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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
DEKALb COUNTY IS
SWEPT BY STORM
Several Houses Blown Over
Near Fort Payne-No
Lives Are Lost

Fort Payne, March 26.-(Special.) This
section was visited by terrible rain
and windstorm early this afternoon and
although there were no fatalities as far
as known. q great deal of damage vsas
done. The rain came down in sheets
and was accompanied by wind Of almost
cyclonic proportions. No damage OF any
consequence was done in Fort Payne, al
though several houses and barns in the
county were blown over and the occu-
pants had many narrow escapes.
The residence of J. A. Morrow was de-
molished and Rural Carrier Lowery Of
route No. had narrow escape from
drowning by clinging to little tree. To-
night this section is in the grip OF one
of the heaviest downpours in years and
all creeks are out OF their banks and
the damage to the farming interests viii
be heavy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
REDS ENGAGE IN FEARFUL
SLAUGHTER OF PITCHER
PRIEST-ERRORS ADD ZEST TO
CONTEST

In farcical game the Cincinnati
Reds second team defeated the Barons
by the score of Is to 9. The high wind
is partly to blame for the poor showing
of both clubs, as it was possible only
to throw in a general direction. trust
ing to luck and the wind to do the rest.
And 1t usually did.
In the third inning every man on the
Red team scored a run and Mcdonald
was over Ten runs and nine hits was
the summary of that terrific inning.
Birmingham kind of evened things
up in a small way in the fifth, nine
men facing the Red pitcher and six
runs resulting. Errors were respons-
ible for several of the Baron tallies.
The game started with the Reds cop
ping. run. Kyle was struck on the
leg. Becker walked. Almeida was safe
when Herndon failed to field his groun-
der. Severoid went out to Marcan
Kyle being doubled at third. Mcdonald
hit and Becker scored
The Barons were unable to do any
thing in their half of the inning and
the Reds were blanked in their half OF
the second, likewise the Barons.
In the third the slaughter started
With two down. Mcdonald hit to sec
ond base and beat it out. He stole
second. Mcintyre hit to left. Chap
man walked and the bases were filled
Nagle hit to second and Mcdonald
scored. McManus hit to right and two
scored. Kyle walked. Becker hit to
whitney relieved Priest on the mound
Almeida hit to ELAN and beat it out
another score. Severoid hit to left field
two scored. Chapman hit to right field
another score. Nagle forced Chapman
at second, ending the agony.
The sixth inning the Barons got
theirs Lage was safe on Nagle's er-
ror. whitney hit TO right field. Coch-
rane tripled and both scored. Messen-
ger hit to center and Cochrane scored
Bodus went out to first base. Mcbride
went out, pitcher to first and Messenger
scored. Herndon hit to Lage, who
threw the ball away and both scored
Lage went out to Becker, ending the
inning.
There was little doing the remainder
of the game. The feature from the
local point of view was the slugging
of Cochrane He had a triple, a double
and a single to his credit after four
trips to the plate. Priest started the
game on the mound for the Barons, but
only lasted two and two thirds in
nings. Whitney came to his rescue and
did good work against the visitors.
The Reds left last night for Chatta-
nooga, where they will play three
games. going thence to Cincinnati. This
afternoon the Yannigans of the Phila-
delphia Athletics will play the Barons
The game will be called at 3 o'clock.
The score:
r. III. n.
Cincinnati 80. 1910 100 100-1S 29 8
Birmingham 90 061 020-- 8 IL
observation-disclosures, Carroll, Severoid
and Blackburn; Priest, Whitney and
Lage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

The clay target tournament of the Bir-
minghafn Gun club came to close
Wednesday afternoon, having lasted since
early Monday morning. during which
time more than IS of the best marksmen
Of the country shot through all OF part
of the programme. This was an excep-
tionally good showing and speaks well
for the local club as there was strong
wind, reaching almost to gale at times,
that interfered SO with the scores that II
was enough to discourage any but the
high class OF sportsmen who compose this
organization.
OF the 500 targets constituting the pro-
CANINE Mr.. James S. Day of Midland,
Tex, and Mr. H. D. Gibbs of Union city,
Tenn. finished in the lead, each having
scored 5a4. Mr.. u. w, Daniels of Lynch
burg. Va. was next with $685. 1t has
been o.e of the hardest contested races
seen in many day between these three
professionals during the entire tourna-
ment, and all those who failed to Wit
ness their shooting missed most excit-
ing race.
Next came John X. Livingston, an anna
teur OF Springville, Ala, who made the
remarkable score of 532-only two targets
behind the leaders. Mr.. Livingston Is
member OF the local club and is decidediy
cne of the best amateur shots OF the
country, he having at one time tied Tor
the grand American handicap, the great
est shooting event in the world and only
lost in the shoot off by one target, fore
ing the winner to break 20 straight to
beat him.
John k. Warren did decidedly the most
consistent shooting of the local marks
men. and made the high score on the 400
targets shot at the regulation distance OIL
Ii yards, breaking 800 of them lie was
hard pushed, however, by Livingston and
w. r. Leslie, present state champion,
who tied for second place with S59 each.
The success of >tbe tournament was
due in a large measure to the untiring
efforts Of the officials of the club, Messrs
James Hillman, John K. Warren, r. II.
laugh and O. H. Carl.
During the entire tournament, the wind
was SO high and the weather conditions
so unfavorable that high scores were
almost an impossibility yet some OF those
that would not look so well under better
conditions were really exhibitions OF skill
far beyond what they seemed. Among
tile more noticeable OF those was the
long run of the tournament made by Mr.
Il. w. Daniels. who broke 81 targets
straight without miss, and the winning
of both the double championship or the
south and the preliminary handicap BY
AIR ". w. Cooke of New Orleans, in both
of which events he was forced to shoot
off ties before finally winning. The ex-
ceptionaly good score of E. Nj. Cornwell
of Birmingha ham in the preliminary handi-
can i'm which he tied Mr. Cooke and Dr.
c. L. Gum of Gadsden on 80 out OF 100
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
TO PLAN CAMPAIGN
TO HELP COLLEGE
Officers Of Methodist Churches Of tbe
District Will Meet
Tonight

At the First Methodist church this even
Ing at o'clock there il to be 1 get-to-
gethAr mesting Of the officers Of the varI-
Gus Methodist churches Of the city to
discuss plans for and generally boost"
the Birmingham college campaign. which
10 to be conducted April 20 to n
The leaders in the campaign to raise
money for the college wish to have It
elnphasised that there will be no collec-
tion taken at this meeting OF any de-
scription, A number of prominent men
will make addresses. among tf1f heing
Bishop ). II. Mccoy. form GoVernor
3. 3. Conner. r. s Munger. & Nj aack-
son and others.
A committee Of ladies wit MrE 4 Il.
Ramsey In charge viii ssee s8fspsh-
ments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
FARCICAL SWATFEST GOES TO
REDS; ATHLETIC COLTS TODA1
WHO is WHO WITH BARON
RECRUITS---PAUL FITTERY

the year Anderson, in the Carolina State
league, purchased him, and there he made
the last record of his professional career.
He won 10 games and dropped eight, Civ
ing him an average of .7W. With this
average he ranked third among the pitch
ers in the league, and was the leading
pitcher on his team. During the season
he struck out 191 men, issued only "a free
passes and made only nine wild pitches.
He hit .1S5 and fielded .941. He was pur-
chased from Anderson by Manager Moles-
worth last fall.
Fittery is a left handler, both in pitch
ing and in batting. He is feet inches
in height and weighs 15S pounds. In the
winter he resides in Lebanon, Pa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
LIVINGSTON WINS
GUN CLUB HANDICAP
Blue Ribbon Goes Sprngve Crac-Warren Ranks
Amateurs in 400 Race-Professionals in Awful Grind
End in Sensational Tied Scrap

and was only beaten in the shoot OH py
small margin was another feat.
The shooting of DIR. Gum in that event
and in the regular programme Wednes'
day and the score of his running mate,
Mr.. e. C. Little, in the grand Birmlns-
ham handicap, in which he finished sec
ond, losing only by margin of two tar
gets was another feature.
That Mrs. o. l.. Carl was shooting
brand new gun accounts in part for her
scores not showing up as well as usual,
and yet when one figures her score In the
preliminary handicap and sees such
names as follow hers in the list, 1t
shows just what may be expected of her
when she does become accustomed to It,
There are some names further down the
list than hers that have made the shoot
ing world take notice" more than once.
Mr.. A. IL. Geohegan. cashier, and.M
Billy Fex, compiler of scores, carried
out their part in the programme in the
usual prompt and accurate manner that
all these who attend the Birmingham
shoots have long since learned to expect.
Following are scores of last days pro-
gfamme, 90 denoHng professionals:
ctx.t. Ira
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
WELLBORN TAKES
OATH AS HEAD OF
CONVICT BUREAU
Well Known Annistonian
Succeeds Oakley as Presi-
dent of the State
Convict Board

Montgomery, March 26.-(Special.)-M.
B. wellborn of Admission this morning
took the oath of office as president OF
the board of convict inspectors The new
head of the convict bureau was named by
Governor o'Neal Tuesday night, and he
assumed charge of the affairs of his office
early this morning.
The appointment of Mr.. Wellborn as
head of the convict bureau is temporary
only, as the new appointee declared that
he cannot occupy this position for
longer period than few weeks. His
attitude with reference to the appoint
ment is clearly expressed in short state
ment which lie issued this morning just
before he assumed office as president of
the board of convict inspectors. His
statement was as follows:
I'm accepting the governors appoint
ment as president of the board of convict
inspectors desire to emphasize his state
ment that it is temporary only, and that
L can occupy this position for but few
weeks, the demands of my personal busi-
ness being such that a permanent accept
ance is out of the question. I shall be
very glad, indeed if l can be of any SER
vice to the governor in the present emer-
gency.''
The oath of office which Mr.. Wellborn
took was sworn to before Miss Mamie
Offutt of the department of secretary of
state. The oath of office prescribes that
the appointee shall faithfully execute
and discharge all the duties required OF
me as president of the board of convict
inspectors and observe all the rules and
regulations prescribed FOR the government
of convicts so far as concerns my office,
ard will in no case ill treat or abuse any
convict under my charge or control, nor
infict upon him any other or greater pun
ishment than may be prescribed by said
rules and regulations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
TENNIS TOURNEY

New YORK. March 26.--Robert ID. Wrenn.
president OF the United States Lawn Ten
mis- association. announced tonight that he
OF the acceptance by the Australian as
sociation OF the proposal by the Ameri-
cans that the preliminary matches for the
Davis International cup be played in this
country. The Australian team, consisting
OF .. N. Doust.. A. d. Jones and Horace
hice' IS expected to arrive in San Fran
cisco April "a The match, Mr.. Wrenn
sara, probably would be played In New
York city early In june. The personnel
ee .he American team has not been deter
oained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Paul Fittery, one of the most promis-
ing of the new hurlers, received his early
training in Lebanon, Pa, where he played
as an amateur for several years. He
began his professional career in 1908 with
the shamokin.s Pa, team in the outlaw
Atlantic league.
During 1909 he was admitted into or
ganized baseball and signed up with
Clearfeld, Pa, team. In the fall he was
drafted by Harrisburg. on which team
he played for the next two years In
1910 he finished the season with an av-
erage of 500. In 1911, although his team
finished in the cellar. he hit for .lS6 and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
BASEBALL RESULTS

Atlanta, March 26.-The Atlanta team OF
the Southern association defeated the Bos-
ton Nationals in the final game of the
exhibition series today by score of to
8. Boston won three of the five games
played.
Today's game was called at the end OF
the seventh owing to rain. Price, pitching
for the locals, gave up only five hits,
while Perdue for Boston was hit seven
times safely.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
FARCICAL CONTEST
LOST BY BARONS TO
THE RED YANNIGANS
RESULT OF TOURNAMENT

; Professionals Day and Gibbs tied
: for lead with 534 out of 800.
; Professional Daniels second, with
; 5ss. 80,
: John Livingston, amateur, third,
; with 532.
; John Warren high amateur on
; 400 shots with $50.
; Long run. by Professional Dan
; iels, 81.
+; W. w. Cooke of New Orleans
! won double championship of south
; and preliminary handicap, shooting
! off ties in both events.
; John r. Livingston of Springville
; won Birmingham handicap of 100
i; birds with a score of 81.
4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
GADSDEN STRUCK
BY SEVERE STORM
Windows Broken, Awnings
Destroyed and Many
Trees Damaged

Gadsden, March -(specia1)-In a
severe storm which passed over Gads-
den about noon today, plate glass win
dows were broken, awnings were torn
down and number of trees were dam
aged. Linda Thomas, a negress. was
shocked but not killed by lightning.
Roofs on the Campbell and Coosa Pipe
shops were damaged. 1t was report
ed this afternoon that several houses
had been demolished at Pollard's Bend
but efforts to confirm this failed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
HODSON TO ADDRESS.
SELMA GRADUATES
Accepts Invitation to De-
liver Annual Address at
Dallas Academy

Selma, March 26.-(Special )-Several
days ago Prof. Arthur E. Harman, super
intendent of the city schools of Selma.
extended an invitation to Congressman
Richmond Pearson Iobson of the Sixth
congressional district to deliver the annual
address during the closing exercises of
the Dallas academy during the early part
of May. Tuesday Professor Harman re-
eeiyed reply from Congressman Hob
son and in which the invitation was ac-
cepted.
special meeting of the committee on
fire department of the city council was
held Tuesday evening, and at which, be-
Sides the committee, was present
Mayor ]. l.. Clay and Chief of the Fire
Department Blakely. The question before
the meeting was the consideration of the
purchase of an automobile fire apparatus,
which was shipped here from Erie, Pa,
about week ago. and which since its ar
rival has been subjected TO several very
severe tests. AT the conclusion of the
meeting of the committee it was decided
that the committee should report favor
BILE to the next meeting of the council
upon the purchase of the machine
Work upon the construction of a hand
some three story office building which
is to be erected on Alabama street be-
tween Lauderdale and Church, by A. G.
Parrish was started Wednesday morning.
The building will be a modern one and
will be built of brick with a pressed brick
front and stone ornamentations and when
completed will represent the expenditure
of several thousand dollars. The new
building is to be completed by October 1
and every office on the three floors have
already been rented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
Golf Tournament

Pinehurst, N. G.. March 2s.-Miss Lillian
b. Hyde of the South Shore Field club,
Long Island today defeated Mrs. J. V.
Hurd of Hamilton, Ontario, in the final
round of the annual United North and
South amateur golf championship tourna-
ment for women. Miss Hyde won, up
and to play.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Building operations in Alfalfa are
active. The Noojin Copeland Hardware
company will erect a $500 brick build
ing on a site it has just purchased on
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

The Alabama Consolidated Coal and
Iron company is preparing to build a
number of new houses at its Alfalfa
mines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Harry owens. an employe at the
Southern Iron and Steel company's
plant, was perhaps fatally injured last
night when he was crushed by the ore
car used to charge the furnace.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Plans are being made to put several
hundred men at work al Mayo's bar ON
the Coosa river below Rome. The work
has been retarded because of high wa
ter. The gates of the lock will be In
stalled as soon as the water subsidies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27
10000 Miles

What car will carry you that distance in
greater comfort and safety, and with less
trouble and expense than a Chalmers?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Five carloads of heading have been
shipped by the kyle Cooperage COM
pany, which has been in operation only
few weeks. About 10 men are now
employed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-27

Fourth street Contracts have been
awarded for residences for f. w. Cox,
L. Il. Harris e. Wooley. Thomas Ship
Wyatt Smith.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14
Officers Report County
Matters Looking Good

Last Saturday. says County Clerk
Shepherd. was the biggest day of
general recording since ! have been
in office, excepting that one when
the railroad filed its mortgage. The
fees Saturday were $50" Mr., Shep-
herd says the fees this month for re-
cording instruments exceed by more
than 500 those for the corresponding
period of last year.
Much the same story comes from the
office of County Treasurer Crawford.
A total of omre than one-third of the
entire years taxes has been paid in
on the statements of the first half
of the taxes due. which would mean
from sixty-five TO seventy per cent
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14
Stephan's Bill Regulating
Commission Men Passes

Supply and demand form the first,
and basic market principles.
As proof potatoes, staple and nom
perishable, and forming part of the
general food of the world. are selling
nov at Soc per hundred after having
been kept all winter. Onions. which
should bring 50 per hundred, are now
worth 35c hundred. II was the
lagre production of fruit last year
that made it possible for the mark
cts to condemn all but fancy lots
There is little reason TO believe but
that the seasons business was a fail
ure with majority of the legitimate
buyers. many of whom lost money.
and some of whom went broke.
Agitation of all these matters. will.
however bring the growers TO a bet
ter understanding of their business.
and both buyer and grower promise
to get closer together and to acquire
greater respect for what will hereafter
be required of each
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14

The bill introduced to regulate COM
mission merchants which Represen-
tative Hawkins pushed through the
house. has passed the senate and will
become a law.
Its provisions have been published
at three different times in The Inde.
pendent. and the changes later made
were not of sufficient Importance to
call for mention.
This bill will probably have the eff
feet to weed out the more irresponsi-
BILE buyers and will in other ways of
fer protection to growers
Just how the sellers and the con-
sumers are to be protected in turn
from the grower who puts up dis
honest pack, and from the one who
grows only small and unsaleable fruit,
has not yet been determined.
In the matter of fruit marketing,
as well as in the marketing of all
other produce, there is generally two
sides to the result argument
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14
Sugar Factory Matters
Making Rapid Progress

Elsewhere in this paper will be found
the form or contract agreed upon be-
tween Mr.. Darley and the local com
mittee appointed at the former meet
ing
a second meeting will be held at
Delta some time next week. at which
time Mr. Darley will be present, if he
can possibly make the arrangements
to do so.
A local association will then be
formed TO carry out the work of get
ting acreage contracted and to CO.
operate with the proposed factory
builders, representing the sugar beet
growers. 1t is greatly desired that
all beet growers and landowners at
tend this meeting.
The securing of such factory as
this plan proposes. is of the greatest
importance TO everybody, and moth
ing should be left undone that will in
any way aid its accomplishment
The prospect now looks good. The
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . Z

Miss Marjorie Cunningham. who
has been absent from school the past
week. has resumed her studies. This
is her first absence in five years.
The literary societies of the public
school will give their respective pro-
grams on Thursday. March goth.
This will be patrons day in all grades
The Denver University Glee club
will give concert Mt the Methodist
church Wednesday evening. March 10
Spring atheletics have begun. The
rolley ball court is used frequently
and the tennis court is about to be
put into shape for those who wish to
play.
Mr.. Sleek OF Denver. former pastor
of the Baptist church of Delta. gave
an interesting talk to the school last
week. about the easiest thing in the
World. Neglect"
Elsie Lewis and Katherine Mudd
have been recently enrolled as new
students in the high school.
The Juniors cleared twenty-one dol
lars from their play. "Joyville June
ton"
The Sophomores will give their
play. entitled Hicks at College," on
March 2ist.
Harold Meyer is absent from school
as he Is Ill with pneumonia fever.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14

George Stone. recently appointed as
night marshall for this city. met with
an accident at about two O'Clock last
Wednesday morning which might cas-
lily have caused his death.
Stone was making his final rounds
OF the alleyways. looking after rear
doors OF the business houses, as is
his custom each morning at that hour,
and after coming around to Main
street on Third and proceeding about
half way through the center OF that
thoroughfare. he saw glaring light
issue from the Delta National Bank.
then suddenly go out. a moment lat
or he saw two men cross Main street
On Fourth and when they had disap-
oeared very suddenly he naturally
concluded that they had taken to the
shadows back OF the postoffice block.
The officer FASTENED into the dark
ness in that vicinity and when he
stepped formard to try the rear doors
he stepped off into space and land
ed heavily at the bottom of a cellar
way TO the basement of the postoffice
building. Stone had sprotected him
self considerably I'm the fall by throw
Ing out his arm sand reaching the
side walls, but recovering his equili-
brium he knew that he had not es-
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14
ECkERT ITEMS
. >>>>>>>>>>>>> 90

The chicken pie supper given in
the basement of the high school last
Saturday evening was well attended
and greatly enjoyed by everyone pres
ent. The forty dollars raised will be
applied as the second payment on the
high school piano. The school hopes
to pay off the rest OF the debt soon.
Glenn Bowles returned Friday from
Iowa and Kansas, where he has been
visiting his father and sister.
Mr.. Lamb of Grand Junction spent
a few days last week in Eckert.
Miss Elsie Ault of Delta spent the
week end with Miss Ruth Ferguson.
Mrs. VIII Miller and Mrs, Lawrenc e
King were Delta visitors Wednesis T.
Mrs. Cody Yandle of Cedaredge a.
tended the supper at the high school
building Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hines of Delta wore
visiting the latters sister, Mrs. Net
son Cole Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Joe Benefiel We're
visiting in Eckert Sunday.
Thet Presbyterians held church ser
vices in the hall Sunday morning.
The Delta independent., 1913-03-14
Body Is Taken Up for
Final Burial in Pueblo

The body of Mrs Florence e. Piper
was taken from the Delta cemetery
last Saturday morning and shipped to
Pueblo where it will be given a place
alongside that of her aged partner in
life whose death occurred the past
winter in that city.
doubtless remember the Pipers who
owned and operated a farm on Califor-
mia mesa. Mrs. Piper was taken sud