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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
Nanair McANnv

Funeral services over the remains of
Nanair McAvoy. the t1-months-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. McAvoy of
Irondale, who died Tuesday, were con-
Quoted yesterday afternoon at the Mount
Nebo church. Interment was in Mount
Nebo cemetery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
CHIEF BODEKER'S
MONTHLY REPORT
Total of 1872 Arrests Made.
S6185.65 in Fines Col
lected

There were total of 1912 arrests made,
according to the monthly report of the
police department made public yesterday.
The amount of fines collected amounted
TO se1s5.65. The report follows:
"Hon. A. o. Lane Commissioner of Pub
lie Justice, City:
Dear Sir:-I submit herewith report of
work done by the police department dur
ing the month ending July 81, 1913:
Con- Con-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
w. M. Loverns

Gadsden, August 6.-(SpeciaL)
News was received here this morning
of the death in Birmingham of W. NJ
Loverns, who 25 years ago was sheriff
of Etowah county. The body was
brought here for burial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
Lynch Secures Hall

Nashville. August 1.-THE International
Typographical union mas secured the Hall
-of Representatives here about which
there was some controversy and will meet
rs originally intended. The legislature
will meet in Ryman auditorium.
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.Iohn Harris Rice

Funeral services over the remains of
John Harris Bice, the 9-months-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Bice of Irondale,
who died Tuesday, were conducted yes
terday morning from the family residence.
Interment was in Mil Village cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
ID. f. Clement

Gadsden. August .-tSpecial)-D. f.
Clement, 81 years old, died yesterday
evening after an illness of several
months with tuberculosis. He was
popular employe of the Gadsden Car
works. The funeral was held this
evening and burial was at Forest GEM
etcry.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
Mrs. w. III. Simmons

street, south, were sent to Jacksonville.
Fla, yesterday for interment after brief
funeral services at the residence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
NEGRO THROWS CIGARETTE
INTO DYNAMITE; IS
BLOWN INTO ATOMS

Osyka. Miss, August 6-Every
window in this town was broken
today when Sid Taylor, negro,
threw a lighted cigarette into
$50 pounds of dynamite stored
at the residence of j. o. Will
liams. The negro was blown to
atoms. Several residences near
the explosion were damaged
but no one was seriously hurt.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
CONCLUDE
PEACE AGREEMENT
(Continued from Page One,
Roumania Dissatisfied

that peace has been arranged caused
great rejoicing here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
The Incentive

From the St Louis Republic.
I'D like to kiss that girl"
'.Well. why don't you?"
"she won't let me. That's mainly why
I want to-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
Seventeen Mexicans Killed

Seventeen Mexicans have paid with their
lives for maltreating the daughters of
Matthew Gourd, an American farmer.
near Tampico last Monday. American
farmers participated in the exaction of
the penalty, according to information re-
garded as reliable, received here today.
The Americans. joined by Mexican land
owners in the district of Atascador, near
fampico, organized posse and rode into
the hills in search of the band of out
laws who tied Gourd and robbed him and
afterwards offered indignities to two
daughters in sight of their helpless father.
The band was located and defeated in a
fight and several of it's members were
captured
The II men killed by the posse included
those slain in the fighting and those put
to death by the vigilantes afterwards.
Some weeks ago, number of Mexican
land owners combined with Americans In
the formation of vigilance committee
but this was the first time the committee
Fad taken the offensive against a GRIM
inal band.
1t is reported that "a women of the
.Ntascador colony have gone into Tam
pico as a precautionary move The gov
ernment here does not yet admit the
truth of the assault upon Mr.. Gourd and
his daughters.
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JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone l0Os
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
MEXICANS VIEW
JOHN LIND'S VISIT
WITH ANTAGONIST
CONTINUED from Page one)

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"--~"~~-cs-~c~->~->>~~~-
treated with even less consideration than
otherwise would have been accorded him
As Ordinary Foreigner
1t was pointed out by prominent Mex
lean today that in the former case the
government might not consider itself
obliged to act until the suggestion was
actually put forward by Mr. Lind, but
that in the second case the government
would be justified in characterizing him
as one who was melting Mexicans along
lines of sedition and in applying the
perniciousl foreign expulsion clause of
the constitution. This Mexican also indi-
Gated that since Mr.. Lind was coming
to Mexico in an unofficial capacity and
with no credentials, he could not expect
more consideration or immunity than an
ordinary foreigner would receive.
Mexicans familiar with international
law are reluctant to believe that Mr..
Lind's instructions are for him to deal
with others than the authorized officials
of the de facto government.
These officials are still firm in their
assertion that no condition whatever in
volving mediation or the resignation of
Huerta will be acceptable and say that
the best that Mr.. Lind can hope for
in this respect is to be ignored. However,
the anti-Huerta element. which is not
prominently in evidence in the capital, is.
skeptical regarding the firm stand by the
Alleging that the state of the country
is such that it will be impossible to hold
a presidential election October q, the date
previously set the Catholic convention
agreed late tonight not to nominate a
candidate for the presidency, Tt reserved
the right to reassemble for this purpose
in the event peace is restored to such an
extent that the holding of elections will
become possible
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SHAW, the Undertaken. Phone 9

LICE 10y. Undertaker. Phone 7es
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ti-American Speech

The debate over the resolution not to
nominate candidate. developed an anti
American speech by a delegate from the
federal district, who charged that the
condition of the country was due to the
non-recogntion of the government by the
United States. The speaker advocated
that the convention take no action which
would further divide the Mexican people,
who lie said, should present a united
front in case of war with the United
States. The speech met with the approval
of large number of delegates, but it
was opposed by the leader of the federal
district organization, who insisted that
the attitude Of the administration at
Washington did not represent the views of
a majority of the American people,
The decision of the Catholics not to en-
ter the political fight would appear to re-
move the last hope of elections being
held. since a similar action has been taken
by the liberal party and there is a grow
ing belief that General Felix Diaz will
be unable to return to Mexico, from ia
pan in time to make campaign How
ever, there is a well-defined belief here
that President Huerta himself will become
a candidate, possibly of an Independent
group, and in this case politicians believe
he would be likely to get the support of
the Catholics
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

Cincinnati August Six hundred
cigar makers of this city at meeting
tonight declared a strike which will
begin tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
Wire Sparks

Grand Rapids. Mich, August g.
John Herman, 4S years old; Petor
Schultz, 80. and Raymond Lille. 2s,
prominent farmers living about L.
miles from this city, were blown to
pieces by a dynamite explosion today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

Sofia, August cit is reported that the
Turks are starting an aggressive move
ment against the Bulgarian column at
Gumurjina, about 20 miles southwest of
Adrianople,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

Atlanta, August 6.-Delegates to the
general convention of the Sheet Metal
Workers international alliance. in ses-
sion here, today continued a discus
sion of the acceptance of the report of
the credentials committed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

Milan. Italy, August 6.-Fifty persons
were wounded and a hundred arrests
were made today during a free fight be-
tween strikers and soldiers The fight
originated in the stoning of soldiers by
strikers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

London. August IA dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Peking says 1t is
reported that a Japanese loan of $15.-
100000 to the Province of Hu-Han has
been signed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

Savannah. Ca, August .--Lathrop
George, charged with numbering Henry
Mcclellan July Is. was acquitted in the
superior court here today. George shot
and killed Mcclellan as the latter lay
in bed at the home of Mrs. George,
where he boarded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07
As Ordinary Foreigner

treated with even less consideration tha
otherwise would have been accorded hir
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

Roanoke, Va, August ga wind and
rainstorm which swept this section late
this afternoon blew down about 20
costly monuments and headstones in
Fairview, the city's largest cemetery,
causing damage to the amount of
$4,000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-07

dbOIfJt IT. BODENER,
'Chief of Police"
Alma record., 1913-09-18
EASTERN STAR PICNIC
Held At Wright Park Last Thursday,
September II.
LARGE ATTENDANCE PRESENT
Business Session Held at Masonic Home In
the Afternoon

Thursday, September 11th, repre-
sentative of the order of Eastern Star
from Ithaca, ST. Louis, Breckenridge,
Ashley, North Star and Alma gather
ed in this city and enjoyed an old
fashioned picnic dinner in Wright
park. After dinner and an hour or
so of social cheer the ninety or more
present adjourned to the Masonic
Home where in the gymnasium, a
business session was held.
The meeting was called to order by
Worthy Matron Mrs. w. H. Parr,
who after few remarks called Char
les Whitney, of St. Louis to the chair
]. Lee Potts, of Ithaca was selected
as temporary secretary, after which
Mrs. Minnie Z. Kyes, Grand Worthy
Matron addressed the gathering.
Mrs. Kyes told briefly the object of
the gathering which in part was to
perfect a county organization. Her
remarks were of much interest to
those present.
During the meeting Prof. Veatch
and T. A. Fannell, of Alma college
furnished music which called for long
and continued applause and was thor
oughly appreciated by the represent
atives of the order in attendance at
the meeting.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
$5Q,0OOLOSI ON eggs
DR.. {. MumfOfd, Lansing, Tells Wash.
tenaW Farmers the Cause
SCORES MARKETING METHODS
Urges Consolidation Among Producers to Re-.
duCe the Cost

Dr. Eben Mumford, of Lansing,
told the farmers of Washtenaw coun-
ty at meeting at the courthouse at
Ann Arbor recently, that they lost
annually $4,000 on eggs alone.
He explained that the poultry
products of this country have twice
the value of the potato output and
two-thirds the value of the dairy
market. I'm Washtenaw county
alone, 100000 dozens of eggs are
marketed annually" said DR.. Mum
ford. "The waste exceeds II per
cent, which means that Washtenaw
county farmers alone suffer a loss
through improper handling of the
output amounting to $4,000 a year.
DR.. Mumford contended that no
other farming industry had the pos
sibilities for as rapid a growth as
the egg industry. He said that the
high price of meats was forcing eggs
as substitute, and that it was high
time for the farmer to take advant-
age Of the new channel Of farming.
He suggested that each cooperate
with his neighbors to eliminate waste
and urged diversified farming.
Profits in all farm products de-
pend upon the system of market
ing," he added. Michigan fruit is a
horrible example of improper mar
keting. With facilities for reaching
the worlds demand such as few
states possess, portions of Michigan
are today unable to obtain fruit.
Consolidation means the reducing
of marketing cost because we can
sell in big lots. We are not violat-
ing trust law in so doing"
Alma record., 1913-09-18
WINS ACADEMIC HONORS.
Donald Royce Rewarded for Excep-
tional Work at Annapolis.

A Baltimore dispatch to the De-
troit Free Press under date of Sept
ember s, said:
"The appointments of midshipmen
as cadet officers of the brigade were
announced at the naval academy to-
day.
The appointments are based on
conduct and efficiency during the last
academic year at the academy and
during the cruise.
A Saginaw, Michigan, boy won
an exceptionally high honor He is
Donald Royce, and not only was he
designated cadet commander, but
was also made a brigade adjutant.
The latter position puts Royce in
charge of an entire brigade of cadets
and he will also command one of the
companies in the brigade.
Splendid conduct while at the acad-
emy and during the cruise and his
efficiency along the lines of his work
won for him the high honor.
Mr. Royce is the nephew Of our
townsman, T. A. Ely, and formerly
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Royce
was a resident of Alma, where he has
many friends, who extend congratu-
lations and hope some day to see him
at the head of Uncle Sans navy.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
SHOT AT OFFICERS.
Bad Man From Gratiot County is
Caugh in Woods After Hard Fight.

Afellow about so years of age, and
claiming to be from Adrian Wilds of
Sumner, Gratiot county, who had
been hanging around in the woods
south of Owosso, begging and scar
ing the people of the neighborhood,
was captured Tuesday, by Turnkey
Cornford and Deputy Sheriff Sproule
and taken to the county jail and on
Wednesday turned over to Sheriff
Cramer of Clinton county who iden-
tilted the man as one wanted for
stealing money and clothes from
farm houses near St. Johns last July.
Wilds ordered the officers to stop
when they approached the place
where he was hiding, and when they
kept on coming the fellow fired, send
ing bullet through Turnkey Corn
ford's hat and another near his ear
and then ran, but captured after a
half mile chase. When landed at last
he was found to have two loaded re-
volvers, lot Of cartridges, pennies,
dimes, nickels and cigars on his per-
son besides $40 in bills in his shoe.
1t is presumed all of these articles
are stolen, but if it cannot be proven
at St. Johns he will be brought to
this county and sent up for carrying
concealed weapons.-Owosso Times.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS"

Harold Bell Wright, the author of
THE Shepherd of the Hills" "The
Winning of Barbara Worth" "The
Calling Of Dan Matthews" and That
Printer of Udells," has made, in col
laboration with Fishery w. Reynolds,
dramatization of his most popular
story, The Shepherd of the Hills. "
The play has received an excellent
production from Gaskill and MacVit-
ty and Manager Adams of the Realty
Opera House has secured the orig
inal cast and production for his thea
tire for Sept. 80
"The Shepherd of the Hills" is a
splendid story of real life among the
Ozark hills of Missouri and Arkan-
sas. If you go there you will easily
find a Mutton Hollow, a hill like
Dewey Bald and people like Sammy
Lane, Young Matt, Mad Howard and
Father Hewitt. Clinging to the beau
tiful story simply told, is the very
atmosphere of the life of the pictur-
esque region which, is so sadly un-
familiar to the travellers in search Of
new scenes. 1t is a clean and strong
play, we'll worth seeing many times.
The critic on the Milwaukee SEN
tinel says of "The Shepherd of the
Bell Wright's famous novel, which
Hills" the dramatization of Harold
mas been made into play by its
author with the assistance of Els
berry w. Reynolds: Those who love
a quiet, restful story will rejoice in
The Shepherd of the Hills 1t is
like a beautiful October afternoon.
with the calm and beauty of summer,
tempered by the cold breath of the
yet distant winter"
"The Shepherd of the Hills" will be
the attraction at the Realty Opera
House, Sept. %.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
]. B. A. CONFERENCE
Net At East Washington Church Near
Ashley
WEDNESDAY Of THIS WEEK
Rev. E. C. Clapp Assigned TO West District
And Pastor at Alma

The North Michigan conference OF
the u. B. A. church was held last
week at the East Washington church
near Ashley. The conference con-
vened Wednesday morning with
Bishop c. L. Wood presiding. Eigh-
teen fields of labor were represented
and Rev. j. Howe, general mission
airy secretary, gave an interesting
address on missions. Following is
the list of appointments made:
West District-E. c. Clapp, pre-
siding elder; Matherton, B. |. Kin
ney; Lake View, A. c. Schultz; Pleas
ant View, ]. S. Clark; Middleton, C.
l.. Harwood.
East DISTRICT. Z. Harwood, pre-
siding elder; Sparta, Ida J. Robbins
Fenwick, c. H. Hull; North Star, A
B. Bowman; Alma, E. c. Clapp; Har-
rison, H. Roland; Coldwood, J. w
Meadows; Sanilac, o. Z. Sands
Bates, H. N. Bacon; South Board
man, L. II. Walter; Hart and Lake
City to be supplied; Reed City, S. J
Potter.
Rev. E. c. Clapp, who is assigned
to Alma, has many friends in this
city who will be glad to welcome him
to the city.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
NOTICE.

To Hira c. Moore and all other in
terested persons:
The roll of the special assessment
heretofore made by the Board OF
Special Assessors for the purpose of
defraying that part of the cost which
the Council decided should be borne
by special assessment for the con-
struction of public sewer on State
street between Superior and Walnut
streets in the City of Alma, Michi-
gan, is now on file in the office of
the City Clerk of said city, for pub
lie inspection. The City Council and
Board of Special Assessors of the
City of Alma will meet at the Coun-
Gil rooms in said city on Tuesday,
the 18th day of October, A. D. 1913,
commencing at 700 o'clock in the
afternoon of said day and continuing
until 1000 o'clock in the afternoon of
said day to review said assessment,
and to hear any objections which
may be made thereto. Objections to
said assessment may be in writing
and filed with the City Clerk
Dated Septembed 18th, A. D. 1913.
d. w. ADAMS,
City Clerk.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
GARDEN CLUB GROUP
Met In Wright House PaflOrS Monday
Afternoon

Monday afternoon of this week a
score or more of the members of the
Gladiola Group of the Alma Garden
Club gathered at the parlors of the
Wright House and exhibited the re-
suit of the seasons work in raising
and cultivating gladiolas. A. Burgy
and Miss Jennie Smith acted as judi
ges and awarded the first prize for
greatest variety to Miss Jessie Fuller
while to Mrs. w. H. Parr, who show
ed beautiful samples of the Canary
Bird and Chicago White varieties was
awarded the Blue ribbon.
To Mrs. Ezra Smith was awarded
the Red ribbon, while Mrs. c. G..
Rhodes and +. II. Doan received hon
orable mention for the beautiful ex-
hibits shown.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
BEAN DEALERS MEET
At Port Huron TOday-AddfeSS By
V.P. Cash OF Alma
sECY CENTRAL ASSOCIATION
Prospects For Good Bean Crop Excellent
Dry Weather Needed

The Eastern Michigan Bean and
Grain Dealers Association meet at
Port Huron today. A large attend
ance is expected. Through an invi-
tation from the Association extend
ed by their secretary, Mr.. H. L. Gef-
fords, Mr.. V. P. Cash, of this city
will address the gathering, on the
workings of the Central Michigan
Association.
The outlook for the 1913 bean
crop is excellent, and with dry wea-
ther will be harvested during the
next ten days or two weeks. With
a shortage in the potato crop beans
ought to demand good price this
fall.
The Central Michigan Bean Grow
ers' Association held their annual
meeting recently at the Wright
House and elected officers as fol-
lows:
- President-P. /. Perkins, Merrill
Vice President d. Mansfield
Remus.
Treasurer-H. E Chatterton, Mt
Pleasant.
Secretary-V. P. Cash, Alma
Alma record., 1913-09-18
ANNUAL SESSION.
Of the Michigan Conference of the
Methodist Church now being held.

Methodist Episcopal churchmen
from all parts of the state gathered
in Battle Creek Tuesday for the sew
enty-eighth annual meeting of the
Michigan Conference. Prominent
church workers are present and the
conference presided over by Bishop
William Burt, of Buffalo.
Meetings will be held in the three
Methodist churches, the Baptist
church, and the annex at the Sani-
tarium, while the Sunday services
will be held in the great tabernacle
built by the Seventh Day adventists.
Among the prominent church work.
ers to speak will be Secreatry Ward
Platt, of Philadelphia, the board Of
home missions; Z. c. Clemens, of
Chicago, and Rev. p J. Maveety, of
Cincinnati.
A feature of Fridays session will
be the address by Rev Aston B. An
ton.
Among the speakers on Thursday
will be Prof. ]. A. Jeffrey, DR.. w. S.
Bovard, of New York, Mrs. Helen
Knappen Scripps and Miss Miriam
Nieb, Kiukiang.
The features of the Friday ses-
sions will be the meeting of the board
of foreign missions and the address
es by Rev. w. F. Oldham, of New
York, and the address by Rev. Anton
Bart, of Copenhagen, Denmark, on
the problem of the downtown church
A conference of the historical soci-
ETY. will be held on Saturday and
Bishop Burt will preach in the taber-
nacle Sunday forenoon and conduct
ordination service at the First Meth
odist Episcopal church in the after
noon. Brief addresses by former
pastors also will be made in the
other three Methodist churches of
Battle Creek.
Reading of the appointments on
Monday will close the conference.
Alma record., 1913-09-18
POTATO CROP SHORT.

A Chicago dispatch of Sept. said:
"Epicures whose ideal of repast in
sludes big baked potatoes, French
fried or any other variety, suffered a
serious shock today, leading crop
expert here announcing that the po-
tato crop this year in the United
States would be 1OO,OOO,OOO bushels
short of last year. Prices for Mime
sofa and Ohio potatoes in the Chi
cago market have advanced to 10
cents a bushel"
Alma record., 1913-09-18
WANT ALMA COACHES
Graduates Of Alma College Make Good
In Athletics

A dispatch to the Sunday Detroit
News-Tribune said: Graduates and
former coaches of Alma College will
be headliners in western and local
intercollegiate football this fall AT
least six of them will be mentors OF
teams which will be battling for
championship honors from the start
of the season.
The list is headed by former Coach
Jesse Har per, the first successful
football instructor that has directed
maroon athletics since the early days
Notre Dame will be the scene of his
activities. Ira Carrithers, his success
sor at Alma, will be assistant coach
at the University of Illinois. His
successor, Dennis Grady, will be head
coach of football at Northwestern
University. Roy Campbell, 10, for
mer u. of d. director, will assume
Carrithers' former job at Knox. Les
lie Kefgen, whose teams at Newberry
have twice won the u. p. champion-
ship, will be back at his old stand
while he will have as his assistant
Misenar, one of the greatest centers
the Michigan colleges has ever turned
out and one of the most dependable