATION
Wrote Two Letters to Congressman
But Received No Reply--Declares
There Is Nothing to Charge.
Criticises HObson
ASKED EXPLANATION

Il am informed that sinister con-
spiracy is on foot to prostitute the r..
f. d. Carriers association of Alabama
to further the interests of a politician"
This was the opening sentence of let
ter mailed some time ago by Congress-
man Richmond Pearson Hobson, candi-
date for the Senate and to which J. M.
Riley. president of the Alabama Letter
Carriers association, makes reply.
Mr.. Riley states that he has failed to
receive an explanation from Congressman
Hobson concerning the contents of the
letters, and that he considers it neces-
sary that he make public a letter which
he has mailed to Congressman Hobson.
A clause of his letter follows: I'm the
face of your extreme silence l am led to
believe that If there were no sinister
conspiracy among the carriers to sup
port a party other than yourself, there
should be-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01

that of your circular. yet by TIM
gence of friendly state press ar
Vulnerable host OF friends throw
country. I hope TO finally be
every carrier III the state kne
Is absolutely nothing to yo
whatever. Very respectfr
..
"President Alabama Il
station"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
LEX AND SADLER
RM NEW LAW FIRM

IN Hugo l.. Black and William
~ er. two prominent young men,
the Birmingham bar, have
Va law partnership with offices
8First National bank buildins
ftnershir was formed several
<SFhgo to be effective September l.
10th members of the new firm are
Il known, Judge Black having Cor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
Reward for Capture

The escape Is beins investigated and
a $50 cash reward was offered last night
by Chief of Police George H. Bodekei
for information that would lead to the
capture of Green.
Every day since the shooting of Green
the same report has come from the in
Urinary that the negro had no chance to
live and that death was within a few
hours. Saturday night at II o'clock DR.
Whelan attended the wounded negro and
at the mans request gave him a glass
of buttermilk. The snegro, according tc
DR.. Whelan, appeared weak and in ar
extremely critical condition.
Ed Green was shot and captured last
Wednesday night by Detectives Cren-
shaw, Burge, Tyler and Moser after a
desperate battle, in which all the detec-
tives We're slightly rudt and Detective
Moser seriously stabbed. At the same
time that Green was captured his com.
panion, Mitchell Jackson was also made
a prisoner after being shot in the leg
which was amputated later at the in
Urinary.
Had Fight With Officers
record and Detective Crenshaw, after
working for weeks, finally secured the
evidence that connected Green with nu.
merous Northside burglaries of late. Or
Wednesday night Detective Crenshaw
was Informed that Green was at his
home at Thirteenth alley. near Sixteenth
street, and asking Detectives Burge, Ty-
Ter and Moser to accompany him, they
went out to capture the negroes This
was only accomplished after a battle in
which over 20 shots were fired and the
detectives roughly handled by the mad.
dened negroes.
The entire police department is on the
lookout for Ed Green and throughout
yesterday many negro houses were
searched, without result. His ultimate
capture, however, is assured, says Dr.
Whelan, il the surgeon who works on
Ed Green reports the matter.
II feel that Ed Green will send for me
in few hours" said DIR. Whelan. .'He
has confidence in me and rather than
die he will send me message TO come
to him. I consider HIS escape the most
remarkable affair that ever happened
within my recollection and cannot un-
derstand how man in his condition
could have got out Of bed jumped
through window and run down the
road as he was seen to do. His abdo.
men was unhealed and there wfrs a
drainage tube in his side. His escapc
is a remarkable compliment to my sur.
gical ability
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
Letter to HObsOn
Mr.. Rlley's letter follows

Mr.. Riley letter 1olloWs.
Hartford, August %, 1913
'.IIon. r. p. Hobson, NJ. c., Washing
ton d, c.:
Dear SiJ,-At the request of many rural
letter carriers throughout the state L
have asked you, in two separate COM
munieatons, to explain the source from
which you base your accusations in the
circular recently sent out from Washing
ton. hold. with them that an injus-
tice was being done our association, and
that you alone could rectify the mislead-
ing error by openly stating to us the per-
petrator of the scheme alluded to. Failing
to receive any explanation from you,
shall be forced to issue a statement to
the carriers of Alabama and let them
draw their own conclusions as to the au-
thor and perpetrator of the whole scheme.
If fail to do this the membership of our
organization will have reasons to believe
that there is some foundation to your
charges, and that the officers would wink
at such a proposition therein contained.
Furthermore, an impression would pre-
vail among the carriers who are not rem
bers of our body that the organization.
was about to take step toward its ulti-
mate downfall and struetion We're the
true light of this MAKER not brought to
the surface
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
REV. STEVENSON ON
THE RESURRECTION
Is Fundamental Tenet of the
Christian Faith
FACT, FAITH, PROMISE
IDtimations of Immortality in the Old
Testament Very Hazy-Death
Was Referred to as the Great
Calamity

The Rev. Henry NJ. Stevenson delivered
a strong and forceful sermon yesterday
morning at the Eleventh Avenue Metho-
dist church on 1.-THE Resurrection Cos
pel' taking his text from the First
Epistle of Peter. first chapter. third and
fourth verses, which reads as follows:
Blessed be tho God and Father of our
Lord. who, according to His great mercy
begat us again unto a living hope by the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead unto an Inheritance incorruptible
and undefiled, and that fadeth not away,
reserved In heaven for you"
The Rev. Stevenson spoke in part as
follows
THE joyous note which rings out In
the language of this text is but charac-
teristic of every reference to the res
direction in the New Testament. More
over. it was the burden of the preaching
of the early apostles, the one theme of
which they never tired. the one subject
to which every sermon, exhortaton.
epistle finally bent round. In the study
of the prominence given to this doctrine
in the preaching and writing of the New
Testament one cannot but wonder IL X
did not mean something to these earl;
Christians which 1t has ceased to mes t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
No Political Activity

For your information, Mr. Hobson-in-
formation that could have been your
pleasure to have already possessed had
you investigated, | will state that every
carrier In the state well knows that he
is working under the civil service depart
ment of our government, and that the
rules of this department forbids activity
in politics If you had had information
that would lead you to believe any con-
spiracy was being agitated or being for
mulated between the Carriers association
of Alabama and any particular candidate
you showed little confidence In the integ-
rity of its members by publicly announc-
ing same before investigating the mat
ter. l make this assertion because your
Willingness to believe such thing possible
is per Sc, evidence that you consider our
loyalty to our position and government
not very strong indeed. belief thd 1t
is possible that a carrier in the state
would 1eopardize his position for the sake
of political activity is an accusation that
few would be proud of, and such accuser
would be breeding contempt in the eyes
OF our association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01

NEGRO MAKES VERY
UNUSUAL ESCAPE
!. FROM ST. V|NCENT'S
Supposed To Be Fatally
Wounded, Green Jumps
From Window
is WHISKED AWAY
IN WAITING AUTO
Regarded as most Remarkable Escape
on Record-Cannot Live Without
Medical Attention, Says DR..
Charles Wheian

Ed Green, confessed burglar, escaped ut
2 o'clock yesterday morning from st.
Vincent's hospital. Green had been in
the infirmary since last Wednesday
night, when he was shot several times
in the abdomen by detectives while re-
sisting arrest. 1t was not thought at
any time that the negro had a chance
to live and his death had been expected
momentarily His escape, according to
the authorities, is considered the most
remarkable in the history Of the police
department.
The authorities declare that there was
pre-arranged plan to aid Green to
escape. 1t is believed that tho negro was
badly wanted elsewhere and great ef-
forts were made by his friends to get
him away.
Had Unhealed Wound
Without clothing, with an unhealed
wound in the abdomen from an opera
tion by DR.. Charles wnelan, and with a
drainage tube in his side, Green leaped
out of window on the ground floor at
st. Vincent's hospital and ran down the
brilliantly lighted roadway leading to the
All ltS III
and Green. springing in, was .whsked
away. Green had been in the hospital
since last Wednesday. In an operation
DR.. Whelan removed over two feet of
the nogro's intestines.
The alarm was at once given and DR..
Whelan and Police Captain Robert Haw-
kins investigated until morning, but they
could find no trace of the missing negro.
All the doctors in the city were warned
to notify police headquarters the mo-
ment they attended a negro wounded as
Ed Green is described to be- 1t is stated
that the negro cannot live without med
ical attendance. The negro's abdomen
had been completely shot away and his
vitality as shown by his escape is re-
garded as remarkable. ..
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
Work of Service

Long before you had the honor OF
becoming a member of Congress the Let
ter Carriers association of this state was
striving to aid the postal department in
perfecting the new and untried system OF
rural delivery of mail matter, or, in other
words of placing a government postoffice
on wheels for the benefit of the rural
| classes. No state in the union mas been
more loyal in bringing this branch of the
posta, system to its present state of ef-
flcieney than the Alabama carriers, and
no member of Congress has seen fit to try
to inject the flavor of politics IN our or
SANITATION until your puny effort was
launched a few weeks ago. Along with
the advice you so bountlfully and gratui-
tously bestowed upon us as body you
should have also advised us just why
YOU voted against a bill to increase cur
meager salary not long since. and why
1.-The other members of the House from
Alabama saw fit to support 1t. Your as
serted loyalty to the carriers interests Is
shown in speaking at times and remaining
silent at other times, it seems. You were
extremely silent, painfully so, In divulging
your reasons for voting against our
worthy and needy cause in Congress just
as you are now in explaining the reasons
and wherefores OF your recent circular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
Martins Glowing Report

Martins Glowing Report
Mr.. Martin, state land agent, has just
completed a trip throughout north Ala
bama. and he gave Captain Kolb some
most encouraging news last night
II am as firmly convinced" he after
wards said. that Captain Kolb will be
nominated as I am that l am sitting in
! this chair. My home Is in jackson
county. and in addition to Jackson |
| am acquainted with men and conditions
in every other county of the northern
section of the state. Nearly every man
| meet is either for Kolb or seems
anxious that he might win. The old
fellows who stood by him in 1880 and
1892 are still loyal. and their children
are loyal A great many of those who
aided in deprivng him of the nomna-
tion in 1890 and 1892 are now with him.
being determined if possible to right
the wrong that was done in those days
and which still remains a blot on our
political escutcheon."
John A. Rogers, former state sena- :
tor and one of the strong men of the
Sixth district, holds to the opinion that
Kolb will carry his section of the state.
Rogers Makes Prediction
Il predict" stated Senator Rogers,
that Kolb will lead the ticket by 15,-
600. that Seed will follow. that Conner
will be third and Henderson fourth.
There is no question but that Kolb
is exceedingly strong in our section of
the state. He should carry Sumter with
consummate ease"
1t is understood that the speaking
fo., ,rrl,t mil Il
only of Birmingham people, but citi-
zens of other counties Captain Kolh
has been informed that among the well
known men who will attend from other
sections will be Ross Blackmon of An
niston, brother of Congressman Black
mon, George NcElderry of Talladega,
T. p. Johnson, president of the city
commissioners of Sylacauga; Brooks
Smith. state auditor; Fitzhugh Lee ot
Mont omery. also in the service of the
state. and others.
Any Plan Says Kolb
In regard to the story in The Age
Herald of Sunday to the effect that in
all probability the state executive COM
mittee would adopt the majority plan to
be applied in the gubernatorial elect on
Captain Kolb declined to make formal
statement.
at Is an invariable rule with me-" he
said mot to attempt to dictate to the
executive committee concerning the ma
chinery to be agreed upon. 1t is mat
ter of Indifference to me whether the
majority or the plurality plan obtain.
My personal choice. however. is the
plurality plan. A campaign is very eX-
pensive, especially to the poor man,
and a run off election is generally more
expensive than the original primary.
"IJewever. as stated I will abide in
peace by whatever action the committee
Etakcs I am confident that VIII be
successful it matters little what rules
are adopted
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
Only Preached at Faster

Christians which 1t has ceased to mesx
to us. - F--s-s-s-
Only Preached at Faster
.'The summary of their Work is to be
found in the expression. They preached
Jesus and the resurrection To Jews in
structed in law and prophecy. to Greeks
learned in philosophers and to world
bound in the grossest paganism. they
came with the same unfailing and in.
spring theme. Certainly the doctrine hsl,
lost none of it's inspiration and blessed.
ness. If It means less to us today thap
it did to the preachers and martyrs OF
1000 years ago, we may look to ourselves
for the explanation. At the present time
we have to confess-as we doubtless
should confess with shame--that our
preaching of this great doctrine is largely
limited to the recurrent Easter Sunday,
when extravagant dress and elaborate
music thrust the sermon somewhat into
the background How nightly would
our lives be effected If we might grasp
the full import of this doctrine, if 1t
might grip us in all it's vigor and trans
forming power.
Let us consider this resurrection gos-
pei today in the hope that we may real
ize something of its Importance and ex-
perience the blessedness which 1t may
bring to our lives. 1t may, for our
purposes, be considered as a fact, as a
faith and as a promise.
considered a fact. the resurrection
Is not a cunningly devised fable. The
creature of some vain imagination. Every
evidence lies against the probability Of
it's invention by the early disciples and
it is unthinkable that anyone else would
want to invent such story. Jesus had
freely predicted his rising from the dead.
yet. in spite of all this, his followers
were not prepared to believe the event
when it transplred. far less to conceive
the story had not the fact been at
tested to them beyond the possibility OF
doubt or conjecture. Evn the authori-
ties. fearing some possible aftermath,
yielded to the clamor of his enemies and
placed a guard about the tomb.
One Point Agreed on
"These disciples who had known him
intimately in life. now nlourned him as
one gone from them forever, and they
returned 10 their occupations. Between
the enemies and the friends of Jesus
there is agreement at one point--both
acknowledge tho startling fact of the
tomb being empty on the third morning.
AS between the two explanations given.
which are radically different. one has
but to consider the attitude and interest
of the parties TO determine that the sim
pie story OF the evangelists is far more
likely. Having seen him again and
again, being fully convinced of his rising
from the dead. they went forth to preach
this gospel in the face OF persecution
and danger finally sacrificing their lives
for their faith In the truth of their story
which is more than any of the other
party ever did.
ALSO, the fact may be judged by the
bold statement of the Apostle Paul: III
| Christ be not risen, then Is our preaching
vain, and your fath is also vain. Yet
| this preaching through the ages has been
working mighty revolutions for good in
! f4s.-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01
What He Deduces

"In the face of your extreme silence
am lead to believe that your con-
science must have led you to believe that
if there were no sinister conspiracy
among the carriers TO support a party
other than Yourself, there should be. IL
not Ii devolyes upon you to come out
into the light with the whole matter or
YOU yourself will be deemed the author
and sole agtator of the scheme which you
have lain to another, and must suffer the
penalty OF distrust among the carriers
and their friends. Not drawing the hand
some salary of congressman, nor having
the advantages of the government frank
ing privileges nor the free. services of an
expert private secretary, nor the CONF
mand of free government printing press,
neither possessing the qualifications OF a
chautauqua attraction. as side line, the
widespread circulation OF our statement
to the carriers may not be as complete az
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-01

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A NIGHT With
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or the hook of disapproVal. ". !,
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CHAN7H

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opened this morning; and many sharp
advances were noted in the sales III
stocks during the week, which We're
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much stronger than when the eX-
change closed. - -. ~.
Oahu, Pioneer, Oahu Railway &
Land Company and Hawaiian Com
mercial were the heaviest sellers dur
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the amount OF stock sold by a large
number. It's price rose steadily. Sell
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before the vacation at 1875, il rose
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with three sales during the session
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it. A thousand shares of it changed
hands. = Oahu Sugar closed July 3 at
1925. This morning it jumped TO
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Pioneer rose A small sale of it this
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board it is shown to have brought
1850 and 1875. Eignty-three shares
of Oahu Railway & Land Company
went at 10, a fall of five points from
its last sale. .Waialua. in parcel
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During the session this morning, Ha-
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MEETING To RECEIVE GRAND
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