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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
CONSIDERATION OF
REPORTS CONTINUED
Appropriations Made By
Negro Bishops for De-
nOminatiOnal Schools

Consideration of the educational report
which was submitted by S. q. Atkins
of Winston-Salem, the educational sec
retary of the Zion connection was by
far the most important item of business
coming before the African Methodist
Episcopal Zion board of bishops in semi
annual session of the Metropolitan 9sion
church.
The African Methodist Episcopal Zion
church supports Z schools, the best
known being Livingstone College, Sails
bury, n c., founded by the late DIR. ].
c. Price.
The total valuation of the property
of these schools is estimated at $3.50, 900.
Tor which out of the general funds, the
church appropriates $4,000 and the bal
anee is secured by contributions from
the local conferences and conventions.
The secretary estimates the average at
tendance of these schools at about 5000.
The bishops appropriated 1920 to meet
sionary enterprises which was ordered
distributed as follows: Harlem church,
New York. $3.50; Livingstone College
$3o00 missionary interests $500; Elizabeth
City church s275; Lomax-Hannon High
school S275; Jacksonville church $500; SYRIA
cuse church 500; Jackson, Miss. church
500; for publication house $500.
At the afternoon session consideration
of the report of the educational secretary
was entered into.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
REFUSES TO REVEAL
HIS ACC0MPL|CES
Leader of the Automobile
Bandits Questioned in
Chicago

chicago, January Thames Perry,
confessed leader OF automobile ban
dts, who have committed a score of
daring robberies in the last two months,
was questionedd by the police again in
the hope he might disclose the names
of his accomplices today. The prisoner
firmly refused to reveal their identity.
Admission by Perry that it was he
who fired the shots at Policeman Fred
erick Sticken, who was wounded by
automobile bandits, led to an enigmatic
situation. He already had identified Al
bert Charest and James Mitchell as the
robbers who shot him.
Charest and Mitchell were charged
with attempted murder but both deny
this. The prisoner was taken before
Sticken. who was unable to make
positive Identification of the prisoner,
even after the latter had corroborated
the shooting. you're wrong; I'm the
fellow who, shot you that night" Perry
said. 1T Was pitch dark and l guess
you We're excited. You were game. I'm
sorry l shot you" Using a lead pen
ell for revolver, Perry went through
the gyriations of the attack on the
policeman. He frequently paused to
ask If that was not the way 1t oc-
Cured. Sticken admitted that the de-
scription of Perry of the shooting was
accurate. When confronted by As
sistant Commonwealth Attorney Mar
vim e. Barnhart who was held up IN
front of his home In November Perry
laughed. He said
You are the first man I robbed
Barnhart declared Perry was not the
man who robbed him but after Perry
had described every detail of the hold
up the assistant attorney admitted the
prisoners story.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18

FRUIT JOBBERS
ELECT OFFICERS

New Orleans. January 17.-After at
tacking dishonest dealers, discussing
the express companies and other mat
ters of Importance. the Western Fruit
Jobbers' association convention elected
officers and adjourned to meet next
year at Kansas City. The delegates and
their wives were guests of local job
bers tonight at a banquet at the Athe-
naeum where covers were laid for 1000
persons.
The officers elected were: Samuel e.
LUX, Kansas City, president; E. H. EN-
cry, Ottumwa, Ia, first vice president;
C. B. Bills, Sacramento, Cal, second
vice president: T. A. Cargill, Houston,
Tenn. third vice president; w. D. It'd
we'll Denver, secretary, and w. M.
Roylance. Provo. Utah. treasurer. e.
J. Mcnamara, Kansas City, was elected
sergeant at arms
Tomorrow will be given over to en-
tertainment. the visitors being taken
for voyage over the harbor. Lunch
con will be served aboard the vessel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
TO TEST TITLES
OF OIL LANDS

Washington. January 17.--Suits to test
the title of hundreds of thousands of oil
lands in the west with values running
into the millions will be filed at Los An
geles by the federal government within
a few days. Assistant Attorney General
Knaebel today instructed Federal Attor-
ney Mccormick at Los Angeles to begin
proceedings against the 16s claimants to
oil lands in southern California said 20
be valued at $4,000 an acre. Other suits
will follow testing the legality of the oil
land Withdrawals made by President Taft
September 27, 1909. When questions were
raised as to the power of the President
to make the withdrawal, Congress gave
him specific authority. President Taft
again withdrew the lands. Between the
first and second Withdrawals many claim
were filed for the lands under the miner
al law. The government holds that the
first withdrawal as well as the second
was legal and that the title to these val
uable tracts is lodged with the United
States government.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
PUBLISHERS MEET
COMES TO CLOSE
Election of Officers Ends
Convention in New
Orleans

New Orleans January 1L-Concludins
two days convention the Southern Puo-
fishers association and the Southwestern
association of the Associated Press elect
ed officers today and adjourned. Apouf
90 editors and their wives will sail to-
morrow on the steamship Atenas for .
trip to Panama. All were guests AZ
luncheon today at the Country club. fol-
lowed by a trip on the harbor.
The Publishers association elected A.
F. Sanford, of the Knoxville Journal and
Tribune. president; F. w. R. Hinman Of
the Jacksonville Times Union. vice presi-
dent and William Clemeps of Birming-
ham, secretary-treasurer.
The Southwestern Association of Assoc
ciated Press elected d. r. Barbee, man.
aging editor of the Mobile Register. presi-
dent, and j. M. Thompson, publisher of
the New Orleans Item. secretary. Harry
T. Warner of the Houston Crexas) Post
was elected president of the Texas, Okla
homa and Arkansas division and D. P.
Toomey, managing editor of the Dallas
News was elected secretary.
These organizations will meet at Mobile
next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
FORD IS OPTIMISTIC
in BANQUET SPEECH
FOresees Great Prosperity
for Birmingham in the
Next Five Years

Birmingham now has the cheapest
power of any southern city that l know
off, said A. II. Ford, president of the
Birmingham Railway. Light and Power
company, in his talk before the Merch-
ants and Manufacturers association at
their banquet last night in the Hillman
hotel.
Mr.. Ford's topic was How the Merch-
ants and Manufacturers Association
Helps to Boost the Pay Rolls of Bir-
mingham.' Mr.. Ford said in part:
''It is my business to belong to all the
business organizations OF the city for
eventually all corporations have to do
business with me, but l feel that my
association with the merchants and man
ufacturers has been more profitable to
me than all the other organizations IN
which l hold membership.
1.-The merchants and manufacturers are
a modest lot. They are very seldom heard
of, but they do things; they produce re-
suits which every business man of Biz
mingham is cognizant Of
Birmingham is in its swaddling clothes
of business progress and 1t has many
problems to solve, chief among them be-
ing suitable railroad rates that industries
may do business in Birmingham on the
same plane as any Otner CITY III tne CHs-
ted States. The merchants and manufac-
turers have a bureau given over to that
purpose and that bureaus efforts in the
past few years has been directly respon-
sible in bringing TO Birmingham great
industries and keeping the great indus.
tries already here in a satisfied condition
over their railroad problems.
II look forward to enjoy life in the next
five years-for in that time L see the
greatest period of development and pros
perity for the Birmingham district than
you business men cream of. Prepare your
selves to handle this prosperous era that
is upon us by seeking the necessary CO.
operation to secure the advantages of this
prosperity and the best cooperation
know of is with the Merchants and Man.
nfacturers' association.
The banquet was a most enjoyable af-
fair About 100 were present. The fol-
lowing spoke:
II. NJ. Beck, s. w. Lee, j. w. Oden, NJ
P. Northington, R, A. Porter, II. w.
Fits.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18


greatly facilitated the work of Am
bassador Herick and his predecessor at
the American embassy, Robert Bacon,
and he gave much attention to the
France American committee which sent
a delegation. headed by Gabriel Han
otaux, minister of foreign affairs, to
the United States last year with the
French nations gift of a bronze bust
executed by Rodin, which was erected
at Crown Point, Lake Champlain, in
memory of the explorer, Champlain.
Premier Poincare's personal qualities
drew to his ministry an extraordinary
group of French public men, among
them Aristide BRAND, Alexandra Mil
lerand, Leon Bourgeois and Theophyle
Delcasse, and he IS known to French
men as a strong man."
The cabinet of Premier Poincare is
regarded as steadfastly opposed to So
cialism. The most important feature
of the recent domestic policy of the
ministry was a change in the electoral
system, including proportional repre-
sentation of all parties and voting in
the larger districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
TEXAS NEGRO is
LYNCHED BY MOB

Paris. Tex. January 17.-Henry
Mouseon, negro who shot and killed
the 12-year-old daughter of d. Mer-
rell, farmer, near Pecan Gap a week
ago, was hanged from a telephone pole
on the public square at Cooper, Tex.
late today by a mob. The negro was
taken from the sheriff and his deputies
after he had pleaded guilty and been
sentenced to be hanged
Mouseon is said to have confessed
that he shot at the girls brother with
the intention of killing him and then
attacking the girl. The shot struck the
girl The boy was rot hurt.
Mouseon's body was cut down early
tonight, placed on a pile of railroad
ties, saturated with coal oil and burned.
The negro population of Cooper is ex-
cited tonight, but the crowds have left
the town and no further violence il
feared.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
AN ALLEGED PURSE
SNATCHER CAUGHT
Negro Arrested by Officer
Tyler Wanted for
RObberies

Frank Roy, negro, believed by the
police to be one of the purse snatchers
who have been terrorizing the city for
the past several months, was arrested by
Officer Tyler yesterday afternoon and
placed in the city Jail on charge of
grand larceny and vagrancy
Detectives have been searching for
Roy for the past month, but have been
unable to locate him. He is believed to
be the negro who held up two negroes
in the west part of the city short time
ago and number of robberies are be-
lieved to be due to his work. Tyler stated
last night that he would have witnesses
call at the Jail today and attempt to
identify Roy as the man who snatched
purses from them.
Miss Bagley, $50 South Twentieth street.
had a purse snatched from her hand by
a large negro at Avenue II and Twen-
tieth street last evening. The purse con-
tained number of papers and small
articles.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
MAY OBSERVE BIRTHDAY
OF SIR HENRY BESSEMER

Bessemer, January 17-(Special. lit
VIII be 100 years Sunday since there
was born in a little village in Hert-
tordshire a man whose life, according
TO the opinions expressed by newspa-
pers at the time of his DEATH IS years
ago, had been moro useful to humanity
than that of any other one person.
The man was Sir Henry Bessemer, who
VIII be known forever as the inventor
OF the Bessemer steel process While
Bessemer has made no preparations to
observe her namesake's hundredth an
niversary 1t is not probable that Sun
day will pass without some reference
being made to The greatness of the
inventor of the process for converting
cast iron into steel. Bessemer, Ala, Is
one or the south's steelmaking centers
and is only one of the numerous towns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
Abandoned Bark Found

Washington, January 1.-THE aban-
doned Russian bark Dorothea was
found by the revenue cutter Seneca to-
day drifting 450 miles east of Cape
Henry, Va. This vessel, bound from
Mobile to Rio Janeiro, is supposed 20
have been wrecked during one of the
recent storms Nothing is known here
as to the fate of her crew. The Seneca
will tow the bark to Bermuda, dis
tance of $50 miles. The revenue cut
ter Androscoggin still is sweeping the
Atlantic coast in search of the bark
Carrie Winslow and the schooner Flu
ture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
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Support for Prohibition

Indianapolis, January 17.-"The pro-
hibition party has received all the sup
port at the polls 1t has deserved from
the position it has taken" declared
Eugene w. Chafin of Tucson. Ariz.
presidential candidate of the party al
the last election. tonight in address
ing a mass meeting called in honor of
the national prohibition committee. In
session here. He asserted the party
had embraced too many other questions
than that of lighting the liquor traffic
and the defeats had been merited rep
rimands. Conferences of the committee
ended today.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
CONFERENCE HELD
WITH WICKERSHAM

Washington, January 17.-Maxwell
Tvarts and several other representa-
tives Of the Southern Pacific Railroad
company today conferred with Attor-
ney General Wickersham regarding the
dissolution of the Union Pacific South
ern Pacific merger ordered by the SUI
preme court. This was the first con-
ference between the Attorney General
and Southern Pacific interests since
that company elected a board of di-
rectors exclusively allied with the
Southern Pacific as the first step in
compliance with the supreme courts
mandate. Nothing definite, it was said.
was accomplished at the conference
and the railroad men left for New
York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
SMALL BOY IS HURT
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Peter Larussa, Aged Three
Years, Run Over by Ma
chine Near Home

Peter Larussa, aged about 3 years. vas
run over by an automobile at twenty
fourth street and Third avenue last even
ing about 7:30 o'clock and seriously in
jured. He was taken to the Hillman
hospital by the Lige 10y ambulance
where it was found one leg was broken
and he was badly bruised.
According to reports of the accident
there was man and a woman in the
automobile. After striking the boy, the
occupants of the machine carried him to
his home, 3l3 Twenty-fourth street. They
then left hurriedly in the machine.
The boys father Is the proprietor of
a grocery near the scene of the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18

built around the plan of steelmaking
evolved from the brain of the famous
Englishman. Sir Henry Bessemer did
for the steel industry what Newton did
for astronomy and what Darwin did
for natural science. The revolution In
that industry following upon Besse-
mers discovery was as great as the
revolution in industry at large follow
ing upon the discovery of applied steam
power
Before the Bessemer process came
into vogue the production of steel in
Great Britain was only $4,000 tons an
nually and the average price was $3.50
ton In 1911 the production In the
United Kingdom reached 6,500,OO0 tons.
In the same year the United States pro-
duced flearly 25,000,600 tons. The saw
ing to the world by the cheapening OF
steel is estimate at s250,0 100000 year
equal to more than one-half the worlds
output of gold for the same period.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
Insurrection in Lisbon

Lisbon, Portugal, January 17.-An in
surreetion has broken out among ma
tives of the interior of Angola. This
is in Portuguese, West Africa. Dis
patches received today by the minister
of the colonies declare the natives have
committed many atrocities. They raid
ed number of settlements, killing and
burning the Inhabitants and pillagin g
the property Among the women car
ried off by the rebels were several Eu-
ropeans. Four of the men made cap
tives were burned alive. The governor
has sent an expedition to suppress the
acts of Epizoa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
SKULL FRACTURED
in UNUSUAL MANNER
Man Thrown Against Side of Stock
Car When Engine Strikes
1t Unexpectedly

Ross Green of Delpen, Ind. was per-
haps fatally injured early yesterday MORN
ing In freight car on the Louisville and
Nashville tracks in Boyles. 1t is stated
that Green was homesteader on his
way to eastern Georgia and that ,he car
containing several head of horses was
on side track in the Boyles yards when
a switch engine ran into it, throwing
Green against the side of the car door.
He was taken to the st. Vincent hos
pital by the Shaw ambulance where it
was found his skull had been fractured
1t is said that Green's wife is a trained
nurse and that her whereabouts could
not be ascertained last night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
calmness with which we accept thu
news of all events"

Paris, January 1.-THE manifestations
of popular enthusiasm during the evening
assumed proportions altogether unpre-
cedented at previous elections. Toward
midnight various columns of paraders
Joined forces and marched to M. Poin-
cares house where they raised rousing
cheers of Long Live M. Pofncare-
and Long Live Nine. Poincare," and
called upon the president-elect to show
himself. NJ. Poincare opened the window
and bowed repeatedly to the crowd out
side and when the cheering subsidized
made a brief speech
II thank you for your kind express
sions of sympathy, which deeply touch
me-" said NJ Poincare. But do not
shout Long Live Poincare,' shout Long
Live the Republic
Fresh cheering greeted the words and
then the Marselaise was taken up by
thousands of voices and the crowd dis
persed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
POINCARE RECEIVED
WITH ENTHUSIASM
Journey to Paris Long Triumphant
Progress

Paris, January 1.-THE journey of
President-e Poincare from the pal
ace at Versailles to his home in Paris
was one long triumphant progress.
When his automobile emerged through
the Chateau gate at Versailles NJ. Poin-
care was greeted by the first expression
of joy by the general public who gave
him round after round of cheers and
accompanied him TO the railway station.
where he entered a special car for
Paris
But this demonstration was nothing
to what awaited MIN in the capital. The
1nvalides station was surrounded by a
solid mass of humanity which the police
with difficulty held back. As the train
bearing the President elect drew into
the station hush fell upon the crowd
but as M. Poincare, escorted by Min
lister of Justice BRAND and NJ Lepine,
the prefect of police. appeared in the
door of the station, a great shout went
UP. M. Poincare acknowledged the
demonstration by raising his hat.
Is Driven to Palace
He then entered an automobile and
drove to the Elysee palace, where
President Fallieres received him cor
daily and congratulated him upon his
victory. The President and the Pres
dent-elect then affectionately embraced
one another and shortly afterward NJ.
Poincare went to his home
There another ovation awaited him.
Practically all the inhabitants of the
quarter had mobilized outside his home
and there was an endless stream of
callers and telegraph messengers bring
ing Fluctuations. A huge basket placed
in the vestbule of the President-elect's
residence to receive cards of congrat-
ulation soon was overflowing and in a
short time the house was literally filed
with flowers
M. Poincare dned quietly with his
mother, wife and ether members of his
family. After dinner Nine. Poincare
gave a reception.
Satisfaction in Paris
News of the selection of NJ. Poincare
spread quickly throughout Paris and
everywhere provoked sentiments of the
liveliest satisfaction. Large crowds
massed around the principal newspaper
offices to receive the bulletins from
Versailles. Manifestations essential Y
of a patriotic character We're organized
headed by the national flag. The peo-
pie marched up and down the boule-
wards shouting, Long live Poincare
Long live the republic"
The cafes were crowded tonight with
people who We're discussing all phases
of today's contest animatedly and ev-
trNOile SttlIltu utiteHttu at the SutCeSS
of the man who is generally termed
1.-The peoples President"
Mr.. Herrick, the United States ambas-
sador, told the Associated Press that
what most impressed him at Versailles
today was the great dignity and the
quietness with which the proceedings
were conducted. The lack of excitement
which perhaps, in some measure, was
due to the secret ballot, as contem-
plated to American conventions and
elections. was surprising to an Amer
lean.
when the final ballot announced 70
the assembly that NJ Poincare was
elected. the applause, while exceeding
ly hearty and cordial. was nothing
when compared with the tumultous and
frenzied shouting and the wild scenes
which would have greeted a similar an
nouncement in great American con-
vention."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
French Cabinet to Meet

Paris January 1.-THE cabinet will
meet tomorrow to consider the situation
raised by the election of Premier Poin-
care to the presidency. 1t is believed in
political circles that the contemplated
plan of having Minister of Justice BRAND
act as premier while NJ Poincare takes a
months leave of absence will not be put
into effect but that. owing to recent de-
velopments the entire cabinet will resign
and NJ BRAND will be asked to form
a new ministry in which Leon Bourgeois
probably will be the foreign minister
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
Home City Is Calm

Bar lie Due, France, January IL
The population of Bar LIE Due, the
birthplace of President-elect Poincare
usually is calm and Unconditional, but
tonight it gave free rein to its joy
over the election OF the city's distin-
guished son. The streets were bril-
liantly illuminated with patriotic de-
vices and large. crowds cheered for the
new President.
One man, a prominent merchant, in
an address to the crowd said: The
President, whom we know and appre-
ciate, will learn with pleasure but with
much surprise of our enthusiastic man.
ifestations. for he knows OF the great
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
R. NJ. 7. Public Initiation

The r. M. T. club will have their pub
lie initiation of new members tonight at
the circle at Five Points at O'clock
The following will be initiated: Harold
Bowran, James T. Moore, Jr., James f.
Yates, Eugene Ross. Joe Worthington,
Jr. The public is invited to attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
Frank M. Darsev

Frank M. Darsey, former merchant at
Hissop, in Coosa county, died at his
home at Cypress. Fla, yesterday. His
body reached Birmingham last night
and will be sent over the Central of
Georgia railroad this morning to His
sop, where interment will be made In
the family burying ground.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
Mrs. Nancy Swords

Centre, January 17.-(Special. 1.-The
superintendent of the Bryce hospital
at Tuscaloosa has notified Probate
Judge J. L. Savage of the death in that
institution of Mrs. Nancy Swords, who
was admitted there from Cherokee
county few months over 40 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
John N. eClay
Centre,

Centre, January 17.-tSpecial. John
N. Clay, a veteran of the civil war, is
dead after short illness at his home
a few miles south of Centre, yesterday,
in his 18th year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-18
Deaths and Funerals
Mrs. Clara Bell Tidwell

Miss Clara Bell Tidwell, aged 81 years
died at her home in Avondale yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock. The remains will
be sent to Blocton today by T. w. Woodin
where interment will take place.