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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, August 30.-7 P. NJ
Fair weather prevailed over the greater
portion OF the interior of the country
today. and west of the Mississippi river
in the valley sections and on the plains
the temperatures were high again. Kan
sas City and Oklahoma had readings of
100 degrees, while Shreveport and Dodge
were not far behind with 9S degrees as
their highest.
The rain area is moving towards the
Atlantic coast, and curing the last l.
hours little or no rain fell in Alabama
or Georgia. The pressure is decreasing
steadily over central sections of the coun-
try and rain started today in portions OF
the upper Mississippi valley. Fairly gen.
eral rains were reported from the plateau
sections.
SprinlSles of rain fell along the gull
coast today, and showers were more OF
less frequent in the CArolinas, but most
of the cotton sections were without rain
fall
Temperatures will run moderately high
in this state Sunday, and continued high
temperatures will be experienced in the
west. There is considerable cloudiness
in the gulf region, but little or no rain
will fall in northern Alabama Sunday.
Summary of observations made al
United States Weather Bureau stations
August &c, 1918:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
THE UNITED STATES
GAINS II CITIZENS
Applicants for Naturaliza-
tiOn Examined by Grubb
and Simmons

Rcnouncing all allegiance to foreign po-
tentates, particularly to the ruler of the
land of their nativity. q foreign born
citizens were examined by Judge w. l.
Grubb of the federal court yesterday as
TO their fitness to became American cit
izens. Seventeen filled all requirements
and were admitted, three were passed un-
til the next hearing and one was rejected.
Each applicant was required to have
two witnesses to voueh for his character
and length of residence in the country.
The applicants and witnesses were exam
ined by Special Agent w. w. Simmons of
the naturalization department. of the fed
eral government Who questioned the
would-be citizens closely as to their con-
duct and habits and of their knowledge of
The laws of the country they sought to
adopt.
In two instances the applicants had
taken out their first papers or declared
their intention to become a citizen of the
United States in the county courts before
the present naturalization laws We're in
force. Under the old law man could
vote as soon as he declared his intentions.
The two applicants stated that they had
voted under the old law, but had never
taken out their full papers. AS the law
now is, foreigner can make application
to become a citizen, but must wait Pc
riod of two years before he can apply for
full citizenship, and is not allowed to
vote until such papers are granted.
Judge Grubb stated that the applicants
that appeared before him yesterday were
OF high grade the majority being
British born subjects or Scandinavians,
and showed much intelligence in answer
ing the questions propounded.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
PRELIMINARY TRIAL
OF COOK WEDNESDAY
Nashville Man Faces Charge
of Killing Wife and
Niece

Nashville. August S0.--The lrelimin-
airy hearing of w. Cook, the Ruther-
ford county farmer arrested yesterday
on the charge of numbering his wife.
Mrs. Maggie Cook, and her niece, Lucy
Stanford, Monday night near smyrna.
will take place at Murfreesboro We'd
nesday.
In the meantime Cook remains in jail
here, Rutherford county officers bein Z
fearful of mob violence. The people
there have been keenly aroused by the
brutality of the slayer of the rwo wona-
en-, who were dubbed to death.
While no motive has yet been def
nitely fixed. officers think now the mur-
ders followed a bitter family quarrel.
Cook was reared lin the vicinity of
Smyrna but has lived in Nashville,
working for the street railway and later
running saloon.
Cook went to st. Louis during the
street railway strike, remaining there
a year. going thence to Chicago and
working on the street railway tie was
there nine months. The Cooks mad been
married four years. IS 81
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
DISPUTE OVER BONDS
AT NEW DECATUR
City Contends Firm Taking
Bonds Failed to Keep
Contract

Decatur. August 0.-(Special.)-T city
of New Decatur and Wile-Roth G. Co
are in dispute over the issuance of $50,
600 worth of Improvement bonds issued by
the city of New Decatur and purchased
conditionally by Wile-Roth & Co. All
the time of the deal there was deposited
in the Morgan County National bank in
New Decatur $500 as an evidence of good
faith by Wile-Roth & Co. They claim now
that 1t was understood that IL their at
torneys in Cincinnati should pass ad-
versely ON the bond issue that this $750t
should be returned to the Bessemer Ma
tional bank at Bessemer. They claim that
ion as to the bonds, hence they claim
the money should be returned to the Bes-
smr bank.
City Attorney Tennis Tidwell of New
Decatur contends that Wile-Roth & Co.
of New Decatur, and contends that this
money can be held by New Decatur for
damages.
This issue of bonds was for the pur-
pose OF paving Moulton and Grant streets,
two Of the principal streets of the city.
On account of the turn the bond issue has
now taken this will necessarily delay the
work on these streets until the bonds can
be resold.
Bob Couch, a 15-year-old white boy,
was arrested last night in New Decatur
on the charge of burglary. He was
caught In Buttery's store. He was taken
to the county jail to await bond.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
EAST LAKE is READY
FOR LABOR DAY CROWD
Special Programme Has Been Pre-
pared, Including Athletic Events
and Other Features

The park Will be thrown open early
tomorrow morning for the reception of
the multitude expected on Labor Day
and during the day the ordinary di-
versions and amusements will be aug
mented by a special programme.
This will include four concerts by
Nappi's band, dancing in both the aft
ernoon and evening, skating from early
in the afternoon until 10 o'clock, SWIM
ming races for boys and men. fancy
diving and other aquatic sports run
ming races for. both girls, boys and
men and four appearances by REX"
the midget diving pony and LYLE the
water diving dog, in their unusual and
thrilling feats
The lineup of athletic and aquatic
features will include the following
events open to the general public, the
winners of which will be given liberal
prizes:
440-yard boat race between members
of the Y. M. c. A. and the B. A. c.
Swimming races for boys, so wards.
Swimming race for men. 100 yards.
Swimming race for men. 220 yards
In this long distance swimming event
II is expected that Martin, tho cham-
pion swimmer OF the b. A. G.. Will
enter under handicap, with one of the
best swimmers of the Y. Nj. 6. A. to
compete with him.
Running race for girls, 10 yards
Running race for boys. 10 yerds
Running race fora men, 220 yards.
Fitting tournament between picke I
teams from the Y. NJ. C. A. and b. A.
c., East Lake ball team and general
entries.
In the fancy and distance diving,
| among other entries will be Johnny Nc
Lin. Edward Spencer. Hubbard Cobbs
and Billy Cobbs.
| The afternoon of Labor Day will
witness game between two of the
leading teams of the City league,
played on the East Lake park grounds.
! Today. as usual. Nappis band will
render two concerts. one in the after
noon and the other at night.
| The programme. which includes Don
izettis "Sextette" from Lucia" as a
special feature, will be as follows for
both concerts:
| "Polonaise Militaire." Chopin
| Overture. "Ruy Bias" Mendelssohn
| Selection. Spring Maid" Reinhardt
Fantasia, Hungarian" Topa,ii.
| Sextette from Lucia" Donizetii. Sig
! Nappi Hebbelp. Bridges, Horton nj. Nj
Nappi Tony.
selection. "Gioconda." Ponchiellis.
Fantasia. Bohemian Girl 2dlfe.
Waltz. Tales from the Vienna
Words" Strauss
Selection. Merry Widow" Lehar.
March. "Tannhauser." Wagner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
FEUD CASE AGAIN
IN THE L|MEL|GHT
Ada Kennedy Will Be Tried
Shortly at Admission
WIKLE ON VACATION
Cross Pearce, One of Conspirators in
Famous Feud Case, Is Paroled.
$4,000 Raised by Negroes
Toward CoIored School

Admission, August S0.-(Special.
Cross Pearce. one of the conspirators
in the Pearce- Kennedy feud case, which
has figured in the courts of Alabama
for a number of years. who was paroIed
by the governor last Tuesday, has ar
rived at the home of his mother al
Jacksonville and the parole papers were
received Friday night according to in
formation given out by attorneys in
terested in the case here Saturday aft
ernoon.
Young Pearce was originally sem
fenced to serve 20 years for the alleged
shooting of Sarge Kennedy, a boy of
his own age. He appealed, got new
trial and his sentence was cut down,
He has been serving about a year since
his last trial and an effort has been en-
foot to get him paroled since he was
first convicted.
The case was again brought into the
iimelight recently when w u. Ken
nedy, the ssec Confederate veteran
walked away from the state peniter-
tiary at Wetumpka, stating that he had
been led by a spirit to join his young
wife and baby boy. He was taken back
to the prison and then report became
this was denied.
Ada Kennedy. the woman in the case,
is to be tried at the coming session of
the city court, If the case against her
is not nolle pressed All of the 9TH
ers have been convicted of completely
in the alleged conspiracy and are now
serving sentences.
The Admission district conference of
the Methodist church. colored, which
has been in session at Hobson City for
the past week. will come to a close
Sunday evening.
A report was read before the confer
cnce Friday evening which showed that
$4,000 has been raised toward the
100000 that the negroes are to raise
for the Freedmen's Aid schools in the
south.
An interesting point brought out at
the meeting here is the fact that the
negroes are supporting missionaries
among the Indians and Italians who
reside in the United States as well as
other foreign nationalities.
Saturday was a gala day at Hobsor.
City, said to be the only exclusively
negro city in the United States, when
its fourteenth anniversary as an inde-
pendent municipality was celebrated. II
was named in compliment to the hero
of the Merrimac and has been success
ful in defeating every attempt made by
white people in the community TO de-
strey its autonomy.
Mayor ]. L. Wikle is in New York
city on business and enjoying the first
vacation he has had in several months.
Before he left he was asked if he would
he candidate for the legislature to
push revenue measures in which he is
very much interested. He stated that he
had not given the matter serious con-
sideration. but intimated that he might
be persuaded to make the race pro-
vided he would not have to meet seri-
Gus opposition. During his absence AL
derman r. II. Todd of the Third ward is
acting as chief executive of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Worth Released on Bond

Bloomfield. Ind, August 30.-Walter p
Worth of Linton, Ind. under arrest here
on warrant issued py Governor Raj
ston in honoring a requisition by the gov
Hot Springs. to answer a charge of grand
larceny, was formally turned over to
Deputy Sheriff l.. w. Wheatley OF Hot
Springs today. lie was released in cir
cult court under bond of $4,000, pending
hearing next Tuesday. on habeas
corpus action by his attorneys
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

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\
In speaking of the Avondsle zoo Mrs.
Wood said: "I was much disappointed
yesterday when I visited TIN zoo and
found that practically no stepAhad been
taken toward providing a p1acA for the
black bear 1t was understoodAt Athat a
bear pit was being provided for Alm as
it is apparent that the small cage in
which he has been confined all suhmer
is entirely too small and undesirable
in other respects. With the exception of
small amount of excavation nothing,
has been done to make suitable quar-
ters for the bear. although it was stated
privately and through the press sew
eral months ago that a pit was being
prepared and would soon be ready for
the animal.
"rhen, again. I found the other ami
mails in a deplorable condition. Their
quarters are entirely too small and they
plainly show the lack of care ard at
tention. l fully realize the difficulties
that the zoo association has Iabored
neglect that is SO apparent. / watched
the negroes feed the animals and must
say that they have no conception oil
their duties. For instance, the mea,
given the wolves was thrown on a floor
that was plentifully strewn with fine
lime, which made the meat uneatable
hope the zoo association will look into
these matters"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Files Suit for Divorce

st. Louis, August 30.-Stephen F. Gar
lock filed suit for divorce here today. IN
which he charged that his second wife
inveigled him to a spiritualistic seance
where she called up the spirit of his first
wife, who advised him to transfer his
property to his second wife. He refused
to transfer the property, he said. and then
HIS living wife called him names.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
GIN AT MARBURY
IN OPERATION

Marbury, August 3O.-(Special.) 1.-The new
cotton gin at Marbury turned out its
first bale of cotton Friday, in first class
shape. The finishing touches on the gin
were just put on the first of the week,
and the industry represents an expendi-
ture of over 5000. and has capacity
of 60 bales of cotton per day. The mill
is the property of Russell & Johnson
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
FIRST BALE BRINGS
15C AT LINEVILLE

Lineville. August So Especially 1.-The
first bale Of cotton OF this season was
bought by w. B. Smith & Son o. G. N.
Graben, a farmer living five miles east
of Lineville, for Is cents per pound. The
bale brought $64.2 A second bale was
sold few minutes later by ]. d. Pat
terson.
A fine shower fell here this afternoon
which will help the late corn and cot
ton. The drouth has been very severe In
this section. -
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Weather Forecast

Washington, August 30.-Forecast for
Alabama-M -Mississippi Generally fair Sun
day and Monday, except local showers on
the coast
Tennessee: Fair and warmer Sunday.
Monday probably showers.
Georgia: Fair north, local showers south
portion Sunday and Monday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
MASKED MEN FORCE
HUNTSVILLE WOMAN
TO HAND OVER CASH
Compelled at Point of Gun
to Light Lamp and
Hand Over Money
in the House

Huntsville, August e.-(Special.) Two
masked men entered the home of e. p.
Rymp slot machine agent, on Eustis
street, last night while Mr.. Rymp was
away, and at the point of a pistol COM
PEELED Mrs. Rmyp to get out of bed, light
q lamp and gather up all the small change
she had in the house. She had only about
So in change, and when this was turned
over to them they left. The robbers re-
fused to take several diamonds, saying
that jewelry was worth nothing to them.
The police have no clue, but have put
special detectives at work on the case.
A large number of members of the
Southern Nurserymens association, after
adjourning their meeting at Monteagle,
came to Chase yesterday and enjoyed a
barbecue which was given in their honor
by the Chase Bros, nursery operators.
Later they came to Huntsville and spent
several hours sight seeing.
The southern portion of Madison county
was visited by an unusually heavy rain
late Friday, followed by a terrific hail
storm, which did some damage. In some
localities hailstones were an inch and a
half deep on level ground, but they melted
away within a few minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
To Observe Labor Day

Following their annual custom the
wholesale grocers and grain merchants
OF Birmingham will close their stores
tomorrow in order to give their EN-
ployes holiday. Each year the mer-
chants have observed Labor Day and
allowed those in their employ to OBJ
serve - Aoliday
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Will Not Get Car

! Washington. August 30.-Secretary vii.
son will not get limousine and an elec-
| trie runabout from Congress. The House
subcommittee handling appropriations foi
the department of labor, today cut out
! the automobile and provided horses
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

Gins on Monday, September l. The grand
Jury is called to meet on that day, but
it is not likely that the business before
that body will be heavy, as the pre-
ceding grand jury combed the county
for liquor violations, which is the bulk
of law violations in this section. The
criminal jury docket will probably not
be called until the third week in Sep
tember. Twenty-eight prisoners in jail
will have to be tried during the term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
GARRISON'S VIEW ON
MEXICAN PROBLEM

Chicago. August S0.--When Secretary
Garrison arrived here Today to inspect the
fort, ho told intsvviswsrs whe oauoht bis
enlpion on the Mexican uD1uo1opn:
erve made it q rule on this trip not
to commit myself on any questions Of the
navy. the forts or the Mexican situa-
ton"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
THREE KILLED BY
BOILER EXPLOSION
Former Alabama Man Is
Among Victims of
Explosion

Itasca, Tex, August 30.-Three men
were Instantly killed and fourth Is
missing as the result of a boiler en-
ploson in the Itasca cotton oil mill to-
day the dead are c. f. Harris, ST.
perintendent; James Wilson. engineer,
and H. b. Allen. fireman. Elias Rob
ertson. missing, is thought to oe deal
in the ruins of the plant,
The cause of the explosion Is not
known.
Ira Champion. 2917 Cypress avenue. re-
ceived a message yesterday from 1tasca
Tex, bringing news of the death of G
e. Harris. who is a cousin of Mr.. Cham
pion. The remains will be inferred IN
Itasca.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

An unknown negro was found by the
police last night with his left arm broken
and his head battered up, near the pas
senger station of the Atlanta, Birming-
ham and Atlantic railroad. He claimed
that another hobo hit him with a stick.
After a short search two hoboes were
found In some cars in the railroad yards,
but the injured man did not identify
either of them as his assailant. The re-
corder gave the hoboes $40 fine and 30
days on the streets.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

any serious accident The crash of thun-
der almost incessant added to the panic
Fifty or more bales of new cotton have
been received in the local market since
Friday at noon. Local buyers are pay
ing from II 10 cents to Il cents per pound.
The compress is preparing for a busy sea-
son with enough material in sight to re-
quire full force of hands practically all
the season. Pickers are busy all over
the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

Much Improvement has been made in
the city court room, new seats having
been installed A movable jury box, with
brass rails Is new feature. Steel cell
ing has been added, linoleum covers the
floor and fresh coat of paint brightens
up the appearance of the room. A wit
ness chair or stand VIII be added later
New tables and furniture for the use of
the bar members have been placed in
the room.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31

nave Nl---oo Il large NUMBER or the
counties of Alabama and have addressed,
in the various large audiences to which l
have spoken, many thousands of voters.
have been enthusiastically received
wherever 1 have been. and I believe that
there are more voters committed to me
than to any other candidate for gover-
nor.
MY platform is regarded as being the
most progressive upon which any candi-
GATE has ever run for governor. My dec
laration for constitutional convention so
as to abolish the pernicious fee system
thus placing all county officials on sal
aries. so as to permit local taxation for
public schools, a reform of our judiciary
system and removing innumerable bar
riers in the present constitution. which is
but a hindrance to the growth and de-
velopment of the state, appeals to every
forward-looking mind.
MY programme for the establishment
of a system of rural credits which in
clude the organization of rural banks,
VIII sreby the farmers can obtain money
with which to purchase more farm ma
chinery, to construct additional buildings
W Pbiid iChNNSt ~ buy iiBlti Stdo5
of stock, to make, gather and market
their crops at low rate of interest, has
appealed strongly to our great agricul-
tural class. My proposition to take the
convicts out of the mines and lumber
camps, and employ them in constructing
good and permanent thoroughfares for
the people, has thousands of ardent sup
porters.
Il am standing squarely for local op-
ton because unless the people of coun-
ty favor prohibition the liquor laws will
be nullified by the grand juries and abro-
gated by the petit juries, and therefore
become farce. State wide prohibition
has been tried and was abolished be-
cause 1t was a consummate failure.
confidently believe that by the first of
January after the people have had time
to digest the platforms of all the candi-
dates for governor and to hear them
speak, it will be freely conceded on every
hand that / am the strongest man in the
race, and that I will be elected. shall
make as vigorous and active a canvass
as will be possible without neglecting my
present trust, animated by the confident
belief, based upon thorough knowledge
of the real political situation, that I will
be the next governor of Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
Budget Presented

Lima, Peru, August so.-The Peruvian
government presented today to Congress
the budget for 1914. 1t shows receipts
of $l7.7Ss.1S0, against expenditures Of s15,-
549.1S0.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-31
TERRIFIC STORM
STRIKES FALKVILLE

Falkville. August 30.-(Special.) LAST
evening between 6 and o'clock storm
ragged over a wide area. The rain was
exceedingly heavy and the electrical dis
play was beautiful. Cotton which was
beginning TO open was whipped from the
boil by hail and carried off by the wind.
The damage to the cotton plant where
the hail fell will be great, as 1t stripped
the leaves off as well.
Lightning struck large oak tree In
Patterson's grove, which echoed in every
house in town where there was phone.
The Falkvile school will begin another
term of eight months on September 8. The
following teachers will assist: Principal,
Prof. George T. Woodruff; Miss Ava Pom
der and Miss Maude Walker. assistants
Miss Anna Dinsmore, music; Mrs. A. M.
| Yoe expression.
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New York, clear ....a........... y c6
North Platte, clear .............. s. "a
Oklahoma, clear ...... ........... 81 I'd
Palestine, partly cloudy ........ 80 q
Parry Sound, clear .............. IS 5.
Phoenix. cloudy .................. 81 id
Pittsbcrg, clear ....f..........,. q os
Portland, clear .................... u &C
Raleigh. partly cloudy ........,. rs 6t
Rapid City, cloudy .......,...... so 81
Roseburg, clear .................. so &C
Roswell partly cloudy .......... 81 %
Salt Lake City, partly cloudy. IS @
San Diego, cloudy y............... IS 60
San Francisco, cloudy .......... sc 3
Sault Ste. Marie, cloudy 5S 5.
Seattle, partly cloudy 20 81
Sheridan, cloudy ...........-.... Y 5f
Shreveport. partly cloudy ...... IS u
Spokane. partly cloudy ........ Sc G.
st. Louis, clear .................. SS e
| st. Paul, cloudy .................. 6S s.
| Swift Current, cloudy .......... 66 d
lampa, clear .....,. .,..............'' O. ~
IOleuo, c1ear ..................... ~ %
| Washington clear ................ a II
| Williston, clear .................. ~ b
4 Winnnmucca, cloudy ............ 81 G.
| Winnipeg, partly cloudy 66 81
| e. c. HORTON, Local Forecaster.
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CERT IAGF SUCCESS
CONNER ~ elif ue.
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II. Wallace, aa eoH
missioner, p5f
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to spend a l5f a HnHas fiaaas
this his hon es na1 IS
ing expeditlen fH.t fH
the state ai at - tszs
be the next scr i4.l
In an inter ea AHhfsz
said.
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Local Data

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