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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20

What BRIGHT boy or girl who reads
this department can tell why the ice
which forms on rivers or ponds, no
matter how hard the water may be,
when melted always makes soft wa.
ter? We imagine some older folk
would have a bit of trouble in giving
an explanation, although they have
known for years that it was true.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20

The possibilities in the realm of
plant breeding are nicely shown in
some experiments which were CON
Quoted some time ago by Professor
East of the Connecticut experiment
station with the corn plant. BY select
ing seed AMI careful breeding he was
able to increase the protein content of
corn from to 1G per cent.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20

Generally debilitated for years. Had
sick headache, lacked ambition, was
worn out and all run down. Burdock
Blood Bitters made me a well woman
Mrs Chas Freitoy, Moosup, Conn. adv
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow? Liver
perhaps needs waking up. Doan's Regu-
lets for bilious attacks. 25c at all stores.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20
MAHOGANY BAY
FOALED IN 1904 1G HANDS HIGH
WEIGHS 1850 POUNDS

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PEDGREESred by Victor Wilkes; Wilkes by
Hmnon 10 Dam Wilkes Matte Wilkes
George Wilkes Dam of Ben Wilkes Kate
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Grnddam.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1913-06-20
OUR
CLUB LIST

The Register and Toledo Blade.
full of good reading, a National
Weekly, 81 rs
The Register and McCalrs Maya
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price, including one pattern, 81 so
The Register and Mirror and
Farmer, an excellent Farmers
Weekly, 81 rs
The Register and New York Tr-
bune and Farmer, weekly of
great value to farmers, 81 SO
The Register and Tri Weekly
World, popular with everybody,
and taken largely, VI 65
The Register and Metropolitan
Magazine, regular 81 so monthly, 81 IS
The Register and The Country
Gentleman, old, conservative and
reliable, Be SO
The Register and The Albany
Times Union, daily of excellent
reputation, in touch with New
York affairs. $335
Boston Evening Record and Mid
dlebury Register one year for So so
The Designer and Register
for $3.50
The Delineator and Register
for So 90
The Woman's Home Companion
and Register for 81 10
Harper's Bazaar and Register 81 85
Modern Priscilla. Ladies' World
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debury Register 81 SIS
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and Fireside 81 80
Good Housekeeping and Middle
bury Register 81 90
Red Book and Middebury Reg.
lister So 90
Middlebury Register and Catholic
News 81 SO
e THE ABOVE RATES are for subscrip,
tions inside the State. An additional 25
cents should be added to outside the
State subscriptions.
Middlebury Register and Farm
and Home 81 35
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
SUMNER SCHOOL AT
MARION TO OPEN
Be in Charge of School at
Marion Institute

Marion, June 27.-(Special. 1.-The
summer school of the Marion institute
will open next Tuesday with prospects
for a large attendance. 1t is expect
ed that every section of the state will
be represented by both young men and
young women. Young women will be
admitted to the summer school of the
Institute and college students and can-
didates for college entrance and ad-
vanced standing are being attracted to
Marion because the institute Is spe-
cializing in college courses, business
courses and army and navy courses,
while normal courses and teacher train
ing certificate work are being left to
the other excellent summer schools now
being conducted in the state.
Prof. C. S. Johnson of Harvard uni
versity will be director of the summer
school, Professor r. C. Jeter from the
University of Michigan arrived Monday
to take up his work with the institute
and Prof. Otto Koppius has returned
from the University of Chicago to teach
in the summer school. Miss Ida e. Rob-
ertson will have charge of the busi-
ness department with two assistant in
structors.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
SECOND REGIMENT
TO CAMP NEAR HERE
Col. Charles r. Bricken Spends Day
Looking for Encamp-
ment Site

In all probability the Second Alabama
regiment, Alabama National Guard, will
go into encampment next month at some
point in the immediate environ of Br-
mngham.
Charles r. Bricken of Luverne, colonel
of that regiment, is in Birmingham at
the present time. Yesterday he said:
i have come to Birmingham for the
specii1c purpose of looking over the field
with the end in view of bringing the Sec
ond regiment into encampment here.
nope TO get a position near enough to
the rifle range at Boyles to permit the
boys to indulge in target practice
The colonel will remain in the city to-
day. lie has completed an inspection of
the Warrior guards, located at Tusca-
loosa. For some time that command has
been in shaky condition, and it was feared
that the company would be mustered out
OF the service. Recently practical reor-
ganization was effected, however, and
Colonel Bricken states that the company
VIII be given another chance. The COM
pany will hold an election of officers in
the near future.
Colonel Bricken is one of the best known
military men of the state He is con-
vinced that following the reorganization
of troops, which at the present time Is
under way, the guard in Alabama will be
more proficient than ever before.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
COURT OF APPEALS HANDS DOWN
DECISION IN THE MINTO CASE
Affirmed in Part Reversed in Part and Remanded Was Action
Case of Mimic at Montgomery Vino Was Given Peni-
tentiary Instead of Hard Labor Term for Keeping
Gaming Table-Chef Justice Walker
Writes Opionion in Case

Montgomery. June 21-(Special.) )-Af-
frmed in part, reversed in part and re-
manded was the action taken by the Ala
bama court of appeals this afternoon in
the case of Mike Minto against the state,
which was appealed from the Montgomery
city court.
The Minto case has attracted considera-
BILE attention during the past few days by
reason of the fact that the defendant t.as
released by Judge Castor Gunter of the
Montgomery city court ON a writ of ha-
beas corpus, which was asked for on the
ground that Mimic had been improperly
sentenced.
Minto was convicted by the Montgomery
city court of the offense of keeping a gam
ing table, and was sentenced to six
months in the penitentiary. The case was
taken to the court of appeals and was af-
frmed by that tribunal, after which it te-
came known that mistake had beea
made in sentencing Mimic to the peniten-
tiary instead of TO hard labor for the
county.
An effort was then made to have M!nto
paroled, but this application, having been
denied, a petition was filed with Judge
Gunter for q writ CT habeas corpus and
was granted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
ORDER TO REMOVE
SHACKLES MEETS
WITH MUCH FAVOR
Governor Receiving Many
Letters Commenting Him
for Having Shackles Re-
moved From COnvicts

Montgomery, June 27.-(Special.) )-Gov-
ernor O'Neal is receiving a large number
of letters commencing him for his recent
convicts. These letters are from all Sec
tions of the state, and many of them con-
tain expressions of fulsome praise for the
stand which the governor has taken.
Some of he governors correspondents
declare that from q humanitarian stand
point he could have done nothing that will
more improve the health and condition of
the convicts ttal his order for the re-
moval of shackles. 1t has been repre-
sented tc him that the convicts working
the roads have been much handicapped
by reason of the fact that they wore
heavy iron chains, and that they will now
be able to render much better service 10
the county and state by reason of his re-
cent order.
Several of the letters which the COVER
nor has received nave come from Dallas
county, whore convicts have been working
The public roads fo- years The record of
this county in the management of CONVEX
labor is probably unsurpassed by any com
nunity in the United States.
Shackles were taken off the Dallas
county convcts more than a year ago,
and although that county has had at
times as many as 100 convicts working
the public roads. the loss has been less
than three-fourths of l per cent. In a
letter received at the capitol from Dallas
county, Superintendent Stringer, who has
charge of the convicts of that county, de-
clared that convicts had not been
! shackled for Is months, that he had lost
| less than / per cent of the convicts, and
| that the health and general condition of
| the men he worked were excellent.
! According to Superintendent Stringer a
doctor had visited the convict camp twice
Yin the past six months, and that the
| health of the convicts was considerably
better than before they were put on the
| roads.
| The governor is much pleased that his
I recent action has met with so much
| favor on the part of the people of the
state, and he believes that the removal OF
| shackles from convicts will bear excel
| lent results in all sections of Alabama.
| His order applied to all classes of con-
| victs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28

The next move on the part of the state
was an application by the attorney gen
eral for the withdrawal by the court OF
its former decision of affirmance, and TO
remand the case for new trial, This
application was granted and the case mas
been remanded to the end that the defend
art be sentenced as authorized by law.
The opinion in the case was written by
Chief Justice Walker. who said in con-
clusion:
AS it has been found. as was stated in
the opinion heretofore rendered, that no
error was committed which would war
rant reversal of the judgment of con-
viction, and as the error pointed out al
fect's the Judgment appealed from only
so far as concerns its imposition of pun
ishment, the former Judgment of affirm
ance will be set aside and a judgment
will be rendered affirming the judgment
appealed from except TO the part OF
it which deals with the sentence to be
imposed upon the defendant reversing
such Judgment as to that part of 1t and
remanding the cause to the end that the
defendant be sentenced as required by
law"
In addition to handing down decision
in the Mimic case, the court of appeals re-
versed and remanded the case of viii
Watts VS.. the state. appealed from the
Colbert circuit court. and affirmed the
judgment of the Selma city court in the
case of Yancey Davis and Millard Davis
against the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
ROBERT JOHNSTON
PAYS THE PENALTY
Negro Hanged in PickenS
for Murder of Another
at Reform

Carrollton, June 27.-(Special Rob
ert Johnston, colored, paid the penalty
of his crime upon the gallows here this
morning for the killing of another ne
gro, Sam Howard, at Reform, on the
line of Mobile and Ohio railroad, the
early part of the year. Johnston met
his death calmly. the trap having been
sprung by Sheriff Gunter at $40 and
he was pronounced dead by attending
physicians at S:25.
Immediately after Johnston received
his sentence he was taken to Tusca-
loosa for safe keeping, but came near
making his escape, along with other
prisoners. soon after being locked up
there, but fortunately the delivery was
discovered in time to be prevented.
Johnston rested fairly we'll the night
before his execution and ate a light
breakfast, but became somewhat nerv-
Gus a short time before the arrival of
the hour, but soon composed himself
His body was buried in the potters
field by the county, none of his relatives
being on hand to claim it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
POOR SHOWING IS
MADE BY TEACHERS
Out of 4037 Who Took EX-
aminations in April
Only 1924 Pass

Montgomery, June 27.-(Special)-
Out of total of 4037 applicants for
teachers certificates who took tho
April examinations 1924 were success
ful according to an announcement made
Friday by superintendent of Education
Henry j. Willingham.
The low percentage of successful
candidates for licenses to teach school
IN Alabama is believed to be due to
the fact that many of the applicants
were young girls, some of whom were
not more than 16 years old and had
hardly completed the first years work
in high school
The percentage of applicants who re-
ceived first grade certificates was yerv
low. Nearly all of the candidates who
made application for licenses took the
examination for second and third grad.
certlhcates, the large majority of them
applying for the latter grade.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Weather Conditions

Birmingham, June 27.-G p. m.)-Pres-
sure conditions have remained stationary
over the southern states and the greater
portion OF the great central basin during
the past "a hours. Areas of high baro-
meter overlie the gulf states east of the
Mississippi valley. Low pressure areas
overlie the north Atlantic coast and the
western half of the country.
The weather has been cloudy and rainy
over the northern tier of states from
ocean to ocean. and over the southern
country west of the Rocky mountains
Fair and very warm weather has been
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
COURT UPHOLDS THE
FULL CREW LAW

court of Pennsylvania affirmed today d
lower court, upholding the constitutional
ity of the full crew law" The Penn
sylvania railroad, which sought to re-
strain the state railroad commission from
enforcing the law. claimed it would in
crease the roads expenses nearly half a
million dollars annually without provid-
ing additional safeguards for the travel
ing public.
The law is similar to those of Arkansas
and Indiana which have been passed
upon by the United States supreme court.
1t requires an extra brakeman on all
passenger trains of more than three cars
and all freight trains with more than 80
cars
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
PREPARATIONS FOR
FAIR IN BALDWIN

Bay Mlnette, June 27.-(SpeciaL)- y
The officers of the Baldwin County
Fair association called a meeting of
the stockholders for Thursday after
noon at which time the election of new
officers was to have been taken up and
plans formulated for the coming year
but owing to the fact that a quorum
was not present the meeting was put
off until "Wednesday of next week. The
officers are very anxious to get the
matter started again this year in
plenty of time and expect to make the
fair this year surpass that of last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
COMMISSION SENDS
!. LIST TO ASSESSORS
Amount of Franchise Taxes
This Year Will Total
$4,000, 1000

Montgomery, June 27.-(Special)--
The state tax commission is busy send
ing out to the various county tax as
SCISSORS and city clerks a list of the
franchise assessments of corporations
doing business in the state. The COM
mission recently completed the fntangi-
BILE assessments of corporations, and
during the past two weeks the members
of the commission have been appor-
tioning these assessments among the
various counties and cities in which
such corporations are doing business.
The total amount of franchise taxes
| fixed by the commission for this year
lis approximately $25.0O0.OO0. an in
crease of $1,0O0,o0O over the assess
ments for last year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
COTTON NERVOUS
DURING PAST WEEK
Prices Ease Off Under Cen
eral Realizing-Full
Crop Needed

New York, June 21.-The cotton market
has been ncsvous and unse,-Sed during
the past week, with prieG sing off
under more CT less general ne ng. Old
crop months broke sharply owing
to circulation of July notices, timated
at about 1900 bales, but new deliv
cries have shown a steadiness o. UNDER
tone owing 10 continued covering and re-
ports of trade buying on comparatively
moderate dips. The steady old crop sit
Gation and the continued activity of nill
conviction that full crop of cotton will
be needed neXt year and while there has
been a tendency in the trade to take a
favorable view of prevailing weather con-
ditions. it is considered too early in the
season for any feeling of certainty as to
the actual yield. The government crop
report TO be issued at noon on July 9 will
give both acreage and condition as of
June %.
been somewhat conflicting, but most of
the advices received have indicated
some Improvement in the outlook and
the local trade is talking an official
condition figure of around 81 or 50 per
cent comparing with 79.1 per cent last
month and S04 per cent last year. This
would suggest a fair Improvement for
June but with the most critical months
still ahead there appear to have been few
trade disposed to base aggressive
be operations on the new crop out
look The houses with Liverpool and
continental connections, which were
heavy buyers in the local market last
month have been selling steadily dur
ing the week. but it is rumored that
part of the July notices were taken up
by international houses and the small
local stock has doubtless been a factor
in restricting sales for short account
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
SAGE PRESIDENT
FIELD TRIALS CLUB

Montgomery, June 26.-(Special.)-
Announcement was made today OF the
organization of the National Field
Trials club, which will hold annual
trials at Letohatchie. A. G. G. Sage
of New York is the president of the
new club, and II. r. Edwards of Cleve-
land is the secretary. The directors of
the organization are men of prominence
in all sections of the country.
The first trials of the new, club Will
be held during the week beginning De-
cember 10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Engagement Announced

Carrollton, June f2I-(Special.) DIR. and
Mrs A. b. Metcalfe have announced the
engagement and approaching marriage of
their daughter, Miss Vote, to Mr.. George
b. Stoffregon of Rome, Ga, the wedding
to occur on July 23 at the First Bap-
T tist church in this city. Miss Metcalfe
is a charming young lady and during
her short residence in Carrollton has
made for herself numbers of friends. Mr.
Stofffregen is young business man OF
Rome, Ga, who holds a responsible po-
sition with the City National bank as
bookkeeper and assistant cashier.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
STOPPED DISCUSSION
DURING FUNERAL
Preliminary Hearing of G. H. Bailey,
Who Shot c. w. Saunders at
Admission, Comes Up Monday

Admission, June 27.-(Special )-Dscussion
OF the date for the preliminary hearing
of G. III. Bailey, who shot c. w. Saun-
ders on last Saturday evening, was post
poned Friday morning by the attorneys
interested in the case, while the funeral
OF the deceased was in progress at the
First Methodist chuch.
The hearing was set for Monday after
noon Thursday. shortly after Mr.. Bailey
mad been served with a warrant charg-
ing him with murder, following the death
of Mr.. Saunders, but it is said that the
date will probably be changed to Tues
day morning, Judge II. D. Merrill to
preside.
Beside Tate and Arnold the defendant
has employed, Knox, Acker &, Sterne,
f. T. Wharton and Blackmon, Merrill
d Walker to assist the defense. Solci-
tor Tunstall will be assisted by T. C.
Sensabaugh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
SAND MOUNTAIN
POTATO CROP MOVES
First Shipment, Two Car
loads, Made to Chicago.
Bring Is Cents Bushel

C,adsden, June 27.--(Special.) )-The
movement of the Sand Mountain potato
crop has commenced. Yesterday the first
shipment. two carloads, was made to
Chicago Farmers are paid rs cents a
bushel for the product loaded on the
cars.
Governor ONeal today granted parole
to Charles II. Manning, who was con-
victed of violating the prohibition law
and sentenced to serve six months at
hard labor. a.
j. B. Wadsworth, president of the
Etowah Trust and Savings bank, ac-
companied by his family, has gone to
Waynesville to spend two weeks. lie
is making the trip overland in an auto
mobile.
Temperature in Gadsden yesterday
reached SO degrees.
Announcement has been made that the
Second Baptist church will give It's
annual excursion down the river on
the steamer Alabama on July 10.
Capt. George e. Sedberry. examiner
of public accounts, who has been in
vestigating the records of local county
officials, completed his work here yes
terday and left for Montgomery. He
made no statement as TO the condition
in which he found the books.
The Standard Steel company has made
an exhibit of it's product at the eX-
hibition hall Of the chamber of COM
merce There are 1856 different kinds Of
nails and staples and more than 80 diff
ferent kinds of bars, shapes and rails.
Ties are being laid for the Gadsden,
Lookout Mountain and Bellevue rail-
road. Loui Hart, promoter of the line,
stated that cars will oe in operation
within 10 days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28

general over remaining sections, except
the gulf coast west of the Mississippi
delta, where showery weather has con-
tinUed. At p. m. temperatures have
changed but little over the interior OF
the country since Thursday night, but
day readings have ranged somewhat high
er in many districts. Maximum tenn
peratures exceeded so degrees over near
ly the entire interior of the country east
of the Rocky mountains. /.
In the cotton states, thunder showers
occurred in portions of Texas, Louisiana,
Georgia and Alabama, but fair weather
has been continued in most sections. No
change in present coalitions is indicated
for this section Saturday.
Summary OF observations made at Uni
ted States weather bureau stations,
June 81:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
RECTORY PURCHASED
BY EPISCOPALIANS

Decatur. June 27.-(Special)-St. Paurs
Episcopal church has bought the d. b.
Morrow residence, at the corper of Wells
and Walnut streets. They will hold it
to be used as a rectory for the church
later on This church has not had
rector for a long time and has been closed
They expect to have rector in the very
near future. They have one of the best
houses of worship in the Decaturs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
PENNSYLVANIA Assembly Adjourns

Harrisburg, Pa, June 21.-The 12Oth
session of Pennsylvana's general as
sembly adjourned tonight after having
been in session since early in January.
Among the more important acts of
legislation were a public utilities law,
a statewide primary measure bill
reducing the hours Of employment for
women to 10 hours a day and 81 n
week, and resolutions ratifying tlve fed
eral amendment for the direct election
of United States senators and propos-
ing woman's suffrage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
CHARLES GILLOCK
TAKES OWN LIFE

Louisville, June 27.-Charles Gillocl OF
Nashville, who has been connected with
horse racing for a number of years. killed
himself by shooting here today
Gillock was a brother of George Gillock,
owner of the Maplewood Stock farm at
Nashville. A letter found in his pocket
indicated rejection of his attention to
Mrs. Anna Brown Klusmeyer of Louis
vile contributed to reasons for taking his
life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Five Deaths From Heat

Chicago, June 27.-Five deaths and
numerous prostrations were attributed
in Chicago today to the heat wave
which shows no signs of soon dimin
shing. At p. IN. the temperature
was a fraction over SO. The weather
report said the warmest place in the
country was Pierre, S. D., where the
was fO4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
TWO KILLED IN
SMELLING PLANT

Knoxville, June 21.-Francis NJ Gallo
way and L. Bascum Styles, employees of
the Tennessee Copper company at Copper
hill, Tenn, were killed in the smelling
plant at that place when a runaway
freight car dashed down an incline and
crashed in upon the men who were work.
ing in a pit. A third employe named
Beavers was seriously hurt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
PERRY FARMERS IN
ANNUAL REUNION
Prominent Marion Citizens
Attend Barbecue as the
Guests of Farmers

Marion. June 27-(Special.)-- )--Members of
the Perry county farmers union are hold
ing its annual barbecue and reunion to-
day at Iveys school house, 10 miles east
of here Quite a number of Marionite;
have gone to take part with the farmers.
L. {. Rogers and G.. E. White have Just
arrived from Honey Grove, Tex, to visit
relatives in this county after an absence
of 25 years
Ihe continued drouth in this section
OF the state has greatly damaged the
early corn crop; While cotton has made
rapid growth