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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
N Neus Of EnsleV

The Bessemer Fire Brick company's
plant at Ensley will start operation next
Monday. The plant covers about five
acres of ground and is one of the best
equipped brick plants in the south. New
machinery has been installed. the old
ovens have been repaired and several new
ovens have been built. The plant will
work about so men and will put out
fireproof brick with an average between
100 and 125 tons day. j. w. Minor, pres
ident of the company. said yesterday that
everything would be ready to commence
work Monday morning and that they
were receiving material already.
Gus Montadona, a young Italian, about
Is years old, was bound over TO the grand
jury yesterday morning by Judge Harris
of the Ensley inferior court on a charge
of assault with intent to murder. 1t will
be remembered that Montadona shot Co
1umbus Johnson, negro boy about 10
years old, in a fight between some white
boys and negroes that occurred Septem-
bre 20. The negro received only n slight
wound and is fully recovered.
a novelty shower at her home on Park
avenue, in honor of Miss Myrtle De
Freese. who Is to be married to Mr..
George Bennett tomorrow night at the
Methodist church. The house was taste
fully decorated in blue and white. Re
freshments We're served and delightful
time was had. There were quite a mum
Der OF friends present.
Much interest is being taken in the
coming revival, which is to be held at
the Ensley Baptist church from Novem-
Der to 16. Evangelist +. D. King Of
North Carolina will conduct the services
He is one of the II evangelists working
under the dire ton of the home mis-
sion board. There win be a special prayer
service at the Baptist church Sunday
morning for the success of this revival
The Ensley Masonic lodge No. $50 will
hold a special meeting tonight at the
hall at 7:30 o'clock. Besides regular rou-
tine business there will be work in the
master Mason and entered apprentice
degrees. All members are urged to be
present.
A meeting of the Olympia Forty-two
club will be held this afternoon at the
home of Mrs. r. T.. Smith, on Avenue
II and Twenty seventh street.
The Thread of the story club Will meet
this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ed
wards on Avenue H. The programme
for the evening will be current events
and several readings.
Jesse Brooks left for Atlanta yesterday.
He will make his home in that city.
Mrs. c. = Morrow is visiting her daugh-
ter at Jonesboro.
Miss Mary Lee Paul is spending the
winter with relatives in Belle Ellen.
AJiss TaOpa Davis who underwent an
operation at the Birmingham infirmary
for appendicitis last week, is rapidly re-
covering.
Mrs Kirby Zegler. who has been sick
at the Birmingham infirmary, has been
brought home
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Change in Meridian Train

Selma, October 22-(Speeial) l)-Beginnine
Sunday. November 2 there will be made
slight change in the schedule of train
No. 25 from Selma to Meridian, according
to an announcement issued from the Of
fice Of Superintendent .. r. keister of
the Mobile division of the Southern rail
way Wednesday morning. Train No. q
now leaves Selma each morning at T:5e
o'clock. but beginning on Sunday. Novem-
Der ., this train will begin to leave at
$50 o'clock, an hour earlier. The change
of schedule will in no manner effect any
other train on the division.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23

day of the murder. the same men We're
present and the room was In disorder
as though there had Deen a dance.
Two nights later, said the witness,
while sleeping on the floor near a bed
at Vera's her feet touched sack at
the bottom of the bed containing an
object resembling a corpse. She was
frightened and woke Vera. who said
Don't worry, 1t is only rags"
She described subsequent adventures
with a mysterious masked man as re-
lated in the indictment. She testified
that he asked her to take part In the
murder of Krassovsl<y, Feneneko and
Colonel Ivanoff. officials who We're try
ing TO solve the mystery of Yushinsky's
fate, and who were "a nuisance to ev-
erybody." On promising to help pro-
vided he would tell who murdered
Yushinsky. she said he described the
murder in Vera Tcheberiak's flat by
Vera's gang.
Under cross examination the Dia-
knoff woman said the masked mans
voice did not resemble Krassovsky' s.
She declared she was ignorant of Vera
Teheberiak's relations with the Grim
inal world but knew that she Ill treated
her children who feared her
In conclusion the witness identified
part of a pillow case found near the
cave as belonging to Vera Tcheberia1l
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
CHARLES r. BROWN NAMED
TO HEAD CONGREGATION ALISTS

The important question before the
council today was the election of a mod
orator. the delegates having merely re-
eeived the reports on committees and
commissions appointed three years ago
and referred them for later action. DR.
Brown was nominated by Charles N
Prouty of Spencer, Mass.
A strong movement for the election
of a layman as moderator was subdued
when w. w. Mills of Marietta, o., and
Henry NJ. Beardsley of Kansas city
both withdrew their names after nomi-
nation. Previously delegates had ad-
dressed the council charging that to
again elect a minister as moderator
was violation of an unwritten rule of
the council
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
CHIEF OF POLICE is AN
IMPORTANT WITNESS
IN THE BEILISS TRIAL
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dating back 20 years. In three cases
the proceedings had stopped in the pre-
liminary stages.
While Krassovsky was testifying the
police visited his home and interro-
gated his sick wife, seeking fnforma-
ton as to his means and his mode of
life Krassosvky applied to the court
for protection. The president said the
matter was outside his Jurisdiction bur
recommended him to apply to the gov
ernor for redress.
Catherine Diakonff. under examina-
ton most of the afternoon and even
ing. told an extraordinary story which
could not be shaken by cross-examina-
tion. She described visits to evening
parties given by Vera Tcheberiak in
the winter of 1901, where she met
members of Vera's gang. On her visit
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Convict Books Examined

Montgomery, October 22.-(Special.) }
Books of the state convict department for
the fiscal year of 1918 and the terms of
M. B. Wellborn and Hartwell Douglass,
as president Of the board of convict in
spectors, are being examined by J. T..
German, examiner of public accounts. Mr..
Wellborn was president of the board for
few weeks after James G. Oakley was
removed in March, and Mr.. Douglass was
appointed president to fill Oakley's term.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Gpsy Smith Tells Story of His Life to Large Congregation
Mrs Smith Presented With Silver Mesh Bag-Evangelist
Leaves This Morning for West Virginia

The Gypsy Smith revival meetings closed last night and the
evangelist will leave this morning 610 for Charleston, W.
Va, where he will conduct short revival.
1t is estimated that since the meetings began October
upwards OF 25e0 people have heard the great gypsy preach
and of that large number thousands have been brought
Christ There present last night something like 5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Letters of Assurance
Married in Selma

Selma. October 22.-(Special.) l.)-At the
home of the parents of the bride, Mr.. and
Mrs. 4. p. Donovan, on Washington
street. Wednesday afternoon. at 3 o'clock,
occurred the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Belle Donovan, to Mr..
Joseph j. Stewart. The ceremony was
performed in the presence of numerous
friends and relatives of the young couple
by Father Gronin. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart left for
New Orleans on their bridal tour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
pfSr ANo NtAlrA TO MOTHER AKD CHIlD.>

Mrs WlNsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
'rIsIirHINC, with PERFECT SUCCESS. 1t
sOOTHES the CHILD. SOFTENS the GUMS.
AILAyS all PAIN; CURES WIND COlIC, and
Is the best remedy for DIARRHu.A. 1t is alb
solutely harmless. BE sure and ask for Mrs.
Winsiow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other
Kind. Twenty five cents bottle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23

Kansas City. October 22-Having
elected as moderator Rev. Charles r.
Brown, dean of the divinity school of
Yale university. delegates to the Ma
tional Council of Congregational
churches tonight listened to the ad-
dress of Rev. Nehemiah Boynton of
Brooklyn. n. Y, the retiring moderator.
who declared Christianity today is
flourishing and the church is holding
its own
Mankind is still incurably relig-
ious.' said Mr.. Boynton, land the in
stinct Of religion, never more than to-
day, asks its brave questions. claims
its uneclipsed hopes and initiates the
inspiring adventures"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23


was leader lin the House, and it is cer-
tain that he is not going to do so now
even if his election depended upon it,
Letters of Assurance
From all over the state Mr.. Under
wood has been swamped with letters as
surfing him OF support and telling him
that he has been attending to the busi-
ness of the people, and that the people
will respond by elec>ing him to the
Senate.
Walter S. Smith, editor of the Line
vile Headlight, is in Washington today.
Mr.. Smith declares that Underwood will
sweep every county in his section over
whelmingly. He says that the attack
made by Hobson on the integrity of
the House leader has angered the peo-
pie of Alabama and will result in add
ing to the crushing defeat that Hobson
is going to receive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

class statesmen to sell
new premium proposition to mer-
chants; big commissions. Apply to-
day. room 40. Hillman hotel
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
The Father Is Converted

'when ne came by the tent. about Z
O'Clock, father babe us goodnight and
said, 'I'll not come back until I'm con-
verted,' =" he said. Gypsy Smith said he
did not know what converted" meant
and he feared for his fathers safety. He
followed the two at a distance and saw
them enter the little church. He crept
in at the back of the building and saw
his father down in, front with two men.
He finally began to understand that no
harm was intended his father and he
went home. When he arrived he told the
children, Fathers converted and I'm off
to bed" And he crawled between his
blankets and stayed there until morn
ing.
His father called the children to his
side the next morning and prayed in
their presence. He called his two BROTH
ers and converted them and before that
little camp of gipsies had breakfast that
morning 13 of them were converted.
Cipsy Smith told of how he entered
the ministry and paid high tribute to
the late Gen William Booth of the SAL
vation Army. To him. he said, was d''e
I'm a large measure the rise of simple
gipsy boy from the tent to the pulpit
Gipsy Smith said he was converted in
November and in June of the following
year took up evangelism actively. At
the time of his conversion he could not
read and had to learn everything in the
short space of time named.
Gipsy Smith told something of the
nature and habits of his own people.
He said that although they had no
definite religion and had no Bible they
had a distinct language and every
gipsy, no matter where you find him,
would speak the language of his faith
ers. He said the gipsy race was more
distinct one than the American because
they were not such mixture as We're
tba AuoarirapS
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
WARM TRIBUTES TO EVANGELIST
AT LAST MEETING OF REVIVAL

that the people of Birmingham Were
going to vote on the advisability of is
suing bonds for the erection of an audi
torium in this city. We'll" said he.
don't you forget to vote for 1t. You
ought to have such a building here
one that will seat at least 10000 peo-
pie I am coming here again some day
and l want you to prepare for the com
ing. And when you build that edifice
don't select site for it that has a
railroad on one side and laundering
tram cars on the other. Choose a quiet
spot.
Gipsy Smith said he had received sew
eral anonymous letters within the past
week and that all of them began: Dear
Brother: The Lord has told me to say
to YOU" and the Lord" he said
forgot to tell them to put their names
at the bottom"
The story Gypsy Smith told of his life
from the gypsy tent to the pulpit was
wonderful one. It had its bright side
but in spots 1t caused many eyes to
grow moist All through it was a story
of hardship, priyation and heroic strug-
gle. He told of his mothers last i'll =.
ness; of how one of his sisters con-
tracted smallpox and of the doctor re-
fusing to come inside the gipsy wagon
but had stood on the steps and eX-
amined the girl This physician told
the father that his daughter had the
smallpox and advised him to go to a
certain bylane. Here the. doctor came
daily to minister to the wants of the
disease stricken family. for it was but
a short while before the mother was
taken and then the younger children
The father was left alone to care for
them and it was terrible time he had
of 1t. The mother In her last moments
called Gipsy Smiths father to her side
and made him promise to refrain from
sin. After he had granted these re-
quests he went outside and buried his
face in the ground. communinR with
God and nature. He knew no God, no
religion. He knew that there was a
Supreme Being but of theology he knew
nothing and had never been taught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23

UNDERWOOD LEAVES
FOR HOME TODAY

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Origin of People Unknown

to trace his peoples ancestry but that
he had an idea that they were one of
the lost tribes of Israel. Although they
have no Bible and no religion he said
that nearly all of the given names of
his people were of Biblical origin. He
at the age of 101. This uncle had 81
children and nearly all of them had
names that are found in the Bible.
He said his people were not infidels
They believe In a superior being but
they have no theology, no Bible, no
religion. He said that there are 10000
gipsies in Great Britain alone G'psies,
he said. do not travel with fairs and
they are not robbers. Pilferers they
are. he declared. but they do not COM
nit big robberies.
Gipsy Smith said that he had never
heard of gypsy murderer; had never
heard of a gipsy being in the divorce
court. "Our boys" he said, ARE taught
to honor and protect woman against all
evil. Above all else comes the honor
of womanhood. II you would teach your
boys that, there would be less heard
about fallen women. And If you would
abolish the double standard of morals
there would be practically nothing
heard of the fallen woman
Gypsy Smith attacked the theatres,
the dance halls and the saloon. He
said that more than half of the immor-
ality OF the present age was directly
tracesble to the dance hall and the the
atre and the other half could be traced
to whisky.
When the great gypsy had done he
said that he would be unable to shake
hands with all present but he waved.
his handkerchief at them and the vast
asSemb1age stood and waved their
handkerchiefs like mad. They cheered
him and seemed loath to leave the tab
ernacle. For almost an hour he stood
and said farewell to the thousands who
crowded around him, eager to press his
hand. 1t was late hour before he went
to his hotel to leave this morning for
Charleston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23
Wife Sings While Dying

the voice of his dying wife singing a
religious hymn. 1t startled him and he
sprang to his feet and went TO her side
He asked her where she learned that
song. She told him that many years
ago when she was but a child her faith
er's wagon had stopped near little
church. Services were being held at the
time and she Vent in and learned the
hymn that was being sung. She had
gone away and probably forgot 1t until
in her dying moments 1t came back to
her to comfort and make the passage to
the great beyond a little easier.
Gipsy Smith said that after the death
of his. mother his father was never the
same man. He seemed to want some
thing that could not be defined and he
told his son one day that he had a great
longing in his heart. THAT" said Gipsy
Smith, 'was the spirit of God working
Within His father kept moving from
time to time and one day as they were
on a long stretch of beautiful country
road they saw far in the distance an
other gypsy wagon. Nearer and nearer
it came until the two wagons were with
in hailne distance. When they were
close together they discovered that the
newcomers were the two brothers Of Clip
sy Smiths father. The father told his
brothers of this strange longing and said
he was going to London and sell his
horse, so that he would have no tempta-
ton to go back to the open fields and
the woods. The brothers declared that
they. too, would go. And they did.
When thew reached the great city the
first man they saw was a laborer. He
was engaged in the work of paving the
streets, or some kindred task. and his
face was shining as from light with
in. Gypsy Smiths father went up to him
end began talking of the conditions OF
life in the metropolis and of the weather
and various other TOPICS, leading up grad.
ually to the question that was burning
his heart. He. finally told the man what
he had come to London for. The little
man looked up at him and smiled. What
YOU want is to be converted, he sad
That's what's The matter with you. =
And he told the GYPSY that he would
take him to a little mission nearby that
nitshf
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23

Before beginning his address proper
Gipsy Smith said that he understood
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23

The funeral OF Howard L. Perry. aged
Is years, who died yesterday morning
at the home of his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordon Perry. at OSmoor, was held this
afternoon at 2 O'Clock from the Pleasant
Valley church. Interment was made at
Pleasant Valley cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-23

John G. Hagerty, Jr.. left last night
for Washington. where he will enter the
law school of Georgetown University. Mr..
Eagerty is a graduate of st. Bernard c,I-
'ege. having finished there with honors
last year He now expects to take
four years course in law.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-10
SheriR's Sale.

No. Is, 58l-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court Of Caddo Parish, La. !:
w. G. Wadley VS.. j. E. Buvens
BY virtue of a writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above mum
bered and entitled suit / have seized
and viii offer for sale at public auc-
ton for CASH and according to law
at the principal front door of the
court house Of Caddo Parish, La,
during the legal hours Of sales, Oh
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1913,
Lot seventeen, block c. of the
Thornhill subdivision of the City of
Shreveport, La, and also lots one
and two Of block d. of the Thorn
hill subdivision of the City Of
Shreveport, La, with the buildings
and improvements thereon. Said
property seized as belonging To the
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-10
Sllerif's Sale.

No. 17,i5O-In the First Judicial Dis
trict Court of Caddo Parish, La:
Shreveport Mutual Building As
ISOLATION VS.. Heirs of H. P.
Thomas.
By virtue of a writ of fieri facias
to me directed from the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Cad
do Parish, La, in the above num-
bered and entitled suit, have seized
and will offer for sale at public auc-
ton for cash and without the bene-
fit Of appraisement atlthe principal
front door of the court house on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, 1913,
Lot eight of the Barron Subdivision
of the City of Shreveport, La, as
per map filed and recorded in con-
veyance book %, page 20, of the re-
corder's office Of said parish, to-
gether with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon. Said property
seized as belonging to the above
named defendants and to be sold to
pay and satisfy the debt as specified
in said writ say in the sum of 1857 .36
with eight per cent per annum in
terest thereon from August 8, 1912,
until paid, and per cent attorneys
fees on said sum and interest, and
the further sum of S12 with S per
cent interest from judicial demand
until paid, and five per cent inter
est on said sum and interest and all
costs of this suit.
]. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff. ex-Officio Auclioneer.
Caucasian, July 6, 1913.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-10
Cotton Reqion Bulletin.

By the United States Weather Blu
reau: Scattered light to heavy show
efs have occurred in several middle
and western sections of the cotton
belt, also in few southeastern Sec
tons; however, fair weather pre-
vailed over the greater part Of Tex
as and Oklahoma, besides in Louis
lana and the northeastern part of
the belt. Maximum temperatures
averages ranged from 102 degrees i'll
Oklahoma to 88 degrees in North
Carolina.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-10
Real Estate Market.

Report of transfers furnished by
the Caddo Abstract Company, office
Commercial National Bank building.
Join Mccullough to Sidney S.
Weisman, lots % and % Crowder
subdivision; $500.
E.. R. Mooring to Mooringsport Oil
Co., ne IA Of ne IA section 3, 10,
i6: S125OOO.
J. A. Voisin to p D., Voisin, lot 70
Brunswick Grove; $1,000.
Mrs. Martha A. Quinn to Samuel
L. Quinn, lot 16 block 3 Currie sub
division, and lot 16 block 8 Queens
borough subdivision; $4,000.
Arthur Roach to Louisiana Real
Estate and Development Co., lot 1O9
Greenlawn Terrace; 1876. M
C. L. Rudy to w. H. Coppage, lot
5 Currie & Busbey SUBJ; $500.
H. r. Ratcliff to A C Parker ct al
lot | block IS Currie sub; $3.50.
w. w. Jones to w. E. Seaman
part of lots 20 and 81 block OPC
subdivision; $1,000.
j. w. peyton Jr. to Marx Meyer,
acre in lot 8 Cook lands; $500.
A. C. Lea to Henderson Manning
3 acres in Douglas Island; $500.
J. G. Hester to Mrs. Mary Clarke
lot 4 and part lot 5 block c, High
land Park; S4,750.
J. R. Herndon to John A. Keel et
al, lot 8 Garden Heights; 81 ,625.
T. L. Hammett to H. P. Donce, lo
So Sanford Place; $4,000.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-07-10
judicial Sale.

No. 1OO,2S8-In the civil District
Court Of Parish Of Orleans, La:
The Teutonia Bank and Trust
Company VS.. Security Brewing
Company. ...=. ~
By virtue of a commission to me
directed from the Honorable Civil
District Court in and for the Parish
of Orleans, in the above numbered
and entitled cause, T will offer for
sale at public auction for cash and
according to law as hereinafter set
forth, at the principal front door OF
The court house of Caddo Parish, La.
during the legal hours of sales, on
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1913,
A lot'of ground in section one, town
ship seventeen, range fourteen, in
Caddo Parish, La, and within the
City of Shreveport, La, and de-
scribed as follows: Commencing at
the northwest corner of lot sold to
J. A. Brantes, as per act in convey
ance book q, page 739, Of the rec
ords of Caddo Parish, La, running
thence along Texas avenue towards
the intersection of Culpepper street
and Texas avenue thirty-six feet,
thence on a line perpendicular to
Texas avenue to the right Of way
of the Texas and Pacific Railway
Company, thence along said right of
way t9 the west line of lot sold to
Mr. ]. A. Brantes, thence TO point OF
beginning, with the buildings and
improvements thereon. Said prop.
erty to be sold as belonging to the
above named defendant on the fol-
lowing terms, to-wit:: For cash. The
property has been appraised at
leighteen hundred dollars, and the
minimum bid acceptable must be
over twelve hundred dollars, and
the purchaser to pay all costs, and
the City and State taxes for the year
1913, J. P. FLOURNOY,
Sheriff, ex-Off1cio Auctioneer.
Caucasian, June %, 1913.