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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
JOSEPH v. KRECEK
KILLED BY TRAIN
Accident Happened Near
Cunningham Station.
Badly Mangled

Joseph w. Krecek young white man
of Loughman, Fla, was found dead early
yesterday morning by negro section
hand near the Louisville and Nashville
railroad tracks at Cunningham, about 10
miles north of Birmingham.
Krecek, who is about 23 years of age.
is believed by Acting Coroner w. s, Rus
sell, who investigated the case, to have
been hopping freight and either fell
off or was thrown off near Cunningham
station According to the coroner the
accident happened late Thursday night
The young mans injuries were terrible
as he suffered internal injuries, two
broken legs, a. broken arm and had all
his teeth knocked out, yet evidence near
where bis body was found showed that
he crawled to comfortable place near
the railroad tool house and removing his
coat laid back to die.
The remains of Krecek are being held
at shaw & Sons, pending word from
relatives in Florida. Many letters were
found on the body of the young man
all of them addressed to Joseph w
Krecek. From the tone of the letters If
seems that Krecek was seeking a posi-
tion as an agent for various concerns
He also had receipt in his pocket from
a southside loan office which showed
that krecek had pawned a watch in R;r-
mingham, Thursday for $3.50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
AT THE HOTELS

Joe Griffin of Montgomery, r. S.
Hand of Admission and Capt. William
James of Sheffield are registered at the
Morris.
J. B. Ellington of OpelilSa, James
Rice of Tuscaloosa and J. B. Jones of
Fayette are at the Metropolitan.
c. C. Allen of Mobile, NJ. M. Lowell of
Coal City and M. r. Budshaw of Col
umbiana are among those at the Hill
man.
M. w. Christian of Mobile, P. G.
Blackwell of Gadsden and NJ. L. O'Neal
of Montgomery are stopping at the
Florence.
c. F. Avery of Talladega, C. w. Coop
er of Oxford and ]. j. Weatherly of An
niston are guests at the Empire
Robert L. Long of Enterprise, S. e.
Roberts of Cullman and L. L. Caldwell
of Atlanta are registered at the Bir-
mingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
INJUSTICE DONE IN
JUMBLED FIGURES
Contractors Make Correction in Items
About New Buildings for the
City's Schools
To the Editor of The Age-Herald.

To the Editor of The Age-Herald
Referring to your news item on page
five. under the caption Contractors
CIaim Board of Education Is Wasting
Money" your linotype men have made
very serious blunders in copying the
figures. placing the members of the
Contractors association in ridiculous
light before the public The figures
contained in the letter to the commits
sioners of the city of Birmingham are
as follows:
LOWEST BID.
Five houses, No. l at $1729 each
ss645; three houses, No. 2, at $3.50 each,
$4740; one house, No. 3. at $2133. Total,
$15,51S.
NEXT LOWEST BID.
Five houses, No. l, at 1854 each
$500; three houses. No. 2. at 1866 eacn,
s4995; one house, No. s, at $22s3. Total,
$15,69S.
Memorandum of figures furnished by
Mr.. Lafon at which contract is awarded: :
Five houses, No. I, at $1S07. EACH
$9035; three houses. No. 2, at s1443 EACH
$4329; one house, No. 8, at $685. Total
s15,7S0
We certainly think it is due the men,
bers of our association that you should
make a correction. Yours very truly
FRANK H. CONNER, President.
Birmingham, June 27, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
CITY TO IMPROVE
RECORDERS COURT
Room Will Be Overhauled, Walls
Painted Light and Prisoners
Cage Enlarged

A contract was awarded by the city
commission yesterday for overhauling OF
the recorders court room at the city
hall at the rear of the second floor,
Work will begin at once.
This is known as one of the darkest
and most dreary and unsightly places
in the city. 1t has often been wondered
how any man could sit in this room sew
eral hours every day like the recorder
has to and not become a pessimist. The
place is to be overhauled In general
There win be more windows cut into 1t,
the walls will be painted white instead of
dark. the prisoners cage is to be en-
larged and many other improvements
made
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
MRS. s. D. WEAKLEY
HURT IN COLLISION
OF AUTOMOBILES
Chauffeur of w. L. Delheim
Later Arrested en- Charge
Preferred by J. r.
McWain

Mrs S. u. Weakley of 1900 Ridge
Park avenue was badly shaken up and
bruised yesterday afternoon when her
automobile eollided with another mo-
tor ear IL Eleventh avenue, South, and
Thirteenth street, about o'clock. The
accident was witnessed by great
many people and for a time there was
much excitement.
According to accounts from the
Weakley residence, the accident was
not considered very serious. 1t WAS
stated that while Mrs. Weatherly was
out motoring on Eleventh avenue, go
ing west an automobile suddenly turne l
in Eleventh avenue at Thirteenth street.
Before Mrs. Weakley's chauffeur or the
other chauffeur could put on the
brakes the two heavy automobiles had
crashed together Mrs. Weakley, who
was sitting in the back seat with her
daughter Eunice, and two other girl
chums. was badly shaken up and
bruised, but was not seriouly injured.
She was at once removed to her home
by friends and is new resting very
easily.
Al ponce neaHquaflefS II was stated
that James Johnson, a negro, chauf-
feur for William l.. Delheim, had been
arrested for reckless driving and as
sault with Il knife. According to the
police, Johnson in Mr.. Delheims cal
ran into Mrs Weatherly's automobile
while running at an excessive speed
Later when a crowd of angry citizens
gathered arouud the negro chauffeur
man named j. r. McWain, who later
preferred charges against the negro.
No one was in the Delheim car except
the chauffeur.
Neither of the automobiles was badly
injured by the collision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
BUSINESS BEFORE
THE COMMISSION
LARGELY ROUTINE
Action on Traffic Ordinance
POstpOned-Citizens Com
plain of Dust i'm
WOOdlawn

large amount of routine business
and several small matters were acted upon
by the city commission at the regular
meeting yesterday. Outside of the abol-
ishment of the restricted district. nothing
of exceptional Importance came up.
The traffic ordinance. the only thing
which had been actually scheduled for
action yesterday, was delayed and will
be voted upon Tuesday.
DIR. IL. A. Elkourie appeared before tie
board and asked for better street sprinlx-
ling in Woodlawn. East Lake and the
eastern section of the city. He stated
the condition of the streets was terrible
on account of dust and that every street
car that came along raised great clouds
of dust and kept the atmosphere laden
The commissioners stated that the city
could not afford to sprinkle arly streets
with water except those which were
paved; that it was simply continuous
operation with no results Mr.. Weatherly
stated that he had the matter up with
Mr.. Harris of the Birmingham Railway
Light and Power company ard also Off
cials of the Tidewater company and that
within the near future he believed the
street railways and the city would CO.
operate and thoroughly oil these streets.
as that was the only way to handle the
matter satisfactorily unless the streets
We're paved.
A motion to allow Mrs. Seawright $50
expense money for a trip to Seattle sfas
sdetracked to give way fdr a motion of
Mr.. Weatherly's that the matter be re-
ferred to Judge Lane with power TO
act.
A communication was read from John
l.. Parker, president of the board of edu-
cation, in which he submitted plans for
free textbooks and more equipment for
a manual training department in two
of the public schools of the city. 1t
was passed for consideration.
The statement of the contractors ASSOC
citation, which appeared in yesterday
mornings Age-Herald, was formally pre-
sented to the board and was filed for
contemplation by the commissioners"
The supervisors for the parks were en-z
ployed. petition received for a pave
ment on Tenth avenue, south, Between
Twenty-third and Twenty-sixth streets,
an ordinance ordered drafted and many
minor matters acted upon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Marriage Licenses

The following marriage licenses were
issued yesterday in the office of the
probate clerk:
Clarence Kulb of Birmingham and Miss
Marian Lang.
Morris Green of Ensley and Miss Mary
Reiehnan.
D. Horder of Birmingham and Miss Ola
Hunnicutt.
Fl. e. Smith of Edgewater and Miss
Lucy Truss.
j. L. Molarky of Birmingham and Miss
Margaret Eccles.
Phillip Rouse of Johns and Miss Pauline
Paia.
William Baras of Ensley and Miss Pearl
Reed
Ernest Armstrong of Johns and Miss
Hattie Robinson.
A. p. Wright of Birmingham and Miss
Louise Oliver.
r. c. Byers of Birmingham and Miss
Eva NJ. Isabell
w II. House of Decatur and Miss An
nie Mary Whitten.
NJ. T. McCurdy of Birmingham and Miss
Stella Avcock.
Birt E. Olson of Atlanta and Miss Ethel
Phillips.
Nike slovinsky of Moscow, Russia, and
Miss Annie Veselenok.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
JUR|ST HAS CHOICE OF
FINE OR A JAIL TERM
Judge A. B. Browne of Mo-
bile Attacks Solicitor
Tisdale

Mobile, June 27.-Samuel b. Browne,
judge of the circuit court of Mobile
county, who was arrested by the po-
lice Thursday on complaint of Assist
ant State solicitor Tisdale. today was
fined $40 or 10 days in jail, optional,
by City Recorder Eddington on the
charge of disorderly conduct. The case
was the result of an alteration in the
courthouse yesterday during which the
Judge is alleged to have used decidedly
caustic language.
The solicitor was attacked in his Of
flee in the Vanwaert building shortly
after returning from the court by Ewin
Browne, a son of Judge Browne Wit
ncsses said in recorders court that
Judge Browne had threatened to have
his son give the solicitor a beating as
a result of the difficulty.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Real Estate Transfers

Deeds We're placed on record yesterday
In the office of the probate court showing
the following transfers of property the
consideration being $1,000 or more:
s2o00-J. T. Doster to Gus A. Pope, Jr. /;
lots and 8, block 473 Elyton Land COM
pcrys present plan and survey of the
city of Birmingham
ssN00-National Real Estate Bond and
Mortgage company to o. w. Cunningham;
lots and s, block 10. present plan and
survey of the city of Birmingham.
s27o0-MiIner Land company to Sidney
+. Lazarus; lot 9, block l, map and sur
vey of the Miner Land company's first
addition to the city of Birmingham.
$l0OO-W. Fl. Snow and Minnie E. Snow
TO American Finance and Bond company
north half of norwest quarter of north
west quarter Of southwest quarter of Sec
tion s. township IS, range west.
S40O0-V. B. Ramseur to Mountain Ter
race Lend company; lot So. block 10. map
and survey Of the property of the Noun
tain Terrace Land company
slsoo-W. II. Oldham to Tom Francis;
lot Is, block II, terminal survey of E.
Royles Realty company.
sil0-George A. Backus to w. M. Hay
ME, lots and 8, block GIG, map and sur
vey of Altman's addition to Avondale
sl0oO-W. j. Syx to Gilbert williamson
parcel of land in lot 2. block 3, map and
survey of the Ensley Land company's
second addition to Ensley.
S2750-J. F. Appling to j. H. Perkins;
lot 8. block 26-F. map and survey Of the
Ensley Land companys second addition
to Ensley.
$15OO-George w. Taylor to r. II. Barnes;
parcel of land in the northeast quarter of
southeast quarter Of northwest quarter of
southeast quarter of section 10, township
IL. south of range l west.
$1500-R. II. Barnes to NJ. T.. COMMIT
parcel of land in northeast quarter of
southeast quarter of northwest quarter Of
southeast quarter of section 10, township
II, south of range west.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Begin Lumber Dealers Trial

Chicago, June 21.--Taking of testi-
naony in behalf of the Northwestern Re
tail Lumber Dealers association in its
defense against the civil suit of the
government to dissolve 1t as being n
combine in restraint of trade, will be-
Gin here Tuesday. Indictments of sec
retalies of Is lumber associations were
dropped recently by the government
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
PARK SUPERVISORS
APPOINTED BY CITY
Man and Woman Each for
Avondale, East End and
Behrens

Beginning July / Birmingham will have
an embryo playground system. Three
playground park supervisors and three as
sistant supervisors the latter being wom-
en-, were employed yesterday by the city
commission.
A man and a woman Will have charge
of each of three of the city's parks for
the next three months and thereby the
system of parks and Fairgrounds recent
" worked out by I. S. Settle, playground
expert. will be tried out. In Mr., Settles
report TO the commission some few weeks
ago he submitted a very comprehensive
survey of all the parks and Fairgrounds
of the city lie impressed the commits
sioners with the importance of inaugural
ing at least the beginning of this system
wl,ile the city Is young and gave as his
most important recommendation that two
superviors, a man and woman, be EN-
ployed for each park. His system was
so arranged that the city could start
with two or three parks as an experiment
and gradually add others as they saw
fit.
The three parks which are to be used
in the experiment are Avondale. East End
and Behrens The object of having the
supervisors is to keep control of the chill
dren, see that they behave towards each
other and that they are not moested by
outsiders or larger children. They are to
see that the children do not annoy or
trouble people residing close to the parks
and in general supervise and watch over
all children who use the Fairgrounds. This
is the only expense incurred by the city.
The installation of equipment and ap-
paratus to be used by the children of
each community surrounding a play
ground is left to the citizens of that conf
munity to provide by popular subscrip-
ton.
The supervisors elected yesterday are,
East End park, Montague Cannon. su-
reryisor; Miss Marie Gore, assistant su-
pcrvisor; Avondaie park, Il. r. Smith and
Miss Lucy Walker; Behrens park. Albert
l.. Reese and Miss Virginia Henry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
At the Majestic

Saturday afternoon the Majestic is
usually well filled with pleasure seek
ers "The Duke of Durham" will be the
attraction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28

SOUTHERN RAILWAYS
CUNNINGHAM SPECIALv
THROUGH ATLANTA one
HOUR AND FORTY MINIS.
QUICKER TIME TO
WASHINGTON-NEW YORK
LEAVES O,8O A. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
ADJUSTMENTS
Matinee at the Orpheum

AS special feature of the matinee at
the Orpheum this afternoon, the Ath-
letic Girls win introduce some novel;
ties in part of the programme.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28

oil inspector for the county, and the state
mine inspector. In so far as the inspec-
tors are concerned, 1t is presumed that
the state mine inspector will continue to
perform his duties under the act of 1911
until he Is removed by proper proceeding
Such being the case the safety of the
miners will be no doubt protected and
guarded by his inspections until the duty
of making inspections, is vested In some
one else.
III conclusion. the board wishes to state
that 1t will endeayor to appoint COM
petent man for the position. Respectfully,
wv X. TERRY,
Attorney for Board of Revenue"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
The Best Hot weather Tonic

riches the blood, builds up the whole
system and will wonderfully strengthen
and fortify you to withstand the de-
pressing effect of the hot summer. soc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
"Quo Yadisy Coming

At the Bijou next week Quo Vadis"
will be seen in 5000 feet of film. the
attraction running for two and half
hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28
Knowing
The Facts

OII SICCUCII
conditions Of the country.
Realizing this, we have arranged
with leading statisticians to furnish
us with a digest Of the actual situation
in each of the fundamental lines of
commerce. This information is is
sued each month in the form of re-
port which it will be our pleasure to
send to any business man in this COM
munity desiring it whether he is GUS
toner of this bank or not.
Birmingham Trust & Savings Go.
No. 1l2 to 116 North Goth st. Birmingham. Ala.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-28

CONTINUED ON page Eight
New-York tribune., 1913-08-29
Football Classic will Not Be
Played This Fall.
CADETS TO MEET INDIANS
West Point Authorities Declare
That Franklin Field Is In
adequate to Demands.

West Point, Aug 2s-Of1cial announce
ment was made by the Army Athletic
Council this afternoon that there would
be no Army-Navy football game this fall.
The Army will play the Carlisle Indian
School, instead Of the Navy. at West
Point on November %.
The Army Athletic Council regrets 10
state reads the announcement, that
after making every effort 1t has been
unable to agree with the Naval Athletic
Council upon the location for this year :
football game between the Military and
Naval academies While the army coun-
Gil gratefully appreciates the fact that
the University Of Pennsylvania has eX-
tended itself to the limit In providing ac-
commodations, the demands made upon
the Army Athletic Council have assumed
proportions that make the playing of the
game upon Franklin Field impossible
from all Army point Of view.
In the search for a location where
the game would assume the aspect OF a
truly national event. the Army suggested
New-York tribune., 1913-08-29

lrlsh fencer. which cost the Tarrytown
sportsman something like $4,000 last win
ter celebrated his first appearance on
an American racetrack with colors up by
defeating Bello and Enniskllen in a
steeplechase Of two miles, which distance
he covered in "a
Post Boy had been schooled many times
IN public under the direction of Charles
/. Peterson. and his jumping had not
impressed the exacting sharps. He ap-
peared to be too slow for the American
field, fault ascribed to his training for
post and rail fences and stone walls in
Ireland. but there was nothing slow about
his fencing this afternoon.
In lightly-his burden was 1872 pounds
he helped Enniskillen, who was better
ridden this afternoon than he was the
last time out and. after beating that
veteran from Baltimore, easily wlthstood
the challenge of Bello. The talent mar
yelled at the leniency of the Handicapped.
As a general thing w. s. Vosburg asks
untried '1eppers" to pack 145 pounds the
first time
Samuel Ross, Of Wilmington. won his
first race OF the meeting with old DR..
Duenner. The Doctor was In mile
for platers OF the three-snd-up bridgade,
under the substantial burden Of III
pounds. and there were those who thought
that Stentor might beat him. But DR..
Duenner led from the start. winning by
many lengths. and the best Stentor could
get was show money Lad OF Langdon in
terposing his bulk between him and tho
winner.
lsirose. bearing the popular Jacket Of
John Sanford, repeated in the handi.
cap at three-quarters of a mile. She
easily outran Springboard. Knights Differ
Hawthorne. Star jasmine and Leochares,
the last two named getting place and
show money Her time. :l2 4-5. was IN,
best Of the day. Isirose. n daughter Of
Isidor and Rock Rose and half-sister
20 the Canadian Derby winner Of other
days. Fort Hunter. is the smartest horse
Of any age the Sanfords have shown this
year.
Samuel Hildreth scored his first victory
for August Belmont when Violet Ray
defeated field Of two-year-old sprinters
at FIVE and n half furlongs. She was
in front all the way. Delft bringing up
second. Anytime third.
The special race between Cock o the
Walk and Rock View. announced for
Labor Day. is off. Sam Hildreth Informed
Mr.. Belmont this afternoon that it would
bo impossible 10 get Rock View ready.
Thomas Mcdowell lost by death from
catarrhal fever to-day a Disguise three
year-old. called McCorkle, which was
owned by W. L. McCracken, of Winnipeg.
McCorkIe was highly tried colt, and
Mcdowell rated him with the best
New-York tribune., 1913-08-29
MARSHALL LOSES AT CHESS
American Player Not in Best
Form in Tourney.

T. / Marshall, United States champion,
was beaten by O. Duras, or Prague III
IN. first round OF the quadrangular chess
uasters' tournament at the Progressive
Chess Club yesterday morning. Duras.
with the white pieces in queens gambit
declined. won the game after thirty-one
moves. Marshall failing to show anywhere
near his best form
Narshall's eleventh move was blum
der costing a pawn. but he elected TO
give up his queen for rook and KNIGHT.
Thereafter the United States champion
made some sort OF resistance, but the out
come WAS practically a foregone conciu-
sion.
THO 1ame between Jaffe and Chajes
uas interesting. the former playing the
nueen's pawn game. on the eieNeh'"
move Jaffe won a pawn, but TWO moves
later his opponent brought on compiica-
tions with the sacrifice OF a knight ior
TWO pawns. Jaffe was near a mating net
hut married cleverly and escaped ChaJes
,,or pawn on the thiry-second move,
,,btcb Jaffe recovered on the forty-fourth.
The ending required careful play on Doth
e,des and after ffty-eight moves draw
was recorded.
p,chard Warburg was chosen as ref
cree of the tournament ana time hn''
~ thirty moves for the first two hours
and fifteen moves an hour Thereafter was
agreed upon. ,o ,.o
THE following is the pairing FOR the
remaining rounds;
second round. Jaffe VS. Duras' cha)es
40 Marshall: third round, Duras vs.
Cbates. Marshall VS. Jaffe; fourth round
,,arsbau vs. Duras. Chajes vs.. Jane !;
ef,h round Duras VS.. Jafe. Marshaii VS..
C.o,os and sixth round, Chages We. Du-
ras Jaffe VS.. Marshall.
Owing to the approach OF the .o'uay
the second round was postponed ''''''
next Wednesday q
New-York tribune., 1913-08-29
Army and Navy Fail to
Come to Terms on Game

the Polo Grounds, In New York. This
proposition did not meet with the ap-
proval of the Navy authorities, however
The Army authorities. feeling that since
the game could not be given this national
aspect anywhere else. preferred that II
be returned to where 1t was originally
played, upon home grounds.
TT was only after the Naval authori-
ties failed 10 agree TO play upon the Polo
Grounds, at West Point or Annapons
that the army council found itself COM
PEELED to turn to the only other govern.
ment institution for a game that "ould
prove a fitting climax to the Army S loot
ball schedule. The Arny's opponent III
this years championship game Will De
the team from the Carlisle lndlah
School The game will be played at
West Point on November %.
The Pennsylvania authorities this year
offered each side 1850 seats, total OF
1900 OF the 5000 available at Franklin
Field Heretofore each side has received
10000. The athletic authorities OF 'he
university declared that they couid NOT
give more seats than had been onered
because they must take care of their
contract obligations, which provide that
every member of Pennsylvania's athieuc
association has right TO purchase TICK
cts for Franklin Field. which Is con-
trolled by the athletic association.
Pennsylvania derived no financial oene-
fl from the sale Of her share OF uckets,
the proceeds going TO the Army ana
Navy relief funds, after deducting the
expenses of the game.