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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
'NIGGER, READ AND RUN"
BY CHARLES II. MANDY

Mr. King looked at the unprepossess-
| ing specimen before him and fully ex-
pecting a touch or a request for free
advice. said rather curtly.
| What is it?"
"Kin an ole Niger what has nearly
got one of his feets mashed off on de
railroad git any damages?"
| The change In Jere's demeanor was
| something startling, when the negro
said mashed foot" and "railroad." He
positively beamed and hrislkly said:
why of course. you are entitled TO
dana ses. Tell me all about the acci-
dent"
| The negro stated he was employed
| on railroad construction gang and
| that while laying the tracks In a "cut"
landslide occurred with the result
that his foot was almost crushed off
by large rock.
Hon. Jere questioned him closely and
the more he questioned the stronger
the case against the railroad company
appeared.
AT what point of the railroad did
the accident occur?' asked Jere C.
Likea bolt out of the clear sky came
the word
"Cullman."
The countenance Of the Hon. Jere fell
and the common stock of the case went
far below par, for he was well ac-
quainted with the read and run" leg
end and his visions of big judgment
ALMOST went glimmerying.
He later learned that the case would
have to be filed in the circuit court of
Cullman county and deliberated long as
to whether he would ask for a change
of venue or not, but he finally decided
to take his charftes and the case was
filed and set for hearing.
Last week the case was called end
after the usual preliminary bouts had
been decided. Jere C. threw his hat
In the ring and the scrap commenced
His client was the only negro present,
all the witnesses being white men.
He took the stand and told his story
just as he had told it to his attorney.
Counsel for both sides argued long and
loud and when the jury retired Jere
felt at least he had done his duty
The jury returned in few minutes
and gave the negro a verdict and dam
ages to the amount of $4,000. II Jere
had been subject to heart disease the
chances are that he would have dropped
dead when he heard the verdict.
This goes to show that while the
citizens of Cullman decline to be neigh
bors with the members of the colored.
race they are ready to treat them fairly
and with justice when the occasion de-
mands
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24

In almost every section of the coun-
| try. particularly the south, the race
problem is one of the most vital ques-
tions OF the day. The thousands OF
negroes in the south are regarded as an
asset by some, by others as a menace
Certain 1t is that they are with us
in great mum bers and certain 1T is that
white supremacy" will be maintained
in the south, no matter what PROPOSE
ton may be offered from time to time,
as solution of the negro question.
In this state the negro has practically
been eliminated from politics and II
Is the opinion of many who have made
a STUDY of this question that by that
means the negro question is practically
solved.
In some counties of the state the ne
eroes greatly outnumber the whites
in others the races are about evenly
divided, in one or two counties IL is
said there are no negroes at all, and
Cullman county is one of these.
1t is understood that in various parts
of Cullman county, particularly on the
highways leading to and from other
counties, notices are posted bearing
this legend: "Nigger, read and rum
don't let he sun go down on you in
Cullman county"
Whether this is true or not the writer
does not know, the statement Is based
on hearsay testimony. but 1t is posi-
tive fact that negroes are as scarce in
cullman as red hair on a billiard ball.
OF course, occasionally gang OF
negro section hands will spend little
time in Cullman repairing the railroad
tracks. but they rarely leave the camp
and IL one should quit, he keeps on
walking until he has shaken the dust
of Cullman from his feet
A short time ago negro hobbled
into the law office of that stinguished
statesman who put Greater Birming-
ham on the map, to wit: Jere c. King,
lawyer by profession, and statesman by
the peoples choice. The Hon. Jere
found out, however, that cities, like re-
pubIics. are ungrateful he was given
the frozen mitt" when he asked recog-
milton of his long and 1aborious fight
to put Birmingham in the major league
and instead of being elected mayor of
the city he was thrown in the discard.
The negro was unwashed and un-
kempt and with hat in hand he ap-
preached the desk bestrewn with legal
documents, where Jere C. was sitting
and said:
BOSS, kin ah ak yo' er question:"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
CROWDS OBSERVE
EASTER SUNDAY
Special Services Held at
Many Churches
DELIGHTFUL WEATHER
Rain Clouds Threatened at Times But
Blew Away-Easter Millinery
and Easter Flowers Much
in Evidence

Easter Sunday, the most joyous festi-
val In the church year. was fittingly
observed in Birmingham
Early in the day large crowds OIL Inc
devout attended the early services OF
the Catholic and Episcopal churches.
Later in the morning the streets were
thronsed with animated crowds on their
way to divine services at the other
places of worship.
At the liturgical churches special
Easter services were held with elap-
crate ceremonial; at nearly all the
churches special sermons were preached
and special song services were heid.
+ 1t was truly sunday or JOY. Inc
day was bright and clear, aithousn az
times the rain clouds threatened, but
would pass away and the sun shone
In all its glory.
n was a pretty day to commemorate
the resurrection of the Redeemer, for
there were many evidences OF the
awakening of nature after the long
sleep of winter. and fragrant blossoms
and lovely flowers were seen every
where.
churches II meant a change from the aus
terities of Lent. To all Christian people
It mean a time of exuberant JOY, and to
the Easter greeting ''He is risen,' came
4 ready response, HE is risen. indeed"
The afternoon was delightful, and, 1uds-
ing from the crowded streets and street
cars everybody who could took an out
ing.
At the Fair grounds at O'Clock
grand Easter concert was given ny Memo
ips large concert band. The threatening
weather earlier in the afternoon Kept
many away, but the attendance was
very good. Those present were given a
rare treat, for the music was grand and
inspiring.
Avondale park and zoo attracted one
of the largest crowds since the park was
opened.
Easter millinery was mucn III eVluencc.
Easter lilies were everywhere. It was
a iovous festival. joyously observed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
STACK EXPECTED TO
EXPLAIN CHARGES
NASTY Business" Recently
Referred to Will Be
Cleared Up Soon

N. B. Stack. former park commissioner
whose recent criticism of the city COM
mission and park commission has fur.
nished one of the livest sensations that
has featured the commission since that
body went into office, Is expected to &c.
tail his information as to "the nasty
business during the next few days.
His compliance with the invitation OF
Commissioner Weatherly that he detail
what information he possessed is conf
IDENTIFY expected. The criticism of the
commission, as is known, was caused BY
the refusal of the city commission te
employ George Kestler of Kansas City
to draft the civic plans for this city. The
park commission and he city commits
sioner favored George H. Miller of Bos
ton.
In connection with the civic plan of Mr.
Miller and the work of the park commits
sion, the commission has set aside tomor.
row for brief discussion of the pro
posed park work. At that time Col. Ton
Smith and others who are interested ir
the civic advancement Of Birmingham
will appear before the commission and
discuss the plans that have been tentative
ly outlined. No changes in the programme
that Is mapped out Is expected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
BREWER MAY ATTEND
GOOD ROADS MEET
Writes O'Neill He Will Name Dele
gates and Come Himself
if Possible

John w. O'Neill, president of the Jeffer-
Son County Good Roads association, and
vice president of tho Alabama Good
Rosds association, announced yesterday
that he had received letter from Gov.
Earl Brewer of Mississippi that he would
APPOINT the good roads delegates to rep
resent Mississippi in the National Good
Roads federation convention which Will
be held in Birmingham April "a and 20,
and that it was quite probable that he
would attend in person il the pressure
OF official business was not too great.
The letter of Governor Brewer to MI.
ONeill follows:
March 21, 1913.
"Mr. John W. O'Neil, President Jeffer-
son County Good Roads Association and
Vice President Alabama Good Roads AS
ISOLATION, Birmingham. Ala.
My Dear Sir: l beg to acknowledge
receipt of your request that l appoint oO
delegates to attend the coming meeting
Of the National Good Roads federation
on April 24-25. have just written let
ter to Messrs. B. b. Burton and sam
Fowlkes in regard to this and told them
if possible | would be on hand, but
feared official matters would prevent He
leaving the state at that time.
Il will appoint the delegates and SEND
tlieir names to Mr.. Fowlkes in the next
few days, and IL possible L Will be on
hand Yours very truly,
EARL BREWER, Governor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
POLICE FIND GLENN
IN SCHOOL BUILDING

George Glenn, white man, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Off
GERS Ball and .Ivey in the Powell school
and locked up in the city Jail charged
with burglary.
About 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon
someone telephoned to police headquar
ters that white man had just broken
a window in the Powell school and had
gone inside and was still on the in
side of the school building.
Ivey and Ball searched the basement,
first floor. second floor without find
ing out any trace of any occupant.
However. a noise on the third floor was
heard. The officers after an exciting
chase around desks and playing hide
and seek in corridors and through open
doors. caught young man who gave
his name as George Glenn and his ad-
dress as 710O Sloss avenue. He would
vouchsafe no information as to what
he was doing in the school building
so the officers locked him up on the
charge CT burglary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
MRS. MURDOCH TELLS OF
CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE

Mrs. W. L. Murdoch, chairman of the
Alabama Child Labor committee and
who has recently returned from the
ninth annual conference on child labor
at Jacksonville, Fla, states that the
conference was great success in
bringing forth facts about the made
quate laws of the country in the pro-
lection of the child
Mrs. Murdoch states she was shocked
at some of the things that she heard
about Alabama, but says that Georgia
and Mississippi are worse off In child
labor laws than this state. 1t was
brought out at the conference that pow
erty is the effect and not the cause of
child labor. In speaking of the recent
conference, Mrs. Murdoch said:
THAT child should never be re-
garded as an economic asset to fam
ily. in other words, al wage Garner,
by the community, was clearly brought
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
O'NEILL TESTIMONY
WILL GO TO WILSON
Well Known Good Roads Man Re-
ceives Answer to Letter to
Tumulty

John W. O'Neill, who has been active
in good roads promotion, and who Is now
vice president of the Alabama Good Roads
association, recently wrote to j. p. Lu-
multy, secretary to the President, inclos-
ing his testimony given before the joint
committee of the Senate and House OF
Representatives on federal aid for post
roads, and asking that 1t be laid before
President Wilson. Mr.. O'Neill has just
received a letter from Mr.. Tumulty, a
copy of which follows:
THE White House,
'Washngton. March 49, 1918.
my Dear Mr.. ONeill:
II have received your letter of March
II and the copy of your statement before
the joint committee of the Senate and
the House of Representatives on federal
aid for post roads, and shall bring them
to the Presidents attention.
Thanking you for your attention, am.
sincerely yours, J. p. TuMuLI
Secretary to the President.
'Mr. John w. O'Neill, Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24

out by DIR. Samuel McCune Lindsay
Florence Kelley, Sherman Kingsley and
others. The delegates from Alabama
We're proud OF DR.. oaks, whose excel
lent paper on "child labor and health
was full OF instructive and valuable
suggestions. The pictures showing Ala
bama, Mississippi and Louisiana gulf
coast canneries were rather startling
and made us all realize that to have a
law protecting only children in mills
and factories and manufactures is ut
terly Inadequate. We need in these
states law covering all form OF occu-
patton for children under IA years of
age. =
1T was. with great pleasure we lis
tened to Julia Lathrop tell of the chill
dren's bureau what it is going to mean
to us as the years go by.
Jacksonville people attended the
conference in very large numbers and
the charming social attentions received
by the delegates was no small part OF
the success of the meeting"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
THE CHARITY BALL
! TO OCCUR TONIGHT
Country Club Scene of Rev
elry-Admission To Be
By Card
Tonight-The Charity ball.

Tonight-The Charity ball.
At the Country club the gathering il
the name Of q good cause will occur.
The elaborate scheme of entertainment
has been completed and the door will soor
be opened with the invitation, Enter and
enjoy"
The proceeds of the ball will go to the
District Nurses association. and from
present indications there is scarcely q
doubt but that great success will ht
scored.
1t was announced yesterday that every
person who enters will be required to
yield his card at the door of the club. as
Is the case in regard to theatres. Ad-
mission will be by card, Is the mandate
The ball last season was splendid sue
cess, and that its success this year viii
Pc Just as pronounced, is assured,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
ATTHE HOTELS

L. billiard of Atlanta and Sam Henley
of Guntersville are at the Hillman.
+. E. Davis of Cincinnati j. I. Fetch
of Clanton and Il. ii. Brandon of Mo-
bile are at the Birmingham.
B. l.. Hardwood of Uniontown, c. Il.
krentzman of West Blockton and j.
G. Miner of Brennon are at the Morris.
&. r. Holt of Montgomery. M. c.
Naples of Scottsboro and r. b. Wilby
of Selma are at the Florence.
r. J. Devinney of Montgomery, p. Nj.
Roland of Talladega and w. p. Roches-
ter of Chattanooga are at the Metro
politan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24

New York, March 2S.-The simplified
spelling board issued today its fourth list
of words to appear in new fashioned or
biography. Approximately 1000 words are
shortened or changed IN spelling.
I'm considering these new spellings,
the board said in announcing the new list,
do not be too much influenced by the odd
appearance of the word. Any change
must look odd at first Consider. rather.
whether the change will bring real gain
If the public should accept it.
Some OF the changes are; Dropping the
silent .h' in such words as chaos and
chameleon; dropping the final 'k' In
words like hammock; changing heart and
hearth to hart and harth; dropping the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
SPELLING BOARD ISSUES
FOURTH LIST OF WORDS

silent "e'' in money and similar words;
substituting laf for laugh and cof for
cough; omitting the ''g' in gnat, gnome
and similar words; substituting nee for
knee and nicnac for-knicknack, and drop
ping the ''lx'' in similar words; changing
pranced to pranst and other words ending
with need to nst
In the new list touch is spelled tuch; se-
rious Is changed to serius; blow is spelled
bio; below is changed to bello; forced to
forst phantom to fantom; handsome to
handsum; glue to glu and wretch to retch.
Each of these instances typifies rule, and
is followed by a long list of words to
which it applies.
Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt
and score of other noted men are in
cluded in the list of the boards members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
News of Ensley


r. T. Mcleod of Bradentown, Fla, for
merly of Ensey, died suddenly Saturday
following a stroke of appoplexy. Mr..
Mcleod was about 45 years of age. and
was apparently in the-be of health a
few days ago, according to Judge n. w.
Scott, who is In Ensley at the present
time. Mr.. Mcleod was for Il number Of
years one of Ensley's best known bust
ness men. He retired from active busi-
ness here some time ago and moved TO
Florida. He is survived by his wife and
young daughter. According TO advlces
received Yesterday the body of Mr.. Me-
I.eod will pc brought to Ensley. arriving
here Tuesday at 12 o'clock. A request
was made that the Masonic lodge and
Baptist church have charge Of the fu-
neral.
Fred Corssett. a member of the Ensley
fire department.. is i'll with an attack OF
German measles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
PERSONAL

President w. P. G. Harding OF the FIRST
National bank is in New YORK.
George G. Crawford, president of the
Ternessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany. returned home yesterday from New
york. where he has been during the past
Eau, davs 10 attend a meeting of the Steel
cornoratjon subsidiary companies. No in
formation has been given out yet as
10 the proposed visit of President Far
rell of the corporation to the Birming-
ham district, although ne mas promised to
make trip here during the spring.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
ADJUSTMENTS
"Eleyatinr a Husband

Louis Mann will be at the Jefferson
theatre on the night of April In "Ele-
waiting a Husband" Mr.. Mann will be
supported by the same company seen
with him on Broadway and includes Em!-
1y Ann Weliman, Charles Miller, Percy
Denton, Charles Halton and others.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
Trainmen Injured

Memphis. Tenn. March 23.-Three
trainmen were seriously injured when
the two engines attached to northbound
Illinois Central passenger train No. s.
the Panama limited. were derailed and
overturned in the Memphis yards to-
night. None of the coaches left the
rails and passengers were not hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
Musical Comedy at Majestic

'Whose Little Girl Are YOU" tabloid
musical comedy, Is this weeks Majestic
Offering, commencing with matinee this
afternoon and two performances tonight.
at 7:3O and o'clock. 1t is well known
play in Birmingham and has been
strengthened for its tabloid trip.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
Billy 3. Van at Biiou

"a Lucky Hoodoo," said to nave one OF
the prettiest choruses of the season, with
Billy B. Van and the Beaumont Sisters
is this weeks attraction at the Bijou
theatre, with a performance nightly ano
matiness Tuesday. Thursday and Satur.
day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24

in creating a better spirit between the
exhibitors and the authorities.
Vice President A. A. Wall said: Il
hope the Rev. John $. Foster, president
of the Pastors union, and Commissioners
Exum, Lane and Weatherly will attend
the sessions Monday morning. as every
phase Of moving pictures will be gone
over and it will be very interesting and
enlightening to them. / extend them a
cordial invitation as well as every other
pastor in Birmingham to attend our ses-
sions"
The leading figure of this convention,
which is expected to bring from 17o to
200 of the leading motion picture exhibit
ors of the state to Birmingham will be
Mr.. Neff.
In addition TO tho large number OF
members who will come TO the city there
are from 70 to 100 Aim exchange rep
resentatives. supply house representa-
tives and the representatives of other al
lied lines who will attend. One OF the
most interesting features OF the conven-
tion will be the assemblsee of the latest
and most improved machines used in the
operation of motion pictures and nearly
every appliance concerning movies will
be on display.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24
GIVE EMPLOYEES
HALF HOLIDAYS
Wholesale Gr0cers Will Be-
gin Practice First Satur-
day in April

II. NJ. Beck, secretary Of the Whole
sale Grocers of Birmingham, announced
Yesterday that the grocers would give
their employees a half holiday on satur-
DAYS. beginning the first Saturday In
April, and continuing until OCTOBER J. as
has been the custom of past years. The
statement of Mr. Beck follows:
..,rbe wholesale grocers of Birmingham,
as per their custom for number OF
wears past, will begin giving their EN-
ploves the Saturday half holiday, begin
ming the first Saturday in April and con-
t,nung until October 1. This is holiday
that is much enjoyed and much needed
by the employees who are confined closely
TO business all during the year, and in or
der 10 help make this movement sue
cess 1t is earnestly desired that the re-
tail merchants In the city and country
furnish the wholesale grocers of Birming-
ham with their orders not later than
Friday. so as to enable them to make
shipments and deliveries on Friday after
noon and Saturday morning. all of which
will be much appreciated by the members
of the firms, as well as the employees.
This movement is being followed to a
great extent by the other wholesale
houses in Birmingham. including the
hardware firms, dry goods houses and
wholesale grain Dealers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-24

The sessions of the convention OF the
Alabama Moving Picture Exhibitors
league begins at 10 o'clock this morning
and will last all day. President Neff will
preside. An invitation has been extended
to the three city commissioners Messrs.
Lane, Exum and Weatherly, and also the
Pastors union. to be In attendance as
something Of interest to them will be pre-
sented.
Assistant Secretary w. p. Everett of
the Chamber of Commerce called on
President Neff last evening and assured
him OF the hearty cooperation OF the
civic chamber in his plans to better NOV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-09
FERTILIZER MEN ELECT.
rginia Oyster Roast Closing Fca-
ture of Their Convention.

|Old Point Comfort, Va, Oct. 9-At
closing session Of the twentieth
|hual convention Of the National
krtilizer Association. which has
en- in session the past two days al
Ramberlain, officers were elected as
lows: Charles p. Burroughs. Nor
k, president; Gustave Jarecki, Gin
matt, vice president; c. II. Demp-
llf. York, Pa, treasurer; w. G.
ller. Nashville, Tenn, secretary of
+ Educational Bureau.
pr. Frank E. Cameron, of the De-
rtment of Agriculture, addressed
association yesterday morning on
future of the fertilizing industry
the afternoon, 500 delegates at
hding the convention left on a spe-
lily chartered steamer for Cape
Enry, where an old-fashioned Vir-
hia oyster roast was given. The
Eislative committee probably will
Iide on one of the Middle West
les as the place of meeting for
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-10-09
QUARREL OVER CHEsTNUTs.
Now Negro Man is Dead and Negro
Woman is in Jail.

Danville, Va, Oct. 9.-As the re-
suit Of a quarrel late Tuesday after
noon which originated over the pur-
chase of chestnuts to be sold in the
store on Craighead street, which the
couple were running as partners, Wlll
Davis, colored, lies dead in local
undertaking establishment, and Mary
Beard, also colored, is in Jail charged
with murder.
According to a statement made by
the woman few minutes after the
shooting, Davis, after quarrellng
with her, cursed her and grabbed a
butcher knife used in cutting cheese
in the store and make at her with an
oath, saying that he intended killing
her. Fearing that he would make
good his threat and believing her life
in danger, she ran behind the count
er, picked up a pistol and told him to
halt. He failing to stop as directed,
she fired three shots at him. DAVIS
then ran out of the store and Tor
about thirty yards down the street,
falling on the pavement. Still una
ware that she had inflicted fatal IN
juries to her partner, and without
looking around to see, she says she
ran TO the court house with the smok-
ing pisto9 in her hand and gave her
self up, telling Chief J. R. Bell that
she had shot Davis.
So far as known there were no eye
witnesses to the shooting but the
statements of the officers who were
on the scene few minutes after
wards bear out the tale told by the
woman.