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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
.SP|CER TO Be TRIED
FOR TRIPLE CRIME
w. L. Sparks of Andalusia
Will Prosecute Alleged
Murderer in COvingtOn

Montgomery, June 11.-fSpeeial.)-
w. l., Parks of Andalusia has been
employed as special counsel for the
state in the trial of the case in Gov
ington county charging Sam Spicer,
well known planter. with employing a
negro to kin his wife. so he could
collect $4,000 life insurance and then
killing the negro so he would not tell
of the first crime
Spicer is charged with first degree
murder. 1t is alleged that he force |
Joe Green, negro. to shoot Mrs. Spicer
and then killed Green and let 1t ap-
pear that the negro was lynched to
avenge his wife's murder Insurance
on Mrs. Spicer's life. which Spicer
claimed soon after her death, was
taken out only a few weeks before she
was shot and developments in the case
caused the insurance company to EN-
ploy detectives and bring criminal
charges against Spicer.
Spicer has sued for writ of habeai
corpus. to obtain his release from the
Covington county Jail. lie has been
denied bail. The case may be tried at
a special term of the Covinston circuit
court, which will begin June 23.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
.UNEAS|NESSFELT
FOR GROWING CROPS
Agricultural Officials Be
lieve Cold Spell Has Done
Slight Injury

Montgomery, June 11.-tSpeeiaL)--
Officials of the state agricultural and
industrial department today expressed
some uneasiness relative to the effect
of the recent cold spell upon the crop;
of the state. While it is not believed
that any ofthe crops have been seri-
ouslv damaged the belief obtains
among officials of the department that
all of the crops have been slightly in
jured and that, in some instances, dire
results may have followed the cold
weather.
The officials of the department en-
pressed more concern regarding the
boil weevil than over the effects of
the cold weather since the boil weevil
and all crop insects and bugs seem to
flourish more In cold windy weather
than when the temperature is high.
Capt John C. Cheney, chief clerk Ii
the department of agriculture. received
today a bottle containing a large num-
Der of boil weevils from Lamar coun
ty This county is just across the lint
from Mississippi and while the Wee
vii has heretofore made it's appearance
in that county. 1t is believed that much
serious damage will be done the cotton
crops in that section this year by the
weevi1.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
SHAPIRO TO NEW HAVEN
Young Attorney Will Speak at Yale
Law School Annual Dinner

Isadore Shapiro, the well known young
attorney, will leave this morning for
New Haven, Conn, where he will at
tend the Yale commencement. He is on
the programme to speak at the annual
Yale law school dinner. Among the other
speakers will be ex-President Taft, Gov
ernor Baldwin of Connecticut, and other
distinguished speakers 1t is seldom that
a young graduate is honored by a. place
on the programme of this most noted
event of the Yale commencement exer-
cises. In addition to this unusual honor
Mr., Shapiro will deliver an address at
the reunion of his class, having grad
uated in 1910 He will also deliver the
annual oration at the Achevah banquet,
a Yale society.
He is to address the B'nai Birth Of
New Haven and on his way home will
speak at settlement on the East Side
in New York.
Mr.. Shapiro had distinguished Ca
reer while at Yale He was president of
the Yale senate, president of the Kent
Debating club, superintendent of the law
library and won the first prize $50 in
his senior year. He will be absent about
two weeks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
COX-C nuibnurne

Baltimore. Md, June 1t.-(SpeeiaI)--
The wedding of Miss Agnes Coulbourne.
2l years old, to William Olive Cox OF
Birmingham, Ala, this afternoon brought
to close a romance that began two
years ago in the south Miss Coul-
bourne is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
>. II. Coulbourne, and is very popular
with the younger set in her neighbor-
hood
The ceremony took place at o'clock
at the home of the bride. Rev. G. /.
Humphries. of the Lafayette Avenue
Methodist Protestant church, officiating.
\ reception was held at the home from
\ till O'Clock. and the couple left nc
b o'clock on the Merchants and Miners
steamship for an extended trip through
the south. They will go to Birmine-
ham to reside az Mr.. Cox is manager
OF the Cox Advertising agency at that
place
The bride was dressed in a gown of
white crepe de chine trimmed with duch-
ess lace and seed pearls, and carried a
bouquet of bride roses
Mr., Cox is d member of the Ad club
of Birmingham, and many members OF
the club now in the city attended the
wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LEAGUE FIELD MEET
Will Be Held at AyOndale
Park June 21--Events
Are Announced

Celebrating the opening of the Avon
dale park Fairgrounds, the Sunday School
Athletic league will hold track and field
meet on June q with events for three
classes
For contestants over 120 pounds, six
events have been arranged. The 100 and
40 yard dashes, the shot put running
high jump and the half mile run and the
mile relay race have been named as
events, while the Glass B, for contestants
under l20 pounds and over 100, will par
ticipate in the 100 and 300 yard dashes,
the running broad and running high jump
and the half mile relay race. For en-.
trants under 100 and over rs pounds the
80 yards dash, running broad jump, run
ming high jump and quarter mile relay
events have been arranged.
An elegant loving cup. presented by
Wimberly & Thomas Hardware company
will be awarded to the team scoring the
creates number of points. Entries must
be made before Friday. June 20. The pro-
vision has been made that no contestant
can enter in more than one class. Entry
blanks can be secured at Young Mems
Christian association
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
DAIRY OFFICIALS
TO MEET IN MOBILE
Annual Convention of Dairy,
Food and Drug Officials
COnvenes June 1920

Montgomery, June 11.-tSpecial)--
Dairy, food and drug officials of Maine.
Connecticut, oregon, Washington, Cali
fornia, Minnesota, kentucky and In
diana have notified G. IT. Billingsley
pure food clerk of the state agricul-
tural department, that they will BE-
in Mobile next Monday to attend the
annual convention of American dairy.
Drug and food officials, which will be-
gin June Is and end June 20.
one of the most interesting addresses
at the meeting will be that of Mrs b.
l. Robinson of Auburn, director of tn.
Girls Tomato club work In Alabama
who win speak during the evening OF
June II on Culture and Canning Of
Tomatoes and other Garden Crops .
George ~ Maloney of Mobile, farm
demonstration agent for that county
asked that Mrs. Robinson be placed Oh
the programme.
DELEGATES from all parts of the Unit
ed states viii attend the Mobile con-
Vention r
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
HURTSBORO MAY YET
HAVE UNION STATION
Railroad Commission Will Hear Arpu-
ments of Citizens Asking for
Joint Depot

Montgomery, June 11.-(Special.)--
The members of the Alabama railroad
commission went to Hurtsboro today to
hear arguments of citizens of that
place in favor of an order requirin g
the Seaboard Air Line and Central of
Georgia railroads to construct union
depot. A delegation from Hurtsboro
appeared before the railroad commits
sion at it's monthly meeting last week
and presented a petition asking that
union depot be constructed, but no
action was taken by the commission
pending their visit to Hurtsboro for the
purpose of inspecting the proposed
site
Or. Il. B. Kay, engineer for the COM
mission, accompanied the members of
the commission to Hurtsboro.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
forestry by DR.. Eugene A. smith, state

forestry by DIR. Eugene A. Smith, state
geologist:
The report begins with a photograph,
a chapter on the principles of geographi
cal classification and some new sugges-
tions about the relations of forests to
soil, climate, fire, etc, primarily for
the benefit of scientists. The greater part
of 1t. however, consists of regional de-
scriptions, written with special reference
to the needs of present and prospective
citizens of Alabama.
In the lists of trees the relative abund-
ance is indicated by percentage, both Tor
the original forests and for the present
stand; and this is apparently the first
quantitive analysis of the forests Of
whole state ever published
One of the short leaf pines lis our
most abundant tree at present, and the
more useful long leaf pine, which was
probably the most abundant in prehis-
toric times, is a close second.
The whole state is estimated to be 62
per cent forest and 3S degrees fields at
the present time, and it has about 600
sawmills large enough to ship their
products by rail or water, with an aver
age capacity of over 5000 feet on
lumber a day, to say nothing of planning
mills, furniture factories, etc, which
work the rough lumber up into finished
products.
In 1909 the latest year for which
there are authentic returns, Alabama
produced 244,G00000 feet of rough lum-
ber valued at $l3,563,S15.
At the conclusion of the report it Is
pointed out that although at the pres
ent time our forests are doubtless being
cut faster than they are reproducing
themselves, as in most other parts of the
United States. the rate of consumption
of timber per capita tends to deereas sc
with the progress of civilization, and
the supply will probably last a great
deal longer than some persons have pre-
dictpu
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
AID MEN TO CREATE COMMISSION
TO WORK OUT DETAILS OF
PLAN-TAKE UP MATTER IN
FINAL SESSION

Baltimore. June 1.-THE creation of
commission to work out details of plan
to enforce clean methods in all the ramifi-
cations of the advertising business will
be recommended to the convention of the
Associated Advertising clubs of America
at its final session Friday.
This determination developed discus
sions of recommendation from the depart
mental meetings at a conference of COM
mittees from those meetings today, at
which William H. Ingersoll of New York
presided.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
SEVEN WOUNDED
IN STRIKE RIOT

New London, June 11.-In q pitched
battle here today between Policemen and
rioters. 20 disturbers We're hurt and sew
eral policemen injured.
The trouble occurred in the vicinity of
the Brainerd Il Armstrong silk mill.
where a body of striking weavers had
congregated when informed they had been
discharged.
They attacked the police with stones.
The police used their clubs freely and
after half an hours fight many of The
disturbers lay in the streets, while others
bruised and bleeding. We're carried away
in patrol wagons to police headquarters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
ARE CLEANING UP

Street Commissioner Frank Gafford
states the city cleanup proposition y
going on with satisfaction. Mr.. Gaffor1
had the street department working on
garbage this week entirely. the regular
garbage force being about doubled.
He stated that about 300 loads of
garbage are being hauled away from
the city every day now. Two hundred
is the usual days work, and by means
of the cleanup campaign Mr.. Gafford
hopes to haul away about 1000 extra
loads in 10 days
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12

A subcommittee, consisting of Mr. In
gersoll, o. j. Guide of New York and
James Kelley, general manager of the
Chicago Tribune, was appointed TO draft
a definite plan.
The plan contempates the supervision
by the commission of advertising methods
and circulation statements in such a man
ner that as suggested by one speaker IA
line will be drawn against dishonest meth
DDS which will make such a distinction
that those left outside will be compelled
for self-protection, to do their best, by
purging themselves of the stigma upon
their records, to get inside soon as
possible
That San Francisco will not be unop-
posed for the 1915 convention was made
pain today when a representative of the
Commerce association of Chicago APP
peared before the convention with a
pledge of a fund of $4,000 for a meeting
in Chicago in 1915.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
SUBMARINE BOAT
BREAKS RECORD

Long Beach, Cal, June 1.-THE sub
mergence record for submarine boats
was broken here today by locally
constructed vessel, which came to the
surface at 5 p. m. after having rested
on the bottom of the ocean off the city
for SO hours. The six men who made
the endurance test were apparently
none the worse for the long stay under
the water.
The previous record was "a hours.
made by the United States submarine
Octoyus in 1907.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
MAY REGULATE THE
SEASON OF BOXING

New York. June ia suggestion to
stop all boxing exhibitions in New
York state during the months of June.
July and August was favorably re-
ceived today by the New York state
athletic commission. q
The proposed Fule. it was said. would
be adopted to lake effect next year.
Members of tile commission pointed
out that boxing was the only standard
sport that was followed the year
through. They believed the sport
would benefit by having its special
season like baseball. football and
hockey,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
WRAPS COMFORTABLE
IN Chiffon COUNTY
Not Believed Present Cool Weather
Will Have Any Effect on
the Cotton Crop

Clanton, June n.-(Special.) .)--There has
been some cool weather in this section
after the severe rains of Tuesday. but
no damage has been reported from either
Chiffon, Autauga or Coosa counties.
Probably cotton, of all the crops. is the
one that at this season of the year.
most susceptible to cool weather. has
slowed" some, but as to result no
fears are entertained by growers.
To see the ladies on the streets or
Clanton and other towns wearing cloalss
and other warm clothing on June II was
an occurrence seldom ever witnessed here
before.
Fires were kindled In MANY of tho
homes throughout this section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
SUBMITS REPORT ON
ALABAMA FORESTS
Valuable Piece of Work Is
Published by State Geo
logical Survey

University. June 11.-(Special)-A very
valuable and very readable piece of
work is the report on the forests and
forest industries of Alabama which has
just been published by the state geologi-
cal survey. The booklet is the result
of eight years of study and investigation
by DR.. Roland M. Harper of the sur
vey. 1t contains 22s pages. including
colored map and 63 excellent half tones
nearly half of which were made from
photographs taken within the last 12
months.
The following description of the book
is being sent out to those interested in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Two Burglaries Reported

Two burglaries were reported to the pe-
lice yesterday morning. The first of
these was at the Robinson & Lee Drug
company at 920 South Twenty-third
street Thieves broke In and stole a
large amount of cigars. chewing gum
and candy. The second burglary was at
the Morris Drug company, 14O1 Fifth
avenue. north. Here the burglars only
secured tobacco and cigars in large
quantities. Detectives are actively
working on both cases.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Circumstances of Arrest

Nance related the circumstances of his
arrest and trial before the military COM
mission. He was followed by a miner
named Van Goldborough who said mine
guards refused for three months to al
low him to enter the company's store at
Ronda where the postoffice was located
to get his mail.
Counsel for the operators endeavored to
show that Van Goldsborough was not a
regular resident of Ronda and that he
expected mo particular mail"
whether this man expected love let
ter or check doesn't make d. bit
of difference" exclaimed Senator Mar
tine.
The big crowd In the committee room
roared.
Elmer Rumbaugh. an employe of the
socialists Labor Star of Huntington, said
took charge of the newspaper plant, de-
the editor Of the paper. w. II. Thompson.
The issues of the paper were confis-
Gated ARumbaugh said he was called be-
fore Adjutant General Elliot, warned to
'be good" and was then released. He
said mine guards "shot up one OF our
protest meetings.
John Seachrist, a Mucklow miner said
that mine guards had set up fort near
Mucklow postoffice armed with a machine
gun and kept him and other miners from
the postoffice.
]. w. Epling Of Eskdale said a man
with Winchester rifle made him leave
the postoffice.
Other miners testified in a similar vein.
The committee at II p. m. adjourned un-
I'll tomorrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
UNDERWOOD TO TAKE
SHORT VACATION

Washington, June u.-Representative
Underwood of Alabama, democratic leader
of the House, will spend next Tuesday
at Charlottesville Va, attending the
graduation of his son and officiating as
president of the alumni of the Univer-
sity of Virginia. Tt will be the first vaca-
ton that Mr.. Underwood has taken since
the tariff revision was undertaken and
the only one he has in sight this sum
mer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
News of Ensley

Within the next 30 days the Ensley
crematory at Fourteenth street and
Avenue G will be completed and in OPP
Grafton 1t was stated yesterday by Street
Commissioners Gafford A full force of
carpenters and masons are now at work
on the structure. This is the third
crematory to be erected in this city
Ihe Ensley crematory will consume
garbage and dead animals from all parts
OF tnsley and Pratt City, which it is
stated makes about % loads per day.
nnen shower was rendered Miss
Minnie Lou Culpepper yesterday after
noon by Miss Roberta Russell. Heart
nee was the game, Miss Suppler WIN
n'hs the prize, shower bouquet of
sweet peas Little Kathleen Brigma n
puiieo the ribbon that showered the room
WITH rice and lowered the umbrella tha +
held the beautiful linen pieces.
Pink and white was the color scheme
which was carried out in the mints and
fefreshments. Miss Davis sang I'm
Just Wearyin' for You" Mrs. Cum
mlngs sang Il Love You Truly" Those
present were: Mss Annie Mae Burein.
me Misses Suppler, the Misses Davis,
Miss Ethel Zuber, Miss MYRTLE De-
-0' 1850 i|''et tohulildle, MISS ENeIcXn
Srown, Miss Lottie Cross Miss Marga-
ret Boyd, Miss Minnie Lou Culpepper.
MISS Roberta Russell, Mrs j. c. Cum
mings, Mrs. Seay. Mrs j. w. Brigham.
Mrs M. d. Culpepper Mrs Shumate,
Mrs. c. c. Culpepper. Mrs. A. l.. Gas
ton and Mrs r. w. Russell
The Ensley fire department was called
to extinguish fire at the residence of
B. b. Plunkett at Oak Crest yesterday
about IL: 80. The blaze was extingushed
with loss of about $50
Two stolen cows were recovered by De-
tectiyes Granger and Virgins yester-
day. The animals were in possession
or negro named Joe Smith, who was
placed under arrest One of the COWS
was identified by the owner. and the
other is in the Ensley pound awaiting
Identification.
The Ensley baseball team will play
Bessemer at that place this afternoon.
number of promising amateurs are
members of the Ensley team and good
game Is anticipated
The Builders band of the Ladies' Aid
society of the Ensley Baptist church will
have a progressive peanut social at the
parsonage this evening.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
ILLINOIS HOUSE VOTES
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Continued from Page One)

was passed bv the upper branch of the
general assembly carly IN May.
When the roll call had been completed
today the measure was one vote short of
constitutional majority. Speaker Nc
Kinley, whose name is last on the roll,
had cast the seventy sixth vote. He Or
dered a call of tn :. absences. Represen-
tative Bar1ers name was the first absen-
tee called. A shout went up when he
voted for the DILL. -Four others voted fo:'
the bill after 1t had received the Il votes
necessary to pass II.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Negro Found Stabbed

Joe Burk, a negro. was found at the
corner of Fourteenth street and Third
avenue early this morning severely stab
bed in the abdomen. He was immeditely
bed in the abdomen. He was immediately
1t was said that the negro was in u
very grave condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Automobile Stolen

f. w. Reese. who lives at 1924 Noun
tain avenue, reported to the police last
night that his automobile Alabama H.
cense No. 327l had been stolen. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Reese's description, the
automobile is a six-passenger. six-cylin-
der Cadillac with black body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Ira Myrtis Edwards

Ira Myrtis Edwards. the 2-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. +. @. Edwards
died yesterday afternoon at the family
residence, 4l6 North Fifty-third street,
Woodlawn. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the residence this morning
at 10 o'clock, with the Rev. w. Il. Morris
officiating. Interment will be in Forest
Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Mrs. Robinson Injured

Mrs. NJ. =. Robinson, Of 10l8 Avenue q.
suffered some very painful bruises about
tho body last night about II o'clock at
Eighteenth street and First avenue. when
she fell from q street car. I.ige 10y $
was summoned and removed
Mrs. Robinson to her homo where 1t was
said at an early hour this morning that
her INJURIES were painful but not serious,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Deaths and Funerals
A. A. Lambert

The remains of A. A. Lambert. who
committed suicide last Sunday after
noon. we're sent yesterday afternoon
to Langkot,' Ca, for interment by Lige
10y. The deceased is survived by one
brother and sister.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
REIGN OF MILITARY
RULE IN THE STRIKE
REGIONS DEPICTED
CONTINUED from Page Onc)

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to give bail, no possibility of the is
suance of a stay of execution; your de-
cision was first, last and final?" sug-
gested Mr.. Monnet.
Yes" answered Captain Morgan.
'If you had sentenced a man to dea tn
there was no way of stopping the ex-
ecution IL the governor approved it?''
asked Senator Borah.
No Death Sentences
I'VE did not contemplate imposing
death sentences replied the witness
81 think the committee has annie
testimony on this branch of the in
quiry,' remarked Senator Borah. "The
statement of facts seem full and COM
plete."
Adjt. Gen. Charles d. Elliott had oc-
cupied the morning session and part of
the afternoon session. Tonight Senator
Borah took up witnesses produced by
the mine workers to testify as TO
charges that peonage obtains in the
Paint and Cabin creek sections A hun
dred brawny miners came in from the
hills today and the attorneys for the
mine workers weeded out the witnesses
they wanted to call in connection with
this branch of the inquiry.
Following today's speedy work, the
committee decided to divide up the in
senator
Borah to proceed alone with his peon-
age investigation, and probably have
Senator Kenyon begin an individual in
quiry into general conditions in the
strike zone, while the remainder of the
committee covered the other branches
of the inquiry.
Under examination by Senator MARITIME,
5. II. Nance, one of the miners convicted
by the military court, related that Major
Davis had met him at the postoffice in
Eskdale, w. Va, and told him to leave
the office and not return until the mill
tary authorities gave him permission.
Nance left the stand and started out of
the room when Senator MARITIME shouted:
Come back here"
Nance shuffled back to the witness
chair Were you arrested?' asked the
senator.
State Attorney A. A. Lilly, representing
the state of West Virginia, interrupted
Now see here,'' said Senator MARITIME,
II am not a lawyer as you are, but / am
a senator of the United States. l am not
here to cavil with you about the fine
points and cheese parings of the legal
phases of this situation. But I want to
know the truth and by the eternal gods
l am going to know it, sf,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Infant HOltam

Funeral services over the remains of
the infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hol-
tam, who died Monday, were held yes
terday afternoon from the family resi-
dence, 1908 Second avenue. Interment
was in Oak Hill cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-12
Mrs. Sarah M. Hyatt.

Mrs. Sarah II. Hyatt, aged 62 years,
died yesterday afternon at 2:3O o'clock at
the residence of her daughter Mrs. G.
c. Harper. Vincent Lodge. East Lake.
The remains will be sent to Garden City
tomorrow for interment by the Woodin
Undertaking company