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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
SAYS CROW is VALUABLE TO
FARMERS.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 2O.-Con.
demned, despised and slaughtered
for decades as a bird destructive in
agricultural fields, the crow Is about
to come into its own and be given
everlasting recognition as the farm
ers' friend. The case OF the crow
was recently reopened by the depart
ment OF agriculture, and as a result
Of an investigation by the biological
survey It has been decided that the
bird is Of great value to the farmers
Instead Of being prosecuted and
frightened by divers means, the
farmers should encourage the crow
according to the experts Of the bio
logical survey. The scarecrows
that adorn the farms and gardens
should be stripped and the Idea Of
thus frightening the crow abandon
ed for all time.
After a careful study Of the hab
its and the examination OF a large
number OF stomachs, the depart
ment experts have reached the con
cusion that the crow consumes
enough grasshoppers, cut worms
white grubs and other injurious In
sects to make him highly valuable
to the farmers.
There is, however, one bad habit
the crow has, and that is the de
structlon Of young birds and birds
eggs, but this trait In the opinion
Of experts, is outweighed by the
good the bird is doing the farmer
IN the destruction Of worms an in
sects
THE one danger from the crow,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
a SONG SERVICE

The A. C. E. League of st. Paul
A. NJ. E. Church on Oct &c, at 7
o'clock p. m, the following program
was rendered.:
Song-"All Hail the Power Of Je
sus' Name" Scripture Lesson, 11G
Psalm, by Miss ]. c. Mason, presi
cent. Invocation, DR.. ]. w. Sexton
Selection, Junior Choir. Address,
Junior Choir. Poper, How to make
this year the best in our society''
h!story" by Miss ]. G. Mason. Solo
Excelsior Quartette. Mizpef by
by League. Benediction by presi
! dent.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
FRANkLIN NOTES.

Mr.. Mr.. and Mrs. 1hos. w. House
ard little daughter, Helen spent a
delightful day with Mr.. and Mrs. Jim
JoAnson sunday on the Carter S
Creek Pike. A twelve course dinner
was served and enjoyed Immensely.
I lie table fairy groaned under the de-
licious eatables. After dinner Mrs.
Johnson entertained her friends with
music, otter which fruit was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Berry OF Leip-
es Fork was also present
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
LECTURE couRsE III rusKEeEE
Special to the Globe.

| Special to the Globe.
Tuskegee, Ala, Oct 23- The
Executive Council of the Tuskegee
Normal and Industrial Institute has
decided to invite a representative
group of successful colored business
men throughout the country to visit
Tuskegee Institute during the school
year 1884 for the purpose of speak
ing to the student body.
In each case the persons invited
are asked to speak upon the partic.
ular line of business activity in
which they are engaged, the purpose
being to give the students direct
contact with Negro men and women
who have succeeded in various bus
mess directions
Among those already invited are
The following:
Mr.. ]. c. Napier, Nashville, Tenn
MIR. Charles Banks, Mound Bayou
Mss.
Mr.. G. w. Gilliams, Okolona, Miss.
Mr.. Jonas w. Thomas, BENEFITS.
Vile, S. C.
Mr.. P. D. Blackwell, summerf1eld,
Fla.
Mr.. John Brown, Montgomery,
Ala.
Mr.. c. H. James, Charleston, W
Va.
Mr. A. ]. Wilborn, Tuskegee, Ala.
bama.
Mr.. ]. C. Groves, Edwardsville,
Kan.
Mr.. c. F. johnson, Mobile, Ala.
Mr.. A. F. Herndon, Atlanta, Ga
Mr.. G. w. Franklin, Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Mr.. ]. H. Blodgett, Jacksonville
Fla.
Mr.. E. L. Windham, Birmingham,
Ala.
Mr.. James S. Hardwick, Spring
field, Mo-
Mr.. w. A. Wallace, Chicago, III.
Mr. Watt Terry, Brockton, Mass
Mr.. ]. H. Fagain, Montgomery
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF THE
SMITH FIELD FAIR.

Sptlial to the Globe,
Smithfeld, Virginia,-Oct. 27-The
third annual exhibition of the Mans
man Sury & Isle of Wright Coun
ties Conference and Fair will be
held here next week beginning
Thursday the 9Th and running until
Saturday. The Emancipation will
be specialized at this years fair
tie progress the race has made dur
ing their fifty years of freedom viii
Re exhibited and it is expected tha
Negroes of this portion Of Virgins
will give a splendid account Of them
selves. The offilers of the Fail
Association are r H. Hall, presi
cent, DR.. D. w. Baker, General man
dger, and George f. Goodwin secre
taTy.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
Harnessmakinu.

Later, it is proposed to invite
other successful colored men and
women, but for the present year
TIE above list represents those who
have been invited to speak to the
student body.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
SPORTING NEWS.
Rooster vs.. Tiaers.

The Rocktown Boosters beat the
Archer Street Tigers 30 Il "a In
football. The Tigers outweighed
the Boosters many pounds. Mason
played a game of his life at quarter,
back. Seay played at left end AMI
received many forward passes. The
lineup was as follows: Boosters
Quarterback, Mason; left halfback,
Taylor: right halfback, Tate; cen,
ter, Jackson; left end, Seay; right
end, Dlllhunty; left guard, Har-
graves; right guard, wilson; lett
tackle, McKissack; right tackle
Arthur, fullback; Gyp; substitute:
Haddox.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-10-31
Banking.

Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, Rich,
mond, Va.
DR.. U. G. Mason, Birmingham
Ala.
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Country Stores.
General Merchandising.

Mr.. " H. Tulane, Montgomery,
Ala
Mr.. VIM. V. Chambliss, Tuskegee
Ala.
Farming ard Merchandising.
Mr.. Scott BOND Madison, Ark.
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NOTICE..

The w. E. P. Club will meet Tues.
day night, November 4th at the
home Of Miss Geneva Bender, 622
Webster street. The president has
made a special request for all mem.
bers to be present as business of
great Importance is to be discussed.
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Contractors.

Mr.. R. f Pharrow, Atlanta, Ga
Mr.. H. w. Strickland, Birmingham
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
WOULD NOT HURT
AUDITORIUM ISSUE
Weatherly Thinks School
Bond Matter Would Aid
Other Project

Believing that an insinuation had
100000 school bond issue election to
be placed before the voters Monday was
intended to hurt the auditorium bond
issue question which will also be voted
upon at the same time, City Commits
sioner Weatherly yesterday issued the
following formal statement:
I'm The Age Herald's account of the
vote on the high school bond issue by
the city commissioners yesterday the
following statement appears:
1T is generally believed that had
the school bond issue election carried
yesterday 1t would have considerably
hurt the auditorium bond issue election,
which will be voted ON Monday
The Introduction of the resolution
was not calculated to hurt the audi
Mr. Harding, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce and official head of
the auditorium movement, told me
when 1 consulted him about 1t that he
thought that submission of the school
bond issue to the electors would help
the auditorium bond issue, and he
heartily approved my proposed resolu-
tion. Two members of the board OF
education, with whom / consulted. like
wise heartily approved it. DIR. Phillips,
superintendent of education with whom
consulted, expressed doubt as to the
expediency of calling for the vote on
high schools alone, but would have fa-
vored an expression of opinion at the
polls Monday on an issue of $l,ooo-
900 of bonds for all school purposes.
Ny own opinion was and is that as the
board of city commissioners has already
appropriated about $4,000 for tempor-
ary school improvements and as the ST.
5O0,0 900 issue of school bonds may be
long deferred, and as two additional
high schools, especially the one for the
eastern section of the city, are press
ing necessity to relieve the overcrowd-
ed condition of the central high school,
the voters generally will see this ne
cessity and express their approval OF
this special school bond issue ior high
schools. My opinion is that half LOAF
is better than no bread.
Furthermore, l thought it would be
eminently proper that bond issues for
high schools should be associated with
the bond issue for an auditorium as
many thousands of people who live in
this section where high schools are
needed so badly would not have the
excuse for voting against the audi
torium bond issue on the plea that no
provision for high schools had been
made.
1.-The official and legal vote next Mon
day Is confined to one matter, namely,
selection of a city commissioner. The
vote on the auditorium bond issue is
purely informal and voluntary, and
simply calls for expression of opin-
ion by the voters, and so 1t would have
been with the school bond issue. The
vote would have been by no means con-
elusive and any ordinance enacted by
the board of city commissioners on
either question must still be submitted
to regular legal referendum of the
voters. I can see no objection what
ever; in fact, it is a pleasant idea to
me to have family gathering of this
sort now and then and take counsel
together on matters of vital Importance
affecting US ALL
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
ONLY LIVING MAN WHO
EVER KNEW NAPOLEON

Parls.--ln a stuffy little room in a small
house In a Paris suburb lives probably
the only person now on earth who once
grasped the hand of Napoleon.
The simple old man who connects the
long dead past with the living present is
NJ. Pierre Schamel-Roy., He is nearly 1876
years old. and his father was a soldiers s
orderly who spent his life in close per-
sonal attendance on the great Emperor.
Born in the palace of Versailles, and one
of the little playmates of the King OF
Rome. Napoleon's son, M. Schamel-Roy
remembers seeing the Emperor three
times all of them at st. Helena, where
he was taken to visit his father, who
had followed Napoleon into exile. He
saw the Emperor once more as he lay
dead at st. Helena.
M. Schamel-Roy is handsome old fell
low. of strong features though sunlSen
face, with a hooked nose and a flowing,
silky. snow white beard. 1t was in the
high, quivering voice of extreme old age
that he spoke to me.
He told how on one of his visits as a
child to st. Helena, Sir Hudson Lowe
the Emperors guardian. suspected him of
having been intrusted with a secret letter
for the prisoner.
"I was taken," he said. ito Sir Hudson
Lowe. He demanded whether I had not
a Letter for the Emperor. I said No. but
he was not satisfied.
Strip that young Partisan for me,
said Sir Hudson Lowe.
80 I was stripped and searched, but
they found nothing and was allowed
to see the Emperor. / knelt before him
and kissed his hand He patted me on
the head and called me a royal little fell
low. I was about II years of age at
the time"
1t is the Emperors dark and piercing
eyes that are the old mans most vivid
recollection of that far off meeting
Among his treasures is a little doll that
was once the plaything of the young King
of Rome, 'It is just as 1t left the prince
IMPERIAL" he told me. 1T is dirty, as you
see but it was his little hands that soiled
itv
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
TALKS ON THRIFT
THE NATIONAL IMP oRTANcE OF THRIFT

Men of the south-save. You must
learn this lesson or that economy which
so stiffens the north and inspires and
stimulates its industry. will overwhelm
you" u."-Henry Clay
The south has learned the lesson
pointed out to 1t by Henry Clay more
than 60 years ago, and now it is on
the high road TO prosperity. There is
a new south in which industry and
commerce have an important place, and
in which the idea of saving Is looked
upon favorably.
Thrift seem to be solving the race
problem in the south. too DR.. Booker
I. Washington visited recently the
-FOUR counties of tidewater Virginia and
the report he made to the Outlook of
the condition of the 3O-odd thousand
happy and prosperous colored people
he found there was to the effect that
they produce every year farming crops
to the value of $4,000 900, and everv-
Where he saw farms Well titled. mod
efh farming implements and attractive
dwellings,. while no fewer than 1900
farms are owned by the negroes them
selves. All this was evidently the fruits
ol appilcatlon to work, continued and
persistent labor thrift and foresight.
But there ought to be nothing sec
tlonal or racial about thrift 1t is a
matter of nation wide and world wide
Importance. All great empires have
been thrifty. The Roman empire was
rounded upon thrift. When textrava-
gance took the place of thrift among
the Romans, that empire crumbled and
fell
Prussia Is another example of ma
tional thrift. This idea was nurtured
by the father of Frederick the Great.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11

who stored up a vast treasure and built
up great army through the strietest
economy. This was the forerunner of
the great German empire of today, and
the Germans are still noted for their
thrift, even when transplanted to this
country where the temptations to spend
money constantly are so great.
The French people have been re-
ferred to so frequently in this connec-
ton that the Illustration Is rather q
trite one, but nevertheless that nation
is wonderful model to the world in
the matter of thrift. 1t was the small
savings of her citizens that enabled
France, at the end of the Franco-Prus-
sian war, to pay, at once In cash, the
billion dollar indemnity imposed thus
saving herself from bankruptcy Know
ing this French thrift, Russia, in her
time of need, turned to that country 70
borrow billions.
French thrift is proverbial and
France is a land of happy homes
There is no reason why we in Ameri-
ca should not save money We are able
to earn it, we have excellent deposi-
tories for our savings. arh the savings
banks reward our thrift by paving us
liberal interest One bank-the Bowery
savings bank of New York--in the first
10 years of its history. paid in interest
to depositors the enormous sum of sSS.-
2S7.97
The savings banks are not only do
ing a beneficent work in inculcating e
habits of thrift, in gathering and con-
serving wealth which might otherwise
be wasted, or else lie unproductive, and
IN furnishing capital for many legitf-
mate business Enterprises; but es-
pecially in our larger eastern cities
with the great influx of alien people
they are keeping step with the
churches and public schools in helping
to make good citizens of those who
seek our shores as Immigrants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
ID. A. r. TO UNVEH,
MARKER IN COLBERT

Tuscumbia, September 10 Sneo,a,,
me daughters OF the American Revo-
lution VIII have the unveiling of the
marker for the "Natchez Trace in this
place on October 2. The marker is
placed on the Alabama Mississippi 1ine
near Allsoboro, but as the spot is so
inaccessible 1t was deemed best to nave
the attendant ceremonies in the court
house. The Tuscumbia chapter will en-
tertain all distinguished visitors with
reception on the evening of October
and at ! o'clock luncheon will he
served at the Helen Keller library on
october 2 '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
ROBERT JEMISON, SR., BACK
Has Been on Extensive Automobile
Tour Through New England

Robert Jemison, Sr., returned home
yesterday after tour of several weeks
in his new Pierce car through New
England and the mountains of YER
mont. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Jemison and two of their children.
Mr.. Jemison said yesterday that there
was not the slightest uneasiness in
the east over business conditions but
there was an unusual inclination to
wait until legislation had been finally
enacted in Washington and the busi-
ness men knew with clearer certainty
what was to be done. Mr.. Jemson said
that the volume of business in the east
had kept up very we'll considering the
extra session of Congress and but for
the hesitancy of capital the prosper
ity of the country would have been un-
rivaled.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
WARRANTS ARE ISSUED
Charge of G. ID. Howle Results in
Agee Making Another Bond

w. c. Aeee president OF the excise
commission. was arrested yesterday aft
ernoon by Deputy Sheriff Fred McDuff
on a warrant sworn out by G. D. Howle
before Judge l. H. Benners of the court
of common pleas, charging Mir. Agee
with accepting gratuity contrary to
law. Mr.. Agee at once made bond to
the sum of 5000
At the same time the Agee warrant
was sworn out G. ID. HOWE also swore
out warrants against Tony Schillici,
Pratt City saloonkeeper. and W. l.. Del
helm, who operates saloon sn South
Twentieth street before Judge Benners,
charging Schillici and Delheim with
conducting saloons within 500 feet OF.
church. Schillici was arrested and
made bond at 5000. but Delheim is out
of the city and the warrant will not
be served until he returns.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
Birds Enable lis to Live

Birds live to eat. 1t is lucky for men
they do, for if the birds did not break
fast man would not dine. Some years
ago French scientist told the world that
IL all the birds should suddenly die man
would have only years life left to him.
The Frenchman proved his point to the
satisfaction of other scientists, but lay
men laughed and the usual proportion of
them kept on killing, says a writer in the
Country Gentleman
1t always has been my belief that the
sin of bird persecution had its beginning
with other sins in the Garden. Adam
probably saw robin picking away at a
cherry and instantly said. "rhe bird is a
thief" Then Eve very likely saw a scar
let tanager sunldng itself and straight
way coveted its plumage. So it is that
the hand of man and the head of woman
have been raised against the bird ever
since.
Why should not robin or a cedar
bird or catbird or any other bird eat
an occasional cherry? Their dinners of
cutworms, caterpillars and other things
make cherry desert their due.
How much does a bird eat? Take the
robin as an example. 1t eats at certain
seasons of the year about double its
weight in insects and worms every day
A man in order to satisfy an equally we'll
developed appetite would have to eat
about 800 pounds of food all told at his
three daily meals 70 do this he would
need to. be 30 feet tall, 10 feet thick from
front to back, and about five feet across
the shoulders.
The birds dinner hour begins at sun
rise and ends an hour after sunset. Any
legislation looking to the shortening of
it's hours of labor, which are coincdent
with its hours of labor. which are coinci-
dent with its hours of eating, would bring
famine All the song birds and all the
silent birds give their service to man and
they ask no pay for it except to be let
alone
And the farmer who is wise will let the
old shotgun rust out before he turns It
on his best friends-the birds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
Belief in Vampires

Proofs of the persistence of the belief
in the reality of campires are to be heard
from a small Russian village. Some three
years ago the head of family resident
there died, and since that date nine other
members of the family have also died,
says the London Standard
Believing that their deaths were the re-
suit of the rowing spirit of their chief,
the remaining surviving members of the
family assembled together few even
ings since, disnterred the remains and
cut off the head, again burying the body
They hope by this means to prevent any
further evil happening to the family.
The belief in vampires can be traced
back for more than 1000 years, yet there
is not on record a single authenticated
instance of a vampire having been seen
by a human being, and there are no data
available by means of which the origin
of the belief can be ascertained with any
degree of certainty.
These bloodsucking apparitions. or 'liv-
ing, mischievous. murderous dead bodies, 7
as one writer quantity termed them We're
common to all countries whether Occi-
dental or Oriental, but 1t was generally
agreed that the phenomena or vampirism
were to be seen only in persons cursed by
church, the illegitimate offspring of par
ents themselves illegitimate or people at
tackled by vampres-these all became
vampires after death.
Quite recently there was reported In
the daily press the story of a Hungarion
farmer who had dug up the corpse of a
supposed vampire, stuffed three pieces of
garlic and three stones in the mouth and
then driven a stake through the body.
Servia and Bulgaria follow closely in the
wake Of Hungary and in the eighteenth
century an official examination of many
graves was made, and the report OF such
examination embodied in public docu-
ment 1t states that a large number of
undecomposed bodies, undoubtedly those
of vampires, were discovered In 1865
there was an epidemic of vampirism in a
Bulgarian village.
The inhabitants became so frightened
that when night set in instead of retiring
TO rest in the usual manner they all as
sembled together in one central hall to
pass the night in company. While they
were away from their houses however,
the enraged vampires entered them,
turned everything topsyturvy and
smeared all the pictures. ornaments and
furniture with blood and dirt.
The Russians hold tenaciously to a be-
attribute the birth of vampire as due
to an u. ~sAly up%Y between witch and
a Werewo,n Hvil, In many parts of
Rutsia imain by the dead right
thrbugh fht until burial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
PLAN TO MAKE IT
WARM FOR CARSON
Suffragettes Make Threats-Insist
That Votes for Women Be Included
in Ulster Constitution

London, September 1O.-The Wom-
ems Social and Political union is
planning to make things uncomfortable
Tor Sir Edward Carson and his col
leagues If they fail to make provision
Tor votes for women in the new con-
|stitution which they are drafting for
Ulster.
In letter to the Ulster Leader, the
|n1phien put themselves on record as
llows:
You and your colleague and sup
rters are forming an Ulster govern
mt and preparing an armed rebellion
aiprotest against being brought un-
q system of government 20 which
DO not give your consent. 1t is
cifely olh the same principle that
militanf suffragist organization re-
;ed to submit to a government with
consent of women. either in Ulster
n any other part of the kingd dom. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
Budget for Fairgrounds

After a meeting of the board of gov
ernors of the Birmingham Playground
association Secretary T. S. Settle mas
announced that he will in the near fu-
ture make a recommendation to the city
commission that budget of $4,000 be
allowed for the ensuing year for play
grounds and public parks. Members of
the commission yesterday stated they
had not been informed of the recon-
mendation and that they were not pre-
pared to state what their position
might be.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
FRISCO OFFICIALS
HERE TOMORROW

W. c. Nixon. president and receiver
for the Frisco lines. and w. i. Tyler,
general manager, are expected In Biz
mingham tomorrow on an OFFICERS spe-
cial looking over the properties. This
will be the first trip made here by Mr..
Nixon since the Frisco went into the
hands of receivers. 1t is understood
that the officers will be accompanied by
other men identified at this time with
the Frisco lines. They IL be here only
one day, it is understood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-11
BILL OF EXEMPTIONS IS
FILED IN THE SPICER CASE

Montgomery. September I0.-(Spe-
ciaL IT Fl. Seay, assistant attorney
general. has completed a bill of ex-
emptions in the habeas corpus case OF
Sam Spicer, appealed from the court at
Andalusa. and 1t will be filed With the
supreme court Immediately.
When the court meets for its winter
session it will have two same Spicer
cases to consider. One is an appeal from
his conviction of the murder of his
wife and the other the habeas corpus
case. Soon after Spicer was placed in
Jail at Andalusia on charges of the
murder of his wife and negro he ap-
piled for a writ of habeas corpus and
the court ordered him released on bond.
The state appealed.