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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
EXAMINATIONS FOR
THE HIGH SCHOOL

Examinations for the conditioned pupils
of the Central High school for last semes-
ter and for all new ones wishing to enter
will be conducted at the Central High
school on Friday and Saturday.
The following schedule of examinations
have been arranged:
Friday. September 12--1 to 2:3O, mathe-
matics, room $50: $50 To l. English. room
23i.
Saturday, September 13-9 to 1890, Latin,
room 300; 9 to 1890. German. room 104,
to 1890, French. room 234; 1880 to 12,
history. room 292; 10:30 TO II, Science,
room 326
Pupils of the Jpflor High school who
failed last term and who wish to work
off the conditions should report to the
Junior High school on Friday and Satur-
day, when examinations will be given.
This also applies to the new pupils who
wish to enter the Junior High school
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
WILLARD BADLY
INJURED BY BLOW

Tom Willard. carpenter, was assaulted
and struck over the head in an affray at
211iA Sotith Twentyfourth street last
night about O'clock and suffered frac-
tured skull. He was removed to the Hill
man hospital in an unconscious condition
and at an early hour this morning was
still unconscious, 1t is said that his con-
dition is very critical.
Little is known of the trouble between
Willard and his unknown assailant. 1t
is said that Willard, in the heat of the
quarrel, attacked his opponent and was
struck down by a blow on the head from
a stick.
We're detailed TO investigate the affair."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
A FALSE ALARM

Washington, September 9.--A workman
engaged in putting up electric globes to
replace old gas fixtures in Secretary
Bryan's office at the state department
today stuck a lighted taper into a hole
in the ceiling. A loud explosion followed
and the handsomely trescoed plaster came
tllmbling down on the mans head. The
electrician and his companions the only
persons in the room escaped injury.
The incident created considerable eX-
citement about the department.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
American Minister Received

Lima, Peru, September The newly
arrived American minister, Benton McMil-
lin, was received at the palace this aft
erncon by President Billinghurst. Cordial
speeches were exchanged and after the
ceremony the President and the minister
had a lengthy conversation on matters
pertaining to the general interests of the
tive countries
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Deaths and Funerals
Thomas ]. Barrett

Thomas j. Barrett, aged Al years, who
died at his residence In BoyIes on Mon
day, will beA inferred under the auspices
of the Order of Ancient Hibernians and
Woodmen of the World. The services
will be from the residence this morning
with mass at st. Pauls Catholic church.
Interment will follow in Elmwood ceme-
terry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Mrs lanes C. Brown

Tuscaloosa, September Especially
Mrs. James C. Brown died here this
afternoon after an illness bf several
days. > Mrs. Brown was the wife of
Judge James c. Brown, for II years
probate judge of Tuscaloosa county and
al present member of the Alabama leg
islature. She was the daughter of the
late Jesse Maxwell and was born ard
reared in Tuscaloosa. She was 81 years
OF age and was married TO Judge
Brown in 1899. Mrs. Brown is survived
by her husband. two brothers. VI. Y.
Maxwell and j. d. Maxwell and two
children. james, aged y, and Marene,
aged I. Mrs. Brown, was a prominent
member of the First Presbyterian
church.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES

son of Brooklyn. n Y. a boolSmak er.s
clerk, who has been missing since the
Connaught Park race meet. Was found
in a trunk in a vacant house here to-
night The police Immediately began
an investigation.
Decentralization of the
proposed issue by the New York Cen
tral railroad of $167,102.400 81 per
cent mortgage bonds was formally be-
gun today by the interstate commerce
commission. The inquiry was ordered by
the Senate.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Challenqers Eliminated

oakland, Cal, September 9-Clarence ].
Griffin and John r. Strachan, who were
this years challengers of Mclaughlin and
Bundy for the national championship in
lawn tennis doubles. were defeated today
by William M. Johnston and Ella Fottrell
in the final doubles match Of the Cali
fornia tournament "a. Ga, ca
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
LEGAL NOTICES
LEGAL NOTICE


LEGAL NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given By the Board OF commissioner
Of the city OF Birmingham. as provided IN SECTION
i'm Of the Code OF Alabama. that II Is their IN,
tentinn 10 redeem Bonds Nos to }. incuslveA OF
series No 56s and Bonds Nos. and ? of series No.
ass nj the October 1913. interest period by paying
off the same at the Hanover National Bank III tie
CIV Of New York and by paying rs = bonus TO ihe
holders thereof equal TO one-half of the annual
interest thereon for one year .
BY order of the Board Of Commissioners Of the
City Of birmingham at Is meeting q sepie%moer % J.
1913 u :. Ky ALI iliy eierh,
Age Herald. September 10. Il aud q. 1918.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given by the Board Of Commissioners
of the City of Birmingham. as provided In Section
14l Of the Code OF Alabama that 1t Is their intention
to redeem Bond Nos. J. ,. 10 13. including is. ~
and 90 46 20. So to 50, inclusive IS. 81, s2 49, o2
a. including lis. Il and 52 to lj6, inclusive. Of
series Of October 2. 1911 at the October 1918 in
fercst period by paying off the at the Hanover
National Bank In the City Of New York and by pay
ing bonus TO the holders thereof sum equal to
half OF the annual interest thereon for year
u, order Of the Board Of Commissioners of the City
II. :. RYALl.. City Clerk.
Age Herald. September 10. II and "a, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Charles Watson, Jr.

Funeral services over the remains
of Charles Watson. Jr., who died yes
terday at his late residence, 2315 Fifth
ay enue, will be conducted this after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. Intermerl VIII
follow in Elmwood cemetery. The pail
bearers will be II. J. Graham, Ariic
Short. John Pellmorc, Charles j. JUS
tin +. NJ. Stick and Ramp Roszie.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Might Concern zamacona's Visit

in the state OF Sinaloa.
Might Concern ZamacOna's Visit
Washington. September 9.-Administra-
tion officials here said tonight that the
latest communications between Charge
o'Shaughnessy and John Lind probably
concerned the visit to Washington of
Senor Zamacona, who Is due here tomor-
row. 1t was suggested that the Ameri-
can representatives were preparing to
ask the officials of the Huerta govern
ment about the object Of Senior Zama-
cona's visit, with view to making il
known that he would be received unof-
fioially in Washington IL he came for the
purpose of renewing negotiations with
the United States looking to the restora-
tion of peace in Mexico along the lines
indicated In the notes presented by Mr..
Lind. The coming of Senor Zamacona
is awaited with great interest in official
circles, although up to this time there
has been no notice, even of a semi-of-
fieial character that he is charged with
any mission from the government in Mex
leo City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

on Measuring Efficiency in High
School Work.
Mr. Brown in his talk stated that
low and uncertain entrance require
ments caused inefficient colleges, de-
moralized high schools and retarded de-
velopment in the four years high school
course Rigid requirements, stated Mr.
Brown, result in larger per cent of
conditioned pupils and this cripples the
college Strong colleges prcsuppose
strong high schools. Going on he
stated that one condition of strength
ening is granting freedom in adapting
instructions TO the needs of the boys
and girls in attendance He also en-
phasized the fact that the community
demands instructions related more spe
cially to the industrial, social and civic
life of the locality. In closing Mr.
Brown gave some statistics in regard
to the number of units which are re-
CURED at various colleges. Alabama. he
stated, has II units. 13 prescribed and
one elective. Auburn II units, of
which are prescribed. Agnes Scott, Ran
dolph Macon, Smith. and the Univer-
sity of PENNSYLVANIA also received men
ton.
AT the afternoon session Foster Ans
ley, a member of the Central high
school faculty, spoke on "Discip;ine and
Pupil Government" while n. r. Ba-
ker, supervisor of the rural schools,
spoke High School Extension
Work by Survevr
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Walter ]. Feliu

The remains of Walter j. Fe.iu, aged
25 years, who died Mond:ly in a local
inljrmary, were sen- 10 New Drlears
last night for interment by Johns. The
deceased is survived py bis wldc~ and
father and mother
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Teachers Make Short Talks

After concluding his address Mr.
Ansley called on number of the teach :
ers in the section to make short talks
on subjects that he assigned them.
Among those who spoke were Miss
Lou Able Chambless, Miss Lynch, j. S.
Counselman Mr.. Lockhart, Miss Bes-
sic Merrill and Ray Price
In the general section talks were
made during the day by r. Il. Ledbet-
ter on Geography" Miss Lula Brad
ford on primary Methods" BY Miss
Margaret McAdory on Drawing" by
&C. b. Glenn on Reading Circle by-
e. b. Erwin on "Physiology," by f. l.
Blaugh on Music" and by H. F. Bur
russ on English
At the general assembly addresses s
We're made by n. r. Baker, state SUI
pervisor for rural schools. who spok e
ON Lights and Shadows in Education :"
r. E. Tidwell, superintendent of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company s
schools, who spoke on the work done
at the recent institute held on Red
mountain. and W. f. Feagin. chief
clerk of the department of education.
Today J. b. Hobby, demonstration for
the Auburn extension department. will
make an address at the general as
sembly, While tomorrow Henry j. Will
lingham, superintendent of education
will speak. ~.
The programme for today is as fol-
lows:
HIGH SCHOOL.
9:00--Assembly, auditorium
915-"High School Drawing Applied
to Home Decoration" II. f. James
9:45-"Vocational Guidance" H. b.
Graves.
1o:15--'High school Athletics T. S.
Settle.
1s15-"Mechanics of High school
Work." C. A. Brown.
1:45-Address, DIR. George w Macon
2:15-"English in Relation to Other
High School Subjects C. G. Certain
- GENERAL
notwithstanding exercise.
:15-9:45-"History, r. f. Ledbet-
ter
1915 -10.45-"Drawing,' Miss Mar.
garet McAdory.
observation-disclosures" Miss Ellen
Willis.
10:45-l1 l1:15-"Arithmetic,' C. C. Sla-
ton.
11:15-12:15--General assembly.
12:15-1:15--Lunch.
1:15-1 .45--"Agriculture," E. Is. Erwin
1:45- -2:15--"Music," +. l.. Blaugh.
215- 2:45--"The Teacher ard the
Community Miss Rosa Strickland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
MAINE ELECTION GAIN FOR
DEMOCRATS, SAY LEADERS

Washington, September 9-Representa-
tive Doremus, chairman of the democratic
congressional campaign committee, at the
White House analyzed today the results
of the Maine election yesterday as a dis
tinct democratic gain.
Doremus showed that Pattanga1l, the
democratic candidate bellwether. polled as
great vote as did President Wilson in
the same district last fall.
In a district that has always been re-
publican" he said, having elected a
democrat only once since the civil war,
the results show that the democrats more
than held their own"
Mr.. Bryan attributed the result to a re-
turn of large number of progressives
to the republican party. He issued this
statement .
1.-THE Maine election while disappointing
in the failure to elect our democratic
candidate who is a very able and pro-
gressve democrat, is not at all discourage
ing when we consider the figures. The
democratic candidate received within
about 100 of the votes cast for President
last fall. This is a remarkably good
showing, when We consider that 1t was a
special election. The republican victory
was due primarily to the return of a
large number of progressves to the re-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
Spacious Arguments Used

Piedras Negras. Mex, September q
A manifesto which the constitutTonalsts
claim is an attempt of the Huerta gov
ernment to gain recruits by in.imatins
that Mexico is in danger of invasion
from the United States. was received
here today.
1t calls upon Mexicans to arise and
sweep back the certain invasion from
the north.
1t is alleged to have been issued by
the Huerta administration. Constitu-
tionalists also made public a letter To
Colonel Murguia, a leader in the battle
Saturday, when constitutionalists de-
feated the federals at san Buena Ven
tura, inviting Murguia to desert to the
federals.
This letter, signed by Col Antonio
Escoto OF the federal columns at Mon
clava, mentioned. the almost certain
break Of relations with the bordering
republic on the north and the need for
the united help of all good citizens to
preserve the respectability of Mexico.
Federals Are Routed
The execution of an entire federal
column, captured after severe fight
near San Buena Ventura, was official
ly reported to constitutionalist head
quarters today by Colonel Nillarel in
command of a large unit of insurgents
operating in the vicinity of Monclova.
The federal column was met coming
out of Monclova. Villarel said, and ar
ter several hours of unsettled fighting
the government troops hoisted white
flags. They pointed their rifles to the
ground In token of defeat,
When the constitutionalists ap-
preached within a rod the federals
fired. killing II and woundng 43 of
his men The fight proceeded without
quarter, however, he reported, and on
his orders an entire column captured
while retreating toward Monclova was
aligned and shot owing to their bad
faith in the white flag incident
Reports from Cuatrociengas said that
place recently occupied by the constitu-
tionalists had been taken again by the
federals and a large part of town
burned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

Salisbury Branch, Mass.-This sum-
mer resort was swept by fire late to-
day and this evening a church. six ho-
tells and $50 cottages being destroyed
Two hundred thousand dollars worth of
property was wiped out within an area
three quarters of a mile long and 200
yards wide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

sion. A strong rebel movement is reported
in the state of Sinaloa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

New sYork.=President Ralph Peters
of the Long Island railroad was badly
shaken up late today in collision be-
tween his special train and local on
the Long Island road at Bridgehamton.
in which two passengers in the rear car
of the local We're seriously injured
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
NEGOTIATIONS MAY
BE AGAIN REOPENED
WITH MEXICO SOON

Continued from Page one,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone ioos
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

San Francisco.-Orders were received
today from Washington directing Gus
toms officials to return at once to the
British steamer Harlow a quantity of
opium seized when the vessel was here
August 9.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

ottawa--The body of Charles Robin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

St Louis.--Seventeen persons were
injured. four of them perhaps fatally
when Missouri Pacific passenger train
No. s2, which left Kansas City at $50
this morning, was wrecked four miles
east of Bonneville. Mo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10
LICE 10y. Undertaken. Phone 100

SHAW. the Undertaker. Phone .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-10

ST. Louis.-As result of a recent
contract with the United States gov
ernment, 2296 sealskins worth $1,000
600, from the governments catch of
Alaskan seals. arrived in st. Louis to-
day. For more than 40 years the
Alaskan catch has been sent to Lon
don. where the furs were dressed and
dyed
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20
Buying Versa. Observing.

To buy wisely has Its true satisfac-
tica. but just buying" seems to have
Irresistible attraction for the human
mind We were spending golden
hour at the top Of great headland.
Far below the sea showed opal color
and violet light. The clay of the clin
ranged In tone from black. through
red. blue and yellow. to creamy
white; patches Of sweet fern and deli
cate grasses grew in the crannies, glow
Ing green. giving accent and harmony
to the whole. Far below. the line OF
the golden beach. the white curl OF
the surf. were like poetry and music,
and yet among the people who jour
neyed that day to enjoy fair place
only few had time to go out on the
cliffs and revel In color and beauty.
because at a neat little stall there was
a collection of perishabe souvenirs for
sale, and so great was the demand for
them that the buyers had no time to
feast their eyes elsewhere-a proof
that purchasing Is more Interesting to
the majority than observing.-Eliza-
beth c. Billings In Atlantic Monthly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20
Daredevil Photography.

A naval photographer gets many
duckings and. after time. takes them
as matter of course. Being thrown
into the sea isn't considered by him
at all a serious event. 1t, Is during
battleship practice that he encounters
grave dangers. for much Of the work
done at this time Is from the tops OF
the fighting masts. which are at an
elevation OF 100 feet above the sea.
During different practices have taken
my position in these masts in order to
get detailed pictures. Once In these
baskct-llke tops the question Is how to
stick" The gunfire photographs It
self. suppose you wonder what
mean, but 1t Is just this: Every time
the big twelve inch guns fire the aw-
full conclusion they cause invariably
gives the snap to the shutter OF the
camera, and the exposure Is made
r. Muller, Jr.. In st. Nicholas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20

Periods of court mourning are apt to
be regarded with something akin to
alarm by people In the official social
world, for court mourning means to
them submission to published rules
and regulations, from which there Is
no appeal.
In most eastern capitals white gar.
ments are the usual sign OF mourning
and purple is frequently in Europe
given preference to black. Mourning,
of course, is strictly enforced in the
court Of st. James; also In that at
Madrid and In the Austrian court. At
the latter, by the way, etiquette is ex-
aggerated to an extreme.
At the court Of Berlin, where cere-
mony is regarded as the language Of
power, the blacklist Of mourning Is
worn during the day, but not in the
evening. The empress objects to black
evening frocks and insists on her la
dies wearing white dresses trimmed
with black.
In Denmark also black is not allow
cd. but the wives Of high officials and
OF noblemen are permitted to wear a
high peaked headdress when in mourn.
ing.-Pearson's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20

Each watch jewel Is shaped to cir
Gle and bored through the center. each
boring being just little less than the
diameter of the pinion used In the fac.
tory where it is finally to be placed In
the upper or lower plate of watch
Before the jewel gets to the setter 1t
has been put into lathe and by means
of minute steel point covered with
diamond dust and oil the center has
been enlarged to at the steel pinions
which shall be housed in It. In the
hands Of the setter the cylinder is put
into a lathe With moistened finger
the jewel is picked up and placed in
side the cylinder as 1t rests on the tip
oil the revolving lathe shaft. With
pointed tool the setter presses against
the revolving cylinder edge. forcing the
soft metal to overlap and close upon
the sapphire or ruby till 1t is imbedded
firmly In the metal cushion. Then a
pressure upon follower at the other
end of the lathe brings a cutter to bear
upon the metal circumference, turning
It to the exact size Of the Jewel hole
in the plate of the watch. with the hole
in the center of the jewel exactly In
the center Of the metal setting.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20

An Indian custom which adds a pic
turesque touch to the roadsides be-
tween Cuzco and Nachu Picchu. In
Peru, is the presence Of quaint signs
indicating what is for sale In the In
dian huts. A small bunch of wheat or
barley tied on the end Of pole and
stuck out In front Of the hut indicates
that there is chicha IA native corn
beer) for sale within. A bunch of
flowers on the end Of pole also has
the same significance. A green wreath
means that there is bread for sale.
while piece of white cloth or white
paper waving in the breeze indicates
that the wayfarer may here purchase
aguardiente, powerful white rum
made Of cane juice and containing a
large percentage Of raw alcohol.-Ar-
gonaut.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20

weldon Grossmith In From Studio
10 Stage" tells Of bis friend Heather
Bigg. who annoyed him frequently by
asking him for a match while angling
during intensely cold weather. To sup.
ply the request meant pulling In bis
line. christening his macintosh. then
the overcoat and finally the undercoat
But. then. who can grudge 90 small a
thing as match?
The second day we dshed It was pos
tuvely colder. Heather Bigg's pipe
had gone out as usual. "Weedon, got
. matchT
1t suddenly occurred to me he must
have brought matches with him or
how did he light his pipe. so 1 an
swered. mo"
What nuisancer he replied and
drew in his line. undid his macintosh.
then the overcoat and undercoat and
at last took ont box of matches.
Why" ! said, you've got your
matches with you"
"Yes," he replied. but l didn't want
to catch cold getting them"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20

A novel experiment Is that Of grow
ing two hyacinth bulbs together. Two
bulbs are selected which are known
to flower about the same time. al
though In other respects the more d.
verse they are the better. Each is cut
from the crown to the base 9th a
sharp knife In such way that the
central shoot is exposed but not injur-
ed. The two. larger portions Of the
bulbs are then tied together, the cut
portions facing one another. The dou-
BILE bulb is then potted in the usual
way. II all has gone well single
stem comes up. while the flower may
be blue on one side and pink on the
other, according to the coiors Of the
bulbs. The result Is highly mystifying
to gardeners who are not in the
know" The experiment Is often car.
ried out by the Dutch growers and
rarely fails II carefully executed
London Strand.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20
Ships That Kick.

Ask sailor II bis ship Is kicker.
and ne knows well what you mean. for
Il Is about the drst question be asks
when be takes the helm.
Up there on the bridge in rough
weather the man at the wheel has
many tough tussle II his ship. owing
to her constructive lines or ballasting.
Is inclined to be skittish. Sometimes
when rearing at the onslaught OF big
roller the vessel may throw her heels
in the II. the rudder swinging clear
and her propeller racing.
The next moment, sinking into a wa.
terry hollow, the enormous side pres
sure causes violent drag on the rud-
der chains. Then. unless stoutly held
or secured by kicking straps. round
whizzes the wheel. Many seaman.
unable to let go In time. has been
thrown. bruised and battered. to the
deck or. caught by the spokes. has
even been tossed overheard into the
boiling surf-Pearson's Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-08-20

A. to freaks OF memory. Marx Twain
has told ~ Of the pilot who knew ev-
cry bend. creek, current and shallow
In the Mississippi river throughout its
whole mighty length. but could not re-
member what he had had for break
fast Probably most memories are like
that One man know has q memory
that apparently collects only 6gurea
He can always remember your age.
even II he forgets your name. he will
memorizs easily the times Of all the
trains to a given place, but he general
ly forgets the platforms from which
they start Reel or to him a column
Of statistics. and he will recite them
again to You a month later without
mistake, having In the meantime for
gotten everything else about yon. But
then he IL born mathematician. Evi-
IDENTIFY memory Is largely a question OF
lsympat thy. We remember the things
we are really interested in.-London
Chronicle