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Embassy at Madrid

Washington. September 2-The
United States legation at Madrid will
be raised Immediately to an embassy.
as the result of the passage by the
House today of the Senate bill to at-
thorize the President to appoint an
ambassador to Spain at $17.500 year.
The President urged the change. Jo-
seph Il. Willard, former lieutenant gov
ernor of Virginia, has been mentioned
as the probable first ambassador to
Spain.
Chairman Flood of the foreign af-
fairs committee said Spain mad indi-
Gated its desire to create Spanish
embassy at Washington. He read a let
ter from Secretary Bryan approving the
change ."The action will be gratifying
to all Spanish speaking countries the
Secretary wrote. Spain has, as YOU
know, ambassadors at the leading
courts of Europe and has a. right to
expect this mark of respect"
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DETERIORATION IN
COTTON CONDITION
Has Been Lower Only Three
Times in Past Twenty
Two Years

Washington, September 2.-Announce-
ment today by the department of agri-
culture that the condition of the grow
ing cotton crop of the United States was
6S.2 per cent of a normal on August 25
disclosed the fact that the plant had de-
Perforated ia per cent since the July
report was taken
August figures We're the same as those
of August 1900. and the condition at this
period has been lower only three times
during the past % years. in 1886, when
it was 64.2 per cent, in 1902, when it was
64.0 per cent, and in 1909, when it was
6S.7 per cent.
The greatest deterioration was in Ok
lahoma, where the condition dropped se
per cent to As per cent.
In Texas the condition of ga per cent
showed deterioration of II per cent
Deterioration in other safes In the part
of the belt stricken by drorth was:
Arkansas, 10 per cent; Missouri. Il per
cent; Louisiana, 12 per cent; Tennessee,
10 per cent Mississippi, s per cent, and
Alabama, per cent.
In all these states the condition was
much below the 10-year mean condition
figures.
Condition by states: Virginia sos;
North Carolina, 7S.5; South Carolina, II:
Georgia, rs; Florida, 81; Alabama, II;
Mississippi, 81; Louisiana, 67; Texas Ga
Arkansas, p; Tennessee, so; Missouri, 72;
Oklahoma, As; California. 96.
New York, September 2-The gov
ernments fourth cotton crop report OF
the season was followed by an excited
general buying movement in the market
today and prices sold $3.50 per bale
above Fridays closing quotations
The trade had anticipated the Of
hcial condition. figures would be un-
favorable and the market had advanced
over $3.50 per bale during the past two
weeks but actual figures proved even
more bullish than expected 80 minutes
after ISSUE Talk of still higher prices
was strengthened by reports that there
had been further deterioration in the
crop prospects since the governments
report was compiled statistioally.
Realizing was very heavy on the ad-
vance to 1886 cents for December but
offerings were readily taken by fur
ther covering and the broadening de-
mand for both trade and speculative
account
The local experts figures that on the
estimated area the government condi-
tlon OF bn.2 per cent against .9.6 last
month. 74.S last year and a 10-year
mean of 74.7 per cent pointed to crop
of not more than 13,500.000 bales.
Active months sold 70 to "a points net
higher before the close of the ses-
sion. December contracts touched 1894
cents, practically the 13-cent level or
no less than 5000 per bale above Au-
gust low levels The close was firm,
and within 4 to 8 points of the best
at net gain of 81 to II points for the
session.
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the President be used to select from this
list the four members of the federal re7
serve board.
I'VE do not ask or expect that men
named to the federal reserve board
should remain members of any bank, :"
said Mr.. Forgan. "Our contention is that
banking is q profession that can be
learned only by experience, and men who
have served as bankers should have a
voice In the administration of the ma
tional banking system"
Both Mr.. Wexler and Mr.. Forgan said
they believed the banking interests ought
to retain control of their property
consisting of the capital they had in
vested and the deposits they held. Both
advocated a central bank as preferable
to the proposed system.
Under central bank, they said, re-
serve money could be fed out" through
200 or more branches, to the precise
spot where it was needed, without fore
ing one Independent reserve bank to
arbitrarily rediscount the paper of an
other.
Bill Must Be Changed
The bankers claimed that under the
proposed system of 12 regional re-
serve associations it would he impos-
sible to secure enough capital in some
districts to make up the minimum of
$5,000,000. They declared many changes
must be made in the bill, including the
reduction in the amount of capital re-
quired to be taken by each bank if the
1900 state banks and trust companies
were to be induced to enter the new
system.
Objections to the provision giving the
central board the power to remove a
regional reserve board director were
based on the belief this would make re-
gional reserve directors limited about
using their judgment in passing on
commercial paper. The bankers also
objected to the governments agent i'll
each district acting as chairman of the
local board of directors on the ground
that he would be unfamiliar with local
conditions and that he had no direct
interest in the welfare of the bank.
Members of the bankers committee
present today included: George M. Rey-
nolds, president Continental and Com
mercial bank. Chicago; Festus j. Wade,
president Mercantile Trust company st.
Louis; e. J. Hill, vice president Nation-
al bank of Norwalk, Norwalk, Conn.,
Joe Chapman, vice president Northwest
ern National bank. Minneapolis; Rob-
ert F. Maddox, vice president American
National bank, Atlanta.
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Garden City, y. Y, September 2.-The
best golf so far shown in the national
Golf club was round of Il made today
by Charles Evans, Jr.. Of the Edgewater
Golf club, Chicago. This, with his Il of
yesterday. made total of 1S for the
qualifying round of 36 holes and won
the Chicagoan the gold medal for the
lowest score In addition, it established
an amateur record of Il for the rear
ranged course and eelpsed the II made
in practice by Eben NJ. Byers of Alle-
gheny, Pa. as all the back tees were
not used on that occasion. a
This was the first sensation of the
day, but another was sprung late in the
afternoon when Paul M. Hunter of the
Midlothian Golf club, Chicago, claimed
the final hoie of his match with A. G.
Timer of the Florida County club, which
was "all square" on the Seventeenth.
When Ulmer and his caddie had followed
ball into a bunker protecting the
eighteenth green, the boy, who was hold
ing a putter in his hand in readiness for
play on the green, "soled' the club and
leaned on it, Hunter Immediately claimed
the hole, protesting that the rule gov
erning play in hazard had been vio-
lated. The men played out the hole,
which was halved in five and the pro-
test was laid before the executive COM
mittee of the United States Golf asso-
eiation which refused to entertain the
claim and decided the match should be
played out tomorrow.
AT the conclusion of the qualifying
round, II players were tied with scores
of 165 for the last II places and they
had to play off so that one would drop
out. The tie was decided on the first
hole and Heinrich Schmidt of Worces-
ter was the victim.
1t was late in the afternoon when the
draw was completed for the first match
play round of Is holes. The first match
finished was that in which Fred Herre-
shoff Fkwanok, defeated Robert A.
Gardner of the Hinsdale Golf club, Chi
cago Eben M. Byers, Allegheny, Pa.
who won the 1908 championship, defeated
John Ward of baseball fame. Evans, the
runner-up last year, beat W. C. Fownes,
Pittsburg, another former champion, so
that when Travis and Travers won their
matches the present champion and two
former champions were among the sur
vivors.
At the outset OF their match President
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
EHAW WINS MORE
DELAY IN FIGHT
AT SHERBROOKE
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White, Fraser and McKeown spoke in
turn, all characterizing the proceedings
by which John Boudreau. the chief OF
police of Coaticook, seeks to free the
men he arrested two weeks ago, as
smacking of fraud and hypocriey. Nc
Keown spoke last. a
This case" he said, 'by reason OF
wide publicity, has assumed a position
of International importance; the eyes of
the world are centered here. The writ
of habeas corpus is known throughout
the world. Although we have searched
every record We have failed to find an
instance where the writ was resorted to
in a case like this. If it is sustained
it will revolutionize the whole basic
principle of habeaS corpus"
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ed automobile. but nothing was known
as to whether the occupants of this par
ticular car were injured
The most thrilling incident reported to
the police last night was at II O'Clock
when an automobile full of young people
on Twenty-first street, going north, ran
over danger signal between Ninth and
Terth avenues 1t is said that the auto
mobile nearly ran into passing freight
train and that two of the young women
in their fright jumped out of the machine,
painfully injuring themselves. The VIC
Tins were quickly removed before the po-
lice arrived on the scene.
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Wants Report on Boil Weevil

WASHINGTON, September 2.--Congress-
man Boohr of Missouri today introduced
a resolution to direct the Secretary of
Agriculture to communicate to the
House the cost and the result of the
investigation of the boil weeviI
1t would require Secretary Houston
to report not later than the first Mon
day in December
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BANKERS INDORSE
MANY FEATURES OF
THE CURRENCY BILL
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ments to the bill made public by the
bankers a week ago.
SpSgestions upon which they dwelt
with chief emphasis today were:
That the banks, rather than the federal
treasury, issue currency.
That central bank, or not more than
1--WE national banks would be preferable
to the proposed Il regional reserve banks.
That membership of national banks In
the new, federal system should be option
al, not compulsory, as the bill provides
That the amount of regional reserve
bank capital for which each national
bank must subscribe, should be reduced
from 20 per cent to 10 per cent of the
subscribing banks capital stock
That one regional reserve bank should
not be compelled to rediscount the com.
mercial paper held by another.
Sharp Struggle Indicated
The sharp struggle that is to be waged
In the Senate committee before il can
reach any agreement upon currency re-
form legislation became apparent early
in the hearing Questions by Senators
Hitchcock and O'Gorman, democrats, in
zdicated that their views on certain pro-
visions of the bill were at variance with
those of the part yleaders who engi-
neered the measure through the prelimi-
nary stages in the House, and republican
opposition to many features of the bill
was pronounced.
The suggestions made by the bankers
cQmmittee, that representation be given
to the banking interests on the federal
reserve board, were met with a counter
suggestion by Senator Weeks. republican.
Which, 1t is understood, will be advanced
as a possible amendment when the Sem
ate committee begins consideration of the
bill. This was that the bankers of the
country should be allowed to submit 10
the President list of so or 100 men and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
Hypocrisy Is Apparent

Here he emphasized that the use of the
writ by Boudreau in Thaw' s behalf, with
out Thaws consent. was in his opinion a
fraud and a subterfuge. 1T is being
used,' he continued, ito hand Thaw from
one jurisdiction to another. The hypo-
crisy of Boudreau's attitude is apparent.
''As an alien under the British flag
Thaw has his rights and is entitled to
his full measure of time to prepare for
trial. We shall carry the case to the foot
of the throne, if necessary"
NJ Geoffrion left Sherbrooke this aft
ernoon for Quebec and did not announce
whether he would return
II do not know" he said, whether
Thaw will be deported. I do not care.
But our provincial jails cannot be used
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
Would Suspend Suit

Washington, September 2.-Represen-
tative Levy of New York today intro
duced a resolution to direct tine At
torney General TO suspend further pro-
ceedings in the federal dissolution suit
against the United States Steel corpor-
alton on tn ground that the corpor-
alton on the ground that the corpor-
pended s1,575. 100000 for labor, de-
creased the cost of producing steel and
in increasing iron and steel exports
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
Arrested on Robbery Charge

Harrison Johnson, a negro was placed
in the city jail yesterday by Detectives
Burge, Crenshaw and Goldstein on the
double charge of assault with intent to
murder and highway robbery. The negro
denied all connections with the crimes
imputed him at police headquarters. A
warrant will be sworn out for him this
morning.
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as a boarding house, or ass place to
escape the immigration laws
The belief prevailed in Sherbrooke to-
night that If the writ is thrown out the
attorney general will take immediate
steps to have the commitment quashed.
Thaw then will be free, that is, for the
brief instant before he is taken in charge
by the immigration authorities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
EVANS WINS QUALIFYING
ROUND AT GARDEN CITY
Chcagoan Wins Gold Medal For Lowest Causes
Sensaton-Travers Defeats Watson-Evans
Wins From Fownes

Watson of the United States Golf asso-
citation, had Champion Trayers three
down on the third green. The next three
holes were halved and Travers squared
the match on the ninth. Coming in the
champion. playing in fine form, took the
next three holes and won out by four
up and three TO play.
The cards:
iraVers '....-'.f.'..t........ 400 o4o 64f-39
Watson ..........i .i.............. 1923 545 1910
Iravers ...-...................... 443 644
watson .......................... 554 sos
Travis had little difficulty at any stage
with II. H. Kerr of Ekwanok, whom he
defeated six and five Travis went out
in 81 and was four up at the turn.
In the match between Evans and
Fownes the men halved the first three
holes in par figures after which Evans
took the lead and was three up at the
turn. Fownes improved on the home-
ward journey and with a two on the
twelfth was only one down. They halved
the three following holes, but Fownes
weakened toward the finish, losing the
match three down on the seventeenth
The cards.
Evans .......................... 434 455 524-37
foWhes .''.,.-.......-......... 434 564 6o4-41
EVanS .......................... 453 545 So
foWneS .-..-.............-........ 442 543 66
Francis Ouimet, on whom the Massa-
chusetts contingent rely to bring this
years championship to New England.
played steadily against Buxton of Hunt
ington Valley. Pa, and won handily by
four and three
AS Travis, Evans and Byers are in, the
upper half of the draw" and Travers
and Ouimet, together with herreshoff,
who will play the winner of the Hunter
Ulmer match, are in the lower half. the
contest, which will be the center of in
terest tomorrow, will be that between
Travers and Oumet The latter has made
a favorable impression on many follow
ers of the game by his clever work
All the matches during the remainder
of the week will be at SO holes The
order of play tomorrow follows:
Byers VS.. Evans, Hale VS. Travis Mer-
riman VS.. Sherman, Corl<ran VS.. Ander-
son. Reid VS.. Webb, Travers VS.. Ouimet
Timer or Hunter VS.. Herreshoff, White
more VS.. Martin.
The results in the first match play
round, is holes, were:
Byers beat Ward, 8 and .: Evans beat
Fownes. 3 and 1; Hale beat Whitney,
3 and 2; Travis beat Kerr, and s. Mer-
riman beat Maxwell, and l; Sherman
beat Sullivan, 6 and 5; Corkran beat Per-
rim and 2; Anderson beat Graham. .
and i; Reid beat Topping, 2 up; Webb
beat G. H. Gardner. and s: Travers
beat Watson, 4 and 3; Ouimet beat Bux-
ton, and s. Ulmer-Hunter match un-
finished; Herreshoff beat r.. A. Gardner
3 and 2; Whittemore beat j. NJ. Rhett
3 and 2; Martin beat Carter, ! up Q9
holes).
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
TARV|N'S TRIAL SET
( FOR SEPTEMBER L.
Alleged Assailant of Child
Feigns Insanity
NO VIOLENCE FEARED
City Government Costing $500 More
Than Last Year, States City Clerk.
Motion Made for Change of
Venue in Smith Case
NO VIOLENCE FEARED

Gadsden. September 2.-(special)-Dave
Tarvin, who was indicted yesterday even
ing of criminal assault upon Nettie Tar
vim was arraigned before Judge ]. A.
Bilbro of the city court of Gadsden this
morning. He continued to feign insanity,
and his counsel, named by the court, At
torney w. Roykin entered a plea of not
guilty by reason of insanity. The trial
then was set for Thursday, September H.
srarvin's father, II. L. Tarvin, of Column
bus, Ga, was present in the court room.
Tarvin was brought here from the Cal
hour county Jail early this morning. and
was brought into the court room by a
strong guard of armed deputies How
ever, the Indications for speedy trial
have allayed all thoughts OF violence, it
is believed
The city government of Gadsden is cost
ing $500 more than it did u months ago
according to figures presented TO the
council last night by City Clerk Balfour.
No action was taken the plan of AL
derman Ballard to order curbs and gut
ters for a number of residence streets.
a number of minor matters was con-
sidered.
Motion for change of venue in the case
of j. Smith, charged with the murder of
j. Patterson at Alabama City has beer
made, and will be argued before Judge
Bilbro Thursday. The case of Mark
Smith. charged with the murder of Tur-
ner Lewis. his brother-in-law, was de-
layed until this afternoon because of the
absence of some witnesses.
a petition asking the Louisville and
Nashville to extend its passenger serv-
ice from Gadsden to Calera. so that a
round trip to Montgomery may be made
in one day is being circulated for the
Chamber of Commerce by viii Thomas,
and many signatures have been secured.
Alfalfa, Alabama City, Boaz Albertville
and Guntersvile also are interested in
the plan.
With an enrolment of IS students, the
Etowah county high school was opened
yesterday The grammar schools of At
talla opened with an enrolment of 200
S. S. Conn, a county commissioner of
Clear Creek beat, in Gadsden today an
nounced his candidacy for sheriff
Walter ID. Seed will deliver an address
at the courthouse tonight.
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Proposes Government Ownership

WashinEtOn, September 2.--GDvern-
ment ownership and operation of all
street railroads in the District of Co.
lumbia was proposed in bill today
by Representative Crosser of Ohio, who
has been active in street railway prob
lens In Cleveland.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
DEFICIENCY BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
Carries 100000 for Relief of Ameri-
cans in Mexico 100000 for
Valuation of Railroads

Washington, September 2.-Elimination
Of the commerce court, an appropriation
Of 100000 for relief of American refu-
gees in Mexico and 100000 to start the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
YANKEE RECRUIT REronrs

Boston. September 2-Patrick
Martin, "a southpaw pitcher. pur-
chased recently by the New York
Americans from the Lawrence club
of the New England league. re-
ported today to Manager Chance.
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PERSONAL

]. A. Glover of Tate avenue has been
seriously i'll since Saturday last and his
friends are apprehensive as to his recov-
cry.
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Result of Own Activity

"srhe nomination and election of a
Judge are now to be the result If his
own activity and of fortuitous cir
cumstances. Newspaper prominence
plays most important part, though
founded on circumstances quite ir-
relevant in considering judicial quali-
ties.
"The result of the present tendency
is seen in the disgraceful exhibitions
of men campaigning for the place of
state supreme judge and asking votes.
on the ground that their decisions will
have a particular class favor
In advocacy of life tenure for
judges the ex-President said that only
by this means could the judiciary be
hedged around with Immunity from
the temporary majority in the elector-
ate and from the influence of a parti-
san executive or legislature
Walter G. Smith of Philadelphia, in
an address this afternoon before the
legal education section, declared there
had been a revolution of sentiment in
regard TO the proper preparation for
admission to the bar. "Office educa-
ton" he said, has given place to that
of law schools whose courses are sub
ject to constant Improvement as eX-
perience shows their defects"
Clarence A. Lightner of the Michi-
gan bar urged the need of more COM
plete inquiry into the moral character
of applicants for admission to the bar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-03
EX-PRESIDENT TAFT
FAVORS LIFE TERM
FOR THE JUDICIARY
Continued from page one,

quality of lawyers available as candi-
dates or depreciate the standard of
the judiciary. 1t has been my duty
to look into the Judiciary of each state,
in my search for candidates to be ap-
pointed to federal judgeships, and |
affirm without hesitation that in states
where many of the elected judges in
the past have had high rank, the intro
duction of nomination by direct pri-
mary has distinctly injured the char
acter of the bench for learning. eour-
age and ability.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-17

Orangeburg. Sept. 14.-While at
tempting TO board q moving train
this MORNING. John Edens of Sumter
missed his footing and one leg went
under the train. The leg was so
badly mangied until 1t was nee g.
sary to amputate the member. Mr..
Edens Is resting well az a local board
Ing house.
Mr.. Edens Is a young man about ID
years of age. lie is news butcher
on the Orangeburg- Florence train OF
the Atlantic Coast Line railroad.
Edens reached orangeburg last night
on his run. He wanted to spend today
In Sumter. The only train going that
way In the morning on Sunday was a
fast freight. which does not stop at
the passenger depot in this city. Mr..
Edens attempted TO board this NOV
Ing freight when he was injured. The
accident occurred at the passenger
station.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-09-17

Convicted of Murder of Former Hus.
bands Wife.

Millen, Ca, Sept. 13.-Mrs. Edna
Perkins GOdbee today was found
guilty of the murder Of Mrs. Florence
Godbee, wife of her divorced husband.
Mercy was recommended by the jury.
The verdict was returned at 80 this
morning, after the jury had been out
13 hours.
Mrs. Florence GOdbee and her hus-
band, w. S. Godbee. a prominent res
ident of this place. were shot to death
by the convicted woman on August 1S.
The killing occurred at the Millen
postOffice. Mrs. GOdbee was imme-
diatey arrested and on September 8
was indicted for the two murders.
Her trial for killing Mrs. Godbee
was called Thursday Only a small
number Of witnesses were examined,
their testimony dealing with details
Of the crime. The accused woman
took the stand and told a story of al
legged mistreatment by w. S. Godbee.
Two minutes after the jury returned
its verdict, Judge Hammond sem
fenced Mrs. Godbee to remain in the
pcnitentiary the rest of her natural
life" She stood while sentence was
pronounced. Her daughter. Sarah,
broke down and wept audibly, but she
was as calm and stole as she had been
through the trial.