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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
NEED MORE MONEY
FOR STORM VICTIMS
McGrath Leaves Today to
Continue Relief Work
in Wilcox

Secretary w. II. McGrath of the Asso-
ciated Charities. who has been repre-
senting the American Red Cross asso-
citation in its relief work at Lower Peach
tree, Ala, where tornado recently did
much damage will leave for that place
this morning to continue his relief work
there. Mr. McGrath states that about
$4,000 or $4,000 has been subscribed for
the relief of this community and that
about $4,000 more is required.
About $4,000 has been sent to Lower
Peachtree by subscriptions from all
parts of the state and about 5000 has
been sent from the headquarters of the
Red Cross. To arrange for the disburse-
ment of these funds and determine just
as near as possible how much more is
required is the mission of MIR. .McGrath's
trip lie expects to return Friday.
Mr.. McGrath stated yesterday that
there was wrong impression among
some people as to the work done in
cases such as Lower Peachtree. He
stated that the effort or aim was not to
replace for a man all the property he
had damaged. etc The work was not
ir the nature of insurance. II was to
survey the needs of the community and
give each man or each family what he
OF ii absolutely had to have to exist and
to gain foothold by which AN inde-
pendent existence could be worked ONT
without further aid. He estimates that
1t Will take s3o.eco TO do this at Lower
peachtree.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Representatives of SperIing
Il Co. Declare No Place
Looks as Promising
as Birmingham
MITCHELL HOLDS
CONFERENCE WITH
LOCAL OFFICIALS
Bankers Declare Birmingham APP
peared to Possess More Commercial
Facilities, More Promising Water
Development and More Sat
isfactory Market

Birmingham plucks another complime1rr
from a galaxy of Great Britains com
mercial leaders. That no place in the
United States or Cuba where they re-
Gently visited looks quite as promising
as Birmingham was the opinion recently
formed of Birmingham by Sir George
Prescott and other sperling & Co agents
who visited this district a short time ago.
This is the message James Mitchell of
London delivered yesterday lie is in
Birmingham, as announced Sunday. To-
DAY he will be in Decatur ON the NOR
row he visits Sheffield and two weeks
from Saturday he sails for London. The
British bankers visited many states in
the United States. Cuba and Canada
while recently looking over Sperling .2s
Co.'S investments or all the places Wis
tied where huge properties are owned
this district made the greatest impress
sion. Birmingham appeared to posse1s
more commercial opportunities. The wa
ter developments seem to be more prom
Using. The market seems to be moro
satisfactory.
Il made particular efforts to ascertain
how the visitors from England were inn
Mitchell yesterday. II asked them In such
a way as not to cause them to answer
as leading question. and they all an
swered frankly and enthusiastically They
all said that Birmingham and this district
impressed them more favorably than any
other state or district they visited. When
it is taken into consideration that the
visitors went over more than a score of
our properties the compliment to Bir-
mingham can be better appreciated.
Everything looks very good here. Our
work at Lock 12 is progressing spendidly
and we are going to get the power plant
at Gadsden in operation this summer
The people are responding to our re-
quests for power contracts very willing
ly and business in that direction ap-
pears very promising. The general sit
uation causes me to be very optimistic
/ think the whole water power situation
here will be solved eventually by the
people and the democratic authorities in
power"
Mr.. Mitchell was In conference all day
yesterday with w. w. Freeman. head
of the local organization, and other Off
cials of the company. He said that his
trip here had been very short, but at
that was of great interest and entirely
satisfactory. Mr.. Mitchell, with other
Sperling e Co. representatives, will re-
turn to Birmingham some time during
June.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Real Estate Transfers

e1005-T b. Weaver to Mrs Diva Bud
wig; lot 1s, block A, map and plan of Ar
dis Land company.
s1oOo-Sam Erlick and Mrs. E. Erlick to
Sam Lefkowits and Flora B. Lefkovits,
Part of lots 3, 4, and s, block 4. Nc
Adory's addition to Bessemer.
s250v--Sarah f. Phelan to Ida Sugerman,
west 80 feet Of lot A. block %, Phean's
addition to Birmingham.
s20,500-J. M. Caldwell and Mrs. W. NJ
Caldwell to C. III. Caldwell and J. NJ.
Caldwell lot on Highland avenue near
Elm street.
Sl105-E. b. yanI<euren to c. W. Street,
part of lots and s, block Ss7, present plan
and survey of the city of Birmingham.
sl9So-F. n. PerlSenson to J. l.. ISenne-
dy lot %, section 8, township 49, range 3
west.
Sole. NJ IIunfstuter to Mrs. M. J.
Walker. east 43 feet of lots l and ., see
tion 1. township IS, range west.
sl5.3oo-virginia Papot to J. III. PEBBLES.
part of lot l, block 75o, present plan and
survey of Birmingham.
sl550-John Cain to Mary Sawaya, lot SO,
block 1876, Walker Land company's plat
OF East w WOodlaWn.
$25O0-National Real Estate Bond and
Mortgage company to Marian E. Dun
can, lots IS, 1s and II, block S; lot 1s.
block 6, lot 25, block Z, present plan and
survey of the city of Birmingham.
s3OO0--B. F. Pool Investment company to
Ryan Real Estate company. lot 7, block
126; lot 20, block 145; lot T. block 146 North
Birmingham Land company's survey of
North Birmingham.
$1000--National Real Estate Bond and
Mortgage company to Marian e. Duncan,
lot 8, block s; lot 10, block 81 present plan
and survey of the city of Birmingham.
$l500-K d. Young to Sallie A. STREET.
lots 3 and 4, block s, Woodlawn Heights
subdivision.
s16OO--B. III. STREET. to F. L. powney. lot
10, block "a, East Birmingham Land com
panys subdivision.
$1250-Mary X. Gore and II. c. Gore to
Sarah Mcfarland, lot s, block g. map of
Hyde Park.
s1254--Joseph Martin and Annie Martin
to H. E. borough, lot 13, block A. section
b, township II, range west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Discusses Effect of Bridge
Contract on Line From
Birmingham
FEELS CONFIDENT'OF
ULTIMATE SUCCESS
Expects to Be Able to Announce
Within 60 or 80 Days That They
Are Ready to Receive Bids
on the Work

Col. W. w. Shortridge, vice president
and secretary of the Birmingham and
Chattanooga Railroad company, yester-
day issued statement in Birmingham
about the progress of their plans as af-
fected by the bridge contract which has
recently been let in Chattanooga COL
enel Shortridge's statement reads;
"The bridge contract closed last
week between the Birmingham and
Chattanooga Railroad company and the
county court of Hamilton county, Ten
nessee, contains some clauses of gem
eral interest to the public as bearing
upon the construction of the railroads.
One clause provides that the work of
the road must begin within 12 months
and on the bridge within two years.
and both must be completed within
four years.
Another clause provides that the
road must be built from Birmingham
to Chattanooga. SO a partial fulfill
ment of the conditions will not be suf-
ficient to make the contract operative
OF binding on the county. 1t will be
seen from the acceptance of these terms
by the company the officers must have
been pretty sure that the road would
be financed.
''The $4,000 per year to be paid by
the county for a period of 20 years has
greatly strengthened our proposition
in financial circles because it is taken
as an evidence of the friendliness of the
citizens of Chattanooga toward the
project as well as their confidence in
its ultimate success
s'The promoters of this line have
never pretended that they We're able
to finance the road without a bond is
sue or sought to surround it with an
air of mystery. They have been as
open and frank in their representations
business prudence. They feel that they
have a proposition which can be
financed on it's merits without resort
ing to questionable methods.
Nov, when we say that the road will
be financed and built we honestly be-
lieve it. All the necessary details have
been completed. such as location. maps,
profles, estimates of cost and ter
minals. Deeds to most of the rights
of way have been obtained.
when and where, or with whom
final arrangements will be made TO
finance the proposition. we cannot dis
close, but we admit this much: that
we have a definite offer, or more than
one for that matter from capitalists
to place sufficient bonds to construct
and equip the road complete in every
detail. We expect to be able to an
nounce within 60 or 80 days that we
are ready to receive bids for construc-
tion work covering the whole line.
"W. w. SHORTRIDGE,
"Viee President and Secretary Birming-
ham and Chattanooga Railroad Co."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
ULLMAN WILL SPEAK
WEDNESDAY, WEEK
Pesach VIII Be Celebrated Under
Auspices of the Local
Zion Society

What promises to be most entertaining
and interesting evening in the Birmingham
Jewish community will occur on Wednes-
day, April 2S, when the historical holiday
OF Pesach-the emancipation of the Jew
from Egypt and the first proclamation of
liberty to mankind-will be celebrated un-
der the auspices of the Tikwath Zion So
ciety OF Birmingham In the hall of the
Young Mems Hebrew association.
DR.. Samuel Ullman, who has been
strong factor in the establishing in Bir-
mingham of an up to date educational
standard, will be the principal speaker of
the evening. His subject will be AN In
depreciation of Exodus and the Signifi-
canoe of Pesach."
Delightful music selections, consisting
also of Jewish melodies, will add to the
entertainment of the audience, to whom
invitations are being mailed out.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
AT THE HOTELS

John J. Monahan of Mobile, e. Baccard
OF st. Louis and Sam Cohen of New York
are at the Morris.
w. A. Murphy of Helena, Harry Gordon
of columbiana and o. I. 1Iigginbotham
of Decatur are at the Metropolitan.
G. p. Savage of jackson, w. H. Back
of Cleveland, and w. W. Mowery of Bos-
ton are at the Birmingham.
Joseph LELAND of Tuscaloosa, E. j. An
drows of Campbell and w. B. Naff Of
Montgomery are at the Florence.
II. r. yandiver of Fayette, Marshall Da-
Vie of West Blocton and George IL. Gray
of Dayton are at the 1Iillman.
Nj. G. Hubbard of Cordova, T. NJ. Dob
son of Montgomery and ]. X. Jones Of
Memphis are at the Empire.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16


After career In which sensational
events were plentiful, the end cnn'c
abruptly yesterday morning to Roland
II. shugart, the well known attorney,
who was shot and instantly killed an
n pistol fight mt 1850 o'clock at the corr
ncr of Tvvcnty-ninth avenue and Twen-
ty-seventh street, North birmingham.
Hayne Moore, his slayer, was fatally
wounded and mt the point of death
was taken to McAdory's infirmary.
A. II. Moore, a brother of Hayne, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriffs Cole and
McDuff at 1 O'Clock yesterday after
noon ON a warrant sworn out by Curtis
shugart before Judge Benners for MUIR
der. Moore was released late yesterday
afternoon on $4,000 bond.
Shugart and Moore were brothers-ln-
law and the shooting yesterday morn
ing was the result of family feud OF
several months standing. Shugart mar
ried Miss Dixie Moore about one ana
a half years ago against the wishes Oh
her parents, but lately had been separ-
ated from his wife and had lived with
his mother in Owenton. Yesterday
morning Shugart went to North Bir-
mingham as he explained before he was
killed to get witness on case. lie
had seen his witness and was await
ing a car to town in front of George
Brittain's grocery store, corner of
Twenty ninth avenue and Twenty-sev-
enth street. This was at about 7:45
O. clock and Shugart conversed with
several persons while awaiting the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
CARS FOR
CHAMBER EXCURSION
Members of Chamber and Guests
Leave for Harrow Plant Promptly
at 3 O'Clock

Special cars over the Birmingham Rail-
Way Light and Power company tracks
VIII leave the Chamber of Commerce at
y Q clock Friday afternoon for the plants
OF the International Harrow Cultivator
company at North Birmingham.
Ihe industrial excursion which the
champer Is conducting TO this plant Fri
day afternoon is expected to bring out a
large crowd Considerable interest has
already been manifested. The cultivator
OF this company Is a Birmingham made
product and for that reason is being
boosted. II Is also stated by those who
lave ired them that the machine made
py the company is departure from
other similar machines and is marvel
in results obtained.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
JACK MOORE NOW ON
ROAD TO RECOVERY
Prominent Alabamian Recently Oper-
ated Upon in Boston Hospital
Now COnvalescent

The gratifying information was received
in Birmingham yesterday that Jack Moore
of Jasper and Birmingham, who has been
seriously ill in Boston, would recover.
His condition has improved since an oper-
alton was performed by one of the great
est surgeons of the country at hospital
in Boston. He was accompanied to that
city by two sisters and was Joined there
by Walter Moore, his brother, prior to the
operation.
Reassuring messages were received here
yesterday that Mr.. Moore was better and
would recover. That Walter Moore. his
brother, felt so relieved as to return
home today or tomorrow was also under
stood. Jack Moore Is widely known all
over this state and his serious condition
has occasioned considerable apprehension.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
MANY ACCEPTANCES
FOR PERKINS DINNER
Jemison Waiting to Hear
From Financier Before
Making Arrangements

Robert Jemison, Sir. chairman of the
reception committee for tha annual din
Ter Of the Chamber of Commerce. is
awaiting instruction from George w. Per-
klns as 70 his arrival and length of stay
here before any definite arrangements
can be made.
Acceptances to the dinner are stlll com
ing in and 1t is believed there will be
near 200 present ana perhaps more at
She banquet room of the Hotel IIillman
saturday night. George Perkins, financier
and politician of New York, and Dr.
George H. Denny of the University are
scheduled to be the two speakers The
dinner Is to be made an annual event
OF the chamber
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Storm Cellars Popular

Anniston. April I5.-(SpeciaI.)--Ac-
cording to Road Overseer Johnson of
beat I. who was in Anniston Tuesday
afternoon. storm cellars have become
more plentiful in that section than
homes. In several places there are two
storm cellars to every dwelling. Dur
ing the recent storms. Mr.. Johnson
says, Ii was not an extraordinary sight
10 see men and women working side
by side In building the pits and now
they crawl into them. he says, every
time cyclone cloud Is seen in the
heavens
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
BOTH MEN RAN AND
CAUGHT SIGHT OF SHUGART

On the opposite corner of the street
at Madisons pharmacy l. Fl. Moore, Jr.,
and his brother A, B. Moore were also
awaiting a car to town. The car came
bowling down Tewnty- street
and both the Moore brothers rushed out
of the drug store to get on the op-
posite side OF the street to get on the
car. 1t was then, according to eye
witnesses that the Moores noticed Shug-
art standing by a telephone pole.
A few hurriedly spoken words fol-
lowed between Hayne Moore and Roland
Shugart and both drew their pistols and
commenced firing. Shugart was shot
through the heart, causing almost In
stant death. Moore was struck just be-
low the left shoulder blade, the bullet
ranging to the right side of the neck
and lodging just under the skin. The
lungs were pierced.
He fell and crawled on the road to
hide behind a team OF mules that were
drawn up beside the walk. Shugart
sank slowly to the ground by the
telephone pole firing his pistol as long
as his finger had the strength to pull
the trigger. He fell to the ground on
his face with his pistol outstretched
toward his opponent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

could hardly work. At night they itched
and burned SO that could not sleep and it
panied where my clothing irritated them.
.. tried different kinds of remedies, --
Soap, letter cure and also salve. but no
good came from them. Then ! used Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment. After tho first
few treatments felt relief and kept ON
using them for one month. All my awful
sores disappeared and was entirely cured
by Cuticura Soap and Ointment lSigned)
julius Busch. Apr. "a. 1912.
Although the Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are most successful in the treatment
Of affections OF the skin, scalp, hair and
hands, they are also most valuable for every
day use in the toilet bath and nursery be-
cause they promote and maintain the health
Of the skin and hair from infancy to age. Gu
ticura Soap t25c.) and Cutieura Ointment
(50c.) are sold everywhere. Sample of each
mailed free. with 32-p. skin Book. Address
postcard :" Cuticura, Dept 7. Boston
eS-Tender-faced men should use Cuticura
Soap Shaving stick. 25c. Sample lres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
LOVING CUPS WILL
BE GIVEN AS PRIZES
IN POTLATCH PARADE
Routes Will Probably Be
Announced Today or
Tomorrow
OVER $50 CONCERNS
TO BE REPRESENTED
Downtown Sections Putting on Holi-
day Appearance for Events of
P0tlatch Week Are Near
ing Completion

The prizes to be awarded in the par
AIDES of the potlatch festival were an
rounced yesterday by ]. f. Shelby.
chairman in charge of the two big
parades. The routes of the two parades
will be made public today or tomorrow,
or as soon as Mr.. Shelby is able 30
hold conference with Maj. E. J. Nc
Crossin. who has been appointed grand
marshal of the parades.
Loving Cups as Prizes
The prizes are to consist of six sill
yer loving cups in the big Birmingham
on Wheels" parade, which occurs on
the afternoon of the second day of the
festival They will be awarded as fol-
lows;
To the best company display in the
fire department.
To The best fraterna1 float.
To the best commercial float
To the best industrial float.
To the most artistically decorated
private automobile.
To the most uniquely decorated motor
truck
Chairman Shelby stated yesterday
that already over 100 concerns had
signed up contracts for representation
in this big birmingham on Wheels
parade, either by floats or by means
of a decorated automobile. 1t costs moth
ing to enter the parade, there being no
initiation fee whatever. The only cost
is the preparation of the float or the
auto or whatever means is desired to
represent the party concerned. The one
and single idea of this parade is to
artistically portray to the eye a pan
Drama of all the businesses, manufac-
turtles and industries in Birmingham; to
show to the spectator by means of
optical illustration just what Birming-
ham is what she is doing, what she is
thing else.
Parade Two Miles Long
The day parade Will be at least two
miles long and it is stated that the
spectacular night parade on the first
night of the festival viii be practically
as large. These two parades, with the
addition of the Indian ceremony on the
last night at East Lake park, are the
three big features of the potlatch fes-
tival, which with a few more days will
now be in full sway in celebration of
the citys prosperity
Already potlatch decorations are be-
ginning to apear on some of the down
town stores and office buildings and
within the next few days it is expect
ed that a general appearance of fes-
tivity and gaiety will pervade the city
Arrangements for the other conventions
and events of potlatch week are near
ing completion. Birmingham is ap-
preaching one of the gayest and live
liest weeks in her history.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Circuit Court in Decatur

Decatuf, ApriI To- Special .J--Cir-
cuitcourt Is in session here with Judge
D. W. Speak presiding The case OF
White VS.. Chunn Is now on trial and
i quite a sensational case White ac-
scuses chunn with alternating the affec-
tions of his wife and is suing for $40
900 The docket is quite Il large one Al
this term OF the court.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

body. 1t began as little PIN
piles which itched and burned
so that ] had to scratch. Then
IL broke out in little pimpies
ON my arms and knees. They
became larger and larger and
began to suppurate until they
were sores which you could
not cover with your hand.
My arms were so sore that 1
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
Incornoration

SO. .oO0--Hillside Realty company
seneral office in Birmingham: Off
GERS: J. S. Marks. president; J. X. Flem
ing, vice president; J. II. Baker. sec
retary treasurer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
FOUR SHOTS FIRED
BY EACH ALMOST IN
TWINKLING OF EYE
Had Not Seen Each Other Until
Moore Brothers Ran From Store
to Catch Car to City for
Which Shugart Was
Also Waiting

At 2:3O O'Clock this morning
Hayne Moore was still living at
McAdory's fnfirmRry. There was.
however, no hope for him. The
doctors In charge said: s.He Is
very low and not doing at all
well. We expect the end at any
moment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
A. B. MOORE HAS LITTLE
TO SAY OF SHOOTING

A. b. Moore was seen in the sheriff s
office yesterday afternoon following his
arrest on the charge of murder, but re-
fused to make a detailed statement as
to the causes that led up to the shoot
ing. He said Il am all shaken up and
under the circumstances | do not feel
like talking for the papers, 1t is a most
deplorabe affair and the less advertising
we get, the better for the family. AS
to the causes of the shooting it was a
family affair and do not care to discuss
that phase of it. AS to the shooting it,
self. it happened so quickly that | scarce
ly can recall just how it did happen.
My brother and myself were In A1adi-
sons pharmacy waiting for a car to go
downtown. We had not seen Shugart
and had no suspicion that he was any,
where around. The car came along and
my brother and | rushed across the street
to meet 1t. There we saw Shugart stand
Ing by the telephone pole. The next
thing I can distinctly remember is that
both my brother and Shugart were shoot
ing Shugart hit my brother and he fell.
Shugart then turned his pistol on me and
fired three times. | could do nothing but
cover my face with my hands, awaiting
the bullet that would end everything. He
missed me and his bullets hit the win
dows of the pharmacy across the road. /
then rushed to my brother and with the
help of several others carried him over
to the drug store. / cannot remember
coherently anything that followed there
was such EXCITEMENT"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
ARMS |TCHED So
COULD NOT SLEEP
Started on Legs. Came All Over
Body, Arms So Sore Could Hardly
Work. Could Not Sleep. Cured
by Cuticura Soap and Ointment.

Ledbetter. Tex" Three years ago Itch
ing started on my legs and 1t kept coming
upwards to my body until it was all over my
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
FATHER SAYS FAMILY
AFFAIR WAS CAUSE

l. II. Moore, Sr.. was also in the sheriff $
office. but would say nothing about the
shooting. with the exception that IL was
a family affair. He averred that his son,
A. b. Moore. was entirely innocent of
any participation in the shooting. He
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16
SPECTATORS HAD NO
TINE TO INTERFERE

The shooting occurred almost in the
twink1ing of an eye and was over
before the amazed spectators could in
terfere. Both men, 1t is said, shot with
2S-calibre Colt revolvers and We're
about four feet from each other when
the first shots We're fired. There were
powder marks on Shugart's clothes. In
all eight shots were fired, four from
each man.
Ambulances We're soon called and
Hayne Moore, desperately wounded, was
taken to McAdorys infirmry. The body
of Shugart was taken to the UNDER
taking parlors of Mackey & Co., and
later taken in charge by Johns, who
will direct the funeral services this
afternoon from the home of Roland
Shugarts mother, Mrs. Alice p. Shug-
art. Tallulah street, Owenton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-16

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