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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
NO FUNERAL PLANS
FOR N. LOWENSTE|N
Body Held Until Arrival of
Parents from Indiana
DEATH IN COLLISION
Two Motorcycles Crashed Into Auto
mobile on Twenty first Street and
Two Others Were Injured Be-
sides Lowenstein

Funeral services over the remains of
Nathan Lowenstein. aged % years, who
died of concussion of the brain at St. Vim
cents hospital Saturday night at 10 o clock
following collision between a motor
cycle which the deceased was riding as
passenger and an automobile at Ave-
nue. E and Twenty y-frst street. were not
announced last night. as the parents of
Lowenstein had not as yet arrived in
Birmingham.
The aceide.r' which cost Nathan Low
enstein his lie was spectacular aecord-
ing TO the numerous witnesses. Low
enstein. when the motorcycle struck the
automobile and his companion, IT. C..
Brown an advertising solicitor of Tile
Ledger, who was driving the motorcycle.
went hurtling through mid-ar complete
ly over the automobile, landing on their
heads several feet on the other side Both
were knocked unconscious
According to accounts an automobile
belonging to the Birmingham Ice Fac
tory and driven by John Osborn. with
passenger named Louis r. Botsal, were
going south on Twenty-hrst street, and
II. c, Brown, with Iowenstein as a pas
senger ON a tandem motorcycle, followed
closely behind by Walter MesseroIl. a
collector for The Age-Herald. on another
motorcycle, were coming north on Twen-
ty-first street.
The automobile driven by Osborn is
said to have suddenly turned without
warning into Avenue u. going east and
in twinkling both oncoming motorcycles
had crashed into the automobile. There
was rending sound as the tenders of the
automobile and two motorcycles were de-
molshed and In a few seconds above the
noise of the excitement arose the sub
dued groans of three injured men
1t was seen from the first that Lowen-
stein was badly hurt, as after he recov-
cred consciousness he was delirious and
had only few lucid moments. Brown
was also injured badly, suffering a broken
hand, wrenched knee cap, a wrenched
back and severe bruises over his body
He and Lowenstein were at once re-
moved to the st. Vincent's hospital in
the automobile that had caused the acct
dent. but Messeroll, who was only badly
bruised, elected to go home instead of
to the infiimary
At the infirmary Browns injuries were
dressed and after a few hours he left
but Lowenstein became more and more
delirious and at o'clock Saturday night
he went into commissions from which
death relieved him at 10 O'clock
Nathan Lowenstein was well known and
was employed as city salesman of the
Birmingham Macaroni factory He re-
sided at 1906 St. Charles street and had
no relatives in Birmingham. His par
ents and a brother live I'm Bremen Ind
and they are expected i'm Birmingham
this morning to arrange for the funeral
service of their son.
Last night it was stated that owing to
the circumstances of the collision Coro-
ner c. L. Spain would undertake an in
yestigation this morning Chief of Po-
lice George III. Bodeker also stated that
lie would have his detectives look into
the matter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL
ASSOCIATION MEETS

The regular quarterly meeting of the
North Birmingham Sunday School asso-
citation was held yesterday afternoon in
the North Birmingham Presbyterian
church with all six of the Sunday schools
composing the association represented.
The meeting was called to order at 8
o'clock by W. d. Moore, the newly elected
president. Following was a devotional
service. The features of the programme
rendered were the talk on adult work by
Mrs e. p. Green, teacher of Glass No. II
of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church,
and the furnishing of items the pro-
gramme by the various schools participat-
ing in the meeting. The address of Mrs.
Green covered every phase of adult work
and was very interesting.
The Sunday schools which participated
in the meeting We're the Twenty-hrst Ave-
nue. Baptist. Twenty-first Avenue Method
list. Park Avenue Baptist. North Birming-
ham Presbyterian, Mount Vernon Meth
odist and the North Birmingham Chris
tian.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
VICTOR LAWSON|S
DROWNED BY DIVING
INTO WEST LAKE
Body Recovered By a Man
Named T0ister and All Eff
forts at Resuscitation
Were i'm Vain

Victor Lawson, aged % years, one Of the
foremen of the steel plant in Ensley,
was drowned yesterday afternoon at
about 3 o'clock in West Lake, a resort
near Bessemer, following high dive in
front of the bathing pavilion from the
diving ladder. His body was recovered
about 10 minutes afterward by a youth
named Toister, and great efforts were
made for two hours to resuscitate Lawson
to no avail. Later his body was turned
over to the Jacobs Undertaking company.
This is the second drowning within few
weeks on Sunday afternoon at West Lake.
According TO accounts received of the
drowning In Birmingham last night, Law
son Yves in bathing alone at the time
of the tragedy. The boy Toister was
sitting in the bathing pavilion watching
Lawson with mild interest, and saw him
climb the diving ladder to it's top, about
10 feet above the water, where balancing
himself, he dived off. Toister watched
for Lawson to come to the surface, and
after a short interval he noticed Lawson
come up and splash about in evident great
distress.
Toister at once notified the park
Keeper. a man named j. II. Puch, that
man was drowning in the lake. The
guardian of the park at first thought
Toister was joking, and that someone in
the water was playing pranks with him.
Toister quickly donned a bathing suit and
dived at the point where Lawson had dis
appeared and came up with the dead
man. Then the work of resuscitation be-
gan, but it was in vain.
Coroner c. l.. Spain was notified of the
drowning and stated that he would con-
duct an inquest over the remains this aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock.
Victor Lawson seems not to have been
well known in the district, although it is
said that he went to West Lake with
large number of friends from Ensley.
He is said to have boarded in Ensley at
Harich's and worked as a foreman in
the steel plant His former home is said
to have been in New York, where all his
relatives are.
No funeral arrangements were an
nounced last night and the remains were
kept in the undertaking parlors of Jacobs
in Bessemer pending hearing word from
the dead mans relatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
A CHANGE OF MIND
By CHARLES II. MANDY

At the camp mentioned above Captain
MeCrossin was officer of the day and
while in that capacity "bawled" out
for some breach of discipline. The man
got sassy but not for long for by the
time Captain Mac got through with him
he was as meek as a lamb. Going back
to his own quarters he informed his
superior officer, a young lieutenant,
of the incident, and as men with
fancied grievance will sometimes do,
he enlarged on the incident to such an
extent that the lieutenant decided to
take the matter up personally with the
captain.
With fire in his eye and a determine
tion in his mind to "have 1t out with
Captain Mac he sought the latters
quarters and made inquiries for him.
In the meantime Mac had reached his
tent and divesting himself of his
blouse and equipments picked up
sledge hammer that had been used for
driving home the tent pegs and began
to swing 1t around as though 1T was
a walking stick. The hammer weighed
about Is pounds, and Mac would throw
it high In the aid with his right hand
and eaten IL IN MS lett. lie repeated tHlS
several times and performed many
other stunts. Just at this point the
young lieutenant appeared. Where is
Captain McCrossin?' he asked in the
most aggressive manner. "There he is"
replied the man he questioned. point
ing to Mac, who was at that time
swinging the sledge hammer with the
dexterity of a drum major twirling his
baton. us that the man who jumped on
your" asked the lieutenant Yes, sir"
came the reply The young fellow
watched Mae for fully two minutes;
his aggressive manner vanished like
dew before the morning sun; while fools
rush in where angels fear to tread" he
was no fool; he turned to the man who
had complained and said. "On reflection,
| am not sure it would be proper for
me to take this matter up with Captain
McCrossin as he out ranks me as an
officer, in fact. the more I think OF it
the surer l am that our Captain is the
man to take 1t up. You refer the matter
to him" The incident, however, ended
right there. 1t was very evident that
the young lieutenant had that quality
that Shakespeare said was greater than
valor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
J. w. MOORE


be shooting the chutes, paAdling the
boats and doing the figure IS" and other
joy instilling and innocent past times
at East Lake Amusement park. The
barbecue banquet Will start, however,
soon after the sight-seers arrive at the
park and they'll have to hurry to take
In all the outside shows The car ride
begins at the Chamber of Commerce
b building at O'Clock Wednesday even
ing and will arrive at the park about
$3.50 or g.
Delegates to Register
As the merchants arrive in the city
Wednesday morning every man is ex-
pected to go to the convention head
quarters at the Chamber of Commerce
building and register There he will be
tagged with a tag bearing his name
and the town from which he comes, he
will be given a ticket to the enter
tainment features of the convention.
an official programme and an official
badge branding him as visiting North
Alabama merchant. 1t is stated that the
tickets which will admit the dele
afternoon for the excursion around the
Birmingham district will be in the
shape Of regular railroad pass, such
as is used by railroad officials.
The reception communities will be on
hand all Wednesday morning at the con-
sention headquarters greeting the dele
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25

Discretion Is an admirable trait of char
acter and anyone endowed with II to
marked degree rarely fails to make his
mark in his chosen calling, vocation or
profession. or balls by the wavside while
travelling along the journey of life The
dramatist who, in the long ago dwelt and
dreamed by the banks of the placid Avon.
says that the greater part of valor is
discretion and like many of the sayings
of that immortal bard it has been oft
proven true.
The story is familiar of the fellow who
hustled up to a crowd of men and in
threatening manner said: "Show me the
man who struck my brother Billy" Il
did" replied big, brawny six foot Irish
man; what about It," It did not take the
would-be serapper more than the fraction
of minute to size up the situation, like
wise his seemingly willing antagonist so
his beligerant manner vanished and he
said. We'll, hit him again" His bump
of discretion was evidently well devel-
oped.
This calls to mind an incident that hap
pened at a military camp at East Lake
when Capt. e. j. McCrossin was in COM
mand of the local cavalry organization.
There is no man connected with the mill
tary circles of the state that is better
known than Captain McCrossin, his mag
nificent physique and martial bearing at-
tract attention whenever he dons the uni
form of his former command, as he some>
times does on military occasions. He has
probably officiated as grand marshal in
more parades and pageants than any man
in the south and were he to wear all the
medals and insignia that has been be-
slowed on him he would resemble an Eu-
ropean grand duke or General Miles in the
height of his glory.
As a youth Ned McCrossin excelled in
athletic sports, where strength and agility
were required, and today he is a magnifi-
cent specimen of physical manhood, even
though the major portion of his hirsute
adornment has gone where the woodbine
twineth." He is a striking example of the
effects Of an abstemious life and good
habits as we'll as the benefits of physical
culture, which he has praeticed all his life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
WEEKLY NAVAL
STORES REVIEW

Savannah. Ga. August 24-Turpentine
was firm during the past week. closing
yesterday at 39s4 to 40 cents as against
36ls cents last Saturday and 39% to 10
cents year ago. Sales for the week We're
5o34. Receipts for the week were 5s75 as
against 5755 year ago. Shipments for
the week were 796 as against S992 year
ago. Stocks are sS,941, as against 37,s45
last year. Stocks increased 1929 during
the week.
Rosins for the week were firm advances
of from to 10 cents being noted on the
lower grades; upper grades stationary
Sales for the week were Is, I95. Receipts
Tor the week We're 1856, as against 49,
go last year. Shipments for the week
were 11.250 as against 30,549 last year.
Stocks were III, $40. as against 105,1u last
year. Stocks increased 2975 during the
past week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
CONTINUED DROUTH
INJURING COTTON

Eufaula. August 24-(Special) )--Heat and
continued drouth have continued TO do
heavy damage to the maturing cotton
crop in the past week and reduce the
month ago promised. The section in the
immediate vicinity of Eufaula has not
suffered much from lack of rain. but the
outlying sections cannot say as much.
The territory lying to the east of the
city was on it's fourth week Of unbroken
drouth until Saturday when a shower
came up and afforded some relief. The
drouth has caused the crop to burn up
badly in some spots and has practically
stopped the growth OF late cotton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
GEORGE B. M'CARON
NAMED RECEIVER

Livingston, Mont, August e4.-George
p. McCaron of Livingston yesterday
was appointed by District Judge Law
receiver of the property, mines, mills
and water power plant of the Montana
Consolidated Gold Mining company, in
corporated. for $100oo00o, and having
property alleged to be worth half mill
ton.
The petition, filed in behalf of the
stockholders in West Virginia, Pitts
burg, Atlanta. New York and Montana.
alleges an attempt OIL the part Of J. I
Barney of Chicago to deprive stock :
holders of properties and charging him
as secretary with obtaining & sale of
the property by fraud.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25

in the convention two-days' programme.
every feature of which has seemed to
have particular appeal to them. They
all want to hear the addresses Wednes-
day night, they all want to take the
car ride through the residence districts
of Alabamas largest city, and they all
want to visit the steel mills and the
mineral district surrounding Birming-
ham.
Staid and dignified men who for1years
have done nothing less dignified than
possibly watch a baseball game or play
checkers next Wednesday evening will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
ADJUSTMENTS
Vaudeville at Orpheum

Continuing the vaudeville offerings such
as that of last week, the orpheum will
present five act bill this week with three
Zig features and original, first run exclu-
sve Kinemacolor motion pictures. with
three changes of programme for the pic
lures during the week. There will be
matinees daily at 2;30 and two perform
ances nightly, at 1880 and O'Clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
Fire at Sam w. Oliver Residence

The residence of Sam w. Oliver, 172l
Thirteenth avenue. south, was considera-
bly, DANA ged by fire and water early last
right The family was away. and the
cause of the blaze is not known though
it apparently originated in the upper Sec
ton of the residence, as a considerable
portion of the roof was burned Off
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
"Vict0ry" at Majestic

The war drama, victory taken with
the aid and permission of the navy lie.
partment and sanctioned by the Secretary
of the Navy as being approximately a
correct showing of modern land and
naval battle, is this weeks motion picture
film at the Majestic theatre There will be
matinees every afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock
and two performances nightly, at 1880 and
. o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
Decatur Home Robbed

Decatur. August 24-(special. burglars
entered the home of Luther c. Neeiy in
Fairview Friday night and secured about
$40 i'm money. The thief evidently knew
where the money was, as he ransacned
only the trunk where he found it. Blood
hounds were put on the track but could
not trace the burglar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
Hundred Thousand Dollar Fire

Tayler, Tex, August 24.-Fire early
today destroyed the warehouses here
of Swift e. Co. Hewitt Hardware COM
pany, the Ritcher Furniture company,
and Ifoch Hardware company. The loss
is estimated at 100000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
RECEIVED By Pope

Rome. August 24.-The pope re-
ceived today in private audience Rt
Rev. J. NJ. Laval, auxiliary bishop of
New Orleans.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25

this law, or repeating 1t, so that the
distress 1t entails as now administered
can be abated. Ought not the suffer-
ings of so many of his constituents who
are pronounced guilty yet not. guilty
incite our commissioner to come to
their relief? In our distress 1t will not
do for him, with all his legal learning.
to sit by and give forth in enigmas his
opinion after the citizen who looks to
him for immunity from distress is
caught in technical trap.
81 shall be only too glad to pay my
fine for being guilty but not guilty il
the commissioner of Justice will take
upon himself the service I have been
asked to render in getting a verdict as
to the meaning and validity and effect
of this law on the rights and duties
of the pedestrian. If the law Is in need
of amendment to relieve this distress.
he can do in few days what it
would take me several months to ac-
complish What says the commits
sioner?
"a J. DICKINSON"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
NEGRO SERIOUSLY
SHOOTS BROTHER

Will Neely a negro, was seriously shot
with a derringer pistol yesterday after
noon about O'Clock by his brother, Ho-
bart Neely. The bullet passed completely
through Wills arm and entered his body
in the right side. 1t is expected that he
win die. Hobart Nicely was arrested by
Detective Carl Ray.
The trouble that lead TO the shooting
was domestic one, according to eye wit
nesses, who were in the negro shack oc-
cupied by the Neelys at Twenty-fifth
street and Ninth avenue, north.
Detective Ray was reading The Sunday
Age-Herald on his front porch at Fit-
teenth avenue and Fifteenth street, north,
when he noticed an excited negro hurry
ing by on his way to Enon Ridge, and the
arrest of the culprlt followed. He was
brought to the city jail where a charge
of assault with intent to murder was
placed against him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-25
Where

Is the money you have been
earning for years? Has It
cost you every dollar of it to
liveg These are pertinent
questions, but the man who
answers them honestly to
himself will feel the time has
come to start a savings ac-
count with this bank, save
for the future and get quar-
terly interest. Think it
over.
The First National Bank
"a National Bank for Saw
ings'
Capital and Surplus
$3,000,000
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22
KING PETER, SERVIA,
TO ABDICATE SOON

Geneva, Switzerland, May 22.-King
Peter of Servia intends to abdicate as
soon as he possibly can after peace
between the Balkan states and Tur-
key has been signed. He plans to re-
turn to Geneva where he lived for
many years before he was called to
the Servian throne in 1908 after the
murder of King Alexander and Queen
Draga.
The Servian monarch's intention be-
came known when his em;ssary urrlv-
ed here to find a suitable residence
for his majesty. Crown Prince Alex
ander and Prince George, the king
sons. were educated here and his ma
jesty, as Prince KarageorgeVltch'
made many Geneva friends, with
whom he correspondent regularly.
The health of King Peter who Is
50 years of age, has broken down, II
is understood, as a result of the war
with Turkey and he wishes to end his
days in peace in Switzerland.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22
PULLMAN, WASHINGTON,
PLANS MANY STREET
IMPROVEMENTS

Pullman has awarded the contract
of laying 10 blocks Of paving on Col
lege Hill and 13 blocks on state
street to the Warren CONSTRUCTION
company.
In choosing Bitulithic paving Pull
man neonre have followed the exam
pie set by most other cities and towns
IN the Northwest Bitulithic paving
commends itself to the man who
meets paving bills for two reasons
economy and beauty, included among
which is service.
Streets paved with bitulithic insure
a future free from repair bills, while
the handsome bitulithic streets ada
much to the beauty of any city. For
horses and automobiles, bitulithlc is
the ideal paving. While smooth and
even. it affords horses a foothold and
prevents automobiles from skidding'
both of which are useful in the ex-
treme.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22
LEBANON COMMENCES
LAYING BITULITHIC

Active work has commenced at La
banon and 1S blocks of bitulithic paw
ing are being laid in the thriving val
ley town
Lebanon carefully considered the
matter of paved streets and before
awarding contracts made a thorough
investigation of paving materials in
use in other cities and towns.
Bitulithic was awarded the contract
on account of several important rea-
sons-prominent among them being
that bitulithic is noiseless, lasting and
durable-free from ruts and chuck
holes and a paving material which In
other cities has proven itself specially
free from constant repair expens-
es
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22

The home of good pictures. Fri
days change of program.
The Stronger Sex" Vitagraph A
society drama featuring Miss Leah
Baird. Women exercise a strong in
fluence over men for good or bad. In
most instances men are the weaker
sex, but in this case young man re-
sists the charms of a designing wo-
man and proves himself the stronger.
His uncle an elderly gentleman, is
married TO a young woman and she
fails and the young man proves him.
self a man of honor and trust.
"a Reluctant Cinderella" Edison.
This is a delightful and novel COM
edy, set in two planes. above and be-
low the table. When the mouse ap-
pears it reaches the third plane.
The Counts Will Pathe. Oc-
tava Handworth and Walter Crane
have the leads in this we'll conducted
offering.
''The Haunted House" Kalem.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22

smile that had won him his nickname
and called back to the other inmates
of the death cells a cheerful good
by. Charles Becker, the former New
York police lieutenant, and the gun
men involved with him in the Rosen-
thai murder were among the IA who
answered.
The murder of which Happy jack
was convicted was that of Patrick
McBreen known as PADDY the
Priest" a New York saloonkeeper,
who was shot while standing behind
his bar on the night of October B.
1911.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22
ADJUSTMENTS
The Orpheun.

An exceptional good program for
Fridays change.
Wanted, a Strong Hand. Vitagraph
Featuring Miss Norma Talmadge and
Hughie Mack. His daughter has the
upper hand His step-son proves a
strong hand and she improves under
his influence
The Sneak Kalem. Featuring Miss
Alice Joyce and Mr. Tom Moore in
a gripping drama. The young and
irresponsible brother of a beautiful
society girl is about to become the
unwilling tool of disappointed suit
OF, when an unexpected incident
GSwarts the scoundrers purpose.
An Innocent Informer, Edison. a
young girl unwittingly exposes her
fathers moonshine outfit to win the
reward for her lover. When she
found out what she had done she
forces him to rescue her father from
The revenue officers.
The Crazy Prospector. Essanay.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-05-22
near Republic. They often told friends

near Republic. They often told friends
they wanted to die together.
Laura, sc years old, died of tubeu-
culosis May 3. Alice, SO years old
succumbed to the same malady May
Q, and on May 12, Melissa, 65 was in
stantly killed In runaway accident
while she and her brother II. M
Scovell, were driving to Republic tc
take train for Spokane, where an
other sister, Mrs. r. E. Otis, desper-
ately i'll with tuberculosis. can live
but a few days, according to ply
sician.