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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
NEW YoRK's BRITISH QUARTER
There Is Quiet Corner of Manhattan
Where the Cockney Dialect Reigns

New York, August 23.-tSpe cial -
The British, like the French and the
Germans, love their own quarter of tho
city Here, south of Fourteenth street,
is almost the only part of New York
where you may hear the Cockney dia-
lect. A few millions of New Workers
do not suspect that any such quarter
exists, but it must have been familiar
to many prosperous British resident
in the days when he was a homesick
newcomer glad to find the mutual COM
fort of the mother tongue" among his
fellow Britons in the characteristic re-
sorts of the region.
For a generation or more saloon
of the quarter, not many years ago
owned and conducted by a man with
characteristic lowland Scotch name and
a taste for the ruder sports that Brit
ons love. has been the resort of Eng
lishmen, Scotchmen, Welshmen, rarely
of Irishmen. and never, except by acci-
dent of anyone speaking foreign
tongue. Here unmistakable Britons OF
many types gather to eat luncheon
of cold roast beef off the joint. drink
the imported English malt liquors, talk
horse and scan the ticker for news of
the races while yet racing hourished as
a tolerated form of commercialized sport
in New York.
The talk Is OF snort rather than poll
tics. of Great Britain rather than
America. The place has long been a
sort of second home to the homeless
newcomer, though. it begins TO show
signs of coming change. The British
quarter would still be an admirable
place for an English speaking man to
live If he wished to disappear from the
ken of the great world uptown.
All over the less active streets OF
the quarter are sunny, respectable look
ing houses of no great size where lodg-
ings may be had within stones throw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
BARONS OFFERED CRUISE TO
HA VANA TO PLAY CUBAN CLUBS
AFTER CLOSE OF THE SOUTHERN
NEGOTIATIONS NEAR COMPILE
TION-BARONS WILL DECIDE
DEFINITELY sOON-THIRTEEN
TO MAKE VOYAGE
BY REUBEN A. LEWIS

QUOTATIONS are nearing COM
~ pletIon to insure a trip to cuba
after the close of the Southern
league season for the Birmingham club.
Promoter Jiminez has extended an Of
fer to the Birmingham team to make
trip to the Antilles and the Barons
have expressed themselves as being IA
vorably impressed with the voyage to
Havana
The plan of the party is % take
1S players, which will include three
pitchers and two eatehers. The party
will sail for Cuba late in October,
reaching Havana on November l. Tif-
teen games will be played during the
month Of November, and the players
Will return home on December 1.
The New Orleans club made the trip
to Havana last season and had a won-
derful time. The Pels announced that
they We're treated finely by the pro-
moters and fans, and enjoyed the play
during the fall. Rafael Almeida's club.
the Havana Reds. and E1 Neddare's
team managed by Marsans. will play
| against the Barons should they accept
composed of the best talent OF the Is
land and htey put up lively bat
tie Last year the two Cuban clubs de-
teated the New orleans club quite fre-
quently.
Several members OF the Barons have
expressed willingness TO make the Jour
ney and the contract probably will be
signed next week. Manager Molesworth
has been requested to accompany the
cub to Cuba but 1t is probable that he
Will be unable TO make the trip.
AS to who will direct TIE club in event
Molesworth is unable TO go there is bit
of uncertainty. But 1t Is probable that
Ellam will be designated to act as leader.
Pitchers FoXen, Prough and Gregory will
compose the pitching staff. as Hardgrove
Will be unable to leave. Mayer and Cliff
ton will do the receiving while the regu-
lar intield and outfed Will probably COM
plete the party Carroll will probably be
included in the party.
A final decision VIII be rendered soon.
After the Barons, the Cuban clubs Will
meet two major league clubs.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Brigand as Chemists Assistant

Milan, August 23.-tSpecial Gal
enda. the notorious Calabrian brig
and, is again on trial at Catanzaro
assizes in the same grim iron cage in
which, in the year 1868, he heard his
condemnation to 80 years hard labor
for murders. Hardly had he shaken off
his shackles than he was hauled before
the Monteleone assize court TO expiate
an outrageous crime for which he
served five years in Brndisi convict
settlement.
Calenda then expressed his intention
of settling down quietly. This he did
until 1905, when he heard that a young
fellow named Maori had made boast
concerning Calendas beautiful niece.
Mad with rage. Calenda waylaid him
with gun. The shot missed: but r
few nights later Maori was found
pierced through the heart.
The brigant disappeared; and in his
absence he was sentenced to 20 years
imprisonment A few days later a shep
herd stumbled across couple OF
bodies on the mountain where Calena
was know to be in hiding. The two
murdered men had given evidence
against him. They had been shot In
the back by bullets of pattern that
Calenda was carrying. The judicial
authorities increased the penalty TO one
Of lifelong Incarceration. and cara
DAiiieii NciS ulSpdlclieu 10 Scpuf lne
mountain businesses in hopes CT cap
turing him.
Meantime alenda-furnished with d
false passport--was on his way to New
York. No more was heard of him till
1911, when an Italian detective. drop
ping into a Brooklyn pharmacy, rec
ognized the eX-brigant in the chemists
assistant. Hence his expulsion from the
United States and his reappearanee to
answer for two murders and two at
tempts at murder This is the fourth
time. that the court has been occupied
in Judging his blood deeds.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
RANKS THIRD
IN THE SKIRMISH MATCH
Alabama Team Finishes Third in Evans Skrmish Match
Clopton Wins Individual Honor-Herrick Cup to
Iowa-High Scores Made

made a score of 1926, but they did not
shoot for prizes. This score beats the
Palma score of last year, which was
1720.
Shooting in the championship revolver
match opened With three teams lined up
Colorado Won with a score OF l0o7. a
worlds record score for this match. New
York was seconh with gl6 This match
was shot on the 50-yard slow fire and
the 50-Nard rapid fire, with 10 shots each
for record.
The final stages of the Evans service
skirmish match today gave the victory
to the Oklahoma team when it downed
Oregons first team, which landed sec
ond place. Alabama took third place.
This match opened Friday with eight
teams. The % men who finished with
the highest score in the Catrow cup match
will be lined up to shoot for positions
on the Palma team early in the week.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
WALKER MEMORIAL
WINS THE PENNANT

The aggregation of ball tossers rep
resenting the Walker Memorial Meth
odist church, won the championship p
of the A division of the 1913 Sunday
School Baseball league yesterday aft
ernoon, by defeating the Avondale
Methodist team. to 3.
This is the second game of the trl-
angular post-season series for the
championship of the league. Last Sat
urday Walker Memorial ovcrwhelm-
ingly defeated the North Birmingham.
team in the first game. BY winning
yesterday, Walker Memorial not only
won the championship title, but a large
loving cup as well.
On Labor Day the Avondale team will
play the North Birmingham team at
Avondale to decide which shall rank
second in the championship series.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Mrs. ]. |. Hausman

The remains of Mrs. ]. I. Hausman.
who died in Minter City, Miss, Friday
afternoon, arrived in Birmingham at 8
o clock last night. and were taken to the
residence of her daughter, Mrs. Hughes
B. Kennedy. $3.50 First avenue, Wood
lawn. She is survived by her husband,
j. I. Hausman, three daughter, Mrs
Hughes b. Kennedy, Mrs. viii McEwin
and Mrs. George Bilbe, all of Birmng-
ham, and three sons, Albert Hausman
of Birmingham. Eugene Hausman of New
York and Walter Hausman, who is in
Cuba. The funeral services will be con-
Quoted from Grace Episcopal church,
Woodlawn, this afternoon at O. clock, in
terment following in Forest Hill ceme-
terry. The following will act as pail
bearers Robert Fuller. Dan Carmichael,
r. c. Buckshaw, r. X. Kennedy, II. j.
Davis, Irby Mcdonald, Harry Colmer and
o. p Fontain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

Camp Perry O., August 2S.-Ry win
ming the Presidents match today, Capt
w. H. Clopton of the one Hundred and
Thirtieth United States cavalry. IS the
champion individual military rifleman
of the United states. In this match
he has "A score of 266. Corporal c. b.
Long of Massachusetts, Won second
place. with go points. Last years
record of 2S5 was beaten 81 points.
The Herrick cup match, which opened
Friday morning on the 500 and 900-yard
ranges. was concluded today on the
1000-yard range, resulting in a victory
for the Iowa state team, which scored
1927 points. The Massachusetts team
was second with 170Z.
The "Usterwasers" team, composed OF
eight of the best shots which the United
States had lined up a few years ago,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

thusiast except probably the miners them
selves.
1T will tend to debar any team from
joining the association that is not com
posed of miners Soccer football lay dead
for number of years in this state and
was only revived about Il year ago. The
best football talent in the district Is To-
Gated in Wylam and Ensley Judging from
the record last year To debar Ensley
from taking part in the association games
woulr be unfair indeed and a great dis
appointment to the hundreds of football
enthusiasts in this district who love the
game regardless of occupation.
81 sincerely hope the rumor will not
materialize and that the Alabama Foot
ball association will remain intact and
flourish and have a most successful sea-
son for 1894"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Soccer Football Season
VIII Open On Labor Day

The Soccer football season win open on
Labor Day and the officers of the Ala
bama Football association are preparing
the schedule of games. The season last
year was very successful, Wylam winning
the pennant in the first division and Ems
ley in the second. 1t has been rumored
that a change in the name of the associa-
ton was being contemplated, but nothing
definite at this time has been done.
In this regard, James Brimmer of Ems
ley makes the following statement:
1T is rumored that the Alabama Foot
ball association is to be renamed, the Ala
bama Miners Football association Such
a change would be unfortunate in my
opinion and unfair to every football en-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Deaths and Funerals
J. H. Wetmore

Funeral services over the remains of
j. II. Wetmore, aged so years, We're
conducted yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock from the family residence, 1909
Eighth avenue. north. Interment fol-
lowed in Oak Hill cemetery. The de-
ceased died after an illness of a week
of pneumonia.
For the past 10 years Mr. Wetmore
had been chief auditor of the First
National bank, and was well known
among business and banking interests
of Birmingham.
The deceased is survived by his
mother, Mrs. T. G. Wetmore. n brother.
Robert f. Wetmore of Atlanta, and a
sister, Mrs Laura Stone of Kansas City.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
John Dennie Whitmore

John Dennis Whitmore, the 4-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albra Whitmore
died yesterday morning at O'Clock at
the family residence, 1O4 North Fifty
fifth street. Funeral services will be con-
Quoted from the home this afternoon at
o'clock with interment in Forest Hill
cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Negro Purse Snatcher

Carrie Jones. negro, had her purse
snatched last night about $50 o'clock by
an unknown negro, at Alley T and Nine
teenth street. The woman's pocketbook
contained about So in cash, her weekly
wage as a washerwoman, and several
knickknacks.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Dies in Oklahoma

Scottsboro, August 23-(Special.)
Word has Just been received here of
the death of t. c. Hardy at his home
in Martha, Okla. For many years MIR.
Hardy was a prominent and influential
citizen of this county. He leaves a
wife and three daughters.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
lin Wiley Killed

Jim Wiley, negro was shot and killed
last night at II 80 o'clock at his home ia
First avenue and Thirty-second street.
VIII Milhouse is sought by the police in
connection with the killing. 1t is alleged
that Millhouse entered Wiley's house and
fired at Gussie Jewel, a negro woman,
When Wiley interferred he was killed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Two Houses Burned

Two negro houses at Avenue r ana
Twenty-seeond street were completely de-
stroyed by fire of an unknown origin this
morning at o'clock. Fire companies Nos.
and 4 answered the alarm and soon
had the blaze under control The dam
age is estimated at $500
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Quick Resentment

FrOm the Washington Star.
''What a graceful dancer your daugh-
ter is" breathed the insinuatins youth
Sir" replied the alert mother. II
mant you to understand that my daugh-
ter dances only the latest dances. She
learned several years after graceful
ness went out of style"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
BRAVES BUY TWO
FROM ROCHESTER, CLUB

Boston, August 23.-Pitcher
John Quinn and First Baseman
Charles Schmidt, both of the
Rochester team OF the Interna-
tional league, have been bought
by the Boston Nationals and
will report for duty next Tues
day. Quinn formerly was with
the New York American team.
Schmidt is the biggest man phys
ically in the International
league.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

of one or another quiet, shady little
part of lower Manhattan. Bleecker
street would be the anchorite's shop
ping district, and he would find here
and there endurable restaurants. In
deed, a man with a taste for study and
the quiet life might do far worse than
to bury himself In the British quarter
under a vow never to venture outside
the limits of Its soothing domain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Gnnd Advice

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger
Speaking of etiquette, did you send
the dollar for those advertised instruc-
tions on What to do at Table,
Yes"
what did you get?"
"A slip with one word printed on it:
Eat
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
NEGRO CONFESSES
TO MANY THEFTS
West Brooks Arrested by
Detectives DarneIl and
Warren Last Night

West Brooks, said by the police TO be
a notorious negro burglar. was captured
last night by Detectives Warren and Dar-
nell on Eighth avenue. between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, about o'clock.
When arrested the negro had in his pos
session a suitcase full Of stolen property
and later at headquarters made com
plete confession to the detectives of his
criminal activities of the last two years.
The negro was placed in the city jail
charged with burglary and grand larceny
in three cases. There was no bond set
for him as his record is being investi-
gated. Chief BodelSer was greatly pleased
at the capture by Detectives Warren and
Darnell and complimented the officers
highly.
West Brooks two years ago disappeared
following a burglary at the Abbott Jew
elry company's store on Second avenue.
A large reward was then offered for his
capture. but his eluded arrest and went to
Cincinnati where he remained until a
few months ago when he came back to
Birmingham and, according to his confess
sion, began robbing pressing clubs of the
clothes left in their care.
The most recent burglarles of Brooks
are the Birmingham Athletic club job of
three weeks ago when he stole 50 suits
of clothes; the burglarizing of a pressing
club at Second avenue and Nineteenth
street last Wednesday night, in which he
secured II suits of clothes and therobbing
of pressing club above the Monarch
s,.d Txva
tieth and Twenty-first street, Friday
night in which the negro got about 20
suits of clothes. The clothes. Brooks as
sured the detectives, had a ready sale in
the country about the mines and the
locks on the Warrior river
He stated last night that after robbing
the pressing club last Wednesday night
he wrapped all the suits in a large bed
sheet and then walked north up Nine
teenth street, past police headquarters
with his huge bundle of stolen property.
This was at about clock at night. The
negro even had the effrontery to inquire
of an officer as he passed by the city
hall the direction of Sixth avenue
In his confession last night which was
sworn to before a notary public, Brooks
admitted nearly score of burglaries
about Birmingham In the last three
months and many out of the city. His
methods We're that of professional sneak
thief and all his robberies were marked
by their boldness,
According to his confession he was re-
markably successful.
His capture last night occurred near a
place where Brooks admitted he was head
ed to sell the clothes and jewelry he had
in the suitcase. However the detectives
who had been on the trail of Brooks night
and day for over a week, cut short this
sales trip. He will be kept in the city
jail until tomorrow morning when a war;
rant will be sworn out for him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
PERSONAL

Secretary w. C. Radcliffe of the Cham
Der of Commerce VIII spend today In
MONTGOMERY, where he will accoson~ ~
tho good roads tour over Montgomery
county. He will return tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
LICE 10y. Undertaken. Phone 7ss

JOHNS Undertaking Co. Phone 1902
SHAW. the Undertaken. Phone 9
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24

< TsGoT1ArIoNs are nearing COM
N pletion to insure a trip to Cuba
utter the close of the Southern
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-06-06

THE BOW AND ARROW.
Of flint In the cock and snapped I.
against a steel plate. This struck of
sparks which fell into the fash nan
and fred the charge.
a Minister Takes 4 Hand.
Jumping over to the year 1907, We
have the Rev. Alexander John For
sythe. Ill. D.. getting his patent pa
pers for something far better than
even the steady old iint He had In
vented the percussion system. In some
form this has been used ever since.
Caps and srssehloadsrs.
Primers were tried in different forms
called "detonators." but the familiar
little copper cap was the most popular.
But now we come to another great de-
Velopment. the breechloader.
Although found in a crude form an
far back as 1887. 1t wasn't until fixed
ammunition came into use that the
breechloader really came to stay, and
that was only the other day. You re-
member that the civil war began with
muzzle leaders and ended with breech.
leaders
France Contributes Cartridge idsa.
Houiller. the French gunsmith. hit
on the great idea Of the cartridge. II
you were going to use powder. ball
and percussion primer to get your
game. why not put them all into a
neat. handy. gas tight case? Simple
enough when you come to think of It
like most great ideas. But it required
good brain stun to do that thinking.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-06-06
THE ROMANCE
OF MODERN ARMS
A Refusal and What Came Of Il.

iI~3WO men, a smith and his son
i both named Eliphalet Rem
I@5S 3S5 ington, in 1915 were workine
busily one day at their forge
In beautiful lion gorge when, 90 ira
dition says. the son asked his father
for money to buy rife and met with
refusal The request was natural,
for the surrounding hills were full of
game. The father must have had his
own reasons for refusing, but-IT
MADE REMINGTON ARMS!
Eliphalet junior closed his frm jaws
tightly and began collecting scrap iron
on his own account This he welded
skillfully into gun barrel, walked NJ
teen miles to Utica to have it rined
and finally had a weapon of which he
might we'll be proud.
In reality 1t was such a very good
gun that soon the neighbors ordered
others like 1t, and before long the
Remington forge found itself hard at
work to meet the increasing demand
Several times each week the stalwart
young manufacturer packed a load of
all the way to Utica. where a gunsmith
rifed and finished them At this time
there were no real gun factories in
America. although gunsmiths were To-
Gated In most Of the larger towns. All
gun barrels were imported from Eng.
land or Europe
A Machine TO Save He oheuldsrs.
The broad shoulders Of Eliphalet
Junior must have ached under his had.
for his busy brain soon devised ma
chinery with which. he could do the
rining for himself. Thus the forge be-
came a complete gun factory. receiv-
ing material 40 scrap iron and turning
out finished rides. Shotsuns also were
made. Up In the gorge was ledge Of
red sandstone This furnished the
drst grindstones, which ground down
the barrels to proper form BY power
from the brook. Thus father and son
worked away brlskly. creating a'brand
new American industry.
Bursting the She'll.
In 1928 the same year that the elder
Remington met his death through &C
cident, the business outgrew the little
shop by the brookside-burst its shell
like seventeen year locust"-and
bought a large farm near the Erie ca
nal. There today the great plant
stands
In "A New Chapter In an Old Story
several pages are given to the thrill.
Ing story Of the part played BY the
fast growing industry In map chang
Ing wars and In the progress Of ma.
lions the world over.
Ammunition Now Receives Attention.
1t takes more than a perfect gun to
make good shooting-the ammunition
also must be right. So It was only
natural that. spurred on BY the lessons
OF the civil war. the country should
look for metallic cartridges for the
new breechloading arms. Marcellus
Hartley. prominent In the arsarms and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1913-06-06

VO men. a smith and his son,
both named Eliphalet Rem
ington, in 1915 were working
huSi1v ono dav a. thoir <or0o
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-08

once paid could not BE refunded, and
this view was shared Thy the attorney
genera1's' pffice. When the case, was
submitted. 10 Judge arthur early In
April twol lawyers from the attorney
generals office were here to assist
County Attorney Capell in the fight.
The total amount of taxes ordered re-
funded under the courts decree
amounts to. S9.OS5.O4. with interest at
s per cent from the date OF the
courts decree. This sum includes
$1.122.57 in taxes paid in 1907, 3d.
N5SO2S paid in 1908, s2,5S6.02 paid in
1909 and s2.796.17 paid in 1910.
The bank in It's suit also asked the
refund of taxes paid during 1911 and
1912 under a new law similar in eff
feet to the statute nullified by the
supreme court but this feature Of the
action was later dismissed without
prejudice. The entire case will re-
main on the docket for such farther
order as may become necessary
After the old law was declared void,
another statute was enacted by the
general assembly remedying the de-
fects contained in the first and pos
sessing the same general taxing power.
This law was upheld by the court here
in a ruling of some months ago in a
test case instituted by the First Ma
tional bank. and has since been ap-
pealed to the supreme court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-08
KNIGHTS MEET NEXT WEEK.
Iowa Knights Of Columbus to Hole
Annual Convention at Mason City.

Iowa Knights Of Columbus to Hold
Annual Convention at Mason City.
Special to Times Republican.
Mason City, May S.--The. program
has been issued for the annual state
convention of the Iowa knights Of Co.
lumbus to be held in this city on May
10 and IA. as follows:
TUESDAY, MAY IS.
s:30-Delegates assemble at X. C.
hall and march in a body to mass.
9:00-Soemn high mass at ST. Jo-
seph's church. Sermon by Most Rever-
end James John keane, archbishop of
Dubuque.
II: o0-Opening of state convention
in X. C. hall. Address of welcome,
Hon. John Stanton, mayor.
12:O0-Adjourument for luncheon.
1:30-Meeting of state convention in
X. c. hall.
:3O-Baseball game, Marshalltown
council VS.. Mason City council.
S:3o-Reception and ball for dele
gates and members.
WEDNESDAY,, NAY IA.
S:00-Solemn requiem high mass for
deceased members.
9:30-Auto ride about Mason City
for delegates and visiting ladies. Autos
will leave from hotels.
1O:SO-State convention continued in
X. c. hall.
12;00-Adjournmen for luncheon.
1:30-State convention in X. c. hall.
4;00-Troley ride to Clear Lake.
S:3O--Dancing party i'll X. c. hall.