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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
To Test Shinments

Washington, May 2.-Preparatory to en-
forcing the met weight" amendment to
the pure food law which requires the
weight of contents of food packages to be
marked on the outside, the bureau of
chemistry is about to begin test shipments
all over the country to determine what
degree Of shrinkage may be allowed in
the regulation. Representatives of the
bureau will go about testing automatic
weighing and bottle filing machines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
HIGH WATER MARK
OF IMMIGRATION

New York. May 2.-Indieations that
the high water mark of immigration
through this port will be reached this
year are contained in the April figures
showing that 10S,9SO aliens entered New
York during the month. The increase
over April, 1912. was 1881 and the
totals for the four months beginning
January l show the entry of ,O67 i'm
migrants as compared with 202,977 IN
the corresponding period of 1912, or an
increase of 5000. Last year COS. 900
migrants entered here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

west of Minnesota. High winds were re-
ported from Kansas and Oklahoma.
Temperatures have remained practically
stationary over the country generally, a
slight rise occurring over eastern and
western sections and a slight fall in
the great central basin.
In the southern states cloudy weather
has prevailed west of the. Mississippi
river, but fair skies We're general in
other sections. Fair weather should be
general in this section Saturday and tenn
peratures should change but slightly.
Summary of observations made al
United States Weather bureau stations
May ., 1918:
Tenn ture
IowaSt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

Chiffon DOCTORS
CONVENE TUESDAY

Mountain Creek, May 2. 2.-(special)-,
Medical society of Chiffon county will
meet at this place on May 6. DIR. Grote,
one of the state health board. is to be
with the doctors, and no doubt will take
occasion to say some words on the sub
iects discussed. DIR. ]. j. Ellsberry has
arranged to entertain the gentlemen at
dinner.
The meeting will be held at the Old
Soldiers home.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
DIR. BAKER RESIGNS
CHARGE AT OPELIKA

Opelika, May Especial. )-Wednesday
night after prayer meeting services at
the First Baptist church, DR.. c. Ross
Baker. pastor of the church. rendered
his resignation to take effect July l. Dir.
Bakers resignation came as a surprise
and was not accepted. A committee of
members of the church was appointed to
confer with him on the mater and make
overtures that he might accept.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Weather Forecast

Washington, May 2-Forecast for Ala
bama and Mississippi Generally fair
Saturday and Sunday; moderate south
winds.
For Georgia: Fair Saturday and Sun
day; light variable winds.
For Tennessee: Fair Saturday; Sunday
increasing cloudness.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
COLBERT COUNTY
IMPROVING ROADS

Tuscumbia. May 2.-(SpeciaL)-The
county commissioners of Colbert county
appropriated 10000 of the public money
for the Improvement of the county roads.
1t is the policy of the present administra-
tion of public affairs in Colbert county
to appropriate $4,000 each year until
every road in the county is in first class
condition. This does not include the $1,000
given for a state county road this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
]. A, Montgomery Appointed

Trenton, n. J.. May 2.-ChancelIor
Walker, in the court of chancery today
appointed John A. Montgomery of this
city receiver for the Trenton True Ameri-
can Printing company, publishers OF the
Evening True American in this city. The
application for the receiver was made by
the owners of the paper. The receiver
will continue the publication.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Sign Mobile Bill

Lansing. Mich. May Ex-Governor Fer
ris this afternoon signed the Mobile bill,
placing state fraterpal insurance socie-
ties under state regulation, and the So
called "bue sky bill, which aims to
prevent the sale of fraudulent stocks or
securities. Both bills were passed by the
.ecent session Of the legislature
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Sentence COMMITTED

Moundsville, w. Va, May 2.-Just an
hour before the time set for their exc
cution for murder. the sentence OF
John Medley negro, was commuted
to life Imprisonment, and John Hin,
white was granted a reprieve until May
30,l by Governor Hatfield. The men
wire to have been hanged early this
evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
SO DEGREES OF HEAT
IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia, May with the official
thermometer registering SO degrees at 4
o'clock this afternoon this was the hot
test day of the year and the hottest May
ever recorded by the local weather bu-
reau
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Dual Track Meet

Ithaca, N. Y. May 2.-Cornen and
Michigan will meet tomorrow on Percy
field in the first big dual track meet OF
the year. The outcome of the meet is
very much in doubt and neither coach
would claim victory tonight
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Dwelling Destroyed at Kennedy

Kennedy, May 2.-(Special)-A dwelling
owned by F. b. Propst and occupied by
Garland Davis was burned at this place
last night about o'clock. The cause Of
the fire is unknown. The building was in
sured.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
EVENTS OF TODAY
Tag day for the Boys club,

Tag day for the Boys club.
Edward Howard Griggs lectures at the
High school.
Barons play Crackers at Rickwood
field.
First steel on Tutwiler hotel win be
raised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
POLES BEING PLACED
FOR ELECTRIC PLANT
Believed Company at Aliceville Will
Have Plant in Operation Sooner
Than Thought

Alceville, May 2.-(Special.)- THE cleo
tric people have their poles on the
ground for the early erection of their
plant Their franchise specified erection
within a certain time. and the indications
are that they will be in operation before
it's expiration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Public School Closes

Hancevlle, May 2.-tSpecial) THE
Hanceville public school closed today.
Prof L. f. Little has had a successful
seven months school. Tonight the school
win give an entertainment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

A franchise was granted Elbert holland
on Thursday night for a telephone ex-
change within the city limits. Mr. No
land owns some country lines out of Car
rolton, and has phones in the city limits
of that place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

To Relieve the Pain of Burn Instantly
and take out all inflamma ton in one
day, apply the wonderful, old reliable
DIR. PORTER'S ANTISEPTIC HEAL
ING OIL. Relieves pain and heals at
the same time. 25c. soc. $1.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
FLORENCE PREPARES
FOR HOME COMING
Extensive Preparations Being Made to
Make First Week in June
Gala Affair

Florence, May Especial. )-Exten-
sive preparations are being made to
make the ''home coming week, which
will be the first week in June, the most
attractive week of the year,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

Arrangements are being perfected to
make farm products day" a greater
success than any preceding year Sub
scriptions are being solicited by a conf
fmittee of five. This will be held in
the early fall,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
At the Theatres

Majestic-yaudeville. 2;5O. 7:SO and 9
o'clock p. IN.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

J. j. Veid, whose steam laundry was
destroyed by fire recently, has bought
an entire new outfit of machinery and
has let the contract for a fireproof
building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Formally Recognized

Washington, May 1.-The new Chinese
republic was formally recognized today
by the United States. Charge Williams
at Peking cabled that he had delivered
the formal schedule of recognition as
he was authorized to do so upon COM
plete organization of the new government
This governments action has created
an interesting International situation in
the recognition of China. 1t brings TO
the point the intentions of the five other
powers parties to the six power loan ne
gotiation from which the United States
recently withdrew announcing its pur-
pose to recognize China and urging the
others to do the same.
1t is known that some of them at
least required more than a mere organi-
cation of a national legislature and that
they originally were disposed to await
installation of a constitutional president.
On the other hand, the recent action
of Yuan Shih Kai in concluding a loan
for S125,OOOG00 with the five powers group
is expected to prove a powerful incen-
tive to those governments to support
Yuan shih Kai by joining in China S
recognition.
The formal recognition of the United
States was extended when Charge VIII
liams delivered to President Yuan Shih
kai the following message from Presi-
dent Wilson:
''The government and people of the
United States of America having abund-
antly testified their sympathy with the
people of China upon their assumption
of the attributes and powers of self gov
ernment, deem it opportune at this time
when the representative national assembly
has met to discharge the high duty of
setting the seal of full accomplishment
upon the aspirations of the Chintse peo-
pie, that 1 extend in the name of my gov
ing of welcome to the new China thus
entering into the family of nations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

The new government building will
soon be ready for occupancy, The
sodding on the terrace is being placed
ana all unsightly scaffolds removed.
The cost will be $4,000 when finished
iip entirely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

The officers of the First Presbyterian
church held meeting last night and
received the resignation of Mrs. e. e.
fiollingsworth as organist with re-
Srets, and elected Mrs. Harry Tucker
Smith as organist. Mrs Hollingsworth
has been the organist for the past two
years. Mrs. Smith is well known as
an organist of ability.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03
Confident Hopes

I'm taking this step I entertain the con-
fident hope and expectation in perfecting
a republican form of government, the
Chinese nation will attain to the highest
degree of development and we'll being,
and that under the new rule all the es-
tablished obligations of China which pass
to the provisional government will in
turn pass to and be observed by the gov
eminent established by the assembly"
President Yuan Shih Kai responded
''In the name of the republic of China
[ thank you most heartily for the mas
sage Of recognition. The expression of
greeting and welcome which it conveys at
once testifies to the American spirit of
mutual helpfulness and adds another bril-
liant page to the history of 70 years of
uninterrupted friendly intercourse be-
tween China and the United States.
Though unfamiliar with the republican
form of government, the Chinese people
are yet fully convinced of the soundness
of the principles which underlies 1t, and
which is so luminously represented by
your glorious commonwealth. The sole
aim of the government which they have
established, therefore, Is, and will be, to
preserve this form OF government and to
nerfect it's workings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-03

Cap Jackson and Will Walker, two
negroes, employed at the Bessemer Soil
plant, were painfully injured today
While at work. Both men were hur-
ried to the hospital where their in
juries received medical attention The
injuries are not considered fatal.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Agricultural Engineers Meet


Chicago, Dec. 29.-Experts on sci
2ntifc farming, farm implements, IL
legation and other agricultural topics
gathered in the Great Northern Hotel
today for the opening of the seventh
annual convention of the American
Society of Agricultural Engineers.
The convention will be in session two
days. This afternoons sessions was
devoted to discussion of seed improve
ment, with Prof. c. F. Chase of the
North Dakota Agricultural College
and DR.. HI. E. Horton, an agronomist,
the speakers.
Designing of farm buildings, the
selection of proper implements and
the use of concrete in drainage are
5opics to be handled tomorrow by rep
resentatives of cement and implement
companies. The annual banquet will
be held tomorrow night, and the con-
vention will end with the discussion
IF the growth of agricultural educa-
ton by Prof. F. M. White of the
University of Wisconsin, and Prof.
]. B. Davidson of Iowa State College.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Bedbug is Germ Carrier

New York, Dec. 29-The cimex lee
tularius, less elegantly but more ia
miliarly known as the bedbug, is a still
more dangerous insect than is gen.
orally supposed.
1t is potent factor in the trans
mission of ailments, according to DR..
j. Walling Beveridge, who has pre-
sented paper on the subject to the
conference on safety and sanitation
which is being held in this city.
He said it was only recently that
the bedbug had been given serious
consideration as carrier of germs
but that lately a number of authori-
ties were agreeing upon the possibil-
ity that germs were carried by this
household pest and that numerous
cases had recently been cited where
infection seemingly had been caused
by the bedbug.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
WANT CHANGES IN
BASEBALL COACHING

Chicago, Dec. 29.-Baseball coach
ing in the conference colleges may
undergo a decided change after next
season, as the result of "Big Nine
faculty sentiment, according to state
ments made by University of Chicago
athletic officials. The Maroons an
nounced they would use their influ-
ence in favor Of modifying the cur
rent method of baseball instruction,
and it is believed they will urge the
western board to vote on the matter
at its next meeting.
The Midway agitation took visible
form after the "Big Nine" professors
had issued their resolution to the eff
feet that coaches be permitted to
take no part in the conduct of inter
collegiate games, but be required to
sit in the stands with the spectators
while the games are in progress"
While the Chicago professors think
this wording is too radical, they favor
the general proposition contained in
the suggestion.
Dean Small, who is known as an
enthusiastic baseball fan, declares the
amateur game needs to be differen-
tiated from the professional game to
some extent in the coaching matter.
He believes college teams should bat
tie without the benefit of constant
signals from the coach on the bench,
and affirms that the sport would gain
by the change.
ga good many fans have been think
ing about this problem" said Dean
Small. Il don't enjoy college base
ball game in which there isn't a par
ticle of brain displayed by the players.
[ believe that in an amateur game,
instead of getting every move from
he coach, the players should work out
heir own salvation.
"The captain of the team might
veil be allowed to do all the coaching
that is done on the field. When the
coach does this work he makes of the
team too much of an impersonal ma
chine and takes lot of the fun out
Of the game. The college man is sup
'osed to have brains enough to play
lis own game"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Youth who Killed Hindu
During g.Quarrel Gives
Himself Up to Justice

Weary of being a fugitive from JUS
tice, Hazel Harden, the 21 year old
ranch hand who shot and killed q
hindu, also wounding another, Deem
Der 9, on the Lester Edwards ranch
near Seeley, gave himself up to his
former employer last evening and
was turned over to Sheriff Mobley
Meadows this morning.
According to young Harden's story
told to the officers, he has been wan
dering about below the line since the
day of the killing. Although believ-
ing that he acted in self defense, when
he shot the hindu, he labored under
the delusion that as he had taken a
life he would be harshly dealt with,
SO hurried south and crossed the line.
December 9 Hazel Harden and two
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Not as New as She Thinks
New York Sun: Moreover. DIR. Nc

New York Sun: Moreover, DR.. Mon
tessori herself is doubtless inclined to
eXaggerate the novelty of her system
and to overrate its value as system.
Even so jealous a supporter of her
principles as Prof. Culverwell has
said: ut is somewhat unfortunate that
Dr. Montessori does not seem to have
had any experience of typical modern
schools in which good methods are en-
ployed, while she has certainly seen
some extraordinarily poor ones, and
she often writes of these as il she
thought they were typical of modern
education"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

hindus were loading cotton into cars
on the Edwards plantation. An al
tercation arose between the young
man and one Of the hindus as to which
car the product should be put in. Ac-
cording to an eye witness of the affair
one of the foreigners came at Harden
with a pitchfork and in defense, Har-
den picked up gun and shot him. As
the other hindus also advanced in
threatening manner the young man
turned the gun on one and sent a bull
let through the mans hips. The man
was taken to st. Thomas hospital and
is now recovering from his wound.
Harden fled, so he stated, because
he thought no one saw the affair and
his story of self defense would not
be believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Salt River Valley Protests

Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 29-Secretary
of the Interior Franklin K. Lane is
getting no end of protests from land
owners of the Salt river valley against
his ruling that forty acres shall be
the maximum of land held by bene-
ficiaries of the big government irriga-
ton system.
The ruling held those who have
patented 100 acres of land in the Salt
river valley shall sell 120 acres and
that those who have filed on $50 acres
not patented shall relinQuish 10
acres. DR.. j. E. Ferguson voiced the
sentiment of great many land own
ers when he said that he could live
on forty acres of land, but mot ac-
cording to the standards of an Ameri-
can citizen
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Many Americans
Are Endangered
(Bv United Press Associations

Brisbane, Australia, Dec, 29--If the
weather remains calm, the Dutch
steamship Tasman, now on the rocks
at Bramble bay, Gulf of Papua, with
many prominent Americans among
her passengers, will be able to safely
land them, according to wireless
message to Thursday island, thence to
Cooktown by cable, and telegraph to
Brisbane. The message said, how
ever, that heavy weather would mean
disaster. Help is en- route, but it is
not known how near it is.
Among the Americans aboard are
Ex-Governor Alvah Adams of Colo
RADIO, Mrs. Adams, Major Sydney
Coleman, chief of San Francisco Ex-
position military affairs, Mrs. Colo
man, Chief Thomas Stallsmith of the
eXposition's agricultural department
and Mrs. Stallsmith. Other passeng-
ers include Lillian Nordick and Mad
anne Cares. The Tasman was bound
from Sydney to Batavia.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Lane Refuses to Run

Sacramento, Dec. 29-In a special
dispatch from Washington to the Sac
ramento Bee today Franklin X. Lane,
secretary of interior, is quoted as say
ing he will not run for governor in
California.
Lane was asked whether there was
any possible contingency under which
he would be candidate for gov
ernor of California in 1914.
81 cannot think of any such con-
tingency," he replied.
care you willing the Bee should
print that?" was asked.
81 know no reason why it should
not be printed" was the reply. "a
great many letters and kilograms
have come to me on this subject. |
have been very busy and fear they
are at the bottom of a stack of pa
pers on my desk"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Pueblo Exhibition Open

(By United Press Associatons)
Pueblo, Col, Dec. 29.-The mid
winter exposition, the most important
winter exhibition held in the West
this season, opened here today at the
Mineral Palace in connection with the
annual farmers week of the Colo
RADIO Agricultural College. Many
states west of the Mississippi river
are represented with exhibits of prod
ucts. The exposition will continue
until January 8. The feature of the
week will be the farmers institute,
when federal and state agricultural
experts will speak.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Expect Verdict Tonight

(By United Press Associations)
New York, Dec. 29-Hans Schmidt,
slayer of Anna Aumuller, collapsed in
his cell before court convened today.
His nerves appeared completely shat
tered and his condition was pitiable
when the trial was resumed. His at
torney, Olcott, made an address, read
ing from extracts of the testimony of
alienists who declared Schmidt in
sane. The court gave each side an
hour and half for argument. 1t is
understood the instructions will be
brief. A verdict is expected tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Is Going to Play Shylock

David Warfield, the famous actor,
writing an article in the December
American Magazine, says: II myself
am going to play Shylock not only
because it is wonderful thing to do,
a wonderful part to play, but because
|, too, am vain. / shall play il from
my own standpoint. To be sure, there
is great danger of being misunder-
stood, but there is also great promise
of distinction from original interpreta-
tion. Shylock is the only classic |
want to play"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Irrigation Directors Order
Engineer to Begin Work
For the Condemnation

betaken, as Attorney Conkling has
advised the directors they must COM
pile list of the owners of all lands
through which the canals of the Cali.
fornia Development Company pass
and make those owners parties to the
condemnation, and Mr.. Anderson was
instructed today to enter upon this
work as well as that referred to above.
This is taken as the decisive step
looking to condemnation, and it is
thought there will be no hesitancy
from this time on, the action being
taken by unanimous vote of the di-
rectors of the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Good Roads School

Ames, Iowa, Dec ga two weeks
"short course" to educate county of
ficials, farmers and the public in gen
eral in the best methods of road build
ing opened here today, in charge of
professors of the engineering depart
ment of the Iowa state college. 1t
is the first annual "good roads" short
course, and its object is to present
in condensed form fundamentals in
highway engineering. 1t is part of
the state wide movement to improve
the highways of Iowa and it's scope
will be enlarged from year to year.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Fariss Talking

(By United Press Associations
Los Angeles, Dec. 29-Ralph II.
Fariss today denied the printed state
ments that Rena Harris of Marin
county is the girl he lived with in
San Francisco and for whom he says
he robbed trains to get money. He
told a pitiful story in his cell today,
declaring the first "good woman" ex-
cept his own family he ever knew
was an eighteen-year-old girl, he met
in a Los Angeles dance hall. He said
he took her to San Francisco and lived
with her there. He was out of funds
and robbed trains. He insists that the
girl was "good" and that he would
have married her.
Superior Judge Craig today con-
sented to hold arguments to set aside
the death sentence imposed Saturday.
Los Angeles, Dec. 29-James Fariss,
father of Ralph Fariss, the Southern
Pacific bandit and slayer, arrived at
Los Angeles from Bakersfield yester-
day, accompanied by Percy Fariss, a
younger brother of the robber, and af-
ter an affecting meeting with the con-
demned man in his cell in the county
Jail at once began fight to save the
life of his son.
Mr.. Fariss consulted Attorney
Wheaton A. Gray and the latter
stated last night that he may begin
habeas corpus proceedings in an eff
fort to block the capital sentence, i'm
posed on young Fariss Saturday by
Judge Craig in the superior court.
Attorney Gray said he had not yet
had an opportunity to examine the
papers in the case, but that he
thought it was possible there is a
technical error in the information
against the bandit. Such an error,
he said, might serve as a basis for
a motion to set aside the sentence
by Judge Craig.
Mr.. Fariss said yesterday that he
did not consider his son was in pos
session of his mental faculties when
he took the life of H. E. Montague at
the time of the Ell Monte holdup the
night of December /.