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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
EUerything Is In Readiness For
Observing Good Roads Day

days from Congressman John L. Bur-
nett, who states that he is delighted to
learn of the great enthusiasm that is
being manifested in observing August
Ia, Is and 16 as good roads days. 1t
is one of the greatest movements that
has been started in the state to arouse
the people to take an interest in good
roads. I hope that every county in the
state and that every patriotic citizen
will take an interest and observe these
days. Good roads days certainly have
my cordial Endorsement.
Congressman ]. Thomas Heflin
writes: 4 desire to congratulate the
Alabama Good ROADS association on
this splendid movement that ii has
inaugurated in observing August IA, 15
and 16 as good roads days. This move
ment deserves the support and earnest
Endorsement of every patriotic Ala
bamian. 1t will mark a great event
in the states history, and [ wish for
the observing of these days great sue
cess"
Senator John II. Bankhead, who is
known as the Father of Good Roads"
in the Senate, and president of the
United States Good Roads association,
as well as vice president of the Ala
bama Good Roads association, writes:
Good roads days have my unqualified
Endorsement and the work done on
these days will demonstrate the fact
that our people are determined to have
good roads and to show their interest
in the same. l hope that our people
will observe the days most generally.
The board of revenue of Jefferson
county has received volunteer offer
ings of money and services of num-
Der of prominent citizens who will go
out on the roads and give free from one
to three days services. President Love-
lady states that on account of the road
tax in this county which every citizen
of road age must pay and also on ac-
count of the special property tax many
of the citizens think that they have
contributed enough to good roads, but
many of the precincts in the county
will hold meetings, clean bitches and
fence corners.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
First Boil in Morgan

Decatur. August 12.-(specia1) 1.-The
first open cotton boil of the season
was brought in today by w. A. Van
diver, who lives on the Danville and
Decatur road few miles west OF De-
catur.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13

The executive officers of the Ala
bama Good Roads association arc
elated over the bright prospects of
good roads days being observed al
most universally throughout Alabama.
commencing Thursday morning and
continuing for three days. Letters and
kilograms have been received from so
counties in the state saying that ev-
erything is in readiness. for work to
be done. In some of the counties plans
have been inaugurated to cut down
certain hills and to straighten certain
roads and what is done is to be of a
permanent nature. In many of the
counties the roads have been divided
up and certain sections are to be
worked. This movement has aroused
more talk for good roads than any
other one that has been started in the
state, say officials of the association.
Reports from Governor O'Nears Of
flee state That every mail is bringing
in assurance of towns and cities in the
state where citizens are offering their
services to the road officials or con-
tributing money for this splendid work.
Inc ldtest county 10 ldll III Ilne IN
this work is Baldwin county. Every
overseer and person of road age have
been called upon by the commission
ers' courts to observe these days. Many
of the citizens of that county are vol
unteering their services
Mobile county will observe the days
by holding three great mass meetings
at three points in the county where
good roads will be discussed. plans laid
to carry out the movement. The in
formation that has been received shows
the greatest interest possible in the
movement, which means so much for
the cause of good roads.
Secretary ]. A. Rountree is in re-
ceipt of the Endorsement of good roads
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13

arrived on the scene few moments after
the killing, and that on searching the
body for a weapon he found none in
the pockets, but as the body was lifted
from the ground a loaded pistol was
found lying in pool of blood. He
stated he did not believe anyone could
have planted the gun under the body
of the man.
The first witness introduced for the de-
fense was City Detective f. r. Gray,
who testified that on the night of the
killing he was standing on the corner
of Second avenue and Nineteenth street
when the first shot was fred and rushed
to the place. He saw the pistol picked
up by the chief of police and he stated
he did not believe it could have been
placed there. as he arrived on the scene
almost as soon as the man fell.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13

The interest that was so apparent yes
terday on the part of the most conserva-
tive and Thoughtful citizens of Birmingham
indicated that the Newspaper club will
have it's hands full accommodating all
those well known men of this city and
state who wish to enjoy the privileges
that are to be provided by the Press club
on the top floor and roof garden of the
Jefferson County Savings bank 25-story
skyscraper.
The announcement yesterday that the
invitation committee was rapidly COM
pleting it's list of those to be invited
brought many applications to the various
members of the invitation committee.
From Atlantic City, New York, Wash
ii.gton and Los Angeles kilograms were
received by Clyde w. Ennis of the invita-
tion committee from prominent citizens
suggesting that their absence from the
city should not count against their names
being proposed for membership in the
olt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
ED ELLIS IS HELD FOR
GRAND Jury ACTION
UNDER $25OO BOND
Judge Abernethy Makes
Decision at the Close
of Hearing
MANSLAUGHTER IN
THE FIRST DEGREE
Defense Introduces Testimony to the
Effect That Roney Tried to
Draw a Gun at Time
of Shooting

Without putting the defendant on the
stand and the attorneys submitting the
case without argument. Judge H. B..
Abernethy bound over Ed Ellis, charged
with the killing of Louis W. Roney, to
/ await the action of the grand jury on a
charge of manslaughter in the first de-
gree and fixed his bond at $500. Bond
was Immediately made by relatives Of
the accused and he was released from
custody The defendant established a
strong case of self-defense, and intro
duced testimony to the effect that Roney
had threatened his life, and at the night
of the killing had attempted to draw a
gun, when Ellis fired.
The strongest witness for the defend
ant was Lloyd Gilbert, who testified that
he was with the two men at the time
the shooting occurred. lie testified that
Roney called Ellis foul name and at
the same time reached toward his pocket
Gilbert stated that he used the words,
Don't Ed. don't, don't shoot" and not
the deceased. He stated the affair hap
pened SO quickly that 1t was impossible
to interfere.
Sanford Heard Threats
j. w. Sanford testified that he had
heard the deceased make the statement
that there were two men that he was
going to kill and that Ed Ellis was one
of them. He stated the threats were
made in reference to some previous trou-
BILE that had occurred in Montgomery
He testified that he had warned Ellis
of the matter. With the testimony of
Sanford the evidence was concluded and
the case submitted without argument
Judge Abernethy Immediately announced
his decision
The first witness placed on the stand
yesterday was Chief of Police George
Fl. Bodeker. who testified to hearing the
shots fired that killed Roney, but did not
see any part of the difficulty. The chief
stated that the man was dead when he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
Board of Governors Meets To-day

The board of governors of the Press
club will meet this afternoon in the
Chamber of Commerce to pass upon
list of names of well known men of
this city to whom invitations will be
sent to join the Press club. The list
will include a large number, most of
whom have by word of mouth or other
wise indicated that they will be pleased
to become associate members of the
ne wclub. This list will be given to
the invitation committee for further
scrutiny and will then be mailed out
The indications are that the 500 men,
bers that will be requested to Join
the Press club will be secured within
80 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
Garlock on Stand

James Garlock, chauffeur, stated he
was sitting in his automobile, close to
the place where the shooting occurred.
He testified that he saw three men stand
ing in front of the entrance to the
Florence bar and that he did not know
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
James Bowron Greatly Pleased

JdHCo oONIOh itaoSo
In reference to the Press club on the
roof garden of the 25-story building,
James Bowron, president of the Stan
dard Steel, said yesterday:
II am perfectly delighted that the
newspaper men of Birmingham have
shown the courage and good taste to
launch the movement to operate
downtown club on the roof garden of
the Jefferson County bank building and
the next lower floor of that building.
They will by inaugurating this club
fill a long felt want in Birmingham.
/ have every reason to congratulate
the newspaper men on the project
They are bound to make success of
it and I am heartily behind them in
the movement.
1T will be one of the most attrac-
mingham. The newspaper men can
enlist the support of the most thought
full men of Birmingham, not alone be-
cause we know the Press club men,
bers to be competent to carry out
their pledges, but also because every
one knows that this city needs such
an institution and will join together
in making it not only a success, but
an institution of Birmingham. | shall
take great pleasure in supporting this
movement In every way that / can"
The sentiment so pleasingly ex-
pressed by Mr.. Bowron were heard
yesterday from others equally as we'll
known and as conservative as Mr.. Bow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-13
Telegram From Atlantic City

This telegram was yesterday received
from one of the most prominent men of
this city and one of the most prominent
socially from Atlantic City, n. j.:
1.-THE Press club plans look good to me.
Please be good enough to propose my
name for membership. | wish you COM
plete success which l know will be
achieved"
From New York a Birmingham man
whose eligibility is unquestioned, says; II
am with the Press club in every possible
way. Will be home in time to discuss
the matter personally"
Mr. Ennis, chairman of the committee
on invitations for Jefferson county, said
yesterday that he had been besieged all
day with applications for membership to
the Press club. Mr.. Mullin of the invita-
ton committee on the part of the Ledger
ard Mr.. Friedman on the part of the
News were also recipients of many appli-
cot
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Daddy sBedtine
~ The Gilded
.Of0V- Chick on the
Weather Vane.

got his place
~ weather vaneY asked daddy.
i nd
mother hen who noted for
setting Of When the
Of which
little half chick. wing and one leg
"a
his mother
wered.
the half chick said
The king doesn't
anything chickens pies 3 "a
started
spring that asked him
that
time and hurried
being snothered With
king and can't
he bothered with you the half chick told it.
which wind tangled and when the
right paying attention
wonderfully fond Of chicken pie and
chick and the hre not to It.
burned crisp and when the this she took
the chick and whred him
chick let him wind replied
when had asked the chick free the bush he had refused
whird half
and he stood turning round
legged fowl weather
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HOW SLOW 70 SEE,

An insane youth let go with Z
revolver in Washington court
recently and several persons were
killed and injured.
"One way to avoid unpleasantness
Of this Sort" says the Sioux Falls
Press, "is to search the prisoner for
weapons"
A better and surer way would be
to prohibit the sale of deadly weapons.
Who buys revolvers at the second
hand and junk stores and why are
revolvers bought?
1t is doubtful if a good reason can
be given for the purchase in Des
Moines or any other city Of a single
revolver in year. Persons who buy
certain poisons have to have doc
tors prescription, others have to
register their names, and there is
Vigorous agitation for law to prohibit
sales Of all poisons except on ply
sician's prescription. Why not q
Isimilar law as to revolvers? If there
were such a law 1t is impossible to
conceive of any person having the
ability to convince the physician Cor
officer in charge Of the business Of
passing on applicatiOns) that he
really ought to have revolver
Nevertheless, ten thousand murders
ARE committed every year in this
country by persons illegitimately pos
sessed Of guns.-Des Moines Register
and Leader.
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Sidewalk Sketches
Er5Heward L. Ram
THE LITTERATEUR.

The litterateur is calloused book
worm whose mind is Uttered with lit
erature to such an extent that he can
tell the style Of Thomas Carlyle from
that of Robert w. Chambers without
a moments hesitation. His business
is to devour all Of the new books and
then classify them according to the
quality of piffle diffused.
Litterateurs are born, not made.
Some of the best litterateurs we ever
had never saw the inside of free
public library or tasted its hidden
sweets, yet they can correct anyone
who declares that Rudyard Kipling
wrote Snow Bound" 1t is a humiliat.
ing things to refer several times to
George Eliot in the masculine gender
and be called down by some home
spun litterateur who as like as not
doesn't know a thesaurus from q hip
popotamus.
Practically all successful litterateurs
have d keen and retentive memory
and have no trouble In locating Mic
awber where the author placed him.
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LockRiD 0E.

Mrs. r. A. anderson spent Friday
with home folks In Mt. Pleasant
Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Rauscher spent
the week end with relatives In New
London
Mrs Charles Denny and daughter
Ethel have returned to their home in
New London after a two weeks stay
here with relatives. s3flH
Ervey Erickson has gone to MoultDn
for visit with relatives. s9tfsi
Mrs. Charles Foehelinger and daush-N
ter Ruth OF Burlington are spending o.
couple Of days with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Larson. M
Miss Mary Boos Of Fairfield visited
relatives here this week q
John Kleinhan was born in Breiten-
stem, Hessen Danstatte, Europe. May
IL. 1912, and died at his home four,
miles northeast OF Lockridge at 10: rs.
Friday night, June n. 1918. The de-s
years but not until last March was he
confined to his bed and had neves been
able to wark out OF doors from that
time He came to this country when
q mere lad Of IA years and had always
lived within a mile OF the place where
he breathed his last In 1866. he was
married to Katheryn Graft. who passed
away twenty-five years ago. OF this
union were born fourteen children, only
eight living; namely. Mrs. ]. Larson
Of Fl Madison. Mrs. j. c.. Deithreieh
, Of Lockridge, F.. S. Kleinhan OF Lock-
ridge, Mrs. G. G.. Griffith OF Burling-
ton, J. N. Kleinhan Of st. Paul. Mimi,
g. e. Kleinhan OF Abba, Mrs. H. Pea
cock OF Carman. Canada, and b. f.
Kleinhan Of Lockridge, also wife and
a number of grandchildren The funeral
took place from the home Monday
! June 80 at 10 o'clock. Rev. Retburs of
Gerranyile had charge. Interment IN
the Lutheran cemetery at -Four Corners
Lille family wish to thank the friends
who so kindly assisted them In their
bereavement.
Mrs. Bert Tenant and daughter
Dorathy Of Burlington are guests OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Over
strom.
Mrs. Thomas Jones Of Fredrick spent
Wednesday with Mrs. Albert LARSON.
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siGouRNEY.

DR.. and Mrs. J. p. Ward and baby .of
Gilman arrived Saturday evening At
the home OF Mrs. Wards parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. B. McClenehan. DR.. Ward
will return to his work In day or two
but Mrs. Ward will remain for more
etended visit.
Former County superintendent Henry
D. Todd Of Guthrie, Okla, is in the city
visiting his brother, u. D. Todd, and
other relatives and friends.
Worth Seamans Of wellington, Kas.,
arrived in the city Saturday for a visit
at the home Of his uncle, @. s. James.
George M. PAUL and son Harvey ana
their wives drove overland Sunday In
their car for a short visit at the for
mer's brother. w. g. PAUL.
Mrs. u. G. Dawson and sons Samuel
and William B. arrived Saturday even
ing from Springfield, Mo-, for visit ,at
the parental 8. W. Brunt home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. I. jackson and
daughters Mildred and Lillian u of
Shenandoah came In Saturday for
visit with relatives and friends.
Neal verwers or Keota was an over
Sunday visitor at the home Of HE
mither- in-law, Mrs. Nauman, where his
wife is very III.
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A PRIMAL DUTY

young man may nave many
friends, but he will find mono 90
steadfast, so constant, so ready to
respond to his wants, so capable Of
pushing him ahead as a little
leather-covered book with the
name Of a bank on it's covert
Sir Thomas Upton.
Very few men work merely for the
love of working. Most of them work
for their bread and butter and while
many of them love their work, there
are few who would stick to their Jobs
day in and day out ifythey were, not
being recompensed therefore. Grant.
ing then that they work to live, it be.
hooves them to make provision for the
inevitable time when they will no
longer be able to earn their own
living.
4 1t is a primal duty of man to pro.
vide for the future.
Not that it is his obligation to make
fortune to bequeath to his children.
1t were better that he did not. His
duty to his children is to build them
up from childhood into strong, healthy
and educated men and women. When
they reach the point where they are
men and women, it becomes their duty
to care for themselves. 1t is a mighty
small man however who depends upon
them for support in his old age in re.
turn for having brought them into
the world 1t should be his boast that
he not only provided his children with
the essentials for entering into the
business world, but also provided him
self with the wherewithal to avoid
ever being burden to anyone.
Too few men have the ability to
look ahead any distance. If the wants
prospect for the next week is good,
that is sufficient with these. Few
men of 80 years look ahead to the
70 year mark. Many live on, from
hand to mouth, either conscious Of the
fact that they are going to be de-
pendent in their old age or hoping
that something will turn up" Some
thing rarely does turn up, or at least
the something" that the careless
one hopes for.
One cannot start too young, the
task of providing for the future.
Fortunate indeed is the boy whose
parents start him off on the right
track at tender years. A dollar a
week from the time boy begins earn
ing money till the time when he
ceases to earn anything, would mean
comfortable income for the average
man.
There are few families that cannot
by trying to do so save part of their
weekly salary and put 1t away where it
will draw interest. It is never too
late to start. If you haven't started
yet, get busy. You owe it to your
self and you owe 1t to your wife and
you owe 1T to your children to pro-
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present time. Just suppose that your
beloved state Of Iowa had at this time
expended $10,000,000 to improve the
physical value OF the state, had In
other words made the Des Moines river
|navigable and had harnessed its waters
to countlss factory wheels along it's
course. Just suppose that rs is always
the case. the Improvement OF the river
had been followed by cheaper freight
rates and that the commerce of the
state and the manufacturing of the
state had grown accordingly.
Now also suppose that the state along
side OF Iowa had at the same time
spent its money in beautifying its state
capitol. Forget that buildings arc
among the shortest lived Of mans
works.
OF which state would there be the
more reason to be proud? Would 1t
be Iowa with its rich factories, cheap
power, and material prosperity, or
would it be the other state with It's
beautiful capitol? Which?
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Nobody ever saw good ntterateur
misplace q well-known character and
finally corner him in an entirely diff.
ferent book from the one he started
out In. When the litterateur is pres.
ent people who carry around brick.
yeneered culture and an assortment OF
moth-eaten quotations, ranging from
the last stanza Of "Thanatopsis" 10
There Is No DEATH" usually retire to
the ante room and discuss the price of
new potatoes.
One of the most trying persons in
social life is the acrid female littera.
teur who will never let q male guest
get by with a stirring passage from
Mark Antony's funeral Grafton without
moving to substitute what Shakes.
peare really said. This irritating habit
has done more to keep deserving
bachelors out of the state Of wedlock
than the high cost of living.
There Is not much profit In the
litterateur business, as things 60, and
this Is probably the reason why 50 few
people engage in 1t.
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! AUTO RIGHTS.

Possessing an automobile Is q
privilege that belongs to. everyone
who has the necessary money. And
they are getting so cheap that the
the possession of machine does not
indicate that the owner Is rolling IN
wealth.
The antagonism that is felt to.
ward autoists in general by the great
body Of the populace which still
travels afoot, is not directed against
Them because Of their possessing cars.
but rather because Of the abuse which
4 small majority of auto owners indulge
in. The doings Of the most careless
reflect upon the most careful and any
one OF two automobiles can bring the
machines In the city into i'll repute
with pedestrians by simply refusing
to observe the rights Of the majority OF
r. -----,le
Dor instance one autoist may speed
IL. 81 .ne city's streets with the
engines cutoff open and with his siren
shrilling warning which says very
plainly, "get out of my way" He may
ret through without hitting anyone but
the next outoist who comes along must
suffer for him. Be he ever SO care
full a driver, the second autoist Is not
going to drive over bed Of roses.
Many feel like hurting brick at him
to relieve their feelings against the
fellow who preceded him. And thus 1t
goes. The doings Of the first has
brought his fellow autoists into bad
light.
II every auto owner observes the fact
that the pedestrian has equal rights
with him at crossings and that cour.
tesy was the rule which should say
which was to cross first, there would
be no accidents and there would be no
i'll feeling against machines in general.
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well as it's integrity A few days
later Mr.. Kenison had the luck to-
meet Miss Irma on the highway jusef
after wheel Of her phaeton had
been smashed by collision with q a
rock. He advanced. hat In hand, but
she waved him back and said:
"Yon'll be late at the hospital II
you stop"
THE hospital?"
yes. Aren't you taking daily
treatments?"
"For what!"
For your stupendous conceit."
1t was months later before he
could get a formal introduction 10
her, and though he lost no tins IN In
before she would yield.