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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
RIDDLE MAY TAKE
UP DUTIES TODAY

Gadsden July 1.-tSpecial)S. w. Rid
die, the new postmaster, probably will re-
ceive his commission and will take charge
of the local office tomorrow. AS the as
sistant postmaster and clerks and carriers
are under the civil service. no changes in
the force are expected
Close upon the heels of the news OF
the escape from Flat Top of Joe Sauls-
berry, under sentence for the murder OF
Nicholas Scnentzen at Altoona comes the
announcement from Montgomery that the
supreme court has granted a new trial to
Wiley Goforth, alleged to have been Sauis-
berry's partner in the crime.
Cargyle McMahan died at 8 o'clock this
morning without making any statement
as TO the tragedy in which he lost his
life. McMahnn said he was called to the
door of his home late Saturday night and
was shot Two negroes, Loui Lindsey and
Luther Williams are under arrest Mc-
Mahan's left arm was amputated yester-
day morning, and he did not survive the
shock II IS probable that a rigid invosti-
cation of the case Xll be made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
DELEGATES NAMED
!. FOR LAND CONGRESS
Probate Judge of Baldwin
Appoints Representatives
to Birmingham

Bay Minette, July ii. H. H. Smith,
judge of the probate court of this coun-
ty, has appointed the following dele
gates to the land congress which will
convene at Birmingham during the first
of November:
Frank Earle Blaeksher. b. + Feist
and II. w. Slaughter. Tensaw; f. G.
Nelson and George MCGOWAN of La
THANH w f. Bryant. w M McMil-
Ian and John Mcmillan of stockton
Thomas w. Gilmer. Abner J. Smith,
L. T. Rhodes and Ort II. Ertzinger of
Bay Minette; Jonathan Bliss and w.
Percy Hall of Loxley; James A. Car
ney of Carney; w. II. Hammond and l..
Glendinning of Robertsdale; John a.
Dean of Stapleton; c. A. Boiler, Frank
Fesler and p. J. Cooney of Foley;
George Hoyle, Battles; e. B. CASTOR,
Fairhope; Charles Barclay, Lillian: s.
A. Scott. Seminole; d. r. Peteet, Orange
Beach
The judge has received assurances
from the larger number that they would
attend the meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
Deaths and Funerals
Thomas William O,Rxrne

Funeral services over the remains of
Thomas William O'Byrne, who met his
death by drowning in the Cahaba river
Monday afternoon, will be held this
morning at st. Pauls church There
Will be brief services at the residence
on Warsaw avenue at $3.50 o'clock The
remains will reach the church about 10
o'clock, when there will be a mass of
requiem followed by the burial rite.
Mr.. O'Byrne was received into the
Holy Name society of st. Paurs par
ish at the last corporate communion
on the second Sunday in June. The de-
ceased was a member of the Elks and
the Ancient Order of Hibernians and
these organiza tions. together with the
Holy Name society. will attend the
services at the church. The interment
will be in Oak Hill cemetery.
Besides his wife and two sons Mr..
O'Byrne is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Penelope O'Byrne, and two sisters, Mrs
Hugh McGeever and Mrs. P. J. DoWd
also brother, M. A. O'Byrne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
PIERCE RELEASED
ON BOND OF $4,000

7. j. Pierce. a former policeman held
for murder in the first degree by the
coroner's jury and also in a preliminary
trial before Judge II. B. Abernetny with
out FOND was released yesterday morning
from the county Jail on 5000 bond
1T is now several months since Policeman
Pierce, while off duty and in citizens
clothes, got into adifficulty with Ernest
Whitaker, an aged negro, at Third alley
and Twenty-fifth street, which resulted
in the negros death
The killing caused great excitement and
a few hours later Chief Bodeker arrested
Pierce at the demand of Coroner c. L.
Spain. He was at once placed in the
county Jail and has been there until yes
terdny morning when he was released on
bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
CHARLES WHALEY
IS UNDER ARREST
Negro Said to Be Escaped
Convict From Flat Top
Penitentiary

Charles Whaley. alias George Ward
alias william Woods, alias like Woods
a negro well known to the Birming-
ham police, has been arrested in Oak
land. Cal. on a charge of burglary
according to the police. The negro is
wanted in Alabama to serve out an
unfinished term of 80 years which was
imposed for burglary.
The letter from the Oakland authori-
ties accompanied by photographs
reached Birmingham yesterday and was
the first intim.tion that the local police
department had that Whaley was oil
large. He was Immediately recognized
and 1t is understood that efforts will
be made to have him returned to Ala
bama
According to Chief Bodeker, Whaley
was arrested October 29, 1912, by Of
fieers Propst, Tully and Ray on a
to three charges of burglary and was
sentenced to 80 years in the peniten-
tiary
The letter from the California Of
ficers asked for the local record OF
Tic HeSIo, Wnlcn was sent Inenl. III
also contained the information that
Whaley had confessed to over 80
burglaries.
The Oakland chief of detectives tells
now the negro burglarized the houses.
In his confession the negro stated that
he always visited only residences
of the wealthy district. He would
approach house between the
hours of 80 and O'Clock in the morn
ing and after picking the lock or jimmy
ing a window he would remove his
shoes and make his way about the dark
ened house with the aid of lighted
matches. The Oakland police stated thai
his trail was always plain as he would
leave numerous lighted matches behind
him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
T. b. Jones

Huntsville, June 1.-(Special News
has reached Huntsville of the death
of I. b. Jones, a prominent farmer and
saw mill operator at Gladstone in the
northwestern part of Madison county,
who died Sunday from the effects of
a sunstroke sustained last Tuesday. Mr.
Jones was stricken while he was at
work in his saw mill and his death Is
the first that has occurred In this sec
tion from this cause in several years
He was SO years old and is survived by
his widow and several children.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
$1,000 REWARD

A REWARD OF $1,000 WILL BE
PAID FOR INFORMATION RESULT
ING IN THE ARREST AND CONVIC-
TIoN OF ANY PERSON OR PERSONS
TEL0NI0USLY PLACING DYNAMITE,
NITRO GL1CERIN OR OTHER EN-
r0SINE ON ANY STREET. CAR
TRACK IN THE CITY OF BIRMIN6-
HAM. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM,
BY C.. EXusI. As PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
DECIDE TO ADOPT
HOME RULE CHAPTER

Cleveland, O., July by majority OF
? to /, the voters of Cleveland today de-
cided to adopt a home rule" charter, re-
Gently drawn up by commission of Is, OF
which Mayor Baker was chairman. The
new charter places the control of munich
pal dffairs almost completely in the hands
of the mayor and councimen, the only
elective officers provided for.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
COCHRANE LINES TO
BE INSPECTED BY KAY

Montgomery, July 1.-(Specia1)--
Prof F. B. Kay of Tuscaloosa engi-
neer to the Alabama railroad commits
sion, has gone to Mobile. from which
city he will start on Inspection tour
of the Cochrane line of railroads. Pro-
fessor Kay will upon his return to
Montgomery submit to the commission
a report of his investigation which will
be used by the commission in deter
mining certain rate questions which
shippers along the line have asked to
be established
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
Rotary Club Meets Today v

There will be meeting of the Rotary
club at l o'clock this afternoon at the
Geld Lion tea rooms. Sam Blach of ].
Blaoh & Sons. will be the speaker for
the day. DR.. ]. w. Perkins will distribute
souveniers. There will be a business
meeting of the club Friday, July Il, at
the Chamber of Commerce building
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
Mrs. ]. B. Cowan

Decatur. July Especial. AFTER ar
illness of several weeks, Mrs. Martha
J. Cowan. wife of j. B. Cowan, died yes.
terday at their home at Fairview a
suburb of the Decaturs.
The funeral services were conducted
at the Fairview church by the Rev
j. e. Roam and the interment took place
In Pisgah cemetery near Flint station
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
BoDEKER is I<IND-HEARTED

Chief Bodeker has taken pity on
his men. Sympathizng with the
patrolmen who are forced to walk
the streets in the sweltering heat
with serge suits buttoned up to the
chin he has issued an order that
patrolmen may wear mohair. al
paca or any dark suit of light ma
terial.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
Mrs. r. Y. Lee

Huntsville, June Especial Mrs
Rosa Yarbrough Lee, wife of Robert
Lee of Brownsboro. died yesterday af-
ter brief illness of three weeks. Hel
husband and two children survive her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
Mrs. DOcie Helms

Mrs. Docie Helms, aged 33 years, died
yesterday in local infirmary Funeral
arrangements will be announced later
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02

day was the ring and mass game fram
2:30 to 1880 o'clock in which ainsss5
every child present partisina3e
Though the following program na aea4
in effect 1t has been stated he f
supervisors that 1t is not to be aaHsid-
cred permanent:
From to 1:3o o'clock. assembly,
100 to 9:S0. ring and mass gamsz. =
to 3, track and field athletics - ths
boys; to 4, free play period / TO
team games; to 9, and to 7:se. I'D -lf
Fecreation.
Mr.. Cannon, who Is supervisor o.
the Fairgrounds, is a graduate - Da-
lumbia university and teache coli
Iege of New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
HARDEN ASSAULTED
AND BADLY INJURED

Jesse Harden, an employe of the Seals
Plano company. was found last night
about II o'clock wandering in a semi
conscious condition on Tuscaloosa ave-
nue.. near the Elyton cemetery. His in
1uries were temporarily dressed at tho
Elyton Drug store and he was re-
moved to the Birmingham infrmary in
Warner & smiley's ambulance.
Mr.. Harden had been struck over the
head with some blunt instrument and
for time 1t was thought that mis- skull
had been fractured. but it later proved
that it was merely a bad bruise. While
Mr.. Harden's injuries are serious It was
stated at the infrmary last night thar
they were not necessarily fatal
Mr.. Harden last night was unable to
offer any explanation. Detective Per-
kerson was notified of the assault on
Mr.. Harden and Investigated. He thinks
Mr.. Harden was held up and robbed be-
cause his watch chain was hanging out
of his pocket with the watch gore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-02
RAJTLESNAKE BITE
FATAL TO SMALL BOY


centreville, July 1.-(Specia1) Late
yesterday afternoon Lowery Clifton
the 3-year-old son of Mrs. Pearl Low
cry Clifton. was bitten by rattle
snake at the home of his mother, eight
miles northwest of Centreville in the
River Bend neighborhood. The snake
was in the edge of the yard when il
attacked the child and when the fright
ened mother, realizing that her child
had been struck by the snake. rushed
to the assistance of the boy, the pois-
onous reptile made a fierce noise with
it's rattles. Everything possible was
done for the relief of the child but he
died at 2 o'clock this morning after
intense suffering. The mother is pros
trated with grief and the whole neigh
borhood shocked at the tragic death
of the boy.
So far as known this is the first
death caused by the bite of a snake
that has occurred in Bibb county fol
a great many years.
to repeat the speech in other cities OF
the state. As the Walker county voters
requested an answer as early as possible
1t is expected that soon it will be known
whether or not Alabama is to hear "the
other side of the question
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
SOME ALABAMIANS
IN CITY YESTERDAY
Eyster and Parker Tell of Flourishing
Conditions in Decatur and
CuIlman

Judge John Eyster, one of the best
known citizens of Decatur, and George
H. Parker, banker. lawyer and public
spirited man of Cullman, were visitors to
the city yesterday. In addition to his
other titles, Mr.. Parker is also presl-
dent of the Alabama electoral college.
Both men reported conditions in their
section of the state good. Judge Eyster
was especially proud of the new Lyon
hotel which was opened with big ball
Tuesday night. and Mr.. Parker referred
10 the great strawberry crop which Gull
man is promising to the markets of the
world.
Other well known men in Birmingham
yesterday were Senator A. M. Tunstall
OF Greensboro. Legislator j. Fall Robertson
CT Cropwell and Col. w. w. Graves of
Montgomery. one of the prominent figures
in the insurance field of the state. ]. w.
Worthington of Sheffield and his secre-
tary, Claude Williford. will reach the city
this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
O'NEAL TALKS ON
MISPLACED TRUST
A Painful Disappointment,
Says Governor in
Speech !.

Montgomery, April 2.-(Special)-In an
address before visiting merchants os The
state in the auditorium of the Business
Mems league today. Governor O'Neal de-
clared that the most painful disappoint-
ment which can come to any man in
public life lis the discovery that those in
whom trust had been placed have proved
false and unworthy"
The governor declared in his address
that in his work in which he is now en-
gagged he should receive the support and
cooperation of every patriotic citizen.
maintaining that public sentiment should
be suspended until all the facts are
known, the truth made clear, and the
fault, IL any, placed where it properly be-
longs.
when these facts are known. every
impartial citizen will see that during my
administration of the great department
which is now in the limelight, | have
caused to be made more examinations
and given more personal attention to con-
tracts than any preceding administra-
tion.'
In his address the governor roundly
scored mob violence and lack of respect
for law, declaring that no conditions ex-
ist in Alabama which Justify mob vio-
lence
Referring to his appointments, the gov
ernor said that no man who is governor
can "fail to make certain appointments
which are demanded by the overwhelming
majority of his friends, and no man who
is long in public life can fail to discover,
sooner or later, that he has been the vic
tim of misplaced confidence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
MABEN RETURNS
FROM MONTGOMERY
Is Probably Last of Birmingham Wit
nesses to Appear in the Con-
yict Investigation

Campbell Maben of the Sloss-Sheffield
Steel and Iron company, returned last
night from Montgomery after having tes-
titled before the committee which is in
yestigating the state convict department.
Mr.. Maben did not authorize an inter-
view, but it is understood that he is sat
isfied insofar as the relationship between
his company and the state is concerned.
Mr.. Mabens testimony will probably be
the last to be given in the hearing by
a resident of Birmingham. So far
George 3. Mccormack, j. A. Shook and
w A. Gibson of the Pratt Consolidated
Coal company, Walker Percy of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad company,
w. H. Manley of the. birmingham Trust
and Savings Bank, Ed Crawford of the
American Trust and Savings company,
Thomas Hopkins of the First National
bank Eugene F. Enslen of the Jefferson
County Savings bank, and Campbell Ma
ben of the Sloss- Sheffield company have
testified.
That the investigation is fast ap-
preaching its logical conclusion is the
general belief of the Birmingham people
who have testified and returned
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
BILLINGSLEY GIVES
WARNING ON LABELS
Saws Merchants Handling Unlabeled
Canned Goods Were Ignorant
of Laws Provisions

C. H. Blllingsley, chief clerk of the
pure food and drug department of the
state, returned to Birmingham last night
after having completed an inspection
trip to Blount Springs, Hanceville. Garden
City and Bangor. He will remain here
today on official business, although he
states that no complaint concerning the
standard of liquors sold here have reached
him recently.
II found in several instances canned
goods being offered for sale without prop
er labelling" said Mr.. Billingsley in re-
gard to his trip yesterday. Discrepancies
of that nature were due more to igno-
rance of the requirement of the law than
to negligence or indifference. As soon
AS / explained that proper labels must
be attached to each can, the merchants
expressed themselves as being willing
t, comply with any requirements of the
state law"
I,orrie Rice, fire marshal of the state
came to Birmingham last night after COM
uIeting some investigations in north Ala
bama. He declared that he could not
diviilge what he had learned, but indi-
Gated that from his report, an interesting
case would be developed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
Local Data
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, April 2.-U p. m.)-
The area of high pressure that was
over the eastern half of the great
central basin Tuesday night now over
lies the Atlantic slope and the low
that was over the Rocky mountain d.
vision is now over the plains states.
Pressures have fallen slowly over al
most the entire eastern half of the
country during the past "a hours, and
there has been a general increase in
cloudness in all sections except the
eastern and central gulf states. High
winds, attended by rain and sleet, pre-
vailed at p M, over the upper MIS-
sissippi valley and the lake region, and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
NEWSPAPER CLUB
MEETING TONIGHT
Annual Election ofNpfficers Will Be
Held and Plans\ outlined for
Next Banquet

The Birmingham Newspaper club will
meet tonight beginning at s o'clock in
the private dining room of the Florence
hotel, for the purpose of electing officers
for the ensuing term. of reviewing the
history of the past year, and of planning
for the annual gridiron dinner next year.
1t is the intention of the club to have
the next dinner at time when Presi-
dent Wilson will be able to attend, the
plan being to permit the President to
set the date.
There are no candidates for4he official
positions in the gift of the CLIP, and 1t
is probable that a motion will Ne made
that John r. Hornady be permitted to
serve another term as president. During
his incumbency, two of the m3t sue
cessful entertainments ever givenlby the
club occurred, the 'possum dinnerAof last
fall and the inauguration celebration slast
month 1t was during his term, also.
that the club was host for the Alabama
Press association just prior to the de-
parture of Alabama's delegates to the
national democratic convention at Balti,
more.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03

Wiley Harris, Flint, and T. Kynett
Selma
A strong plea to the negro to purchase
homes and particularly farm lands while
they were within their reach, and de-
cided boost for Birmingham as center
OF activities for negroes in the south. was
contained in the address Nof Edward l..
Snyder of Birmingham on Real Estate
and Land Getting"
''rhere is no place in the country to-
day said Snyder, where colored people
have been given and are given more lib
eral opportunities to own homes than In
Birmingham. Our people have been lily
advised in a great many land schemes
and some have become discouraged in the
matter of buying homes, but the bona
fide colored real estate men of Birming-
ham have mutually pledged-athemselves
to only represent to our people that prop
erty which can be used for a home.e
With reference to owning farms. Snyder
pointed out that it was more difficult for
negroes to own farms than to own homes
in the cities, for the reason that for the
most part, the plantations were held In
large tracts by planters who did not caro-
to sell in 40 or SO acre tracts. He closed
With a strong appeal to the negro leaders
to impress upon the people the impor-
tance of owning homes and declared that
the great need for the negro today is the
opportunity to inhabit the farm lands of
the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
REFEREE DRYER
WORKS ON DECREE

Referee in Bankruptcy Edmund III
Dryer worked all day yesterday in the
preparation of the decree which he was
requested to draft by United States
Judge William l. Grubb in the case of
the Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron company. The decree will grant
the sale of the properties of the bank
rupt company to the Baltimore reor-
ganization committee with certain mod
ifications and it is possible that after
it is drawn it will not be acceptable to
the parties concerned. In this case the
result will be the abandonment of the
present reorganization plan and the
whole matter will go back to where
it was before such negotiations were
started
1.-The decree probably will be present
ed to Judge Grubb for his approval to-
day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03

rain or snow was fallingover the north
and middle portions of o. entire coun-
try west of the MISSISSIPPI river.
7 Temperatures have falen from 10 to
20 degrees over the nQhern Rockies
and in a lesser degreepver much OF
the plains states and tn Great Lakes.
Over the remaining cou try there has
been a slight rise since tuesday night.
The p. m. readings re ged above ~
degrees over the countr south OF the
Ohio river, Missouri andkansas.
In the southern states here has been
generally cloudy weathe west of the
Mississippi river Light showers oc-
CURED at Palestine and Atlanta. Falr
weather has continued n other sec
tions due to the sligt change In
pressure conditions aloni the gulf and
South Atlantic states. cnditions seem
favorable for increasing loudiness and
unsettled weather in this section
Thursday, with probable ehunderstorms
Friday will probably boone fair and
cooler before night.
Summary of observatons made at
United States weather blreau stations,
nrt1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
M'GRATH BACK FROM
LOWER PEACHTREE

Secretary w. NJ. McGrath of the Asso-
ciated Charities returned yesterday
from Lower Peachtree. where for
the past several days he has had charge
of the relief work there for the suf-
Iferers from the recent tornado in that
district
Mr.. McGrath states that the tornado
played some very peculiar tricks and
that the accounts in the press at the
time. were not one whit exaggerated as
to the terrible force with which 1t
struck. the damage it did and the ex-
traordinary pranks 1t played with ev-
erJthing in its path.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-03
ADJUSTMENTS
"Elevating a Husband"

Louis Mann appeared at the Jefferson
theatre yesterday afternoon and last
night in the dramatic comedy styled
"Elevating a Husband by Clara Lipman
and Samuel Shipman. Although the play
seems at times to have faults of exag-
geration and is not altogether convinc-
ing, it affords plenty of scope for the
display of Mr. Manns well known abil-
tiles. He runs the gamut from light
comedy to scenes strong in emotionalism.
In his comedy moments and in his more
serious efforts he acquitted himself eX-
tremely we'll
The story of the play is told by the
title A nickel store magnate, who is
q vulgar, good hearted fellow of the
hustling, money making type, persuades
q young music teacher in a cheap New
York boarding house to become his wife.
The music teacher loves the man of her
choice and decides to bend her energies
toward giving him the education and
polish he so sadly lacks. The forcing
process seems to be a flat failure. Rather
strange to relate. Sample, the ''nickel
store" man, doesn't change in the Slight
est particular, although he is seen in a
luxurious home, surrounded by all the
trappings of wealth, his wife fighting
hard to maintain an atmosphere of cul-
ture and refinement.
Another man enters into the case tie
is Samples old rival, who becomes his
trusted manager. This man robs Sample
and endeavors to run away with Mrs.
Sample. In a highly melodramic scene
his purpose Is foiled Sample disap-
pears, his wife pieces together his broken
fortunes during his absence and resumes
her music teaching, taking up her resi-
dence once more in Mrs. Muhren's board
ing house. During the two years he is
away Sample reads diligently and makes
marvellous progress in acquiring a
veneer" When he returns husband and
wife are reunited with fair prospects of
being happy in the future.
Miss Emily Ann Wellman gave the
star good support for the most part.
Charles Miller as Herbert Duncan. the
villain, played in a consistent manner.
Miss Elizabeth Ariaans as Mrs. Muhren,
Charles Halton as Professor TOPPER and
Miss Marion Holcombe as Mrs. Sample
showed ability in their respective roles.
Neil OBrien, the well known and pop
ular minstrel comedian, will make his
first appearance in this city at the head
of his own organization at the Jefferson
theatre Tuesday night.