The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-28
POPE GIVEN FURTHER
RESPITE ON HIS LIFE
The One Word Forthwith
Causes Delay
PINE TIES SAVE LIVES
Blue Mountain City Has Independent
POstoffice--Ford Predicts Cot
ton Crop of Fourteen
Million Bales

Admission, October Especial )-Ervin
Pope, four times convicted of the mur-
der of j. b. McClurkin and six times in
the valley of the shadow of death, was
again given respite ON life Monday
morning when he was arraigned for trial
the fifth time upon the Interpretation Of
the world, forthwith
The case of Pope has become nationally
famous for its many reversal on teen
nicalities, and when the case was called
Monday 1t was found that the indictment
which should be served forthwith upon
the presentation of the venre, specified
that the murder of McClurkin was com
mitted in 1918. instead of 1904
The lawyers for the prosecution, Solici-
tor w. c. Tunstall and w. P. Acker,
and for the defense. T. J. Harris and E.
D. Willett argued the case for about
three hours, based on the meaning of
the word forthwith" The court. Judge
Thomas w. Coleman, Jr., finally decided
with the defense, iuashing the venire and
postponing the case until Saturday, when
the defendant will be arragned for the
sixth time before the bar OF justice in
Calhoun county.
As result of this unexpected turn
in the case. Judge Coleman announced
that there will not be any session of
the court Tuesday and Wednesday. The
case of Ada Kennedy comes up Thurs
day.
Another wreck on the Louisville and
Nashville railway near where Engineer
W. f. Parker was killed last week, was
norrowly averted Sunday afternoon when
an engine on passenger No. S5 Birming-
nam to Calera, via Admission and Gads-
den, was badly damaged and same near
being thrown into Coldwater creek by
the breaking of siderod The engine
was in charge of Engineer Moffett, whose
cool head Is said. to have prevented a
disaster When the rod fell it scraped
the ties for several yards, tearing them
to splinters as it passed over the bride.
Had it struck piece of iron or a tie of
sounder material than pine, the entire
train would probably have been ditched.
Another engine was secured here after
delay of about two hours
Blue Mountain City, Anniston's model
mill town, now has an independent post
office, thanks to H. f. Williamson, mayor
and manager of the plant of the Ameri-
can Net and Twine company D. E.
Monahan will be postmaster and Miss
Della Borden will be assistant in the Of
flee. Mayor Williamson has been very en-
terprising in the upbulding of this little
town, there now being railway station
there for both the Southern and Louis
Vile and Nashville roads. The streets
are excellent and the car line will ul-
timately be extended there from Annls-
ton.
A crop of 100000 bales is predicted by
o. p. Ford, president of the Alabama
Farmers union. who has been on a visit
to this city He is of the opinion that 60
per cent of the crop has been gathered,
baled and ginned.
DR.. w. T. Allan. chairman of the White
Cross Single Standard League of Amer
lea, with headquarters at Jacksonville,
this county. has received letter of
congratulations on the effect of his labors
from his grace. the archbishop of canter-
bury and primate of all England. DIR.
Allan succeeded in getting Governor
O'Neal to set aside Sunday, November Z,
as Purity Sunday in Alabama and ap-
point delegates to the National Purity
congress at Minneapolis on this date.
Mayor Wikle of this city has also named
delegates.